The sermon/message at Mass on Sunday, July 10 was about nurturing seeds of faith and they will grow abundantly. And as your faith grows and you put your trust in God, things happen.
The priest began listing possible things... Like “You get the job you've wanted, or you find out you're pregnant after a long time of trying, or... The doctor tells you that you are cancer free.”
I immediately started to cry. And I am crying as I revisit it now. It was as if it was directed to me -- that God was speaking through him to me.
Two days later, on July 12, I had my first MRI and meeting with the doctor, since completing radiation and taking 23 days off all treatments. The doctor came in and said, “Everything looks great. Your MRI is clear”.
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Lourdes Prayer
I have to tell you something that happened to me today as well. There have been a few moments during this journey that have been miraculous.
Every day I say a series of prayers. One is a prayer to our Lady of Lourdes for healing. It is in a card that has me enrolled in a healing mass at the Sacred Grotto in Lourdes, France, as well as at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, in Belleville, Illinois. A friend of my father enrolled me.
In the card, across from the prayer, is a Bible verse. I have not read it much, other than when I first received the card. I focus on the actual prayer. For some reason, today I read it. It says, “Thus says the Lord…”I have heard your prater and seen your tears. I will heal you.”” (Isaiah 38:5). It brought tears to my eyes. The timing was amazing, and the fact that I read it was far from coincidental. This is not the first time something like this has happened.
Every day I say a series of prayers. One is a prayer to our Lady of Lourdes for healing. It is in a card that has me enrolled in a healing mass at the Sacred Grotto in Lourdes, France, as well as at the National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows, in Belleville, Illinois. A friend of my father enrolled me.
In the card, across from the prayer, is a Bible verse. I have not read it much, other than when I first received the card. I focus on the actual prayer. For some reason, today I read it. It says, “Thus says the Lord…”I have heard your prater and seen your tears. I will heal you.”” (Isaiah 38:5). It brought tears to my eyes. The timing was amazing, and the fact that I read it was far from coincidental. This is not the first time something like this has happened.
Comfort
On May 28, I prayed my Rosary around 10-11am. This was the first time I have ever prayed the Rosary. It was a really good experience.
Afterwards, I was doing things around the house, putting away laundry, puttering around, etc.
It was at least an hour after praying the Rosary, I was walking across the living room and I had this overwhelming feeling of comfort, or more like being comforted. All of a sudden I felt safe, secure and comforted. I knew I was being watched over. I felt strongly that I was going to be healed. It was an amazing feeling. The feeling of comfort, safety and security is something I have never felt before. I am so blessed.
Afterwards, I was doing things around the house, putting away laundry, puttering around, etc.
It was at least an hour after praying the Rosary, I was walking across the living room and I had this overwhelming feeling of comfort, or more like being comforted. All of a sudden I felt safe, secure and comforted. I knew I was being watched over. I felt strongly that I was going to be healed. It was an amazing feeling. The feeling of comfort, safety and security is something I have never felt before. I am so blessed.
Lourdes Water
A while back a friend of my father's brought me a bottle of holy water from Lourdes. He goes there every year on a pilgrimage with a group. The holy water is placed on me in several places (I make the sign of the cross and it is placed on my incision) 4-5 times a day.
One day, about a month or longer, the bottle reaching half empty. My father was thinking of asking is friend to get another. We woke in the morning to find that it had refilled. Not completely, but an obvious amount. No one had done this. It miraculously refilled. And even now, as I continue to use it, it barely goes down...
One day, about a month or longer, the bottle reaching half empty. My father was thinking of asking is friend to get another. We woke in the morning to find that it had refilled. Not completely, but an obvious amount. No one had done this. It miraculously refilled. And even now, as I continue to use it, it barely goes down...
Morning Prayers
Lately, I have not only been praying for restoration of health and the strength to get through each day, but for greater faith in God. This morning, I was going through my morning prayers. I opened the book of prayers that I have to a random page. On this page was a bible verse, mixed in with the prayers. I read the verse, which I had not read before. It said, “Fear not, I am with you; be not dismayed, I am you God. I will strengthen you and help you, and uphold you with my right hand of justice.” (Isaiah 41:10)
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