If you missed the show on January 24th, a Podcast of the radio broadcast is posted here for your listening pleasure!
Radio Maria invited Loci B. Lenar, Donna Ott, and Father Richard Tartaglia of Saint Mary's Parish to share testimony about their Catholic and Christian faith.
St. Mary's Church is located on the corner of Myers Avenue and Route 46 in Denville, New Jersey.
On January 24, 2011, all three guests discussed God's spiritual blessings on the radio program, Sacred Treasures. The Catholic radio show is hosted by Kathie Duggan and can be heard live ever Monday between the hours of 3:00 - 4:00 PM (EST). Visitors can listen to the radio show through internet streaming by going to the following link:
http://radiomaria.us/schedule/eastern-time/
Loci Lenar's interview included his testimony about witnessing the Miracle of the Sun as well as the spiritual locutions he receives from Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Mr. Lenar gave his perspective on God's plan for building a bridge for Christian unity . He also discussed the bright cross which appears on his property in Mine Hill, NJ. Mr. Lenar spoke about the return of the Icon of Kazan to Russia by Pope John Paul II. He gave details about being healed of several medical conditions from receiving the sacrament of the anointing of the sick. He concluded by discussing the prayer services held at St. Mary's Church.
Donna Ott is the administrative assistant at St. Mary's Church and spoke about her faith and being healed of arthritis in her fingers.
Father Richard Tartaglia is Loci Lenar's spiritual advisor for over fifteen years. Fr. Tartaglia answered questions regarding Mr. Lenar and also gave insight into church history. Mr. Lenar shares with Fr. Tartaglia the spiritual presence of Jesus through signs and wonders which began over twenty years ago. Documentation is posted on this website.
Regarding the radio show, Bernice Sarfine Yocum writes, "Loci thank you for sharing this program today. It's a wonderful feeling to hear such good news about our faith. I also want to thank Fr. Tartaglia for his blessing at the end of the program. God bless you for all you do! You can't imagine how much you have added."By listening to the interviews, our hope is that God will open the heart and minds of visitors to Christian-Miracles.com to receive his blessings.
Press release posted on Catholic PRWire
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Faith Leads to Miracles at St. Mary's Parish
(Photograph of Donna Ott)
God is remarkable, especially when He surprises us with miracles . “It was unexpected,” says Donna Ott, sharing her testimony about being healed of a painful arthritic condition.
Donna related her amazing story during my visit to see Father Richard Tartaglia on November 17th.
I came to see Fr. Richard to drop off a large number of prayer requests from Christian-Miracles.com . With Fr. Richard’s help and support, he has arranged for requests to be prayed for on Monday mornings during Holy Hour adoration, including every third Thursday of each month at the evening prayer service held at St. Mary’s Parish .
While in the office, Donna showed me her hand – one can visually see that several fingers are affected by arthritis. Two fingers on her right hand have given her a great deal of difficulty, especially when she tries to write. “ I’ve had daily arthritic pain in my fingers for nearly five years,” says Donna, a parishioner and administrative assistant at St. Mary’s Catholic Church . The church is on the corner ofMyers Avenue and Route 46,Denville,New Jersey. Father Martin Glynn is the head pastor at St. Mary’s.
However, Donna relates that on September 27, 2010, “the pain unexpectedly disappeared.” She was in the church office at her desk – listening to Radio Maria while doing paperwork; answering the telephones; and greeting visitors. The computer was connected to the website of Radio Maria and through internet streaming, she tuned into the Catholic radio program, Sacred Treasures . The show is broadcasted live every Monday at 3:00 PM (EST).
What makes Donna’s story even more interesting is that she was listening to my testimony on the radio regarding God’s spiritual blessings!
Radio host Kathie Duggan and I were discussing God’s signs that are related to Our Catholic and Christian faith, including Archangel Michael and a cross which has appeared annually on my property in Mine Hill, NJ, since 2005. We also discussed Christian-Miracles.com , a website I launched in 2008. Documentation regarding my testimony is posted on the site. While on the radio, I shared news of my healing from several medical conditions which resulted from receiving the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. Both a heart ailment and years of suffering painful headaches were healed after being anointed with the sacrament by my spiritual director, Fr. Richard Tartaglia.
Donna continued and explained to me that at the end of the radio broadcast, she felt inspired to visit Christian-Miracles.com . While on the website, she was examining photographs of the cross which appeared on my property including other pictures of interest. She says that a sensation of peace came over her while looking at the web pages. “The whole website touched me in its beauty,” says Donna.
While surfing the site Donna recalled and said, “I was holding my fingers and thinking about wanting them to feel better.” She didn’t notice until maybe ten or fifteen minutes later that all the pain in her arthritic fingers disappeared. She described having a feeling of inner peace that came over her.
Truly touched by God’s healing grace, she shared her story immediately with Fr. Richard. Donna said that Fr. Richard responded by saying “That’s faith!"
Without question, faith leads us to God’s gift of answered prayer. Fr. Richard agreed with me that Donna was blessed with a small miracle.
After finishing work at St. Mary's, Donna left and went home and shared the events with her husband Bob, and son Brian, including her other children. She said they were in awe of her story.
Donna has received a spiritual gift of God's divine love which she can treasure and share with others.
Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has blessed St. Mary’s Church and Parish as a place where miracles happen!
Lenar on Radio Maria: http://www.christian-miracles.com/lenaronradiomaria.htm
St. Mary's Directory: http://www.stmarys-denville.org/directory.htm
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Seminarian's Life Saved by Cardinal Van Thuan' s Intercession - CNA
The following excerpt is from the Catholic News Agency :
By Benjamin Mann
Doctors said Joseph Nguyen was dead. His heart rate was dropping beyond recovery, and all brain activity was gone. But while they wrote his death certificate, Joseph's parents were asking an old family friend for help: a Vietnamese cardinal who is being considered for beatification.
“During my coma, there are only two things I remember,” Joseph Nguyen said. “The only two things I remember are two visions of Cardinal Van Thuan … He appeared to me twice.”
Joseph said he not only saw, but actually met and spoke with Cardinal Van Thuan, during two vivid incidents he described as a “separation of soul and body.” Although he said he couldn't reveal the details of the encounters, he did say that he suspected that they occurred while his doctors were observing his loss of brain activity and decline in vital signs.
“Soon after the second visit” with the cardinal, he said, “I woke up from the coma.” He had “no idea what had happened,” or why he had “all these tubes and wires” coming out of his body, particularly the tube in his neck that kept him from speaking.
When Joseph awoke, after 32 days, a doctor explained he had fallen ill not only with a seasonal flu, but also the H1N1 “Swine Flu,” and severe pneumonia. Friends and family later told him the details of his month in the coma.
Doctors thought it would be months or years before he could speak, walk, or study. But within days he was talking and breathing normally, racing his nurses around the rehabilitation room.
He also received an entirely unexpected phone call from Cardinal Van Thuan's sister in Canada, who ended up giving him one of her brother's rosaries.
Read More: Cardinal Van Thuan's Intercession
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By Loci B. Lenar
While driving in Chatham Township, I experienced what could be described as a spiritual invitation by Our Lord to visit the Corpus Christi Catholic Church. As I entered the church, my eyes were beholding a rear and beautiful display of rays of light being emitted through the stained glass windows.
The exhibition of colorful light can be seen throughout Corpus Christi. The reflection can be seen on the church floors and pews. I also photographed a series of images throughout the church.
The church is located on 234 Southern Boulevard in Chatham, New Jersey. The town is located in Morris County.
More photos are posted on the following link: Corpus Christi Church
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Orthodox Archbishop Hilarion Predicts Christian Springtime, Healing of Divisions
The following excerpt is from Catholic Online :
On October 10, 2010, Orthodox Archbishop Hilarion Alfeyev of Volokolamsk is quoted as saying that "A Christian spring is just about to arrive. The 21st century will see the divisions between Christians healed and a rebirth of the faith, gift of God, just as it was preached by the Apostles and preserved by the Fathers."
The prelate described as "erroneous" the consideration of the present time as a "post-Christian" era, and those claims that Christianity will disappear from the religious map in the third millennium and be absorbed by Islam.
Read More: Healing of Christian Divisions
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God's Call for Christian Unity Beginning to Unfold with Signs of Historic Change
Commentary by Loci B. Lenar
In reference to Orthodox Archbishop Hilarion Alfeyev's statement regarding "the 21st century will see the divisions between Christians healed and rebirth of the faith," I believe God's timing has arrived to move forward with a great outpouring of the Holy Spirit for an upsurge of church wide evangelization.
God indeed is calling for church unity which will encompass Catholics and the Orthodox Church as well as many other Christian denominations.
Catholic Online recently reported that Reverend Jason Cantania, rector of Mount Calvary Episcopal Church in Baltimore, Maryland, had announced a unanimous vote by the parish to leave the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland and to join the Catholic church.
The following excerpt from Catholic Online also reported that Lutherans are seeking full communion with the Catholic Church as well :
Peter Kemmether, a married 62 year old father of four children was ordained to the Holy Priesthood by Bishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller. Fr. Peter was granted a dispensation from the canonical discipline of celibacy attached to priestly ordination. He had been a Protestant Pastor who came into the full communion of the Catholic Church as the fruit of a sincere search for the fullness of the Christian faith. On June 6, 2010, a story in the Philadelphia Enquirer entitled "The Priest and his Mrs." concerning now Fr. Philip Johnson, a Lutheran Pastor for 19 years, who followed a similar path. He was ordained for the Diocese of Camden with the same exception, under the sponsorship and invitation of Bishop Joseph Galante.
In addition, Catholic Online noted that "Anglicans around the world are coming into full communion with the Catholic Church while maintaining aspects of their liturgical distinctives and Anglican Ethos."
My testimony regarding God's calling for Christian unity is posted on this website. In the 1990's, I shared a spiritual locution from Jesus with my spiritual director Father Richard Tartaglia, regarding God's plan to move forward in our millennium by building a bridge of peace and unity between people and cultures, including reconciliation amongst religious denominations.
Historic events are beginning to unfold and God's seeds of change are taking root for a new season of Christian unity to cultivate in the church, while Our Lady of Fatima's Message regarding an era of peace will come to fruition.
In Jeremiah 1:12 , The Lord said to me, "You have seen correctly, for I am watching to see that my word is fulfilled."
A sign from heaven with my testimony on the matter can be read by visiting the following link: Tribute to King: Signs from God'sHeavenlyKingdom
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Mr. Lenar Shares God's Spiritual Gifts and Blessings on Radio Maria
By Loci B. Lenar
I wish to convey my thanks to everyone for tuning into Sacred Treasures on Monday, September 27, 2010and for listening to my testimony regarding God's spiritual gifts. I also wish to thank radio host, Kathie Duggan, for inviting me to speak on her program.
Some of the topics discussed on the radio show are the events leading to my conversion. Our conversation focused on the spiritual presence of St. Michael the Archangel, including a cross which has appeared on my property since 2005. I also discussed my healing of several medical conditions by receiving the sacrament of the anointing of the sick.
As a witness to God's signs and blessings, my hope is that everyone that hears my account will open their heart to receive the Lord's graces. By doing so, may Jesus guide you on the pathway to salvation, healing, and peace.
I believe God's timing has arrived to move forward with a great outpouring of the Holy Spirit for church wide evangelization.
With that in mind, host Kathie Duggan has invited me back to her program to continue my testimony regarding God's signs and wonders in the coming months. An update will be posted when the schedule becomes available.
For anyone that was unable to tune into
Radio Maria
, don't be disappointed, the broadcast of the radio program is now available to visitors of
Christian-Miracles.com.
New testimony which I never before released to the public can now be heard for the first time by listening to the recorded radio broadcast of Sacred Treasures.
Sacred Treasures
is a Catholic radio show, which is broadcasted on radio stations located in Pennsylvania and south into Texas. However, listeners can also visit the website of
Radio Maria
at
http://radiomaria.us/
to hear the broadcast live between the hours of 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time).
While visiting the website of
Radio Maria
, please do consider listening to some of their other wonderful programs.
Share your thoughts and comments by emailing us: Comments@Christian-Miracles.com
Podcast: Lenar's Testimony Recorded Live on Radio Maria
Press Releases: PRwire-Catholic Online and PRLog.org
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Where M iracles Happen by Joan Wester Anderson
Author of Books on Angelic Visitations
Commentary by Loci B. Lenar
If you're interested in books about angels and miracles, you might consider listening to Joan Wester Anderson's recent interveiw on Radio Maria regarding her updated book, Where Miracles Happen.
On September 20, 2010, Joan was a guest on Kathie Duggan's radio show Sacred Treasures . A Podcast of the radio broadcast is posted here for your listening pleasure. The interview begins about one minute into the recording.
Joan Wester Anderson and her updated book, Where Miracles Happen , is quite inspiring and touched my soul with God's spiritual presence. While reading Part One: Miracles through Prayer , I was captivated in the story, A Light in Her Life . The inspiring story with added illustrations is posted on our blog at the following link: Angels Wonders, and Mir acles of Faith .
Joan writes that Sue Markgraf had wondered if her hard work as a writer would lead to anywhere. After having the thought, Joan says, Sue saw an intense ray of light coming through the window in front of her.
Joan describes Sue seeing a figure in the radiance. Sue says she felt the figure speaking to her: "Go back to your story." And then said to her, " Peace is coming."
Joan writes that since that time, Sue has continued to wonder about the meaning of the blissful vision. However, she is now confident about her work and God's plan for her.
After reading the remarkable story, it was "perfect timing" for me to write a letter to my friend, Joan, and share my thoughts about Sue's vision.
Through providence and prayerful discernment, I believe that my testimony on the Miraculous Signs of Archangel Michael , which can be read on this site, sheds some light on God's plan.
In a spiritual locution I received on September 14, 2009, Jesus called all to join together and "pray for divine protection" in order to mitigate and extinguish violence throughout the world and to usher in an "era of peace."
The locution was also shared with my spiritual advisor, Father Richard Tartaglia of St. Mary's Church.
Our Lady of Fatima also spoke of an era peace in her 1917 apparitions to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal. For additional information on Our Lady's message, please visit the following link: World Apostolate of Fatima, USA .
God indeed works in mysterious ways in connecting people at the appropriate time.
Joan Wester Anderson's book is certainly inspirational and Where Miracles Happen!
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Miracle at Knock Shrine - Woman Healed of Multiple Sclerosis
The following excerpt appeared on IrishCentral.com : As part of the documentary “Apparitions”, which aired in Ireland, Marion Carroll discussed the day that she was cured of her crippling disease, multiple sclerosis, at the Marian Shrine in Knock.
Though many have reported visitations of the Virgin Mary at Knock over the years, Marion’s case is the first miracle. The officials at Knock believed that the authenticity of her case warranted that it be sent to the Vatican to be authenticated. It is currently under review there. Her's is the first miracle from Knock to be sent to the Vatican.
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Rachel Lozano - A Miracle Cured Her Cancer
The following excerpt is from KTVI-Fox2Now.com :
ST. LOUIS, MO (
KTVI-FOX2Now.com
) - Was a cancer recovery a miracle? The St. Louis Catholic Archdiocese thinks so. They say a St. Louis woman's cancer has vanished because of her prayers to a priest who's now on the verge of becoming a saint. They've asked the Vatican to certify her case miracle.
There are some things medical science can't explain. Rachel Lozano's cure is one of them. Rachel Lozano was first diagnosed with a rare form of cancer when she was fifteen. By the year 2000 it looked hopeless. On a church trip that year to the Vatican for a ceremony honoring Father William Chaminade. she prayed that Father William Chaminade to heal her.
Her prayers continued. So did the cancer. Finally, she was given weeks to live. When surgeons operated they found a dead tumor. Six years later Lozano remains cancer-free. After an investigation the St. Louis Archdiocese concluded it was the prayers and Chaminnade that cured the cancer. If the Vatican agrees chances are good that Chaminade, a French priest and founder of the Marianist order could become a saint.
Video interview: Rachel Lozano
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Ethan Payne: Angels Catched Me
Ethan Payne: Angels Catched Me - CBN.com
The following excerpt and news video is about the amazing medical recovery of Ethan Payne after falling out of his house window and landing on a concrete pavement:
Two-year-old Ethan Payne fell out of a second-story window. Doctors worried he would have brain damage or never walk again. But through the power of prayer, Ethan was better within six hours.
He does have a simple explanation of what happened to him after he fell from the window.
"The angels catched me,"
Ethan said
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On February 26, 2015, I received a spiritual locution/message from Our Blessed Mother regarding the violence being seen and reported by news services throughout the world, especially in the Middle East.
Through prayerful discernment, Our Lady is requesting that the Holy Father, Pope Francis - Consecrate the World to Saint Michael the Archangel's Protection. Through prayer and the intercession of Our Lady and St. Michael the Archangel - Our Lord Jesus will mitigate lawlessness and violence in nations.
On July 5, 2013, Pope Francis consecrated Vatican City to St. Michael the Archangel's protection and to St. Joseph. Pope Francis said, "In consecrating Vatican City State to St. Michael the Archangel, I ask him to defend us from the evil one and banish him."
On March 25, 1984, in St. Peter’s Square in Rome, Pope John Paul II consecrated the world and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in accord with Our Lady of Fatima's request for world peace.
However, through prayerful discernment, I believe consecrating the world to Saint Michael's protection will help to move forward and hasten an era of peace as promised by Our Lady of Fatima
. Furthermore, the
"period of peace"
is clearly connected to Revelation 20:1-3. Moreover, I believe this is correct and should not be misconstrued.
Scripture says the following regarding God's Reign of Peace : "Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, and threw him into the pit, and locked and sealed it over him, so that he would deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be let out for a little while." Revelation 20:1-3
In addition, I believe it's important for all church parishes to begin reciting the Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
either before or after mass. Recite the prayer with your families and for our world as well. God will answer our prayers with his perfect timing.
For more information regarding this matter, please read my testimony: Miraculous Signs of Archangel Michael
I've shared this locution with my spiritual advisor, Fr. Richard Tartaglia of Saint Mary's Church
, Denville, NJ, USA.
With prayerful discernment, Our Lord Jesus communicated through a spiritual locution on December 25, 2013, and repeated the same on December 31, 2014 to "believe in the power of prayer." And, while praying - not to waiver, but trust in Our Lord for His divine intervention to answer prayers. I also believe 2015 will be a time of answered prayer for many people who have patiently waited for God's timing. However, for prayer to be effective, it must be in accordance with God's will.
Therefore, since many nations have lost their moral compass by ignoring the gospels and teachings of Christianity, please join in prayer for God to intervene and bring change to our world with the power of the Holy Spirit. May God open the hearts of people to receive the good news.
"For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him."
( John 3:17)
Pray to God to intervene in your families and marriages for healing and reconciliation. Pray for an improvement and restoration of your finances. Pray for healing of medical conditions and recovery of health. Pray for peace to reign on earth.
Finally, pray to God with an open heart to receive an answer to your prayer and expect His divine assistance. Moreover, it's important to try and be faithful in order for Our Lord to change circumstances into your favor.
( By Loci B. Lenar)
"Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. " (Hebrews 4:16)
"Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." (1Thessalonians 5:18)
"May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed." (Psalm 20:4)
Read more on How to Pray: Prayer is the Key to God's Blessing and Gifts
Click on the following link for a selection of Daily Devotional Prayers .
Please feel free to submit your prayer requests through email: PrayerRequest@Christian-Miracles.com
Unless otherwise requested, all prayer requests are shared with Father Richard Tartaglia for his prayer support as well. Fr. Richard is a pastor at St. Mary's Church, Myers Avenue, Denville, New Jersey, USA. (Your email address will remain confidential).
Requests are prayed for at St. Mary's Church every Monday morning during Holy Hour Adoration, which is held between 8:30 and 9:30 AM. Requests are also prayed for every third Thursday of each month during the evening prayer service held for peace.
Loci Lenar visits Fr. Richard on a regular bases for spiritual guidance. As a result, Mr. Lenar will print and hand deliver all prayer requests to his spiritual advisor.
If you prefer, you can add your prayer request directly to the web page at the following link: Prayer Requests
"Please ask God to let me keep my home and send financial blessings. Thank you for your prayers." Cindy
"Pray for my daughter that god releases her from this present situation with this guy Brandon. He does nothing but beat on her. I also pray for wisdom from God and a financial blessing." Marlene
"Pray for my father, Andrew Quayson, to break addiction of alcohol and to surrender his life to Christ totally. Also the same prayers for my brother (Emmanuel Adjatey Adjei) in Spain who is also jobless. Finally deliverance for my entire family." Vivian
"Lord, please help my loved ones and myself in our daily endeavors. Father, I feel so lost and depressed. Help me father please. Amen." Fred
"Please pray I will be healed and cancer free." Cheryl
"I have uncontrolled diabetes with many highs and lows and this makes me very nervous. Please help me to deal with this. Thank you."
Joanne
Read More Prayer Requests
We recommend reciting The Miracle Prayer , composed by Fr. Peter M. Rookey. The Lord has gifted the International Compassion Ministry with a grace of healing.
Are you in need of a financial blessing? Pray a novena to the Infant Jesus of Prague
. Also pray to Our Lady of Perpetual Help
to intercede before the throne of God for a financial blessing.
"Make friends with the angels, who, though invisible, are always with you. ... Often invoke them, constantly praise them, and make good use of their help and assistance in all your temporal and spiritual affairs." So encouraged St. Francis de Sales.
Read more: The Angels Are Our Invisible Friends
Through a spiritual locution Loci B. Lenar received on September 14, 2009, Jesus called for everyone to "pray for divine protection." The locution from Jesus was a result of Mr. Lenar's visit to the Church of Saint Michael in Netcong, New Jersey.
In June of 2010, Jesus again reminded Mr. Lenar of the importance of the message. After prayerful discernment, Mr. Lenar said, "The Lord's plan is to mitigate and extinguish violence throughout the world in order to usher in an era of peace."
To read Mr. Lenar's complete testimony about the spiritual locution, please visit the following link: A Spiritual Locution - God's Call to Pray for Divine Protection and Peace
Thank you very much for tuning into Radio Maria
on January 24, 2011, and listening to Fr. Richard Tartaglia
, Donna Ott
, and Loci B. Lenar
discuss miracles of faith. All three from Saint Mary's Parish
, Denville, NJ, were guests on the radio program, Sacred Treasures. The Catholic radio show is hosted by Kathie Duggan and can be heard live on Mondays between the hours of 3:00 and 4:00 PM (EST) by visiting the following link: Sacred Treasures
If you missed listening to Fr. Tartaglia and Loci B. Lenar on Radio Maria, not to worry, we've posted a recording of the program on the homepage of our website!
Fr. Tartaglia and Mr. Lenar of St. Mary's Parish (Denville, NJ) were guest speakers on the Catholic radio show, Sacred Treasures on Monday, May 7, 2012 .
Sacred Treasures is hosted by Kathie Duggan and is broadcasted live on Monday's by Radio Maria, US, between the hours of 2:00-3:00 PM (Central Time), and 3:00-4:00 PM (Eastern Time).
Tune in by visiting the following link: http://radiomaria.us/sacredtreasures/
God the Father, we join together in prayer and petition heaven for divine intervention to mitigate earthquakes and natural disasters throughout the world.
We invoke the powerful name of Jesus to calm the storms of time and to bring forth a millennium of peace and tranquility.
We pray to the Virgin Mary to interecede on behalf of Humanity for God's hand of mercy to bless us with divine protection.
We ask this and thank thee in the name of Jesus. Amen
I wrote the prayer in 2010 as a result of the earthquake in Haiti.
The Lord inspired me to compose a prayer in order to petition God to mitigate earthquakes and disasters while I was praying for the victims and families of Haiti.
Please join in by reciting the prayer daily.
Thank you very much for your thoughtful prayer support.
-Loci B. Lenar
This new book is by author Joan Wester Anderson , renown for writing books on angelic visitations and miracles.
The following excerpt is from Loyola Press : Angelic Tails is a collection of down-to-earth true stories from ordinary people who believe that God has graced their lives through heavenly canine companions. Each of the 30 stories challenges readers to reconsider their conception of angels—from the story of a former Air Force colonel whose golden retrievers served as his heavenly helpers in the Colorado wilderness to the account of St. John Bosco, who, for more than 30 years, was protected by an angelic dog as he walked the dangerous city streets. In the end, for all who see through the eyes of faith, this book is evidence that God can use even muddy paws and cold noses to fulfill his purposes in our world.
For additional information, please visit the following link: Loyola Press
For updated news and photos, please visit our blog at the following link: Angels, Wonders, and Miracles of Faith
In August of 2005, a Cross of Light appeared for the first time on Mr. Lenar's backyard fence in Mine Hill, New Jersey, USA. The same bright cross has subsequently appeared every year from 2005 to 2013 during Lent and Holy Week. Loci Lenar says that Fr. Richard Tartaglia has confirmed this phenonmena by visiting his home several times and photographing the sign in 2012 and 2013.
Fr. Tartaglia spoke about this sign in his Homily during a prayer service held at St. Mary's Church, Denville, NJ. For more details on this story, please visit the Homepage on this site . To view additional photographs, please visit the following links: Miraculous Signs of Angels and God's Call to Pray for World Peace
By Loci B. Lenar
While traveling through the town of Netcong, located in Morris County, NJ, I stopped into The Church of St. Michael to say some prayers and snapped photographs of the beautiful display of stained glass windows and statues. Remarkably, the image of Archangel Michael shows a colorful rainbow that appeared while photographing the statue. To read the inspirational story and to view the photograph, please visit Miraculous Signs of Archangel Michael .
Commentary by Loci B. Lenar
Joan Wester Anderson and her updated book, Where Miracles Happen , is inspiring and touched my soul with God's spiritual presence. While reading Part One: Miracles through Prayer , I was captivated in the story, A Light in Her Life . The inspiring story with added illustrations is posted on our blog at the following link: Angels Wonders, and Miracles of Faith . Visit our Homepage for my thoughts on Joan's new book.
Inspirational in its artistic design, the awe-inspiring stained glass window can be seen inside of Saint Margaret Catholic Church in Morristown, New Jersey.
Do you believe in signs and wonders? If so, then I would suggest reading A Tribute to King .
Please pray daily to Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to change the course of history into an era of peace. Also pray the Holy Rosary and request the Blessed Mother to intercede on behalf of humanity.
During her 1917 apparitions in Fatima, Portugal, Our Lady of Fatima foretold of an era of peace. For information connecting her message to scripture, please read Revelation 20:1-3, A Thousand-year Reign of God's Peace .
The Lord's blessing and grace flows through the recitation of The Chaplet of Divine Mercy . Pray daily or in time of need!
On October 13, 2008, some visitors at the National Blue Army Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary were blest to witness the Miracle of the Sun. To read the complete story, please visit the following link: Visitors Witness Miracle
"The Spirit of the Lord was present and imparted a prophetic vision of our world blessed in peace." -Loci B. Lenar
For additional details about the revelation and to read about Loci Lenar's spiritual encounter with the Lord, please visit the following link: Lenar's Personal Testimony .
During a visit to the National Blue Army Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, I photographed Rays of God's Light inside the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. Remarkably, the light is flowing through a stained glass window, which is a depiction of the Miracle of the Sun, witnessed by 70,000 people in Fatima, Portugal on October 13, 1917. The Catholic shrine is located on the grounds of the World Apostolate of Fatima, USA. To view image, please visit the following link: Rays of God's Light
If you enjoy stories about angels, please do read Angels in the Barn on our website. Caught by an Angel is another wonderful story and is posted on our blog. Both pieces are written by Joan Wester Anderson . She is renowned for writing inspirational stories connected to angelic visitations. Her book "Where Angels Walk" was on the New York Times Bestseller List.
Loyola Press has released an updated edition of her book Where Miracles Happen . The book contains eight new stories.
Our website is built on the foundation of Christianity and the gospels, designed as a public ministry of prayer, faith, and hope with spiritual news for the community. While exploring this site, it's our belief that through the power of the Holy Spirit visitors will experience God's presence.
By reading inspirational stories of faith and reciting daily devotional prayers , we believe Our Lord will refresh your soul and open your heart to receive His blessing and peace.
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. " Matthew 11:28-29
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Our site is a gathering place for all who are seeking Jesus, especially for Christians and Catholics to renew their faith through news of miracles.
With an increase number of reports related to the miraculous, this website was constructed and launched in 2008 by Loci B. Lenar to spread the good news in order to create public awareness of signs and wonders arising from Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
With over 3 million visitors since its inception - our site is growing and helping to lead the way in the New Evangelization by reaching a global community with visitors coming from the USA, Canada, United Kingdom (UK), India, Australia, Philippines, Singapore, Germany, Brazil, United Arab Emirates, Ireland, and many other countries.
Please consider answering the call by taking a leap of faith and opening the door for God to enter your life,and witness His divine love and mercy through news of life-changing miracles.
In a world which appears to be out of synchronization with gospel teachings, let Jesus change your life and make it better by attending Holy Mass or weekly church services. Make a personal effort and return to the sacraments of the church.
Regardless of your religious denomination, start reading the gospels and let Our Lord Jesus bless you and set you free with His divine peace and favor!
"For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him." John 3:17
If you're ready to step forward -- than allow Our Lord to guide you with words of wisdom: "Do not conform to the pattern of the world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is -- his good, pleasing and perfect will."
Romans 12:2
With respect to miracles, Jesus said, "Unless you people see signs and wonders you will never believe." (John 4:48)
For news updates, please join us on Facebook or visit our blog on the following link: Angels, Wonders, and Miracles of Faith
Wedding Feast at Cana - Photograph by Loci B. Lenar
Please consider visiting S t. Mary's Catholic Church for Mass and prayer services.
With help from Loci B. Lenar and support of Father Richard Tartaglia, including Barbara Jones from the National Conference of Catholic Women (NCCW), prayer requests that are submitted through this site are prayed for daily and every Monday morning after Mass during Holy H our Adoration, between the hours of 8:30 to 9:30 am. If you're unable to attend St. Mary's Church, please remember to join in prayerful unity on Monday mornings every week as we petition God to answer all of our prayers.
Are you in need of prayer? Submit your prayer requests to PrayerRequest@Christian-Miracles.com
St. Mary's Church also holds a monthly service for prayer with Fr. Richard Tartaglia including special prayer intentions which are submitted through the website of Christian-Miracles.com .
(Photo on left: The Sacred Heart of Jesus by Stephen B. Whatley)
Previous services have included prayer for Christian Unity. However, prayers for world peace are always included.
St. Mary's prayer service is held every third Thursday of each month at 7:30 PM with a new theme. Check the schedule below for upcoming themes.
However, if you cannot attend St. Mary's prayer service, you can still join in by praying in unity with St. Mary’s Church for all special prayer intentions.
There is great power through the Holy Spirit when people join together in agreement while praying for God’s help and intervention.
Many people are struggling with their finances, some are even unemployed. W e all have family and friends that might need prayer. Some might be suffering from an illness or dealing with a troubled marriage or relationship. We are all in need of hope, especially when trying to cope with burdens that affect our daily lives.
The world is in dire need of peace, especially in light of all the violence that is seen daily on the news. With ongoing persecution of Christians in the middle east and other countries as well, please join us in prayer for all of these issues to be resolved with God's mercy.
Regardless of circumstances that you might be facing today, God cares and loves you. Let us pray for your needs and ask for divine assistance to help you or someone that is in need of God's intervention.
God wants us to approach him with the desires of our heart. Our Lo rd calls us to connect with his divine grace in order to receive blessings in our lives.
Trust and believe in God's word and wait for his timing to receive an answer to your prayers. Miracles happen when least expected!
Regardless of you r religious denomination, e mail your prayer requests to: PrayerRequest@Christian-Miracles.com. Your email address will remain confidential.
Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear.
(Isaiah 65:24)
Regarding prayer, Jesus said, "Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven. For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst." (Matthew 18:19-20)
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. (Hebrews 4:16)
If you live in the area or plan on visiting New Jersey, please consider attending and joining in the evening prayer service with Fr. Richard Tartaglia. The service begins with singing of hymns with Trish Vitaletti and the music ministry followed with psalm prayers and then reading of the gospels. After the reading, Fr. Tartaglia gives his homily which is followed with a prayer of intercession for Special Prayer Intentions (prayer requests). The Lord's Prayer is recited and there is a closing prayer with a blessing given by Fr. Tartaglia. The prayer service is concluded with a closing song.
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“Hosanna to the Son of David!”
“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”
“Hosanna in the highest heaven!”
-Matthew 21:9
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By Loci B. Lenar
On February 26, 2015, I received a spiritual locution/message from Our Blessed Mother regarding the violence being seen and reported by news services throughout the world, especially in the Middle East.
Through prayerful discernment, Our Lady is requesting that the Holy Father, Pope Francis - Consecrate the World to Saint Michael the Archangel's Protection. Through prayer and the intercession of Our Lady and St. Michael the Archangel
- Our Lord Jesus will mitigate lawlessness and violence in nations.
On July 5, 2013, Pope Francis
consecrated Vatican City to St. Michael the Archangel's protection and to St. Joseph. Pope Francis said, "In consecrating Vatican City State to St. Michael the Archangel, I ask him to defend us from the evil one and banish him."
On March 25, 1984, in St. Peter’s Square in Rome, Pope John Paul II consecrated the world and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in accord with Our Lady of Fatima's request for world peace.
However, through prayerful discernment, I believe consecrating the world to Saint Michael's protection will help to move forward and hasten the era of peace as promised by Our Lady of Fatima
.
Furthermore, the
"period of peace"
is clearly connected to Revelation 20:1-3. Moreover, I believe this is correct and should not be misconstrued.
Scripture says the following regarding God's Reign of Peace
: "Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding in his hand the key to the bottomless pit and a great chain. He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years, and threw him into the pit, and locked and sealed it over him, so that he would deceive the nations no more, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be let out for a little while."
Revelation 20:1-3
In addition, I believe it's important for all church parishes to begin reciting the Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
either before or after mass. Recite the prayer with your families and for our world. God will answer our prayers with his perfect timing.
For more information regarding this matter, please read my testimony: Miraculous Signs of Archangel Michael
I've shared this locution with my spiritual director, Fr. Richard Tartaglia of Saint Mary's Church
, Denville, NJ, USA.
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The prayer service at St. Mary's focused on Michaelmas (Feast of St. Michael and the Archangels). The Catholic church is located on Myers Avenue in Denville, NJ.
Mr. Lenar said, "In order to capture the rainbow that appeared around the statue and display window, I photographed the image without using a flash even though indoor lighting was dim (left photo with darker exposure). There is a distinct shadow appearing around the arms of the statue from the rainbow as well. However, the photograph on the right is taken with the flash on (lighter exposure). With added light the colorful rainbow is diffused. (There is still a visible rainbow around the statue, but it's diffused from the camera flash). Furthermore, after the photographs were taken, I shared the images directly as captured on the camera's digital memory card (before downloading photos into my computer) with my spiritual advisor, Fr. Richard Tartaglia of Saint Mary's Church, Denville, NJ. The original digital images were transferred onto a CD for church archives."
Mr. Lenar also said, "God is both the director and divine light - He sets the timing and place for us to act in response to His instructions. In the motion picture industry, the film director says, 'lights, camera, action.' Therefore, when called by God, we need to respond to His commands. With that in mind, there is significance to the photograph of St. Michael the Archangel and its meaning in the global community. One cannot avoid noticing while watching television programs the ongoing stories of acts of violence reported on network news shows. From the tragic shootings in July of 2012 at Aurora, Colorado, during the midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises to the violence in the Middle East - the question must be raised: Is our world losing control?”
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God calls us to share our faith and blessings in order to provide encouragement and hope for others. In doing so, we spread the gospels to those in need of our Lord's love and mercy which in turn helps to build the Kingdom of God here on earth.
So what does scripture convey regarding answered prayer and events that change our lives for the better as a result of God's blessings?
Oh give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; Make known His deeds among the peoples. Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; Speak of all His wonderful acts.
(1Chronicles 16:8-9)
I will give you thanks, for you answered me; you have become my salvation . (Psalm 118:21)
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. (1 Thessalonians 5:18)
With scripture in mind, we wish to thank all subscribers and members of www.Christian-miracles.com for your kind support of this website. We also wish to express our gratitude to Fr. Richard Tartaglia of St. Mary's Church and Barbara Jones of the National Conference of Catholic Women (NCCW). Our heartfelt thanks also goes out to Trish Vitaletti and the music ministry including parishioners of St. Mary's Church for praying on behalf of all who have submitted prayer requests through this site.
We give thanks and praise to God for blessing this site as a public ministry of faith and hope. May the Blessed Mother and Holy Saints intercede on your behalf and obtain God's blessings and favor. May Almighty God the Father answer all your prayers through his divine son Jesus Christ.
Graziella-Cristina Eremrj writes on February 28, 2015: "Thank you for sharing with us the light of faith. Thank you for all your work, devotion, enthusiasm and love. Thank you for your inspired and inspirational activity. Thank you for the wonderful prayers to our Father, Jesus, Virgin Mary, Holy Spirit, Archangels, Angels, Saints. God bless you!"
Helena Rickijevic writes on December 13, 2014: "Thank you for praying for my father. His health has improved a lot. His blood sugar is under control, and he hasn't had hypoglycemia in a long time. Also, his stomach ulcer seems to have disappeared. His nausea stopped and all that without medication. As far as his leg, he can walk a little without the cane. God is great!"
Thabi Nyamane writes on November 3, 2014: "I would like to share a testimony for prayers that I sent through your website in July/Aug/Sept 2014.
Emmanuel Osime writes: "I just want to say thank you for your wonderful prayers for my son Matthew. He had a heart transplant in May 2013. It was a success and since then, he is been doing fine. He just got back from a basketball camp at the University of Connecticut. So I want to say thanks to all you that have been praying for him. May God continue to bless your works. Amen. GOD IS GREAT!!"
Bethany-Megan Pennine writes: "I'm unsure whether or not it was your lovely internet site ( www.Christian-Miracles.com ), but when I submitted my prayer request to you, I found the St. Jude Prayer and as I lingered there, a beautiful perfume/fragrance came into the room. I felt spiritually uplifted and knew it was nothing material but a spiritual presence. My sincere appreciation to the Good Lord & Saints and yourselves!!! With kindest regards and God bless you for your wonderful saintly work."
Megan Elliott writes on April 10, 2012: "Today I saw on Spirit Daily an image of a miraculous photo that links to your website. You will see that the cross of light on your website looks the same as the image in the photo I sent to you! When I saw those photos this morning I cried with joy.
Everyday for seven years I have thought of that miraculous image I saw and now here is someone else (Loci B. Lenar) with such an experience!!! I just cannot fathom such things! Actually, it is so providential, as of today (I am now in teacher's college at University of Toronto) I had to do a presentation on a possible resource that religion teachers could use in the classroom. I really wanted to present on the Spirit Daily website, but I was afraid of the reaction I would get by less 'orthodox' individuals. But this morning I said I would not shy away from my spirituality and my beliefs. So I presented the Spirit Daily website to my class and also showed your website ( http://www.christian-miracles.com/ ) as well. I was almost in tears!
I took the picture in 2005 in Ottawa, Ontario, (coincidentally during this summer I had a 'conversion of heart'). It is also the day before my birthday. I have only seen it that day and the day after for maybe 30 minutes each.
This morning I praised God and as I did so, two bright flashes quickly illuminated (my already brightly lit) bedro
om."
Joan Wester Anderson writes in her column on Guideposts.com : "One of my favorite fellow bloggers is Loci Lenar, who posts Angels, Wonders and Miracles of Faith . This blog documents current spiritual signs and wonders, happenings that make people sit up and take notice. It’s a beautiful and colorful site—Loci is extremely tech-talented—but the content is even better because we are able to see it."
Gail Aggen, a member of our site, writes : "I am a Catholic Christian wife, mother and grandmother. I have returned to Catholicism after being in the Episcopal church from age 20 to age 50. The Protestant church taught me the bible and about building Christian community. The Catholic Church is my "birth mother", and the one to which I have returned. I believe in the Real Presence in the holy Eucharist, the doctrines of Mary and the saints and feel I am a bridge to others from both sides."
Michael La Corte, the former Executive Director at The World Apostolate of Fatima, USA, writes : "Loci, congratulations on your beautiful site ( http://www.christian-miracles.com/ ) and informative blog ( Angels, Wonders, and Miracles of Faith ). I am sure you touch many hearts and souls."
Linda Andrie writes : "I love the spirituality of this website. I love the prayers and community that exemplifies Christ's Love for us."
Janet Mary Pimental , a member of our site and a Veteran of the Navy Waves, writes: "I am a devout Christian and find your wonderful website fulfills all my ideals of Christianity."
Alfredo Briones writes : "Before finding this website (Christian-Miracles.com), my life was is disarray. My faith was diminishing, health was poor and my overall view of life was pessimistic. Through not only my prayers but through the prayers of those that prayed for me, Our Lord and Savior Jesus has answered my prayers. I am healthier; I am looking at life in a different perspective and my faith has risen to a new level. I truly believe that I was led to this wonderful website that has changed my life. I pray for everyone on this site and I will always be grateful for what this website has done for me. Praise God for he is the answer and the love; the power and the glory forever."
Annie Thomas writes, "I got internal peace and faith while browsing through this website (Christian-Miracles.com). May God make all things possible."
Fred writes, "I thank the Lord for guiding me to this website (Christian-Miracles.com); the strength of prayer is truly awesome and faith is powerful. May God watch over everyone on this site and answer all their prayer requests. Let us never give up hope and faith."
Maria Antonia writes : "I fell in love with this fantastic website (Christian-Miracles.com), and can't miss visiting even for one single day!"
Patricia Louis writes : " Loci, I'm so happy to have found you on the Internet!!! While searching the Internet for pictures of the Wedding Feast at Cana, I came across your Web Site ( Flickr.com) and then on to Christian-Miracles.com (Signs, Wonders and Miracles). WOW! How awesome! It's a definite "bookmark" page. And I totally agree with you that "peace is coming!" Our Lady's January 25, 2011, Medjugorje message confirms it!"
Edna writes : "I believe it is by God’s grace that I came to this website (Christian-Miracles.com). I am a 31 year old woman living in Uganda and I am truly humbled by this site. As a young child, I heard my mum always say that Saint Jude Thaddeus is a true miracle worker. I chose him as my intercessor to Almighty God. I have no regrets whatsoever and I strongly say this with all confidence that he has seen me through my entire school life; helped me pass all my exams; got a good Job; great family, the list is endless."
Please share your faith, blessings, testimony or story with our community. When sending email, please include your full name. Send to: Testimonial@Christian-Miracles.com
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By Linda Andrade Rodrigues, Anchor Correspondent, Fall River, Massachusetts
ATTLEBORO, Mass. — In the wake of Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines, the world watched the apostolic visit of Pope Fra ncis, including Mother Superior at the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette.
Sister Maria Milagros Dela Cruz, SNDS, was born and raised in Ramon, Isabela, in the far north of the Philippines.
A visit by the pope is a great blessing to the Filipino people, according to the vibrant, animated nun, affectionately known as Sister Mila, 65.
“I watched the Mass in Manila, and it was raining,” she said. “We Filipinos don’t get discouraged when it rains. The old people would say it is a blessing from God.”
Sister Mila came from a very large family of 17 children, including eight girls and nine boys. Her parents would also adopt another son.
“I was number 10 and a blue baby,” she said. “The doctor told my aunt that they did their best, but the baby was dead. The doctor left, and then my aunt said I started crying. My aunt reported to the doctor that the baby came alive.”
Consequently, the doctor baptized the preemie Maria Milagros (Miracles).
Her siblings walked to school, which was two miles away; but Sister Mila was too weak to walk a long distance.
“My father would come with us, and he put me on his shoulders,” she said.
He also gave her a small dog so that she would never be alone. She named him Pepsi.
“I had him for 16 years,” she said.
Learning to write her long name in first grade was a trial. Her classmates’ names were short, and they would tease her, “Mary Miracles!”
“I would come home crying,” she said.
Many years later when she went to college, she was asked to translate her name into English.
“Your name is very beautiful,” said the professor. “Your name is ‘Miracles of the Cross.’”
“That teacher was very stern, but I loved him,” she said. “He was the only one who was able to tell me the meaning of my name.”
Growing up in a very poor family on a small tract of farmland, Sister Mila remembers the long years of drought.
“The La Salette Fathers came to my area and did a Novena at the farm,” she said. “They carried the cross and sang songs in Latin. We saw cracks in the soil, and you know in those cracks we found edible frogs. We could not plant rice, but God gave us frogs. We brought them to the market and sold them.”
One of the La Salette priests, Father Conrad Blanchet, gave the family a gas-powered well pump so that they could plant rice and irrigate the land. They also watered a neighbor’s field.
“We were very poor, but my mother and father always shared,” she said. “Lots of people who needed food came to our house for help, but we always had something to eat. It is a mystery.”
Sister Mila attended La Salette High School in Santiago, and that’s where she first saw a statue of Our Lady of La Salette. She learned about the weeping mother and received her calling.
“I told them I wanted to become a Sister of La Salette, even though we had none in our area,” she said.
Her formation was done in Manila at their regional house. In her fourth year, she received her veil. Through the years she served the apostolate in schools as Religious Education coordinator, guidance counselor, registrar and principal.
Three of her siblings also had vocations; two joined the La Salette missionaries and a third is a Maryknoll.
In October 2007, Sister Mila was assigned to the U.S. mission in Miami, where she served as school principal.
“The American culture was itself a challenge,” she said. “I was unprepared to deal with all the technical demands of my job, including using computers. Amazingly, I learned quickly how to do many things, and I was even able to teach others to do the same.”
Now serving at the National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette in Attleboro, Sister Mila works in the shrine church as Liturgical coordinator of their 80 volunteers — acolytes, lectors, extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, altar servers and sacristans — and assists the priests.
Living in Cumberland, R.I., about 30 minutes from the shrine, the nuns leave their house early each morning to take part in Community Prayer and Mass at the Attleboro monastery. Two nuns, one from Madagascar and the other from Connecticut, work in the gift shop. Sister Mila’s day revolves around the 12:10 and 6:30 p.m. Masses. When the nuns return to their convent at the end of the day, they go directly to the chapel to pray.
Pilgrims from all over the world worship at the shrine church, where Sister Mila offers a special ministry. She set up a box for prayer petitions and also answers prayer requests online every day.
She recalls the first time she was approached by someone in need of prayers. “Sister, I want to talk to you,” said a young mother with three small children.
“We have priests,” Sister Mila replied. “I can get you a priest.”
“No, no, Sister,” the woman said. “I want to talk to you.”
“I just came from the doctor’s office, and I was diagnosed with breast cancer,” said the woman. “I have a short time to live.”
“Don’t worry,” said Sister Mila. “I will pray.”
A year later, the priest in charge of vocations came looking for Sister Mila.
“Do you remember a lady with three children who talked to you last year?” he asked. “She wanted me to tell you that her breast cancer is gone.”
“And she’s not the only one,” said Sister Mila beaming. “You cannot believe how many prayers have been answered.”
Still a farm girl at heart, Sister Mila also tends the many beautiful live flowers that thrive at the shrine even in winter.
“We need a beautiful place for people to come and experience the nearness of God,” she said.
This article and photograph was first published by The Anchor
on January 30, 2015,
and is reprinted with permission of Linda Andrade Rodrigues, Anchor Correspondent.
The Anchor is the Official Catholic Weekly Newspaper of the Fall River Diocese, Massachusetts .
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New Catholic Tribute by artist Stephen B Whatley
February 11, 2015
- Reprinted with permission from the artist Stephen B. Whatley
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Today, February 11th is the Feast Day of Our Lady of Lourdes - commemorating the miraculous visions to St. Bernadette in France in 1858, which have lead to numerous miraculous healings throughout the world.
This new painting commissioned by Catholic collectors in the USA was uniquely inspired by the recalling of a miraculous vision, evoking love and peace, of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Holy Spirit experienced in the past year.
Expressionist painter Stephen B. Whatley often selects significant dates to create his work and chose to begin this new tribute painting on January 1, the World Day of Peace and The Solemnity of The Blessed Virgin Mary; with a dependence on prayer, particularly to the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
The collectors who commissioned the work of art were introduced to the artist's work through a 2014 feature about his art by Erin Brierley in the US magazine, Saint Anthony Messenger; and overwhelmed with the painting, wish the painting to be shared publicly.
Stephen B. Whatley's work is in collections worldwide and public collections including The Royal Collection, BBC Heritage, the London Transport Museum & Westminster Cathedral - in which his exhibition, 'Paintings From Prayer' including his painting of Our Lady of Lourdes was shown in 2013.
His commission of 30 paintings for the Tower of London is reproduced permanently throughout Tower Hill Underpass that leads from Tower Hill Station to the historic Tower.
Holy Peace: The Solemnity of The Holy Spirit. 2015
Oil on canvas
32 x 24in/81 x 61cm
Private collection, North Carolina, USA.
Artists Website: www.stephenbwhatley.com
Visit the following link to read Stephen B. Whatley the Praying Artist
, a feature article first published in 2011 by Catholic Life magazine. The article is reprinted on the website of www.Christian-Miracles.com
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Reprinted with permission from The Standard-Times and SouthCoastToday.com
First published on December 29, 2012 - The Standard-Times - New Bedford, MA
(Miracle of the Sun - Photo by Loci B. Lenar)
By LINDA ANDRADE RODRIGUES
In John 4:48, Jesus said, "Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe."
Miracles are happening all around us, according to Loci Lenar, whose mission is to report the news of Christian signs and wonders on his blog and website — "Angels, Wonders and Miracles of Faith" ( http://lenarpoetry.blogspot.com
) and "Signs, Wonders and Miracles" ( www.Christian-Miracles.com
) — which have recorded over a million page views.
Searching daily on the Internet, Lenar has published excerpts and links of Standard-Times' religion stories, including the conversion experiences attributed to Eucharistic Adoration at St. Francis Xavier Church in Acushnet, and the interview with Baptist minister and New York Times bestselling author, the Rev. Don Piper, who wrote about spending "90 Minutes in Heaven."
Lenar also documents his own spiritual encounters, following instructions from his spiritual advisor, the Rev. Richard Tartaglia
of St. Mary's Church in Denville, N.J.
Sharing his own experiences, he has been interviewed several times for the program "Sacred Treasures"
on the international Catholic station Radio Maria
, which is broadcast locally by the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate of Our Lady's Chapel in New Bedford at 88.5 FM (WPMW).
Ironically, Lenar grew up in a family of lapsed Catholics. His parents left Hungary in 1956 because of the revolution uprising against the government and its Soviet-imposed policies. They settled in Brussels, Belgium, where Lenar was born in 1957. Shortly after, the family immigrated to America. He became a U.S. citizen with his parents in1967.
"They weren't really practicing Catholics," he said. "We went to church on holidays."
A resident of Mine Hill, N.J., Lenar married in 1977; and the couple has a son and daughter.
"My kids were going to Catholic school, and my wife would take them to Sunday Mass," he said. "But I wouldn't go."
Then Lenar underwent a conversion experience.
"When I was about 30, I had a very profound dream," he said. "An angel came to me in my sleep and said that Our Lord Jesus wanted to speak to me. I started going to church."
Six months later, he had a second dream.
"I came face to face with Jesus," he said, who told him: "Come follow me for I have much work to accomplish."
At that time Lenar was suffering from cardiac arrhythmia (irregular heart beat) and severe headaches.
He started to pray for a healing.
"I was guided to St. Mary's in Denville, N.J., which wasn't my parish at the time; and I received the Anointing of the Sick," he said. "I started to feel better."
Then through prayer, he said he felt guided to receive the Anointing of the Sick again.
"I will never forget that day," he said. "I heard Jesus say, 'You are healed.' The symptoms disappeared, and I stopped taking medications. I haven't had any problems with the heart and the headaches for 20 years."
Lenar said that he believes God called him to guide people back to the teachings of the gospels, the church and the sacraments.
"It is important for people to recognize that God is real," he said. "When medicine can't help and even before, it is important to turn to God for healing and bl
essings. It's my testimony."
In addition to his gift as a spiritual locutionist, Lenar personally observes spiritual phenomena that he captures on film.
"There are lots of things I have documented," he said. "A cross of light has been appearing on my property since 2005."
Tartaglia visited Lenar's home last April on Good Friday and saw the cross. The priest photographed the image and spoke about it in his homily, calling it a sign.
( Cross of Light - Photo by Loci B. Lenar)
As part of his daily routine, Lenar visits churches to photograph stained glass windows and statues to use on his website and blog. During a visit to the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at the National Blue Army Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Washington, N.J. in 2008, Lenar photographed rays of sunlight through a stained glass window, which appear to be flowing towards the ceiling. (See photo on top of article)
"I cannot explain the phenomena," said Lenar. "Remarkably, the stained glass window is a representation of the Miracle of the Sun which was witnessed by 70,000 people on Oct. 13, 1917 at Fatima, Portugal."
In 2009, he stopped to pray at The Church of St. Michael in Netcong, N.J. and photographed a statue of St. Michael the Archangel.
"Without the flash, you see the striking rainbow beyond the statue and around the arms," he said. "I gave the small memory card to Father Richard."
Catholics invoke St. Michael the Archangel in prayer for physical protection.
( Signs of Archangel Michael - Photo by Loci B. Lenar)
Lenar said that Jesus is calling people to pray for divine protection, not just for their families but for the world.
"We are living in difficult times, but through prayer we could change things," he said. "Through prayer violence could be mitigated."
Lenar added that Christmas time is all about signs and wonders, as Christians celebrate the miracle of Christ's birth.
"The prophecy is fulfilled," he said. "It is good to know that God's presence is still here. It didn't end 2,000 years ago. It still continues to our time."
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Regarding the story, Brenda Coston writes, "Thank you, Loci Lenar , that was a beautiful article that can spread out among the world - what a testimony that is!"
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By Loci B. Lenar
(June 19, 2012) - Through prayerful discernment, Our Lord Jesus is calling everyone to pray for Christian unity and healing between religious denominations by reconciling differences. This goal will be accomplished with the power of prayer and through the Holy Spirit.
( Prince of Peace - Photo by Loci B. Lenar)
"Thus the word of the Lord came to me: Son of man, listen to the house of Israel saying, 'The vision he sees is a long way off; he prophesies of the distant future!' Say to them therefore: Thus says the Lord God; None of my words shall be delayed any longer; whatever I speak is final, and it shall be done, says the Lord God." Ezekiel 12:26-28
If you're visiting for the first time, additional news regarding this matter was posted on this site several years ago. Scroll down this page to read more on the topic.
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(Photo and news excerpt from WPTV.com)
March 13, 2013 - WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
A message from above?
That’s what several South Florida residents thought after looking toward the sky on the day a new pope was named.
Most saw an angel in the clouds and grabbed their cameras to document the vision.
For some, it was a clear sign from heaven, maybe a message from God himself, showing his pleasure at the election of the first Latin American as the 267th successor of St. Peter.
Thom George wondered “if Pope Francis ordered that.”
“The Pope asked to pray for Him. .. God answered,” was Cat Sunn’s reaction.
Read more: Angel in Sky Photos
(Photo: Fr. Richard Tartaglia)
Reaching out with evangelization, Fr. Richard Tartaglia and Loci B. Lenar have been interviewed several times on the Catholic radio show Sacred Treasures , hosted by Kathie Duggan.
If you missed hearing Fr. Tartaglia and Mr. Lenar on Radio Maria with their discussion regarding signs and wonders, we are happy to report that you can listen to the May 7, 2012 broadcast right here on our website! Fr. Tartaglia validates Mr. Lenar's testimony about a Cross of Light appearing on his residence during Lent and Holy Week in Mine Hill, NJ. Fr. Tartaglia also photographs the Cross of Light on Good Friday and confirms Mr. Lenar's story. A copy of the recording is available for your listening pleasure.
The first half of the show begins with Margarita Rodriguez, who was healed during a Rosary that she was leading when a seer, Ivan Dragicevic of Medjugorje, came to St. Brendan Catholic Church in Miami, Florida.
PRLog.org Press Release : Fr. Richard Tartaglia and Loci B. Lenar Speak on Radio Maria about Cross of Light Appearing in New Jersey
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By Loci B. Lenar
Since 2005 a cross with an outline of a shield has appeared annually on my property in Mine Hill, New Jersey.
Similar phenomena with cross of lights have appeared elsewhere and are noted in the video.
I contacted my spiritual advisor and parish priest, Fr. Richard Tartaglia
on Holy Thursday, April 5, 2012, regarding the cross appearing on the backyard fence.
In order to provide an assessment of the matter, Fr. Tartaglia came to my residence and examined the cross of light and photographed the image on Good Friday, April 6, 2012.
I left for work at 7:00 AM, so I didn't see or speak to Fr. Tartaglia until Tuesday, April 17. I gave him a large quantity of prayer requ
ests for Thursday's prayer service held at St. Mary's Catholic Church on April 19. Fr. Tartaglia indicated to me that he validated the Cross of Light as a visible sign.
During the Thursday prayer service held on April 19, Fr. Tartaglia discussed these signs as related to scripture in his Homily at St. Mary's Catholic Church , Myers Avenue, Denville, New Jersey, USA.
This image first appeared while my family was enc ountering some adversity in 2005. I must emphasize that with the power of prayer the issues were resolved by Our Lord Jesus.
Through prayerful discernment, the image of the cross is a reminder from Our Lord Jesus of his spiritual presence in my family. The image ap peared while praying for God's assistance as well as for help from St. Michael the Archangel. This sign is also meant to encourage others to return to their faith and to pray for God's help and mercy during times of need.
To read more information on the matter, please visit the following links: Signs of Angels and A Miracle Cross
Please do share this video and news with others!
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Our Lady of Medjugorje: Message of October 2, 2012
Cross of Light Appears in Mine Hill, New Jersey - Photo by Loci B. Lenar
"Dear children; I am calling you and am coming among you because I need you. I need apostles with a pure heart. I am praying, and you should also pray, that the Holy Spirit may enable and lead you, that He may illuminate you and fill you with love and humility. Pray that He may fill you with grace and mercy. Only then will you understand me, my children. Only then will you understand my pain because of those who have not come to know the love of God. Then you will be able to help me. You will be my light-bearers of God's love. You will illuminate the way for those who have been given eyes but do not want to see. I desire for all of my children to see my Son. I desire for all of my children to experience His Kingdom. Again I call you and implore you to pray for those whom my Son has called. Thank you."
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By Loci B. Lenar
(April 5, 2012) - On the morning of Holy Thursday, I photographed a Cross of Light which appears annually on my property and backyard fence.
Rays of sunlight is creating an image of a cross that is surrounded by a shield.
For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless. Psalm 84:11
This phenomena first began in 2005 at my residence in Mine Hill, NJ, USA. It usually happens during Lent and sometimes on other occasions. I believe it's a sign from Our Lord to share with others in order to help lead people back to God and the gospels.
Scripture tells us that the day before Jesus was crucified he shared his Last Supper with his disciples on a Thursday, celebrating Passover. Holy Week is an important time to reflect and renew our spiritual life through the gospels of Jesus Christ and the Eucharist (Communion). Easter and the resurrection is a testament to God's love because we share in the redemptive power of the cross through Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12
It's interested to note that the cross first appeared in 2012 on St. Patrick’s Day which by the way is celebrated on March 17th. These photos are from Holy Thursday.
On Wednesday, April 4 th , I went to St. Mary's Rectory and sat down with my spiritual advisor, Fr. Richard Tartaglia and shared photographs from St. Patrick’s Day and discussed spiritual matters as well. St. Mary's Catholic Church is located on Myers Avenue, Denville, New Jersey.
Further details regarding the Cross of Light and my testimony can be read on this website by visiting the following link: Cross Appears during Lent and Holy Week as Sign of God’s Love .
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World Apostolate of Fatima, USA
The Message of Fatima – “Fatima Today” - Broadcasted live on Radio Maria
every Thursday at 2:00 pm ET, 1:00 pm CT, 12:00 MT and 11:00 PT.
The program takes its name from “Fatima For Today, The Urgent Marian Message of Hope” written by Father Andrew Apostoli, C.F.R., and published by Ignatius Press in 2010, and will, like Father’s book, present an understanding of Our Lady’s message as it pertains to the world today which is in full communion with that of Holy Mother Church.
The program is hosted by Deacon Bob Ellis, National Coordinator of The World Apostolate of Fatima, USA – A Public International Association of the Faithful under the Pontifical Council for the Laity.
Father Andrew Apostoli, C.F.R. will be Deacon Bob’s guest on the program’s premier.
The program can be heard live throughout the country or anywhere in the world on the internet at Radio Maria
by simply clicking on the “Listen Now” button.
It can also be heard live on the following radio stations:
Louisiana
Alexandria – 580 AM
New Iberia – 1360 AM
Natchitoches – 89.7 FM
Lake Charles – 91.1 FM
Mississippi
D’lberville – 88.1 FM
New York
Albany – 89.9 FM
New York (Affiliate) – 620 AM
Ohio
Springfield – 1600 AM / Anna – 88.7 FM
Pennsylvania
Hollidaysburg – 88.1 FM
Texas
Port Arthur – 1250 AM
Wisconsin
Peshtigo – 91.3 FM
“We would be mistaken to think that Fatima’s prophetic mission is complete.”
- Pope Benedict XVI
“The Message of Fatima is more important today than ever.”
- Blessed John Paul II
“Learn the Message of Fatima. Live the Message of Fatima. Spread the Message of Fatima.”
- Pope Benedict XVI
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News of Interest
Remarkably, this stained glass window which can be seen inside the Blessed Sacrament Chapel is a representation of the Miracle of the Sun that was witnessed by 70,000 people on October 13, 1917 at Fatima, Portugal.
The Catholic chapel is located on the grounds of the National Blue Army Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in (Asbury) Washington, New Jersey.
Click on the image for a larger view
This photograph was taken on July 11, 2008 by Loci B. Lenar. The camera's memory card captured rays of light from the stained glass window exactly as seen here in the photo. Fr. Paul Ruge has a CD copy of the image for Blue Army Shrine records.
Mr. Lenar also shared the image exactly as captured on the camera's digital memory card with his spiritual advisor, Fr. Richard Tartaglia of St. Mary's Church, Denville, NJ, before downloading it into his computer. For more information about the photo, please visit the following link: Rays of God's Light.
The following scripture comes to mind and best describes the meaning of the photograph: "Praise God in his Holy sanctuary; give praise in the mighty dome of heaven. Give praise for his mighty deeds, praise him for his great majesty." (Psalm 150:1-2)
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Fr. Paul Ruge of the National Blue Army Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima had interviewed Fr. Hubert Schiffer , who miraculously survived the atomic explosion on August 6, 1945 on Hiroshima, Japan. To read the story and to view a documentary trailer, please visit the following link on our site: Rosary Miracle at Hiroshima.
The catholic shrine is part of The World Apostolate of Fatima, USA , and is located in Warren County at 674 Mountain View Road, (Asbury) Washington, New Jersey .
(Photograph on right of Fr. Paul Ruge)
The shrine holds daily Mass at 12:00 Noon in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. For upcoming events, please call the shrine at (908) 689-1700.
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(May 1, 2012) - The following news report is supplied by the
World Apostolate of Fatima, USA
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The Blue Army Shrine is part of the World Apostolate of Fatima and is located on 674 Mountain View Road East in Asbury, New Jersey.
Miracle Will be Investigated by Church Authorities
By Prof. Americo Pablo López-Ortiz
International President of the World Apostolate of Fatima
Sister Lucia, the third of the Little Shepherds of Fatima, who lived until the 13 th of February of 2005 as a Carmelite Nun in Coimbra, Portugal, and who wrote the famous MEMOIRS containing the Message of Fatima brought by Our Blessed Mother to the world, may have performed a sensational cure of a child four years old at the moment of the miracle at Salta, Argentina.
SOUL MAGAZINE WILL FEATURE A COMPREHENSIVE ARTICLE ON THIS TOPIC BY PROF. AMERICO PABLO LOPEZ-ORTIZ, WHO MET PERSONALLY THE ANDRE FAMILY AND ROSARIO AT THEIR HOME AT SALTA, ARGENTINA.
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Our Lady of Medjugorje's Message of November 2, 2014 Conveyed to Mirjana Dragicevic-Soldo
“Dear children, I am with you with the blessing of my Son, with you who love me and who strive to follow me. I also desire to be with you who do not accept me. To all of you I am opening my heart full of love and I am blessing you with my motherly hands. I am a mother who understands you. I lived your life and lived through your sufferings and joys. You who are living the pain understand my pain and suffering because of those of my children who do not permit the light of my Son to illuminate them; those of my children who are living in darkness. This is why I need you – you who have been illuminated by the light and have comprehended the truth. I am calling you to adore my Son so that your soul may grow and reach true spirituality. My apostles, it is then that you will be able to help me. To help me means to pray for those who have not come to know the love of my Son. In praying for them you are showing to my Son that you love Him and follow Him. My Son promised me that evil will never win, because you, the souls of the just, are here; you who strive to say your prayers with the heart; you who offer your pain and suffering to my Son; you who comprehend that life is only a blink; you who yearn for the Kingdom of Heaven. All of this makes you my apostles and leads you towards the victory of my heart. Therefore, my children, purify your hearts and adore my Son. Thank you.”
Our Lady of Medjugorje's September 25, 2014 monthly message given to Marija Pavlovic-Lunetti
“Dear children, with motherly love I implore you, love one another. May there be in your hearts, as my Son desired from the very beginning, love for the Heavenly Father and for your neighbor in the first place—above everything of this world. My dear children, do you not recognize the signs of the times? Do you not recognize that all of this that is around you, all that is happening, is because there is no love? Comprehend that salvation is in true values. Accept the might of the Heavenly Father, love Him and honor Him. Walk in the footsteps of my Son. You, my children, my dear apostles, you are always gathering around me anew, because you are thirsty. You thirst for peace, love and happiness. Drink out of my hands. My hands are offering to you my Son who is the spring of clear water. He will bring your faith back to life and purify your hearts, because my Son loves pure hearts and pure hearts love my Son. Only pure hearts are humble and have firm faith. I ask for such hearts of you, my children. My Son told me that I am the mother of the entire world. I ask of those of you who accept me as such to help me, with your life, prayer and sacrifice, for all of my children to accept me as a mother—so that I may lead them to the spring of the clear water. Thank you. My dear children, as your shepherds offer you the Body of my Son with their blessed hands, always in your hearts give thanks to my Son for the Sacrifice and for the shepherds that He always gives you anew.”
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The photograph and following news excerpt is from the website of the Holy Theotokos of Iveron Russian Orthodox Church :
I n June of 2008, the “Hawaiian” Myrrh-streaming Iveron Icon was officially recognized by the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia as miraculous and worthy of veneration, and was given the blessing to travel to the various churches and monasteries of Holy Orthodoxy. The original “owner” of the Icon, Reader Nectarios, was charged by the Russian Orthodox Church to be Her guardian, and provide for the safety and care of this Wonder Working Icon of Christ’s Holy Church.
Numerous miracles have been attributed to the Theotokos through this “humble little Icon”, accounts are only just being collected, and are indeed numerous. Physical and spiritual healings have included the healing of blindness and eye disease, cancer, demonic possession, paralysis, kidney disease, chronic pain, and debilitating viruses.
Yet, wherever the holy Icon goes, the Grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ and His Holy Mother abound. People have commented that just being in the presence of this Icon, you feel such an abundance of love and joy. It is truly indescribable. We are so very blessed that God has shown His love toward us by allowing us a small forebearance of what the saints call, "the true odour of sanctity." The true meaning of the Icon's appearance is known only to God, time will reveal all things. Yet, what we do know is this, God loves us. And that is all that matters.
Read More: Holy Iveron Icon
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By Loci B. Lenar
My spiritual journey of faith includes glorifying God through prayer and photography. Our Lord guides me to sacred places where the Holy Spirit inspires me to help others connect with God's grace and blessing.
While traveling through the town of Madison, I had an opportunity to visit St. Vincent Martyr Catholic Church.
My normal routine when I stop at any church is to go inside and say some prayers. I usually have my camera on hand and snap some photographs of statues and stained glass windows.
If you're ever in Morris County, by all means do visit this beautiful church, you will be pleased by its divine interior. St. Vincent is located on 26 Green Village Road, Madison, N ew Jersey, USA.
T here is a beautiful statue of the Virgin Mary and infant Jesus inside the church behind the alter.
After taking some photographs, I noticed something very interesting when examining the images, there is three distinct shadows reflecting on the wall from interior lights instead of just two.
On the right side of the photo there is two shadows from the statue, one of the Virgin Mary and infant Jesus. However, on the left side there is also a reflection of a third image. The shadow on the left appears different. Is the silhouette on the wall a likeness of the statue or perhaps an image of St. Joseph? What is your opinion?
Please take a moment and share your thoughts by writing to us: C omments@Christian-Miracles.com
The following responses regarding the photo are published on our Facebook page:
Diana Perez says, it's "An image of St. Joseph."
Jeanie McCarthy Pityinger says, "An image of St. Joseph, the way the shadow appears does not look like the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary or Infant Jesus, it's shaped different, postured different."
In any event, I believe this photo can be construed as a subtle sign from God.
Our Lord is calling us to pray for our families. Our Lord is calling everyone to live in harmony as a Holy Family with peace and unity here on earth.
Our goal in our spiritual journey of faith is to be part of God's Kingdom with Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
Pray daily for Our Lord's blessing and assistance. Please use daily Devotional Prayers which can be found on our site.
Read More: Jesus, Light of the World
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The following excerpt is from Catholic Online
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WASHINGTON, DC(Catholic Online) - April 27, 2011 - Around 900 Anglicans, including 61 clergy, from England and Wales became Catholics this Easter in response to the invitation from Pope Benedict through what is commonly being called the Anglican Ordinariate.
It is a sign of things to come and the flowering of unity that has long been desired by many on both sides of the Anglican-Catholic chasm. Soon we will also receive word of a second wave - the Anglican Ordinariate in North America.
Read more: Anglican Converts send Easter Message
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The interesting video of incorrupt saints is a testament to God's signs and wonders working through the Catholic Church. Through the intercession of saints, many people have witnessed God's miracles.
The following information regarding incorrupt bodies of saints can be found on CatholicApologetics.com :
The Council of Trent
"The bodies of holy martyrs and others now living with Christ, bodies which were His members and temples of the Holy Spirit, which one day are to be raised up by Him and made glorious in everlasting life, are to be venerated by the faithful; God gives men many benefits through them."
The Bodies of the saints for us are like great and holy relics, which move us to honor the saints who God has chosen to honor by preserving them incorrupt.
In scripture we read that the use of the bones of Elisha brought a dead man to life: "So Elisha died, and they buried him. Now bands of Moabites used to invade the land in the spring of the year. And as a man was being buried, lo, a marauding band was seen and the man was cast into the grave of Elisha; and as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood on his feet." (2 Kgs. 13:20-21).
A woman was cured of a hemorrhage by touching the hem of Christ's cloak (Matt. 9:20-22). The sick were healed when Peter's shadow passed over them (Acts 5:15-16). "And God did extraordinary miracles by the hands of Paul, so that handkerchiefs or aprons were carried away from his body to the sick, and diseases left them and the evil spirits came out of them" (Acts 19:11-12).
The Power of the relics to work miracles doesn't come from the object itself but from God, who confirms the faith of the person who is healed by means of them as to testify to the holiness of His saints.
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The amazing story of George Abbott being miraculously healed of liver cancer can be found on CBN.com
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After being diagnosed with gall bladder cancer, the tumor was removed by surgery. However, during the operation the surgeon found the cancer had spread to George's liver bed. The prognosis was poor.
Then later a miracle happened, through the power of prayer, he was healed by God of liver cancer.
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