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Our Lady speaks to
her beloved Priests
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martyrdom It has been achieved in the lives
of my beloved sons who are consecrated to
my Immaculate Heart. Their number becomes
greater day by day. See the growth in them of
the light of love of fidelity, of holiness and of
heroic witnessing to the Gospel".
“My beloved sons, look through my eyes and you will see how the Church is in the process of
renewing herself interiorly under the powerful action of the spirit of God.
This renewal is not apparent from outside her because of the cold indifference with which she
is enveloped and the great darkness which possesses her. She is at present passing through the
most painful hours of her purification. Aided and sustained by her Mother, the Church is in the
process of ascending the hard road to Calvary where she will again be crucified and immolated for
the good of so many of her sons.
But enter with me into the heart of the Church. Here the triumph of my heart has already been
achieved. It has been achieved in the person and the life of the Holy Father who is being led by me
to the summit of holiness through the daily immolation which will bring him to a veritable
Prayer In spite of our littleness your splendor
shines forth in us . Lead and form us,
Mother according to your divine wisdom
so that we will become the new apostles
for the renewal of the entire church.
Amen
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Editorial 5
A meaningful and a devotional way of
praying the Holy Rosary 8
(Rev. Fr. Dr. Matteo Marian)
A Scroll from Heaven 12Sindhu Thomas
The Word Of God And Holy Mary 14
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Saint Alphonsa 18
Tom zachariah
The way to heaven 20
Joshi Pandari
My Confessions 24
Tom Zachariah
The Keys To Open The Doors Of Heaven 31
Tom Zachariah
News 33
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Mary Was there
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to call on her house the following Friday on condition
that she said the holy Rosary during the next three days.
I went to her house on Friday. Seeing me ap-
proaching her house she came out with a pleasant
smile.When I asked her the reason for her happiness
she told me that her husband was a changed person
ever since she started saying the Rosary .He stopped
taking drinks and ceased picking up quarrels.She could
also sleep well in the past three days as if under seda-
tion which she has not been having in the past six
months. O Halleluiah! Hearing this wonderful testimony
I thanked God for blessing her family. I prayed there
and went back. In another six months her husband, who
was an atheist, went for a retreat and became a prayer
group leader. What happened in that house? When that
women invited Mother Mary to her house through the
Holy Rosary, the devil left the house through the back
door. My dear brothers and sisters, if there is Mary in
your life the devil cannot trouble you ,if she is there in
Once a woman approached me with a prayer request for her husband who was a drunkard.
He was also a non- believer ,who did not either permit saying evening prayers or keeping
pictures of Jesus and Mary for veneration in the house. He used to beat her up and smashed
the valuables in the house. While narrating these the woman has been sobbing. She re-
quested me to pay a visit to her house for prayer. It was a Tuesday. In reply I promised
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your heart, you cannot commit sin and if she is there in your house, there will be peace. Halleluiah.
During the marriage feast in the house at Cana in Galilee when the wine gave out, Mother Mary
and Jesus were present there. They might be close relatives of that family. Mary said to Jesus "They have
no wine" (Jn. 2:3). When Mary came to know that there was no wine, she took upon herself the burden
of the householder. She knew that only Jesus, the son of God ,could help them out. The Holy Spirit in
Mary inspired her to approach Jesus and ask for his intervention. Though Jesus replied that "My hour
has not yet come" (Jn 2:4), Mother Mary was not disheart-
ened ; instead she asked the servants to "Do whatever he
tells you" (Jn 2:5) Here is an important question.Why did
Mary ask the servants to do whatever Jesus told them? She
didn't ask the family members to do something. That means
that the Holy Spirit had already revealed to Mary what Jesus
was going to do. Jesus asked the servants " to fill the jars
with water" (Jn 2:7) It was revealed to Mary that Jesus will
ask the servants to fill the Jars with water and the water will
become wine. It was because of this fore knowledge that Mary
asked the servants to do whatever Jesus told them. The Holy
Spirit in Jesus instructed him to do the miracle on the media-
tion of Mother Mary.
Mary is not an ordinary woman. She is the wisdom of
God that became flesh. She is led by the Holy Spirit. We have
to invite Mary into our heart, our life, our family, our parish
and into all our problems. She is a perpetual help and her
presence brings blessings from the heaven.
When Mary visited her aunt Elizabeth, the wife of
Zachariah, she greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard the
greeting of Mary she was filled with the Holy Spirit.( Luke 1:
39-42). The very presence of Mary brings power of the Holy
Spirit.
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In her visit Mary fulfilled a prophecy by angel Gabriel: "even before his birth he will be
filled with the Holy Spirit" (Lk 1:15). When angel Gabriel told Zachariah about the birth of John
the Baptist, he prophesied that the child would be filled with the power of the Holy Spirit when he
was in his mother's womb and he would receive the anointing of prophet Elijah. God used
Mother Mary to anoint John the Baptist with the power of prophet Elijah. When John the Baptist
baptized Jesus in the river Jordan the heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended upon
him. (Mt 3:16)
Again,Mary was at the foot of the cross at Calvary to strengthen her son in his sufferings.
She helped him fulfill the plans of God. Mary believed the promise of Jesus "I am sending upon
you what my Father promised; so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power
from on high." (Lk 24:49) So she gathered the apostles together in the upper room and encour-
aged them to pray. The disciples who were traumatised at the death of Jesus and unable tobelieve the testimony of the woman who saw the resurrected Christ , however, obeyed Mary and
prayed together in one mind for ten days. Among them only Mary
was filled with the Holy Spirit. On the day of the Pentecost the
Holy Spirit descended upon them as of fire. (Acts 2:1-4). It was
Mary's faithfulness and trust in God that helped the disciples re-
ceive the power of the Holy Spirit.Thus God used Mary to give
Jesus and the Holy Spirit to all. Yes ,Mary was everywhere in
God's plan. She humbled herself and God exalted her highly. Af-
ter the name of Jesus the name of Mary is the name above all
names.
How can we invite Mary into our life ? Through the Holy
Rosary. When we say the Holy Rosary we praise Mary using the
words which the angel Gabriel and the Holy spirit used to praise
Mary. It brings the presence of Mary. One Rosary consists of 153
beads. When we say 153 beads of the Rosary we make a crown
and put it on Mary's head, she being the Holy Queen. So make at
least one crown and glorify Mary daily. By doing so you and your
family will be blessed. May God bless you all.
Hallelujah
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A meaningful anda devotional way of
praying the Holy Rosary(Rev. Fr. Dr. Matteo Marian)
J.M.J Book Co., Necedah ,
Wis. 54646, U.S.A,
1979,page. IV).
St. Bernard on praying the
Rosary: St. Bernard, a
Doctor of the Church, gives
us the correct method of pray-
ing the Rosary. He says:"
while your lips pronounce the
words let your mind 'picture'
Almost all the devotees of Holy Mary our Mother pray the Rosary.But is it prayed
meaningfully and fruitfully?And does it bring us those blessings which are promised to
us through the great saints of the Church and above all our Mother herself? If not, who
are to be blamed? We may blame none but ourselves because we do not pray the Rosary
in the manner we ought to pray, that is with true understanding and devotion.
Our Holy Mother once said: "when the Rosary is said properly, my power is be-
hind it. Say it with my divine Son and me in mind, and ask me to bring about the true
value of this devotion; then each bead said well can conquer, a host of men" ( cited in the
book " Divine Mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary" Compiled, edited and published by
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the mystery , not as an event which took place centuries ago,
but as events taking place"now" in your presence. In each
mental picture thus formed, see also yourself in the scene.Do
not change the mental picture, but let it remain unchanged. If
the picture is recalled without change, it will become more
life - like".
St. Bernard advises us to imagine mental pictures of
the sacred mysteries of the Rosary, while we pray. It is easy
to make mental pictures of the five joyful mysteries of the
Rosary, because the centre of these mysteries is Mother Mary
herself with child Jesus. When we meditate on the other
mysteries, where Mother Mary is not directly involved, then
we may make mental pictures with Mother Mary and ourself
in the scene.
For example, when we meditate on the transfiguration
of our Lord on the Mount Tabore, imagine Mother Mary
witnessing the sacred events.We know that Mother Mary was
not there on the Mount Tabore, but it is not forbidden to
think that Holy Mary was always with Jesus.Accordingly,
we may imagine Mother Mary in the Garden of Gethsemane
where our Lord shed his holy blood and as a witness to the
great event of our salvation- the Resurrection of our Lord.
With concentration and devotion
After making the mental picture and fixing our mind at
it, recite the prayer "Hail Mary" ten times. It shall not be by
rote, instead say it as if you are saying it directly to Holy
Mary who is present in front of you. Recite the prayer con-
scious of the meaning of each phrase with rapt attention and
devotion.
To make the mental pictures of the sacred mysteries,
we may have the pictures of the mysteries athand; look at them until they are captured in
our minds; then reproduce them in our imagi-
nation while saying the Rosary. The more we
try in this way, the greater will be our atten-
tion and devotion when we pray the Rosary.
Vocal prayer
St. Teresa of Avila, a great mystic and Doc-tor of the Church teaches that there are many
grades of prayer by which one attains union
with God.Vocal prayer is the first and the low-
est grade of prayer. Any written form of
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prayer recited in silence or loudly,
either in private or in a commu-
nity is a vocal prayer. In this
sense, the prayer of the Rosary
is a vocal prayer.
Transforming
vocal prayer into
mental prayer
According to St. Teresa of
Avila mental prayer or meditation
belongs to the second grade of
prayer. A vocal prayer becomes a men-
tal prayer if three conditions are satisfied. In
the book 'Interior Castle' she says: "vocal prayer,
if it is a prayer at all, must be accompanied by
meditation. If a person does not think whom he
is addressing, and what he is asking for, and who
it is that is asking and of whom he is asking it, I
do not consider that he is praying at all even
though he be constantly moving his lips" (In-
terior Castle, translated and edited by E.Allison
Peers, Sheed and Ward, London, chapter one,
1975) Again St. Teresa, in her an-
other book "Way of Perfection" says:
" you must know, daughters, that
whether or not you are practicing
mental prayer has nothing to do with
keeping the lips closed. If, while I am
speaking with God, I have a clear re-
alization and full consciousness that I
am doing so, and if this is more real to
me than the words I am uttering, then
I am combining mental prayer and
vocal prayer " (Way of Perfection,
Trans. Edi. E. Allison Peers, chap.
22).
Having mental pic-
tures in meditation
and contemplation
Just as St. Bernard asks us to use
mental pictures as an aid to pray the
Rosary, St. Teresa of Avila also asks us to
make use of holy pictures in meditation and
even in the early stages of contemplation. In her
book "Life" she says: "My method of prayer was this.
As I could not reason with my mind, I would try to
make pictures of Christ inwardly; and I used to think
that I felt better when I dwelt on those parts of His
life when he was most often alone. It seemed to
me that he being alone and afflicted, like a person
in need, made it possible for me to approach him"
(Life, Trans. Ed; E. Allison Peers, Sheed and Ward,
London, 1975, chap.9). To make pictures
of Christ inwardly, she began to look at
pictures or paintings of Christ working
miracles or Jesus praying in the garden
of Gethsemane etc "It was for this rea-
son", she writes, " that I was so fond of
pictures " ( Ibid; chap.9, no.6).
vocal prayer,
if it is a prayer
at all, must be
accompanied
by meditation
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St. Teresa was convinced that looking at pictures
of Jesus Christ would kindle love and devotion to
Him. Therefore she exhorts the beginners in prayer
life in the following way: "Unhappy are those who
through their own faults lose this blessing! It really
looks as if they do not love the Lord, for if they
loved Him they would delight in looking at pictures
of Him, just as they take pleasure in seeing pictures
of anyone else whom they love" ( Ibid).
The joy of praying the Rosary
St Bernard and St. Teresa of Avila tell us the
importance of mental pictures while praying the
Rosary or any other vocal prayer. They insist that
any kind of vocal prayer must be a meditation or
mental prayer. If we try to pray the Rosary as these
saints teach us, gradually the prayer of the Rosary
will become meaningful and devotional.
My experience with many Marian devotees
suggests that praying the Rosary in the above pre-
scribed way is meaningful, devotional, and joyful
and it inspires us to go on praying the Rosary as
many as three or four times at a time. We really
feel the company of our Holy Mother, to whom
we address constantly "Hail Mary".
As St. Bernard teaches us, God wants to give
us all the graces through the hands of our Mother
Mary. Therefore, let us be zealous enough to pray
the Rosary as many times as possible and thereby
receive all the heavenly blessings in abundance
for all of us and for all those who left us for the
eternal life.
FREED FROM BLACK MAGIC
AND ITS EVIL INFLUENCES;-
T E S T I M
O N Y
T E S T I M
O N Y
T E S T I M
O N Y
T E S T I M
O N Y
T E S T I M
O N Y
............................... Janis ,Vasai west
My name is Janis and I reside in Vasai west.
In my early school days I was good at studies;
but from IX standard onwards I lost interest in
studies and failed in exams. I lost self-confi-
dence and became lazy and irritating. Some
how, I secured a pass and got into standard X.
I lost interest in studies and because of this I
was depressed and the whole family suffered
because of me. My mother took me to a
Miracles in Rosary prayer at Malad, but I was
indifferent. But because of the insistence of my
mother I stood there and when the prayer pro-
gressed I unwittingly started cooperating with
the prayer. I experienced a prompting which
made me realize my own failures . God re-
vealed to me the several suicide attempts made
by me in the past. I repented on my sins and
sought the mercy of God. A dark power has
been ruling me because of some black magic
done in my family and I prayed for the mercy of
God. Br. Tom Zacharia prayed for me and the
mighty power of the living God broke my bond-
age and set me free. I was filled with the Holy
Spirit and became happy again. Depression and
negative thoughts left me and I regained confi-
dence. I remembered that in my childhood, Jesus
used to talk to me. When I stopped praying,
evil powers started ruling my life. Now I real-
ize the mistake and decided to pray intensely. I
felt happy after the prayer and I started studying
well and now I get good marks in exams. I
thank Jesus for this wonderful deliverance and
healing .Praise the Lord.
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To the heaven's mysteries through the Immaculate heart of virgin Mary :
Consecrate India to my Immaculate heart and say the Rosary fervently for the liberation of the country
and for the salvation of souls. Priests and the religious who have taken their vows before God to lead a
life of holiness and stand witness to my son before nations are a great agony to my motherly heart. My
grieving heart sobs in agony for the covetous and avaricious who are after the fleeting pleasures of sin
and carnal desires, leading a sinful and indulgent life and defiling the sanctified body of my Son withtheir black-stained hands. My Immaculate heart is pierced again and again when the lips which are to
impart the word of God, the steps to divinity and God's power proclaim with impunity heresies and self-
interest. My children, I implore you: console my beloved Son. Share in his pains. Travel with him from
Bethlehem to Golgotha.
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God has revealed to the world, His will, the Heaven's plans,
through chosen individuals on various times. In the olden days,
the mysteries of the Heaven were revealed as the word of God
and is obtained through the Bible. Even now the same God
reveals His will through chosen individuals. We publish here
the God's will so revealed, to Sr Sindhu of Spirit in Jesus,
through Jesus Christ, Holy Mary and at times saints and an-
gels. This scroll is in the form of dictations made by either Jesus
or Mother Mary
Revelations received since March 2003 is shared through this
column.
Sindhu Thomas
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Accompany, in holiness, God's mother in
her journey to heaven through the path of
thistles and thorns. Fulfill your duties en-
trusted to you out of love towards Jesus.
Remain unspoiled by worldliness, de-
tached from sinful pleasures, dead to car-
nal desires and resurrect in spiritual life.
Redeem my children, embroiled in war
and terrorism, heresies, crookedness and
ensnared in sin and led by Satan to a life
in the kingdom of heaven with Jesus. Let
each drop of blood from the divine body
of Jesus shed for salvation of souls since
the agony at Gethsemane triumph over
mankind. Console him once in his sec-
ond spiritual crucifixion. Jesus while en-
during his last passion invites everyone
to his love-blazing pierced heart with ex-
tended hands. Pray fervently for the sal-
vation of souls, redemption of sins and
sanctification; say Rosary continuously
and consecrate holy mass with devotion.
Love and pray. When my immaculate
heart triumph over humanity and the sec-
ond phase of the agony of Jesus comes to
an end, little children, we shall together
enter into the glory of God, the Father. I
bless you in the name of the Father, the
Son and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
T E S T I M O N Y T E S T I M O N Y T E S T I M O N Y T E S T I M O N Y T E S T I M O N Y
JESUS HEALED ME OF ALL
SICKNESSES AND BONDAGES
RESULTED FROM WITCHCRAFT Annie John Palamattom, Vile Parle.
I have been suffering from bondages of evil forces for the last 32
years due to which I had lot of troubles in my family. To get rid of
this bondage, I visited many places and participated in many retreats.
The agony I underwent was severe and indescribable. Everyone in
my area know my condition. It was when I attended a retreat
conducted by Fr. Rufus Pereira that I came to know that my problems
were due to some witchcraft done in my family but never confessed
by anyone of my family members. He advised me to pray
continuously and I started praying fervently. I got some relief for a
while but my problems aggravated inspite of my prayers. There was
chaos in my house and everyone in the family was disturbed.
However,I continued my prayers in the midst of my troubles. At
this time, I came to know about the Born Again in Spirit retreat of
the Spirit in Jesus team. When the date of the retreat was approaching,
I fell sick and I thought I couldn’t attend the retreat. Somehow or
other I attended the retreat. During the retreat, I came to know
more about my bondages and the ways to break them. The Holy
Spirit touched me and a lot of healing started happening to me. The
spoken word pierced me and I felt the power in tongues. It broke my
heart and much changes took place in me. I experienced the power
of the Rosary which could destroy all the dark powers which possessed
me and my generations.
Br.Tom Zacharia prayed for my deliverance. In an instant the
power of the Holy Spirit flowed into me and made me feel good , free
and happy. All my sicknesses had gone. Many instances of violation
of the first commandment, occult practices and witchcraft done in
my generations were revealed to me and the Holy Spirit helped me to
a good confession. With Jesus I am powerful and free and thereforeI have decided to live for the Lord in gratitude of the mighty things
done for me .I offer my thanks and praise to the Living God and
Savior, Jesus Christ. I also thank God for revealing many mysteries
through the Spirit in Jesus and making me to strive for holiness. May
God bless Br. Tom Zacharia and his team and help them spread the
kingdom of God throughout the world.
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The Word OfGod AndHoly Mary
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model of a child of God in Mother Mary. To
understand the impact of the Word of God in any
individual, Holy Virgin Mary is the best model we
have before us. When we look into the life of Holy
Mary, the Mother of Jesus, we see that the Word
which became flesh in her influenced her life and
the lives of many around her. In her we see the
impact of the Word of God when it became flesh
-its power and glory and how the Word works
when it becomes flesh in our life.
It is said about the Word of God: "Indeed, the
Word of God is living and active, sharper than any
two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul
from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge
the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And be-
fore him no creature is hidden, but all are naked
and laid bare to the eyes of the one to whom we
Modern production uses moulds so that the products are uniform, unique, perfect, good in
appearance and quality, thanks to technological progress and development. When we think
of spiritual life, we also consider models to look up to and that is why we trace the life of
saints and other persons of spiritual repute. Our Father in Heaven has given us a great
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must render an account." Hew.4:12-13. When we look
into the life of our Holy Mother, we see how the Word
of God became alive and penetrated into her self, bones
and flesh and how it revealed the thoughts of the heart
and desires of her life. The Archangel Gabriel appeared
to Holy Mary and declared: "Do not be afraid, Mary,
for you have found favor with God. And now, you
will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you
will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be
called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God
will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. He
will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his
kingdom there will be no end." Lk.1:30-33. When
she heard these words, she received them in her heart
and started contemplating on them. " He said to me:
Mortal, all my words that I shall speak to you receive
in your heart and hear with your ears;"
Ezek 3:10 The received word started
working in her because the Word
is the God's power to rouse the
heart and that was how the
thoughts came up in her heart.
Thoughts came up in her
heart not to doubt nor reject
the Word she received but
to understand it. From the
fullness of heart the mouth
speaks and since the Word
was in the heart it naturally
came out. Thoughts are rooted
in the heart just as a tree in the field
is standing because its root is firm in the ground.
Though the root is not visible to us we know this
fact very clearly. "The good person out of the good
treasure of the heart produces good, and the evil
person out of the evil treasure produces evil; for it is
out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth
speaks." Lk.6:45
The promise of salvation repeatedly given to the
Israeli people by God from time to time through his
prophets ruled the heart of Mary from childhood
onwards and her devotion to the Lord filled her heart.
At the appointed hour when the angel of the Lord
said the Word, the love of God was inflamed in
Mary which prompted her to accept the Word .
Whatever word she had heard earlier and all the
God's promises to the Israeli people were in her heart
she believed them all and dedicated her
life for the glory of the Lord. The
moment she heard the Angel
pronounce the Word, the
promise of the living God
in her heart prompted the
thoughts to come out of
her . "Discussion is the
beginning of every work
and counsel precedes ev-
ery undertaking. The
mind is the root of all con-
duct;" Sir.37:16-17. This
happened"Because God is
witness of their inmost feelings,
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and a true observer of their
hearts, and a hearer of their
tongues." Wis.1:6.
Once she realised that the
promise of God was going to
be fulfilled through her, she
did not hesitate to give her con-
sent to it. Without hesitation
she replied : "Here am I, the
servant of the Lord, let it be
with me according to your
Word." Lk.1:38. Since she
stood for God, her consent to God's plan came
naturally when it was revealed. Instantaneously the
Word became flesh in her womb. God wanted
her cooperation for the Word become flesh in her
and the moment her consent came through, God
made the Word flesh. "So shall my Word be that
goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to meempty, but it shall accomplish that which I pur-
pose, and succeed in the thing for which I sent it."
Isa55:11 .
When Mary found that her relative Elizabeth
was pregnant in her old age, she rushed to her to
see the glory of God. With a heart full of joy and
love of God she greeted Elizabeth and miracle af-
ter miracle happened. "When Elizabeth heard
Mary's greeting, the child leaped in her womb.
And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and
exclaimed with a loud cry, 'Blessed are you among
women and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And
why has this happened to me, that
the mother of my Lord comes to
me? For as soon as I heard the
sound of your greeting, the child
in my womb leaped for joy. And
blessed is she who believed that
there would be a fulfillment of what
was spoken to her by the Lord."
Lk 1:41-45. When Elizabeth pro-
claimed all those things that hap-
pened to Mary, she could not keep
her mouth shut. Her song of praise
overflowed from her mouth. The
promise of God and its fulfillment were before her and
she rejoiced in the Lord for His mighty deeds. Mary
love-filled for the Lord praised Him; seeing the maj-
esty of the living God and His mercy she became
humble and meek. She realized her nothingness and
illuminated by Him, her heart poured out the Magnificat.
All that happened came to her mind. When the Arch-
angel said the Word , no one had overheard it. She kept
everything to herself and met Elizabeth, where she saw
the mighty things which the Holy Spirit was doing. She
realised that the mystery was revealed to Elizabeth and
believed the wonderful work of the Holy Spirit.
Then she went into a perfect silence in life. She never
made it known to anyone those things that happened in
her life, not even to her glorious spouse. Though she
understood the grief of her spouse on seeing her preg-
nant, she did not break her silence. She considered it to
be the prerogative of God in revealing things in her life.
Even though she had the knowledge of God's revela-
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So shall my word be
that goes out from
my mouth; it shall
not return to me
empty, but it shall
accomplish that
which I purpose, and
succeed in the thing
for which I sent it.
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tions she did not share them with others. She had
the divine wisdom not to reveal it herself, so that
the devil be prevented from spoiling the divine
plan. As she persisted in silence, God revealed it
at the proper time and in a proper way. By doing
so she also showed us the way to keep the devil
away from our life once the Word became flesh in
our life. This again is a testimony of her perfect
obedience and love for God and His Word. She
protected the Word she received with utmost care
and love. The silence of Mother Mary was unique.
She observed the works of the Lord, understood
them and then cooperated with Him.: "For we are
what He has made us, created in Christ Jesus for
good works, which God prepared beforehand to
be our way of life." Eph 2:10. When she with-
drew to herself, she could see the work of the
Lord and that made her rejoice and praise Him
from her heart. Thus the out pouring of praise came
out of her heart for she saw the mighty deeds of the living God and the marvelous way He did them.
She had nothing of her
own to rejoice but had
abundance of His deeds to
rejoice on which is the pin-
nacle of glory that one can
ever achieve. "Happy are
we, O Israel, for we know
what is pleasing to God."
Bar 4:4
The Word became flesh
aroused the servant- spirit
in her and she went to Elizabeth not to make a courtesy
call on her but to serve her. She lived with her for three
months and served her. Charity blossomed in her when
need arose and so were all the fruits of the Holy Spirit.
However, the most important function of the Spirit is to
glorify God in every walk of our life. Mary did it in
abundance and is the prototype in this respect. Thus she
is the ideal child of God for us and generations to emu-
late. She stood for the Lord; once found acceptable to
God, He sent His Word to her and she, on her part,
received, accepted , observed , understood and obeyed
it. She found that when the Word is received God will
do everything of His own and her only duty was to co-
operate with the Holy Spirit in his work and accept and
glorify Him for everything He does for us. This way
we have to protect the Word and thus have life, i.e.,
Jesus. Thus we give all glory and praise to Him.
To sum up, Mary is the archetype designed by God
Himself for everyone who wants to become a child of
God to emulate. The Almighty God understands theneeds of His children and accordingly gave us this great
model to follow. Only the wise re-
alizes the truth and the received truth
will guide us in our endeavour to
become a child of God. When we
observe her we see how marvelous
a model she is and we love to live
with her. Thus it becomes easy for
everyone who wishes to be moul-
ded in the likeness of God, if he has
access to this Holy Mother. Thanks
and praise the Lord.
November 2008
For we are what
He has made us,
created in Christ
Jesus for goodworks, which God
prepared beforehand
to be our way of life.
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SAINT ALPHONSA TOM ZACHARIAH
One day I was reading a book
on Sr. Alphonsa. It said that she
was obedient and at peace with
those who hurt her. Whenever the
Mother Superior of the convent
scolded her she never argued with
or justified herself. Instead she felt
sorry for giving troubles to others.
Whenever the Mother Superior
scolded the servants for their irre-
sponsibility Sr.Alphonsa would go
out for their help. Instead of blam-
ing the servants she put the blame
on herself and got blamed.
While reading these some thing
God Almighty has glorified Sr. Alphonsa by exalting her
to Sainthood. Years ago I read a book on Sr. Alphonsa that
touched and changed my life. I had a bad habit of arguing
with others. After becoming a child of God through a charis-
matic retreat in the year of 1988. I was struggling to lead a
holy life. But the old self in me was active and I couldn't con-
trol myself.
Whenever my father scolded me of my failures in my du-
ties I couldn't submit myself. I justified myself by my argu-
ments which usually ended up in a verbal fight. And I used to
lose my peace of mind over that. In those days I used to pray
for six to eight hours and have experienced the presence of
the Holy Spirit. But after the arguments I felt depressed and
worried. I was not aware of the fact that Holy Spirit had left
me because of the fight.
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struck my heart, tears started to roll
down my eyes. I realised how un-
worthy I was. After receiving the
Holy Spirit I was grieving Him
by my arguments. I said :
"Lord I am not worthy to call
upon your Holy name. I don't
want to fight with any one. I
want to change my life. From
today onwards I want to be a
new creation". From that day
onwards I stopped arguing
with others and justifying my-
self. The tranformations in my
life changed the attitude of my
father towards me in a month.
I realised that my deposit in the
heaven has increased day by
day. It was the witnessing of
Sr. Alphonsa that changed my
life.
God Almighty has given
me the grace to experience the
presence of Sr.Alphonsa in my
life. During my prayers I used to seen a nun. I
thought God was asking me to pray for a nun. But
later the Holy Spirit revealed to me that it was
Sr.Alphonsa who was given for my help whose
prayers helped me overcome the great sufferings I
had undergone in the year 1988-89.
In one of my visits to the tomb of Sr.
Alphonsa, I saw the presence of God de-
scending on that place in the form of a
thick white cloud. I experience the
same wherever I visit the shrine of
our Mother in Velankanny. Mother
Mary is the Queen of Heaven. But
Sr. Alphonsa was only an ordinary
nun who glorified God through her
witnessing. Now God Almighty
has glorified her by giving her
Sainthood.
The Clarist convent in
Bharananganam in Kerala where
the saint gave the witnessing to
Jesus is a holy place. Once I was
praying in Saint Alphonsa's room.
Then I felt showers of heavy light
falling upon me. I couldn't open
my eyes, I couldn't move, I stood
still for some time. I saw the heav-
enly light, I felt the mighty pres-
ence of God. I realised that I was
standing in a holy place. I thank God for giving me
the grace to be in that holy place and experience the
love of God through Saint Alphonsa. I pray that
Almighty God bless the thousands who visit Saint
Alphonsa's tomb and house.
God Almighty has
glorified
Sr. Alphonsa
by exalting her to
Sainthood.
Years ago I
read a book on
Sr. Alphonsa that
touched and
changed my life.
I had a bad habit
of arguing
with others
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Joshi PandariOur life is a journey - a journey along
with Jesus. There is a beginning and a
reaching point for every journey. As
we begin our spiritual life in answer to
the call by Jesus, heaven is our goal in
this spiritual journey. Our only aim
throughout our spiritual life should be
heaven. Apostle St. Paul says " So I run straight to-
wards the goal in order to win the prize, which is God's
call through Christ Jesus to the life above" Phil 1:21
"For what is life? To me, it is Christ, and death is prof-
itable for me" Phil 3:14. Death marks the end of life on
earth, but the Apostle emphasises the spiritual gain after
death as it is the entry point to heaven for a person who
journeyed his life with Jesus.
Jesus is the only savior and way to heaven. All man-kind could reach heaven only through this way. There
is no other way. Jesus says "I am the way, the truth,
and the life; no one goes to the father except by me" Jn
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14:6. In our spiritual jour-
ney, Jesus is always there
holding our hands with
His never ending love to
lead us to right direction.
It is we who deserts Jesus,
mislead by the world and
go our own way. When
Jesus asked the Apostles
to 'follow me', they abandoned all
what they had and followed Him
without looking back. As the
Apostles did, we have to leave our
sinful life behind and follow Jesus.
If the Apostles had refused the in-
vitation of Jesus thinking of their
loss of boat, net, wealth, family
etc., wouldn't they have lost the
real wealth in heaven? Jesus says us that "Anyone who
wants to come with me must forget yourself, take up
their cross every day and follow me" Lk 9:23
To follow Jesus means, to go with Him. He says
"My sheep hear my voice and I know them; they follow
me and I give them eternal life. They shall never perish
and no one will ever steal them from me" Jn 10:27-28.
We may have faith in Jesus, but we often fail to form a
deep relationship with Him. This is because we are still
at the same point where Jesus had invited us to follow
Him and unable to make a step ahead. "You must give
up your former way of living; the old self, whose de-
ceitful desires bring self-destruction. Your hearts and
minds must be made completely new, and you must put
on the new self, which is created in God's likeness and
reveals itself in the
true life that is upright
and holy" Eph 4:22-
24. "Anyone who is
joined to Christ is a
new being; the old is
gone, the new has
come" 2 Cor 5:17
"Put on, rather, the
Lord Jesus Christ and do not
be led by the will of the flesh
nor follow its desires" Rom
13:14. If we turn back to this
sinful world, we will miss the
presence of Jesus and our
path ahead will be filled with
darkness. The word of God
will be the light on this foggy
road. A life built on the Word of God is vital to
shed light on the road we walk. Jesus says "I am
the light of the world, whoever follows me will
have the light of life and will never walk in dark-
ness" Jn 8:12. To walk with God is foolishness to
the world. However, we become dearer to the
Father in heaven when we walk with His Son, our
only trustworthy friend, Jesus Christ, who loves
us as much as His own life. Being the citizens of
the Kingdom of Heaven while living in this world,we must lead a detached life, foolish to the world,
but pleasing to the Heaven.
Though we are in this world, we are not of this
world. 1 Peter 2:9 says "You are the chosen race,
the King's priests, the holy nation, God's own
My sheep hear myMy sheep hear myMy sheep hear myMy sheep hear myMy sheep hear myvoice and I know them;voice and I know them;voice and I know them;voice and I know them;voice and I know them;
they follow me and Ithey follow me and Ithey follow me and Ithey follow me and Ithey follow me and I give them eternal life. give them eternal life. give them eternal life. give them eternal life. give them eternal life.They shall never They shall never They shall never They shall never They shall never
perish and no one willperish and no one willperish and no one willperish and no one willperish and no one willever steal them from meever steal them from meever steal them from meever steal them from meever steal them from me
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people, chosen to proclaim the wonderful acts of
God, who called you out of darkness into his own
marvelous light". Being the
citizens of Heaven, we are
foreigners in this world. We
do not belong to this world,
instead we live for a short
time as visitors and tourists.
During this short time, we
buy and possess many things,
but do not own them forever.
Our family, job, wealth,
property and everything that
we possess as our own are
going to be detached from us
on the day we say goodbye
to this world. However,
whatever we possess in our
spiritual life and surrender the
same into the hands of God
will be a treasure for us for-
ever in Heaven. Jesus says
"Do not work for food that
goes bad; instead, work for
the food that lasts for eternal
life" Jn 6:27.
The materialistic possessions that we accumu-
late give us only worldly pleasures. Is our bodysatisfied with these pleasures? "The world and
everything in it that people desire is passing away;
but those who do the will of God live forever" 1
Jn 2:17. Our prayerful and holy life with God has
become a great treasure in Heaven. King
Alexander conquered many kingdoms and the world
came under his control. On his way back home after his
last military expedition he fell seri-
ously ill and death stared at him. He
begged his doctors to add a few
more moments to his life so that he
could reach home before death to
see his mother; they were helpless.
Alexander realized the futility of
conquests, great army, sharp sword
and wealth in saving him from the
call of death. He had to accept the
fact that he was going to die. He
called his General and requested
him not to fail in carrying out his
last three wishes. The first was that
his coffin should be carried by his
doctors so that people must know
that no doctor can cure a person and
save him from death. Second wish
was that the gold, silver, and pre-
cious stones in his treasury be strewn
on the way to the grave so that
people will know that not even a
fraction of these will go with him
and it is sheer waste of time to chase wealth. The third
wish was that his hands should be kept dangling out of
the coffin. By doing this, he wished his people to knowthat whatever he earned in this life was of no use and
was going empty handed out of this world. Jesus says
"Do not store up riches for yourselves here on earth,
where moths and rust destroy, and robbers break in and
steal. Instead, store up riches for yourselves in heaven,
"Do not storeup riches for
yourselves here on
earth, where moths
and rust destroy,
and robbers break
in and steal.
Instead, store
up riches for
yourselves in
heaven, where
moths and rust
cannot destroy,
and robbers cannotbreak in and
steal....
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where moths and rust cannot destroy, and robbers can-
not break in and steal. For your heart will always be
where your riches are" Mt 6:19-21.
Let our life be holy to store up treasures in Heaven.
"What does it profit you to gain the whole world while
you destroy or damage yourself" Lk 9:25. Not as a house
built on the sand, but as a house built on a rock, we must
build our life on the foundation of Jesus, the rock. Not
beautiful in our eyes, but our life should be beautiful in
the eyes of our God.
Jesus must be the ruler of ev-
erything in our life - ruler of our
self, family, job, abilities, situations
and everything. If so, the world
can see Jesus in us. Not to be self-
ish, but it is our duty to save the
souls of our brothers and sisters
also. If their souls are lost in igno-
rance of the one and only savior
Jesus Christ, aren't we responsible
for this loss? If we meet a person
with suicidal tendency, won't we
try to save him? Don't we know
that he is our own brother or sister
in Jesus Christ? In order to accom-
plish the wish of our Heavenly
Father that none to be lost, let our
sinless life with Jesus be a model
for our brothers and sisters to find
the right path to Heaven and
thereby their salvation.
We shall not wish anything less than becoming a
Saint. Though we live holy in all aspects, but if
addicted to a small sin, how can we attain our goal?
"Offer yourself as living sacrifice to God, dedi-
cated to his service and pleasing to him. This is
the true worship that you should offer" Rom 12:1.If my life stops this moment when my life is ad-
dicted to a particular sin, my journey shall be of
no use without reaching the goal? "Take truth as
your belt, justice as your breastplate, and zeal as
your shoes to propagate the
Gospel of peace" Eph 6:14-
15. There are two ways for
us to choose, either in Jesus to
life or in sin to death. Let us
abandon our sinful life com-
pletely and start our journey
along with Jesus that leads to
life. Let us proclaim in our
journey that "It is no longer I
who live, but it is Christ who
lives in me. This life that I live
now, I live by faith in the Son
of God, who loved me and
gave his life for me" Gal 2:20.
Let our Holy Queen be a
model for us to live in holiness
in our journey to eternal life.
Let us ask for Her help and
intersession so that we shall be
able to live a sinless life.
Amen.
Jesus must bethe ruler of every-
thing in our life -
ruler of ourself,
family, job, abilities,
situations and ev-
erything. If so, the
world can see
Jesus in us. Not to
be selfish, but it is
our duty too to
save the souls of
our brothers and
sisters also
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hold that one can directly confess his sins to God and
therefore a mediator is unnecessary.
Jesus said to his disciples "If you forgive the sins
of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of
any, they are retained" ( Jn. 20:23) .Jesus said this after
his death and resurrection. Jesus destroyed the power
of sin when he died on the cross Only after destroying
the power of sin on the cross he gave the authority to
his disciples to forgive the sins of others. The absolu-
tion is done in the name of Jesus by the Holy Spirit.
Sin is a fruit of the devil. It is not the weakness of a
person. The devil influences the weakness and
rules the person. Truly when a priest forgives
the sins of the confessant, he casts out the evil
powers that possess the sinner.
When Jesus chose his disciples
and send them on his mission he did not
give them the authority to forgive sins
of others. Instead he said: preach the
word ,cast out demons, heal the
sick, raise the dead and cleanse the
lepers. (Mt 10:7, Luke 9:1). But
2
The non Catholics do not believe
in the sacrament of confession. They
Tom Zachariah
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after his resurrection
when he appeared to the
disciples he breathed
upon them and said:` re-
ceive the Holy Spirit'.
Then he said:` if you for-
give the sins of any, they
are forgiven them; if you
retain the sins of any, they
are retained '(Jn 20:23)
Millions of
people were un-
der the slavery of
sin. Through sin
death exercised
dominion even
over those whose
sins were not like
the sins of Adam
(Rom. 5:14) Sin
Why didn't Jesus give the
power to forgive sins before his
death? He gave them authority
over demons and evil spirits and
to preach , heal and even to raise
the dead. But he never autho-
rized them to forgive the sins of
others.
When Jesus died on the
cross he bore our sins on his
body (1 pet 2: 24). He was punished for our sins. "But
he was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our
iniquities; upon him was the punishment that made us
whole, and by his bruises we are healed" ( Isa 53:5).
When John the Baptist saw Jesus he declared: "Here is
the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world"( Jn 1:29)
The Almighty God put our sins on the body of Jesus
and he was punished for our sins. He was nailed on the
cross and he died. Through his death Jesus destroyed
the power of death ,that is the devil (Heb 2:15)
is the root cause of influ-
ence of the devil. Jesus
gave the Apostles power to
cast out the devil but he
never asked them to for-
give the sins because the
power of sin should have
to be destroyed on the
cross. Only after doing so
he gave authority to his
disciples to forgive sins.
Jesus paid the price for the forgiveness of
our sins. After his resurrection and ascension into
heaven the Holy Spirit came upon the disciples
and they became holy and powerful. When people
heard their word they repented and confessed their
sins and received the baptism of the Holy Spirit.
Centuries have passed since then.Today
many consider confessions as meaningless. At the
beginning of the Latin Mass the priest asks the
people to repent on their sins. Then all say to-
Jesus gave the Apostles Jesus gave the Apostles Jesus gave the Apostles Jesus gave the Apostles Jesus gave the Apostles
power to cast out thepower to cast out thepower to cast out thepower to cast out thepower to cast out thedevil but he never askeddevil but he never askeddevil but he never askeddevil but he never askeddevil but he never askedthem to forgive the sinsthem to forgive the sinsthem to forgive the sinsthem to forgive the sinsthem to forgive the sins
because the power of sinbecause the power of sinbecause the power of sinbecause the power of sinbecause the power of sinshould have to be de-should have to be de-should have to be de-should have to be de-should have to be de-stroyed on the cross.stroyed on the cross.stroyed on the cross.stroyed on the cross.stroyed on the cross.
Only after doing so heOnly after doing so heOnly after doing so heOnly after doing so heOnly after doing so he
gave authority to his dis- gave authority to his dis- gave authority to his dis- gave authority to his dis- gave authority to his dis-ccccciples to forgive sins.iples to forgive sins.iples to forgive sins.iples to forgive sins.iples to forgive sins.
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gether :" I confess to Almighty God/ and to you
my brothers and sisters that I have sinned through
my own fault ( strike the breast) In my thoughts
and in my words, in what I have done/ and in
what I have failed to do/and/ I ask blessed Mary,
ever virgin, all the angels and saints, and you my
brothers and sisters/ to pray for me to the Lord
our God . And the priest (celebrant) replies:" May
almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our
sins and bring us to everlasting life."
Many people believe that through this prayer
their sins are forgiven. Is it true? No.In fact it is a
prayer of repentance and not a sacrament of con-
fession. Remember my dear brothers and sisters, through
this prayer your sins are not forgiven. But you have only
expressed your repentance if your prayer has come from
your heart. Let us see what brings forgiveness of sins.
In the book of St.Mathew in chapter 9 we see a
paralised man. Some people brought him to Jesus by
removing the roof of the house where Jesus was. See-
ing their faith Jesus said to the paralytic "Man your sins
are forgiven" The Pharisees heard it and they murmured
that Jesus was blaspheming. Perceiving their thoughts
Jesus asked them which is easier? To say that your sins
are forgiven or to say to get up and walk? They couldn't
reply Jesus. Because it was impossible for them to do
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either. They couldn't think of saying to some-
one that your sins are forgiven. Because they
haven't heard it before. They knew only about
the sinful sacrifice which was given by Moses.
Lev 3:1. So they thought Jesus was blasphem-
ing. But Jesus said everything was possible for
him. So he said to the paralytic to stand up and
walk. Immediately he stood up and started to
walk.
Here is the key: First, Jesus forgives his
sins and then heals him. Jesus said to him loudly
"your sins are forgiven" Because that word is
life and spirit (Jn .6:63). He says "you have
already been cleansed by the word that I have
spoken to you" (Jn 15:3). With power and
authority when Jesus said loudly`` your sins
are forgiven'' that man became free.
When a sinful woman washed the feet
of Jesus with tears and wiped his feet with her
hair, Jesus said "woman your sins are
forgiven"(Luke 7:36 -50). So, it is the word
that gives absolution. Today when a priest after
hearing the sin of a confessant should say
loudly that in the name of Jesus or in the name
of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit I
forgive your sins. That gives absolution.
A retreat was going on in a parish many
years ago. It was the day for the Anointing of
the Holy Spirit. After the holy mass we were
to pray for all the participants. The Parish priest
was hearing confessions. I felt a slight pain in my mind. I
realized that the Holy Spirit was asking me to go for con-
fession. But I said, Lord I have confessed two weeks be-
fore, there is nothing rankling in my mind to make a con-
fession. But He insisted me to confess. I approached the
priest and said that I couldn't remember anything to con-
fess. But I confessed that I couldn't be attentive in the Holy
Mass. After that the priest prayed and then said loudly:` I
forgive your sins in the name of Jesus'. His word pierced
my heart. I felt a great relief and experienced the power
of the Holy Spirit coming into my heart. It was the first
time in my life that I felt the power of confession. Never
before have I heard a priest say:` your sins are
forgiven'.Today when I go for confession I long to hear
the priest say` your sins are forgiven'.
I confess to Almighty God/ and to
you my brothers and sisters that
I have sinned through my own fault
(strike the breast) In my thoughts
and in my words, in what I have
done/ and in what I have failed to
do/and/ I ask blessed Mary,
ever virgin, all the angels
and saints, and you my brothers
and sisters/ to pray for me to
the Lord our God . And the
priest (celebrant) replies:
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Twelve years ago a fire broke out in my
kitchen and my body was severely burnt,in the
front and backside. The right breast was com-
pletely burnt; it looked as if I had no breast onthe right side. I was rushed to the hospital and
the treatment lasted for a long time. Even after
the treatment I was unable to lift or move my
right hand as the skin of the arm pit area was
joined. Later I underwent a plastic surgery at
the Manipal medical college which eased some
of my routine functioning.
Meanwhile I became pregnant and gave birth
to my third child. Like all mothers, I wished to
breastfeed my child. However, I was unable to
do so since I had no breast- nipple which too
was burnt. Yet milk was coming out from the
breast area without any control. Though I un-
derwent one more plastic surgery it was of no
help . I used to keep some cotton clothes inside
the brassier to prevent the flow of milk and also
to give a shape to the breast. Though I was wor-
ried about it I did not share this problem with
others, except my husband whose support and advice
helped me to go ahead.
10 years after the fire accident, in 2006, I attended a
'Miracles in Rosary' convention of the 'Spirit in Jesus'team, at Thrissur, Kerala. During the prayer, Br. Tom
Zacharia and Sr. Sindhu, asked people to place their
hands on the areas of the body where they have sick-
ness. Though I had no specific disease at that time, I
simply kept my hands on the chest. Unintentionally my
fingers touched the cotton cloth that was kept inside
my brassier. I suddenly remembered my lost breast and
asked Jesus, with a smile in my heart, if he could make
my right breast as perfect as the left one. When the
healing prayer was over, a severe pain started on my
left breast and I could not lift my hands for the subse-
quent praise and worship prayer . The pain continued
throughout the night. Next day morning, I had no pain
and I went for the Holy Mass. After the Mass I reached
the convention hall for the Rosary prayer. Then the
pain started again, but on my right breast. It gradually
increased and I felt tired and disheartened .
When the convention was over, I went home with
T E S T I M O N Y
Mrs. Gracy Joshy, Karakat house ,
Nellipara P.O., Alakode, Kannur - 670571
GOD GAVE ME
A NEW ORGAN
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no relief in pain on my breast. However, while chang-
ing my dress, I saw a miracle on my body- a new breast
in the place of my lost breast on the right side similar to
the left breast with nipple in shape and color. Ever since
the accident the right breast area was rose in color but
the new breast looked of normal skin color. I had testi-
fied it in retreats and in the Malayalam magazine 'Itha
Ninte Amma' in the year 2006.
I have one more testimony about my daughter. In
2006 she had been suffering from severe head-
ache. We went to doctors, one after another but
they could not diagnose it. But the headache con-
tinued. Finally, brothers of the Spirit in Jesus came
to my home . They prayed three Rosaries along
with my daughter. Since then my daughter had no
headache at all. Our God is a living God, who
loves us every moment.
Maria ,Vikroli
I am Maria, a resident of Vikroli. This is
my second retreat. I had severe back ache
and I had been suffering from this pain for
the last 13 years. I couldn't bend, kneel
down,or sit on the ground. I couldn't move
my neck; it was so stiff and because of this
I have been facing much trouble in my daily
life. During healing prayer Jesus touched
me and healed me perfectly and now I can
move my neck, sit on the ground, and kneel
down. He healed me of migraine com-
pletely. I feel happy and light and in my
heart , I feel the presence of Jesus and Holy
Spirit . I thank and praise my Lord for this
wonderful healing.
THIRTEEN YEAR OLD
BACK PAIN ANDMIGRAINE CURED.
Irene Rodrigues ,Bycula.I am Irene Rodrigues, a resident of Bycula. Last March
all on a sudden I had a severe Asthma attack. I had allergy
also,because of which there was swelling on my face. I
consulted a doctor who advised me to avoid certain food
items completely. Whenever I ate fish, beef, pork, etc. , I
got swelling on my face. While the treatment was pro-
gressing I attended a Miracles in Rosary prayer at Vikroli.
During the prayer I had an asthma attack and I thought I
would collapse. Later on to my surprise I found that the
asthma and the allergy had gone and since then I never
had any such problem . Halleluiah, Praise the Lord.
ASTMA HEALED
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KNEE PAIN HEALED;-
Wilma D'souza, Bandra East
I am Wilma D'souza from Bandra East. I have been suf-
fering from pain on my knees. Neither I could sit nor walk properly. I attended the Miracles In Rosary prayer. After the
healing prayer I found that my knee pain has gone and now I
can freely sit and walk with comfort. I got a complete heal-
ing and feel good. I give thanks and praise to God. All glory
to Him. Halleluiah.
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BORN AGAIN IN SPIRIT
birth …. I felt like a new person altogether. When I came
back to Bangalore and resumed my preparations, I felt
that my head and heart had cleared up completely. I
must add - I had attended a number of retreats earlier,
but never before had I experienced this kind of happi-
ness and holiness.
In May, I appeared for my exam. The first
paper was so tough that I returned home literally in tears.
But after reciting a Rosary, I felt calm and comforted. I
appeared for the remaining two papers. After that, I sur-
rendered everything in God's hands, trusting that He
would do only good for me. I prepared myself to accept
whatever He had in store for me.
In July came the results of the exams and I passed
in all. Surprisingly I had scored well for the paper I had
found tough! Words are not enough to thank God for
this miracle He did in my life. Thanks to Spirit In Jesus
also through which Jesus worked this miracle.
I realised that my past failures were just small
hurdles that I had to overcome with the help of the Holy
Spirit in my life. Without the Spirit of God all our ef-
forts would be in vain. My ardent prayer to God is to
guide me in His way since His way is the best and the
ONLY way.
Annie Andrews, Bangalore
My name is Annie Andrews, a native of
Erumely in Kottayam, but I live in Bangalore with
my parents. I had attended the March 2008 Spirit
in Jesus Retreat (Born Again in Spirit) in
Choondal, Thrissur,for a spiritual transformation.
And that is exactly what happened.
I was pursuing my CA course. Everything
was going smooth and I passed all the exams I
wrote, till I reached the second stage of the course.
I passed in three papers, but got stuck in the re-
maining three. Two attempts I made earlier were
in vain; they were by a slender margin trobled me
deeply. I even thought of dropping out of the CA
course. But the remebrance of Mother Mary's di-
vine presence near me sometime back during one
of my earlier examinations, her assurance and en-
couragement, kept me go forward. My final ex-
amination was yet to come in May 2008. I faced a
lot of problems during my preparation and I
struggled a lot every day to study. I knew I was
unhappy internally-spiritually. It weighed heavy
in my heart. On the advice of some of my friends I
joined them in the Spirit InJesus retreat at Choondal
in March 2008.
During the retreat, I experienced a true re-
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THE KEYS TO OPEN
THE DOORS OF HEAVEN
Tom Zachariah
HallelujahHallelujahHallelujahHallelujahHallelujahthe door of heaven. Now I tell you about the
second key. It is the word "Hallelujah."
Hallelujah is a Hebrew word. Hallelu =
Praise. Jah =Jahuve, means God. So Hallelu-
jah means Praise the Lord. Saints in heaven
worship God by chanting Hallelujah. We read
in the Book of Revelation: "Then I heard what
seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like
the sound of many waters and like the sound of
mighty thunderpeals, crying out Hallelujah"
(Rev 19:6).
The word Hallelujah has the power to open
the doors of heaven. When we praise the Lord
by saying Hallelujah the doors of the heaven
are opened and showers of blessing start to flow
from there. My experience to the last twenty
years have shown me the power of Hallelujah,
especially during the time of praise and wor-
ship in retreats. When I sing Hallelujah I see
the doors of heaven open and the mighty power
of the Holy Spirit descend upon the people.
Jesus Jesus Jesus Jesus Jesus Jesus said to Peter "I will give you the
keys of the kingdom of heaven" (Mt.
16:19). When Peter believed and pro-
claimed that Jesus is the Son of the living
God (Mt 16:16) Jesus promised him the
keys of the kingdom of heaven. In the last
issue I wrote on the the first key to open
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When the power comes people can't stand in the
presence of God, and many fall down.
When Holy Mary visited the house of
Zachariah, She greeted Elizabeth, the wife of
Zachariah. "When Elizabeth heard Mary's greet-
ing, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth
was filled with the Holy Spirit" (Lk 1:41). Mary,
after receiving the Word from the angel Gabriel,
was visiting Elizabeth. Mary did not pray for Eliza-
beth. She just greeted Elizabeth. The word that
Mary used to greet brought the power of the Holy
Spirit.
The Bible does not mention the word of greet-
ing of Mary. Fifteen years ago while I was reading
this passage, it touched me. I read the passage many
times. I tried to find out the word that Mary used to
greet Elizabeth. But I realised that it is not given in
the Bible. Suddenly my Holy Spirit inspired me to ask
Jesus about the word that Mary used. I asked Jesus about
the secret word. But He did not give me a reply. But I
continued asking Him in my personal prayer. After
many days I heard a question in reply. Jesus asked me:
which word did you use to greet others after your first
charismatic retreat? I said 'Praise the Lord'. And He said:
Mary used the same word - Hallelujah!! - Praise the
Lord.
Today during the time of retreats when I utter the
word Hallelujah I see the mighty power of the Holy
Spirit coming upon the people and they fall down.
Hallelujah
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INDIA GETS ITS FIRST
WOMAN SAINTA nun from a remote Kerala village, Sister
Alphonsa, who passed away in 1946, was canon-
ized on Sunday12th October 2008 as India's first
woman saint by Pope Benedict XVI. Sister
Alphonsa who died at the young age of 36, was
conferred sainthood by the Pope at a special cer-
emony at the St.Peter's Square in the Vatican city.
The ceremony was watched by over 5000 Indian
Christians who had come to Rome from India and
other parts of the world as well as thousands of
others back home. Pope said Sister Alphonsa had
been "an exceptional woman, who today is of-
fered to the people of India as their canonized
woman saint."
She had lived in extreme physical and spiritual
suffering and was convinced that her cross was
the very means of reaching the heavenly banquet
prepared for her by the Father, the Pope said.
"Sister Alphonsa's heroic virtues of patience, for-
titude and perseverance in the midst of deep suf-
fering remind us that God always provides the
strength we need to overcome every trial," he said.
"I invite prayers for reconciliation and peace in
situations which provoke alarm and great suffering."
The Pope read out passages from the Bible and excerpts
from her biography. "As the Christian faithful of India
give thanks to God for their first native daughter to be
presented for public veneration, I wish to assure them
of my prayers during this difficult time," he said.
Sister Alphonsa is the first woman from India to be
conferred sainthood and the second Roman Catholic
from the country after Gonsalo Garcia, who was con-
ferred the honour in 1862. Sister Alphonsa who lived a
quiet religious life helping people before passing away
at the age of 36 over six decades ago, was hailed for a
number of miracles, including the two which were offi-
cially put up to the Pope. One of the miracles attributed
to her is related to the healing of a boy's twisted feet
after his family prayed at her tomb at Alphonsa chapel
at Bharananganam near Kottayam.
The pope also canonized three others - Maria Bernarda
Butler from Switzerland, Narcisa de Jesus Marlillo
Moran from Ecuador and Father Gaetano Errico from
Italy.
FIVE STATES TO GO TO THEPOLLS FROM NOVEMBER 14
Election Commission has announced poll dates for
Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Mizoram and
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NEWSChhattisgarh. According to the election schedule,
polls will be held in two phases in Chhatisgarh on
November 14 and 20; Madhya Pradesh will go to
the polls on November 25; elections in Delhi and
Mizoram will be on November 29, while in
Rajasthan, the exercise will be held on
December 4.
Counting in all the five states will be held on
December 8 The final voter's rolls have been pub-
lished in the four states. More than 15 core voters
will exercise their franchise in this election. For
the first time, photo electoral rolls will be used in
these states. Identification of voters will be done
through the elector's photo identity cards.
ORISSA CM SEEKSUNIFIED ACTION TO
RESTORE PEACECaught in the vortex of continuing communal
violence in Kandhamal, Chief Minister Naveen
Patnaik appealed to all sections of the society to
lend support to help restore normalcy and peace in
the state. The Chief Minister made the appeal at
the National Integration Council meeting held in
New Delhi.
Responding to riots, Naveen said Orissa was
passing through "trying times" and there was need
for "unified and affirmative action" by the "entire civil
society to assist the government in bringing normalcy
and maintaining peace." He said, "The entire nation
must fight divisive forces which spread hatred, fanati-
cism and recrimination."
Naveen told the meeting that over eight years of its
incumbency, his government did not witness any com-
munal violence "except for the two unfortunate inci-
dents" in Kandhamal district in December 2007 and this
August. "Orissa has an excellent track record of peace
and harmony and remarkably free of considerations of
casteism and communalism," he said.
The CM condemned the communal violence and the
nun rape incident, which he described as "shameful and
barbaric". He said "prompt action has been taken
against police officials, who have neglected their duty";
in the nun case a judicial inquiry has been ordered into
the incident. Incidents in Kandhamal were happening
in the backdrop of the worst floods in the post indepen-
dent history of Orissa, he said, appealing to the Union
government for central assistance for the four million
people affected by the floods. Refering to the genesis
of the Kandhamal problem, the CM said, it had a "long
history of ill feeling and suspicion between the STs and
SCs on a variety of issues such as forcible occupation
of land of the tribals, jobs secured on the basis of false
certificates."
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