The Healing Power of Holy Mass   "...it is by God's will that we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all" (Heb 10:10)

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  With an injured back bone I attended the retreat conducted by Bro Thomas Paul in 1997 October at Divine Retreat Centre. I had been told I should take perfect rest, follow a strict diet and get expert treatment from the Medical College Hospital. The whole of the left side of my body was suffering from a paralytic stroke. The talks of the very first day on sin enabled me to make a good confession.
 
Thomas Paul told us to get ready for the Holy Mass and to stretch out our arms at the consecration in union with the crucified Lord. After a complete surrender to God, I braced myself to do so. In a short while, I felt my arms being pulled to both sides, my chest rising forwards and upwards and my uplifted facial muscles strenuously tightening. The nerves and bones too were being stretched by some unknown power. The back pain I had been enduring for months was completely gone. I had a freshening healing experience.
 
Though I had earlier made several retreats and worked in different prayers groups, I had not been able to make a good confession. There were sins I had committed from childhood onwards which had never been confessed. It is purity of heart that Jesus loves best. With a good confession I became a new creation. When I participated in the celebration of the Eucharist with purity of soul, I was healed and blessed with a peace I cannot describe.
 

P D Joy,

Punnakkal,

Kadackarappally

Cherthala.