Divine Mercy Sunday is this Sunday April 19, 2009
http://brendakaren.wordpress.com/2009/04/14/divine-mercy-sunday-is-next-sunday-april-19-2009 April 14, 2009 brendakaren Our Miracle through the power of prayer to the “Divine Mercy” On the December 28, 2006, our family, (myself, my son Nathan, and my wonderful husband Izaiah), left for our holiday in Queensland. While on the holiday I fell ill. The full extent of my sickness was unknown to anyone. I did my best to keep going, so that my family could enjoy the rest of their holiday. On the morning of January 2, 2007, I was not responding to the efforts of my husband to awaken me. Without a moment’s hesitation he rang the ambulance to have me transported to the nearest hospital. After being transferred between hospitals, I was brought to the Prince Alexandria Hospital in Brisbane. It was there that the doctors worked tirelessly to find out the cause of my sickness. After running extensive tests, they found out that my liver was slowly deteriorating, but they still were unable to diagnose the cause. They told my husband and son that my condition was spiralling downwards, and that I was in need of a transplant. Izaiah then comforted and reassured Nathan that his mother was going to be fine, while he was trying to deal with the thought of losing his wife, who is his soul mate and best friend. I was then placed on a waiting list for the whole of Australia and New Zealand, in a desperate search to find a donor. While feeling hopeless and alone, Izaiah received a phone call, to tell him that the family were on their way to help him and Nathan in their time of need. My mother Lina Vella and my older brother Micheal Vella were on their way from Sydney to be beside me. My mother has a great devotion to the “Divine Mercy”. She found her only comfort in prayer, and this gave Izaiah and Nathan something to hold onto. My mother told me that the entire journey from Sydney was spent praying to the “Divine Mercy” to save her thirty-two year old daughter, (who has a husband and a twelve year old son who love and need her). A picture of the “Divine Mercy” was placed upon my head by my mother, as a sign that I was being watched over. As my mother continued to pray my condition was still deteriorating, and there was still no word of a donor. On the third and fourth of January, Izaiah and Michael were in and out of the doctors’ rooms checking up on the progress, whilst still waiting for a donor. My mother had now been praying to the “Divine Mercy” for three days. By the fifth of January my condition was getting worse and I was nearing my last hours. When my mother learnt of this, she placed a picture of the “Divine Mercy” under my head and reassured me that I was going to make it. Not long after that Izaiah and Micheal were called to my room. Because they feared the worst, their walk was slow and painful. As they entered the room, they were greeted by a smiling doctor with the news that I had a donor, and that the doctor would operate on me that evening at 11:30pm. The family could now rejoice and give thanks to the “Divine Mercy” but with a five to fifteen hour operation to go through, it still wasn't over, and the operation only had a fifty percent chance of success. I had to pull through again for my family. During my operation prayers were sent up by family, friends and everyone that knew me and also by people who didn't know me. In the morning seven hours into the operation the phone rang. Izaiah received the news that they had all been waiting for. The operation was a success, and they could celebrate knowing that their angel had been returned to them. I thank everyone who stood by me and who prayed for me. Without my family and friends, I would not have survived this tragedy. We pray everyday to the “Divine Mercy” to give thanks. We also pray for the eternal repose of the soul of the donor, who lost his life and who gave life to me. Danielle Karauna, January 2007 Note from Mary Ann (the owner of this blog) The Marians of Stockbridge, Mass, USA have a booklet which is M-17 in their catalogue. The booklet is entitled: Devotion to The Divine Mercy. This booklet gives a summary of the elements of The Devotion to The Divine Mercy, including The Chaplet, the picture, The Novena to the Divine Mercy, The Hour of Great Mercy, St Faustina information, etc. I recommend it to you. 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