Healing Testimonials

 

True testimony written by Ann Fronzek

June 6, 2007

 

            "On August 9, 2006, I suffered a heart attack due to an allergic reaction to an antibiotic and I nearly died. 

            "I was rushed to Auburn Memorial Hospital in Auburn, New York and admitted for three days on the recommendation of Dr. Godishala, who is a cardiologist.  I was transferred to Saint Joseph’s Hospital, in Syracuse, New York.  I had a heart catheterization done to see how much damage there was to my heart.  It was also to check for any obstructions and blocked arteries.  The tests that I had done prior to this were cardiograms and eco-cardiograms, which all showed heart damage.  I was told I had damage to the front of my heart due to the heart attack. 

            "I was put on Topral heart medication.  I was released from the hospital on Sunday, August 13, 2006, with a follow up appointment scheduled with Dr. Godishala, on November 29, 2006.  In the meantime, I had an appointment with my primary care doctor, Dr. Ami Milton, on August 23, 2006.   My sister Carol went with me.  I asked Dr. Milton if she thought my heart would heal and she said no. She had reviewed all of my records and did not leave me with much hope that my heart would heal.  I left there very depressed, thinking that this was final and that this is the way it was going to be.

            "Well, I never gave up.  God had spared my life and He helped me to survive the whole ordeal that I had gone through.  I prayed and prayed to Jesus and to Mary, Our Blessed Mother, saying my daily prayers and offering my rosaries. 

            "Mary Reilly was starting the recitation of the Holy Rosary on the first Wednesday of each month at Saint Francis of Assisi Church in Auburn, New York.  The first rosary was on September 6, 2006, the second on October 4, 2006 and the third, on November 1, 2006, as I remember. I attended all three with my sister, Carol and my brother-in-law.  After the recitation of the Holy Rosary, Mary Reilly would invite anyone who wished, to come forward for prayer and Mary would pray over and touch each person with the Relic of the True Cross of Christ.  I went up to be prayed over and Mary touched my heart with the Relic of Christ. Each time, I felt a sensation of warmth come over me.  I knew Christ’s Healing had touched me. 

            "On November 29th I had my scheduled appointment with Dr. Godishala.  My sister, Carol, accompanied me.  Dr. Godishala ran tests, which included cardiograms and eco-cardiograms.  After all the tests were completed, we were waiting for the results.  We met back in Dr. Godishala’s office.  I was so nervous and scared, not knowing what he was going to tell me.

            "Well, to my astonishment, Dr. Godishala went on to tell me that my heart was completely healed.  There was absolutely no evidence of any heart damage.  I began thanking God up and down, crying tears of joy.  I knew Our Heavenly Father, Jesus, My Lord, and Mary, Our Holy Mother, had been there at my side all along.  Jesus, through His healing grace, had healed me.  He gave me His precious gift of healing.  This is my miracle!

 "Thanks be to God.  He is truly very precious to me.  I love Him and thank Him everyday for all of His blessings."

Your Friend in Christ,

Ann Fronzek

January, 2006

     "I would like to share with you what I believe is a miracle!

   "My brother-in-law, Michael, was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2004.  Because of the advanced stage, size, and location of the tumor, surgery was not an option.  His doctors began treating him immediately with chemotherapy and radiation, alternating and sometimes both in one day, five days a week.   The plan was to shrink the tumor so that he would be a candidate for the gamma knife.

   "At this time, friends and family felt helpless and were praying for a miracle.  I had been attending the praying of the rosary with Mary Reilly, once a month, when I decided to put in a petition for Michael's recovery.

   "I attended and prayed the rosary the night that my request was placed at the foot of The Virgin Mary, in the Church.  After the rosary, I went to the altar where Mary Reilly was placing the cross on the forehead for healing.   I again asked that Michael be healed.  That same week he went in for the gamma knife procedure and to the amazement of his doctors, the tumor was gone.

   "He has gained his weight back.   His hair, that was not expected to grow back due to the burns from the radiation, is now grown in and he has returned to work."

 

21 Holy Cross

Rock Road

Killarney, Co. Kerry

Eire   (Ireland)

 

To Whom It May Concern,

    “I, Bridie Foley, of the above address, have had severe arthritis on my knees, hips, spine, and back."  

    “I had some treatment and the back was very painful. I received a rosary from James Campion, which was blessed by Our Lady.  I was able to walk again and turn in bed, which was impossible before.  I am very grateful for this.  Praise and thanks to Jesus and Mary.” 

    Yours truly,

    Bridie Foley

 

       “My husband and I have been part of the rosary group that gathers each month with Mary Reilly and Father Albert Shamon at the Saint Mary’s of the Lake Grotto in Skaneateles, New York.  We have been present each month since the apparitions first occurred.           

      “At midnight one evening in the fall of 2001, our daughter-in-law, Debra, called us from the emergency room at Our Lady of Mercy Hospital Health Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  At that time, our son, Tony, was chief resident surgeon in his fifth year at Mercy Hospital.  He was on call that evening, in surgery, when Maria, their 2 ½ year old daughter was brought in by ambulance, after putting her hand in a light socket.    

     “Debra, who is a nurse, and our son, have been kept well informed through us about the events at the Grotto in Skaneateles.  Each month, Debra would call to discuss the apparition and the message and each month we always brought their petitions to Mary Reilly.   

     “In the telephone conversation that evening, Debra asked me to call Sister Augustine at the Dominican Monastery to pray and to ask her to contact Mary Reilly for prayers.  Sister called Mary immediately and they prayed together on the telephone that night.  Mary Reilly continued to pray fervently for Maria for the next few months.    

     “Doctors felt that although Maria had not sustained any organ damage, that she could lose the tip of one of her fingers as well as several of her finger nails.  After several months, doctors and family were thrilled to learn that her hand had completely healed.  There was absolutely no trace of injury and all fingers and finger nails were perfectly restored.

    “We strongly believe that it was through Mary Reilly’s prayerful intercession to the Blessed Mother and our strong belief and faith in her powerful prayers that this little miracle of healing took place.    

    “We feel blessed to be called to the Grotto.  We feel that our faith greatly strengthened and deepened through our experience there.  We have brought others in through our testimony and they in turn have done likewise.”

    Anthony and Eileen Oliva

                                                                                                                                      

 

    “In 1998, I lost My 58 year old husband to cancer.  It was a very devastating experience and it altered the path of My life markedly.     

    “The first year after his death, was a total blur, I just sort of functioned on automatic pilot.  The second year after his death, I became extremely depressed; a depression I once explained to a friend as absolute darkness.  I felt no peace nor joy, either at prayer or at Mass, as I always did.  It felt like the depths of despair.  This went on for almost a year until I went on a bus trip with friends, Mary Reilly, among them.     

     “Mary and I were chatting together and she showed Me a slight wound in the palm of her hand.,  I touched the wound and then I unexplainably took her hand and kissed her palm.  The instant I did this I felt joy just bubble into My heart, forcing Me to laugh aloud.  The depression I felt left that instant, praise God, never to return.   

    “I thank God and His Holy Mother, everyday, that I was given this grace through His instrument of Mary Reilly.”

 Terry Galster

                                                                 

            "My name is Mary Storrier and the testimonial posted on your web site of Terry Galster, well....Terry is my mother.  I want to thank you for helping my mother with the greatest sorrow she has ever known, the loss of my father.  As her daughter, I was greatly distressed to see my mom enter a dark place where I could not help her, short of bringing my father back, I could not make it better.  I was at times concerned that I would lose my mother . . . that she would perish with a broken heart.  Although I have never met you, I am eternally grateful for the friendship you have given my mother which I know she cherishes deeply. 

        "The love I have for my mom is tremendous, I admire her and her faith, deeply.  I am constantly learning from her example.  I guess you could say that my mom has renewed my own faith through her prayers.  I have recently joined a parish and entered my daughter in religious education, something I have neglected and am ashamed of.  My brother, Joe, has also experienced this tremendous desire to return to church and has also joined a parish and his two children will now be attending religious education. 

        "It is difficult for me to even admit that I neglected God for so long.  We believe, my brother and I, that we are being called back due to our mom's prayers - prayers she may not have sent were it not for the renewal of her faith through her contact and friendship with you.  So you have not only healed in a sense, my mom, but also her children.  We will be eternally grateful to you and remember you in our prayers for the rest of our days.  My mom means absolutely everything to me, she is all that I have now that my father has passed, and I thank you again." 

Sincerely,

Mary A. Storrier

 

    "Now that you have the testimonies of healing, and renewal of faith on your website of both my mother and my sister, I might as well add my own.  After several years of allowing my faith to lapse, and turning away from the Catholic Church, I have recently experienced an inexplicable need to return to Christ.  Several years ago I began looking around the world, our country, our society and culture and wondering where it had all gone wrong? God had become a dirty word in schools, in textbooks and even in our pledge of allegiance.   Morality is seriously lacking and our children were being exposed to despicable things everyday and everyone seemed to be not only complacent, but actually thinking it was all ok.   

    "What had happened to America I thought?  Then 9/11 happened and still people did not change. Today wars rage on and hatred for numerous religions continues, rivaled only by hatred of America itself.    Our own citizens seemed to despise everything our country is supposed to stand for.  And many have forgotten that freedom, liberty and standing up for what is right were not inventions of men and that we surely did not create everything we cherish by our will alone.   At first despite having these feelings of confusion, I still did not return to my faith, instead looking for solutions in others (even in politicians). 

    "Recently I have literally felt compelled (through no power of my own) to  return to the church and to make sure that my children understand God, and  what Jesus means to the redemption of mankind.  To insure they understand that morality is truly inspired by God, and God alone.  When I informed my mother that I was turning back to Christ she admitted to me that she had been praying for this all along.    For many years she has remained relatively silent on these matters, so I was surprised to learn that she was asking God to call me back.  In addition my sister recently informed me that she has had the exact same feeling of being compelled to return to God.  There is no way to explain an inner calling, it just happens.   And I truly believe that my mothers prayers to Our Lady and Jesus have resulted in my awakening from a long slumber.  

    "I want to thank Mary Reilly for helping my mother Terry Galster, during her period of darkness after my father died unexpectedly.   My mother relied on her faith (with your help) to sustain her.  And now this had led both my sister and myself, to seriously reflect on our own faith and return to Our Lord. Although the ways of this present world are terribly frightening at times, I will look to the cross of Our Lord to renew my hope in our ultimate gift of grace during the last days. Heaven and Earth will Pass away, but His Words will Never Pass Away!"

 Joe Galster

 

          "My name is Patricia King (Bernadette)  and I would like to share this miracle with you.   In August of 2003, I was traveling with a small group, including Mary Reilly and Father Albert Shamon, (Mary’s Spiritual Director) to Rochester, New York.  Mary was scheduled to speak at Saint Jude’s Church, that evening.  Since I was a child, I have been plagued with motion sickness.  I became very sick on rides, traveling by car and by plane.   It was always a stressful time whenever I knew I would be going any distance, so by the time we arrived in Rochester, I was quite sick and miserable, and the ride home was not any better.           

       "Needless to say, I had quite a bit of anxiety thinking about our next mission which was scheduled in October with a visit to Church of The Holy Spirit in Webster, New York.   I really did not know how I would be able to attempt another trip, but I felt that I should try.  This time, we were only on the road for just a few minutes before I became very sick.  I asked if we could pull over and at that point, Mary reached down and picked up her crucifix and got in front of me so she could put it on my head, she held it there and began to pray.  I remember looking at Mary and closing my eyes.  At that moment when Mary laid her hands on my head and prayed, the sickness immediately left me.  I simply could not believe that I could feel so sick, one minute, and the next…. completely free of it.   I did not think to ask Our Lord to be healed from this, but in His infinite mercy and love; He used Mary as His instrument of healing.  I was very cautious about turning my head or looking around for fear that it would reoccur, certainly not fully grasping what had just happened.   

      "Since that evening of October 7, 2003, I have not experienced any motion sickness.    I traveled on a bus through winding country roads and while others on the bus experienced motion sickness, I did not.  I even read in the car now, none of which I would ever have considered doing, a year ago.  And finally, the ultimate test of my FAITH in this healing…… a few months ago it was a true blessing and joy to be a passenger in the back seat of a small plane that my son, John, was piloting.  Something I have not done in 35 years because I was literally sick in bed for two days the last time I tried it!             

      "It is not necessarily easy to come forward to speak; however, I am reminded of the ten lepers in Luke’s Gospel (Luke 17:17) who Our Lord Jesus healed, yet only one came back to give Him thanks; so I  am sharing this testimony because I greatly desire and need to give thanks to Jesus for healing me, as unworthy as I am.  All glory and praise to Our God."