Due to my irregular heart beat, I was given a new medication in the year 2014. After taking that new medication, I started to develop blood in urine, a condition known as Haemeturia. The doctor prescribed another alternative medicine but the bleeding started again, for about 60 hours non-stop.
I continued praying to the Divine Mercy for healing. All this time, I have been praying for Christ’s mercy for the medication to be suitable for me.
In late December, I decided to attend mass and the bleeding suddenly stopped. I went back to the doctor and he prescribed the third and last alternative medication. I continued to pray for the medicine to be compatible for me as this was my last hope.
I have been taking the latest drug since Jan 2015 and I have not encountered any bleeding. I continue to pray that this medication will help me with my irregular heartbeat.
Parish: Church of Divine Mercy (Penang)
Before I retired from my job, I prayed that our Lord will guide and direct me on what I should do next. By the grace of God, I was called to serve in the Finance ministry and from there as PPC chairperson of the Church of Divine Mercy.
It has been an eye opening experience. Everyday Our Lord teaches me humility and how to get things done His way and for His greater glory. In my previous working environment, I was all powerful with authority vested in my by my appointment. In my new role in church, I have learnt that power is meaningless and unfulfilling if not shared for the greater glory of doing God’s will.
Parish: Church of Divine Mercy (Penang)
I should have shared this testimony a few years back. I am not good with expressing myself, so I put it off until now. Moreover, the theme for this year’s (2015) Divine Mercy feast is Tried, Transformed, now Testify, so I have already shared my experience with my BEC.
6 years ago we sold our house in Paya Terubong and went house hunting. It must be Our Lord of Divine Mercy who led us to buy our current residence in Sungai Ara. The church was nearing completion at that time. After its opening during the first Divine Mercy Feast Day celebrations, I came to help in the cleaning and decorating.
From that time onwards, my life changed (transformed). I had been a Sunday catholic, sometimes missing Sunday mass and a great sinner. I had never participated in any church activities; never attended BEC gatherings and in fact I had not even registered with the church.Since my entry into CDM, I joined the BEC and began helping out in a few ministries. I thank my BEC leader Alison Choo and others like Angeline Chin, Anne Chong and Nancy Chung who were one of my first friends here.
I am now like the girl in one of Father Martin’s homily, “I was a sinner running after sin and now I am a sinner running away from sin.” After Father Martin became the Parish Priest it became even more joyful to work for the church because Father really looks after of our welfare, making things more convenient for us. Thank you Father.
I also notice a change in my husband who is a non-Catholic. He is a diabetic and a heart patient. Now his health has improved and he has been quite accommodating to my being out of the house so often coming to church.
Parish: Church of Divine Mercy (Penang)
On the 14/2/2015, I attended Mass at the Church of Divine Mercy, Penang in conjunction with the World Day of the Sick. I received the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick besides the Eucharist. When Rev Fr Martin walked towards me for the anointing, I felt the Lord’s divine presence. My heart was telling me that it was the Lord and not Father Martin coming to meet me. I just knew it was Him.
Suddenly, I felt unworthy and didn’t dare look at His face whilst the prayers were being said together with the anointing. I felt lost in a Divine embrace as though there were only two of us and no one else.
After the anointing, as Father Martin walked away, I started to sob uncontrollably. I wept and wept for my suffering as I recalled Fr Martin’s homily that Jesus is weeping with me. He must have touched the core of my being as I certainly did not plan to cry at all when I arrived at CDM. It was a strange and yet beautiful experience which deepens my desire to love Jesus more and more.
Parish: Church of Divine Mercy (Penang)
When I prayed for my son who was studying for the priesthood in the seminary, the Lord heard and answered my prayers.
In 2005, my son gave me the Divine Mercy prayer book and requested me to say this prayer daily at 3:00 p.m. I prayed daily in the morning & evening but I did not say the Prayer of Divine Mercy.
Then, in 2007, when my son was pursuing his studies for the priesthood in the Singapore seminary, he asked for my prayers again. As per his request, from that day onwards, I started to pray the Divine Mercy prayers for him daily at 3:00 p.m. until the day he was ordained. Yes, the Lord heard my prayers and on 29th August 2011, my son was ordained as a priest.
There were no words to describe the happiness and the joy I felt on that particular day. FYI, he is none other than your parish priest, Fr Martin. My prayers of thanksgiving goes to the Divine Mercy.
Parish: Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, NVBM (Butterworth)