| apostles put their hands and believers received the Holy Spirit | Acts 8: 5-8. 1914-1917 |
| reading from the Acts of the Apostles. Philip arrived in the city of Samaria and preached Christ to them. The crowds listened attentively and focus the words of Philip, seeing the miracles which he did. For many that were possessed came out with a great cry of the unclean spirits, and many paralyzed and lame were healed. Was great joy in that city. When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent them Peter and John, who came and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. Because on any of them had not yet fallen. Had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. So when the apostles laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. The word of God. | |
Last Supper. Preparing to leave the Lord Jesus. Preparing for the separation.
What Jesus says in this important moment?
I will ask the Father, and give you another Comforter.
Counselor for determining the dates from the time of the prophets.
When a nation was elected in captivity, the prophets of God called on to comforting people podnosli in spirit, to predicting the end of slavery. By mówli that the Lord of hosts come and embrace his flock care.
That he will POCIESZCYCIELEM.
God fulfilled his promise - has sent his Son. And he focused towards each other mourn the wicked, which gave the release, the afflicted and weary, which showed the meaning of suffering, the sick, healed. Invited: Come to Me all who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.
And today - as we hear in relation Evangelist - Jesus The Great Comforter, and Healer, Rescuer, moving away from earthly life in the body, ensures that it will ask the Father, and this would send another Comforter.
This will remain with them forever, in an invisible way, but a real and effective.
Father James Manjackal, Missionary Congregation of St. Francis de Sales tells about himself.
When I said Mass St. prymicyjną as a newly ordained priest, I had a complete void in my head. When I deliver his first sermon, he stuttered and repeated over and over again: my dear, my dear. Timidity paralyzed me. I dared not even lift your eyes to people in the church. And people saw it silently giggled.
And who would have thought that those originating from India to become a priest after many years one of the most famous and charismatic preachers, which will pull the crowds?
About James says: I could not believe it and dzisiajszych times, people are healed by faith.
today we also hear a reading from the Acts of the Apostles: many paralyzed and the sick were healed. This was the beginning of the Church - but today it can happen?
Go back to inform the registry of Fr. James:
When the retreat on some outpouring of the Holy Spirit praying man threw me: "One day you'll be a charismatic preacher," I laughed in his face. "Me? Never. "
week after the retreat for the first time in my life seriously ill. I was in two hospitals over four months. I could not eat because of abdominal pain. I could not eat. I accepted not even pills, because my body rejected everything. Seeing my horrible condition, many thought that soon they will die. In the end I heard the diagnosis: tuberculosis of the kidneys.
treatment on the seventh day something wonderful happened that changed my whole life. Entered my room suddenly a 20-year-old man. Without mercy he asked: "Father, can I pray for your healing?". I was speechless. As a Catholic priest did not want to put someone unknown to me, his hands and prayed aloud. But I could not say anything, because this young man put his hands on my head and began to pray: "Father in heaven, send the Spirit of his son Jesus to the priest who was suffering from tuberculosis, kidney, kidney stones and infections, and restore him to health of soul and body" . I thought you might have read my card, and hence the treatment is aware of my symptoms.
"Lord, the priest is a good priest, but he is incapable of this, to preach the Gospel - prayed for the stranger. - It is very shy and timid, has an inferiority complex that developed in early childhood. He lost his father when he was 7 years old. He felt rejected by other children. His mother, a young widow, had a lot of problems with raising children. Its sibling was crying for him "fat man", and schoolmates "black" because of darker skin color. This kid was really hurt a child. His heart was filled with contempt for others.
Lord, heal their internal wounds, deliver him from the bonds of slavery. O Holy Spirit, fill the heart of your love. "
- I was amazed by this prayer. The Word of God przeszywało me to the bone. Everything this guy said was true.
I already knew that this was not recorded in the hospital tab. He read another card, which comes from the Holy Spirit.
felt living water flowing through me and releasing me. I believed that God healed me, and commended him for it. I began to sob.
in desperation I prayed, "Lord, save me, a sinner." And God has not abandoned me in my despair.
When the nurse came to the injections, I exclaimed: "I was healed."
After a moment the doctor arrived, strofując my lack of obedience.
said, "Excuse me, Doctor, should I take medicine, but I know that I was healed."
After the prayer, I went for a walk .... And just yesterday I was not able to get out of bed!
Then, in the Chapel of the Holy Mass celebrated. for over 150 people. I read the story of Zacchaeus and without prior preparation, fully relying on the Holy Spirit, I was able to preach a sermon for 18 minutes. And it is looking for people in the eye!
And so it began. Today the father of James travels around the world and with joy and courage and tells Ewanelię Jesus affirms his teachings signs - miracles.
Father James tells the story of miracles, which he wore experienced. The Gospel is good news.
Lord Jesus said:
Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature! He that believeth and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. Including those who believe these signs will accompany: In my name they will cast out devils, speak with new tongues will be snakes in the hands, and if they, what drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them. Hands on the sick they will place and they will recover.
Father James remade it for yourself.
Do we hear today to tell the apostles when he first heard about the resurrection of Jesus:
But words these gave them a nonsense and they did not them faith.
Do rather say:
"We no longer believe because of your words, to have heard and we are confident that this is indeed the Savior of the world. "
Savior, who sent the Holy Spirit
A This WORKS by signs and wonders!
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