New Life With Jesus
The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else. From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. 'For in him we live and move and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring.' Acts 17:24-28
The Rosary of the Holy Blood of Jesus - 26/12/2008
The Most adorable Holy Trinity we worship and adore you. We prostrate before thee and pray to Thee for the protection and salvation through the most precious blood of Jesus Christ our Lord and God. We offer our life along with all the problems (mention your problems...intentions etc) for the mighty intervention of the hand of God through the acknowledgement of the power of the precious blood of Jesus. 3 Our Father, 1 Hail Mary, 1 Glory be... On the Large Beads:- O Blood of Christ - Save us sanctify us and protect us. On the Small Beads;- O Blood of the purest lamb - Save us and protect us. O most adorable Christ our heavenly King, you shed your most precious blood to forgive our sins and as a remedy for all our problems. O Blood of Christ cover us and protect us. Lead us to salvation. Grant us the power to attack and destroy all the evil attacks on us and family, the whole Church and all throughout the world. Litany of the Holy Blood of Christ The Blood of Christ - Sanctify us (3) The Blood of Christ - Save us (3) The Blood of Christ - Protect us (3) The Blood that is most pure Save Us The Blood that is most holy " The Blood that is most precious " The Blood that destroys satan " The Blood that is my ransom " The Blood that purifies our soul " The Blood that strengthens us " The Blood that is our refuge " The Blood that cleanses us " The Blood that comes from the five wounds " The Blood that is poured for all " The Blood that heals us all " The Blood that is the drink of salvation Protect us The Blood that is the cover of the faithful " The Blood that is the source of our consolation " The Blood that is the power of all " The Blood that is the grace of all " The Blood that is the mark of the salvation " The Blood that is circle of protection " The Blood that is the choice of the angels " The Blood that is the sweet heavenly fragrance " The Blood of the lamb " Praise for 3 minutes........... The Blood that poured forth from the heart of Jesus - Be our refuge and fortress (3) Let us Pray O Blood of Christ, the precious blood, the Blood of the Son of God our Saviour, save us, protect us and deliver us from all the powers of darkness. Wash us and sanctify us. Cover us and protect us. Through the blood of Christ, give us the love of God, the salvation brought by our Lord and saviour, and the enlightenment of the most Holy Spirit. O Blood of Christ protect us in the name of the Holy Trinity. Amen.
Testimony of Fr Paresh given at 1st Friday Gathering - 21/12/2007
Fr. Paresh Parmar, Gujarat (Ahmedabad diocese), on First Friday Gathering, 21/12/2007
I am a Gujarati, from Bombay. Though my fore-fathers hail from Gujarat, we have settled down in Bombay since last two generations. We converted to Catholicism since the last two generations only, as the church of Gujarat is 114 years old..
I was born and brought up in Bombay. My daddy expired when I was in 9th std. Being the youngest of six brothers and sisters, I was showered with a lot of love and care. I joined the Engineering College (Production Engineering) soon after my 12th std. I was elected as the General Secretary of the college. I was into blood donations and was also involved in other social work in hospitals and other public centers. When once I visited TATA hospital I met a little 11yr old girl suffering from leukemia. Her parents were finding it difficult to get blood donors for her. In Bombay there are several such families begging to the doctors for the life of their babies. I decided to help this little girl. We had a big group of blood donors. I also arranged for the treatment expense. Though we tried our best to save her life she died in 6 months. This death had its effect on me and my perspective about life changed. My dream was to become successful person, go abroad and work but suddenly, I saw that nothing or no one can stop prevent death, no matter how much money you have!
I started asking God 'why do you allow so much suffering? Why do you allow people to cry?' I wanted to experience God if He really existed and my search for God began.
I was just a routine church- goer. During those days I got my hand on a philosophical book by Swami Vivekananda. I found it interesting. I read all the volumes of the books by Swami Vivekananda. Somehow I felt that we can never encounter God at home. One needs to renounce the world. Thus, with little or no faith in Jesus, I went to Gujarat to become a priest. I spent a year there but I was not happy. I left the place and retuned back to Bombay.
Even though I tried to become a priest I couldn't experience God. As soon as I left the seminary my brothers and sisters-in-law wanted me to get married. I was not ready for marriage and so finally I reached a decision to open a factory in Bombay. However even this did not give me any satisfaction instead my desire to experience God grew stronger. Not knowing what to do I started visiting famous Swamis and Gurus all over India. I visited many Ashrams. I met preachers of different communities. Every Monday I used to go to Shiv Temple, Tuesday - Friday I went to Kali and Durga devi temple and Saturdays to Hanuman temple. I used to get up at 3:30 a.m , have a cold water dip, do kriya yoga etc. although I was a catholic I completely stopped going to Church. Some of India's famous Swamis used to come to my house and take me with them to their ashrams.I used to go with them to the jungles and stay for 10-15 days with them.
Because of my yoga practices, I started getting some psychic gifts But my Hindu guru's kept telling me that if I get stuck with the spiritual gifts, then I will not be able to experience the 'giver of the gifts, i.e. God. So I continued in my search for God. I was looking for a Guru who would accept me as his disciple. A well known Hath-Yogi from Malad, Bombay had told me several times that Jesus is my Guru and that I have to become a priest. My mom began to get worried about me seeing me running after so many gurus.
A 108 year old guru from a village called Zarap, near Sawantwadi [Maharashtra], gave me a guru mantra (a chant) and asked me to recite and see its power. I started reciting the mantra. I was very happy and recited that mantra religiously. I had already spent two and a half years since I had left my seminary and seeking God following the Hindu guru's. Nothing seemed to be happening. Infact I was experiencing some sort of turmoil within me.
On 7th of June, 1994 I was out for an evening walk and was passing through my parish church (St. Teresa's Church) in Bandra. I saw the board 'Jesus heals'. A force dragged me into the Church. I was not aware of the charismatic movement at that time. When I entered I noticed that Fr. Joe Santiago from Poona Diocese was conducting the prayer services. People were screaming on the top of their voices shouting 'Alleluia' before the exposed Blessed Sacrament. I found all this a bit funny. I found my self misplaced there and was just waiting for this prayer service to get over so that I could get out of all that madness.
At 9 pm, the priest asked all of us to stand up and pray so that the Lord may touch us. I too got up casually looking all around with curiosity. And lo... what happens....Suddenly I saw a ball of light on the altar. The light entered into my heart and I fell down. I was embraced and engulfed with that light. I instantly recognized the light. IT WAS JESUS. Jesus was right in front of me. I could hear His voice saying "I am the Master you are looking for. I have a plan for you to become a priest; go to Gujarat and I have a plan for you there". I could experience the light for 10 minutes. I could experience a power entering my body and another power leaving my body. I was getting transformed. Like 'Saul was becoming Paul'.
After the prayers I found myself a changed person. I came home and for the first time in my life I started reading Bible with devotion. I miraculously came in touch with my college friend Ralph, who was into healing ministry. I joined his prayer group and there I received the gift of tongues and the gift of healing.
Having confirmed Gods call, I left my home once again to join priesthood. I went to Gujarat and met the Bishop of Ahmedabad and he accepted me in his diocese.
I was 28 years old when I joined. And today, I am 40, and have completed 4...years of my priesthood and I continue to serve our LORD in His vineyard. Praise the Lord. Many are the wonders he has worked in my life thereafter and continues to work everyday of my life. Today I am convinced beyond any doubt that our Lord is the true God and also the only living God. Thank you Jesus Praise you Jesus.
I would like to conclude my testimony by stating that if any of you are searching for the one true living God then it stops at Jesus. I have been through the arduous path and convinced myself beyond any doubt.
Testimony of Managing Director, LIC - 25/10/2007
My name is Thomas Mathew, am 54 years old, married, with three grown up children, and holding the position of the Managing Director of Life Insurance Corporation of India. At the end of April 2007, I got a chance to attend a fruitful retreat at Tabor Bhavan. God showered grace of peace on me and Fr Joshi the Director gave me directions for prayer which I continued diligently. He had also asked me to check my heart and stomach, however since I have had no problems till then I did not pursue the same.
After a 10 day visit to UK and USA, on my return to office in the forenoon of 20 June 2007, I had a chest pain in the office and I called for a doctor. The ECG revealed that a massive heart attack was in progress. When asked to which hospital I had to be taken, I stated "Breach Candy". The words that I spoke at that critical moment were to save my life. "Before a word is on my tongue, you know it completely, O Lord" (Psalm 139:4). My friends rushed me to the hospital and informed my family. No time was lost in the hospital. God blessed me with the best medical attention. I was soon shifted from the emergency to ICU. I gradually improved while my family and I prayed the Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet incessantly. My family sought prayers from Tabor, Divine and Faridabad and all dear ones.
The evening of 21 June, while I was in the ICU, I started vomiting blood. As the bleeding continued without any control, the doctors did an endoscopy and found that my alimentary tract was torn at the junction between the food pipe and stomach. The tear could not be stitched. With every passing moment, I was losing blood uncontrollably and my Blood Pressure dropped. Panic and alarm filled the atmosphere. I was sedated. The doctors told my family that the situation was critical. My family continued praying the Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet. The doctors tried several ways to arrest the bleeding, but all their efforts were in vain. A whole new team of specialists were called. They also tried hard. The blood would not clot since I had been on thrombolytic therapy (blood thinners) for the past 2 days, because of the heart attack. The situation was very 'grim'. Meanwhile, my family continued to pray sitting outside ICU - because they knew that only God can save their Dad. Before the doctors could try their last resort of embolising the torn area, they decided to do one last endoscopy and survey the area. This was to be my third endoscopy that night. On endoscopy, they found that the bleeding had considerably reduced. Praise the Lord.
They then clipped the affected blood vessels. It was 2.30 a.m. then. I had bled for over six and half hours (I was given 8 pints of blood i.e 2.8 litres). I was put on the ventilator. The team of doctors then met my family and told them that "Luckily the blood has clotted". My family then requested a priest to administer the "anointing of the sick". I was on the ventilator for 8 days and in the ICU for a total of 12 days.
That critical night I saw the vision of GOD the Father. He was at my bedside looking lovingly at me with a calm and affectionate smile. He came in person to rescue me from the jaws of death. ALLELULIA.
People around kept telling me that any doctor other than the doctor treating me, Dr F E Udwadia, would have given up that night. The Lord prompted me to ask for Breach Candy Hospital and that saved my life. All praise be to JESUS, I never bled again! The pace at which I improved surprised the doctors. When I was to be discharged, I thanked the doctor for his efforts in giving my life back. The doctor corrected me. He said "God gave your life back". Praise the Lord!
After I was brought home, I started running a fever. The doctors sent for all the possible blood tests. I was tested positive for Dengue. Again anxiety filled the air and we prayed hard. The repeat test came that evening and I was diagnosed negative for Dengue. ALLELUIA.
After that I improved steadily without any setbacks. On 8th August, I went for a test called Stress Thallium Test. On 9th, I visited the doctor. Everybody used to ask me when my angiogram was to be performed. On 9th we prayed the Chaplet of Tears asking for a miracle cure. Our prayer was answered immediately because when we met Dr Udwadia he stated that there was no need for angiogram as I had no clots. The damaged portion of the heart was healing. Praise God. I was allowed to resume work and even travel. Only diet restriction and medicines were to be continued. ALLELUIA
Our Precious and Loving Lord led me through the miracles. The Lord also took care of the financial burden through a series of miracles by providing for finance in a miraculous manner. When finance became a question, my wife and children kept on reading Mathew 6:25-34 and praying incessantly, Lord fulfilled his promises. Another miracle was when my wife who was posted and working outside of Mumbai suddenly got her transfer back to Mumbai. My children have attended the retreat to thank the Lord for the mighty wonders he has worked in our lives. "The Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name." Luke 1:49