Miracle
of recovery through
the intercession of Saint Rafqa
Rita Abou Haidar
I, Rita Abou Haidar, from the village of Talia - Bekaa married to Dany Al-Achkar from Halat. I suffered from a pain in my stomach then got cancer and suffered a lot. I went to different hospitals and doctors and underwent chemotherapy. I was desperate, I used to ask for God’s help everyday. On April 16th, my husband went to the military service and was surprised when his colleague asked him to take me to the Monastery of Saint Rafqa because he got an inspiration. On April 17th, we came to the Monastery of Saint Rafqa. When we arrived I heard the mass and was happy but I could not attend it because it was coming to the end so I visited the Tomb and prayed. Then I went with my sister and family to the Church of St John the Apostle and I saw the Christ statue and asked Him to cure me with the intercession of Saint Rafqa. Suddenly, I felt that He is flesh and blood. He was crying and his eyes were red. I asked Him to give me a sign. He nodded with His head and my son, Charbel, saw him and shouted: “Jesus nodded with his head”, I said: “you saw him, ask him whatever you want”. Then we entered to the souvenirs shop. While seeing things, the Divine Mercy Picture drew the attention of my sister. Unfortunately, we did not have enough money to buy it, so I asked her to wait until we do. Suddenly I felt a hand hitting me on my shoulder three times and telling me: “Follow me my daughter!” I looked and there was a nun and I told my sister to come with me. We followed her, entered a wooden door above which it is written: Incense and Blessed Soil and She asked me: “Do you want a blessing?”
I questioned: “what does a blessing mean?”
She explained to me: “Blessed Soil from Rafqa’s Tomb”.
I replied: “Blessed Soil, yes please”.
She asked me to follow her and entered a second door. There were a water pond, arcades and a small nun with a rosary in her hands.
I asked her: “where did the nun go?” I saw her suddenly standing in front of me holding a black robe.
I asked her: “what is this My Sister?”
She said: “what is wrong with your stomach, my daughter?”
I replied: “who told You, my Sister?”
She asked me again: What is wrong with your stomach?”
I told her: “I am sick, my Sister, I have cancer. I am suffering a lot and I don’t want to visit doctors anymore. I came to ask Saint Rafqa to cure me”.
She told me: “you no longer suffer from anything, my daughter. You are cured. Ask Saint Rafqa to cure you and She will, but I want you to pray 6 times Our Father and 6 times Holy Mary for the sake of the Christ Wounds. Then, the nun gave me the robe to wear it. While leaving she placed her hand on my shoulder and said: “Wait”. She opened my hand, gave me something and said: Don’t let anyone see you. She gave me incense and Blessed Soil until my bag was full and the picture of the Divine Mercy. My son told her: “Tante, tante, can you give me like mommy?” I said: Shame on you my son, we don’t say “Tante” her name is “My Sister”. She said: “leave him, my daughter, he does not know Who I am”.
We went down to the first Tomb to pray and light candles where I found a big Rosary and took it. Few days later, I felt pain and a black meat part fall off me and I no longer vomit blood.
Thank You Saint Rafqa for giving me my safe life back. Nowadays, I pray much more and I always feel Her accompanying me, my children and my parents.
Thank You SAINT RAFQA.
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