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Poznan. Poland. August 25 - 28. 2011

Fr. James with the Arch Bp. Stanisalw of Poznam

From 25th morning to 28th evening a renewal retreat was preached by Fr. James  for the first time at Poznan, Poland by the invitation of the Arch Bishop. It was organized  in the large and beautiful Church of Annunciation of Poznan by Halina with the help of Fr. Adam, the charismatic leader of the diocese. The theme of the retreat was "Come and Listen that you may have life" ( Is 55:3) The retreat was attended by more than 1400 people. Gaby gave a very good testimony of her healing and conversion. On the 3rd day, many people came to Fr. James with packets of cigarette, bottles of beer & Vodka, bundles of drugs and renounced them to a big basket with the decision not to turn back, and he laid hands on them and prayed for healing and liberation; many of them gave testimonies of their liberation and new life on the last day of the retreat. Some of them were smoking for many years and were alcoholics for a long time! On 27th morning His Grace  Arch Bishop Stanislaw Gadecki had a private audience with the Fr. James and the team, and he encouraged them for their venture of New Evangelisation and blessed them. On the same day in the after noon, the auxiliary Bishop Rt Rev. Dr. Marek Jedraszewski presided over  the concelebrated Holy Mass and gave a very inspiring homily on the Holy Spirit and asked the participants to open their hearts to the action of the Holy Spirit. It was on the same evening that Fr. James prayed for the inner healing and infilling of the Holy Spirit by laying hands on each of them. On the last day of the retreat many were in line to give testimonies but  the time was short only some 50 people were able to give testimonies of their healing,conversion and experience of new life. Here are some photos:

World Youth Day - Madrid, August 16 - 21. 2011 The entire 65 dioceses of Spain, including the British and French Bayonne Gibraltar welcomed pilgrims from 197 countries of five continents, Taiwan, Madagascar, Burkina Faso, South Africa, France, Belarus, Malawi, Nigeria, United States, Argentina, Qatar, New Zealand, Haiti, Irak, Palestine, Israel, Japan, India, Pakistan, etc.
WYD Madrid 2011 was "a kind of Pentecost", for a Europe plagued by a deepening crisis and for a nation in need of renewal. World Youth Day in Madrid was an important ecclesial event, for the youth of the Church, a fascinating testimony of faith, full of enthusiasm and missionary zeal. The world today - especially Europe - is in urgent need of such testimony. World Youth Days have now become an integral part of the pastoral care of the Church towards the younger generations.

Kocrilov u Svitav - Czech Republic. August 17 - 21. 2011 Fr. James conducted a residential renewal retreat for over 600 people in the Church of Alponsus Ligouri  at Fatima Apostolate Centre in Koclirov U Svitav of Czek Republic from August 17th to 20th. It was organized by Fr. Powel and Hanna. As the Church was small, people had to squeeze themselves to sit down and listen to the Word of God preached. There were people in corridoors, verandhas and small rooms where the whole program was projected on screens. During the retreat, the local bishop Jan Vokal visited the participants of the retreat and gave an encouraging message and gave his apostolic blessing. He was very much edified and happy to see the thirst of the people to listen to God's words in spite of sufficient comfort and convenience in the venue. Gaby gave a beautiful testimony of her conversion and healing. On the 3rd day Fr. James prayed over every one for the infilling of the Holy Spirit and on the last day by sharing testimonies of inner healing and physical healing, the group expressed their gratitude to God.

On 21st sunday,  from 9 AM, over 5000 people gathered in the open air space of the venue to listen to God's words and to receive the blessings of conversion, healing etc. It was called a day of evangelization. It is a hilly meadow with many apple trees and other fruit trees, and the people were happy to be under the shades of the trees, and with umbrellas on the grass to listen to the program. Dr. Richie gave his powerful testimony of conversion and healing. His presence along with his wife Jenine & four children was an inspiration especially for the young married couples. Radek & Suzanna, an young couple whom Fr. James married a month & a half ago at Prague, also gave their testimony of conversion last year here in the same ground. It is the similar program last year here that opened their eyes towards  the need of a life centered on Christ and the Church. Although they were baptized, they had not practiced any form of  Christianity. After their touch of the Lord here last year, they participated the retreats of Fr. James in France, Portugal etc, and after learning Catechism and the Bible, received the Sacraments of confession, communion, confirmation and matrimony within an year. Now they are determined to do what they can to evangelize their Republic. The day of evangelization ended with the Holy Mass and healing prayers conducted by Fr. James. All the talks were translated by Varslaw and Hanna. Here are are some photos.

Evangelisation with P. James Manjackal in Koclírov (Czech Republic) August 24th 2011 at 4:19 p.m. - Whole day evangelization program was held in Koclírov under the "mountain of the Beatitudes" and attended by five thousand believers. In days from 16th to 20th of August 2011 national center of World Apostolate of Fatima in the CR prepared in Koclírov near Svitavy four-days retreat for 600 participants from the Czech republic and Slovakia, and on Sunday August 21st 2011 under the “mountain of the Beatitudes” in the premises of John Paul II in Koclírov was held whole day evangelization program participated by five thousand believers and also many of those who seek the truth and often get caught up in various pseudo-religious practices which in its consequences do not have salvation character like Christianity but can also bring negative effects. Charismatic Catholic priest from India P. James Manjackal who led the entire retreat and moderated with his guests the main evangelism day on Sunday is bringing through the charismas of the Holy Spirit not only the physical healing from Jesus Christ but also the personal testimony through the Word of God is helping the participants distinguish between good and bad, and so for many his mission is a completely new knowledge of the Truth and then beginning of a new life. Great joy for the participants of the retreat but also for P. Manjackal himself was a short visit of the new bishop of Hradec Králové Mons. John Vokál. During this visit they embraced blessings to each other - for the mission of P.James and episcopal ministry of bishop John. All participants of the retreat and the entire parish Koclírov received blessings as well. On 7th and 8th of October 2011 we prepare two-day evangelization with P. James Manjackal in Prague. On Friday October 7th from 6.00 p.m. in the Church of the Divine Heart of Jesus in Prague and on Saturday October 8th from 10.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. in the Sport Hall Arena Sparta - Podvinný Mlýn in Prague 9 (metro station B Vysocanska) Hana Francáková, World Apostolate of Fatima in the CR Koclírov Author: Photo: ParlamentniListy.cz Click here for the original webpage in Czech

On the following day they visited the seminary, the Castles and  Catholic Cathedral  and the Orthodox Cathedral at Grodno. The retreat began in the afternoon which was in the open air, attended by more than 3000 people. Although the majority were Belarusians, there were people  also from Moldavia, Ukraine, Lithuania, Poland, Austria and Russia (from Kaliningrad and Moska). It was for the first time after freedom from the Red Army that such a big spiritual event  was conducted in the country. Often dark clouds were on the sky to rain but the fervent prayers of the people to Jesus coupled with the command of Fr. James to chase the clouds by winds for a suitable climate, kept the venue freed from rains, although all around the town it was raining on all those days. For many unbelievers it was the great miracle! Belarus is a country with a population of 10 million with 45% of atheists. The Catholics and the Orthodox constitute Christianity in the country. The Catholic population is estimated as 2 million. Almost 30% of the participants of the retreat were the Orthodox.  Fr. James gave powerful orations on Christ and His Church explaining very clearly the need of conversion and new life through the experience of the Holy Spirit. For many people it was for the first time that they were hearing about the power of Sacraments and the Church. Gaby shared her testimony of conversion & that of her son Richie and  her own healing from MS. On Saturday after noon Fr. James prayed over all by laying hands. On Sunday, the local Bishop of the Diocese of Grodno Dr. Rt. Rev Alexandro Kaszkiewicz (the President of the Bishops conference of the country) came along with Bishop Antoni Dziemianko, the auxiliary Bishop of the diocese of Minsh to concelebrate the Holy mass. On all days there were many priests to hear confessions and to concelebrate the Holy Mass, and most of them had made a retreat with Fr. James in Poland a few months ago. The Chancellor of the Diocese Fr. Vladimir gave the homily and the Bishop gave his words of appreciation at the end of the Mass. Both the Bishops were on the stage after the Mass to participate in the thanks giving program, to hear the various testimonies of the people and to attend the blessings of the articles by Fr. James. There were beautiful testimonies of healing and conversion. The retreat ended with the official blessing with the Crucifix by Bp. Alexandro for the Plenary Indulgence while people prayed for the intention of the Holy Father the Pope.

In the evening on Sunday Fr. James was taken to the Cathedral of St. Francis Xavier at Grodno for healing Mass. It was for the fist time that the bishop allowed for such a program in his cathedral. A large crowd which was estimated more than 5000 had gathered in the Cathedral to attend the Holy Mass celebrated in Polish by Fr. James, to hear his powerful preaching of the Word of God and to pray for healing of the soul body. The Parish priest of the Cathedral said that he had not seen such a big crowd in the Cathedral even for Christmas and the Easter! He exclaimed and said that it was a "spiritual Tsunami" for the believers  of the Diocese from 27th to 31st of July. On 1st Morning Gaby & Fr. James left Belarus and after visiting the miraculous Icon of the "Mother of Mercy" and the 3 martyrs in the Orthodox church in Lithuania  and returned to Munich via Lithuania& Frankfurt.

Retreat of the Married couples at Bialystok: - Poland. July 11 - 14. 2011 Over a thousand  married couples gathered  at the School hall of Zespol Szkol Rolniczych Centrum "Ksztalcenia Praktycznego" to attend the retreat preached by Fr. James and to renew their marital commitment from 14th to 17th. Priests and people here are well known to Fr. James as he conducted a retreat for all last year, and a retreat for priests this year in the month of May. Fr. James helped the married couples to reconcile and love each other more. All his preaching from the Bible was about married life and family. Many times he emphasized and said, "What God has joined, man should not separate and that God hates divorce".  Dr. Richie too came to give testimony of  his conversion and  about his good married life with his wife Jenine& four children, and gave a very good class on the last day to the married couples about making home a paradise. Quoting Bl. John Paul II Fr. James said all that destroys the body, the temple of God are sins. He prayed over specially on those who decided to stop cigarettes, alcohol, drugs and other bad habits like addictions to T.V, internet, gambling, computer games etc  etc. Also he prayed over all those who were physically sick. The  recent book of Fr. James on married life, "Paradise Restored", translated into Polish by Daria was released on the first day of the retreat and all the books brought by Gaby were sold out! On the 3rd day there was inner healing prayers and out pouring of the holy Spirit. It was great to see how the life- partners were holding in their hands his or her spouse who were resting in the Spirit while Fr.James prayed over their heads. On the same evening a wedding mass was celebrated where holding hands the couples renewed their vows and exchanged the rings. Some had lost their rings even, so they had to buy a new one! The priests went down to sprinkle  holy water on the hands held together by the couples. After the exchange of rings the husbands gave a rose flower to the respective wives. Even the old couples said that they felt great experience of love in this retreat. When they left the hall they felt themselves newly wedded couples.On the last day Sunday from 7am Fr. James met them as families, many with their children,and prayed over them and Gaby gave them all a prayer card  of the "consecration of the family to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus". The Children gathered around Fr. James for a group photo. The retreat was organized by Ewa Gierejko, a very great+holy woman who is consecrated to the Lord Jesus,& Justyna and Jacek Zalek, married couples, with the spiritual guidance of Fr. Jurek Seczek, a very young priest. Jacek is a parliamentarian .When Jacek&Justyna attended the retreat of Fr. James at Torun last year, he challenged them to organize a married couples retreat, and they took up the challenge and did it.Praise the Lord.!

From 11 to 2 PM Fr.James Celebrated a healing Mass as usual in previous times in the Sanctuary of the Divine Mercy and prayed over the people who had gathered in many thousands. The big sanctuary and the precinct were packed with people. Many priests who had been with Fr.James for the retreat of the priests had come to concelebrate.

Ostroleka - Poland. July 1 - 4. 2011 From 1st of July to 4th Fr.James conducted a retreat for youth at Ostroleka in Poland in the Sports Hall Arkadiusz Golas. Over some 1300 people attended the retreat. It is Mr. Thomek from Torun who translated the talks and prayers. Each talk was very heart-touching for the conversion of the youth. The classes on Joseph and Suzanna of the Old testament were eye opening for the youth of today who live in the situation of sin. On the second day Dr.Richie came all the way from Piding, Germany to give his powerful testimony of conversion and new life. Even the city president and councillors like Mr. Janusz, Mariusz, Gregor attended the retreat and at the end  they gave an umbrella and cap each to Fr. James, Gaby and to all the organisers of the recollection. It is Fr. Thomasz Marek Trzaska along with a married couple Alicija&Leszek Tevlik who organised this retreat along with more than 50 volunteers. Alicjia(Ala), Agnieszka, Irene from Gedansk and Darija from Torun were there to pray before the Bl. Sacrament to intercede for blessings on the retreatants and to help Gaby to sell the books of Fr. James. The local arch Bishop who loves Fr. James much, could not come as he had a tight schedule but he sent a letter of love, appreciation and blessings to him.The choir conducted some "power songs" that could move the youth to sing and dance. There were many testimonies of conversion to new life and healing. Many left the habit of smoking as Fr. James prayed over those who willingly surrended their cigarets and lighters. People from the neíghboring countries like Belarus, Czech Republic etc. also were present in the retreat. Here are some photos:

Wedding of Zusana and Radek - Svaty Hostyn. Czech Republic. June 28th. 2011

Basilica of the Assumption of the  Bl. Virgin Mary at Svaty Hostyn

On 28th June Tuesday at 11 am, Fr.James blessed the marriage of his spiritual children, Radek and Suzana in the Basilica of the Assumption of the Bl. Virgin Mary at Svaty Hostyn, in Czech Republic. After reaching Munich on midnight on 27th from the convention in Slovenija, early morning on Monday Gaby and Fr. James along with Richie and family drove to the hotel Augustiansky Dum at A. Vaclavike in Moravia of Czech Republic where they stayed the night for the wedding in the morning. It was about one hour drive from there to  the Basilica. Fr. James celebrated Mass in their language, blessed the marriage and gave the homily. According to the desire of the Bride and Bridegroom, Fr. James had already brought a chain with a "THALI" from Kerala (typical marriage symbol of a cross in the Syro Malabar Marriages in Kerala, India), and after the exchange of rings, the Bridegoom tied the Thali on the neck of the Bride. Then Fr. James invited all the married couples present to come around them and to pray over them by stretching their hands on them to invoke the power of the Holy Spirit by singing "Sprirt of the of the Living God fall afresh on them..." Fr. Powel from Kochlirov helped Fr. James for the rituals, and Hanna translated the homily and conducted the choir. At the reception in the hotel there were some typical cultural performances both of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Radek is from Czech Republic and Suzanna is from Slovakia. Immediately after the reception at 6 pm, fr. James & team left to Germany in order to drive early morning to Poland for retreats. Here are some photos of the wedding:

Sport-campus Samopse. Prague  - Czech Republic. June 16-19. 2011 From 16th to 19th of June Fr. James preached a renewal retreat at Sport-campus Samopse in  the arch diocese of Prague of Czech Republic. The program was conducted in a tent where about 500 people could sit and hear the Word of God. Preaching and singing were on the stage.The venue was situated at bank of River Sazava, very close to the Monastery of St.Prokop, a Czech saint who was a hermit. On 3 days the retreat was preached and the people were prayed over for the infilling on the Holy Spirit. On the 3rd day it was raining and it was very cold. On second day after noon while preaching, a big storm was about to blow off the tent,and the dark clouds were about pour down a heavy rain but Fr.James asked every one to call upon the Name of Jesus and pray.While singing and praying the Name of Jesus,he commanded the wind and the cloud to depart and it happened! The wind ceased and the dark clouds that was about to pour down vanished and the preaching continued. Still the people remained silent and prayerful till the last moment. It was a marvelous expression to their witness of faith! On Sunday 19th many people from various parts of the country came by busses and cars to attend an Evangelization day. Although the day was sunny and bright, it was cold. The people were ready to put up with the inclemencies of the climate to hear enthusiastically the powerful preaching of the Word of God  proclaimed by Fr. James. He said that he felt as if he was preaching to a crowd on meadows in open air in India! The whole program was organized by Mr. Jaroslave and Lenka and some lay people. Many priests from the diocese came to hear confessions and to concelebrate the Masses. Here are some photos:

Presentation of new book "Paraiso Restaurado"

With Manuel Martins. Emeritus bishop of Setubal

Retreat for the youth. Kocrilov u Svitav - Czech Republic. June 3 - 5. 2011 At Koclirov U Switav about 300 youth gathered for a renewal retreat from 3rd to the 5th of June. The powerful preaching of Fr. James touched the hearts of every one. The narration of the stories of Joseph and of Susanna were very touching for the youth to come to conversion and new life. Gaby gave a beautiful short testimony of her own conversion & healing along with that of the conversion story of her son Richie. The laying on of hands and prayers gave them all an experience of Pentecost. On 4th Saturday, in the open air ground there was an evangelization program which was attended by over a 1000 people. At the end of the youth retreat, several youth gave testimonies of conversion, liberation from bad habits and physical healing.
Both the retreats for priests and the youth were organized by the able hands of Fr. Powel and Hanna with their team

Retreat for Priests - Koclirov U Switav. Czech Republic. May 30rd - June 2th. 2011 Fr. James preached a retreat to the priests of Czek Republic at  the centre of Fatima Apostolate in Koclirov U Svitav from 30th May to 2nd of June. Some 46 priests from different parts of the country attended the retreat and  refreshed their priestly lives. At the end of the retreat there were good testimonies given by the priests. As the time was short Fr. James could not speak every subject he wanted to speak.But all the priests were happy and contend with the retreat. Some of them had come to hear confessions for the retreat for the youth that started on the following day in the same place. There were priests from Slovakia also. Here are some photos

Polish TV clip on Fr. James Manjackal    Click on the image to watch the video In July, exactly 7-10, a charismatic retreat with prayer for healing will be preached by the missionary priest Fr. James Manjackal at the Sports Hall in Skarzysko. The four-day retreat will not be open to everyone; those who would like to participate should register. Some 500 people from all over Poland have registered so far but there are still many seats available. The rule ‘first come first served’ applies here. We talk about Fr. James and the retreat with Fr. Slawomir Plusa. Priest: Fr. James Manjackal is very well known in Europe and around the world as he has visited over 80 countries. In the year 2011 alone, apart from conducting retreats in Poland, he will preach in the Czech Republic, Portugal and other places. He is well known in Poland because he has preached retreats in several places here. Fr. James is a very interesting  character. He himself experienced a deep conversion when he was already a priest which affected  his ministry in a powerful  way. He belongs to the Congregation of the Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales. A real breakthrough in his experience of God was a charismatic prayer, a prayer for healing. He was  gravely  ill suffering from kidney tuberculosis and bedridden. One day a young man of 20 suddenly entered the hospital room and said, “Father, I will pray over you.” Without having read the hospital chart he said what he was going to pray about. As it turned out the young man was a new convert to Catholicism and was endowed with the gift of charismatic prayer for healing as well as the gift of the word of knowledge, so he knew what to pray for. Indeed something very important happened to Fr. James after that prayer. It was not only a physical healing, as he got out of bed and his health was restored, but above all, he received inner healing, spiritual healing. His relation to God became deeper. As he says himself, it was a critical time for him when he had a deeply personal encounter with Jesus Who came directly to him. At the time Fr. James was quite desperate, thinking that his priesthood was fruitless and  realizing that deep in his heart he had not forgiven everyone completely. He thought  that his Mass offering was unworthy and fruitless. He says the experience lasted for 3 hours and during that prayer time Jesus told him that at the moment He Himself was conceived in His Mother’s womb, James and his priesthood was also conceived there and then. When he heard that, something that no man would ever think of, it was a great turning point for him. At that moment all his inner wounds and complexes he was carrying were healed. And so he became a completely new person and especially a new priest. Interviewer: And now there will be an opportunity to meet Fr. James here in Skarzysko at the retreat with prayer for healing. Priest: Yes, Fr. James is endowed by the Holy Spirit with the charism of prayer for healing, among other gifts, and his prayer bears great fruits in the hearts of many people. We have never had a retreat of this kind in Skarzysko-Kamienna before. It will last for four days, 7-10 July from the morning hours till the evening. So we should find some free time to attend the retreat – it is definitely worthwhile. It is worthwhile to participate in this retreat as it will give people a new experience of faith. Interviewer: It’s worth mentioning that those who wish to participate in the retreat should register today, so that they don’t miss their chance of taking part in it. Priest: Unfortunately, it’s not going to be a typical parish retreat when one just walks in, takes a seat and listens to the Word of God. It will be a closed retreat . In this case not everybody can come but only those who have registered for it. Many have already registered – over 500 people – but there are still seats  available. It is absolutely necessary to register in order to be able to participate in this retreat. Registration should be done through the website: www.rekolekcje.skarzysko.pl or by telephone – numbers are to be found on the website, but it is absolutely necessary to register for the retreat. Interviewer: Father, to conclude, could you say whether one should prepare oneself for this retreat in any special way? Priest: Yes, surely it is good to go to the sacrament of penance & reconciliation before the retreat, so that one can receive the Word of God with a pure heart because during the retreat there may not be enough time to do it or there may not be enough priests available for hearing confessions, so that is a practical condition. First of all, one should come along in faith but it would be good to go to confession before the retreat, so that one can experience the whole retreat in peace.   Click here for the original webpage in Polish

The priest's retreat officially ended with the concelebrated mass of all these priests on 20th at 3PM in the big Shrine of the Divine Mercy where the relics of St.Faustina and of her spiritual director Bl.ks.Michala are venerably preserved. More than 2000 people attended the Mass.The Sanctuary was packed with people. Fr. James preached and prayed for healing after the Mass. After the prayers of healing, all the priests went down to the people to lay hands on the people and to bless them individually. It was a great experience  of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit for the people gathered. Here are some photos:

Healing on the seventh day  Marcin Jakimowicz Published on the issue 18/2011 of the magazine Maly Gosc Niedzielny at 08-05-2011 Who would have thought that the shy priest from India would become a world famous preacher? “When a young man praying over me said: ‘One day you will be a charismatic preacher’, I immediately snapped out: ‘Never!’ Me??? I was not even able to deliver a sermon”, Fr. James Manjackal reminisces. “On top of that I never liked those hysterical charismatics.” “A black hole, a void, a failure”, suchlike thoughts kept running through the mind of the neo-presbyter. “My dear, my dear”, he was mumbling, sweating profusely. He helplessly stared at the pulpit, not daring to look at the faithful. His shyness paralyzed him. He was so terrified that he was not capable of saying one more word. People were laughing discreetly. Not bad for a priest’s first sermon. “I was going weak at the knees”, says Fr. James Manjackal today. “I was not able to utter even one sentence. Seeing the pitiful predicament I found myself in, the parish priest told me after a few minutes, ‘Enough of this preaching’. Full of self-pity and terrible unease I obeyed him”. At the sacristy the parish priest summed it up, “He is a Missionary of St. Francis de Sales but what is he going to preach?”. Who would have thought that the shy priest from India would become one of the most famous preachers of the Church and a charismatic who would be drawing crowds? Intrusion in hospital He was not a fan of the charismatics. Well, just a hysterical crowd , that is what they were to him. “In 1975 I read some articles on healings in the American press”, he recalls. ”I could not believe that in the present day and age people were being healed by faith. I laughed at the gift of tongues, claiming it must be some hysterical  women’s lamentations. My mind was filled with pride having to do with my knowledge in the field of philosophy and psychology. After I had been ordained  priest on 23 April 1973, I was appointed as a professor at the Ettumanoor Seminary. I dreamed of a comfortable, honorable position. At the time I was not even able to imagine a life of a vagabond moving from one place to another and having to cope with various unforeseen circumstances. I was looking for security. At a certain retreat when I heard a person praying over me on the day of infilling by the Holy Spirit say, ‘One day you will be a charismatic preacher’, I laughed in his face and said, ‘Me? Never!’. A week after the retreat I fell seriously ill for the first time in my life. I was in two hospitals for over four months. I was weak and pale”, he recalls today. “I could not eat due to abdominal pains. I also had severe back pain. Seeing me in such terrible state many thought I would soon die. At last the diagnosis was made: kidney tuberculosis. I also had kidney stones and general body infection. I was again admitted to hospital. On the seventh day of my stay in hospital something wonderful happened which changed my whole life completely. A twenty year old man suddenly entered my room. Without much ado he asked me, ‘Father, can I pray for your healing?’. I was dumbfounded. As a Catholic priest I did not want to let anybody unknown to me lay hands on me and pray aloud. I had not had a chance to say anything before the young man put his hands on my head and began to pray, ‘Father in Heaven, send the Spirit of Your Son Jesus to this priest suffering from kidney tuberculosis, kidney stones and infections and restore his health of soul and body’. I thought he might have read my hospital chart and thus came to know my ailments. I did not know at the time that while praying over me he was using the gift of word and knowledge. He went on praising God aloud. I felt some power flowing from his hands. At that moment I got to know the power of praise and loud prayer. Suddenly I thought of the blind beggar Bartimaeus, calling out, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me”. Healing of the ‘blacky’ and the  ‘fatty’ Then the stranger began to whisper words which made the astonished priest freeze. He felt as if someone was speaking out his innermost secrets, making known the secrets no one had known of before! That must have been God’s making. The stranger went on praying, “Lord, this priest is a good priest but he is unable to preach the Gospel. He is very shy and full of fears; in his early childhood he developed an inferiority complex. He lost his father when he was seven. He felt rejected by other children. His mother, a young widow, had many problems when bringing up the children. His siblings called him ‘fatty’ and his school mates called him ‘blacky’ because of his darker skin. This child was deeply wounded in his childhood. His heart was full of resentment towards others. Lord, heal his inner wounds and liberate him from the chains of bondage. Oh, Holy Spirit, fill his heart with Your love!”. “I was amazed at the prayer. The Word of God was penetrating me deeply to the very bone marrow. All the boy said was true. I already knew it was not written in the hospital chart. He was reading a different chart which came from the Holy Spirit. In tears I recalled the words of Jesus, ‘I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike’. I began to cry. I shed tears over my pride, especially my intellectual pride. I felt the living water flowing through me and liberating me. I believed God was healing me and I praised Him for it. I began to sob. I prayed in desperation, ‘Lord, save me, a sinner!’ And God did not abandon me in my despair. When a nurse came in to give me injections I called out, ‘I have been healed!’. Soon my doctor came and scolded me for disobedience. I said to him, ‘I’m sorry doctor, I should take the medicines but I know that I have been healed!’. After the prayer I went for…an hour’s walk. Afterwards I celebrated Mass in the chapel with more than 150 people present. I read the story of Zacchaeus and without preparation I was able to preach a sermon for 18 minutes, depending solely on the Holy Spirit, and looking into people’s eyes!”.  A Globetrotter That was the beginning of the healing. Since then Fr. James has been tirelessly travelling the world. Oftentimes he has had to face numerous adversities; he was kidnapped by the infidels and imprisoned in Arab countries. What is interesting, almost identical was the experience of Fr. Emiliano Tardif, the author of the bestseller “Jesus lives today!” or the compatriot of Fr. James, Fr. Joseph Bill. The once ironical skeptics became ardent missionaries after having been healed. In order that they may believe in the immense power of the sacrament of priesthood, Jesus had to touch their hearts and take them through the reality of hospital experience. Since they all came out of the trial transformed, they could not keep to themselves what they had seen and heard and what their hands had touched. For the last several dozen years Fr. Manjackal has been preaching the Gospel with real fire. In his mouth it is the good news and not the boring news. His preaching of the Bible is accompanied by signs which Jesus promised to the disciples as we read in the final words of the Gospel according to Mark. He comes from India, a country which is a melting pot of cultures and religions. At the time I was beginning to write this text the press agencies reported that Sai Baba had just died in India. The contemporary guru used to say without blinking an eye, “My name is Jesus”. He died on Easter Day. A coincidence? For years Fr. James Manjackal has been preaching the true Jesus. The One Who rose on the third day. The One Who touches, transforms and heals. “I feel that the Holy Spirit organizes  all of it”, he says. “It is something I learned from John Paul II. He always used to say that the power behind evangelization is the Holy Spirit. There is no other technique. Some people ask me, ‘Father, what is your technique, your method?’. I have no technique and no method. The promise is being fulfilled before our very eyes: ‘Behold, I make all things new!’. The blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead rise again, and the poor have the Gospel preached to them”. He knows what he is talking about. He has experienced it first-hand. Father James Manjackal  He is a missionary in the Congregation of the Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales. He was born on 18 April 1946 in Cheruvally, in the state of Kerala in South India. He was ordained priest on 23 April 1973. In 1989 he founded “Charis Bhavan” – a Charismatic Renewal Retreat Centre in Kerala. One of his books entitled “33 Charismatic Prayers” has been translated into a  dozen or so languages. From May 16 to 20 the charismatic preacher will conduct a retreat for priests at the Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Bialystok (more info on: www.rekolekcje.bialystok.pl). From July 14-17  Fr. James will preach a retreat for married couples in Bia?ystok. This year he will also conduct retreats in Ostroleka, Skarzysko-Kamienna, Poznan and Torun.   Published by Maly Gosc Niedzielny (Poland) - Click here for the original page

Anna was conceived in Bethlehem while her parents made the "honey moon" in the Holy land. She was blessed in her mothers womb by Bl .John Paul II, when he received the newly married couples in Vatican. While born she was a blue child with all symptoms  of epilepsy but the Lord healed her fully by prayers especially at Baptism. While she was a few months old, in her visit to Kerala with her parents, a priest gave her the Blood of Christ as it is the custom in the Syro Malabar church. The priest thought that she was baptized on that day! In Eastern rite the children are given Holy Communion and confirmation at their Baptism. From her two, she was asking for Holy Communion.  She, along with her sister and two brothers go daily to the Holy Mass with her parents. Hence all the children have a great attraction to the Holy Eucharist.She learned almost all prayers in English, Latin and German. During the concelebrated Mass, during the Offertory and after the Communion, Anna sang hymns --"All to Jesus I surrender..."& "To be like Jesus..." After the Mass she gave vote of thanks.