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“I am Yahweh your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.                “You shall have no other gods before me.                “You shall not make for yourselves an idol, nor any image of anything that is in the heavens above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: you shall not bow yourself down to them, nor serve them, for I, Yahweh your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, on the third and on the fourth generation of those who hate me, and showing loving kindness to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.                “You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain, for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.                “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. You shall labor six days, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to Yahweh your God. You shall not do any work in it, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your livestock, nor your stranger who is within your gates; for in six days Yahweh made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day; therefore Yahweh blessed the Sabbath day, and made it holy.                “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land which Yahweh your God gives you.                “You shall not murder.                “You shall not commit adultery.                “You shall not steal.                “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.                “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”
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By Testimony,
Love One Another! 2016-34



Alcohol took over my husband, and I knew that I wouldn’t be able to cope on my own… I prayed a lot and asked God for help. But instead, things got worse…

The mercy of God saved him from death in sin

My life and that of my husband had plenty of ups and downs. Our first child was born two years after our marriage. I stopped working and took care of our home and child.

My husband was working, but he started to drink more often. When I was pregnant with our second son, he fell gravely ill. He spent six months in hospital. It was a very difficult time for me and for the whole family. We prayed very hard for the good health of my husband. We had to wait a long time for his recovery from his critical condition. I was very worried that I would be on my own with two children.

I didn’t know yet what awaited me further in life. God decided that my husband would live, and the day before our son’s birth, he returned home. We were all very happy. Four years later, our third son was born, then three years after that, two more – twins. So we have five sons, and we are very happy about it, because not everyone can have as many children as we do – it’s a special grace given to us by God and for which I’m very grateful.

And everything would have been good were it not for alcohol, which came back into my husband’s life after the birth of the twins… It was a terrible period for me, our children and the whole family. Words cannot describe what we went through; it has to be lived. Nothing helped us – neither appeal nor threat. Alcohol took over my husband, and I knew that I wouldn’t be able to cope on my own… I prayed a lot and asked God for help. But instead, things got worse… I prayed that His will would be done and not mine.

My husband’s condition got much worse, and he felt increasingly bad each day. For our fifteenth wedding anniversary, I requested a Mass intention. Six months later, my husband got sick, and his condition became critical. I called the emergency services. I was very afraid that the ambulance wouldn’t arrive on time and my husband would die in my hands without the holy sacraments, without confession and the Holy Eucharist. I begged God and all the saints for my husband not to not die at home without the sacraments. He was taken to hospital; there he had his confession and received Jesus in the Holy Communion. He also received the last rites, and then he died. I was then convinced how the Lord Jesus fulfills his promise. He said to Saint Faustina: “The souls that say this chaplet will be embraced by My mercy during their lifetime and especially at the hour of their death” (Diary 754); “Oh, what graces I will grant to souls who say this chaplet; the very depths of My tender mercy are stirred for the sake of those who say the chaplet. Write down these words My daughter. Speak to the world about My mercy; let all mankind recognize my unfathomable mercy. It is a sign for the end times; after it will come the day of justice. While there is still time, let them have recourse to the fount of My mercy; let them profit from the Blood and Water which gushed forth for them” (Diary 848).

The Chaplet of Divine Mercy, which was often prayed by my husband, and his devotion on the nine first Fridays of the month saved him from death in sin. I was left alone with five children, but I know that God will not allow any harm to afflict us. My husband will intercede for us before the Merciful God. Thanks to God’s providence, I know I’ll get by and will bring up our children as good people.

A reader from Wielkopolska





Source: https://loamagazine.org/archive/2016/2016-34/the-mercy-of-god-saved-him-from-death-in-sin





The above article was published with permission from Miłujcie się! in September 2020.


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