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Latest Missionary News From Around the World, July 2010

Thursday, July 29, 2010 A Sighting, sent to us by Jasmin Filumena & Gustavo Fallas. Photographs of St. Philomena Statue in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, United States – July 29, 2010 Saint Philomena Sighting in Eden Hill at The National Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, MA, USA

Wednesday, July 28, 2010 28 July 2010 Madam. Patti Melvin The Universal Living Rosary Association P.O. Box 1303 Dickinson, TX 77539, USA Dear Madam. Patti, Greetings of Peace, love and great joy! It is with great joy and gratitude that we acknowledge receipt of lots of Catholic books, Rosaries, reading materials of St. Philomena and many other spiritual treasures coming from the Living Rosary Association of Saint Philomena (ULRA). It is our deep gratefulness to say that we have been blessed so much of all the heavenly blessings through URLA and we are blissful to have known the great Saint who became our celestial advocate, the great ST. PHILOMENA, the wonder worker. Through her intercession, my family received so much blessings, it be financial, material and most of all spiritual protection. Love, Peace, Joy and other positive virtues now reigns in my entire family despite of the present crisis that the world and our country are facing today. We have been protected from dangers, calamities and sickness. More so, what is so wonderful were the cure of my diabetic and the recovery of my sight. I can now read books even without eyeglasses. This had happened because I was healed by St. Philomena. Viva to St. Philomena! Now we continue to spread the devotion of St Philomena to anyone. We gave it to those who are applying for marriage during their pre-cana seminar; this is an orientation seminar for those who want to receive the sacrament of marriage, to parolees and probationers and to inmates. They were all happy. Likewise we distributed the devotion to the children and to the members of Catholic Charismatic Community. St. Philomena continues to perform wonders and miracles in their lives. Thus, we pray that the feast celebration of St. Philomena be restored back in the Roman Missal so that many can be blessed and will know her great works in the history of the Catholic Church. By the way we received the new delivery of forex box just yesterday, July 27, 2010 at early dawn. We appreciate it so much and we are very much overjoyed for these great and wonderful blessings from you. We have distributed the books and other reading materials to the members of Servant Communities-Catholic Charismatic here in Surigao, Philippines, of which I am the Head Servant, to the students, neighbors, friends and to some Priests, particularly to Rev. Fr. Manny Quiban, DCS, our Spiritual Director. We thank you so much and most sincerely for such gesture of generosity. May you be blessed most abundantly by the Heavenly Father as HE said, “Give and you shall be given.” It is only by giving that we could receive so much blessing from GOD. “The more we give, the more we received”. PRAISE THE LORD, ALLELUIA! Best regards to all the members of ULRA and to all the Benefactors. Most sincerely yours’ in Christ! Bro. Jelson Doloredo Bangoy Romelyn Neis Bangoy, my wife and Children Kaskag Village Surigao City Philippines

Monday, July 26, 2010 Dearest Mrs. Patti With the respect and gratitude I thank you very much for your warm and dear and special words of the thanks and gratitude. May God bless you and protect you for such generous gift which you sent us. This is very special and blessed gift which will bring me a lot of consolation and happiness. Tomorrow I am going to send you the some samples of the newspaper which we published and I want to share with you about this edition. Also Yesterday I finished the retreat which i run in Lviv for the pilgrims who came to see our center and to receive some words of the consolation and learn more about the Universal Living Rosary Association of Saint Philomena (ULRA). The most important that in the pilgrimage took place a lot of the people who were not familiar with the Living Rosary and they have very strong desire to join the ULRA. I do feel that if the people learn about the Living Rosary they have strong desire to join the Association and a lot of them receive so many special blessings and graces. Thank You very much for sending us the funds to cover the Mass expenses and help us with the keeping the Ukraine ULRA running. In this very difficult economical time our organization is growing and we are able to publish the newspaper and publish more books and materials which help to promote the Living Rosary here in Ukraine and in the countries where the Ukrainian migrants live. The last week I sent seven heavy boxes with the material and Ukrainian books and newspapers and materials to the members of Living Rosary who live in Spain, Portugal and Italy. It is also wonderful way to spread the devotion to Living Rosary because we send them materials and then they send to their families and friends our materials and their Ukrainian families and children join the Living Rosary Association. I am looking forward to hear from you and May God bless you With the prayers and respect father Ivan Kolodiy Father Ivan Kolodiy Lviv Ukraine Europe http://www.livingrosary.org.ua

Saturday, July 24, 2010 Dear sister patty, Please open the attached file that contains the picture's of Saint Philomena with little orphan children at Saint Therese school where our charity “Khayyeh w Rfi2 el Darb" taking care of them. Jean Rahme Lebanon

Dear Patti, I wish to share with you the miracles that the Holy Rosary has been allowed to show us here....I had earlier informed you how the luminous rosary saved a woman....after praying her new rosary (she had just been enrolled in to the Universal Living Rosary Association of Saint Philomena) she left it near her head and slept. When she awoke in the middle of the night, she sleepily saw it shining and pushed it off her bed. I n the morning she was shocked to find a huge snake coiled near the coiled rosary.....This time it was Stella the teacher. She took her baby with her to the garden. Laid her in her crib over which Stella had hanged the luminous rosary. After working for long she decided to go and suckle the baby only to find the baby playing, laughing with a huge cobra coiled in the crib. Shocked, she called the neighbors who advised her to relax until the beast crawled away...may the triumph of the immaculate heart hasten to come.... Lawrence Esiangu Living Rosary Centre Kumi Uganda East Africa

Dearest Patti With joy and gratitude I acknowledge you about receiving the envelope dated Jul 14 with new leaflets and the mushroom parcel with a really welcome spiritual treasure guide and help! Special thank you dear Patti. Thank you dear St. Philomena and Thank You dear benefactors for making all this possible, for your constant support and love. GOD REWARD YOU EVERY DAY! Dear Patti your encouragement words always touch me and give me courage to continue the fight for Our Lady's rights. The translation will come to you Tuesday if God allow but as I can see there are a lot of priorities to translate. I will do all I can. About the calice. Yes! This kind of gifts always opens a priest door. Anything is welcome; clothes, crucifix, cassette for sick, metal rosaries, etc. I give them all I have from St. Philomena and you! God bless you continualy. We love you! Ave Maria Gratia plena! I will offer again tomorrow the Holy Mass for you dear Patti. Monica Romania

Friday, July 23, 2010 Patti, On the 20th June, I was taken to the ER with ambulance. 10 minutes late, I would have not made it. I stayed in ICU for a week and then to the floor, till 14 July. Am home now, with pain of course and a swallowing issue. Any drop of water I sip will go to the trachea and lungs instead of the esophagus and digestive system.... I am writing these to also thank you, what saved me are the masses you had for me. THANK YOU PATTI. Also I am out of St. Philomena's oil, would you please send me some, and keep me in your prayers. God bless you Patti. Sylva

Dear Patti, Thanks immensely for the beautiful box which was delivered today and for all its contains which will make our feast just wonderful, we are indeed very grateful and very much obliged to you. Every item in the box is greatly appreciated. Thanks once more for making our feast day of St. Philomena to be so wonderful. You are in our thoughts and prayers. With prayerful best wishes. Peace. Fr Joseph Ayeah Catholic Mission Bambui Bamenda Cameroon West Africa

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 Dear Mother Patti, Thank you so much for your prayers which made our journey to Buchanan, safe and smooth. We left Monrovia Saturday July 17, at about 1:45 P.M arriving Buchanan the same day at about 5:30 P.M. On arrival we did not meet Fr. Macdonald Nah but notwithstanding, we met him on Sunday July 18, at about 7 P.M before he set out for his out-station Mass. He was delighted seeing us, due to early contact made by James. He promised to do all in his power to make his Parishioners listen to us and carry out the devotion even when we might have gone. In his power as the Parish Priest of St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, he lodged us in one of the Church's Community halls (photo included). On the other hand, the Mass at the main Parish (St. Peter Claver Parish) was to begin at 10 A.M. During the Mass, was called to speak to the Parishioners. I told them that "the Rosary I am talking about was the same Rosary that Our Lady gave to St. Dominic in the 12th Century. And, that we (ULRA) are here today to remind ourselves the need to pray the Rosary as never prayed before. We, the ULRA assign the Decade to each person with common intention: For Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and in honor of St. Philomena, Patroness of Children of Mary". Meanwhile, after the Mass, many Parishioners came forward to sign up for their Decade and to receive all the available material that could encourage them to pray the Rosary and to understand their faith better. The Parish Catechists told us that they are determined to carry on the devotion when we are gone, especially to their many out-stations and even beyond. At the end of our visit, after Morning Mass on Monday July 19, we thanked the Parish Priest, Fr. Nah who was so kind and again promised to promote the ULRA in his jurisdiction. Also, he told us that the devotion will be extended to both Elementary and Secondary Schools attached in the Parish. We left Buchanan on July 19, at about 9:30 A.M. arriving in Monrovia at about 4 P.M. Once again, we wish to thank everyone for their prayers and support. In Mary Immaculate, Paul E. Ekpe Monrovia-Liberia

Monday, July 19, 2010 My dear Patti, Loving greetings from the city of Caloocan. I'm not sure if I told you of the second forex box that I received from you two or three weeks ago. The response was so great that I don't even have to look for new members fro the Universal Living Rosary Association of Saint Philomena (ULRA). They come to me in the school where I am in. I will be sending the list of all the new members this August because I have not finished giving the high school students of our school. And we have a friend here who will go back there in Texas and I will just request her to bring it there. I also have a niece who is there in Texas. But I have not contacted her because of the busy days that I have and the work that I have to finish. Every day there are people coming to be new URLA members. I have the form ready and still plenty. When my new ULRA numbers will all be finished, I will just email you and e-mail the numbers you will give me. It's so easy now with you. E-mail is really a fast way of communicating with you. Thank you so much again and god bless all of you there who are working for the triumph of the immaculate of Mary. Take care always. Sr. Estrella Fabi, Spc St. Gabriel Academy Caloocan City Philippines

Friday, July 16, 2010 Dearest Patti Thank you very much for the parcel dated Jul 09 2010 containing new leaflets. Many Thanks as usuall! Every time I find some treasure in your new leaflets. Thank you enormously. God love you! This encouragement means very much for us! That's why we need you all time and we pray for you all time. St. Philomena is in our side to can work. If the legs are no more good, we'll use the hands and the head as we can. Or we'll use somebody else. Our little Princess will show us the way to serve Our Lady. Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam! We send our love. Monica ULRA Center Romania

Monday, July 12, 2010 Dear Mother Patti, Thank you so much for your concern. If I address you as a mother it is simply because you have all the virtues a good mother possesses. Your prayers had ever been my support. I shall be going to the 1st bank with James for the Swift Code tomorrow soon after seeing the Archbishop. I will get you the Code as soon as I have it. Today, I was able to meet with the Rector of the Sacred Heart Cathedral and he is in supportive and told me that as soon as the Archbishop gives go-head he is ready to give all his support, after all he is a Marian Priest. Now, we need the Decade prayer (the one with picture of our Lady) Dedicated Decade, Rosary leaflets, some Stations of the Cross, some French material and any other thing available. Notwithstanding, the idea of sending a new Chalice for the Archbishop is a lovely decision. I have been invited to speak at the Handicap Center here on Tuesday 13 July 2010. The center is made up of Moslems, Protestants and Catholics. I shall send photos. James arranged for a motel for me who cost about $20.00 or so. They do not offer meal. Thank you mom for all. In Mary Immaculate, Paul Monrovia-Liberia

Friday, July 9, 2010 Dear Patti, Advance happy feast day of our Lady of Mt. Carmel! Two forex boxes arrived last July 6, 2010. Sorry I was able to inform you right away, for I was always out of attending and observing in service training of catechist. They were very happy about their guides to teach the catechism. Posters of Our Lady of Fatima and the Dedicated Decades booklets issued Spring 2009 which has a cover of "Fatima is Our Promise." They greatly appreciated for it added more information in their teaching. With regards to St. Philomena oil and cord, the people in mountain areas were so very thankful for some of them who got sick. They had no other recourse. They applied the St. Philomena Oil into their affected areas like stomach ache, toothache and a fever to most children. Right there and then after eighteen to twenty four hours there sick children got will and healed. Same us cancer victims, they also got improved and hasten their ill feelings and pain. They ask more of St. Philomena Oil and I shared them. I reminded them to pray fervently and a heartfelt devotion of St. Philomena. Thank you for the different devotional prayers, novenas, and religious books and also for the clothing's I received, I shared this to the fatherless child and a child whose parents are jobless. Thank you too to all the Universal Living Rosary Association of Saint Philomena (ULRA) personnel and benefactors and staffs. Love and prayers, Carmelita G. Baric San Carlos City Negros Occidental Philippines

Dear Patti, Many thanks for the precious box posted on the 11th of June which arrived, indeed we are grateful for the precious contains. I have been down with malaria, but Praise God I am better after the treatment. Will let you know when i will be coming as soon as i get the ticket. With prayerful best wishes. Peace. Fr. Joseph Ayeah Catholic mission Bambui Bamenda Cameroon West Africa

Monday, July 5, 2010 Dear Mrs. Melvin, There is one special thing I want to tell about Hyderabad. On 24th, I left for Hyderabad and on 25th when I reached there. By chance, I opened TV and searched for news. I was surprised to know that there were three bomb blasts on the railway track. These bomb blasts were just few moments after our train crossed that track. I had reached Hyderabad at about 12:30 p.m. And about 4:00 p.m. there were some more news telling that two bombs were found at Hyderabad railway station. Thanks be to God not only our train was saved but all of the trains were undamaged and there was no harm to anybody. The trains schedule was upset due to this incidence till I reached back home. Miss Sonia and her group had arranged visit to 5 places from Friday evening to Sunday evening. Fr. Sabir, Fr. David and Fr. Joseph helped us a lot by providing conveyance locally. I again thank Our Lady and Our Beloved St. Philomena for keeping me safe because your prayers were also with me. OK, Good Bye and God Bless You, Yours in Christ and Holy Mother, Afzaal Anwar Khokhar Pakistan

Thursday, July 1, 2010 Dear Patti Melvin, I would like to acknowledge the box you sent which I had received on the feast of Ss Peter and Paul. We celebrated the feast day of our Bp. Peter Louis Ca Ku in tachileik a town near the border between Myanmar and Thailand. There were 6 priests, 10 religious Sisters and many faithful came for the occasion. When the box reached me many came for rosaries and medals. I shared them with Rev. Fr. Natale, Fr. Alfredo, Fr. Anthony, Fr. Bosco and Sr. Benedict. There were 50 boys and girls received confirmation on the first week of June. The medals you sent to me were given to them during the ceremony. They were thankful to you and promised to pray for you and for all our rosary makers. We still need some more rosaries, medals, cords and holy oil of St. Philomena. If you send some more the above religious articles our priests, Sisters and people of God will be very grateful to you. Being faithful to our daily decade in the Living Rosary, we hope there will be peace in the world and the will of our Immaculate Heart of Mary will come true. May God and Our Mary bless you, your staff and all the benefactors, with abundant graces and blessings. With love and prayers, Fr. Martino Ai Han Myanmar