SUNNY COSTA, GOA
“CAST YOUR BURDEN ON THE LORD, AND HE WILL SUSTAIN YOU; HE WILL NEVER PERMIT THE RIGHTEOUS TO BE MOVED” (PS 55:22).
Troubling skin condition and relentless back pain that weighed down my everyday life. Two years later, in August 2025, during the Physical Healing Adoration, I encountered the transforming touch of Jesus. As Father invited us to test for healing, I stepped forward in faith. To my amazement, I bent with ease something I hadn’t been able to do without pain. In that moment, the suffering that had shadowed me for so long was lifted. My back pain was gone, completely and utterly healed. The Lord’s hand had reached me, restoring me with His love and power. My heart overflows with gratitude thank You, Jesus, for your healing grace! “GOD IS OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH, A VERY PRESENT HELP IN TROUBLE” (PS 46:1).
TANGERINE VYAS, HYDERABAD
“BY HIS WOUNDS YOU HAVE BEEN HEALED” (I PT 5:24).
My Joumev Ty journey with Divine began years ago, with my last retreat in 2018. Life carried on, but a few months ago I was faced with a new challenge persistent knee pain. After consulting a doctor, I was diagnosed with mild arthritis and placed on medication. The pain weighed heavily on me, making it difficult to kneel, and even my daily life and prayer posture were affected. Yet, during the Physical Healing Adoration at this retreat in August 2025, something extraordinary happened. In the quiet of prayer, I encountered the healing presence of Jesus. A gentle peace filled me, and gradually, the pain began to ease. Each moment since has been a reminder that the Lord has begun His healing work in me. With a heart full of gratitude, I proclaim: Praise you, Jesus! Thank you, Jesus, for your mercy and healing touch. “I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH HIM WHO STRENGTHENS ME” (PHIL 4:13)
DOROTHY D’COSTA, MUMBAI
“YET THE LORD LONGS TO BE GRACIOUS TO YOU; THEREFORE HE WILL RISE UP TO SHOW YOU COMPASSION. FOR THE LORD IS A GOD OF JUSTICE. BLESSED ARE ALL WHO WAIT FOR HIM” (IS 30:18).I Tam a widow who endured the burden of osteoarthritis for twenty long Lyears, dependent on medication for relief. Yet, in the mercy of God, a turning point came when I made a sincere confession at the retreat after listening to the talks. In that moment, the Lord granted me deep peace, the grace to forgive, and the beginning of true healing within. During the physical healing adoration, Christ touched me with His restoring power, and I experienced complete healing. I stand as a witness to His mercy, His love, and His promise of renewal. Thank you, Jesus, for your compassion and restoration. “THE LORD UPHOLDS ALL WHO ARE FALLING AND RAISES UP ALL WHO ARE BOWED DOWN” (PS 145:14).
HEILA VALERIE ESTIBEIRO, GOA
“IF YOU HAVE FAITH THE SIZE OF A MUSTARD SEED… NOTHING WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR YOU” (MT 17:20).
My husband and I walked through a valley of sorrow after three miscarriages 2016 and 2019, Yet in 2019, during a retreat at Divine led by Fr. Augustine Vallooran VC, the Lord revealed His mercy in a profound way. As Father prayed over couples longing for children, I felt a divine power lift me up. During Adoration, the Lord granted me a vision: my husband and I standing before the Tabernacle, holding a baby boy-a vision of Baptism. In 2020, the vision was fulfilled, and God blessed us with a son, just as He had shown me. Truly, “For nothing will be impossible with God” (Lk 1:37). Faith indeed moves mountains. During the same retreat, in the physical healing adoration, the Lord also healed me of my knee pain. We praise Him for His unfailing love, mercy, and miraculous works in our lives. All glory and thanksgiving to Jesus Christ. “HE SENT OUT HIS WORD AND HEALED THEM, AND DELIVERED THEM FROM DESTRUCTION” (PS 107:20).
MINA RODRIGUES, GOA
“THE LORD IS CLOSE TO THE BROKENHEARTED AND SAVES THOSE WHO ARE CRUSHED IN SPIRIT” (PS 34:18).
T There was a time when my heart was shattered beyond words. The loss of my beloved daughter at such a tender age left me in darkness, questioning how I could ever move forward. In 2001, I attended a retreat at the Divine Retreat Centre, carrying my grief like a heavy burden. During that retreat, a priest spoke words that pierced through my sorrow: “Do not lose hope. God blesses in His time.” Those words became a seed of faith planted deep within me. Though my pain was real, I chose to cling to the promise that God’s timing is perfect. Not long after, the Lord, in His infinite mercy, blessed me with a son. That son is now, is twenty-three years old a living testimony of God’s faithfulness and compassion. What once felt like ashes has been turned into beauty, and my mourning into joy. In gratitude, I proclaim that Jesus is truly merciful, and His promises never fail. “FOR I KNOW THE PLANS I HAVE FOR YOU,” DECLARES THE LORD, “PLANS TO PROSPER YOU AND NOT TO HARM YOU, PLANS TO GIVE YOU HOPE AND A FUTURE” (JER 29:11).
DERICKSON ROSARIO, GOA
“BLESS THE LORD, O MY SOUL, AND DO NOT FORGET ALL HIS BENEFITS-WHO FORGIVES ALL YOUR INIQUITY, WHO HEALS ALL YOUR DISEASES” (PS 103:2-3).
I In the providence of God, I was led for the first time to the Divine Retreat Center. For many years, I carried the burden of persistent pain in my right knee and shoulder. Though I sought relief through medicine, the comfort was fleeting and never enduring. But in the sacrament of reconciliation, as I confessed my sins, the mercy of Christ began to flow into my weakness. I experienced a gentle easing of the pain, as though the Lord Himself was lifting the weight I had borne. Then, during the Physical Healing Adoration, the living presence of Jesus touched me with His healing power. In that sacred moment, the pain in my knee and shoulder was completely taken away. I stood restored, not by human strength, but by the grace of the Divine Physician. I bow in gratitude before the Lord for this miraculous healing. Thank You, Jesus. Praise You, Jesus. All glory to your holy name! “BUT YOU, O LORD, ARE A SHIELD ABOUT ME, MY GLORY, AND THE LIFTER OF MY HEAD” (PS 3:3).
MANJU SHAH, UP
“FOR I WILL RESTORE HEALTH TO YOU, AND YOUR WOUNDS I WILL HEAL, DECLARES THE LORD.” (JER 30:17) AS s a staff nurse, I had been carrying the heavy burden of severe pain in my knee and right shoulder. Each day felt like a struggle, but in the midst of worship at the retreat in Divine Retreat Centre, something divine began to unfold. While the Fr Joseph Edattu was preaching, I noticed the swelling in my legs start to diminish, and the pain that had long tormented me began to ease. On Wednesday of the retreat, during the sacred Physical Healing Adoration led by Fr Augustine Vallooran, the Lord touched me in a way beyond human understanding. My right shoulder, once stiff and aching, was restored. My knee, once swollen and painful, was set free. By His grace, I walked away completely healed, every trace of pain gone. I stand as a living testimony of God’s mercy and power. I am pain-free, renewed, and overflowing with gratitude. Thank You, Jesus, for your miraculous healing and for reminding me that nothing is impossible when we trust in you. “BLESS THE LORD, O MY SOUL, AND FORGET NOT ALL HIS BENEFITS WHO FORGIVES ALL YOUR SINS AND HEALS ALL YOUR DISEASES.” (PS 103:2-3).
VALENCIA CASTELINO, MUMBAI
“BUT HE WAS PIERCED FOR OUR TRANSGRESSIONS, HE WAS CRUSHED FOR OUR INIQUITIES; THE PUNISHMENT THAT BROUGHT US PEACE WAS ON HIM, AND BY HIS WOUNDS WE ARE HEALED” (IS 53:5).
In Ma n May 2023, I attended my very first retreat at the Divine Retreat Centre, carrying Theavy burdens of illness-my left hand was numb, I experienced blackouts, and even my speech faltered with stammering. Yet in that holy atmosphere of prayer, I encountered the healing touch of Jesus. By the end of the retreat, every symptom disappeared, and medical tests confirmed the miracle: I was completely restored. In July 2024, I joined the POWER International Youth Retreat with a new prayer in my heart this time for a promotion at work. Once again, I laid my request before the Lord, trusting in His providence. Soon after, He opened a door to a better job, far beyond what I had hoped for. I stand as a living witness to His mercy, healing, and abundant blessings. Thank you, Jesus, for being my healer, my provider, and my faithful companion. All glory belongs to you! “NOW TO HIM WHO IS ABLE TO DO IMMEASURABLY MORE THAN ALL WE ASK OR IMAGINE, ACCORDING TO HIS POWER THAT IS AT WORK WITHIN US, TO HIM BE GLORY IN THE CHURCH AND IN CHRIST JESUS THROUGHOUT ALL GENERATIONS, FOREVER AND EVER! AMEN” (ΕΡΗ 3:20-21).