By Lissy Maruthanakuzhy
Panaji, Aug 26, 2020: Life took an unexpected turn for Sister Priya Thekkemuriyil on March 13 when she was told that Mother Mary would visit her a month later.
The 46-year-old Maria Bambina nun and her companions spent the following month in intense prayer and penance.
“Waiting for our Blessed Mother we spent days in Eucharistic Adoration, praying Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet, night Vigil and reading the Bible,” recalled Sister Priya who lives at Barkuhi town in Chindwara district of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Sister Priya and her six sister companions serve a hospital managed by the Western Coal Mines at Barkuhi, staying at the quarters provided by the company.
On April 13, the nuns and their helpers were excited from the morning as they were informed that Mother Mary would visit them around 3 pm at the grotto attached to their convent.
“We waited anxiously praying before her grotto braving the April sun. When she came she spoke to each of us personally. She requested us to pray for priests, religious, all consecrated persons, souls in purgatory, for childless couples and for abolition of abortions,” Sister Priya narrated to Matters India over phone.
According to her, the apparition told a Hindu maid living with the nuns that “she is interceding for all people not only for Christians.” The maid later became a Catholic.
Sister Priya says the archbishop of Nagpur, their diocese, has asked her not to publicize anything about what has been happening in their convent in the past five months.
She recalls how it all began with her visit to a place of Marian apparition in Kasargod, the northernmost district of Kerala, during her annual home vacation in May 2019.
Since then, thousands of people have flocked to the house to pray and collect oil to apply on sick people. The Tellicherry archdiocese that covers the village appointed a committee to study the Balal phenomenon, but reserved the judgment after receiving the report. Balal is some 100 km north of Tellicherry, the archdiocesan headquarters.
Alphonsa, who was born a Hindu named Omana, and her three children had become Catholics in 2000. She is now healthy and guides people who visit her house on a slope of a hill.
The widow claims that an old woman had come to her house and rubbed some ointment on her. She felt cured and looked for the woman, but nobody else had seen her.
Sister Priya said Alphonsa gets stigmata on Tuesdays and Fridays. “She falls unconscious then,” she added.
On May 18, 2019, the feast of her congregation, she met the priest of her home parish who asked her about her congregation. Later he visited her home with a medal of Maria Bambina, surprising Sister Priya. He told her that the Blessed Mother had given the medals to six priests, including him, who saw her.
The priest also told her that Mother Mary would visit the place again. Sister Priya and her family members went to Balal, a three and half hour journey.
“That day I experienced only the perfume as Blessed Mother appeared, “Sr Priya recalled.
On the second visit she had a glimpse of the Blessed Mother who had a blue Rosary in her hand.
She carried oil from the Balal center when she came back to her convent. She applied the oil on two senior sisters who were advised to undergo surgery for their knee problem. “They got healed miraculously. Both were suffering for a long time. Some others who had allergy and other illness also experienced healing,” Sister Priya explained.
In September last year, she visited the Balal center with two sisters to pray. They too experienced cure. It was then that Alphonsa told Sister Priya that she would be brought back again in November. Sister Priya said she was not convinced as it was impossible to visit the place third time in the same year.
Meanwhile Sister Priya renovated her convent grotto at the request of the Blessed Mother through Alphonsa.
In November 2019, her provincial asked Sister Priya to accompany a sister to the Balal. Alphonsa then told her the message that Mother Mary asked her to take the nun as her sister who would become an instrument to bring many people to God.
“I did not understand the meaning of this message fully,” Sister Priya said.
On March 17, Alphonsa called her to say that “Mother Mary would visit her at Barkuhi.” And she came. “Not all of us saw her on the first day but experienced the perfume of her presence,” Sister Priya narrated.
Since then the Blessed Mother appears on the 13th of every month. “We are waiting for her visit in September,” she added.
The nun quoted the apparition saying to them that she would take care of their requests and pray as they do not have much time to pray.
“All six of us work in the hospital. On the day of her visit we are all present. Those on duty take leave. All of us pray at least five Rosaries each day,” she explained.
The nun said many of their parishioners have experienced healing. “We write the intentions in a book and keep at the grotto. Blessed Mother has told us to do. And when she comes she touches the book,” Sister Priya explained.
Mama Maria beseech your Son Jesus for the fulfillment of all our intentions, specially healing in heart, soul, mind, body n spirit. Pray Jesus to create a heart of repentance in all sinners, to accept Jesus as Lord n Savior, n to believe that Jesus is the true Son of One True God.
Someone who is sick n loving daughter of
Mama Maria would like to have E Mail ID of Sr Priya n Alphonsa. Pl send
These marian apparition are true .Those following the apparitions around the world will know, many more will come forward of having had them for time is at hand.The point is we need to understand the messages and turn our lives around.
Mother Mary bless my marriage n Protect my family from all evil, harm & danger. Keep my family in your loving care. Wipe out the Corona virus from the face of the Earth. We make this prayer through Jesus Christ our Lord 🙏🏻
I am touched emotionally after reading the story. Hope I and family will be blessed with such personal experiences of our Holy Mothers presence in our life.
Mother Mary I do believe that your Apparitions do take place again n again with special message. Forgive me I need a Healing for my soul and my body too. I suffer from joint pains and cramps stiffness and n numbness please heal me of this complications and disorders in my body. I believe you will all the people suffering from corona virus. N wipe out from the face of the Earth with d Precious Blood of JESUS.
I believe that Mother Mary has appeared as she knows what’s happening in the world. We need to pray together
John Fernandes ,
Mother Mary please pray for the conversation of Russia and also our Catholic children who are addicted to evil worldly possessions and desires and to Bless them with the gift of prays .
Mother Mary I trust in you. Please cure my sister from giddiness which is very severe at times. Thank you Mother Mary. Touch her.cure her.Also my another sister from knee pain .
Judge not; lest ye be judged. 🌹
2CORINTHIANS 5:7
For we walk in faith and not by sight.
Pray for my entire family.
Is there a way to send a message to the Sisters, the convent by email?
Can I send my prayer request
Mother mary plz pray for me nd my husband.to hve peace,understanding, respect nd love for each other.nd we grow up maturedly .bless both my sons kèep them safe ,in good health nd nless thm with wisdom.Amen
AVE MARIA ….We believe and we pray especially in these end times where people are still stubborn and not repenting for their sins. Mother Mary always visits to tell All of Us to turn back to God. Deo Gratias
Truth is truth. If some person wants to spread rumours they do so and our Heavenly Father will punish the rumour person. Take up your cross and follow Jesus
Wonderful messages feeling blessed.
Heavenly Father praised be your HOLY name. Mama Mary I believe, you were present in the six sisters place.As can’t be in the particular place, I beg your mercy to write My name in the book 📚 kept there. I need a good death,son Martin’s life Tobe blessed. 2 daughters tobe near Jesus always. Thank you mom for your blessings. Hail Mary full of grace,I love you and praying ROSARY. Amen Hallelujah.
The blessed mother mary is appearing in the. World many times and asking two spiritual things. 1.REPENTANCE 2.PRAY PRAY AND PRAY. we are living in a grace time. So we must obey the command of the blessed mother mary recalls. From the Heavenly Father
This seems to be a scheme to exploit the suffering poor and convert them to Christianity.
Mother Mary, please stop the pandemic so that I could see my family whom I have not seen since October 2019. Thank you, I love you.
This marian apparition shows how much our Mother Mary cares for us .She requires our assistance for her mission may she give us the grace to do what she desires.Amen
M Bernadette Roka of Darjeeling, West Bengal. I m a survivor of cancer. I have severe arthritis. I can’t walk properly. Pls is it possible to send the oil to me as m in pain.
Which of your sufferers has been converted to christianity? Do you help them in any way possible? If not don’t bark.. O Mama Mariya give these people also Heavenly knowledge about the only truth. That is you are the only God to be Adored! Heaven ly Father bless all,protect nd fill with Holy Spirit . .
I am praying for you, KC Thomas. God-bless you
We are a childless couple for the last 19 years and in October this year we will complete 20 years of Marriage. Let Mother Mary revel her plan for us.
I would like to be sanctified completely from my sinful habits that I may become an Apostle of Jesus.
People are starved for spiritual succour “Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord.”2…..The people part of ritualistic church long to feel his presence in their lives.after all 2000 years is a long long time to wait.
There shall be a scheme if you do not believe
if you believe there shall be none,
I pray for you so that you believe
So that you are another non- believing
The SON
That the HOLY MOTHER has WON
Please Dear Most Blessed Mother Mary please pray for everyone to convert and repent please pray for me and all my love ones, family, friends Amen ✝️🕊️🇺🇸🙏❤️
Mother Mary bless our suffering world. Teach me to pray and draw me clear to your Son Jesus
Kindly pray for my friend Cecille who jas diffulty now due to covid, and Rogelia who has covid. I akso pray for the great knee pain of Flor and for our family issues kay justice happen as my second sister wants all properties left by our parents all for herself.Amen
Believe Thomas, we r running out of time and Our Blessed Mother is trying to help us. God bring much healing through this ministry through these apparitions.
Of course our Blessed Virgin mother
Has Appeared. As she has been appearing 39 years in medjugorje .
Wake up people!
Let us keep an open mind and pray the Rosary.
tHOMAS bEFORE YOU CRITICISE OTHERS HAVE THE DECENCY TO PERSONNALLY CHECK ON THESE STORIES. yOU MAY CAUSING UNNECESSARY SLANDER. the same thing happened when our lady appeared at fatima and the people who slandered the miracles proved to be wrong, cardozo-j @ hotmail.com
Fortunately the Catholic Church has not recognized any more Marian apparitions after Fatima a century ago. Such preternatural occurrences should be handled with kids gloves. People starved for spiritual succour in our ritualistic churches will cling desperately to any form of miraculous cures.
Superstitions and false stories are made use of for something by some. Some so called devotees will do anything to propagate their unproved blessings. I request the Catholics not to run after this sort of cheap ways of devotion and abstain from superstitions