Answered Prayers for Healing and Surgery

My mother is walking again after her hip surgery

Mariana, Eugene · December 19, 2024

This is the sender’s own account, sent to us after their prayer was carried in. It is not a promise that the same will happen for anyone else.

Dear Fr. Marco, I wanted to write and tell you what has happened since I sent my prayer. My mother, Rita, had a very difficult hip replacement surgery. The doctors told us the recovery would be long and painful. I asked your team to carry a prayer for her strength and healing. I was so worried I couldn't sleep. After I received your photograph from St. Peter's, something seemed to shift. The pain became more manageable for her. She started her physical therapy with more courage than any of us expected. Last week, she walked from her bed to the kitchen without her walker for the first time. The doctors say her progress is remarkable. I know it is the power of prayer and her own stubborn will. Thank you for taking our request so seriously. It gave me a sense of peace when I needed it most. God bless you and your work.

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My mother is walking again after her hip surgery