Strength and Peace After a Year of Depression

Dear Fr. Marco and your team, I wanted to write and tell you what's happened since you carried my prayer for my husband, Michael. Last December, I asked you to carry a card for him, as he had been in a very dark place for nearly a year. The doctors were adjusting his medication, but nothing seemed to lift the weight. I sent the prayer, and the photo of the card in St. Peter's was a small comfort. In the months that followed, something shifted. It was slow. He started talking more. He agreed to try a new therapist. By the summer, he was taking short walks again. He hasn't had a severe episode since the spring. I know the work is his to do, but I believe carrying that prayer for his mental healing was a part of it. It felt like we were not alone. Thank you for this quiet service. It meant more than I can say.