Comments on St Gemma Galgani: The heavenly help of Saint Gemma

Thank you for sharing these accounts and the life ...

2012-02-14T10:52:13.864-05:00

Thank you for sharing these accounts and the life of St. Gemma. It is very important for us to read about these saints of God, to know that even with the special blessings they encountered, they were people like us.

We also continue to need people like you who share these stories with us, to give us hope.

May God continue to bless you!

Good morning! I had a slippage of my lumbar vert...

2012-02-14T09:59:37.740-05:00

Good morning!

I had a slippage of my lumbar vertebra (it broke off from the spine) 5 years ago. I was in extreme pain, and with four children and taking care of my father, it was so difficult psychologically, let alone physically. It took me 2 years to feel somewhat normal again, but always in pain.

This last Dec 26, the other side slipped and cracked from the spine. I was in so much pain, but said a prayer to St. Gemma. Instead of 2 years of recovery, I was fine within a week. I was so happy I was able to care for my family and my Dad. I had no surgery for either instance (I am scared!), but she helped me to regain my strength and mind. I am so grateful to her, and love her.

May God bless you for your website.

Anonymous

To Tracy through Glenn's website, Essiac tea ...

2012-02-14T06:44:26.197-05:00

To Tracy through Glenn's website,

Essiac tea is an alternative remedy used for people who have cancer. It's a healing tea made with herbs from God's garden. You didn't mention if Paul is taking chemo or radiation treatments. If he is, the Essiac tea can help him with the nausea, etc.

You and Paul certainly have my prayers on your behalf. Paul's faith and yours combined made for a beautiful read on Glenn's website.

Thank you for sharing with us.

Dear Sir, I write to you from India and thank you ...

2012-02-14T00:17:30.481-05:00

Dear Sir,
I write to you from India and thank you immensely for this website. I have read about St.Gemma Galgani on and off and just recently read a small article on Padre Pio association with her at a website called spirit daily which I visit every day.
In the past I have lived a sinful life and am still struggling with a few issues, In the last 10 years or so I have had some sort of interior promptings on how and on who to invoke for Intercession. I love little Jacinta Moarto of Fatima so I used to prasy through her, The Blessed Mother and St.Michael the Archangel, then came the prompting to pary to Padre Pio next came St.John Vianney and Finally St.Gemma Galgani, a month or so after that I had a Doctors Visit for some neurological problems I have and was told that I have a degenerative disease of the C spine and will need surgery, as well I have a defective MTHFR Gene in double mutation which would make it difficult to perform surgery. I am still praying more so for my spiritual well being than my physical well being and I beg you to just whisper one word to St.Gemma to assist me especially with weakness of the flesh and peace in my little sisters family.. PLEASE DO help me good sir, she wont refuse you.I will mail you to let you know of progress.
Kind Regards
Raoul D'Rozario

Dear Tracy my prayers are with you, and let me sha...

2012-02-13T21:07:54.575-05:00

Dear Tracy
my prayers are with you, and let me share a few other thoughts. My sister, about the same age as Paul and mother of 5 children came down with lymphatic cancer and had a large tumor protrude from her throat. She was completely and miraculously cured when she did an anti parasite cleanse according to Hulda Clarke while at the same time the whole family prayed a string of novenas to St. Peregrine, patron saint of cancer. The Hulda Clarke regine requires taking 3 simple natural remedies, about which you can read on her web site. Her philosophy about cancer is also interesting to read. My sister has since completely changed her lifestyle and cooking/eating habits. God bless!

Hi Tracy, I just prayed for your husband Paul and ...

2012-02-13T11:47:24.151-05:00

Hi Tracy,
I just prayed for your husband Paul and for all of your family, that through the intercession of our heavenly Mother, the most Blessed Virgin Mary, that She may obtain Paul's healing, according to God's holy will. In Jesus holy NAME, AMEN +

I will keep Paul in my poor prayers. May Jesus bless and strengthen your family,
Glenn Dallaire

Ave Maria I ask all of of your readers to PLEASE ...

2012-02-13T11:07:37.341-05:00

Ave Maria

I ask all of of your readers to PLEASE pray for my husband Paul. Paul had a cancerous kidney removed in Sept. 2011.Doc thought he got it all. Sadly, 2 months later, we got devastating news. He now has kidney cancer that's spread to his liver, lungs and elsewhere.

The medical world ofers no hope for a cure for this aggressive, deadly disease and little hope for many more months.

Pual is only 53, we have 5 children (our youngest just turned 14), 5 grandchildren - and two more 'on the way'. We pray the holy rosary every night and have great faith that Jesus CAN heal him, IF He wills to do so. Paul tells our children never to mad at God if He chooses not to heal him, while we continue to pray FOR that healing.

Paul is the maintenance man at our parish, an honest, good-natured man brought up with solid virtues by his holy, faithful Catholic parents. They worked their farm together and prayed a daily rosary on their knees every night.

There hasn't been one night without Paul kneeling down beside our bed before he went to sleep to say his prayers. He's worked some hard, long hours over the years to support our family (I was a stay-at-home mom) but still did his duty to God, even if the hour was as late as 2 or 3am, with 3 broken ribs, and now even during this health crisis that threatens to take him from us all too soon.

Paul's generosity and friendly, good-natured, approachable personality has drawn countless people to confide in him, ask his advice and come to for help, which is always given wholeheartedly.There are so many inspiring stories and people he has helped...from counseling couples on the verge of divorce, to brightening the day of our parish's widowed "quilting ladies" - whom he affectionately calls "his girls". Paul has given direction to wayward teens by putting them to work at our small garden center (there's nothing like working out frustrations and taking time away from all this world's media distractions like digging a ditch on a hot summer's day!). Paul takes his tractor to plow snow off elderly or needy people's driveways, then drives off without waiting to see if he was noticed or not.

Paul's latest "project" is building a soup kitchen type of place on our property where LONELY people - rich or poor - can gather to eat a good meal and visit. Paul believes that loneliness is one our world's greatest poverties and he wants to do something about it, at least in our small corner of the world.

I hope you can see by these few examples why I am reaching out to you and your readers, begging for prayers for a miraculous healing for Paul. Our family, our community, our world needs people like Paul.

Much good has already come from Paul's illness, people are being drawn to God because of his terminal condition. We've both had folks come to us and say "I don't ever pray or go to church. But EVEN I promise to pray every night to God and ask Him to heal Paul". We thank them and then remind them to continue praying for themselves and their own families, as well. This is just a glimpse of the positive impact Paul's life has had on people, Catholic, non-Catholic and even non-believers.

I intend to be like the persistent widow in Jesus' parable. She kept asking, demanding that the corrupt judge rule in her favor. He finally did so because of her persistance. Would you please join me in persistantly asking all of heaven to intercede with Almighty God and grant us this favor?

Paul has promised to spend the rest of his life giving glory to God and working in the Great Harvest of Souls, which is no different that the first 53 years of his life. I repeat many times daily Padre Pio's admonition:

PRAY, HOPE and DON'T WORRY

Please join me asking in Jesus' holy Name for a complete healing ASAP. God bless you,

Ave Maria

Tracy

Thank you for bringing this Saint to our attention...

2012-02-12T14:22:08.139-05:00

Thank you for bringing this Saint to our attention. I only learned of her on this site when your articles were brought out in Spirit Daily - the article about St. Pio's devotion to her. I have heard her name mentioned on Catholic Answers show on EWTN but had not had opportunity to look her up.

I pray for her intercession often. I am interested to learn about people who have success. I pray to many Saints, including St. Joseph so cannot say which Saint is responsible for the peaceful feelings that are given from time to time. I too, have diabolic attacks in the mornings from 2 to 4 and have found so much help from material available on Spirit Daily. I am grateful for your site.

I have never heard of St. Gemma. When we arrived ...

2012-02-12T14:05:06.869-05:00

I have never heard of St. Gemma. When we arrived home from Church today (March 12) I had a back pain - don't typically get more than a spasm. Anyways, I laid down for a bit but that didn't work, was craving cookies, so I got up to bake some. The pain continued. My husband left his computer out so I decided I could check email, etc. while baking. My Mom sent me the link to your site - she has no idea I have back pain today, but she knows my husband has had back issues for years. We'll see what St. Gemma has in store for us. I just finished a novena to Our Lady of Lourdes and my first intention was the conversion of my husband, so maybe this will lead him to God. If anyone has a second to add my husband's conversion to their lists please do so. I will research St. Gemma now.

Hi Anonymous, Karen, Moggie and Teresa, -Thank yo...

2012-02-12T10:34:38.345-05:00

Hi Anonymous, Karen, Moggie and Teresa,

-Thank you for your kind comments. I am really glad to hear that you are enjoying the website, and that you are inspired by Gemma's holy life and her heavenly help and intercessions for many in the world today.

For those interested in more stories of Gemma's help, there is a list of articles on the right sidebar under the heading "Gemma's heavenly intercessions in the world today".

May God bless you and your loved ones,
-Glenn Dallaire

Saint Gemma became known to me recently through yo...

2012-02-12T08:49:25.076-05:00

Saint Gemma became known to me recently through your beautiful website. Until reading here today, I never knew that she suffered with back problems, or that she was the intercessor of people who experienced the same pain.

I have been a very healthy person until last November when I took a hard fall in a parking lot. I have experienced back problems since then, and today you gave me the good news that Saint Gemma can intercede for me and all who suffer as she did.

How can I thank you for that gift, Glenn? I will pray for you and your family through the intercession of our Saint Gemma.

Holy Saint Gemma, pray for us to God. May we receive the healing each of us needs to draw closer and closer to Him every day.

Thank you so much for publishing these beautiful a...

2012-02-12T07:48:26.431-05:00

Thank you so much for publishing these beautiful accounts of St Gemmas intercession, keep up the good work, your website here is wonderful, may St Gemma bless us all. Amen.

Thank you so much for posting these! I really need...

2012-02-02T06:54:46.502-05:00

Thank you so much for posting these! I really needed to read them at this time, they are very inspiring. God bless you and keep up your wonderful site.

Wow! These really are wonderful stories. Gemma is ...

2012-01-29T10:20:45.271-05:00

Wow! These really are wonderful stories. Gemma is really a remarkable saint. Thanks for posting them.