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A prayerful petition in Pittsburgh changed lives.
Did you ever think about or realize what the power of one Hail Mary can do?
John Petrovich and Father Joe Freedy have, after a recent, convincing incident.
“When I heard it, I was struck — how incredible that story is,” Father Freedy, assistant at Divine Mercy parish in the Diocese of Pittsburgh and president of Dry Bones Ministries, said after he listened to Petrovich recounting the details to him at the end of a retreat.
Shortly before, on a Saturday morning, Petrovich was running, as usual, in a Pittsburgh neighborhood. On his route, he passed a house where there was an ambulance in the driveway. The house’s front door and garage doors were open.
“Growing up, every time you heard any type of siren — ambulance or police car — you made the Sign of the Cross and said a prayer for those in need and protection for those involved. That was second nature to me,” Petrovich told the Register.
“One thing different on that occasion was I always said that prayer but never felt compelled to say a [particular] prayer. That was the one thing that was different than anything else. And the first prayer that came to mind [that day] was the Hail Mary.”
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Did you ever think about or realize what the power of one Hail Mary can do?
John Petrovich and Father Joe Freedy have, after a recent, convincing incident.
“When I heard it, I was struck — how incredible that story is,” Father Freedy, assistant at Divine Mercy parish in the Diocese of Pittsburgh and president of Dry Bones Ministries, said after he listened to Petrovich recounting the details to him at the end of a retreat.
Shortly before, on a Saturday morning, Petrovich was running, as usual, in a Pittsburgh neighborhood. On his route, he passed a house where there was an ambulance in the driveway. The house’s front door and garage doors were open.
“Growing up, every time you heard any type of siren — ambulance or police car — you made the Sign of the Cross and said a prayer for those in need and protection for those involved. That was second nature to me,” Petrovich told the Register.
“One thing different on that occasion was I always said that prayer but never felt compelled to say a [particular] prayer. That was the one thing that was different than anything else. And the first prayer that came to mind [that day] was the Hail Mary.”
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The Astonishing Power of One Hail Mary
A prayerful petition in Pittsburgh changed lives.
