“The illness went away, and my family came back”

This Brazilian lawyer asked to be healed of cancer and received far more than that. We share this favour received on the occasion of the anniversary of Blessed Álvaro del Portillo’s request for admission to Opus Dei.

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I am 57 years old, I am an employment lawyer, and I am married.

In 2007, I discovered I had cancer. I had been suffering from constant haemorrhaging for ten years. The cancer had been caused by a viral infection.

At that time, I was divorced from my husband, which was a source of great pain for me. I had left my home city at the age of 21 to build our family together, and I returned at 42 in the situation I’ve described. Well, after receiving the diagnosis, I prayed to Álvaro del Portillo asking for healing, and not only the physical kind.

I had two operations, the virus was contained, and the haemorrhaging stopped immediately after the second operation. The grace was obtained! Thank God, I had no metastasis or recurrence. I did not need to undergo radiotherapy or chemotherapy either. As a precaution, I have check-ups every year.

In addition to the physical healing, I also received another kind of cure, because my husband and I were reconciled. Our children have married, and today we have five grandchildren. I am immensely grateful to God and to Don Álvaro del Portillo, now Blessed, for the grace I received.

C. M. S. C. - Brazil


Photo: National Cancer Institute on Unsplash