Ash Wednesday
During the night, I suffered severe pain in both my legs, so at about 2.40 am, I began to pray.
I said to our Lord, “Lord Jesus, I cannot promise you that I can go to Church today because I’ll be waiting for the nurse to come to change my bandage.”
The Angel then appeared and took me to a beautiful garden. I saw many people there, including our Blessed Mother, Lord Jesus as a young boy, and many other saintly people.
I found myself picking the most beautiful flowers in a small forest. I thought, ‘I am going to give these flowers to my Blessed Mother on the Altar.’
As it was Ash Wednesday, I kept thinking to myself that I would not make it to church to receive the ashes because I had to wait at home for the nurse to come.
Walking through the garden with the Angel, he said, “Put your hand in the pocket of your jacket, and you will find a surprise.”
I reached into my pocket and pulled out a small paper container filled with glittering specks. They were glowing with all different colours shooting out. I held them in my hand, amazed, and asked, “Oh, what’s this?”
The Angel said, “You are sprinkled with ‘ashes’ from Heaven today. You don’t have to worry if you don’t go to Church today, because you have already received ‘ashes’ in Heaven.”
He said, “You see? You receive the best. You receive the Graces from Heaven.”
I was so overwhelmed with joy and so grateful for this beautiful gift from Heaven.