The sword immediately turned into a Rosary

Bishop Oliver Dashe Doeme, head of the Diocese of Maiduguri in Nigeria's Borno State, was in a chapel praying before the Blessed Sacrament last December when, he says, something extraordinary happened: Jesus appeared to him holding a sword that He offered to the prelate.

According to Bishop Dashe, the moment he took the sword from Jesus' hands, it turned into a Rosary. He then heard Christ repeat three times, “Boko Haram will go.”

The bishop recalls, “I didn't need any prophet to give me the explanation. It was clear that with the Rosary we would be able to get rid of Boko Haram.”

Boko Haram is the Islamic group that has been massacring Christian civilians in Nigeria and elsewhere for several years. Originally tied to Al Quaeda, it now formally pledges allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria…

Bishop Dashe has expressed further confidence in the intercession of Our Lady towards recovering peace in his diocese. He and his country's bishops have jointly consecrated Nigeria to Our Lady in recent years.

Adapted from an article by Ryan Fitzgerald on churchmiliant.com