With the Virgin Mary’s help, I was able to forgive!

My name is Olga, I live in France and I have many beautiful icons in my home. In 2012, I put my favorite and most beautiful icon away in a closet. It had been a confirmation gift from a nun friend. For a long time, we had been very good friends, but we had a fall out because of a disagreement about our parish choir. She had not spoken in my defense against slander and jealousies. I resented that very much and held it against her.

I could no longer stand to see that icon, and despite several confessions, I never managed to forgive her. I couldn't say “hello” to her until about a month ago. I still bore a lot of hatred inside. I had actually decided to throw away her icon, but when I returned from a pilgrimage to Medjugorje, a month ago, I changed my mind and decided to give it to a friend monk who knew my story, and to ask him to pray for me and for my conversion of heart.

So I took the icon out of the closet… and right then and there, I felt peace and forgiveness take the place of hatred. It was the conversion of my heart that I had been asking for! The same feeling of peace I had experienced in Medjugorje. Thank you, Mary! So then I found a spot in my home to hang the icon. A few days later, I went to Lourdes for my birthday. I arrived there in time for Mass. All of a sudden, I turned around, and I came face to face with the nun who had given me that icon! We said “hello”—a simple but sincere greeting. It was true forgiveness that finally took place after 6 years! I deeply believe I received that grace from the Blessed Virgin Mary of Medjugorje.

Olga Club Medj