The miracle of the handkerchief of Our Lady of Medjugorje

Have you ever heard of the story of handkerchief of Our Lady of Medjugorje? The protagonist is Federica, a woman for whom life did not promise a rosy future. In the fifth month of pregnancy he was diagnosed with malformations via a morphological ultrasound.

For the parents, who had until then been happy and enthusiastic about the wait, that pregnancy had turned into a source of doubts, fears and uncertainties. The little girl had two head malformations, ventriculomegaly and agency of the corpus callosum. In these cases, doctors advise parents to abortto avoid suffering for themselves and their children.

Considering then that theintervention which Federica had to undergo would have been very complex with a very low success rate, this was the only option to be adopted. Even if the child was survived following the operation, his life would be filled with difficulties and suffering.

Parents, however, yes they opposed abortion and they decided to rely on priests, in order to have support that could support them during their journey. Next to the couple, one remained aunt very devoted that she decided to go to pilgrimage to Medjugorje and pray for them.

The handkerchief is placed on the belly

Once she arrived, she took a white handkerchief and it rubbed on the Madonna. Upon returning he handed it to Federica, telling her to place it on her stomach. The woman did so and that night she dreamed Saint Joseph and Jesus who reassured her, telling her not to worry, that everything would be fine.

At the end of the pregnancy, the couple decided to go for the birth toSan Giovanni Rotondo hospital. Before the set date, Federica underwent a routine procedure tests and ultrasounds. Precisely during the last ultrasound it came to light that the ventriculomegalia had disappeared.

They were all in disbelief, thinking it was a mistake but, on the day of her birth, the little girl was born perfectly sound and healthy. Our Lady of Medjugorje had listened to theirs prayers and came true miracle long awaited.