“The
blind can see, walk, those who suffer from dreaded skin diseases
are made clean...” (St. Luke 7:22) is being fulfilled here
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Submitting
to the Holy Spirit's message to Fr. Mathew Naikkamparambil,
V.C., in 1986, the Divine Retreat Ashram, with the various
ministries accompanying it, was commenced in Potta,
Kerala. As prompted by the Holy Spirit and with the faithful
execution of the same from the very inception it took hardly
any time for Potta Divine Center to evolve national as well
as international acclaim, appreciation and recognition.
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Millions
from various parts of the country and outside started
getting
Spiritual renewal after participating in the various
retreats and ministries conducted there.
The
Holy Bible verse “The blind can see, walk, those who
suffer from dreaded skin diseases are made clean, the deaf
can hear, the dead are raised to life” (St. Luke 7:22)
is being fulfilled here daily. Even after several years, tens
of thousands from all over throng every week to Divine to
listen to the Word of God in getting both mental and physical
cure. Just not that alone, God chose and blessed the Potta
Divine Retreat Team to go around the Globe and proclaim the
Word of God. Listening to the people’s cry of Northern
India, where the spirit of renewal had not permeated much,
Holy Spirit again gave message to Rev. Fr. Mathew Naikkamparambil,
who was busy on the move, conducting retreats and giving spiritual
rejuvenation to people in various parts of Northern
India, that a Divine Retreat Center should be set up around
Delhi. Based on this central message and with the express
approval, permission and pastoral blessings of our late Archbishop
Allan De Lastic and then Director of D.S.T Rev. Fr. George
Kurethara. The Divine Retreat Ashram was started in Faridabad
with Rev. Fr. Kuriakose Punnolil as its Director. The first
convention held in 1999 at Faridabad was blessed and inaugurated
by late Archbishop Allan De Lastic himself. Thousands who
flocked to the Divine for the convention went home healed
in soul and body. |
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It is in this convention that Fr. Mathew received yet another message
that intercessory prayers be held and more specially, the Holy Rosary
be prayed for the world at large and the North India in particular.
On the strength of this, the “Delhi Divine Rosary” came
into existence. People of any religion, cast or creed can be members
of this group. Its sole intention is proclaiming to others that
Jesus is the savior of the universe and helps them bringing closer
to our Lord Jesus through Divine
Rosary and Charismatic Prayers. This group has become the largest
congregation of prayer groups in Delhi that cater to the needs of
Charismatic Prayers and greater glory of God in Northern India.
Presently under this umbrella around 400 odd coordinators work for
the Glory of God and with their comprehensive effort people in thousands
come to Divine Retreat Ashram for prayers and derive their spiritual
strength through the Word of God. Started with a meager 35 odd people
for the first night vigil, now the strength has grown to around
10000 and for every night vigil the strength is getting phenomenally
increased. This in itself proclaims how people are graced, strengthened
and grown in their quench for spiritual thirst during the night
vigil conducted by Divine Retreat Ashram on the evening of every
first Saturday of the month. The Holy Spirit is sending the gift
of repentance upon the people, that the whole night people are standing
in line to make their confession and many fathers spend whole night
in hearing confession. |
Started
with a meager 35 odd people for the first night vigil, now the strength
has grown to around 10000 and for every night vigil the strength is
getting phenomenally increased. |
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