Peter Srsich, met Pope Benedict XVI in May 2012, along with his parents Tom and Laura, and his brother Johnny.
Everyone was in St. Peter’s Square at the Pope’s hearing. They came from Colorado, Peter was 19 and had arrived in front of the Pontifice, thanks to a trip organized by the Make-A-Wish International Foundation, which makes it a reality for sick kids to meet the Pope.
Peter was so excited he wasn’t expecting a one-on-one meeting. He thought he would have a few moments to tell him about him, when he realized that all those who, like him, were trained, carried gifts with them, but he, on the other hand, had nothing to offer.
Then Peter’s father, Tom, proposed to give him the green bracelet he was wearing, with the words “Pray for Peter” and the passage Romans 8:28: “… And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to his purpose. “, that Peter loved so much.
That was just one of 1,200 bracelets his classmate had made to create a chain of prayer for his health. Peter had lung cancer, an advanced-stage Hodgkin lymphoma that was pressing on his heart. It was so big they couldn’t anesthesia him because there was a risk he wouldn’t wake up again, so they couldn’t even extract it for a biopsy. Multiple chemotherapies had led him to depression, from which he only recovered when he received the Eucharist. Peter battled that disease and was convinced he could be cured if he would simply go to the Vatican.
So the child stood before the Pope, explaining everything in a few words and asking for a blessing.
Pope Benedict XVI blessed him, placing his right hand on his chest, where the tumor was, without Peter telling him where it was. From that moment, the child never stopped improving, until he was completely healed. He attended the University and is now a Priest as of May 15, 2021. GOD BE THE GLORY!
Long Live the Church
Long Live Pope Benedict
Long Live Fr Peter
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