When an Atheist Visited Medjugorje During Holy Week || Nicola Leonard || Mary My Mother

Raised in a Catholic household, Nicola Leonard was an atheist at heart. Upon entering college, she stopped practicing her faith and didn’t believe in God anymore throughout her twenties. After declining numerous invitations from friends to visit Medjugorje, a Marian apparition site, she eventually accepted one day without much consideration. Little did she know that this trip during the Holy Week would shatter her convictions, soften her hardened heart, ignite her spirit, and transform her life completely!
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[@chridessaohagan576]

Praise be Jesus Christ!!! Such a touching testimony from a beautiful soul! Honesty, humility and sincerity. God be praised!!! Thank you Nichola. Keep fighting the good fight.we are all in the race together. ❤🙏Ave Maria!!!!

[@yokakoo7944]

It’s awesome to be in love with Jesus and Mary and our beautiful Catholic faith ❤

[@sopad4629]

You are chosen, not that you choose. You definitely didn’t choose, instead you were chosen. God is always choosing us.

[@maryannmurphy1441]

You are very lucky to get the chance to return, how tragic to be without faith. God bless you always 🙏

[@maryannstypa4859]

Welcome home Nicola! That’s Our “HEAVENLY MOTHER” always loving Her children and taking them to Her Son! Been blessed to have been to Medji three times! Love Medji!

[@maryporter7364]

So happy for you I cried listening to you Jesus and Mary love you!!!

[@martaacosta4415]

Yay! Usually converts to Catholicism who come from Protestantism and are very intellectual, say that they have had to struggle with the concept of Mary. I want to say, What? The CONCEPT of Mary? She’s not a concept! Because I, like you, was just overwhelmed by Mary, and the wonder of her.

[@josephcouch7651]

lovely awakening God bless you and your family

[@alicemurphy5829]

A very powerful testimony Nicola, the joy just shines from you. God bless you and you're family. You are one of the many fruits of Medjugorje. Medjugorje holds a very special place in my heart. 🙏❤

[@WadeWoodruff]

Happy Easter Sunday Night 🥱💤 From MÉXICO 🇲🇽 GOD WINS 🙏😇🙏

[@kathleenheimiller9163]

A Medjugorje prayer group helped me after I came back to the Sacraments. Pope John Paul II helped me come back to sacraments when he visited US. I never went to Medjugorje, but the prayer group taught me to pray alot which helped me to persevere in going to the sacraments.

[@celticmist14]

I admired him until I looked at a documentary recently and I began to think differently of him it as is GOD we believe in.

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

Nicola Leonard, your great and wonderful story will give great hope and strength to many others.

[@celticmist14]

Ah I am from Monaghan. Lovely to hear someone on here from the same place. God bless you.

[@lillianmartin5011]

Nicola...You. may have left Father Son And Holy Spirit but They NEVER left you.... Momma Mary True to Her Father, Son, and Holy Spirit loved you Back to His Sacred Heart.... ALLELUIA Dear Alleluia CHILD❣️🙏🕊✝️🥰

[@marichucaterial7045]

My childhood upbringing had been Catholic with Columbian Fathers most of them Irish. They colored my life as they accompanied me to grow in the faith. Some were strict, kind and generous, funny. I can't forget Rev Fr. Patrick Crowley, Rev. Fr. Patrick Farrell, Rev. Fr. Hanafin, etc. God rests their souls! You are reclaimed by the Lord. You are His!!!! Praises be to God!

[@marichucaterial7045]

Columban .

[@marichucaterial7045]

Warm greetings from the Philippines!!!

[@kerryevans2038]

How beautiful to see the reality of the Blessed Virgin doing God's work and bringing us towards her Son

[@nancya8262]

The witness and testimony of Nicola Leonard was one of the most powerful and moving I have ever heard. The tears are still streaming down my face. Please let he know how much I appreciate her sharing her story with us. My hope is that my son will one day have a conversion and come back to the Catholic faith. I pray the rosary almost everyday and that is my most fervent prayer. THANK YOU so much for sharing this story. I feel it a blessing to have found your channel.

[@zmhs76]

Gabi @gabiafterhours recommends praying the 4 decades everyday.

[@chridessaohagan576]

And May God bless all the Brennans.

[@paulineclarke5940]

Such a sincere testimonial from a lovely person..God bless you and you family always ❤

[@cyclesingsleep]

Dear Mother Mary, Father Joseph, Angels and Saints, Holy Spirit, Christ and God the Father, Thank you for all and especially now, for working your miracles in this woman and giving us her testimony. Thank you, Nicola. Praise God for ever and ever, Amen!

[@paddyearly]

A beautiful testimony🙏 Glory to God🙏

[@EdwardGraveline]

How wonderful! Now you get to have life within you with the Eucharist!!!!!

[@DarrenCarrie]

May. God. Bless. You 🙏. Amazing. Woman. You. Really. Are. 🙏🕊

[@johnfrancis4401]

Where did the Big Bang get its energy from? Almost 14 billion years ago the universe was compressed into a singularity. But where did that come from. According to the laws of physics nothing should ever have happened - EVER.

[@wendyflanagan5738]

I am so happy you converted. Your story is a joy to listen to. I am hoping my husband realises how much Jesus loves him. Many souls and people on Earth are under Godless worldly influences. Its so great your children will have the benefit of faith in Jesus and Mother Mary. I was happy when I first discovered the monthly Medjugorje message to Marija. The guidance to pray, fast, say the Holy Rosary, go to Mass and adore Jesus are all heavenly. I also have devotion to The Divine Mercy and say the three o'clock prayer. Saint Maria Faustina's Diary is a gift to read. God bless you.

[@becky-not-thomas]

such a beautiful testimony! Thank you for sharing her story.

[@lynnecatcott7030]

Such a blessing, for her AND her Sharing with us. What is happening thruout the world, with people leaving the faith, the loss of faith in Ireland has been especially painfull to hear about, as us in the US always admired their strength as believers and to so it fall apart is most especially painful.

[@AVE_MARIA_PURISSIMA]

AVE MARIA PURISSIMA AVE MARIA PURISSIMA AVE MARIA PURISSIMA SI "MARIA" NA INA NG DYOS AT INA NATING LAHAT AY ANG "DYOS INA"!!! SAGRADA FAMILIA!!! SA NGALAN NG MAKAPANGYARIHAN SA LAHAT: DYOS AMA, DYOS INA, DYOS ANAK AT DYOS ESPIRITU SANTO!!! -INGKONG I DYOS ESPIRITU SANTO I ALPHA AT OMEGA

[@joepolperry3258]

🙏

[@cjanvier1536]

Those of us who believe have been given grace. Woe to those who will never get it.

[@yu-ningrose-marykuo5312]

The miraculous rock. I first time heard about the rock was now. Wow!!! May we be blessed by just hearing about this miracle.

[@andyegan-jw1kc]

Ave Maria!

[@mariedsilva8610]

Thank you for your powerful testimony back to god. God bless u and your family. Mother Mary keep u close to Jesus

[@wms72]

Atheist in Medjugore: "Today I won't do anything religious." Prays Rosary and goes to confession! ❤😂🙏Praise God!

[@doloresnolan5949]

Praise God ❤❤❤

[@Friedsteel]

What a beautiful testimony. Thank you for sharing.

[@SHOJIPMTIU]

Pity the music tho beautiful is too loud struggle to hear your voice

[@rpaw8344]

✨Ave Gratia Plena✨❤️✨

[@marioladsouza362]

Thankyou Jesus, thankyou Mother Mary ❤

[@christinemcguiness9356]

Amen🙏

[@HomeWithMamaDana]

Inspiring!

[@marthabergin9023]

Thats the best testimony ive ever heard. Thank you so much.

[@11antun]

❤

[@doloresnolan5949]

❤❤

[@ilovesyababe]

What a beautiful testimony of a lost soul returning to the Catholic faith stronger and more dedicated than ever. Your testimony should be heard in all Churches.

[@aquiestoy7114]

Amen

[@marygreen8056]

Thank you for sharing. It’s lovely to see young families still pray together and center their lives around Holy Scriptures. God bless…

[@jcran8352]

Amen!!! Thanks for your incredible story. God bless.

[@micheled8764]

Wow, what a spectacular production!!! Fantastic story; moved me to tears. The Lord and Our Lady are GOOD!!!!! The woman told my own story; I have the same history!! Conversion from turned-away Catholic from birth, to total and complete lifelong conversion from a visit to Medjugorje (in my case, in 1990, also I believe for Holy Week). Small difference, in my case, the 180° turn around took 3 years. The Lord was gracious with timing for me, as I am a very slow mover with regard to everything, and he obviously knows this about me (ha ha; probably created me that way.)... So happy for this woman and her family. Thank you for the great film and story!! Loved the tack-on info about the miraculous image of Our Lady in Columbia; I hadn't known this!!! ❤❤❤

[@christophermanda8009]

Iam trying to encourage my boss to go to Medjugorje, he has lost his wife to lesbian or gay relationship, few weeks after our discussion, we hear breaking news that POPE is allowing priests to bless gay couples. I don't know what to do.

[@ElaineArchibald]

They won’t be blessing the couple they can bless them the same as you going to a priest for a blessing. The “union” won’t be blessed. It also will not take place in the church itself. There will be no marriage or blessing of a marriage. Of course, there will likely be rogue priests who do not obey the rules and we need to pray for them.

[@kathleenirish1981]

@@ElaineArchibaldit is a terrible thing for the Pope to have brought in. It is like winking at the sin

[@LifeLessons789]

@@ElaineArchibaldremember the Church is full of sinners,We must pray for all of them. St Sharbel teaches us to pray for all people. They are all loved specially by God and He Gave them all special Holy Purpose from there conception till there death. We are here to pray and fast for one another in great Love.🙏🌹✝️

[@elizabethkasamaki2890]

Such a beautiful conversion story! 🙏

[@marionmarcetic7287]

Amen To That And Praise Be Jesus Christ! For The Sake Of His Sorrowful Passion Have Mercy On Us And On The Whole World! Alleluia Jesus Is Lord! Shalom And Amen!✝️✝️🛐🛐📛🕊️🕊️🕊️❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥🤰🤱🧬🤰🤱✨👑✨🦁🦁🦁❣️❣️❣️🌺🌺🌺😇🌟🤗🙏🙏🙏🇨🇦🇮🇱♾️🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🗽🦅‼️

[@theresegarcia6373]

❤

[@bikecameraaction3334]

It never truly leaves you. It's like home.

[@adrienearkwright8258]

Dear Lord please bring Jonathan, Nova, and Marguerite to you to stay forever.

[@antoniadasilva5328]

❤❤

[@Cristinact]

To Jesus through Mary!

[@georgettelowseck719]

I understand what she is saying the same thing happened to when I went to Lourdes

[@mariegraham-n6h]

It's hard to hear what she's saying because of the music. It's intrusive.

[@Kitiwake]

How did you end up an atheist? What's the churchs' official position on the auld atheism? Should we be atheists now?

[@paolafarrugia9856]

I believe in Medgoguria message of our Lady. Mary protect us and help the whole humanity to repent and change to a better life

[@JenniNJeff]

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

[@amyvandenboom9346]

Amen! ❤

[@Celena2224]

I’m so happy for you!!! ❤❤❤

[@adrienearkwright8258]

Dear Lord please bring Deniece back to you.

[@markpoweski3470]

Seems it could be a viable counter to hypersonic missles