Men, women, and children growing in faith or returning to prayer and the sacraments with a new hope and confidence.
Physical and spiritual healings attributed to the intercession of Father Peyton and the prayer of the Rosary. Below are just some of the hundreds of testimonies that Holy Cross Family Ministries has received from participants in our programs.
Matia married Beatrice with 9 children
He said, we are poor as you can see, but God has never abandoned us even for once we are truly poor but we don't see ourselves that way because all our needs are taken care of by Jesus and his mother Mary.
Every time there is a need in our family, we agree together and kneel down as a family and we request Mary Mother of God to go and talk to our Lord Jesus about it.
Mary Mother of God then intervenes and we get what is lacking in our family
Now all our children know who to approach in times of need.
In this a state of poverty in our family all our nine children are in school, they are always sent out of school due to fees/ tuition, it is hard but at the end of every year they go to the next class and they pass.
We approach Mother Mary through the Rosary and we approach the Lord through Mother Mary and our requests never fail.
A Few More Testimonies
“One youth ... mentioned to us that he had not Prayed a rosary in a decade even once, but from the time of our visit he felt that he should simply continue to pray through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary.” -Kitete, Tanzania
"Holy Cross Family Ministries has transformed the family through the talks they give to us. And for the first time we have started praying together as family, especially the prayer of Rosary and the Venerable Patrick Peyton prayers. Before the workshop we never prayed together as a family, but now prayer is there in our home." -Fort Portal, Uganda
"I thank HCFM for the powerful teachings that have helped us bring new life in our marriage"
"Before attending this formation, our marriage was at the verge of separation, due to the misunderstandings we had. We used to fight every week, hurting one another because we had never understood the purpose of marriage and the value of couple and family prayer. It is HCFM who helped us to come to this realization" -Husband and Wife, Jinja, Uganda
"I was born in a Christian family, and from childhood my parents taught me about Jesus. I never used to bother to listen or pay attention when it was prayer time or time for Church....After attending two Peyton Prayer Guild events, I was touched by their lessons and technique of teaching us the Bible and the Rosary. I then accepted my vocation as a child of God, and I now go to Church and strongly believe in Jesus Christ.” -Kitete, Tanzania
"We were lucky to have the chance to learn about the importance of prayer in the families. We learned a lot from the story of Fr. Patrick Peyton and Holy Cross Family Ministries that makes each family feel we are made out of God's love....The Rosary film in Kokborok [a tribal language] was easy to understand and taught how we can be one with God and one as a family." -Northeast India
"You know, I did not feel the love of the Virgin Mary, and now after this talk and hearing from you that she loves us and intercedes for us, I will tell my children so that we will begin to pray the rosary as a family." -Mexico
"Before, I felt God had abandoned me, but I have discovered that God loves me even in the small things that I cannot see."-Fort Portal, Uganda
"Through the prayer of Venerable Patrick Peyton, I have gotten a lot of favors. One of them is that I was very sick, and after being prayed for by my fellow Peyton Prayer Guild members and myself, I got healed. Thank you, Holy Cross Family Ministries, for the work you are doing." -Dandora, Kenya
"The Rosary prayer was very beautiful. This activity really touched my heart and we're thankful that you visited us for this prayer" -Piura, Peru
“I had vowed never to forgive my young sister...It was not until I went through counseling sessions with Holy Cross Family Ministries that I was able to forgive and reconcile with that sister of mine. Many people, including our mother, had tried to reconcile us, but in vain. Thanks be to God, through HCFM and their prayers, God gave the grace to. I am now a free person.” -Jinja, Uganda
"The different subjects taught at the School of Mary are very interesting, and they nurture my spiritual life; I like to come here every Saturday as early as I can, and I'm very motivated to keep coming back." -Arequipa, Peru
"Through the teachings that were given by HCFM during their different seminars and workshops, I got to learn the importance of getting my marriage blessed in the Church and now am living a happy sacramental marriage." -Dandora, Kenya