Testimony 1 Yesterday I experienced St. Gianna working through me when I came and touched her gloves at St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church. I was the one that was pregant last year then lost the baby two days later because it was an ectopic pregancy. When the gloves where placed on my stomach to be able to conceive again I felt I presence of warmth in my being. By: Maria, Philadelphia, PA

Testimony 2 After church presentation on Oct 20, 2001 I first learned of Blessed Gianna Beretta from an announcement in the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Sunday Bulletin. The Society was coming the following week and everyone was invited to come and pray and to touch the gloves that Blessed Gianna wore during her lifetime. I learned that Blessed Gianna was especially helpful to those with problem pregnancies. At that time, I was 7 weeks pregnant - the third pregnancy in a year and a half. My previous pregnancies ended in miscarriage at 8-1/2 and 9-1/2 weeks. I was very apprehensive about my chances for this pregnancy and was happy to have someone special to pray to for help. The Friday before the Society was due to come to our parish, I began to bleed, badly. I felt that this pregnancy, too, would result in a miscarriage. My doctor put me on strict bedrest and my spirits fell. I was especially upset because I would not get the chance to touch the gloves of Blessed Gianna. When my mother came to visit me that night, I asked her to go to church on Sunday and touch the gloves on my behalf. She happily agreed to do so and that Sunday she not only went to church to touch the gloves, but she asked the Society to come to my home so that I could touch the gloves myself. Maryellen White conferred with the other Society members and they agreed to visit me after the last Mass was completed. When they came to my home, the gloves were placed on my abdomen and the Society members, together with me, my parents and my daughter, Alyssa, prayed together to Blessed Gianna. It was a remarkable experience. From that time on, I gained confidence and just knew that things were going to work out. Throughout my pregnancy, I prayed to Blessed Gianna at least three times a day to intercede with God on my behalf to grant me a healthy baby. Others in my family, my husband's family and friends also prayed to Blessed Gianna for me. By Thanksgiving, I was out of bed and the pregnancy was proceeding normally. I continued to pray. There were times when my confidence would waiver, but though my prayers, I was able to get through those times. Finally, on May 28th of this year, my precious baby, Matthew Robert, was born - at a healthy 8 lbs. 14 oz. If the baby would have been a girl, she would have been named Gianna. Matthew is such a wonderful blessing. Although my experience may not be qualified as miraculous, I believe with all my heart that Blessed Gianna was an important factor in the success of my pregnancy. I will continue to pray to Blessed Gianna so that she may help other women with their problem pregnancies. I am convinced that Blessed Gianna is to thank because she was the only thing different from my previous two pregnancies. Karen By: Karen, Bensalem, PA

Testimony 3 Baby Gianna Amanda Received from Lee Ann September 3, 2004 We are so in love and so blessed to have our healthy baby Gianna Amanda. We are certain that our prayers and faith, and those of our family, through the intercession of Saint Gianna, contributed to this blessed occasion. Gianna is only 6 weeks young, I am days away from being 41 and we pray that we will have another healthy child in the near future. We were so touched when we attended the mass on April 28 and you made a point of inviting us to have our Gianna blessed when she arrived. Thank you also for allowing us to have Gianna's baptism jewelry blessed. We think Gianna Amanda is particularly special. She is the light of our lives and I become emotional just looking at her. We pray that God will bless us with another happy, healthy sibling for Gianna. May I briefly tell you about my niece and my sister, whom I prayed about to St. Gianna and God, of course. While my sister was expecting, she developed a blood clot in her lungs, was hospitalized for about a week or more (at about 10 weeks in the pregnancy). For the duration of the term and following, my sister Mary Lou needed to give herself injections of Lubenox . We don't know the long term impact of this medication upon an unborn child and are told there is no interference, but to the best of my knowledge no study has been conducted. Michaela is a healthy, beautiful baby, as is our Gianna. I wish them a lifetime of healthy, safe and happy living and pray to St. Gianna to intercede on their behalf. Mary Lou was recently taken off all medication and is doing well. Finally, the blood clot has disappeared. Thanks to God and St. Gianna! By: Lee Ann, Philadelphia, PA

Testimony 4 October 18, 2004 Dear Joe, My daughter and her husband, married 4 years, had much difficulty getting pregnant. Her husband had very low sperm count and they were immobile. One doctor told them it was almost impossible for her to conceive. I told her all things are possible with God. Their parish priest had St. Gianna's gloves to venerate. Fr. John touched corded rosaries to her gloves and gave them to all mothers and expectant mothers after mass one day. My husband prayed the Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet with it everyday. Well, to make a long story short, my daughter just gave birth to a beautiful little girl on Oct. 5 (St. Faustina's feast day). We thought for a while maybe she would have been born on St. Gianna's birthday (Oct. 4). They named her Emily Gianna. So, I would like to help others become aware of St. Gianna. I'm finding out many never even heard of her, even priests. Again thank you and may God bless you for all you do for St. Gianna. By: Susan, Dearborn, Michigan

Testimony 5 January 5, 2004 I am writing you to share the wonderful story of Blessed Gianna’s intercession on behalf of my daughter Clare. Clare is a bright and happy four-year old. She has a gentle spirit. She is truly just a joy. More than a year ago we began to notice that Clare was getting sick on a regular basis. We began to keep track of her illnesses and discovered that she was getting ill about every fourteen to twenty one days. She would get your run-of-the-mill things like colds and ear infections but also get some odd things like mastoiditis (an infection of the jawbone). With each illness, her main complaint was the sores that she would get on the inside of her mouth. These sores would range in size from the size of pinhead to the size of a thumbtack. These sores were very painful. During each occurrence she could not eat or sleep or drink anything but water. She wanted to be held for hours on end. So for about 10 days every month her illnesses dominated her life and the lives of her parents and siblings. We began to see an immune specialist in Philadelphia to determine why our little girl was getting sick so often. Copious amounts of blood were drawn. It was determined that Clare was suffering from some immune disorder. We went back to the specialist four weeks later to get further blood work done so that we could actually get a medical diagnosis for her disorder and find out the best treatment. These tests too suggested an immune problem. We were waiting for a final diagnosis when something amazing happened. We went to mass as a family on a Saturday evening in September which happened to be a night a representative from the Blessed Gianna Society was there to speak. We were told the story of Gianna and were invited to touch some articles of her clothing. When my daughter touched Blessed Gianna’s glove, she dropped it back into my hands and exclaimed that it "felt hot " With tears in my eyes, I instinctively touched my little girls face and asked Blessed Gianna to intercede for us. As we left church that day, my husband Michael, and I couldn’t help but wonder "what if". Life went on in our household. With three small children, the days went by in a blur. I didn’t give the events of that day much thought. I would add a quick prayer to Blessed Gianna into my daily prayers but that was about all. We did notice, however, that Clare was not getting sick as often and the blisters did not accompany the occasional cold that she did come down with. We went back to the specialist a few weeks later for the most recent lab results. When he came in the room, he stated that he had no explanation for what had happened. Clare’s blood work had come back completely normal, despite of the fact that the two dozen previous blood tests indicated some type of disorder. We repeated the tests that day just to be sure. Once again all tests indicated that Clare was completely healthy. The doctor had no idea how this happened. However, Michael and I did…BLESSED GIANNA! Months later I am happy to report that Clare remains healthy and happy. I have no idea why Gianna blessed our family with her help. Perhaps it was the work I did to support the pro-life cause as a teen. Perhaps she answered our prayers because she knew of the aid that I gave a pregnant friend whom without my input and support would have had an abortion, instead of giving the baby up for adoption. Perhaps she saw in me, a young catholic mother who, like herself, was trying to raise happy healthy children to love and know God. I will never know why our lives were changed that day. I only know that they were. I wanted to let you know of this amazing story so that you could share it with others. Our story shows that all things are possible with God. I pray that by sharing this story with you and your readers, others will call on Blessed Gianna for help. She is remarkable woman who continues to serve God and his people to this day. By: Anne, Hatfield, PA

Testimony 6 Hi, July 13, 2005 We are having a great summer. My baby, Andrea is now 11 weeks old and getting quite chubby, she was only 5 lbs 6 ounces at birth so her 11+ pounds seems huge. She was induced 2 1/2 weeks early due to amniotic fluid levels. The levels were very low earlier in the pregnancy at 30 weeks prior to seeing you in the chapel, March 22, 2005, at Bethlehem Catholic High School. After we were there, my fluid level improved enough so that I did not have to deliver a premature infant. All of my family was praying to Saint Gianna during the last 8 weeks of my pregnancy, and I am thankful my condition improved enough to hold off the delivery for those 8 weeks. Andrea was by far my easiest delivery and recovery. I was up and around as soon as I came home from the hospital. All of the kids were thrilled to have a sister and they all love her so much. My boys are 5 and 7 years old and Heather is now 16. We had Andrea baptized on Father's Day. Heather was very excited to be her little sister's God Mother. Not many people get to do that for a younger sibling. It is nice to have children so far apart. Watching them interact with the baby without being jealous is wonderful. Thanks for asking Heather to bring me to the chapel and introducing our family to Saint Gianna. God Bless you, Carol By: Carol, Bethlehem, PA

Testimony 7 We so desired to increase our family size, and last Christmas Eve at Mass we prayed to the baby Jesus. Two months later, we found out we were expecting. We were thrilled. Despite for some typical pregnancy discomforts, everything went as it should. On May 23, 2003, we were nervous and excited that we were going to have our ultrasound! The ultrasound showed an absence of part of the brain. It seemed like hours that the tech spent on our child’s head. I felt so out of control. I wanted to run, but I was lying down with the probe on me, and felt trapped. We were then rushed into the doctors office, and we were abruptly told ' your baby has 'Andy Walker' which incidentally is 'Dandy Walker, I would later find out" and not to go off the deep end, our equipment here is very good, but we do think you need to find out about your options and alternatives. I know you are a nurse, so don't go home running to the computer to look this up. We would like you to see this group of docs.' I then said, this "Andy Walker, can be minimal problems with this too, some delays, walking disabilities, learning issues, but the baby will be ok, right?" Well, the look on the doctors eyes spoke volumes. We then went to these 'special' doctors, and after having a week and a half to look into this disease, we felt we were prepared. We went to these docs because we knew that we were going to need special care for the rest of our pregnancy, and a second look at the brain. No other reason, and we felt we made that clear to the first doc. So this doc reconfirmed the Dandy Walker cyst, and we were then told (after he knew our plan would never be to terminate) that we had "five days to legally wrap this all up". He said, this abnormality could be anywhere from mild to severe mental retardation". I then said to being completely normal? He just looked at me...they must learn that look in med school... But they also sent us to yet another set of Docs, downtown. We got physically drained in one day, and then---again, shot down with all bad news again...they then tell us that a chromosomal abnormality has caused this, and we should have an amniocentesis, as this would describe the course of the delivery, etc. I told them regardless, we would be saving our child. Another look... So we turned immediately to prayer. We are well founded in our faith, but prayer sometimes escapes me, and my husband. At the same time this crisis was occurring, there was an article by the Blessed Gianna Society. My husband immediately went on line to find out more. We were all praying the novena, etc. Something changed. We started the Good fight. We would then have to be our daughters defender of Life. It seems like the medical professionals thought her potential outcome was dim. Jeff arranged a visit to our parish's chapel for the Blessed Gianna Society for a laying on of gloves. We all prayed the rosary and while I prayed, I held on to her gloves over Caitlin while I said the rosary. An unbelievable peace came over me. It was just an amazing experience, one we all celebrated together as a family. So, not too much later, our daughter was born prematurely, something not associated with her Dandy Walker. One thing that was asked to me as soon as I arrived downtown--"Did your baby move in utero? She seems very lethargic, and we have done so many things to her, and she did not fight..." Somehow indicating the same thing that the others had. Now, I having been discharged early from a C section, knew that I was my daughters advocate. In so many words, I reminded this doctor that Caitlin had been given this drug, and that drug, and almost died at birth, and then during the transport, we would all be lethargic if that happened to us. We have struggled with weeks upon weeks of hospitalizations. The Blessed Gianna Society again came to visit we had a laying of gloves on Caitlin while Mr. Heinrich, Jeff and I and a close nurse to her prayed the novena. We currently have no indications that this Dandy Walker has begun to stir. What we currently deal with are sick lungs, related to being in Respiratory Distress at birth. So, in a way, God prepared us for a journey, and we accepted a journey, we just thought it would down a different path, and a longer one at that. You see, her sick lungs will heal, and get better. She will grow, and new lung tissue will form. We know that the Dandy Walker could become a problem, but deep down we are convinced that she is going to be more than ok!! Sorry this has taken so long. Do you need any more? As you are aware, there is a lot more. I know you have to shorten this; I just thought I needed to mention many of these aspects. May God bless you for your ministry. We are thrilled to know we are being prayed for and supported during this time. Let me know if there is anything we could do for you. I mean that!!!! Sincerely, Colleen By: Colleen, Bucks County, PA

Testimony 8 January 22, 2006 During the early part of my pregnency, for a month the doctors were unsure if I was having a tubular pregnancy and they said that only time would tell. A friend had just heard of this new saint named St. Gianna who was the patron of the unborn and mothers. So my husband and I began to ask St. Gianna for her intersession. The pregnancy went on well and thankfully I did not have a tubular problem however I did have preclampsia towards the end and I wound up delivering 6 weeks early. Our daughter, Gianna turned out to be beautiful and healthy as can be. We owe our greaditude to God and to Saint Gianna! She truly is a wonderful and marvelous saint, who really does interceed. Our daughter Gianna should have had problems at birth being that she was so early and problems with development. But no she is absolutly perfect! Thank you Saint Gianna for all your interceeding By: Jennifer, Tempe. AZ

Testimony 9 My husband and I had been praying for almost 4 years for a child. As a teacher, I love children and wanted a big family. Doctors were puzzled by my infertility. A specialist told me that I may need exploratory surgery. I was depressed and scared. Then the day came that changed my life forever. I was cantoring at Sunday Mass on Mother\'s Day at Our Lady of Ransom. My grandmother and mother were also there to celebrate the day with me. The Society of Blessed Gianna just happened to give a presentation that day and my family and I were able to pray and touch the sacred gloves. It was the first time that I had heard of Blessed Gianna. From that day on, I felt hope. I knew that Gianna would hear my prayers. I prayed that my surgery would be successful and that God would send me a baby to love. In the meantime, Gianna became a saint. I bought a medal directly after it was struck and had it blessed by a wonderful priest friend. I bought books and read them and my husband and I prayed daily for the intercession of St. Gianna. Everyone prayed to St. Gianna for me, even my 3 year old niece! My surgery went better than expected, but I was told that I had severe endometriosis and that adhesions still remained in my body. The doctor was unsure of my fertility. To the surprise of the doctor, I became pregnant only 2 months after my surgery. My doctor, who is not Catholic, called it a miracle. He could not believe that I was able to conceive without any medical interventions so quickly. But I knew that St. Gianna had heard my cries for help and God answered me. I continued to wear the medal and carry her relic cards throughout my pregnancy and even while in labor. My pregnancy was wonderful- I was never sick! In fact I felt the most healthy when carrying my baby. The baby was due on April 22, 2005. I was not surprised that the baby was due then- Gianna died on the 28th, Gianna Emmanuela was born on the 21st, and Gianna was beatified on the 24th. Maybe this isn\'t a miracle to others, but in my heart, I know that St. Gianna was there for me and continues to watch over my family. I have been promoting Gianna to many friends who also had trouble conceiving. I prayed daily for them and gave them the St. Gianna relic cards. I am so pleased to report that my one friend has a healthy baby boy who is 5 months old, and another friend is expecting twins in April!! I feel that it is my calling to make others aware of the loving Gianna who reaches out to the depressed. I named my baby Erin Gianna and promise to teach her all about her patron saint. Erin Gianna was born on 4-15-05 and I was able to take her to her feast day mass at Nativity on April 28. It was beautiful. Since then, I have also gone to the shrine as well as other parishes to venerate the gloves/relics and to get more relic cards that I continue to distribute to friends. Last week, I was lucky enough to go to a Mother\'s meeting at Our Lady of Good Counsel and hear the story of Gianna that I know so well. Erin Gianna and I were able to touch the gloves and the special stole from Gianna\'s canonization. I bought the 2 books and dvd that I did not have and loved reading and watching the movie. I am so touched by Gianna\'s life and the miracle that I received that I hope to help the society in some small way. Thank you and God bless you Jim and members of the society for making St. Gianna known to me. By: AMS from PA

Testimony 10 My Wife & I had our first child in 2000. After our first child we had 3 miscarriages including twins so we lost a total of 4 children. The doctor thought that we might not be able to have children any more but we decided to try again. My wife got pregnant again but had many difficulties. She was put on bed rest in her 3rd month as she was having contractions. We were told of St Gianna by my cousin Marie who herself had a miracle through St Gianna. We mailed for prayer cards & prayed to St Gianna every day for her intercession. The doctors thought the baby would be early & born in March. However, our little girl made it full term & was born on the Feast Day of St Gianna, April 28th 2005. St Gianna truly interceeded for us & we are forever greatful. Words cannot explain how blessed we are with our baby Megan Gianna. A special thanks to my: Cousin Marie Aunt Rose Sister Regina (Aunt) & to all who prayed for us And St Gianna whose intercession lead to a true miracle in our life By: John, Aurora, Colorado

Testimony 11 February 28, 2006 On February 2, the gloves of Saint Gianna were take to a women in Philadelphia with cancer. The women just underwent tests and the cancer is gone By: Jim, Warminster, PA

Testimony 12 I have experienced so much in praying to St. Gianna. In November of 2001, I lost twin sons at 20 weeks to an infection. The following May, when I announced my second pregnancy, a friend\'s mom gave me St. Gianna\'s information. I began praying to her right away. Joe came to visit me when I was 18 weeks pregnant and let me hold onto a relic from Gianna. 20 weeks into my 2nd pregnancy, I began to develop complications again. At 24 weeks, I was admitted to the hospital with preterm labor. They had the NICU doctors come and try to prepare my husband and I for the very premature birth of our 2nd set of twins. The doctors thought there was no way they would be able to stop the labor. I prayed to Gianna constantly during my 8 week hospital stay. Through several bouts of preterm labor - Gianna came through each time. I was sent home at 32 weeks - with the doctors completely stunned that I had made it that far. At home, I continued to pray to Gianna for healthy babies. My twins were delivered at 36 weeks - absolutely fine! That was 3 years ago and my doctors still say it was a miracle. I have met several other girls who have had various complications, and to every one, I tell Gianna\'s story and give them her prayer cards. I am now pregnant again (another miracle!) and Gianna is the first saint I pray to every night. I can truly feel her watching over and protecting my unborn child.

Testimony 13 I learned about St. Gianna back in Sept.2004. I had a miscarriage.I have a 10 yr. old.I finally had gotten pregnant.A dear friend told me to pray to St.Gianna and she would help me.In JanauryIwas pregnant.I was high risk due to my age and history of my first pregnany.We decided not to have any tests done to check for birth defects because this was already a miracle. Then at 35 weeks at one of my many ultrasounds the doctor informed me that the baby had fluid in the ventricles and that at this late stage of the pregnancy it was impossible it would dissolve. The count was at 11, two days later it had risen to 12. The doctor mad an appointment to speak to both my husband and I to explain all the risk factors and what it meant for our baby, we were devasted, everything was going so well and now at the end this devasting news. I had been praying to St. Gianna althrough the pregnacy and also considering naming my child after her if it were a girl.That weekend a dear who is a priest brought my husband a present to give to me knowing I was almost due. The Life of St. Gianna Molla, my husband read the book that night from cover to cover that weekend was also St. Cosmo and St. Damian\'s feast day, my husband\'s grandfather was devoted to them. That Sunday we went to the Shrine and recieved a special blessing. That Monday I was sceduled for another ultrasound, plans had been made for a neurologist to be present during my deliver to establish how much brain damage our precious gift had. The same nurse wanted to test me, she looked at me and said,\" Seven, I can\'t believe it went down to seven,let me get the doctor,\" the doctor came in and said that at this late stage she had never seen this. I hope you believe in miracles, it couldn\'t have happened to a nicer person. My first thought was THANK YOU GOD, THANK YOU SAINT GIANNA. On October 10, 2005 I gave birth to a beautiful, healthy baby girl. Yes, Gianna. impossible that it would desolve. The count was at 11. Two days later I went back to the hospital and the count was rising it had elevated to 12. The doctor made an appointment with my husband and I to explain all of the risk factors and what it actually ment for our baby, we were devasted, everything was going so great and now such bad news at the end.I had been praying to St. Gianna and also considering naming my child after her throughtout the entire pregnancy if it was a girl. That weekend a dear friend, who is a priest brought my husband a special gift to give me, knowing I was almost due, The life of Saint Gianna Molla. My husband sat up all night and read cover to cover, that weekend was also the feast of St Cosmo and ST. Damian, my husbands grandfather in Italy was devoted to them, that Sunday we went to Shrine and also recieved a special blessing. That Monday I was sceduled for another ultrasound, plans had been made by our doctor to have a neurologist present when I delivered to establish the amount of brain damage our precious gift had. The same nurse wanted to do the test, she looked at me and said \"seven I can\'t believe this, it went down to seven, don\'t move I\'ll get the doctor.\" When the doctor came in she said at this late state of the pregnacy she has never seen this, I hope you believe in miracles. My first thought was THANK YOU GOD THANK YOU ST. GIANNA. Two days later when tested again the fluid had completely desolved, and the doctor said she spoke to the neurologist and he said it was very rare that such a thing would occur at 36 weeks. On October 10, 2005 I gave birth to a beautiful, healthy baby girl. Yes, Gianna. Document Available :- Could get records from the hospital Option Selected:- I grant the Society of St Gianna the permission to edit and post my intercession

Testimony 14 I learned about St. Gianna back in Sept.2004. I had a miscarriage.I have a 10 yr. old.I finally had gotten pregnant.A dear friend told me to pray to St.Gianna and she would help me.In JanauryIwas pregnant.I was high risk due to my age and history of my first pregnany.We decided not to have any tests done to check for birth defects because this was already a miracle. Then at 35 weeks at one of my many ultrasounds the doctor informed me that the baby had fluid in the ventricles and that at this late stage of the pregnancy it was impossible it would dissolve. The count was at 11, two days later it had risen to 12. The doctor mad an appointment to speak to both my husband and I to explain all the risk factors and what it meant for our baby, we were devasted, everything was going so well and now at the end this devasting news. I had been praying to St. Gianna althrough the pregnacy and also considering naming my child after her if it were a girl.That weekend a dear who is a priest brought my husband a present to give to me knowing I was almost due. The Life of St. Gianna Molla, my husband read the book that night from cover to cover that weekend was also St. Cosmo and St. Damian\'s feast day, my husband\'s grandfather was devoted to them. That Sunday we went to the Shrine and recieved a special blessing. That Monday I was sceduled for another ultrasound, plans had been made for a neurologist to be present during my deliver to establish how much brain damage our precious gift had. The same nurse wanted to test me, she looked at me and said,\" Seven, I can\'t believe it went down to seven,let me get the doctor,\" the doctor came in and said that at this late stage she had never seen this. I hope you believe in miracles, it couldn\'t have happened to a nicer person. My first thought was THANK YOU GOD, THANK YOU SAINT GIANNA. On October 10, 2005 I gave birth to a beautiful, healthy baby girl. Yes, Gianna. impossible that it would desolve. The count was at 11. Two days later I went back to the hospital and the count was rising it had elevated to 12. The doctor made an appointment with my husband and I to explain all of the risk factors and what it actually ment for our baby, we were devasted, everything was going so great and now such bad news at the end.I had been praying to St. Gianna and also considering naming my child after her throughtout the entire pregnancy if it was a girl. That weekend a dear friend, who is a priest brought my husband a special gift to give me, knowing I was almost due, The life of Saint Gianna Molla. My husband sat up all night and read cover to cover, that weekend was also the feast of St Cosmo and ST. Damian, my husbands grandfather in Italy was devoted to them, that Sunday we went to Shrine and also recieved a special blessing. That Monday I was sceduled for another ultrasound, plans had been made by our doctor to have a neurologist present when I delivered to establish the amount of brain damage our precious gift had. The same nurse wanted to do the test, she looked at me and said \"seven I can\'t believe this, it went down to seven, don\'t move I\'ll get the doctor.\" When the doctor came in she said at this late state of the pregnacy she has never seen this, I hope you believe in miracles. My first thought was THANK YOU GOD THANK YOU ST. GIANNA. Two days later when tested again the fluid had completely desolved, and the doctor said she spoke to the neurologist and he said it was very rare that such a thing would occur at 36 weeks. On October 10, 2005 I gave birth to a beautiful, healthy baby girl. Yes, Gianna. Document Available :- Could get records from the hospital Option Selected:- I grant the Society of St Gianna the permission to edit and post my intercession

Testimony 15 My husband and I desperately wanted a baby. I had two miscarriages that were incredibly difficult on us. My mother gave introduced me to St. Gianna. She gave me a prayer card and a brief biography. Her story was inspiring. I began to pray to St. Gianna, asking for a baby. In May of 2005 we were blessed with a beautiful, healthy baby girl. We named her Gianna Mary Frances. We have her prayer card in the nursery and I continue to pray to St. Gianna with my daughter. Document Available :- Option Selected:- I grant the Society of St Gianna the permission to edit and post my intercession

Testimony 16 Thank you St. Gianna for the safe and healthy birth of our daughter, Gianna Rose, on February 20, 2006. In 2003 Gianna\'s older brother, Derek, was born to eternal life the day after his earthly birth. Following Derek\'s passing, we were told by our infertility doctor that a subsequent pregnancy was unlikely. However, after touching St. Gianna\'s relics and praying for her intercession, I became pregnant without requiring an ovarian cyst aspiration as had been previously done in attempts to conceive Derek. Ultimately, our prayers were answered with the safe and healthy arrival of our baby daughter. Thank you St. Gianna for your intercession and for God\'s living miracles!

Testimony 17 "The Night St. Gianna came to our prayer group\" I am inspired to write this story of feeling Gianna\'s holy and special touch. It was on 10/19/03 that the parish of St. Philip Neri in Lafayette Hill had veneration of ST. Gianna\'s gloves. It was so wonderful. I went with my youngest daughter. About a year later after that I was at St. Philip Neri\'s prayer group on a Thursday night and I noticed a new person who had come to the group Elisa. I knew her from my high school days at Hallahan, but I have not seen around for almost 3 years. She had moved to the New York area. One of the ladies Loretta in the prayer group to the morning mass and was prompted by Jesus to ask Elisa(who she did not know) to the prayer group. She did not know why Our Lord had to ask Loretta 3 times to invite this woman she did not know. Loretta usually shy found it difficult but did this in obedience. Elisa accepted the invitation and came that night. Our group started with the rosary. As we started the rosary I saw and recognized Elisa, I smiled to welcome her. During the rosary I was shown an image of an elderly woman with white hair holding a baby. There were many angels in a circle protecting the child with heavenly weapons pointing as if in protection. I had the understanding that this was the grandparent of the baby and through her prayers the baby was protected by dangers of the outside world. The prayers represented the Angels with heavenly weapons protecting as prayers would. As I shared in faith to the prayer group what I was shown, Elisa started to shake her head and smile and pointed her finger. She took several seconds of quiet and then shared a beautiful story about her when her daughter Elizabeth was expecting her second child. Elisa went to share that her daughter Elizabeth was expecting her second child. Elisa went to share that her daughter Elizabeth had been about to deliver her second child and the doctors were very concerned for the baby\'s health, they were worried about the baby\'s heart. Elisa shared with the group that her daughter\'s first child was born the color of a purple Easter egg, so she was really worried with this birth of her new grandchild. So, Elisa started to pray when in the waiting room came in the other grandmother(the father\'s mother). The two grandmothers hugged as they prayed and awaited their new grandchild. The other grandmother whispered and told Elisa that she just came from Elizabeth\'s hospital room and I slipped a relic of saint under the mattress without Elizabeth\'s knowledge. She said, \"I don\'t know the the saint\'s name. I forgot they had her things at the church. So the grandmother\'s prayed together for the baby to be born healthy. Labor went well and the baby girl was a beautiful healthy little girl with no heart problems. The father of the baby said in the delivery room, the name \"Gianna is coming to me, we will name her \"Gianna\". Afterwards the two grandmother\'s went to the mattress to see the saint that was placed and it St. Gianna\'s relic that had touched the gloves at St. Philip Neri. They were so astounded, and prayed in thanksgiving. Well, as I sat there listening to this miracle story. It then dawned on me that it was so ironic that it was Loretta who invited Elisa to the prayer group that night. Because it was Loretta who was the one responsible for getting the gloves of St. Gianna to the the church. As I shared this just then another member jumped up and screamed with excitement, \"I was the nurse that rubbed holy water on your daughter in the hospital. \"I remember it well\" See it was all so connected, we were all amazed. St. Gianna\'s presence was so strong, and she wanted to thank and let Loretta know the fruits of her effort to bring her gloves to their parish. And Elisa was able to thank Loretta also for being the one to arrange for glove to come that helped her grand-daughter. Then Elisa also thanked Merlinda for help in prayers and faith. The women all talked and were amazed of how they did not really know each other but for some reason were brought together on this night. Elisa was from New York and was visiting her daughter and had come to St. Philip\'s church at mass that morning in thanksgiving of the miracle received through the intercession of St. Gianna. I was blessed two days after prayer group in meeting the miracle baby at a family party. Elisa was not there so I would not have never known the beautiful story connected to the baby or that it was her grand-daughter. For it was her daughter\'s friends who came to me about hearing the story about what happened at our prayer group and they asked if I wanted to see baby Gianna? I was able to hold her and thank Jesus for using St. Gianna to heal this beautiful special baby girl. Even if we tried, I don\'t think it would of been possible to se up all the connection\'s I had seen. It was a most powerful and most rememberable night. The night St. Gianna came to show us the power of prayer and her saintly intercession from heaven, Thank You St. Gianna Bee Johnson Document Available :- grandmother\'s e-mail,elisalmsc@bellsouth.net, I am sure she can give more specific\'s hopital name and such Option Selected:- I grant the Society of St Gianna the permission to edit and post my intercession

Testimony 18 Two weeks ago, the man whom I thought I would marry, broke it off with me. I was heartbroken. The following Sunday, I had the opportunity to touch the gloves of St. Gianna. A sense of peace and healing instantly came over me. I am confident that St. Gianna will lead me to the right man so that I may become as devoted a wife and mother as she was. I am about to complete my adult Confirmation, and I have selected Gianna as my Confirmation name in thanks and reverence to her.

Testimony 19 I am a physician, a specialist in the foot and ankle, and during my professional career I have encountered many couples who cannot conceive. Today my 8:00am patient was young lady presenting for an initial consult. Her husband accompanied her. The patient was in need of having a procedure on her foot, but was not sure if she was pregnant. I began to take her medical history and among other things, she suffered from years of gyn procedures for endometriosis and infertility. I advised her that I would need a pregnancy test prior to performing any procedure. I performed the urine pregnancy myself and waited ten minutes; my nurse was present with me. (The usual time for a urine pregnancy test is no more than five minutes, but I was hopeful for this patient so waited ten minutes)The test was negative. As I informed the patient, she appeared very sad, but not surprised. Despite the negative pregnancy result, I decided to proceed with conservative treatment and not the surgical procedure. Shortly after the patient left the office, I said a prayer to St. Gianna to look over this young lady, and requested St. Gianna to intercede for this couple so they may be blessed with a child. I proceeded to see my morning patients. At 11:15am my nurse burst into my office extremely astonished and excited. She blurted \"Doctor, doctor, you\'re not going to believe this...that pregnacy test from this morning was still in the lab and as I proceeded to disgard it, I noticed it was positive; the patient has a positive pregancy test!\" I responded, GOD is good and thank you St. Gianna. I had this overwhelming feeling of awe and had no doubt in my mind that St. Gianna interceded for this young lady. I telephoned the patinet to advise her and as she heard the good news, she broke into tears. I am not sure of this women\'s religious beliefs but you can be certain that when she returns for follow-up, she will hear the story of St. Gianna Beretta Molla. Document Available :- Option Selected:- I grant the Society of St Gianna the permission to edit and post my intercession

Testimony 20 May 5, 2006 My nephew, Todd, in his mid thirties, was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer a couple of years ago. Our local parish, St. Joseph\'s was hosting a special presentation about the life of Blessed Gianna and her gloves were there as a part of this program. I went up to place my hands on her gloves and I asked her to pray for my nephew, who was so sick and....through her intercessions to our Lord, to make him well again. Todd had major surgery, followed by radiation and chemo and today he is 100 percent cured from stage 4 colon cancer! I am convinced, Blessed Gianna helped to save his life. Rebecca Claxton Document Available :- Todd is alive and cancer-free! Option Selected:- I grant the Society of St Gianna the permission to edit and post my intercession

Testimony 21 Hello - I submitted this testimony via email in 2004 before the advent of this website. Today I would like to resubmit my original testimony for the benefit of all. Thank you. I would like to take the time to write in my own testimonial to a favor received on the behalf of Saint Gianna. On Feb 9th 2004 a friend of mine, M., called me to let me know she was unexpectedly pregnant. She was very happy about it, to say the least. In that conversation she told me about her previous pregnancies that she never told me before. This was her 6th pregnancy. Between the 5 previous pregnancies there were 6 children. At this time she only has one living son who was 7 and a half. He was born at 22 weeks is legally blind and has other disabilities. She did not have high hopes for this child making it to full term, but was optimistic nonetheless. That day I decided to begin a novena for the sake of herself, her family and her unborn baby. Also, that same day, I went to my parish and asked for a mass to be said that month for them all as well. My personal intention for the mass was that she and the baby “make it” to the next month. While in the parish chapel beginning my novena a priest of the parish, Fr Matt, walked in. I told him about M. and her baby. The two of us prayed together for them and I asked him to remember them in his prayers. Yet, I felt the need to do more. I decide to make a novena for her and the baby, every month beginning on the 9th of the month, the anniversary of the day she told me she was pregnant. In addition to that I went back to my parish to arrange for another monthly mass, after the previous one had already been said, with the same personal intention – may they make it another month. I decided to continue in this manner for a total of nine months from February to October. Using a book of Novena prayers as I guide I composed a novena prayer to Gianna. “O Blessed/Saint Gianna, intercede before God with my petition. Be it his will, not mine, that my friend M’s pregnancy proceed to full term. May the child be delivered healthy and without blemish. It is you O gracious Gianna that understands difficult pregnancies. May the blessings of Almighty God rain down on the A------ family. I ask this in the name of Jesus my Lord, Amen.” As time went on, despite difficulties and worries that this pregnancy would end like all the rest, my friend’s pregnancy continued. At various times her doctors tried to convince her to allow them to deliver the baby. During the month of August she had continued problems with her blood pressure. She consistently refused as long as the baby was not in distress. Considering the possibility that she could still deliver early the doctors administered cortisone shots to mature the baby’s lungs. On August 20th it was decided to deliver the baby via caesarian section due to M’s condition. This was about her 34th to 35th week. Amanda Marie weighed in at 4 pounds, 13 ounces, did not need any extraordinary medical intervention and roomed in with mom from the first moment. I had the remaining masses, that were to be said after her birth, said as Masses of Thanksgiving. After she was born I asked my friend what she, or her doctors, could attribute to her and Amanda’s success. She said she and the doctors had no idea. Today I finished the 9th day of the 9th Novena and in recognition of this I am sending you my testimonial. Document Available :- Not sure? Option Selected:- I grant the Society of St Gianna the permission to edit and post my intercession

Testimony 22 i descovered the love of St Gianna when i was a sophomore in high school. i always felt that my calling was to be a mother. when i read the story of her choice to give her baby life, showed me gentileness and strength it takes to be a mother. the job of protecting the unborn needs to be fulfilled by all, and we need to follow Gianna\'s example. Document Available :- Option Selected:- I grant the Society of St Gianna the permission to edit and post my intercession

Testimony 23 I was pregnant in 1999 with my fourth child. I took a routine blood test which indicated that our baby may have Down\'s Syndrom. My husband and I asked St. Gianna to pray for our baby, that she be healthy. We were given an option of terminating the pregnancy but that was absolutely not an option for us. It didn\'t matter if the baby had Down\'s or not, healthy or not; she was a gift from God. Anna was born in March 2000. Yet, she had a single crease in the palm of her hand. The pediatrician told us that the crease is a trait of Down\'s children and suggested that Anna could have a mild case of Down\'s. A blood test indicated that her chromosone count was normal. Did Anna have Down\'s and was it reverse in utero? Possibly but who knows? We have a beautiful, healthy child. The whole experience was very humbling. We thank St. Gianna for her prayers. To this day 6 yr. old, Anna, shows everyone her \"special line\" from God. Document Available :- no Option Selected:- I grant the Society of St Gianna the permission to edit and post my intercession

Testimony 24 My niece, her sister-in-law and a mother in my school were all pregnant. My niece had a miscarriage, her sister-in-law gave birth to still born twins and the woman in my school had a miscarriage. I gave the three of them the prayer card for St. Gianna. The first to have a baby was the woman who had given birth to still born twins. She had a little girl and called her Paige. The second to have a baby was the woman from my school who gave birth the day before Gianna\'s birthday. She named the baby Gianna in honor of St. Gianna. The third one to have a baby was my niece who gave birth in November. She named her baby Alexandra. All three women prayed to St. Gianna and all three women had little girls! Document Available :- Option Selected:- I grant the Society of St Gianna the permission to edit and post my intercession

Testimony 25 One day I was walking along the road heading toward a Planned Parenthood to kill an innocent life, when I ran into Gianna. She just talked to me, as if she had no idea what I was about to do. We sat there talking about life, and about children and how they are extremely important to the sanity of others. I then decided, without ever talking to her about it directly, that aborting my fetus was not the right decsion. Then I became a more devout Catholic. Document Available :- no Option Selected:- I grant the Society of St Gianna the permission to edit and post my intercession

Testimony 26 City :- Chicago State :- Illinois Country :- USA Thank you note :- Thank you St. Gianna! Our grandaughter was born today....Clare Gianna.....Baby and Mom are both doing fine.

Testimony 27 I have a very wonderful story with St. Gianna and would be happy to share it. Two years ago my husband and I conceived our first baby. I chose the name Gianna for a girl. At that time I didn't even know that a St. Gianna existed. I just liked the name. Unfortunately, that pregnancy ended in a miscarriage. Last spring we found out we were pregnant again. We were told by the doctors that pregnancy too would result in a miscarriage. I was so upset and I didn't even know how to handle my emotions. I just prayed for God to help me through it and to make me strong. It was a couple weeks before Easter and I was on a Catholic website searching for Easter gifts. To my surprise, I stumbled across St. Gianna! I couldn't believe my eyes. After reading about her and finding out that she helps mothers with troubled pregnancies, I knew that God had answered my prayers and sent me a special angel to help me through my troubled time. I then found out that the St. Gianna shrine was about an hour away from my house. I visited the very next weekend with my mother. Unfortunately, that pregnancy could not be saved but I had a new found strength through St. Gianna. Last summer I started to see a specialist and he informed me that I had a very large fibroid on my uterus that could be preventing me from carrying a baby full term. I remembered St. Gianna and the uterine fibroid that she had. I again, found great strength in her as I went through surgery to have it removed. I pray to St. Gianna daily and have been since she was sent to me. I found out this weekend that I am pregnant again. It is very, very early in my pregnancy so I am not out of the woods yet. I will be visiting the shrine again this weekend and will continue to pray to St. Gianna for this pregnancy to last. I calculated my due date on the internet and to my surprise it said April 28th, St. Gianna's feast day!!!! I believe that when you pray to God, you have to be open to the way he answers your prayers. I think that he answered my prayers by leading me to St. Gianna.

Testimony 28 Jan 7, 2004 I was in the hospital to deliver my baby. The pregnancy was normal, the delivery had complications. My daughter lost most of her blood, we didn\'t know if she would live or what kind of damage might have been done. My husband, Pietro, and I decided to call her Gianna and prayed for the best. We had liked the name and choose it because we like the meaning. A few days later, on Jan 11, my sister went to mass at a church and time which was different from what she normally attends. There was a Presentation at that church. My sister touched the gloves, asked for prayers, and brought relics to the hospital for myself and my daughter. The relics felt so warm to me. Nobody else could feel the warmth. When my sister explained the story of Gianna and of the gloves, I knew it was a sign. My husband and I immediately went to the nursery, touched the gloves to my daughter\'s hands, and left it in her crib in the NICU. I am happy to report that our beautiful Gianna will be four and has no side effects of the blood loss. I still pray to St. Gianna daily and thank God we have our Gianna in our lives. Document Available :-

Testimony 29 I am the mother of four beautiful children. During my fifth pregnancy, after having miscarried pregnancy number 4, it was determined that I was developing anti-bodies to the blood of my unborn child. I had to consult with experts at Johns Hopkins, who closely monitored my pregnancy. The concern was that the unborn child could go into fetal distress and/or suffer heart failure. I prayed to St. Gianna for the safety of the child. The last ultrasound showed slightly lower amniotic fluid. Several days later, during a routine checkup one week before the due date, my ob/gyn decided to do another ultra sound. He said the amniotic fluid was low but that it was not an emergency situation. He decided to induce labor that evening anyway. When he went to break my water -- there was none! The child was born 12:08 a.m. on Dec. 27th, 2002 (St. John\'s feast day) in perfect health. We named her Gianna Marie (after St. John, St. Gianna and the Blessed Mother). I found out several years later that the child whose miracle was used for the canonization of St. Gianna was named Gianna Maria, and her mother had no amniotic fluid in her fifth month, yet still gave birth to a healthy baby! Document Available :- yes

Testimony 30 My son Joseph Michael is about to turn 1 year old. He is a child that was conceived after I visited St. Gianna shrine, prayed daily and touched the gloves to my abdomen. We had not luck for 11 months and the 12th month he was conceived. I have been praying and telling people about St. Gianna ever since.

Testimony 31 I was pregnant with my third child when my dad was dying of Pancreatic Cancer. He was in the hospital bleeding internally. The doctors did not think he would make it. Two individuals came to the hospital with St. Gianna\'s relic gloves which they placed on my dad and on my belly. My dad recovered and lived long enough to meet and spend time with my daughter. My dad wanted to watch my daughter grow but knew he would not be able to. I believe my dad recovered, gained weight and lived seven additional months because of St. Gianna.