After Five Years of Waiting, the Lord Granted Our Family the Joy of Parenthood

At the beginning of 2018, my sister gave me a small icon of Saint Gabriel Urgebadze and some blessed oil. From that day on, they became a special reminder to me of the need for unceasing prayer.

Every day, I prayed to the Lord, asking through the prayers of Saint Gabriel and all the saints that He might grant my daughter Alexandra and her husband Oleg the long-awaited joy of parenthood.

In May, our family made a pilgrimage to Georgia. We visited Samtavro Monastery, where the honourable relics of Saint Gabriel rest. With particular reverence, we prayed at his holy relics, asking the saint to intercede before the Lord and obtain the gift of a child for our children.

The Lord heard our prayers.

Very soon, we received the joyful news for which we had waited so long. After five years of waiting, our daughter told us that she was expecting a child.

It is difficult to express the gratitude felt by our entire family. We received this as a great mercy of God granted through the prayers of Saint Gabriel.

If it is God’s holy will, our family will welcome a new little person in February.

“With all our hearts, we thank the Lord for His endless mercy and Saint Gabriel for his prayerful intercession before God.”

Glory to God for all things!