We would like to share with you a heartbreaking story of parents Daniel and Layla Abdallah from Sydney Australia who lost three of their six children to a tragic accident along with a niece. On the 1st of February 2020 the family was celebrating a birthday when the parents permitted their kids to walk down the street to buy some ice cream.  A 30 year old under the influence of alcohol,  cocaine and other drugs lost control of his car,  drove over the sidewalk at a high speed and hit their children and niece. None of them survived. Despite their  tremendous suffering and pain the abdallah family did not hate the driver who was  sentenced to 21 years in prison.  In a move that shocked the news media, Layla publicly forgave him. She said, if Jesus can forgive me then of course I can forgive the driver. Our Lord on the cross said ‘Father forgive them for they know not what they do’. When the media asked how they can help Layla requested people to come to the site and pray the stations of the Cross and the Rosary.  Incredible Grace poured out as thousands came to the site daily praying even after the funeral was over. Daniel said that despite the unbearable pain and sleepless nights the only path to healing was by forgiveness first to forgive himself for telling his kids to go for the walk and secondly to choose to forgive the offender. Danny says there’s power in forgiveness freedom in forgiveness forgiveness allows you to achieve greatness and leads you to  holiness .  In memory of their kids  the parents have turned this tragedy into a day of forgiveness this day has been endorsed by the Australian government and is now recognized as a national day of forgiveness

All praise and glory be  to God, Amen.

 Immaculate Heart of Mary, pray for us.