The Masterclass “The Forgiveness That Sets You Free” is amazing!

Testimony of Irène Rivière

As soon as I arrived, the power of praise was made manifest to me. Invited by the Lord, we were set apart, but we had to welcome that part. The tone was set!

The teaching, which addressed forgiveness through the gate of Divine Mercy and the glorious wounds of the Risen One, put an end to centuries of Jansenism. Indeed, by isolating morality from the gift of Grace, the mystery of iniquity and its glorious counterpart—Redemption—has far too often been hidden from us.

Redemption could then manifest itself powerfully, in the testimony of Laurent and Béatrice, but even more so in the proposal made: to pray to the Lord that, in Him and with Him, we would forgive those who had hurt us and bless them.

Yes, this Saturday, November 15, 2025, in Pontmain, the heavens were still open.

Personally, as the prayer progressed and I became aware of the many categories of people who had hurt me, immediately, as if in a mirror, my heart was overwhelmed by this immense love of the Lord. Tears began to run down my cheeks.

Indeed, this brought to my consciousness how, with great delicacy, He had come each time to bring me, like a good Samaritan, the balm of His mercy—a powerful ointment, a healing balm that allowed me to keep moving forward in life, with joy and peace.

It then became like an evident truth: to be happy, God alone is enough.

Even more surprising, this faith in a God whose justice is not vindictive but merciful, this joy and peace that had recently been sought to be taken from me through great spiritual sufferings, were renewed in a particularly profound way when the wounds caused by priests were brought to mind.

There, Christ literally took me upon His shoulders and carried me, me, a lost sheep.

Even though I continued to listen and pray, my body could no longer support me. It was a bit like Lazarus, whom He brought out of his tomb after three days, with the only difference that, for me, it had been two times three years.

This is how He came, once again, to remove the last bandages that kept me from walking as a true disciple, baptized in the power of His Spirit.

During the following LIVE HEALING vigil, we were granted to behold the heavens opened and the open heart of Christ as an abyss of tenderness and mercy.

The personal call, which came without delay the very next day, I want to respond to with enthusiasm. This part that has been entrusted to me, I want to seize and make fruitful to serve the One who alone can fulfill a life.

But, as Ironi Spuldaro invited us to do in Lourdes last May, it seems to me that this is also a call to conversion for the entire Church.

Thank You, Lord, for placing on our path this weekend partners in mission from Emmaus COM, through whom You were able to awaken us from our slumber and raise us from the dead.