On May 5, 2023, a nun from Northeast Brazil had a dream about a priest. Dressed in a black cassock, he stood in the living room of a house. Standing, he was reading a notebook that he held in front of his face. He put down his notebook and, with a worried face, looked at the nun. His physiognomy could be seen in detail.
The scene changed. The nun was now with the other sisters, in front of the television, watching the news. The reporter said:
"No one knows him. Few know his real name and identity. He goes by the name Father Oliveira and, amid the chaos we are living in, he has been the hope of many people. He has already healed three people, and more are looking for him.
At that moment, she became worried and looked at the sisters who were with her. She didn't say anything, but she felt that it was a trap set by the Devil to catch the priest.
She looked at the television again and saw the reporter showing scenes of suffering and sick people. Some were pale and had red eyes. From their mouths came wheezing sounds similar to someone suffering from a severe asthma attack.
The reporter showed two women who had been healed by the priest: one was a young woman; the other, an elderly woman. He asked one of them:
“Was it Father Oliveira who healed you? But how, if you don’t know him?”
“I prayed to him with great faith and he came to me and healed me.” she replied.
The scene changed again. The nun saw an infirmary with babies in incubators. They showed no external symptoms, but they were sick. The reporter announced that he would show one of the babies who was the third person healed by the priest. The dream ended at that moment.
The nun woke up feeling a sense of joy, understanding that the priest would be an instrument of the Lord in difficult times, and of fear, understanding that the Devil would try to lose him through temptations and spiritual traps. She felt that the dream was an exhortation to pray even more for him.
Months later, she came across a photo of the priest she had seen at the beginning of the dream and told me his name. Father Oliveira allowed me to confirm that it was indeed him.
Let us pray that God protects this priest against the traps of the Enemy amidst his missions and spiritual battles.
Translated by Getúlio Holanda Almeida
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