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The Slipper Chapel (the Shrine) and Basilica of Our Lady

The Slipper Chapel (the Shrine) and Basilica of Our Lady

The Slipper Chapel (the Shrine) and Basilica of Our Lady

The Slipper Chapel (the Shrine) and Basilica of Our Lady

My Testimony Towards answering the Call to Propagate Devotion to God The Father of all Mankind in Honour of our loving Father and Creator of the World

My journey began around 2014 after the birth of my youngest daughter. At this point in my life I was going through what I would describe according to St. John of the Cross as  ‘The Dark Night of the Soul’ as described in his treatise Dark Night (Norche Oscura). At this point in my life, I had a dream relating to the Holy Face of our Jesus Christ which I pondered in my heart. I felt more attracted to the devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus Christ after I picked up a pamphlet on the Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus Christ from a Catholic Church I visited a while ago. The pamphlet had the words of our Lord Jesus Christ dictated to Sr. Mary of St. Peter (French: Marie de Saint Pierre) and I felt this burning desire in my soul to make this devotion to the Holy Face known. I felt so much desire to respond to the call of our Lord Jesus Christ as I felt more inspired with the utmost desire to console our Lord which I believe was granted at the time through the powerful intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 

I came across the picture of the Holy Face of our Lord Jesus Christ again after so many years and I was attracted to the picture and felt the inspiration to get it printed, framed, blessed by the Priest and displayed at home in our family altar. I started using the picture of the Holy Face of our Lord Jesus Christ for my private prayer and meditation, and I noticed that I became more attracted to the Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus Christ. I started researching on the internet about the Holy Face Apostolate and I found a website of the Devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus Christ in the USA. I ordered the Holy Face devotion prayer booklet, and a few devotional materials which included a medal which I got blessed and we started wearing it daily in my family as a sign our love and devotion to the Holy Face of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 

As years progressed with my devotion to the Holy Face of Jesus Christ, I started having the burning desire on the Devotion to the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ. I started researching online about the devotion to the Most Precious Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. I found a website in the USA, and I ordered some sacramentals of the Devotion to the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ and the prayer leaflet which included how to pray the chaplet of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ. When I received the sacramentals that I ordered, I got them blessed by the Priest and started using them with my family for our daily prayers and Devotion to the Most Precious Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. The order that I received from the USA when I ordered the sacramentals for the Devotion to the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ included a few free pamphlets with the messages our Lord Jesus Christ gave to a young boy named Barnabas Nwoye from, Enugu State Nigeria . I was quite touched by the Message I read given by our Lord to Barnabas Nwoye which was printed on the free pamphlet I received with my order. After reading this message and the promises of our Lord regarding His desire for the spread of the Devotion to His Most Precious Blood and a call for us to console and adore His Most Precious Blood as requested through the messages given to Barnabas Nwoye of the Most Precious Blood Apostolate. I started researching to know more about this Devotion to the Most Precious Blood and how I can assist to answer our Lords call in my own little way. I was excited and wanted to know more about the mission assigned by our Lord to Barnabas Nwoye as I felt in my spirit that our Lord Jesus Christ was calling me to assist the mission by helping to spread the Devotion to His Most Precious Blood assigned to His chosen human instrument Barnabas Nwoye. I felt a burning urge in my soul to pray about my feeling regarding the devotion to the most Precious Blood, which I did and I pleaded with our Lord to please reveal to me what my mission and His Divine will is in my life so that I may be able to pursue it by His grace and mercy that I will be granted the grace to accomplish it according to His Divine will. To the glory of God, I believe my prayer was answered as our Lord led me to the Thursday Gethsemane Prayer group of some devotees to the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ Apostolate in the United kingdom, under the leadership of the mystic Barnabas Nwoye of Apostolate of The Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, Holy Land of Adoration, (Rock of Gethsemane) Imezi-Olo, Enugu State, Nigeria. 

Around mid-August 2021, I was inspired to make a pilgrimage trip to Walsingham for the first time with my children. During this time, I was granted the grace to be part of the project team that managed the production of a 7 feet Bronze Statue of Our Lady of Walsingham from China which is now installed and commissioned by the Bishop in the Holy Land of Adoration in Enugu State Nigeria. The Statue of Our Lady of Walsingham project was assigned to the Devotees of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, United Kingdom and Ireland as the presence of the Statue in the Holy Land of Adoration signifies the consecration of the Country, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ as revealed in the messages given to the mystic Barnabas Nwoye of the Apostolate of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, Holy Land of Adoration, (Rock of Gethsemane) Imezi-Olo, Enugu State, Nigeria.

Around the same month of August 2021, a very pious and devout Catholic brethren approached me after Holy Mass at St. Bede parish and said to me that Our Queen and Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, wishes that I should come to Walsingham with my Children. I was quite surprised with the timing of the invitation as I was also contemplating on visiting Walsingham the same month with my children.

We left London for Walsingham very early on a Friday morning and arrived at Walsingham quite early. We didn’t make any prior arrangements for accommodation as we intended to return to London the same day. When we got to Walsingham, I noticed that my children were so excited and the joy in their faces was beyond imagination. I equally felt an inner peace and joy which made me start pondering in my soul that I should have booked for a longer stay in Walsingham with the children. My youngest daughter made a comment as she said, “Daddy, I wish we would be sleeping over at Walsingham,” my son and my eldest daughter also followed with the same comments, all desiring to spend the night in Walsingham including myself.

I said to my children that we need to start exploring so that we can be able to make most use of our time before returning to London that same day. We went into the Church of the Annunciation Little Walsingham and prayed, thanking God Almighty for journey mercies and for bringing us safely to Walsingham. I met a lady after praying inside the church and I enquired about accommodation. The lady suggested we should check the ‘Little Way’ Association accommodation which we did and were informed that there was no space as all rooms were fully booked. We went to another accommodation called Elm’s house to enquire if there was space, but we were also told there was no space as they were also fully booked. I said to my children, “Let’s go for the Holy mile walk, we will check again when we come back.”

We then went on the Holy mile walk towards “The Slipper Chapel (the Shrine) and Basilica of Our Lady’. We prayed the Rosary whilst on the Holy mile walking bare foot to ‘The Slipper Chapel’ and Chapel of Our Lady of Reconciliation’, in reparation for our sins and those of the whole world and for the intentions of Our Blessed Queen and Mother Mary and that we will be granted the grace to understand the purpose of Our Ladies invitation with my children to Walsingham as mentioned above and the grace to act and respond to the invitation according to God’s Divine Will. 

After the Holy mile walk, we arrived at the ‘Chapel of Our Lady of Reconciliation’ and attended the Holy Mass. After Holy Mass we went inside ‘The Slipper Chapel (the Shrine) and Basilica of Our Lady’ and prayed, we wrote our prayer intentions and made an offering with our written prayer intention which we placed inside the petition box in front of the Altar beside the big statue of Our Lady of Walsingham on the left side of the Altar. I recall that we prayed for Our Blessed mother to assist us with an accommodation as we have decided to spend the night at Walsingham and no longer wish to go back to London the same day as previously planned if it is according to God’s Divine will for us to spend the night at Walsingham for the aforementioned reasons as we do not have an accommodation booked and have already been told there is no accommodation space available. 

During my prayer at ‘The Slipper Chapel’ I asked, “Our Lady of Walsingham to please reveal to me the purpose of our visit to Walsingham and that the purpose of the invitation to be accomplished if it is according to God’s Divine will”. I recall that the atmosphere in ‘The Slipper Chapel’ during our prayer was very peaceful and we experienced this unexplained joy in our hearts when we finished our prayers and came out of ‘The Slipper Chapel’. 

After our prayers at the ‘The Slipper Chapel’, we did another Holy Mile Walk back to the Friday market area, close to Elm’s House accommodation where we parked our car. We decided to visit the little house of Nazareth but then realised it was late as they were closing up. We then came back to where we parked our vehicle to get prepared and start driving back to London as we were unable to secure accommodation for the night as mentioned earlier.

As we were about to get into the car and drive off back to London, a grey van just pulled in and parked beside our vehicle. We looked closer towards the van and we quickly recognised they were the Marian Franciscan Friars. I saw Fr. Philomeno, Fr. Rosario with the other brother Friars, my children knew the friars and we were all happy to see them arrive at Walsingham. My family are long friends of the friars as we always meet every first Saturday at St. Mary Magdalene, Wandsworth in London to answer the request of Our Lady at Fatima. 

We all came down from the car to greet the Friars, Fr. Philomeno asked me how long we were staying in Walsingham? and I said that we were on our way back to London as we were unable to secure accommodation for the night. Fr. Philomeno then said to us to ask Our Lady for help, which we immediately did, saying it out loud, “mother please help us get a place to spend the night as your children would like to sleep over at Walsingham.” I then said to my children that “if it is God’s will that we should stay longer at Walsingham and not return to London that same day, that Mother Mary will intercede and help us get a place to spend the night”. After a few minutes, I was inspired to go back again to the reception at Elms House and enquire about accommodation space again. Before I went, I recalled what the reception lady said to me that August is the peak period for pilgrimage in Walsingham that one needs to book in advance to be able to secure accommodation. I followed the inspiration I had and went ahead to enquire at the Elm’s house with my children. When we got there, I asked the lady at the reception again standing in front of the reception desk if there was any accommodation space available as I was inspired to, she checked the system and said sorry there is still no space. As I was about to turn around and leave the reception, she said to me “oh wait a minute, it looks like we just had a cancelation for 2 double rooms”, she then asked me, “do you want it”, I quickly replied, “yes, yes, please, with all excitement in my heart, I screamed, Mother Mary you are too much, we love you, thank you so much my Mother and my Queen, we are so grateful.” I quickly paid for the rooms and got them booked for the night and together with my children with joy in our hearts and thanks to God Almighty and our Blessed Mother we came back to announce the good news to Fr. Philomeno and the other Franciscan Friars that were still standing outside close to their Van as they were also trying to unpack and check-in into their own prebooked accommodation which was very close to the Elm’s House accommodation where we finally got an accommodation through divine intervention of Our Lady of Walsingham.

We spent the night in our accommodation and the Franciscan Friars stayed in the Little Way Association accommodation. The friars invited us to join them in their programme the next day. In the morning, we joined the Friars in the Little Way Association to celebrate the Holy Mass, Confession and Benediction which was so beautiful, and we were grateful to God. We later went to enquire for our accommodation if they have space for one additional night, but I was told that our accommodation was only one night, and we cannot extend the booking. We managed to do other activities and was privileged to visit the little house of Nazareth and spent time praying the Rosary at the sight of the “11th Century Anglo-Saxon Shrine of the Holy House of Nazareth which was excavated in 1961”

In the evening when we were about to start making our way back to London, Fr. Philomeno asked me if I managed to secure another night in our accommodation, I told him that there is no space for another night. Fr. Philomena then said to me to speak to the Friars. The friars, to our surprise, called us and said they have created space for us for the night. I was truly out of words and could only thank our Lord and Mama Maria for her love, care and hospitality towards us at Walsingham.

By Divine providence we were able to stay the second day with the friars in the little Way Association accommodation. The blessed sacrament was exposed overnight, and we were privileged to join the friars in their all-night Adoration. The next day when I went into the tea room in the accommodation, I saw a flyer on the side table with the writing “My children I love you so much remain in my love forever” “I Adore you, my Father”, I was drawn to this statement and I picked it up and took the flyer with me as we were just about to depart from Walsingham. When we came back to London, I left the flyer on my desk. I later opened the 6-fold flyer after some weeks, and I said some of the prayers in it which was beautiful. I had left the flyer with me for 2 years as I kept it on my bookshelf. Each time I arrange and clear out my bookshelf, sometimes I pick up the flyer but for an unknown reason, I am always inspired to open it and read it. I started researching to know more about God the Father and Mother Eugenia Elisabetta Ravasio.

During my search, I found the booklet “Father Speaks to His children” and other seers’ information about God the Father. I felt a burning desire in my soul to know more about God the Father after reading part of the message in the booklet “Father Speaks to His Children” which was a beautiful message of love from the Father of All Mankind lovingly dictated to the Children through the little daughter Eugenia Ravasio. I felt so much love for my Father and was praying for the grace to understand what Father is asking from the children so that I can help in my own little way to make the Eternal Father’s desire and wish accomplished in the world. I contacted a group in the United State of America that was also promoting the message of the Father as I was so much in love with my Father that I was searching online and everywhere for more information on my Eternal Father’s message given to us the children. I was led by grace to locate the contact of the General Steward of Sons and Daughters of the Blessed Virgin group in the United State of America, promoting the Chaplet of the Holy Octave of Consecration and Feast Day for the Father of All Mankind revealed by the Father to the seer Barbara Rose Centilli in the booklet “Seeing with the Eyes of the Soul”. I was also led by grace to the message of love of the Father of All Mankind revealed to the children through the seer Mother Eugenia Ravasio in the booklet titled “Father Speaks to His Children”. 

The grace was granted following prayers and discernment to focus on promoting the message Father dictated to Mother Eugenia as there were verifiable sources and testimonies in the message book which has earned the mother church’s approval with Imprimatur granted and a Partial indulgence granted for Mother Eugenia’s prayer “Per Ipsum, cum Ipso et in Ipso” “God is my Father”. 

I woke up one morning from sleep with an inspiration to call the number on the flyer I picked up from Walsingham two years ago. I did as I was inspired and contacted the ‘Missionarie “Unitas in Christo ad Patrem” in Italy, on the 10th and 19th of June 2023, seeking information that will enable me to answer the Fathers call to establish Devotion to God The Father of all mankind in honour of our loving Father, ABBA! the Creator of All Mankind. My immense love for God the Father inspired my desire to start the Devotion to God The Father of All Mankind in London United Kingdom to enable us to answer the Fathers call for the wide spread of the Devotion to God The Father of All Mankind. I later realised by the grace of God through prayer and discernment that our invitation to Walsingham by the Blessed Virgin Mary obtained for us the grace to desire to establish Devotion to God The Father of all mankind prayer cenacle which to the glory of God is currently helping so many souls to discover the depth of God the Fathers Love and mercy towards the children which the world is currently not taking advantage of this tender love God the Father is offering all the children but mankind is neglecting this invitation due to the Fear satan have sown in the hearts of men which have made man to become fearful of God the Father thereby distancing themselves from the intimate relationship which God the Father is seeking from the children. 

The grace was obtained through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Walshingham, to take forward the work of spreading the devotion to the Father of All Mankind as the Father desires and as our Blessed mother has inspired. On return from Walsingham pilgrimage, I communicated this burning desire to establish the Devotion to honour God the Father of All Mankind to the Parish of Our Lady of Sorrow, Friary Road, Peckham, London, SE15 1RH. I also contacted the Group ‘Missionarie “Unitas in Christo ad Patrem in Italy that was promoting God the Fathers message dictated to Mother Eugenia and I expressed the desire granted by grace to establish and promote Devotion to God the Father of all mankind, in honour of our loving Father and Creator of all mankind, ABBA Father here in London United Kingdom. 

One morning during the month of May 2023 after the 8am morning Mass, I went into the Chapel of Our Lady Mother of the Church in Our Lady of Sorrows Parish to offer my thanksgiving prayers after Mass. I said my prayers and was invoking our blessed mother’s intercession. As I was kneeling in front of our Blessed mother’s statue an elderly lady who was already in the chapel stood up and was about to leave. I immediately started talking to her about my family which I would not have done in normal circumstances. She said to me, you are in the presence of Mother Mary, and she left the chapel and then the church. 

I do not know what prompted me to get up quickly and then ran towards her outside the church to look for her. I found her outside the church at the road crossing, and I stopped her. I started talking to her about my desire to promote the message of “Father of All Mankind” as she was not aware of the message Father dictated to Mother Eugenia.

She said don’t worry that God will help me to fulfil my heart’s desire, let us pray to Mother Mary about it and she left me. When next we met after Holy Mass, the sister whose name I later found out to be Sister Beatrice Duru, gave me written questions about our previous discussion directed by Mother Mary which I was unable to answer. And then she said to me go and find out more information about the message you intend to promote given by the Father. I then went as directed and found more information about the Father message and the seer and from there our Blessed Queen and Mother Mary started to programme the resources and events required to setup Devotion to God The Father of all mankind in London, United Kingdom using Sister Beatrice Duru and myself Brother Okwudili Afulukwe (aka, JohnMary-Joseph) as human instruments to begin the spreading of the work of Love of God the Father of all mankind and to respond to the appeal of our Lord Jesus Christ Who invited us to wipe the tears in His Holy Face through offering our payers of Reparation to His Eternal Father. We give all thanks to God The Father of all mankind, the Most Holy Trinity, Our Lady of Walsingham, Our Lady Mother of the Church, Our Lady of Sorrows, Our Lady Queen of Peace, and St. Joseph for the graces granted for us to be able to answer the call of propagating Devotion to God the Father of all mankind in answer to the call of God the Father of all mankind as written in the book “Father Speaks to His Children” dictated to Mother Eugenia Elisabetta Ravasio, approved by the Church and in answer to the call of our Lord Jesus, requestion that we should console Him by offering our reparation to God the Eternal Father.

Father of All Mankind! May you be known, loved and adored by all mankind now and forevermore. Amen.

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