Manuel
Capetillo, a Mexican actor and former bullfighter, one of the most
popular actors of a 1980s television series, went into severe depression
after one of his close friends was murdered. He tried to find a
solution to his problems in tarot cards, horoscopes, and esotericism but
to no avail. This great emptiness in his life led him to the Catholic
faith.
Of course, the
former actor’s conversion was anything but easy. He had been engaged in
occult practices for many years and found himself repeatedly in need of
the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
"I was the type of
person to say—what good is confessing your sins to a priest if God knows
everything already? But when the priest gave me absolution, I felt that
my soul was being freed from sin while my heart was filled with joy and
peace. That day my eyes filled with tears of happiness; I was born
again," he told us.
Manuel attributes
his conversion to the Virgin Mary. He claims to have heard her voice
calling him while he prayed in adoration before Jesus in the Eucharist.
"She has changed my heart and healed my wounds. Her teaching
strengthened me so much that I knelt down and devoted myself to the Holy
Rosary. Now, I pray it almost any time, and with my family too."
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