1 Oct, 12 > 7 Oct, 12
13 Feb, 12 > 19 Feb, 12
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28 Nov, 11 > 4 Dec, 11
31 Oct, 11 > 6 Nov, 11
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5 Sep, 11 > 11 Sep, 11
15 Aug, 11 > 21 Aug, 11
25 Jul, 11 > 31 Jul, 11
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14 Mar, 11 > 20 Mar, 11
7 Mar, 11 > 13 Mar, 11
28 Feb, 11 > 6 Mar, 11
14 Feb, 11 > 20 Feb, 11
10 Jan, 11 > 16 Jan, 11
3 Jan, 11 > 9 Jan, 11
27 Dec, 10 > 2 Jan, 11
29 Nov, 10 > 5 Dec, 10
13 Sep, 10 > 19 Sep, 10
26 Jul, 10 > 1 Aug, 10
14 Jun, 10 > 20 Jun, 10
7 Jun, 10 > 13 Jun, 10
17 May, 10 > 23 May, 10
26 Apr, 10 > 2 May, 10
12 Apr, 10 > 18 Apr, 10
29 Mar, 10 > 4 Apr, 10
22 Mar, 10 > 28 Mar, 10
15 Mar, 10 > 21 Mar, 10
8 Mar, 10 > 14 Mar, 10
22 Feb, 10 > 28 Feb, 10
15 Feb, 10 > 21 Feb, 10
8 Feb, 10 > 14 Feb, 10
1 Feb, 10 > 7 Feb, 10
18 Jan, 10 > 24 Jan, 10
11 Jan, 10 > 17 Jan, 10
4 Jan, 10 > 10 Jan, 10
28 Dec, 09 > 3 Jan, 10
14 Dec, 09 > 20 Dec, 09
7 Dec, 09 > 13 Dec, 09
30 Nov, 09 > 6 Dec, 09
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9 Feb, 09 > 15 Feb, 09
2 Feb, 09 > 8 Feb, 09
26 Jan, 09 > 1 Feb, 09
19 Jan, 09 > 25 Jan, 09
12 Jan, 09 > 18 Jan, 09
5 Jan, 09 > 11 Jan, 09
29 Dec, 08 > 4 Jan, 09
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17 Nov, 08 > 23 Nov, 08
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18 Aug, 08 > 24 Aug, 08
11 Aug, 08 > 17 Aug, 08
4 Aug, 08 > 10 Aug, 08
28 Jul, 08 > 3 Aug, 08
21 Jul, 08 > 27 Jul, 08
14 Jul, 08 > 20 Jul, 08
7 Jul, 08 > 13 Jul, 08
30 Jun, 08 > 6 Jul, 08
23 Jun, 08 > 29 Jun, 08
16 Jun, 08 > 22 Jun, 08
9 Jun, 08 > 15 Jun, 08
2 Jun, 08 > 8 Jun, 08
26 May, 08 > 1 Jun, 08
19 May, 08 > 25 May, 08
12 May, 08 > 18 May, 08
5 May, 08 > 11 May, 08
28 Apr, 08 > 4 May, 08
21 Apr, 08 > 27 Apr, 08
14 Apr, 08 > 20 Apr, 08
7 Apr, 08 > 13 Apr, 08
31 Mar, 08 > 6 Apr, 08
24 Mar, 08 > 30 Mar, 08
17 Mar, 08 > 23 Mar, 08
10 Mar, 08 > 16 Mar, 08
3 Mar, 08 > 9 Mar, 08
25 Feb, 08 > 2 Mar, 08
18 Feb, 08 > 24 Feb, 08
11 Feb, 08 > 17 Feb, 08
4 Feb, 08 > 10 Feb, 08
28 Jan, 08 > 3 Feb, 08
21 Jan, 08 > 27 Jan, 08
14 Jan, 08 > 20 Jan, 08
7 Jan, 08 > 13 Jan, 08
31 Dec, 07 > 6 Jan, 08
24 Dec, 07 > 30 Dec, 07
17 Dec, 07 > 23 Dec, 07
10 Dec, 07 > 16 Dec, 07
3 Dec, 07 > 9 Dec, 07
26 Nov, 07 > 2 Dec, 07
19 Nov, 07 > 25 Nov, 07
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5 Nov, 07 > 11 Nov, 07
BLACK CATHOLICS, BLACK SAINTS
Thursday, 17 September 2009
17 SEP. PROPHECY WARNING MEDITATIONS FOR AFRICAN DIASPORA CHRISTIANS --BLACK CATHOLICS, COPTICS, AND ORTHODOX
Now Playing: AFROCENTRICLUMINOUS MYSTERIES ROSARY, CHAPLET DIVINE MERCY, DIVINE OFFICE
Topic: Prophecy Meditation


17 SEP. PROPHECY WARNING MEDITATIONS FOR AFRICAN DIASPORA CHRISTIANS --BLACK CATHOLICS, COPTICS, AND ORTHODOX LITURGICAL CHURCHES IN THE MYSTICAL BODY OF CHRIST


African Black Saints Spirituality, Black Catholics, Coptic, Orthodox Christians in Africa, Caribbean, Oceania, South Pacific Rim, Micronesia, Polynesia, Melanesia, Solomons, Marianas, Society and Marshall Islands, New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Palau, Tuvulu, Nauru, Australia and New Zealand.


WARNING PROPHECY MEDITATIONS FOR ORIENTAL BRANCHES OF BLACK CATHOLIC CHRISTIANS--LATIN, COPTIC, AND ORTHODOX RITES IN THE AFRICAN HISTORIC AND GEOLOGIC DIASPORA.

 


METAPHYSICAL PROPOSAL ON THE MODE OF USING HAWTHORN


FOR THE COMING PLAGUES…HAWTHORN


(QUESTION FOR DISCERNMENT- Is this swine flu h1n1 sars? Bird flu? You do the research!)


As given by our BLESSED MOTHER MARYAM, August 5, 1880: "There will be a grave illness which human science will not be able to alleviate. This illness will attack firstly the heart, then the spirit, and at the same time, the tongue. It will be horrible.


The heat accompanying it will be a devouring fire insupportable and so intense that the members of the body affected will be red -- an unendurable fiery red. At the end of seven days this disease, sown like a seed in the field (incubation period) will spread everywhere rapidly and make great progress."


"My children, here is the ONLY remedy which could save you. You are familiar with the Hawthorn which grows practically in all hedges.


The leaves of the Hawthorn, not the wood, can arrest the progress of this disease."


"You will gather the leaves, not the wood. Even dry, they will keep their efficacy.


You will put them into boiling water and leave them there for 14 minutes, covering the receptacle so that the steam remains therein.


At the onset of this disease, one must use this remedy three times a day."


"This disease will produce a continual vomiting and nausea. If the remedy is taken too late, the part of the body affected will become black and in the black there will be seen a sort of pale, yellow streak."


NO ONE HAS TO BELIEVE ANYTHING! TEST. DISCERN THE SPIRIT!


A SLIGHT CHANGE FOR CHILDREN- 8 MINUTES)


Note: It is a tradition that the Hawthorn was the plant from which Pilate’s Roman soldiers wove the CROWN OF THORNS.


BLACK CATHOLIC GOSPEL RADIO (Afrocentric Rosary, Stations of Cross, Chaplet of Divine Mercy)


MORE BLACK CATHOLIC GOSPEL RADIO


DEVOTIONS, PRAYERS FOR THE LITURGICAL CHURCHES AND ALL OTHER CHRISTIANS WHO SO DESIRE (INCLUDING LUTHERAN, EPISCOPALIAN, ANGLICAN, AND OTHER MEMBERS IN THE MYSTICAL BODY OF CHRIST –ALL CHRISTIANITY COMBINED):

 


SAID YOUR ROSARY, OR CHAPLET DIVINE MERCY TODAY? YOU CAN, HERE…


Afrocentric Rosary Mysteries by the Los Angeles St. Brigid Traditional Choir. Afrocentric Chaplets Divine Mercy moderated by James Wesly Smith


Pray the Joyful Mysteries on Monday and Saturday, the Luminous Mysteries on Thursday, the Sorrowful Mysteries on Tuesday and Friday, and the Glorious Mysteries on Wednesday and Sunday (with this exception: Sundays of Christmas season - The Joyful; Sundays of Lent – Sorrowful. Mysteries/Meditations are events in the Life of Yeshua(Jesus)!

See: HOW TO PRAY THE ROSARY DEVOTIONS MEMORY OF OUR LORD’S LIFE
Black Christ

 

THURSDAY- LUMINOUS MYSTERIES- First Luminous Mystery

Third Section Luminous Mysteries

Fifth Section Luminous Mysteries

 

 


CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY


Divine MercyBlack Christ

Daily Afrocentric Chaplet Divine Mercy PT I

 

Daily Afrocentric Chaplet Divine Mercy PT II

 

 

Daily Afrocentric Chaplet Divine Mercy PTlII

 

 

 

 


 


The Divine Office (Full Daily Liturgy of the Hours) Daily prayer by listening!


FULL LITURGY OF THE HOURS AND DIVINE OFFICE


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All power to those publishers who bring one of the most important prayers to the AFRICAN DIASPORA

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Black Christ

 


From Our Lord and Savior, Yeshua, and Blessed Mother Maryam... As you know they were homeless in Kemet (Egypt) for several years, while avoiding Herod’s 10 assassins. They don’t desire you to be… so presented:


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Daily Consecration to the Eternal Father


For the greater glory of God and for the salvation of all, I consecrate myself to You, O' Eternal Father, as one of Your faithful remnant. Behold, I come to do Your Will. With the help of Your Grace, I will keep Your Commandments. I will love and reverence You with all my heart, soul, mind and strength. I will love my neighbor as You love me.


I make this Consecration through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of Your beloved Son, Jesus.


O' Eternal Father, send forth Your Holy Spirit to restore my/our broken image and likeness of You. Send forth also Your entire Heavenly Court, all the celestial choirs of Your angels and all Your Saints, to aid me/us in my/our struggle against all the forces of evil in this present darkness. Amen. (Adapted from the Father of All Mankind Apostolate).


The Lord's Prayer


How many of us have said the “Our Father” with so little thought, so little reverence, and so little fruitfulness? However, when we are open to the Holy Spirit within us and pray from the heart, look at what can happen:"


Our Father, (“Our” Father—not “My” Father - all of God’s children of all races, all colors & all creeds)


Our Father, (Abba, “Daddy” God)


Who art in Heaven, (and Who art in me)


Hallowed be Thy Name. (Holy be Thy Name, praised be Thy Name, thanks be to Thy Most Holy Name)


Thy Kingdom come. (now - on earth and in me)


Thy Will be done, (now - on earth and in me)


on earth as it is in Heaven. (at the Throne of God, with the Trinity, Our Lady and all the Angels and Saints)


Give us this day our daily bread. (the Bread of your Divine Will, the Bread of Life in the Eucharist, and the bread we need to eat to sustain our bodies)


And forgive us our trespasses(forgive us our sins, our imperfections and our hesitancies in the face of temptation)


As we forgive those (or as we choose not to forgive those) who trespass against us.


And lead us not into temptation,(for we are weak, we are worthless, we are wretched & we are nothing)


But deliver us from evil.(for it is only through your grace, not by our works alonenor our merit that we can escape eternal damnation)


Amen. (So I hope. So be it).

 

 


Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary Protectress of Africa


Holy Mary, Mother of God, Protectress of Africa, you have given to the world the true Light, Jesus Christ. Through your obedience to the Father and the grace of the Holy Spirit, you have given us the source of our reconciliation and our justice, Jesus Christ, our peace and our joy.


Mother of Tenderness and Wisdom, show us Jesus, your Son and the Son of God. Guide our path of conversion, so that Jesus might shine his glory on us in every aspect of our personal, familial and social lives.


Mother, full of Mercy and Justice, through your docility to the Spirit, the Counselor, obtain for us the grace to be witnesses of the Risen Lord, so that we will increasingly become the salt of the earth and the light of the world.


Mother of Perpetual Help, we entrust to your maternal intercession the preparation and fruits of the Second Special Assembly for Africa. Queen of Peace, pray for us! Our Lady of Africa, pray for us!

 

 

BLACK SAINTS OF THE DAY

 

Black Saints of the day—From the Black Saints reference book (James Wesly Smith), 456 pages, paperback, 1000 lines of Black and African Saints in the Latin Rite, Coptic and Orthodox branches of the Mystical Body of Christ (combined Christianity) to year 599 A.D. Order quickly from www.booklocker.com/books/3088.html, from BarnesandNobles.com, Ingram Book Group internationally, Amazon, wherever online books are sold.

 


Urania, martyred in Kemet with Archelaus, 7 Nov.


Urbanus, martyred in Africa with Victor, 2 Feb.


Urbanus, Quodvultdeus with the persecutions of Valerianus, Crescens, Habedeum, Eustachius, Cresconius, Crescentianus, Felix, Hortulanus, Fientianus, BISHOPS in Africa. We were martyred in Africa, 28 Nov.


Urbanus and 40 companions, martyred in Kemet, Africa. We are listed in the Ethiopian Abyssinian Coptic Calendar, 5 March.


Urbanus, martyred in Africa with Faustinus


Urbanus, martyred 54 companions at Africa. 2 Feb.


Urbanus with OTHER AFRICAN BISHOPS, the persecutions of Valerianus, Crescens, Eustacius, Cresconius, Felix, Hortulanus, and Florentius, martyred by Arian Vandals for the faith, under Arian King Genseric, 28 Nov.


Urbanus, martyred in Africa with Victor, 3 Oct.


Urbanus, martyred in Africa with Felix, 30 Oct.


Urbanus, martyred in Africa. I was bishop at Cirta, exiled with Papianus, Quodvultdeus by the Arian heretic King, Geiseric, 28 Nov.


Ursinus with Saturninus, Thyrsus, Victor, and unknown martyrs at Alexandria, including Tharsicius, Zonticus, Ammonius, Cyriacus, Geminus, Gelasius, Hippolytus, and Pelianus, 31 Jan.


Ursus and Victor, We are soldiers in the Theban legion. We suffered martyrdom at Solothurn in Switzerland, and martyred by order of Maximian. We were buried outside the city gates. 30 Sept.


Ursus with Catulinus, martyred in Africa, ___April

 


Vaga, Africa Proconsularis martyr, Carthagenian Calendar, 29 Oct.


Valaam


Valentine, martyred in Alexandria with Germanus, 29 April


Valentine, martyred in Africa with Doletatulus, 10 Sept.


Valentine, martyred in Carthage with Dubilatus, 17 Nov.


Valeria, martyred in Africa with Anesius, 31 March


Valeria, martyred in Africa with Faustinus, 24 April


Valeria with Paul. Martyred in Kemet with Victor, 27 April,


Valeria, martyred in Africa with Paul, 26 May.


Valeria, martyred in Africa with Cyriacus, 16 June


Valerius, Rufinus, Marcus, Victor, Paulus, Honoratus, Donatus, Baricus, Vitalis, Januarius, and Justus, martyred in Africa. 16 Nov.


Variacus, martyred in Africa with Secundus, 5 Nov.


Varus, I was a Christian solider from Kemet, who during persecutions visited other Christians who were jailed. I assisted some monks, seeing the death of one in the prison dungeon. I requested to take his place. I was arrested. The torturers then hung me on a tree. I was finally disemboweled with me, six Monk martyrs, and Cleopatra and her son, John in 307 A.D.


Authorities beheaded the Monk martyrs the following day. 19 Oct. (Probably the same person Varus, Roman soldier martyred in Upper Kemet (Apori, Ori), under Maximian. I was from Setnuf, Kemet (Egypt) 19 Oct.)


Venusta, and Florentius with Theodore and Leontius. We are Bishops, along with Cajus, Catulinus, killed in the North and Western part of Africa, 10 March. (Also, 19 March)


Venustus, martyred in Carthage with Fortunio, 17 April


Venustus, martyred in Africa with Catulinus, 23 April


Venustus, I was a eunuch, martyred in Africa with Fabianus. 28 June


Venustus. I was martyred in Africa with Caitius, 10 Oct.


Verena, Virgin. Tradition says I was from Thebes, Kemet. I journeyed to where the Theban legionnaires died as a martyr, Agaunum, now Switzerland, Maurice, and En Valais, visiting the tombs in pilgrimage. I traveled to Solothurn where I lived as a hermitess in a grotto, performing corporal works of mercy, piety, charity, teaching through deed, and word. 1 Sept.


Verocianus, martyred in Africa, with Chrysogonus, 22 Nov.


Verulus, Secundinus, Siricius, Felix, Servulus, Saturninus, Fortunatus with 16 companions. Martyred at Adrumentum, in the Western and North part of Africa. Traditions say Arian Vandals, most probably killed us as Catholics around 430 A.D. or 534 A.D. 21 Feb.


Veturius, Felix, Gaudlosus the African, Bishop, of Abitina (Abitene?)


Veturius, Seperatus, Narzalea, Cittinus, Acllinus, Laetantius, Januaria, Generosa, Vestina, Donata, and Secunda. We are the Scillitan Martyrs, caught at Africa Proconsularis, Carthage. After two trials, the authorities ordered us beheaded, 17 July 180 A.D. under the authority of Vigellius, the first persecutor of Christians in Northwestern Africa. 17 July.


Vestina, Seperatus, Narzalea, Cittinus, Veturius, Acllinus, Laetantius, Januaria, Generosa, Donata, and Secunda. We are the Scillitan Martyrs, caught at Africa Proconsularis, Carthage, two trials, we authorities ordered us beheaded 17 July 180 A.D. under the authority of Vigellius, the first persecutor of Christians in Northwestern Africa. 17 July.


Verus with Securus. Martyred in Africa, 2 Dec.


Vicentia. Martyred in Africa with Lucius, 27 Jan.


Vincent, African deacon with Rogatianus, martyred in Africa with Rusticianus. Martyred in Africa. 31 Oct.


Victor, Rufinus, Marcus, Valerius Paulus, Honoratus, Donatus, Baricus, Vitalis, Januarius, and Justus, martyred in Africa. 16 Nov.


Victor, Felix, Narcissus, Argyrus with four companions. 1 Jan


Victor, martyred with Adrio, and Bassilla


Victor, martyr with Censorianus, 28 Jan.


Victor, Publius, Saturninus with Polycarpus, martyrs in Alexandria. 31 Jan.


Victor, Marinus, Perpetuus, Julia, Honoratus, Urbanus, Hilarius, Privatula, and 54 companions at Africa martyred. 2 Feb.

 

 

 

 


MORE RESOURCES (Some of the links might be broken, as they are old so verify)


ORTHODOX RITE www.orthodox.cn/saints/placeoflivesofsaints/4en.htm


www.pomog.org/saintlist.shtml


cygnus.uwa.edu.au/~jgrapsas/pages/lives.htm


directory.google.com/./Religion_and_Spirituality/ Christianity/Denominations/Orthodox/Saints_and_Martyrs/


dmoz.org/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/ Christianity/Denominations/Orthodox/Saints_and_Martyrs/


gnisios.narod.ru/saints.html


holyorthodoxy.tripod.com/prophecy.html


http://goarch.org


http://www.saintmarkboca.net/index.cfm?page=daily_reading&contentType=temp&readingType=saint&contentid=251


home.zonnet.nl/chotki/orthodox_saints.htm


http//search.tserkovnost.org/


http//stjrussianorthodox.com/stjrusorthodoxy.htm


http//www.ausorthodox.com/ms.htm


http//www.ausorthodox.com/ms.htm


http//www.cof.rutgers.edu/calendar.html


http//www.copticchurch.net/synaxarium


http//www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/palladius-lausiac.html


http//www.orthodoxinfo.com/search.cfm


http//www.saint-mary.net/coptic_faith/Introductiontothe Coptic OrthodoxChurch.pdf


http//www.unicorne.org/orthodoxy/articles/saints_icons/main.htm saints.grettir.org/


www.2net.co.yu/osvecenje/es05.htm


www.abbamoses.com/


www.ausorthodox.com/msaints.htm


www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/1187/links.html


www.goarch.org/access/calendar/


www.goarch.org/en/Chapel/calendar.asp


www.in2greece.com/english/saints/saints.htm


www.lasvegasorthodox.com/library/Orthodox_saints/


www.odox.net/Icons-Agnes.htm


www.orthodox.net/links/saints.html


www.orthodox.net/saints/


www.orthodoxenglbtinternet.co.uk/saintsint.htm


www.pogledi.co.yu/english/saints.php


www.religiousmall.com/orthodox_saints.php


www.sainthermanpress.com/catalog/ chapter_five/all_ye_saints_book.htm


www.sprint.net.au/~corners/Library/LivesSaints.htm


www.stnicholasdc.org/linktext.htm


www.unicorne.org/orthodoxy/ articles/saints_icons/main.htm


www.unicorne.org/orthodoxy/hiver2004/rcsaints.htm


COPTIC RITE


Coptic Synaxarium Search Page


atheism.about.com/library/ glossary/western/bldef_coptic.htm


dir.yahoo.com/./Faiths_and_Practices/ Christianity/Denominations_and_Sects/Orthodox/Coptic/


home.ptd.net/~yanney/previous_issues.html


http//directory.google.com/Top/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Denominations/Orthodox/s_and_Martyrs/


http//dmoz.org/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Denominations/Orthodox/s_and_Martyrs/C/


http//gavras.customer.netspace.net.au/Lives%20of%20Orthodox%20s.htm


http//home.it.net.au/~jgrapsas/pages/lives.htm


http//home.ptd.net/~yanney/


http//icias.com/e.o/coptic_c.htm


http//membres.lycos.fr/jmdoggy/textes/copticsynaxarium1995uk2.html


http//pharos.bu.edu


http//pharos.bu.edu/cn/articles/CopticEncyclopediaReview.txt


http//pharos.bu.edu/cn/exhibits/Pictures.html


http//pharos.bu.edu/cn/synexarion


http//rejoyse.com/


http//www.abbamoses.com/


http://www.copticcentre.com/copticsaints.html


http//www.ains.net.au/%7Ejohnh/Saints.html


http://www.ains.net.au/%7Ejohnh/Saints.html


http//www.coptic.net/


http//www.coptic.net/CopticWeb


http//www.coptic.net/EncyclopediaCoptica


http//www.copticchurch.net/topics/synexarion/index.html


http//www.ethiopianhistory.com/aksum/nine_saints.html


http//www.goarch.org/access/calendar/index.asp?D=10/21/2003&T=10


http//www.in2greece.com/english/s/s.htm


http//www.nmafa.si.edu/exhibits/icons/faith-glossary.html


http//www.orthodox.net/s/


http//www.saint-mary.net/coptic_faith/Introductiontothe Coptic OrthodoxChurch.pdf


http//www.stmaryofegypt.net/africa.shtml


http//www.suscopts.org/literature/literature.php?subaction=showfull&id=1076777081&archive=&start_from=&ucat=2&


http//www.touregypt.net/holyfamily4.htm mb-soft.com/believe/txn/coptic.htm


www.ains.net.au/~johnh/


www.cnewa.org/ecc-coptic-catholic.htm


www.coptic.net/CopticWeb/


www.coptic.org/


www.coptic-history.org/


www.coptic-sun.org/


www.coptictheology.com/


www.languages-on-the-web.com/links/link-coptic.htm


www.mideastinfo.com/Religion/copt.htm


www.opuslibani.org.lb/coptimenu.html


www.stmark.toronto.on.coptorthodox.ca/


www.stmarkcocclevelorg/


www.stmarkcocclevelorg/copticchurch.html


www.stshenouda.com/


www.stshenouda.com/coptlang.htm


LATIN RITE


catholicism.about.com/cs/saints/


directory.google.com/Top/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/ Christianity/Denominations/Catholicism/Saints/


http//198.62.75.1/www2/kerygma/ccc/searchcat.html


http//dickinsg.intrasun.tcnj.edu/diaspora/kemet.html


http//www.catholic forum.com/s/


http//www.catholic forum.com/s/indexsnt.htm


http//www.catholic.org/s/


http//www.catholic.org/s/


http//www.catholicforum.com/s/


http//www.catholicforum.com/s/indexsnt.htm


http//www.catholic-forum.com/saints/candidates/candidate.htm


http//www.cin.org/s.html


http//www.cin.org/s.html


http//www.cin.org/s/agnes.html


http//www.cin.org/s/agnes.html

 


http//www.geocities.com/wally_mo/egypt_lang.html


http//www.kidinfo.com/World_History/OldEgypt.htm


And still more…


Ecole Glossary,


Open Directory Project


For All The Saints


Catholic Encyclopedia


e.g. Passion of Saint Menas of Cotyaeum


Coptic Encomium


Ethiopic Synaxarium


Be aware that Yeshua, Jesus the Christ, wants His Church reunited. It will be! For in God’s eyes, there exists one, holy catholic (which means universal), and apostolic church in the Mystical Body of Christ(all Christianity combined).


Black Saints Videos https://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/BlackSaintsVideos.html


Part I https://www.youtube.com/v/sUnU4xR5D9E


Part II https://www.youtube.com/watchv=jMnYwZEfBg4


Black Saints Videos


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Vision and Message to littlest of servants September 10, 2009


While in Church praying before the BLESSED SACRAMENT I received the following vision.


I saw an Angel dressed for battle and he was holding a large garbage bag in his hand. He then told me to look in the garbage bag and as I looked in the bag I could see the remains of aborted babies, some of them were full term. The Angel then told me that we destroy the FATHER PRECIOUS GIFTS AND THEN TREAT THEM AS GARBAGE THROWING THEM AWAY.


I then saw garbage trucks lined up as far as I could see and the Angel told me that these garbage trucks represented the babies we have aborted and then thrown away as garbage.


I then saw him with a sword in his hand with it raised over his head and he said to me that he was an ANGEL OF WRATH and he had come to deliver the FATHER'S JUSTICE.


I then saw below him the map of the United States and he stuck it with his sword touching Southern California with the tip. He then announced to me that the earth will shake as never before with the FATHER'S JUSTICE.


That the payment to DIVINE JUSTICE for abortion is now due and could no longer be delayed.


The ETERNAL FATHER SPEAKS


I AM A FEARSOME GOD. FEAR ME IF YOU CONTINUALLY BREAK MY COMMANDMENTS CARING LITTLE IF YOU OFFEND ME. FEAR IF YOU CONTINUALLY BREAK MY 5TH COMMANDMENT, GREAT WILL BE YOUR PUNISHMENT AS YOU WILL ROT IN THE DEEPEST PART OF HELL.FEAR ME FOR GREAT IS MY JUSTICE.FEAR ME FOR I AM A FEARSOME GOD. MY JUSTICE IS RESERVED FOR THOSE WHO BREAK MY COMMANDMENTS HAVING NO REGARD FOR THEM.


FOR THOSE WHO STRUGGLE TO KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR AS YOU WILL KNOW ME AS THE MOST TENDER AND LOVING OF FATHERS. MY LOVE WILL OVERWHELM YOU AND YOU WILL BE TAKEN INTO MY HOME (THE FATHER'S HEART) TO BECOME ONE OF MY MOST PRECIOUS CHILDREN. KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS AND YOU WILL LIVE FOREVER AS ONE OF MY CHILDREN.


BREAK MY COMMANDMENTS AND YOU WILL JOIN THE evil one IN HELL.

 


Fr. Melvin Doucette,


Wednesday, September 16, 2009


"You are to worship God alone"


Dear Friends,


Loyalty to the Gospel


I am amazed that you are so quickly forsaking the one who called you by the grace of Christ for a different gospel (not that there is another). But there are some who are disturbing you and wish to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel other than the one that we preached to you, let that one be accursed!


As we have said before, and now I say again, if anyone preaches to you a gospel other than the one that you received, let that one be accursed! Am I now currying favor with human beings or God? Or am I seeking to please people?


If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a slave of Christ. Now I want you to know, brothers, that the gospel preached by me is not of human origin. For I did not receive it from a human being, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ. Galatians 1:6-12


Below you will find the message given by Our Lord and Savior to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him these words:


"St. Paul was really amazed that some of the Galatians should forsake the Gospel he taught them for any teaching which goes against the Gospel. There are always false teachers spreading a teaching that is contrary to what I brought you when I was on earth. Instead of the Gospel they teach the laws of the Jews or the false laws that originated in society. There are some today who go around preaching that it is not a sin to kill the unborn and they call people to enter New Age, a very false religion, which does not come from Me.


There is only one Gospel which I left My Church and through the graces I won, My Church will be faithful to this Gospel until the end. There is only one, the successor of St. Peter, who has infallible authority to teach the truth and only the truth. Listen to him and be a member of the church he governs. It is the truth that there is a baby in the womb of his mother from the day of conception. All are to respect that life created by God the Father, Himself.


New Age teaches that each person is god, when the truth is that there is only one God, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, who is the Creator, the Savior and the Sanctifier of the peoples of the world. You are to worship God alone and no one else."


Father Melvin


Tuesday, September 15, 2009


"I want a deep friendship with you"


Dear Friends


Examine Yourselves


This third time I am coming to you. "On the testimony of two or three witnesses a fact shall be established." I warned those who sinned earlier and all the others, and I warn them now while absent, as I did when present on my second visit, that if I come again I will not be lenient, since you are looking for proof of Christ speaking in me.


He is not weak toward you but powerful in you. For indeed he was crucified out of weakness, but he lives by the power of God. So also we are weak in him, but toward you we shall live with him by the power of God. Examine yourselves to see whether you are living in faith. Test yourselves.


Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you?-unless, of course, you fail the test. I hope you will discover that we have not failed. But we pray to God that you may not do evil, not that we may appear to have passed the test but that you may do what is right, even though we may seem to have failed. For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth. For we rejoice when we are weak but you are strong. What we pray for is your improvement. 2 Cor 13:1-9


Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him in these words,


"St. Paul, My Apostle, was a man of great faith who never feared to tell the truth. I spoke to him often about the situation in the churches he had founded. He wrote many letters to these churches teaching them about the truth I preached while I was on earth and to call the people to repentance and a change of life.


You too must examine yourselves and see where you stand. Only sin can separate us and if you continue in sin, I cannot live in you. Sin also destroys all the good you have done. It is a serious offense against Me, your Savior and Lord, who died on the cross for you. It is a fact that you are weak but if you live in Me then you will be strong. I call you all who have sinned to repent of all your sins and to make a firm resolution never to commit sin again.


Then My sacrifice for you has not been in vain and I will wash away all your sins and fill you with the graces you need. I will come and live in your heart and you will be filled with light, peace, love and joy. Be like St. Paul and pray every day knowing that I always listen to your prayers. I want a deep friendship with you."


Father Melvin


Fr. Melvin Doucette,


Monday, September 14, 2009


"I am your Saviour"


Dear Friends,


Visions and Revelations


...I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. I know someone in Christ who, fourteen years ago (whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows), was caught up to the third heaven. And I know that this person ... was caught up into Paradise and heard ineffable things, which no one may utter. About this person I will boast, but about myself I will not boast, except about my weaknesses. Although if I should wish to boast,


I would not be foolish, for I would be telling the truth. But I refrain, so that no one may think more of me than what he sees in me or hears from me because of the abundance of the revelations.


Therefore, that I might not become too elated, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, an angel of Satan, to beat me, to keep me from being too elated. Three times I begged the Lord about this, that it might leave me, but he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness." I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may dwell with me. Therefore, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and constraints, for the sake of Christ; for when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Cor 12:1-10


Here is the message of Our God and Lord given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him in these words,


"My great friend, St. Paul, experienced may wonderful visions and revelations that came from Me. The story he gives of this person taken up to the third heaven refers to himself. He is the one who had this experience. Although he did experience many great things, he suffered very much in his life as an Apostle. What helped him is that he offered himself totally to Me and I made him strong to go through all these sufferings.


My dear friends, follow the example of St. Paul who committed his whole life to Me and simply followed the way I showed him. He was never discouraged but always found strength to continue even when it seemed impossible. Never give up but call upon Me and I will be there to help you. I am your Savior who died for you on the cross because I love you with all My heart."


Father Melvin


Fr. Doucette: 324] Sun, Sep 13, 2009: "I love you, for you are My bride"


Sunday, September 13, 2009


"I love you, for you are My bride"


Dear Friends,


Preaching the Word of God


If only you would put up with a little foolishness from me.. Please put up with me. For I am jealous of you with the jealousy of God, since I betrothed you to one husband to present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts may be corrupted from a sincere and pure commitment to Christ.


For if someone comes and preaches another Jesus than the one we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it well enough. For I think that I am not in any way inferior to these superapostles. Even if I am untrained in speaking, I am not so in knowledge; in every way we have made this plain to you in all things. 2 Cor 11:1-6


Here is a message from Our Lord and Savior given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him these words,


You know that I am the bridegroom and if you believe in Me then you are the bride. You have to come to know Me especially through reading the Bible, listening to the preaching of those who are commissioned to do so and by prayer. Your commitment to Me has to be sincere. You are not to believe for a while and then fall away. Do not let yourself be deceived by the evil one like the serpent deceived Eve and she did what was unlawful to do.


Today there are many who are teaching falsehood about Me. They say that I was a sinner like them but the truth is that I never committed a sin. Some say that I am not divine but just a human being. This too is false as I am the Son of God, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. Some say that the Church I founded on the Apostles is not the true church.


How false that is because I founded it and it is the only true church on earth. All the others are purely man made. Some say that Christians should worship and go to church on Saturday like the Jews. The truth is that I rose from the dead on Sunday and it has become the day of rest for Christians and I approved it through the Apostles. Remain united to My Church and the truth will be preached to you and you will be lead the right way to heaven. I love you, for you are My bride.


Father Melvin


Message to Sharon Fitzpatrick September 12, 2009


PRAYER GROUP ROSARY . WEDNESDAYS - 7:00 P.M. . SUNDAYS - 3:00 P.M. OUR LADY OF LOURDES GROTTO (BEHIND HOSPITAL) PANA, IL MESSAGE FROM HEAVEN SHARON FITZPATRICK - LOCUTIONIST


SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2009 - (SHARON & LORRAINE)


LITTLE CHILDREN, OH MY PRECIOUS LITTLE CHILDREN,


I GREET YOU IN A MOST SPECIAL WAY, HAPPY YOU HAVE COME TOGETHER FOR PRAYER, CONVERSATION, AND COMRADESHIP. WHAT IS IN THE WORLD GOES ALWAYS AGAINST YOU, BECAUSE YOU ARE ALWAYS FOR GOD AND FOR ME. LET ME SAY TO YOU THAT I OFFER TO YOU THIS DAY AN OUTPOURING OF GRACE THAT YOU ARE FORTIFIED WITH IT, MAKING YOU STRONG AGAINST THE EVILS OF THE WORLD AND COURAGEOUS IN THE FACE OF IT.


TODAY YOU FIND YOURSELVES PONDERING MANY THINGS, AND SO YOU SHOULD. YOU SHARE MUCH AND GAIN FROM EACH OTHER THE UPLIFTING YOU SO NEED. I TOO WANT YOU TO HAVE PEACE AND I DESIRE TO LIFT YOU UP - UP TO MY SON WHO NEEDS YOUR COMMITMENT FOR THE TASK AHEAD. THERE IS NOW LITTLE TIME AND THOUGH YOU DO NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND, YOU HAVE TURNED YET ANOTHER CORNER AND SHALL RISE AGAINST THOSE WHO GO AGAINST GOD.


DEAR CHILDREN, HOW CAN YOU FIGHT EVIL IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHO EVIL IS. I WILL HELP YOU IN EVERY WAY TO DO BATTLE NOT JUST FOR YOURSELVES, BUT FOR THE WORLD. THERE ARE FEW PRAYING, FEW WHO EVEN BELIEVE IN GOD, LESS WHO BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF GOD.


BUT A DEEP FAITH INSTILLED IN YOU AND THOSE IN UNITY SHALL BIND YOUR PRAYERS AND THEY SHALL COME OVER THE WORLD AND THE WORLD WILL NOT KNOW WHAT HAS CAUSED THE AWAKENING IN THEIR HEARTS. JESUS WILL COME AND ALL WILL KNOW HIM. HIS HEART SHALL OPEN AND THE OCEAN OF HIS MERCY WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL WHO WILL BATH IN IT. SOME WILL FLEE ITS ATTRACTION AND BECOME DISTANT.


THEY WILL TRY TO HIDE, BUT FIND THEY CANNOT. AS YOU WALK AMONGST THE PEOPLE, YOU WILL INSTILL CONFIDENCE AND PEACE TO THEIR HEARTS AND THEN MANY SHALL COME FORWARD SEEKING THE JOY AND PEACE YOU HAVE. JESUS WILL BRING THEM TO HIS HEART AND THEY WILL BE CONSUMED BY HIS LOVE AND HIS MERCY.


YOU ARE INDEED LEADERS. YOU NEED EACH OTHER FOR SUPPORT DURING THIS TRYING TIME. DO WHAT YOU WILL TO BE ALWAYS FOR EACH OTHER. LET YOUR THOUGHTS BE SHARED AND STILL YOU MUST REMAIN FREE TO DECIDE FOR GATHERINGS. I DO NOT CALL YOU TOGETHER NOW, BUT YOU ARE FREE TO DO WHAT YOU NEED WHETHER IT BE TWO OR MORE. YOU CAN BE ASSURED THAT I AM WITH YOU, BUT REMEMBER, WHERE TWO OR MORE ARE GATHERED IN PRAYER SO TOO IS MY SON AMONGST YOU.


OH HOW BLESSED YOU ARE, YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN MORE THAN MOST AND YOU HAVE RECEIVED GIFTS BEYOND WORDS. YOU ARE BUT POOR SOULS AND YOU HAVE A NEED FOR THE COMFORT OF FRIENDSHIP AND COMRADESHIP. YOU ARE FREE TO DECIDE, EACH ON YOUR OWN CONVICTIONS, THERE WILL BE NO JUDGMENT AS TO YOUR PARTICIPATION. BE FOR EACH OTHER, HELP EACH OTHER, THIS IS YOUR TIME AND DO WITH IT WHAT YOU NEED TO HOLD TOGETHER IN A TIME SO DISTRESSFUL AND SO TRYING.


NOW MY LITTLE CHILDREN, I MENTION TO YOU, THAT YOU COME TOGETHER TODAY TO FULFILL THE DESIRE PLACED IN YOUR HEARTS. MUCH HAS BEEN PLACED ON YOU. MUCH IS UNSEEN BUT THE WEIGHT IS REAL AND CAUSES YOU TO LOOK TO EACH OTHER TO BALANCE THE BEAM YOU HAVE WILLINGLY ACCEPTED. MANY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THIS OR HOW YOU WERE CHOSEN FOR THIS TASK. IT IS NOT MY PLAN, BUT GOD’S PLAN AND I DO NOT QUESTION HIS WISDOM, MAY YOU ALSO NOT QUESTION, WHAT IS DONE IS DONE, AND ALL HAS ITS PURPOSE AND ALL SHALL BE FOR THE GLORY OF GOD.


I TAKE YOU, LITTLE ONES DEEP WITHIN MY HEART. IT IS THAT PLACE OF RESERVE THAT WILL CONTAIN YOU. I WILL WASH YOU IN GRACE AND PLACE YOU BEFORE THE FATHER. YOU HAVE YET ANOTHER BLESSING AND THIS MY CHILDREN COMES TO YOU FROM THE FATHER. AND SO I SIMPLY GIVE TO YOU MY KISS AND I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GIVE PRAISE AND THANKS TO GOD. DO THIS MY LOVES - CONFIDENT THAT WHEN YOU PRAISE GOD, YOU DELIGHT HIM. WHEN YOU THANK HIM, HE BECOMES EVEN MORE GENEROUS. BUT WHEN YOU TRUST HIM - YOU HAVE TRULY TAKEN HIM AS YOUR FATHER AND YOU WILL MERIT FOREVER FROM THIS.


I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU. DO NOT BE AFRAID TO SPEAK, DO NOT BE AFRAID TO MOVE ON YOUR NEEDS. ALL WILL BE BLESSED IN HEAVEN AND IT SHALL ALL BE IN ACCORDANCE TO GOD?S HOLY AND DIVINE WILL.


PRAISE BE TO GOD, NOW AND FOREVER.


Medjugorje Day By Day Sept 18 - OBSERVE THE COMPLETE FASTS


"Keep Our Lord company in the Blessed Sacrament. The disciples asked, 'Where dwellest Thou?' They abode with Him all day. In dryness, just stay with Him. Mary will love and adore. 'It is good for us to be here,' even if attention wanders, like a child with its mother. Our very presence tells Jesus we love Him" (Servant of God, del Quinn).

 

 


Mother Teresa - Serve Jesus with joy and gladness of spirit, casting aside and forgetting all that troubles and worries you.


Meditations by Padre Pio - Time spent for the glory of God and the health of the soul is never wasted.


Archbishop Fulton Sheen -God wants us to get personal " The age of discovery is not yet over and the greatest discovery yet remains to be made by every individual, namely, there are other people in the world besides oneself. As a former Prince of Wales once said: `Number Ten Downing Street can never be a substitute for the good neighbor;' neither can the Community Chest nor Social Welfare Agency. Immediate personal contact, courageous embracing of the worries and burdens involved in full personal and intimate relationships - these are the bloodstream of a healthy society. "


St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Sorrow will not establish itself in a heart which loves the will of God. My heart, longing for God, feels the whole misery of exile. I keep going forward bravely - though my feet become wounded-to my homeland and, on the way, I nourish myself on the will of God. It is my food. Help me, happy inhabitants of the heavenly homeland, so that your sister may not falter on the way. Although the desert is fearful, I walk with lifted head and eyes fixed on the sun; that is to say, on the merciful Heart of Jesus. (886)


Dailys - http://www.catholic-forum.com/e-pistle.html - Quote of the Day - There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world. -St. Theresa of Avila Today's Tidbit - St. Richardis was the victim of the sin of calumny. This is the harming of the name and good reputation of a person through lies. This sin is a violation of the Christian obligations of justice and truth


MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY These thoughts for a day are taken from a daily meditation book based on the Messages of Our Lady of Medjugorje by Father Richard J. Beyer, Ave Maria Press.


SEPT 18 - OBSERVE THE COMPLETE FASTS


In August of 1985, Our Lady told Ivan: Observe the complete fasts, Wednesdays and Fridays. Pray at least the full rosary, the Joyful, Sorrowful, and the Glorious Mysteries (SM 8-14-85).


St. John The Baptist is seen fasting in Mark's gospel, but not in the usual way:


John the baptizer appeared in the wilderness, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And the people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people from the whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem were going out to him, and were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey (Mark 1:4-6).Reflection:


In Medjugorje, of course, Our Lady has asked for a return to the ancient practice of fasting. Once, in response to the question, "What is the best kind of fast?" the Virgin responded, "Bread and water."


Fr. Slavko Barbaric, who has been in Medjugorje since the apparitions began, states that, "We recognize that bread and water is not the only way to fast, but it is the `best' way, according to the Madonna." Fr. Slavko suggests that most people need to grow into this kind of fasting. If someone has never fasted at all, it could be very discouraging to fast on bread and water only, unless he has received a special call from the Lord.


"There are other ways of fasting," he says, "which will accomplish the same objectives in us and, at the same time, help us to move toward the best fast." As examples, he mentions fasting from certain foods, eating foods without seasoning, eating what we normally dislike, foregoing desserts, or simply eating considerably less at each meal. "These are just a few ways of fasting related to food. The important thing is that we begin to fast in some way."


Application:


St. John the Baptist fasted on locusts and wild honey, something that would probably kill us, but which suited his own spirituality. We have the freedom to choose our way of fasting. Today, then, while in prayer choose your fast for the next several weeks.


Medjugorje Day By Day Sept 17 - ST. ROBERT BELLARMINE


"There is no need or trial or persecution that is not easy to suffer if we begin to enjoy the delight and consolation of this sacred bread" (St. Teresa of Avila).


"The Greeks call the sacrament of the bread and wine 'Eucharist,' which in Latin means 'good grace.' And what better thing is there than the body and blood of Christ?" (St. Isidore of Seville)

 


Mother Teresa - Love Jesus with a big heart.


Meditations by Padre Pio - Remember: the sinner who is ashamed of his bad deeds is closer to God than the just man who is ashamed of acting well.


Archbishop Fulton Sheen - How many today know their neighbor?


"Granted the changing ways, the necessity of the virtue of hospitality still remains. Nor is it satisfied by identifying hospitality with the offer of a highball. The essence of hospitality is sympathy and kindness; it is selfishness which makes us think that the opportunities for hospitality are past.


I thought the house across the way
Was empty; but since yesterday
Crepe on the door makes me aware
That someone has been living there."


St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - O my Creator, I long for You! You understand me, O Lord of mine! All that is on earth seems to be like a pale shadow. It is You I long for and desire. Although You do so inconceivably much for me, for You Yourself visit me in a special way, yet those visits do not soothe the wound of the heart, but make me long all the more for You, O Lord.


Oh, take me to Yourself, Lord, if such is Your will! You know that I am dying, and I am dying of longing for You; and yet, I cannot die. Death, where are you? You draw me into the abyss of Your divinity, and You veil yourself with darkness. My whole being is immersed in You, yet I desire to see You face to face. When will this come about for me? (841)


Dailys - http://www.catholic-forum.com/e-pistle.html - Quote of the Day - Charity is that with which no man is lost, and without which no man is saved. -St. Robert Bellarmine Today's Tidbit - A heroic act of charity is the completely unselfish offering to God of one's good works and merits for the befit of the souls in purgatory rather than for oneself. The actual ratification of this act depends on the will of God and not on the will of the person offering the act.

 


MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY These thoughts for a day are taken from a daily meditation book based on the Messages of Our Lady of Medjugorje by Father Richard J. Beyer, Ave Maria Press. -


SEPT 17 - ST. ROBERT BELLARMINE


Our Lady gave this message of joy on Good Fridays in 1984: You should be filled with joy. Today, Jesus died for your salvation. He descends into hell and opens the gates of paradise. Let joy reign in your hearts! (Locutionists Jelena & Mirjana March 20, 1984).


The promise of eternal life also marks this passage form John's gospel:


Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself; so that where I am, there you may be also (Jn14:1-3).


Reflection:


In his treatise "On the Ascent of the Mind to God," St. Robert Bellarmine (1542-1621) wrote:


It is not true that you promise those who keep your commandments a reward more desirable than great wealth and sweeter than honey? You promise a most abundant reward, for as your apostle James says: "The Lord has prepared a crown of life for those who love him."


What is this crown of life? It is surely a greater good than we can conceive of or desire, as St. Paul says, quoting Isaiah: "Eye has not seen, ear has not heard, nor has it so much as dawned on man what God has prepared for those who love him." These three readings all bear witness to the greatest promise of Christianity: eternal life. It is from this perspective that we are called to view life, a journey that culminates in sharing the life of God.


This certainly was the motivating force behind the life and work of Robert Bellarmine. Recognized as a brilliant scholar and preacher, he was named cardinal and bishop by Pope Clement VIII. Living in the stormy times following the Council of Trent, he became one of the church's greatest teachers. Thomas Jefferson in writing the Declaration of Independence incorporated his teaching on the inalienable rights of man.


In his personal life he was an austere ascetic, and tried always to live as closely as possible like the poor of his day. He died on this day in 1621, was canonized in 1930, and the following year declared a Doctor of the Church.


Application: The Mother of God remind us: "[Christ] opens the gates of paradise. Let joy reign in your hearts!" Today reflect on your own experience of loss or death and take comforts in the words of Christ and the Virgin. TRUE DEVOTION TO MARY ( These following reflections are taken form the book "True Devotion to Mary" by St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort, translated from the Original French version by Father Frederick William Faber, D.D., Tan Books are the publishers.)


Medjugorje Day By Day Sept 15 - OUR LADY OF SORROWS


"In Mary's virginal womb the Sacred Heart of Jesus was fashioned beneath her own heart and commenced to beat in unison with it. And there, in that first-ever tabernacle of the real presence, began the admirable alliance that would never end—the covenant of love and collaboration between the Eucharistic Heart of the Redeemer and the Immaculate Heart of Mary" (Fr. Richard Foley, S.J.).


"Give me, good Lord, a longing to be with Thee ... give me warmth, delight and quickness in thinking upon Thee. And give me Thy grace to long for Thine holy Sacraments, and specially to rejoice in the presence of Thy very blessed Body, Sweet Saviour Christ, in the Holy Sacrament of the altar." (St. Thomas More)

 


Sept 15 Quote of the Day - Prayer ought to be humble, fervent, resigned, persevering, and accompanied with great reverence. One should consider that he stands in the presence of a God, and speaks with a Lord before whom the angels tremble from awe and fear. -St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi


Today's Tidbit - The Stabat Mater, the hymn that is encouraged to be sung today with the celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours is a Marian hymn based on the seven sorrows she experienced in her life. This song is the same as "At the Cross Her Station Keeping"


Mother Teresa - We must know Jesus, love Jesus, serve Jesus. I must not attempt to control God's actions; I must not count the stages in the journey He would have me make. I ask Him to make a saint of me, yet I must leave to Him the choice of that saintliness itself and still more the choice of the means which lead to it.


Meditations by Padre Pio - Jesus and your soul must cultivate the vine in agreement. Your task is to remove the stones, pull away the thorns. Jesus is to sow, plant, cultivate and water. But even in your work there is the work of Jesus. Without Him, you can do nothing.


Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Graciousness begets Hospitality


"Great virtues are apt to pass out of civilization because the structure of society changes. When there were few cities and journeys were long and arduous, hospitality was one of the most frequently practiced virtues. Herodotus, the Greek historian, tells us of being shipwrecked on a sparsely settled shore, and how a whole family went without food to care for him.


One of our missionaries in the Pacific stated that he would never tell the natives of the island that he had even so much as a headache; otherwise they would sit up outside his tent the whole night boiling water and herbs, and holding themselves at attention in case of need."

 


St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - And so You see, Jesus, that everything is now up to You. I am perfectly at peace, despite these great urgings. For my part, I have done everything, and it is now Your turn, my Jesus, and in this way Your cause will be made apparent. I am totally in accord with Your will; do with me as You please, O Lord, but only grant me the grace of loving You more and more ardently. This is what is most precious to me. I desire nothing but You, O Love Eternal! It matters not along what paths You will lead me, paths of pain or paths of joy. I want to love You at every moment of my life.


If You tell me to leave, O Jesus, in order to carry out Your will, I will leave. If You tell me to stay, I will stay. It matters not what I will suffer, in the one instance or the other. O my Jesus, if I leave, I know what I shall have to suffer and endure. I agreed to this with full awareness, and I have already accepted it by an act of the will. It does not matter what the chalice holds for me. It is enough for me to know that it has been given to me by the loving hand of God. If you tell me to turn back and stay, I will stay in spite of all the interior urgings. If You still keep them in my soul and leave me in this inner agony even to the end of my life,


I accept this in the full consciousness of my will and in loving submission to You, O my God. If I stay, I shall hide myself in Your mercy, my God, so deeply that no human eye will see me. Throughout my life, I want to be a thurible filled with hidden fire, and may the smoke rising up to You, O Living Host, be pleasing to You. I feel in my own heart that every little sacrifice arouses the fire of my love for You, but in such a silent and secret way that no one will detect it. (751)


MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY


These thoughts for a day are taken from a daily meditation book based on the Messages of Our Lady of Medjugorje by Father Richard J. Beyer, Ave Maria Press.


SEPT 15 - OUR LADY OF SORROWS


Our Lady said to Jelena in sorrow:


Where are the prayers which you addressed to me? My clothes were sparkling. Behold them soaked with tears. Oh, if you would know how the world today is plunged into sin. It seems to you that the world sins no longer, because here you live in a peaceful world where there is no confusion or perversity.


If you knew how lukewarm they are in their faith, how many do not listen to Jesus. Oh, if you knew how much I suffer, you would sin no more. Oh, how I need your prayers. Pray! (Locutionist Jelena & Mirijana November 6, 1983).


From Psalm 51: For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against you, you alone, have I sinned, And done what is evil in your sight, so that you are justified in your sentence and blameless when you pass judgment. Psalm 51:3-4


Reflection:


On this feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, it is important to recall why the Blessed Virgin came to Medjugorje in the first place: "The world today," she said, "is plunged into sin." Mary does not want to discourage us in her description of the modern world. But she wants us to be aware of the situation so we can help in changing it.


Our Lady of Sorrows gives us five weapons to combat the darkness of sin and hate, and it is fitting to review them once again:


1) Prayer: "Pray, and let the rosary be in your hands as a Sign to Satan that you belong to me" (February 25, 1988);


2) Fasting: "The Devil is trying to conquer you. Do not permit him. Keep faith, fast, and pray" (November 16,1981);


3) Scripture reading: "I call you to read the Bible every day in your home" (October 18, 1984);


4) Confession: "It is necessary to believe firmly, to go to confession regularly, and, likewise, to receive Holy Communion. It is the only salvation" (February 10, 1982);


5) Holy Mass: "Mass is the greatest prayer of God.


You will never be able to understand its greatness" (1983).


Application:


In praying the Sorrowful Mysteries today, use as your intention for each mystery one of the five messages Our Lady gives us, asking that she help us live it more fully.


Medjugorje Day By Day Sept 14 - THE TRIUMPH OF THE CROSS


"Mary, 'Eucharistic' Woman who offered your virginal womb for the Incarnation of the Word of God, help us to live the Eucharistic Mystery in the spirit of the 'Magnificat.' May our lives be a never-ending praise of the Almighty who concealed Himself beneath the humility of the Eucharistic signs" (Pope John Paul II, Servant of God).


The Cross on Earth - The Crown in Heaven He who does not take up his cross and follow after me is not worthy of me. Matthew 10:38


The cross is the greatest gift God could bestow on His Elect on earth. There is nothing so necessary, so beneficial, so sweet, or so glorious as to suffer something for Jesus.If you suffer as you ought, the cross will become a precious yoke that Jesus will carry with you. St. Louis Grignion de Montfort

 


"Streams of graces and blessings flow from the living and personal presence of our Divine Saviour ... as a flood of rays emanate from the sun and diffuses over the whole earth, so do the rays of grace flow from the Sacred Host." (The Holy Eucharist: Our All, Fr. Lukas Etlin, O.S.B.)

 


Sept 14 Quote of the Day - As by the Word of God, Jesus our Savior was made Flesh and had both Flesh and Blood for our salvation, so also the food which has been blessed by the word of prayer instituted by Him is both the Flesh and Blood of Jesus Incarnate. -St. Justin Martyr Today's Tidbit - Before the Liturgy was reformed by the Second Vatican Council, the Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday following the feast of the Holy Cross were considered Ember Days and used to give thanks to God for the first fruits of the harvest. This tradition is often recognized in rural areas by the celebrating the Order for a Blessing on the Occasion of Thanksgiving for the Harvest.


Mother Teresa - What must we do to get this conviction?


Padre Pio - You will never complain about offenses, no matter where they come from, remembering that Jesus was saturated with ignominy from the malice of men He Himself had aided. You will excuse everyone with Christian charity, keeping before your eyes the example of the Divine Master who excused even His crucifiers before the Father.


Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Do we have the forgiving heart of St. Thomas More? "Few there are who can carry the sympathy of joy and sorrow to a point of forgiveness as Our Lord did from the Cross; as St. Thomas More, Chancellor of England, did when he gave a blessing to his persecutors. Just before being killed, he was asked if he had anything to say. His answer was, `My lords, I have but to say that as the blessed Apostle St. Paul was present at the death of the martyr, Stephen, keeping the clothes of those who stoned him, and yet they be now saints in Heaven, and there shall continue to be friends forever, so I trust and shall, therefore, pray, that though your lordships have been on earth my judges, yet we may hereafter meet in Heaven together to our everlasting salvation: and God preserve you all, especially our sovereign lord, the king, and grant him faithful counselors.'"


St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - On the eve of the retreat, I started to pray that the Lord Jesus might give me just a little health so that I could take part in the retreat, because I was feeling so ill that I thought perhaps it might be my last. However, as soon as I had started praying I felt a strange dissatisfaction. I interrupted the prayer of supplication and began to thank the Lord for everything He sends me, submitting myself completely to His holy will. Then I felt profound peace of soul. Faithful submission to the will of God, always and everywhere, in all events and circumstances of life, gives great glory to God. Such submission to the will of God carries more weight with Him than long fasts, mortifications and the most severe penances. Oh, how great is the reward for one act of loving submission to the will of God! As I write, my soul is enraptured at the thought of how much God loves it and of the peace that my soul already enjoys, here on earth. (724)


MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY


These thoughts for a day are taken from a daily meditation book based on the Messages of Our Lady of Medjugorje by Father Richard J. Beyer, Ave Maria Press.


SEPT 14 - THE TRIUMPH OF THE CROSS


The following are two messages the Madonna gave on the feast of the Holy Cross: Dear children, during these days, when you joyfully celebrate the feast of the cross, I wish that your own cross become a source of joy.


Especially, dear children, pray in order to be able to accepts sickness and suffering with love, as Jesus did. It is only in this way, that I can experience the joy of giving you the graces and the cures, which Jesus permits me to grant you (weekly Message SEPT 11, 1986).


Dear children ! I wish to tell you these days to put the cross at the center of your life. Pray especially before the cross which is the origin of great graces. In your homes make a special consecration to the cross of the Lord. Promise that you will not offend Jesus nor the cross. (Weekly Message SEPT 12, 1985).


And from Paul's Letter to the Philippians:


And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death even death on a cross. Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name (Phil 2: 7-9).


Reflection:


To the secular world, the triumph of the cross is a contradiction in terms. How can life and victory come from death and defeat? Yet to believers, the Lord can and does transform evil into good, tragedy into victory, death into life. In this perspective Our Lady cans say, "I desire that your cross also would be a joy for you."; For our crosses are not dead-ends. When linked to the passion and cross of Christ, they become grace filled and redemptive for ourselves and others.


The key to unlocking the redemptive power of our crosses is, first of all, our acceptance of them. The Blessed Virgin asks us to , "pray that you may be able to accept sickness and suffering with love, the way Jesus accepted sickness and suffering with love, the way Jesus accepted them." As the Serenity Prayer says,


O God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Secondly, to consciously offer our suffering to Christ, to link our cross to his, is to give it a redemptive power. "Only that way," Our Lady says, "shall I be able, with joy, to give out to you the graces and healings which Jesus is permitting me.


Application:


At one point in his talks before pilgrims, Fr. Jozo asks them to kiss the picture of Mary he has just given them, for "she is your Mother." Today take down your household cross and reverently kiss it, for this is our Brother. Then offer the Serenity Prayer.


Medjugorje Day By Day Sept 13 - REJOICE IN THE MASS


St. Teresa of Avila wrote of the Holy Eucharist: "If when He lived in this world, He healed the sick by the mere touch of His garments, what doubt is there but that He will perform miracles for us? He is so intimate with us. If we have a lively faith He will grant us what we ask of Him."


"All the strength of my soul flows from the Blessed Sacrament" (St. Maria Faustina of the Blessed Sacrament).


Sept 13 Quote of the Day - What prayer could be more true before God the Father than that which the Son, who is Truth, uttered with His own lips? -St. John Chrysostom


Today's Tidbit - The four great doctors of the Eastern Church are St. John Chrysostom (Sept 13), St. Athanasius (May 2), St. Gregory Nazianzen (Jan 2) and St. Basil the Great (Jan 2).


The four great doctors of the Western Church are St. Augustine (Aug 28), St. Jerome (Sept 30), St. Ambrose (Dec 7), and St. Gregory the Great (Sept 3).


Mother Teresa - Am I convinced of Christ's love for me and mine for Him? This conviction is like sunlight which makes the sap of life rise and the buds of sanctity bloom. This conviction is the rock on which sanctity is built.


Meditations by Padre Pio - The human spirit without the flame of Divine Love tends to reach the level of the breast, while on the other hand, charity, the Love of God, raises it up so high that it can reach even to the throne of God. Give thanks without ever growing weary for the liberality of such a good Father and ask Him to increase holy charity more and more in your heart.


Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Jesus shows us how to share joy and sorrow


"How beautifully both the sympathies of joy and sorrow were revealed in the character of Our Blessed Lord when He saw the leper, the widow of Naim, the blind man by the wayside, the hungry multitudes distressed `as sheep without a shepherd.' He touched the leper; He dried the tears of the widow; He was hungry with the hungry and He fed them. He suffered with their suffering.


One day a publican made a great feast in his house. Our Lord sat down with His disciples, saying that while the Bridegroom was with them, they should all rejoice. He also entered sympathetically into the joys of the marriage feast of Cana, making better wine even when the poor wine had been drained." "


St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html -


O my Jesus, I know that a person's greatness is evidenced by his deeds and not by his words or feelings. It is the works that have come from us that will speak about us. My Jesus, do not allow me to daydream, but give me the courage and strength to fulfill Your holy will.


Jesus, if You wish to leave me in uncertainty, even to the end of my life, may Your Holy Name be blessed. (663)


I understood that all striving for perfection and all sanctity consist in doing God's will. Perfect fulfillment of God's will is maturity in sanctity; there is no room for doubt here. To receive God's light and recognize what God wants of us and yet not do it is a great offense against the majesty of God. Such a soul deserves to be completely forsaken by God. It resembles Lucifer, who had great light, but did not do God's will. An extraordinary peace entered my soul when I reflected on the fact that, despite great difficulties, I had always faithfully followed God's will as I knew it. O Jesus, grant me the grace to put Your will into practice as I have come to know it, O God. (666)


MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY


These thoughts for a day are taken from a daily meditation book based on the Messages of Our Lady of Medjugorje by Father Richard J. Beyer, Ave Maria Press.


SEPT 13 - REJOICE IN THE MASS


Our Lady speaks of the Mass today:


Dear children, I call you to live the holy Mass. There are many of you who have experienced the beauty of the Mass, but there are others who go unwillingly. I have chosen you, dear children, and Jesus gives you his graces in the Mass. And so let everyone who comes to Mass be joyful. Come with love and rejoice in the Mass( Weekly Message April 3, 1986).


And in John's gospel, the Lord says:


Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them (Jan 6:56).


Reflection:


When we receive communion at Mass, we receive the living Christ and, in a real sense, embrace him. But in communion Jesus also receives us and embraces us.


Fr. Albert Samon uses the analogy of a child running to embrace his father. But because of his size, he cannot do it until his father first picks him up and hugs him. "in the same way," Fr. Shamon says, "at holy communion we rush to meet Christ, but we can do little more. He must pick us up, embrace us, love us, pour his life and love into us."


Not only does Christ embrace us, but he is in us and we are in him. St. Cyril of Alexandria compared this union in holy communion to two pieces of wax melted together. St. Thérèse of Lisieux described her first communion as a fusion with Christ. Just as food becomes one with the eater (some say "you are what you eat"), so communion makes us one with Christ. We become God-like, divinized, eternal, like him. It is the greatest gift in the world.


Applications:


Reflect today on Christ's profound "bread of life" discourse, found in John 6:25-59.


Medjugorje Day By Day Sept 13 - REJOICE IN THE MASS


St. Teresa of Avila wrote of the Holy Eucharist: "If when He lived in this world, He healed the sick by the mere touch of His garments, what doubt is there but that He will perform miracles for us? He is so intimate with us. If we have a lively faith He will grant us what we ask of Him."


"All the strength of my soul flows from the Blessed Sacrament" (St. Maria Faustina of the Blessed Sacrament).


Sept 13 Quote of the Day - What prayer could be more true before God the Father than that which the Son, who is Truth, uttered with His own lips? -St. John Chrysostom


Today's Tidbit - The four great doctors of the Eastern Church are St. John Chrysostom (Sept 13), St. Athanasius (May 2), St. Gregory Nazianzen (Jan 2) and St. Basil the Great (Jan 2).


The four great doctors of the Western Church are St. Augustine (Aug 28), St. Jerome (Sept 30), St. Ambrose (Dec 7), and St. Gregory the Great (Sept 3).


Mother Teresa - Am I convinced of Christ's love for me and mine for Him? This conviction is like sunlight which makes the sap of life rise and the buds of sanctity bloom. This conviction is the rock on which sanctity is built.

 


Meditations by Padre Pio - The human spirit without the flame of Divine Love tends to reach the level of the breast, while on the other hand, charity, the Love of God, raises it up so high that it can reach even to the throne of God. Give thanks without ever growing weary for the liberality of such a good Father and ask Him to increase holy charity more and more in your heart.


Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Jesus shows us how to share joy and sorrow "How beautifully both the sympathies of joy and sorrow were revealed in the character of Our Blessed Lord when He saw the leper, the widow of Naim, the blind man by the wayside, the hungry multitudes distressed `as sheep without a shepherd.' He touched the leper; He dried the tears of the widow; He was hungry with the hungry and He fed them. He suffered with their suffering.


One day a publican made a great feast in his house. Our Lord sat down with His disciples, saying that while the Bridegroom was with them, they should all rejoice. He also entered sympathetically into the joys of the marriage feast of Cana, making better wine even when the poor wine had been drained." "


St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - O my Jesus, I know that a person's greatness is evidenced by his deeds and not by his words or feelings. It is the works that have come from us that will speak about us. My Jesus, do not allow me to daydream, but give me the courage and strength to fulfill Your holy will.


Jesus, if You wish to leave me in uncertainty, even to the end of my life, may Your Holy Name be blessed. (663)


I understood that all striving for perfection and all sanctity consist in doing God's will. Perfect fulfillment of God's will is maturity in sanctity; there is no room for doubt here. To receive God's light and recognize what God wants of us and yet not do it is a great offense against the majesty of God. Such a soul deserves to be completely forsaken by God. It resembles Lucifer, who had great light, but did not do God's will. An extraordinary peace entered my soul when I reflected on the fact that, despite great difficulties, I had always faithfully followed God's will as I knew it. O Jesus, grant me the grace to put Your will into practice as I have come to know it, O God. (666)


MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY


These thoughts for a day are taken from a daily meditation book based on the Messages of Our Lady of Medjugorje by Father Richard J. Beyer, Ave Maria Press.


SEPT 13 - REJOICE IN THE MASS


Our Lady speaks of the Mass today:


Dear children, I call you to live the holy Mass. There are many of you who have experienced the beauty of the Mass, but there are others who go unwillingly. I have chosen you, dear children, and Jesus gives you his graces in the Mass. And so let everyone who comes to Mass be joyful. Come with love and rejoice in the Mass( Weekly Message April 3, 1986).


And in John's gospel, the Lord says:


Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them (Jan 6:56).


Reflection:


When we receive communion at Mass, we receive the living Christ and, in a real sense, embrace him. But in communion Jesus also receives us and embraces us.


Fr. Albert Samon uses the analogy of a child running to embrace his father. But because of his size, he cannot do it until his father first picks him up and hugs him. "in the same way," Fr. Shamon says, "at holy communion we rush to meet Christ, but we can do little more. He must pick us up, embrace us, love us, pour his life and love into us."


Not only does Christ embrace us, but he is in us and we are in him. St. Cyril of Alexandria compared this union in holy communion to two pieces of wax melted together. St. Thérèse of Lisieux described her first communion as a fusion with Christ. Just as food becomes one with the eater (some say "you are what you eat"), so communion makes us one with Christ. We become God-like, divinized, eternal, like him. It is the greatest gift in the world.


Applications:


Reflect today on Christ's profound "bread of life" discourse, found in John 6:25-59.


Medjugorje Day By Day Sept 12 - DEDICATE YOURSELVES TO PRAYER Sept 12 Quote of the Day - The Our Father contains all the duties we owe to God, the acts of all the virtues and the petitions for all our spiritual and corporal needs. -St. Louis de Montfort


Today's Tidbit - Apostolate literally means the ministry or work of an apostle. It is often used to refer to the ministry or work of a specific group in their mission of spreading the Good News to the world. Mother Teresa -


A love union with Jesus, in which the divine and the human give themselves completely to one another.


Meditations by Padre Pio - Courage. Suffice it for us to know Jesus loves us greatly.


Archbishop Fulton Sheen -


A friend is a needed commodity in life!


"Every man rejoices twice when he has a partner in his joy. He who shares tears with us wipes them away. He divides them in two, and he who laughs with us makes the joy double. Two torches do not divide, but increase the flame. Tears are more quickly dried up when they run on a friend's cheek in furrows of compassion."


St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html -


O my Jesus, my Master and Director, strengthen and enlighten me in these difficult moments of my life. I expect no help from people; all my hope is in You. I feel alone in the face of Your demands, O Lord. Despite the fears and qualms of my nature, I am fulfilling Your holy will and desire to fulfill it as faithfully as possible throughout my life and in my death. Jesus, with You I can do all things. Do with me as You please; only give me Your merciful Heart and that is enough for me.


O Jesus my Lord, help me. Let what You have planned before all ages happen to me. I am ready at each beckoning of Your holy will. Enlighten my mind that I may know Your will. O God, You who pervade my soul, You know that I desire nothing but Your glory.


O Divine Will, You are the delight of my heart, the food of my soul, the light of my intellect, the omnipotent strength of my will; for when I unite myself with Your will, O Lord, Your power works through me and takes the place of my feeble will. Each day, I seek to carry out God's wishes. (650)


MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY


These thoughts for a day are taken from a daily meditation book based on the Messages of Our Lady of Medjugorje by Father Richard J. Beyer, Ave Maria Press.


SEPT 12 - DEDICATE YOURSELVES TO PRAYER


The Blessed Virgin asks us to consecrate ourselves to prayer "with special love":


Dear children, again today I call you to pray. You do not realize, dear children, the value of prayer, as long as you refuse to say: "Now is the time for prayer; now nothing else is important to me: now no one is important to me but God alone."


Dear children, dedicate yourselves to prayer with special love. In this way, God will be able to give you his graces (Weekly Message October 2, 1986).


And in Psalm 84, a prayer of joy to the Lord:


O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer; Give ear, O God of Jacob! Behold our shield, O God; Look on the face of your anointed For the Lord God is a sun and shield; He bestowal favor and honor.


No good thing does the Lord withhold From those who walk uprightly. Psalm 84:8-9,11


Reflection:


In a number of her messages, the Virgin has urged us to set aside a special time for prayer each day, forgetting our worries and resting in God, who takes care of all the rest. We conclude today with part three of The Little Crown of Mary.


3. The Crown of Goodness: To honor the love and mercy of the Blessed Mother toward sinners, the poor, the just, and the dying.


Ninth star: Our Father..Hail Mary Blessed are you Refuge of Sinners! Intercede for us with God. Rejoice, O Virgin Mary, rejoice with us a thousand times!


Tenth star: Hail Mary. Blessed are you Mother of Orphans! Seek the Lord's favor to us. Rejoice, O Virgin Mary, rejoice with us a thousand times!


Eleventh star: Hail Mary. Blessed are you, Queen of Angels! Lead us with you to the peace of heaven. Rejoice, O Virgin Mary, rejoice with us a thousand times!


Twelfth star: Hail Mary Blessed are you, Our Mother,


who comes to our aid in life and in death! Lead us with you to the kingdom of Heaven. Rejoice, O Virgin Mary, rejoice with us a thousand times! Glory be


Application:


Simply offer The Little Crown of Mary once more this week, to familiarize yourself with its structure, rhythm, and message.


Message to Sharon Fitzpatrick September 13, 2009


PRAYER GROUP ROSARY - WEDNESDAYS, 7:00 P.M. - SUNDAYS, 3:00 P.M. OUR LADY OF LOURDES GROTTO (BEHIND HOSPITAL) PANA, IL MESSAGE FROM HEAVEN SHARON FITZPATRICK - LOCUTIONIST


SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2009


MY DEAR DEAR PRECIOUS LITTLE CHILDREN,


I GREET YOU AND WELCOME YOU INTO MY IMMACULATE HEART. I GIVE TO YOU TRUE LOVE AND A DEEP LOVE AND I ACCEPT THE LOVE YOU OFFER ME. THANK YOU MY CHILDREN.


LITTLE ONES, THIS IS THE DAY OF THE LORD. IT IS A DAY SET ASIDE FOR PRAYER AND REST. IN KEEPING THE DAY HOLY, I INVITE YOU TO GIVE OVER ALL YOU HOLD IN YOUR HEARTS THAT CAUSE YOU ANXIETY, PAIN, SORROW AND EVEN GUILT. LET ME TAKE THESE THINGS FROM YOU AND THEN FILL YOUR HEARTS WITH PEACE AND JOY. YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN A LOVE SO DEEP AND SO TRUE, THAT YOU CAN EMPTY YOURSELVES AND THEN BE FILLED TO OVERFLOWING WITH GOD?S LOVE.


BE AT PEACE MY LOVES. TOMORROW YOU MUST ONCE AGAIN TAKE IN THE WORLD AND ITS EVIL. RECALL THAT OFTEN I HAVE SAID TO YOU, YOU DO NOT BELONG TO THE WORLD, THOUGH YOU LIVE IN IT. BECAUSE YOU KNOW THE TRUTH AND BECAUSE YOU CARRY THE TRUTH WITHIN YOU, YOU ARE AWAKE TO THE EVIL AND EVILDOERS OF THIS WORLD. LET YOUR HEARTS BE FULL OF TRUST,


BECAUSE IN TRUTH YOU KNOW THAT GOD HAS POWER OVER ALL EVIL. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT EVIL WILL NOT PREVAIL AGAINST HIM. THEREFORE, DO NOT FEAR, BUT BE COURAGEOUS AS YOU GO FORTH LEADING AN ARMY IN UNITY, PRAYING, PRAYING, PRAYING.


YOUR PRAYERS ARE LIKE ARROWS THAT STRIKE THE EVILDOERS AND BRING THEM DOWN, THEY NOT KNOWING, NOT UNDERSTANDING THE POWER THAT BRINGS DOWN THE PLANS THEY HAVE SO CUNNINGLY PREPARED. BE STRONG IN THE TRUTH, BE STRONG IN TRUST. BE STRONG IN A BATTLE THAT SHALL CAST LIGHT ON A DARKENED WORLD AND BRING SOULS OUT OF THE NIGHT.


WITH GREAT TENDERNESS AND LOVE DO I BLESS YOU. I DO THIS FOR YOU IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT. WITH GREAT TENDERNESS AND LOVE, MAY YOU ALL PRAISE AND THANK GOD AND MAY YOU DO THIS NOW AND FOREVER.


Message to Eileen Renders September 13, 2009


Sunday, September 13, 2009


The Earth Is A Temporary State


At the 8:00 AM Mass at our parish, Our Lady of Sorrows, I made small offerings to Jesus and Mary and prayed for all with special needs and intentions. In preparation of receiving the most sacred Body and Blood of Christ in the sacrament of Holy Communion, I made an Act of Contrition.


After receiving the Host, I knelt in silent commune with Jesus with both hands covering my face to remain focused on Jesus. I asked Jesus to remove all sight and sound from my internal being, heart and mind. I gave thanks to God and professed my eternal love for Him.


Then I prayed; speak Lord (always if it be His will), Your servant listens.


Jesus responded to my prayer saying; Eileen My child, wake up and take note that the world as I created it is rapidly changes. All that man has created upon the earth is also rapidly decaying. All the while, My creatures are still planning and working toward an eternity on earth.


This time on earth is given only for the reason of working toward an eternity with Me in My Kingdom. Therefore I say unto you, do not waste the little time that is left to begin to make reparation for your sins and prepare for what is to come.


Those who know Me and follow My Commandments will spend eternity with me in heave. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Continue to pray for your sisters and brothers. Amen?


Messages to John Leary August 22-September 5, 2009


July 22, 2009 I wish to inform all of you as to my present situation. My spiritual advisor of these past eleven years is now in declining health, and he is no longer able to review my messages. I now must find another spiritual director who is acceptable to the bishop to whom I am obedient.


In the interim I intend to post past messages that are similar in content to the present ones or those most pertinent.I apologize for the long delays in answering my e-mails since I am dealing with serious illnesses in my family. Carol and I are grateful for any prayers for these intentions.


(Fires and disasters - punishment for bad movies) June 8, 2009


August 22, 2009


At St. John the Evangelist after Communion I could see a forest on fire from heat lightning in a dry or drought condition. Jesus said: My people, every year in the summer time you face the potential problem of forest fires. Brush growth from the spring dries out from less rainfall giving fuel for any fires that could be started with dry lightning, or man-made fires. This condition has been most prevalent in the West, but it has occurred also in Florida.


These areas could pray for moist, cooler conditions to minimize these fire conditions. When you see such fires, you could pray for the safety of the fire fighters and less damage and danger to the people living near these fires. At times such natural disasters can serve as a punishment for the sins of the people. People, who build houses next to these possible forest fires, should know the risks they take, and be ready to evacuate when warned of coming fires. I love My people and I want to protect you from harm, but you need to be prudent in where to build your houses and in avoiding sin.


(Parents-responsible for children’s souls; prayer life) January 31, 2009 August 25, 2009


At Our Lady of Angels, Woodbridge, Va. after Communion I could see children being taught religion in a Bible class. Jesus said: My people, today’s St. John Bosco took in orphan boys and trained them in the faith and with skills to work in society. Teaching children the faith is a noble job that you could do to try and develop a good prayer life, and teach them to know and love Me.


You cannot force someone to learn their faith unless they seriously have a desire to make a commitment to Me. Teaching prayers may require memory work at first, but it also shows your children how to fall back on My help when they especially need My help in their daily troubles. In order to evangelize others in the faith, you need to nurture the gift of faith in each baptized person. By teaching the children the facts of their faith, then they could pass this on to the next generation.


Being a devoted Christian comes from the heart and from developing a personal relationship with their Lord. Those, who make the effort to teach the faith to the children, will receive a reward in heaven for helping My little ones. You know how I love the little children, and those, who help them, will receive a special blessing.


(Warning when most advantageous to save the most souls, God is free to choose the time by His free will.) November 6, 2008 August 29, 2009


At Holy Name after Communion I could see a rotating kaleidoscope indicating the time of the Warning. Jesus said: My people, today’s parable about the lost sheep in the desert is an inspiration to all of My faithful to reach out to save the lost souls from going to hell. This circular vision of life’s scenes represents the time of the Warning when all souls will be shown their sins and given their mini-judgment. You may have been praying for the lost souls in your family.


This mercy of the Warning or illumination of conscience will offer the worst of sinners an opportunity to seek the forgiveness of their sins from Me. After the Warning My prayer warriors will have the best chance for saving souls and bringing people back to Confession and the sacraments. Even if these souls do not listen to your evangelization efforts now, keep praying that their hearts will be changed after their Warning experience.


8-31-09: (Religious and patriots-targets of evil ones, messages give peace and joy, not fear.) June 2, 2009:


At St. Charles’ Church after Communion I could see storm clouds coming in representing the government that was going to be persecuting us more. Jesus said: My people, in the Gospel I confounded My persecutors by telling them to give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and give back to God what is God’s. You are tested with taxes very much, especially in your state, and it is hard to pay in your recession. These storm clouds in the vision are a sign that your government is going to make even more demands on your freedoms. Your freedom of speech is being challenged by hate crime laws.


Your freedom of religion is also going to be limited, and you are forced to have chips in your passports and driver’s licenses. All of your purchased items are chipped as well. Soon chips will be required for your health needs and many government checks.


The one world people’s plans for control are even going to threaten your very lives as they prepare to eliminate all religious people and patriots who will not go along with their new world order of a world government. As martial law approaches, My faithful will be leaving for My refuges for protection. Call on My help in prayer to be prepared for the storm clouds of the coming tribulation.


June 4, 2009: I could see a guard tower at a detention center death camp. Jesus said: My people, just as there are many refuges for the protection of My faithful, so there are hundreds of detention center death camps that are large enough to kill millions of Americans who do not want to go along with the new world order. The evil ones have red and blue lists to pick up religious and patriotic people before and after a manufactured martial law is declared. I will warn My faithful when this will happen. Some will be martyred, but the remainder will be at My refuges. I will protect your souls from the evil ones, so have no fear.


Warning-cleanse mortal sin before; heaven or hell-choice, consequences of sins; this event is truly coming) July 18, 2008 September 2, 2009


At St. Theodore’s Adoration I could see a stark vision of a football in the middle of the vision with black and white all around it, indicating the battle of good and evil. Jesus said: My son, I have given you messages before that the Warning would most likely occur during your football season from September to February.


This vision of the football is a sign of this time, and the black and white all around the football represent the battle of good and evil that is getting more noticeable. You will only have weeks of time after the Warning for conversions. Then events will move quickly to place the Antichrist into power. I want My faithful to remember to go to Confession at least monthly so you are in the state of grace when you meet Me at your mini-judgment. I have been emphasizing that you get things ready to load into your backpacks for leaving to go to My refuges. After the Warning, you should have your backpacks filled and ready to leave at a moment’s notice. The Warning will be My mercy for sinners, but also a sign that the major events are about to take place. Trust in Me to have your guardian angel lead you on the right path to protection at My refuges. September 11, 2006:


At St. Theodore’s tabernacle I could see a large end of a tunnel that looked like a cave and a woman was standing and waiting for a bus. Jesus said: “My people, the scene waiting next to a cave is all about having patience before you see the Warning and the coming of the Antichrist.


For those, who are doubting that this Warning will come to pass, believe it will come, and it is not that far off. Already you are seeing mandatory microchips in your driver’s licenses and passports. Some people are even volunteering to take chips in their bodies. The other signs of wars, famine, earthquakes, and a division in My Church are all poised to be fulfilled. I have given many warning messages to have you prepared both physically and spiritually for the coming end times.


You already are seeing many persecutions of Christians even now, and they will continue to worsen. Do not be fearful of this time of tribulation because My angels and I will protect your souls from the evil ones. Pray to worship only Me, and that you will be strong enough to refuse any chips in the body for any reason.


9-3-09: (Health Care-abortion, euthanasia, computerized records, by the death culture people.)


April 1, 2009:


At Holy Name after Communion I could see flood waters running high under a bridge. Jesus said: My people, you have seen some serious flooding in the Mid-West of your country from heavy rain and snow melting. Some people are seeing too much water, while others are witnessing droughts as in Texas. This high water level is also a reflection of your high sin level. If evil could be measured in water terms, then you are also witnessing a flood of evil as well.


Your abortions and wars continue, as well as your drug traffic and killings associated with drugs. Euthanasia, sexual sins, and embryonic stem cell research continues to raise the evil level in America. The death culture is running rampant with your latest administration, so expect the worst as a consequence of your misdeeds.


More natural disasters, and more financial problems will be the harvest when you offend Me with these killings. Not only will your economy falter, but your whole government will be taken over by the one world people as evil will reign for a short time. Pray that this time of evil will be shortened for the sake of My faithful. March 21, 2009:


At St. Theodore’s tabernacle I could see a van driving off of a cliff with a very long drop into the ocean. Jesus said: My people, I have given you several visions of the demise of your country. This van again represents the fall of America with the disastrous end very certain.


The death culture people are closing their vise on your freedoms and your money. Because of the evil ways of abortion, euthanasia, and wars, you are seeing destructive natural disasters. The one world people’s planned economic crisis and constant wars are about to destroy your economy and your military. The deficit spending and control of your minds by microchips in the body are the means for your takeover.


They will shut off your electricity and make your money worthless so they can control each of you like a robot. Refuse any chips in the body and be prepared to hide in your refuges for protection when martial law is about to be declared. It is not a matter if America will be taken over, but when you will be taken over. Trust in My help and protection to endure this coming tribulation.


(America-bankruptcy & takeover; Swine flu-cause & solution) February 17, 2009 September 5, 2009


At St. Theodore’s Adoration I could see car companies and financial stocks about to declare bankruptcy. Jesus said: My people, how many times are you going to listen to these deteriorated stock leaders complain that they are too big to fail and need to be bailed out by your taxpayers? It was never the taxpayer’s money that was supposed to support the car makers and the banks who all made their own errors in judgment. Even if there would be some bankruptcies, continued drains of borrowed money will not solve their problems and will only add to a monstrous debt that could bankrupt your country. Those, who made bad choices, should suffer the consequences, and not the frugal taxpayer having their own hard times.


Many are doubtful if your stimulus plan and bank mortgage plans are going to solve your recession. The amount of money needed to fix your crisis is too much to try and solve with more taxes or more borrowing. This crisis was purposely created to bankrupt your country, so you will soon reap the consequences of this plan.


The solution of martial law, a North American Union, and a new ‘amero’ currency is a solution of the one world people to form a global government. Be prepared to go to My refuges because your imminent takeover is not far off. Global government will not solve your financial problem, but it will make it worse as your rights and your jobs will be taken away and given to other countries. Pray for My protection at My refuges for you will need full trust in My help.


June 18, 2009:


I could see some men digging a hole and this was to indicate that the recent Swine flu was man-made. Jesus said: My people, you know that the flu season starts in October and is usually over in February. This latest outbreak of Swine flu has been designated a pandemic, but it is completely out of season. This flu is not just a mutation, but it has all the signs of a laboratory man-made disease.


This first wave has been spread very easily, but it has thus far not killed very many people. This H1N1 virus has similarities to the Spanish flu that killed millions of people. The same evil ones, who developed this disease, could just as easily generate a more virulent form that could attack your population in October with more deaths occurring.


This is why you need masks and food storage to weather this coming outbreak. Build up your immune system with Hawthorn, herbs, and vitamins. As you see larger numbers dying from this new virus, then you are to call on Me to lead you to My refuges. There you will look upon My luminous cross and drink the healing spring waters which will protect you from all diseases and deadly viruses, or bacteria.


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SHORT POWERFUL PRAYER THROUGH ST. JOSEPH


"Glorious St. Joseph, tender-hearted father, faithful guardian of Jesus, chaste spouse of the Mother of God, I ask you to join me in praising God the Father through His Divine Son who died on the cross and rose again to give us sinners new life. Through the Holy Name of Jesus, pray with me that we may obtain from the eternal Father the favor we ask. (here state your intention)."


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A writer/producer of more than 30 audio visual film projects on the Black Genesis of Christianity, with an emphasis on the early African Liturgical Churches, Attorney James Wesly Smith ‘s 30 year effort resulted in the reference tome, Black Saints, Mystics, Holy Folk, (Ancient African Liturgical Church) Volume I, and II, detailing Black involvement in the Church from before 1 A.D. (See: Out of Africa I called my Son, Hosea 11:1, Matthew 2:13-15). Smith may be reached at stbernice@yahoo.com


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