Topic: Prophecy Meditation
Apostolate of Green Scapular April 23, 2008
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Dated 12/4/2006
MESSAGE FROM MOTHER MARY
A TRAGIC NATURAL PHENOMENA TO TAKE PLACE DUE TO SINS
Mother Mary orders vision to be posted, so others can pray for its mitigation
APRIL 23, 2008 AT 2:22 P.M.
Anna Marie: My Lady, I hear you calling me. My Lady may I ask, will you bow
down and adore Jesus Christ your only begotten Son, who suffered and died on the
cross for my sins and the sins of the world. Who descended to the dead and then
ascended into heaven where Jesus now sits at His Father's right hand side to
judge the living and the dead.
Mother Mary: Yes my little one, I your heavenly Mother Mary will bow down and
adore my holy and beloved Son. Who did die on the cross in a crucifixion, who
descended to the dead, ascended into heaven to sit at His Father's right hand
side and yes, He is judging the living and the dead.
Anna Marie: Yes my Lady please speak for your sinful and disobedient daughter is
listening.
Mother Mary: My Son will soon permit a tremendous sorrow to fall upon your
nation.
This tragic event will be caused by a natural phenomena, but all are to realize
that due to their sins, it has taken place. Please, do not worry about this
event but continue to pray earnestly to your Heavenly Father for its mitigation.
If only more souls would realize that they are living in the end times, they
would want to pray daily for the safety of their loved ones, for the mercy of
their Lord to be upon them and those that they love, and for the mercy of their
Savior to cover them with His holy and precious blood.
Anna Marie: Yes Mother.
Mother Mary: My little one, I know that you are questioning if you should place
the event which was given to you pertaining to the cloud over a U.S. city, you
are now instructed to do so. Please reveal this horrific vision to those who
are interested in praying, that it will not come to pass.
Anna Marie: Yes Mother. Mother, we love you! The Apostolate Members love you
so much, they love you and thank you for bringing them closer to your Son
through your Green Scapular.
Mother Mary: Yes my dear one, I know this and have blessed them with my maternal
mercy and love.
Anna Marie: Thank you Mother. Thank you Mother for your unceasing love and
please tell our Savior, He did not die in vain! He is our only hope while we
must live on this earth. He is our only strength and reason for living.
Mother Mary: He knows you love Him and has blessed, and will continue to bless
all members of His Green Scapular Apostolate.
VISION GIVEN TO ANNA MARIE IN LATE 2007
While in prayer, a vision of a city was seen for a brief moment. I could not
determine what city it was, since it could have been any city with sky scrapers.
I witnessed a mushroom cloud rising above this city and begged God not to
allow this to take place.
MESSAGE FROM JESUS CHRIST REGUARDING MITIGATING TRAGIC EVENTS APRIL 23, 2008 AT
6:00 P.M.
Anna Marie: My Lord, I hear you calling. My Lord, are you Father, Son or Holy
Spirit.
Jesus: My dear one, it is I your Lord God and Savior, Jesus of the Holy
Eucharist.
Anna Marie: Oh my beloved Jesus, thank you for coming and speaking today. My
Lord may I ask, will you bow down and worship God your Eternal and Merciful
Father, who is the Alpha and the Omega, the Creator of all life, of all that is
seen and unseen.
Jesus: Yes my beloved, I your Savior Jesus will always bow down and adore my
Holy and Eternal, Merciful Father, who is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning
and the End, the Creator of all living things, seen and unseen.
Anna Marie: Yes, my Lord please speak for your sinful servant is listening.
Jesus: I see the work that is at hand and I know the sufferings that you are
enduring to accomplish it. Be at peace, I will help you finish your work.
Anna Marie: Thank you my Lord.
Jesus: My daughter, I have come to share with you what is needed to help
mitigate the tragic events of which you have witnessed.
Anna Marie: Yes my Lord.
Jesus: First I ask 100 souls to be committed to attending daily Mass for the
repentance of sinners in your country. I then ask for 500 souls who would
commit to the daily recitation of the Holy Rosary and 1000 souls who will commit
to the recitation of the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
Anna Marie: Yes my Lord.
Jesus: Dear one, I know this may not be easy for you to accomplish, but please
forge on and ask my beloved Apostles if they would make the commitment to do so.
Anna Marie: Yes my Lord.
Jesus: Be in peace and know that I will help you achieve all that my Father
wills from you.
Anna Marie: Thank you Jesus. I am not certain if I can do anything right, since
I am a mess. The Apostles of the Green Scapular are devout and holy souls
because they love you and your Mother so much. I know they will gladly do all
that is requested! Thank you Jesus. I love you Jesus.
END OF MESSAGE
Message to Patsy Soto April 21, 2008
THROUGH ANSWERING MY CALL FOR MY NOVENA FOR WORLD PEACE YOU MY CHILDREN CAN STOP
THE MURDERS OF MY INNOCENT!"
April 21, 2008
Monday - Message from Jesus to Patsy Soto
Approved for release by Reverend Fr. Paul M. Caporali, Spiritual Director for
Art, Patsy Soto and His Teachings Ministry
Beloved little one of My Most Wounded Sacred Heart ( I plead Your Most Precious
Blood over the following words My Lord Jesus please take all away that is not
from You, allow me to hear only what you desire me to hear, in your precious
Blood I plead) Praise Be to Jesus, for Jesus is Lord, Savior, Redeemer,
Reconciler of all nations,. Thank you My little one for opening your heart to
My Words, for I know the difficulties you have encountered. I love you and My
beloved son Arturo for remaining obedient to My Call.
In today's readings during My Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, you have heard how
My Beloved Paul and Barnabas were to be attacked and stoned and in order to be
protected, had to flee to another town to proclaim My Good News. To My sadness,
My children who accept My Calling to My Work, still are being attacked through
malicious lies created by the evil one in order to try to destroy My Work, My
Ministry. My Novena For World Peace is one of My Works on this earth, where I
gather my children in My Love, My Peace, My Mercy, in order to bring many
needed graces to this earth, through the prayers and sacrifice done through My
Novena For World Peace. I thank all My children who open their hearts to My
Novena For World Peace and though there are few in attendance, those few
receive upon themselves and their families the many graces of those who would
not answer My Call, My Plea. Those Graces are lost by the many who turn away
from Me, your Jesus of Mercy. But as My Beloved St. Faustina was told, those
Graces are then given to those instead who open their hearts and willingly
remain faithful to My Call, To My Plea.
I have spoken before in My Teachings, in My Words to My Beloved St. Faustina,
? I want to give myself to souls and to fill them with My love, but few there
are who want to accept all the graces My love has intended for them. My grace
is not lost; if the soul for whom it was intended does not accept it, another
soul takes it.
My children do not understand that soon I will remove this great gift of My
love in the Graces I desire to bestow, because as I told My Beloved St.
Faustina they treat Me as a dead object and that you may know at least some of
My pain, imagine the most tender of mothers who has great love for her children,
while those children spurn her love. Consider her pain. No one is in a
position to console her. This is but a feeble image and likeness of My love.
(pg.1447)
The response to My Gifts and Graces from My Novena For World Peace has
dwindled. It seems that once the graces and gifts are given to you My children,
and your families, you forget who is the giver of these gifts. Instead of being
joyful and loving when coming to My Novena For World Peace, some are angry and
resentful. Do not begrudge the time you spend with Me, the few moments that you
come in prayer.
My Novena For World Peace is approximately one hour and twenty minutes of your
time, yet those few days , those few moments spent with Me, to some, become a
hardship instead of precious moments of My PEACE, MY LOVE , MY MERCY. Your
hearts are closed because you are WILLING to close them. You question why would
I use a willing instrument, a willing vessel to come to pray with you. Yet, you
do not offer to be this WILLING vessel; who has willingly left their home, their
job to work totally for ME!
How many of you My children, are willing to leave your home, your job to work
totally for Me. Yet, you question if this work is from Me, but do not question
the MURDERS OF MY INNOCENTS. Instead you JUDGE and complain when asked to help,
to sacrifice! WHY do you judge My Work and My workers?.useless time that you
could have instead given in prayer and sacrifice. I have brought you My Grace
of My Novena, an answer to the atrocities you are beginning to witness, yet you
spurn My Love, MY NOVENA! My children realize what you yourselves are bringing
upon yourselves and your families, your world. Where is your love Look at
what your useless, materialistic values have turned you into: mindless,
selfish, judgemental, poor souls, who have created the greatest obstacles to
the holiness of your souls. Look into your hearts, My children, and ask
yourselves if you are one that is continuously observing others and yet know
nothing of what is going on within your own self. Remember what I have spoken
of, to My Beloved St. Faustina They do not look for Me within their own
hearts, but in idle talk, where I am never found. They sense their emptiness,
but they do not recognize their own guilt.. instead of correcting themselves,
their hearts swell with envy, and if they do not come to their senses, they
plunge in deeper. A heart which thus far is envious, now begins to be filled
with hate. And they are already at the edge of the precipice. They are
jealous of my gifts in other souls, but they themselves are unable and unwilling
to accept them.
Oh, My children, open your eyes, your hearts to My Call, To My Plea, To My
Novena for World Peace NOW Before the murders of My Innocents CANNOT be stopped!
It's your choice, your free will. Yes, My Words are being repeated and repeated
for you do not see what I see, in the many lost souls. Will you continue to
spurn My Love or will you now open your hearts to bring My Novena For World
Peace to your area before it is too late I love you My children, your Jesus of
Love, your Jesus of Mercy
Open My beloved little one to Mark 16 vs. 15 - 20
In the message above, Jesus refers to the Murders of My Innocents. He is
referring to the legislation which is coming to a vote soon: the Kahn Cloning
Bill, Senate File 100 (S.F.100). This bill would legalize the cloning of
humans, allow them to grow up to 9 months of age for research, and then, by law,
require them to be destroyed. Taxpayer funds would be used to do this at the
University of Minnesota.
Pro-abortion forces have also introduced the Reproductive Privacy Act (
S.F. 3720), which would codify into state law that any and all abortions are
legal for all time. This legislation would nullify all current MN pro-life
laws. Our current Parental Notification Law, Our Woman's Right to Know Law and
Our Unborn Child Pain Prevention Act would all be wiped out by this new
legislation. (Source of information: Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life,(
MCCL, www.mccl.org)
Novena for World Peace
Wednesday, April 23 May 1, 2008
7:00 p.m. Holy Sacrifice of the Mass *
7:30 p.m. Rosary & Chaplet of Divine Mercy
* (Please check dates below for Mass/Novena
Times as times do vary on April 24, April 26, April 27, April 28, 2008)
Art and Patsy Soto, Coordinators of His Teachings Ministry, based in North Las
Vegas, Nevada, are traveling not only throughout the United States, but also in
other countries throughout the world in an effort to gather congregations
together in churches to PRAY FOR PEACE.
In these perilous days as our world has grown ever darker and more disordered
with the horrors of abortion, genocide, war, and terrorism, many have turned
away from God and are living in ways that are contrary to God's Will. We are
being asked in this critical period to open our hearts and sacrifice our time to
come together in prayer, asking God to pour His graces down upon our nation and
the world and to bring an end to the reign of chaos, evil and terror.
All are invited to participate in this powerful nine-day Novena for World Peace,
as we seek the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Patroness of the
Americas, and come together in humility before Almighty God to ask His
forgiveness and implore His mercy, seeking His Divine Will in our families, in
our parishes and in our country!
Message to Sharon Fitzpatrick April 23, 2008
PRAYER GROUP ROSARY / WEDNESDAYS - 7:00P.M. / SUNDAYS - 3:00 P.M
LADY OF LOURDES GROTTO (BEHIND HOSPITAL) PANA, IL
MESSAGE FROM HEAVEN
SHARON FITZPATRICK LOCUTIONIST
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 2008
MY DEAR DEAR PRECIOUS LITTLE CHILDREN,
HOW BLESSED YOU ARE TO HAVE ANSWERED MY INVITATION TO COME INTO UNITY. HOW
BLESSED YOU ARE TO KNOW AND LIVE THE TRUTH. OH MY CHILDREN, YOU HAVE BEEN
BLESSED BEYOND WORDS AND I AM GRATEFUL THAT YOU HAVE GIVEN OVER EVERYTHING - FOR
JESUS' SAKE. I WELCOME YOU THEN INTO THE DEPTHS OF MY HEART WHERE THERE, I
NURTURE YOU WITH LOVE AND GRACE.
THIS NIGHT YOU ENJOY THE CALM OF THE EVENING AND THE SONG OF THE BIRDS. YOU HAVE
WITHSTOOD THE WINTER AND HAVE NOW COME INTO SPRING. BUT YOU HAVE WEATHERED MUCH,
MUCH MORE AND YOU HAVE WITNESSED OVER AND OVER A NEW SPRINGTIME. LET YOUR HEARTS
BE OPEN TO ALL GOD HAS FOR YOU, BE IT BLESSING OR TRIAL, KNOWING THAT ALL WILL
BRING YOU NOT TO JUST A NEW SPRINGTIME, BUT A NEW HEAVENS AND A NEW EARTH.
MAN CANNOT ALTER GOD'S CREATION. GOD HAS SET THE SUN, THE MOON AND THE STARS.
ALL OF CREATION ANSWERS ONLY TO HIM, SO THE POMPOUS, WILL WEEP AS THEY FIND
THEMSELVES HUMBLED, AND ALSO SUBJECT TO THE ALMIGHTY GOD.
BE AT PEACE MY LOVES. I AM WITH YOU IN ALL ENDEAVORS. MAN CANNOT CHANGE OUR
BOND, NOR THE POWER OF THIS UNITY.
I LOVE YOU MY CHILDREN, AND AS I OPEN MY HEART TO THESE ENDEARMENTS, GOD ALLOWS
IT. REMEMBER THAT ALL MUST COME FIRST FROM HIM, OR BE APPROVED BEFORE HIM - SO
IT IS THAT YOU RECEIVE EACH OF THESE PETALS FROM HEAVEN.
I GIVE TO EACH ONE MY GENTLE EMBRACE AS I BLESS YOU IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER,
THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT. RECEIVE THE BLESSING OF CHRIST WITH GRATITUDE -
PRAISING GOD NOW AND FOREVER.
Poem-Message from Jesus via Dominique Biot of France - Jan 22, 2008
NOTE: I've included below a short bio of Dominique Biot. Father Maria (of France), the spiritual director of Henri and Dominique, has approved this message and furthermore, four priests have given their approval of these messages as coming from our Lord. - Rita Doucet)
POEM-MESSAGE FROM JESUS
via Dominique Biot of France
(translated from French)
22 01 08
JESUS:
THE DISCIPLE IS NOT ABOVE HIS MASTER
I have left My wounds in your heart
And they have not healed;
Little child, pick up your courage for
The disciple is not above his Master!
Just as I was accused
By the roman and ecclesiastical authorities
Of My day, you are, and many among you
Will be by priests and friends,
Family and parents.
Do not enter into suspicion: by My Love
You will recognize My Own
As well as the sons of predilection of My Mother.
A transition period is always troubled
By the self-righteous, afraid of everything:
Of the future, of others, of taking a leap of faith.
My children, are you among them' Is it
Only for the others?
I'm putting you to the test -- as I have been tested, Me
Without sin -- as My Church lives her passion
For the sins of the world!
Live now totally in the Spirit and in Truth,
As never before. Put aside
Your personal pride; be proud
Of being a Christian! Pray, pray, pray
So you're not overtaken by the tempter
For the body is weak but the Spirit zealous!
Take up your cross, My children; embrace it
With My Love: it's time to shed your blood
For Me: blood of your soul, blood of your body
If necessary! Therefore go soldiers of the Cross!
You don't want to believe what's coming --
Blessed those who are and will be ready!
I am with you, constantly; live
Wholly in a state of grace in order
To glorify Me in My Holy Doctrine!
Gethsemane, but also the Resurrection
For a new world -- soon!
With faith in Me, in My Mother, all the saints
And the angels who assist you,
You will be victorious!
A SHORT BIO OF DOMINIQUE BIOT
Married and father of three, Dominique Biot resides in France. He was born in 1960 and although baptized, never received the benefits of a Christian education.
If his life was a tortuous journey, it was also filled with graces of which he could not understand the origin. But with a mother's tender love, the Virgin Mary awaited him at Lourdes where he converted in 1997. He received all the graces necessary to leave the New Age definitively. It was a victory! And gently our Blessed Mother helped him discover and develop an intimate relationship with Jesus.
In 2005 Dominique began receiving personal messages in the form of interior locutions. Seeking a priest to guide him, he finds no one who will take him seriously; but Our Lord reassures him by telling him that He will send him a spiritual director chosen by Him and in His Time.
On January 10, 2008, Our Lord asks Dominique to henceforth share his messages with the public adding that from time to time, He will inspire him to draw from his messages of the past. Other messengers have since come forth to witness in favor of the messages received by Henri and Dominique.
Message to Victoria Spalding April 19,2008
Words of Jesus (taken by Victoria Spalding) April 19, 2008 (K of C Hall, Bowie, MD)
My dear people, I am here with you tonight because I long to be with you always. Do not fear the future ever, for your God of mercy is able to take all of your good actions and turn them into positive circumstances in your lives. That is why I am asking you to believe in Me and to spend time with Me. In doing so, you will learn the will of your Father in Heaven.
My dear people, I am your loving God of mercy, who is here with you tonight to teach you of my goodness. Each time you come to Me in hopes of being restored to the truth, I allow you to hear Me in your heart and soul. So do not hesitate to spend time with Me in front of the tabernacle of my love for you, so that you may always enjoy my presence here on earth, as well as in heaven.
I am with you, my dear people, teaching you of my strength inside of you, when you receive Me in Holy Communion and when you honor Me through the sacraments that you receive and when you listen to my voice in your heart. For it is there that I will make my dwelling place for all to see.
I love you, my dear people. Come closer to Me through this message that you have received, and reiterate to one another the promises that you have received from my Father in heaven. In doing so, you will glorify my Father forever.
I love you, my dear people. Go in peace.
&n bsp; www.myfathersmercy.com <http://www.myfathersmercy.com>
REFLECTION:
In this message, Jesus is reassuring us how much the Father loves us. Jesus tells us never to fear the future or dwell on gloom and doom. Instead, we are called to hope and trust in God, who sees all our good actions and who makes use of them to help us in any situation.
Jesus is calling us to spend time with Him in silence, especially in front of the tabernacle, and to listen to His voice in our hearts. There He will speak to us and give us His Father¢s direction for our lives. This way, we will come to know Jesus and the Father more intimately, and we will also draw from Jesus¢ strength. That is why it is so important to spend quiet time with the Lord.
Jesus is also asking us to remind each other daily of the Father¢s love for us. We can do this by reiterating to one another of the Father¢s promises, so that we can come to glorify God in heaven. This is what Jesus teaches us to do in the Gospels, in imitation of Him. Through these means, we will become true followers of our Savior and bring others home to God.
Prayer: Lord, help me make use of my time, so I can spend more quiet time with you. Teach me your will, and help me to glorify you and your Father by my words and actions, both now and forever. I ask this through the working of the Holy Spirit in my life. Amen.
Holy Mother Mary, pray for us!
St. Joseph, protect us! Amen.
Message to Louise April 25,2008
HYPERCRITICAL
Message via L., V+J
April 25, 2008- - -10:45 A.M.
L. began to receive a message from God and said, "Jesus, please cover me with
Your Most Precious Blood."(AND AGAIN OTHER VARIOUS PRAYERS OF TESTING)
God spoke with a new title "God among you"
" I AM GOD AMONG YOU! I have told you all to do to prepare for these times and
for the times to come.
The virgins purchased oil for their lamps. My Angels marked doors with the
blood of the lamb. Noah built an Ark. What are YOU doing?
My message is to always be prepared. DO NOT PROCRASTINATE!
The hours of great catastrophe are NOW upon you! Put everything in order NOW!"
(St. Therese of Lisieux). "My heaven is hidden in the little Host where Jesus, my Spouse, hides Himself through love" Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II to Cardinal Tomasek "If I were not Pope, I would be in Medjugorje already." Medjugorje and the Church, Sr Emmanuel & Denis Nolan p 19 Mother Teresa Intense love does not measure, it just gives. editations by Padre Pio - If you succeed in overcoming temptation it has the effect of soap on dirty linen (AdFA 158). Archbishop Fulton Sheen 24-In your face often belies honesty! "Psychologically, those who manifestly are shams are generally known through three techniques: first they shake hands with you up to the elbow, and they thrust their face against your nose with a smile which seems to say, `See how nice I am,' or they shout out their greetings in tones calculated to make volume substitute for honesty." St. Faustina's diary <http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html> When I began this big novena for three intentions, I saw a tiny insect on the ground and thought: How did it get here in the middle of winter? Then I heard the following words in my soul: You see, I am thinking of it and sustaining it, and what is it compared to you? Why was your soul fearful for a moment? I apologized to the Lord for that moment. Jesus wants me to always be a child and to leave all care to Him, and to submit blindly to His holy will. He took everything upon Himself. (922) O my Jesus, although I will go to You, and You will fill me with Yourself, and that will make my happiness complete, I will nevertheless not forget about humanity. I desire to draw aside the veils of heaven, so that the earth would have no doubts about the Divine Mercy. My repose is in proclaiming Your mercy. The soul gives the greatest glory to its Creator when it turns with trust to the Divine Mercy. (930) There are moments when I mistrust myself, when I feel my own weakness and wretchedness in the most profound depths of my own being, and I have noticed that I can endure such moments only by trusting in the infinite mercy of God. Patience, prayer, and silence-these are what give strength to the soul. There are moments when one should be silent, and when it would be inappropriate to talk with creatures; these are the moments when one is dissatisfied with oneself, and when the soul feels as weak as a little child. Then the soul clings to God with all its might. At such times, I live solely by faith, and when I feel strengthened by God's grace, then I am more courageous in speaking and communicating with my neighbors. (944) 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. APRIL 24 - NO ONE CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS Today Our Lady reminds us that we must choose between two masters: Read each Thursday the passage for the Gospel of Matthew in which it says, "No one can serve two masters…you cannot serve God and money" (First Years August 8,1986). The following is the passage that the Blessed Mother refers to: No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money (Mt 6:24). Reflection: Peter Fontaine tells the story of a young man who found a silver dollar. From that time on he never raised his eyes from the ground when he walked. In the next 30 years he accumulated $3.50 in silver, 37 pennies, 18,478 buttons, 14,369 pins, a hunch back, a miserly character, and a very rotten disposition. He lost the beauty and glory of the sunshine, the smiles of friends, the gorgeous colors and beauty of flowers and trees, blue skies, and all there is which makes life worthwhile. So keep your head up, your eyes towards the stars. You may miss finding a few pennies, but you will find all the beautiful things that make the living of life a glorious adventure. In the end, we can serve only one master, as both Christ and his Mother remind us today. In our consumer society, it is easy to become obsessed by money and the things it will buy. This is the danger, the materialistic trap, that we are warned of today, for as Paul says in his letter to Timothy, "For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains. (1 Tm 6:10). Application: Today, prayerfully reflect on whether God or money occupies more of your time and thoughts. |
Message of April 25, 2008 "Dear children! Also today, I call all of
you to grow in God's love as a flower which feels the warm rays of
spring. In this way, also you, little children, grow in God's love and
carry it to all those who are far from God. Seek God's will and do
good to those whom God has put on your way, and be light and joy.
Thank you for having responded to my call."
Medjugorje Day By Day Apr 25 - ST. MARK EVANGELIST
"He is my only thought, my memory, my Paradise, my Heaven on earth! He is my Eucharist, my ideal, my very breath, my good and my drink! He is melodious
music to me, sweetness itself, the nectar and scent of my soul, my strength, my delight, my measure, my desire! He calls forth my love in deifying me. He gives me life while taking it away. He sets my heart on fire, inflaming it with his glances . . . His beauty . . . His smiles . . . His love" (Concepcion Cabrera de Armida, Servant of God).
Mother Teresa
It is a kingly act to assist the fallen
Meditations by Padre Pio -
I would undergo death an infinite number of times rather than deliberately offend the Lord (Letters I p 910).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
25-Honesty and innocence are lost too soon in growing out of childhood
"In regards insincerity, children do not have this duplicity because they are natural and it is acquired. If their mother tells them to tell a stranger at the door that she is not at home, they will invariably say, `My mother told me to tell you that she is not at home.' I know of a mother who, after an introduction to several ladies who had dropped in for tea, asked her child, `Now which one did I say was my best friend?' The child in the presence of all answered, `The one with the big teeth.' It takes some falling away from the childlike simplicity that purchases Heaven, before one develops the film of dishonesty."
St. Faustina's diary <http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html> -
I am going forward through life amidst rainbows and storms, but with my head held high with pride, for I am a royal child. I feel that the blood of Jesus is circulating in my veins, and I have put my trust in the great mercy of the Lord. (992)
Jesus is commanding me to make a novena before the Feast of Mercy, and today I am to begin it for the conversion of the whole world and for the recognition of the Divine Mercy... so that every soul will praise My goodness. I desire trust from My creatures. Encourage souls to place great trust in My fathomless mercy. Let the weak, sinful soul have no fear to approach Me, for even if it had more sins than there are grains of sand in the world, all would be drowned in the unmeasurable depths of My mercy. (1059)
My Jesus, support me when difficult and stormy days come, days of testing, days of ordeal, when suffering and fatigue begin to oppress my body and my soul. Sustain me, Jesus, and give me strength to bear suffering. Set a guard upon my lips that they may address no word of complaint to creatures. Your most merciful Heart is all my hope. I have nothing for my defense but only Your mercy; in it lies all my trust. (1065)
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.
APRIL 25 - ST. MARK, EVANGELIST
On the feast of St. Mark, author of the second gospel, it would be appropriate to review several of Our Lady's messages on sacred scripture. The following was given to Jelena in 1987:
Light won't reign in the world until people accept Jesus, until thy live his words, which is the word of the gospel. (Locution Jelena & Marijana July 30, 1987).
And to the visionaries in 1983:
Read what has been written about Jesus. Meditate on it and convey it to others (First Years June 2, 1983).
The Madonna rarely uses the word "must", but she does so in this message:
Every family must pray family prayers and read the Bible (Excerpt from weekly message of February 14, 1985).
In Peter's second letter, he identifies the divine source of sacred scripture:
First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation, because no prophecy ever came by the Holy Spirit spoke from God (2 Pt 1:20-21).
Reflection:
St. Mark was a disciple of St. Paul and the author of the gospel which bears his name. Tradition holds that he also founded the Church at Alexandria in Egypt and was martyred there in the latter part of the first century.
On the importance of scripture, the renaissance theologian Eramus wrote: These writings bring back to you the living image of that most holy mind, the very Christ himself speaking, healing, dying, rising, in fact so entirely present, that you would see less of him if you beheld him with your eyes.
St. Jerome, one of the greatest scholars of the church, taught that, "To be ignorant of scripture is not to know Christ." Like the Eucharist, sacred scripture nourishes our hearts and souls, drawing us ever closer to Christ and his Mother. It is, as Our Lady insists, an indispensable part of our lives.
Application:
One of the most beautiful and fruitful forms of prayer is scriptural prayer. Simply choose a passage from the Bible and read it slowly and meditatively, pausing to reflect on any phrase that strikes you in a special way (this is the Holy Spirit directing your attention). Spend a few minutes each day in this prayer, in response to the Virgin's message: "Read what has been written about Jesus. Meditate on it…"
Medjugorje Day By Day Apr 26 - Love even for those from whom evil co
"I ask this [devotion to the Eucharistic Jesus] in a special way of priests, about whom I am thinking in this moment with great affection. The priestly ministry was born in the Cenacle, together with the Eucharist, as my venerated
predecessor John Paul II underlined so many times. 'The priestly life must have in a special way a 'Eucharistic form', he wrote in his last Letter for Holy Thursday. The devout daily celebration of Holy Mass, the center of the life and mission of every priest, contributes to this end" (Pope Benedict XVI, April 20, 2005).
"Behold, for you I have established a throne of mercy on earth—the tabernacle—and from this throne I desire to enter into your heart. You can come to me at any moment, at any time; I want to speak to you and desire to grant you grace." "My Heart overflows with great mercy for souls, and especially for poor sinners. If only they could understand that I am the best of Fathers to them and that it is for them that the Blood and Water flowed from My Heart . . .
For them I dwell in the tabernacle as King of Mercy. I desire to bestow grace upon souls" (Words of Jesus to St. Maria Faustina).
Mother Teresa
It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish.
Meditations by Padre Pio
Apr 26 In our thoughts and at confession we must not dwell on our sins that have been already confessed. Because of our contrition Jesus has forgiven them at the tribunal of penance. There He faced us and our miseries like a creditor in front of a debtor. With a gesture of infinite generosity He tore up and destroyed the bills we have signed with our sins, which we could certainly not have paid without the help of His divine clemency. To go back to these sins, to bring them up again just to have them forgiven again, because of doubt that they were really and abundantly remitted, would this not be considered a lack of trust in the goodness which He proved by His tearing up every document of debt contracted through sin?… Dwell on them, if it is a source of comfort for your soul. By all means think of the offences against justice, wisdom and the infinite mercy of God, but only for the purpose of weeping redemptive tears of repentance and love (GF 169).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
26-The less said the better sometimes!
"There are moments when it is very difficult to express one's views, for example, when a husband is asked how he likes his wife's new hat, or how he likes her new Italian haircut - which to him resembles unstrung spaghetti. Women, when faced with something they do not like, generally go into ecstasies of praise in order to cover up their real mind. Men generally descend to monosyllables or a long grunt. When a man gets mad at his wife at cards he generally calls her `dear' but with such a coolness as to make her think she is a `Frigidear'. Tact, in such difficult moments, does not mean lying, nor smoothness at the expense of truth, but it does mean circumspection."
St. Faustina's diary <http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html> -
When I went for adoration, I heard these words: My beloved daughter, write down these words, that today My Heart has rested in this convent [the Cracow house]. Tell the world about My mercy and My love.The flames of mercy are burning Me. I desire to pour them out upon human souls. Oh, what pain they cause Me when they do not want to accept them!
My daughter, do whatever is within your power to spread devotion to My mercy. I will make up for what you lack. Tell aching mankind to snuggle close to My merciful Heart, and I will fill it with peace.
Tell [all people], My daughter, that I am Love and Mercy itself. When a soul approaches Me with trust, I fill it with such an abundance of graces that it cannot contain them within itself, but radiates them to other souls. (1074)
Write this: Everything that exists is enclosed in the bowels of My mercy, more deeply than an infant in its mother's womb. How painfully distrust of My goodness wounds Me! Sins of distrust wound Me most painfully. (1076)
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.
APRIL 26 - LOVE EVEN THOSE FROM WHOM EVIL COMES
Today the Mother of God calls us to love not only our neighbor, but our enemies as well:
"Dear Children, I call you to the love of neighbor and love even for those from whom evil comes to you. In loving this way, you will be able to discern the intentions of hearts. Pray and love, dear children! By love you can do even that which you think is impossible. (Weekly Message November 7, 1985).
This call of Our Lady in Medjugorje is an echo of Christ 's words in the gospel of Matthew:
You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy." But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children to your Father in heaven; for he make his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.
For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet your brothers and sisters, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? (Mt 5L43-47).
Reflection:
"Love will conquer hate," wrote Gandhi, who was familiar with Christ 's words in the gospel today. Gandhi based his life on that premise, and was empowered to transform his native land. Love never fails, for it is the greatest power in the universe, the essence of God.
Application:
In the program of Alcoholics Anonymous, it 's recognized that hatreds or resentments will soon drive a sober member back to drinking. The remedy: pray for the offender each day for fourteen days, and the grace of God will melt the hatred. "He will do for us," says the Big Book of A. A., "what we cannot do for ourselves." Try this remedy, similar to the one Our Lady recommends in her message today, when the need arises.
