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28 JUNE AFRICAN DIASPORA CHRISTIANS’ PROPHECY WARNING MEDITATIONS --BLACK CATHOLICS, COPTICS, ORTHODOX IN THE LITURGICAL CHURCHES--THE MYSTICAL BODY OF CHRIST
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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.
Leontius of Alexandria, martyr, Sept. 13. (Probbly the same as
Leontius, Serapion, and Cronides (Hieronides) of Alexandria, martyrs. 11 Sept).
Leontius the Philosopher of Sabbas’ monastery, 19 Oct.
Leo, a subdeacon, Timotheus, Zoticus, Zoilus, Gelatus (or Cursicus), I was a prie Martyrs in Africa. 30 June.
Leucius of Alexandria . I was a Kemetian, martyred 309 A.D in Alexandria with Peter of Alexandria and Severus of Alexandria. We published and proclaimed the faith of Jesus Christ. 11 Jan.
Liberatus, Abbot, Patron of Carthage. I was killed with oars. Under order of Arian Kiang of the Vandals Huneric, along with deacon Boniface, Subdeacons Servis, Ruicus, the monks Rogatus, Septimus, and a boy at the monastery of Capsa named Maximus, 19 Aug.
Longinus of Kemet (4th century), 17 Nov.
Longinus, Paulus, Zaina (Zeina). We are martyrs, celebrated in the Coptic Church, 21 Oct.
Longinus and Paulus, Agatho and Arsenius Pachomius, collective memorial celebrated on 17 Jan.
Longus, Presbyter (Elder), Possibly a duplicate name, but a Presbyter (Elder), in Alexandria, Kemet (Africa), who agreed to the deposition at Alexandria in 321A.D.in a synod of more than one hundred African Kemetian (Egyptian) and Libyan bishops of Heretic priest Arius and his wicked, irreverent henchmen. (One of the holy folk).
Lot, Reportedly a teacher of Peter in Kemet, 22 Oct, 26 April
Lucentius, Paulus, Successus, Victorinus, Saturus, (Saturninus) Missor, Geruntius, Januarius, Florida, Theocosia, and 8 companions. We were martyred in Africa, 14 Jan. Also 19 Jan in some dioceses.
Lucia with Theodore of Cyrene in Libya, martyr, 4 July
Lucius martyred with Vicentia, in Africa, 27 Jan. (probably the same as with Victoria and with Saturus) 27 Jan.
Lucius, Secundinus, and Rustilus. I am the martyr in Africa, 18 Feb.
Lycarion with his sister, Anastasia and her daughters at Canopus in Kemet, 2 March
Lycarion, martyr in Kemet (Egypt). Feb. 6
Lycopolis, Prophet
Macarius and 40 Others (249 251 A.D.) Martyrs, we authorities beheaded at Carthage. April 10
Macarius and others in Kemet, martyr 6 Sept.
Macarius of Alexandria (The Younger)
Macarius of Alexandria. Feb. 12 (394, 395 A.D.)
Macarius the Elder, Abbot, Hermit
Macarius the Great of Alexandria. January 19 (390, 391 A.D.) I was called Macarius the Elder, Macarius the Great, Makarios. Upper Kemet (Egypt) was the place of my birth, about 300 A.D.
Macarius, Julian, Alexander, Cronion, Julian, and 13 companions at Alexandria, Martyrs. 30 Oct.
Macarius, abbot of Zhabyn, 22 Jan.
Macarius of Fayum, priest, Iraja (Herais). with brother, Abadir. We are children martyrs of Saint Basilides sister. Basilides is called the Father of Kings. We were brought under arrest to Antinoe, Kemet, beheaded with 3685 companions and other martyrs with Cluthus, a physician and priest. Also martyred with us were Apa Paphnutius of Tentyra, priest; Apa Isaac of Tiphre, priest; Apa Shamul of Taraphia, priest; Apa Simeon of Tapcho, priest; Sissinius of Tantatho, priest; Theodore of Chotep, priest; Moses of Psammanius, priest; Philotheus of Pemdje, priest; Maximus of Vuchim, priest; Macroni of Thoni, priest; Senuthius, of Buasti, priest; Simeon of Thou, priest; Ptolemaeus, priest; who was son of the Eparch, priest; Thomas of Tanphot, priest. Coptic calendar, 25 Sept.
Macarius, Rufinus, Justus, and Theophilus, martyrs
Macarius, Deacon Possibly a duplicate name, but a deacon in Alexandria, Kemet (Africa), who agreed to the deposition at Alexandria in 321A.D.in a synod of more than one hundred African Kemetian (Egyptian) and Libyan bishops of Heretic priest Arius and his wicked, irreverent henchmen. (One of the holy folk).
Macrina, Kemetian ascete nun (monastic) described by Palladius. I was the daughter of Emmelia. “It was written of me paraphrased in modern language: As she neared death, she saw Yeshua (bridegroom) more clearly. I hastened toward Jesus with eagerness.”
Macroni of Thoni, priest with Iraja (Herais). with brother, Abadir. We are children martyrs of Saint Basilides sister. Basilides is called the Father of Kings. We were brought under arrest to Antinoe, Kemet, beheaded with 3685 companions and other martyrs with Cluthus, a physician and priest. Also martyred with us were Apa Paphnutius of Tentyra, priest; Apa Isaac of Tiphre, priest; Apa Shamul of Taraphia, priest; Apa Simeon of Tapcho, priest; Sissinius of Tantatho, priest; Theodore of Chotep, priest; Moses of Psammanius, priest; Philotheus of Pemdje, priest; Macarius, of Fayum, priest; Maximus of Vuchim, priestSenuthius, of Buasti, priest; Simeon of Thou, priest; Ptolemaeus, priest; who was son of the Eparch, priest; Thomas of Tanphot, priest. Coptic calendar, 25 Sept.
Marcus, Deacon Possibly a duplicate name, but a deacon in Alexandria, Kemet (Africa), who agreed to the deposition at Alexandria in 321A.D.in a synod of more than one hundred African Kemetian (Egyptian) and Libyan bishops of Heretic priest Arius and his wicked, irreverent henchmen. (One of the holy folk).
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Test! Discern The Spirit! Accept what speaks to YOUR SOUL/SPIRIT. Disregard the rest!
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Medjugorje Day BY Day June 30 - THE MIRACULOUS
"All of us can only stand before him and adore. Even the authority of a priest must in the end be adoration, must spring from adoration and culminate in adoration. And thereby something else becomes clear: Communion and adoration do not stand side by side, or even in opposition, but are indivisibly one" (Pope Benedict XVI).
"If you ate only one meal a week would you survive? It is the same for your soul. Nourish it with the Blessed Sacrament." (Bl. Andre Bessette)
Mother Teresa -- I Thirst: "On the Cross Jesus said: `I thirst.' From the Blessed Sacrament Jesus continues to say to each of us: `I thirst.' He thirsts for our personal love, our intimacy, our union with Him in the Blessed Sacrament. His longing for us to be with Him in the Blessed Sacrament is infinitely greater than our longing to be with Him."
Meditations by Padre Pio - My Jesus, save everyone; I offer myself as a victim for everyone; strengthen me, take my heart, fill it with Your love and then command me to do whatever You want (AD 53).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
A compassionate man always has time!
"The truly compassionate and kind man who gives up his time for others manages to find time. Like the bread, miraculously multiplied, he gives, and yet he gathers up for himself more than he gave."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - As I took the pen in hand, I addressed a short prayer to the Holy Spirit and said, "Jesus, bless this pen so that everything You order me to write may be for the glory of God."
Then I heard a voice: Yes, I bless [it], because this writing bears the seal of obedience to your superior and confessor, and by that very fact I am already given glory, and many souls will be drawing profit from it. My daughter, I demand that you devote all your free moments to writing about My goodness and mercy. It is your office and your assignment throughout your life to continue to make known to souls the great mercy I have for them and to exhort them to trust in My bottomless mercy. (1567)
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.
JUNE 30 - THE MIRACULOUS
Concerning the miracle of a fire that several hundred people saw burning on Mt. Podbrdo, but which did not consume anything, the Gospa said:
The fire seen by the faithful was miraculous. It is one of the signs -- a forerunner of the great sign. (First Year, 10-28-81)
In the gospel of Luke, we see the miraculous healing of a crippled woman:
Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight. When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, "Woman, you are set free from your ailment." When he laid his hands on her, immediately she stood up straight and began praising God (Luke 13:10- 13)
Reflection:
A striking miracle occurred in Medjugorje involving a forty-three- year-old Italian secretary and mother of three, Diana Basile. Multiple sclerosis had been diagnosed in 1972, along with total urinary incontinence, perineal dermatitis, blindness in one eye, difficulty in walking and, to compound matters, a severe clinical depression. In May of 1984, a friend persuaded Diana to join a pilgrimage group going from Milan to Medjugorje.
On the evening of May 23, she was in the church and a friend helped her to climb the steps to the side chapel where the apparitions were then occurring. From the records kept at the parish in Medjugorje, here are her own words:
At that point I no longer wanted to enter the chapel...but the door was opened and I went in. I knelt just behind the door. When the children came in and knelt down...I heard a loud noise. After that I remember nothing, except an indescribable joy and certain episodes of my life passing before my eyes as though on film.
When it was all over, I followed the children, who went straight to the main altar in the church. I was walking just like everybody else, and I knelt down just as they did. It didn't actually occur to me that anything extraordinary had happened, until my friend came up to me in tears.
Diana's cure had been instantaneous. Later that night she found that she was no longer incontinent, and the dermatitis had completely disappeared. Her right eye, useless for twelve years, had regained perfect vision. The following day she walked the six miles from her hotel in Ljubuski to the church in Medjugorje, and later climbed Mt. Podbrdo.
Application:
Today, offer a prayer of thanksgiving for the miracles at Medjugorje, which give witness to the world of the love of Christ and the Blessed Mother. Message to Eileen Renders June 28,2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Jesus Reminds Us Of The Way To Salvation!
Today we attended the 8:00 AM Mass at our parish, Our Lady Of Sorrows. There I said prayers keeping in mind all those with special needs and intentions. In preparation of receiving the Most precious Body and Blood of Jesus Christ in the sacrament of Holy Communion, I made special offerings to Jesus and Mary and then made an Act of Contrition.
My prayers to Jesus on my knees were to ask Him to remove all thoughts and sights from my mind, other than those that might come from Him. Too, I asked Jesus to keep my heart clear from all thoughts and/or words, other than those that come from Him.
Then with the Most Sacred Host on my tongue, I knelt in silent commune with Jesus and prayed, If it be Your will, speak Lord for Your servant listens. Jesus responded to my heart with the following message:
Note: In my mind's eye, I saw a huge church with many, many empty pews.
Eileen My child, while My church should have standing room only for the sacrifice I offer of My body and blood for the salvation of all, there are too many vacant seats!
My crucifixion and death for the salvation of all is extended and offered each week through the sacrament of Holy Communion for the forgiveness of sins and the way to eternity! Yet with all the absenteeism, it must be said that My sacrifice is not truly appreciated. Therefore in the final hour when you call out My name, how will I know you? Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Continue to pray for your brothers and sisters. Amen.
Message from Our Blessed Mother to Jorge Zavala
Message from Our Blessed Mother to Jorge Zavala
June 17, 2009 St. Bruno’s Church, San Bruno, CA
Dear little children,
Thank you for being with me. Little children, just as nature is transformed with the warmth of the sun, so may you permit the light of the Lord to illumine every corner of your being. With your good deeds you will overcome the evil that desires to take a hold on you.
As children of God, you have obtained the mercy of my Son and as His disciples you have been called to forgive as well. Open your hearts to forgiveness; in this way you will begin to walk on the path on which I desire to guide you. Do not be afraid. I love you and I am with you.
I bless you and may the peace of the Lord remain in your hearts.
Message to Carol Ameche June 14, 2009
External locution through Carol at Ameche Prayer Group, June 14, 2009
My dearest children, I am your Eucharistic Lord, your Jesus of Mercy, your Savior and your King. I bring the joy of all in Heaven today, united with My Sacred Heart for you everywhere in the world, most especially those who are faithful to My Eucharistic Presence in My Blessed Sacrament; and I invite you once again to come as often as possible, to stay as long as you can and to absorb the gifts I need to give you.
It is closer than ever to events that you await and pray about and prepare for. How you receive these words with mixed emotions, My dear people! It is understood by all of Heaven. You cannot see your souls shining as I can see them. You cannot see that I have poured out My blood upon you this day, that I am blessing you now everywhere in the world. The events for which you wait, My children, are not something you will wish to have hurried along. When you see them, you will understand.
You know I am not trying to frighten you, My dear children, My dear, dear ones. I only wish to draw you into My Sacred Heart, to hide you there, to protect you there, and to remind you of this once again. The world boils. Satan is given so much power. Heaven has more.
You are given so much grace. Heaven has more. I pour out Eucharistic grace upon each of you this day, and I thank you for your fidelity again and again and again. You are My Eucharistic people. You do prepare for My Eucharistic reign. How you have grown, My children! How happy you make your Father, your Lord, your Savior, your Sanctifier, your Holy Mother!
I know you are preparing, and I urge you once again to stay faithful and faithfully focused on the events for which you prepare. It is not to think in a negative way, My people; but it is the life of a soldier, a warrior. It is the life of one who listens and obeys. I pour out new obedience upon you this day, lovingly, longingly.
I hold you close to My heart this day, each of you everywhere. I confer upon you blessings and protection and courage and bravery as one going into war. I call you forth as combatants on the battlefield. I call you forth as My precious little ones. My children, We are one. I love you so much.
Never tire of hearing that. You will overcome, My children, everything. Each of you who remain faithful will remain more faithful. I give you this long-suffering, this perseverance for this waiting this day. Believe it is given. Believe it is blossoming in your heart and your soul, in your will.
I love you. You are Mine. You are Mine. You are Mine!! Be at peace, My children. Praise the Father and thank Him. Praise the Father together. We praise you Father, and we thank you. (Here the entire group joined in with “We praise you, Father, and we thank You numerous times over) Amen. Amen. Amen. Thank you children. Amen." Carol Ameche
Be renewed, recollected, recommitted to the Father's Plan for Mercy on the World. Listen and pray!
SHORT POWERFUL PRAYER THROUGH ST. JOSEPH
"Glorious St. Joseph, tenderhearted 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)."
Say this prayer for nine consecutive days.
Fear not! God is your shelter (the 23rd Psalm and the Lord’s Prayer. God never fails). Don’t fail him. Call on Jesus. Jesus on the mainline, tell him what you want!
http://www.live365.com/stations/283424
BLACK CATHOLIC GOSPEL RADIO (Afrocentric Rosary, Stations of Cross, Chaplet of Divine Mercy)
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
27 JUNE AFRICAN DIASPORA CHRISTIANS’ PROPHECY WARNING MEDITATIONS --BLACK CATHOLICS, COPTICS, ORTHODOX IN THE LITURGICAL CHURCHES--THE MYSTICAL BODY OF CHRIST
Black Saints, Black Catholics, African Saints, Coptic, Orthodox Catholic Christians, Black Spirituality in Oceania, Americas, the Caribbean, Pacific Rim, Micronesia, Polynesia, Melanesia, Solomon, Marianas, Society and Marshall Islands, New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Palau, Tuvulu, Nauru, Australia and New Zealand,.
PROPHECY WARNINGS MEDITATIONS FOR ORIENTAL BRANCHES OF BLACK CATHOLIC CHRISTIANS--LATIN, COPTIC, AND ORTHODOX RITES IN THE AFRICAN HISTORIC AND GEOLOGIC DIASPORA.
BLACK CATHOLIC GOSPEL RADIO (Afrocentric Rosary, Stations of Cross, Chaplet of Divine Mercy)
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)!
All power to those publishers who bring one of the most important prayers to the AFRICAN DIASPORA
We suggest and encourage you support them, as indicated on their website.
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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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.
Romanus, Deacon, likewise Possibly a duplicate name, but a deacon in Alexandria, Kemet (Africa), who agreed to the deposition at Alexandria in 321A.D.in a synod of more than one hundred African Kemetian (Egyptian) and Libyan bishops of Heretic priest Arius and his wicked, irreverent henchmen. (One of the holy folk).
Romulus(subdeacon) of Diopolis, Paesis (Pausis), Alexander of Kemet, another Alexander of Gaza, Agapius, and Dionysius— beheaded after declaring their Christianity. (In Palestine) 24 March 303 A.D.
Romulus, and Secundus (Secundulus). We are brothers martyred. Tradition says we were from Tambula, Mauretania. 24 March (Probably the same as Romulus, Acutus, Pinnarius, Marulus, Successus, Misias, matutina, Donatus, Successa, Alexander, Solutor, and Saturninus. We were martyred in Africa, 27 March).
Rosula. Martyred in Carthage with Crescentinnus, 14 Sept.
Roys, I was an Ethiopian/Abyssinian friend of God, 20 July.
Ruak, martyred from Kemet, with Antionius, 3 Oct.
Rubra. We are the martyrs of Rubra in Mauretania, Africa. Calendar of Carthage, 17 Jan.
Rufina, Romana, I wam a martyr at Sirmium, 6 April.
Ruffinus. Martyred in Hermopolis with Codratus, 9 March
Rufinus. Martyred in Africa with Epiphamius, 7 Apr.
Rufinus (Eunobius) and Andreas. Martyrs through the persecution of Julian the apostate. We are calendared in the Coptic Church. 20 Sept.
Rufinus with Paul. Martyred in Kemet with Victor, 27 April,
Rufinus with Paul. Martyred in Africa, 16 Nov. (Probably the same as Rufinus, Marcus, Valerius Victor, Paulus, Honoratus, Donatus, Baricus, Vitalis, Januarius, and Justus, martyred in Africa. 16 Nov).
Rufinus, I was known as the “Wonder Worker”, I was a deacon with Aquilina, the matron. We were martyred in Sinope, Kemet, in Pontus. Aquilina was jailed for provisioning Rufinus in prison. More than 200 soldiers were converted by our confessing Christ, and torture, as we showed courage and fortitude. 7 April.
Rufinus. Martyred in Africa with Marianus. 3 May.
Rufinus with 868 others martyred at Alexandria, 22 June (23 June). 21 June.
Rufus (Roux), I am the son of Simon of Cyrene (Africa). My father helped Yeshua carry the cross. Tradition says (not agreed to by all) that I followed Saint Paul to Spain. I was there appointed the first bishop of Tortosa.
Later I went with Saint Sergius to Narbonne. I preached Jesus in Avignon regions. I died around 90 A.D. 22 March (Old date). 14 Nov. 27 Nov.
Ruppus. Martyred in Africa, with Epictetus, 24 Jan.
Rusticianus with Rogatianus, martyred in Africa with Vincent, African deacon, and others. 31 Oct.
Rusticianus. Martyred in Africa’s Mauretania. 17 Oct.
Rutila, Claudia, and Auriga. . We were martyred in Ethiopia/Abyssinia. Coptic Calendar, 2 Jan.
Rutilius and Fusculus. Martyrs. I am the martyr in Africa, Proconsularis. During the reign of terror and persecutions of Severus, I traveled from one place to another. I bribe authorities to win sacrifice exemption. I was arrested, however, and confessed the glory of Yeshua, the Christ in torture. I was then burnt alive, 2 Aug.
Sabas, I was forcibly thrown into a blazing furnace. I am a Coptic/Ethiopian friend of God. Coptic Calendar. 5 Dec.
Sabela, I was known for dream interpretation. I lived in the 4th century. Coptic Calendar, 28 Dec.
Sabellius (Abylius, Abitius, Milius) I am the third Patriarch of Alexandria in succession to John Mark—Saint Mark—and Anianus. Thirteen years, I administered the see at Alexandria. 84 A.D. to 97 A.D. 22 Feb Greek Rite, Latin Rite, 23 Feb. Coptic Calendar, 29 Aug and 29 March. (Probably the same as Sabellius, (Abilius) of Alexandria, 22 Feb).
Sabina, 15 March, Coptic Calendar.
Sabinas of Kemet March 27, martyr.
Sabinus (also known as Sabinas of Kemet, Abibus, Phanas) martyr, of Kemet (287 A.D.), I am the martyr and procurator, as well as bishop of Hermopolis in Kemet. The Roman Emperor Diocletian persecution reigned terror. I hid myself with other Christians in a small dwelling. A beggar betrayed me. The authorities took me to Antinoe. After being severely tortured, I was drowned in the Nile (Scamander) 13 March, Greek Church, 16 March, Coptic, 20 Feb.
Sabinus of Hermopolis Kemet, (also known as Abibus), 13 March.
Sabinus. Martyred in Alexandria with Aphorisius, 13 May.
Sabsir Martyrs in Kemet jailed at Satuf and beheaded at Bahra.
Saccus, Julius, Damias, Carpias, and 400 companions. We were martyred in Africa, 27 May.
Saldia. Martyred in Maurentania with Currentus
Salitor. Martyred in Africa with Rogatus, Catula, Autus, Victorinus, Saturninus, Aprilis, Joseph, and Coliondola, 24 March.
Sallita (Shallita) I was an abbot and Kemetian monk. I was a disciple of Eugene (Augin). I constructed a monastery at Bet-Zabdai, and I am buried at Ayana, on the Tigris River. 15 June
Sallustius. Martyred in Africa with Quintus, 19 May
Sallustus. Martyred in Africa with Victus, 21 May.
MORE RESOURCES (Some of the links might be broken, as they are old so verify)
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).
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Test! Discern The Spirit! Accept what speaks to YOUR SOUL/SPIRIT. Disregard the rest!
from such as Seers, OLOE, ERA OF PEACE, J.Leary, and Fr. Doucette, Anne Hidden Lay Apostle, Sharon Fitzpatrick, Lousie Tomkiel, Carol Ameche, and others. Fair use, educational and religious purposes, 17 U.S.C. for those in the African Historic and Geologic Diaspora who would otherwise not be exposed to such,
Medjugorje Day By Day June 29 - SAINTS PETER AND PAUL
"I wish I could help people understand that the Eucharist is a heaven. Heaven is only a tabernacle without doors. God lives on altars with infinite love in order to unite our souls to Him" (St. Teresa of the Andes).
"Do not be ashamed of your convictions . . . When you kneel before the altar, do so in such wise that it is evident you are before Him before whom you kneel" (St. Maximilian Kolbe).
Mother Teresa --God will never, never, never let us down if we have faith and put our trust in Him.
Meditations by Padre Pio - See how much scorn and sacrilege is committed by the sons of men towards the most holy humanity of His Son in the sacrament of love? It is up to us to defend the honor of the meek Lamb who is always concerned when the case of souls is in question, but always silent where His own case is concerned (Letters III p 64-65).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen --The blind we see, but the deaf we do not hear -- "One of life's greatest joys comes from loving those whom no one else loves. Thus do we imitate Our Heavenly Father Who certainly cannot see much in any of us creatures that is very attractive. It is curious that most people are more kind to the blind than they are to the deaf. Aristotle commented upon this fact, saying that sight is the most spiritual of all the senses and hearing the most material. For that reason we are moved by sympathy towards those who are afflicted in the most spiritual way."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - January 30, 1930. One-day retreat. The Lord gave me to know, during meditation, that as long as my heart beats in my breast, I must always strive to spread the Kingdom of God on earth. I am to fight for the glory of my Creator.
I know that I will give God the glory He expects of me if I try faithfully to cooperate with God's grace. (1548)
O my Jesus, Life of my soul, my Life, my Savior, my sweetest Bridegroom, and at the same time my Judge, You know that in this last hour of mine I do not count on any merits of my own, but only on Your mercy. Even as of today, I immerse myself totally in the abyss of Your mercy, which is always open to every soul.
O my Jesus, I have only one task to carry out in my lifetime, in death, and throughout eternity, and that is to adore Your incomprehensible mercy. No mind, either of Angel or of man, will ever fathom the mysteries of Your mercy, O God. The Angels are lost in amazement before the mystery of divine mercy, but cannot comprehend it.
Everything that has come from the Creator's hand is contained in this inconceivable mystery; that is to say, in the very depths of His tender mercy, When I meditate on this, my spirit swoons, and my heart dissolves in joy. O Jesus, it is through Your most compassionate Heart, as through a crystal, that the rays of divine mercy have come to us. (1553)
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.
JUNE 29 - SAINTS PETER AND PAUL
Jelena received the following message intended for the Pope:
In my messages, I recommend to everyone, and to the Holy Father in particular, to spread the messages which I have received from my Son here at Medjugorje. I wish to entrust to the Pope, the word with which I came here: `mir' (peace), which he must spread everywhere.
And here is a message which is especially for him:
that he bring together the Christian people through his word and his preaching; that he spread, particularly among the young people, the messages which he has received from the Father in his prayer, with which God inspires him.
(LJM 9-16-83)
St. Paul charges Timothy with preaching the word:
Proclaim the message; be persistent whether the time is favorable or unfavorable; convince, rebuke, and encourage, with the utmost patience in teaching (2 Tm 4:
Reflection:
Peter and Paul no doubt were the greatest evangelists of the church, converting in turn the Jews and Gentiles of their age. In his second letter to Timothy, Paul charges him to, "preach the word...put up with hardship, perform your work as an evangelist, fulfilling your ministry."
In a similar way, today Our Lady charges the successor of Peter, and all of us really, to evangelize as well by carrying her messages to others. She entrusts to us the message of peace.
As Paul exhorts Timothy, so the Blessed Virgin encourages the Holy Father to "bring together the Christian people through his word and preaching..."
On this feast of two great evangelists, the Mother of God urges us again to spread her messages by our words and by our lives. May the example of Peter and Paul inspire us to active roles in this great work.
Application:
Reflect today on the ways you can spread Our Lady's messages. Possibilities include word-of-mouth, printed material and audio/video cassettes, a program in your home or parish hall, and volunteer work or financial assistance for your nearest Medjugorje center.
From OLOE--http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oloe/message/436
PREPARE
Within the past few days, a blog has received two highly credible sources informing that our Lady is warning that the world in now in the midst of change, with the economy as one indicator.
OUR LADY IS NOW GUIDING ALL TO PREPARE.
The links provided below will take you to our website, Private Revelations 12:1, where you will find details. Once there, simply follow the posted links, which will enable you to read all of the new information.
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There is no need for fear and anxiety. Simply do what our Lady advises, quietly and with her peace. When we follow our Blessed Mother, we are lead to her Son, Jesus. In His presence, there is no fear, only Love and Peace. Do not be afraid.
When/if new information is added to our website regarding this or related topics, we will send you an email with a brief description of the new post and the link.
We URGE you to contact loved ones and friends and share this information. Do not allow anyone in your circle of contacts to say, "Lord, I didn't know". Remember, our mission is to share this information; it is not to convince anyone of anything: That is the mission of the Holy Spirit.
Please be at peace. Great saints have begged to live in these times. God chose you to walk through these special days. You have been prepared from the moment of your birth for a purpose that only you can fill. The path upon which you are embarking is blessed by God.
May the peace of the Almighty God descend upon you. And, may He bless you in His Name, the Name of His Son, Jesus, and in the Name of His Holy Spirit.
Your Brother and Sister in Christ, Alan and Nikki Todd
We adore you O Christ and we praise Thee. Because by Thy holy Cross,Thou hast redeemed the world.
So fly away you evil spirits. The Lion of the Tribe of Juda has conquered!
Words of God the Father for the World Current Release
The Words of God the Father through Gianna Talone Sullivan To the World October 8, 2008
Dear Children of Humanity,
Allow Me to speak about the most fair and purest woman, so Immaculate and preserved without stain. She is your mentor, an advocate for the Truth. She directs you to My Son, enlightens you to know and to love the Trinity and to follow without knowing the way.
How beautiful this fair Queen—so fair and beautiful that the angels plead that she would commission them on her behalf to your aid. They desire to hold your petitions and embrace them, to lay them at the Foot of the Throne.
How pure and loving a woman—so astute, wise and kind; so united through suffering, holy and humble, meek and patient! How blessed you are that the Most Holy Trinity has given to you the gift of this fairest Queen in this time of your need, to strengthen and to guide you, to point the way, to outline a safe path, to preserve you from harm, and to protect you from evil. In all of history throughout ages past, never has there been a Queen as pure as she! Esther led the way; Mary fulfilled the way.
For you who have eyes to see and ears to hear, could you be more blessed than to receive and to listen? All she has unveiled to you is unfolding! Are you dismayed, or perhaps, many even frightened? Are you astounded, or do you not care? Do you continue to desecrate, or do you change and have hope fulfilled with the faith of Love?
Do you not know that the angels in Heaven desire to have the power you have to suffer like unto My Son and shared by this most beloved, fair and humble servant and Queen? To love, in its purest form, is to suffer—not being distracted by fear, not being cowardly in times of challenge, but being strong, faith-filled, hopeful people of God.
Look to your most wonderful intercessor, the spouse of the Holy Spirit, who bore the Most Precious One of God!
The gift of life is given to you for all eternity by means of the woman whose “fiat,” sorrow, and suffering are greater than what the mind can comprehend. United to God and her Son, she is inseparable in suffering from Him Who redeemed the world. She, who in silence gave to the world, is your hope; and He is your salvation!
Look within and ponder, and it will be revealed to you a most wonderful enlightenment of your mind and heart.
The Words of God the Father
through Gianna Talone Sullivan To the World August 8, 2008
Children of Humanity,
As a Father of Love I graciously come again in the midst of you, as I am always present, but in a different way, to rekindle a new Love with you. Through My Son and the Gift of the Holy Spirit, you have all things at your side and in reach.
Use, ask, and devote all the graces on your own behalf and to help others. Evangelize in the way of Love. Obey My Commandments. Do not bear false witness against your brother. Love God above all, and love your neighbor as yourself.
The time of great importance is here. Throughout the centuries I have led my people through trials, tribulations and persecutions. They have been victorious in war and have been defeated through lack of response and prayer or through disobedience.
Love your God with all your heart. This time is so important. You cannot stop the Hand of God! I do what I desire. I give, and I take away. I am the Alpha and the Omega. I am the fire at night to lead in darkness, and the cloud in day to protect from danger.
Come and know that now, more than ever before, there is much to gain in life, protection and the virtues of Love through My Son and through the spouse of the Holy Spirit, whom the Blessed Trinity has allowed to come. For you she pleads.
I am Who am. I see and cannot dismiss. I forgive even if you cannot. I am faithful even if you are not. There is truly a day, when you will know; and you will miss not only this opportunity that at least my prophets before and my people believed, but you will miss the opportunity that you could have had and the graces and the protection of your soul.
Life (physical life) is only dust—a life that is breathed into you. The soul is accountable and lives for all eternity. Where the soul goes depends on your free will.
In the days of old, the good and the bad fought and killed. Who won? Life went to dust. The soul went to eternity (Heaven or hell). The opportunity—freedom—was based on free will and faithfulness to Me.
Thou shall not kill. If you hate, then you have killed; for you have sinned already. As a rule for your own fate: reconcile and love, for I am a God Who is Just and Merciful. Only I weigh out the ultimate Truth.
Today I spent time alone with Jesus in adoration and made small offerings to Jesus and Mary, and prayed for all who have special needs and intentions.
After saying 3 decades of the rosary, on my knees I asked Jesus to keep my heart and mind focused only on Him. Then I prayed, If it be Your will, speak Lord, for Your servant listens.
Jesus responded to my heart saying; My child Eileen, criminals are executed, Sinners are sent to Hell, but My death on the cross for those who love Me and follow My Commandments, brings an eternity of My love and joy. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Continue to pray for your brothers and sisters. Amen.
Note: In the Loft today there were a couple of the Choir members practicing with our newly donated Organ. They were playing these hymns: Christ has died, Christ is risen and Christ will come again, as well as Lord I am not worthy.
ALSO
One blogger I copied from the Poster Board in the back of our church.
A PRAYER TO THE SACRED HEART
Heart of Jesus, source of every blessing,
I love You, and with every sorrow for my sins, I offer You this poor heart of mine.
Make me humble, patient, pure and obedient to Your will. Grant that I may live in You and for You. Give me comfort in my afflictions, health of body, Assistance in my needs, Your blessing in all that I do, And the grace of a holy death. Amen!
Message to Sharon Fitzpatrick June 24, 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
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2009
MY DEAR DEAR PRECIOUS LITTLE CHILDREN,
I WANT SO MUCH TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE GREAT LOVE GOD HAS FOR YOU. YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN FOR THIS TIME AND YOU RESPONDED. IT HAS BEEN A LONG JOURNEY AND YOU WERE ASKED TO ABSORB MUCH IN LESSONS AND IN TRUST.
YOU HAVE RESPONDED WITH YOUR WHOLE HEART TRUDGING ALWAYS FORWARD NO MATTER WHAT THE COST. BECAUSE OF THIS YOU HAVE BEEN BLESSED BEYOND ALL WORDS AND ALL COMPREHENSION. YOU ARE THE UNITY GOD THE FATHER INSTRUCTED ME TO FORM. IT IS DONE - IT IS YOUR TIME.
MY CHILDREN, BE PREPARED YET FOR MORE DIFFICULTIES. BECAUSE YOU ARE IN UNITY WITH GOD YOU CAN EXPECT THAT THERE ARE THOSE WHO DESPISE YOU AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU FALL. BUT I TELL YOU, YOU ARE STRONG AGAINST EVIL.
THE GRACE YOU HAVE WITHIN YOU ONLY FORTIFIES YOU. YOU ARE CARRIERS OF THE TRUTH AND THIS IS INDEED A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY. SOME KNOW THE TRUTH, EVEN TEACH THE TRUTH, BUT WHEN CONFRONTED, COMPROMISE THE TRUTH. YOU HAVE PROVEN YOURSELF WORTHY TO CARRY THE TRUTH INTO THE NEW HEAVENS AND THE NEW EARTH.
BECAUSE OF THIS GOD HAS FOUND GREAT FAVOR IN YOU AND SO IT IS THAT YOU HAVE CAPTURED HIS HEART, HIS LOVE, AND HIS MERCY. I DESIRE THAT YOU PONDER THESE WORDS - FALL IN HUMILITY PRAISING AND THANKING GOD OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
I TOO LOVE YOU AND I HOLD EACH OF YOU IN MY HEART. I AM GRATEFUL THAT YOU KNOW THAT IT IS YOUR REFUGE - THE ONLY REFUGE.
I GIVE NOW MY BLESSING IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT.
I AM WITH YOU IN A SPECIAL WAY WHEN YOU PRAISE AND THANK GOD - I IMPLORE YOU, DO THIS NOW AND FOREVER.
Our Lady of the Sierras May 22, 2009
Message of May 22nd, 2009
Our Lady Speaks
The following message was received during the Laying of the Hands by the prayer team after the Friday night Rosary at Mary’s Knoll.
My Children,
The heart that remains open to the love of Jesus is an instrument that is being used to bring glory to My Son. Many hearts are closed because the world has become a fist that grabs the heart to prevent the love of Christ as His holy way of entering.
You, as my holy disciples of love . thru prayer .. loosen the grip of the world that seeks to block My Son . from the hearts of those He has called. In prayer and devotion to Him thru the Holy Eucharist . this clenched fist which surrounds so many hearts will begin to open and free the heart that knows only love.
When it seems that the heart can no longer function as a heart should .. because of the tightness of the worlds anger hatred and failure to believe in My Son, it is then My Son takes this heart and forms it into the seed. The seed appears to be dead and yet it lives. Thru your prayers the seed will once again take roots sprout and bear the fruit . the fruit of Jesus.
Remember always . that My Mantle surrounds each of My children.
You My dear ones . even in your infirmities . will bring great glory to God.
SHORT POWERFUL PRAYER THROUGH ST. JOSEPH
"Glorious St. Joseph, tenderhearted 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)."
Say this prayer for nine consecutive days.
Fear not! God is your shelter (the 23rd Psalm and the Lord’s Prayer. God never fails). Don’t fail him. Call on Jesus. Jesus on the mainline, tell him what you want!
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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!
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Hipolytus with Sympmphronius and martyrs in Africa, 3 Feb
Hippolytus with Saturninus, Thyrsus, Victor, and unknown martyrs at Alexandria, including Tharsicius, Zonticus, Ammonius, Cyriacus, Geminus, Gelasius, Ursinus, and Pelianus, 31 Jan.
Hiro, martyr,
Honorata with Saturninus, and four children, the lectors Saturninus (another) and Felix, and the nun, Maria, and the toddler, Hilarion; Senator Dativus; Thelica, Emeritus, Felix, Ampellius, Rogatianus, Victoria, 37 other Christians ( Felix, Quintus, Maximianus, Rogatianus, Rogatus, Januarius, Cassianus, Victorianus, Vincentius, Caecilianus, Restituta, Prima, Rogatianus, Eva, Givalius, Rogatus, Pimponia, Secunda, Januaria, Saturnina, Martinus, Datus, Felix, Margarita, Major, Regiola, Victorinus, Pelusius, Faustus, Datianus, Matrona, Caecilia, Heredina, Secunda, Matrona(another), Januaria, of Abitine, in the Northwestern part of Africa. We were arrested having prayed the Divine Mysteries in the Emeritus’ house. We professed the faith. I Saturninus was clubbed. I died in jail, 12 Feb. 304 A.D. 11 Feb. Roman, 20 Feb in Algiers.
Honoratus, Rufinus, Marcus, Valerius Victor, Paulus, Donatus, Baricus, Vitalis, Januarius, and Justus, martyred in Africa. 16 Nov.
Hortulanus, Quodvultdeus with the persecutions of Valerianus, Urbanus, Crescens, Habedeum, Eustachius, Cresconius, Crescentianus, Felix, Fientianus, BISHOPS in Africa. We were martyred in Africa, 28 Nov.
Honoratus, and martyred with 54 companions at Africa. 2 Feb.
Hor (Anba Gri? Anba Apari, Priest with mystical gifts). 2 Aug.
Hor, Paulus, Pansius, Dionysius, Thonius, Hopaesius, another Dionysius, Ammon, Bessammonius, Agatho, Recumbus, Bastmus, Sarmathus, Proteheas, Orion, Colluthus, Didymus, Pelesius, Arates, Theonas, Hippeas, Romanus, Saturninus, Pinutus, Serapion, Papias, Bastamonus, Pantherus, Papia, Dioscurus, Heron, Cyriacus, and Ammonius. We are martyrs who preached Jesus in Kemet, martyred in Alexandria, 18 Jan.
Hor (Anba Hor) 6 July Khemetian native of Sariokos. Beheaded at Antinoe under the reign of terror and persecutions of Roman Emperor Diocletian. with 127 men, and 20 women.
Hor (Horus) of the Thebaid with Ireneous (390 A.D.), 7 Aug.
Hor (Or) in Kemet.
Hor and Mother Daydara (Didra) 23 June and other martyrs.
Hor the Strong, Hermit 28 Nov. at Atrib, Kemet. In Alexandria He raised a dead child to life, and then returned to the desert.
Hor the Wise, hermit in Kemet. Abbot of Nitrian Desert
Hor (Anba Hor) 6 July
Hor, another soldier, tortured and lanced.
Hor, Bishop of Kemet, and 14 Sept. priest Serapion, martyrs at Alexandria
Hortulanus with OTHER AFRICAN BISHOPS, Urbanus, Crescens, Eustacius, the persecutions of Valerianus, Cresconius, Felix, and Florentius, martyred by Arian Vandals for the faith, under Arian King Genseric, 28 Nov.
Horus of the Thebaid, Kemet, 6 June
Horus (also known as Sirus), Bishop with Serapion, priest. Martyrs , in Kemet, 11 Sept.
Horus of the Thebaid, Egypt Aug. 9
Hypatius, martyr, 18 June
Hyperechius with Pambo. Martyred in Kemet 5 June.
Hyperechius of the Paradies, 7 Aug.
Ibeion the Confessor, Kemetian ascetic, 26 Aug
Ingenuus, martyr in Africa with Vincentius, 13 Jan.
IGNATIUS OF AFRICA, martyred at Africa in the 3rd century withLaurentius and Celerine. I was the uncle of Celerinus. Cyprian wrote of us. 3 Feb.
Ingenius, Presbyter (Elder), Possibly a duplicate name, but a Presbyter (Elder), of the (Africa) Mareotis area in Kemet, who agreed to the deposition at Alexandria in 321A.D.in a synod of more than one hundred African Kemetian (Egyptian) and Libyan bishops of Heretic priest Arius and his wicked, irreverent henchmen. (One of the holy folk).
Ingenuus, with Saturus, martyred in Africa, 13 Jan.
Innocentius, martyr, Theban Legionnaire
Ioasaph, king of India, monk. 26 Aug.
Irais (Rhais) of Alexandria (310 A.D.), Virgin martyr 23 Sept.
Irais (Rhais) of Antinoe, Kemet. 308 A.D. (also known as Virgin martyr Irais (Rhais) of Antinoe, Kemet), March 5
Iranaeus (also known as Irene), martyred with Victor, Dacius (also known as Achacius). Martyrs under Julian in Kemet. Found in the Ethiopian Coptic Church Calendar, 30 March
Iranaeus (Hereneus) deacon with bishop of Pentapolis in Libya Theodore, lectors Serapion and Ammon died martyred in 310 A.D. under Gallienus. We had our tongues cut out. We survived and died in piece. 20 March 6? Or 8 April, calendar, Coptic Church .
Iraya (Herais), and other martyrs, my bother, Abadir, 25 Sept.
Irene, Sophia. We are martyrs (3rd. cent.), beheaded in Kemet under Emperor Claudinus. 18 Sept. May 10
Irenius of Kemet (Egypt) and others with me, 4th Century martyr June 5
Isaac, and the Holy Fathers slain at Sinai and Raithu. 14 Jan. Isaac, Thomas, and Victor, martyred at Asmunaja (Oshmunein), Kemet (Egypt), Coptic calendar. 17 Nov.
Isaiah the Solitary of Kemet and Palestine. 3 July
Ischyrion, bishop in Kemet and hermit of Scete, 23 Nov.
Iscyrion, martyr, Isidora; 13 martyrs at Alexandria
Ischyrion with 8,140 companions of and Aesculapius, Martyrs of Achmin (Panopolis), in Kemet. 8 Jan. 25 Dec. in the Abyssinian Church
Isidore the Confessor, bishop of Hermopolis.Counted among the Nitria Mountain desert fathers and monks. (Probably the same as Isidore of Nitria (Nitiria), Bishop)
Isidore of Alexandria, an associate of and helped by Melania Divas. Counted among the Nitria Mountain desert fathers and monks. Mentioned by Lausus and Palladius
Isidora the Fool of Tabenna in Kemet (365 A.D.). 10 May
Isidore the Fool of Tabenna in Kemet, Oct. 19
Isidore of Pelusium, Abbot
MORE RESOURCES (Some of the links might be broken, as they are old so verify)
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
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Part II https://www.youtube.com/watchv=jMnYwZEfBg4
Test! Discern The Spirit! Accept what speaks to YOUR SOUL/SPIRIT. Disregard the rest!
from such as Seers, OLOE, ERA OF PEACE, J.Leary, and Fr. Doucette, Anne Hidden Lay Apostle, Sharon Fitzpatrick, Lousie Tomkiel, Carol Ameche, and others. Fair use, educational and religious purposes, 17 U.S.C. for those in the African Historic and Geologic Diaspora who would otherwise not be exposed to such,
"God is waiting for us in Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. Let us not leave him waiting in vain! Let us not, through distraction and lethargy, pass by the greatest and most important thing life offers us . . . . Let us not pass it heedlessly by. Let us take time, in the course of the week, in passing, to go in and spend a moment with the Lord who is so near. During the day our churches should not be allowed to be dead houses, standing empty and seemingly useless. Jesus Christ's invitation is always being proffered from them.
This sacred proximity to us is always alive in them. It is always calling us and inviting us in. This is what is lovely about Catholic churches, that within them there is, as it were, always worship, because the Eucharistic presence of the Lord dwells always within them" (Pope Benedict XVI).
"In the Blessed Sacrament a heavenly school is open to me, with the best teacher one can possibly imagine, Jesus Christ himself" (Bl. Pope John XXIII).
Mother Teresa - Cheerfulness is often a cloak which hides a life of sacrifice, continual union with God, fervor and generosity.
Meditations by Padre Pio - I end here because the bell is calling me and urging me. I am going to the wine press of the church, to the holy altar where the sacred blood of that delicious and singular grape, with which only very few are allowed to inebriate themselves, drips continually. There - and you know I cannot do otherwise - I will present you to the Heavenly Father in union with His Son, to whom, for whom, and through whom I am totally yours in the Lord (Letters III p 593).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Impressions are a reflection of behavior or image!
"People are like a mirror which reflects back on us the kind of image we cast. The kind man bears with the infirmities of others, never magnifies trifles and avoids a spirit of fault finding. He knows that the trouble with most people in the world is that they are unloved. No one cares for them either because they are ugly or nasty, or troublesome, or so-called bores. To a great extent their character is made by the resentment they feel toward others who are unkind."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - At that moment, I saw Jesus, who said, I am pleased with what you are doing. And you can continue to be at peace if you always do the best you can in respect to this work of mercy. Be absolutely as frank as possible with your confessor.
Satan gained nothing by tempting you, because you did not enter into conversation with him. Continue to act in this way. You gave Me great glory today by fighting so faithfully. Let it be confirmed and engraved on your heart that I am always with you, even if you don't feel My presence at the time of battle. (1499)
My health has improved somewhat. I went down to the refectory and the chapel today. I still cannot resume my duties, and so I stay in my cell at the hand-loom [making borders for altar linens]. I enjoy this work very much, but still, even with such light work, I tire easily. I see how feeble I am. There are no indifferent moments in my life, since every moment of my life is filled with prayer, suffering, and work. If not in one way, then in another, I glorify God; and if God were to give me a second life, I do not know whether I would make better use of it... (1545)
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. To order
JUNE 28 - FAST
In a special apparition to Ivan in 1984, the Blessed Mother asked him to convey the following message:
I would like the people to pray with me as much as they can during these days. Fast strictly on Wednesdays and Fridays and each day pray at least one full rosary, the Joyful, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries. (Special Message 8-14-84)
In Acts we see the infant church engaged in fasting and prayer:
While they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." Then after fasting and praying they laid their hands on them and sent them off (Acts 13:2-3)
Reflection:
Although fasting may seem to be a difficult teaching, the rewards far outweigh its inconvenience. Our Lady wants us to be aware of its power, especially when combined with prayer. It is by prayer, of course, that we attach ourselves to God, but it is by fasting that we detach ourselves from the world. Thus fasting leads to a new freedom of mind and heart.
"Fasting," says Fr. Slavko Barbaric, "is a call to conversion directed to our body. And as we free ourselves from things outside of ourselves, we also free ourselves from the passions within us that are keeping our interior life in chains."
This new freedom allows us to embrace spiritual values through which we can experience true happiness. In this way fasting liberates us from bondage and sets us free to life the joyous life for which we were created.
Application:
On your next fast day, pray especially for freedom from the material.
Medjugorje Day By Day June 27 - MAY PRAYER BE YOUR JOY
Message of June 25, 2004
"Dear children! Also today, joy is in my heart. I desire to thank you for making my plan realizable. Each of you is important, therefore, little children, pray and rejoice with me for every heart that has converted and become an instrument of peace in the world. Prayer groups are powerful, and through them I can see, little children, that the Holy Spirit is at work in the world. Thank you for having responded to my call."
"Most sacred, most loving Heart of Jesus, You are concealed in the Holy Eucharist, and you beat for us still. Now, as then, you say: 'With desire I have desired . . .' I worship you with all my best love and awe, with fervent affection, with my most subdued, most resolved will " (Ven. John Henry Cardinal Newman).
Mother Teresa - It is not what we do but how much love we put into it.
Meditations by Padre Pio - In these sad times when faith is dead and wickedness is triumphant; when we are surrounded by those who have perpetual hatred in their hearts and blasphemy on their lips, the surest way to remaining immune from the pestiferous disease which surrounds us is to strengthen ourselves with the Eucharistic food. This cannot be achieved by those who, month after month, live without satiating themselves with the Immaculate Flesh of the Divine Lamb (AdFP 463).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - We reap what we sow! "If we start with the belief that most people in the world are crooks, it is amazing how many crooks we find. If, however, we go into the world with the assumption that everyone is nice, we are constantly running into nice people. To a great extent the world is what we make it. We get back what we give. If we sow hate, we reap hate; if we scatter love and gentleness we harvest love and happiness. "
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - O my God, let everything that is in me praise You, my Lord and Creator; and with every beat of my heart I want to praise Your unfathomable mercy. I want to tell souls of Your goodness and encourage them to trust in Your mercy. That is my mission, which You yourself have entrusted to me, O Lord, in this life and in the life to come. (1325)
After Communion today, Jesus told me how much He desires to come to human hearts. I desire to unite Myself with human souls; My great delight is to unite Myself with souls. Know, My daughter, that when I come to a human heart in Holy Communion, My hands are full of all kinds of graces which I want to give to the soul. But souls do not even pay any attention to Me; they leave Me to Myself and busy themselves with other things.
Oh, how sad I am that souls do not recognize Love! They treat Me as a dead object. I answered Jesus, "O Treasure of my heart, the only object of my love and entire delight of my soul, I want to adore You in my heart as You are adored on the throne of Your eternal glory. My love wants to make up to You at least in part for the coldness of so great a number of souls. Jesus, behold my heart which is for You a dwelling place to which no one else has entry. You alone repose in it as in a beautiful garden. (1385)
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.
JUNE 27 - MAY PRAYER BE YOUR JOY
Today Our Lady speaks of joy in prayer:
Dear children, may your prayer be a joyful encounter with the Lord. But know that I cannot guide you as long as you do not experience joy in prayer. From day to day I wish to lead you more deeply into prayer, but I cannot force you. (Weekly Message 8-14-86)
Psalm 34 is a prayer of rejoicing:
I will bless the Lord at all times:
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul makes its boast in the Lord:
let the humble hear and be glad .O magnify the Lord with me,
and let us exalt his name together. Psalm 34:1-3
Reflection:
Our Lady of Medjugorje emphasizes that it is the quality of our prayer which is most important. It is to be an intimate encounter with God, a touching of our heart to his. The story is told by the English journalist William Aitken of a certain priest who was disturbed to see a shabby old man go into his church at noon every day and come out again after a few minutes. What could he be doing? He informed the caretaker and bade him question the old man. After all, the place contained valuable furnishings.
"I go to pray," the old man said in reply to the caretaker's questioning.
"Come, come now," said the other, "you are never long enough in the church to pray."
"Well, you see," the shabby old man went on, "I cannot pray a long prayer, but every day at twelve o'clock, I just comes and says, `Jesus, it's Jim' and waits a minute and then comes away. It's just a little prayer, but I guess he hears me."
When Jim was injured some time later and taken to the hospital, he had a wonderful influence on others in the ward. Grumbling patients became cheerful and often the ward would ring with laughter.
"Well, Jim," said the sister to him one day, "the men say you are responsible for this change in the ward. They say you are always happy." "Aye, sister, that I am. I can't help being happy. You see, it's my visitor. Every day he makes me happy."
"Your visitor?" The sister was puzzled. She always noticed that Jim's chair was empty on visiting days, for he was a lonely old man, with no relations. "But when does he come?"
"Every day," Jim replied, the light in his eyes growing brighter. "Yes, every day at twelve o'clock he comes and stands at the foot of my bed. I see him and he smiles and says, "Jim, its Jesus."
Application:
Today seek to make your prayer a meeting of hearts, an encounter with love.
Medjugorje Day By Day June 26 - THE PRAYER GROUP
Message of June 25, 2006
"Dear children! With great joy in my heart I thank you for all the prayers that, in these days, you offered for my intentions. Know, little children, that you will not regret it, neither you nor your children. God will reward you with great graces and you will earn eternal life. I am near you and thank all those who, through these years, have accepted my messages, have poured them into their life and decided for holiness and peace. Thank you for having responded to my call."
Birth of St. John the Baptist—Feast, June 24 "To adore Jesus Christ in the Most Blessed Sacrament is first of all to acknowledge him truly, really and substantially present therein by the humble sentiment of a lively and spontaneous faith: humbly surrendering our feeble reason to the divinity of this sublime Mystery; asking neither to see or touch, like the unbelieving Apostle, before accepting the truth of Jesus Hostia; merely waiting, to prostrate ourselves at His feet, for the infallible and gentle word of the Church telling us like Saint John the Baptist: `Look, this is the Lamb of God; look, this is he who takes away the sin of the world'" (St. Peter Julian Eymard).
Mother Teresa - I serve Jesus twenty-four hours a day. Whatever I do is for Him. And He gives me strength.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Each holy Mass heard with devotion, produces marvellous effects in our souls, spiritual and material graces, that we ourselves do not know. For such purposes do not spend your money uselessly, make a sacrifice of it and come here to hear holy Mass (FSP 45).
It would be easier for the earth to exist without the sun than without the holy sacrifice of the Mass (AP).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - The golden rule of love!
"Since God finds us lovable because He put some of His love into us, so we can find others lovable because we put some of our love into them. But to do this implies a basic kindness which is always prepared to be pleasant with other people."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Reverend Father Sopocko left this morning. When I was steeped in a prayer of thanksgiving for the great grace that I had received from God; namely, that of seeing Father, I became united in a special way with the Lord who said to me, He is a priest after My own Heart; his efforts are pleasing to Me.
You see, My daughter, that My will must be done and that which I had promised you, I shall do. Through him I spread comfort to suffering and careworn souls. Through him it pleased Me to proclaim the worship of My mercy. And through this work of mercy more souls will come close to Me than otherwise would have, even if he had kept giving absolution day and night for the rest of his life, because by so doing, he would have labored only for as long as he lived; whereas, thanks to this work of mercy, he will be laboring till the end of the world. (1256)
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.
JUNE 26 - THE PRAYER GROUP
On this day after the anniversary, Our Lady said to Ivan's prayer group:
Dear children, your Mother told you yesterday (the anniversary) to renew the messages from now on. Your Mother asks, especially from the prayer group, that you live my messages in prayer from this time forward. If you want your Mother to give other and new messages, you have to first live the messages I have already given. (Visionary Prayer Group 6-26-89)
In the Acts of the Apostles, we find that Our Lady too was part of a very special prayer group:
"When they had entered the city, they went to the room upstairs where they were staying, Peter, and John and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. All these were constantly devoting themselves to prayer, together with certain women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, as well as his brothers." (Acts 1:13-14)
Reflection:
Prayer groups have played a major role in Medjugorje. At the request of Our Lady, Ivan and Marija formed a group, as did Jelena and Marijana, the locutionists. Among the prayer guidelines the Madonna gave them are the following:
Pray in deep meditation. Do not look at your watch all the time, but allow yourself to be led by the grace of God. Do not concern yourself too much with the things of this world, but entrust all that in prayer to the Heavenly Father.
If one is greatly preoccupied, he will not be able to pray well because internal serenity is lacking. God will contribute to bring a successful end to the things of here below, if one strives to work for the things of God.
Those who attend school or go to work must pray half an hour in the morning and in the evening and, if possible, participate in the Eucharist. It is necessary to extend the spirit of prayer to daily work, that is to say, to accompany work with prayer.
Application:
Consider attending a prayer group meeting in your local Catholic community in the next week or two. If there are not any, would you consider organizing a group with the help of your parish priest?
June 25 message Today we celebrate 28 years of Our Lady appearing
Peace to All! Below please find the official English translation of Our Lady's June 25, 2009 message as provided by the Information Center in Medjugorje.
Happy 28th Anniversary! Today is a very special day. Today we celebrate 28 years of Our Lady appearing in Medjugorje. Thank you Blessed Mother for your messages throughout these years, for your patience, for your love, and for your help in bringing us closer to your Son Jesus. Thank you Jesus for sending us your Mother, and for all the graces you have given us through Medjugorje.
Message of June 25, 2009
"Dear children! Rejoice with me, convert in joy and give thanks to God for the gift of my presence among you. Pray that, in your hearts, God may be in the center of your life and with your life witness, little children, so that every creature may feel God's love. Be my extended hands for every creature, so that it may draw closer to the God of love. I bless you with my motherly blessing. Thank you for having responded to my call."
Ivanka had her annual apparition.
Our Lady came at 06:35-06:45 and She said to Ivanka:
Dear children,
I invite you to be apostles of peace. Peace,peace, peace.
Our Lady spoke to Ivanka about 10th secret.
Medjugorje Day By Day June 25 - Medjugorje Anniversary
Say a thank you to God today for sending our Mother to us in Medjugorje
Pope Likens the Visitation to a Eucharistic Procession Vatican Jun 1, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Mary's visitation to her cousin Elizabeth was in a certain sense the first Eucharistic procession in history, says Benedict XVI.
"The Eucharist came from the Paradise of Virginity [Our Lady]" St. Albert the Great
St. Louis Marie de Montfort, Priest, Missionary (1673-1716), France—April 28 He wrote, "Do you hunger for the bread of grace and the bread of life? Draw near to her who bore the living Bread which came down from Heaven." "Place yourself humbly in the presence of God . . . . Renew your consecration [to the Blessed Virgin Mary] saying, `I belong entirely to you, dear Mother, and all that I have is yours.'"
"Thou art blessed amongst women, O Mary, and Blessed is Jesus Eucharistic, the fruit of thy womb!" St. Peter Julian Eymard
Mother Teresa
All we do - our prayer, our work, our suffering - is for Jesus. Our life has no other reason or motivation.
Meditations by Padre Pio - When assisting at holy Mass renew your faith and meditate on the Victim who immolates Himself for you, to placate Divine Justice, and renders it propitious to you. Do not leave the altar without first shedding tears of sorrow and love for Jesus, crucified for your eternal salvation (LdP 66).
When you are well attend Mass, when you are ill and cannot assist, read the Mass (AP).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen- A kind person is one of a kind!
"Because kindness is related to love, it follows that the kind person loves another not for the pleasure the other person gives, nor because the other person can do us a kindness in return, but because the other person is loveable in himself. The basic reason why everyone is lovable is because God made him."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - All for You, Jesus. I desire to adore Your mercy with every beat of my heart and, to the extent that I am able, to encourage souls to trust in that mercy, as You yourself have commanded me, O Lord. (1234)
On passing through Cracow, Rev. Father Sopocko paid me a short visit today. I had wanted to see him, and God fulfilled my desire. This priest is a great soul, entirely filled with God. My joy was very great, and I thanked God for this great grace, because it was for the greater glory of God that I wanted to see him. (1238)
My Jesus, penetrate me through and through so that I might be able to reflect You in my whole life. Divinize me so that my deeds may have supernatural value. Grant that I may have love, compassion, and mercy for every soul without exception. O my Jesus, each of Your saints reflects one of Your virtues; I desire to reflect Your compassionate heart, full of mercy; I want to glorify it. Let Your mercy, O Jesus, be impressed upon my heart and soul like a seal, and this will be my badge in this and the future life. Glorifying Your mercy is the exclusive task of my life. (1242)
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.
JUNE 25 - THE QUEEN OF PEACE
To the question, "When should the feast of the Queen of Peace be celebrated?" Mary smiled and said:
"I would prefer that it take place JUNE 25. The faithful have come for the first time on that day, on the hill." (First Years February 2, 1982).
And on this feast day in 1989 she said:
Dear children, today I call you to live the messages which I have been giving you during the past eight years. This is a time of grace and I desire that the grace of God overflow in each of you. I bless you, and I love you with a special love. (Monthly Message 6-25-89)
St. James also speaks of living our faith in a concrete way:
"What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, `Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill,' and yet you do not supply their bodily needs, what is the good of that? So faith by itself, if it has no works, is dead." (James 2:14-17)
Reflection:
The messages given on the feast of the Queen of Peace in previous years are beautiful confirmations of Our Lady's love. It is in her profound love for us that Mary intercedes to gain us `a time of grace,' and desires that, `the grace of God overflow in each of you.' She has gathered all graces together to enable us to live her messages, to live a Christian life that will bring us to eternal joy.
Note that the Blessed Virgin calls us today to live her messages, for simply hearing them is not enough. St. James reminds us of the same thing when he calls us to express our faith in works. Our greatest motivation to live the messages, to live our faith, is the boundless love of God and the constant encouragement of our Mother who said, `If you knew how much I loved you, you would weep for joy.'
Application:
How can you put your faith and love of God into action this week? Check your church bulletin for opportunities, or contact your parish office.
SHORT POWERFUL PRAYER THROUGH ST. JOSEPH
"Glorious St. Joseph, tenderhearted 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)."
Say this prayer for nine consecutive days.
Fear not! God is your shelter (the 23rd Psalm and the Lord’s Prayer. God never fails). Don’t fail him. Call on Jesus. Jesus on the mainline, tell him what you want!
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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.
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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.
Victor, martyr found in the Ethiopian Coptic Church Calendar, 7 Feb.
Victor. Martyred in Africa with Felix, 11 Feb.
Victor. Martyred in Alexandria with Julian 12 Feb.
Victor, I was a priest martyr at Carthage. I was also a follower and disciple of Cyprian of Carthage. I suffered martyrdom with Montanus 259 A.D. 24 Feb.
Victor the Ninivite, in or about 285 A.D. martyred in Corinth Kemet (Egypt) under Numerian with Victorinus and companions, 24 Feb.
Victor, martyred in the West and North of Africa.
Victor, I suffered martyrdom with Saturninus and Solutor in Africa. 26 March
Victor, Dacius (also known as Achacius), and Iranaeus (also known as Irene). Martyrs under Julian in Kemet. Found in the Ethiopian Coptic Church Calendar, 30 March
Victor, I suffered martyrdom, see Stephanus in Kemet. 1 April
Victor, martyred in the Pentapolis with Coprica, 7 April
Victor, martyred in Carthage with Fortunio. Anba Lucius (Abeluzius) I am a friend of God in the Ethiopian Rite, 15 Jan.
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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, JUNE 21, 2009
MY DEAR DEAR PRECIOUS LITTLE CHILDREN,
YOUR HEARTS ARE GLAZED WITH THE LOVE OF MY SON. YOU HAVE BENEFITTED FROM HIS LOVE AND HIS MERCY. BE EVER VIGILANT AND MAKE READY TO HELP OTHERS.
LITTLE CHILDREN, IT IS THE DAY OF THE LORD. IN KEEPING IT HOLY, YOU GIVE THE WORLD A SIGN THAT GOD EXISTS AND THAT YOU LOVE HIM. YOU ARE PRESENT IN GOOD TIMES AND IN BAD. AS YOU EXPERIENCE THE HEAT OF THE DAY YOU ALSO EXPERIENCE THE GRACE AVAILABLE THIS DAY.
BE VIGILANT, KEEPING WATCH. THE TRUTH IS OF JESUS AND CANNOT BE COMPROMISED. THE TRUTH IS YOURS TO KNOW AND TO PROTECT. BE EVER VIGILANT. SOME WANT AND EVEN DEMAND COMPROMISE. OTHERS ARE INDIGNANT AND OTHERS ARE INDIFFERENT. BE EVER VIGILANT. BE TRUE SENTINELS AND KEEPERS OF THE TRUTH.
I WANT ALL TO UNDERSTAND THAT MY WORDS ARE ALSO THE TRUTH. WHAT HAS BEEN SAID IS GIVEN ME FROM THE FATHER. HOW MANY QUESTION AND CANNOT ACCEPT WITH JOY THE GIFT OF LOVE AND MERCY. DO WHAT YOU CAN, BUT IN THE END THEY MUST CONSENT TO THESE PETALS FROM HEAVEN. TRUST MY CHILDREN, YOU HAVE A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY.
MY BELOVED PRIEST-SONS SHALL GIVE YOU THE BLESSING OF CHRIST. I SIMPLY EMBRACE YOU AND THEN SAY ONCE MORE, PRAISE AND THANK GOD FOR HE IS LOVE, HE IS MERCY AND ALL HAS BEEN GIVEN YOU.
PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING NOW AND FOREVER.
Message to Sharon Fitzpatrick June 14, 2009
SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 2009 CORPUS CHRISTI
MESSAGE FROM JESUS EXPOSED IN THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT
I AM THE SPLENDOR OF HEAVEN
I COME TO YOU TODAY IN THIS SPECIAL WAY THROUGH THE HANDS OF MY PRIEST. I DO THIS FOR YOU THAT ON THIS OCCASION MY HEART SHALL BE OPEN TO YOU THAT WHAT IT CONTAINS SPILLS OUT OVER YOU.
YOU ARE MY LOVES AND I HAVE PLACED YOU IN THIS POSITION, THAT YOU CARRY THE TRUTH TO THE NEW HEAVENS AND NEW EARTH. I VISIT YOU THIS DAY AS THE LOVE OF YOUR HEARTS, KNOWING YOU LOVE ME AND WOULD DIE FOR LOVE OF ME. I TAKE YOU MY LOVES TO ME. GIVE OVER ALL TO ME, AS I AM YOUR TREASURE, SO TOO ARE YOU MINE.
Message to Patsy Soto June 19,2009
Friday, June 19, 2009 - 9:57am - 10:21 am Feast of the Sacred Heart Our Lady of Grace Adoration Chapel, Edina MN
Approved for Release June 21, 2009 by Reverend Fr. William Lauriola Spiritual Advisor
Praise be to Jesus for Jesus is Lord, Saviour, Redeemer, Reconciler of All Nations
My beloved little one thank you for opening your heart to My Words. As I spoke to you yesterday on the Prayer of Fasting as a gift of Love Intertwined with My Sacrificial Eucharistic Love as a Perfect act of Sacrifice and Love. For My children forget that the ultimate gift of Sacrifice and Love was My Crucifixion which is reenacted at each Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and Eucharistic Celebration.
Many would ask why would the Crucifixion be celebrated and how can it be reenacted at each Holy Mass and Eucharistic Banquet? Understand My children the ultimate sacrifice of My Death upon the Cross Redeemed and Reclaimed the Salvation for all souls allowing them the Gift of Eternal Life with The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit- your Triune God, which is a celebration for all entering the Kingdom of your Triune God where the soul will live forever.
Our Sacrificial Banquet of Love espoused through the Merciful and Sacrificial Love of the Father, as He gave His Only Begotten Son in order that all mankind be given the Gift of Life Eternal.
As you My children offer sacrifice through the Prayer of Fasting, by preparing yourself through prayer and the sacrifice of fasting, and uniting yourselves with your love and the perfect love of your Triune God, whom then accept your sacrifice placing it in the Chalice of the Precious Blood of the Lamb. Sacrifice My children is Fasting, for in sacrifice you are giving up, abstaining or denying yourself something that you desire or that gives you pleasure.
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and Eucharistic Banquet, is the Perfect Prayer as it reenacts at the time of the Consecration My Ultimate Gift of Love My Crucifixion. During the Consecration of the Mass as My Priest Son- offers at the time of the Consecration, the Body(Crucified) and Blood (I Shed My Blood, they pierced My side, blood and water gushed forth), Bread and Wine, a reenactment of My Crucifixion, allowed by the Father, Our Sacrificial Banquet of Pure Love for each of you My children.
I have given you this teaching, to help you to understand the merciful love of your Triune God and how we unite your love with ours as you sacrifice, as you fast! Will you not consider Our Invitations to Prayer, to Sacrifice? I thank all My children of My Ministry here in Minnesota and those who also came from other areas making the sacrifice of attending My Novena for World Peace and Retreats, giving you the opportunity to recieve many special graces for answering our call! It is important in Remembering that We do not invite your participation in My Novena For World Peace/Retreats/Pilgrimages for Our Sake BUT FOR YOUR'S, YOUR CHILDREN AND YOUR WORLD!
Our Pleas given during these days here inviting more to open your hearts to bring My Novena, My Retreat to your areas. My Plea for you to attend My Novena For World Peace Medjugorje Pilgrimage/Retreat goes unheard and unanswered, which saddens not only The Father, but Myself and My Holy Mother, for you do not see the loss of souls that you could prevent through your sacrifice to Our Call!
As I have spoken many times you have a free will which will never be taken away! Think about this My children, is it your free will that will be your demise? Your Jesus of Mercy
Open My little one to Acts Ch 2 Vs 46- Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple area and to breaking bread in their homes. They ate their meals with exultation and sincerity of heart, praising God and enjoying favor with all the people. And every day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.
Luke Ch 24 Vs 30- And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blesing, broke it, and gave it to them. 31 With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their sight. 32 Then they said to each other, "Were not our hearts burning (within us) while he spoke to us on the way and opened the scriptures to us?"
John Ch 3 Vs 28 *Do not be amazed at this, because the hour is coming in which all who are in the tombs will hear his voice 29 and will come out, those who have done good deeds to the resurrection of life, but those who have done wicked deeds to the resurrection of condemnation
This Message is available to view on you tube by clicking the above link Friday 19 June 2009
Feast of the Sacred Heart
My children, I Love you. This Day is about My Love, its celebration. It is a Day of Love and a Day of Joy. It is necessary to celebrate this Day in its fullness. Do not wait for the world to celebrate it with you; let the dead bury the dead for many have neither the eyes to see nor the ears to hear My Words.
Many things are still to come, My children. The seas will rise to reveal many things and they will give up the dead that they have held. They will also reveal many living things that men have placed there to do destruction with. A dark time prevails on the world, its claws ever tightening. Many walk away from Me thinking that the world will save them.
My Visionaries, Prophets and Seers, I call upon you this Day to seek out one another before the terrible day comes when the world will turn away from My Words because of the laws that are not My Laws – are set in place. he who sits there on his throne needs you out of the way to make ready his next step. Seek one another out, for soon, you will only have one another for the world is fickle in its belief in My Words, even though I speak the Truth. There will be no joy for you.
I tell you, seek one another for there will be no place to hide in a Godless world that seeks only science as its god. I asked for this before and you did not do it. I ask you to do it now.
My children, I call upon you to make this possible. Speak to those Visionaries, Prophets and Seers that you know and tell them that I AM is calling them to stand up and be counted, to stand up and reveal My Words. This will be the time that I have spoken of, when the persecutions begin against My Visionaries, Prophets and Seers. See! I Warn you of what is in your midst. Do you wish to hide away, naked, without My Word to cover you?
Are you in your place, at your post, as the long-awaited for days have arrived?
The Battle has begun; he has thrown down the gauntlet. Are you ready, My Visionaries, Prophets and Seers? Up and do battle then.
I ask of you, My children of My House, to hurry along My Villa del Sagrado Corazón for it is important in My Plans. Do not wait, for I will call those Visionaries, Prophets and Seers who still stand with Me to the safety of its walls.
Prepare yourselves, gird your loins with battle garments and stand ready.
This Day I reveal My Heart to the world.
This Scripture reading is about the Prophets, Seers and Visionaries.
1 Then the Word of the Lord came to me, saying:
2 "Son of man, how is the wood of the vine better than any other wood, the vine branch which is among the trees of the forest?
3 Is wood taken from it to make any object? Or can men make a peg from it to hang any vessel on? 4 Instead, it is thrown into the fire for fuel; the fire devours both ends of it and its middle is burned. Is it useful for any work?
5 Indeed, when it was whole, no object could be made from it. How much less will it be useful for any work when the fire has devoured it and it is burned?
6 "Therefore thus says the Lord God: 'Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give up the inhabitants of Jerusalem;
7 and I will set My Face against them. They will go out from one fire but another fire shall devour them. Then you shall know that I am the Lord, when I set My Face against them.
8 Thus I will make the land desolate because they have persisted in unfaithfulness,' says the Lord God."
Ezekiel 15
Message of Our Lady, Mary, Full of Grace - The Birth of the New World; April 5th to May 2nd, 2009
Darly Chagas is a devote Catholic, a woman of a deep prayer, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
She receives regularly messages from Virgin Mary, Immaculate Conception; and sometimes from God the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit.
Some messages are directed specifically to Brazil, while others are for the world as a whole. Words of the Immaculate Heart of Our Heavenly Mother to Her sons that need to learn how to prepare well for the events that are coming.
(http://darlychagasmessages.blogspot.com)
Message of Our Lady - Mary, Full of Grace
The Birth of the New World - Words of Our Lady
THE TIME OF TRIBULATION TRUST IN THE DIVINE JUSTICE
April 5, 2009 Palm Sunday
Dear children, today, the day of the Lord, with much love and affection I come to bless you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Divine Holy Spirit. United to the Holy Trininity, we will get the real Peace in the world.
My children, My little children, wake up to respond the Called of God, you are in a great danger, it is precise to prepare to overcome all dificulties of your walk of conversion, you must follow the steps of Jesus, reviving the moment of His Passion and Death, to Save you.
Let’s prepare for the Holy Easter. You must follow on these days all the suffering that He passed, making a meditation on your life detaching from this time the sins and assuming what God wants from you. He wants that you to surrender in His Hands and understand that you can do nothing withouth His help. You should love your life each day remembering always that the God is Life.
God gave you Himself giving you life and living in you.
Remember that God loved you so much that He sent His Divine Son, the Only Son, the True Son Jesus Christ, True God, True Man, to die in the Cross and rise from the dead to Save you.
Therefore, God denies you anything; He knows everything you need to survive for the Eternal Life. Who does not survive, are those who denied and yet deny the Salvation. These will finish in hell, a place where live demons, traitors, those who trample the Grace of God.
Then, today God calls you, you who wish to survive for the love that only is God. God is Life, is Love and Truth.
Convert, convert, convert before is too late.
My children, My children, respond to the urgent Called of God, listen to Him.
The Holy Word of God reveals you today about the moment when Jesus, after passing 40 days in the desert where suffered His hour of preparation to give His own Life to Save the world.
Jesus Christ was tempted by the demon, but He triumphed. He suffered a great anguish knowing that was close the hour when He would be delivered to His persecutors. In the desert He was served by Angels. In no way, He being God, never used His power for Himself. He prayed and asked to the Father to stay with Him, to console in His suffering. But the hour arrived; it was now when have to continue His Mission.
Jesus today gives His steps in direction to the painful hour of His Death on the Cross.
Jesus begins His walk with humility and obedience to the Will of God the Father. Conforming to the Holy Word reveals you, today, palm Sunday, reviving that day when Jesus Christ was going in direction to Jerusalem, where he was going to be Crucified on the Cross for people who do not recognized Him as the Messiah, they judged Him as someone who was exalted and wanted to pass by God, being that one who God the Father promised to liberate the world from the sin.
For that people, Jesus Christ was an ordinary man who wanted to be the promised Messiah. Then, God had a plan to show the men that Jesus Christ was His True Son and unmask all human arrogance. God wanted that His Divine Son to defeat the death and save all His children that turned into sinners, committing desobedience to Him, seduced by Lucifer.
That day Jesus Christ returned from His preparation to triumph.
Now He had begun the Martyrdom. He ordered to His disciples to seek the little donkey, where they put their robes to mount Jesus and enter in Jerusalem. Those who were gathered there, covered the floor with their blankets for Jesus to pass, they screamed: "Hosana! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord."
Jesus never wanted to desist, when He suffered the sadness of thinking that His Death had to happen, He asked God for more consolation. Jesus emptied Himself and was obedient until the death on the Cross.
I suffered seeing Him emptied of His Divinity to be an ordinary man who carried on Him all the human blame and with it to go up to the Calvary carrying on His shoulders the Cross where He would be crucified.
But, inside My Heart was the certainty that within three days, after His Death, He would rise from the dead and then My sinners children would be saved. God made Me the Mother of His children on the feet of the Cross, but I already loved you as children. And for you I suffered also.
My children, you also are near to go up to calvary carrying your cross, you should empty of everything that displeases God and become pure as a little child, just allow God to guide you, until the end of your passage on earth and then get the full happiness in the New Kingdom, together with the One who gave His own life to lead you to Paradise.
Love God above all things, bend your kness to worship Him as you know, by determination of God the Father who exalted Jesus and gave Him the Name that is above every name, every knee should bend in Heaven, in earth and below the earth and so honoring the glory of God the Father. Amen.
So, everyone should make the Will of God that must be met, or the man bend the knees in the earth, and recognizes the existence of God or will bend the knees in Purgatory or Hell.
There is no use leaving things for later, who does this now can even go straight to Heaven. Who loves, bends the knees before God, detaches from all the pride and is humble to God. Humility brings the man before God and God is patient and merciful, He is infinitely good and just.
Jesus is so humble that before the government of Pontius Pilate, He was not exalted. When Pilate asked Him if He was king of the Jews, Jesus replied only: "You say so," Jesus did not exalt at any time.
How much suffering and humiliation He passed! But He saved the world, gave men the right to live in the New Kingdom. The Kingdom of peace, love and true justice. Come children, live these days, a time of reparation of your sins, so you can live with Jesus in His Kingdom forever.
This is what I come to reveal for your conversion, your time is near, your purification for your Easter. Convert, convert, all wrong things will pass and only will prevail the real things.
Pray, pray, pray for the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, for all the Clergy, the religious men and women, for all the humanity. Pray for atheists and pagans, help them to return to God with urgency.
Pray for the Holy Church founded by Jesus Christ, bend the knees you all to worship Jesus Christ in the Holy Eucharist. The Holy Father the Pope at this time of so many conflicts, He is suffering a lot, seeing so many outrages and sacrileges happening with the Holy Eucharist. Jesus Christ resurrected and will resurrect everyone who believes in Him, who believe in His Power to Save.
I love you very much and cover you with My Mantle of Love. I ask that all Brazilians to prepare with more faith. To all nations of the world I invite you for a time of stronger prayer. All need God.
Now I bless you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, the Mother of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world, Mary, the Immaculate Conception.
Message of Our Lady - Mary, Full of Grace The Birth of the New World - Words of Our Lady THE TIME OF TRIBULATION TRUST IN THE DIVINE JUSTICE
April 18, 2009
Dear children, today, with much love and affection I come to bless you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Divine Holy Spirit. United to the Holy Trininity, we will get the real Peace in the world.
My children, the Holy Word of God reveals you today about the difficulty of men to believe in God’s existence. Many children say that they believe when see and how many of them see visible and tangible signals and do not believe, they think about explanations to justify the lack of faith.
Then today God wants to talk about this human weakness, for you to wake up for not to deny the Signal that God will give you very soon.
My poor children, I feel great joy to find you here reunited in prayer for a world that needs to learn to perceive the Grace of God and to give thanks before the coming of the Great Signal that God wants to give to the world for it to lift and prepare to receive very soon the King of Glory Jesus Christ that comes to take His Kingdom for ever.
Come together, going forward, trying to make our prayers for all, not only for those who already are aware of the existence of God, a more urgent help.
My children within a family, when a person is sick, the other concern to seek spiritual comfort for him to recover. The same thing happens with the family of God that we are all peoples of the world.
You just passed the time of the Passion and Death of Jesus Christ and saw and heard that Jesus appealed to God and wait for His help because He felt alone, abandoned by His friends, He had great trouble, but did the Will of God to the end and then He raised, appeared to His friends and Me too.
To Me He appeared first and asked Me to bless Him also and He blessed Me too. Many children that saw Jesus after the Resurrection did not believe that was Him.
Today you are being prepared to receive Jesus again and should increase your faith before He comes. All need to grow in faith, need to cultivate inside your hearts the Warnings of God.
You are now the family of God, trying to help each other that all are ready to receive Jesus. As I told you when someone in the family is sick, needs help and those who are in a healthy situation need to help. This family are all sinners and sin is the worst disease in the world because it hurts the soul and make it to miss the Light of God.
I am in the world to help you find the cure for all, there are terrible diseases, but none enough to be worse than the sin.
Only sin pollutes the soul and leads it to suffer in hell for all eternity. To save the souls of this contamination is necessary to pray, no remedy made in the laboratory cures the soul, just pray, and God wants you to love each other that you should pray in union for your souls.
Who prays believe in God and who does not pray does not believe because does not value the Offer of God.
IF GOD TEACHES THAT PRAYING YOU WILL DO IMPORTANT THINGS AND YOU ARE NOT PRAYING, IS THE CONTEMPT FOR THE GRACE OF GOD THAT HE WANTS TO GIVE YOU.
My children, you are sick, the whole world is sick and in danger of death, you should pray much for this danger does not come as soon as it is coming; all need help, lots of prayer.
That is why God will send the Divine Holy Spirit, He will give you more understanding, for you to be cured of that terrible disease and could return to God before is too late.
The Signal of God will leave you scared and if you are not prepared, will not know to understand what He has done in you. Prepare, Prepare, the hour is coming, stay firm in your decision for God. He comes to strengthen you and you will have no more doubt of God.
This is what I come to reveal today in this message that God sent for you to prepare.
The world will pass difficult moments, but you were warned, now you only need to pray, pray and pray. Pray, pray, pray for the Holy Father the Pope Benedict XVI, for all the Clergy, for all religious men and women, for all the humanity.
Pray for atheists and pagans, help them praying and trusting that you are able to love them not to leave them behind. Love makes great miracle of the conversion.
Pray for the Holy Church founded by Jesus Christ, give hands to walk without fear, trusting that the Holy Spirit is upon you and will show that your life is of a lot of value to God and that even the enemy wants to destroy you, God will not let this to happen.
Jesus came to the world, triumphed over the power of hell and saved you, now you only need to want to be saved.
Do not be sad about what comes to you, but believe that nothing can separate you from God, only the sin puts you in danger of losing the right to Eternal Life if you do not separate from it. Renounce to sin. You are the Church of God.
I love you very much, cover you with My Mantle of Love. I ask the Brazilians to pray with confidence. Be sure in the Hands of God.
I appreciate the presence of you all and wait for you in the next meeting. I thank My children who live in this house by consent that God use this site to meet his children for they to pray. If you could know what is coming to the world, would be most of your time in prayer.
This year is a year of sad and painful events, prepare, accept the Will of God.
Now I bless you in the Name of the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit, the Mother of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. Mary, the Immaculate Conception.
Message of Our Lady - Mary, Full of Grace The Birth of the New World - Words of Our Lady THE TIME OF TRIBULATION TRUST IN THE DIVINE JUSTICE
April 19, 2009
On this beautiful night of the Lord, He comes to feed you with His Holy Word, for you to have Eternal Life.
The Word of God is Salvation, is happiness, that is why all should listen to It and keep It inside your Heart to feed your soul, feed the spirit, and to grow in the true love to God and to the brothers, love for the life itself.
So that My children, I feel great joy to be with you bringing this food to help you, in this last time of preparation, to pass for your purification.
God warns you in this time because you need cultivate more your faith and lift the heart to Him, because it will not be easy for anyone so suddenly see their inner life, and the situation caused by sins committed during your pilgrimage on earth.
The children do not know what they will know now, will see the evil they have done to themselves, because they will see the result, which attracts the contempt for those who disobey God, the son who does not accept to be governed by God.
The children sin and forget that need to repent and ask for forgiveness to God. The children are accommodated in the wrong way to live and do not seek help in God. But God is Merciful, do not punish His children without first warning them about their rebellion, their failures and give them every opportunity to correct itself in time.
So now there will be a great transformation in humanity and all will be thinking. Most do not want to take the knowledge, because do not want it, because disregards all the signs from God for it and do not appreciated the Holy Lent. Did not make penance, not fasted, not prayed and did not sacrifice, did not make company to the suffering of Jesus Christ in the Holy Week. Did not want to revive with the Resurrection of Jesus and is in a worse situation, which may have no more solution to achieve Salvation. Indeed, this majority will only agree with the big Scare, Scare that will result in the death of many.
Besides the wars, terrible diseases, hunger, still has the movement of nature that nobody can bear. But the worst is the Great Thunder when the sky is open for everyone to bend the knees to the ground and adore the One and True God, the Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. When the Thunder sounds, the man will remember, once and for all, that God exists and wants to be loved, adored and glorified by all creature.
Convert, convert, convert, convert, convert, convert, convert, and remember that God called you and revealed all these things. The Deadly Sins are keeping you away from God and the hour is near, confess.
Be careful for not to be necessary that God wakes you up with fright. Come meek as a lamb who seeks its owner. Dear and beloved children of My Immaculate Heart, I bless you in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit to guide you for always leading you with His Light.
I am the Servant of the Lord, Mary, the Mother of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. I am the Immaculate Conception of Mary, I am the Messenger of God and in the message today He thanks the time of prayer and warns you:
"My children, Prepare, I'm still giving you time. I am the Father who truly loves His children and do not correct them without have been advised, without they perceive that failed and are aware of what will be the fate of the one who converts and the one who does not.
The man fails when sin and fails more when sin already knowing that all sin is death. The man who idolatry sin, his destination is hell. All need to be close to Me and ask Me for forgiveness of their sins, whatever the sin. But not all believe in My Love.
When a man converts, he discovers within himself that can not live without My love and soon begin to correct his mistakes. He gives the first steps toward change in his life, like a child who is beginning to be standing, looking for support in the hands of his father. This is the beginning of the conversion, the man begins repented of his sins and asking Me to forgive him.
I am God and not abandon My children. I give them everything they need and what they need is more of My Forgiveness. I pour all they want about My pardon. Do not force anyone to do anything but give all the signs, so they wake up and convert. Has no value the person do anything obligatory, so I do not force anyone to convert.
Prepare My children, I do not want to punish anyone, I want everyone to be happy forever. You must not draw on you the punishment that comes upon the world. Be careful for I do not find you in sin, when I send the punishment on it (the sin). Where there is sin, the punishment will come.
I will open the curtains of Heaven and then will descend on humanity what I promised to send, the Holy Spirit. A big thunder will sound in the Sky as the Signal of this great time and will be suddenly. Woe to the sinners that were the blind, deaf, dumb and lame, will fall to the ground until I put them on foot again. Very soon, very soon this will be.
I am God, I am what I am, I love you with Eternal Love. The air, water, fire and earth will pass through great change, you will be renewed and everything that is on the ground. You will pass by the mutation, prepare, prepare."
Dear children, let's think together the Words of God our Eternal Father, the Almighty, who today is calling you, with more urgency to the conversion, so that you are prepared before the day of purification. A big change will happen in the world at any time.
My children, believe in the warnings of God, because you need to help Him, do not leave to convert for the final hour. Believe in the Holy Gospel, because It is for you a mirror that Jesus has left you with love and to follow His teachings. Take seriously the Holy Word of God.
My children, the Holy Word of God leads you today to reflect on the moment when Jesus Christ appeared to His disciples after His Resurrection, and wished them peace. God gives you this peace, the peace that will change your hearts and it will lead to growth in your faith.
You heard that St. Thomas did not believe at that moment when Jesus was appearing to them, it was precise to touch the Sores of Jesus to believe. But today My sons, the men have had time of evangelization and continue as if God did not exist.
You must have faith, or the man converts or will lose Heaven. As it is already close the hour for the world to entering into eternity, he must be purified.
God sent warnings and more warnings. He did and does everything to save the world, He will give now, very soon, the Great Sign, and this signal is to warn mankind, that can not live without God, you need Him, you need of His Forgiveness to enter in the Eternity.
If the man does not decide to convert, will lose once and for all the union with God. Will fall into hell, which is the place for those that do not convert. God wants to give you Holiness, that your bodies pass the transformation, to be glorious bodies. God wants that the souls to join the bodies on the day of the Final Judgment. He created the body and soul together. So not only is the soul that needs to be purified, sanctified, the body that God gave you also need from holiness. The body needs to pass the resurrection for this it will join to the soul. Thus the soul is waiting for the day, time, the Will of God. Who is converted will go to God and who is not converted will go to hell.
Hurry up in your conversion, if God is sending you Warnings, you should listen and do what He wants to be done. If the world continues to leave its correction for the last hour, it will suffer much, because nobody knows the time.
This is what I am revealing in this message next to the Sign of God. The signal will leave humanity meditative and will have no further opportunities to correct. Convert, convert, convert. Now I ask the Holy Mass, the Holy Eucharist with loyalty to God. Pray, pray, pray for the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, for all the Clergy, the religious men and women, for all the humanity. Pray for the atheists and pagans, they need the help, of prayers. Pray for the Holy Church founded by Jesus Christ, unite ever more, come closer to the Sacraments, help the Holy Father the Pope, the situation within the Church is very difficult, because there are still many men capable of betraying to be promoted and not worry whether they are offending God.
I love you very much and cover you with My Mantle of Love, calling all to prayer, I see your need to grow in faith, in hope, trust in God. I would ask all Brazilians who pray, pray more.
Now I bless you in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, the Mother of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world, Mary, the Immaculate Conception.
Thanks for responding to the Called of God. Time is short My children, increase your efforts to seek the help of God to heal your spiritual vision, you are not seeing the light that is on and you have not left the darkness. Sin is darkness, darkness is dangerous and you do not know from this danger if you are not sure in the hands of God. Trust that He wants to help you.
Now I offer My Immaculate Heart as a refuge in time of punishment that is close to sin. A great reward is coming, take care of your souls.
With all care and love of a Mother I wish you peace and take your requests to God. The Peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you now and forever. The Peace. Amen. Blessed be God, Blessed be His Holy Name. Peace! Peace! Peace! Amen! Amen! Amen!
Message of Our Lady - Mary, Full of Grace The Birth of the New World - Words of Our Lady THE TIME OF TRIBULATION TRUST IN THE DIVINE JUSTICE
April 26, 2009
Dear children, today, the day of the Lord, with much love and affection I come to bless you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Divine Holy Spirit.
United to the Holy Trininity, we will get the real Peace in the world.
My children, I feel great joy to find you here reunited with your hearts open waiting for the Grace of God.
You are fighting for peace for a more fraternal world, a world when all inequality will lose its place and the equality will take place. The people will understand that is not necessary to surpass on nobody, because will have everything, because God is the one who gives everything to all. It is not the wealth of the world that will fill the human anxiety, but the love of God that will calm the man and take him to realize that the things that pass have not value, but the eternal things do. Are the eternal things that will prevail in each one for the Grace of God.
Then My children, I am happy to be with you because you opened your spiritual ears to learn what is good for your life. You are in this home where God put you to give also the Peace, His Peace.
As you listened today, the Holy Word of God reveals you about the apparition of Jesus Christ after His Resurrection to His disciples and He whished them Peace, the Peace that comes from Him, the Peace that is Eternal.
The Peace that the world knows is a temporary peace, one that is interrupted by disharmony, that is yet reigning on hard hearts, indiferent to God. Is indifferent because yet commit sin, disrespect the Commandments and does not have fear of God, so as the humanity walk yet.
You saw and heard that Saint Thomas did not have enough faith to believe that Jesus Christ was there with them and was invited by Jesus to touch His Sores.
Thomas left the world an example of what the person is going through weakness, and falter until the time that is face to face with Jesus.
But I descended from Heaven to be with you, all this time that I am appearing in the world, bringing messages and more messages, for your growth in faith. When the man has true faith, he will no longer be indifference, to the manifestations of God in his life. The man who believes without seeing, his faith is stronger, than those who need to see signals to believe.
My children, God is preparing you for a great change in your life, you have to make more effort, to believe in the Grace of God. The man has not the habit to pray asking to God to increase his faith, and stay accommodated and does not perceive the wonders received from Heaven. The man comes to think that the things have to be that way.
How wonderful is to see a humble Heart! Today I am happy when My daugther Martha offered to Me a pink button, the happiness she felt in talking about her son. What heart of a mother does not shake when you see tears flowing in the eyes of her child, that comes asking for help with hope.
I am the Mother Help of children that God gave Me at the feet of the Cross.
Little daughter, trust, with My Love I go to Jesus and offer to Him this same love, to cheer him and He has compassion on Me and attends My children. I go to Him and return to you and you take to your little son this love I give you.
The greatest remedy that exists is love, love that comes from God, love that He pours in the heart of the mothers for themselves to cure their children. The Love of God is the milk and honeys that He pours on you to feed and heal your diseases, your sufferings.
If the world loves with the Love that comes from God, there would be only the world of peace, health, abundance of wealth that would be equal for all. Take into your heart and give My love to your child.
My Love is named Jesus and was God the Father who gave Him to Me so that I give Him to My children. I love you in the same way I love your son and the same way that I love Jesus. The Peace that comes from Jesus is the Eternal Love. My children, this is what I leave you in this message today, the Peace of Jesus Christ for you to give to each other.
Pray, pray, pray for the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI, for all the Clergy, for all the religious men and women, for all the humanity. Pray for the atheists and pagans, the time is ending, hurry up you in your conversion
Pray for the Holy Church founded by Jesus Christ, to all Christians to prepare for the arrival of the Holy Spirit. He comes to redeem all who believe in Jesus and believe that He is the Savior of the world.
You are the church today that is going in the direction of perfection and the Holy Spirit, the Paraclite, the Comforter is responsible for this great preparation, help the Holy Father the Pope now that he has to fight more what the world is doing wrong. The world is destroyed by lack of love for God. I love you very much, cover you with My Mantle of Love.
Thanks for your cooperation in the plan that God has for your conversion to happen with more urgency. Thanks to My children Felisberto and Elza, by donating this site for the meeting in prayer. Thanks for your presence children who came here, I wait for you at another meeting.
Work to build the New Kingdom. If you want a new house, need to work to have the means to build it. But for the New Kingdom you need to pray and the awareness of Eternal Life. Take care of your souls, of your body, to build a man closer to God and less of the world.
The Kingdom of God first will descend in your hearts, then will follow the great change in the World.
Listen what I am revealing you today.
Now I bless you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Divine Holy Spirit, the Mother of Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the world, Mary, the Immaculate Conception.
Message of Our Lady - Mary, Full of Grace The Birth of the New World - Words of Our Lady THE TIME OF TRIBULATION TRUST IN THE DIVINE JUSTICE
May 2, 2009 Month dedicated to the Most Holy Virgin, the Mother of God Dear children, with much love and affection I come to bless you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Divine Holy Spirit.
United to the Holy Trinity, we will get the real Peace in the world.
My children, I feel great joy to find you here reunited in prayer to Save souls of sinners that are all the men. You are responding the Called of God and if He sends you many Warnings is because the sin in the world is, each time, increasing more, and this means: that the punishment comes.
The world could go through with all that change that is upon the earth without suffering, if the man loved more his own life, if does not sin, if knows to say to himself: stop sinning. But this does not happen, then the time is getting worse and who is at risk of danger is not the ground, is not water, is not the air, not the fire, but the sinner.
So My children, is of great importance your presence in the group of prayer to pray, asking God for His Piety, His Mercy, His Generosity because the world is in great danger, the danger of losing union with God. Most are far, far, far from the love of God. Sometimes the children think and even speak in front of Me, that all are far from God because God is in heaven and no one knows where the Heaven is.
My children, the distance that unite a man with God is very short, is love and It was planted in the heart of man at the time of conception, then it is not far, is God in your hearts, but most do not believe this great reality, the majority live as if never knew that God exists. But know you all, most do not believe that God exists and that live within the heart of man.
God is everywhere, is right next to you. If the man does not sin, he could see God, because all sanctified that have reached the Heaven know the image of God, are before His Throne and now serve Him with much love. So My children, we will work harder to understand the love of God. You must get used to talk to Him, asking for help and how much you are in need of help! ...
The Holy Word of God reveals you today about the Strength of God's Word. You must engrave it in your hearts what God teaches you, you must take more care of your life, doing your walk sowing the good, forgiving those who offend you and praying for them. If you knew the value of prayer, you would be praying with more hope. Prayer is the miracle that God let you do because with your prayers are helping the world, are overthrow the walls of hatred, of man's disobedience to God.
The great miracle that God gives you is the right to realize in His name and get more children to help the Holy Church and the souls of Purgatory, because there they expect your help. My children, the world is about to fall a part while you are fighting with Me to the heart to become more loving and not destroy the earth, do not cause evil to human nature, the nature of animals, nature of plants, the mineral nature, do not contaminate the air, do not cause damage in space.
There are those who work for the forces of hell and help to destroy everything they can. But the Kingdom of God is near, let’s us prepare to receive it. Everything that man destroys, God rebuilds it with His Love. There is a paradise waiting soon to the people of God, He will bless His children, to guide them to the Promised Land, the Paradise.
You are concerned about the diseases that are coming, with the wars that are just steps from happening. But surrender in the hands of God because diseases and wars are not the worst things, are coming much more sufferings and stronger and can happen that man lose his faith, lose hope in God and stop now, having walked a good bit in the conversion, playing everything for the earth, weaken and rebel against God.
Apart from wars, diseases, hunger and all the suffering caused by man's sin, God is waiting for you to give you a New Land that He promised, the Promised Land, the Paradise. This is what I come to reveal in this time that the man needs to agree to ask God for forgiveness of their sins. Convert truly, convert. Pray, pray, pray for the Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI for all the Clergy, for all the religious men and women, for all the humanity.
Pray for atheists and pagans, help them with prayers so that they do not lose Heaven. Pray for the Holy Church founded by Jesus Christ, unite, the hour is very painful, you need to walk hand in hand to form the chain that surrounds the Holy Church against the attacks of enemies. Be the Holy wall that guards the Holy Sacrament day and night against desecrations, the attacks of human contempt controlled by Lucifer.
Help the Pope, be soldiers of Jesus Christ. I love you very much and cover you with My Mantle of Love. Pray for your country, much you will have to fight against diseases, hunger, floods and devastation. The suffering is great, prepare, pray for all the countries, without prayer, will be much worse than you can imagine.
I appreciate the presence of all, especially My daughter who came for the first time. Take within your heart a tear of this Mother who is crying in the world to see so much ingratitude. Happy that you accept My invitation to come and pray for peace in the world and in your hearts. I love you dear, count on your participation in this worldwide movement of prayer. We will help build a new hope in humanity that needs to return entirely for God.
Now I bless you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, the Mother of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world, Mary, the Immaculate Conception.
Thank you My children, for all the children in all the churches in Brazil that today are crowning Me. I am the Queen that has gratitude for all that Her children do for Her. Thank you, thank you. I am the Queen of Angels.
SHORT POWERFUL PRAYER THROUGH ST. JOSEPH
"Glorious St. Joseph, tenderhearted 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)."
Say this prayer for nine consecutive days.
Fear not! God is your shelter (the 23rd Psalm and the Lord’s Prayer. God never fails). Don’t fail him. Call on Jesus. Jesus on the mainline, tell him what you want!
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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.
Anba Lucius (Abeluzius) I am a friend of God in the Ethiopian Rite, 15 Jan.
Anba Shenouda
Andrew of Kemet (Egypt) (4th century), Dec. 2
Andrew of Syracuse, martyr martyred in Africa. Sept. 23
Andrew the Hermit of Kemet (Egypt) June 12
Andronicus and His Wife of Kemet (Egypt) Oct. 9
Andronicus, at Canopus in Kemet, 2 March
Anesius, Theodulas, Valeria, Felix, Cornelius, and companions. We were martyred in the north and west of Africa, 31 March.
Anianus of Alexandria, Bishop, second bishop of Alexandria. As soon Mark, the Evangelist entered the city gates of Alexandria, his sandal rap broke. He took it to this shoemaker, Anianus, who became Mark’s first Alexandria convert. After authorities martyred Mark during the reign Emperor Trajan’s reign (or the "eighth year of Nero”), Anianus succeeded him as second bishop of Alexandria. 25 April
Anihan (Moses the Black). I am also known as Moses the Ethiopian. Born 330 A.D.enslaved, but did not take too kindly to my unnatural condition. A Kemetian official called himself my owner.
I became a thief. The owner cast me from his household. I joined a gang of fellow robbers. Once, while being pursued for my acts, I sought sanctuary with monastery hermits at Petra, in the Scete desert.
The grace of God converted me. I became a monk, and then was ordained a priest. God gave me the grace of supernatural gifts. I became a pacifist. Later, the monastery was attacked. I did not defend myself, though I could have done so. Martyred Berbers or Bedouins. 405 A.D. at Petra, Skete, Khemet. The Church of Al Adra (the Virgin) contains my remains. 28 Aug.
Anna, Theodota, Alexander the Bishop, Heraclius, Elizabeth, and Glyceria, at Adrianopolis (2nd or 3rd. century), Martyrs. 22 Oct
Anna, Alexander the Bishop, Heraclius, Elizabeth, Theodota, and Glyceria, at Adrianopolis (2nd or 3rd. century), Martyrs. 22 Oct
Anteon with Paul. Martyred in Kemet with Victor, 27 April Anteon, Quadratus, Rufinus, Magnus, and Valeria, we were martyrs in Africa. 26 May.
Antonia, In 259 A.D. Citra, what is now Algeria, Africa. I was martyred with Secundinus, Agapius, Emilian, Tertula, and names unknown-none lady with two children, 29 April
Antony of Kemet (Egypt), I am Antony (also known as Saint Anthony). I was 20 years old, a member of the Coptic Christian Catholic Rite. Around the year 270 A.D. I lived on a Nile Valley farm. My parents had died, leaving me to care for the estate and my younger sister.
At church service on one day, the gospel reading was Matt.19.21, and sayd, “If you wish to be perfect, go, and sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” This was my clarion call, a direct word from God, Almighty. Scripture reading was directed to me.
I went home, and got rid of all I owned, to my neighbors my three hundred fertile lands. My other possessions and chattels I sold, giving the proceeds to the poor. I reserved a reasonable and necessary amount for my sister, then a young woman. (Vitae Patrum, I, Vita Antonii.2) Her care would be by the local community of women.
I chose to live in solitude, by him near my village. I supported myself, working with his hands. I made acquaintance with Christians also living in solitude. Their counsel and my constant prayer to the Almighty led me to find out how to serve God. Solitude with silence I discovered became necessary. For 35 years, I grew in the contemplative and meditative life, and went further into the desert. When people learned of me and my way, others came to join.
God grace me with radiance, an ability to speak, and a humble dignity. Through God’s grace, I gained an even-tempered judgment.
Athanasius in writing of me said, “My way of life was the beginning of the 'peopling of the desert”.
Anthony of Alexandria, martyr, 9 Aug.
Anthony with Julian at Antinoe, Kemet (313 A.D.), martyrs, 8 Jan.
Anthius, Tullianus, and Cyriacus. Martyred in Africa at Alexandria. 13 Feb.
Antoninus of Syracuse with His Father John, Martyrs in Africa. Sept. 23
Antonius. Martyr,
Anub, soldiers at Atrib with Besoi (Bissoi, or Psoi). martyred with Besoi. Emperor Diocletian had us tortured at Antinoe. We escaped to Heliopolis, the old town of Our Lord, Yeshua, Jesus, and the Christ. We were captured and beheaded there.
Anubius the Confessor and Anchorite of Kemet (Egypt) June 6
Apa Hor of Antioch, brother of Abshai. My mother is Saint Dendera. Martyred under Diocletian at Alexandria.
Apa Isaac of Tiphre, priest with Iraja (Herais). with a brother, Abadir. We are children martyrs of Saint Basilides sister. Basilides is called the Father of Kings. We were brought under arrest to Antinoe, Kemet, beheaded with 3685 companions and other martyrs with Cluthus, a physician and priest. Also martyred with us were Apa Paphnutius of Tentyra, priest; Apa Shamul of Taraphia, priest; Apa Simeon of Tapcho, priest; Sissinius of Tantatho, priest; Theodore of Chotep, priest; Moses of Psammanius, priest; Philotheus of Pemdje, priest; Macarius, of Fayum, priest; Maximus of Vuchim, priest; Macroni of Thoni, priest; Senuthius, of Buasti, priest; Simeon of Thou, priest; Ptolemaeus, priest; who was son of the Eparch, priest; Thomas of Tanphot, priest. Coptic calendar, 25 Sept.
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Test! Discern The Spirit! Accept what speaks to YOUR SOUL/SPIRIT. Disregard the rest!
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"What would your wife say if you were a whole month without showing her any marks of affection? She would say that you do not love her. You would cause trouble in your home. Well, when you do not receive Communion God says to Himself that you do not love Him. And there is trouble in your soul" (Bl. Br. Andre Bessette).
Mother Teresa When you accept a task, do it willingly. If not, don't accept it!
Padre Pio - Jesus alone can understand what I suffer when the painful scene of Calvary is enacted before my eyes. It is equally incomprehensible how Jesus can be consoled not merely by those who sympathize with His torments, but when He finds a soul who, for love of Him, asks no consolations and only wants to be allowed to share in his sufferings (Letters p 377).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Strange metamorphosis as strangers behind the wheel!
"Many people who are very kind in their own homes and offices can become very unkind and selfish once they get behind the steering wheel of an automobile. This is probably due to the fact that in their own home they are known; in the automobile they have the advantage of anonymity and hence can be almost brutal without the fear of discovery. To be kind out of fear of others thinking we are unkind is not real kindness, but rather a disguised form of egotism."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - When once I asked the Lord Jesus how He could tolerate so many sins and crimes and not punish them, the Lord answered me, I have eternity for punishing [these], and so I am prolonging the time of mercy for the sake of [sinners]. But woe to them if they do not recognize this time of My visitation. My daughter, secretary of My mercy, your duty is not only to write about and proclaim My mercy, but also to beg for this grace for them, so that they too may glorify My mercy. (1160)
O Jesus, I want to live in the present moment, to live as if this were the last day of my life. I want to use every moment scrupulously for the greater glory of God, to use every circumstance for the benefit of my soul. I want to look upon everything, from the point of view that nothing happens without the will of God.
God of unfathomable mercy, embrace the whole world and pour Yourself out upon us through the merciful Heart of Jesus. (1183)
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.
JUNE 24 - ANNIVERSARY OF THE MEDJUGORJE APPARITIONS
On the sixth anniversary of the apparitions, Marija invited the pilgrims to climb Krizevac at 11:30 p.m. A crowd of thousands climbed the rocky footpath. After reciting the rosary, toward midnight, Marija told the pilgrims the content of the apparition.
"The Blessed Virgin was joyful. First of all, she prayed over all of us. We asked her to bless us. She did. Then she gave us, in substance, this message":
Dear children, I want to lead you on the road to conversion. I desire that you convert the world and that your life be a conversion for others. Do not fall into infidelity. Let each one of you be completely submitted to my will and to the will of God. Beginning this day, I give you special graces, and in particular the gift of conversion. let each one of you take home my blessing, and motivate others to a real conversion (Special Message).
Also speaking of conversion, Psalm 51 relates:
Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain in me a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you. Deliver me from bloodshed, O God, O God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of your deliverance. Psalm 51:12-14
Reflection:
Appropriately, on this anniversary of the apparitions of Medjugorje, which is also the feast of St. John the Baptist, Our Lady speaks of conversion, the primary reason for her coming. The world was in darkness, careening blindly toward catastrophe in its sin. But the Virgin again came to earth to save humanity by calling it back to God; in her words: `I want to lead you to the road of conversion.'
This call to conversion, to change, to transformation, is uppermost in the plans of the Blessed Mother, and she gives us the tools to achieve it: prayer, fasting, confession, Mass, sacred scripture, and peace. It is important then to reflect on these core messages as we celebrate this anniversary. It calls us to a renewed commitment to our ongoing conversion, to an ever deeper relationship with God.
Lastly, in her message today she asks us "to convert the world, that your life be `conversion for others.' We are to be her partners in bringing the world back to God, chiefly through prayer and a living faith that invites others to experience the peace of Christ as we have. It is a `ministry of attraction.'
Application:
At church or home this week, light five votive candles symbolizing the five core messages of Medjugorje: prayer, peace, fasting, the sacraments, and sacred scripture. Ask Our Lady to help you live each of these messages, these `tools of conversion,' more fully in the months ahead.
Message to Eileen Renders June 21, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Jesus Tells Us To Take A Daily Inventory
Today I attended the 8:00 A.M/ Mass at our parish, Our Lady Of Sorrows where I prayed for all those with special needs and intentions, including Father Leonard the 95 year old priest who I visited on Friday, who passed away early Saturday morning.
After making small offerings to Jesus and Mary, I prepared for receiving of the Body and Blood of Christ in the Eucharist by making an Act of Contrition.
After receiving the Most Sacred Host, I knelt in silent commune with Jesus and told Him of my great love for Him and my gratefulness for all His many blessings.
Then I prayed, If it be Your will, speak Lord, Your servant listens. Jesus responded to my heart saying: In life, many beautiful treasures are covered by and/or attached to challenge and pain, such as the rose and its thorns. This is also true of the evil one’s ability to masquerade and misrepresent something sinful in a distorted light!
Therefore My children, it is necessary each evening to take a mental inventory of your actions, motives and deeds. In this way, you will be better able to recognize where changes must be made. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Continue to pray for your brothers and sisters. Amen.
Medjugorje Day By Day June 24 - ANNIVERSARY OF THE MEDJUGORJE APPARITIONS
Medjugorje Day By Day June 23 - HAVE A PURE HEART
"Man should tremble, the world should vibrate, all Heaven should be deeply moved when the Son of God appears on the alter in the hands of the priest." ~ St. Francis of Assisi
"The celebration of the Holy Mass is as valuable as the death of Jesus on the Cross." ~ St. Thomas Aquinas
Mother Teresa - There are no great deeds, only small deeds done with great love.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
We must learn from the Humblest of Servants
"Unconscious influence is never superior. As Our Divine Lord said: `I am among you as One Who serves' (Luke 22: 27). From that basic humility came the advice to His disciples, that one who would be greatest among them should be the least of all (Matthew 23: 11). At the same time, He was never so royal as when He committed Himself to death in order to save others."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html -
When once I asked the Lord Jesus how He could tolerate so many sins and crimes and not punish them, the Lord answered me, I have eternity for punishing [these], and so I am prolonging the time of mercy for the sake of [sinners]. But woe to them if they do not recognize this time of My visitation. My daughter, secretary of My mercy, your duty is not only to write about and proclaim My mercy, but also to beg for this grace for them, so that they too may glorify My mercy. (1160)
O Jesus, I want to live in the present moment, to live as if this were the last day of my life. I want to use every moment scrupulously for the greater glory of God, to use every circumstance for the benefit of my soul. I want to look upon everything, from the point of view that nothing happens without the will of God.
God of unfathomable mercy, embrace the whole world and pour Yourself out upon us through the merciful Heart of Jesus. (1183)
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.
JUNE 23 - HAVE A PURE HEART
On this day in 1988, the Madonna said to Ivan's prayer group:
Dear children, I am happy and so is my Son. Go to confession to have a pure heart for the anniversary. Come to pray on the hill tomorrow between ten and midnight, but I will not appear. (Visionary's Prayer Group 6-23-88)
St. John also speaks of confession: "If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us (1John 1:8-10).
Reflection:
John's words speak to our times. Today there is a growing tendency to joke about sin, to downplay it, or to deny it. For example, people nowadays no longer lie; they merely juggle the facts or stretch the truth. People no longer steal: they rip-off, lift, or `borrow'. People no longer commit adultery; they fool around or live in the fast lane. People no longer cheat; they pad expenses or fudge figures. People no longer kill unborn children; they terminate a pregnancy or remove an unwanted fetus.
Downplaying or denying sin inevitably leads to downplaying or denying one's need for Christ. For if we have no sins that need forgiving, we have no need for Jesus Christ. Thus the worst evil is not to commit sin, but to commit sin and then to deny it. Theologian Louis Evely once said: `It is better to sin with sincerity than to lie to oneself in order to stay virtuous.'
Concretely, as Our Lady asks of us today, this means using the sacrament of reconciliation: admitting our sin, seeking forgiveness, and receiving absolution. For it was for this gift that Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, offered himself for us on Calvary. Its fruit is new life.
Application:
This week, if you have not done so for a while, receive the sacrament of reconciliation so as, `to have a pure heart for the anniversary,' as Our Lady urges.
Messages to John Leary May 27-June 10,2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009: (St. Augustine of Canterbury)
Jesus said: My people, today’s saint, St. Augustine of Canterbury, was bishop in Canterbury, England as well as your sister city of Rochester, England. The same missionary spirit that brought the faith to England, has also brought the faith to America as well. It is unfortunate that churches are closing in some parts of America because the people have become lax in their faith and attendance has fallen off.
You have almost become another mission land which needs to reconvert the fallen away Christians. Once you know of the faith and give it up, you are even more responsible for your sins and spiritual laziness. Many of your people are being led more by their own will to love the worldly things than loving Me.
Look how you desire material things. Once you possess them, they are cold and become obsolete. When you love Me, I return your love and you can have a personal relationship with Me. It is by My grace that you have anything, even your very existence. You should be thankful to Me for all that you have.
This life is a spiritual testing ground to see how much you can love Me and your neighbor. Those, who reject Me, and choose to follow the world and the devil, are choosing the broad road to hell. Those, who truly love Me in their actions, have seen the Light and recognize their purpose here is to know, love, and serve Me.
It is My faithful who choose to follow the narrow road to heaven. Keep your focus on Me and call on My graces to stay strong in your faith and never become lax. Teach your family and friends also to remain strong in their faith.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Jesus said: My people, when I was on the earth, I started My Church with St. Peter as the Rock or leader, on whom I would build My Church. I told you that the gates of hell would not prevail over My Church. Over the years, especially at the Reformation, many new sects were formed that were not united with My Pope son.
There were many heresies and different interpretations of My Word. My Church has remained firm in its teachings, even despite some reaching out to unify these different faiths. Even though these other denominations are separate from My Church, their belief in Me and denial of their sins can still bring them to heaven.
I have talked of the many mansions in heaven where I invite everyone to come. This will be revealed in the coming Warning that only through Me can anyone come to heaven. Also My Roman Catholic Church has the fullness of the faith in the sacraments that I instituted. It is good to strive for unity of My churches, but My laws and interpretations are not to be changed. Man will pass away, but My Words will not pass away.
Prayer Group:
Jesus said: My people, I have been preparing you to be ready to leave your homes for My refuges of rustic living. It would be some good practice for you to spend some nights camping out in your tents and some crude means of heating and eating food so you can learn to live in natural settings.
If you cannot go to a campsite, even practice camping in your backyard. By being ready to live a rustic life, you will see what you need and it will not be a shock to go without a nice bed and warm showers. Living at a refuge will help make you into saints in progress.
Jesus said: My people, you have been to burial services before, but it is hard for you to imagine yourself at your time of burial. Before you come to this moment, you should have your life in order with daily prayer and frequent Confession.
This life is very short and you need to make the best use of your time in prayer and doing good deeds for people. Do not allow the devil to waste your precious time on too much frivolous entertainment. Focus on doing everything for Me, and I will keep you busy with My work.
Jesus said: My people, I have told you that you will see a time of persecution of My people at the time of tribulation when some of you may be martyred for My Name’s sake. You have already heard of several incidents when Guillotines have been brought into the United States.
Even in the Book of Revelation it speaks of the faithful being beheaded. You also have seen beheaded figures in the Mall at Washington, D.C. that signify how the one world people will treat people that do not go along with the one world order. Those, who are beheaded, will become instant saints, while the rest of My faithful will be protected at My refuges.
Jesus said: My people, in order to prepare yourself for being a saint, you must learn how to detach yourself from the desire of worldly things. When you are being purified in purgatory, you are cleansing your worldly desires so you can be completely focused on worshiping Me.
So living a simple life as these monks do, will bring you closer to Me. Coming to My refuges will also help you toward sainthood because you will be stripped of your worldly possessions and your simple, rustic living will give you more time to pray and help your neighbor.
Jesus said: My people, helping to feed poor people in need is a worthy work of mercy that could gain you treasure in heaven. Some have prepared such meals daily for the poor. Some buy the food needed and some donate the money for the food. You could perform some of these tasks on occasion or help at your local food shelf. All of this work is a labor of love to help the poor to get a good meal. Remember that when you feed the hungry, you are feeding Me.
Jesus said: My people, taking care of your parents in their old age is another labor of love. Your parents cared for you in your early years, so taking care of them in their old age is a way of paying them back for your care. It is not easy to make commitments of time and money to help them, but they are your family members that you love.
Some spend more time with their parents than others, but all that you do for them is appreciated and will be good works in your hands at your judgment.
Jesus said: My people, it is so important to be good examples of being Christians for your children. Bringing your children up in the faith by training them in daily prayer, Mass on Sunday, and frequent Confession will help them form good spiritual habits and a desire to worship and love their Lord and Savior.
You show your children your spousal love and love for your children. Even more your children should see how much you love Me and consecrate yourselves to Me. In this loving environment your children can come to love Me and depend on Me as you depend on Me.
Friday, May 29, 2009
Jesus said: My people, in todays Gospel I asked St. Peter three times if he loved Me in answer to the three times that he denied Me. I knew that he denied Me out of fear of losing his life. This is also why I warned him in his old age that he would face martyrdom for My Name’s sake.
Once St. Peter received the Holy Spirit, I knew that he would have the spiritual strength not to deny Me again when threatened with death. This loud speaker speaking Love means that I am asking the same question to all the people of the world:
Do you love Me? It is not enough to say Lord, Lord. You must show Me by your actions that you truly love Me in your prayers, daily consecration, and good works. This love relationship with Me must be a sincere commitment out of love in return for My dying on the cross for you. This love for Me must involve giving your will over to My Divine Will so I can use you for My mission for your talents.
When you have the power of the Holy Spirit from Confirmation, you will also have the spiritual strength to even be ready to die a martyrs’s death than give up your faith. Do not get comfortable with this life because it will soon be taken away from you. Focus on life with Me in heaven and saving souls from hell, for this is your goal on this earth. Love Me as I love you.
Jesus said: My people, the latest census will have a dual purpose of exactly locating people with specific earth coordinates and they will be gathering information on religious and patriotic people by asking innocent questions. It would be advisable to give them only bare information with nothing about your religion or if you are patriotic.
Once they have you identified as against the new world order, they will try to mark your house in some way so foreign troops will know where to pick you up for martial law. If you see any red, blue, or other colored tags left around your house, it would be best to remove them.
These are the one world people’s means of identifying their targets and knowing where to come and take you off to their death camps. Have no fear because I will alert you before these men in black will come to your house to capture you. At that warning you will need to leave your home if it is not a refuge.
Take your backpacks and call on Me to have your guardian angels lead you with a physical sign to the nearest refuge of protection. Once you have left, they will not be able to find you because your angels will shield you from being seen or detected in any way. Trust in My protection from the evil ones, and I will provide for your necessities.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Jesus said: My people, St. Paul was one of My faithful missionaries, even when he was restrained in prisons. My Early Church had to suffer many martyrdoms at the hands of the Jews and the Romans. To be a Christian in those days you had to hide yourselves from the authorities and practice your faith in secret.
My faithful in the end days are going to revisit these days of persecution. St. John the Evangelist was spared martyrdom, but he was exiled to Patmos where he wrote the Book of Revelation. This last book of St. John is very prophetic of the end times and it has had many interpretations.
As you read the conclusion of St. John’s Gospel there is a flashback to your trip to Ephesus (11-1-98 Book 13) where St. John gave you a message that your mission was to help warn the people of the coming Antichrist in the tribulation. This is why you were given the title Prepare for the Great Tribulation and Era of Peace’ because your messages direct people to prepare by being ready to go to My refuges during the coming persecution. You will be living in these end days, even as your messages talk about this time. Have faith and carry on your work as I am directing you.
Jesus said: My people, there is no doubt that the one world people control who gets elected and who should fill vacancies in the Presidential Cabinet. Most of the current Cabinet members belong to the Bilderbergers, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Trilateral Commission of which all are one world organizations. The manufactured credit crisis, the stimulus plan, all aid to banks and corporations, and a bloated budget are all part of a plan to bankrupt America.
It is being carried out by the one world people who will use this crisis, bankruptcy, pandemic viruses, or any other means to cause martial law and place America into the North American Union with the amero currency. Be prepared for a time before martial law, when I will warn you to leave for your refuges.
This time is very close, so have your backpacks ready to leave any day. Call on My help and I will have My angels protect you from the evil ones. The evil reign will be brief before I will come in victory. Be patient and trust in your Lord.
Sunday, May 31, 2009: (Pentecost Sunday)
The Holy Spirit came and said: I am the Holy Spirit of love and life, and I enliven the spirit of faith, hope, and love in every person. Some accept God wholeheartedly into their life, but others are choosing to follow the world and their own will for comforts and entertainment. Every human person is made up of body and soul, but the body will soon pass away, and the soul, which is immortal, will live forever.
You have two choices. Those, who choose to follow Jesus’ words and keep the Commandments of love, are choosing to be with Us in heaven for all eternity. Those, who choose to worship the world and follow the devil, are choosing eternal punishment in the flames of hell. You are dealing with inspiring the younger people to desire worshiping God on Sunday and to make Us a part of their lives.
It is because the younger generations are becoming spiritually lazy in their faith that your numbers in church are falling. The majority of your churches today have more older people than young people. Your people have become too complacent with their faith, because they do not see the need for God in their lives.
This is why many of your churches are closing. Just as the Israelites lost their freedom when they worshiped idols instead of God, so America will lose its freedoms because of your worship of material things and worldly concerns.
When you see the evil ones persecute you, you will see that only by depending on God can you get through life and its trials. Keep close to Us in faith, and trust that We will provide for you. The devil hates man and he wants to kill you. Come to the God who loves you and refuse the devil’s temptations that only lead to death of the body and soul.
Monday, June 1, 2009: (St. Justin)
Jesus said: My people, this scene represents the time of the judgment of souls. The dividing wall represents the abyss that separated the good souls from the evil souls. On the left side are all the souls who were given opportunities to know and love Me, but they rejected Me, and by their pride they refused to ask forgiveness for their sins.
These are the souls that you see the demons pushing down into the flames of hell for all eternity. On the right side of the dividing wall there were souls who believed in Me as their Lord, Master, and Savior.
They also were humble enough to ask the forgiveness of their sins. These souls saw Me up in heaven as My angels brought them to Me. Every soul that enters heaven has to come through Me at the gates. Woe to that soul whom I tell that I do not know them, for they will be condemned to hell. When you come to your judgment, you will be judged on how you loved Me and how you loved your neighbor.
To know and love Me, you must pray to Me daily and do good works for those in need. Practice worshiping Me and adoring your Creator because you will be singing My praises for all eternity. Shun the world’s desires and detach yourself from anything worldly so you can focus all of your attention on Me.
Live a simple life of faith without desiring the world’s wealth and comforts. Satan will send you all kinds of distractions and temptations to put Me out of your life. Those, who shut Me out of their lives and have no one praying for their salvation, are on the road to hell if they do not change before their death. Come to Me and be saved, and I will forgive your sins before it is too late, or you will be lost to the eternal flames of hell.
Jesus said: My people, you are living in perilous and troubled times that are testing your faith dearly. This vision of hanging on to a lifeline in the middle of a tornado is how you need to depend on Me to get you through each day. By yourself it is too hard to fight off the undercurrents of worldly concerns and the devil’s temptations.
This is why you need to call on My help in all that you do, and especially for spiritual protection against the evils of today. Many, who depended on their own finances to live, are in turmoil with lost money in the stock market, low interest on savings, and heavy unemployment.
You are in need of My help at all times, but especially in providing a living in these hard times. I know your needs, but you need to call on Me and have trust in My helping you. The spiritual storm over your soul is more important than keeping your body alive. Protect your soul with daily prayer and frequent Confession, as well as wearing your blessed sacramentals. By keeping in My graces, your soul will be alive instead of dead in mortal sin. Call on My help to guide you in your physical and spiritual lives, and you will survive in both body and soul.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
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.
Jesus said: My people, I have called you to live a simple life so you are not influenced by wealth or earthly possessions. Those, who have placed all of their life savings into the stock market, have seen the Wall Street people manipulate the stocks up and down to steal their money.
Even those, who have their money in savings have seen interest rates lowered to near zero where the bankers are making millions. Money, wealth, and possessions are fleeting and will pass away, so put your trust in Me more than your money which is dwindling to nothing.
Living a simple life does not require much money, and you will be at peace more than the rich man who is trying to keep people from stealing his money. Spend more of your time in prayer than chasing after elusive wealth that will not satisfy your soul. I am the only One who can satisfy your soul and promise you eternal salvation in heaven.
Come to Me for all of your needs and I will be there for you. Work to save souls, and your treasure in heaven will be far worth more than this world’s wealth. When you live this simple life, you will see its reward as My peace in your soul.
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Jesus said: My people, in the first reading from Tobit you see how the bride and groom were so persecuted that they were ready to die. Then they prayed to God for help and He sent the Archangel St. Raphael to heal their sicknesses and the angel sent the demon away who had killed seven previous husbands.
This is why many newly weds call on St. Raphael to protect them in their marriage. He is also a good intercessor to pray for healing of the eyes.
This reading is an example for all people who may be depressed or down from difficulties in their lives or persecutions. Turn to Me in your prayer for strength to deal with life’s problems. When you have Me helping you, life will seem much easier to live. You depend on Me for everything, so reach out to your Lord who loves you and wants to pour out My blessings on you.
Jesus said: My people, you are witnessing a decay of My Church in various parts of your country. In some areas you are seeing a shortage of priests because fewer are being ordained. Schools and churches are being closed because of a lack of attendance and a lack of adequate funding.
I have warned My faithful before that you would see fewer and fewer churches left open. Once you see a division in My Church, My faithful will need to have home Masses. As the government increases persecution of religious people, you will need to have secret meetings for prayer and Mass.
Eventually, you will need to seek My refuges because the one world people want to eliminate all worship of Me in favor of worshiping the Antichrist. You are seeing the beginnings of this decay in morals and religious worship which will lead up to the time of tribulation. Trust in Me that I will have My angels bring you daily Communion if you cannot find a Mass. Pray to Me for strength in these end days to protect you from the evil ones that are trying to kill you.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Jesus said: My people, in today’s reading you see Tobiah and Sarah praying together for protection on their wedding night from the demon that killed seven previous husbands of Sarah. In their prayer they spoke of how I gave Eve to Adam in marriage and they became as one flesh.
This is an affirmation of My law that marriage should only be contracted between a man and a woman. Even though various States are approving same sex marriages, this is against My law, since I consider such marriages of two men or two women as an abomination. Also, heterosexual unions outside of the marriage bond, as fornication or adultery, are also mortal sins against the Sixth Commandment.
When more households are living in sin than in proper marriage, now you know how immoral your country has become.
Add abortions and birth control sins and you see how sinful your country is as well. There are many temptations for lust of the flesh, and more souls go to hell because of these sexual sins. I am warning My faithful to be on guard to live according to My laws more than the laws of man. All couples can pray for the sanctity of their marriage as did Tobiah and Sarah.
Prayer Group:
Jesus said: My people, with all the latest technology for capturing pictures of people, it is easy for the one world people to have a profile of everyone in your country. They can track which church you go to, which bank you visit, and what checks you write and to whom. They view your bank accounts and other assets.
With such an invasion of your privacy they know a list of people that need to be silenced for the new world order. One view, that they will not be able to see, is when you leave for My refuge and where you are going because My angels will make you invisible to all the evil one’s high technology equipment. Trust in My protection even against the power of the Antichrist.
Jesus said: My people, My angels have been given special gifts that enable them to make people or whole refuges invisible to any form of detection. The evil ones may know where the refuges are from previous spy satellites, but they will not be able to step on the refuge grounds or view people there.
They also will not be able to bomb or shoot weapons on My refuges because they will have an impenetrable barrier of protection. I will provide food, water, and shelter as well for all who are led to My refuges.
Jesus said: My people, do not be fearful of any mandatory smart cards for passports, driver’s licenses, or cards for health care. These restrictions are a sign that chips in the body will be the next mandate. All of these chips are for total control because you do not need chips to buy and sell.
For any mandated smart cards you can wrap them in aluminum foil to protect them from being read by anyone. Once the one world people demand chips in the body to replace your smart cards, then it will be a sign to call on Me to have your angel lead you to the nearest refuge.
Chips in the body will control your mind with voices, so refuse such chips, even if they threaten to kill you. Leaving for your refuges is so they cannot find you to put chips in you. Trust in My protection at all times.
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.
Jesus said: My people, at My refuges you will see farming and the food with grains will be stored in an underground root cellar. I will take the food that you grow and multiply it so everyone will have enough to eat.
Preparing and cooking food will still be necessary. Your seeds, that are not hybrids, will also be multiplied to continue planting. Seeing miracles of multiplication will lessen any fears that the people may have. Everyone at the refuges will need to do their own work so everyone can have what they need.
Jesus said: My people, those, who are martyred for their faith, will have little pain as they are taken to heaven as saints. It will be difficult to see so many Americans captured because they would not leave their homes or they did not leave soon enough. Foreign troops will be carrying out this killing activity dressed in black clothes.
This is because your American troops would have a hard time killing their own innocent citizens. They have shackled train cars, trucks, and airplanes to deliver prisoners to the death camps. This evil time will be brief before I will come and cast all of these evil people into the fires of hell. I will renew the earth and bring about My Era of Peace.
Jesus said: My people, you will have a rustic living at My refuges with little or no electricity. Without electronic devices, you will have plenty of time for prayer and Mass, where there are priests. Even if you do not have a Mass, My angels will bring you daily Communion on your tongues.
You will have many duties to help each other every day, but you will have time for community prayer and individual meditation. At some place on the refuge a Host will be brought for Adoration for those who want to be closer to Me in worshiping Me often.
My daily adorers will not miss your daily coming to Me in worship. Remember when I told Mary that she had chosen the better portion, even beyond hospitality, but both are needed in your spiritual life.
Friday, June 5, 2009: (St. Boniface)
Jesus said: My people of America, a time will come when it will be illegal to fly the American flag. That is the meaning of the vision of seeing a flagpole without seeing the American flag. Your flag has seen desecration by some burning the flag, but when your country is taken over, you will be fortunate to find such a flag.
Your leaders are already making plans for your country’s demise in forming the North American Union (NAU) of America, Mexico, and Canada. Under NAFTA these three countries are the targets for takeover.
Under this one world plan, all Americans will lose their sovereign rights that were guaranteed by your Constitution and your Bill of Rights. You will then be the puppets of the one world government. This will be brought about by a fake emergency that will precipitate martial law and the Executive orders will be in place giving power over to a foreign army.
Before martial law is declared, My people will be warned to quickly leave for My refuges. This time of persecution will be why you need to seek the protection of My angels at My refuges. Those, who do not leave in time, could be captured and martyred for their faith in Me. Pray to Me to be strong during this crisis, but have no fear because I will protect you.
Jesus said: My people, My Church is going through a crisis for most bishops who have to deal with declining attendance, less collections, and fewer priests. Each diocese has many organizations and buildings to maintain. As the recession has decreased family’s incomes, it is hard to ask for more donations.
As with most businesses that take in less revenue, they have to cut staff and cut expenses. This is the same problem with My Church that will have to cut expenses and staff according to the decline in attendance and lower collections. When the revenue does not pay to keep a church open, some churches have had to be closed. It is difficult choosing which churches should close, and you need to pray for your bishops and planning groups to make the right choices.
You have seen this problem most in the city churches where there are poor parishes, but now this problem is coming into the suburbs as well. Pray that My faithful will have enough churches to provide them Mass, My sacraments, and a sense of belonging to a parish they can call home. Pray also that My faithful will remain strong in their faith and not grow lax in their prayer life.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Jesus said: My people, I want to remind you of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35) when I was explaining to them about the Scripture references to Me. Later, I broke bread for them and I disappeared when they recognized Me in the breaking of the bread.
They exclaimed: Were not our hearts burning when Jesus explained the Scriptures to us. This same feeling of a burning love to be with Me all the time is what I desire of all of My disciples. You know how much I love you in dying for you, and I know how much you love Me by your good actions.
Those, who appreciate My Real Presence in My Host of My tabernacle, make visits to Me for their holy hours. My adorers of My Eucharist also have burning hearts for Me, and they give Me praise and worship.
See that your Adoration, Masses, and daily prayers are your preparation for heaven when you will be constantly singing My praises with all the saints and angels. Reach out to save souls always, and inspire everyone you can to love Me in My Eucharist as you love Me dearly.
Sunday, June 7, 2009: (Trinity Sunday)
God the Father said: I AM wants to thank you for honoring Me in the Blessed Trinity. Many times you make the Sign of the Cross or pray the Glory Be to God prayer, and you are calling Our attention to your petitions.
In the readings you can see My link to Moses and the Ten Commandments, as well as the first Five Books of the Old Testament. Another reading talks about the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and the Gospel speaks of My Only Begotten Son, Jesus, as asking His disciples to go out and evangelize souls, baptizing them in the Name of Myself, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
Even though you try to separate Us in referring to our Persons, We are still Three Persons in one God. The Blessed Trinity is a mystery to manâ’ understanding, but accept this teaching to know that in faith all creation comes from God. Wherever you see one of Us, you have all Three Persons, because We are always as One.
When you receive My Son, Jesus, in Holy Communion, you receive Me and God the Holy Spirit as well at the same time. Rejoice when you pray to God and give Us praise because you are praying to all of Us in the Blessed Trinity.
Jesus said: My people, you are joyful to see your friends going forward with their refuge plans, but you are sad that you may not see them very much. These are your prayer partners, and it is hard to separate.
They are following My plans, so I am grateful for their obedience to give up what they have here to provide help at a refuge for others. I want each of you to pray for each other in each of your separate missions. Do not be discouraged by decreasing numbers in your prayer groups because you will be the core people to help others during the tribulation. Be faithful to your daily prayers and call on My graces to keep you strong to endure any future persecution.
Give praise and glory to Me for all the people that I have chosen to prepare refuges to protect My people, and for My messengers who have prepared you for these end times.
Monday, June 8, 2009
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.
Jesus said:My people, this vision of a homeless man looking for food and shelter is an example to you how during life you should take the opportunity to help the needy. The tunnel next to him is a sign when you die, how you will travel through this dark tunnel to come to My Light at your first judgment.
At your judgment I will ask you how much you loved Me, and how much you loved your neighbor. I will review your life’s actions to see how you expressed this love. This is why you should have your hands full of good deeds in helping others.
By helping others out of love, you are showing your love for helping Me in them. If your hands are empty, and you did everything for yourself, you could suffer hell or the deep levels of purgatory. So see that love for Me and love for your neighbor is why you are here to witness to My love in your life, and the love you show to others.(Matt 25:31-46)
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Jesus said: My people, in the Gospel I speak of you as the children of Light and the Salt of the earth. I am the Light of the world, and I pass that Light of faith on to My disciples. The earth is full of the darkness of evil, but you bring My Light of love into the world so souls can be converted to see their way.
You are Salt because you add love to flavor life and give it purpose in following Me. This vision of the seven levels of heaven by this circular staircase should be an inspiration to not only think of gaining heaven, but even seeking the higher levels of heaven. I am the Judge who determines who comes to heaven, but I also judge which level you will be worthy of.
If you desire the higher levels of heaven, then you must focus on your daily consecration of giving everything over to My Will, and doing everything to please Me. Think of Me throughout your day and desire to be close to Me in your daily prayers and works of mercy. By giving up your own desires and detaching yourselves from your possessions, you will be on the narrow road to high places in heaven.
Jesus said: My people, in every task that you try to accomplish during the day there is always some difficulty or cross to carry. It should be part of your daily consecration to invite Me to help you in everything that you do for Me.
Each task by itself may seem innocent, but many times problems can turn an easy task into a difficult one.
Pray a small prayer for My help when you start a new job. Having My help to carry your crosses will make it seem that all of your jobs will go smoothly. The evil one at times will do things to cause simple tasks to go awry because you will be tempted to get upset with what you are doing.
I want you to keep your peace whether your jobs are successful or not. If something does not work, pray about it and try a few different approaches. If it still does not go well, then move on to another task so you do not become frustrated or angry at it not working. You are tested many times with worldly problems, but it is how you approach things out of love that I am looking for in your response. Pick up your cross and carry it forward out of love to please Me. As you keep your peace, I will reward you for all of your good efforts.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Jesus said: My people, at times during the summer when it is dry, you may need to water your yard to keep it green and healthy, or it could dry out and parts could die. In the case of your souls, it is the dryness of grace caused by your sins that can bring about the death of your soul as with mortal sin.
By making a good Confession to a priest, you can replenish your soul with My abundant graces poured over your soul to bring it back to life. You can also gain graces and keep your soul watered with prayer, Mass, and visits to My tabernacle. Keeping your soul vibrant in My graces is how you can always be prepared for your judgment on the day death comes to your door.
You all are going to die some day, but death can come suddenly at any time, even for the young. The older you become, the more you should be preparing your soul for death of the body. By being pure in your soul all the time, you will always be ready when I come to take you home to Me.
So do not be complacent in taking care of your soul, but be sure it is constantly watered with My graces.
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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!
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Donatian and Companions, Praesidius, Germanus, Rutinus, Mark, Valerius, Martyrs, Elizabeth, Alexander the Bishop, Heraclius, Anna, Theodota and Glyceria, at Adrianopolis (2nd or 3rd. century), Martyrs. 22 Oct
Donatus, Romulus, Acutus, Pinnarius, Marulus, Successus, Misias, Matutina, Successa, Alexander, Solutor, and Saturninus. We were martyred in Africa, 27 March.
Donatus, Papias. Martyred in Carthage 25 Jan.
Donatus, Papias We were martyred in Africa. 14 July
Donatus, Rufinus, Marcus, Valerius Victor, Paulus, Honoratus, Baricus, Vitalis, Januarius, and Justus, martyred in Africa. 16 Nov.
Donatus of Libya, bishop, 4 July
Donatus of Libya, Hieromartyr, 28 June
Donatus, Bishop of Carthage who helped his friend, Cyprian of Carthage, who followed him as administrator of the diocese. (3rd Century).
Dorotheous from Pelusium, I am the saint who helped at the first Counil of Nicea.
Dorotheus the Hermit of Kemet, (ABBA DOROTHEUS). I am Dorotheus. God’s grace allowed me to be ordained a Presbyter (Elder), (like a bishop). I chose a cave for my dwelling. My ministry was to other monks and priests also in the penance of living in caves. The granddaughter of the Spaniard, Saint Melania the Great, Melania the younger provided me at one time with five hundred solidi. It was a grace to share with the other brothers, following God’s way in the caves.
I kept three solidi. The rest I presented to the wise Diocles,another anchorite, to distribute equitably to those needy. Sept. 16 or 18 Sept.
Dubilatus, withValentine, martyred in Carthage, 17 Nov.
Dubitatus with Tuscus. Martyred in Africa at Carthage, 17 Nov.
Dulas the Passion Bearer of Kemet, June 15, also July 9
Dunatus, Justus, Hevena and 50 Companions, Saturninus, Emeritus Kogantianus, Victoria Kemetian Martyrs, group of 303A.D. under the reign of terror and persecutions of Roman Emperor Diocletian.
Elasbaan, Aksumite, king of Ethiopia (553 A.D. 555 A.D.) . 24 Oct. (probably the same Elesbaan, Aksumite Ethiopian King).
Elias the Hermit of Kemet (4th century), 8 Jan.
Elias, Parmenas (Parmenius). Martyred in Alexandria with Heraclus, Apollo, Rodus, and 18 companions (Tirinus, and 23 others).7 July
Elias martyred at Tomi with Victorius, 27 May. ?
Ellas with Saturninus, Felix, Jeremy, Isaias, Samuel, Daniel, Martyrs
Elizabeth, Theodota, Alexander the Bishop, Heraclius, Anna, and Glyceria, at Adrianopolis (2nd or 3rd. century), Martyrs. 22 Oct
Ellius (Hellius) of Kemet. (4th century), July 14
Ellius (Hellius) of Kemet (Egypt) July 18
Emeritus with Saturninus, and four children, the lectors Saturninus (another) and Felix, and the nun, Maria, and the toddler, Hilarion; Senator Dativus; Thelica, Felix, Ampellius, Rogatianus, Victoria, 37 other Christians ( Felix, Quintus, Maximianus, Rogatianus, Januarius, Cassianus, Victorianus, Vincentius, Caecilianus, Restituta, Prima, Rogatianus, Eva, Givalius, Rogatus, Pimponia, Secunda, Januaria, Saturnina, Martinus, Datus, Felix, Margarita, Major, Honorata, Regiola, Victorinus, Pelusius, Faustus, Datianus, Matrona, Caecilia, Heredina, Secunda, Matrona(another), Januaria, of Abitine, in the Northwestern part of Africa. We were arrested having prayed the Divine Mysteries in the Emeritus’ house. We professed the faith. Saturninus was clubbed. I died in jail, 12 Feb. 304 A.D. 11 Feb. Roman, 20 Feb in Algiers.
Emeritus, martyred in Africa, 12 Dec.
Emilian, I am the soldier martyr in 259 A.D. Citra, what is now Algeria, Africa. I was martyred with Agapius, Antonia, Secundinus, Tertula, and names unknown-none lady with two children, 29 April
Emiliano and 44 Christians martyred at Membressa in Africa.
Emmelia, Kemetian Ascete Nun described by Palladius (monastic) . It was said, “when she stopped blessing, she stopped living.”
Entheus, friend of God and brother of Saint Jacob of Mahdjudh. The one to whom I Aragawi (Acrates) owes his conversion I am an Ethiopian friend of God, 10 Aug. Coptic Calendar.
Epiphamius, Rufinus. Martyred in Africa, 7 Apr.
Epimachus and group of 46 Martyrs arrested and sent to Carthage Alexander, Martyrs.
Epimachus of Alexandria (250 A.D.), martyr, 3l Oct.
Epimachus the New of Alexandria (250 A.D.) Martyr, 9 May
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[Fr. Doucette: 261] Wed, Jun 17, 2009: "Pray that all may come and follow Me
FATHER MELVIN DOUCETTE
"Pray that all may come and follow Me"
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Dear Friends,
Persecution of the Church
On that day there broke out a severe persecution of the church in Jerusalem, and all were scattered throughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria, except the Apostles. Devout men buried Stephen and made a loud lament over him. Saul, meanwhile, was trying to destroy the church; entering house after house and dragging out men and women, he handed them over for imprisonment. Now when the Apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the Word of God, they sent them Peter and John, who went down and prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit, for he had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. Then they laid hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit. Acts 8:1–3,14–17
Here is a message of Our Lord and Savior addressed to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him in these words,
After the stoning of St. Stephen to death, Saul and his followers turned against the Christians living in Jerusalem. They arrested many and threw them into prison. Many Christians fled the city and went into the countryside and north to Samaria in order to avoid being arrested. The Apostles stayed in Jerusalem.
My Church has been persecuted all throughout Her history. See how She was persecuted in Eastern Europe by the Communist and in China by these people who wanted to wipe it away. Yet She survived in all these countries. I am with My Church and She will never be destroyed.
During these persecutions in Jerusalem, Samaria was opened to the Gospel and many came to believe in Me as their Savior. The Apostles went to these new converts and prayed that all of them may receive the Holy Spirit; and they laid hands on them and they were filled with the Holy Spirit. Many from Samaria entered the Church at this time.
At this time, in many countries, many of My followers have stopped going to church, taken by the lure of material things. However, many countries of Africa are accepting the Gospel and millions enter the church every year. Pray that all may come and follow Me.
Father Melvin Medjugorje Day By Day June 22 - PREPARE YOURSELF WITH LOVE
"Behold the source of every good, Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament, who says, If any man thirst, let him come to Me. Oh, what torrents of grace have the saints drawn from the fountain of the Most Blessed Sacrament! for there Jesus dispenses all the merits of his Passion, as it was foretold by the Prophet: You shall draw waters with joy out of the Saviour's fountains" (St. Alphonsus Liguori).
Mother Teresa - Reflect today on these words of Pope Paul VI on peace : "If we wish to have true peace, we must give it a soul. The soul of peace is love."
Meditations by Padre Pio - Do not be discouraged if you do not succeed in doing everything as you desire, force yourself to do what you have to do and see to it that you never fall short of anything in this respect, taking no account of whether you feel comfort or tediousness and boredom. Always be upright in this resolution (Epist IV p 466).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - The only way to solve the hunger problem "The problem is the whole world is dying of hunger - the Eastern world is dying of hunger of body; the Western world is dying of hunger of soul. The first will be fed, but not by those who hate liberty when they give them flour; the Western world will be saved by feeding the East while recognizing their own hunger of the Spirit and by seeking again the true King of Hearts Who alone gives `The Bread of Life'."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Then, in an instant, I was caught up to stand near Jesus, and I stood on the altar next to the Lord Jesus, and my spirit was filled with a happiness so great that I am unable to comprehend it or write about it.
A profound peace as well as repose filled my soul. Jesus bent toward me and said with great kindness, What is it you desire, My daughter? And I answered, "I desire worship and glory be given to Your mercy." I already am receiving worship by the institution and celebration of this Feast; what else do you desire? I then looked at the immense crowd worshiping The Divine Mercy and I said to the Lord, "Jesus, bless all those who are gathered to give glory to You and to venerate Your infinite mercy."
Jesus made a sign of the cross with His hand, and this blessing was reflected in the souls like a flash of light. My spirit was engulfed in His love. I felt as if I had dissolved and disappeared completely in God. When I came to myself, a profound peace was flooding my soul, and an extraordinary understanding of many things was communicated to my intellect, an understanding that had not been granted me previously. (1048)
On several occasions, I have learned how some religious defend their own glory under the pretext of being concerned for the glory of God, whereas it is not a question of the glory of God, but of glory of self. O Jesus, how painful this has been for me! What secrets the day of Your judgment will bring to light! How can one steal God's gifts? (1149)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
JUNE 22 - PREPARE YOURSELF WITH LOVE
As we approach the anniversary, Our Lady asks us to prepare with love: Dear children, your Mother is happy to be with all of you. Dear children, you have helped me to realize the plans of God.
I wish to speak to you of love, and give you love. During these days, prepare yourselves for the anniversary with love, with my messages, and with joy. Your mother will help you, dear children, and your Mother will remain with you. There is nothing more important for you than to make what I have said your first priority. (Visionary's Prayer Group 6-6- 98) St. John also recognizes the primacy of love:
"We love because he first loved us. Those who say, `I love God,' and hate their brothers or sisters, are liars; for those who do not love a brother or sister whom they have seen, cannot love God whom they have not seen. The commandment we have from him is this; those who love God must love their brothers and sisters also (1John 4:19-21).
Reflection:
Some years ago the BBC sent its star journalist, Malcolm Muggeridge, to India to do a documentary on Mother Teresa. The BBC wanted to televise her and her sisters picking up the dying in the slums of Calcutta and caring for them at a shelter they ran. Here the dying are washed up and cared for, as Mother Teresa puts it, `within the sight of a loving face.'
The shelter is dimly lit by tiny windows high up in the walls. The television crew had not anticipated the poor lighting inside the building, and had not brought any portable lights with them. They concluded that it was useless to try to film the sisters working with the dying inside the building. But someone suggested they do it anyway. Perhaps some of the footage would be usable. To everyone's surprise the footage turned out to be absolutely spectacular. The whole interior was bathed in mysterious warm light. Technically speaking, the camera crew said, the results were impossible to explain.
Muggeridge has his own theory about the mysterious light: `Mother Teresa's home for the dying is overflowing with love...This love is luminous, like the haloes artists have seen and made visible round the heads of the saints. I find it not at all surprising that the luminosity should register on photographic film.'
Application:
Today, pray especially for this gift of luminous love, as Our Lady urges us today.
Medjugorje Day By Day June 21- SURRENDER YOURSELVES
"Jesus Christ, my Lord and my God, whom I believe to be really present in the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar, receive this most profound act of adoration to supply for the desire I have to adore You unceasingly, and in thanksgiving for the sentiments of love which Your Sacred Heart has for me in this Sacrament" (St. Margaret Mary Alacoque).
Mother Teresa To make sure that we do not forget, Jesus gave us the Eucharist as a memorial of his love ... When you look at the Crucifix, you understand how much Jesus loved you then, when you look at the Sacred Host you understand how much Jesus loves you now."
Meditations by Padre Pio - Father, why do you cry when you receive Jesus in Holy Communion?" Reply: "If the Church can utter the words: speaking of the incarnation of the Word in the womb of the Immaculate Virgin, what should be said of us miserable creatures? But Jesus said to us: 'He who does not eat my Flesh and does not drink my Blood will not have life everlasting,' so then let us approach Holy Communion with great love and fear. Let the whole day be a preparation and thanksgiving for Holy Communion" (LdP,55)
Archbishop Fulton Sheen Both body and soul must be fed "Let it not be forgotten that He Who promised the spiritual did not deny bread to the poor. Our hopes and our liberties are sold too cheap when they are bartered away to him who feeds the body and leaves the soul unsatisfied."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Today, I took part in a one-day retreat. When I was at the last conference, the priest was speaking of how much the world needs God's mercy, and that this seems to be a special time when people have great need of prayer and God's mercy. Then I heard a voice in my soul: These words are for you.
Do all you possibly can for this work of My mercy. I desire that My mercy be worshiped, and I am giving mankind the last hope of salvation; that is, recourse to My mercy. My Heart rejoices in this feast. After these words, I understood that nothing can dispense me from the obligation which the Lord demands from me. (998)
Let the glory and praise to The Divine Mercy rise from every creature throughout all ages and times. (1005)
Praise and glory be to You, O Holy Trinity, Eternal God. May the mercy springing from Your very bowels protect us from Your just anger. Let the praise of Your incomprehensible mercy resound everywhere. All Your works bear the seal of Your unfathomable mercy, O God. (1007)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
JUNE 21 - SURRENDER YOURSELVES
In anticipation of the anniversary, the Virgin calls us to surrender ourselves to God: Dear children, until the anniversary day, I call you, the parish, to pray more and to let your prayer be a sign of surrender to God. Dear children, I know that you are all tired, but you don't know how to surrender yourselves. During these days, surrender yourselves completely to me! (Weekly Message 6-13-85)
Perhaps the greatest example of surrender was that of Job, who remained faithful in prosperity and poverty, in illness and in health, in joy and in tragedy. His simple words were:
"Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there; the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord (Job 1:21)."
Reflection:
Surrender to God is one of the most difficult tasks of the spiritual life, for we are ingrained with a self-centeredness and egotism (original sin) that impels us to seek control not only over our own lives, but over everyone and everything around us. Left unchecked, this sometimes unconscious attitude leads inevitably to emptiness and despair.
However, turning from self to God allows us to enter a new life of God-centeredness, oneness, and joy that we were created for. Instead of moving inward, we move outward, and become free. It all begins, as Our Lady says, with a conscious choice.
Application:
Today, let us make that choice -- using a special prayer written by St. Therese of Lisieux, "The Little Flower":
"I consider that `all is vanity but to love God and serve him alone.' The grace which I especially ask, O Jesus, is never to offend you. My gifts are all unworthy, and so I offer you my very soul, O most loving Savior.
I fear only one thing, my God, to keep my own will.
Take it, therefore, for I choose all that you choose. O my Beloved, I offer myself to you, that you may perfectly accomplish in me your holy designs, and I will not allow anything created to be an obstacle to their accomplishment."
Medjugorje Day By Day June 20 - GIVE ME ALL YOUR PROBLEMS
"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.).
Mother Teresa "The Eucharist is connected with the Passion. If Jesus had not established the Eucharist we would have forgotten the crucifixion. It would have faded into the past and we would have forgotten that Jesus loved us. There is a saying that to be far away from the eyes is to be far away from the heart.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Father, I feel unworthy to receive Holy Communion, I am unworthy!" Reply; "it is true, we are not worthy of such a gift, but it is one thing to receive unworthily in the state of mortal sin and another to be unworthy. We are all unworthy; but it is He who invites us, and He who desires it. Let us humble ourselves and receive Him with our hearts full of love" )LdP,55).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
"Though He Who was rich became poor for our sake, yet He would not be an earthly king by force. A poor blind man could stop Him on the roadway to be cured of his blindness, but not all the masses with their universal acclaim and suffrage could make Him king. Then He laid His finger on their error, `You seek Me not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were satisfied' (John 6: 26). They sought Him not for the higher part of their being, but for their stomachs; not for His morality, but for their economics; not for His saving grace, but because of the dormancy of the spiritual in their souls."
Beware of those who promise the world!
"When loaves are more valued than the Divine Power Which multiplied them; when streams are more admired than the fountains that produced them, the world will accept any kind of a king who promises bread and plenty."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Today, I took part in a one-day retreat. When I was at the last conference, the priest was speaking of how much the world needs God's mercy, and that this seems to be a special time when people have great need of prayer and God's mercy. Then I heard a voice in my soul: These words are for you. Do all you possibly can for this work of My mercy. I desire that My mercy be worshiped, and I am giving mankind the last hope of salvation; that is, recourse to My mercy. My Heart rejoices in this feast. After these words, I understood that nothing can dispense me from the obligation which the Lord demands from me. (998)
Let the glory and praise to The Divine Mercy rise from every creature throughout all ages and times. (1005)
Praise and glory be to You, O Holy Trinity, Eternal God. May the mercy springing from Your very bowels protect us from Your just anger. Let the praise of Your incomprehensible mercy resound everywhere. All Your works bear the seal of Your unfathomable mercy, O God. (1007)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
JUNE 20 - GIVE ME ALL YOUR PROBLEMS The anniversary of the Medjugorje apparitions (JUNE 25) seems to be very important to Our Lady, for she begins preparing us for it days in advance.
For instance, on this day in 1985, she said: Dear children, for the coming feast day, I wish to call you to open your hearts to the Master of all hearts. Give me all your problems and worries! I want to comfort you in all your trials. Truly, I wish to fill you with peace, joy, and love for God (Weekly Message JUNE 20,1985).
St Peter speaks of the good fruit which trials can bear:
In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials, so that the genuineness of your faith being more precious than gold that, through perishable is tested by fire may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed (1 Pt 1:6-7).
Reflections:
Problems and trials are a part of life, of course, but there are several ways of dealing with them.
Rather than holding onto them through worry and fear, Our Lady asks us to, "Give me all your problems and worries," a way of saying "Let go, and let God." This trusting surrender to the Lord of our problems is the spirit behind this passage by St. Francis de Sales
Do not look forward to the trials and crosses of this life with dread and fear. Rather, look to them with full confidence that, as they arise, God, to whom you belong, will deliver you from them.
He has guided and guarded you thus far in life. Do you but hold fast to his dear hand and he will lead you safely through all trials. Whenever you cannot stand, he will carry you lovingly in his arms.
Application:
Offer this prayer by St. Francis whenever you feel burdened with problems
Message to Eileen Renders June 21, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Jesus Tells Us To Take A Daily Inventory
Today I attended the 8:00 A.M/ Mass at our parish, Our Lady Of Sorrows where I prayed for all those with special needs and intentions, including Father Leonard the 95 year old priest who I visited on Friday, who passed away early Saturday morning.
After making small offerings to Jesus and Mary, I prepared for receiving of the Body and Blood of Christ in the Eucharist by making an Act of Contrition.
After receiving the Most Sacred Host, I knelt in silent commune with Jesus and told Him of my great love for Him and my gratefulness for all His many blessings.
Then I prayed, If it be Your will, speak Lord, Your servant listens. Jesus responded to my heart saying: In life, many beautiful treasures are covered by and/or attached to challenge and pain, such as the rose and its thorns. This is also true of the evil one’s ability to masquerade and misrepresent something sinful in a distorted light!
Therefore My children, it is necessary each evening to take a mental inventory of your actions, motives and deeds. In this way, you will be better able to recognize where changes must be made. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Continue to pray for your brothers and sisters. Amen.
Message to Louise June 20, 2009
Message via L., V+J June 20, 2009- - -10:55 A.M. FEAST OF IMMACULATE HEART
L. began to receive a message from God and said, "Jesus, please cover me with Your Most Precious Blood."
Then your God spoke," These are the days I spoke to you about in Scripture...the days you would feel abandoned. You are experiencing the dark night of the soul. I have NOT forsaken you- -I never will!
This IS satan's hour! He is on a rampage to collect poor souls. Yes, HE WANTS YOU!!!
It is a time when much 'illness' will inflict all people. A severe darkness will cover the earth!
My words ARE being fulfilled rapidly. It is your time to place all your trust in Me, your God.
Satan IS very powerful! Beware of his cunning subtle lies!
Today the earth and nature are in great conflict! God and evil are in the greatest battle ever!
Speak to Me from your heart! PRAY! Only I can give you peace in the midst of such great turmoil!
Amen, I, your God speaks! Hear Me!"
Messages to Eileen Renders June 18 & 19,2009
Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Jesus Warns Us Of Changes To Come
Today I spent time alone with Jesus in Adoration and made small sacrifices to Jesus and Mary and prayed for all those with special needs and intentions.
On my knees I made an Act of Contrition and asked Jesus to remove all distraction that I might hear only those words He might say to my heart and see only those visions in my mind’s eye that came from Him. And I asked the Holy Ghost to be with me and strengthen me. Then I prayed Speak Lord (if it be His will), Your servant listens.
Jesus responded to my heart saying: My child Eileen, soon the world will be turning a new corner and this change will bring and end to religious and political freedom as it has long been known. This I tell you will be due in part to many churches closing their doors due to poor attendance and financial problems.
The political arena will not be as forthcoming as it once has been, thus excluding its voters and tax payers from understanding and/or accepting errs and changes.
Therefore, please appreciate and use this time to demonstrate your freedom in choosing to spend more time with Me.
While there we were moved to a small side room of the church as usually happens whenever there is a Burial Mass. When the Mass ended, Father John came and took the Eucharist back to the Front altar. At that time he told me that Father Leonard was in a coma and the Hospice at Our Lady's Home. Father smiled saying: He wanted to live to be 100. I asked how old Father Leonard is because they did not expect him to recover.
He is 95 said Fr. John. And I responded saying He came very close to his goal. These priests of whom I speak all belong to the Sacred Heart Missionaries and tomorrow is the Anniversary of Sacred Heart Missionaries where Father Leonard spent more than 55 0r 60 years of his life. Fr. John said there would be an 11:00 A.M. Mass tomorrow to celebrate the Anniversary of Sacred Heart Missionaries followed by Lunch and he invited me saying ?There probably won't be too many here. I promised to do my best to be there and felt honored to be invited. Father John is the priest who married my husband and I.
Feast of The Sacred Hearts
Friday, June 19, 2009
Today I attended the 11:00 AM Mass at my parish, Our Lady Of Sorrows, which are priest of The Sacred Hearts Of Jesus and Mary and this is their Feast Day.
At Mass I made small sacrifices to Jesus and Mary and prayed for all with special needs and intentions. After making an Act of Contrition, I received the Holy Eucharist, the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ.
On my knees, I prayed; Speak Lord if it be Your will, Your servant listens. Jesus responded saying: My child you have been raised up and receive My love because you have opened yourself up to receive My love. In order to receive My love, My children must be open and offer themselves to Me. I love you as I love all My children. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Continue to pray for your brothers and sisters. Amen.
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Fear not! God is your shelter (the 23rd Psalm and the Lord’s Prayer. God never fails). Don’t fail him. Call on Jesus. Jesus on the mainline, tell him what you want!
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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.
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Sibelius (Sobel) of Kemet, and others, martyrs. Aug. 5
Siddinus, Saturninus, Servus, Calendion, Galanus, Primigenus, Secundus, Theodotus, Demetrius, Parens, Satura, Victoria, the persecutions of Valeriana, and Firma. Martyrs at Hippo Regius, Africa Proconsularis, 15 Nov.
Siddinus, Secundus. Martyred in Hippo Carthage with 15 Nov.
Siddinus, Servus with Satura, martyred at Hippo with Fortunatus and Marcian, and possibly, Theodotus, 15 Nov.
Sidonius (Amba), I was a Kemetian hermit. 13 Nov. Coptic Calendar.
Silar, Paulus and we are martyrs of the Abyssinian Coptic Church, 16 Jan.
Silvanus. Mentorer saint of Amba Betra (Peter).
Silvanus with Secundianus, the bishop, and Jacobus, Marianus, Concordia, Marina, Heliodorus, Saturninus, and . We were martyred in Africa. 6 May.
Silvanus, Presbyter (Elder), Possibly a duplicate name, but a Presbyter (Elder), in Alexandria, Kemet (Africa), who agreed to the deposition at Alexandria in 321A.D.in a synod of more than one hundred African Kemetian (Egyptian) and Libyan bishops of Heretic priest Arius and his wicked, irreverent henchmen. (One of the holy folk). Silvius (also known as Salvius) martyred at Alexandria with Arator, 21 April
Silvius, (martyred at Africa with Catulinus, 23 April,
Simeon (Symeon) of Kemet, April 5
Simeon and Salus, Legionnaires, frozen while naked at Sebaste (Sivas, Turkey), Martyrs
Simeon of Thou, priest with Iraja (Herais) with brother, Abadir. We are children martyrs of Saint Basilides sister. Basilides is called the Father of Kings. We were brought under arrest to Antinoe, Kemet, beheaded with 3685 companions and other martyrs with Cluthus, a physician and priest. Also martyred with us were Apa Paphnutius of Tentyra, priest; Apa Isaac of Tiphre, priest; Apa Shamul of Taraphia, priest; Apa Simeon of Tapcho, priest; Sissinius of Tantatho, priest; Theodore of Chotep, priest; Moses of Psammanius, priest; Philotheus of Pemdje, priest; Macarius, of Fayum, priest; Maximus of Vuchim, priest; Macroni of Thoni, priest; Senuthius, of Buasti, priest; Ptolemaeus, priest; who was son of the Eparch, priest; Thomas of Tanphot, priest. Coptic calendar, 25 Sept.
Simeon, (Afa Marjam), I was an Abyssinian Coptic firend of God 2 Dec. Coptic Calendar.
Simeon, Salus Sisins, Theban Legionnaires, frozen while naked at Sebaste (Sivas, Turkey),
Simeon, disciple of Theon (also known as Theonas) the hermit who practiced the virtue of silence 30 years. I died about 395 A.D withForbinus (Pherbinus), in the area of Oxyrinchus, Kemet. 4 April.
Simeon, I was a confessor in Abyssinia Ethiopia with Samuel, 19 Dec.
Simeon, Samuel my father, and Gabriel, my brother. We are Abyssinian Coptic friends of God, through the grace of the Almighty, we made “fire fall from the skies”. 19 Dec.
Simon of Cyrene, his children, Rufus and Alexander became missionaries.
Simon Zelotes, Apostle, the Coptic Church shares a tradition that Simon traveled in Kemet, and other parts of Africa. including what is now Tunisia, Mauritania Caesariensis (now part of Morocco and Algeria). (Ruffin the 12 Apostles, pg 146), which puts Simon Zelotes in Mauritania, Kemet , and Libya Traditions hold (through theologian called Dorotheus, bishop of Tyre) Simon preached in Mauritania, Kemet, Libya, before going to Britain.
Simplicius. Martyred in Africa withQuintus, 18 Dec.
Sina. Martyred in Pelusium Kemet, under the persecutions of Roman Emperor Diocletian. 19 April.
Siricius, martyred, see Secundinus ,Verulus, Felix, Servulus, Saturninus, Fortunatus, with 16 companions. Martyred at Adrumentums, 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.
Sirohoneus (sp? Sirophoneus?) I was a Coptic friend of God, 11 March.
Sirus (also known as Horus), Bishop with Serapion, priest. Martyrs in Kemet, 11 Sept.
Sisinnius. Martyred in Alexandria, 19 July
Sisoes “The Theban”, I lived in Celamon at Arsinoe.
Sisoes, I was called “The Great”, I Was an abbot and hermit. I was also a friend of Saint Anthony of the desert. I lived alone in the desert of Scete. I later moved to Mountain Saint Anthony and lived there for 72 years. 6 July.
Sissinius of Tantatho, priest with Iraja (Herais). with brother, Abadir. We are children martyrs of Saint Basilides sister. Basilides is called the Father of Kings. We were brought under arrest to Antinoe, Kemet, beheaded with 3685 companions and other martyrs with Cluthus, a physician and priest. Also martyred with us were Apa Paphnutius of Tentyra, priest; Apa Isaac of Tiphre, priest; Apa Shamul of Taraphia, priest; Apa Simeon of Tapcho, priest; Theodore of Chotep, priest; Moses of Psammanius, priest; Philotheus of Pemdje, priest; Macarius, of Fayum, priest; Maximus of Vuchim, priest; Macroni of Thoni, priest; Senuthius, of Buasti, priest; Simeon of Thou, priest; Ptolemaeus, priest; who was son of the Eparch, priest; Thomas of Tanphot, priest. Coptic calendar, 25 Sept.
Sobel, Cantidus, and Cantidianus, Kemetians by birth, martyred at Antioch. 5 Aug.
Socrates, at Tiberiopolis (361, 362 A.D.), martyr, 28 Nov.
Sodon, martyred in Libya, Africa. 25 Jan
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"This Sacrament being a mystery of faith, we must believe firmly that Jesus Christ is really present in the Holy Eucharist, and that He is living and glorious there as in heaven" (St. John Vianney).
Mother Teresa And the only way you can get through is knowing through prayer and reflection that God is with you through it all. "Jesus I trust in you."
Meditations by Padre Pio - My children, we can never prepare ourselves too much for Holy Communion (AP).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
They misunderstood the King in their midst
"Jesus fed bread to the multitudes in the desert. Having fed the hungry masses, they `sought to make Him king' (John 6: 15). It is ever in the human heart, when it loses its love of the spiritual, to worship those who promise full stomachs or economic power.
They wished to make Jesus king in opposition to all the kings of the earth; instead of surrendering themselves to Him and His sublime doctrine about sin and redemption, they willed to have Him submit to them. They did not want to be drawn up to Him, but to draw Him down to them. However sincere and enthusiastic they were, they were, nevertheless, bent on pulling Divinity down to the level of the human."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - O most sweet Jesus, who have deigned to allow miserable me to gain a knowledge of Your unfathomable mercy; O most sweet Jesus, who have graciously demanded that I tell the whole world of Your incomprehensible mercy, this day I take into my hands the two rays that spring from Your merciful Heart; that is, the Blood and the Water; and I scatter them all over the globe so that each soul may receive Your mercy and, having received it, may glorify it for endless ages. O most sweet Jesus who, in Your incomprehensible kindness, has deigned to unite my wretched heart to Your most merciful Heart, it is with Your own Heart that I glorify God, our Father, as no soul has ever glorified Him before. (836)
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.
JUNE 19 - LET PEACE RULE
The Blessed Mother speaks of peace today:
Dear children, today I invite you to peace. As the Queen of Peace I have come to deepen within you my motherly peace. Dear children, I love you and I wish that all of you experience God's peace which enriches every heart. I invite you to become carriers and witnesses of my peace to this unpeaceful world. Let peace rule over all the earth, which is devoid of peace and yet longs for it. I bless you with a mother's blessing (Monthly Message July 25, 1990),
St. Peter also urges us to seek peace:
Those who desire life and desire to see good days, let them keep their tongues from evil and their lips form speaking deceit; let them turn away from evil and do good; let them seek peace and pursue it (1 Pt 3:10-11).
Reflection:
To be truly at peace we must put our lives and talents to use in serving God and our neighbor in the service of love. The prizes that the world values money, fame, or pleasure never truly satisfy. God never allows even one human being whom he has created to be content with anything short of himself.
As St. Augustine wrote, "Our hearts are restless until they rest in thee." And so Our Lady reminds us that peace is a gift" which only God gives and which enriches every heart." This is the peace that comes from purpose in our lives, from loving and serving God and neighbor.
Application:
Today, pray that through your life, talents, and prayers, you may become, as Our Lady says, "a carrier and witness of my peace to this unpeaceful world.
Medjugorje Day By Day June 18 - NOW IS THE TIME
"O wealth of the poor, how admirably You know how to sustain souls! And without their seeing such great wealth, You show it to them little by little. When I behold majesty as extraordinary as this concealed in something as small as the Host, it happens afterward that I marvel at wisdom so wonderful, and I fail to know how the Lord gives me courage or strength to approach Him. If He who has granted, and still does grant me so many favors, did not give this strength, it would be impossible to conceal the fact or resist shouting aloud marvels so great" (St. Teresa of Avila).
Mother Teresa - Be happy in the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more. Be happy now and if you show through your actions that you love others, including those who are poorer than you, you'll give them happiness, too. It doesn't take much - it can be just giving a smile. The world would be a much better place if everyone smiled more. So smile, be cheerful, be joyous that God loves you
Meditations by Padre Pio - My Jesus, my sweetness, how can I live without You? Come always, My Jesus, come; You alone take possession of my heart (AD,54).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - If you want freedom, exercise your free will as God wills
"People talk most about their health when they are sick, and most about liberty when they are in danger of losing it. Despite all the pleas for liberty, it must be remembered that every flight from responsibility is a flight from liberty and every denial of personal guilt is also a denial of freedom."
No matter what excuses, we didn't just fall off the cabbage truck!
"Cabbages cannot do wrong, though they have heads; calculators cannot commit sin, though they can do many things which seem to emulate human thought. Perhaps it is the very burden of responsibility which flows from free choice that makes so many human beings ready to surrender their great gift of freedom.
This also explains the search for someone to whom they can commit their choice, who do their thinking for them and relieve them of the awful burden of the consequences of their free decisions. This search for someone to whom neurotic minds can commit themselves explains the comparatively facile surrender of so many to totalitarianism in our day and age."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - O most sweet Jesus, who have deigned to allow miserable me to gain a knowledge of Your unfathomable mercy; O most sweet Jesus, who have graciously demanded that I tell the whole world of Your incomprehensible mercy, this day I take into my hands the two rays that spring from Your merciful Heart; that is, the Blood and the Water; and I scatter them all over the globe so that each soul may receive Your mercy and, having received it, may glorify it for endless ages. O most sweet Jesus who, in Your incomprehensible kindness, has deigned to unite my wretched heart to Your most merciful Heart, it is with Your own Heart that I glorify God, our Father, as no soul has ever glorified Him before. (836)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
JUNE 18 - NOW IS THE TIME
The following was given to the locutionist Marijana:
My angel, pray for unbelievers. People will tear their hair, brother will plead with brother, they will curse their past lives lived without God. They will repent, but it will be too late. Now is the time for conversion. I have been calling you for the past four years. Pray for them. Invite everyone to pray the rosary (Special Message August 15, 1985).
IN equally strong language, Jesus urges readiness for his second coming:
For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son Of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark and they knew nothing until the flood came and swept them all away, so too will be the coming of the Son of Man. Then two will be in the field; one will be left. Two women will be grinding meal together; one will be taken and one will be left. Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming (Mt 24:37-42).
Reflection:
"Now is the time of conversion," the Madonna says today, echoing the words of Jesus in the gospels. Of course the bet reason for converting or deepening our faith is out of love for God, but some may need the impetus of the warnings of Christ and his Mother today. How one comes to faith is as unique as each individual.
The British educator F. H, Drinkwater tells the story of Ira Dutton, born on a farm in Vermont, a teen-age dropout from school, and an enlistee in the northern army when the Civil War broke out. Eventually promoted to officer's rank, he was twenty-two when the war ended.
From there he began the tragic downward spiral of alcoholism. For years he led a kind of double life, sober in the daytime, but drunk and carousing at night, until that time when the disease entered its final, terminal stage. At this juncture he experienced through the grace of God, a life-changing conversion and a miraculous healing of his alcoholism.
At the age of forty, he was received into the Catholic Church and changed his first name to Joseph. Two years later he read about Fr. Damien and determined to go and help him with the lepers. When he met Damien on the beach of Molokai in 1886, he told him he wanted no special treatment: "I wish only to serve my fellow man." Fr. Damien already had leprosy, and in another few moments was dead. Brother Joseph lived for another forty years on Nolokai, devoting himself to the care of lepers until his own death in 1926.
Application:
In prayer today, abandon yourself again to Our Lady, asking for the grace of deep conversion.
Medjugorje Day BY Day June 17 - MANY ARE SEEKING MONEY
"[Jesus in the Holy Eucharist] asks my for nothing but love . . . . He is so much in love with my heart that He makes me burn with His divine fire, with the fire of His love . . . . I often ask myself if any people exist who do not feel their breast burning with divine fire, especially when they are close to Him in the Blessed Sacrament" (St. Padre Pio).
Mother Teresa
Everything is God's to give and to take away, so share what you've been given, and that includes yourself.
Meditations by Padre Pio - The Heart of our divine Master has no law more loveable than that of gentleness, humility and charity (CE,11).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Promises of materials turns into imprisonment of self
"Communism swept one-third of the world into the grasp of the Iron Bear simple because it promised pie in the sky after hatred had overthrown the existing order. The great fallacy of all revolutionary movements is that the value of great lives is nullified, either through persecution or character assassination, in the interests of fallacious promises and illusory hopes. Our world is slow to learn that those who turn out the lights of Heaven, bay that very act turn out the lights earth. Influences are born of moral stamina but promises, like spider webs, are woven from the bellies of materialism."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - During Holy Mass, I was so enveloped in the great interior fire of God's love and the desire to save souls that I do not know how to express it. I feel I am all aflame. I shall fight all evil with the weapon of mercy. I am being burned up by the desire to save souls. I traverse the world's length and breadth and venture as far as its ultimate limits and its wildest lands to save souls. I do this through prayer and sacrifice. I want every soul to glorify the mercy of God, for each one experiences the effects of that mercy on himself. The Saints in heaven worship the mercy of the Lord. I want to worship it even now, here on earth, and to spread devotion to it in the way that God demands of me.... (745)
The mercy of the Lord is praised by the holy souls in heaven who have themselves experienced that infinite mercy. What these souls do in heaven, I already will begin to do here on earth. I will praise God for His infinite goodness, and I will strive to bring other souls to know and glorify the inexpressible and incomprehensible mercy of God. (753)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
JUNE 17 - MANY ARE SEEKING MONEY
The Gospa expresses a special concern to Mirjana:
Right now many are greatly seeking money not only in the parish, but throughout the world. Woe to those who seek to exploit those who are coming here, and blessed are those who have been exploited (Special Message March 18, 1985).
And in Mark's gospel, Jesus encounters a rich young man:
Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, "You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me." When he heard this, he was shocked and went away grieving, for he had many possessions. Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!" (Mk 10:21-23).
Reflection:
There was a barrier keeping the young man out of the kingdom: his love of money. Perhaps it represented his self-respect, accomplishments, or family name. Whatever the reason, money had become his first priority.
Why did Jesus feel it was hard for the rich to enter heaven? Perhaps because the wealthy have most of their basic physical needs met, and thus often become self-reliant rather than reliant of God. Perhaps Jesus knew that money can be a salve to dull the pain that was meant to draw them to God. Ironically, in their wealth, the rich can suffer the truest poverty, the absence of God in their lives.
Christ explained that in the world to come, the values of this world will be reversed. Those who seek status and importance here will have none in heaven, and vice versa. It is important, then, to begin to live heaven's values while still on earth.
Application:
In prayer today give Our Lady your money and possessions, asking her to help you use them unselfishly and wisely.
Medjugorje Day By Day June 16 - THE MASS
St. Anthony of Padua, Doctor of the Church, Italy (1195-1231)
"Anthony was a friend of St. Francis and became a Franciscan priest. He was a great preacher on the Real Presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and told everyone he met about his love for Jesus in the Holy Eucharist. St. Anthony was also known as a great miracle worker who loved the poor and sick people very much. Wherever he went, St. Anthony performed many miracles to help feed the poor, heal the sick, and care for the needy. He is known as a great Doctor of the Church, patron of the poor, and finder of the lost" (Adoration for Children).
June 14, 2004
"When the conquest for the Immaculate [Mary] of the whole world and of every single soul now living or to live until the end of the world, and through Her for the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is completed, . . . then souls will love the Sacred Heart as they have never as yet loved Him, because like Her they will have been immersed as never before in the mystery of love, the Cross, the Eucharist" (St. Maximilian Kolbe).
Mother Teresa
Many people think that having money makes you happy. I think it must be harder to be happy if you are wealthy because you may find it difficult to see God; you'll have too many other things to think about. However, if God has given you this gift of wealth, then use it for His purpose - help others, help the poor, create jobs, give work to others. Don't waste your wealth. Having food, a home, dignity, freedom, health and an education are all of God's gifts too, which is why we must help those who are less fortunate than ourselves.
Meditations by Padre Pio - During the rioting of the passions and adverse events, keep in mind the dear hope of His unlimited mercy. Let us run with confidence to the tribunal of penance, where He waits for you at all times with the anxiety of a father; and although we are conscious of our debt towards Him, let us not doubt the solemn pardon of our sins. Let us bury them as our Lord has done (CE,18).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Those who trust in God will avoid the venom of the serpent
"The unfortunate characteristics of our day is that propaganda has taken the place of personal influence. Politics has become so primary in modern life, that the masses are more moved by promises than by fulfillments."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Eternal Truth, give me a ray of Your light that I may come to know You, O Lord, and worthily glorify Your infinite mercy. And at the same time, grant me to know myself, the whole abyss of misery that I am. (727)
During the meditation on creation... at a certain point, my soul became closely united to its Lord and Creator. In this union, I recognized the purpose and destiny of my life. My purpose is to become closely united to God through love, and my destiny is to praise and glorify God's mercy. The Lord has allowed me to know and experience this in a distinct and even physical way. I become lost in admiration when I recognize and experience this incomprehensible love of God with which God loves me.
Who is God - and what am I? I cannot meditate on this any further. Only love can understand this meeting of two spirits, namely, God-who-is-Spirit and the soul-who-is-creature. The more I know Him, the more completely with all the strength of my being I drown in Him. (729)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
JUNE 16 - THE MASS
Of the Mass, Our Lady says:
Dear children, I am calling you to more attentive prayer and to greater participation in the Mass. I wish your Mass to be an experience of God (Weekly Message May 16, 1985).
Jesus also speaks of the Eucharist, the living bread:
I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread that comes down form heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh (Jan 6:48-51).
Reflection:
Stories continue to come out of China, from time to time, of the heroic efforts of the few remaining bishops and priests to keep the faith alive and nourish the underground church. One such story tells of a priest who lives and works as a coolie. By means of prearranged sign language, he gets messages around of where he is to be found usually at the corner of a local market selling soap. Customers who, like the early Christians, give a secret sign, are given a piece of soap, between the wrappings of which is hidden a small consecrated host.
The Chinese Catholic takes his purchase home and usually, after a short family service, receives communion. Clearly the most exalted gift of Christ is his very body and blood in the Eucharist. St. Ambrose wrote of the miracle: "Christ is food for me; Christ is drink for me; the flesh of God is food for me, the blood of God is drink for me. Christ is ministered to me daily."
Application:
For reflection today: Do you prepare for the Mass? Do you participate in the responses and singing? Do you spend a few minutes in thanksgiving afterwards? How can you enter more deeply into the Eucharist?
Medjugorje Day By Day June 15 - DRAW EVER CLOSER TO THE FATHER
"The Lord calls us friends, he makes us his friends, he entrusts himself to us, he entrusts to us his Body in the Eucharist, he entrusts to us his Church. Therefore, we must be true friends to him, we must have the same perception as he has, we must want what he wants and not what he does not want. Jesus himself tells us: 'You are my friends if you do what I command you' (John 15:14).
Let this be our common resolution: all of us together, to do his holy will, in which lies our freedom and our joy" Pope Benedict XVI, May 13, 2005
"I bow down before You, O Bread of Angels, With deep faith, hope and love And from the depths of my soul I worship You" St. Maria Faustina of the Blessed Sacrament
Mother Teresa
We have a right to be happy and peaceful. We have been created for this - we are born to be happy - and we can only find true happiness and peace when we are in love with God; there is joy in loving God, great happiness in loving Him.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Even if you had committed all the sins of the world, Jesus says to you; "Many sins have been forgiven you, because you have loved much" (CE,16).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
The treasures of self-sacrifice
"The best influences in life are undeliberate, unconscious; when no one is watching, or when reaction to the good deed was never sought. Such is the long-range influence of a mother in a home; fulfilling of daily duties with love and a spirit of self-sacrifice leaves an imprint on the children that deepens with the years. St. Francis has done much to influence painting, though he was not an artist. Great artists have influenced millions to love beauty, though their intention was never to be so remembered."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Oh, how ardently I desire that every soul would praise Your mercy. Happy is the soul that calls upon the mercy of the Lord. It will see that the Lord will defend it as His glory, as He said. And who would dare fight against God? All you souls, praise the Lord's mercy by trusting in His mercy all your life and especially at the hour of your death.
And fear nothing, dear soul, whoever you are; the greater the sinner, the greater his right to Your mercy, O Lord. O incomprehensible goodness! God is the first to stoop to the sinner. O Jesus, I wish to glorify Your mercy on behalf of thousands of souls. I know very well, O my Jesus, that I am to keep telling souls about Your goodness, about Your incomprehensible mercy. (598)
Jesus, You know that I love suffering and want to drain the cup of suffering to the last drop; and yet, my nature experienced a slight shudder and fear. Quickly, however, my trust in the infinite mercy of God was awakened in all its force, and everything else had to give way before it, like a shadow retreating before the sun's rays. O Jesus, how great is Your goodness! Your infinite goodness, so well known to me, enables me to bravely look death itself in the eye. I know that nothing will happen to me without God's permission. I desire to glorify Your infinite mercy during my life, at the hour of death, in the resurrection, and throughout eternity. (697)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
JUNE 15 - DRAW EVER CLOSER TO THE FATHER
The Blessed Virgin wishes to draw us close to the Father:
Dear children, today I ask you to open your hearts to God like spring flowers which yearn for the sun. I am your Mother and I wish you to draw ever closer to the Father, that he may grant abundant gifts to your hearts. ( Weekly Message January 31, 1985).
One of these gifts is the vision to see form the perspective of heaven as God does:
So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God (Col 3:1-3). Reflection:
The believer's real home, Paul says today, is with Christ in heaven. This gives us a different perspective on our lives here on earth. To "set your minds on things that are above," as Paul says today, means simply to look at life from God's perspective. Among other things, this is an antidote to materialism, for we gain a proper perspective of material goods when we take the Lord's view of them. From his viewpoint in eternity, how would he perceive money, prestige, or power? What of family, friendships, or acts of sacrifice? The more we see the life around us as God does, the more we can live in harmony with him. As Our Lady has advised in several of her messages, we must not become too attached to what is only temporary.
Application:
In prayer today, spend several minutes thinking of the priorities in your life. Then switch to God's viewpoint, and examine the same priorities. Is there a match?
Medjugorje Day By Day June 14 - YOU WILL ENDURE EVERYTHING
"Ever since, with Pentecost, the People of the New Covenant 'began their pilgrim journey toward the heavenly homeland, the Divine Sacrament has continued to articulate their days, filling them with confident hope' (ibid.). Thinking specifically about this, I wished to dedicate to the Eucharist the first encyclical of the new millennium and I am now happy to announce a special Year of the Eucharist. It will begin with the World Eucharistic Congress, planned from October 10-17 in Guadalajara (Mexico), and will end with the next ordinary assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which will be held in the Vatican from October 2-29, 2005, and whose theme will be 'The Eucharist: Source and Summit of the Life and Mission of the Church.' Through the Eucharist, the ecclesial community is built as a new Jerusalem, principle of unity in Christ between different peoples and nations."
Mother Teresa
We are all God's children so it is important to share His gifts. Do not worry about why problems exist in the world - just respond to people's needs.
Padre Pio - I approve of your work for gaining souls for Jesus. By all means receive Holy Communion for the Holy Father's intentions (Letters III, p 463).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Words are cheap when there is no conviction behind them
"Whenever we set out to give `good example,' we generally do not give it. The best example is given when we are off duty and are not acting `professionally,' such as the minister or rabbi or priest when he comes down from his pulpit, the womanizer after he has finished his discourse on the `necessity of recognizing the rights of women,' the politician when he has finished his television oration on `my profound interest in social justice and my love of the common good.'
When Peter told Our Lord that though others failed Him, he would never fail, the Savior retorted that within twenty-four hours Peter would deny that he even knew Him. What we say is less important in the way of influence than what we do."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Oh, how ardently I desire that every soul would praise Your mercy. Happy is the soul that calls upon the mercy of the Lord. It will see that the Lord will defend it as His glory, as He said. And who would dare fight against God? All you souls, praise the Lord's mercy by trusting in His mercy all your life and especially at the hour of your death. And fear nothing, dear soul, whoever you are; the greater the sinner, the greater his right to Your mercy, O Lord. O incomprehensible goodness! God is the first to stoop to the sinner. O Jesus, I wish to glorify Your mercy on behalf of thousands of souls. I know very well, O my Jesus, that I am to keep telling souls about Your goodness, about Your incomprehensible mercy. (598)
Jesus, You know that I love suffering and want to drain the cup of suffering to the last drop; and yet, my nature experienced a slight shudder and fear. Quickly, however, my trust in the infinite mercy of God was awakened in all its force, and everything else had to give way before it, like a shadow retreating before the sun's rays. O Jesus, how great is Your goodness! Your infinite goodness, so well known to me, enables me to bravely look death itself in the eye. I know that nothing will happen to me without God's permission. I desire to glorify Your infinite mercy during my life, at the hour of death, in the resurrection, and throughout eternity. (697)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY.
JUNE 14 - YOU WILL ENDURE EVERYTHING
In the second month of the apparitions, the visionaries have a vision of Christ. Our Lady says to them:
My angels, I send you my Son, Jesus, who was tortured for his faith, yet he endured everything. You also, my angels, will endure everything (First Years July 27, 1981).
Similarly, Paul encourages the Thessalonians in their trials:
Therefore we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith during all your persecutions and the afflictions that you are enduring. This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, and intended to make you worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering (2 Thes 1:4-5).
Reflection:
Every life includes trials and hardships. Theologians tell us it is the consequence of sin and evil in the world, which disrupts even nature affects the innocent as well as the guilty. Today, St. Paul teaches that God can draw good out of our hardships:
"For he is using your sufferings to prepare you for his kingdom."
Our problems can help us look upward and forward, rather than inward. They can help to build strong character, and they imbue us with an extra measure of compassion for others who are struggle. Problems are unavoidable for people of faith living in a faithless world. Yet, linked to the sufferings of Christ, they have a redemptive value and meaning.
Application:
Today, offer any hardships or pain you experience for a special prayer intention.
Medjugorje Day By Day June 13 - ACCEPT DIVINE PEACE
Mother Teresa
Mother Theresa once said, ALWAYS REMEMBER this saying: "Jesus only brings you peace, fear and anxiety come from the devil." If you feel anxious just Trust in God's Mercy and pray and your peace will return. You will be assaulted on all sides with health, with dryness, but Jesus and Mary are at your side.
And we here all have the greatest gift of all, Mary to intercede for us. To lay all of our prayers at the feet of her son. We have Mary at our side. Just think about the magnificence of Having the Mother of God at your side, pleading God's mercy for you and those you love. She leads us to her Son and wants to hear us say: "Jesus, I trust in You., the whole message of Divine Mercy".
Meditations by Padre Pio -
May Jesus be you guide, your support and your life, always and in everything (ASN,44).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
The canvas must wait for maturity to grow
"There are certain conflicts and tensions which are natural to us as human beings, namely, the conflict between the flesh and the spirit. In the young it is not always clear which is dominant or will be the master during life. It takes a lot of struggle to give dominance to the higher part of our being. For that reason, an artist refused to paint the portrait of a young man. The artist said that he saw two impulses in the youth neither of which yet showed dominion. He would delay the portrait until his character was formed."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - After Communion, I heard the voice saying, My daughter, look into the abyss of My mercy and give praise and glory to this mercy of Mine. Do it in this way: Gather all sinners from the entire world and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. I want to give Myself to souls; I yearn for souls, My daughter. On the day of My feast, the Feast of Mercy, you will go through the whole world and bring fainting souls to the spring of my mercy. I shall heal and strengthen them. (206)
God, One in the Holy Trinity.I want to love You as no human soul has ever loved You before; and although I am utterly miserable and small, I have nevertheless cast the anchor of my trust deep down into the abyss of Your mercy, O my God and Creator! In spite of my great misery I fear nothing, but hope to sing You a hymn of glory for ever. Let no soul, even the most miserable, fall prey to doubt; for, as long as one is alive, each one can become a great saint, so great is the power of God's grace. It remains only for us not to oppose God's action. (283)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
JUNE 13 - ACCEPT DIVINE PEACE
Today Our Lady asks us to accept and live divine peace:
The attitude of the Christian toward the future should be one of hope in salvation. Those who think only of wars, evils and punishments are ill advised. If you dwell on evil, punishment, or wars, you are on the road to encountering them. Rather, your responsibility is to accept divine peace, to live it, and to spread it. (Locutionists Jelena & Mirijana August 1984).
And in Colossians, Paul also issues a call to peace:
Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful (Col 3:14-15).
Reflection:
In the beginning of the apparitions, the Blessed Virgin said: "Through prayer and fasting, you can avert wars and suspend the laws of nature." In a sermon on peace, Fr. Slavko Barbaric stated: "The Lord of Peace enables us to understand the profound importance of peace within our own hearts-for this is how it is spread throughout the world." The more hearts that live peace, the sooner will it flourish on earth. "Let us therefore," he concludes, "be instruments of peace, for blessed are the peacemakers-they shall be called the children of God.'"
Application: In addition to your prayers for peace, strive to be a peacemaker wherever you are today.
Medjugorje Day By Day June 12 - ENTER INTO THE MASS
"The Lord calls us friends, he makes us his friends, he entrusts himself to us, he entrusts to us his Body in the Eucharist, he entrusts to us his Church. Therefore, we must be true friends to him, we must have the same perception as he has, we must want what he wants and not what he does not want. Jesus himself tells us: 'You are my friends if you do what I command you' (John 15:14). Let this be our common resolution: all of us together, to do his holy will, in which lies our freedom and our joy" (Pope Benedict XVI, May 13, 2005).
Mother Teresa - Prayer in action is love, and love in action is service.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Jesus, I love you very much; it is useless to repeat it to You, I love You. My Love, my Love. Only You! Praise be to You alone. (AD,38).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - The woes of confusion are legion
"One wonders if modern psychology has ever found a word which so adequately describes an unhappy and disturbed personality as the word legion. The word is found in the description of the mad man of the Gerasenes, who when asked by Our Lord to describe himself answered, 'My name is Legion: for we are many.' Notice the contradiction between my and we. He did not know what he really was, except that he was tossed about hither and thither by a crowd of wild and disordered impulses."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - I spent the whole day in thanksgiving, and gratitude kept flooding my soul. O my God, how good You are, how great is Your mercy! You visit me with so many graces, me who am a most wretched speck of dust. Prostrating myself at Your feet, O Lord, I confess with a sincere heart that I have done nothing to deserve even the least of Your graces. It is in Your infinite goodness that You give Yourself to me so generously. Therefore, the greater the graces which my heart receives, the deeper it plunges itself in humility. (1661)
O Jesus, eternal God, thank You for Your countless graces and blessings. Let every beat of my heart be a new hymn of thanksgiving to You, O God. Let every drop of my blood circulate for You, Lord. My soul is one hymn in adoration of Your mercy. I love You, God, for Yourself alone. (1794)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
JUNE 12 - ENTER INTO THE MASS
Today's message concerns prayer and the Eucharist:
Always have God's love within you, for without this love you cannot convert yourselves completely. Let the rosary be in your hands in memory of Jesus. Dear children, strive to enter more deeply into the Mass as you should (Locution Jelena & Mirijana JUNE 1, 1985).
And in John's gospel, Jesus speaks of the Eucharist as well:
Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died. But the one who eats this bread will live forever (Jn 6:56-58).
Reflection: Fr. Slavko Barbaric offered these reflections on the Eucharist in a sermon given in Medjugorje in May of 1989:
Our Lady once said, "Come to church a little early," which I would interpret to mean about twenty minutes early, to prepare for Mass by offering the rosary. Also, we should remain after Mass for at least ten minutes in order to give thanks. [The Mass] is somewhat like a beautiful banquet spread out before us; if we do not take the initiative to socialize and eat the carefully prepared food, then the event is meaningless.
In the same way, if we eat the food quickly and then hurry away without thanking our host, it would be considered rude behavior. Likewise, hurrying away from Mass is disrespectful to the Lord. We need to spend some time giving thanks and praying for our healing as well as the healing of others. The Mass will have a real effect on our lives.
Application:
This Sunday, come to Mass early to prepare, and leave a bit later, in order to give thanks.
Medjugorje Day By Day June 11 - I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY
"Ah, if we had the eyes of Angels with which to see our Lord Jesus Christ who is here present on this altar and who is looking at us, how we should love Him! We should never more wish to part from Him; we should wish to remain always at His feet. It would be a foretaste of Heaven. All else would become insipid to us." (St. John Vianney)
Mother Teresa
Works of love are always works of joy. We don't need to look for happiness; if we love for others we'll be given it. It is the gift of God.
Meditations by Padre Pio - My Jesus, my sweetness, my love, love which sustains me (AD,50).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
To uphold integrity, one must be honest through and through
"Crisis produces a hardened spiritual feeling which hinders understanding. Men do not like what they do not understand, or that which would demand a change in their lives. All the training of a university will not make certain persons mathematicians. If a person does not love truth and honesty, he cannot be made truthful and honest by expounding the definitions of these virtues. One must begin by creating within him conduct along the lines of these virtues; then he can be taught."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - This has been a great day for me. During this day I remained as though in unceasing contemplation; the very thought of this grace drew me into further contemplation; and throughout the whole day I continued in thanksgiving which I never stopped, because each recollection of this grace [of the Immaculate Conception of Mary] caused my soul ever anew to lose itself in God... (1416)
I want to live in the spirit of faith. I accept everything that comes my way as given me by the loving will of God, who sincerely desires my happiness. And so I will accept with submission and gratitude everything that God sends me. I will pay no attention to the voice of nature and to the promptings of self-love. Before each important action, I will stop to consider for a moment what relationship it has to eternal life and what may be the main reason for my undertaking it: is it for the glory of God, or for the good of my own soul, or for the good of the souls of others? If my heart says yes, then I will not swerve from carrying out the given action, unmindful of either obstacles or sacrifices. I will not be frightened into abandoning my intention. It is enough for me to know that it is pleasing to God. On the other hand, if I learn that the action has nothing in common with what I have just mentioned, I will try to elevate it to a loftier sphere by means of a good intention. And if I learn that something flows from my self-love, I will cancel it out right from the start. (1549)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
JUNE 11 - I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY
Today Our Lady gives us her purpose in coming to Medjugorje:
Dear children, I call each of you to begin to live in God's love. Dear children, you are ready to commit sin and to place yourselves in Satan's hands without reflection. I call on each one of you to consciously choose God and to reject Satan.
I am your Mother and so I wish to lead all of you to complete holiness. I want you to be happy on earth and then to join me in heaven. This is, dear children, my purpose in coming here, and my desire (Monthly Message May 25, 1987).
St. Paul also speaks of the happiness which is ours as heirs of Christ:
When we cry, "Abba! Father!" It is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ-if, in fact we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him (Rom 8:16-17).
Reflection: Paul uses the term adoption to illustrate the believers' new relationship with God. In Roman culture, one who was adopted gained all the rights of a legitimate child in his new family. He became a full heir to his father's estate. Likewise, when a person becomes a Christian, he or she gains all the privileges and responsibilities of a child in God's family. As the Creator's children we are no longer slaves. This is the core of the gospel message and the messages of Our Lady in Medjugorje: we are God's heirs, sharing in the great treasures of his kingdom. Even now he has given us the greatest of gifts: his Son, forgiveness, the Holy Spirit, and eternal life.
Application: The Blessed Mother states that, "I want each one of you to be happy here on earth and to be with me in heaven." That is her purpose and her desire. She asks only that we, "consciously choose God and reject Satan." In your own words make this commitment today in prayer.
Medjugorje Day By Day June 10 - THE GIFT OF LOVE
Mother Teresa The pass word of the early Christians was "joy," so let us still serve the Lord with joy. Joy is love, joy is prayer, joy is strength. God loves a person who gives joyfully, and if you give joyfully you always give more. A joyful heart is the result of a heart burning with love.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Oh, if I had an infinite number of hearts, all the hearts in Heaven and earth, your Mother's heart, Jesus, I would offer them all, every one of them to you! (AD,54).
June 11 My Jesus, my sweetness, my love, love which sustains me (AD,50).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Laying the foundation for building our stairs to eternity
"There are two kinds of wisdom: wisdom of the flesh and the wisdom which God gives. One is very often opposed to the other. The first would say this is the only life there is; therefore, we should get all we can out of it. The other sees that this life is a kind of scaffolding up through which we climb to eternal happiness; it will, therefore, be so used as a ladder to the Mansions of the Heavenly Father. But this Divine Wisdom comes only those who have qualifications for receiving it, and is one of the first conditions is good behavior. As Our Blessed Lord said, 'If anyone will do My Will, he will know My doctrine.'"
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Eighth day. O my Lord, while calling to mind all Your blessings, in the presence of Your Most Sacred Heart, I have felt the need to be particularly grateful for so many graces and blessings from God. I want to plunge myself in thanksgiving before the Majesty of God and to continue in this prayer of thanksgiving for seven days and seven nights; and although I will outwardly carry out all my duties, my spirit will nonetheless stand continually before the Lord, and all my exercises will be imbued with the spirit of thanksgiving. Each evening, I will kneel for a half hour in my cell, alone with the Lord. As often as I shall awake at night, I shall steep myself in a prayer of thanksgiving. In this way I want to repay, at least in some small way, for the immensity of God's blessings. (1367)
However, in order to make all this more pleasing in the eyes of God and to remove the least shadow of doubt from my mind, I went to my spiritual director [Father Andrasz] and revealed these desires of my soul to him; that is to say, the desire to be steeped in such thanksgiving. I received permission for everything, except that I should not force myself to pray at night should I awaken. (1368)
With what great joy I returned to the convent! And on the next day I began this great act of thanksgiving by renewing my vows. My soul became thoroughly immersed in God, and there issued from my whole being but one single flame of gratitude and thanksgiving to God. There were not many words because God's blessings, like a fierce fire, consumed my soul, and all sufferings and sorrows were like wood thrown into the flames, without which the fire would go out. I called upon all heaven and earth to join me in my act of thanksgiving. (1369)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
JUNE 10 - THE GIFT OF LOVE
Today Our Lady speaks of our greatest need:
Love is a gift from God. Pray, then, that God may give you the gift of love (Locutionists Jelena & Mirijana May 28, 1984).
St. Paul remarks on the love of the Colossians:
This you learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, and he has made known to us your love in the Spirit (Col 1:7-8).
Reflection:
The Colossians had such a great love for others because the Holy Spirit had transformed their lives. The ability to love our neighbor as Christ loves us comes through the grace of the Spirit. Scripture speaks of love as an action or attitude, not just an emotion; it is the fruit of our new life in Christ.
The Holy Spirit not only empowers us to love others, but also to recognize how much we are loved by God and the Blessed Mother. "You know, dear children, that I love you immeasurably," the Madonna once said, and each day I pray that the Lord will help you to understand the love I give you." When we comprehend that love, we cannot help but turn around and love others in return.
Application:
Since lose is a pure gift from the Lord, the Virgin asks us to, "pray that God may give you the gift to love." Today, let us devote our rosary to that intention.
Medjugorje Day By Day June 09 - ABANDON YOUR CONCERNS TO JESUS
St. Cristobal Magallenes and Companions, Mexican Martyrs—Feast, May 21 Between 1915 and 1937, 22 priests and 3 laymen gave their lives for the Catholic faith in Mexico. They drew their strength from receiving Jesus in the Holy Eucharist, in Mass and Adoration, and their love and devotion to their Blessed Mother Mary.
Mother Teresa Love has no meaning if it isn't shared. Love has to be put into action. You have to love without expectation, to do something for love itself, not for what you may receive. If you expect something in return, then it isn't love, because true love is loving without conditions and expectations.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Let us love Jesus for His divine greatness, for His power in Heaven and on earth, for His infinite merits, but also and above all out of gratitude. Had He not been so good to us but more severe, how much less we would have sinned!. But when sin is followed with profound sorrow, with an honest resolution of never sinning again, an intense understanding of the great pain we have given to the mercy of God; when having rent the hardest fibers of our hearts we manage to shed scalding tears of repentance and love then, my son, the sin itself becomes a steppingstone which brings us closer, which raises us up, which leads us to Him more securely (GF,171)
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Into everyone's life the Son shines, enlightening us as to the mysteries of life
"G. K. Chesterton once said that God has put a tremendous mystery in nature itself and that is the sun. In the light of that one thing, which we cannot see because of its brightness, everything else is made clear. Likewise, thought we cannot comprehend the nature of God completely in this life, nevertheless, in the light of the truths which He revealed, everything else is made clear, such as the mystery of pain, suffering, death, life and birth."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - The Lord gave me knowledge of the graces which He has been constantly lavishing on me. This light pierced me through and through, and I came to understand the inconceivable favors that God has been bestowing on me. I stayed in my cell for a long act of thanksgiving, lying face down on the ground and shedding tears of gratitude. I could not rise from the ground because, whenever I tried to do so, God's light gave me new knowledge of His grace. It was only at the third attempt that I was able to get up. As His child, I felt that everything the heavenly Father possessed was equally mine. He himself lifted me from the ground up to His Heart. I felt that everything that existed was exclusively mine, but I had no desire for it all, because God alone is enough for me. (1279)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
JUNE 9 - ABANDON YOUR CONCERNS TO JESUS
Today the Blessed Mother asks us to abandon our worries to her Son:
Why do you not put your trust in me? I know that you have been praying for a long time, but truly, surrender yourself. Abandon your concerns to Jesus. Listen to what he says in the gospel: "And who among you, through his anxiety, is able to add a single cubit to the length of his life?" (Locutionists Jelena & Mirijana November 30, 1983).
In Psalm 37, trust is seen as the remedy to anxiety:
Trust in the Lord, and do good;
So you will live in the land, and enjoy security.
Take delight in the Lord,
And he will give you the desires of your heart. Our steps are made firm by the Lord, And he will give you the desires of your heart. Our steps are made firm by the Lord, When he delights in our way, Through we stumble, we shall not fall headlong, For the Lord holds us by the hand.
---Psalm 37:3-4, 23-24
Reflection:
The confident trust that the psalmist and Our Lady speak of today is a sister virtue to acceptance. For some, such as members of Alcoholics Anonymous the spirit of acceptance can be a life and death matter, for it is indispensable tool in their recovery.
In chapter 17 of Alcoholics Anonymous' Big Book, a physician in the program writes:
At last, acceptance proved to be the key to my drinking problem to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it's because I find some person, place, thing, or situation---some fact of my life---unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment.
Nothing, absolutely nothing happens in God's world by mistake. Until I could accept my alcoholism, I could not stay sober; unless I accept life completely on life's terms, I cannot be happy.
I need to concentrate not so much on what needs to be changed in the world as on what needs to be changed in me and in my attitudes.
With hard-won insight, the doctor speaks of his peace, or serenity, as inversely proportional to his expectations. The higher his expectations of other people are, the lower his serenity. "I can watch my serenity level rise," he says, "when I discard my expectations."
Application:
First, as Our Lady asks, abandon your anxieties and fear to her today, trusting in her great power. Second, as they do in AA meetings around the world, offer the Serenity Prayer. Keep it in mind for troubling times.
O Lord, 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
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"Glorious St. Joseph, tenderhearted 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)."
Say this prayer for nine consecutive days.
Fear not! God is your shelter (the 23rd Psalm and the Lord’s Prayer. God never fails). Don’t fail him. Call on Jesus. Jesus on the mainline, tell him what you want!
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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!
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Poleus, Alexander, Serapion. We are martyrs of Alexandria, 28 Aug. with 21 May.
Polius (Hippolytus), Timothy (Timotheus, priest), and Eutychus (deacons), and companions. We were martyred. Maurentaniean Caesariensis (Mauritania) under the reign of terror and persecutions of Roman Emperor Diocletian 21 May
Polybius, Deacon, likewise Possibly a duplicate name, but a deacon in Alexandria, Kemet (Africa), who agreed to the deposition at Alexandria in 321A.D.in a synod of more than one hundred African Kemetian (Egyptian) and Libyan bishops of Heretic priest Arius and his wicked, irreverent henchmen. (One of the holy folk).
Polycarp. Martyred in Alexandria with Serapion, 21 March
Polycarp of Alexandria (4th century) martyr, 2 April
Polycarpus, martyred with Victor, Publius, Saturninus with other martyrs in Alexandria. 31 Jan.
Pompeius(Pompejus) , Africanus, Terence, Maximus, and 39 Others, of Carthage. Martyrs , our falls on Oct. 28
Pompeius (Pompejus) and 40 Others, with Terentius (249 A.D. 251 A.D.) Martyrs beheaded at Carthage April 10
Pompinus, Artifas, Christus, Salvator, Bessa, and Reductula. We are martyrs in Africa, 18 Dec.
Pomponia, martyred at Abitene, Africa Proconsularis with Saturninus, 12 Feb.
Pontius of Carthage, I was a deacon confessor of Saint Cyprian and his companions during the last deportation/exile in Curubis. I wrote on my life and Saint Cyprian, some of which still exists today. I was a companion in exile, biographer, and witness at the trial and execution Saint Cyprian of Carthage. I died peacefully in about 262 A.D. of natural causes. 8 March
Porphyrius the General, (Stratelates), martyred by beheading at Alexandria with 200(some say 300) soldiers and Augusta the Empress at Alexandria with Greatmartyr Catherine November 24 (25 Nov.) Martyr
Porphyrius (Abba Porphonius, Berfonius, Barfunius) Thmuis, Lower Kemet friend of God. Coptic Calendar. 27 Feb.
Porphyrius. Martyred in Africa with Primus, 4 Nov.
Porphyrius, Tryphon, Cyrion, Eulogius, another Cyrion, Menelaus, Apricus, Justus, Julianus, Orestes, Hemerion, and Julius, martyred at Alexandria, 3 July.
Porphyry, Monk
Portus. Martyred in Africa with Martialis,
Portus. Martyred in Africa with Anesius, 31 March.
Possidonius, the Theban. I was a hermit in Bethlehem during Saint Jerome and Saint Paula’s time. God’s grace gave me a gift of miracles and prophecy.
Possidus, Possidonius, I was a bishop. Though African, I had Roman citizenship. I was a friend of Saint Augustine. The year 397 A.D. saw me elected bishop at Calama (Guelma), Numidia, in Africa. I fought vigorously against Donatism and paganism. In 416 A.D. I attended the Synod of Mileve, fighting against Pelagianism. I attended the death of Saint Augustine, writing of him. I left when the Vandals invaded Africa, and went to Southern Italy, 16 May.
Postumia (Postiniana). Martyred in Africa with Felix, 29 July.
Potamioena, the Younger, I was a Virgin martyr, and slave at Hermopolis. I turned away the advances of my pagan owner. In 304 A.D. My owner turned me into the prefect of Alexandria. I was disrobed naked, and immersed slowly into boiling pitch caldron until I died. 7 June.
Potamioena, the Elder. I was a virgin martyr at Alexandria. I died in fire under the persecutions of Septimius Severus, 202 A.D. 28 June.
Potamion. Martyred in Kemet, 11 May, in the. Coptic Calendar.
Potamion (Potamon). I was bishop of Heraclea in Upper Kemet. Martyred under Maximinus Daza, whose authority they gouged me of one eye, lamed me, and banished me to the mines. Constantine freed me. I attended the Council of Nice, 325 A.D.; I defended Athanasius at Tyre in 33 A.D. banished with him. I died martyred by Arians, 340 A.D. 18 May. (Probably the same as Potamon, Hortasius, and Serapion priests; Pantherus, Dioscorus, Palmus, and Petecundus, deacons; Censonus, Dativus, Lucius, Maxima, Hermon (lector), and four companions. We were martyred in Alexandria, 18 May. And Potammon, Papias, Dioscurus, Heron, Pethacus, Oeconomus, Zoticus, Cyriacus, and Ammonius, We were crucified martyrswith Paul who preached Jesus in Western Kemet. 18 May). Potamion, I was a priest martyr at Alexandria with Serapion, 19 May.
Potamon, Bishop. Martyr,
Potamon, I was a priest martyr in Thebaid, under Diocletian, 29 April.
Potianus, Martyred in Africa withFidentianus, 16 Nov.
Praesens. Martyred in Africa withMaximus, 16 Feb.
Praesidius, martyred with Donatian, and Companions, Germanus, Rutinus,
Praessidius. Martyred in Tunis with Donatianus, 6 Sept.
Prais, I was a Kemetian bishop with Dioscurus, 21 May.
Prima with Saturninus, and four children, the lectors Saturninus (another) and Felix, and the nun, Maria, and the toddler, Hilarion; Senator Dativus; Thelica, Emeritus, Felix, Ampellius, Rogatianus, Victoria, 37 other Christians ( Felix, Quintus, Maximianus, Rogatianus, Rogatus, Januarius, Cassianus, Victorianus, Vincentius, Caecilianus, Restituta, Rogatianus, Eva, Givalius, Rogatus, Pimponia, Secunda, Januaria, Saturnina, Martinus, Datus, Felix, Margarita, Major, Honorata, Regiola, Victorinus, Pelusius, Faustus, Datianus, Matrona, Caecilia, Heredina, Secunda, Matrona(another), Januaria, of Abitine, in the Northwestern part of Africa. We were arrested having prayed the Divine Mysteries in the Emeritus’ house. We professed the faith. I Saturninus was clubbed. I died in jail, 12 Feb. 304 A.D. 11 Feb. Roman, 20 Feb in Algiers. (Probably the same as Prima, martyred in Abitene, Africa Proconsularis with Saturninus, 12 Feb).
Prima. Martyred in Carthage. (304 A.D.). Emperor Justinian erected a church in my name. 9 or 11 Feb.
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"This Sacrament being a mystery of faith, we must believe firmly that Jesus Christ is really present in the Holy Eucharist, and that He is living and glorious there as in heaven" (St. John Vianney).
Mother Teresa And the only way you can get through is knowing through prayer and reflection that God is with you through it all. "Jesus I trust in you."
Meditations by Padre Pio - My children, we can never prepare ourselves too much for Holy Communion (AP).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
They misunderstood the King in their midst
"Jesus fed bread to the multitudes in the desert. Having fed the hungry masses, they `sought to make Him king' (John 6: 15). It is ever in the human heart, when it loses its love of the spiritual, to worship those who promise full stomachs or economic power.
They wished to make Jesus king in opposition to all the kings of the earth; instead of surrendering themselves to Him and His sublime doctrine about sin and redemption, they willed to have Him submit to them. They did not want to be drawn up to Him, but to draw Him down to them. However sincere and enthusiastic they were, they were, nevertheless, bent on pulling Divinity down to the level of the human."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - O most sweet Jesus, who have deigned to allow miserable me to gain a knowledge of Your unfathomable mercy; O most sweet Jesus, who have graciously demanded that I tell the whole world of Your incomprehensible mercy, this day I take into my hands the two rays that spring from Your merciful Heart; that is, the Blood and the Water; and I scatter them all over the globe so that each soul may receive Your mercy and, having received it, may glorify it for endless ages. O most sweet Jesus who, in Your incomprehensible kindness, has deigned to unite my wretched heart to Your most merciful Heart, it is with Your own Heart that I glorify God, our Father, as no soul has ever glorified Him before. (836)
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.
JUNE 19 - LET PEACE RULE
The Blessed Mother speaks of peace today:
Dear children, today I invite you to peace. As the Queen of Peace I have come to deepen within you my motherly peace. Dear children, I love you and I wish that all of you experience God's peace which enriches every heart. I invite you to become carriers and witnesses of my peace to this unpeaceful world. Let peace rule over all the earth, which is devoid of peace and yet longs for it. I bless you with a mother's blessing (Monthly Message July 25, 1990),
St. Peter also urges us to seek peace:
Those who desire life and desire to see good days, let them keep their tongues from evil and their lips form speaking deceit; let them turn away from evil and do good; let them seek peace and pursue it (1 Pt 3:10-11).
Reflection:
To be truly at peace we must put our lives and talents to use in serving God and our neighbor in the service of love. The prizes that the world values money, fame, or pleasure never truly satisfy. God never allows even one human being whom he has created to be content with anything short of himself.
As St. Augustine wrote, "Our hearts are restless until they rest in thee." And so Our Lady reminds us that peace is a gift" which only God gives and which enriches every heart." This is the peace that comes from purpose in our lives, from loving and serving God and neighbor.
Application:
Today, pray that through your life, talents, and prayers, you may become, as Our Lady says, "a carrier and witness of my peace to this unpeaceful world.
Medjugorje Day By Day June 18 - NOW IS THE TIME
"O wealth of the poor, how admirably You know how to sustain souls! And without their seeing such great wealth, You show it to them little by little. When I behold majesty as extraordinary as this concealed in something as small as the Host, it happens afterward that I marvel at wisdom so wonderful, and I fail to know how the Lord gives me courage or strength to approach Him. If He who has granted, and still does grant me so many favors, did not give this strength, it would be impossible to conceal the fact or resist shouting aloud marvels so great" (St. Teresa of Avila).
Mother Teresa - Be happy in the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more. Be happy now and if you show through your actions that you love others, including those who are poorer than you, you'll give them happiness, too. It doesn't take much - it can be just giving a smile. The world would be a much better place if everyone smiled more. So smile, be cheerful, be joyous that God loves you
Meditations by Padre Pio - My Jesus, my sweetness, how can I live without You? Come always, My Jesus, come; You alone take possession of my heart (AD,54).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - If you want freedom, exercise your free will as God wills
"People talk most about their health when they are sick, and most about liberty when they are in danger of losing it. Despite all the pleas for liberty, it must be remembered that every flight from responsibility is a flight from liberty and every denial of personal guilt is also a denial of freedom."
No matter what excuses, we didn't just fall off the cabbage truck!
"Cabbages cannot do wrong, though they have heads; calculators cannot commit sin, though they can do many things which seem to emulate human thought. Perhaps it is the very burden of responsibility which flows from free choice that makes so many human beings ready to surrender their great gift of freedom.
This also explains the search for someone to whom they can commit their choice, who do their thinking for them and relieve them of the awful burden of the consequences of their free decisions. This search for someone to whom neurotic minds can commit themselves explains the comparatively facile surrender of so many to totalitarianism in our day and age."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - O most sweet Jesus, who have deigned to allow miserable me to gain a knowledge of Your unfathomable mercy; O most sweet Jesus, who have graciously demanded that I tell the whole world of Your incomprehensible mercy, this day I take into my hands the two rays that spring from Your merciful Heart; that is, the Blood and the Water; and I scatter them all over the globe so that each soul may receive Your mercy and, having received it, may glorify it for endless ages. O most sweet Jesus who, in Your incomprehensible kindness, has deigned to unite my wretched heart to Your most merciful Heart, it is with Your own Heart that I glorify God, our Father, as no soul has ever glorified Him before. (836)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
JUNE 18 - NOW IS THE TIME
The following was given to the locutionist Marijana:
My angel, pray for unbelievers. People will tear their hair, brother will plead with brother, they will curse their past lives lived without God. They will repent, but it will be too late. Now is the time for conversion. I have been calling you for the past four years. Pray for them. Invite everyone to pray the rosary (Special Message August 15, 1985).
IN equally strong language, Jesus urges readiness for his second coming:
For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son Of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark and they knew nothing until the flood came and swept them all away, so too will be the coming of the Son of Man. Then two will be in the field; one will be left. Two women will be grinding meal together; one will be taken and one will be left. Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming (Mt 24:37-42).
Reflection:
"Now is the time of conversion," the Madonna says today, echoing the words of Jesus in the gospels. Of course the bet reason for converting or deepening our faith is out of love for God, but some may need the impetus of the warnings of Christ and his Mother today. How one comes to faith is as unique as each individual.
The British educator F. H, Drinkwater tells the story of Ira Dutton, born on a farm in Vermont, a teen-age dropout from school, and an enlistee in the northern army when the Civil War broke out. Eventually promoted to officer's rank, he was twenty-two when the war ended.
From there he began the tragic downward spiral of alcoholism. For years he led a kind of double life, sober in the daytime, but drunk and carousing at night, until that time when the disease entered its final, terminal stage. At this juncture he experienced through the grace of God, a life-changing conversion and a miraculous healing of his alcoholism.
At the age of forty, he was received into the Catholic Church and changed his first name to Joseph. Two years later he read about Fr. Damien and determined to go and help him with the lepers. When he met Damien on the beach of Molokai in 1886, he told him he wanted no special treatment: "I wish only to serve my fellow man." Fr. Damien already had leprosy, and in another few moments was dead. Brother Joseph lived for another forty years on Nolokai, devoting himself to the care of lepers until his own death in 1926.
Application:
In prayer today, abandon yourself again to Our Lady, asking for the grace of deep conversion.
Medjugorje Day BY Day June 17 - MANY ARE SEEKING MONEY
"[Jesus in the Holy Eucharist] asks my for nothing but love . . . . He is so much in love with my heart that He makes me burn with His divine fire, with the fire of His love . . . . I often ask myself if any people exist who do not feel their breast burning with divine fire, especially when they are close to Him in the Blessed Sacrament" (St. Padre Pio).
Mother Teresa
Everything is God's to give and to take away, so share what you've been given, and that includes yourself.
Meditations by Padre Pio - The Heart of our divine Master has no law more loveable than that of gentleness, humility and charity (CE,11).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Promises of materials turns into imprisonment of self
"Communism swept one-third of the world into the grasp of the Iron Bear simple because it promised pie in the sky after hatred had overthrown the existing order. The great fallacy of all revolutionary movements is that the value of great lives is nullified, either through persecution or character assassination, in the interests of fallacious promises and illusory hopes. Our world is slow to learn that those who turn out the lights of Heaven, bay that very act turn out the lights earth. Influences are born of moral stamina but promises, like spider webs, are woven from the bellies of materialism."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - During Holy Mass, I was so enveloped in the great interior fire of God's love and the desire to save souls that I do not know how to express it. I feel I am all aflame. I shall fight all evil with the weapon of mercy. I am being burned up by the desire to save souls. I traverse the world's length and breadth and venture as far as its ultimate limits and its wildest lands to save souls. I do this through prayer and sacrifice. I want every soul to glorify the mercy of God, for each one experiences the effects of that mercy on himself. The Saints in heaven worship the mercy of the Lord. I want to worship it even now, here on earth, and to spread devotion to it in the way that God demands of me.... (745)
The mercy of the Lord is praised by the holy souls in heaven who have themselves experienced that infinite mercy. What these souls do in heaven, I already will begin to do here on earth. I will praise God for His infinite goodness, and I will strive to bring other souls to know and glorify the inexpressible and incomprehensible mercy of God. (753)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
JUNE 17 - MANY ARE SEEKING MONEY
The Gospa expresses a special concern to Mirjana:
Right now many are greatly seeking money not only in the parish, but throughout the world. Woe to those who seek to exploit those who are coming here, and blessed are those who have been exploited (Special Message March 18, 1985).
And in Mark's gospel, Jesus encounters a rich young man:
Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, "You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me." When he heard this, he was shocked and went away grieving, for he had many possessions. Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!" (Mk 10:21-23).
Reflection:
There was a barrier keeping the young man out of the kingdom: his love of money. Perhaps it represented his self-respect, accomplishments, or family name. Whatever the reason, money had become his first priority.
Why did Jesus feel it was hard for the rich to enter heaven? Perhaps because the wealthy have most of their basic physical needs met, and thus often become self-reliant rather than reliant of God. Perhaps Jesus knew that money can be a salve to dull the pain that was meant to draw them to God. Ironically, in their wealth, the rich can suffer the truest poverty, the absence of God in their lives.
Christ explained that in the world to come, the values of this world will be reversed. Those who seek status and importance here will have none in heaven, and vice versa. It is important, then, to begin to live heaven's values while still on earth.
Application:
In prayer today give Our Lady your money and possessions, asking her to help you use them unselfishly and wisely.
Medjugorje Day By Day June 16 - THE MASS
St. Anthony of Padua, Doctor of the Church, Italy (1195-1231)
"Anthony was a friend of St. Francis and became a Franciscan priest. He was a great preacher on the Real Presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and told everyone he met about his love for Jesus in the Holy Eucharist. St. Anthony was also known as a great miracle worker who loved the poor and sick people very much. Wherever he went, St. Anthony performed many miracles to help feed the poor, heal the sick, and care for the needy. He is known as a great Doctor of the Church, patron of the poor, and finder of the lost" (Adoration for Children).
June 14, 2004
"When the conquest for the Immaculate [Mary] of the whole world and of every single soul now living or to live until the end of the world, and through Her for the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus is completed, . . . then souls will love the Sacred Heart as they have never as yet loved Him, because like Her they will have been immersed as never before in the mystery of love, the Cross, the Eucharist" (St. Maximilian Kolbe).
Mother Teresa
Many people think that having money makes you happy. I think it must be harder to be happy if you are wealthy because you may find it difficult to see God; you'll have too many other things to think about. However, if God has given you this gift of wealth, then use it for His purpose - help others, help the poor, create jobs, give work to others. Don't waste your wealth. Having food, a home, dignity, freedom, health and an education are all of God's gifts too, which is why we must help those who are less fortunate than ourselves.
Meditations by Padre Pio - During the rioting of the passions and adverse events, keep in mind the dear hope of His unlimited mercy. Let us run with confidence to the tribunal of penance, where He waits for you at all times with the anxiety of a father; and although we are conscious of our debt towards Him, let us not doubt the solemn pardon of our sins. Let us bury them as our Lord has done (CE,18).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Those who trust in God will avoid the venom of the serpent
"The unfortunate characteristics of our day is that propaganda has taken the place of personal influence. Politics has become so primary in modern life, that the masses are more moved by promises than by fulfillments."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Eternal Truth, give me a ray of Your light that I may come to know You, O Lord, and worthily glorify Your infinite mercy. And at the same time, grant me to know myself, the whole abyss of misery that I am. (727)
During the meditation on creation... at a certain point, my soul became closely united to its Lord and Creator. In this union, I recognized the purpose and destiny of my life. My purpose is to become closely united to God through love, and my destiny is to praise and glorify God's mercy. The Lord has allowed me to know and experience this in a distinct and even physical way. I become lost in admiration when I recognize and experience this incomprehensible love of God with which God loves me.
Who is God - and what am I? I cannot meditate on this any further. Only love can understand this meeting of two spirits, namely, God-who-is-Spirit and the soul-who-is-creature. The more I know Him, the more completely with all the strength of my being I drown in Him. (729)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
JUNE 16 - THE MASS
Of the Mass, Our Lady says:
Dear children, I am calling you to more attentive prayer and to greater participation in the Mass. I wish your Mass to be an experience of God (Weekly Message May 16, 1985).
Jesus also speaks of the Eucharist, the living bread:
I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. This is the bread that comes down form heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh (Jan 6:48-51).
Reflection:
Stories continue to come out of China, from time to time, of the heroic efforts of the few remaining bishops and priests to keep the faith alive and nourish the underground church. One such story tells of a priest who lives and works as a coolie. By means of prearranged sign language, he gets messages around of where he is to be found usually at the corner of a local market selling soap. Customers who, like the early Christians, give a secret sign, are given a piece of soap, between the wrappings of which is hidden a small consecrated host.
The Chinese Catholic takes his purchase home and usually, after a short family service, receives communion. Clearly the most exalted gift of Christ is his very body and blood in the Eucharist. St. Ambrose wrote of the miracle: "Christ is food for me; Christ is drink for me; the flesh of God is food for me, the blood of God is drink for me. Christ is ministered to me daily."
Application:
For reflection today: Do you prepare for the Mass? Do you participate in the responses and singing? Do you spend a few minutes in thanksgiving afterwards? How can you enter more deeply into the Eucharist?
Medjugorje Day By Day June 15 - DRAW EVER CLOSER TO THE FATHER
"The Lord calls us friends, he makes us his friends, he entrusts himself to us, he entrusts to us his Body in the Eucharist, he entrusts to us his Church. Therefore, we must be true friends to him, we must have the same perception as he has, we must want what he wants and not what he does not want. Jesus himself tells us: 'You are my friends if you do what I command you' (John 15:14).
Let this be our common resolution: all of us together, to do his holy will, in which lies our freedom and our joy" Pope Benedict XVI, May 13, 2005
"I bow down before You, O Bread of Angels, With deep faith, hope and love And from the depths of my soul I worship You" St. Maria Faustina of the Blessed Sacrament
Mother Teresa
We have a right to be happy and peaceful. We have been created for this - we are born to be happy - and we can only find true happiness and peace when we are in love with God; there is joy in loving God, great happiness in loving Him.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Even if you had committed all the sins of the world, Jesus says to you; "Many sins have been forgiven you, because you have loved much" (CE,16).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
The treasures of self-sacrifice
"The best influences in life are undeliberate, unconscious; when no one is watching, or when reaction to the good deed was never sought. Such is the long-range influence of a mother in a home; fulfilling of daily duties with love and a spirit of self-sacrifice leaves an imprint on the children that deepens with the years. St. Francis has done much to influence painting, though he was not an artist. Great artists have influenced millions to love beauty, though their intention was never to be so remembered."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Oh, how ardently I desire that every soul would praise Your mercy. Happy is the soul that calls upon the mercy of the Lord. It will see that the Lord will defend it as His glory, as He said. And who would dare fight against God? All you souls, praise the Lord's mercy by trusting in His mercy all your life and especially at the hour of your death.
And fear nothing, dear soul, whoever you are; the greater the sinner, the greater his right to Your mercy, O Lord. O incomprehensible goodness! God is the first to stoop to the sinner. O Jesus, I wish to glorify Your mercy on behalf of thousands of souls. I know very well, O my Jesus, that I am to keep telling souls about Your goodness, about Your incomprehensible mercy. (598)
Jesus, You know that I love suffering and want to drain the cup of suffering to the last drop; and yet, my nature experienced a slight shudder and fear. Quickly, however, my trust in the infinite mercy of God was awakened in all its force, and everything else had to give way before it, like a shadow retreating before the sun's rays. O Jesus, how great is Your goodness! Your infinite goodness, so well known to me, enables me to bravely look death itself in the eye. I know that nothing will happen to me without God's permission. I desire to glorify Your infinite mercy during my life, at the hour of death, in the resurrection, and throughout eternity. (697)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
JUNE 15 - DRAW EVER CLOSER TO THE FATHER
The Blessed Virgin wishes to draw us close to the Father:
Dear children, today I ask you to open your hearts to God like spring flowers which yearn for the sun. I am your Mother and I wish you to draw ever closer to the Father, that he may grant abundant gifts to your hearts. ( Weekly Message January 31, 1985).
One of these gifts is the vision to see form the perspective of heaven as God does:
So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God (Col 3:1-3). Reflection:
The believer's real home, Paul says today, is with Christ in heaven. This gives us a different perspective on our lives here on earth. To "set your minds on things that are above," as Paul says today, means simply to look at life from God's perspective. Among other things, this is an antidote to materialism, for we gain a proper perspective of material goods when we take the Lord's view of them. From his viewpoint in eternity, how would he perceive money, prestige, or power? What of family, friendships, or acts of sacrifice? The more we see the life around us as God does, the more we can live in harmony with him. As Our Lady has advised in several of her messages, we must not become too attached to what is only temporary.
Application:
In prayer today, spend several minutes thinking of the priorities in your life. Then switch to God's viewpoint, and examine the same priorities. Is there a match?
Medjugorje Day By Day June 14 - YOU WILL ENDURE EVERYTHING
"Ever since, with Pentecost, the People of the New Covenant 'began their pilgrim journey toward the heavenly homeland, the Divine Sacrament has continued to articulate their days, filling them with confident hope' (ibid.). Thinking specifically about this, I wished to dedicate to the Eucharist the first encyclical of the new millennium and I am now happy to announce a special Year of the Eucharist. It will begin with the World Eucharistic Congress, planned from October 10-17 in Guadalajara (Mexico), and will end with the next ordinary assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which will be held in the Vatican from October 2-29, 2005, and whose theme will be 'The Eucharist: Source and Summit of the Life and Mission of the Church.' Through the Eucharist, the ecclesial community is built as a new Jerusalem, principle of unity in Christ between different peoples and nations."
Mother Teresa
We are all God's children so it is important to share His gifts. Do not worry about why problems exist in the world - just respond to people's needs.
Padre Pio - I approve of your work for gaining souls for Jesus. By all means receive Holy Communion for the Holy Father's intentions (Letters III, p 463).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Words are cheap when there is no conviction behind them
"Whenever we set out to give `good example,' we generally do not give it. The best example is given when we are off duty and are not acting `professionally,' such as the minister or rabbi or priest when he comes down from his pulpit, the womanizer after he has finished his discourse on the `necessity of recognizing the rights of women,' the politician when he has finished his television oration on `my profound interest in social justice and my love of the common good.'
When Peter told Our Lord that though others failed Him, he would never fail, the Savior retorted that within twenty-four hours Peter would deny that he even knew Him. What we say is less important in the way of influence than what we do."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Oh, how ardently I desire that every soul would praise Your mercy. Happy is the soul that calls upon the mercy of the Lord. It will see that the Lord will defend it as His glory, as He said. And who would dare fight against God? All you souls, praise the Lord's mercy by trusting in His mercy all your life and especially at the hour of your death. And fear nothing, dear soul, whoever you are; the greater the sinner, the greater his right to Your mercy, O Lord. O incomprehensible goodness! God is the first to stoop to the sinner. O Jesus, I wish to glorify Your mercy on behalf of thousands of souls. I know very well, O my Jesus, that I am to keep telling souls about Your goodness, about Your incomprehensible mercy. (598)
Jesus, You know that I love suffering and want to drain the cup of suffering to the last drop; and yet, my nature experienced a slight shudder and fear. Quickly, however, my trust in the infinite mercy of God was awakened in all its force, and everything else had to give way before it, like a shadow retreating before the sun's rays. O Jesus, how great is Your goodness! Your infinite goodness, so well known to me, enables me to bravely look death itself in the eye. I know that nothing will happen to me without God's permission. I desire to glorify Your infinite mercy during my life, at the hour of death, in the resurrection, and throughout eternity. (697)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY.
JUNE 14 - YOU WILL ENDURE EVERYTHING
In the second month of the apparitions, the visionaries have a vision of Christ. Our Lady says to them:
My angels, I send you my Son, Jesus, who was tortured for his faith, yet he endured everything. You also, my angels, will endure everything (First Years July 27, 1981).
Similarly, Paul encourages the Thessalonians in their trials:
Therefore we ourselves boast of you among the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith during all your persecutions and the afflictions that you are enduring. This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, and intended to make you worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering (2 Thes 1:4-5).
Reflection:
Every life includes trials and hardships. Theologians tell us it is the consequence of sin and evil in the world, which disrupts even nature affects the innocent as well as the guilty. Today, St. Paul teaches that God can draw good out of our hardships:
"For he is using your sufferings to prepare you for his kingdom."
Our problems can help us look upward and forward, rather than inward. They can help to build strong character, and they imbue us with an extra measure of compassion for others who are struggle. Problems are unavoidable for people of faith living in a faithless world. Yet, linked to the sufferings of Christ, they have a redemptive value and meaning.
Application:
Today, offer any hardships or pain you experience for a special prayer intention.
Medjugorje Day By Day June 13 - ACCEPT DIVINE PEACE
Mother Teresa
Mother Theresa once said, ALWAYS REMEMBER this saying: "Jesus only brings you peace, fear and anxiety come from the devil." If you feel anxious just Trust in God's Mercy and pray and your peace will return. You will be assaulted on all sides with health, with dryness, but Jesus and Mary are at your side.
And we here all have the greatest gift of all, Mary to intercede for us. To lay all of our prayers at the feet of her son. We have Mary at our side. Just think about the magnificence of Having the Mother of God at your side, pleading God's mercy for you and those you love. She leads us to her Son and wants to hear us say: "Jesus, I trust in You., the whole message of Divine Mercy".
Meditations by Padre Pio -
May Jesus be you guide, your support and your life, always and in everything (ASN,44).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
The canvas must wait for maturity to grow
"There are certain conflicts and tensions which are natural to us as human beings, namely, the conflict between the flesh and the spirit. In the young it is not always clear which is dominant or will be the master during life. It takes a lot of struggle to give dominance to the higher part of our being. For that reason, an artist refused to paint the portrait of a young man. The artist said that he saw two impulses in the youth neither of which yet showed dominion. He would delay the portrait until his character was formed."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - After Communion, I heard the voice saying, My daughter, look into the abyss of My mercy and give praise and glory to this mercy of Mine. Do it in this way: Gather all sinners from the entire world and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. I want to give Myself to souls; I yearn for souls, My daughter. On the day of My feast, the Feast of Mercy, you will go through the whole world and bring fainting souls to the spring of my mercy. I shall heal and strengthen them. (206)
God, One in the Holy Trinity.I want to love You as no human soul has ever loved You before; and although I am utterly miserable and small, I have nevertheless cast the anchor of my trust deep down into the abyss of Your mercy, O my God and Creator! In spite of my great misery I fear nothing, but hope to sing You a hymn of glory for ever. Let no soul, even the most miserable, fall prey to doubt; for, as long as one is alive, each one can become a great saint, so great is the power of God's grace. It remains only for us not to oppose God's action. (283)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
JUNE 13 - ACCEPT DIVINE PEACE
Today Our Lady asks us to accept and live divine peace:
The attitude of the Christian toward the future should be one of hope in salvation. Those who think only of wars, evils and punishments are ill advised. If you dwell on evil, punishment, or wars, you are on the road to encountering them. Rather, your responsibility is to accept divine peace, to live it, and to spread it. (Locutionists Jelena & Mirijana August 1984).
And in Colossians, Paul also issues a call to peace:
Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful (Col 3:14-15).
Reflection:
In the beginning of the apparitions, the Blessed Virgin said: "Through prayer and fasting, you can avert wars and suspend the laws of nature." In a sermon on peace, Fr. Slavko Barbaric stated: "The Lord of Peace enables us to understand the profound importance of peace within our own hearts-for this is how it is spread throughout the world." The more hearts that live peace, the sooner will it flourish on earth. "Let us therefore," he concludes, "be instruments of peace, for blessed are the peacemakers-they shall be called the children of God.'"
Application: In addition to your prayers for peace, strive to be a peacemaker wherever you are today.
Medjugorje Day By Day June 12 - ENTER INTO THE MASS
"The Lord calls us friends, he makes us his friends, he entrusts himself to us, he entrusts to us his Body in the Eucharist, he entrusts to us his Church. Therefore, we must be true friends to him, we must have the same perception as he has, we must want what he wants and not what he does not want. Jesus himself tells us: 'You are my friends if you do what I command you' (John 15:14). Let this be our common resolution: all of us together, to do his holy will, in which lies our freedom and our joy" (Pope Benedict XVI, May 13, 2005).
Mother Teresa - Prayer in action is love, and love in action is service.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Jesus, I love you very much; it is useless to repeat it to You, I love You. My Love, my Love. Only You! Praise be to You alone. (AD,38).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - The woes of confusion are legion
"One wonders if modern psychology has ever found a word which so adequately describes an unhappy and disturbed personality as the word legion. The word is found in the description of the mad man of the Gerasenes, who when asked by Our Lord to describe himself answered, 'My name is Legion: for we are many.' Notice the contradiction between my and we. He did not know what he really was, except that he was tossed about hither and thither by a crowd of wild and disordered impulses."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - I spent the whole day in thanksgiving, and gratitude kept flooding my soul. O my God, how good You are, how great is Your mercy! You visit me with so many graces, me who am a most wretched speck of dust. Prostrating myself at Your feet, O Lord, I confess with a sincere heart that I have done nothing to deserve even the least of Your graces. It is in Your infinite goodness that You give Yourself to me so generously. Therefore, the greater the graces which my heart receives, the deeper it plunges itself in humility. (1661)
O Jesus, eternal God, thank You for Your countless graces and blessings. Let every beat of my heart be a new hymn of thanksgiving to You, O God. Let every drop of my blood circulate for You, Lord. My soul is one hymn in adoration of Your mercy. I love You, God, for Yourself alone. (1794)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
JUNE 12 - ENTER INTO THE MASS
Today's message concerns prayer and the Eucharist:
Always have God's love within you, for without this love you cannot convert yourselves completely. Let the rosary be in your hands in memory of Jesus. Dear children, strive to enter more deeply into the Mass as you should (Locution Jelena & Mirijana JUNE 1, 1985).
And in John's gospel, Jesus speaks of the Eucharist as well:
Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died. But the one who eats this bread will live forever (Jn 6:56-58).
Reflection: Fr. Slavko Barbaric offered these reflections on the Eucharist in a sermon given in Medjugorje in May of 1989:
Our Lady once said, "Come to church a little early," which I would interpret to mean about twenty minutes early, to prepare for Mass by offering the rosary. Also, we should remain after Mass for at least ten minutes in order to give thanks. [The Mass] is somewhat like a beautiful banquet spread out before us; if we do not take the initiative to socialize and eat the carefully prepared food, then the event is meaningless.
In the same way, if we eat the food quickly and then hurry away without thanking our host, it would be considered rude behavior. Likewise, hurrying away from Mass is disrespectful to the Lord. We need to spend some time giving thanks and praying for our healing as well as the healing of others. The Mass will have a real effect on our lives.
Application:
This Sunday, come to Mass early to prepare, and leave a bit later, in order to give thanks.
Medjugorje Day By Day June 11 - I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY
"Ah, if we had the eyes of Angels with which to see our Lord Jesus Christ who is here present on this altar and who is looking at us, how we should love Him! We should never more wish to part from Him; we should wish to remain always at His feet. It would be a foretaste of Heaven. All else would become insipid to us." (St. John Vianney)
Mother Teresa
Works of love are always works of joy. We don't need to look for happiness; if we love for others we'll be given it. It is the gift of God.
Meditations by Padre Pio - My Jesus, my sweetness, my love, love which sustains me (AD,50).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
To uphold integrity, one must be honest through and through
"Crisis produces a hardened spiritual feeling which hinders understanding. Men do not like what they do not understand, or that which would demand a change in their lives. All the training of a university will not make certain persons mathematicians. If a person does not love truth and honesty, he cannot be made truthful and honest by expounding the definitions of these virtues. One must begin by creating within him conduct along the lines of these virtues; then he can be taught."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - This has been a great day for me. During this day I remained as though in unceasing contemplation; the very thought of this grace drew me into further contemplation; and throughout the whole day I continued in thanksgiving which I never stopped, because each recollection of this grace [of the Immaculate Conception of Mary] caused my soul ever anew to lose itself in God... (1416)
I want to live in the spirit of faith. I accept everything that comes my way as given me by the loving will of God, who sincerely desires my happiness. And so I will accept with submission and gratitude everything that God sends me. I will pay no attention to the voice of nature and to the promptings of self-love. Before each important action, I will stop to consider for a moment what relationship it has to eternal life and what may be the main reason for my undertaking it: is it for the glory of God, or for the good of my own soul, or for the good of the souls of others? If my heart says yes, then I will not swerve from carrying out the given action, unmindful of either obstacles or sacrifices. I will not be frightened into abandoning my intention. It is enough for me to know that it is pleasing to God. On the other hand, if I learn that the action has nothing in common with what I have just mentioned, I will try to elevate it to a loftier sphere by means of a good intention. And if I learn that something flows from my self-love, I will cancel it out right from the start. (1549)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
JUNE 11 - I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY
Today Our Lady gives us her purpose in coming to Medjugorje:
Dear children, I call each of you to begin to live in God's love. Dear children, you are ready to commit sin and to place yourselves in Satan's hands without reflection. I call on each one of you to consciously choose God and to reject Satan.
I am your Mother and so I wish to lead all of you to complete holiness. I want you to be happy on earth and then to join me in heaven. This is, dear children, my purpose in coming here, and my desire (Monthly Message May 25, 1987).
St. Paul also speaks of the happiness which is ours as heirs of Christ:
When we cry, "Abba! Father!" It is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ-if, in fact we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him (Rom 8:16-17).
Reflection: Paul uses the term adoption to illustrate the believers' new relationship with God. In Roman culture, one who was adopted gained all the rights of a legitimate child in his new family. He became a full heir to his father's estate. Likewise, when a person becomes a Christian, he or she gains all the privileges and responsibilities of a child in God's family. As the Creator's children we are no longer slaves. This is the core of the gospel message and the messages of Our Lady in Medjugorje: we are God's heirs, sharing in the great treasures of his kingdom. Even now he has given us the greatest of gifts: his Son, forgiveness, the Holy Spirit, and eternal life.
Application: The Blessed Mother states that, "I want each one of you to be happy here on earth and to be with me in heaven." That is her purpose and her desire. She asks only that we, "consciously choose God and reject Satan." In your own words make this commitment today in prayer.
Medjugorje Day By Day June 10 - THE GIFT OF LOVE
Mother Teresa The pass word of the early Christians was "joy," so let us still serve the Lord with joy. Joy is love, joy is prayer, joy is strength. God loves a person who gives joyfully, and if you give joyfully you always give more. A joyful heart is the result of a heart burning with love.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Oh, if I had an infinite number of hearts, all the hearts in Heaven and earth, your Mother's heart, Jesus, I would offer them all, every one of them to you! (AD,54).
June 11 My Jesus, my sweetness, my love, love which sustains me (AD,50).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Laying the foundation for building our stairs to eternity
"There are two kinds of wisdom: wisdom of the flesh and the wisdom which God gives. One is very often opposed to the other. The first would say this is the only life there is; therefore, we should get all we can out of it. The other sees that this life is a kind of scaffolding up through which we climb to eternal happiness; it will, therefore, be so used as a ladder to the Mansions of the Heavenly Father. But this Divine Wisdom comes only those who have qualifications for receiving it, and is one of the first conditions is good behavior. As Our Blessed Lord said, 'If anyone will do My Will, he will know My doctrine.'"
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Eighth day. O my Lord, while calling to mind all Your blessings, in the presence of Your Most Sacred Heart, I have felt the need to be particularly grateful for so many graces and blessings from God. I want to plunge myself in thanksgiving before the Majesty of God and to continue in this prayer of thanksgiving for seven days and seven nights; and although I will outwardly carry out all my duties, my spirit will nonetheless stand continually before the Lord, and all my exercises will be imbued with the spirit of thanksgiving. Each evening, I will kneel for a half hour in my cell, alone with the Lord. As often as I shall awake at night, I shall steep myself in a prayer of thanksgiving. In this way I want to repay, at least in some small way, for the immensity of God's blessings. (1367)
However, in order to make all this more pleasing in the eyes of God and to remove the least shadow of doubt from my mind, I went to my spiritual director [Father Andrasz] and revealed these desires of my soul to him; that is to say, the desire to be steeped in such thanksgiving. I received permission for everything, except that I should not force myself to pray at night should I awaken. (1368)
With what great joy I returned to the convent! And on the next day I began this great act of thanksgiving by renewing my vows. My soul became thoroughly immersed in God, and there issued from my whole being but one single flame of gratitude and thanksgiving to God. There were not many words because God's blessings, like a fierce fire, consumed my soul, and all sufferings and sorrows were like wood thrown into the flames, without which the fire would go out. I called upon all heaven and earth to join me in my act of thanksgiving. (1369)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
JUNE 10 - THE GIFT OF LOVE
Today Our Lady speaks of our greatest need:
Love is a gift from God. Pray, then, that God may give you the gift of love (Locutionists Jelena & Mirijana May 28, 1984).
St. Paul remarks on the love of the Colossians:
This you learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, and he has made known to us your love in the Spirit (Col 1:7-8).
Reflection:
The Colossians had such a great love for others because the Holy Spirit had transformed their lives. The ability to love our neighbor as Christ loves us comes through the grace of the Spirit. Scripture speaks of love as an action or attitude, not just an emotion; it is the fruit of our new life in Christ.
The Holy Spirit not only empowers us to love others, but also to recognize how much we are loved by God and the Blessed Mother. "You know, dear children, that I love you immeasurably," the Madonna once said, and each day I pray that the Lord will help you to understand the love I give you." When we comprehend that love, we cannot help but turn around and love others in return.
Application:
Since lose is a pure gift from the Lord, the Virgin asks us to, "pray that God may give you the gift to love." Today, let us devote our rosary to that intention.
Medjugorje Day By Day June 09 - ABANDON YOUR CONCERNS TO JESUS
St. Cristobal Magallenes and Companions, Mexican Martyrs—Feast, May 21 Between 1915 and 1937, 22 priests and 3 laymen gave their lives for the Catholic faith in Mexico. They drew their strength from receiving Jesus in the Holy Eucharist, in Mass and Adoration, and their love and devotion to their Blessed Mother Mary.
Mother Teresa Love has no meaning if it isn't shared. Love has to be put into action. You have to love without expectation, to do something for love itself, not for what you may receive. If you expect something in return, then it isn't love, because true love is loving without conditions and expectations.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Let us love Jesus for His divine greatness, for His power in Heaven and on earth, for His infinite merits, but also and above all out of gratitude. Had He not been so good to us but more severe, how much less we would have sinned!. But when sin is followed with profound sorrow, with an honest resolution of never sinning again, an intense understanding of the great pain we have given to the mercy of God; when having rent the hardest fibers of our hearts we manage to shed scalding tears of repentance and love then, my son, the sin itself becomes a steppingstone which brings us closer, which raises us up, which leads us to Him more securely (GF,171)
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Into everyone's life the Son shines, enlightening us as to the mysteries of life
"G. K. Chesterton once said that God has put a tremendous mystery in nature itself and that is the sun. In the light of that one thing, which we cannot see because of its brightness, everything else is made clear. Likewise, thought we cannot comprehend the nature of God completely in this life, nevertheless, in the light of the truths which He revealed, everything else is made clear, such as the mystery of pain, suffering, death, life and birth."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - The Lord gave me knowledge of the graces which He has been constantly lavishing on me. This light pierced me through and through, and I came to understand the inconceivable favors that God has been bestowing on me. I stayed in my cell for a long act of thanksgiving, lying face down on the ground and shedding tears of gratitude. I could not rise from the ground because, whenever I tried to do so, God's light gave me new knowledge of His grace. It was only at the third attempt that I was able to get up. As His child, I felt that everything the heavenly Father possessed was equally mine. He himself lifted me from the ground up to His Heart. I felt that everything that existed was exclusively mine, but I had no desire for it all, because God alone is enough for me. (1279)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
JUNE 9 - ABANDON YOUR CONCERNS TO JESUS
Today the Blessed Mother asks us to abandon our worries to her Son:
Why do you not put your trust in me? I know that you have been praying for a long time, but truly, surrender yourself. Abandon your concerns to Jesus. Listen to what he says in the gospel: "And who among you, through his anxiety, is able to add a single cubit to the length of his life?" (Locutionists Jelena & Mirijana November 30, 1983).
In Psalm 37, trust is seen as the remedy to anxiety:
Trust in the Lord, and do good;
So you will live in the land, and enjoy security.
Take delight in the Lord,
And he will give you the desires of your heart. Our steps are made firm by the Lord, And he will give you the desires of your heart. Our steps are made firm by the Lord, When he delights in our way, Through we stumble, we shall not fall headlong, For the Lord holds us by the hand.
---Psalm 37:3-4, 23-24
Reflection:
The confident trust that the psalmist and Our Lady speak of today is a sister virtue to acceptance. For some, such as members of Alcoholics Anonymous the spirit of acceptance can be a life and death matter, for it is indispensable tool in their recovery.
In chapter 17 of Alcoholics Anonymous' Big Book, a physician in the program writes:
At last, acceptance proved to be the key to my drinking problem to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it's because I find some person, place, thing, or situation---some fact of my life---unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment.
Nothing, absolutely nothing happens in God's world by mistake. Until I could accept my alcoholism, I could not stay sober; unless I accept life completely on life's terms, I cannot be happy.
I need to concentrate not so much on what needs to be changed in the world as on what needs to be changed in me and in my attitudes.
With hard-won insight, the doctor speaks of his peace, or serenity, as inversely proportional to his expectations. The higher his expectations of other people are, the lower his serenity. "I can watch my serenity level rise," he says, "when I discard my expectations."
Application:
First, as Our Lady asks, abandon your anxieties and fear to her today, trusting in her great power. Second, as they do in AA meetings around the world, offer the Serenity Prayer. Keep it in mind for troubling times.
O Lord, 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
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"Glorious St. Joseph, tenderhearted 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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57,000 Black Saints, Martyrs, and Holy Folk Discovered in the Ancient African Church before 599 A.D.
"Out of Egypt I called My Son"/B> See Hosea 11:1, Matthew 2:15
"Why do you follow a white god... Why do you worship in institutions that never accepted you..." Stinging questions Black Catholics and others ethnic perennially parry from members in the historically Black Churches. The questions traditionally have included queries from Al Islam (Muslims) believers in the urban areas.
But now evidence exists that Christianity (also) sprang out of the African, as opposed to the Saudi Arabia origination of the Prophet Muhammad and his original followers. Black Saints, Mystics, and Holy Folks (The Ancient African Liturgical Church, Vol. I). seeks to correct the oversight, especially as the Church grows by leaps in bounds in the Africa and the geologic and historical lands of Black Diaspora.
Such proofs can be gleaned from the 57,000 African Saints in the early 500 years from when Jesus (Yeshua) commissioned His apostles to go forth and teach all nations.
Horrors of enslavement and colonialism still haunt and direct the Black Church experience in the church. But now, Black Christians, Catholics and ethnics can show that Yeshua, Jesus the Christ, grew up in Africa, personally establishing an African root to His vine, and the branches. Black Saints, Mystics, and Holy Folk shows that the once powerful African Church had at least five apostles ministering there before their departures to other lands. Cephas (Simon Peter) in set up a church in Babylon, Egypt before going to Antioch and finally Rome. Phillip visited and assisted the Ethiopian Eunuch (See Acts 8:26-39. Nathaniel Bartholomew Levi ministered in Africa.
Tradition calls Matthew, Apostle to the Ethiopians (See http://www.traditioninaction.org/SOD/j092sdMatthew_9-21.htm
And Jude Thaddeus Lebbeus (Jesus' cousin) healed there, according to Black Saints introductory chapters. The Coptic branch of the one, holy catholic (which means universal) Church still manifests proud traditions of the Holy Family's visits. (See Isaiah 19:1, Matthew 3: 13-15. http://touregypt.net/featurestories/journey.htm).
Important information, inasmuch United States Bishops (and those elsewhere) blew an opportunity to evangelize the formerly enslaved after the American Civil War.
As the Holy Catholic church struggles in the West, the Church African (originally part of the oriental Church), finds the leaves of growth regaining the light of day, bursting thought the concrete of neglect, persecution, and heresies of the Vandals, and Arians who nearly destroyed the African Church during the AD 400s.
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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!
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Medjugorje Day By Day June 13 - ACCEPT DIVINE PEACE
Mother Teresa Mother Theresa once said, ALWAYS REMEMBER this saying: "Jesus only brings you peace, fear and anxiety come from the devil." If you feel anxious just Trust in God's Mercy and pray and your peace will return. You will be assaulted on all sides with health, with dryness, but Jesus and Mary are at your side.
And we here all have the greatest gift of all, Mary to intercede for us. To lay all of our prayers at the feet of her son. We have Mary at our side. Just think about the magnificence of Having the Mother of God at your side, pleading God's mercy for you and those you love. She leads us to her Son and wants to hear us say: "Jesus, I trust in You., the whole message of Divine Mercy".
Meditations by Padre Pio - May Jesus be your guide, your support and your life, always and in everything (ASN,44).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
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"There are certain conflicts and tensions which are natural to us as human beings, namely, the conflict between the flesh and the spirit. In the young it is not always clear which is dominant or will be the master during life. It takes a lot of struggle to give dominance to the higher part of our being. For that reason, an artist refused to paint the portrait of a young man. The artist said that he saw two impulses in the youth neither of which yet showed dominion. He would delay the portrait until his character was formed."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - After Communion, I heard the voice saying, My daughter, look into the abyss of My mercy and give praise and glory to this mercy of Mine. Do it in this way: Gather all sinners from the entire world and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. I want to give Myself to souls; I yearn for souls, My daughter. On the day of My feast, the Feast of Mercy, you will go through the whole world and bring fainting souls to the spring of my mercy. I shall heal and strengthen them. (206)
God, One in the Holy Trinity.I want to love You as no human soul has ever loved You before; and although I am utterly miserable and small, I have nevertheless cast the anchor of my trust deep down into the abyss of Your mercy, O my God and Creator! In spite of my great misery I fear nothing, but hope to sing You a hymn of glory for ever. Let no soul, even the most miserable, fall prey to doubt; for, as long as one is alive, each one can become a great saint, so great is the power of God's grace. It remains only for us not to oppose God's action. (283)
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.
JUNE 13 - ACCEPT DIVINE PEACE
Today Our Lady asks us to accept and live divine peace:
The attitude of the Christian toward the future should be one of hope in salvation. Those who think only of wars, evils and punishments are ill advised. If you dwell on evil, punishment, or wars, you are on the road to encountering them. Rather, your responsibility is to accept divine peace, to live it, and to spread it. (Locutionists Jelena & Mirijana August 1984).
And in Colossians, Paul also issues a call to peace:
Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful (Col 3:14-15).
Reflection:
In the beginning of the apparitions, the Blessed Virgin said: "Through prayer and fasting, you can avert wars and suspend the laws of nature." In a sermon on peace, Fr. Slavko Barbaric stated: "The Lord of Peace enables us to understand the profound importance of peace within our own hearts-for this is how it is spread throughout the world." The more hearts that live peace, the sooner will it flourish on earth. "Let us therefore," he concludes, "be instruments of peace, for blessed are the peacemakers-they shall be called the children of God.'"
Application: In addition to your prayers for peace, strive to be a peacemaker wherever you are today.
Medjugorje Day By Day June 12 - ENTER INTO THE MASS
"The Lord calls us friends, he makes us his friends, he entrusts himself to us, he entrusts to us his Body in the Eucharist, he entrusts to us his Church. Therefore, we must be true friends to him, we must have the same perception as he has, we must want what he wants and not what he does not want. Jesus himself tells us: 'You are my friends if you do what I command you' (John 15:14). Let this be our common resolution: all of us together, to do his holy will, in which lies our freedom and our joy" (Pope Benedict XVI, May 13, 2005).
Mother Teresa - Prayer in action is love, and love in action is service.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Jesus, I love you very much; it is useless to repeat it to You, I love You. My Love, my Love. Only You! Praise be to You alone. (AD,38).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - The woes of confusion are legion
"One wonders if modern psychology has ever found a word which so adequately describes an unhappy and disturbed personality as the word legion. The word is found in the description of the mad man of the Gerasenes, who when asked by Our Lord to describe himself answered, 'My name is Legion: for we are many.' Notice the contradiction between my and we. He did not know what he really was, except that he was tossed about hither and thither by a crowd of wild and disordered impulses."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html -
I spent the whole day in thanksgiving, and gratitude kept flooding my soul. O my God, how good You are, how great is Your mercy! You visit me with so many graces, me who am a most wretched speck of dust. Prostrating myself at Your feet, O Lord, I confess with a sincere heart that I have done nothing to deserve even the least of Your graces. It is in Your infinite goodness that You give Yourself to me so generously. Therefore, the greater the graces which my heart receives, the deeper it plunges itself in humility. (1661)
O Jesus, eternal God, thank You for Your countless graces and blessings. Let every beat of my heart be a new hymn of thanksgiving to You, O God. Let every drop of my blood circulate for You, Lord. My soul is one hymn in adoration of Your mercy. I love You, God, for Yourself alone. (1794)
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.
JUNE 12 - ENTER INTO THE MASS
Today's message concerns prayer and the Eucharist:
Always have God's love within you, for without this love you cannot convert yourselves completely. Let the rosary be in your hands in memory of Jesus. Dear children, strive to enter more deeply into the Mass as you should (Locution Jelena & Mirijana JUNE 1, 1985).
And in John's gospel, Jesus speaks of the Eucharist as well:
Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died. But the one who eats this bread will live forever (Jn 6:56-58).
Reflection: Fr. Slavko Barbaric offered these reflections on the Eucharist in a sermon given in Medjugorje in May of 1989:
Our Lady once said, "Come to church a little early," which I would interpret to mean about twenty minutes early, to prepare for Mass by offering the rosary. Also, we should remain after Mass for at least ten minutes in order to give thanks. [The Mass] is somewhat like a beautiful banquet spread out before us; if we do not take the initiative to socialize and eat the carefully prepared food, then the event is meaningless.
In the same way, if we eat the food quickly and then hurry away without thanking our host, it would be considered rude behavior. Likewise, hurrying away from Mass is disrespectful to the Lord. We need to spend some time giving thanks and praying for our healing as well as the healing of others. The Mass will have a real effect on our lives.
Application:
This Sunday, come to Mass early to prepare, and leave a bit later, in order to give thanks.
Medjugorje Day By Day June 11 - I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY
"Ah, if we had the eyes of Angels with which to see our Lord Jesus Christ who is here present on this altar and who is looking at us, how we should love Him! We should never more wish to part from Him; we should wish to remain always at His feet. It would be a foretaste of Heaven. All else would become insipid to us." (St. John Vianney)
Mother Teresa Works of love are always works of joy. We don't need to look for happiness; if we love for others we'll be given it. It is the gift of God.
Meditations by Padre Pio - My Jesus, my sweetness, my love, love which sustains me (AD,50).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
To uphold integrity, one must be honest through and through
"Crisis produces a hardened spiritual feeling which hinders understanding. Men do not like what they do not understand, or that which would demand a change in their lives. All the training of a university will not make certain persons mathematicians. If a person does not love truth and honesty, he cannot be made truthful and honest by expounding the definitions of these virtues. One must begin by creating within him conduct along the lines of these virtues; then he can be taught."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - This has been a great day for me. During this day I remained as though in unceasing contemplation; the very thought of this grace drew me into further contemplation; and throughout the whole day I continued in thanksgiving which I never stopped, because each recollection of this grace [of the Immaculate Conception of Mary] caused my soul ever anew to lose itself in God... (1416)
I want to live in the spirit of faith. I accept everything that comes my way as given me by the loving will of God, who sincerely desires my happiness. And so I will accept with submission and gratitude everything that God sends me. I will pay no attention to the voice of nature and to the promptings of self-love. Before each important action, I will stop to consider for a moment what relationship it has to eternal life and what may be the main reason for my undertaking it: is it for the glory of God, or for the good of my own soul, or for the good of the souls of others? If my heart says yes, then I will not swerve from carrying out the given action, unmindful of either obstacles or sacrifices. I will not be frightened into abandoning my intention. It is enough for me to know that it is pleasing to God. On the other hand, if I learn that the action has nothing in common with what I have just mentioned, I will try to elevate it to a loftier sphere by means of a good intention. And if I learn that something flows from my self-love, I will cancel it out right from the start. (1549)
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.
JUNE 11 - I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY
Today Our Lady gives us her purpose in coming to Medjugorje:
Dear children, I call each of you to begin to live in God's love. Dear children, you are ready to commit sin and to place yourselves in Satan's hands without reflection. I call on each one of you to consciously choose God and to reject Satan.
I am your Mother and so I wish to lead all of you to complete holiness. I want you to be happy on earth and then to join me in heaven. This is, dear children, my purpose in coming here, and my desire (Monthly Message May 25, 1987).
St. Paul also speaks of the happiness which is ours as heirs of Christ:
When we cry, "Abba! Father!" It is that very Spirit bearing witness with our spirit that we are children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ-if, in fact we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him (Rom 8:16-17).
Reflection: Paul uses the term adoption to illustrate the believers' new relationship with God. In Roman culture, one who was adopted gained all the rights of a legitimate child in his new family. He became a full heir to his father's estate. Likewise, when a person becomes a Christian, he or she gains all the privileges and responsibilities of a child in God's family. As the Creator's children we are no longer slaves. This is the core of the gospel message and the messages of Our Lady in Medjugorje: we are God's heirs, sharing in the great treasures of his kingdom. Even now he has given us the greatest of gifts: his Son, forgiveness, the Holy Spirit, and eternal life.
Application: The Blessed Mother states that, "I want each one of you to be happy here on earth and to be with me in heaven." That is her purpose and her desire. She asks only that we, "consciously choose God and reject Satan." In your own words make this commitment today in prayer.
Medjugorje Day By Day June 10 - THE GIFT OF LOVE
"The same Jesus Who was sheltered by Mary Immaculate within her virginal body, is in the little body of a white Host" (Fr. Stephano Manelli, O.F.M.).
Mother Teresa
The password of the early Christians was "joy," so let us still serve the Lord with joy. Joy is love, joy is prayer, joy is strength. God loves a person who gives joyfully, and if you give joyfully you always give more. A joyful heart is the result of a heart burning with love.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Oh, if I had an infinite number of hearts, all the hearts in Heaven and earth, your Mother's heart, Jesus, I would offer them all, every one of them to you! (AD,54). June 11 My Jesus, my sweetness, my love, love which sustains me (AD,50).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Laying the foundation for building our stairs to eternity "There are two kinds of wisdom: wisdom of the flesh and the wisdom which God gives. One is very often opposed to the other. The first would say this is the only life there is; therefore, we should get all we can out of it. The other sees that this life is a kind of scaffolding up through which we climb to eternal happiness; it will, therefore, be so used as a ladder to the Mansions of the Heavenly Father.
But this Divine Wisdom comes only those who have qualifications for receiving it, and is one of the first conditions is good behavior. As Our Blessed Lord said, 'If anyone will do My Will, he will know My doctrine.'"
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html -
Eighth day. O my Lord, while calling to mind all Your blessings, in the presence of Your Most Sacred Heart, I have felt the need to be particularly grateful for so many graces and blessings from God. I want to plunge myself in thanksgiving before the Majesty of God and to continue in this prayer of thanksgiving for seven days and seven nights; and although I will outwardly carry out all my duties, my spirit will nonetheless stand continually before the Lord, and all my exercises will be imbued with the spirit of thanksgiving. Each evening, I will kneel for a half hour in my cell, alone with the Lord. As often as I shall awake at night, I shall steep myself in a prayer of thanksgiving. In this way I want to repay, at least in some small way, for the immensity of God's blessings. (1367)
However, in order to make all this more pleasing in the eyes of God and to remove the least shadow of doubt from my mind, I went to my spiritual director [Father Andrasz] and revealed these desires of my soul to him; that is to say, the desire to be steeped in such thanksgiving. I received permission for everything, except that I should not force myself to pray at night should I awaken. (1368)
With what great joy I returned to the convent! And on the next day I began this great act of thanksgiving by renewing my vows. My soul became thoroughly immersed in God, and there issued from my whole being but one single flame of gratitude and thanksgiving to God. There were not many words because God's blessings, like a fierce fire, consumed my soul, and all sufferings and sorrows were like wood thrown into the flames, without which the fire would go out. I called upon all heaven and earth to join me in my act of thanksgiving. (1369)
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.
JUNE 10 - THE GIFT OF LOVE
Today Our Lady speaks of our greatest need: Love is a gift from God. Pray, then, that God may give you the gift of love (Locutionists Jelena & Mirijana May 28, 1984).
St. Paul remarks on the love of the Colossians:
This you learned from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant. He is a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, and he has made known to us your love in the Spirit (Col 1:7-8).
Reflection:
The Colossians had such a great love for others because the Holy Spirit had transformed their lives. The ability to love our neighbor as Christ loves us comes through the grace of the Spirit. Scripture speaks of love as an action or attitude, not just an emotion; it is the fruit of our new life in Christ.
The Holy Spirit not only empowers us to love others, but also to recognize how much we are loved by God and the Blessed Mother. "You know, dear children, that I love you immeasurably," the Madonna once said, and each day I pray that the Lord will help you to understand the love I give you." When we comprehend that love, we cannot help but turn around and love others in return.
Application:
Since lose is a pure gift from the Lord, the Virgin asks us to, "pray that God may give you the gift to love." Today, let us devote our rosary to that intention.
Medjugorje Day By Day June 09 - ABANDON YOUR CONCERNS TO JESUS
St. Cristobal Magallenes and Companions, Mexican Martyrs�Feast, May 21 Between 1915 and 1937, 22 priests and 3 laymen gave their lives for the Catholic faith in Mexico. They drew their strength from receiving Jesus in the Holy Eucharist, in Mass and Adoration, and their love and devotion to their Blessed Mother Mary.
Mother Teresa
Love has no meaning if it isn't shared. Love has to be put into action. You have to love without expectation, to do something for love itself, not for what you may receive. If you expect something in return, then it isn't love, because true love is loving without conditions and expectations.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Let us love Jesus for His divine greatness, for His power in Heaven and on earth, for His infinite merits, but also and above all out of gratitude. Had He not been so good to us but more severe, how much less we would have sinned!. But when sin is followed with profound sorrow, with an honest resolution of never sinning again, an intense understanding of the great pain we have given to the mercy of God; when having rent the hardest fibers of our hearts we manage to shed scalding tears of repentance and love then, my son, the sin itself becomes a steppingstone which brings us closer, which raises us up, which leads us to Him more securely (GF,171)
Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Into everyone's life the Son shines, enlightening us as to the mysteries of life
"G. K. Chesterton once said that God has put a tremendous mystery in nature itself and that is the sun. In the light of that one thing, which we cannot see because of its brightness, everything else is made clear. Likewise, thought we cannot comprehend the nature of God completely in this life, nevertheless, in the light of the truths which He revealed, everything else is made clear, such as the mystery of pain, suffering, death, life and birth."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - The Lord gave me knowledge of the graces which He has been constantly lavishing on me. This light pierced me through and through, and I came to understand the inconceivable favors that God has been bestowing on me. I stayed in my cell for a long act of thanksgiving, lying face down on the ground and shedding tears of gratitude. I could not rise from the ground because, whenever I tried to do so, God's light gave me new knowledge of His grace. It was only at the third attempt that I was able to get up. As His child, I felt that everything the heavenly Father possessed was equally mine. He himself lifted me from the ground up to His Heart. I felt that everything that existed was exclusively mine, but I had no desire for it all, because God alone is enough for me. (1279)
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.
JUNE 9 - ABANDON YOUR CONCERNS TO JESUS
Today the Blessed Mother asks us to abandon our worries to her Son:
Why do you not put your trust in me? I know that you have been praying for a long time, but truly, surrender yourself. Abandon your concerns to Jesus. Listen to what he says in the gospel: "And who among you, through his anxiety, is able to add a single cubit to the length of his life?" (Locutionists Jelena & Mirijana November 30, 1983).
In Psalm 37, trust is seen as the remedy to anxiety:
Trust in the Lord, and do good;
So you will live in the land, and enjoy security.
Take delight in the Lord,
And he will give you the desires of your heart. Our steps are made firm by the Lord, And he will give you the desires of your heart. Our steps are made firm by the Lord, When he delights in our way, Through we stumble, we shall not fall headlong, For the Lord holds us by the hand.
---Psalm 37:3-4, 23-24
Reflection:
The confident trust that the psalmist and Our Lady speak of today is a sister virtue to acceptance. For some, such as members of Alcoholics Anonymous the spirit of acceptance can be a life and death matter, for it is indispensable tool in their recovery.
In chapter 17 of Alcoholics Anonymous' Big Book, a physician in the program writes:
At last, acceptance proved to be the key to my drinking problem to all my problems today. When I am disturbed, it's because I find some person, place, thing, or situation---some fact of my life---unacceptable to me, and I can find no serenity until I accept that person, place, thing, or situation as being exactly the way it is supposed to be at this moment.
Nothing, absolutely nothing happens in God's world by mistake. Until I could accept my alcoholism, I could not stay sober; unless I accept life completely on life's terms, I cannot be happy.
I need to concentrate not so much on what needs to be changed in the world as on what needs to be changed in me and in my attitudes.
With hard-won insight, the doctor speaks of his peace, or serenity, as inversely proportional to his expectations. The higher his expectations of other people are, the lower his serenity. "I can watch my serenity level rise," he says, "when I discard my expectations."
Application:
First, as Our Lady asks, abandon your anxieties and fear to her today, trusting in her great power. Second, as they do in AA meetings around the world, offer the Serenity Prayer. Keep it in mind for troubling times.
O Lord, 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
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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 https://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/BlackSaintsVideos.html PROPHECY MEDITATIONS TODAY Test! Discern The Spirit! Accept what speaks to YOUR SOUL/SPIRIT. Disregard the rest! from such as Seers, OLOE, ERA OF PEACE, J.Leary, and Fr. Doucette, Anne Hidden Lay Apostle, Sharon Fitzpatrick, Lousie Tomkiel, Carol Ameche, and others. Fair use, educational and religious purposes, 17 U.S.C. for those in the African Historic and Geologic Diaspora who would otherwise not be exposed to such, AFROCENTRIC JOYFUL MYSTERIES ROSARY, CHAPLET DIVINE MERCY, DIVINE OFFICE Medjugorje Day By Day June 04 - I CALL YOU TO HUMILITY The Greatest Destroyer of Love and Peace is abortion Mother Teresa "I will not rest until I find the whole world devoted to the Blessed Sacrament!" (Bl. Didacus Joseph of Cadiz). Mother Teresa There is only one God and He is God to all: therefore it is important that everyone is seen as equal before God. I've always said we should help a Hindu become a better Hindu, a Muslim become a better Muslim, a Catholic become a better Catholic. My television is the Tabernacle. (Mother Teresa) Padre Pio - I never cease to implore blessings for you from Jesus, and to beg the Lord to transform you totally in Him. Oh my daughter! How beautiful is His face, how sweet His eyes and what a good thing it is to stay close to Him on the mount of His Glory! We must place all our desires and affections there� Contrary to our every merit, we are on the steps of Tabor, by having a firm determination to love and serve His divine goodness well (Letters III, pp. 409-410). Archbishop Fulton Sheen Starting out with a clean slate "Every human being at his birth has everything to learn. His mind is a kind of blank slate on which truths can be written. How much he will learn will depend on two things: how clean he keeps his slate and the wisdom of the teachers who write it." St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Thank You, O God, for the grace of a vocation For being called to serve You alone, Leading me to make You my sole love, An unequal honor for my soul. Thank You, O Lord, for perpetual vows, For that union of pure love, For having deigned to unite Your pure heart with mine And uniting my heart to Yours in the purest of bonds. Thank You, O Lord, for the Sacrament of Anointing Which, in my final moments, will give me strength; My help in battle, my guide to salvation, Fortifying my soul till we rejoice forever. Thank You, O God, for all the inspirations That Your goodness lavishes upon me, For the interior lights given my soul, Which the heart senses, but words cannot express. Thank You, O Holy Trinity, for the vastness of the graces Which You have lavished on me unceasingly through life. My gratitude will intensify as the eternal dawn rises, When, for the first time, I sing to Your glory. (1286b) 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. JUNE 4 - I CALL YOU TO HUMILITY The Blessed Mother calls us to humility today: Dear children, today I call you to humility. These days you have felt great joy because of all the people who have come here, and to whom you have spoken with love about your experiences. With humility and an open heart, continue to speak with all who are coming (Weekly Message JUNE 27, 1985). Jesus also speaks of humility, of becoming children in the hands of God: At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, "Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heave?" He called a child, whom he put among them, and said, "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven." (Mt 18:1-4). Reflection: Christ points to the characteristics of a child to help his self-centered disciples get the message. We are not to be childish (like the disciples, arguing over petty issues), but rather childlike, with humble and sincere hearts. The disciples had become so preoccupied with the organization of Jesus' earthly kingdom, they had lost sight of its divine purpose. Instead of seeking a place of service, they sought positions of advantage. How easy it is to lose our eternal perspective and to seek to fulfill our own ambitions. How hard it is to identify with little children, humble and dependent people with little status or influence. Application: Thoreau once wrote, "Humility like darkness reveals the heavenly lights." Today as Our Lady asks, pray for this virtue which deepens our trust and peace. Medjugorje Day By Day June 03 - READ THE BIBLE "Ah! If we had faith! If we were penetrated by the thought that at this moment Our Lord is on the altar! We would be motionless, we would forget that we have bodies . . . . We have so much to ask for the Church, for sinners, for the Society, for our families, for the children entrusted to us, for ourselves" (St. Madeleine Sophie Barat). Mother Teresa We are all capable of good and evil. We are not born bad: everybody has something good inside. Some hide it, some neglect it, but it is there. God created us to love and to be loved, so it is our test from God to choose one path or another. Meditations by Padre Pio - Jesus you already come into my soul. With what food must I feed You? With love! But my love is false, Jesus I love You very much, make up for my love (AD,36). Archbishop Fulton Sheen The sign of character is in the little things "Faithfulness in great things is not uncommon; faithfulness in little things is rare but most indicative of true character." St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Thank You, O God, for all the graces Which unceasingly You lavish upon me, Graces which enlighten me with the brilliance of the sun, For by them You show me the sure way. Thank You, O Lord, for creating me, For calling me into being from nothingness, For imprinting Your divinity on my soul, The work of sheer merciful love. Thank You, O God, for Holy Baptism Which engrafted me into Your family, A gift great beyond all thought or expression Which transforms my soul. Thank You, O Lord, for Holy Confession, For that inexhaustible spring of great mercy, For that inconceivable fountain of graces In which sin-tainted souls become purified. Thank You, O Jesus, for Holy Communion In which You give us Yourself. I feel Your Heart beating within my breast As You cause Your divine life to unfold within me. Thank You, O Holy Spirit, for the Sacrament of Confirmation, Which dubs me Your knight And gives strength to my soul at each moment, Protecting me from evil. (1286a) 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. JUNE 3 - READ THE BIBLE Today the Blessed Mother speaks of sacred scripture: Dear children, today I ask you to read the Bible in your homes every day. Put it in a visible place where it will always remind you to read it and pray it (Weekly Message October 18, 1984). St. Paul also speaks of the value of scripture: All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work (2Tm 3:16-17). Reflection: A record price of two million dollars was paid recently for a copy of the Latin gospels, dated 997. The book, originally printed in Germany, is 9 x 6� inches long and consists of 168 parchments pages illustrated with colorful scenes from scripture. Those who place such value on works of art could gain far richer treasure if they were to become as motivated to study the scriptures as were the monks who adorned them so beautifully. The original artists devoted painstaking effort to the long and arduous task of copying the gospels by hand and embellishing the margins. They were sparked by the ardent desire to glorify God and to remind their fellow men and women of the lasting beauty of his inspired word. Application: Today let us simply take Our Lady's advice to, "read the Bible every day in your homes, and let it be in a visible place so as to always encourage you to read it and pray." Medjugorje Day By Day June 02 - PRAY AND FAST Holy Folly! For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18 Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die. Still, you can't get there from here apart from the cross. A whole world system has been erected in order to avoid that simple fact and it has looked for salvation in a thousand forms, all predicated on building heaven on earth by being rich enough, smart enough, socialist enough, white enough, black enough, German enough, religious enough, etc. The goal has always been the same: don't lose. Be a winner. Crosses are for suckers and saps and losers. And so, God made this ultimately foolish thing the ultimate wisdom. He made the ultimate sign of weakness the ultimate sign of strength. "The bread and wine, by the action of the Holy Spirit, really become the body and blood of Christ, who gives himself to be man's nourishment in his journey on earth." "The same logic of love precedes the Incarnation of the Word in the womb of Mary and his making himself present in the Eucharist. It is `agape,' charity, love in the most beautiful and pure sense" (From Pope John Paul II's, April 8, 2004 homily). Mother Teresa - God is everywhere and in everything and without Him we cannot exist. Meditations by Padre Pio - Let us look with profound gratitude at that sublime mystery which attracted the Heart of Jesus to His creature with such force; let us look at the great condescension with which He put on our own flesh to live the miserable life of this earth in our midst; let us muster up all the forces of our intellect to consider worthily the tenacious fervour and hardship of His apostolate, to recall the horror of His passion and martyrdom and to adore His Blood� royally offered to the last drop for the redemption of mankind; then with humble faith and the same ardent love with which He surrounds and pursues our soul, let us bow our impure foreheads at His feet (GF,170). Archbishop Fulton Sheen - The sign of character is in the little things "Faithfulness in great things is not uncommon; faithfulness in little things is rare but most indicative of true character." St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html One day during Holy Mass, the Lord gave me a deeper knowledge of His holiness and His majesty, and at the same time I saw my own misery. This knowledge made me happy, and my soul drowned itself completely in His mercy. I felt enormously happy. (1801) One day, when I was preparing for Holy Communion and noticed that I had nothing to offer Him, I fell at His feet, calling down all His mercy upon my poor soul: "May Your grace, which flows down upon me from Your Compassionate Heart, strengthen me for the struggle and sufferings, that I may remain faithful to You. And, although I am such misery, I do not fear You, because I know Your mercy well. Nothing will frighten me away from You, O God, because everything is so much less than what I know [Your mercy to be]-I see that clearly. (1803) Today, I am not forcing myself to make any special preparation. I cannot think of anything, though I feel many things. I long for the time when God will come to my heart. I throw myself in His arms and tell Him about my inability and my misery. I pour out all the pain of my heart, for not being able to love Him as much as I want. I arouse within myself acts of faith, hope and charity and live on that throughout the day. (1813) 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. JUNE 2 - PRAY AND FAST In January of 1984, Jelena received the following locution: Pray and fast. For those who want to make a special sacrifice, fast up to three times a week at the most, but do not prolong it further (Locutionist Jelena & Mirijana January 22, 1984). Jesus also advises his followers on fasting: And whenever you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so as to show others that they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that your fasting may be seen not by others but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you (Mt 6:16-18). Reflection: A fruitful fast often depends on the right attitude at the beginning. Here, then, is a condensed version of a prayer for just that purpose, written by Fr. Slavko Barbaric, spiritual director to the visionaries. Loving Father, today I have decided to fast. I can remember that your prophets of old fasted, that Jesus our Lord fasted, as did his disciples. The Blessed Virgin also fasted and has called me as well. Eternal Father, I offer this day of fasting to you. May it draw me closer to you, teach me your ways, and open my eyes to see your many gifts. May love for you and for my neighbor fill my heart to overflowing. Lord, may this fast help me to grow in understanding the hungry, the deprived, the poor. Let me see my possessions as gifts for the journey meant to be shared. Grant also to me the grace of humility and the strength to do your will. Lord, may this fast cleanse me of bad habits, calm my passions, and increase your virtues within me. And may you, Mother Mary, obtain for me the grace of a joyful fast, that my heart may sing with you a song of thanksgiving. I place my decision to fast firmly in your hands. Teach me through fasting to be more and more like your Son, Jesus Christ, through the Holy Spirit. Amen. Application: Use Fr. Salvo's prayer on the morning of your next several fast days. Medjugorje Day By Day May 28 - LIVE LOVE Message of May 25, 2006 "Dear children! Also today I call you to put into practice and to live my messages that I am giving you. Decide for holiness, little children, and think of heaven. Only in this way, will you have peace in your heart that no one will be able to destroy. Peace is a gift, which God gives you in prayer. Little children, seek and work with all your strength for peace to win in your hearts and in the world. Thank you for having responded to my call." Message of May 25, 2005 from Our Lady of Medjugorje "Dear children! Anew I call you to live my messages in humility. Especially witness them now when we are approaching the anniversary of my apparitions. Little children, be a sign to those who are far from God and His love. I am with you and bless you all with my motherly blessing. Thank you for having responded to my call." This is the business of our life. By labor and prayer to advance in the grace of God, till we come to that height of perfection in which, with clean hearts, we may behold God. -St. Augustine Mother Teresa Without prayer I could not work for even half an hour. I get my strength from God through prayer. Meditations by Padre Pio - May 28 Let us become saints so that after having been together on earth we will be together forever in heaven. Archbishop Fulton Sheen Pride and Prejudice! "We can set ourselves above others, and feel superior to them in either of two ways: by our knowledge, or by our power; by flaunting what we know, or by using money and influence to make ourselves supreme. Such forms of behavior always spring from pride." St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - February 2, [1938]. Darkness of the soul. Today is the Feast of the Mother of God, and in my soul it is so dark. The Lord has hidden Himself, and I am alone, all alone. My mind has become so dimmed that I see only fantasies about me. Not a single ray of light penetrates my soul. I do not understand myself or those who speak to me. Frightful temptations regarding the holy faith assail me. O my Jesus, save me. I cannot say anything more. I cannot describe these things in detail, for I fear lest someone be scandalized on reading this. I am astounded that such torments could befall a soul. O hurricane, what are you doing to the boat of my heart? This storm has lasted the whole day and night. When Mother Superior [Irene] came in to see me and asked, "Would you like to take advantage of this occasion, Sister, since Father An. [Andrasz] is coming to hear confessions?" I answered, no. It seemed to me that Father would not understand me, nor would I be able to make a confession. I spent the whole night with Jesus in Gethsemane. From my breast there escaped one continuous moan. A natural dying will be much easier, because then one is in agony and will die; while here, one is in agony, but cannot die. O Jesus, I never thought such suffering could exist. Nothingness: that is the reality. O Jesus, save me! I believe in You with all my heart. So many times have I seen the radiance of Your face, and now, where are You, Lord?... I believe, I believe, and again I believe in You, Triune God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and in all the truths which Your holy Church gives me to believe... But the darkness does not recede, and my spirit plunges into even greater agony. And at that moment, such terrible torment overwhelmed me that now I am amazed at myself that I did not breathe my last, but this was for only a brief instant. (1558) 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. May 28 - LIVE LOVE Our Lady speaks of love today: Dear children, I wish to thank you for all your sacrifices and I also call you to the greatest sacrifice, the sacrifice of love. Without love, you will be unable to accept either me or my Son. Without love, you will not be able to convey your experiences to others. Therefore, dear children, live love within your hearts. (Weekly Message March 27, 1986). And from St. John's first letter, a famous passage on love: Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. God's love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us ( 1 Jn 4:7-12). Reflection: Love can do the impossible. The New York Times once ran a story of a crippled woman leaving her crutches and running up a flight of stairs to rescue her 3 year old daughter, when fire threatened to trap the child in an upstairs bedroom. The mother, injured in a car crash 2 years previously, had been unable to walk without crutches ever since the accident. Realizing that the life of her little daughter was at stake, she momentarily forgot her own physical handicap. She rushed to the upper floor, grabbed the sleeping child and carried her to safety. For most of us, there are times when our capacity to love is obstructed by self-concern, worry, or a flagging faith. In such a case, the Blessed Mother recommends that we surrender these obstacles to her Son and, through prayer, seek the gift of divine love with a sincere heart. Application: Today, reflect prayerfully on John's full discourse on love (1 Jn 4:7-21), and then ask the Lord to instill this love within your heart. Medjugorje Day By Day May 31 - FEAST OF THE VISITATION "By partaking of the body and blood of Christ you become one body and one blood with him. In such a way you become bearers of Christ, his body and blood spread through your limbs. In this way you become, in the words of St. Peter, 'partakers of the divine nature'" (St. Cyril of Jerusalem). Archbishop Fulton Sheen The lure of evil! "It is a fact that more crimes are committed in one year on television than in six major cities of the United States; a threat or an act of violence is enacted every two and one half minutes on children's television shows. In the end, the police always catch up with the criminal, thus giving a smattering of justice. It is now a mark of a simpleton to exhibit a naive surprise at the quantity of evil that is in the world. This major interest in crime indicates something new - namely, the obtrusiveness of evil. Added to this is the psychological fact that evil is pictured in someone else." St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Today the Lord said to me, Daughter, when you go to confession, to this fountain of My mercy, the Blood and Water which came forth from My Heart always flows down upon your soul and ennobles it. Every time you go to confession, immerse yourself entirely in My mercy, with great trust, so that I may pour the bounty of My grace upon your soul. When you approach the confessional, know this, that I Myself am waiting there for you. I am only hidden by the priest, but I myself act in your soul. Here the misery of the soul meets the God of mercy. Tell souls that from this fount of mercy souls draw graces solely with the vessel of trust. If their trust is great, there is no limit to My generosity. The torrents of grace inundate humble souls. The proud remain always in poverty and misery, because My grace turns away from them to humble souls. (1602) O Christ, suffering for You is the delight of my heart and my soul. Prolong my sufferings to infinity, that I may give You a proof of my love. I accept everything that Your hand will hold out to me. Your love, Jesus, is enough for me. I will glorify You in abandonment and darkness, in agony and fear, in pain and bitterness, in anguish of spirit and grief of heart. In all things may You be blessed. My heart is so detached from the earth, that You Yourself are enough for me. There is no longer any moment in my life for self concern. (1662) 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. May 31 - FEAST OF THE VISITATION As she bore Jesus in her womb when visiting Elizabeth, so Our Lady wishes to bear us to he Son: Dear children, I am with you even if you are not conscious of it. I want to protect you from everything that Satan offers you, and through which he wants to destroy you. As I bore Jesus in my womb, so also, dear children, do I wish to bear you into holiness. God wants to save you and sends you messages through men, nature, and so many things, which can only help you to understand that you must change the direction of your life. Therefore, little children, understand the greatness of the gift which God is giving you through me, so that I May protect you with my mantle and lead you the joy of life (Monthly Message March 25, 1990). And from Luke's gospel, the story of the Visitation: In those days Mary set out and went with hast to a Judean town in the hill country, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And why has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me? For as soon as I heard the sound of your greeting, the child in my womb leaped for joy. And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord" (Lk 1:39-45). Reflection: On this feast of the Visitation, celebrated as the second joyful mystery of the rosary, Our Lady states that "as I bore Jesus in my womb, so also, dear children, do I wish to bear you unto holiness." Here Mary draws a beautiful parallel: just as she carried the unborn Jesus to her cousin Elizabeth, so she wishes to bear each of us, safe and protected, to holiness-to intimacy with God. Her cousin was deeply aware of the greatness of the gift that Mary bore: "blessed is the fruit of your womb." In a like fashion, Our Lady asks us today "to understand the greatness of the gift God is giving you through me"--the gift of Medjugorje: the extraordinary graces, the messages which have changed the world, and the gift of her presence among us for so many years. Application: The spirit of gratitude is the theme of Mary's message today. In prayer, reflect on the great gifts Our Lady has given us through Medjugorje. Offer the Joyful Mysteries in thanksgiving SHORT POWERFUL PRAYER THROUGH ST. JOSEPH "Glorious St. Joseph, tenderhearted 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)." Say this prayer for nine consecutive days. Fear not! God is your shelter (the 23rd Psalm and the Lord’s Prayer. God never fails). Don’t fail him. Call on Jesus. 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