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28 NOV. AFRICAN DIASPORA CHRISTIANS’ WARNING PROPHECY MEDITATIONS FOR BLACK CATHOLICS, COPTICS, AND ORTHODOX LITURGICAL CHURCHES IN THE MYSTICAL BODY OF CHRIST
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WARNING PROPHECY MEDITATIONS FOR AFRICAN HERITAGE, BLACK ORIENTAL BRANCHES CATHOLIC CHRISTIANS--LATIN, COPTIC, AND ORTHODOX RITES IN THE AFRICAN HISTORIC AND GEOLOGIC DIASPORA.
For the coming plagues and illnesses:
FOR THE LITURGICAL CHURCH MEMBERS ONLY (AND OTHERS WHO BELIEVE. TEST! DISCERN THE SPIRIT! )
From Jo Ann Riggio, RN I Extend the Baptism of Truth to you. Please accept it and pass it on.
Dear friends and family,
I extend the Baptism of Truth to you with all of my heart and love. Please accept it. Let me expain:
Sept 14-16, 09 I went on a pilgrimage to Holy Love, Maranantha Springs in Elyria Ohio. I have been there many times before. (www.holylove.org) It is an Ecumenical apparition site where Our Lady appears to a visionary as well as Jesus and some of the saints.
During the apparition, Our Lady invited those present to accept the Baptism of Truth, which I did as I was present on the United Hearts Field at the time. An angel was given to those who accepted this Baptism of Truth to guard the Truth in their hearts. Therefore, I believe I received one.
The other day , I received messages from Holy Love regarding the Baptism of Truth via their website. There are two messages for September 18, 2009. (www.holylove.org). In the first message, Our Lady says, "Those who were here present can now extend this Baptism of Truth to others simply by desiring to do so in their own heart. It can be multiplied and proliferated by all who recieve it." .......
The second message is from Jesus, He says , " ....I want to help you understand that the Baptism of Truth which you received in the field of the United Hearts on the Feast of My Mother's Sorrows, can change the heart of the world if proliferated with zeal. Do so then with Holy Love in your hearts.".... So my dear friends and family, I , with love in my heart and all the zeal within me extend this Baptism of Truth to you. Please accept it and pass it on to those you know and love and ask them to do the same. Together, with Jesus and Mary, let us all change the heart of the world! AMEN!
With all my love,
Jo Ann Riggio, RN
PS: Please go to the website (www.holylove.org) for the complete messages of September 18, 2009. May you be blessed abundantly.
September 18, 2009
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Blessed Mother says: "Praise be to Jesus."
"In this country, truth has become so compromised that people do not know truth from fiction. That is why I extended to everyone the Baptism of Truth on My Feast of Sorrows. Those who were here present* can now extend this Baptism of Truth to others by simply desiring to do so in their own heart. It can be multiplied and proliferated by all who receive it. The angels given to My children in the Field of the United Hearts on the night of the apparition will not be multiplied with each Baptism of Truth, but will continually guard the truth in the hearts of those who had received angels at the apparition that night."
"You will make this known."
* Blessed Mother is referring to those pilgrims present in the United Hearts Field at the time of Her apparition.
METAPHYSICAL PROPOSAL ON THE MODE OF USING HAWTHORN
FOR THE COMING PLAGUES…HAWTHORN
(QUESTION FOR DISCERNMENT- Is this swine flu ? H1n1? Sars? Bird flu? You do the prayerful research!)
As given by our BLESSED MOTHER MARYAM, August 5, 1880: "There will be a grave illness which human science will not be able to alleviate. This illness will attack firstly the heart, then the spirit, and at the same time, the tongue. It will be horrible.
The heat accompanying it will be a devouring fire insupportable and so intense that the members of the body affected will be red -- an unendurable fiery red. At the end of seven days this disease, sown like a seed in the field (incubation period) will spread everywhere rapidly and make great progress."
"My children, here is the ONLY remedy which could save you. You are familiar with the Hawthorn which grows practically in all hedges.
The leaves of the Hawthorn, not the wood, can arrest the progress of this disease."
"You will gather the leaves, not the wood. Even dry, they will keep their efficacy.
You will put them into boiling water and leave them there for 14 minutes, covering the receptacle so that the steam remains therein.
At the onset of this disease, one must use this remedy three times a day."
"This disease will produce a continual vomiting and nausea. If the remedy is taken too late, the part of the body affected will become black and in the black there will be seen a sort of pale, yellow streak."
NO ONE HAS TO BELIEVE ANYTHING! TEST. DISCERN THE SPIRIT!
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Note: It is a tradition that the Hawthorn was the plant from which Pilate’s Roman soldiers wove the CROWN OF THORNS.
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For the greater glory of God and for the salvation of all, I consecrate myself to You, O' Eternal Father, as one of Your faithful remnant. Behold, I come to do Your Will. With the help of Your Grace, I will keep Your Commandments. I will love and reverence You with all my heart, soul, mind and strength. I will love my neighbor as You love me.
I make this Consecration through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of Your beloved Son, Jesus.
O' Eternal Father, send forth Your Holy Spirit to restore my/our broken image and likeness of You. Send forth also Your entire Heavenly Court, all the celestial choirs of Your angels and all Your Saints, to aid me/us in my/our struggle against all the forces of evil in this present darkness. Amen. (Adapted from the Father of All Mankind Apostolate).
The Lord's Prayer
How many of us have said the “Our Father” with so little thought, so little reverence, and so little fruitfulness? However, when we are open to the Holy Spirit within us and pray from the heart, look at what can happen:"
Our Father, (“Our” Father—not “My” Father - all of God’s children of all races, all colors & all creeds)
Our Father, (Abba, “Daddy” God)
Who art in Heaven, (and Who art in me)
Hallowed be Thy Name. (Holy be Thy Name, praised be Thy Name, thanks be to Thy Most Holy Name)
Thy Kingdom come. (now - on earth and in me)
Thy Will be done, (now - on earth and in me)
on earth as it is in Heaven. (at the Throne of God, with the Trinity, Our Lady and all the Angels and Saints)
Give us this day our daily bread. (the Bread of your Divine Will, the Bread of Life in the Eucharist, and the bread we need to eat to sustain our bodies)
And forgive us our trespasses(forgive us our sins, our imperfections and our hesitancies in the face of temptation)
As we forgive those (or as we choose not to forgive those) who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,(for we are weak, we are worthless, we are wretched & we are nothing)
But deliver us from evil.(for it is only through your grace, not by our works alonenor our merit that we can escape eternal damnation)
Amen. (So I hope. So be it).
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary Protectress of Africa
Holy Mary, Mother of God, Protectress of Africa, you have given to the world the true Light, Jesus Christ. Through your obedience to the Father and the grace of the Holy Spirit, you have given us the source of our reconciliation and our justice, Jesus Christ, our peace and our joy.
Mother of Tenderness and Wisdom, show us Jesus, your Son and the Son of God. Guide our path of conversion, so that Jesus might shine his glory on us in every aspect of our personal, familial and social lives.
Mother, full of Mercy and Justice, through your docility to the Spirit, the Counselor, obtain for us the grace to be witnesses of the Risen Lord, so that we will increasingly become the salt of the earth and the light of the world.
Mother of Perpetual Help, we entrust to your maternal intercession the preparation and fruits of the Second Special Assembly for Africa. Queen of Peace, pray for us! Our Lady of Africa, pray for us!
BLACK SAINTS OF THE DAY
Black Saints of the day—From the Black Saints reference book (James Wesly Smith), 456 pages, paperback, 1000 lines of Black and African Saints in the Latin Rite, Coptic and Orthodox branches of the Mystical Body of Christ (combined Christianity) to year 599 A.D. Order quickly from www.booklocker.com/books/3088.html, from BarnesandNobles.com, Ingram Book Group internationally, Amazon, wherever online books are sold.
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
Part I https://www.youtube.com/v/sUnU4xR5D9E
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,
Medjugorje Day By Day Nov 25 - CONSECRATION TO THE HEART OF JESUS
"Hail, sacred tabernacles, where Thou, O Lord, dost descend at the voice of a mortal! Hail, mysterious altar, where faith comes to receive its immortal food! Oh, I love Thy temple! It is an island of peace in the ocean of the world, a beacon of immortality!
Thou art near to hear us.... O happy Church! Truly in thee is a hidden God, an infinite treasure, a copious redemption, an everlasting safety. Human eye sees not, nor can any finite intelligence penetrate that ineffable, mysterious presence of Heaven's great Lord." (St. Paul of the Cross)
Mother Teresa - Vocation, for a Christian, is Jesus. Our means, how we spend our time, may be different, but it is still our love for Jesus in action.
Meditations by Padre Pio - The Lord points out and calls, but we do not want to see and answer because we prefer our own interests.
It also sometimes happens that because the voice is always audible, we no longer hear it; but the Lord enlightens and calls. It is man who puts himself in the position of no longer being able to hear.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - No one is better than the next! "The psychological reason for the modern fondness for news which deflates others or brings out the evil in their lives, is to solace uneasy consciences which are already laden with guilt. By finding others who apparently are more evil than we, we falsely believe that we are somehow better `than the rest of men' (Luke 18: 11)."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - O Lord, You who penetrate my whole being and the most secret depths of my soul, You see that I desire You alone and long only for the fulfillment of Your holy will, paying no heed to difficulties or sufferings or humiliations or to what others might think. (1360)
O my Lord, my soul is the most wretched of all, and yet You stoop to it with such kindness! I see clearly Your greatness and my littleness, and therefore I rejoice that You are so powerful and without limit, and so I rejoice greatly at being so little. (1417)
I strive for the greatest perfection possible in order to be useful to the Church. Greater by far is my bond to the Church. The sanctity or the fall of each individual soul has an effect upon the whole Church. Observing myself and those who are close to me, I have come to understand how great an influence I have on other souls, not by any heroic deeds, as these are striking in themselves, but by small actions like a movement of the hand, a look, and many other things too numerous to mention, which have an effect on and reflect in the souls of others, as I myself have noticed. (1475)
Quote of the Day You must ask God to give you power to fight against the sin of pride which is your greatest enemy - the root of all that is evil, and the failure of all that is good. For God resists the proud. -St. Vincent de Paul
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.
Nov 25 - CONSECRATION TO THE HEART OF JESUS The following message was given to Jelena for the parish: Devote five minutes to the Sacred Heart. Each family is an image of it (Locutionists Jelena & Mirijana July 2, 1983).
And from John's gospel, a prayer of Jesus to the Father:
Righteous Father, the world does not know you, but I know you; and those know that you have sent me. I made your name known to them, and I will make it known, so that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them (Jn 17:25-26).
Reflection:
The love of Christ is symbolized by his heart. To be consecrated to the Sacred Heart is to be consecrated to the Lord's love, pledged and dedicated to it. Our Lord's love, pledged and dedicated to it. Our Lady emphasizes this in her messages. From October, 1988: "I am calling you today to the prayer of consecration to Jesus, my dear Son, so that each of your hearts may be his." And in Nov of 1983: "Place an image of the hearts of Jesus and Mary in your homes." In April, 1984: "I pray that you especially venerate the Heart of my Son." And last, in October of 1983: "May all families consecrate themselves to the Sacred Heart each day."
Application:
Today, let us live these messages of the Blessed Virgin by consecrating ourselves to the Sacred Heart, using the prayer she dictated to Jelena for that purpose:
O Jesus, we know that you are gentle, that you have given your heart for us, crowned with the thorns of our sins. We know well that today you still pray for us so that we will not be lost.
Jesus, remember us if we fall into sin. Through your most Sacred Heart, enable us to love one another, that hatred may disappear from among men. Show us your love, we love you and wish that you protect us with the heart of the Good Shepherd.
Enter into each heart, Lord Jesus! Knock on the door of our hearts with patience and persistence. We are still locked within ourselves for we have not understood your will. O Jesus, continue to knock, that our hearts may open to you, especially when we remember the passion which you suffered for us. Amen.
[Fr. Doucette: 366] Wed, Nov 25, 2009: Gratitude for God's Mercy
The Rev. Fr. Melvin Doucette, M.Afr./ 1704 Palmer Road, RR 2 Tignish, PE (Prince Edward Island) C0B 2B0 / CANADA Tel: 902-882-2004 / Email: melvin.doucette@...
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Gratitude for God's Mercy
Dear Friends,
I am grateful to him who has strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me trustworthy in appointing me to the ministry. I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and an arrogant man, but I have been mercifully treated because I acted out of ignorance in my unbelief. Indeed, the grace of our Lord has been abundant, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. Of these I am the foremost. But for that reason I was mercifully treated, so that in me, as the foremost, Christ Jesus might display all his patience as an example for those who would come to believe in him for everlasting life. To the king of ages, incorruptible, invisible, the only God, honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
I entrust this charge to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophetic words once spoken about you. Through them may you fight a good fight by having faith and a good conscience.
Some, by rejecting conscience, have made a shipwreck of their faith, among them Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme. 1 Timothy1:12–20
We had another beautiful sunny day yesterday although it was colder in the morning. We might have some rain today.
Here below is the message of Our Lord and Our Savior given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him in these words,
I came into the world with the desire to save all the people of the world. I call you all to believe in Me with all your heart. I am your only Saviour who suffered and died on the Cross to take away your sins. If you repent sincerely and call upon Me daily for the graces you need, you will be strong to resist all temptations and to follow Me.
If you follow your conscience enlightened by My teachings and the teachings of the Church, you will have peace of heart, which is a gift I give My friends.
The Great Apostle, St. Paul, after his conversion, became My great friend. I forgave all his sins when he repented and I called him to spread the faith among the non-Jews. He worked very well for many years until his martyrdom in Rome at the hands of the pagans. He is a great example for all to follow. His faith in Me was remarkable. Let our partnership throughout life be strong and may it persevere to eternity. I bless you all.
Father Melvin
Message to Michael DiBitetto Nov.24, 2009
THE T.R.U.S.T. PRAYER GROUP OF SHELTON, CT
November 24, 2009. Tuesday evening 7:00 p.m. Tonight we prayed The Litanys
Web site trustprayergrp.org
Towards the end of the 3rd decade, Our Blessed Mother has appeared as Our Lady Of Fatima
Michael said: I bow down only to Jesus Christ
Blessed Mother replied: YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR MY SON JESUS CHRIST LOVES AND PROTECTS YOU.
- now over the picture of The Sacred Heart, St. Padre-Pio has appeared and he is celebrating mass.
-and now on the-wall I see a very LARGE BROWN CROSS -and now on the bottom I see a very LARGE BROWN ANCHOR (The Anchor signifies hope)
-and now I see The Holy Spirit as The DOVE on the-wall and It’s coming from the-wall- and is going around the room, and It’s going through everyone’s heart.
And now once again I see
"OUR LADY OF FATIMA"
MY DEAR DEAR CHILDREN
YOU MUST BE THINKING, THERE WERE NO MAJOR DISASTERS THIS PAST WEEK. YES THERE WERE NO MAJOR DISASTERS AS FAR AS YOU KNOW AND WHAT ONLY YOU LISTEN TO. BUT BELIEVE ME THERE WERE STILL MAJOR DISASTERS THAT WERE NOT REPORTED. BUT DOES THAT MEAN TIMES ARE GETTING BETTER? NO.
PEOPLE WERE MORE OCCUPIED ESPECIALLY IN THE UNITED STATES, ABOUT THANKSGIVINGAND OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES WHERE EVER THE AMERICAN SOLDIERS ARE STATIONED THEY ALSO ARE THINKING OF THANKSGIVING.
MY DEAR, DEAR CHILDREN
IT WAS THE FEAST OF CHRIST THE KING AND YESTERDAY WAS THE ELEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF MY FIRST APPEARANCE HERE AT THE TRUST PRAYER GROUP IN SHELTON CONNECTICUT. YES ELEVEN YEARS. AND I WANT TO THANK MY SON YOUR MESSENGER MICHAEL, FOR DOING WHAT HE HAS TO DO FOR THE PRAYER GROUP, AND ALSO FOR MY DAUGHTER CECILIA WHO WRITES OUT ALL THE MESSAGESFIRST BY HAND AND NOW ON THE COMPUTERAND IT GOES OUT TO ALL MY CHILDREN WHO WISH TO READ MY MESSAGES.
MY DEAR, DEAR CHILDREN
PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR POPE BENEDICT THE XVI. PRAY THAT HE ACCOMPLISHES HIS MISSION. PRAY FOR YOUR PRIESTS, YOUR BISHOPS, PRAY THAT THEY KEEP THE CHURCH UNDER ONE ROOF.
MY DEAR, DEAR CHILDREN
REMEMBER GOD OUR FATHER MADE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. AS HE DID WITH ME AND HE MADE US TO LOVE HIM TO WORSHIP HIMTO ADORE HIM AND NEVER TO HURT HIM THAT HE ALSO GAVE EVERYONE FREE-WILL SO WITH THE FREE-WILL YOU CAN ALWAYS GO AGAINST GOD OUR FATHER.
MANY, MANY OF YOU KNOW THAT GOD OUR FATHER IS A FORGIVING FATHER BUT TO AN EXTENT. KNOWING THAT HE IS FORGIVING WILL THAT MAKE YOU GO OUT AND COMMIT A CRIME? MAYBE ROBBING A BANK, OR KILLING SOMEONE AND THEN AFTER YOU PRAY TO GOD OUR FATHER AND HE WILL FORGIVE YOU? THINK ABOUT THAT AGAIN
GOD OUR FATHER IS LOVE GOD OUR FATHER IS TO HELP YOU TO TEACH YOU RIGHT FROM WRONG IF YOU OPEN YOUR HEARTS TO HIM. PLEASE MY DEAR CHILDREN GOD OUR FATHER GUIDED YOU AND HELPED YOU WHENEVER YOU NEEDED TO BE HELPED DO NOT LOOK FOR FAVORS BUT LOOK FOR HIS LOVE.
MY DEAR, DEAR CHILDREN
THURSDAY IS THANKSGIVING IT IS A TIME TO BE WITH FAMILY, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE BUT IT’S A TIME TO BE WITH PEOPLE YOU LOVE AND PEOPLE THAT LOVE YOU AND THAT CAN BE ALSO JUST FRIENDS. BUT AS I HAD SAID:
THANKSGIVING IS A DAY TO BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU HAVEAND TO THINK OF THE UNFORTUNATE ONES. I HAD ASKED IF YOU CAN MAKE A LITTLE CONTRIBUTION, A CAN GOOD OR A DOLLAR TO HELP THE POOR FOR THANKSGIVING. YOU STILL HAVE TIME. YOU HAVE TIME TO HELP THE ONES THAT NEED YOUR HELP.
MY DEAR, DEAR CHILDREN I LOVE YOU ALL SO VERY, VERY MUCH
AND I BLESS YOU ALL IN THE NAME OF OUR FATHER MY SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT AMEN.
( and now The Blessed Mother as has disappeared)
-and now over The picture of The Sacred Heart St.Padre Pio has appeared and he’s still celebrating mass
-and now over The picture of The Divine Mercy The Holy Spirit has appeared and rays of light are coming down towards everyone.
-and now on the wall I see St. Padre Pio and he’s holding The Eucharist out towards the prayer group and They’re coming from his hand out one-at-a-time towards everyone in the prayer group everyone is receiving Spiritual Communion from St. Padre Pio this evening. Including everyone on the radio internet that is all for this evening.
GOD BLESS YOU ALL
[Fr. Doucette: 365] Tue, Nov 24, 2009: "Stand firm in the faith
The Rev. Fr. Melvin Doucette, M.Afr./ 1704 Palmer Road, RR 2 Tignish, PE (Prince Edward Island) C0B 2B0 / CANADA Tel: 902-882-2004 / Email: melvin.doucette@...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
"Stand firm in the faith" Dear Friends,
Give Thanks to God
But we ought to give thanks to God for you always, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you as the first fruits for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in truth. To this end he has (also) called you through our gospel to possess the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore, brothers, stand firm and hold fast to the traditions that you were taught, either by an oral statement or by a letter of ours. May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting encouragement and good hope through his grace, encourage your hearts and strengthen them in every good deed and word. 1 Thessalonians 2:13:17
We had a beautiful sunny day yesterday with the temperature nearly 10 degrees Celsius. There is no snow here and it is very dry. We are supposed to have rain this afternoon.
Here is a message from Our Lord and Savior addressed to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him in these words,
Today, My brothers and sisters, there are many that are spreading falsehood instead of the truth I brought to you when I was on earth. Many do not preach the commandments of My Father but teach that all will be saved whether they follow the commandments or not.
Some even preach that there is no hell although I spoke about it many times when I was on earth. This is the place for the devil and all the evil spirits and for those who refused to believe in Me and refused to repent of their sins.
My dear friends, do not listen to those who do not teach the truth but adhere completely to the teachings defined by My Church. Stand firm in the faith and believe all that the Church teaches you especially concerning My second coming, the power of the sacraments, the importance of prayer, the faithfulness to the Sunday Eucharist and the regular reception of Holy Communion.
Never forget the sacrament of My mercy, which is the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Follow all the commandments and love one another. You will be blessed.
Father Melvin
Message to Eileen Renders Nov. 25, 2009
May I offer my sincere greetings for a peaceful and plentiful Thanksgiving to all my extended family. And I thank God for allowing us this connection of His remnant.
God bless, Eileen
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Bring Back The Light!
During my commune with Jesus, I gave thanks for His many blessings and asked speak Lord (if it be His will always), Your servant listens.
I began to see a huge stream of blue/white light that was moving quickly past me (like a vacuum) and out of sight, leaving darkness.
Then Jesus spoke saying; Only prayer and the sacraments will insure My Light will be constant, keeping darkness away. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Continue praying for your brothers and sisters. Amen
External locution through Carol at Ameche Prayer Group, November 15, 2009
Words from God, the Father
"My very dear children, My words to you will be brief this day. I come to encourage you to continue to wait joyfully, to continue to be faithful. Thank you for praying so ardently and sincerely for the souls in Purgatory.
In the past, it has been mentioned to all of you to pray in thanksgiving for the souls in Purgatory; and I remind you of this today that throughout the month you are celebrating, you may also give thanks for them, for they are praying for you every moment and are totally helpless to help themselves, and count on you so very, very much, so much more than you can appreciate or realize.
It is this unity that is a sign of the Presence of your Triune God in everyone and in every task you perform, whether in prayer or directly helping others or your thoughtful actions and behavior toward each other. This is the unity in the Body of Christ. This is your identity also; and, remember, you are hope.
I have called you Hope. A hopeless world counts on your presence in the Communion of Saints, in your fidelity to remaining the constant source of strength for the world to choose Me and My commandments.
It is a much greater gift you give to them than you could ever realize. Spend some time this week just appreciating the gifts you are to the world because of My mercy and My gifts and My gracious goodness on your behalf.
Children, always, I call you to rejoice, for you are part of a never before experience, experienced by Our people to this degree of prayer, this degree of surrender, this degree of understanding all that Heaven is doing for you, and your great dependence upon your Triune God and Holy Mother; and this in itself changes you more and makes you more understanding of the giant place you hold in My plan by being little, by being hidden, by being obedient and giving up time that you used to spend on yourself, and giving it graciously to the world. It is enormous. It is wonderful.
You are My precious, faithful ones, everyone who listens. I am so happy and grateful for you, My dear ones. Know that. Remember that. Give praise and thanks for that.
You are so close, My dear ones, so close to the beginning of great events. Yes, I will say this again even in My own timetable, in My own plans, they are close, much closer. I ask you to look at the things you have collected to take with you, for after people arrive at your homes, you will not have time to do this.
Remember, My dear ones, to give away yourselves and your possessions is the greatest gift you can give to Me and to the world; and for this, I thank you beyond words. You live in the love of your Triune God. Amen, My dear children. How I love you! Amen." Carol Ameche
Message to littlest of servants November 24, 2009
Soon there will be open fighting among the hierarchy of the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
It will PRIEST AGAINST PRIEST, BISHOP AGAINST BISHOP, AND CARDINAL AGAINST CARDINAL.
As a RESULT the FAITHFUL will become CONFUSED and DIVIDED
New Words to Prayer Warrior Nov. 23, 2009
11/23/09 - 7:30 a.m. - "National disaster"
SHORT POWERFUL PRAYER THROUGH ST. JOSEPH
"Glorious St. Joseph, tender-hearted father, faithful guardian of Jesus, chaste spouse of the Mother of God, I ask you to join me in praising God the Father through His Divine Son who died on the cross and rose again to give us sinners new life. Through the Holy Name of Jesus, pray with me that we may obtain from the eternal Father the favor we ask. (here state your intention)."
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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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):
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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)!
Sept 10, 2009 - Jesus spoke to him in these words - The Father is sending you many wondrous gifts if you are opened to receive them. If you were confirmed, you received the Holy Spirit, the gift of the Father and Me. Live in the power of the Holy Spirit every day. Another great gift which I gave you is the gift of Myself in the Eucharist. If you come and receive Me with devotion, I will come and reside in your heart every day.
Another wonderful gift that you receive is the grace I won for you on the Cross. These graces are distributed to you all to give you the strength you need to avoid sin and to do good acts, especially to help the poor, and to pray with great faith and love.
My friends, be generous with your time to help all those who suffer and to pray for those who do not believe. Through your prayers these people that are far from Me will receive great graces to convert and to live in union with Me. I love a generous heart.
Sept 11, 2009 - Our Lady spoke to him these words, When My Son Jesus was born a war began between Him and the evil one, the old dragon. The dragon tried all he could to bring Jesus to his side but of course he did not succeed. I was caught in that war waged by Satan. Soon after His birth, the King tried to kill Him so Joseph and I had to flee to Egypt with the Baby Jesus.
There we were at peace but after Jesus came back to Israel and when He started His public life the war started in earnest once more. It was through the influence of the evil one that the Jewish leaders had Jesus condemned to death and nailed to the Cross. However, through all this suffering Jesus, the Son of God and My Son, offered His supreme sacrifice for the remission of all sins. He is your Savior and come now and believe in Him.
It is time to shake the world so that you will come out of your stupor. Great things will happen in the future to wake you up and to bring you all to your senses. You will know that Jesus is at work and He will show you where your destiny lies. You, too, have to say no to the devil as I did and call on your Lord to save you. I am your Mother calling you.
Sept 13, 2009 - Jesus spoke to him these words - You know that I am the bridegroom and if you believe in Me then you are the bride. You have to come to know Me especially through reading the Bible, listening to the preaching of those who are commissioned to do so and by prayer. Your commitment to Me has to be sincere. You are not to believe for a while and then fall away. Do not let yourself be deceived by the evil one like the serpent deceived Eve and she did what was unlawful to do.
Today there are many who are teaching falsehood about Me. They say that I was a sinner like them but the truth is that I never committed a sin. Some say that I am not divine but just a human being. This too is false as I am the Son of God, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. Some say that the Church I founded on the Apostles is not the true church.
How false that is because I founded it and it is the only true church on earth. All the others are purely man made. Some say that Christians should worship and go to church on Saturday like the Jews. The truth is that I rose from the dead on Sunday and it has become the day of rest for Christians and I approved it through the Apostles. Remain united to My Church and the truth will be preached to you and you will be lead the right way to heaven. I love you, for you are My bride.
Sept 14, 2009 - Jesus spoke to him in these words - My great friend, St. Paul, experienced may wonderful visions and revelations that came from Me. The story he gives of this person taken up to the third heaven refers to himself. He is the one who had this experience. Although he did experience many great things, he suffered very much in his life as an Apostle. What helped him is that he offered himself totally to Me and I made him strong to go through all these sufferings.
My dear friends, follow the example of St. Paul who committed his whole life to Me and simply followed the way I showed him. He was never discouraged but always found strength to continue even when it seemed impossible. Never give up but call upon Me and I will be there to help you. I am your Savior who died for you on the Cross because I love you with all My heart.
Sept 15, 2009 - Jesus spoke to him in these words, St. Paul, My Apostle, was a man of great faith who never feared to tell the truth. I spoke to him often about the situation in the churches he had founded. He wrote many letters to these churches teaching them about the truth I preached while I was on earth and to call the people to repentance and a change of life.
You too must examine yourselves and see where you stand. Only sin can separate us and if you continue in sin, I cannot live in you. Sin also destroys all the good you have done. It is a serious offense against Me, your Savior and Lord, who died on the Cross for you. It is a fact that you are weak but if you live in Me then you will be strong. I call you all who have sinned to repent of all your sins and to make a firm resolution never to commit sin again.
Then My sacrifice for you has not been in vain and I will wash away all your sins and fill you with the graces you need. I will come and live in your heart and you will be filled with light, peace, love and joy. Be like St. Paul and pray every day knowing that I always listen to your prayers. I want a deep friendship with you.
Sept 16, 2009 - Jesus spoke to him these words: St. Paul was really amazed that some of the Galatians should forsake the Gospel he taught them for any teaching which goes against the Gospel.
There are always false teachers spreading a teaching that is contrary to what I brought you when I was on earth. Instead of the Gospel they teach the laws of the Jews or the false laws that originated in society. There are some today who go around preaching that it is not a sin to kill the unborn and they call people to enter New Age, a very false religion, which does not come from Me.
There is only one Gospel which I left My Church and through the graces I won, My Church will be faithful to this Gospel until the end. There is only one, the successor of St. Peter, who has infallible authority to teach the truth and only the truth. Listen to him and be a member of the church he governs. It is the truth that there is a baby in the womb of his mother from the day of conception. All are to respect that life created by God the Father, Himself.
New Age teaches that each person is god, when the truth is that there is only one God, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, who is the Creator, the Savior and the Sanctifier of the peoples of the world. You are to worship God alone and no one else.
Sept 17, 2009 - Jesus spoke to him in these words, St. Paul is a saint and in heaven today but he was not always a believer. He was born a Jew and lived strictly as a Jew. When he heard about the Church I founded, he tried with all his strength to destroy it. He was present at the stoning of St. Stephen and he traveled around arresting the Christians and throwing them in jail. However, one day on his way to Damascus, he received a great experience. I intervened in his life by showing him that indeed I am the Messiah. He was converted and began to work hard for the conversion of the Gentiles, the non-Jews.
If St. Paul a great persecutor of the Church was converted, then many other non-believers can be converted too. There are thousands of conversions every day throughout the world. Pray, My friends, for this intention every day. I want that all the people of the world may come to believe in Me and follow Me and one day they will be with Me in heaven. Answer all the questions of the people who come to you or send them to someone who can help them. Pray for the great gift of faith for all these people.
Sept 30 2009 - Jesus spoke to him these words, My friends, I love you. What good is it for a person to do many good things if he or she does not believe in Me? If you have rejected Me, there will be no salvation for you. You remember that I could not do anything in My hometown of Nazareth because the people refused to believe in Me. Justification comes through faith in Me and not by following the law. It is a fact that a person who believes in Me and does good deeds to help others will receive great merit. All believers are to follow Me and they will be rewarded.
If one does not believe in Me, how can that person be freed from his or her sins? Such a person remains a sinner and those sins are not absolved. It is the person who has great faith and love in Me that will be pardoned and I will come and dwell in his or her heart. You all need to grow in faith and to get rid of all your doubts. It is through faith and love that you will grow in holiness and I will lead you to the summit of the mountain. I want you all close to Me obeying My words every day. I will lead you up the right path and you will have peace. I bless you all.
Oct 1, 2009 - Jesus spoke to him these words, It is a fact that Abraham was justified because of his faith in God. He believed although he did not see. God the Father told him to leave his country and to travel to a foreign country and he believed and went where the Father led him. He had no children because his wife was barren but God promised him a child and Isaac was born. The Father told him that in time his children would be as many as the sand on the seashore and you know that at the time of the return of the Jewish people from exile in Egypt there were thousands of Jews all descendants of Abraham.
Faith is the most important gift that you can receive and you have to live by faith. Those who believe in Me, your Lord and Savior, and follow Me will receive the gift for which they were born. That gift is life everlasting in heaven with the Father, with Me, His Son, with the Holy Spirit, together with My Mother, all the angels and saints. You were all created for everlasting happiness. I want you all with Me so cooperate with My graces and you will one day enter heaven.
Oct 2, 2009 - Jesus spoke to him in these words, Before My coming into the world, all the people were in darkness and lived as slaves. They were under the power of the evil one because of the sin of your first parents and all lived in sin. In those days no one could reach salvation.
It was in the fullness of time that I came into the world. The Father had already announced the coming of the Savior after the grave sin of Adam and Eve. However, it was important to prepare the people for My coming. He selected Abraham and through him He built up a nation of His children. They came to believe in the Father and lived for most of the time as His people. I, your Savior, came to be born and to belong to that nation, the Jewish Nation. My Mother was a Jewish woman and My stepfather too. All the holy people of this nation were awaiting the coming of the Messiah for hundreds of years.
I came into the world to make you all the beloved children of the Father and My brothers and sisters filled with the Holy Spirit. I ransomed you from sin by My Passion and death on the Cross and by My resurrection from the dead. Together with the Father I sent the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and all those gathered in the upper room. You are indeed the beloved children of God and heir to heaven. Remain always united to Me."
Oct 3, 2009 - Our Blessed Mother spoke to him in these words, “I bless you, My son, and all My children throughout the world. Be aware that you will be tempted in all kinds of ways in the world today. Many are tempted by the flesh and live far away from My Son who calls you all to follow Him. So many people are caught in drugs and alcohol and are imprisoned by these things. Others live in sin because they follow their sexual desires. The evil one is also there to tempt you and if you are not strong in the faith, you will fall into serious sin.
My dear children, I call you to be active participants in the community of My Son Jesus. He established His Church as a community of believers who help each other and pray together often especially every Sunday. Pray often, My sons and daughters, to receive the graces to resist all these temptations and to remain in close union with My Son and with Me. Jesus, who died for you on the Cross,
wants to save you all. Come to Me and I will take you to Him. I love you and bless you.
Oct 4, 2009 - Jesus spoke to him these words, I bless you all, My brothers and sisters. As the Son of God I lived for eternity in heaven with My Father and with the Holy Spirit. When the angels were created they served us and were our messengers. I was with My Father when He created the world and everything in it. The earth was chosen as the place for human beings and the Father created Adam and Eve, the first man and the first woman.
They were placed in Paradise to live in peace and love and the Father visited them. However, after their great transgression against the Father, they were expelled from Paradise to suffer and to die.
My Father offered them a Redeemer who would come to save the people from their sins. I am the Savior sent by the Father to suffer and die on the Cross. I offered Myself in sacrifice to take away your sins and to open heaven for you. In this way I showed you the great love I have for each one of you. I expect you and every person on earth to accept Me as your Lord and Savior and to unite yourselves totally to Me. I am the only one who can offer you salvation.
Come, My dear brothers and sisters, and offer yourselves completely to Me and walk in My footsteps. I will help you to carry your cross every day. The Father and I are pouring the New Pentecost upon you so open your heart to accept this great gift of the Holy Spirit. Come to prayer every day and you will have the graces you need to avoid sin and to help all those in need.
Oct 5, 2009 - Jesus spoke to him in these words, It is a fact that I died on the Cross in great suffering for your redemption and now I am in heaven sitting at the right hand of the Father as your leader and Savior. I founded My Church and I am the head of the Church. I appointed St. Peter as My first Vicar to be in charge of My Church on earth. All his successors have the same power that he had and all are to be respected by all the members of the Church for they represent Me.
The Church is My Mystical Body and each member of the Church is part of My Body. If I live in your heart then you are part of Me and all the graces that come from Me flow into you. I want My Body to grow all the time with new members entering every day. I want My Body to be strong by your deep faith and your great love. Be an active member of My Mystical Body, the Church, by going to church regularly and taking an active part in the celebration of My Sacrifice on the Cross. Come and receive Me with great respect and devotion and you will be blessed. I love you all, My brothers and sisters.
Oct 7, 2009 - Jesus spoke to him these words, The Jewish Nation had been chosen by God to come and know the Father, to worship Him and to follow the Ten Commandments given to them by the Father through Moses on Mount Sinai.
They were the chosen people from whom the Savior was to be born. God had chosen as My Mother the Virgin Mary who is today your Mother too. However, My people rejected Me and condemned Me to death nailing Me to the Cross to die.
I was sent to the world to redeem all the people of the world. It was the Gentiles that accepted Me and believed in Me. The Apostles were sent to them to bring them into My Church. They are the glory of My Church as many saints have come from them.
The Church today is made up of converted Gentiles who believe in Me and accept Me as their head. May you continue to dwell with Me and grow in holiness every day of your life. I dwell among you and with joy I give you the graces you need.
Oct 9, 2009 - Jesus spoke to him saying, I love the person with a sincere heart that only believes the truth and expresses his or her deep faith in prayer and in loving everyone. Some honor Me with a selfish motive just to show off but their heart is far from Me. They are more interested in the things of this world than the things of God.
Others make out that they are worshiping Me but they simply care about themselves. They do not teach My doctrine, which I brought you when I came into the world.
They only teach human doctrines, which are only based on what they see. Most of what they teach is false. One false doctrine that is taught is that freedom means to do whatever you wish. True freedom means that you are free to do what is right and to follow the truth.
Look, My dear friends, at how I acted when I was in the world. I truly honored My Father and followed His will in all things. I followed Him completely right to My death on the Cross. I never committed a sin during My whole life in the world. I call you all to honor the Father as I did. I also worshipped Him in prayer spending whole nights in prayer as I did on the mountain. I loved to take time every day to be with Him. Your greatest act as a creature of God is to worship the Father with all your heart. You owe the Father thanks for everything because He gave you everything you have. Come and thank Him for all He does for you.
There are many, though, that instead of worshipping the Father, insult Him and commit all kinds of sins against Him. You, who love the Father, make reparation for all these horrible sins committed against Him every day. Go to Adoration and pray the Rosary to repair the damage that these people have done. Show your Heavenly Father that you love Him with all your heart and even if you should fall, you will ask pardon for all your sins and never stop worshipping Him and loving Him.
Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you. 3 times
Medjugorje Day By Day Nov 22 - CONTINUE TO GROW
Jesus Christ the King:
"Has the tender love of a father or the liberality of a king toward its subjects ever reached as far as the love of Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament?" (St. John Vianney).
"How I hate this folly of not believing in the Eucharist, etc.! If the gospel be true, if Jesus Christ be God, what difficulty is there?" (Pascal).
Mother Teresa - We are all called to be saints. We all have been created in the image of God to love and to be loved.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Place all your worries in God alone, because He has the greatest care of you, and those three angelic children with whom he has blessed you. By their conduct, these children will be a consolation to you during your lifetime. Take care, not so much of their scientific as of their moral education. And you should take this very seriously, and guard it as the pupil of your eye. As you educate their mind with good studies, assure the education of their hearts, along with that of our holy religion; one without the other causes a mortal wound to the human heart.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Himself to death in order to save others."
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 -Today, as God's Majesty swept over me, my soul understood that the Lord, so very great though He is, delights in humble souls. The more a soul humbles itself, the greater the kindness with which the Lord approaches it. Uniting himself closely with it, He raises it to His very throne. Happy is the soul whom the Lord himself defends. I have come to know that only love is of any value; love is greatness; nothing, no works, can compare with a single act of pure love of God. (1092)
Dailys - http://www.catholic-forum.com/e-pistle.html - Quote of the Day Pride makes us forgetful of our eternal interests. It causes us to neglect totally the care of our soul. -St. John Baptist de la Salle
Today's Tidbit St. Cecilia is the first of four virgin martyrs whose obligatory memorials throughout the dark of the winter season serve as lights for the faithful to follow. The others are St. Lucy, St. Agnes and St. Agatha
--MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
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Nov 22 - CONTINUE TO GROW
The following was given to the young Locutionists for their prayer group:
Each member of the group is like a flower; and if someone tries to crush you, you will grow and continue to grow even more. If someone puts you down even a little, you will recover. And if someone pulls a petal, you will continue to grow as though you were complete (Locutionists Jelena & Mirijana June 21, 1984).
And from Paul's letter to the Galatians:
So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up (Gal 6:9).
Reflection:
Sometimes we are lamps without light, extinguished, but with possibilities not realized. Well, I have come to light a flame in your hearts, should the disappointments you have suffered, the expectations that have not come true, have put it out. I want to say to each of you that you have capacities, often unsuspected, sometimes made even greater and more vigorous by hard experience.
These words of hope form Pope John Paul II speak of a great truth that hope , far from being some vague, ethereal virtue, is instead a product of practical, learned experience.
Experience is not just the best teacher; it is the only teacher. As we look back at our trials and hardships, we realize that, rather than being tragic and destructive, our difficulties have given us endurance, resilience, and patience. This is the direct outcome of going through trials. This is where hope comes from. This is where God sheds his love right where we always need him the most. It is why we have "unsuspected capacities," as the Holy Father says, why we have hope.
Application:
Today the Mother of God gives us a message of profound hope: in times of trial or suffering, we will not be crushed, but will recover even stronger "and continue to grow more and more." Today, give over to her any present difficulties, trusting in her help.
Message to Eileen Renders Nov. 22, 2009
Sunday November 22, 2009
Jesus' Promise To Us
Today we attended our usual 8:00 AM Mass at our parish, Our Lady Of Sorrows where I made small offerings to Jesus and Mary and prayed for all with special needs and intentions. After making an Act Of Contrition, I received the most sacred Body and Blood of Jesus Christ in the sacrament of Holy Communion.
At once on my knees, my eyes began to tear and I immediately felt the presence of Jesus within my heart. I silently told Jesus of my love, and gratefulness for all His many blessings upon myself and my family. Then I prayed Speak Lord if it be Your will, Your servant listens.
In my mind's eye, I began to see a very young Jesus (He looked to be about 21 or 22 years of age) full of youth and vitality.
Then Jesus responded to my heart saying, My child Eileen, in youth all My children are full of hope and energy. Yet as seasons come and seasons go, My children grow weary. I call My children home for rest and reward. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Continue to pray for your brothers and sisters. Amen.
Note: Please note that on this past Thursday (Nov. 19th), I was getting an MRI, therefore I was unable to go to Adoration and did not receive any message from Jesus.
Message to littlest of servants November 21, 2009
Soon the ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH will undergo GREAT PERSECUTION AND CHANGE.
Message to Sharon Fitzpatrick Nov. 22, 2009
PRAYER GROUP ROSARY - WEDNESDAYS, 7:00 P.M. - SUNDAYS, 3:00 P.M. OUR LADY OF LOURDES GROTTO (BEHIND HOSPITAL) PANA, IL MESSAGE FROM HEAVEN SHARON FITZPATRICK - LOCUTIONIST SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2009
MY DEAR DEAR PRECIOUS LITTLE CHILDREN,
ON THIS OCCASION WE CELEBRATE IN A SPECIAL WAY THE KINGSHIP OF JESUS. YOUR HEARTS ARE OPEN TO HIM AND HE IS RECIPIENT OF YOUR LOVE AND TRUST. WHAT TREASURE YOU OFFER HIM. YOUR TINY HEARTS ARE GIVEN OVER WITHOUT HESITATION AND WITHOUT CONDITIONS. OH IF ONLY ALL COULD LOVE HIM SO DEEPLY, SO SIMPLY, SO COMPLETELY.
LITTLE ONES, THOUGH YOU HOLD JESUS AS YOUR KING, SO MANY DO NOT. THEY PROCLAIM HIM KING, YET TREAT HIM WITH LACK OF RESPECT, WITH LACK OF LOVE. LOOK ONLY WITHIN YOUR CHURCHES, THOSE WHO HONOR HIM AS KING, DELIGHT IN ALL THE SPLENDOR THEY CAN GIVE HIM. YET MY SON IS SOMETIMES ISOLATED FROM HIS PEOPLE, SOMETIMES PLACED IN AN OUT OF THE WAY PLACE. OTHERS DO NOT ADORN THE ALTAR WHICH HOLDS THE TABERNACLE.
HE IS KING - HOW DO YOU HONOR YOUR KING. MANY PRIESTS SHALL CRY AT WHAT THEY HAVE NEGLECTED TO DO, BECAUSE JESUS WILL NOT KNOW THEM. AND SO IT IS THAT WE PRAY FOR THE PRIESTS, WE PRAY, WE PRAY, WE PRAY. WE PRAY FOR THE WORLD, WE PRAY, WE PRAY, WE PRAY.
ALTHOUGH IT SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY, I EXPLAIN ONCE MORE. YOU NEED NOT WORRY, BUT GIVE ME ALL YOUR ROSARIES AND TRUST THAT THEIR VALUE IS IN MY HEART AND SO I EXTEND THE GRACE AND HELP TO ALL CIRCUMSTANCES - YOU NEED ONLY GIVE TO ME YOUR PRAYERS AND I SHALL USE THEM TO SATISFY THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT. TRUST.
I SPEAK ALSO TODAY TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR TRIALS. DO NOT PUT YOURSELVES AGAINST EACH OTHER. YOU CANNOT LOVE OTHERS, IF YOU DO NOT LOVE AMONGST EACH OTHER. DO YOU SHOW YOUR LOVE, DO YOU RESENT OTHERS. DO YOU CAUSE THE HEARTS OF OTHERS TO FEEL DISTANT AND UNLOVED. CONSIDER YOUR MISSION. YOU MUST LOVE ONE ANOTHER THAT YOU CAN SHARE THAT LOVE WITH OTHERS. THIS IS THE DAY OF THE LORD. GIVE PRAISE TO CHRIST THE KING. GIVE HIM YOUR GRATITUDE, YOUR TRUST, YOUR LOVE. DO THIS FOREVER.
WITH A LOVING HEART DO I BLESS YOU. I THANK YOU FOR KEEPING THIS DAY HOLY.
THE BLESSING OF JESUS - JESUS THE KING IS UPON YOU. RECEIVE IT WITH LOVE AND HUMILITY PRAISING AND THANKING GOD FOREVER, FOREVER, FOREVER.
Messages to John Leary Oct.25-Nov.2,2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Jesus said: “My people, I want to emphasize to My faithful to avoid taking the current flu shots because they will weaken your immune system. In combination with viruses spread by the chemtrails, many will contract the Swine Flu and it will be spread by those infected.
It is sad that the evil one world people will use this pandemic virus to reduce the population. In the vision you are seeing a cemetery of those who have died from the Swine Flu. When this disease starts to kill many people, this will be the time to leave for your refuges, where you will be healed of all of your infirmities by looking on the luminous cross. You have seen a recent emergency declaration that will enable quarantines with penalties for those who refuse these shots.
Some of this vaccine will have the live Swine Flu to spread this disease instead of protecting people. You may have to avoid crowds, and wear face masks, to keep from catching this flu. Those, who have innocently taken these shots, can take Hawthorn pills, vitamins, and herbs to build up their immune system. All of you should take these pills as they will help prevent getting this flu as well. See that this Swine Flu is a man-made disease and it was introduced into the population to reduce it. This is another ploy by the death culture one world people to allow them to control fewer people. Warn people of the dangers of taking these shots so they can avoid them. I will protect My faithful, so call on Me to help you in this planned epidemic.
Jesus said: My people, at the beginning of the tribulation you may have to think more about independent living in helping you to do everything on your own. This vision of a horse drawn wagon may be more significant for people who are running a farm at their place of refuge. I have told you that you may have to deal with your loss of electricity and lack of access to fuels. If you have stored fuels on your property, then I would multiply your fuels of gasoline, propane, or wood. Give Me praise and glory for sending My angels to protect you from the evil ones.
The Blessed Mother said: My dear children, I thank all of you who are here tonight for praying my rosary. Thank you also for coming to this prayer group on the 25th of the month. Every time that I draw you to myself, I am bringing you to my Son, Jesus. I want you to love one another and pray for each other. Have faith and trust in my Son, Jesus. When you have full trust in Jesus, you will have no fears, no worries, and no anxieties. We all love you in heaven and we are encouraging you to know, love, and serve your Lord on your path to heaven. Keep peace in your soul with my Son’s grace, and do not let anything of this world disturb your peace.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Jesus said: My people, all of your actions have an effect on others, whether they are good actions or evil actions, just as the wave of water goes out from a boat. In the case of good actions you see the effect of your prayers and evangelization efforts in converting someone’s soul to follow Me. You do good deeds by providing food or housing for the poor to satisfy their needs.
There also can be evil deeds such as abortion, euthanasia, or wars that result in the taking of lives. Some organizations or countries can force their atheistic ways on others to take their souls away from Me. Evil men can mandate orders that result in stealing money from people. Other evil people can promote bad movies and pornography in adult shops and magazines, causing sin in others. You have evil influences from bad people all over your world which is why you need to pray to Me and My angels for help to avoid sin and try to change these situations.
The worst thing that you could do is to ignore sin and evil going on because you allow it to spread and do more harm to souls. It is better to work to stop evil influences, even if it demands your time and money. I see all of the intentions of your every action and you will have to make an accounting for your actions at your judgment before Me. Guard your intentions and actions to do only good out of love for Me. Remember that your actions have a lasting effect on those around you, so work on giving good example at all times.
Jesus said: My people, when you were baptized with My cleansing water, you were healed of original sin and all sin. Then grace came into your soul and you received the gift of faith which you must share with everyone. Many people seek physical healings, but My spiritual healings of the soul are even more important. Once you have My grace and accept Me into your heart with full faith and trust, then you will be predisposed to accept physical healings. It is your faith that will heal you.
When I heal someone, I heal the whole person both body and soul. In the same way I heal you also when you receive My Real Presence into your heart and soul in Holy Communion. Give praise and glory to Me because I am the great Healer, and I use many instruments to heal people both in body and soul.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Jesus said: My people, some times in your lives people have committed sinful acts as abortion, and they can become so depressed with their life that they could even contemplate suicide. Getting you to sin is one goal of the devil, but getting you so depressed to contemplate suicide is another attack of the devil. In a similar manner some people commit a sin of fornication which can later lead to a temptation of abortion if a pregnancy results.
Once you commit one serious sin, you are weakened to commit a worse sin to cover up the first sin. It is better to look at this second temptation as an opportunity to stop sinning and go to Confession to seek My forgiveness, as the used tire is retreaded. If you fall into one sin, look to repentance first instead of looking to hide your sin.
Think about the consequences of every one of your actions before you carry it out, and you will see how the devil is misleading you into lustful pleasure or lying to cover up your previous sins. Remember that when you commit serious sin, you are vulnerable to repeat that sin or worse. Seek My love and forgiveness after every sin that you commit, and I will forgive you. But ask for My grace to be strong enough to stop your bad habits, and change any sinful lifestyle as living together with someone in fornication.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009: (St. Simon and St. Jude)
Jesus said: My people, in the vision you see the devil in the form of a serpent about to strike My Church and America. The masons and other one world organizations are working in conjunction with the devil to try and destroy My Church and your country. In many different ways your government will start persecuting My Church both financially and causing churches to close. I have told you that the division in My Church is coming quickly to split the schismatic church from My faithful remnant. It will be My faithful remnant that will be protected from the gates of hell, but this will mean moving from churches into home Masses. Your government also will be taken over, and you will lose your sovereignty rights as your President leads you into the North American Union. The takeover will be completed in America when a forced bankruptcy occurs and the dollar will fail and be replaced by the amero. Your current dollar denominated assets will be near worthless. Once this takeover occurs, you will need to go to your refuges before they declare martial law and a bank holiday. Be prepared to leave soon for your refuges as the evil sources of Satan are close to their world takeover. Have no fear because My angels and I will protect you and provide for your needs.
Jesus said: My people, at times a person may discover an unusual level of radon gas coming from their cellar into the rest of the house. This condition should be checked for before buying your house. Once the problem is present, you require an extra flow of outside air to dilute the radon out of the house. Depending on the tolerance of the occupants health to this condition, radioactivity can cause cancers over time. This is another reason why local governments should test the land for toxic chemicals before allowing builders to develop the land. Building over dumps, graveyards, or old manufacturing sites can be very dangerous to people’s health. Your laws should protect buyers from having to tolerate unhealthy environments of toxic chemicals. Pray for the people’s health in these unknown situations.
(Radon is second largest cause of lung cancer in homes. 21,000 lung cancer deaths each year. Rn 222 at wt./86 at. no. is radioactive gas by-product from radium and uranium, 3.8 days half-life. One in 15 homes has higher than acceptable levels of radon by EPA.)
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Jesus said: My people, today’s first reading is very powerful when St. Paul says: If God is with us, who can be against us? Truly I am with you and I will protect you from the evil ones. The vision is also a sign of strength and durability when you see a whole mountain of rock. I told St. Peter that he is rock and I will build My Church on him.
My Church is formed with Me as the cornerstone, but I also have all of My faithful to support My Church, as you are all rocks of faith as well. I know you are weak to sin, but I will take you back in My mercy by forgiving your sins. You are being led by Me and My angels, so you have My promise of support against any person or threat that you will encounter throughout your life. Have no fear of the evil ones because I am at your side to defend you. Just call on Me in My Name whenever you are attacked by temptation or evil. You are rocks of faith to go out and evangelize souls out of love for Me.
Prayer Group:
Jesus said: My people, in the vision of the masks this is to indicate that certain people disguise their appearances and their intentions. Some people like to put on airs that they are important people when they are not. Some even lie to save face as in their missing Sunday Mass.
There are many ways that you act in a certain way to disguise your real intentions. You may try to fool other people by your actions, but I see the intentions in your heart, and I know the real reasons for your actions. So be who you are without trying to deceive others of your real intentions.
Jesus said: My people, in this vision there is a deception going on where there is a cover-up of the purpose for a business. Front businesses can even be obvious when there is little money being made to support the people in the store. Usually they are hiding drug sales, prostitution, gambling, and could even be hiding terrorist activities. Here again I know what is going on in their hearts, and their illegal activities could even be dangerous to your people. Many FBI and police groups are searching for these enterprises.
Jesus said: My people, there are terrorists and thieves who use false identities to trick your authorities and hide their real identity. Some enter your country and disappear without allowing immigration authorities to track their whereabouts. Thieves have electronic means of stealing people’s identities so they can steal money from their bank accounts or use their charge cards illegally. Here again it is criminal for people to impersonate others for money. These are sins of stealing or hiding to carry out terrorist acts. Pray that they are discovered before they can cause trouble.
Jesus said: My people, you are familiar with magicians who also disguise their tricks to make something appear to be magic acts. In the same way you need to be wary of the devil’s tricks and deceptions when he tries to cause you to sin. Be alert to his lies and enticements to sin. The devil is always suggesting something that appears good and pleasurable on the surface. Lurking behind these disguises is usually something sinister that could lead you into serious sin. If you sense an evil presence encouraging you, then be alert to avoid that occasion of sin. Ask for My help and discernment when it is needed.
Jesus said: My people, you know of certain plants that trap flies with sweet substances. You see certain sea creatures lay traps to eat fish. Even certain animals have disguised colors so they can catch their prey. Again the devil uses the lure of money, pleasure, and pride to lead you into sinful situations. Be on the alert to avoid occasions of sin or any disguised good thing that could be used for evil.
Jesus said: My people, you have All Saints Day coming shortly and this highlights those saints that you know, and even those that are not canonized. Some people pray to St. Anthony to help them find something that was lost. Others pray to saints to sell houses or protect them in their travel. You have prayed to your son, David, to help mothers conceive babies.
Certain saints can also be your spiritual director as you have adopted St. Therese. Give thanks and praise to Me for allowing My saints to help souls in their spiritual and physical needs. By working hard to follow My ways and My laws, you can one day come to heaven as a saint when you receive your crown.
Jesus said: My people, at times you may see some strange signs or actual messages from the souls in purgatory who are trying to get your attention to pray for them. Having Masses said for these poor souls and praying for their souls can lessen their stay in purgatory. Do not forget to pray for your relatives who may still be in purgatory, and pray for all the souls in purgatory, even as you are reminded on All Souls Day, and as you place their names in your church’s book of remembrance.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Jesus said: My people, this stained glass window turning into plain clear glass is an indication that the faithful in many churches have lost their traditions of the sacred. Modernism has crept into My Church and it has affected how people think of the need for Mass and My sacraments. Attendance at Sunday Mass is crucial if people are to obey the Third Commandment of honoring Me on Sunday with your day of worship.
Some are skipping Mass because of their spiritual laziness. Respect for My Real Presence in My Blessed Sacrament is also waning as a good number of people do not even believe that I am fully present in My Host. The need for Confession in people’s lives should be a necessity to cleanse their sins, but the priests do not always encourage this sacrament, as few are coming regularly.
Even having a large crucifix on the altar or the tabernacle in plain sight is missing in many churches. If My sacraments are not understood or encouraged, then the souls are going to be more vulnerable to Satan’s temptations. It is hard to live in mortal sin and still expect to be able to receive Me worthily in Holy Communion. If you are in mortal sin, then do not receive Me in Holy Communion, or you commit a sin of sacrilege. Some clergy are afraid to talk about sinful behavior, and the need to be free of mortal sin in order to receive Holy Communion.
Some people do not have a properly formed conscience in order to know when they have committed mortal sin because they rationalize their actions as only venial sins that in their eyes do not require Confession. My faithful need a spiritual renewal to stay strong in their traditional faith, or many more will fall lax in their spiritual life. It is those that fall away that are endangering their souls to be lost in hell.
Jesus said: My people, your government is taking away your rights to free speech in violation of your constitution. The one world people have pressed for Hate Crime legislation that was part of your Defense Department bill. At your former work place, if you said anything about homosexual acts being a sin, it could have cost you your job. Now in the same way under this Hate Crime legislation, you could be liable to jail and fines for any public statements against homosexuals.
My position on homosexual acts is still that I see them as an abomination because they are unnatural and worse than fornication. These same one world people are also against any prayers and mention of My Name in public. With these controlling laws there are some who could bring charges against anyone for trumped up meanings of your innocent words. This is in direct opposition to your freedom of speech and freedom to worship Me which these world masters want to stifle. This is just one more step in the takeover of America that is coming soon before your eyes.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Jesus said: My people, in the fall season, as life in nature comes to a close, there are thoughts of your own mortality. It is good to think about what happens after this life so you can always have your soul ready for your judgment when I take you home. Keeping your soul pure with frequent Confession is always a good plan to be united with Me in love every day.
There is another thought of looking over your life in the last year to see how you could improve your spiritual life of love. It is easy to fall into habits even in your prayer life where you could use some invigorating to put more life into your way of life. You always could improve if you would desire to break out of your comfort zone to do more that you are doing now.
Every year as you see more of your friends passing away, understand that your time on earth is very short, especially compared to your eternal life. If you truly desire to be with Me in heaven, then your annual recollection would be a good time to plan how you could work closer to your perfection that is required to be a saint in entering heaven. Pray for all souls that have passed on, and always be prepared to die.
Jesus said: My people, you are familiar with this picture in the vision when I miraculously calmed the storm so I saved the apostles from drowning. You are also familiar with the power of the Antichrist who will have a short reign controlling the earth as a king.
This time of his declaration will be the length of the great tribulation foretold in the Book of Revelation. Just as he will come to the height of his reign, I will bring My Comet of Chastisement which will be the beginning of the Antichrist’s defeat. Then I will renew the earth and bring a calm over the earth in My Era of Peace. Do not fear the evil ones because I will protect you at My refuges. Trust in My help during the tribulation as I will calm the storm of the evil ones and cast them all into hell.
Sunday, November 1, 2009: (All Saints Day)
Jesus said: My people, today you are celebrating All Saints Day and the vision is very beautiful in portraying the golden light of the Father in each soul. When you receive Holy Communion, you are joined with Me and the Communion of Saints. My people still living on earth are still struggling to be saved and you are called The Church Militant.
The souls that you saw in heaven represent the saints with Me that are called The Church Triumphant and this is their feast day. The other souls are those in purgatory that some are suffering in flames to be purified, but they are saved and one day they will join Me in heaven.
These souls in purgatory are called The Church Suffering. So every day you receive Me in Holy Communion pray for these souls in purgatory because you are joined with them in the Communion of Saints. Their feast day is tomorrow on All Souls Day.
Rejoice with all of these saints as they help, guide, and encourage your soul on your path to heaven. All of My faithful are those dressed in the white robes that are being marked on the forehead by My angels as read today from the Book of Revelation. (Rev. 7:1-4,9-14)
Jesus said: My people, I know that you always give thanks to Me for your food and that it does not cause any illness. As you pray, you should also pray for all the people who do not have food to eat, as in the poor countries.
You are in the month of Thanksgiving, but you could think of making some donations to your local food shelf or Food for the Poor, or the Catholic Relief Program. Have mercy on the hungry and those who could use your old clothes. As you read the beatitudes in the Gospel, you can do good works out of love for your neighbor in need.
Monday, November 2, 2009: (All Souls Day)
Jesus said: My people, I mentioned before that the souls in purgatory were the Church Suffering as part of the Communion of Saints. They truly are suffering from not seeing Me or feeling My love, and some even suffer the burning flames of purification. They have not been judged to hell, and they have been promised one day to be with Me in heaven. In order for these souls to come to heaven, they must be purged of any earthly desires and any remission due for their past sins. Even though this suffering may seem severe to you, it is all just from My judgment of these souls.
I am patient, merciful, and loving, but every soul must have an accounting to My justice. You all should know My Commandments and what is expected of you. To minimize your time in purgatory have your remission of sin cleansed on Mercy Sunday, pray some prayers for your sins, and ask people to have Masses said for yourself either before or after your death.
Jesus said: My people, a number of well placed EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) bombs or weapons could disable all of your vehicles, computers, and appliances that run on microchips that would be inactivated. Even cell phone chips would be disabled. An army that could then come in and take over would have to have vehicles and communications without microchips.
The old points in the engine and vacuum tubes for communication equipment would not be affected. This would also be a good backup for such an attack. This EMP attack would disable most transportation except horses and bicycles, and old points run vehicles.
To know the effects over distance and inside bomb shelters, you need to do some research. The one world people have access to this technology and it could be employed for a massive takeover if they wanted to limit people’s escape. Be prepared for having your microchips disabled or your electricity turned off.
This is why having bicycles, old cars, or horses would be useful against these attacks. Call on My protection and I will have My angels shield you from the evil ones.
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For the coming plagues and illnesses:
FOR THE LITURGICAL CHURCH MEMBERS ONLY (AND OTHERS WHO BELIEVE. TEST! DISCERN THE SPIRIT! )
From Jo Ann Riggio, RN I Extend the Baptism of Truth to you. Please accept it and pass it on.
Dear friends and family,
I extend the Baptism of Truth to you with all of my heart and love. Please accept it. Let me expain:
Sept 14-16, 09 I went on a pilgrimage to Holy Love, Maranantha Springs in Elyria Ohio. I have been there many times before. (www.holylove.org) It is an Ecumenical apparition site where Our Lady appears to a visionary as well as Jesus and some of the saints.
During the apparition, Our Lady invited those present to accept the Baptism of Truth, which I did as I was present on the United Hearts Field at the time. An angel was given to those who accepted this Baptism of Truth to guard the Truth in their hearts. Therefore, I believe I received one.
The other day , I received messages from Holy Love regarding the Baptism of Truth via their website. There are two messages for September 18, 2009. (www.holylove.org). In the first message, Our Lady says, "Those who were here present can now extend this Baptism of Truth to others simply by desiring to do so in their own heart. It can be multiplied and proliferated by all who recieve it." .......
The second message is from Jesus, He says , " ....I want to help you understand that the Baptism of Truth which you received in the field of the United Hearts on the Feast of My Mother's Sorrows, can change the heart of the world if proliferated with zeal. Do so then with Holy Love in your hearts.".... So my dear friends and family, I , with love in my heart and all the zeal within me extend this Baptism of Truth to you. Please accept it and pass it on to those you know and love and ask them to do the same. Together, with Jesus and Mary, let us all change the heart of the world! AMEN!
With all my love,
Jo Ann Riggio, RN
PS: Please go to the website (www.holylove.org) for the complete messages of September 18, 2009. May you be blessed abundantly.
September 18, 2009
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Blessed Mother says: "Praise be to Jesus."
"In this country, truth has become so compromised that people do not know truth from fiction. That is why I extended to everyone the Baptism of Truth on My Feast of Sorrows. Those who were here present* can now extend this Baptism of Truth to others by simply desiring to do so in their own heart. It can be multiplied and proliferated by all who receive it. The angels given to My children in the Field of the United Hearts on the night of the apparition will not be multiplied with each Baptism of Truth, but will continually guard the truth in the hearts of those who had received angels at the apparition that night."
"You will make this known."
* Blessed Mother is referring to those pilgrims present in the United Hearts Field at the time of Her apparition.
METAPHYSICAL PROPOSAL ON THE MODE OF USING HAWTHORN
FOR THE COMING PLAGUES…HAWTHORN
(QUESTION FOR DISCERNMENT- Is this swine flu ? H1n1? Sars? Bird flu? You do the prayerful research!)
As given by our BLESSED MOTHER MARYAM, August 5, 1880: "There will be a grave illness which human science will not be able to alleviate. This illness will attack firstly the heart, then the spirit, and at the same time, the tongue. It will be horrible.
The heat accompanying it will be a devouring fire insupportable and so intense that the members of the body affected will be red -- an unendurable fiery red. At the end of seven days this disease, sown like a seed in the field (incubation period) will spread everywhere rapidly and make great progress."
"My children, here is the ONLY remedy which could save you. You are familiar with the Hawthorn which grows practically in all hedges.
The leaves of the Hawthorn, not the wood, can arrest the progress of this disease."
"You will gather the leaves, not the wood. Even dry, they will keep their efficacy.
You will put them into boiling water and leave them there for 14 minutes, covering the receptacle so that the steam remains therein.
At the onset of this disease, one must use this remedy three times a day."
"This disease will produce a continual vomiting and nausea. If the remedy is taken too late, the part of the body affected will become black and in the black there will be seen a sort of pale, yellow streak."
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Note: It is a tradition that the Hawthorn was the plant from which Pilate’s Roman soldiers wove the CROWN OF THORNS.
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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)!
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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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For the greater glory of God and for the salvation of all, I consecrate myself to You, O' Eternal Father, as one of Your faithful remnant. Behold, I come to do Your Will. With the help of Your Grace, I will keep Your Commandments. I will love and reverence You with all my heart, soul, mind and strength. I will love my neighbor as You love me.
I make this Consecration through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of Your beloved Son, Jesus.
O' Eternal Father, send forth Your Holy Spirit to restore my/our broken image and likeness of You. Send forth also Your entire Heavenly Court, all the celestial choirs of Your angels and all Your Saints, to aid me/us in my/our struggle against all the forces of evil in this present darkness. Amen. (Adapted from the Father of All Mankind Apostolate).
The Lord's Prayer
How many of us have said the “Our Father” with so little thought, so little reverence, and so little fruitfulness? However, when we are open to the Holy Spirit within us and pray from the heart, look at what can happen:"
Our Father, (“Our” Father—not “My” Father - all of God’s children of all races, all colors & all creeds)
Our Father, (Abba, “Daddy” God)
Who art in Heaven, (and Who art in me)
Hallowed be Thy Name. (Holy be Thy Name, praised be Thy Name, thanks be to Thy Most Holy Name)
Thy Kingdom come. (now - on earth and in me)
Thy Will be done, (now - on earth and in me)
on earth as it is in Heaven. (at the Throne of God, with the Trinity, Our Lady and all the Angels and Saints)
Give us this day our daily bread. (the Bread of your Divine Will, the Bread of Life in the Eucharist, and the bread we need to eat to sustain our bodies)
And forgive us our trespasses(forgive us our sins, our imperfections and our hesitancies in the face of temptation)
As we forgive those (or as we choose not to forgive those) who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,(for we are weak, we are worthless, we are wretched & we are nothing)
But deliver us from evil.(for it is only through your grace, not by our works alonenor our merit that we can escape eternal damnation)
Amen. (So I hope. So be it).
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary Protectress of Africa
Holy Mary, Mother of God, Protectress of Africa, you have given to the world the true Light, Jesus Christ. Through your obedience to the Father and the grace of the Holy Spirit, you have given us the source of our reconciliation and our justice, Jesus Christ, our peace and our joy.
Mother of Tenderness and Wisdom, show us Jesus, your Son and the Son of God. Guide our path of conversion, so that Jesus might shine his glory on us in every aspect of our personal, familial and social lives.
Mother, full of Mercy and Justice, through your docility to the Spirit, the Counselor, obtain for us the grace to be witnesses of the Risen Lord, so that we will increasingly become the salt of the earth and the light of the world.
Mother of Perpetual Help, we entrust to your maternal intercession the preparation and fruits of the Second Special Assembly for Africa. Queen of Peace, pray for us! Our Lady of Africa, pray for us!
BLACK SAINTS OF THE DAY
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Be aware that Yeshua, Jesus the Christ, wants His Church reunited. It will be! For in God’s eyes, there exists one, holy catholic (which means universal), and apostolic church in the Mystical Body of Christ(all Christianity combined).
Black Saints Videos https://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/BlackSaintsVideos.html
Part I https://www.youtube.com/v/sUnU4xR5D9E
Part II https://www.youtube.com/watchv=jMnYwZEfBg4
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,
In the End in the end, when all the battle cries have been silenced when all the smoke and dust has settled, you and I will be in one of two places, heaven or hell forever!!---------------------www.fathercorapi.com
[Fr. Doucette: 364] Wed, Nov 11, 2009: "Importance of Work
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
"Importance of Work"
Dear Friends,
Finally, brothers, pray for us, so that the word of the Lord may speed forward and be glorified, as it did among you, and that we may be delivered from perverse and wicked people, for not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. We are confident of you in the Lord that what we instruct you, you (both) are doing and will continue to do.
May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the endurance of Christ. We instruct you, brothers, in the name of (our) Lord Jesus Christ, to shun any brother who conducts himself in a disorderly way and not according to the tradition they received from us. For you know how one must imitate us.
For we did not act in a disorderly way among you, nor did we eat food received free from anyone. On the contrary, in toil and drudgery, night and day we worked, so as not to burden any of you. Not that we do not have the right. Rather, we wanted to present ourselves as a model for you, so that you might imitate us. In fact, when we were with you, we instructed you that if anyone was unwilling to work, neither should that one eat. 2 Thessalonians 3:1-10
I thank the Lord for the nice day we had again yesterday with plenty of sun and the temperature was again about 10 degrees Celsius.
Last evening I went for one hour of adoration at our church and this morning I will celebrate Holy Mass at the little shrine of Our Lady of Prince Edward Island at 9:30 a.m. I will finish my packing today so that I can leave early Thursday morning for Ontario. I will give a retreat there from Monday November 16 to 18. There will be no Healing Mass at Our Lady’s Chapel on the First Friday of December as I will be in the USA until December 14. Please pray for me during these days.
Below is the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him in these words,
I ask you, My brothers and sisters, do not associate with wicked and perverse people. These do not believe in Me and they will try to destroy your faith and your practices. I know you are faithful so continue to do the work that you have always done especially to pray, to go to church and to follow Me.
Be an active member of your Christian Community so that you promote the Christian traditions and follow the path of life and not the path of death. So many today are for death and there will be no salvation for those who promote this. I want you all to be for life and to work hard to promote it.
All Christians are to work hard in order to have food and a home to live in. Work makes every human being mature and gives every human being satisfaction for the work he or she has done.
Father Melvin [Fr. Doucette: 363] Tue, Nov 10, 2009: "Wake up now" Tuesday, November 10, 2009
"Wake up now"
Dear Friends,
Vigilance
Concerning times and seasons, brothers, you have no need for anything to be written to you. For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief at night. When people are saying, "Peace and security," then sudden disaster comes upon them, like labor pains upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
But you, brothers, are not in darkness, for that day to overtake you like a thief. For all of you are children of the light and children of the day. We are not of the night or of darkness.
Therefore, let us not sleep as the rest do, but let us stay alert and sober. Those who sleep go to sleep at night, and those who are drunk get drunk at night. But since we are of the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love and the helmet that is hope for salvation. For God did not destine us for wrath, but to gain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep we may live together with him. 1 Thessalonians 5:1-10
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“You know the time is coming when I will return to earth to judge the living and the dead. This will be the end of the world. You have to be ready for this great day because at that time everything will be done in strict justice. You need to renew your lives and work hard with My grace to attain holiness.
Through prayer and loving your brothers and sisters you will grow every day towards holiness. Repent of all your sins regularly and fight all temptations with the help of My strength, which I give you if you ask for it.
So wake up now, My brothers and sisters, and do not let the great day catch you like a thief. Every day you should be ready to meet Me with your heart filled with light. If I am present in your heart, then you need not be afraid as you are already in the Kingdom of God, which I inaugurated when I was on earth.
You entered the Kingdom through Baptism and you will remain a member of it if you follow Me. Be an active member of My Church and be faithful to the commandments that the Father has given you. I bless you.
Father Melvin [Fr. Doucette: 362] Mon, Nov 09, 2009: "I want you to grow in holiness every day" Monday, November 09, 2009
"I want you to grow in holiness every day"
Dear Friends,
Holiness in Sexual Conduct
This is the will of God, your holiness: that you refrain from immorality, that each of you know how to acquire a wife for himself in holiness and honor, not in lustful passion as do the Gentiles who do not know God; not to take advantage of or exploit a brother in this matter, for the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you before and solemnly affirmed.
For God did not call us to impurity but to holiness. Therefore, whoever disregards this, disregards not a human being but God, who (also) gives his Holy Spirit to you. On the subject of mutual charity you have no need for anyone to write you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another. Indeed, you do this for all the brothers throughout Macedonia.
Nevertheless we urge you, brothers, to progress even more, and to aspire to live a tranquil life, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your (own) hands, as we instructed you, that you may conduct yourselves properly toward outsiders and not depend on anyone. We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, about those who have fallen asleep, so that you may not grieve like the rest, who have no hope. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-13
We had a beautiful sunny day yesterday with the temperature at least 10 degrees Celsius. We will have a mostly sunny week.
I was at the Church of the Assumption yesterday morning for Holy Mass at 9:00 a.m. There was a good group present. In the evening I went to visit my brother in O’Leary. Today I will go to the Manor to celebrate Holy Mass with the residents.
Below is the message given by Our Lord and Savior to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him in these words,
Today immorality is everywhere in the world. So many people disregard the commandments of the Father. What the Father has ordained is that sexual acts are only lawful and good within marriage.
Every act outside of marriage is a grave sin. So all those who are living together and not married must do something immediately to regulate their marriage. They are living in the state of sin and offending the Father. I want all of you, My brothers and sisters, to live in holiness and so you must live a moral life. Your union must be blessed by the Father in Church before it is truly a marriage.
You are all called, My friends, to love one another. Love everyone and forgive everyone who has offended you. You must progress in your holiness by loving even more than in the past. You must help the poor, the handicapped and the elderly who need your help. Be always ready to help them in any way possible. I want you to grow in holiness every day.
Father Melvin
[Fr. Doucette: 361] Sun, Nov 08, 2009: "I am Your Friend"
Sunday, November 08, 2009
"I am Your Friend"
Dear Friends,
Paul’s Desire to Visit the Thessalonians
That is why, when we could bear it no longer, we decided to remain alone in Athens and sent Timothy, our brother and co-worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith, so that no one be disturbed in these afflictions.
For you yourselves know that we are destined for this. For even when we were among you, we used to warn you in advance that we would undergo affliction, just as has happened, as you know. For this reason, when I too could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had put you to the test and our toil might come to nothing.
But just now Timothy has returned to us from you, bringing us the good news of your faith and love, and that you always think kindly of us and long to see us as we long to see you. 1 Thessalonians 3:1-6
Below you have the message of Our Lord and Saviour given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him in these words,
As St. Paul loved to visit My followers in Thessalonica, I too have a great desire for the salvation of every person that lives in the world. I suffered and died for each one of you and I want you all with Me in heaven one day.
I urge you to pray that your faith may be strong so that whatever may happen in the future, whether sickness or persecution, you will all remain loyal to Me. Know that I am always with you to give you the strength you need and the words to say.
It is very important, My friends, to have confidence in Me. I am always there to help you with any problem you may have. Call on Me with all your heart and I will respond to your call. Take My extended hand and walk together with Me. I am Your Friend, Your Savior and Your Redeemer. Accept all the graces I give you every day and place Me first in your life. May we have a close relationship and speak to Me often during the day. I bless you and call you to follow Me every day.
Father Melvin
P.S. There will be no message until I return from Ontario on November 22
[Fr. Doucette: 357] Mon, Nov 2, 2009: Fifth message received in Argentina
Monday, November 2, 2009
Fifth message received in Argentina
Dear Friends,
Jesus spoke to me this morning in prayer with these words:
Melvin, My brother, I love you and I bless you. Today is the day the Church remembers the dead, especially those who are in Purgatory. Many have to spend time there to be purified of the effects of their sins. No one can enter heaven unless one is perfect; so, if a believer dies and that person has not done enough penance to remove the effects of sin, then he or she will spend time in Purgatory for that purpose.
So, today the Church reminds you that you have to pray for the dead, so that they may enter heaven as soon as possible. Your prayers are a great help to all those in Purgatory. You should pray for them not only today but every day of the year. Pray especially for those who do not have anybody to pray for them.
The most important prayer you can offer for those in Purgatory is Holy Mass. Offer the Eucharistic Celebration for them and soon many will leave Purgatory and enter heaven.
All those who are in this place of suffering are filled with hope, as they know that one day they will be in heaven and they will be with the Father, with Me, His Son, and with the Holy Spirit, together with our Blessed Mother and with all the angels and saints. Then their joy will be filled and they will pray for all those who prayed for them.
Pray for your deceased brothers and sisters every day!
Father Melvin
[Fr. Doucette: 358] Thu, Nov 05, 2009: "Be men and women of prayer"
[Fr. Doucette: 359] Fri, Nov 06, 2009: "May your faith be strong"
Friday, November 06, 2009
"May your faith be strong"
Dear Friends,
Paul’s Work in Thessalonica
Our friends, you yourselves know that our visit to you was not a failure. You know how we had already been mistreated and insulted in Philippi before we came to you in Thessalonica. And even though there was much opposition, our God gave us courage to tell you the Good News that comes from him. Our appeal to you is not based on error or impure motives; nor do we try to trick anyone. Instead we always speak as God wants us to, because he has judged us worthy to be entrusted with the Good News.
We do not try to please people, but to please God, who tests our motives. You know very well that we did not come to you with flattering talk, not did we use words to cover up greed . God is our witness! We did not try to get praise from anyone, either from you or from others, even though as Apostles of Christ we could have made demands on you.
But we were gentle when we were with you, like a mother taking care of her children. Because of our love for you we were ready to share with you not only the Good News from God but even our own lives. You were so dear to us! 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8
Below you will find the message of the Lord, our God, given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him in these words,
I bless you, My brothers and sisters, and I want you all to open your heart to the Good News I brought you. St. Paul was a great Apostle and missionary who visited many towns and villages to teach them the Good News.
He was not afraid to suffer at the hands of the people who refused to accept him and chased him away. Yet he always found people that were ready to accept him and learn from him.
You, too, My brothers and sisters, should not be afraid to meet people and talk to them about the Good News I brought to you. I came to save every person in the world if they come to believe in Me. It is necessary that they be taught the teachings I brought to you and come to know Me so that they may accept Me and believe in Me.
In Thessalonica many people accepted the teachings of Saint Paul and believed in Me, their Savior. Their lives were changed as they were filled with the Holy Spirit who brought them to follow the way of holiness and leave behind the way of sin.
As the Apostles taught in a gentle way the peoples and brought them into My Church, so you too are to teach and call the people to enter My Church and to be fervent believers. May your faith be strong and your love constant to work hard for the Kingdom of God.
Father Melvin
Thursday, November 05, 2009
"Be men and women of prayer"
Dear Friends,
Teachings on how to live as Christians
Be persistent in prayer; and keep alert as you pray, giving thanks to God. At the same time pray also for us, so that God will give us a good opportunity to preach his message about the secret of Christ.
For that is why I am now in prison. Pray, then, that I may speak, as I should, in such a way as to make it clear. Be wise in the way you act toward those who are not believers, making good use of every opportunity you have. Your speech should always be pleasant and interesting; and you should know how to give the right answer to everyone. Colossians 4:2-6
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him in these words,
Although St. Paul spent a long time as a prisoner in chains, he could go around with a guard and speak to the people. He was always tied with chains. He spoke much about prayer and about the importance of prayer in the life of a Christian.
All are called to be persistent in prayer and to be alert. In order to have a very good prayer, it is necessary to pray with all your heart. You have to put your faith to work as well as your love and hope when you pray. I am never far away from you and I am always ready to listen to your prayer. Pray for your needs and pray for the people who have asked you for prayers. Remember to pray for the sick, the members of your family, those who do not believe or have little faith.
Pray also for the intentions of the leaders of the Church and also for the priests. Pray that the killing of the unborn and the killings by euthanasia of the mentally challenged, the terminally ill and the elderly may stop throughout the world. These are abominations and they offend God in a most terrible way. Be men and women of prayer and you will be very close to Me at all times.
Father Melvin
[Fr. Doucette: 360] Sat, Nov 07, 2009: "Reach out for true life"
Saturday, November 07, 2009
"Reach out for true life"
Dear Friends,
The Lord is My Shepherd
The Lord is my Shepherd; I have everything I need. He lets me rest in fields of green grass and leads me to quiet pools of fresh water. He gives me new strength. He guides in the right path, as he has promised. Even if I go through the deepest darkness, I will not be afraid, Lord, for you are with me. Your shepherd’s rod and staff protect me. You prepare a banquet for me, where all my enemies can see me, you welcome me as an honored guest and fill my cup to the brim. I know that your goodness and love will be with me all my life; and your house will be my home as long as I live. Psalm 23
Below is a message from Our Blessed Mother given to Joseph. She spoke to him in these words,
My children, you have the greatest friend you can have in Jesus, My Son. He is the Good Shepherd who cares for you and He is always ready to help you. He has given His life for you on the cross to redeem you and to open heaven for you. Are you ready to be His close friend?
I am your Mother who never stops praying for you so that you open your heart to your Saviour and Lord and live in close union with Him. Why are there so many among you who are not praying? Why have you stopped going to Church? Why are so many living together and you are not married?
My dear children, it is time for you to wake up and bring Jesus, My Son, into your life. Do not let yourself be carried away by the lures of the world, which are put there by the evil one.
Say no to the evil one and accept your greatest Friend back into your life. It is time, My children, to amend your lives and to walk with Jesus. I call you all to come out of the darkness that surrounds you and to enter into the light of Your Savior. Reach out for true life and leave death behind. I love you.
Father Melvin
[Fr. Doucette: 356] Sun, Nov 1, 2009: Fourth Message in Argentina
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Fourth Message in Argentina
Dear Friends,
Jesus spoke to me this morning in prayer with these words:
I bless you and all my friends who will be with you today at the Monastery. It is a rainy morning and every drop of rain is a reminder of My great love for all of you. Today there is a great feast in Heaven for it is the Feast of All Saints. Come and join Us through your singing and praise on earth. Many holy men and women are with Us in Heaven after living a holy life on earth.
It is through their faith and great love while they were on earth that they followed Me and now they are in eternal happiness in Heaven. Imitate them by working hard in union with Me, your Saviour, and you too will be crowned in heaven.
I gave My life on the cross for you that you might be saved. Yes, I want the salvation of every person living on earth from now until the end of time. Cooperate with Me every day and, when the time comes, I will take you with Me to heaven.
Repent of your sins, each one of you, and I will pardon you and fill you with My graces. United with Me you cannot fail but if you live apart from Me you will surely fail. Be humble and take My hand and I will lead you along the true way that will bring you to your heavenly home. I love you.
Father Melvin
Message to Eileen Renders Nov. 5, 2009
Thursday Adoration, November 05, 2009
The Sacrament Of Marriage
Today I spent time again alone with Jesus in adoration. After making small offerings as gifts to Jesus and Mary, I prayed for all with special needs and intentions. On my knees I prayed to Jesus asking Him to please come and be with me. I offer Jesus my will and ask Him to take my will and replace it with His will.
Then before I could ask Jesus to speak to me (it it be His will), He began to say to me these words; My child Eileen, I AM your spouse as you are Mine. And I AM spouse to all who commit to Me.
Marriage requires trust, faithfulness, loyalty, kindness and patience. 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.
Then I asked him what he liked least about our country and Fr. Replied how marriage and family is not held sacred as it ought to be.
Message to littlest of servants November 10, 2009
THE THUNDER OF GOD'S JUSTICE WAS HEARD THROUGH HIS PROPHETS. NOW THE LIGHTNING OF GOD'S JUSTICE WILL STRIKE. Medjugorje Day By Day Nov 11 - OPEN YOURSELVES MORE TO GOD
"Acts of private devotion [adoration] are quite necessary if we are to receive in abundance the supernatural treasures in which the Eucharist is so rich, and to pour them out upon others, according to our powers, in order that Christ our Lord may reach the fullness of His power in the souls of all" (Pope Pius XII, Mediator Dei). "Come unto Me, you who are mourning, who weep the loss of a son, a mother, a spouse, a brother . . . . Come, without delay, to My Tabernacle, all you whose dwelling has been marked by the cross of death and tears . . . "Come lift up your hearts, for time is only a passing shadow, and heaven is eternal; arise, then, with courage and take the living Bread,
My Eucharist, to fortify you in the struggle; come and I will reward you in the Paradise of My Heart which loves you!" (From the reflection 'Come Away With Me and Rest Awhile,' in the book Praying in the Presence of Our Lord for the Holy Souls).
Mother Teresa - It is a wonderful thing that God Himself loves us tenderly. Knowing this should give us courage and joy for living.
Meditations by Padre Pio - I see that all the seasons of the year can be found in your souls. Sometimes you feel the winter of much sterility, distractions, restlessness and boredom; sometimes the dews of the month of May with the perfume of holy little flowers [penance]; sometimes the heat of the desire to please our divine Spouse.
Nothing remains but the autumn in which you don't see much fruit, but it often happens that when the grain is threshed and the grapes crushed, there is a bigger harvest than the harvesting promised.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - A friend is a needed commodity in life!
"Every man rejoices twice when he has a partner in his joy. He who shares tears with us wipes them away. He divides them in two, and he who laughs with us makes the joy double. Two torches do not divide, but increase the flame. Tears are more quickly dried up when they run on a friend's cheek in furrows of compassion."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html -
Nocturnal Adoration. I was suffering very much, and it seemed to me I would not be able to make my adoration, but I gathered up all my will power and, although I collapsed in my cell, I paid no attention to what ailed me, for I had the Passion of Jesus before my eyes.
When I entered the chapel, I received an inner understanding of the great reward that God is preparing for us, not only for our good deeds, but also for our sincere desire to perform them. What a great grace of God this is!
Oh, how sweet it is to toil for God and souls! I want no respite in this battle, but I shall fight to the last breath for the glory of my King and Lord. I shall not lay the sword aside until He calls me before His throne; I fear no blows, because God is my shield. It is the enemy who should fear us, and not we him.
Satan defeats only the proud and the cowardly, because the humble are strong. Nothing will confuse or frighten a humble soul. I have directed my flight at the very center of the sun's heat, and nothing can lower its course. Love will not allow itself to be taken prisoner; it is free like a queen. Love attains God. (450)
O Jesus, my heart stops beating when I think of all You are doing for me! I am amazed at You, Lord, that You would stoop so low to my wretched soul! What inconceivable means You take to convince me! (460)
Quote of the Day Christ, the Master of humility, manifests His Truth only to the humble and hides Himself from the proud. -St. Vincent Ferrer
Today's Tidbit The Fourth Lateran Council was held between November 11, 1215 and November 30, 1215. In the area of sacramental theology, this council ordered the annual reception of the Sacraments of Eucharist and penance by all Catholics, and defined and made the first use of the term Transubstantiation to describe the miracle of the change of bread and wine into Jesus' body and blood at the Eucharist.
This council also adopted several measures to battle the Albigensian and Cathari heresies, and approve seventy canons to be added to Church Law.
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
Nov 11 - OPEN YOURSELVES MORE TO GOD
Today Our Lady invites us to a special openness:
Dear children, today I call you to open yourselves more to God so that he can work through you. The more you open yourselves, the more abundantly you will receive of his fruits. I also wish to call you again to prayer (Weekly Message March 6, 1986).
And in Luke's gospel, an invitation from Christ:
Then Jesus said to him, " Someone gave a great dinner and invited many. At the time for the dinner he sent his slave to say to those who had been invited, `Come; for everything is ready now' " (Lk 14:16-17).
Reflection:
We are those whom Jesus has invited to come to his banquet. The feast he beckons us to is the Kingdom, and all is ready: the table is set and the food is prepared. " Come to the table, dine! " we are urged. To wait or hold back is needless.
The call of Christ is to come to a festive and joyous feast, and Our Lady echoes that call in her message to open ourselves. But what is it that keeps us from such a celebration? Perhaps somewhere we didn't hear or receive the invitation. Perhaps we did not really believe that the Kingdom would be joyous.
Whatever the reason, we have a new invitation now. Medjugorje has helped us to feel our hunger and thirst. Surely we now know we need to be fed, and most surely we could use some joy and celebration.
God is patient and tireless in summoning us, and his call is forever in the present. The feast never grows cold; he is never unprepared. If we hold back out of fear, guilt, or indifference, we can miss out entirely. But we need not keep missing out. All we need to do is stop excusing ourselves and enter the banquet hall.
Application:
A prayer for today:
Gracious Lord, rouse me to accept your invitation. Remove my laziness, dissolve my excuses, calm my fear. With a new openness to you and Our Lady, I shall take my place at your table. Amen
Medjugorje Day By Day Nov 10 - ST. LEO THE GREAT
How can you be my friend,
if you kill the child for whom I died to save?
"Jesus, King of our altars and Sovereign of souls, come and establish Your royal authority in our hearts. Be the guest not for a day, but remain as our Father and our Brother. Do not come as a pilgrim, but a consoling Redeemer and ever-blessed Lord. Come! If sin is unceasing, the homage of our humble reparation will be even more constant" (Fr. Mateo Crawley-Boevey).
Mother Teresa - Lord Jesus, We want to imitate you, who told us:
" I am meek and humble of heart. " We ask you that, day by day, you lead us in this path. We wish to bring you, dear Christ, to others.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Make Christian use of your money and savings and then so much misery will disappear and so many suffering bodies and afflicted beings will find relief and comfort.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Some reject greatness to remain in their own comfort zone
"Those who are pampered during youth thus retain a delusion of grandeur during life and are very subject to physical and mental breakdowns. The breakdown is psychologically induced, though they are very unconscious of it. The breakdown is for the preservation of fantasy. Some will develop muscular pains and sickness in order to avoid the test of their greatness.
Then they can say, `If it were not for being bedridden, I would have written the best novel of the day.' The bubble of his fantasy would be pricked, if he had to abandon the pretense of being so great. So he stays sick to prevent the test."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - A certain moment, May 12, 1935. In the evening, I just about got into bed, and I fell asleep immediately. Though I fell asleep quickly, I was awakened even more quickly. A little child came and woke me up.
The child seemed about a year old, and I was surprised it could speak so well, as children of that age either do not speak or speak very indistinctly. The child was beautiful beyond words and resembled the Child Jesus, and he said to me, Look at the sky. And when I looked at the sky I saw the stars and the moon shining. Then the child asked me,
Do you see this moon and these stars?
When I said yes, he spoke these words to me, These stars are the souls of faithful Christians, and the moon is the souls of religious. Do you see how great the difference is between the light of the moon and the light of the stars? Such is the difference in heaven between the soul of a religious and the soul of a faithful Christian. And he went on to say that, True greatness is in loving God and in humility. (424)
A moment later, I again saw the child who had awakened me. It was of wondrous beauty and repeated these words to me, True greatness of the soul is in loving God and in humility. I asked the child, "How do you know that true greatness of the soul is in loving God and in humility? Only theologians know about such things and you haven't even learned the catechism. So how do you know?" To this he answered, I know; I know all things. And with that, He disappeared. (427)
Quote of the Day Virtue is nothing without the trial of temptation, for there is no conflict without an enemy, no victory without strife. -Pope St. Leo the Great
Today's Tidbit The automatic excommunication of divorced Catholics was not a decree that was announced by the Vatican. This decree was first imposed by the Plenary Council of American Bishops in 1884 and applied only to the diocese of America.
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.
Nov 10 - ST. LEO THE GREAT Concerning the Pope, Our Lady once said:
Have him consider himself the father of all mankind and not only of Christians. Have him spread untiringly and with courage the message of peace and love to all mankind (First Year September 26, 1982).
Pope or bishop, lay or religious we are all part of one Church and one Lord, all sharing in the manifold graces of God for the good of one another. As Paul writes:
Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. And God appointed in the Church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers; then deeds of power, then gifts of healing, forms of assistance, forms of leadership, various kinds of tongues (1 Cor 12:27-28).
Reflection:
Taking up this theme of many members per one body, St. Leo wrote:
Although the universal Church of God is constituted of distinct orders of members, still, in spite of the many parts of its holy body, the Church subsists as an integral whole, just as the Apostle says: " We are all one in Christ, " nor is anyone separated from the office of another in such a way that a lower group has no connection with the head. In the unity of faith and baptism, our community is then undivided.
Leo the Great was elected Pope in the year 440 and guided the Church through a very difficult period of its history. We know little of his personal life, but through his writing and preaching he made many lasting contributions. The introductory note in the Liturgy of the Hours states: "
He was a true pastor and father of souls. He labored strenuously to safeguard the integrity of the faith and vigorously defended the unity of the Church. He pushed back or at least softened the onrush of the barbarians. He has deservedly won the title `the Great.' "
Application:
Our Lady often asks for prayers for the Pope and all the leaders of the church.
Make this, then, one of your daily prayer intentions.
Medjugorje Day By Day Nov 08 - DO NOT JUDGE YOURSELVE
"This practice [of adoration of the Blessed Sacrament], repeatedly praised and recommended by the Magisterium, is supported by the example of many saints. Particularly outstanding in this regard was Saint Alphonsus Liguori, who wrote: `Of all devotions, that of adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the greatest after the sacraments, the one dearest to God and the one most helpful to us'.
The Eucharist is a priceless treasure: by not only celebrating it but also by praying before it outside of Mass we are enabled to make contact with the very wellspring of grace.
A Christian community desirous of contemplating the face of Christ . . . cannot fail also to develop this aspect of Eucharistic worship, which prolongs and increases the fruits of our communion in the body and blood of the Lord." "Like the woman who anointed Jesus in Bethany, the Church has feared no `extravagance', devoting the best of her resources to expressing her wonder and adoration before the unsurpassable gift of the Eucharist" (Ecclesia de Eucharistia, Pope John Paul II, 25 and 48).
Mother Teresa - I believe we must look for holiness, joy, and love in our own homes. We must make our home like a second "Nazareth" where Jesus can come and live with us.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Be like little spiritual bees, bringing nothing into their hives but honey and wax. May your homes be full of sweetness, peace, agreement, humility and piety as regards conversation.
"An educator was once asked by a mother of a child of five years of age, at what age she should begin educating her child. His answer was that `it is already five years too late.' This may be an exaggeration, but the best informed opinions are that the two ages which are most important in the education of the young are the ages between three and four for psychological development, and the beginning of the `teens' for ethical development."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html -
On the eve of the retreat, I started to pray that the Lord Jesus might give me just a little health so that I could take part in the retreat, because I was feeling so ill that I thought perhaps it might be my last. However, as soon as I had started praying I felt a strange dissatisfaction. I interrupted the prayer of supplication and began to thank the Lord for everything He sends me, submitting myself completely to His holy will. Then I felt profound peace of soul.
Faithful submission to the will of God, always and everywhere, in all events and circumstances of life, gives great glory to God. Such submission to the will of God carries more weight with Him than long fasts, mortifications and the most severe penances. Oh, how great is the reward for one act of loving submission to the will of God! As I write, my soul is enraptured at the thought of how much God loves it and of the peace that my soul already enjoys, here on earth. (724)
Quote of the Day Nothing can be more dangerous than evil companions. They communicate the infection of their vices to all who associate with them. -St. John Baptist de la Salle
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.
Nov 8 - DO NOT JUDGE YOURSELVES
Speaking to the prayer group that Ivan and Marija had formed, the Virgin said:
You will be happy if you do not judge yourselves according to your faults, but understand that graces are offered to you even in your faults (Visionary Prayer Group May 12, 1986).
And of judging, Christ said in the gospel of Luke:
Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven (Lk 6:37).
Reflection:
Christ and Our Lady wish us to be truly free, but this is contingent upon our forgiveness of both ourselves and others, as our readings illustrate today.
This freedom means release from the prisons for our own minds and hearts the capacity to receive the gift of peace. But we cannot receive this grace while bitterness and resentment towards other tears at our souls, doing more damage than any past transgressor could.
And so the Blessed Mother calls us to release the bitter past, to let go of these old resentments, and to allow God to dispense justice in his own way and in his own time. She urges us to be cleansed and healed from the pain of the past so that it cannot poison the present and the future.
She calls us to allow old injustices to be purged on the funeral pyre of Christ's redeeming love. This love is Christ's own presence, the gift of himself. It comes through surrender to the Lord of Peace who makes all things new.
Application:
In prayer today, surrender the pain of the past to Christ and Our Lady, asking that they heal the wounds of bitterness and hurt.
Medjugorje Day By Day Nov 09 - WITHSTAND THE DAYS OF TEMPTATION
"If we wish to adore the Real Face of Jesus . . . we can find it in the divine Eucharist where, with the body and blood of Jesus Christ, the face of our Lord is hidden under the white veil of the Host" (St. Gaetano Catanoso, Founder of the Veronican Sisters of the Holy Face, canonized on Oct. 23, 2005, by Pope Benedict XVI).
"O my Holy Jesus, give me an upright and just heart, that I may love Thee, the King of Jerusalem, and wait for Thy coming, and feed upon the Bread of God. Jesus, teach me the hidden secrets of Thy love" (Fr. Frederick A. Reuter, K.C.B.S.).
Mother Teresa - Service means an unceasing and wholehearted labor in making ourselves available to Jesus so that He may live, in and through us, His life of infinitely tender, compassionate and merciful love, for the spiritually and materially poorest of the poor.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Make Christian use of your money and savings and then so much misery will disappear and so many suffering bodies and afflicted beings will find relief and comfort.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen -
Early fallacies can confuse later realities
"Many parents today are encouraging their children to believe that they are the `smartest kids in schools'; that nothing they do is wrong; that if they had the opportunity to be on television like some of those other `lucky kids,' they would be a thousand times better.
The result is that when they grow up they are full of false fantasies about their presumed superiority. If they do not succeed in business, later on, it is because someone was `prejudiced' or `jealous' of them;
if they become painters and anyone criticizes their work, they go into a rage; their best friends are those who tolerate them, while they have nothing but disdain for those who do not flatter and praise them. Their fantasy is taken for reality; the false for the true."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Once, when I saw Jesus in the form of a small child, I asked, "Jesus, why do you now take on the form of a child when You commune with me? In spite of this, I still see in You the infinite God, my Lord and Creator." Jesus replied that until I learned simplicity and humility, He would commune with me as a little child.(335)
Concerning Holy Confession. We should derive two kinds of profit from Holy Confession: 1. We come to confession to be healed; 2. We come to be educated-like a small child, our soul has constant need of education.
O my Jesus, I understand these words to their very depths, and I know from my own experience that, on its own strength, the soul will not go far; it will exert itself greatly and will do nothing for the glory of God; it will err continually, because our mind is darkened and does not know how to discern its own affairs. I shall pay special attention to two things:
Firstly, I will choose, in making my confession, that which humiliates me most, even if it be a trifle, but something that costs me much, and for that reason I will tell it; secondly, I will practice contrition, not only during confession, but during every self-examination, and I will arouse within myself an act of perfect contrition, especially when I am going to bed.
One more word: a soul which sincerely wants to advance in perfection must observe strictly the advice given by the spiritual director. There is as much holiness as there is dependence.(377)
Quote of the Day What could be more out of keeping with our holy religion then impure language? It outrages God. It scandalizes our neighbor. Can a Christian really afford to occupy his mind with such horrible images? -St. John Vianney MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
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NOV 9 - WITHSTAND THE DAYS OF TEMPTATION
In a weekly message from 1985, the Mother of God said:
Dear children, these days Satan is working underhandedly against the parish. You, dear children, have fallen asleep in prayer and only some of you are going to Mass. Withstand the days of temptation! (Weekly Message, 1985).
And from John's gospel:
When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, « Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her. » And once again he bent down and wrote on the ground. When they heard it, they went away, one by one, beginning with the elders; and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.
Jesus straightened up and said to her, « Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you? » She said, « No one, sir. » And Jesus said, « Neither do I condemn you. Go your way, and from now on do not sin again » (Jn 8:7-11).
Reflection:
As we see from this passage from St. John, no stone was thrown at the woman who had committed the sin of adultery. Under the ancient law of Moses, she deserved the punishment, but Christ brought a new law into the world, a law measured by mercy, not justice. If we receive what we deserve, and if justice is served, no one is safe. We would all be lost.
There is a story about a saintly person who had lived a life of prayer and good deeds had been active in church and community affairs, and was an outstanding citizen. When he died and appeared before St. Peter, the entrance requirements were laid out: « You need two thousand points to get in. » After relating all the achievements of his entire life, the applicant was told, « Fine, that's worth three points! » « In that case, » said the man, « only the grace of God will get me in! » « That's right, » answered Saint Peter, «that's worth 1,997 points. Come on in! »
Application: A prayer for today:
O, Christ, my savior help me to seek and serve mercy before justice, to forgive before I condemn. Let me be an instrument of your love in myself and for others, and live more by grace than by law. Amen.
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[Fr. Doucette: 354] Tue, Oct 27, 2009: Second Message in Argentina
The Rev. Fr. Melvin Doucette, M.Afr./ 1704 Palmer Road, RR 2 Tignish, PE (Prince Edward Island) C0B 2B0 / CANADA
Tel: 902-882-2004 / Email: melvin.doucette@...
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Second Message in Argentina
Dear Friends,
Jesus spoke to me this morning in prayer with these words:
Melvin, My brother, I love you. You are now in Cordoba, one of the oldest cities in South America. Here My Church has been present for centuries. Here too, My followers have to be awakened to take their rightful place in the world. They are not to be afraid to stand for the truth that is brought to you.
I ask you to put Me first in every country of the world. Let every decision and law be in conformity with the teachings I left you and I gave My Church. No followers of Mine would accept abortion or euthanasia or embryo stem research. All this goes against the Commandments of God, especially the one that says: Thou shall not kill. My followers will accept that marriage is between a man and a woman. Homosexual unions are not to be accepted and My Church will never bless such unions. Those that have homosexual tendencies are to live a celibate life and they will be saved if they follow Me every day.
Do not be conformed to the thoughts of the world which in many cases is opposed to me. Those people prefer to live in sin rather than to live in union with Me. Only My way will lead you to heaven and I call you all to follow that way. I love you and I bless you. Father Melvin
[Fr. Doucette: 355] Sat, Oct 31, 2009: Third Message in Argentina
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Third Message in Argentina
Dear Friends,
Our Lady spoke to me this morning in prayer with these words:
I bless you, Joseph Melvin, My son, on this Saturday, the day the Church especially honors Me. This weekend you are at the Monastery to give a retreat. I am present there with Jesus, with you and with all those attending the weekend retreat.
I call you all, My sons and daughters, to be very attentive to the teachings you will receive on Contemplative Prayer. This is a great method of prayer and many saints, including Saint Theresa of Avila, prayed in this way. This prayer brings you close to Jesus, My Son, and if you pray like this every day, you will form a great and intimate friendship with Him. Once this friendship is established He will lead you along the true path every day of your life on earth.
There is great darkness spreading throughout the world today because of sin and unbelief. However, groups like those present at the Monastery these days are pockets of light that can spread to other towns and villages. All prayer groups are lights that chase away the darkness.
Contemplate daily and meet together regularly to pray. Invite others to pray with you and their faith will be strengthened. Prayer is the answer for the ills of the world. Pray that non-believers may believe and sinners be converted. I bless you.
Father Melvin
[Fr. Doucette: 353] Mon, Oct 26, 2009: Message received in Argentina (1)
Monday, October 26, 2009
Message received in Argentina (1)
Dear Friends,
Jesus spoke to me this morning in prayer with these words:
Melvin, My brother, I called you to Argentina to do some work for Me. You have come to a country where I have many dear friends and I bless them all.
However, here in Argentina, it is not all well. There is a group that are opposed to Me, opposed to My friends and opposed to My Church. They would like to wipe out My Church. They are also part of the government.
I want the members of My Church to wake up and stand in large numbers for Me. I want them to declare to all that I am their King and the Head of the country. They should declare their loyalty to Me and accept to follow all the commandments of God and to live a good moral life.
Abortions must be outlawed in My country and in all countries of the world. It is an abomination to your Lord and King. All are to know and accept that human life begins at conception and all are to respect this life until natural death. Euthanasia is also an abomination and it offends the Father, the Creator of life.
Come under My reign and live in peace. I want every country in the world to begin this New Reign of Mine. I call you all to live as My people in the world.
Father Melvin
Medjugorje Day By Day Nov 13 - ST. FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI
"Our Father Who are in Heaven in the heaven of the Eucharist . . . may we in all humility and zeal make You known, loved and adored by all men in the Holy Eucharist . . . Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Eucharistic Kingdom. Rule Thou alone forever over us for Your greater glory through the power of your love" (St. Peter Julian Eymard).
Mother Teresa - Jesus offers His lifelong, faithful, and personal friendship, embracing us in tenderness and love.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Be totally resigned in the hands of our Lord, giving Him your remaining years, and begging Him always, to fill them with preparations for a life which is pleasing to Him. Don't worry about useless promises of tranquility, enjoyment or merits, but present your hearts to your divine Spouse, totally emptying it of all other affections, except His chaste love. And beseech Him to fill it purely and simply with actions, desires and a will which pertains to His love, so that your hearts, like mother of pearl, do not conceive anything, except with the dew of Heaven and not with the water of the world.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Fleeting self-praise is governed by fantasy
"Our real good is that which we work most earnestly to preserve, and which saddens us most when we lose it. Hence the frequency with which we praise ourselves because of the money we made, or the oil wells we dug. As the sunflower turns toward the sun, the magnetic needle to the polestar, so the egotist turns to his fantasy. Such persons are really still infants, for the characteristic note of an infant is that it wants everything it sees and it cries when it does not get it."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - When a reluctance and a monotony as regards my duties begins to take possession of me, I remind myself that I am in the house of the Lord, where nothing is small and where the glory of the Church and the progress of many a soul depend on this small deed of mine, accomplished in a divinized way. Therefore there is nothing small in a religious congregation. (508)
When my intentions are not recognized, but rather condemned, I am not too much surprised, for I know that it is only God who scrutinizes my heart. Truth will not die; the wounded heart will regain peace in due time, and my spirit is strengthened through adversities. I do not always listen to what my heart tells me, but I keep asking God for light; and when I feel I have regained my equilibrium, then I say more. (511)
The day of the renewal of vows. The presence of God flooded my soul. During Holy Mass I saw Jesus, and He said to me, You are my great joy; your love and your humility make Me leave the heavenly throne and unite Myself with you. Love fills up the abyss that exists between My greatness and your nothingness. (512
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
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Nov 13 - ST. FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI
The Blessed Virgin speaks of humility today:
Your humility must be proud. Your pride should be humble. If you have received a gift from God, you must be proud, but do not say that is yours. Say, rather, that it is God's.
Our example of humility is Christ himself; as St. Paul writes:
Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself (Phil 2:5-7).
Reflection:
The American saint, Frances Xavier Cabrini, was originally from Italy; she founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart in 1880, and in the United States established schools, hospitals, and orphanages for the care especially of immigrants and children. She died in 1917 and was canonized by Pope Pius XII in 1946.
Her life and writings exemplified the humility of which Our Lady and St. Paul speak of in today's readings.
Application:
The following Prayer for Humility, written by St. Frances Cabrini, would be appropriate to offer today:
Lord Jesus Christ, I pray that you may fortify me with the grace of your Holy Spirit, and give your peace to my soul, that I may be free from all needless anxiety and worry. Help me to desire always that which is pleasing and acceptable to you, so that your will may be my will.
Grant that I may be free of unholy desires and that, for your love, I may remain obscure and unknown in this world, to be known only to you.
Do not permit me to attribute to myself the good that you perform in me and through me, but rather, referring all honor to you, may I admit only to my infirmities, so that renouncing sincerely all vainglory which comes from the world, I may aspire to that true and lasting glory which comes from you. Amen.
Message from Our Blessed Mother to Carlos Lopez Nov.4,2009
November 4, 2009 St. Bruno’s Church, San Bruno, CA
Dear little children, Praised be Jesus!
I come this night to leave you Jesus, by means of the Holy Eucharist. The Eucharist is the most sublime gift which God has left you in which is the very presence of His own Son among you. The Lord reveals His infinite love in that Bread of Love.
The Eucharist is the Love of God and it is Jesus Himself who makes his infinite love known to the entire world. The Eucharist is Paradise itself for Jesus is Paradise itself. Heaven comes to you. Heaven comes to earth. Jesus desires that you experience heaven in your lives and in your hearts. Jesus is the Eucharist. You see Him but it is as if you did not see Him, you eat His body but it is as if you did not eat Him, you feel Him but it is as if you did not feel Him, because you are still blind and without understanding.
Little children, if you only understood that the Most Holy Trinity becomes present among men by means of that little piece of bread, the bread of life and of infinite love. Every time you receive that Bread of Life, your hearts are transformed for your souls know that at that moment all of heaven has entered into it and you experience eternal life. Jesus is the way to eternal life.
Do you understand now, children of mine, why you must receive the Eucharistic Jesus in the state of grace? Little children, to receive God Himself in your heart you must be clean of body and soul. Those who receive Him with the stain of sin, sin gravely, for no one who lives in sin can see the light. No one who lives in sin is clean. No one who lives in sin is a friend of God. No one can experience heaven with the stain of sin, but only those who love Him and live in the state of grace.
My little ones, prepare yourselves well to receive Jesus every time you participate in the heavenly banquet. Return to confession and receive from Jesus Himself His infinite mercy.
Thank you for having accepted my message of this night. I fill you with many graces and I thank my beloved priests and deacon who helped me this night.
In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Message to Sharon Fitzpatrick Nov. 4, 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, NOVEMBER 4, 2009
MY DEAR DEAR PRECIOUS LITTLE CHILDREN,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSTANT AND SINCERE PRAYERS. THE WORLD IS IN CHAOS AND YET YOUR PRAYERS ARE THE WEAPON USED TO DEFEAT EVIL AND BRING ONCE MORE HOPE.
IF MAN WOULD BRING THEIR HEARTS TO GOD, THEY COULD BE TRANSFORMED, AND BROUGHT BACK TO THE DIGNITY GOD SO INTENDED. YOU BATTLE A TERRIBLE EVIL, YOU FIGHT AGAINST EVIL ENTRAPMENT AND SO MUCH DECEIT. LET YOUR OWN HEARTS BE FILLED WITH LOVE AND HOPE AS THE HOLY SPIRIT DIRECTS YOU IN THIS ONGOING BATTLE TO SAVE SOULS.
LITTLE ONES, THE POWER OF GOD SHALL COME UPON THE WORLD. ALL SHALL KNOW IT IS GOD AND NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO DENY HIM. BUT SOME MAY STILL TURN FROM HIM AND THUS THEY SHALL PERISH. HOLD TIGHT TO YOUR ROSARIES. THEY SHALL BRING DOWN EVIL WITHIN THE CHURCH AND IN THE WORLD. PRAY MY LITTLE ONES THAT GRACE BE ACCEPTED, EVIL BANISHED, AND GOD REIGN IN GLORY.
DEAR CHILDREN, BE EVER VIGILANT. BE ALERT, STAY CLOSE TO JESUS. PRAY, TRUST AND KEEP THE TRUTH SAFE. THE TRUTH MUST STAND STRONG IN EACH HEART. PROTECT IT FROM DISTORTION.
I GIVE THIS NIGHT A SIMPLE BLESSING. A BLESSING OF A MOTHER WHO SO LOVES HER CHILDREN. THIS I DO, IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY GHOST.
FROM THE HEARTS OF MY BELOVED PRIEST-SONS DO YOU RECEIVE THE BLESSING OF CHRIST. BE EVER GRATEFUL - PRAISE AND THANK GOD - NOW AND FOREVER.
White Cross Messages
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Message of our Lord and our Mother given at The White Cross on 15th May 2008, Seville, Spain, to Rosario Arenillas. This Message took place in The Sanctuary of The Immaculate Heart.
Our Lord:"........even My Voice trembles, My brothers, when it is apparent to all, even My Voice trembles when I have this evidence of so much LOVE within each one of you without distinction, and to love you with this LOVE that is a fire that consumes My Heart, telling you:
Do all for the good of a great recompense for My Mother, be just and do not stretch the laws, but rather consider the path of My Mother and feel assured of what you are doing, because My Mother came to Earth by mandate of MY FATHER to tell all men: I wish you to have one voice, and this voice will be the echo of the soul to call My Mother as She deserves.
My Mother is Mother IMMACULATE, the Mother of all men, She Who weeps, She Who kneels before My FATHER imploring Him that the injustices of men may no longer consume the Earth, that men will become more conscious of all he does during his passage [through life], that he should act with a clear conscience, without sullying the affection of My Mother, because the Way of My Mother will be the Bridge by which all have to pass to come to Me.
Do not treat My Mother with pathetic words, treat My Mother as the Road to your LIGHT, where all is illuminated by Her, She will not let you fall, for She cares even for the air which you breathe, She sees no defect in your face, She only calls you to have a conscience and faith, because where there is conscience there is also confidence, and the Words of My Mother do not confuse men, Her Words enrich you and tell you:What a wondrous gift My Son has brought to the Earth, a gift that cannot be measured by men,[though] each measure it, each one by his own lights, without understanding that they trample upon the laws of My FATHER, each taking justice into his own hands, and each one heaping more [injustices himself], without realising that there is a reason for it, a reason of great importance, because I Who Am LOVE cannot hurt any brother.
Perhaps the Divine Justice of My FATHER may need to touch some of you and say: Why have you not tended to the wounds of your brother and cured him? Why have you pressed against his deepest wound and injured him without flinching? Why have you asked so many times, repeating the same words, putting My Name in jeopardy and the Name of My Mother together with Mine?
You are not a game for Me, neither do I care to be a game for you, this game that men play committing so many injustices, twisting words for his own ends, you are in error, do you not understand that you will reap all that you sow? Because you are part of the natural world and all that you sow in this world..... You are the world which My FATHER wished to save from the beginning of time and He yearns to tell you:
Do not sow that which cannot sustain you, because hatred and anger do not serve for sustenance, look only for the good seed and care for and nurture it, and the giving of the good seed will awaken you and you will understand that you are responsible for all that which My Mother and I have pleaded with you for. But you continue to sow bitterness in the Earth until one day you will miss the taste of the good seed and you will be unable to find it and neither My Mother nor I will be there to stretch out a hand to you.
For this I ask, as Representative and Saviour of the Earth, imploring men with this infinite LOVE that the FATHER gave [Me] as a gift for mankind, asking each of you: If you wake, take consciousness of that to which you have awoken, but if you have awoken to make yourselves greater than others, I would say to this misguided world: The world is not the world that My FATHER desires, it is not a just world, it is a world that wickedly squanders wealth to inflict harm and injury on so many brothers.
Man lays such great value on his wealth that he inflicts devastation day and night, it is a dangerous, voracious greed, engraved on their heads because they have allowed themselves to be led by the voice of the beast and the voice of the beast has seduced you with so many things that are not necessary [for life], he has only engraved status and extravagance and this profligacy has contaminated your hands and your hands have been filled with material wealth to destroy everything. For this I wish you to look at your hands and as My FATHER implored you from the beginning, those hands which you should think of as the TEN COMMANDMENTS, do not use them to inflict hurt and injury, rather that you should look and say: If these ten commandments have been given to me, I need to wake up to them and ask myself: now that I go to pray, I go to ask that I be not blind, but see, I shall ask of that which I do not see but that my soul may listen to Him Who calls me and touches me, Who is presenting me with something so wondrous.
(Various Messages were given to devotees at the Sacred Place and then continued.....)
For this, I implore each one of you that you be noble and simple, that you would know how to understand the significance of My WORDS, for I did not come to Earth to make a show among you, I came to Earth to tell mankind, enough! It is enough injustice, enough errors! Who is the man who can take the stick in his hand and strike his brother and then later come with tears in his eyes and ask pardon? For why would he ask pardon, when only just before he has injured his brother and then abandoned him? This is the wickedness that is taking place at this time on Earth, these men who say "Lord! Lord!"--Why should they think My FATHER will hear them?
My FATHER will listen to those whom I send to Him from among that which I can accept from men. But men of this present age seem not to understand that he is committing so many sacrileges, so many, so many, so many, that when he arrives at the last part of his journey, because he is on a continuous journey, if he has no road the way hastens to the trampoline[over the edge] where all will fall, where one day you will look down and see so many brothers who have lost the strength of their soul, they behave as one who has no sense, like one who uses a sword and they are drunk in their own blood and the blood of their brothers, because not only do they drink the blood of that which compels them, but they have not asked their conscience if it is better to have that which one receives or that which one has taken, men without scruples, for this My children, be aware all of you of all that will happen.
I came not to tell you that your glory is on Earth, on Earth there is no glory,My childen, it is the way men have arranged it, they have made your passage on Earth become the hardest route, the most difficult for men to pass through in order to obtain some measure of what My FATHER wanted you to have from the beginning of time. For this My children, you must be humble and simple, very humble and simple.
In this manner I turn to this handful of men who tremble, as the trees on the mountains, where they are chastised by those who shake them, defile them. Do not let yourselves be defiled, shake off the dirt that is falling on this Sacred Place where there are so few to clean it for the security and the witness you constantly must give, knowing when to keep quiet and sow walking the road very slowly always asking: If my tools that have been given to me are not the same as those of my brother, some will have value and something will be shown to me, so I shall continue on my way and I shall be conscious of that which I plough.
Because I know that one day, you will be in the presence of everyone, and who will have an answer? To whom will I need to say: you did not use your tools properly, you dug too deep and wasted your time, there are times when you have to reap and collect the seed, because it is the season to reap and a time to lay up the harvest, but you squander the harvest, there will come a time when you will wish you had kept the seed, held on to it, and you will desire to have kept it, then you will see and understand the value and the lack will weigh heavy upon you because neither My Mother nor I shall be there, because you have abandoned that which My FATHER chose with such LOVE which He put before men and said: Between so few men, perhaps fewer than be counted on the fingers of one hand, will be your saviours, they are the ones who watch and wait until the Leader of the Tajo (Prophesied Saviour) comes to the Places where My Mother and I are, sent by My FATHER, having wished to speak with mankind and mankind has been unable to understand Me, if only you knew what is signified by the Leader of the Tajo, you would dread each day so much that you would not even get your head off your pillow for want of thinking : what is going to happen?.
But perhaps mankind is wasting time, just as birds do, when the harvest is gathered into the barns and the barns are closed up, for if you lose the key there will be no seed for you, at present the barns are open and you have the key, because the key are the Words of My Mother and Mine, which you can make use of at the present time, to give witness, even though it is insignificant, even though others may not understand, but at this time where you are preaching, even though you may not be understood, at least you are sowing and all that you sow may be reborn, and I tell you, all mankind:
My Words give new birth and My Words feed men, but man is committing such grave errors and injustices that they do not see how far their manifestation can reach.
At present you have the tray, the tray which is filled with goods of the beneficence of My FATHER, these goods are a document, the Words of My Mother and Mine are a document that mankind fails to comprehend because man has wished to use it for his own account and stamp it with his own seal, to appropriate that which is not his, because the Words of My FATHER are pearls of ivory that should be respected and loved and even though at present there is no one on the face of the Earth who has been able to discover the importance of the Words of My FATHER, because before them mankind trembles, but men look for a mistaken liberty, he does not look for the freedom from My FATHER, the freedom of open Hands, the liberty that never demands, that is never frustrated, a freedom given with an open hand extended to you that says: All that I have is yours, given to you unconditionally.
If you take Me by the hand to learn that which you need to learn, without seeing, only by knowing inside of yourself what made you tremble in your whole body and in the depths of your heart, which has blossomed, surged forth like a spring with such speed, like a gust of wind that you hear, that sweeps all in front of its path, because it is the Voice of My Mother, the wind that carries all before it to awaken man. How is it you do not wake? How?
By the voice of men, but what signifies the voice of man when he has a testament in Sacred History, but man does not comprehend the significance of the Sacred, how will he respect the significance of what he has not seen?
If you do not respect what you see, what you don't see you wish to explain in a way to destroy the WORD. For this I ask so many men of the Earth: the day that many responsible men understand the significance of the WORD, they will tremble as will tremble part of humanity and then you will ask yourselves, why have we not arrived in time, why have we listened to only wrong words, those words of violence, words of hate, of bitterness and pain?
Because this has been the manner by which man has considered his path without understanding where he is going. So that in This Place, is the synagogue where they will come to My Mother and I to discover so many things that at so many times I have implored you to do.
Who has hidden the sceptre together with Sacred History? Why did you hide it with such hatred? Why cannot the king of the impossible, Joseph, come to be a creator and saviour of humanity? why? why? Because he was a carpenter who taught Me. If I had no infancy it was because the world would not permit it, I became a Man and I was taught by the Will of My FATHER to find Myself like the homeless, those who were naked and without shoes, of those whom I implored so many times.
Never, never, never will you forget the day that you have spent in the service of your brothers, you yourself will use it on yourself, because your repentance will be the most anguished, the most immense work upon Earth, for this I ask each one of you: Never do, howsoever it were, that which you see, but listen to your conscience and open the door and give yourselves into the arms of My Mother and do not give yourself willingly to that voice without purpose that only comes to destroy so many souls, the world created by My FATHER will be erased from The Holy Face of the Earth and will convert the Earth into his throne, but I shall never permit it, because the throne of the world are yourselves, you will be My brothers because I have nothing and I want nothing.
You are a throne, you are the throne where one day I shall sit and I am The FATHER, the heir that wishes to inherit nothing other than only clean and set the throne of My brothers away from the anger of that man who goes around confusing the WORD[sowing confusion], for that brothers and friends there will be so many things that need to be said, one day you will see, because you will have your eyes opened and one eye will see the dirt and degradation and such catastrophe.
Perhaps, if you understand Me correctly I shall be in that Place, how is it that you ask have I come to the Earth for the wise? I came to the Earth for the humble, for those who have been disinherited from the goodness of My FATHER, but those who use the goods of My FATHER in their own way, will one day realize the sacrilege they commit. I come for those who do not understand because they have never had an opportunity to know the meaning of the goods of My FATHER.
The goods of My FATHER are not lost in the pockets of men, they are within souls, intending to open the door and waiting to come into your presence, so that all can understand the significance of spiritual goods that flow to each of you. For that have no fear, for that which I have to raise up, if you all do your part, a monument will be raised up to be scaled and I can make it the throne to seat Myself before you and tell you:
Blessed are they who never passed by but who helped and were always asking, how can I take into account so many things that showed me all was a passing moment, nothing more?
Because it will be a moment of clarity, when you will see all the doors, which for so long were opened to illuminate those disinherited brothers of Mine, disinherited of all those things which the world hid from them, as the world only wished for them the road of perdition, the path that leads to the cliff where they would lose their horizon, lose their way to Me. So today, allow Me to offer this flower of tenderness, nothing more, to be shared among you.
I want all to come to Me because I wish to say to you: You have to understand that there is only one WORD and that WORD is the unity and the unity is to follow the FAITH. Thank you for such tenderness, thank you, thank you My son, thank you, because life also is made for the noble and upright ones, because they are more wise than the men who hurl themselves to look for food, though that food is that which I give each day, the food that you do not comprehend. They are content with so very little, but you who have it all, how can you walk on the road where men are disinherited?
How can you think that I can have differences among you if I love you with everything I have? I have not come to separate men; I come to unite men, to say to mankind: Stretch out your hand to one another, do not convert yourselves like those men who think they will never be My heirs.
You are My heirs, these are difficult times where you will suffer much, because the CROSS is falling, breaking up, being destroyed in the path of men, because man lacks understanding, he does not comprehend, but I promise you this, that this union is to tell you: build up the CROSS, do not abandon It, he that thinks that his own CROSS is too heavy, be valiant, be brave and ask himself:
I will not permit anyone to judge me by his own standard, only I will treat each the same, as each deserves, each will I measure in the same manner and not one single seed will be lost, nothing will be left wanting. All will stay for My struggle.
For this My children, My Blessing is for everyone.
So, My children, I should like to be your Teacher and you My faithful pupils and that you would all learn the same phrases and all would see what is revealed to him, that you should carry the grace of this knowledge with you always, because I shall be there where I wish you to be and that it doesn't matter about all the blemishes man has placed on you, if you have been capable of following the Will of My FATHER.
For this My children, I as your Saviour the PEACE of the Lamb most humble and meek, will surrender Myself among you all so that you will be those small lambs that no shepherd on Earth can divide, that you will be the shepherds and all will walk giving yourselves up to the same path guided by the same rudder, bathing in the same waters and all walking in the same boat. This boat will be the Voice of My FATHER for My childen at all times. All these flowers I give, I wish them to be shared out, all of them, all of them.
All of you are responsible, all of you, for the very little that you may give, even if it be little there will be returned to you an immense ocean, because all of you have a duty to carry out a mission which you can scarcely comprehend."
Our Blessed Mother: "Even though these moments are very small that you dedicate to My Name or the Name of My Son wherever you may be, and remember to recall to mind My daughter, it is an immensity for My Son, because you will save many souls, because this Place will never be understood by heartless cruel men, because this Place is a Place of silence, of learning and patience, so that men can never make the mistake of making a show, because this Place is not a show place, it is a Place to enrich your mind and for your spiritual advantage, that falls on you like pearls, even though you do not feel this rain of LOVE."
Our Blessed Lord: "Each time that My Mother and I are present Here, it is like rain that falls upon you. My Blessings in the Name of My Holy Mother, in the Name of the FATHER and of the HOLY GHOST, this Blessing is for all of you!".
Transcription of the tape recording made by a devotee of this Sacred Place.
LET US PRAY FOR OUR PONTIFF, POPE BENEDICT XVI. MAY THE LORD PRESERVE HIM
AND VIVIFY HIM, FORTIFY HIM AND ILLUMINATE HIM IN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CHURCH, AND NOT PERMIT HIM TO FALL INTO THE HANDS OF HIS ENEMIES.AMEN.
Medjugorje Day By Day Nov 04 - OPEN YOUR HEARTS
"The perpetual adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament is an angelic service, an act of sublime faith and ardent love, a signal act of reparation to the Divine Heart of Jesus, a support for the Church Militant, a cause of special delight for the Church Triumphant and a source of indescribable relief for the members of the Church Suffering in Purgatory. It is not surprising, therefore, that the grace of an attraction toward the Holy Eucharist is considered one of the greatest graces God can bestow upon a soul." (The Blessed Sacrament: God With Us)
"May I ever find in His adorable Sacrament the same ardent wish, the same fervent desire to be for eternity united with Jesus" (St. Elizabeth Ann Seton).
Mother Teresa - Silence gives us a new outlook on everything.
We need silence to be able to touch souls. The essential thing is not what we say but what God says to us and through us. Jesus is always waiting for us in silence. In that silence, He will listen to us; there He will speak to our soul, and there we will hear His voice.
Padre Pio - In order to aim at perfection it is necessary to do everything possible to please God, to try to avoid even the smallest fault, and to do everything else with more generosity.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Too many politicians can't be trusted because they lack humility
"Our modern world has produced a generation of rich politicians who talk love of the poor, but never prove it in action, and a brood of the poor whose hearts are filled with envy for the rich and covetousness of their money. The rich who are humble help rather than use the poor to pave their way to power."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - And again, I would like to say three words to the soul that is determined to strive for sanctity and to derive fruit; that is to say, benefit from confession.
First word-complete sincerity and openness. Even the holiest and wisest confessor cannot forcibly pour into the soul what he desires if it is not sincere and open. An insincere, secretive soul risks great dangers in the spiritual life, and even the Lord Jesus Himself does not give Himself to such a soul on a higher level, because He knows it would derive no benefit from these special graces.
Second word-humility. A soul does not benefit as it should from the sacrament of confession if it is not humble. Pride keeps it in darkness. The soul neither knows how, nor is it willing, to probe with precision the depths of its own misery. It puts on a mask and avoids everything that might bring it recovery.
Third word-obedience. A disobedient soul will win no victory, even if the Lord Jesus himself, in person, were to hear its confession. The most experienced confessor will be of no help whatsoever to such a soul. The disobedient soul exposes itself to great misfortunes; it will make no progress toward perfection, nor will it succeed in the spiritual life. God lavishes His graces most generously upon the soul, but it must be an obedient soul. (113)
Quote of the Day Certainly nothing can so effectually humble us before the mercy of God as the multitude of his benefits. Nor can anything so much humble us before His justices as the enormity of our innumerable offences. Let us consider what He has done for us and what we have done against Him. -St. Francis de Sales
Today's Tidbit A patronal feast is the feast of the patron saint of a person. Therefore, today is the patronal feast of Pope John Paul II whose name Karol translates into Charles.
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. Nov
4 - OPEN YOUR HEARTS
Today the Madonna asks that we follow the lead of her Son :
Dear children, open your hearts and let Jesus guide you. To many people this seems to be hard, but is really so easy! You need not be afraid for you know that Jesus will never leave you and you know that he leads you to salvation (Locutionist Jelena & Mirijana August 11,1986).
In John's gospel, we are also called to follow the Shepherd :
The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice (Jn 10 :3-4).
Reflection:
When in Florence every visitor seeks out Michelangelo's statue of David, the shepherd lad. It is a masterpiece in marble. It stands nine feet high, alert with all the wonderful expensiveness of artistic genius. The statue has a history that is remarkable and splendidly suggestive of today's readings. A 100 years or more before the time of Michelangelo, a magnificent block of Carrara marble was brought to Florence by an now unknown sculptor. He worked on it, blocking out the figure which was in his mind, but suddenly bungled his work by cutting a great slice out of the side, which made it useless to him, and so it was cast aside.
There it lay for a century until the trained eye of Michelangelo rested on it. Immediately he caught the possibility that lay in the stone, and soon it was taking on form under his hand. Outlining and fashioning, carving and chiseling, a majestic figure was soon seen stepping from the marble, and even the mutilation which had rendered it useless to the original workman became part of the majesty of the new design.
" Open your hearts, " the Virgin says today, " and let Jesus guide you. " Like marble in the hands of a sculptor, we will be formed into his very image, regardless of our former sins and flaws.
Application :
Simply open your heart to Christ today, asking the he fashion it into the image of his own.
SHORT POWERFUL PRAYER THROUGH ST. JOSEPH
"Glorious St. Joseph, tender-hearted father, faithful guardian of Jesus, chaste spouse of the Mother of God, I ask you to join me in praising God the Father through His Divine Son who died on the cross and rose again to give us sinners new life. Through the Holy Name of Jesus, pray with me that we may obtain from the eternal Father the favor we ask. (here state your intention)."
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
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WARNING PROPHECY MEDITATIONS FOR AFRICAN HERITAGE, BLACK ORIENTAL BRANCHES CATHOLIC CHRISTIANS--LATIN, COPTIC, AND ORTHODOX RITES IN THE AFRICAN HISTORIC AND GEOLOGIC DIASPORA.
For the coming plagues and illnesses:
FOR THE LITURGICAL CHURCH MEMBERS ONLY (AND OTHERS WHO BELIEVE. TEST! DISCERN THE SPIRIT! )
From Jo Ann Riggio, RN I Extend the Baptism of Truth to you. Please accept it and pass it on.
Dear friends and family,
I extend the Baptism of Truth to you with all of my heart and love. Please accept it. Let me expain:
Sept 14-16, 09 I went on a pilgrimage to Holy Love, Maranantha Springs in Elyria Ohio. I have been there many times before. (www.holylove.org) It is an Ecumenical apparition site where Our Lady appears to a visionary as well as Jesus and some of the saints.
During the apparition, Our Lady invited those present to accept the Baptism of Truth, which I did as I was present on the United Hearts Field at the time. An angel was given to those who accepted this Baptism of Truth to guard the Truth in their hearts. Therefore, I believe I received one.
The other day , I received messages from Holy Love regarding the Baptism of Truth via their website. There are two messages for September 18, 2009. (www.holylove.org). In the first message, Our Lady says, "Those who were here present can now extend this Baptism of Truth to others simply by desiring to do so in their own heart. It can be multiplied and proliferated by all who recieve it." .......
The second message is from Jesus, He says , " ....I want to help you understand that the Baptism of Truth which you received in the field of the United Hearts on the Feast of My Mother's Sorrows, can change the heart of the world if proliferated with zeal. Do so then with Holy Love in your hearts.".... So my dear friends and family, I , with love in my heart and all the zeal within me extend this Baptism of Truth to you. Please accept it and pass it on to those you know and love and ask them to do the same. Together, with Jesus and Mary, let us all change the heart of the world! AMEN!
With all my love,
Jo Ann Riggio, RN
PS: Please go to the website (www.holylove.org) for the complete messages of September 18, 2009. May you be blessed abundantly.
September 18, 2009
Public
Blessed Mother says: "Praise be to Jesus."
"In this country, truth has become so compromised that people do not know truth from fiction. That is why I extended to everyone the Baptism of Truth on My Feast of Sorrows. Those who were here present* can now extend this Baptism of Truth to others by simply desiring to do so in their own heart. It can be multiplied and proliferated by all who receive it. The angels given to My children in the Field of the United Hearts on the night of the apparition will not be multiplied with each Baptism of Truth, but will continually guard the truth in the hearts of those who had received angels at the apparition that night."
"You will make this known."
* Blessed Mother is referring to those pilgrims present in the United Hearts Field at the time of Her apparition.
METAPHYSICAL PROPOSAL ON THE MODE OF USING HAWTHORN
FOR THE COMING PLAGUES…HAWTHORN
(QUESTION FOR DISCERNMENT- Is this swine flu ? H1n1? Sars? Bird flu? You do the prayerful research!)
As given by our BLESSED MOTHER MARYAM, August 5, 1880: "There will be a grave illness which human science will not be able to alleviate. This illness will attack firstly the heart, then the spirit, and at the same time, the tongue. It will be horrible.
The heat accompanying it will be a devouring fire insupportable and so intense that the members of the body affected will be red -- an unendurable fiery red. At the end of seven days this disease, sown like a seed in the field (incubation period) will spread everywhere rapidly and make great progress."
"My children, here is the ONLY remedy which could save you. You are familiar with the Hawthorn which grows practically in all hedges.
The leaves of the Hawthorn, not the wood, can arrest the progress of this disease."
"You will gather the leaves, not the wood. Even dry, they will keep their efficacy.
You will put them into boiling water and leave them there for 14 minutes, covering the receptacle so that the steam remains therein.
At the onset of this disease, one must use this remedy three times a day."
"This disease will produce a continual vomiting and nausea. If the remedy is taken too late, the part of the body affected will become black and in the black there will be seen a sort of pale, yellow streak."
NO ONE HAS TO BELIEVE ANYTHING! TEST. DISCERN THE SPIRIT!
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Note: It is a tradition that the Hawthorn was the plant from which Pilate’s Roman soldiers wove the CROWN OF THORNS.
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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)!
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For the greater glory of God and for the salvation of all, I consecrate myself to You, O' Eternal Father, as one of Your faithful remnant. Behold, I come to do Your Will. With the help of Your Grace, I will keep Your Commandments. I will love and reverence You with all my heart, soul, mind and strength. I will love my neighbor as You love me.
I make this Consecration through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of Your beloved Son, Jesus.
O' Eternal Father, send forth Your Holy Spirit to restore my/our broken image and likeness of You. Send forth also Your entire Heavenly Court, all the celestial choirs of Your angels and all Your Saints, to aid me/us in my/our struggle against all the forces of evil in this present darkness. Amen. (Adapted from the Father of All Mankind Apostolate).
The Lord's Prayer
How many of us have said the “Our Father” with so little thought, so little reverence, and so little fruitfulness? However, when we are open to the Holy Spirit within us and pray from the heart, look at what can happen:"
Our Father, (“Our” Father—not “My” Father - all of God’s children of all races, all colors & all creeds)
Our Father, (Abba, “Daddy” God)
Who art in Heaven, (and Who art in me)
Hallowed be Thy Name. (Holy be Thy Name, praised be Thy Name, thanks be to Thy Most Holy Name)
Thy Kingdom come. (now - on earth and in me)
Thy Will be done, (now - on earth and in me)
on earth as it is in Heaven. (at the Throne of God, with the Trinity, Our Lady and all the Angels and Saints)
Give us this day our daily bread. (the Bread of your Divine Will, the Bread of Life in the Eucharist, and the bread we need to eat to sustain our bodies)
And forgive us our trespasses(forgive us our sins, our imperfections and our hesitancies in the face of temptation)
As we forgive those (or as we choose not to forgive those) who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,(for we are weak, we are worthless, we are wretched & we are nothing)
But deliver us from evil.(for it is only through your grace, not by our works alonenor our merit that we can escape eternal damnation)
Amen. (So I hope. So be it).
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary Protectress of Africa
Holy Mary, Mother of God, Protectress of Africa, you have given to the world the true Light, Jesus Christ. Through your obedience to the Father and the grace of the Holy Spirit, you have given us the source of our reconciliation and our justice, Jesus Christ, our peace and our joy.
Mother of Tenderness and Wisdom, show us Jesus, your Son and the Son of God. Guide our path of conversion, so that Jesus might shine his glory on us in every aspect of our personal, familial and social lives.
Mother, full of Mercy and Justice, through your docility to the Spirit, the Counselor, obtain for us the grace to be witnesses of the Risen Lord, so that we will increasingly become the salt of the earth and the light of the world.
Mother of Perpetual Help, we entrust to your maternal intercession the preparation and fruits of the Second Special Assembly for Africa. Queen of Peace, pray for us! Our Lady of Africa, pray for us!
BLACK SAINTS OF THE DAY
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Be aware that Yeshua, Jesus the Christ, wants His Church reunited. It will be! For in God’s eyes, there exists one, holy catholic (which means universal), and apostolic church in the Mystical Body of Christ(all Christianity combined).
Black Saints Videos https://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/BlackSaintsVideos.html
Part I https://www.youtube.com/v/sUnU4xR5D9E
Part II https://www.youtube.com/watchv=jMnYwZEfBg4
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,
In the End in the end, when all the battle cries have been silenced when all the smoke and dust has settled, you and I will be in one of two places, heaven or hell forever!!---------------------www.fathercorapi.com
[Fr. Doucette: 364] Wed, Nov 11, 2009: "Importance of Work
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
"Importance of Work"
Dear Friends,
Finally, brothers, pray for us, so that the word of the Lord may speed forward and be glorified, as it did among you, and that we may be delivered from perverse and wicked people, for not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one. We are confident of you in the Lord that what we instruct you, you (both) are doing and will continue to do.
May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the endurance of Christ. We instruct you, brothers, in the name of (our) Lord Jesus Christ, to shun any brother who conducts himself in a disorderly way and not according to the tradition they received from us. For you know how one must imitate us.
For we did not act in a disorderly way among you, nor did we eat food received free from anyone. On the contrary, in toil and drudgery, night and day we worked, so as not to burden any of you. Not that we do not have the right. Rather, we wanted to present ourselves as a model for you, so that you might imitate us. In fact, when we were with you, we instructed you that if anyone was unwilling to work, neither should that one eat. 2 Thessalonians 3:1-10
I thank the Lord for the nice day we had again yesterday with plenty of sun and the temperature was again about 10 degrees Celsius.
Last evening I went for one hour of adoration at our church and this morning I will celebrate Holy Mass at the little shrine of Our Lady of Prince Edward Island at 9:30 a.m. I will finish my packing today so that I can leave early Thursday morning for Ontario. I will give a retreat there from Monday November 16 to 18. There will be no Healing Mass at Our Lady’s Chapel on the First Friday of December as I will be in the USA until December 14. Please pray for me during these days.
Below is the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him in these words,
I ask you, My brothers and sisters, do not associate with wicked and perverse people. These do not believe in Me and they will try to destroy your faith and your practices. I know you are faithful so continue to do the work that you have always done especially to pray, to go to church and to follow Me.
Be an active member of your Christian Community so that you promote the Christian traditions and follow the path of life and not the path of death. So many today are for death and there will be no salvation for those who promote this. I want you all to be for life and to work hard to promote it.
All Christians are to work hard in order to have food and a home to live in. Work makes every human being mature and gives every human being satisfaction for the work he or she has done.
Father Melvin [Fr. Doucette: 363] Tue, Nov 10, 2009: "Wake up now" Tuesday, November 10, 2009
"Wake up now"
Dear Friends,
Vigilance
Concerning times and seasons, brothers, you have no need for anything to be written to you. For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief at night. When people are saying, "Peace and security," then sudden disaster comes upon them, like labor pains upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
But you, brothers, are not in darkness, for that day to overtake you like a thief. For all of you are children of the light and children of the day. We are not of the night or of darkness.
Therefore, let us not sleep as the rest do, but let us stay alert and sober. Those who sleep go to sleep at night, and those who are drunk get drunk at night. But since we are of the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love and the helmet that is hope for salvation. For God did not destine us for wrath, but to gain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep we may live together with him. 1 Thessalonians 5:1-10
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“You know the time is coming when I will return to earth to judge the living and the dead. This will be the end of the world. You have to be ready for this great day because at that time everything will be done in strict justice. You need to renew your lives and work hard with My grace to attain holiness.
Through prayer and loving your brothers and sisters you will grow every day towards holiness. Repent of all your sins regularly and fight all temptations with the help of My strength, which I give you if you ask for it.
So wake up now, My brothers and sisters, and do not let the great day catch you like a thief. Every day you should be ready to meet Me with your heart filled with light. If I am present in your heart, then you need not be afraid as you are already in the Kingdom of God, which I inaugurated when I was on earth.
You entered the Kingdom through Baptism and you will remain a member of it if you follow Me. Be an active member of My Church and be faithful to the commandments that the Father has given you. I bless you.
Father Melvin [Fr. Doucette: 362] Mon, Nov 09, 2009: "I want you to grow in holiness every day" Monday, November 09, 2009
"I want you to grow in holiness every day"
Dear Friends,
Holiness in Sexual Conduct
This is the will of God, your holiness: that you refrain from immorality, that each of you know how to acquire a wife for himself in holiness and honor, not in lustful passion as do the Gentiles who do not know God; not to take advantage of or exploit a brother in this matter, for the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you before and solemnly affirmed.
For God did not call us to impurity but to holiness. Therefore, whoever disregards this, disregards not a human being but God, who (also) gives his Holy Spirit to you. On the subject of mutual charity you have no need for anyone to write you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another. Indeed, you do this for all the brothers throughout Macedonia.
Nevertheless we urge you, brothers, to progress even more, and to aspire to live a tranquil life, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your (own) hands, as we instructed you, that you may conduct yourselves properly toward outsiders and not depend on anyone. We do not want you to be unaware, brothers, about those who have fallen asleep, so that you may not grieve like the rest, who have no hope. 1 Thessalonians 4:3-13
We had a beautiful sunny day yesterday with the temperature at least 10 degrees Celsius. We will have a mostly sunny week.
I was at the Church of the Assumption yesterday morning for Holy Mass at 9:00 a.m. There was a good group present. In the evening I went to visit my brother in O’Leary. Today I will go to the Manor to celebrate Holy Mass with the residents.
Below is the message given by Our Lord and Savior to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him in these words,
Today immorality is everywhere in the world. So many people disregard the commandments of the Father. What the Father has ordained is that sexual acts are only lawful and good within marriage.
Every act outside of marriage is a grave sin. So all those who are living together and not married must do something immediately to regulate their marriage. They are living in the state of sin and offending the Father. I want all of you, My brothers and sisters, to live in holiness and so you must live a moral life. Your union must be blessed by the Father in Church before it is truly a marriage.
You are all called, My friends, to love one another. Love everyone and forgive everyone who has offended you. You must progress in your holiness by loving even more than in the past. You must help the poor, the handicapped and the elderly who need your help. Be always ready to help them in any way possible. I want you to grow in holiness every day.
Father Melvin
[Fr. Doucette: 361] Sun, Nov 08, 2009: "I am Your Friend"
Sunday, November 08, 2009
"I am Your Friend"
Dear Friends,
Paul’s Desire to Visit the Thessalonians
That is why, when we could bear it no longer, we decided to remain alone in Athens and sent Timothy, our brother and co-worker for God in the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith, so that no one be disturbed in these afflictions.
For you yourselves know that we are destined for this. For even when we were among you, we used to warn you in advance that we would undergo affliction, just as has happened, as you know. For this reason, when I too could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had put you to the test and our toil might come to nothing.
But just now Timothy has returned to us from you, bringing us the good news of your faith and love, and that you always think kindly of us and long to see us as we long to see you. 1 Thessalonians 3:1-6
Below you have the message of Our Lord and Saviour given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him in these words,
As St. Paul loved to visit My followers in Thessalonica, I too have a great desire for the salvation of every person that lives in the world. I suffered and died for each one of you and I want you all with Me in heaven one day.
I urge you to pray that your faith may be strong so that whatever may happen in the future, whether sickness or persecution, you will all remain loyal to Me. Know that I am always with you to give you the strength you need and the words to say.
It is very important, My friends, to have confidence in Me. I am always there to help you with any problem you may have. Call on Me with all your heart and I will respond to your call. Take My extended hand and walk together with Me. I am Your Friend, Your Savior and Your Redeemer. Accept all the graces I give you every day and place Me first in your life. May we have a close relationship and speak to Me often during the day. I bless you and call you to follow Me every day.
Father Melvin
P.S. There will be no message until I return from Ontario on November 22
[Fr. Doucette: 357] Mon, Nov 2, 2009: Fifth message received in Argentina
Monday, November 2, 2009
Fifth message received in Argentina
Dear Friends,
Jesus spoke to me this morning in prayer with these words:
Melvin, My brother, I love you and I bless you. Today is the day the Church remembers the dead, especially those who are in Purgatory. Many have to spend time there to be purified of the effects of their sins. No one can enter heaven unless one is perfect; so, if a believer dies and that person has not done enough penance to remove the effects of sin, then he or she will spend time in Purgatory for that purpose.
So, today the Church reminds you that you have to pray for the dead, so that they may enter heaven as soon as possible. Your prayers are a great help to all those in Purgatory. You should pray for them not only today but every day of the year. Pray especially for those who do not have anybody to pray for them.
The most important prayer you can offer for those in Purgatory is Holy Mass. Offer the Eucharistic Celebration for them and soon many will leave Purgatory and enter heaven.
All those who are in this place of suffering are filled with hope, as they know that one day they will be in heaven and they will be with the Father, with Me, His Son, and with the Holy Spirit, together with our Blessed Mother and with all the angels and saints. Then their joy will be filled and they will pray for all those who prayed for them.
Pray for your deceased brothers and sisters every day!
Father Melvin
[Fr. Doucette: 358] Thu, Nov 05, 2009: "Be men and women of prayer"
[Fr. Doucette: 359] Fri, Nov 06, 2009: "May your faith be strong"
Friday, November 06, 2009
"May your faith be strong"
Dear Friends,
Paul’s Work in Thessalonica
Our friends, you yourselves know that our visit to you was not a failure. You know how we had already been mistreated and insulted in Philippi before we came to you in Thessalonica. And even though there was much opposition, our God gave us courage to tell you the Good News that comes from him. Our appeal to you is not based on error or impure motives; nor do we try to trick anyone. Instead we always speak as God wants us to, because he has judged us worthy to be entrusted with the Good News.
We do not try to please people, but to please God, who tests our motives. You know very well that we did not come to you with flattering talk, not did we use words to cover up greed . God is our witness! We did not try to get praise from anyone, either from you or from others, even though as Apostles of Christ we could have made demands on you.
But we were gentle when we were with you, like a mother taking care of her children. Because of our love for you we were ready to share with you not only the Good News from God but even our own lives. You were so dear to us! 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8
Below you will find the message of the Lord, our God, given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him in these words,
I bless you, My brothers and sisters, and I want you all to open your heart to the Good News I brought you. St. Paul was a great Apostle and missionary who visited many towns and villages to teach them the Good News.
He was not afraid to suffer at the hands of the people who refused to accept him and chased him away. Yet he always found people that were ready to accept him and learn from him.
You, too, My brothers and sisters, should not be afraid to meet people and talk to them about the Good News I brought to you. I came to save every person in the world if they come to believe in Me. It is necessary that they be taught the teachings I brought to you and come to know Me so that they may accept Me and believe in Me.
In Thessalonica many people accepted the teachings of Saint Paul and believed in Me, their Savior. Their lives were changed as they were filled with the Holy Spirit who brought them to follow the way of holiness and leave behind the way of sin.
As the Apostles taught in a gentle way the peoples and brought them into My Church, so you too are to teach and call the people to enter My Church and to be fervent believers. May your faith be strong and your love constant to work hard for the Kingdom of God.
Father Melvin
Thursday, November 05, 2009
"Be men and women of prayer"
Dear Friends,
Teachings on how to live as Christians
Be persistent in prayer; and keep alert as you pray, giving thanks to God. At the same time pray also for us, so that God will give us a good opportunity to preach his message about the secret of Christ.
For that is why I am now in prison. Pray, then, that I may speak, as I should, in such a way as to make it clear. Be wise in the way you act toward those who are not believers, making good use of every opportunity you have. Your speech should always be pleasant and interesting; and you should know how to give the right answer to everyone. Colossians 4:2-6
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him in these words,
Although St. Paul spent a long time as a prisoner in chains, he could go around with a guard and speak to the people. He was always tied with chains. He spoke much about prayer and about the importance of prayer in the life of a Christian.
All are called to be persistent in prayer and to be alert. In order to have a very good prayer, it is necessary to pray with all your heart. You have to put your faith to work as well as your love and hope when you pray. I am never far away from you and I am always ready to listen to your prayer. Pray for your needs and pray for the people who have asked you for prayers. Remember to pray for the sick, the members of your family, those who do not believe or have little faith.
Pray also for the intentions of the leaders of the Church and also for the priests. Pray that the killing of the unborn and the killings by euthanasia of the mentally challenged, the terminally ill and the elderly may stop throughout the world. These are abominations and they offend God in a most terrible way. Be men and women of prayer and you will be very close to Me at all times.
Father Melvin
[Fr. Doucette: 360] Sat, Nov 07, 2009: "Reach out for true life"
Saturday, November 07, 2009
"Reach out for true life"
Dear Friends,
The Lord is My Shepherd
The Lord is my Shepherd; I have everything I need. He lets me rest in fields of green grass and leads me to quiet pools of fresh water. He gives me new strength. He guides in the right path, as he has promised. Even if I go through the deepest darkness, I will not be afraid, Lord, for you are with me. Your shepherd’s rod and staff protect me. You prepare a banquet for me, where all my enemies can see me, you welcome me as an honored guest and fill my cup to the brim. I know that your goodness and love will be with me all my life; and your house will be my home as long as I live. Psalm 23
Below is a message from Our Blessed Mother given to Joseph. She spoke to him in these words,
My children, you have the greatest friend you can have in Jesus, My Son. He is the Good Shepherd who cares for you and He is always ready to help you. He has given His life for you on the cross to redeem you and to open heaven for you. Are you ready to be His close friend?
I am your Mother who never stops praying for you so that you open your heart to your Saviour and Lord and live in close union with Him. Why are there so many among you who are not praying? Why have you stopped going to Church? Why are so many living together and you are not married?
My dear children, it is time for you to wake up and bring Jesus, My Son, into your life. Do not let yourself be carried away by the lures of the world, which are put there by the evil one.
Say no to the evil one and accept your greatest Friend back into your life. It is time, My children, to amend your lives and to walk with Jesus. I call you all to come out of the darkness that surrounds you and to enter into the light of Your Savior. Reach out for true life and leave death behind. I love you.
Father Melvin
[Fr. Doucette: 356] Sun, Nov 1, 2009: Fourth Message in Argentina
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Fourth Message in Argentina
Dear Friends,
Jesus spoke to me this morning in prayer with these words:
I bless you and all my friends who will be with you today at the Monastery. It is a rainy morning and every drop of rain is a reminder of My great love for all of you. Today there is a great feast in Heaven for it is the Feast of All Saints. Come and join Us through your singing and praise on earth. Many holy men and women are with Us in Heaven after living a holy life on earth.
It is through their faith and great love while they were on earth that they followed Me and now they are in eternal happiness in Heaven. Imitate them by working hard in union with Me, your Saviour, and you too will be crowned in heaven.
I gave My life on the cross for you that you might be saved. Yes, I want the salvation of every person living on earth from now until the end of time. Cooperate with Me every day and, when the time comes, I will take you with Me to heaven.
Repent of your sins, each one of you, and I will pardon you and fill you with My graces. United with Me you cannot fail but if you live apart from Me you will surely fail. Be humble and take My hand and I will lead you along the true way that will bring you to your heavenly home. I love you.
Father Melvin
Message to Eileen Renders Nov. 5, 2009
Thursday Adoration, November 05, 2009
The Sacrament Of Marriage
Today I spent time again alone with Jesus in adoration. After making small offerings as gifts to Jesus and Mary, I prayed for all with special needs and intentions. On my knees I prayed to Jesus asking Him to please come and be with me. I offer Jesus my will and ask Him to take my will and replace it with His will.
Then before I could ask Jesus to speak to me (it it be His will), He began to say to me these words; My child Eileen, I AM your spouse as you are Mine. And I AM spouse to all who commit to Me.
Marriage requires trust, faithfulness, loyalty, kindness and patience. 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.
Then I asked him what he liked least about our country and Fr. Replied how marriage and family is not held sacred as it ought to be.
Message to littlest of servants November 10, 2009
THE THUNDER OF GOD'S JUSTICE WAS HEARD THROUGH HIS PROPHETS. NOW THE LIGHTNING OF GOD'S JUSTICE WILL STRIKE. Medjugorje Day By Day Nov 11 - OPEN YOURSELVES MORE TO GOD
"Acts of private devotion [adoration] are quite necessary if we are to receive in abundance the supernatural treasures in which the Eucharist is so rich, and to pour them out upon others, according to our powers, in order that Christ our Lord may reach the fullness of His power in the souls of all" (Pope Pius XII, Mediator Dei). "Come unto Me, you who are mourning, who weep the loss of a son, a mother, a spouse, a brother . . . . Come, without delay, to My Tabernacle, all you whose dwelling has been marked by the cross of death and tears . . . "Come lift up your hearts, for time is only a passing shadow, and heaven is eternal; arise, then, with courage and take the living Bread,
My Eucharist, to fortify you in the struggle; come and I will reward you in the Paradise of My Heart which loves you!" (From the reflection 'Come Away With Me and Rest Awhile,' in the book Praying in the Presence of Our Lord for the Holy Souls).
Mother Teresa - It is a wonderful thing that God Himself loves us tenderly. Knowing this should give us courage and joy for living.
Meditations by Padre Pio - I see that all the seasons of the year can be found in your souls. Sometimes you feel the winter of much sterility, distractions, restlessness and boredom; sometimes the dews of the month of May with the perfume of holy little flowers [penance]; sometimes the heat of the desire to please our divine Spouse.
Nothing remains but the autumn in which you don't see much fruit, but it often happens that when the grain is threshed and the grapes crushed, there is a bigger harvest than the harvesting promised.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - A friend is a needed commodity in life!
"Every man rejoices twice when he has a partner in his joy. He who shares tears with us wipes them away. He divides them in two, and he who laughs with us makes the joy double. Two torches do not divide, but increase the flame. Tears are more quickly dried up when they run on a friend's cheek in furrows of compassion."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html -
Nocturnal Adoration. I was suffering very much, and it seemed to me I would not be able to make my adoration, but I gathered up all my will power and, although I collapsed in my cell, I paid no attention to what ailed me, for I had the Passion of Jesus before my eyes.
When I entered the chapel, I received an inner understanding of the great reward that God is preparing for us, not only for our good deeds, but also for our sincere desire to perform them. What a great grace of God this is!
Oh, how sweet it is to toil for God and souls! I want no respite in this battle, but I shall fight to the last breath for the glory of my King and Lord. I shall not lay the sword aside until He calls me before His throne; I fear no blows, because God is my shield. It is the enemy who should fear us, and not we him.
Satan defeats only the proud and the cowardly, because the humble are strong. Nothing will confuse or frighten a humble soul. I have directed my flight at the very center of the sun's heat, and nothing can lower its course. Love will not allow itself to be taken prisoner; it is free like a queen. Love attains God. (450)
O Jesus, my heart stops beating when I think of all You are doing for me! I am amazed at You, Lord, that You would stoop so low to my wretched soul! What inconceivable means You take to convince me! (460)
Quote of the Day Christ, the Master of humility, manifests His Truth only to the humble and hides Himself from the proud. -St. Vincent Ferrer
Today's Tidbit The Fourth Lateran Council was held between November 11, 1215 and November 30, 1215. In the area of sacramental theology, this council ordered the annual reception of the Sacraments of Eucharist and penance by all Catholics, and defined and made the first use of the term Transubstantiation to describe the miracle of the change of bread and wine into Jesus' body and blood at the Eucharist.
This council also adopted several measures to battle the Albigensian and Cathari heresies, and approve seventy canons to be added to Church Law.
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
Nov 11 - OPEN YOURSELVES MORE TO GOD
Today Our Lady invites us to a special openness:
Dear children, today I call you to open yourselves more to God so that he can work through you. The more you open yourselves, the more abundantly you will receive of his fruits. I also wish to call you again to prayer (Weekly Message March 6, 1986).
And in Luke's gospel, an invitation from Christ:
Then Jesus said to him, " Someone gave a great dinner and invited many. At the time for the dinner he sent his slave to say to those who had been invited, `Come; for everything is ready now' " (Lk 14:16-17).
Reflection:
We are those whom Jesus has invited to come to his banquet. The feast he beckons us to is the Kingdom, and all is ready: the table is set and the food is prepared. " Come to the table, dine! " we are urged. To wait or hold back is needless.
The call of Christ is to come to a festive and joyous feast, and Our Lady echoes that call in her message to open ourselves. But what is it that keeps us from such a celebration? Perhaps somewhere we didn't hear or receive the invitation. Perhaps we did not really believe that the Kingdom would be joyous.
Whatever the reason, we have a new invitation now. Medjugorje has helped us to feel our hunger and thirst. Surely we now know we need to be fed, and most surely we could use some joy and celebration.
God is patient and tireless in summoning us, and his call is forever in the present. The feast never grows cold; he is never unprepared. If we hold back out of fear, guilt, or indifference, we can miss out entirely. But we need not keep missing out. All we need to do is stop excusing ourselves and enter the banquet hall.
Application:
A prayer for today:
Gracious Lord, rouse me to accept your invitation. Remove my laziness, dissolve my excuses, calm my fear. With a new openness to you and Our Lady, I shall take my place at your table. Amen
Medjugorje Day By Day Nov 10 - ST. LEO THE GREAT
How can you be my friend,
if you kill the child for whom I died to save?
"Jesus, King of our altars and Sovereign of souls, come and establish Your royal authority in our hearts. Be the guest not for a day, but remain as our Father and our Brother. Do not come as a pilgrim, but a consoling Redeemer and ever-blessed Lord. Come! If sin is unceasing, the homage of our humble reparation will be even more constant" (Fr. Mateo Crawley-Boevey).
Mother Teresa - Lord Jesus, We want to imitate you, who told us:
" I am meek and humble of heart. " We ask you that, day by day, you lead us in this path. We wish to bring you, dear Christ, to others.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Make Christian use of your money and savings and then so much misery will disappear and so many suffering bodies and afflicted beings will find relief and comfort.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Some reject greatness to remain in their own comfort zone
"Those who are pampered during youth thus retain a delusion of grandeur during life and are very subject to physical and mental breakdowns. The breakdown is psychologically induced, though they are very unconscious of it. The breakdown is for the preservation of fantasy. Some will develop muscular pains and sickness in order to avoid the test of their greatness.
Then they can say, `If it were not for being bedridden, I would have written the best novel of the day.' The bubble of his fantasy would be pricked, if he had to abandon the pretense of being so great. So he stays sick to prevent the test."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - A certain moment, May 12, 1935. In the evening, I just about got into bed, and I fell asleep immediately. Though I fell asleep quickly, I was awakened even more quickly. A little child came and woke me up.
The child seemed about a year old, and I was surprised it could speak so well, as children of that age either do not speak or speak very indistinctly. The child was beautiful beyond words and resembled the Child Jesus, and he said to me, Look at the sky. And when I looked at the sky I saw the stars and the moon shining. Then the child asked me,
Do you see this moon and these stars?
When I said yes, he spoke these words to me, These stars are the souls of faithful Christians, and the moon is the souls of religious. Do you see how great the difference is between the light of the moon and the light of the stars? Such is the difference in heaven between the soul of a religious and the soul of a faithful Christian. And he went on to say that, True greatness is in loving God and in humility. (424)
A moment later, I again saw the child who had awakened me. It was of wondrous beauty and repeated these words to me, True greatness of the soul is in loving God and in humility. I asked the child, "How do you know that true greatness of the soul is in loving God and in humility? Only theologians know about such things and you haven't even learned the catechism. So how do you know?" To this he answered, I know; I know all things. And with that, He disappeared. (427)
Quote of the Day Virtue is nothing without the trial of temptation, for there is no conflict without an enemy, no victory without strife. -Pope St. Leo the Great
Today's Tidbit The automatic excommunication of divorced Catholics was not a decree that was announced by the Vatican. This decree was first imposed by the Plenary Council of American Bishops in 1884 and applied only to the diocese of America.
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.
Nov 10 - ST. LEO THE GREAT Concerning the Pope, Our Lady once said:
Have him consider himself the father of all mankind and not only of Christians. Have him spread untiringly and with courage the message of peace and love to all mankind (First Year September 26, 1982).
Pope or bishop, lay or religious we are all part of one Church and one Lord, all sharing in the manifold graces of God for the good of one another. As Paul writes:
Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. And God appointed in the Church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers; then deeds of power, then gifts of healing, forms of assistance, forms of leadership, various kinds of tongues (1 Cor 12:27-28).
Reflection:
Taking up this theme of many members per one body, St. Leo wrote:
Although the universal Church of God is constituted of distinct orders of members, still, in spite of the many parts of its holy body, the Church subsists as an integral whole, just as the Apostle says: " We are all one in Christ, " nor is anyone separated from the office of another in such a way that a lower group has no connection with the head. In the unity of faith and baptism, our community is then undivided.
Leo the Great was elected Pope in the year 440 and guided the Church through a very difficult period of its history. We know little of his personal life, but through his writing and preaching he made many lasting contributions. The introductory note in the Liturgy of the Hours states: "
He was a true pastor and father of souls. He labored strenuously to safeguard the integrity of the faith and vigorously defended the unity of the Church. He pushed back or at least softened the onrush of the barbarians. He has deservedly won the title `the Great.' "
Application:
Our Lady often asks for prayers for the Pope and all the leaders of the church.
Make this, then, one of your daily prayer intentions.
Medjugorje Day By Day Nov 08 - DO NOT JUDGE YOURSELVE
"This practice [of adoration of the Blessed Sacrament], repeatedly praised and recommended by the Magisterium, is supported by the example of many saints. Particularly outstanding in this regard was Saint Alphonsus Liguori, who wrote: `Of all devotions, that of adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the greatest after the sacraments, the one dearest to God and the one most helpful to us'.
The Eucharist is a priceless treasure: by not only celebrating it but also by praying before it outside of Mass we are enabled to make contact with the very wellspring of grace.
A Christian community desirous of contemplating the face of Christ . . . cannot fail also to develop this aspect of Eucharistic worship, which prolongs and increases the fruits of our communion in the body and blood of the Lord." "Like the woman who anointed Jesus in Bethany, the Church has feared no `extravagance', devoting the best of her resources to expressing her wonder and adoration before the unsurpassable gift of the Eucharist" (Ecclesia de Eucharistia, Pope John Paul II, 25 and 48).
Mother Teresa - I believe we must look for holiness, joy, and love in our own homes. We must make our home like a second "Nazareth" where Jesus can come and live with us.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Be like little spiritual bees, bringing nothing into their hives but honey and wax. May your homes be full of sweetness, peace, agreement, humility and piety as regards conversation.
"An educator was once asked by a mother of a child of five years of age, at what age she should begin educating her child. His answer was that `it is already five years too late.' This may be an exaggeration, but the best informed opinions are that the two ages which are most important in the education of the young are the ages between three and four for psychological development, and the beginning of the `teens' for ethical development."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html -
On the eve of the retreat, I started to pray that the Lord Jesus might give me just a little health so that I could take part in the retreat, because I was feeling so ill that I thought perhaps it might be my last. However, as soon as I had started praying I felt a strange dissatisfaction. I interrupted the prayer of supplication and began to thank the Lord for everything He sends me, submitting myself completely to His holy will. Then I felt profound peace of soul.
Faithful submission to the will of God, always and everywhere, in all events and circumstances of life, gives great glory to God. Such submission to the will of God carries more weight with Him than long fasts, mortifications and the most severe penances. Oh, how great is the reward for one act of loving submission to the will of God! As I write, my soul is enraptured at the thought of how much God loves it and of the peace that my soul already enjoys, here on earth. (724)
Quote of the Day Nothing can be more dangerous than evil companions. They communicate the infection of their vices to all who associate with them. -St. John Baptist de la Salle
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.
Nov 8 - DO NOT JUDGE YOURSELVES
Speaking to the prayer group that Ivan and Marija had formed, the Virgin said:
You will be happy if you do not judge yourselves according to your faults, but understand that graces are offered to you even in your faults (Visionary Prayer Group May 12, 1986).
And of judging, Christ said in the gospel of Luke:
Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven (Lk 6:37).
Reflection:
Christ and Our Lady wish us to be truly free, but this is contingent upon our forgiveness of both ourselves and others, as our readings illustrate today.
This freedom means release from the prisons for our own minds and hearts the capacity to receive the gift of peace. But we cannot receive this grace while bitterness and resentment towards other tears at our souls, doing more damage than any past transgressor could.
And so the Blessed Mother calls us to release the bitter past, to let go of these old resentments, and to allow God to dispense justice in his own way and in his own time. She urges us to be cleansed and healed from the pain of the past so that it cannot poison the present and the future.
She calls us to allow old injustices to be purged on the funeral pyre of Christ's redeeming love. This love is Christ's own presence, the gift of himself. It comes through surrender to the Lord of Peace who makes all things new.
Application:
In prayer today, surrender the pain of the past to Christ and Our Lady, asking that they heal the wounds of bitterness and hurt.
Medjugorje Day By Day Nov 09 - WITHSTAND THE DAYS OF TEMPTATION
"If we wish to adore the Real Face of Jesus . . . we can find it in the divine Eucharist where, with the body and blood of Jesus Christ, the face of our Lord is hidden under the white veil of the Host" (St. Gaetano Catanoso, Founder of the Veronican Sisters of the Holy Face, canonized on Oct. 23, 2005, by Pope Benedict XVI).
"O my Holy Jesus, give me an upright and just heart, that I may love Thee, the King of Jerusalem, and wait for Thy coming, and feed upon the Bread of God. Jesus, teach me the hidden secrets of Thy love" (Fr. Frederick A. Reuter, K.C.B.S.).
Mother Teresa - Service means an unceasing and wholehearted labor in making ourselves available to Jesus so that He may live, in and through us, His life of infinitely tender, compassionate and merciful love, for the spiritually and materially poorest of the poor.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Make Christian use of your money and savings and then so much misery will disappear and so many suffering bodies and afflicted beings will find relief and comfort.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen -
Early fallacies can confuse later realities
"Many parents today are encouraging their children to believe that they are the `smartest kids in schools'; that nothing they do is wrong; that if they had the opportunity to be on television like some of those other `lucky kids,' they would be a thousand times better.
The result is that when they grow up they are full of false fantasies about their presumed superiority. If they do not succeed in business, later on, it is because someone was `prejudiced' or `jealous' of them;
if they become painters and anyone criticizes their work, they go into a rage; their best friends are those who tolerate them, while they have nothing but disdain for those who do not flatter and praise them. Their fantasy is taken for reality; the false for the true."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Once, when I saw Jesus in the form of a small child, I asked, "Jesus, why do you now take on the form of a child when You commune with me? In spite of this, I still see in You the infinite God, my Lord and Creator." Jesus replied that until I learned simplicity and humility, He would commune with me as a little child.(335)
Concerning Holy Confession. We should derive two kinds of profit from Holy Confession: 1. We come to confession to be healed; 2. We come to be educated-like a small child, our soul has constant need of education.
O my Jesus, I understand these words to their very depths, and I know from my own experience that, on its own strength, the soul will not go far; it will exert itself greatly and will do nothing for the glory of God; it will err continually, because our mind is darkened and does not know how to discern its own affairs. I shall pay special attention to two things:
Firstly, I will choose, in making my confession, that which humiliates me most, even if it be a trifle, but something that costs me much, and for that reason I will tell it; secondly, I will practice contrition, not only during confession, but during every self-examination, and I will arouse within myself an act of perfect contrition, especially when I am going to bed.
One more word: a soul which sincerely wants to advance in perfection must observe strictly the advice given by the spiritual director. There is as much holiness as there is dependence.(377)
Quote of the Day What could be more out of keeping with our holy religion then impure language? It outrages God. It scandalizes our neighbor. Can a Christian really afford to occupy his mind with such horrible images? -St. John Vianney 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 email soroka@... or 1-866-726-5865 -
NOV 9 - WITHSTAND THE DAYS OF TEMPTATION
In a weekly message from 1985, the Mother of God said:
Dear children, these days Satan is working underhandedly against the parish. You, dear children, have fallen asleep in prayer and only some of you are going to Mass. Withstand the days of temptation! (Weekly Message, 1985).
And from John's gospel:
When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, « Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her. » And once again he bent down and wrote on the ground. When they heard it, they went away, one by one, beginning with the elders; and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him.
Jesus straightened up and said to her, « Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you? » She said, « No one, sir. » And Jesus said, « Neither do I condemn you. Go your way, and from now on do not sin again » (Jn 8:7-11).
Reflection:
As we see from this passage from St. John, no stone was thrown at the woman who had committed the sin of adultery. Under the ancient law of Moses, she deserved the punishment, but Christ brought a new law into the world, a law measured by mercy, not justice. If we receive what we deserve, and if justice is served, no one is safe. We would all be lost.
There is a story about a saintly person who had lived a life of prayer and good deeds had been active in church and community affairs, and was an outstanding citizen. When he died and appeared before St. Peter, the entrance requirements were laid out: « You need two thousand points to get in. » After relating all the achievements of his entire life, the applicant was told, « Fine, that's worth three points! » « In that case, » said the man, « only the grace of God will get me in! » « That's right, » answered Saint Peter, «that's worth 1,997 points. Come on in! »
Application: A prayer for today:
O, Christ, my savior help me to seek and serve mercy before justice, to forgive before I condemn. Let me be an instrument of your love in myself and for others, and live more by grace than by law. Amen.
SHORT POWERFUL PRAYER THROUGH ST. JOSEPH
"Glorious St. Joseph, tender-hearted father, faithful guardian of Jesus, chaste spouse of the Mother of God, I ask you to join me in praising God the Father through His Divine Son who died on the cross and rose again to give us sinners new life. Through the Holy Name of Jesus, pray with me that we may obtain from the eternal Father the favor we ask. (here state your intention)."
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
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For the coming plagues and illnesses:
FOR THE LITURGICAL CHURCH MEMBERS ONLY (AND OTHERS WHO BELIEVE. TEST! DISCERN THE SPIRIT! )
From Jo Ann Riggio, RN I Extend the Baptism of Truth to you. Please accept it and pass it on.
Dear friends and family,
I extend the Baptism of Truth to you with all of my heart and love. Please accept it. Let me expain:
Sept 14-16, 09 I went on a pilgrimage to Holy Love, Maranantha Springs in Elyria Ohio. I have been there many times before. (www.holylove.org) It is an Ecumenical apparition site where Our Lady appears to a visionary as well as Jesus and some of the saints.
During the apparition, Our Lady invited those present to accept the Baptism of Truth, which I did as I was present on the United Hearts Field at the time. An angel was given to those who accepted this Baptism of Truth to guard the Truth in their hearts. Therefore, I believe I received one.
The other day , I received messages from Holy Love regarding the Baptism of Truth via their website. There are two messages for September 18, 2009. (www.holylove.org). In the first message, Our Lady says, "Those who were here present can now extend this Baptism of Truth to others simply by desiring to do so in their own heart. It can be multiplied and proliferated by all who recieve it." .......
The second message is from Jesus, He says , " ....I want to help you understand that the Baptism of Truth which you received in the field of the United Hearts on the Feast of My Mother's Sorrows, can change the heart of the world if proliferated with zeal. Do so then with Holy Love in your hearts.".... So my dear friends and family, I , with love in my heart and all the zeal within me extend this Baptism of Truth to you. Please accept it and pass it on to those you know and love and ask them to do the same. Together, with Jesus and Mary, let us all change the heart of the world! AMEN!
With all my love,
Jo Ann Riggio, RN
PS: Please go to the website (www.holylove.org) for the complete messages of September 18, 2009. May you be blessed abundantly.
September 18, 2009
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Blessed Mother says: "Praise be to Jesus."
"In this country, truth has become so compromised that people do not know truth from fiction. That is why I extended to everyone the Baptism of Truth on My Feast of Sorrows. Those who were here present* can now extend this Baptism of Truth to others by simply desiring to do so in their own heart. It can be multiplied and proliferated by all who receive it. The angels given to My children in the Field of the United Hearts on the night of the apparition will not be multiplied with each Baptism of Truth, but will continually guard the truth in the hearts of those who had received angels at the apparition that night."
"You will make this known."
* Blessed Mother is referring to those pilgrims present in the United Hearts Field at the time of Her apparition.
METAPHYSICAL PROPOSAL ON THE MODE OF USING HAWTHORN
FOR THE COMING PLAGUES…HAWTHORN
(QUESTION FOR DISCERNMENT- Is this swine flu ? H1n1? Sars? Bird flu? You do the prayerful research!)
As given by our BLESSED MOTHER MARYAM, August 5, 1880: "There will be a grave illness which human science will not be able to alleviate. This illness will attack firstly the heart, then the spirit, and at the same time, the tongue. It will be horrible.
The heat accompanying it will be a devouring fire insupportable and so intense that the members of the body affected will be red -- an unendurable fiery red. At the end of seven days this disease, sown like a seed in the field (incubation period) will spread everywhere rapidly and make great progress."
"My children, here is the ONLY remedy which could save you. You are familiar with the Hawthorn which grows practically in all hedges.
The leaves of the Hawthorn, not the wood, can arrest the progress of this disease."
"You will gather the leaves, not the wood. Even dry, they will keep their efficacy.
You will put them into boiling water and leave them there for 14 minutes, covering the receptacle so that the steam remains therein.
At the onset of this disease, one must use this remedy three times a day."
"This disease will produce a continual vomiting and nausea. If the remedy is taken too late, the part of the body affected will become black and in the black there will be seen a sort of pale, yellow streak."
NO ONE HAS TO BELIEVE ANYTHING! TEST. DISCERN THE SPIRIT!
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Note: It is a tradition that the Hawthorn was the plant from which Pilate’s Roman soldiers wove the CROWN OF THORNS.
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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)!
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For the greater glory of God and for the salvation of all, I consecrate myself to You, O' Eternal Father, as one of Your faithful remnant. Behold, I come to do Your Will. With the help of Your Grace, I will keep Your Commandments. I will love and reverence You with all my heart, soul, mind and strength. I will love my neighbor as You love me.
I make this Consecration through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of Your beloved Son, Jesus.
O' Eternal Father, send forth Your Holy Spirit to restore my/our broken image and likeness of You. Send forth also Your entire Heavenly Court, all the celestial choirs of Your angels and all Your Saints, to aid me/us in my/our struggle against all the forces of evil in this present darkness. Amen. (Adapted from the Father of All Mankind Apostolate).
The Lord's Prayer
How many of us have said the “Our Father” with so little thought, so little reverence, and so little fruitfulness? However, when we are open to the Holy Spirit within us and pray from the heart, look at what can happen:"
Our Father, (“Our” Father—not “My” Father - all of God’s children of all races, all colors & all creeds)
Our Father, (Abba, “Daddy” God)
Who art in Heaven, (and Who art in me)
Hallowed be Thy Name. (Holy be Thy Name, praised be Thy Name, thanks be to Thy Most Holy Name)
Thy Kingdom come. (now - on earth and in me)
Thy Will be done, (now - on earth and in me)
on earth as it is in Heaven. (at the Throne of God, with the Trinity, Our Lady and all the Angels and Saints)
Give us this day our daily bread. (the Bread of your Divine Will, the Bread of Life in the Eucharist, and the bread we need to eat to sustain our bodies)
And forgive us our trespasses(forgive us our sins, our imperfections and our hesitancies in the face of temptation)
As we forgive those (or as we choose not to forgive those) who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,(for we are weak, we are worthless, we are wretched & we are nothing)
But deliver us from evil.(for it is only through your grace, not by our works alonenor our merit that we can escape eternal damnation)
Amen. (So I hope. So be it).
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary Protectress of Africa
Holy Mary, Mother of God, Protectress of Africa, you have given to the world the true Light, Jesus Christ. Through your obedience to the Father and the grace of the Holy Spirit, you have given us the source of our reconciliation and our justice, Jesus Christ, our peace and our joy.
Mother of Tenderness and Wisdom, show us Jesus, your Son and the Son of God. Guide our path of conversion, so that Jesus might shine his glory on us in every aspect of our personal, familial and social lives.
Mother, full of Mercy and Justice, through your docility to the Spirit, the Counselor, obtain for us the grace to be witnesses of the Risen Lord, so that we will increasingly become the salt of the earth and the light of the world.
Mother of Perpetual Help, we entrust to your maternal intercession the preparation and fruits of the Second Special Assembly for Africa. Queen of Peace, pray for us! Our Lady of Africa, pray for us!
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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,
Fr. Doucette: 354 Tue, Oct 27, 2009: Second Message in Argentina
The Rev. Fr. Melvin Doucette, M.Afr./ 1704 Palmer Road, RR 2 Tignish, PE (Prince Edward Island) C0B 2B0 / CANADA Tel: 902-882-2004 / Email: melvin.doucette@...
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Second Message in Argentina
Dear Friends,
Jesus spoke to me this morning in prayer with these words:
Melvin, My brother, I love you. You are now in Cordoba, one of the oldest cities in South America. Here My Church has been present for centuries. Here too, My followers have to be awakened to take their rightful place in the world. They are not to be afraid to stand for the truth that is brought to you.
I ask you to put Me first in every country of the world. Let every decision and law be in conformity with the teachings I left you and I gave My Church. No followers of Mine would accept abortion or euthanasia or embryo stem research.
All this goes against the Commandments of God, especially the one that says: Thou shall not kill. My followers will accept that marriage is between a man and a woman. Homosexual unions are not to be accepted and My Church will never bless such unions. Those that have homosexual tendencies are to live a celibate life and they will be saved if they follow Me every day.
Do not be conformed to the thoughts of the world which in many cases is opposed to me. Those people prefer to live in sin rather than to live in union with Me. Only My way will lead you to heaven and I call you all to follow that way. I love you and I bless you.
Father Melvin
Medjugorje Day By Day Nov 07 - MAY TRUE PRAYER FILL YOUR HEARTS
"O My God, I ask of Thee this day a great favor: give me the Most Blessed Virgin Adoratrix as my own Mother; let me share in her grace, in that state of uninterrupted adoration in which she was during the whole time that she bore Thee in her chaste womb, that paradise of virtue and of love" (St. Peter Julian Eymard).
Bl. Elizabeth wrote, "When Our Lord was on earth, the Gospel says `a secret power went out from Him,' at His touch the sick recovered their health, the dead were restored to life. Well, He is still living! living in the tabernacle in His adorable Sacrament." "When you are close to the tabernacle in which love incarnate dwells, there is no distance."
Mother Teresa - Happiness can't be found without prayer.
Meditations by Padre Pio - You too, doctors, you came to the world as I did with a mission to accomplish. Take note: I speak to you of duties when everyone talks of rights… You have the mission of curing the sick, but if you do not bring love to the bedside of the patient, I do not think the medicine will be of much use…
Love cannot do without words. How can you express it if not with words that relieve the patient spiritually? Bring God to the patient. He will be worth more than any other cure.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Only God can mold a Mountain out of our molehill of insignificance
"In the face of Divine Wisdom, all that we have, or do, or know, is a gift of God, and is only an insignificant molehill compared to His Mountain of Knowledge. Well indeed then may those who enjoy any relative superiority ask with Paul: `What do you have that you haven't received? And if you've received it, why do you boast as if it were yours alone?' (1 Corinthians 4: 7)."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html -
Advice of the Rev. Dr. Sopocko.
Without humility, we cannot be pleasing to God. Practice the third degree of humility; that is, not only must one refrain from explaining and defending oneself when reproached with something, but one should rejoice at the humiliation.
If the things you are telling me really come from God, prepare your soul for great suffering. You will encounter disapproval and persecution. They will look upon you as a hysteric and an eccentric, but the Lord will lavish His graces upon you. True works of God always meet opposition and are marked by suffering. If God wants to accomplish something, sooner or later He will do so in spite of the difficulties. Your part, in the meantime, is to arm yourself with great patience. (270)
Once the Lord said to me, My Heart was moved by great mercy towards you, My dearest child, when I saw you torn to shreds because of the great pain you suffered in repenting for your sins. I see your love, so pure and true that I give you first place among the virgins. You are the honor and glory of My Passion. I see every abasement of your soul, and nothing escapes my attention. I lift up the humble even to my very throne, because I want it so. (282
Quote of the Day Those who perish, perish by their own negligence. -St. Ambrose
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.
Nov 7 - MAY TRUE PRAYER FILL YOUR HEARTS
The Blessed Mother speaks of prayer in the following message:
Dear children, today I call you to prayer with the heart, and not just through habit. Some come here but do not want to make progress in prayer. Therefore, as your Mother, I want to warn you: pray that true prayer may fill your hearts at every moment (Weekly Message May 2, 1985).
And from Psalm 141:
I call upon you, O Lord; come quickly to me; give ear to my voice when I call to you. Let my prayer be as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice. ---Psalm 141:1-2
Reflection:
Again Our Lady speaks of prayer with the heart and the tremendous grace it gives. Perhaps the highest form of this prayer is the "prayer of quiet" or "centering prayer," in which we experience God in the very depths of our being.
To experience this prayer, the following guidelines will be helpful:
A. Choose a place where you can be alone without distraction. Take a comfortable bodily position, close your eyes, and put everything out of your mind.
B. Physically relax and let all tensions leave you. Deep, deliberate breathing will aid this process. Let your total being, mind and body, arrive at a gentle silence.
C. Center all your attention on God and let a word or phrase form in your consciousness. You can use "Jesus," or "Jesus, have mercy," or "Come Holy Spirit," or whatever else will relate you to the Lord.
D. The word of phrase may be repeated often or interspersed with periods of complete silence. This is your way of reaching out for and receiving the Lord.
E. Your prayer should end slowly and quietly. You may wish to recite an Our Father or Hail Mary meditatively. On occasion the Lord may invite you to a deeper silence or listening and you will come to know the joy of his Spirit in fullest measure, even in ecstasy.
Application:
Practice the prayer of quiet within the next several days. For a fuller explanation, consult the books by Fr. Basil Pennington on centering prayer.
Medjugorje Day By Day Nov 06 - VENERATE THE HEART OF MY SON
"Let us take our place, dear brothers and sisters, at the school of the saints, who are the great interpreters of true Eucharistic piety. In them the theology of the Eucharist takes on all the splendour of a lived reality; it becomes `contagious' and, in a manner of speaking, it `warms our hearts'" (Pope John Paul II, Ecclesia de Eucharistia, 62).
"O Jesus of the Eucharist! O consecrated Host! O envied Monstrance! O blessed Ciborium, beloved of my heart! The Tabernacle is my Treasure and, far or near, my eyes never lose sight of it, for it contains the God of Love" (Concepcion Cabrera de Armida).
Mother Teresa - Souls of prayer are souls of great silence. We cannot put ourselves directly in the presence of God if we do not practice internal and external silence.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Reflect on what you write, because the Lord will ask you to account for it. Be careful, journalist! May the Lord grant you the satisfactions you desire in your career.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - You can judge pride by the positioning of a book
"Notice how often today authors will have their picture taken with their book in their left hand, the title in full view of the camera, so that the photograph may tell the story: `Look, Ma! My Book!' Television commentators have books on their desks with the title toward the audience so that the audience may be impressed.
No one who reads books at a desk ever has the titles turned away - but toward himself. Perhaps some day when there are diaphonous walls, the intelligentsia will keep the titles on there bookshelves turned toward the wall so their next door neighbor will know how smart they are."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - I want to hide myself so that no creature might know my heart. Jesus, You alone know my heart and possess it whole and entire. No one knows our secret. We understand each other mutually with one look. From the moment we came to know each other I have been happy. Your greatness is my fullness.
O Jesus, when I am in the last place, lower than the postulants, even the youngest of them, then I feel that I am in my proper place. I did not know that the Lord had put so much happiness in these drab little corners. Now I understand that even in prison there can burst forth from a pure heart the fullness of love for You, O Lord!
External things mean nothing to pure love; it cuts through them all. Neither prison doors nor the gates of heaven are strong enough to stop it. It reaches God himself, and nothing can quench it. It knows no obstacles; it is free like a queen and has free access to all places. Death itself must bow its head before it.... (201)
I will thank the Lord Jesus for every humiliation and will pray specially for the person who has given me the chance to be humiliated. I will immolate myself for the benefit of souls, I will not count the cost of any sacrifice, I will cast myself beneath the feet of the sisters, like a carpet on which they can not only tread, but also wipe their feet. My place is under the feet of the sisters. I will make every effort to obtain that place unnoticed by others. It is enough that God sees this. (243)
Quote of the Day What, on the other hand, was the lot of the Pharisee? Here was a man praying, fasting and doing many good works, and in spite of all that he was censured by God. Why was this? Simply because he prided himself on his good works, and took satisfaction out of them as though they were of his own doing.
Here we see a just man lacking humility and declared evil, and a sinner, conscious of his guilt and moved to a real sense of humility, justified because of his lowliness of heart. -St Vincent de Paul
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
NOV 6 - VENERATE THE HEART OF MY SON
Today Our Lady speaks of reparation to the heart of her Son :
Dear children, this evening I pray that you especially venerate the heart of my Son, Jesus. Make reparation for the wounds inflicted on my Son's sacred heart, for it is offended by all kinds of sin (Weekly Message April 5, 1984).
And from John's gospel, the scene on Calvary :
But when they came to Jesus and saw that he was already dead, they did not break his legs. Instead one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once blood and water came out (Jn 19 :33-34).
Reflection:
Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is associated with St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690) to whom Our Lord appeared a number of times during her life as a nun in the Visitation Order. Christ charged her with instituting the feast of the Sacred Heart and to spread its devotion throughout the world. Reparation through prayer and sacrifice was also to be made to the Heart of Jesus for the many sins that had offended it.
As Our Lady asks today, let us make reparation to Christ's heart using the following Prayer of Reparation :
Lord Jesus Christ, we look at the cross and we, your pilgrim church, can see what sin has done to the Son of Mary, to the Son of God.
But now you are risen and glorified. You suffer no more in the flesh. The scourging, the crown of thorns, your death on the cross have now passed. But you suffer greatly through your Sacred Heart and through your Mystical Body, the universal church, which still feels the agony of sin. For this we make our act of reparation ( The Apostleship of Prayer)
White Cross Messages
According to a decree of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, approved by HH Paul VI (14th Oct 1966) articles 1399 and 2318 of canon law were abrogated. Thus no imprimatur is required for publishing Divine Revelations, Prophecies or Miracles.
Message of our Lord and our Mother given at The White Cross on 15th May 2008, Seville, Spain, to Rosario Arenillas. This Message took place in The Sanctuary of The Immaculate Heart.
Our Lord:"........even My Voice trembles, My brothers, when it is apparent to all, even My Voice trembles when I have this evidence of so much LOVE within each one of you without distinction, and to love you with this LOVE that is a fire that consumes My Heart, telling you:
Do all for the good of a great recompense for My Mother, be just and do not stretch the laws, but rather consider the path of My Mother and feel assured of what you are doing, because My Mother came to Earth by mandate of MY FATHER to tell all men: I wish you to have one voice, and this voice will be the echo of the soul to call My Mother as She deserves.
My Mother is Mother IMMACULATE, the Mother of all men, She Who weeps, She Who kneels before My FATHER imploring Him that the injustices of men may no longer consume the Earth, that men will become more conscious of all he does during his passage [through life], that he should act with a clear conscience, without sullying the affection of My Mother, because the Way of My Mother will be the Bridge by which all have to pass to come to Me.
Do not treat My Mother with pathetic words, treat My Mother as the Road to your LIGHT, where all is illuminated by Her, She will not let you fall, for She cares even for the air which you breathe, She sees no defect in your face, She only calls you to have a conscience and faith, because where there is conscience there is also confidence, and the Words of My Mother do not confuse men,
Her Words enrich you and tell you:What a wondrous gift My Son has brought to the Earth, a gift that cannot be measured by men,[though] each measure it, each one by his own lights, without understanding that they trample upon the laws of My FATHER, each taking justice into his own hands, and each one heaping more [injustices himself], without realising that there is a reason for it, a reason of great importance, because I Who Am LOVE cannot hurt any brother.
Perhaps the Divine Justice of My FATHER may need to touch some of you and say: Why have you not tended to the wounds of your brother and cured him? Why have you pressed against his deepest wound and injured him without flinching? Why have you asked so many times, repeating the same words, putting My Name in jeopardy and the Name of My Mother together with Mine?
You are not a game for Me, neither do I care to be a game for you, this game that men play committing so many injustices, twisting words for his own ends, you are in error, do you not understand that you will reap all that you sow? Because you are part of the natural world and all that you sow in this world.....
You are the world which My FATHER wished to save from the beginning of time and He yearns to tell you: Do not sow that which cannot sustain you, because hatred and anger do not serve for sustenance, look only for the good seed and care for and nurture it, and the giving of the good seed will awaken you and you will understand that you are responsible for all that which My Mother and I have pleaded with you for. But you continue to sow bitterness in the Earth until one day you will miss the taste of the good seed and you will be unable to find it and neither My Mother nor I will be there to stretch out a hand to you.
For this I ask, as Representative and Saviour of the Earth, imploring men with this infinite LOVE that the FATHER gave [Me] as a gift for mankind, asking each of you: If you wake, take consciousness of that to which you have awoken, but if you have awoken to make yourselves greater than others, I would say to this misguided world:
The world is not the world that My FATHER desires, it is not a just world, it is a world that wickedly squanders wealth to inflict harm and injury on so many brothers. Man lays such great value on his wealth that he inflicts devastation day and night, it is a dangerous, voracious greed, engraved on their heads because they have allowed themselves to be led by the voice of the beast and the voice of the beast has seduced you with so many things that are not necessary [for life], he has only engraved status and extravagance and this profligacy has contaminated your hands and your hands have been filled with material wealth to destroy everything.
For this I wish you to look at your hands and as My FATHER implored you from the beginning, those hands which you should think of as the TEN COMMANDMENTS, do not use them to inflict hurt and injury, rather that you should look and say:
If these ten commandments have been given to me, I need to wake up to them and ask myself: now that I go to pray, I go to ask that I be not blind, but see, I shall ask of that which I do not see but that my soul may listen to Him Who calls me and touches me, Who is presenting me with something so wondrous.
(Various Messages were given to devotees at the Sacred Place and then continued.....)
For this, I implore each one of you that you be noble and simple, that you would know how to understand the significance of My WORDS, for I did not come to Earth to make a show among you, I came to Earth to tell mankind, enough! It is enough injustice, enough errors!
Who is the man who can take the stick in his hand and strike his brother and then later come with tears in his eyes and ask pardon? For why would he ask pardon, when only just before he has injured his brother and then abandoned him? This is the wickedness that is taking place at this time on Earth, these men who say "Lord! Lord!"--Why should they think My FATHER will hear them?
My FATHER will listen to those whom I send to Him from among that which I can accept from men. But men of this present age seem not to understand that he is committing so many sacrileges, so many, so many, so many, that when he arrives at the last part of his journey, because he is on a continuous journey, if he has no road the way hastens to the trampoline[over the edge] where all will fall, where one day you will look down and see so many brothers who have lost the strength of their soul, they behave as one who has no sense, like one who uses a sword and they are drunk in their own blood and the blood of their brothers, because not only do they drink the blood of that which compels them, but they have not asked their conscience if it is better to have that which one receives or that which one has taken, men without scruples, for this My children, be aware all of you of all that will happen.
I came not to tell you that your glory is on Earth, on Earth there is no glory,My childen, it is the way men have arranged it, they have made your passage on Earth become the hardest route, the most difficult for men to pass through in order to obtain some measure of what My FATHER wanted you to have from the beginning of time.
For this My children, you must be humble and simple, very humble and simple. In this manner I turn to this handful of men who tremble, as the trees on the mountains, where they are chastised by those who shake them, defile them.
Do not let yourselves be defiled, shake off the dirt that is falling on this Sacred Place where there are so few to clean it for the security and the witness you constantly must give, knowing when to keep quiet and sow walking the road very slowly always asking: If my tools that have been given to me are not the same as those of my brother, some will have value and something will be shown to me, so I shall continue on my way and I shall be conscious of that which I plough.
Because I know that one day, you will be in the presence of everyone, and who will have an answer? To whom will I need to say: you did not use your tools properly, you dug too deep and wasted your time, there are times when you have to reap and collect the seed, because it is the season to reap and a time to lay up the harvest, but you squander the harvest, there will come a time when you will wish you had kept the seed, held on to it, and you will desire to have kept it, then you will see and understand the value and the lack will weigh heavy upon you because neither My Mother nor I shall be there, because you have abandoned that which My FATHER chose with such LOVE which He put before men and said:
Between so few men, perhaps fewer than be counted on the fingers of one hand, will be your saviours, they are the ones who watch and wait until the Leader of the Tajo (Prophesied Saviour) comes to the Places where My Mother and I are, sent by My FATHER, having wished to speak with mankind and mankind has been unable to understand Me, if only you knew what is signified by the Leader of the Tajo, you would dread each day so much that you would not even get your head off your pillow for want of thinking : what is going to happen?.
But perhaps mankind is wasting time, just as birds do, when the harvest is gathered into the barns and the barns are closed up, for if you lose the key there will be no seed for you, at present the barns are open and you have the key, because the key are the Words of My Mother and Mine, which you can make use of at the present time, to give witness, even though it is insignificant, even though others may not understand, but at this time where you are preaching, even though you may not be understood, at least you are sowing and all that you sow may be reborn, and I tell you, all mankind:
My Words give new birth and My Words feed men, but man is committing such grave errors and injustices that they do not see how far their manifestation can reach. At present you have the tray, the tray which is filled with goods of the beneficence of My FATHER, these goods are a document, the Words of My Mother and Mine are a document that mankind fails to comprehend because man has wished to use it for his own account and stamp it with his own seal, to appropriate that which is not his, because the Words of My FATHER are pearls of ivory that should be respected and loved and even though at present there is no one on the face of the Earth who has been able to discover the importance of the Words of My FATHER, because before them mankind trembles, but men look for a mistaken liberty, he does not look for the freedom from My FATHER, the freedom of open Hands, the liberty that never demands, that is never frustrated, a freedom given with an open hand extended to you that says: All that I have is yours, given to you unconditionally.
If you take Me by the hand to learn that which you need to learn, without seeing, only by knowing inside of yourself what made you tremble in your whole body and in the depths of your heart, which has blossomed, surged forth like a spring with such speed, like a gust of wind that you hear, that sweeps all in front of its path, because it is the Voice of My Mother, the wind that carries all before it to awaken man.
How is it you do not wake? How? By the voice of men, but what signifies the voice of man when he has a testament in Sacred History, but man does not comprehend the significance of the Sacred, how will he respect the significance of what he has not seen?
If you do not respect what you see, what you don't see you wish to explain in a way to destroy the WORD. For this I ask so many men of the Earth: the day that many responsible men understand the significance of the WORD, they will tremble as will tremble part of humanity and then you will ask yourselves, why have we not arrived in time, why have we listened to only wrong words, those words of violence, words of hate, of bitterness and pain?
Because this has been the manner by which man has considered his path without understanding where he is going. So that in This Place, is the synagogue where they will come to My Mother and I to discover so many things that at so many times I have implored you to do.
Who has hidden the sceptre together with Sacred History? Why did you hide it with such hatred? Why cannot the king of the impossible, Joseph, come to be a creator and saviour of humanity? why? why? Because he was a carpenter who taught Me.
If I had no infancy it was because the world would not permit it, I became a Man and I was taught by the Will of My FATHER to find Myself like the homeless, those who were naked and without shoes, of those whom I implored so many times.
Never, never, never will you forget the day that you have spent in the service of your brothers, you yourself will use it on yourself, because your repentance will be the most anguished, the most immense work upon Earth, for this I ask each one of you: Never do, howsoever it were, that which you see, but listen to your conscience and open the door and give yourselves into the arms of My Mother and do not give yourself willingly to that voice without purpose that only comes to destroy so many souls, the world created by My FATHER will be erased from The Holy Face of the Earth and will convert the Earth into his throne, but I shall never permit it, because the throne of the world are yourselves, you will be My brothers because I have nothing and I want nothing.
You are a throne, you are the throne where one day I shall sit and I am The FATHER, the heir that wishes to inherit nothing other than only clean and set the throne of My brothers away from the anger of that man who goes around confusing the WORD[sowing confusion], for that brothers and friends there will be so many things that need to be said, one day you will see, because you will have your eyes opened and one eye will see the dirt and degradation and such catastrophe.
Perhaps, if you understand Me correctly I shall be in that Place, how is it that you ask have I come to the Earth for the wise? I came to the Earth for the humble, for those who have been disinherited from the goodness of My FATHER, but those who use the goods of My FATHER in their own way, will one day realize the sacrilege they commit. I come for those who do not understand because they have never had an opportunity to know the meaning of the goods of My FATHER.
The goods of My FATHER are not lost in the pockets of men, they are within souls, intending to open the door and waiting to come into your presence, so that all can understand the significance of spiritual goods that flow to each of you.
For that have no fear, for that which I have to raise up, if you all do your part, a monument will be raised up to be scaled and I can make it the throne to seat Myself before you and tell you: Blessed are they who never passed by but who helped and were always asking, how can I take into account so many things that showed me all was a passing moment, nothing more?
Because it will be a moment of clarity, when you will see all the doors, which for so long were opened to illuminate those disinherited brothers of Mine, disinherited of all those things which the world hid from them, as the world only wished for them the road of perdition, the path that leads to the cliff where they would lose their horizon, lose their way to Me. So today, allow Me to offer this flower of tenderness, nothing more, to be shared among you.
I want all to come to Me because I wish to say to you: You have to understand that there is only one WORD and that WORD is the unity and the unity is to follow the FAITH. Thank you for such tenderness, thank you, thank you My son, thank you, because life also is made for the noble and upright ones, because they are more wise than the men who hurl themselves to look for food, though that food is that which I give each day, the food that you do not comprehend. They are content with so very little, but you who have it all, how can you walk on the road where men are disinherited?
How can you think that I can have differences among you if I love you with everything I have? I have not come to separate men; I come to unite men, to say to mankind: Stretch out your hand to one another, do not convert yourselves like those men who think they will never be My heirs.
You are My heirs, these are difficult times where you will suffer much, because the CROSS is falling, breaking up, being destroyed in the path of men, because man lacks understanding, he does not comprehend, but I promise you this, that this union is to tell you: build up the CROSS, do not abandon It, he that thinks that his own CROSS is too heavy, be valiant, be brave and ask himself:
I will not permit anyone to judge me by his own standard, only I will treat each the same, as each deserves, each will I measure in the same manner and not one single seed will be lost, nothing will be left wanting. All will stay for My struggle.
For this My children, My Blessing is for everyone. So, My children, I should like to be your Teacher and you My faithful pupils and that you would all learn the same phrases and all would see what is revealed to him, that you should carry the grace of this knowledge with you always, because I shall be there where I wish you to be and that it doesn't matter about all the blemishes man has placed on you, if you have been capable of following the Will of My FATHER.
For this My children, I as your Saviour the PEACE of the Lamb most humble and meek, will surrender Myself among you all so that you will be those small lambs that no shepherd on Earth can divide, that you will be the shepherds and all will walk giving yourselves up to the same path guided by the same rudder, bathing in the same waters and all walking in the same boat. This boat will be the Voice of My FATHER for My childen at all times. All these flowers I give, I wish them to be shared out, all of them, all of them.
All of you are responsible, all of you, for the very little that you may give, even if it be little there will be returned to you an immense ocean, because all of you have a duty to carry out a mission which you can scarcely comprehend."
Our Blessed Mother: "Even though these moments are very small that you dedicate to My Name or the Name of My Son wherever you may be, and remember to recall to mind My daughter, it is an immensity for My Son, because you will save many souls, because this Place will never be understood by heartless cruel men, because this Place is a Place of silence, of learning and patience, so that men can never make the mistake of making a show, because this Place is not a show place, it is a Place to enrich your mind and for your spiritual advantage, that falls on you like pearls, even though you do not feel this rain of LOVE."
Our Blessed Lord: "Each time that My Mother and I are present Here, it is like rain that falls upon you. My Blessings in the Name of My Holy Mother, in the Name of the FATHER and of the HOLY GHOST, this Blessing is for all of you!".
Message to Michael DiBitetto Oct.13, 2009
Message to Michael DiBitetto Oct.13, 2009
THE T.R.U.S.T. PRAYER GROUP OF SHELTON, CT October 13, 2009. Tuesday evening 7:00 p.m. Tonight we prayed The Litanys
Towards the middle of the 4th decade, Our Blessed Mother has appeared as Our Lady Of Fatima
Michael said: I bow down only to Jesus Christ
Blessed Mother replied: YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR MY SON JESUS CHRIST LOVES AND PROTECTS YOU.
- now over the picture of The Sacred Heart, St. Padre-Pio has appeared and he is celebrating mass.
-and now on the-wall I see a very LARGE BROWN CROSS -and now on the bottom I see a very LARGE BROWN ANCHOR (The Anchor signifies hope’)
-and now I see The Holy Spirit as The DOVE’ on the-wall and It’s coming from the-wall- and is going around the room, and It’s going through ‘ everyone ‘s heart.
And The Holy Spirit wants everyone to know: It’s going through everyone’s heart who’s listening on the Radio Internet.
And now once againI see
"OUR LADY OF FATIMA" MY DEAR DEAR CHILDREN WHEN YOU THINK, THAT THIS IS THE WORST THEN IT ONLY GETS WORSE. UNFORTUNATELY THINGS WILL BE GETTING WORSE BEFORE THEY CAN GET BETTER. AND THAT IS DUE TO MISTAKES. MISTAKES FROM ALL THE LEADERS AROUND THE WORLD. AND YES IT STARTS IN THE UNITED STATES.
REMEMBER YOUR PRESIDENT HAD SAID: THAT HE WILL PULL TROOPS OUT OF IRAQ BUT DID HE MENTION THAT HE WOULD SEND TROOPS INTO AFGHANISTAN? AND NOW HE MAY BE SENDING ANOTHER 13,000 SOLDIERS TO AFGHANISTAN.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS TO STOP WAR. TO STOP THE TERRORISTS BUT NO ONE WANTS TO LOOK AT THAT WAY AND I WILL NOT REVEAL HOW. WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS? SENDING TROOPS TO PAKISTAN? AS PAKISTAN IS GETTING FILLED WITH MILITANTS AND TERRORISTS.
NORTH KOREA FIRES, FIRES MISSILES AND NO ONE DOES ANYTHING ABOUT IT, THEY ARE TESTING TO SEE, SENDING OFF THESE MISSILES. WILL THE UNITED STATES PUT A THREAT TO NORTH KOREA? NO IT’S LIKE THE UNITED STATES IS BITING HER TONGUE. THAT IS WHY THEY KNOW THAT THEY MUST STOP NORTH KOREA, IRAN, SYRIAWHICH SOON YOU WILL HEAR.
MY DEAR DEAR CHILDREN
PRAY, PRAY THAT THEY LEARN HOW TO HAVE PEACE IN THE WORLD PRAY THAT THEY SETTLE THINGS WITHOUT KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE.
MY DEAR DEAR CHILDREN
PEACE SEEMS SO, SO FAR AWAY.
MY DEAR DEAR CHILDREN
PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR POPE BENEDICT THE XVI AND HIS SPECIAL INTENTIONS, PRAY FOR YOUR PRIESTS YOUR CHURCHES.
ALSO THIS AFTERNOON MY SON YOUR MESSENGER MICHAELHAS BEEN QUESTIONED ABOUT WHAT I HAVE SAID ABOUT RECEIVING ON THE TONGUE TO THE HAND. YOU HAVE THE FREE WILL TO RECEIVE AS YOU WISH AND I HAVE SAID: THAT DURING THIS TIME OF THE SWINE FLU WHICH IS CALLED H1N1 THAT I ASK YOU TO RECEIVE ON THE HAND ONLY FOR YOUR OWN PROTECTION.
MANY OF YOU THINK WELL DON’T WE PROTECT YOU ESPECIALLY RECEIVING THE BODY OF MY SON JESUS CHRIST? WE ALSO GIVE YOU THE FREE WILL TO DO AS YOU WISH. BUT YOU ALSO MUST HELP YOURSELF TOO.
A PRIEST GIVING COMMUNION ON THE TONGUE CAN ACCIDENTALLY TOUCH ONE TONGUE AND PASS IT, THE SALIVA TO ANOTHER TONGUE. AND WITH THE H1N1 FLU WHY TAKE CHANCES. ALSO RECEIVING THE BODY OF MY SON JESUS CHRIST IS ENOUGH FOR NOW AND TO AVOID THE CUP OF HIS BLOOD TILL THE SWINE FLU IS UNDER CONTROL.
MY DEAR, DEAR CHILDREN I LOVE YOU ALL SO VERY, VERY MUCH
AND I BLESS YOU ALL IN THE NAME OF OUR FATHER MY SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT AMEN.
( and now The Blessed Mother as has disappeared)
-and now over The picture of The Sacred Heart St.Padre Pio has appeared and he’s still celebrating mass
-and now over The picture of The Divine Mercy The Holy Spirit has appeared and ray’s of light are coming down towards everyone.
-and now on the wall I see St. Padre Pio and he’s holding The Eucharist out towards the prayer group and They’re coming from his hand out one-at-a-time towards everyone in the prayer group everyone is receiving Spiritual Communion from St. Padre Pio this evening.
-Including everyone on the radio internet that is all for this evening
AND GOD BLESS EVERYONE ON THE RADIO INTERNET FOR JOINING US HERE WEEKLY
GOD BLESS YOU AND MAY OUR BLESSED MOTHER BE ALWAYS BY YOUR SIDE ... The T.R.U.S.T Prayer- Group ...
Fr. Doucette: 353 Mon, Oct 26, 2009: Message received in Argentina
The Rev. Fr. Melvin Doucette, M.Afr./ 1704 Palmer Road, RR 2 Tignish, PE (Prince Edward Island) C0B 2B0 / CANADA Tel: 902-882-2004 / Email: melvin.doucette@...
Monday, October 26, 2009
Message received in Argentina (1)
Dear Friends,
Jesus spoke to me this morning in prayer with these words:
Melvin, My brother, I called you to Argentina to do some work for Me. You have come to a country where I have many dear friends and I bless them all.
However, here in Argentina, it is not all well. There is a group that are opposed to Me, opposed to My friends and opposed to My Church. They would like to wipe out My Church. They are also part of the government.
I want the members of My Church to wake up and stand in large numbers for Me. I want them to declare to all that I am their King and the Head of the country. They should declare their loyalty to Me and accept to follow all the commandments of God and to live a good moral life.
Abortions must be outlawed in My country and in all countries of the world. It is an abomination to your Lord and King. All are to know and accept that human life begins at conception and all are to respect this life until natural death. Euthanasia is also an abomination and it offends the Father, the Creator of life.
Come under My reign and live in peace. I want every country in the world to begin this New Reign of Mine. I call you all to live as My people in the world.â€
Father Melvin
Monthly message to Medjugorje seer Mirjana Soldo, 11/2/06:
"Dear children, my coming to you, my children, is God's love. God is sending me to warn you and to show you the right way. Do not shut your eyes before the truth, my children. Your time is a short time. Do not permit delusions to begin to rule over you. The way on which I desire to lead you is the way of peace and love.
This is the way which leads to my Son, your God. Give me your hearts that I may put my Son in them and make my apostles of you -- apostles of peace and love. Thank you!"
Reported guide Miki Musa quotes Mirjana as saying: "Afterwards, in conclusion, Our Lady said for us not to forget our shepherds in our prayers."
"Jesus seems continually to exclaim from the altar: Come to me, all you who work hard and who carry heavy burdens and I will refresh you (Matthew 11:28).
Come, He says, come you who are poor; come, you who are infirm; come, you who are afflicted; come, you who are just and you who are sinners, and you shall find in me a remedy for all your losses and afflictions. This is the desire of Jesus Christ: to console every person who calls upon Him" (St. Alphonsus Liguori).
Mother Teresa - Would that we could be so convinced of this necessity of silence! I think then the road to close union with God would become very clear.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Always and in everything let there be more uprightness of intention, more exactitude, more punctuality, more generosity in serving the Lord and then you will be as the Lord wants you.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - To him who has been given much, much will be expected
"Scripture bids us to be wise and `correctly interpret the word of truth' (2 Timothy 2: 15). Humility moderates our estimate of what we know and will remind us that God gave to the wise more talents than others and more opportunities for developing those talents. But of him who has received much, much also will be expected. The intellectual leader has a tremendous responsibility thrust upon him and woe to him if he uses his office of teaching to lead the young into error and conceit."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Today we are beginning the third probation. All three of us met at Mother Margaret's, as the other sisters were having their probation in the novitiate. Mother Margaret began with a prayer, explained to us what the third probation consists of, and then spoke on how great is the grace of the perpetual vows.
Suddenly I began to cry out loud. In an instant all God's graces appeared before the eyes of my soul, and I saw myself so wretched and ungrateful toward God. The sisters began to rebuke me, saying, "Why did she break out crying?"
But Mother Margaret came to my defense, saying that she was not surprised. At the end of the hour, I went before the Blessed Sacrament and, like the greatest and most miserable of wretches, I begged for His mercy that He might heal and purify my poor soul.
Then I heard these words, My daughter, all your miseries have been consumed in the flame of My love, like a little twig thrown into a roaring fire. By humbling yourself in this way, you draw upon yourself and upon other souls an entire sea of My mercy. I answered, "Jesus, mold my poor heart according to Your divine delight. " (178)
Holy Hour. During this hour, I tried to meditate on the Lord's Passion. But my soul was filled with joy, and suddenly I saw the Child Jesus. But His majesty penetrated me to such an extent that I said, "Jesus, You are so little, and yet I know that You are my Creator and Lord." And Jesus answered me, I am, and I keep company with you as a child to teach you humility and simplicity.
I gathered all my sufferings and difficulties into a bouquet for Jesus for the day of our perpetual betrothal. Nothing was difficult for me, when I remembered it was for my Betrothed as proof of my love for Him. (184)
Quote of the Day Remember that Jesus Christ, referring to the humility of the publican, said that his prayer was heard. If this was said of a man whose life was evil, what may we not hope for if we are really humble? -St. Vincent de Paul
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.
Nov 5 - THOSE IN HELL
In the early months of the apparitions, the Blessed Mother gave this message on hell :
Today many persons go to hell. God allows his children to suffer in hell due to the fact that they have committed grave, unpardonable sins. Those in hell no longer have a chance to know a better lot (First Years July 25, 1982).
And from the Book of Revelation :
But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the polluted, the murders, the fornicators, the sorcerers, the idolaters, and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death (Rev 21 :8).
Reflection:
Pope John Paul I used to teach about heaven and hell through the story of a Korean general. He died, was judged, and assigned to paradise. But when he came up before St. Peter he thought of something he would like to do. He wanted to peep into hell for a moment, just to have an idea of it. " Right you are, " said St. Peter.
So the general peeped in at the door of hell and saw an enormous banquet hall. In it were a number of long tables with bowls of rice and delicacies on them, will flavored, smelling delicious, inviting. The guests were sitting there hungrily, opposite one another, each with a plate of food.
What was happening? The guests all had chopsticks which they had to use but these were so long that, however hard they tried, not a grain of rice could they get into their mouths. And this was their torment, this was hell. " I've seen it, that's more than enough for me, " said the general and went back to the gates of heaven, where he went in.
Inside, he saw the same banquet hall, the same tables, the same food, and the same long chopsticks. But the guests were cheerful, all of them smiling and laughing. Each one, having put the food onto his chopsticks, held it out to the mouth of his companion opposite, and so they managed to eat there fill.
" Thinking of others instead of oneself, " the Pope said, " had solved the problem and transformed hell into heaven.
Application :
A verse for reflection today : " Hell is in heaven and heaven is in hell. But angels see only the light, and devils only the darkness " (Kacob Boehme).
Medjugorje Day By Day Nov 04 - OPEN YOUR HEARTS
"The perpetual adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament is an angelic service, an act of sublime faith and ardent love, a signal act of reparation to the Divine Heart of Jesus, a support for the Church Militant, a cause of special delight for the Church Triumphant and a source of indescribable relief for the members of the Church Suffering in Purgatory.
It is not surprising, therefore, that the grace of an attraction toward the Holy Eucharist is considered one of the greatest graces God can bestow upon a soul." (The Blessed Sacrament: God With Us)
"May I ever find in His adorable Sacrament the same ardent wish, the same fervent desire to be for eternity united with Jesus" (St. Elizabeth Ann Seton).
Mother Teresa - Silence gives us a new outlook on everything. We need silence to be able to touch souls. The essential thing is not what we say but what God says to us and through us. Jesus is always waiting for us in silence. In that silence, He will listen to us; there He will speak to our soul, and there we will hear His voice.
Padre Pio - In order to aim at perfection it is necessary to do everything possible to please God, to try to avoid even the smallest fault, and to do everything else with more generosity.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Too many politicians can't be trusted because they lack humility
"Our modern world has produced a generation of rich politicians who talk love of the poor, but never prove it in action, and a brood of the poor whose hearts are filled with envy for the rich and covetousness of their money. The rich who are humble help rather than use the poor to pave their way to power."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - And again, I would like to say three words to the soul that is determined to strive for sanctity and to derive fruit; that is to say, benefit from confession.
First word-complete sincerity and openness. Even the holiest and wisest confessor cannot forcibly pour into the soul what he desires if it is not sincere and open. An insincere, secretive soul risks great dangers in the spiritual life, and even the Lord Jesus Himself does not give Himself to such a soul on a higher level, because He knows it would derive no benefit from these special graces.
Second word-humility. A soul does not benefit as it should from the sacrament of confession if it is not humble. Pride keeps it in darkness. The soul neither knows how, nor is it willing, to probe with precision the depths of its own misery. It puts on a mask and avoids everything that might bring it recovery.
Third word-obedience. A disobedient soul will win no victory, even if the Lord Jesus himself, in person, were to hear its confession. The most experienced confessor will be of no help whatsoever to such a soul. The disobedient soul exposes itself to great misfortunes; it will make no progress toward perfection, nor will it succeed in the spiritual life. God lavishes His graces most generously upon the soul, but it must be an obedient soul. (113)
Quote of the Day Certainly nothing can so effectually humble us before the mercy of God as the multitude of his benefits. Nor can anything so much humble us before His justices as the enormity of our innumerable offences. Let us consider what He has done for us and what we have done against Him. -St. Francis de Sales
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
Nov 4 - OPEN YOUR HEARTS
Today the Madonna asks that we follow the lead of her Son :
Dear children, open your hearts and let Jesus guide you. To many people this seems to be hard, but is really so easy! You need not be afraid for you know that Jesus will never leave you and you know that he leads you to salvation (Locutionist Jelena & Mirijana August 11,1986).
In John's gospel, we are also called to follow the Shepherd :
The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice (Jn 10 :3-4).
Reflection:
When in Florence every visitor seeks out Michelangelo's statue of David, the shepherd lad. It is a masterpiece in marble. It stands nine feet high, alert with all the wonderful expensiveness of artistic genius. The statue has a history that is remarkable and splendidly suggestive of today's readings.
A 100 years or more before the time of Michelangelo, a magnificent block of Carrara marble was brought to Florence by an now unknown sculptor. He worked on it, blocking out the figure which was in his mind, but suddenly bungled his work by cutting a great slice out of the side, which made it useless to him, and so it was cast aside.
There it lay for a century until the trained eye of Michelangelo rested on it. Immediately he caught the possibility that lay in the stone, and soon it was taking on form under his hand. Outlining and fashioning, carving and chiseling, a majestic figure was soon seen stepping from the marble, and even the mutilation which had rendered it useless to the original workman became part of the majesty of the new design.
" Open your hearts, " the Virgin says today, " and let Jesus guide you. " Like marble in the hands of a sculptor, we will be formed into his very image, regardless of our former sins and flaws.
Application :
Simply open your heart to Christ today, asking the he fashion it into the image of his own.
Message to Ned Dougherty Nov. 1, 2009
The following message is an interior locution received by Ned Dougherty, who attests and represents that he continually receives messages from Jesus, Mary, and St. Michael the Archangel on or about the first day of each and every month since the inauguration date of the monthly messages on August 1st, 2005. For more information about Ned Dougherty and to view previous messages, go to: www.missionofangels.org
November 1, 2009 All Saints Day at 8:00am
Southampton Pines, East Quogue, New York
Message from Our Lady of Light
My dear son,
I come to you today with a great stirring in my heart for the people of the world, for it is a sad time for all of humanity on this very important feast day in the Church of my Son, the Saviour and Lord, Jesus Christ.
We are now in the times when the followers of my Son are going through great struggles, pains, and sacrifices because of all the sins of the world throughout all times that have been committed by my children in defiance of the Father in Heaven and His love and divine guidance for all of you.
I have great empathy for my children for I know how difficult it is living in this world in these times of greed and corruption. It is a time now when it seems that the gates of Heaven are very far and distant from all of you, but I must assure you, my faithful ones, that the difficult times that you are going through will soon come to pass.
So I ask of you to keep focused on the goal that is your mission in life to do the best that you can do now, for the gates of Heaven are attainable for those who listen to my messages and those who do the bidding of my Son.
I recognize that you are all going through difficult times now and that your problems in life are leading many of you to despair and to think that all is hopeless, but keep in mind why you are here on Earth. Recognize that the material comforts of the world will dissolve over time, sooner or later, and this then is a time when the importance of leading a spiritual life in a material world becomes obvious to you, for the things of this earth are transitory and will disappear over time.
Many of you are going through great struggles and disappointments with your family members and friends and you are feeling as if you are under constant attack from the evil one.
Well, it is true; such is the case that the evil one has raised his level of attacks on all of God’s children because he recognizes that the final battle is near. At this time, he wants to cull down and plow through the Lord’s children to create as much destruction and despair as he can.
So you will feel more under attack and in more despair and disappointment in these times, because of the situations that have developed within your personal and family relations, and among your friends and trusted ones that seem to be ripping at the very good will and nature of humanity.
These are all signs of the times that you are in, and you must know that these situations and struggles will also pass over time, as the great stirring that I speak of becomes a great shaking that leads to a powerful manifestation of the Lord and Saviour in your lives.
Therefore, it is more important now than in any other time in humanity for all of the Lord’s sons and daughters to pray powerfully to get through these times and these difficult struggles. Concentrate first on repairing the damage and despair that is taking place within your families and among your loved ones for the greatest and most important mission for each and every one of you is to pray for and to support your own family members and loved ones in these difficult times.
Next, it is important that you renew your bonds of friendship and a prayerful relationship with your friends and those who have been close to you. These are the times that call for all people to recognize the importance of the End Times by responding to your loved ones, your family members, and your friends in a prayerful and loving manner, so that each and every one of you are prepared to rely on each other for the troubling times in which you find yourself.
It is the nature of all of you to be loving and kind, and to be trustworthy and helpful to those you love. Recognize now that these attributes are of great importance.
I call upon all of you my sons and daughters to renew your relationships with each other under the mantle of your Mother’s Love so that you renew humanity globally by practicing your love for each other at home, so that the Love of the Father in Heaven can be manifested across the Earth by each and every one of you individually, and, therefore, collectively.
Then the love of all the Father’s children will bring about the final defeat of the evil one and his minions and restore the Original Order of Creation for all of you here on Earth, as originally intended by the Father in Heaven.
Finally, I want all of you to know that these times of great struggle are necessary for you to experience to attain the attributes of love and humility that are necessary to gain access to the gates of Heaven. It is through your love for each other and your humility that you will display to your Heavenly Father that it is your commitment to do His work here on Earth until you reach your final reward in Heaven.
I come to you today as the Lady of Light whose mission is to spread the Light of the Father in Heaven through His Son, the Saviour, to all of humanity to bring God’s love to you in these times.
Message ended: 8:25am
Our Lady of Light
SHORT POWERFUL PRAYER THROUGH ST. JOSEPH
"Glorious St. Joseph, tender-hearted father, faithful guardian of Jesus, chaste spouse of the Mother of God, I ask you to join me in praising God the Father through His Divine Son who died on the cross and rose again to give us sinners new life. Through the Holy Name of Jesus, pray with me that we may obtain from the eternal Father the favor we ask. (here state your intention)."
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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A writer/producer of more than 30 audio visual film projects on the Black Genesis of Christianity, with an emphasis on the early African Liturgical Churches, Attorney James Wesly Smith ‘s 30 year effort resulted in the reference tome, Black Saints, Mystics, Holy Folk, (Ancient African Liturgical Church) Volume I, and II, detailing Black involvement in the Church from before 1 A.D. (See: Out of Africa I called my Son, Hosea 11:1, Matthew 2:13-15). Smith may be reached at stbernice@yahoo.com
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WARNING PROPHECY MEDITATIONS FOR AFRICAN HERITAGE, BLACK ORIENTAL BRANCHES CATHOLIC CHRISTIANS--LATIN, COPTIC, AND ORTHODOX RITES IN THE AFRICAN HISTORIC AND GEOLOGIC DIASPORA.
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FOR THE LITURGICAL CHURCH MEMBERS ONLY (AND OTHERS WHO BELIEVE. TEST!DISCERN THE SPIRIT! )
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From Jo Ann Riggio, RN I Extend the Baptism of Truth to you. Please accept it and pass it on.
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I extend the Baptism of Truth to you with all of my heart and love. Please accept it. Let me expain: <P><BR>
Sept 14-16, 09 I went on a pilgrimage to Holy Love, Maranantha Springs in Elyria Ohio. I have been there many times before. (www.holylove.org) It is an Ecumenical apparition site where Our Lady appears to a visionary as well as Jesus and some of the saints. <P><BR>
During the apparition, Our Lady invited those present to accept the Baptism of Truth, which I did as I was present on the United Hearts Field at the time. An angel was given to those who accepted this Baptism of Truth to guard the Truth in their hearts. Therefore, I believe I received one. <P><BR>
The other day , I received messages from Holy Love regarding the Baptism of Truth via their website. There are two messages for September 18, 2009. (www.holylove.org). In the first message, Our Lady says, "Those who were here present can now extend this Baptism of Truth to others simply by desiring to do so in their own heart. It can be multiplied and proliferated by all who recieve it." ....... <P><BR>
The second message is from Jesus, He says , " ....I want to help you understand that the Baptism of Truth which you received in the field of the United Hearts on the Feast of My Mother's Sorrows, can change the heart of the world if proliferated with zeal. Do so then with Holy Love in your hearts.".... So my dear friends and family, I , with love in my heart and all the zeal within me extend this Baptism of Truth to you. Please accept it and pass it on to those you know and love and ask them to do the same. Together, with Jesus and Mary, let us all change the heart of the world! AMEN! <P><BR>
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PS: Please go to the website (www.holylove.org) for the complete messages of September 18, 2009. May you be blessed abundantly.
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"In this country, truth has become so compromised that people do not know truth from fiction. That is why I extended to everyone the Baptism of Truth on My Feast of Sorrows. Those who were here present* can now extend this Baptism of Truth to others by simply desiring to do so in their own heart. It can be multiplied and proliferated by all who receive it. The angels given to My children in the Field of the United Hearts on the night of the apparition will not be multiplied with each Baptism of Truth, but will continually guard the truth in the hearts of those who had received angels at the apparition that night." <P><BR>
"You will make this known." <P><BR>
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METAPHYSICAL PROPOSAL ON THE MODE OF USING HAWTHORN
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FOR THE COMING PLAGUES…HAWTHORN
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(QUESTION FOR DISCERNMENT- Is this swine flu ? H1n1?Sars?Bird flu?You do the prayerful research!)
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As given by our BLESSED MOTHER MARYAM, August 5, 1880: "There will be a grave illness which human science will not be able to alleviate. This illness will attack firstly the heart, then the spirit, and at the same time, the tongue. It will be horrible.
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The heat accompanying it will be a devouring fire insupportable and so intense that the members of the body affected will be red -- an unendurable fiery red. At the end of seven days this disease, sown like a seed in the field (incubation period) will spread everywhere rapidly and make great progress." <p><br>
"My children, here is the ONLY remedy which could save you. You are familiar with the Hawthorn which grows practically in all hedges.
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The leaves of the Hawthorn, not the wood, can arrest the progress of this disease."
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"You will gather the leaves, not the wood. Even dry, they will keep their efficacy.
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You will put them into boiling water and leave them there for 14 minutes, covering the receptacle so that the steam remains therein.
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At the onset of this disease, one must use this remedy three times a day."
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"This disease will produce a continual vomiting and nausea. If the remedy istaken too late, the part of the body affected will become black and in the black there will be seen a sort of pale, yellow streak." <p><br>
NO ONE HAS TO BELIEVE ANYTHING!TEST. DISCERN THE SPIRIT!
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A SLIGHT CHANGE FOR CHILDREN- 8 MINUTES)
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Note: It is a tradition that the Hawthorn was the plant from which Pilate’s Roman soldiers wove the CROWN OF THORNS.
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BLACK CATHOLIC GOSPEL RADIO(Afrocentric Rosary, Stations of Cross, Chaplet of Divine Mercy) </a>
DEVOTIONS, PRAYERS FOR THE LITURGICAL CHURCHES AND ALL OTHER CHRISTIANSWHO SO DESIRE (INCLUDING LUTHERAN, EPISCOPALIAN, ANGLICAN, AND OTHER MEMBERS IN THE MYSTICAL BODY OF CHRIST –ALL CHRISTIANITY COMBINED):
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SAID YOUR ROSARY, OR CHAPLET DIVINE MERCY TODAY?YOU CAN, HERE…
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Afrocentric Rosary Mysteries by the Los Angeles St. Brigid Traditional Choir. Afrocentric Chaplets Divine Mercy moderated by James Wesly Smith
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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)!
From Our Lord and Savior, Yeshua, and Blessed Mother Maryam... As you know they were homelessin Kemet (Egypt)
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Daily Consecration to the Eternal Father <p><br>For the greater glory of God and for the salvation of all, I consecrate myself to You, O' Eternal Father, as one of Your faithful remnant. Behold, I come to do Your Will. With the help of Your Grace, I will keep Your Commandments. I will love and reverence You with all my heart, soul, mind and strength. I will love my neighbor as You love me. <p><br>I make this Consecration through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of Your beloved Son, Jesus. <p><br>O' Eternal Father, send forth Your Holy Spirit to restore my/our broken image and likeness of You. Send forth also Your entire Heavenly Court, all the celestial choirs of Your angels and all Your Saints, to aid me/us in my/our struggle against all the forces of evil in this present darkness. Amen. (Adapted from the Father of All Mankind Apostolate). <p><br>
The Lord's Prayer<p><br>
How many of us have said the “Our Father” with so little thought, so little reverence, and so little fruitfulness? However, when we are open to the Holy Spirit within us and pray from the heart, look at what can happen:" <p><br>
OurFather,(“Our” Father—not “My” Father -allof God’s children ofallraces,all colors &allcreeds) <p><br>
OurFather,(Abba, “Daddy” God) <p><br>
Who art in Heaven,(and Who art in me) <p><br>
Hallowed be Thy Name.(Holy be Thy Name, praised be Thy Name, thanks be to Thy Most Holy Name) <p><br>
Thy Kingdom come.(now- on earthandin me) <p><br>
Thy Will be done,(now- on earthandin me) <p><br>
on earth as it is in Heaven.(at the Throne of God, with the Trinity, Our Lady and all the Angels and Saints) <p><br>
Give us this day our daily bread.(the Bread of your Divine Will, the Bread of Life in the Eucharist, and the bread we need to eat to sustain our bodies) <p><br>
And forgive us our trespasses(forgive us our sins, our imperfections and our hesitancies in the face of temptation) <p><br>
Aswe forgive those(or as we choose not to forgive those)who trespass against us. <p><br>
And lead us not into temptation,(for we are weak, we are worthless, we are wretched & we are nothing) <p><br>
But deliver us from evil.(for it is only through your grace,notby our works alonenorour merit that we can escape eternal damnation) <p><br>
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<B>Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary Protectress of Africa</B> <P><BR>
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. <P><BR>
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. <P><BR>
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. <P><BR>
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! <P><BR>
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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).
Test! Discern The Spirit! Accept what speaks to YOUR SOUL/SPIRIT. Disregard the rest!
<p><br> 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,
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On the first of every month, Our Lord gives Anne a new message about His call to service. <P><BR>
November 1, 2009 <P><BR>
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My dearest apostle, how pleased I am with your efforts. Shall I tell you all that pleases Me? I am pleased that you accept My words and welcome them into your heart. I am pleased because as you welcome My words into your heart, you welcome My graces into your life. <P><BR>
Many come and go in My service. But you do not do this. You remain in My service. It will take eternity for Me to show you My gratitude. When I say service, you no doubt think practically. You think of work, of heaven’s work, which includes the tasks that you complete for Me and for others in My name. <P><BR>
This is good. I so badly need those who are willing to work for Me. But when I say service, I want you to also think of love. You see, we need bridges built that will transport God’s children safely into My heart. <P><BR>
But the invitation to cross the bridge from isolation to the love of God will be extended through your love, through My presence in your heart. My love will flow out from you to others and they will find out that the wounds they suffer are vulnerable to love. Wounds melt away when they are exposed to love. <P><BR>
Love, rooted in Me, is always selfless. It is quiet rather than boisterous. It waits patiently, willing to accept suffering for the greater good of the soul in front of it. <P><BR>
The greater good will always be reconciliation with Me but this reconciliation between the Creator and the created is deeply personal and takes place in the privacy of the soul. Dearest children of God, you have been chosen to accept My love and to use that love to draw others back to Me. <P><BR>
I am watching closely as you struggle for greater holiness. I am watching closely as you advance. I am with you in your own suffering and I allow loneliness for every serving apostle because it is only through this loneliness that you understand how badly you need Me. <P><BR>
Your loneliness then becomes a heavenly port in a storm of activity through which you draw graces down into the world. You see that you suffer. When you return to Me forever, you will see that your suffering, accepted in My name, advanced not only My intentions, but yours. Be at peace, little apostle. I am involved in all that occurs in your life. I am with you. I will not leave you. <P><BR>
Message to Mirjana - November 2, 2009<P><BR>
Our Lady appeared to the Medjugorje visionary Mirjana Soldo this morning and gave the following message: <P><BR>
"Dear children! Also today I am among you to point you to the way that will help you to come to know God's love, the love of God Who permitted you to call Him Father and to perceive Him as Father. I ask of you to sincerely look into your hearts and to see how much you love Him. <P><BR>
Is He the last to be loved? Surrounded by material goods, how many times have you betrayed, denied and forgotten Him? My children, do not deceive yourselves with worldly goods. <P><BR>
Think of your soul because it is more important than the body, cleanse it. Invoke the Father, He is waiting for you. Come back to Him. I am with you because He, in His mercy, sends me. Thank you." <P><BR>
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"Oh, what a heaven the Saints found on earth in their ardent devotion to the Most Blessed Sacrament! They indeed experienced that to none is Jesus so lavish of His sensible graces as to those who have a fervent devotion to the Blessed Sacrament. <P><BR>
What sighs of love, what sweet tears and raptures, what floods of delight and consolation overwhelmed their souls when they celebrated or approached the Sacred Mysteries! . . . Oh, let us, too, foster a tender devotion to the Holy Eucharist; let us, too, seek this "Heaven on earth," in which the Saints found such supreme delight" (The Blessed Sacrament: God With Us).
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In silence we will find new energy and true unity. The energy of God will be ours to do all things well, and so will the unity of our thoughts with His thoughts, the unity of our prayers with His prayers, the unity of our actions with His actions, of our life with His life. All our words will be useless unless they come from within.
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Meditations by Padre Pio -
One day a spiritual son asked him: Father, how can I increase my love? <P><BR>
Reply: by doing your duty with exactitude and upright intentions and observing the law of the Lord. If you do this with constancy and perseverance, your love will grow.
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Archbishop Fulton Sheen -
God must be the source of the humble and show it through their resources
"Before undertaking a task great or small, before making decisions, before beginning a journey, the humble will acknowledge their dependence on God and will invoke His guidance and His blessing on all their enterprises. <P><BR>
Even though they be placed above others by vocation, or by the will of the people, they will never cease to recognize that God has made of one blood all the nations that dwell on the earth. If they are very rich they will not be `defenders of the rights of the poor' without unloading their riches in their aid." <P><BR>
Here are a few words from a conversation I had with the Mother Directress [Mary Joseph] toward the end of my novitiate: "Sister, let simplicity and humility be the characteristic traits of your soul. Go through life like a little child, always trusting, always full of simplicity and humility, content with everything, happy in every circumstance. <P><BR>
There, where others fear, you will pass calmly along, thanks to this simplicity and humility. Remember this, Sister, for your whole life: as waters flow from the mountains down into the valleys, so, too, do God's graces flow only into humble souls." (55) <P><BR>
Humiliation is my daily food. I understand that the bride must herself share in everything that is the groom's; and so His cloak of mockery must cover me, too. At those times when I suffer much, I try to remain silent, as I do not trust my tongue which, at such moments, is inclined to talk for itself, while its duty is to help me praise God for all the blessings and gifts which He has given me. <P><BR>
When I receive Jesus in Holy Communion, I ask Him fervently to deign to heal my tongue so that I would offend neither God nor neighbor by it. I want my tongue to praise God without cease. Great are the faults committed by the tongue. The soul will not attain sanctity if it does not keep watch over its tongue. (92)<P><BR>
Quote of the Day However great the work that God may achieve by an individual, he must not indulge in self-satisfaction. He ought rather to be all the more humbled, seeing himself merely as a tool which God has made use of. -St. Vincent de Paul<P><BR>
Today's Tidbit St. Pirminius, mentioned in today's historical fact is important because one of his writings, book entitled "Scarapsus," is the earliest known writing to contain the Apostles' Creed as it is worded in its present form.
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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. <P><BR>
- Nov 3 - ST. MARTIN DE PORRES<P><BR>
The life of St. Martin de Porres was characterized by two great virtues : love of neighbor and service to the poor. In the following two messages, Our Lady speaks of both : <P><BR>
Dear children, during these days people from every nation will be coming into the parish. And so I now call you to love. First of all, love the members of your own family and in this way you will be capable of accepting and loving all who come here (Weekly Message June 6, 1985). <P><BR>
Dear children, tonight I call you to pray for all the poor and hungry people throughout the world. I especially thank you because you have helped me to fulfill my plans (Visionary Prayer Group September 12, 1988). <P><BR>
And from the Beatitudes : <P><BR>
Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. <P><BR>
Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled. <P><BR>
Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. <P><BR>
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St. Martin, patron of the poor, was born in Peru in 1579, the son of a Spanish knight and a Negro mother. During his youth he was apprenticed to a barber-surgeon and became very knowledgeable of medicines and herbs, which he later used in his car for the poor. <P><BR>
He became a lay brother of the Dominican Order and is most remembered for his care of the slaves who were brought to Peru from Africa. He once said, " I wish to be the slave of the slaves who were brought to Peru from Africa. <P><BR>
He once said, " I wish to be the slaves of God. " Upon his death in 1639, he was carried to his grave by bishops and noblemen. He is also, appropriately, the patron of social justice. <P><BR>
At his canonization in 1962, Pope John XXIII said to him : <P><BR>
Saint Martin, always obedient and inspired by his divine Teacher, dealt with his brothers with that profound love which comes from our faith and humility of service. He loved men because he honestly looked upon them as God's children and as his own brothers and sisters. <P><BR>
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Medjugorje Day By Day Nov 02 - ALL SOULS DAY
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"The devotion to the Eucharist, together with the devotion to the Blessed Mother, is the devotion of Paradise, because it is the devotion which the Angels and Saints of Heaven also have" (Jesus, Our Eucharistic Love, Fr. Stephano Manelli, O. F. M.). <P><BR>
Mother Teresa -
If we really mean to pray and want to pray we must be ready to do it now. This is only the first step towards prayer, but if we never make the first step with determination, we will not reach the last one: the presence of God.
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Blessed are the merciful! <P><BR>
"Humility as it relates to others is a golden mean between blind reverence on the one hand and an overbearing insolence on the other. Humble people are not rigid exacters of things to which they have no undoubted right; they are always ready to overlook faults of others knowing that they have so many themselves. <P><BR>
Neither are they greatly provoked at those slights which put vain persons out of patience, knowing that as we show mercy to others so shall we receive mercy from God." <P><BR>
Spiritual Counsel Given Me by Father Andrasz, S.J. <P><BR>
First: You must not turn away from these interior inspirations, but always tell everything to your confessor. If you recognize that these interior inspirations refer to your own self; that is to say, they are for the good of your soul or for the good of other souls, I urge you to follow them; and you must not neglect them, but always do so in consultation with your confessor. <P><BR>
Second: If these inspirations are not in accord with the faith or the spirit of the Church, they must be rejected immediately as coming from the evil spirit. <P><BR>
Third: If these inspirations do not refer to souls, in general, nor specifically to their good, you should not take them too seriously, and it would be better to even ignore them. <P><BR>
But you should not make this decision by yourself, either one way or the other, as you can easily be led astray despite these great favors from God. Humility, humility, and ever humility, as we can do nothing of ourselves; all is purely and simply God's grace. <P><BR>
You say to me that God demands great trust from souls; well then, you be the first to show this trust. And one more word-accept all this with serenity. (55) <P><BR>
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Nov 2 Feast of the Day Today is the feast of All Souls, this is the day set aside out of the year for us to pray for the souls of all who have died, especially the souls in purgatory waiting for the joys of heaven. <P><BR>
This feast has biblical origins, for example, in the Second Book of Maccabees, "Judas made atonement for the dead, that they might be delivered from their sin, and it has historical origins because from the beginning of the Church, the Faithful were encouraged to pray for all who had died. <P><BR>
A day set aside for prayer for all who had died began to be observed in the Middle ages. In the eleventh century, St. Odilo, Abbot of Cluny, decreed that the monks should set aside November 2 as a special day to pray for the dead in the Divine Office, and through special prayers. <P><BR>
The theological ideas for this feast day are based on the fact that very few of us achieve perfection in our lives on earth, so we must remove the scars of our sinfulness and imperfection before we come face-to-face with God. This day is set aside for the Church on earth to pray for those who have died and are still preparing to meet God face-to-face. <P><BR>
A more recent addition to this celebration happened in 1915 when Pope Benedict XV stated in an apostolic constitution that priests could celebrate three Masses on this day. The intention for the first Mass is for a particular intention of the priest, the intention of the second is for all the Faithful Departed, and the intention of the third is for the intentions of the Pope. <P><BR>
Let us help commemorate them. If Job's sons were purified by their father's sacrifice, why would we doubt that our offerings for the dead bring them some consolation? Let us not hesitate to help those who have died and to offer our prayers for them -St. John Chrysostom<P><BR>
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Intention of the Day Please pray for all the faithful departed
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MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY<P><BR>
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Nov 2 - ALL SOULS' DAY<P><BR>
In this message from 1986, Our Lady speaks of purgatory and our role in helping those who have gone before us : <P><BR>
Dear children, today I invite you to pray everyday for the souls in purgatory. Every soul need prayer and grace in order to reach God and his love. By this way, dear children, you will gain new intercessors, who will help you , than longing for heaven. For that, dear children, pray without respite, so that you may be able to help yourself and others, to whom your prayers will bring joy (Weekly Message Nov 6, 1986). <P><BR>
The Book of Revelation also speaks of life after death<P><BR>
Then I saw a great white throne and the one who sat on it; the earth and the heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Also another book was opened, the book of life. <P><BR>
And the dead were judged according to their works, as recorded in the books. And the sea gave up the dead that were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and all were judged according to what they had done (Rv 20 :11-13). <P><BR>
Reflection: <P><BR>
Especially on All Souls' Day, the church calls us to remember and pray for the souls in purgatory, including our loved ones who have gone before us. <P><BR>
The church's doctrine of purgatory is too often misunderstood. It is not a place where the residue of sin is remitted through suffering; it is rather a process in which we are perfected until that point when we can unite in harmony with the fullness of love and life, which is God. Just as oil and water cannot mix, so too we must resemble the Spirit of God, free from sin, before entering into his life a state called heaven. <P><BR>
This process is veiled in mystery, but it is without doubt a benevolent concept, a gift from God who allows us, the living, to help those who have already died : <P><BR>
" For every soul, " Our Lady says, " prayer and grace are necessary to reach God and the love of God. "<P><BR>
Further, those whom we have helped to obtain paradise will in turn help us : " You obtain new intercessors, " Mary says, " who will help you in this life to realize that earthly things are not important, that it is necessary to strive only for heaven. <P><BR>
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All Souls' Day is an appropriate time to arrange for masses to be offered for the dead, which the Blessed<P><BR>
Mother recommends. Your parish office can inform you of the procedure and suggested offering. Mary also asks us to pray for the forgotten dead and those in most need of God's mercy, to whom, Our Lady says, "your prayers will bring great joy. " <P><BR>
Medjugorje Day By Day Nov 01 - ALL SOULS DAY<P><BR>
Eve of All Saints Day<P><BR>
"The saints experienced in this world such pleasure in remaining in the presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, that days and nights appeared to them as moments" (St. Alphonsus Liguori).
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"Jesus is the only source of true peace. There cannot be hope of real peace in the world apart from Christ . . . How does Christ bring about this peace? He earned it by His Sacrifice. He gave His life to bring reconciliation between God and man . . . <P><BR>
This sacrifice which draws the human family to unity is made present in the Eucharist. Thus, each Eucharistic celebration is the source of a new gift of peace . . . The gift that Christ made of Himself is more powerful than all the force of division that oppress the world" (Pope John Paul II, Eucharistic Congress, March 11, l988)
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"How I hate this folly of not believing in the Eucharist, etc.! If the gospel be true, if Jesus Christ be God, what difficulty is there?" (Pascal).
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Mother Teresa -
Prayer, to be fruitful, must come from the heart. <P><BR>
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Meditations by Padre Pio - My children, to remain like this, unable to do my duty, is useless, it is better that I die!
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Archbishop Fulton Sheen<P><BR>
No one is better than the next! <P><BR>
"The psychological reason for the modern fondness for news which deflates others or brings out the evil in their lives, is to solace uneasy consciences which are already laden with guilt. By finding others who apparently are more evil than we, we falsely believe that we are somehow better `than the rest of men' (Luke 18: 11)." <P><BR>
Spiritual Counsel Given Me by Father Andrasz, S.J. <P><BR>
First: You must not turn away from these interior inspirations, but always tell everything to your confessor. If you recognize that these interior inspirations refer to your own self; that is to say, they are for the good of your soul or for the good of other souls, I urge you to follow them; and you must not neglect them, but always do so in consultation with your confessor. <P><BR>
Second: If these inspirations are not in accord with the faith or the spirit of the Church, they must be rejected immediately as coming from the evil spirit. <P><BR>
Third: If these inspirations do not refer to souls, in general, nor specifically to their good, you should not take them too seriously, and it would be better to even ignore them. <P><BR>
But you should not make this decision by yourself, either one way or the other, as you can easily be led astray despite these great favors from God. Humility, humility, and ever humility, as we can do nothing of ourselves; all is purely and simply God's grace. <P><BR>
You say to me that God demands great trust from souls; well then, you be the first to show this trust. And one more word-accept all this with serenity. (55)
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Nov 1 Feast of the Day Information taken from the Catholic Encyclopedia <P><BR>
The Solemnity celebrated on the first of November is instituted to honor all the saints, known and unknown, and, according to Urban IV, to supply any deficiencies in the faithful's celebration of saints' feasts during the year. In the early days the Christians were accustomed to solemnize the anniversary of a martyr's death for Christ at the place of martyrdom. In the fourth century, neighboring dioceses began to interchange feasts, to transfer relics, to divide them, and to join in a common feast; as is shown by the invitation of St. Basil of Caesarea (397) to the bishops of the province of Pontus. <P><BR>
Frequently groups of martyrs suffered on the same day, which naturally led to a joint commemoration. In the persecution of Diocletian the number of martyrs became so great that a separate day could not be assigned to each. But the Church, feeling that every martyr should be venerated, appointed a common day for all. <P><BR>
The first trace of this we find in Antioch on the Sunday after Pentecost. We also find mention of a common day in a sermon of St. Ephrem the Syrian (373), and in the 74th homily of St. John Chrysostom (407). <P><BR>
At first only martyrs and St. John the Baptist were honoured by a special day. Other saints were added gradually, and increased in number when a regular process of canonization was established; still, as early as 411 there is in the Chaldean Calendar a "Commemoratio Confessorum" for the Friday after Easter. <P><BR>
In the West Boniface IV, May, 13 609, or 610, consecrated the Pantheon in Rome to the Blessed Virgin and all the martyrs, ordering an anniversary. Gregory III (731-741) consecrated a chapel in the basilica of St. Peter to all the saints and fixed the anniversary for November 1. A basilica of the Apostles already existed in Rome, and its dedication was annually remembered on May 1. Gregory IV (827-844) extended the celebration on 1 November to the entire Church. The vigil seems to have been held as early as the feast itself. The octave was added by Sixtus IV (1471-84). <P><BR>
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That man is truly humble who converts humiliation into humility. -St. Bernard<P><BR>
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MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY<P><BR>
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. <P><BR>
Nov 2 - ALL SOULS' DAY<P><BR>
In this message from 1986, Our Lady speaks of purgatory and our role in helping those who have gone before us : <P><BR>
Dear children, today I invite you to pray everyday for the souls in purgatory. Every soul need prayer and grace in order to reach God and his love. By this way, dear children, you will gain new intercessors, who will help you , than longing for heaven. For that, dear children, pray without respite, so that you may be able to help yourself and others, to whom your prayers will bring joy (Weekly Message Nov 6, 1986). <P><BR>
The Book of Revelation also speaks of life after death<P><BR>
Then I saw a great white throne and the one who sat on it; the earth and the heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Also another book was opened, the book of life. <P><BR>
And the dead were judged according to their works, as recorded in the books. And the sea gave up the dead that were in it, Death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and all were judged according to what they had done (Rv 20 :11-13). <P><BR>
Reflection: <P><BR>
Especially on All Souls' Day, the church calls us to remember and pray for the souls in purgatory, including our loved ones who have gone before us. <P><BR>
The church's doctrine of purgatory is too often misunderstood. It is not a place where the residue of sin is remitted through suffering; it is rather a process in which we are perfected until that point when we can unite in harmony with the fullness of love and life, which is God. Just as oil and water cannot mix, so too we must resemble the Spirit of God, free from sin, before entering into his life a state called heaven. <P><BR>
This process is veiled in mystery, but it is without doubt a benevolent concept, a gift from God who allows us, the living, to help those who have already died : <P><BR>
" For every soul, " Our Lady says, " prayer and grace are necessary to reach God and the love of God. "<P><BR>
Further, those whom we have helped to obtain paradise will in turn help us : " You obtain new intercessors, " Mary says, " who will help you in this life to realize that earthly things are not important, that it is necessary to strive only for heaven. <P><BR>
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All Souls' Day is an appropriate time to arrange for masses to be offered for the dead, which the Blessed<P><BR>
Mother recommends. Your parish office can inform you of the procedure and suggested offering. Mary also asks us to pray for the forgotten dead and those in most need of God's mercy, to whom, Our Lady says, "your prayers will bring great joy. " <P><BR>
Medjugorje Day By Day Oct 31 - YOU WILL DISCOVER A NEW PATH TO JOY <P><BR>
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"Mary, the paramount adorer of the most High God, together with the angels and saints, sings his praises perpetually. And to promote within the Church Militant a matching devotion [perpetual adoration] towards him present in the Blessed Sacrament is Mary's very special wish and intention" (Mary and The Eucharist, Fr. Richard Foley, S.J.). <P><BR>
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." <P><BR>
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Meditations by Padre Pio - Patience is more perfect when it is less mixed up with worries and disturbances. If the good God wants to prolong the time of trial, do not complain or try to investigate the reason, but remember the following: That the children of Israel traveled for forty years in the desert before setting foot in the Promised Land.
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Archbishop Fulton Sheen -
Truth is like a precious metal <P><BR>
Truth is like the veins of metal in the earth; it is often very thin and runs not in a continuous layer. If we lose it once, we may have to dig for miles to find it again."
God, You could have saved thousands of worlds with one word; a single sigh from Jesus would have satisfied Your justice. But You Yourself, Jesus, purely out of love for us, underwent such a terrible Passion. Your Father's justice would have been propitiated with a single sigh from You, and all Your self-abasement is solely the work of Your mercy and Your inconceivable love. On leaving the earth, O Lord, You wanted to stay with us, and so You left us Yourself in the Sacrament of the Altar, and You opened wide Your mercy to us. <P><BR>
There is no misery thatcould exhaust You; You have called us all to this fountain of love, to this spring of God's compassion. Here is the tabernacle of Your mercy, here is the remedy for all our ills. To You, O living spring of mercy, all souls are drawn; some like deer, thirsting for Your love, others to wash the wound of their sins, and still others, exhausted by life, to draw strength. At the moment of Your death on the Cross, <P><BR>
You bestowed upon us eternal life; allowing Your most holy side to be opened, You opened an inexhaustible spring of mercy for us, giving us Your dearest possession, the Blood and Water from Your Heart. Such is the omnipotence of Your mercy. From it all grace flows to us. (1747) <P><BR>The most solemn moment of my life is the moment when I receive Holy Communion. I long for each Holy Communion, and for every Holy Communion I give thanks to the Most Holy Trinity. <P><BR>
If the angels were capable of envy, they would envy us for two things: one is the receiving of Holy Communion, and the other is suffering. (1804) <P><BR>
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“We often say that we are nothing. But we would be very sorry if anyone should take us at our word. We pretend to retire and hide ourselves, so that the world may run after us and seek us out. True humility does not make a show of herself or use many humble words; for she desires not only to conceal all other virtues, but most of all to conceal herself.” -St. Francis de Sales
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Oct 31 - YOU WILL DISCOVER A NEW PATH TO JOY<P><BR>
In this message the Blessed Virgin shows the way to happiness : <P><BR>
Dear children, today I wish to gather you under my mantle and lead you along the way to conversion. I beseech you, dear children, to surrender all of your past to the Lord, as well as all the evil that has accumulated in your hearts. <P><BR>
I want each one of you to be happy, but happiness is not possible in sin. Therefore, dear children, I ask you to pray, for in prayer you will discover a new path to joy. Joy will shine forth from your hearts and thus you will be joyful witnesses of what my Son and I wish to accomplish in each of you. I bless you! (Monthly Message February 25, 1987). <P><BR>
And in John's gospel, Christ wishes to give all of us his joy : <P><BR>
As my Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete (Jn 15 :9-11). <P><BR>
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People have searched for happiness in many ways, often oblivious to the fact that it can only truly be found in the heart of God. One amusing story illustrates : <P><BR>
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We often seek God in times of sorrow, but not so often when we are happy. Today offer a joyful prayer of thanksgiving for the Lord's many gifts. <P><BR>
Message To Carolyn Kwiecinski October 24, 2009<P><BR>
Blessed Virgin Mary given to Carolyn Kwiecinski - October 24, 2009<P><BR>
Dear Children, how I am pleased to be with you, to gather with you this day, to offer praise to the Father in Heaven, to worship the Son who came, Word Made Flesh, and dwelt among you, and to be one with the Holy Spirit who inspires you to live a life worthy of the Blood of Christ. <P><BR>
Dear ones, as your Mother, I grieve for the sorrow and the sickness and the sadness and the sin in this world. Many years I have spoken to you through the grace of God. I have come to you my little ones to lead you on a better road, the road that leads to Heaven. <P><BR> My little ones, again this day as always, I beg you to embrace the love that Christ offers to you, the love that He gives to you, the love that you must share with one another. <P><BR> My little ones, it is a time of darkness. Sin… sin is not the way to life. My little ones are lost and they cannot find their way to God. You, my little children, must embrace the Gospel message and live with the fullness of your being the love of God. You must be obedient, my children, to His law for if you keep His commands you will know joy. You must love one another with sacrificial love. You must teach one another through your humility, in your littleness. <P><BR> My little ones, I do not call you to accomplish great things in this world, to go out and win many converts, to go and to baptize the world, but rather in each day in the place where God has put you, to witness to those who need to see the love of Christ in you. It is only in this way, my little ones, that you, my lights in this world, the light of God, might shine more brightly and fill the world with the illumination of the Holy Spirit. <P><BR>
My little children, long I have come to you. Again and again I come as mother and will come so long as God permits me. And yet I say to you, many have heard my voice but few few, my little ones, have loved my Son as He must be loved. <P><BR>
Therefore, my little children, go before Him always in His Eucharistic Self and worship and adore Him. Offer to Him every praise and make reparation for the grave injustices committed against Him. <P><BR> My little ones, in this way also, I do not ask for great deeds, only the simple gift of your contrite and love-filled hearts. Give yourselves completely to God, that He might do great things in you and that when you permit the Spirit to fill you, <P><BR>
He might do great things through you, that this world might no longer know sadness, grief, sin, sorrow, and death, but might be resurrected into a new glory, the glory that exists through, with, and in our Father in heaven, only because of His love, only because of His justice, only because of His mercy. <P><BR>
My little ones, I commend you to the care of the Holy Spirit who guides the Church, guides the people of God, and will guide each of you each day in your life, as you are converted to my Son. <P><BR> May the peace of Christ be with you today, and always. <P><BR>
“NOTE: There were nearly 100 persons present on Oct. 24, 2009 at the annual Heavenly Grace prayer meeting in Howell, MI, where Carolyn received this message. The notice about the prayer meeting was spread in small ways and all interested persons are always welcome. <P><BR> This is the first time we have ever been able to obtain a copy quickly of the message from Mary through Carolyn over the Internet because her husband, Nick, was able to record it live on a digital recorder. In the coming weeks, he will be working to get most of the many previous messages converted to a digital format so they can also be available on-line. You can go to and check back for updates and how to access the messages at: www.heavenlygrace.org<P><BR> Since this e-mail is going to some persons who are not familiar with Carolyn or the messages and inspirations God has given to the world through her, here is some background. Most of her monthly prayer meetings were held at St. Mary Church in Pinckney, Michigan, until the monthly messages ended in November 2004. <P><BR>
Starting on October 24, 2005, Carolyn began receiving an annual message from Mary at the Heavenly Grace prayer meeting which has been held in St. Joseph Parish, Howell, Michigan, on Oct. 24 each year, the wedding anniversary of Carolyn and Nick. <P><BR> Three books are available containing Messages to Carolyn Kwiecinski. Fr. Bill Ashbaugh, her longtime Spiritual Director, former pastor at St. Joseph Parish in Howell (currently pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle in Ann Arbor, MI), wrote in the first volume: "Many of the misguided ideologies that were present last century have taken deep root in our modern world and continue to threaten humanity.... God has been pouring out special graces on the Church at this time to revive it. We call these graces charisms --- gifts of the Holy Spirit. They build up the Church in every age. These gifts need to be discerned and if truly from the Lord, need to be cultivated in the life of the Church. <P><BR>
A good seed in good soil will bear good fruit. For a number of years, a young woman named Carolyn (Belprez) Kwiecinski has been sharing with her prayer group the words that flow from her inner soul.... These gifts point us back to the public revelation of Jesus. I believe such a thing has happened to Carolyn.... <P><BR>
Her messages [published in her three books] were given to a priest in the Diocese of Lansing who has been charged by the bishop to review books and materials for proper theological content. According to his best judgement, Carolyn's messages are free from theological error and are in harmony with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. <P><BR>
In evaluating the messages, there was no intention of making a judgement on the supernatural origins of Carolyn's experiences or her messages...." (For Fr. Ashbaugh's complete statement, please see volume one "Heavenly Grace" -2002) <P><BR> Fr. Ken Coughlin, former pastor of St. Mary Church in Pinckney, MI (currently pastor of Church of the Holy Family in Grand Blanc, MI) wrote in the second volume: "God continues to pour out heavenly graces even today... I believe one of those ways is through a young lady, wife, and mother, named Carolyn Belprez Kwiecinski. Since December of 1996, the Holy Mother of God has spoken through Carolyn, giving messages to her prayer group. As this prayer group grew in number, it was moved into St. Mary Catholic Church with the permission of the Diocese of Lansing, with extreme caution. The bishop wanted to make sure that the messages were free from theological error and in harmony with Church doctrine. <P><BR>
As the pastor of St. Mary Parish, I have very carefully observed and listened to their content, and have not found any wrong doing. They are simple messages calling us to holiness and to the sacramental life of the Church.... <P><BR>
I do want to say that I do not want to make any judgement on the supernatural origins of Carolyn's experiences or her messages. I remain obedient to the Magisterium and the wisdom of Holy Mother Church. The final decision on the messages' origins is in the hands of the Church hierarchy. Personally, however, these messages have had and continue to have an awesome impact on the lives of those in attendance.... <P><BR>
The messages to the prayer group have been challenging and uplifting.... As Christians, sons and daughters of God, we are called to a more complete conversion and a richer and more personal relationship with Jesus...." (For Fr. Coughlin's complete statement, please see volume two "Standing in a Miracle" -2002) <P><BR> Fr. Coughlin, in writing about Mary and the Heavenly Grace prayer group, wrote in the third volume: "I have had the privilege to hear her call these past seven years as the pastor of St. Mary Parish in Pinckney, Michigan through God's chosen instrument, Carolyn (Belprez) Kwiecinski. Being part of a prayer group that gathered on the fourth Tuesday of every month, God used this young lady to speak to His children which He loves so much. <P><BR>
Every month God permitted His holy mother to give to the prayer group, through Carolyn, messages from heaven. As I stated in the previous book..., I do not make any judgement on the supernatural origins of Carolyn's experiences or her messages.... <P><BR>
However, I also stated that I have seen great fruits of holiness in my life and others through these wonderful messages...." (For Fr. Coughlin's complete statement, please see volume three "Loved for All Ages" -2005) <P><BR> Like all private revelations, there is no requirement that anyone believe these messages. Belief is optional, but as theolgian Fr. Edward D. O'Connor says in his book, I am Sending You Prophets, "To cut off these graces until they have been officially approved by the Church is in effect to close oneself to them, because it is simply impossible for the Church to investigate them all; and the few that are investigated are seldom approved until long after they have taken place... <P><BR>
Even the prophecies of Scripture were not, at the moment they were given, approved by religious authorities... when the angel Gabriel spoke to Mary, or the Lord to St. Paul on the way to Damascus, the recipients had to judge on the spot whether this was from God. If they had postponed their response until the hierarchy gave its imprimatur, the grace of these messages would have been lost.... Prophecy is a permanent gift to the Church." <P><BR> The messages Carolyn receives are in English so there is no loss of the message through a translation. The messages are received and delivered and recorded in real time, that is without waiting for them to be written down or remembered so they can later be given to all interested persons. <P><BR> Carolyn allows the Holy Spirit to use her to speak what God wants people to know. The messages she receives are given directly through her to all who listen. They are spoken at the exact time they occur. She allows Heaven to speak using her voice, similar to what happens at many charismatic prayer meetings. <P><BR> Anyone who listens to the messages as they are given or to the reproductions of the messages can notice the inflections, emotions, and other aspects of the messages, in addition to the words themselves. There is great love, as well as moving pauses, excitement, amazement, sadness and grief for sins committed in the world over how Jesus was and is treated. <P><BR>
Her mother, Mrs. Deb Walker, teaches theology at a Catholic High School and assists her in scheduling, and other matters. Over the past 11 years or so, I have been able to attend almost every prayer meeting to record these messages for Heavenly Grace. I strongly recommend the messages Carolyn has received because, as I have found, they can really help you to live the Gospels. <P><BR>Sincerely in Christ, <P><BR>
John Beutler Marian Peace Center of Lansing” <P><BR>
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SHORT POWERFUL PRAYER THROUGH ST. JOSEPH
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"Glorious St. Joseph, tender-hearted father, faithful guardian of Jesus, chaste spouse of theMother of God, I ask you to join me in praisingGod 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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Say this prayer for nine consecutive days.
<P><BR> 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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31 OCT. AFRICAN DIASPORA CHRISTIANS’ WARNING PROPHECY MEDITATIONS FOR BLACK CATHOLICS, COPTICS, AND ORTHODOX Now Playing: AFROCENTRIC JOYFUL MYSTERIES ROSARY, CHAPLET DIVINE MERCY, DIVINE OFFICE Topic: Prophecy Meditation
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31 OCT. AFRICAN DIASPORA CHRISTIANS’ WARNING PROPHECY MEDITATIONS FOR BLACK CATHOLICS, COPTICS, AND ORTHODOX LITURGICAL CHURCHES IN THE MYSTICAL BODY OF CHRIST
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African Black Saints, Black Catholics, Coptic, and Orthodox Christians’ Spirituality in Africa, the Caribbean, Oceania, South Pacific Rim, Micronesia, Polynesia, Melanesia, New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Palau, Tuvulu, Nauru,Vanuatu, Australia, New Zealand and Islands of the Solomons, Marianas, Society, Marshall, and all the New Hebrides.
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WARNING PROPHECY MEDITATIONS FOR AFRICAN HERITAGE, BLACK ORIENTAL BRANCHES CATHOLIC CHRISTIANS--LATIN, COPTIC, AND ORTHODOX RITES IN THE AFRICAN HISTORIC AND GEOLOGIC DIASPORA.
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For the coming plagues and illnesses:
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FOR THE LITURGICAL CHURCH MEMBERS ONLY (AND OTHERS WHO BELIEVE. TEST!DISCERN THE SPIRIT! )
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From Jo Ann Riggio, RN I Extend the Baptism of Truth to you. Please accept it and pass it on.
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Dear friends and family, <P><BR>
I extend the Baptism of Truth to you with all of my heart and love. Please accept it. Let me expain: <P><BR>
Sept 14-16, 09 I went on a pilgrimage to Holy Love, Maranantha Springs in Elyria Ohio. I have been there many times before. (www.holylove.org) It is an Ecumenical apparition site where Our Lady appears to a visionary as well as Jesus and some of the saints. <P><BR>
During the apparition, Our Lady invited those present to accept the Baptism of Truth, which I did as I was present on the United Hearts Field at the time. An angel was given to those who accepted this Baptism of Truth to guard the Truth in their hearts. Therefore, I believe I received one. <P><BR>
The other day , I received messages from Holy Love regarding the Baptism of Truth via their website. There are two messages for September 18, 2009. (www.holylove.org). In the first message, Our Lady says, "Those who were here present can now extend this Baptism of Truth to others simply by desiring to do so in their own heart. It can be multiplied and proliferated by all who recieve it." ....... <P><BR>
The second message is from Jesus, He says , " ....I want to help you understand that the Baptism of Truth which you received in the field of the United Hearts on the Feast of My Mother's Sorrows, can change the heart of the world if proliferated with zeal. Do so then with Holy Love in your hearts.".... So my dear friends and family, I , with love in my heart and all the zeal within me extend this Baptism of Truth to you. Please accept it and pass it on to those you know and love and ask them to do the same. Together, with Jesus and Mary, let us all change the heart of the world! AMEN! <P><BR>
With all my love, <P><BR>
Jo Ann Riggio, RN <P><BR>
PS: Please go to the website (www.holylove.org) for the complete messages of September 18, 2009. May you be blessed abundantly.
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"In this country, truth has become so compromised that people do not know truth from fiction. That is why I extended to everyone the Baptism of Truth on My Feast of Sorrows. Those who were here present* can now extend this Baptism of Truth to others by simply desiring to do so in their own heart. It can be multiplied and proliferated by all who receive it. The angels given to My children in the Field of the United Hearts on the night of the apparition will not be multiplied with each Baptism of Truth, but will continually guard the truth in the hearts of those who had received angels at the apparition that night." <P><BR>
"You will make this known." <P><BR>
* Blessed Mother is referring to those pilgrims present in the United Hearts Field at the time of Her apparition. <P><BR>
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METAPHYSICAL PROPOSAL ON THE MODE OF USING HAWTHORN
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FOR THE COMING PLAGUES…HAWTHORN
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As given by our BLESSED MOTHER MARYAM, August 5, 1880: "There will be a grave illness which human science will not be able to alleviate. This illness will attack firstly the heart, then the spirit, and at the same time, the tongue. It will be horrible.
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The heat accompanying it will be a devouring fire insupportable and so intense that the members of the body affected will be red -- an unendurable fiery red. At the end of seven days this disease, sown like a seed in the field (incubation period) will spread everywhere rapidly and make great progress." <p><br>
"My children, here is the ONLY remedy which could save you. You are familiar with the Hawthorn which grows practically in all hedges.
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The leaves of the Hawthorn, not the wood, can arrest the progress of this disease."
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"You will gather the leaves, not the wood. Even dry, they will keep their efficacy.
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You will put them into boiling water and leave them there for 14 minutes, covering the receptacle so that the steam remains therein.
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At the onset of this disease, one must use this remedy three times a day."
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"This disease will produce a continual vomiting and nausea. If the remedy istaken too late, the part of the body affected will become black and in the black there will be seen a sort of pale, yellow streak." <p><br>
NO ONE HAS TO BELIEVE ANYTHING!TEST. DISCERN THE SPIRIT!
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Note: It is a tradition that the Hawthorn was the plant from which Pilate’s Roman soldiers wove the CROWN OF THORNS.
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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)!
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Daily Consecration to the Eternal Father <p><br>For the greater glory of God and for the salvation of all, I consecrate myself to You, O' Eternal Father, as one of Your faithful remnant. Behold, I come to do Your Will. With the help of Your Grace, I will keep Your Commandments. I will love and reverence You with all my heart, soul, mind and strength. I will love my neighbor as You love me. <p><br>I make this Consecration through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of Your beloved Son, Jesus. <p><br>O' Eternal Father, send forth Your Holy Spirit to restore my/our broken image and likeness of You. Send forth also Your entire Heavenly Court, all the celestial choirs of Your angels and all Your Saints, to aid me/us in my/our struggle against all the forces of evil in this present darkness. Amen. (Adapted from the Father of All Mankind Apostolate). <p><br>
The Lord's Prayer<p><br>
How many of us have said the “Our Father” with so little thought, so little reverence, and so little fruitfulness? However, when we are open to the Holy Spirit within us and pray from the heart, look at what can happen:" <p><br>
OurFather,(“Our” Father—not “My” Father -allof God’s children ofallraces,all colors &allcreeds) <p><br>
OurFather,(Abba, “Daddy” God) <p><br>
Who art in Heaven,(and Who art in me) <p><br>
Hallowed be Thy Name.(Holy be Thy Name, praised be Thy Name, thanks be to Thy Most Holy Name) <p><br>
Thy Kingdom come.(now- on earthandin me) <p><br>
Thy Will be done,(now- on earthandin me) <p><br>
on earth as it is in Heaven.(at the Throne of God, with the Trinity, Our Lady and all the Angels and Saints) <p><br>
Give us this day our daily bread.(the Bread of your Divine Will, the Bread of Life in the Eucharist, and the bread we need to eat to sustain our bodies) <p><br>
And forgive us our trespasses(forgive us our sins, our imperfections and our hesitancies in the face of temptation) <p><br>
Aswe forgive those(or as we choose not to forgive those)who trespass against us. <p><br>
And lead us not into temptation,(for we are weak, we are worthless, we are wretched & we are nothing) <p><br>
But deliver us from evil.(for it is only through your grace,notby our works alonenorour merit that we can escape eternal damnation) <p><br>
Amen.(So I hope. So be it). <p><br>
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<B>Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary Protectress of Africa</B> <P><BR>
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. <P><BR>
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. <P><BR>
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. <P><BR>
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! <P><BR>
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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).
Test! Discern The Spirit! Accept what speaks to YOUR SOUL/SPIRIT. Disregard the rest!
<p><br> 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,
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Medjugorje Day By Day Oct 30 - I WANT TO SUPPORT YOU
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"What the Eucharist is in the order of Sacraments, that the Rosary is in order of sacramentals, the mystery and test of faith—the touchstone by which the soul is judged in its humility. The mark of the Christian is the willingness to look for the Divine in the flesh of a babe in a crib, the continuing Christ under the appearance of bread on an altar, and a meditation and a prayer on a string of beads." (Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen)
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Mother Teresa -
We must be aware of our oneness with Christ, as He was aware of oneness with His Father. Our work is truly apostolic only in so far as we permit Him to work in us and through us, with His power, with His desire, and with His love.
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Meditations by Padre Pio - The struggle we have prior to a good work we intend to do is like the antiphon that precedes the solemn psalm to be sung.
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Archbishop Fulton Sheen -
We must passionately guard our passions! <P><BR>
"Listening to a political figure give a television report in the nation on a world crisis with somewhat the same passion that he would read off the price of cheese in Switzerland and Burma makes one wonder if there is any fire or enthusiasm left for great causes. Obviously, enthusiasm has something to do with passion. <P><BR>
But that word generally evokes two kinds of extreme and wrong reactions: one view is that passion is something we ought to be ashamed of; the other is that passion is always right, and that if we do not give way to its demands, we hurt our personality." <P><BR>
Easter [April 17, 1938]. During Mass, I thanked the Lord Jesus for having deigned to redeem us and for having given us that greatest of all gifts; namely, His love in Holy Communion; that is, His very own Self. At that moment, I was drawn into the bosom of the Most Holy Trinity, and I was immersed in the love of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, These moments are hard to describe. (1670) <P><BR>
Write for the benefit of religious souls that it delights Meto come to their hearts in Holy Communion. But if thereis anyone else in such a heart, I cannot bear it andquickly leave that heart, taking with Me all the gifts andgraces I have prepared for the soul. And the soul does not even notice My going. After some time, inner emptiness and dissatisfaction will come to her attention.Oh, if only she would turn to Me then, I would helpher to cleanse her heart, and I would fulfill everything inher soul; but without her knowledge and consent, Icannot be the Master of her heart. (1683)
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Quote of the Day We must never glance at what is good in ourselves, much less ponder over it, but we should search out what is wrong and what is lacking. This is an excellent way of remaining humble. -St. Vincent de Paul. <P><BR>
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MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY<P><BR>
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. <P><BR>
Oct 30 - I WANT TO SUPPORT YOU<P><BR>
In a supportive message to Jelena, Our Lady said : <P><BR>
I see that you are tired. I want to support you in all your efforts, to take you in my arms so that you may be close to me. To all those who wish to ask me questions, I will answer : there is only one response prayer, strong faith, intense prayer and fasting. (Locutionist Jelena & Mirijana October 28, 1983). <P><BR>
And in the gospel, Christ also promises rest : <P><BR>
Come to me, all of you who are weary and heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble of heart. Your souls will find rest, for my yoke is easy and my burden is light (Mt 11 :28-30). <P><BR>
Refection : <P><BR>
One of the joys of Christianity is that Christ not only offers us his strength when we are weary, but also his rest and peace when we are tired. But our attitude plays an important part in this, as the following story illustrates. <P><BR>
A company of pilgrims were on a road, all carrying a burden of some sort. Yet they bore them cheerfully, thinking more of the purpose of their journey than of its hardships, as they went along together singing. An angel joined the little band, and passing from one to the other, threw into each of the burdens a couple of little white seeds. <P><BR>
Soon the seeds began to sprout, until they became a pair of glorious wings which carried each traveler, burden and all, along the dusty road. Later on, a similar party was travelling on the same road, with downcast faces, and greatly complaining of the heavy burdens they carried. The angel passed again but left them with no gift of wings. " Why did you not give them wings? " he was asked. " They lookso downcast and gloomy, surely they need them more than the others. "" I have only the seeds, " replied
the angel, " and the seeds will not grow unless they have the right soil. They will flourish only in cheerfulness and helpfulness, but will perish at once in that atmosphere of grumbling. "<P><BR>
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When next you feel weary and exhausted, ask the Lord with confidence and joy for his rest and peace. Let the words of Our Lady in today's message refresh you. <P><BR>
Medjugorje Day By Day Oct 29 - THANK YOU FOR OPENING YOUR HEARTS <P><BR>
St. Gerard Majella, Religious, Patron of Expectant Mothers (1726-1755), Italy—Oct. 16<P><BR>
"When he assisted during the day at the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, despite the permanent effort to hide himself from the view of others, Gerard's countenance became luminous . . . . he seemed to be a seraph in the moment of adoration" (Antonio de Cosmio). He is the patron of expectant mothers because of his miraculous intercession in times of crisis pregnancy.
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Mother Teresa-
Perfect prayer does not consist in many words but in the fervor of the desire which raised the heart to Jesus. Jesus has chosen us to be souls of prayer, and our actions are fruitful only if they are the true expression of earnest prayer. We must fix our gaze on Jesus, and if we work together with Jesus we will do much better.
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Meditations by Padre Pio - The struggle we have prior to a good work we intend to do is like the antiphon that precedes the solemn psalm to be sung.
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Archbishop Fulton Sheen-
There is only one standard by which we can judge <P><BR>
"Proud people think themselves to be better than they are, and when criticized always believe their neighbor is jealous or has a grudge against them. The humble know themselves as they really are, for they judge themselves as they judge time, by a standard outside themselves, namely, God and His Moral Law."
Easter [April 17, 1938]. During Mass, I thanked the Lord Jesus for having deigned to redeem us and for having given us that greatest of all gifts; namely, His love in Holy Communion; that is, His very own Self. At that moment, I was drawn into the bosom of the Most Holy Trinity, and I was immersed in the love of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, These moments are hard to describe. (1670) <P><BR>
Write for the benefit of religious souls that it delights Meto come to their hearts in Holy Communion. But if thereis anyone else in such a heart, I cannot bear it andquickly leave that heart, taking with Me all the gifts andgraces I have prepared for the soul. And the soul does not even notice My going. After some time, inner emptiness and dissatisfaction will come to her attention.Oh, if only she would turn to Me then, I would helpher to cleanse her heart, and I would fulfill everything inher soul; but without her knowledge and consent, Icannot be the Master of her heart. (1683)
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Quote of the Day Believe that others are better than you in the depths of their soul, although outwardly you may appear better than they. -St. Augustine<P><BR>
Today's Tidbit Creed comes from the Latin word meaning "to believe." A creed is a profession of faith and a profession of essential beliefs. The Apostle's Creed and the Nicene Creed are the two creeds used during the celebration of the Liturgy. Several of the early councils of the Church also wrote creeds, but these have not gained the prominence of the Apostle's Creed and the Nicene Creed. <P><BR>
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MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
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Oct 29 - THANK YOU FOR OPENING YOUR HEARTS<P><BR>
Our Lady speaks of her joy in hearts open to God : <P><BR>
Dear children, today I thank you for opening your hearts. I am overwhelmed with joy for every heart that opens to God, especially in the parish. Rejoice with me! Continue to say all the prayers for the opening of sinful hearts, for not only do I desire it, but it is God's wish as well. (Weekly Message April 18, 1985). <P><BR>
And from the Book of Revelation : <P><BR>
Listen! I am standing at the door, knocking; if you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in to you and eat with you, and you with me (Rev 3 :20). <P><BR>
Reflection: <P><BR>
There is a legend along the Rhine that on a dark and cold night a thinly clad, half-starved man was toiling along one of its rugged paths. He looked with wistful eyes at the bright light that shone from the windows of a great mansion, and listened to the sounds of feasting and joyful music. <P><BR>
He had left the home of his youth in early life, and heard nothing from there for many years. He knew not that the magnificent property was his father's, and that her was the heir. Desperate, he asked for shelter there. At the gate he found an old servant who discovered who he was. Instantly he was ushered into the gaiety. His robes were changed to those of the heir. He had discovered a heritage he did not know existed. <P><BR>
In the same way, one with a closed heart is unaware of all that belongs to him as a son of God. But once the heart is opened and the grace of God enlightens the soul, he discovers he is heir to the kingdom of God. <P><BR>
Application: <P><BR>
Today, pray for an ever greater openness to the Lord, and especially that sinful hearts may open to God's grace, as Our Lady asks of us. <P><BR>
Medjugorje Day By Day Oct 28 - I GIVE YOU STRENGTH
"If you believe what you like in the Gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the Gospel you believe, but yourself." St. Augustine <P><BR>
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"The Eucharist is the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ which suffered for our sins, which the Father raised up by his goodness" (St. Ignatius of Antioch).
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Mother Teresa -
He taught us to learn from Him, to be meek and humble of heart. If we are meek and humble, we will love each other as He loves us.
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Meditations by Padre Pio - If we are calm and patient, we will not only find ourselves, but also our souls and, with it, God.
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Archbishop Fulton Sheen -
Pride is the child of ignorance<P><BR>
"Our hatred of a person often decreases as we learn to know him better. A boy graduating from high school is generally not as humble as when he graduates from medical school. At eighteen he thought he knew it all; at twenty-eight he feels himself ignorant in the face of the medical science he has yet to acquire. So it is with God. Because we do not pray or contemplate or love Him, we become vain and proud; but when we know Him better we feel a deep sense of dependence which tempers our false independence. Pride is the child of ignorance, humility the offspring of knowledge."<P><BR>
I saw how unwillingly the Lord Jesus came to certain souls in Holy Communion. And He spoke these words to me: I enter into certain hearts asinto a second Passion.(1598)
As I was praying to the living Heart of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament for the intention of a certain priest, Jesus suddenly gave me knowledge of His goodness and said to me, I will givehim nothing that is beyond his strength. (1607)
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Quote of the Day In those days he departed to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. When day came, he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named apostles: Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the Son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called a Zealot and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor. -Lk 6:12-16<P><BR>
Today's Tidbit The Zealots were a group in Israel at the time of Christ who believed the Messiah would be a military leader to help Israel become an independent nation free from foreign control. <P><BR>
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MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY<P><BR>
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Oct 28 - I GIVE YOU STRENGTH<P><BR>
In this message to the prayer group, the Blessed Virgin speaks of giving strength :
Dear children, your Mother loves you all. I'm happy to see you here, dear children. I give you love and ask you to give this love to others. Be peacemakers and help others to change their lives. <P><BR>
I give you strength, dear children. With this strength, you can bear anything. May this strength, you can bear anything. May this strength make you strong in all things. Because you need it, I give you strength (Visionary June 27, 1988), <P><BR>
The prophet Isaiah also promises strength to God's people : <P><BR>
He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless. Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall exhausted; but those who wait for the Lord will renew their strength, They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. --Isaiah 40 :29-31<P><BR>
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Cardinal John Henry Newman (1801-1890) was one of the great pastors and scholars of the Catholic church in England. His writings included this prayer for strength : <P><BR>
May the Lord strengthen us all the day long. Till the shades lengthen and the evening comes, And the busy world is hushed and the fever of life is over, And our work is done. Then in his mercy may he give us A safe lodging, A holy rest, And peace at the last. Amen. <P><BR>
One of the blessings of our faith is that we need not rely solely on our own strength, for we have an inexhaustible reservoir in God himself. Further, as Our Lady says today, we are urged to draw from this reservoir whenever we are in need. <P><BR>
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"With this strength, " the Virgin says, " you can bear anything. " Today, commit to memory the promise that when we are in need, the strength of Christ and Our Lady is available for the asking<P><BR>
Medjugorje Day By Day Oct 27 - GROW IN YOUR WORK FOR THE CHURCH <P><BR>
Message of October 25, 2007<P><BR>
"Dear children! Today the Lord permitted me to tell you again that you live in a time of grace. You are not conscious, little children, that God is giving you a great opportunity to convert and to live in peace and love. You are so blind and attached to earthly things and think of earthly life. God sent me to lead you toward eternal life. I, little children, am not tired, although I see that your hearts are heavy and tired for everything that is a grace and a gift. Thank you for having responded to my call." <P><BR>
Message of October 25, 2004 <P><BR>
"Dear children! This is a time of grace for the family and, therefore, I call you to renew prayer. May Jesus be in the heart of your family. In prayer, learn to love everything that is holy. Imitate the lives of saints so that they may be an incentive and teachers on the way of holiness. May every family become a witness of love in this world without prayer and peace. Thank you for having responded to my call." <P><BR>
Message of October 25, 2005 <P><BR>
"Little children, believe, pray and love, and God will be near you. He will give you the gift of all the graces you seek from Him. I am a gift to you, because, from day to day, God permits me to be with you and to love each of you with immeasurable love. Therefore, little children, in prayer and humility, open your hearts and be witnesses of my presence. Thank you for having responded to my call."
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"Be consumed in honoring Him and . . . acknowledge the burning love He shows us in this wonderful Sacrament. Here His love holds Him captive till the end of time. It is of this one can truly say, 'Love triumphs, love enjoys/Love finds in God its joys!" (St. Margaret Mary Alacoque).
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Mother Teresa-
Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God's gift of Himself. Ask and seek, and your heart will grow big enough to receive Him and keep Him as your own.
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Meditations by Padre Pio -
The Spirit of God is a Spirit of peace and even in the most serious faults He makes us feel a sorrow that is tranquil, humble, and confident and this is precisely because of His mercy. <P><BR>
The spirit of the devil, instead, excites, exasperates and makes us feel, in that very sorrow, anger against ourselves, whereas we should on the contrary be charitable with ourselves first and foremost. <P><BR>
Therefore, if any thought agitates you, this agitation never comes from God, who gives you peace, being the Spirit of Peace, but from the devil.<P><BR>
The Spirit of God is a Spirit of peace and even in the most serious faults He makes us feel a sorrow that is tranquil, humble, and confident and this is precisely because of His mercy. <P><BR>
The spirit of the devil, instead, excites, exasperates and makes us feel, in that very sorrow, anger against ourselves, whereas we should on the contrary be charitable with ourselves first and foremost. <P><BR>
Therefore, if any thought agitates you, this agitation never comes from God, who gives you peace, being the Spirit of Peace, but from the devil. <P><BR>
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Archbishop Fulton Sheen-
The Greatness of God is so often forgotten
"Humility which gives preference to others is not very popular today, principally because men have forgotten the Greatness of God. By expanding our puny little self to the infinite, we have made the true Infinity of God seem trivial. The less knowledge we have of anything the more insignificant it seems."
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St. Faustina's diaryhttp://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Jesus, hide me; just as You have hidden Yourself under the form of the white Host, so hide me from human eyes, and particularly hide the gifts which You so kindly grant me. May I not betray outwardly what You are effecting in my soul. I am a white host before You, O Divine Priest. Consecrate me Yourself, and may my transubstantiation be known only to You. <P><BR>
I stand before You each day as a sacrificial host and implore Your mercy upon the world. In silence, and unseen, I will empty myself before You; my pure and undivided love will burn, in profound silence, as a holocaust. And may the fragrance of my love be wafted to the foot of Your throne. You are the Lord of lords, but You delight in innocent and humble souls. (1564)
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Quote of the Day In truth, the soul can possess no better insight for knowledge than to perceive its own nothingness. -St. Angela of Foligno<P><BR>
Today's Tidbit "Lex orandi, lex credendi" is a form of the axiom of Pope St. Celestine I: "Legem credendi statuit lex orandi." This is often translated "The rule of prayer determines the rule of faith." This is an idea used to help explain the interaction between liturgy, and doctrine. This idea uses liturgy and prayers as tools to help understand, explain and pass on the important doctrines of the Church. An obvious example of this the Creed we pray at Mass. The Creed states what we believe, it can be taught easily to others, and it can help us understand our Faith.
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OCTOBER 27 - GROW IN YOUR WORK FOR THE CHURCH<P><BR>
In this weekly message, Our Lady issues a special call<P><BR>
Dear children, today I wish to call you to work within the church. I love each of you equally and desire that you do this work as much as possible. I know that you can, dear children, but you feel small and inadequate in these things. You need to be courageous and, like little flowers, grow in your work for the church and for Jesus. This will be good for everyone. (Weekly Message October 31, 1985). <P><BR>
In 1 Corinthians, Paul also calls the people to ministry : <P><BR>
Now, brothers and sisters, you know that members of the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints; I urge you to put yourselves at the service of such people, and of everyone who works and toils with them (1 Cor 16 :15-16). <P><BR>
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At our confirmation, we were commissioned to assume an active role in the church as adult Christians. Today St. Paul and Our Lady remind us of that role, asking that we translate it into concrete action. <P><BR>
An illustration : <P><BR>
In the 1930's a young traveler was exploring the French Alps when he came upon a vast stretch of barren, desolate land. In the middle of this vast wasteland was a stooped old man with a sack of acorns on his back and a four-foot-long iron pipe in his hand. <P><BR>
The man was using the iron pipe to punch holes in the ground. Then from the sack he would take an acorn and put it in the hole. The old man told the traveler, " I've planted over 100,000 acorns. Maybe only a tenth of them will grow. " The old man's wife and son had died, and this was how he spent his final years. <P><BR>
Twenty-five years later the traveler returned to the same desolate spot. What he saw amazed him the land was covered with a beautiful forest two miles wide and five miles long. Birds were singing, animals were playing, and wildflowers perfumed the air, all because someone cared. <P><BR>
The Blessed Virgin calls us to action as well, to do our part to spread God's kingdom on earth. We may not be able to change the whole world, but we can change part of it, just as the old man did. Today St. Paul and Our Lady remind us of that role, asking that we translate it into concrete action. We received our sack of acorns and our iron pipe when we were confirmed. Now it's up to us to do something with them. <P><BR>
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What needs are there within your parish church and community? How can you actively meet some of those needs with your own gifts and talents, as Our Lady recommends today? <P><BR>
Message to Sharon Fitzpatrick Oct. 25, 2009<P><BR>
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<P><BR>
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2009<P><BR>
MY DEAR DEAR PRECIOUS LITTLE CHILDREN, <P><BR>
AS YOU DRAW NEAR THIS MOTHER, I GATHER YOU ALL TO ME, MAKING YOU RESIDENTS OF MY IMMACULATE HEART. THIS IS THE DAY OF THE LORD AND I PRAY FOR YOU THAT YOU RECEIVE THE PEACE OF JESUS AND REST. TAKE THIS TIME TO REFLECT ON GOD?S GOODNESS. SEE HOW RICH YOU ARE AS YOU ARE LAVISHED WITH HIS BLESSINGS AND GIFTS. YOU CONTINUALLY RECEIVE, BE CONTINUALLY WITH GRATITUDE. <P><BR>
MY LOVES, ON THIS DAY I DO NOT BRING YOU TO THE CONDITION OF THE WORLD, BUT SPEAK TO YOU OF THE CONDITION OF YOUR SOULS. YOU HAVE LISTENED CAREFULLY AND YOU SEEK THE SACRAMENTS OF PENANCE AND THE HOLY EUCHARIST. IT IS IN THIS WAY THAT YOU ARE PREPARED FOR THE COMING OF JESUS. KEEP YOUR SOULS BEAUTIFUL WITH GRACE SO THAT WHEN YOU RECEIVE JESUS IN HOLY COMMUNION, HE IS WELCOMED BY A PURE AND LOVING HEART AND SOUL. <P><BR>
HOW GRATEFUL HE IS TO COME TO THOSE WHO LOVE HIM SO MUCH AND WANT ONLY TO SERVE HIM. MANY TIMES I HAVE ASKED YOU TO RECEIVE JESUS WITH THE UTMOST REVERENCE. CONSIDER THAT JESUS IS THE SON OF GOD - DOES HE NOT DESERVE THE RESPECT AND REVERENCE OF A KING. MY CHILDREN, HE IS KING. HE IS THE KING OF KINGS. BE CAREFUL THAT YOU SET ALWAYS GOOD EXAMPLE AND THAT YOU RECEIVE YOUR LORD WITH ONLY THE DEEPEST LOVE AND CONSIDERATION. <P><BR>
DO NOT BECOME CASUAL IN YOUR RECEPTION OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST, THIS OFFENDS MY SON AND HE IS ONCE MORE CAUSED PAIN AND SORROW BY THOSE WHO HAVE BECOME COMPLACENT. TAKE MY EUCHARISTIC JESUS INTO YOURSELVES WITH TRUE LOVE AND TRUE REVERENCE. <P><BR>
I CALL UPON ALL OF HEAVEN TO BE WITH YOU THIS MOMENT AS TOGETHER WE GIVE A BLESSING IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT. <P><BR>
THE BLESSING OF CHRIST FALLS GENTLY AND LOVINGLY UPON YOU AS WELL. GIVE PRAISE AND THANKS TO THE MOST HIGH NOW AND FOREVER. <P><BR>
Message to Jennifer Oct. 18,2009<P><BR>
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Messages not previously released <P><BR>
10/18/09 9:45 AM
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My child, there is soon to be a great denouncement of the work in which I have been doing to draw souls closer to My Most Sacred Heart. This is a time of prayer My daughter for the world is soon to face great turmoil. Now go forth for I am Jesus and My mercy and justice will prevail.
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Past Messages to Fr. Doucette <P><BR>
Messages to Fr. Doucette - August 22, 2009 - Here is the message of Our Blessed Mother. She spoke to him in these words,I bless you, My son, on this Feast of Mine. Today you celebrate the Queenship of your Blessed Mother. After My Assumption into heaven, the Father crowned me as Queen of heaven and earth. My Son Jesus is the King and I am the Queen. I am working together with Him to help you all to reach heaven one day. <P><BR>
The Holy Spirit has been poured upon all those who believe in My Son Jesus. All who receive the Spirit receive different spiritual gifts and different services. Some are given the gift of wisdom, others knowledge according to the same Spirit. Others receive faith, or the gift of healing or others prophecy, the discernment of spirits, others the gift of tongues or the interpretation of tongues. Open your heart to the Spirit and receive these wonderful gifts that come from Him. Use the gifts the Holy Spirit gives you for the glory of God and for the growth of the Church of My Son. <P><BR>
I am praying for you that you will be full of the Holy Spirit and be completely renewed by the same Spirit. Be humble and ask for His help every day. Be an example of a person completely united with the Father and Jesus, My Son, through the power of the Holy Spirit. I call you all to pray your Rosary every day. <P><BR>
August 29, 2009 - Below is the message of Our Blessed Mother. She spoke to him these words, <P><BR>
I bless you, Joseph Melvin, My son. I wish to send a word to all My sons and daughters spread throughout the world. As you know I stood at the foot of the cross of My Son Jesus as He was dying in horrible suffering. I offered My sorrow together with His to the Father for the salvation of all of you. It was there on the cross just before He died that He spoke to Me. <P><BR>
As John the Apostle stood for all of you, Jesus said these words, Woman, behold, your son, and to John He said, Behold, your mother. By these words I became your Mother. So if you accept Jesus as Your Savior and Lord, I am truly your Mother who prays for you and appears in many parts of the world to call you to follow Jesus, My Son. <P><BR>
As your Mother, I love you all with all My Heart. I want the salvation of all of you and what sorrow it would bring Me if anyone of you should be lost. Come, My dear children, and listen to your Mother. I call you to renew yourselves in body and spirit through the graces won for you by your Savior’s death on the cross. Be fervent in your spiritual life and pray with all your heart. Do not follow the ways of the world for it will lead you away from Jesus. Always be a friend of Jesus and your Mother. I bless you. <P><BR>
August 30, 2009 - The message of Our Lord and Savior. Jesus spoke to him in these words, <P><BR>
Every person on earth lives there for only a time and after his or her time is over, the person will go to the other world. Every person has an immortal soul and therefore will never die. Today many people think that life ends at death but the truth is that life continues after death. <P><BR>
At death life changes, you no longer live in the world but you go to one of the three places: heaven, purgatory or hell. If you have followed Me in your lifetime on earth, I will bring you to heaven with Me. If you did not repent sufficiently and did not make amends for your sins but you were sorry for all your sins, you will go to purgatory to be purified before you go to heaven. <P><BR>
If you rejected Me during your life on earth and did not repent of your sins and come back to Me before you died, you will go to hell. I give you all the graces you need to follow Me in the world and to be united with Me forever in heaven for all eternity. At the end of time I will return for the Last Judgment and there will be the resurrection of all the dead. I rose from the dead and I am the first person to do so. Yours will come later. Prepare yourselves daily by cooperating with all the graces I give you. Come follow Me. <P><BR>
September 1, 2009 - The message of Our Lord and Savior. Jesus spoke to him these words, At the general resurrection, which will take place at the end of the world when I return for the Last Judgment, all mortals will put on immortality. Their mortal bodies will become immortal and they will leave the earth with their immortal souls and their immortal bodies. <P><BR>
The soul was created immortal but the body was not. It is only at the end when all the dead will come back to life that they will have immortal bodies. If one goes to heaven, then that person will be there for all eternity. If one should be sent to hell, that person will be there for all eternity. <P><BR>
Pray, My friends, that you will persevere till the end so that you will be able to come with Me to enjoy heavenly joy forever. You are only in this world for a short time, so if you suffer, suffer everything with Me and offer your suffering to the Father together with mine. In this way you will be saved and you will bring many others who will follow you to heaven because you would have won for them many graces. I am calling you home. <P><BR>
September 2, 2009 - The message given by Our Lord and God. Jesus spoke to him these words, Every person has his or her share of suffering. Some do suffer more than others. Because suffering is part of every person’s life, that is why I chose suffering as the means to bring about your salvation. When you suffer, remember that you are very close to Me and I am giving you strength in all your afflictions. <P><BR>
You know how I suffered during My life. Even as an infant, the King wanted to kill Me and My parents had to flee to Egypt to save Me from his hands. In My public life, I suffered very much. I often had to sleep outside and often I went to bed hungry. I was falsely accused by the religious leaders many times. At the end I was arrested, beaten severely, crowned with thorns and condemned to death. I had to carry My cross to Golgotha where I was nailed to the cross and died in horrible pain. <P><BR>
I suffered all this for you so that through My sacrifice you would be redeemed from sin and that the gates of heaven would be opened for you. In all your afflictions, stay close to Me, your suffering Savior. With My grace you will overcome every affliction and win the crown of glory. <P><BR>
September 3, 2009 - The message of Our Lord and God. Jesus spoke to him these words, I told the Apostles and it is written in the Gospel that I am the light, the way and the truth. When I was born in Bethlehem, the whole world was in darkness living under the sway of the evil one. I came to bring light to your minds and hearts and to establish My Kingdom among you. <P><BR>
After teaching the Apostles for three years and commissioning them to go to the whole world and preach the Gospel, the light began to spread from Israel to the Middle East and to Europe and even to Asia. The Apostles worked hard going from place to place announcing the Good News. Many came to believe and enter My Church and become part of the Kingdom of God. Today the Gospel has reached every country of the world and many believe but there are also many who have rejected Me. The great work of preaching the Gospel must go forward because I want the salvation of every people. Pray, My friends, and do your part to spread the word. <P><BR>
September 4, 2009 - Message from Our Lord and Savior. Jesus spoke to him these words, It is a fact that all My Apostles carried in their bodies My death so that My life may also be seen in their bodies. This death is shown by all they suffered at the hands of pagans and Jews. They were often beaten, thrown into prison, went to bed hungry and were condemned to death. <P><BR>
All of them except the Apostle John were martyrs, killed because of their faith in Me. Through all this suffering they manifested in their bodies My suffering life in this world. Yet they were being prepared by the graces I won for them for the glory of heaven. They grew in holiness during those years they traveled proclaiming the Good News of salvation. Many people accepted their word and believed in Me. <P><BR>
My dear friends, I call you too to accept any suffering that comes your way and unite your suffering with mine and offer all this suffering to the Father for the salvation of the people of the world. It is through suffering that you grow in holiness and you see that the pleasures of this world are worth nothing. Live with Me the true life and be saved. <P><BR>
September 5, 2009 - Message from Our Blessed Mother. Our Lady spoke to him in these words, There is a time to be born in the world and a time to leave the world and if you have followed My Son Jesus, you will enter heaven. You know that you are in the world only for a time but when you get to heaven it will be for eternity. Work hard and pray, My children, so that you will find the door of heaven opened when your time will come. <P><BR>
If you are a friend of Jesus, I will be there when the time comes to bring you home to eternal bliss. Be children of faith who follow Jesus every day. Avoid sin at all cost and continue your good deeds every day. I am praying for you because I want you with Me in heaven one day. I do not want any of My children lost so join Me in praying for the salvation of every person. <P><BR>
Fast at times to control your bodily appetites and drives. I love you, My sons and daughters, and I send you all the graces won by My Son Jesus that you need. Cooperate with these graces and you will be filled with love and peace. <P><BR>
September 6, 2009 - Message of Our Lord and Savior. Jesus spoke to him these words: It was on Good Friday that I died on the cross to reconcile you with the Father. I paid the price for your sins so that sin could be wiped out and you could become once more the beloved of the Father. <P><BR>
It is the priests who carry out the ministry of reconciliation through the sacrament of confession. If you are sorry for your sins, they are all absolved and never to be remembered. Go and receive this sacrament of My love about once a month and it will bring you much peace in your heart. <P><BR>
At this time the world is in great darkness because of sin. So many people are living in sin and they do not even see that what they are doing offends the Father. To make it worst, the evil one has managed to make sin appear as virtue and one example of this is to pretend that sexual acts outside of marriage are not sins. It is time for all to wake up and learn from Me how to live a virtuous life. I call you all to holiness. <P><BR>
September 7, 2009 - Message of Our Lord and Savior. Jesus spoke to him in these words, I am the One who calls those that I have chosen for the priesthood and the religious life. They have to listen to Me at the center of their hearts and they will hear My words. I am the one who called St. Paul to be an Apostle. <P><BR>
He worked very hard and suffered much like the other Apostles but all this hardship never stopped him in his ministry. He always remained close to Me and he was always ready to give his life for Me. He was a holy man who left everything to follow Me. At the end he died a martyr’s death. Now he is with Me in heaven. <P><BR>
You are all called for a special ministry in My Church. Not all are called to be priests but some are called to be deacons, or to help the poor, the sick and the elderly. Many are called to teach religion. Open your heart completely and listen to My call. <P><BR>
September 8, 2009 - The message of Our Blessed Mother given to me for this Feast Day. Our Lady began with these words, I bless you My son, on this day that the Church celebrates My Birthday and this day is also My Feast as the Lady of Prince Edward Island. I came to visit you for the first time, on the 14th of December 2000. <P><BR>
I have come to visit you every year since then and there has been development along the way. You now have My little shrine, which I love very much, and you have 15 acres of land, which is all you need for the other buildings that will be built in time. <P><BR>
I come today with a message for Canada and for the world. Many people are leaving the Church of My Son in many parts of the world especially in North America and Europe. They stop praying and going to Church and they become either atheists or members of different sects. They are bringing darkness upon their countries and upon themselves. Many Governments are at war with God by abolishing the Commandments given by God the Father, Himself. <P><BR>
What is worst is that the Catholics are not reacting to these horrible sins. It is time for all Christians to wake up and defend the truth of Christianity. Are you so weak in your faith that you do not defend the truths given to you by Jesus, My Son? Many Christians simply follow the decisions of non-Christians. <P><BR>
You know that I am the Mother of Life and the gift of life is the most precious you have received. Do not allow anyone to kill the unborn or the elderly. Get your government to follow the path of the Government of Prince Edward Island that has not legalized abortion. If you love Me, My children, you will be for life. Defend life at all stages. I bless you all. <P><BR>
September 9, 2009 - Message of Our Lord and Savior. Jesus spoke to him in these words, It is with My grace that you can be cleansed from all your sins. I have provided for you the sacrament of mercy called the Sacrament of Reconciliation by which the priest absolves you in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. <P><BR>
Through this sacrament you become holy in the eyes of your Lord. I do not want to condemn you but to show My mercy and to save you but you have to do your part. You have to confess your sins and be sorry for them all. Then I will absolve them all and you will be filled with My life. <P><BR>
My dear friends, I only act with a heart full of love towards you who have faith in Me. I know you are weak and you often fall into sin but I am there to help you get up and to heal your soul. Alone you cannot rise from that pit but with My help you can come out and be free again. <P><BR>
I want you to be free to love Me, your Savior, to love all those you meet and to appreciate all that the Father has given you. The beauty of nature is a gift of Our Father who created you. I also give peace to all My friends. It is a peace that the world cannot give as it comes only from Me. Receive this peace that I am giving you today and live today and every day in that peace. Peace be with you. <P><BR>
Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you. 3 times. <P><BR>
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SHORT POWERFUL PRAYER THROUGH ST. JOSEPH
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"Glorious St. Joseph, tender-hearted father, faithful guardian of Jesus, chaste spouse of theMother of God, I ask you to join me in praisingGod 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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Say this prayer for nine consecutive days.
<P><BR> 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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26 OCT. AFRICAN DIASPORA CHRISTIANS’ WARNING PROPHECY MEDITATIONS FOR BLACK CATHOLICS, COPTICS, AND ORTHODOX Now Playing: AFROCENTRIC JOYFUL MYSTERIES ROSARY, CHAPLET DIVINE MERCY, DIVINE OFFICE Topic: Prophecy Meditation
26 OCT. AFRICAN DIASPORA CHRISTIANS’ WARNING PROPHECY MEDITATIONS FOR BLACK CATHOLICS, COPTICS, AND ORTHODOX LITURGICAL CHURCHES IN THE MYSTICAL BODY OF CHRIST
African Black Saints, Black Catholics, Coptic, and Orthodox Christians’ Spirituality in Africa, the Caribbean, Oceania, South Pacific Rim, Micronesia, Polynesia, Melanesia, New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Palau, Tuvulu, Nauru, Vanuatu, Australia, New Zealand and Islands of the Solomons, Marianas, Society, Marshall, and all the New Hebrides.
WARNING PROPHECY MEDITATIONS FOR ORIENTAL BRANCHES OF BLACK CATHOLIC CHRISTIANS--LATIN, COPTIC, AND ORTHODOX RITES IN THE AFRICAN HISTORIC AND GEOLOGIC DIASPORA.
For the coming plagues and illnesses:
FOR THE LITURGICAL CHURCH MEMBERS ONLY (AND OTHERS WHO BELIEVE. TEST! DISCERN THE SPIRIT! )
From Jo Ann Riggio, RN I Extend the Baptism of Truth to you. Please accept it and pass it on.
Dear friends and family,
I extend the Baptism of Truth to you with all of my heart and love. Please accept it. Let me expain:
Sept 14-16, 09 I went on a pilgrimage to Holy Love, Maranantha Springs in Elyria Ohio. I have been there many times before. (www.holylove.org) It is an Ecumenical apparition site where Our Lady appears to a visionary as well as Jesus and some of the saints.
During the apparition, Our Lady invited those present to accept the Baptism of Truth, which I did as I was present on the United Hearts Field at the time. An angel was given to those who accepted this Baptism of Truth to guard the Truth in their hearts. Therefore, I believe I received one.
The other day , I received messages from Holy Love regarding the Baptism of Truth via their website. There are two messages for September 18, 2009. (www.holylove.org). In the first message, Our Lady says, "Those who were here present can now extend this Baptism of Truth to others simply by desiring to do so in their own heart. It can be multiplied and proliferated by all who recieve it." .......
The second message is from Jesus, He says , " ....I want to help you understand that the Baptism of Truth which you received in the field of the United Hearts on the Feast of My Mother's Sorrows, can change the heart of the world if proliferated with zeal. Do so then with Holy Love in your hearts.".... So my dear friends and family, I , with love in my heart and all the zeal within me extend this Baptism of Truth to you. Please accept it and pass it on to those you know and love and ask them to do the same. Together, with Jesus and Mary, let us all change the heart of the world! AMEN!
With all my love,
Jo Ann Riggio, RN
PS: Please go to the website (www.holylove.org) for the complete messages of September 18, 2009. May you be blessed abundantly.
September 18, 2009
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Blessed Mother says: "Praise be to Jesus."
"In this country, truth has become so compromised that people do not know truth from fiction. That is why I extended to everyone the Baptism of Truth on My Feast of Sorrows. Those who were here present* can now extend this Baptism of Truth to others by simply desiring to do so in their own heart. It can be multiplied and proliferated by all who receive it. The angels given to My children in the Field of the United Hearts on the night of the apparition will not be multiplied with each Baptism of Truth, but will continually guard the truth in the hearts of those who had received angels at the apparition that night."
"You will make this known."
* Blessed Mother is referring to those pilgrims present in the United Hearts Field at the time of Her apparition.
METAPHYSICAL PROPOSAL ON THE MODE OF USING HAWTHORN
FOR THE COMING PLAGUES…HAWTHORN
(QUESTION FOR DISCERNMENT- Is this swine flu ? H1n1? Sars? Bird flu? You do the prayerful research!)
As given by our BLESSED MOTHER MARYAM, August 5, 1880: "There will be a grave illness which human science will not be able to alleviate. This illness will attack firstly the heart, then the spirit, and at the same time, the tongue. It will be horrible.
The heat accompanying it will be a devouring fire insupportable and so intense that the members of the body affected will be red -- an unendurable fiery red. At the end of seven days this disease, sown like a seed in the field (incubation period) will spread everywhere rapidly and make great progress."
"My children, here is the ONLY remedy which could save you. You are familiar with the Hawthorn which grows practically in all hedges.
The leaves of the Hawthorn, not the wood, can arrest the progress of this disease."
"You will gather the leaves, not the wood. Even dry, they will keep their efficacy.
You will put them into boiling water and leave them there for 14 minutes, covering the receptacle so that the steam remains therein.
At the onset of this disease, one must use this remedy three times a day."
"This disease will produce a continual vomiting and nausea. If the remedy is taken too late, the part of the body affected will become black and in the black there will be seen a sort of pale, yellow streak."
NO ONE HAS TO BELIEVE ANYTHING! TEST. DISCERN THE SPIRIT!
A SLIGHT CHANGE FOR CHILDREN- 8 MINUTES)
Note: It is a tradition that the Hawthorn was the plant from which Pilate’s Roman soldiers wove the CROWN OF THORNS.
BLACK CATHOLIC GOSPEL RADIO (Afrocentric Rosary, Stations of Cross, Chaplet of Divine Mercy)
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):
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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)!
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For the greater glory of God and for the salvation of all, I consecrate myself to You, O' Eternal Father, as one of Your faithful remnant. Behold, I come to do Your Will. With the help of Your Grace, I will keep Your Commandments. I will love and reverence You with all my heart, soul, mind and strength. I will love my neighbor as You love me.
I make this Consecration through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of Your beloved Son, Jesus.
O' Eternal Father, send forth Your Holy Spirit to restore my/our broken image and likeness of You. Send forth also Your entire Heavenly Court, all the celestial choirs of Your angels and all Your Saints, to aid me/us in my/our struggle against all the forces of evil in this present darkness. Amen. (Adapted from the Father of All Mankind Apostolate).
The Lord's Prayer
How many of us have said the “Our Father” with so little thought, so little reverence, and so little fruitfulness? However, when we are open to the Holy Spirit within us and pray from the heart, look at what can happen:"
Our Father, (“Our” Father—not “My” Father - all of God’s children of all races, all colors & all creeds)
Our Father, (Abba, “Daddy” God)
Who art in Heaven, (and Who art in me)
Hallowed be Thy Name. (Holy be Thy Name, praised be Thy Name, thanks be to Thy Most Holy Name)
Thy Kingdom come. (now - on earth and in me)
Thy Will be done, (now - on earth and in me)
on earth as it is in Heaven. (at the Throne of God, with the Trinity, Our Lady and all the Angels and Saints)
Give us this day our daily bread. (the Bread of your Divine Will, the Bread of Life in the Eucharist, and the bread we need to eat to sustain our bodies)
And forgive us our trespasses(forgive us our sins, our imperfections and our hesitancies in the face of temptation)
As we forgive those (or as we choose not to forgive those) who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,(for we are weak, we are worthless, we are wretched & we are nothing)
But deliver us from evil.(for it is only through your grace, not by our works alonenor our merit that we can escape eternal damnation)
Amen. (So I hope. So be it).
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary Protectress of Africa
Holy Mary, Mother of God, Protectress of Africa, you have given to the world the true Light, Jesus Christ. Through your obedience to the Father and the grace of the Holy Spirit, you have given us the source of our reconciliation and our justice, Jesus Christ, our peace and our joy.
Mother of Tenderness and Wisdom, show us Jesus, your Son and the Son of God. Guide our path of conversion, so that Jesus might shine his glory on us in every aspect of our personal, familial and social lives.
Mother, full of Mercy and Justice, through your docility to the Spirit, the Counselor, obtain for us the grace to be witnesses of the Risen Lord, so that we will increasingly become the salt of the earth and the light of the world.
Mother of Perpetual Help, we entrust to your maternal intercession the preparation and fruits of the Second Special Assembly for Africa. Queen of Peace, pray for us! Our Lady of Africa, pray for us!
BLACK SAINTS OF THE DAY
Black Saints of the day—From the Black Saints reference book (James Wesly Smith), 456 pages, paperback, 1000 lines of Black and African Saints in the Latin Rite, Coptic and Orthodox branches of the Mystical Body of Christ (combined Christianity) to year 599 A.D. Order quickly from www.booklocker.com/books/3088.html, from BarnesandNobles.com, Ingram Book Group internationally, Amazon, wherever online books are sold.
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
Part I https://www.youtube.com/v/sUnU4xR5D9E
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,
Message to Jennifer Oct. 18,2009
Please Pray for the following people
Messages not previously released
10/18/09 9:45 AM
My child, there is soon to be a great denouncement of the work in which I have been doing to draw souls closer to My Most Sacred Heart. This is a time of prayer My daughter for the world is soon to face great turmoil. Now go forth for I am Jesus and My mercy and justice will prevail.
Message from Jesus to patsy soto Oct.24,2009
You may release it, and also my message to you.
What a beautiful and encouraging message. I was pleased to see all the messages that Our Lady gave to Juan Diego.
‘…As for your own ill health, remember that Our Lady at Medjugorje many times tells us that she needs our prayers and fasting, penances, sufferings, sacrifices, crosses. Dark prayer and sufferings also purify us of our self will and open us to accepting an living in obedience to God's will for us. Be assured of my prayers’
Message from Jesus to patsy soto received - Saturday, October 24, 2009 @ 2:13 pm
ended at 2: 35 pm
Praise be to Jesus for Jesus is Lord, Saviour, Redeemer, Reconciler of all nations......
I plead your most Precious Blood over the words you give our Jesus please take away all that is not of you.......Beloved Daughter my little one of My Most Wounded Sacred Heart. It has been a while that I have given you words for the world, but this day as many are hearing the words of wars, catastrophes, calamities, earth shattering news breaking are My Children LISTENING?
I do not come this day to give you words of warning, no My little one, I come to ask for prayer, for it is only prayer that can change this world. I know you are not understanding why I have brought you back and taken so much from you, oh My little one do not be sad for it is through surrendering your all, being stripped of all that is not of Me, leaving you alone that you can draw closer to Me.
Yes, I understand the difficulties you have in prayer that is darkness of the soul My Little One and you will see that once this darkness leaves you will enjoy only LIGHT, MY LIGHT My little one. Yes I am asking you to have a NFWP in December with My Beloved Fr. Melvin and for those of My children who will attend will see not only My Love and My Mercy but will know and see My Holy Mother.
For this is the time of Her annual NFWP in a land where sin abounds but My MERCY WILL OVERTAKE! It has been many years that you have done this novena in honor of My Beloved Mother, from December 4 through December 12, 2009 she will be there each day and many will see and not believe but will know THAT SHE IS as she said to Juan Diego- Know and understand well, you the most humble of my son, that I am the ever virgin Holy Mary, Mother of the True God for whom we live, of the Creator of all things, Lord of heaven and the earth.
I wish that a temple be erected here quickly, so I may therein exhibit and give all my love, compassion, help, and protection, because I am your merciful mother, to you, and to all the inhabitants on this land and all the rest who love me, invoke and confide in me; listen there to their lamentations, and remedy all their miseries, afflictions and sorrows.
And to accomplish what my clemency pretends, go to the palace of the bishop of Mexico, and you will say to him that I manifest my great desire, that here on this plain a temple be built to me; you will accurately relate all you have seen and admired, and what you have heard. Be assured that I will be most grateful and will reward you, because I will make you happy and worthy of recompense for the effort and fatigue in what you will obtain of what I have entrusted. Behold, you have heard my mandate, my humble son; go and put forth all your effort.
Second Apparition
Hark, my son the least, you must understand that I have many servants and messengers, to whom I must entrust the delivery of my message, and carry my wish, but it is of precise detail that you yourself solicit and assist and that through your mediation my wish be complied.
I earnestly implore, my son the least, and with sternness I command that you again go tomorrow and see the bishop. You go in my name, and make known my wish in its entirety that he has to start the erection of a temple which I ask of him. And again tell him that I, in person, the ever-virgin Holy Mary, Mother of God, sent you.
Third Apparition
Well and good, my little dear, you will return here tomorrow, so you may take to the bishop the sign he has requested. With this he will believe you, and in this regard he will not doubt you nor will he be suspicious of you; and know, my little dear, that I will reward your solicitude and effort and fatigue spent of my behalf. Lo! go now. I will await you here tomorrow.
Fourth Apparition
Hear me and understand well, my son the least, that nothing should frighten or grieve you. Let not your heart be disturbed. Do not fear that sickness, nor any other sickness or anguish. Am I not here, who is your Mother? Are you not under my protection?
Am I not your health? Are you not happily within my fold? What else do you wish? Do not grieve nor be disturbed by anything. Do not be afflicted by the illness of your uncle, who will not die now of it. be assured that he is now cured.
(And then his uncle was cured, as it was later learned.)
When Juan Diego heard these words from the Lady from heaven
Climb, my son the least, to the top of the hill; there where you saw me and I gave you orders, you will find different flowers. Cut them, gather them, assemble them, then come and bring them before my presence.
My son the least, this diversity of roses is the proof and the sign which you will take to the bishop. You will tell him in my name that he will see in them my wish and that he will have to comply to it. You are my ambassador, most worthy of all confidence.
Rigorously I command you that only before the presence of the bishop will you unfold your mantle and disclose what you are carrying. You will relate all and well; you will tell that I ordered you to climb to the hilltop, to go and cut flowers; and all that you saw and admired, so you can induce the prelate to give his support, with the aim that a temple be built and erected as I have asked.
My Beloved little one go over these words, read these words over in your heart, that all that may listen, may read, may understand the GRACES I WILL SHOWER UPON EACH WHO WILL HONOR MY REQUEST TO ATTEND THIS URGENT NOVENA FOR WORLD PEACE that has been given each year during this time of My Holy Mother's apparition as Our Lady of Guadalupe QUEEN OF PEACE!
I love you My little one, give this to your Spiritual Director that He May Know as He Will understand all that I am requesting, I love you My Daughter, My Little one remain in My Peace and My Love, your Jesus of Mercy
Medjugorje Day By Day Oct 27 - GROW IN YOUR WORK FOR THE CHURCH
Medjugorge Message of October 25, 2007
"Dear children! Today the Lord permitted me to tell you again that you live in a time of grace. You are not conscious, little children, that God is giving you a great opportunity to convert and to live in peace and love.
You are so blind and attached to earthly things and think of earthly life. God sent me to lead you toward eternal life. I, little children, am not tired, although I see that your hearts are heavy and tired for everything that is a grace and a gift. Thank you for having responded to my call."
Message of October 25, 2004
"Dear children! This is a time of grace for the family and, therefore, I call you to renew prayer. May Jesus be in the heart of your family. In prayer, learn to love everything that is holy. Imitate the lives of saints so that they may be an incentive and teachers on the way of holiness. May every family become a witness of love in this world without prayer and peace. Thank you for having responded to my call."
Message of October 25, 2005
"Little children, believe, pray and love, and God will be near you. He will give you the gift of all the graces you seek from Him. I am a gift to you, because, from day to day, God permits me to be with you and to love each of you with immeasurable love.
Therefore, little children, in prayer and humility, open your hearts and be witnesses of my presence. Thank you for having responded to my call."
"Be consumed in honoring Him and . . . acknowledge the burning love He shows us in this wonderful Sacrament. Here His love holds Him captive till the end of time. It is of this one can truly say, 'Love triumphs, love enjoys/Love finds in God its joys!" (St. Margaret Mary Alacoque).
Mother Teresa - Prayer enlarges the heart until it is capable of containing God's gift of Himself. Ask and seek, and your heart will grow big enough to receive Him and keep Him as your own.
Meditations by Padre Pio - The Spirit of God is a Spirit of peace and even in the most serious faults He makes us feel a sorrow that is tranquil, humble, and confident and this is precisely because of His mercy.
The spirit of the devil, instead, excites, exasperates and makes us feel, in that very sorrow, anger against ourselves, whereas we should on the contrary be charitable with ourselves first and foremost.
Therefore, if any thought agitates you, this agitation never comes from God, who gives you peace, being the Spirit of Peace, but from the devil.
The Spirit of God is a Spirit of peace and even in the most serious faults He makes us feel a sorrow that is tranquil, humble, and confident and this is precisely because of His mercy.
The spirit of the devil, instead, excites, exasperates and makes us feel, in that very sorrow, anger against ourselves, whereas we should on the contrary be charitable with ourselves first and foremost.
Therefore, if any thought agitates you, this agitation never comes from God, who gives you peace, being the Spirit of Peace, but from the devil.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - The Greatness of God is so often forgotten
"Humility which gives preference to others is not very popular today, principally because men have forgotten the Greatness of God. By expanding our puny little self to the infinite, we have made the true Infinity of God seem trivial. The less knowledge we have of anything the more insignificant it seems."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Jesus, hide me; just as You have hidden Yourself under the form of the white Host, so hide me from human eyes, and particularly hide the gifts which You so kindly grant me. May I not betray outwardly what You are effecting in my soul. I am a white host before You, O Divine Priest. Consecrate me Yourself, and may my transubstantiation be known only to You.
I stand before You each day as a sacrificial host and implore Your mercy upon the world. In silence, and unseen, I will empty myself before You; my pure and undivided love will burn, in profound silence, as a holocaust. And may the fragrance of my love be wafted to the foot of Your throne. You are the Lord of lords, but You delight in innocent and humble souls. (1564)
Quote of the Day In truth, the soul can possess no better insight for knowledge than to perceive its own nothingness. -St. Angela of Foligno
"Lex orandi, lex credendi" is a form of the axiom of Pope St. Celestine I: "Legem credendi statuit lex orandi." This is often translated "The rule of prayer determines the rule of faith." This is an idea used to help explain the interaction between liturgy, and doctrine.
This idea uses liturgy and prayers as tools to help understand, explain and pass on the important doctrines of the Church. An obvious example of this the Creed we pray at Mass. The Creed states what we believe, it can be taught easily to others, and it can help us understand our Faith.
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. -
OCTOBER 27 - GROW IN YOUR WORK FOR THE CHURCH In this weekly message, Our Lady issues a special call
Dear children, today I wish to call you to work within the church. I love each of you equally and desire that you do this work as much as possible. I know that you can, dear children, but you feel small and inadequate in these things. You need to be courageous and, like little flowers, grow in your work for the church and for Jesus. This will be good for everyone. (Weekly Message October 31, 1985).
In 1 Corinthians, Paul also calls the people to ministry :
Now, brothers and sisters, you know that members of the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the saints; I urge you to put yourselves at the service of such people, and of everyone who works and toils with them (1 Cor 16 :15-16).
Reflection: At our confirmation, we were commissioned to assume an active role in the church as adult Christians. Today St. Paul and Our Lady remind us of that role, asking that we translate it into concrete action.
An illustration : In the 1930's a young traveler was exploring the French Alps when he came upon a vast stretch of barren, desolate land. In the middle of this vast wasteland was a stooped old man with a sack of acorns on his back and a four-foot-long iron pipe in his hand.
The man was using the iron pipe to punch holes in the ground. Then from the sack he would take an acorn and put it in the hole. The old man told the traveler, " I've planted over 100,000 acorns. Maybe only a tenth of them will grow. " The old man's wife and son had died, and this was how he spent his final years.
Twenty-five years later the traveler returned to the same desolate spot. What he saw amazed him the land was covered with a beautiful forest two miles wide and five miles long. Birds were singing, animals were playing, and wildflowers perfumed the air, all because someone cared.
The Blessed Virgin calls us to action as well, to do our part to spread God's kingdom on earth. We may not be able to change the whole world, but we can change part of it, just as the old man did.
Today St. Paul and Our Lady remind us of that role, asking that we translate it into concrete action. We received our sack of acorns and our iron pipe when we were confirmed. Now it's up to us to do something with them.
Application: What needs are there within your parish church and community? How can you actively meet some of those needs with your own gifts and talents, as Our Lady recommends today?
Medjugorje Day By Day Oct 26 - SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Message of October 25, 2006
"Dear children! Today the Lord permitted me to tell you again that you live in a time of grace. You are not conscious, little children, that God is giving you a great opportunity to convert and to live in peace and love.
You are so blind and attached to earthly things and think of earthly life. God sent me to lead you toward eternal life. I, little children, am not tired, although I see that your hearts are heavy and tired for everything that is a grace and a gift. Thank you for having responded to my call."
"Contemplation of the Eucharist must urge all members of the Church, in the first place the priests, ministers of the Eucharist, to revive their commitment of faith.
The celibacy that the priests received as a precious gift and the sign of the undivided love toward God and the neighbor is founded upon the Eucharistic mystery, celebrated and adored.
Eucharistic spirituality must also be the interior motor of any activity for the lay persons, and no dichotomy is admissible between faith and life in their mission of spreading the spirit of Christianity in the world" (Pope Benedict XVI, Homily for the close of the Eucharistic Year, Oct. 23, 2005).
"The tender love of God for the world infused into my soul a need for adoration, respect and love towards the Blessed Sacrament" (Mother Mary of Jesus, Foundress of the Sisters of Marie Reparatrice).
Mother Teresa - Let the love of God once take entire and absolute possession of a heart; let it apply itself continually to increase this love of God by seeking to please Him in all things and refusing Him nothing that He asks; let it have a firm determination never to commit any fault deliberately and knowingly; or if it should fall, to be humble for it and to rise up again at once. Such a heart will pray continually.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Don't lose heart if it is your lot to work a lot and gather little. If you considered what one soul alone costs Jesus, you would never complain.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - There's no happiness in the realm of the ego
"The modern tendency is toward the affirmation of the ego, the exaltation of selfishness, riding roughshod over others in order to satisfy our own self-centeredness. It certainly has not produced much happiness, for the more the ego asserts itself the more miserable it becomes."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Oh, how painful it is to Me that souls so seldom unite themselves to Me in Holy Communion. I wait for souls, and they are indifferent toward Me. I love them tenderly and sincerely, and they distrust Me. I want to lavish My graces on them, and they do not want to accept them.
They treat Me as a dead object, whereas My Heart is full of love and mercy. In order that you may know at least some of My pain, imagine the most tender of mothers who has great love for her children, while those children spurn her love. Consider her pain. No one is in a position to console her. This is but a feeble image and likeness of My love. (1447)
After Holy Communion the Lord said to me, If the priest had not brought Me to you, I would have come Myself under the same species. My daughter, your sufferings of this night obtained the grace of mercy for an immense number of souls. (1459)
Today, when the chaplain [Father Theodore] brought the Lord Jesus, a light issued from the Host, its light striking my heart and filling me with a great fire of love. Jesus was letting me know that I should answer the inspirations of grace with more faithfulness, and that my vigilance should be more subtle. (1462)
Quote of the Day The thought follows the look; delight comes after the thought; and consent after delight -St. Augustine
Today's Tidbit The early lives of today's saints show us that the devil often uses normal people to do his will through ignorance and the use of black magic. Lucian and Marcian remind us that we should never follow any temptation to call upon the devil or any of his tools for assistance, and that we should trust our lives only to God.
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
Oct 26 - SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Given to Jelena during an interior locution :
Pray! You can do anything, yes, you can do it through prayer! Place an image of the hearts of Jesus and Mary in your homes (Locutionist Jelena & Mirijana November 11, 1983).
The Sacred Heart is a symbol of God's unfathomable love. As St. John writes :
Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever doesn't love does not know God, for God is love (1 Jn 4 :7-8).
Reflection:
A Valentine might be considered a pale reflection of the Sacred Heart it symbolizes human love, while the Heart of Jesus represents the infinite, divine love of Christ himself. Devotion to the Sacred Heart, then, is devotion to God's love, which we strive to imitate. This contemporary Sacred Heart Psalm by Fr.
Edward Hays expresses this longing :
O Divine Beloved, so often I am casual and halfhearted in my love for you my God.
Come and set my heart ablaze with the fire of your love.
Inflame my hearts and prayers as you did for your chosen son Jesus.
His holy heart was constantly on fire with a consuming love for you, his God.
Envelop me in your gleaming Spirit, that my lukewarm prayers and acts may spring alive with the fire of faith.
Make my heart, like the heart of Christ, burn with compassion for the outcast, with comfort for the lonely and all who are in need.
Application:
Today, spend part of your prayer time reflecting on the love of Christ. When you have an opportunity, place an image of the hearts of Jesus and Mary in your home, as Our Lady asks.
Medjugorje Day By Day Oct 25 - DISCOVER ME IN THE POOR
Message of October 25, 2009
"Dear children! Also today I bring you my blessing, I bless you all and I call you to grow on this way, which God has begun through me for your salvation. Pray, fast and joyfully witness your faith, little children, and may your heart always be filled with prayer. Thank you for having responded to my call."
"Here, in the holy Tabernacle, is the wonderful pool of Bethsaida, that is, the 'house of mercy' or 'place of healing,' in which the Divine waters of grace are constantly in motion. Here every person can obtain the health of his soul, and if it be the Will of God, the health of his body" (Fr. Lukas Etlin, O.S.B.).
Mother Teresa - Our prayers should be burning words coming forth from the furnace of a heart filled with love. Devoutly, with great sweetness, with natural simplicity, without any affectation, offer your praise to God with the whole of your heart and soul.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Let us keep well in mind what the Divine Master said: in our patience we will possess our souls.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Hints for humility!
"Here is a psychological suggestion for acquiring peace of soul. Never brag; never talk about yourself; never rush to first seats at table or in a theater; never use people for your own advantage; never lord it over others as if you were better than they. These are but popular ways of expressing the virtue of humility, which does consist so much in humbling ourselves before others as it does in recognizing our own littleness in comparison to what we ought to be."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html -
November 19. 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)
All the good that is in me is due to Holy Communion. I owe everything to it. I feel that this holy fire has transformed me completely. Oh, how happy I am to be a dwelling place for You, O Lord! My heart is a temple in which You dwell continually... (1392)
“Occupy your minds with good thoughts, or the enemy will fill them with bad ones. Unoccupied, they cannot be. -St. Thomas More”
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
Oct 25 - DISCOVER ME IN THE POOR
Our Lady advises Jelena's prayer group :
Continue to help the poor and the sick, and to pray for the dead. Do not have any fear. Completely free yourselves and abandon your hearts to me so that I can be with you. Listen to me and discover me in the poor and in all people (Locutionist Jelena & Mirijana January 31, 1984).
And in the gospel, Jesus says :
Give to everyone who begs from you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you (Mt 5 :42).
Reflection:
The Jewish Talmud says, " He who gives alms is greater than Moses. " But money was not the only kind of alms people gave to the needy. The Talmud also says, "
Whoever gives a small coin to a poor person will receive six blessings, but whoever gives a kind word to a poor person will receive eleven blessings. " Even if we can't always give money , we can give much more : forgiveness to our enemies, kindness to the elderly, example to the young, and love to all.
Application: How generous are we in our giving? The following prayer is a Prayer for Generosity :
Father of the poor and needy, teach us to understand that generosity consists not only in providing material help but in every act of helpfulness toward those who stand in need of it, and that every human being stands in need of friendliness, sympathy, and understanding.
Teach us to know that in the measure in which we give we also receive, that every worthy thing we do brings its own reward, and that in seeking any other kind of reward we spoil the grace of what we do. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Message to Eillen Renders Oct. 25, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Jesus Tells Us How To Follow Him
“ …Then I prayed; Speak Lord (if it be His will of course), Your servant listens. Jesus responded to my heart saying: My child Eileen, All that needs to be said has already been said. Now is the time to read My word, spread My word and live by the word. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Continue to pray for your brothers and sisters. Amen. “
SHORT POWERFUL PRAYER THROUGH ST. JOSEPH
"Glorious St. Joseph, tender-hearted father, faithful guardian of Jesus, chaste spouse of the Mother of God, I ask you to join me in praising God the Father through His Divine Son who died on the cross and rose again to give us sinners new life. Through the Holy Name of Jesus, pray with me that we may obtain from the eternal Father the favor we ask. (here state your intention)."
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
24 OCT. AFRICAN DIASPORA CHRISTIANS’ WARNING PROPHECY MEDITATIONS FOR BLACK CATHOLICS, COPTICS, AND ORTHODOX Now Playing: AFROCENTRIC JOYFUL MYSTERIES ROSARY, CHAPLET DIVINE MERCY, DIVINE OFFICE Topic: Prophecy Meditation
24 OCT. AFRICAN DIASPORA CHRISTIANS’ WARNING PROPHECY MEDITATIONS FOR BLACK CATHOLICS, COPTICS, AND ORTHODOX LITURGICAL CHURCHES IN THE MYSTICAL BODY OF CHRIST
African Black Saints, Black Catholics, Coptic, and Orthodox Christians’ Spirituality in Africa, the Caribbean, Oceania, South Pacific Rim, Micronesia, Polynesia, Melanesia, New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Palau, Tuvulu, Nauru, Vanuatu, Australia, New Zealand and Islands of the Solomons, Marianas, Society, Marshall, and all the New Hebrides.
WARNING PROPHECY MEDITATIONS FOR ORIENTAL BRANCHES OF BLACK CATHOLIC CHRISTIANS--LATIN, COPTIC, AND ORTHODOX RITES IN THE AFRICAN HISTORIC AND GEOLOGIC DIASPORA.
For the coming plagues and illnesses:
FOR THE LITURGICAL CHURCH MEMBERS ONLY (AND OTHERS WHO BELIEVE. TEST! DISCERN THE SPIRIT! )
From Jo Ann Riggio, RN I Extend the Baptism of Truth to you. Please accept it and pass it on.
Dear friends and family,
I extend the Baptism of Truth to you with all of my heart and love. Please accept it. Let me expain:
Sept 14-16, 09 I went on a pilgrimage to Holy Love, Maranantha Springs in Elyria Ohio. I have been there many times before. (www.holylove.org) It is an Ecumenical apparition site where Our Lady appears to a visionary as well as Jesus and some of the saints.
During the apparition, Our Lady invited those present to accept the Baptism of Truth, which I did as I was present on the United Hearts Field at the time. An angel was given to those who accepted this Baptism of Truth to guard the Truth in their hearts. Therefore, I believe I received one.
The other day , I received messages from Holy Love regarding the Baptism of Truth via their website. There are two messages for September 18, 2009. (www.holylove.org). In the first message, Our Lady says, "Those who were here present can now extend this Baptism of Truth to others simply by desiring to do so in their own heart. It can be multiplied and proliferated by all who recieve it." .......
The second message is from Jesus, He says , " ....I want to help you understand that the Baptism of Truth which you received in the field of the United Hearts on the Feast of My Mother's Sorrows, can change the heart of the world if proliferated with zeal. Do so then with Holy Love in your hearts.".... So my dear friends and family, I , with love in my heart and all the zeal within me extend this Baptism of Truth to you. Please accept it and pass it on to those you know and love and ask them to do the same. Together, with Jesus and Mary, let us all change the heart of the world! AMEN!
With all my love,
Jo Ann Riggio, RN
PS: Please go to the website (www.holylove.org) for the complete messages of September 18, 2009. May you be blessed abundantly.
September 18, 2009
Public
Blessed Mother says: "Praise be to Jesus."
"In this country, truth has become so compromised that people do not know truth from fiction. That is why I extended to everyone the Baptism of Truth on My Feast of Sorrows. Those who were here present* can now extend this Baptism of Truth to others by simply desiring to do so in their own heart. It can be multiplied and proliferated by all who receive it. The angels given to My children in the Field of the United Hearts on the night of the apparition will not be multiplied with each Baptism of Truth, but will continually guard the truth in the hearts of those who had received angels at the apparition that night."
"You will make this known."
* Blessed Mother is referring to those pilgrims present in the United Hearts Field at the time of Her apparition.
METAPHYSICAL PROPOSAL ON THE MODE OF USING HAWTHORN
FOR THE COMING PLAGUES…HAWTHORN
(QUESTION FOR DISCERNMENT- Is this swine flu ? H1n1? Sars? Bird flu? You do the prayerful research!)
As given by our BLESSED MOTHER MARYAM, August 5, 1880: "There will be a grave illness which human science will not be able to alleviate. This illness will attack firstly the heart, then the spirit, and at the same time, the tongue. It will be horrible.
The heat accompanying it will be a devouring fire insupportable and so intense that the members of the body affected will be red -- an unendurable fiery red. At the end of seven days this disease, sown like a seed in the field (incubation period) will spread everywhere rapidly and make great progress."
"My children, here is the ONLY remedy which could save you. You are familiar with the Hawthorn which grows practically in all hedges.
The leaves of the Hawthorn, not the wood, can arrest the progress of this disease."
"You will gather the leaves, not the wood. Even dry, they will keep their efficacy.
You will put them into boiling water and leave them there for 14 minutes, covering the receptacle so that the steam remains therein.
At the onset of this disease, one must use this remedy three times a day."
"This disease will produce a continual vomiting and nausea. If the remedy is taken too late, the part of the body affected will become black and in the black there will be seen a sort of pale, yellow streak."
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Note: It is a tradition that the Hawthorn was the plant from which Pilate’s Roman soldiers wove the CROWN OF THORNS.
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For the greater glory of God and for the salvation of all, I consecrate myself to You, O' Eternal Father, as one of Your faithful remnant. Behold, I come to do Your Will. With the help of Your Grace, I will keep Your Commandments. I will love and reverence You with all my heart, soul, mind and strength. I will love my neighbor as You love me.
I make this Consecration through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of Your beloved Son, Jesus.
O' Eternal Father, send forth Your Holy Spirit to restore my/our broken image and likeness of You. Send forth also Your entire Heavenly Court, all the celestial choirs of Your angels and all Your Saints, to aid me/us in my/our struggle against all the forces of evil in this present darkness. Amen. (Adapted from the Father of All Mankind Apostolate).
The Lord's Prayer
How many of us have said the “Our Father” with so little thought, so little reverence, and so little fruitfulness? However, when we are open to the Holy Spirit within us and pray from the heart, look at what can happen:"
Our Father, (“Our” Father—not “My” Father - all of God’s children of all races, all colors & all creeds)
Our Father, (Abba, “Daddy” God)
Who art in Heaven, (and Who art in me)
Hallowed be Thy Name. (Holy be Thy Name, praised be Thy Name, thanks be to Thy Most Holy Name)
Thy Kingdom come. (now - on earth and in me)
Thy Will be done, (now - on earth and in me)
on earth as it is in Heaven. (at the Throne of God, with the Trinity, Our Lady and all the Angels and Saints)
Give us this day our daily bread. (the Bread of your Divine Will, the Bread of Life in the Eucharist, and the bread we need to eat to sustain our bodies)
And forgive us our trespasses(forgive us our sins, our imperfections and our hesitancies in the face of temptation)
As we forgive those (or as we choose not to forgive those) who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,(for we are weak, we are worthless, we are wretched & we are nothing)
But deliver us from evil.(for it is only through your grace, not by our works alonenor our merit that we can escape eternal damnation)
Amen. (So I hope. So be it).
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary Protectress of Africa
Holy Mary, Mother of God, Protectress of Africa, you have given to the world the true Light, Jesus Christ. Through your obedience to the Father and the grace of the Holy Spirit, you have given us the source of our reconciliation and our justice, Jesus Christ, our peace and our joy.
Mother of Tenderness and Wisdom, show us Jesus, your Son and the Son of God. Guide our path of conversion, so that Jesus might shine his glory on us in every aspect of our personal, familial and social lives.
Mother, full of Mercy and Justice, through your docility to the Spirit, the Counselor, obtain for us the grace to be witnesses of the Risen Lord, so that we will increasingly become the salt of the earth and the light of the world.
Mother of Perpetual Help, we entrust to your maternal intercession the preparation and fruits of the Second Special Assembly for Africa. Queen of Peace, pray for us! Our Lady of Africa, pray for us!
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Test! Discern The Spirit! Accept what speaks to YOUR SOUL/SPIRIT. Disregard the rest!
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TO POST 24 OCT 2009
Our Lord Jesus on the topic of spiritual warfare
1. My daughter, I want to teach you about spiritual warfare. Never trust in yourself, but abandon yourself totally to My will. In desolation, darkness and various doubts, have recourse to Me 2. Do not bargain with any temptation; lock yourself immediately in My Heart 3. Put your self-love in the last place, so that it does not taint your deeds. 4. Bear with yourself with great patience. 5. Do not neglect interior mortifications. 6. Shun murmurers like a plague. 7. Let all act as they like; you are to act as I want you to. 8. If someone causes you trouble, think what good you can do for the person who caused you to suffer. Do not pour out your feelings. 9. Be silent when you are rebuked. 10. Do not ask everyone’s opinion, but only the opinion of your confessor; be as frank and simple as a child with him. 11. Do not become discouraged by ingratitude. 12. Do not examine with curiosity the roads down which I lead you. 13. When boredom and discouragement beat against your heart, run away from yourself and hide in My heart. 14. Do not fear struggle; courage itself often intimidates temptations, and they dare not attack us. 15. Always fight with the deep conviction that I am with you. 16. Do not be guided by feeling, because it is not always under your control; but all merit lies in the will. 17. I will not delude you with prospects of peace and consolations; on the contrary, prepare for great battles. 18. Know that you are now on a great stage where all Heaven and Earth are watching you. 19. Fight like a knight, so that I can reward you. 20. Do not be unduly fearful, because you are not alone.
¬The Lord Jesus to St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, Divine Mercy in My Soul, n. 1760
Message to Sharon Fitzpatrick Oct.21,2009 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, OCTOBER 21, 2009
MY DEAR DEAR PRECIOUS LITTLE CHILDREN,
HOW PLEASED I AM THAT YOU PRAY WITH SUCH LOVE AND DEDICATION. YOUR COMMITMENT TO GOD HAS SEALED FOR YOU A PROMISE AND YOU WILL ENJOY ITS FRUITS FOREVER.
AS WE COME TOGETHER IN PRAYER I LOOK DEEP WITHIN YOUR HEARTS AND I GATHER ALL YOU CARRY THERE. I DO NOT HESITATE TO TAKE ALL THIS AND PLACE THESE THINGS BEFORE THE FATHER. YOU CARRY MUCH BURDEN, YOU ALSO HAVE MUCH JOY. YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW SOME ARE TAKEN AND OTHERS STAY. IT IS NOT NECESSARY THAT YOU ALWAYS UNDERSTAND GOD?S WILL, IT IS ONLY NECESSARY THAT YOU ACCEPT IT, KNOWING THAT GOD HAS TREMENDOUS LOVE FOR YOU AND EACH ONE HAS A SPECIAL PLACE IN HIS HEART.
YOU GROW WEARY AND REST IS NOT ALWAYS AVAILABLE FOR YOU, YET HERE AT THIS PLACE OF GRACE YOU ARE TAKEN INTO THE PEACE OF JESUS. THE WORLD CONTINUES ITS CHAOTIC PACE, AS YOU STEP FROM THE WORLD INTO MY HEART. YOU RECEIVE MUCH MUCH GRACE AND FROM THIS GRACE YOU ARE GUIDED INTO THE HOLY WILL OF GOD.
YOU HAVE GAINED THE PROTECTION OF ALL OF HEAVEN. THIS IS MUCH NEEDED THAT YOU PROCEED IN GOD?S WILL, BECOMING VICTORIOUS ALL FOR HIS GLORY. BE AWARE OF THE EVIL DEEDS THAT CONSUME THE WORLD, BUT BE YOURSELVES CONSUMED BY THE LOVE AND MERCY OF JESUS. PRAY AND TRUST - PRAY AND TRUST.
ON THIS NIGHT I GIVE TO YOU MY EMBRACE. THE BLESSING OF CHRIST SHALL COME TO YOU FROM THE HEARTS OF MY PRIEST-SONS. KNOW ALL IS DONE FOR YOU IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT. GIVE PRAISE TO GOD, THANK HIM, AND DO THIS NOW AND FOREVER.
Medjugorje Day By Day Oct 23 - I WANTED TO ROUSE THE FAITH
"Contemplation of the Eucharist must urge all members of the Church, in the first place the priests, ministers of the Eucharist, to revive their commitment of faith. The celibacy that the priests received as a precious gift and the sign of the undivided love toward God and the neighbor is founded upon the Eucharistic mystery, celebrated and adored. Eucharistic spirituality must also be the interior motor of any activity for the lay persons, and no dichotomy is admissible between
faith and life in their mission of spreading the spirit of Christianity in the world" (Pope Benedict XVI, Homily for the close of the Eucharistic Year, Oct. 23, 2005).
"What can I desire besides this consecrated Host? In all heaven and earth, what is there apart from You that can satisfy me? O sweetness, O beauty, O power of love!" Concepcion Cabrera de Armida, Servant of God
Mother Teresa - You need only ask at night before you go to bed, " What did I do to Jesus today? " " What did I do for Jesus today? " " What did I do with Jesus today? " You have only to look at your hands.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Anxiety is one of the greatest traitors that real virtue and solid devotion can ever have. It pretends to warm us to do good works, but doesn't and we grow cold; it makes us run only to make us trip. One must be careful of this on all occasions particularly at prayer.
And to better succeed it would be well to remember that graces and the consolations of prayer are not waters of this earth, but of Heaven, and that therefore all our efforts are not sufficient to make them fall, even though it is necessary to prepare oneself with great diligence, but always humbly and tranquilly; one must keep one's heart turned to Heaven and wait from there the Heavenly dew.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Making truth personal through solitude with God
"Only in solitariness is true spirituality born, when the soul stands naked before its God. In that moment these are the only two realities in the universe. In this discovery is born love of neighbor, for then we love our fellow human beings, not because of what they can do for us, but because we see that they too are real or potential children of God. Though truth is not personal, we make it personal by contemplation."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - During Holy Mass, I saw the Lord Jesus nailed upon the cross amidst great torments. A soft moan issued from His Heart. After some time, He said, I thirst. I thirst for the salvation of souls. Help Me, My daughter, to save souls. Join your sufferings to My Passion and offer them to the heavenly Father for sinners. (1032)
Monday of Holy Week. I asked the Lord to let me take part in His Sorrowful Passion that I might experience in soul and body, to the extent that this is possible for a creature, His bitter Passion. I asked to experience all the bitterness, insofar as this was possible. And the Lord answered that He would give me this grace, and that on Thursday, after Holy Communion, He would grant this in a special way. (1034)
I find myself so weak that were it not for Holy Communion I would fall continually. One thing alone sustains me, and that is Holy Communion. From it I draw my strength; in it is all my comfort. I fear life on days when I do not receive Holy Communion. I fear my own self. Jesus concealed in the Host is everything to me. From the tabernacle I draw strength, power, courage, and light. Here, I seek consolation in time of anguish. I would not know how to give glory to God if I did not have the Eucharist in my heart. (1037)
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.
Oct 23 - I WANTED TO ROUSE THE FAITH
During this apparition on a Monday, Marija asks the Gospa why she failed to give her regular weekly message :
I do not wish to force anyone to do what they neither feel or desire, even though I had a special message for the parish in which I wanted to rouse the faith of each believer. But truly, only a small number have accepted my Thursday messages, when in the beginning there were many. It's become a routine affair for them. And lately some are asking for the message only our of curiosity, and not out of faith and devotion to my Son and me (Special Message April 30, 1984).
Also concerned that the people persevere in their faith, Christ said :
Be faithful until death, I will give you the crown of life (Rev 2 :10).
Reflection:
A missionary named Noreen Towers had worked for years among the poor in Nigeria. In spite of all her efforts, she saw absolutely no progress. She says : " I became despondent. I finally reached the breaking point one night … I was beaten. When I went to bed, I didn't know how I could continue.
The next morning, shortly after she awoke, something strange happened to Noreen. It was as though Jesus said to her, " Can you not trust my plan for you? " She writes :
Then I realized that I did not have to see the plan; I only had to trust him. I arose form my bed a different person. My encounter with the living Christ changed me from a broken, defeated person into a person with unshakable hope and faith.
Today, the woman's work among the poor is bearing remarkable fruit.
Like all the virtues, perseverance is a gift of grace, yet Christ never fails to bestow it on those who ask.
This is the primary challenge to rely not on our own strength and endurance, but on the Lord's. It was summarized once in a small prayer : " O Lord, I can't. You can. Please. "
Application:
Today, let us pray to Our Lady for perseverance under one of her most revered titles, Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
Medjugorje Day By Day Oct 24 - YOU HAVE TO BE PREPARED
"The Rosary does not run counter to meditation on the Word of God and to liturgical prayer, rather it represents their natural and ideal complement, especially as a form of preparation and thanksgiving for Eucharistic celebration. Christ, encountered in the Gospel and the Sacrament, is also contemplated with Mary in the various monuments of His life, thanks to the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries" (Pope Benedict XVI, Oct. 16, 2005).
"Deliverance [from the present crisis in the Church] will come about through a twin devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and Mary, Help of Christians" (Fr. Richard Foley, S.J.).
Mother Teresa - Prayer is the breath of life to our soul; holiness is impossible without it. Padre Pio - Why should you worry if Jesus wants to make you reach the heavenly homeland through deserts or fields, when we get to blessed eternity anyway either by one or the other? Cast aside all excessive preoccupations that derive from the trials the good God sends you; and if this is not possible, do not think about it and be resigned in everything to the Divine Will. Archbishop Fulton Sheen - True passion takes guts and courage
"To revive passion in hearts, one must first understand it. Passion signifies receiving or suffering something or submitting to something. From this, follow two indispensable conditions for passion: knowledge, and some organic or physical change in our sensible nature."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Most sweet Jesus, set on fire my love for You and transform me into Yourself. Divinize me that my deeds may be pleasing to You. May this be accomplished by the power of the Holy Communion which I receive daily. Oh, how greatly I desire to be wholly transformed into You, O Lord! (1289)
When I received Holy Communion, I said to Him, "Jesus, I thought about You so many times last night," and Jesus answered me, And I thought of you before I called you into being. "Jesus, in what way were You thinking about me?" In terms of admitting you to My eternal happiness. After these words, my soul was flooded with the love of God. I could not stop marveling at how much God loves us. (1292)
Quote of the Day If we possessed ever virtue but lacked humility, those virtues would be without root and would not last. -St. Vincent de Paul
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.
Oct 24 - YOU HAVE TO BE PREPARED
Regarding preparation for prayer, Our Lady once said :
You have to be prepared. If there are some sins, you must pull them out, otherwise you will not be able to enter into prayer. If you have worries, you should submit them to God (First Years March 1085).
And in John's gospel, Christ promises to answer all prayers :
I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If in my name you ask for anything, I will do it (Jan 14 :13-14).
Reflection: If our prayer is to be attentive and from the heart, we must prepare for this encounter with the Lord, as Our Lady asks of us today. This would include a place of quiet, a relaxed position, and a few deep breaths.
Sins and worries should be given over to God so that the mind is untroubled. Last, a prayer of preparation would be appropriate, such as the following Dedication of a Prayer Time :
Gracious and beloved Lord, At the beginning of this time of prayer, I lift up to you My heart overflowing with gratitude For the many gifts and blessings That you have given me. I dedicate this time of worship and prayer, And the graceful energy that shall flow Outward from the altar of my heart As an offering for the welfare of all your children. May your Holy Spirit take me by the hand And lead me deep into the center of my heart, Into your Holy of Holies. Amen.
Application:
Simply use this prayer of preparation, or one of your own, before your next prayer time. Medjugorje Day By Day Oct 20 - PRAY TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
"Souls . . . leave me alone by night, alone by day, in the churches. They no longer care about the Sacrament of the Altar. Hardly anyone ever speaks of this Sacrament of Love. Even those who do speak, alas, do so with great indifference and coldness. My heart is forgotten" (Words of Jesus to St. Padre Pio).
Mother Teresa - Believe in Jesus trust in Him with blind and absolute confidence because He is Jesus. Believe that Jesus and Jesus alone is life and sanctity is nothing but that same Jesus intimately living in you; then His hand will be free with you.
Meditations by Padre Pio - All of us are not called by God to save souls and propagate His glory by the noble apostolate of preaching? (but) one can promote God's glory and work for the salvation of souls by means of a truly Christian life, by praying without ceasing that "His Kingdom come?" that "we may not be led into temptation" and that "He deliver us from evil." This is what you ought to do offering yourself continually to the Lord for this purpose.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Whatever you do, you do it to Christ!
" On the Last Day, Our Blessed Lord said that He will judge us by our attitude to hospitality: `When did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and not care for You?' (Matthew 25: 44). Hospitality, therefore, not only has the duties of which we are aware, but also the more terrible awareness that it is Christ Who is the Stranger.
In all our dealings, we are dealing with the Lord Himself, though we know it not. Maybe if we could see our wars aright, in between two trenches of the enemies, or between a plane in the sky and the target beneath, there is Christ's Body being shot full of holes. What men do to one another, they do to Him, whether the act be of kindness or bitterness. "
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - February 15, 1937. Today, I heard these words in my soul: Host pleasing to My Father, know, My daughter, that the entire Holy Trinity finds Its special delight in you, because you live exclusively by the will of God. No sacrifice can compare with this. (955)
After these words, the knowledge of God's will came to me; that is to say, I now see everything from a higher point of view and accept all events and things, pleasant and unpleasant, with love, as tokens of the heavenly Father's special affection. (956)
The pure offering of my will, will burn on the altar of love. That my sacrifice may be perfect, I unite myself closely with the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. When great sufferings will cause my nature to tremble, and my physical and spiritual strength will diminish, then will I hide myself deep in the open wound of the Heart of Jesus, silent as a dove, without complaint.
Let all my desires, even the holiest, noblest and most beautiful, take always the last place and Your holy will, the very first. The least of Your desires, O Lord, is more precious to me than heaven, with all its treasures. I know very well that people will not understand me; that is why my sacrifice will be purer in Your eyes. (957)
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.
Oct 20 - PRAY TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
Our Lady speaks today of the Holy Spirit:
The important thing is to pray to the Holy Spirit that he may descend upon you. When you have him, you have everything. (FY 10-21-83
In John's gospel, Jesus also speaks of the Holy Spirit:
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him, because he abides with you, and he will be in you (John 14:16-17).
Reflection:
"Pray to the Holy Spirit," the Blessed Mother tells us today; and Jesus assures us that the Spirit" abides with you and is in you."
Let us then use this time to pray to the Spirit, using St. Augustine's Prayer for the Indwelling of the Spirit:
Holy Spirit, powerful Consoler, sacred Bond of the Father and the Son, Hope of the afflicted, descend into my heart and establish in it your loving dominion. Enkindle in my tepid soul the fire of your Love so that I may be wholly subject to you.
We believe that when you dwell in us, you also prepare a dwelling for the Father and the Son. Deign, therefore, to come to me, Consoler of abandoned souls, and Protector of the needy. Help the afflicted, strengthen the weak, and support the wavering.
Come and purify me. let no evil desire take possession of me. You love the humble and resist the proud. Come to me, glory of the living, and hope of the dying. Lead me by your grace that I may always be pleasing to you.
Application:
Continue to use this prayer throughout the week to deepen your devotion to the Spirit of God
Message to littlest of servants October 20, 2009
“THE DOOR OF GOD'S JUSTICE IS OPEN WIDE. THERE IS NOTHING TO STOP IT.” POWERFUL DREAMVISION GIVEN to Louise October 21, 2009
October 21, 2009 DREAMVISION via L.
Jesus speaks: ( L. after I am awake now after dreamvision has occurred) (Testing the spirits)
"Write what you have seen My child! Do not dramatize, delete or add anything. The dream vision concerns the world not just your country."
Jesus speaks while I (L. am sleeping and dreamvision is taking place) " You are with many people when the vision began and you fell on your face on the beach. (slain in the Holy Spirit)
Evil people have planted land mines on the beaches without being killed or blown to the skies. The safety of all countries particularly the country I showed you. "
I (L.) took this to mean U.S.A. for the people are all Americans in my dreamvision. I called for My helpmate which was (mk) and she came and was present on the beach. The people around me (LST) were in awe of what they saw in my actions. (again it was as though I was slain in the spirit. I was now laying face down on the beach and the vision again continued.
The land mines began to fire simultaneously. The sky was battleship gray- - -the homes nearby almost obliterated. Yet you could see homes but NO people excepting the ones who were with me on the beach. I saw a huge frame house that had wooden shingles on it and it was gray trimmed in yellow and there were many houses in the background.
Jesus:
"All this will be and it will be soon.
It will be a ring of fire circling every country. There will be no way to enter and no way to leave. You will be trapped in the ring of fire. Nothing...no one will escape the evil one's (satan) plan to destruct. All...everything will be destroyed by the fire."
With this I woke up (from my sleeping) and looked around and then went promptly back into my sleeping and my dream vision continued where it left off.
Again I had a sense of utter destruction. There was an eerie quiet about it as the people on the beach that were with me were again awestruck. I again I awake out of the dream vision trembling. ( this vision was very frightening to experience)
Then I (Louise) heard again Jesus saying later while I am awake now explaining the symbolism of the dream vision.
(Testing the spirits again)
Jesus:
"The gray house with creamy yellow trim stands like a sentinel while the cream trim is a beacon in the darkness. I am the 'Light in the Darkness.' I am your Refuge.' Look to Me. Come to Me. The darkness which covers the earth IS sin and it is thick, dense.
The houses in the background are My people seeking shelter. The land mines are the various devices used by evil men to put fear into the hearts of My people, to rid the world of believers. ( in Me) The kind of sins are as innumerable as the sands on the beach. The sun cannot give its light through the darkness (clou
ds) of sin. Fire will purge- - -cleanse." Fr. Doucette: 352] Fri, Oct 23, 2009: "I want you to pray for these
Friday, October 23, 2009
"I want you to pray for these men"
Dear Friends,
Previous Relations with the Thessalonians
For you yourselves know, brothers, that our reception among you was not without effect. Rather, after we had suffered and been insolently treated, as you know in Philippi, we drew courage through our God to speak to you the gospel of God with much struggle. Our exhortation was not from delusion or impure motives, nor did it work through deception. But as we were judged worthy by God to be entrusted with the gospel, that is how we speak, not as trying to please human beings, but rather God, who judges our hearts.
Nor, indeed, did we ever appear with flattering speech, as you know, or with a pretext for greed God is witness nor did we seek praise from human beings, either from you or from others, although we were able to impose our weight as apostles of Christ. Rather, we were gentle among you, as a nursing mother cares for her children. With such affection for you, we were determined to share with you not only the gospel of God, but our very selves as well, so dearly beloved had you become to us.
You recall, brothers, our toil and drudgery. Working night and day in order not to burden any of you, we proclaimed to you the gospel of God. You are witnesses, and so is God, how devoutly and justly and blamelessly we behaved toward you believers. ...We treated each one of you as a father treats his children... 1 Thessalonians 2:1-11
I give you below the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him these words,
I chose twelve men to be Apostles and all of them worked very well except one who betrayed Me. Another great Apostle was St. Paul whom I chose sometime after My resurrection. All the Apostles except Saint John were martyred for the faith. They are all with Me now in heaven.
The Bishops and the priests are the successors of the Apostles. I want you all to pray for these men who are following in the footsteps of My Apostles. Some of them have fallen away because of sin but most of them are working very well.
Pray that they have an intimate relationship with Me and come to prayer every day. I want them all to teach the true doctrine, which I gave My Church when I was on earth. May they preach the whole doctrine for they are not to pick and choose what they like but preach every aspect of the doctrine. I bless all those who pray for their Bishops and priests.
Father Melvin
[Fr. Doucette: 351] Thu, Oct 22, 2009: "Remain united to Me"
Thursday, October 22, 2009
"Remain united to Me"
Dear Friends,
Prayer and Apostolic Spirit
Persevere in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving; at the same time, pray for us, too, that God may open a door to us for the word, to speak of the mystery of Christ, for which I am in prison, that I may make it clear, as I must speak.
Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you know how you should respond to each one. ... Aristarchus, my fellow prisoner, sends you greetings, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas (concerning whom you have received instructions; if he comes to you, receive him), and Jesus, who is called Justus, who are of the circumcision; these alone are my co-workers for the kingdom of God, and they have been a comfort to me. Colossians 4:2-6, 10-11
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him in these words,
Prayer is very important in the life of a Christian. All those who believe in Me are called to prayer, to adoration and to ask the Father for all you need. A prayer that is dear to Me is contemplative prayer.
This is a heart to heart prayer with Me, your Savior. I wish that all Christians would spend time in contemplative prayer every day, and in this way you will come to know Me intimately. You will truly become My friend. You know that I live in your heart if you follow Me, so, come and visit Me there and repeat My name.
This is the prayer for today for all those who are so busy running around and always in a hurry. You need to quiet down and be at rest and this is what contemplative prayer does to you. In this peaceful gaze, I will fill you with My love, My peace and My joy. You will receive from Me all the graces you need to do good and avoid evil. I will also give you an increase of faith, hope and love, these wonderful gifts that come from Me. Remain united to Me every day and you will be blessed.
Father Melvin
Message to littlest of servants October 21, 2009v The ETERNAL FATHER looked for the RESPONSE OF NINEVEH. INSTEAD, THE WORLD BECAME THOUSANDS OF TIMES WORSE THAN SODOM AND GOMORRAH.
Heavenly Grace Annual Message -Sat-10-24-09 at 3:00 p.m. St. Joseph,
If anyone would like to carpool from Lansing we will meet in Resurrection Church Parking Lot at !:50pm
Message to Michael DiBitetto Oct.20,2009
THE T.R.U.S.T. PRAYER GROUP OF SHELTON, CT October 20, 2009.
Tuesday evening 7:00 p.m. Tonight we prayed The Marian Prayers
Web site trustprayergrp.org
Towards the middle of the 4th decade, Our Blessed Mother has appeared as Our Lady Of Fatima
Michael said: I bow down only to Jesus Christ
Blessed Mother replied: YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR MY SON JESUS CHRIST LOVES AND PROTECTS YOU.
- now over the picture of The Sacred Heart, St. Padre-Pio has appeared and he is celebrating mass.
-and now on the-wall … I see a very LARGE BROWN CROSS
-and now on the bottom I see a very LARGE BROWN ANCHOR (The Anchor signifies hope)
-and now I see The Holy Spirit as The DOVE on the-wall and It’s coming from the-wall- and is going around the room, and It’s going through everyone’ heart.
And now once again I see
"OUR LADY OF FATIMA"
MY DEAR DEAR CHILDREN
WHAT CAN I SAY? YOU MUST THINK I SOUND LIKE AS YOU SAY ON EARTH A BROKEN RECORD. AS I CONTINUE TO SPEAK ABOUT DISASTERS, THESE ARE NOT THINGS THAT YOU CAN TAKE SO LIGHTLY.
I DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR … IF YOU WANT ME TO SAY: YOU LOOK LOVELY TODAY OR DID YOU HAVE YOUR HAIR DONE IF THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR, THEN YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW SERIOUS THINGS ARE.
YOU KNOW I ONLY SPEAK THE TRUTH AND THE TRUTH IS ALL THE DISASTERS THAT HAVE AND WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR. THESE ARE NOT HAPPY TIMES THESE ARE VERY, VERY SAD TIMES.
MAYBE A DISASTER SHOULD OCCUR IN YOUR TOWN … OR SOMEONE IN YOUR FAMILY. THEN YOU WILL KNOW A DISASTER. BUT MAYBE OTHER PEOPLE WOULD NOT THINK YOU HAD A DISASTER. HOW WOULD YOU FEEL?
THE WARS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN CONTINUE, AND UNFORTUNATELY …FIRST HE’S GOING TO SEND OVER 14,000 MORE TROOPS TO AFGHANISTAN, AND NOW HE’S LOOKING AND SAYING HOW HE PLANS TO WITH DRAW THE TROOPS FROM AFGHANISTAN SOON. WHICH ONE DO YOU BELIEVE?
MY DEAR, DEAR CHILDREN
PLEASE PRAY FOR POPE BENEDICT THE XVI AS IF YOU HAVE NOT READ ABOUT IT YOU WILL SOON. THAT HE IS OPENING THE CHURCH TO ACCEPT ANGLICAN PRIESTS AND PARISHIONERS INTO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. PEOPLE MAY THINK THAT THIS IS WRONG BUT IF IT IS DONE IN THE RIGHT WAY … EVERYTHING WOULD BE SO NORMAL.
THEY HAVE A FEW ISSUES THAT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH HAS TO WORRY ABOUT THEY WILL HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THEIR OWN PRIESTS AS YOU SEE THE ANGLICAN PRIESTS THEY ARE ALLOWED TO BE MARRIED AND IF THEY CONVERT THEY WILL STILL BE A CATHOLIC PRIEST BUT ALSO THEY WILL BE MARRIED AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE VERY, VERY DISTURBING… TO THE CATHOLICS.
ONCE AGAIN I ASK YOU TO PLEASE PRAY FOR POPE BENEDICT THE XVI … THAT ON THIS MISSION THAT HE IS TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH, THAT HIS OWN PRIESTS DO NOT TURN ON HIM.
MY DEAR, DEAR CHILDREN
PLEASE DO REMEMBER THAT I LOVE YOU ALL SO VERY, VERY MUCH … AND YOU ARE ALL PROTECTED UNDER MY MANTLE AND I ALSO PRAY FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE. I ASK YOU ALWAYS HAVE TRUST AND FAITH IN MY SON YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. MY DEAR, DEAR CHILDREN I LOVE YOU ALL SO VERY, VERY MUCH
AND I BLESS YOU ALL IN THE NAME OF OUR FATHER MY SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT AMEN.
( and now The Blessed Mother as has disappeared)
-and now over The picture of The Sacred Heart St.Padre Pio has appeared and he’s still celebrating mass
-and now over The picture of The Divine Mercy The Holy Spirit has appeared and ray’s of light are coming down towards everyone.
-and now on the wall I see St. Padre Pio and he’s holding The Eucharist out towards the prayer group and They’re coming from his hand out one-at-a-time towards everyone in the prayer group everyone is receiving Spiritual Communion from St. Padre Pio this evening.
-Including everyone on the radio internet that is all for this evening
* REMINDER PLEASE JOIN US IN PRAYER WITH THE ROSARY AND DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET ON THE 2ND OF THE MONTH NOVEMBER 2, AT 5:00 A.M. TO PRAY IN UNION WITH THOSE IN MEDJUGORJIE FOR CONVERSIONS IN OUR FAMILIES AND THROUGH OUT THE WORLD.
AND GOD BLESS EVERYONE ON THE RADIO INTERNET FOR JOINING US HERE WEEKLY
GOD BLESS YOU AND MAY OUR BLESSED MOTHER BE ALWAYS BY YOUR SIDE ... The T.R.U.S.T Prayer- Group ...
- SPECIAL NOTES -
The periods that sometimes appear after some of Blessed Mothers words mean this is where She has .... paused.... before Her next word or paragraph. Message to Eileen Renders Oct.22, 2009
Thursday Adoration, October 22, 2009
Jesus Desires To Be An Everyday Priority In Our Lives
Today I spent time alone with Jesus in adoration thanking Him for His many blessings bestowed upon my family and myself and prayed for those with special needs and intentions. Then I made small offerings to Jesus and Mary and asked Jesus to turn off all exterior distraction so that I might only hear what comes from His heart to mine.
On my knees I prayed Speak Lord, Your servant listens. Jesus responded to my prayer saying: My sweet child Eileen, you have kept your promise to remain in Me and keep My Commandments. Therefore, I remain in you and guide your footsteps.
It is My desire for all My children to keep Me as a priority in their days so that I can remain in them and they in Me. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Continue to pray for your brothers and sisters. Amen.
Note: In my heart I distinctly believe that Jesus' message clearly makes reference to the fact that while many Catholics continue to go to Mass on Sunday, they are lax about the commandments and often can be heard saying: It's the Twentieth Century or They couldn't get married in the church, their marriage was not annulled. Morals and values are watered down for each new generation, making the Commandments something that God made, yet are being changed by man with excuses!
RESEND OF POWERFUL MSG To Louise AUGUST 10, 2007
Message to L. August 10,2007
URGENT! Message via L.,V+J August 10, 2007- - -10:30 A.M. Feast of St. Laurence
L. began to receive a message from God and said, "Jesus, please cover me with Your Precious Blood."(AND OTHER VARIOUS PRAYERS OF TESTING)
Then your God spoke, "There's a ridge in the Pacific Ocean that is extremely long and very, very deep. Oceanographers have not as yet found it.
It has been slowly widening, day by day, for many years. One day it will cause a great disaster that will span the world.
All you can do is come to Me and pray and prepare your immortal soul. Devastation awaits all for your sins are causing the Mighty Hand of God to fall upon the ENTIRE earth."
Message to littlest of servants October 20, 2009
THE DOOR OF GOD'S JUSTICE IS OPEN WIDE. THERE IS NOTHING TO STOP IT.
Message to Sharon Fitzpatrick Oct.14, 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, OCTOBER 14, 2009
MY DEAR DEAR PRECIOUS LITTLE CHILDREN,
YOU GATHER IN PRAYER AND MAKE WAY FOR THE CHILL AND DAMPNESS OF THE NIGHT. I UNDERSTAND YOUR PLIGHT AS YOU CONSIDER YOUR ADVANCEMENT IN AGE AND THE ACHES OF THE BODY THAT CONSUME YOU. BUT THIS IS THE TIME THAT YOU MUST REMAIN ALERT.
ILL WINDS BLOW AGAINST YOU. THE CHURCH ESPECIALLY SHALL BE ATTACKED AND YOUR PRAYERS WILL BE THE STRENGTH PLACED ACCORDINGLY. THE POPE KNOWS OF THIS PLIGHT AND GRIEVES.
THE HOLY MEN OF THE CHURCH SHALL GO AGAINST MANY LIES AND DECEIT, BUT THE TRUTH SHALL STRIKE DOWN THE LIES AND THOSE WHO PLOT DECEIT SHALL FAIL, BUT THE ATTACKS WILL BE SHATTERING AND SO IT IS THAT YOU, THE SIMPLE, THE INSIGNIFICANT LITTLE ONES WILL GO AGAINST THIS EVIL AND EMERGE VICTORIOUS.
SO TOO IS THE WORLD HEADED FOR DEVASTATION. MUCH COULD BE ALLEVIATED, IF MAN WOULD COME INTO PRAYER AND DEFEND THE TRUTH. ONCE MORE YOU WILL BE INSTRUMENTAL IN VICTORY. MY SON SHALL BRING HOPE AND HE SHALL BRING MANKIND INTO HIS LOVE AND MERCY.
BE ALERT. LISTEN CAREFULLY. PRAY WITH CONFIDENCE AND DO NOT FEAR, NOT EVEN IN THE DARKEST HOUR. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN THE LIGHT, SO PLACE YOUR TRUST IN GOD, IN THE TRUTH AND PRAY, PRAY, PRAY.
BECAUSE YOU GIVE SO MUCH AND REMAIN SO COMMITTED, I GIVE TO EACH OF YOU A SPECIAL BLESSING. I TOUCH EACH HEART TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION WHAT YOU HOLD THERE AND I DO THIS IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT. BE EVER PATIENT AS GOD IS PATIENT WITH YOU.
THE BLESSING OF CHRIST FALLS GENTLY UPON YOU AND IS GIVEN TO YOU FROM THE HEARTS OF MY PRIEST-SONS. RECEIVE ALL THIS WITH GENEROUS HEARTS, PRAISING AND THANKING GOD FOREVER, FOREVER, FOREVER.
Message to Eileen Renders Oct.15,2009
today at adoration I received a private message from Jesus, however I can share a part of that.
In context of my prayer to Jesus and His answer (part of that being omitted), that part to be shared is this:
"Regardless of your dark hour or problems that you may be experiencing, darkness cannot repel or keep out My Light! I will be with you always, trust in Me."
Messages of Our Lady of Sorrows in Kibeho, Rwanda
To avoid a horrible war
Conversion, prayer, penance, fasting
Messages of Our Lady of Sorrows in Kibeho, Rwanda These Apparitions have been officially recognized by the Church in 2001 In Kibeho, Our Lady had precited, in 1984, the horrible war of 1994 O Holy Mary, You alone have found Infinite Wisdom in the Word Incarnate by Thérèse Tardif
I am writing these lines on September 15, 2001, the feast of Our lady of Sorrows. I am deeply moved to write this article on the Apparitions of Kibeho today. Since last June, when these Apparitions were officially recognized by the Church, I had the intention of informing the readers of Michael about them. It is only today that I got together all of the documents that allow me to write about them in detail.
Our Lady probably wanted to impregnate us with the spirit of the feast of Her Sorrows, so that Her Message would be better understood. She also wanted that the sad events that took place in the United States make us understand better the reason for Her tears, so that we may be more attentive and obedient to Her requests. May this article help to convert a multitude of souls, for the consolation of the Mother of the Word, our Holy Mother of Sorrows. This is our wish!
The Michael Journal first reported about the Apparitions of Our lady in Kibeho in Rwanda, Africa, in its January-February, 1988 issue. These Apparitions have just been officially recognized by the Church. The news was reported in the July 11, 2001 issue of the Vatican weekly L'Osservatore Romano. The Apparitions of the Mother of the Word began in November, 1981, and took place until 1989. These Messages of Our Lady in Kibeho concern the whole world.
Declaration of the Bishop of Gikongoro (excerpts)
On July 2, 2001, the Holy See released the declaration of Bishop Augustin Misago of Gikongoro, on the Apparitions that took place in 1982-83 in Kibeho. Here are some excerpts:
Two study commissions, one of doctors and one of theologians, were immediately set up by the local Bishop; they have been at work since April 1982... The advanced state of the study commissions' work now offers sufficient elements to allow competent ecclesiastical authorities to pronounce definitively on this question.
As a result, Bishop Augustin Misago of Gikongoro, who represents this authority, has published his declaration concerning the definitive judgement on the Apparitions of Kibeho, Rwanda. This important event in the history of the Diocese of Gikongoro, as in the life of the Church in Rwanda, took place on 29 June 2001, on the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, during a solemn Mass concelebrated in the cathedral of Gikongoro. All the Catholic bishops of Rwanda, with the Apostolic Nuncio of Kigali, were present...
The Bishop declared: Yes, the Virgin Mary appeared at Kibeho on November 28, 1981, and in the months that followed. There are more reasons to believe in the Apparitions than to deny them... The Apparitions of Kibeho are now officially recognized... The name given to the Marian sanctuary at Kibeho is "Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows". That Kibeho become a place of pilgrimage and of encounter for all who seek Christ and who come there to pray, a fundamental centre of conversion, of reparation for the sins of the world and of reconciliation, a point of meeting for all who were dispersed, as for those who aspire to the values of compassion and fraternity without borders, a fundamental centre that recalls the Gospel of the Cross.
This Declaration makes it possible to respond to the expectations of the People of God and to bring new enthusiasm to the public devotion recognized already for 13 years. (Taken from L'Osservatore Romano?, weekly edition in English, July 11, 2001, page 8.) In 1988, without officially approving of the Apparitions, Bishop Jean Baptiste Gahamanyi, of the Diocese of Butare, of which Kibeho was a part at that time, authorized public devotion at the site of the Apparitions. Today, Kinbeho is part of the Diocese of Gikongoro, led by Bishop Augustin Misago.
Rwanda in 1980
Vandalism was rampant all over the country from 1980 to 1981. Almost all of the statues of the Virgin Mary that were at the entrance of villages were mutilated, destroyed, or stolen. This was a sad time when Mary was almost forgotten, and barely prayed to. Even several priests did not pray the Rosary any more, influenced by the propaganda of false theologians who would like to make us believe that this devotion is out of date. Catholics are humiliated; the clergy begins to give up.
It is in this time of discouragement that Mary chose to visit Rwanda.. From 1981 to 1989, this country heard of the Virgin Mary as never before. Kibeho is located in the south of the country, the poorest area of Rwanda. The presence, in this place, of two dynamic priests made the population fervent.
The school of the Apparitions
At the start of the new school year in 1981, there were 120 students, divided into three classes. Three nuns are directing the school. The other teachers one woman and five men are lay people. They are all Rwandans. Two are Protestant, the others are Catholic. The majority of the students are Catholic, but there are also 17 Protestant and 2 Moslem students. Morals are far from being exemplary.
The first Apparition
Alphonsine Mumureke, happy to see the Mother of the Saviour
Alphonsine Mumreke, the first seer of Kibeho, is 17 years old, and is in her first year at the secondary school of Kibeho. She is very pious, and has always shown a great love for the Blessed Virgin. She also likes to attend Holy Mass. Here is how she relates the first Apparition:
It took place on Saturday, November 28, 1981, at 12:35 p.m. I was in the dining room of the school, serving my classmates. All of a sudden, I heard a voice calling me.
Mary: My daughter.
Alphonsine: Here I am.
I went to the corridor, and saw a very beautiful woman. I knelt down, made the Sign of the Cross, and asked: Who are you?
Mary: Ndi Nyina Wa Jambo (in the local language, I am the Mother of the Word). In the religion, what do you prefer?
Alphonsine: I love God and His Mother, who gave us the Child who redeemed us.
Mary: If it is so, I have come to calm you, because I have heard your prayers. I would like your friends to have Faith, because they do not believe strongly enough.
Alphonsine: Mother of the Saviour, if it is really You who has come to tell us that here, in this school, we have little Faith, You do love us. I am really filled with joy that You appear to me.
Alphonsine relates: The Virgin was not white as She is usually seen in holy pictures. I could not determine the color of Her skin, but She was of incomparable beauty. She was barefoot and had a seamless white dress, and also a white veil on Her head. Her hands were clasped together on Her breast, and Her fingers pointed to the sky. Later, I was told that I was in the dining room. My classmates told me that I was speaking in several languages: French, English, Kinyarwanda, etc.
When the Blessed Virgin was about to leave, I said three Hail Marys' and the prayer, Come, Holy Spirit. When She left, I saw Her rise to Heaven like Jesus.
At the end of the Apparition, the seer remained motionless for a quarter of an hour, as if she was paralyzed, and all the efforts to get her out of ecstasy were in vain. Neither the teachers nor the nuns gave credence to what Alphonsine said. They rather spoke of illness instead of apparitions.
The phenomenon took place again the next day, on November 29. In December, the Apparitions took place almost every Saturday. Excited by their curiosity, the students and the teachers test the reality of the ecstasies. They burn Alphonsine with a match, or prick her with a pin, but the seer has no reactions.
Alphonsine suffered a lot during this period of subtle persecution. They mocked her: Here comes the seer! During the May 8, 1982 Apparition, Alphonsine complained to the Virgin Mary: People say that we are crazy. This day, her mother was present for the first time.
Many signs are given by Heaven to bring the students and the teachers to believe in the authenticity of the Apparitions.
The students who had rosaries brought them to have them blessed by the Blessed Virgin. They were all mixed up together, so it was impossible for Alphonsine to know their owners. Alphonsine took the rosaries and offered them to the Blessed Virgin. Some rosaries became too heavy, and the seer could not lift them and ask for the blessing. One then noticed that the heavy Rosary in question belonged to a student who did not believe in the authenticity of the Apparitions, and who criticized them.
There was also, in the dormitory, the Apparition of a star and of sparkling lights that all could see.
If the first Apparition took place in the dining room, during the day, the following Apparitions took place in the evening, in the dormitory, in the room of the seer. The Virgin Mary often told the seer about the date of Her next Apparition.
In Rwanda, news goes fast. People rush up to be present at the time of the Apparitions. Upon the request of the Bishop, the seer spoke about it to the Director of the school. The next meetings will take place outdoors, in the schoolyard. Some Apparitions will continue to take place in the dormitory private Apparitions that concern only the seer and the students.
Anathalie presents rosaries to be blessed by Mary.
Mary will progressively make Herself known to the students, and win them over. She gives advice, encourages, makes remarks to bring them on the right path. She is really the Mother who, in Her motherly love, educates Her children. Our Lady really became the Queen of this school. She should be the Queen of all schools!
One knows that the present situation in schools worldwide is awful, because God has been chased out, because His law is no longer taught.. It is even forbidden to pray to Him in schools! Every morning, when we go to Mass, our heart breaks when we see school buses arriving to school, loaded with children.
Poor little ones, who are taught that God does not exist! Mary came to Kibeho in a school, to set the example to the whole world, and to show how students can be transformed when God's law is taught in schools.
Because of the strong opposition that the first Apparitions had caused, some teachers and students had said: ?We will believe in the coming in our school of Mary, the Mother of God, only if She appears to others besides Alphonsine. The seer replied to them: Pray yourselves to obtain this favor.
Two other seers
On January 12, 1982, Our Lady grants the prayers of the students, and also appears to a young girl, Anathalie Mukamazimpaka, and will appear to her until December 3, 1983.
Marie Claire Mukangango presents the Rosary of Seven Sorrows. She was killed during the war in 1994.
And on March 2, 1982, to the surprise of all, Our Lady appears to Marie Claire Mukangango. It is like a bomb in the school, for Marie Claire was one of those who had showed her unbelief the most. Her Christian life was nothing special, and was even far from being exemplary! She called Alphonsine a fool. And now, it is her turn to be seized by a mysterious power.
The Virgin Mary chose her to spread Her message, and from now on, Marie Claire keeps saying: One must meditate on the Passion of Jesus, and on the deep sorrows of His Mother. One must recite the Rosary every day, and also the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows of Mary, to obtain the favour of repentance. Marie Claire will have Apparitions until September 15, 1982.
The blessing of water
In January and February, 1982, diabolical phenomena take place in the dormitory. To cast away these unknown forces, the nuns use Lourdes' water, which has a soothing effect, but soon there is no more water left. So Anathalie is asked to have some water blessed by the Virgin Mary during the Apparitions. This was on March 2, 1982. Thus started, at Kibeho, the habit of having water blessed by the Virgin Mary before the Apparition.
There are now three seers at Kibeho, all from the college. The three of them are now recognized by the Church: Alphonsine, Anathalie, and Marie Claire.
Other Apparition sites
The Apparitions of Mary, that followed the first one to Alphonsine, take place in the dormitory until January 16, 1982, and from that date, either in the schoolyard, for public Apparitions, or in the dormitory of the students, or in a place converted into a chapel. It is there that the students come to pray in the evening, and it will be the moment favored by the Blessed Virgin to visit one of the seers of the school.
The students are present during the Apparition, and often the talks with the Virgin are about school life. These Apparitions are considered private, and the public is not allowed.
However, all can attend the Apparitions in the schoolyard. There is a conversation between the seer and the Apparition. All can hear and record the words of the seer, but they obviously cannot hear the words of the Virgin Mary. Very soon, the crowds become larger, especially in May, 1982, the month dedicated to Mary.
A podium and powerful speakers are installed to allow journalists and the members of the medical and theological commission to circulate freely, and above all, to allow the population to hear the dialogue of the seers. On August 15, 1982, there were 20,000 people.
Towards the end of an Apparition, the Blessed Virgin asks the seers to bless the crowd. The seers are in ecstasy; they do not see the crowd, but a garden of flowers, some fresh, and others faded. Our Lady asks the seers to water the flowers, and explains that the fresh flowers represent people whose hearts are turned to God, whereas the faded flowers represent those whose hearts are turned to earthly things, especially to money.
Mystical journeys
There are also the mystical journeys. Alphonsine experienced this phenomenon on March 20 and 21, 1982. She informs the Sister directress and her classmates in advance: I will look dead, but don't be afraid; don't bury me!
The journey lasts eighteen hours. Priests, nurses, religious, the medical assistant of the Red Cross, all can see Alphonsine plunged into a deep sleep, her body straight and very heavy. They cannot lift her nor separate her hands that are joined. During this journey, the Blessed Virgin shows her Heaven, Purgatory, and Hell.
Another impressive phenomenon that took place in Kibeho was the fasts and the silences requested by Jesus or Mary. This was also checked by the commission of inquiry. These fasts could last up to fourteen days, without harming the health of the seers.
She prays and sings
During one Apparition, Alphonsine is cured of a severe quinsy and of a loss of voice, and also of an eye disease. During the Apparition on October 2, she fell seven times, but even when she lays on the ground, she continues to pray and to sing. She asks for the grace to detest sin, the strength not to be carried away by the desires of the flesh. She sings: Queen of Heaven and earth.
Then, as an invocation, she repeats: ?Let us help Him to save the world... In her prayers, Alphonsine often asks for vocations to the priesthood and the religious life. She does not forget the youth. She prays for peace because, she says, there are dissensions, troubles, hatred all over the world.? Finally, she prays for Bishops of Rwanda, the heads of States, and for the whole world.
Two sanctuaries
On August 5, 1982, the Virgin Mary said to Anathalie:
I speak to you, but you do not hear Me. I want to lift you, but you remain down. I call you, but you turn a deaf ear. When will you do what I ask of you? You remain indifferent to all My appeals. When will you understand? When will you take interest in what I want to say to you? I give you signs, but you remain incredulous. How long will you turn a dead ear to My appeals?
This long complaint of the Blessed Virgin follows Her request to build two sanctuaries on the place of the Apparitions. Anathalie had told the authorities, but nothing had been done yet. However, the local Bishop and the parish priest were already convinced about the reality of the Apparitions, but they had to go through the usual inquiries.
Repentance
The crowd in the schoolyard during the Apparitions
Here is the dialogue that took place between Marie Claire and Mary on April 2, 1982:
Mary: Do repent! Do repent! Do repent!
Marie Claire: But I do!
Mary: When I tell you this, I do not speak to you alone, but I speak also to all the others.. Men of our times have emptied each thing of its true meaning: he who commits a fault does not recognize that he did wrong.
Marie Claire: We are weak, without strength. Give us the strength to recognize our faults and to ask forgiveness for them.
Our Lady recommends to us to say the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows, to obtain the contrition of our sins.
On May 31, 1982, Our Lady said to Marie Claire:
?What I ask of you is repentance. If you recite this chaplet, while meditating on it, you will then have the strength to repent. Today, many people do not know any more how to ask forgiveness. They nail again the Son of God on the Cross. So I wanted to come and recall it to you, especially here in Rwanda, for here I have still found humble people, who are not attached to wealth nor money.
Our Lady asked us to recite this chaplet every day if we can, but especially on the following days: Friday, the day that recalls the crucifixion of Jesus; Tuesday, in memory of the first Apparition to Marie Claire on Tuesday, March 2, 1982; on September 14, the feast of the Holy Cross; and on September 15, the feast of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows.
A Message for statesmen
Here are excerpts from a Message of our Heavenly Mother to the seer Alphonsine during Her last Apparition on November 28, 1989. It was published in the May-June, 1990 issue of Michael:
I speak to you who hold power, and who represent the nation: save the people, instead of being their torturers. Don't rob the people; share with others. Be careful not to persecute, to muzzle those who want to denounce your errors..
I say it to you, I repeat it, whatever you do, even though you try everything to harm somebody because he loves his fellow men, defends human rights, fights for the respect of the life of others, and for the truth and all that is good, and even because he fights so that God may be loved and respected, whatever you do, you can do nothing against him.
The Virgin also said to Alphonsine: I love you very much. If I came, it is because you needed it. Extraordinary phenomena
The pilgrims in Kibeho witnessed several extraordinary phenomena: the dance of the sun from left to right and up and down, for tens of minutes; the disappearance of the sun, replaced by a greenish moon; a dance of the stars; luminous crosses in the sky.
But the greatest miracle in Kibeho was this wave of conversions and prayers that resulted from the Apparitions. The Virgin Mary especially called Her consecrated ones and the youth, these poor young people of our times who go to schools, that are not only without God, but against God!
Bishop Jean Baptiste Gahamanyi
Bishop Jean Baptiste Gahamanyi, who was in charge of the Diocese of Butare at the time of the Apparitions, was interviewed by the French Catholic periodical ?Chretiens Magazine? (Jan. 15, 1998 issue). He said:
At the beginning of January, 1982, I invited Alphonsine to:
Ask the Virgin Her name, and for whom Her Message was intended for Kibeho, for Rwanda, for Africa, for the whole world;
Express clearly Her Message;
Appear not too late, and in a place large enough to gather many people.
For the next Apparition, Our Lady appeared in the schoolyard, but not far from the original place of the Apparitions, and this Apparition took place at 3 p.m.
The Virgin Mary said that the purpose of Her coming was to communicate a message of conversion (through a life of prayer and confession, a life renewed by the Word of God, and by works of charity and justice).
She had also stated Her name, `the Mother of the Word', so that one will not mistake Her for another mother: the child to whom She gave birth is God.
She insisted on the same message of rejection of sin, and recommended the practice of unceasing prayer that keeps us in communion with the Holy Trinity. This is how the devotion to the Seven Sorrows of the Virgin Mary was discovered.
I have absolutely no doubt that something supernatural took place in Kibeho. The message is true; people must feel concerned.
A vision of the war later in 1994
During his 1990 visit to Rwanda, John Paul II exhorted the faithful to turn to the Virgin as a simple and sure guide, and to pray for greater commitment against local divisions, both political and ethnic.
One of the key reasons that brought the competent ecclesiastical authorities to recognize the Apparition of Kibeho as authentic was the anticipated vision of the Rwanda genocide that occurred 12 years later, in 1994.
On August 19, 1982, the seers saw ?a river of blood, people who were killing each other, abandoned corpses with no one to bury them, a tree all in flames, bodies without their heads. This prophecy seemed at first incredible, but about a decade later, in the spring of 1994, a horrifying civil war erupted in Rwanda, and, in just three months, an estimated 500,000 to one million were killed, many beheaded by machetes and dumped into the Kagea River (river of blood).
The Blessed Virgin had warned us at Kibeho that sexual promiscuity would lead to disaster. That was before the world knew about AIDS, but by 1994, Africa has seventy percent of the world's AIDS cases and entire villages were turned into ghost towns! So far, 25 million Africans have contracted AIDS.
But the warnings of the Blessed Virgin Mary were not just for Africa. "When I tell you this, I am not addressing myself strictly to you, child, but I am making this appeal to the world," the Virgin told the seer Marie-Clare Mukangango who was later killed in the war. She said the Virgin described the world as in revolt against God, the world is on the edge of catastrophe.
To avoid war and chastisements, the Mother of the Word invited the young seers and the whole world to pray, to fast, and to make penance.
Following the terrible events that took place in the United States, and that are foreshadowing a bloodier and more devastative war, we ask our readers to put into practice the request of Pope John Paul: Pray to avoid war!
And, above all, let us heed the requests of Our Lady: let us convert by going to confession, by confessing our sins with deep sorrow; let us go to Mass every Sunday; let us pray the Rosary by meditating on the mysteries that recall the main events of the life of Our Redeemer, Jesus Christ, related in the Gospel; let us recite the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows that reminds us that Mary took a close part in our Redemption, that She suffered along with Her Son Jesus to save us.
Thérèse Tardif This article was published in the Oct.-Nov.-December, 2001 issue of Michael. http://www.michaeljournal.org/kibeho.htm
Urgent Message of Great Chastisement from Jesus King of All Nations to
His Secretary
Urgent Message of Great Chastisement from Jesus King of All Nations to His Secretary
So now, O children, listen to me, be attentive to the words of my mouth! (Prov. 7:24)Our Lord: "My child, take this message of Mine quickly to your director. "God has told me to hasten." (2 Chron. 35:21) I call upon all the faithful and in particular My consecrated ones to offer prayers and sacrifices to lessen a great chastisement that is about to fall upon mankind.
Many souls will be unprepared and they need desperately the charity of others. "Jerusalem is mindful of the days of her wretched homelessness, When her people fell into enemy hands, and she had no one to help her; When her foes gloated over her, laughed at her ruin." (Lam. 1:7) I have been patient for so long, listening to the pleading of My Holy Mother for her erring children.
The cup is overflowing. My Justice must be poured out. Yet My Mercy is ever present even when My Justice is revealed. "Turn to me and be safe, all you ends of the earth, for I am God; there is no other! By myself I swear, uttering my just decree and my unalterable word:" (Is. 45:22-23) Pray, pray, pray.
Novum! Extend your prayers yet further. Help Me to save your brothers and sisters who are in danger of being eternally lost. "For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost." (Luke19:10) The earth shall be renewed. The blight of sin eradicated. "This is the covenant I will establish with them after those days, says the Lord: 'I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them upon their minds,' " he also says: "Their sins and their evil doing I will remember no more."
(Heb. 10:16-17)This will result from the triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Stand firm in the Holy Faith. Soon, I am coming soon!" "For, after just a brief moment, he who is to come shall come; he shall not delay." (Heb. 10:37
Message to Eileen Renders Oct.18,2009
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Hearts That Are Blind
Today I attended our usual 8:00 Am Mass at our parish, Our Lady Of Sorrows where I made small offerings to Jesus and Mary and prayed for all with special needs and intentions.
Prior to receiving the most sacred Body and Blood of Christ in the sacrament of Holy Communion, I made an Act of Contrition. On my knees with both hands covering my face, I gave thanks and praise to God. I thanked Him for all His many blessings and told Him of my appreciation for remaining in my life.
Then I prayed: Speak Lord (if it be His will), Your servant listens.
Briefly (in my mind's eye) I was looking out of what appeared to be glasses with the left eye of the glasses totally blacked out.
Then Jesus spoke responding to my heart saying: My child Eileen, My children who shut Me out of their hearts are blinded by the heart and cannot see. They cannot see Me in their life, yet take no action at all to open their hearts to Me.
Truthfully I tell you, without My grace in your life you are on a path of destruction. Open up your heart to Me and allow My grace to flow. Only then will you be able to remain in the Light and come follow Me. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Continue to pray for your brothers and sisters. Amen.
Private message to littlest of servants October 17, 2009
OCTOBER WILL BE A MONTH THAT WILL CHANGE THE ENTIRE WORLD FOREVER.
SHORT POWERFUL PRAYER THROUGH ST. JOSEPH
"Glorious St. Joseph, tender-hearted father, faithful guardian of Jesus, chaste spouse of the Mother of God, I ask you to join me in praising God the Father through His Divine Son who died on the cross and rose again to give us sinners new life. Through the Holy Name of Jesus, pray with me that we may obtain from the eternal Father the favor we ask. (here state your intention)."
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
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WARNING PROPHECY MEDITATIONS FOR ORIENTAL BRANCHES OF BLACK CATHOLIC CHRISTIANS--LATIN, COPTIC, AND ORTHODOX RITES IN THE AFRICAN HISTORIC AND GEOLOGIC DIASPORA.
For the coming plagues and illnesses:
FOR THE LITURGICAL CHURCH MEMBERS ONLY (AND OTHERS WHO BELIEVE. TEST! DISCERN THE SPIRIT! )
From Jo Ann Riggio, RN I Extend the Baptism of Truth to you. Please accept it and pass it on.
Dear friends and family,
I extend the Baptism of Truth to you with all of my heart and love. Please accept it. Let me expain:
Sept 14-16, 09 I went on a pilgrimage to Holy Love, Maranantha Springs in Elyria Ohio. I have been there many times before. (www.holylove.org) It is an Ecumenical apparition site where Our Lady appears to a visionary as well as Jesus and some of the saints.
During the apparition, Our Lady invited those present to accept the Baptism of Truth, which I did as I was present on the United Hearts Field at the time. An angel was given to those who accepted this Baptism of Truth to guard the Truth in their hearts. Therefore, I believe I received one.
The other day , I received messages from Holy Love regarding the Baptism of Truth via their website. There are two messages for September 18, 2009. (www.holylove.org). In the first message, Our Lady says, "Those who were here present can now extend this Baptism of Truth to others simply by desiring to do so in their own heart. It can be multiplied and proliferated by all who recieve it." .......
The second message is from Jesus, He says , " ....I want to help you understand that the Baptism of Truth which you received in the field of the United Hearts on the Feast of My Mother's Sorrows, can change the heart of the world if proliferated with zeal. Do so then with Holy Love in your hearts.".... So my dear friends and family, I , with love in my heart and all the zeal within me extend this Baptism of Truth to you. Please accept it and pass it on to those you know and love and ask them to do the same. Together, with Jesus and Mary, let us all change the heart of the world! AMEN!
With all my love,
Jo Ann Riggio, RN
PS: Please go to the website (www.holylove.org) for the complete messages of September 18, 2009. May you be blessed abundantly.
September 18, 2009
Public
Blessed Mother says: "Praise be to Jesus."
"In this country, truth has become so compromised that people do not know truth from fiction. That is why I extended to everyone the Baptism of Truth on My Feast of Sorrows. Those who were here present* can now extend this Baptism of Truth to others by simply desiring to do so in their own heart. It can be multiplied and proliferated by all who receive it. The angels given to My children in the Field of the United Hearts on the night of the apparition will not be multiplied with each Baptism of Truth, but will continually guard the truth in the hearts of those who had received angels at the apparition that night."
"You will make this known."
* Blessed Mother is referring to those pilgrims present in the United Hearts Field at the time of Her apparition.
METAPHYSICAL PROPOSAL ON THE MODE OF USING HAWTHORN
FOR THE COMING PLAGUES…HAWTHORN
(QUESTION FOR DISCERNMENT- Is this swine flu ? H1n1? Sars? Bird flu? You do the prayerful research!)
As given by our BLESSED MOTHER MARYAM, August 5, 1880: "There will be a grave illness which human science will not be able to alleviate. This illness will attack firstly the heart, then the spirit, and at the same time, the tongue. It will be horrible.
The heat accompanying it will be a devouring fire insupportable and so intense that the members of the body affected will be red -- an unendurable fiery red. At the end of seven days this disease, sown like a seed in the field (incubation period) will spread everywhere rapidly and make great progress."
"My children, here is the ONLY remedy which could save you. You are familiar with the Hawthorn which grows practically in all hedges.
The leaves of the Hawthorn, not the wood, can arrest the progress of this disease."
"You will gather the leaves, not the wood. Even dry, they will keep their efficacy.
You will put them into boiling water and leave them there for 14 minutes, covering the receptacle so that the steam remains therein.
At the onset of this disease, one must use this remedy three times a day."
"This disease will produce a continual vomiting and nausea. If the remedy is taken too late, the part of the body affected will become black and in the black there will be seen a sort of pale, yellow streak."
NO ONE HAS TO BELIEVE ANYTHING! TEST. DISCERN THE SPIRIT!
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Note: It is a tradition that the Hawthorn was the plant from which Pilate’s Roman soldiers wove the CROWN OF THORNS.
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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)!
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For the greater glory of God and for the salvation of all, I consecrate myself to You, O' Eternal Father, as one of Your faithful remnant. Behold, I come to do Your Will. With the help of Your Grace, I will keep Your Commandments. I will love and reverence You with all my heart, soul, mind and strength. I will love my neighbor as You love me.
I make this Consecration through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of Your beloved Son, Jesus.
O' Eternal Father, send forth Your Holy Spirit to restore my/our broken image and likeness of You. Send forth also Your entire Heavenly Court, all the celestial choirs of Your angels and all Your Saints, to aid me/us in my/our struggle against all the forces of evil in this present darkness. Amen. (Adapted from the Father of All Mankind Apostolate).
The Lord's Prayer
How many of us have said the “Our Father” with so little thought, so little reverence, and so little fruitfulness? However, when we are open to the Holy Spirit within us and pray from the heart, look at what can happen:"
Our Father, (“Our” Father—not “My” Father - all of God’s children of all races, all colors & all creeds)
Our Father, (Abba, “Daddy” God)
Who art in Heaven, (and Who art in me)
Hallowed be Thy Name. (Holy be Thy Name, praised be Thy Name, thanks be to Thy Most Holy Name)
Thy Kingdom come. (now - on earth and in me)
Thy Will be done, (now - on earth and in me)
on earth as it is in Heaven. (at the Throne of God, with the Trinity, Our Lady and all the Angels and Saints)
Give us this day our daily bread. (the Bread of your Divine Will, the Bread of Life in the Eucharist, and the bread we need to eat to sustain our bodies)
And forgive us our trespasses(forgive us our sins, our imperfections and our hesitancies in the face of temptation)
As we forgive those (or as we choose not to forgive those) who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,(for we are weak, we are worthless, we are wretched & we are nothing)
But deliver us from evil.(for it is only through your grace, not by our works alonenor our merit that we can escape eternal damnation)
Amen. (So I hope. So be it).
Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary Protectress of Africa
Holy Mary, Mother of God, Protectress of Africa, you have given to the world the true Light, Jesus Christ. Through your obedience to the Father and the grace of the Holy Spirit, you have given us the source of our reconciliation and our justice, Jesus Christ, our peace and our joy.
Mother of Tenderness and Wisdom, show us Jesus, your Son and the Son of God. Guide our path of conversion, so that Jesus might shine his glory on us in every aspect of our personal, familial and social lives.
Mother, full of Mercy and Justice, through your docility to the Spirit, the Counselor, obtain for us the grace to be witnesses of the Risen Lord, so that we will increasingly become the salt of the earth and the light of the world.
Mother of Perpetual Help, we entrust to your maternal intercession the preparation and fruits of the Second Special Assembly for Africa. Queen of Peace, pray for us! Our Lady of Africa, pray for us!
BLACK SAINTS OF THE DAY
Black Saints of the day—From the Black Saints reference book (James Wesly Smith), 456 pages, paperback, 1000 lines of Black and African Saints in the Latin Rite, Coptic and Orthodox branches of the Mystical Body of Christ (combined Christianity) to year 599 A.D. Order quickly from www.booklocker.com/books/3088.html, from BarnesandNobles.com, Ingram Book Group internationally, Amazon, wherever online books are sold.
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
Part I https://www.youtube.com/v/sUnU4xR5D9E
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,
Father Melvin Doucette
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
"I am full of mercy"
Dear Friends,
Renunciation of Vice
Put to death, then, the parts of you that are earthly: immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and the greed that is idolatry. Because of these the wrath of God is coming upon the disobedient.
By these you too once conducted yourselves, when you lived in that way. But now you must put them all away: anger, fury, malice, slander, and obscene language out of your mouths. Stop lying to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed, for knowledge, in the image of its creator. Here there is no Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all and in all.
Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if one has a grievance against another; as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do. And over all these put on love, that is, the bond of perfection. And let the peace of Christ control your hearts, the peace into which you were also called in one body. And be thankful. Colossians 3:5-15
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him in these words:
"There is a big difference between a person that is attached to the things of the world and the person who lives totally for Me. Those that are attached to the world are filled with greed, impurity, passion and selfish desires. They are filled with anger, fury, malice, slander, obscene language and they lie to one another. They do not obey their Father in heaven. However, those who are My chosen ones are kind and humble, and filled with compassion, gentleness and patience. They forgive one another and they love one another. These will receive My peace, the peace I give to all My friends.
If you truly love Me, you will live a moral life by following all the commandments that the Father has given you. You cannot become a moral person by your own power. You need the help of My grace and I am always ready to give you an abundance of grace if you turn to Me and ask for this gift.
By yourself you are too weak to overcome sin but with the strength of My grace and humility you can overcome every temptation and live as My beloved brothers and sisters. Remember, I am full of mercy for you all."
Father Melvin
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
"I came to redeem you"
Dear Friends,
General Admonition
I say this so that no one may deceive you by specious arguments. For even if I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing as I observe your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ. So, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him, rooted in him and built upon him and established in the faith as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
See to it that no one captivate you with an empty, seductive philosophy according to human tradition, according to the elemental powers of the world and not according to Christ. For in him dwells the whole fullness of the deity bodily, and you share in this fullness in him, who is the head of every principality and power. In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not administered by hand, by stripping off the carnal body, with the circumcision of Christ. You were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.
And even when you were dead in transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, he brought you to life along with him, having forgiven us all our transgressions; obliterating the bond against us, with its legal claims, which was opposed to us, he also removed it from our midst, nailing it to the cross; despoiling the principalities and the powers, he made a public spectacle of them, leading them away in triumph by it. Colossians 2:4-15
Here below is the message from Our Savior and Lord given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him in these words,
"There are many today in every country who argue that I do not exist and that you are foolish to believe in Me or to go to Church. They say that I was just a human being like everybody else and I am dead and all should forget about Me. Their poor arguments prove nothing for they are empty words.
You can ask these people a question like this: 'His Apostles believed that He was the Son of God, the Messiah, the Savior, who had been announced for hundreds and hundreds of years. He came with the power of God, healing the sick, bringing back the dead to life and although He was killed by hanging on the cross, He rose from the dead on the third day and He was seen by all the Apostles.
How can a mere man do all these things?' Only God can do such things. Therefore, I am the Son of God and your Savior. Yes, I came to redeem you from your sins and to show you the way to heaven. Come, believe in Me and follow Me, and you will be in heaven with Me one day. I love you all."
Father Melvin
Sunday, October 18, 2009
"The truth is given to you by My Church"
Dear Friends,
The Preeminence of Christ
He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For in him were created all things in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things were created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he himself might be preeminent.
For in him all the fullness was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile all things in him, making peace by the blood of his cross (through him), whether those on earth or those in heaven.
And you who once were alienated and hostile in mind because of evil deeds he has now reconciled in his fleshy body through his death, to present you holy, without blemish, and irreproachable before him, provided that you persevere in the faith, firmly grounded, stable, and not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard, which has been preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, am a minister. Colossians 1:15-23
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him in these words,
"My great friend, St. Paul, was very fond of writing glowing tribute about Me. Everything he wrote, though, is the truth. I am the image of God the Father as I told the Apostles when they asked to see the Father.
Indeed those who see Me, see the Father. Everything was created in Me. I am the head of the Church and the Church is My Body. I am also the firstborn from the dead and I reconciled all things through the shedding of My blood on the cross.
I am the one who reconciled you with the Father by My sacrifice on the cross. Your sins have been atoned and at baptism you are made holy and without blemish. Remain steadfast in the faith until the end. Cooperate with the graces I give you every day so that you can remain on the way that leads to everlasting life in heaven.
Follow the Gospel that the Church preaches to you continuously. Do not have itchy ears by listening to others, who do not follow Me, but try to draw you away from Me by presenting you with their false ideas. The truth is given to you by My Church."
Father Melvin
Sunday, October 18, 2009
"Accept My peace and love"
Dear Friends,
Thanksgiving and Prayers for continued Progress
We always give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, for we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the holy ones because of the hope reserved for you in heaven. Of this you have already heard through the word of truth, the gospel, that has come to you. Just as in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing, so also among you, from the day you heard it and came to know the grace of God in truth, as you learned it from Epaphras our beloved fellow slave, who is a trustworthy minister of Christ on your behalf and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.
Therefore, from the day we heard this, we do not cease praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding to live in a manner worthy of the Lord, so as to be fully pleasing, in every good work bearing fruit and growing in the knowledge of God, strengthened with every power, in accord with his glorious might, for all endurance and patience, with joy giving thanks to the Father, who has made you fit to share in the inheritance of the holy ones in light. He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us in the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Colossians 1:3-14
Here is the message received from Our Lord and Savior and addressed to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him these words,
"Prayer is very important in the lives of Christians. Prayer is the elevation of the mind and heart to God. All are called to worship the Father and that is what you do when you go to Holy Mass on Sundays. Give your heart to Him and acknowledge Him as your Creator. In prayer you can also ask the Father in My name for what you need. He is always ready to help you.
It is the Father who sent Me into the world to bring you out of the grip of the evil one who is the power of darkness and I brought you out into the light of God and into My Kingdom that will last forever.
If you remain in My Kingdom, you will bear good fruit and you will be strengthened with My grace to live in close union with the Father and with Me in the power of the Holy Spirit. You will have trials but endure them with patience and in time they will go away. Accept My peace and love, which I send to you in abundance every day. I bless you."
Father Melvin
Saturday, October 17, 2009
"Father, forgive them"
Dear Friends,
Joy and Peace
Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice! Your kindness should be known to all. The Lord is near. Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God.
Then the peace of the Lord that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Keep on doing what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me. Then the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4: 4 - 9
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior addressed to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him these words,
"I am always very near to you, and so you should be happy and rejoice every day. If I am with you, what should you fear. Be ready to say thank you to Your Heavenly Father every day for all that He does for you. Get rid of all anxiety and have confidence in Me. I am there to help you if you turn to Me. Pray regularly and bring all your petitions to Me and you will have peace in your heart.
Live, My friends, honorable lives and be just with every person. Remain pure of heart and love all those you meet. Go and help the poor, the elderly and the sick. It might be only to visit them and to pray for them. Do everything well and you will be praised for it. In doing all these beautiful things, you will delight Your Father and I and we will bless you with much peace and love.
Do not keep a grudge against anyone but forgive all the people that have hurt you in any way. I forgave before I died all those who had whipped Me, condemned Me, and nailed Me to the cross to die. I said before I died, "Father, forgive them, they know not what they do." If I could forgive those who killed Me, then you too can forgive those who hurt you. I love you all.
Father Melvin
Friday, October 16, 2009
"Take My hand today"
Dear Friends,
Forward in Christ
It is not that I have already taken hold of it (righteousness) or have already attained perfect maturity, but I continue my pursuit in hope that I may possess it, since I have indeed been taken possession of by Christ Jesus. Brothers, I for my part do not consider myself to have taken possession. Just one thing: forgetting what lies behind but straining forward to what lies ahead, I continue my pursuit toward the goal, the prize of God's upward calling, in Christ Jesus. Let us, then, who are perfectly mature adopt this attitude.
And if you have a different attitude, this too God will reveal to you. Only, with regard to what we have attained, continue on the same course. Join with others in being imitators of me, brothers, and observe those who thus conduct themselves according to the model you have in us. For many, as I have often told you and now tell you even in tears, conduct themselves as enemies of the cross of Christ.
Their end is destruction. Their God is their stomach; their glory is in their shame. Their minds are occupied with earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we also await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. He will change our lowly body to conform with his glorified body by the power that enables him also to bring all things into subjection to himself. Philippians 3: 12 - 21
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior addressed to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him in these words,
"St. Paul often wrote about his pursuit, his goal and his straining to attain the goal of perfect maturity and to enter heaven one day. I call you all, My brothers and sisters, to imitate the saints like St. Paul in working hard to subject yourselves completely to Me in order to attain holiness.
Do not be like those who put their minds on the things of this world and forget about Me. Worldly things will not be able to satisfy your heart. I am the only one who can bring you what your whole being is searching for.
Do not throw away your salvation for things that last but a short time. Instead work hard for the things that last forever. Be My friend today and every day and you will be with Me one day in heaven. Strive to climb the mountain in order to reach holiness with the graces I give you. Take My hand today."
Father Melvin
Thursday, October 15, 2009
"Love your Father"
Dear Friends,
Obedience and Service in the World
So then, my beloved, obedient as you have always been, not only when I am present but all the more now when I am absent, work out your salvation with fear and trembling. For God is the one who, for his good purpose, works in you both to desire and to work. Do everything without grumbling or questioning, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine like lights in the world, as you hold on to the word of life, so that my boast for the day of Christ may be that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.
But, even if I am poured out as a libation upon the sacrificial service of your faith, I rejoice and share my joy with all of you. In the same way you also should rejoice and share your joy with me. Philippians 2: 12 - 18
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and God given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him in these words,
"All those who believe in God the Father are called to obey Him in everything. Be obedient to the Ten Commandments for in following them you show your love for the Father who created you and keeps you in being at every moment.
The first commandment teaches that all are to worship God and to serve Him alone. Your whole life should be based on faith in God. Your first obligation is to obey your Father in everything. You are to hope in Him and to love Him with all your heart. Do not be indifferent to God but be grateful for all that He does for you.
You are all to adore God and in so doing you acknowledge that He is God and the Lord of everything. Prayers are also offered to God for all your needs. Pray with confidence that He is there and is listening to you and that He will grant you all that you truly need.
You are not to have other gods before the Father. You are not to form any gods either of people, animals or birds and worship them. This is an affront against your Father and a terrible sin. You have only one God and Father in heaven and do not try to make yourself an imitation. Remain free from the occult and all magic and sorcery. These things are of the evil one. Love your Father and follow Him and you will have peace."
Father Melvin
MEDJUGORGE MESSAGES
Medjugorje Day By Day Oct 23 - I WANTED TO ROUSE THE FAITH
"What can I desire besides this consecrated Host? In all heaven and earth, what is there apart from You that can satisfy me? O sweetness, O beauty, O power of love!" Concepcion Cabrera de Armida, Servant of God
Mother Teresa - You need only ask at night before you go to bed, " What did I do to Jesus today? " " What did I do for Jesus today? " " What did I do with Jesus today? " You have only to look at your hands.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Anxiety is one of the greatest traitors that real virtue and solid devotion can ever have. It pretends to warm us to do good works, but doesn't and we grow cold; it makes us run only to make us trip. One must be careful of this on all occasions particularly at prayer.
And to better succeed it would be well to remember that graces and the consolations of prayer are not waters of this earth, but of Heaven, and that therefore all our efforts are not sufficient to make them fall, even though it is necessary to prepare oneself with great diligence, but always humbly and tranquilly; one must keep one's heart turned to Heaven and wait from there the Heavenly dew.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Making truth personal through solitude with God
"Only in solitariness is true spirituality born, when the soul stands naked before its God. In that moment these are the only two realities in the universe. In this discovery is born love of neighbor, for then we love our fellow human beings, not because of what they can do for us, but because we see that they too are real or potential children of God. Though truth is not personal, we make it personal by contemplation."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - During Holy Mass, I saw the Lord Jesus nailed upon the cross amidst great torments. A soft moan issued from His Heart. After some time, He said, I thirst. I thirst for the salvation of souls. Help Me, My daughter, to save souls. Join your sufferings to My Passion and offer them to the heavenly Father for sinners. (1032)
Monday of Holy Week. I asked the Lord to let me take part in His Sorrowful Passion that I might experience in soul and body, to the extent that this is possible for a creature, His bitter Passion. I asked to experience all the bitterness, insofar as this was possible. And the Lord answered that He would give me this grace, and that on Thursday, after Holy Communion, He would grant this in a special way. (1034)
I find myself so weak that were it not for Holy Communion I would fall continually. One thing alone sustains me, and that is Holy Communion. From it I draw my strength; in it is all my comfort. I fear life on days when I do not receive Holy Communion. I fear my own self. Jesus concealed in the Host is everything to me. From the tabernacle I draw strength, power, courage, and light. Here, I seek consolation in time of anguish. I would not know how to give glory to God if I did not have the Eucharist in my heart. (1037)
Quote of the Day Humility is so precious that it obtains the things that are too high to be taught. It attains and possesses what words do not attain. Bl. John Ruysbroeck
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.
Oct 23 - I WANTED TO ROUSE THE FAITH
During this apparition on a Monday, Marija asks the Gospa why she failed to give her regular weekly message :
I do not wish to force anyone to do what they neither feel or desire, even though I had a special message for the parish in which I wanted to rouse the faith of each believer. But truly, only a small number have accepted my Thursday messages, when in the beginning there were many. It's become a routine affair for them. And lately some are asking for the message only our of curiosity, and not out of faith and devotion to my Son and me (Special Message April 30, 1984).
Also concerned that the people persevere in their faith, Christ said :
Be faithful until death, I will give you the crown of life (Rev 2 :10).
Reflection:
A missionary named Noreen Towers had worked for years among the poor in Nigeria. In spite of all her efforts, she saw absolutely no progress. She says : " I became despondent. I finally reached the breaking point one night … I was beaten. When I went to bed, I didn't know how I could continue.
The next morning, shortly after she awoke, something strange happened to Noreen. It was as though Jesus said to her, " Can you not trust my plan for you? "She writes :
Then I realized that I did not have to see the plan; I only had to trust him. I arose form my bed a different person. My encounter with the living Christ changed me from a broken, defeated person into a person with unshakable hope and faith.
Today, the woman's work among the poor is bearing remarkable fruit.
Like all the virtues, perseverance is a gift of grace, yet Christ never fails to bestow it on those who ask.
This is the primary challenge to rely not on our own strength and endurance, but on the Lord's. It was summarized once in a small prayer : " O Lord, I can't. You can. Please. "
Application:
Today, let us pray to Our Lady for perseverance under one of her most revered titles, Our Lady of Perpetual Help.
Medjugorje Day By Day Oct 22 - PRAY FOR PEACE
Mother Teresa - Understand the tenderness of God's love. You are precious to Him. He loves you, and He loves you so tenderly that He has carved you on the palm of His hand. " I have inscribed you on the palms of my hand. " (Isaiah 49:16)
Meditations by Padre Pio - Proverbs praises the strong woman: "She puts her hands to the distaff," we are told, and I willing say a few words to you on this matter: Your distaff is the accumulation of your desires.
Therefore spin a little every day, thread by thread weave your design until it is finished and you will infallibly succeed. But be careful not to hurry, because you will tangle the thread with knots and confuse the spindle. Therefore, advance always, and even if you progress at a slow pace, you will still travel far.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Only through silence can we delve beneath the surface of the soul "What is really important is what happens within us, not outside us. The rapidity of communication, the hourly news broadcasts, tomorrow's news the night before - all these make people live on the surface of their souls. The result is that very few live inside themselves. They have their moods determined by the world. Instead of carrying their own atmosphere with them, as the earth does as it revolves around the sun, they are like barometers that register every change in the world outside. Silence alone can give them an inner sanctuary into which they may retire for repose, as hidden gardens wherein like Adam and Eve before the Fall they walk with God in the cool of the evening."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - During Holy Mass, I saw the Lord Jesus nailed upon the cross amidst great torments. A soft moan issued from His Heart. After some time, He said, I thirst. I thirst for the salvation of souls. Help Me, My daughter, to save souls. Join your sufferings to My Passion and offer them to the heavenly Father for sinners. (1032)
Monday of Holy Week. I asked the Lord to let me take part in His Sorrowful Passion that I might experience in soul and body, to the extent that this is possible for a creature, His bitter Passion. I asked to experience all the bitterness, insofar as this was possible. And the Lord answered that He would give me this grace, and that on Thursday, after Holy Communion, He would grant this in a special way. (1034)
I find myself so weak that were it not for Holy Communion I would fall continually. One thing alone sustains me, and that is Holy Communion. From it I draw my strength; in it is all my comfort. I fear life on days when I do not receive Holy Communion. I fear my own self. Jesus concealed in the Host is everything to me. From the tabernacle I draw strength, power, courage, and light. Here, I seek consolation in time of anguish. I would not know how to give glory to God if I did not have the Eucharist in my heart. (1037)
Quote of the Day Humility is so precious that it obtains the things that are too high to be taught. It attains and possesses what words do not attain. Bl. John Ruysbroeck
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
Oct 22 - PRAY FOR PEACE
The following message was given to Marija for the prayer group and pilgrims who had gathered on Mt. Podbrdo :
Dear children, I thank you for having come up here
tonight to pray. At this time your Mother asks you to pray for peace in the world. Therefore, I ask you to come up often on Mt. Kriezevac and Apparition Hill in order to pray for peace and the salvation of the world (Visionary Prayer Group (November 16, 1990).
When he wrote his epistle, James was also thinking of peace :
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace for those who make peace (Jas a3 :17-18).
Reflection:
The Blessed Mother urges us strongly to pray for peace, more than using the following prayer :
God the Father, origin of divinity, good beyond all good, and fair beyond all fair, you are the abode of calmness, peace, and concord. Put an end to the discord that separates us form one another, and lead us back to a unity of love that may be a reflection of your divine nature.
As you are above all things, unite us by the unanimity of a good mind, so that through the embrace of love and the bonds of affection we may become spiritually one both in ourselves and in each other by means of your peace which renders all things peaceful (St. Dionysius).
Application:
Because of Our Lady's strong desire that we pray for peace,make this one of your major prayer intentions each day.
Medjugorje Day By Day Oct 21 - FALL ASLEEP IN PRAYER
They deceive themselves who believe that union with God consists in ecstasies or raptures, and in the enjoyment of Him. For it consists in nothing except the surrender and subjection of our will - with our thoughts, words and actions - to the will of God.... -- St. Teresa of Avila RCAV 20.10.06
Mother Teresa - Remember that when your heart feels restless, when your heart feels hurt, when your heart feels like breaking then remember, " I am precious to Him. He has called me by name. I am His. He loves me. "
And to prove that love He died on the cross.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Do not be saddened by the sad spectacle of human injustice; even this has its value in the economy of things. It is over this that you will one day see arise the inevitable triumph of the Justice of God!
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Virtue is the key to Truth
A mirror is silent, yet it reflects forests, sunsets, flowers and faces. Great ascetic souls, given to years of meditation, have taken on a radiance and a beauty which are beyond the outlines of face. They seem to reflect, like the mirror on the outside, the Christ they bear within."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Today, when the doctor [Adam Silberg] making his rounds came to see me, he somehow didn't like the way I looked. Naturally, I was suffering more, and so my temperature had gone up considerably. Consequently, he decided I must not go down for Holy Communion until my temperature dropped to normal.
I said, "All right," although pain seized my heart; but I said I would go only if I had no fever. So he agreed to that. When the doctor left, I said to the Lord, "Jesus, now it is up to You whether I shall go or not," and I didn't think about it anymore, although the thought kept coming to my mind:
I am not to have Jesus-no, that's impossible-and not just once but for several days, until my temperature drops. But in the evening, I said to the Lord, "Jesus, if my Communions are pleasing to You, I beg You humbly, grant that I have not one degree of fever tomorrow morning." (878)
Quote of the Day Purity is a supernatural denial of nature, which means that a mortal and corruptible body is rivaling the celestial spirits in a truly marvelous way. -St. John Climacus
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
Oct 21 - FALL ASLEEP IN PRAYER
The following advice was given to Jelena on prayer : In the evening, if you fall asleep in prayer and in peace, you will wake up in the morning thinking of Jesus. Then you will be able to pray for peace. But if you fall asleep in distraction, the day after will be clouded and you will even forget to pray that day (Locutionist Jelena & Mirijana October 30, 1983).
In this passage, the psalmist speaks with confidence that the Lord will hear his earnest prayer : But I call upon God, And the Lord will save me. Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaints and moan, And he will hear my voice. --Psalm 55 :6-17
Reflection:
As we see, Our Lady stresses the importance of prayer throughout the day, especially in the morning and at night. These have always been traditional prayer times for the church, and the Divine Office is structured in this way. It has the effect of sanctifying the entire day.
The following are two prayers composed by St. Alphonsus Liguori especially for the morning and evening hours :
A Morning Prayer
Most holy and divine Trinity, one God in three Persons, I praise you and give you thanks for all the favors yow have bestowed on me. Your goodness has preserved me until now. I offer you my whole being and in particular all my thoughts, works, and deeds, together with all the trails I may undergo today. Give them your blessing. May your Divine Love animate them and may they serve your greater glory. I make this morning offering in union with Mary, his Virgin Mother and who was always the faithful handmaid of the Lord.
An Evening Prayer
Jesus Christ my God, I adore you and I thank you for all the graces you have given me this day. I offer you my sleep and all and all the moments of this night, and I implore you to keep me safe from sin.
To this end I take refuge in your Sacred Heart and under the mantle of Our Lady, my Mother. Let your holy angels surround me and keep me in peace; and let your blessing be upon me.
Application:
Tomorrow, begin and end your day with these prayers, or a prayer of your own, as Our Lady asks.
Medjugorje Day By Day Oct 20 - PRAY TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
"Souls . . . leave me alone by night, alone by day, in the churches. They no longer care about the Sacrament of the Altar. Hardly anyone ever speaks of this Sacrament of Love. Even those who do speak, alas, do so with great indifference and coldness. My heart is forgotten" (Words of Jesus to St. Padre Pio).
Mother Teresa - Believe in Jesus trust in Him with blind and absolute confidence because He is Jesus. Believe that Jesus and Jesus alone is life and sanctity is nothing but that same Jesus intimately living in you; then His hand will be free with you.
Meditations by Padre Pio - All of us are not called by God to save souls and propagate His glory by the noble apostolate of preaching… (but) one can promote God's glory and work for the salvation of souls by means of a truly Christian life, by praying without ceasing that "His Kingdom come…" that "we may not be led into temptation" and that "He deliver us from evil." This is what you ought to do offering yourself continually to the Lord for this purpose.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Whatever you do, you do it to Christ! " On the Last Day, Our Blessed Lord said that He will judge us by our attitude to hospitality: `When did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and not care for You?' (Matthew 25: 44). Hospitality, therefore, not only has the duties of which we are aware, but also the more terrible awareness that it is Christ Who is the Stranger.
In all our dealings, we are dealing with the Lord Himself, though we know it not. Maybe if we could see our wars aright, in between two trenches of the enemies, or between a plane in the sky and the target beneath, there is Christ's Body being shot full of holes. What men do to one another, they do to Him, whether the act be of kindness or bitterness. "
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - February 15, 1937. Today, I heard these words in my soul: Host pleasing to My Father, know, My daughter, that the entire Holy Trinity finds Its special delight in you, because you live exclusively by the will of God. No sacrifice can compare with this. (955) After these words, the knowledge of God's will came to me; that is to say, I now see everything from a higher point of view and accept all events and things, pleasant and unpleasant, with love, as tokens of the heavenly Father's special affection. (956)
The pure offering of my will, will burn on the altar of love. That my sacrifice may be perfect, I unite myself closely with the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. When great sufferings will cause my nature to tremble, and my physical and spiritual strength will diminish, then will I hide myself deep in the open wound of the Heart of Jesus, silent as a dove, without complaint.
Let all my desires, even the holiest, noblest and most beautiful, take always the last place and Your holy will, the very first. The least of Your desires, O Lord, is more precious to me than heaven, with all its treasures. I know very well that people will not understand me; that is why my sacrifice will be purer in Your eyes. (957)
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.
Oct 20 - PRAY TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
Our Lady speaks today of the Holy Spirit: The important thing is to pray to the Holy Spirit that he may descend upon you. When you have him, you have everything. (FY 10-21-83 In John's gospel, Jesus also speaks of the Holy Spirit:
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him, because he abides with you, and he will be in you (John 14:16-17).
Reflection:
"Pray to the Holy Spirit," the Blessed Mother tells us today; and Jesus assures us that the Spirit" abides with you and is in you."
Let us then use this time to pray to the Spirit, using St. Augustine's Prayer for the Indwelling of the Spirit:
Holy Spirit, powerful Consoler, sacred Bond of the Father and the Son, Hope of the afflicted, descend into my heart and establish in it your loving dominion. Enkindle in my tepid soul the fire of your Love so that I may be wholly subject to you.
We believe that when you dwell in us, you also prepare a dwelling for the Father and the Son. Deign, therefore, to come to me, Consoler of abandoned souls, and Protector of the needy. Help the afflicted, strengthen the weak, and support the wavering. Come and purify me. let no evil desire take possession of me. You love the humble and resist the proud. Come to me, glory of the living, and hope of the dying. Lead me by your grace that I may always be pleasing to you.
Application:
Continue to use this prayer throughout the week to deepen your devotion to the Spirit of God Medjugorje Day By Day Oct 19 - LOVE WITH ALL YOUR HEART
Our Lady of the Rosary—Oct. 7 "The prayer of the Rosary, or five decades of it, after the Sacred Liturgy of the Eucharist, is what most unites us to God by the richness of the prayers . . . we see that it is indeed a Trinitarian and a Eucharistic prayer, even more than a Marian one. I do not know if we can find prayers more sublime or more appropriate to recite before the Blessed Sacrament" (Sr. Lucia of Fatima).
Mother Teresa - To be able to do all these, pray lovingly like children, with an earnest desire to love much and make loved the Love that is not loved.
Meditations by Padre Pio - I wholeheartedly bless the work of catechizing children, who are the little flowers of Jesus. I also bless the zealous work of missionaries.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Whatever you do, you do it to Christ!
" On the Last Day, Our Blessed Lord said that He will judge us by our attitude to hospitality: `When did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and not care for You?' (Matthew 25: 44). Hospitality, therefore, not only has the duties of which we are aware, but also the more terrible awareness that it is Christ Who is the Stranger. In all our dealings, we are dealing with the Lord Himself, though we know it not. Maybe if we could see our wars aright, in between two trenches of the enemies, or between a plane in the sky and the target beneath, there is Christ's Body being shot full of holes. What men do to one another, they do to Him, whether the act be of kindness or bitterness. "
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - I have desired death so much! I do not know whether I shall ever again in my life experience such great longing for God. There have been times when I fell into a swoon for Him. Oh, how ugly the earth when one knows heaven! I must do violence to myself in order to live. O will of God, you are my nourishment. (899)
Today, the Lord said to me, I demand of you a perfect and whole-burnt offering; an offering of the will. No other sacrifice can compare with this one. I Myself am directing your life and arranging things in such a way that you will be for Me a continual sacrifice and will always do My will. And for the accomplishment of this offering, you will unite yourself with Me on the Cross. I know what you can do. I Myself will give you many orders directly, but I will delay the possibility of their being carried out and make it depend on others. But what the superiors will not manage to do, I Myself will accomplish directly in your soul. And in the most hidden depths of your soul, a perfect holocaust will be carried out, not just for a while, but know, My daughter, that this offering will last until your death. But there is time, so that I the Lord will fulfill all your wishes. I delight in you as in a living host; let nothing terrify you; I am with you. (923)
Quote of the Day - Chastity, or cleanness of heart, holds a glorious and distinguished place among the virtues, because she alone enables man to see God; hence Truth Itself said: "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." -St. Augustine Today's Tidbit - The city of Naples has a vial of St. Januarius' blood. Each year, on his feast this vial of blood liquefies. In years when this miracle did not occur, severe disasters fell upon the city.
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
Oct 19 - LOVE WITH ALL YOUR HEART
The Queen of Peace speaks of love today:
If you love with all your heart, you will receive so much. If you hate, you will lose every thing. Dear Children, love makes great things. The more love you have within you, the more you can love the people around you. That is why I ask you to pray unceasingly to Jesus that he fill your hearts with love (LJM 4-12-87).
Christ also speaks of the great commandment:
This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends. (John 15:12-13).
Reflection:
Application:
As Our Lady says today, "Pray to Jesus that he may fill your hearts with love," and be on the lookout for those in trouble.
Medjugorje Day By Day Oct 18 - ST. LUKE
Ann. Our Lady's Apparition at Fatima & the Miracle of the Sun (1917)-Oct. 13 "Let us listen to Mary Most Holy, in whom the mystery of the Eucharist appears, more than in anyone else, as a mystery of light. Gazing upon Mary, we come to know the transforming power present in the Eucharist" (Pope John Paul II, Ecclesia de Eucharistia, 62).
"The Year of the Eucharist has its source in the amazement with which the Church contemplates this great Mystery . . . . I consider it a great grace to be able to call the whole Church to contemplate, praise, and adore in a special way this ineffable Sacrament" (Pope John Paul II, Mane Nobiscum Domine, 29).
Mother Teresa - Serve Jesus with joy and gladness of spirit, casting aside and forgetting all that troubles and worries you.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Nor should you become confused, trying to understand whether you consented or not. So everything with an upright intention; this uprightness which must always be present in your actions, and whenever you valiantly and generously fight the evil tricks of the evil spirit.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - God wants us to get personal " The age of discovery is not yet over and the greatest discovery yet remains to be made by every individual, namely, there are other people in the world besides oneself. As a former Prince of Wales once said: `Number Ten Downing Street can never be a substitute for the good neighbor;' neither can the Community Chest nor Social Welfare Agency. Immediate personal contact, courageous embracing of the worries and burdens involved in full personal and intimate relationships - these are the bloodstream of a healthy society. "
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html -
I will enclose myself in the chalice of Jesus so that I may comfort Him continually. I will do everything within my power to save souls, and I will do it through prayer and suffering.
I try always to be a Bethany for Jesus, so that He may rest here after all His labors. In Holy Communion, my union with Jesus is so intimate and incomprehensible that even if I wanted to describe it in writing I could not do so, because I lack the words. (735)
During Mass today, I saw the Lord Jesus, who said to me, Be at peace, My daughter; I see your efforts, which are very pleasing to Me. And the Lord disappeared, and it was time for Holy Communion. After I received Holy Communion, I suddenly saw the Cenacle and in it Jesus and the Apostles. I saw the institution of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Jesus allowed me to penetrate His interior, and I came to know the greatness of His majesty and, at the same time, His great humbling of Himself. The extraordinary light that allowed me to see His majesty revealed to me, at the same time, what was in my own soul. (757)
Quote of the Day - There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world. -St. Theresa of Avila
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
Oct 18 - ST. LUKE
Since Luke was a physician, it is appropriate that the Madonna speaks of the sick today: Pray for all the sick. Believe firmly. I will come to help, according to that which is in my power. I will ask my Son, Jesus, to help them. The most important thing, in the meantime, is a strong faith. Many who are sick think that it is sufficient to come here in order to be quickly healed. Some of them do not even believe in God, and even less in the apparitions, and then they ask for help from the Gospa! (FY 2-9-82).
In answer to questions about the sick in 1981, the Gospa responded:
Without faith, nothing is possible. All those who will believe firmly will be cured. (FY 7-24-81).
And last, from the Acts of the Apostles:
Yet more than ever believers were added to the Lord, great numbers of both men and women, so that they even carried out the sick into the streets, and laid them on cots and mats, in order that Peter's shadow might fall on some of them as he came by. A great number of people would also gather from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all cured. (Acts 5:14-16)
Reflection:
On this feast of St. Luke, the physician, we cannot help but be aware of the central role that faith plays in healing, for it is mentioned throughout scripture and Our Lady's messages as the one thing necessary.
As we see in her message, Mary asks us to "pray for the sick. Believe firmly...the most important thing is a strong faith." Again, on July 24, 1981: "Without faith, nothing is possible. All those who will believe firmly will be cured." When asked about a sick person on July 29, 1981, the Gospa responded, "Praise be Jesus! She will be cured. She must believe firmly."
Sacred scripture bears out the great healing power of faith. From today's passage from St. James: "This prayer uttered in faith will reclaim the one who is ill, and the Lord will restore him to health" (Jas 5:15).
Taken together, both Our Lady's messages and scripture emphasize that a firm, expectant faith is needed for healing at the hands of God. And this faith, in turn, is deepened and strengthened through prayer, the foundational message of Medjugorje.
On this his feast day, let us pray to St. Luke the physician to help us grow in faith and in prayer, that we may experience healing where it is most needed in our lives today, whether it be physical, mental or spiritual.
Application:
In prayer, call to mind someone who is ill and offer the Prayer for the Sick for them (January 14), which was given by Our Lady in Medjugorje for just such a purpose
Medjugorje Day By Day Oct 17 - THE SECRETS
Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament and devotion to the Holy Rosary . . . [are] the unparalleled solution to 'fight' Satan, renew our faith, convert sinners, save souls, and bring peace into our lives and into the world" (The Eucharist and The Rosary: The Power to Change the World).
"Exposition [of the Holy Eucharist] is the great need of our times" (St. Peter Julian Eymard).
Mother Teresa - Let none glory in his success but refer all to God in deepest thankfulness; on the other hand, no failure should dishearten him as long as he has done his best.
Meditations by Padre Pio - As regards to the spiritual trials to which the paternal goodness of the Heavenly Father is subjecting you, I beg you to be resigned and if possible tranquil on the assurances of he who takes the place of God, and who speaks to you in His name; who loves you in Him and who desires every blessing for you. You are suffering it is true, but with resignation.
You are suffering, but do not fear, because God is with you and you don't offend Him, but you love Him. You are suffering, but believe, also, that Jesus is suffering within you, with you, for you.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Wars stem from the neglect of morality!
" War is not necessary, but it does become an inseparable ailment of any world that abandons the supremacy of the spirit. Nietzche, after proclaiming the death of God in the nineteenth century, prophesied that the twentieth century would be a century of wars. There is a possible connection between the importance given to politics and the frequency of wars. In any era of history where politics is the major interest, war is the major consequence.
This does not mean that one ought to subscribe to the dictum of Karl von Clausewitz that war is the prosecution of politics by other means. It does mean however, that since politics stresses expediency and pragmatism on a great scale that dedication to truth and morality are minimized. Since the latter are essential for peace, war becomes a greater possibility. "
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - I will enclose myself in the chalice of Jesus so that I may comfort Him continually. I will do everything within my power to save souls, and I will do it through prayer and suffering.
I try always to be a Bethany for Jesus, so that He may rest here after all His labors. In Holy Communion, my union with Jesus is so intimate and incomprehensible that even if I wanted to describe it in writing I could not do so, because I lack the words. (735)
During Mass today, I saw the Lord Jesus, who said to me, Be at peace, My daughter; I see your efforts, which are very pleasing to Me. And the Lord disappeared, and it was time for Holy Communion. After I received Holy Communion, I suddenly saw the Cenacle and in it Jesus and the Apostles.
I saw the institution of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Jesus allowed me to penetrate His interior, and I came to know the greatness of His majesty and, at the same time, His great humbling of Himself. The extraordinary light that allowed me to see His majesty revealed to me, at the same time, what was in my own soul. (757)
Quote of the Day I great you from Smyrna together with the Churches of God present here with me. They comfort me in every way, both in body and soul. My chains, which I carry about on me for Jesus Christ, begging that I may happily make my way to God, exhort you: persevere in you concord and in you community prayers. -St. Ignatius of Antioch
Today's Tidbit St. Ignatius was the first to use the term "Catholic Church" as a collective name for Christians.
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
Oct 17 - THE SECRETS
During one apparition , Our Lady showed Mirjana the first secret, and saw the earth desolate. The Virgin said :
It is the upheaval of a region of the world. In the world there is so much sin. What can I do, if you do not help me?
Remember that I love you. God does not have a hard heart. But look around you and see what men do, for then you will no longer say that God's heart is hard, How many people come to church , to the house of God, with respect, strong faith, and a love for God? Very few! Now you have a time of grace and conversion. It is necessary to use it well (Special Message October 25, 1985).
And from Luke's gospel, Christ says :
There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will faint form fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory, Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near (Lk 21 :25-28).
Reflection :
The chastisements spoken of In the Medjugorje secrets are not planned punishments from an angry God, but the final consequences of sin and evil in the world. Like a defective boiler building up with steam, it will eventually blow. Spiritual laws cannot be continuously violated any more than the laws of nature. It is the love and mercy of God that has sent the Blessed Virgin into the world to release the building pressure of sin.
But, as she has said many times, she cannot do it alone. She must have our prayers and sacrifices. "What can I do, » she says today, " if you do not help me?"
Application :
Today, review the priorities of your life. In what place have you put spirituality and prayer?
SHORT POWERFUL PRAYER THROUGH ST. JOSEPH
"Glorious St. Joseph, tender-hearted father, faithful guardian of Jesus, chaste spouse of the Mother of God, I ask you to join me in praising God the Father through His Divine Son who died on the cross and rose again to give us sinners new life. Through the Holy Name of Jesus, pray with me that we may obtain from the eternal Father the favor we ask. (here state your intention)."
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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