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

www.pomog.org/saintlist.shtml

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

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

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

gnisios.narod.ru/saints.html

holyorthodoxy.tripod.com/prophecy.html

http://goarch.org

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

home.zonnet.nl/chotki/orthodox_saints.htm

http//search.tserkovnost.org/

http//stjrussianorthodox.com/stjrusorthodoxy.htm

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

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

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

http//www.copticchurch.net/synaxarium

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

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

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

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

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

www.abbamoses.com/

www.ausorthodox.com/msaints.htm

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

www.goarch.org/access/calendar/

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

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

www.lasvegasorthodox.com/library/Orthodox_saints/

www.odox.net/Icons-Agnes.htm

www.orthodox.net/links/saints.html

www.orthodox.net/saints/

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

www.religiousmall.com/orthodox_saints.php

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

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

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

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

COPTIC RITE

Coptic Synaxarium Search Page

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

http//pharos.bu.edu

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

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

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

http//rejoyse.com/

http//www.abbamoses.com/

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

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

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

http//www.coptic.net/

http//www.coptic.net/CopticWeb

http//www.coptic.net/EncyclopediaCoptica

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

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

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

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

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

http//www.orthodox.net/s/

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

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

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

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

www.ains.net.au/~johnh/

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

www.coptic.net/CopticWeb/

www.coptic.org/

www.coptic-history.org/

www.coptic-sun.org/

www.coptictheology.com/

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

www.mideastinfo.com/Religion/copt.htm

www.opuslibani.org.lb/coptimenu.html

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

www.stmarkcocclevelorg/

www.stmarkcocclevelorg/copticchurch.html

www.stshenouda.com/

www.stshenouda.com/coptlang.htm

LATIN RITE

catholicism.about.com/cs/saints/

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

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

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

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

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

http//www.catholic.org/s/

http//www.catholic.org/s/

http//www.catholicforum.com/s/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

And still more…

Ecole Glossary,

Open Directory Project

For All The Saints

Catholic Encyclopedia

e.g. Passion of Saint Menas of Cotyaeum

Coptic Encomium

Ethiopic Synaxarium

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PROPHECY MEDITATIONS TODAY

Test! Discern The Spirit! Accept what speaks to YOUR SOUL/SPIRIT. Disregard the rest!

from such as Seers, OLOE, ERA OF PEACE, J.Leary, and Fr. Doucette, Anne Hidden Lay Apostle, Sharon Fitzpatrick, Lousie Tomkiel, Carol Ameche, and others. Fair use, educational and religious purposes, 17 U.S.C. for those in the African Historic and Geologic Diaspora who would otherwise not be exposed to such,

Message from Our Blessed Mother to Carlos Lopez May 5, 2010

May 5, 2010 St. Bruno’s Church, San Bruno, CA

Dear little children, Praised be Jesus!

I come this night to ask you to put into practice the 10 commandments.

Those who put into practice the 10 commandments please God very much. Those who put into practice the 10 commandments are like a star in the firmament which illumines the darkness. He who puts into practice the 10 commandments is like a beautiful flower which gives glory to God with its best perfume.

He who puts into practice the 10 commandments is like a rainbow which adorns the heavens with its most beautiful colors. He who puts into practice the 10 commandments loves God and God loves him.

On the other hand, he who does not put into practice the 10 commandments is like a wanderer who wanders [goes] everywhere without knowing where to go. He who does not put into practice the 10 commandments displeases God very much.

He who does not put into practice the 10 commandments is like a blind person who walks in the darkness. He who does not put into practice the 10 commandments is disobedient and in his disobedience lives in the darkness of sin.

My little ones, be obedient. Live in the light. Please God by putting into practice His commandments for it is by means of His 10 commandments that you open the door to holiness and to the salvation of your souls.

I love you and I love you with such a great love that if you were to discover it, you would die out of joy. I give you my motherly blessing and I leave you protected under my mantle of love. I bless my beloved priests and deacon and I carry them within my Immaculate Heart. Thank you for having accepted my message of this night.

In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Message Thru Lec - May 14, 2010

Message Thru Lec May 14, 2010

6:50 A.M.

Son, I chose you to convey a message which I want you to write today. I speak to you not to upset your sense of peace and well being but only to give a few reminders. I wish however to emphasize the urgent need to keep your soul if possible in a continuing state when at any moment you are prepared to ascend to your place which I desire for you and all the others who are already marked to MEET MY SON JESUS IN THE AIR.

I do not want to say whether that MEETING will take place so soon or maybe delayed but what I desire most is for all those who listen to keep themselves pure in thoughts, words and deeds so that there will be no more hindrance in the fulfillment of THE PLAN I HAVE LAID OUT LONG TIME AGO FOR THE FAITHFUL ONES.

Be the wise virgins who have kept vigil for their master’s coming. You do not know the day nor the hour when your Savior whom I will send to fetch the faithful ones to escape devastation never heard of before and will never be again.

Take heed, your redemption is near!

7:10 A.M.

Message to Eileen Renders May 13, 2010

Thursday, May 13, 2010

Ascension Thursday

Today I went to the Noon Mass at our parish and made small offerings to Jesus and Holy Mother Maryam. I prayed for all with special needs and intentions. After receiving Holy Communion, I knelt in silent commune with Jesus and prayed, “Speak Lord (if it be Your will), Your servant listens.” Soon Jesus spoke to me briefly and His words were of a personal nature and not meant to be shared at this time.

Message Thru Marie - May 12, 2010

May 12, 6:15am glorious mysteries

Jesus: I call all my apostles of these latter days:
Apostles of the Luminous Cross
Apostles of the Holy Eucharist
Apostles of Divine Mercy
Apostles of the Holy Family
Apostles of the Holy Trinity
Apostles of the Immaculate Heart of Holy Mother Maryam
Apostles of Perpetual Adoration
Apostles of our Lady of Guadalupe
Apostles of our Lady of Fatima
Apostles of our Lady of Mejugorge
Apostles, I love you immeasurably
I trust you to bring in the reign of My and My Mother's Hearts Apostles, now is the time
Arise and fulfill your mission
Sacrifice yourself before my altar
With your pleas for your fellowmen
may graces flow and heal the indifference that
many are plagued with.
Many of my sheep have hardened their hearts over time.
How can I enter and heal them?
Hence my apostles of these times
reflect the love that dwells within
reflect the hope that infinitely springs forth
from my Divine Heart
reflect the humility born from the cross of
humiliation, scorn and abandonment
reflect your center that is I.
As you arise, you shall awaken all around you.
Your circle of influence shall spread, grow and multiply.
(Now it is in my native tongue- first time for me)
end of message

Messages to Jennifer 7 & 9 May 2010 http://www.wordsfromjesus.com/ 5/7/10

9:30 PM

My child, the day is coming when My people will look out upon the horizon and beneath their feet the earth will begin to tremble. My faithful will be full of joy because they know the end of the battle is near and for those who have failed to take heed to My words of warning they will fall to their knees seeking to repent but for some the time will have come to pass.

Behold these times My children for the times of prosperity have come to pass. I say to you who are My faithful? For even those who preach from the pulpit have fallen to the ways of the world. Who are My faithful? Who come to the foot of the cross in great humility to surrender to the will of My Father. Who are My faithful? They are the few who stand outside of the crowd and not with the crowd. Those who endure till the end and who love in the way of their Savior. Those who do not place walls around their heart but rather choose to place themselves in the state of vulnerability that is too love.

I call you My children to surrender your pride, surrender your desires of great fortune, surrender your pleasures for this life and immerse yourselves in My Divine love, Divine Mercy and you will then find eternity for I am your eternity for I am Jesus and My mercy and justice will prevail.

5/9/10 3:10 PM

My child, everything has an appointed time and place for all of creation was created for a Divine purpose in the Divine plan. I call out to My children to a time of obedience. There is obedience to My Commandments and from that comes obedience to My mercy. You will come to understand that obedience to My mercy is when the soul places his full trust in Me. Time is passing My children for I am here, I am with you and you will draw strength from Me in the Eucharist. It is not necessary for you to starve your body and soul My children for I am Jesus fully present in the Eucharist.

Come to Me and prepare your soul for the time of cleansing is near for the wrath of My Father is soon to fall upon mankind and still so few are prepared. Now go forth for I am Jesus and all will be done according to My will.

Message to Louise May 11, 2010

10:20 P.M.- - -May 11, 2010

L. began to receive a message from God the Father and said, "Jesus, please cover me with Your Most Precious Blood." (and other various prayers of testing the spirits) God the Father then spoke, "HURRICANE SEASON IS UPON YOU. WITH IT WILL COME EXCESSIVELY POWERFUL WINDS AND DEVASTATING RAINS.THESE WILL BE DEADLY STORMS!"

Note: PRAY! PRAY! PRAY! AS WE ALL KNOW THAT PRAYER CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS..AND EVEN MITIGATE MUCH AND SOMETIMES EVEN COMPLETELY CHANGE THE FUTURE..

Message to Louise May 8, 2010

SUPERCRITICALLY URGENT Message via L., V+J MAY 8, 2010 GOD THE FATHER

L. began to hear God the Father speak and said, "Jesus, please cover me with Your Most Precious Blood." (and other numerous prayers of testing the spirits)

Then your God spoke," From pole to pole the earth is preparing for a GREAT destruction! All is in readiness! All will be according to My Divine Will. I will destroy! I will purge, purify, cleansing the earth of ALL SIN! YOU WILL SEE YOUR SINS AS I DO! Prepare for the worse! Only through prayer, contrite sorrow for your sins can you return to Me. The HOUR IS NOW! AMEN! I, YOUR GOD HAVE SPOKEN!"

Note: AGAIN AS ALWAYS REMEMBER HIS TIMING IS NOT OUR TIMING AND THIS COULD BE IN MOMENTS OR DAYS, MONTHS OR EVEN YEARS. (ALTHOUGH EVERYTHING CERTAINLY SEEMS CLOSE BECAUSE SO MUCH OF WHAT IS BEING GIVEN IS HAPPENING VERY QUICKLY NOW.)

WE MUST REMEMBER NEVER TO PANIC BUT ALWAYS REMAIN AT TOTAL PEACE WITH COMPLETE TRUST AND TOTAL FAITH NO MATTER WHAT WE SEE OR HEAR. ALSO WE MUST PRAY FOR THE GIFT OF DISCERNMENT CONSTANTLY EVEN MORE SO NOW.

LOOK AT THE VOLCANOES AND QUAKES CONTINUALLY ERUPTING NOW..LETTUCE HAS BEEN RECALLED AGAIN IN 26 OR 27 STATES.

IN JMJ mk

for those who do not believe God the Father and Jesus' and Heaven's warnings of preparation that are mercy we can only pray for at this point. They will see in the future that they were true and wished that they would have listened. How do you ignore His Voice.

So sad. Keep an eye on the quakes because they really are increasing now..Icelandic volcano is now much greater even. Indonesia had 7.4 yesterday and so many others in key places again.

Message to Sharon Fitzpatrick May 9, 2010

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, MAY 9, 2010

MY DEAR DEAR PRECIOUS LITTLE CHILDREN,

I AM GRATEFUL THAT YOU COME TO THIS PLACE OF GRACE TO HONOR THIS MOTHER. I AM SO GRATEFUL TO ALL WHO GIVE THEIR HEARTS. I LOVE YOU DEAR CHILDREN AND I WILL BE WITH YOU ALWAYS. YOU HAVE ENTERED MY HEART AS MY PRECIOUS LITTLE CHILDREN, AND I HOLD YOU IN MY EMBRACE.

THE DAY IS BEAUTIFUL, WITH A WARMING SUN, SINGING BIRDS AND BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS. AND HOW BEAUTIFUL ARE YOU, MY CHILDREN WHO LIKE LITTLE BLOOMS, GATHER IN PRAYER. DEAR CHILDREN, IT IS THE DAY OF THE LORD. BY KEEPING IT HOLY , YOU HONOR MY SON. YOU GIVE TO GOD WHAT IS HIS, AND ALL IS RECORDED, THAT YOU ARE KNOWN IN HEAVEN. BE CONFIDENT IN PRAYER. REMEMBER GOD?S PROMISES, AND HOLD FAST TO THE TRUTH. YOU ARE CRADLED IN MY HEART, YOU ARE LOVED DEEPLY, AND SO I SAY TO YOU, HAVE NO FEARS, HAVE NO ANXIETIES. LET YOUR ENTHUSIASM FOR CHRIST CAUSE YOU MUCH JOY.

I SPEAK TO MY BELOVED PRIEST-SONS THIS DAY. I REMIND YOU THAT I AM YOUR MOTHER.. I WILL BE WITH YOU IN ALL WAYS. YOU MUST UPHOLD THE TRUTH AND PROTECT IT - I WILL UPHOLD AND PROTECT YOU. THE POWER OF GOD WILL PREVAIL. YOU ARE THE TREASURES OF THE HOLY CHURCH. LET NO MAN SET YOU AGAINST EACH OTHER. FIND THOSE WHO TOO ARE IN THE HEART OF MY SON. UNITE AS BROTHERS, STRONG AGAINST EVERY EVIL. COURAGE EVEN UNTO DEATH. I WILL BRING DOWN FOR YOU A SHIELD OF GRACE AND YOU WILL FIND THE ULTIMATE JOY.

AS I GIVE TO ALL MY MATERNAL BLESSING, YOU MY SONS GIVE TO THESE LITTLE ONES THE BLESSING OF CHRIST. AS YOU DRAW IT FROM YOUR HEARTS, I DRAW FROM MY HEART YOR PERFECT REFUGE - I ENCLOSE YOU WITHIN, WHERE TOGETHER WE PRAISE AND THANK GOD - AND THIS WE SHALL DO FOREVER.

Message to Sharon Fitzpatrick May 8, 2010

PRAYER GROUP ROSARY . WEDNESDAYS, 7:00 P.M. . SUNDAYS, 3:00 P.M.

OUR LADY OF LOURDES GROTTO (BEHIND HOSPITAL) PANA, IL MESSAGE FROM HEAVEN SHARON FITZPATRICK - LOCUTIONIST SATURDAY, MAY 8, 2010 - CORE GROUP

MY PRECIOUS, PRECIOUS LITTLE CHILDREN,

HOW HAPPY I AM THAT YOU COME TOGETHER TODAY. MY HEART IS WARMED BY YOUR LOVE AND FIDELITY, AND AS A MOTHER, YOUR MOTHER, I LONG TO HOLD YOU THERE.

OH MY CHILDREN, I DESIRE TO BRING COMFORT TO YOUR HEARTS. HOW YOU SUFFER BECAUSE OF THE SINS OF THE WORLD, BUT MOST ESPECIALLY FOR THE SINS OF OUR PRIESTS, WHO CAUSE SUCH SCANDAL TO THE HOLY CHURCH. MY SON SUFFERS EXTREMLY BECAUSE OF SUCH DISLOYALTY AND SUCH DISGRACEFUL ACTIONS. BUT HIS SUFFERING WILL NOT BE IN VAIN, BECAUSE AS HE IS CONTINUALLY CRUCIFIED, SO IT IS THAT THOSE VERY SINS SHALL BE FORGIVEN AND MERCY EXTENDED TO THE REPENTANT SOUL. LOOK ALWAYS AT MY SON. KEEP FOCUSED ON HIM. HIS GREAT LOVE SPILLS OUT TO YOU AND YOUR SORROWS WILL TURN INTO JOY. YOU HAVE BEEN PROMISED A NEW TIME - IT SHALL BE YOURS DEAR CHILDREN. EACH YEAR PASSES AND YOU PONDER ON HOW MANY MORE YOU WILL ENGAGE. I TELL YOU THAT WHAT IS YOURS WILL BE YOURS AND YOU SHALL REAP FOR ALL OF ETERNITY. THE NEW HEAVENS AND THE NEW EARTH SHALL BECOME REALITY AND YOU SHALL AWAKEN TO ITS SPLENDOR. LIGHT SHALL FILL ALL SPACE AND THERE WILL BE NO MORE SORROW OR PAIN. YOU WILL EXPERIENCE A NEW TIME AND JESUS WILL BE WITH YOU. YOU WILL NOT WANDER ABOUT AS THOUGH IN A DESERT, BUT WILL CLING TO MY SON AND JOY WILL BE IN YOU AND ABOUT YOU. NO MORE TEARS, NO MORE SORROW. YOU WILL BE WITH JESUS FROM THE MOMENT OF HIS DIVINE ACT OF MERCY. RECALL DEAR CHILDREN, THAT I TOLD YOU THAT JESUS WILL KNOW YOU AND EXTEND HIS ARMS OUT TO WELCOME YOU TO STAND AT HIS SIDE. YOUR EYES SHALL BE FIXED UPON HIM AND THERE WILL BE AN OCEAN OF GOD?S LOVE TO EMBRACE YOU. OH MY CHILDREN, CONCENTRATE ON THESE WORDS AND LET JOY OVERPOWER THE SORROW YOU HAVE NOW. LITTLE ONES, YOU MUST BE READY. YOU MUST BE PREPARED. SO MANY WHO FORM THE UNITY WILL LOOK TO YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING. I TELL YOU THAT YOU WILL GUIDE THEM IN ACCORDANCE TO GOD?S HOLY WILL, AND THEY TOO SHALL ENTER THE NEW HEAVENS AND THE NEW EARTH. WHAT CELEBRATION OF LOVE SHALL TRANSPIRE. WHAT JOY THERE WILL BE. YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO LEAD OTHERS TO THIS DAY OF RECKONING AND TO THIS DAY OF HAPPINESS. MY LOVES, YOU ALL HAVE MUCH TO DEAL WITH. YOU EXPERIENCE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ANGUISH. YOUR BODIES GROW PAINFUL AND YOUR HEARTS FEEL THE STING OF THE ONES YOU LOVE SO DEARLY. BUT YOU NEED NOT WORRY FOR ANY OF IT. ALL WILL BE RENEWED AND YOU WILL BE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR OFFERINGS OF SORROW, PAIN, AND EMOTIONAL STRESS, BECAUSE YOU MUST EXPERIENCE THESE THINGS TO KNOW THE JOY AWAITING YOU. BE STRONG NOW. YOU STILL HAVE MUCH AHEAD. BUT YOU HAVE THE GRACE YOU NEED TO ENDURE WHAT YOU MUST FOR JESUS? SAKE. OH MY CHILDREN, MY CHILDREN, HOW BLESSED YOU ARE. YOU WHO ARE SO LITTLE, SO INSIGNIFICANT TO THE WORLD, WILL BE THE ONES TO HELP CHANGE IT. AND THEN WHEN ALL HAS BEEN DONE AND JESUS HAS RELEASED HIS OCEAN OF MERCY, THE OLD SHALL PASS AWAY AND THERE SHALL BE THE NEW HEAVENS AND THE NEW EARTH. THERE STILL REMAINS MUCH TREMBLING AND HEAVINESS TO BEFALL THE WORLD. MAN HAS NOT YET TURNED TO GOD. THIS IS NOT TO BE LASTING. THEY WILL RECOGNIZE HIM AND THEY WILL DECIDE FOR HIM OR NOT. PRAY THAT ALL WILL COME TO HIM, BUT PRIDE BLINDS AND THOUGH WE HOPE FOR IT, WE UNDERSTAND THAT SOME WILL BE LOST. CONTINUE TO PRAY. PRAY WITH DEEP INTENT AND REMAIN EVER CONFIDENT IN THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS AND IN THIS IMMACULATE HEART OF YOUR MOTHER. I GIVE NOW THE SENTIMENTS OF MY HEART. I HAVE FAVORED YOU WITH MUCH. I HAVE PLEADED FOR YOU AND HAVE WON YOU FOR MY OWN. EACH TIME I LOOK UPON YOU, MY HEART SWELLS WITH LOVE AND I DRAW YOU DEEPER WITHIN IT. YOU HAVE VISITED THE DEEPEST PART OF MY HEART, IT IS THAT PLACE OF RESERVE. MANY TIMES I HOLD YOU THERE, PROTECTING YOU FROM THE WOLVES, AND THOSE WITH EVIL HEARTS. I TELL YOU THIS BECAUSE IN THE DAYS AHEAD YOU MUST NOT FALTER. I AM YOUR MOTHER AND I WILL BE WITH YOU IN EVERY ENDEAVOR. YOU WILL DO NOTHING ON YOUR OWN. I WILL WALK WITH YOU AND WITH EVERY STEP YOU TAKE I SHALL BE IN YOUR SHADOW. WHEN YOU ARE IN NEED I SHALL CALL OUT TO THE HOLY SPIRIT TO ENLIGHTEN YOU AND THE FATHER TO HELP YOU. OH MY CHILDREN HOW BLESSED YOU ARE. HOW LOVED YOU ARE - MY DEAR DEAR PRECIOUS LITTLE CHILDREN.

COME NOW, I?VE CALLED YOU TO RESIDE IN THAT SPECIAL PLACE OF RESERVE IN MY HEART. AS I GREET YOU THERE AND ENCLOSE YOU WITHIN, I GIVE TO YOU A SPECIAL BLESSING. WITH APPROVAL OF THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT I TOUCH EACH OF YOU BESTOWING UPON YOU GREAT GIFTS OF GRACE. I DO THIS FOR YOU IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT.

ALL OF HEAVEN NOW REJOICES AND YOU ARE MADE READY FOR TOMORROW.

THANK YOU MY LOVES FOR YOUR LOVE AND FOR HONORING ME AS YOUR MOTHER. I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU, I LOVE YOU. Message Thru Marie - May 6, 2010

May 6, Thu, 7 am Luminous mysteries

At first luminous mystery:

Jesus: All must renew their baptism. Go now have yourselves blessed by a priest. Do not wait until the warning For by then, the demons will attack you repeatedly and you may fall from the faith. Renew your baptismal vows now Use Holy water. Pledge to me Your Faith in Me.

Me: I'll try but Lord, the priest only offers confession or mass usually- I'll ask father O.

Jesus; These are not usual times. Trust Me. I will pour out my strength upon you You must alight in my Light. Fight the Good Fight Hope when all seems lost. Continue to pray and trust.

(I paused because I asked to slow the flow so I can take it down in paper)

Jesus: When you fall from the weight of your cross, will you cast it aside and walk away? Me: I'll trust in you, Alight in your light. Fight the good fight. Hope. Pray, Trust.

Jesus: When your loved one suffers unbearably, your prayers seem to go unanswered, you are reaching breaking point, will you give up and leave me? Me: I'll trust in You. Alight in your Light. Fight the Good Fight. Hope, Pray Continue to trust.

Jesus: When situations get worse, more divisions, hate abounds, disharmony reaches its peak, brothers against brother, children against parents, murders unheard of, crimes so violent, will you leave me ? Me: I'll trust in You. Alight in your Light. Fight the good fight. Hope, pray, continue to Trust.

Jesus: When discouragement sets in, My church is eclipsed, darkness sets in, My priests scatter, will you turn away from me, will you leave me, will you lose hope? Me: I'll trust in you. Alight in your light. Fight the good fight. Hope, pray and continue to trust.

Jesus: Hold on to me, Hold on to your mother. For the waves will get stronger, do not let go of us. Trust Us. Give us everything. Pray and fight the Good fight. Fight for God. Pause and I continued my rosary

On the 4th luminous mystery: transfiguration

Jesus: For my reapers, Listen, those who can hear me. Just as I transfigured and the Light that I am showed before my disciples, prior to my Passion, So too will you, my apostles of these latter days transfigure in My Light prior to your passion. The only way back to the Father is to carry your cross. Embed every command I give you (Trust, Alight, Fight the Good Fight, etc) for you comprise my Church Militant. As your cross gets heavier, ask help from your 'Simeon's' As your scourges intensify, unite in prayer. If you are ready to give up, abandon yourselves to the care of Myself and My Mother. Take your positions. The battle will begin in earnest. Fear not. Pray! Hope! Hang on to Us! Stay in the Circle. Pray in the Circle Strengthen yourselves in the Circle. Me: Lord, I ask you to bless me for I'm a bit scared of this message and that I'm not the right one for the task. But I do this in obedience to your Will.

Message Thru Marie - May 11,2010

May 11, Tuesday, sorrowful mysteries 7:30 am

Jesus: For over 2000 years, I have established this link - Peter My rock, and through all my consecrated priest sons, I have fed my sheep with my own flesh and blood. I it is who transforms, the bread into my Sacred Heart. I it is who makes of Myself available to all my sheep. This link that I have established no man can break. Yet my enemy gathers in darkness, the darkness grows and soon he will break this link. But before this time, I have readied my true apostles to avail of my tender mercy. I have revealed to you my Divine Mercy so when the new false church rises you shall know it is built on sand.

This church will exclude my presence yet espouse love, peace and unity. This church will be taught not to utter my Name, hence a time of great sorrow for how can I feed my sheep?

Hold on to my Divine Mercy in these times. The time is late. The enemy is about to sever this link.

Church militant prepare Church victorious shall be on hand to help you Church suffering shall also suffer for you and with you.

Me: Lord, we Filipinos hold true to the faith, trust in you, go to mass every Sunday. We also love Mama Holy Mother Maryam so much. I can't imagine how this will happen here. Perhaps you will take mercy on us and not allow this to happen here. Please Lord, we still have many true priests here consecrated to you. Preserve them and us from this darkness. I beg you to have mercy on us.

Jesus: I will never leave you. For you have stayed faithful and true to my Word. I will grant you sweetness in the most bitter days of the Church's passion - this I do through my Divine Mercy. Pray the chaplet to my Divine Mercy. It is true, my mother has found her home in the humble abode of my children's hearts here. Because of this, because you have consecrated to My and My Mother's hearts, I shall protect my own in times of catastrophe and darkness.

But hurry to convert souls, hurry and convert as many as you can reach out to.

Tell my precious daughter (A..) that I was least effective in healing in my own town of Nazareth. Do not be surprised or hurt at M's rejection of your gift of healing - you have a gift of healing the soul. Many shall receive this gift as I pour it in torrents now, in the latter days. Many are in need of healing so I entrust this gift to my apostles. Since you wear the crown of humility, you know it is not you but Me working in you.

The harvest is plenty and you must go to other towns. Delay not in reaching out to others. Tell them to repent now and convert. Hurry, touch souls. Pray for hardened hearts. Worry not for fear of being rejected or mocked, humiliated in my Name. No one can be greater than their Master and am I not your Master? Delay not in reaching out to others.

end of message Message Thru Marie - May 10, 2010

May 10, 2010 election day - Joyful and sorrowful mysteries 7:20 am

BABYLON

Jesus: Recall Babylon, my people built a tower of pride, so I struck this down, and have divided the men (tongues of men) since then. The division continues.

Babylon has since sprouted up everywhere as men's pride reach their summit.

Watch as I topple it down one last time. We approach the latter days. After the great fire of my purification, you shall be united in one tongue for you shall be united with one Heart, My Heart.

Your hearts shall be purified by the trials of fire which I, through My Mother, shall give you the grace to embrace. It shall be bitter though sweetened by our grace. Be patient a while longer for your suffering shall last a while longer. Later when you bear the fruits of this suffering, you shall not even utter a complaint of your cross. Follow my Mother, she is Queen of the Cross. Submit to the cross.

Me: I was called to recall the life of our national hero, Ninoy Aquino - who was assassinated when he came back to our country ( he willingly returned knowing he would be killed)

Jesus: My son Ninoy grew in faith, his pride purified, his life transformed as he patiently suffered for years while imprisoned in a very small cell. Among his greatest weapon/ teacher was the rosary. He said this when he grew weary. Daily he prayed my Mother's rosary. And daily he was being transformed.

None of you can be my apostles if you do not carry your crosses. I can only transform/ teach/ redeem you through the crucible of the cross. Carry each and every humiliation, disillusionment, betrayal, abandonment, ridicule, all these pains in the bosom of your heart and fuse this to Mine. In patient suffering, I am one with you.

You shall find me when you feel most heartbroken, most ready to surrender, most ready to give up. I shall be there transforming your failures into success. Only by crushing your pride, shall I be able to enter you fully. Then you shall drink from me and never thirst. In your humiliation shall I be able to give you the crown of humility. All your flaws/failures which you have been blinded with by the enemy, I shall reveal to you when I have melted it all away in the furnace of the purifying fire of My Divine Love.

Continue to pray. Pray because your survival depends on this. Me: Lord, please bless our country. I've been part of those who have been praying for today's peaceful elections. I hope, I trust that our prayers will protect, enlighten, guide the voters to vote with their moral conscience. May our prayers succeed, and massive cheating not occur (as it did in the past election with the hello garci scandal) This we ask through the intercession of Mama Holy Mother Maryam.

PRAYERS Message to littlest of servants May 12, 2010

I AM THE HOLY SPIRIT THE THIRD PERSON OF THE HOLY TRINITY AND I WILL NOW SPEAK ABOUT THE ENORMOUS POWER OF PRAYER.

THE PRAYERS OF THE HOLY ROSARY WELL SAID FROM THE HEART HAS MORE POWER THAN MILLIONS OF SUNS. THE PRAYERS OF THE DIVINE MERCY WELL SAID FROM THE HEART HAS MORE POWER THAN TRILLIONS OF SUNS.

THE PRAYERS OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD DEVOTION WELL SAID FROM THE HEART HAS MORE POWER THAN THE CREATED UNIVERSE.

THE POWER OF THE MASS IS SO GREAT NO HUMAN MIND CAN BEGIN TO COMPREHEND OR UNDERSTAND IT.

PRAY AS YOUR MOTHER HAS REQUESTED AND YOU WILL BE TRANSFORMED. PRAY AS YOUR MOTHER HAS REQUESTED AND THE WORLD WILL BE TRANSFORMED. PRAY AS YOUR MOTHER HAS REQUESTED AND THE TWO HEARTS WILL BE VICTORIOUS.

Apostolate of the Green Scapular May 7, 2010

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2010 Heavenly Messages as given to Anna Marie, an Apostle of the Green Scapular

MESSAGE FROM JESUS OUR SAVIOR MOTHER HOLY MOTHER MARYAM IS CRYING TODAY, PREPARE FOR MORE TRIALS MAY 7, 2010 AT 9:40 AM

Anna Marie: Earlier this morning, I had a vision of Blessed Mother. She was depicted as a porcelain statue which changed to a human one. She began crying, and tears filled her eyes.

Anna Marie: My Lord, I hear you calling me. My Lord, are you Father, Son or Holy Spirit?

Jesus: My dear one, it is I your Lord God and Savior, Jesus of the Most Blessed Sacrament.

Anna Marie: Yes my Lord Jesus, may I ask you please, will you bow down and adore God your Eternal, Holy , Merciful Father who is the Alpha and Omega the Creator of all life, of all that is seen and unseen?

Jesus: Yes my dear one, I your Savior Jesus will now and will always bow down and adore my Holy Eternal Merciful Father who is the Alpha and Omega, who is the Creator of all life, of all that is seen and unseen.

Anna Marie: Yes my Lord, please speak to me, for your sinful servant is listening. My Lord Jesus, I surrender my hearing to the love of the Holy Spirit. Allow me to hear, know and complete all that you ask of me today and always. I love you. Holy Spirit, take me over, possess me my Divine God and lead me according to your will.

Jesus: My dear one, I allowed you to witness the tears of my mother this morning so that you would know that she is in great anguish. I know that you do not understand fully what is taking place in your nation, or what is about to take place in your nation, but it is a great trial. Because of your corrupt politicians, your nation will face great financial hardships. This will result in many more loosing their jobs. I want all to know and to hear my voice, I am your savior Jesus. Call out to me and I will help you through these sorrowful times. Even if you must loose everything, your house, your car; trust in me your Lord and I will lead you out of it, just as Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt.

Jesus: Be not afraid, do not fear. I say again, do not be afraid and do not fear any man or any situation. I am the Lord your God, it is I who will permit or not permit events to take place in your life. I must waken up my sleeping children. The time is now to wake up from your slumber. The great battle of Armageddon is nearing and you must be awake. Turn your life over to me, your Savior. Consecrate and surrender all you are and all you have to me, your Jesus...did I not do the same for you? I will protect you, even if you must suffer. I will lead you, even if you do not know the way. I will love you, even if you have never known love.

Jesus: Please beloved ones, turn to me and pray. Pray for peace, pray for peace in your land. Pray for peace in all countries around the world. Pray for radical leaders of other nations, pray to my Father daily to bring peace to all nations. Let there be a choir of prayers, day and night, ascending up to heaven and allow my Father to hear your sincere prayers. Beloved children, you must know that evil runs rampant in your nation now. Evil has entered into the hearts and minds of many prominent officials, this is why you have an obligation to pray for them all.

Jesus: I love each of you, I died for each of you, I will never desert you. But you too must do your part for the sake of all humanity. You must pray daily, pray as a family, pray in the church, pray in your homes. Pray children and do not stop praying.

Jesus: The time is short when all will be in tears once more due to a tragic event. Do not wait for an event to take place but pray now and stop the event for happening. Have I not already stopped two terror events in your land America? There were many more in other countries and here in America that you are not aware of, yet your prayers have allowed my grace to pour upon these situations and have mitigated their full destruction.

Jesus: My little lambs, I love you and I will lead my sheep to holiness and eternal life. I am your Shepherd and you are my little lambs. I love you, I love each of you. I ask each of your to fulfill a special request. On Mother’s Day please recite the Joyful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary. Offer your Rosary to my Holy Mother in honor her saying to become the Mother of God, and tell her you love her. She cries for her lost children, she cries for the many sins being committed against the innocent, she cries because so many souls are going to hell.

Jesus: That is all. You will post this message quickly daughter.

Anna Marie: Yes my Lord. All the Apostles around the world love you Jesus and love your Holy Mother, Jesus. Thank you for coming, thank you for speaking.

Anna Marie: Dear Jesus please ask your mother not to cry, please Jesus. Who can function during the day knowing your Mother is crying. Dear Jesus please ask Mother not to cry because her little Apostles of the Green Scapular love her tremendously and we love you Dear Sweet Jesus.

Jesus: For those who wish to honor my mother and the sorrows of her heart, please recite her chaplet of Sorrows on Mother’s Day. You can recite it as a novena saying the prayers for nine days, or recite it on Mother‘s Day during the time frame of nine hours, the choice is yours. Daughter, you will ensure the chaplet novena is available for all to read.

Anna Marie: Yes my Lord, I will.

Jesus: I close now and am blessing each of you who read and do as I have requested of you here today with a special grace.

Anna Marie: Yes my Lord. Thank you my Lord. We love you my Lord.

Jesus: I love you too. Your Jesus, Savior of the World.

Jesus: My daughter.

Anna Marie: Yes my Lord.

Jesus: Please pray for your Pope, he is in danger. There is a plot being conceived as I speak. Request my Apostles to pray diligently for your Holy Father in Rome, for his protection and the disruption of the plan to harm him.

Anna Marie: Yes my Lord, they will Jesus.

Jesus: I am blessing you now, bow your head.

END OF MESSAGE

Apostolate of the Green Scapular

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OUR LADY OF SORROWS CHAPLET (FOR THE LITURGICAL CHURCH ONLY, and all others who believe).

(Called a novena if recited for nine consecutive days/hours) If reciting prayers as a group, leader will read verse V. All others will respond with verse, R.

Beginning Prayers

Please recite an Act of Contrition Apostles Creed

V. O God, come unto my assistance. R. O Lord, make haste to help me. V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. R. As it was in the beginning is now and every shall be, world without end. Amen.

I. Prophecy of Simeon I grieve for thee, O Holy Mother Maryam most sorrowful, in the affliction of thy tender heart at the prophecy of the Holy and aged Simeon. Dear Mother, by thy heart so afflicted, obtain for me the virtue of humility and the gift of the Holy fear of God. (Say one Our Father, Hail Holy Mother Maryam and Glory Be.)

II. Flight into Egypt I grieve for thee, O Holy Mother Maryam most sorrowful, in the anguish of thy most affectionate heart during the flight into Egypt and thy sojourn there. Dear Mother, by thy heart so troubled, obtain for me the virtue of generosity, especially towards the poor and the gift of piety. (Say one Our Father, Hail Holy Mother Maryam and Glory Be.)

III. Jesus lost in the Temple

I grieve for thee, O Holy Mother Maryam most sorrowful, in those anxieties which tried thy troubled heart at the loss of thy dear Jesus. Dear Mother, by thy heart so full of anguish, obtain for me the virtue of chastity and the gift of knowledge. (Say one Our Father, Hail Holy Mother Maryam and Glory Be.)

IV. Meeting Jesus

I grieve for the, O Holy Mother Maryam most sorrowful, in the consternation of thy heart at meeting Jesus as He carried His Cross. Dear Mother, by thy heart so troubled, obtain for me the virtue of patience and the gift of fortitude. (Say one Our Father, Hail Holy Mother Maryam and Glory Be.)

V. Holy Mother Maryam at the foot of the Cross

I grieve for thee, O Holy Mother Maryam most sorrowful in the martyrdom which thy generous heart endured in standing near Jesus in His agony. Dear Mother, by thy heart afflicted in such wise, obtain for me the virtue of temperance and the gift of counsel. (Say one Our Father, Hail Holy Mother Maryam and Glory Be.)

VI. Jesus' Heart is pierced

I grieve for thee, O Holy Mother Maryam most sorrowful, in the wounding of thy compassionate heart, when the side of Jesus was struck by the lance and His Heart was pierced. Dear Mother, by thy heart thus transfixed, obtain for me the virtue of fraternal charity and the gift of understanding. (Say one Our Father, Hail Holy Mother Maryam and Glory Be.)

VII. Burial of Jesus

I grieve for thee, O Holy Mother Maryam most sorrowful, for the pangs that wrenched thy most loving heart at the burial of Jesus. Dear Mother, by thy heart sunk in the bitterness of desolation, obtain for me the virtue of diligence and the gift of wisdom. (Say one Our Father, Hail Holy Mother Maryam and Glory Be.)

V. Pray for us, O Virgin most sorrowful,

R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray: Let intercession be made for us, we beseech Thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, now and at the hour of our death, before thy throne of Thy mercy, by the Blessed Virgin Holy Mother Maryam, Thy Mother, whose most Holy soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow in the hour of Thy bitter passion. Through Thee, Jesus Christ, Savior of the world, who with the Father and the Holy Ghost livest and reignest world without end. Amen. (Indulgence of 5 yrs or 7 yrs if recited daily in Sept: Pius VII, audience Jan. 14, 1815 S.P. Ap. Oct. 6, 1935.)

Salutation to Holy Mother Maryam (by St. John Eudes)

Hail Holy Mother Maryam! Daughter of God the Father,
Hail Holy Mother Maryam! Mother of God the Son,
Hail Holy Mother Maryam! Spouse of God the Holy Ghost,
Hail Holy Mother Maryam! Temple of the Most Blessed Trinity,
Hail Holy Mother Maryam! Celestial Rose of the ineffable love of God,
Hail Holy Mother Maryam! Virgin pure and humble, of whom the King of Heaven willed to be born and with thy milk to be nourished,
Hail Holy Mother Maryam! Virgin of Virgins,
Hail Holy Mother Maryam! Queen of Martyrs, whose soul a sword transfixed,
Hail Holy Mother Maryam! Lady most Blessed, unto whom all power in Heaven and earth is given,
Hail Holy Mother Maryam! My Queen and my Mother, my life, my sweetness and my hope,
Hail Holy Mother Maryam! Mother most Amiable,
Hail Holy Mother Maryam! Mother most Admirable,
Hail Holy Mother Maryam! Mother of Divine Love,
Hail Holy Mother Maryam! Immaculate; conceived without sin,
Hail Holy Mother Maryam! Full of grace, the Lord is with thee, blessed art thou among women and blessed the fruit of thy womb,
Jesus!
Blessed be thy Spouse, St. Joseph,
Blessed be thy Father, St. Joachim,
Blessed be thy Mother, St. Anne,
Blessed be thy Guardian, St. John,
Blessed be thy Holy Angel, St. Gabriel,
Glory be to God the Father, who chose thee,
Glory be to God the Son, who loved thee,
Glory be to God the Holy Ghost, who espoused thee,
O Glorious Virgin Holy Mother Maryam, may all men love and praise Thee. Holy Holy Mother Maryam, Mother of God! Pray for us and bless us, now and at death in the name of Jesus, thy Divine Son!

Let us pray: Holy Mother Maryam, most Holy Virgin and Queen of Martyrs, accept the sincere homage of my filial affection. Into thy heart, pierced by so many swords, do thou welcome my poor soul. Receive it as the companion of thy sorrows at the foot of the Cross, on which Jesus died for the redemption of the world. With thee, O sorrowful Virgin, I will gladly suffer all the trials, contradictions, and infirmities which it shall please our Lord to send me. I offer them all to thee in memory of thy sorrows, so that every thought of my mind, and every beat of my heart may be an act of compassion and of love for thee. And do thou, sweet Mother, have pity on me in my last agony, so that I may be able to meet thee in heaven and sing thy glories. Amen.

Sweet Heart of Holy Mother Maryam, by my salvation! (A partial indulgence is granted when recited.)

PROMISES GRANTED FOR THOSE WHO RECITE THIS NOVENA

The Blessed Virgin grants seven graces to the souls who honor her daily by saying seven Hail Holy Mother Maryam's and meditating on her tears and dolor's. The devotion was passed on by St. Bridget as follows:

1. I will grant peace to their families.
2. They will be enlightened about the divine mysteries.
3. I will console them in their pains and I will accompany them in their work.
4. I will give them as much as they ask for, as long as it does not oppose the adorable will of my Divine Son or the sanctification of their souls.
5. I will defend them in their spiritual battles with the infernal enemy and I will protect them at every instant of their lives.
6. I will visibly help them at the moment of their death, thy will see the face of their mother. 7. I have obtained (this grace) from my Divine Son, that those who propagate this devotion to my tears and dolor's, will be taken directly from this earthly life to eternal happiness since all their sins will be forgiven and my Son and I will be their eternal consolation and joy.
Immaculate Heart of Holy Mother Maryam, pray for us now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

John Leary messages 26 Apr - 11 May 2010

See: http://www.johnleary.com/index.php/2010/05/page/3/?cat=3&order=ASC Fair use, for those in the African diaspora who would otherwise not be exposed to such. Educational and religious purposes.

Monday, April 26, 2010:

Jesus said: My people, I am a God of love and mercy as you know, but I am also a God of justice. You know how much I want you to love Me and love your neighbor as yourself. I also desire you to obey My Commandments of love as a direction for your life. You are all My creations as you all have a mission that I give to each of you. You cannot accomplish your mission unless you give your complete will over to My Will. You are placed here on earth to know, love, and serve Me.

You see all the plants and animals that are in obedience to My ways. I have made man into My own Image in that I have given you free will to choose to love Me or not. I know you are weak by Adam’s sin, but I give you My sacraments to give you strength against committing sin that offends Me. At the end of this life, you will face My judgment of your actions.

Those, who are faithful to Me, have nothing to fear. You may suffer some purification with fire in purgatory, but one day you will be with Me in the glory of heaven. Those, who refuse to love Me and refuse to obey My Commandments, are calling on My justice and these souls could suffer the flames of hell for all eternity. These souls will never see My face again, and their torments will never end. As you see these souls suffering in the flames of hell, let this be a lesson to you so you will be led to save as many souls as possible from this fate. Pray for all sinners and all the souls suffering in purgatory.

Jesus said: My people, you can ask any of My saintly people to be an intercessor for your family’s intentions. I hear all of your prayers through any intercessor that you choose. Many times there are serious sicknesses in your family, and you can turn to Me and My intercessors for healing.

You could even pray for your own discomforts to be healed. Some healings require more prayers than others. When you pray for a healing, pray for both a spiritual conversion and a physical healing. Where there is a spiritual conversion required, it is more difficult to change someone’s free will.

You know that I do not force anything on your free will. In order for people to be converted, it must be their own choice to truly love Me. This is why you need to keep praying for your relatives that My Most Precious Blood can be poured over them to change their hearts so they can be predisposed to My love. By your persistent prayer, your family can be saved.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010:

Jesus said: My people, you have an expression of walk a mile in my shoes in order to really know a person. Truly I have revealed Myself to you in Holy Communion and in My Word of My Scriptures that was directed by the Holy Spirit. Once you intimately experience My love, you cannot contain My love only in yourself, but you feel that you have to share My love with others. I sent My apostles out two by two to evangelize the people with My message. You have been reading all the accounts in the Acts of the Apostlesof the many converts to the faith. I am sending all of My faithful out into your own surrounds so you can share My message of faith and love with new converts. You know how much you love Me and how I love you so much unconditionally. This gift of faith is why you want other souls to experience My love and understand My Word. Call on My Holy Spirit to give you the courage and strength to evangelize as many souls as you can to bring them to Me and help in saving them from hell and the demons.

Jesus said: My people, you are aware that you are in the middle of a spiritual battle between good and evil. In every place that you travel, you should carry your spiritual weapons to fight off the demons. You should wear your brown scapular and follow the promises of My Blessed Mother to protect you from hell. Also carry your rosary and your Benedictine blessed crucifix with the exorcism medal of St. Benedict on the back of the cross.

Also, blessed medals of St. Michael, St. Benedict, and the Miraculous Medal could be placed in the rooms of your house for demon protection. Some people sprinkle blessed salt or Holy water where they live or where their loved ones live. You can also use these weapons in places where you speak or where religious classes are given. You have various exorcism prayers and your St. Michael prayer to help you if you are being attacked by demons. Call on Me and My angels to protect you in these attacks and especially invoke My Name Jesus against them.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010:

Jesus said: My people, you are seeing all of the beautiful spring flowers blooming in your gardens. You also are celebrating the Easter Season and you are My Easter people. This vision of blooming flowers in the pews represents My faithful in the pews when you shine forth with your spiritual works of mercy.

You all have the gifts of faith from the Holy Spirit, and you all are called forth to bear fruit in your actions. A flower blooms and it is fulfilling what it is created to do. My people also have a mission to save souls and help people. Doing these good works is what you were created to do as well. You see all of creation and how everything obeys My Will in their purpose of why things and animals were made. See also that My people also need to give their wills over to Me so they can conform to My plan for their lives. This time of Easter is a joyous celebration and you all are giving Me praise and glory for My gift in My death and Resurrection.

Jesus said: My people, at times you are troubled in your thoughts about what to expect in life. Even some people allow difficulties in life to draw them into states of depression. Yet when you pray to Me for help and when you come before Me in My tabernacle, I can comfort you in My arms, and you feel loved in My Presence.

You have times of joy and times of sorrow when people die or have life threatening diseases or cancer. You need to rely on your daily prayers to lift you out of any depression, and seek My love to comfort you. You always have a friend in Me at your side when you need Me.

Those, who are faithful to Me in this life, have My promise of eternal life in heaven. So do not have any fear of things in the future because I always give you enough grace to overcome any of your difficulties. When you are next to a warm fire in your house, or a warm heater in your car, you enjoy the comfort of that warmth. When you are close to Me, you have a spiritual warmth in your heart that gives you comfort to endure anything. Trust in Me that I will take care of you in all of your needs.

Thursday, April 29, 2010: (St. Catherine of Sienna)

Jesus said: My people, in the spring you see many beautiful flowers and these flowers perform a beautiful function in nature. They are a pleasure for viewing, but they also provide a means for developing your crops. The bees, that you are also seeing in the vision, not only are making honey, but they also fertilize nearly one-third of all of your crops that have flowers.

This is why shortages of bee colonies have become a serious problem for your farmers and those with orchards. When man changes your plants by hybrids, you are interfering with nature in not making good seeds and upsetting this fertilization process. This changes your food and can cause more cancer and other diseases. It is better to use organic and non-hybrid crops to keep My balance of nature. In the spiritual world it is My grace that fertilizes your souls so you can be fruitful in your good deeds. Even when I directed man to be fruitful and multiply with future generations, I also want you to multiply your good deeds so others can see and imitate your good works. Strive to work in harmony with My Will both in your physical world and in your spiritual lives.

Prayer Group:

Jesus said: My people, when Rome was attacked, the Holy Father had to flee. Then there were three claims to be Pope, and it was St. Catherine the Great who brought the true Pope to be established in Rome. The other antipopes had to leave. St. Catherine helped guide the Church with her writings and she became one of the few women doctors of the Church. Give thanks for her life and her contributions to the Church.

Jesus said: My people, no matter how many spring seasons that you experience, the beauty of My flowers of creation are still breath-taking. Even as a photographer, you are awed by this beauty every year. Continue to give Me praise and glory in every part of My creation that you admire. By sharing your pictures and movies, others can appreciate what you see each year.

Jesus said: My people, you are never lacking in prayer petitions because you are seeing many people die from various causes, and others are sick and in need of operations. Pray for these people who are having a hard time to bear with this life. I never test you beyond what you can endure, because I give you enough grace to get through each trial.

Jesus said: My people, those, who are sleep deprived because they went to bed too late, will have to pay for this the next day when it is difficult to do everything with strength. Sometimes people also get lazy or sleepy in their spiritual lives as well. You can get repetitious even in your prayer life. But when you skip your prayers and stop going to Sunday Mass, you can grow weak in standing up to temptations to sin. This is why you need retreats or new experiences to invigorate your faith. Pray for My help that you do not fall lax in your religious fervor.

Jesus said: My people, as you struggle to evangelize souls, you need to be well read in your Scriptures and be ready to answer people’s questions. As you teach your faith to others, you are learning as well how much I love you and those that you are trying to convert. It takes courage in your faith to go out and preach My Word to the people. One thing, that you need to watch, is that you practice what you preach, and let others see that you are living your faith in your actions.

Jesus said: My people, some people have well manicured lawns, gardens, and their houses are immaculately clean. These people are very conscious of their outward appearances in dress and their cars. My question is how clean is their inside life in their souls? I criticized the Pharisees for having good outward appearances, but inside they were like dead men’s bones. I make the outside as well as the inside, so be careful to go to frequent Confession so your souls are as pleasing to look at as the outside of your body.

Jesus said: My people, many of your businesses are doing much better with their earnings because they have stripped themselves lean of some workers. Once they are doing better, it would help if they stopped being greedy for more profits and shared this money by hiring unemployed workers.

Many corporations are benefitting from low interest loans and less taxes, yet they do not seem to want to share their earnings with the unemployed in their contributions to this worker insurance plan for the unemployed. Pray that as your economy picks up, that more people will find it easier to secure a job.

Friday, April 30, 2010: (St. Pius V)

Jesus said: My people, in the Gospel of St. John I told My apostles that I was going to prepare a place for them. In My house in heaven there are many mansions for every soul that comes to heaven. When people die, many souls come to Me in judgment through this same tunnel. The vision of many lights means that a large number of souls will be coming to Me all at once when the great Warning experience comes to everyone on earth.

This will be like a near death experience because you will come to Me out of your body, outside of time. There will be no waiting, but you will see how your actions will be judged as if you died just then. Once you have your life review and mini-judgment, you will have My grace and My mercy to return to your bodies, and you will have an opportunity to repent and change your lives.

Once you have this knowledge of your sins, you will be held more accountable for the rest of your life. This Warning will be a preparation for your final judgment and the tribulation. There will be a great need for priests for Confessions as you evangelize souls, and these souls will be more open to repentance. Then there will be no more questions of where they will be going.

(Camille’s Mass) Camille said: I was happy to see that you found out about my Mass today. You may have to check when these Mass intentions are being said. As you saw in the vision about the car, it was good that you got it fixed for inspection in order to sell it. I always had a problem with that engine light going on. I have been turning lights on and off, but that engine light was one to keep off. I am still changing lights to let you know that I am watching over all of you. Take good care of your mother, and tell her how I am looking out for her out of love.

Saturday, May 1, 2010: (Justin’s First Holy Communion-grandson)

Jesus said: My people, as you look upon these First Communicants in their white dresses, veils, and suits, you can see the sweet innocence of My little children. They are so anxious to receive Me for the first time, and some even go to daily Mass for a while because they are now a part of the whole Mass as they receive Communion with everyone. I have told you that you need to be humble and innocent as these small children if you want to enter into heaven.

These children have blind faith in their parents and in Me, and that is why your faith should be as strong as well, without any reservations. The beautiful gift, that you have in receiving Me in Holy Communion, is that each time you receive Me, you have a new and different experience of My love. No matter how many times that you receive Me in Holy Communion, you will always be learning something new about Me. My Real Presence in My Hosts is difficult to understand, but believe this in faith.

Jesus said: My people, many think if they have enough money and places to live, that they are secure. Money can be stolen or devalued, and it is gone tomorrow. Some think they need to have a lot of gold and silver, or diamonds. These things keep their value, but they may be hard to barter with and again they are subject to theft. If you want to have something of value, it would be better to stock at least one year’s supply of food in dried foods, meals ready to eat, or rotated canned foods. If necessary, I will multiply your food and extra fuel.

You are most secure in trusting in Me to provide for your needs and your protection. Your money will soon become worthless in the next financial disaster that will change your dollar over to the North American Union’s amero. When this happens, you will need to call on Me and I will have your angels lead you to the nearest refuge. Do not rely on your own security, but trust in Me always for everything.

Sunday, May 2, 2010:

Jesus said: My people, this vision of a heart is all about the unconditional love that I have for all of you, as evidenced when I died for you on the cross. No one can have a greater love for another than when one offers his or her life for that person. This Adoration of Me at Benediction is the love that I receive from you when you give Me praise and glory in My Real Presence.

When you come before My tabernacle and genuflect before Me, you are giving reverence to your God and Master. When you pray your rosaries for your intentions, you are speaking your words of love to Me. When you give donations or do good deeds for people, you are saying how much you love Me in your neighbor. You need to tell Me every day how much you love Me, as you know that I always love you, even despite your sinfulness.

(Christ the King Shrine’s Anniversary) Jesus said: My people, I gave the keys of My Kingdom to St. Peter as the first Pope of My Church to be its leader. By My power I have guarded My Church from the gates of hell throughout the centuries. I am showing you this vision of My Pope son because I am calling on all of My faithful to pray for Pope Benedict XVI. He and My Church are being persecuted by your media. You need to support all of your Church leaders, but especially with this latest criticism. I also want My faithful here today to pray for the approval of this Shrine as many have worked for this cause and have been dedicated to this Shrine. I thank all of you for faithfully honoring this Shrine on this anniversary and for all of your prayers for your intentions. My Blessed Mother and I are blessing all of you this day. Thank you for all of the honoring of the statues and preparations that have been made here as well. Heaven is very happy with your work here.

Monday, May 3, 2010: (St. Philip and St. James)

Jesus said: My people, this vision is giving attention to the importance of honoring My Blessed Sacrament and giving Me reverence because I am the One who makes your churches Holy . I am reserved in the tabernacle for all of you to visit, and being in the middle of the altar is My proper place, and not hidden away in some back room. It is unfortunate that more Catholics do not fully recognize My Real Presence in every consecrated Host. It is also important to receive Me in Holy Communion without any mortal sin on your soul.

Your priest should encourage their people to go to frequent Confession at least once monthly so you can be prepared for your day of judgment. Your priests also need to encourage people to give Me reverence in genuflecting to My tabernacle and bowing before the priest before receiving My Eucharist. It is more reverent to receive Me in Holy Communion on the tongue than in the hand. I am sharing this idea of reverence for My Blessed Sacrament especially to train the young children, since many are receiving their First Holy Communion at this time of year.

Jesus said: My people, many people require glasses either for distance vision or for reading up close. Glasses allow your eyes to have a better focus on what you are reading. In your spiritual life I have asked you to keep your focus on Me and what I want you to do, instead of looking for worldly things. At times you get detoured by your sinful desires, and you need to get your focus back by repenting of your sins in Confession. I know what is best for your soul, so following My ways will lead you on the right path to heaven. If you get taken up with various addictions, it is more difficult to get back to following Me. With addictions you need possible rehabilitation and avoiding the first temptation. Pray much for My grace to keep you on course and focused on Me, and you will have everything provided for you.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010:

Jesus said: My people, painting a house is similar to how a soul can be converted. At first you clean and scrape the old paint from your house. This is equivalent to ridding your old habits of sin by avoiding occasions of sin and fighting temptations. Once the surface is prepared, then it is time to get out the paint, brushes, and ladders to paint over the old surface. You can see how much better your house looks after it has been painted. So also once a soul has converted, now they are ready for the grace of Confession when all of their sins will be forgiven, and My grace will erase the darkness of sin. Receiving Me in Holy Communion will heal the soul of its sins and that soul will take on a new life in the Spirit that even can be seen in their physical appearance. Heaven rejoices every time that a soul goes through this conversion process. I am like the Prodigal Son’s father waiting for every soul to return to Me for the forgiveness of their sins.

Jesus said: My people, you have seen various terrorist attacks using planes, suicide bombers, and roadside bombs. This vision represents a different kind of spines as on sea mines. Just as mine fields are used in various battlefields, sea mines could be used in straights of water that are narrow as in the Persian Gulf and near the Suez and Panama Canals. This could disrupt much shipping, especially oil tankers. Terrorists could lay these mines at night and ships may be hard to see them, especially if they were partially submerged. Your security people have to be on constant alert for all the different ways that terrorists attack, as on a plane or with a car bomb. Pray that these terrorists can be stopped before they could kill many people.

Wednesday, May 5, 2010:

God the Father said: I AM WHO AM. You have many Masses being offered, but where are the people to see this miracle of My Son, Jesus, being brought down into the bread and wine? It is unfortunate that those who proclaim to be Catholics are waning in their faith, as fewer are coming even to Sunday Mass. For the few that are here, I bring down My heavenly graces on them. My Son has told you that when you receive Him in Holy Communion, you also receive Me and God the Holy Spirit. I have given My Ten Commandments to Moses as guidelines for living life for all peoples all over the world. I know that you are weak to sin, but living My Commandments is not a difficult way. Pray for protection from the evil one’s temptations, and by My sacraments you will have the strength to endure your trials. Live life to the fullest for My greater glory, and choose life over the death of sin.

Jesus said: My people, I have told you that there would be a frightful scene in the sky on the day of the Warning. This comet is truly on a near miss collision with the earth and it has already been detected by the Hubble Telescope. The media will not broadcast such a sighting until it is very close. This will come so fast that you will not track it very well. I have told you also that events are happening one after another, and that My Warning is not far off. All of these events will soon come together to prepare My people for the beginning of the tribulation as the Antichrist will declare himself. Be prepared to leave for My refuges as soon as I warn you to do so.

Thursday, May 6, 2010:

Jesus said: My people, it took some time, discussions, and discernment until My apostles could accept Gentiles into My Church. No longer did new converts have to follow all of the Jewish traditions. They still had to repent of their sins and follow My Ten Commandments of love, but not circumcision. I came to fulfill the Law and not to take anything away. But I also died for all of mankind so that everyone can be converted, no matter what their past religion or ethnic background is. Even the word â€˜Catholicnot only refers to My Church, but it means universal, meaning that anyone can join. The only basic requirements are to repent of their sins, accept Me as Master of their lives, and obey My Ten Commandments. You also have My sacraments which include confession of your sins to My priests. The disciples, especially St. Paul, were happy to work in converting the Gentiles to the faith. Even today, I encourage My faithful to evangelize all souls without any discrimination. This is why I sent My apostles out to all the nations to evangelize souls for My Church.

Prayer Group:

Jesus said: My people, at your prayer group you are very faithful in praying My Divine Mercy chaplet. You are familiar with the graces from My Divine Mercy devotions. You also have St. Faustina’s Diary and you have read the promises for those who pray in the presence of My image. It would be good for you to acquire a reasonable sized picture for display at your prayer group and in your home. You remember how Stanley had such a picture in his ministry. Also reread to the people the graces for praying in front of My image.

Jesus said: My people, I know that some of you come to daily Mass and even a few make daily visits to My tabernacle. I thank you for all of your devotions, but I desire you to pray your rosaries with more fervor and not just worked in simultaneous with your other duties. If you are to pray to Me from the heart, as I requested, then you need to have your full attention on Me in a prayerful position as on your knees. It is more important to pray with fervor and slowly than to just say the words in haste. Remember that when you are praying to Me, you are giving Me your words of love.

Jesus said: My people, you know from your trips to Medjugorje that My Blessed Mother has requested fasting on Wednesday and Friday. You have made attempts to follow this request, but over the years you have been a little lax in a true fast. Even fasting between meals without eating sweets would be a good start with only one main meal. I am reminding you of these things that I taught you, and it would be a good practice to return to your initial fervor.

Jesus said: My people, when you make some time to pray to Me, especially in front of My tabernacle, make a point to alternate between your Bible and the Liturgy of the Hours. Remember also to take 5 or 10 minutes of silence in your contemplative prayer so I can talk to your heart. If you are to strive to be Holy , you need to read My Word and listen to My personal instruction for each of your missions.

Jesus said: My people, during Lent you all were doing well with your Lenten devotions. You can help your spiritual life by using some of these devotions throughout the whole year. On Friday you should pray My Stations of the Cross or My Pieta prayers to St. Bridget. Make an emphasis on your morning and night prayers. Maybe reading your Imitations of Christ for a few pages would be helpful. I know that you have other obligations, but if you try, you can make more time for Me every day without doing things that waste your precious time on earth.

Jesus said: My people, you all are going to have a life review at death and hopefully if you live to see My Warning. You can take stock of your daily life right now and see how much time that you give Me each day. If you start adding these extra devotions to your day, even for a short time, then you will not be embarrassed when I review each day with you. The closer you are to Me in your spiritual life, the easier it will go for you at your judgment. Keep focused on Me and you will be better able to fight off the temptations of the devil.

Jesus said: My people, during Lent you formed some good prayerful habits and I have reminded you several times that you could do these things the year round. Think of your whole life as on a pilgrimage to your eternal destination. In other words you will be judged on your actions during Lent as well as during the rest of the year. This is why you need to keep your guard up against sin at all times. It also means that you should cleanse your soul regularly at least monthly at Confession, and not just when you commit a mortal sin. By keeping your soul pure, you will always be ready to meet Me at your judgment.

Friday, May 7, 2010: (Eleanor Schultz Funeral Mass)

Jesus said: My people, I am showing you a beautiful picture of heaven because eternal life with Me should be the goal of every soul. Everything, that you do in life, should be done out of love for Me and love for your neighbor. When you have a life dedicated to Me, I am showing you your eventual reward in heaven. Some souls need to spend some time being purified in purgatory before they are allowed through the gates of heaven. You all have access to My Word in the Bible, so you know what is expected of you in this life. You have free will to follow Me or not, but your decision has its consequences. All of My faithful should be giving Me worship and praise every Sunday at Mass along with your daily prayers. The closer you are to Me, that will mean less time in purgatory. I am accepting your prayers and Masses to bring Ellie into heaven.

Saturday, May 8, 2010:

Jesus said: My people, this rotating tunnel is another view of the tunnel that you will be coming through to see Me both at your death and at the Warning. The Warning will come first, but the vision of a wedding banquet in heaven is My promise to My faithful for those who follow My Commandments. The fact, that I have been giving you these kind of messages frequently, is another sign that this experience is getting closer. If you are practicing your faith and following My ways, you will have nothing to fear. For those, who are in mortal sin, it would be better to go to Confession quickly so you do not have to face the possibility of seeing what hell is like in your Warning experience. Living a good Christian life is your best preparation for the Warning. Then there will be no surprises.

(Shaun & Kathleen Wedding) Jesus said: My people, at every marriage ceremony when you unite a man and a woman, as Shaun and Kathleen, you are symbolizing the marriage of Me and My Church. That is why you are seeing this church and the bright Light in Me. This occasion at Cana is a joyful celebration of the uniting of two lives in love. The readings were well chosen of St. Raphael’s blessing and Tobias and Sara’s prayers, the description of love, and My miracle of changing water into wine at Cana. As the priest requested, everyone raised their hand that they would pray for Shaun and Kathleen. It is good to give support to the newlyweds because there are many attacks against today’s families. As the priest prayed over them, I am blessing them and I am a third partner in their marriage.

Sunday, May 9, 2010: (Mother’s Day)

The Blessed Mother said: My dear children, I am your heavenly Mother and I am watching over all of you with my mantle as a shield from the evil one. I encourage you to wear my brown scapular and to pray my rosary every day. These are your weapons for fighting evil and not using guns. I especially want to bless all the mothers in the world. Motherhood is how the human race is carried on, and having children is a share in God’s creation.

Life is too precious to kill, especially in the womb. I thank all mothers who have had their children, and I console those who have had abortions. I encourage all future mothers not to have abortions for any reason, nor use birth control methods. Life is a grace and is not to be killed.

Praying for the stoppage of abortion should be one of your daily rosary intentions. Bring up your children in loving and prayerful environments, and teach them the value of worship at every Sunday Mass as well as the need for the sacraments. My Son and I are always seeking the conversion of sinners, and sharing eternal life with you in the glory of heaven.

Jesus said: My people, these sets of small steps represent the stairs by which you can advance in your spiritual life. The chocolate candy at the foot of the steps represents the various temptations of earthly desires that can keep you from improving in this spiritual life. Candy is just an example, but there are many other temptations and even addictions, that if you allow them, can hinder your progress. This is why you need to be strong and vigilant in your struggle to follow My instructions that will keep you on the right path to heaven.

Every year you need to check your status to see if you are improving in your love for Me or if you are static or worse. If you are not improving, then you are not spending your time profitably for your soul. If you cannot improve on your perfection on earth, then you may take longer in purgatory to purge your earthly desires. You need to have a pure heart and soul so you will be open to worshiping Me with all of your being in heaven.

Monday, May 10, 2010:

Jesus said: My people, you have been reading from the Acts of the Apostles and all about their many missionary trips as they were converting souls in the Early Church. As you see this car in the vision, imagine if St. Paul and the apostles could have used cars and airplanes. How many more souls they could have reached with your vehicles. So today, you are able to travel by car and airplane to visit many more places in a shorter time in order to spread My Word of love and warning. You have a difficult message to share of preparing for the coming tribulation, but you are blessed also in accepting My mission so people will know about My refuges of protection in this coming time of evil. It is one thing to convert souls to the faith, but it is another to show My faithful how they will be protected in the coming persecution of Christians. People must know that after the Warning, events will quickly lead up to the time when the Antichrist will declare himself.

Disasters and a major economic disaster will lead the way to this event. Be prepared to leave your homes for My refuges of protection. You will not be safe at your homes when the evil ones will try and force the mark of the beast on you, or take you to detention centers that are death camps. Trust in Me by then calling on Me, and your guardian angel will lead you with a physical flame to the nearest refuge. On the way and at My refuges you will be made invisible to the evil ones. Be thankful that My angels will protect you during this coming persecution.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010: Jesus said: My people, in today’s first reading as in the vision of St. Paul and Silas, there was an earthquake that opened the prison doors, but they did not flee. Instead this became an occasion to evangelize the jailer when he was about to kill himself. In another prison scene St. Peter and St. John were led by an angel out of prison at night past the guards.

These events were miracles at times to give hope to My disciples as they evangelized even those in the prisons. Despite the evil one’s attempts to persecute My prophets and My disciples, I at times protected them from harm. One of the end time signs is that there will be an increase in severe earthquakes.

A good number of earthquakes occur in nature due to the tectonic plates shifting all over the earth. In more recent times you have seen the use of microwave arrays, like the HAARP machine, being purposely used to cause earthquakes and bad weather which result in death and disasters. Satan hates man, and he is directing the one world people to decrease the world’s population according to their death culture. So they are using any means possible to achieve this goal.

Holy Love Messages May 3 & 5. 2010 May 3, 2010 Monday Service - Peace in All Hearts through Holy Love

Jesus is here with His Heart exposed. He says: "I am your Jesus, born Incarnate." "My brothers and sisters, I come tonight especially to thank you, each of you, for your many prayers and sacrifices which have gained many souls for the Kingdom of Heaven. The best prayer, the best sacrifice, is offered from a heart full of Holy Love, which has no thought of self but only love of God and neighbor. Remember this ALWAYS." "Tonight I'm blessing you with My Blessing of Divine Love."

May 5, 2010 Feast of Holy Mother Maryam, Refuge of Holy Love - 13th Anniversary

(This message was given in multiple parts.)

Blessed Mother is here as Refuge of Holy Love, and has on the crown that the children had placed on Her Head earlier today. She says: "Praise be to Jesus."

"Dear children, today I am with you as your Protectress and Refuge of Holy Love. I am always your Protectress and Refuge, seeking your welfare before the Throne of God. I desire to enjoy eternity with you. My Immaculate Heart calls you to the heights of holiness, for My Heart is the First Chamber of Our United Hearts - the Flame of purgation preparing souls to pursue the desire for personal holiness. My Heart is the Divine Will of the Heavenly Father. It is the way and the means of sanctification. My Heart is the Gateway to the New Jerusalem which is the Heart of My Son."

"If you but turn towards My Heart, I will help you to recognize and circumvent every obstacle that lies between us. You will find hope in the midst of desperation. You will find perseverance in the hour of discouragement. You will see clearly the difference between good and evil in every decision. Every obstacle will be laid bare, and you will see the portals of Satan's entry into every life situation. But, dear children, you must decide to turn to your Heavenly Mother's Heart."

"Dear children, My title and My role as Refuge of Holy Love, are given by Heaven to bring peace to the world - peace to souls and salvation to sinners. To live in Holy Love is to embrace the Ten Commandments. This is the solution for the woes of the world. Please understand, if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem."

"I do not come to you empty-handed, but with My Hands full of grace - graces that I am ready to pour out on you if you choose Holy Love in the present moment. I come bearing words of truth. Those who oppose Holy Love oppose the truth. But truth, dear children, does not change according to whom accepts or believes in it. Truth is truth no matter who believes or disbelieves; no matter who approves or disapproves. Truth cannot be redefined to suit personal agendas."

"Today, as never before, mankind has reached new levels of self-love fed by the technologies God has given him. In all of this, mankind has lost sight of his dependency upon God the Creator. Even the disasters that occur do not serve to call mankind back to love of God and love of neighbor. Today, in this country, the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is regarded as a threat to the environment - nothing more. In other areas of the world, air space has been blocked by volcanic ash. Please understand, dear children, these disasters and others yet to come are representative of the pollution and obstacles between you and your relationship with God. Can you not fall on your knees and seek God's forgiveness?"

"The gravest and most insidious sin is mankind's failure to search out and recognize the truth. All truth is based upon the reality of the Ten Commandments. Remember, Holy Love is the embodiment of the Ten Commandments. Today I state to you once again this truth. My Immaculate Heart - Refuge of Holy Love - is the Ark of the New Covenant of Love God seeks to establish with all mankind. It is your responsibility to seek this Ark out and to make it known by means of all the technology God has given you."

"In Noah's day, people continued on the path of error, and did not recognize the truth. Today it is no different. The truth of all I have come to tell you and give to you is not recognized. The enemy is trying to drown everything in a sea of controversy; he is trying to pollute the truth."

"Dear children, persevere. I, your Mother, am your refuge and your defense. New disasters will not frighten you if you are in My Heart. The safety of My Heart can be felt here today and always on this property. Carry this peace home with you by choosing to live in Holy Love."

"Dear children, today and always I am your Heavenly Mother. I have called you here - invited you here. You have come with faith and love in your hearts. I invite you to allow your hearts to be reformed in Holy Love so that you can become good instruments of the Father's Divine Will."

Our Lady tells me to tell the people that She's blessing the articles that they have on them, and in their possession.

"Today, My dear little children, I'm blessing you with My Blessing of Holy Love."

SHORT POWERFUL PRAYER THROUGH ST. JOSEPH

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

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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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The Rev. Fr. Melvin Doucette, M.AfrFriday, April 30, 2010 "I am your friend" Dear Friends, The Words of Eternal Life Then many of Jesus' disciples who were listening said, "This saying is hard; who can accept it?" Since Jesus knew that his disciples were murmuring about this, he said to them, "Does this shock you? What if you were to see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before? It is the spirit that gives life, while the flesh is of no avail. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and life. But there are some of you who do not believe." Jesus knew from the beginning the ones who would not believe and the one who would betray him. And he said, "For this reason I have told you that no one can come to me unless it is granted him by my Father." As a result of this, many of his disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer accompanied him. Jesus then said to the Twelve, "Do you also want to leave?" Simon Peter answered him, "Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God." (John 6:60-69) Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him these words, "Many of My disciples refused to accept My teachings on the Eucharist. After explaining to them that they have to eat My flesh and drink My blood, many refused to accompany Me. They returned to their homes and their old way of life. At the end I asked My Apostles if they too wanted to leave Me. It was St. Peter who answered with great faith that I have the words of eternal life. He added these words, 'We have come to believe and are convinced that you are the Holy One of God.' With these words Peter showed his faith in Me even if he did not understand fully what I told him. I call you, My dear brothers and sisters, to believe like St. Peter. Know that I cannot teach you anything false as I am the Son of God. All I have taught concerning the Eucharist is absolutely true and you are to believe it all. The greatest gift I gave you is the Eucharist, which is the gift of Myself to you. Believe that when you receive the Eucharist I come into your heart with all the graces and strength that you need. Welcome Me into your heart with prayer filled with love. I am your friend who wants the best for you. Let us live together all the days of your life." Father Melvin Thursday, April 29, 2010 Dear Friends, "I am the Living Bread" Jesus answered and said to them, "... I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world." The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever." (John 6:43,51-58) Below you will find the message of Our Resurrected Lord given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him these words, "I spoke to the Apostles and to many disciples about the Eucharist. I told them that I would give them My flesh to eat. To impress upon them the importance of the Eucharist, I told them that unless they eat My flesh and drink My blood they would not have life within them; they would not have eternal life. Those who eat My flesh and drink My blood remain in Me and I in them. By these words concerning the Eucharist, I wanted to make them understanding that the Eucharist is My gift to them. This gift brings them eternal life and they would come to heaven with Me one day. So, My brothers and sisters, by the host you receive at Holy Communion, you truly receive Me alive under the species of bread and if you drink from the chalice, again your receive Me who is truly present there under the species of wine. I ask you all to believe with all your heart and soul that in Holy Communion you receive Me as I live today in heaven. I come into your heart to make My home there and bring you eternal life. It is out of love for you that I instituted the Holy Eucharist." Wednesday, April 21, 2010 "I came into the world to bring you all to heaven" Dear Friends, Witnesses to Jesus Jesus said, "If I testify on my own behalf, my testimony cannot be verified. But there is another who testifies on my behalf, and I know that the testimony he gives on my behalf is true. You sent emissaries to John (the Baptist), and he testified to the truth. I do not accept testimony from a human being, but I say this so that you may be saved. He was a burning and shining lamp, and for a while you were content to rejoice in his light. But I have testimony greater than John's. The works that the Father gave me to accomplish, these works that I perform testify on my behalf that the Father has sent me. Moreover, the Father who sent me has testified on my behalf. But you have never heard his voice nor seen his form, and you do not have his word remaining in you, because you do not believe in the one whom he has sent. You search the scriptures, because you think you have eternal life through them; even they testify on my behalf. But you do not want to come to me to have life." (John 5:31-40) Below you will find the message of the Resurrected Lord given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him these words, "Many people refused to believe in Me when I began My public life although they saw all the miracles I performed. John the Baptist was My witness and he is the one who baptized Me. At My baptism the Father spoke saying, 'This is My beloved Son,' testifying that I am the Son of God. John the Baptist also said that I must increase and he must decrease. He called Me 'the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.' All the healings and miracles I performed, such as the raising of the dead to life, testify that I come from God and I possess the power that God alone has. I call you, all My friends, to read the Bible and see that indeed I am the Son of God, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. Another great proof that I come from God is the fact that after three days in the tomb I resurrected from the dead never to die again. Only God can do such things. All should accept Me as the Messiah, the Savior, who was mentioned many times in the Old Testament beginning with Genesis. Believe in Me and follow Me and you will be saved. I came into the world to bring you all to heaven." Father Melvin Thursday, April 22, 2010 "May our relationship grow every day" Dear Friends, I am the Living Bread Jesus said, "... Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from him comes to me. Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever believes has eternal life. I am the bread of life. Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died; this is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world." (John 6:45b-51) Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him these words, "Most of My teachings about the Eucharist are found in the Gospel of St. John in chapter six. I told the Apostles and others that I was the bread of life. If you eat this bread you will live forever in heaven. The bread that I give you is My flesh for the life of the world. At the last supper I took bread and blessed it and I said, 'This is My Body' and I gave it to the Apostles to eat. Then I took a cup filled with wine and I said, 'This is the cup of My blood.' I gave the cup to the Apostles to drink. The truth about all this is that I changed the bread and wine into My very body and blood and I gave My very self to the Apostles to consume. So if you participate in the liturgy of the Holy Eucharist and when you come to receive Holy Communion, you receive Me as I live today in heaven. I am the resurrected One who offered His life for your salvation. It is very important, My friends, to believe My words and to come regularly to receive Me in Holy Communion. In this way we can have a special relationship as I dwell very close to you in your heart. I want you all to come to Me often during the day to speak to Me and to listen to what I have to tell you. I want to be number one in your life. May our relationship grow every day." Father Melvin Monday, April 26, 2010 "Come to visit Me in Church often" Dear Friends, Multiplication of the Loaves Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. The Jewish feast of Passover was near. When Jesus raised his eyes and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, he said to Philip, "Where can we buy enough food for them to eat?" He said this to test them, because he himself knew what he was going to do. Philip answered him, "Two hundred days' wages worth of food would not be enough for each of them to have a little (bit)." One of his disciples, Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, said to him, "There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what good are these for so many?" Jesus said, "Have the people recline." Now there was a great deal of grass in that place. So the men reclined, about five thousand in number. Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed them to those who were reclining, and also as much of the fish as they wanted. When they had their fill, he said to his disciples, "Gather the fragments left over, so that nothing will be wasted." So they collected them, and filled twelve wicker baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves that had been more than they could eat. (John 6:3-13) Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him these words, "Many people followed Me during My public life and often we would gather by a mountain or in the desert. Especially if we had spent the whole day together, I would give them something to eat. There was never much food there but I would multiply the food so that all could eat to their full. Once I fed five thousand men without counting the women and children with just five loaves of bread and two fish. These miracles point for the Jews to the manna in the desert that My Father gave them for forty years and for you who follow Me, such a miracle points to the Eucharist I gave to the Church. Through the Eucharist I gave you the gift of Myself. I am truly present in the hosts and the chalice and when you receive Me I come to live in your heart. This gift of Myself is the way I remain with you although I disappeared from your eyes and went to heaven. I am always with you and please come to visit Me in Church often. I bless you." Father Melvin Tuesday, April 27, 2010 "Have a picture of Me in your home" Dear Friends, Walking on the Water When it was evening, his disciples went down to the sea, embarked in a boat, and went across the sea to Capernaum. It had already grown dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. The sea was stirred up because a strong wind was blowing. When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they began to be afraid. But he said to them, "It is I. Do not be afraid." They wanted to take him into the boat, but the boat immediately arrived at the shore to which they were heading. (John 6:16-21) Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him these words, "I bless you and all My brothers and sisters living in every part of the world. One evening I was with the Apostles on the other side of the Sea of Galilee. I decided to go and pray on the mountain while they got in a boat to cross the water and go to Capernaum. During the night I decided to cross the water on foot and go and meet the Apostles who were not making much headway because of the strong wind. When they saw Me walking on the water they were afraid but I told them not to be afraid. Then we reached the shore. This is another of My miracles to show the Apostles that I have divine power and so I can do many things, which they cannot do. It is a fact that I have a human nature and I can do everything a human being can do. However, I have another nature, which no human being has, and that nature is called divine. This is the nature of God as I am the Second Person of the Trinity; all those who believe in Me accept Me as God. Truly I am the Son of God, who came into the world to suffer and die for your salvation. You can have a picture of Me because I am human. All of you love to have pictures of your loved ones and look at them. These bring back many memories and your heart is filled with love for them. Have a picture of Me in your home and I will bless it." Father Melvin Wednesday, April 28, 2010 "I bless you all" Dear Friends, I am the Bread of Life Jesus said to them, "Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world." So they said to him, "Sir, give us this bread always." Jesus said to them, "I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst. But I told you that although you have seen me, you do not believe. Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone who comes to me, because I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me. And this is the will of the one who sent me, that I should not lose anything of what he gave me, but that I should raise it on the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him on the last day." (John 6:32-40) Below you will find the message from Our Lord and Redeemer given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him these words, "One day in Capernaum I was with a crowd of people and I spoke to them after they asked for a sign. They had been speaking about how Moses had given their ancestors manna during their forty years in the desert. I began by telling them that it was My Father who had given the people manna in the desert. I told them that I was the bread of life who came down from heaven. I called on all of them to believe in Me, saying, if they do believe they will go to heaven and I will raise them up on the last day. You know, My brothers and sisters, that I am the only Savior in the whole world and all are called to believe in Me to be saved. I also gave Myself to you as food. My flesh is true food and My blood is true drink. You are all called to partake of this food for eternal life. The night before I died, I took bread and changed it into My body and gave it to the Apostles to eat. Then I took wine and changed it into My blood and gave them to drink. This is My great gift to you who believe: the gift of Myself. Come as often as you can to receive Me in Holy Communion so that we can be united as one. Believe that I am truly present in the Eucharist and come and receive Me with great devotion and love. I bless you all." Father Melvin ASK FOR A SOUL for every WORD you say on your RosaryAND your Chaplet of Divine Mercy "Then the whole of the Church, which celebrates the Eucharist, is praying with us. Then we are praying within the sphere of God's gracious hearing, because we are praying within the sphere of death and resurrection, that is where the real petition in all our petitions has been heard: the petition for the victory over death; the petition for love that is stronger than death" (Pope Benedict XVI). St. Louis Marie de Montfort, Priest, Missionary (1673-1716), France—April 28
He wrote, "Do you hunger for the bread of grace and the bread of life? Draw near to her who bore the living Bread which came down from Heaven." "Place yourself humbly in the presence of God . . . . Renew your consecration [to the Blessed Virgin Mary] saying, `I belong entirely to you, dear Mother, and all that I have is yours.'" Mother Teresa Never let anything so fill you with pain or sorrow so as to make you forget the joy of Christ Risen. Meditations by Padre Pio -When passing before an image of Our Lady we should say: "I greet you, Oh Mary. Greet Jesus for me." Archbishop Fulton SheenThe shallowness of "Let's do lunch...sometime!""Insincerity of a minor degree is that in which we constantly promise something that we never expect to fulfill. The `Yes Man' is Exhibit A of that group, who is always afraid to assert his own mind and who identifies agreement with agreeableness. Another form is the invitation to dinner, `Come up and have dinner with us sometime,' brings the equally agreeable and insincere answer, `Yes, I will.' The insincerity is in the indefiniteness; `sometime' can often mean, `We are not expecting you,' and its answer sometimes means, `Nor do I expect to go.'" St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Tell souls not to place within their own hearts obstacles to My mercy, which so greatly wants to act within them. My mercy works in all those hearts which open their doors to it. Both the sinner and the righteous person have need of My mercy. Conversion, as well as perseverance, is a grace of My mercy. (1577) Let souls who are striving for perfection particularly adore My mercy, because the abundance of graces which I grant them flows from My mercy. I desire that these souls distinguish themselves by boundless trust in My mercy. I myself will attend to the sanctification of such souls. I will provide them with everything they will need to attain sanctity. The graces of My mercy are drawn by means of one vessel only, and that is-trust. The more a soul trusts, the more it will receive. Souls that trust boundlessly are a great comfort to Me, because I pour all the treasures of My graces into them. I rejoice that they ask for much, because it is My desire to give much, very much. On the other hand, I am sad when souls ask for little, when they narrow their hearts. (1578) MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAYThese thoughts for a day are taken from a daily meditation book based on the Messages of Our Lady of Medjugorje by Father Richard J. Beyer, Ave Maria Press. May 1 - THE MONTH OF OUR LADYReferring to the month of May, Our Lady said: "May this month be for you the month of the rosary and reading your Bible…"(Visionary Prayer Group May 9, 1988). Reflection:The month of May means that spring is here, and all of nature seems to rejoice; budding flowers and trees, green grass and sunshine, usher in a season of soft colors and new life.This is Mary's month, of May crownings, processions, the rosary and, as she says today, a time for reading sacred scripture.As Catholics, we are aware that the Bible is the inspired word of God, that his presence and truth are found within its pages. In somewhat the same way, nature reveals the image and beauty of God. St. Paul writes, "Since the creation of the world, invisible realities, God's eternal power and divinity, have become visible, recognized through the things he has made" (Rom 1 :20). As spring unfolds, May we discover anew God's presence in creation, and with the psalmist sing his praise: You visit the earth and water it, your greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; you provide the people with grain, for so you have prepared it. You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth. The pastures of the wilderness overflow, the hills gird themselves with joy, the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy. Psalm 65 :9-10,12-13 Application:In celebration of this month dedicated to Our Lady, set aside in your home a May altar, placing on it an image of the Blessed Mother, some spring flowers, a candle, and a rosary. As a family, light the candle each day and offer Our Lady some special prayers, such as the rosary, the litany of Mary, or another prayer for the special intentions of the Queen of Peace. Medjugorje Day By Day Apr 30 - Everything is Gods gift Don't limit God - God has all the Grace we need. All we have to do is ask for them. ASK FOR A SOUL for every WORD you say on your RosaryAND your Chaplet of Divine Mercy Pray and ask

Message 25. April 2010
"Dear children! At this time, when in a special way you are praying and seeking my intercession, I call you, little children, to pray so that through your prayers I can help you to have all the more hearts be opened to my messages. Pray for my intentions. I am with you and I intercede before my Son for each of you. Thank you for having responded to my call."

Our Lady said she needs us, Needs our prayers. Mirjana's Annual March 18, 2010 Message
"Dear children! Today I call you to love with all your heart and with all your soul. Pray for the gift of love, because when the soul loves it calls my Son to itself. My Son does not refuse those who call Him and who desire to live according to Him. Pray for those who do not comprehend love, who do not understand what it means to love. Pray that God may be their Father and not their Judge. My children, you be my apostles, be my river of love. I need you. Thank you." As Fr Corapi says, "We are at war." St Padre Pio said, "Give me my weapon!"The weapon he was talking about was his Rosary. From St Faustina's Diary #961+ This morning after completing my spiritual exercises, I began at once to crochet. I sensed a stillness in my heart; I sensed that Jesus was resting in it. That deep and sweet consciousness of God's presence prompted me to say to the Lord, "O Most Holy Trinity dwelling in my heart, I beg You: grant the grace of conversion to as many souls as the [number of] stitches that I will make today with this crochet hook." Then I heard these words in my soul: My daughter, too great are your demands. "Jesus, You know that for You it is easier to grant much rather than a little." That is so, it is less difficult for Me to grant a soul much rather than a little, but every conversion of a sinful soul demands sacrifice.  "Well, Jesus, I offer You this whole-hearted work of mine; this offering does not seem to me to be too small for such a large number of souls; You know, Jesus, that for thirty years You were saving souls by just this kind of work. And since holy obedience forbids me to perform great penances and mortifications, therefore I ask You, Lord: accept these mere nothings stamped with the seal of obedience as great things." Then I heard a voice in my soul: My dear daughter, I comply with your request.   "Jesus is everywhere . . . . Yes, everywhere! But in His Sacrament of the Altar, as actually present and real as my soul within my body. In His sacrifice, daily offered, as really as once offered on the Cross. Merciful Savior!
Can there be any comparison to such blessedness?" (St. Elizabeth Ann Seton) Mother Teresa Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. Meditations by Padre PioApr 30 The trials to which the Lord subjects you and will subject you are all signs of divine love and are jewels for the soul. Winter will pass and the never ending spring will come, all the more rich in beauty as violent were the storms (CE 27). Archbishop Fulton Sheen-30-Pride is the child of ignorance"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." There is only one standard by which we can judge "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." St. Faustina's diary  http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html  - Today the Lord said to me, I have opened My Heart as a living fountain of mercy. Let all souls draw life from it. Let them approach this sea of mercy with great trust. Sinners will attain justification, and the just will be confirmed in good. Whoever places his trust in My mercy will be filled with My divine peace at the hour of death. (1520) Today the Lord said to me, My daughter, write down these words: All those souls who will glorify My mercy and spread its worship, encouraging others to trust in My mercy, will not experience terror at the hour of death. My mercy will shield them in that final battle... (1540) My daughter, encourage souls to say the chaplet which I have given to you. It pleases Me to grant everything they ask of Me by saying the chaplet. When hardened sinners say it, I will fill their souls with peace, and the hour of their death will be a happy one. (1541) 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. ToAPRIL 30 - EVERYTHING IS GOD'S GIFT Speaking of gratitude, the Blessed Mother once said:"Dear Children, I am calling you to complete surrender to God. Place all that you possess in the hands of God. Only than can you have true joy in your heart. Little Children, rejoice in all that you have and give thanks to God, for everything is God's gift to you. In this way your life will be one of thanksgiving and you shall discover God in everything, even in the smallest flower." (Monthly Message April 25, 1989). In his letter to the Colossians, Paul also speaks of gratitude: As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving. (Col 2:6-7). Reflection:Gratitude is a universal language and characterizes the spirituality of most religions. Today let us take a look at gratitude as expressed in the Koran, the holy book of Islam: God is he who created the heavens and the earth and sent down water from the clouds, then brought forth with it the fruits as a sustenance for you… And he has made subservient to you the sun and the moon pursuing their courses, and he has made subservient to you the night and day. And he gives you all that you ask him, and if you count God's favors, you will not be able to number them; surely man is very unjust, very ungrateful. Application:Today, call to mind several reasons in your own life to be grateful to God. Offer a spontaneous prayer of thanksgiving for these gifts. Medjugorje Day By Day Apr 29 - ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA  "[Eucharistic] Adoration such as that is always more than just talking with God in a general way. But against that could then rightly be voiced the objection that is always to be heard: I can just as well pray in the forest, in the freedom of nature. Certainly, anyone can.   But if it were only a matter of that, then the initiative of prayer would lie entirely with us; then God would be a mental hypothesis—whether he answers, whether he can answer or wants to, would remain open. The Eucharist means, God has answered: The Eucharist is God as an answer, as an answering presence" (Pope Benedict XVI). "Praise and glory be to you, O loving Jesus Christ, for the most sacred wound in your side . . . and for your infinite mercy which you made known to us in the opening of your breast to the soldier Longinus, and so to us all. I pray you, O most gentle Jesus, having redeemed me by baptism from original sin, so
now, by your Precious Blood, which is offered and received throughout the world, deliver me from all evils, past, present and to come" (St. Clare of Assisi). Mother Teresa It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving. Meditations by Padre Pio -Apr 29 Walk cheerfully and with a sincere and open heart as much as you can, and when you cannot always maintain this holy joy, at least do not lose heart or your trust in God (Epist IV p 490).   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  - This firm resolution to become a saint is extremely pleasing to Me. I bless your efforts and will give you opportunities to sanctify yourself Be watchful that you lose no opportunity that My providence offers you for sanctification.  If you do not succeed in taking advantage of an opportunity, do not lose your peace, but humble yourself profoundly before Me and, with great trust, immerse yourself completely in My mercy. In this way, you gain more than you have lost, because more favor is granted to a humble soul than the soul itself asks for... (1361) Jesus, do not leave me alone in suffering. You know, Lord, how weak I am. I am an abyss of wretchedness, I am nothingness itself; so what will be so strange if You leave me alone and I fall? I am an infant, Lord, so I cannot get along by myself. However, beyond all abandonment I trust, and in spite of my own feeling I trust, and I am being completely transformed into trust-often in spite of what I feel. Do not lessen any of my sufferings, only give me strength to bear them. Do with me as You please, Lord, only give me the grace to be able to love You in every event and circumstance. Lord, do not lessen my cup of bitterness, only give me strength that I may be able to drink it all. O Lord, sometimes You lift me up to the brightness of visions, and then again You plunge me into the darkness of night and the abyss of my nothingness, and my soul feels as if it were alone in the wilderness. Yet, above all things, I trust in You, Jesus, for You are unchangeable. My moods change, but You are always the same, full of mercy. (1489) MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAYThese thoughts for a day are taken from a daily meditation book based on the Messages of Our Lady of Medjugorje by Father Richard J. Beyer, Ave Maria Press. APRIL 29 - ST. CATHERINE OF SIENAToday the Blessed Mother speaks of divine mercy:Pray especially on Sunday that the great sign, a gift from God, may come. Pray with fervor and perseverance that God may have mercy on his great children. Go in peace, my angels. May the blessing of God accompany your. Amen. Goodbye (First Years September 6, 1981). And from Mary's Magnificat in Luke's gospel:By the tender mercy of our God,The dawn from on high will break upon us,To give light to those who sit in darknessAnd the shadow of death,To guide our feet into the way of peace.---Luke 1:78-79 Reflection:Of mercy, St. Catherine of Siena once prayed: "O Lord, by reason of your immeasurable love I beg, with all my strength, that you freely extend your mercy to all your lowly creatures." God's unbounded mercy was one of the great motivations of the ministry and work of St. Catherine. A remarkable woman of faith, she was not only a great scholar and reformer of religious life, but also brought peace and concord to the feuding city-states of Italy in the 14^th century. Her many writings include The Dialogue on Divine Providence, from which the following is excerpted: Eternal God, eternal Trinity, you have made the Blood of Christ immeasurably precious through his sharing in your divine nature. You are a mystery as deep as the sea; the more I search, the more I find, and the more I find the more I search for you. I can never be satisfied; what I receive will ever leave me desiring more. When you fill my soul I have an even greater hunger and I grow more famished for your light. I desire above all else to see you, the true light, as you really are. Application: Today, simply offer this little prayer to the Father, also written by St. Catherine: O tender Father, you gave me more, much more than I ever thought to ask for. I realize that our human desires can never really match what you long to give us. Thank you, and thank you again, O Father, for having granted my petitions, and even that which I never realized I needed. Amen. Medjugorje Day By Day Apr 28 - Overcome every temptation "One of the basic characteristics of a shepherd must be to love the people entrusted to him, even as he loves Christ whom he serves. 'Feed my sheep.' says Christ to Peter, and now, at this moment, He says it to me as well. Feeding means loving, and loving also means being ready to suffer. Loving means giving the sheep what is truly good, the nourishment of God's truth, of God's word, the nourishment of His presence, which He gives us in the blessed Sacrament" (Pope Benedict XVI, April 24, 2005). "If we don't want to be fools and blind the intellect there's no reason for doubt. Receiving Communion is not like picturing with the imagination, as when we reflect upon the Lord on the cross or in other episodes of the Passion, when we picture within ourselves how things happened to Him in the past. In Communion the event is happening now, and it is entirely true. There's no reason to go looking for Him in some other place far away" (St. Teresa of Avila). Mother Teresa It is impossible to walk rapidly and be unhappy. Meditations by Padre Pio -Apr 28 The darkness that sometimes surrounds the heaven of your soul is light. Because of this you think you are in the dark, and you have the impression of being in the centre of a burning bush.  In fact when the bush burns, the air around it is filled with smoke clouds and the bewildered soul is afraid of not seeing, of no longer understanding anything. But it is then that God speaks and is present to the soul: who hears, understands, loves and trembles. Therefore, do not wait for Tabor to see God when you already contemplate Him on Sinai! (GF 174).  Archbishop Fulton Sheen-28-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  -  Today the Lord said to me, My daughter, My pleasure and delight, nothing will stop Me from granting you graces. Your misery does not hinder My mercy. My daughter, write that the greater the misery of a soul, the greater its right to My mercy; [urge] all souls to trust in the unfathomable abyss of My mercy, because I want to save them all. On the cross, the fountain of My mercy was opened wide by the lance for all souls-no one have I excluded! (1182) O my Jesus, nothing can lower my ideals, that is, the love which I have for You. Although the path is very thorny, I do not fear to go ahead. Even if a hailstorm of persecutions covers me; even if my friends forsake me; even if all things conspire against me, and the horizon grows dark; even if a raging storm breaks out, and I feel I am quite alone and must brave it all; still, fully at peace, I will trust in Your mercy, O my God, and my hope will not be disappointed. (1195) MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY APRIL 28 - OVERCOME EVERY TEMPTATIONThe Blessed Mother warns of temptations today:"Dear Children, you know that I promised you an oasis of peace, but don't realize that beside the oasis stands the desert, where Satan is lurking and wants to tempt each one of you. Dear Children, only through prayer can you overcome every temptation of Satan where you are in your life, I am with you, but I cannot take away your freedom. (Weekly Message August 7, 1986). In Matthew's gospel, Jesus encounters the temptations of Satan:Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor; and he said to him, "All these I will give your, if you will fall down and worship me." Jesus said to him, "Away with you, Satan! For it is written, `Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him." Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him (Mt 4:8-11). Reflection:To be sure, if Christ was subject to temptation, we likewise will have share. And yet, according to the Shepherd of Hermas, an early church write: "The devil cannot lord it over those who are servants of God with their whole heart and who place their hope in him. The devil can wrestle with, but not overcome them." In today's message, Our Lady teaches that only by prayer can we overcome the influence of Satan in our lives. "To realize God's presence," writes Francois Fenelon, "is the one sovereign remedy against temptation." And yet God can even use Satan's wiles for his own ends. As the ancient Hawaiians believed that the strength and color of the enemy he killed passed into himself, so we gain the strength of the temptations we resist. Application: Reflect on the following today: "Inconstancy of mind, and small confidence in God, is the beginning of all evil temptations" (St. Thomas a Kempis). Medjugorje Day By Day Apr 27 - Say "yes!" to Jesus now! Message of April 25, 2006
"Dear children! Also today I call you to have more trust in me and my Son. He has conquered by His death and resurrection and, through me, calls you to be a part of His joy. You do not see God, little children, but if you pray you will feel His nearness. I am with you and intercede before God for each of you. Thank you for having responded to my call." Message of April 25, 2005 from Medjugorje
"Dear children! Also today, I call you to renew prayer in your families. By prayer and the reading of Sacred Scripture, may the Holy Spirit, who will renew you, enter into your families. In this way, you will become teachers of the faith in your family. By prayer and your love, the world will set out on a better way and love will begin to rule in the world. Thank you for having responded to my call."To subscribe to Children of Medjugorje use link below
http://www.childrenofmedjugorje.com/lists  "Nourished and sustained by the Eucharist, Catholics cannot but feel stimulated to tend towards that full unity for which Christ hoped in the Cenacle.
Peter's Successor knows that he must take on this supreme desire of the Divine Master in a particularly special way. To him, indeed, has been entrusted the duty of strengthening his brethren . . . . 'Mane nobiscum, Domine!' Stay with us Lord! This invocation, which forms the dominant theme of John Paul II's Apostolic Letter for the Year of the Eucharist, is the prayer that comes spontaneously from my heart as I turn to begin the ministry to which Christ has called me.
Like Peter, I too renew to Him my unconditional promise of faithfulness. He alone I intend to serve as I dedicate myself totally to the service of His Church" (Pope Benedict XVI, April 20, 2005).  "You left us Yourself in the Sacrament of the Altar, and You opened wide Your mercy to us. There is no misery that could 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 . . . . Be adored, O God, in the work of Your mercy . . . . Here is the living fountain of Your mercy, here souls receive consolation and refreshment" (St. Faustina, Divine Mercy Diary). Mother Teresa Everything is God's to give and to take away, so share what you've been given, and that includes yourself.  Daily reading from St. Faustina's diary Today the Lord said to me, My daughter, My pleasure and delight, nothing will stop Me from granting you graces. Your misery does not hinder My mercy. My daughter, write that the greater the misery of a soul, the greater its right to My mercy; [urge] all souls to trust in the unfathomable abyss of My mercy, because I want to save them all. On the cross, the fountain of My mercy was opened wide by the lance for all souls-no one have I excluded! (1182) O my Jesus, nothing can lower my ideals, that is, the love which I have for You. Although the path is very thorny, I do not fear to go ahead. Even if a hailstorm of persecutions covers me; even if my friends forsake me; even if all things conspire against me, and the horizon grows dark; even if a raging storm breaks out, and I feel I am quite alone and must brave it all; still, fully at peace, I will trust in Your mercy, O my God, and my hope will not be disappointed. (1195)  Meditations by Padre Pio   -When there is no time for both, meditation is to be preferred to vocal prayer, because it is more fruitful.  MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY APRIL 27 - SAY YES TO JESUS NOW! In a message to Jelena, the locutionist, on commitment, Our Lady said: « Dear Children, it is truly a great thing when God calls men. Think how sad it would be to let those opportunities pass without taking advantage of them. So do not wait for tomorrow or the day after. Say « yes! » to Jesus now! And may your « yes! » be forever. » (locutionist Jelena & Mirijana May 16, 1987). When Christ called his disciples, their « yes » was immediate:As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea—for they were fishermen. And he said to them, « Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men, » Immediately they left their nets and followed him (Mt 4:18-10). Reflection: An anonymous writer once wrote, « There are two words used a great deal by Jesus in the gospels. One is `come' and the other is `go'. It's no use coming unless you go, and it's no use going unless you come. Christ call us, as he did his apostles, to make a commitment, a lifetime decision, for him. And at the right time, we are then sent forth to draw others to him through our word and example. First `come,' then `go' » This is precisely the message of Our Lady today. Application: In your prayer this day, using your own words, commit yourself completely to Christ and his Mother.

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Monday, 12 April 2010

AFROCENTRIC PROPHECY MEDITATIONS
Topic: Prophecy Meditation

The Rev. Fr. Melvin Doucette, M.AfrMonday, April 12, 2010

"Do not delay"

Dear Friends,

The Lament over Jerusalem

Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying ... "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how many times I yearned to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her young under her wings, but you were unwilling! Behold, your house will be abandoned, desolate. I tell you, you will not see me again until you say, 'Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.'" (Matthew 23: 1, 37-39)

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

"I wept over the holy city of Jerusalem because I knew that it would be destroyed and not one stone would be left upon another. This is because the people had not received their Savior and instead they had arrested Him and condemned Him to die on the cross. In the past they had killed the prophets whom the Father had sent to them, as they did not want to accept the message sent to them by the Father.

Many other cities who refused to accept Me were also destroyed such as Capernaum, Bethsaida and others. At the time of Abraham, there was the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, two sinful cities that would not follow their God. Look at the punishment that was given to the chosen people in the desert when they turned against God the Father and wanted to return to Egypt.

There are many cities and places today that are cesspools of sin and they too if they do not repent of their sins and change their lives will receive the same fate. I call upon all the peoples of the world to accept Me as their Savior and to repent of their sins. Otherwise major disasters and meltdowns will bring great sufferings to many people. Return now to your Creator and Lord and amend your lives and you will live in peace and you will be protected. I came to save you so you need to cooperate with Me so I can work for you. I am ready to help you. Do not delay, turn to Me now."

Father Melvin

Sunday, April 11, 2010

"Have confidence in Me"

Dear Friends,

Jesus Forgives His Executioners

When the soldiers came to the place called the Skull, they crucified Jesus and the criminals there, one on his right, the other on his left. Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, they know not what they do." (Luke 23:33-34)

Below you will find the message given by Our Merciful Lord to Joseph. He spoke to him these words,

"My Father in heaven is merciful and that is why He sent Me to live on earth so I could teach you about His mercy. I am full of mercy for all of you and that is the reason why I agreed to suffer and die for you so that you would be covered with the mercy of God.

We know that you are all weak and that you are bent toward sin. All of you have sinned and without the mercy of the Father you would never enter heaven-sin bars you from eternal happiness in heaven. Knowing how weak you are, I came with great love for all of you to take all your sins upon Myself and to pay the price for them. I agreed to suffer My horrible agony and to die an atrocious death on the cross to free you from your sins, if you repent, and to give you all the graces you need.

Our Heavenly Father sees My sacrifice on the cross and He is full of mercy for all those who believe in Me and are truly sorry for all their sins. I have given you the Sacrament of Mercy, the Sacrament of Reconciliation, to take away your sins in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. You also receive the grace of the Sacrament, which strengthens you to follow the commandments of the Father and to avoid sin.

My dear friends, every day throw yourselves on My Divine Mercy and truly repent and you will be blessed. My mercy is as deep as the ocean so bathe yourselves in it and come and follow Me. Have confidence in Me and you will be the beloved of the Father."

Father Melvin

Saturday, April 10, 2010

"I love you all"

Dear Friends,

The First Community in Jerusalem

When they entered the city they went to the upper room where they were staying, Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. All these devoted themselves with one accord to prayer, together with some women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers." (Acts 1:13-14)

Below you will find the message of Our Blessed Mother given to Joseph. Our Lady spoke to him in these words,

"I bless you all, My dear sons and daughters, who are so dear to My heart. I am your Mother who prays for you and intercedes for you before My Beloved Son Jesus. Fifty days after His resurrection from the dead, I was with the Apostles and others in the upper room in Jerusalem praying and waiting for the coming of the Holy Spirit. We had been praying for ten days for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and it was on Pentecost that He came upon all those present in the room. It was on that day that the Church of My Son was born with the baptism of many people.

The Holy Spirit was sent upon the Apostles and others by the Father and My Son Jesus, the Son of God. The Holy Spirit filled us all in a wonderful experience to begin a new stage of life for the Apostles and all those who believed in their Savior. They received the power from on high to begin the work they were asked to do by Jesus, My Son.

Begin, My children, to prepare yourselves too for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit once more. I want you all to receive the New Pentecost, a new infilling of the Holy Spirit. Prepare yourselves spiritually for this great event. I am praying that you all, who have faith, may receive this strengthening very soon. I love you all."

Father Melvin

Friday, April 09, 2010

"Do not be afraid"

Dear Friends,

The Question about David's Son

While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus questioned them, saying, "What is your opinion about the Messiah? Whose son is he?" They replied, "David's." He said to them, "How, then, does David, inspired by the Spirit, call him 'lord,' saying: 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand until I place your enemies under your feet"'? If David calls him 'lord,' how can he be his son?" No one was able to answer him a word, nor from that day on did anyone dare to ask him any more questions. (Matthew 22:41-46)

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

"I am indeed the Son of King David, the greatest King of Israel. My Father had told him that a descendant would inherit his throne and he would be King forever. He called Me 'Lord' and indeed I am his Lord and the Lord of all the people as I am the Son of God. I came on earth in humility to show you the way to My Father and your Father. I offered the Father the greatest sacrifice He could receive and this was the sacrifice of Myself on the cross for you all. Now I am risen from the dead and I am your Lord and Savior.

These days I am rejected in many parts of the world and My Church is persecuted. The world is against Me and many would like to erase My name from the face of the world. However, I know that many people are My dear followers and they have offered their lives completely to Me. Yes, they love Me and they also love My Church. Pray that this attack of the evil one may stop and pray too that all the bishops, priests and faithful may give a good example and live a moral life. May they defend the moral teachings I gave them especially as regards the unborn and the sanctity of marriage. Those who are for abortion and same-sex marriage are not My friends. Do not be afraid to fight the good fight even if you have to suffer at times. I bless you."

Father Melvin

Wednesday, April 07, 2010

"Do not delay"

Dear Friends,

The Question of the Resurrection

On that day Sadducees approached him, saying that there is no resurrection. They put this question to him, saying, "Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies without children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up descendants for his brother.' Now there were seven brothers among us. The first married and died and, having no descendants, left his wife to his brother. The same happened with the second and the third, through all seven. Finally the woman died. Now at the resurrection, of the seven, whose wife will she be? For they all had been married to her." Jesus said to them in reply, "You are misled because you do not know the scriptures or the power of God. At the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage but are like the angels in heaven. And concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was said to you by God, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? He is not the God of the dead but of the living." When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching. (Matthew 22:23-33)

Here below you will find the message of Our Lord and Redeemer whose resurrection we celebrated on Easter Sunday. This is what Jesus said to Joseph,

"Some of the Jews especially the Sadducees did not believe in the resurrection. They thought that when a person dies, his or her body is buried and rots away and there is no such thing as an afterlife. This of course is wrong as the Father taught that every person will live forever. They will die but their soul will live on and at the Last Judgment the body will come back to life. All are called to follow Me so they can enjoy everlasting happiness in heaven.

I am your Savior and at the same time I am the Son of God. I suffered and died on the cross and I was buried; on the third day I came back to life. I am the first person to be resurrected from the dead. Even the Apostles had difficulty believing in the resurrection. They could not believe that I had come back from the dead. My resurrection is a great demonstration to you all that one day you too will rise from the dead. Prepare yourselves that at the Last Judgment you will be on My right and you will come with Me to heaven. Do not delay in coming to Me because if you wait it could be too late. I am here ready to welcome you as My dear brother or sister. I love you."

Father Melvin

Medjugorje Day by Day Apr 13 - CONTINUALLY GIVE THANKS

St Faustina's Diary #961 - She asked for a soul for every stitch. Jesus gave it to her. ASK FOR A SOUL for every WORD you say on your Rosary & Divine Mercy Chaplet

"[Jesus] is Immanuel, the God with us, the divine Friend who alone has the words of eternal life! He is the light in darkness. He is our joy because we know that He loves each of us . . . . Do not forget that Jesus willed to remain, personally and really, in the Eucharist" (Pope John Paul II, March 11, 1979).

Mother Teresa
I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much.

Meditations by Padre Pio -

Rest assured that the more a soul is pleasing to God, the more it must be tried. Therefore, courage, and go forward always (Letters III p 401).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen

The Resurrection convinced the greatest skeptics: The Apostles!

"What is most peculiar about Easter is that although His followers had heard Him say He would break the bonds of death, when He actually did, no one believed it. They had to be convinced beyond all shadow of a doubt. Of all the skeptics in the history of the world, none ever equaled the Apostles and the disciples and the holy women. Voltaire and the like were credulous babes compared to them in skepticism. Contemporary attempts to explain away the belief in the Resurrection psychologically fail to take this doubt into account."

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

Amid the greatest torments, I fix the gaze of my soul upon Jesus Crucified; I do not expect help from people, but place my trust in God. In His unfathomable mercy lies all my hope. (681)

Once, as I was going down the hall to the kitchen, I heard these words in my soul: Say unceasingly the chaplet that I have taught you. Whoever will recite it will receive great mercy at the hour of death. Priests will recommend it to sinners as their last hope of salvation. Even if there were a sinner most hardened, if he were to recite this chaplet only once, he would receive grace from My infinite mercy. I desire that the whole world know My infinite mercy. I desire to grant unimaginable graces to those souls who trust in My mercy. (687)

Suddenly I heard these words in my soul: My daughter, I assure you of a permanent income on which you will live. Your duty will be to trust completely in My goodness, and My duty will be to give you all you need. I am making Myself dependent upon your trust: if your trust is great, then My generosity will be without limit. (548)

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY

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

APRIL 13 - CONTINUALLY GIVE THANKS

The Blessed Mother speaks of joy and thanksgiving today:

Dear children, today I invite you all to rejoice in the life which God has given you. Little children, rejoice in God the Creator for he has created you so wonderfully.

In your prayer, ask that your life be one of joyful thanksgiving, which flows from your heart like a river of joy. Little children, continually give thanks for all that you possess, for even the little gifts, which God has given you. In this way, a joyful blessing will always come down form God upon your life (Monthly Message August 25, 1988).

Psalm 92 also rings with the spirit of joy and thanksgiving:

It is good to give thanks to the Lord, To sing praise to your name, O Most High; To declare your steadfast love in the morning, And your faithfulness by night, To the music of the flute and the harp, To the melody of the lyre. For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work; At the works of your hands I sing for joy. Psalm 92:1- 4

Reflection:

A spirit of gratitude and joy always accompanies our spiritual journey to God. In quiet moments of prayer we can recognize the beautiful array of gifts the Lord has bestowed on us. The following verses by an anonymous poet were written in that spirit:

Today upon a bus, I saw a lovely maid with golden hair; I envied her---she seemed so gay---and wished I were as fair. When suddenly she rose to leave, I saw her hobble down the aisle; She had one foot and wore a crutch, but as she passed, a smile… Oh, God, forgive me when I whine; I'm blessed, indeed! The world is mine… With feet to take me where I'd go, With eyes to see the sunset's glow, With ears to hear what I would know, Oh, God, forgive me when I whine; I'm blessed indeed! The world is mine.

Application:

Today, simply spend several minutes reflecting of God's gifts and expressing your gratitude for them.

Medjugorje Day By Day Apr 12 - DEVOTE YOURSELVES TO PRAYER

St Faustina's Diary #961 - She asked for a soul for every stitch. Jesus gave it to her. ASK FOR A SOUL for every WORD you say on your Rosary & Divine Mercy Chaplet

"Christians ought to be committed to bearing more forceful witness to God's [Eucharistic] presence in the world. We should not be afraid to speak about God and to bear proud witness to our faith" (Pope John Paul II, Mane Nobiscum Domine, 26).

Mother Teresa -
If you judge people, you have no time to love them.

Meditations by Padre Pio -

Take heart and don't fear the gloomy wrath of Lucifer. Always remember this, that it is a good sign when the enemy makes an uproar and roars around your will, as this shows you that he is not within you. Courage, my most beloved daughter, I offer you these words with great feeling and in Jesus; courage I say! There is no need to fear when we can say with determination, even if without feeling: "Long live Jesus!" (Letters III p 414).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen-

There seems to be no rational for the rationalization of the Intelligentsia.

"Intelligentsia do not become members of a sect for an intellectual reason. That is why when discussing the sect with them, they never seem to understand it. Instead of a `reason' for becoming a member, they have only an `intention,' namely the desire to escape boredom. Their motives are alien to the rational."

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

Love casts out fear. Since I came to love God with my whole being and with all the strength of my heart, fear has left me. Even if I were to hear the most terrifying things about God's justice, I would not fear Him at all, because I have come to know Him well. God is love, and His Spirit is peace. I see now that my deeds which have flowed from love are more perfect than those which I have done out of fear. I have placed my trust in God and fear nothing. I have given myself over to His holy will; let Him do with me as He wishes, and I will still love Him. (589)

I have noticed many times that God tries certain people on account of those things about which He spoke to me, for mistrust displeases Jesus. Once, when I saw that God had tried a certain Archbishop [Jalbrzykowski] because he was opposed to the cause and distrustful of it, I felt sorry for him and pleaded with God for him, and God relieved his suffering. God is very displeased with lack of trust in Him, and this is why some souls lose many graces. Distrust hurts His most sweet Heart, which is full of goodness and incomprehensible love for us. A priest should sometimes be distrustful in order to better ascertain the genuineness of gifts bestowed on a given soul; and when he does so in order to direct the soul to deeper union with God, his will be a great and incomprehensible reward indeed. But there is a great difference between this and disrespect and distrust of divine graces in a soul simply because one cannot comprehend and penetrate these things with one's mind, and this latter is displeasing to the Lord. I greatly pity souls who encounter inexperienced priests. (595)

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY

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

APRIL 12 - DEVOTE YOURSELVES TO PRAYER

The Blessed Mother speaks of her favorite subject today:

Dear children, today I call you to renew family prayer in your homes. Now that the work in the fields is over, devote yourselves to prayer. Let prayer take first place in your families (WM 11-1-84).

In Psalm 3, David speaks of attaining God's safety through prayer:

But you, O Lord, are a shield around me,

my Glory, and the one who lifts up my head.

I cry aloud to the Lord,

and he answers me from his holy hill.

I lie down and sleep;

I wake again, for the Lord sustains me. Psalm 3:3-5

Reflection: One of the gifts that often accompanies deep prayer is serenity, a sense of being safe in the hands of God. In this spirit St. Teresa of Avila wrote:

Let nothing disturb you,

Nothing frighten you;

All things are passing;

God never changes;

Patient endures

Attains to all things;

Who God possesses

In nothing is wanting;

Alone God suffices.

In view of this peace, it would not seem difficult to live the Madonna's call to devote ourselves to prayer.

And the fruit of prayer, of course, is serenity.

Application: Try to remain in quiet prayer today until you feel the peace of God within your heart.

Medjugorje Day By Day Apr 11 - I LOVE YOU IMMEASURABLY

Ask for a soul for every word in your Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet

"May the Virgin Mary preserve us in the joy of continually receiving the graces of the Savior . . . the very gift of God Himself, Who dwells with us in His Word, His Spirit and His Eucharist" (Pope John Paul II).

Mother Teresa -
I have found the paradox that if I love until it hurts, then there is no hurt, but only more love.

Meditations by Padre Pio -

Be firmly convinced that the more the assaults of the enemy increase, the closer God is to the soul. Think of, and ponder well, this great and comforting truth (Letter III p 417)

Archbishop Fulton Sheen-

Socializers' denial of morality and virtue make their world darker.

"If socializers' behavior were better, they would be truly religious people and do much good for society. They look for a cause which will leave them alone with their individual vices. They swallow the devil's line also because its anti-religious character satisfies their desire to expunge from the world all ideas of morality and virtue, the infractions against which have made them so uneasy in the dark."

In looking for purpose, bored Intelligentsia clamor for freedom and find it not within but without where they can disavow individual responsibility.

"The third group who have been caught on the hooks of the devil's fishing line are Bored Intelligentsia. Their education should have given them a goal or a purpose of life. Having failed to do so, their knowledge is nothing but a crazy quilt of unrelated facts and undigested bits of information. The want of unity both in their moral life and their knowledge makes them desirous of unity, but not a unity from within which demands moral stamina, but a unity from without. Certain sects provide that for them. They no longer have to think; the sect does the thinking for them. They now have a mission, a sense of belonging to a totality, and one in which they are no longer bored by their freedom, having surrendered it to the collective ant hill of the sect."

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

On one occasion, I saw Jesus in a bright garment; this was in the greenhouse. [He said to me,] Write what I say to you. My delight is to be united with you. With great desire, I wait and long for the time when I shall take up My residence sacramentally in your convent. My spirit will rest in that convent and I will bless its neighborhood in a special way. Out of love for you all, I will avert any punishments which are rightly meted out by My Father's justice. My daughter, I have inclined My heart to your requests. Your assignment and duty here on earth is to beg for mercy for the whole world. No soul will be justified until it turns with confidence to My mercy, and this is why the first Sunday after Easter is to be the Feast of Mercy. On that day, priests are to tell everyone about My great and unfathomable mercy. I am making you the administrator of My mercy. Tell the confessor that the Image is to be on view in the church and not within the enclosure in that convent. By means of this Image I shall be granting many graces to souls; so let every soul have access to it. (570)

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY-

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

APRIL 11 - I LOVE YOU IMMEASURABLY

Our Lady speaks of love today:

"Dear Children, I thank you for the love which you have shown me. You know, dear children, that I love you immeasurably, and that I pray to the Lord daily that he may help you to realize more fully the love which I bear you. That is why, dear children, pray, pray, pray (Weekly Month August 21, 1986).

Paul also speaks of love:

For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known. And now faith, hope and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these of love (1 Cor 13:12-13).

Reflection:

Clearly love is the very essence of God's nature and the motivating force of our faith. We could spend our lives attempting to fathom its depth.

For centuries, writers and poets have sought to express God's love in their verse. In modern times, one beautiful passage was written by Major Malcolm Boyle, who was killed in action after the landing on D-day in June, 1944. He had written the following lines in his Bible:

If I should never see the moon again Rising red gold across the harvest field, Or feel the stinging of soft April rain, As the brown earth her hidden treasures yield.

If I should never taste the salt sea spray As the ship beats her course against the breeze, Or smell the dog-rose and the new mown hay, Or moss and primrose beneath the tree.

If I should never hear the thrushes wake Long before the sunrise in the glimmering dawn. Or watch the huge Atlantic rollers break Against the rugged cliffs in baffling scorn.

If I have said goodbye to stream and wood, To the wide ocean and the green clad hill, I know that he who made this world so good Has somewhere made a heaven better still.

This I bear witness with my latest breath Knowing the love of God, I fear not death.

Application:

Let us pray especially today to more fully comprehend the love of God

Medjugorje Day By Day Apr 09 - I call you to humility

"The Church has received the Eucharist from Christ her Lord not as one gift – however precious – among so many others, but as the gift par excellence, for it is the gift of himself, of his person in his sacred humanity, as well as the gift of his saving work. Nor does it remain confined to the past, since 'all that Christ is – all that he did and suffered for all men – participates in the divine eternity, and so transcends all times'" (Pope John Paul II, Ecclesia de Eucharistia, 11).

Mother Teresa-
Each one of them is Jesus in disguise.

Meditations by Padre Pio -

Temptations against faith and purity are the merchandise offered by the enemy, but do not fear him, rather, despise him. As long as he makes an uproar it is a sign that he has not yet possessed the will. Don't be upset by what you experience through the work of this rebellious angel. Let your will always be contrary to his suggestions, and live tranquilly, because you are not at fault, but rather, you please God and gain progress for your soul (Letters III p426).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen-

Those who hate love company!

"Finding a group which collectivizes and intensifies their hatred, those who hate swallow the hook, not so much because of what they admire in the group, but because of what they hate outside the group which socializes their hatred."

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

Sunday, [April] 28, 1935. Low Sunday; that is, the Feast of the Divine Mercy, the conclusion of the Jubilee of Redemption. When we went to take part in the celebrations, my heart leapt with joy that the two solemnities were so closely united. I asked God for mercy on the souls of sinners.

Toward the end of the service, when the priest took the Blessed Sacrament to bless the people, I saw the Lord Jesus as He is represented in the image. The Lord gave His blessing, and the rays extended over the whole world. Suddenly, I saw an impenetrable brightness in the form of a crystal dwelling place, woven together from waves of a brilliance unapproachable to both creatures and spirits. Three doors led to this resplendence.

At that moment, Jesus, as He is represented in the image, entered this resplendence through the second door to the Unity within. It is a triple Unity, which is incomprehensible-which is infinity. I heard a voice, This Feast emerged from the very depths of My mercy, and it is confirmed in the vast depths of My tender mercies. Every soul believing and trusting in My mercy will obtain it. I was overjoyed at the immense goodness and greatness of my God. (420)

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY

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

APRIL 9 - I CALL YOU TO HUMILITY-

The Blessed Mother speaks of humility in this message from 1985:

"Dear Children, today I call you to humility. These days all of you have felt a great joy because of all the people who have come here, and to whom you spoke with love about your experiences. With humility and an open heart, continue to speak with all those who are coming." (Weekly Message June 27, 1985).

In this great act of humility, the Creator is baptized by the created:

Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and yet you come to me?" But Jesus answered him, "Let it be so now; for it is proper for us in this way to fulfill all righteousness." Then he consented. (Mt 3:13-15).

Reflection:

Humility is not to be confused with humiliation, which is really degradation. Humility is simply seeing ourselves as God sees us, weak and prone to sin, yet made in his likeness and image. Apart form God we are nothing, yet with him we are the heirs of kingdom.

This spirit of humility can be gleaned in remarks Florence Nightingale once made about her career:

If I could give you information on my life, it would be to show how a woman of very ordinary ability has been led by God, in strange and unaccustomed paths, to do in his service what he has done for her. And if I could tell you all, you would see how God has done all, and I nothing. I have worked hard, very hard that is all, and I have never refused God anything.

Thoreau wrote that, "Humility like darkness reveals the heavenly lights."" We are called as well to recognize and proclaim that light as it shines in our own lives.

Application:

Today, begin to live Our Lady's message on humility, realizing that it is a virtue that rests upon the knowledge of God and of oneself.

St Padre Pio said, "Give me my weapon!"

Don't limit God

God has all the Grace we need. All we have to do is ask for them.

ASK FOR A SOUL for every WORD you say on your Rosary

AND your Chaplet of Divine Mercy

Our Lady said she needs us, Needs our prayers.

Pass this on to all you know, especially Rosary leaders.

As Fr Corapi says, "We are at war."

St Padre Pio said, "Give me my weapon!"

The weapon he was talking about was his Rosary.

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Friday, 2 April 2010

AFROCENTRIC MEDITATIONS
Topic: Prophecy Meditation
Fair use, educational and religious for those in the African Diaspora who would otherwise not be exposed to such.

St. Luke saw Maryam and painted her picture, according to the metaphysical literature, on a kitchen table top… Hmmmmmmmm If Maryam was dark, might not her son, Yeshua, be as well?

Our Lady's message to Mirjana - April 2, 2010

The visionary Mirjana experienced her monthly apparition today when Our Lady typically comes to pray with her for unbelievers. During the apparition, Our Lady gave this message:

"Dear children; Today I bless you in a special way and I pray for you to return to the right way to my Son - your Saviour, your Redeemer – to Him who gave you eternal life. Reflect on everything human, on everything that does not permit you to set out after my Son – on transience, imperfection and limitation - and then think of my Son, of His Divine infiniteness. By your surrender and prayer ennoble your body and perfect your soul. Be ready, my children. Thank you."

According to Mirjana, Our Lady blessed all the people and religious articles present. Mirjana saw a large golden Cross behind Our Lady as she was leaving.

Message to Sharon Fitzpatrick March 31, 2010

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, MARCH 31, 2010

MY DEAR DEAR PRECIOUS LITTLE CHILDREN,

YOU GATHER TOGETHER IN UNITY AND YOU PRAY WITH THIS MOTHER, THE MOTHER OF GOD. EACH HEART IS OPEN TO THE GRACE YOU RECEIVE HERE AND FROM YOUR FIDELITY. WHAT YOU DO IS NOT EASY, YET YOU LISTEN AND GROW IN WISDOM, KNOWING THAT WHAT HAS BEEN GIVEN TO YOU THROUGH THESE PETALS FROM HEAVEN IS TRUTH AND YOU HOLD THIS TRUTH DEEP WITHIN YOUR HEARTS.

DEAR SWEET CHILDREN, YOU ARE NOW APPROACHING HOLY DAYS OF PRAYER, TRADITION, AND TRUTH. EACH DAY WILL BRING YOU CLOSER TO THE RESURRECTION. LET YOUR HEARTS RESPOND TO THE STIRRING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AS YOU COME TO THAT EASTER MORNING. DESPITE WHAT IS AROUND YOU, LET JOY FILL YOU. THIS JOY IS MY SON AND HE WILL DWELL IN YOU. RECEIVE HIM WITH GREAT LOVE AND HIS LOVE WILL CONSUME YOU. LET YOUR LOVE FOR GOD BE A BRILLIANT LIGHT WITHIN YOU, THAT NO ONE CAN EXTINGUISH.

I WILL AWAIT YOU ON THAT DAY OF CELEBRATION, AND WITH YOU I SHALL REJOICE. YOU ARE MY CHILDREN, YOU ARE MY LOVES AND I HAVE PROMISED TO CARE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES IN A MOST SPECIAL WAY. TAKE WITH YOU PEACE AS YOU DEPART AND ENTER ONCE MORE THE TURBULENT WORLD. LET PEACE OVERCOME ALL ELSE AND MAKE READY FOR JESUS.

WITH A GREAT TENDERNESS DO I BLESS YOU, IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY GHOST.

WITH GREAT TENDERNESS MY PRIEST-SONS EXTEND TO YOU THE BLESSING OF CHRIST. CONSIDER THIS BLESSING AND THEN PRAISE AND THANK GOD NOW AND FOREVER.

Holy Love Messages: March 22;23.25,26,28,29,30,2010

March 22, 2010

Public

"I am your Jesus, born Incarnate."

"Today I invoke you, do not be concerned for the opinions of others. It is Me you must appeal to. Please Me by searching out the truth of these Messages and the genuineness of the graces offered here at Heaven's site of predilection."

"There will always be those who will disagree. I tell you, in future generations all of this will be upheld and verified as real. There are those alive today who will witness great signs here. But I am most pleased with those who search out the truth before being given great signs."

March 23, 2010

Public

(Temptation)

St. Peter says: "Praise be to Jesus."

"When you arise in the morning you should remember to offer the entire day to Jesus. Ask Him, Who is All Wisdom, to help you to recognize temptations at their inception. The more you sacrifice, the easier it is for you to recognize Satan's traps and avoid them. Then you can journey deeper into the Chambers of the United Hearts - those Sacred Chambers revealed here for the first time to humanity."

March 25, 2010 Feast of The Annunciation

Blessed Mother says: "Praise be to Jesus."

"I have come today as I always do with the permission of My Son. I invite the world to peacefully submit to God's Divine Will. This is impossible to the proud and arrogant heart, for such a one holds self-interest in his future. If I had done so many centuries ago, I never would have given My 'fiat' which you celebrate today. But as it was, My Heart was always predisposed to trust."

"The trusting heart cannot fear. It is not insecure and, therefore, is not envious or greedy. The trusting heart respects the reputation of others for he lives in Holy Love. Holy Love manifests itself in trustful surrender to God's Will. The soul that trusts is not burdened, then, with anxiety about what might happen in the future. He knows God will sustain him through His Divine Providence."

"Today I come especially to call all people and all nations to unity in Holy Love; this is the road to peace. It is the path and the solution God chooses for you. Holy Love is God's Divine Mercy on earth. My Son is calling all leaders - government leaders and religious leaders - to be united in Holy Love. No longer oppose one another or distance yourselves from those God has given you to lead. Be one in the Heart of the Eternal Father. God is not in conflict, whether in ideologies or in aggressive actions against one another."

"God is in His Commandments - the embodiment of which is Holy Love." "Be disarmed of your weapons, whether they be weapons of mass destruction or words. Do not oppose good with self-righteousness. The judgment will fall upon you. Embrace God's Commandments of Love. Live in the truth."

March 26, 2010

Public

(Temptation)

St. Peter says: "Praise be to Jesus."

"Never believe that you can readily uncover the ways in which Satan tempts you. He knows your heart better than you do. He knows how to use your emotions and your senses to lead you into sin. He is the master of disguises and often comes clothed in goodness. He convolutes truth, helping you to accept his lies."

"This is why you must embrace Holy Love with your whole heart. Holy Love is the essence of goodness - the path of holiness and the secret weapon enabling you to uncover evil. Once again I remind you, that which opposes Holy Love is not from Heaven but from Satan. It is important to let Holy Love consume your heart so that every thought, word and deed is Holy Love." "This is the way to avoid temptation."

March 26, 2010

Friday Service - For all those falsely accused within society, governments and within Church circles; that all calumnies are exposed by truth

Jesus is here with His Heart exposed. He says: "I am your Jesus, born Incarnate." "My brothers and sisters, when you come to Me in prayer, recall great devotion to Our United Hearts. Pray with loving hearts, and every prayer will be heard." "My Blessing extends to your extended family tonight, as I impart to you My Blessing of Divine Love."

March 28, 2010

Public

"I am your Jesus, born Incarnate."

"These days, My brothers and sisters, there are many accusations being bandied about concerning the inner politics within the established Church. I am asking you, do not allow yourselves to get caught up in what may be true or may have occurred. Maintain your faith through the title of My Mother - Mary, Protectress of the Faith. She will help you to keep your focus on what is true - My Real Presence in the tabernacle."

"In the same way, I am asking all people and all nations not to listen to rumors and false statements issued concerning this Mission and these Messages. Keep your focus on Heaven's presence here at this site, and in these Messages themselves. Mary, Protectress of the Faith will assist you in this effort, as well."

"Always try to focus on the positive, not the negative. I come here not to tear down, but to build up in Holy Love."

March 29, 2010

Public

St. Thomas Aquinas says: "Praise be to Jesus."

"I tell you, the soul that does not live in the truth does not live in reality; therefore, all the decisions and opinions of such a one are tainted with evil. You can see, then, that anyone who leads must also embrace the truth; otherwise, those who follow him are easily led astray."

"Jesus is not part of any lie. He is Truth Itself. Any lie eats away at reality; therefore, destroying some part of the Kingdom of God." "True peace of heart and world peace must be built upon the truth of Holy Love - that is reality."

March 29, 2010

Monday Service - Peace in All Hearts through Holy Love

Jesus is here with His Heart exposed. He says: "I am your Jesus, born Incarnate." "My dear brothers and sisters, each of you has received an additional angel * upon your arrival here at this site. This angel has been given to assist you in living in Holy Love. Therefore, understand deep in your hearts that this angel assists you in carrying your own crosses just as Simeon assisted Me."

"Tonight I'm blessing you with My Blessing of Divine Love." * Each person that comes to this site the first time receives an angel in addition to his own guardian angel.

March 30, 2010

Tuesday Service - The Poor Souls in Purgatory

Jesus is here with His Heart exposed. He says: "I am your Jesus, born Incarnate." "My brothers and sisters, always pray with a heart full of Holy Love, for I am attentive to such a prayer and such a petition. Trust in Me. Trust in what I am telling you tonight, that I can find a way to be victorious in every situation." "Tonight I am blessing you with My Blessing of Divine Love."

Chaplet of the Holy Wounds of Jesus

For The Liturgical church

RUSSIAN BLACK MADONNA

Chaplet of the Holy Wounds of Jesus

(Prayed on ordinary Rosary beads)

To be said on the Crucifix and the first three beads:

O Jesus, Divine Redeemer, be merciful to us and to the whole world. Amen. Strong God, holy God, immortal God, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Amen.

Grace and mercy, O my Jesus, during present dangers; cover us with Your Precious Blood. Amen.

Eternal Father, grant us mercy through the Blood of Jesus Christ, Your only Son; grant us mercy, we beseech You. Amen, Amen, Amen.

The following prayers, composed by Our Lord, are to be said.

On the large beads: Eternal Father, I offer You the Wounds of our Lord Jesus Christ to heal the wounds of our souls.

On the small beads: My Jesus, pardon and mercy, through the merits of Your Holy Wounds.

Promises of Our Lord for those who are Devoted to His Wounds

At each word that you pronounce of the Chaplet of the Holy Wounds, I allow a drop of My Blood to fall upon the soul of a sinner.

Each time that you offer to My Father the merits of My divine Wounds, you win an immense fortune.

Souls that will have contemplated and honored My crown of thorns on earth, will be My crown of glory in Heaven!

I will grant all that is asked of Me through the invocation of My Holy Wounds. You will obtain everything, because it is through the merit of My Blood, which is of infinite price. With My Wounds and My Divine Heart, everything can be obtained.

From My Wounds proceed fruits of sanctity. As gold purified in the crucible becomes more beautiful, so you must put your soul and those of your companions into My sacred Wounds; there they will become perfected as gold in the furnace. You can always purify yourself in My Wounds. My Wounds will repair yours. My Wounds will cover all your faults. Those who honor them will have a true knowledge of Jesus Christ. In meditation on them, you will always find a new love. My wounds will cover all your sins.

Plunge your actions into My Wounds and they will be of value. All your actions, even the least, soaked in My Blood, will acquire by this alone an infinite merit and will please My Heart.

In offering My Wounds for the conversion of sinners, even though the sinners are not converted, you will have the same merit before God as if they were.

When you have some trouble, something to suffer, quickly place it in My Wounds, and the pain will be alleviated.

This aspiration must often be repeated near the sick: "My Jesus, pardon and mercy through the merits of Your Holy Wounds!" This prayer will solace soul and body.

A sinner who will say the following prayer will obtain conversion: "Eternal Father, I offer You the Wounds of our Lord Jesus Christ to heal those of our souls."

There will be no death for the soul that expires in My Holy Wounds; they give true life.

This chaplet is a counterpoise to My justice; it restrains My vengeance.

Those who pray with humility and who meditate on My Passion, will one day participate in the glory of My divine Wounds.

The more you will have contemplated My painful Wounds on this earth, the higher will be your contemplation of them glorious in Heaven.

The soul who during life has honored the Wounds of our Lord Jesus Christ and has offered them to the Eternal Father for the Souls in Purgatory, will be accompanied at the moment of death by the Holy Virgin and the angels; and Our Lord on the Cross, all brilliant in glory, will receive her and crown her.

The invocations of the Holy Wounds will obtain an incessant victory for the Church.

Messages to Fr. Melvin Doucette at NFWP March 30 & 31, 2010

March 30,2010

Tuesday Holy Week - Novena For World Peace/Retreat Las Vegas, NV Message from Jesus to Rev. Fr. Melvin Doucette

Melvin, I Love you for I offered My Supreme Sacrifice for you and all My brothers and sisters who believe in Me and those who will believe in me in the future.

My sacrifice is still occurring today because it is an ETERNAL SACRIFICE that will never have an end. My Heavenly Father sees Me nailed to the Cross and dying at all times and He knows that I offered Myself TOTALLY to HIM for you to all have salvation.

I call you all to come to My Cross today and every day and join me as I suffer atrociously for your sins and ask Me for the Graces and Strength to avoid sin always. Receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation or Confession at least once a month. Become aware of the horrible offense sin is to the Father and to me, that it caused Me so much suffering.

Once all your sins are taken away you can live the New Life, which I brought you. It is a life of grace which brings you very close to Me, who is your Great Friend.

Do not follow anymore the ways of the world but walk in friendship with Me, your Savior and your Friend. Come to prayer everyday and your holiness will grow daily. I bless you all with My Love, My Peace and My Joy! I love you

March 31,2010

Wednesday Holy Week - Novena For World Peace/Retreat Las Vegas, NV Message from Jesus to Rev. Fr. Melvin Doucette

Melvin, My brother, I speak to you in your heart. I love you and all My faithful brothers and sisters who believe in me and offer their lives to Me.

You will all have your share of suffering. This suffering is the sharing in My Cross which brought Me much pain and finally death. If you offer your suffering to the Father, together with all I suffered then your suffering will be redemptive suffering as you will join with Me and My Holy Mother in doing your part for the salvation of the world. Offer to the Father through Me your sufferings every day and it will bring much help to many people.

Your life will not only be suffering, you will always be with Me and I will give you great peace, a heart full of love and a joy that the world cannot give. Your life will be truly meaningful for you will have a great purpose to live, namely, to grow daily in your love of Me and of your neighbor.

However, you will be tested to prove that your love is genuine and that you are humble. You know that I love a humble heart and such friends are Blessed indeed. Do not worry about tomorrow but know that I AM taking care of you. Make use of all the Graces I give you today. Remain in My Love. I Bless you all.

Message to Fr. Melvin Doucette March 29, 2010 March 29,2010

Monday Holy Week - Novena For World Peace/Retreat Las Vegas, NV Message from Jesus to Rev. Fr. Melvin Doucette

Melvin, My brother I bless you together with all My friends. Open your hearts so I can make My Home in you.

Are you ready to give your life to Me? Do not hold back but give Me your heart, your mind, your will and even your life. It is the one who gives himself totally to Me who is blessed, for I will give him or her all that is needed. I will fill you with all My gifts and you will have all the Graces you need to follow Me. I want you all to offer yourselves totally to Me every day.

There is no one My friends who loves you as I do I came down on earth to live with you because I want you with Me. I came to reveal to you the truth you need in order to live a Holy Life I gave Myself completely to the Father to do His Holy Will and so I accepted SUFFERING AND DEATH ON THE CROSS to take away all your sins and to make you the beloved of My Father and MY brothers and sisters! Do not doubt My Love but rely on Me every day in order to follow the way to total surrender that you may live with Me for all eternity.

Remember My Love is everlasting for you. Do you love Me? I earnestly await your love. If you love Me, then you are mine and a wonderful relationship will grow every day between us. I love you and I bless you

Message to Eileen Renders March 28, 2010

Palm Sunday, March 28, 2010

Love and Mercy!

We attended the 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.

I made an Act Of Contrition prior to receiving Holy Communion, and after receiving the most sacred Body and Blood of Jesus Christ; I knelt in silent commune with Jesus.

Praying for forgiveness of my sins and asking Jesus to guide my footsteps, I prayed, “Speak Lord (if it be His will), Your servant listens.”

Jesus responded to my prayer and speaking to my heart imparted these words; “My child Eileen, all My children were fashioned after My own heart. Sin divides our hearts. Love and mercy eradicates sin. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Continue to pray for your brothers and sisters. Amen.”

One of the many BLACK MADONNAS Black Madonna De Vilnius

Message to Louise March 24, 2010

Message via L., V+J March 24, 2010- - -8 pm Feast of St. Gabriel and St.Catherine of Sweden

L. began to receive words from God and said, "Jesus, please cover me with Your Most Precious Blood." (and other numerous prayers of testing the spirits)

Then God the Father spoke, "What has started in the northern most region of the Atlantic Ocean where it comes in contact with the Acrtic Ocean there will be more fire and ice which will affect the glaciers both below the sea and above the sea. It is going to cause much never before seen disasters, havoc, floods around the entire world. Beware for all has begun."

+JMJ+ My dear brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus:

I pray as we enter this most holy of times, that every spiritual blessing descend to each and every one of you. I dedicate time before the blessed Sacrament in prayer asking Jesus for all of you and I especially take those who write to me with prayer requests. I, in return, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers for I can certainly feel them. Please email me your prayer requests or any questions you might have. I take them all to the Lord in my prayers, Masses, and rosaries.

Monthly Message as given to Anne, a lay apostle

On the first of every month, Our Lord gives Anne a new message about his call to service. April 1, 2010

Jesus

My dear apostles, I am with you. I am present in every challenge you experience. I see your struggle and I provide everything you need to serve Me in each day. If you have given Me your day, then the day belongs to Me. Your self-will has been offered to heaven and heaven exchanges it for My will. How do you experience this? On most days your experience of serving Me is a mystery to you.

How could it be otherwise when you are seeing with eyes that have not yet been exposed to the divine vision? Day after day, you offer your will to Me and day after day, I use your offering to gently push Myself through you to others. Do you feel successful? Or do you feel, at times, that you are unsuccessful? Poor little apostles, I understand your questions and I understand your doubts.

I assure you, in My human experience, I did not feel successful at every moment. My experience was often much to the contrary. I often experienced the temptation to believe that I was failing the Father. I sometimes, in moments of human temptation, wondered if, in fact, love was enough.

Could love succeed in turning hearts to goodness? Could love succeed in persuading God’s children to accept the Father’s beautiful plan for humanity? Yes, please believe that I suffered temptation. And now, you suffer temptation. Together, our temptations suffered for the Father, bring soothing graces to others. You, My beautiful apostle, serve despite temptations to abandon Me. Where others leave, you endure. You endure for Me, as I endured for you.

From My perspective, all is well, despite your suffering. My plan is perfect and if you are serving Me, listening to My voice, there are no problems. If you are not serving Me and you are not listening to My voice, then there are many problems for you and there will continue to be many problems for you. ‘Ah’, you say, ‘Jesus, I am listening to you and still I have these problems’.

We must differentiate small problems from big problems. Small problems are the sufferings you bear for the sake of the divine will. Big problems are the problems you face when you abandon My will and insert your own will. Are you praying? Are you in steady communication with Me? Do you ask Me what I want you to do in situations where you are unsure? Do you spend time in silence, considering heaven and heaven’s plan for you in the day?

Answer yes to these questions and I assure you, your problems will be manageable. Do not believe I ignore your sighs or turn away from your fears. I am with you. I will never abandon you. My plan will be realised through your perseverance and through the perseverance of many apostles like you.

I am so pleased when you pray for each other because this is how you experience, in advance, My gratitude. You see My gratitude in the graces received by others through your intercession. Rejoice. I am responding to your pain and answering your prayers. Truly, I am with you.

Medjugorje Day By Day Apr 02- Pray to understand the Fathers will

Message to Mirjana on April 2, 2009

"Dear children, God's love is in my words. My children, that is the love which desires to turn you to justice and truth. That is the love which desires to save you from delusion. And what about you, my children? Your hearts remain closed; they are hard and do not respond to my calls. They are insincere. With a motherly love I am praying for you, because I desire for all of you to resurrect in my Son. Thank you."

"In the Virgin's example of silent and fruitful listening, contemplation helps grasp the presence of the Living One in the Eucharist and aids in transfiguring the deaths that mark the earthly city into a commitment for life and hope in the resurrection" (Pope John Paul II, Servant of God).

"You, eternal Father, are the table that offers us as food the Lamb, your only-begotten Son. He is the most exquisite of foods for us . . . that we receive in Holy Communion, which feeds and strengthens us while we are pilgrim travelers in this life" (St. Catherine of Siena).

Mother Teresa- Never let anything so fill you with pain or sorrow so as to make you forget the joy of Christ Risen.

Meditations by Padre Pio - Apr 2 It is necessary to be strong to become great: this is our duty. Life is a struggle from which we cannot withdraw, but we must triumph (CE,33).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Where is the true passion of politics?

"Because we hate certain things, other passions which are related to struggle with difficulties also arise... Coming back to want of fire and enthusiasm in our politicians, the reason is rather obvious. They have no great central overwhelming cause to which they are dedicated with the full fervor of their being, and they have no great shock at evil or wrong."

St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Jesus, my Love, today gave me to understand how much He loves me, although there is such an enormous gap between us, the Creator and the creature; and yet, in a way, there is something like equality: love fills up the gap. He Himself descends to me and makes me capable of communing with Him.

I immerse myself in Him, losing myself as it were; and yet, under His loving gaze, my soul gains strength and power and an awareness that it loves and is especially loved. It knows that the Mighty One protects it. Such prayer, though short, benefits the soul greatly, and whole hours of ordinary prayer do not give the soul that light which is given by a brief moment of this higher form of prayer. (815)

I have come to understand today that even if I did not accomplish any of the things the Lord is demanding of me, I know that I shall be rewarded as if I had fulfilled everything, because He sees the intention with which I begin, and even if He called me to himself today, the work would not suffer at all by that, because He himself is the Lord of both the work and the worker.

My part is to love Him to folly; all works are nothing more than a tiny drop before Him. It is love that has meaning and power and merit. He has opened up great horizons in my soul-love compensates for the chasms. (822)

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

APRIL 2 - PRAY TO UNDERSTAND THE FATHER'S LOVE

Our Lady speaks of understanding the will of the Father and his love:

O children! Remember that the only way you can be always with me, and know the will of the Father, is to pray. That is why I call you again today. Do not let my calls go unheeded. Above all else, continue to pray, for then you will understand the Father's will and his love for you (Locutionist Jelena & Mirijana May 16, 1987)

.In Matthew's gospel, Christ also speaks of the Father and his promised reward to those who pray:

And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father in secret; and then your Father, who sees in secret, will reward you (Mt 6:5-6).

Reflection:

Prayer to God the Father is powerful, for among other things, "you will understand the Father's will and his love for you," as Mary tells us today. Humble prayer, "in secret", as Jesus advises in our gospel reading is always heard by the Father and swiftly answered.

The following "Petition to God" was dictated to Jelena, one of the Medjugorje locutionists, by the Blessed Mother. It was distributed throughout the church by the priest at Medjugorje. Let us offer it in response to the Virgin's message today:

O God, our hearts are deeply obscured, despite our bond to your heart. Our hearts are rent between you and Satan; between good and evil; enlighten and unify them with your grace. Do not permit two loves to exist in us, or two faiths; grant that we may never be torn between lying and sincerity, love and hatred, honesty and dishonesty, humility and pride.

Help us to raise our hearts to you like those of children. May you renew and fill our hearts with peace; may the longing for peace grow within us. May your holy will and love dwell in us that we may truly desire to be your children. Remember our past devotion and help us to again receive your Spirit.

With open hearts we seek that you will be done in us. With open souls we seek your tender mercy. May your mercy strengthen us to recognize our sins which make us impure. Lord God, we wish to be your children, humble and devout, sincere and cherished, as you desire us to be.

And may you, brother Jesus, intercede with the Father, that he may bless us with his goodness and inspire us to respond with goodness. Help us, Lord Jesus, to comprehend the Father's infinite love and manifold gifts, that we may never fail to please him with works of love and peace. Amen.

Application:

Offer this Petition to God once more today, perhaps this evening. May it be a prayer from your heart.

Medjugorje Day By Day Apr 01 - May you be the hope and joy of mankind

"Mankind will not have

"Mankind will not have peace until it turns with trust to My mercy," Jesus told St. Maria Faustina of the Blessed Sacrament, "Adore, in the Blessed Sacrament, My Heart, which is full of mercy." "I want Adoration to take place . . . for the intention of imploring Mercy for the world." (Divine Mercy Diary, 300, 1572, & 1070)

Mother Teresa - "The cross is the proof that He loved us and the Tabernacle is the proof that He loves us now with tender compassion".

The Cross is a thorny fruit which outside is most pungent. After the thorns and bark are removed, one finds a precious and savory fruit, that only she who has the patience to endure the annoyance of the punctures, can come to discover the secret of the preciousness and the taste of that fruit. And only she who has come to discover this secret keeps it with love. And all the others look at it with contempt and despise it.

Meditations by Padre Pio - Apr 1 Doesn't the Holy Spirit tells us that when the soul approaches God it must be prepared for temptations? Courage, therefore, courage my good daughter. Fight valiantly and you will receive the prize of strong souls (Letters III, p. 427).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen - The Passion of Love and Hate

"The root of all passions are love and its opposite, hate. Hence our passions are either for the pursuit of what we love, or escape from what we hate."

St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - Jesus, lover of human salvation, draw all souls to the divine life. May the greatness of Your mercy be praised here on earth and in eternity. O great lover of souls, who in Your boundless compassion opened the salutary fountains of mercy so that weak souls may be fortified in this life's pilgrimage, Your mercy runs through our life like a golden thread and maintains in good order the contact of our being with God. For He does not need anything to make Him happy; so everything is solely the work of His mercy. My senses are transfixed with joy when God grants me a deeper awareness of that great attribute of His; namely, His unfathomable mercy. (1466)

Jesus, hide me in Your mercy and shield me against everything that might terrify my soul. Do not let my trust in Your mercy be disappointed. Shield me with the omnipotence of Your mercy, and judge me leniently as well. (1480)

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY

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

APRIL 1 - MAY YOU BE THE JOY OF MANKIND

The Blessed Virgin speaks of joy today:

"Dear Children, persevere in prayer so that your hearts may be filled with joy. Dear children, may you be the hope and joy of mankind, But you can only achieve this through prayer. Pray, pray! (Visionary Prayer Group May 3rd, 1986).

In his prayer to the Father, Jesus speaks of conveying his joy to his disciples:

While I was with them, I protected them in your name that you have given me. I guarded the, and not one of them was lost except the one destined to be lost, so that the scripture might be fulfilled. But now I am coming to you, and I speak these things in the world so that they may have my joy made complete in themselves (Jn17:12-13)

Reflection:

Joy is a unique quality of the Christian life. It seems to be born of trust in God's love for us and for all aspects of our lives. Fr. Slavko Barbaric, spiritual director to the visionaries, recently gave a sermon on Our Lady's messages of prayer and joy.

Here, in part, is what he said:

Normally, after meeting someone, you need time to get to know him, tell him about yourself, exchange views, and so forth. However, if our prayer only consists of an occasional "hello" to someone who only occupies a corner of our lives, then we probably aren't going to experience great joy.

The problem is that we all want joy but we're not willing to follow the path that leads to its source: prayer from the heart. That is why Our Lady asks us so urgently to, "pray, pray!" It is the means to happiness.

Application:

Today the Mother of God asks that we make our hearts, "joyful through the means of prayer." To this end, try to extend and deepen your prayer so that you will more fully experience that joy.

Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 29 - Wipe the tears from my face

"The Way of the Cross is thus a path leading to the heart of the Eucharistic mystery: popular piety and sacramental piety of the Church blend together and become one" (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 - The first step to becoming holy is to will it. St. Thomas says, " Sanctity consists in nothing else than a firm resolve, the heroic act of a soul abandoning himself to God. By an upright will we love God, we choose God, we run toward God, we reach Him, we possess Him."

O good, good Will which transforms me into the image of God and makes me like Him! We will be in Steubenville the next few days, so have posted 6 days of Mother Teresa's words of wisdom for everyone. God bless each of you. We must know exactly when we say yes to God what is in that yes.

Yes means " I surrender," totally, fully, without any counting the cost, without any examination, " Is it all right? Is it convenient?"

Meditations by Padre Pio - Bearing physical and moral ailments is the worthiest offering you can make to He who saved us through suffering (Letters III, p. 487).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Passion is merely the echo of knowledge!

"Passion has its seat in the body or the animal nature of man. It is the echo of the knowledge in our physical structure but it is not knowledge. Passion implies sensible changes, such as the flushing of the cheeks, the dilating of the pupils and the tensing of many muscles."

St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - As I was praying before the Blessed Sacrament and greeting the five wounds of Jesus, at each salutation I felt a torrent of graces gushing into my soul, giving me a foretaste of heaven and absolute confidence in God's mercy. (1337)

O merciful God, You do not despise us, but lavish Your graces on us continuously. You make us fit to enter Your kingdom, and in Your goodness You grant that human beings may fill the places vacated by the ungrateful Angels. O God of great mercy, who turned Your sacred gaze away from the rebellious Angels and turned it upon contrite man, praise and glory be to Your unfathomable mercy, O God who do not despise the lowly heart. (1339)

My Jesus, let my sacrifice burn before Your throne in all silence, but with the full force of love, as I beg You to have mercy on souls. (1342)

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. T

Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 30 - REFLECT ON JESUS PASSION

If the Spirit inspires in us the desire to be one hour at the side of Jesus in Gethsemane this Lent, the simplest way to achieve it is to spend, on Thursday afternoon, one hour before the Blessed Sacrament" (Father Raniero Cantalamessa, March 17, 2006).

"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 - Our yes to God is without any reservations.

We are at Jesus' disposal. If He wants you to be sick in bed, if He wants you to proclaim His word in the street, that's all right, everything is all right.

Meditations by Padre Pio - . I am extremely pleased to hear that the Lord is always generous with His caresses towards your souls. I know you are suffering, but isn't this suffering a sure sign that God loves you? (Letters III, p. 707).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen- Passion is blind without knowledge "Passion is not a reflex like the watering of a dog's mouth in the presence of food. It is true that there are many similarities between passion in animals and passion in man, but it must never be forgotten that in man, passion cannot operate unless something is known."

St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - When I entered the chapel for a moment in the evening, I felt a terrible thorn in my head. This lasted for a short time, but the pricking was so painful that in an instant my head dropped onto the communion rail. It seemed to me that the thorn had thrust itself into my brain. But all this is nothing; it is all for the sake of souls, to obtain God's mercy for them. (1399)

Christ, give me souls. Let anything You like happen to me, but give me souls in return. I want the salvation of souls. I want souls to know Your mercy. I have nothing left for myself, because I have given everything away to souls, with the result that on the day of judgment I will stand before You empty-handed, since I have given everything away to souls. Thus You will have nothing on which to judge me, and we shall meet on that day: Love and mercy... (1426)

Today during confession, breaking the wafer with me spiritually, he [my confessor] gave me the following wishes: "Be as faithful as you can to the grace of God; secondly, beg God's mercy for yourself and for the whole world, because we are all in great need of God's mercy." (1432)

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY

Mar 30 - REFLECT ON JESUS' PASSION

The Blessed Virgin speaks of the cross and prayer today:

Dear children, here is my second message for Lent. Renew your prayer before the cross. Dear children, I offer you special graces and Jesus offers you the extraordinary merits of the cross. Accept them and live! Reflect on Jesus ` passion. Unite your life to his (Weekly Message February 20, 1986).

Scripture and Reflection:

In view of Our Lady's message today, it might be well for us to simple meditate on the Passion of her Son, rather than engage in commentary St. Thomas a Kempis emphasized this as well when he wrote, "Take comfort in the Passion of Christ, and dwell willingly in his sacred wounds. Endure with Christ, suffer for him, if you wish to reign with him."

As you meditate on the passion narrative of St. Mark, read the lines unhurriedly, and pause in silent prayer if a phrase or word strikes you, for this is the Holy Spirit at work. Then the soldiers led him into the courtyard of the palace (that is, the governor's headquarters); and they called together the whole cohort. And they clothed him in a purple cloak; and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on him. And they began saluting him, "Hail, King of the Jews!" They struck his head with a reed, spat upon him, and knelt down in homage to him. After mocking him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.

…Then they brought Jesus to the placed called Golgotha (which means the place of the skull). And they offered him wine mixed with myrrh; but he did not take it. And they crucified him, and divided his clothes among them. Casting lots to decide what each should take.

…When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. At three o'clock Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi. Lema sabachtani?" which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, «Listen, he calling for Elijah." And someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, "Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down."

Then Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last breath. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. Now when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way be breathed his last, he said, "Truly this man was God's Son!" (Mk 15:16-20, 22-24, 33-39).

Application:

Today, spend five minutes in meditation before the cross.

Mar 29 - WIPE THE TEARS FROM MY FACE

The following message from the Queen of Peace is her lengthiest—and one of the most important. Along with a short passage from scripture, it will serve as our reading and reflection for this Lenten day.

My Dear Children! I came to you in order to lead you to purity of soul and then to God. But how did you receive me? At first with disbelief, fearful and suspicious of the children I had chosen. Later on, most of you received me in your hearts and began to live your Mother's messages. But that did not last for long.

Whenever I come to you my Son comes with me, but so does Satan. You unwittingly permitted him to influence you and now he drives you on. It is up to you to recognize when your behaviour is displeasing to God, but you often stifle the thought.

Do not give in, dear children. Wipe from my face the tears that I shed when I see you acting like this. Rouse yourselves. Take the time to meet God in your church. Come into your Father's house. Take time for family prayer so you can receive God's grace. Remember your deceased; give them joy by offering a Mass for them.

Do not be scornful of those who beg you for a piece of bread. Do not turn them away from your overladen tables. Help them and God will help you. Perhaps this is the way in which God will hear you and bestow upon you blessings in thanksgiving.

You have forgotten all this, my children, under Satan's influence. Be wary! Pray with me! Do not deceive yourselves in thinking, "I am good, but my brother next door is not." You would be wrong. Your Mother loves you and so I warn you.

People do not know the secrets, my children, but when they learn of them it will be too late. Return to prayer! Nothing is more important. I wish the Lord would permit to enlighten you a little more about the secrets, but the graces you have already received are great enough.

Think how much you have offended him What have you given him of yourself? When was the last time you gave up something for the Lord? I do not want to reprimand you further, but to call you once again to prayer, fasting, and penance. If you wish to obtain a special grace from God by fasting, then let no one know you are fasting. If you wish to obtain a certain grace from God through a gift to the poor, then keep your almsgiving a secret between you and the Lord.

Listen to me, my children! Meditate on my message in prayer (Special Message January 28, 1987).

And from the Acts of the Apostles, this quote from Isaiah echoes Our Lady's words: For this people's heart has grown dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes; so that they might not look with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and understand with their heart and turn—and I would heal them (Acts 28:27).

Application:

Simply heed the Gospa's advice in the last sentence of her message today: "Meditate on my message in prayer."

Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 31 - Open your hearts to the Holy Spirit

"Whenever we are shaken by the sight of evil spreading in the universe . . . we should not forget that such unleashing of the forces of sin is overcome by the saving power of Christ. Whenever the words of consecration are uttered in the Mass and the Body and Blood of Christ become present in the act of the sacrifice, the triumph of love over hatred, of holiness over sin, is also present. Every Eucharistic Celebration is stronger than all the evil in the universe; it means real, concrete accomplishment of the redemption" (Pope John Paul II).

Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity, Carmelite Nun (1880-1906) France: 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 - We must say, " I belong to you. You can do whatever you like. " And this is our strength and this is the joy of the Lord.

Meditations by Padre Pio - Accept all the suffering and incomprehension that comes from Above. In this way you will perfect and sanctity yourself (FSP, 119).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen -- Passion is not unconscious!

"The eye has a reflex action when someone is about to thrust his finger into it, but passion is a conscious affair; it is something that happens to a creature endowed with reason and free will."

Oh, how great is the mercy of God, who allows man to participate in such a high degree in His divine happiness! At the same time, what great pain pierces my heart [at the thought] that so many souls have spurned this happiness. (1439)

To avail oneself of this miracle, it is not necessary to go on a great pilgrimage or to carry out some external ceremony; it suffices to come with faith to the feet of My representative and to reveal to him one's misery, and the miracle of Divine Mercy will be fully demonstrated.

Were a soul like a decaying corpse so that from a human standpoint, there would be no [hope of] restoration and everything would already be lost, it is not so with God. The miracle of Divine Mercy restores that soul in full. Oh, how miserable are those who do not take advantage of the miracle of God's mercy!... (1448)

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY.

Mar 31 - OPEN YOUR HEARTS TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

The Holy Spirit is the topic of Our Lady's message today:

"Dear Children, during these days I call you to especially open your hearts to the Holy Spirit, who is working through you. Open your hearts and surrender your lives to Jesus so that he can work through your hearts and strengthen you in faith (Weekly Message May 23, 1985).

And from Acts:

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon yon; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8).

Reflections:

Jesus wishes to give us the power of the Holy Spirit, and the Blessed Mother asks us to be open to receive his power. With faith and openness, then let us pray to the Spirit using The Sequence of the Holy Spirit, one of the loveliest prayer-poems of the church:

Holy Spirit, Lord of light, from the clear celestial height Thy pure beaming radiance give. Come, thou Father of the poor, Come, with treasures which endure; Come, thou light of all that live!

Thou, of all consolers best, Thou, the soul's delightful guest, Dost refreshing peace bestow; Thou in toil art comfort sweet; Pleasant coolness in the heat; Solace in the midst of woe.

Light immortal, light divine, Visit thou these hearts of thine, And our inmost being fill: If thou take thy grace away, Nothing pure in man will stay; All his good is turned to ill.

Heal our wounds, our strength renew; On our dryness pour thy dew; Wash the stains of guilt away; Bend the stubborn heart and will; Melt the frozen, warm the chill; Guide the steps that go astray.

Thou, on us who evermore Thee confess and thee adore, With thy sevenfold gifts descend: Give us comfort when we die; Give us life with thee on high; Give us joys that never end.

Application:

Make it a habit to pray to the Holy Spirit each day, as the Virgin asks of us.

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Thursday, 1 April 2010

AFROCENTRIC PROPHECY MEDITATIONS

Fair use, educational and religious for those in the African Diaspora who would otherwise not be exposed to such.

St. Luke saw Maryam and painted her picture, according to the metaphysical literature, on a kitchen table top… Hmmmmmmmm If Maryam was dark, might not her son, Yeshua, be as well?

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Messages to Fr. Melvin Doucette at NFWP March 30 & 31, 2010

March 30,2010

Tuesday Holy Week - Novena For World Peace/Retreat Las Vegas, NV
Message from Jesus to Rev. Fr. Melvin Doucette

Melvin, I Love you for I offered My Supreme Sacrifice for you and all
My brothers and sisters who believe in Me and those who will believe in
me in the future.

My sacrifice is still occurring today because it is an ETERNAL
SACRIFICE that will never have an end. My Heavenly Father sees Me
nailed to the Cross and dying at all times and He knows that I offered
Myself TOTALLY to HIM for you to all have salvation.

I call you all to come to My Cross today and every day and join me as
I suffer atrociously for your sins and ask Me for the Graces and
Strength to avoid sin always. Receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation
or Confession at least once a month. Become aware of the horrible
offense sin is to the Father and to me, that it caused Me so much
suffering.

Once all your sins are taken away you can live the New Life, which I
brought you. It is a life of grace which brings you very close to Me,
who is your Great Friend.

Do not follow anymore the ways of the world
but walk in friendship with Me, your Savior and your Friend. Come to
prayer everyday and your holiness will grow daily. I bless you all
with My Love, My Peace and My Joy! I love you

March 31,2010

Wednesday Holy Week - Novena For World Peace/Retreat Las Vegas, NV
Message from Jesus to Rev. Fr. Melvin Doucette

Melvin, My brother, I speak to you in your heart. I love you and all
My faithful brothers and sisters who believe in me and offer their
lives to Me.

You will all have your share of suffering. This suffering is the
sharing in My Cross which brought Me much pain and finally death. If
you offer your suffering to the Father, together with all I suffered
then your suffering will be redemptive suffering as you will join with
Me and My Holy Mother in doing your part for the salvation of the
world. Offer to the Father through Me your sufferings every day and it
will bring much help to many people.

Your life will not only be suffering, you will always be with Me and I
will give you great peace, a heart full of love and a joy that the
world cannot give. Your life will be truly meaningful for you will
have a great purpose to live, namely, to grow daily in your love of Me
and of your neighbor.

However, you will be tested to prove that your
love is genuine and that you are humble. You know that I love a humble
heart and such friends are Blessed indeed. Do not worry about
tomorrow but know that I AM taking care of you. Make use of all the
Graces I give you today. Remain in My Love. I Bless you all.

Message to Fr. Melvin Doucette March 29, 2010

March 29,2010

Monday Holy Week - Novena For World Peace/Retreat Las Vegas, NV
Message from Jesus to Rev. Fr. Melvin Doucette

Melvin, My brother I bless you together with all My friends. Open your
hearts so I can make My Home in you.

Are you ready to give your life to Me? Do not hold back but give Me
your heart, your mind, your will and even your life. It is the one who
gives himself totally to Me who is blessed, for I will give him or her
all that is needed. I will fill you with all My gifts and you will
have all the Graces you need to follow Me. I want you all to offer
yourselves totally to Me every day.

There is no one My friends who loves you as I do I came down on earth
to live with you because I want you with Me. I came to reveal to you
the truth you need in order to live a Holy Life I gave Myself
completely to the Father to do His Holy Will and so I accepted
SUFFERING AND DEATH ON THE CROSS to take away all your sins and to make
you the beloved of My Father and MY brothers and sisters! Do not doubt
My Love but rely on Me every day in order to follow the way to total
surrender that you may live with Me for all eternity.

Remember My Love is everlasting for you. Do you love Me? I earnestly
await your love. If you love Me, then you are mine and a wonderful
relationship will grow every day between us. I love you and I bless
you

Message to Eileen Renders March 28, 2010

Palm Sunday, March 28, 2010

Love and Mercy!

We attended the 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.

I made an Act Of Contrition prior to receiving Holy Communion, and after receiving the most sacred Body and Blood of Jesus Christ; I knelt in silent commune with Jesus.

Praying for forgiveness of my sins and asking Jesus to guide my footsteps, I prayed, “Speak Lord (if it be His will), Your servant listens.”

One of the many BLACK MADONNAS

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Message to Louise March 24, 2010

Message via L., V+J
March 24, 2010- - -8 pm
Feast of St. Gabriel and St.Catherine of Sweden

L. began to receive words from God and said, "Jesus, please cover me with Your Most Precious Blood." (and other numerous prayers of testing the spirits)

+JMJ+
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus:

Monthly Message as given to Anne, a lay apostle

On the first of every month, Our Lord gives Anne a new message about his call to service.
April 1, 2010

Jesus

Medjugorje Day By Day Apr 02- Pray to understand the Fathers will

Message to Mirjana on April 2, 2009

Mother Teresa-

Never let anything so fill you with pain or sorrow so as to make you forget the joy of Christ Risen.

Meditations by Padre Pio -

Apr 2 It is necessary to be strong to become great: this is our duty. Life is a struggle from which we cannot withdraw, but we must triumph (CE,33).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen -

Where is the true passion of politics?

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

Jesus, my Love, today gave me to understand how much He loves me, although there is such an enormous gap between us, the Creator and the creature; and yet, in a way, there is something like equality: love fills up the gap. He Himself descends to me and makes me capable of communing with Him.

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY

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

APRIL 2 - PRAY TO UNDERSTAND THE FATHER'S LOVE

Our Lady speaks of understanding the will of the Father and his love:

.In Matthew's gospel, Christ also speaks of the Father and his promised reward to those who pray:

Reflection:

Application:

Offer this Petition to God once more today, perhaps this evening. May it be a prayer from your heart.

Medjugorje Day By Day Apr 01 - May you be the hope and joy of mankind

"Mankind will not have

"Mankind will not have peace until it turns with trust to My mercy," Jesus
told St. Maria Faustina of the Blessed Sacrament, "Adore, in the Blessed
Sacrament, My Heart, which is full of mercy." "I want Adoration to take place . . .
for the intention of imploring Mercy for the world." (Divine Mercy Diary,
300, 1572, & 1070)

Mother Teresa -

"The cross is the proof that He loved us and the Tabernacle is the proof that He loves us now with tender compassion".

Meditations by Padre Pio -

Apr 1 Doesn't the Holy Spirit tells us that when the soul approaches God it must be prepared for temptations? Courage, therefore, courage my good daughter. Fight valiantly and you will receive the prize of strong souls (Letters III, p. 427).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen -

The Passion of Love and Hate

"The root of all passions are love and its opposite, hate. Hence our passions are either for the pursuit of what we love, or escape from what we hate."

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

Jesus, lover of human salvation, draw all souls to the divine life. May the greatness of Your mercy be praised here on earth and in eternity. O great lover of souls, who in Your boundless compassion opened the salutary fountains of mercy so that weak souls may be fortified in this life's pilgrimage, Your mercy runs through our life like a golden thread and maintains in good order the contact of our being with God. For He does not need anything to make Him happy; so everything is solely the work of His mercy. My senses are transfixed with joy when God grants me a deeper awareness of that great attribute of His; namely, His unfathomable mercy. (1466)

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY

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

APRIL 1 - MAY YOU BE THE JOY OF MANKIND

The Blessed Virgin speaks of joy today:

In his prayer to the Father, Jesus speaks of conveying his joy to his disciples:

Reflection:

Here, in part, is what he said:

Application:

Today the Mother of God asks that we make our hearts, "joyful through the means of prayer." To this end, try to extend and deepen your prayer so that you will more fully experience that joy. Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 29 - Wipe the tears from my face

"The Way of the Cross is thus a path leading to the heart of the Eucharistic mystery: popular piety and sacramental piety of the Church blend together and become one" (Pope Benedict XVI).

Mother Teresa -

The first step to becoming holy is to will it. St. Thomas says, " Sanctity consists in nothing else than a firm resolve, the heroic act of a soul abandoning himself to God. By an upright will we love God, we choose God, we run toward God, we reach Him, we possess Him."

Yes means " I surrender," totally, fully, without any counting the cost, without any examination, " Is it all right? Is it convenient?"

Meditations by Padre Pio -

Bearing physical and moral ailments is the worthiest offering you can make to He who saved us through suffering (Letters III, p. 487).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen -

Passion is merely the echo of knowledge!

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

As I was praying before the Blessed Sacrament and greeting the five wounds of Jesus, at each salutation I felt a torrent of graces gushing into my soul, giving me a foretaste of heaven and absolute confidence in God's mercy. (1337)

My Jesus, let my sacrifice burn before Your throne in all silence, but with the full force of love, as I beg You to have mercy on souls. (1342)

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. T

Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 30 - REFLECT ON JESUS PASSION

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.

Mother Teresa -

Our yes to God is without any reservations.

We are at Jesus' disposal.
If He wants you to be sick in bed,
if He wants you to proclaim His word in the street,
that's all right, everything is all right.

Meditations by Padre Pio -

. I am extremely pleased to hear that the Lord is always generous with His caresses towards your souls. I know you are suffering, but isn't this suffering a sure sign that God loves you? (Letters III, p. 707).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen-

Passion is blind without knowledge

"Passion is not a reflex like the watering of a dog's mouth in the presence of food. It is true that there are many similarities between passion in animals and passion in man, but it must never be forgotten that in man, passion cannot operate unless something is known."

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

When I entered the chapel for a moment in the evening, I felt a terrible thorn in my head. This lasted for a short time, but the pricking was so painful that in an instant my head dropped onto the communion rail. It seemed to me that the thorn had thrust itself into my brain. But all this is nothing; it is all for the sake of souls, to obtain God's mercy for them. (1399)

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY

Mar 30 - REFLECT ON JESUS' PASSION

The Blessed Virgin speaks of the cross and prayer today:

Scripture and Reflection:

As you meditate on the passion narrative of St. Mark, read the lines unhurriedly, and pause in silent prayer if a phrase or word strikes you, for this is the Holy Spirit at work.

Then the soldiers led him into the courtyard of the palace (that is, the governor's headquarters); and they called together the whole cohort. And they clothed him in a purple cloak; and after twisting some thorns into a crown, they put it on him. And they began saluting him, "Hail, King of the Jews!" They struck his head with a reed, spat upon him, and knelt down in homage to him. After mocking him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him.

Application:

Today, spend five minutes in meditation before the cross.

Mar 29 - WIPE THE TEARS FROM MY FACE

Listen to me, my children! Meditate on my message in prayer (Special Message January 28, 1987).

And from the Acts of the Apostles, this quote from Isaiah echoes Our Lady's words:

For this people's heart has grown dull, and their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes; so that they might not look with their eyes, and listen with their ears, and understand with their heart and turn—and I would heal them (Acts 28:27).

Application:

Simply heed the Gospa's advice in the last sentence of her message today: "Meditate on my message in prayer."

Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 31 - Open your hearts to the Holy Spirit

"Whenever we are shaken by the sight of evil spreading in the universe . . .
we should not forget that such unleashing of the forces of sin is overcome by the saving power of Christ. Whenever the words of consecration are uttered in the Mass and the Body and Blood of Christ become present in the act of the sacrifice, the triumph of love over hatred, of holiness over sin, is also present. Every Eucharistic Celebration is stronger than all the evil in the universe; it means real, concrete accomplishment of the redemption" (Pope John Paul II).

Bl. Elizabeth of the Trinity, Carmelite Nun (1880-1906) France:
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 -

We must say, " I belong to you. You can do whatever you like. "
And this is our strength and this is the joy of the Lord.

Meditations by Padre Pio -

Accept all the suffering and incomprehension that comes from Above. In this way you will perfect and sanctity yourself (FSP, 119).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen --

Passion is not unconscious!

"The eye has a reflex action when someone is about to thrust his finger into it, but passion is a conscious affair; it is something that happens to a creature endowed with reason and free will."

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

After I had gone into the refectory, during the reading, my whole being found itself plunged in God. Interiorly, I saw God looking at us with great pleasure. I remained alone with the Heavenly Father. At that moment, I had a deeper knowledge of the Three Divine Persons, whom we shall contemplate for all eternity and, after millions of years, shall discover that we have just barely begun our contemplation.

Write, speak of My mercy. Tell souls where they are to look for solace; that is, in the Tribunal of Mercy [the Sacrament of Reconciliation] There the greatest miracles take place [and] are incessantly repeated.

Were a soul like a decaying corpse so that from a human standpoint, there would be no [hope of] restoration and everything would already be lost, it is not so with God. The miracle of Divine Mercy restores that soul in full. Oh, how miserable are those who do not take advantage of the miracle of God's mercy!... (1448)

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY.

Mar 31 - OPEN YOUR HEARTS TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

The Holy Spirit is the topic of Our Lady's message today:

And from Acts:

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon yon; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8).

Reflections:

Thou, of all consolers best, Thou, the soul's delightful guest, Dost refreshing peace bestow; Thou in toil art comfort sweet; Pleasant coolness in the heat; Solace in the midst of woe.

Light immortal, light divine, Visit thou these hearts of thine, And our inmost being fill: If thou take thy grace away, Nothing pure in man will stay; All his good is turned to ill.

Heal our wounds, our strength renew; On our dryness pour thy dew; Wash the stains of guilt away; Bend the stubborn heart and will; Melt the frozen, warm the chill; Guide the steps that go astray.

Thou, on us who evermore Thee confess and thee adore, With thy sevenfold gifts descend: Give us comfort when we die; Give us life with thee on high; Give us joys that never end.

Application: Make it a habit to pray to the Holy Spirit each day, as the Virgin asks of us.

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Tuesday, 30 March 2010

AFROCENTRIC PROPHECY MEDITATIONS
Topic: Prophecy Meditation

Medjugorje Day By Day Apr 01 - May you be the hope and joy of mankind

FOR THE LITURGICAL CHURCH

One day St Faustina asked for a soul for every stitch she made while knitting. Jesus granted her request

ASK FOR A SOUL for every Hail Mary you say on your Rosary on Good Friday and also on every Rosary you say from now on.

I sent this to a friend and she said ask for a soul for every word! So this is what I am doing now.

Our Lady said she needs us, Needs our prayers.

God has all the Grace we need. All we have to do is ask for them.

Don't limit God

"Mankind will not have

Mother Teresa - "The cross is the proof that He loved us and the Tabernacle is the proof that He loves us now with tender compassion".

Archbishop Fulton Sheen - The Passion of Love and Hate "The root of all passions are love and its opposite, hate. Hence our passions are either for the pursuit of what we love, or escape from what we hate."

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

APRIL 1 - MAY YOU BE THE JOY OF MANKIND

The Blessed Virgin speaks of joy today:

In his prayer to the Father, Jesus speaks of conveying his joy to his disciples:

Reflection:

Here, in part, is what he said:

Application:

Today the Mother of God asks that we make our hearts, "joyful through the means of prayer." To this end, try to extend and deepen your prayer so that you will more fully experience that joy. Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 31 - Open your hearts to the Holy Spirit

Mother Teresa - We must say, " I belong to you. You can do whatever you like. " And this is our strength and this is the joy of the Lord.

Meditations by Padre Pio - Accept all the suffering and incomprehension that comes from Above. In this way you will perfect and sanctity yourself (FSP, 119).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Passion is not unconscious! "The eye has a reflex action when someone is about to thrust his finger into it, but passion is a conscious affair; it is something that happens to a creature endowed with reason and free will."

St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - After I had gone into the refectory, during the reading, my whole being found itself plunged in God. Interiorly, I saw God looking at us with great pleasure. I remained alone with the Heavenly Father. At that moment, I had a deeper knowledge of the Three Divine Persons, whom we shall contemplate for all eternity and, after millions of years, shall discover that we have just barely begun our contemplation. Oh, how great is the mercy of God, who allows man to participate in such a high degree in His divine happiness! At the same time, what great pain pierces my heart [at the thought] that so many souls have spurned this happiness. (1439)

Write, speak of My mercy. Tell souls where they are to look for solace; that is, in the Tribunal of Mercy [the Sacrament of Reconciliation] There the greatest miracles take place [and] are incessantly repeated. To avail oneself of this miracle, it is not necessary to go on a great pilgrimage or to carry out some external ceremony; it suffices to come with faith to the feet of My representative and to reveal to him one's misery, and the miracle of Divine Mercy will be fully demonstrated.

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY

Mar 31 - OPEN YOUR HEARTS TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

The Holy Spirit is the topic of Our Lady's message today:

And from Acts: But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon yon; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8).

Reflections:

Holy Spirit, Lord of light, from the clear celestial height Thy pure beaming radiance give. Come, thou Father of the poor, Come, with treasures which endure; Come, thou light of all that live! Thou, of all consolers best, Thou, the soul's delightful guest, Dost refreshing peace bestow; Thou in toil art comfort sweet; Pleasant coolness in the heat; Solace in the midst of woe.

Light immortal, light divine, Visit thou these hearts of thine, And our inmost being fill: If thou take thy grace away, Nothing pure in man will stay; All his good is turned to ill.

Heal our wounds, our strength renew; On our dryness pour thy dew; Wash the stains of guilt away; Bend the stubborn heart and will; Melt the frozen, warm the chill; Guide the steps that go astray.

Thou, on us who evermore Thee confess and thee adore, With thy sevenfold gifts descend: Give us comfort when we die; Give us life with thee on high; Give us joys that never end.

Application:

Make it a habit to pray to the Holy Spirit each day, as the Virgin asks of us.

Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 30 - REFLECT ON JESUS PASSION

"The privileged place where we can find this Jesus 'in agony until the end of the world' is the Eucharist. Jesus instituted it immediately before going to the Garden of Olives so that his disciples would be able, in every age, to make themselves 'contemporary' with his Passion. If the Spirit inspires in us the desire to be one hour at the side of Jesus in Gethsemane this Lent, the simplest way to achieve it is to spend, on Thursday afternoon, one hour before the Blessed Sacrament" (Father Raniero Cantalamessa, March 17, 2006).

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 - Our yes to God is without any reservations.
We are at Jesus' disposal.
If He wants you to be sick in bed,
if He wants you to proclaim His word in the street,
that's all right, everything is all right.

Archbishop Fulton Sheen- Passion is blind without knowledge

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY

Mar 30 - REFLECT ON JESUS' PASSION

The Blessed Virgin speaks of the cross and prayer today:

Scripture and Reflection:

As you meditate on the passion narrative of St. Mark, read the lines unhurriedly, and pause in silent prayer if a phrase or word strikes you, for this is the Holy Spirit at work.

Application:

Today, spend five minutes in meditation before the cross. Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 29 - Wipe the tears from my face

"The Way of the Cross is thus a path leading to the heart of the Eucharistic mystery: popular piety and sacramental piety of the Church blend together and become one" (Pope Benedict XVI).

Yes means " I surrender," totally, fully, without any counting the cost, without any examination, " Is it all right? Is it convenient?"

Meditations by Padre Pio - Bearing physical and moral ailments is the worthiest offering you can make to He who saved us through suffering (Letters III, p. 487).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Passion is merely the echo of knowledge! "Passion has its seat in the body or the animal nature of man. It is the echo of the knowledge in our physical structure but it is not knowledge. Passion implies sensible changes, such as the flushing of the cheeks, the dilating of the pupils and the tensing of many muscles."

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

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY

Mar 29 - WIPE THE TEARS FROM MY FACE

Listen to me, my children! Meditate on my message in prayer (Special Message January 28, 1987).

And from the Acts of the Apostles, this quote from Isaiah echoes Our Lady's words:

Application:

Simply heed the Gospa's advice in the last sentence of her message today: "Meditate on my message in prayer."

Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 28 - Encounter the living God

Message of March 25, 2006

"Courage, little children! I decided to lead you on the way of holiness. Renounce sin and set out on the way of salvation, the way which my Son has chosen. Through each of your tribulations and sufferings God will find the way of joy for you. Therefore, little children, pray. We are close to you with our love. Thank you for having responded to my call."

Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord:

"In an instant the Holy Spirit overshadows her [Mary], making her a living ciborium privileged to bear within herself for nine months the Guest who is the Host of the world" (Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen).

"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 - We obtain grace in proportion to our sanctity, to our fervor, and to our degree of union with our Lord.

Meditations by Padre Pio - The angels are jealous of us for one reason only; they are not able to suffer for God. Only through suffering can a soul say the certainty, "My God, You see I do love You!" (FM, 166).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen - If we don't know about something we can't get passionate about it! "Passion cannot operate unless we have an idea about something. A woman will not `get mad' at a bargain counter, unless she knows that someone is getting the better selection. We speak of people becoming `enthused' about some idea - and an idea is knowledge. No one undergoes the passion of sadness without first having a knowledge of a loss or a disaster."

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

You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us. (1319)

At three o'clock, implore My mercy, especially for sinners; and, if only for a brief moment, immerse yourself in My Passion, particularly in My abandonment at the moment of agony. This is the hour of great mercy for the whole world. I will allow you to enter into My mortal sorrow. In this hour, I will refuse nothing to the soul that makes a request of Me in virtue of My Passion.... (1320)

As I was meditating on the sin of the Angels and their immediate punishment, I asked Jesus why the Angels had been punished as soon as they had sinned. I heard a voice: Because of their profound knowledge of God. No person on earth, even though a great saint, has such knowledge of God as an Angel has. Nevertheless, to me who am so miserable, You have shown Your mercy, O God, and this, time and time again. You carry me in the bosom of Your mercy and forgive me every time that I ask Your forgiveness with a contrite heart. (1332

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY

MARCH 28 - ENCOUNTER THE LIVING GOD

Our Lady speaks of encountering the Lord today:

"Dear Children, today I wish to call you to prayer so that you may encounter the living God. He offers and give himself to you, asking only that you freely answer his call. Therefore, little children, set aside a special time each day when you pray in peace and humility, meeting with God the Creator. I am with you and intercede to God for you. Be alert that your prayer truly be a joyful encounter with God. (Monthly Message November 25, 1988) In this passage, Paul gives us an example of intercessory prayer:

For this reason, since the day we heard of it, we have not ceased praying for you and asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of God's will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding… (Col 1: 9)

Reflection:

As Our Lady stresses today, prayer is the most essential component of our lives, for it is a direct encounter with the living God.

Elsewhere, the Madonna asks that we pray for a number of her intentions (peace, conversion of sinners, the sick, etc.), as well as our own. As this array of prayer intentions can sometimes be difficult to remember or fit into one day, the following suggestions may help.

First, you many wish to write down on an index card the intentions you wish to pray for every day. Place the card in your wallet or purse (or in a prayerbook you use each day). Consult it as you pray the rosary, offering one decade for each intention; this will allow you to pray for 5 to 15 intentions each day.

Second, just as a priest normally has an intention for each Mass he offers, so you too can offer the Masses you attend for one or more special intentions. The same can be done for other prayer forms which the church offers us, such as the Stations of the Cross, litanies, and of course novenas.

Another form is conversational prayer with God. Here we simply speak to the Lord about our prayer intention, describing it and lifting it up, so to speak, for him to see and bless. But the most beautiful form of prayer may be that of sheer praise and gratitude, with the Lord himself searching our hearts for our special needs and intentions.

Application:

If advisable, write down your prayer intentions today. Remember that they can be prayed for in a variety of ways. It is our faithfulness that is most important.

Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 27 - Honor the wounds of my Son

Message of March 25, 2006

The air that we breathe, the bread that we eat, the heart which throbs in our bosoms, are not more necessary for man that he may live as a human being, than is prayer for the Christian that he may live as a Christian. - St. John Eudes "My soul, if you wish to be intimate with Mary, let yourself be carried between her arms and nourished with her blood . . . . Let this ineffable, chaste thought accompany you to the Banquet of God and you will find in the Blood of the Son the nourishment of the Mother" (St. Albert the Great).

Mother Teresa - A day alone with Jesus is apt to spur us on in the vigorous pursuit of holiness through personal love for Jesus.

Jesus desires our perfection with unspeakable ardor. " For this is the will of God, your sanctification. " We are but instruments that God deigns to use; these instruments bring forth fruit in the measure that they are united to God......

Meditations by Padre Pio - The God of Christians is the God of metamorphosis; you throw your sufferings into His bosom and you draw out peace; you throw in despair and you see hope coming to the surface (FM, 166).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Why do we put so much credence on what `they' say?

"Many live under the illusion that their rejection of religious faith is a proof that they are immune from credulity. The truth is that they too accept authority, but it is the vague, vaporous, anonymous authority of `they.' `They' are wearing green, and the like. Who are `they'? The person of faith at least knows the One Whose guidance he accepts."

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

When I make the Way of the Cross, I am deeply moved at the twelfth station. Here I reflect on the omnipotence of God's mercy which passed through the Heart of Jesus. In this open wound of the Heart of Jesus I enclose all poor humans... and those individuals whom I love, as often as I make the Way of the Cross. From that Fount of Mercy issued the two rays; that is, the Blood and the Water. With the immensity of their grace they flood the whole world.... (1309)

O my Jesus, now everything is clear to me, and I understand all that has just happened. I somehow felt and asked myself what sort of a poor man is this who radiates such modesty. From that moment on, there was stirred up in my heart an even purer love toward the poor and the needy. Oh, how happy I am that my superiors have given me such a task! I understand that mercy is manifold; one can do good always and everywhere and at all times. An ardent love of God sees all around itself constant opportunities to share itself through deed, word and prayer. Now I understand the words which You spoke to me, O Lord, some time ago. (1313)

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY

Mar 27 - HONOR THE WOUNDS OF MY SON

Today the Gospa gives a Lenten message on the passion of Christ:

"Dear Children, in a special way this evening, I am calling you during Lent to honor the wounds of my Son, which he received from the sins of this parish. Unite yourselves with my prayers for the parish so that his sufferings may be bearable." (Weekly Message March 22, 1984).

In the prophet Isaiah we find the image of the suffering servant: Surely he has borne our infirmities and carried our diseases; yet we accounted him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the punishment that made us whole, and by his bruises we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have all turned to our own way, and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. ---Isaiah 53:4-6

Reflection:

Both the Blessed Virgin and Isaiah speak of the Savior who suffered for our sins: "By his wounds are we healed," the prophet writes. No one in Isaiah's day would have dreamed that God would choose to save the world through a suffering servant, rather than a messianic king. The idea was contrary to human pride and logic. True, the Israelites offered animals as sacrifices for their sins. But a human being? The Messiah himself?

He was the Lamb of God, the sinless servant who offered himself in sacrifice for the sins of mankind; the Anointed One who suffered in place of the guilty.

How can we fathom such love? Today the Virgin tells us it is through prayer: "Honor the wounds of my Son. …Unite yourselves with my prayers." The Holy Spirit will give us insight into these deep currents of love which can be understood in no other way.

Application:

From The Imitation of Christ: "Take comfort in the passion of Christ, and dwell willingly in his sacred wounds. Endure with Christ, suffer for him, if you wish to reign with him." Today, with a crucifix in your hands, offer the Lord's Prayer in honor of each of the Savior's wounds, concluding with your own prayer of dedication.

Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 26 - See How He Was Martyred

"The Hail Mary is completely impregnated both with a Trinitarian and a Eucharistic sense. The first words were dictated by the Father to the Angel when He sent him to announce the mystery of the Incarnation of the Word: `Hail [Mary] full of grace, the Lord is with thee.'

You are full of grace because in you dwells the fountain of grace, and also because of your union with the most Blessed Trinity. Moved by the Holy Spirit, St. Elizabeth said: `Blessed art thou among women, and Blessed is the Fruit of they womb [Jesus].'" (Sr. Lucia of Fatima)

"Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the Masses said throughout the world today, for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. AMEN." (Prayer of St. Gertrude the Great)

Mother Teresa - Let Jesus use you without consulting you, and you will be holy because you belong to Him.

Meditations by Padre Pio - . Life is a Calvary; but we must climb it cheerfully. Crosses are the jewels of the Bridegroom and I am jealous of them. My sufferings are pleasing. I suffer only when I have nothing to suffer (CE, 22).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen- Faith is fathomless

"Faith in a human being is not like sawdust in a doll. You cannot rip it open, shake out the sawdust on a couch, analyze its tree origins, put it back and make a new creature."

St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html - When I make the Way of the Cross, I am deeply moved at the twelfth station. Here I reflect on the omnipotence of God's mercy which passed through the Heart of Jesus. In this open wound of the Heart of Jesus I enclose all poor humans... and those individuals whom I love, as often as I make the Way of the Cross. From that Fount of Mercy issued the two rays; that is, the Blood and the Water. With the immensity of their grace they flood the whole world.... (1309)

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY

Mar 26 - SEE HOW HE WAS MARTYRED

Asked by the visionaries why she showed them heaven, Our Lady responded: "I did so that you could see the happiness which awaits those who love God." During the same apparition, Jesus appears to the seers with injuries covering his body, wearing a crown of thorns. The Virgin says: "Do not be afraid. It is my Son. See how he was martyred. But despite it all, he was joyful and endured all with patience. (Then Jesus himself says:) See how I was wounded and martyred! But in spite of all, I have won the victory. My angels, you also be persevering in your faith and pray that you may overcome every obstacle (First Years November 2, 1981). In his letter to the Romans, Paul speaks of Christ's blood as the price of our redemption and forgiveness:

For there is no distinction, since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are now justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a sacrifice of atonement by his blood, effective through faith…(Rom 3:22-25).

Reflection:

Paul speaks of the Passion and death of Christ as effecting two great miracles: redemption indicated the price paid to gain freedom for a slave (Lv25:47-54). Through his death, Jesus paid the price to release us from slavery to sin. Forgiveness was granted in ancient Israel on the basis of the shedding of animals' blood in sacrifice (Lv17:11). Now we are forgiven on the basis of the shedding of Jesus' blood, for he died as the perfect and final sacrifice. The mystery of redemption holds the secret of unimaginable love, which can be penetrated only through prayer. Thus Jesus says today: "Persevere in your faith---and pray…."

Application:

Today, holding a crucifix in your hands, reflect of the love of Christ as expressed in his redemptive Passion and death.

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Friday, 26 March 2010

AFRICAN CHRISTIAN PROPHECY MEDITATIONS
Topic: Prophecy Meditation
The Medjugorge message given by Our Lady to the Medjugorge visionary Mirjana during her annual apparition on March 18th, 2010, so we present it here again: st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }

The Medjugorge message given by Our Lady to the Medjugorge visionary Mirjana during her annual apparition on March 18th, 2010, so we present it here again:

“Today I call you to love with all your heart and with all your soul. Pray for the gift of love, because when the soul loves it calls my Son to itself. My Son does not refuse those who call Him and who desire to live according to Him.

Pray for those who do not comprehend love, who do not understand what it means to love. Pray that God may be their Father and not their Judge. My children, you be my apostles, be my river of love. I need you. Thank you.”

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.douce...@pei.sympatico.ca

Friday, March 19, 2010

"I bless all those with a humble heart"

Dear Friends,

The Cleansing of the Temple

Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all those engaged in selling and buying there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves. And he said to them, "It is written: 'My house shall be a house of prayer,' but you are making it a den of thieves." The blind and the lame approached him in the temple area, and he cured them. When the chief priests and the scribes saw the wondrous things he was doing, and the children crying out in the temple area, "Hosanna to the Son of David," they were indignant and said to him, "Do you hear what they are saying?" Jesus said to them, "Yes; and have you never read the text, 'Out of the mouths of infants and nurslings you have brought forth praise'?" And leaving them, he went out of the city to Bethany, and there he spent the night. (Matthew 21:12-17)

We had another fine day yesterday but around noon we had a shower. It did not last long but a lot of snow disappeared. The temperature was around seven or eight degrees Celsius.

I spent the day yesterday preparing for the weekend. I packed my suitcase and all the things I will need for the three days in Tignish. I will leave this afternoon so I can get ready to begin in the evening after supper. I will be back home on Sunday afternoon where I will give a talk in the Little Shrine about Our Blessed Mother. Then I will get ready to go to Charlottetown on Monday afternoon in order to be on the spot to take the plane at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday for Las Vegas going via Toronto, Canada.

Below is the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him these words,

"Today is the Feast day of St. Joseph, My foster father, who is the Patron Saint of the Church. I call you all to honor him today.

I was very angry when I came to the Temple in Jerusalem one day and many people were selling all kinds of things there. I took a rope and I drove them all out of the Temple, as this building was the house of God.

I might do the same thing today because many people who go to church act as if they are at the marketplace. They talk and laugh in a holy place where all should be silent for prayer. They are not conscious that I am there present in the Tabernacle. Many pass by the Tabernacle and they do not as much as bow their head. Is it not the custom to genuflect as you pass by Me? If you believe in your Lord and Savior, you will acknowledge His presence and bend the knee before Him. Those who do not show reverence show a lack of faith. I bless all those with a humble heart. I love you."

Father Melvin

Thursday, March 18, 2010

"I bless you all"

Dear Friends,

The Entry into Jerusalem

...Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find an ass tethered, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them here to me. And if anyone should say anything to you, reply, 'The master has need of them.' Then he will send them at once." This happened so that what had been spoken through the prophet might be fulfilled: "Say to daughter Zion, behold, your king comes to you, meek and riding on an ass, and on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden." The disciples went and did as Jesus had ordered them. They brought the ass and the colt and laid their cloaks over them, and he sat upon them. The very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and strewed them on the road. The crowds preceding him and those following kept crying out and saying: "Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord; hosanna in the highest." And when he entered Jerusalem the whole city was shaken and asked, "Who is this?" And the crowds replied, "This is Jesus the prophet, from Nazareth in Galilee." (Matthew 21:1-11)

Yesterday morning I celebrated Holy Mass at the Little Shrine of Our Lady of Prince Edward Island and in the evening I was at the prayer meeting at our church. We prayed for the people of Haiti and Chile who are suffering very much because of the huge earthquakes that struck these countries. Tomorrow I will go to Tignish Heritage Inn until Sunday afternoon for the weekend retreat or growth weekend. Then on Tuesday morning I will take the plane from Charlottetown and fly to Las Vegas, Nevada, for a nine-day novena for world peace. I will only be back on the 2nd of April.

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

"Every year the Church celebrates My solemn entry into Jerusalem on an ass and this day is called Palm Sunday. I entered Jerusalem as their King and many people were present to welcome Me. The people in the crowd carried palm branches in their hand and they sang the song "Hosanna to the Son of David."

This entry into Jerusalem shows you that I am the Lord, the Messiah, entering the city of God. This is the place where I will offer My great sacrifice for the salvation of all the people of the world for which I was born. In a few days I will carry My cross through this city and this cross is the symbol of all the sins of the world. I will be nailed to it in great suffering for all to see and upon the cross I will offer to My Heavenly Father the oblation that takes away the sins of the world. This supreme act of love will change the world forever.

I call you all to join Me during these days as I live My last days on earth. Join the crowds at My entry into Jerusalem and during the way of the cross. I bless you all."

Father Melvin

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

"Give your 'yes' to Me today"

Dear Friends,

The Healing of the Two Blind Men

As they left Jericho, a great crowd followed Jesus. Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, "Lord, Son of David, have pity on us!" The crowd warned them to be silent, but they called out all the more, "Lord, Son of David, have pity on us!" Jesus stopped and called them and said, "What do you want me to do for you?" They answered him, "Lord, let our eyes be opened." Moved with pity, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight, and followed him. (Matthew 20:29-34)

We had a beautiful sunny day yesterday and the snow is fast disappearing. The temperature reached 5 degrees Celsius. All are thanking God for giving us such wonderful weather.

I was at the Immaculate Conception Church, Palmer Road, yesterday evening for Eucharistic Adoration. Then I went to Miscouche for a meeting at the Acadian (French) Museum there, which lasted two hours. This morning I will celebrate Holy Mass at the Little Shrine of Our Lady of Prince Edward Island and I will offer it for all those who are inscribed in the Book of Remembrance. Holy Mass is offered for them every Wednesday. This evening I will go to our church for the prayer meeting. I will be in Tignish this weekend for the retreat starting on Friday evening and ending on Sunday at noon.

Below you will find the message of Our Lord, the Son of God, given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him these words,

"My friends, sickness, suffering and death do not come from God. They are the result of sin. The Father created Adam and Eve in such a way that they would never suffer any sickness and they would not die. It is because of their horrible sin against the Father that all these things came to be.

I always have pity on all the people who suffer in any way. When I saw these two blind men shouting for help one day as we were leaving Jericho, I asked them what they wanted. They asked to be able to see. I placed My hand on their eyes and immediately they were healed. It was a great joy for Me to see them so happy once their sight was restored. They were men of faith. The crowd who saw this miracle was touched indeed. In showing them this great power, they would come to accept that I was the Messiah, the Savior, who had come into the world to save them.

As you know, I used suffering and death as the means to save you from your sins and to open heaven for you. In My Passion, which you will celebrate soon, I was able to offer Myself in sacrifice to the Father for your redemption. Come now and accept Me as your Savior and My blood will wash you clean. You will be renewed by the Holy Spirit and become the beloved of the Father. Give your 'yes' to Me today and every day."

Father Melvin

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

"I want you with Me"

Dear Friends,

The Workers in the Vineyard

"The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out at dawn to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with them for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. Going out about nine o'clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, and he said to them, 'You too go into my vineyard, and I will give you what is just.' So they went off. He went out again around noon, and around three o'clock, and did likewise. Going out about five o'clock, he found others standing around, and said to them, 'Why do you stand here idle all day?' They answered, 'Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, 'You too go into my vineyard.' When it was evening the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Summon the laborers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and ending with the first.' When those who had started about five o'clock came, each received the usual daily wage. So when the first came, they thought that they would receive more, but each of them also got the usual wage. And on receiving it they grumbled against the landowner, saying, "These last ones worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us.' He said to one of them in reply, 'My friend, I am not cheating you. Did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage? Take what is yours and go. What if I wish to give this last one the same as you? Am I not free to do as I wish with my money? ... Thus, the last will be first, and the first will be last." (Matthew 20:1-16)

We had another beautiful day yesterday with the sun the whole day. I was at the Manor in Alberton yesterday afternoon to celebrate Holy Mass with the people there. We lost one resident, Margaret Doucette, who will be buried today.

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

"All the people of the world are asked to enter My Kingdom. Some enter as babies, others as youth, still others as adult and even some during their last days on earth. You are never too late to enter the Kingdom. Now is the appropriate time for you to be a full member of My Kingdom. This is what the story of the workers in the vineyard is all about.

You enter the Kingdom during your years on earth and you receive your reward when you enter heaven. All those who enter heaven receive the same reward, which is everlasting happiness in heaven. There are different degrees of happiness but all are filled to the brim once they are in heaven. In heaven you see the Father, the Holy Spirit and I, the Son, together with My Blessed Mother and all the angels and saints. There in this holy place you are filled with joy forever. In heaven, there is no sickness, injury, tiredness, hunger or thirst. There is no death and nothing negative. Everything is positive and full of light. Heaven is the home for which the Father has created you. Do not let the things of this world turn you away from your primary goal but keep it always before you. My grace is always there ready for you if you ask for it. I want you with Me."

Father Melvin

Monday, March 15, 2010

"You need Me"

Dear Friends,

The Rich Young Man

Now someone approached Jesus and said, "Teacher, what good must I do to gain eternal life?" Jesus answered him, "Why do you ask me about the good? There is only One who is good. If you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments." He asked him, "Which ones?" And Jesus replied, "You shall not kill; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness; honor your father and your mother; and you shall love your neighbor as yourself." The young man said to him, "All of these I have observed. What do I still lack?" Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." When the young man heard this statement, he went away sad, for he had many possessions. Then Jesus said to his disciples, "Amen, I say to you, it will be hard for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 19:16-23)

We had another fine day yesterday although the temperature was a few degrees lower. It was sunny the whole day and we should have sun again today.

Yesterday morning I celebrated Holy Mass at the Church of the Assumption in the village of Miminegash and a good group of people attended. Today I will go to the Manor in Alberton to celebrate Holy Mass with the residents and to give Holy Communion in their rooms to those who are bedridden.

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

"It is very difficult for rich people to enter heaven because they are attached to their possessions. Many of them want to follow the commandments and would like to follow Me but they cannot get rid of their riches. They believe they need their possessions for their security. They do not realize that what they need is strong faith and the graces to follow Me on earth and to be united with Me forever in heaven.

It is the same for so many people that are addicted to all kinds of things. How difficult it is for an alcoholic or a drug addict to stop taking liquor or drugs! It is the same for those who smoke; even if they need to stop smoking because it is ruining their health, they do not have the strength to do so. However, if they believe in Me and ask Me for the help they need with their addiction, I will give them the grace to stop and get rid of the problem. If their faith is weak, they need to see a person of great faith who can pray for them to receive the grace they need to liberate them.

I am calling you all, My brothers and sisters, to get rid of all that is blocking your relationship with Me. If you turn to Me, I will help you so that your faith may be strong and our relationship will grow every day. You need Me if you want success in your life and to reach heaven one day. Come and I will give you My peace and My love."

Father Melvin

Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 24 - The vigil of the Annunciation

"In the sacrament of Eucharistic love He still abides in littleness to stay with us always" (St. Katharine Drexel).

"After partaking of the Living Bread, remember what our Lady must have felt when the Holy Spirit overpowered her, and she who was full of grace became full with the body of Christ" (Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta).

Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 24 - The vigil of the Annunciation

"In the sacrament of Eucharistic love He still abides in littleness to stay with us always" (St. Katharine Drexel).

"As a child, Mary was presented to the Lord in the temple by her parents, Anne and Joachim. Mary gave herself completely to do the Father's will. By the power of the Holy Spirit, the womb of the Virgin Mary became the first tabernacle of adoration for Christ the King!" (From our November 2003 "Could you not watch one hour with Me?" newsletter. The entire text may be viewed at the Newsletters section of our website at www.ACFP2000.com).

Mother Teresa -

The aim of taking a retreat is to advance in the knowledge and love of God, to purify ourselves, and to reform and transform our lives according to the life of our model, Jesus Christ.
It is not so much a looking back on the achievements and failures of the past, as a looking forward to a more generous imitation of our Lord Himself.

Meditations by Padre Pio -

Always love suffering, which, besides being the work of Divine Wisdom, reveals the work of His love to us even more (ASN, 43).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Without Faith it's all psychobabble!

"When religion is strong, it purges the unconscious mind of all those fears and anxieties, those worries and psychoses which psychoanalysis tries to expunge in the soul without faith."

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

Eighth Day

Today bring to Me the souls who are in the prison of Purgatory, and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. Let the torrents of My Blood cool down their scorching flames. All these souls are greatly loved by Me. They are making retribution to My justice. It is in your power to bring them relief. Draw all the indulgences from the treasury of My Church and offer them on their behalf. Oh, if you only knew the torments they suffer, you would continually offer for them the alms of the spirit and pay off their debt to My justice. (1226)

Most Merciful Jesus, You Yourself have said that You desire mercy; so I bring into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls in Purgatory, souls who are very dear to You, and yet, who must make retribution to Your justice. May the streams of Blood and Water which gushed forth from Your Heart put out the flames of the purifying fire, that in that place, too, the power of Your mercy may be praised.

From that terrible heat of the cleansing fire
Rises a plaint to Your mercy,
And they receive comfort, refreshment, relief
In the stream of mingled Blood and Water.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls suffering in Purgatory, who are enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. I beg You, by the sorrowful Passion of Jesus Your Son, and by all the bitterness with which His most sacred Soul was flooded: Manifest Your mercy to the souls who are under Your just scrutiny. Look upon them in no other way but only through the Wounds of Jesus, Your dearly beloved Son; for we firmly believe that there is no limit to Your goodness and compassion. (1227)

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.

Mar 24 - THE VIGIL OF THE ANNUNCIATION

On this vigil in 1985 Our Lady said:

"Today I invite all of you to confession, even if you have already gone a few days ago. I wish that you would live my feast in your hearts. You are not able to, if you do not abandon yourselves completely to the Lord, It is for this reason that I call you to reconciliation with the Lord". (First Years March 24, 1985).

This reconciliation to God is possible because of the redeeming sacrifice of Christ on Calvary:

For in (Christ) all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross. And you who were once estranged and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his fleshly body through death, so as to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable before him… (Col 1:19-22).

Reflection:

On this vigil of the Annunciation, Our Lady says that, "I wish that you would live my feast in your hearts." This may sound puzzling until we reflect on the core message of the Annunciation, which is Mary's complete abandonment to God's will, signified by her unequivocal yes to all he asked of her. Thus the Blessed Mother wishes us to experience this same surrender to God in our own hearts, this same yes to God that consecrates us entirely to him. Thus her feast day, her yes, is experienced within us.

The fruit of this abandonment in our lives is a profound trust and confidence in the Lord, the same trust that Mary possessed. She longs to share it with us.

The one obstacle is sin, and so it follows that Our Lady would end her message by saying, "Therefore, I call all of you to reconciliation with God." Our reading from St. Paul resounds with the same advice. Mary invites everyone to confession, where our sins are forgiven and can no longer separate us from God. We can therefore abandon ourselves to the Lord like trusting children, joining our yes to God with that of hers.

Application:

If you have not received the sacrament of reconciliation within the last month, make a firm commitment to do so this week, as Our Lady urges in her message today.

Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 23 - Renounce those things which are hur

"Aside from the Blessed Virgin, Saint Joseph was the first and most perfect adorer of our Lord." "Among the graces which Jesus gave to His foster-father—and He flooded him with graces attached to every one of His mysteries—is that special to an adorer of the Blessed Sacrament. That is the one we must ask of Saint Joseph. Have confidence, strong confidence in him. Take him as the patron and the model of your life of adoration." "Saint Joseph, first and most perfect of adorers, obtain for me the grace to love, adore, and serve Christ Eucharistic as you did." (St. Peter Julian Eymard)

"Before whom am I? You are, Holy Church answers me, in the presence of Jesus Christ, your King, your Savior, and your God . . . . Adore Him therefore, O my soul, with the faith of the kings of Bethlehem. Offer Him the incense of your adoration, as to your God; the myrrh of your mortification, as to your Savior; the gold of your love and the tribute of dependence, as to your King!" (St. Peter Julian Eymard).

Mother Teresa -

Who Is Jesus to Me?
Jesus is the Hungry to be fed.
Jesus is the Thirsty to be satiated.
Jesus is the Naked to be clothed.
Jesus is the Homeless to be taken in.
Jesus is the Sick to be healed.
Jesus is the Lonely to be loved.

Who Is Jesus to Me?
Jesus is the Love to be loved.
Jesus is the Joy to be shared.
Jesus is the Sacrifice to be offered.
Jesus is the Peace to be given.

Who Is Jesus to Me?
Jesus is the Word to be spoken.
Jesus is the Truth to be told.
Jesus is the Way to be walked.
Jesus is the Light to be lit.
Jesus is the Life to be lived.

Meditations by Padre Pio -

The lot of chosen souls is to suffer. God, the author of all grace and of every gift leading to salvation, has decreed that glory will be ours on condition that we endure suffering in a Christian spirit (Letters II, p. 262).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Without the Face of Love you have the mask of evil

"If there is not one great Face of Love that bends over mankind, its troubled mind will fill it with a thousand horrible masks."

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

Seventh Day

Today bring to me the souls who especially venerate and glorify My mercy, and immerse them in My mercy. These souls sorrowed most over My Passion and entered most deeply into My Spirit. They are living images of My Compassionate Heart. These souls will shine with a special brightness in the next life. Not one of them will go into the fire of hell. I shall particularly defend each one of them at the hour of death. (1224)

Most Merciful Jesus, whose Heart is Love Itself, receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of those who particularly extol and venerate the greatness of Your mercy. These souls are mighty with the very power of God Himself. In the midst of all afflictions and adversities they go forward, confident of Your mercy. These souls are united to Jesus and carry all mankind on their shoulders. These souls will not be judged severely, but Your mercy will embrace them as they depart from this life.

A soul who praises the goodness of her Lord
Is especially loved by Him.
She is always close to the living fountain
And draws graces from Mercy Divine.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls who glorify and venerate Your greatest attribute, that of Your fathomless mercy, and who are enclosed in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. These souls are a living Gospel; their hands are full of deeds of mercy, and their spirit, overflowing with joy, sings a canticle of mercy to You, O Most High! I beg You O God: Show them Your mercy according to the hope and trust they have placed in You. Let there be accomplished in them the promise of Jesus, who said to them, I Myself will defend as My own glory, during their lifetime, and especially at the hour of their death, those souls who will venerate My fathomless mercy. (1225)

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.

MARCH 23 - RENOUNCE THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE HURTING YOU

During Lent of 1990 Our Lady spoke of attachments:

"Dear Children, I invite you to surrender to God. In this season of Lent, I ask you to especially renounce those things to which your are attached but which are hurting you and your spiritual life. Therefore, little children, decide completely for God, and do not allow Satan into your life through those things that hurt both you and your spiritual life.

Little Children, God is offering himself totally to you, but you can discover and recognize him only in prayer. Therefore, make a decision for prayer! (Monthly Message Feb. 25, 1990).

St. Paul also warns of worldly attachments:

Brothers and sisters, join in imitating me, and observe those who live according to the example you have in us. For many live as enemies of the cross of Christ; I have often told you of them, and now I tell you even with tears. Their end is destruction; their god is the belly; and their glory is in their shame; their minds are set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ (Phil 3:17-20).

Reflection:

St. Paul criticizes the self-indulgent Christians of his day, for although they claim allegiance to Christ, they ignore his model of servanthood and sacrifice.

They seem to satisfy their own desires even before thinking about the needs of others; to their detriment, they are "set upon the things of this world."

Our Lady of Medjugorje points to the same danger:«I ask you to especially renounce," she says, "those things to which you are attached, but which are hurting you and your spiritual life."

Application:

Today, take the time to identify those attachments or addictions that hurt your spiritually. They could include alcohol, drugs, shopping, television, status seeking, power games, manipulation of others, and materialism in many forms. After you identify your own harmful attachments, isolate one and consciously work on moderating or even eliminating it for one week. At the same time, pray to the Blessed Mother for the special grace you will need; she will generously provide it.

Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 22 - I have been appealing for renewal

"We all have in him [St. Joseph] a model and a protector. As adorers of the Sacramental Jesus, we continue near the Blessed Sacrament his service, his adoration and his love. He will watch over us and give us his spirit and virtues. Leading us to Jesus, he will say to Him: 'I cannot be on earth any longer to watch over You and serve You, but bless these adorers who are replacing me; give them the graces You gave me, so that their service may recall and replace mine.' How happy St. Joseph is to see us crowding about Jesus in His Sacrament, feeble, abandoned, persecuted, more in need of defenders and servants than in His Infancy . . . . Saint Joseph, be my protector, my model, and my father in my service of Jesus Eucharistic" (St. Peter Julian Eymard).

"Our Eucharistic faith tells us that Christ the King is himself here present, the tabernacle serving equivalently as his throne of grace. In this context, then, we may aptly apply the inspired and inspiring words: 'Let us come boldly before the throne of grace, to meet with mercy and win that grace which will help us in our needs'" (Heb. 4:16). (Fr. Richard Foley, S.J.)

Mother Teresa -

Our ideal is no one but Jesus.
We must think as He thinks,
love as He loves,
wish as He wishes;
we must permit Him to use us to the full.

Meditations by Padre Pio -

True servants of God have always preferred adversity as being more in conformity with the way taken by our Head, Who worked out our salvation by means of the cross and humiliations (Epist. IV, p. 148).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen

The empty soul feeds Satan's needs

"Whence came the millions to accept the superstition of Nazism, Fascism, and Communism if it were not from an emptiness of soul brought about by a loss of faith? The essence of political superstition is the identification of the laboring class and Messianism."

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

Sixth Day

Today bring to me the meek and humble souls and the souls of little children, and immerse them in My mercy. These souls most closely resemble My Heart. They strengthened Me during My bitter agony. I saw them as earthly Angels, who would keep vigil at My altars. I pour out upon them whole torrents of grace. Only the humble soul is able to receive My grace. I favor humble souls with My confidence. (1220)

Most Merciful Jesus, You yourself have said, "Learn from Me for I am meek and humble of heart." Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart all meek and humble souls and the souls of little children. These souls send all heaven into ecstasy and they are the heavenly Father's favorites. They are a sweet-smelling bouquet before the throne of God; God Himself takes delight in their fragrance. These souls have a permanent abode in Your Most Compassionate Heart, O Jesus, and they unceasingly sing out a hymn of love and mercy. (1221)

A truly gentle and humble soul
Already here on earth the air of paradise breathes,
And in the fragrance of her humble heart
The Creator Himself delights. (1222)

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon meek souls, upon humble souls, and upon the souls of little children who are enfolded in the abode which is the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. These souls bear the closest resemblance to Your Son. Their fragrance rises from the earth and reaches Your very throne. Father of mercy and of all goodness, I beg You by the love You bear these souls and by the delight You take in them: Bless the whole world, that all souls together may sing out the praises of Your mercy for endless ages. Amen. (1223)

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY

Mar 22 - I HAVE BEEN APPEALING FOR RENEWAL

The Madonna is firm in her call to Lenten renewal and prayer :

" Dear Children, day after day I have been appealing to you for renewal and prayer in the parish, but you are not responding. Today I am calling you for the last time. This is the season of Lent, and you as a parish should out of love, be moved to live my messages. If you do not, I do not wish to continue giving them. God is permitting me that. Thank you for responding to my call." Weekly Message Feb. 21, 1985

Psalm 38 is a repentant call to God :

For I am ready to fall, And my pain is ever with me. I confess my iniquity; I am sorry for my sin.

Those who are my foes without cause are mighty. And many are those who hate me wrongfully.

Those who render me evil for good Are my adversaries because I follow after good. Do not forsake me, O Lord; O my God, do not be far from me; Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation. ---Psalm 38 ;17-22

Reflection :

Both Our Lady and the psalmist today call us to repentance, to acknowledge our sin, neglect, or indifference in the sight of God.

Because we have a tendency to sin or to be spiritually lethargic, repentance is the true measure of spiritual sensitivity. It means asking the Lord to forgive us and then abandoning our sinful or lethargic ways. But we cannot do this sincerely unless we are truly sorry for our misdeeds and then commit ourselves to positive action.

This is the Virgin's wish today, that we take to heart her call to renewal and prayer. It is a serious matter for all of us.

Application :

Review your spiritual life today. Has Lent been a time of prayer and renewal for you? If not, make a fresh start today.

Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 21 - Give up something dear

"The Way of the Cross is thus a path leading to the heart of the Eucharistic mystery: popular piety and sacramental piety of the Church blend together and become one" (Pope Benedict XVI).

"The swaddling clothes of an infant hid the Son of God in Bethlehem, and the appearance of bread and wine hides the Reality of Christ" (Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen).

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.
Give yourself unswervingly, conforming yourself in all things to His holy will.
Love Jesus generously.
Love Him trustfully, without looking back and without fear. Give yourself fully to Jesus. He will use you to accomplish great things on the condition that you believe much more in His love than in your weakness.

Meditations by Padre Pio -

Yes, I love the Cross, the Cross alone; I love it because I see it always on Jesus' shoulders (Letters I, p. 377).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen

We have our divine priorities askew

"At the end of the twentieth century [and now in the 21^st] we find ourselves living in an era of superstition in which minds believe everything as fanatics and quacks become shrines of worship and objects of adoration."

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

There is a series of graces which God pours into the soul after these trials by fire. The soul enjoys intimate union with God. It has many visions, both corporeal and intellectual. It hears many supernatural words, and sometimes distinct orders. But despite these graces, it is not self-sufficient. In fact it is even less so as a result of God's graces, because it is now open to many dangers and can easily fall prey to illusions. It ought to ask God for a spiritual director; but not only must it pray for one, it must also make every effort to find a leader who is an expert in these things, just as a military leader must know the ways along which he will lead [his followers] into battle. A soul that is united with God must be prepared for great and hard-fought battles.

After these purifications and tears, God abides in the soul in a special way, but the soul does not always cooperate with these graces. Not that the soul itself is not willing to work, but it encounters so many interior and exterior difficulties that it really takes a miracle to sustain the soul on these summits. In this, it absolutely needs a director. People have often sown doubt in my soul, and I myself have sometimes become frightened at the thought that I was, after all, an ignorant person and did not have knowledge of many things, above all, spiritual things. But when my doubts increased, I sought light from my confessor or my superiors. Yet I did not obtain what I desired. (121)

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Mar 21 - GIVE UP SOMETHING DEAR

The Blessed Mother speaks of sacrifice today :

"Thursday (day of the Eucharist), may each one find his way to fast; he who smokes, may abstain from smoking; he who drinks alcohol, have him not drink. Have each one to him. May these recommendations be conveyed to the parish." Special Message Mar 1, 1984

From the prophet Isaiah :
Seek the Lord while he may be found, Call upon him while he is near; Let the wicked forsake their way, And the unrighteous their thoughts; Let them return to the Lord, that he may have Mercy on them, And to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. ---Isaiah 55 :6-7

Reflection :
The concept of sacrifice and repentance reaches far back into the Old Testament. In the ancient rites of animal sacrifice, a person who had sinned brought an unblemished animal to the Temple priest. The individual then placed his hand on the head of the animal while it was killed, symbolizing his identification with the animal as his substitute. He symbolically transferred his sins to the animal, and thus his sins were taken away (atonement). Finally the animal was burned on the altar, signifying the person's complete dedication to God.

But the Lord required more than a sacrifice. He also asked the sinner to be truly repentant of his sins. The outward symbol (the sacrifice) and the inner change (repentance) were to work together in seeking the forgiveness of God. In our own day, sacrifices such as Our Lady recommends (foregoing alcohol, television, smoking, etc.) also serve as outward signs of repentance, but they also speak of dedication and reverence for the Lord, for they involve the whole person, soul and body, Words of love are easy, but backing them up with sacrifice adds creditability and power to our prayer.

Acts of self-denial also keep us focused on the Lord and help build character, in that we learn not to jump at every stray impulse. Involved here are some forgotten truths, brought to light again by the Blessed Virgin.

Application :
Our Lady is very specific in her message today. Let us simply heed her advice.

Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 18 - Be thankful in front of the cross

"Among the graces which Jesus gave to His foster-father—and He flooded him with the graces attached to every one of His mysteries—is that special to an adorer of the Blessed Sacrament. That is the one we must ask of St. Joseph.
Have confidence, strong confidence in him. Take him as the patron and the model of your life of adoration" (St. Peter Julian Eymard).

"Christian piety has rejoiced to learn from the Book of Acts that Mary was present at the first gatherings of the faithful, when they broke bread together as brothers and spent long hours in prayer. And modern art has often portrayed the heavenly Mother in the act of receiving from the hand of St. John, the beloved disciple, the Communion of the Body and Blood of her Son . . . . When we say that in the Eucharist we have the Son and in Mary we have his Mother, have we not said all?" (Bl. Pope John XXIII).

The Cross is the food of Hope.

Mother Teresa -

Am I convinced of Christ's love for me and mine for Him? This conviction is like sunlight which makes the sap of life rise and the buds of sanctity bloom. This conviction is the rock on which sanctity is built.
What must we do to get this conviction?
We must know Jesus, love Jesus, serve Jesus.
I must not attempt to control God's actions; I must not count the stages in the journey He would have me make. I ask Him to make a saint of me, yet I must leave to Him the choice of that saintliness itself and still more the choice of the means which lead to it.

Everything of you should be sweetness and peace

Meditations by Padre Pio -

If you suffer with resignation in doing His will, you do not offend Him but love Him. And your heart will find great comfort in remembering that in your hour of pain Jesus Himself suffers in you and for you. He did not abandon you when you fled from Him; why should He abandon you now that you are proving your love for Him by the martyrdom of your soul? (GF, 174).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen

America is spoiled because she expects too much!

"The discontent is far greater among the over-privileged than the underprivileged. The rich need the psychoanalysts more than the poor. Few European minds cracked under two wars. Many American minds have. The first learned not to expect anything. This lesson America has yet to learn."

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Second Day

Today bring to me the souls of priests and religious, and immerse them in My unfathomable mercy. It was they who gave Me the strength to endure My bitter Passion. Through them, as through channels, My mercy flows out upon mankind. (1212)

Most Merciful Jesus, from whom comes all that is good, increase Your grace in men and women consecrated to Your service, that we may perform worthy works of mercy; and that all who see them may glorify the Father of Mercy who is in heaven.

The fountain of God's love
Dwells in pure hearts,
Bathed in the Sea of Mercy
Radiant as stars, bright as the dawn.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the company [of chosen ones] in Your vineyard-upon the souls of priests and religious; and endow them with the strength of Your blessing. For the love of the Heart of Your Son in which they are enfolded, impart to them Your power and light, that they may be able to guide others in the way of salvation and with one voice sing praise to Your boundless mercy for ages without end. Amen. (1213)

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Mar 18 - BE THANKFUL IN FRONT OF THE CROSS

Our Lady reminds us of her message of March 13^th, and speaks of gratitude:

"Dear Children, remember the four things you have to do during Lent. Tonight when you go home, I ask you to be thankful in front of the cross for all that you fell you should be grateful for; thank Jesus for what you have. My Son will hear you (Visionary Prayer Group February 13, 1989).

Second Corinthians also speaks of gratitude:

Yes, everything is for your sake, so that grace, as it extends to more and more people, may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God (2 Cor 4:15)

Reflection:

The Virgin speaks many times of gratitude in her messages, for it is a form of love of God. Poets and writers have searched for words beautiful enough to express their thanks for such great gifts, but none have succeeded so well as St. Francis of Assisi. May his Canticle of the Sun be our own hymn of thanksgiving today:

O most high, almighty Lord God, To You belong praise, glory, honor and all Blessings. Praise to my Lord God with all his creatures, And especially our brother the sun, who brings Us the day and who brings us the light; Fair is he who shines with such great splendor;

O Lord, he signifies You to us! Praise to my Lord for our sister the moon and For the stars. Which he has set clear and lovely in heaven. Praise to my Lord for all those who pardon One another for his love' s sake, And who endure weakness and tribulation; Blessed are they who peaceably shall endure; For You, O God, shall give them a crown! Praise to my Lord for our sister, the death Of the body from which no man escapes. Woe to him who dies in mortal sin! Blessed are they who are found walking in Your most holy will, For the second death shall have no power To do them harm. Praise and bless the Lord and give him thanks, And serve him with great humility.

Application:

Offer one decade of your rosary today simply in thanksgiving to God For all his gifts. In addition, review Our Lady's message of March 13^th, as she has requested today.

Mother Teresa -

Meditations by Padre Pio -

Always love suffering, which, besides being the work of Divine Wisdom, reveals the work of His love to us even more (ASN, 43).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Without Faith it's all psychobabble!

"When religion is strong, it purges the unconscious mind of all those fears and anxieties, those worries and psychoses which psychoanalysis tries to expunge in the soul without faith."

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Eighth Day

From that terrible heat of the cleansing fire
Rises a plaint to Your mercy,
And they receive comfort, refreshment, relief
In the stream of mingled Blood and Water.

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY

Mar 24 - THE VIGIL OF THE ANNUNCIATION

On this vigil in 1985 Our Lady said:

This reconciliation to God is possible because of the redeeming sacrifice of Christ on Calvary:

Reflection:

The fruit of this abandonment in our lives is a profound trust and confidence in the Lord, the same trust that Mary possessed. She longs to share it with us.

Application:

If you have not received the sacrament of reconciliation within the last month, make a firm commitment to do so this week, as Our Lady urges in her message today.

Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 20 - Pray before the crucifix

St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church, Spouse of the Bl.
Virgin Mary:

"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).

"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).

The Cross is that solid wood that preserves and maintains always enkindled the fire of Charity.

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.

Food without substance, is worth nothing. They swell the stomach. So are works without an internal spirit and without the right intention. Emptied of Divine Substance, they are worth nothing and serve only to inflate the person, who receives more harm than good.

Meditations by Padre Pio -

Keep strongly and constantly united to God, consecrating all your affections, torments, and your entire self to Him, patiently awaiting the return of that beautiful sun, whenever the Spouse is pleased to visit you through trials of aridity, desolation and darkness of spirit (Letters III, p. 674.)

Archbishop Fulton Sheen

No mystery as to why we have missed the Mystery

"When minds abandon their concern about final destiny, they substitute for the mystery of what happens after death, the mystery of how someone was murdered. But mystery there must be."

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Novena - http://www.marian.org/divinemercy/novena.html

THIRD DAY

"Today bring to Me ALL DEVOUT AND FAITHFUL SOULS, and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. These souls brought Me consolation on the Way of the Cross. They were that drop of consolation in the midst of an ocean of bitterness."

Most Merciful Jesus, from the treasury of Your mercy, You impart Your graces in great abundance to each and all. Receive us into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart and never let us escape from It. We beg this grace of You by that most wondrous love for the heavenly Father with which Your Heart burns so fiercely.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon faithful souls, as upon the inheritance of Your Son. For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, grant them Your blessing and surround them with Your constant protection. Thus may they never fail in love or lose the treasure of the holy faith, but rather, with all the hosts of Angels and Saints, may they glorify Your boundless mercy for endless ages. Amen.

FOURTH DAY

"Today bring to Me THOSE WHO DO NOT BELIEVE IN GOD* AND THOSE WHO DO NOT YET KNOW ME. I was thinking also of them during My bitter Passion, and their future zeal comforted My Heart. Immerse them in the ocean of My mercy."

Most compassionate Jesus, You are the Light of the whole world. Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of those who do not believe in God and of those who as yet do not know You. Let the rays of Your grace enlighten them that they, too, together with us, may extol Your wonderful mercy; and do not let them escape from the abode which is Your Most Compassionate Heart.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls of those who do not believe in You, and of those who as yet do not know You, but who are enclosed in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. Draw them to the light of the Gospel. These souls do not know what great happiness it is to love You. Grant that they, too, may extol the generosity of Your mercy for endless ages.

Amen.

*Our Lord's original words here were "the pagans." Since the pontificate of Pope John XXIII, the Church has seen fit to replace this term with clearer and more appropriate terminology.

FIFTH DAY

"Today bring to Me THE SOULS OF THOSE WHO HAVE SEPARATED THEMSELVES FROM MY CHURCH,* and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy. During My bitter Passion they tore at My Body and Heart, that is, My Church. As they return to unity with the Church, My wounds heal and in this way they alleviate My Passion."

Most Merciful Jesus, Goodness Itself, You do not refuse light to those who seek it of You. Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of those who have separated themselves from Your Church. Draw them by Your light into the unity of the Church, and do not let them escape from the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart; but bring it about that they, too, come to glorify the generosity of Your mercy.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls of those who have separated themselves from Your Son's Church, who have squandered Your blessings and misused Your graces by obstinately persisting in their errors. Do not look upon their errors, but upon the love of Your own Son and upon His bitter Passion, which He underwent for their sake, since they, too, are enclosed in His Most Compassionate Heart. Bring it about that they also may glorify Your great mercy for endless ages. Amen.

*Our Lord's original words here were "heretics and schismatics," since He spoke to Saint Faustina within the context of her times. As of the Second Vatican Council, Church authorities have seen fit not to use those designations in accordance with the explanation given in the Council's Decree on Ecumenism (n.3). Every pope since the Council has reaffirmed that usage. Saint Faustina herself, her heart always in harmony with the mind of the Church, most certainly would have agreed. When at one time, because of the decisions of her superiors and father confessor, she was not able to execute Our Lord's inspirations and orders, she declared: "I will follow Your will insofar as You will permit me to do so through Your representative. O my Jesus " I give priority to the voice of the Church over the voice with which You speak to me" (497). The Lord confirmed her action and praised her for it.

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY

Mar 20 - PRAY BEFORE THE CRUCIFIX

On this day in 1989, the Blessed Virgin said to the prayer group:

"From tonight I ask you to pray even more. Meditate on the wounds of Jesus. Pray as much as you can in front of the crucifix." (Visionary Prayer Group March 20, 1989).

1 Corinthians also speaks of the cross:

For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God…For Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom, but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For God's foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God's weakness is stronger than human strength (1 Cor 1:18; 22-25)

Reflection:

Once Our Lady said to the seers, "If you knew how much I loved you, you would weep for joy." In much the same way, prayer before a crucifix can bring the same tears, for it is the greatest evidence of God's love in the universe.

This is the reason why Mary asks us to contemplate the wounds of Christ, for they speak so clearly of his love. Christ's entire life, and especially his passion, were one unequaled act of divine love. He would go to any extreme to win us back; he would endure any suffering to save us; he would give anything, even his life. It is hard to fathom such an all-consuming love, but the more we ponder it, the more we realize its astonishing depth. This is Mary's wish.

On the surface, the Lord's crucifixion was an abhorrent and terrifying event---a man tortured to death by degrees. But what motivated Jesus to endure the unthinkable, his intense love for us, is the key to understanding what the world calls "the folly of the cross." Yet believers know that the cross is the inscrutable wisdom of Love seeking its surest proof, its fullest expression for the sake of the beloved.

The mystery of the cross, for truly it is a mystery of the deepest currents of love, can only be comprehended through prayer, and then only by degrees. Hence Our Lady's request today.

Application:

Spend time in prayer today before a crucifix, contemplating the wounds of Christ and the love they signify for you.

Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 19 - Today we honor St. Joseph

St. Joseph, Patron of the Universal Church, Spouse of the Bl.
Virgin Mary:

How happy St. Joseph is to see us crowding about Jesus in His Sacrament, feeble, abandoned, persecuted, more in need of defenders and servants than in His Infancy . . . . Saint Joseph, be my protector, my model, and my father in my service of Jesus Eucharistic" (St. Peter Julian Eymard).

The Cross is the torch of working Faith.

Mother Teresa -

Trust in the good God who loves us, who cares for us, who sees all, knows all, can do all things for my good and the good of souls. One thing Jesus asks of me: that I lean upon Him; that in Him alone I put complete trust; that I surrender myself to Him unreservedly. Love Jesus with a big heart.
Serve Jesus with joy and gladness of spirit, casting aside and forgetting all that troubles and worries you.

If you peal back the veil of humanity, you should see the Divinity

Meditations by Padre Pio -

Let us not spare ourselves on our ascent to Calvary for love He Who sacrificed Himself for love of us and let us patient, certain of our flight for Tabor (ASN, 42).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Think about what has filled our void today!

"An age without faith is an age of superstition. Religious belief is so essential to the heart that once it is cast aside, some false form is called in to fill the void. Unless the house is tenanted with goodness, seven devils worse than the first come in to dwell there."

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Mar 19 - ST. JOSEPH, HUSBAND OF MARY

As St. Joseph is the patron of workers, it is appropriate today that we hear Our Lady's special message on this topic:

"Dear Children, always pray before your work and end it with prayer. If you do that, God will bless you and your work. These last days, you have prayed little and worked very much. Pray more. In prayer, you will find rest (Weekly Message (July 5, 1984).

In his second letter to the Thessalonians, St. Paul also takes up the theme of work:

For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us; we were not idle when we were with you, and we did not eat anyone's bread without paying for it; but with toil and labor we worked night and day, so that we might not burden any of you. This was not because we do not have that right, but in order to give you an example to imitate. For even when we were with you, we gave you this command: Anyone unwilling to work should not eat (2 Thes 3:7-10)

Reflection:

Today we honor St. Joseph, the great guardian and protector of God's greatest treasures, namely, his divine Son, and Mary, our Mother. St. Bernadine of Siena, a Franciscan of the 15^th century, once wrote, "In Joseph the Old Testament finds its fitting close.

He brought the noble line of patriarchs and prophets to its promised fulfillment. What God had offered as a promise to them, he held in his arms."

Joseph is also the patron saint of workers, which is the subject of our readings today, He taught the skills of carpentry to Jesus, who gave labor an intrinsic dignity. From the Vatican II document "The Church Today": "We hold that by offering his labor to God, a man becomes associated with the redemptive work of Jesus Christ, who conferred an eminent dignity on labor when, at Nazareth, he worked with his own hands." In the words of Kahlil Gibran, "work is love made visible"; today we celebrate this love in the person of St. Joseph.

Application:

In her message, Our Lady calls us to "always pray before your work, and end your work with prayer." Today let us do exactly that, beginning a practice that will hopefully evolve into a habit.

Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 16 - MANY LIVE IN SIN

"In the Eucharist the Church is completely united to Christ and his sacrifice, and makes her own the spirit of Mary. This truth can be understood more deeply by re-reading the Magnificat in a Eucharistic key. The Eucharist, like the Canticle of Mary, is first and foremost praise and thanksgiving. When Mary exclaims: 'My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour', she already bears Jesus in her womb. She praises God 'through' Jesus, but she also praises him 'in' Jesus and 'with' Jesus. This is itself the true 'Eucharistic attitude'" (Pope John Paul II, Ecclesia de Eucharistia, 58).

The Cross is that beneficent water that not only purifies me, but provides the nourishment for the virtues in me. It makes them grow in me. And then it leaves me, when it brings me back to Eternal Life.

Mother Teresa -

Jesus has chosen us for Himself; we belong to Him. Let us be so convinced of this belonging that we do not allow anything, however small, to separate us from this belonging from this love.

"The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass gives boundless honor to the Most Blessed Trinity because it represents the passion of Jesus Christ and because through the Mass we offer God the merits of Our Lord's obedience, of His sufferings and of His Precious Blood. The whole of the heavenly court also receives an accidental joy from the Mass.

Several doctors of the Church—together with St. Thomas Aquinas—tell us that, for the same reason, all the blessed in Heaven rejoice in the communion of the faithful because the Blessed Sacrament is a memorial of the passion and death of Jesus Christ, and that by means of it men share in its fruits and work out their salvation" (St. Louis de Montfort).

You must be attentive to everything that may not be sweetness and peace if you do not want to dishonor me.

Meditations by Padre Pio -

Suffering has been loved joyfully by great souls. It is the auxiliary of creation after the unfortunate fall; it is a most powerful lever to raise man up again, it is the helping hand of Infinite Love for our regeneration (ASN, 42).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen

God helps those who help themselves for His sake

"Contentment is not inconsistent with our endeavor to have our condition improved. We do everything we can, as if all depended on us, but we trust in God as if everything depended on Him."

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Jesus, I trust in You.

Novena to The Divine Mercy

which Jesus instructed me to write down and make before the Feast of Mercy. It begins on Good Friday.

I desire that during these nine days you bring souls to the fountain of My mercy, that they may draw from them strength and refreshment and whatever grace they need in the hardships of life, and especially at the hour of death.

On each day you will bring to My Heart a different group of souls, and you will immerse them in this ocean of My mercy, and I will bring all these souls into the house of My Father. You will do this in this life and in the next. I will deny nothing to any soul whom you will bring to the fount of My mercy. On each day you will beg My Father, on the strength of My bitter Passion, for graces for these souls.

I answered, "Jesus, I do not know how to make this novena or which souls to bring first into Your Most Compassionate Heart." Jesus replied that He would tell me which souls to bring each day into His Heart. (1209)

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Mar 16 - MANY LIVE IN SIN

The visionaries say that the Virgin is usually happy when she appears to them, but in giving today's message she was in tears:

"There are so many men who live in sin. Here there are likewise among you some people who have offended my heart. Pray and fast for them (Locution Jelena & Mirajana March 21, 1984).

Reflection: Although sin is a tragic reality of our world, as the Gospa reminds us today, so is the limitless mercy and forgiveness of God, who has reconciled us to himself through the Cross.

As St. John writes:

My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world (1 Jn2:1-2).

The grace of God's forgiveness is freely given to all who acknowledge their sin with a repentant heart; indeed, the church gives us the season of Lent for this very purpose. From Psalm 51, the Prayer of Repentance:

Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness; In the greatness of your compassion wipe out My offense. Thoroughly wash me from my guilt And of my sin cleanse me. For I acknowledge my offense, And my sin is before me always: "Against you only have I sinned, and done what is evil in your sight" That you may be justified in your sentence, Vindicated when you condemn. A clean heart create for me, O God, And a steadfast spirit renew within me. ---Psalm 51:1-6; 12 (NAB)

Repentance always touches the heart of God, and he embraces us with tender forgiveness. The Blessed Mother not only calls us personally to repentance today, but asks us to pray and fast for the many souls who are hardened in sin. In fact, throughout her many messages this is a major theme. In engaging in this ministry of prayer for the conversion of sinners, we are going that extra mile in living Our Lady's messages.

Application:

Today offer the Sorrowful Mysteries for the conversion of sinners, and perhaps your fasting or other sacrifice on Friday.

Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 15 - Read the Bible

"When I am before the Tabernacle, I can say only one thing to Our Lord: 'My God, you know that I love you.' And I feel my prayer does not tire Jesus; knowing the helplessness of His poor little spouse, He is content with her good will" (St. Therese, The Little Flower).

The Cross is the noble seat of uncreated Wisdom that teaches me the most high doctrines, subtle and sublime. Therefore, the Cross alone will unveil to me the most secret mysteries, the most hidden things, the most perfect perfection, hidden to the most learned and wise of the world.

Mother Teresa -

Love begins at home.
Everything depends on how we love each other. Do not be afraid to love until it hurts, for this is how Jesus loved.

Each suffering that the soul endures, is one more dominion which she attains over herself.

Meditations by Padre Pio -

He who begins to love, must be ready to suffer (CE, 25).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen

The greater our love for God, the less our needs in this world

"Contentment is based on the idea that `our sufficiency is not from ourselves but from God.' The soul does not desire or lack more than what God has supplied him. His will suits his state after he has exhausted his resources and his desire does not exceed his power. Hence everything that happens is judged to be as good and worthy of Divine appointment. As Socrates observed: `He is nearest to God who needs the fewest things.'"

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O Lord, my Love, I thank You for this day on which You have allowed me to draw a wealth of graces from the fountain of Your unfathomable mercy. O Jesus, not only today, but at every moment, I draw from Your unfathomable mercy everything that the soul and body could want. (1178)

Jesus. From all My wounds, like from streams, mercy flows for souls, but the wound in My Heart is the fountain of unfathomable mercy. From this fountain spring all graces for souls. The flames of compassion burn Me. I desire greatly to pour them out upon souls. Speak to the whole world about My mercy. (1190)

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Mar 15 - READ THE BIBLE

The Queen of Peace speaks of scripture to the prayer group:

I ask you again to multiply your prayers to prepare yourself for Easter. Also, read the Bible, especially those passages that speak of the Passion of Jesus. Prepare yourself to look at Jesus "eye to eye". Tonight when you go home, pray in front of the cross in thanksgiving for all the graces you have received (Visionary Prayer Group March 17, 1989).

In Hebrews, Paul speaks of the power of scripture:

Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart (Heb 4:12).

Reflection:

The American poet Timothy Dwight once said: "The Bible is a window in this prison-world, through which we may look into eternity." And yet cannot enlighten or reveal God's will to us unless we read and reflect upon it, which Our Lady calls us to do today.

In Hebrews, Paul speaks of scripture as living, life-changing, and dynamic. God's word reveals who we are and the purpose of life. It penetrates the core of our moral and spiritual life; it helps us to discern what is within us, both good and bad.

As the message of scripture becomes a part of us, it will affect our lifestyle, character, and decisions. It will begin to shape our lives.

Application:

Continue to make sacred scripture a part of your daily life. As Our Lady requests of us for Lent, begin to read the narratives of Christ's Passion, beginning today with Matthew 26:36 –27:61. The others are Mark 14:32—15:47; Luke 22:39—23:56; and John 18:1—19:42.

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Thursday, 18 March 2010

18 MARCH JAN. AFRICAN DIASPORA CHRISTIANS’ WARNING PROPHECY, MEDITATIONS FOR BLACK CATHOLICS, COPTICS, AND ORTHODOX
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Topic: Prophecy Meditation

18 MARCH JAN. AFRICAN DIASPORA CHRISTIANS’ WARNING PROPHECY, MEDITATIONS FOR BLACK CATHOLICS, COPTICS, AND ORTHODOX LITURGICAL CHURCHES IN THE MYSTICAL BODY OF CHRIST

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

Spiritual Warfare Prayer

IN THE NAME OF GOD
OF THE BLESSED TRINITY
OF THE FATHER OF THE SON
OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

The Lord Our God commands you to depart and never to return! Amen.

Oh Most Holy and Almighty Lord, make us invisible to our enemies. Amen.

For the coming destructions, plagues, and illnesses:

PRAYER IN TIMES OF THE DESTRUCTION

'Merciful Jesus, turn back the Hand of Your Father's wrath. Have mercy on people where destruction may come. Bring forth souls to God that they may not suffer despair.'

For the Angels’ help--Prayer of Thy Healing Angels.

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,

I extend the Baptism of Truth to you with all of my heart and love. Please accept it. Let me expain:

With all my love,

Jo Ann Riggio, RN

METAPHYSICAL PROPOSAL ON THE MODE OF USING HAWTHORN FOR THE COMING PLAGUES

(QUESTION FOR DISCERNMENT- Is this swine flu ? H1n1? Sars? Bird flu? You do the prayerful research!)

"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."

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)

Daily Consecration to the Eternal Father

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

The Lord's Prayer

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

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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THURSDAY-LUMINOUS MYSTERIES ROSARY

First Luminous Mystery

Third Section Luminous Mysteries

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CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY

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