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Marcus, Rufinus, Valerius Victor, Paulus, Honoratus, Donatus, Baricus,
Vitalis, Januarius, and Justus, martyred in Africa. 16 Nov.
Marcus with Sancta. We were martyred in Africa, 5 Dec.
Margarita with Saturninus, and four children, the lectors Saturninus (another) and Felix, and the nun, Maria, and the toddler, Hilarion; Senator Dativus; Thelica, Emeritus, Felix, Ampellius, Rogatianus, Victoria, 37 other Christians ( Felix, Quintus, Maximianus, Rogatianus, Rogatus, Januarius, Cassianus, Victorianus, Vincentius, Caecilianus, Restituta, Prima, Rogatianus, Eva, Givalius, Rogatus, Pimponia, Secunda, Januaria, Saturnina, Martinus, Datus, Felix, Major, Honorata, Regiola, Victorinus, Pelusius, Faustus, Datianus, Matrona, Caecilia, Heredina, Secunda, Matrona(another), Januaria, of Abitine, in the Northwestern part of Africa.
We were arrested having prayed the Divine Mysteries in the Emeritus’ house. We professed the faith. I Saturninus was clubbed. I died in jail, 12 Feb. 304 A.D. 11 Feb. Roman, 20 Feb in Algiers.
Marianus, and Secundianus, the bishop with Jacobus, Concordia, Marina, Heliodorus, Saturninus, and Silvanus. We were martyred in Africa. 6 May.
Marianus, Secundinus, I was a Bishop and martyr in Africa, 30 April, 30 Aug.
Marianus with Saturninus. Martyred in Africa, __.
Maridia of Alexandria November 25 Virgin martyr.(Probably the same as Maridia of Alexandria, virgin, 24 Nov).
Marina, and Secundianus, the bishop with Jacobus, Marianus, Concordia, Heliodorus, Saturninus, and Silvanus. We were martyred in Africa. 6 May.
Marinus, and martyred 54 companions at Africa. 2 Feb.
Mark..Khemetian, born in Africa. Tradition holds that originally, Peter and Mark set out on evangelization mission. But one night, Peter dreamed he had go with Mark, to Rome and then to Alexandria, Kemet. Mark preached in Rome, and then returned to Kemet. His efforts drew many to Christ. He finally landed in Alexandria.
Another tradition by Eusebius, accords Mark the first bishop of Alexandria. As he entered the city gates, a sandal rap broke. A shoemaker was chosen to fix the leather—Anianus. He became Mark’s first disciple and convert to Yeshua, Jesus the Christ in Alexandria.
Enemies, however, sought out Mark. The writer of the Gospel of Mark after sufficient teaching, appointed Anianus bishop, and ordained three priests and seven deacons. Leaving the city, he told them to "serve and comfort the faithful brethren.”
After some years, Mark returned. The Christian community had grown considerably. But his enemies had not forgotten him. They jailed him.
On the following morning, Mark’s neck was tied with a rope. The malefactors dragged him by the neck from Alexandria up to the little port of Bucoles until he died.
They attempted to burn the body. The flames would not touch it. Christians in the community claimed the remains, burying it in a Church Mark had founded. It is said he is the first Christian martyr of the Church in Kemet.
He is credited with writing one of the four Christian canonical gospels, or at least his name and influence is attached to it. Severus, Bishop of Al-Ushmunain, in late tenth century in his Life of Apostle and Evangelist Mark, said Mark was one of the wine pouring servants that Jesus turned from water at marriage feast of Cana. Severus goes on to say that, Mark’s house was where Jesus appeared to disciples who were hiding after His resurrection dead.
Anianus, the shoemaker of the sandal of Mark, became a saint, whose memorial is celebrated under Anianus.
Mark the Faster of Kemet (5th century), 5 March.
Mark the Faster of Kemet (Egypt) March 13
Mark, Apostles of Seventy. 27 Sept.
Mark, Valerius martyrs.
Martha with Mary and their brother Lycarion, in Kemet, Virgin martyr. 6 Feb.
Martialis, Statillianus with Rogatianus. Martyred in Africa 3 Jan.
Martin of Thebes, monk, 24 March
Martinianus with Saturianus. Martyred in Africa. 16 Oct
Martinus, with Saturninus, and four children, the lectors Saturninus (another) and Felix, and the nun, Maria, and the toddler, Hilarion; Senator Dativus; Thelica, Emeritus, Felix, Ampellius, Rogatianus, Victoria, 37 other Christians ( Felix, Quintus, Maximianus, Rogatianus, Rogatus, Januarius, Cassianus, Victorianus, Vincentius, Caecilianus, Restituta, Prima, Rogatianus, Eva, Givalius, Rogatus, Pimponia, Secunda, Januaria, Saturnina, Datus, Felix, Margarita, Major, Honorata, Regiola, Victorinus, Pelusius, Faustus, Datianus, Matrona, Caecilia, Heredina, Secunda, Matrona(another), Januaria, of Abitine, in the Northwestern part of Africa.
We were arrested having prayed the Divine Mysteries in the Emeritus’ house. We professed the faith. I Saturninus was clubbed. I died in jail, 12 Feb. 304 A.D. 11 Feb. Roman, 20 Feb in Algiers.
Martyrs of Alexandria. We are a group of male and female martyrs killed under the orders of Arian Emperor Valens, 372 A.D. in the Church of St. Theonas, at Alexandria, Kemet. During or about Athanasius’ exile for the 5th time. fifth exile
Marulus, Romulus, Acutus, Pinnarius, Successus, Misias, Matutina, Donatus, Successa, Alexander, Solutor, and Saturninus. We were martyred in Africa, 27 March.
Mary (Marinus), nun, at Alexandria and her father Eugene (6th Century A.D.), St. 12 - Feb.
Mary from Sabra, withSanusi (Shenudi, Sanitius) we were martyrs in Kemet, withon the mouth of the Nile we were killed. Mary died under torture; I was carried to Antinoe and beheaded, under Roman Emperor Diocletian, 29 May. Coptic Calendar
MARY of Egypt , as Maria Aegyptica . The sunrise of my life came in 344 A.D. I left home at 12 spending 17 years of my youth entertaining, whether it was by music, dancing, or in prostitution. My family was wealthy. But wanting to be on my own, I left it for Alexandria, Kemet. But through the grace of God, I was called to Christianity, after visiting Jerusalem, the places where Yeshua Maryam, and the apostles walked and talked, the Palestine Holy Land.
At a memorial service there, called the Exaltation of the Cross, I pressed through the crowds to get a good place in the Church. But a mysterious force did not allow me to enter it. I could not pass the doorway.
I became overwhelmed with grief for my life’s activities up to then. I spiritually asked Maryam for her blessing,help and remedy. An interior locution (voice) told me to go beyond the Jordan River. That a voice told me go to the desert, which I did immediately. I became a hermitess, and for 50 years practiced that in repentence, living on herbs and berries from the land.
Now one day a holy man, Zosimus from Palestine, and a friend of God came to visit. He informed me he would return in a year. When he returned, I had died, in 421 A.D. A lion with its paws, helped him dig my grave. Zosimus wrote of me.
My day of memorial ,3, April. If the Greek Rite, it is 1 April.
Mary, a consecrated virgin and nun, Saturninus and Felix, lectors. Toddler Hilarion (Hilarianus) martyrs. We were children of Saturninus the priest, at Abitene, Africa Proconsularis. We were placed on the rack, and then died in jail. 12 Feb. 304, withSaturninus the priest. 11Feb. (Same as previous)
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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.
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FATHER MELVIN DOUCETTE
"I love you with all My heart"
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Dear Friends,
"Behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, 'Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her.
She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.' All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 'Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,' which means 'God is with us.'" Matthew 1:20-23
I present you now with a message from Our Blessed Mother addressed to Joseph. She spoke to him these words, "I bless you all, My children, for you are all very dear to Me. Our Heavenly Father chose Me to be the Mother of Jesus, the Savior of you all.
He came to suffer and to die on the cross for each one of you to redeem you from your sins and to make you the beloved of the Father. Before His death on the cross, He gave Me to you as your Mother. My role is to help you to come to My Son Jesus and to follow Him.
You see, My sons and daughters, that many people are suffering today because of the economic crisis that has taken hold of the world. Many people are out of work and many more have lost their homes and have little to eat. Unfortunately this crisis will get worst as time goes on.
You can bring a great change to all that, if you would leave the path of sin and return to your loving Savior who waits for you. Reform your life and call upon Him to help you. Repent of all your sins and become an active member of His church.
I will continue to pray for you that Jesus, My Son, may grant you a great outpouring of the Holy Spirit to strengthen you and to give you an increase of faith, hope and love. Make Jesus your friend and have a deep personal friendship with Him. No one else has the power to help you but Jesus, Your Savior.
He said, 'Ask and you shall receive.' So come to Him with great faith and love and ask Him for your needs and He will help you for He loves you. Do not delay, My children, but do it today. I love you, each one of you, with all My heart."
Father Melvin
FATHER MELVIN DOUCETTE
"Look at Me today on the cross"
Friday, February 20, 2009
Dear Friends,
The Sentence of Death
"Now on the occasion of the feast the governor was accustomed to release to the crowd one prisoner whom they wished. And at that time they had a notorious prisoner called Barabbas.
So when they had assembled, Pilate said to them, 'Which one do you want me to release to you, Barabbas, or Jesus called Messiah?' For he knew that it was out of envy that they had handed him over. While he was still seated on the bench, his wife sent him a message, 'Have nothing to do with that righteous man. I suffered much in a dream today because of him.'
The chief priests and the elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas but to destroy Jesus. The governor said to them in reply, 'Which of the two do you want me to release to you?' They answered, 'Barabbas!' Pilate said to them, 'Then what shall I do with Jesus called Messiah?' They all said, 'Let him be crucified!'
But he said, 'Why? What evil has he done?' They only shouted the louder, 'Let him be crucified!' ... Then he released Barabbas to them, but after he had Jesus scourged, he handed him over to be crucified." Matthew 27:15-23, 26
I am sending you another message from Our Lord given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him these words, "When I was brought before Pontius Pilate, the governor, he tried to have me released by the people. He asked them to choose between Me and Barabbas. Barabbas was a well known criminal and a murderer.
The people, influenced by the chief priests and the elders, began to shout to release Barabbas. Then Pilate asked them what he should do with Me, called the Messiah. They all shouted, 'Let him be crucified!' After washing his hands, Pilate had Me scourged and then handed me over to be crucified.
This trial was indeed a mockery especially as I had not done any wrong. Pilate went along with them because he was afraid. The soldiers took Me and scourged Me terribly. I was tied to a pillar and they beat me with whips that had metal pieces at the end of them.
These entered my skin and took out huge junks of My flesh. They beat Me relentlessly until I was bleeding all over My body. At the end I was lying on the floor with no more strength to stand.
See, My people, what I have suffered for you. I gave My life for you in horrible pain to pay the price for your sins. Look at Me today on the cross and repent of all your sins."
Father Melvin
Medjugorje Day By Day Feb 21 - IT IS UP TO YOU TO CHOOSE
St. Peter Damian, Bishop and Cardinal (Italy) 1007-1072, Feast, February 21
He wrote, "Your heart should beat with confidence in God's love." "Christ cannot be accused of forgetfulness: Christ does not enjoin things contrary to His commands. He is the Bread that came down from heaven, which is daily brought to the table of the Church, as a heavenly food, which is broken for the forgiveness of sins, which feeds and nourishes unto life everlasting them that eat the same."
(From our February 2003 newsletter. The entire text may be viewed at the Newsletters section website at www.ACFP2000.com)
At the Visitation [Our Lady] was greeted by St. Elizabeth who recognized the
presence of Jesus veiled in His first tabernacle. Is it any wonder that Mary
said: 'For he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his
name' (Lk 1:49)? The Lord Himself has come to us. He is here! (Excerpts
from the book Bread of Life)
Mother Teresa -
We need to be someone for the naked who not only lack clothing but mercy.
Meditations by Padre Pio -
Be patient in persevering in this holy exercize of meditation and be content with taking small steps, until you have the legs to run, or better still, wings to fly. Be content with obedience which is never an easy matter for a soul which has chosen God as its portion, and resign yourself for now, to being a little bee in a hive, that will soon become a big bee capable of making honey.
Always humble yourself lovingly before God and men, because God speaks to those who truly have a humble heart before Him, and He enriches it with His gifts.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen -
Burnout comes fast for those who are not sincere
"When, after multiplying the bread, the multitude wished to make Christ a bread king, Our Lord fled into the mountains alone. Economic kingships last only while the bread is plentiful and the circuses are in the playgrounds. It is always a good policy never to choose the most enthusiastic person in a gathering as a leader. Wait to see how much wood there is for the flame."
St. Faustina's diary
I will enclose myself in the chalice of Jesus so that I may comfort Him continually. I will do everything within my power to save souls, and I will do it through prayer and suffering.
I try always to be a Bethany for Jesus, so that He may rest here after all His labors. In Holy Communion, my union with Jesus is so intimate and incomprehensible that even if I wanted to describe it in writing I could not do so, because I lack the words. (735)
During Mass today, I saw the Lord Jesus, who said to me, Be at peace, My daughter; I see your efforts, which are very pleasing to Me. And the Lord disappeared, and it was time for Holy Communion. After I received Holy Communion, I suddenly saw the Cenacle and in it Jesus and the Apostles. I saw the institution of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
Jesus allowed me to penetrate His interior, and I came to know the greatness of His majesty and, at the same time, His great humbling of Himself. The extraordinary light that allowed me to see His majesty revealed to me, at the same time, what was in my own soul. (757)
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.
Feb 21 - IT IS UP TO YOU TO CHOOSE
In answer to a question by the visionaries about their futures, the Blessed Virgin responded :
I would like all of you to become priest and religious, but only if you desire it. You are free. It is up to you to choose… (First Years December 8, 1981).
Vocations are also the theme from this passage from Matthew's gospel :
When he saw crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, " The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send our laborers into his harvest " (Mt 9 :36-38).
Reflection :
There are two conditions on which vocations to the priesthood and religious life hinge. The first, as Christ tells us today, is prayer. Through prayer an individual discerns the call of God, and through prayer God's people help to plant the seeds of vocations.
Second, the environment and support of a Christian family nourishes these budding vocations. I have a friend from a farming family who was working in a field one day with his father. In the course of their conversation on Ken's future, his father said, "Have you ever thought of the priesthood? "
That's all it took. These seven words contained approval and encouragement for such a career, which is what Ken needed to think seriously about it. Today he is a pastor of a parish in his home state of Iowa. I believe my own vocation was inspired by my parent's example of faith as well as a large measure of God's grace.
I was also blessed to have as role models several fine Benedictine friars from my home parish. Prayer, family, example, and grace; the essentials needed to bring in the workers of the harvest.
Application :
How can you encourage a vocation within your own family? Have you ever broached the subject with a friend or acquaintance who might be a promising candidate? The following Prayer for Vocations is response to Christ's request that we pray for more laborers. Try to pray it often :
"Lord, you told us that, "The harvest is great but the laborers are few. Pray, therefore, that the Lord of the harvest send laborers to his field. " WE ask you to strengthen us as we follow the vocation to which you have called us. We pray particularly for those called to serve as priests. sisters, brothers and deacons : those whom you have called, those you are calling now, those you will call in the future.
Grant them the grace to be open and responsive to your urgent call. We ask this through Christ, our Lord, Amen. the most we can do is open ourselves radically to God-but are pure gifts from the Holy Spirit. Pope Leo XIII wrote, "Whatever we are, that we are by the divine goodness; and this goodness is especially attributed to the Holy Spirit. "
But because our God possesses infinite generosity and love, he will fill with the Spirit any emptiness within us, if it has been emptied for him.
Application :
"Every time we say, `I believe in the Holy Spirit, " writes J.B. Philips, "we mean that we believe there is a living God able and willing to enter human personality and change it. " Today, pray for the gifts of the Holy Spirit, as Our Lady urges us, for she has said, "When you have the Holy Spirit, you have everything. "
Medjugorje Day By Day Feb 22 - THE CHAIR OF PETER
September 25, 1995
"Dear Children! Today I invite you to fall in love with the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar. Adore Him, little children, in your Parishes and in this way you will be united with the entire world. Jesus will become your friend and you will not talk of Him like someone whom you barely know.
Unity with Him will be a joy for you and you will become witnesses to the love of Jesus that He has for every creature. Little children, when you adore Jesus you are also close to me. Thank you for having responded to my call."
Pope Pius XII writes of the importance of spending time with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, "The Divine Redeemer loves to listen to our entreaties, to speak with us familiarly, and to give us a refuge in His Heart which burns with love for us" (Mediator Dei).
Mother Teresa -
We need to be someone for the destitute who not only lack a roof over their heads, but who are deprived of having someone who cares, someone to belong to.
Meditations by Padre Pio -
I cannot at all believe and therefore dispense you from meditation for the sole reason that you feel you gain nothing from it. The holy gift of prayer, my good daughter, is in the right hand of the Saviour, and to the degree to which you are emptied of yourself, that is, emptied of love of body and your own will, and that you continually become more well-rooted in holy humility, the Lord will communicate this to your heart.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen -
The difference between the penitent and proud
Take the other case of those who suffer unjustly but with faith and love of God in their hearts. They may have a sadness in their hearts from pain and torture, but never remorse. They end in penitence or a making up for guilt by bearing patiently the trials of others.
This is illustrated in the case of Judas and Peter. There is much similarity between the two, up to a point. Our Lord warned both of them that they would fail; He even told them that each would be a devil."
St. Faustina's diary
A light from the morning meditation: Whatever You do with me, Jesus, I will always love You, for I am Yours. Little matter whether You leave me here or put me somewhere else; I am always Yours.
It is with love that I abandon myself to Your most wise decrees, O God, and Your will, O Lord, is my daily nourishment. You, who know the beatings of my heart, know that it beats for You alone, my Jesus. Nothing can quench my longing for You. I am dying for You, Jesus. When will You take me into Your dwelling place [cf. John. 14:1-3]? (1145)
As long as we live, the love of God grows in us. Until we die, we ought to strive for the love of God. I have learned and experienced that souls living in love are distinguished in this: that they are greatly enlightened concerning the things of God, both in their own souls and in the souls of others. And simple souls, without an education, are outstanding for their knowledge. (1191)
Today, I have heard these words: My daughter, delight of My Heart, it is with pleasure that I look into your soul. I bestow many graces only because of you. I also withhold My punishments only because of you. You restrain Me, and I cannot vindicate the claims of My justice. You bind My hands with your love. (1193)
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.
Feb 22 - THE CHAIR OF PETER
In the first weeks of the apparitions, the Blessed Virgin kissed an image of the Pope and said :
"He is your father, the spiritual father of all. It is necessary to pray for him. " (First Years November 8,1981)
And in March of 1982, smiling at two large pictures of the Pope that had been brought by a woman from Osijek, Our Lady said : "He is your father, my angels. " (First Years March 2, 1982) In Matthew's gospel, Jesus responds to Peter's faith in these words :
And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, an the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven (Mt 16 :18-19)
Reflection :
On the cross, Jesus gave us his mother to be our own. In a like manner, in today's message, Mary in turn points to the Holy Father and gives him to us as "the spiritual father of all. " The Chair of Peter is a gift from God who never leaves us without a shepherd to guide and teach us. It has been the charge of the Popes through the ages to hand down the body of faith which Christ gave to his apostles and followers, to preserve it in its integrity for future generations.
Through the calm and turbulence of 2000 years, that legacy of faith has now come down to us and to the present Pope, who in turn will teach and preserve it. No other institution of any kind has so survived the ages, a sign of the Spirit's presence with the church , once called "Mother " to signify its mission of nourishing God's children.
As Christians and Catholics, we give thanks today for this priceless legacy and for the successor of Peter who is "father of all. "
Application :
Our Lady says of the Pope in her message, "He is your father…it is necessary to pray for him. " Let us then offer a rosary for the Holy Father today, and remember him in prayer for the rest of the week. Today, simply speak to the Lord with your heart.
Holy Spirit
"I adore Thee, Jesus, in the Blessed Sacrament, and with all my heart I wish to make myself a fitting temple for Thee. Come to me, O loving Jesus" (St. Thomas Aquinas).
St. Joan of Arc, patroness of soldiers and her country France, fought valiantly to defend her Faith and her country. Joan drew her courage from the Eucharist. Fr. Stephano Manelli writes, 'Christ in the Eucharist is the true Bread to make them [us] strong ... the nourishment to make men heroic, to sustain martyrs, and to bring strength and peace." (From our May 2002 "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 -
People who are unloved and unwanted are, just like us, children of God. Even more, they are Christ in our midst and they belong to us. They are our brothers and sisters.
God loves people and provides for them. They are more important to Him than the lilies of the field and the sparrows.
Meditations by Padre Pio - In order to imitate Jesus, we must reflect each day on the life of the One we intend to take as our model. From our reflections is born esteem for His acts and from esteem springs the desire and consolation of imitation.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen -
The test of time will measure true enthusiasm and zeal
"Decisions and resolutions taken during an enthusiastic moment mean little unless tested by time and by waiting. At the beginning of the public life of Our Lord, when many wished to follow Him, He refused to accept them: 'He knew what was in man.'
The immediate request for places on the right and left side of the kingdom by James and John He ordered tested by the ability to bear sacrifice and to drink the cup of His Passion and Crucifixion."
St. Faustina's diary
Jesus, living Host, You are my Mother, You are my all! It is with simplicity and love, with faith and trust that I will always come to You, O Jesus! I will share everything with You, as a child with its loving mother, my joys and sorrows-in a word, everything....(230)
Holy Hour. During this hour of adoration, I saw the abyss of my misery; whatever there is of good in me is Yours, O Lord. But because I am so small and wretched, I have a right to count on Your boundless mercy....(237)
Jesus, I trust in You; I trust in the ocean of your mercy. You are a Mother to me....(249)
I feel certain that my mission will not come to an end upon my death, but will begin. O doubting souls, I will draw aside for you the veils of heaven to convince you of God's goodness, so that you will no longer continue to wound with your distrust the sweetest Heart of Jesus. God is Love and Mercy. (281)
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.
Feb 20 - OPEN YOURSELVES TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
Regarding the Holy Spirit, Our Lady once said :
Dear children, this is a time of grace. Open yourselves to the Holy Spirit that he may make you strong. Your Mother, dear children, calls you especially to prayer and sacrifice during this time (Visionary Prayer Group June 1, 1990).
In Galatians, Paul speaks of the fruits of the Holy Spirit :
By contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit (Gal 5 :22-25).
Reflection :
Isaac Hecker, the founder of the Paulists, once wrote : "The whole future of the human race depends on bringing the individual soul more completely and perfectly under the sway of the Holy Spirit." This Spirit is always at work within us, gently transforming us into the likeness of Christ and imbuing us with the gifts of peace, kindness, faithfulness, and the other virtues of which Paul speaks today.
These traits are not the reward of our own spiritual achievements-the most we can do is open ourselves radically to God-but are pure gifts from the Holy Spirit. Pope Leo XIII wrote, "Whatever we are, that we are by the divine goodness; and this goodness is especially attributed to the Holy Spirit." But because our God possesses infinite generosity and love, he will fill with the Spirit any emptiness within us, if it has been emptied for him.
Application :
"Every time we say, `I believe in the Holy Spirit," writes J.B. Philips, "we mean that we believe there is a living God able and willing to enter human personality and change it." Today, pray for the gifts of the Holy Spirit, as Our Lady urges us, for she has said, "When you have the Holy Spirit, you have everything."
12th & 13th station to Patsy Soto Feb.19,2009
On Thu, 19 Feb 2009 05:53:12 EST
…the 12th and 13th Station meditations. They continue to reveal so much of God's love for us. Definitely approved to share these meditations.
On Jesus' greatest suffering being, as He says here, seeing the suffering of His Mother. There is nothing here against Catholic teaching. In fact, I find it a great testimony from Jesus Himself that His Mother was indeed Coredemptrix. He is our Redeemer, but His Mother's role in her ministry in the Church is Advocate, Mediatrix, and Co-Remptrix, not equal to Jesus but cooperating with Him in a way far superior to any other human being.
Peace, Fr Al Winshman SJ
Meditation from Jesus to Patsy Soto
February 19, 2009 12:15 am
The Twelfth Station: Jesus Dies on the Cross
Praise be to Jesus for Jesus is Lord, Saviour, Redeemer, Reconciler of all nations.
Thank you My beloved little one for opening your heart to Me your Jesus of Mercy. Whenever any of My children call out to Me I open the gates of My heart, I place My rays of20life upon them showering them with My Grace, My Mercy.
The answer to your prayers may not be the answer you are looking for but it is My Perfect Will given to you. This night I speak to you of the ultimate sacrifice of My Love, My Death in this world but Eternal Life for each of you,
My children, who are accepting of My Holy Will. For I so willingly, so lovingly lead you to eternal life, with Me, through Me, For Me. It was My Life, offered to the Father, so that each child brought into this world would have the choice for Eternal Life.
It is now time for My life in this world to be given to the Father Almighty, one of My many sacrifices offered to the Father for you My children, yet the greatest sacrifice offered to the Father with love for all off humanity, My Death upon the cross atop the hill of Golgotha. I have no strength, my body totally dehydrated yearns for water. Looking at the soldier below me, I say to him “I thirst." But instead of water, the soldier takes a sponge dips it into a bowl, then reaches up and the sponge with this bitter vinegar hits my lips, I refuse it.
I turn away and I see My Holy Mother's face, her eyes say it all, the love she has given me since the moment she was told by the Angel Gabriel that she was with child, her love never faltered, her sacrifice unimaginable, her total surrender, her total love offered to the Father. I know that her heart=2 0broken, must now give the ultimate gift of love to the Father, her son’s death. I cry out to My Father, "My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken me?."
I look up giving my complete surrender to the will of My Father, I say to Him, "It is finished; Father into Thy hands I commend my spirit". Oh My children can you surrender totally to the Father?
A total surrender of your will offered to the Father Almighty for your children's souls, for your soul, for Eternal Life with the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit! Change your hearts, return to prayer, to sacrifice, to the Holy Sacraments. I love you My children, your Jesus of Mercy, your Jesus Crucified
February 19, 2009 - 1:47 a.m.
The Thirteenth Station:
Jesus is Taken Down From the Cross
Praise be to Jesus for Jesus is Lord, Saviour, Redeemer, Reconciler of all nations
It is over My children, standing before Pilate, betrayed, punished, the soldiers taking me to be scourged, beaten, condemned, a crown of thorns, Simon helps to carry My Cross, the long road of the Via Dolorsa, My Mother's eyes, pained with an insurmountable suffering, bearing her son’s crucifixion.
It is done, it is over. My Holy Mother never left Me . She still at the foot of My Cross, as Joseph of Arimathea, My beloved John and other men, so carefully remove My lifeless, bloodied body, placing Me in My Holy Mother's arms. She holds me so closely, her veil covering my bloody, crowned head, she removes her veil and covers My body. She gently removes the crown of thorns, and begins to wipe my face.
She still begs forgiveness of the Father for all that was done to her son. I was tortured and crucified but that wasn’t my greatest agony, no, My children, it was seeing My Holy Mother’s suffering throughout this day of My Crucifixion, that caused me the greatest pain. We have given you the ultimate gift of Our Love. It is your decision what you do with our love. Your Jesus of Mercy
Message to Carol Ameche Feb.15, 2009
External locution through Carol at Ameche Prayer Group, 2/15/2009
My very dear children, I am your God and Father, your Creator and your Lord. You bring joy to all of Heaven in this gathering, uniting yourselves to everyone in the world who prays; and I speak to all of you of My love for you, of your place in My plan for the salvation of souls in the whole world, especially those who are enemies of My Church, enemies of My creation.
All of My dear ones, everywhere in the world, thank you, thank you, thank you! My dear children, thank you for loving Me. I must say this again. You fulfill My plans to drive evil out of the world, out of the hearts of all men, My plans to give the gift of salvation to everyone who will receive it, My plans for your healing, for your joy, for your great mission to My people who will come to you. You wait so eagerly, yet patiently for the gifts that will heal so many, that will reunite families, that will convince so many of all of the messages given everywhere in the world these past many years.
My children, I love you. I pour out every grace and healing you need this very moment. Again, I give you new trust, for you will need more trust in the very near future. You will need more trust in spite of the evidence with which you are presented, in spite of the fear that will visit you at first, but then be overcome by My power and the gifts I have given you to prepare you.
You are My faithful ones. You are My dearest children. Thank you for gathering to reflect upon words that I have given to this precious child of Mine for all of you, My precious children. I give you the gift of openness again this day to the words of Our Spirit, to the new place you occupy in My plan for the world, for all of those sad and lost, abused, wretchedly poor; aborted children and their mothers, those who are enemies of unity, those who would seek to destroy your freedom, your peace.
Do not fear, My children. You know that all is well. You know that you are surrounded by Angels who guard you, who will lead you.
Thank you. Thank you for your obedience, for loving Me in the Trinity and the Holy Mother, your precious Mother. Joyfully remind people that She is the Mother of all people whether they know her or not, whether they accept her or not. You await the great gift of Illumination.
Pay attention to every word that is given about this great gift for, as time goes by, I enlighten you more about My plans and the gifts that await you. Once again be filled with the peace of My Son. I love you. You are Mine. Amen. Amen." Carol Ameche
SHORT POWERFUL PRAYER THROUGH ST. JOSEPH
"Glorious St. Joseph, tenderhearted father, faithful
guardian of Jesus, chaste spouse of the Mother of
God, I ask you to join me in praising God the Father
through His Divine Son who died on the cross and
rose again to give us sinners new life. Through the
Holy Name of Jesus, pray with me that we may obtain
from the eternal Father the favor we ask. (here
state your intention)."
Say this prayer for nine consecutive days.
Fear not! God is your shelter (the 23rd Psalm and the Lord’s Prayer. God never fails. Don’t fail him. Call on Jesus. Jesus on the mainline, tell him what you want!
http://www.live365.com/stations/283424
BLACK CATHOLIC GOSPEL RADIO (Afrocentric Rosary, Stations of Cross, Chaplet of Divine Mercy)
AFROCENTRIC CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/blog/ChapletofDivineMercy.mp3
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/blog/ChapletPtII.wma
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/streamaudio/Chaplet_Pt_lII.wma
FRIDAY-AFROCENTRIC SORROWFUL MYSTERIES OF ROSARY , AND STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Part I
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/blog/11_AfrocentricSorrowfulMysteries--TheCrossScourge_Artis.mp3
Part II
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/blog/12_AfrocentricSorrowfulMysteries-CrownofThorns-Carrying.mp3
Part IIII
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/blog/13_StationsoftheCrossI-VII_Artist_Album.mp3
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
Part I
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/blog/13_StationsoftheCrossI-VII_Artist_Album.mp3"
Part II
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/blog/14_StationsoftheCrossVIII-End_Artist_Album.mp3"
For further information:
BLACK CHRISTIANITY’S AFRICAN BEGINNINGS
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/
BLACK CATHOLICS BLOG
http://blackcatholicsprophecymeditations.blogspot.com
Black, African Saints
www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/BlackSaintsMysticHoly.html
Black and African Catholics Prophecy Meditations
www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/recentmeditations.html
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/blog/
Black African Catholics Coptic, Latin rite, Orthodox Prophecies Meditations
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/blog/
Black Saints Videos Part I
LINKS
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Part II
http://www.youtube.com/watchv=jMnYwZEfBg4
LINKS
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Attorney James Wesly Smith is a writer/producer of more than 30 audio visual film projects on the Black Genesis of Christianity, with an emphasis on the Early African Liturgical Churches. His 30 year effort resulted in the reference tome, Black Saints, Mystics, Holy Folk, (Ancient African Liturgical Church) Volume I, and II, detailing Black involvement in the Church from before 1 A.D. (See Out of Africa I called my Son, Hosea 11:1, Matthew 2:13-15). Smith may be reached at stbernice@yahoo.com
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