21 MAY PROPHECY, WARNING MEDITATIONS FOR AFRICAN DIASPORA CHRISTIANS

21 MAY PROPHECY, WARNING MEDITATIONS FOR AFRICAN DIASPORA CHRISTIANS AND THE LITURGICAL CHURCHES IN THE MYSTICAL BODY OF CHRIST, BLACK CATHOLICS, COPTICS AND ORTHODOX

Black Saints, African Saints, Black Catholics, Coptic, Orthodox Catholic Christians, Black Spirituality in Oceania, Americas, the Caribbean, Pacific Rim, Micronesia, Polynesia, Melanesia, Solomon, Marianas, Society and Marshall Islands, New Guinea, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Palau, Tuvulu, Nauru, Australia and New Zealand,.

PROPHECY WARNINGS MEDITATIONS FOR ORIENTAL BRANCHES OF BLACK CATHOLIC CHRISTIANS, INCLUDING LATIN, COPTIC, AND ORTHODOX RITES IN THE AFRICAN HISTORIC AND GEOLOGIC DIASPORA.

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Prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary Protectress of Africa

Holy Mary, Mother of God, Protectress of Africa, you have given to the world the true Light, Jesus Christ. Through your obedience to the Father and the grace of the Holy Spirit, you have given us the source of our reconciliation and our justice, Jesus Christ, our peace and our joy.

Mother of Tenderness and Wisdom, show us Jesus, your Son and the Son of God. Guide our path of conversion, so that Jesus might shine his glory on us in every aspect of our personal, familial and social lives.

Mother, full of Mercy and Justice, through your docility to the Spirit, the Counselor, obtain for us the grace to be witnesses of the Risen Lord, so that we will increasingly become the salt of the earth and the light of the world.

Mother of Perpetual Help, we entrust to your maternal intercession the preparation and fruits of the Second Special Assembly for Africa. Queen of Peace, pray for us! Our Lady of Africa, pray for us!

BLACK SAINTS OF THE DAY

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Acha the Confessor. John, the saint of Kemet was my brother. (1 Nov. (Acha’s feast).

Achatius, Abyssinian friend of God, 29 Dec.

Achillas, I am the confessor hermit in Kemet. I was with Arsenius. My preaching topics included patience, and charity. 17 Jan.

Achillas, Presbyter (Elder), of the (Africa) Mareotis area in Kemet, who agreed to the deposition of Heretic priest Arius and his henchmen at Alexandria in 321A.D. at a synod of more than one hundred African Kemetian (Egyptian) and Libyan bishops. (One of the holy folk).

Achillas of Alexandria, I was confessor, patriarch and Bishop, the successor to Bishop St Peter of Alexandria, Egypt. I was under the tutelage of Theonas, Bishop. I was headmaster at the Alexandria catechetical school. Anthanasius praised me for purity of Catholic doctrine when slandered by Meletius’ party. I died in 313 A.D.. 7 Nov Latin Rite, and 3 June, 30 Oct. Coptic Church. (Probably the same as Achillas of Alexandria Bishop, 17 Jan.)

Achilleus. Martyred in Alexandria with Nemesius, 10 Sept.

Achilles the Confessor, hermit of Kemet

Acllinus, Seperatus, Narzalea, Cittinus, Veturius, Laetantius, Januaria, Generosa, Vestina, Donata, and Secunda. Known as the Scillitan Martyrs, we were caught at Africa Proconsularis, Carthage. Two trials later, authorities ordered us beheaded, 17 July 180 A.D. under Vigellius, first persecutor of Christians, Northwestern Africa. 17 July.

Acirianus, Ethiopian Disciple of Mark. Affiliated with Ireneous, 7 Aug.

Acrates (Aragawi) I am an Ethiopian friend of God, traditions says I was a companion of Saint Jacob of Mahdjudh. Saint Entheus’
Brother, the one to whom I owe my conversion. 10 Aug. Coptic Calendar.

Acrates, Abraham, Ethnus, James, and John. We are martyrs in Ethiopia Abyssinia. 3 Aug.

Acronius with my sister, Demonsia with Kemetian soldiers Ammonius, Menas, and our companions. We were burned alive in a church during the reign of terror and persecutions of Emperor Diocletian. 29 May. Coptic Calendar.

Acutus, Romulus, Pinnarius, Marulus, Successus, Misias, Matutina, Donatus, Successa, Alexander, Solutor, and Saturninus. We were martyred in Africa, 27 March.

Ada, martyred in Ethiopia with Timeda. 2 June.

Adelphius, and associate of and helped by Melania Divas. Counted among the Nitria Mountain desert fathers and monks.

Adelphius the ‘Confessor.’ named in a writing by Athanasius, bishop of Onuphis. Exiled by Arians to the Thebaid . Among the Holy Folk.

Adjutor, martyred with Victorus, Victor, Quartus, and 40 Companions,
in the West and North in Africa. 18 Dec.

Adrian of Canterbury, Abbot

Adrianus, martyred at Africa with Secundilla, and Victorius, 1 March

Adrio, Victor, and Bassilla

Adauctus, Secundianus, Quartus, Victorianus, Januarius, Medianus, Denecutia, Maximianus, Alexander, Proculus, Afranus, Audactus, and Deodatus. Martyrs in Africa. 14 May.

Adventor, Solutor, Octavious. We were martyred in Turin; our Roman Army unit was the Theban legion. We retreated from Agaumum, Switzerland, Adventor, and Octavius, were caught and beheaded. I, Solutor, escaped, and was finally captured near Ivrea, and beheaded. 20 Nov. (20 Jan translation of relics).

Aemilianus (Emilian), the soldier with Antonia in 259 A.D. Citra, now Algeria, Africa. Martyred with Secundinus, Agapius, Tertula, and names unknown-none lady with her two children, 29 April

Aesculapius with Ischyrion, and 8,140 companions of and Martyrs of Achmin (Panopolis), in Kemet. 8 Jan. 25 Dec. in the Abyssinian Church

Afa Marjam, (Simeon), I was an Abyssinian Coptic friend of God 2 Dec. Coptic Calendar.

Afranus, Secundianus , Quartus, Victorianus, Januarius, Medianus, Adauctus, Denecutia, Maximianus, Alexander, Proculus, Audactus, and Deodatus. Martyrs in Africa. 14 May.

Aedesius, Africanus and others. Martyrs , 210 A.D. 303 A.D. 459 A.D.

African martyrs at Carthage

African Martyrs, 210 A.D., 303 A.D. ,459 A.D.

Africanus and 39 Others of Carthage. Martyrs, 28 Oct.

Africanus with Theodore, martyrs in Africa, 28 Oct.

Africanus and 40 Others, the martyrs beheaded at Carthage (249, 251 A.D.) April 10.

Africanus of Carthage (3rd century), martyr, 13 March

Agapius, Alexander of Gaza, Romulus (subdeacon) of Diopolis, Paesis (Pausis), Alexander of Kemet, Agapius, and Dionysius— beheaded after declaring their Christianity, (In Palestine) 24 March 303 A.D.

Agatho, Paulus, Pansius, Dionysius, Thonius, Hopaesius, Hor, another
Dionysius, Ammon, Bessammonius, Recumbus, Bastmus, Sarmathus, Proteheas, Orion, Colluthus, Didymus, Pelesius, Arates, Theonas, Hippeas, Romanus, Saturninus, Pinutus, Serapion, Papias, Bastamonus, Pantherus, Papia, Dioscurus, Heron, Cyriacus, and Ammonius. We are martyrs who preached Jesus in Kemet, martyred in Alexandria, 18 Jan. (Might be the same as Agathoclaem, I am the Bishop. I suffered blessed martyrdom in Kemet withSt. Ammonius,21 May.)

MORE RESOURCES
(Some of the links might be broken, as they are old so verify)

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

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http//www.copticchurch.net/synaxarium

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

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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/

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COPTIC RITE

Coptic Synaxarium Search Page

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

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www.stshenouda.com/

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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

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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

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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

Be aware that Yeshua, Jesus the Christ, wants His Church reunited.
It will be!
For in God’s eyes, there exists one, holy catholic (which means universal), and apostolic church in the Mystical Body of Christ(all Christianity combined).

Black Saints Videos
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/BlackSaintsVideos.html

Part I
http://www.youtube.com/v/sUnU4xR5D9E

Part II
http://www.youtube.com/watchv=jMnYwZEfBg4

Black Saints Videos

http://www.angelfire.com/realm/blackcatholics/BlackSaintsVideos.html

PROPHECY MEDITATIONS TODAY

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

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

AFROCENTRIC JOYFUL MYSTERIES ROSARY, CHAPLET DIVINE MERCY, DIVINE OFFICE

[Fr. Doucette: 245] Wed, May 20, 2009: "Cherish these gifts"

FATHER MELVIN DOUCETTE

"Cherish these gifts"

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Dear Friends,

Functions of These Gifts

Brothers and sisters, stop being childish in your thinking. In respect to evil be like infants, but in your thinking be mature. It is written in the law:

By people speaking strange tongues and by the lips of foreigners

I will speak to this people, and even so they will not listen to me,

says the Lord.

Thus, tongues are a sign not for those who believe but for unbelievers, whereas prophecy is not for unbelievers but for those who believe. So, if the whole church meets in one place and everyone speaks in tongues, and then uninstructed people or unbelievers should come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?

But if everyone is prophesying, and an unbeliever or uninstructed person should come in, he will be convinced by everyone and judged by everyone, and the secrets of his heart will be disclosed, and so he will fall down and worship God, declaring, God is really in your midst.1 Cor 14:20:25

We had a lovely sunny day

Here is a message of Our Lord and Savior given to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him these words, By the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, many gifts were received by those present. Two of these gifts are speaking in tongues and prophecy. These are great gifts, which help build up the Church.

Speaking in tongues expresses the words of the Holy Spirit but no one understands what is spoken unless there is somebody present who can interpret these words. When a prophecy is given in tongues, it is important to wait until someone interprets this prophecy. Speaking in tongues is a sign for unbelievers but prophecy is a sign for believers.

Prophecy shows that the power of God is present and the words given are for the strengthening of the believers. These prophetic words will remind them of My love for them and call them to follow Me more faithfully. These words can reveal to them something that no one knows. They can make known the problems and difficulties a person is going through and that I am there to help them. Cherish these gifts.”

Father Melvin

[Fr. Doucette: 244] Tue, May 19, 2009: "Listen to true prophecy"

FATHER MELVIN DOUCETTE

"Listen to true prophecy"

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Dear Friends,

Prophecy greater than Tongues

Pursue love, but strive eagerly for the spiritual gifts, above all that you may prophesy. For one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to human beings but to God, for no one listens; he utters mysteries in spirit.

On the other hand, one who prophesies does speak to human beings, for their building up, encouragement, and solace. Whoever speaks in a tongue builds himself up, whoever prophesies builds up the church. Now I should like all of you to speak in tongues, but even more to prophesy. One who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets, so that the church may be built up. 1 Cor 14:1:5

Here is a message from Our Lord and Savior addressed to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him in these words, The Holy Spirit gives many gifts to My followers to help them. A gift that He gives to many people is the gift of tongues. This gift is given to build up those who believe, to bring them close to Me and to have great trust in their Savior.

There are other gifts including the gift of prophecy. This is an even greater gift than tongues. The gift of prophecy builds up My Church and it gives all a call to stay on the narrow road. Through prophecy, the Holy Spirit reminds those who believe in Me to remain close to Me and to believe what I have taught them. Through prophecy, you can be told what is coming and how you are to prepare for that.

If you have strayed away or believed in some false teachings, you will be called to believe in the truth. If you have been told for example that there is nothing wrong with abortion, the Holy Spirit will speak through a prophet to correct this false teaching.

A prophecy is true if it does not contradict the Bible or the teachings of My Church. Everything that contradicts these is false and must not be accepted. Any prophecy that speaks about when I shall return to earth is also false as it contradicts My words in the Bible. Listen to true prophecy and it will build you up, give you encouragement and solace.

Father Melvin

Message to Victoria Spalding May 17,2009

Words of Jesus May 17, 2009

Taken by Victoria Spalding for Mass & Healing Service – Franciscan Monastery, Washington, DC

My dear people, I come to you now with a heart full of hope and mercy for you. My love is real and everlasting and capable of forgiving you of your sins always.

So do not fear tomorrow. My love will see you through any moments of difficulties that you will face in the future. The love of my Father can chase away any moments of doubts or uncertainties that stand in the way of my people doing the will of my Father. My Father loves each and every one of you and is gathering you up in His arms right now, so that you may experience His joy forever.

I love you, my dear people. Do not be afraid to hear my words or to believe in the promises of mercy from my Father, but go out and be a beacon of light and hope to one another. In this way, you shall shine forth among my people as true inheritors of my Father’s heavenly home.

I am with you, my dear people, allowing you to know of these things, so that you can see that my love is real and everlasting, and so that you can establish peace among one another and believe in the mercy of your God.

I love you, my dear people. Go in peace.

www.myfathersmercy.com

Message to Louise May 19,2009

Message via L., V+J
May 19, 2009- - -11:30 A.M.

L. began to receive words from God the Father and said, "Jesus, please cover me with Your Most Precious Blood."

Then your God spoke,"The world is changing drastically and rapidly right before your eyes. It won't be long now before democracy collapses. The evil people of the world are underhandedly taking away ALL your freedom. Your country and the world belong to satan. The beginning of Martial Law will NOW be imposed upon you.

Yes, your lives will change overnight- -forever. No God, no Light in the world! No love, no peace only wars. You literally ignore My every word. You mock Me! You seek after false gods- -materialistic, fleeting pleasures. You place men who give you your sinful desires before Me, disregarding all that will bring you lasting- -Eternal Life- -before My Commandments which are the only road to peace.

Follow Me!

Detention centers are everywhere and they are soon to be opened! I WILL be with My tiny, minute, faithful, loving remnant through it all. I will gather you into My vineyard where there is only eternal love, peace, joy, happiness.

Those who ignore Me and lead My people to Detention Centers will answer to Me and be cast into Hell ETERNALLY! This is the word of your God- -revere it! Amen- -I HAVE SPOKEN!"

Medjugorje Day By Day May 22 - CONSECRATE YOURSELVES TO THE CROSS

"St. Gregory Nazianzen coined a formula which applies directly to the Word
Incarnate dwelling among us sacramentally: 'Eternal Wisdom became man in our midst in order to say to every one of us: 'Go to the Trinity!'" (Fr. Richard Foley, S.J.).

Mother Teresa -
Peace begins with a smile

Meditations by Padre Pio -
May 22 You are not unaware of the fact that I desired to die and love God; either death of love, given that life without this love is worse than death. Oh my daughter, help me! I am dying and in agony at all times. Everything seems to be a dream to me, and I don't know where I am wandering. Dear God! When will the time come can when I, too, can sing: "Is this my rest, oh God in eternity?"

Archbishop Fulton Sheen -
No wonder psychology is such a booming business!
"In the good soul, the effect of doing evil can lead to moral understanding and being repentant. In the evil soul, the effect is physical and psychological. It shows less in the soul and more in the mind and the body. The moral effect is sorrow, contrition, repentance, which leads to a restoration of fellowship with God and therefore peace.

The physical and psychological effect is anxiety, fear, worry, psychoses and neuroses. The good take to their knees when they do wrong; the evil, if they have money enough, betake themselves to a couch. The good want their sins forgiven; the evil want them explained away."

St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html -
My Jesus, support me when difficult and stormy days come, days of testing, days of ordeal, when suffering and fatigue begin to oppress my body and my soul. Sustain me, Jesus, and give me strength to bear suffering. Set a guard upon my lips that they may address no word of complaint to creatures. Your most merciful Heart is all my hope. I have nothing for my defense but only Your mercy; in it lies all my trust. (1065)

Although the temptations are strong, a whole wave of doubts beats against my soul, and discouragement stands by, ready to enter into the act, the Lord, however, strengthens my will, against which all the attempts of the enemy are shattered as if against a rock. I see how many actual graces God grants me; these support me ceaselessly. I am very weak, and I attribute everything solely to the grace of God. (1086)

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

May 22 - CONSECRATE YOURSELVES TO THE CROSS

The Virgin speaks of the cross today:

Pray before the cross, for special graces come from it. Consecrate yourselves to the cross and do not blaspheme either Jesus or the cross. (Special Message June 29,1986).

And from Luke's gospel, Christ gives his life for us upon the cross:

It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, while the sun's light failed; and the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit." Having said this, he breathed his last. (Lk 23 :44-46).

Reflection:

Darkness covered the whole land for three hours at midday. All nature seemed to mourn over the stark tragedy of the death of the Son of God. In the midst of this darkness, the curtain in the Temple, separating the Holy of Holies from the holy place, was torn in two, an event which symbolized the meaning of the cross.

The Temple had 3 parts: the courtyard area the holy place, where only priests could enter; and the Holy of Holies, where the high priest alone could enter once a year to atone for the sins of the people.

It was in the Holy of Holies that The Ark of the Covenant, the symbol of God's presence, rested. The curtain that split was the one that closed off the Holy of Holies form view. At Christ's death, the barrier between God and man was torn apart. Now all people are able to approach God directly through Christ.

Application:

Our Lady asks us to, "Pray before the cross. Consecrate yourselves to the cross." Today, with a crucifix in your hands, make this consecration

Medjugorje Day By Day May 21 - CHANGE YOUR HEARTS

"Today I am suffering; I need beneficent balsam to heal the wounds of my soul; and Jesus in the Holy Eucharist is the precious balm poured forth upon them" (Fr. Hermann Cohen).

"To attract souls and transform them into Himself through love, Christ has revealed His own infinite love, His own Heart inflamed by love for souls, a love that impelled Him to mount the Cross, to remain with us in the Eucharist and to enter our souls and to leave us in testament His own Mother as our Mother" (St. Maximilian Kolbe).

Mother Teresa
Good works are links that form a chain of love.

Meditations by Padre Pio -
May 21 Do your best to conform always and in everything to the will of God, in all eventualities, and do not fear. This is the sure path to heaven.

Archbishop Fulton Sheen

We don't know how good we have it until we lose it!

"Picture two men married to two old shrews. One man was married before to a beautiful, wise, devoted wife who died. The other was never married before. Which of the two suffers more? Obviously, the man who once knew love and happiness. So it is with doing evil.

He who has known the inner peace of soul that comes from union with God undergoes greater agony and torture in his sin than the one who never was ushered into such treasures. The rich who become poor suffer more than the poor who never were rich. The soul which offends God Whom he loves suffers more than the soul who willed not to have God in his life

St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html -
Today, Jesus entered my room wearing a bright robe and girded with a golden belt, His whole figure resplendent with great majesty. He said, My daughter, why are you giving in to thoughts of fear? I answered, "O Lord, You know why." And He said, Why? "This work frightens me. You know that I am incapable of carrying it out."

And He said, Why? "You see very well that I am not in good health, that I have no education, that I have no money, that I am an abyss of misery, that I fear contacts with people. Jesus, I desire only You. You can release me from this." And the Lord said to me, My daughter, what you have said is true. You are very miserable, and it pleased Me to carry out this work of mercy precisely through you who are nothing but misery itself.

Do not fear; I will not leave you alone. Do whatever you can in this matter; I will accomplish everything that is lacking in you. You know what is within your power to do; do that. The Lord looked into the depth of my being with great kindness; I thought I would die for joy under that gaze.

The Lord disappeared, and joy, strength and power to act remained in my soul. But I was surprised that the Lord did not want to release me and that He is not changing anything He has once said. And despite all these joys, there is always a shadow of sorrow. I see that love and sorrow go hand in hand. (881)

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

May 21 - CHANGE YOUR HEARTS

The Mother of God speaks of conversion today:

Dear Children, today I ask you to begin working on your hearts as you have been working in the fields. Work and change your hearts so that the new Spirit of God can dwell in them (Weekly Message April 25, 1985).

Christ speaks of conversion as a "new birth" through water and the Spirit:
Jesus answered him, "Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above."

Nicodemus said to him, "How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother's womb and be born?" Jesus answered, "Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit." (Jn3:3-6).

Reflection:

What did Nicodemus know about the kingdom? From scripture he knew it would be ruled by God, it would be restored on earth, and it would incorporate God's people. Christ revealed to this devout Pharisee that the kingdom would come to the whole world, not just to the Jews, and that Nicodemus would not be a part of it unless he was personally born again. This was a revolutionary concept; the kingdom was personal, not national or ethnic, and its entrance requirements were conversion and spiritual rebirth.

Christ also taught that God's kingdom had already begun in the hearts of believers through the presence of the Holy Spirit. It will be fully realized when he returns again and abolishes evil forever.

Application:

Today Our Lady calls us to: "Work and change your hearts so that the new Spirit of God can dwell in them," Let us pray for the insight and grace to do just that.

Medjugorje Day By Day May 20 - Testify with your lives

"Since its founding by Jesus Christ two thousand years ago, the Catholic Church's preeminent concern has been the salvation of souls. In that long span of twenty centuries, an uninterrupted stream of immeasurable graces have flowed from its Sacraments and sacramentals. The lions share of these graces can be attributed to the 'Two Solid Columns,' the Blessed Sacrament and the Holy Rosary" (The Eucharist and The Rosary: The Power to Change the World).

Mother Teresa
The poor are Christ Himself.

Meditations by Padre Pio -
Jesus who reigned in heaven with His most holy humanity received from the womb of the Virgin, wanted his mother to be reunited to Him not only with her soul but also with her body and share fully in His glory. And that was right and the just. That body that was not as slave of the devil and sin for one instant was not to be as slave of corruption either.

Archbishop Fulton Sheen

We can contradict contradictions by clinging to our crosses. -
"Crosses and contradictions are a part of life. We are to expect them from others simply because they are often as unregenerate as ourselves. Contradictions from others will hurt us less when we have first contradicted ourselves. The hand that is calloused will not pain as much as a soft hand, on catching a hard ball. Contradictions can even be assimilated and used for further taming our own errant impulses."

St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html -
Today during Holy Mass, I was unwittingly absorbed in the infinite majesty of God. The whole immensity of God's love flooded my soul. At that particular moment, I became aware of how much God abases himself for my sake. He, the Lord of Lords-and what am I, miserable being that I am, that You would commune thus with me? The wonder that took hold of me after this special grace continued very vividly throughout the entire day. Taking advantage of the intimacy to which the Lord was admitting me, I interceded before Him for the whole world. At such moments I have the feeling that the whole world is depending on me. (870)

My Master, cause my heart never to expect help from anyone, but I will always strive to bring assistance, consolation, and all manner of relief to others. My heart is always open to the sufferings of others; and I will not close my heart to the sufferings of others, even though because of this I have been scornfully nicknamed "dump"; that is, [because] everyone dumps his pain into my heart. [To this] I answered that everyone has a place in my heart and I, in return, have a place in the Heart of Jesus. Taunts regarding the law of love will not narrow my heart. My soul is always sensitive on this point, and Jesus alone is the motive for my love of neighbor. (871)

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

May 20 - TESTIFY WITH YOUR LIVES

In May of 1991, Our Lady called us to live her messages as an example to others:

Dear children, to those who have heard my message of peace, I ask that you take it seriously and live it lovingly in your life. There are many who think they are doing a lot by simply talking about the messages, but are not actually living them. Dear children, I invite you to life, to change all the negativism in you to the positive.

Dear children, I am with you and I want to help each of you to live so as to testify with your lives to the Good News. I am here, dear children, to help you and to lead you to heaven; the joy of heaven can be lived even now on earth. (Monthly Message May 25, 1991).

Paul urges us as well to be examples of the Christian faith:

Show yourself in all respects a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, gravity, and sound speech that cannot be censured; then any opponent will be put to shame, having nothing evil to day of us (Ti 2:7-8).

Reflection:

Our readings today reflect an ancient truth of Christianity-that it is normally by example, not words, that the faith spreads. In this vein, the 19th Century English novelist Charles Kingsley once wrote:

One good man - one man who does not put on his religion once a week with his Sunday suit, but wears it for his working dress, and lets the thought of God grow into him, and through and through him, till everything he says and does becomes religious-that man is worth a thousand sermons. He is a living gospel-he is the Image of God.

Application:

In her message today, the Madonna states that, "I want to help each of you to live so as to testify with your lives to the Good News." Ask Our Lady's help today in doing just that.

Medjugorje Day By Day May 19 - PUT GOD FIRST IN YOUR FAMILIES

"The Eucharist came from the Paradise of Virginity [Our Lady]" (St. Albert the Great).

Mother Teresa
Today it is fashionable to talk about the poor. Unfortunately it is not fashionable to talk with them.

Meditations by Padre Pio -
After Jesus Christ's ascension to heaven, Mary longed continually with burning desire to be reunited with Him. To be without her divine Son was a very harsh exile. Those years of separation from Him were for her a most slow and painful martyrdom of love that consumed her slowly.

Archbishop Fulton Sheen
We can't be perfect all the time!
"The good sometimes do wrong. Let us face it. And when they do wrong it is not the same as the evil who do wrong. Evil is an exception in the life of the good; it cuts across the long road of their life as a tangent. But with the evil, good is an exception.

A master pianist may hit a wrong note, but everyone still knows him to be a good pianist. A beginner may hit a right note, but everyone knows that he is not a good player."

St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html -
I am reliving these moments with Our Lady. With great longing, I am waiting for the Lord's coming. Great are my desires. I desire that all humankind come to know the Lord. I would like to prepare all nations for the coming of the Word Incarnate.

O Jesus, make the fount of Your mercy gush forth more abundantly, for humankind is seriously ill and thus has more need than ever of Your compassion. You are a bottomless sea of mercy for us sinners; and the greater the misery, the more right we have to Your mercy. You are a fount which makes all creatures happy by Your infinite mercy. (793)

O inexhaustible spring of Divine Mercy, pour yourself out upon us! Your Goodness knows no limits. Confirm, O Lord, the power of Your mercy over the abyss of my misery, for You have no limit to Your mercies. Wonderful and matchless is Your mercy, astonishing the human and angelic mind. (819)

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

May 19 - PUT GOD FIRST IN YOUR FAMILIES

In December of 1991, the Blessed Mother spoke of love and the family:
Dear children, today in a special way I bring the infant Jesus to you, that he May bless you with peace and love. Dear children, do not forget that this is a grace which many people do not understand or accept.

Therefore, all of you who have said that you are mine and seek my help, give your entire self. First, be an example in your own families and give them your love. Since you say that Christmas is a family feast, then, dear children, put God first in your families; then he can give you peace and protect you not only from war, but also from Satan's attacks during peacetime.

When God is with you, you have everything. But when you do not want him, you are miserable and lost, for you do not know whose side you are on. And so, dear children, decide for God and then you will have everything. (Monthly Message December 25, 1991).

In Matthew's gospel, Jesus also spoke of the family.

Specifically, of marital fidelity and oneness:

He answered, "Have you not read that the one who made them at the beginning `made them male and female,' and said, `For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh?' So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate" (Mt 19:4-6)

Reflection:

"Success in marriage," wrote B.R. Brickner, "is more than finding the right person: it is a matter of being the right person."

The sacrament of marriage received special treatment from the fathers of Vatican II; some of the thoughts expressed were quite beautiful, including the following:
Authentic married love is caught up into divine love, and is governed and enriched by Christ's redeeming love.

Such love, merging the human with the divine, leads the spouses to a free and mutual gift of themselves, a gift proving itself by gentle affection and by deed. Such love pervades the whole of their lives. Indeed, by its generous activity, it grows better and grows better and grows greater.

Sealed by mutual faithfulness and hallowed above all by Christ's sacrament, this love remains steadfastly true in body and in mind, in bright days or dark. (The Church Today, 48-49).

Application:

Today, pray especially for married couples and, if you are married, for your spouse. This evening, offer a prayer together for God's continued blessings on your family.

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