[Fr. Doucette: 823] Fri, Sep 02, 2011: The Lord's Supper
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The Rev. Fr. Melvin Doucette, M.Afr.
The Lord's Supper
Dear Friends,
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and giving it to his disciples said, "Take and eat; this is my body." Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins. I tell you, from now on I shall not drink this fruit of the vine until the day when I drink it with you new in the kingdom of my Father." Then, after singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives. (Passage from the Gospel of St. Matthew 26:26-30)
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
"I embrace you, My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters scattered all over the world. Indeed I love you all and My love for you will never diminish.
The day before I was crucified, I gathered with My Apostles in the upper room to celebrate the First Mass. I took bread, blessed it, and I gave a piece of it to each Apostle and I pronounced these words, 'Take and eat; this is My body.' Then I took a cup full of wine and after giving thanks I gave it to the Apostles saying, 'Drink from it, all of you, for this is My blood of the covenant, which will be shed on behalf of many for the forgiveness of sins.'
What I did on that Holy Thursday is to institute the Holy Eucharist by changing the bread and wine into My very body and blood. I was leaving the earth so I found a way to remain with you. Never forget that I am truly present in the host and in the chalice. I gave My Apostles and all those who are ordained priests the power to consecrate the Eucharist and to distribute the hosts to all My brothers and sisters. Come and receive Me often."
Father Melvin
| Thursday, September 01, 2011
The Betrayer
Dear Friends,
Then one of the Twelve, who was called Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, "What are you willing to give me if I hand him over to you?" They paid him thirty pieces of silver, and from that time on he looked for an opportunity to hand him over. [...] When it was evening, he reclined at table with the Twelve.
And while they were eating, he said, "Amen, I say to you, one of you will betray me." Deeply distressed at this, they began to say to him one after another, "Surely it is not I, Lord?" He said in reply, "He who has dipped his hand into the dish with me is the one who will betray me. |
| The Son of Man indeed goes, as it is written of him, but woe to that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed. It would be better for that man if he had never been born." Then Judas, his betrayer, said in reply, "Surely it is not I, Rabbi?" He answered, "You have said so." (Passage from the Gospel of St. Matthew 26:14-16,20-25)
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
"I bless you, My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters scattered all over the world. Today I wish to talk to you about My betrayer, Judas Iscariot. He had been My Apostle for three years and he had seen all My miracles and listened to all My teachings.
Yet he did not believe in Me. He had the audacity to sell the Son of God for thirty pieces of silver. Money has enticed many people up to today. Money can cause a follower of mine to deny their faith in Me, to tell lies about Me, and even to have Me killed. All those who deny Me are acting like Judas Iscariot. They are the worst sinners. I call you all to be faithful to Me."
Father Melvin
Wed, Aug 31, 2011: The Anointing at Bethany
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
The Anointing at Bethany
Dear Friends,
I counsel you again concerning the Book of
Now when Jesus was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came up to him with an alabaster jar of costly perfumed oil, and poured it on his head while he was reclining at table. When the disciples saw this, they were indignant and said, "Why this waste?
It could have been sold for much, and the money given to the poor." Since Jesus knew this, he said to them, "Why do you make trouble for the woman? She has done a good thing for me.
The poor you will always have with you; but you will not always have me. In pouring this perfumed oil upon my body, she did it to prepare me for burial. Amen, I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will be spoken of, in memory of her." (Passage from the Gospel of St. Matthew 26:6-13)
Remembrance. Every Wednesdays and Saturdays I offer the Holy Mass for all those written in that book and these Masses are offered for a full year. I ask the Lord to heal the sick, strengthen the faith of those whose faith is weak and convert all those who do not have faith in the Lord. Many of those in the book have been renewed and have started to go to Church. If you want to inscribe some people in the book, it will cost you only $15.00 per person.
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
"I bless you, My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters living in every country of the world. I also anoint you as I was anointed in Bethany just before My death on the cross. This woman had received a word from My Father in heaven to come and anoint Me because the Father knew that I would not be anointed before I would be placed in the tomb. It was a great symbol and all the customs of My people were followed.
My suffering and death on the cross was foreseen by My Father so He sent this woman to perform this ceremony. This woman is to be praised for the good she did to Me. Are you ready to do all that I have asked of you? If you do, you will be blessed and you will be in heaven one day."
Father Melvin
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011
The Conspiracy Against Jesus
Dear Friends,
When Jesus finished all these words, he said to his disciples, “You know that in two days’ time it will be Passover, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.”
Then the chief priests and the elders of the people assembled in the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, and they consulted together to arrest Jesus by treachery and put him to death.
But they said, “Not during the festival, that there may not be a riot among the people.” (Passage from the Gospel of St. Matthew 26:1-5)
Below you will find the message of Our Lord and Savior given to Father Melvin. Jesus spoke to him these words,
“I bless you, My brother Melvin and all My brothers and sisters living throughout the world. At the end of My life on earth, the leaders of the Jews conspired to arrest Me with the desire to put Me to death.
They gathered with the chief priest to decide how they would do this. One of My Apostles conspired with the High Priest to have Me arrested. This man was Judas Iscariot. There are some today like Judas who want to destroy My Church.
They will do anything and tell any lies with a desire to get rid of My Church. There are some of My Bishops and some priests too who are killed every year because of their faith in Me. There are lay Catholics too that are martyred because of their faith. Do not fear the evil one who wants to destroy you. Come to Me and I will strengthen you.”
Father Melvin
September 02, 2011 Message to Mirjana
"Dear children; With all my heart and soul full of faith and love in the Heavenly Father, I gave my Son to you and am giving Him to you anew. My Son has brought you, the people of the entire world, to know the only true God and His love.
He has led you on the way of truth and made you brothers and sisters. Therefore, my children, do not wander, do not close your heart before that truth, hope and love. Everything around you is passing and everything is falling apart, only the glory of God remains.
Therefore, renounce everything that distances you from the Lord. Adore Him alone, because He is the only true God. I am with you and I will remain with you. I am especially praying for the shepherds that they may be worthy representatives of my Son and may lead you with love on the way of truth. Thank you."
Medjugorje Day By Day Aug 02- SIN HAS GAINED GROUND
"Come to that pure, sweet source of the Precious Blood whence flow peace, generosity and divine charity" (Mother Catherine Aurelia, Foundress of the Sisters of the Precious Blood).
Mother Teresa -
God speaks in the silence of the heart, and we listen. And then we speak to God from the fullness of our heart, and God listens.
Meditations by Padre Pio -
Furthermore I tell you to love your abjection, and loving your abjection consists precisely in this: If you are humble, tranquil, sweet and confident in times of darkness and impotence; that is, if you do not become restless, upset and anxious because of all of this, but are cheerful (I don't say joyful, but that you frankly and constantly embrace these crosses, and remain in this darkness) then you will love your abjection. Because what does abjection mean if not to be humble and powerless? (Letters III p569-570).
Archbishop Fulton Sheen -
We must treasure our parental duty
"What if God placed a precious diamond in the hands of parents and told them to inscribe on it a sentence which would be read on the Last Day, and Where there's a will, there's a way to educate goodness!
Good night, my Jesus; the bell is calling me to sleep. My Jesus, You see that I am dying from the desire to save souls. Good night, my Beloved; I rejoice at being one day closer to eternity. And if You let me wake up tomorrow, Jesus, I shall begin a new hymn to Your praise. (679)
Jesus, You know that I love suffering and want to drain the cup of suffering to the last drop; and yet, my nature experienced a slight shudder and fear. Quickly, however, my trust in the infinite mercy of God was awakened in all its force, and everything else had to give way before it, like a shadow retreating before the sun's rays.
O Jesus, how great is Your goodness! Your infinite goodness, so well known to me, enables me to bravely look death itself in the eye. I know that nothing will happen to me without God's permission. I desire to glorify Your infinite mercy during my life, at the hour of death, in the resurrection and throughout eternity.
My Jesus, my strength, my peace, my repose; my soul bathes daily in the rays of Your mercy. There is not a moment in my life when I do not experience Your mercy, O God. I could do nothing in my whole life, but only on Your infinite mercy. It is the guiding thread of my life, O Lord. My soul is filled with God's mercy. (697)
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
These thoughts for a day are taken from a daily meditation book based on the Messages of Our Lady of Medjugorje by Father Richard J. Beyer, Ave Maria Press. To order email soroka@sk.sympatico.ca or 1-866-726-5865
AUGUST 2 - SIN HAS GAINED GROUND
In her weekly message for September, 1984, the Gospa said:
Dear children, I continually need your prayers. You wonder why all these prayers? Look around you, Dear children, an you will see how much ground sin has gained in this world. Pray, therefore, that Jesus conquers (Weekly Message September 13, 1984).
But although sin abounds, forgiveness abounds all the more, as the psalmists sings:
Gladden the soul of your servant, for to you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call on you. Psalm 86:4-5
Reflection:
In Jesus' day, the rabbis taught that Jews should forgive those who offended them three times. Peter, in trying to be especially generous, asked Christ if seven ( the "perfect" number) was enough times to forgive someone. But Jesus answered, "Seventy times seven" meaning that we should not even keep track of the number of times.
Realizing how completely Christ has forgiven us produces a fee and generous attitude of forgiveness toward others. When we refuse to forgive, we set ourselves outside and above Christ's law of love.
Application:
Today, reflect on these words of George Hebert: "He who cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself."
Sharing given by Dory Tan in Marmora on August 6th
Sharing by Dory Tan on August 6th 2011 in Marmora
On this First Saturday at the Tenth Station Dory shared this with us:
Dory began today by sharing with us that it has been nineteen years this August that she has been coming to this Holy Place. She said from the time she first started coming here until now, Our Blessed Mother’s message has always been the same. She wants us to pray, pray hard, love one another and to go to church every Sunday. This message is for all of us to save our soul. Our Blessed Mother wants us to continue with what we are doing.
Dory said that when Our Blessed Mother appeared to her today, this was the first time in nineteen years that Our Blessed Mother’s hands were not out stretched towards us. Instead, She was motioning to all of us and calling us saying; “Come, come, come, because time is very short.” Dory reminds us of what Our Blessed Mother is always saying;“Material things are nothing, they will not bring you to Heaven.”
Our Blessed Mother is begging all of us to come to Her and Her Son Jesus. They love us so much that They are giving us this time to change. Do not waste this time that They are giving to us. If we follow what They have asked us to do, one day we will see Jesus and Our Blessed Mother in Heaven. Our Blessed Mother said;“Do not worry. If you have problems offer them to Me and I will take care of them. I will be with you until the end.”
Dory is asking us to continue with what we are doing here in this Holy Place. She is asking us to come and bring family and friends on September 8th for Our Blessed Mother’s Birthday. Dory again will be giving the Light that is Jesus on that day for those who have not yet received their Light.
Dory ends by saying;“God bless us all and see you First Saturday in September.”
The Litany of God the Father
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven,
have mercy on us.
God the Son, Redeemer of the world,
have mercy on us.
God the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity One God,
have mercy on us.
Father, First Person of the Most Blessed Trinity,
have mercy on us.
Father of the Only-begotten Son,
have mercy on us.
Father and Son, from Whom proceeds the Holy Spirit,
have mercy on us.
Father of the Immaculate Virgin Mary,
have mercy on us.
Father of her most chaste Spouse,
have mercy on us.
Our Father in Heaven,
have mercy on us.
Father eternal,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, infinite majesty,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, infinite holiness,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, infinite goodness,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, infinite happiness,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, all-powerful,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, all-knowing,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, present everywhere,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, all-just,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, all merciful,
hallowed be Thy Name.
Father, creating Heaven and earth,
Thy kingdom come.
Father, promising a Savior,
Thy kingdom come.
Father, revealed by the Son,
Thy kingdom come.
Father, willing the passion of Jesus,
Thy kingdom come.
Father, accepting the Sacrifice of Calvary,
Thy kingdom come.
Father, reconciled with mankind,
Thy kingdom come.
Father, sending the Paraclete,
Thy kingdom come.
Father, in the Name of Jesus,
Thy kingdom come.
Father of Nations,
Thy kingdom come.
Father of Love, cherish us.
Father of Beauty, protect us.
Father of Wisdom, direct us.
Father, Divine Providence, watch over us.
Father of the poor,
Thy Will be done.
Father of orphans,
Thy Will be done.
Father of widows,
Thy Will be done.
Father of the exiled,
Thy Will be done.
Father of the persecuted,
Thy Will be done.
Father of the afflicted,
Thy Will be done.
Father of the infirm,
Thy Will be done.
Father of the aged,
Thy Will be done.
Father, we adore Thee.
Father, we love Thee.
Father, we thank Thee.
Father, we bless Thee.
In joy and in sorrow, may we bless Thee.
In sickness and in health, may we bless Thee.
In prosperity and in adversity, may we bless Thee.
In consolation and in desolation, may we bless Thee.
In life and in death, may we bless Thee.
In time and in eternity, may we bless Thee.
Father, hear us.
Father, graciously hear us.
Lamb of God, well-beloved Son of the Father,
spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, commanding us to be perfect as the Father,
graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Our Mediator with the Father,
have mercy on us.
Let Us Pray.
Our Father Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy Name;
Thy kingdom come; Thy Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Trust, Praise and Thank our Faithful and True GOD always !!!
Message given to Louise on July 16, 2011
GOD THE FATHER ON THE FEAST DAY OF OUR MAMA AS OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL..to L.T.
JULY 16, 2011
"THE EARTH IS ON THE BRINK OF A GREAT CATASTROPHE WHICH WILL BE FELT BY ALL LIVING THINGS!!!"
Note: We must remember ..Be not afraid..BE AT TOTAL PEACE and do not panic..HAVE TOTAL TRUST AND COMPLETE FAITH..(our human reaction at first might be that we are somewhat shook)
We must remember what our mama said..remember when the ground under your feet feels gone you that is when you are in flight to my embrace..
Monthly message from Anne, a lay apostle
September 1, 2011 Monthly Message
On the first of every month, our Lord gives Anne a new message about His call to service.
September 1, 2011
Dear apostles, it is with joy that I speak with you today. When I contemplate your fidelity to My plan for mercy, I feel joy. When I contemplate your fidelity to holiness, I feel joy. Do not pause in your commitment to becoming holier. This calm movement into the Spirit of gentleness and kindness should help you to view others with compassion, yes, but also yourself.
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Do you view yourself with compassion? Do you offer kindness and mercy toward yourself when you contemplate your condition? My friends, My dearest friends, be careful to view yourself as I view you. Be careful not to view yourself in harsh light that seeks to condemn. If you are tempted against mercy for yourself, then truly, you are tempted against truth.
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Because it is only with mercy and love that I greet your present condition and your attempts to advance in holiness. I am love. I could hardly ask you to love others and then withhold love from you. That would be a flawed plan, destined to fail. My plan is perfect.
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I give you a receptive heart, you receive My love in abundance, and then stand for Heaven to be a well on earth which both stores and distributes love. Beloved apostle, search your heart today. If you do not find mercy and compassion for yourself in your heart, come to Me at once and ask Me to give these things to you.
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My plan for you and for the world will not advance as quickly as necessary if you do not accept your present condition and understand My perfect love for you. Your potential for holiness has not yet been fully achieved, of course, and I want you to advance. And I ask that you do so in confidence, joy and hope. Rejoice. I am with you.
Medjugorje Day By Day Sept 01 - EVERYTHING IS UNFOLDING
Mother Teresa -
Zeal for souls is the effect and the proof of true love of God. We cannot but be consumed with the desire for saving souls, the greatest and dearest interest of Jesus. Therefore, zeal is the test of love and the test of zeal is devotedness to His cause--spending life and energy in the work of souls.
Meditations by Padre Pio - We must love, love, love and nothing else.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen -
The Age of Bad Conscience
"We live in what might be called the Age of Bad Conscience. We cover it up by denying responsibility; we find scapegoats; we attack religion and all who have to do with conscience as if their extinction might give us immunity from that distinction between right and wrong. If any science is unpopular today it is certainly theology, particularly when couched in the language of reason and concepts which are alien to our moods and frustrations. But this does not mean there is no religion in modern man. There is; but it has moved from the area of conscience to the subconscious. "
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html -
Today, my preparation for the coming of Jesus is brief, but imprinted deeply with vehement love. The presence of God penetrates me and sets aflame my love for Him. There are no words; there is only interior understanding. I drown completely in God, through love.
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The Lord approaches the dwelling of my heart. After receiving Communion, I have just enough presence of mind to return to my kneeler. At the same time, my soul is completely lost in God, and I no longer know what is going on about me. God gives me an interior knowledge of His Divine Being.
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These moments are short, but penetrating. The soul leaves the chapel in profound recollection, and it is not easy to distract it. At such times, I touch the ground with only one foot, as it were. No sacrifice throughout such a day is either difficult or burdensome. Every situation evokes a new act of love. (1807)
Today, I invite Jesus to my heart, as Love. You are Love itself. All heaven catches the flame from You and is filled with love. And so my soul covets You as a flower yearns for the sun. Jesus, hasten to my heart, for You see that, as the flower is eager for the sun, so my heart is for You. I open the calyx of my heart to receive Your love. (1808)
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.
SEPT 1 - EVERYTHING IS UNFOLDING
On the anniversary of the apparitions in 1982, the Blessed Virgin said :
Thank the people in my name for their prayers, sacrifices, and acts of penance. Have them persevere in prayer, fasting, and conversion, and ask them to wait patiently for the realization of my promise. Everything is unfolding according to God's plan (First Year June 24, 1982). Matthew's gospel portrays Jesus himself fasting : Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. He fasted forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was famished.
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The tempter came and said to him, « If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread. » But he answered, « It is written, `One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes form the mouth of God » (Mt 4 :1-4).
Reflection: Our Lady has often said that fasting and prayer are essential in achieving peace. Fr. Slavko Barbaric writes : Those who are assiduous in their prayer and fasting will attain absolute confidence in God; they will obtain the gifts of reconciliation and forgiveness, and thus serve the cause of peace; for peace originates in our hearts and form there spreads to our neighbors, and ultimately to the entire world.
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Peace is not static; it is dynamic, flowing; therefore it can prosper only in the hearts of those who live the faith, who can love and forgive as a way of living. The Lord wishes that we fast and pray so that we can find our joy in him and in our neighbor, so that we can live in harmony with others and so create peace in ever widening circles.
Application: Today, simply reflect on the following : « Peace is not made at the council tables or by treaties, but in the hearts of men » (Woodrow Wilson).
A vision in Medjugorje
this is from the woman who had just returned from Med. and advised on going to confession as soon as possible
On the first evening in Medjugorje, after climbing Cross Mountain on Friday, August 12, (Feast day of St. Jane Francis DeChantaI) I was given this vision and shown its meaning. This was a vision given to my soul and not a dream, for which I am certain.
The State of the World 2011
I was way out in outer space looking at the earth, it was as if I was seeing the earth the way God sees it now.
The entire globe was pitch black as tar, except for one saucer shape of light in the top left area that was white and gold light.
The black color was moving like a fluid across the earth, swirling like a funnel where there was a small funnel, a hole and fluid was being drawn down inside the earth. The earth was imploding, or creating negative energy through sin and sucking in everything with it.
At the top left side of the globe there was a saucer size of bright white light. I would say this light was about 10% of the globe. This was shown to me as God’s word taking seed in Medjugorje and how it was God’s intention for this light to grow, to go out from Medjugorje and to cover the earth. Medjugorje is very important to God the Father.
The light got blocked and did not spread as God wanted it to do. The light contains truth and truth flows like a river when people open their hearts to the truth. Instead it was blocked and lies are blocks to the truth. Now 90% of the earth is covered with darkness, a darkness that was pitch black and it is so dark I could not see below the surface to identify any countries below, but it did not matter since the whole world was covered in blackness, so it not just one or two countries, but everywhere except Medjugorje and I took to understand that this black represented sin.
The blackness was moving, stiring and growing until it would eventually cover the entire earth, even the saucer size of light in Medjugorje. That is what it wanted to do, it wanted to swamp Medjugorje, but this will never happen. God the Father will never allow this to happen.
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Let me stress the word NEVER, because He is God, the Almighty and Creator. He is more powerful than the earth or darkness and will intercede before that happens. People who speak against Medjugorje are making a big mistake.
I came out of the vision totally and completely overwhelmed. Not afraid or scared, I didn’t feel sad or cry because seeing the earth was not frightful, but I did feel totally overwhelmed at seeing the spiritual state the whole world as it stands today and what is going to come about very soon.
God is going to intercede very soon because He has to, there is no choice. If He doesn’t all will be lost and all men on earth would be doomed, not from God dooming them but from them dooming themselves. From what I saw it seemed like 90% of mankind is in darkness and 10% are in the light. God’s intercession will be a very good thing for all believers. There is nothing to fear or worry about.
After this I prayed to the Blessed Mother to help me, because I felt so helpless and small. I totally surrendered to her in faith and trust to help me through this pilgrimage because I felt if I were given any more visions as intense as this one, I couldn’t handle it.
Faithfully yours in Christ,
Luellen
Medjugorje Day By Day Aug 31 - WHAT TO SAY IN PRAYER
"At the time of Holy Communion I sometimes picture my soul under the figure
of a little child of three or four years, who at play has got its hair tossed
and its clothes soiled.
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These misfortunes have befallen me in battling with
souls. But very soon the Blessed Virgin hastens to my aid: quickly, she takes
off my dirty little pinafore, smoothes my hair and adorns it with a pretty
ribbon or simply with a little flower... and this suffices to render me
pleasing and enables me to sit at the Banquet of Angels without blushing." (St. Therese)
Mother Teresa -
Love is a fruit, in season at all times and within the reach of every hand. Anyone may gather it and no limit is set.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Always stay close to the Catholic Church, because it alone can give you true peace, because it alone possesses Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, who is the true Prince of Peace.Archbishop Fulton Sheen -
There is only one standard 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 -
When I had gone to the chapel for a moment, the Lord gave me to know that, among His chosen ones, there are some who are especially chosen, and whom He calls to a higher form of holiness, to exceptional union with Him. These are seraphic souls, from whom God demands greater love than He does from others.
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Although all live in the same convent, yet He sometimes demands of a particular soul a greater degree of love. Such a soul understands this call, because God makes this known to it interiorly, but the soul may either follow this call or not.
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It depends on the soul itself whether it is faithful to these touches of the Holy Spirit, or whether it resists them. I have learned that there is a place in purgatory where souls will pay their debt to God for such transgressions; this kind of torment is the most difficult of all. The soul which is specially marked by God will be distinguished everywhere, whether in heaven or in purgatory or in hell.
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In heaven, it will be distinguished from other souls by greater glory and radiance and deeper knowledge of God. In purgatory, by greater pain, because it knows God more profoundly and desires Him more vehemently. In hell, it will suffer more profoundly than other souls, because it knows more fully Whom it has lost. This indelible mark of God's exclusive love, in the [soul], will not be obliterated. (1556)
At that moment, the light of God penetrated my being, and I felt that I was God's exclusive property; and I experienced the greatest spiritual freedom, of which I had had no previous idea. And at the same time, I saw the glory of the Divine Mercy and an infinite multitude of souls who were praising His goodness. My soul was completely drowned in God, and I heard the words, You are My well-beloved daughter. The vivid presence of God continued throughout the whole day. (1681)
Today's Tidbit - Amen is a Hebrew word meaning truly, it is true. In the Gospels, Christ used the word to ad a not of authority to his statements. In other New Testament writings, as in Hebrew usage, it was the concluding word to doxologies. As the concluding word of prayers, it expresses assent to and acceptance of God's will.
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.
AUGUST 31 - WHAT TO SAY IN PRAYER
To Jelena, concerning prayer, Our Lady said:
I know that I speak to you very often about prayer, but know that there are many people in the world who do not pray, who do not even know what to say in prayer (Locutionist Jelena & Mirijana January 15, 1984.).
And in Psalm 81, the Lord himself speaks in answer to a prayer:
I relieved your shoulder of the burden;
Your hands were greed from the basket.
In distress you called, and I rescued you.
Psalm 81:6-7
Reflection:
In a conversation with Marija Pavlovic on February 2, 1992, as we were discussing this book, she asked that I especially emphasize Our Lady's call to prayer.
It is the most important thing. There is nothing the Gospa wants more. She calls everyone to three hours of prayer, which is only 1/8 of our day, She asks for prayer in the morning, at noon, and in the evening. Her favorite prayer, of course , is the rosary, and the greatest of all prayer is holy Mass.
Marija has been invited to many Medjugorje conferences in America and elsewhere, but they pose a problem for her:"They should follow the idea of a retreat rather than a convention. Our Lady calls us to actually pray and live her messages, but sometimes we get caught up in just talking about them."
It is significant that when Marija travels abroad with Fr. Slavko to give presentations on Medjugorje, the format they use is that of a retreat. Marija speaks only briefly and then leads the participants in the rosary. Such a conference retreat would still bring together Medjugorje's friends in camaraderie and support and support, with the emphasis on prayer and spiritual growth.
Application:
Today, reflect on the priority and time you give to prayer. Can you expand your private prayer a bit at a time? This was the approach Our Lady used with the seers and villagers of Medjugorje
Holy Love August 30,2011
August 30, 2011
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Blessed Mother is here as Mary, Protectress of the Faith and Refuge of Holy Love. She says: "Praise be to Jesus."
"Today I have come once again to speak to you about faith. Some virtues are very necessary in the support of the faith God places in the heart. If they are not there, faith is like the house that was built on sand that washes away with the first tide of opposition. In order for faith to be strong, it must be supported by the 'rocks' of hope and trust, and the boulder of Holy Love."
"Faith, hope and trust are synonymous in the virtuous life. Holy Love is the stable foundation of these. Without Holy Love in the heart, all other virtues are false and short-lived. This is why My two titles Protectress of the Faith and Refuge of Holy Love belong together. When they are used together, My Heart pours graces into the world without hesitation, and with profound influence upon souls and situations."
"Satan flees most quickly when these titles are used together. Calm is restored. Temptations pass and solutions present themselves. It is in the invocation of these two titles that the soul should then listen to his heart for I am there. Understand, then, how important the use of these titles together is to discernment."
"Understand, as well, how greatly important the same two titles are in restoring the Tradition of Faith to the heart of the Church and the world."
Holy Love August 31, 2011
August 31, 2011
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St. Francis de Sales says: "Praise be to Jesus."
"You have received many messages in these last 26 years--too bountiful for someone to summarily dismiss. Just recently Heaven has focused upon perseverance, hope and faith; but you must know by now the greatest of all virtues is Holy Love. Holy Love is the virtue which ignites all the other virtues. If the Flame of Love is extinguished in the heart, all the other virtues fail, as well. Since God is the Source of All Good, it is He Who must ignite the Flame of Holy Love, and place it in the heart; then it is according to free will to 'fan' the Flame and keep it burning."
"All that challenges Holy Love in the heart is from Satan. This is important to accept and to realize. Acceptance and belief in this alone could save whole nations from disaster, wars and terrorism."
"Souls that ask Jesus for assistance in living in Holy Love will receive it. Souls who ask Jesus for deeper personal holiness will be given what they seek. Most do not ask."
"Let my coming here today ignite in every heart the desire to live in Holy Love so that every virtue can be deeper."
"The depth of Holy Love in the heart determines the depth of all the other virtues. The depth of Holy Love in the heart follows the soul into eternity."
August 31, 2011
Wednesday Service - The Propagation of the Holy Love Messages and the Confraternity of the United Hearts
Jesus is here with His Heart exposed. He says: "I am your Jesus, born Incarnate."
"My brothers and sisters, tonight I have come to encourage you. If you desire holiness - holiness will be yours, for I cannot reject such a request. Petition My Heart, then, and all grace towards your conversion and your holiness will come through the Heart of My Mother."
"Tonight I am blessing you with My Blessing of Divine Love."
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Holy Love Ministries
September 1, 2011 Monthly Message
On the first of every month, our Lord gives Anne a
new message about His call to service.
September 1, 2011
Dear apostles, it is with joy that I speak with you today. When I contemplate your fidelity to My plan for mercy, I feel joy. When I contemplate your fidelity to holiness, I feel joy. Do not pause in your commitment to becoming holier.
This calm movement into the Spirit of gentleness and kindness should help you to view others with compassion, yes, but also yourself. Do you view yourself with compassion? Do you offer kindness and mercy toward yourself when you contemplate your condition?
My friends, My dearest friends, be careful to view yourself as I view you. Be careful not to view yourself in harsh light that seeks to condemn. If you are tempted against mercy for yourself, then truly, you are tempted against truth.
Because it is only with mercy and love that I greet your present condition and your attempts to advance in holiness. I am love. I could hardly ask you to love others and then withhold love from you. That would be a flawed plan, destined to fail.
My plan is perfect. I give you a receptive heart, you receive My love in abundance, and then stand for Heaven to be a well on earth which both stores and distributes love. Beloved apostle, search your heart today.
If you do not find mercy and compassion for yourself in your heart, come to Me at once and ask Me to give these things to you. My plan for you and for the world will not advance as quickly as necessary if you do not accept your present condition and understand My perfect love for you.
Your potential for holiness has not yet been fully achieved, of course, and I want you to advance. And I ask that you do so in confidence, joy and hope. Rejoice. I am with you.
Message to Sharon Fitzpatrick August 31, 2011
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2011
MY DEAR DEAR PRECIOUS LITTLE CHILDREN,
IT IS A JOYFUL NIGHT AS YOU HAVE COME INTO UNITY AND YOU COME TO PRAY WITH THE MOTHER OF GOD. IT IS BENEFICIAL TO ALL WHEN YOU PRAY AND GOD THE FATHER REFLECTS ON THESE PRAYERS. HE CONSIDERS EACH HEART AND ALL YOU HOLD THERE.
I CAN ONLY TELL YOU THAT EACH PRAYER IS LIKE A BEAUTIFUL GEM, WAITING TO BE PLACED BY THE FATHER.
OH DEAR CHILDREN, CONSIDER ALL THAT IS YOURS BECAUSE YOU PRAY. DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED, BUT INSTEAD, PLACE YOUR FAITH AND BELIEF IN GOD AS HE ASKS YOU TO TRUST, TRUST, TRUST. DEAR CHILDREN, IT IS EASY TO BE CONFUSED IN THESE TIMES. ALL IS NOT AS IT SEEMS AND THEREFORE CAN WEIGH YOU DOWN. OH MY CHILDREN, BE JOYFUL IN EACH DAY AND WITH EACH PRAYER. THE LORD HAS TAKEN
YOU FOR HIS OWN AND YOU CAN ALWAYS BE ASSURED IN HIS LOVE FOR YOU.
LET ME DRAW FROM MY HEART THE GRACE GOD SO DESIRES FOR YOU, AS I BLESS YOU IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT.
MY LITTLE PRIEST - SONS WILL DRAW FROM THEIR HEARTS THE BLESSING OF CHRIST. RECEIVE IT WITH DEEP LOVE. GIVE MUCH PRAISE AND THANKS TO GOD. DO THIS NOW AND DO THIS FOREVER.
Message to Michael DiBitetto August 30,2011
THE T.R.U.S.T. PRAYER GROUP OF SHELTON, CT
August 30, 2011
Tuesday evening 7:00 p.m.
Tonight we prayed The Marian Prayers
The beginning of the 4th decade (Luminous Mystery) “Our Blessed Mother” has appeared as…
“OUR LADY OF SORROWS”
Michael said: I bow down only to Jesus Christ
BLESSED MOTHER replied: YOUR LORD AND SAVIOR MY SON JESUS CHRIST LOVES AND PROTECTS YOU.
- now over the picture of The Sacred Heart, St. Padre-Pio has appeared and he is celebrating mass.
-and now on the-wall … I see a very, LARGE BROWN CROSS …
-and at the bottom of the cross I see a very LARGE BROWN ANCHOR (The Anchor signifies ‘hope’)
-and now I see The Holy Spirit as ‘A DOVE’ and It’s coming from the wall and it’s going around the room and it’s going THROUGH everyone’s heart …. (And I’m being told it is going through the hearts of everyone who’s listening on the Radio Internet.)
Now once again I see …
“OUR LADY OF SORROWS”
MY DEAR, DEAR CHILDREN …
THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES … FOR THE MAJORITY OF THEM, WAS HIT WITH A HURRICANE … IT STARTED MOSTLY … THE BAD PART IN THE CAROLINA’S … AND CAME UP THE WHOLE EAST COAST …
MY DEAR, DEAR CHILDREN …
IT WAS A MAJOR DISASTER … FOR MOST OF THE STATES … ESPECIALLY NORTH CAROLINA AND IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY … EVEN VERMONT AND MASSACHUSETTS HAD MAJOR DISASTERS … ALSO IN CONNECTICUT BUT YOU WOULD HAVE TO SAY … MANY, MANY OF MY CHILDREN WERE NOT AFFECTED, HAD NO DAMAGE … SO DOES THAT MEAN THERE WAS NO DISASTERS …
NO THERE WERE DISASTERS … LOSING POWER … CONNECTICUT WAS THE WORST STATE FOR LOSING POWER … ALMOST 700, 000 FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES HAD LOST POWER … THE MOST IN ANY STATE … MANY STILL DO NOT HAVE POWER TODAY … AND MANY WILL NOT HAVE POWER UNTIL AT LEAST NEXT WEEK …
MY DEAR, DEAR CHILDREN …
ALL I CAN SAY… IS THAT THIS HURRICANE WOULD NOT BE ANYTHING… COMPARED TO GOD OUR FATHER IF … HE PUT HIS HAND DOWN ON EARTH …
THIS HURRICANE … TOOK OVER THIRTY LIVES … AND MANY WERE CHILDREN … YES THAT IS WHY I AM AS ‘OUR LADY OF SORROWS’ … DAMAGES CAN BE REPAIRED …LIVES CAN NOT BE REPLACED …
MY DEAR, DEAR CHILDREN …
PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR PEACE IN THE WORLD … PRAY THAT THE WARS COME TO AN END … PRAY FOR POPE BENEDICT THE XVI AND FOR HIS INTENTIONS … PRAY FOR YOUR BISHOPS, YOUR PRIESTS, AND PRAY ESPECIALLY FOR YOUR DEACONS … AND YES PRAY THAT THE CHURCH STAYS UNITED AS ONE …
MY DEAR, DEAR CHILDREN …
I ONLY PRAY THAT THIS CAN BE THE ONLY MESSAGE I CAN GIVE ON A DISASTER THAT HAD OCCURRED … BUT UNFORTUNATELY AS I HAD SAID: THERE WILL STILL BE ANOTHER MAJOR DISASTER …
WHERE AND WHEN AND WHAT KIND OF DISASTER I CAN NOT SAY … BUT I SPEAK … I SPEAK TO THE WORLD … BE PREPARED …
MY DEAR, DEAR CHILDREN … I LOVE YOU ALL SO VERY, VERY MUCH AND I PROTECT YOU UNDER MY MANTLE … AND I BLESS YOU ALL … IN THE NAME OF … OUR FATHER, MY SON, AND THE HOLY SPIRIT. AMEN.
(and now Our Blessed Mother has disappeared)
-and now over The picture of The Sacred Heart … St.Padre Pio once again has appeared and he’s continuing to celebrate mass …
-and now over The picture of The Divine Mercy … The Holy Spirit has appeared and ray’s of light are coming down towards everyone here in the prayer group …
-and now on the wall St. Padre Pio is holding out The Eucharist out to the prayer group and They’re coming from his hand one at a time towards everyone in the prayer group … INCLUDING EVERYONE ON THE RADIO INTERNET …
That is all for this evening.
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