26 DEC. PROPHECY, WARNING MEDITATIONS FOR LITURGICAL AND CHRISTIAN CHURCH AFRICAN DIASPORA CHRISTIANS -- BLACK CATHOLICS, COPTICS, ORTHODOX IN THE MYSTICAL BODY OF CHRIST
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DEVOTIONS AND PRAYERS FOR THE LITURGICAL CHURCHES AND ALL OTHER CHRISTIANS WHO SO DESIRE(Including Lutheran, Episcopalian, Anglican, and members in the Mystical Body of Christ –All Christianity combined):
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Renus, martyred at Carthage with Montanus, 24 Feb.
Respectatus, Martyred in Africa, 20 July.
Restituta, I am the Virgin Martyr. Suffered under the persecutions of the persecutions of Valerianus. The sunrise of my life was at Ponizara Africa. I was tortured in Carthage, by fire. Almost like the later Vikings funderals, I was tied to a board, which was loaded with incendiaries, and accelerants. The vessel was set afire.
The grace of God allowed me to drift to the coast of what was later to become Italy with my remains.17 May
Restituta, I died 255 A.D. at Carthage. Martyr,
Restituta 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, Prima, Rogatianus, Eva, Givalius, Rogatus, Pimponia, Secunda, Januaria, Saturnina, Martinus, Datus, Felix, Margarita, Major, Honorata, Regiola, Victorinus, Pelusius, Faustus, Datianus, Matrona, Caecilia, Heredina, Secunda, Matrona(another), Januaria, of Abitine, in the proconsular, 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.
Restitutus, Martyred at Carthage with Maximus, 4 Oct.
Restitutus. Iam a bishop and martyr. Saint Augustine preached a sermon honoring me. 9 Dec.
Revocatus with Saturus, Felix, Saturninus, and Gelasius, Fortunatus, and Avitus, Martyred in Africa, 5 Feb.
Revocatus, I was a slave of Perpetua, martyred with Saturus, Saturninus, Secundulus, and Felicitas catechumen, (202, 203 A.D.), Martyrs. 1 Feb.
Rhais (Raisa) of Alexandria (308 A.D.), Virgin martyr, 5 Sept.
Rais, (also known as Herais, Rhais) with Irais. I am a Virgin martyr. I was a lass of 12 years of age. I was born at Tabne in Kemet. I professed Christ, and under the prefect Culcianus, I was beheaded with other women in 303 A.D.
Roa (Aroa), Martyred atfriend, and companion of Cyrilla (Cyprilla) at Cyrene in what is now Libya. 4 July.
Rodus, and 18 companions with Parmenas (Parmenius). Martyred in Alexandria with Heraclus, Elias, Apollo, (Tirinus, and 23 others).7 July
Rogata, martyred in Africa withQuintus, 19 May.
Rogatianus. martyred at Africa, with Martialis, 3 Jan.
Rogatianus. Martyred in Africa, , 28 Dec.
Rogatianus, martyred in Africa with Vincent, African deacon, and with Rusticianus. 31 Oct.
Rogatianus, (another) with Januarius 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, Rogatus, Cassianus, Victorianus, Vincentius, Caecilianus, Restituta, Prima, Rogatianus, Eva, Givalius, Rogatus, Pimponia, Secunda, Januaria, Saturnina, Martinus, Datus, Felix, Margarita, Major, Honorata, Regiola, Victorinus, Pelusius, Faustus, Datianus, Matrona, Caecilia, Heredina, Secunda, Matrona(another), Januaria, of Abitine, Northwestern part of Africa Proconsularis.
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.
Rogatianus, I was a priest with Felicissimus, who was a parishioner. We are martyrs, Saint Cyprian mentioned us because we witnessed about Christ Jesus. Cyprian said we witnessed a good confession for Christ. 26 Oct.
Rogatianus, Martyred in Africa, 28 Dec.
Rogatus, (another)Januarius 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, Cassianus, Victorianus, Vincentius, Caecilianus, Restituta, Prima, Rogatianus, Eva, Givalius, Rogatus, Pimponia, Secunda, Januaria, Saturnina, Martinus, 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.
Rogatus, Septimus , monks
Rogatus, Zelotes, Martyred in Africa, 6 Dec.
Rogatus. Martyred in Africa, with Zoticus, 12 Jan.
Rogatus, Martyred in Africa in Abitene, Africa Proconsularis, with Saturninus, 11 Feb.
Rogatus, martyr in Africa with Catula, Autus, Victorinus, Saturninus, Salitor, Aprilis, Joseph, and Coliondola. 24 March
Rogatus and Successus, bishops. We are martyrs with 16 companions, in Northwestern Africa. 28 March.
Rogatus. We are two martyrs of that name in Africa with Cyriltus, 8 March.
Rogatus, martyred in Carthage, Africa 24 June.
Rogatus, martyred at Abitina Africa Proconsularis. I was jailed for assisting at mass. I was tortured, 12 Feb. 304 A.D. I died in prison, Saturninus. 1 July. In theCalendar Carthage.
Rogatus, Malentus, Nasseus, Maximus. We are martyrs at what is now Renault, Algiers in 329 A.D. We were killed in tradition by Donatists or pagans revolting. Our parents set a monument to us. 21___. 447 A.D.
Rogatus, Martyred in Africa with Mammerius, 24 Nov.
Rogatus, Martyred in Africa with Zelotes, 6 Dec.
Rogatus, martyr in Africa with Victorinus, 24 March, (probably the same as Rogatus, with Salitor. Martyred in Africa, 24 March)
Romana, I wam a martyr at Sirmium Rufina, 6 April.
Romana, Martyred in Africa with Quintus, 15 May.
Romanus, Paulus, Pansius, Dionysius, Thonius, Hopaesius, Hor, another Dionysius, Ammon, Bessammonius, Agatho, Recumbus, Bastmus, Sarmathus, Proteheas, Orion, Colluthus, Didymus, Pelesius, Arates, Theonas, Hippeas, Saturninus, Pinutus(Pinnutius), Serapion, Papias, Bastamonus, Pantherus, Papia, Dioscurus, Heron, Cyriacus, Papas, and Ammonius.
We are martyrs who preached Jesus in Kemet, martyred in Alexandria, in a slowly burning fire with Paul, 18 Jan.
Romanus, Deacon, likewise Possibly a duplicate name, but a deacon in Alexandria, Kemet (Africa), who agreed to the deposition at Alexandria in 321A.D.in a synod of more than one hundred African Kemetian (Egyptian) and Libyan bishops of Heretic priest Arius and his wicked, irreverent henchmen. (One of the holy folk).
Romulus(subdeacon) of Diopolis, Paesis (Pausis), Alexander of Kemet, another Alexander of Gaza, Agapius, and Dionysius— beheaded after declaring their Christianity. (In Palestine) 24 March 303 A.D.
Romulus, and Secundus (Secundulus). We are brothers martyred. Tradition says we were from Tambula, Mauretania. 24 March (Probably the same as Romulus, Acutus, Pinnarius, Marulus, Successus, Misias, matutina, Donatus, Successa, Alexander, Solutor, and Saturninus. We were martyred in Africa, 27 March).
Rosula. Martyred in Carthage with Crescentinnus, 14 Sept.
Roys, I was an Ethiopian/Abyssinian friend of God, 20 July.
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Test! Discern The Spirit! Accept what speaks to YOUR SOUL/SPIRIT. Disregard the rest!
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Monthly Message to Marija - December 25, 2008
“Dear children! You are running, working, gathering – but without blessing. You are not praying! Today I call you to stop in front of the manger and to meditate on Jesus, Whom I give to you today also, to bless you and to help you to comprehend that, without Him, you have no future. Therefore, little children, surrender your lives into the hands of Jesus, for Him to lead you and protect you from every evil. Thank you for having responded to my call.”
Message to Jakov - Annual Christmas Apparition
"Dear Children! Today, in a special way, I call you to pray for peace. Without God, you cannot have peace or live in peace. Therefore, little children, today on this day of grace, open your hearts to the King of Peace for him to be born in you and to grant you his peace; and you, be carriers of peace in this peaceless world. Thank you for having responded to my call."
Fr Doucette - Fri, Dec 26, 2008: "I love you"
FATHER MELVIN DOUCETTE
"I love you"
Friday, December 26, 2008
Dear Friends,
When the angels went away from them to heaven, the shepherds said to one another, Let us go, then, to Bethlehem to see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.? So they went in haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child. All who heard it were amazed by what had been told them by the shepherds. And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them.? Luke 2:15?20
Here is another message from Our Lord addressed to Joseph. Jesus spoke to him in these words, On the day I was born, angels appeared to the shepherds who were guarding the sheep around Bethlehem. They announced to them the good news that would fill them with joy: 'In Bethlehem a Savior has been born who is the Messiah.' Hearing this news, they hurried up and went to Bethlehem to see what the Lord had made known to them.
They found Mary, My Mother, Joseph, my foster father, and I lying in the manger. They saw this small infant and they were amazed what the angels had said about this child. Indeed I had come into the world as the Messiah and Lord to redeem the people of the world.
The Jewish shepherds were the first to come to the stable to see Me after My birth. They were filled with joy at what they saw. I call you to be like these shepherds and come and see Me in the manger and see that I am born for you. I come to show you the love of the Father for you all. The Father is the one who sent Me to be born as a man among you.
I come as a weak human being to be cared for and fed by other human beings. I am God with all power but, in My love, I place myself as a child in the hands of those I created that they may take care of their God. In my humility, I identify with you in your humanity to raise you up to the heights of heaven. Yes, I am truly God but at the same time I am truly man. I come to close the gap caused by sin between the Father and you. I want you all to be His beloved children. I love you and I give Myself for your salvation.
Father Melvin
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Message to J.N.S.R. Oct.8,2008
The Reign of God is very near
October 8, 2008
JNSR: What noise, what uproar! Do not fear anything any longer. It is the fall of the giants with feet of clay..... They fall one after the other......It is a cascade tripping them all. In this torrent, they try to stand up in spite of the swift stream, but how can anyone resist this non-stop assault of that river of money, that will not stop running, thereby destroying the feet of clay, all those foundations crumbling, one after the other.
"Fear not", says the Lord, "I am with you".
Human pride, which has fed the Enemy of Humanity, has just seen crashing its golden and silver gate, that separated the rich from the poor.
It is crumbling, it gets out of its bed, that great prostitute that was selling to the highest bidder, making each country that rose up above the others, its favorite bed. The prostitute is crying.
O Wealth, wealth, you are crumbling in the arms of your lovers, who are losing their crown in losing you. Not one of those giants can stand up any longer. That swift uncontrollable current brings everything with it towards the bottomless ocean. Goodbye victories, power, mansions! Which possessions could you fight for now? Where will you hide what you have left?
When God tells you: "Behold I am coming", you will no longer be there for you will have chosen Him in order to come with Him, to take possession of His New Earth, or His New Heavens, but either way, it will be with God as the sole Master, Love for all men for Eternity, conquered with all His children at the sole price of your Love for Him.
The Reign of God is very near.
Amen.
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"We can actually come and adore Him like the shepherds; we can prostrate ourselves before Him like the Magi; we need no longer regret our not having been present at Bethlehem" (St. Peter Julian Eymard).
"This is the great reality of Christian history: Jesus, the sacred host, the Bread of life, in the midst of his Church. This is that brightest star which enables us to look forward with great confidence to the future kingdom of Christ. And as we bless and adore Jesus in the most holy Eucharist we wish to raise our hearts in trustful prayer to Mary, his sweet Mother, and our Mother too.
"So let us turn to her as our own dear Mother. It is she who bore and presented to the world Jesus, our Redeemer and Saviour . . . . We worship Jesus in the holy Eucharist: God with us! God with us!" (Pope Bl. John XXIII).
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December 25, 1986 (Christmas Day)
"Dear children! Today also I give thanks to the Lord for all that He is doing for me, especially for this gift that I am able to be with you also today. Dear children, these are the days in which the Father grants special graces to all who open their hearts. I bless you and I desire that you too, dear children, become alive to the graces and place everything at God's disposal so that He may be glorified through you. My heart carefully follows your progress. Thank you for having responded to my call."
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"Is not the enraptured gaze of Mary as she contemplated the face of the newborn Christ and cradled Him in her arms that unparalleled model of love which should inspire us every time we receive Eucharistic communion?" (Pope John Paul II, Ecclesia de Eucharistia, 54).
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When was the first all night vigil?
Mother Teresa -
I think there is something that can make us live joyfully. It is that Jesus is with us and loves us. If each one of us would simply remember that God loves us and is giving us the chance to love others in that love not so much in big things but in the little things of life our countries could become full of God's love.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Live joyfully and courageously, at least in the upper part of the soul, amidst the trials in which the Lord places you. Live joyfully and courageously, I repeat, because the Angel who foretells the birth of our little Savior and Lord, announces singing, and sings announcing that he brings tidings of joy, peace and happiness to men of good-will. So that there is nobody who does not know that in order to receive this Child it is sufficient to be of good-will.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen -
True Faith is not popular with the ego
"How many people there are in Church on Sunday sitting in the first seat of the pew, who resent anyone asking them to `please move over.' They came to kneel before a cross, but they do not want one standing along side them. How many there are too who sing lustily the hymn.
`Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were an offering far too small.'
And, then, when the collection box is passed, they drop in a nickel. The fact is religion is popular only when it ceases to be truly religious. Religion by its very nature is unpopular - certainly unpopular with the ego"
St. Faustina's diary
December 23, 1936. I am spending this time with the Mother of God and preparing myself for the solemn moment of the coming of the Lord Jesus. The Mother of God is instructing me in the interior life of the soul with Jesus, especially in Holy Communion. It is only in eternity that we shall know the great mystery effected in us by Holy Communion. O most precious moments of my life! (840)
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.
Dec 25 - CHRISTMAS DAY
On Christmas Day in 1989, Our Lady spoke of being a light for others:
Dear children, here is my Son in my arms! I would like to ask you to be a light for all in the year to come. I would like to call you again to live my messages, the message of peace, conversion, prayer, penance, and faith. Dear children, your Mother does not seek words from you, I ask for deeds. Your Mother will help you and she will give you the strength to persevere. And tonight I would like to tell you: Rejoice! (Visionary Prayer Group Dec 25, 1989).
And from Luke's gospel, the shepherds come to adore the Christ-child:
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us".
So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child; and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them.
But Mary treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them (Lk 2:15-20).
Reflection:
Christmas is a season of light, the light of angels among shepherds, the light of a great star beckoning wise men, and in our own day, the multicolored lights of Christmas trees, outdoor decorations, and the bright glow from the windows of homes where families are gathered to celebrate.
Appropriately, today the Blessed Mother calls each of us to be, "a light for all in the year to come". Through living her messages, we have become changed people. The new peace and kindness in our lives attracts others who wish to share in these gifts of grace. In such a way, we have to become beacons of hope and joy drawing others to Christ.
Although our characters differ, and our personalities are unique, it is our many colors that form a harmony as Christmas lights on an evergreen. In the darkness, the glowing of the shinning lights is truly beautiful.
Application:
As Our Lady calls us to be a light for others by living her messages, let us pray for her special help today in doing just that.
Message to Eileen Renders Dec.24, 2008
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As I said earlier, I did not even know for certain that we HAD guardian angels, let alone they had such names, but I do not question Jesus.
If we were made to take a Saint's name in order to receive the sacrament of Confirmation to be confirmed in our faith/church. Why then is it so difficult to believe that our guardian angels may have the name of a Saint, Martyr or Hero in history?
As far as the church in her teachings, it is not infallible, only the Pope is infallible in what he has to say about our religion and I can find nothing where the Pope has said that our guardian angels cannot have names of people that once lived.
Those that are too quick to judge are righteous but not necessarily "right." If I become too defensive that is because in a way, I feel I am defending Jesus' word. I am human and with many failings. Not a Saint, not a martyr or a hero.
December 24th, 2008
Christmas Eve
Jesus Asks Us To Be A Light In The World
This evening we went to the 6:30 P.M. Mass at our parish. After making small offerings to Jesus and Mary, I made an Act of Contrition in preparation of receiving the Holy Eucharist and prayed for the special needs and intentions of all.
After receiving the most precious body and blood of Jesus Christ, I knelt in silent commune with Him and prayed for His guidance. I asked Jesus to please cover me with His most precious blood and then prayed, speak Lord (if it be His will always), Your servant listens.
Jesus responded to my prayer saying, Eileen My child, Behold a child is born, a Light unto the world. Be a light in the world by allowing the light inside you that comes from Me to be seen by others through your words and actions.
I love you as I love all My children. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Continue to pray for your brothers and sisters.
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Message of December 25, 2005 (Transmitted by Marija)
"Dear children! Also today, in my arms I bring you little Jesus, the King of Peace, to bless you with His peace. Little children, in a special way today I call you to be my carriers of peace in this peaceless world. God will bless you.
Little children, do not forget that I am your mother. I bless you all with a special blessing, with little Jesus in my arms. Thank you for having responded to my call."
Message of December 25, 2005 (Transmitted by Jakov)
"Dear children! Today, with Jesus in my arms, in a special way I call you to conversion. Children, through all this time which God permitted me to be with you, I continuously called you to conversion. Many of your hearts remained closed. Little children, Jesus is peace, love and joy; therefore now decide for Jesus. Start to pray.
Pray to Him for the gift of conversion. Little children, only with Jesus can you have peace, joy and a heart filled with love. Little children, I love you. I am your mother and give you my motherly blessing.
"To each and everyone He comes as if He had never come before in His own sweet way, He the Child who is born . . . Jesus the Savior, He Emmanuel, He, Christ as Christ's Mass on Christmas—Merry Christmas!!" (Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen).
Mother Teresa -
Let's concentrate on a worthwhile goal:
that no child be unwanted,
that no person go unloved.
And let's not stop smiling at whomever we meet, especially when it's hard to smile.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Jesus calls the poor and simple shepherds by means of angels to manifest Himself to them. He calls the learned men by means of their science. And all of them moved interiorly by grace hasten to adore Him. He calls all of us with divine inspirations and He communicates Himself to us with His Grace. How many times has He not lovingly invited us also? And with what promptitude have we replied? My God I blush and am filled with confusion at having to reply to such a question.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen - Totalitarianism is the scapegoat of irresponsibility
"Perhaps it is the very burden of responsibility which flows from free choice that makes so many human beings ready to surrender their great gift of freedom. This also explains the search for someone to whom they can commit their choice, who will do their thinking for them and relieve them of the awful burden of the consequences of their free decisions.
This search for someone to whom neurotic minds can commit themselves explains the comparatively facile surrender of so many to totalitarianism in our day and age."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html -
Sister C.* came in the afternoon and took me home for the holy days. I was happy to be reunited with the community. As we were riding through the city [Cracow], I imagined it was the town of Bethlehem. As I watched all those people hurrying about, I thought: who is meditating today, in recollection and silence, on this inconceivable mystery? O pure Virgin, You are traveling today, and so am I. I feel that today's journey has its symbolism.
O radiant Virgin, pure as crystal, all immersed in God, I offer You my spiritual life; arrange everything that it may be pleasing to Your Son. O my Mother, how ardently I desire that You give me the Infant Jesus during the Midnight Mass. And I felt such a living presence of God in the depths of my soul, that it was only by sheer will-power that I restrained my, joy in order not to show outwardly what was going on in my soul. (844)
Mary, Immaculate Virgin, take me under your special protection and guard the purity of my soul, heart and body. You are the model and star of my life. (874)
*Sister Cajetan-Mary Bartkowiak. Born January 19, 1911, she entered the Congregation in 1933. She was with Sister Faustina in Warsaw and in Cracow. She was a witness at the information process in 1965-66.
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
Dec 27 - I WISH TO DEEPEN YOUR LOVE
In this Christmas season, Our Lady seeks to lead us further in love:
Dear children, I wish to thank all of you who have heeded my messages and who, on Christmas Day, have put into practice what I asked of you. Undefiled by sin from now on, I wish to deepen your love even further. And so, abandon your hearts to me! (Weekly Message Dec 26, 1985).
The story of the Magi speaks of love expressing itself in giving:
When they had heard the king, they set out; and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh (Mt 2: 9-12).
Reflection:
As our readings illustrate today, Christmas is the great season of love and giving. The Magi, awed by the miracle of God coming into the world as a helpless infant, responded by offering him their most precious gifts.
This spirit of giving is captured in this passage from Frank O'Connor's, An Only Child:
One Christmas, Santa Claus brought me a toy engine. I took it with me to the convent, and played with it while mother and the nuns discussed old times. But it was a young nun who brought us in to see the crib.
When I saw the Holy Child in the manger, I was distressed because little as I had, he had nothing at all. For me it was fresh proof of the incompetence of Santa Claus.
I asked the young nun politely if the Holy Child didn't like toys, and she replied composedly enough, "Oh, he does, but his mother is too poor to afford them." That settled it. My mother was poor too, but at Christmas she at least managed to buy me something even if it was only a box of crayons.
I distinctly remember getting into the crib and putting the engine between his outstretched arms. I probably showed him how to wind it as well, because a small baby like that would not be clever enough to know. I remember too the tearful feeling of reckless generosity with which I left him there in the nightly darkness of the chapel, clutching my toy to his chest.
Application:
Today, simply reflect in prayer on the gifts you have received from the Lord. In what way can you share them?
Medjugorje Day By Day Dec 26 - REJOICE WITH ME!
Message of December 25, 2006
Merry Christmas to all.
Our Lady in 1996, Christmas day told us that, these are the days in which the Father grants special graces to all who open their hearts.
I pray that today, God blesses you all abundantly and that Our Lady wraps you all in her mantle of protection. That we all open our hearts to receive those special graces God wants to give us.
Here is our Message for Christmas day from Our Lady.
Message of December 25, 2007
"Dear children! With great joy I bring you the King of Peace for Him to bless you with His blessing. Adore Him and give time to the Creator for whom your heart yearns. Do not forget that you are passers-by on this earth and that things can give you small joys, while through my Son, eternal life is given to you. That is why I am with you, to lead you towards what your heart yearns for. Thank you for having responded to my call."
Jakov Colo Message of December 25, 2006
At the last daily apparition to Jakov Colo on September 12th, 1998, Our Lady told him that henceforth he would have one apparition a year, every December 25th, on Christmas Day.
This is also how it was this year. The apparition began at 2:29 pm and lasted 6 minutes.
Our Lady gave the following message:
"Dear children! Today, in a special way I call you to become open to God and for each of your hearts today to become a place of Jesus' birth. Little children, through all this time that God permits me to be with you, I desire to lead you to the joy of your life. Little children, the only true joy of your life is God. Therefore, dear children, do not seek joy in things of this earth but open your hearts and accept God. Little children, everything passes, only God remains in your heart. Thank you for having responded to my call."
Message of December 25, 2006
"Dear children! Also today I bring you the newborn Jesus in my arms. He who is the King of Heaven and earth, He is your peace. Little children, no one can give you peace as He who is the King of Peace. Therefore, adore Him in your hearts, choose Him and you will have joy in Him. He will bless you with His blessing of peace. Thank you for having responded to my call."
At the last daily apparition to Jakov Colo on September 12th, 1998, Our Lady told him that henceforth he would have one apparition a year, every December 25th, on Christmas Day. This is also how it was this year. The apparition began at 3:23 pm and lasted 6 minutes.
Our Lady gave the following message:
Today is a great day of joy and peace. Rejoice with me. Little children, in a special way, I call you to holiness in your families. I desire, little children, that each of your families be holy and that God's joy and peace, which God sends you today in a special way, may come to rule and dwell in your families. Little children, open your hearts today on this day of grace, decide for God and put Him in the first place in your family. I am your Mother. I love you and give you my Motherly Blessing.
Message of December 25, 2003
"Dear children! Also today, I bless you all with my Son Jesus in my arms and I carry Him, who is the King of Peace, to you, that He grant you His peace. I am with you and I love you all, little children. Thank you for having responded to my call."
"When we worship you in the form of bread . . . we always see you as an adult. But every year at Christmas, you reveal yourself to us as a child born in a crib. We stand in silent amazement . . . In silent adoration we stand before the mystery, like Mary when the shepherd came and told her what they had seen and heard: `She kept all these things, pondering them in her heart'" (Chiara Lubich).
"The swaddling clothes of an infant hid the Son of God in Bethlehem, and the appearance of bread and wine hides the Reality of Christ" (Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen).
Mother Teresa -
When life is most demanding and you give cheerfully in spite of that, that is love at its best.
Meditations by Padre Pio -
From the time of His birth Jesus points out our mission, which is to despise what the world loves and seeks.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen -
When we shirk responsibility we cannot shed our shackles
"People talk most about their health when they are sick, and most about liberty when they are in danger of losing it. Despite all the pleas for liberty, it must be remembered that every flight from responsibility is a flight from liberty and every denial of personal guilt is also a denial of freedom. Cabbages cannot do wrong, though they have heads; calculators cannot commit sin, though they can do many things which seem to emulate human thought."
St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html -
Thank you, Eternal Love, for Your inconceivable kindness to me, that You would occupy Yourself directly with my sanctification. My daughter, let three virtues adorn you in a particular way: humility, purity of intention, and love. Do nothing beyond what I demand of you, and accept everything that My hand gives you. Strive for a life of recollection so that you can hear My voice, which is so soft that only recollected souls can hear it... (1779)
O my Jesus, You know that there are times when I have neither lofty thoughts nor a soaring spirit. I bear with myself patiently and admit that that is just what I am, because all that is beautiful is a grace from God. And so I humble myself profoundly and cry out for Your help; and the grace of visitation is not slow in coming to the humble heart. (1734)
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. v
Dec 26 - REJOICE WITH ME!
On Christmas in 1988, the Blessed Mother asked us to rejoice with her:
Dear children, I am calling you to peace. Live peace in your heart and in your surroundings, so that all may recognize the peace, which does not come from you, but from God. Little children, today is a great day. Rejoice with me! Celebrate the birth of Jesus with my peace, the peace with which I came as your Mother, Queen of Peace. Today I am giving you my special blessing. Carry it to every creature so that each one may have peace. (Monthly Message Dec 25, 1988)
And from Luke's gospel, the birth of the Messiah:
While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to her firstborn and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn (Lk 1:6-7).
I see Mary with the newborn son in her arms. A little baby, flushed, bustling with his little hands and kicking with his small feet: and crying with a thin trembling voice just like a newborn lamb.
And he moves his small head that is so blond that it seems without any hair, a little round head that his mother holds in the hollow of her hand, while she looks at her baby and adores him weeping and smiling at the same time, and she bends down to kiss him not on his head, but on the center of his chest, where underneath there is his small heart beating for us…where one day there will be the Wound…
"Come, let us offer Jesus to the Father", says Mary. And she lifts her baby in her arms and says: "Here I am. On his behalf, O God, I speak these words to you: Here I am to do your will. And I, Mary, and my spouse, Joseph, with him. Here are your servants, O Lord. May your will always be done by us, in every hour, in every event, for your glory and your love".
Application:
Today, let us simply live the Gospa's message: "Rejoice with me! Celebrate the
birth of Jesus with my peace…"
Medjugorje Day By Day Dec 25 - CHRISTMAS DAY
Please keep us in your prayers and sufferings
"We can actually come and adore Him like the shepherds; we can prostrate ourselves before Him like the Magi; we need no longer regret our not having been present at Bethlehem" (St. Peter Julian Eymard).
"This is the great reality of Christian history: Jesus, the sacred host, the Bread of life, in the midst of his Church. This is that brightest star which enables us to look forward with great confidence to the future kingdom of Christ. And as we bless and adore Jesus in the most holy Eucharist we wish to raise our hearts in trustful prayer to Mary, his sweet Mother, and our Mother too.
"So let us turn to her as our own dear Mother. It is she who bore and presented to the world Jesus, our Redeemer and Saviour . . . . We worship Jesus in the holy Eucharist: God with us! God with us!" (Pope Bl. John XXIII).
December 25, 1986 (Christmas Day)
"Dear children! Today also I give thanks to the Lord for all that He is doing for me, especially for this gift that I am able to be with you also today. Dear children, these are the days in which the Father grants special graces to all who open their hearts.
I bless you and I desire that you too, dear children, become alive to the graces and place everything at God's disposal so that He may be glorified through you. My heart carefully follows your progress. Thank you for having responded to my call."
"Is not the enraptured gaze of Mary as she contemplated the face of the newborn Christ and cradled Him in her arms that unparalleled model of love which should inspire us every time we receive Eucharistic communion?" (Pope John Paul II, Ecclesia de Eucharistia, 54).
When was the first all night vigil?
Mother Teresa -
I think there is something that can make us live joyfully. It is that Jesus is with us and loves us. If each one of us would simply remember that God loves us and is giving us the chance to love others in that love not so much in big things but in the little things of life our countries could become full of God's love.
Meditations by Padre Pio - Live joyfully and courageously, at least in the upper part of the soul, amidst the trials in which the Lord places you. Live joyfully and courageously, I repeat, because the Angel who foretells the birth of our little Savior and Lord, announces singing, and sings announcing that he brings tidings of joy, peace and happiness to men of good-will. So that there is nobody who does not know that in order to receive this Child it is sufficient to be of good-will.
Archbishop Fulton Sheen -
True Faith is not popular with the ego
"How many people there are in Church on Sunday sitting in the first seat of the pew, who resent anyone asking them to `please move over.' They came to kneel before a cross, but they do not want one standing along side them. How many there are too who sing lustily the hymn.
`Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were an offering far too small.'
And, then, when the collection box is passed, they drop in a nickel. The fact is religion is popular only when it ceases to be truly religious. Religion by its very nature is unpopular - certainly unpopular with the ego"
St. Faustina's diary
December 23, 1936. I am spending this time with the Mother of God and preparing myself for the solemn moment of the coming of the Lord Jesus. The Mother of God is instructing me in the interior life of the soul with Jesus, especially in Holy Communion. It is only in eternity that we shall know the great mystery effected in us by Holy Communion. O most precious moments of my life! (840)
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.
Dec 25 - CHRISTMAS DAY
On Christmas Day in 1989, Our Lady spoke of being a light for others:
Dear children, here is my Son in my arms! I would like to ask you to be a light for all in the year to come. I would like to call you again to live my messages, the message of peace, conversion, prayer, penance, and faith. Dear children, your Mother does not seek words from you, I ask for deeds. Your Mother will help you and she will give you the strength to persevere. And tonight I would like to tell you: Rejoice! (Visionary Prayer Group Dec 25, 1989).
And from Luke's gospel, the shepherds come to adore the Christ-child:
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us".
So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child; and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them.
But Mary treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them (Lk 2:15-20).
Reflection:
Christmas is a season of light, the light of angels among shepherds, the light of a great star beckoning wise men, and in our own day, the multicolored lights of Christmas trees, outdoor decorations, and the bright glow from the windows of homes where families are gathered to celebrate.
Appropriately, today the Blessed Mother calls each of us to be, "a light for all in the year to come". Through living her messages, we have become changed people. The new peace and kindness in our lives attracts others who wish to share in these gifts of grace. In such a way, we have to become beacons of hope and joy drawing others to Christ.
Although our characters differ, and our personalities are unique, it is our many colors that form a harmony as Christmas lights on an evergreen. In the darkness, the glowing of the shinning lights is truly beautiful.
Application:
As Our Lady calls us to be a light for others by living her messages, let us pray for her special help today in doing just that.
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!
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Black and African Catholics Prophecy Meditations
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James Wesly Smith is an attorney and 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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