tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81312008530998002482024-03-14T01:03:42.983-07:00Entering into the Mystery"Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! ...
For from him and through him and for him are all things.
To him be glory forever. Amen" (Rom 11: 33-36).Janet Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928661029219136129noreply@blogger.comBlogger256125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131200853099800248.post-19336162935491636512023-06-28T12:02:00.003-07:002023-06-28T12:08:33.569-07:00How Moving to consider Mary in her Different Apparitions - Zeitun Egypt<div data-contents="true">
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<span data-offset-key="9goq4-0-0"><span data-text="true">Mary is so amazing and such a gracious Mother! </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="d6d3a-0-0"><span data-text="true">It is so moving to consider her different apparitions! </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="d6d3a-0-0"><span data-text="true">How grateful I am that she never ceases to intercede for us, her children...</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="d6d3a-0-0"><span data-text="true">Especially in these times of such great evil, sin and darkness, she tirelessly reaches out to us from heaven to help us know she [and therefore, God!] is present with us. </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="98q5v-0-0"><span data-text="true">These videos share the fascinating account of Our Mother coming to Zeitun, Egypt from April 2, 1968-May 29, 1971. </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="98q5v-0-0"><span data-text="true">Interestingly, tradition in Egypt reveals that Zeitun was one of the places the Holy Family rested at during their Flight into Egypt to save the infant Jesus from Herod's wrath and jealousy. </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="d2tqd-0-0"><span data-text="true">Some reports mention that up to a million people witnessed her apparitions - this included persons from all faiths and walks of life</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="d2tqd-0-0"><span data-text="true"><span data-offset-key="64ptc-0-0"><span data-text="true"> - with crowds reaching up to 250,000 at a time</span></span>!!! </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="fbh6v-0-0"><span data-text="true">Watch to see the many authentically validated photographs that were taken of her over the course of these years (and the luminous doves that would sometime appear with her at night)!</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="4ti97-0-0"><span data-text="true">The Coptic Orthodox Church studied and approved these apparitions, and the Catholic Church has accepted their study and conclusions. </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="eb0id-0-0"><span data-text="true">Our Lady of Zeitun, Egypt, pray for us! May the signs and wonders that you show us enliven us to ever greater faith and charity - so that we may choose ever more fervently to answer your call to pray, to repent and to believe - and so help you to save your fallen children throughout the world!</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="3lbuh-0-0"><span data-text="true"><a href="http://www.zeitun-eg.org/pg0001.htm">http://www.zeitun-eg.org/pg0001.htm</a></span></span><br />
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<span data-offset-key="3lbuh-0-0"><span data-text="true"><a href="http://www.zeitun-eg.org/pg0001.htm" target="_blank">When Millions Saw Mary book by Francis Johnston</a></span></span><br />
<span data-offset-key="3lbuh-0-0"><span data-text="true"><a href="http://www.zeitun-eg.org/mrwagihr.htm">http://www.zeitun-eg.org/mrwagihr.htm </a></span></span><span data-offset-key="3lbuh-0-0"><span data-text="true"><a href="http://www.zeitun-eg.org/mrwagihr.htm"><span><b>Mr. Wagih Rizk Collection Of Photos<br />Of The Zeitoun Apparitions Of Virgin Mary<br />And The Story Of The Great Miracle<br />The Virgin Did To Him</b></span></a></span></span><br />
<span data-offset-key="3lbuh-0-0"><span data-text="true"><span><b> <a href="http://www.zeitun-eg.org/arbnews.htm" target="_blank">Scraps And Photos From Arabic Newspapers On The Apparitions Of Virgin Mary At Zeitoun, Egypt</a></b></span></span></span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="//platform-api.sharethis.com/js/sharethis.js#property=5c894ed9200ac0001700bf4e&product=sticky-share-buttons"></script></div>Janet Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928661029219136129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131200853099800248.post-49642296041490750342023-05-17T12:08:00.000-07:002023-05-17T12:08:05.573-07:00Novena to the Holy Spirit! Join Us for 9 Days of Prayer Filled with the Messages of Medjugorje, Scripture, Prayers and the Saints<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPXVrR7lvIk1i12g_HlbPhTzSFcKM1HfY88Cgd0jsSXYinztMmJS6ZI3DdPXytqzxFGibydhU8n2e9ijjZv5QvhTvP7MUQlBrdPMDTaHXLqSIbRfdWnjEIWm8unCXq_l3hGuV413GoLmwcADiyUNbh2-mwFatiKzzPMm6zXRhMPxtUhrCMx2-rtTO/s1200/pentecost-is-personal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="630" data-original-width="1200" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqPXVrR7lvIk1i12g_HlbPhTzSFcKM1HfY88Cgd0jsSXYinztMmJS6ZI3DdPXytqzxFGibydhU8n2e9ijjZv5QvhTvP7MUQlBrdPMDTaHXLqSIbRfdWnjEIWm8unCXq_l3hGuV413GoLmwcADiyUNbh2-mwFatiKzzPMm6zXRhMPxtUhrCMx2-rtTO/w640-h336/pentecost-is-personal.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(First published on May 31, 2019 from Cathy Nolan of Marytv.tv - </span><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-weight: normal;">All Rights belong to her and to Marytv.tv)</span></span></p>
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Springs of Living Water! <br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dear Family of Mary!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Today we begin the Novena to the Holy
Spirit which will culminate with the Feast of Pentecost! This year I want to
keep the readings and prayers simple and short. We will consider a message from
Our Lady of Medjugorje, read a scripture and then pray a prayer to the Holy
Spirit.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Let’s ask Our Lady to guide us in this
novena, preparing us as she prepared the Apostles in the upper room on that
first Pentecost!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Our Lady spoke to us on April 2, 2014:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Dear children, with
a motherly love I desire to help you with your life of prayer and penance to be
a sincere attempt at drawing closer to my Son and His divine light – that you
may know how to separate yourselves from sin. Every prayer, every Mass and
every fasting is an attempt at drawing closer to my Son, a reminder of His
glory and a refuge from sin – it is a way to a renewed union of the good Father
and His children. Therefore, my dear children, with hearts open and full of
love, cry out the name of the Heavenly Father that He may illuminate you with
the Holy Spirit. Through the Holy Spirit you will become a spring of God’s
love. All those who do not know my Son, all those thirsting for the love and
peace of my Son, will drink from this spring. Thank you. Pray for your
shepherds. I pray for them and I desire that they may always feel the blessing
of my motherly hands and the support of my motherly heart.”</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (April 02, 2014)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This
reminds me of Jesus’ words in John, Chapter 7:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">On
the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and proclaimed, <b>“If
any one thirst, let him come to me and drink. He who believes in me, as the
scripture has said, `Out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water.'”</b>
Now this he said about the Spirit, which those who believed in him were to
receive; for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet
glorified. (Jn 7: 37-39)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When we are filled with the Holy
Spirit, our hearts become springs of living water, springs of the love of God,
which flow out on those who do not know the love of Jesus. The Holy Spirit
makes us capable of loving others. This is a great thing. We can change the
world, if we learn to love and are empowered to love by the Spirit.</span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Prayer:</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">O Holy Spirit, </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Uncreated Love of the Ever-blessed Trinity, </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">you are living Water and living Fire. </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fill my heart with the streams of your grace, </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and make it clean before you. </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fill my heart with the fire of your love, </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and burn up all the dross in it, </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">that it may be bright in your eyes. </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lord Jesus, let your Holy Spirit </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">dwell ever more and more in my heart. <br />
Amen</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
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Cathy Nolan<br />
©Mary TV 2019 </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">June 1, 2019 </span></p>
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The Spirit of Sonship!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dear Family of Mary!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This is Day Two of our Novena to the
Holy Spirit. Today Our Lady prays that the action of the Holy Spirit in our
hearts will strengthen us, heal us, and make us children and apostles of Jesus.
St. Paul tells us that <b>“you have received the spirit of sonship”</b> (Rom
8:14). May we receive the Holy Spirit as children of God, and be made
strong in love.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Dear children, I
love you all. All of you, all of my children, all of you are in my heart. All
of you have my motherly love, and I desire to lead all of you to come to know
God’s joy. This is why I am calling you. I need humble apostles who, with an
open heart, will accept the Word of God and help others to comprehend the
meaning of their life alongside God’s word. To be able to do this my children,
through prayer and fasting, you must learn to listen with the heart and to
learn to keep submitting yourselves. You must learn to keep rejecting
everything that distances you from God’s word and to yearn only for that which
draws you closer to it. Do not be afraid. I am here. You are not alone.<i> I am
imploring the Holy Spirit to renew and strengthen you. I am imploring the Holy
Spirit that, as you help others, you too may be healed. I am imploring Him
that, through Him, you may be God’s children and my apostles.</i>“</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (September 2, 2013)<br />
<br />
St. Paul wrote to the Romans about the action of the Holy Spirit. The entire
letter to the Romans is a school on the Holy Spirit! But especially here in
Chapter 8 we hear the call to become children of God:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“For all who are led
by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of
slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the spirit of sonship.
When we cry, ‘Abba! Father!’ it is the Spirit himself bearing witness with our
spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God
and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may
also be glorified with him”</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
(Rom 8: 14-17).<br />
<br />
One of the most wonderful actions of the Holy Spirit is that of Baptism, when
we are born into the family of God and become sons and daughters of God. We are
included in the family of Heaven, made participants in the light of God’s
truth! But we must constantly choose to remain in God’s family. This is done
through the Sacraments, especially Reconciliation and Eucharist. Through the
action of the Holy Spirit we, who stray from the truth and commit sin, can be
reattached to the vine, the Family of God, and be nourished even daily to stay
strong on the way of love. We can live our true life as sons and daughters of
God.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Let us pray:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Prayer to Live as a Child of God</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Father in Heaven, </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">when the Spirit came down upon Jesus</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">at His Baptism in the Jordan,</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You revealed Him as Your Own Beloved Son. </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Keep me, Your child, </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">born of water and the Spirit, </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">faithful to my calling. </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">May I, who share in Your Life</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">as Your child through Baptism,</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">follow in Christ’s path of service to people. </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Let me become one in His Sacrifice</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and hear His Word with faith. </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">May I live as Your child, </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">following the example of Jesus. </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Amen.</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cathy Nolan</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">©Mary TV 2019</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">June 2, 2019</span></p>
<h3 class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Novena to the Holy Spirit Day 3</span></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(Feast of the Ascension of the Lord in
some Dioceses)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dear Family of Mary!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Come Holy Spirit!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Today Our Lady calls us to pray for the
gifts of the Holy Spirit! She longs for us to put God in the first place and
set aside our temporal, material desires. St. Paul tells us that all the gifts
of the Spirit come from one Lord and God of all, but each of us will manifest
the individual gifts God desires to give to each of us. Just as we see in
nature the manifold variety and beauty of God’s creatures, so in the Spirit, we
see in each of us the manifold variety and beauty of God’s plan for His
children! Let us stand in awe at what God wants to give to us, each of us as a
gift to the others and set aside our worldly concerns! <br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">April 17, 1986 <b>“Dear children! You
are absorbed with material things, but in the material you lose everything that
God wishes to give you. I call you, dear children, to pray for the gifts of the
Holy Spirit which are necessary for you now in order to be able to give witness
to my presence here and to all that I am giving you. Dear children, let go to
me so I can lead you completely. Don’t be absorbed with material things. Thank
you for having responded to my call.”</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">St.
Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 12:<br />
<br />
<b>Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are
varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of working,
but it is the same God who inspires them all in every one. To each is given the
manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. To one is given through the
Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge
according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another
gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to
another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to
another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. All
these are inspired by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one
individually as he wills.</b> (1 Cor 12:4-11)<br />
<br />
God is so generous and His gifts are so manifold! We are indeed the most blessed
of children! Let’s be generous in return, and ask the Lord to give us whatever
gifts He deems best for each one of us, so that the whole Body of Christ can be
built up in love!! Let us “let go” to Our Lady so that she can lead us
completely. She is the Spouse of the Holy Spirit; she knows best!<br />
<br />
Let us pray:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Prayer
for the Gifts of the Holy Spirit</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">O
Lord Jesus Christ, Who, before ascending into heaven, didst promise to send the
Holy Ghost to finish Thy work in the souls of Thy Apostles and Disciples, deign
to grant the same Holy Spirit to me, that He may perfect in my soul the work of
Thy grace and Thy love. </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Grant
me the Spirit of Wisdom that I may despise the perishable things of this world
and aspire only after the things that are eternal, </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">the
Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Thy divine
truth,</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">the
Spirit of Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and
gaining Heaven,</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">the
Spirit of Fortitude that I may bear my cross with Thee, and that I may overcome
with courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation,</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">the
Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the
science of the Saints,</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">the
Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable,</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">the
Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God, and
may dread in any way to displease Him.</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mark
me, dear Lord, with the sign of Thy true disciples and animate me in all things
with Thy Spirit. Amen.</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cathy Nolan</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">©Mary TV 2019</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">June 3, 2019</span></p>
<h3 class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Novena to the Holy Spirit – Day Four</span></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dear Family of Mary!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Today we call upon the Holy Spirit as
Fire. Jesus came <b>“to cast fire on the earth”</b> (Lk 12:40). John the
Baptist understood this Fire, and told his followers about it: <b>“John
answered them all, ‘I baptize you with water; but he who is mightier than I is
coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie; he will baptize
you with the Holy Spirit and with fire'”</b> (Lk 3: 16). This Fire which is the
Holy Spirit has a purifying and empowering effect on those who receive Him.
Fire burns away what is not of God and sets hearts ablaze with love for God. It
is a dangerous thing to receive the Holy Spirit! Life changes.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Our Lady told us to desire this Fire:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Wednesday, March 14, 1984<br />
<b>“Pray and fast so that the kingdom of God may come among you. Let my Son set
you aglow with His fire.”</b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And in the Acts of the Apostles we see
the power of this Fire as it descends on the Apostles:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When
the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And
suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, and it filled
all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared to them tongues as of
fire, distributed and resting on each one of them. And they were all filled
with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as the Spirit gave
them utterance. (Act 2: 1-4)</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Everything changed for the Apostles at
that moment. They became fearless witnesses of the Resurrection of Jesus! They
could not be stopped until the entire world knew about Jesus!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Let
us pray for this gift of Fire:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">O
HOLY SPIRIT, LORD OF GRACE</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">O Holy Spirit, Lord of grace, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Eternal Fount of love, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Inflame, we pray, our inmost hearts</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">with
fire from Heav’n above.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As Thou in bond of love dost join</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Father and the Son, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So fill us all with mutual love, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and
knit our hearts in one.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">All glory to the Father be, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">all glory to the Son, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">All glory, Holy Ghost, to Thee, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">while
endless ages run.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And one extra prayer today. A prayer of
consecration to Our Lady that was dictated to Jelena Vasilj in 1983. This
prayer speaks of the “Flame of your heart, oh Mary!” This Flame can be none
other than the Fire of the Holy Spirit, because her heart was really the Holy
Spirit Himself!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Consecration to the
Immaculate Heart of Mary</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">(Given
by Our Lady to Jelena Vasilj, 11/28/1983) </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">O Immaculate Heart of Mary, overflowing
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">with goodness, Show us your love for
us. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">May the flame of your heart, Oh Mary, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Descend upon all peoples. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We love you immensely. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Impress in our hearts a true love. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">May our hearts yearn for you. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Oh Mary, sweet and humble of heart, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Remember us when we sin. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You know that all mankind are sinners. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Through your most sacred and maternal
heart, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cure us from every spiritual illness. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Make us capable of looking at the
beauty of your maternal heart, </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">and that, thus, we may be converted </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">to the flame of your heart. Amen</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cathy Nolan</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">©Mary TV 2019</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">June 4, 2019</span></p>
<h3 class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Novena to the Holy Spirit – Day 5</span></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dear Family of Mary!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Today we call upon the Holy Spirit, the
Spirit of Truth! Our Lady has emphasized the necessity of living in the truth
in many of her messages. We will consider two of them. Jesus, Himself, used the
title, “Spirit of Truth” in our scripture. We are being given a great gift in
the Truth. It is something that all people desire, but is impossible to attain
through our merely human powers of intellect. It is the Holy Spirit who reveals
the truth to us, as gift!<br />
<br />
<b>“Dear children! Tomorrow night pray for the Spirit of Truth! Especially, you
from the parish because you need the Spirit of Truth to be able to convey the
messages just the way they are, neither adding anything to them, nor taking
anything whatsoever away from them, but just the way I said them. Pray for the
Holy Spirit to inspire you with the spirit of prayer, so you will pray more. I,
your Mother, tell you that you are praying little. Thank you for having
responded to my call.”</b> (June 9, 1984, Vigil of Pentecost) <br />
<br />
<b>“Dear children! With a full heart I am asking you, I am imploring you
children: cleanse your hearts of sin and lift them up to God and to eternal
life. I am imploring you: be vigilant and open for truth. Do not permit for all
that is of this earth to distance you from the true cognition of the
contentment in the communion with my Son. I am leading you on the way of true
wisdom, because only with true wisdom can you come to know true peace and the
true good. Do not waste time asking for signs of the Heavenly Father, because
He has already given you the greatest sign, which is my Son. Therefore, my
children, pray so that the Holy Spirit can lead you into truth, can help you to
come to know it, and through that knowledge of the truth that you may be one
with the Heavenly Father and with my Son. That is the cognition which gives
happiness on earth and opens the door of eternal life and infinite love. Thank
you.”</b> (March 18, 2015)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jesus told the Apostles:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I have yet many
things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth
comes, he will guide you into all the truth; for he will not speak on his own
authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the
things that are to come.”</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (Jn 16:12-13)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Let us pray:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">O HOLY SPIRIT,</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Third Person of the Blessed Trinity, Spirit of Truth, of
Love and of Holiness, proceeding from the Father and the Son and equal to Them
in all things, I adore Thee and love Thee with all my heart. Teach me to know
and seek my last end; grant me the holy fear of God; grant me compunction and
patience, and suffer me not to fall into sin. Grant me an increase of Faith,
Hope and Charity, and bring forth in my soul all the virtues proper to my state
of life. Make me a faithful disciple of Jesus Christ, and an obedient child of
Holy Church. Grant me an efficacious grace to keep the Commandments and to
receive the Sacraments worthily. Grant me the Four Cardinal Virtues, Thy Seven
Gifts, Thy Twelve Fruits. Raise me to perfection in the state of life to which
Thou hast called me; and lead me, through a happy death, to life everlasting
through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen. <br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cathy Nolan</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">©Mary TV 2019</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">June 5, 2019<br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Novena to the Holy Spirit Day Six</b></span></h3><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dear Family of Mary!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Today we consider the Holy Spirit as our Comforter and Strengthener. Our Lady
encourages us to open our hearts to the Holy Spirit so He can transform us. The
Holy Spirit will help us to call God our Father and make us capable of love!
St. Paul in The Letter to the Ephesians says the very same thing, that through
the Holy Spirit we will be strengthen in the inner man and we will be grounded
in love. We need very much the strengthening and comforting love of the Holy
Spirit, for we are naturally weak and lack the power to love on our own. Oh
Comforter to thee we cry!<br />
<br />
Our Lady asked us to open our hearts to the Holy Spirit:<b> </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b> </b></span><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
“Dear children, Today I call you to open your hearts to the Holy Spirit and
permit Him to transform you. My children, God is the immeasurable good and
therefore, as a mother, I implore you: Pray, pray, pray, fast and hope that it
is possible to achieve good, because from that good love is born. The Holy
Spirit will strengthen that love in you and you will be able to call God your
Father. Through this exalted love, you will truly come to love all people and,
through God, you will regard them as brothers and sisters. Thank you.”</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (November 2, 2007)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">St. Paul prays that we might be strengthen by the Spirit in the inner man:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in
heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may
grant you to be strengthened with might through his Spirit in the inner man,
and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted
and grounded in love, may have power to comprehend with all the saints what is
the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ
which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">. (Eph 3: 14-20)<br />
<br />
Let us pray through this wonderful hymn to the Holy Spirit:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest, <br />
And in our souls take up your rest; <br />
Come with your grace and heavenly aid <br />
To fill the hearts which you have made <br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">O Comforter, to you we cry, <br />
O heavenly gift of God Most High, <br />
O fount of life and fire of love, <br />
And sweet anointing from above.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You in your sevenfold gifts are known; <br />
You, finger of God’s hand we own; <br />
You, promise of the Father, you <br />
Who do the tongue with power imbue.<br />
<br />
Kindle our senses from above, <br />
And make our hearts overflow with love; <br />
With patience firm and virtue high <br />
The weakness of our flesh supply.<br />
<br />
Far from us drive the foe we dread, <br />
And grant us your peace instead; <br />
So shall we not, with you for guide, <br />
Turn from the path of life aside.<br />
<br />
Oh, may your grace on us bestow <br />
The Father and the Son to know; <br />
And you, through endless times confessed, <br />
Of both the eternal Spirit blest.<br />
<br />
Now to the Father and the Son, <br />
Who rose from death, be glory given, <br />
With you, O holy Comforter, <br />
Henceforth by all in earth and heaven.<br />
Amen.<br />
<br />
In Jesus Mary and Joseph!<br />
Cathy Nolan<br />
©Mary TV 2019</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">June 6, 2019</span></p>
<h3 class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Novena to the Holy Spirit – Day 7</span></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dear Family of Mary!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Today we call upon the Holy Spirit to
be our Guide. Jesus called the Spirit the Paraclete, which can be translated
“The one who accompanies…” I like this idea. The Holy Spirit is so gentle and
loving that we might not even realize He is with us. But He comes to guide us
into holiness and God’s plan for us, if we will let Him. Our Lady lived a life
of complete union with the Holy Spirit and so she knows how He operates. She
wants us to be led by the Spirit too.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Our Lady spoke about the guidance of
the Holy Spirit:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Dear children! Today
I call you, through prayer and sacrifice, to prepare yourselves for the coming
of the Holy Spirit. Little children, this is a time of grace and so, again, I
call you to decide for God the Creator. Allow Him to transform and change you.
May your heart be prepared to listen to, and live, everything which the Holy
Spirit has in His plan for each of you. Little children, allow the Holy Spirit
to lead you on the way of truth and salvation towards eternal life. Thank you
for having responded to my call.”</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
(May 25, 1998)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">And St. Paul also lived by the guidance
of the Holy Spirit. He wrote:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But, as it is
written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man conceived,
what God has prepared for those who love him,” God has revealed to us through
the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. For
what person knows a man’s thoughts except the spirit of the man which is in
him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from
God, that we might understand the gifts bestowed on us by God. And we impart
this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting
spiritual truths to those who possess the Spirit.</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (1 Cor 2: 9-13)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cardinal John Henry Newman wrote a
famous poem about the guidance of the Holy Spirit:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cardinal John Henry
Newman (1801-1890) – Lead, Kindly Light</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling
gloom, <br />
Lead Thou me on! <br />
The night is dark, and I am far from home-<br />
Lead Thou me on!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see <br />
The distant scene-one step enough for me.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I was not ever thus, nor prayed that
Thou <br />
Shouldst lead me on.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I loved to choose and see my path; but
now, <br />
Lead Thou me on! <br />
I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears, <br />
Pride ruled my will: remember not past years.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So long Thy power hath blessed me, sure
it still <br />
Will lead me on, <br />
O’er moor and fen, o’er crag and torrent, till <br />
The night is gone; <br />
And with the morn those angel faces smile <br />
Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cathy Nolan</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times;">©Mary TV 2019 <br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">June 7, 2019</span></p>
<h3 class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Novena to the Holy Spirit – Day 8</span></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dear Family of Mary!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Prayer with the heart! Our Lady has
consistently requested that we pray with the heart, that we come before the
Lord with our hearts open and ready. But how often do we realize that prayer is
not something we can do on our own? As St. Paul says, <b>“we do not know how to
pray as we ought!”</b> We need help! Today we will ask the Holy Spirit to come
to our aid. We will ask for the Holy Spirit to actually pray in us, for us,
with sighs to deep for words!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Our Lady said:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“Dear children! Also
today I call you to prayer. Renew your personal prayer, and in a special way
pray to the Holy Spirit to help you pray with the heart. I intercede for all of
you, little children, and call all of you to conversion. If you convert, all
those around you will also be renewed and prayer will be a joy for them. Thank
you for having responded to my call.” </span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
(May 25, 2003)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">St. Paul gives us good advice:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Likewise, the Spirit
helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the
Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words. And he who
searches the hearts of men knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the
Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> (Rom 8: 26-27)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The Holy Spirit does not leave us on
our own in prayer. God Himself comes to us to pray in us, to pray with us, to
show us how to pray. The Holy Spirit wants us to succeed in prayer! The Father
wants to connect with us, and Jesus wants us to know how special we are to Him.
So we only have to ask the Holy Spirit to come, and He will come, and He will
pray in us with a sweetness we will never want to stop. This is prayer with the
heart! And so we pray:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Come
Holy Spirit</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Come, Holy Spirit,
come<br />
Let thy bright beams arise,<br />
Dispel the darkness from our minds,<br />
And open all our eyes.<br />
<br />
Revive our drooping faith,<br />
Our doubts and fears remove,<br />
And kindle in our breasts the flame<br />
Of everlasting Love. Amen!</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Cathy Nolan</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">©Mary TV 2019</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">June 8, 2019</span></p>
<h3 class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Novena to the Holy Spirit Day 9</span></b></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Times; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dear Family of Mary!<br />
<br />
Our Lady once told us: <b>“Dear children! Today I wish to call you to work in
the Church…”</b> (October 31, 1985). She went on to tell us: <b>“I love all the
same and I desire from each one to work as much as is possible. I know, dear
children, that you can, but you do not wish to because you feel small and
humble in these things.”</b> She encouraged us to have courage and do what we
could. I think we all know what she means. We do feel small and humble. It is
hard to take the risk of failing, and so we don’t step forward to help in the
Church. But, we have a secret power that we don’t even know about!! It is the
Holy Spirit! He is with us to help us to live out our role in service to
others. <br />
<br />
And so today we ask to understand how the Holy Spirit will work through us for
others:<br />
<br />
<b>“Dear children! Today I invite you to open yourselves to God by means of
prayer so the Holy Spirit may begin to work miracles in you and through you. I
am with you and I intercede before God for each one of you because, dear
children, each one of you is important in my plan of salvation. I invite you to
be carriers of good and peace. God can give you peace only if you convert and
pray. Therefore, my dear little children, pray, pray, pray and do that which
the Holy Spirit inspires you. Thank you for having responded to my call.”</b>
(May 25, 1993) <br />
<br />
St. Paul explains how the Holy Spirit operates in us, working through each of
us:<br />
<br />
<b>Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are
varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of working,
but it is the same God who inspires them all in every one. To each is given the
manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. To one is given through the
Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge
according to the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another
gifts of healing by the one Spirit, to another the working of miracles, to
another prophecy, to another the ability to distinguish between spirits, to
another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. All
these are inspired by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one
individually as he wills.</b> (1 Cor 12: 4-11)<br />
<br />
And so we pray:<br />
<br />
<b>Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the
fire of your love. Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created. And You
shall renew the face of the earth. </b><br />
<br />
<b>O, God, who by the light of the Holy Spirit, did instruct the hearts of the
faithful, grant that by the same Holy Spirit we may be truly wise and ever
enjoy His consolations, Through Christ Our Lord, Amen.</b><br />
<br />
We have finished our Novena to the Holy Spirit! Tomorrow we will pray with the
entire Church to receive the Holy Spirit anew, with a fresh out pouring of
grace! Come Holy Spirit!<br />
<br />
In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!<br />
Cathy Nolan<br />
©Mary TV 2019</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">June 9, 2019<br /></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Feast of Pentecost</b></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Dear Family of Mary!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We have arrived at Pentecost! Today we
receive an outpouring of the Holy Spirit through the ministry of the Church! Our
Lady wants us to be filled with the Holy Spirit. She has said:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">November 8, 1984 "Dear children! You are
not conscious of the messages which God is sending you through me. He is giving
you great graces and you do not comprehend them. Pray to the Holy Spirit for
enlightenment. If you only knew how great are the graces God is granting you,
you would be praying without ceasing. Thank you for having responded to my
call."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">April 25, 2015 "Dear children! I am with
you also today to lead you to salvation. Your soul is restless because your
spirit is weak and tired from all worldly things. You, little children, pray to
the Holy Spirit that He may transform you and fill you with His strength of
faith and hope, so that you may be firm in this battle against evil. I am with
you and intercede for you before my Son Jesus. Thank you for having responded
to my call."</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">And so today we will pray the Litany to the
Holy Spirit, to ask for all the graces we can possibly receive!!!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Litany to the Holy Spirit</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> Lord, have mercy on us.<br />
Christ, have mercy on us.<br />
Lord, have mercy on us.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Father all-powerful, have mercy on us. <br />
Jesus, Eternal Son of the Father, Redeemer of the world, save us. <br />
Spirit of the Father and the Son, boundless life of both, sanctify us. <br />
Holy Trinity, hear us.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Holy Spirit, Who proceedest from the Father
and the Son, enter our hearts. <br />
Holy Spirit, Who art equal to the Father and the Son, enter our hearts.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Promise of God the Father, have mercy on us.<br />
Ray of heavenly light, have mercy on us.<br />
Author of all good, [etc.]<br />
Source of heavenly water Consuming fire<br />
Ardent charity<br />
Spiritual unction<br />
Spirit of love and truth<br />
Spirit of wisdom and understanding<br />
Spirit of counsel and fortitude<br />
Spirit of knowledge and piety<br />
Spirit of the fear of the Lord<br />
Spirit of grace and prayer<br />
Spirit of peace and meekness<br />
Spirit of modesty and innocence<br />
Holy Spirit, the Comforter<br />
Holy Spirit, the Sanctifier<br />
Holy Spirit, Who governest the Church<br />
Gift of God, the Most High<br />
Spirit Who fillest the universe<br />
Spirit of the adoption of the children of God</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Holy Spirit, inspire us with horror of sin.<br />
Holy Spirit, come and renew the face of the earth.<br />
Holy Spirit, shed Thy light in our souls.<br />
Holy Spirit, engrave Thy law in our hearts.<br />
Holy Spirit, inflame us with the flame of Thy love.<br />
Holy Spirit, open to us the treasures of Thy graces.<br />
Holy Spirit, teach us to pray well.<br />
Holy Spirit, enlighten us with Thy heavenly inspirations.<br />
Holy Spirit, lead us in the way of salvation.<br />
Holy Spirit, grant us the only necessary knowledge.<br />
Holy Spirit, inspire in us the practice of good.<br />
Holy Spirit, grant us the merits of all virtues.<br />
Holy Spirit, make us persevere in justice.<br />
Holy Spirit, be Thou our everlasting reward.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the
world,<br />
Send us Thy Holy Spirit.<br />
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,<br />
pour down into our souls the gifts of the Holy Spirit.<br />
Lamb of God, Who takest away the sins of the world,<br />
grant us the Spirit of wisdom and piety.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">V. Come, Holy Spirit! Fill the hearts of Thy
faithful,<br />
R. And enkindle in them the fire of Thy love.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Let us pray. Grant, O merciful Father, that
Thy Divine Spirit may enlighten, inflame and purify us, that He may penetrate
us with His heavenly dew and make us fruitful in good works, through Our Lord
Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who with Thee, in the unity of the same Spirit, liveth
and reigneth, one God, forever and ever.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">R. Amen.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">In Jesus, Mary and Joseph!<br />
Cathy Nolan<br />
©Mary TV 2019</span></p>
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{page:WordSection1;}</style></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="//platform-api.sharethis.com/js/sharethis.js#property=5c894ed9200ac0001700bf4e&product=sticky-share-buttons"></script></div>Janet Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928661029219136129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131200853099800248.post-83772464513624197362023-04-24T04:26:00.005-07:002023-04-24T04:26:44.614-07:00Day 3 Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary and St. Joseph!<p style="text-align: center;"><b>Day 3 Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary and St. Joseph!</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Feast of the Holy Family: Jesus, Mary, and Joseph" aria-hidden="false" class="r48jcc pT0Scc iPVvYb" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LYY8KF1S7gs/Tv1iqL6NHSI/AAAAAAAALf0/_-pTruPouqk/w437-h640/12_29_Feast+of+the+Holy+Family+best.jpg" style="height: 400px; margin: 0px; max-width: 273px; width: 273px;" width="437" /><b> </b><br /></p><p><br />We come together to prepare to make our consecration with our bishops, who are choosing to look to and entrust our Church in North America to Mary during this time. Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has announced that the U.S. bishops will join the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on May 1 in renewing their consecrations of the two nations to the care of our Blessed Mother, saying:<br />
</p><blockquote class="tr_bq">
<b> “This will give the Church the occasion to pray for Our Lady’s continued protection of the vulnerable, healing of the unwell, and wisdom for those who work to cure this terrible virus. This year, we seek the assistance of Our Lady all the more earnestly as we face together the effects of the global pandemic.”</b></blockquote>
Our current situation consisting of this man-made virus is one more example of the great evils of communism that Mary warned us would ravage the world in 1917 in Fatima. It also exemplifies the great confrontation between the Church and the anti-Church that St. John Paul II warned us of almost 50 years ago:<br />
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<b>"We are now standing in the face of the greatest historical confrontation humanity has ever experienced. I do not think that the wide circle of the American Society, or the whole wide circle of the Christian Community realize this fully. We are now facing the final confrontation between the Church and the anti-church, between the gospel and the anti-gospel, between Christ and the Antichrist. The confrontation lies within the plans of Divine Providence. It is, therefore, in God's Plan, and it must be a trial which the Church must take up, and face courageously."-- (St. John Paul II)~ Philadelphia, USA 1976</b></blockquote>
It is for these reasons that Mary asks for our consecration every time she appears - but, perhaps, most importantly in Fatima, when on July 13th, 1917, Mary asked for the consecration of Russia and showed the three children hell.<br />
<br />Reaching out her hands, she let fall rays of light on the earth. <br />
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<b>We saw, as it were, a vast sea of fire. Plunged in this fire, we saw the demons and the souls. The latter were like transparent burning embers, all blackened or burnished bronze, having human forms. They were floating about in that conflagration, now raised into the air by the flames which issued from within themselves, together with great clouds of smoke. Now they fell back on every side like sparks in huge fires, without weight or equilibrium, amid shrieks and groans of pain and despair, which horrified us and made us tremble with fright... You have seen hell where the souls of poor sinners go...</b></blockquote>
God wants us to realize the reality of evil. But, while showing us this reality, Heaven also wants us to realize the great remedy He has set in place for the great evil of our time and its eternal consequences: <br />
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<b>“To save them, God wishes to establish in the world the devotion to my Immaculate Heart.”</b></blockquote><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" 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/></div> <p></p><p>On August 13, at the Cova da Iria, the Blessed Virgin insisted: <b>“Pray, pray very much, and make sacrifices for sinners, for many souls go to hell because there is no one to pray and make sacrifices for them.”</b><b></b><b><br /></b><br /><b>“Make sacrifices for sinners,”</b> she gently insisted, and say often, but especially when you make a sacrifice, <b>“O Jesus! It is for the love of you and for the conversion of sinners.”</b></p><p><b> </b><br />On October 13, she insisted again, <b>“Do not offend the Lord Our God any more, He is already so much offended.”</b></p><p><b> </b><br />Sister Lucia later explained that these were the words of the apparition that were the most deeply engraved upon her heart: <b>“Do not offend the Lord Our God any more, He is already so much offended.”</b><br />And on the same day, October 13, 1917, the Immaculate Virgin Mother of God gave the reason for her apparitions:<br /><b>"I have come to ask men to repent of their sins, to change their lives, to stop offending Our Lord who is already offended so much, and to recite the Holy Rosary.</b><br /><br />
Heaven's Requests<br /><b><br />"I shall come to ask the consecration of Russia to my Immaculate Heart .... (and the Communion of reparation on the first Saturday of the month). If my requests are heard, Russia will convert and there will be peace. If not, she will spread her errors throughout the world, causing wars and persecutions against the Church."</b><br />
<br /><br /><u><b>ST. JOSEPH IS THE PROTECTOR OF THE HOLY FATHER AND OF THE CHURCH - THE MYSTICAL BODY OF THE SON ON EARTH. </b></u><br /><br />(Strikingly. St. Joseph revealed that he saved Pope Pius XII from physical death at the hands of his enemies during the war (during WWII). <br /><br /><i><b>"...As God chose me to be the special guardian of his Son, so has He chosen me as the special guardian of him who in Christ’s Name is head of the Mystical Body of that same Son on earth. <br /><br />My special protection of the Holy Father and the Church should he made known to him. God wishes to make this known to him that he may receive thereby renewed consolation and encouragement. <br /><br />During the war, little daughter, it was I who saved him from death at the hands of his enemies. <br /><br />Continually I watch over him and the Church, and I desire this to be acknowledged for the greater glory of God and the good of souls."</b></i></p><p><i><b> </b></i><img alt="The Lion of Saint Mark in Venice: symbol of magnificence and power" aria-hidden="false" class="r48jcc pT0Scc iPVvYb" src="https://www.arte2000.it/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-10-saint-mark-lion.jpg" style="height: 271px; margin: 0px; max-width: 700px; width: 481px;" /></p><p><u><b>Gospel of St. Mark </b><i><b><br /></b></i></u></p><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa">
Today is the feast day of St. Mark, one of the 4 evangelists. It is
believed that the Gospel of Mark relays the voice of St. Peter and that
Mark wrote down all that St. Peter shared with him, (with whom he was
very close). It is the shortest and quickest Gospel to read. It is
filled with miracle after miracle and grace upon grace that Jesus
preformed. The Gospel's symbol is the lion - for it's filled with Jesus'
power over evil, sin and death and because it's quick pace ponces throu<span class="text_exposed_show">gh the life of Christ. </span></div><div class="_2cuy _3dgx _2vxa"><span class="text_exposed_show"> </span></div>
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If you haven't done it before, it's exciting to read through the Gospel
of Mark in one sitting. Maybe that's something we can do today? </div>
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St. Mark, pray for us today and always </div><p><br /><b>The Novena prayers are simple, but they are rooted in the messages Our Lady has reiterated and given to us again and again in all her apparitions to try to save us. </b><br />Let us always strive to live them ever more fully. <br />They are:<br /><b>Pray the full Rosary,</b> <br /><b>Read Scripture </b>together as a family each day,<br />
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<br /><b>Make the Eucharist the center of your life</b> (we can still do this interiorly if not physically during this time of quarantine through our Spiritual Communions, and visits to Church to pray in front of the tabernacle if they are open, etc.), <br /><b>Fast twice a week</b> on Wednesdays and Friday on bread and water and <br /><b>Go to Confession</b> at least monthly (again, if you are unable make frequent heartfelt acts of contrition)… <br /><br /><b>And each day of this novena, pray especially during the 3 O’clock hour (if possible): <br />• an act of contrition (in place of or in addition to confession) <br />• an act of spiritual communion (in place of or in addition to going to Mass and receiving communion; <br />• the Divine Mercy Chaplet<br />• the Rosary</b><br /> </p><p>The bishops conference continues its explanation of the Consecration:</p><p><br />
“Through a collective dedication or entrustment of a nation to Mary, an act of consecration is meant to be a reminder to the faithful of the Blessed Mother’s witness to the Gospel and to ask for her effective intercession before her Son on behalf of those in need. Bishop John Carroll of Baltimore, the first bishop of the United States, promoted devotion to Mary, the Mother of God, and placed the United States under her protection in a pastoral letter of 1792. </p><p>The twenty-one bishops attending the Sixth Provincial Council of Baltimore in 1846 determined to name the Blessed Virgin Mary, under the title of the Immaculate Conception, as the Patroness of the United States, and Pope Pius IX approved this decision the following year. More recently, the dedication of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. in 1959 was the opportunity for the bishops to once again consecrate the nation to the Blessed Mother. Several popes have likewise consecrated the world to Mary on various occasions.</p><p>The consecration on May 1. . . follows a similar action of the bishops’ conference of Latin America and the Caribbean (CELAM) who consecrated their nations to Our Lady of Guadalupe on Easter Sunday. The renewal of consecration planned in this country for May 1 does not change the designation of Mary as the Patroness of the United States under the title of the Immaculate Conception. </p><p>Rather, this prayer reaffirms and renews previous Marian entrustments, and unites us in solidarity with our Holy Father, who recently established the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, as a source of protection and strength.” http://usccb.org/news/2020/20-65.cfm</p><p>© Janet Moore. All Rights Reserved<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="//platform-api.sharethis.com/js/sharethis.js#property=5c894ed9200ac0001700bf4e&product=sticky-share-buttons"></script></div>Janet Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928661029219136129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131200853099800248.post-49550289349400763272023-04-23T02:16:00.005-07:002023-04-23T03:20:56.344-07:00John Paul the Great and Medjugorje by Father Tim Deeter<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxhRuItvLkw6wgZ9CVBeNceSvmApnI2cpzeB2qPENQU288qnyrts5h0rOjZT-UuDn-kzv1Cu3F15mPJWS4qlFrgP9WwRDLFpieVFbHGCQD-IaN-UxFXZnGLe8H1W3w7jmyV9qDafYdXwNNpAuL955cZNZvVcTC6Tt7i_DnLHGCNVMB_8WzgHq7mfn/s640/63968_4888611326672_1649599198_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcxhRuItvLkw6wgZ9CVBeNceSvmApnI2cpzeB2qPENQU288qnyrts5h0rOjZT-UuDn-kzv1Cu3F15mPJWS4qlFrgP9WwRDLFpieVFbHGCQD-IaN-UxFXZnGLe8H1W3w7jmyV9qDafYdXwNNpAuL955cZNZvVcTC6Tt7i_DnLHGCNVMB_8WzgHq7mfn/w640-h360/63968_4888611326672_1649599198_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
John Paul the Great and Medjugorje<br />
By Father Tim Deeter<p></p><p><br />
During the War I went to Medjugorje five times and several time I
stopped in Rome. One time I was able to go to a private Mass with the
Holy Father and I told his secretary, at that time His Eminence
Stanisław Cardinal Dziwisz, who is now the Archbishop Cardinal of
Krakow; I said, </p><p>“I would like to show the Holy Father some photographs
of the destruction in Herzegovina, Croatia and what the people are doing.” </p><p>So I had photographs of the stacks, the high piles of food
and medicines and supplies being brought by people all over the world
and I thought the Holy Father would be very interested. </p><p> So after the Mass, there were about 35 of us, we all made a circle in the library of the Holy Father.<br />
And he came around and greeted each one of us and gave us a little
rosary. And so he came around and the secretary, Msgr. Dziwisz, said,
“when I nod to you, just step forward show the Holy Father the
photographs.” </p><p>So the Holy Father is going along and he comes to me and
Msgr. Dziwisz nodded very solemnly. So I stepped forward and I said, </p><p>“Holy Father, I want to show you some pictures of what is happening to
the Catholic Church in Croatia and in Bosnia and Herzegovina and he was
very interested and I turned page by page through this album of
photographs. It was a small one like the kind you get at the pharmacy
when they develop your photos. </p><p>But I forgot to take out a picture of
St. James Church. I didn’t want to show anything of Medjugorje because I
knew it was a little political time bomb. So I flipped to the next
picture and there was St. James Church! And before I could turn the
page quickly, Holy Father went, </p><p>“Ah, Medjugorje!” Then he said to me,
“Have you been there?” </p><p>I said, “Yes Holy Father, several times.” And
he said, “And what do you think?” </p><p>And so I gave the usual, “Well, there
is a lot of good that is being accomplished, a lot of conversions, a
lot of confessions, a lot of vocations…” </p><p>And he said, “No. No, no,
no. What do you think about Our Lady appearing there? Do you think Our
Lady is appearing in Medjugorje?” </p><p>There were several people there.
The whole room was full of people. It was a public thing. And I didn’t know what to say. I
thought, ‘if I say ‘yes’ maybe he’ll excommunicate me! If I say ‘no Our
Lady’s not appearing’ maybe he’ll excommunicate me!’ </p><p>So I looked at
Msgr. Dziwisz and he nodded to me and I said, “Yes. I think Our Lady is
appearing there.” </p><p>And the Holy Father said, “SO DO I!” Just like
that, “SO DO I!” And then he said, “Are you going there?” </p><p>And I said,
“Yes Holy Father, I’m going to Medjugorje after I leave Rome.” </p><p>He said,
“Good. Go there and pray to the Madonna of Medjugorje for me, for my
intentions.” </p><p>I said, “I will on one condition.” And he looked as if to
say, ‘conditions for the Supreme Pontiff?’ I said, “That you give me
and my parish a special blessing for the sacrifices they are making for
Medjugorje.” </p><p>He said, “I do so with all of my heart.” Then he gave me
his blessing.</p><p>After the audience, then Msgr. Dziwisz grabbed me and he took me to
the sacristy and he said, </p><p>“I want to show you something.” And there on
the dressing table of the Holy Father was a copy of the little
newsletter ‘Echo of Medjugorje’ in Italian. He said, “The Holy Father
reads a paragraph from this every day before he starts his prayers
before Mass.” </p><p>So anyone who says the Pope didn’t believe in
Medjugorje…and when they say, “This is all hearsay.” I say, “He said it
to me.” So, it’s just a matter of time.<br />
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http://medjugorjeca.org/vatican-church/<br />
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Tim Deeter - Priest originally in Texas <br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">- Watch him here: <br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/i5Tuhkspqio">https://youtu.be/i5Tuhkspqio</a><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="//platform-api.sharethis.com/js/sharethis.js#property=5c894ed9200ac0001700bf4e&product=sticky-share-buttons"></script></div>Janet Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928661029219136129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131200853099800248.post-7199114323237246492023-04-23T01:38:00.000-07:002023-04-23T01:38:03.838-07:00What do Bishops Say About Medjugorje?<br /><div class="site-content" id="content">
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<p class="article"><em>Originally Released on June 25, 2015 A.D. at https://medjugorje.com/medjugorje-the-bishops-speak-out/?fbclid=IwAR3RiwxUm8QlmmUu1p_fKVZI2IivqYb2ZFsfnRz1E6xeRUDwKLg2AiHcuP0</em></p><p class="article"><em>Re-posted here to share this amazing compilation of Bishop's testimonies that medjugorje.com provided. All rights are reserved for them.<br /></em></p>
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<p class="article" style="line-height: 34.20000076293945px;"><span class="dropcap">B</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: loraregular, Georgia, serif; font-size: 19px;">ishops have been approving Medjugorje for 34 years. H</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: loraregular, Georgia, serif; font-size: 19px;">undreds
of cardinals and bishops from around the world have made pilgrimages to
Medjugorje and have not only been impressed, but have returned to their
dioceses and have encouraged their people to go to Medjugorje.
Medjugorje is too important and has captured the hearts of too many
Catholics worldwide, for bishops to be indifferent to it. Bishop Franjo
Komarica, a member of the Bishop’s Conference of Yugoslavia, who was
part of the development of the Zadar Declaration, said the following in a
homily given in Medjugorje on November 21, 1990:</span></p>
<p class="article" style="line-height: 34.20000076293945px;">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Franjo Komarica" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-komarica.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Bishop<br />
Franjo Komarica<br />
<span class="bishopdesc" style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 7.5px;">Banja Luka</span></div><div class="dd"><span class="bishopdesc" style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 7.5px;"><br />
Bosnia and Herzegovina</span></div><div class="dd"><span class="bishopdesc" style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 7.5px;"> </span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“All bishops should visit Medjugorje and personally witness what is
happening there, so that they could then bring a decision that will be
based not only on reading reports and hearing witnesses but on our own
experience.”<sup>1</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article" style="line-height: 34.20000076293945px;">
</p>
<p class="article" style="line-height: 34.20000076293945px;">
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, a very strong voice for Medjugorje, also
speaks of the responsibility the bishops have towards Medjugorje. When
in Lourdes in July 1998, he made the following statement:</p>
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</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Cardinal Schonborn" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/cardinal-christoph-schonborn.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Cardinal Christoph Schönborn<br />
<span class="bishopdesc" style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 7.5px;">Vienna, Austria</span></div><div class="dd"><span class="bishopdesc" style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 7.5px;"> </span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“If, as Jesus said, we must judge the tree by its fruit, then I must
say that the tree [of Medjugorje] is good…Indeed, it is the mission of
the shepherds to promote what is growing, to encourage the fruits which
are appearing, to protect them, if need be, from the dangers which are
obviously everywhere…Medjugorje is not invulnerable, this is why it is
and will be so important that bishops be very conscientious about their
mission as shepherds for Medjugorje so that the obvious fruits that are
there might be protected from any possible unfortunate errors.”<sup>2</sup>
</div>
</div>
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</p>
<p class="article" style="line-height: 34.20000076293945px;">
What are the “obvious fruits” that Cardinal Christoph Schönborn speaks of? In another interview, in 1998, he stated:</p>
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</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Cardinal Schonborn" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/cardinal-christoph-schonborn.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Cardinal Christoph Schönborn<br />
<span class="bishopdesc" style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 7.5px;">Vienna, Austria</span></div><div class="dd"><span class="bishopdesc" style="font-size: 15px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 7.5px;"> </span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“…Personally, I have not yet gone to Medjugorje; but in a way I have
gone there through the people I know or those I have met, who,
themselves, have gone to Medjugorje. And I see good fruits in their
lives. I would be lying if I denied that these fruits exist. These
fruits are tangible, evident. And in our diocese and in many other
places, I observe graces of conversion, graces of a life of supernatural
faith, of vocations, of healings, of a rediscovering of the sacraments,
of confession. These are all things which do not mislead. This is the
reason why I can only say that it is these fruits which enable me, as
bishop, to pass a moral judgment. And if as Jesus said, we must judge
the tree by its fruits, I am obliged to say that the tree is good.”<sup>3</sup>
</div>
</div>
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</p>
<p class="article" style="line-height: 34.20000076293945px;">
Hundreds of bishops around the world have accepted the invitation to
go to Medjugorje, which now includes Cardinal Schönborn who visited the
village in December 2009. Their testimonies are presented here so that
believers and non-believers alike can view the experiences of the
shepherds of the Church, their observations and their prayerful
discernment of what the meaning of Medjugorje is for them. These are
personal testimonies of those who have journeyed to the village of
Medjugorje physically, often with pilgrims from their dioceses where
they have seen firsthand how impacting the Medjugorje experience is in
the lives of the faithful, first while they are pilgrims in Medjugorje,
and then after they return home, changed by their experience and
desiring to live out their conversion by returning to, or more fully
engaging in, the life of the Church. Many bishops expressed that they
themselves were recipients of significant graces that impacted and
changed their lives, renewed their priesthood, and led them into a
closer relationship with Jesus and Our Lady. They were deeply moved by
the whole experience of Medjugorje where they could see the renewal of
the Church taking place right before their eyes.</p>
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</p>
<p class="article" style="line-height: 34.20000076293945px;">
Pope Saint John Paul II repeatedly encouraged the bishops who came to
him about Medjugorje to go there, and to allow their faithful to go
there as well. As Bishop Komarica stated above, bishops should visit
Medjugorje to personally witness what is happening. Hundreds of bishops
have in fact come to Medjugorje and their testimonies are very
positive. Some came because they felt a responsiblity to their flock,
to see what Medjugorje is all about. However, what they discovered was
that Medjugorje was not only for their flock, but for themeslves as
well. It is hard, if not impossible, to disregard or ignore the
testimonies of so many cardinals and bishops, along with millions of lay
Catholics who have experienced Medjugorje personally. What follows are
the words of our shepherds. Is this not the Church speaking?</p>
</div>
<div class="directory2">
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#testimony" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out"><strong>Personal Testimonies</strong></a></p>
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#testimony" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out">Whatever
it was that brought them to Medjugorje, many bishops discovered it to
be a place filled with graces for them personally…</a></p>
</div>
<div class="directory1">
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#churchapproval" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out"><strong>Church Approval</strong></a></p>
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#churchapproval" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out">Bishops have spoken of their certainty that Medjugorje will be approved by the Church in the future… </a></p>
</div>
<div class="directory2">
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#medjugorjeunique" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out"><strong>Medjugorje is Unique</strong></a></p>
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#medjugorjeunique" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out">There
are great differences in how pilgrims are impacted in Medjugorje as
compared to other famous pilgrimage sites. Medjugorje is different…</a></p>
</div>
<div class="directory1">
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#renewingchurch" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out"><strong>Renewing the Church</strong></a></p>
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#renewingchurch" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out">Some
of the most powerful testimonies from bishops come from their
observation that Medjugorje is bringing about the renewal of the Church…</a></p>
</div>
<div class="directory2">
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#renewingnations" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out"><strong>Renewing the Nations</strong></a></p>
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#renewingnations" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out">It
is beautiful to hear from bishops around the world testifying to the
profound impact Medjugorje is making in their own beloved homelands…</a></p>
</div>
<div class="directory1">
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#messages" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out"><strong>The Messages</strong></a></p>
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#messages" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out">Bishops
testify seeing nothing contrary to Scripture, but rather, they confirm
the teaching and the spirit of the faith of the Church within the
Messages of Our Lady of Medjugorje…</a></p>
</div>
<div class="directory2">
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#visionaries" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out"><strong>The Visionaries</strong></a></p>
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#visionaries" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out">Bishops
see how the visionaries are the first witnesses of Our Lady. They are
Our Lady’s announcers, Her instruments in revealing Her plans and Her
messages to the world…</a></p>
</div>
<div class="directory1">
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#sensusfidelium" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out"><strong>Sensus Fidelium (The Sense of the Faithful)</strong></a></p>
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#sensusfidelium" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out">For
many bishops, it is the witness and certainty of the faithful that
Medjugorje is real, that convince them that Medjugorje is an authentic
manifestation of God…</a></p>
</div>
<div class="directory2">
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#fruit" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out"><b>The Fruits of Medjugorje</b></a></p>
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#fruit" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out">Bishops
around the world are impressed with the spiritual fruit that is evident
in the lives of the faithful who have converted through Medjugorje…</a></p>
</div>
<div class="directory1">
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#confession" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out"><b>Confession</b></a></p>
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#confession" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out">Medjugorje
is known as the Confessional of the World. It is in the confessional
where bishops and priests are confronted with the profoundness of the
grace that is impacting peoples’ lives in Medjugorje…</a></p>
</div>
<div class="directory2">
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#youth" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out"><strong>The Youth</strong></a></p>
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#youth" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out">Tens
of thousands of youth come to Medjugorje every year. At a time when the
Church is losing generations of youth to modernism, many bishops see
great hope in Medjugorje for reinvigorating the youth with the faith of
the Church…</a></p>
</div>
<div class="directory1">
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#renewingpriesthood" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out"><strong>Renewing the Priesthood</strong></a></p>
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#renewingpriesthood" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out">Cardinal
Schönborn states, “If I was an opponent of Medjugorje, I’d have to
close down my seminary since almost all the candidates have received
their call to the priesthood through Medjugorje!”</a></p>
</div>
<div class="directory2">
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#spirituality" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out"><strong>Medjugorje Spirituality</strong></a></p>
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#spirituality" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out">Bishops
from across the world have seen a very specific spiritual
transformation in the lives of pilgrims who return from Medjugorje that
characterizes them as followers of Our Lady of Medjugorje…</a></p>
</div>
<div class="directory1">
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#fulfillment" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out"><b>Fulfillment of Fatima</b></a></p>
<p class="article">
<a href="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16&Itemid=158#fulfillment" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="Medjugorje, Bishops Speak Out">Many
bishops believe that Medjugorje is the continuation and the fulfillment
of what Our Lady began in Fatima. Pope Saint John Paul II said this and
believed it himself…</a></p>
</div>
<h2 class="subtitle" style="text-align: center;">
</h2>
<div>
<div>
<h2 class="subtitle" style="text-align: center; word-spacing: 0px;">
<a name="testimony"></a>Personal Testimonies</h2>
<p class="article" style="line-height: 34.20000076293945px;">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Franjo Komarica" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-domenico-pecile.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Domenico Pecile<br />
<span class="bishopdesc" style="line-height: 7.5px;">Latina, Italy</span></div><div class="bishoppic"><span class="bishopdesc" style="line-height: 7.5px;"> </span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Because of my responsibility as a bishop of the Catholic Church, I
have come personally to see if this event is real, if it is acceptable.
From the very first time that I came to Medjugorje, my conviction is
that these events are authentic. In Medjugorje, Our Lady is coming in a
very powerful way, an outstanding way, different than Her other comings.
It is impossible not to see here the Lord our God. Impossible! I come
here to pray to Our Lady, to feel Her presence, not only because I feel
the need for it, but because this is giving me a consolation on the
road, a strength to continue, to walk with one additional reason, with
the conviction that God truly loves us all.”<sup>4</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article" style="line-height: 34.20000076293945px;">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Kenneth Steiner" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-kenneth-steiner.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Kenneth Steiner<br />
<span class="bishopdesc" style="line-height: 7.5px;">Portland,Oregon, USA</span></div><div class="bishoppic"><span class="bishopdesc" style="line-height: 7.5px;"> </span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“In Medjugorje I experienced a new spiritual motivation. I have
discovered God again and for me that is the proof that Our Lady is
here!”<sup>5</sup></div>
</div>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-gabriel-ganaka.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Archbishop Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka<br />
<span class="bishopdesc" style="line-height: 7.5px;">Jos, Nigeria</span></div><div class="dd"><span class="bishopdesc" style="line-height: 7.5px;"> </span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Since the time my faithful are coming to Medjugorje, I too, as
archbishop, feel the duty to come, to see what happens and to have a
personal experience of this place of intense prayer. I still remember
the strong impressions I had after my previous visits. Our Lady’s
messages are simple, practical and life changing…<br />
<br />
“Even though it is not always easy or possible, I would like my
diocesan priests to come to Medjugorje because it is important for them
to come, see and experience. I permit no one, myself included, to be
prejudiced, because that means to judge without seeing. As an
archbishop, I would like to invite all those who have not yet done so,
to come to Medjugorje!”<sup>6</sup></div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
Whatever it was that brought them to Medjugorje, many bishops
discovered it to be a place filled with graces for them personally. It
was personal renewal that convinced them that Medjugorje is a gift from
God. It is very common to hear amongst those who do not understand what
Medjugorje has to offer comments such as: <em>“You don’t have to go
anywhere to receive graces; God is present to you at all times. You
don’t have to go to Medjugorje; the source of grace is available in your
own Church in your own hometown.” </em>A Friend of Medjugorje, who has
taken thousands of pilgrims to Medjugorje over the years, has a ready
answer for such comments. He says:</p>
<p class="italic_ident">
“<em>We often hear from our pilgrims once we are in Medjugorje that,
‘You know, I’ve realized I didn’t have to come to Medjugorje to see Mary
or receive graces, I have Jesus back home in the Tabernacle.’ Our
response is <strong>‘Yes, you did have to come. You had to come to
learn that Jesus is in the Tabernacle back in your own home church and
to receive the graces to understand that.'”</strong></em></p>
<p class="article">
A Friend of Medjugorje went on to say:</p>
<p class="italic_ident">
“We had the Sacraments before Medjugorje began in 1981. We had the
Church. Yet, with the Sacraments and the Church, people were falling
away and neglecting them. Was there no more power in the Sacraments?
In the Church? Nineteen eighty-one, when the apparitions began, marked
a spiritual turning point in the world. …Through this event, the life
that has always been in the Sacraments, but was lost because of our weak
faith, again began to be found because our faith was increasing. At
that point, June 24, 1981, in the world, faith was in crisis. Several
of the first messages of Our Lady’s apparitions concerned faith. On
June 27, 1981, Jakov asked what Our Lady expected of the Franciscans in
Medjugorje. Our Lady said:</p>
<p class="message">
“Have them persevere in faith and protect the faith of the people.”</p>
<p class="italic_ident">
The next day, after asking the day before what was expected of the
Franciscans, the visionaries asked what Our Lady expected of the
people.”</p>
<p class="article_ident">
June 28, 1981</p>
<p class="message">
“That people believe and persevere in faith.”</p>
<p class="italic_ident">
Our Lady shows why there is a crisis of faith by saying:</p>
<p class="article_ident">
January 21, 1982</p>
<p class="message">
“My children, don’t you see that the faith begins to extinguish itself and that it is necessary to awaken the faith among men.”</p>
<p class="article">
The faith of returning pilgrims back to their own home parishes spoke
loudly to bishops around the world. Many bishops, curious as to what
had caused such impressive conversion in their parishioners, after
accepting the invitation to go to Medjugorje, were surprised at the
profound spiritual renewal they themselves received there.</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Joseph Mugenyi Sabiti" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-joseph-mugenyi.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Bishop<br />
Joseph Mugenyi Sabiti<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Fort Portal, Uganda</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I believe that the persons who lead the Church should come here and experience the graces and gifts of this place!”<sup><span style="font-size: xx-small;">7</span></sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Louis Kébreau" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-louis-kebreau.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Archbishop<br />
Louis Kébreau
<div class="bishoppic">
<span class="bishopdesc">Cap-Haïtien, Haïti</span>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“One cannot talk lightly about Medjugorje. It is a profound
experience, intimate and personal! For me this is a time of renewal.”<sup>8</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Iryney Bilyk" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-iryney-bilyk.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Bishop<br />
Iryney Bilyk<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Byzantine rite<br />
Buchach, Ukraine</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“For my personal life, as a bishop and as a believer, Medjugorje is a
power and a grace! Our Lady is present in a very special way here!”<sup>9</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Patrick Power" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-patrick-power.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Bishop<br />
Patrick Power<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Canberra-Goulburn, Australia</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“…This is the second time that I came to Medjugorje and it really is a
time of great grace. Our Lady has prepared many graces also for me. I
have found a profound peace, especially after I heard [visionary]
Vicka’s testimony. I felt the same peace that I felt in 1993 when I
heard about the messages the first time. This all helps me again to
decide for my vocation as a priest and for my ministry as a bishop.
Medjugorje is PEACE.”<sup>10</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop" style="text-align: middleundefined;">
<div class="bishoppic">
Bishop<br />
Victor Maldonado Barreno<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Guayaquil, Ecuador</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Medjugorje is a meeting place of God and man. Here there is found an
authentic source of salvation… I have to admit that this visit here has
opened my eyes to many things and that I will do a lot of things
differently in all the tasks of my life. Here I have better understood
the role of Mary in the life of a Christian!”<sup>11</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Frane Franic" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-frane-franic.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Archbishop<br />
Frane Franić<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Split-Makarska, Croatia</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I personally learned how to pray at Medjugorje, with the Queen of
Peace… I thank God that I was personally able to observe the development
of this mystical theology and mystical phenomenon so closely. I
recognize and accept the truth of Mary’s message at Medjugorje!”<sup>12</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Jesus A. Cabrera" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-jesus-a-cabrera.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Bishop<br />
Jesus A. Cabrera<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Alaminos, Philippines</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I feel very much at home here in Medjugorje. It is as if Our Lady was telling me, ‘This is your home!”<sup>13</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Fabio Tirado" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-fabio-tirado.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Archbishop<br />
Fabio Betancourt Tirado<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Manizales, Columbia</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“This is my first time here. I can feel the presence of God here. I
feel the grace that God gives to His faithful through His Mother. The
Blessed Virgin here is asking us to listen to the Lord who asks us,
through His Mother, to turn away from sin and to become bearers of
peace.”<sup>14</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop João Evangelist Martins Terra" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-joao-evangelista-terra.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Bishop<br />
João Evangelista Martins Terra<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Brasília, Brazil</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Both for me and the entire group, this pilgrimage has been miraculous
for the way we have been able to pray so intensely without tiring…I
have been quite a number of times to Fatima and Lourdes where the events
have already concluded. Here, instead, the apparitions still happen and
for this, one is able to perceive a special divine presence. It seems
to me that the entire area lives for the Virgin; is that not so? The
whole place lives for the Virgin…I think the work I did [in the Holy
Lands] prepared me for this, so that I could be aware of the wonderful
grace and blessing of the Virgin here.”<sup>15</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Sebastian Thekethecheril" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-sebastian-thekethecheril.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Bishop<br />
Sebastian Thekethecheril<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Vijayapuram, India</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“…This is the most beautiful place because Our Blessed Mother appeared
here. Why is She so beautiful? Because She was Full of Grace. And here,
we can see the graces… Only when people are filled with the Holy
Spirit, they can be happy on the outside also. I have also this
experience. I was longing to come here for so many years now…and now
[at] the last minute I got the visa, and I came here. I believe that
this [was] a miracle in itself.”<sup>16</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p>
</p>
<p class="article">
</p></div></div></div></div></div></section></div></div></div>
<p>
</p>
<h2 class="subtitle" style="text-align: center;">
<a name="churchapproval"></a>Church Approval</h2>
<p>
</p>
<p class="article">
<span class="dropcap">O</span>n the subject of Church Approval, many
bishops have spoken of their certainty that Medjugorje will be approved
by the Church in the future. Their concern, therefore, is not in Church
approval of the apparitions, <em><strong>but that Medjugorje will be ignored by many in the Church until the time the approval happens. </strong></em>Cardinal Hans Urs von Balthasar, who was regarded by many to be John Paul II’s favorite theologian stated:</p>
<p class="article_ident">
<em>“There is only one danger alone for Medjugorje—that people will pass it by!”<sup>17</sup></em></p>
<p class="article">
Von Balthasar was convinced in the validity of Medjugorje. </p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Cardinal Hans Urs von Balthasar" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/cardinal-hans-urs-von-balthazar.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Cardinal<br />
Hans Urs von Balthasar<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Lucerne, Switzerland</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“The theology of Medjugorje rings true. I am convinced of its truth.
Everything concerning Medjugorje is authentic from the Catholic point of
view. All that happens there is so evident, so convincing!”<sup>17</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
This is an impressive statement coming from a theologian who is widely
respected within the Church. As you read through the following
statements of bishops, you will see that so many of them came to the
same conclusion as Cardinal Von Balthasar. Believing in the apparitions,
the important thing then becomes not so much the rubber stamp approval
from the Vatican, but that people convert.</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Stanislas Lukumwena Lumbala" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-stanislas-lumbala.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Bishop<br />
Stanislas Lukumwena Lumbala<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Kole, Congo</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“…One should not worry about approval all the time. The approval will
certainly be given. Bishops come, and they come to pray. There is
something that we are drawn to, something that has impressed us. Little
by little, Medjugorje will be approved. Let each one live one’s own
devotion. We are making way to set up a radio station in my Kole
Diocese, which will allow us to let people know more about Medjugorje.”<sup>18</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Seamus Hegarty" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-seamus-hegarty.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Bishop<br />
Séamus Hegarty<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Derry, Ireland</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“By their fruits you shall know them.’ Here the fruits are so
manifest, so clear and impressive, both in Medjugorje itself and among
those who return home after a pilgrimage, that they simply cannot be
ignored. Among many people from my own diocese that had been to
Medjugorje I noticed the ongoing, positive results in relation both to
their personal and family life. Thus I felt simply obliged to go to the
place and find out for myself the source, the explanation, of this
experience, this tremendous manifestation of faith, this high and
exemplary Christian way of life. As regards to the Church—the official
Church—it cannot afford to ignore this development…”<sup>19</sup> <br /></div>
</div>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Cardinal Giuseppe Siri" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-giuseppe-siri.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Cardinal<br />
Giuseppe Siri<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Genova-Bobbio, Italy</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“The facts are facts and nobody can deny them. The Church will give a
judgment. I can only say that I see many atheists leaving Genoa for
Medjugorje who return with a rosary in their hands.”<sup>20</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Philip M. Hannan" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-phillip-m-hannan.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Archbishop<br />
Philip M. Hannan<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">New Orleans, Louisiana, USA</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“If supernatural isn’t the presence of a lot of people going to
Confession, especially the youth, attending Mass, receiving Holy
Communion, saying the Rosary—if that isn’t supernatural in essence I
don’t know what is.”<sup>21</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Geevarghese Mar Divannasios Ottathengil" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-geevarghese-ottathengil.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" /> <div class="dd"> Bishop<br />
Geevarghese Mar Divannasios Ottathengil<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Bathery, India</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Medjugorje will be recognized, there is no doubt! Today or tomorrow, maybe a little later, it will surely be recognized!”<sup>22</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Henry Kennedy" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-henry-kennedy.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Bishop<br />
Henry Joseph Kennedy<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Armidale, Australia</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“…I have never been in doubt about Lourdes, and by the same token I am
absolutely sure that the Gospa is present here. It will be nearly
impossible to find another place on earth where such peace like here
pervades!”<sup>23</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Murilo Krieger" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-murilo-krieger.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Archbishop<br />
Murilo Krieger<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">São Salvador da Bahia, Brazil</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I see Medjugorje as a gift and a responsibility…If our hearts had
been open and ready to walk in the way of Christ, everything that the
Lord wanted to do through Medjugorje would have already been
done…Medjugorje is a great responsibility. I understood that
immediately, from the first moment I set foot on the soil of
Medjugorje.”<sup>24</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
The strength of many bishops’ conviction concerning Medjugorje as a
supernatural gift from God is startling to read by those who have only
heard negative comments about Medjugorje from the negatively biased
media, or those indifferent or closed to Medjugorje. Yet, so many within
the hierarchy of the Church are enthusiastic about what is happening in
this village and cannot see how the fruit they witnessed can be denied.</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Stanislas Lukumwena Lumbala" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-stanislas-lumbala.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Bishop<br />
Stanislas Lukumwena Lumbala<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Kole, Congo</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I can personally say that it is clear to me that all that is
happening in Medjugorje, especially the great number of people, cannot
be interpreted in any other way than a special intervention from God…I
personally am praying that the moment of recognition comes as soon as
possible.
<p>
</p>
“I would recommend to all communities that do not have vocations to
come here and pray in this spirit that is alive in Medjugorje and they
will certainly have vocations!”<sup>25</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
Fr. Bernard<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">United States of America</span>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“A priest from the United States, Fr. Bernard, tells us: ‘In the past,
my bishop before has always advised caution about the apparitions, he
never actually expressed belief in them. But one day he heard that I was
going to Medjugorje and he asked me to pray for vocations there. I knew
it worked every time. Whenever a priest from our diocese would go there
we would always get at least one vocation.
<p>
</p>
“When my bishop greeted me upon my return, his first words were, ‘I’m
going to have to send you right back!’ During that period, his diocese
received 10 vocations to the priesthood.”<sup>26</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
Bishop<br />
José de Jesús Nuñez Viloria<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Ciudad, Guayana, Venezuela</span>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“It is clear to me that in Medjugorje is something very strong and
supernatural. Without this supernaturality these events could never hold
out to such an extent and spread like this throughout the whole
world…What is being announced here is the essence of the Gospel,
therefore we have to accept it!”<sup>27</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop André-Joseph Mutien Leónard" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-andre-joseph-mutien-leonard.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Archbishop<br />
André-Joseph<br />
Mutien Léonard<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Belgium, Military</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“…I have visited Medjugorje. I came and I am convinced of the authenticity of what is taking place there.”<sup>28</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
If the apparitions are in fact true, as many bishops are convinced they
are, then the world places itself in a precarious situation by not
seriously responding to this great gift that God has given. It is,
therefore, a grave responsibility for those in the Church who are in the
position to pass judgment over the events of Medjugorje.</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Frane Franic" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-frane-franic.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Archbishop<br />
Frane Franić<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Split-Makarska, Croatia</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“If Jesus has sent His Mother to preach about conversion, then Her
call is definitely coupled with a great grace of conversion <em><strong>which can only be received at Medjugorje.</strong></em>
Jesus wanted exactly those graces, which He is distributing through His
Mother, the Queen of Peace, to give peace to our people.
<p>
</p>
“That’s why I feel that those who have hindered a greater response to
Our Lady Queen of Peace in Medjugorje carry a great responsibility.
However, it is not too late yet…”<sup>29</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
Bishop Albin Małysiak, from Poland, a strong believer in Medjugorje for 20 years, worked closely with Pope John Paul II.</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop"><img alt="Bishop Albin Malysia" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-albin-malysia.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="bishoppic"><div class="dd">Bishop<br />
Albin Małysiak<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Kraków, Poland</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“We all must try to accept and live the messages of Our Lady. Peace in
the world is at stake…I hope that this message will spread throughout
the world and that more and more people will come here and accept the
messages, while we all wait together for the Vatican to recognize
Medjugorje!”<sup>30</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Franziskus Eisenbach" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-franziskus-eisenbach.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Bishop<br />
Franziskus Eisenbach<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Mainz, Germany</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“…The message of Medjugorje for the world is clear: it has to overcome
wars and conflicts by the power of love. No one needs to be afraid of
Medjugorje even if it has not yet been officially approved by the
Church. I wish that this message and this experience be carried also to
Germany because we Germans are inclined to rationalism rather than to
feeling. And here it is a matter of a message for man in his entirety.”<sup>31</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article">It is clear that many bishops are saying, <em>“go to Medjugorje and experience the grace of conversion.” </em>They state clearly that the Church is not hindering anyone from going and experiencing Medjugorje.</p>
<div class="bishop"><img alt="Archbishop Thomas Luke Msusa" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-thomas--msusa.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="bishoppic"><div class="dd">Archbishop<br />
Thomas Luke Msusa<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Blantyre, Malawi</span>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“The Church will be the last to pronounce a judgment about Medjugorje.
In the meantime, the experience of the faithful is essential. However, I
see that the attitude of the Church is positive, because it doesn’t
prevent anyone from coming. On the contrary, the Church allows people to
go to Medjugorje. <strong><em>Unofficially, we can say that the Church has already accepted Medjugorje. </em></strong>
<p> </p>
“As for the official judgement, we will have to wait some more
time…Roused by Our Lady’s words, we need to pray primarily for
conversion, because what is happening in Medjugorje also helps the
Church to advance. I do not believe that the Church will ever refuse
conversions. This is why I believe that, one day, the Church will
recognize Medjugorje.”<sup>32</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article">Still some will say, how can you be certain that the
Virgin Mary is appearing in Medjugorje? How does one judge? Following
are some of the responses that bishops gave to that question.</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Bruno Tommasi" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-bruno-tommasi.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Archbishop<br />
Bruno Tommasi<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Lucca, Italy</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Several years ago, I met a priest and some laymen who had gone to
Medjugorje and who were internally transformed, converted. I was
impressed. If a place is able to transform, to convert people, that
means that this is a place of grace…”<sup>33</sup>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Georg Eder" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-georg-eder.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Archbishop<br />
Georg Eder<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Salzburg, Austria</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I am now convinced of the authenticity of Medjugorje. I have believed
it for quite a while. I still wanted to come and take a look…My
impression was confirmed because of the simplicity of the visionaries
and the Evening Program. Everything is in the Church’s spirit and is
very, very simple. At the same time, also very devout, with strong faith
and above all with a strong will for conversion and real renewal.”<sup>34</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article"> </p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Cardinal Ersilio Tonini" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/cardinal-ersilio-tonini.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Cardinal<br />
Ersilio Tonini<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Ravenna-Cervia, Italy</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I think Medjugorje is a blessed place and a grace of God; [one] who
goes to Medjugorje returns transformed, changed, he reflects himself in
that source of grace that is Christ. Christ is at the same time the tap
and the source. If in Medjugorje, as it is obvious by now, many
conversions happen, it surely means that there is the hand of God.
<p> </p>
“I believe that we should look at Medjugorje with serenity and trust,
appreciating all the good and holy things that happen in that
place….Only unbelievers do not believe in Our Lady and in Medjugorje.
For the rest, nobody is forcing us to believe, but let us at least
respect it.”<sup>35</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article"> </p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Michael D. Pfeifer" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-michael-pfeifer.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Bishop<br />
Michael D. Pfeifer<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">SanAngelo, Texas, USA</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“…To say nothing is happening there is to deny the living, prayerful
witness of hundreds of thousands who have gone there. There is something
other-worldly taking place at Medjugorje. There seems to be a special
Divine presence there, motivating and inspiring the millions who visit
this village to have a new love of God, and to strengthen and renew
their commitment to live out the Gospel of Christ.”<sup>36</sup><br />
<p class="article"> </p>
“As the Church continues to study and reflect on these mysterious and
supernatural happenings of Medjugorje, I can only offer my personal
opinion. I am convinced that Mary is appearing at Medjugorje, and that
She is calling us to a deeper union with Jesus Christ, and to the
faithful living out His Gospel in our daily lives…each one according to
his or her vocation…Mary comes back today at Medjugorje as a kind and
loving Mother, pleading with our world…with all of us…to simply do what
Christ tells us to do. If we listen to her gentle command, Christ,
through the Holy Spirit, will work new and wonderful signs of grace and
love in our individual hearts, in our families, in our communities, in
the entire world.”<sup>37</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article"> </p>
<p class="article">Many ask why is the Church taking so long to come to a decision?</p>
<p class="article"> </p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Emilio Ogñénovich" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-emilio-ognenovich.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Archbishop<br />
Emilio Ogñénovich<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Mercedes-Luján, Argentina</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“If you ask me for my opinion about Medjugorje, I will tell you that
it can be compared to a mother, a pregnant woman in the sixth month of
pregnancy, who impatiently awaits the moment to see her child born, but
nobody can hasten it, because the right moment will come in its own good
time.”<sup>38</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article"> </p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Bernardo Cazzaro" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-bernard-cazzaro.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Archbishop<br />
Bernardo Maria Cazzaro Bertollo<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Puerto Montt, Chile</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“…Where is the main thing? …The fruits that derive from it…If I go in
an orchard full of trees with beautiful, mature fruit, I do not go to
see if the roots are all right or worm-eaten, ill. I see the beautiful
fruit, I take it, I eat it, I offer it. If the fruits are good, the
roots will also be good, says Jesus…
<p> </p>
“…You do not have to go so much to the roots. Look at the fruits, the
fruits of conversion, the invitation and the content of the messages.
They are all evangelical contents. You cannot throw away the Gospel,
even if it comes to you chewed in form of baby food, because we are like
children, and Our Lady is giving us the baby food. We have become
children, we are to be re-evangelised. Our Lady says it in a simple way
like a mother, in small, but precious portions, in order to make us
digest the Gospel that we have forgotten. This is important.
<p> </p>
“…Let the Church go slowly, study, make commissions, examine for and against, whatever it wants.<strong> We say that the Church ‘should approve’. What is this ‘Church’? And what are we? We are Church, we have already approved!</strong> The responsible hierarchy is prudent, in order to avoid errors, in order to confirm all the good that is made…
<p> </p>
“Altogether, I do not see here anything crooked, nothing worrisome. As
a bishop, I do not see whims here, or strange things. Everything
happens according to the norms of the Church: liturgy, prayer,
sacrifice, especially conversion. It is good. We are grateful to God. <strong>If
the Church says, ‘it’s true’, if it says it tomorrow or in twenty
years, it is not important. Let us not have haste! Let us leave the
Church free! Let us leave free the competent authorities that is the
local bishop, or in our case here, the Vatican. It has no importance. I
respect the fruits.”</strong><sup>39</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p> </p>
<p>
</p></div><p>
<span class="article" style="color: #ff6666; line-height: 34.20000076293945px;"> or Continue Reading Below</span>
</p>
<h2 class="subtitle" style="text-align: center;"><a name="medjugorjeunique"></a>Medjugorje is Unique</h2>
<p> </p>
<p class="article">
<span style="color: #7f7d62; font-family: lorabold, Georgia, serif; font-size: 50px;">I</span>t
is not uncommon to hear people say of Medjugorje, “It’s just another
Fatima. It’s just another Lourdes.” And yet, for many who have been to
these and other shrines in Europe and around the world, there is a
marked difference in how they speak of Medjugorje. There are great
differences in how pilgrims are impacted in Medjugorje as compared to
other pilgrimage sites. Medjugorje is different.
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Pavel Hnilica" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-paulo-hnilica.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Bishop<br />
Pavel Mária Hnilica<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Titular Bishop, Rusadus</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Cardinal Siri too—he died just this year—told me this, when I was in
Genoa for a Medjugorje meeting. At dinner he said to me, ‘I have noticed
that the people who come from Medjugorje become apostles. They renew
the parishes. They form groups in which they get together—prayer groups;
they pray before the Blessed Sacrament. They hold lectures, lead
discussions and bring others to Medjugorje. And these circles, these
prayer groups spread out more and more. They renew the Church.’ This was
one of the greatest cardinals who gave this testimony about
Medjugorje.”<sup>40</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article"> </p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop José Luís Azcona Hermoso" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-jose-luis-azcona-hermoso.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Bishop<br />
José Luís Azcona Hermoso<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Marajó, Brazil</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I know people from the north of Brazil, professors and
industrialists, who were atheists, and who were converted in Medjugorje
some 15 years ago. Now, they go to Mass every day and are very active in
the Church. There is a big difference between pilgrims who come here
and those who go somewhere else. The experience of Medjugorje is an
experience of conversion. Pilgrims speak in a different way about other
places. Here, lives are changed. I see the authenticity of the
conversions of Medjugorje.”<sup>41</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article"> </p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Franz Kramberger" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-franc-kramberger.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Archbishop<br />
Franc Kramberger<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Maribor, Slovenia</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“…Medjugorje has become a place of God’s grace. In fact that is what
serves as proof that God is present and something Divine is occurring
there. People who come to Medjugorje not only realize this, but
experience it in a special way. To experience God in this way is
something unique…and this is where we see that Medjugorje is something
special…it has great meaning for the general and local Church.”<sup>42</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article"> </p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Cardianl Francesco Colasuono" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/cardinal-francesco-colasuonno.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Cardianl<br />
Francesco Colasuono<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Apostolic Nuncio<br />
Emeritus to Italy</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Medjugorje represents the event of the century. And we need to study
it very well from the theological and the scientific points of view.”<sup>43</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article"> </p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop André-Joseph Mutien Leónard" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-andre-joseph-mutien-leonard.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Archbishop<br />
André-Joseph<br />
Mutien Léonard<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Belgium, Military</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“…Some people say where there is prayer, there is grace and miracles.
But this logic does not seem to me completely correct. There are many
other places in the world where there is prayer, where there is
Confession, where Eucharist is celebrated, but there are not the same
kind of evident fruits! …I think that on the spiritual plane we are
living in a period that demands urgency!”<sup>44</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article"> </p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Pavel Hnilica" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-paulo-hnilica.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Bishop<br />
Pavel Mária Hnilica<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Titular Bishop<br />
Rusadus</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I travel a great deal in the world. I can say that the Medjugorje
movement today is the strongest, most vibrant one in the Church around
the world. But one characteristic of the Medjugorje movement that is not
found in the Lourdes movement or Fatima movement is the familial
aspect, the solidarity of all those who live the spirit of Medjugorje.
Wherever I go, into whatever country in the world, when I encounter any
Medjugorje group, I find myself suddenly as if at home, within my own
family…It is this spirit of unity, of family, of solidarity that will
bring victory to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, victory of the Church,
the victory of Christ.”<sup>45</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article"> </p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Joseph Lafontant" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-joseph-lafontant.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Bishop<br />
Joseph Lafontant<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Port-au-Prince<br />
Haïti</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I often went on pilgrimage to Fatima, Lourdes, and other places. Here
I discover a big difference. There is nothing stereotyped. Everything
is different from the other places. Everyone has his own personal
experience. Here people find peace and are reconciled!”<sup>46</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article"> </p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Joseph Vianney Fernando" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-joseph-vianney-fernando.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Bishop<br />
Joseph Vianney Fernando<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Kandy, Sri Lanka</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I believe that it is a place that has been touched by the Divine.
Otherwise, you cannot understand the kind of immediate spiritual
atmosphere that the senses experience. I say this as a humble pilgrim,
not as a bishop.”<sup>47</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article"> </p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Datus Hilarion Lega" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-hilarius-datus-lega.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Bishop<br />
Datus Hilarion Lega<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Manokwari-Sorong<br />
Indonesia</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Medjugorje is the world center place of prayer and peace. People are
coming here because Our Lady is really appearing here, this is the place
of renewal, conversion, new beginning.”<sup>48</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article"> </p>
<p class="article">
Some Bishops sense that Medjugorje’s difference lies in the plan of God
to spread the peace, the Gospel, the faith of Jesus Christ so evidenced
in this village around the world. Medjugorje is the center of this
plan, the radius, from which these graces flow.</p>
<p class="article"> </p>
<div class="bishop" style="text-align: middleundefined;">
<div class="bishoppic">
Monsignor Roland About Jaoude<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Vicar General of the Maronite Patriarch<br />
Titular Bishop of Arca de Pheniere, Lebanon</span><br />
<p> </p>
Monsignor Chucrallah Harb<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Bishop Emeritus of Jounieh, Lebanon</span><br />
<p> </p>
Monsignor Hanna Helou<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Vicar General of the Maronite Diocese of Saida, Lebanon</span>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“The fruits of Medjugorje are neither only for the local people nor
only for Christians, but for all humanity, because the Lord has
commanded us to carry to all humanity the Truth He has revealed to us,
and thus to sanctify the whole world. Christianity exists for 2000 years
now and we are only two billion Christians!”
<p> </p>
“Medjugorje contributes to the apostolic enthusiasm and to
evangelization, to which our Lord has sent us and which the Church is
transmitting.”<sup>49</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article"> </p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Seamus Hegarty" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-seamus-hegarty.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Bishop<br />
Séamus Hegarty<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Derry, Ireland</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“We recognize that in Medjugorje we are dealing with a genuine call to
peace, and that peace is a divine gift for which we must pray. On the
basis of what I myself observed in Medjugorje, and which everyone that
has been there likewise observes, I believe that we are going to
experience a radiation of this atmosphere of peace which has its origin,
its center, in Medjugorje, thereupon extending itself over the entire
world.”<sup>50</sup>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article"> </p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Pearse Lacey" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-pearce-lacey.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />
<div class="dd">Bishop<br />
Pearse Lacey<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Toronto, Canada</span>
</div></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Basically, we are the children of God and our cries are as huge as of
any generation. Therefore, the message has to be the same! We cannot do
without God. This is the marvelous thing about Medjugorje. This is an
oasis of God, <strong>this is the life of the Church as it should be. </strong>Tradition
is not a dirty word, although it seems to be to some people! The life
of a priest consists in bringing people back to God, people who have
wandered away because they thought religion was irrelevant. Thank God
that He is God and provides places like this. I have been to other
places, but <strong>Medjugorje is the shining light today in our society.</strong>”<sup>51</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
Because of the immensity of God’s plan through Medjugorje, the
villagers have a large responsibility in seeing Our Lady’s desires
fulfilled.</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Murilo Krieger" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-murilo-krieger.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Murilo Krieger<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">São Salvador da Bahia<br />
Brazil</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
<strong>“…You cannot even imagine how important is the role of this parish for the Church and the world!”</strong><sup>52</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Gerard Dionne" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-gerard-dionne.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Gerard Dionne<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Edmundston, Canada</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Many pilgrims who come here carry in their hearts a remembrance of
the faith and the hospitality that they encountered in the parish of
Medjugorje. It is a great honor for this parish that Our Lady has
visited it in a special way and that She has spoken in the Croatian
language. I hope that the parish of Medjugorje and the entire Croatian
people will never lose sight of that!”<sup>53</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
For some, it’s the fact that the apparitions are happening now, in our
present day that makes Medjugorje an experience unlike anything that can
be experienced today.</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop José Antúnez de Mayolo" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-jose-antunez-de-mayolo.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
José Antúnez de Mayolo<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Ayacucho, Peru</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I have been to Lourdes, but it is a very different reality. They
cannot be compared. They are two different realities. In Lourdes, the
event is closed, but here everything is still developing. <strong>Here, faith can be felt in a much stronger way than in Lourdes.”</strong><sup>54</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop George Pearce" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-george-pearce.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
George Pearce<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Suva, Fiji Islands</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I have been in several shrines. I have spent quite a bit of time in
Guadalupe, I have been about eight times at Fatima, and also in Lourdes.
It’s the same Mary, the same message, but <strong>here at Medjugorje this is the ‘now’ word of Our Lady for the world.</strong> There is so much anguish and suffering. Our Lady has been with us all the way through, and in a special way in Medjugorje.”<sup>55</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Gerard Dionne" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/abbot-nicholas-hakim.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Abbot<br />
Nicolas Hakim<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Superior General<br />
Melkite Basilian Order of Chueirites</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I will tell everyone: ‘Come and see!’ I have seen the real presence
of the Most Blessed Virgin. She is everywhere in the world, but here in a
special way!”<sup>56</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Gerard Dionne" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-gerard-dionne.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Gerard Dionne<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Edmundston, Canada</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Everything I have seen here during my stay has impressed me deeply.
Something like this is hard to find any place else. The faith of the
people here, the attendance at Holy Mass and the spirit of self-denial
cut deeply into my heart. I watched how crowds of countless people go up
mountains that are not easy to climb, go to confession and pray. They
were from every part of the world. It is difficult therefore to conclude
that all this is accidental, that this is an ordinary place and that
nothing has happened here. In my opinion, only faith could lead these
people to come here, faith that is convinced of something
concrete…According to the fruits that I see, I can say there is
something really special taking place here. It is not the Franciscans
who are drawing the people here. I also have Franciscans in my parish,
but there is nothing special going on. God is the one who is drawing the
people to come.<br />
<p>
</p>
“I believe Our Lady is appearing here. I don’t know how I would in any
other way explain the phenomenon that is alive here. It is not possible
that the devil is at work, since people are praying. Likewise, all this
cannot be an ordinary deception. People can be deceived for a while,
but not a full seventeen years* and then not millions of people. I
believe that something special is happening here because of the fruits.
There cannot be so much good fruit on a bad tree.<br />
<p>
</p>
<p>
“Observing the liturgical life in the parish of Medjugorje…it is the
everyday customary life of the Church. Mass is celebrated just like in
other places. There is nothing here out of the ordinary. Last night we
had Adoration before the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar. Everything
was so simple: a few words, a few songs, just like the Church wants it
to be. People are so strongly attracted to it that they are prepared to
spend hours on their knees. We do the same thing in our churches, but
people do not come in such great numbers. Why? I cannot answer
differently than to say that God is present here in a special way.”<sup>57</sup></p>
<p>
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="line-height: 7.5px;">* Thirty-four years as of June 25, 2015</span></span></p>
</div>
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<a name="renewingchurch"></a>Renewing the Church</h2>
<p>
</p>
<p class="article">
<span class="dropcap">S</span>ome of the most powerful testimonies from
bishops come from their observation that Medjugorje is bringing about
the renewal of the Church. They admit that so many of their own
initiatives and current programs are producing little to no conversions,
which makes the tremendous conversions taking place in Medjugorje that
much more amazing.</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Cardinal Hans Urs von Balthasar" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/cardinal-hans-urs-von-balthazar.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Cardinal<br />
Hans Urs von Balthasar<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Lucerne, Switzerland</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Our Lady represents the real Church. She is the Church. Ephesians
5:27 says ‘only She is the Immaculate Church.’ She shows us the way the
Church should be. This is the meaning of the apparitions.”<sup>58</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Frane Franić" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-frane-franic.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Frane Franić<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Split-Makarska, Croatia</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“The spiritual renewal that is coming from Medjugorje has done more in
three years than what we have been able to accomplish within the last
40 years in our pastoral service!”<sup>59</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Denis Croteau" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-dennis-croteau.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Denis Croteau<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Mackenzie-Fort Smith<br />
Canada</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I’ve tried all kinds of things in my diocese to transform the people –
because we live in a dysfunctional society and I’ve spent thousands and
thousands and thousands of dollars with sessions and workshops, and I
haven’t accomplished, spending all that kind of money, 10 percent of
what has been accomplished here with one pilgrimage!”<sup>60</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
Cardinal František Tomášek of Prague, very well-known and respected for
his combating Communism behind the Iron Curtain, and for what he
suffered for the faith, was a staunch believer in the Medjugorje
apparitions.</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Cardinal Frantisek Tomasek" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/cardinal-frantisek-tomasek.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Cardinal<br />
Frantisek Tomasek<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Prague, Czech Republic</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I think that we here are indebted to the events of Medjugorje for
this huge new springtime of our faith, that God has given us through
Mary. Prayer and fasting, faith and conversion, and then the invitation
to peace, this can only come from God.
<p>
</p>
“I have many people who have been on pilgrimage to Medjugorje. They
are full of hope, and willingness to testify and bear witness to their
faith. I know many prayer groups who have shown me how they pray and
fast, and this began in Medjugorje. The people are hungry and thirsty
for the Word of God.
<p>
</p>
“Whenever people in whatever way set up obstacles, God always finds a
way to seek out and gather His children together. I am deeply thankful
to God for Medjugorje…Putting it simply, I hear very much, but I am
always desirous of hearing more about Medjugorje. Oh, how I would love
to go on pilgrimage to Medjugorje, and drink of this New Water. Many of
my faithful would love to do likewise…”<sup>61</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Georg Eder" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-georg-eder.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Georg Eder<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Salzburg, Austria</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“My impressions here are not surprising. I know that groups from
Salzburg very often go to Medjugorje, that new prayer groups are
constantly being started, that there are more and more people who say:
‘In Medjugorje I received my vocation!’ I am reflecting: We are losing
three things that we are getting back again in Medjugorje: penance,
conversion, and vocations. In Austria we look in vain for these things:
conversion is not even mentioned anymore because people do not need it;
Confession is dying out with us except in shrines and in the Churches of
religious orders where this Sacrament is sought and lived; spiritual
vocations are less and less. In Medjugorje this is happening constantly:
Confessions, conversions and spiritual vocations!<br />
<p>
</p>
“That is what I ask myself: What must we do for conversion to happen
to someone? I have repeated to the members of Peoples’ Initiative that,
for me, conversion in their program has disappeared. Are we the ones who
do not need conversion, the way Jesus says it in the Gospel? Conversion
is being excluded, and Confession is being lost, spiritual vocations
are less and less, and we are asking ourselves how can we at all keep up
a seminary? <strong>But all that is found in Medjugorje. We are finding exactly that which for us has disappeared.”</strong><sup>62</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
There is no doubt in the minds of many bishops, the renewal of the
Church is directly linked with what is happening in Medjugorje.
Archbishop Eder continues:</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Georg Eder" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-georg-eder.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Georg Eder<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Salzburg, Austria</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I greatly trust in Our Lady of Medjugorje…When, at some time in the
future, the credibility of the events here will be accepted, what will
happen to those who did not believe? There is no doubt about it: what
happens here is good. What happens here is what should happen in the
Church: prayer, Mass, Confession, Adoration, conversion, the formation
of prayer groups, vocations. These are all in light of the events which
are being guided by Mary, with which She is preparing for the New
Millennium. <strong>Much is happening here that we in the Church have forgotten.</strong>
Mary calls and teaches us. For the Church in Austria, I can say: ‘We
have forgotten much and we must begin anew with what Mary tells us in
Medjugorje!’”<sup>63</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Cardinal Bernardino Echeverria Ruiz" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/cardinal-echeverria-ruiz.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Cardinal<br />
Bernardino Echeverria Ruiz<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Guayaquil, Ecuador</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
<strong>“My presence here wishes to confirm my certainty that the
impetus for a renewal in the Church comes from the Medjugorje groups, in
Ecuador and the world over!”</strong><sup>64</sup></div>
</div>
<br />
<br />
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
Referring to Our Lady’s messages from Medjugorje during his homily at
Mass with 3,000 of the faithful at the National Shrine of Beauraing,
Belgium, Bishop André-Joseph Mutien Léonard said:</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop André-Joseph Mutien Léonard" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-andre-joseph-mutien-leonard.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
André-Joseph<br />
Mutien Léonard<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Belgium, Military</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“We need to accept the messages of Medjugorje. Because all who are
accepting them are renewing the Church, and the Church needs renewal!”<sup>65</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Donald Montrose" class="cke-resize cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-donald-montrose.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Donald Montrose<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Stockton, California<br />
USA</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“ I see that a great number of the faithful who have visited
Medjugorje return with a renewed faith, a renewed experience of prayer,
fasting, Confession, Holy Mass, and Adoration. People who are faithful
to Our Lady are also faithful to the Church!…”<sup>66</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
It is difficult to explain what one sees happening in Medjugorje. What
is causing the conversion? Bishop Adelio Tomasin, from Brazil, says that
theology or psychology cannot explain this profound renewal in the
Church through Medjugorje. Whatever the cause, there is no doubt that it
is coming through the hands of Our Lady.</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Adelio Tomasin" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-adelio-tomasin.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Adelio Tomasin<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Quixadá, Brazil</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“In 1984 when I first came to Medjugorje I was impressed by the fact
that even before the evening prayer the poorly lit Church was full of
the faithful, so many of whom were young. I was also struck by the
profound devotion – which was not fanaticism – and by the Confessions,
and the prayer on the hills. I went to the Church and remained there in
prayer nearly the entire day. That’s how I spent my days in Medjugorje; I
did not speak to any of the Franciscans or the visionaries.
<p>
</p>
“Back home I felt profoundly renewed. I understood Mary better; also
that thanks to Her the Church is renewed. I came again…deeply convinced
that many things happen here that theology or psychology cannot explain.
I discovered the true meaning of faith and its fruits. No one can doubt
the fruits of Medjugorje, for God’s presence and His mercy are obvious;
the Church can see that God’s grace is handed out by the Mother of
Mercy, the Mother of Sinners, who was close to the Cross. This is a
truth which cannot be denied.”<sup>67</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
The Church is being renewed through the conversion of individual
hearts. It’s not happening from the top, down, but rather from the
bottom, up. And it’s happening throughout the whole Church.</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Bruno Tommasi" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-bruno-tommasi.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Bruno Tommasi<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Lucca, Italy</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I think that one can consider Medjugorje as an impulse for the
renewal of the Church. This is a renewal that comes from below, through
changes in persons.”<sup>68</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop László Bíró" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-laszlo-biro.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
László Bíró<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Hungary, Military</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Medjugorje is one of the instruments in God’s hands, with which God
is showing how ardently He loves men. Those who come to Medjugorje with
an open heart go home completely different.”<sup>69</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
Archbishop Gregory Yong, on the 7th anniversary of the apparitions in
Medjugorje, June 25, 1988, spoke the following words in a homily at a
Mass in honor of the Queen of Peace in the Cathedral in Singapore. He
was speaking of the fact that the churches in Singapore are packed in
their daily Masses from those who have gone to Medjugorje.</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Gregory Yong" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-gregory-yong.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Gregory Yong<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Singapore</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Never have we seen the Church packed with so many daily Masses as
now. We are seeing the fruits of what is happening in Medjugorje.”<sup>70</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Cardinal Johannes Joachim Degenhardt" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-johannes-joachim-degenhardt.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Cardinal<br />
Johannes Joachim Degenhardt<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Paderborn, Germany</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Just as in the great classical pilgrim shrines, there is going on in
Medjugorje the call to renewal of life after cleansing and conversion…
It appears that this invitation applies to the entire Church.”<sup>71</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Hermann Raich" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-hermann-raich.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Hermann Raich<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Wabag<br />
Papua New Guinea</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Medjugorje is a huge chance for the Church!”<sup>72</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Adriano Langa" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-adriano-langa.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Adriano Langa<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Inhambane, Mozambique</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I keep repeating to everyone that Medjugorje is the place that one
needs to get to know, since it is here that we received invitation to
prayer, this is really the place of the encounter with God.”<sup>73</sup></div>
</div>
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<a name="renewingnations"></a>Renewing the Nations</h2>
<p>
</p>
<p class="article">
<span class="dropcap">O<span style="color: #222222; font-family: loraregular, Georgia, serif; font-size: 19px;">ur
Lady has come as the Queen of Peace to bring peace to the whole world,
through each nation choosing the way of peace. It is beautiful to hear
from Bishops around the world testifying to the impact Medjugorje is
making in their own beloved homeland.</span></span></p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Cardinal Bernardino Eccheverria Ruiz" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/cardinal-echeverria-ruiz.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Cardinal<br />
Bernardino Eccheverria Ruiz<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Guayaquil, Ecuador</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I heard about Medjugorje a long time ago. It was my great desire to
immediately come here, but until now it had not been possible. I’m so
pleased that I came…God speaks through Mary here to all peoples and all
cultures…This is a Godly moment on earth. I personally feel here the
beginning of <strong>Europe’s conversion.”</strong><sup>74</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Donal McKeown" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-donal-mckeown.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Donal McKeown<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Derry, Ireland</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“One of the striking features of the group of <strong>Irish</strong>
pilgrims, is that there are numerous men, younger and older, and that
this is precisely the population that the Church in Ireland finds
difficulty in bringing to Church. Many of them tell of taking drugs,
alcohol, or being addicted to gambling, or having been away from the
Church for long periods of time. Through God’s grace they are convinced
that they have been healed here from these vices.”<sup>75</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Leonard Hsu Ying-fa" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-leonard-hsu.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Leonard Hsu Ying-fa<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Taipei, Taiwan</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Pilgrims from my group say: ‘We have to do something to make Medjugorje known in <strong>Taiwan</strong>.’
I wonder how we could organize pilgrimages from Taiwan to Medjugorje,
how to bring young people…Two priests, one of them is a Jesuit father
from <strong>America</strong>, translate texts about Medjugorje into <strong>Chinese</strong>, so people hear about Medjugorje. One priest from <strong>England</strong> sends brochures and photos. In <strong>America</strong>,
there are centers spreading the messages of Medjugorje and they send
their revenues to us. We want Medjugorje to be known in Taiwan.”<sup>76</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Frederick Dranuba" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-drandua.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Frederick Dranuba<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Arua, Uganda</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I’m certain that the Lord is using this place for <strong>the conversion of nations!”</strong><sup>77</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Pavel Hnilica " src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-paulo-hnilica.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Pavel Mária Hnilica<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Titular Bishop<br />
Rusadus</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Once a very close friend of the Holy Father [Pope Saint John Paul II] told me—this person knew that in <strong>America</strong>
there are thousands of Medjugorje groups (this friend of the Holy
Father’s knew also how many people and priests are coming to Medjugorje
from America)—this person said, ‘These people from America who are going
to Medjugorje, who are building prayer groups, <strong>these people are
our hope to renew Catholic Christianity in America! These people are
our hope for the future to renew America!’”</strong><sup>78</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Georg Eder" class="cke-resize cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-georg-eder.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Georg Eder<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Salzburg, Austria</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“For the Church in <strong>Austria</strong>, I can say: ‘We have forgotten much and we must begin anew with what Mary tells us in Medjugorje!’”<sup>79</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Jean Chabbert" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-jean-chabbert.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Jean Chabbert<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Perpignan-Elne<br />
France</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“…I have noticed that here they discover the importance of prayer in everyday life…and many <strong>French</strong>
people have discovered Our Lady here. These encounters between the
Mother and Her children bring about profound change in their lives.
<p>
</p>
“Medjugorje is the actual answer to the serious problems of today’s
world. In God’s love, the Mother wishes to unite Her divided children so
they will look upon one another as brothers. This will help us sew back
together the torn dress of mankind. Mary’s presence on the earth will
re-establish the omnipresence of Jesus.
<p>
</p>
“Living according to the messages means ensuring peace in the world.
With Her apparitions Our Lady is preparing the faithful for the Lord’s
return to this valley of tears. Medjugorje teaches how to overcome and
defeat all that satan has done in the world.”<sup>80</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Henry Kennedy" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-henry-kennedy.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Henry Joseph Kennedy<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Armidale, Australia</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“…There is a supernatural atmosphere of peace prevailing in
Medjugorje, and people are living together in brotherly harmony. I
simply cannot explain it any better, and I would like that we in <strong>Australia</strong> could be as religious as the people of this village are…”<sup>81</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Cardinal Franc Rodé" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/cardinal-franc-rodé.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Cardinal<br />
Franc Rodé</div>
<div class="bishoppic">
<span class="bishopdesc">Prefect of the Congregation<br />
for Institutes of Consecrated Life<br />
and Societies of Apostolic Life</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Medjugorje is a place of grace. Many faithful from <strong>Slovenia</strong>
who went there said that they received great graces! They made their
Confession, came back to the life of the Church and started to live a
Christian life. This is the grace that they received in Medjugorje.”<sup>82</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Father Ghislain Ndondji" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/father-ghislain-ndondji.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Father<br />
Ghislain Ndondji, OFM<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Lumumbashi, Congo</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I would like our people to come to Medjugorje, but <strong>Africa</strong> is far away. I decided to take the initiative to establish a strong contact with Medjugorje.”<sup>83</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop José Antúnez de Mayolo" class="cke-resize cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-jose-antunez-de-mayolo.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
José Antúnez de Mayolo<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Ayacucho, Peru</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“…Medjugorje is still quite unknown in <strong>Peru</strong>, but I promise to become an apostle of Medjugorje in my country!… I shall come back, I shall surely come back!”<sup>84</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
Bishop<br />
Silas S. Njiru<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Meru, Kenya</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Medjugorje is really known throughout the world. Wherever I go, in my country in the <strong>USA</strong> or in <strong>Europe</strong>,
people talk about Medjugorje! Last year I was in Orlando, in Florida,
and someone took me by car to the Space Center. He told me that he went
to Medjugorje several times, and that I should go there too…This year, a
missionary from <strong>Italy</strong> told me that he was going to
Medjugorje and asked me if I would like to come with him…He sent me a
letter saying ‘The money is here, everything is ready, just open your
heart to Our Lady.’ This is why I am here.”<sup>85</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-hieronymus-herculanus-bumbun.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Pontianak, Indonesia</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“In my diocese of Potianak in <strong>Indonesia</strong>, those who
have been to Medjugorje increase the community spirit. The messages of
Medjugorje can be very well applied to the living philosophy in <strong>I</strong>ndonesia.
They are closely related to the life of the people and the Church. In
the present globalization of the world, which is affecting relationships
in the family, these messages can help the family to feel like the
basic cell of the Church.”<sup>86</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Albin Malysiak" class="cke-resize cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-albin-malysia.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Albin Małysiak<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Kraków, Poland</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Medjugorje is being talked about much in <strong>Poland</strong>…In
church here one feels the prayer of the people. Praying the Our Father
together was a unique experience for me; to hear all the different
languages as they pray as in one voice and one could make out the Polish
language particularly clear…”<sup>87</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-jose-uolla-mendieta.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Panamá</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“The spirituality inspired by Medjugorje can be very developed in my
country. We especially want to involve children. The parish Church
consecrated to Mary, Queen of Peace…was built according to the model of
St. James Church in Medjugorje. In <strong>Panama</strong>, there are many prayer groups based on Our Lady’s messages.”<sup>88</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Ludwig Schwarz" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-ludwig-schwarz.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Ludwig Schwarz<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Linz, Austria</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Many <strong>Austrians</strong> came to Medjugorje during these
years, many speak about it positively and with enthusiasm, because they
experienced a personal change. In this place of grace of Our Lady, they
made a deep experience of Jesus Christ in the Sacraments, especially in
Confession and the Eucharist. This atmosphere of liberation impresses
them. They speak about peace, about harmony between God and men and
between men: Harmony brings peace, and the most beautiful fruit of peace
is joy. Many come back home filled with joy.”<sup>89</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Joseph Oyanga" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-joseph-oyanga.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Joseph Oyanga<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Lira, Uganda</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“This is a place of contemplation and prayer. Everyone who comes here
takes part in an interpersonal togetherness. I saw people from <strong>Europe, America, Japan and Australia.</strong> They all feel as one. This made a strong impression on me.”<sup>90</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-stanislav-szyrokoradiuk.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Stanislav Szyrokoradiuk<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Kharkiv-Zaporizhia<br />
Ukraine</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“People come from all over the world and they pray together. <strong>The world today is in need of Medjugorje!”</strong><sup>91</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Cardinal Bernardino Echeverria Ruiz" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/cardinal-echeverria-ruiz.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Cardinal<br />
Bernardino Echeverria Ruiz<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Guayaquil, Ecuador</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“God is speaking here through Mary not only to you, but to <strong>all nations</strong> and to <strong>all cultures.”</strong><sup>92</sup></div>
</div>
<p>
</p>
<p class="article">
</p><p class="article"><span class="article" style="color: #ff6666;"> or Continue Reading Below</span> </p>
<p>
</p>
<h2 class="subtitle" style="text-align: center;">
<a name="messages"></a>The Messages</h2>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
<span class="dropcap">W</span>hat of Our Lady’s messages after 34 years
and thousands of messages? Bishop Michael D. Pfeifer of San Angelo,
Texas, believes Our Lady to be a modern-day prophet.</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Micheal D. Pfeifer" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-michael-pfeifer.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Micheal D. Pfeifer<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">SanAngelo, Texas<br />
USA</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I like to think that Mary is God’s modern-day prophet speaking a
message from God, calling people to be faithful to Christ and to his
living Gospel…the prophet whom God sends into our modern world to call
us back to the way of Her Son, Jesus Christ, the way to true peace.”<sup>93</sup></div>
</div>
<p>
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Rubén Héctor di Monte" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-di-monte.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Rubén Héctor di Monté<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Mercedes-Luján<br />
Argentina</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“When I read Our Lady’s messages I had the impression that this must
have been Her typical way of speaking…In my opinion, Our Lady’s messages
in Medjugorje are a continuation of those in Rue de Bac, Lourdes and
Fatima. Mary wants the conversion of hearts…By living these messages one
finds the Lord’s peace, and the change in hearts mitigates the Divine
justice. The world is chaotic, but here, people find hope in the
supernatural, because human solutions are not sufficient.”<sup>94</sup></div>
</div>
<p>
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-gabriel-ganaka.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Jos, Nigeria</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I came here to see this radiation of prayer that has reached so many
of my faithful. Our Lady’s messages are simple and practical. They
change peoples’ lives and have spread to all corners of the earth. <strong>Even in convents things have changed because of the messages. </strong>Groups
are being formed all over and people are praying for peace…Our Lady’s
heart is a mother’s heart. A good mother does not tire of calling,
inviting, insisting…”<sup>95</sup></div>
</div>
<br />
<p class="subtitle" style="text-align: center;">
</p>
<p>
</p>
<p class="article">
One bishop said that the simple fact that the visionaries have been
steadfast all these years in professing the same message is what
impresses him.</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Frederick Drandua" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-drandua.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Frederick Drandua<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Arua, Uganda</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“This is really an important experience for me, especially at the
level of prayer. I cannot say that Our Lady is not appearing. Fifteen
years* have gone by and the visionaries are always repeating the same
message. They don’t change at all. The message is simple: to pray, to
fast, to believe, to confess and to adore. That’s precisely why we must
be dealing with a supernatural event, because they are steadfast in
their one message.”<sup>96</sup>
<p>
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="line-height: 7.5px;">* Thirty-four years as of June 25, 2015</span></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Adalbert Ndzana" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-adalbert-ndzana.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Cardinal<br />
Adalbert Ndzana<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Mbalmayo, Cameroon</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I am happy to be here in Medjugorje which to me seems to be the
continuation of Fatima. Here I see the realization of the Gospel in the
situations common to the man of today. The Virgin speaks in a simple
manner, and Her messages do not contain threats or fear. She calls man
to love and to trust in God. The content of the messages conform to the
Gospel and to Church tradition…”<sup>97</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
For some, the duration of the apparitions and the tens of thousands of
messages given over the years is difficult to accept. Yet, Archbishop
Bernardo Maria Cazzaro, from Chile, does not personally find this a
stumbling block.</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Bernardo Cazzaro" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-bernard-cazzaro.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Bernardo Maria Cazzaro Bertollo<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Puerto Montt<br />
Chile</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“This is another topic, the duration of these apparitions. For me, it
is not a great problem. I do not ask God to make accounts to me. He will
ask me, not I to the Lord. If the Lord wants to appear two times, or
twenty times or two hundred times, what should I say? I listen.
<p>
</p>
“This is not the picture here. This is the frame. The picture is what
the Lord says to us, what He wants from us, that problem He wants to
resolve. That is the picture. He wants to change us, He wants to change
the whole world, and as we are stubborn, then the Lord insists, educates
us slowly through these messages, which are all a reflection of the
Gospel.
<p>
</p>
“If we would read more the Gospel and meditate on it, we would not
need the messages. We have forgotten, that’s it, and the messages remind
us. They do not say anything extraordinary, or difficult, we just have
to change our hearts. Jesus is saying this for 2,000 years now.”<sup>98</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
Bishop Mendieta from Panama beautifully describes the power of Our
Lady’s messages in the lives of people he has observed. He does not see
the messages as boring or repetitive, but that they lead to a burning
desire for people to change their hearts.</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-jose-uolla-mendieta.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Panamá</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“The simplicity of these messages is enticing. The Medjugorje messages
are an evangelical call to conversion and to peace; there is nothing
apocalyptic in them. Without prayer, without fasting and without the
Eucharist—and these are the foundations of Christianity—we cannot answer
the call to holiness addressed to us by Mary.
<p>
</p>
“I have heard from many people that they experience the need to
change, and to change within the Church and through the Sacraments. One
cannot leave Medjugorje without this burning desire to change and to
start anew.”<sup>99</sup></div>
</div>
<p>
</p>
<p class="article">
Many bishops see Our Lady’s messages paralleling Holy Scripture. They
testify seeing nothing contrary to Scripture but rather, they confirm
the teaching and the spirit of the faith of the Church.</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Seamus Hegarty" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-seamus-hegarty.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Séamus Hegarty<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Derry, Ireland</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I have read the messages the Mother of God is said to be giving to
the visionaries. And what I have seen and heard tells me that there is a
strong accord, a parallel, between these messages and what the Gospels
say about the teaching of Christ. The emphasis lies very strongly on
prayer, fasting, reconciliation and peace—themes that occur over and
over again in Scripture.
<p>
</p>
“One thing is clear about the Medjugorje messages; they contain
nothing that contradicts the Church’s official teaching, which is based
on Scripture as on a foundation. Here the emphasis is on prayer and on
how to pray—that is, with more giving of ourselves and intensity, and
new methods of prayer—prayer not only in words, but as something lived.”<sup>100</sup></div>
</div>
<p>
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Gabriel Diaz Cueva" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-gabriel-diaz-cueva.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
José Gabriel Diaz Cueva<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Guayaquil, Ecuador</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I believe that I am able to say, HERE THE HAND OF GOD IS AT WORK! And
I pray for this, that the message of the most Blessed Virgin be
accepted more and more. This message is not any different from the Good
News (i.e., the Gospel), but they are still the words of a Mother who is
concerned for the good of humanity and for the salvation of every
single human being.
<p>
</p>
“I believe that what the Holy Virgin tells us is nothing other than an
echo of the words of St. Paul: ‘This is God’s will—your salvation.’ I
hope that the messages which the Holy Virgin has communicated to us for
so long will be of great use to the entire Church and to each one of us.
I believe that we should give the gift of attention to Her words, to
Her who tries to say through these simple and good young people (the
visionaries) so much to us that will bring us to salvation.”<sup>101</sup></div>
</div>
<p>
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Issam John Darwish" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-john-issam-darwish.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Issam John Darwish<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Greek Melkite Rite<br />
Zahleh e Furzol, Lebanon</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“The messages of Medjugorje are messages of the Gospel. I do not see
anything else. Eucharist, penance, prayer…it is the Gospel.”<sup>102</sup></div>
</div>
<p>
</p>
<p class="article">
Archbishop Georg Eder from Austria, in studying the events of
Medjugorje, came to an understanding of why Our Lady has been coming for
such a long time.</p>
<p>
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Georg Eder" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-georg-eder.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Georg Eder<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Salzburg, Austria</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I began to ask myself more and more often: why these completely
simple messages that are still being repeated? It is always a call to
prayer, fasting, penance, prayer for peace. I said: that must have some
meaning!…What does a mother do when she raises her child? I experienced
that at home: she always repeats the same thing: I have already often
told you that! But I cannot stop saying: Pray, or do so and so.
<p>
</p>
“Mary acts the same way in Medjugorje. She always says the same thing
to Her children who are already now adult persons. And what else would a
priest have to do in his parish? He is always calling to prayer. John
Paul II once said that priests have to be the first to pray and have to
be the teachers of prayer.
<p>
</p>
“That is what Mary, a good Mother, does. She teaches us to pray,
really in a very simple way. Now I have to say truly that Christ’s Word
has the value for me of being the recognizable sign: by their fruits you
will know them!”<sup>103</sup></div>
</div>
<p>
</p>
<p class="article">
In this day and age where secularism has made such advances even within
the Church, Bishop Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun from Indonesia sees Our
Lady’s messages as a good remedy for families who desire to counteract
these secular influences. He said on <em>Radio Mir</em> that he was:</p>
<p>
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-hieronymus-herculanus-bumbun.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Hieronymus Herculanus Bumbun<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Pontianak, Indonesia</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“…very impressed by the message of Medjugorje given to the six
visionaries. It is good for people to follow the messages, because they
lead to peace, hope and faith. They present a basic Catholic education
for the families. It would be good for families to pay more attention to
these messages.”<sup>104</sup></div>
</div>
<p>
</p>
<p class="article">
In the end, where do the messages lead? According to Bishop Stanislas
Lukumwena Lumbala from the Congo, he sees Our Lady’s messages leading to
a deep and profound spiritual life.</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Stanislas Lukumwena Lumbala" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-stanislas-lumbala.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Stanislas Lukumwena Lumbala<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Kole, Congo</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“A deep spirituality is developing here. A message of peace and
conversion has been given. All these messages are now to be used and
lived…everything is moving towards a deeper level. Man needs a firm
spiritual support. Man’s inner life should rely on solid Gospel values.
That is why I say that deepening of the message, that is prayer,
Communion and Confession, is becoming the basis of a deep spiritual
life…”<sup>105</sup></div>
</div>
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<h2 class="subtitle" style="text-align: center;">
<a name="visionaries"></a>The Visionaries</h2>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
<span class="dropcap">T</span>he visionaries are the first witnesses of
Our Lady. They are Our Lady’s announcers, Her instruments in revealing
Her plans and Her messages to the world. Although some of the bishops
said it wasn’t necessary for them to meet the visionaries in order to
believe, the visionaries made strong impressions among bishops who had
the opportunity to observe, listen and speak to them.</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Patrick Power" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-patrick-power.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Patrick Power<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Canberra-Goulburn<br />
Australia</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“In January 1993, I participated in a prayer program in Canberra
[Australia] in which Fr. Slavko and Ivan, the visionary, also took part.
I was deeply touched by what I heard and saw. The message that Ivan
spoke and the manner in which he did it impressed me very much. He spoke
about peace, prayer, conversion, penance, fasting and deep faith. Those
are messages that I have heard so many times and I also have spoken
about them before, but the simplicity in which it was all expressed was
for me exceptionally important.”<sup>106</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Harry J. Flynn" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-harry-j-flynn.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Harry J. Flynn<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Saint Paul – Minneapolis<br />
Minnesota, USA</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“On Saturday morning we heard one of the visionaries speak and I must
say that everything that he said was very solid. Someone in the audience
asked him a question about ‘Communion in the hand.’ His answer was very
direct and very simple. ‘Do what the Church permits you to do. You will
always be safe.’ ”<sup>107</sup></div>
</div>
<p>
</p>
<p class="article">
Bishop Stanley Joseph Ott from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, traveled to
Medjugorje staying at the home of the brother of Medjugorje visionary,
Marija, for one week. He had the opportunity to see Marija every evening
for dinner. He said it was a pleasure for him to be able to meet with
her on an informal basis. He described her as <em>“humble, personable, and hospitable.”</em></p>
<p>
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Stanley Joseph Ott" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-stanley-j-ott.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Stanley Joseph Ott<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Baton Rouge, Louisiana<br />
USA</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“They (the visionaries) are not plastic saints, but people with life situations like everyone of us has.”<sup>108</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Pavel Hnilica " class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-paulo-hnilica.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Pavel Mária Hnilica<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Titular Bishop<br />
Rusadus</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“After my third visit in these places, I was able to arrange for a
little more time to speak with the visionaries and also with the people
who live close to them in everyday life. I wanted to examine and
understand what reasons the one who talks against Medjugorje and is
opposed to it had for doing so. I am convinced that this is a case of
slandering.
<p>
</p>
“These children are not manipulated. They are simple and sincere. I
see a supernatural aspect in these events. Morally, they force us to
treat them very seriously. Upon my conscience, I must come to the
conclusion that the voice of God is speaking with power at Medjugorje.”<sup>109</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Geevarghese Mar Divannasios Ottathengil" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-geevarghese-ottathengil.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Geevarghese Mar Divannasios Ottathengil<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Bathery, India</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I met the visionaries; I visited Marija, Ivan and Vicka. I think that they are real visionaries.”<sup>110</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Deogratias Muganwa Byabazaire" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-deogratis-byabazaire.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Deogratias Muganwa Byabazaire<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Hoima, Uganda</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I was present at an apparition. My impression is that we are dealing
with something profoundly real here. Speaking with the visionaries, I
understood that they are sincere and mature people. On my return home I
will emphasize the simplicity of the Gospa’s messages, and how it is
this simplicity which breaks through to the hearts of Her children.”<sup>111</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Eduardo Horacio Garciá" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-eduardo-garcia.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Eduardo Horacio Garciá<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">San Justo, Argentina</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I met Vicka. She asked for my blessing and this impressed me. I was also impressed by her normality, simplicity and joy.”<sup>112</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Denis Croteau" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-dennis-croteau.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Denis Croteau<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Mackenzie-Fort Smith<br />
Canada</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Personally, what impressed me the last time and this time, is that
the visionaries don’t stress neither big miracles, nor extraordinary
things, nor the end of the world, nor catastrophes or disasters, but the
message of Mary, which is a message of prayer, conversion, penance, to
say the Rosary, to go to the Sacraments, to practice your faith, to
practice charity, to help the poor and so on. That is the message.
Secrets are there, but the visionaries don’t make a big thing out of
this. The message of Mary is prayer.”<sup>113</sup></div>
</div>
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<h2 class="subtitle" style="text-align: center;">
<a name="sensusfidelium"></a>‘Sensus Fidelium’<br />
(Sense of the Faithful)<br />
</h2>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
<span class="dropcap">M</span>illions of people going to Medjugorje and
converting is a sign to the Church that something authentic is
happening there. Most people who go to Medjugorje do not speak vaguely
of their experience, but they testify that they feel the presence of Our
Lady or have had an encounter with the Mother of God in some way. Their
faith is deepened, they return to the Church and Sacraments, prayer
becomes part of their daily lives, they become active in Church
ministries, etc.</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Emilio L. Bataclan" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-emilio-bataclan.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Emilio L. Bataclan<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Cebu, Philippines</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I have no difficulties believing that Our Lady is here because, above all, the <strong>‘sensus fidelium’ (sense of the faithful) </strong>says
that Mary is here, and also my priestly and pastoral experience through
a full 25 years, and now also that of being a Bishop helps recognize
the special signs that Mary is present here and that She is caring for
Her children.
<p>
</p>
“I would like to say to everyone: ‘Mary is the Mother who loves and
truly has to come to this world. She comes and says what we have to do,
because She cares for us.’ I hope that the world will open its heart and
soul to this good Mother.”<sup>114</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
It’s one thing to read in a report about the millions of pilgrims
coming to Medjugorje, and another thing altogether, seeing the
multitudes with your own eyes climbing the mountains, filling the Church
every hour of the day with strong, fervent prayers, praying on their
knees on hard and rocky ground, forming long lines for Confession night
after night, witnessing the joy and tears of so many conversions. The
witness of this is something that cannot be easily dismissed.</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="archbishop Packiam Arokiaswamy" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-packiam-arokiaswamy.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Packiam Arokiaswamy<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Tanjore, India</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“The fact that pilgrims are constantly coming here and in ever greater
numbers is a proof that miraculous gifts are being distributed here.
Were that otherwise, the influx of pilgrims would have stopped long ago.
I think Chesterton was the one who said: ‘Some people you can deceive
all the time, all the people you can deceive some time, but you cannot
deceive all the people all the time.’ People are constantly coming here
in ever greater numbers and returning with peace in their hearts.
Personally I am convinced that the events here are of a miraculous
origin.”<sup>115</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Andre Fernand Anguile" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-andre-fernand-anguile.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Andre Fernand Anguile<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Gabon, Africa</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“The first thing that deeply impresses me is the spirit of prayer here
in Medjugorje. I see pilgrims from the whole world here. The evening
program alone is enough to show how much and how deeply people pray
here. Those inside the Church and those who cannot enter (because there
is no more space) still pray ardently and devotedly. I see all the
priests here Confessing for hours and who pray more devotedly than they
would normally…Here it’s not difficult to feel the presence of God and
the workings of grace in action…You can feel the spirit and presence of
Our Lady.”<sup>116</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Thomas Luke Msusa" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-thomas--msusa.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Thomas Luke Msusa<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Blantyre, Malawi</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“What I have experienced here goes far beyond my expectations. The
encounter with so many pilgrims is an excellent experience. I can see
their desire to convert and to change. Medjugorje amazes (my pilgrims),
and they will remain under the influence of seeing so many people coming
here to pray.
<p>
</p>
“I am very enthusiastic about my visit here. I saw pilgrims from all
over the world, all united in prayer. I am delighted to see the piety
here…I am so amazed…I have no words to describe what I feel.”<sup>117</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Gratian Mundaden" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-gratian-mundaden.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Gratian Mundaden<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Bijnor, India</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“A visit to Medjugorje. That again was a great EXPERIENCE…What
impressed me was the crowds attracted to this place. And they come to
PRAY and DO PENANCE. Hours and hours, without any fatigue or tiredness,
they pray, day and night without any difference; they climb the hills of
apparition in prayer, meditation, on the passion of Our Lord. Their
fervor left unforgettable impressions on me. I heard several stories of
real conversion and spiritual awakening.”<sup>118</sup></div>
</div>
<p>
</p>
<p class="article">
Pilgrims express how deeply they were able to enter the prayer of the
Mass in Medjugorje. The Croatian Mass in the evenings, though in a
language most pilgrims are not able to understand, is also very moving
to them. Everyone in St. James Church participates in the prayer and
singing, from the heart. The Church is filled to capacity, and the
overflow is gathered on benches outside the Church, but all are still
very much attentive to the Mass. It is a beautiful and powerful
experience.</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Deogratias Muganwa Byabazaire" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-deogratis-byabazaire.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Deogratias Muganwa Byabazaire<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Hoima, Uganda</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I’ve spent a week in Medjugorje and I felt that it emanates much
prayer, peace and friendliness. I met so many people who really pray and
who seek prayer. I visited Krizevac and Podbrdo. I saw many, many
people praying…
<p>
</p>
“The evening Mass made a deep impression on me. The Church was full
every evening, and there were even more people hearing the Mass from
outside. And even though they didn’t understand the language, they were
deeply united in devotion and prayer. But even so, the most beautiful
part of the prayer program was the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. I
saw a great number of priests confessing and a multitude of pilgrims
and local people confessing.”<sup>119</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Salvador Piñeiro García-Calderón" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-salvador-pineiro-garcia-calderon.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Salvador Piñeiro García-Calderón<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Peru, Military</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Faith is alive here in Medjugorje. I can feel here how much every
person needs God. While climbing Cross Mountain, I saw many young and
old, healthy and sick people, praying sincerely. It is evident that God
is being praised here, and I thank God for this!”<sup>120</sup></div>
</div>
<p>
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Tadeusz Werno" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-tadeusz-werno.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Tadeusz Werno<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Koszalin-Kołobrzeg<br />
Poland</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“The experience of the people coming to Medjugorje affirms that this
place is a place of special grace. Many convert and return to the path
of truth.”<sup>121</sup></div>
</div>
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<h2 class="subtitle" style="text-align: center;">
<a name="fruit"></a>The Fruits of Medjugorje<br />
</h2>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
<span class="dropcap">T</span>he conversions of Medjugorje are very
impressive. It is a common occurrence to see people return to the
Sacraments after being away from the Church for many years. It is not an
emotional experience, but rather a real desire to come back to God.</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="archbishop Rubén Héctor di Monte" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-di-monte.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Rubén Héctor di Monté<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Mercedes-Luján<br />
Argentina</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
<strong>“The conversion of my two cousins during their pilgrimage to
Medjugorje is what urged me to come to Medjugorje. One of them had been a
Communist and the other a Fascist. This fruit and my desire to see what
is happening in this place motivated my coming to Medjugorje.”<sup>122</sup></strong></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, Archbishop of Vienna, on December 1,
2002, in St. Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna made a strong statement in
favor of Medjugorje when he said:</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Cardinal Christoph Schönborn" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/cardinal-christoph-schonborn.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Cardinal<br />
Christoph Schönborn<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Vienna<br />
Austria</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Medjugorje is a place where an intensive mission-station of Heaven
obviously exists, where thousands upon thousands of people find prayer,
Confession, conversion, reconciliation, healing and deeper faith.”<sup>123</sup></div>
</div>
<p>
</p>
<p class="article">
One obvious fruit of Medjugorje is what happens when pilgrims return
home. They desire to bring Medjugorje home with them, to make it a
permanent change in their lives, and to become a witness for Our Lady so
that others may discover the richness of conversion through Medjugorje.
In fact, many bishops have been to Medjugorje through the invitation
and witness of those who live in their diocese.</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Cardinal John Dew" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/cardinal-john-dew.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Cardinal<br />
John Dew<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">New Zealand, Military</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I heard about Medjugorje for the first time from my parishioners.
Those who went to Medjugorje came back with good fruits: the spirit of
prayer, fasting, returning to the life of the Sacraments and becoming
active members of the parish community. Numerous prayer groups were
established. These events in Medjugorje made a profound impression on
me!”<sup>124</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Robert Rivas" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-robert-rivas.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Robert Rivas<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Castries, Saint Lucia<br />
Antilles</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Pilgrims by their coming to Medjugorje become eager to be active in
their own parishes – both in regard to prayer and the Sacramental life,
and parish activities in general. Due to all that I experienced with the
people, I have to say that a special work of grace exists here and that
Mary is present. I really believe that Our Lady is speaking here.”<sup>125</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
Archbishop<br />
Aquila</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I do not feel able to advise people against going to Medjugorje
since, where I come from, people who had been absent from the Church for
10, 15 or even 20 years went there and returned completely converted.”<sup>126</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Philip Hannan" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-phillip-m-hannan.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Philip M. Hannan<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">New Orleans<br />
Louisiana, USA</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“In [Medjugorje] I have always felt an atmosphere of deep peace and
faith. I find that peace in all the people who have visited it. They
come home with a deepened faith, they return to Sacramental life and
prayer. They start prayer groups that are the source of grace for many.
For that reason I recommend everyone, but mainly young people, to come
on pilgrimage to the Queen of Peace and to take their powerful
experiences to others. In that way may a chain of peace and faith be
made in the world!”<sup>127</sup></div>
</div>
<p>
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop André-Joseph Mutien Leónard" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-andre-joseph-mutien-leonard.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
André-Joseph<br />
Mutien Léonard<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Belgium, Military</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I remember that in the theologate I began fasting Fridays quite
regularly, following the example of some of my students of theology or
other students who I met at the university and who had fasted after
pilgrimage to Medjugorje.
<p>
</p>
“When I became a bishop I met some believers of my diocese who fasted
every Friday, who discovered the Sacraments, thanks to their encounter
with Medjugorje. I established the fact that, regularly, among the
students of theology there were those who experienced conversion and
received a vocation, thanks to Medjugorje.
<p>
</p>
“Now I have thirty students of theology, among whom there are some who
have undergone a spiritual experience here [in Medjugorje] which has
marked their vocation. Such fruits are of interest to me…the fact that
so many positive discoveries take place, just with thanks to Medjugorje,
is positive evidence in favor of Medjugorje.”<sup>128</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Andre Fernand Anguile" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-andre-fernand-anguile.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Andre Fernand Anguile<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Gabon</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“People from my diocese have often come to me after having been in
Medjugorje. I wanted to see for myself what is happening here. I know of
the many good fruits of Medjugorje. Those who had been here, after
returning home become testimonies of faith on all levels. And that’s
what is most needed at this moment.”<sup>129</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Seamus Hegarty" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-seamus-hegarty.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Séamus Hegarty<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Derry, Ireland</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Beyond doubt, the Medjugorje phenomenon has had a particular success
in everything to do with fostering prayer. Not only do people pray more
than is normal in parishes, but the quality of their prayer is
particularly impressive…What has strongly impressed me is that in the
Rosary’s recitation the Biblical dimension of the mysteries is brought
out so prominently.”<sup>130</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
When asked how those in his parishes have changed their lives after
returning from Medjugorje, Bishop Nicholas D’Antonio of New Orleans
stated:</p>
<p class="article">
<br />
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Nicholas D’Antonio" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-nicholas-dantonio.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Nicholas D’Antonio<br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="line-height: 7.5px;">New Orleans, Louisiana USA</span></span></div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Many of them have gone back to Church, they’ve gone back to the
practice of Confession, they pray the Rosary every single day, they go
once a month to some particular Church where they have a peace Mass, and
they witness to their faith in the Blessed Lady. There is now a group
called ‘Immana’ that has a social aspect in the sense of helping the
poor and homeless. They are living the messages for others as well as
themselves.”<sup>131</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Julio Ojeda Pascual" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-julio-ojeda-pascual.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Julio Ojeda Pascual<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">San Ramón, Peru</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I heard about the apparitions for the first time from the
newspapers…For me, it meant nothing more than other strange names and I
was skeptical, but I have noticed conversions and this is what impressed
me most of all…There was an occasion to come to Medjugorje and I did
it. I see so many people coming here… There are many conversions here,
which can lead to spiritual vocations: a priestly vocation, a religious
vocation, an active lay vocation…When I go back home, I will tell what I
have seen and experience!”<sup>132</sup></div>
</div>
<p>
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Cardinal Christoph Schönborn" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/cardinal-christoph-schonborn.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Cardinal<br />
Christoph Schönborn<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Vienna<br />
Austria</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Medjugorje bears marvelous and immense fruit…Mary is calling us,
consoling us, strengthening us and exhorting us today. She takes Her
mantle and gives it to us as a protection.”<sup>133</sup></div>
</div>
<p>
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Henry Kennedy" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-henry-kennedy.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Henry Joseph Kennedy<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Armidale, Australia</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Pilgrims who hear the messages here [Medjugorje], at the source, will
experience them much more real and intensely and, once returned home,
they will find it so much easier to live them. Messages written down
cannot, not even nearly enough, convey that feeling of deep inner peace,
which the message, given in Medjugorje, at the source, radiates.
<p>
</p>
“That is why it is not sufficient to distribute the messages and to
show photos of Medjugorje; people must be persuaded to go and visit this
place here themselves. They must be brought to understand what a deep
experience is awaiting them on a pilgrimage to Medjugorje, and how this
will have a profound and positive influence on their future life.”<sup>134</sup></div>
</div>
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</p>
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<h2 class="subtitle" style="text-align: center;">
<a name="confession"></a>Confession<br />
</h2>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
<span class="dropcap">C</span>onversions happen in many ways in
Medjugorje, but for the priest, the greatest conversion experiences have
been in the confessional. It is in the confessional where priests are
confronted with the profoundness of the grace that is impacting peoples’
lives in Medjugorje. Some bishops see that the confessionals in
Medjugorje are bringing about the conversion of the nations. Medjugorje
is known as the “Confessional of the World.”</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Francesco Tarcisio Carboni" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-francesco-carboni.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Francesco Tarcisio Carboni<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia<br />
Italy</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“When I go to any shrine, I do not go to admire the Churches or
monuments; I sit in the confessional, and from the confessions I hear,
can evaluate just how good the shrine is. I have been to Medjugorje; I
did not seek out the visionaries nor the priests. I just heard
confessions for two whole days and this was enough to convince me that
Our Lord is present in Medjugorje—and so is Our Lady!”<sup>135</sup></div>
</div>
<p>
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Augustine Harris" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-augustine-harris,.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Augustine Harris<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Middlesbrough, England</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“…the important thing here is Confession. People truly are ready to
come face to face with themselves; they are ready to repent and make
penance. I am sure that this is the deepest experience here; ie. renewal
and conversion…
<p>
</p>
“What I would like to say is this: when a person comes here to pray
and wants to confess and change [their] life, you cannot say no…I would
say to them that it is good to come here where one’s conscience is freed
and one finds the essential and where confusion is overcome…At the
Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross I saw more than 50 priests confess.
This is wonderful.”<sup>136</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Frederick Drandua" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-drandua.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Frederick Drandua<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Arua, Uganda</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“People come and change their lives. Many confess. In these last ten
years as a bishop, I hardly ever heard confessions. Here people were
constantly asking me to hear their confessions, and I did. In these days
I must have heard over 100 confessions.”<sup>137</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="archbishop Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-gabriel-ganaka.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Jos, Nigeria</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“They told me not to come [to Medjugorje], but I replied that I would
because in Medjugorje people pray. I have spent my time here confessing
in English, French and Italian, and I have to admit that the Confession
convinced me of the truth on Medjugorje.”<sup>138</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Seamus Hegarty" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-seamus-hegarty.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Séamus Hegarty<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Derry, Ireland</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“My most outstanding experiences in Medjugorje was that of hearing
Confessions. One day I spent three hours doing so. And I am sure that
during those three hours I heard more Confessions of the kind that are
basic and come from the depths of the heart than during all the 21 years
of my priesthood. I could not help being moved by the workings of
Grace—the clear workings of Grace, and also by the clear acceptance of
the call to penance and reconciliation which expressed themselves so
unmistakably in the quality of the Confessions I heard. So this
experience will ever remain my most impressive and abiding Medjugorje
memory.”<sup>139</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="archbishop George Pearce" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-george-pearce.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
George Pearce<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Suva, Fiji Islands</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I have no doubt about the authenticity of Medjugorje. I have been
here three times already and I say to any priest who asks about it:
‘Just go and sit in the confessional, and you will see miracle after
miracle, after miracle…’ I have no doubts whatsoever. This is the work
of God!”<sup>140</sup></div>
</div>
<p>
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Pearse Lacey" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-pearce-lacey.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Pearse Lacey<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Toronto, Canada</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I have met people with tragic situations in their lives and the
miraculous way in which God is reflecting, manifesting Himself. One of
the priests told me that he was hearing confessions, he eventually
stopped and left, and they drew him back! The magnitude of the
confessions is enough if you want to be satisfied that God is present
here. Unbelievable. For me, that’s Medjugorje.”<sup>141</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Harry J. Flynn" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-harry-j-flynn.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Harry J. Flynn<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Saint Paul – Minneapolis<br />
Minnesota, USA</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“The great moment, for me, was the hearing of confessions every
afternoon from 5 p.m. until 10 or 10:30 p.m. There were 46 priests
hearing confessions in various languages. What a great grace that is
onto itself: ‘People turning toward God.’
<p>
</p>
“I just walked around and looked at the lines. There were 26
confessional stations in which there was a priest and then 20 more
priests hearing confessions in temporary stations. This happened also on
Sunday afternoon from 5 p.m. until about 8:30 p.m. I heard confessions
in English, and it was a great grace for me and a wonderful experience.”<sup>142</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
The awareness of sin has been all but lost in our modern, secularized
world. Only a handful of people are in line for Confession on Saturday
afternoons in most Churches across America, but everyone is in line to
receive Holy Communion every Sunday. How many Communions are being
consumed unworthily? But in Medjugorje, the opposite is true. Pilgrims
often go to Confession 2 to 3 times during a 10-day pilgrimage. They
hunger to be reconciled with God, and to be healed in their hearts.</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Bruno Tommasi" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-bruno-tommasi.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Bruno Tommasi<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Lucca, Italy</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“The fact that so many go for Confession here is very positive. In the
western countries, many go for Communion, but very few go for
Confession. One could say that the sense of sin got lost, and therefore
also the need to go for Confession. We should receive with faith Our
Lady’s messages.”<sup>143</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Eduardo Horacio García" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-eduardo-garcia.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Eduardo Horacio García<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">San Justo, Argentina</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Yes. I heard confessions of those who did not go for Confession for 30 years, as well as of those who went three days ago.”<sup>144</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Hermann Raich" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-hermann-raich.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Hermann Raich<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Wabag<br />
Papua New Guinea</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Confession is one of the fruits of Medjugorje. This is something
special, something you cannot touch with your hands, but it is a big
thing…”<sup>145</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="archbishop Savino Bernardo Maria Cazzaro Bertollo" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-bernard-cazzaro.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Bernardo Maria Cazzaro Bertollo<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Puerto Montt<br />
Chile</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“[The Confession] is beautiful. This is one of the most beautiful
fruits of this place, of these phenomena of the apparitions. In fact,
Our Lady is asking for Confession in order to entrust us to the Mercy of
God. To change our life.”<sup>146</sup></div>
</div>
<p>
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
Bishop<br />
Silas S. Njiru<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Meru, Kenya</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I see that many people go to Confession and ask to be reconciled with
God. Today, this is a real miracle. People told me that for many years
they did not go to Church, and since they have been to Medjugorje, they
go regularly to Mass. This is a real miracle for me. Whoever has been
here cannot remain silent!”<sup>147</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop José Antúnez de Mayolo" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-jose-antunez-de-mayolo.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
José Antúnez de Mayolo<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Ayacucho, Peru</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“It is right that Medjugorje is called a place of prayer for the whole world and ‘the confessional of the world.’ ”<sup>148</sup></div>
</div>
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<h2 class="subtitle" style="text-align: center;">
<a name="youth"></a>The Youth<br />
</h2>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
<span class="dropcap">O</span>ur Lady said on August 15, 1988:</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="message">
“…Young people find themselves now in a very difficult situation…”<br />
</p>
<p class="article">
Today’s youth are surrounded by so many destructive and diabolical
influences. Many come from broken families and do not have the moral
foundation to stand up against the assaults made against their
innocence. And yet, the youth have a very strong attraction to the
spiritual life that Medjugorje has to offer, and long to know that there
is more to this life on earth than what the world has to offer. Tens of
thousands of youth come to Medjugorje every year. The Church sees great
hope in this.</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Andre Fernand Anguile" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-andre-fernand-anguile.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Andre Fernand Anguile<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Gabon, Africa</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“But the thing that really delighted me was the sight of so many young people praying and confessing.”<sup>149</sup></div>
</div>
<p>
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Jean-Vincent Ondo Eyene" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-jean-vincent-ondo.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Jean-Vincent Ondo Eyene<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Oyem, Gabon</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“…Young people in their parishes feel too much lukewarmness. In Medjugorje, they discover a living, warm, awakened Church.”<sup>150</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Salvatore Boccaccio" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-salvatore-boccaccio.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Salvatore Boccaccio<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Frosinone-Veroli-Ferentino<br />
Italy</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“In my diocese, I have young people who were converted and whose life
was changed in Medjugorje. Their witness was for me a sign of a great
presence of God in Medjugorje.”<sup>151</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
Bishop Thomas McMahon, from London, was very impressed at how
Medjugorje attracted the young people. So many, he said, had grown:</p>
<p class="article">
<br />
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Thomas McMahon" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-thomas-mcmahon.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Thomas McMahon<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Brentwood, England</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“…disenchanted with the institutional Church and heavily organized
religion…Nevertheless, they are hungry and thirsty for the things of the
Spirit—and somehow, there in Medjugorje, they find an answer.”<sup>152</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Nicholas D’Antonio" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-nicholas-dantonio.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Nicholas D’Antonio<br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="line-height: 7.5px;">New Orleans, Louisiana USA</span></span></div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“We have a campaign on making Rosaries in the Churches and with that
money we send the kids to Medjugorje. They come back completely turned
around. They have more respect for their parents, a love for the Church:
they get more involved in ministries in the Church…it’s a great change
from the hard rock, heavy metal music that was their life before.”<sup>153</sup></div>
</div>
<p>
</p>
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<h2 class="subtitle" style="text-align: center;">
<a name="renewingpriesthood"></a>Renewing the Priesthood<br />
</h2>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
<span class="dropcap">O</span>ne of the most moving experiences in
Medjugorje is to be in St. James Church and see 30, 40 or more priests
filling up the entire sanctuary. Old and young, from many different
parts of the world, they bring with them a deep love for Our Lady.
Through the length of a pilgrimage, the hearts of pilgrims are often
moved during Mass, as many priests share their own stories of conversion
that Medjugorje has brought about in their lives. Many of the young
priests received their vocations in Medjugorje and come back to thank
Our Lady for leading them to the priesthood.</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Cardinal Christoph Schönborn" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/cardinal-christoph-schonborn.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Cardinal<br />
Christoph Schönborn<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Vienna<br />
Austria</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“If I was an opponent of Medjugorje I’d have to close down my seminary
since almost all the candidates have received their call to the
priesthood through Medjugorje!”<sup>154</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Geevarghese Mar Divannasios Ottathengil" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-geevarghese-ottathengil.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Geevarghese Mar Divannasios Ottathengil<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Bathery, India</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I heard about Medjugorje for the first time about 15-20 years ago,
but I was doubting. I was not very much interested in coming here, but a
friend of mine, a priest from Switzerland, told me about Medjugorje and
about his experience. His attitude as a priest had tremendously changed
after Medjugorje. He was praying well, and in his relationship with
others he became very human. He is a real priest now! That made me
think: there must be something in Medjugorje!”<sup>155</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Kenneth Steiner" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-kenneth-steiner.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Kenneth Steiner<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Portland, Oregon, USA</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I have met many priests who have come to Medjugorje. They have a
better idea of their own priesthood. That is what I personally will take
with me.”<sup>156</sup></div>
</div>
<p>
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Lázaro Pérez Jiménez" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-lazaro-perez-jiminez.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Lázaro Pérez Jiménez<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Celaya, México</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I became very interested in the events after having read a book by
the theologian Laurentin. In the book he wrote: ‘In an era when the
gardens of the Church are no longer giving fruit, the moment has come
for the Virgin to renew them and give them a new freshness.’ I came to
the conclusion that the fact that the problems which exist in the Church
are still not resolved is to be blamed on us pastors. I did not feel
excluded.
<p>
</p>
“We need holy priests and pastors ready to live according to the
teachings of Jesus Christ the Good Shepherd and His Sacred Heart. The
unresolved problems have opened the door to atheism, secularism and a
consumerism society which has created its own set of values which oppose
the Gospel teachings.
<p>
</p>
“A theologian friend advised me against coming to Medjugorje, saying
that he would not put his dignity at risk by coming here. Professor
Laurentin told me that there are theologians who teach Marian doctrine
but do not try to deepen their personal relationship with Mary. All this
helped me to become much more interested in the Virgin. I think it is
important to pay attention to the good fruits of Medjugorje.
<p>
</p>
“I will invite the faithful from my diocese to come here. Personally, I
think that if the Virgin is trying, through Christ, to reintroduce
these values, (conversion, fasting, prayer, forgiveness and Holy
Confession) then this should be the fundamental task of each priest and
of each bishop. We have to show the faithful that there is a way of
salvation in this world because Christ is our Way and our Saviour and
this is what Christ’s Mother is calling us to.”<sup>157</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Cardinal Jaime Sin" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/cardinal-jaime-sin.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Cardinal<br />
Jaime Sin<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Manila, Philippines</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I have a Jesuit friend, Father Antonio Olaguer, who was an activist
during the time of President Markos [in the Philippines]. He was a
problem because he lacked a faith dimension. He was somewhat leftist.
Then someone invited him to go to Medjugorje, paying his fare, so he
went. People there were telling him about the wonders they were seeing,
but he didn’t believe them. Then one day he entered the Church there,
just to reflect and to meditate. He heard a voice and it was the voice
of Our Lady. ‘Father, you are my son, as Christ is my Son. Follow His
footsteps.”
<p>
</p>
“And now Father Olaguer is a different man. He is working for Our Lady
all the time. He is now superior of the Jesuits in Manila. He said this
is a great surprise because before he was a problem and now he is the
superior.”<sup>158</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Denis Croteau" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-dennis-croteau.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Denis Croteau<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Mackenzie-Fort Smith<br />
Canada</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“When I came to Medjugorje the first time, I came incognito. I came as
a ‘foot soldier,’ so to speak…I wanted to get the feel of it, to see
what it contained. This time I came as…a bishop, an ordained minister,
and it is a completely different impression. As a priest and a bishop, I
felt really enriched by the experience for my ministry. It is something
very touching.
<p>
</p>
“The highlight for me has been hearing Confessions. For a priest it
might be the best place to really know and discover what Medjugorje is
all about. I can’t conceive of a priest coming here and hearing
Confessions for an hour without being convinced, absolutely convinced
that Heaven is at work in Medjugorje. We can touch with fingers the work
of Mary and the work of God in listening to people and how they are
transformed…The priest experiences this firsthand.
<p>
</p>
“That is what struck me the most, this time around, the depth of the
experience that the priest has. So, those two things (Confession and
Mass) from the point of view of being a minister of Christ, a priest and
bishop, have been the highlights of my presence here for the last 8
days.”<sup>159</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
A priest from Mexico was sent to Medjugorje to make a case against
Medjugorje and the apparitions in order to discourage pilgrims from
Mexico from going to Medjugorje. But in only a few days, Fr. Salvatore
began to experience powerful graces in the village and came away from
his experience convinced of Our Lady’s presence there. He said, <em><strong>“My priesthood was born in Medjugorje.”</strong></em>
His bishop was greatly surprised at his positive report. Fr. Salvatore
became an apostle of Our Lady in his own parish, spreading knowledge of
Our Lady’s messages, the result being a total renewal of his own parish.<sup>160</sup></p>
<p>
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Cardinal Frantisek Tomasek" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/cardinal-frantisek-tomasek.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Cardinal<br />
Frantisek Tomasek<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Prague, Czech Republic</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I would say to priests who want to go to Medjugorje: most important
is your own personal experience; this experience will require then no
further words. The experience of nearness to God is decisive. Then the
consequence of this experience is to carry that which was experienced,
the message, further and to spread it.”<sup>161</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Gabriel Diaz Cueva" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-gabriel-diaz-cueva.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Gabriel Diaz Cueva<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Guayaquil, Ecuador</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“What also impressed me were the priests who concelebrated the Holy
Mass here or visit the different places of apparition. The recollection,
the faith and the devotion with which they do these are of themselves
testimony of how very much the Holy Spirit is working in their hearts.”<sup>162</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Damian Kayaruzi" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-damien-kyaruzi.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Damian Kayaruzi<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Sumbawanga, Tanzania</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“But this is not only a place of prayer, but a place where one can
learn a lot. It is particularly important to me that I understood that
we are all pilgrims. Pilgrims who come here discover the gift of life.
God heals them here. They come back to God, they grasp the law of life
and become messengers of peace. I want in my own ministry to tell people
not to be afraid to accept life, even though I know it isn’t easy. When
we climb the Medjugorje mountains, we can understand those
difficulties. That can be experienced especially on Cross Mountain. The
lesson one gets on Cross Mountain says: one has to accept everything one
encounters in life and complete one’s assignment!”<sup>163</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Monsignor George E. Tracy" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/monsignor-george-e-tracy.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Monsignor<br />
George Tracy<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Reston, Virginia<br />
USA</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I have been coming to Medjugorje for many years. I have realized
during this stay more than ever that this is a school of prayer for the
world. We are taught by our Mother Mary in this beautiful mountain
reality and in the Church to be in the central part of the world, in the
central part of our hearts, real honest Catholics of great prayer.
<p>
</p>
“Just this week I was reading a paper by a very well known cardinal in
Europe who wrote, regarding Medjugorje, that there was nothing to worry
about in a critical way—he had only praise. In Medjugorje you learn how
to pray! Medjugorje began to have a great influence [on me] when I came
here for the first time and it has continued…I want to be Mother Mary’s
child.”<sup>164</sup></div>
</div>
<p>
</p>
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</p>
<h2 class="subtitle" style="text-align: center;">
<a name="spirituality"></a>Medjugorje Spirituality</h2>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Silvério Jarbas Paulo de Albuquerque" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-de-albuquerque.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Silvério Jarbas Paulo<br />
de Albuquerque<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Feira de Santana, Brazil</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“The strongest impression made on me was the simplicity of prayer and
the strong faith of those that I met. There is no kind of fanaticism
here!”<sup>165</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Domnico Pecile" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-domenico-pecile.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Domenico Pecile<br />
Bishop Emeritus<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Latina, Italy</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“In Eucharistic celebrations, I saw something extraordinary: pilgrims
were attentive, concentrated, although we had Holy Mass in a conference
hall. Nothing could distract them; they experienced something deep
within them. The presence of the mystery can almost be felt in the air
here. The faithful come to the Churches elsewhere also, but you see them
talking. But not here! Here, they are attentive! In all our churches
throughout the world, it should be as it is here in Medjugorje.”<sup>166</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-jose-uolla-mendieta.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Panamá</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“All of the visionaries of Medjugorje are married, they have families,
and I am very glad about this because this means that the call to
holiness is for all. The family path is a way of holiness; holiness is
not only for priests and for religious. God is calling all men.
Christians are invited to give witness, to live in the world without
belonging to the world. We are called to be witnesses of joy.”<span style="font-size: 10px;">167</span></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
Bishop Jose Domingo Ulloa Mendieta also spoke of the spiritual
transformation in the lives of pilgrims who come to Medjugorje. </p>
<p class="caption">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-jose-uolla-mendieta.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Panamá</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Initially people feel the need to experience something. Human
curiosity is natural, but the atmosphere created within the group day
after day, during the pilgrimage, is helpful; the initial desire
diminishes and another desire awakens: the need to know oneself and to
achieve an inner transformation. The greatest miracle is the spiritual
healing that people experience here.”<sup>168</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Abilio Ribas" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-abilio-ribas.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Abílio Rodas de Sousa<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">São Tomé e Príncipe</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I can see that people here make big sacrifices. I have experienced it
as a pilgrim. If these apparitions had taken place in a rich country, I
am sure that there would already be a stairway to the place of the
apparitions, in order to facilitate climbing! I see that you leave
places as they have been originally and I implore you to leave it this
way: let the mountains in themselves be an occasion for a big sacrifice.
I have seen people climbing barefoot and this is exceptional.”<sup>169</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Hermann Raich" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-hermann-raich.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Hermann Raich<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Wabag<br />
Papua New Guinea</span><br />
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“It is amazing that everybody has the feeling of belonging here, of
not being a foreigner. Everybody can participate, even those who come
from far.”<sup>170</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Abílio Rodas de Sousa Ribas" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-abilio-ribas.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Abílio Rodas de Sousa<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">São Tomé e Príncipe</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“What I see, what impresses me, are people who come and pray. You can
really feel that they have been touched by the Spirit. They pray a lot,
everywhere, all the time, and this is excellent. This is really
interesting, this is what attracts people and changes their behavior. I
heard many witnesses from different people. Speaking about Medjugorje,
they say: ‘We have really changed!’ ”<sup>171</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Joseph Oyanga" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-joseph-oyanga.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Joseph Oyanga<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Lira, Uganda</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“…I saw people fasting. In the house where I was staying the pilgrims
ate nothing for dinner other than bread… This spirit of penance,
sacrifice and mortification is something which I haven’t seen in such a
long time…”<sup>172</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Denis Croteau" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-dennis-croteau.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Denis Croteau<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Mackenzie-Fort Smith<br />
Canada</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I think what has struck my people is the piety and devotion of the
people here, the faith, the testimonies we have received. We have seen
people at prayer, people that believe, people that live their Christian
experience of faith and love. They are on fire. It’s beautiful.”<sup>173</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Savino Bernardo Maria Cazzaro Bertollo" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-bernard-cazzaro.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Bernardo Maria Cazzaro Bertollo<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Puerto Montt<br />
Chile</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I am very impressed. Many pilgrims, much fervor and also much
cordiality among them. Every group is a small community that moves, one
heart, one spirit, the Gospel lived in these moments of prayer, of a
movement made together.”<sup>174</sup></div>
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<h2 class="subtitle" style="text-align: center;">
<a name="fulfillment"></a>Fulfillment of Fatima<br />
</h2>
<p class="article">
<span class="dropcap">I</span>n many interviews by bishops who have
visited Medjugorje, the apparitions of Fatima are often referenced, in
that many bishops believe that Medjugorje is the continuation and the
fulfillment of what Our Lady began in Fatima. Pope Saint John Paul II
said this and believed this himself.</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Cardinal Frantisek Tomasek" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/cardinal-frantisek-tomasek.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Cardinal<br />
Frantisek Tomasek<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Prague, Czech Republic</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Personally, I am convinced that Medjugorje is the continuation of
Lourdes and Fatima. Step by step the Immaculate Heart of Mary will
triumph. And I am also deeply convinced that Medjugorje is a sign for
this. Priests and faithful are deeply grateful for each message, for
each informative report, that we receive from Medjugorje.”<sup>175</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Rubén Héctor di Monté" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-di-monte.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Rubén Héctor di Monté<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Mercedes-Luján<br />
Argentina</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Our Lady’s theology in Medjugorje seems to be healthy and I
understand it to be a continuation of the theology of Her apparitions in
Fatima. In the past century Our Lady had already begun Her work: Rue du
Bac, Lourdes, Fatima <strong>and, in my opinion, Medjugorje is the nucleus of Her work.</strong>
Through this nucleus She is continuing what She began in Rue du Bac.
She invites us to conversion of heart. Here, where there is so much
suffering today, people pray a lot and are being reconciled through the
Sacrament of Penance to arrive at that conversion. The messages of
Medjugorje are messages of hope.”<sup>176</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Gratian Mundaden" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-gratian-mundaden.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Gratian Mundaden<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Bijnor, India</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“My conviction [is] that Our Blessed Mother has taken in Her hands the
task of converting the world to the Lord—The ERA of THE MOTHER! Many
changes have occurred in the past year, events no one could have
foretold or expected to happen so quickly. The Eastern block is
cracking, the walls are crumbling. Generals resign, governments are
brought down as people demand their freedom…All these events began
during the Marian Year. They are the result of the powerful intercession
of Mary.”<sup>177</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Adalbert Ndzana" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-adalbert-ndzana.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Adalbert Ndzana<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Mbalmayo, Cameroon</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I feel that Medjugorje is the continuation of Fatima… Our Lady is
constantly telling us, free yourselves from sin and open your hearts to
God’s love…”<sup>178</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Cardinal Jaime Sin" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/cardinal-jaime-sin.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Cardinal<br />
Jaime Sin<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Manila, Philippines</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Everything that was foreseen in Fatima is coming true. And there is a
growing feeling that the justice of God might fall on humanity at any
time. God is merciful, but God also wants justice. People are turning to
Mary for help. The world has a beginning and so it will have an end.
Maybe Mary has already seen the end and wants to save us. Our Lady has
appeared on every continent to touch the lives of all people. God wants
all of us to go to Heaven, but some must go to hell. Perhaps God has
sent Mary to save those She can.”<sup>179</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Ludwig Schwarz" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-ludwig-schwarz.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Ludwig Schwarz<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Linz, Austria</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“The Second Vatican Council says that the Blessed Virgin Mary, after
Her Assumption, remains close to Her children, helps them and leads
them. This is why there is the possibility of apparitions of the Mother
of God. We know that the Church has recognized the apparitions in La
Salette, in Lourdes and in Fatima.
<p>
</p>
“The Mother of God is the model of the Church, She loves us, She loves
Her children and She leads us towards Salvation, towards Jesus Christ.
‘Per Marinam ad Jesum’. Her most important themes in Lourdes and in
Fatima, which we find also here in Medjugorje, are prayer, Eucharist,
penance, conversion, the sacrament of reconciliation, involvement in
favor of peace. These are the intentions that we find also in the
Gospel, Jesus’ own intentions.”<sup>180</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
In Fatima, Our Lady came with warnings to heed Her requests for prayer,
conversion, and penance to avoid disasters in the future. We see all
around us the “signs of the times” which Vatican II spoke of as well as
Our Lady in Fatima, and also in Medjugorje. Many bishops see the
apparitions of Fatima and Medjugorje as a “sign” for our times and
believe that much of what will happen in the future depends upon how we
respond to Our Lady’s persistent calls today.</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Andre Fernand Anguile" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-andre-fernand-anguile.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Andre Fernand Anguile<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Gabon, Africa</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Our Lady’s apparitions are a good sign for our times. She wants to
prepare us for the third millennium through Medjugorje and we must do as
She says. If we’re obedient, all will be well and the world will have
hope.”<sup>181</sup></div>
</div>
<p>
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Augustine Harris" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-augustine-harris,.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Augustine Harris<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Middlesbrough, England</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“When I was born in 1917 there was a war, and when in 1942 I was
ordained to the priesthood there was a war then also. Now I am in
Medjugorje and much is being said about the peace after the terrible war
in your homeland. It seems to me though, that we are treating the
subject of peace far too superficially. If we desire real peace, we need
something deeper. That which Our Lady wishes to say is: don’t make the
same mistake again, speak about peace, [but] not go deeper into the soul
and the heart, where true peace is made. Here, Mary is teaching us true
peace.”<sup>182</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Abilio Ribas" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-abilio-ribas.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Abílio Rodas de Sousa<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">São Tomé e Príncipe</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Here, people share the same ideas and make sacrifices for the Church.
Such behavior can help the Church a lot to walk in the spirit of
self-giving, and the consequence may be the unity of the world. I admit
that personally I feel richer and stronger in my faith.
<p>
</p>
“[In] our times, there are more apparitions than in the past. I think
that this is a sign, a sign given by a Mother seeking Her children. The
apparitions are a sign that people went astray from God’s path. This is
why the Mother comes with love and warns us, She tells us that we really
have to turn to God!”<sup>183</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop André-Joseph Mutien Leónard" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-andre-joseph-mutien-leonard.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
André-Joseph<br />
Mutien Léonard<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Belgium, Military</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“The perseverance with which Mary is speaking to us in these times of
ours made a very strong impression on me. Sometimes someone will say to
me, ‘How are such long lasting apparitions possible?’ or ‘Mary talks so
much!’ I personally do not have any preconceived ideas either about how
[long] or how much Mary should talk. I tell myself that perhaps Mary is
knocking on our doors with such unusual persistence just because there
are such great and urgent needs in our times. I interpret Mary’s
persistence as a stimulus to our conversion.
<p>
</p>
“The Medjugorje fruits are blessed fruits. Frequently people confide
in me relating their experiences for which I can testify that they are
rich with fruits of conversion, discovery of prayer, love, peace,
penance, fasting and returning to sacramental life and the Eucharist.
<p>
</p>
“In order to achieve peace in the world, peace in families and in our
hearts, I want to invite both you and myself to accept all those
unceasing invitations into our life and in a special way to accept the
call to prayer and fasting.”<sup>184</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
The extraordinary events at the end of the past millennium with the
peaceful dissolution of the Soviet Union, and the averting of a nuclear
catastrophe that so many feared could not be avoided were linked by many
in the Church to Our Lady, through Fatima and Medjugorje. It gives
evidence that Our Lady has come not with a forecast of doom, though She
does come to warn us that the world is moving in a dangerous direction,
but to bring renewal and rebirth through accepting Her invitation to
convert and return to holiness. Again, many bishops made these
observations in studying the world events in light of Our Lady’s
apparitions in Medjugorje.</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Bernardo Witte" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-bernardo-witte.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Bernardo Witte<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Concepción, Argentina</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I have kept an eye on the events of Medjugorje for the past 20 years
and have been convinced they are true! They convey a message of faith
and a message of hope, which the Church is conveying, while calling to
prayer, to fasting and to conversion. This intensity is rather
surprising, but this is how I interpret it: morality and ethics in the
world are in great danger. In an extreme danger for the world, for the
Church and for souls, extreme measures are needed. I marvel and I
rejoice! Each apparition is a new hope and a new challenge.
<p>
</p>
“Also to this question, I have the same answer: In a great danger of
the civilization of death, these apparitions promote a civilization of
life. I have the impression that everything is happening in a
harmonious way: these apparitions, the pontificate of John Paul II who
encourages the renewal of the pastoral life in the Church, and many
bishops who consciously give a Marian orientation to their episcopate…”
<p>
</p>
“To resume, I would repeat the words of Our Lady in Fatima: ‘At the
end, my Immaculate Heart shall triumph!’ I think that both, the
apparitions of Fatima and of Medjugorje, signify a call to the renewal
of Europe. In Medjugorje, the Communist East has begun to collapse.
Medjugorje is a carrier of joy, of hope and of trust.”<sup>185</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Archbishop Bruno Tommasi" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/archbishop-bruno-tommasi.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Archbishop<br />
Bruno Tommasi<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Lucca, Italy</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“To those who ask me questions about Medjugorje, I say that this is a
place of prayer, a place where people are converted…The choice of the
Holy Virgin to appear here, in the context and in the time of Communism,
is a special event. It is really appropriate that She appears here and
not in a place where liberty reigns.”<sup>186</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Gabriel Diaz Cueva" class="cke-resize" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-gabriel-diaz-cueva.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Gabriel Diaz Cueva<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Guayaquil, Ecuador</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I believe that the messages of the Blessed Virgin have very much to
do with the future of humanity and therefore also with the Holy Church.
In the entire course of Church history the Blessed Mother has again and
again perceived Her mission as that which the Lord gave Her from the
Cross (when He said of Her to John): ‘BEHOLD YOUR MOTHER!’ She has
really become the Mother of the Church and of the whole of humanity, and
She continues to avail Herself of this role that which the Lord gave
Her, as She stood at the foot of the Cross…
<p class="article">
</p>
“Through prayer, namely the interior life with God, I believe we can
really soften God’s anger, which has been provoked by so many sins and
misdeeds of humanity. The Blessed Virgin calls us repeatedly to prayer,
fasting and dedication to God, through which we can attain everything
from the mercy of God.”<sup>187</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Joseph Devine" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-joseph-devine.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Joseph Devine<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Motherwell, Scotland</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“Looking around the world order, it is not the advance of peace which
we see. Quite the reverse. So here we see a peace which has to be won
for the world, a peace which has to be sought, a peace which has to be
prayed for and paid for if a calamity is to be averted.
<p>
</p>
“That is my understanding of Our Lady under the title of Queen of
Peace, which title has been associated with recent happenings in
Medjugorje. It is a peace which is yet to be, and only will be through a
communal turning back to conversion, prayer and penance. But that
turning back is nothing other than going to the very heart of the
Gospel. It is the very stuff of the Christian life.”<sup>188</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Nicholas D’Antonio" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-nicholas-d'antonio.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Nicholas D’Antonio<br />
<div>
<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="line-height: 7.5px;">New Orleans, Lousiana USA</span></span></div>
</div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“The purpose of the apparitions? She tells us in Her own words: ‘I am
the Blessed Virgin Mary. I came to convert the people of the world. I am
the Queen of Peace. I came to bring peace to the world!’
<p>
</p>
“She stressed the need of prayer, penance, fasting on bread and water
on [Wednesdays and] Fridays…conversion, reconciliation with one another
and with God, and especially a firm faith as the pre-conditional means
of avoiding catastrophic wars and thus assuring peace and the salvation
of mankind. She recommended priests to keep their faith and to preserve
the faith of the people. Does this message sound simplistic and trite?
So does the Gospel to those who lack faith…If anyone knows the will of
Her Son, She does! Let’s step out in faith and do what She says. We want
peace, not a nuclear holocaust! The diabolical and idolatrous lust for
power and money in this age has brought about a crisis of faith and
authority. There is almost total confusion in matters of faith and
morals…
<p>
</p>
“The service of the common good will not be realized until we stop
trying to solve our world problems without the inspired teaching of the
Church and the fulfillment of Our Lady’s simple message. The best gift
you can give Jesus…is to do what His Mother, the Queen of Peace,
recommends you do.”<sup>189</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
Bishop<br />
José de Jesús Nuñez Viloria<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Ciudad, Guayana<br />
Venezuela</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“I know that all the more people are coming from the whole world and
that many pray here and are converted. This is a great supernatural
reality of which the facts themselves speak…Mary is helping us in a
special way to come to Christ, and He is the only Mediator and Savior.
To Her, Jesus said from the Cross: ‘Behold your Son,’ but to the
disciple He said: ‘Behold your Mother!’ I am convinced that is the
reason for the apparitions, that is giving Mary the right and from which
comes the duty that She appear and help us…”<sup>190</sup></div>
</div>
<p class="article">
</p>
<p class="article">
The events occurring in Medjugorje are a:</p>
<p class="article">
</p>
<div class="bishop">
<div class="bishoppic">
<img alt="Bishop Stanley Joseph Ott" src="http://vatican.medjugorje30.com/images/bishops/bishop-stanley-j-ott.png" style="border-bottom-left-radius: 95px; border-bottom-right-radius: 95px; border-top-left-radius: 95px; border-top-right-radius: 95px; border: 10px solid transparent; height: 150px; width: 150px;" />Bishop<br />
Stanley Joseph Ott<br />
<span class="bishopdesc">Baton Rouge, Louisiana<br />
USA</span></div>
<div class="bishopquote">
“…continuation of the call of Fatima and Lourdes…to live a deep spiritual life.”<sup>191</sup></div>
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1. Komarica, Bishop Franjo. homily given in Medjugorje: St. James Church, November 21, 1990. Print.<br />
2. Domej, Dr. Max. Interview with Cardinal Schönborn. July 1998. Print.<br />
3. Schönborn, Cardinal Christoph. testimony at Lourdes on July 18, 1998, Stella Maris, #343, pp. 19,20. Print.<br />
4. Pecile, Bishop Domenico. Talk Given in Medjugorje. October 4, 2005. Print.<br />
5. Medjugorje Press Bulletin #105, December 2, 1998. Print.<br />
6. Medjugorje Press Bulletin #8, March 15, 1995. Print.<br />
7. Medjugorje Press Bulletin #129, November 3, 1999. Print.<br />
8. Medjugorje Press Bulletin #105, December 2, 1998. Print.<br />
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has done extensive and invaluable research on Medjugorje. Because it
is so well done, it is worthy of being shared to ensure it is never lost
and that as many people as possible can see and read it. </i></p><p><i>It is with this intention and not to take any credit for myself that I am sharing his work. </i> </p>I have simply copied and pasted his work, which you can see here: http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html<p align="left"><strong><span style="color: red;"><em>2019 Special Update</em></span></strong><strong><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><em>Pope Francis has approved pilgrimages to Medjugorje in 2019</em></span></strong><br />
As a result, much of the information on this page is over-shadowed by
this monumental development. Nonetheless, we still include this page to
address lingering objections that people still make to this day against
Medjugorje.</p>
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<strong>1.</strong> <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#1">The local Franciscan priests are the "mastermind" behind Medjugorje.</a> <br />
<strong>2.</strong> <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#2">Pope John Paul II and Mother Teresa didn't support Medjugorje. Those are just fabrications.</a><br />
<strong>3.</strong> <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#3">The children said the apparitions would occur for "only three more days".</a><br />
<strong>4.</strong> <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#4">The messages have continued for years with no end in sight (unlike Lourdes or Fatima).</a><br />
<strong>5.</strong> <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#5">The Lady said that all faiths are equal.</a><br />
<strong>6.</strong> <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#6">The messages detract from the Catholic Faith</a><br />
<strong>7.</strong> <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#7">She said her birthday is August 5th. But the Church celebrates it on Sept. 8th.</a><br />
<strong>8.</strong> <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#8">But the Blessed Virgin would never admonish a bishop.</a><br />
<strong>9. </strong><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#9">But one of the laicized priests, Ivica Vego, married a nun.</a><br />
<strong>10.</strong> <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#10">But Fr. Vlasic was also laicized, and he was the children's spiritual director!</a><br />
<strong>11.</strong> <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#_11">The children and Franciscans were disobedient to the bishop.</a><br />
<strong>12.</strong> <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#_12">But the local bishop condemned Medjugorje. Therefore, we should be obedient. </a><br />
<strong>13.</strong> <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#_13">But even the 1991 Yugoslavian Bishop's Conference was against Medjugorje.</a><br />
<strong>14.</strong> <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#_14">The children went to the hill to smoke cigarettes!</a><br />
<strong>15.</strong> <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#_15">The children told lies!</a><br />
<strong>16.</strong> <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#_16">But Marija even admitted to lying!</a><br />
<strong>17.</strong> <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#_17">The children lost their vocation!</a><br />
<strong>18.</strong> <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#_18">But the lady endorsed a visionary who was condemned by the Vatican! <strong><em>(Maria Valtorta)</em></strong></a><br />
<strong>19.</strong> <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#_19">The visionaries live in big houses and drive expensive cars!</a><br />
<strong>20.</strong><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#_20">The Lady told the children they are already saved. This is Protestant theology.</a><br />
<strong>21.</strong> <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#_21">Fruits are not really a factor in determining authenticity. False apparitions sometimes have good fruits.</a><br />
<strong>22</strong>. <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#_22">The messages are simple and boring.</a><br />
<strong>23.</strong> <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#_23">Why is Medjugorje so important? Why not just believe in approved apparitions such as Fatima and Lourdes?</a><br />
<strong>24.</strong> <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#_24">The Church is supposed to come out with a decision soon. What if she condemns Medjugorje?</a></td>
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<p><span><span class="style1"><br />
A<span>nswering </span>C<span>ommon </span>M<span>isconceptions</span></span></span><br />
This page is primarily dedicated to us in the West (Europe,
America, etc.), who have largely been shaped by a distrusting and even
cynical culture, especially when it comes to the supernatural--to the
point of creating excessively rigid and arbitrary standards to
disbelieve. Peoples of other countries do not suffer from this ailment.
They tend to be more trusting, more innocent. While we are taught from
the very first days of our childhood to distrust; "do not talk to
strangers"; "do not look people in the eyes when passing by". Whether we
admit it or not, the seeds of distrust, doubt, and even paranoia have
been deeply rooted within us. In this sense, we have become our own
worst skeptics. And so, we present to our readers this page; to address
the many misconceptions and questions that feed upon our skepticism of
the supernatural.</p>
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<p><strong>1. The local Franciscan priests are the "mastermind" behind Medjugorje. <br />
</strong>The genesis of this claim dates back to the first days of
the apparitions, when the Communist regime saw Medjugorje as a threat
to its government, and thus initiated a media campaign to undermine the
apparitions. <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#fn"><span class="style3"><strong>1a</strong></span></a></sup>
They printed cartoons which depicted the six visionaries manipulated by
evil Franciscans, or the Virgin armed with a machine gun <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#fn"><span class="style3"><strong>1</strong></span></a></sup>
(the Communist government had full control over the media in the
region, and imprisoned the only two journalists who spoke favorably
about Medjugorje <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#fn"><span class="style3"><strong>2</strong></span></a></sup>).
Suffice to say, those who continue to level these claims today, are, as
Cardinal Hans Urs von Balthasar stated when he scolded the local bishop
for his opposition to the apparitions; <em>"bringing out accusations that have been refuted a hundred times over"</em>.
In reality, the apparitions started with the children before the
priests ever heard of Medjugorje, and were sustained by the children
long after the priests were gone. The three priests who were closest to
the children (Fr. Jozo, Fr. Vlasic, and Fr. Barbaric) were there acting
in their office as spiritual director, guiding the children and also
protecting them from harm from the Communist persecution. In the eyes of
a secularist, it is easy to see how spiritual direction can appear like
"manipulation". </p>
<p><strong><span><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#10"><strong></strong></a><strong><a id="12" name="2"></a></strong><img height="8" src="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/line.png" width="90%" /></span></strong></p>
<p><strong>2. Pope John Paul II and Mother Teresa didn't support Medjugorje. Those are just fabrications.</strong><br />
Those who put forth this claim have likely not reviewed the evidence
on the matter, which includes not only testimonies from eyes
witnesses, but also documents written in their own handwriting as well.
Due to the compelling nature of this evidence, we have included it on a
separate page; "<a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/position_of_the_church.html">Position of the Church</a>".
There can be no doubt that both of these mystics (who were arguably
more qualified at discerning supernaturality than anyone else living at
the time) believed in and supported the apparitions at Medjugorje. </p>
<p><span><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#10"><strong></strong></a><strong><a id="13" name="3"></a></strong><img height="8" src="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/line.png" width="90%" /></span></p>
<p><strong>3. The children said the apparitions would occur for "only three more days". </strong><br />
The Church teaches us that even true visionaries can draw false
interpretations of their own visions. Such is this situation in
question. During the first days of the apparitions, the children were
still very ignorant about apparitions in the Catholic Church, and so Fr.
Jozo had lent them a book to read about Lourdes. They read about how
the Blessed Virgin appeared to Bernadette only eighteen times, and thus
assumed that all apparitions occur in the same way. <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#fn"><span class="style3"><strong>3</strong></span></a></sup>
This faulty assumption is what prompted Mirjana to conclude that the
apparitions in Medjugorje would only occur for three more days. As she
stated; <em>"That's what happened in Lourdes, so that is what will happen here"</em>.
This human error does not impugn the authenticity of Medjugorje. In
fact, it is a natural occurrence in most (if not all) approved
apparitions, for the visionaries to interpret minor inaccuracies based
on their own human understanding. This is the nature of private
revelation, which is not free from error as public revelation is. <br />
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<td><p align="center"><strong>Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, 1978 norms for judging alleged apparitions</strong> [<a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/norms_judging_alleged_apparitions.html" target="_blank">link</a>]</p>
<p>"taking into account, however, the possibility that the
subject may add something by their own activity—even if this is done
unconsciously—of some purely human elements to an authentic
supernatural revelation"</p></td>
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<p><strong><span><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#10"><strong></strong></a><strong><a id="14" name="4"></a></strong><img height="8" src="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/line.png" width="90%" /></span></strong></p>
<p><strong>4. The messages have continued for years with no end in sight (u</strong><strong>nlike Lourdes or Fatima)</strong>.<br />
There have been approved apparitions that have occurred for nearly
half a century, or more. For example, the apparitions in Laus France
occurred for 54 years. St. Brigid of Sweden received apparitions for
more than a quarter-century. And St. Hildegard received visions for
nearly 70 years. <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#fn"><span class="style3"><strong>4</strong></span></a></sup>
According to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (herein
termed the CDF), the "length of apparitions" is not a factor in
determining the authenticity of alleged apparitions. The Church does not
set arbitrary standards for judging alleged apparitions, but instead
has specific criteria that it follows (see <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/norms_judging_alleged_apparitions.html">1978 CDF Norms for Judging Alleged Apparitions and Revelations</a>). Jakov, one of the visionaries, has been asked this question many times. His response has always been the same; <em>"Instead
of asking 'why'; 'why have they been occurring for so long', we instead
should be saying something else; we should be saying 'thank you', and
giving thanks to Our Lord for allowing Our Blessed Mother to be with us
for so long."</em></p>
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<td><p><em>Mirjana:</em> "Why have the apparitions been lasting so long?"<br />
<em>Our Lady:</em> "Because so many people are taking so long to convert. There have never been so many unbelievers."</p>
<p>"Today is the day that I was going to stop giving messages
because certain people do not accept them. The parish has responded
and I wish to continue to give messages to a degree, such as has never
before been witnessed in the world, since the beginning of history. Try
to remain in my heart. Do not remain outside of it." - April 4th, 1985<br />
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<p><strong>5. The Lady said that all faiths are equal.</strong><br />
There are two points to consider here: 1) A possible faulty English
translation of the original Croation (translated by Juan Gonazales, Jr,
Ph.D.), which took a narrower interpretation. 2) Context. We have
included a passage below which helps illustrate the proper context of
the alleged statement. Upon reading the complete text, it becomes
evident that the Lady did not say all faiths are equal. She was rather
correcting a mistaken notion of the children that everyone who is not
Catholic is damned. This hard-lined view was found not only among
Feeneyites and some traditionalists, but also in isolated pockets of
the world where Catholicism was the dominant religion (Medjugorje). We
might also point out to the reader that Mother Teresa has made similar
statements. It was not her objective to convert others, but to love. It
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<td><p>"Tell this priest, tell everyone, that it is you who are
divided on earth. The Muslims and the Orthodox, for the same reason as
Catholics, are equal before my Son and me. You are all my children.
Certainly, all religions are not equal, but all men are equal before
God, as St. Paul says. It does not suffice to belong to the Catholic
Church to be saved, but it is necessary to respect the commandments of
God in following one's conscience.
Those who are not Catholics, are no less creatures made in the
image of God, and destined to rejoin someday, the House of the Father.
Salvation is available to everyone, without exception. Only those who
refuse God deliberately, are condemned. To him, who has been given
little, little will be asked for. To whomever has been given much (to
Catholics) <strong>, </strong>very much will be required. It is God
alone, in His infinite justice, Who determines the degree of
responsibility and pronounces judgment."</p>
<p>"All religions are similar before God. God rules over them
just like a sovereign over his kingdom. In the world, all religions
are not the same because people have not complied with the commandments
of God. They reject and disparage them."</p></td>
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<p><strong>6. The messages detract from the Catholic Faith</strong><br />
Those who would make this claim have likely not read the messages in
their entirety. It should suffice to include a short list of excerpts
from the messages, to illustrate their fidelity to the Catholic faith
(see below). </p>
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<td><p>"Let Holy Mass be your life. Understand that the Church is
God's palace, the place in which I gather you and want to show you the
way to God. Come and pray! Neither look at others, nor slander them.
Rather let your life be a testimony on the way of holiness. Churches
deserve respect and are set apart as holy because God, who became man,
dwells in them day and night."</p>
<p>“Pray for priests. My Son gave them to you as a gift.”</p>
<p>"I urge you to ask everyone to pray the rosary. With the
rosary you will overcome all the troubles which Satan is trying to
inflict on the Catholic Church. Let all priests pray the rosary. Give
time to the rosary."</p>
<p>The Blessed Virgin kisses an image of the Pope and says: "It is your father, the spiritual father of all."</p>
<p>"It is intentional that all apparitions are under the auspices of the Catholic Church."</p>
<p>"Dear children! In the great love of God, I come to you
today to lead you on the way of humility and meekness. The first
station on that way, my children, is confession. Reject your pride and
kneel down before my Son."</p>
<p>"The West has made civilization progress, but without God, as
if they were their own creators. ...Monthly Confession will be a
remedy for the Church in the West. One must convey this message to the
West. [...] Whole sections of the Church could be cured, if the
believers would go to confession once a month. " </p>
<p>"Do not go to confession through habit, to remain the same
after it. No, it is not good. Confession should give an impulse to your
faith. It should stimulate you and bring you closer to Jesus. If
confession does not mean anything for you, really, you will be
converted with great difficulty."</p>
<p>"My children, I wish that the holy mass be for you the gift
of the day. Attend it, wish for it to begin. Jesus gives Himself to you
during the mass. Thus, look forward to that moment when you are
cleansed. Pray very much so that the Holy Spirit will renew your
parish. If people attend mass with lukewarmness, they will return to
their homes cold, and with an empty heart."</p>
<p>"I would like to guide you spiritually, but I would not know
how to help you, if you are not open. It suffices for you to think,
for example, where you were with your thoughts yesterday during mass.
When you go to mass, your trip from home to church should be a time of
preparation for mass. You should also receive Holy Communion with an
open and pure heart; purity of heart and openness. Do not leave the
church without an appropriate act of thanksgiving. I can help you only
if you are accessible to my suggestions; I can not help you if you are
not open."</p></td>
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<p><strong><span><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#10"><strong></strong></a><strong><a id="1522" name="7"></a></strong><img height="8" src="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/line.png" width="90%" /></span></strong></p>
<p><strong>7. She said her birthday is August 5th. But the Church celebrates it on Sept. 8th.</strong><br />
</p>
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<em>A brief clip of Marija (one of six visionaries)</em></td><td align="center" width="444"><em><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LySgSfWJ1AM" width="320" youtube-src-id="LySgSfWJ1AM"></iframe></div><br /> </em></td>
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<p>It may appear like Our Lady is correcting the Church, when in
actuality She is not. We have to remember that the Church calendar is a
liturgical calendar, not an indication of a historic date. The calendar
is not set in stone. It can be revised, altered, feasts shifted, saints
added, others dropped, etc. </p>
<p>When asked the same question, Colin B. Donovan (EWTN) responded;
"That is a liturgical celebration by the Church, not an assertion of
an historical date. The association of Mary with August 5th
historically is the apparition of Our Lady of the Snows, a day on which,
as promised by a vision, snow fell in Rome to mark the place where
the Pope was to build a "temple" to the Blessed Virgin. That "temple"
is the Pontifical Basilica of St. Mary Majors (the highest ranked
Marian church in the world), the dedication of which is celebrated
each August 5th. Could that be the actual day of Mary's birth? Who
knows? One could even argue that snow better signifies her Immaculate
Conception than her birth."</p>
<p><strong><span><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#10"><strong></strong></a><strong><a id="15222" name="8"></a></strong><img height="8" src="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/line.png" width="90%" /></span></strong></p>
<p><strong>8. But the Blessed Virgin would never admonish a bishop. </strong><br />
In 1981, bishop Zanic had two local Franciscans priests (Ivica Vego
and Ivan Prusina) expelled and laicized from the order for reasons
concerning the "<a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/herzeovinian_affair_explained.html">Hercegovinian Affair</a>".
The two priests, believing they were innocent, did not know what to do.
Encouraged by a few locals, they asked the children to inquire to the
Blessed Virgin about the situation. The Virgin told the children to
respond in this way; </p>
<blockquote>
<p>"The Gospa wants it said to the bishop that he has made a
premature decision. Let him reflect again, and listen well to both
parties. He must be just and patient. She says that both priests are not
guilty."</p>
</blockquote>
<p>This point is critical, because this is the reason that caused the
the bishop to change his mind about Medjugorje. As he states;<em> <span style="color: #333333;">"This support given against the authority of the Church, proves that it is not the Virgin."</span></em> And again, he states; <em><span style="color: #333333;">"That
fact convinced me that it did not deal with the Madonna, and that she
could not defend the two priest expelled by the Order and released from
their vows. That would be to destroy the hierarchy and the Church</span>" </em>So we see clearly, the bishop had set this issue as the pillar of his negative opinion of Medjugorje. And yet, in <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/index.html/#1993">1993</a>,
the Holy See initiated an investigation into this matter and found that
the priests were innocent of the actions taken against them by the
bishop; that their laicization had been done illegally and unjustly, and
thus reinstated the priests back to good standing. <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#fn"><span class="style3"><strong>5</strong></span></a></sup> (see also <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/index.html/#1993">Timeline; 1993</a>)
So we see that the Virgin was indeed correct. Yet despite knowing they
were completely innocent, the Virgin still emphasized to the children
the importance of obedience and reconciliation (see text below). <br />
It is also interesting to note, that some of our Orthodox
brethren make a similar argument against the apparitions at Guadalupe,
where Our Lady asked to have a shrine built in her honor. Their words
are almost identical; <em>"The Virgin Mary would never ask to have a
shrine built to her. If She was truly the Virgin, She would instead ask
to have a shrine built to Her Son."</em> Here we see how this arbitrary
standard is used to criticize an approved Catholic apparition. The
premise in both these cases is clearly faulty; appealing to Mary as she
was on earth 2,000 years ago, not the now glorified Mary Who is now
Queen of Heaven and Mother of the Church. As our mother, She is only
concerned about the good of souls. And so every action and word from
Her, must be seen in this light. When She was asked about the two
Franciscan priests, She responded in truth, against an injustice. And
undoubtedly, it was for the good of the souls of these two hot-headed
priests, who would have otherwise become embittered against the bishop,
and have harbored this resentment for the rest of their lives.</p>
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<td width="743"><p align="center"><strong>After the locals involved the children in the affair, they composed questions to present to Our Lady</strong></p>
<p>CHILDREN: "The bishop is protesting because you said that
Father Ivica Vego and Father Ivan Prusina are not guilty. He has the
feeling that you are not the Blessed Virgin because you do not respect
the decision of the leaders. Do you want us to explain your point of
view?"</p>
<p>OUR LADY'S RESPONSE: "It is necessary to respect the
leaders and to obey them, but they also make mistakes. They must do
penance for their mistakes and rectify their errors. The bishop and
those who influence him in this regard, do harm to the faith. I do not
find fault with Father Vego and Father Prusina."</p>
<p>Q: "What do you recommend to our bishop, and to other
bishops in order to resolve this problem? How can they resolve it? What
must they do to arrive at an understanding and reconciliation?"</p>
<p>A: "It is necessary to pray very much. They must pray. Let
them know that without my help, they can do nothing, because I am your
Mother. Let them ask for my help, because I want to save all of them.
They can be saved only by making peace among them, and by renouncing all
forms of jealousy. That is the only way to find a solution."</p>
<p>Q: "What do you recommend to Fathers Ivica Vego and Ivan
Prusina so that they may be able to approach the bishop and establish a
dialogue with him?"</p>
<p>A: "Let them pray for him, and let every misunderstanding
be forgotten as if nothing existed. Let them love the bishop and let
them pray very much for him. It is in this manner that the problems will
be able to be resolved."</p>
<p>Q: What do you ask of the bishop so that he can acknowledge you, and that the question of Herzegovina be resolved?"</p>
<p>A: "I addressed the bishop many messages, but he has not
accepted them. Then I sent you to him, but he still did not receive the
Queen of Peace because he is tormented by anxiety. He has taken upon
himself all the problems of the diocese instead of confiding them to my
Son for a solution. Pray, my dear children, so that he will accept me.
From my side, I will ask Almighty God for the grace to be able to
comfort the bishop."</p></td>
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<p><strong><span><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#10"><strong></strong></a><strong><a id="152222" name="9"></a></strong></span></strong><strong><span><img height="8" src="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/line.png" width="90%" /></span></strong></p>
<p><strong>9. But one of the laicized priests, Ivica Vego, married a nun.</strong><br />
It is true that after being expelled from the Franciscans and
released of his vows (including the vow of chastity), Fr. Vego was
forced to return to the secular life. During this time, a nun took pity
on him, and they eventually married within the Church. This unfortunate
consequence of expelling an innocent priest resulted just as Our Lady
predicted in 1981 (see transcript below). As She says, if they stop
being priests, "things could get even worse". This does not excuse Fr.
Vego from marrying a nun however, though he was free to marry. We must
remind the reader, however, this priest had only a peripheral
involvement in the apparitions, over the course of just a few months. It
is thus irrational to assert that the behavior of this priest later in
his life can be used to condemn Medjugorje. </p>
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<td width="743">OUR LADY, 1981: "if they stop being priests, things could get even worse."
<p>QUESTION: "The bishop is not in the habit of saying: 'Our
Lady protects rebel Franciscans and does not listen to the Church. Can
Our Lady tell us what she wishes to accomplish by such actions? Could
she explain to the bishop that she is on his side and on the side of the
Church?</p>
<p>ANSWER: "I want to guard the Church and all those who are
responsible. I want to protect all priests, the good and the bad,
because Jesus said; 'It is not those who are in good health who are in
need of a physician.' But that does not mean that I do not protect the
bad priests. Understand that well. They could not be good without my
protection! Understand well: I want to protect and put on the right path
all priests, because it is necessary that they do my will."</p></td>
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<p><strong><span><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#10"><strong></strong></a><strong><a id="1522222" name="10"></a></strong><img height="8" src="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/line.png" width="90%" /></span></strong></p>
<p><strong>10. But Fr. Vlasic was also laicized, and he was the children's spiritual director!</strong><br />
First, we might point out that Fr. Vlasic was only temporarily
stationed in Medjugorje as a replacement to Fr. Jozo (Fr. Jozo was the
original priest and spiritual director in Medjugorje, who was imprisoned
by the communist police for defending the children). Fr. Vlasic had
only been the children's spiritual director for two years after he began
plans to found a new Franciscan community in Italy in 1984. Thus, for
the past 27 years, Fr. Vlasic has remained in Italy, no longer involved
in the children's lives. Critics, however, nonetheless attempt link Fr.
Vlasic to Medjugorje, as if they are one in the same ("guilt by proxy"
is not grounded in canon law, nor right reason). Furthermore, we should
also point out that the laicization of Fr. Vlasic in 2008 was due to
the express request of Fr. Vlasic himself, not as a punishment against
his own wishes. </p>
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<td width="743"><p>Intent on getting the approval of the Blessed
Virgin, Fr. Vlasic evidently pressured Marija to give a positive
approval to form a new community. <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#fn"><span class="style3"><strong>5b</strong></span></a></sup>
However, the Virgin did not give explicit approval. Nevertheless, Fr.
Vlasic requested to be transferred to Italy to pursue his intentions of
founding the aforementioned community. His request was granted in 1986.
</p>
<blockquote>
<p><strong>Fr. Vlasic:</strong> "Should we found here a community just like that of Saint Francis of Assisi?"<br />
<strong>Our Lady:</strong> "God has chosen Saint Francis
as His elected one. It would be good to imitate his life. In the
meantime, we must realize what God orders us to do."</p>
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<p><strong><span><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#10"><strong></strong></a><strong><a id="1522223" name="_11"></a></strong><img height="8" src="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/line.png" width="90%" /></span></strong></p>
<p><strong>11. The children and Franciscans were disobedient to the bishop.<br />
</strong>When the bishop ordered the apparitions to cease taking place
in the parish church, they complied by moving to a small private room. <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#fn"><span class="style3"><strong>6</strong></span></a></sup>
When the bishop ordered the children to make no further public
appearances in the parish, the children stopped publicly speaking about
the messages in church, and instead wrote the apparitions on paper. <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#fn"><span class="style3"><strong>6</strong></span></a></sup>
When the bishop ordered the new statue of Our Lady of Medjugorje to be
taken down from the altar, they complied by moving it to the small
apparitions room. When the bishop banned the three Franciscan priests
(Fr. Jozo, Fr. Vlasic, Fr. Rupcic) from celebrating Mass or preaching in
the parish, they complied. When the bishop banned all mention of the
apparitions in homilies, it was not necessary to comply since the
priests never mentioned the apparitions in homilies to begin with. When
the bishop ordered the Franciscans to hand over all written material
including the diary, they could not comply entirely because the supposed
"diary" never existed. When the bishop forbade the children from
stepping foot into the church, Fr. Vlasic refused, since the church was
the only safe place for the children against the communist police. In
short, the children obeyed exceedingly well to the bishop's demands. And
Fr. Vlasic, while he did not obey in this one instance, he is also not
the children (critics often seem to want to tether the Franciscans to
the children, as if they are one in the same). Though they all felt the
bishop's actions were unjust, they nonetheless meekly accepted them as
necessary trials, just as the Mother of God said; </p>
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<td width="743"><p align="center"><strong>The Virgin instructs how to respond to the bishop's orders</strong></p>
<p>"Beginning today, the Lord wants to try the parish in a
special way, in order to strengthen it in faith... You the members of
this parish have a large and heavy cross to bear. But do not be afraid
to carry it. My Son is here to help you." - (<em>On the same day the demands from the bishop were announced, April 11, 1985)</em></p>
<p>"Carry out well your responsibilities and what the Church asks of you to do."</p>
<p>"It is necessary to respect the leaders and to obey them, but
they also make mistakes. They must do penance for their mistakes and
rectify their errors."</p>
<p>"Obey, and do what the priests and your parents tell you. Go often to holy Mass and receive Communion. Be very attentive..."</p></td>
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<p><strong><span><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#10"><strong></strong></a><strong><a id="15222232" name="_12"></a></strong><img height="8" src="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/line.png" width="90%" /></span></strong></p>
<p><strong>12. But the local bishop condemned Medjugorje.
Therefore, we should be obedient. </strong><br />
Normally, this would be true, since the local bishop is typically
the first authority in judging alleged apparitions within his
jurisdiction. However, Medjugorje is unique in that Rome has intervened
on a number of occasions, opposing the bishops negative opinion that
Medjugorje should be condemned. For a complete analysis on the Church's
position on Medjugorje, please see our page entitled; "<a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/position_of_the_church.html">What is the Position of the Church?</a>". </p>
<p><strong><span><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#10"><strong></strong></a><strong><a id="152222322" name="_13"></a></strong><img height="8" src="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/line.png" width="90%" /></span></strong></p>
<p><strong>13. But even the 1991 Yugoslavian Bishop's Conference was against Medjugorje.</strong><br />
Those who make this claim have likely not studied the history on
this Commission. The Yugoslavian bishop's conference was more favorable
towards Medjugorje than not. The evidence on this account is clear and
unambiguous, to the degree that it is unclear how critics could claim
otherwise. <br />
Due to the importance of this Commission, we have devoted an entire section on it in our page entitled; "<a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/position_of_the_church.html">What is the Position of the Church?</a>". </p>
<p><strong><span></span></strong><strong><span><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#10"><strong></strong></a><strong><a id="1522223222" name="_14"></a></strong><img height="8" src="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/line.png" width="90%" /></span></strong></p>
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<em>A short clip from the movie "The Madonna of Medjugorje"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rKeVuerlEFg" width="320" youtube-src-id="rKeVuerlEFg"></iframe></div><br /></em></td>
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<p><strong>14. The children went to the hill to smoke cigarettes!</strong><br />
While it is true that, out of the six children, two of them had went
to the hill was to smoke cigarettes, we must also remember that the use
of tobacco was commonplace during that time, especially in that region
of Bosnia, where tobacco farms were the only source of income for
families. And so, the children were exposed to it at a young age.
However, it is also important to note, ever since the apparitions first
started, the children never smoked again in their lives. Thus, we see
from this incident another good fruit (which is what the Church is more
concerned about when investigating apparitions). Furthermore, the Church
does not require the visionaries to be saints or to have never made any
mistakes (the visionaries have always said they were just ordinary
children, no better than anyone else). In fact, there have been approved
apparitions in which some of the children started off as
trouble-makers. In Kibeho, for example, Marie-Claire was known to be a
bully to the other children, nominally Catholic, and often teased and
chided the idea of apparitions. Yet once Our Lady began appearing to
her, she grew out of her childish ways. Although the children of
Medjugorje have always been well-mannered, respectful, and level-headed,
they nonetheless had to mature in their faith under the instruction of
the Lady.</p>
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<td align="center" width="584"><p><em>Mirjana:</em> "Why are you appearing to us? We are not better than others." <br />
<em>Our Lady smiles: "I do not necessarily choose the best ones."</em> </p>
<p><em>Mirjana</em>: "She said Herself that we were ordinary and average, and that She needed us that way."</p></td>
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<p><strong><span><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#10"><strong></strong></a><strong><a id="15222232222" name="_15"></a></strong><img height="8" src="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/line.png" width="90%" /></span></strong></p>
<p><strong>15. The children told lies!</strong><br />
In all the years of exemplary conduct, one of the children (Ivan),
in the midst of a difficult time in his young life, did tell a lie to
the commissioner (which the Madonna scolded him for afterwards. As the
Virgin gently corrected; <em>"Only prayer will undo Ivan's silly mistake."</em>),
it was nonetheless an out-of-character fault which he did not repeat.
It was during his time in the seminary (1985), studying to become a
priest, but disillusioned at the prospect (The seminary was not what he
had expected. But who can blame him? Seminaries during the 1980's were
not entirely the most orthodox or faithful). He was asked by the
commissioner what he had written down on a piece of paper that was
sealed in the archives. Ivan responded that he had written nothing; that
he left the paper blank. When they opened the envelope, they found
written on the paper a description of a sign. After the incident, Fr.
Slavko Barbaric reprimanded Ivan for his behavior, and began to
investigate the matter. However, the Madonna again gently corrected; <em>"It wasn't Ivan's fault. I've scolded him enough now. Let him alone."</em><br />
We must also remember that the Church does not require visionaries
to be immaculate, or even saints. If it did, then it would never have
approved the apparitions in La Salette or Kibeho for example. What
matters to the Church is evidence of spiritual growth and good fruit as a
result from the apparitions. During the first few years of the
apparitions, the children were still young and overwhelmed by what was
happening. They needed time to mature in their faith, under the guidance
of the Virgin. As they said themselves;<em> "we were just ordinary children, no different from everyone else."</em> </p>
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<td width="584"><p align="center"><strong>The Virgin Instructs the Children as a Mother</strong></p>
<p> "Listen attentively at holy Mass. Be well mannered. Do not chatter during holy Mass."</p>
<p>"Be together, and do not argue, do not be disorderly. My angels, I will make you attentive. I will guide you on a sure way."</p>
<p>"Obey your grandmother and help her because she is old."</p>
<p>"<em>Dear children, do not permit Satan to become the master
of your heart, because in that case, you will become the image of
Satan, and not mine.
I invite you to pray, in order to become witnesses of my
presence. Without you, the Lord cannot realize what He wishes.
The Lord has given each one a free will, and you can dispose
of it.</em>"</p>
<p>"Dear children, if you knew how much I love you, your heart
would weep over it. If there is someone who asks you for something, give
it to him. I also present myself to many hearts, and they do not open
up. Pray so that the world may welcome my love. </p></td>
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<p> </p>
<p><strong><a id="152222322223" name="_16"></a></strong><img height="8" src="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/line.png" width="90%" /><br />
<strong>16. But Marija even admitted to lying!</strong><br />
This claim refers to the situation involving the departure of Fr.
Vlasic from Medjugorje, who transferred to Italy in 1986 to found a new
community of Franciscans (see also #10; <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#10"> "But Fr. Vlasic was also laicized, and he was the children's spiritual director!")</a>.
In 1984, Fr. Vlasic had petitioned the Virgin (through Marija) on
whether he should establish the new community. In response, the Lady
stated that it was good to imitate the life of St. Francis, and that
one must open to the will of God <span style="color: #cc33cc;">[1]</span>. Fr.
Vlasic had convinced himself that this response was an approval by the
Virgin, and thus pressured Marija to give a written statement to the
fact. Marija refused to comply with his request at first, not
understanding how the Virgin's response could be construed as an
approval. But Fr. Vlasic continued to pressure Marija, insisting that
she had an obligation to the whole world to write the
declaration.Torn between obedience to the priest (who at the time was
her spiritual director), and fidelity to the visions, Marija chose
obedience. Thus, she wrote the statement demanded by Fr. Vlasic. A
few years later, she retracted the statement publicly stating; <em>"My first declaration...does not correspond to the truth." </em> <span style="color: #cc33cc;">[2]</span><br />
We might offer three points of consideration regarding this situation; <strong>1)</strong>
This is the one instance where a critic can appropriately use the word
"manipulation" on the part of a Franciscan priest toward the children.
Although Fr. Vlasic started off well, helping to protect the
children from the Communist persecutions, he allowed his increasingly
myiopic preoccupation with his plans to overshadow his otherwise good
judgement. <strong>2)</strong> Some may still fault Marija for
acquiescing to the pressure of Fr. Vlasic. And, if Vlasic was not a
priest, we would agree. However, since Fr. Vlasic was not only a priest,
but also the child's spiritual director, the degree of her culpability
was further diminished, if not entirely removed.<strong> 3) </strong>Interestingly
enough, this situation provides a subtle example of Marija's docility
to the Church, through her willingness to place obedience to her
spiritual director over her private revelation (The Virgin had taught
them of the importance of obedience, and the deep reverence due to
priests).
Later, after Fr. Vlasic has transferred to Italy and began his
plans, she publicly set the record straight for the welfare of the souls
involved. </p>
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<td width="743"><p><span style="color: #cc33cc;">[1] </span><strong>Fr. Vlasic:</strong> "Should we found here a community just like that of Saint Francis of Assisi?"<br />
<strong>Our Lady:</strong> "God has chosen Saint Francis
as His elected one. It would be good to imitate his life. In the
meantime, we must realize what God orders us to do."</p>
<p><span style="color: #cc33cc;">[2]</span> "My first declaration, as
published in Croatian and Italian, does not correspond to the truth. I
personally had no desire to give any sort of written declaration.
Father Tomislav V. kept suggesting to me, stressing over and over
again, that I as a seer should write the declaration which the world
was waiting for. [...] After seven years of daily apparitions, after
having the most intimate experiences of the gentleness and wisdom of
the Madonna's advice and the Madonna's answers to my personal
questions, I can affirm that the idea of the heavenly plan and the
numerous messages given in Medjugorje cannot be construed as
supporting the undertaking and program initiated in Italy by Father
Tomislav Vlasic and Agnes Heupel." <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#fn"><span class="style3"><strong>5b</strong></span></a></sup></p></td>
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<p><strong>17. The children lost their vocation!</strong><br />
This claim is based on one of the messages the Virgin once gave to the children; <em>"I
would like for all of you to become priests and religious, but only if
you desire it. You are free. It is up to you to choose.</em>" We might
first point out that the Lady encouraged the children in this
direction, but left them free to choose. Even though they did make an
honest attempt at following the Virgin's counsel, they all eventually
married. As a result of this, critics attempt to cast doubt on
Medjugorje by pointing to the failure of the children. However, just as
we cannot blame the Virgin for the shortcomings of the children, neither
can we necessarily blame the children for the shortcomings of seminary
and religious institutions of the 1980's. We have to remember the state
of these institutions during this time was one of radical upheaval,
following the wake of the cultural revolution of the 1960's. It was not
uncommon for seminaries to feel more like country clubs--with bars,
swimming pools, and smoking lounges--rather than a sanctuary of prayer
and recollection. Often times, the most faithful catholics who prayed
their rosaries were the ones most ridiculed and persecuted by their
peers. Suffice to say, it should be no surprise that the children became
discouraged at the prospect of a priestly or religious vocation, though
they tried.<br />
We might also point out that there have been approved apparitions
in which the visionaries tried to become a priest or religious, but
failed. For example, the visionary of La Salette, Maximino, entered
seminary but had difficulties with the studies, not unlike Ivan. He
eventually left seminary just like Ivan did.</p>
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<td align="center" width="584"><p>“<em>During the time I spent in
the ‘Little Seminary’ in Dubrovnik, I suffered very much, truly, very
much, because of my relations with my colleagues and professors.</em>" - Ivan</p></td>
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<p><strong>18. But the lady endorsed a visionary who was condemned by the Vatican! (Maria Valtorta)</strong><br />
There are some Medjugorje followers who seem to want to deny any
connection between Medjugorje and the writings of an Italian visionary,
Maria Valtorta (author of "The Poem of the Man-God"), likely due to the
fact that her writings were once included on the Catholic Church's <em>Index of Forbidden Books</em>. To anyone who has <em>not</em>
studied the history of this book, it may seem justified to harbor such
reserve and caution with regard to it. After all, what more compelling
sound-byte is there (in an age where sound-bytes govern our culture and
media, rather than thorough scholarship) than;<em> "It was forbidden by the Church. Stay away."</em>?
It would not be an exaggeration to say that this one-liner has
discouraged thousands, if not millions of people, from reading this
book. And yet, any serious scholar of Maria Valtorta will agree that it
is only a half-truth, one which does not reflect the Church's true
position with regard to this book. <br />
It cannot be denied that the visionaries of Medjugorje have
explicitly stated, on numerous occasions, that Our Lady not only permits
the reading of this work, but also encourages people to read it if
they want to know Jesus (see evidence below). And yet despite this, some
Medjugorje followers continue to refuse to acknowledge the evidence.
Well-intentioned though they may be, they nonetheless do a disservice
to the apparitions and to Our Lady for their persistent denial of this
truth (It should be no surprise that the greatest lies are those mixed
with a little truth). Was the Poem listed on the Index of Forbidden
books? Yes. But what we fail to hear, is that it was only the <em>first</em>
edition that was placed on the Index, and for reasons of a legal
stipulation (Canon 1385), which required all private revelations to have
an Imprimatur prior to publishing. What critics also fail to mention,
is that in 1966, Pope Paul VI not only suppressed Canon 1385, but also
abolished the Index of Forbidden Books altogether. What is also glossed
over, is the fact that the Holy Office later gave the publishers
permission to freely distribute the <em>second</em> edition of the book.
Nor do we hear about the fact that Pope Pius XII explicitly gave
permission for the book to be published and read. It is also never
mentioned that Saint Faustina's diary was also included on the
aforementioned Index, as was Alexander Dumas' "Three Musketeers" and "
Count of Monte Cristo", or Galileo's writings on celestial bodies. Nor
was it mentioned that the same Cardinal that was responsible for all
this, was also the one who banned Padre Pio for exercising his priestly
faculties. <br />
All this and much more could be said in defense of this book.
But rather than provide a lengthy rebuttal to the many misconceptions
surrounding this work (and why the faithful may, in fact, read it in
good conscience), it should suffice to refer our readers to a webpage
which has already done the work for us; <a href="http://www.maria-valtorta.net/" target="_blank">www.maria-valtorta.net</a>.
For those who would like to investigate further, we believe that this
website provides a good starting point. Here is also a website with
links to additional websites of study; <a href="http://www.mariavaltortawebring.com/Index.htm" target="_blank">www.mariavaltortawebring.com</a>.
And finally, we will also provide a link to the publisher's website,
which provides 1,000 free pages of the book online, for those who would
like to review the work directly; <a href="http://valtorta.org/" target="_blank">valtorta.org</a>.<br />
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<td width="584"><p><em>Vicka:</em> "They are true. Yes, yes, true. Authentic, yes. You can read these, they are true." <br />
<em>(<a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/poem-man-god_endorsed_by_medjugorje_vicka.mp3" target="_blank">listen to audio recording here</a>) </em></p>
<p><em>Marija:</em> "You can read it." <em>(EWTN Interview, March 4, 1992, Archbishop Hannan Focus program)</em></p>
<p><em>Vicka:</em> "Yes. The Poem of the Man-God by Maria
Valtorta, ten volumes. Our Lady says The Poem of the Man-God is the
truth. Our Lady said if a person wants to know Jesus he should read
Poem of the Man-God by Maria Valtorta. That book is the truth." <em>(Interview with Attorney Jan Connell of the Pittsburgh Center for Peace on January 27, 1988, </em><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/poem-man-god_endorsed_by_medjugorje1.jpg">image1</a>, <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/poem-man-god_endorsed_by_medjugorje2.jpg">image2</a>)</p>
<p>Marija: "Our Lady says The Poem of the Man-God is the
truth." [cf. R. Laurentin, Dernieres Nouvelles de Medjugorje No 15,
OEIL, 1996, p. 19]</p>
<p>see also; <a href="http://www.mariavaltortawebring.com/Pages/014_1988.htm" target="_blank">www.mariavaltortawebring.com/Pages/014_1988.htm</a></p></td>
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<p><strong>19. The visionaries live in big houses and drive expensive cars!</strong><br />
The visionaries do not live lavishly, contrary to what some may
believe. They live very simple lives dedicated to prayer, to serving the
pilgrims, and spreading the message of Medjugorje. They have always
firmly rejected donations. Their houses and cars are not atypical for
the region--in fact they are quite average. Furthermore, their houses
are used primarily to accommodate pilgrims, not for the visionaries
themselves. The Lady of Medjugorje was clear about the abuse of money
and the temptation for earthly riches;</p>
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<td width="584"><p align="center"><em>(relating to the exploitation of some pilgrims.)<br />
</em>"Right now, many are greatly seeking money, not only in the
parish, but in the whole world. Woe to those who seek to take
everything from those who come, and blessed are those from whom they
take everything." </p></td>
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<p><strong>20. The Lady told the children they are already saved. This is Protestant theology.</strong><br />
A biblical scholar will remind us that to properly understand
Scripture, one must also understand the context from which the passages
come from, as well as other factors that may alter its meaning, such as
translation errors. Otherwise, there will be no limit to the number of
false interpretations people can make. In much the same way, the
exegesis of private revelations must proceed in kind. Regarding the
Lady's statement to the children, it is important to understand that She
was teaching the children how to pray better, since in the beginning,
they were still self-interested in their prayers. She was teaching the
children not to become so absorbed in self; to rather direct their
prayers outwards, and in this way, they will also obtain grace for
themselves. Padre Pio once said that if you want to receive the most
graces, then dedicate your life to praying for others. The more one
prays for the salvation of souls, the more our own hearts will be
converted. St. Therese of Lisieux also said that she never made more
progress in the spiritual life, than the day she began devoting all her
prayers for others. This is a foundational part of the message of
Medjugorje. Our Lady continually reminds of our obligation to pray for
poor sinners, who are casting themselves into hell more today than ever
before in the history of the world. It is in this context that we must
read the passage in question;</p>
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<td width="584"><p>"Do not be afraid for yourselves, you are already saved. Pray rather for those who are in sin and who do not believe."</p>
<p><em>While crying: "</em>There are so many men who live in
sin. Here there are likewise among you some people who have offended my
heart. Pray and fast for them."</p>
<p>"Pray, pray! How many persons have followed other beliefs or
sects and have abandoned Jesus Christ. They create their own gods;
they adore idols. How that hurts me! If they could be converted. Like
the unbelievers, they are many. That will change only if you help me
with your prayers."</p></td>
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<p><strong>21. Fruits are not really a factor in determining authenticity. False apparitions sometimes have good fruits.</strong><br />
According to the Catholic Church, fruits are one of the <em>most</em> important factors in judging alleged apparitions. <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#fn"><span class="style3"><strong>7</strong></span></a></sup>
Furthermore, while it it is true that a small number of conversions
have occurred at the sites of condemned apparitions (the Holy Spirit can
work even in the midst of falsehood), these numbers are marginal--a
handful at most--compared to Medjugorje which is seeing conversions
every year by the thousands. The number of conversions occurring in
Medjugorje is so great, that it exceeds that of many approved
apparitions. In fact, according to EWTN correspondent Antonio Gaspari,
"More confessions are heard in Medjugorje than in any other parish of
the entire world; more than 150 confessors work without interruption
there every day. In the year 1990 (before the outbreak of civil war),
1,900,000 people took Communion (more than at Fatima); 30,000 priests
and over 100 bishops have visited the site. Many conversions are
reported, even among those who come out of curiosity, or simply to
accompany friends or relatives." <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#fn"><span class="style3"><strong>8</strong></span></a></sup><strong></strong></p>
<p>A hoax does not produce a massive number of conversions, surpassing
that of even approved apparitions. Nor does a hoax bring about peace
and reconciliation between peoples, or produce numerous miracles and
healings. A hoax is by nature a barren tree; it cannot produce good
fruit. This is why Church norms place such a strong emphasis on fruits
when judging alleged apparitions, because it eliminates every
possibility, even that of diabolic origin ("a house divided against
itself cannot stand"). In fact, to believe Medjugorje is a hoax or
diabolical in origin, requires a greater leap of faith than to believe
in the apparitions are authentic.</p>
<p><strong><span><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#10"><strong></strong></a><strong><a id="15222232222222" name="_22"></a></strong><img height="8" src="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/line.png" width="90%" /></span></strong><strong><br />
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<p><strong>22. The messages are simple and boring</strong>.<br />
We believe that those who have the eyes to see, will see in the
messages exactly what they need to hear. On the surface, the words of
the messages may seem simple and repetitive. But Our Lady did not come
to communicate lofty theological treatises. She came to communicate
love. And it is precisely in simplicity and humility that love is best
communicated. In our human nature, we have a tendency to complicate
things. Our Lady is trying to get us back to the basics again; to teach
us how to love, and how to rescue souls in the simplest and easiest way
possible. She has effectively given us a formula for converting souls
and producing saints, to a degree never before seen in the history. We
believe this has been Her mission in Medjugorje, which She never ceases
to repeat. However, in order to understand this, one must read the
messages in their entirety. It does not suffice to read a few
paragraphs. To really grasp the message of Medjugorje, one must start
from the beginning, June 24th, 1981, and read, message by message, on a
daily basis, so that they will be absorbed and transformative. For this,
we recommend the following resource;</p>
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<td align="center" height="50" width="743"><p><a href="http://www.medjugorje.eu/messages/"><strong>Chronological Corpus of the Messages of Medjugorje</strong></a></p></td>
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<p><strong><span><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/common_misconceptions_defense.html#10"><strong></strong></a><strong><a id="152222322222222" name="_23"></a></strong><img height="8" src="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/line.png" width="90%" /></span></strong></p>
<p><strong>23. Why is Medjugorje so important? Why not just believe in approved apparitions such as Fatima and Lourdes?</strong><br />
Every time Our Lady has appeared throughout history, it has been to
help guide man back to God from the errors of that particular period in
history. This is a basic teaching of the Church on private revelations.
Even the Catechism of the Catholic Church reminds us of this purpose
of private revelation; <em>"It is not their role to improve or
complete Christ's definitive Revelation, but to help live more fully
by it in a certain period of history."</em> (CCC, 67) <br />
It is thus, that Medjugorje is more relevant to us today
than any other private revelation in the history of Christianity.
Medjugorje is THE message of our time. And so, we would do well to
listen to what Our Mother has to say to us who are living today.</p>
<p>Furthermore, there is a particular sense of urgency in the
messages, more so than in past apparitions (yet it is also balanced with
great hope as well, which separates Medjugorje from condemned
apparitions that typically only focus on the negative)</p>
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<td><p>"Dear children! You are not aware of the importance of the
messages which God is sending you through me. He is giving you great
graces and you do not realize it. Pray to the Holy Spirit for
enlightenment. If only you knew how many graces God is giving you, you
would pray without ceasing."</p>
<p>"These apparitions are the last for humanity." [...] "I
have come to call the world to conversion for the last time. Later, I
will not appear any more on this earth. [...] "These apparitions are the
last in the world."</p>
<p>"One day he [Satan] appeared before the throne of God and
asked permission to submit the Church to a period of trial. God gave
him permission to try the Church for one century. This century is under
the power of the Devil, but when the secrets confided to you come to
pass, his power will be destroyed. Even now he is beginning to lose his
power and has become aggressive. He is destroying marriages, creating
division among priests and is responsible for obsessions and murder You
must protect yourselves against these things through fasting and
prayer, especially community prayer. Carry blessed objects with you.
Put them in your house, and restore the use of holy water."</p>
<p>"A great battle is about to take place. A battle between my Son and Satan. Human souls are at stake. "</p>
<p>"I have prayed; the punishment has been softened. Repeated
prayers and fasting reduce punishments from God, but it is not possible
to avoid entirely the chastisement. Go on the streets of the city,
count those who glorify God and those who offend Him. God can no longer
endure that."</p>
<p>"My angel, pray for unbelievers. People will tear their
hair, brother will plead with brother, he will curse his past life,
lived without God. They will repent, but it will be too late. Now is
the time for conversion. I have been exhorting you for the past four
years. Pray for them."</p>
<p>"Hurry to be converted. Do not wait for the great sign. For
the unbelievers, it will then be too late to be converted. For you who
have the faith, this time constitutes a great opportunity for you to be
converted, and to deepen your faith. Fast on bread and water before
every feast, and prepare yourselves through prayer."</p>
<p>"Dear children! I continually need your prayers. You wonder
what all these prayers are for. Look around, dear children, and you
will see how much ground sin has gained in this world. Because of that,
pray that Jesus conquers."</p>
<p>"The hour has come when the demon is authorized to act with all his force and power The present hour, is the hour of Satan." </p>
<p>"How many people come to church, to the house of God, with
respect, a strong faith, and love of God? Very few! Here you have a
time of grace and conversion. It is necessary to use it well." </p>
<p>"Be converted! It will be too late when the sign comes.
Beforehand, several warnings will be given to the world. Have people
hurry to be converted. I need your prayers and your penance. (CP. 131).
My heart is burning with love for you. It suffices for you to
be converted. To ask questions is unimportant. Be converted. Hurry to
proclaim it. Tell everyone that it is my wish, and that I do not cease
repeating it. Be converted, be converted. It is not difficult for me to
suffer for you. I beg you, be converted. I will pray to my Son to spare
you the punishment. Be converted without delay. You do not know the
plans of God; you will not be able to know them. You will not know what
God will send, not what He will do. I ask you only to be converted.
That is what I wish. Be converted! Be ready for everything, but, be
converted. That is all I wish to say to you. Renounce everything. All
that is part of conversion. Goodbye, and may peace be with you.
" </p>
<p>"The sign will come, you must not worry about it. The only
thing that I would want to tell you is to be converted. Make that known
to all my children as quickly as possible. No pain, no suffering is
too great to me in order to save you. I will pray to my Son not to
punish the world; but I beseech you, be converted.You cannot imagine
what is going to happen nor what the Eternal Father will send to earth.
That is why you must be converted! Renounce everything. Do penance.
Express my acknowledgement to all my children who have prayed and
fasted. I carry all this to my Divine Son in order to obtain an
alleviation of His justice against the sins of mankind. (C. 145 - 146).
I thank the people who have prayed and fasted.
Persevere and help me to convert the world." </p>
<p>"Where are the prayers which you addressed to me? My clothes
were sparkling. Behold them soaked with tears. Oh, if you would know
how the world today is plunged into sin. It seems to you that the world
sins no longer, because here, you live in a peaceful world where there
is no confusion or perversity.If you know how lukewarm they are in
their faith, how many do not listen to Jesus. Oh, if you knew how much I
suffer, you would sin no more. Oh, how I need your prayers. Pray!" </p>
<p><em><strong>Jelena:</strong> "Why are you so beautiful?" <br />
I am beautiful because I love. If you want to be beautiful,
love. There is no one in the world who does not desire beauty. </em></p></td>
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24. The Church is supposed to come out with a decision soon. What if she condemns Medjugorje?</strong><br />
If the Church comes down with a negative ruling against Medjugorje,
it is absolutely imperative for the faithful to be obedient to the
Church in all respects--for if Medjugorje is indeed authentic, then the
humble obedience of its followers will surely hasten a true ruling on
the matter in short while. I cannot stress this point enough. The power
of obedience moves heaven in ways that nothing else can. When one obeys,
the truth cannot be hidden for long. And in actual fact, it is very
likely that, should an initial ruling be negative, it would be for no
other purpose, whether intentional or not, that Medjugorje be subjected
to a supernatural test of obedience from heaven. And what better way to
confirm the holiness of Medjugorje than through such a test, just as
Padre Pio, Saint Faustina, Mother Teresa, and many other saints were
likewise tested by their same Mother?</p>
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<p>As a final note, we include below a documentary created by a young
woman from Russia who visited Medjugorje. For those who have not yet
braved the pilgrimage, we believe this homemade video will help to
capture a small glimpse into the Medjugorje experience, which
communicates in subtly, in peace, and in silence. Although there exists
many documentaries about Medjugorje, what we like about this
documentary is that it is not flamboyant or excessively talkative.
Rather, it conveys the simple day-to-day sights and sounds of a typical
pilgrimage to Medjugorje, and the open hearts of those involved. </p><p>[The video is not available at this time] <br /></p>
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<a id="fn" name="fn"></a>FOOTNOTES:<br />
1a. Randall Sullivan, <em>The Miracle Detective</em>, Grove Press 2004, p.116 (impartial journalist for Rolling Stone)</p>
<p>1,2. Mary Craig, <em>Spark From Heaven: The Mystery of the Madonna of Medjugorje</em>,
Ave Maria Press 1988, p58,61. See also p41, 46, 54-56. (impartial BBC
journalist). See also; Mirjana Stanislava Vasilj-Zuccarini, <em>Our Lady's Call from Medjugorje,</em> p71<em> </em> (local villager and eye witness).</p>
<p>3. Craig, <em>op. cit.</em> p 58. </p>
<p>4. Dr. Mark Miravalle & Wayne Weible,<em> Are the Medjugorje Apparitions Authentic?</em>, New Hope Press 2008, p.19. [<a href="http://www.medjugorje.org/ismedjugorjereal.htm" target="_blank">link</a>]</p>
<p>5. Apostolic Signatura Tribunal, Case No. 17907/86CA ly. <br />
[see also; Laurentin, <em>Medjugorje-13 Years Later</em>, The Riehle Foundation, 1994, p43, 42.]</p>
<p>5b. Marija Pavlovic, written statement, Nov. 7, 1988. [<a href="http://text.medjugorje.ws/en/articles/marija-pavlovic-tomislav-vlasic-agnes-heupel/" target="_blank">link</a>]</p>
<p>6. Craig, <em>op. cit.</em> p 154,155.</p>
<p>7. Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, <em>Norms for Judging Alleged Apparitions and Revelations</em>, 1978. [<a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/norms_judging_alleged_apparitions.html" target="_blank">link</a>]</p>
<p>8. Antonio Gaspari (EWTN), <em>Medjugorje: Deception of Miracle?</em> ("Inside the Vatican", Nov. 1996) [<a href="http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/DECORMIR.htm" target="_blank">link</a>]</p>
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<em>Davide A. Bianchini</em>, <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/website_feedback.html" target="_blank">Contact</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="//platform-api.sharethis.com/js/sharethis.js#property=5c894ed9200ac0001700bf4e&product=sticky-share-buttons"></script></div>Janet Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928661029219136129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131200853099800248.post-50922078340627378972021-07-18T08:31:00.001-07:002021-07-18T13:44:58.840-07:00Medjugorje Apologia - Position of the Church<h3 style="text-align: left;">A Factual Analysis of Medjugorje according to the Catholic Church </h3><p>Dedicated to the Two Hearts</p><p>by <i>Davide A. Bianchini</i></p><p><i>Davide has done extensive and invaluable research on Medjugorje. Because it is so well done, it is worthy of being shared to ensure it is never lost and that as many people as possible can see and read it. </i></p><p><i>It is with this intention and not to take any credit for myself that I am sharing his work. </i> </p><p>I have simply copied and pasted his work, which you can see here: http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/position_of_the_church.html</p><p>Before we begin, Davide does not address Archbishop Henryk Hoser's statements regarding Medjugorje. Archbishop Hoser is Pope Francis' representative and spokesman regarding Medjugorje. He was first sent to study Medjugorje by Pope Francis and now, is the official Apostolic Visitor of Medjugorje (again, appointed by Pope Francis). Archbishop Hoser has lived there for several years now. His statements are very enlightening and I share some of them in several articles that express my research regarding Medjugorje, which you can find here: </p><p> <b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2018/08/installment-of-apostolic-visitor-in.html"><span style="color: #0000e9; font-family: "georgia"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Installment
of the Apostolic Visitor in Medjugorje: "Sign of a Great Respect and
Recognition ... The Act Through Which the Church Officially Recognized the Good
Fruits of Medjugorje"</span></a></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2018/08/popes-representative-officiating-at.html"><span style="color: #0000e9; font-family: "georgia"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Pope's
Representative Officiating at Medjugorje's Annual Youth Festival -
"Installment of Apostolic Visitor Sign of a Great Respect and Recognition
... The Act Through Which the Church Officially Recognized the Good Fruits of
Medjugorje"</span></a></span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: #0000e9; font-family: "georgia"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;"><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2018/08/do-papal-envoys-words-mean-vatican.html"><span style="color: #0000e9; font-family: "georgia"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Do the
Papal Envoy's Words Mean Vatican Approval for Medjugorje is Near?</span></a></span></b></span></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2019/03/what-are-we-to-believe-about-medjugorje.html"><span style="color: #0000e9; font-family: "georgia"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">What Are
We to Believe About Medjugorje? Here Are the Facts</span></a></span></b></div><p><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="color: #0000e9; font-family: "georgia"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;"> </span></span></b></p><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2019/10/vatican-confirms-medjugorje-approval-by.html"><span style="color: #0000e9; font-family: "georgia"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia;">Medjugorje
2.0: What are We to Believe About Medjugorje? Here are MORE Facts!</span></a></span></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FLDn_P3FZ5k/VEgqNzdb4gI/AAAAAAAABI8/0L5a4q31rjEDYPuB1zuI5OoY7vcmTMBcQCPcBGAYYCw/s700/486610_4862828242111_1856828747_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="700" height="480" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FLDn_P3FZ5k/VEgqNzdb4gI/AAAAAAAABI8/0L5a4q31rjEDYPuB1zuI5OoY7vcmTMBcQCPcBGAYYCw/w640-h480/486610_4862828242111_1856828747_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p align="left"><b><span style="color: red;"><i>2019 Special Update</i></span></b><b><br />
<span style="color: #666666;"><i>Pope Francis has approved pilgrimages to Medjogorje in 2019</i></span></b><br />
As a result, much of the information on this page is over-shadowed
by this monumental development. Nonetheless, we still include this page
to provide further support to the Church's neutral-positive stance on
Medjugorje---pre-pope Francis.</p>
<p><span><span class="style1"> W<span>HAT IS THE </span>P<span>OSITION OF THE</span> C<span>HURCH?</span></span></span> <br />
In order to know the Church's true position on Medjugorje, it is
necessary to begin at the highest authority in Rome, rather than with
the local bishop. Normally, it is the local bishop who is the first
authority for judging alleged apparitions within his diocese. However,
since the Holy See has intervened on a number of occasions, we must give
precedence and respect to the ecclesial hierarchy. Thus, we shall
proceed in the following manner, in order of authority;</p>
<ol start="1" type="1"><li>The Pope</li><li>Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith</li><li>1991 Zadar Declaration of the Episcopal Conference</li><li>Local Ordinary (Bishop Zanic, Bishop Peric)</li><li>Other notable figures (Mother Teresa, Fr. Gabrielle Amorth, Cardinal Hans Urs von Balthasar,
Padre Pio, etc.) </li></ol>
<p> </p>
<p><img height="8" src="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/line.png" width="90%" /><br />
<span><span class="style1">1. T<span>he </span>P<span>ope</span></span></span><br />
The pope is the highest authority in the Catholic Church, having
universal jurisdiction by virtue of his office as Vicar of Christ<i>. </i>He<i> <span style="color: #333333;">"has full, supreme, and universal power over the whole Church, a power which he can always exercise unhindered."</span> (Catechism, 882)</i>.
What is more, his authority is especially suited for matters of private
revelation, fitting squarely under the umbrella of "faith and morals".
As Pope Leo X stated;<i> <span style="color: #333333;">"When it is a question of prophetic revelations, the Pope is the sole judge!"</span></i>
There is no man on earth who is singularly protected by the Holy Spirit
as is the pope. And this fact has been demonstrated numerous times
through history to such a degree that we can say, without exaggeration,
that if it wasn't for the popes, the Catholic Church would have
collapsed long ago during the first century of its infancy.<br />
With that said, however, we might note that Pope John Paul II made no official statement about Medjugorje in the form; <i>"I hereby solemnly declare Medjugorje worthy of belief"</i>.
Yet we can also say that he has done everything but. He has expressed,
on numerous occasions, both verbally and in his own pen, his personal
support for the apparitions (see below). In fact, whenever a bishop
would inquire about Medjugorje to the pope, he would invariably give
his staple response;<i> "If I was not pope, I would already be there!"</i>. We list below just a few of the many statements the pope to various bishops, as well as letters in his own pen. </p>
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<td><p><b>1988:</b> "Pray for me in Medjugorje. [...]
Medjugorje is the spiritual heart of the world." (Pope John Paul II to
bishop Maurillo Kreiger)</p>
<p><b>Aug. 1989:</b> "Let them go [to Medjugorje].
They are going there to pray. When you get there, you pray for me."
(Pope John Paul II to Archbishop Patrick Flores, Message de Paix,
Montreal, 11/12/89).</p>
<p><b>1994: </b>"Our Lady of Medjugorje will save America!" (to Bishop Hnilica, National Conference, Notre Dame)</p>
<p><b>May 14th, 1989:</b> "Yes, it is good for
pilgrims to go to Medjugorje and do penance. It is good!" (Pope John
Paul II to Bishop Sylvester Treinen, USA)</p>
<p><b>Aug. 1, 1989:</b> "Today the world has lost the
supernatural. Many people sought it and found it in Medjugorje through
prayer, fasting, and through confession." (Pope John Paul II to Bishop
Paolo Hnilica)</p>
<p><b>April 29, 1990:</b> "Medjugorje is a great center of spirituality." (NCR, Pope John Paul II to Bishop Murilo Krieger)</p>
<p><b>Feb. 1991:</b> "There are bishops, like in
Yugoslavia for example, who are against this. But it is important to
look at the great number of people who are answering her invitations,
the amount of conversions... All this is underlined in the Gospel... All
these facts have to be seriously investigated." (to Archbishop Kwangju,
L`Homme Nouveau, 3. February 1991.)</p>
<p><b>Nov. 11, 1990: </b>(with regard to the
liberation of Poland from Communism) "No, this is not my merit. This is
the work of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as She had predicted in Fatima
and in Medjugorje." (Pope John Paul II to Msgr. Angelo Kim, President of
the Korean Bishops' Conference) </p>
<p><b>Aug. 1988: </b>"The pope spoke very favorably
about the happenings at Medjugorje...To say nothing os happening there
is to deny the living, prayerful witness of hundreds of thousands who
have gone there." (Bishop Michael D. Pfeifer, Pastoral Letter of August
5, 1988)</p>
<p><b>August 24, 2002:</b> "I grant from the heart a
particular blessing to Father Jozo Zovko, O.F.M., and I invoke a new
outpouring of graces and heavenly favors, and the continuous
protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary". (signed letter to Fr. Jozo, <a href="http://www.medjugorje.org/frjozoletter.htm" target="_blank">link</a>)</p>
<h3><b>2019:</b><i> </i>Pope Francis approves
pilgrimages to Medjugorje---making it an official place of pilgrimage
and allowing parish-organized pilgrmages to the site. This is a major
development in the Church's stance on Medjguorje, just one step short of
official approval. The laity can now freely visit and promote the
messages without fear of being marginazlied as fringe or fanatics. </h3>
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<td><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/jp2_letter1.jpg"><img border="0" height="130" src="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/jp2_letter1.jpg" width="150" /></a> <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/jp2_letter2.jpg"><img border="0" height="130" src="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/jp2_letter2.jpg" width="150" /></a> <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/jp2_letter4.jpg"><img border="0" height="130" src="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/jp2_letter4.jpg" width="150" /></a> <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/jp2_letter3.jpg"><img border="0" height="130" src="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/jp2_letter3.jpg" width="150" /></a> </td>
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<p><i>written statements by pope John Paul II: <a href="http://www.childrenofmedjugorje.com/content/medjugorje-mainmenu-86/vatican-perspective/private-letters-from-jpii" target="_blank">link</a> <br />
additional quotations: <a href="http://www.medjugorje.org/pope.htm" target="_blank">link1</a>, <a href="http://www.medjugorje.ws/en/articles/pope-john-paul-ii-medjugorje/" target="_blank">link2</a>, <a href="http://www.medjugorje.org/wordpress/archives/33" target="_blank">link3</a> <br />
reference material: "Medjugorje and the Church", Denis Nolan, Queenship Publishing Co., 1995, p. 23-30</i></p></td>
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<p>We again note, however, that these are private statements, not
formal declarations. Therefore, it is arguable whether they should have <i>absolute</i>
authority. In a spirit of fidelity and obedience, perhaps they should.
But from a purely legal standpoint, perhaps not. For those who remain
unconvinced, we will thus defer to the next highest authority in the
Church; the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.</p>
<p><img height="8" src="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/line.png" width="90%" /><br />
<span><span class="style1">2. T<span>he </span>C<span>ongregation for the </span>D<span>octrine of the </span>F<span>aith</span></span></span><br />
With the favorable support of pope John Paul II in the back of our
minds, let us now turn to the second highest authority, the
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (hereafter termed the "CDF").
Given its supreme authority, what it says must trump all other
statements of lesser authority (including those from the local bishop),
if there is a disagreement. Secondly, we also give precedence to more
recent statements, if they may appear to conflict with past statements,
as the CDF may refine its position over time. </p>
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<td width="708"><p><b>1991:</b> Cardinal Ratzinger (prefect of the CDF) quotes the Yugoslavian Bishops as stating the following; </p>
<blockquote>
<p>"We want to be concerned that this place, which has
become a place of prayer and faith, remain and come to be even more in
the most interior unity with the entire Church." <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/position_of_the_church.html#fn"><span class="style3"><b>1</b></span></a></sup></p>
</blockquote>
<p>In the same year, the Cardinal stated;</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"We are open. The Commission proceeds with its work. One must continue to wait and pray." <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/position_of_the_church.html#fn"><span class="style3"><b>1b</b></span></a></sup></p>
</blockquote></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<p>As we see above, we have a few cautiously optimistic statements
from the head of the CDF, Cardinal Ratzinger. These statements were made
during the investigation of the 1991 Yugoslavian Bishops Conference,
while awaiting a final decision (more on the 1991 Bishops Conference in
section 3).</p>
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<td width="708"><p><b>1998:</b> The secretary of the
CDF, Cardinal Bertone, states in a letter to Bishop Aubry on the status
of Medjugorje, making three important points (<a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/cdf_letter_from_bertone.html" target="_blank">complete text</a>); </p>
<blockquote>
<p><b>"</b><i></i>...it is not the practice of
the Holy See to assume...a position of its own regarding supposed
supernatural phenomena. This Dicastery, therefore...limits itself
simply to what has already been established by the Bishops of the
former Yugoslavia in the Zadar Declaration of 10 April 1991".</p>
<p><b>"</b>What Bishop Peric said in his letter to the Secretary General of FamilleChretienne, declaring: <i>"My
conviction and my position is not only 'non constat de
supernaturalitate', but likewise, 'constat de non supernaturalitate' of
the apparitions or revelations in Medjugorje"</i>, should be considered
the expression of the personal conviction of the Bishop of Mostar which
he has the right to express as Ordinary of the place, but which is and
remains his personal opinion."</p>
<p><b>"</b>Finally, as regards pilgrimages to
Medjugorje which are conducted privately, this Congregation points out
that they are permitted on condition that they are not regarded as an
authentication of events still taking place and which still call for an
examination by the Church"</p>
</blockquote></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<p>From this letter by Cardinal Bertone, we can conclude three things regarding the position of the Church;</p>
<p><b>1. </b> Most importantly, this letter defers
authority to the 1991 Zadar Declaration, made by the former Yugoslavian
Bishops Conference. Therefore, if we want to better understand the
Church's position, we must look to the findings of this Bishops
Conference (next section below). This is the key to understanding the
Church's position on Medjugorje.</p>
<p><b>2. </b>The CDF has taken an unprecedented position
by stating that the bishop's negative convictions of Medjugorje is
merely "his personal opinion". If we are to be honest with ourselves
about the implications of this statement, we must then dismiss anything
the bishop says on the matter as not holding any authority, since it is
based on his personal opinions (as opposed to an official
pronouncement). This includes his many writings against Medjugorje, the
numerous articles, his appearances on public television condemning the
apparitions, the commentary on his diocese website, and so forth. None
of this can be given any more authority than if a layperson were saying
the same.</p>
<p><b>3. </b> The letter concludes by permitting private
pilgrimages under the condition that the pilgrimages are not seen as
official recognition by the Church as an approved apparition site
(According to the <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/norms_judging_alleged_apparitions.html">CDF's 1978 norms for judging alleged apparitions</a>,
this is standard protocol for any alleged apparition that has
favorably passed the initial investigative phase, while further
verification continues. As the norms clearly state; <i>"<b>if this
examination appears favorable, to allow certain public
demonstrations of cult and devotion, while continuing to investigate
the facts with extreme prudence (which is equivalent to the formula:
“for the moment, nothing is opposed to it')"</b></i><b>. </b>It
cannot be stated any more plainly than this. By the mere fact that the
Church allows "public demonstrations of cult devotions" (i.e.,
pilgrimages), we can then say with certainty two things; 1) the
"examination" of Medjugorje "appears favorable", 2) "for the moment,
nothing is opposed to" Medjugorje. This is straight from the norms. </p>
<blockquote>
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<td width="708"><p><b>2008:</b> Cardinal Bertone, secretary of the CDF, re-iterates the previous statement of the CDF with the following; </p>
<blockquote>
<p>“Bishop Peric’s statement expresses a personal opinion
of his own. It is not a definitive official judgment on the part of
the Church. The Church defers to the Zadar statement issued on 10th
April 1991 by the bishops of the former Yugoslavia and the statement
leaves the door open to further investigations of the affair. So the
process of verification needs to move forward” <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/position_of_the_church.html#fn"><span class="style3"><b>2</b></span></a></sup></p>
</blockquote></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</blockquote>
<p>Again, we see Rome stating the unusual clarification regarding the
bishops personal convictions, and expressing the Church's openness and
desire to move forward with verification (which it did in 2010 by
convening a new Commission).</p>
<p> </p>
<p><i><img height="8" src="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/line.png" width="90%" /><br />
<a id="3" name="3"></a></i><span><span class="style1">3. <span>1991 </span>Z<span>adar </span>D<span>eclaration from the </span>Y<span>ugoslavian </span>E<span>piscopal </span>C<span>onference</span></span></span><br />
As we have seen above, the CDF has deferred authority to the 1991
Yugoslavian Bishops Conference (and tacitly distanced itself from the
local bishop's negative opinions). Therefore, everything we need to know
about the Church's position on Medjugorje can be found here, in light
of JPII's favor. Most importantly, since the Bishops Conference is of
higher authority than the local bishop, its findings take precedence
over that of the local bishop's. Therefore, if there is any conflict
between the two, we must ignore the local bishop in deference to the
Bishops Commission. So let us know examine key findings of the Bishops
Conference. </p>
<blockquote>
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<td width="708"><p align="center"><b>Overview and Findings of the 1991 Commission</b></p>
<p><b>1. </b>First, we must understand that the
Zadar Declaration is a formal church document, and as such is written in
a church language that was not yet parsed for the public. Thus, in
order to properly understand the words of this declaration, we will
begin by examining the public statements of the members of the
commission (especially by he president of the commission). These
statements will help provide the proper context to reading the Zadar
Declariation correctly. Furthemore, we must also remember that the
Church uses very specific terminology when judging apparitions. Tthe
bishops had to classify Medjugorje in one of three ways, either; <i>1) </i>it is confirmed supernatural, <i>2)</i> is it not yet confirmed supernatural, or <i>3)</i> It is confirmed <i>not</i>
supernatural. The bishops voted against the third classification by a
vote of 19 to 1, deliberating primarily between positive approval and
neutrality. Ultimately (and after overwhelming pressure from Bishop
Zanic), they chose the second classification, since they could not yet
confirm supernatural origin, but recognized Medjugorje as a place of
prayer and pilgrimage. </p>
<p>The following statement by the President of the commission,
Cardinal Kuharic, represents the most clear and concise summary of the
Zadar Declaration;</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"The Church is not in a hurry. We, the bishops, after
three years of examination by the Commission, have declared Medjugorje a
place of prayer and a Marian sanctuary. This means that we are not
opposed to people coming on pilgrimage to Medjugorje to venerate the
Mother of God there, in conformity with the teaching and faith of the
universal Church. As to the supernaturality of the apparitions, we have
declared: Up to this moment, we cannot affirm it. We leave it for later.
The Church is not in a hurry." <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/position_of_the_church.html#fn"><span class="style3"><b>3</b></span></a></sup></p>
</blockquote>
<p>Since the above statement was spoken to the public, the
words he chose were such that a simple layman can understand. This
effectively orients us to a proper reading of the formal written
declaration which we will examine below (which is more an internal
church document than a public statement). The Cardinal (who again we
note was the President of the commission, and thus had all authority to
speak for the commission) wanted to make it clear that we understood
this. Whenever he was asked about the position of the Commission, he has
always had positive words to say. For example; </p>
<blockquote>
<p>"We (the Bishops Conference) "have a positive opinion of the Medjugorje events." <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/position_of_the_church.html#fn"><span class="style3"><b>4</b></span></a></sup></p>
</blockquote>
<p><b>2. </b>Bishop Komarica, a member of the commission, came to Medjugorje to celebrate a mass of pilgrimage. He declared publicly: </p>
<blockquote>
<p>"I came not only in my own name but in the name of all
the Yugoslav bishops, including Msgr. Zanic. Other bishops will come..."
[...] "the commission recognizes these good fruits." <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/position_of_the_church.html#fn"><span class="style3"><b>5</b></span></a></sup><br />
</p>
</blockquote>
<p><b>3.</b> On May 31st, 1991, the Commission
issues a pastoral report on liturgical guidelines and how to best serve
the pilgrims in Medjugorje. <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/position_of_the_church.html#fn"><span class="style3"><b>6</b></span></a></sup></p>
<p><b>4. </b>On June 17th, 1991, the Commission
forms a "Pastoral and Liturgical Conference" to assist the Franciscans
in safeguarding Catholic and Marian devotion in Medjugorje. <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/position_of_the_church.html#fn"><span class="style3"><b>6</b></span></a></sup></p>
<p><b>5.</b> Archbishop Frane Franic, a member of the Commission, stated the following;</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"The Queen of Peace of Medjugorje has done more in six years of apparitions than we Bishops in forty years of pastoral work." <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/position_of_the_church.html#fn"><span class="style3"><b>7</b></span></a></sup></p>
<p>"The bishops do not wish to humiliate Monsignor, Zanic,
[...] And when it was brought to his attention.. that his opposition was
unfounded, he began to cry and shout, and the bishops finally stopped
arguing." <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/position_of_the_church.html#fn"><span class="style3"><b>8</b></span></a></sup></p>
</blockquote>
<p><b>6.</b> Now that we better know the mind of the
members of the commission, particularly the statement by its President,
Cardinal Kuharic, we, as laymen, can now properly read and understand
the actual Zadar Declaration itself; </p>
<blockquote>
<p>"On the basis of studies made so far, it cannot yet be
confirmed that these matters concern supernatural apparitions or
revelations. Yet the gathering of faithful from various parts of the
world to Medjugorje, inspired by reasons of faith or other motives,
require the pastoral attention and care, first of all, of the local
Bishop and then of the other Bishops with him, so that in Medjugorje and
all connected with it, a healthy devotion towards the Blessed Virgin
Mary according to the teachings of the Church may be promoted. The
Bishops will also provide special liturgical and pastoral directives
corresponding to this aim. At the same time, they will continue to study
all the events of Medjugorje through the Commissions."</p>
</blockquote>
<p>Here again we see the bishops classifying Medjugorje into the second category (<i>non constat de supernaturalitate</i>;
"it cannot yet be confirmed supernatural"), and urging the local bishop
to care for the pastoral needs of the pilgrims while further
investigation continues. Many critics misinterpret the declaration as a
negative judgement, when almost the opposite is true. By even the simple
fact that the Church allows private pilgrimages to Medjugorje,
according to the <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/norms_judging_alleged_apparitions.html">CDF's 1978 norms for judging alleged apparitions</a>, communicates that the investigation was more favorable than negative. This is plainly written in the norms; <i>"if
this examination appears favorable, to allow certain public
demonstrations of cult and devotion, while continuing to investigate
the facts with extreme prudence (which is equivalent to the formula:
“for the moment, nothing is opposed to it')"</i>.</p>
<p> </p></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</blockquote>
<p>Thus we now know the Church's current position on Medjugorje, that
is, at the very least, one of cautious optimism. First, we have the
unprecedented support of pope John Paul II, who clearly favored the
apparitions even though lower authorities had not yet judged them (this
is unprecented in church history). Then we have the hopeful statements
by the CDF, the censuring of the local bishop, and the defering of
judgement to the regional bishop's conference. Next we have the allowing
of pilgrimages, which the norms state is equivalent to saying <i>"for the moment nothing is opposed to it</i>".
And finally, we have the 1991 Bishops Conference, which as we noted
previously was favorable to the apparitions, despite its inability to
confirm supernatural origin. Therefore, we can say with certainty that
the faithful are free to believe in Medjugorje, promote Medjugorje, and
make pilgrimages to Medjugojre, while the process of verifcation
continues. The Church apears hopeful, while still is reserving judgement
until a final verdict is reached. This is the definitive and conclusive
position of the Church at this moment in time, if there could be said
to be one. </p>
<p><img height="8" src="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/line.png" width="90%" /><br />
<span><span class="style1">4. T<span>he </span>L<span>ocal </span>O<span>rdinary (bishop)</span></span></span><br />
Since the CDF has stated that the opinions of local bishop do not
carry any authority, we do not believe it is necessary to examine his
views on the matter, other than re-iterating his official position,
which he issued in a <i>Positio</i> on <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/index.html/#1984">Oct. 30th, 1984</a>, declaring; "<span style="color: #333333;"><i>moral certitude that the Medjugorje events are a case of collective hallucination"</i></span>.
(we might point out that the idea of "collective hallucination" is no
longer accepted by the scientific community as credible). Anyone who has
studied the history of the apparitions, and have read the statements of
the local bishop, will agree that bishop Zanic aggresively opposed the
apparitions, and did everything in his power to eliminate them, rather
than maintain objectivity for the sake of the investigative process
(please read our <a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/index.html">History of Events</a> for more details).</p>
<p> </p>
<p><img height="8" src="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/images/line.png" width="90%" /><br />
<span><span class="style1">5. O<span>ther </span>N<span>otable </span>F<span>igures</span></span></span><br />
It is also interesting to note, that those who are arguably most
qualified at discerning supernatural phenomenon, have also positively
discerned Medjugorje to be authentic. Among the many notable figures,
are; Mother Teresa, Fr. Gabrielle Amorth (the chief exorcist in Rome),
Cardinal Hans Urs von Balthasar,
and Padre Pio. </p>
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<td width="708"><p align="center"><b>Mother Teresa</b></p>
<p><b><i>written in a letter:</i> </b>"We are all praying one Hail Mary before Holy Mass to Our Lady of Medjugorje." <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/position_of_the_church.html#fn"><span class="style3"><b>9</b></span></a></sup></p>
<p><b><i>spoken to an eye witness, </i></b><i><b>Dr. Mark Miravalle </b>(theologian and professor at Franciscan University of Steubenville): </i><br />
"On August 14, 1994, I was in Calcutta, presenting talks on
the fifth Marian Dogma of Mary Co-redemptrix, Mediatrix, and Advocate
to six different sections of Missionaries of Charity groups at Mother
Teresa's direct request (including two of which Mother herself
attended). When I first entered her presence and walked over to the
place we would sit and begin talking, I saw a calendar with the image
of Our Lady of Medjugorje on its cover hanging on the wall next to us.
After a few minutes of enthusiastic conversation with Mother
regarding other Marian issues, I pointed up to the calendar and asked
her, "Mother, do you believe in Medjugorje?" She responded by putting
her finger up to her lips as if to gesture "shhh" or let us speak
quietly of this, and answered, "I asked Our Lady of Medjugorje to come
to my first home for the dying in Calcutta, and she did!" I did not
have the courage to further question the future saint, "How did she
come, Mother? – in the form of an apparition? a healing?" She simply
left the subject with a serene smile on her face." <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/position_of_the_church.html#fn"><span class="style3"><b>10</b></span></a></sup></p></td>
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<p> </p>
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<td width="708"><p align="center"><b>Father Gabriele Amorth (Chief Exorcist of Rome)</b></p>
<p><b>Interview: </b> "I always understood
Medjugorje as a continuation of Fatima. According to Our Lady’s words
in Fatima, if we had prayed and fasted, there would not have been
World War II. We have not listened to her and therefore there was a
war. Also here in Medjugorje, Our Lady often calls to prayer for
peace. In her apparitions, Our Lady always presents herself under
another name to show the goal of her apparitions. At Lourdes, she
presented herself as the Immaculate Conception, in Fatima as the Queen
of the Holy Rosary. Here in Medjugorje, Our Lady presented herself as
the Queen of Peace. We all remember the words “Mir, mir, mir” (peace,
peace, peace) that were written in the sky at the very beginning of the
apparitions. We see clearly that humanity is running the risk of war,
and Our Lady insists on prayer and on Christian life to attain
peace." <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/position_of_the_church.html#fn"><span class="style3"><b>11</b></span></a></sup></p></td>
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</tbody></table>
<p> </p>
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<td width="708"><p align="center"><b>Cardinal Hans Urs von Balthasar <br />
</b>(regarded by pope Benedict XVI as one of the greatest theologians of our time)</p>
<p><b>Reply to bishop Zanic's "unofficial" condemnation: </b>
"My Lord, what a sorry document you have sent throughout the world! I
have been deeply pained to see the episcopal office degraded in this
manner. Instead of biding your time, as you were recommended to do by
higher authority, you fulminate and hurl thunderbolts like Jupiter.
While you denigrate renowned people who are innocent , deserving of your
respect and protection, you bring out accusations that have been
refuted a hundred times over." <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/position_of_the_church.html#fn"><span class="style3"><b>12</b></span></a></sup></p></td>
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</tbody></table>
<p> </p>
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<td width="708"><p align="center"><b>Padre Pio<br />
</b><i>(to pilgrims from the Mostar diocese, before the apparitions began)</i></p>
<p>"The Blessed Virgin will soon be visiting your homeland." <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/position_of_the_church.html#fn"><span class="style3"><b>13</b></span></a></sup></p></td>
</tr>
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<p> </p>
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<td colspan="2"><p align="center"><b>Bishops who have visited Medjugorje</b> <sup><a href="http://www.medjugorje-apologia.com/position_of_the_church.html#fn"><span class="style3"><b>14</b></span></a></sup></p></td>
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<tr>
<td align="left" width="366">Cardinal Timothy Manning, Los Angeles, California (USA)<br />
Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala, Kampala (Uganda)<br />
Cardinal Jean Margeot, Port Louis (Mauritius)<br />
Cardinal Ruiz Bernardino Echeverria, Quito (Ecuador)<br />
Cardinal Giuseppe Uhac, Congreagation for Evangelization of Peoples (Vatican)<br />
Cardinal Franjo Kuharic, Archbishop of Zagreb (Croatia)<br />
Archbishop Girolamo Prigione, Apostolic Delegate (Mexico)<br />
Archbishop Frane Franic, (retired), Split (Croatia)<br />
Archbishop Gorny Kazimierz, Krakow (Polarta)<br />
Archbishop Patrick Flores, San Antonio, Texas (USA)<br />
Archbishop Philip Hannan, New Orleans, Louisijma (USA)<br />
Archbishop Giuseppe Casale, Foggia (Italy)<br />
Archbishop Donat Chiasson, Moncton (Canada)<br />
Archbishop Sablan Apuron, Guam, (Oceania)<br />
Archbishop George H. Pearce, Suva (Fiji Islands)<br />
Archbishop Pantin Anthony, Trinidad (W. Indies)<br />
Archbishop Joachim Johannes Degenhardt, Paderborn (Germany)<br />
Archbishop Edwardo G. Amaral, Maceio (Brazil)<br />
Archbishop Jose Hipolito De Morais, Lorena (Brazil)<br />
Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo, Pontifical Council (Rome)<br />
Archbishop Jean Chabbert, Perpignan (France)<br />
Archbishop Gabriel Gonsum Ganaka, Jos, Plateau State (Nigeria)<br />
Archbishop Francisco Spanedda, Oristano (Italy)<br />
Archbishop Franc Perko, Belgrade (Yugoslavia)<br />
Archbishop S. Fumio Hamao, Pres., Bishops Conf. of Japan<br />
Archbishop Fabio B. Tirado, Manizalesa (Columbia)<br />
Archbishop Andre Fernand Anguile, (Gabon)<br />
Archbishop Jan Sokol, Trnava, Bratislava (Slovakia)<br />
Bishop Damian Kyaruzi, Bukoba, (Tanzania)<br />
Bishop John E. M. Terra, Brasilia (Brazil)<br />
Bishop Jimenez Lazaro Perez, Halisco, (Mexico)<br />
Bishop Giulio Calabrese, Papal Nuncio (Argentina)<br />
Bishop Antonius Hofmann, Passau (Germany<br />
Bishop Christian Werner, Eca, Vienna (Austria)<br />
Bishop Enrico Masseroni, Mondpvi (Italy)<br />
Bishop Tonino Bello, Molfetta (Italy)<br />
Bishop Nicholas D'Antonio, New Orleans, LA (USA)<br />
Bishop Carl A. Fisher, Los Angeles, California (USA)<br />
Bishop Michael Pfeifer, San Angelo, Texas (USA)<br />
Bishop Francis A. Quinn, Sacramento, California (USA)<br />
Bishop Sylvester William Treinen, (retired) Boise, Idaho (USA)<br />
Bishop Stanley Ott, Baton Route, Louisiana (USA) <br />
Bishop George Patrick Ziemann, Santa Rosa, Californhk(USA)<br />
Bishop Henry Joseph Kennedy, Armidale, New S.W. (Australia)<br />
Bishop Thomas O'Connell, Los Angeles, Calif (USA)<br />
Bishop J. Carboni, Macerata (Italy)<br />
Bishop Jose Gabriel Diaz Cueva, Guayaquil (Ecuador)<br />
Bishop L. Graziano y Antionelli, San Miguel (El Salvador)<br />
Bishop Seamus Hegarty, Derry (Ireland)<br />
Bishop Paolo Hnilica S.J., Rome (Italy)<br />
Bishop Murilo Krieger, Ponta Grossa (Brazil)<br />
Bishop Myles McKeon, Bunbury (Australia)<br />
Bishop Thomas McMahon, Brentwood (England)<br />
Bishop Gratian Mundadan, Bijnor (India)<br />
Bishop John Baptist Odama, Nebbi (Uganda)<br />
Bishop M. Quedraogo, Quahigouya (Burkina Faso)<br />
Bishop Mukombe Timothee Pirigisha, Bukavu (Zaire)<br />
Bishop Matthias Chimole, Lilongwe (Malawi)<br />
Bishop Antonio R. Tobias, San Fernando (Philippines)<br />
Bishop Daniel Tomasella, Marilia (Brazil)<br />
Bishop Severiano Potani, Solwezi (Zambia)<br />
Bishop Hilario Chavez Joya, Casas Grande (Mexico)<br />
Bishop Santana Hermin Negron, San Juan (Puerto Rico)<br /></td>
<td align="left" width="330">Bishop Mazzardo Angelico Melotto, Solola (Guatemala)<br />
Bishop Mauriche Chequet, Ottawa (Canada)<br />
Bishop Juan Rodolfo Laise, San Luis (Argentina)<br />
Bishop Manuel Menendez, San Martin (Argentina)<br />
Bishop Lahaen Petrus Frans, Sakania (Zaire)<br />
Bishop Aloysio Jose Leal Penna, Bauru (Brazil)<br />
Bishop Paolo Afonso, (Brazil)<br />
Bishop George Henry Speltz, St. Cloud, Minnesota (USA)\<br />
Bishop Janos Penzes, Subotica (Yugoslavia)<br />
Bishop Vitalis Djebarus, Bali, (Indonesia)<br />
Bishop Patrick Quenon, Manila (Philigmnes)<br />
Bishop Ricardo Ramirez, Las Cruces, New Mexico (USA)<br />
Bishop Armando Ochoa, El Paso, Texas (USA)<br />
Bishop Raymond Mpezele, Livingston (Zambia)<br />
Bishop Jean-Louis Jobidon, (retired), Mzuzu (Malawi)<br />
Bishop Bonaventura da Gangi (Italy)<br />
Bishop Francis Paul McHugh, Ontario (Canada)<br />
Bishop Thomas Connolly, Baker, Oregon (USA)<br />
Bishop Homero Leite Meira, Irece (Brazil)<br />
Bishop Paetau Luis Maria Estrada, Izabal (Guatemala)<br />
Bishop Serafino Faustino Spreafico, Grajau (Brazil)<br />
Bishop Andre Richard, Bathurst (Canada)<br />
Bishop John Mone, Glasgow (Scotland)<br />
Bishop Donald William Montrose, Stockton, California (USA)<br />
Bishop Domingos Gasbriel Wisniewski, Apucarana (Brazil)<br />
Bishop Daniel Nunez, Chiriqui (Panama)<br />
Bishop John Jobst, Broome (W. Australia)<br />
Bishop Joseph Devine, Motherwell (Scotland)<br />
Bishop Nicola De Angelis,Toronto, Ontario (Canada)<br />
Bishop Pearse Lacey, Toronto, Ontario (Canada)<br />
Bishop Gilbert Aubry, St. Denis, Le Reunion (France)<br />
Bishop Roman Danylak, Toronto, Ontario (Canada)<br />
Bishop Basil Filevich, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Canada)<br />
Bishop Sebastian, Olinda (Brazil)<br />
Bishop P. Arokiaswamy, India<br />
Bishop Agostinho Kist, Diamantino (Brazil)<br />
Bishop Lorenzo Castellani, Rome (Italy)<br />
Bishop Barraza Isidoro Quinones, Mazatlan (Mexico)<br />
Bishop Guiseppi Varelanga, Salerno (Italy)<br />
Bishop M. Wiwchar, Byzantine Eparchy of Chisago (USA)<br />
Bishop Francesco Mirabella, Palermo (Italy)<br />
Bishop Ruben Hector Di Monte, Avellaneda, (Argentina)<br />
Bishop Georges Lagrange, Gap (France)<br />
Bishop Pierre R. DuMaine, San Jose, CaUfornhh(USA)<br />
Bishop Augustine Harris, emeritus of Middlesborough, (England)<br />
Bishop Zbigniew J. Kraszewski, Warsaw-Praga (Poland)<br />
Bishop Carvalheria Marcelo Pinto, Guarabire (Brazil)<br />
Bishop Mario Zanchin, Fidenza (Italy)<br />
Bishop Ramirez Carlos Talavera, Coatzacoalcos -Veracruz (Mexico<br />
Bishop Moged Elhachem, Be El' Ahhahmar (non)<br />
Bishop Frederick Dranuba, Arua (Uganda)<br />
Bishop Deogratias Byabazaire, Hoima (Uganda)<br />
Bishop Joseph Oyanga, Lira (Uganda)<br />
Bishop Adalbert Ndzana, Mbalmayo (Cameroon)<br />
Bishop Wim Ellis, Curacao, Neth. Antilles (Caribbean)<br />
Bishop Stanislaus Szyrokoradiuk, Kiev (Ukraine)<br />
Bishop Johannes Dyba, Fulda (Germany)<br />
Bishop Dominic Su, Sibu (Borneo)<br />
Bishop Bernard Joseph Flanagan, Worcester (USA)<br />
Bishop Timothy Joseph Harrington, Worce^r (USA)<br />
Bishop Franjo Komarica, Banja Luka (Bosnia Hercegevina)<br />
Bishop Kazimierz Nycz, Krakow (Poland)</td>
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</tbody></table>
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<a id="fn" name="fn"></a>FOOTNOTES:<br />
1. <i>Gebetsaktion</i>, #22, 1992, p.4.<br />
[see also; Sr. Emmanuel and Denis Nolan, <i>Medjugorje: What Does the Church Say?</i>, Queenship Publishing Co., 1995, p.4]</p>
<p>1b. <i>Emmanuel</i> <i>Nolan</i>, op. cit., p.4. </p>
<p>2. Cardinal Bertone, <i>The Last Secret of Fatima</i>, p.94</p>
<p>3. Declaration printed in Vecernji List, August 1993, Latest News 13, page 41. [see also; Glas Koncila, August, 1993]</p>
<p>4. Interview on Croatian public television, Dec. 23, 1990] [<a href="http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Cz8VzswlLRYJ:www.china-buy.com/medjugorje-zanic-peric-yugoslav-bishops-conference.cfm+Frane+Franic+medjugorje&cd=4&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&lr=lang_es|lang_en" target="_blank">link</a>] [<a href="http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:_KLv2Ic0if0J:www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/DECORMIR.htm+Kuharic+franic+medjugorje&cd=5&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&lr=lang_es|lang_en" target="_blank">link</a>] </p>
<p>5. <i>Emmanuel</i> <i>Nolan</i>, op. cit., p.3. </p>
<p>6. <i>Emmanuel Nolan</i>, <i>op. cit.</i> p. 3, 6, 7.</p>
<p>7. Press Bulletin, Information Center MIR, Svetiste Kraljice mira, July 30, 1997 [<a href="http://www.medjugorje.org/mpb/mpb70.htm" target="_blank">link</a>]</p>
<p>8. Interview with the Italian daily (Corriere della Sera), January 15, 1991] [<a href="http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/DECORMIR.htm" target="_blank">link</a>]</p>
<p>9. In response to a letter of inquiry from Denis Nolan, April 8th, 1992.</p>
<p>10. Dr. Mark Miravalle & Wayne Weible,<i> Are the Medjugorje Apparitions Authentic?</i>, New Hope Press 2008, p.19. [<a href="http://www.medjugorje.org/ismedjugorjereal.htm" target="_blank">link</a>]</p>
<p>11. Don Gabriele Amorth (founder of the Association of Exorcists), July 2002 interview with Fr. Dario Dodig. [<a href="http://www.medjugorje.org/framorth1.htm" target="_blank">link</a>]</p>
<p>12. Kevin Delvin, <i>The Medjugorje Story</i>, RAD Background Report/72. </p>
<p>13. Mary Craig, <i>Spark From Heaven: The Mystery of the Madonna of Medjugorje</i>, Ave Maria Press 1988, p78.<i> (impartial BBC journalist)</i></p>
<p>14. <i>Emmanuel</i> <i>Nolan</i>, op. cit., p.14-16. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are in the midst of the nine holy days between the Ascension of Jesus into Heaven and the Holy Spirit pouring forth at Pentecost - when we gather together with Mary and the disciples in prayer
and praise awaiting the "Promise of the Father"!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Church asks us to pray this First Novena of the Church
again each year</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">- begging the Holy Spirit to fall
afresh upon us – </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">to pour out upon us His Fire of
Love and </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">His seven fold gifts to renew the
face of the earth!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We can follow pre-prescribed prayers written out for us or I
invite you this year to join me in praying these nine days from our hearts </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">- lifting up our minds and hearts
in supplication – </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in; text-indent: 0.5in;">offering up
everything we have and are as a prayer </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1in;">begging the Spirit to come down in
Power and Might to renew us in these times of such sin and darkness!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We need supernatural intervention! We need a fresh
outpouring of grace! </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is the prayer that came to me in adoration yesterday. I
felt called to share this with you.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Feel free to pray this with me or pray your own of the heart
for the following nine days:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Come, O Holy Spirit, Come!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We offer You, O Lord, every word, work, joy and suffering, </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">every struggle or temptation, every
pain, every laughter </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">as a prayer going up to You, O
God! </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Begging You to send forth the Holy Spirit upon us again as a
Second Pentecost so that </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-transform: uppercase;">the foundations of
our world shake FREE FROM</span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">fear, sin and evil </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A <span style="text-transform: uppercase;">mighty wind</span> <span style="text-transform: uppercase;">roars and cleanses us</span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">of sickness, divisions and lies and
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="text-transform: uppercase;">tongues of fire
alight upon us</span> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">so that our hearts and minds, wills
and actions are only filled with You, O Lord - with Your Truth and Your Life!
</p>
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{page:WordSection1;}</style><p class="MsoNormal">Come, Holy Spirit! </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Come and renew the Face of the Earth!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">May every soul on earth pray to and sing praise to You </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">so a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit
– </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">of You, O Holy Spirit!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fall upon us!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Enflame us!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Encourage us!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fill us with the TRUTH, LIGHT, LIFE and LOVE</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">in the midst of this present
darkness.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Come as Our Advocate! Our Defense Attorney! </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;">Our Champion who pleads our cause
and defends us against the “accuser” – the enemy who accuses us night and day –
saying we’re not good enough, we’re not loveable, we can’t be forgiven, it’s
hopeless, we need to live in fear, etc.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Come, O Holy Spirit, Come!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Renew our minds, our hearts, our souls and our bodies!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Renew our families and young people!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Renew our parishes, communities, friends!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Renew our cities, states, countries, world! </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Renew Your Holy Church, O Lord!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Renew us, O Lord!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Father, Son and Holy Spirit!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Renew the Face of the Earth!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">May the fire of Your Love fall upon us and pour into us and
through us and stay with us and in us!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Enflame us with Your Power and Love to do Your Most Holy
Will</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To fulfill the plan You created us for </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Each of us uniquely</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Each of us an irreplaceable
reflection of Your Love and Glory </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">Each of us a sign of Your Presence
that no one else could be</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">… can be</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">May my every breath and heart beat be in praise of You, O
God!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">May every soul come to know You and love You and serve You!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">May every soul repent and believe and be baptized for the Kingdom
of Heaven is at hand!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Kingdom of Heaven is You, O Lord, ALIVE AND LIVING in
our midst!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You are the WAY – and so every step we taken </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;">in and through You (even hesitant,
failing steps) are Heaven!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What a glorious, wondrous Reality!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Come, O Holy Spirit, Come!</p><p class="MsoNormal">Amen! Alleluia!</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">© Janet Moore 2021. All Rights Reserved. <br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> <br /></p>
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{page:WordSection1;}</style></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="//platform-api.sharethis.com/js/sharethis.js#property=5c894ed9200ac0001700bf4e&product=sticky-share-buttons"></script></div>Janet Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928661029219136129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131200853099800248.post-6480977445713210782020-05-12T22:47:00.003-07:002020-05-13T15:15:07.398-07:00How Mary Came to Our Rescue - Heaven's Words to Us in Fatima<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Mary came to rescue us from heaven</h2>
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I remember when I first heard of these apparitions - I couldn't imagine anything being more important than Mary coming down from heaven to share with us what we needed to do in order to be saved - and to save souls who were falling into hell like snowflakes.<br />
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On this anniversary, may we take time to reflect on these words spoken from heaven and strive to live their message today.</div>
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<u>First Apparition:</u></div>
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<i>To prepare them for Mary's coming, the three shepherd children of Fatima
— Lucia dos Santos and her two cousins, Francisco and Jacinta Marto —
were visited three times by the Angel of Peace beginning in the Spring
in 1916 when the children were 9, 8 and 6 respectively.</i></div>
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The angel said: <b>"Fear not! I am the Angel of Peace. Pray with me!" The angel knelt on the ground and bowed very low and prayed:</b></div>
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<b>"My God, I believe, I adore, I hope, and I love You. I beg pardon of You for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope, and do not love You." </b><br />
After repeating this three times he stood and said, <b>"Pray like this. The Hearts of Jesus and Mary are attentive to the voice of your supplications." </b><br />
Then he disappeared . . .<br />
Lucia wrote afterward: <i>The awareness of God’s presence was so intense and profound that we did not attempt to speak with each other. We remained in the position in which the Angel had left us, repeating the prayer the angel had given us. We did not mention anything about this apparition to others, but at the same time, we did not forbid one another to speak about it.</i><br />
<u>Second Apparition:</u><br />
The angel appeared and asked: <br />
<b>"What are you doing? <br />Pray! Pray a great deal. The Hearts of Jesus and Mary have merciful designs on you. Offer prayers and sacrifices continually to the Most High.</b><br />
"How must we sacrifice ourselves?" <br />
The angel said: <br />
<b>"Make everything you do a sacrifice, and offer it as an act of reparation for the sins by which God is offended, and as a petition for the conversion of sinners. By this you will bring peace to your country. I'm its Guardian Angel, the Angel of Portugal. Above all accept and bear with submission all the suffering the Lord will send you.“</b><br />
From that moment, they began to offer to the Lord everything that offended Him, without trying to find any other ways of mortification or penance other than passing hour after hour, bowed to the ground, repeating the prayer that the angel had taught them. <br />
Lucia wrote: <br />
<i>These words made a profound impression on us. They were like lights that allowed us to comprehend who God is, how much He loves us and desires to be loved, the value of sacrifice and how much it pleases Him, and how He grants the grace of conversion of sinners through sacrifice. For that reason, from that moment on, we started to offer the Lord all the sufferings possible and repeat the prayer the Angel taught us.</i><br />
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<u>Third Apparition:</u><br />
It occurred in autumn. The angel had in his hand a chalice over which hung a Host, from which fell in the chalice some drops of Blood. He knelt and repeated three times with the children: <br />
<b>"Most Holy Trinity-Father, Son, and Holy Spirit- I adore thee profoundly. I offer thee the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles in the world, in reparation for all the outrages, sacrileges and indifferences whereby he is offended. And through the infinite merits of His Most Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg of Thee the conversion of poor sinners." </b><br />
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Then he rose, took the Host, and gave it to Lucia, while the contents of the chalice he gave to Jacinta and Francisco, and said: <br />
<b>"Take the Body and the Blood of Jesus Christ horribly outraged by ungrateful men. Make reparation for their crimes and console your God.”</b><br />
Again the Angel prostrated on the ground and repeated with us three times the same prayer: <br />
<b>”O Most Holy Trinity ...</b><br />
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Then he disappeared.</div>
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Lucia wrote: </div>
<i>During the following days our actions were driven by this supernatural power. We felt great inner peace and joy, which kept our souls completely immersed in God. There was also a great exhaustion that overwhelmed us.<br />I do not know why the apparitions of Our Lady produced such different effects. The same intimate joy, the same peace and happiness, but in place of this physical exhaustion, there was rather an expansive agility; in place of annihilation in the divine presence, an exultant joy; in place of a difficulty in speaking, a certain communicative enthusiasm.</i><br />
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Words of Our Lady at Fatima (1917)</h2>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">
Our Lady’s 1st Visit – May 13th</h3>
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<i>Our Lady appears to the three children at the Cova da Iria and asks that they return for five more months in succession, on the 13th day, at the same hour.</i></div>
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<i></i><br /></div>
<span style="color: #3367d6;"><b><span class="style1">"Don’t be afraid,"</span><span style="color: black;"> </span></b><span style="color: black;">the Lady said to the children; </span><b><span style="color: black;">
</span><span class="style1">"I won’t hurt you." </span></b></span>
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"Where are you from? Asked Lucia."<br />
<b><span style="color: #3367d6;"><span class="style1">"I come from Heaven,"</span></span></b> the Lady said.<br />
"And what do you want of me?" Lucia asked.<br />
<b><span style="color: #3367d6;"><span class="style1">"I want you to return here on the thirteenth of each month for the next six months, and at the very same hour</span><span class="style1">. Later I shall tell you who I am, and what it is that I most desire. And I shall return here yet a seventh time."
</span></span></b><br />
"And shall I go to Heaven?"<br />
<span style="color: #3367d6;"><b><span class="style1">"Yes, you will,"</span></b></span> the Lady said.<br />
"And Jacinta?"<br />
<div class="style1">
<b><span style="color: #3367d6;">"She will go too."</span></b></div>
"And Francisco?"<br />
<div class="style1">
<b><span style="color: #3367d6;">"Francisco, too, but he will first have many Rosaries to pray."</span></b></div>
"Is Maria Neves in Heaven?"<br />
<b><span style="color: #3367d6;">"<span class="style1">Yes, she is."</span></span></b><br />
"And Amelia?"<br />
<span style="color: #3367d6;"><b><span class="style1">"She will be in Purgatory until the end of the world."</span> </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>"Will
you offer yourselves to God, and bear all the sufferings He sends you?
In reparation for all the sins that offend Him? And for the conversion
of sinners?"
</b></span><br />
"Yes, we are willing." Lucia said for them all.<br />
<span style="color: #3367d6;"><b><span class="style1">"Then you will have a great deal to suffer, </span><span class="style1">but the grace of God will be your comfort."</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3367d6;"><b><span class="style1">"Pray the Rosary every day, </span><span class="style1">to bring peace to the world and an end to the war."</span></b></span><br />
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Our Lady’s 2nd Visit – June 13th</h3>
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<i>Our Lady tells the children that God wants to establish in the world devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. About 50 people come to the Cova da Iria to witness the apparition.</i></div>
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"Please tell me, Madam," Lucia begged, "what it is that you want of me?"
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<span style="color: #3367d6;"><b><span class="style1">"I want you to come here on the thirteenth of next month</span><span class="style1">. I want you to continue praying the Rosary every
day. I want you to learn to read and write, and later I will tell you
what else I want of you."
</span></b></span>
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Lucia interceded then for an afflicted person whose cause had been recommended to her.<br />
<div class="style1">
<b><span style="color: #3367d6;">"If he is converted, he will be cured during the year."</span></b></div>
"Will you take us to Heaven?"<br />
<div class="style1">
<b><span style="color: #3367d6;">"Yes, I shall take Jacinta and Francisco soon, but you
will remain some time longer. Jesus wishes to make use of you to make
me known and loved. He wants to establish in the world devotion to my
Immaculate Heart."
</span></b></div>
"Am I to stay here alone? " Lucia sadly asked.<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>"No my daughter. Are you suffering a great deal? Don’t
lose heart. I will never forsake you. My Immaculate Heart will be your
refuge and the way that will lead you to God."
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Our Lady’s 3rd Visit – July 13th</h3>
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<i>Mary tells the children the Secret (in three parts) and promises to prove Her appearances with a miracle on October13, 1917. About 5,000 people come to the Cova on July 13.</i></div>
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<span style="color: #3367d6;"><b><span class="style1">"I want you to come back here on the thirteenth of next month,"</span> the Lady said.
<span class="style1">"Continue to pray the Rosary every day in honor of
Our Lady of the Rosary, to obtain the peace of the world and the end of
the war, because only she can help you."
</span></b></span>
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"Yes," said Lucia, "yes."<br />
<b><span style="color: #3367d6;"><span class="style1">"Continue to come here every month,"</span> the Lady said,
<span class="style1">"and in October I will tell you who I am and what I want. I will perform a miracle for all to see and believe."
</span></span></b>
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Thus assured, Lucia began to place before the Lady the petitions for
help, that so many had entrusted to her. The Lady said gently that she
would cure some, but others she would not cure.
<br />
"And the crippled son of Maria da Capelinha?" asked Lucia.<br />
<span style="color: #3367d6;"><b><span class="style1">"No,"</span> the Lady said, <span class="style1">"neither
of his infirmity nor of his poverty will he be cured, and he must be
certain to pray the Rosary with his family every day."
</span></b></span>
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Another case recommended by Lucia to the Lady's assistance was a sick woman from Atougia who asked to be taken to Heaven.
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<span style="color: #3367d6;"><span class="style1"><span style="color: black;">Mary said:</span></span><b><span class="style1">"Tell her not to be in a hurry.</span> <span class="style1">Tell her I know very well when I shall come to fetch her."
</span></b></span>
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<span style="color: #3367d6;"><b>
</b></span>
<span style="color: #3367d6;"><span class="style1"><span style="color: black;">Mary instructed: </span></span><b><span class="style1">"Sacrifice yourself for sinners, </span><span class="style1">and
pray many times, especially whenever you make some sacrifice: O Jesus,
it for love of Thee, for the conversion of sinners, and in reparation
for sins committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary."
</span></b></span>
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<b>As she spoke these words (Lucia tells us in her memoirs), "the Lady
opened her hands, as she had in the preceding months, but instead of the
glory and beauty of God that her opened hands had shown us before, we
now were able to behold a sea of fire. Plunged in this flame were demons
and souls in human form, like transparent burning embers, all blackened
or burnished bronze, floating about in the conflagration, now raised
into the air the by flames that issued from within themselves together
with great clouds of smoke, now falling back on every side like sparks
in huge fires, without weight or equilibrium, amid shrieks and groans of
pain and despair, which horrified us and made us tremble with fear. The
demons could be distinguished by their terrifying and repellent
likeness to frightful and unknown animals, black and transparent like
burning coals.
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<span style="color: #3367d6;"><span class="style1"><span style="color: black;">Mary tells them: </span></span><b><span class="style1">"You have seen Hell, </span><span class="style1">where the souls of poor sinners go. To save them,
God wishes to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart. If
what I say to you is done, many souls will be saved and there will be
peace. This war is going to end, but if people do not cease offending
God, a worse one will break out during the pontificate of Pius XI. When
you see the night illumined by an unknown light, know that this is the
great sign given you by God that He is about to punish the world for its
crimes, by means of war, famine, and persecutions of the Church and of
the Holy Father."
</span></b></span>
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<span style="color: #3367d6;"><b>
</b></span>
<div class="style1">
<span style="color: #3367d6;"><b>"To prevent this, I shall come to ask for the
consecration of Russia to my Immaculate Heart, and the Communion of
Reparation on the First Saturdays."
</b></span></div>
<span style="color: #3367d6;"><b>
</b></span>
<span style="color: #3367d6;"><b><span class="style1">"If my requests are heeded, </span><span class="style1">Russia will be converted and there will be peace;
if not, then Russia will spread her errors throughout the world, causing
wars and persecution of the Church. The good will be martyred, the Holy
Father will have much to suffer, various nations will be annihilated.
In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph. The Holy Father will
consecrate Russia to me, and she will be converted, a period of peace
will be granted to the world. In Portugal, the dogma of faith will
always be preserved,…</span> [It was here that Our Lady told the children what has become known as the "Third Secret.]
<span class="style1">“Do not tell this to anybody. Francisco, yes, you may tell him."
</span></b></span>
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<span style="color: #3367d6;"><b>
</b></span>
<div class="style1">
<span style="color: #3367d6;"><b>"When you pray the Rosary, say after each mystery: O
my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fire of Hell. Lead all
souls to Heaven, especially those who are most in need."
</b></span></div>
"Is there anything more that you want of me?" Lucia had asked the Lady.<br />
<div class="style1">
<b><span style="color: #3367d6;">"No, my child; there is nothing more for today."</span></b></div>
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Our Lady’s 4th Visit – August 19th</h3>
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<i>August 13: The children are kidnapped by the Mayor of Ourém and miss their appointed meeting with Our Lady. About 15,000 people come to the Cova and many witness supernatural phenomena indicating that Our Lady came nonetheless.<br />August 19: Our Lady visits the children in nearby Valinhos and again prophesies the working of a miracle in October while telling the children to pray and make sacrifices for sinners.</i><br />
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"What do you want of me?"
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<span style="color: #3367d6;"><b>"Come again to the Cova da Iria on the thirteenth and to continue to pray the Rosary every day."</b></span></div>
Again Lucia requested the Lady to bring to these hills a miracle so that all would know she came from Heaven. <br />
<span style="color: #3367d6;"><b><span class="style1">"I will. </span><span class="style1">In the last month, I will perform a miracle so that all may believe."</span></b></span><br />
"What are we to do with the offerings of money that people leave at the Cova da Iria?" asked Lucia.<br />
<span style="color: #3367d6;"><b><span class="style1">"I want you to have two litters made,</span><span class="style1"> for the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. I want
you and Jacinta to carry one of them with two other girls. You will
dress in white. And then I want Francisco, with three boys helping him,
to carry the other one. What is left over can be used to help towards
the construction of a chapel that is to be built here."
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Lucia accepted these instructions humbly and thankfully, then
fervently asked for the cure of the sick who had begged her
intercession.<br />
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<span style="color: #3367d6;"><b><span class="style1">"Some I will cure during the year."</span> <span class="style1"><br /></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>"Pray,
pray very much. Make sacrifices for sinners. Many souls go to Hell,
because there are none to sacrifice themselves and to pray for them."</b></span><br />
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Our Lady’s 5th Visit – September 13</h3>
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<span style="color: #3367d6;"><i><span class="style1"><span style="color: black;">About 30,000 people come to the Cova and again, many witness supernatural phenomena indicating Our Lady’s presence.</span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3367d6;"><b><span class="style1">"Continue to pray the Rosary, my children. Pray it
every day that the war may end. In October Our Lord will come, as well
as Our Lady of Dolors and Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Saint Joseph will
appear with the Child Jesus to bless the world."
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<span style="color: #3367d6;"><b><span class="style1">"God is pleased with your sacrifices,"</span> she said,
<span class="style1">"but He does not want you to wear the cords to bed. Keep them on only in the day."
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"I have the petitions of many for your help," Lucia said. "Will you assist a little girl who is deaf and dumb?"<br />
<span style="color: #3367d6;"><b><span class="style1">"She will improve within the year,"</span> the Lady said.</b></span><br />
“And the conversions that some have asked to have brought about? The cures of the sick ones?”<br />
<b><span style="color: #3367d6;"><span class="style1">"Some I will cure," </span>the Lady said,
<span class="style1">"and some I will not."</span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: #3367d6;"><span class="style1">"In October</span>," the Lady said, repeating her earlier promise,
<span class="style1">"I will perform a miracle so that all may believe."</span></span></b><br />
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Our Lady’s 6th Visit – October 13th</h3>
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<span style="color: #3367d6;"><i><span class="style1"><span style="color: black;">Over 70,000 people, including atheists and skeptics who came only jeer at the Church, see the great miracle (of the sun) that occurred that Mary promised. Our
Lady foretold the children in September that Our Lord will come, as well as
Our Lady of Sorrows and Our Lady of Carmel. Also, Saint Joseph would appear with the Child Jesus in order to bless the world. All this did occur as promised.</span></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #3367d6;"><i><span class="style1"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div>
<span style="color: #3367d6;"><b><span class="style1">"I want to tell you that a chapel is to be built
here in my honor. I am the Lady of the Rosary. Continue always to pray
the Rosary every day. The war is going to end, and the soldiers will
soon return to their homes."
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"I have many petitions from many people. Will you grant them?" Asked Lucia.<br />
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<span style="color: #3367d6;"><b>"Some yes, but not others."</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>"People must amend their lives and ask pardon for
their sins. They must not offend Our Lord anymore, for He is already too
much offended!"
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"And is that all you have to ask?" Lucia inquires.
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<span style="color: #3367d6;"><b><span class="style1">"There is nothing more.</span>"</b></span><br />
<i>The Miracle of the Sun took place after this conversation with Our Lady, but she said nothing more to the three children. </i><br />
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Lucia wrote: </div>
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<i>After our Lady had disappeared into the immense distance of the firmament, we beheld St. Joseph with the Child Jesus and Our Lady robed in white with a blue mantle, beside the sun</i></div>
<i>St. Joseph and the Child Jesus seemed to bless the world, for they traced the Sign of the Cross with their hands. When, a little later, this apparition disappeared, I saw Our Lord and Our lady; it seemed to me to that it was Our Lady of Sorrows (Dolors). Our Lord appeared to bless the world in the same manner as St. Joseph had done. This apparition also vanished, and I saw Our Lady once more, this time resembling Our Lady of Carmel. </i><br />
<b>AFTER THE INITIAL APPARITIONS:</b><i><br /></i><br />
Francisco would die on April 4, 1919 and Jacinta on February 20, 1920. <br />
Our Lady appeared to Jacinta several more times before her death. <br />
From these visits, Jacinta was able to share many remarkable statements that Mary revealed to her: <br />
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<b><span style="color: #3367d6;">"The sins of the world are very great ... If men only knew what eternity is, they would </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #3367d6;">"Fly from riches and luxury; love poverty and silence; have charity, even for bad </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #3367d6;">people. " </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #3367d6;">"More souls go to Hell because of sins of the flesh than for any other reason. " </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #3367d6;">"Certain fashions will be introduced that will offend Our Lord very much. " </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #3367d6;">"Woe to women lacking in modesty. "</span></b></div>
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<b>"The Mother of God wants more virgin souls bound by the vow of chastity. " </b></div>
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<b>"Confession is a sacrament of mercy and we must confess with joy and trust. " </b></div>
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<b>"Many marriages are not of God and do not please Our Lord " </b></div>
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<b>"Our Lady can no longer uphold the arm of Her Divine Son which will strike the </b></div>
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<b>do not, punishment will come. " </b></div>
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<b>"People must renounce sin and not persist in it, as has been done until now. It is essential to repent greatly. " <br />"Priests must be pure, very pure. They should not busy themselves with anything except what concerns the Church and souls. The disobedience of priests to their superiors and to the Holy Father is very displeasing to Our Lord." </b></div>
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<b>"Tell everybody that God gives graces through the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Tell </b></div>
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<b>them to ask graces from Her and that the Heart of Jesus wishes to be venerated </b></div>
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<b>together with the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Ask them to plead for peace from the </b></div>
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<b>Immaculate Heart of Mary, for the Lord has confided the peace of the world to Her. " </b></div>
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The vision of hell was shown at the beginning of this century to impress upon men and to </div>
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<b>"Oh, Hell! Oh, Hell!" </b></div>
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<b>"Mother of God have pity on those who do not amend their lives." </b></div>
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<b>"If men only know what awaits them in eternity, they would do everything in their power to </b></div>
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Often she would say to her brother, <b>"Francisco, are you praying with me? We must pray </b></div>
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At times she would ask of Lucia, <b>"Why doesn't Our Lady show Hell to sinners? If only </b></div>
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<b>they saw it, they would never commit sins again."</b></div>
1925:<br /><i>December 10: Our Lady appears to Sister Lucia at Pontevedra in Spain to relate the specific requirements for the Communion of Reparation on the First Saturdays.</i><br />
On this occasion Our Lady appeared together with the Child Jesus, Who spoke first to Lucia:<br /><br /><b><span style="color: #b51200;">"Have compassion on the Heart of your Most Holy Mother, covered with thorns which ungrateful men place therein at every moment, while there is no one who does an act of reparation to withdraw them for her."</span></b><br /><br />Our Lady then addressed Lucia as follows:<br /><b><span style="color: #3367d6;">"Behold, my daughter, my Heart encircled with thorns, with which ungrateful men pierce It at every moment by their blasphemies and ingratitude. Give me consolation, you, at least; and make known on my behalf that I promise to assist at the hour of death, with the graces necessary for salvation, all who on the First Saturday of five consecutive months confess their sins, receive Holy Communion, recite five decades of the Rosary, and keep me company for fifteen minutes meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary, with the purpose of making reparation to my Immaculate Heart."</span></b><br />
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June 13, 1929:<br />
<i>In fulfillment of Her promise at Fatima on July 13, 1917, Our Lady of Fatima appears to Sister Lucia at Tuy, Spain in the visible presence of the Most Holy Trinity and asks for the consecration of Russia to Her Immaculate Heart.</i><br />
<i>I had requested and obtained permission from my superiors and my
confessor to make a holy hour from 11:00 p.m. to midnight, from Thursday
to Friday of each week.</i>
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<i>Finding myself alone one night, I knelt down near the Communion rail,
in the middle of the chapel, to recite the prayers of the Angel, lying
prostrate… Feeling tired, I got up and continued to recite them with my
arms in the form of a cross. The only light was that of the [sanctuary]
lamp.</i><br />
<b>Suddenly, the whole chapel lit up with a supernatural light and on
the altar appeared a cross of light which reached the ceiling. In a
clearer light, on the upper part of the cross, could be seen the face of
a man with His body to the waist, on His chest a dove, equally
luminous; and nailed to the cross, the body of another man. A little
below the waist [of Christ on the cross], suspended in the air, could be
seen a Chalice and a large Host, onto which some drops of Blood were
falling, which flowed from the face of the Crucified One and from the
wound in His breast. Running down over the Host, these drops fell into
the Chalice.</b><br />
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<b>Under the right arm of the cross was Our Lady with Her Immaculate
Heart in Her hand… (She appeared as Our Lady of Fatima, with Her
Immaculate Heart in Her left hand, without sword or roses, but with a
crown of thorns and flames) under the left arm [of the cross], in large
letters, like crystalline water which flowed over the altar, forming
these words: “Grace and Mercy”. I understood that the mystery of the
Most Holy Trinity was shown to me, and I received lights about this
mystery which I am not permitted to reveal.</b><br />
Then Our Lady said to me: <span style="color: #3367d6;"><b>‘The moment has come in which God asks
the Holy Father to make, in union with all the bishops of the world, the
consecration of Russia to My Immaculate Heart, promising to save it by
this means. So numerous are the souls which the justice of God condemns
for sins committed against Me, that I come to ask for reparation.
Sacrifice yourself for this intention and pray.’</b></span><br />
August 1931:<br />
<i>This revelation was given in 1931, just after the
Fatima apparitions had been formally approved by the Church. Sister Lucia
was ill, she was fatigued by all the constant attention which then
inundated her, and she needed to get away from people continually
wanting to inquire of her about the Fatima apparitions. <br /> <br /> So in
August of 1931, Sister Lucy was sent by her superiors to the small
maritime village of Rianjo, incognito. Even the people in the house
where she was staying did not know who she was; only the owner of the
house knew, no one else. And one day she was there in the chapel in
Rianjo, a chapel dedicated to Our Lady, and she was praying for the
conversion of Spain, of Portugal, of Europe, of Russia, and of the
world.<br /> <br /> It was while she prayed for the conversion of Spain and
Portugal and Europe and Russia and the world that Our Lord spoke to her
and said, </i><b><span style="color: #b51200;">“You please Me very much by praying for the conversion of
those countries. Ask this grace also of My Mother.”</span></b><br /> <br /> He then dictated two prayers to her, and asked her to pray them often:<br /> <br /> <span style="color: #b51200;"><b>“Sweet Heart of Mary, be the salvation of Russia, Spain, Portugal, Europe and the whole world.”<br /> <br />
“By Thy pure and Immaculate Conception, O Mary, obtain for me the
conversion of Russia, Spain, Portugal, Europe, and the whole world.”</b></span><br /> <br /> And then Our Lord went on to say,<br /> <br />
<b><span style="color: #b51200;">“Make it known to My ministers, given that they follow the example of
the King of France in delaying the execution of My command, they will
likewise follow him into misfortune.”</span></b><br /> <br /> <i>What is this reference to
the King of France? The King of France had been commanded by Jesus to
consecrate France to His Sacred Heart, and the kings of France, for one
hundred years, had refused to do this. Our Lord gave the command through
Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, and it was passed on to the King.<br /> <br />
Our Lord gave this command on June 17, 1689. For one hundred years to
the day, the kings of France refused to obey. Then on June 17, 1789 --
one hundred years later, to the day -- the King Louis XVI of France was
stripped of his power by the uprising of the Third Estate, and four
years later was publicly executed at the guillotine.</i><br /> <br /><b><u>IMPORTANT DATES CONCERNING FATIMA:</u></b><br />
April 28, 1919 - Construction begins on the Chapel of the Apparitions.<br />
October 13, 1921 - Mass is allowed to be celebrated in the Chapel for the first time.<br />
October 13, 1930 - The Bishop of Leira declares worthy of faith the apparitions and authorizes devotion to Our Lady of Fatima.<br />
May 13, 1931 - First consecration of Portugal to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, done by the Portugese Episcopate according to the message of Fatima<br />
October 31, 1942 - Píus XII, speaking in Portugese on the radio, consecrates the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, making veiled mention of Russia, following the request of Our Lady<br />
May 13, 1946 - The statue of Our Lady of Fatima in the chapel is crowned by Cardinal Marsella, a pontifical delegate. The crown was offered by Portugese women in thanksgiving for having freed Portugal from the Second World War.<br />
May 13, 1967 - The Holy Father Paul VI travels to Fatima on the 50th anniversary of the first apparition to ask for world peace and unity of the Church.<br />
May 12-13, 1982 - The Holy Father John Paul II travels to Fatima as a pilgrim to thank Our Lady for having survived the brutal attempt on his life suffered exactly one year before in St. Peter's Square. Kneeling, he consecrated the Church, humanity and peoples to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, making a veiled mention of Russia.<br />
March 25, 1984 - In St. Peter's Square, before the image of Our Lady, John Paul II again consecrates the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary together with all the bishops of the world who had previously been notified to unite themselves with His Holiness in this consecration. Lucia later confirmed that this consecration satisfied the petition made by Our Lady.<br />
May 12-13, 1991 - The Holy Father John Paul II returns to Fatima for the second time as a pilgrim on the 10th anniversary of the attempt on his life.<br />
May 13, 2000 - The Holy Father John Paul II, in his third visit to Fatima and before more than a million pilgrims (we being among them), beatifies Francisco and Jacinto and reveals the third part of the "secret of Fatima." A historic moment of great transcendence. The Pope confirms one more time the importance of the messages and the heroic holiness of the visionary children. He presents them as very important examples of prayer, love and penance. He recognizes the transcendence of the messages the Virgin communicated to them.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">Today is our Consecration Day! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">What a wondrous day to consecrate (or reconsecrate) ourselves!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">For on this day is a convergence of the Three Hearts! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">How tremendous must the outpouring of grace be upon souls this day! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">For it is: </span><span style="font-family: "arial";"><br />
<a href="https://www.ncregister.com/blog/kschiffer/where-did-devotion-to-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus-come-from">First Friday - in which we express devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus</a><br />
<a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/us-and-canada-to-be-consecrated-to-mary-mother-of-the-church-67292">The Re-Consecration of the US (and Canada) to Mary</a><br />
<a href="https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2019-05-01">The Feast of St. Joseph the Worker</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">On this day, I ask that we join in with the Bishops in making the consecration at 3pm EST. See below for the liturgy that the bishops will be using. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial";">But before we do that, I wanted to share one of the most beautiful parts of St. Louis de Montfort's prophesies:</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial";">…</span><span style="font-family: "arial";">"</span><span style="font-family: "arial";">When will souls breathe Mary as the
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial";">When </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">that time comes wonderful things will
happen on earth. The Holy Spirit, finding his dear Spouse present again in
souls, will come down into them with great power. He will fill them with his
gifts, especially wisdom, by which they will produce wonders of grace. My dear
friend, when will that happy time come, that age of Mary, when many souls,
chosen by Mary and given her by the most High God, will hide themselves
completely in the depths of her soul, becoming living copies of her, loving and
glorifying Jesus? That day will dawn only when the devotion I teach is
understood and put into </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">practice:
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial";">"Lord, that your kingdom may come,
may the reign of Mary come</span><span style="font-family: "arial";">!”</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial";"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">St.
Louis de Montfort</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">This is one of my favorite writings of St. Louis! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">It is so beautiful and profound! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">Again there is much to ponder. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">Please read it again and again and pray over it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">Let the words sink deep within you, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">so we come to breathe in Mary as the body breathes air... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">so we can truly come to be filled with wisdom </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">and all the gifts of God, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">and the Holy Spirit will come into us with great power</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">so to bring about great wonders of grace</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">through us, who are chosen by Mary</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">and given to her by God...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">who hide ourselves completely in the depths of Mary's soul, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">so to become living copies of her,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">loving and glorifying Jesus!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">When we do this </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">we will help usher in the age of Mary, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">which is God's Kingdom coming to earth in our time!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">This is the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart that Mary promised us! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">Let us rejoice! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">May, through the great multitude of little ones making our consecration today </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">in union with our bishops, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">help the glory of God be manifested in our world! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">May Thy Kingdom come! May Thy will be done! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-style: italic;">On this day, may we strive to<a href="https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2018/10/10-of-most-beautiful-and-profound.html" target="_blank"> imitate</a> not only Mary, but the all of the Holy Family's virtues so to bring peace to our families and to the world: </span></div>
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ONLY IN IMITATING THE HOLY FAMILY WILL WE FIND PEACE:<br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394;">"…[If
you are faithful in practicing the virtues of the Holy Family] Then,
you also, my children, you also will become another paradise. God will
then walk among you and you will have peace. <br />The imitation of
the Holy Family, my child, of the virtues we practiced in our little
home at Nazareth is the way for all souls to [find] that peace which
comes from God alone and which none other can give.” <br />God wishes me to be honored in union with Jesus and Mary to obtain peace among men and nations.<br />I need your help to bring peace into the world. Do not disappoint me." </span></h3>
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<b>Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus</b><br />
By St. Margaret Mary Alacoque<br />
O Sacred Heart of Jesus, to Thee I consecrate and offer up my person
and my life, my actions, trials, and sufferings, that my entire being
may henceforth only be employed in loving, honoring and glorifying Thee.
This is my irrevocable will, to belong entirely to Thee, and to do all
for Thy love, renouncing with my whole heart all that can displease
Thee.<br />
I take Thee, O Sacred Heart, for the sole object of my love, the
protection of my life, the pledge of my salvation, the remedy of my
frailty and inconstancy, the reparation for all the defects of my life,
and my secure refuge at the hour of my death. Be Thou, O Most Merciful
Heart, my justification before God Thy Father, and screen me from His
anger which I have so justly merited. I fear all from my own weakness
and malice, but placing my entire confidence in Thee, O Heart of Love, I
hope all from Thine infinite Goodness. Annihilate in me all that can
displease or resist Thee. Imprint Thy pure love so deeply in my heart
that I may never forget Thee or be separated from Thee.<br />
I beseech Thee, through Thine infinite Goodness, grant that my name be
engraved upon Thy Heart, for in this I place all my happiness and all my
glory, to live and to die as one of Thy devoted servants.<br />
Amen.<br />
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<b>Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary</b><br />
By St. Maximilian Kolbe<br />
O Immaculata, Queen of heaven and earth, refuge of sinners and our
most loving Mother, God has willed to entrust the entire order of mercy
to you. I, N…, a repentant sinner, cast myself at your feet humbly
imploring you to take me with all that I am and have, wholly to yourself
as your possession and property. Please make of me, of all my powers of
soul and body, of my whole life, death and eternity, whatever most
pleases you. If it pleases you, use all that I am and have without
reserve, wholly to accomplish what was said of you: “She will crush your
head,” and, “You alone have destroyed all heresies in the world.” Let
me be a fit instrument in your immaculate and merciful hands for
introducing and increasing your glory to the maximum in all the many
strayed and indifferent souls, and thus help extend as far as possible
the blessed kingdom of the most Sacred Heart of Jesus. For wherever you
enter you obtain the grace of conversion and growth in holiness, since
it is through your hands that all graces come to us from the most Sacred
Heart of Jesus.<br />
V. Allow me to praise you, O sacred Virgin.<br />
R. Give me strength against your enemies.<br />
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<b>Act of Consecration to the Chaste Heart of St. Joseph</b><br />
O Glorious Patriarch and Patron of the Catholic Church! O Virgin
Spouse of God, and guardian and foster father of the Incarnate Word! In
the presence of Jesus and Mary, I choose thee this day to be my guardian
and father.<br />
O thou whom God has constituted Head of the Holy Family, accept me, I
beseech thee, though utterly unworthy, to be a poor little servant in
thy holy house. Present me to thy Immaculate Spouse, ask her also to
accept me as a servant and to adopt me as a child. With her, teach me,
thou who art a master of the interior life, how to converse constantly
with Jesus and how to serve Him faithfully in all things to the end of
my life.<br />
To thy custody was committed the Living Bread of Heaven, to be
dispensed to thy starving brethren. O, with Mary help me to prepare the
poor stable of my heart to receive, worthily and often, the Bread of my
salvation. Let me receive it from thy hands and from those of Mary, as
often as I approach the Holy Table.<br />
O my tender and watchful father, I hereby consecrate myself to thee;
and I firmly purpose and resolve never to leave thee, and never to say
or do anything, nor to suffer anyone under my charge to say or do
anything, against thy honor! O thou head of the house of God upon earth,
in faithful imitation of Jesus and Mary, I place myself and all my
concerns under thy care and protection. To thee, after Jesus and Mary, I
consecrate my body and soul with all their faculties, my spiritual
progress, my home, and all my affairs and undertakings.<br />
Forsake me not, but adopt me as a servant and a child of the Holy
Family. Watch over me at all times, but especially in the last awful
hour of my life on earth: then visit, console, and strengthen me with
Jesus and Mary, that with them and thee I may sing the praises of the
adorable Trinity for all eternity. Amen.<br />
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<u><b>NOVENA PRAYERS:</b></u><br />
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<b>The Novena prayers are simple, but they are rooted in the messages Our
Lady has reiterated and given to us again and again in all of her
apparitions to try to save us. </b><br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Let us always strive to live them ever more fully. <br />
They are:</span><br />
<b>Pray the full Rosary </b><br />
<b>Read Scripture</b> together as a family each day –<br />
<span style="font-weight: normal;">We are taught and learn so much from reading and meditating on the Mass readings of each day. Here are today's readings.<br />
Take time to pray through them and notice which words jump out at you
and take some time in prayer with these words to understand more deeply
what God is saying to you in these Scriptures:</span><br />
<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/050120.cfm" target="_blank">http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/043020.cfm</a><br />
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Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord,<br />
went to the high priest and asked him<br />
for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, that,<br />
if he should find any men or women who belonged to the Way,<br />
he might bring them back to Jerusalem in chains.<br />
On his journey, as he was nearing Damascus,<br />
a light from the sky suddenly flashed around him.<br />
He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him,<br />
“Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”<br />
He said, “Who are you, sir?”<br />
The reply came, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.<br />
Now get up and go into the city and you will be told what you must do.”<br />
The men who were traveling with him stood speechless,<br />
for they heard the voice but could see no one.<br />
Saul got up from the ground,<br />
but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing;<br />
so they led him by the hand and brought him to Damascus.<br />
For three days he was unable to see, and he neither ate nor drank.<br />
There was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias,<br />
and the Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.”<br />
He answered, “Here I am, Lord.”<br />
The Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street called Straight<br />
and ask at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul.<br />
He is there praying,<br />
and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias<br />
come in and lay his hands on him,<br />
that he may regain his sight.”<br />
But Ananias replied,<br />
“Lord, I have heard from many sources about this man,<br />
what evil things he has done to your holy ones in Jerusalem.<br />
And here he has authority from the chief priests<br />
to imprison all who call upon your name.”<br />
But the Lord said to him,<br />
“Go, for this man is a chosen instrument of mine<br />
to carry my name before Gentiles, kings, and children of Israel,<br />
and I will show him what he will have to suffer for my name.”<br />
So Ananias went and entered the house;<br />
laying his hands on him, he said,<br />
“Saul, my brother, the Lord has sent me,<br />
Jesus who appeared to you on the way by which you came,<br />
that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”<br />
Immediately things like scales fell from his eyes<br />
and he regained his sight.<br />
He got up and was baptized,<br />
and when he had eaten, he recovered his strength.<br />
He stayed some days with the disciples in Damascus,<br />
and he began at once to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues,<br />
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R. (Mark 16:15) <b>Go out to all the world and tell the Good News.</b><br />
or:<br />
R. <b>Alleluia.</b><br />
Praise the LORD, all you nations;<br />
glorify him, all you peoples!<br />
R. <b>Go out to all the world and tell the Good News.</b><br />
or:<br />
R. <b>Alleluia.</b><br />
For steadfast is his kindness toward us,<br />
and the fidelity of the LORD endures forever.<br />
R. <b>Go out to all the world and tell the Good News.</b><br />
or:<br />
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R. <b>Alleluia, alleluia.</b><br />
Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood,<br />
remains in me and I in him, says the Lord.<br />
R. <b>Alleluia, alleluia.</b></div>
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Gospel <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/6:52">Jn 6:52-59</a></h4>
The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying,<br />
“How can this man give us his Flesh to eat?”<br />
Jesus said to them,<br />
“Amen, amen, I say to you,<br />
unless you eat the Flesh of the Son of Man and drink his Blood,<br />
you do not have life within you.<br />
Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood<br />
has eternal life,<br />
and I will raise him on the last day.<br />
For my Flesh is true food,<br />
and my Blood is true drink.<br />
Whoever eats my Flesh and drinks my Blood<br />
remains in me and I in him.<br />
Just as the living Father sent me<br />
and I have life because of the Father,<br />
so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me.<br />
This is the bread that came down from heaven.<br />
Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died,<br />
whoever eats this bread will live forever.”<br />
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<b>Make the Eucharist the center of your life</b><br />
we can still do this interiorly if not physically during this time of
quarantine through our Spiritual Communions, and visits to Church to
pray in front of the tabernacle if they are open, etc. <br />
<b>Fast twice a week</b> on Wednesdays and Friday on bread and water for Mary has told us in Medjugorje: <br />
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<b>Go to Confession</b> at least monthly (again, if you are unable make frequent heartfelt acts of contrition)… <br />
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<b>And each day of this novena, pray especially during the 3 O’clock hour (if possible): </b><br />
• <b> an act of contrition </b><br />
(in place of or in addition to confession) <br />
• <b>an act of spiritual communion </b><br />
(in place of or in addition to going to Mass and receiving communion; <br />
• <b> the Divine Mercy Chaplet</b><br />
• <b>the Rosary<br />Besides consecrating ourselves and our loved ones,
our nation(s) and leaders, our Church and the world each day - let us
also remember to consecrate Russia and China and all those who are
perpetrating such great evil upon the world and our Church. </b><br />
<b>For the great enemies of our Church can end up being its greatest saints, such as St. Paul which we read about above, and so we pray:<br /><br />Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you! Save Souls!</b><br />
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<i><b>Entrusting all of us into the hearts of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.</b></i><br />
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©Janet Moore 2020. All Rights Reserved. <i><b><br /></b></i><br />
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<b>Liturgy of the Re-Consecration of our Nation</b><br />
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In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. R. Amen.<br />
<b>INTRODUCTION</b><br />
When our Risen Lord appeared to his disciples on Easter Sunday he said: “Peace<br />
be with you.” We can be confident that he desires this same peace for all the<br />
members of his body, the Church, and for the people of the entire world.<br />
In this difficult time we turn to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church<br />
and Queen of Peace, to ask that she intercede with her Son for all those who<br />
are affected in any way by this pandemic. As we renew the consecration of our<br />
country and of ourselves to the Mother of the God, we implore her maternal care<br />
for her children.<br />
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<b>OPENING PRAYER</b><br />
Let us pray.<br />
O God, Father of mercies,<br />
whose Only Begotten Son, as he hung upon the Cross,<br />
chose the Blessed Virgin Mary, his Mother,<br />
to be our Mother also,<br />
grant, we pray, that with her loving help<br />
your Church may be more fruitful day by day<br />
and, exulting in the holiness of her children,<br />
may draw to her embrace all the families of the peoples.<br />
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,<br />
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,<br />
one God, for ever and ever.<br />
R. Amen.<br />
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<b>SCRIPTURE READING</b> John 19:25-27<br />
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John<br />
<b>Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the<br />wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple<br />there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he<br />said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” And from that hour the disciple took<br />her into his home.</b><br />
The Gospel of the Lord. R. Thanks be to God.<br />
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<b>[REFLECTION]<br />DECADE OF THE ROSARY</b><br />
<b>Recalling Jesus’ words as he hung on the cross – “Behold, your mother” – we<br />meditate on the fifth sorrowful mystery of the Rosary, </b><br />
<b>The Crucifixion and Death of Our Lord.</b><br />
Our Father<br />
10 Hail Marys<br />
Glory Be<br />
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell,<br />
and lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy.<br />
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<b>PRAYER OF RENEWAL OF OUR<br />CONSECRATION TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY</b><br />
<b>Let us now entrust our country and ourselves once again to the<br />Virgin Mary’s care:<br />Most Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church,<br />you are the fairest fruit of God’s redeeming love;<br />you sing of the Father’s mercy<br />and accompany us with a mother’s love.<br />In this time of pandemic we come to you,<br />our sign of sure hope and comfort.<br />Today we renew the act of consecration and entrustment carried out by those who<br />have gone before us.</b><br />
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Archbishop Gomez:<br />
With the love of a Mother and Handmaid,<br />
embrace our nation which we entrust and consecrate once again to you,<br />
together with ourselves and our families.<br />
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A Bishop for his diocese:<br />
With the love of a Mother and Handmaid,<br />
embrace this diocese which we entrust and consecrate once again to you,<br />
together with ourselves and our families.<br />
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A Pastor for his parish:<br />
With the love of a Mother and Handmaid,<br />
embrace this parish which we entrust and consecrate once again to you,<br />
together with ourselves and our families.<br />
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<b>Families, groups, or individuals:</b><br />
<i><b>With the love of a Mother and Handmaid,<br />embrace us as we renew our consecration to you,<br />together with our brothers and sisters in Christ.<br />In a special way we commend to you<br />those particularly in need of your maternal care.</b></i><br />
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<i><b>sign of health, of healing, and of divine hope for the sick,</b></i><br />
<i><b>we entrust to you all who are infected with the coronavirus.</b></i><i><b></b></i> </blockquote>
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<i><b>Mary, Mother of Consolation,</b></i><br />
<i><b>who console with a mother’s love all who turn to you,</b></i><br />
<i><b>we entrust to you all those who have lost loved ones in the pandemic.</b></i><i><b></b></i> </blockquote>
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<i><b>Mary, Help of Christians,</b></i><br />
<i><b>who come to our rescue in every trial,</b></i><br />
<i><b>we entrust to your loving protection all caregivers.</b></i><i><b></b></i> </blockquote>
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<i><b>Mary, Queen and Mother of Mercy,</b></i><br />
<i><b>who embrace all those who call upon your help in their distress,</b></i><br />
<i><b>we entrust to you all who are suffering in any way from the pandemic.</b></i><i><b></b></i> </blockquote>
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<i><b>Mary, Seat of Wisdom,</b></i><br />
<i><b>who were so wonderfully filled with the light of truth,</b></i><br />
<i><b>we entrust to you all who are working to find a cure to this pandemic.</b></i><i><b></b></i> </blockquote>
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<i><b>Mary, Mother of Good Counsel,</b></i><br />
<i><b>who gave yourself wholeheartedly to God’s plan for the renewing of all things in Christ,</b></i><br />
<i><b>we entrust to you all leaders and policymakers.</b></i><br />
<i><b>Accept with the benevolence of a Mother</b></i><br />
<i><b>the act of consecration that we make today with confidence,</b></i><br />
<i><b>and help us to be your Son’s instruments</b></i><br />
<i><b>for the healing and salvation of our country and the world.</b></i> </blockquote>
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<i><b>Mary, Mother of the Church,</b></i><br />
<i><b>you are enthroned as queen at your Son’s right hand:</b></i><br />
<i><b>we ask your intercession for the needs of our country,</b></i><br />
<i><b>that every desire for good may be blessed and strengthened,</b></i><br />
<i><b>that faith may be revived and nourished,</b></i><br />
<i><b>hope sustained and enlightened,</b></i><br />
<i><b>charity awakened and animated;</b></i><br />
<i><b>guide us, we pray, along the path of holiness.</b></i><br />
<i><b>Mary our Mother,</b></i><br />
<i><b>bring everyone under your protection</b></i><br />
<i><b>and entrust everyone to your beloved Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.</b></i><br />
<i><b>Amen.</b></i></blockquote>
<b>CONCLUDING PRAYER</b><br />
As we conclude this consecration, we ask the blessing of Almighty God:<br />
Let us pray.<br />
Bestow the grace of your kindness<br />
upon your supplicant people, O Lord,<br />
that, formed by you, their creator,<br />
and restored by you, their sustainer,<br />
through your constant action they may be saved.<br />
R. Amen.<br />
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[Bishop or priest:<br />
And may the blessing of almighty God,<br />
the Father, and the Son, ✠ and the Holy Spirit,<br />
come down on you and remain with you for ever. R. Amen.]<br />
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[Others:<br />
May the Lord bless us,<br />
protect us from all evil<br />
and bring us to everlasting life. R. Amen.]<br />
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<b>REGINA CAELI</b><br />
As is customary, we conclude our prayer with a Marian hymn:<br />
Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia.<br />
Quia quem meruisti portare, alleluia.<br />
Resurrexit sicut dixit, alleluia.<br />
Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.<br />
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Queen of Heaven, rejoice, alleluia.<br />
The Son whom you merited to bear, alleluia,<br />
has risen as he said, alleluia.<br />
Pray for us to God, alleluia.<br />
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On this 8th day of our preparation for consecration, we again look to St. Louis de Montfort's prophesy regarding the great saints of Mary in the latter times.<br />
He continues his prophesy, writing:<br />
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through the air at the slightest breath of the Holy Spirit. Attached to
nothing, surprised at nothing, they will shower down the rain of God's word and
of eternal life. They will thunder against sin; they will storm against the
world; they will strike down the devil and his followers and for life and for
death, they will pierce through and through with the two-edged sword of God's
word all those against whom they are sent by Almighty God</span><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 20pt; font-weight: bold;">.</span></div>
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Wow, what a prophesy!<br />
there is so much to meditate on in these words.<br />
First of all, it seems as though we, the children and saints of Mary, are living in the midst of war -<br />
yet, also we live in victory!<br />
For, in the midst of battle,<br />
we are <b>flying</b> -<br />
attentive as we are <b>to the slightest breath of the Holy Spirit -</b><br />
going wherever He inspires us<br />
<b>detached</b> from all things but God<br />
fearless, <b>surprised by nothing</b><br />
for the Spirit inspires us and fills us with all Truth. <br />
Thus, our very lives -<br />
lived in God<br />
and humble, hidden and devoted to Mary -<br />
are<b> </b><br />
<b>thundering against sin, </b><br />
<b>storming against the evil of this world, </b><br />
<b>striking against satan and his followers</b><br />
<b>for life </b><br />
<b>and for death.</b> <br />
Our sword is the Word of God<br />
<b>"piercing through and through all those whom we are sent against by Almighty God". </b><br />
As Scripture says:<br />
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stretched fully open to the eyes of the one to whom we must give account
of ourselves.</b> Hebrews 4: 12-13</i><b><br /></b></blockquote>
Yet, we also will <b>"shower down the rain of God's Word and of eternal life"</b><br />
For in this battle, God's Word is used by us in two ways:<br />
as a sword and as a shower of rain.<br />
Scripture also says something similar.<br />
In John Chapter 6, Jesus speaks of how He is the Bread rained down from heaven, given so that we might have eternal life.<br />
In fact, this is what our Gospel reading is about today - ending with these words:<br />
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<b><i>I am the living bread that came down from heaven;</i></b><br />
<i><b>whoever eats this bread will live forever;</b></i><br />
<i><b>and the bread that I will give</b></i><br />
<i><b>is my Flesh for the life of the world.”</b></i><br />
<i><b><span class="auto-style11"><span lang="ES-TRAD"> (v. 51).</span></span></b></i></blockquote>
Thus,<br />
Jesus<br />
in both Scripture and in the Eucharist -<br />
is the Mighty Conqueror of this battle!<br />
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So, we have nothing to fear<br />
for the weapon of this war <br />
is God himself!<br />
It is <br />
<b>The Spirit who blows us where He wills</b> (cf. John 3: 8; see also the first reading of Mass today, when Philip "flew" to one
who needed him and was carried away when he was no longer needed)<br />
<b>and The Word of God, </b><br />
<b>Jesus </b><br />
<b>Who "lives and moves and has his being in us!"</b>(cf. Acts 17:28)<b></b><br />
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And Jesus always comes to us through Mary<br />
for while He is God, Who is<br />
The Way<br />
The Truth<br />
The Life<br />
The Light that pierces the darkness<br />
The Fire of Love <br />
and The One who"comes to dwell in us and makes His Home in us (cf. John 14:23)!<br />
He is always, too, the Child of Mary<br />
<i><b>So, how can we fear?</b></i><br />
<i><b>For God is with us! </b></i><br />
<i><b>He is “My refuge and fortress,
my God in whom I trust.” </b><a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/91" target="_blank">(cf. Psalm 91)</a></i><br />
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And Mary is with us,<br />
always striving to help and guide us in this battle.<br />
With <a href="https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2018/10/10-of-most-beautiful-and-profound.html" target="_blank">revelations,</a> such as the ones we've been reading these past days.<br />
For they, too, speak of the Divine Trinity dwelling within us. <br />
Saying that God not only comes to live in us,<br />
but that He intends all families to be dwelling places of the Holy Trinity: <br />
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<b>WE ARE CALLED TO IMITATE THE HOLY FAMILY – THE EARTHLY PARADISE AND DWELLING OF THE INDWELLING TRINITY FOR THIS IS WHAT GOD INTENDS FOR ALL FAMILIES.</b><br />
On November 8, 1954, a short time after the visit of the Angel of Peace, Our Lady spoke to me in these words: <b></b><br />
<b><br /><span style="color: #0b5394;">"It is the wish of my Son that fathers and mothers strive to imitate me and my chaste spouse in our holy life at Nazareth. We practiced the simple virtues of family life, Jesus our Son being the center of all our love and activity. The Holy Trinity dwelt with us in a manner far surpassing anything that can ever be imagined. <br />For ours was the earthly paradise where once again God walked among men. <br />As in our little home no sin was to be found, so it is the wish of the Heart of my Son and my Immaculate Heart that sin should, as far as possible, be unheard of in the homes of our children. <br />The Divine Trinity will dwell in your midst only if you are faithful in practicing the virtues of our life at Nazareth."</span></b><br />
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<u><b>NOVENA PRAYERS:</b></u><br />
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<b>The Novena prayers are simple, but they are rooted in the messages Our
Lady has reiterated and given to us again and again in all of her
apparitions to try to save us. </b><br />
Let us always strive to live them ever more fully. <br />
They are:<br />
<b>Pray the full Rosary </b><br />
<b>Read Scripture</b> together as a family each day –<br />
We are taught and learn so much from reading and meditating on the Mass readings of each day. Here are today's readings.<br />
Take time to pray through them and notice which words jump out at you
and take some time in prayer with these words to understand more deeply
what God is saying to you in these Scriptures:<br />
<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/042920.cfm" target="_blank">http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/043020.cfm</a><br />
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The angel of the Lord spoke to Philip,<br />
“Get up and head south on the road<br />
that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza, the desert route.”<br />
So he got up and set out.<br />
Now there was an Ethiopian eunuch,<br />
a court official of the Candace,<br />
that is, the queen of the Ethiopians,<br />
in charge of her entire treasury,<br />
who had come to Jerusalem to worship, and was returning home.<br />
Seated in his chariot, he was reading the prophet Isaiah.<br />
The Spirit said to Philip,<br />
“Go and join up with that chariot.”<br />
Philip ran up and heard him reading Isaiah the prophet and said,<br />
“Do you understand what you are reading?”<br />
He replied,<br />
“How can I, unless someone instructs me?”<br />
So he invited Philip to get in and sit with him.<br />
This was the Scripture passage he was reading:<br />
<i>Like a sheep he was led to the slaughter,<br />
and as a lamb before its shearer is silent,<br />
so he opened not his mouth.<br />
In his humiliation justice was denied him.<br />
Who will tell of his posterity?<br />
For his life is taken from the earth.</i><br />
Then the eunuch said to Philip in reply,<br />
“I beg you, about whom is the prophet saying this?<br />
About himself, or about someone else?”<br />
Then Philip opened his mouth and, beginning with this Scripture passage,<br />
he proclaimed Jesus to him.<br />
As they traveled along the road<br />
they came to some water,<br />
and the eunuch said, “Look, there is water.<br />
What is to prevent my being baptized?”<br />
Then he ordered the chariot to stop,<br />
and Philip and the eunuch both went down into the water,<br />
and he baptized him.<br />
When they came out of the water,<br />
the Spirit of the Lord snatched Philip away,<br />
and the eunuch saw him no more,<br />
but continued on his way rejoicing.<br />
Philip came to Azotus, and went about proclaiming the good news<br />
to all the towns until he reached Caesarea.</div>
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R. (1) <b>Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.</b><br />
or:<br />
R. <b>Alleluia.</b><br />
Bless our God, you peoples,<br />
loudly sound his praise;<br />
He has given life to our souls,<br />
and has not let our feet slip.<br />
R. <b>Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.</b><br />
or:<br />
R. <b>Alleluia.</b><br />
Hear now, all you who fear God, while I declare<br />
what he has done for me.<br />
When I appealed to him in words,<br />
praise was on the tip of my tongue.<br />
R. <b>Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.</b><br />
or:<br />
R. <b>Alleluia.</b><br />
Blessed be God who refused me not<br />
my prayer or his kindness!<br />
R. <b>Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.</b><br />
or:<br />
R. <b>Alleluia.</b></div>
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R. <b>Alleluia, alleluia.</b><br />
I am the living bread that came down from heaven, says the Lord;<br />
whoever eats this bread will live forever.<br />
R. <b>Alleluia, alleluia.</b></div>
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Gospel <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/6:44">Jn 6:44-51</a></h4>
Jesus said to the crowds:<br />
“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him,<br />
and I will raise him on the last day.<br />
It is written in the prophets:<br />
<i>They shall all be taught by God.</i><br />
Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from him comes to me.<br />
Not that anyone has seen the Father<br />
except the one who is from God;<br />
he has seen the Father.<br />
Amen, amen, I say to you,<br />
whoever believes has eternal life.<br />
I am the bread of life.<br />
Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died;<br />
this is the bread that comes down from heaven<br />
so that one may eat it and not die.<br />
I am the living bread that came down from heaven;<br />
whoever eats this bread will live forever;<br />
and the bread that I will give<br />
is my Flesh for the life of the world.”</blockquote>
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<b>Make the Eucharist the center of your life</b><br />
we can still do this interiorly if not physically during this time of
quarantine through our Spiritual Communions, and visits to Church to
pray in front of the tabernacle if they are open, etc. <br />
<b>Fast twice a week</b> on Wednesdays and Friday on bread and water for Mary has told us in Medjugorje: <br />
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<b>Go to Confession</b> at least monthly (again, if you are unable make frequent heartfelt acts of contrition)… <br />
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<b>And each day of this novena, pray especially during the 3 O’clock hour (if possible): </b><br />
• <b> an act of contrition </b><br />
(in place of or in addition to confession) <br />
• <b>an act of spiritual communion </b><br />
(in place of or in addition to going to Mass and receiving communion; <br />
• <b> the Divine Mercy Chaplet</b><br />
• <b>the Rosary<br />Besides consecrating ourselves and our loved ones,
our nation(s) and leaders, our Church and the world each day - let us
also remember to consecrate Russia and China and all those who are
perpetrating such great evil upon the world, praying:<br /><br />Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you! Save Souls!</b><br />
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<i><b>Entrusting all of us into the hearts of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.</b></i><br />
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We come together again, on this feast day of St Catherine of Siena, to
prepare to make our consecration in union with our bishops. <br />
Before I
share some of the wisdom of St. Catherine, I wanted to ponder the
prophesy of St. Louis de Montfort once more because it is so
tremendously important. <br />
Yesterday I wrote these words (in part): <br />
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<i><b>... we are being called to be the great saints of these latter days! <br />Not because of our greatness, but...<br />because through our humility and littleness in giving ourselves totally to Mary,<br />she, who is all love and who is full of grace...<br />and who crushes with her heel the head of the serpent...<br />will, in her great love for us,<br />give everything she is and has to us in return!<br />We give all of ourselves,<br />and in exchange - <br />receive all of Mary,<br />all her gifts<br />and all whom she loves as well!<br />What a glorious exchange!!</b></i><br />
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In addition to this, I wanted to add something even more wondrous in this exchange:<br />
<i><b>when Mary gives us herself -</b></i><br />
<i><b>she gives us, to the fullest extent possible, </b></i><br />
<i><b>the Blessed Trinity who lives inside her as well! </b></i><br />
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It is expressly because Mary consecrated herself fully to God that<br />
Mary is so united with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit<br />
No one (other than Christ) surrendered themselves more fully<br />
Nor died to themselves more completely<br />
than Mary.<br />
She was so empty of herself<br />
that she could rightly be called<br />
Full of Grace!<br />
And thus, <br />
Full of Divine Life<br />
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In Consecrating ourselves to Mary, then,<br />
she teaches us how to live in this Divine Economy<br />
Where, paradoxically, <br />
by surrendering ourselves,<br />
we become truly free!<br />
By dying to ourselves<br />
we truly live <br />
and live more fully than we could ever imagine.<br />
And in this LOVE in which she lives,<br />
Mary is able to share Who lives inside her<br />
with us!<br />
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That is what consecration does!<br />
With Mary's help and her grace,<br />
God is able to come and live in us in a greater way<br />
than we could ever receive Him on our own.<br />
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This is one of the reasons why St. Catherine of Siena<br />
was so filled with God...<br />
It is because she, too, consecrated herself fully to God<br />
through Mary (see below) <br />
So therefore, was able to become who God had created her to be!<br />
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When we empty ourselves <br />
and seek God (instead of sin and pride and vanity) <br />
He comes to dwell in us and makes His Home in us (cf. John 14:23)<br />
And <i><b>He comes on fire with love </b></i><br />
<i><b>So we too catch fire! </b></i><br />
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<b>My Nature is Fire: </b><br />
<b>In your nature, eternal Godhead,</b><br />
<b>I shall come to know my nature.</b><br />
<b>And what is my nature, boundless love?</b><br />
<b>It is fire,</b><br />
<b>because you are nothing but a fire of love.</b><br />
<b>And you have given humankind</b><br />
<b>a share in this nature,</b><br />
<b>for by the fire of love you created us.</b><br />
<b>And so with all other people</b><br />
<b>and every created thing;</b><br />
<b>you made them out of love.</b><br />
<b>O ungrateful people!</b><br />
<b>What nature has your God given you?</b><br />
<b>His very own nature!</b><br />
<b>Are you not ashamed to cut yourself off from such a noble thing</b><br />
<b>through the guilt of deadly sin?</b><br />
<b>O eternal Trinity, my sweet love!</b><br />
<b>You, light, give us light.</b><br />
<b>You, wisdom, give us wisdom.</b><br />
<b>You, supreme strength, strengthen us.</b><br />
<b>Today, eternal God,</b><br />
<b>let our cloud be dissipated</b><br />
<b>so that we may perfectly know and follow your Truth in truth,</b><br />
<b>with a free and simple heart.</b><br />
<b>God, come to our assistance!</b><br />
<b>Lord, make haste to help us!</b><br />
<b>Amen.</b><br />
<b>Prayer of St. Catherine of Siena</b></blockquote>
Lastly, we continue to look to St. Joseph, whom Jesus and Mary want us to love and honor especially in these times. Again, in the <a href="https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2018/10/10-of-most-beautiful-and-profound.html" target="_blank">revelations he gave us about himself</a>, he tells us that Jesus and Mary want us to honor him each month. Their requests are similar to those of the First Friday devotion to the Sacred Heart and Our Lady's First Saturday devotion that was revealed at Fatima.<br />
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Now it is being revealed that the Father asks us to offer special love and honor to all three hearts of Jesus, Mary and Joseph in reparation for the sins committed against them and to bring peace to the world: <br />
<b><br />JESUS AND MARY DESIRE DEVOTION BE GIVEN TO ST. JOSEPH ON THE FIRST WEDNESDAYS OF THE MONTH.</b><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>“I am the protector of the Church and the home, as I was the protector of Christ and his Mother while I lived upon earth. Jesus and Mary desire that my pure heart, so long hidden and unknown, be now honored in a special way. <br /><br />Let my children honor my most pure heart in a special manner on the First Wednesday of the month by reciting the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary in memory of my life with Jesus and Mary and the love I bore them, the sorrow I suffered with them. Let them receive Holy Communion in union with the love with which I received the Savior for the first time and each time I held Him in my arms. <br />Those who honor me in this way will be consoled by my presence at their death, and I myself will conduct them safely into the presence of Jesus and Mary."</b></span><br />
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<u><b>NOVENA PRAYERS:</b></u><br />
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The Novena prayers are simple, but they are rooted in the messages Our Lady has reiterated and given to us again and again in all of her apparitions to try to save us. <br />
Let us always strive to live them ever more fully. <br />
They are:<br />
<b>Pray the full Rosary </b><br />
<b>Read Scripture</b> together as a family each day –<br />
We are taught and learn so much from reading and meditating on the Mass readings of each day. Here are today's readings.<br />
Take time to pray through them and notice which words jump out at you and take some time in prayer with these words to understand more deeply what God is saying to you in these Scriptures:<br />
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There broke out a severe persecution of the Church in Jerusalem,<br />
and all were scattered<br />
throughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria,<br />
except the Apostles.<br />
Devout men buried Stephen and made a loud lament over him.<br />
Saul, meanwhile, was trying to destroy the Church;<br />
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Now those who had been scattered went about preaching the word.<br />
Thus Philip went down to the city of Samaria<br />
and proclaimed the Christ to them.<br />
With one accord, the crowds paid attention to what was said by Philip<br />
when they heard it and saw the signs he was doing.<br />
For unclean spirits, crying out in a loud voice,<br />
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and many paralyzed and crippled people were cured.<br />
There was great joy in that city.</div>
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R. (1) <b style="font-size: 15px;">Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.</b><br />
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R. <b style="font-size: 15px;">Alleluia.</b><br />
Shout joyfully to God, all the earth,<br />
sing praise to the glory of his name;<br />
proclaim his glorious praise.<br />
Say to God, “How tremendous are your deeds!”<br />
R. <b style="font-size: 15px;">Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.</b><br />
or:<br />
R. <b style="font-size: 15px;">Alleluia.</b><br />
“Let all on earth worship and sing praise to you,<br />
sing praise to your name!”<br />
Come and see the works of God,<br />
his tremendous deeds among the children of Adam.<br />
R. <b style="font-size: 15px;">Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.</b><br />
or:<br />
R. <b style="font-size: 15px;">Alleluia.</b><br />
He has changed the sea into dry land;<br />
through the river they passed on foot;<br />
therefore let us rejoice in him.<br />
He rules by his might forever.<br />
R. <b style="font-size: 15px;">Let all the earth cry out to God with joy.</b><br />
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R. <b style="font-size: 15px;">Alleluia.</b></div>
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R. <b style="font-size: 15px;">Alleluia, alleluia.</b><br />
Everyone who believes in the Son has eternal life,<br />
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R. <b style="font-size: 15px;">Alleluia, alleluia.</b></div>
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Jesus said to the crowds,<br />
“I am the bread of life;<br />
whoever comes to me will never hunger,<br />
and whoever believes in me will never thirst.<br />
But I told you that although you have seen me,<br />
you do not believe.<br />
Everything that the Father gives me will come to me,<br />
and I will not reject anyone who comes to me,<br />
because I came down from heaven not to do my own will<br />
but the will of the one who sent me.<br />
And this is the will of the one who sent me,<br />
that I should not lose anything of what he gave me,<br />
but that I should raise it on the last day.<br />
For this is the will of my Father,<br />
that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him<br />
may have eternal life,<br />
and I shall raise him on the last day.”<br />
<b><br />Make the Eucharist the center of your life</b><br />
we can still do this interiorly if not physically during this time of quarantine through our Spiritual Communions, and visits to Church to pray in front of the tabernacle if they are open, etc. <br />
<b>Fast twice a week</b> on Wednesdays and Friday on bread and water for Mary has told us in Medjugorje: <br />
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<b>Go to Confession</b> at least monthly (again, if you are unable make frequent heartfelt acts of contrition)… <br />
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<b>And each day of this novena, pray especially during the 3 O’clock hour (if possible): </b><br />
• <b> an act of contrition </b><br />
(in place of or in addition to confession) <br />
• <b>an act of spiritual communion </b><br />
(in place of or in addition to going to Mass and receiving communion; <br />
• <b> the Divine Mercy Chaplet</b><br />
• <b>the Rosary<br />Besides consecrating ourselves and our loved ones, our nation(s) and leaders, our Church and the world each day - let us also remember to consecrate Russia and China and all those who are perpetrating such great evil upon the world, praying:<br /><br />Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you! Save Souls!</b><br />
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<i><b>Entrusting all of us into the hearts of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.</b></i><br />
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Janet Moore 2020. All Rights Reserved.<br />
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To see more about the love of St. Catherine for the Blessed Virgin:<br />
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<b>“In the name of Jesus Christ crucified and of gentle Mary.” </b> With these words, Catherine begins her book, Il Dialogo, as well as all but a few of her three hundred eighty-two letters, indicating the close link that Catherine makes between gentle Mary and her crucified Son. Catherine’s birth on March 25 in 1347, a year in which the customary date of the Annunciation coincided with Palm Sunday, might seem to have anticipated the close relationship Catherine would draw between Mary and the Redemption. For Catherine, Mary is not a passive or peripheral figure to the story of salvation but one who is vitally involved in its decisive moments. As has been seen, Catherine, unlike a number of medieval authors, emphasizes the Incarnation as the beginning of the redemption. Thus, she writes: <br />
<b>This Word was engrafted in her flesh, this blessed and sweet field of Mary, as the seed that is cast on the earth. Through the warmth of the sun, it germinates and draws out the flower and the fruit and the shell remains on the earth. So, truly, [it was] through the warmth and the fire of divine charity which God had for the human race, casting the seed of His Word in the field of Mary. O blessed and sweet Mary, you have given us the flower of the sweet Jesus! And when did this blessed flower produce the fruit? When He was grafted on the wood of the most holy cross. Then we received perfect life. [Letter 144] </b></blockquote>
For St. Catherine, Mary plays no mere passive role in the incarnation of her son. As the Word was given to Mary, so Mary gives the Word to the world in bearing her Son. Mary is united to Christ in his work of salvation, and so is united to us as that same salvation is worked in us. To read the rest of Fr. Wiseman’s article, find: “Mary in the Life and Thought of Catherine of Siena“ <a href="https://opeast.org/2012/05/mary-in-the-life-and-thought-of-st-catherine-of-siena/" target="_blank">https://opeast.org/2012/05/mary-in-the-life-and-thought-of-st-catherine-of-siena/ </a><br />
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To know more about St. Catherine of Siena:<br />
"Today is the Feast of St. Catherine of Sienna. Catherine was born in 1347, the youngest of 25 children. She was very smart and also very beautiful. As a child even then, she loved penance: <br />
when 5 years old, she would climb the stairs on her knees <br />
saying a ‘Hail Mary’ on each step. One day when she was 6, she was walking along with her brother, when looking at the sky, she suddenly saw Jesus surrounded by light, he was smiling; he blessed her, then vanished. From then on, Catherine’s soul was on fire for God. <br />
When still quite young she made a vow to live only for the Lord and never marry. She denied herself many comforts in order to offer these sacrifices to God. She ate mostly boiled vegetables and slept on the ground. Because Catherine was so beautiful and charming, her parents began to make plans for her to marry a respectable man. But she said that she wished to live only for God and be a Sister, but they would not hear of it; her mother said she was too pretty to be a sister! So Catherine prayed that she would be sick and ugly. Eventually however, her parents agreed, and when she was 18 she became a 3rd order Dominican sister. <br />
Jesus once appeared to her and offered her two crowns: <br />
one of gold, the other of thorns. Choose, he said. She took the crown of thorns and pushed it onto her head. She wanted to make sacrifices for Jesus. One day when the Sisters were feeing the poor, there was not enough bread for everyone; Catherine however, just kept handing it out and it multiplied to feed all. Now in those days, the Pope had been living in France, not Rome, because Rome was dangerous. But everyone knew that the Pope should be in Rome; so Catherine wrote numerous letters to the Pope, telling him to return to Rome. She herself, finally went to France and told him, he must return to Rome. The French Bishops tried to tell the Holy Father that Catherine was not so smart and should not be listened to. They called her before them and asked her all kinds of difficult theological questions, which she answered perfectly each time. Even though she never studied, the Holy Spirit gave her the Gift of Knowledge to answer. Catherine was so highly respected in those days, that the Pope DID listen to her and returned to Rome.<br />
She experienced the stigmata, the wounds of Jesus on hands and feet, and she often ate nothing except the Holy Eucharist; There was a period of 85 days straight, when only Holy Communion sustained her. She died at the age of 33, a magnificent light for the Church, in her short life. Pray for us St. Catherine of Sienna!"<br />
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<span data-offset-key="kjk3-0-0"><span data-text="true">St. Louis taught us divine truths about consecration, included in them were prophesies that spoke of a vast number of saints greater than all those who had gone before them, who would be formed through and with and in Our Blessed Mother.</span></span></div>
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May His thoughts and words help us today<span class="style-scope yt-formatted-string" dir="auto">: </span><br />
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These great souls filled with grace and zeal will be chosen to oppose the enemies of God who are raging on all sides. They will be exceptionally devoted to the Blessed Virgin. Illumined by her light, strengthened by her spirit, supported by her arms, sheltered under her protection, they will fight with one hand and build with the other."</b></span></blockquote>
Let us ponder these words and consider:<br />
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<span data-offset-key="8iaqg-0-0" style="font-style: italic;"><span data-text="true">Isn't St. Louis prophesying about us?</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="15tji-0-0" style="font-style: italic;"><span data-text="true">Can not each one of us be the great saints that St. Louis is referencing?!</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="5q3lr-0-0" style="font-style: italic;"><span data-text="true">Not because we have any extraordinary holiness of our own, but </span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="9fide-0-0"><span data-text="true">because we are especially devoted to Mary in these latter days...</span></span></div>
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<span data-text="true">sheltered under her protection...</span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="9tc8s-0-0" style="font-style: italic;"><span data-text="true">That's why we are being called to be the great saints of these latter days!</span></span></div>
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<div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="6bf9n-0-0">
<span data-offset-key="6bf9n-0-0" style="font-style: italic;"><span data-text="true">Not because of our greatness, but...</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="1h6gr-0-0" style="font-style: italic;"><span data-text="true">because through our humility and littleness in giving ourselves totally to Mary,</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="b3a7u-0-0" style="font-style: italic;"><span data-text="true">she, who is all love and who is full of grace...</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="6nfut-0-0" style="font-style: italic;"><span data-text="true">and who crushes the heel of the serpent...</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="4sm8b-0-0" style="font-style: italic;"><span data-text="true">will, in her great love for us,</span></span></div>
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<span data-offset-key="6s5ft-0-0" style="font-style: italic;"><span data-text="true">give everything she is and has to us in return!</span></span></div>
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<b><span data-offset-key="4l3d2-0-0" style="font-style: italic;"><span data-text="true">We give all of ourselves,</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span data-offset-key="e19d2-0-0" style="font-style: italic;"><span data-text="true">and in exchange - </span></span></b></div>
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<b><span data-offset-key="5jmgl-0-0" style="font-style: italic;"><span data-text="true">receive all of Mary,</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span data-offset-key="1d735-0-0" style="font-style: italic;"><span data-text="true">all her gifts</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span data-offset-key="ajo5n-0-0" style="font-style: italic;"><span data-text="true">and all whom she loves as well!</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span data-offset-key="6fmn3-0-0" style="font-style: italic;"><span data-text="true">What a glorious exchange!!</span></span></b></div>
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<b>"...look, above all, at the great prophecies of [Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort] on these times, the era of Mary, the era of the antichrist. For Montfort, the era of Mary and the era of the antichrist are one and the same thing - Mary appears on the battlefield precisely in order to vanquish the antichrist forces which are the forces of evil that operate throughout history and against the apostles, the apostles chosen by Mary whom she forms - Montfort calls these the apostles of the last times." </b>Radio Maria's Father Livio </blockquote>
This era of such great evil is when Mary's power against Satan is particularly manifest.<br />
But, this is also the age of St. Joseph.<br />
He, who was especially chosen by the Father to care for and protect Jesus and Mary,<br />
is also chosen particularly in this age to care for and protect us as the times grow ever darker. <br />
<br />
Regarding this, Father Richard Heliman gives us tremendous insights: <br />
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"With increased fear and uncertainty growing, on February 28, I put out a call to all prayer warriors (<a href="https://usgraceforce.com/">60,000+</a>), asking everyone to join in a <a href="https://www.romancatholicman.com/54-day-three-hearts-novena-for-protection-provision/">54 Day Three Hearts Novena</a>.
With so much emphasis on St. Joseph, and with a growing concern over
the future of economic security, I thought it was appropriate to
conclude on May 1, which is the Feast Day of St. Joseph the Worker.<br />
<a href="https://www.romancatholicman.com/54-day-three-hearts-novena-for-protection-provision/">I stated then</a>,<br />
<blockquote>
“Most of us have prayed many beautiful devotions – and
even consecrated ourselves – to the Sacred of Heart of Jesus and the
Immaculate Heart of Mary. In so many ways, this year seems to be the
year we are to call out to St. Joseph. Now is the time to add the <i>“Third Heart”</i> for supernatural protection and provision.<br />
<br />
As head of the home, St. Joseph points to the role of all fathers to be <i>“protectors and providers.”</i> Many are feeling unsafe and <i>“unprotected”</i> with the spread of this <i>“new virus.”</i> Also, worries grow about future <i>“provision”</i> with economic uncertainty on the rise.<br />
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In the midst of this worldwide alarm, let’s call upon all <i>“Three Hearts”</i> to come to our aid by adding, this year, the Chaste Heart of St. Joseph.</blockquote>
Little did I know that the start date (Monday, March 9) would come to
be known as “Black Monday,” as it was the worst drop in the Stock
Market since the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Recession" title="Great Recession">Great Recession</a>
in 2008. It would continue to drop throughout the month of March, while
we witnessed the unemployment rate sky-rocket to over 26 million jobs
lost (to date), as most “non-essential” businesses were forced to close
under a national quarantine.<br />
Moreover, the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker was instituted by Pope
Pius XII in 1955 as a response to May Day (May 1) celebrations sponsored
by Socialists and Communists. Pope Pius XII expressed the hope that
this feast would accentuate the dignity of labor. With increased
government control deployed during this pandemic, socialists/communists
are salivating about the potential of a “new normal” of government
control.<br />
If ever there was a time, we all came to understand, to call upon <i>“All Three Hearts”</i> (Sacred Heart, Immaculate Heart, Chaste Heart), THIS IS THE TIME!<br />
What we did not understand, at the time of conceiving this prayer
campaign, was that the last day of our 54 Day Three Hearts Novena – May
1, 2020 – would see an amazing convergence of <i>“All Three Hearts.”</i><br />
Recently, the news broke that the United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops announced that they chose to join Canada in a
Re-Consecration to Mary, Mother of the Church on May 1.<br />
This convergence set up May 1, 2020 as, what I call, our “Spiritual D-Day.”<br />
<a href="https://www.ncregister.com/blog/kschiffer/where-did-devotion-to-the-sacred-heart-of-jesus-come-from">First Friday Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus</a><br />
<a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/us-and-canada-to-be-consecrated-to-mary-mother-of-the-church-67292">The Re-Consecration of the US (and Canada) to Mary</a><br />
<a href="https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/calendar/day.cfm?date=2019-05-01">The Feast of St. Joseph the Worker</a></blockquote>
How wonderfully does God provide for us by giving us the Holy Family as our protection, our refuge and guides. And St. Joseph is an integral part of this, just as he was an integral part of God's plan of salvation. We often dismiss him and think little of him, but through the <a href="https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2018/10/10-of-most-beautiful-and-profound.html" target="_blank">revelations he gave us about himself</a>, we can come to understand him and rely on him as God intends: <br />
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<b>JOSEPH IS CO-REDEMPTOR WITH JESUS AND MARY AS HE FOREKNEW, PARTICIPATED, SUFFERED AND HAD COMPASSION FOR THE SUFFERINGS OF JESUS AND MARY.</b><br />
<b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></b>
<b><span style="color: #0b5394;">"My heart suffered with the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Mine was a silent suffering, for it was my special vocation to hide and shield, as long as God willed, the Virgin Mother and Son from the malice and hatred of men.</span></b><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<b><span style="color: #0b5394;">The most painful of my sorrows was that I knew beforehand of their passion, yet would not be there to console them. Their future suffering was ever present to me and became my daily cross. </span></b></blockquote>
<b><span style="color: #0b5394;">I became, in union with my holy spouse, co-redemptor of the human race. Through compassion for the sufferings of Jesus and Mary, I cooperated, as no other, in the salvation of the world.” </span></b><br />
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<u><b>NOVENA PRAYERS:</b></u><br />
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The Novena prayers are simple, but they are rooted in the messages Our Lady has reiterated and given to us again and again in all of her apparitions to try to save us. <br />
Let us always strive to live them ever more fully. <br />
They are:<br />
<b>Pray the full Rosary </b><br />
<b>Read Scripture together as a family each day –</b><br />
We are taught and learn so much from reading and meditating on the Mass readings of each day. Here are today's readings, with God's words that stood out to me emphasized:<br />
<a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/042820.cfm">http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/042820.cfm</a><br />
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Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter<br />
Lectionary: 274</h3>
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Reading 1 <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/acts/7:51">Acts 7:51—8:1a</a></h4>
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Stephen said to the people, the elders, and the scribes:<br />
“You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears,<br />
you always oppose the Holy Spirit;<br />
you are just like your ancestors.<br />
Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute?<br />
They put to death those who foretold the coming of the righteous one,<br />
whose betrayers and murderers you have now become.<br />
You received the law as transmitted by angels,<br />
but you did not observe it.”<br />
When they heard this, they were infuriated,<br />
and they ground their teeth at him.<br />
But <b>Stephen, filled with the Holy Spirit,</b><br />
<b>looked up intently to heaven and saw the glory of God</b><br />
<b>and Jesus standing at the right hand of God,</b><br />
and Stephen said, <b>“Behold, I see the heavens opened</b><br />
<b>and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.”</b><br />
But they cried out in a loud voice,<br />
covered their ears, and rushed upon him together.<br />
They threw him out of the city, and began to stone him.<br />
The witnesses laid down their cloaks<br />
at the feet of a young man named Saul.<br />
As they were stoning Stephen, he called out,<br />
<b>“Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.”</b><br />
Then he fell to his knees and cried out in a loud voice,<br />
<b>“Lord, do not hold this sin against them”;</b><br />
and when he said this, <i><b>he fell asleep.</b></i><br />
Now Saul was consenting to his execution.</div>
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Responsorial Psalm <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/31:3">31:3cd-4, 6 and 7b and 8a, 17 and 21ab</a></h4>
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R. (6a) <b>Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.</b><br />
or:<br />
R. <b>Alleluia.</b><br />
Be my <i><b>rock of refuge</b></i>,<br />
a <i><b>stronghold </b></i>to give me safety.<br />
You are my<i><b> rock and my fortress</b></i>;<br />
for your name’s sake you will lead and guide me.<br />
R. <b>Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.</b><br />
or:<br />
R. <b>Alleluia.</b><br />
Into your hands I commend my spirit;<br />
you will <i><b>redeem me</b></i>, O LORD, O faithful God.<br />
<i><b>My trust is in the LORD;</b></i><br />
<i><b>I will rejoice and be glad of your mercy.</b></i><br />
R. <b>Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.</b><br />
or:<br />
R. <b>Alleluia.</b><br />
Let your face shine upon your servant;<br />
<i><b>save me in your kindness.</b></i><br />
You <i><b>hide them in the shelter of your presence</b></i><br />
from the plottings of men.<br />
R. <b>Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit.</b><br />
or:<br />
R. <b>Alleluia.</b></div>
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Alleluia <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/6:35">Jn 6:35ab</a></h4>
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R. <b>Alleluia, alleluia.</b><br />
I am the bread of life, says the Lord;<br />
whoever comes to me will never hunger.<br />
R. <b>Alleluia, alleluia.</b></div>
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Gospel <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/6:30">Jn 6:30-35</a></h4>
The crowd said to Jesus:<br />
“What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you?<br />
What can you do?<br />
Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written:<br />
<b><i>"He gave them bread from heaven to eat.”</i></b><br />
So Jesus said to them,<br />
“Amen, amen, I say to you,<br />
it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven;<br />
<b>my Father gives you the true bread from heaven.</b><br />
For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven<br />
and <b>gives life to the world.”</b><br />
So they said to Jesus,<br />
“Sir, give us this bread always.”<br />
Jesus said to them, <b>“I am the bread of life;</b><br />
<b>whoever comes to me will never hunger,</b><br />
<b>and whoever believes in me will never thirst.”</b><br />
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<b>Make the Eucharist the center of your life</b><br />
we can still do this interiorly if not physically during this time of quarantine through our Spiritual Communions, and visits to Church to pray in front of the tabernacle if they are open, etc. <br />
<b>Fast twice a week</b> on Wednesdays and Friday on bread and water for Mary has told us in Medjugorje: <br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>"Pray and fast, because with prayer and fasting you can stop wars and natural disasters".</b></span></blockquote>
<b>Go to Confession</b> at least monthly (again, if you are unable make frequent heartfelt acts of contrition)… <br />
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<b>And each day of this novena, pray especially during the 3 O’clock hour (if possible): </b><br />
<b>• an act of contrition </b><br />
(in place of or in addition to confession) <br />
<b>• an act of spiritual communion </b><br />
(in place of or in addition to going to Mass and receiving communion; <br />
<b>• the Divine Mercy Chaplet</b><br />
<b>• the Rosary</b><br />
<b>Besides consecrating ourselves and our loved ones, our nation(s) and leaders, our Church and the world each day - let us also remember to consecrate Russia and China and all those who are perpetrating such great evil upon the world, praying:</b><br />
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<b>Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you! Save Souls!</b><br />
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<i><b>Entrusting all of us into the hearts of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.</b></i><br />
<br />
Janet Moore 2020. All Rights Reserved.<br />
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For more information:<br />
<br />
I gave a presentation that referenced many more prophesies of St.
Louis de Montfort, Our Lady of Good Success, Our Lady of LaSalette, Our
Lady of Guadalupe and the Queen of Peace Medjugorje, etc. You can find
it here: <br />
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgdUeXJaClQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgdUeXJaClQ</a><br />
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See here for the instructions Mary gave us through Our Lady of America: <a href="https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2018/09/write-these-instructions-for.html">https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2018/09/write-these-instructions-for.html</a><br />
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For more information on St. Louis: <br />
ST. LOUIS DE MONTFORT<br />
St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort
(1673 – 1716) was born in Brittany, France, to a large farming family.
As a child he displayed an unusual spiritual maturity and spent much
time in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament. At the age of 19 he went on
foot to Paris to study theology at a prestigious school with the
support of a benefactor; along the way he gave his possessions to the
poor and made a lifelong vow to live in poverty supported entirely on
alm<span class="text_exposed_show">s. He was ordained a priest at the
age of 27, and at 32 discovered his calling to be an itinerant preacher,
receiving the title of "Apostolic Missionary" from the Pope after his
bishop tried to silence him. For the next 17 years he preached missions
in countless towns and villages throughout France with an emphasis on
renewal and reform. His fiery devotion, oratory skill, and
identification with the poor led many souls to conversion. He was
persecuted by the Jansenists, who, in their spiritual pride, poisoned
him, banished him from preaching in their dioceses, and made an
assassination attempt on his life. He had a profound devotion to the
Blessed Virgin Mary and taught on the power of the Holy Rosary. He also
wrote a number of classic works on Marian devotion, the most famous
being True Devotion to Mary. His feast day is April 28.</span><br />
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Day 5 Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary and St. Joseph!<br />
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We come together to prepare to make our consecration with our bishops, looking especially toward the Holy Family.<br />
May we fall in love with them ever more during these days of prayer, and so gain ever more confidence in them.<br />
They are the only ones who can lead us through the troubled times we face.<br />
They are the only safe refuge for our souls, our families, our nation and our world. <br />
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We look to St. Joseph, who was so greatly gifted by the Heavenly Father.<br />
No grace was spared to him, for he was God's chosen one to be the husband of Mary and the earthly father of Jesus. <br />
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<u><b>JOSEPH WAS MADE IMMACULATE IN THE WOMB AND REMAINED SINLESS DURING HIS LIFETIME. </b></u><br />
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In early October, 1956<br />
About a week after Our Lady’s first appearance, <a href="https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2018/10/10-of-most-beautiful-and-profound.html" target="_blank">Sister Mildred wrote</a>:<br />
"St. Joseph, though I did not see him at this time, spoke to me the following words: <br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>“It is true my daughter, that <br />immediately after my conception, <br />I was, through the future merits of Jesus <br />and because of my exceptional role <br />of future Virgin-Father, <br />cleansed from the stain of original sin. <br />I was from that moment confirmed in grace and never had the slightest stain on my soul. This is my unique privilege among men. <br />My pure heart also was from the first moment of existence inflamed with love for God. Immediately, at the moment when my soul was cleansed from original sin, grace was infused into it in such abundance that, excluding my holy spouse, I surpassed the holiness of the highest angel in the angelic choir."</b></span><br />
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<u><b>GOD CHOSE HIM TO BE THE VIRGIN-FATHER OF HIS SON FROM ALL ETERNITY.</b></u><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>"The privilege of being chosen by God to be the Virgin-Father of His Son was mine alone, and no honor, excluding that bestowed upon my Holy Spouse, was ever, or will ever, be as sublime or as high as this." </b></span><br />
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My thoughts regarding these wondrous revelations:<br />
Being made immaculate from the first instant after his conception is an extraordinary privilege of grace. His privilege was greater than the grace given to other souls who likewise were cleansed of sin in the womb that Scripture mentions, <i>because it came immediately after his conception. </i>But the grace is not unheard of in
Scripture: remember John the Baptist. When Mary
brought Jesus to him in the womb, he was immediately cleansed and made immaculate for his mission.<br />
How greatly does God bless and favor purity and virginity! When virginity is dedicated completely to Him how fruitful is becomes!<br />
The messages of Our Lady of America speak in great detail about the
importance of purity. She warns us that is only when America returns to
purity that it will it be strong. Tomorrow I will try to share some of
these revelations in greater detail. <br />
As St. Joseph protected Jesus and Mary with such love and strength, so he will protect us.<br />
I hope that we take time to deeply ponder these revelations.<br />
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Also, let us reflect on this amazing truth regarding placing ourselves in the heart of Mary: <br />
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<u><b>NOVENA PRAYERS:</b></u><br />
The Novena prayers are simple, but they are rooted in the messages Our Lady has reiterated and given to us again and again in all her apparitions to try to save us. <br />
Let us always strive to live them ever more fully. <br />
They are:<br />
<b>Pray the full Rosary <br />Read Scripture together as a family each day -</b><br />
<i><b>We are taught and learn so much from reading and meditating on the Mass readings of each day. Here are today's readings, with God's words that stood out to me emphasized:</b></i><br />
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Stephen, <b>filled with grace and power,<br />
was working great wonders and signs</b> among the people.<br />
Certain members of the so-called Synagogue of Freedmen,<br />
Cyreneans, and Alexandrians,<br />
and people from Cilicia and Asia,<br />
came forward and debated with Stephen,<br />
but <b>they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke.</b><br />
Then they <i>instigated</i> some men to say,<br />
“We have <i>heard him speaking blasphemous words</i><br />
against Moses and God.”<br />
They <b><i>stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes,<br />
accosted him, seized him</i></b>,<br />
and brought him before the Sanhedrin.<br />
They presented <b><i>false witnesses</i></b> who testified,<br />
“This man never stops saying things against this holy place and the law.<br />
For we have heard him claim<br />
that this Jesus the Nazorean will destroy this place<br />
and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”<br />
All those who sat in the Sanhedrin <b>looked intently at him</b><br />
and <b>saw that his face was like the face of an angel.</b></div>
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R. (1ab) <b>Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord!</b><br />
or:<br />
R. <b>Alleluia.</b><br />
Though princes meet and talk against me,<br />
<i><b>your </b><b>servant meditates on your statutes.<br />
Yes, your decrees are my delight;<br />
they are my counselors.</b></i><br />
R. <b>Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord!</b><br />
or:<br />
R. <b>Alleluia.</b><br />
I declared my ways, and you answered me;<br />
<i><b>teach me</b></i> your statutes.<br />
<i><b>Make me understand</b></i> the way of your precepts,<br />
and <i><b>I will meditate</b></i> on your wondrous deeds.<br />
R. <b>Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord!</b><br />
or:<br />
R. <b>Alleluia.</b><br />
<i><b>Remove from me the way of falsehood,</b></i><br />
and favor me with your law.<br />
<b>The way of truth I have chosen;</b><br />
<i>I have set your ordinances before me.</i><br />
R. <b>Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord!</b><br />
or:<br />
R. <b>Alleluia.</b></div>
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R. <b>Alleluia, alleluia.</b><br />
<b><i>One does not live on bread alone<br />
but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.</i></b><br />
R. <b>Alleluia, alleluia.</b></div>
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[After Jesus had fed the five thousand men, his disciples saw him walking on the sea.]<br />
The next day, the crowd that remained across the sea<br />
saw that there had been only one boat there,<br />
and that Jesus had not gone along with his disciples in the boat,<br />
but only his disciples had left.<br />
Other boats came from Tiberias<br />
near the place where they had eaten the bread<br />
when the Lord gave thanks.<br />
When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there,<br />
they themselves got into boats<br />
and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus.<br />
And when they found him across the sea they said to him,<br />
“Rabbi, when did you get here?”<br />
Jesus answered them and said,<br />
“Amen, amen, I say to you, you are looking for me<br />
not because you saw signs<br />
but because you ate the loaves and were filled.<br />
<b>Do not work for food that perishes<br />
but for the food that endures for eternal life,<br />
which the Son of Man will give you.<br />
For on him the Father, God, has set his seal.”</b><br />
So they said to him,<br />
“What can we do to accomplish the works of God?”<br />
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In today's first reading we first hear about St. Stephen. He was so on fire with the love of God and so deeply immersed in prayer that all those who came against him <b><span class="_4yxo">"looked intently at him<br />and saw that his face was like the face of an angel."</span></b></div>
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<b>Make the Eucharist the center of your life </b><br />
(we can still do this interiorly if not physically during this time of quarantine through our Spiritual Communions, and visits to Church to pray in front of the tabernacle if they are open, etc.), <br />
<b>Fast twice a week on Wednesdays and Friday</b> - Mary in Medjugorje tells us the best kind of fast is on bread and water, saying to us: <br />
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<b>Go to Confession at least monthly</b> (again, if you are unable make frequent heartfelt acts of contrition)… <br />
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<b>And each day of this novena, pray especially during the 3 O’clock hour (if possible): <br />• an act of contrition </b>(in place of or in addition to confession) <b><br />• an act of spiritual communion</b> (in place of or in addition to going to Mass and receiving communion; <b><br />• the Divine Mercy Chaplet<br />• the Rosary<br />Besides consecrating ourselves and our loved ones, our nation(s) and leaders, our Church and the world each day - let us also remember to <u>consecrate Russia and China and all those who are perpetrating such great evil upon the world. </u></b><br />
<b><u> </u><br />Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you! Save Souls!</b><br />
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Entrusting all of us into the hearts of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.<br />
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Janet Moore 2020. All Rights Reserved.<br />
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See more on the efficacy and importance of praying during the 3 O'clock Hour:<br />
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<b>Why 3 O, clock?</b><br />
<b>Divine Mercy 3 O’clock Prayer</b><br />
You expired, O Jesus, <br />
but the source of life gushed forth for souls <br />
and an ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. <br />
O Fount of Life, <br />
unfathomable Divine Mercy, <br />
envelop the whole world <br />
and empty Yourself out upon us. <br />
O Blood and Water, <br />
which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus <br />
as a fount of mercy for us, <br />
I trust in You.<br />
Amen.<br />
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More About the Hour of Mercy<br />
From the Sisters of Merciful Jesus<br />
In October 1937, in Cracow (Poland), Lord Jesus instructed Sister Faustina to venerate the hour of His death and to connect with Him in prayer referring to the value and merits of His Passion.<br />
“I desire that you know more profoundly the love that burns in My Heart for souls, and you will understand this when you meditate upon My Passion. Call upon My mercy on behalf of sinners; I desire their salvation. When you say this prayer, with a contrite heart and with faith on behalf of a sinner, I will give him the grace of conversion. This is the prayer: O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of Mercy for us, I trust in You” (Diary 187).<br />
“At three o’clock, implore My mercy, especially for sinners; and, if only for a brief moment, immerse yourself in My Passion, particularly in My abandonment at the moment of agony. This is the hour of great mercy for the whole world. I will allow you to enter into My mortal sorrow. In this hour, I will refuse nothing to the soul that makes a request of Me in virtue of My Passion…” (Diary, 1320).<br />
“…as often as you hear the clock strike the third hour, immerse yourself completely in My mercy, adoring and glorifying it; invoking its omnipotence for the whole world (…). In this hour you can obtain everything for yourself and for others simply by asking; it was the hour of grace for the whole world – mercy triumphed over justice<br />
(…) try your best to meditate on the Stations of the Cross in this hour, provided that your duties permit it; and if you are not able to say the Stations of the Cross, then at least step into the chapel for a moment and adore the Blessed Sacrament, My Heart, which is full of mercy; and should you be unable to step in to the chapel, immerse yourself in prayer wherever you happen to be, if only for a very brief instant. I claim veneration for My mercy from every creature” (Diary, 1572).<br />
“On the Cross, the fountain of My mercy was opened wide by the lance for all souls – no one have I excluded!” (Diary, 1182).<br />
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The Hour of Great Mercy<br />
…In Genesis 18:16-32, Abraham begged God to reduce the conditions necessary for Him to be merciful to the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. Here, Christ Himself offers a reduction of conditions because of the varied demands of our life’s duties, and He begs us to ask, even in the smallest way, for His mercy, so that He will be able to pour His mercy upon us all.<br />
We may not all be able to make the Stations or adore Him in the Blessed Sacrament, but we can all mentally pause for a "brief instant," think of His total abandonment at the hour of agony, and say a short prayer such as "Jesus, Mercy," or "Jesus, for the sake of Your Sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world."<br />
This meditation, however brief, on Christ’s Passion brings us face-to-face with the cross, and, as Pope John Paul II writes in Rich in Mercy, "It is in the cross that the revelation of merciful love attains its culmination" (8). God invites us, the Holy Father continues, "to have ‘mercy’ on His only Son, the crucified one" (8). Thus, our reflection on the Passion should lead to a type of love for Our Lord which is "not only an act of solidarity with the suffering Son of man, but also a kind of ‘mercy’ shown by each one of us to the Son of the Eternal Father."<br />
<a href="https://www.thedivinemercy.org/message/devotions/hour">https://www.thedivinemercy.org/message/devotions/hour</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="//platform-api.sharethis.com/js/sharethis.js#property=5c894ed9200ac0001700bf4e&product=sticky-share-buttons"></script></div>Janet Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928661029219136129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131200853099800248.post-22148336397586338252020-04-26T08:03:00.002-07:002020-04-26T09:32:52.494-07:00Day 4 Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary and St. Joseph!<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>Day 4 Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary and St. Joseph!</b></div>
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On this fourth day, we come together again to prepare to make our Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary with our bishops.<br />
We come together to dedicate ourselves, our families, our countries and the Church to Jesus through Mary, His Most Holy Mother. <br />
We have been created for such a time as this.<br />
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<span class="st"><b>"For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance... will arise from another place, but you and your father's family will perish... for you were created for such a time as this." Esther 4:14</b></span></blockquote>
A time of incredible darkness and evil – and yet, unfathomable grace. <br />
We have been created to be a light in this darkness.<br />
Grace amid sin. <br />
Prayer and love amid evil and hatred. <br />
As Communism spreads ever more completely throughout the earth as <a href="https://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/human-rights-activist-chinese-communist-party-is-the-most-serious-virus-" target="_blank">the most deadly virus of our times</a>, we are called to speak Truth in Love and stand up for the defenseless and most vulnerable. <br />
We are called to be Christ’s hands and feet and voice and love.<br />
<a href="https://www.americaneedsfatima.org/Conversions/the-little-girl-who-inspired-archbishop-fulton-sheen-s-vow.html" target="_blank">Like the young girl in China, </a>who inspired Venerable Fulton Sheen to make a daily holy hour every day of his priesthood - <br />
We are called love Christ unto death and through that love be an inspiration to those who have not yet come to know His Love.<br />
We are called to be willing to live and die for the Eucharist.<br />
And to <b><span style="color: #0b5394;">"Pray, pray, pray. Pray until it becomes a joy for you." </span></b><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: black;">Especially heeding our Blessed Mother's call to p</span></span>ray the rosary every day - for it is the weapon of our times, and because it wields untold grace to make us holy – as we become more and more like those whom we spend time with.<br />
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Today, may we go ever deeper into prayer.<br />
Deeper into the mysteries of God’s love for us, so that we will be able to stand fast no matter what happens to this world and to us. <br />
May we go ever deeper into trust so that we can truly give ourselves completely without reserve and with boundless confidence into the Hands of God, with Mary and Joseph’s help and prayers. <br />
May we go deeper into love, so that we can love without counting the cost, willing to die to ourselves so to live for Christ and for those with whom He’s given to and entrusted to us.<br />
May these preparation days be truly entered into, so that we can become ever more Christlike and ever more like Mary and Joseph. <br />
Praying for God's Kingdom to come in our homes and in our hearts and minds and wills.<br />
So that we may imitate the Holy Family.<br />
And every Father may live ever more fully his calling to be the face of the Heavenly Father in his home, so the world can again live in peace.<br />
We ask all this in Jesus' Name. Amen.<br />
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St. Joseph, pray for us: <br />
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<u><b>“[JOSEPH] SHOULD BE HONORED WHOM THE KING DESIRES TO HONOR.”</b></u><br />
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<b>"God desires a Feast Day to honor my fatherhood – so that in my fatherhood all fatherhood might be blessed.</b><br />
<b>Learn from the Little Home of Nazareth – I was king. I sheltered, provided for and protected the Prince of Peace and the Queen of Heaven. </b><br />
<b>I received deepest love and reverence from them, for they saw God the Father in me, in whose place I took over them.</b><br />
<b>The head of the family must be loved obeyed and respected and must be a true father and protector to those under his care.</b><br />
<b>In honoring my fatherhood, you honor Jesus and Mary. The Trinity has placed the peace of the world into our keeping. You obtain peace from God by imitating the Holy Family and the virtues we practiced." </b></blockquote>
<u><b>NOVENA PRAYERS:</b></u><br />
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<b>The Novena prayers are simple, but they are rooted in the messages
Our Lady has reiterated and given to us again and again in all her
apparitions to try to save us. </b><br />
Let us always strive to live them ever more fully. <br />
They are:<br />
<b>Pray the full Rosary,</b> <br />
<b>Read Scripture </b>together as a family each day, We are taught and learn so much from reading and meditating on the Mass readings of each day. Here are today's readings, with God's words that stood out to me emphasized:<br />
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Then Peter stood up with the Eleven,<br />
raised his voice, and proclaimed:<br />
“You who are Jews, indeed all of you staying in Jerusalem.<br />
Let this be known to you, and listen to my words.<br />
You who are Israelites, <b>hear these words.<br />
Jesus the Nazarene was a man commended to you by God<br />
with mighty deeds, wonders, and signs,<br />
which God worked through him in your midst, as you yourselves know.<br />
This man, delivered up by the set plan and foreknowledge of God,<br />
you killed, using lawless men to crucify him.<br />
But God raised him up, releasing him from the throes of death,<br />
because it was impossible for him to be held by it.</b><br />
For David says of him:<br />
<i>I saw the Lord ever before me,<br />
with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed.<br />
Therefore my heart has been glad and my tongue has exulted;<br />
my flesh, too, will dwell in hope,<br />
because you will not abandon my soul to the netherworld,<br />
nor will you suffer your holy one to see corruption.<br />
You have made known to me the paths of life;<br />
you will fill me with joy in your presence.</i><br />
“My brothers, one can confidently say to you<br />
about the patriarch David that he died and was buried,<br />
and his tomb is in our midst to this day.<br />
But since he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn an oath to him<br />
that he would set one of his descendants upon his throne,<br />
he <b>foresaw and spoke of the resurrection of the Christ,</b><br />
that <b>neither was he abandoned to the netherworld<br />
nor did his flesh see corruption.</b><br />
<b>God raised this Jesus;<br />
of this we are all witnesses.<br />
Exalted at the right hand of God,<br />
he received the promise of the Holy Spirit from the Father<br />
and poured him forth, as you see and hear.”</b></div>
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Responsorial Psalm <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/psalms/16:1">Ps 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11</a></h4>
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R. (11a) <b>Lord, you will show us the path of life.</b><br />
or:<br />
R. <b>Alleluia.</b><br />
<b>Keep me, O God, for in you I take refuge;</b><br />
I say to the LORD, “My Lord are you.”<br />
O LORD, my allotted portion and my cup,<br />
you it is who hold fast my lot.<br />
R. <b>Lord, you will show us the path of life.</b><br />
or:<br />
R. <b>Alleluia.</b><br />
I bless the LORD who counsels me;<br />
even in the night my heart exhorts me.<br />
<b>I set the LORD ever before me;<br />
with him at my right hand I shall not be disturbed.</b><br />
R. <b>Lord, you will show us the path of life.</b><br />
or:<br />
R. <b>Alleluia.</b><br />
Therefore <b>my heart is glad and my soul rejoices,<br />
my body, too, abides in confidence;<br />
because you will not abandon my soul</b> to the netherworld,<br />
nor will you suffer your faithful one to undergo corruption.<br />
R. <b>Lord, you will show us the path of life.</b><br />
or:<br />
R. <b>Alleluia.</b><br />
You will show me the <b>path to life,<br />
abounding joy in your presence,</b><br />
the delights at your right hand forever.<br />
R. <b>Lord, you will show us the path of life.</b><br />
or:<br />
R. <b>Alleluia.</b></div>
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Beloved:<br />
If you invoke as Father him who judges impartially<br />
according to each one’s works,<br />
conduct yourselves with reverence during the time of your sojourning,<br />
realizing that <b>you were ransomed</b> from your futile conduct,<br />
handed on by your ancestors,<br />
<b>not with perishable things like silver or gold<br />
but with the precious blood of Christ<br />
as of a spotless unblemished lamb.</b><br />
He was known before the foundation of the world<br />
but revealed in the final time for you,<br />
who through him <b>believe in God<br />
who raised him from the dead and gave him glory,<br />
so that your faith and hope are in God.</b></div>
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Alleluia <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/24:32">Lk 24:32</a></h4>
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R. <b>Alleluia, alleluia.</b><br />
Lord Jesus, open the Scriptures to us;<br />
<b>make our hearts burn while you speak to us.</b><br />
R. <b>Alleluia, alleluia.</b></div>
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Gospel <a href="http://www.usccb.org/bible/luke/24:13">Lk 24:13-35</a></h4>
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That very day, the first day of the week,<br />
two of Jesus’ disciples were going<br />
to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus,<br />
and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred.<br />
And it happened that while they were conversing and debating,<br />
<b>Jesus himself drew near and walked with them,</b><br />
but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him.<br />
He asked them,<br />
“What are you discussing as you walk along?”<br />
They stopped, looking downcast.<br />
One of them, named Cleopas, said to him in reply,<br />
“Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem<br />
who does not know of the things<br />
that have taken place there in these days?”<br />
And he replied to them, “What sort of things?”<br />
They said to him,<br />
“The things that happened to Jesus the Nazarene,<br />
who was a prophet mighty in deed and word<br />
before God and all the people,<br />
how our chief priests and rulers both handed him over<br />
to a sentence of death and crucified him.<br />
But we were hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel;<br />
and besides all this,<br />
it is now the <b>third day</b> since this took place.<br />
Some women from our group, however, have astounded us:<br />
they were at the tomb early in the morning<br />
and did not find his body;<br />
they came back and reported<br />
that t<b>hey had indeed seen a vision of angels<br />
who announced that he was alive.<br />
Then some of those with us went to the tomb<br />
and found things just as the women had described,<br />
but him they did not see.”</b><br />
And he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are!<br />
How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke!<br />
<b>Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things<br />
and enter into his glory?”</b><br />
Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets,<br />
he <b>interpreted to them what referred to him<br />
in all the Scriptures.</b><br />
As they approached the village to which they were going,<br />
he gave the impression that he was going on farther.<br />
But they urged him, “<b>Stay with us,</b><br />
for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.”<br />
So he went in to stay with them.<br />
And it happened that, while he was with them at table,<br />
<b>he took bread, said the blessing,<br />
broke it, and gave it to them.<br />
With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him,</b><br />
but he vanished from their sight.<br />
Then they said to each other,<br />
<b>“Were not our hearts burning within us<br />
while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?”</b><br />
So they set out at once and returned to Jerusalem<br />
where they found gathered together<br />
the eleven and those with them who were saying,<br />
<b>“The Lord has truly been raised</b> and has appeared to Simon!”<br />
Then the two recounted<br />
what had taken place on the way<br />
and<b> how he was made known to them in the breaking of bread.</b></div>
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<b>Make the Eucharist the center of your life</b> (we can still do this
interiorly if not physically during this time of quarantine through our
Spiritual Communions, and visits to Church to pray in front of the
tabernacle if they are open, etc.), <br />
<b>Fast twice a week</b> on Wednesdays and Friday on bread and water for Mary has told us in Medjugorje: <br />
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<b>Go to Confession</b> at least monthly (again, if you are unable make frequent heartfelt acts of contrition)… <br />
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<b>And each day of this novena, pray especially during the 3 O’clock hour (if possible): <br />• an act of contrition (in place of or in addition to confession) <br />• an act of spiritual communion (in place of or in addition to going to Mass and receiving communion; <br />• the Divine Mercy Chaplet<br />• the Rosary</b><br />
<b>Besides consecrating ourselves and our loved ones, our nation(s) and
leaders, our Church and the world each day - let us also remember to
consecrate Russia and China and all those who are perpetrating such great evil
upon the world. </b><br />
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Entrusting all of us into the hearts of Jesus, Mary and Joseph.<br />
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Janet Moore 2020. All Rights Reserved.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="//platform-api.sharethis.com/js/sharethis.js#property=5c894ed9200ac0001700bf4e&product=sticky-share-buttons"></script></div>Janet Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15928661029219136129noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8131200853099800248.post-79680017870046527942020-04-24T13:07:00.001-07:002020-04-24T13:52:13.111-07:00Day 2 Total Consecration to Jesus through Mary and St. Joseph!<br />
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through Mary and St. Joseph!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">It is a wonderful and efficacious
act for our bishops to consecrate America and Canada to Mary. Yet, the consecration
of our nations will never fully be fulfilled in all its power - unless we, as
members of the Body of Christ and Church - join with our shepherds and choose
to consecrate and live out this consecration to Mary also in our daily lives. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">So, how do we do this? How do we
live fully our consecration to Jesus through Mary and Joseph?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">When I was blessed to be in Rome
for the year of Mercy, I saw an image of Mary on the ceiling of a side chapel in St. Mary Major that deeply moved me. I had never seen anything like it
before. Mary was holding her children close to herself and protecting them
underneath her mantle. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">As I prayed, I realized in an ever deeper way just how tenderly and tangibly Mary loves me, and I wept and wept realizing for the first time how closely Mary was holding onto me and protecting me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">O how deeply Mary loves and cares for us - and with such infinite tenderness! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">To consecrate ourselves to Mary, then,
is to allow Mary to embrace and hold us close. To allow ourselves to find
our refuge in her arms - trusting in her Motherly love for us and entrusting
all that we are and have to her. We entrust our mind, heart, soul, body </span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">and spirit - </span>as well as our loved ones, our bodily and spiritual needs, our struggles and hopes and dreams into her
Motherly heart - confident she knows what’s best for us and she will guide and
direct and take care of us and all whom we hold dear if we surrender all to her
as a little child. </span></div>
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children, you
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">If we give ourselves to Mary, she will lead us into deeper and deeper
prayer. This deeper prayer (which she is calling us to in each of her apparitions) will be the means through which we will come to
know and trust God ever more. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The more we trust, the more we
will be able to go wherever He asks us to go, do whatever He calls us to do, say whatever he wants us to say, etc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The more we trust, through the help of Mary, the more we are willing and able to fulfill God’s desires for us,
even if that means to walk on water... </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">It doesn't mean, however, that we will not stumble and sink like Peter, when we step out on the water and look down at the waves of our world (sickness, death, unemployment, the wuhan virus, government overreach)
instead of into the eyes of Christ.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">But, how quickly does Mary’s motherly love and protection come to our aid! How great is her guidance and care with each of us! And how she helps us to begin again and again and again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">That’s what consecration to Mary
does for us… she helps us to give ourselves to God, be set apart for Him in order to live out His purposes and His
destiny for us ever more fully. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">For God is able to do amazing things
in us and through us when we give ourselves completely to Him. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">When we live
with complete confidence in His protection, love and care He has for us, we are given the grace to live and become ever more fully the person God truly created us to
be! </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">We
become more and more open to God's promptings and the Holy Spirit and
develop an ever-greater intimacy with God with the help of Our Mother
Mary’s
intercession, help and guidance. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">This is how she helps us in the easiest, surest, quickest
way to become saints!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Briefly, I wanted to share a
glimpse into the visions and messages of Jesus, Mary and Joseph that were given
here in America. These messages were given episcopal approval and are known as
the apparitions of Our Lady of America, for when Mary came, that is how Mary
introduced herself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Because we are consecrating America, I thought it very
fitting to share a few thoughts from these apparitions each day of our novena, but for a more
exhaustive reading of these events and messages please see here: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">In particular, as we prepare to
consecrate ourselves to Jesus through Mary and Joseph on May 1<sup>st</sup>, the
feast day of St. Joseph the worker, I will be sharing one or two revelations
that St. Joseph gave about himself for us to reflect on, ponder and strive to
put into practice in our lives - for it is not without reason that the bishops
of the Church chose this day for our consecration. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">These first two messages given to
us from St. Joseph are about fatherhood, which is so gravely attacked and
denigrated in our modern world. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">As you pray through these
revelations, please pray for all fatherhood to be revived and lived in all its
fullness not only in families but also in the Church. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">All fatherhood is a living
reflection of God, Our Heavenly Father on earth, and thus it has immense power
and influence. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">We have all seen this in our
lives. Fatherhood truly lived brings
forth untold good, while fatherhood poorly lived or rejected brings about
tremendous and untold destruction. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Dear Holy Family, especially St.
Joseph, intercede for all fathers and families. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">We pray for all hearts to be open
to seeking help and inspiration from you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">We ask you to guard and protect
all families and the Church. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">We ask you to be with and pour forth grace upon all priests
and fathers of families. May they be inspired and be given every grace to fully live their immensely
important vocations - each one living in purity and respect for the spouse, with hearts aflame to be fully united to the Will of the Father as they
take up their crosses. In this way they will become living icons of Jesus and the Heavenly Father’s
self-sacrificing love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">St. Joseph, pray and intercede
that all fathers strive to be protectors, guardians and spiritual leaders as
they seek to do all that is necessary to care for and bless their children – not only physically, but also in regards to our souls.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Dear St. Joseph, protector of the
Church and families, we entrust our families and our Church, our fathers, our priests, bishops
and the Pope to you – guard and guide and take care of them and all of our
needs - while leading all of us ever closer to Jesus and Mary. We ask this in Jesus' Name, Amen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">"On March 11, 1958, <br />
<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Our Lady said to me:<br />
<br />
“St. Joseph will come on the eve of his feast. Prepare yourself well. There
will be a special message. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">My holy
spouse has an important part to play in bringing peace to the world.”</span></b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></div>
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St. Joseph came as was promised and these are the words he spoke at this time: <br />
<br />
“Kneel down, my daughter, for </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">what you
will hear and what you will write will bring countless souls to a new way of
life. </span></b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
Through you, small one, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">the Trinity desires to make known
to souls Its desire to be adored, honored, and loved within the kingdom, the
interior kingdom of their hearts. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“I bring to souls the purity of
my life and the obedience that crowned it.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">1. <b>ALL FATHERHOOD IS FROM
GOD. IT MUST TAKE ONCE AGAIN ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE AMONG MEN.</b></span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The Heavenly Father has blessed
all fatherhood through me and continues to do so till the end of time. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">My fatherhood extends to all God’s
children – and together with Mary we watch over you with great love and care.</span></b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #0b5394;">“Fathers must come to me, small one, to learn obedience to authority</span></b><span style="background: white; color: #0b5394;">: to the Church always, as the
mouthpiece of God, to the laws of the country in which they live, insofar as
these do not go against God and their neighbor. </span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“Let fathers also imitate my great purity of life and the
deep respect I held for my Immaculate Spouse. Let them be an example to their
children and fellow-men, never willfully doing anything that would cause
scandal among God’s people. </span></b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fatherhood is from God, and it must take
once again its rightful place among men.” </b></span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">2.<b> WE LEARN TRUE UNION
WITH THE DIVINE WILL THROUGH ST. JOSEPH:</b></span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">"Fathers must imitate me in my obedience and purity:
perfect obedience to the Divine Will and great purity of life and deep respect
for your spouse.</span></b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;"> <span style="color: #0b5394;">Be an example to your children and fellowmen. </span></span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
<span style="background: white;"><br />
Joseph appeared with his flaming heart lying on a cross:</span><br />
</span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br />
The cross, my little one, upon which my heart rests is the cross of the
passion, which was ever present before me, causing me intense suffering.<b> </b></span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I desire souls to come to my heart
that they may learn true union with the Divine Will." </span></b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></div>
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<u><b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Novena Prayers</span></b></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">The Novena
prayers are simple, but are rooted in the messages Our Lady has reiterated
and given to us again and again in all her apparitions. She comes, especially in these times of such sin and darkness, to try to save us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">So, let us listen to her call and strive to live them ever more fully. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">They are:</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Pray the full Rosary,
</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Read Scripture
together as a family each day, </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Make the Eucharist
the center of your life (we can still do this interiorly if not physically
during this time of quarantine through our Spiritual Communions, and visits to
Church to pray in front of the tabernacle if they are open, etc.), </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Fast twice a week on
Wednesdays and Friday on bread and water and </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Go to Confession at
least monthly (again, if you are unable make frequent heartfelt acts of
contrition)… </span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">And each
day of this novena, pray especially during the 3 O’clock hour (if possible): </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">an act of contrition (in place of or
in addition to confession) </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">an act of spiritual communion (in
place of or in addition to going to Mass and receiving communion; </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">the Divine Mercy Chaplet</span></b></div>
<b>
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<b><span style="font-family: "symbol"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">the Rosary - consecrating and entrusting ourselves and all our loved ones - especially all the fathers in our lives to Jesus through Mary and St. Joseph </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">© Janet Moore 2020. All Rights Reserved. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">For more information on renewing fatherhood through Consecration to St. Joseph, please see here: </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://www.consecrationtostjoseph.org/introduction.html">https://www.consecrationtostjoseph.org/introduction.html</a></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://www.ourladyofamerica.com/truestory/The_True_Story_Part_1.pdf">See also: https://www.ourladyofamerica.com/truestory/The_True_Story_Part_1.pdf</a></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Today is 9 days before <a href="https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/us-and-canada-to-be-consecrated-to-mary-mother-of-the-church-67292?fbclid=IwAR066saPE8sNb2Y5pWiZL5z2aQhNtKJej-pZ6TNVO7Q3W_AINo0P2HdZf6s" target="_blank">our bishopsand the bishops of Canada re-consecrate our countries to Mary, Mother of the Church. </a></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">May we join them! </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">May each of us use this time to
consecrate ourselves to Mary with the help of St. Joseph in order to live fully
for Jesus as they did. Many of us fear that besides the sickness and death this
Wuhan virus is bringing, it is also bringing another even more insidious virus
of communism – as our rights, which we voluntary offered for the good of all,
are now being demanded and even stripped of us in greater and greater ways. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">With this in mind, it is comforting to
consider that St. Joseph the Worker’s feast day, on May 1<sup>st</sup> (the day
of our country’s re-consecration), was instituted, in part, to combat the spread
of communism.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Pope looked to St.
Joseph, who had guarded Jesus and Mary so diligently, to guard the Church
and its people from this satanic threat.</span></div>
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George, the dragon slayer! </span></span></div>
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<span class="3l3x"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Let us remember we have the
intercession of St. George and all of the saints and angels on our side as we enter
this battle with the evil one that is trying to destroy not only our health,
but our Church and our right to worship and our country (countries) as well.</span></span></div>
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<b>Therefore, since we are surrounded by
so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and
sin that clings to us and persevere in running the race that lies before us <span class="bcv"></span>while keeping our eyes
fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith. For the sake of the
joy that lay before him he endured the cross, despising its shame, and
has taken his seat at the right of the throne of God. <span class="bcv"></span>Consider how he endured such opposition from sinners, in order that you may not grow weary and lose heart. <span class="bcv"></span>In your struggle against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood. <span class="bcv"></span>You have also forgotten the exhortation addressed to you as sons:
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<b>“My son, do not disdain the discipline of the Lord</b></div>
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<b>or lose heart when reproved by him;</b></div>
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<b><span class="bcv"></span>for whom the Lord loves, he disciplines;</b></div>
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<b>he scourges every son he acknowledges.”</b></div>
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<b><span class="bcv"></span>Endure your trials as “discipline”; God treats you as sons. For what “son” is there whom his father does not discipline? <i>Hebrews 12: 1- 7</i><sup><br /></sup></b></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Remember also that we have the Rosary as our spiritual weapon! </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“I am quite sure that we don’t believe
enough in the power of the Rosary. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As you know priests and religious make
a retreat every year. The second day of the retreat I attended this year (2002)
was led by Fr Gabriele Amorth, the exorcist for the diocese of Rome. He told us
that once when he was performing an exorcism the demon said to him, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“every Hail Mary is another blow on my
head. If Christians knew the power of the Rosary my power would be finished.”</b>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So in that sense we cou<span class="textexposedshow">ld say that every Hail Mary of the Rosary is a rose being
given to Our Lady. If we knew the power of the Rosary, the power of Satan would
be finished. David conquered Goliath with a slingshot. We can conquer evil
through the Rosary. When the atomic bomb was dropped in Hiroshima one entire
household in Hiroshima survived. How? They claimed afterwards that it was due
to their praying the Rosary. I think God allows events like the salvation of
that household to occur in order to teach us if we have eyes to see and ears to
hear.”</span></span></div>
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<span class="3l3x"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So, please join me in answering Mary's call to Pray, pray, pray! I'm putting together
this novena of prayers today to join with the American bishops in consecrating
or (re-consecrating) ourselves to Jesus through Mary on St. Joseph's feast day! </span></span></div>
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<span class="3l3x"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nothing transforms
society and the world around us better than holiness, humility and prayer. We
must hold fast to the belief that with the Rosary even seemingly impossible
situations can change. Our Lady has given us the answer through her messages! </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To be confirmed in the power of these
messages, watch this talk by Jesse Romero, who speaks on these 5 stones <a href="https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2015/10/are-we-living-messages-of-medjugorje.html" target="_blank">Our Lady has given us in Medjugorje</a>:
<b>the Rosary, Scripture, Eucharist, Fasting and Confession</b>!<br />
It's awesome! Be inspired and ignited to live Our Mother's call now more than
ever and understand more than ever these are spiritual weapons against satan. <br />
Start at 2:50:11:</span></div>
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The actual Novena prayers I'm suggesting are simple:</div>
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For the next 9 days, read these short articles I'll be putting out to help grow in understanding of Consecration and living complete entrustment to God. </div>
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Also, please pray during the 3 O'clock hour if possible: </div>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: "symbol"; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span>an act of contrition (in place of or in addition
to confession) </b></li>
<li><b>an act of spiritual communion (in place of or in
addition to going to Mass and receiving communion; </b></li>
<li><b>the Divine Mercy Chaplet</b></li>
<li><b>the Rosary </b></li>
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<b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1. What is <span class="il">Total</span> <span class="il">Consecration</span>?</span></b><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
It is giving ourselves – entrusting ourselves – completely to God in and
through and with Mary.<br />
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<b>2. Why should we make our <span class="il">total</span> <span class="il">consecration</span>?</b><br />
Because, it’s the most important thing we can do<br />
to know and love Jesus more deeply, <br />
to fully become the saints whom God created us to be, <br />
and because it is God’s will for us to do so in order to save the world. To
remind us, Sister Lucia said: </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
<b>“World war or world peace depends on the practice of ... <span class="il">consecration</span>
to the Immaculate Heart of Mary… most of all because that is Our Lord’s will
and also our dearest Heavenly Mother’s."</b></span></blockquote>
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<b>3. Things to Consider:</b><br />
Because <span class="il">Consecration</span> brings about such grace, <br />
is such a powerful means to greater union with God and <br />
because it’s so vitally important not only for us but for the whole world, <br />
<i>know that you will be greatly tempted </i>not to begin this <span class="il">consecration</span>
or to stop once you’ve started. <br />
Satan will tempt you with a million excuses for you not to do it or for why you
can’t continue.<br />
There will be thoughts that come to you against this devotion. <br />
There will be thoughts against making it again as you’ve done it before… and to
what use?<br />
There will be thoughts against Mary <br />
or thoughts against ourselves because satan tells us we are unable or unworthy
or too sinful, <br />
or thoughts against each other regarding the same… <br />
There will be things, activities, commitments that come up – you may miss days
– but I encourage you:<br />
Do not let any of this, or anything stop you! <br />
No other plans are more important.<br />
And once you’ve begun, if you miss a day, don’t give into the temptation to
stop. <br />
Begin again… catch up. <br />
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God will meet us where we are! <br />
None of us can or will do this perfectly. <br />
This is not about perfection, but growing in faith and trust.<br />
It is not a test, but a journey with and in the School of Our Lady.<br />
It is a time to draw closer to God and to Truth - in and through His Mother
-who is our secret weapon against satan, who is absolutely crushed by Mary's
humility as Genesis foretells us: <b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>“and she will crush your head” Gen. 3:15.</b></span></blockquote>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>During this time know, remember we are consecrating ourselves to Holy Family - to the big three - Jesus, Mary and Joseph! </b></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Jesus who has conquered satan, sin and death forever on the Cross! He has already won the victory!</b></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Mary who is the head crusher of satan!</b></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>And Joseph, the Terror of Demons!</b></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So we can pray with confidence, entrusting ourselves completely to them, without fear!</span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Remembering the power of Consecration to change the world! </span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b>Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I love you! Save souls!</b></span><br />
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As I've been praying throughout Holy Thursday evening and night and
into today, Good Friday morning - I haven't been able to get this image from the
movie Passion of the Christ, out of my mind - it is when Mary senses
where Jesus is imprisoned in a dungeon beneath her and prostrates
herself over the spot in order to be with Him.<br />
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O, what similar
love does Mary have for each of us!<br />
She knows where each of us is imprisoned
(in our sins, fears, past, by the lies we believe, etc...) and she comes
t<span class="text_exposed_show">o us in our suffering and pain to be with us. </span><br />
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O, Mary, my dearest Mother, thank you for loving us so deeply!<br />
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Thank you for coming to us to be with us (daily!) for nearly 39 years
in Medjugorje to be present to us in this extraordinary way in this time
of grace in which you give us messages that will lead us to freedom!<br />
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Mary we consecrate ourselves, our families and these Holiest Days of the year - this Sacred Triduum, to you! May we allow you to lead us ever closer to Your Son by living your messages:<br />
to pray with the heart, especially through:<br />
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Making Holy Mass the center of our lives,<br />
Praying the whole Rosary each day<br />
Making a good Confession once a month,<br />
Praying the Scripture together with our family each day, and<br />
Fasting on Wednesdays and Fridays, (which can stop wars - so often these wars are the ones that are raging in our souls).<br />
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Please know you and your loved ones are in my thoughts and prayers especially during these days of the pandemic and isolation. Please also pray for me and my loved ones as well. <br />
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You can watch the full movie, Passion of the Christ, here:<br />
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<b>St. Paul tells us how to do battle against evil. </b>He wrote:<span class="bcv"></span><br />
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<b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="57006010"><span class="bcv"></span></a>Finally, draw your strength from the Lord and from his mighty power. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="57006011"><span class="bcv"></span>Put on the armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm against the tactics of the devil.</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="57006012"><span class="bcv"></span>For our struggle is not
with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with
the world rulers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits in the
heavens.</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="57006013"><span class="bcv"></span>Therefore, put on the
armor of God, that you may be able to resist on the evil day and, having
done everything, to hold your ground.</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="57006014"><span class="bcv"></span>So stand fast with your loins girded in truth, clothed with righteousness as a breastplate,</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="57006015"><span class="bcv"></span>and your feet shod in readiness for the gospel of peace.</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="57006016"><span class="bcv"></span>In all circumstances, hold faith as a shield, to quench all [the] flaming arrows of the evil one.</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="57006017"><span class="bcv"></span>And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. </a></b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="57006017">(Ephesians 6: 10-17)</a> </blockquote>
<a href="https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2019/03/enslaved-but-rejoicing-be-inspired-by.html" target="_blank">I wrote earlier of St. Patrick</a>, but wanted to add this addition to go deeper into St. Patrick's full Lorica prayer that he used as an armor of God that St. Paul tells us of above.<br />
St. Patrick reminded himself daily how mighty and glorious God was and that he was under his protection. May these words of St. Paul and this incredible prayer of St. Patrick be a breastplate and shield of faith for us - especially in these times of such fear.<br />
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May they help us to know we are never alone.<br />
Our God is infinite.<br />
He created us and He is in control.<br />
He pours His strength into us<br />
and <b>is with us</b> as He promised, saying to us: <b> </b><br />
<b>"Behold, I AM WITH YOU always unto the end of the ages!" </b><br />
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Hold fast to your faith.<br />
During this time of social distancing and quarantine, may we take the time to turn off the news and open our Bibles<br />
- to come to a deeper awareness of God's presence in us and around us,<br />
like St. Patrick...<br />
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May we fill our minds with the Truth of Scripture ...<br />
beginning with these Scriptures and these prayers of St. Patrick that I offer-<br />
to help us to come to know the peace that surpasses understanding that God has for us:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="58004004">Rejoice</a> in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice! <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="58004005"><span class="bcv"></span></a></b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="58004005">Your kindness</a> should be known to all.<b> The Lord is near. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="58004006"><span class="bcv"></span>Have no anxiety at all, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, make your requests known to God.</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="58004007"><span class="bcv"></span>Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.</a>
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<b>
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="58004008"><span class="bcv"></span></a>Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is
just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if
there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think
about these things. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="58004009"><span class="bcv"></span>Keep on doing what you have learned and received and heard and seen in me.</a> Then the God of peace will be with you. (</b>Philippians 4: 4-9) </blockquote>
Rest in these words.<br />
Meditate on them.<br />
Think of them again and again and again...<br />
And then pray these words of St. Patrick as well...<br />
<b> </b><br />
<b>The Lorica of St. Patrick</b><br /><b>(also called St. Patrick’s “breastplate”):</b><br /><br /><i>I arise today<br />Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,<br />Through belief in the Threeness,<br />Through confession of the Oneness<br />of the Creator of creation.<br /><br />I arise today<br />Through the strength of Christ’s birth with His baptism,<br />Through the strength of His crucifixion with His burial,<br />Through the strength of His resurrection with His ascension,<br />Through the strength of His descent for the judgment of doom.<br /><br />I arise today<br />Through the strength of the love of cherubim,<br />In the obedience of angels,<br />In the service of archangels,<br />In the hope of resurrection to meet with reward,<br />In the prayers of patriarchs,<br />In the predictions of prophets,<br />In the preaching of apostles,<br />In the faith of confessors,<br />In the innocence of holy virgins,<br />In the deeds of righteous men.<br /><br />I arise today, through<br />The strength of heaven,<br />The light of the sun,<br />The radiance of the moon,<br />The splendor of fire,<br />The speed of lightning,<br />The swiftness of wind,<br />The depth of the sea,<br />The stability of the earth,<br />The firmness of rock.<br /><br />I arise today, through<br />God’s strength to pilot me,<br />God’s might to uphold me,<br />God’s wisdom to guide me,<br />God’s eye to look before me,<br />God’s ear to hear me,<br />God’s word to speak for me,<br />God’s hand to guard me,<br />God’s shield to protect me,<br />God’s host to save me<br />From snares of devils,<br />From temptation of vices,<br />From everyone who shall wish me ill,<br />afar and near.<br /><br />I summon today<br />All these powers between me and those evils,<br />Against every cruel and merciless power<br />that may oppose my body and soul,<br />Against incantations of false prophets,<br />Against black laws of pagandom,<br />Against false laws of heretics,<br />Against craft of idolatry,<br />Against spells of witches and smiths and wizards,<br />Against every knowledge that corrupts man’s body and soul;<br />Christ to shield me today<br />Against poison, against burning,<br />Against drowning, against wounding,<br />So that there may come to me an abundance of reward.<br /><br />Christ with me,
<br />Christ before me,
<br />Christ behind me,
<br />Christ in me,
<br />Christ beneath me,
<br />Christ above me,
<br />Christ on my right,
<br />Christ on my left,
<br />Christ when I lie down,<br />Christ when I sit down,
<br />Christ when I arise,
<br />Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me,
<br />Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me,
<br />Christ in every eye that sees me,
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<i>Christ in every ear that hears me.<br /><br />I arise today<br />Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity,<br />Through belief in the Threeness,<br />Through confession of the Oneness<br />of the Creator of creation.<br />Amen.</i><br />
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Know of my great love for you and that each of you are in my prayers. I consecrate you all to Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Know we are safe and well in their arms. <br />
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"Prayer is greatly aided by fasting and watching and every kind of
bodily chastisement. In this regard each of you must do what you can.
Thus, the weaker will not hold back the stronger, and the stronger will
not press the weaker. You owe your conscience to God. But to no one else
do you owe anything more except that you love one another."<br />
— St. Augustine<br />
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Help for fasting this Friday of the 1st Week of Lent:<br />
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On January 25, 2001, Our Lady the Queen of Peace in Medjugorje gave us the following message:<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">"Dear
children! Today I call you to renew prayer and fasting with even
greater enthusiasm until prayer becomes a joy for you. Little children, <b>the one who prays is not afraid of the future and the one who fasts is not afraid of evil. </b>Once again, I repeat to you: <b>only through prayer and fasting also wars can be stopped – wars of your unbelief and fear for the future. </b>I
am with you and am teaching you little children: your peace and hope
are in God. That is why draw closer to God and put Him in the first
place in your life. Thank you for having responded to my call."</span></blockquote>
Actually,
this message is one of the themes that Our Blessed Mother has repeated
again and again throughout her time with us these past nearly 40 years
in Medjugorje. Why?<br />
<br />
When we read these words, can we not agree and recognize and even ask ourselves:<br />
Are we not living in the midst of a great battle?<br />
Can we see the great battle for souls that is taking place in our time? <br />
Not only externally, but internally - within us?<br />
<br />
So often we read things only once, but when we read something again and again -it enables us to ponder it and truly take it to heart.<br />
So let's reread this message:<br />
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"<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>renew prayer and fasting with
even greater enthusiasm until prayer becomes a joy for you." </b></span></blockquote>
It is a beautiful message: <span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>"Little
children, the one who prays is not afraid of the future and the one who
fasts is not afraid of evil." </b></span></blockquote>
Mary tells us that prayer and fasting is the antidote for fear and unbelief - the evils that most torment our souls:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<b> <span style="color: #0b5394;">"Once again, I repeat to you: only through
prayer and fasting also wars can be stopped – wars of your unbelief and
fear for the future"</span></b></blockquote>
Our Blessed Mother comes to bring us peace: <br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">"I am with you and am teaching you little children: your peace and hope are in God."</span></span></b></blockquote>
Each
Wednesday and Friday, especially, Our Lady calls us to go deeper into
prayer with the aid of fasting. When we fast it helps us realize ever
more fully how much God loves us and longs to take care of us.<br />
Why else would He be sending His Mother to us daily for so long?:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<b> <span style="color: #0b5394;">"That is why draw closer to God and put Him in the first place in your life."</span></b></blockquote>
When
we put prayer first place in our lives, then our prayer truly becomes
an encounter with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit -<br />
and thus, it becomes
a joy - for we are encountering the ever-living God!!!<br />
<br />
Imagine!<br />
How wondrous it is that we can reach out in prayer and be in communion with the God?! <br />
Who not only created all the heavens and the earth -<br />
all that is seen and unseen in the universe<br />
Who not only created everything around me, but each of us as well!<br />
Imagine!<br />
He fore-ordained each of us -<br />
He knit us in our mother's wombs!<br />
He knows when we sit and stand<br />
Imagine!<br />
He knows every thought before we think it...<br />
And has numbered ever hair on our head!<br />
Imagine!<br />
His intimate and intricate care that He took in forming each of us<br />
And then sustaining us...<br />
Never ceasing to breathe His life in us<br />
with each breath we take<br />
Never ceasing to cause our heart to beat at each moment<br />
out of pure unadulterated love!<br />
What wondrous love is this?! <br />
<br />
It is this God Whom we encounter in prayer and fasting!<br />
It is this God Who not only created and fashioned every part of us<br />
so each of us can reflect His glory in a unique and utterly irrepeatable way<br />
But Who also became one of us<br />
Imagine! <br />
a man like us in all things but sin<br />
to redeem us<br />
to carry our burdens<br />
to take on the guilt and shame and death that our sins deserved<br />
to save us and make us whole!<br />
To transform us and make us new<br />
through the power of His Life, Death and Resurrection! <br />
Imagine!<br />
Contemplate and ponder these things!<br />
<br />
We are WHOLLY BELOVED -<br />
a CHILD OF GOD destined for incomparable bliss in Him<br />
Not only in heaven for all eternity<br />
but EVEN NOW<br />
in prayer,<br />
for we ENCOUNTER HIM and COMMUNE with Him and know Him in prayer<br />
with
the <b>help of fasting (which helps us to rid ourselves of the
selfishness, self-absorption and sin that torments us and steals away
our peace that keeps us from being able to pray) </b><br />
We are enabled to come to KNOW GOD more and more fully<br />
And realize His Presence shines LIGHT in our darkness<br />
EVEN NOW!<br />
Even now, the more we know Him (through prayer and fasting)<br />
the more we are able to seek and find Him<br />
He, Who would never leave us or forsake us<br />
and we receive Him ever more fully through <br />
HIS WORDS that are living and effective and touch us to the core of our being<br />
HIS BODY AND BLOOD that feed and nourish us on our daily journey<br />
HIS SACRAMENTS<br />
especially of RECONCILIATION in which we receive His Love and Mercy<br />
In all these ways through our prayer we come to truly know He is With Us Always<br />
He has not left us orphans <br />
So HIS LIFE begins to fill us ever more fully until<br />
HIS JOY permeates and transforms us<br />
even in the midst of great suffering<br />
HIS HOPE abides in us even in the midst of deep mourning<br />
HIS GRACE is with us even in the darkest turmoil<br />
FAITH IN HIM even in the midst of war - this great battle for our souls-<br />
for HIS LOVE casts out all fear <br />
and we are made ever more Holy<br />
ever more like Him<br />
because we are ever more in united with Him<br />
and begin to see Him as He is.<br />
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This is why Our Blessed Mother ceaselessly asks us to pray and fast.<br />
This is why she is present,<br />
for we are weak... <br />
we are frail and we need her help<br />
to begin again and again and again<br />
we need to be reminded to pray ever more ceaselessly<br />
until prayer becomes a joy for us<br />
until it becomes NEW LIFE IN CHRIST for us.<br />
<br />
O, Immaculate Mother, thank you for your presence among us!<br />
Thank you for your tireless messages calling us to pray and fast...<br />
Thank you for your ceaseless love and prayers that lead us ever deeper into God's love and mercy.<br />
May
we receive and enter more deeply into God's love in this time of grace
by responding to your call. We ask this in Jesus' Name. Amen.<br />
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<br />For nearly 39 years, it is said that Mary, the Mother of God has been appearing on earth daily. <br />If this is true, what an extraordinary and incomparable grace God is giving the world?! <br />But, what are we to believe? <br />Do we not look to the Church for guidance? And if to the Church, is not the Pope the highest authority?<br />Therefore, let us look to what the Holy Fathers have said and done (who have been alive during the time of these reported apparitions) for guidance:<br /><br /><u><b>Most recently, what has Pope Francis done regarding Medjugorje?</b></u><br /><br />
Pope Francis installed his <b>official representative in Medjugorje, an Apostolic Visitor, Archbishop Hoser, to live there in 2018 indefinitely, after first being sent to Medjugorje in 2017 to study it for 3 months.</b> His reports are glowing. <br />Pope Francis announced in <b>May 2019 that Bishops and priests are free to lead their dioceses and parishes on pilgrimages to Medjugorje. </b><br /><br /><u><b>What did Pope Benedict XVI do regarding Medjugorje?</b></u><br />
<br />As prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, before he became Pope, he <b>established a Yugoslavian Bishops Commission to study Medjugorje – taking away all authority from the local bishop in 1986, following Bishop Zanic’s rejection of years of scientific study that supported the apparitions and his subsequent negative decision that he submitted.</b> Instead of accepting the negative decision by the bishop, Cardinal Ratzinger dissolves the bishop's diocesan Commission, and convenes a new Commission of all the Yugoslavian Bishops in the region.<br />• According to Bishop Zanic, Cardinal Ratzinger told him forthright: <b>"No, you are going to dissolve your diocesan commission. The verdict is transferred to the Bishops Conference."</b><br /><br />As Pope Benedict XVI, he established a Vatican Commission to further study the reported ongoing apparitions. The report of the 4-year long Papal Commission overwhelming voted to declare the first 7 days of apparitions as supernatural. With the apparitions ongoing, no specific determination was made for the rest. The commission also cited that Medjugorje should be considered a Marian Shrine. <br /><br /><u><b>What did St. Pope John Paul II say regarding Medjugorje?</b></u><br />St. John Paul II personally believed in Medjugorje and spoke highly about it with Bishops and priests, stating such things as:<br />
<ul>
<li><b>Mary’s coming to Medjugorje was an answer to his prayers. </b></li>
<li><b>Medjugorje is the continuation and extension of Fatima. </b></li>
<li><b>The fall of Communism in Poland should not be credited to him; but it is the work of Mary in Medjugorje and Fatima. </b></li>
<li><b>“Today people have lost the supernatural. They find it in Medjugorje.” </b></li>
<li><b>“Medjugorje is the Spiritual Heart of the World” and “the Hope of the World”</b></li>
<li><b>"Our Lady of Medjugorje will save America!"</b></li>
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<br />1988: <b>"Pray for me in Medjugorje. [...] Medjugorje is the spiritual heart of the world."</b> (Pope John Paul II to bishop of Florianopolis (Brazil), Maurillo Kreiger)<br /><br />August 1, 1989 address by the Pope to a group of Italian physicians dedicated to defending unborn life and to making scientific and medical studies on the apparition, [at which they lamented to Pope John Paul II of the Bishop Zanic’s rejection of their findings]:<br /><b>"Today the world has lost the supernatural. Many people sought it and found it in Medjugorje through prayer, fasting, and through confession."</b><br />
<b> </b><br />Reported by Bishop Paul Hnilica, SJ, Auxiliary Bishop of Rome, who then added: <span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><b>“For me personally, this is the strongest explicit witness about Medjugorje…The Pope, for his part, recognized … supernatural events are really at work in Medjugorje. Through many sources, the Pope came to the conviction that God can be experienced in this place.”</b></i></span><br /><br />Mirjana Soldo, one of the visionaries attests to her meeting with St. John Paul II in her book. She speaks of their conversation, saying that John Paul II said: <br /><b>• "Please ask the pilgrims in Medjugorje to pray for my intentions…I know all about Medjugorje I've followed the messages from the beginning. Please, tell me what it's like for you when Our Lady appears." <br />• "Take good care of Medjugorje, Mirjana. Medjugorje is the hope for the entire world." <br />• "If I were not the pope, I would have gone to Medjugorje a long time ago." </b><br />• She writes: “I will never forget the love that radiated from the Holy Father. What I felt with him is similar to what I feel when I am with Our Lady, and looking into his eyes was just like looking into hers. <br />• Later, a priest told me that the pope had been interested in Medjugorje from the very beginning, because right before our apparitions started, he had been praying for Our Lady to appear again on Earth. <br /><b>"I cannot do it all alone, Mother," he prayed. "In Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Poland and so many other communist countries, people cannot freely practice their faith. I need your help, dear Mother." <br /> According to this priest, when the pope heard that Our Lady had appeared in a tiny village in a communist country, he immediately thought Medjugorje had to be an answer to his prayers. </b><br />[John Paul II was shot on May 13, 1981 - the reported Marian Apparitions in Medjugorje began on June 24, 1981 - just a little over a month later.]<br /><br /><u><b>The Church also tells us to judge apparitions by their fruits and their faithfulness to the teachings of the Church. </b></u><br />
Here are the fruits and the messages:<br />
<br />Approximately 50 million people have traveled to Medjugorje since its beginnings in 1981. They speak of it as being the place of untold peace, a place where heaven has come down to earth. <br />Reports of innumerable conversions and hundreds (if not thousands) of vocations from Medjugorje are undeniable. <br />Liturgical life is the center of Medjugorje and is at <b>the center of the reported messages of Our Blessed Mother, who asks us to make Mass the center of our lives, to pray the rosary and read Scripture daily with the heart, to fast twice a week, and to confess our sins at least once a month. </b><br />She is said to have first appeared on the feast of St. John the Baptist. In essence she comes to bring souls back to Jesus, back to God, back to His Church in this time of unparalleled unbelief and darkness, she is voice crying out in the wilderness to prepare the way of the Lord, saying: <i>“<b>Repent and Believe in the Gospel. The Kingdom of Heaven is at Hand.”</b></i><br />
<i> </i><br />Some of her first reported words were:<br />
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<b><span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>“I have come to tell you God exists. <br />“My dear children, I am with you. I am your Mother. Do not be afraid of anything. I will protect you. I will help you. I will guide you.”…<br />“I am the Queen of Peace, and I have come my dear children, because my Son has sent me to help you. My dear children, peace, peace and only peace. My dear children, there must be peace. Peace must reign on this earth. My dear children, peace must reign between God and man and among people. My dear children, this world and this humanity is finding itself in a great danger and there is a threat that it will destroy itself.”</i></span></b></blockquote>
Now it is up to each of us to decide. If God is really sending his Mother to us daily, do you not think He would like us to respond?<br />
Wouldn't this be the most unfathomable gift?! <br />
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He told his disciples when he sent them out to proclaim the good news, saying: “<b>You shall be my witnesses”</b> (<a class="NETBibleTagged" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">Acts 1:8</a>). </div>
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What better witness than the Mother of God? </div>
<span class="reftext"></span><span class="highl">Saying further regarding those he sends: "<b>Whoever <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" title="191: akouon (V-PPA-NMS) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">listens</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" title="4771: hymon (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">to you</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" title="191: akouei (V-PIA-3S) -- To hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported. A primary verb; to hear.">listens</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" title="1473: emou (PPro-G1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">to Me;</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">whoever</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" title="114: atheton (V-PPA-NMS) -- From a compound of a and a derivative of tithemi; to set aside, i.e. to disesteem, neutralize or violate.">rejects</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" title="114: athetei (V-PIA-3S) -- From a compound of a and a derivative of tithemi; to set aside, i.e. to disesteem, neutralize or violate.">rejects</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" title="1473: eme (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me;</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">and</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">whoever</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" title="114: atheton (V-PPA-NMS) -- From a compound of a and a derivative of tithemi; to set aside, i.e. to disesteem, neutralize or violate.">rejects</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" title="1473: eme (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">Me</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" title="114: athetei (V-PIA-3S) -- From a compound of a and a derivative of tithemi; to set aside, i.e. to disesteem, neutralize or violate.">rejects</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" title="3588: ton (Art-AMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the One who</a> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" title="649: aposteilanta (V-APA-AMS) -- From apo and stello; set apart, i.e. to send out literally or figuratively.">sent</a> </b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" title="1473: me (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I."><b>Me.” </b>Luke 10: 16</a></span><br />
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<span class="highl">Dear Jesus, may we never reject you or those you send as your messengers. Amen. </span><span class="highl"> </span><br />
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For more references and information see:<br />
<a href="https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2019/10/medjugorje-in-st-john-paul-iis-own-words.html">https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2019/10/medjugorje-in-st-john-paul-iis-own-words.html</a><br />
<a href="https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2019/10/vatican-confirms-medjugorje-approval-by.html">https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2019/10/vatican-confirms-medjugorje-approval-by.html</a><br />
<a href="https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-deep-connections-between-saint-john.html">https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2019/10/the-deep-connections-between-saint-john.html</a><br />
<a href="https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2019/03/what-are-we-to-believe-about-medjugorje.html">https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2019/03/what-are-we-to-believe-about-medjugorje.html</a><div class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.catholic365.com/article/2652/innumerable-reasons-the-chief-exorcist-of-rome-proclaims-medjugorje-a-fortress-against-satan.html" target="_blank">Innumerable Reasons the Chief Exorcist of Rome proclaims Medjugorje "A Fortress Against Satan"</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2014/10/saint-pope-john-paul-ii-and-medjugorje.html">Saint Pope John Paul II and Medjugorje</a></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2018/08/what-is-holy-fathers-mission-in.html">What is the Holy Father's Mission In Medjugorje?</a></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2018/08/installment-of-apostolic-visitor-in.html">Installment
of the Apostolic Visitor in Medjugorje: "Sign of a Great Respect and
Recognition ... The Act Through Which the Church Officially Recognized
the Good Fruits of Medjugorje" </a></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2018/08/do-papal-envoys-words-mean-vatican.html">Do the Papal Envoy's Words Mean Vatican Approval for Medjugorje is Near?</a></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://enteringintothemystery.blogspot.com/2015/04/medjugorje-years-of-reported.html">Medjugorje... Over 33 Years of Reported Apparitions - Should We Believe?</a></span></span></span></h3>
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How deeply Mary loves us! She has come to us every day for more than 38 years
to call us to conversion in order to save us!<br />
<span><span data-offset-key="60u0l-0-0"><span data-text="true">Especially as we enter into Lent, may we take Mary as our guide and Mother - asking her for the grace to live her messages so to help her bring all souls to conversion - especially our own.
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May we answer her urgent
call:<br />
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<i><b>"The sign will come, you must not worry about it. The only
thing that I would want to tell you is to be converted. Make that known
to all my children as quickly as possible. No pain, no suffering is too
great for me in order to save you. I will pray to my Son not to punish
the world; but I plead with you, be converted.</b></i><br />
<i><b> You cannot ima<span class="text_exposed_show">gine
what is going to happen nor what the Eternal Father will send to earth.
That is why you must be converted! Renounce everything. Do penance.
Express my thanks to all my children who have prayed and fasted. I carry
all this to my Divine Son in order to obtain an alleviation of His
justice against the sins of mankind.</span></b></i><br />
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<i><b> I thank the people who have prayed and fasted. Persevere and help me to convert the world."</b></i><br />
<i><b> Message from June 24, 1983</b></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">“I don’t think any of us
understand the magnitude of what is going on here:</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">How God’s whole plan of salvation is
culminating in Divine Mercy and Medjugorje. How everything has led up to this
point, this point in human history.</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";">” Father Chris Alar, MIC<b>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">“Here in
Medjugorje, we are at the Wedding Feast of Cana and Our Blessed Mother, Queen
of Peace, is saying: <i><span style="color: #0b5394;">“Son, they have no wine”</span></i>.
And He gives us Medjugorje and he gives us the geyser of mercy that
bursts forth out of Medjugorje where conversions take place and peace issues
forth.” </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";">Brother Jason Lewis,
MIC</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">"This place [Medjugorje] is wide open with God's Divine Mercy. And you see the peace. And the peace that you see is the Blessed Mother's presence... She is present... Please come here. </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">This is where you’ll experience the two
most critical pieces of the culmination of salvation history. Again, I don’t
think we have any idea, at all, the time we are living in and the importance of
what is happening and what God and Mary are doing right here.” </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";">Father Chris Alar, MIC</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span><span style="font-family: "times";"> </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">These are just a few quotes from a video discussion by Fr. Chris Alar, MIC,
Director of the Association of Marian Helpers, and Brother Jason Lewis,
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">In the video, the two Marians of the Immaculate Conception
unpack the incredible homily of the Pope's Representative, the Papal Nuncio to
Bosnia Herzegovina, Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto, which was given at St. James
Church in Medjugorje at the Vigil Mass of the Solemnity of the Holy Mother of
God, December 31, 2019. A homily in which he, an</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";"><b> "Archbishop, representing the Vatican, ties</b><b> Medjugorje
to Divine Mercy as the message for our times." </b><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">(The New Year’s Eve
vigil Holy Mass was concelebrated by 115 priests at St. James Church in
Medjugorje, along with the Apostolic Visitor for the parish of Medjugorje,
Archbishop Henryk Hoser, Provincial of Herzegovinian Franciscan Province, Fr.
Miljenko Steko and the parish priest of Medjugorje parish, Fr. Marinko Sakota).</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Papal Nuncio to
Bosnia Herzegovina, Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Here are some
excerpts of the <a href="https://marytv.tv/english-mass-in-medjugorje-13/"><span style="color: blue;">Archbishop's homily</span></a>:</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">“We are in a pilgrimage, in days,
seasons, years; but right now, that brings us to this Marian destination [he is
standing in St. James Church in Medjugorje], of the temple of the Queen of
Peace that is located here in Herzegovina.” </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">“…we desire peace as human beings. It
is intrinsic to us that we want desire peace and that its distrust and fear
that actually prevents us from being able to have peace in our hearts, our
countries and our homes…”</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">“How can Mary be the Queen of Peace
without being at the same time the Queen of Divine Merc</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";">y? <b>Mary is the
Queen of Peace, because she is the Queen of God’s Mercy, whose face is
Jesus.” </b></span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times";"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">“Just as at the wedding in Cana, today,
as well, Mary continues to turn to God’s Mercy, saying, “They have run out of
wine”. And this, the wine of Mercy, has descended and enters by way of the
royal petition of the one who carried Him in her body, in a way predicting at
Cana His revelation in human history...</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">“So, it would be right and just, in
this place to invoke Mary with the title of Queen of Peace and God’s Divine
Mercy. We have invoked her, called upon her for centuries. And we still call
upon her as Mother of Mercy. But her faithful, centuries long intercession for
us, transformed her into the Queen in whom God’s Mercy gladly hears prayers and
fulfills the tiniest desire of hers for the benefit of her children…”</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">“Let us conclude in the end, invoking
her altogether, united in the same prayer, saying: “Mary, Queen of Peace and
Divine Mercy, pray for us!”</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Aren't those some
extraordinary words regarding Medjugorje?! </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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Brother Jason believe so. </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";"><a href="https://marytv.tv/fruit-of-medjugorje/"><span style="color: blue;">In this
video</span></a> they were so thrilled by the Papal representative’s homily tying
together Mary’s role in Medjugorje with Divine Mercy and the magnitude of its
importance in our day. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">They could barely contain their enthusiasm.</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">They spoke for about
an hour so excitedly that I wanted to try to pull out some of the main
highlights of their discussion and share them with you. Even as I do so, what
would be truly best, is to take time to watch the video for yourself -</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">[go to <a href="https://marytv.tv/fruit-of-medjugorje/"><span style="color: blue;">the link
</span></a>and click on the playlist; and then, click again on the video entitled: Fr.
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">They provide a profound and thorough discussion
[unpacking the Papal’s nuncio’s words] that connect Our Blessed Mother and Divine Mercy – each confirming the truly unfathomable
importance of Medjugorje in our time!</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">I’ve spent the last
few days - literally hours and hours (and hours) - transcribing this incredible
discussion because it is so filled with wisdom and insight that I felt called
to share it. (I ask for your forgiveness
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Pray about taking the
time to read through this; and then, saving it to read again and again (and
again) - <i>"pondering all these things in our heart"</i> like Mary. </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Father Alar: <b>“This Archbishop, representing the Vatican,
came to Medjugorje</b> and blew our doors off if you will, with a … <b>series of statements ... tying Medjugorje
to Divine Mercy as the message for our times."</b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Brother: "I
absolutely wanted to come out of my skin when … the Archbishop used two titles:
“<b>Our Lady Queen of Peace is also the
Queen of Divine Mercy”</b>… I wanted to run out into the sanctuary… I never
heard in all my days heard the term specially used: Queen of Divine
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Father Alar:
…"The highlights that I think are so incredibly important in our time, for
this period in human history… next to the resurrection I think <b>we are living</b> <b>in the most important time in history, next to the resurrection,
because this is coming</b>, as Jesus told St. Faustina:<b><span style="color: #660000;"> <i>“You, Faustina,
will prepare the world for my final coming.”</i></span></b> That was 89 years
ago. So <b>we know we’re in the end-times.
We don’t know how long they’ll be… how long they’ll last.</b> But, here’s the
point<b>, it was made very clear, by the
Bishop, that the problem facing the world today is distrust and fear. These
two…stumbling blocks, prevent us from receiving God’s grace fully.”</b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Brother: “And [the
Archbishop] said that these two things: “distrust and fear are the cause for
the lack of peace in our hearts. So he started the whole homily out noting that<b> “we desire peace as human beings. It is
intrinsic to us that we want desire peace and that its distrust and fear that
actually prevents us from being able to have peace in our hearts, our countries
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Brother: “The
Archbishop talked about this. That somehow Adam and Eve, the serpent tricked
them … they believed the words of the serpent and they distrusted God. They
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Brother: “The thing
that Jesus wants from us. The thing that God has wanted from humanity from all
eternity is trust in Him, to trust in God, trust in the Father’s protection,
trust in the Father’s love for us.</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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in his heart and, abusing his freedom, disobeyed God's command. This is what
man's first sin consisted of. All subsequent sin would be disobedience toward
God and lack of trust in his goodness.”</span></i><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">“So it’s important to
realize what happened right there… is the essence of mankind’s struggle from
the very beginning. When we stumbled and fell…. We were going to fear him. What
did they do, immediately after the fall? They immediately covered themselves –
they were hiding – figuratively and literally - God knew, after the fall, that
we would be broken, skittish creatures so he gave us the gift of a mother… </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Who did you normally
use to run to when you got into trouble? … You just knew innately there was a
love, there was a gentleness [in mom]… <b>God is so incredible that he knew
that we would see Him as this transcendent disciplinarian because of our
brokenness. So in his wisdom, he gave us the gift of a mother to bridge that
gap. She’s one of our own. She’s a creature. She’s a gift that’s been given to
us to run to. </b>And when we run to her, we find that gentleness, love and
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Brother: The
archbishop said right out of the gate -he wasted no time-this is so profound:<i> </i><b>“We
are in a pilgrimage, in days, seasons years, but right now, that brings us to
this Marian destination [he is standing in St. James Church in Medjugorje], of
the temple of the Queen of Peace that is located here in Herzegovina.” </b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">He is pointing out: <b>"That this place is his temple… it is
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that God has been trying to heal in us from the beginning. And he did with our
Savior. So he gave us in the garden, the gift of a mother and the promise of a
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seed. He/she will crush your head and you will nip at his heel”</i></b><i> </i>(The Father’s words to the serpent).</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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“Distrust and fear have been the cause of the lack of peace… What is the answer
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">Trust.
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this distrust and this fear is the cause for the lack of peace. Now that is
answered by Mary. She’s the Queen of Peace. </b><b>So in Mary, we see here in Medjugorje…</b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">In Divine Mercy we learned about trust.
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">In Medjugorje, we are seeing, and
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "times";">Jesus said: <b><span style="color: #660000;">“Mankind
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as I’m listening to the Archbishop. God knew we were broken in the garden from
a lack of trust, so throughout human history he has been trying to raise up
saints and prophets – giving us, spoon feeding us, what we need to do to turn
back to him. </span><span style="font-family: "times";">…</span><span style="font-family: "times";">The
world has started to get prepared through an understanding of trust. We’ve got
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Brother: “1981 - the
apparitions start on the feast of St. John the Baptist - who announces the Good
News, the coming of the Savior, prepares the world … for the coming of the
Savior … of his whole entire mystery of mercy and peace and to bring good news
of revelation of the Father so that we can have peace, security and fear can be
eradicated from our lives. </span></span></div>
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bringing peace and we know that this place is a geyser of Divine Mercy and
conversion. Conversions have taken place out of Medjugorje for 38 years now…</b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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Lord has been giving us this message of Divine Mercy, its essence is Trust, we
still, still haven’t been fully trusting… </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">So here comes the
Archbishop and he says: “<b>What is the
result of this distrust and this fear? It’s a lack of peace, so Mary comes in
as the Queen of Peace, right here to Medjugorje, to bring us an understanding
of peace…this peace is brought to us, to the world, right here in Medjugorje</b>.
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">“How can Mary be the Queen of Peace
without being at the same time the Queen of Divine Merc</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";">y? <b>We
are here in the Temple of the Queen of Peace in Bosnia Herzegovina. Mary is the
Queen of Peace, because she is the Queen of God’s Mercy, whose face is
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up during the homily … looking for each other… ready to stand up and start
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just linked Divine Mercy and Medjugorje. The message and devotion of Divine
Mercy of Faustina and the Queen of Peace in Medjugorje: The two charisms - The
two modern day revelations. The revelations of the last 100 years - started
with Fatima and since then, has been Divine Mercy and now Medjugorje. They all
tie together. Fatima ties into this, because we are learning and understanding,
right now, the biggest problem we have is the lack of trust… </b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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and what’s going on in the world really… with all the conflicts, with all the
discord, with all the confusion the Evil One has set about… the reason why
there is such a lack of peace, ultimately there’s a lack of God – there’s an
absence of God. </b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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then he ties it back into Cana and what our Lady does. </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";">What happens at the wedding feast of
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empty. We have run out. We’re broke… She turns to her Son and says: “They have
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appropriate for Mary intercede, and this “the wine of mercy” can descend to
enter into that encounter of royal petition of the one who carried her in her
body, in a way predicting Cana, his revelation in human history.”</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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– at the wedding feast of Cana –right now in our day and age. Here in
Medjugorje, we are at the Wedding Feast of Cana and Our Blessed Mother, Queen
of Peace, is saying: “Son, they have no wine”…
And He gives us Medjugorje and he gives us the geyser of mercy that bursts
forth out of Medjugorje where conversions take place and peace issues forth.” </b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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and mercy is that wine that we are lacking. We’re not lacking the mercy. We’re
lacking in the acceptance, that trusting in Mercy.”</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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co-redemptrix … in the sense that “co” doesn’t mean “equal to”… it means
“with”. So she was with Jesus in his act of redemption. She gave him his body.
She gave him his flesh... and the very blood, which only one drop could have
redeemed humanity…. His whole fleshly existence was given to Him by Mary. The Church Fathers got this from the
beginning. <b>Mary’s role is critical. She
is co-redemptrix - not in the same way that she redeemed us in the same way
Christ did – but she was with Him in this act of redemption from the beginning
of His Incarnation…that’s why we call them the New Adam and the New Eve.</b></span></span></div>
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“we know from Romans we hear Christ is the New Adam. Where is the New Eve? It
has to be the Mother, who gave Him his own flesh that saves and redeems us and
for that reason Mother Teresa says that: <i>“Of
course Mary is the co-redemptrix. Jesus saves us by His Flesh. She gave Jesus
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is not at the same level of the Holy Trinity. She is a creature. [Brother: She’s
redeemed by Christ by the merits of His Cross]. …God being outside of time –
our prayers can be effective outside of time. How was Mary immaculately
conceived? By the merits of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus
Christ… How did that happen? Because of the concept that God is outside of
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role, and her revealing of the messages of Medjugorje are so critical today.
Mary is this new Eve. She is this critical, important part in the redemption of
humanity. And a lot of people don’t understand, that in this New Eve, we have
an opportunity to undo what the first Eve did – as Christ undid what the first
Adam did – so we have the New Adam and the New Eve.” </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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II explicitly related the “woman” of all these passages in Scripture directly
to Mary… <b>she is the woman who crushes
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the first men’s community in the world to bear the title: “The Immaculate
Conception” and people ask: How did you Marians become Divine Mercy priests -
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burrowing myself in my mom’s arms - the protection…the gentleness and love of a
mother. This is what God knew we were going to need… He gives this to us in
Mary and He consummated it on the Cross when He gave [her] fully as a spiritual
mother to us who are disciples like John.” </b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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standing there in the place of all us, the rest of humanity, and he embraces his
spiritual mother. He embraces Mary as the universal spiritual mother and takes
her into his home. Biblical scholars tell us the word for “home” is analogous
or equivalent to his spiritual heart. We know that John is the Beloved Disciple
who lays his head on the breast of Jesus [I get all excited about the book “In
Sinu Jesu” written by a Benedictine monk, which is really renewing priesthood
in the Church]… it talks about the intimacy of Jesus and the Beloved Disciple
John and how much John loved and trusted in Jesus, which ties in exactly with
the<b> Archbishop’s homily and the role of
the Blessed Virgin here in Medjugorje. We, too, as spiritual sons and daughters
of Mary, are called to take her into our home, into our heart to embrace her,
to receive the balm of our Queen Mother, our Queen of Peace and Queen of Divine
Mercy into our spiritual homes.” </b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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experience here has led us to this understanding, and to this culmination and
this homily… [It started when we got off the plane with “peace”… quotes in the
Diary about “peace” in emails, “peace”-“Mir” in signs, “peace”, visit Sister
Emmanuel and her books are about Peace and Scandalous Mercy, and the daily
readings all talked about “peace”, and “then all of a sudden, we are listening
to Mary’s words – we go up the hill to the Apparition on the 2<sup>nd</sup> of
the month … and that message is about … </b> </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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know Him. How do we know the Father?” Only through the Son…”</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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Son and it’s through the Son that we have right order and a correct
understanding of who the Father is and that through His Mercy our fear is taken
away. We are given faith that Christ in His Mercy reveals the Father to us,
which dispels fear.” </b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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Medjugorje is this peace that we need to have. She’s saying right there on May
25th we need to trust more in Divine Mercy. Because of this peacelessness we
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we have Mary in Medjugorje saying we have peacelessness… what do you have to do
to get through this peacelessness? You’ve got to trust more in God’s mercy.</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"> How do you trust more in God’s mercy?
You’ve got to know the Father. How do you know the Father? You know the Father through
the Image of Divine Mercy, the Son - that Son - if you could encapsulate, if
you could capture somehow the mercy of God the Father and somehow encapsulate
it - you have the image of Divine Mercy. This is why the encyclical: Misericordiae Vultus is The Face of Mercy. In
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impossible. Never before in human history had anyone been born without a
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the knot. She has complete trust and in God’s word and His power and what He is
able to do… </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";">[Our
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tying in completely with the Archbishop’s [words]:<b> “So, it would be right and just, in this place [Medjugorje] to invoke
Mary with the title of Queen of Peace and God’s Divine Mercy. We have invoked
her, called upon her for centuries. And we still call upon her as Mother of
Mercy. But this faithful, centuries long intercession for us, transformed her
into the Queen in whom God’s Mercy gladly hears prayers and fulfills the
tiniest desire of hers for the benefit of her children…”</b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">To return us back to
the Father, from whom we came: </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">How and where do we
begin this process that God has been trying to lead us through time immemorial?
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Now He’s saying:<b> “Look, I’m bringing my Mother right here
to Medjugorje. All you have to do is come. All you have to do is receive this
grace and it all ties together.”…</b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Brother: “And that’s
why the Archbishop concludes his homily:<b>
“Let us conclude in the end, invoking her altogether, united in the same
prayer, saying: “Mary, Queen of Peace and Divine Mercy, pray for us!”</b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">45:48 </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Brother: “<b>[the Archbishop] just brought Our Lady
Queen of Peace - and he’s really given her a new title: Our Lady Queen of
Divine Mercy – brought them together and is showing how this is the absolute
linchpin, the keystone of what God is doing and the plan of salvation right now
- through his Divine Mercy and what’s going on in Medjugorje with the
apparitions of Our Lady, Queen of Peace.” </b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Father Alar:<b> “I don’t think any of us, yourself and me
included, have any idea what is going on here. I don’t think any of us
understand the magnitude of what is going on here:</b></span><span style="font-family: "times";">
</span><b><span style="font-family: "times";">How God’s whole plan of salvation is culminating in Divine
Mercy and Medjugorje. How everything has led up to this point, this point in
human history.</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";">”</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">“And what did Jesus
say?</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #660000;"><i><span style="font-family: "times";">“Mankind’s last hope of salvation is
Divine Mercy.”</span></i></span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">And there’s only one
way that we’re going to get and overcome what keeps us from God… </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">What is the most
thing that keeps us from God? </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">He said not our sins,
it is our lack of trust… how are we going to get rid of that main barrier
between us and God?</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Trust. That’s Divine
Mercy.</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">[We look to our Mother for that Trust -
we have to]</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">The problem is we
have no peace. We have no peace in this world. </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">Why is Mary appearing here, in this
location and why now?</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">Because this world, right now, is
experiencing more lack of peace than we ever have in our human history.</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"> People come to me all the time in the
confessional (I heard 200 confessions probably since I’ve been here in
Medjugorje the first 2 visits)”… </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">[Countless cite
anxiety, fear, lack of trust…]</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Brother: “This ties
with message given to Maria on the 25<sup>th</sup>, Christmas day, this year:</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times";">“…Your
heart yearns for peace, of which there is less and less on earth. That is why
people are far from God and souls are sick and heading towards spiritual death.
I am with you, little children, to lead you on this way of salvation to which
God calls you.” </span></i></b><i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times";">December 25, 2019 to
Marija</span></i><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">48:17: Father Alar:
“That’s huge. Here’s why: </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">We are living in a
time of a lack of peace like we’ve never seen before… </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><span style="font-family: "times";">look
at suicide…</span></u><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">what’s the worst of
the worst possible manifestation of the lack of peace?</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">… when the lack of
peace reaches such levels that you would take the very life that God gave you…
you’re facing the ultimate in the lack of peace…. </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">The suicide rates in
the world today are unprecedented… </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">more people die in
the world in this current time by suicide by all the wars and homicides
combined. </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">That’s shocking!</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">The worst
manifestation of a lack of peace is suicide.”</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Brother: “Nothing
more the evil one would like to do than eradicate the image of God within a
person, we are made in the image of God and if he can get us to a point of such
despair, a point of disbelief, distrust in God’s mercy… he wants to distort the
image of God within us… </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Father Alar: </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">“It is the ultimate
lack of peace…</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">“God lays out in his
providential care … </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Father Mitch Pacwa: “<u>Why
are there so many suicides today? Because there’s a lack of peace.”</u></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">That to me answered the question of why
Mary is appearing in Medjugorje today… with a message of peace… </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">51:15<b> We have a lack of peace like never before
and Our Lady is appearing here bringing us this message of peace…</b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">If God saw our problems began with a
lack of trust… </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">He will never bring “The End” before he
gives us the opportunity to eliminate that lack of trust.</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">We have to eliminate that blockage …
that lack of trust… </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">Jesus said we will not have peace until
we trust more and once we trust more, we’ll have that peace.</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Brother: That ties in
exactly to the May 2, 2019 message to Mirjana: </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">This is <u>the message</u>. </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Coupled with the message of devotion of Divine Mercy and
what’s going on in Medjugorje. <u>This is the bomb. This is the Divine Plan</u>:
</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "times";">“Dear
children, with a motherly love I am calling you to respond to the great love of
my Son, with pure and open hearts, with complete trust…”</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Father Alar:<b> </b>“All tied to these two focuses of our
times</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">How is God manifesting Himself in the
world today?</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">Marian Apparitions and Eucharistic
miracles</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">This is how God is
revealing Himself in a special way today.</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Brother: “And it’s a
reversal of everything that took place in the Garden of Eden. <b>Now, the woman, the New Eve, is triumphing
and crushing the head of satan – undoing the knot of disobedience…</b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">Marian apparitions that have been taken
place for centuries, but intensely in the last century, and even more intensely
these last 50 years… the New Eve appearing as we saw in Revelation 12…”</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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directions</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">2 pillars: Mary; and the larger, higher
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">“we are being
bombarded … inside out, upside down, don’t know which direction is which, but </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">right now we’re being led in the
providential navigation plan right between the two pillars of stability that is
Our Lady as we see her here in Medjugorje – from Fatima to Medjugorje – to all
the Marian Apparitions and Jesus in the Eucharist, which we also see here in
Medjugorje – the Eucharistic devotion that is here is at the center and the
core of what goes on in the prayer and spirituality of Medjugorje…</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">When it’s docked, all
of a sudden the waters become calm and the other boats retreat…</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">We are in the process of seeing the
docking of the boat between the two pillars of Our Lady and Jesus in the
Eucharist.”</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Father Alar:<b> “Divine Mercy and Medjugorje are being
united together. This is all coming together. This we thought might be our own
interpretation and then we come here and hear the Archbishop’s homily that puts
a stamp of approval right in the middle of God’s message of Divine Mercy and
Mary in Medjugorje that’s why she’s the Queen of Peace and the Queen of Divine
Mercy. </b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">…</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">1:03: Spread this message throughout
the world </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">What does trust lead
you to? </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">going back to the
opening paragraph in [Archbishop’s] homily:<b>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">“the world is shackled by distrust and
fear”. </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">This is what the
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">So how do we remove
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">We have to learn how
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">And we do that with with Our Lady… we
turn to Our Lady, Queen of Peace and Queen of Divine Mercy and ask for her
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">“Here we have, in this beautiful place
of Medjugorje, the opportunity to do both</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"> [find peace and trust in God’s Mercy<b>]. We have the opportunity to trust because everywhere on this location
is God’s mercy. You see it in the priests, you see it in the Archbishop, you
see it in the Apostolic Visitor, you see it in the Apostolic Nuncio, you see it
in the priests in the confessional, you see it in the pilgrims, you see it
everywhere here.</b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">This place is wide open with God’s
Divine Mercy. </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">And you see the peace. And the peace
that you see is in the Blessed Mother’s presence, on Apparition Hill, on Mount
Krizevac – all of these places – She is present... the shops and the stores and
the places, the Church, especially St. James…</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">Please come here. </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">This is where you’ll experience the two
most critical pieces of the culmination of salvation history. Again, I don’t think
we have any idea, at all, the time we are living in and the importance of what
is happening and what God and Mary are doing right here.” </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">After watching this
incredible discussion, I noticed there was an additional video of Father Chris
Alar. It is his homily that he gave before he and Brother Jason made the video
above. It summarizes the above discussion and offers additional insights as
well. Here is one of the quotes from his homily:</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">"Spread this message how Divine
Mercy links to Medjugorje and how God is using his Mother to take us to the Son
and ultimately return to the Father…</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">We’re
here for a reason… </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "times";">let us not miss this opportunity. We’re
at the most unprecedented times in human history – next to the resurrection –
maybe the most, most important time!</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">Jesus told St. Faustina: “I’m going to
prepare you for my second coming … for the end times and Jesus said, Mankind’s
[in many ways] last hope of salvation is Divine Mercy. “ </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";">Father Chris Alar, MIC</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";">Here are some excerpts. Again, it would
be best for you to watch it yourself:</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";"><a href="https://marytv.tv/fruit-of-medjugorje/"><span style="color: blue; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3. Father Chris
Alar Homily (will be #394): </span></a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">"...Satan’s
great tool: pride, fear and confusion. </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">Let’s look at fear, because this is
where Medjugorje comes in.</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">The opposite of fear
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Trust and peace.</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">If you trust someone and you are at
peace with them you do not fear them.</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">If you don’t trust someone and you are
not at peace – you fear – this is what the nuncio talked about. </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Now… trust is the
essence of the message of Divine Mercy.</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">St. Faustina… <b>God gave to her in the 1930’s the message
that Pope John Paul said is the most important message of our times. </b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">And the essence of that Divine Mercy
message is trust.</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">Now, peace is the essence of the message
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">Peace. </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">So trust and peace is the answer, the
Nuncio said, to fear that Satan brings us.</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Satan’s flooding the
world with fear and he said is caused by distrust and fear caused by Satan. So
we know the answer is trust and peace. </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">The Nuncio linked these two together. </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">Then, he finished by saying the Queen
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Brother Jason and I
…. have never heard this coming from a bishop<b>. </b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">We have never heard a bishop say the
Queen of Peace is the Queen of Divine Mercy.</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">He linked the two together. </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">This is the answer.</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Jesus said to St.
Faustina: <b><i><span style="color: #990000;">“Mankind will not have peace until
he turns with trust to my Divine Mercy.”</span></i></b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Hear the word peace.
Hear the word trust. </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Jesus said we will
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">[peace doesn’t mean
the absence of war –but this end of anxiety – this end of fear] – </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><span style="color: #660000; font-family: "times";">“Mankind will not have peace until he turns with trust to my
Divine Mercy.”</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">The answer: to get the trust is Divine
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">And to get the peace is Medjugorje.</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">And he linked these two together. </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Remember Satan’s
tools start with pride… wiped away by… by any of us who humility…</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Fear is wiped away
with trust and peace. </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">11: 03 <b>Trust, first, we know from Divine Mercy and
now peace, which will come and we’re learning in Medjugorje. </b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">Jesus brought us St. Faustina to trust
Him and now he brings us Medjugorje to find peace</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";">. </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">11: 20 How<b>? Jesus said we will find peace after
turning to his Divine Mercy.</b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">That’s why Divine Mercy came first in
revelations of St. Faustina and why now peace is coming through the revelations
of Medjugorje. </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">This is so important. </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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saying, we need to know him to see him.</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">11: 50 How do we come
to know God the Father?</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Jesus makes it very
clear, through the Son.</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">And how do you know
the Son? </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">You know the Son through the Holy
Spirit.</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">And how do you know the Holy Spirit?</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">Through Mary, his spouse – right here
at Medjugorje.</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">12: 12 So you want to get back to God
the Father?</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">Start with Mary - right here in
Medjugorje. </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">…That’s where you start.</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">Let Mary take you to the Holy Spirit…</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Through the Holy
Spirit, the power of the anointing… we know the Son so He can act in us</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">And then the Son will
take us back to God the Father, ultimately where we are destined to be for all
eternity. </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">How do we … know the
Son to get back to God the Father? The Image of Divine Mercy. Pope Francis said
the Image of Divine Mercy is the Face of the Father’s Mercy…</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">13:00 But right now
we’re not getting there because we have fear, we’re afraid, we run, we turn our
back… </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">woman: “I’m
hypocritical because I pray when I’m afraid and fearful”… NO, that’s when we
need to pray. </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">13:58… <b>let us trust God by the gift of his Mother
and the promise of a Savior, and in that clarity…</b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">why do we not know
and see Him? because we’re shackled with fear</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">wipe out the fear
with trust and peace and when you do that you can see him clearly… this has got
to be your resolution for 2020….</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Seeing God in 2020
vision… the vision and the clarity that only comes through God’s mercy…</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">If not us, who? </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">Spread this message how Divine Mercy
links to Medjugorje and how God is using his Mother to take us to the Son and
ultimately return to the Father…</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">We’re here for a
reason…</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">15:30 <b>let us not miss this opportunity we’re at
the most unprecedented times in human history – next to the resurrection –
maybe the most, most important time.</b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">Jesus told St. Faustina: <i><span style="color: #660000;">“I’m going to
prepare you for my second coming</span></i>" … for the end times and Jesus said, Mankind’s
[in many ways] last hope of salvation is Divine Mercy."</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">+Above is a
transcription I made of three talks/homilies related to one another, each
pointing to the reality that all of salvation hisis culminating in Our Blessed Mother coming to
Medjugorje and Divine Mercy, and that we truly cannot understand the magnitude of what’s taking place
here. </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">May this be a gift to
all who read it.</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Mary, Queen of Peace
and Queen of Divine Mercy, pray for us!</span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Entrusting this and
all to Jesus and Mary, and praying the God's plans in Medjugorje will be
fulfilled in each of us and in the world. </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">With love and prayer
for each of you in Jesus, Mary and Joseph, </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "times";">Janet Moore</span></i><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">Again, here are the
links to reference and watch: </span><span style="font-family: "times";"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">1. New Year’s Eve
Homily for the Vigil of the Solemnity of the Mother of God, </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">December 31, 2019</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">by the Apostolic
Nuncio to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Archbishop Luigi Pezzuto</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";"><a href="https://marytv.tv/english-mass-in-medjugorje-13/"><span style="color: blue;">https://marytv.tv/english-mass-in-medjugorje-13/</span></a> Solemnity of
the Mother of God 12/31/19</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">2. Subsequent
Discussion by Father Chris Alar MIC -</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times";">(Director of the Association of Marian
Helpers) </span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">- and Brother Jason
Lewis MIC</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";"><a href="https://marytv.tv/fruit-of-medjugorje/"><span style="color: blue;">https://marytv.tv/fruit-of-medjugorje/</span></a> # 395</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">3. Father Chris
Alar’s homily: Precursor </span></b><span style="font-family: "times";">(and
Summary)<b> of Discussion: </b></span><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";"><a href="https://marytv.tv/fruit-of-medjugorje/"><span style="color: blue;">https://marytv.tv/fruit-of-medjugorje/</span></a> #394</span></b><span style="font-family: "times";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "times";">© Janet Moore. 2020.
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<span style="font-family: "arial,bold"; font-size: large;"><b>Day 34<br />
Day of Consecration
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: medium;">On the day of consecration, either fast, give alms, or offer a votive candle for the good of another (or all of the
above); do some spiritual penance and approach consecration in the spirit of mortification.
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: medium;">Now go to Confession (or, if that is not possible, go during the 8 days prior) and then receive Communion with the
intention of giving yourself to Jesus, as a slave of love, by the hands of Mary. Try to receive Communion per the
method found here below:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-weight: 700;">SUPPLEMENT<br />
THIS DEVOTION AT HOLY COMMUNION
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanps"; font-weight: 700;">Before Holy Communion<br />
</span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanps"; font-weight: 700;">266. </span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">1) Place yourself humbly in the presence of God.
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt"; font-size: medium;">2) Renounce your corrupt nature and dispositions, no matter how good self-love makes them appear
to you.
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt"; font-size: medium;">3) Renew your consecration saying, "I belong entirely to you, dear Mother, and all that I have is
yours."
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt"; font-size: medium;">4) Implore Mary to lend you her heart so that you may receive her Son with her dispositions.
Remind her that her Son's glory requires that he should not come into a heart so sullied and fickle as your
own, which could not fail to diminish his glory and might cause him to leave. Tell her that if she will take
up her abode in you to receive her Son - which she can do because of the sovereignty she has over all hearts
- he will be received by her in a perfect manner without danger of being affronted or being forced to depart.
"God is in the midst of her. She shall not be moved."
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt"; font-size: medium;">Tell her with confidence that all you have given her of your possessions is little enough to honour
her, but that in Holy Communion you wish to give her the same gifts as the eternal Father gave her. Thus
she will feel more honoured than if you gave her all the wealth in the world. Tell her, finally, that Jesus,
whose love for her is unique, still wishes to take his delight and his repose in her even in your soul, even
though it is poorer and less clean than the stable which he readily entered because she was there. Beg her to
lend you her heart, saying, "O Mary, I take you for my all; give me your heart."
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<span style="font-family: "timesnewromanps"; font-size: medium; font-weight: 700;">During Holy Communion
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanps"; font-weight: 700;">267. </span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">After the Our Father, when you are about to receive our Lord, say to him three times the prayer,
"Lord, I am not worthy." Say it the first time as if you were telling the eternal Father that because of your
evil thoughts and your ingratitude to such a good Father, you are unworthy to receive his only-begotten Son,
but that here is Mary, his handmaid, who acts for you and whose presence gives you a special confidence
and hope in him.
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanps"; font-weight: 700;">268. </span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Say to God the Son, "Lord, I am not worthy", meaning that you are not worthy to receive him
because of your useless and evil words and your carelessness in his service, but nevertheless you ask him to
have pity on you because you are going to usher him into the house of his Mother and yours, and you will
not let him go until he has made it his home. Implore him to rise and come to the place of his repose and the
ark of his sanctification. Tell him that you have no faith in your own merits, strength and preparedness, like
Esau, but only in Mary, your Mother, just as Jacob had trust in Rebecca his mother. Tell him that although
you are a great sinner you still presume to approach him, supported by his holy Mother and adorned with
her merits and virtues.
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanps"; font-weight: 700;">269. </span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Say to the Holy Spirit, "Lord, I am not worthy". Tell him that you are not worthy to receive the
masterpiece of his love because of your lukewarmness, wickedness and resistance to his inspirations. But,
nonetheless, you put all your confidence in Mary, his faithful Spouse, and say with St. Bernard, "She is my
greatest safeguard, the whole foundation of my hope." Beg him to overshadow Mary, his inseparable
Spouse, once again. Her womb is as pure and her heart as ardent as ever. Tell him that if he does not enter
your soul neither Jesus nor Mary will be formed there nor will it be a worthy dwelling for them.
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanps"; font-weight: 700;">270. </span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">After Holy Communion, close your eyes and recollect yourself. Then usher Jesus into the heart of
Mary: you are giving him to his Mother who will receive him with great love and give him the place of
honour, adore him profoundly, show him perfect love, embrace him intimately in spirit and in truth, and
perform many offices for him of which we, in our ignorance, would know nothing.
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanps"; font-weight: 700;">271. </span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Or, maintain a profoundly humble heart in the presence of Jesus dwelling in Mary. Or be in
attendance like a slave at the gate of the royal palace, where the King is speaking with the Queen. While
they are talking to each other, with no need of you, go in spirit to heaven and to the whole world, and call
upon all creatures to thank, adore and love Jesus and Mary for you. "Come, let us adore."
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanps"; font-weight: 700;">272. </span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt"; font-size: 11.000000pt;">Or, ask Jesus living in Mary that his kingdom may come upon earth through his holy Mother. Ask
for divine Wisdom, divine love, the forgiveness of your sins, or any other grace, but always through Mary
and in Mary. Cast a look of reproach upon yourself and say, "Lord, do not look at my sins, let your eyes see
nothing in me but the virtues and merits of Mary." Remembering your sins, you may add, "I am my own
worst enemy and I am guilty of all these sins." Or, "Deliver me from the unjust and deceitful man." Or
again, "Dear Jesus, you must increase in my soul and I must decrease." "Mary, you must increase in me and
I must always go on decreasing." "O Jesus and Mary, increase in me and increase in others around me."
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanps"; font-weight: 700;">273. </span><span style="font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt"; font-size: 11pt;">There are innumerable other thoughts with which the Holy Spirit will inspire you, which he will
make yours if you are thoroughly recollected and mortified, and constantly faithful to the great and sublime
devotion which I have been teaching you. But remember, the more you let Mary act in your Communion the
more Jesus will be glorified. The more you humble yourself and listen to Jesus and Mary in peace and
silence - with no desire to see, taste or feel - then the more freedom you will give to Mary to act in Jesus'
name and the more Jesus will act in Mary. For the just man lives everywhere by faith, but especially in Holy
Communion, which is an action of faith.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 10pt;">Now pray the words of the consecration. Copy them and have them with you at church, read them after the Mass
(in front of the tabernacle would be nice), and sign your copy of the Act of Consecration.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial"; font-size: medium;"><b><u>The words of consecration according to St. Louis de Montfort are:
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: medium;">O Eternal and incarnate Wisdom! O sweetest and most adorable Jesus! True God and true man, only Son of
the Eternal Father, and of Mary, always virgin! I adore Thee profoundly in the bosom and splendors of Thy Father
during eternity; and I adore Thee also in the virginal bosom of Mary, Thy most worthy Mother, in the time of Thine
incarnation.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: medium;">I give Thee thanks for that Thou hast annihilated Thyself, taking the form of a slave in order to rescue me from
the cruel slavery of the devil. I praise and glorify Thee for that Thou hast been pleased to submit Thyself to Mary,
Thy holy Mother, in all things, in order to make me Thy faithful slave through her. But, alas! Ungrateful and
faithless as I have been, I have not kept the promises which I made so solemnly to Thee in my Baptism; I have
not fulfilled my obligations; I do not deserve to be called Thy child, nor yet Thy slave; and as there is nothing in
me which does not merit Thine anger and Thy repulse, I dare not come by myself before Thy most holy and
august Majesty. It is on this account that I have recourse to the intercession of Thy most holy Mother, whom Thou
hast given me for a mediatrix with Thee. It is through her that I hope to obtain of Thee contrition, the pardon of my
sins, and the acquisition and preservation of wisdom.
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: medium;">Hail, then, O immaculate Mary, living tabernacle of the Divinity, where the Eternal Wisdom willed to be hidden
and to be adored by angels and by men! Hail, O Queen of Heaven and earth, to whose empire everything is
subject which is under God. Hail, O sure refuge of sinners, whose mercy fails no one. Hear the desires which I
have of the Divine Wisdom; and for that end receive the vows and offerings which in my lowliness I present to
thee.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: medium;">I, N_____, a faithless sinner, renew and ratify today in thy hands the vows of my Baptism; I renounce forever
Satan, his pomps and works; and I give myself entirely to Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Wisdom, to carry my cross
after Him all the days of my life, and to be more faithful to Him than I have ever been before. In the presence of all
the heavenly court I choose thee this day for my Mother and Mistress. I deliver and consecrate to thee, as thy
slave, my body and soul, my goods, both interior and exterior, and even the value of all my good actions, past,
present and future; leaving to thee the entire and full right of disposing of me, and all that belongs to me, without
exception, according to thy good pleasure, for the greater glory of God in time and in eternity.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: medium;">Receive, O benignant Virgin, this little offering of my slavery, in honor of, and in union with, that subjection
which the Eternal Wisdom deigned to have to thy maternity; in homage to the power which both of you have over
this poor sinner, and in thanksgiving for the privileges with which the Holy Trinity has favored thee. I declare that I
wish henceforth, as thy true slave, to seek thy honor and to obey thee in all things.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: medium;">O admirable Mother, present me to thy dear Son as His eternal slave, so that as He has redeemed me by thee,
by thee He may receive me! O Mother of mercy, grant me the grace to obtain the true Wisdom of God; and for
that end receive me among those whom thou lovest and teachest, whom thou leadest, nourishest and protectest
as thy children and thy slaves.
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: medium;">O faithful Virgin, make me in all things so perfect a disciple, imitator and slave of the Incarnate Wisdom, Jesus
Christ thy Son, that I may attain, by thine intercession and by thine example, to the fullness of His age on earth
and of His glory in Heaven. Amen.
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Sign your name here.</span><br />
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Date </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: medium;">***Or you may wish to use Fr. Gaitley's consecration prayer instead or create your own</span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "arial"; font-size: medium;"><b>Fr. Gaitley's Consecration prayer</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Consecration Day</span></b><span style="font-size: 15px;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I, (your name), a repentant sinner,
renew and ratify today in your hands, O Immaculate Mother, the vows of
my baptism. I renounce Satan and resolve to follow Jesus Christ even
more closely than before.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Mary, I give you my heart. Please set
it on fire with love for Jesus. Make it always attentive to his burning
thirst for love and for souls. Keep my heart in your most pure heart
that I may love Jesus and the members of his body with your own perfect
love.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Mary, I entrust myself totally to you:
my body and soul, my goods, both interior and exterior, and even the
value of all my good actions. Please make of me, of all that I am and
have, whatever most pleases you. Let me be a fit instrument in your
immaculate and merciful hands for bringing the greatest possible glory
to God. If I fall, please lead me back to Jesus. Wash me in the blood
and water that flow from his pierced side, and help me never to lose my
trust in this fountain of love and mercy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">With you, O Immaculate Mother,-you who
always do the will of God-I unite myself to the perfect consecration of
Jesus as he offers himself in the Spirit to the Father for the life of
the world. Amen</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">.</span></div>
<div style="color: #222222; font-size: 15px;">
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "footlight mt light" , serif; font-size: 27px; line-height: 28.2666645050049px;">or Use St. Maximilian Kolbe's Consecration formula/ prayer: </span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: "footlight mt light" , serif; font-size: 27px; line-height: 28.2666645050049px;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "footlight mt light" , serif; font-size: 27px; line-height: 28.2666645050049px;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">St. Maximilian had <a href="http://missionimmaculata.com/index.php/marian-spirituality-consecration/what-is-consecration" target="_blank">no set formula or stipulations on how to make our Total consecration</a>. As he states in the letter above, simply saying "Mary" can be an act of consecration... </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But, here are some ideas to utilize today, if you able: </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>***If you'd like to become a member of the worldwide </b>Militia Immaculata that St. Maximilian Kolbe began, you enroll online at <a href="http://missionimmaculata.com/index.php/marian-spirituality-consecration/enroll-in-mi">missionimmaculata.com</a></span></span></h3>
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<u><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On Our Consecration Day:</span></span></b></u></span><br />
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<li><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Recite the official act of
consecration</span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> composed by St. Maximilian and give yourself
wholeheartedly to Our Lady so as to let the Holy Spirit guide you on the
path to holiness with her! </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">G</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ain </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>A PLENARY INDULGENCE </b>- the complete remission of
temporal punishment in purgatory due to sin. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(This special grace was bestowed by Pope Pius XI in 1926 upon joining the </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">MI): </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span><div itemprop="articleBody">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To receive the indulgence, you must:</span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Receive the <b>Sacrament of Reconciliation</b> on the consecration day or within the eight days before (or after). </span></span></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Attend Mass and receive Holy Communion </span></span></b></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Pray an Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be for the intentions of the Holy Father</b>, and </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Renounce all attachment to sin</b>, even venial sin, on your enrollment date.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <i>By renouncing all attachment to sin you will be making an effort to remove all
obstacles to Our Lady making you her own in the Holy Spirit.</i></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Ask Our Lady and St. Maximilian to show you how you can best serve the Lord</b> from this moment on.</span></span></li>
<li><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">E</span></span></b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>nroll in the Militia Immaculata</b> online at: <a href="http://missionimmaculata.com/index.php/marian-spirituality-consecration/enroll-in-mi">missionimmaculata.com</a> (When clicking on the link above to enroll in the Militia Immaculata, it gives you the option to also enroll as a <a href="http://missionimmaculata.com/index.php/marian-spirituality-consecration/knights-at-the-foot-of-the-cross" target="_blank">Knight at the Foot of the Cross. </a><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">See more information about this apostolate of redemptive suffering at the end of the article.</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Wear the Miraculous Medal and recite it's prayer. </b>"</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hearing of the miraculous conversion of the agnostic
Alphonse Ratisbonne through the medal, St. Maximilian made wearing it
and giving it away an integral part of his movement. He called the
Miraculous Medal <b>"a 'bullet' with which the faithful soldier hits the
enemy, that is evil, and thus rescues souls."</b></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(Those who join the MI movement receive a complimentary medal from the National Center along with a membership certificate).</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Pray the Rosary faithfully.</b> </span></span></li>
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THE PRAYERS: </span></span></h3>
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<u><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Daily Miraculous Medal Prayer </span></span></u></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>O MARY</b>, <b>conceived without sin, pray for us who have
recourse to you, and for all who do not have recourse to you,
especially the enemies of the Church and those recommended to you. </b></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">
<u>Ml Prayer of Marian Consecration </u></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(Composed by St. Maximilian Kolbe)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>O IMMACULATA</b>, <b>Queen
of Heaven and earth, refuge of
sinners and our most loving Mother, God has willed to entrust the entire
order of mercy to you. I, (name), a repentant sinner, cast myself at
your feet, humbly imploring you to take me with all that I am and have,
wholly to yourself as your possession and property. Please make of me,
of all my powers of soul and body, of my whole life, death and eternity,
whatever most pleases you. </b></span></span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>If it pleases you, use all that I am and
have without reserve, wholly to accomplish what was said of you: <i>"She
will crush your head,"</i> and <i>"You alone have destroyed all heresies in the
whole world." </i>Let me be a fit instrument in your immaculate and
merciful hands for introducing and increasing your glory to the maximum
in all the many strayed and indifferent souls, and thus help extend as
far as possible the blessed kingdom of the most Sacred Heart of Jesus.
For wherever you enter you obtain the grace of conversion and growth
in holiness, since it is through your hands that all graces come to us
from the most Sacred Heart of Jesus.</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>V. Allow me to praise you, O Sacred Virgin</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>R. Give me strength against your enemies.</b></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>***IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONSECRATE YOUR SUFFERING... SEE HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION: </b></span></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>THE KNIGHTS AT THE FOOT OF THE CROSS (KFC)</b> is an
outreach within the MI movement, comprised of Catholics afflicted by the
cross of suffering - physical, spiritual or emotional. As MI members,
KFCs consecrate themselves to Mary. As did Mary at the Cross of her Son,
they also participate in "redemptive suffering" (also called
sacrificial or reparational suffering). This means they offer some of
their daily prayers and trials to Jesus and Mary, who apply these gifts
where grace is needed most, such as to convert hearts and save souls, to
make amends for the sins of others, and ultimately to bring about the
reign of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">KFCs especially offer up their difficulties for the success of the
Ml. They thus become a special core group or vanguard within the
movement. Though often unable to actively evangelize because of
infirmity, nonetheless KFCs generate untold graces as they link their
sufferings with those of Christ. Through the intercession of Mary, they
offer up all to the Father as a "sacrifice of praise.”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Supernaturally, KFCs are perhaps the most important members of the MI - a spiritual powerhouse.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How was the KFC Started?</span></span></h3>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>ENVISIONED EARLlER</b> in the writings of St. Maximilian
Kolbe, the KFC was founded May 31, 1983. On the feast of Mary's
Visitation, six teenaged and sick Conventual Franciscan friars, all MI
members, decided to make use of their ailments and encourage others to
do the same.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sensing a good idea, the friars asked, "Why not harvest the immense
reparational potential within the suffering MI community at large?" Thus
a spiritual vanguard was formed: individuals no longer isolated or
frustrated in sickness or agedness, working in solidarity for the
conversion of the entire world. The very first Knight at the Foot of the
Cross was Fr. Simeon Kaczmarek, OFM CONV. Bedridden for two years with
cancer, Father offered his pain and prayers for the KFC cause while it
was still being organized.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Theology of Redemptive Suffering</span></span></h3>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>SACRIFICIAL SUFFERING</b> is a rich Christian
faith expression, modeled after Christ himself It is a partial answer to
the age-old question, “Why does God allow human suffering?”</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Church has always taught that physical pain, mental distress,
even minor annoyances, are not meaningless but are meant to be put to
valuable use. As Jesus used the anguish of his Passion and the agony of
Calvary to accomplish our salvation, so do our sufferings have
supernatural value when joined to His Cross. By willingly accepting our
struggles and presenting them back to God as a "burnt offering” for the
intentions of others, we cooperate with Christ and become real
participators in the mystery of his saving act.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mary and Maximilian: Models of Reparational Suffering </span></span></h3>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mary Immaculate is a special model of reparational suffering.
Standing at the Cross in interior distress, her soul "pierced by a
sword" (Lk 2:35), she offered all to the Father in a silent, "Thy will
be done." She invites us, and strengthens us, to do the same through our
MI consecration as a KFC.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">St. Maximilian Kolbe also is a model of reparational suffering.
Imprisoned at the Auschwitz death camp, Maximilian "emptied himself" for
the Gospel (Phil 2:7). He shared his meager food and water with fellow
prisoners while tending to their spiritual needs. He persevered in
charity toward his Nazi captors though they singled him out for special
brutalities as a Catholic priest. He willingly endured the torture of
the starvation bunker by taking the place of another prisoner. In this
way, Maximilian became "another Christ," laying down his life for
another.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">According to St. John Paul II, St. Maximilian's holy example has made
him a sign and a prophet of the new era, the civilization of love."</span></span><br />
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<u><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Knights at the Foot of the Cross Consecration Prayer</span></span></u></h3>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>O IMMACULATA, queen of heaven and earth, health of
the sick, and our most loving Mother, God has willed to entrust the
entire order of mercy to you. You stood at the foot of the Cross,
uniting your self with the sufferings of Jesus, and so you became for
all the Church a model of compassion.</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>
</b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>I, (name), a repentant sinner, cast myself at your feet, humbly
imploring you to take me with all that I am and have, wholly to yourself
as your possession and property. Please make of me, of all my powers of
soul and body, of my daily sufferings and crosses, of my whole life,
death and eternity, whatever most pleases you.</b></span></span><br />
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</b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>If it pleases you, use all that I am and have without reserve, wholly
to accomplish what was said of you: "She will crush your head, and "You
alone have destroyed all heresies in the whole world." Through my
prayers and sufferings, let me be a fit instrument in your immaculate
and merciful hands for introducing and increasing your glory to the
maximum in all the many strayed and indifferent souls, and thus help, to
extend as far as possible the blessed kingdom of the most Sacred Heart
of Jesus. For wherever you enter you obtain the grace of conversion and
growth in holiness, since it is through your hands that all graces come
to us from the most Sacred Heart of Jesus</b></span></span><br />
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</b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>V. Allow me to praise you, 0 Sacred Virgin.</b></span></span><br />
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</b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>R. Give me strength against your enemies</b></span></span> </blockquote>
<u><b> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Prayer of KFC Consecration Daily Renewal Prayer</span></span></b></u><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>IMMACULATA</b>, <b>Mother of the Church, I renew my
self-consecration to you as a "Knight at the Foot of the Cross." I
desire to magnify the Lord with you this day in a special way by
offering you my sufferings. Joined with you in faith at the foot of
Christ's Cross, may I ever be an unselfish instrument for the spread of
the Militia of the Immaculata movement and the growth of the Church.
Amen. </b></span></span><br />
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</b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>O MARY conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you.</b></span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> </b></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL</b> owes its origins to the
apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the chapel of the Rue du Bac,
Paris, in 1830. She appeared to Catherine of Laboiuré, showing the young
nun and future canonized saint the design of a medal that serves as a
mini-catechism of the Church's teaching on Our Lady.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In a vision, Mary stood on a globe with brilliant light streaming
from her jeweled fingers. "Behold the symbol of graces shed upon those
who ask for them," she said, representing herself as Mediatrix of All
Graces. Surrounding her a banner read, "O Mary, conceived without sin,
pray for us who have recourse to you," symbolizing her Immaculate
Conception. The vision reversed, showing the letter "M" entwined with a
cross above the Sacred Hearts. This image represents Mary as
Co-redemptrix, a unique participator in Jesus' saving act of
redemption.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Millions of medals have been distributed and untold graces given "to
those who wear it around the neck" as the Virgin promised to St.
Catherine. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="left: 431.8px; top: 973.386px; transform: scaleX(0.914114);">I compiled much of today's post from these sources: </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="left: 431.8px; top: 973.386px; transform: scaleX(0.914114);"><a href="http://missionimmaculata.com/index.php/marian-spirituality-consecration/how-to-make-your-consecration-to-mary">http://missionimmaculata.com/index.php/marian-spirituality-consecration/how-to-make-your-consecration-to-mary</a></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="left: 431.8px; top: 973.386px; transform: scaleX(0.914114);"><a href="http://missionimmaculata.com/index.php">http://missionimmaculata.com/index.php</a></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Consider imitating Pope John Paul II,
who renewed his consecration daily by reciting this portion of the
consecration prayer each day: </span><br />
<span style="color: #502914; font-family: "arial"; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;">I,
N_____, a faithless sinner, renew and ratify today in thy hands the
vows of my Baptism; I renounce forever Satan, his pomps and works; and I
give myself entirely to Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Wisdom, to carry my
cross after Him all the days of my life, and to be more faithful to Him
than I have ever been before. In the presence of all the heavenly court
I choose thee this day for my Mother and Mistress. I deliver and
consecrate to thee, as thy slave, my body and soul, my goods, both
interior and exterior, and even the value of all my good actions, past,
present and future; leaving to thee the entire and full right of
disposing of me, and all that belongs to me, without exception,
according to thy good pleasure, for the greater glory of God in time and
in eternity.</span><span style="color: #502914; font-family: "arial"; font-size: small; font-weight: normal;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once you have consecrated yourself to Jesus through Mary, live that consecration. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">St. Louis-Marie de Montfort recommended the following: </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Keep praying to develop a "great contempt" for the spirit of this world </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Maintain
a special devotion to the Mystery of the Incarnation (e.g., through
meditation; spiritual reading; focusing on Feasts centering around the
Incarnation, such as the Annunciation and the Nativity, etc.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Frequently recite the Ave, <a href="https://www.fisheaters.com/rosary.html" style="color: black;">Rosary</a>, and the Magnificat </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Recite, every day if it is not inconvenient, the "<a href="https://www.fisheaters.com/littlecrown.html" style="color: black;">Little Crown of the Blessed Virgin</a>"
-- a series of Paters, Aves, and Glorias -- one Ave for each star in
the Virgin's Crown. St. Louis has a special way of praying the Little
Crown, which is recommended.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Do everything through, with, in and for Mary for the sake of Jesus, with the prayer, <b>"I am all thine Immaculate One, with all that I have: in time and in eternity"</b> in your heart and on your lips </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Associate
yourself with Mary in a special way before, during, and after Communion
(see Supplement of the book, "True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary"
above) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Wear
a little iron chain (around the neck, arm, waist, or ankle) as an
outward sign and reminder of holy slavery. This practice is optional,
but very recommended by St. Louis. The appearance of this chain is not
further specified. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Renew
the consecration once a year on the same date chosen above, and by
following the same 33-day period of exercises. If desired, also renew
the consecration monthly with the prayer, <b>"I am all thine and all I have is thine, O dear Jesus, through Mary, Thy holy Mother." </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Optional: Join the Confraternity of Mary, Queen of All Hearts. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Their address:<br /><br /> Director, Confraternity of Mary Queen of All Hearts<br /> 26 South Saxon Avenue<br /> Bay Shore, NY 11706</span></div>
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