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MARY IS TRULY, GOD’S GREAT MASTERPIECE!
In Mary's own words to cousin Elizabeth, who was the first to recognized her as the "Tabernacle" of God:
"My Soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
And my spirit rejoices in God who is my Savior;
For he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed;
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm,
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones,
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
the promise he made to our fathers,
to Abraham and his children forever."
(Luke 1:46-55)
HEAVEN'S REQUEST...
The Venerable Sister Mary of Agreda, Spain (1666) was given the task of writing the Life of the Blessed Virgin as dictated to her by God. Feeling unworthy and inadequate for the task, she hesitated for some time until, convinced by her confessors and superiors that this was God's will for her, she finally agreed.
At this time the Blessed Virgin also encouraged her thus:
"My daughter, the world stands much in need of this doctrine, for it does not know, nor does it practice, the reverence due to the Lord omnipotent. On account of this ignorance his justice is provoked to afflict and humiliate men. They are sunken in their carelessness and filled with darkness, not knowing how to seek relief or attain to the light. This, however, is justly their lot, since they fail in the reverence and fear, which they ought to have."
GOD'S PLAN OF CREATION
Venerable Sister Mary of Agreda describes God’s plan of creation thus: “In order to be able to comprehend the manner of creation more easily, we apply the order of things as we see them objectively, to the acts of the divine intelligence and will in creating them. I understood, ...
PROPAGATION OF MANKIND. EXPECTATION OF A REDEEMER. SAINT JOACHIM AND ANNE
The posterity and race of Adam spread out in great numbers, for the just and the unjust were multiplied; likewise did increase the clamors of the just for the Redeemer, and the transgressions of the wicked in demerit of that benefit. The people of the Most High and the plans for the triumph of the ...
MARY'S CHILDHOOD YEARS
(WORDS OF MARY TO AUTHOR: Sister Mary of Agreda, Spain.)
My admonition to thee, whom in spite of thy weakness and poverty I have chosen with such generous kindness as my disciple and companion, is this: that thou strive with all thy powers to imitate me in an exercise, in which I persevered during ...
HOW MARY PRACTICED THE VIRTUE OF FAITH
OF THE VIRTUE OF FAITH AND HOW MOST HOLY MARY PRACTICED IT
On account of this beauty and harmony regarding the habits of virtue, the soul of the most holy Mary was so enlightened, ennobled and entirely bent on the highest Good and last End of all creation; so alert, prompt, efficient and joyful in ...
MARY'S TRIALS IN THE TEMPLE; HER PARENTS DEATH
THE TRIALS OF THE QUEEN IN THE TEMPLE AND THE DEATH OF HER PARENTS
We left our sovereign Princess, most holy Mary, passing the years of her childhood in the temple, while we made a diversion to speak of the virtues, gifts and divine revelations, which She, a child in years but an adult in supreme ...
THE INCARNATION OF THE SON OF GOD
THE INCARNATION OF THE SON OF GOD
...Thereupon his Majesty announced to all the other angels that the time of the Redemption had come and that He had commanded it to be brought to the world without delay; for already, in their own presence, the most holy Mary had been prepared and adorned to be his ...
CHRIST OUT SAVIOR IS BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY IN BETHLEHEM
CHRIST OUR SAVIOR IS BORN OF THE VIRGIN MARY IN BETHLEHEM, JUDA
The palace which the supreme King of kings and the Lord of lords had chosen for entertaining his eternal and incarnate Son in this world was a most poor and insignificant hut or cave, to which most holy Mary and Joseph betook ...
PRESENTATION OF JESUS IN THE TEMPLE
THE PRESENTATION OF THE INFANT JESUS IN THE TEMPLE The sacred humanity of Christ belonged to the eternal Father not only because it was created like other beings, but it was his special property by virtue of the hypostatic union with the person of the Word, for this person of the Word, being his ...
JESUS INSTRUCTS HIS MOTHER IN THE LAW OF GRACE; DEATH OF ST. JOSEPH
JESUS INSTRUCTS HIS MOTHER IN THE LAW OF GRACE
I have already said in former chapters, that our Lady was the first and specially privileged Disciple of her most holy Son, chosen among all creatures as the model of the new evangelical law and its Author, according to which He was to mould all the ...
BAPTISM OF CHRIST; Fasting in the Desert....
BAPTISM OF CHRIST; HIS FAST;
MARY'S DOINGS DURING THESE EVENTS Leaving his beloved Mother in the poor dwelling at Nazareth, our Redeemer, without accompaniment of any human creature, but altogether taken up with the exercise of his most ardent charity, pursued his journey to the Jordan, where, in ...
MARY ACCOMPANIES JESUS ON HIS JOURNEYS
The Marriage at Cana; How Most Holy Mary Accompanied the Redeemer of the World in His Preaching: the Humility shown by the Heavenly Queen in regard to the Miracles Wrought by Her Divine Son; The Transfiguration of the Lord; His Entrance into Jerusalem; His Passion and Death; His Triumph over Lucifer ...
THE WAY OF THE CROSS
THE WAY OF THE CROSS
The sentence of Pilate against our Savior having been published in a loud voice before all the people, the executioners loaded the heavy Cross, on which He was to be crucified, upon his tender and wounded shoulders. In order that He might carry it they loosened the bonds ...
THE RESURRECTION
THE RESURRECTION
The fullness of wisdom in the soul of our great Queen and Lady amid all her sorrows permitted no defect or remissness in noticing and attending to all the duties of each occasion and at all times. By this heavenly foresight she met her obligations and practiced the highest and ...
THE APOSTLES PREACHING; MARY CARING FOR CONVERTS
Sermon of the Apostles; Mary's care for the Converts
On account of the visible and open signs, by which the Holy Ghost descended upon the Apostles, the whole city of Jerusalem with its inhabitants was stirred to wonder. When the news of the astounding events at the house of the Cenacle spread ...
BAPTISM OF THE CONVERTS; ST PAUL
BAPTISM OF THE CONVERTS; THE FIRST MASS;
PERPETUAL PRESENCE OF THE HOLY SPECIES IN MARY As the Apostles continued their preaching and wonders in Jerusalem the number of the faithful increased and, as Saint Luke says in the fourth chapter of the Acts, after seven days reached five thousand. All ...
SAINTLINESS IS THE MEASURE OF CHRISTIAN LIFE
SAINTLINESS IS THE MEASURE OF CHRISTIAN LIFE
VATICAN CITY, 13 APR 2011 (VIS) - During this Wednesday's general audiences, Benedict XVI concluded the cycle of catechesis he has dedicated over the course of two years to the many saints who "with their faith, with their charity and with their lives, have been beacons for many generations, and are thus also for us".
"Often we are led to believe that sainthood is reserved to a few chosen ones", the Pope said. Nonetheless, "saintliness, the fullness of Christian life, does not consist in the achievement of extraordinary feats, but in uniting oneself with Christ... in making His disposition ... His behaviour ... our own. ... The II Vatican Council, in the Constitution of the Church, speaks clearly of the universal call to sainthood, affirming that no-one is excluded".
However, a holy life, the Pope continued, "is not principally the result of our efforts, as it is God ... who renders us holy, and it is the action of his Spirit which animates us from within, the same life of Christ resurrected which is communicated to us and which transforms us ... Saintliness is therefore ultimately rooted in baptismal grace, in being introduced to the paschal mystery of Christ, by which His Spirit, His resurrected life, is communicated to us. ... But God always respects our freedom and asks us to accept this gift and to live with the demands it brings, asks that we may allow ourselves to be transformed by the action of the Holy Spirit, conforming our will to the will of God".
"How can it be that our way of thinking and our actions become the thought and action of Christ?" asked the Pope. "Once again, the II Vatican Council offers us clear guidance; it tells us that Christian holiness is none other than charity, fully experienced". However, in order that charity might, "like a good seed, grow in the soul and there bear fruit, the faithful must listen gladly to the Word of God and, by its grace, carry out His will through their works, participate frequently in the sacraments, above all the Eucharist and the Holy Liturgy; they must constantly apply themselves in prayer, in the abnegation of their selves, in the active service of their brothers and in the exercise of every virtue. ... For this reason the true disciple of Christ is characterised by his charity both toward God and toward his neighbour".
"The Church, during the Liturgical Year, invites us to commemorate an array of saints who have fully lived in charity, and have loved and followed Christ in their everyday lives. They show us that it is possible to follow this path. ... We are all called to saintliness: it is the very measure of Christian life".
Benedict XVI concluded by inviting us all to open ourselves "to the action of the Holy Spirit, which transforms our life, so that we too may become tesserae in the great mosaic of sainthood that God creates throughout history".
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SURVIVAL IN THE FUTURE
April 19, 2011 "I am your Jesus, born Incarnate."
"These days some make the focus of their spirituality - survival in the future. They store up goods, plan places of hiding or retreat, and do none of this in moderation. I am not opposed to prudence. I am opposed to hoarding which is disordered self-love. But your spiritual efforts must be focused on Holy Love in your hearts. Everything else will, and should, follow after."
"I desire your hearts be temples of My Confidence. If you rely on your own efforts and seek after your own welfare in this life, I cannot speak to your heart or confide to you My plans. Those who trust too much in themselves I withdraw from, and leave them to their own devices."
"I call you to set foot upon the bridge between Heaven and earth which has been constructed with these Messages of Holy and Divine Love. You will not falter so long as you continue to live the Messages; nor shall you be anxious or fear."
"Be prudent and wise in the ways you spend each present moment. It will never return. The Divine Will of My Father abides in every present moment."
Matthew 6:19-21
"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
Matthew 6:25-34
"Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add one cubit to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O men of little faith? Therefore, do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the Gentiles seek all these things; and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well."
"Therefore, do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day's own trouble be sufficient for the day."
Stages of Purification by the Blessed Virgin Mary
"I have come to describe to you the Flame of My Immaculate Heart - the Flame of Holy Love -
The First Chamber of Our United Hearts.
There are different compartments or chambers, if you will, within this Flame.
The first and most intense area of this Flame is for souls just beginning to discover their own iniquities. Many spend long years in this part of the Holy Flame, for pride does not permit them to admit their own guilt and weaknesses."
"Gradually as the soul discovers the purpose behind many of his actions and sinfulness, he passes to the next area of the Flame of My Heart which is repentance. Here he may fall victim to a scrupulous conscience which is a favorite trap of Satan. With humility, he will overcome this obstacle."
"The less intense part of the Flame of My Heart is for the most repentant soul. This soul seeks God's Mercy with a resolve to do better. This is the highest part of the Flame of My Immaculate Heart."
"Having passed successfully now through every part of the purifying Flame of Holy Love, the soul moves willingly to the Second Chamber of Our United Hearts and begins his journey to perfection in Divine Love."
"These, then, are the stages of purification through the Flame of Holy Love. Each stage lends itself to passage into the next."
MOTHER'S DAY 2011
May 8, 2011 Feast of Mary, Mediatrix of All Grace
Mother's Day Blessed Mother says: "Praise be to Jesus." "Today I come to you as Mother of all humanity. I am here especially to embrace all mothers with the grace of My Heart. Motherhood has never ...
THE FLAME OF LOVE
The FLAME OF LOVE
What is the Flame of Love? If the Divine Heart is overflowing with love, the Flame of Love is the blazing of that fire. If the Divine Heart is the Fountain of Love, then the Flame of Love is the outpouring flood of love for us. If the Divine Heart is the ...
Mary's Message of Peace
July 2, 2011 Weekend of the United Hearts - July 1 - 2 - 3
Midnight Service at the United Hearts Field
Our Lady is here as Mary, Refuge of Holy Love. She has five large angels with Her. She says: "Praise be to Jesus."
"Dear children, a good mother always tries to foresee and forewarn her children about imminent danger. So it is, that I, your Heavenly Mother, have come to caution each of you concerning the dangers at hand."
"In the world today, there is an evil undercurrent seeking to destroy nations by attacking national pride and independence, and offering a 'New World Order' as the solution; but this is not the 'unity' God is calling you to. Dissolving national borders is not God's plan for unity. God is calling you to disintegrate the boundaries in your hearts which oppose Holy Love. You must be united spiritually first in Holy Love before you can have true unitive peace in the world."
"My dear children, Satan, these days, shows his hand in destroying once worthy and reliable institutions in an all-out effort to bring people into this proposed one world government. I speak specifically of the institution of marriage, religious institutions, financial institutions and governments. There was an age past when the enemy of your salvation lured people secretly into his traps; now he is bringing his dirty work to light. Now it is difficult in righteousness to know who to trust. All of this is Satan's plan to destroy your security. He wants you to turn to one leader - his leader. But remember, if all power and authority is given to one leader, all control is given to that person, as well."
"This is why this Mission has been established here amidst much confusion - even opposition. We will persevere - admonishing error no matter the source. We must be the light of truth for the frightened and the confused. We must be the consolation of truth for all people - all nations."
"I have come to be present with you and to remind you that all the parts must equal the sum. Therefore, My children, realize that all your transgressions against the truth, which is Holy Love, must equal God's Justice. Today the world is in peril for it has compromised the truth and sinned for the sake of pleasure. In many countries, abortion has been legalized; same sex marriages not only are accepted but made legal. Now people feel they have the 'right' to sin - the 'right' to offend God."
"Do not be surprised that there is no peace in any of this . When you compromise the truth, the result is confusion, chaos and insecurity. Peace will come when all people and all nations surrender to God's Divine Will which is Holy Love. I cannot tell you this with any more clarity."
"Dear children, your rosaries, especially this one [She holds up the Rosary of the Unborn] are your weapons which can bring about victory both in hearts and in the world. With this rosary, abortion can be defeated."
"Unite your prayers to Mine tonight so that we can have one heart. Pray with Me that truth is victorious in every heart; then sin would be revealed for what it is. There would be no more wars, no more legalization of sin, no more false religions which promote terrorism. Truth brings with it the companion of peace. When all live in the Light of Truth, you will have genuine peace - a peace which cannot be negotiated or construed by human effort."
"Dear children, thank you for believing in Me as I believe in you. There are many false rumors circulating about Heaven's efforts here. Do not believe any of the negative opinions; only come and help Heaven to save souls through your prayers and your efforts in personal holiness."
"Dear children, the time is short - the time as you know it. You must pray often throughout the day, and turn your hearts over to Me in every difficulty. In My Heart is your victory. In My Heart is the defeat of the enemy - the enemy of all souls. So, My children, let us be united. Let us work together."
"Tonight I am taking all your petitions to Heaven with Me, and many will be answered."
"I'm blessing you with My Blessing of Holy Love."
Medjugorje Message, 25. July 2011
Message, 25. July 2011
“Dear children! May this time be for you a time of prayer and silence. Rest your body and spirit, may they be in God’s love. Permit me, little children, to lead you, open your hearts to the Holy Spirit so that all the good that is in you may blossom and bear ...
Blessed Mother Speaks to her Children
"Dear children; today I call you to a difficult and painful step for your unity with
my Son. I call you to complete admission and confession of sins, to purification. An
impure heart cannot be in my Son and with my Son. An impure heart cannot give the
fruit of love and unity. An impure heart cannot do correct and just things; it is
not an example of the beauty of God’s love to those who surround it and to those who
have not come to know that love. You, my children, are gathering around me full of
enthusiasm, desires and expectations, and I implore the Good Father to, through the
Holy Spirit, put my Son – faith, into your purified hearts. My children, obey me,
set out with me.
As Our Lady was leaving, to her left she showed darkness and to her right a Cross in
golden light."
Mary Speaks to her Children
July 2, 2011 Midnight Service at the United Hearts Field Weekend of the United Hearts - July 1 - 2 - 3 Our Lady is here as Mary, Refuge of Holy Love. She has five large angels with Her. She says: "Praise be to Jesus." "Dear children, a good mother forewarns her children..
Mary's Message Aug 2, 2011
Our Lady’s message to Mirjana Soldo of August 2nd, 2011
"Dear children; Today I call you to be born anew in prayer and through the Holy
Spirit, to become a new people with my Son; a people who knows that if they have
lost God, they have lost themselves; a people who knows that, with God, despite all
sufferings and trials, they are secure and saved. I call you to gather into God’s
family and to be strengthened with the Father’s strength. As individuals, my
children, you cannot stop the evil that wants to begin to rule in this world and to
destroy it. But, according to God’s will, all together, with my Son, you can change
everything and heal the world. I call you to pray with all your heart for your
shepherds, because my Son chose them. Thank you."
Our Lady’s message to Mirjana Soldo of August 2nd, 2011 "Dear children; Today I call you to be born anew in prayer and through the Holy Spirit, to become a new people with my Son; a people who knows that if they have lost God, they have lost themselves; a people who knows that, with ...
Mary's Birthday, Aug 5
August 5, 2011 Blessed Mother's Birthday Blessed Mother says: "Praise be to Jesus." "I have come once again this year to celebrate the anniversary of My birth with you. If souls could only realize the great miracle of every birth, there would be no artificial birth control ...
Feast of The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
August 22, 2011 Feast of The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Our Lady comes in sparkling white. She says: "Praise be to Jesus."
"Today, as Queen of Heaven and Earth, I long to take up My sovereignty in all hearts. The majority of all people and all nations do ...
OUR SORROWFUL MOTHER WARNS HER CHILDREN
September 15, 2011 Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows
Blessed Mother says: "Praise be to Jesus." "Today My Heart is sorrowing for the course of human events that lies at hand. If hearts are not prepared in Holy Love, they will suffer with greater intensity, for they will ...
THE LAST SUPPER
THE LAST SUPPER Christ had partaken of the prescribed supper with his disciples reclining on the floor around a table, which was elevated from it little more than the distance of six or seven fingers; for such was the custom of the Jews. But after the washing of the feet He ordered another, higher ...
Mary's Message on her Feast Day
December 12, 2011 Midnight Service-Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Blessed Mother is here as Our Lady of Guadalupe, and has three large angels with Her. She says: "Praise be to Jesus. "Dear children, your Heavenly Mother has come once again to seek the surrender of your hearts...
Pro-Life Rosary and Intentions
June 4, 2011 Pro-Life Rosary and Intentions Requested by Our Lady June 4, 2011 - A.M.
Blessed Mother says: "Praise be to Jesus." Our Lady appears holding a rosary made of roses. She says: "I have come to help you see that many parts make up the whole. ...
Our Lady's Message of June 25, 2011
Message, 25. June 2011
“Dear children! Give thanks with me to the Most High for my presence with you. My
heart is joyful watching the love and joy in the living of my messages. Many of you
have responded, but I wait for, and seek, all the hearts that have fallen asleep to
awaken from the sleep of unbelief. Little children, draw even closer to my
Immaculate Heart so that I can lead all of you toward eternity. Thank you for having
responded to my call.”
God's Provision
May 16, 2011 "I am your Jesus, born Incarnate."
"I must ask you to spread this Message as you do all the others - to all people - all nations. In your area of the world, you are experiencing record flooding. People scurry to protect their property, life and limb. Today, I tell you in all truth, that souls are in jeopardy to a far greater extent than properties and lives are here. You must shore up the righteousness of Holy Love in your hearts. Your prayers and sacrifices are the sandbags you need to stem the rising tide of justice."
"Do not be caught off guard by complacency, for I am here now telling you, solemnly, the dangers around you are on the increase. Pray for the heart of Noah which was sober and alert. Just as the Father warned him of impending danger, I am warning you. Noah responded despite opposition and ridicule. You must be the ones who listen today. Help Me to draw all people and all nations into the ark of My Mother's Heart which is Holy Love. It is through Holy Love - My Mother's Heart - you can be at peace."
"Let My words to you be a ray of light amidst the clouds of confusion."
"My brothers and sisters, claim your citizenship in My Mother's Immaculate Heart, which is your spiritual refuge. Give Her sovereignty over your thoughts, words and deeds. I tell you, this is My call to every heart, not just one heart. It is My call to the heart of the world."
"I'm blessing you with My Blessing of Divine Love."
ST. JOHN EUDES PROMOTES MARY
August 19, 2011 ...Feast Day - St. John Eudes
Today there is a priest here in a cassock. He says his name is St. John Eudes. He says: "Praise be to Jesus. I am a patron of this Mission. I have come to point out the direction mankind has chosen."
"These days humanity tries to correct evil with even greater evil. Take for instance, abortion. Pregnancies from illicit sex are terminated by the greater evil of abortion. Look at the idea of unity through the new World Order. This is only control - setting the stage for the antichrist."
"The Blessed Mother's children - once devoted to Her - have often abandoned Her in search of some trendy form of worship. In doing so, they neglect the Mediatrix of All Grace whose Heart is the conduit of all good."
"But mankind foolishly rejects the tried and true in search of self-fulfillment and under the guise of social justice. When Heaven graciously tries to intervene, God's efforts are discounted as not true or unworthy."
"So, today, I am here at God's command - calling all people and all nations into the fold of Holy Love. Do not seek false gods - gods who encourage self-destruction and the murder of others. Do not worship the world or its allurements - money, power, popularity. Be united in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, which of Themselves, are united. It is only then you will have true peace."
Life of St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Early Life of St. Aloysius
Aloysius' parents met in the court of Philip and Isabella. The Italian noble Gonzaga was residing in the court of King Philip II of Spain. When Philip married Isabella, daughter of Henry II of France, Martha came from France with the new Queen. Gonzaga consulted the King on his interest in Martha.
True Devotion to Mary by St. Louis de Montfort
INTRODUCTION OF SAINT LOUIS MARIE DE MONTFORT
1. It was through the Blessed Virgin Mary that Jesus came into the world, and it is also through her that he must reign in the world.
2. Because Mary remained hidden during her life she is called by the Holy Spirit and the Church "Alma ...
The Ascension: The Last Act Of Liberation From The Yoke Of Sin
Benedict XVI dedicated his remarks before praying the Regina Coeli this morning to the Ascension of the Lord, which in many countries is celebrated today, the Sunday following the feast.
"The Ascension of the Lord", the Pope explained to faithful gathered in St. Peter's ...