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June 2, 2005
June 3rd Holy Spirit Novena |
The Novena Rosary Mysteries |
16th Day
From May 18, 2005 message
Prayer for these 17 days —
Dear God help me to be other focused —
Help me to be a source of joy.
Help me to thank You for the gifts
You have given me.
Help me not to block the work
you have called us to do by
focusing on myself —
When pilgrims come, help me
to have grace to spread
the message You have
called me to spread.
Dear God help me to be holy — to see
I am a little link in the big
chain, a single link to help
lead the world into oneness
and love. When I focus on
myself and do not do the work
of being a light and I am
to talk to pilgrims I can
miss an opportunity to spread
your love, through the materials,
prayers, letters of love, consecration,
morning offering You have asked
me to spread.
Dear God thank You for calling me to
be an apostle, (handmaid, servant
etc.) help me to do Your will.
June 2, 2005 message continues
Messenger: I wanted
to be somewhere and I
tried to get there, I got there late, but
I kept going because I knew I should
be there, had I turned around I would
have missed it entirely.
Sometimes when we know we
must be somewhere and traffic is
heavy, the children may need something,
work calls, whatever, if we really
know we must do something we plunge
ahead and may be anxious, but we
may get there late and that is better
than missing something we must do.
We can work under duress, It may
seem we must endure suffering, tension
etc., but - the devil presses in, the
anxiety may build - we just keep on -
keeping on ----
Jesus speaks: A man went out to
the forest and he was overwhelmed
by the beauty and began walking aimlessly
through - at first he felt a little warm
light filter through in spots as he walked
amongst tall trees and bare soil - he
had spots of mostly shade, but the blue sky
and sun would trickle in. At noon time he
noticed the sun had stopped shining and he soon
began to feel a light sprinkle filter
through the trees - The trees did not look
as friendly to him with the sun light as they
once did and now he was beginning to get
soaked. The sky was darkened and he realized
he had been walking now for hours, thinking,
and enjoying the forest as a special
place for him to give him
refuge.
He saw a few animals scurry to take
cover when the rain began, but he
was not thinking it would be long lasting
or that he was unable to find his way
out - he kept thinking he could walk
and see a clearing and people and
all would be well, even though he was
now feeling very cold and "sopping" with
water.
After hours of enduring the water, the
cold, the forest began to darken quickly
as one turning a dimmer switch and the
man realized he was lost in the woods
for a long wet night with no bed, dry clothes,
food, blankets or T.V.
He began to see some glowing eyes
of animals amongst the trees and he
felt little comfort or help from these furry
friends.
Why is it that something so beautiful and
seemingly refreshing to the spirit turned
into a wet trap of doom.
Do you not see your life as a journey
and the devil comes as an angel of light
and you fall for the trap saying it's
not going to trap me -
it is so wonderful -
Excerpt of The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius,
by Louis J. Puhl, S.J.
328. RULES FOR DISCERNMENT OF SPIRITS
II
Further rules for understanding the different movements produced in the soul. They serve for a more accurate discernment of spirits and are more suitable for the second week
329. I. It is characteristic of God and His Angels, when they act upon the soul, to give true happiness and spiritual joy, and to banish all the sadness and disturbances which are caused by the enemy.
It is characteristic of the evil one to fight against such happiness and consolation by proposing fallacious reasonings, subtilties, and continual deceptions.330. 2. God alone can give consolation to the soul without any previous cause. It belongs solely to the Creator to come into a soul, to leave it, to act upon it, to draw it wholly to the love of His Divine Majesty. I said without previous cause, that is, without any preceding perception or knowledge of any subject by which a soul might be led to such a consolation through its own acts of intellect and will.
331. 3. If a cause precedes, both the good angel and the evil spirit can give consolation to a soul, but for a quite different purpose. The good angel consoles for the progress of the soul, that it may advance and rise to what is more perfect. The evil spirit consoles for purposes that are the contrary, and that afterwards he might draw the soul to his own perverse intentions and wickedness.
332. 4. It is a mark of the evil spirit to assume the appearance of an angel of light. He begins by suggesting thoughts that are suited to a devout soul, and ends by suggesting his own. For example, he will suggest holy and pious thoughts that are wholly in conformity with the sanctity of the soul. Afterwards, he will endeavor little by little to end by drawing the soul into his hidden snares and evil designs.
333. 5. We must carefully observe the whole course of our thoughts. If the beginning and middle and end of the course of thoughts are wholly good and directed to what is entirely right, it is a sign that they are from the good angel. But the course of thoughts suggested to us may terminate in something evil, or distracting, or less good than the soul had formerly proposed to do. Again, it may end in what weakens the soul, or disquiets it; or by destroying the peace, tranquility, and quiet which it had before, it may cause disturbance to the soul. These things are a clear sign that the thoughts are proceeding from the evil spirit, the enemy of our progress and eternal salvation.
334. 6. When the enemy of our human nature has been detected and recognized by the trail of evil marking his course and by the wicked end to which he leads us, it will be profitable for one who has been tempted to review immediately the whole course of the temptation. Let him consider the series of good thoughts, how they arose, how the evil one gradually attempted to make him step down from the state of spiritual delight and joy in which he was, till finally he drew him to his wicked designs. The purpose of this review is that once such an experience has been understood and carefully observed, we may guard ourselves for the future against the customary deceits of the enemy.
335. 7. In souls that are progressing to greater perfection, the action of the good angel is delicate, gentle, delightful. It may be compared to a drop of water penetrating a sponge.
The action of the evil spirit upon such souls is violent, noisy, and disturbing. It may be compared to a drop of water falling upon a stone.
In souls that are going from bad to worse, the action of the spirits mentioned above is just the reverse. The reason for this is to be sought in the opposition or similarity of these souls to the different kinds of spirits. When the disposition is contrary to that of the spirits, they enter with noise and commotion that are easily perceived. When the disposition is similar to that of the spirits, they enter silently, as one coming into his own house when the doors are open.336. 8. When consolation is without previous cause, as was said, there can be no deception in it, since it can proceed from God our Lord only. But a spiritual person who has received such a consolation must consider it very attentively, and must cautiously distinguish the actual time of the consolation from the period which follows it. At such a time the soul is still fervent and favored with the grace and aftereffects of the consolation which has passed. In this second period the soul frequently forms various resolutions and plans which are not granted directly by God our Lord. They may come from our own reasoning on the relations of our concepts and on the consequences of our judgments, or they may come from the good or evil spirit. Hence, they must be carefully examined before they are given full approval and put into execution.
end of excerpt of The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius
June 2, 2005 message continues
Jesus speaks:
One light seems to flicker like a
beacon light in darkness.
Your journey to Me can be filled
with traps and pit falls, but you cannot
give into satan who wants to stop you -
who may come with pleasures and false
lights to woo you and
then at a certain hour turns your
once moments of pleasure into dark
moments of despair.
Light comes many times amidst
the darkness -
It can be seen like little trickles
dancing on your skin as you walk
through a partially dense forest.
And this can be compared to the
man playing with pleasures he should
not be embracing - a little light may
shine through in his life to tell him
his pleasures are not good for him
and yet he may overlook the wisdom
they bring and continue down the same
sordid path.
In the morning comes a new day, fresh
as fallen snow, sparkling as the
bay with little light dancing on
it - morning light -
fresh as the dew on the grass -
the frost on a winter carpet of grass -
The day comes new, with light and a new
page in your life -
the end goes out dark like the end
of a page and a weary traveler who
walked through the treacherous
forest -
When you wake satan is ready to give
you his boat ride to hell -
every day he chips away like
a miner chipping away at
some rock, he wants the holy soul
he works all day - some he tests
in their beds, he wants souls for
hell -
How is your journey through the forest -
are you seeing the light sparsely
peeking in the trees - are you
reaching for the light -
do you get fixed on the mud, the ants,
the darkness -
do you get sopping with the
rain that beats you down
and sin on a dark day
seeking pleasures to fill
you in your suffering.
Do you endure with hope in
your heart and pray for grace
to help you endure a holy life.
How is the path you follow?
How have you walked the road?
How do you stay united to God?
Are you living by the Light?
A young man had a motorcycle and
he loved to ride it over the
hills - he would go as fast as
he could -
he loved the thrill he got -
he felt the wind blow in his
hair -
he felt a dangerous chill in
his heart and
he let go and went very fast -
The hills by his home were in a
residential area, but they
were great hills a lot of
them up and down -
one might look at them and say
"Why would anyone live on such
a hill, it is dangerous."
But a woman with three
small children pulled out of
her driveway one day and
the motorcyclist set on
his own thrill and pleasure,
went by her house on the
hill going very fast and
they crashed -
He was thrown so far off his motorcycle
he was dead and the children
and mother were thrown in the
path of another car and they
too, although innocent, were
killed except one child paralyzed
from the waist down and severe
brain damage.
A young man wanted a thrill - he died
in the wreck -
the devil is like this - he leads
you with a cheap thrill, but
he wants to get you so you
lose your soul forever -
You are not on an island -
when one man is so concerned with
his own cheap thrill - he can
hurt innocent others -
Your actions, living in a world with
one another, affect each other -
You say - oh Jesus what a sad story
about the mother and children,
why tell us this -
I say what about the innocent children
being contaminated by a man putting
sexual perversities on the news,
the sinfulness of movies, the
teaching of little ones safe-sex -
like it is okay -
what about teaching children
about abortion as an alternative
What about abstinence, purity and
teaching them about God and the
commandments.
There is a book - Who Moved My Cheese
when the lady goes to the office -
in a bad mood and she does
passive-aggressive maneuvers to
affect others and act out her
anger - she hurts all those
people and those they may touch -
When a woman is a light at work -
she is a light and helps lift
people up.
When the biker thought only of himself
he was responsible for the
death of himself and 3 people and
a little girl being brain damaged
and paralyzed for life.
What about the person spreading
porno on magazines -
What about health magazines -
containing porno - life for the
body, but forget about providing
the right means to sell your vitamins.
How can they do it you ask?
Satan works slowly over time-
where people could not get in the
same bed on TV when it first
came out - look how it is today -
Satan moves ahead at a steady pace
taking people into deeper
levels of sin.
What may have been shocking ten
years ago is accepted on
the TV and media today and
you don't see you are
being slowly deceived by
satan - the purity of the
mind being stripped more
and more every day.
Look at your dress
Excerpts from The Spirituality of Fatima
by Father Carter, S.J.
Besides the messages associated with the major Fatima apparitions, there were other revelations given by Our Lady. Before Jacinta died, she told of other messages given her (during her illness) by Mary:
More souls go to Hell because of sins of the flesh than for any other reason.
Certain fashions will be introduced that will offend Our Lord very much. (19)
19. Our Lady's Peace Plan, op cit., pp.9-10.
June 2, 2005 message continues
Jesus speaks: You have
suffered a great chastisement
because you have ignored Mary's
messages of Fatima and
the chastisement is greater
because of ignoring Clearwater
and shooting off her head.
My Mother is all pure -
she is your spiritual mother -
You cannot ignore her -
Many are dying a slow death
giving into sin.
Excerpts from The Spirituality of Fatima
by Father Carter, S.J.
Before receiving the six apparitions of Our Lady, May through October of 1917, the three Fatima visionaries were visited by an angel on three different occasions during the preceding year. He appeared to them in the spring, summer, and fall. Lucia (now Sr. Lucia) describes the springtime apparition of the angel:
On reaching us, he said: "Do not be afraid! I am the Angel of Peace. Pray with me."
Kneeling on the ground, he bowed down until his forehead touched the ground and made us repeat these words three times: "My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love You! I ask pardon of You for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope and do not love You."
Then, rising he said: "Pray thus. The Hearts of Jesus and Mary are attentive to the voice of your supplications."
His words engraved themselves so deeply on our minds that we could never forget them. 3
During the summer of 1916, the angel again appeared to the three visionaries. He said to them:
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. 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. Bring peace to our country in this way.... I am the Guardian Angel of Portugal Accept and bear with submission all the sufferings the Lord will send you. 4
In the fall of the same year, the angel visited the visionaries a final time:
The angel came...bearing a golden chalice in one hand and a Host above it in the other. The amazed children noticed that drops of blood were falling from the Host into the chalice. Presently, the angel left both suspended in mid-air and prostrated himself on the ground, saying this beautiful prayer: "Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore You profoundly. I offer You the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges, and indifference by which He is offended. By the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and [the intercession of] the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg of Thee the conversion of poor sinners." 5
Sr. Lucia relates how the angel gave them Communion:
Then, rising, he took the chalice and the Host in his hand. He gave the Sacred Host to me and shared the Blood from the chalice between Jacinta and Francisco, saying as he did so:
"Take and drink the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, horribly outraged by ungrateful men! Make reparation for their crimes and console your God." 6
Reflecting upon these messages of the angel, we see how much they contain for our spiritual instruction.
3. Louis Kondar, SVD, editor, Fatima in Lucia's Own Words (Fatima: Postulation Center, 1976), p.62. Distributed in the U.S.A. by the Ravengate Press, Cambridge, MA.
4. Our Lady's Peace Plan, op cit., pp.1-2.
5. Ibid., p.2 (The words in brackets are my own-added for clarification).
6. Fatima in Lucia's Own Words, op cit., pp.64-65.
Excerpts from The Spirituality of Fatima
by Father Carter, S.J.
May 13, 1917
"Do not be afraid, I will do you no harm..... I am from Heaven.
"I have come to ask you to come here for six months in succession, on the 13th day, at the same hour. Later on, I will tell you who I am and what I want
"Are you willing to offer yourselves to God and bear all the sufferings He wills to send you, as an act of reparation for the sins by which He is offended, and in supplication for the conversion of sinners?
"Pray the Rosary every day in order to obtain peace for the world, and the end of the war." (8)
June 13, 1917
"God wishes you to remain in the world for some time because He wants to use you to establish in the world the devotion to my Immaculate Heart. I promise salvation to those who embrace it, and their souls will be loved by God as flowers placed by myself to adorn His throne." (10)
July 13, 1917
"During her appearance in July, Our Lady, in answer to Lucia's plea, promised that in October she would work a great miracle so that all might believe and know who she was. Again, the Mother of God told the children to sacrifice themselves for sinners and to say many times, especially when making a sacrifice, this prayer: "O my Jesus, I offer this for love of Thee, for the conversion of poor sinners, and in reparation for all the sins committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary." (11)
"During this same July apparition, Mary showed the three children a vision of Hell. She told them:
"You have seen Hell, where the souls of poor sinners go. To save them, God wishes to establish, in the world, devotion to my Immaculate Heart. If people do what I tell you, many souls will be saved and there will be peace.
"The war (World War I, then raging) is going to end. But if people do not stop offending God, another and worse one will begin in the reign of Pius XI. When you shall see a night illuminated by an unknown light [January 2, 1938], know that this is the great sign that God gives you that He is going to punish the world for its many crimes by means of war, hunger, and persecution of the Church and the Holy Father. (12)
"To prevent this, I shall come to ask for the consecration of Russia to my Immaculate Heart and the Communion of Reparation on the five first Saturdays. If my requests are granted, Russia will be converted and there will be peace. If not, she will scatter her errors throughout the world, provoking wars and persecutions of the Church. The good will be martyred, the Holy Father will have much to suffer, and various nations will be destroyed....
"But in the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph, the Holy Father will consecrate Russia to me, Russia will be converted, and a certain period of peace will be granted to the world." (13)
August 19, 1917
She told them she was greatly displeased by the action of the mayor. As a result, the miracle promised for October would not be as impressive as originally planned. (15)
September 13, 1917
More than 30,000 people were present in September, and saw a shower of mysterious white petals fall to within 10 feet of the ground before dissolving into the air. Many also saw the globe of light bearing the Lady come to rest atop the tree, and the branches bend as though someone were standing on them. Later, they saw the cloud depart into the east, from whence it had come.(16)
October 13, 1917
I am the Lady of the Rosary. I have come to warn the faithful to amend their lives and to ask pardon for their sins. They must not offend Our Lord any more, for He is already too grievously offended by the sins of men. People must say the Rosary. Let them continue saying it every day.(17)
While the people in attendance were beholding the great Miracle of the Sun, the three young visionaries, and they alone, were privileged to see striking visions in the heavens:
As Our Lady had promised, St. Joseph had come with the Holy Family and had blessed the world. Then, Our Lady appeared as the Mother of Sorrows, accompanied by her Divine Son, Who also blessed the world. Finally, Lucy had seen the Blessed Virgin, dressed in the brown robes of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, crowned as Queen of Heaven and Earth, holding a brown Scapular in her hand, with her infant Son upon her knee. However, in none of these visions had any of the figures spoken to the children. (18)
Besides the messages associated with the major Fatima apparitions, there were other revelations given by Our Lady. Before Jacinta died, she told of other messages given her (during her illness) by Mary:
More souls go to Hell because of sins of the flesh than for any other reason.
Certain fashions will be introduced that will offend Our Lord very much.
Many marriages are not good; they do not please Our Lord and are not of God.
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.
I can no longer restrain the hand of my Divine Son from striking the world with just punishments for its many crimes.
If the government of a country leaves the Church in peace and gives liberty to our Holy Religion, it will be blessed by God.
Tell everybody that God gives graces through the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Tell them to ask grace from her, and that the Heart of Jesus wishes to be venerated together with the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Ask them to plead for peace from the Immaculate Heart of Mary, for the Lord has confided the peace of the world to her. (19)
NOTES:
8. Frere Michael de la Trinite', The Whole Truth about Fatima
(Buffalo: Immaculate Heart Publications, 1989), pp.112-114.
9. For background material on Fatima, I am particularly indebted to
Our Lady of Fatima's Peace Plan from Heaven (Rockford: TAN
Books and Publishers, Inc., 1983). p.30.
10. Ibid., p.3.
11. Ibid., pp.3-4.
12. Ibid., pp.4-5.
13. Ibid., p.5.
14. Rev. Edward Carter, S.J., Mother at Our Side: Mary's Role in
the Spiritual Life (1993: Faith Publishing Co., Milford, Ohio), p.21.
15. Our Lady's Peace Plan, op cit., p.6.
16. Ibid., p.6.
17. Ibid., p.7.
18. Ibid., p.8.
19. Ibid., pp.9-10.
June 2, 2005 message continues
Jesus speaks: A bus goes over a hill full
of children on Mother's
Day and you cry -
oh the children -
June 2, 2005 message continues
Jesus speaks: What about their souls?
What are you teaching them in Catholic
schools -
What is your world teaching
them today that may
open doors that they
may choose and hurt
their soul.
Mary speaks: Help me, my children.
Jesus speaks: It is the same
earth and lots
of people have inhabited
your place.
Where one man worked hard to do
the work of cleaning the
Church -
he soon aged and worked no more
and another took his place -
You are so busy about your life
here, your body, your money,
some day soon you will
move on to another place -
How you lived here will determine
where you go for all eternity.
From June 3, 2000
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Month of the Sacred Heart June 3, 2000
The Rosary
The Joyful Mysteries to be used on June 4, 2000.
Annunciation
Jesus speaks:
1. My Heart is an endless furnace of love.
2. My Heart is that of the Divine God.
3. The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary.
4. I am the Son of God.
5. I am He Who comes to fill you with My life.
6. My staff I hold in My hand.
7. I come announced by the messenger (the angel).
8. Mary accepted.
9. Let My life transform you.
10. The incarnation goes on in you.
Visitation
Jesus speaks:
1. I come a Babe in the arms of Mary.
2. I am the Savior of the World.
3. My love is eternal.
4. My Heart is on fire for you.
5. A child carried in the womb of the Virgin Mary.
6. A Heart filled with love.
7. My endless love I pour out to you now.
8. Come and be with Me.
9. On the long hot days of summer, feel the love I give to you.
10. Sufferings are gifts I give you. The sufferings are given to draw you closer to Me.
Birth of Jesus
Jesus speaks:
1. A little Baby carried in the womb of the Mother.
2. Mary takes you as a little baby into her Immaculate Heart.
3. In her Heart, the Holy Spirit transforms you more and more into My image, if you cooperate with the grace I give you.Messenger:
4. O Holy Spirit, come and fill the hearts that are weary.
5. O Holy Spirit, fill them with fire.
6. O Holy Spirit, enlighten the blinded minds.
7. O Holy Spirit, spark a fire burning in the children of Mary.
8. O Holy Spirit, it is a light and love the children of Mary seek in their hearts.
9. O Holy Spirit, enlighten the little babies' eyes.
10. O Holy Spirit, let them see God and hear the voice of the Good Shepherd.
Presentation
Messenger:
1. Oh a little Child, God-made-man.
2. Taken to the temple.
3. Simeon foretold, ...'Look, he is destined for the fall and for the rise of many in Israel...' (Lk 2:34).
4. Oh Heart of Mary pierced by a sword, oh Mary help us endure the sufferings of life.
5. Oh Heart of Mary, help us to spread the rosary.
6. Oh Heart of Mary, help us to teach the world how to pray the rosary.
7. Oh Mary so fair, protect us from the devil and all that could come against us as we spread the rosary.
8. Oh Mary most pure, we humbly pray for this grace.
9. On this first Saturday of June, 2000, Mary help us, Jesus help us. Dear Father, Son and Holy Spirit help us. Amen.
10. Into the arms of our Mother we give ourselves as little dependent children of our God.
Finding in the Temple
Jesus speaks:
1. You must obey your God.
2. I am a just God. All your deeds will be judged.
3. I am just!!
4. So many are lost, today.
5. At the end of this rosary, I ask you to see Me, My hands on either side of My Heart. I want you to see the fire, I want you to see My eyes, I want you to see Me, a Child in the temple, 12 years old. I want you to know I gave My life for you.
6. My life is given for you. My love is an endless furnace of love that does not flicker.
7. I am the Son of God.
8. Pray for the children of Mary to find their way home to My Heart.
9. Oh children, be humble.
10. Oh children pray for enlightenment, go to the spiritual womb of your Mother, she is your spiritual mother. Oh My children go to her now.
On this 3rd day of the month of My Sacred Heart, I ask you to show My picture before this rosary.On the left I want Mary with the babe, as in the church in China, Indiana. On the right I want My Sacred Heart.
I want you to see yourself as a little babe in the arms of Mary. Put your little body in her arms. I want you to see yourself this way now.
I want you to think of yourself as a child, a child of God, learning to be like God in your ways.
God is your Father, Mary your Mother, pray this rosary to your Father and Mother for help.
See yourself in the spiritual womb of your Mother being more and more formed in My image.
My little sweet baby, I love you so much.
I am the Sacred Heart.
end of June 3, 2000
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