New Cycle B - Guiding Light
Homily Book
Given February 3, 2015
Dear Friends,
I give my heart to Jesus and Mary with
you in love.
Well thank God we are finally able to
resume the Priestly Mailing of Fr. Joe's last homily book.
This was delayed for almost 2
months and
God really wants this to reach our beloved priests.
That means we
send out at least 35,000 of Fr. Joe's Homily books yearly to
priests and hierarchy.
This is a weekly Newsletter, Jesus says.
If a priest preaches to parishioners every weekend
they could reach so many people with the focus on the Word of Fr
Joe's insights and knowledge he offers-the history of the
scriptures and the Eucharist.
There are so
many priests in New York this is the next mailing.
We will need $2,000 for the postage if we can mail it by next
Monday.
Please help us with
a donation for the postage if you can or the expense of this mailing
now.
We need your
prayers
We need your help
Thank you
Love in the Hearts of Jesus and Mary
Rita
We are praying
for you Feb 2 thru 5 and Feb 10 thru 13.
Please be united
We have had the exposed Eucharist in China 8 years today.
We had Eucharistic
adoration for about 11 years for 24 hours a day.
Thank you.
Rita
February 11, 2015 - Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes
R. We pray through the powerful intercession
of the Lady of Clearwater that we can
do what God asks us at Clearwater –
to spread the waters – the Jesus water
and Mary water given at Clearwater
for healing. We need to fix the pump at
Clearwater for the Jesus well, but we
need a donation. It has quit working now
for several months.
We also need a donation for the expenses
of the Priestly Newsletter - so we can keep
doing it.
Yesterday I saw something from Pope Francis
once again where he addressed priests'
homilies. Jesus has told us to circulate
Fr. Joe's homily book and for 2 months
it was held up.
Also at the end of the month we will
pay off the Blue Book 14 because it is due.
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2 Days after Mary appeared in
Clearwater –
December 19, 1996
Mary: My dear
children, I give to you, my Son, Jesus, born in a stable in Bethlehem on
Christmas morn. He is the Almighty God, the Light of the World.
I appear to you, my children, on a
(former) bank in Florida. You have made money your god! Do you know how cold
are your hearts? You turn away from my Son, Jesus, for your money. Your money
is your god.
I am Mary, your Mother. I do not appear
as I once appeared to you. I am asking you today to circulate my message given
on a tape on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, December 12, 1996. Please
circulate this tape now. Give it to as many people as you can. I am Mary, your
Mother. Please circulate my Rosary Book.
Jesus well
Mary well
R. Healings from the waters
Healings
from
The Building of the Two Hearts
1. A gentleman from
Florida called and said since he got the Fatima Statue with glass
his life has been transformed. 3/3/2009
2. After using the Jesus
water, pain and non-movement (for 3 years) in my fingers was healed
instantly. Now fingers are cracking and working and no pain. Has
taken x-rays. 10-19-2008
3. Ruptured ACL Ligament
and PCL ligament left leg (knee) and damaged meniscus. 3-4 weeks
excruciating pain. MRI showed damaged ligaments - went to do surgery
and scopes revealed no damage other than meniscus injury. Day before
surgery we came here to pray for healing. Wife anointed knee with
Jesus water. Were told prior to surgery that would be out of work
3-6 months and surgery would be 4 hours. Surgery was only 40 minutes
and recovery time is 1-2 weeks. 8/13/2008
4. My best friend (a
couple) was granted a son, which now is my godson. They've been
married for a long time but never had a child until they both came
to see the Virgin Mary's image. 8/4/2007
5. I just wanted to tell
you we have had so many prayers answered most especially since we
have had the image statue in our home a few months ago. Prayers
being miraculously answered for our children & grandchildren, our
daughter's heart has literally almost healed ... she is also
pregnant and that is also a miracle that she carried the baby this
far, she is so thankful and also her cardiologist can't figure out
how she is doing so well, and even agreed with her it must be
prayers being said for her. He also told her in her 4th month to
abort the baby, maybe he will have a conversion, we hope. Others in
my family have changed since we got the statue. They are more
understanding and patient and love being a Catholic more than ever
before ...We thank Jesus, Mary, Rita and you all. Praise all of
heaven. We are also so eager to have many more prayers answered. We
are giving our married children a 10 inch statue each for their
homes and red prayer manual if they would also like to say the
prayers if they so choose to. The statue we know will help them with
many graces as they pray before it as it has helped us in our home
and lives. Love you all. 8/3/2007
6. Pregnancy. (A long
note about how a woman got pregnant after she came to the Virgin
Mary Building.) 3/21/2008
7. My mother was
diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in April 2005. She received
the Jesus water of Clearwater that my brother brought to El
Salvador. She was treated at Instituto Salvadoreno del Segino
Social. She was expected to live 3-6 months. She lived well for 2
years. Now she rests in peace with Lord Jesus and Virgin Mary. She
died of Pneumonia March 21, 2007. 4/27/2007
8. The CAT scan showed a
dark spot and they thought they would have to remove my right
kidney. My family went to the Blessed Mother and asked for prayers
and help. They also got the healing water. Well all our prayers were
answered. There was no cancer or tumor. Thanks for all your prayers
and help, and thanks to the Lord above. 4/18/2007
9. Knees were injured
from motorcycle accident July/August 2006. His mom got the water in
Florida right after the accident and took it to him and he used it
every day and now his knees are completely healed. He knows Jesus
water did it. 1/9/2007
10. Suspected blood clot.
Pain in leg with swelling. Jesus water was used and pain went away
and swelling. 12/31/2006
11. Barretrs – My
husband brought Jesus water to hospital and put on my stomach.
Biopsy came back fine. 12/27/06
12. A man from South
Carolina came to thank Jesus and Mary for his healing. His brother
sent him Jesus' water when he was diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Three doctors told him there was nothing they could do for him. He
started using Jesus' water and started feeling better (He could
hardly walk, he was using a wheelchair a lot). He went back to the
doctor and tests showed no more cancer — gone! The doctor told him
he never saw this happen before. He is around 70 years old and walks
and feels normal. 2006
13. A lady from Egypt
wrote asking St. Mary for a baby for 3 years. She helped me and now
I have a little daughter. Her name is Mariam after St. Mary name by
my language. Thank God and Thank St. Mary. She always remembers me.
- Egypt 10/25/2006
14. This woman filled out
a healing form at the site. I am so blessed by the Blessed Mother
that she has been there for me on more than several occasions. She
performed a miracle on all occasions, one in particular was cancer
of the right leg. The doctors wanted to cut my leg off the cancer
was in the bone. When I returned to New York and went to a plastic
surgeon he saw the cat scan and said my chances weren't good. When
he did the surgery the cancer was not in the bone. It was
superficial. 9/2/2006
15. Stroke. Healed August
2006. 9/2/2006
16. A year ago he went to
Orlando for a test on his prostate. It was positive. He came here in
May and got some Jesus water out of the trough. He went back to the
doctor and he was healed. - Venezuela 8/25/2006
17. Infertility.
Conceived and gave birth exactly 9 months after our first visit to
Clearwater in August 2000. Our son was born exactly 9 months after
our visit (May 20, 2001). I've had surgeries on both ovaries in 1998
and had very little chance of conceiving. Mother Mary gave us our
blessing and wish. 7/21/2006
18. Peter was operated on
for cancer he had for 10 years on his leg and because the wound was
so big, they had to take some skin from another part of his leg to
be able to fix it but it did split. So Monday the doctor said that
another surgery was needed but thanks to Jesus water on Wednesday on
that same week he was healed. - Argentina 7/2/2006
19. Cancer of the lungs.
A friend of ours who we visit from Canada. He told us of his illness
and we came and prayed at the Virgin Mary's appearance on March 28,
2006. He had Jesus' water put on him the night before his surgery.
His surgery was on March 31 and the cancer was gone. Thank you for
your blessings. 4/2/2006
20. Lower back muscle
strain. After straining my back I used the Jesus water before using
pain crème. After putting on the water I no longer needed the crème.
The strain was gone. 3/16/2006
21. Neuropathy. He had
gotten Jesus water a few days ago and went to the doctor yesterday.
3/15/2006
22. Pregnancy. I could
not become pregnant. I came here to ask Mary to extend her hands on
me, to be able to have a child. The miracle happened. I did not know
that other women had become pregnant by asking Mary. My son is 3
years old. I am convinced that he is called to be special in his
life, he has a mission. When she went to see the doctor,
specialists, they said forget it, she couldn't have a baby, and she
went to many different ones. Came here to pray and became pregnant.
All the doctors never understood what had happened. They said he is
a miracle child. 3/8/2006
23. Pregnancy. Became
pregnant of twin girls after we prayed in 2005 and even have a
statue of the Virgin Mary in our yard. After 15 years of concubinage
Virgin Mary finally blessed us. Thanks. Thanks. Thanks. Jesus water
was used to help conceive. 2/2/2006
24. A woman came in today
from New York and said she was here last March (2005) and got the
Jesus water. Her cousin who was very healthy and had just retired at
age 60 suffered a massive stroke. He was taken to the best
neurological hospital in New York and the doctors said he had no
chance of recovery. He had a blood clot at the base of his brain
stem. He was in intensive care and the woman with the other family
members were visiting him and she put Jesus water on him and they
prayed over him, while he was laying in bed in a fetal position
unable to talk was paralyzed. After she had left (only 30 minutes of
visitation in Intensive Care) the woman received a call from her
cousin's wife saying the man had sat up in bed after they left and
was miraculously healed. He is back at home now. The doctors came in
and said this was a miracle. This was 2 months ago. 1/24/2006
25. Dermatomyositis (a
form of Muscular Dystrophy). I was given 6 months to live. I was
really depressed ready to give up when, while being in town for my
girlfriends niece's Christmas Party. I heard it on the news.
(December 17, 1996) Decided why not let's go, when I got here I was
not expecting to see what I saw. I couldn't believe what I saw.
Within an hour I put the cane down, slowly but surely got better
enough where I wasn't paralyzed or dead. Thank you Jesus and Mary.
12/16/2005
26. Small Bowel Syndrome.
Infant acquired surgical intervention at birth. 4 months care at
home. Healed completely as of May 2005. 11/24/2005
27. Newborn very sick - 2
lbs. My mother came to visit me. We used to live in the post
apartments by Target. I brought my Mother to the Virgin Mary
Building in Clearwater and she prayed for my niece, who was in
Guatemala. When my Mother returned to Guatemala she took the picture
of Virgin Mary and put it in my niece's room. When my niece was
born, she needed a tube feeding. She couldn't eat on her own. She
was very thin and very sick. Many people told my sister and my
mother (including the doctors) that my niece was so sick that she
probably would died. Thank to our Lady Virgin Mary, my niece is a
healthy gifted 9 year old girl. - Guatemala - Healing was at 6
months old. 11-22-2005
28. My daughter was told
she had thyroid cancer, after having one side of the thyroid removed
they found the cancer was gone. This had to be due to Mary and Jesus
Water and her belief in the Mother and Son. 9/17/2005
29. Virus. He was in
Egypt. His relatives came to the site and asked for prayers for
healing for him. That same day they were here he was completely
healed of his Liver virus. He is a physician. 8/31/2005
30. After waiting about 8
months for the baby to get bigger for the surgery, the doctor
checked him and couldn't believe it, but she said, "It just fixed
itself." He was 4 months premature and this surgery would have
lowered his sperm count significantly and its already been lowered
by a double inguinal hernia surgery. 6-14-2005
31. Burst tube with
unexpected pregnancy. Was internal bleeding. Doctor told was
miracle, surviving from this kind of operation. She (the mother) had
come to the site and prayed to God if this Image (Our Lady of
Clearwater) was from God to grant her a miracle. Her daughter who
was in Lithuania at the time was in the hospital and the above
miracle happened during the 2 hours the mother was praying at the
site. 5/4/2005
32. Heart failure. He was
not breathing. Jesus water was poured on him while praying. He
started breathing again. 4/23/2005
33. When I was pregnant,
my baby was sick. My baby born was well. Thanks. 4/18/2005
34. Flu. Both sitting in
car, praying rosary both sick of flu. He very sick, not getting
better. Both used the water, felt pain leave body, didn't say
anything, but after few minutes he said "I feel pain is gone." They
drove back to tell us that they were healed. 4/18/2005
35. Asthma. Put Jesus
water on neck. Breathing much better. 4/17/2005
36. Severe back pain.
Have a bad back from laying brick for years and sometimes I bend
over and the pain is severe and it takes at least 3 or 4 or more
weeks for it to go away. I put Jesus water on it and it went away in
2 days. Alleluia. 4/16/2005
37. I must admit that
some days I forget to wash in the water. But I have felt the same
feeling once again a few days ago as I did on March 2nd, the first
time I applied it to my knees. On the movie that you took, I am
walking on the beach without a cane. I don't know if you noticed. I
didn't use the cane yesterday, and I have no pain. I'm still slow at
climbing the stairs, but I'm seeing a tremendous improvement. I'll
keep a journal, and continue updating you I pray a lot, as I'm
applying the medicine. Part of my prayer is "If it be your will."
Thank you. I'll be in touch soon. 3/11/2005
38. My husband had a good
friend and he was diagnosed with cancer and given less than a few
weeks to live. Jesus told me to take him the Jesus water. I never
really met him, but I went to the hospital. He was so sick. He
bounced up and said I knew it - I will be healed. And he lived over
two years longer. 2005
39. Leukemia went into
remission February 7, 2003. Her doctor can't believe how well she is
doing. She has the worse kind of Leukemia there is and she is doing
extremely well. He said this does not happen, so soon, we told him
its because of all the prayers, everyone is saying for her. The day
after we visited the Blessed Mother Building, her blood count was
excellent. Thank you so much. As of 11/3/2004 she is still in
remission and doing very well, a happy 10 year old little girl. We
are all so thankful for all the prayers from everyone, we truly
believe, if we hadn't had our faith and by going to the Virgin Mary
building so often, we wouldn't have been so fortunate to have her.
Prayer is still the most powerful and healing process. Thank you so
much. 11/3/2004
40. Spinal Manangitas.
December 16th, 2002 we almost lost our little grandson. He was taken
flight for life to Madison where they worked on him for hours. They
told us he would either be blind - deaf - brain damage, or he might
not walk. Today he is a happy - healthy little boy full of life.
Thanks to everyone's prayers to our Blessed Virgin and our heavenly
Father, without them we would not have him. Thank you. As of this
date November 3, 2004 our little grandson is doing very well, a
healthy happy little boy, and so full of life, and without any
complications. Our prayers and by going to the Virgin Mary building
truly helped this little boy. Thanks to everyone for all their
prayers. 11/3/2004
41. After my family visited the Virgin Mary
and returned to hospital, I showed no sign of having a
stroke. Doctors at hospital said I would not recover.
4/2001
R. What is the message of Mary?
CONVERSION
Mary's
Message
from the Rosary of August 27, 1996
Mary:
I stood beneath the cross of my Son, and my Heart was in such pain for I
saw Him before my eyes. I saw Him covered with blood. I saw Him die. My
Heart, my children, my Heart to watch my Son, but my Heart, my Heart, how I
suffered for my little children of the world that give in to this world and
give up the love of my Son. O my little children of light, I give you this
message. Carry this light into the darkness for your Mother Mary, for I
stood beneath the cross and I cried. I cried for the little ones. I cried
for the young ones, the ones that do not care and will lose their souls. How
do I make you see for you will not listen to me? What can I do? I come. I
appear. I beg. I plead. I give you these gifts from my Son, and you reject
me. I do not deliver messages very often anymore for I have been ignored.
The message is the same. You do not read the messages I have given to you.
Please help me. Help the little children. I appear. I appear. I appear, and
I am ignored. I stood beneath the cross, and I cried. I cried, and my Heart
was in such anguish for my little children, for I am searching for them this
day as I searched for the Child Jesus. Please, please help me. I cannot hold
back the hand of my Son any longer. I am Mary, your Mother. I ask you to
help my children. You are my children of light.
end of Mary's Message
R. At Lourdes Mary calls herself the
Immaculate Conception –
Mary in doing so is telling us she was
conceived without original sin.
Mary is the New Eve –
Mary was sinless –
Mary the Sinless One –
August 9, 2000
Oh, there is not one so fair as thee, my beloved
Mother Mary.
Of all the maidens that God could have chosen it was you, oh shining Star of Heaven.
Oh Mary, Mother of us all.
She doth appear as a wonder so fair
indeed,
A permanent sign of God's love.
A Woman clothed in gold.
One that glistens with the radiance of a golden tone,
Her beauty dancing in the sunlit hours of every day.
In morning splendor, in dancing light at noon day as the sun glistens on her rainbow glow and at night she has appeared
on special dates in golden splendor and light.
Would you quote the Scripture for Mary so fair.
"Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman, robed with the
sun, standing on the moon, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was
pregnant, and in labour, crying aloud in the pangs of childbirth."
(Revelation 12: 1-2)
Would you see her as she appeared in little villages in the 20th century, tucked in hills and out of the way places.
If you missed these enormous signs from heaven, of
one so fair, she appears there clothed in the golden sun of
the day, reflecting her radiant beauty painted by the hand of the Father. She is His chosen maiden so fair.
She appears daily, she is there by day and beneath
the black shadows of night, she does not slumber, but calls
to her children of light to come through her golden doorway and let the light of Christ shine in their souls.
She appears one so fair, by day and sometimes by
night clothed in radiance and golden, her
garment hemmed with glistening sunlight. She once appeared to a few and her visits fleeting in remotest places,
she remains a Woman Clothed with the Sun, the
sun dancing on her garments of rainbow color on a busy, busy corner for all to see, in the state of the sun,
sunny Florida. She is a Woman painted by the brush of God.
And do you know the wonder of one who calls the
children far and wide, to hear the voice of her Son, Jesus,
Chief Shepherd of the Flock.
Mary, the heavenly maiden, to call them home to His
Heart.
Oh, of one so fair, do we not boast and praise our
God and thank Him for such a wonder.
Oh, to Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth, we cry, help
us to do what you asked for at Fatima and help us in our mission
of telling the world of your Son's desire to spread His
Movement so men will be Shepherds of Christ.
August 22, 2000
Today is the Queenship of Mary
Messenger:
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The Queen mounts her throne among shouts of joy
The angels surround this heavenly throne
Her children love her and worship their God.
The Sacred Heart of Jesus reigns in the hearts of her children.
He is the King of their hearts.
She is the Queen of their hearts.
A New Adam, a New Eve are recognized by the once enslaved children of Adam and Eve.
A trumpet blare for one so fair, a blare of music for our starved ears.
From the Magnificat, Mary speaks with the lilt of the voice of one so
pure and holy. (NOTE: Read this with the lightness of the voice of the Virgin filled with
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Luke 1:46-55
The Magnificat
And Mary said:
My soul proclaims
the greatness of the Lord
and my spirit
rejoices
in God my Saviour;
because
he has looked upon
the humiliation of his servant.
Yes, from now onwards
all generations will call me blessed,
for the Almighty
has done great things for me.
Holy is his name,
and his faithful love extends age after age
to those who fear him.
He has used the power of his arm,
he has routed the arrogant of heart.
He has pulled down princes
from their thrones
and raised high the lowly.
He has filled the starving with good things,
sent the rich away empty.
He has come to the help
of Israel his servant,
mindful of his faithful love
--according to the promise
he made to our ancestors--
of his mercy to Abraham
and to his descendants for ever.
Messenger:
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Among shouts of joy our Lady speaks
liltingly in a heavenly voice
and we gape at the sound of her sweet voice
and behold the
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God the Father speaks:
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Amen, amen I say to you My beloved Apostles of the Sacred Heart. You may worry
and struggle now, but a King looks on you with the greatest love as you surrender more and
more everyday to do My will that this day will come to your earth, the day of the Reign of
the Sacred Heart. Do not get caught up in the mysteries of the way men act and perceive
things, but put your gaze ever more on the mystery of My Divine Son and how much He truly
loves you.
You are caught in the wonder of the earth and the firmament. My beloved,
so much more glorious is the insight into My Divine Mysteries.
My plan is given here to bring about the Reign of My Son's Sacred Heart
and the triumph of your Mother's Immaculate Heart.
I am a God of justice and of right.
I am your heavenly Father.
I am the Carpenter, the One with the plan.
You are but children of Mine, creatures of the earth, and yet My love
for you is so great. I gave you My only begotten Son as One offered for your sins and,
men, you smite Me, your Father.
You ignore your Mother when I give you such gifts in your churches of
her presence forever with you and the Holy Spirit working with her bringing forth your
holiness.
I painted with My hand your Mother pleading to her young ones, and she
appears everyday, and you ignore this sign and gift I give you.
What more could convince you? You want another sign and another while
you sheepishly continue your sinful ways.
My children, My children, help Me to reach your brothers, oh please,
they have plugged up their ears and covered their eyes.
How is it your Creator cries to the creatures and they ignore Him?
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Now the beauty of one so fair
July 5, 2000, I painted as a golden wonder before you and allowed such photography that
all might know Our heavenly presence when Mary speaks in the Rosaries from the Hearts
of Jesus and Mary. And My Son delivers, in these rosaries, the message I give to you
as your heavenly Father. Oh children of the earth, be attentive and listen to Me, I plead as your
heavenly Father that your wills be aligned to My will and you serve Me.
Oh children of Eve, your Mother Mary cries to Me, for she pleads your
case, and I have given in to her requests that the children be spared if they turn from
their ways and love their God.
She wanted to come to you as the Woman adorned in sunlight by day and
fashioned in a special way by nightfall in golden mystical light in the dark night, as her
favored children sing so fervently songs of praise and love to God, and they sing to her,
a Mother who has never forgot them.
Oh children, listen to Me and help Me reach your willful brothers
through your fervent prayers. My Son gave Himself as a Sacrifice for your sins, meriting
the graces available to you the sinful children of Eve, and you will not even pray after I
have granted this special gift of Mary on the building.
Your eyes do not see her, or you would have changed your ways by now.
What sign would you respond to, My silly earth?
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God the Father speaks:
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I give you My Son with you in
the Eucharist, and you do not treasure this gift as you should.
God remains with you today. Jesus, My Son, feeds you with His Body and
Blood. He is truly present in His Divinity and Humanity. You need to pray as He has
instructed, especially before the tabernacle.
Amen.
I am the Father, I have spoken, I am the Alpha and the Omega, the
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Jesus speaks:
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I am the Son of God, on this glorious
feast sing songs of great praise to your God and love Him.
Unite to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit and pray to be possessed by
God.
Mary is your Mother, she is the one, pure, spotless, human person. She
was conceived without sin, you must listen to her, it is the Father's will. You must be
brought forth from her Immaculate Heart, her spiritual womb, as a child of God, a child of
the light.
Let the scales drop from your eyes as you sing praise and see, as never
before, the glory and wonder of your God. |
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end of excerpt
R. Mary follows Christ perfectly
Mary is the perfect handmaid
of the Lord.
Our Handmaid of the Good Shepherd
Sophie Lee died on the
5th.
She talked about going to heaven
all the time –
She spent –
so much time in the China Church
praying.
She had great devotion to Jesus and Mary –
Her funeral is on Valentine's Day.
Excerpt from The
Spirituality of Fatima/Medjugorje by Fr. Carter S.J.
If at
Lourdes, Mary identifies herself as the Immaculate Conception, at
Fatima, she appears as the Immaculate Heart. We easily see the
connection. At Fatima, Mary draws attention to her sinlessness--the fact
that she is the Immaculate One--in reference to her Heart. She appears
as the most pure Virgin, who, in her sinlessness, possesses an
Immaculate Heart. In this Heart, Mary loves God and us with an
unfathomable love.
This
certainly shows a major connecting point between Lourdes and Fatima, but
there is a more profound connection between Fatima and Medjugorje. As
indicated previously, at both Fatima and Medjugorje (and Lourdes), Mary
has called us to conversion. Read again part of Our Lady's message of
July 13, 1917:
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 what I say to you is done, many
souls will be saved and there will be peace. The war will end. But if
people do not cease offending God, a worse one will break out during the
reign of Pius XI. (22)
Because not enough people responded to Our Lady of Fatima's request for
conversion, the tragedy of World War II did occur.
end of excerpt
Excerpt from Mother at Our Side
by Fr. Edward J. Carter, S.J.
twenty-three
Lourdes—And My Own
Marian Experience
Since my first pilgrimage to Lourdes
marked a very definitive stage in Mary's dealings with me—in
her call to me—I am going to utilize this entry on Lourdes
to share with you certain aspects of my Marian experience.
In none of my previous books have I shared my spiritual
experience in such a direct fashion. I am doing so now only
because I believe it is Mary's wish that I do so. May my
sharing of Mary's maternal love manifested to me be an
occasion for your own reflection on Mary's goodness to you.
I have always been blessed with a
strong devotion to Mary. I feel this gift is one of God's
greatest graces given to me. I remember at an early age
often repeating the Hail Mary. Later, I was very much
attracted to Our Lady's requests at Fatima. I made the five
first Saturdays and practiced what I was told were the other
aspects of Mary's Fatima message.
After graduating from college I
entered the Jesuits. Our first phase of training consists of
two years of novitiate—a period in which one is introduced
into the spiritual life according to the Jesuit tradition.
This first period of Jesuit training marked a very
significant growth in my devotion to Mary.
As I progressed in my Jesuit life
over the years, Mary was always a loving, caring mother. I
always felt, among other things, that she was a
lifeline—always there in a special way at particularly
difficult stages of the spiritual journey, not only then,
but certainly then. I was not always as loyal a child of
Mary as I should have been, but she always kept me aware of
her very important role in our lives.
In early 1989 I was in
Europe—destination Rome. As I was traveling toward Italy
from Northern Europe, I made plans to stop at Lourdes. I
considered this a very special stop on my itinerary.
As I left Toulouse on the train for
Lourdes, it was raining. Not very far from Toulouse, the
rain stopped and the sun appeared. I considered this a gift
from Mary.
I walked from the Lourdes train
station to the Shrine. It was a day in January, sunny and
pleasant, but, as would be expected at that time of the
year, there were less than 25 pilgrims at the grotto site.
The atmosphere was very special. One realized this was a
very holy place. I sat on one of the benches and began to
pray. All of a sudden, I was deeply impressed with this
thought: "I have finally come home." The thought seemed to
come from outside of me, similar to an infused idea. I did
not fully understand what this idea meant. I had not
seriously strayed from God, so the idea of "coming home" did
not mean I was returning as a prodigal son. Nor did the idea
mean that I had finally found Mary, since, as I have stated
above, I have always been blessed with a strong devotion to
her. I was, then, somewhat puzzled at what the words "I have
finally come home" meant. My experience, however, was a very
profound one as I sat there before the grotto of Mary. I
wept tears of peace and consolation. This was to be my first
experience of the gift of tears at a Marian shrine. Later I
would also experience this gift at Fatima, Guadalupe, and
Medjugorje. The gift of tears on these occasions would
always be in confirmation of a special interior
enlightenment.
In the months that followed, whenever
I recalled these words impressed upon me at Lourdes, I was
still not sure of their meaning. I did, though, decide to
write this book on Mary. I had long wanted to write such a
book, but did not feel prepared to do so until now.
I was privileged to be at Fatima for
the 75th anniversary of the October 13 apparition of Mary to
the three young visionaries—Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco. I
had a conviction that Mary wanted me there at that
particular time. That I was able to be present for this
momentous occasion was another special gift of Mary to me.
On October 12, the eve of the
anniversary day, I was praying in the basilica at Fatima. I
was close to the altar. In the sanctuary was a statue of Our
Lady of Fatima. I prayed that Mary would draw me closer than
ever to the Heart of Jesus and to her own Immaculate Heart.
I also prayed that I would be able, as never before, to work
for the spread of devotion to the Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
As I prayed I would often glance at
Mary's statue, and when I did, I was often given the gift of
tears—I know it was a special gift because I myself had no
control over when this would or would not take place. The
same thing happened the next day. It was a most profound
spiritual experience—even more so than the one at Lourdes.
On the 13th itself, there were about
one million pilgrims present for the anniversary occasion.
At communion time of the outdoor Mass I felt a special
confirmation of the above-mentioned experience.
From Fatima I went to Lourdes. This
time, unlike my first visit, I was present along with
thousands of other pilgrims. It is indeed a special
experience to be at Lourdes with so many others for the
impressive candlelight rosary procession at night and for
other activities. Being personally present amidst all this
gives one a sense of why Lourdes has been such an attraction
for millions and millions of pilgrims over the years. Again,
my experience at the grotto of Our Lady was very special, as
was the making of the Way of the Cross on the hill high
above the basilicas and the grotto.
A few months after my visits to
Fatima and Lourdes I was at the Shrine of Our Lady of
Guadalupe in Mexico City. It was another special gift to be
able to be there for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on
December 12. What an inspiration it is to be there on this
most special day—to see the Mexican people come from miles
and miles away for this feast which is so dear to their
hearts. Their devotion to Our Lady is most remarkable.
Regarding myself, the entire pilgrimage prior to the feast
day was rather subdued—peaceful, but no special experience.
I remained in such a state on the feast itself up to and
including most of the Mass at the Shrine. Then at communion
time I was gifted with the same type of deep experience
which had occurred at Lourdes and Fatima. I was rather
suddenly struck with a deep conviction that I am protected
by Mary's mantle and that I should not be afraid or worry.
Again, this interior enlightenment was accompanied by the
gift of tears.
My final pilgrimage was to
Medjugorje—December 28, 1992, to January 4, 1993. Again,
after prayer, I had developed the conviction that Mary
wanted me there for her great feast of January 1st—which, of
course, is the feast of Mary, Mother of God. I thought
something special would happen on that day, although I did
not know precisely what.
As was the case at Guadalupe, nothing
out of the ordinary happened to me on the days previous to
January 1. I did not see any phenomena concerning the sun
which many pilgrims have observed over the years at
Medjugorje. The chain on my rosary did not change to gold—as
has occurred with many of the Medjugorje pilgrims. But Mary
did have her gift for me. Just as I had hoped, something
special did occur on the feast of January 1. At Mass, after
receiving communion, I received a profound experience of
Mary's motherhood toward me and also a profound conviction
of Jesus' love for me. This conviction of Jesus' love for me
may be the most special I have ever experienced. Again,
these interior enlightenments were accompanied by the gift
of tears.
Later that day I had the great
privilege of being present in the choir loft for the daily
apparition of Our Lady. Ivan was the only visionary present
in Church this particular day. Although I felt extremely
blessed to be present for the apparition—which, of course,
only Ivan himself could see—I had no special inner
experience at this time. Others in our group said they did
have a special personal experience at the time of the
apparition. My special experience of the day had indeed
occurred earlier at Mass.
Since that first visit to Lourdes
when I was suddenly struck with the thought, "I have finally
come home," much has happened regarding my relationship with
Mary. I now believe I know the meaning of those words
impressed upon me at Lourdes in January, 1989. More than
three years later Mary began to instruct me regarding the
precise meaning of those words. She has, in her maternal
love for me, entered my life as never before. She has led me
to consecrate myself to the Heart of Christ and to her
Immaculate Heart in a very meaningful manner. In an
extraordinary fashion she has given me a mission to fulfill
in the service of Jesus. As she cooperates with the Holy
Spirit in my ongoing transformation in Christ, she is
leading me along paths which I have never traveled before. I
can never thank her adequately for her goodness to me.
The above constitutes some of the
main aspects of my personal Marian pilgrimage over the
years. You also have your own Marian experience, and I am
sure you have shed your own tears of joy and peace along the
way.
If you have not yet done so, I
strongly encourage you to consecrate yourself to the Heart
of Jesus and to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In
consecrating yourself to Mary—in entrusting yourself
entirely to her—you will be enabling her to lead you ever
closer to the Heart of Christ. She will accomplish marvels
in you as she aids you, in cooperation with the Holy Spirit,
in living out your consecration to the Sacred Heart. Indeed,
she will ever be Mother at your side as you come closer to
the Father through Christ and in the Holy Spirit.
I have never been happier, never more
at peace, than I presently am. Since Mary has drawn me to
consecrate myself to her Immaculate Heart, marvelous changes
have taken place within me. She has brought me to the Heart
of Jesus in a way I had not experienced before.
If you have given yourself totally to
Mary—and this is what consecration to her Immaculate Heart
means—you have had similar experiences.
Having consecrated ourselves to Mary,
we feel secure as we rest in her loving, maternal Heart.
There she comforts us when we are sad—there she wipes away
our tears. There she rejoices with us when we rejoice. There
she smiles as we share with her our accomplishments for
Christ. There she encourages us when we are fearful. There
she strengthens us for the most difficult tasks.
What a great gift Jesus has bestowed
upon us in giving Mary to us as our mother! Let us thank Him
each day for this Mother who loves us with an unfathomable
love. We must try to grow in the appreciation of this love.
The more we do so, the more we want to cry out, "O Mother,
how loving, caring, and tender you are! Draw us ever closer
to your Immaculate Heart where you accomplish your marvels
within us."
end of excerpt from Mother at Our Side
“Nothing is more practical
than finding God, that is, than falling in a love in a quite
absolute, final way. What you are in love with, what seizes
your imagination will affect everything. It will decide what
will get you out of bed in the mornings, what you will do
with your evenings, how you spend your weekends, what you
read, who you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes
you with joy and gratitude. Fall in love, stay in love, and
it will decide everything.”
Pedro Arrupe
Our Lady of Lourdes
Pictures from February 10, 2007
Excerpt from October
13, 2003
Mary
speaks: My dear children,
October 13, 2003 at 11:30 a.m.
October 13, 2003
Mary speaks: Today
is the 86th anniversary of my
6th appearance
at Fatima. I have
appeared in
Clearwater for almost 7
years. Before
this I appeared daily for
14 months July
5, 1994 to September 5, 1995.
Now on the 5th
of the month at the Clearwater
site special
favors are given and prayer
services held
saying prayers with the
Imprimatur and
the rosary and direction
given by me and
my Son to Rita Ring
messages for the
world given for
my Son's
Movement Shepherds of Christ.
Here are
pictures of my appearances and
my Son's
appearance in the garden at
Clearwater. We
appear behind a bush.
We are the ones
you are to model your life
after. I am
Mary, I am the New Eve,
My Son Jesus is
the New Adam.
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Holy-Cross Immaculata Church
Isaiah 53: 1-5, 7-10
Who has given credence
to what we have heard?
And who has seen it it
a revelation of Yahweh's arm?
Like a sapling he grew up before him,
like a root in arid ground.
He had no form or charm to attract us,
no beauty to win our hearts;
he was despised, the
lowest of men,
a man of sorrows, familiar with suffering,
one from whom, as it were,
we averted our gaze,
despised, for whom we had no regard.
Yet ours were the sufferings
he was bearing,
ours the sorrows he was carrying,
while we thought of him
as someone being punished
and struck with affliction by God;
whereas he was being wounded
for our rebellions,
crushed because of our guilt;
the punishment reconciling us fell on him,
and we have been healed by his bruises.
Ill–treated and afflicted,
he never opened his mouth,
like a lamb led to the slaughter–house,
like a sheep dumb before its shearers
he never opened his mouth.
Forcibly, after sentence, he was
taken.
Which of his contemporaries
was concerned
at his having been cut off
from the land of the living,
at his having been struck dead
for his people's rebellion?
He was given a grave with the wicked,
and his tomb is with the rich,
although he had done no violence,
had spoken no deceit.
It was Yahweh’s good
pleasure
to crush him with pain;
if he gives his life as a sin offering,
he will see his offspring
and prolong his life,
and through him
Yahweh’s good pleasure will be done.
Response: My soul, bless the Lord, who heals all your ills.
Psalm 103: 1-4, 6-10
Bless
Yahweh, my soul,
from the depths of my being, his holy name;
bless Yahweh, my soul,
never forget all his acts of kindness.
He
forgives all your offences,
cures all your diseases,
he redeems your life from the abyss,
crowns you with faithful love and tenderness;
Yahweh acts with uprightness,
with justice to all who are oppressed;
he revealed to Moses his ways,
his great deeds to the children of Israel.
Yahweh is tenderness and pity,
slow to anger and rich in faithful love;
his indignation does not last for ever,
nor his resentment remain for all time;
he does not treat us as our sins
deserve,
nor repay us as befits our offences.
Alleluia
Luke 1: 45
Yes, blessed is she who believed that the
promise made her by the Lord would be fulfilled.’
Luke 1: 39-56
Mary set out at that time and went as quickly as
she could into the hill country to a town in Judah. She went into
Zechariah’s house and greeted Elizabeth. Now it happened that as
soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her
womb and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. She gave a
loud cry and said, ‘Of all women you are the most blessed, and
blessed is the fruit of your womb. Why should I be honoured with a
visit from the mother of my Lord? Look, the moment your greeting
reached my ears, the child in my womb leapt for joy. Yes, blessed is
she who believed that the promise made her by the Lord would be
fulfilled.’
And Mary said:
My soul proclaims
the greatness of the Lord
and my spirit rejoices
in God my Saviour;
because he has looked upon
the humiliation of his servant.
Yes, from now onwards
all generations will call me blessed,
for the Almighty
has done great things for me.
Holy is his name,
and his faithful love extends age after age
to those who fear him.
He has used the power of his arm,
he has routed the arrogant of heart.
He has pulled down princes
from their thrones
and raised high the lowly.
He has filled the starving with good things,
sent the rich away empty.
He has come to the help
of Israel his servant,
mindful of his faithful love
—according to the promise
he made to our ancestors—
of his mercy to Abraham
and to his descendants for ever.
Mary stayed with her some three months and then
went home.
Isaiah 9: 1-3, 5-6
The people that walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
on the inhabitants of a country
in shadow dark as death
light has blazed forth.
You have enlarged the nation,
you have increased its joy;
they rejoice before you
as people rejoice at harvest time,
as they exult
when they are dividing the spoils.
For all the footgear
clanking over the ground
and all the clothing rolled in blood,
will be burnt, will be food for the flames.
For a son has been born for us,
a son has been given to us,
and dominion has been laid
on his shoulders;
and this is the name he has been given,
Wonder-Counsellor, Mighty-God,
Eternal-Father, Prince-of-Peace'
to extend his dominion
in boundless peace,
over the throne of David
and over his kingdom
to make it secure and sustain it
in fair judgment and integrity.
From this time onwards and for ever,
the jealous love of Yahweh Sabaoth
will do this.
Response: The Lord Speaks of Peace to His People
Psalm 85: 9-14
His saving help is near
for those who fear him,
his glory will dwell in our land.
Faithful Love and Loyalty
join together,
Saving Justice and Peace embrace.
Loyalty will spring up from the earth,
and Justice will lean down from heaven.
Yahweh will himself give
prosperity,
and our soil will yield its harvest.
Justice will walk before him,
treading out a path
Alleluia
Luke 1: 28
He went in and said to
her, 'Rejoice, you who enjoy God's favour! the Lord is with you.'
Luke 1: 26-38
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by
God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin
betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the House of David; and the
virgin’s name was Mary. He went in and said to her,
‘Rejoice, you who enjoy God’s favour! The Lord is with you.’ She
was deeply disturbed by these words and asked herself what this
greeting could mean, but the angel said to her, ‘Mary,
do not be afraid; you have won God’s favour. Look! You
are to conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you must name him
Jesus. He will be great and will be called Son of the
Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor
David; he will rule over the House of Jacob for ever and
his reign will have no end.’ Mary said to the angel,
‘But how can this come about, since I have no knowledge of man?’ The
angel answered, ‘The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power
of the Most High will cover you with its shadow. And so the child
will be holy and will be called Son of God. And I tell
you this too: your cousin Elizabeth also, in her old age, has
conceived a son, and she whom people called barren is now in her
sixth month, for nothing is impossible to God.’ Mary
said, ‘You see before you the Lord’s servant, let it happen to
me as you have said.’ And the angel left her.
Mary Gate of Heaven
Revelation 21: 1-5
Then I saw a new heaven and a new
earth; the first heaven and the first earth had disappeared now,
and there was no longer any sea. I saw the holy city, the new
Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride
dressed for her husband. Then I heard a loud voice call from the
throne, ‘Look, here God lives among human beings. He will make
his home among them; they will be his people, and he will be
their God, God–with–them. He will wipe away all
tears from their eyes; there will be no more death, and no more
mourning or sadness or pain. The world of the past has gone.’
Then the One sitting on the
throne spoke. ‘Look, I am making the whole of creation new. Write
this, "What I am saying is trustworthy and will come true."
Response: Let us go rejoicing to the House of the Lord
Psalm 122: 1-9
I rejoiced that they said to me,
‘Let us go to the house of Yahweh.’
At last our feet are standing
at your gates, Jerusalem!
Jerusalem, built as a city,
in one united whole,
there the tribes go up,
the tribes of Yahweh,
a sign for Israel to give thanks
to the name of Yahweh.
For there are set the thrones of judgement,
the thrones of the house of David.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem,
prosperity for your homes!
Peace within your walls,
prosperity in your palaces!
For love of my brothers and my friends
I will say, ‘Peace upon you!’
For love of the house of Yahweh our God
I will pray for your well–being
Alleluia
Response: The gates of paradise, closed by Eve,
were reopened by you, O Virgin Mary
Matthew 25: 1-13
Parable of the ten wedding attendants
‘Then the kingdom of
Heaven will be like this: Ten wedding attendants took their lamps
and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five
were sensible: the foolish ones, though they took their lamps, took
no oil with them, whereas the sensible ones took flasks of oil as
well as their lamps. The bridegroom was late, and they all grew
drowsy and fell asleep. But at midnight there as a cry, "Look! The
bridegroom! Go out and meet him." Then all those wedding attendants
woke up and trimmed their lamps, and the foolish ones said to the
sensible ones, "Give us some of your oil: our lamps are going out."
But they replied, "There may not be enough for us and for you; you
had better go to those who sell it and buy some for yourselves."
They had gone off to buy it when the bridegroom arrived. Those who
were ready went in with him to the wedding hall and the door was
closed. The other attendants arrived later. "Lord, Lord," they said,
"open the door for us." But he replied, "In truth I tell you, I do
not know you." So stay awake, because you do not know either the day
or the hour.
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