THE MYSTERY OF GOD'S LOVE

Written after Mass:

How could Mary not be filled with grace? She carried the Son of God within her. She carried Him in her body. He was formed from her blood. She was conceived without sin. She is full of grace.

Pray to know more the mystery of His love. Today, as I looked at the crucifix, I saw Him on the cross as the sacrifice offered to the Father. Here is the table of offering. The sacrifice of Calvary is sacramentally made present in the Mass. On the table is His Son, Jesus Christ. My heart burns with love of the Holy Spirit today, and, I realize His presence within me. I want to know Him and love Him so much and tell Him my love. I want to be one in Him. I want to be united with this presence within me so deeply. This union with the Holy Spirit makes my heart burn.

The mystery of God's love is revealed in the Christ-event-that God became flesh and was conceived in the womb of Mary, that God lived and walked the earth for 33 years. I see Him on the cross. I see the mystery of God's love so vividly. At the Consecration of the Mass, I envision the Father, above the Holy Spirit, and, under the Father, Jesus on the cross. I felt I heard Mary again under the cross. I was so present on Calvary. I could see the darkness as if I were there, present with Mary. Envisioning this makes me realize more the mystery of God's love. The more I come to the Mass, the more the mystery is revealed, my heart burns. I love to go to Mass and hear every word. I see more into the mystery of His love. He remains. He gives Himself to us in His Divinity and humanity at each Eucharist that we celebrate! We die to ourselves more and more at each Mass and unite in the sacrifice to the Father. We are sanctified more and more through the outpouring of His life. The miracle takes place at every Mass-that the bread and wine are changed, through the hands of the priest, into the Body and Blood of Jesus. We, too, are changed as we offer ourselves in the sacrifice. We are united with Jesus on the cross at the Consecration as the sacrifice on Calvary is sacramentally made present at the Mass. The grace flows from the Father, from His pierced Heart, in the Holy Spirit, through the heart of Mary.

I love God so much. I am so thankful for His goodness and His love. I wanted to stay there at the time of the Consecration. I pictured myself present at Calvary. I want to die to myself and live only for Him and be like Him, to unite so deeply in His love in the Eucharist in this Holy Sacrifice of the Mass! The Eucharist is the source of greatest unity. As I am one in Him and you are one in Him, we are one with each other. All one body in Christ - all united throughout the world in this Holy Sacrifice.

The mighty medicine for the world is His burning love. These writings are to help souls more.

Women and men have different roles. The man gives the seed; the woman receives the seed. Christ is the New Adam; Mary is the New Eve. The role of the woman is to nurture and love. Christ is the Head of the Church. The Church is His body. We must be lovers of God and lovers of one another.

Christ loves His Church. The priest needs to love the Church. They need to love with their whole heart.

Mary is blasphemed in her motherhood, her virginity, and her Immaculate Conception. We must make reparation to Mary's heart for the blasphemies against her.

At Fatima, Mary tells us her peace plan. If hearts consecrate themselves to Mary and Jesus, we will have peace in the world. Mary told us in each message at Fatima to pray the rosary. She has made outstanding promises to those who observe the first Saturday devotion.

Heaven and earth meet in Mary. Divinity is united to humanity in the womb of Mary. Mary is Mother of God. She is Mother of the Church. The Church is a pilgrim Church, always in a state of becoming. She is bringing us forth to maturity in Him - we are undergoing the change.

I long for Jesus. I thirst for Him. He longs for me. We are joined in such oneness. I am always growing in my love for Him. My relationship with Him is always getting deeper and deeper. Jesus wants a burning love relationship with the priests. Jesus wants our burning love. He wants priests that are on-fire for the love of God. This will feed the hungry people.

There is a real lack of respect for women. Celibacy has decreased. Mary is our model. Mothers are not looked up to. Mary shows us the beauty of motherhood. She is most holy and blessed. She carries the child Jesus in her arms. Motherhood is a great gift from God. Mary is Mother of God, such an honor. Mary is Mother of the Church. Mary is our Queen. She nurtures. She loves. Mary is blasphemed for her virginity, in her role as Mother, in her Immaculate Conception. To criticize Mary is not to recognize the great love God has for His creatures.

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