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"The sacred host exposed on the altar gives my soul food for `admiration.' I admire my Divine Spouse in His humility but above all His love which has placed Him to be there" (St. Katharine).

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The Cross prepares the soul for patience. The Cross opens Heaven and earth together, that is, God and the soul.. The virtue of the Cross is powerful and when it enters into a soul, it has the power to take away the rust caused by earthly things. Not only that but it gives the soul boredom, annoyance and scorn for earthly things, and instead it gives it the taste for Heavenly things. But the virtue of the Cross is recognized by only a few, that is why many despise it.

"Behold hidden within the Sacred Host, O my beloved Jesus, the virtue which I need above all others! My soul thirst for charity: for that clear crystal water of charity which rests within your Sacred Heart as within a deep unfathomable well. I come to drink at this pure and holy Source that I may be cleansed, and may be blessed, and may receive life from it, and light and love" (Concepcion Cabrera de Armida, Servant of God).

Pope John Paul II -

Pope John Paul II to Archbishop Angelo Kim Korean Catholic Weekly November 1990

"Poland has been freed from Communism, not by me but by the works of the Blessed Virgin, according to her affirmations at Fatima and Medjugorje.."

Medjugorje and the Church, Sr Emmanuel & Denis Nolan p 20

Mother Teresa -

You are to be that presence of Christ to each other.

Love each other tenderly as Jesus loves each one of you. Tender love for each other speaks much louder than all the words you can say.

Grace for him who receives it, is light, it is the way, it is nourishment, it is strength, it is comfort. And for him who does not receive it, it is converted into fire and punishment.

Meditations by Padre Pio -

Firstly I want to tell you that Jesus needs those who groan with him at human sinfulness and, for this reason, He is leading you along paths filled with suffering, about which you tell me in your letter. But may His charity always be blessed; that charity which knows how to mix the sweet with the bitter and convert the transitory sufferings of life to eternal reward (Letters III, p. 417).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Where your heart is determines your worth!

"Desire is to the soul what gravitation is to matter. When we know our desires, we know the direction our soul is taking. If desire is Heavenly, we go upwards, if it is wholly earthly, we go downwards. Desire is like raw material out of which we fashion either our virtues or vices. As Our Lord said: `Where your treasure is, there your heart is also.'"

St. Faustina's diary http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html -

Today I heard the words: In the Old Covenant I sent prophets wielding thunderbolts to My people. Today I am sending you with My mercy to the people of the whole world. I do not want to punish aching mankind, but I desire to heal it, pressing it to My Merciful Heart. I use punishment when they themselves force Me to do so; My hand is reluctant to take hold of the sword of justice. Before the Day of Justice I am sending the Day of Mercy. I replied, "O my Jesus, speak to souls Yourself, because my words are insignificant." (1588)

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY

These thoughts for a day are taken from a daily meditation book based on the Messages of Our Lady of Medjugorje by Father Richard J. Beyer, Ave Maria Press.

MARCH 6 - BE CONVERTED!

The season of Lent has always been a time of repentance, conversion, and penance---a time for turning back to the Lord, renouncing sin, and beginning anew. This is the call of Our Lady today:

Be converted! It will be too late when the sing comes. Beforehand, several warnings will be given to the world. Have people hurry to be converted. I need your prayers and your penance.

My heart is burning with love for you; it suffices for you to be converted. To ask questions is unimportant. Be converted. Hurry to proclaim it. Tell everyone that it is my wish, and that I do not cease repeating it. Be converted, be converted.

It is not difficult for me to suffer for you. I beg you, be converted. I will pray to my Son to spare you the punishment. Be converted with without delay. You do not know the plans of God; you will not be able to know them. You will not know what God will send, nor what he will do. I ask you only to be converted. That is what I wish.

Be converted! Be ready for everything, but be converted. That is all I wish to say to you. Renounce everything else. All that is part of conversion. Good bye, and may peace be with you (Locution Jelena & Mirajana April 25, 1983.)

Our Lady's message is echoed in the Acts of the Apostles:

In this way God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, that his Messiah would suffer. Repent therefore, and turn to God so that yours sins may be wiped out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord, and that he may send the Messiah appointed for you, this is, Jesus (Acts 3:18-20).

Reflection:

During this Lenten season, let us take the Blessed Mother seriously and seek conversion in renewed prayer, penance, and works of love. This will bring us great joy at Easter and a confirmation of the Gospa's words today: "My heart is burning with love for you."

Application:

During Lent, set aside extra time for prayer and works of charity. Be active in the special Lenten devotions of your local parish. Go the extra mile for Our Lord and Our Lady.

Message to Fr. Melvin Doucette March 4, 2008

I want you close to Me

Reading: Matthew 5:1-12

Dear friends,

He (Jesus) went around all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness among the people. Matthew 4:23

I spent my time of prayer this morning with Jesus, Our Lord and Saviour, who said, Melvin, My brother and friend, I love you and bless you. I love all My brothers and sisters living in all parts of the world. I call you again to join Me today in the desert where I am spending forty days in prayer to My Father and at the end I will be tempted by the devil. Come and join Me in spirit as you grow in your loving relationship with Me. Detach yourself from the world and all its allurements. In the desert there is nothing to attract you as there is only sand.

My time in the desert was to prepare for My public life. The Father had made it very clear to Me what was My role during the next years. I knew that I was to suffer and die on the cross to redeem you from your sins and on the third day I would rise again from the dead, never to die again. I came to establish the Kingdom of God among you and I proclaimed the Kingdom everywhere I went. All those who believe in Me and are baptized become members of the Kingdom of heaven.

Come, My friends, and repent of all your sins and accept Me as your Saviour. Believe all that I have taught when I was in the world, and all these teachings are kept and faithfully preached in My Church at all times. Be men and women of prayer who spend much time with Me in contemplative prayer. Bring great joy to My Heart by coming to contemplation every day. Keep Me company as I live in your heart. Make an extra effort these days to prepare yourselves for the great Feast of Easter that is approaching very fast. We will have to live Holy Week together before we come to Easter. I want you close to Me. I love you all.

Father Melvin

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John of God - The Holy Wounds

Our Lady of Medjugorje has asked us to honor the wounds of Jesus:

"Dear Children, in a special way this evening, I am calling you during Lent to

honor the wounds of my Son..." (March 22, 1984)

"Meditate on the wounds of Jesus. Pray as much as you can in front of the

crucifix." (March 20, 1989)

The following prayers in honor of the Holy Wounds of Jesus come from private

revelations to various saints and mystics. They are not part of the infallible

teachings of the Church (who is also the final judge of their validity). The

promises attached to them must not be viewed in a superstitious manner: "If I

just say this the right way I will surely get what I want!" Rather, the

promises reflect the generosity of God, and the prayers should inspire us to be

more fervent in our love for the Holy Wounds of Christ, regardless of any

possible rewards God might sovereignly choose to bestow on us.

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Saint Bernard of Clairvaux

It is related in the annals of Clairvaux that St. Bernard asked Our Lord which

was His greatest unrecorded suffering, and He answered: "I had on My Shoulder

while I bore My Cross on the Way of Sorrows, a grievous Wound which was more

painful than the others, and which is not recorded by men. Honor this Wound

with thy devotion, and I will grant thee whatsoever thou does ask through its

virtue and merit. And in regard to all those who shall venerate this wound, I

will remit to them all their venial sins, and will no longer remember their

mortal sins."

Prayer to the Shoulder Wound of Christ:

Most loving Jesus, meek Lamb of God, I, a miserable sinner, salute and worship

the most Sacred Wound of Thy Shoulder on which Thou didst bear Thy heavy Cross

which so tore Thy flesh and laid bare Thy Bones as to inflict on Thee an anguish

greater than any other wound of Thy Most Blessed Body. I adore Thee, O Jesus

most sorrowful; I praise and glorify Thee, and give Thee thanks for this most

sacred and painful Wound, beseeching Thee by that exceeding pain, and by the

crushing burden of Thy heavy Cross, to be merciful to me, a sinner, to forgive

me all my mortal and venial sins, and to lead me on towards Heaven along the Way

of Thy Cross. Amen.

(Imprimatur: +Thomas D. Beven, Bishop of Springfield.)

Saints Gertrude the Great and Mechtilde

Jesus revealed to St. Gertrude that if any one of the following short prayers is

repeated five times in honor of the Five Holy Wounds of the Lord, while

spiritually kissing the Wounds devoutly and adding some prayers or good works,

and offering them through the Sacred Heart of Jesus, they will be as acceptable

to God as the most arduous devotion:

Jesus, Savior of the World, have mercy on me. You to Whom nothing is impossible,

bestow mercy to the wretched.

O Christ, Who by Your Cross hast redeemed the world, hear us.

The Lord is my strength and my glory; He is my salvation.

Hail Jesus, my loving Spouse. I salute You in the ineffable joys of Your

Divinity; I embrace You with the affection of all creatures, and I kiss the

Sacred Wound of Your love.

One day, before the Feast of the Ascension, St. Gertrude repeated the following

salutation five thousand, four hundred and sixty-six times:

Glory be to Thee, sweetest, most gentle, most benign, sovereign, transcendent,

effulgent, and ever-peaceful Trinity, for the roseate wounds of Jesus Christ, my

only Love!

After completing these salutations, Our Lord Jesus appeared to her, more

beautiful than the angels, bearing golden flowers on each Wound. With a serene

countenance and tender charity, He said, "Behold in what glory I now appear to

you. I will appear in the same form to you at the hour of your death, and will

cover all the stains of your sins, and adorn you with a glory like that with

which you have adorned My Wounds by your salutations. All of those also who

salute my Wounds with the same devotion shall receive the like favor."

You can say the above salutation 5466 times by praying it five times a day for

three years. You may also add the following oblation which Jesus asked St.

Mechtilde to pray after each division of five:

Let us pray. O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, accept this prayer,

with that surpassing love, with which Thou didst endure all the Wounds of Thy

most Holy Body. Have mercy on me, and on all sinners, and on all the Faithful,

living and departed. Grant them grace and mercy, remission of sins, and

everlasting life. Amen.

Sister Mary Martha Chambon

Mary Martha Chambon (1841-1907) was a lay Sister of the Monastery of the

Visitation Order in Chambery, France. During her life, Jesus Himself is said to

have revealed to her the following two invocations, giving her the double

mission to adore and invoke the Sacred Wounds unceasingly and to revive this

devotion in the hearts of creatures. She died in the odor of sanctity on 21

March 1907, and the cause for her beatification was introduced in 1937.

Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Wounds of Our Lord Jesus Christ to heal the

wounds of our souls.

My Jesus, pardon and mercy through the merits of Thy Sacred Wounds.

Here are some statements Jesus is said to have made to Sr. Mary Martha about

this devotion:

"Come to My Wounds with hearts burning with love, and make the aspirations with

great fervor that you may obtain the graces and favors you desire. Come to this

wound in My Side; it is the Wound of Love from which issue flames of fire."

"You must pray that the knowledge of My Sacred Wounds may spread in the world."

(As He said these words, Sr. Mary Martha saw five luminous rays of glory issue

from the Wounds of Christ, and envelop the globe.)

"My Holy Wounds sanctify souls and insure their spiritual advancement...Offer Me

your actions united to My Sacred Wounds, and even the smallest will have an

incomprehensible value."

"Offer them often to Me for sinners because I thirst for souls. At each word of

the invocation that you utter, I will let a drop of My Blood fall upon the soul

of a sinner."

"When you offer My Holy Wounds for sinners, you must not forget to do so for the

souls in Purgatory, as there are but few who think of their relief. The Holy

Wounds are the treasure of treasures for the souls in Purgatory."

(Nihil obstat: John A. Schulien, Censor Librorum; Milwaukee, WI, 2 May 1956.

Imprimatur: +Albertus G. Meyer, Archbishop of Milwaukee, 1 May 1956.)

Chaplet of the Holy Wounds

To be said on the Crucifix and the first three beads of an ordinary Rosary:

O Jesus, Divine Redeemer, be merciful to us and to the whole world. Amen.

Strong God, holy God, immortal God, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

Amen.

Grace and mercy, O my Jesus, during present dangers; cover us with Your Precious

Blood. Amen.

Eternal Father, grant us mercy through the Blood of Jesus Christ, Your only Son;

grant us mercy, we beseech You. Amen, Amen, Amen.

The following prayers, composed by Our Lord, are to be said using the Rosary

beads.

On the large beads:

Eternal Father, I offer You the Wounds of our Lord Jesus Christ to heal the

wounds of our souls.

On the small beads:

My Jesus, pardon and mercy, through the merits of Your Holy Wounds.

DEVOTION IN HONOR OF THE FIVE HOLY WOUNDS

(Meditations)

(1) To the Wound of the Left Foot

Holy Wound of the Left Foot of my Jesus, I adore Thee! I compassionate Thee, O

my Jesus, for that most bitter pain which Thou didst suffer. I thank Thee for

the love whereby Thou wast wearied in overtaking me on the way to ruin, and

didst bleed amid the thorns and brambles of my sins. I offer to the Eternal

Father the pain and love of Thy most sacred humanity, in atonement for my sins,

all of which I detest with sincere and bitter contrition.

(2) To the Wound of the Right Foot

Holy Wound of the Right Foot of my Jesus, I adore Thee! I compassionate Thee, O

my Jesus, for that most bitter pain which Thou didst suffer. I thank Thee for

the love which pierced Thee with such torture and shedding of blood in order to

punish my wanderings and the guilty pleasures I have granted to my passions. I

offer to the Eternal Father all the pain and love of Thy most sacred humanity,

and I pray unto Him for grace to weep over my transgressions with burning tears,

and to enable me to persevere in the good which I have begun, without ever

swerving again from my obedience to the commandments of my God.

(3) To the Wound of the Left Hand

Holy Wound of the Left Hand of my Jesus, I adore Thee! I compassionate Thee, O

my Jesus, for that most bitter pain which Thou didst suffer. I thank Thee for

having, in Thy love, spared me the scourges and eternal damnation which my sins

have merited. I offer to the Eternal Father the pain and love of Thy most

sacred humanity, and I pray Him to teach me how to turn to good account my span

of life, and bring forth in it worthy fruits of penance, and so disarm the angry

justice of my God.

(4) The Wound of the Right Hand

Holy Wound of the Right Hand of my Jesus, I adore Thee! I compassionate Thee, O

my Jesus, for that most bitter pain which Thou didst suffer. I thank Thee for

Thy graces lavished on me with such love, in spite of all my miserable

obstinacy. I offer to the Eternal Father all the pain and love of Thy most

sacred humanity, and I pray Him to change my heart and its affections, and make

me do all my actions in accordance with the will of God.

(5) To the Wound of the Sacred Side

Holy Wound in the Side of my Jesus, I adore Thee! I compassionate Thee, O my

Jesus, for the cruel insult Thou didst suffer. I thank Thee, my Jesus, for the

love which suffered Thy Side and Heart to be pierced, that the last drops of

blood and water might issue forth, making my redemption to abound. I offer to

the Eternal Father this outrage, and the love of Thy most sacred humanity, that

my soul may enter once for all into that most loving Heart, eager and ready to

receive the greatest sinners, and from it may never more depart.

Promises of Our Lord for those who are Devoted to His Wounds

At each word that you pronounce of the Chaplet of the Holy Wounds, I allow a

drop of My Blood to fall upon the soul of a sinner.

Each time that you offer to My Father the merits of My divine Wounds, you win an

immense fortune.

Souls that will have contemplated and honored My crown of thorns on earth, will

be My crown of glory in Heaven!

I will grant all that is asked of Me through the invocation of My Holy Wounds.

You will obtain everything, because it is through the merit of My Blood, which

is of infinite price. With My Wounds and My Divine Heart, everything can be

obtained.

From My Wounds proceed fruits of sanctity. As gold purified in the crucible

becomes more beautiful, so you must put your soul and those of your companions

into My sacred Wounds; there they will become perfected as gold in the furnace.

You can always purify yourself in My Wounds.

My Wounds will repair yours. My Wounds will cover all your faults. Those who

honor them will have a true knowledge of Jesus Christ. In meditation on them,

you will always find a new love. My wounds will cover all your sins.

Plunge your actions into My Wounds and they will be of value. All your actions,

even the least, soaked in My Blood, will acquire by this alone an infinite merit

and will please My Heart.

In offering My Wounds for the conversion of sinners, even though the sinners are

not converted, you will have the same merit before God as if they were.

When you have some trouble, something to suffer, quickly place it in My Wounds,

and the pain will be alleviated.

This aspiration must often be repeated near the sick: "My Jesus, pardon and

mercy through the merits of Your Holy Wounds!" This prayer will solace soul and

body.

A sinner who will say the following prayer will obtain conversion: "Eternal

Father, I offer You the Wounds of our Lord Jesus Christ to heal those of our

souls."

There will be no death for the soul that expires in My Holy Wounds; they give

true life.

This chaplet is a counterpoise to My justice; it restrains My vengeance.

Those who pray with humility and who meditate on My Passion, will one day

participate in the glory of My divine Wounds.

The more you will have contemplated My painful Wounds on this earth, the higher

will be your contemplation of them glorious in Heaven.

The soul who during life has honored the Wounds of our Lord Jesus Christ and has

offered them to the Eternal Father for the Souls in Purgatory, will be

accompanied at the moment of death by the Holy Virgin and the angels; and Our

Lord on the Cross, all brilliant in glory, will receive her and crown her.

The invocations of the Holy Wounds will obtain an incessant victory for the

Church.

(Nihil obstat: Rev. Terry Tekippe, Censor Librorum. Imprimatur: + Most Rev.

Francis B. Shulte, Archbishop of New Orleans, 29 December 1989.)

Prayer to Obtain a Favor

O great Passion! O deep Wounds! O Blood shed in abundance! O meekness! O God

of meekness, O cruel death, have mercy on me and grant my request if it be for

my salvation.

Our Lady of All Nations to the littlest of Her servants

Our Lady of All Nations littlest of servants March 4, 2008

My dear children I your MOTHER want you to prepare for the long awaited events

that are about to happen with PRAYER.

PRAY. PRAY. PRAY. Especially the ROSARY and DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET.

Love, MOM

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