Jesus walked by the Sea of Galilee, went up the mountain, and sat down there. Great crowds came to him, having with them the lame, the blind, the deformed, the mute and many others. They placed them at his feet, and he cured them. The crowd were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the deformed made whole, the lame walking and the blind able to see, and they glorified the God of Israel. Matthew 15:29-31

I was with Jesus in contemplative prayer this morning for a half-hour. He said, Melvin, My brother and friend, I love you and I love with all My heart all My brothers and sisters living in the world. My joy is full when you accept Me as your Messiah and Lord and follow Me every day. When I was on earth I showed My love for the people by curing them of all their sicknesses. Many sick people came to Me during My public life and asked to be healed. They would bring these poor people to the house where I was staying or they would lay them on the road where I would pass. My compassion for them would prompt Me to help them. I came to renew the world and I started by bringing health to all those who were sick. I would place My hand on them and they were completely healed. These healings, of course, brought great joy to all those who were healed.

When the people saw that I had the power to heal their bodies, many accepted that I came from God and some accepted that I was the Messiah. The first to believe in Me as the Saviour were the Apostles, and Peter, in the name of the others, made a public act of faith in Me. They had seen the many miracles I had performed. If I could heal their bodies, surely I could heal their spirits.

Today I continue to heal the sick and many miracles are happening throughout the world. These make people think and for many who are healed or who witness a healing, their faith grows. I want every person to believe in Me as his or her Lord and Saviour. I am your Brother who shows you the way home and who enlightens the way. I love you.

Father Melvin

P.S. I heard today that the message of yesterday from Ivan of Medjugorje was false. Somebody spread that around in 2006.

I am appealing to you all once more to help Father Charles financially so that he can go to a Catholic university in the autumn. Thank you very much.

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The Eternal Father to the littlest of servants

The Eternal Father littlest of servants March 12, 2008

Soon I will restore the world, MY creation to its original design.

I AM is weary of the separation between MY children and their DAD, their FATHER.

Many of MY children do not know ME and if they do they fear ME as a vengeful
GOD. An angry GOD. This I will end.

In a blinking of the eye the world will be transformed and the separation will
be gone. FINALLY MY children will know ME as their FATHER, their DADDY in the
most tender way as our HEARTS will be as ONE. They will truly know ME as the
most LOVING, MOST MERCIFUL, MOST KIND FATHER.You will know that you are indeed
the child of a most wonderful FATHER.

Love, DAD

Message to Sharon Fitzpatrick March 12, 2008

PRAYER GROUP ROSARY / WEDNESDAYS - 7:00P.M. / SUNDAYS - 3:00 P.M
LADY OF LOURDES GROTTO (BEHIND HOSPITAL) PANA, IL
MESSAGE FROM HEAVEN
SHARON FITZPATRICK LOCUTIONIST

MY DEAR DEAR PRECIOUS LITTLE CHILDREN,

AS NIGHT FALLS UPON YOU, MAY YOU REST YOUR HEADS ON MY HEART. YOUR PRAYERS
CONTINUE AND SO TOO THEIR IMPORTANCE. I CONTINUE ALSO. I CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE
YOU AND I CONTINUE TO STRESS TO YOU THE IMPORTANCE OF REMAINING IN UNITY.
CONSIDER THE ALTERNATIVE. REMAIN WITH ME, REMAIN WITH ME.

LITTLE ONES DO NOT LOSE HEART. YOU ARE ONE WITH EACH OTHER. YOU WILL DRAW
STRENGTH FROM THE HOLY EUCHARIST. JESUS COMES INTO YOUR HEARTS AND SOULS AND YOU
ARE NOURISHED.

DEAR CHILDREN, I DRAW YOU DEEP WITHIN MY HEART. I DO THIS TO HELP YOU. TAKE YOUR
REFUGE THERE AND BE WISE.

I GIVE TO YOU MY BLESSING. IT COVERS YOU IN A SPECIAL WAY. RECEIVE IT IN THE
NAME OF THE FATHER THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT.

YOU RECEIVE ALSO THE BLESSING OF CHRIST. MAY YOU ACCEPT IT WITH JOY, THEN MAY
YOU GIVE PRAISE AND GRATITUDE - MY LOVES YOUR BLESSINGS ARE ENDLESS.

PRAISE BE TO GOD FOREVER AND FOREVER.

Message to J.N.S.R. Jan.22,2008

I am speaking to all My People: listen to Me

*******

January 22, 2008

JNSR: My God, I beg You, let Your Holy Grace come to deliver your children. Do not allow evil forces with wrong informations, to upset the Truth. Lord, what is really happening?

JESUS: I already told you that this battle against God and His Church is really the battle against David and Goliath. And that means that all hands must remain in a position of supplication, such as the hands of Moses supported by Hur and Aaron. For God, Our Father allows Himself to be touched and gives His Holy Grace when we allude to His Holy Truth.

That battle, started in Italy, and targeting the highest Dignitary of My Church on Earth, is a declared war against Christ Himself.

That country has supported Christianity and My Pope has blessed it. You all know the fate of the martyrs. Just like Paul, that Country that they wanted pagan, has turned around and like one only Subject of Christ JESUS, it stood up, finding again its vision and acclaiming God before the whole world.

Nation after Nation, I shall conquer them all, for in this war, as I told you, the country that will use nuclear arms, these will all turn against it.

The pretext used to annihilate Christianity at its very seat, has just failed, inspiring the greatest animosity known in these Times.

Like a wet fire cracker, it has left only enemies of God, who, little by little, will be discovered everywhere. Under the simple but cruel pretext of secularism for all, a strength is showing again in your country that bears so many Christian souvenirs. Do not think France is not vulnerable, for it nearly adopted secularism which renders it similar to a statue with the bosom still appearing alive (that is its Christian past), but the rest of the body is of a new material, some sort of plaster of different colors and ready to disintegrate, like this momentary Power under attack from all sides.

That staggering statue is the France of today,
when it was to support all the countries and demonstrate its power to all, as the eldest Daughter of the Church. And in the case of Italy, the forces of the enemies of Christ wished to defeat the Church and the Pope, the Vicar of Christ on Earth.

My Pope kept his dignity from his opponents of the University of Rome, then, that Sunday, an immense crowd acclaimed him on St. Peter's Square. But, in that opposition to the Pope, it is the premonitory sign of the cunning manoeuvres of My Enemy at the Vatican, as I told you before in December. Be vigilant and pray, pray in order to support My Church and My Pope.

My child, I speak to you so as to warn the World of all that is being planned already in the world and you must immediately warn the children forming My Royal Crown. All those who remove My Thorns, with the help of My Holy Church, so as to build this Crown of children, praying and obedient to God. When all My Thorns are gone, thanks to all the Holy Masses celebrated in the whole world, then nothing will oppose My Strength united to yours, fighting all the forces of Evil, present and to come.

The Pope, there is My Church, prudent but active, for it is obedient to God.

Only Love can conquer all the evil tendencies and the satanic plans. Pray, as I ask you to do, and as I have already told you. Ask Me for Faith. I give you Hope.

Do not answer those who oppose what I am asking you. Do as My Pope does, use another path to hear Me. For I speak in you, JNSR My child, and I will increase your strength by tenfold when you have to inform My children of Love of all that I give you.

Your God, JESUS Christ,

your gentle Love.

Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 12 - Only Peace

"Go to adoration as one who would go to heaven, to the divine banquet. Our Lord will give us audience of grace and love. He is waiting for us. He is longing for us." (St. Peter Julian Eymard)

"The soul that receives the Divine Blood becomes beautiful, as being clothed in a more precious garment, and it appears so beautifully aglow that if you could see it you would be tempted to adore it" (St. Mary Magdalene di Pazzi).

The Cross is the coin of inestimable value and if I, Holy Spouse, shall have the fortune of possessing it, I shall enrich myself with eternal coins unto making myself the richest of Paradise, for the money that circulates in Heaven is the Cross that is suffered on earth.

Pope John Paul II -

Mons. Maurillo Kreiger, former bishop of Florianopolis (Brazil), visited Medjugorje four times. His first visit was in 1986. He writes as follows:
In 1988, I was with eight other bishops and thirty three priests on spiritual retreat in the Vatican. The Holy Father knew that many of us were going to Medjugorje afterwards. After a private mass with the Pope, before leaving Rome, he said, without having been asked anything, "Pray for me in Medjugorje". On another occasion, I told the Pope "I am going to Medjugorje for the fourth time". He concentrated his thoughts and said, "Medjugorje, Medjugorje, it's the spiritual heart of the world". On the same day I spoke with other Brazilian bishops and the Pope at lunch time and I asked him: Your holiness, can I tell the visionaries that you send your blessing?" He answered: "Yes yes", and embraced me. http://www.medjugorje.org/pope.htm

Mother Teresa -

The fullness of our heart is expressed in our eyes, in our touch, in what we rite, in what we say, in the way we walk, the way we receive, the way we need. That is the fullness of our heart expressing itself in many different ways.

Works without interior spirit inflates the soul

Meditations by Padre Pio -

I would prefer to love a thousand crosses, or rather, every cross would be sweet and light for me if I did not have this trial of always being uncertain if my works are pleasing to the Lord it is painful to live like this? I resign myself, but my resignation, my fiat seems so cold to me, so useless! what a mystery! Jesus alone must see to it (AD, 93f.).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen
Trust that in the end all will work out right.

"There is a world of difference between submitting to the Divine Will from sullenness and submitting to it knowing that God is Supreme Wisdom, and that some day we will know all that happened, happened for the best."

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

The flames of mercy are burning me. I desire to pour them out upon human souls. Oh, what pain they cause Me when they do not want to accept them!
My daughter, do whatever is within your power to spread devotion to My mercy. I will make up for what you lack. Tell aching mankind to snuggle close to My merciful Heart, and I will fill it with peace.

Tell [all people], My daughter, that I am Love and Mercy itself When a soul approaches Me with trust, I fill it with such an abundance of graces that it cannot contain them within itself, but radiates them to other souls. (1074)

Souls who spread the honor of My mercy I shield through their entire lives as a tender mother her infant, and at the hour of death I will not be a Judge for them, but the Merciful Savior. At that last hour, a soul has nothing with which to defend itself except My mercy. Happy is the soul that during its lifetime immersed itself in the Fountain of Mercy, because justice will have no hold on it. (1075)

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY

Mar 12 - ONLY PEACE

On the third day of the apparitions, as Marija was descending Podbrdo, she was drawn to the side of the path where she again saw the Blessed Virgin. Weeping, and carrying a wooden cross, the Madonna said:

Peace, Peace, Peace! Be reconciled! Only Peace. Make your peace with God and among yourselves. For that, it is necessary to believe, to pray, to fast, and to go to confession (First Years June 6, 1981).

In Isaiah, there is also anguish in the absence of peace:

Listen! The valiant cry in the streets; The envoys of peace weep bitterly. The highways are deserted; travelers have quit the road. The treaty is broken, Its oaths are despised, its obligations is disregarded. The land mourns and languishes; Lebanon is confounded and withers away; Sharon is like a desert; And Bashan and Carmel shake off their leaves. Isaiah 33:7-9

Reflection:

Our Lady's words today comprise her first and most powerful message on peace. Weeping and carrying a cross symbolizing man's sin, enmity and strife, she pleads for reconciliation. And she immediately gives us the means: faith, prayer, fasting, and confession.

Given on the third day of the apparitions, the Virgin in effect summarizes her messages for all the years ahead. We can only surmise the gravity of the world's situation which has required her to stay with us so long.

In Colossians, Paul also tells us to let peace reign in our hearts. Our hearts are the center of conflict, for their feelings and desires clash our fears and hopes, our distrust and trust, our jealousy and love. How can we deal with these constant conflicts and live as God wants? Both Paul and the Blessed Mother ask that we decide between conflicting elements by using the rule of peace: which choice will promote peace in our souls and among our neighbors?

Applications:

Referring back to the Virgin's message, are we promoting peace through the means she gives us? Today, how can you be a peacemaker within your family, your workplace, your parish?

I asked a priest about apparitions.
"Do we have to listen to them." He said "no."
Then I asked, "are there consequences to not listening." He said "no."
Then I said "what about the secrets of Fatima."
The second world war.
The persecution of the church and the Holy Father.
What are the consequences of not listening to Medjugorje?
I would say very serious!

Are we going to do as our fathers did?

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Victoria Spalding - Workshop on April 23rd - Bowie, MD

GOD WANTS TO SPEAK TO YOU!

Don't miss the opportunity to listen to a message given by

Victoria Spalding, SFO

www.myfathersmercy.com

HOW TO GROW CLOSER TO GOD

When: Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Where: Boswell Hall
6111 Columbian Way
Bowie, MD 20715-4302
Time: 7:00pm

For more information, please call: Mary Margaret Camus
@ 410-808-2578 or 410-695-5456 or RSVP @ vspalding@...

Victoria Spalding is a housewife, author, and mother of two grown children. She
is also a Secular Franciscan and Councilor for her fraternity, Mt. St.
Sepulchre, at the Franciscan Monastery in Washington, DC. After experiencing a
sudden conversion in 1995, Vicky started receiving interior messages while in
prayer. Come and let Victoria teach you how to develop an INTIMATE and PERSONAL
relationship with the Lord, so you can communicate with Him and help discern His
will for your life.

Victoria’s books, The Canticle of God the Father, My Love for Mankind, and
Mother of Light and Humility, will be on sale after the talk: $10 each, 2 for
$15, or 3 for $25.

My Father's Mercy ~ My Father's House

MESSAGES

Words of Our Lady (taken in prayer by Victoria Spalding) January 22, 2008

My dear people, God has ordained that you hear my voice, so that you can be pleasing to him for all eternity. He loves you with a Fatherly affection, and He is giving you His words for you often, through these messages, so that you will come to know of His love for you and all His people.

My dear people, do not be afraid to spread the Gospel message of mercy that the Father wants you to give one another. Each time you pray the Our Father or recite the Hail Mary, you bring glory to your Creator, who has made you in the image and likeness of Himself.

So, my dear children, remember this; it is important to imitate your Savior, so that you may reflect the light of your Creator for all eternity. That is why God is calling you to be a light to one another. Each time you pray for one another, you set the example of God’s mercy for all to see. You show my people that God’s mercy is abundantly supplying for all your needs.

Through prayer, my dear children, you are born again in God’s love and creation for all of mankind. For through prayer, the Holy Spirit can touch your souls and bring you to life everlasting with Me and the Father’s will for mankind for one another.

I am with you, my dear people. Pray for the end to abortion, and allow God’s mercy to reflect His light through you, so that all those who are shamefully committing acts against the Father will know of His mercy and become one with the Father’s will for all eternity.

I am with you, my dear people, graciously giving you these words because it is the Father’s will and delight to teach you of His mercy and to share with you His love.

I love you, my children. Thank you once again for having responded to my call.

I am with you, my dear children. Go in peace.

Words of Jesus (taken in prayer by Victoria Spalding) September 20, 2007

My child, in all things, develop an attitude of trust. It is better to believe with little hope left, than to believe when all things are going well. By putting your trust in Me, you will begin to develop an attitude of hope for the future. All things are in my control and perfect timing. The man who trusts in Me never fears the future. He believes that all that I give him will be used for His benefit.

It is better to believe in my mercy and hope in my goodness, than to believe in riches and hope for nothing that is profitable for the soul. Do you know what this means, my child? It is better to put your hope and trust in Me, than in riches and in other means of goodness. This will never bring happiness. Only I can suffice for the soul, which lasts for all eternity, if my goodness is within the soul. My child, to develop an attitude of trust and goodness means to bring to Me all your daily problems. Do not delay in doing this, but bring to Me all that disturbs you. I do not wish for you to delay in doing this, each time your peace is interrupted by trials or tribulations, but trust in Me to diminish all your fears. When you bring Me your trials and tribulations, trust that I will take care of them. Do not worry about them any longer. Lay them at my feet, as you would bring to Me a fragrant bouquet or an offering of love. It is in this trustful attitude, that I can bring all things to my Father, who will decide which is the best course of action for you to take. When you hear Me this way, my child, you please Me greatly and show Me that your attitude of trust is growing inside of my heart. I often offer these spiritual bouquets to my Father, who, in turn, delights in your presence and in your ability to perceive Me working greatly in your life and circumstances. He then takes control of these circumstances for you and turns these spiritual bouquets into graces pouring into your soul. So do you see, my child, why I ask you to develop this attitude of trust in my heart for you? It is to teach you that all things, great or small, are surely to be handled by my Father’s divine providence and brought to completion through my goodness.

I love you, my child. No longer struggle with things you do not understand, but allow Me to fully give to you all that my Father has to offer you. In this manner, my child, not only will you develop an attitude of trust and strength in the truth of my love for you, but you will also readily feel my divine intervention in your life. I am truly with you, my child. Go in peace.

Words of the Blessed Mother May 15, 2007

My dear people, I, your Mother, am here with you tonight to give you my love from the Father. He loves you also and wants you to know how pleased He is to be here with you tonight as well. He wants you to know that the Son’s love dwells among you to cheer you and to make your heart glad.

J.N.S.R. Jan.28,2008

Open letter

for all correspondents and readers

of the web site www.jnsr.be

January 28, 2008 - 1st message

JNSR: I do not usually take the place of Christ to express my thoughts, but sometimes, it matches closely what I learn for myself about Italy.

I can say like everyone that it could be predicted that something would come out of nowhere, to begin pushing our Pope in a difficult situation, so that he would decide by himself to leave the Vatican.

But I would never have the slightest thought that this could happen, to begin with, similar to May 1968 in France.

And this was the case at the University of Rome, La Sapienza. Our Pope refused to go to this great University, even though he had been invited, to the inauguration of the university year 2008, and that the theme of his speech was about the death sentence, which the Vatican as well as Italy, are fighting throughout the world.

The media was informed by the minister of Universities, Fabio Mussi, that "even though we do not share the Pope's ideas, we can still allow him to speak".

But our Pope is prudent, for already, demonstrators were occupying the offices of the University Chancellor, to demand the right to demonstrate on the premises of the building, when Benedict XVI was to come. "The Pope is holding La Sapienza hostage. Free the thinkers", was proclaimed on a banner. And here is how that rebellion developed.

The controversy did not stop but continued to develop. A petition of 67 professors of the roman University (out of nearly 5,000 teachers) presented the Pope " as a retrograde theologian placing religion above science and therefore should not be allowed to speak in a temple of secular thought".

(1.) , asserting that the Earth revolved around the Sun.

And we see a small minority of professors and students who denounce the coming of the Pope whose "analyses offend us and humiliate us" ! The controversy rebounded on the theme of "secularism." A group of students proclaimed an anti-clerical week within the walls of La Sapienza:

"I think the Pope's visit is not a good thing, and that Science has no need of Religion. The University is open to all forms of thinking, Religion is not", declared Andréa Sterbini, a computer science professor and signer of the petition.

Other promoters of secularism seized the occasion to complain, to their great fury, about the influence of the Catholic Church in the Italian society. One of the greatest Universities in the World, La Sapienza, founded in 1303, by Pope Boniface VIII, today gathers some twenty faculties and has 150,000 students.

( from the newspaper Le Monde.fr)

Rome, January 21st, the cancellation of the Pope's visit.

Controversy between the Italian Government and the Italian Bishops.

This polemic happened Monday evening, between the government of Romano PRODI and the President of the Italian Episcopal Conference, Cardinal Angelo BAGNASCO, on the reasons why the Pope's visit to the University last week was annulled. To come back to the annulment of that visit before the Bishops gathered in Rome, the Cardinal asserted that the decision was taken by the Vatican, taking necessarily into account, the suggestions of the Italian Authority.

Benedict XVI had annulled Tuesday the visit he was to make at La Sapienza, after many days of disruptions in this University of 150,000 students, provoked by small groups of anti-clerical students, taking up the opposition of 67 professors, to this visit, which they were judging "improper and foolish", on the opening of the academic year.

"It was deemed opportune to delay this event", had announced the Vatican in an official statement.

Nearly the entire class of politics, of which the Leader of the State, Georgio NAPOLITANO, had severely criticized the manifestations that had prompted the cancellation of this visit, and they expressed their support of the Holy Father.

On Sunday, many political personalities were present in the crowd that came to St. Peter's Square, to demonstrate their love for Benedict XVI, at the invitation of Cardinal Camillo RUINI, vicar of Rome.

(The newspaper La Croix)

JESUS will tell us: "Like a wet fire-cracker, there can be found only rage and disillusionment in the camp of the enemies of God".

(1.) ... but without recalling the admiration of the Pope, "for the great Galileo", and without specifying the Pope's thought on that trial dating back four centuries, which he thought valid in law, because Galileo could not produce any evidence for the clergy and the science of that era.

http://www.jnsr.be/uk.htm

Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 13 - SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR LENT

"I adore You, O my Savior, present here as God and man, in soul and body, in true Flesh and Blood.
"I acknowledge and confess that I kneel before the sacred humanity, which was conceived in Mary's womb, and lay in Mary's bosom; which grew up to man's estate, and by the Sea of Galilee called the Twelve, wrought miracles, and spoke words of wisdom and peace; which in due season hung on the cross, lay in the tomb, rose from the dead, and now reigns in heaven.
"I praise, bless and give myself wholly to Him who is the true bread of my soul and my everlasting joy" (Ven. John Henry Newman).

"What great strength souls receive who lovingly visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament." (St. Teresa of the Andes)

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St. Teresa of Avila, Carmelite & Church Doctor (1515-1582), Spain Oct. 15
She wrote, "I am quite sure that if we could but once approach the Most Holy Sacrament with great faith and love, it would suffice to make us rich. How much more so if we approach it often!"

The Cross too, makes me know not only myself, but it gives to me knowledge of God.

Pope John Paul II -

Italian priest Fr. Gianni Sgreva - "The young people, who came together in the prayer groups that I followed, in the course of time felt the need for founding a community that would be based on the Medjugorje messages and would indeed thereby be a direct fruit of Medjugorje. I, on the contrary, avoided the very thought of some new community because I already had my way, my vocation, and my work as a professor. Meanwhile, the desire and insistence of the young people for the realization of their needs and goals, grew stronger every day. I made it all known to my spiritual director and my own provincial. They asked me to follow the development of events and I did that. The following question bothered me: how to establish and lead a community that is connected with a reality such as is Medjugorje where yet unapproved apparitions' are taking place? Before founding the community I spoke with Cardinal Ratzinger. He listened to everything attentively and instructed me what to do. For Medjugorje he told me, "Don't you worry about the tree, you worry about the fruits, the vocations, and Medjugorje is our concern."
I spoke also with the Holy Father. I talked to him about the community and the vocations connected with the experience of Medjugorje. The Holy Father listened to me, drew close to me and right in my ear said to me, reminding me not to forget: "Don't you be concerned about Medjugorje, because I'm thinking about Medjugorje and I pray for it's success every day" http://www.medjugorje.org/pope.htm

Mother Teresa -
The time we spend in having our daily audience with God is the most precious part of the whole day.

The Cross expands the boundaries of the Kingdom of Heaven

Meditations by Padre Pio -
Love Jesus, love Him a lot, but to do this, be ready to love sacrifice more (GB, 61).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen
We can have peace through our pains

"There is a marvelous peace that comes into the soul if all trials and disappointments, sorrows and pains are accepted either as a deserved chastisement for our sins, or as a healthful discipline which will lead us to greater virtue."

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

June 4. Today is the Feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. During Holy Mass, I was given the knowledge of the Heart of Jesus and of the nature of the fire of love with which He burns for us and of how He is an Ocean of Mercy. Then I heard a voice: Apostle of My mercy, proclaim to the whole world My unfathomable mercy. Do not be discouraged by the difficulties you encounter in proclaiming My mercy. These difficulties that affect you so painfully are needed for your sanctification and as evidence that this work is Mine. My daughter, be diligent in writing down every sentence I tell you concerning My mercy, because this is meant for a great number of souls who will profit from it. (1142)

We resemble God most when we forgive our neighbors. God is Love, Goodness, and Mercy...

Every soul, and especially the soul of every religious, should reflect My mercy. My Heart overflows with compassion and mercy for all. The heart of My beloved must resemble Mine; from her heart must spring the fountain of My mercy for souls; otherwise I will not acknowledge her as Mine. (1148)

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.

Mar 13 - SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR LENT

During Lent of 1989, Ivan reported the following message to his prayer group:

Our Lady wants this from us during Lent:

1) Review and live her messages.

2) Read the Bible more.

3) Pray more and offer all for the intentions of Our Lady.

4) Make more sacrifices.

Our Lady will be with us and will accompany us. She gave a special blessing (Visionary Prayer Group January 6, 1989).

In his letter to the Colossians, Paul also urges the people to seek "the things above":

So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory. (Col 3:1-4)

Reflection:

Seeking "the things that are above" could be defined as striving to put heaven's priorities into daily practice, or to concentrate on the eternal rather than the temporal. It is to view life from the Lord's perspective and to seek what he desires. This is also the antidote to materialism, for we view material goods as God does.

The more we see life around us as God sees it, the more we live in harmony with him and experience his peace. This is also the reason for Mary's requests today; to pray, to live her messages to read the scriptures, and to make sacrifices, are all intended to focus us on "the things above" and bring us into harmony with God.

Application:

Let us simply apply to our lives the very specific advice the Gospa gives us in her message today.

Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 15 - Read the Bible

A Thank You to the Mass Media

"Possible to Nourish One's Spirit Through Radio, TV and Internet"
VATICAN CITY, MARCH 13, 2005 (Zenit.org).- Here is the address read on behalf of John Paul II today before the midday Angelus at St. Peter's Square. Archbishop Leonardo Sandri, substitute of the Vatican Secretariat of State, read the text before imparting a blessing in the Pope's name.......

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"When I am before the Tabernacle, I can say only one thing to Our Lord: 'My God, you know that I love you.' And I feel my prayer does not tire Jesus; knowing the helplessness of His poor little spouse, He is content with her good will" (St. Therese, The Little Flower).

The Cross is the noble seat of uncreated Wisdom that teaches me the most high doctrines, subtle and sublime. Therefore, the Cross alone will unveil to me the most secret mysteries, the most hidden things, the most perfect perfection, hidden to the most learned and wise of the world.

Pope John Paul II -

June 1986 response to a group of twelve Italian bishops seeking pastoral advice on people making pilgrimages to Medjugorje. "Let the people go to Medjugorje if they convert, pray, confess, do penance and fast." http://www.medjugorje.org/pope.htm

Mother Teresa -

Love begins at home.
Everything depends on how we love each other. Do not be afraid to love until it hurts, for this is how Jesus loved.

Each suffering that the soul endures, is one more dominion which she attains over herself.

Meditations by Padre Pio -

He who begins to love, must be ready to suffer (CE, 25).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen

The greater our love for God, the less our needs in this world

"Contentment is based on the idea that `our sufficiency is not from ourselves but from God.' The soul does not desire or lack more than what God has supplied him. His will suits his state after he has exhausted his resources and his desire does not exceed his power. Hence everything that happens is judged to be as good and worthy of Divine appointment. As Socrates observed: `He is nearest to God who needs the fewest things.'"

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

O Lord, my Love, I thank You for this day on which You have allowed me to draw a wealth of graces from the fountain of Your unfathomable mercy. O Jesus, not only today, but at every moment, I draw from Your unfathomable mercy everything that the soul and body could want. (1178)

Jesus. From all My wounds, like from streams, mercy flows for souls, but the wound in My Heart is the fountain of unfathomable mercy. From this fountain spring all graces for souls. The flames of compassion burn Me. I desire greatly to pour them out upon souls. Speak to the whole world about My mercy. (1190)

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.

Mar 15 - READ THE BIBLE

The Queen of Peace speaks of scripture to the prayer group:

I ask you again to multiply your prayers to prepare yourself for Easter. Also, read the Bible, especially those passages that speak of the Passion of Jesus. Prepare yourself to look at Jesus "eye to eye". Tonight when you go home, pray in front of the cross in thanksgiving for all the graces you have received (Visionary Prayer Group March 17, 1989).

In Hebrews, Paul speaks of the power of scripture:

Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart (Heb 4:12).

Reflection:

The American poet Timothy Dwight once said: "The Bible is a window in this prison-world, through which we may look into eternity." And yet cannot enlighten or reveal God's will to us unless we read and reflect upon it, which Our Lady calls us to do today.

In Hebrews, Paul speaks of scripture as living, life-changing, and dynamic. God's word reveals who we are and the purpose of life. It penetrates the core of our moral and spiritual life; it helps us to discern what is within us, both good and bad.

As the message of scripture becomes a part of us, it will affect our lifestyle, character, and decisions. It will begin to shape our lives.

Application:

Continue to make sacred scripture a part of your daily life. As Our Lady requests of us for Lent, begin to read the narratives of Christ's Passion, beginning today with Matthew 26:36 –27:61. The others are Mark 14:32—15:47; Luke 22:39—23:56; and John 18:1—19:42.

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