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BLACK SAINT OF THE DAY

Apa Paphnutius of Tentyra, priest with Iraja (Herais). with brother, Abadir. We are children martyrs of Saint Basilides sister. Basilides is called the Father of Kings.

We were brought under arrest to Antinoe, Kemet, beheaded with 3685 companions and other martyrs with Cluthus, a physician and priest. Also martyred with us were Apa Isaac of Tiphre, priest; Apa Shamul of Taraphia, priest; Apa Simeon of Tapcho, priest; Sissinius of Tantatho, priest; Theodore of Chotep, priest; Moses of Psammanius, priest; Philotheus of Pemdje, priest; Macarius of Fayum, priest; Maximus of Vuchim, priest; Macroni of Thoni, priest; Senuthius, of Buasti, priest; Simeon of Thou, priest; Ptolemaeus, priest; who was son of the Eparch, priest; Thomas of Tanphot, priest. Coptic calendar, 25 Sept.

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Afrocentric Glorious Mysteries

Pray the Joyful mysteries on Monday and Saturday, the Luminous on Thursday, the Sorrowful on Tuesday and Friday, and the Glorious on Wednesday and Sunday (with this exception: Sundays of Christmas season - The Joyful; Sundays of Lent - Sorrowful)

See http://www.rosary-center.org/howto.htm

FATHER MELVIN DOUCETTE 

The Holy Spirit

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Dear Friends,

“On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and exclaimed, ‘Let anyone who thirst come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as scripture says: Rivers of living water will flow from within him.’ He said this in reference to the Spirit that those who came to believe in him were to receive.” John 7: 37 – 39

It rained for a part of the day yesterday but the sun did come out at times. We had some rain during the night and we should have more rain today. The temperature was in the low 20 degrees Celsius yesterday.

I went to the Manor in Alberton yesterday afternoon to celebrate Holy Mass with the residents. The chapel was full of people and many were of good cheer. One lady of 100 years old had a wide smile and she danced a little for us. Today I will celebrate Holy Mass at 7:00 p.m. 

I will quote again this morning from Jesus’ words to Joseph. Jesus spoke to Joseph saying, “The day of Pentecost was of great importance to the Apostles and to the Church. On that day the Father and I sent the Holy Spirit upon all those gathered in the Upper Room in Jerusalem.

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in various tongues. The fear of the Jews was over and they opened the doors of the place and the Apostles went out to speak to the people gathered outside. St. Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, called all the people to repent and to receive baptism and on that day the Church was born with about three thousand people receiving baptism and becoming members of the Church.

The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Blessed Trinity. He is the sanctifier who fills the hearts of believers and renews them totally. To become a Christian, you need to receive the Holy Spirit and live in His power. He brings us to holiness if we cooperate with Him.

It is through the Holy Spirit that the world can be renewed and that the people can leave their false ways behind, repent of their sins and follow Me, their Saviour.

You have received the Holy Spirit at Baptism and at Confirmation but He is dormant in so many of you because of your little faith. I call all those who live in close union with Me to pray for your brothers and sisters that the power of the Holy Spirit may come upon them all so that they may be renewed and strengthened. I call for a New Pentecost upon the world and how I wish it would begin today.”

Father Melvin

Medjugorje Day By Day July 22 - ST. MARY MAGDALENE

The peaceful soul is the delight and entertainment of God

Please meditate on this just for a few minutes.

If you have children think about the times you have taken delight in them. How often you have watched them and been entertained by what they do. That's because you love them.

Even when they weren't as good as they should have been, you still loved them.

Now consider how much God loves you.

Think how much He delights in you!

And YOU are His child!`

"Everlasting thanks be to Thee for Thy boundless love.  Thou sayest, O Jesus,
it is Thy delight to dwell with us; it is also my delight to be with Thee"
(Fr. Frederick Reuter).

Mother Teresa  -

It is very important that right from the beginning we simply live the gospel. Live the gospel in prayer; live the gospel in words.

Meditations by Padre Pio -

I bless the good God for the holy sentiments His grace gives you. You do well never to begin any task without first having implored divine help. This will obtain for you the grace of holy perseverance (Letters III p 460).

Archbishop Fulton Sheen  -

The empty soul feeds satan's needs

"Whence came the millions to accept the superstition of Nazism, Fascism, and Communism if it were not from an emptiness of soul brought about by a loss of faith? The essence of political superstition is the identification of the laboring class and Messianism."

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

O Jesus, I want to bring souls to the fount of Your mercy to draw the reviving water of life with the vessel of trust. The soul desirous of more of God's mercy should approach God with greater trust; and if her trust in God is unlimited, then the mercy of God toward it will be likewise limitless. O my God, Who know every beat of my heart, You know how eagerly I desire that all great hearts would beat for You alone, that every soul glorify the greatness of Your mercy.

Jesus: My beloved child, delight of My Heart, your words are dearer and more pleasing to me than the angelic chorus. All the treasures of My Heart are open to you.

Take from this Heart all that you need for yourself and for the whole world. For the sake of your love, I withhold the just chastisements, which mankind has deserved. A single act of pure love pleases Me more than a thousand imperfect prayers. One of your sighs of love atones for many offenses with which the godless overwhelm Me.

The smallest act of virtue has unlimited value in My eyes because of your great love for Me. In a soul that lives on My love alone, I reign as in heaven.

I watch over it day and night. In it I find My happiness; My ear is attentive to each request of its heart; often I anticipate its requests. O child, especially beloved by Me, apple of My eye, rest a moment near My Heart and taste of the love in which you will delight for all eternity.

But child, you are not yet in your homeland; so go, fortified by My grace, and fight for My kingdom in human souls; fight as a king's child would; and remember that the days of your exile will pass quickly, and with them the possibility of earning merit for heaven.

I expect from You, My child, a great number of souls who will glorify My mercy for all eternity. My child, that you may answer My call worthily, receive Me daily in Holy Communion. It will give you strength...(1489b)

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.

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July 22 - ST. MARY MAGDALENE

In answer to Ivan's question regarding reports that the Madonna was being seen at the foot of the cross on Krizevac, she responded:

Yes, it's true. Almost everyday I am at the foot of the cross. My Son carried the cross. He has suffered on the cross, and by it, he saves the world. Every day I pray to my Son to forgive the sins of the world (First Years December 31, 1981).

In Matthew's gospel, we find Mary Magdalene at the foot of the cross:

Many women were also there, looking on from a distance; they had followed Jesus from Galilee and had provided for him. Among them were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James and Joseph, and the mother of the sons of Zebedee (Mt 27 :55-56).

Reflection:

Mary Magdalene's faithfulness to Jesus, even at the foot of the cross, is a dramatic witness to her love. So many others had deserted him, but she remained with the Blessed Mother and the apostle John to the very end. Further, on that first Easter morning she was at the tomb of Christ as one of the first witnesses of the resurrection

From the Nigerian Visionary, Barnabas Nwoye

Devotion to the Precious Blood is the devotion of our time...It is devotion for all souls, for the whole world." Now at the dawning of the twenty-first century, Our Lord has come again to wake us from our slumber and to plead with us to return to this powerful devotion to console Him, to adore His Precious Blood, and in return, He will bless us. In 1995, in the village of Olo in Nigeria, a nearly illiterate teenage boy was called by Our Lord to renew this devotion for the world. From his diary we read:
Date: 5 July 1995
Time: 3:00pm
Place: Inside my room in Olo at the place where I hung my Crucifix

“ I returned home from (my) studies and decided to rest as I waited for the hour of Divine Mercy...

While waiting, there was a sudden calmness in the room in which I was. It seemed to me as ...there was no movement of any object in the world. If a pin had fall...one could have heard its sound. In this great silence I heard a voice which called my name, "Barnabas, Barnabas."

The voice was so gentle and pleading. I turned and could not see who was calling me. I looked at my watch, it was 3:01pm. The voice continued, "Barnabas, console Me, adore My Precious Blood, I am the Agonizing Jesus Christ."

              (Silence)

In this silent moment, I heard the voice of choirs, which sang the song of the Precious Blood and prayed in this way, "Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, save us and the whole world."

(It was later that I discovered that the prayer was the Chaplet of the Precious Blood) In the end, the voice said, "I bless you My son." Immediately the whole encounter passed. I later said my prayer of Divine Mercy. ”

Date: 6 July 1995
Time: 3:00pm
Place: In front of my Crucifix in my room in Olo

“ In my prayer during this hour of Divine Mercy, I saw in an instant a sudden change in my room. The whole room was illuminated with light. There was the same calmness I experienced the previous day.

As I was looking at the crucifix (hanging) on the wall, suddenly (a) cloud came down and covered it. In the cloud appeared the Agonizing Jesus Christ hanging on the Cross bleeding. His Head was crowned with thorns. (His) Sacred Heart appeared on His chest which issued Divine rays. He kept silent for awhile...then said, "Barnabas, I am Jesus Christ Who died on the Cross of Calvary to save the world. I am the One who laid My Body to be scourged that men might be free.

I bore all the shame they deserved with My Blood, I purchased them, yet My people did not know Me. I am still the One Who am suffering the agony due to their sins. Barnabas, console Me, adore My Precious Blood. I am the Agonizing Jesus Christ Who loves you much, have mercy on Me. I bless you, My son."

Immediately, the whole encounter passed. ”

Date: 7 July 1995
Time: 3:00pm
Place: In front of my Crucifix in my room in Olo

“ Just before the commencement of my prayer, right in front of my crucifix, appeared the Agonizing Face of Jesus Christ Who calmly said, "Barnabas, why is it that you cannot answer My appeal of love? Have mercy on Me, I am the Agonizing Jesus Christ Whom you and the world crucify every second and minute of the day with your sins. I called you to adore My Precious Blood.

If you answer My call of love to adore My Precious Blood, I will choose you as My instrument to save you and your people who will return to me. Through My Precious Blood, I will renew the face of the earth. There shall be done on earth the Will of My Father as it is done in Heaven. Your eyes will see the Reign of Peace in the world."

              (Silence)

"Agonizing Jesus Christ, I am willing to do Your Will. I love You....I love You...I love You"...As I said these words, my heart melted and I wept with a heart full of sorrow. In the end, the Agonizing Jesus Christ said "Remain in My peace. I bless you, My son." Instantly, the whole encounter passed. This was the very day I narrated my encounter to my sister Irene...who advised me to record the whole happening. This I did, and the incidents stopped for (a) year. ”

Our Lord is asking us to pray for deliverance for those under ancestral curses, for the protection and unity of the flock of the faithful, for all men to take refuge in His Sacred Side, for the sustenance of the faith through bitter trials, for the manifestation of the Divine Will, for endurance for all men through the coming chastisement, against a fall in faith under trial, and to vanquish Satan and his agents.

He also asks us to pray for His Glorious Reign on earth, for strength against the sins of the flesh, and for the Baptism of aborted babies.

Our Lord gave a rich deposit of teachings from the angels and saints in heaven on the virtues and how we can perfect these virtues in our own lives. He has also enriched this particular devotion with powerful sacramentals.

This Devotion is the Ark of the End Times for Your Family and the Church
Our Lord told young Barnabas that this is the last devotion He is giving the Church in this age and the greatest devotion He has ever given the Church.

It is the ultimate weapon against evil in the world and Our Lord is calling His remnant people to take up this "dry and desert way" of prayer and begin to drive back the evil engulfing the world, the Church and our families. His promises are great for those who take up this devotion, especially for the protection and conversion of all your loved ones if you would only pray the Chaplet of the Precious Blood daily for them. Read Our Lord's message about this slowly and meditatively:

"Be humble and accept the Divine Will, you will reach the end. Offer your families to my Precious Blood. I will save them. I promise to convert them before the Great Tribulation comes. There will be peace and love. I say to you adore and honor My Precious Blood.

I will allow My Precious Blood to fall on the heart of every sinner offered to My Precious Blood. I say to you offer to Me and pray for them always through My Precious Blood. I will destroy all evils in your families. I have heard your prayers. Rejoice for your request has been granted.

My children, never fail to give testimony when you see this goodness from  from the One who loves thee." (25 July 1997)

1996:

Date: 5 July 1996
Time:5:30am
Place: In front of my Crucifix in my room in Olo

I was praying in the morning of this very day, when I found myself on a very high mountain which had a lot of stones on it. The Spirit led me down the mountain to see Our Lord kneeling on a rock in prayer. Down the mountain under a huge tree the three Apostles were lying down sleeping. My inner being told me that this place is the Gethsemane I read of in the Bible.

From this point on I experienced in detail all the agony, torture and death of Our Lord and the sorrow of His Mother.

When it ended, a cloud came down and covered the whole place. In the cloud appeared the bare head of Our Lord Jesus Christ crowned with thorns. Blood bathed His Holy Face. He raised up His Face and calmly said: “Barnabas, I am the Agonizing Jesus Christ, console me, adore My Precious Blood, consecrate your life to My Precious Blood and make constant reparation for sins committed against My Blood.”

“Take this.”

He gave me the Chaplet of His Precious Blood and said, “This is the Chaplet of My Blood. Pray it and make it known to the whole world.”

I received it and said, “Adoration to Your Precious Blood.”

He continued by saying, “Through his Chaplet, I will renew the face of the earth and draw all men to acknowledge the Price of their redemption. I will also renew the Church so that the Holy Sacrifice offered to Me will remain pure and worthy before ascending to My altar in Heaven. I promise to protect anyone who devoutly prays this Chaplet against evil attacks. I will guard his five senses.

I will protect him from sudden death. Twelve hours before his death, he will drink My Precious Blood and eat My Body. Twenty four hours before his death, I will show him My five Wounds that he may feel a deep contrition for all his sins and have a perfect knowledge of them.

Any person who makes a novena with it will get his intentions; his prayer will be answered. I will perform many wonderful miracles through it. Through it, I will destroy many secret societies and set free many souls in bondage by My Mercy.

Through this Chaplet, I will save many souls from Purgatory. I will teach him My way, he who honors My Precious Blood through this Chaplet. I will have mercy on those who have mercy on My Precious Blood and Wounds. Whoever teaches this prayer to another person will have an indulgence of four years. I am the Agonizing Jesus Christ Who made these promises to My people who will embrace this Chaplet of My Precious Blood.

Barnabas, If you carry out this devotion faithfully, you will suffer many agonies with Me because the way is a desert way, so dry and rough. I will lead you and all men, who answer My call of love, through this way to the Land of Promise. I promise again that I will renew the face of the earth through My little ones. Then comes the Reign of My Glory, when all shall be one in Me.”

Then I asked, “My Lord, people will not believe me and the Church will not welcome it. What shall I do to make it known to the world?”

Our Lord replied, “Barnabas, fear not about the spread of the devotion. Only offer your life to Me. Be humble and obedient to the Church. Surrender to every cross and offer it for My consolation, pray always and never give up. If you do, all who hear of this devotion will look for it and all who see it will embrace it and spread it also. My Church will welcome it when the time comes.”

Barnabas, the way is hard, it is a desert way. You will pass the hour of dryness and confusion. Some will complain on the way. Some will give up their faith. But I plead with you, My son; remain faithful and obedient to My command. I promise to lead you to the Land of Promise. There, your joy will be complete.”

Then I asked some questions on the Chaplet of the Precious Blood. “Lord, may I ask why the small beads are twelve in number and the big bead is one at the end of each set of twelve beads and they pray one Our Father and one Hail Mary on it. If people ask me, what will I tell them?”

He answered, “My son, this devotion had been in My Holy Church ever since My day of circumcision. My Mother was the first to adore My Precious Blood with her penitential tears as she saw her only Son bleeding for humanity.

But you can see that this age has forgotten the Price of their Redemption. Today, I give you this Chaplet for you and for all men to adore My Precious Blood, the Price of their Redemption. Wake up this devotion and hasten the Kingdom of My Glory on earth.”

Barnabas, each small bead represents a tribe of Israel.

As you recite the Chaplet, My Precious Blood will rain on earth for the conversion of the whole Israel, I mean the whole world. Each time you pray one Our Father and one Hail Mary in every portion of the Chaplet, you honor the mystical wounds, pains and Precious Blood of the Agonizing and Sorrowful Hearts of the Son and His Mother.

I assure you, many wounds shall be healed. I and My Mother will be consoled. The mercy of the Father will multiply; the Holy Spirit will rest upon you, My Precious Blood will flow to save.

Know this also, the red color of the beads represent My Blood and the white bead represents the water that comes out from My Sacred Side, which washes away your sins.

Remember that I am the Agonizing Jesus Christ who loves much. Receive My blessing:

 I bless you in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.”

Instantly, I woke up to record the event. It was 5:45pm in the evening of the same day, though I had thought it was morning.

Messages from Akita

OUR LORD'S REQUESTS

GOD'S MESSAGES

RECEIVED DIRECTLY FROM HIS TRUE PRESENCE

IN THE MOST  HOLY EUCHARIST

( MAY 31, 1958 - MARCH 25, 1984 )

 1) "...Put a stop to those false theories about the Eucharist, sacraments, doctrine, priesthood, marriage and family-planning" (May 31, 1965).

2) Referring to the most Holy Eucharist: "Take care of the Transubstantiation" (September 8, 1974). "Eat and drink this, all of you, and you will enter the gate" (June 13, 1974). Our Lord speaking on October 11, 1959: "I shall and will dwell among all nations...Do understand the Daily Wonder."

3) To the Church of Rome: "Keep the primacy in your own hands. Grasp the meaning of these my words: the Church of Rome must remain the Church of Rome." (May 31, 1965)

4) To the Bishop of Rome, Pope John Paul II, "he who comes from afar" (October 16, 1978): "this task belongs to your Primacy." "I have given you the power." "You Cephas, My Peter, you will have to wage a fierce struggle...My Peter, bring the glorified Lady- 'the Lady of All Nations' into your churches. She will lead the nations to 'HER LORD,' to Whom SHE was allowed to give birth by the Will of the Father.'" (August 15, 1979)

5) To Pope John Paul II: "You, Peter, must restrain them with 'the Doctrine' (Doctrine = Dogma) which is and will always remain...Beware of the wolves, My Peter, they come to you in sheepskin. Go through with your Shepherd's Crook" (May 25, 1980). "My servant Peter, take the golden thread once more and open the door with that key" (May 31, 1978).

(The 'golden thread' refers to the dogma of the Lady of All Nations. See Psalm 45:14-18.) "This is My command to you: Do gather them!(cf. Isaiah 40:11; Jn 10:2-4 and Jn 10:14-16) It is a heavy task to be taken on your shoulders, but I have given you My golden thread. Accept it and you will see the re-blossoming" (May 31, 1977).

6) "My Cephas ,[Pope John Paul II], you have called unto Me...listen. Remove that side-branch from the tree (cf. Isaiah 18:3 and 10:33), for you will find that there already was destruction in the roots of this branch.

It has been infested by the worms of death...for the tree can flourish again and bear fruit." Then Our Lord warns the Holy Father to be aware apostate bishops and identifies four of them by the letters 'U,' and 'H,' and 'B,' and 'G' (January 6, 1980).

7) "Bishops and priests, My apostles, bring back My people and the Spirit will help you. But you yourselves must adhere to the true Spirit. Go to the Roman Pontiff and implore him to proclaim the Lady all over the world. Now there is still time. This is your commission for today" (August 15, 1973).

8) "And you, My priests, be again apostles. Preach what is in the Books" (August 15, 1973).

9) "...Propagate 'the Truth'" (December 8, 1972).

10) "And you, My apostles, what have you done? Return to the daily sacrifice, to the daily miracle, and you will have peace and rest again in your hearts" (September 8, 1973).

11) "It is LIFE they wanted to kill. I AM THAT LIFE and I want you to taste of it every day" (May31, 1976). And on May  31, 1977 at the consecration of the Host during Mass: "This it shall remain for all eternity! Tell this to your theologians!"

12) "She will be victorious if you do the Will of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Proclaim Her 'the Lady of All Nations.' And then...This is the new era that is to come" (August 15, 1976).

13) A reminder to pray for more holy vocations: "My people, you must implore [God] the Father. Ask HIM for good Apostles, priests... and the Church of Rome will regain its strength" (February 2, 1980).

14) "Priests and lay-people, go on fighting for Her Who gave birth to Me. The time is NOW" (September 8, 1972).

15) To priests: "And you, My shepherds, where are you? Will you too revile Me? (Just prior to this Ida was given a vision of the Masonic Triangle.)

Think of your true duty and vocation. Reassemble My flocks that are left. Take my lambs into safe keeping and lead them back to the 'daily miracle.' Only there peace and rest can be found. CARRY ME AGAIN THROUGH THE STREETS AND ACROSS THE SQUARES.

Remain faithful and the Spirit will help you. He will feed you the heavenly Manna and let you drink from the water of the Spring" (March 25, 1973).

16) Words of encouragement to the good, faithful priests on December 8, 1972: "And you, My apostles, who still are serving the altar, don't be discouraged. Don't fear. Continue faithfully along the same lines. Believe in Me and in the Transubstantiation.

The Lord is with you. Gather the remnants and assemble My flock. I am with you." And on May 31, 1973: "And you, My shepherds and apostles, are you discouraged and defeated?

Maintain your faith in Me. Understand well that knowledge does not proceed from man but from the Holy Spirit, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. He alone gives knowledge and wisdom, for nothing takes its rise from man himself. Stand firm and let no one mislead you."

17) To all: "The Spouse of the Lord was not sent to the earth for no purpose. Make Her known among the nations. Understand this well: Also the Lord stood in need of His Mother in order to attain to life. It is through the Mother that life comes. Hence She must be brought back into your churches and among the nations and you will witness the revival" (March 25, 1973).

18) Referring to Amsterdam: "Now here is 'the Community of all Nations,' the world will receive its blessing from this place" (May 31, 1973). "Take Her back into your Church. Amsterdam, She will gather the nations into your city...Netherlands, you have shouldered an arduous task. Do bring Her back.

That will also bring about the salvation of other nations" (September 8, 1973). (Amsterdam is the city of the 'Miraculous Host.' Holland, or Netherlands as it is known, is, also, referred to in the messages of Our Lady of La Salette as the "Protestant nation to the north" which shall be the cause of conversion for the rest of the world.)

19) On May 31, 1978 Our Lord says to Ida: "They [apostate priests] have ravaged My Church and chased My followers into the wilderness." Then Ida sees priests and clergymen coming out of seminaries and universities looking and acting like foxes, wolves, and hyenas. "They are those who have led My people into the wilderness and broken up My Church."(cf. Zech.11:4-17; Hosea 4:4-7; Mal. 2:1-9)

20) On April 3, 1980 Ida, having just received the Holy Eucharist, is told: "Thus...I want to be brought among mankind, from the hands of ordained priests." Here Our Lord indicates His desire to have His True Presence in the Holy Eucharist administered by ordained priests only - not by extraordinary ministers!

This custom was initiated by the bishops of the Church and not, as is mistakenly attributed, by the Second Vatican Council. "The Holy Eucharist is the gift of the Lord, which should be distributed to laymen through the intermediation of Catholic priests who are ordained especially for this work. Neither is it permitted that the Consecrated Host and Chalice be taken or given into the hands of the faithful" (Pope John Paul II's Pastoral Letter of April 3, 1980 - Inaestimablile Donum).

Of course, this instruction was deliberately ignored and vehemently protested by many of the bishops of the world and unfortunately, most of the lay faithful are not aware of Pope John Paul II's Pastoral Letter. As a matter of fact, in spite of this Pastoral Letter, Episcopal Conferences of Bishops continued to introduce the practice of receiving in the hand.

In order to maintain unity among the flock and to overcome any moral dilemmas which might jeopardize the salvation of those who were being misled, the Apostolic See approved this practice of reception in the hand while emphasizing preference of reception on the tongue!

Obviously, the Pope's declaration of April 3, 1980 was underscored by God Himself when He gave Ida the exact same message on the exact same date! At the time, neither Ida Peerdeman nor Pope John Paul II was aware of the other's pronouncements.

The remarkable timeliness and the identical nature of the contents of these two pronouncements were not coincidences but rather a great grace from God so that we may be aware of the veracity of the statements and recognize His will as given through His messengers, namely, Ida Peerdeman and, Our Vicar of Christ, Pope John Paul II.

Furthermore, in 1969 Pope Paul VI had also previously warned against Eucharistic reception via the hands of the Communicants for it "leads to irreverence... profanation ...[and] adulteration of the correct doctrine of the True Presence of Jesus in the Most Holy Eucharist." On February 24, 1980 Pope John Paul II said: "How eloquently the rite of the annointing of priests' hands in our Latin ordination tells that a special grace and power of the Holy Spirit is necessary precisely for priests' hands...

To touch and distribute the Holy Eucharist with their consecrated hands is the privilege of an ordained priest" (Dominicae Cenae).

According to the post conciliar document of Vatican II, Inestimabile Donum: "The faithful, whether religious or lay, who are authorized as extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist can distribute Communion only when there is no priest, deacon or acolyte; when the priest is impeded or advanced by age; or when the number of faithful going to Communion is so large as to make the celebration of Mass excessively long. Accordingly, a reprehensible attitude is shown by those priests who, though present at the celebration, refrain from distributing Communion and leave this task to the laity!"

It is therefore evident that there has been illicit use of extraordinary ministers by the clergy. Clearly, the function and utilization of such ministers is to be employed only as a means of last resort!

 In light of such abusive practice, it is up to the lay faithful to conscientiously follow the will of Our Lord by receiving on the tongue and from a priest whenever possible!

21) Many of Our Lord's messages, during the period of 1976 to 1980, emphasize Mary's role as Co-redemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate during the holy Sacrifice of the Mass. For example, Ida describes the presence of a radiant letter "M" appearing just prior to and during the consecration after which it fades away. On September 8, 1976 Our Lord says: "Listen, ye nations.

She is standing beside the Altar of Sacrifice by the Will of the Father." On September 8, 1974, Our Lord reminds us that without the Lady the Church becomes "an empty, barren desert, bereft of its contents." He asks: "Retrace your steps. The Lady belongs there. If you consider it in that spirit, your Church will be reborn."

22) "And, ye, peoples, rally and unite in the name of 'the Lady of All Nations'" (May 31, 1973).