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BLACK CATHOLICS, BLACK SAINTS
Sunday, 11 November 2007
Orthodox Branch Links
Topic: Meditation and Prayer

link to the Orthodox side of the Church

http://www.oldorthodox.org/

 

IERA SUNODOS DIASPORAS AMERIKHS G.O.C.

Holy Synod for the American Diaspora of True Orthodox Christians

Remember, Black Folks, there is one Holy Catholic (means Universal) Apostolic church.

Yeshua said: I am the vine, you are the branches>

 

See how the Father has shown His love towards us; that we should be counted as God's sons, should be His sons. If the world does not recognize us, that is because it never recognized Him. We are sons of God even now, and that we shall be thereafter, has not been made known as yet. But we know that when He comes, we shall be like Him; we shall see Him, then, as He is. Now, a man who rests those hopes in Him lives a life of holiness; he too, is holy.                                                                                           [1 John 3:1-3]


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Meditations for Sunday
Now Playing: Afrocentric Joyful Mysteries with St. Brigid Traditional Choir
Topic: Meditation and Prayer

Peace of Christ be with all this Sabbath.  Some additional meditations

Joyful Mysteries with James Wesly Smith & St. Brigid Traditional Choir

Medjugorje Day By Day Nov 11 - OPEN YOURSELVES MORE TO GOD

 

 "Acts of private devotion [adoration] are quite necessary if we are to receive in abundance the supernatural treasures in which the Eucharist is so rich, and to pour them out upon others, according to our powers, in order that Christ our Lord may reach the fullness of His power in the souls of all" (Pope Pius XII, Mediator Dei).

 

 

"Come unto Me, you who are mourning, who weep the loss of a son, a
mother, a spouse, a brother . . . .  Come, without delay, to My Tabernacle, all you whose dwelling has been marked by the cross of death and tears . . .  

 "Come lift up your hearts, for time is only a passing shadow, and heaven is eternal; arise, then, with courage and take the living Bread, My Eucharist, to fortify you in the struggle; come and I will reward you in the Paradise of My Heart which loves you!" (From the reflection 'Come Away With Me and Rest Awhile,' in the book Praying in the Presence of Our Lord for the Holy Souls).

v

Mother Teresa 

It is a wonderful thing that God Himself loves us tenderly. Knowing this should give us courage and joy for living.

 

Meditations by Padre Pio - I see that all the seasons of the year can be found in your souls. Sometimes you feel the winter of much sterility, distractions, restlessness and boredom; sometimes the dews of the month of May with the perfume of holy little flowers [penance]; sometimes the heat of the desire to please our divine Spouse.

Nothing remains but the autumn in which you don't see much fruit, but it often happens that when the grain is threshed and the grapes crushed, there is a bigger harvest than the harvesting promised.

 

 

 

Archbishop Fulton Sheen -

 

A friend is a needed commodity in life!

 

"Every man rejoices twice when he has a partner in his joy. He who shares tears with us wipes them away.

He divides them in two, and he who laughs with us makes the joy double. Two torches do not divide, but increase the flame. Tears are more quickly dried up when they run on a friend's cheek in furrows of compassion."

 

 

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

 Nocturnal Adoration. I was suffering very much, and it seemed to me I would not be able to make my adoration, but I gathered up all my will power and, although I collapsed in my cell, I paid no attention to what ailed me, for I had the Passion of Jesus before my eyes.

When I entered the chapel, I received an inner understanding of the great reward that God is preparing for us, not only for our good deeds, but also for our sincere desire to perform them. What a great grace of God this is!

 

Oh, how sweet it is to toil for God and souls! I want no respite in this battle, but I shall fight to the last breath for the glory of my King and Lord. I shall not lay the sword aside until He calls me before His throne; I fear no blows, because God is my shield. It is the enemy who should fear us, and not we him.

Satan defeats only the proud and the cowardly, because the humble are strong. Nothing will confuse or frighten a humble soul. I have directed my flight at the very center of the sun's heat, and nothing can lower its course. Love will not allow itself to be taken prisoner; it is free like a queen. Love attains God.       (450)

 

O Jesus, my heart stops beating when I think of all You are doing for me! I am amazed at You, Lord, that You would stoop so low to my wretched soul! What inconceivable means You take to convince me!       (460)

 

 

 

Dailys - http://www.catholic-forum.com/e-pistle.html -

Quote of the Day Christ, the Master of humility, manifests His Truth only to the humble and hides Himself from the proud. -St. Vincent Ferrer

 

Today's Tidbit The Fourth Lateran Council was held between November 11, 1215 and November 30, 1215. In the area of sacramental theology, this council ordered the annual reception of the Sacraments of Eucharist and penance by all Catholics, and defined and made the first use of the term Transubstantiation to describe the miracle of the change of bread and wine into Jesus' body and blood at the Eucharist. This council also adopted several measures to battle the Albigensian and Cathari heresies, and approve seventy canons to be added to Church Law.

 

 

MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY

 

 

Nov 11 - OPEN YOURSELVES MORE TO GOD

 

Today Our Lady invites us to a special openness:

 

Dear children, today I call you to open yourselves more to God so that he can work through you. The more you open yourselves, the more abundantly you will receive of his fruits. I also wish to call you again to prayer (Weekly Message March 6, 1986).

 

And in Luke's gospel, an invitation from Christ:

 

Then Jesus said to him, " Someone gave a great dinner and invited many. At the time for the dinner he sent his slave to say to those who had been invited, `Come; for everything is ready now' " (Lk 14:16-17).

 

Reflection:

 

We are those whom Jesus has invited to come to his banquet. The feast he beckons us to is the Kingdom, and all is ready: the table is set and the food is prepared. " Come to the table, dine! " we are urged. To wait or hold back is needless.

 

The call of Christ is to come to a festive and joyous feast, and Our Lady echoes that call in her message to open ourselves. But what is it that keeps us from such a celebration?

Perhaps somewhere we didn't hear or receive the invitation. Perhaps we did not really believe that the Kingdom would be joyous. Whatever the reason, we have a new invitation now. Medjugorje has helped us to feel our hunger and thirst. Surely we now know we need to be fed, and most surely we could use some joy and celebration.

 

God is patient and tireless in summoning us, and his call is forever in the present. The feast never grows cold; he is never unprepared. If we hold back out of fear, guilt, or indifference, we can miss out entirely. But we need not keep missing out. All we need to do is stop excusing ourselves and enter the banquet hall.

 

Application:

 

A prayer for today:

 

Gracious Lord, rouse me to accept your invitation. Remove my laziness, dissolve my excuses, calm my fear. With a new openness to you and Our Lady, I shall take my place at your table. Amen

 

 

 

Our Lady of Emmitsburg Public Message, LESSONS, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Pope's Prayer Intentions



Our Lady of Emmitsburg Public Message - November 4, 2007


The Public Message from Our Lady of Emmitsburg given at the Monthly Marian Prayer Service on November 4th, 2007 is now available.



Full Text... ( http://www.centerof theimmaculatehea rt.org/messages/ messages_ current_temp. asp )



LESSONS from Our Lord Revisited - Release 54



Links to the 54th release of the revisited LESSONS from Our Lord from the I AM your Jesus of Mercy series are:



Volume IV, Lesson 34 - Success



( http://www.centerof theimmaculatehea rt.org/foundatio n/singlenews. asp?item_ ID=1126&comm= 0&list_code_ int=NEW02- INT )



Volume IV, Lesson 35 - Extraordinary Love


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Volume IV, Lesson 36 - Seek Me


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The Feast of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini - November 13, 2007


Tribute & excerpt from Venerable Pope Pius XII homily at St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Canonization, July 7, 1946...


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Novena Prayer to St. Frances Xavier Cabrini


Almighty and Eternal Father, Giver of all gifts, show us Your Mercy, and grant, we beseech You, through the merits of Your faithful servant, Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, that all who invoke her intercession may obtain what they desire according to the good pleasure of Your Holy Will (name your request).


O Lord Jesus Christ, Savior of the world, mindful of Your bountiful goodness and Love, deign, we implore You, through the tender devotion of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini for Your Sacred Heart, to hear our prayers and grant our petitions.


O God, the Holy Spirit, Comforter of the afflicted, Fountain of Light and Truth, through the ardent zeal of Your humble handmaid, Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, grant us Your all-powerful aid in our necessities, sanctify our souls and fill our minds with Divine Light that we may see the Holy Will of God in all things.


Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, beloved spouse of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, intercede for us that the favor we now ask may be granted.


(Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be 3 times each)


Pope Benedict XVI Monthly Prayer Intentions - November 2007


Join in praying daily for the November 2007 monthly intentions of our Holy Father:


Respect for Life: That medical researchers and legislators may have a deep respect for human life from its beginning to its natural conclusion.


Peace in Korea: That the spirit of reconciliation and peace may grow in the Korean Peninsula.


DAILY OFFERING PRAYER - O Jesus, through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer You my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world. I offer them for all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart: the salvation of souls, reparation for sin, and the reunion of all

Christions. I offer them for the intentions of our bishops and of all Apostles of Prayer, and in particular for those recommended by our Holy Father this month.


December
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Our Lady of Emmitsburg Monthly Marian Prayer Service
Lynfield Event Complex, December 2, 2007


Come pray the Rosary and Chaplet of Divine Mercy at the Our Lady of Emmitsburg Monthly Marian Prayer Service from 3PM-5PM. (Our Lady has been giving her monthly message to the world at this service.) All are welcome.


More Info...



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Saturday, 10 November 2007
Prophecy Meditations and Stuff
Topic: Meditation and Prayer

Message to Gianna Sullivan Nov.4,2007

Public Message

Our Lady of Emmitsburg

To the World

through Gianna Sullivan

November 4, 2007


Little children, praised be Jesus!

Little ones, God the Father is with you. God the Son is with you. God the Holy Spirit dwells in you. I, your Mother, am with you. We love you, children. I will always guide you and lead you to the Way of perfection in Jesus. I will always be with you.

Times are difficult. There are many people suffering in various circumstances and situations, with pain at all levels, from children to adults, from my elderly to my unborn.

Pray with all your hearts, and never give up hope. There can be Peace in this world. There can be unity. Pain and suffering can end.


You are all invited into this most glorious Plan. As you dwell within my Son and my Son within you, the Cross becomes your salvation at all times; and there comes a point in time when your sufferings become your consolation. As you accept and continue to surrender, you will receive the wisdom; and God's grace shall be infused within you.

Pray with all your hearts, and you will see, that as you join together, how pain and suffering are lifted and Joy becomes your way of being.


I shall never leave you, not for a moment. My Son is with you. Know how blessed and loved you are! Whether you feel loved or not, you are loved. I embrace you with my Motherly Heart, and I shed upon you the blessings from Heaven. Receive all the good things of God's blessings through the Most Blessed Trinity---Father, Son & Holy Spirit. Peace to you. I love you!

Reflection by Fr. John B. Wang

This is a very strong message of HOPE from our Heavenly Mother given in the name of the Most Holy Trinity. Our Mother says she knows that the times are difficult and that there is a great deal of suffering and pain in the world. But the sufferings are a means of salvation and Heaven has a glorious plan. The sufferings will turn into consolation and joy. All we must do is pray and trust in God. The Most Holy Trinity and our Blessed Mother are intimately united with us. They will never leave us. They will bring us to Easter morning.

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Message From Mother Mary - November 9, 2007 thru Lec -

Message Received
From Mother Mary
November 9, 2007(Friday)
7:05AM
St. Francis Church
Shaw Blvd., Mandaluyong City
Metro Manila
PHILIPPINES

After hearing from Jesus, once more I prayed the Spiritual Preparations then proceeded to hear Mother Mary in my heart. This is what I heard from the still, small, inner voice.

Son, prepare heart, soul, mind and spirit. The Illumination of the Soul as revealed to consecrated souls is an inevitable event happening. There is no surer way to prepare in the spirit than to go to confession.

Physical readiness is also important but preparations in the spirit should be paramount for no one can exactly predict what will take place to each person's life when the dire events start falling into place as prophesied. Whatever happens to a person, as long as that person is prepared to receive the heavenly inheritance does not matter much anymore for what else is to be asked for if heaven is already attained. Everything is in there already, no more need to break the back just to earn a pittance but yes, if you think that you will do nothing there but meditate, pray and worship, that will not be the case. Heaven's vastness and the billions of worlds out there in the universe have not been created by God for nothing for everything in His creation has a Divine and Holy Purpose.

There is much to see, much to do to occupy the time there. Remember, life in the glorious beyond is for eternity. What will you do in eternity if God has not thought about that in the first place? I tell you Son and tell others about this so that their longing for the Heavenly home will always be kept alive thus leading them instead to think nicely of the magnificent rewards instead of dwelling all the time on the punishment if they fail to do what God desires. Time to encourage others on the glory that awaits them should their faithfulness to God endures to the end.

Good to see you here Son Go in peace!

Message Reception Ended : 7:50 AM Duration : 20 minutes Total Time Elapsed for 3 Messages on November 9, 2007 = 1 hour and 5 minutes

Message From Jesus - November 9, 2007 thru Lec

Message Received
From Jesus
November 9, 2007(Friday)
7:05AM
St. Francis Church
Shaw Blvd., Mandaluyong City
Metro Manila
PHILIPPINES

After hearing from the Father, I went on to ask Jesus if He would like to say anything. Recharging my spiritual battery, I then prayed my spiritual preparations before hearing the Lord such as the Lord's Prayer, Hail Mary, Glory Be, the Act of Contrition and to make certain that nothing not of Jesus will gain entrance into my mind, I prayed the Prayer of Protection from evil through St.
Michael, the Archangel. Then I proceeded to hear Jesus in my heart.
This is what I heard from the still, small, inner voice.

Son, you made me glad by your availability today. Son, I am loathe to speak harshly against anybody but there were times as the Scriptures bears my words that I did so. Against the Pharisees and the Scribes my words were not accommodating to them but I knew their hearts and I had simply adopted the best measure that befits the situation in my earthly stay.

I am uncompromising as far as hypocrisy is concerned, saying one thing and meaning another. The heart's content of every person is not hidden to Me. I can see far into the future how a person will behave based on my knowledge of that person's conscience, the means through which each created being with a soul maintains direct communication with heaven.

We speak through the conscience, but the person may not detect us in his inner self for when the cares of the world overwhelms the soul, our voices are lost. Find time to rest, reflect and commune with Me in your heart.

My coming has long been prophesied and yes, I will come as is written, but when I come, will I find many whose hearts have remained steadfast for me for the days to prove how authentic that faith is, is fast approaching on the eastern horizon, the direction where the sun rises and so my sign which will first be seen from the East.

Will the multitudes be ready to welcome my coming?

Message Reception Ended : 7:30 AM Duration : 25 minutes

Message #3020 to Little Mary - September 20, 2007

"Please pick up your cross and take a stand for life"

MESSAGE #3020 from the Blessed Mother September 20, 2007

My daughter, The Gospel must be spread so more come to know My Son, Jesus.

Please, dear children, join hands and live your Faith. Speak the truth or you will see darker days. Please take part in healing Jesus' wounds. When you live a lukewarm life, you add wounds to Jesus' Most Precious Body.

Abortion is on the rise because my children are not taking a stand for life. Please work together and assist those children who are on the wrong path. Assist those mothers who are unable to care for their children.
These mothers need to see Christ in you. Please be loving, caring children so more turn to God instead of having an abortion.

Through prayer and sacrifice on your part, each of you can make a difference in this world. If you use your hands and voice, life will not be destroyed. Allow the Holy Spirit to guide you so more see Christ in you. Each of you must do your part in order to be true servants for Our Lord.

Now, please pick up your cross and take a stand for life. Pick up your cross, obey God and be willing to serve Our Lord. Amen.

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Message From the Father - November 9, 2007 thru Lec - Latest

Message Received
From The Father
November 9, 2007(Friday)
6:45AM
St. Francis Church
Shaw Blvd., Mandaluyong City
Metro Manila
PHILIPPINES

After attending the 6:00 AM mass and thereafter prayed my daily devotions, I then asked if the Father had anything to say.

Here is what I heard from the still, small, inner voice:
Conditions in the world are fast deteriorating son. It will not be too long before a crisis point is reached culminating in more events that will finally tell people that this is the time that has been warned long before.

Even if without my intervention, events leading to the last book of the scriptures are fast shaping up into fruition, hence my warning to step up preparations for the prophesied time.

The sum total of everything I have been giving will finally be understood by all who happen to know my words and abide in them.

I do nothing out of fancy or merely for my entertainment for the business of saving souls is my foremost predilection. Why would I send Jesus if it were not so.

There is not much time left son before everyone gets into a frenzy for as events start falling into place, going back is no longer a possibility for all semblance of a normal life would have entirely vanished and what follows next day after day will occupy man's heart and soul that his time to think well of me would have been greatly impaired, hence, the great need to condition the mind, spirit, soul and body for the inevitable grim days of woe right now.

Man must totally repent now, seek Me in humility and ask for my help that until the end of his life, he be kept by Me so as to be adjudged worthy to belong to my kingdom which I am making available to all those who believe and do something which I have already made known to live in sanctity and purity until the last day for only by doing so can the barrier that separates man from Me shall be breached through.

I AM WAITING FOR ALL THOSE WHO ACCEPT MY INVITATION. COME AND BE MY GUEST!

Your Father,

Message Reception Ended : 7:05 AM Duration : 20 minutes

First Things

Woe to Those Who Call Evil Good
By Joseph Naumann (Archbishop of Kansas City)

Monday, October 29, 2007, 7:40 AM

Mother Teresa, who dedicated her life to serving the poorest of the poor, said on more than one occasion that the greatest poverty in the world was not on the streets of Calcutta but here in the United States and Western Europe. She would say: “What a terrible poverty that says: I cannot feed one more child. I cannot clothe one more child. I cannot shelter one more child. I cannot care for one more child. I cannot love one more child.”

This is the great poverty that has enveloped our nation these past thirty-five years—a poverty that amid unprecedented prosperity and wealth places strict limits on our capacity to love.

One of the themes that John Paul II wove through his encyclical The Gospel of Life could be described as the crisis of truth. John Paul believed that objective truth was accessible to everyone through the light of reason. In this, he stood in opposition to many in Western society who question the existence of truth.

For many in our culture today, tolerance and diversity have become the new absolutes. Certainly, there is much good in such values. Tolerance is an important and helpful civic virtue in a democratic society. And it is consistent with Christian teaching.

In fact, as Christians, we are called to do much more than tolerate others who may be different from us in a whole host of ways. We are called to reverence every other human being as one made in the image of God and one the Son of God deemed of such worth that he gave his life on Calvary. This does not mean, however, that every action is to be approved, much less respected. There are some actions and activities that are against the innate dignity of the human person and that infringe on the rights and dignity of others.

The point, here, is that the ideological underpinnings for pro-choice rhetoric derive from the relativism against which the pope complained. It is the crisis of truth that allows otherwise intelligent individuals to posit that they are personally opposed to abortion but they support the right of others to choose an abortion.

The question that needs to be posed to those who make this claim is: Why are you personally opposed to abortion? Why do so many of the pro-choice politicians even say that they want to make abortion rare? Why want to make something rare if it is truly a valid choice? The rhetoric of choice has been a very clever marketing campaign for something that is of its nature evil and repugnant.

While it taps into some deeply held American values of personal freedom and individual liberty, pro-choice position is actually an exercise in illogic. Nobody is actually pro-choice in the sense that they are in favor of all choices. Indeed, one always has to ask the further question: What is being chosen? In the case of abortion, the honest answer is: to destroy a human life.

In some of the inner-city neighborhoods where I served as a priest, there was a great problem with gun violence. Could you imagine anyone saying that they were personally against drive-by shootings, but if someone else wanted to do it they should have that right? Yet it is precisely that illogic that has been used now for several decades to defend the legalization of abortion—the destruction of an innocent human life.

Without the acceptance of objective truth, everything becomes negotiable. The moral conscience of society and the individual are impaired. There is confusion in the recognition of good and evil. We become uncertain about such fundamental institutions for family and society as marriage. From the denial of natural truth, a nihilism emerges that we find expressing itself today in art, literature, and films. We become confused about what is good and noble. We question what is worth devoting our life to. This confusion results in a great interior emptiness. We try to distract ourselves with more and more things, divert our attention with more and more entertainment, and numb ourselves with drugs and other addictions.

I remember watching, as a child, an episode of The Twilight Zone. It began with doctors and nurses with surgical masks gathered around a hospital bed of a female patient whose face was completely bandaged except for her eyes and nose. From their conversation, it became apparent that this woman suffered from a hideous disfigurement which a series of plastic surgeries had failed to correct. They had attempted one final surgery that the doctors were optimistic would solve the problem, but they would not know for certain until they unbandaged her face several days later.

They finally come to the moment of truth—the unwrapping of the bandages—and we see that the woman’s face is stunningly beautiful. The doctors and nurses shake their heads with disappointment and apologize for their failure. For the first time they remove their surgical masks revealing grotesquely hideous features. That is how it is in The Twilight Zone: The beautiful is ugly, and the ugly is beautiful.

This is a helpful image for the consequence of relativism that impairs a culture from recognizing what is objectively good, beautiful, and true. In The Gospel of Life, Pope John Paul had this to say about objective truth: “The Gospel of Life is not for believers alone: It is for everyone. The issue of life and its defense and promotion is not a concern of the Christian alone. Although faith provides special light and strength, this question arises in every human conscience which seeks the truth and which cares about the future of humanity. Life certainly has a sacred and religious value, but in no way is that value a concern only of believers. The value at stake is one which every human being can grasp by the light of reason; thus it necessarily concerns everyone.”

This battle for the reality and existence of truth is not a new one, although the strength of secular relativism today is undermining the foundations of culture and society in a unique and devastating manner. We can find the battle between truth and its denial right in the Passion, when the accused prisoner, Jesus, asserts: “I came into the world to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice,” while his earthly judge, Pontius Pilate, feebly responds with the classic relativist’s question: “What is truth?”

I prefer to be a disciple of Jesus rather than of Pontius Pilate.

Archabishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City gave this talk at the  Gospel of Life Conference in Denver on October 20, 2007.

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Topic: Meditation and Prayer

Peace of Christ be with you...Let us start with a meditation form the mystic, Gianna, from the Father...
and then a prayer to Yeshua (Jesus) to start the day.

From time to time, we shall also include prayers that we inthe past have experienced realy and truly work.
 

 

First a meditation from the Father Almighty...

Message to Gianna Sullivan Nov.8,2007

The Words of God the Father

through Gianna Sullivan

November 8, 2007


My Dear Children of Humanity,

You are given life. What you do with your life is the end of the story. This world was given life to use it, to build on it, and to graciously develop all good things. What you do with your life, through the gifts given to you, is the end point of all of your life and its worth.

If you people listen to My Words and receive My gifts, and yet ignore the events surrounding them, whether it be an awakening or whether it be perdition, then how can it be that you and so few recognize the Creator's Hand?

My Love for you and for all in creation has been but a footprint of My Love because so many people ignore Me and My gifts, and because of free will. The outcome results in the destruction by human hands. If all would but receive the grace and recognize the Source from where Life and Love stem, then all would be safe.

What is it that you desire---that you are afraid to receive because you are afraid to ask or because of your sinful ways?

I am a God Who loves and continues to give and mercifully will forgive. I will give and give, and will forgive and forgive; but what I ask for is attention and action. If all are indifferent in their ways, then I have no choice other than to get humanity's attention.

So much to give, and so few willing to receive. Yet, so many of you say, "Yes" you are with me and desire to receive; but then when I ask, you are afraid. "Is it from God or is it of me?" or "I will, butâ¦."----and then you turn inwardly and out of fear do not respond.

When I ask and I give, then I expect. If you do not give in return, then you lose the little you have. Those who give and trust gain more, and they will be expected to give and give even more. More is given to those who ask and respond. To those who do not, the little they receive will be taken away.

I love you, and I bless you. The end of the story, the final chapter depends on your free will.

http://www.centerof theimmaculatehea rt.org/foundatio n/gtf_current. asp

 

 

...and then, a prayer to Yeshua 

 

A prayer for today:

O, Christ, my savior help me to seek and serve mercy before justice, to forgive before I condemn. Let me be an instrument of your love in myself and for others, and live more by grace than by law. Amen.

DAILY OFFERING PRAYER - O Jesus, through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer You my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world. I offer them for all the intentions of Your Sacred Heart: the salvation of souls, reparation for sin, and the reunion of all Christions. I offer them for the intentions of our bishops and of all Apostles of Prayer, and in particular for those recommended by our Holy Father this month.

 

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as well as ournew book, Black Saints, Mystics, and Holy Folk (The Ancient African Liturgical Church, Vol. I) to the year 599 A.D.

Brothers and Sisters, that is more than 57,000 Black Saints of us, and for us...uhhhhhh, seemingly left off the lists.  But we have attempted to correct that.

 

Till next post...

 

Pax Christi 


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