The days are advancing so rapidly and you must be prepared for any gift to
be given during the holy and oh-so- important Season of Lent. Each day sees
a further development of the plans that will result in the Crucifixion of My
Church and the greater sufferings of Our faithful ones. Please tell Our
people of the dangers that lurk everywhere, that the evil one waits daily
for an opportunity to distract all of you with events or people that seem at
first to be part of My Father's plan, but disintegrate quickly into just
distraction and a further diluting of your prayers and your focus on My
Face! I am your Jesus, come to fill you with strength and renewal for your
immediate departure. Stay focused during your entire trip, My little one,
and spend every extra minute with Me. Remember that you are not alone for an
instant, and call upon My mother and her Angels at any time.

 Daughter, I wish to share this gift of understanding with My people to give
them an impetus to spend this Lenten Season in a greater time of fasting
daily from anything that is not necessary for the maintenance of good health
and a balanced but smaller daily consumption of food. The days of Lent will
pass quickly and, once again, you will benefit greatly by your actions of
denying yourselves any luxury in the area of food or frivolities!

 Again, My dear ones, I remind you of the serious times in which you live,
awaiting serious events in the future. If you are listening to all the words
of direction, the requests from Heaven, you will be serious in your response
to them. You do realize more each day, each year, the sacredness and
giftedness of each celebration of the periods of time in My life which
resulted ultimately in My Suffering and Dying and Rising, and obtaining your
Redemption by opening the Gates of Heaven to all who desire Salvation.

 My dear ones, people are suffering and dying daily everywhere in the world.
You cannot continue to insulate yourselves with your money and possessions
and education, to live your lives as privileged and above the struggles of
this part of your journey back to My Father and yours.
 
 

Realize, My dearest people, the power of celebrating and remembering and
renewing the events of My life as a means of an ongoing nurturing, an
example to follow for your own lives. Without these reminders, this call to
deny yourselves available opportunities for any and every type of food and
entertainment, you would lose Me completely.    These choices on your part
to do without, to stay away from, to relinquish opportunities for worldly
pleasures and distractions, strengthen and build up discipline like nothing
else can accomplish.

 You are not hurting yourself when you fast, My dearest children! (Please
keep in mind that prudence and balance must be brought to fasting by people
who are seriously ill or on special diets and need certain medicines that
cannot be taken on empty stomachs, etc.. Jesus is talking to our maturity
here. CTA.) You are aiding your spiritual growth enormously, as well as
allowing your body a much needed rest from frantic activity and an overload
to your senses!

 LESS IS BETTER, MY PEOPLE, and allows you time to live, to be more fully
alive; to be healthier, more at peace, more able to enjoy the simple beauty
of everyday life. Discipline is sadly lacking in today's world.

 I GIVE THE GIFT OF DESIRE TO FAST AND RETREAT FROM THE WORLD DURING THESE
FORTY DAYS OF PREPARATION, MY DEAR ONES.  A GIFT OF MY FATHER'S MERCY
ARRIVES AGAIN FOR YOU, AS YOU HEAR OR READ MY WORDS TO YOU REGARDING THIS
INCREASE IN THE DESIRE AND CALL TO LIVE EACH DAY OF LENT IN AS RECOLLECTED
AND QUIET AND PRAYERFUL A WAY AS POSSIBLE.

 And blessed are you who have the company of your spouse and family to live
in this way.

And blessed are you who have this new opportunity to offer this time of Lent
for the conversion of your family and spouse

Blessed are you who pray, children.

Blessed are you who fast. You will be prepared for the blessed, meager
existence of the future by living it now!

Blessed are you who hear the words of Heaven and live them. You are very
close to the Kingdom of My Father on earth as it is in Heaven!

Blessed are you, My beloved ones, for loving My Mother, for your devotion to
her.

 Blessed are you who love your Triune God in the Father and the Son and the
Holy Spirit.

Blessed are you, My precious people, who try to love, to pray, to change, to
become all We are calling you to be.

Blessed are you when you are humble enough to admit that you have sinned
AGAIN that same weak sin of lust or greed or aggressive behavior; or
laziness or covetousness or dishonesty or gossip or idol worship; or murder
of another's reputation or good name.

Blessed are you, My beloved ones, who return for Reconciliation and seek
forgiveness from your God and promise to accept My graces to go and sin no
more!

 Oh My loved ones, I am waiting to forgive you, to heal you, to renew you,
to strengthen you, to guide and protect you. I send these words to you with
every ounce of My love and pleading for your return in trust to My Father
Who waits to make of you a new creation, born in love and tenderness and the
longing of your God to save you and bring you one day to Paradise and
Eternal Bliss............. forever!

 You are not aware of this, My faithful ones, but you ALSO have need of
rebirth in My Purity, My love for you, My Self! Just get to know Me, My
dearest little ones. Just love Me, My people of the world. All else will be
taken care of by Me and the intercession of Our dearest, holy Mother Mary.<

BEGIN A NOVENA TO THE HOLY SPIRIT ONCE AGAIN, CHILDREN. ASK TO HAVE YOUR
WEAK WILLS SHORED UP!  REQUEST A CHANGE IN ATTITUDE FROM COMPLACENCY TO
BEING SET ON FIRE WITH THE SPIRIT OF SURRENDER TO THESE REQUESTS, AND THE
JOY TO LIVE THEM IN PEACE AND GENTLENESS.

 Stop whatever you are doing, My dear ones, and feel My love in these words
to you. Be changed by them. Be renewed by them. Be blessed by them! I am
your loving, suffering Savior, and I call to you to come to receive your own
special graces about to be released for you throughout this special season
of purification and joy. Be at peace, My dear ones. Accept My gift of peace
now!"

 Carol Ameche
 

 A new prayer was given by Our Lady on June 10, 1999 in Tulsa Okla.

 "We praise you, Father, and beg Your Mercy on a sinful world.  Without Your
Kindness and Mercy, the world will not survive. Have pity on us, Father, and
forgive us, we pray. Amen."

  PRAYER ASKED OF US FROM JESUS

via Carol Ameche, Scottsdale, Arizona, on January 20, 1998.

Father, we kneel before Your Majesty and ask Your action In our lives and in
the world. Enact Your plan now, Father, to bring all Your people back to You
In love and remorse and repentance. Allow Your Justice, guided by Your
Mercy, To pour forth upon the waiting world that knows not Your Love and
power. Bring us back to Your loving arms and scoop us up in Your Mercy and
forgiveness. You are Our God and Our Creator, Our Savior and Our Sanctifier.
We beg You, Father, receive our prayers and answer us. Amen.