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A Hope in Winter Comes as given to Clare du Bois by Mary, Our Mother of Mercy Cover picture of Mary, Mother of Mercy by Clare du Bois Other cover design resources from Freepik.com Edited by Carol E. Jennings ISBN: 9781796995350 OUR BOOK POLICY vs. COPYRIGHT All of our books may by copied and distributed at cost only, not for profit. Anything I have created has been done with the Lord's help. He has freely given. Who can copyright the words of the Lord and make of them an item of profit and commerce? My heart is that all should have these at no cost, so you can go to our website Heartdwellers.org and download them for free. If you have no means to purchase any of our books, write to me at: Heart Dwellers P.O. Box 1113 Taos, NM 87571 I will send you whatever I have on hand at your request. The Love of Jesus be with you. Clare du Bois A Hope in Winter Comes This book contains the private journal entries of an Eastern Catholic religious sister. Grace, Peace and Blessing in the Most Merciful Heart of Our Blessed lady. The following pages contain what I believe to be a wealth of instruction on how to live the Christian Life. These words of Our Holy Mother and Lord contain some of the richest counsel I have yet to read. Mary takes us step by step through her own very special way of preparing the faithful believer for a mature and grounded relationship with her son, Jesus. As the Spouse of the Holy Spirit, and chosen daughter of the Father, she is well familiar with the way of God, and of pleasing His Omnipotent Heart. May you meditate prayerfully upon these sublime teachings, and I pray that they will bring you into a profoundly intimate union with the Bridegroom of your soul. a cielo! Rev. Fr. Francis Marie du Bois iii Clare du Bois Clare & Ezekiel’s Journey with Jesus and Mary Clare and Ezekiel du Bois were joined in holy matrimony June 14, 1990 on the Feast of the Sacred Heart. Nothing happens by accident with the Lord. As we look at a little background on the importance and significance of this Feast, we can easily see His hand in choosing the day of their union. And more especially, as they celebrated the beginning of their journey together with Him, the significance of this feast and the plans the Lord was foreshadowing in the coming years. (19:33), when Jesus was dying on the cross "one of the soldiers pierced his side with a spear, and at once there came out blood and water." The celebration of the Sacred Heart is associated with the physical wound (and the associated sacrifice), the "mystery" of both blood and water pouring from Christ's chest, and the devotion God asks from humankind. iv A Hope in Winter Comes Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is devotion to Jesus Christ Himself, but in the particular ways of meditating on his interior life and on His threefold love: His divine love, His burning love that fed His human will, and His sensible love that affects His interior life. August 31, 1670, in Rennes, France, through the efforts of Fr. Jean Eudes (1602-1680). From Rennes, the devotion spread, but it took the visions of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690) for the devotion to become universal. Margaret Mary, the Sacred Heart of Jesus played a central role. The "great apparition," which took place on June 16, 1675. In that vision, Christ asked St. Margaret Mary to request that the Feast of the Sacred Heart be celebrated in reparation for the ingratitude of men for the sacrifice that Christ had made for them. Source: Thought.com v Clare du Bois They trained together to learn American Sign Language, and after two years, they discovered that there was a school for the deaf and blind in Florida, led by a Franciscan priest. They were invited to come work as volunteers at the school. A budding artist under the direction of the Lord, Clare painted a large image of the Divine Heart of Jesus, which hung in their home. The Pilipino medical community where they had settled was very tight-knit and very spiritually tight-knit, as well. And so, to reach out to this community they would hold a prayer meeting on Saturday nights. Following the simple style of St. Francis, they would have Scripture readings, share praise and worship. And then pray a rosary together. It was during one of these celebrations that Clare began receiving apparitions of Mary, and then Jesus. Once the apparitions appeared, the people attending would sit quietly and pray while Clare listened and scribed. Then she would read the message aloud. Afterwards, there would be prayer for healing and counseling for the women. Before long, people began attending these prayer meetings, coming in from everywhere around. The visions continued to be given to this Florida group for nearly two years, until the Lord told Clare and Ezekiel that it was now time for the people to start living out what the messages said. They were vi A Hope in Winter Comes instructed to set an example to this group of total dedication to the Lord. Dedication so joined to His heart that Ezekiel and Clare were willing to leave EVERYTHING literally follow the Lord alone. And so, along with their four children, they moved to Columbia, South America. Over time, they were given six different missions in Columbia. The last three were in the Amazon basin. They had begun these missions in the north and ended up in Bogota. During their time in South America, the apparitions changed slightly, because of the culture of the people. Mary began to appear and speak as Nuestra Señora del Almorsal Our Lady of Good Nourishment. And Clare painted another image, this time of Mary with her heart overflowing with milk and nourishing graces. Mary and Jesus during the months spent in Florida. Although the messages were given over 20 years old, they are still alive, vital, and every so necessary! vii CHAPTER ONE MOTHER OF THE FAMILY OF GOD 6 - Leaves of Gold 8 What is Our Response to Be? 12 - Mother of the Family of God 15 Why Mary? 18 The Single-Parent Syndrome 19 Excluding Mother Has Consequences 21 The Mark of Mary 23 - He Took Her into His Home 25 - The Milk of Human Kindness 27 - The Lord of Glory Stoops CHAPTER TWO MERCY THROUGH MARY 30 - The Mother of Mercy Devotion and Promises 31 - The Mother of Mercy Chaplet 34 - The Mother of Mercy Image 37 - The Catechism of the Catholic Church 40 - Three Minutes of Intercession for the World CHAPTER THREE FAITH, A FLOWER ALWAYS IN BLOOM BELIEVING AGAINST ALL ODDS 42 - Faith, A Flower Always in Bloom 45 What is Prayer? 46 - Angels of Faith, Hope and Love vs. Demons of Demons of Fear, Doubt, and Scrutiny 51 - Feast of St. Clare 55 - The Shield, The Spear and Salvation of Souls 60 - Faithfulness 62 - Worry 1 Clare du Bois CHAPTER FOUR RUN TO WIN SUFFERING AND ENDURANCE 65 - Run to Win an Imperishable Crown 67 - You Will Bloom Again 69 - There is Not Hope Without Forgiveness 72 - To My Precious Refugees 75 - Not Even the Angels of Heaven Can Do This Holy Thing CHAPTER FIVE INNOCENT BLOOD COUNSELS AGAINST JUDGMENT 77 - Do Not Obstruct the Harvest of Souls 82 - Cleanse Your Hands of Innocent Blood 91 - Spiritual Jealousy 96 - Wagon Train in the Wilderness CHAPTER SIX SOWING PERISHABLE SEEDS COUNSELS AGAINST WORLDLINESS 98 - Detach Yourselves From the World 106 - Letter for Overseas Believers 114 - 119 - Let Me Not be Called Mother of Pagans 129 - Trinkets CHAPTER SEVEN WWMD: What Would Mary Do? 132 Purity 2 A Hope in Winter Comes CHAPTER EIGHT BE WATCHFUL FOR WE KNOW NOT THE HOUR 143 - Heavenly Disarmament 144 - The Bleeding Scroll 150 - A Letter to US Senators, 1996 155 - I Looked for Justice and Found None 156 - Do Not Fear Death, O Righteous Inhabitants of the Earth 159 - America, No Longer the Land of Plenty 163 - Come Back to Me, Fallen Humanity 163 - 166 - A Wild and Lawless Generation 167 - Unfinished Business (purgatory) 169 - I Am the Mother of Martyrs CHAPTER NINE ENTER INTO THE FOLDS OF HIS GARMENT 171 - Prayer and Rest in God 172 - Make My Heart Your Sanctuary 174 - The Transforming Rosary Tailoring by Mary 184 - Pearls Do Not Grow in Wading Pools 186 - Pray Continuous Rosaries 188 - Rest in My Arms CHAPTER TEN FORMED BY HIS SPIRIT LISTENING VERY CAREFULLY 192 - Rhema, The Anointed Word of God 196 - How We Solved a Family Crisis 199 - Books for the Formation of Consciences 3 Clare du Bois CHAPTER ELEVEN OUR HEARTS, A CITY OF GOD, THE INTERIOR LIFE 206 - A Real Daddy 210 - My Sister Brides 212 - You Are My Ambassadors of Love 216 - You Were Born For This Purpose 218 - The Flesh Wars Against the Spirit 221 - Despise the World 224 - On My Holy Mountain 228 - Our Hearts: A City of God 230 - Thieves in the Castle 233 - The Enemy is Looking for an Opening 236 - Jesus, I Trust in You CHAPTER TWELVE IF YOU WOULD BE PERFECT 239 - To Live For Him Alone 239 - A Life Worth Living for Eternity 244 - In Earthen Vessels 248 - The Righteous Shall Live by Faith 256 - Will You Respond? 258 - JESUS AND MARY CONTINUE TO TEACH THE CHURCH 261 - Part 1 of 7 271 - Part 2a of 7 283 - Part 2b of 7 300 - Part 3 of 7 311 - Part 4 of 7 322 - Part 5 of 7 333 - Part 6 of 7 358 - Part 7 of 7 4 A Hope in Winter Comes 5 Clare du Bois CHAPTER ONE MOTHER OF THE FAMILY OF GOD Leaves of Gold Before this Rosary, I went to the Lord Jesus asking Him what was on His Heart for the group.