1994 Twenty Years of the House of Prayer 2014

Come, be heirs to My Throne in Eternal Life... Sunday 26 April 1992

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This Month’s Newsletter Early Messages Prayer Meeting Room of Jesus here at This month, whilst There are a few the House clearing out, we came articles about peoples’ of Prayer. across a few Messages, experiences during the Plight of Others some dating back as Wednesday Night Prayer The Plight of Others early as 1997, which Meetings in the Sacred talks about the poor E were never released in Heart House. Some of children on the streets to the Newsletter so we these incorporate the of Brazil who are selling have included them this Life in the Spirit seminars their bodies to survive, D month. recently completed here some as young as ten Messages this month at the House of Prayer. and eleven years of age. Jesus has given more Homosexuality The fears are that the I Messages this month, Jesus spoke very children’s plight will be challenging us to finally, recently about the sin made worse with some finally change our ways. of homosexuality. We 600,000 fans arriving He calls us back to His have included an article for the World Cup. T Truth and Warns us that which highlights how Pilgrimage we are about to see the the tide of opinion has Some servants were off ‘reality of your God.’ changed so that it is not on the Pilgrimage to O Within these Messages now the sin of sodomy Garabandal, La Salette, He is begging us not to that is wrong but, rather, Lourdes and Paray Le be drawn away from it is the people who say Monial and we hope R Him but to return to that it is wrong who are to bring you some of Him as the Battle of at fault. their experiences in next Love approaches. Reiki month’s Newsletter. The Sacred Heart A very interesting and Appeal S As June is the month informative article from We wish to extend our of the Sacred Heart, we Saint Michael’s discusses deepest gratitude to all have included an article the dangers of reiki of you who have given so which highlights the which is becoming more generously to our appeal early devotion to the and more popular these both for financial aid N Sacred Heart that goes days. It is a particularly and your many prayers. back as early as Saint good article as it explains May Jesus Bless you all. in 1274. exactly what reiki is and We continue our appeal O Within this article also the dangers of it. this month as we try are the Twelve Promises Twenty Years to get rid of our debt. that Jesus gave through We continue our ‘twenty Unfortunately our bills T Saint Margaret Mary years’ theme with some are ongoing and that is to all those who would lovely articles including why we must keep asking practise the devotion to one about the origins you. the Sacred Heart. of the beautiful Sacred Thank you for all your E Heart statue which support. resides in the Prayer S An Invitation to Love Jesus Newsletter Messages of Love June 2014 Issue 218

 The Messages of Love

Saturday 31 May 1997 smokescreen of modernism the Light. He gently probes My children, I say be One within My Church and you each heart with His Love and with Me and each other. will see a truth that will He lifts up those who wish All is in My Hand and soon shock you to your very to be lifted up. Those who you will see all that I have core. I Love you, children do wish to be lifted up are said come to pass. of the world. given extraordinary Graces Many things are about to over a period of time. The happen in this world but Friday 28 January 2000 soul is tested and perfected you, My children, must My children, let your hearts within the soul. stand firm. Be one with be Mine for I have called My servant, I Love you. I each other and with Me. each one of you to My speak this day for Love. My Be in the Truth at all times Side. Love is great for the world. for it is only the Truth that Why, My children, do you My Love is a Painful Love will conquer. I Love you, discuss My Church without because very few, in these My little ones, let My Love speaking of Me as its Head? days, will accept it. Many for you and your love for I tell you: a body without a who are given it do not take Me and each other be your head cannot walk or talk or it. They think that they do driving strength. Love is move so why do you push not need it. The world is yours. Love is given. I, Me away? enough for them. I wish your Jesus, Love you. Why, My children, has satan souls to be more open to been given a place within Me and less open to the Saturday 15 June 1999 My Church? Why has he sin that is in the world. I Children of this world, the been allowed to sit within wish them to see the things things that I have spoken the Holy of Holies? within them that cause this of before are now in firm I tell you that your changes sin and to know that I will progress. The evil one to My Church have brought give them the Graces to has advanced through My about its downfall. overcome them. But they Church, melting the stoic Remember these Words. must be willing to seek within values that I have laid down, themselves those things that replacing them with empty Saturday influence them in a greater ways. Look deeper, My 17 December 2005 way than I do. I ask this of all children, for many times Saint Maximilian House of My children. Then I could it is spiritual blindness that Prayer, France pour out a great number of is the cause of downfall. The Lord’s Spirit is quiet and Graces on the world. Even These Words are Words of gentle, a Spirit who wanders if only a few were willing to Warning for all is not as it and searches for those souls die to themselves, I could seems. Look through the who wish to go further into save many through their

 sacrifice. seaworthy for in them are this tide of darkness. Covenants – Covenants of Trust in Me. Wednesday Truth; the Promises that I Love you. The Battle of 2 August 2006 I have made to keep My Love is about to begin in Jesus: Church from falling to the earnest. I Love you. My sons, say this little evil one. prayer: See how I call you, My Sunday 22 June 2014 Jesus, I trust in Your Most children? See how I keep Do not reject Me, My Sacred Heart; you safe? I call upon you children, in favour of the That Heart that has poured to make My Arks seaworthy lies of this world. You are out so much Love for me. for Me for the tempest being drawn away from Me In return, I give my begins. I Love you. by the glitter of lucifer, you life to You, this day, in are rejecting My Truth in thanksgiving Friday 28 March 2014 favour of his lies. And I will show my love for My children, this is My Read the Words of My You, dear Jesus, House and I Invite all to Scripture and know that I In the way that I am not come as if to the water’s have already Warned you afraid to trust in You. edge to drink. Whether of these times. All is clear I give my all so that You they come to seek Me or to the one who is willing to may Teach Your little ones to work for Me, I ask each seek for they shall truly find through me. one of them to respect My Truth. My Jesus, I love You and Me within My House and, Wake up, My little ones, this day I will show my trust (respect) My House and to and see what I am saying in You keep this House, and the in these Words. The time By the way that I live my others, in respect so that is close and still you rebel life. all will feel My Welcome against My Truth. I am Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, within My House. I Love your Father and I wish to I trust in You. Amen you, children. guide you into the safety of Patrick: Tuesday 10 June 2014 My Fold. Yet, you refuse Thank You, Jesus, I love Come to Me, My beloved to see, you refuse to listen, You. children. Lift up your hearts what must I do, must I force to Me and allow Me to guide you to return? Saturday 19 March 2011 you on this Path of Truth. I am a God of Love, a God I tell you that the Houses of The earth is becoming ever of Peace and, yes, a God of Prayer that I have given are darker, My children, and the Justice, I have given you My the Arks of this present day. tide of darkness is sweeping Love, I have given you My They are precious vessels over My Truth. I have Peace, now you force My in which I place My Truth Warned you of these things Hand in Justice. so that it remains precious before they have happened; I will show this earth its until I Come. open your eyes now and see rebellion, I shall send forth An Ark is like a ship and, My Warnings. Do not allow My Prophets and you shall in order for a ship to sail, it yourself to be swept away in see the Power of your God, must be seaworthy. What this tide of sin. you shall see how you have will gain you if you try to I am Coming, children, rejected Me, you shall see put a vessel out to sea that believe, read the signs of that no harm shall befall has holes in its hull? The your times and know that I them until they have fulfilled ship will sink and it will be am at hand. If time had not their days of prophecy. lost to the sea. been shortened even you, This world shall cry out My Houses must be made My elect, would not survive in pain for Mercy but you  shall drink the cup of My innocent, I will reveal sin Repent and come walk with Justice for no mercy have as it is and how lucifer has Me. you given to My children, guided the peoples of this I Love you. no mercy have you given world like puppets in their to Me, your God, and you pride and blindness. Monday 30 June 2014 shall see the Truth that you I am Coming, creation, My children, I am calling have not wished to see in to undo what you have you to open your eyes your blindness. destroyed in your lust and and see the truth of what Your greed has blinded you greed. You no longer love is happening in this world and you are allowing self to your neighbour, you simply around you. control you. love yourselves and have Can you not see the influx You are but puppets of fallen into the darkness of of sin into every part of lucifer and you refuse to sin. your society? see. I will give you a time of Can you not see the You have forced the Hand of repentance and you shall governments of this world your God; the blood of the bring out laws that corrupt innocent mar your streets, My children into believing your cities are corruptions that sin is just? of lucifer; your towns and Can you not read the signs villages are infested with evil of your times? and still you refuse to see. Look, My little ones, the Idolatry is your way and I Time of Darkness is upon will give you what you have you, the Time of Sin: the birthed in your free will. beast rises to his full power Prepare, creation, for you and soon will smash this are about to see the reality world with the force of his of your God. Repent and power. he believes that he return to Me and I will cannot be stopped but, I tell relent. you, children, I prepare My I Love you. Prophets to do battle with him. Friday 27 June 2014 Soon you shall see them, Feast of the Sacred Heart soon you shall know the of Jesus Power of your God. Come, beloved children of know your sin as it truly is I am not a dead God. My Heart, open your hearts in My Sight. If you do not I prepare you for this time. to Me and allow Me to place accept this Gift then I shall I do not leave you orphans. My Love within you. cut you off and you shall I shall reclaim My flock. Do not be afraid, My little feel the full force of My My Remnant will know ones, for what is to come Justice. Me: they shall recognise must happen. Stay close Be Warned, creation, you the Words of Life and they, to Me and I will guide you have overstepped the too, shall do battle against through these times safe bounds of free will and have the darkness. within My Heart. I will given Me the freedom to Prepare, children, prepare! bring this world to its knees destroy all that you have Your time of preparation so that it will see what it has wrought in your greed. comes to an end. done in its evil ways. Prepare, for the Great and Prepare! I Love you. I will show this world how Terrible Day of the Lord Prepare! it has spilt the blood of the looms before you.  Appeal Once again, we must ask for your help in the Name of our Master, Jesus, for it is His Work that we do. We are all trying to fulfil His Dream through the Messages of Love. Some people think that the Patricks and the servants receive wages but, be assured, that neither the Patricks, nor any of the servants, within the House of Prayer, receive a wage. We are all voluntary. The donations that come into the House of Prayer are put straight into the Work that Jesus has asked of us but, at this time, we are in debt of £11,961 and we need your help to meet this. We are sorry that we are always asking for your help, we have no one else to turn to except you, the children of God. We need your help in both the prayer and material sense. We are sorry but we dearly need your help in meeting the overheads and the ongoing renovation work of the Houses of Prayer. Thank you for your help. We love you in the Name of Jesus and His Holy Mother. Amen.

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 Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Well known devotions centuries we find the first Blessed Mary of the Divine The devotion to the Sacred indications of devotion to Heart, the Countess Droste Heart is one of the most the Sacred Heart of Jesus. zu Zischering and the Mother widely practised and well Authorship of the devotion Superior in the convent of known devotions within the is generally ascribed to the Good Shepherd, , . Saint . . A Message from Devotion to the Sacred Heart Others believe it was Saint Jesus to Blessed Mary of the emphasises the unmitigated Bonaventure, who in 1274 Divine Heart requested that Love, Compassion and long- said: Pius XIII consecrate Suffering of the Heart of “Who is there who would the entire world to the Christ towards humanity. not love this wounded Sacred Heart of Jesus. The Historical origins Heart? Message was received on 10 The historical origins of Who would not love Him June 1898 and again on 15 the devotion to the Sacred in return, January 1899. Pope Leo Heart go back to the birth Him Who Loves so much?” XIII consecrated the entire of Christianity. Jesus asked Other Saints world to the Sacred Heart us to “Learn from Me that Other Saints who practised of Jesus. I am Meek and Humble of great devotion to the Devotion grew heart.” Sacred Heart of Jesus were: Eighteenth and nineteenth Revealed at Calvary Saint , Saint century devotion grew But the doctrinal foundation , Saint through the efforts of Saint of the Devotion to the Lutgarde (she had a vision of and Sacred Heart was revealed the pierced Heart of Jesus), Saint Catherine Laboure’s at Calvary when the Heart Saint of Helfta. Miraculous Medal, depicting of Jesus was pierced by a This Saint had a vision in the Heart of Jesus crowned sword and Jesus’ Blood and 1298 where Jesus appeared with thorns and the Heart of Water poured forth. to her and commanded her Mary pierced by a sword. Fifteen hundred years to love Him ardently and Twentieth century For over fifteen hundred to honour His Sacred Heart In the twentieth century, we years, some of the Catholic in the Blessed Sacrament as have Saint Maximilian Kolbe Church’s greatest Saints much as possible. – and reported Messages of and mystics were specially Mary of the Divine Heart Our Lady of Fatima which devoted to the Sacred Heart It can also be argued state that the Heart of Jesus of Jesus. that devotion grew in the wishes to be honoured Indications of devotion nineteenth century with a together with the Heart of In the eleventh and twelfth Catholic from Portugal, Mary.

 devotion to His Sacred promote this devotion shall The chosen apostle of Heart. This devotion would have their names written the Sacred Heart for its be known as the Nine in My Heart, never to be devotion is Saint Margaret Fridays and the Holy Hour blotted out. Mary Alacoque. and He asked that a feast 12. I promise you in the Saint Francis de Sales day be established. excessive Mercy of My Heart founded the “Order of the Visions were genuine that My all–Powerful Love Visitation.” Many years She received support will grant to all those who later, Saint Margaret Mary from Blessed Claude communicate on the First Alacoque joined this Order. de la Colombiere, the Friday in nine consecutive It was not coincidental that community’s confessor for months the Grace of final Jesus revealed the mysteries a time, who declared the penitence; they shall not die of His Sacred Heart in the visions were genuine. in My disgrace nor without Order of the Visitation The Promises of Jesus receiving their Sacraments; whose founder was the to Saint Margaret Mary My Divine Heart shall be outstanding defender of Alacoque their safe refuge at this last Gods Love for the human To all those who would moment. race. practise this devotion to the First Friday Devotions Gods deep Love Sacred Heart, Jesus gave The First Friday Devotions/ Saint Margaret Mary was twelve Promises. These are Nine Fridays is a day to be chosen by God to let all as follows. devoted to honouring Jesus’ mankind know of Gods deep 1. I will give them all the Sacred Heart. The object Love and Understanding for Graces necessary in their of this devotion is to make all of us and the love we state of life. Jesus know He is perfectly should have for Him. 2. I will establish peace in loved: to make reparation Saint Margaret Mary was their houses. for the outrages offered born in 1647 and died in 3. I will comfort them in all to Him, past and present, 1690. Her feast day is 17 their afflictions. especially those which He October. She was sent to 4. I will be their strength receives daily in the Blessed the Poor Clares School at during life and above all Eucharist. Charolles on the death of during death. Love Him unceasingly her father when she was 5. I will bestow a large We should adore Jesus, eight years old. She was Blessing upon all their make a fervent act of love bedridden for five years undertakings. to Him in the Tabernacle, with rheumatic fever and 6. Sinners shall find in My thank Him for giving us this developed a devotion to Heart the source and the beautiful devotion and His the Blessed Sacrament. She infinite ocean of Mercy. Love, express our deepest refused marriage in 1671 7. Tepid souls shall grow sorrow at seeing Him so and entered the Visitation fervent. abandoned and ignored and Convent. From the age of 8. Fervent souls shall quickly resolve to visit Him as often twenty years she experienced mount to high perfection. as possible and to love Him visions of Christ and on 27 9. I will Bless every place unceasingly. December 1673 began a where a picture of My Holy Mass series of revelations that Heart shall be set up and Attendance at the Holy would continue for over a honoured. Sacrifice of the Mass is year and a half. 10. I will give to priests the assuredly the best means of His chosen instrument gift of touching the most honouring and loving the Christ told her she was His hardened hearts. Adorable, Forgiving Heart chosen instrument to spread 11. Those who shall of Jesus.  Restore love and devotion live in You and for You. image of the Sacred Heart Saint Margaret Mary asked Protect me in the midst of was a constant reminder to in one of her letters: danger. Comfort me in all present of their love and “What can keep us from my afflictions. Give me devotion to Jesus and His loving God and becoming health of body, assistance Wounded Heart. saints, since we have a body in my temporal needs, Your Old fashioned that can suffer and a heart Blessing on all that I do and Sadly today, many homes that can love?” the Grace of a holy death.” do not have or display an Saint Margaret Mary The devotion spread image of the Sacred Heart became the catalyst whose The death of Saint Margaret of Jesus. It’s considered old mission was to restore love Mary, on 17 October fashioned! and devotion to the Sacred 1690, did not dampen the Behold My Heart Heart of Jesus. ardour of those interested In 1673 Jesus said to Saint The Feast Day in devotion to the Sacred Margaret Mary, “Behold The Feast of the Sacred Heart - in spite of all sorts of the Heart that has so Loved Heart is celebrated nineteen obstacles and the slowness men. Instead of gratitude days after Pentecost. The of the Holy See, which in I receive from the greater Feast of the Sacred Heart 1693 imparted indulgences part of mankind only is always celebrated on to the Confraternities of the ingratitude.” a Friday. This year we Sacred Heart, the devotion In the year 2014, three celebrated this great Feast spread. hundred and forty one years Day on 27 June. Consecrating later, Jesus, sadly, could Prayer to the My generation would have repeat these words!! Sacred Heart of Jesus wonderful memories of Vigil “Oh, Most Holy Heart of the priest calling at the On the first Friday of Jesus, Fountain of every home and consecrating every month, the Sacred Blessing, I adore You, I love all members of the family Heart House of Prayer, You and, with lively sorrow to the Sacred Heart and Cookstown, conduct a vigil for my sins, I offer You this blessing the image of the in honour of the Sacred poor heart of mine. Make Sacred Heart that hung Heart of Jesus from 10pm me humble, patient, pure above the fireplace in the to 2am. All are welcome. and wholly obedient to Your living room (the most used Will, Good Jesus, that I may room in the house). The 10.30pm and have had a different experience every week since they began. New Life At first, I couldn’t ‘get into it’ and longed to feel the Presence of Jesus like many in the of the other servants. The key – to leave everything concerning my life outside Spirit the door – as Patrick had advised. At first, many thoughts and distractions Presence of Jesus at the House of Prayer, pulled me away so it was I have been attending the Cookstown on Wednesday quite a challenge to devote Life in the Spirit Seminars evenings from 8.30pm to one’s mind entirely on Jesus.  My secret – to close my eyes said: “I will not leave you baby I had no choice in my to all distractions within the orphans,” He did not, He Baptism, this time I was in room and empty my mind left us the Holy Spirit within control. I wanted to be to my world outside of the our hearts and souls. Until baptised in the Holy Spirit. room. I receieved the teachings My choice. My decision. On the cusp of something at the House of Prayer, I Now I did not know that I Since practising this routine, did not fully understand would be asked what Gift I I now long to attend the Holy Spirit. I would wanted from the Holy Spirit. on a Wednesday night, have known the title ‘Holy So when asked, I simply and whereas, in the beginning, Ghost’ from a child but this quickly answered, ‘All and I went because I felt it was was just a statement added the Gift of Tongues.’ (Well, expected of me. The two to certain prayers. at my age, if you can only hours fly by! The music just What I have to do is ‘awaken’ ask for one a year, I would seems to lift my soul, lift my the Holy Spirit within my be on a zimmer frame!) spirit. Some weeks I cry, soul. To listen to Him more Full of joy others I constantly repent and act on my feelings when I did not go “out” in the of my sins to Jesus. Jesus I hear that little Voice in my Holy Spirit but I felt at peace is brought home to me. I heart and head suggesting to with myself and full of joy. have as yet not actually felt me how I could die more to I believe the Holy Spirit is at the Presence of Jesus but I self to help Jesus win souls. work within me. I want to believe He is Present in the Jesus is forgotten change my life and I believe room. It is as if I am on You see, I just do not want this change will happen. I the cusp of something, as myself and all my family and have to make the changes. if my soul is getting ready friends to go to Heaven, It is as if the scales are falling to feel our Lord’s Presence there are so many beautiful from my eyes. I am more and when I do, believe me, people in this world who do aware of Jesus’ Pain, the evil the whole of Cookstown will not even know Jesus or who in this world and more and hear my delight! do know but have got so more aware of my sins. The Gift of Tongues caught up in this materialistic Think I am ‘bonkers’ I had never attended world that Jesus is forgotten Of course, some of my seminars to prepare for about, I want to take them family think I am ‘bonkers’ ‘Baptism in the Spirit’ to Heaven also! but they can see how happy before and was excited as a On Pentecost Sunday, I was and contented I am with child at Christmas, awaiting full of joy and excitement! my life even though I am for my baptism day. I read I attended the prayer practising ‘need and not Scripture, attended the service and baptism of the greed’ and they feel quite Seminars, prayed for the Holy Spirit at the Sacred confused! Holy Spirit and asked Jesus, Heart House of Prayer. My aim in life since my with confidence, for the Gift (There was heavy thunder baptism is to be a loyal, of Tongues. and lightning that Sunday humble, contrite, obedient It came to me that I had afternoon which only added servant of God. the Gifts of the Holy Spirit to the excitement) Our freedom cost since my Baptism as a baby Intoxicating something. Jesus had to and Confirmation but I had The music was intoxicating, Die so we could live. Thank left these beautiful Gifts on the atmosphere calm, full You, Jesus, praise You, the ‘shelf of self’ unopened, of peace, love and joy. I Jesus. My Lord and my unwanted. Shame on me! anxiously awaited my turn God! The Holy Spirit for baptism. You see, I Morse Code I believe that when Jesus felt good because, as a I heard a good story some 10 years ago. Morse Code message say, temples of the Holy Spirit At a military base, a notice ‘This is your captain. If but we leave Him lying appeared on the bulletin you’re reading this message, dormant within us. It is up board highlighting a post come in to my office.’ to us to activate Him. He for a soldier specialising The job is yours wants to guide, inspire and in Morse Code. Those ‘Yes, young man, you were Teach us but we will never interested had to report listening, you heard, you hear Him unless we shut out next morning at 9am. By knew the message was for the noise of this world and 8.30am, many soldiers you and you responded. listen. were already in the waiting The job is yours.’ Peaceful place room. Some enjoyed small If we aren’t careful, we can Sit in a silent, peaceful talk, some read magazines, get caught up in the noise place - if possible before the others listened to music. of this world and fail to hear Tabernacle - and listen to This is your captain Jesus speaking to us. The that inner Voice, the Holy Suddenly there was a sound Holy Spirit is our captain, Spirit. of dots and dashes coming sending us messages which Jesus did not leave us on from a telegraph machine many of us fail to recognise. our own to work things out. somewhere. One soldier God speaks to us all the Gods Word promises: stood up and walked in to time, how many of us are “God is at work in you for the captain’s office. The listening? His own Loving purposes captain said ‘What made Shut out the noise and He puts both the will you come in?’ The soldier Through our Baptism and the action into you.” answered, ‘Sir, I heard the and Confirmation, we are Phillipians 2:13

Reflection of a beautiful experience

Our sweet Saviour felt such sweet, nearly On 14 September overwhelming, Love. 2013, we celebrated It was as if Jesus was the Exaltation and thanking me for the Triumph of the Cross little love I could give Day of Prayer and to Him. Imagine the Jesus Touched me so King of kings, the Lord profoundly that Day. of lords, that anything I laid the Crucifix in I could give Him, front of the altar so He is thankful for! we could all adore our Jesus, Crucified sweet Saviour, Jesus. A few weeks later I I lifted up the Crucifix was at Mass and during with some cushions Mass again I felt a and cloths and, as great love in my heart I put some flowers for Jesus, Crucified in around the Crucifix, I Love for me. I took 11 some notes about this at the “...My dearest, dearest child, Journey of Love time and I forgot all about it. I Love you - yes, even in the At the time I read this I just felt that I should write midst of this crisis that befalls Message, I thought this is this all down and share it. you. Your heart is broken not for me at this time but, Anguish and sadness because I allow you to see within a week, this Message In November 2013, I My own Broken Heart, so was very clearly for me at had a lot of anguish and that you will know how the time! Jesus is always sadness over different things much I long for My little with each one of us in our that were happening with ones. See how I long for Journey of Love towards some of my family and My children! See Me in the Him. I thank You, Jesus, for a few days before these darkness of not knowing Your great and inexhaustible things all came to light, My children’s Love. Do you Love. In this Month of Your I read part of a Message see My Pain, little one?...” Most Sacred Heart, I thank from Message Book One: You for Your great Love. Update on Meriam Ibrahim

along with documents. her son and Prayers her newborn The family are currently Christian daughter. taking refuge in the US Last month we brought to Rearrested Embassy because they you the plight of Meriam However it seems that she believe they are safe there as Ibrahim, a Sudanese mother is having great difficulty they have had death threats sentenced to death for being getting out of Sudan. She against them. a Christian. was rearrested when she Please remember to keep We are delighted to say that and her family were trying them all in your prayers after international outcry, to fly back to America. until their safe arrival back Meriam has had her death The charges now are that to America. sentence annulled and has she tried to leave Sudan been released from prison without the correct travel A beginner in the Way of the Sacred Heart

Retirement over the great events of the rewarding manner, I started On completing the Novena past two months. Actually, to make the “Life Offering” of the Sacred Heart for the the story starts a year ago, to the Lord of past, present, day - it is being said for a when, wanting to spend future, especially of special intention - I mused retirement in a spiritually sufferings to help save souls. 12 A great clearing out of the Warm, friendly welcome grey Habits of Humility. house of all unnecessary We received a very warm, Soon it was time for the items, including a favourite friendly welcome from two 3pm prayers and so it went recliner chair and various servants and after tea and on all through the day till, gifts of sentimental value, chat we were shown around finally at 11pm we went followed. I began to think the House, having been to bed, thoroughly awake I was either going to die advised that the Prayer and alert, stimulated by all or move, especially when I Room of Jesus was indeed a the new experiences and became quite ill. very special place, the very conversations. Sickness Heart of Jesus Himself. In Such love for Jesus This sickness, although quite imagination, I expected By the next day, I felt such severe, turned out to be just to go straight to the King love for Jesus and so much at a virus as friends at church of Love picture but no! home, that I realised He was and some neighbours I turned to the left to the calling me to live the Way complained of the same statue of the Sacred Heart, of the Sacred Heart. Fiona symptoms. An antibiotic with Saint Margaret Mary couldn’t stay for Pentecost soon cleared them up, so I in adoration at His Feet. but she was with us on the was left with the possibility I put my hand into the Wednesday evening when Update on of moving. But why? Where outstretched Hand of Jesus we all met in the to? I was perfectly happy and straightaway felt great sitting room for a “Life in in my small bungalow, in a love for Him flood through the Spirit” meeting with Meriam Ibrahim good situation and perfect me, so much that my eyes music, hymns, prayers and for all my needs. began to prick with tears. It laying on of hands. Garabandal was overwhelming because I Laying on of hands Shortly afterwards, through had always wanted to love In all my years, I had never the ‘An Invitation to Love Jesus but never seemed able experienced the laying on of Jesus’ Newsletter, there to do so. His Eyes seemed hands and when it was my came a great longing to go to be sparkling with Love turn, was surprised to find to Garabandal but I feared and Intelligence as if to myself calling out “Jesu, that the journeys by minibus say “I really am Alive, you Jesu, Jesu” and to feel that would be too much for know. I am here in this very my chest was being cleared me and began to think of room!” out. Since then, I feel able visiting the House of Prayer New experiences to breathe more easily, in Cookstown instead and Eventually we climbed the cough very little, but still ask the Lord for guidance stairs to Saint Andrew’s sometimes sneeze when the in moving. An opportunity room and I was thinking of pollen count is high. came when my close friend, resting, when the bell went. Repetitive tasks Fiona, a teacher, decided she It was time for the noon After Fiona departed, I would like to go also to help prayers. We returned to spent time praying with me on the journey. So we the Prayer Room and joined the community, putting went at her half-term break. in the Community Prayers up packages of Holy Oil, We had to be at the airport of the Angelus and Morning repetitive tasks concerning at 6am and after a flight and Prayer of the Church. We the Newsletter and learning two coaches, we arrived at met and talked with a few more about the Way of the the House of Prayer about servants afterwards, then Sacred Heart. Saturday 11am exhausted, after being the bell went for lunch. evening saw me visiting the up since 4am, I wanted only After lunch, we strolled Holy of Our Lady at a cup of tea and a place to through the House, talking Ardboe where there is such rest. with other members in their great peace. 13 Two days per week Jesus. We were all extremely the content of many Later, two servants came busy preparing the inserts for sermons. I asked for advice back specially to the House the Newsletter and Friday at Međugorje, sent a report to talk to me and explain arrived with still no sign that to the bishop as requested that, to join the Order of the I would be accepted into and finally was advised by a Sacred Heart, it is necessary the Order that day. local priest whom I trusted, for a person to attend the Swallow disappointment that it was quite in order for House at least two days Trying to swallow me to seek another church per week. This would be disappointment, I stayed for my own peace of mind. practically impossible for behind in the Prayer Room I had already walked out of me, living so far away. after the 3pm prayers and church twice, had written my By telephone was surprised to feel a concerns twice to the priest On the Monday, therefore, tap on my shoulder and a concerned with no reply and I wrote to these two smiling servant beckoned did not feel I could do any members, offering to visit me to go out. There we more, except put my trust the House eight days per met with another member in prayer for the situation month, in lieu of two days and proceeded to the little to improve. Having made per week. I was informed sitting room of the Archangel it clear to the servants that that this suggestion would Michael and Saint Thérèse, there was nothing to stop be put to the Council at where Fiona and I had first me moving to Cookstown, I their meeting the following been welcomed. asked for their assistance in evening. I would be I was so touched helping me to find a quiet informed of their decision Here, after prayers and bedsitting room, just a place by telephone, as I had to a little discussion, I was to rest and pray when I was leave (very reluctantly) on invested with the Red not at the House. the Tuesday morning. Scapular. I was so touched! The second visit With great joy Just when I thought there On the second visit, it was A couple of days later, I was no hope, I received so good to feel again part heard with great joy that the Scapular of the Sacred of a family, where we all the Council had accepted Heart on the First Friday put Jesus first, try hard to my offer and I immediately after all, on the condition obey Him and work for His asked Fiona to book me that I visited the House for Glory and the setting up of flights eight days apart a eight days every month. I His Kingdom. Of course, month hence. It seemed agreed to this with great we are all still learning and a long wait but, very confidence. make mistakes but our aims happy, I again presented Accommodation are not in doubt. We all myself on the doorstep At the first visit, there had want to follow the Messages of No 46, receiving the been some talk around of Jesus, grateful for the same very warm welcome the possibility of finding opportunity of serving Him from servants who had just suitable accommodation in this Holy Place, the Sacred returned from Cosío. in Cookstown and I had Heart House of Prayer. Routine of prayer and work explained that I had nothing A glimmer of hope I soon settled again into the to keep me in the bungalow. A suggestion was made routine of prayer and work, My family lived far away to me on Monday (I was hoping I would receive the and could just as easily visit leaving on Wednesday) that Red Scapular on the Friday, me in Cookstown. I had there might be a small room which happened to be the experienced great difficulties available. Others had to be First Friday of the month, in the local church being consulted and no definite a day especially beloved by very uneasy indeed about offer could be made as yet. 14 I was advised to go home possessions. The other lady donate it all to the House, and pray about it. Well, in the house I was already as there are now several it was a glimmer of hope fond of, as Fiona and I had Houses of Prayer - waiting to and I thanked God for that. met her on the first visit. be furnished. This was the My return to Cookstown Also, she was the one to perfect answer, so I sit here, was already booked for whom I had first confided in the bungalow, saying the the following month. The my wish to join the Order Novena to the Sacred Heart next day, Tuesday, I got a and she kindly conveyed my with the special intention of very big shock! Wednesday request to Council members. asking for guidance for the was the Battle of the Boyne We discussed a few practical best way to get everything marching day and there details over a cup of tea, to Cookstown. But I’m would be no buses! So how said the Angelus together not worried, it will all work was I to get to the airport? and when we left for the out. I’ll just sit back and let I needn’t have worried. A airport, it was all settled. I Jesus arrange everything. very kind lady offered me was to take possession on He’s good at that! THANK a lift. Wednesday morning the day planned for my next YOU, JESUS! dawned as usual. I went visit. The flight was already Mary Allison to the 8am Mass and later, booked. Here again, as with This testimony was written on returning, found a note the conferring of the Red by Mary Allison on 17 July under the door of Saint Scapular, disappointment 2006. We, her brothers and Andrew. “We invite you to changed to joy at the last sisters, the servants of the come and see the house at minute! Way of Sacred Heart, can 11.30am.” It was from the I’m not worried testify that Mary was truly lady who had mentioned On the way to the airport, loved by and was really well the room in the first place skirting all the townships taken care of by Jesus. She and who had offered me a where the drums were and her possessions arrived lift to the airport. rolling, we said prayers and safely in Cookstown. Not A few practical details talked very happily about long after she arrived, she We had to leave Cookstown the wonder it was that I was diagnosed with terminal around 12.15pm so, very had been offered this room cancer. When very sick, she reluctantly, I again said in a lovely house already spent her last days in the “goodbye” to the servants occupied by two Habit Sacred Heart House of Prayer and we proceeded a short members of the Way of the where she was given back to drive from the House, to Sacred Heart! That was, God, surrounded by prayer a beautiful house in a quiet indeed, icing on the cake! and love. Her story is a great cul-de-sac. The room I was But what was I going to do testimony to surrendering to offered was small but that with all my furniture and Jesus and trusting Him. must mean that the Lord household belongings? My has decided I have too many companion suggested that I Forced to Believe

The balance of moral law prepare. It seems to me to do, say, be anything you Within the Messages of that persecution is the order want... anything, that is, late, Jesus is telling us that of the day if you are a except Christian. The whole time is close now and to Christian. You are allowed balance of moral law now has 15 been turned around to make them. This story wrenches welfare. it seem that those of us who my heart because, from a She said that any adoption have religious objections to Christian point of view, I can placement should be sin being openly practised entirely understand where “sensitive to their needs are labelled to be bigots or they are coming from. and identity.” intolerant or self-righteous. Two Slovakian parents But the parents argued the In fact, not only are you Two Slovakian parents have current plan - to place them deemed to be a bigot but failed to block the adoption with a gay couple - did not you are forced to comply of two of their sons by a fulfil this. with sin because the law of same sex couple in Kent. At the High Court earlier this the land allows it. The Catholic couple, who are month the parents accused I do want the freedom of Roma origin, argued their Kent County Council of Where is my freedom, two young children would a “conscious deliberate where are my rights? I do grow up alienated from their effort... to transform our not want to force anyone to family and community. children from Slovak Roma be a Christian or to believe Taking the case to the High children to English middle- what I believe but I do want Court, they accused the class children.” the freedom to practise local authority of social Homosexuality what I believe to be right engineering by attempting They claimed homosexuality and good. to turn the children white was not recognised by Being forced upon you and middle class. the Roma community. Jesus said last month, “... An earlier hearing heard Gay marriage has been Sin is being forced upon you, evidence they had neglected condemned by Catholic My children, by those who their children. bishops in Slovakia. have given themselves over ‘Over-chastised’ Adoption by a same sex to lucifer. You are forced to In what the judge described couple could cause their believe in things that are not as a “very sad case,” the children psychological harm of Me and you are told that boys - aged two and four in the future, they argued. they are natural. - were put up for adoption “If as expected our children Sodomy is not natural, it because of concerns about will try to find us and their is against the Law of your the couple’s parenting. siblings and roots, then God, it is against the law Mrs Justice Theis had they will discover huge of nature. It only produces found them unwilling to differences between our sin and so death eternal, if acknowledge the criticisms culture and the way they’ve not repented of. It is a lie or to change how they been brought up,” they said of lucifer, a way of blinding parented their children. in statements to the court. you, children, into ever The court heard the boys’ “This is likely to cause them greater sin...” Wednesday 21 older siblings’ school great upset and to suffer a May 2014 attendance was poor, that conflict within themselves A Christian point of view they were left alone and such as to set them against I am not ‘homophobic’ but “over-chastised” - the father their adoptive parents.” I believe Jesus. I believe admitted he had beaten No grounds in law to appeal that if God Almighty says it them - and sometimes However in his judgement is wrong, then it is. Making appeared dirty and - made public on Friday - the news this month was unkempt. Sir James Munby, the most the plight of two Slovakian Sensitive to their needs senior judge in the Family parents who have had their The judge had ruled the Court, said the couple rights over their children younger boys should be had no grounds in law to completely taken away from adopted for their long-term appeal. 16 He added that while any Look at the Message that it to place children with judge should “respect the Jesus gave. Homosexuality them has been rejected. opinions of those who come is punishable by hell’s fire, Catholic Care wanted here from a foreign land,” eternal death and here, in exemption from new anti- he had to judge matters our society, we are placing discrimination laws so it according to English law two innocent children into could limit services provided and by reference to “the an environment where they to homosexual couples on standards of reasonable men will only learn the path to religious grounds. and women in contemporary death. Does this sound Religious views did not English society.” severe? It is - but it is THE justify discrimination ‘Cultural misunderstanding’ TRUTH. The Charity Commission The parents are appealing Disturbing piece of news said gay people were to the European Court of Another disturbing piece of suitable parents and Human Rights, although it news which I came across religious views did not is likely it will take months when I was researching this justify discrimination. before their case is heard. story is proof of what Jesus The Leeds-based charity said Lucie Boddington, from Děti is saying “...Sin is being forced it was “very disappointed.” Patří Rodičům - or Children upon you, My children, Catholic Care - which had Belong to Parents - a been placing children Slovakian charity which with adoptive parents has been supporting for more than one the couple, said she hundred years - was hoped the Slovak among a dozen Catholic government would agencies in England and request the case be Wales forced to change heard more quickly. their policy towards A model family homosexual people She told the BBC by the equality laws the parents were passed in 2007. “desperate” and had BBC religious affairs cried openly when they correspondent Robert heard the judge’s decision. by those who have given Pigott said the others have “This is I think in some way a themselves over to lucifer. either closed or cut their cultural misunderstanding,” You are forced to believe links with the Church. she said. in things that are not of Me However, Catholic Care tried “In Slovakia, they were a and you are told that they to change its constitution model family - very different are natural...” Have a read so that it would be from the way some Roma of this: committed to following live. The father is hard- Catholic charity’s appeal Catholic teaching and working, well-educated; over gay adoption fails placing children only with he wanted the best for his Catholic Care has been heterosexual parents. children.” organising adoptions for New regulations www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk- more than one hundred The agency, which serves 27552716 years. the dioceses of Leeds, Mortal souls are in danger Wanted exemption Middlesbrough and Hallam These poor innocent children A Roman Catholic adoption in South Yorkshire, had are being placed into an charity’s appeal to be previously argued that the atmosphere where their very allowed to discriminate Equality Act went against mortal souls are in danger. against gay people wanting the Catholic Church’s 17 teachings on marriage and Any other way clearly about the sin of family life. In a statement, Catholic homosexuality, there is no The appeal had come after Care said: “The charity is room for interpretation. the Church lost a battle very disappointed with the It is wrong. This does not against the introduction outcome. mean that we judge or of the Sexual Orientations “Catholic Care will now condemn or hate those who Regulations, under the consider whether there are practising it. Remember Equality Act, which forced is any other way in which we are all children of God. agencies to consider the charity can continue to Our job is simply not to sway homosexual couples as support families seeking to from the Truth, no matter potential adoptive parents. adopt children in need. how hard this becomes. It Catholic agencies were “In any event, Catholic Care would even seem that the given a twenty one month will seek to register as an Church is trying to normalise transition period to comply adoption support agency homosexuality. This cannot with the new rules, which offering a service to those be! Love the sinner but ended in December 2008. who were adopted in the hate the sin. Jesus Loves us Religious views did not past and are now seeking all and there is Forgiveness The High Court told the information about their for all. But, we must never Charity Commission to background and also to sway from the Truth, even reconsider the case but support adoptive parents if we feel like we are being the commission has now already approved by Catholic hard. decided that Catholic Care.” Stand strong Care’s religious views did Where is religious freedom Jesus said that homosexuality not justify its continued Where is the religious is a sin, not just in Messages discrimination. freedom here? There are throughout the world in The commission said equal rights for everybody these days but it is in the gay people were suitable except Christians! There Bible. Remember, ‘My parents and that ending is freedom of speech Word is the same yesterday, the charity’s adoption for everybody except today and forever!’ So work would not harm the Christians! stand strong and do not let interests of children. Not to sway from the Truth us be deceived. Jesus is the Jesus has spoken very Truth. Jesus, I know You can heal me! Praise and thank Jesus the years. What a great prayers answered was last I would like to take this privilege! year. I had severe high opportunity to thank the My family and I have made blood pressure for a number Most Sacred Heart of Jesus a lot of good friends through of years. and the Immaculate Heart of the Houses and have had the My doctor was very Mary for the many prayers great advantage of prayers concerned and asked me answered throughout my offered in our many times to get a blood pressure life. of need at the prayer times. monitor and keep a record I would also like to praise Thank you, all the servants, for him. He advised me to and thank Jesus for allowing for your prayers. take treatment but I was my family and I to work at The dangers never one to take tablets His Houses down through One of the most recent for anything but he kept

18 persisting and warning me know You can heal me, not pressure on average twice of all the dangers of high my will but Your Will be a week and all my readings blood pressure. However done.’ are perfect! Thank You, my blood pressure hit a I took my blood pressure Jesus, I love You! dangerously high level and and, to my great dismay, it he said, ‘this is going on too was severely high. long, you will have to start Eyes of Jesus the treatment.’ I kept looking into the This He set me a target Eyes of Jesus and praying Reluctantly, I agreed to take for healing. After twenty Moment the treatment. He set me a minutes or so, I took my target. I came home with blood pressure again and, is the medication, sat down to say the least, I was on the bed, my eyes met overjoyed! My reading was Mine... with the beautiful Eyes of below my doctor’s target! Jesus in a picture Patrick was My joy! Think inspired to have printed with Praise Jesus! No words the words ‘This moment is could be said to explain my of Mine, think of Me.’ I felt joy! That was over a year His Love and said, ‘Jesus, I ago and I take my blood Me Celebrating Twenty Years of the House of Prayer The Sacred Heart Statue Out in all weathers Room. with two of the monks. It In this Month of the Sacred In 1979, my husband went was pouring with rain and Heart, I thought I would tell to visit the monastery in a beautiful statue of the you about the statue of the Portglenone. He was going Sacred Heart was standing Sacred Heart in the Prayer to the cafe for a coffee out in it. My husband said 19 ‘that is a sin for Heart for, Dublin and asked could she that statue to be every time do the Sacred Heart statue standing out in all I went out up. She did and made a weathers!’ of the back beautiful job of it. The Works of door, Jesus How Jesus works! Jesus! was there, I Then, at the end of 1995, The next day, my thought of all Patrick said to me, Jesus husband was at the prayers wants an accommodation work, when two that had been block built. They had monks arrived at said in front not got two pennies to our house with of it. rub together. I said when the statue, at that One day I there’s two blue moons in time I was blind said to Jesus, the sky He would get one! I to the Works of ‘if anything still did not know how Jesus Jesus! This great happens to me, works! big statue arrived, who will love All things are possible with I thought, ‘where You like I do?’ God am I going to put I need not Now there is an it?’ Anyway, I have worried accommodation block, also put it on the back for Jesus had seventeen Houses of Prayer! porch, there it everything in So all things are possible stayed for years. hand. with God. All this was thirty At that time I was For in 1994, five years ago (since she first looking after my husband’s when the House of Prayer got the statue.) Jesus has mother. She had great opened, Patrick asked my everything in Hand. devotion to Padre Pio, she husband could he have the I feel I am the most grateful always had a wee picture statue, he said ‘yes!’ person in the world when beside her bed. She was Needed repaired I see all that has happened ninety two when she died. In It was quite dilapidated at over these last thirty five 1982, before she died, she this time, His nose and hands years. told me to write a petition needed repaired. When When I go into the Prayer and get it put on Padre Pio’s the House first opened, Room and look at the statue tomb. After she died, I did what is now Saint Joseph’s of the Sacred Heart, just to this and everything I asked shop was where they stored sit there and feel the Peace for in the petition I have everything so the statue of Jesus that only He can received and much more! went in there. A young give, I just say thank You, Who will love You like I do girl came in, she said she Jesus, for everything! I came to love the Sacred was doing art at a college in The House of Prayer Celebrates Twenty Years A Newsletter before I did. couldn’t wait to read the It was in 1997 that I first I instantly believed in the contents. learned about the House of Messages to the two Patricks “Sensationalism” Prayer in Cookstown. A and ordered a copy each Unfortunately at first, I was, friend gave me a Newsletter month for myself. Always without knowing, reading to pass on to someone else with great delight, I opened the Newsletter for the and, naturally, I read it the brown envelope and “sensationalism,” until, in 20 one of His Messages, Jesus girl, living in a material during priests’ homilies Warned about this and it world.” I am so thankful for at Mass, of the disrespect suddenly hit me – “that’s finding the House of Prayer. shown when receiving Holy what I am doing.” I felt very I thought I was doing my Communion, in women’s ashamed and apologised to duty as a Catholic, attending fashion, etc. Jesus. Feeling chastised and Mass, Confessions etc. but Jesus said in a Message; “... Forgiven, I began reading my teachings at the House Many are falling, even My with a “new eye.” of Prayer have brought elect for they cannot believe House of Prayer home to me just how much in the Words that I have I would call at the House of I was ignoring Jesus in my already spoken to them. Prayer two to three times life!! They choose to fall in their a year to visit the Prayer I have learned free will and their fear...” Room and I attended the I have learned about dying Sunday 1 May 2005 Walks Against Abortion, to self, practising “need not Your Invitation to love called in at Saint Joseph’s greed,” blocking the “first Praise You, Jesus, for Your shop at Christmas time, thought” – ie, not allowing beautiful Houses of Prayer for or to get Holy Water and oneself to take the action to sending me Your Invitation Oil but every time I read sin. I am shocked now at to love; for the Grace to a Newsletter I always felt just how much our Blessed accept your Invitation and I wanted to do something Lord’s Name is taken in for the honour of wearing more. I always longed to vain. I was not really aware your Habit. man a House. It was 2012 of this before because I had Be at Peace before I answered Jesus’ accepted it. Now, after “...Be at peace My little ones, call. each blasphemy of His Holy be at My Peace. Give over Never been happier Name, I say, “Praise You, your lives to Me and I will Now, in 2014, I am a Jesus,” to help ease His hold them as precious jewels servant, I have manned a Pain. I am also more aware within My Hands. I Love House of Prayer three times, of the dangers of gossip and you, children, I Love you. I I have been Baptised in the ridicule. breathe My Peace upon you Spirit and I have never been I am aware for it is a Gift of My Spirit...” happier. It is as if the scales are falling Message 10 May 1995 A materialist girl from my eyes. I am aware of I am at Peace. Thank You, I am no longer “a material Gods Words being changed Jesus.

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46 James Street, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland BT80 8LT Tel: 028 867 66377 Fax: 028 867 62247 E-mail: [email protected] Events Celebrated The True Ascension for the day and he said, on that Day. I came home Thursday ‘well, I’ll take it anyway.’ that Day with a ‘knowing’ On Ascension Thursday, I laughed! The Holy Spirit that I had been given the we remembered Jesus’ was taking over! Grace I needed to stop Ascension into Heaven, Presence of God doing a certain thing that marking the end of His SonLight began singing I found quite difficult. I earthly mission. We had beautifully under Patrick’s didn’t actually ask for prayers at 12 noon, 3pm guidance and immediately this Grace although I did and 6pm. Being a week day, you could feel the Presence desire it in my heart. The there wasn’t many about. of God in the room. It was ‘knowing’ has not left me The Scripture reading in our electric. It was as though and I am, so far successfully, schedule really stuck in the our spirits were dancing conquering this part of my minds of all who were there with Jesus and, as the music self, this addiction. Praise with us asking ourselves got louder and louder, our Jesus! I cannot describe how “who do we think Jesus is?” spirits rose higher and higher powerful this Day of Prayer and if have we an image of into His Love. was nor, can I capture the Jesus that suits how we want Everything just seemed to tangible Presence of God in to live our own lives. flow so naturally as we were that room that Day, here in Pentecost Sunday guided out to the hallway this writing. All I can say is, All of us who had attended to be Baptised in the Spirit. if we are all still here next the Life in the Spirit Seminars For those who had not Pentecost, come and see for had all looked forward to partaken of the Life in the yourself! Pentecost Sunday. Jesus Spirit seminars, there were Feast of Mary, Mother of had said that He would two servants available to Love and Peace (Lady of send His Spirit to all those bless them with the Holy the Sacred Heart) whose hearts were open on Oil. We began the Day by this Day. And what a Day When everyone had either gathering around the Well it was!! been Baptised in the Spirit beside the Print Room to I ran into the House of or blessed with the Holy say the Rosary and the Prayer, five minutes before Oil, SonLight began praising Baptism of the Unborn in the Day was due to start. I Jesus. It was beautiful. the glorious sunshine of a saw Patrick and knew that Everyone joined in the beautiful June Sunday. On Jesus had sent him to guide singing and the room was processing back into the the Day of Prayer. I knew full of people giving glory Prayer Room, Roisin, a little it was going to be good - and their hearts - to God. two year old girl, crowned because Jesus was taking What a Day! the statue of Our Lady of over! One of the servants I believe there were many the Sacred Heart which handed Patrick a schedule Blessings and Graces given was surrounded by the 22 wild flowers of the fields in of La Salette as this was The Day concluded with accordance with what Jesus another specific request a blessing with the Holy had asked for in the Message from Jesus. Oil and some of the Sacred Heart House that called for this particular The Day continued with which have been given to Day of Prayer. a talk and prayers as well the House over the years. A servant read the Message as music from SonLight.

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50 Tynemouth Road, Tottenham, London. N15 4AX. Tel: 0208 808 0732 E-mail: [email protected] The Dangers of Reiki Reiki to the Eastern concept of Spirit. If such impersonal I was thinking recently how “ki” or “chi” energy that energy or spiritual forces easily Christians can fall many non-Christians in Asia exist and are manipulated away from the true Path that believe flows around the in such a fashion, especially Jesus wants us to follow. human form as sort of an without the Name of Christ, Even members of my own aura or psychic influence. it enters a dangerous area. extended family seem to Those who practice it claim Evil spirits are attached to have been deceived by a that when they are out of it. new age spiritual healing balance, manipulating these Go to Jesus method called reiki. fields can bring healing. While such practices may Evil spirits are attached Basically, the reiki healer cause some relief, it invites Proponents of reiki believe is supposedly affecting or in spirits of darkness that that there are “vibrational” activating the energy of a are only too happy to fields around humans that person with his own energy masquerade as angels of light. influence our well-being - or channels - sort of a laying The devil mimics all that energies that surround and on of the hands but without God does and this includes interpenetrate. It is similar a vital component: the Holy healing. The problem is 23 that such power is not only in which the healer acts beings and also rules the vastly less effective than the as a conduit to reorient a entire reiki practice. The force that flows from God person’s own energy.” users of reiki believe that and His Saints but also come Gravely contrary they can use this energy to with the bondage of owing Unfortunately, many heal but in reality they are forces of darkness in return. people today think yoga practising divination and a Despite initial relief, those and reiki are something that form of magic when they “healed” can end up worse is compatible with Christian utilize these powers. than they were to start with, doctrine. However it is A soul until they go to Jesus. contrary to what the First Reiki then, uses forces that The Holy Spirit Commandment teaches us. are not Christian at all, The Catholic Church is The Catechism teaches us because they rely on these wisely cautious and clearly it that “all practices of magic “powers” or spiritual agents. is the Holy Spirit whom we or sorcery, by which one The Catholic Church says are to go to when we want attempts to tame occult that all living creatures were to cause a spiritual affect - powers, so as to place them created through Jesus and not our own or some other at one’s service and have that every human being has cosmic field of “energy.” a supernatural power over a soul, making him a “living, Reiki began with the others – even if this were for human body.” Reiki says that teachings of a man named the sake of restoring their while the principle of man’s Mikao Usul in the early health – are gravely contrary life should be spiritual, they 1920s and is now practiced to the virtue of religion.” No. do not agree that each man throughout the world - 2117 has a soul. They put all their entering Catholic circles in Idolatry emphasis on what they call a big way during the last Also, the Church cites energy or “ki.” decade. Its spread indicates idolatry as being against The ultimate “payment” both a disaffection with the First Commandment, A Claretian priest named traditional Christianity and a saying: “Idolatry consists in Fr. Hampsch states that lack of teaching about such divinizing what is not God. reiki, “Is dangerous stuff, topics from the pulpit. Man commits idolatry it is very subtle but there Occult dangers whenever he honours and is undoubted danger, as Indeed, despite specific reveres a creature in place with other occult practices, Vatican admonitions, of God, whether this be because one opens up to the parishes themselves have gods or demons.” The new influence of evil spirits.” He been known to sponsor age ideology promotes self- affirms that there is always reiki events and priests have in many forms. “devil’s compensation” in spoken of it from the altar. Not acknowledge Jesus occult use and practice. Those who are apprehensive Reiki is incompatible with In other words, you may about such practices are Catholicism because it does experience an improvement looked upon as overly wary, not acknowledge Jesus as a in your health for a time closed-minded, or even divine Person and Saviour but the ultimate “payment” paranoid. of mankind. Pantheism is will always be much more If so, they are joined by a belief system that really dangerous and harmful. the Vatican and many resembles what the followers It may include addictions, experts on occult dangers. of reiki are talking about. morbidity, uncontrolled The argument: reiki is They believe in a universal anger, or even thoughts not really manipulation of energy – that has nothing to of suicide. He concluded occult energy but simply do with Jesus – something that he has talked to a meditation technique that gives life to human many people who have 24 experienced troubles after others. Reikians invite Every time a reikian lays being “treated” by a reiki spirits or demons by means hands on someone, thus master. of drawing the Japanese channelling reiki to a person Demonic bondages symbol of the specific to heal and bless them, they There are millions of demon and invite them by are doing this in the name reikians active all around calling their name three and by the powers of reiki the world, from the hospital times, thus sending reiki spirits. Even if they send to the beauty parlour, both energy to someone. Or by reiki to a person to heal Christians and new age means of the same symbols, out of compassion, with healers, believing that they initiating someone spiritually the right motives in their are helping others with the into reiki by ritually opening heart, still they call upon healing reiki power. accesses for these spirits so reiki demons by signing reiki Reikians often get into the flow of the reiki energy symbols and three times great difficulties due to can come through. calling their names, so the their lack of knowledge and Fooled reiki power starts flowing to unpermitted entries into the On 21 June 2003, Jesus perform the manifestations spiritual realm and demonic said in a Message “When of healing. bondages which clearly I was upon this earth, I did Wolves in sheep’s clothing would lead anyone further not call upon any other spirit Even if you go to Church, away from God, rather than, except that of My Father and read the Bible, love Jesus as reikians believe, closer to I do not need these spirits that but are using reiki in your Him by doing good works you call upon for healing, for life, you are opened to the and healing people. they are of the darkness of work of these spirits and you The rulers of the darkness the pride of lucifer. he gloats are just proving that satan The Bible tells us how the over how easily you can be heals too. This needs to spiritual world operates in fooled.” be renounced and repented the form of the demonic Reikians are deceived by the of. to influence and to connect manifestations and personal When asked about reiki, themselves with humans and well-being in the short term Jesus said in a Message on 6 the healing system of reiki but they are not aware of the August 2003, “These things energy is a tool that satan implications of sin and the are evil and are not from Me. and his demons use mightily wrath of God and demonic They are disguised to look in this world these days. legal grounds, until their good. They are like wolves in The Bible says clearly: “For mental or physical health sheep’s clothing. Remember, we wrestle not against breaks down. children, who you are dealing flesh and blood (people) reiki demons with. lucifer is the father of but against principalities, Most people who practice lies, he disguises all things to against powers (the spirit/ reiki want to help and deceive you. Remember he demonic world) against the heal with reiki and don’t can quote Scripture, he can rulers of the darkness of even know that they are heal, work miracles of all this world, against spiritual channelling an occult energy kinds, he can even raise the wickedness in high places.” through their hands. They lowest to the highest heights Ephesians 6:12 do not understand they are upon this earth.” Deceived using occult symbols to send Sent to others People who are practicing reiki. They think they are On a reiki question and reiki are generally deceived blessing you but reiki is not answer website I found and unaware that they are of Jesus, so it cannot be of the following disturbing calling upon spirits when God and therefore it must information: sending reiki or initiating be of the enemy. Q. I have heard that reiki 25 can be sent to others at a good idea to drink more the side effects of reiki a distance. How does this water, eat lighter meals and found the following work? and get more rest. The information from different A. Yes, in reiki II, you are body is cleansing as part reiki websites. One website given three reiki symbols. of the healing process so says “It is natural that when These symbols are this is a good sign. a system is rebalanced empowered by the reiki II Attunement through reiki, some attunement. One of these Q. What is a reiki temporary side effects or symbols is for distant attunement? after effects appear for healing. By using a picture A. A reiki attunement is the some time. For example, of the person you would process by which a person a headache and upset like to send reiki to or by receives the ability to stomach, even diarrhoea writing the person’s name give reiki treatments. The is common after a reiki on a piece of paper or attunement is administered session but only for a short simply by thinking of the by the reiki master period of time. In some person and also activating during the reiki class. cases, even few people the distant symbol, you During the attunement, experience cold after a reiki can send reiki to them no the reiki master will healing treatment. The matter where they are. touch the students head, most common condition They could be hundreds of shoulders and hands and experienced by the people miles away, but it makes no use one or more special immediately after a reiki difference. The reiki energy breathing techniques. session is tiredness. Most will go to them and treat The attunement energies people tend to sleep for them. You can also send will flow through the unusual long hours after a reiki to crisis situations or reiki master and into the reiki session and continue world leaders and the reiki student. These special to feel sleepy for the next energy will help them too. energies are guided by twenty four hours. A healing crisis the higher power and Reiki energy heals on all Q. Are there any side make adjustments in the levels. When this healing effects from a reiki students’ energy pathways is taking place, there treatment? and connect the student to are blockages removed, A. Most of the time a the source of reiki. Because energy flowing that have person will feel relaxed the energetic aspect of the not flowed smoothly for a and uplifted by a reiki attunement is guided by period of time and releases treatment. However, the higher power, it adjusts of emotional/mental sometimes a person will itself to be exactly right blockages that have been have what is called a for each student. During held onto.” healing crisis. As a person’s the attunement, some Not always comfortable vibration goes up, toxins students feel warmth in Another website says: “Here that have been stored in the hands, others may see is an example of some of the body will be released colours or have visions of the things you may or may into the blood stream to spiritual beings. However, not experience in the event be filtered by the liver it is not necessary to have that things come up and and kidneys and removed an inner experience for you are not sure of what is from the system. When the attunement to have happening. this happens, sometimes a worked. Most simply feel The healing crisis is person can get a headache more relaxed. nature’s way. It is the body or stomach ache or feel Side effects itself that has the make- weak. If this happens, it is I looked further into up and the materials that 26 produce a crisis. It requires menstruation, or decrease or drugs, a new exercise energy to have a crises; in sexual desire program such as yoga, or it takes activity of blood • mental irritability, a new spiritual discipline cells and power of tissue restless dreams, etc. such as meditation. There structure. It takes a reserve The healing crisis may last is a feeling of well-being to go through a healing from a few hours to a few at the core during the crisis and the body will not days; only in rare cases healing crisis; that is, deep produce it, unless it is able will it last a few weeks. down inside, it feels O.K., to go through with it. The healthier our general while a sickness feels like We cannot put a new condition, the fewer something is definitely foundation in the body symptoms there will be. wrong. without first cleansing the The more the body has to Six months to a year body, a process not always clean up, the stronger and/ The average person comfortable. Cleanup or the longer will be the develops a healing crisis reactions are adjustments discharge reactions. within three months but by the body to keep itself During the healing process, sometimes it does not whole and functioning. If the body brings back old come until after a year. there is a pile-up of waste diseases in reverse order, The young person will matter accumulating, especially if these diseases have the crisis much more the immune system may have been suppressed quickly than those of decide it’s time to clean through medication. It is advanced years. One crisis up. like a movie seen backward. is not always enough for a During a healing crisis However, the eliminative complete healing. It takes It then provokes, say, a cold, processes bring back old ninety to one hundred and or some other mucous troubles in such a way that twenty days to renew all discharge to flush out the it inspires one to live an the red blood cells. After obstruction, calling in an entirely different life, so about three to four months, army of bacteria to help that we are finished with the healing process shifts dispose of the stuff. the old way of living. deeper. It begins to pull During a healing crisis, a A curse to the body debris out of the inter- great deal of toxins may The healing crisis differs cellular spaces and very be pulled out of body from the dis-ease process often a new manifestation tissues and put back in that it is a blessing and of discharge symptoms into the circulation in not a curse to the body. show up at that time. After order to be eliminated. Though the manifestations the initial three to four During this process, some may be similar, a healing month period, there may uncomfortable symptoms crisis is brought about be a few more discharges, may occur, such as: through an accumulation on and off, for the following • general fatigue of health in the body and six months to a year. • pains and aches, such the active healing power Each healing crisis is as headaches, low back carries the person through. followed by increased pain, joint pain, etc. A healing crisis comes right vitality and a greater • Skin discharges, unusual after the person is feeling feeling of well-being.” sweating and body odors his best, usually following a Mild diarrhoea • frequent urination, positive change in lifestyle, Yet another website states: diarrhea or constipation such as a better diet, a high- “The client should be aware • fever, or feeling of quality food supplement, a that: coldness fast or detoxification cure, Some of the more common • temporary cessation of giving up smoking, alcohol signs that your body is 27 releasing a blockage during clearing for example, die to yourself… Without a reiki treatment are: physical symptoms such as dying to self you cannot use Crying, laughing, coughing, burping, stomach gurgles My Power for I am the Truth swallowing, twitches and and other reactions can and My Power is Truth, My jerks, burping, breathing occur afterward. Think of Spirit is Truth and He cannot changes, anger, changes it as a sign that something be influenced by the desires of skin colour and seeing is happening. Sometimes of self.” bright colours. These are all there is a “detox” sort of We need to turn again to normal and are good signs effect, which may even Jesus and live in the Way that some positive change result in mild diarrhoea He has shown us in His has occurred. Sometimes or mild flu-like symptoms Scriptures. “Have faith in you will notice no signs or for a day or so. This is Me, children, for I am the changes at all - this is also not considered a negative Healer; I am the healing of normal and is not a sign reaction but instead the nations. The reason that that the treatment isn’t body’s way of letting go of you do not see miracles of working. the energetic toxins that My doing is because you When reiki energy is directed were blocking its most no longer believe in Me; to the lower chakras effective functioning.” rather, you would believe in and when it’s working Die to yourself these new-age spiritualists.” there, the lower digestive Because we have lost so Wednesday 6 August 2003 system is also receiving much faith in Jesus, this is So let us be aware of what energy. Blocked energy why we have turned to new we get involved in in our can also cause blockages age ideas that seem to heal. daily lives because satan is in the reproductive and But Jesus again tells us in always on the prowl to steal digestive system. When His Message of Wednesday souls away from God! energy is moving around, 21 May 2003 “Before you unblocking, rearranging, can produce fruit, you must _ The Holy Scriptures

Matthew 7:2-5 1 Judge not, that you may and wrongdoings. Many to is to practise the ‘first not be judged, times we have said, ‘I don’t thought’ Teaching Jesus We can all be guilty of like him or her’ and we gave us here at the House. judging, gossiping and probably haven’t even met Very simply, as soon as a ridiculing others every them! Yet we are told by bad thought about someone single day, many times, not our Lord ‘Judge not, that comes into our heads, kill it even realising we are doing you may not be judged.’ immediately. In this way, it it! From what a person Judgement is a seed that will not grow into judgment, looks like to what they can take root in our hearts or gossip, or anger, or are saying, how they are and grow into many other resentment, etc. behaving or their way of sins. 2 For with what judgment life etc. We seem to enjoy A really good way to you judge, you shall be highlighting others’ faults conquer the sin of judgement judged and with what 28 _

measure you mete, it shall duty to correct be measured to you again. our brother’s Jesus is clearly telling us sins. here, that we shall be judged 5 Thou according to how we judge hypocrite, cast others, what we dish out, out first the shall come back to us. I am beam in thy reminded here, too, of the own eye and Scripture where Jesus tells then shalt thou the repentant woman that see to cast out her many sins are Forgiven the mote out of her because she had loved thy brother’s much. eye. 3 And why seest thou the Jesus, telling mote that is in thy brother’s it as it is! We eye and seest not the beam are hypocrites! that is in thy own eye? J e s u s ’ We are quick to point out I n s t r u c t i o n halt conversations that are the faults or sins of others to us here is to first rid leading to judging others. but fail to recognise our ourselves of our own sins ‘There, but for the Grace of own faults and sins! Jesus then we will be able to see God, go I.’. Teaches us here at the clearly. It is like the time Both the Old and the New House of Prayer to ‘look when the woman was going Testaments reverberate inside, not out!’ He tells to be stoned and Jesus said, with the message to have us that it is none of our let he who is without sin cast courage. ‘Be not afraid’ is business what our brothers the first stone. repeated in the Bible 365 and sisters are doing for it Within the House of Prayer, times! We can’t live Godly is our behaviour that He will Jesus has given us the lives if we are running others be looking at. A very wise Teaching of the ‘anchor.’ down – taking away their nun once told us that if we That is, choosing one thing good character, making fun can see a fault in someone within our lives and giving of them. We are called to The Holy Scriptures else, it is because we have it up, such as television, say a constant ‘yes’ to God. that fault within ourselves. cigarettes, overeating etc. This means living in ways I have lost count of how This sacrifice gives us the that are often at odds with many times this has been strength then to begin adding the world and, if we do not proved to me! more fuel to the fire, adding judge others at least, we are 4 Or how sayest thou to more sacrifices and most of not hypocrites and perhaps, thy brother: Let me cast all, the sacrifice of our sins. by our example, we will the mote out of thy eye and By beginning to die to our encourage others not to behold a beam is in thy own sins, one at a time, we are judge one another. eye? progressing spiritually and To say we are people of How can we correct our we, slowly, begin to remove faith is one thing. To show brother’s sins when we have the ‘beam in thy own eye.’ it is another. We should ask many sins of our own that As Christian, we have to be the Lord for the strength go, many times, unchecked? witnesses to our faith at all and courage to live, every We can be very blind to our times and in all places. To day, the faith we profess. own sins and faults yet, we have the courage to block Actions speak louder than feel, sometimes very self- the first thought of ridicule words. righteously, that we have a and judgement and to 29 _

The Plight of Others

Brazil’s child sex workers A hard life investigation has revealed. the beach resort city of People in Europe and other As soccer fans descend on Fortaleza, host to six World affluent parts of the world Brazil for the tournament Cup matches and widely think they have a hard life. this month, evil pimps are considered to be a hotspot But I realised from watching exploiting young children for child sex tourism. a documentary recently on who are hopelessly addicted One factor that has allowed street children in Brazil that to crack cocaine and living child prostitution to flourish a hard life is when you have on the streets, a report by in Brazil under the noses of no roof over your head, no British tabloid the Sunday police officers is that the clothes to wear, no food People has revealed. country’s age of consent is to eat, no one to love you Young girls and boys, high fourteen. and care for you and, worst after sniffing glue, openly Also, in 2012, a Brazilian of all, no hope of finding sell themselves for sex on court ruled that sex with a way out. And the only street corners in the city of a twelve year old did not commodity you have to Recife — which will host five necessarily constitute trade with is your body. matches — for as little as statutory rape — a decision Hopelessly addicted $4, the investigative report that Amnesty International Brazilian kids as young as claims. blasted as “a green light for ten are being forced to Endemic rapists.” This world has sell themselves for sex on The problem is not just become blind to sin as Jesus the streets to cash in on confined to Recife — child said 2 October 2013, ‘I do the hundreds of thousands prostitution is endemic not accept your immoral of soccer fans heading to across the entire country. acts as truth, they are evil in the World Cup, a shocking To the north of Recife lies My sight and, if you do not repent of them, you will have no place in My Kingdom.’ Rampant With six hundred thousand foreign soccer fans preparing to descend on the World Cup host nation this week and three million Brazilian fans travelling around the country, there are grave fears the children’s plight will only get worse. It helps me cope One child told the Sunday People how she regularly gets approached by dozens Glue kids - They inhale glue nicknamed ‘cola’ 30 _

of men looking for sex m o r e - locals, tourists and taxi - m o n e y drivers. to buy The Plight of Others Lorrisa, 13, said she sniffed drugs. strong industrial glue, which “ T h e y the locals kids call “cola,” u s e to stave off hunger pangs. drugs to “Sniffing the glue makes me n u m b feel dizzy and numb and it the pain stops me feeling hungry so of the I don’t need to eat,” Lorrisa s e x u a l said. a b u s e , Homeless - A girl prostitute shares a mattress “It helps me cope with the become in the street violence and danger on the addicted, events, sexual exploitation streets.” then need to sell themselves is also going to be organised Forced into prostitution over and over again to raise much more via the An older woman who has the money.” internet.” lived on the streets since Out of sight Launched a campaign the age of seven said the Critics of Brazil’s Goverment Despite promises to children of Recife are at say officials have pushed the eradicate child prostitution, risk from local men and child sex trade out of sight the number of estimated tourists. but haven’t done enough child sex workers in Brazil She pointed out one boy to eradicate its root causes. stands at about half a aged ten who had been They warn underage million, according to the forced into prostitution. prostitution could explode non-profit National Forum She said: “The children go during the World Cup. for the Prevention of Child with the men because they “These girls come from Labour. are high on drugs or need extreme poverty, a culture Last month, a global of social network of religious orders exclusion and against human trafficking a tradition launched a campaign against of profound child prostitution during the d i s r e s p e c t World Cup. for women,” Kidnap children Antonia Lima “In Brazil, our greatest Sousa, a state concern is linked to the prosecutor, increase in the exploitation told CNN. of child prostitution,” said The scourge Sister Gabriella Bottani, of child an Italian nun who is an prostitution organiser of the coalition “involves a involving two hundred and whole tourism forty religious congregations n e t w o r k , from seventy nine from agencies countries. to hotels to She said international Sold for sex - Leilah, 11, standing by taxis,” she sporting events attract the side of the dusty motorway as she says. “With human traffickers, who trick waits for truck drivers to pick her up these mega jobseekers into slave labour 31 _

and also kidnap children for England captain Gary has been selling her body for illegal adoptions or forced Lineker. sex since the age of eleven. begging. Sold for next to nothing “I have sex so many times It’s a Penalty campaign Sadly, it’s a long way from with men and they only pay Footballers have also the streets where life is me five Brazilian real,” she taken a stand against child cheap and children can be told the Sunday People. exploitation in the It’s a sold for next to nothing. “…This generation is more evil Penalty campaign, which And it’s a world away from than any generation that has features Brazil’s David Luiz the street corners where ever lived upon this earth….” and was launched by former fourteen year old Calliem Saturday 29 June 2013

# The Wisdom of John Paul II

On the Christian Family in love and life. Christianity Aquila and the Modern World A form of missionary activity Priscilla were presented as a Apostolic Exhortation can be exercised even within missionary couple, so today of His Holiness, the family. This happens the church shows forth Pope John Paul II when some member of the her perennial newness and Continued family does not have the fruitfulness by the presence faith or does not practice of Christian couples and 54. Evangelization, urged it with consistency. In such families who dedicate at on within by irrepressible a case the other members least a part of their lives missionary zeal, is must give him or her a living to working in missionary characterized by a universality witness of their own faith territories, proclaiming the without boundaries. It is the in order to encourage and and doing service to response to Christ’s explicit support him or her along the their fellow man in the love and unequivocal command: path toward full acceptance of Jesus Christ. “Go into all the world and of Christ the savior. Christian families offer preach the Gospel to the Animated in its own inner a special contribution to whole creation.” life by missionary zeal, the the missionary cause of The Christian family’s faith church of the home is also the church by fostering and evangelizing mission called to be a luminous sign missionary vocations among also possesses this Catholic of the presence of Christ and their sons and daughters missionary inspiration. The of his love for those who are and, more generally, “by sacrament of marriage takes “far away,” for families who training their children from up and reproposes the task do not yet believe and for childhood to recognize of defending and spreading those Christian families who God’s love for all people.” the faith, a task that has no longer live in accordance B. The Christian family as a its roots in baptism and with the faith that they once community in dialogue with confirmation, and makes received. The Christian God Christian married couples family is called to enlighten 55. The proclamation of the and parents witnesses of “by its example and its Gospel and its acceptance Christ “to the end of the witness those who seek the in faith reach their fullness earth,” missionaries, in the truth.” in the celebration of the true and proper sense, of Just as at the dawn of sacraments. The church 32 #

which is a believing and gifts, healing, perfecting and an authentic and profound evangelizing community exalting gifts of grace and of conjugal and family is also a priestly people charity.” spirituality that draws its invested with the dignity The gift of Jesus Christ is inspiration from the themes and sharing in the power of not exhausted in the actual of creation, covenant, cross, Christ the high priest of the celebration of the sacrament resurrection and sign, which new and eternal covenant. of marriage, but rather were stressed more than The Christian family too is accompanies the married once by the synod. part of this priestly people couple throughout their Christian marriage, like the which is the church. By lives. This fact is explicitly other sacraments, “whose means of the sacrament recalled by the Second purpose is to sanctify of marriage, in which it Vatican Council when people, to build up the body is rooted and from which it says that Jesus Christ of Christ, and finally, to give it draws its nourishment, “abides with them so that worship to God,” is in itself the Christian family is just as he loved the church a liturgical action glorifying continuously vivified by and handed himself over God in Jesus Christ and in the Lord Jesus and called on her behalf, the spouses the church. By celebrating and engaged by him in a may love each other with it, Christian spouses profess dialogue with God through perpetual fidelity through their gratitude to God for the sacraments, through the mutual self-bestowal... the sublime gift bestowed offering of one’s life and For this reason, Christian on them of being able to live through prayer. spouses have a special in their married and family This is the priestly role which sacrament by which they are lives the very love of God the Christian family can and fortified and receive a kind for people and that of the ought to exercise in intimate of consecration in the duties Lord Jesus for the church, communion with the whole and dignity of their state. By his bride. church through the daily virtue of this sacrament, as Just as husbands and wives realities of married and spouses fulfill their conjugal receive from the sacrament family life. In this way the and family obligations they the gift and responsibility Christian family is called to are penetrated with the of translating into daily be sanctified and to sanctify spirit of Christ, who fills living the sanctification the ecclesial community and their whole lives with faith, bestowed on them, so the the world. hope and charity. Thus they same sacrament confers on 56. The sacrament of increasingly advance toward them the grace and moral marriage is the specific their own perfection as obligation of transforming source and original means well as toward their mutual their whole lives into a of sanctification for sanctification, and hence “spiritual sacrifice.” What Christian married couples contribute jointly to the the council says of the laity and families. It takes up glory of God.” applies also to Christian again and makes specific the Christian spouses and spouses and parents, sanctifying grace of baptism. parents are included in the especially with regard to By virtue of the mystery of universal call to sanctity. For the earthly and temporal the death and resurrection of them this call is specified by realities that characterize Christ, of which the spouses the sacrament they have their lives: “As worshippers are made part in a new way celebrated and is carried out leading holy lives in every by marriage, conjugal love concretely in the realities place, the laity consecrate is purified and made holy: proper to their conjugal and the world itself to God.” “This love the Lord has family life.This gives rise to judged worthy of special the grace and requirement of Continued next month 33 Annual Pilgrimage to in Poland Thursday 18 to Tuesday 30 September 2014 12 nights Non-profit Price details later

Jesus has asked that we make a good pilgrimage and stay with Him within our hearts at all times. A non-refundable deposit of £100/€125 is required to book. Travelling by minibus from the Sacred Heart House of Prayer, some of the places we will be visiting are: : Staying in Saint Nikolaus House of Prayer in Colditz, Germany. Including Mass in Saint Raphael Chapel and a two hour guided tour of Colditz P Castle. Czech Republic: Visiting the Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague. Poland: Staying in Saint Stanislaus House of Prayer. o Czestochowa: Two nights at Czestochowa - Sanctuary of Jasna Gora, the Black Madonna, Poland’s famous National Shrine. s Auschwitz Concentration Camp: A three and a half hour guided tour. In this place we can see plainly what NOT loving one another can do. We are visiting this memorial in order to remind us of what man is capable of when he forgets t his God and no longer loves. We go there to help us forget about ourselves and remember all those poor people who suffered and were tortured so that we as Christians make sure this never happens again. Birthplace of Saint John Paul: A visit to the birthplace of Saint John Paul in Wadowice, which has been turned into a museum and includes his personal belongings from when he was Father Karol Wojtyła. B Sanctuary: Staying overnight at Divine Mercy Sanctuary. “The Divine Mercy of Jesus is the Love that He has for mankind flowing from His Most a Sacred Heart...” Saint Faustina to the Patricks, Sunday 9 November 1997. For further details and a full itinerary, please contact the Sacred Heart House of Prayer. g This Newsletter has been published by: An Invitation to Love Jesus, The Sacred Heart House of Prayer, 46 James Street, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, BT80 8LT Northern Ireland. Tel: 0044 (0) 28 867 66377 Fax: 0044 (0) 28 867 62247 Approved Charity No: XR 21806 E-mail: [email protected] Websites: www.thetwopatricks.org.uk www.aitlj.multiply.com/ www.youtube.com/user/invitationlovejesus www.sonlightmusic.org.uk

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We use the letters you write in the Postbag and normally just use the first name of the writer as the only piece of personal information. If you have any objections to us using your letter in the Newsletter, please let us know. 35 Let’s make His Most Sacred Heart the place we choose to Let’s finally rid ourselves from the shackles of this earth, We are and have always been Gods children since Birth! For the things of this world are far from what matters, For it is He who ALWAYS picks us up when we fall, For it is our Lord’s honour we must defend! Let’s remove evil, out of mind, sight, Lets light up our Gifts for the world to see, We were NOT born children of the night. He is the Father’s Love made manifest, Let’s love our King with ALL Might. Let’s walk this path of Truth and Light, It is only towards Him we must strive! Soon they will be nothing but tatters. So that not one but ALL can be free. He is truly the Greatest King of ALL! Let’s fight the good fight to the end For Jesus and for Jesus alone, Our sins we must atone. Together… By Meghan Anderson Our God is Alive! rest.

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