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This Month’s Newsletter

Consider the Lilies of the Messages are Synod The front cover is a that Jesus’ Coming is As we all may know, photograph taken by imminent. He is asking this month Pope Francis Patrick Rushe. Within us to prepare so that, published his book based this Newsletter, we have when the time comes, on the recent synods. E printed part of Luke we will be ready to help This book has been met 12, where Jesus teaches His broken children. If with much controversy His Disciples using we don’t prepare we and confusion. We have the analogy of lilies. will be the broken ones included several articles D This Scripture says it looking for guidance about this Exhortation. all. It confi rms all the when His Spirit comes The only Bible Messages where Jesus is instead of the helpers We have included I telling us to trust Him that Jesus needs. a wee story which and to worry not of our Easter Retreat is unquestionably lives. It would be good Many people seem to something to think T if we could all take a be touched deeply by about. It explains how little time to refl ect on Jesus during our Easter sometimes our lives are this piece of Scripture. Retreat, here at the the only Bible some O The Messages House of Prayer. Two people will read and One recurring theme in of the servants have how important it is to the Messages this month written a refl ection on live like Christ, Himself, R is to prepare by dying what they experienced as true Christians. to ourselves. The tone at this time. S Garabandal Only a few places left!! Pilgrimage 2016 Thursday 26 May to Tuesday 7 June - Twelve nights N Includes: two nights in Paray le Monial, two nights in La Salette, one night in Lourdes, four nights in Garabandal O (option of staying in Garabandal or Soledad House of Prayer) and one night in Saint Maximilian House of Prayer in France. You will notice a slight increase in fare. This is due to the fact that cabins will T be available on the overnight ferry crossings to France both ways and that we are also travelling on the faster ferry from Ireland to UK. We also have booked the best standard rooms at La Salette. E Price: £695 (€850) staying in Soledad House of Prayer, £790 (€965) staying in Garabandal village S An Invitation to Love Jesus Newsletter Messages of Love April 2016 Issue 240 2 The Messages of Love

Friday 8 April 2016 and more of My children prepare. Do not allow doubts to hold wander ever further away Take on My Words and you back from Me, My from Me. So, so many will begin to prepare for there is children. never return because they little time left. Believe in the Words I give have walked blindly into the Prepare by fi ghting against to you and see this world traps of lucifer in their own the desires of self: begin to has forgotten Me. free will. remove sin from your lives It has forgotten that I have Wake up, My little children, for, the more you fi ght the Power to create and to and see the Truth: believe in against the sin in your lives, destroy; it has forgotten the Words that both I, and the clearer you will see. that I am God and that I am My Mother, have given to Trust in Me and believe I all that matters in your lives. you, Warning you of these am with you. These lives that you see as times that you now live in. Self is your enemy: fi ght it. being so important are so Soon, all will change, Trust. short and, soon, you all will children, and it will be too I Love you. understand what you have late for so many. forgotten for I will reveal Show this world that you Friday 22 April 2016 My Truth to all mankind believe by the way that you Believe, My children, that and all will have a chance to live your life. I am calling you in these return. Be loving, caring and faithful Words to follow Me in Believe, children, for little children of Mine, only look Truth. time is left. to the Truth and see Me in Believe that I, and My Believe! all that you meet. Mother, have given many I Love you. I Love you, My little Words around this world to children, I Love you. Warn you of the times that Wednesday 13 April 2016 Be careful in the days ahead you have now entered. Come to Me, My children, and do not stray far from Believe, My children, that and believe in the Words Me. this world cannot continue that I speak. I Love you. on the path that it now Little time is left, My walks for it is the path of children, and still you do Saturday 16 April 2016 destruction, the path that not believe, you do not see Believe, My children, only leads to the fi res of the darkness that creeps believe in the Words I speak hell. ever further into your lives. and do not fear the events I say, again, My children: Wake up, My little children, of this world. wake up and see the Truth and see the Truth of what Believe I have Warned you of the Words that I speak! is happening in this world. what would happen and so Begin to read the Words As each day goes by, more you are pre-warned and can that I, and My Mother, 3 have spoken and begin to Trust in Me and believe Joy within the depths of My prepare now. for, soon, your waiting will Heart. Do not wait, My children, come to an end and this Do not allow this world to for there is not the time left world shall see its God and rob you of what I give to for hesitation. know how it has wronged you. Prepare, children, prepare Me. Trust in Me, My children, by dying to self so that when Believe in the Words that die to self for it is self that My Spirit comes you will be I speak, My children, and wants to follow the ways of ready to do My Work. prepare by dying to self so this world. The “Battle of Love” is that the scales may fall from It is self that feels about to begin in earnest. your eyes and My Truth embarrassed when I am Trust in Me, My children, be revealed to you. I say: mentioned. for I do not give you new prepare for already it is too Fight self and you shall Words but I give you the late for so many. fi nd Peace for, remember, Words that My Spirit has Prepare! it is self that listens to the already spoken in Scripture. I Love you. inspirations of lucifer. Prepare, children, prepare Become spiritual children for all is about to change. Thursday 28 April 2016 of Mine and only allow I Love you. Children of the Light, I call Me to inspire you of your you to Me in these days of every footstep and you shall Wednesday 27 April 2016 great darkness where little become a great light in this Come, My children, and of My Light is allowed to world. listen to My Words. I have shine. Remember who My Saints given you so many Words Believe in the Words that are: they are those of My of Warning, yet, so few I speak, believe in the children who have fought have listened. Warnings I have given and against the self within that The signs of your times see that the cracks begin to only wishes to follow this that I have spoken of are all appear in the vial of lies that world. around you, they are plain now surrounds all of this I speak to you, My child, to be seen for those who are earth. as you read these Words: willing to look. Trust only in Me and believe become a saint of Mine; The events that I have told so that you will remain safe, fi ght the self within and you of are coming to pass. protected from the lies that come, follow Me in truth. Prepare, My children, lucifer has spread so freely I Love you. prepare, for there is little to all mankind. time left. Trust in Me for I will allow Friday 29 April 2016 Trust in Me, children. all to decide in free will who My children, your hearts I know you can neither see they wish to follow. are far from Me. nor feel Me in these times Then, I will give all a chance Your hearts have found but, soon, you shall know to return, this time fast other things to love. Me in Truth. approaches and you do not You demand from Me that I I must allow this world to see it. accept your sin. walk the path it chooses in Trust in Me. Your hearts tear at you to free will. I Love you. be in the world and you I must allow this world to ask…to approve of what see the danger it has placed Friday 29 April 2016 you want. itself in so that those of the Come to Me, My children, You do not accept the future will know never to come to Me and fi nd rest, Graces that I have given to walk this path again. fi nd Peace, fi nd Love and you and, more than that, 4 you do not use them. Only I have the Light for I heart is sincere in following The world calls you to am the Light of the world. Me, that you listen to My pleasure and you want it. My Church has become Words and obey them for My little ones, it is the road many houses, you have they are the only way that to hell. many masters. I can bring you through this The Ways that I give you I am not your Master for time of evil that you live in. are the road to Heaven. you have rejected Me in The decision is yours, I tell you in Truth, you your hearts. children. allow the spirits of hell to You have rejected My dictate your every move. Words and you have held Saturday 30 April 2016 You want and desire what in your hearts only those Trust in Me, My children, they have to give. words that bring you further and believe in the Words My Church was once a from Me. that I speak for these are garden of delights for Me, a Your own visions, your the lifeline that I throw you garden where bright flowers prophecies that you follow in your time of great peril. grew, a garden that had a are not My Words, My Look, children, look around sweet fragrance that was Visions, but those that are you and see how this world pleasing to the Father. That conjured up in hell and fed has turned against Me and fragrance was the obedience to you through the eyes My Ways. Sin has become to the Rules that I gave to that wander to what hell your truth and My Ways you. The Words that I provides. have become the lies. lucifer spoke fell into your hearts Close your eyes against it for has twisted the peoples of as the sweetest honey. You My Words, My Prophecies, this world into thinking that loved Me. You wanted to are coming to pass before they understand and know do My Will and you tried. your eyes and, My children, the truth because of false Now? You do not even try. the part that causes Me the mercy and false compassion. No longer are the Words I most Pain and sadness is that It is not compassion, it is speak sweet honey to you you can see it, you can feel it, not Mercy to send someone but they are a food that you can taste it and yet, you to the fires of hell. chokes you as you eat it. will not hear My Words of This earthly life that you live You have made My Church Warning. You WANT what is only a time of choosing a wasteland with your lucifer has to offer. where you decide if you sensual thoughts, you have The one whom I have told want to live for all eternity made it into the forecourts you of for many years is in Heaven or in hell. of the Temple that buys and here. I do not need to point If you choose the path of sin sells without regard for the him out. He has division then you choose hell. One whose House it is. in his heart for that is how If you choose the path of Your telephones are your the spirits work: divide and My Truth then you will god because they give you conquer. spend all eternity in Heaven. the answers that you seek. You are divided in your The choice is yours, My Your prayers are to the one loyalties, children, and that children, but, you are you see in the mirror. division is unequal for there allowing lucifer to twist your Your hearts are far from is more loyalty to the world thinking into believing that Me. than to Me. sin is the way of truth. In this time, the time that I will not ask you to return Sin is darkness: darkness you see around you, that to Me for many of you only leads to the fires of sexual world that you see will not see My Ways, so hell. around you, that you wish blinded by the world are Open your eyes and see to be a part of: is darkness. you. I will only ask, if your the Truth: you have no 5 freedom, you are not the act of homosexuality or truth. allowed to disagree with abortion is wrong you are Open your eyes, My sin; you are not allowed frowned upon. children, for there is little to speak the Truth. If you Look at the many other time left. These are your speak My Name you are sins that have now been fi nal Warnings. frowned upon; if you say accepted as the way of I Love you. APPEAL UPDATE We wish to thank all of you who have contributed to our latest appeal toward the collator and print machinery which is in urgent need of updating. To date £7,847.12 of the £75,000 needed has been raised. We continue to rely on your prayers and your fi nancial help in order that these vital machines be purchased. Without having these the production of the Newsletter is in serious jeopardy and its future production, here at the House of Prayer, will become impossible. 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6 was stopped in to the Garden of Olives. his tracks when He sweated Blood at the he saw Jesus in thought of what was to a deep anguish. come and over the course I know we were of Holy Thursday, endured all determined many sufferings, more even, to be with Jesus, than what we know of. Holy to comfort Him ‘Breaking news’ and to journey Patrick asked us to imagine Thursday with Him that we were watching the through this sad news and a ‘breaking news’ night. segment interrupted the Night vigil All that He did news. Imagine that the for me breaking news was that a Tuesday 18 March 2008 I tried to imagine, before man would die in Jerusalem Are you with Me, My children, the vigil, being with a loved tomorrow - just for you. My friends? Are you walking one in their fi nal hours and Place your name there. with Me? The Way is long and ways you would want to This man is prepared and hard; walk My Footsteps, all reach out to them, to show willing to die, just for love will be well. Deepen yourself them you are there and to of you. This changed, into Me, fi nd Me in the demonstrate your love for for me, the way I thought suffering that you see in Me. them. I wanted to do this about Easter entirely. The Deepen yourself into Me, fi nd for Jesus. I wanted Him way I thought of Jesus in the Pain within Me for it is to know that I was grateful fact! All I could think of your pain. Forget the world in some small way for all was; if this really happened and the unimportant things that He did for me while so and I was watching this of the world that you have undeserving. news story, I would be surrounded yourself with; A grief lingered heartbroken for this man. I gaze only at Me. We went to the Prayer would be incredibly grateful Do you see My trail of Blood Room and, without music, but the most surprising as it drips from Me? It is your we sang to Jesus. It was thing that I took from it was blood that I have shed within such a sombre night. It was that I would really need to Me for you; live with Me, die like a grief lingered, tinged change. If I didn’t change, with Me. Let go of self and almost with a sweetness, then it would be an insult you will fi nd Me. Love Me because we knew, unlike His to this man and what he deeply, love Me with a real Apostles, that on Sunday we had sacrifi ced. I felt like it love; let Me be fi rst in you would celebrate that Jesus would be embarrassing if I and you will see. rose from the dead and didn’t do something with To be with Jesus destroyed death forever. my life to, in some small On Holy Thursday, we Patrick began to speak way, ‘repay’ him. To not held a vigil, as always, to be about Jesus and describe change would have been an with Jesus and remember what it might have been like insult to his memory. His Passion and what He for Him on this Night. He I make all things new endured for Love of us. described how Jesus walked It was at this moment that I Before we went to the Prayer through the valley of Kidron realised that I never before Room, Patrick told us of an with the fi res of Gehenna at understood what Jesus did encounter he had with Jesus either side of Him, alone, for me. It was a great story earlier that evening. As he to prepare for what was but it all seemed very far walked across the room, he to come. Here He went removed from my life. I 7 have always found it very wounded soldiers? Jesus had done to hurt Jesus and hard to understand Jesus’ said to His Mother during all I hadn’t done to appease Love for me. It’s like any His Passion; ‘Look, Mother, Him. The Patricks have said other fact of life, I know it’s I make all things new.’ many times that if we truly there but it’s not something Stripped the altar believed in what Jesus did I am aware of often enough. After a short tea break, we for us during His Passion This was further emphasised went back to the Prayer and Death, we would ‘cross by a servant during the Room and stripped the altar. over the line’ and do great sharing after the Wednesday We sang ‘Jesus, remember things in Jesus’ Name. I night prayer meeting. He me’ and kissed the Cross. am not quite there yet but said; we don’t need to walk There was a silence in the when I went to Mass on around like broken people, room afterwards that I only Easter Sunday I felt so full we have no excuse, Jesus has associate with the Presence of joy and love for Jesus. fi xed us. I am very guilty of of Jesus. On the evening May our words, thoughts believing in Jesus on the one of Good Friday, I watched and deeds always be a cool hand and falling to pieces ‘The Passion of the Christ’ cloth to You, Jesus. Thank at the fi rst sign of trouble. and I feel like I saw it with You so very much for all Why should we walk around a whole new perspective. I that You endured for me, a like drooping fl owers and felt deeply ashamed for all I sinner. I love You.

Passion from the Gospels, there lies the thoughts, talks and the Stations of the thoughts can lead us to sin, Cross. We began with the such as judgements, gossip, Scripture readings and when anger, unlove. Thank it had fi nished, Patrick gave Fight the fi rst thought a talk. It was in this talk I Jesus has told us in the realized, more than ever, Messages to fi ght the fi rst You, the sin in my life. thought and when I do this, This outer face it works, only I don’t do it Jesus When Lent had begun I often enough! I am making had asked Jesus to help me a better effort now since Holy Thursday. Jesus said Vigil to do a better Lent and to in the Messages to call on At the House of Prayer really believe that Jesus His Name in temptation. on Holy Thursday night Died for me on the Cross. Thank You, Jesus, for what we have a vigil beginning In Patrick’s talk, he spoke You did for me and for the at 10pm. The schedule on judgment, that we have Messages of Love. consists of reading the this outer face but inside

Easter – what now? A beautiful Friend Easter season, especially been out all night fi shing. I love hearing the Gospel when He’s cooking breakfast It shows another side of stories of Jesus during the for the Apostles who have Jesus, a beautiful Friend 8 who serves and thinks of to Confessions for years!! flogging or scouring the self His brothers; a Father One sin in me as a punishment so looking after His boys; a There is one sin I have been that it would help me think Wise Teacher instructing... trying to overcome and before I sinned again. He This part of the Gospel just every day I fail. It is so well has also helped me see how radiates Jesus and is such a ingrained into me that it I can avoid the occasion contrast from the season of seems impossible to shift, it of sin and prepare myself Lent when we thought of is almost a part of my daily before it might happen. His Suffering, Passion and routine. Jesus is there and will always Death and made our own He is Alive to me help us overcome our sin sacrifices to join in His and However, just as Jesus was and our daily struggles so help Him in His Pain. Alive to the Apostles after that we can draw closer to The battle continues His Death and Resurrection, Him. As Patrick asked in last instructing, helping and Hopefully month’s Newsletter: Teaching them, He is Alive Hopefully I can go more ...Easter is over...what now? to me and He is helping than two days in a row I think of the sin in my own me. He inspired me the where I will not fall at this life and the battle continues. other day, when I failed to same sin. And eventually I haven’t miraculously come overcome my sin, to not rule it out of my confession out the other side of Lent allow myself to watch my list once and for all!!! a Saint but I still have the favourite TV programme. same sins I have been taking This was like a way of

A small device After months of investigation, here’s what the Rogers Commission (the group commissioned to investigate the explosion) discovered: an o-ring seal in the right solid rocket booster failed at take-off. I won’t bore you with the details but an o-ring is a small device relative to the We came across this article on the internet and have size of a space shuttle. Very included it in this Newsletter because it makes us think. It small. comes from an American point of view but we can change It wasn’t something huge, it to relate to our own individual countries. like a puncture in the rocket booster or a hole Changing the Bible Space Shuttle Challenger. in the cabin, that caused Are we changing the Bible Even though I wasn’t alive this disaster. It was a small, to fit our culture or are we when it happened, I caught seemingly insignificant, changing our culture to fit a glimpse of the horror o-ring failure. the Bible? thousands must have felt as A lesson here Space Shuttle Challenger the events unfolded. I think there’s a lesson here I was in an engineering class And, the first question for the Church. What if the the first time I watched everyone wanted to know big sins, you know the ones the tragic explosion of the was, “What happened?” you try hardest to avoid, 9 aren’t the greatest threat to For fear has to do with met that left you thinking, your joy and the Church’s punishment, and whoever “Wow, I want to be like mission? fears has not been perfected them?” But this should be Going undetected in love. 1 John 4:18 the norm, right? Am I way Maybe it’s the sins lying The Church is scared to off here? Shouldn’t you be underneath, the ones make decisions out of fear. so transformed by God that considered normal or Christians are hesitant people want to ask about acceptable, the ones to step into dangerous your life, even if they hate going undetected, that are situations out of fear. The God? affecting the Church the catalyst for our obedience is In Scripture, when men and most. I want to address nine fear. Where’s the love? women truly experience of these sins. Several weeks ago, I decided God, everything changes. 1.) FEAR to remove the words “fear, Everything. So, that begs The phrases “do not fear” scared and terrified” from the question, “Have you and “do not be afraid” my vocabulary. Maybe you experienced God?” appear 365 times in the should do the same. It could 3.) GLUTTONY Bible. Ironic? I think not. change how you see the In my younger days, I And here’s what I think world. And God. would literally eat myself the Church misses about 2.) APATHY sick. I mean, if I ordered fear. Let me pose this as Apathy’s best friends are food, I ate all of it. Period. a question. What is the passivity and entitlement. Naturally, this presented a opposite of fear? Courage? Together, they’re a vicious problem when I ate buffets. Bravery? William Wallace? threesome. Looking back, I see that my Wrong. Wrong. And right There’s nothing mediocre attitude was gluttonous. but you’re ruining my point. or normal about God. And the gluttony wasn’t The opposite of fear is… His Power is beyond that I ate myself sick. It was LOVE. Add to this the comprehension. His beauty that I used a gift God gave reality that God is Love. So, is beyond description. His me on myself…in excess. according to the transitive Love is beyond measure. Gluttony is primarily about property of mathematics, The same God who created the heart. It’s a craving the opposite of fear is… the universe and formed for excess. Gluttony God. stars desires a relationship says, “Those voids God Scare them with you. is supposed to fill…don’t If you’re a child of God, God Loves you worry about that. I will fill the one sin that shouldn’t Yet, the attitude is often, them.” Gluttony happens plague you is…fear. “Okay, God Loves me. when you lose your awe Yet, Christians are the most That’s great. What’s for of God. You see, as long fearful people on earth. lunch?” No. You don’t get as your eyes are fixed on Even our Salvation is rooted it, bro. God Loves you. Jesus, your heart’s desire is in fear. Does it bother And you’re content with, for Him. anyone that the primary “That’s great.” Our discontent method of bringing people What?! Is the world not desperate to Jesus has been to scare Our apathetic approach to for this message? As we them away from hell? God explains a lot about gorge our stomachs with That’s fear language, the why people in America food and flood our houses antithesis of God. Look at aren’t lining up to become with trinkets, our discontent what John says. Christians. only increases. There is no fear in love, but I mean, think about it. How Where are the Jesus perfect love casts out fear. many Christians have you followers who will fix their 10 eyes completely on Him, That’s hard-hitting stuff You need the approval. throwing away anything right there. So, even if you need thirty that treads the line between Only God can bear minutes to find that perfect want and need? Where are Americans will do anything selfie, it’s worth the time. the Christians who will feast to maintain the illusion of Jesus, however, didn’t need in excess on God? control and responsibility, the praise and glory of men. so no wonder worry plagues He didn’t care what they us. Worry is the by-product thought. His only concern of bearing a weight only was doing the Will of God. God can bear. This attitude is what the Do you see the irony here? world is desperate to see. The more independence Point people to Jesus you desire, the more worry Let’s be honest, it’s hard to you will experience. So, point people to Jesus if you 4.) WORRY why not give everything to need their approval. Worrying gives you God and let His Peace reign And when you need the something to do but it over your life? approval of others, your doesn’t get you anywhere. 5.) FLATTERY life will have more ups and The great philosopher, I erased this like five times downs than the Goliath at Van Wilder, once said, but God kept telling me to Six Flags in Atlanta. “Worrying is like a rocking put it back. So, I did. With I rode that beast. I know. chair. It gives you something hesitancy. I love You, God. 6.) COMFORT to do but it doesn’t get I like performing. I always Comfort might be the you anywhere.” That’s have. And while there’s patriarch of the “Church right. But Van Wilder isn’t nothing wrong with the approved” sins family. the only one who talked spotlight, there’s a lot When the Church becomes about worry. Jesus said wrong with making yourself comfortable, Christianity you shouldn’t worry about the centre of it. starts to die. anything (Matthew 6:25- If your identity is tied to Christians must be 34). But Jesus wasn’t man’s praise, you’ll be extremely intentional with serious was He? I mean, eternally discontent. People their thoughts and actions really Jesus? Anything? are fickle. They’re here to avoid comfort. If not, He was serious. You see, today and gone tomorrow. you become resistant to worrying is symptomatic of They’re for you one day, change. You start making a larger issue…lack of faith. against you the next. They secondary issues primary. And for followers of Jesus love you when you agree You begin to see the mission whose primary mission is to with them, dislike you when as catering to insiders rather show the glory and nature of you don’t. than reaching outsiders. God to the world, worrying We love human praise Sin of comfort is a problem. Yet, we love human praise, And here’s the thing about We’re independent at least I do. Exhibit A: the sin of comfort. Once Recently, I asked a good Instagram, SnapChat and it shows up, it’s extremely friend why worry plagues Facebook. While I love difficult to remove. When the Church and he said social media, they’re also you challenge comfort, something profound, “My platforms that perpetuate people don’t just get angry. greatest concern is that we flattery. You post pictures They get fightin’ mad. don’t want to need God. about your life hoping the Comfort will even tell you We’re Americans. We’re world will “like” it. Who to crucify an innocent man. independent.” cares if it’s not the real you? The Church can’t be 11 missional and comfortable government. Not a nation. INTEGRITY. at the same time. It’s time The Church. High integrity to make a decision. Your citizenship Here’s what Jesus is saying. 7.) CONSUMERISM When your allegiance is torn You should live with such I grew up watching Sesame between your country and high integrity that your word Street. My favourite your God, American ideals doesn’t need attachments c h a r a c t e r ? … C o o k i e begin to shape your faith to make it legitimate. So, Monster. I felt like we were more than God. And you typical phrases like, “I the same person. And what transpose American values promise,” “I swear” and “I I mean is we both loved onto God, believing God put it on my mom’s grave” cookies. I would often go would be an American and should never come from around the house saying, think like an American. your mouth. “Gimme da cookies.” Celebrate American values. “Frank, c’mon man. It never worked. That’s great. But, at the end Are you interpreting Many Christians are like of the day, your citizenship that correctly? Say you the Cookie Monster. Their is not with America. It’s in promise.” mantra is, “Gimme more… Heaven. These words are a kick in well anything. Just give me the pants, right? If you’re more. More. More. More.” like me, you say things all The essence of this sin is a the time and never follow false understanding of God, through. You lie to make that God is a taker. But yourself sound better. You nothing could be further lie to stay out of trouble. from the truth. God is a You lie to get ahead. giver. He’s the Giver. And, Sometimes you lie just to as a man or woman created lie. in His image, you should be 9.) LYING God expects you a giver. If gluttony is the elephant Jesus says there’s no place So, what are you creating? in the room everyone sees for that if you’re a Christian. What are you giving back but no one talks about, Your word matters. If you to the world? What are you lying is the elephant in the say something, God expects giving back to others? room no one sees. Lying is you to do it. It’s better to 8.) PATRIOTISM so socially acceptable, even tell the truth and lose your Cue the nasty e-mails. in Christian circles, that job than lie and keep it. Maybe it’s just me but I it often goes undetected. How serious is this? Jesus can’t picture Jesus waving an We’re desensitized to it. says anything more than our American fl ag while showing Dangerous for Christians word is from the evil one, off His “I love ‘Merica” And here’s why this is satan. That’s real. tattoo. Jesus wasn’t against dangerous for Christians. Most toxic the government. In fact, if There’s a rarely-discussed Sometimes the undetected you’re a Jesus follower, the passage in Matthew 5:33- sins are the most toxic. My Bible calls you to pray for 37 where Jesus confronts hope is you will see this as your nation and for your the Pharisees about oaths. an opportunity to grow. I leaders (1 Timothy 2:1- Most Americans only hear also realize there are some 4). But Jesus was very clear the word oath when a “Church approved” sins I about how Gods Name celebrity lies in court (under didn’t mention. It’s your would become famous oath). But Jesus isn’t talking turn. throughout the world… about oaths in this passage. by Frank Powell the Church. Not the He’s talking about 12 Consider the lilies 16 And he spoke a similitude to them, saying: The land of a certain rich man brought forth plenty of fruits. 17 And he thought within himself, saying: What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? 18 And he said: This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and will build greater; and into them will I gather all things that are grown to me, and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul: Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years take thy rest; eat, drink, make good cheer. 20 But God said to him: Thou fool, this night do they require thy soul of thee: and whose shall those things be which thou hast provided? 21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich towards God. 22 And he said to his disciples: Therefore I say to you, be not solicitous for your life, what you shall eat; nor for your body, what you shall put on. 23 The life is more than the meat, and the body is more than the raiment. 24 Consider the ravens, for they sow not, neither do they reap, neither have they storehouse nor barn, and God feedeth them. How much are you more valuable than they? 25 And which of you, by taking thought, can add to his stature one cubit? 26 If then ye be not able to do so much as the least thing, why are you solicitous for the rest? 27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they labour not, neither do they spin. But I say to you, not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these. 28 Now if God clothe in this manner the grass that is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more you, O ye of little faith? 29 And seek not you what you shall eat, or what you shall drink: and be not lifted up on high. 30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek. But your Father knoweth that you have need of these things. 31 But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his justice, and all these things shall be added unto you. 32 Fear not, little flock, for it hath pleased your Father to give you a kingdom. 33 Sell what you possess and give alms. Make to yourselves bags which grow not old, a treasure in heaven which faileth not: where no thief approacheth, nor moth corrupteth. 34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. Luke 12 Douay-Rheims 13 7 Deadly Sins versus 7 virtues

Overcome these sins eyes. virtue of moderation. People have heard of and Generosity and greed Kindness overcomes envy can recall the seven deadly Generosity overcomes the Kindness overcomes the sins, also known as the sin of greed. Our lives can sin of envy. Our love for capital vices and cardinal be fi lled with a yearning for someone should be without sins. But, so often we cannot material goods. Material bias or spite. God Blesses name the virtues which help objects can block our vision each of us in different ways. us overcome these sins! of Christ who told us to give Envy will cause a rift in your Rather than focusing on to the poor. This means relationship with God and the sins which bog down not only do we give what others. Look upon your life our spiritual life, turn your we have in “excess” but to with positivity rather than eyes to the virtues which surrender all of our time, counting the ways God can help break the bonds money and spiritual gifts to “hasn’t” Blessed you. of sin. The Catholic Church those in need. Meekness and anger has distinctive categories of Temperance and gluttony Meekness overcomes the virtues. The seven heavenly Temperance overcomes the sin of anger. Jesus said, virtues, also called the sin of gluttony. Gluttony “Blessed are the meek for capital virtues, contrary wants us to give in to our they shall inherit the world.” virtues, heavenly virtues, are self gratifi cation for eating When He was confronted the virtues which overcome and drinking, among other by angry crowds who the seven deadly sins: lust, things. Temperance is our wanted to torture and kill greed, envy, anger, pride ability to and sloth. c o n t r o l Chastity overcomes lust ourselves Chastity overcomes the sin and these of lust. Everyone could use d e s i r e s . more chastity in a world We may that is constantly displaying fall into sexual images. The Catholic the trap Bible tells us that our of self bodies are temples for the indulgence Holy Spirit. The virtue of but during Chastity can help calm our these times lustful desire for sexual acts we can call and restrain our wandering upon the

14 Him, He prayed for them. How often do we become upset and consumed by trivial matters? Use Christ as your model, control your anger and resentment and cultivate patience through this virtue. Humility versus pride Humility overcomes the sin of pride. God humbles the proud and exalts the sin of sloth. The virtue of sins. By praying for these humble! Pride is the devil’s diligence aids us in fulfi lling seven heavenly virtues we sin and, just like him, satan our duties and cultivating can keep each of these wants us to hold ourselves a strong work ethic. Sloth sins from creeping into our up as gods. Everything draws us in to be lazy in all lives. Start praying for these we have is from God and aspects of our life, physical virtues daily to help defeat everything we do is derived and spiritual. We should satan and these vices. Swap from the Gifts He has given develop our talents and gifts out your seven deadly sins us. By being modest we can rather than keeping them for these seven heavenly turn outwards and lift up wrapped up in sloth virtues! those around us. Swap! Diligence and sloth All other sins stem from https://www.catholiccompany.com/ content/7-Deadly-Sins.cfm Diligence overcomes the one or more of these deadly

Sunday 7 August 1994 MESSAGE FOR THE WORLD

We came across this Message in the Red Message Book and thought that it was so appropiate for these times now and wanted to republish it for this Newsletter. All you, My children of comes, you can already feel in truth for many of you do the world, be aware that the fi rst breezes beginning. not realise the Truth about I am in your midst. I am The evil one is subtle and these Gifts. here calling you, constantly he uses many voices in this People of the earth, I calling you from the evil world to call you away. Be address you, I call you to one for he is already at large in constant prayer. Do not repent of your ways for in this world. He is trying worry about your lives or they work against you. You to overcome My Church. what you will wear but be have forgotten that you I call all of you - who call in contact with your God as have a God who Loves you, yourselves Mine - to stand you do your work and be so blind are you. Many up and fi ght against his at your daily life. Receive dark days are to come upon ways. For like the storm as it My Sacraments often and you for many darknesses 15 are within your hearts and from My Body, because of. My little ones, I ask you cannot see them. See the doctrines that are being you to change this in your what is being done by him taught there are not My own lives and thus begin a who is the father of lies - Doctrines and the call of change. From a tiny flicker see his hand in all the many the evil one seems greater of fire comes great forest abortions from around the and louder because, My fires that destroy all in their world. These are allowed children, your voices have path. You can be this tiny to go unchecked. Many been silenced by your flame of Light to save souls millions of people have died complacency. Wake up and in this world. The harvest is in agonies, such as would see what is happening, My great but the labourers are cause an outcry in this children. I have left you the few. world, if abortion was seen legacy of saving souls. All Read what My Apostle Paul as it truly is - MURDER. of you who are baptised has written at My direction People of this earth, “My into My Love are called to about Love (1 Corinthians creation,” you use your shout loud the Truths which 13). This that he speaks bodies as worship to the evil belongs to My Father. of is revolutionary in this one. I created Love to be Look at yourselves; wake up world. This is why I call Love. As an expression felt and see the Truth of what is for many prayer groups to deep within the heart. To happening. I am the Great begin in this world. I call procreate, as an expression Healer, come to Me and I for many things through of Gods own Love. All will heal your blindness. My Prophets. I prophesy that I can see when I walk See Me in all men, not just through them against the around this world is hatred. those whom you like and ways that this world has Many wars are going on in call your friends but those taken on but they are not this world that were created whom the world shuns, let listened to. In the days by the evil one and, foolish these be your friends as I of My servants Isaiah, people, you believe that made them Mine. Jeremiah, they prophesied they are justified. But look, The Great Evangelisation that I would come. These Creation see the starving of this world has begun. two Prophets who stand millions that war creates. Armed only with Love they before you do the same. You cannot justify this. Just go. They have no purse, The time of My Second because it is not happening no haversack, only Love. Coming approaches but to you does not mean it is I am gathering My people you, My Bride1, do not not happening. You can in these Messages. I call wait anxiously as you close your eyes to your them so that they will hear should, watching every brothers and sisters when their Master’s Voice. I am movement to see if it is they have no food because calling you, you who read I, your Bridegroom. But you do not want to share the Words of Love and you indulge yourself in what you have with them. you who listen to them. I many pleasures that make But, you who claim to am calling you to begin to you forget to watch. But follow Me, must stand up love in your homes, your I Come and I Come soon. for each man’s dignity. I villages, your towns, your Come back to Me and My have told you that there will cities, come and love for Forgiveness shall blot out be poor always but this does much Pain have I Suffered your transgressions. See the not mean that you sit in from your unlove. many people who are in this your complacency and do This world’s greed for world who still believe that I nothing. money, for possessions, for am a God of unforgiveness, My sons and My daughters lust, for gain has caused a God of cold heart like are walking freely away the unlove that I speak stone. But, I tell you this 16 day in Truth, I am a God of the Words that I spoke back to Me, creation, I call pure Love and I am waiting through My Dove, Margaret you through this Invitation for you to come to Me. Mary, as I told her of My to come back to Me. I Love Through these many Heart’s Desire to Love all you, little children. Ah, Words of Love I tell you men through My Heart. I little children, little children, Truth. These Words are told the world again of My how I long to speak to you an Invitation to you, My Love through My servant, of only Love, great Love creation, to come back to Faustina. My Mother has that has been poured out Me. This is the Way in come to you to speak of Her for you on a Tree of Love which I call you. I call you, Great Love for you in many, and is still being poured creation, back from the many places throughout the out for you in the daily ways of death. For the way world. I give Messages to Sacrifice of the Mass. The that this world has chosen is you through My chosen call to repentance and the wide and easy path. I Prophets. But alas, you will reconciliation through My call you back to the Narrow not listen. Why then do you Sacrament of Penance. Path so that you may realise call Me, “Lord, Lord” and How I long to speak again the Journey that you are on do not do the things that to you in Gentle Words is towards your God and I ask you to do? See the of Love that carry you to not away from Him. great Truth in these Words Me. How I long for the This Invitation that I give to that I speak to you and go day when you will run to you through these specially forth into this world seeking meet Me, free from the chosen Prophets of Mine is only to save souls who are encumbrances of this world. to the Wedding Feast. Will now abandoned to the evil I created you, little ones, I you be one of those who is one. Snatch them from his will not turn you away when too busy to attend? Will you grasp by your love. you come to Me but I will miss the Great Celebration Love is loving the Lord, bandage your wounds and of My Betrothal to what your God, with your whole make you well again with is Mine. My Bride stands, strength, your whole mind, My Forgiveness and My with dress torn, hair astray, your whole body and your Love. dirty. Make yourself ready, whole soul. And your Come, at this Invitation to My Bride, ready to receive neighbour as yourself. love Me and the Kingdom your Lord who comes to Would you like your God of Heaven is yours. I Love you. Look out into the to abandon you? Then do you, My children. All street, hear the cries of not abandon any of My nationalities, all creeds, all those who attend Him2. He children. When I Come, you who are rejected, all is not far off, they hail His My children, and the door you who are loved. I stand Arrival. of the Wedding Feast is here in these Words, with These Words are yours, closed there will be much My Arms opened wide and little ones, to do with as you weeping and gnashing of nailed upon a Cross of Love. please for when I Come, I teeth because you did not I call you to come. Will you will come to ask you these listen. come to Me? questions; Did you feed My creation, I remind you 1 Jesus calls the earth His the hungry? Did you give once again, of the parable bride. the thirsty a drink of water? of the Prodigal Son. Even 2 This refers to the Visionaries, These questions I will ask as he, was forgiven when he Prophets and Seers who are you stand before Me. I have returned to his father as you announcing the Great and tried to give this world My will when you have returned Glorious Coming of Jesus. Love, through My Dying on to Me. Then I will lavish My Cross of Love, through you with My Love. Come 17 Concern over Pope Francis’ Exhortation

Confusion Times) and “Pope: State of 351 In certain cases, this Pope Francis has been grace possible in irregular can include the help of causing confusion since unions” in the Church the sacraments. Hence, “I he was elected pope. He Times. want to remind priests that seems to tell certain people Not all agree the confessional must not certain things they want to It would seem that not all be a torture chamber but hear and reaps popularity agree if Scriptural based rather an encounter with from all walks of life. Those Laws of the Church have the Lord’s Mercy” (Apostolic of us who are left to uphold been relaxed but it does Exhortation Evangelii the True Teachings of the seem that Pope Francis Gaudium [24 November Catholic Church cringe is attempting to steer the 2013], 44: AAS 105 [2013], nearly every time he opens Church in this direction in 1038). I would also point his mouth, especially during the guise of mercy. Ever out that the Eucharist “is his press interviews on since the Synods of the not a prize for the perfect aeroplanes. The worst part Family in 2014 and 2015, but a powerful medicine is, we have to try to explain this has been a worry. He has and nourishment for the that sin is still sin to people a habit of putting things in weak” (ibid., 47: 1039). who hear what they want to an ambiguous way and then Concerns hear and we grow less likely fails to explain or remains The following is part of an to convince anyone by the silent at the confusion he article in Lifesitenews which day. has just created. further explains concerns After Amoris Laetitia, the Proposals put forward by about what Pope Francis has Pope’s new exhortation, was German bishops seeking to done: made available for all to read, relax the rules, which had ...No one seems to agree some media like Church been rejected at the close about whether Pope Francis’ Militant proclaimed: “Pope of the Synod, are now recent apostolic exhortation, Francis: No Communion for included in Amoris Laetitia. Amoris Laetitia, changes Divorced and Remarried” Footnote 351 has opened Church discipline and opens whilst others ran with the door to allow Holy the door to Communion for the headline: “Francis’ Communion to be given to the divorced and remarried. Message Calls on Church divorced and remarried. The now-infamous footnote to Be Inclusive” (New York Here is footnote 351: 351 certainly appears to 18 do just that and this is the miquotes-pope-francis-on- bishop,” he said. interpretation that Cardinal communion-for-the-divorced- Pentin reported at the Walter Kasper - the cardinal and-rem National Catholic Register behind the push to allow Holy Communion that Schönborn’s approach the divorced and remarried In the following article by to the question of to receive Communion - Claire Chretien and John Communion for the divorced himself clearly takes. But Jalsevac ‘Vatican-approved and civilly remarried some have disputed this, magazine: Exhortation opens …involves what Schönborn pointing to clear canon door to Holy Communion called “five attentions” made law and established Church for remarried divorcees’ to remarried divorcees: a practice, as well as some of (13 April 2016), it explains series of five questions the the ambiguities surrounding more about what Cardinal priest must ask to see how the footnote itself. Schonborn has been arguing merciful and correctly they So it was with eagerness for. He actually allows the have behaved before, it can that many Catholics listened divorced and remarried in be inferred, they are able to to a question on the matter his diocese to recieve Holy receive Holy Communion. posed to Pope Francis this Communion after a period They include how they treat past weekend on the flight of discernment! the children of their first back from the Greek island Different questions marriages, how they treated of Lesbos. “…For his part, Schönborn, their abandoned spouse A reporter asked the pope, the archbishop of Vienna, and how they dealt with point blank, whether there told Vatican journalist unresolved hatred. are any “new concrete Edward Pentin that Amoris With this approach, the possibilities that did not Laetitia adopts the approach sacraments “come into exist before the publication that he has already been another light,” he said. of the exhortation” for the using within his own “It’s about the way of divorced and remarried, archdiocese, which can conversion.” making specific reference allow for admittance to the Sacred Scripture to “the discipline that Sacraments after a process Pope Saint John Paul II governs the access to the of discernment focused on articulated the Church’s Sacraments.” several different questions. longstanding approach to ...The pope began his Schönborn, who has argued the question in his own response saying simply, that the Church should exhortation, Familiaris in Italian: “Io posso dire, embrace the “positive Consortio, released after si. Punto.” Translated into elements” of gay unions and the 1980 Synod on the English, this means: “I can other sexual sins and has Family. The late pope wrote: say yes. Period.” a history of contradicting …the Church reaffirms her ...”But that would be too Church teaching on the practice, which is based small an answer,” he subject of homosexuality, upon Sacred Scripture, continued, after which he said that there are “no of not admitting to encouraged journalists forbidden questions” when Eucharistic Communion to refer back to Cardinal discussing Amoris Laetitia. divorced persons who have Schonborn’s presentation “We all know many remarried. They are unable about the exhortation. “In priests,” who admit to be admitted thereto that presentation your remarried divorcees to from the fact that their question will have the Holy Communion “without state and condition of life answer,” he said... discussing or asking and objectively contradict that https://www.lifesitenews. that’s a fact” and it’s union of love between com/blogs/vatican-website- “difficult to handle for the Christ and the Church which 19 is signified and effected by said” articles that flooded street’.” the Eucharist. Besides this, our Facebook news feeds or In other words: the confusion there is another special e-mail inboxes after every you’re experiencing is a pastoral reason: if these puzzling papal proclamation. feature, not a bug. What people were admitted to But by this time the many Catholic writers are the Eucharist, the faithful question many Catholic asking is: to what end? would be led into error and journalists are naturally And what, precisely, does it confusion regarding the asking is: why do we have mean for the Church to [let] Church’s teaching about the to keep doing this? Why “her shoes get soiled by the indissolubility of marriage. does it require such hard mud of the street”? Count Nevertheless, numerous work simply to understand me among those who are bishops throughout the what the pope is saying and stumped. world are taking the how it might be construed Here are some of the best exhortation to mean that as being in conformity with articles floating around out the Church has left aside established teaching? In there: this longstanding practice... reference to the exhortation The great end Embraced itself: why do we even Beautiful, Moving and This article then goes on have to engage in such Divisive - Robert Royal – The to prove how different tortured exegesis simply Catholic Thing Bishops have welcomed to understand individual “For all his claims to the and embraced this shift, not footnotes, let alone the contrary in these many only bishops in Germany full text - and even then, pages, Francis seems more but even in the Philippines! why are so many intelligent interested in bringing Voiced the concerns thinkers arriving at such people comfort than full In another article by John divergent interpretations of conversion to what Christ Jalsevac entitled ‘Number key passages? Would it have clearly taught on marriage. of Catholic writers been so hard to be a bit Newman had seen that too: expressing concern about clearer, as previous popes “Those who make comfort Pope’s exhortation rapidly were? the great subject of their growing,’ (12 April 2016) Pope Francis himself preaching seem to mistake he voiced the concerns answers that question – in the end of their ministry. of many journalists and a way – towards the end of Holiness is the great end. Catholic writers. Here is that controversial chapter There must be a struggle part of John’s article and 8. “I understand those and a trial here. Comfort is some of the quotes he used who prefer a more rigorous a cordial but no one drinks from the many journalists pastoral care which leaves cordials from morning to who are having problems no room for confusion,” night.” with Pope Francis’ new he writes. “But I sincerely No need for mercy exhortation: believe that Jesus wants In Amoris Laetitia, who is …For the past three years a Church attentive to the admonishing whom? – Fr. most Catholic writers goodness which the Holy James Schall – Catholic have been at great pains Spirit sows in the midst World Report to explain and interpret of human weakness, a “It would be difficult to Pope Francis in the clear Mother who, while clearly know what else to call this light of traditional Church expressing her objective section but an exercise in teaching – even as one teaching, ‘always does what sophisticated casuistry. detected a growing anxiety good she can, even if in Every effort is made to in the subtext of the glut the process, her shoes get excuse or understand how of “what the pope really soiled by the mud of the one who is in such a situation 20 is not really responsible for cause. If this conclusion is condemnation. it. There was ignorance, correct, we really have no “It doesn’t help matters that or passion, or confusion. need for Mercy, which has Francis apparently plays a bit We are admonished not to no meaning apart from fast and loose with some of judge anyone. And we are to actual sin and its free his arguments and sources.” welcome anyone and make recognition. One goes away Half-quotation every effort to make him from this approach not Always fear, always love – feel at home in Church and being sorry for his sins but Matthew Schmitz – First as a neighbour. Attention is relieved in realizing that he Things paid to victims of divorce has never really sinned at “Something strange is going who are treated unfairly all. Therefore, there is no on here. Aquinas does say and especially children. pressing need to concern that, ‘every human being But the prime interest is in oneself too much with these is bound to live agreeably situations.” with those around him.’ Dogmatic But Francis has left off the rigidity second half of the sentence: F r a n c i s ’ ‘ . . . unless it should be s p r a w l i n g necessary for him for some Exhortation reason to cause them a marriage profitable sadness at some of profound time.’ Francis’s politeness and muddled does not seem to have – Carl Olson – room for the profitable Catholic World sadness known to Aquinas, Report that edifying state brought “Exactly right. on by necessary rebukes For whatever and hard truths. reason, Francis “The half-quotation of seems to think Aquinas typifies Francis’s Schönborn, archbishop of Vienna that the past procedure in Amoris few decades Laetitia. Half of the Christian mercy and compassion. God have been marked by a tradition is simply left out already Forgives everything dogmatic rigidity that is as and so the basic shape and and so should we. The merciless as it is obsessed essential tensions of the intellectual precision that with the fine details of law, whole are lost. The Love the Holy Father uses to causing countless innocent of God is present but the excuse or lessen guilt is or near innocent Catholics fear of God—the terrible cause for some reflection. to flee a Church that they knowledge that we are The law cannot change but perceive to be cold and responsible for our souls— the “gradual” leading up to heartless. That perspective is not. This omission is understanding this failure to is, to put it nicely, dubious deliberate.” observe the law takes time and problematic. The True Teaching and patience. impression often given, To know the Real True “But when we add it all unfortunately, is that any Teachings as laid down up, it often seems that the emphasis on objective moral by Jesus, read what Pope effect of this approach is standards regarding actions John Paul II has written in to lead us to conclude that and relationships is bound Fimiliaras Consortio. In no “sin” has ever occurred. to quickly degenerate into his Apostolic Exhortation, Everything has an excusing a harsh and uncharitable Saint John Paul beautifully 21 guides modern man, like a much with his lies that you servant (Pope John Paul II) good shepherd leading his will allow him to sit on the for in his place, you shall see flock safely along the path, Throne of My Peter. And yes, the deceiver seated. Follow to be Jesus in a world that My children, you will follow his teachings now, before it opposes and hates Him, him. I have told you many is too late. I tell you, in all and avoid sin, even if it times to follow the teachings Truth, that My servant shall means standing alone, as of your Holy Father, My not die until he has led My Jesus did. In his writings, servant. These you do not people through the darkness it is simple, clean cut want to hear, for you know of these times. He shall lead with no grey areas and no them to be the Truth; but My people into the Era of confusion. John Paul calls Truth does not suit your Peace, just as My servant us to see our role in family selfish lifestyle. You want Moses led My people, Israel, life as our vocation and give to follow a Church that will into the promised land... of ourselves unselfishly at allow you to go against My (John Paul II did die but his home; to extend that love, Commandments, to think of words live on to guide us, just in an active way, into our self and not neighbour. This as Moses didn’t get into the communities and to defend you will have in reality. You promised land but he did natural family life - which will have all that you desire. lead Israel to it.) God ordained - in society. You will have the wide path When we read what he put that leads to the fires of hell. Tuesday 22 October 2013 together, we will be inspired You, My Remnant, stay loyal Feast Day of by his holiness to live good to My servant (John Paul II); Blessed John Paul II lives and strive to be saints. listen to his teaching, listen to ...Many of you will not follow His words are our ticket into his instructions (Catechism). where I lead because the the Promised Land, all we He will guide you with My sweet words of the forked- have to do is live them and Words. I will lead you into tongued-one blinds you. My don’t be swayed, confused the times of Peace with My Church is scattered and will or deceived by this world. Love, My Grace. Do not soon consist only of open pens We may be able to dress up worry, little ones, I have told – pens not of My Making... sin and convince everyone you I will never leave you in the world that it’s not sin orphans. I do not break My Saturday 1 March 2014 but remember, one day we Promises. ...The evil one has many plans will stand before Jesus and Trust Me, children, I Love you. and they are culminating do you think He will accept Come close to Me. Prepare as I speak these Words, he it? I don’t think so, after to be persecuted by the is about to twist My Truth all, His Father gave the very father of lies. You now have so that even My own will Commandment: Thou shalt entered his time. Beware of become confused if they not commit adultery, so the false teachings; beware have not prepared. how can it be turned into of those who wear the garb Trust in Me, children, I have the state of Grace we need of My Church but are not already Warned you of these to be in to receive Holy of Me. Look to My Gospels things; prepare, now. Read Communion?? and do not allow them to My Words, die to yourselves Jesus has Warned us about be changed. I Love you, and understand My Laws, this time. Here are a few children. These are now My Commandments, My reminders: the times that have been Gospels, and you shall not fall foretold. Beware. into the darkness that sweeps Wednesday the lands of this world... 31 December 1997 Wednesday 22 July 1998 ...lucifer has blinded you so ...believe in the Words of My 22 Results of the Synod Exclude people guilty of other kinds who are unwilling to change One of the main focal of mortal sin, perhaps or envisage change are points of the recent Synod living together outside of deserving of censure, are of Bishops was whether wedlock, or in homosexual rightly personae non – grata couples who had previously relationships, might also in the eyes of the Catholic divorced and then remarried be allowed to receive Church nowadays. should be allowed to receive Holy Communion as well. So then could this be a Holy Communion. The This is a kind of “Trojan turning of tables against raising of this question has horse” effect, because the traditionalists, who will obviously been spurred while remarried couples are be seen as thorns in the by the increased emphasis certainly adulterous, when side of a Merciful god, in lately of the supremely the original marriages have fact tantamount to being Merciful nature of God. not been properly annulled enemies of God? We are asked to question - and are certainly in mortal The world’s point of view whether ‘a truly merciful’ sin - there have been so many The media have generally God would exclude people apologists for this particular shown Francis as a from fully participating sin down the years that in challenging, positive and in the Mass because they some way it is tempting for forward thinking religious have divorced and then people to consider it might leader. However the media remarried. not really be a mortal sin, or is controlled by satan and A God of “surprises” that perhaps it is a lesser sin is bound to promote the We have also been told than being in a homosexual world’s point of view. by Pope Francis that God relationship or engaging “Conscience” is a God of “surprises.” in sex outside of marriage. As Jesus has said recently This seems to prepare the There is no meaningful in the Messages of Love, ground for and encourage distinction, however, in the the Church and Pope speculation about change in eyes of the Church between Francis are now pointing the Church. these sins. Sin is simply to the individual’s own We are all now wondering classed as either mortal or “conscience” as the key whether this change is going venial. arbiter of decisions such to include allowing those The questionnaire as for example whether who have divorced and Since the Synod, and the someone is in a fi t state to remarried (traditionally questionnaire that was sent receive Holy Communion. considered adulterous by out to parishioners prior However this conscience is the Catholic Church) to to it, asking their views less likely to be formed or receive Holy Communion on the Catholic Church’s informed by the rules when at Mass. attitude toward the family these have been downgraded “Trojan horse” effect and so forth (as if desiring and are considered as only However, if the Rules are to accommodate them in secondary to conscience. to change to allow those some way), the air is full of The ill-formed conscience guilty of one mortal sin to expectation as to what Pope of an individual, infl uenced receive Holy Communion, Francis will do or say next. by reckless statements by the question automatically Enemies of God the Pope and the Catholic arises as to whether those He has suggested that those Church’s representatives

23 generally, is not guaranteed multiplied, as if it wasn’t Soul and Divinity of our to be in a position to decide prevalent enough! If this God here among us. This the individual’s fitness or then becomes permissible could simply be a prelude otherwise to receive Holy within the Church, or within to doing away with Holy Communion. the dioceses of certain Communion altogether so A mortal sin “forward-thinking” bishops, that all may be included in To receive Holy Communion this undermines the very the same church, which is in a state of mortal sin notion that Jesus is Truly what Jesus has said would is itself a mortal sin. So Present in the Sacred Host, happen. sin is in danger of being that this is the Body, Blood,

bus from his much change.” The driver home to the replied with a smile, “Aren’t d o w n t o w n you the new preacher in area. When town?” “Yes” he replied. he sat down, “Well, I have been thinking he discovered a lot lately about going that the driver somewhere to worship. I had accidentally just wanted to see what given him fifty would you do if I gave you pence too too much change. I’ll see much change. you at church this Sunday.” He thought to When the preacher stepped himself, “You’d off the bus, he literally better give this grabbed the nearest light money back. pole, held on, and said “Oh It would be God, I almost sold your Son wrong to keep for fifty pence.” it.” Then he Watch your thoughts thought, “Oh, Our lives are the only Bible Something forget it, it’s only some people will ever read. 50p; who would This is a scary example of worry about this how much people watch us to little amount? as Christians and will put us Anyway, the bus to the test. Always be on company gets guard - and remember - You think too much fare; carry the name of Christ on they will never your shoulders when you miss it. Accept call yourself ‘Christians.’ about... it as a ‘gift from Watch your thoughts; they God’ and keep become words. Watch your quiet.” words; they become actions. Who would worry The 50p Watch your actions; they A preacher from out-of- When his stop came, he become habits. Watch town accepted a call to a paused momentarily at the your habits; they become church in Leeds. Some door and then handed the character. Watch your weeks after he arrived, he 50p to the driver saying character; it becomes your had an occasion to ride a “Here, you gave me too destiny.”

24 Sacred Heart House 46 James Street, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland BT80 8LT Tel: 028 867 66377 Fax: 028 867 62247 E-mail: [email protected] Events Celebrated eaSTer reTreaT of Jesus made me feel like prayers on this Holy Day Holy Thursday I was stripping the altar of were offered for the babies The retreat began on Holy my heart of self and pride. I that have been crucifi ed, Thursday with a Prayer Vigil was deeply humbled before aborted, the victims of from 10pm to 2am. After God. SonLight led us in unlove. the reading of the Passion, singing our love to Jesus on The weekend was a special Patrick Rushe joined us and His night of sorrow. time to allow Jesus to live in shared that before he went Good Friday our hearts, to journey with to Mass, he had a short The servants offered a day Him in His Passion, then to vision of Jesus standing, of fasting until midnight feel the joy of His Love. It bent over in anguish. This which is something we do was a time to strip ourselves only lasted a second or each Good Friday. Prayer of earthly things. two yet here, three hours times throughout the Day WaLK aGainST aborTion later, he still felt the effects included Stations of the As part of our celebration of this. Patrick spoke of Cross. We attended the of the Feast of the Jesus’ Journey through His services in Holy Trinity Annunciation, we had a Passion, His great Suffering Chapel and watched the fi lm Walk Against Abortion for each individual. Even ‘The Passion of the Christ’ around Cookstown. We though we were not yet in the evening. Again, displayed our banners, born, He did this for me. a prayer vigil was held including a large icon Patrick also spoke about from 10pm to 2am with of ‘Mary Patron of the how we continue to hurt readings, Stations of the Aborted.’ We stopped at Jesus with our sin. When I Cross, solemn prayer and two locations to sing ‘Never judge someone I cause Jesus singing. A welcome meal Felt the Wind’ a Song given pain, it goes against the was prepared at midnight. by Jesus. The banners and commandment to ‘…Love Holy Saturday pictures showed the truth one another as I have Loved As well as our Community of abortion. We hope our you…’ Patrick gave an Prayer times, we spent time silent walk had an effect example, if I heard ‘breaking in private silent prayers. It as we walked through the news’ that someone would was a day of gratitude to town’s main street on a be crucifi ed in Israel tonight Jesus for what He endured busy Saturday afternoon. and I was the cause of it. in His Passion for me. DiVine MercY SUnDaY How would I feel? This Easter Sunday We concluded the Divine made me realise how deeply We concluded our retreat Mercy Novena which began guilty I would feel and the on Easter Sunday. Along on Good Friday. A servant gratitude I should show with Community Prayers in gave a talk on fi rst coming to Jesus in my daily living. the House we had a special know of devotion to Jesus’ Patrick’s talk on the Passion Baptism of the unborn. Our Divine Mercy and how 25 she experienced healing by Saint Faustina through and glorifi ed Jesus in song. and blessings in her family the two Patricks was read Jesus, I trust in You! through trusting in Merciful and refl ected upon. Along Jesus. The Message given with other prayer we praised Events to Come Prayers begin at 12noon Sunday 29 May Sunday 12 June unless otherwise stated Feast of the Feast of Our Lady Body and Blood of Jesus of the Sacred Heart Our Life in the Spirit Day of Prayer Prayers begin at 3pm Seminars continue each Prayers begin at 3pm Wednesday Night at the Wednesday 29 June Prayer Meeting Thursday 2 June to Feast of Saints Sunday 5 June Peter and Paul Sunday 15 May Feasts of the Sacred Heart Pentecost Sunday and the Immaculate Heart First Friday Vigils Prayers begin at 4pm Weekend Retreat from 10pm - 2am: Begins Thursday 2nd June with Friday 3 June and Please note: on Sunday a Vigil at 10pm. Also includes Friday 1 July 2016 22 May the House of a vigil on Friday night. Prayer will be CLOSED

Saint Michael House 50 Tynemouth Road, Tottenham, London. N15 4AX. Tel: 0208 808 0732 E-mail: [email protected] Guard against the yeast of the Pharisees This Message is being fulfi lled the cardinals and bishops dip their bread in the bowl I read this Message from who have found more of the betrayer and side with Jesus during my prayer happiness in their leadership him. Out of this wayward recently and was amazed at than Mine and the rules daughter of Mine will come how this Message is being that I have laid down. They one who shall lead many to fulfi lled in the present time. take more pleasure in going hell. You must not follow “See, the days are coming against Me than coming him; you must not eat the when you will see many towards Me. They are same food as he. Beware the changes within My Church whitewashed sepulchers. yeast of the Pharisees and and you will not have long to In America, I tell you that beware of it now...” Friday wait before you see it. You soon these Pharisees will 23 February 2001 must not be caught up in openly not follow My Amoris Laetitia these things that are coming, leadership in your Pope On Friday 8 April, the you must guard against the (John Paul II). They will turn Apostolic Exhortation on yeast of the Pharisees. The against him and put their the Family, Amoris Laetitia Pharisees of these days are own on the Throne for they (AL) was released and since 26 then there has been much common advantage and the Pastoral revolution concern, confusion and dignity of persons.” (Canon Fr Brian W Harrison O.S, comments from different 212 §3) reported on 13 April 2016 Catholic sources about the The following concerns for Lifesitenews that pope document. were raised in their report: Francis’ pastoral revolution Catholics cannot accept • Amoris Laetitia, goes away from two The fi rst report I saw was over the course of Chapter thousand years of tradition. from Voice of the Family VIII (paragraphs 291-312), “To be fair, AL presents us on 8 April (full report at proposes a number of with a great many valuable voiceofthefamily.com) who approaches that prepare and timely observations reported that Catholics the way for “divorced and and recommendations cannot accept some remarried” Catholics to concerning marriage and elements of the Apostolic receive Holy Communion family life in our troubled Exhortation that threaten without true repentance times, notably a fine faith and family: and amendment of life. meditation on Saint Paul’s ‘The Apostolic Exhortation • Amoris Laetitia fails teaching on the true nature Amoris Laetitia is a very to grapple with the scale of love (I Corinthians 13). lengthy document, which of the threat to unborn But these positive features discusses a wide variety children, the elderly and of the exhortation are of subjects related to the the disabled. The absence outweighed in importance, family. There are many of serious discussion of unfortunately, by Francis’ passages that faithfully attacks on unborn life in this audacious departure from reflect Catholic teaching but context is a grave omission. the teaching and discipline this cannot and does not, • There is also of all his predecessors lessen the gravity of those minimal reference to in regard to the pastoral passages which undermine euthanasia and assisted care and ecclesial status the teaching and practice of suicide despite the of Catholics living in illicit the Catholic Church. increasing pressure for sexual relationships.” We consider that in raising their legalization across the Flow from the same pipe the following concerns we world. Failure to adequately Jesus has often said in the fulfil our duty as clearly laid discuss this threat is Messages that clean water out in the Code of Canon likewise another very and dirty water cannot fl ow Law, which states: regrettable omission. from the same pipe. In the “According to the knowledge, • Amoris Laetitia letter from Saint James in competence and prestige fails to adequately restate Scripture he says: which they possess, they Catholic teaching on the “out of the same mouth [the Christian faithful] have use of contraception. This proceedeth blessing and the right and even at times is a troubling oversight given cursing. My brethren, these the duty to manifest to the that (i) the separation of the things ought not to be. sacred pastors their opinion procreative and unitive ends Doth a fountain send forth, on matters which pertain of the sexual act is a major out of the same hole, sweet to the good of the Church catalyst for the culture of and bitter water? Can the and to make their opinion death and that (ii) there is fig tree, my brethren, bear known to the rest of the widespread disobedience grapes; or the vine, figs? Christian faithful, without and ignorance of the So neither can the salt yield prejudice to the integrity Church’s teaching in this sweet.” James 3: 10-12. of faith and morals, with area precisely because of (Douay Rheims). reverence toward their the failure of the hierarchy Glossing over grave sins pastors and attentive to to communicate this truth.’ Fr Harrison also points 27 out that as well as glossing Exhortation contained a signified and effected by over grave sins against “change in discipline that the Eucharist. Besides this, chastity, there is inadequate governs access to the there is another special treatment of sex education, Sacraments” for Catholics pastoral reason: if these where in the six paragraphs who are divorced and people were admitted to about this in the document, remarried. The Pope replied, the Eucharist, the faithful there is no mention of “I can say yes, period.” The would be led into error and the Church’s teaching of Pope then urged reading confusion regarding the parents being the primary the presentation of Cardinal Church’s teaching about the educators in this area. He Schönborn for the final indissolubility of marriage.” then states that the most answer to the question, “Positive elements” troubling aspect of the calling Schönborn a “great Schönborn, the archbishop document is regarding those theologian who knows the of Vienna, told Vatican living in irregular sexual doctrine of the Church.” journalist Edward Pentin relationships. Contradicts that Amoris Laetitia adopts Wrong and ‘unmerciful’ Schonborn’s presentation the approach that he has After his comments on the boiled down Pope Francis’ already been using within his topic of divorced remarried more than 60,000 words own archdiocese, which can couples being admitted to in the exhortation to 3000 allow for admittance to the receive Holy Communion, but in that short space Sacraments after a process he ends his report saying: made sure to include the of discernment focused on “Must we believe that “smoking footnote” being several different questions. Francis alone is right on seen as the opening of the Schönborn, who has argued this issue and that all his door to Holy Communion that the Church should predecessors, including the to Catholics living in second embrace the “positive still living Benedict XVI, unions where annulment elements” of gay unions and as well as the Catechism from the fi rst union was other sexual sins and has a promulgated by Saint John not possible. The position history of contradicting Paul II, have been wrong contradicts Pope Saint John Church teaching on the and ‘unmerciful’ in allowing Paul II’s Familiaris Consortio subject of homosexuality, no exceptions in this area? as well as the Catechism of said that there are “no Isn’t it far more likely that, the Catholic Church. forbidden questions ” when as in the 1330s under John Familiaris Consortio discussing Amoris Letitia.’ XXII, just one pope is wrong In Familiaris Consortio, A “plenary role” and that all the others Pope St. John Paul wrote: Voice of the family popes have been right? “the Church reaffirms her reported on 14 April 2016 And that, as in that critical practice, which is based that the new document AL situation, respectful public upon Sacred Scripture, reintroduces the rejected “resistance” to Peter (cf. of not admitting to approach to same sex Gal. 2: 11), from cardinals, Eucharistic Communion unions that were held in the bishops, theologians and divorced persons who have previous two Synods. The other faithful, is now remarried.” He explained, pressure came from LGBT urgently needed?” “They are unable to be activists as well as those “I can say yes, period.” admitted thereto from the preparing the document: April 16, 2016 lifesitenews fact that their state and ‘“This [pope’s approach] reported– condition of life objectively implies that there is some ‘On the flight returning contradict that union footing on which same-sex from Greece, Pope Francis of love between Christ unions can be considered was asked if the Apostolic and the Church which is legitimate. 28 Amoris Laetitia states, in pope must be corrected. as is true of a “powerful paragraph 52, that: Men, including my heroes medicine,” taking the “We need to acknowledge Thomas More and John Eucharist improperly can the great variety of family Fisher, went to the block be harmful, even spiritually situations that can offer a for such simple assertions deadly, to the recipient. certain stability but de facto as the indissolubility of “…In sum, what one may or same-sex unions, may marriage. Does the Holy question is not the pope’s not simply be equated with Father now propose to comparing the Eucharist to marriage.” decanonize half our saints “powerful medicine” but This implies: and all our martyrs?” rather, the failure to mention 1. that “same-sex unions” Ed Peters the warnings against are one of the “great variety First thoughts on the English improper consumption of family situations”; version of Pope Francis’ listed on the label.” 2. that same-sex unions Amoris laetitia. - Ed Peters Serious sin offer a “certain stability”; “In AL 297, Francis writes: The New Catholic Truce – and “No one can be condemned Ross Douthat – New York 3. that same-sex unions for ever, because that is not Times can be “equated” with the logic of the Gospel!” To “A slippage that follows marriage on some level, if the contrary, it is precisely from this lack of confidence not “simply.” the logic of the Gospel that is one of the most striking Furthermore the paragraph one can be condemned aspects of the pope’s letter. states that “only the forever. CCC 1034-1035. If What the Church considers exclusive and indissoluble one meant, say, that no serious sin becomes union between a man and one can be ‘condemned for mere “irregularity.” What a woman has a plenary ever’ by earthly authority, the Church considers a role to play in society as one should have said so. Commandment becomes a stable commitment that But, of course, withholding a mere ‘ideal.’ What bears fruit in new life.” To Holy Communion from the Church once stated state that only marriage has those in “public and authoritatively it now a “plenary role” necessarily permanent adultery” is not proffers tentatively, in tones means that other forms of a “condemnation” at all, so laced with self-effacement, union do have some role to the point being made is not self-critique.” play in society. clear.” Doctrines of devils David Warren Harmful In Saint Paul’s letter to Another report from Yes, the Eucharist is Timothy, he speaks about Lifesitenews on 12 April ‘powerful medicine’, which these times: provides reactions and means… - Ed Peters “Now the Spirit manifestly comments to AL from “The bounteous effects of saith, ‘that in the last times other Catholic writers, the the Eucharist, specifically in some shall depart from the following are just a few regard to forgiveness of and faith, giving heed to spirits examples: preservation from sin, are of error and doctrines of Amoris Laetitia – David laid out in the Catechism devils’ 1 Timothy 4: 1-2. Warren of the Catholic Church 1393- (Douay Rheims) “It can indeed simply be 1395, 1436 and 1846. These Evil men and seducers said and has always been passages amply support And in his second letter to said by Holy Church, with the pope’s phrasing in fn Timothy: innocent simplicity, that 351. But missing from the “And all that will live godly mortal sin is mortally sinful, pope’s commentary here is in Christ Jesus will suffer so once again I think the an acknowledgement that, persecution. But evil men 29 and seducers shall grow work. 2 Timothy 3: 12-17 now enter a “New Time” and worse and worse, erring. (Douay Rheims) will see for yourselves the lies and driving into error. But Twist and distort My Truth that are being promoted in continue in those things On 4 March 2016, Jesus My Name. which thou hast learned and said: You will see the tide of which have been committed “...Trust in Me, My children, distortion sweep across this to thee: knowing of whom and believe that the Words I earth as the followers of thou hast learned them; and give you are your lifeline to lucifer become ever more because from thy infancy the Truth in these times for confi dent in their blindness. thou hast known the Holy so many twist and distort My Those within My Church will Scriptures, which can Truth in order to lead lives of begin to change My Laws instruct thee to salvation by sin. and so seal their own fate the faith which is in Christ I tell you My Law has not by their unfaithfulness to the Jesus. All scripture, inspired changed and I will not soften Truth. of God is profitable to teach, or change My Laws in order Trust in Me and I will guide to reprove, to correct, to to suit mankind’s desire to you if you are willing to listen. instruct in justice. That the follow sin. Trust in Me. man of God may be perfect, Your days are numbered and I Love you.” furnished to every good I will prove this to you for you _ The Holy Scriptures

John 10:7-15 7 Jesus therefore said to a lot of distractions trying may have life and may have them again: Amen, amen I to take us away from living it more abundantly. say to you, I am the door of with and for Jesus. Through All the other things in this the sheep. all these distractions we still world, that try to take us Jesus is the Door through know, in our heart, that it is from Jesus, seem to offer which we must enter in Jesus and what He can offer us a good life. We need order to gain Eternal Life in us - that we need. to trust completely in Jesus Heaven. It is only through 9 I am the door. By Me, if and know that He is all we Him that we can fi nd our any man enter in, he shall need and we shall indeed Salvation. Saints can of be saved: and he shall go have life in abundance when course help us to know in and go out and shall find we stay within His Love. Jesus better but, ultimately, pastures. 11 I am the good shepherd. it is Jesus, Himself, who Jesus has given us His The good shepherd giveth mwe must form a strong promise that if we follow His life for His sheep. relationship with. Him and obey His Jesus is the Good Shepherd 8 All others, as many as Commandments then we and He has Suffered and have come, are thieves and will save our souls. Died for our sins. He has robbers: and the sheep 10 The thief cometh not but opened the way for us to heard them not. for to steal and to kill and to spend eternity in Heaven. In today’s world there are destroy. I am come that they Through Jesus, and the

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Sacrifi ce of His Dying on the 13 And the hireling flieth, a profound Love but that is Cross, it has been proven to because he is a hireling: what Jesus has for each and us how much we are Loved and he hath no care for the every one of His children. and Jesus would do it all sheep. When we communicate again for Love of us, His Nothing of this world can with Him and try to live our children. be assured and we need to lives with Him, then we can 12 But the hireling and he know and understand the better understand His Love that is not the shepherd, complete Love that Jesus for us. whose own the sheep are has for us, His children. 15 As the Father knoweth not, seeth the wolf coming Jesus wants us to have true Me and I know the Father and leaveth the sheep and belief and trust in Him and I lay down My life for flieth: and the wolf catcheth and Him alone. We must My sheep. and scattereth the sheep. believe that He will always Jesus will always be with us It is only in Jesus that we be by our side and He will and we need to open our can have trust. All the always care for us. hearts to the knowledge other things in this life may 14 I am the good shepherd that, through Him, and purport to give us security and I know Mine and Mine Him alone will we fi nd our and happiness but they are know Me. true happiness. Like any fi ckle and we could lose all in Jesus knows us all personally. relationship, we need to an instant. We need to put Sometimes we can feel work continually to enhance our complete trust in Jesus Jesus far from us and it is and reap the marvellous alone because it is only in hard to understand how He benefi ts that are offered Him that we can be assured can care so much for every to us. What better benefi t of our true happiness and single one of us. We often than the promise of Eternal eternal salvation. do not feel worthy of such Life in Heaven!

The Plight of Others

The Plight of Missing Persons Reasons out and think things through of help, he just disappeared What is it that makes a and then they are fi ne. With and none of us have seen person choose to go missing others, it becomes more him ever since. We have even though they have a complicated and they just tried to fi nd him in different family who love them and disappear without a trace. ways but to no avail so far. want to help them? Disappeared We still search for him and There are many reasons. This is what happened to will continue to do so. Choose any circumstance one of my cousins over in The family left behind in life and it could and England, about two and a I have unfortunately often is enough to send half to three years ago. He seen how this affects the somebody over the edge. had some problems and members of the family It is not the person’s fault became a wee bit fond of left behind. My aunt says that this happens to them; the drink. When his family the worst thing is the not sometimes they just need a suggested sorting himself knowing. The questions in few days to sort themselves out and getting a wee bit her head all the time are: is 31 _

he safe, where is he, what’s his mind and heart. Paul, at families, even if it is just to he doing, does he want to this stage still knows nothing let them know that they are contact and is afraid to do of his father’s death. This is safe, or that they will return so after all this time? She just one situation of many. to them. Let us also bear says she wishes he would Do not judge in mind the devastation of contact her just to let her Remember those who are the families left behind. know he was safe, this missing all around this world But, most importantly, do would be enough for her. - whether it be through their not judge those involved. My uncle died a year ago own choice or not - and Thank You, Jesus. from lung cancer and I’m say a wee prayer for them, sure with the same things in that they will contact their

The Wisdom of John Paul II

ENCYCLICAL LETTER (Mt 19:18-19). commandment of love of VERITATIS SPLENDOR From the context of the neighbour: “You shall love Addressed by the Supreme conversation, and especially your neighbour as yourself” Pontiff Pope John Paul II to from a comparison of (Mt 19:19; cf. Mk 12:31). all the bishops of the Catholic Matthew’s text with the In this commandment we Church regarding certain parallel passages in Mark fi nd a precise expression fundamental questions of the and Luke, it is clear that of the singular dignity Church’s moral teaching Jesus does not intend to list of the human person, continued each and every one of the “the only creature that 13. Jesus’ answer is not commandments required God has wanted for its enough for the young man, in order to “enter into own sake”. The different who continues by asking life”, but rather wishes commandments of the the Teacher about the to draw the young man’s Decalogue are really only commandments which must attention to the “centrality” so many refl ections of the be kept: “He said to him, of the Decalogue with one commandment about ‘Which ones?’” (Mt 19:18). regard to every other the good of the person, He asks what he must do in precept, inasmuch as it at the level of the many life in order to show that is the interpretation of different goods which he acknowledges God’s what the words “I am the characterize his identity as holiness. After directing the Lord your God” mean a spiritual and bodily being young man’s gaze towards for man. Nevertheless we in relationship with God, God, Jesus reminds him of cannot fail to notice which with his neighbour and with the commandments of the commandments of the the material world. As we Decalogue regarding one’s Law the Lord recalls to the read in the Catechism of the neighbour: “Jesus said: ‘You young man. They are some Catholic Church, “the Ten shall not murder; You shall of the commandments Commandments are part of not commit adultery; You belonging to the so-called God’s Revelation. At the shall not bear false witness; “second tablet” of the same time, they teach us Honour your father and Decalogue, the summary man’s true humanity. They mother; also, You shall love (cf. Rom 13:8-10) and shed light on the essential your neighbour as yourself “ foundation of which is the duties, and so indirectly 32 on the fundamental rights, set it apart from, the love concrete in keeping the inherent in the nature of the of God. This is evident commandments, genuine human person”. from his conversation with love for God is not possible. The commandments of the teacher of the Law, Saint John makes the which Jesus reminds the who asked him a question point with extraordinary young man are meant to very much like the one forcefulness: “If anyone safeguard the good of the asked by the young man. says, ‘I love God’, and hates person, the image of God, Jesus refers him to the his brother, he is a liar; for by protecting his goods. two commandments of he who does not love his “You shall not murder; You love of God and love of brother whom he has seen, shall not commit adultery; neighbour (cf. Lk 10:25- cannot love God whom he You shall not steal; You 27), and reminds him that has not seen” (1 Jn 4:20). shall not bear false witness” only by observing them The Evangelist echoes the are moral rules formulated will he have eternal life: moral preaching of Christ, in terms of prohibitions. “Do this, and you will live” expressed in a wonderful These negative precepts (Lk 10:28). Nonetheless and unambiguous way in express with particular it is signifi cant that it is the parable of the Good force the ever urgent need precisely the second of Samaritan (cf. Lk 10:30- to protect human life, the these commandments which 37) and in his words about communion of persons in arouses the curiosity of the the fi nal judgment (cf. Mt marriage, private property, teacher of the Law, who 25:31-46). truthfulness and people’s asks him: “And who is my 15. In the “Sermon on the good name. neighbour?” (Lk 10:29). Mount”, the magna charta The commandments thus The Teacher replies with of Gospel morality,[24] represent the basic condition the parable of the Good Jesus says: “Do not think for love of neighbour; at Samaritan, which is critical that I have come to abolish the same time they are the for fully understanding the the Law and the Prophets; proof of that love. They commandment of love of I have come not to abolish are the fi rst necessary step neighbour (cf. Lk 10:30- them but to fulfi l them” on the journey towards 37). (Mt 5:17). Christ is the freedom, its starting- These two commandments, key to the Scriptures: “You point. “The beginning of on which “depend all the search the Scriptures...; freedom”, Saint Augustine Law and the Prophets” (Mt and it is they that bear writes, “is to be free from 22:40), are profoundly witness to me” (Jn 5:39). crimes... such as murder, connected and mutually Christ is the centre of the adultery, fornication, theft, related. Their inseparable economy of salvation, the fraud, sacrilege and so unity is attested to by recapitulation of the Old forth. When once one is Christ in his words and by and New Testaments, of without these crimes (and his very life: his mission the promises of the Law every Christian should be culminates in the Cross and of their fulfi lment in without them), one begins of our Redemption (cf. the Gospel; he is the living to lift up one’s head towards Jn 3:14-15), the sign of and eternal link between freedom. But this is only the his indivisible love for the the Old and the New beginning of freedom, not Father and for humanity Covenants. Commenting perfect freedom...”. (cf. Jn 13:1). on Paul’s statement that 14. This certainly does not Both the Old and the “Christ is the end of the mean that Christ wishes to New Testaments explicitly law” (Rom 10:4), Saint put the love of neighbour affi rm that without love Ambrose writes: “end not higher than, or even to of neighbour, made in the sense of a defi ciency, 33 but in the sense of the to live out the loftiest you that every one who is fullness of the Law: a fullness challenges. Jesus shows angry with his brother shall which is achieved in Christ that the commandments be liable to judgment... (plenitudo legis in Christo must not be understood You have heard that it was est), since he came not to as a minimum limit not said, ‘You shall not commit abolish the Law but to bring to be gone beyond, but adultery’. But I say to you it to fulfi lment. In the same rather as a path involving a that every one who looks at a way that there is an Old moral and spiritual journey woman lustfully has already Testament, but all truth is in towards perfection, at committed adultery with the New Testament, so it is the heart of which is love her in his heart” (Mt 5:21- for the Law: what was given (cf. Col 3:14). Thus the 22,27-28). Jesus himself through Moses is a fi gure of commandment “You shall is the living “fulfi lment” the true law. Therefore, the not murder” becomes a call of the Law inasmuch as he Mosaic Law is an image of to an attentive love which fulfi ls its authentic meaning the truth”. protects and promotes the by the total gift of himself: Jesus brings God’s life of one’s neighbour. The he himself becomes a living commandments to precept prohibiting adultery and personal Law, who fulfi lment, particularly the becomes an invitation to invites people to follow him; commandment of love of a pure way of looking at through the Spirit, he gives neighbour, by interiorizing others, capable of respecting the grace to share his own their demands and by the spousal meaning of the life and love and provides bringing out their fullest body: “You have heard that the strength to bear witness meaning. Love of neighbour it was said to the men of to that love in personal springs from a loving old, ‘You shall not kill; and choices and actions (cf. Jn heart which, precisely whoever kills shall be liable 13:34-35). because it loves, is ready to judgment’. But I say to Continued next month Pilgrimage to Poland 15 September to 27 September 2016 Including Czestochowa, Auschwitz, Wadowice, Prague, Krakow (Divine Mercy Sanctuary), Saint Stanislaus and Saint Nicolaus Houses of Prayer and Colditz Castle Contact the Sacred Heart House of Prayer for more details and to book

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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 Awareness How beautiful You are! How You Touch my heart! To bring silence there, To make my heart aware

How beautiful the Hands That were nailed upon the Tree, So I could walk that Distant Land With You, forever free.

And stillness breaks within, A Bird that searches deep, Close my eyes against the din Your Presence in me seeps.

by Patrick Rushe

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