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The Heavenly Duet - IV By John W. Galten, MI National President

Dear Knights of the Immaculata,

Maria! Last month, we began a series examining the work of the Holy Spirit re- vealed in the Old Testament though not yet explicitly as a Person. The Spirit, nonetheless, made His presence known by His effects. Another instance of the Spirit’s action is the communication of the Spirit “The goal of the MI (the from the prophet Elijah to Elisha…. “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha” (2 Kings 15). We say in the Creed each Sunday: “He has spoken through the Prophets.” abbreviation comes from the Again, in Ezekiel 2:2, “The Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet. I heard Latin Militia Immaculatae, Him speaking to me.” The word for spirit in the Old Testament was associated with breath or wind. or Militia of the Immaculata) We see this in Exodus 15: 8-15, “A blast from your nostrils and the waters piled is, in fact, to make sure that high…. One breath of yours you blew and the sea closed over them.” The Spirit was real and powerful. The breath/Spirit can enter deep into a man and create all become saints. In all this something entirely new—“A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you” (Ezekiel 36:26). activity, what strikes the eye In the Book of Wisdom 1:7, we see that God’s Spirit, “the Spirit of the Lord, most of all is its Marian thrust. indeed, fills the whole world, and that which holds all things together knows every word that is said.” The Spirit penetrates everything, everyone, everywhere. This is a consequence of a This Spirit penetrates to the depth of all things, especially mankind. precise understanding of the We find that breath and word are linked in our understanding of the Old Testament. Psalm 33:6: “By the word of Yahweh, the heavens were made, their mission of the Immaculata.” whole array by the breath of his mouth.” We shall see the full expression of (continues on pg. 2) (KW 1220)

THE MISSION OF THE IMMACULATA - ISSUE 38 © Militia of the Immaculata 1 you with His shadow.” So now the Spir- Please join in prayer Editorial it, the Third Person of the Blessed Trin- c for the ity, “solidifies,” so to speak, as a Person, (continued from pg. 1) exercising a stupendous power to cause MI National Assembly, this as the Holy Spirit overshadows the the Incarnate Word to be in the Virgin’s Virgin Mother and the Word is made womb. June 12-14, 2020 flesh. The Spirit, hinted at in the Old Tes- We also see anointing with oil as tament, now enters the stage of Revela- We need to hear from you a means of the Spirit making things tion as a Life Giver of infinite propor- holy—“The Moses took the anointing tions and causes the new Life to eclipse to make our MI Family oil and anointed the tabernacle and all even the first creation. We see also her- grow and be a more that was in it, and consecrated them” self, the Immaculata, in this extraor- effective evangelical tool (Lev 8:10). Also, the kings of Israel dinary event, acting with the Spirit to in Our Lady’s Hands! were anointed, empowered to be just bring about the history-changing event and good as God is: “David had been called Jesus Christ—the Savior of the anointed King over Israel” (2 Sam world and Son of the Father. Please take time to respond 5:17). We shall examine in the next prayerfully to the following Lastly, there would a promised months how the Spirit will be revealed questions by letter or email to Spirit-guided Savior who would have in all His glory and how His “Spouse,” a superabundance of the Spirit and the Immaculata, will collaborate with [email protected] who would redeem mankind and pour the Savior to effect the Redemption. • Have the MI resources (monthly out the Spirit He possessed in a super- We will try to make clear who they are e-newsletter, daily Kolbe quotes, abundant way: and what they do. website information) been helpful for “There shall come forth a shoot Until next time, dear Knights of your ongoing growth in living your from the stump of Jesse, the Immaculata, enter into the Advent total consecration to Our Lady? ` And a branch shall grow out spirit of preparation for the long-ex- of his roots. pected One. May Our Lady and her • What else should the MI seek to And the Spirit of the Lord shall Spouse, the Holy Spirit, guide you into provide in terms of support and rest upon him, the fullness of His Presence. ongoing formation for individual The Spirit of wisdom and under- “Arise, let us be on our way.” members? standing, • Leadership Formation is a crucial The Spirit of counsel and might John W. Galten objective for the growth and The Spirit of knowledge and fear MI National President effectiveness of the MI mission. Please of the Lord, share your ideas concerning possible And his delight shall be in fear contents and format. of the Lord” (Is 11:1-3). • The mission of the MI is “to win We could multiply by many times all hearts for Christ through the the situations and instances where the Immaculata.” What are your Holy Spirit is foreshadowed in the Old suggestions to make progress in Testament but we must get on with our achieving this goal? consideration. The bridge between Old A Blessed Advent season and and New Testament begins with the a Joyful Christmas to you and Blessed Virgin Mother encountering your dear ones! Feel free to add any the archangel Gabriel who communi- additional comments, ideas cates to her the invitation from the Fa- Daily Holy Mass or questions you may have. ther to bear “the Son of the Most High.” will be offered throughout 2020 for Thank you taking the time The Archangel goes on to say: “The the MI-USA and all MI Members Holy Spirit will come upon you.” The at the City of the Immaculata to reply and make your Angel answered Our Lady’s question, established by St. Maximilian voice heard! “the power of the Most High will cover Kolbe near Warsaw, in Poland.

THE MISSION OF THE IMMACULATA - ISSUE 38 © Militia of the Immaculata 2 1:5; 3:14), the One who came to testify to the truth (cf. Jn 18:37). Here I would like to reflect on a notion dear to the early Christians, which also speaks eloquently to us today: namely, witness even to the offering of one’s own life, to the point of martyrdom. Throughout the history of the Church, this has always been seen as the culmination of the new spiritual worship: Our Mission: to Bring Christ to Others “Offer your bodies” (Rom 12:1). One thinks, for example, of the account of the As we prepare to celebrate the Mystery of the approach the Eucharistic table without martyrdom of Saint Polycarp of Smyrna, Lord’s Birth, let us continue to reflect on how being drawn into the mission, which, a disciple of Saint John: the entire drama “the more ardent the love for the Eucharist in the beginning in the very heart of God, is is described as a liturgy, with the martyr hearts of the Christian people, the more clearly meant to reach all people. Missionary himself becoming Eucharist. We might will they recognize the goal of all mission: to outreach is thus an essential part of the also recall the Eucharistic imagery with bring Christ to others,” as Pope Benedict states Eucharistic form of the Christian life. which Saint Ignatius of Antioch describes in his exhortation Sacramentum Caritatis. his own imminent martyrdom: he sees The Eucharist and Witness himself as “God’s wheat” and desires to In my homily at the Eucharistic The first and fundamental mission become in martyrdom “Christ’s pure celebration solemnly inaugurating my that we receive from the sacred mysteries bread.” The Christian who offers his life Petrine ministry, I said that “there is nothing we celebrate is that of bearing witness by in martyrdom enters into full communion more beautiful than to be surprised by our lives. The wonder we experience at the with the Pasch of Jesus Christ and thus the Gospel, by the encounter with Christ. gift God has made to us in Christ gives becomes Eucharist with Him. There is nothing more beautiful than Today too, the Church does not lack to know Him and to speak to others of martyrs who offer the supreme witness to our friendship with Him.” These words God’s love. Even if the test of martyrdom are all the more significant if we think is not asked of us, we know that worship of the mystery of the Eucharist. The love pleasing to God demands that we should that we celebrate in the sacrament is not be inwardly prepared for it. Such worship something we can keep to ourselves. By its culminates in the joyful and convincing very nature it demands to be shared with testimony of a consistent Christian life, all. What the world needs is God’s love; it wherever the Lord calls us to be His needs to encounter Christ and to believe witnesses. in Him. The Eucharist is thus the source and summit not only of the Church’s life, Christ Jesus, the one Savior but also of her mission: “an authentically Emphasis on the intrinsic relationship Eucharistic Church is a missionary between the Eucharist and mission also Church.” We too must be able to tell our leads to a rediscovery of the ultimate brothers and sisters with conviction: content of our proclamation. The more “That which we have seen and heard we ardent the love for the Eucharist in the proclaim also to you, so that you may have hearts of the Christian people, the more fellowship with us” (1 Jn 1:3). new impulse to our lives and commits clearly will they recognize the goal of all Truly, nothing is more beautiful than us to becoming witnesses of His love. mission: to bring Christ to others. Not just to know Christ and to make Him known We become witnesses when, through our a theory or a way of life inspired by Christ, to others. The institution of the Eucharist, actions, words and way of being, Another but the gift of His very person. Anyone for that matter, anticipates the very heart makes Himself present. Witness could be who has not shared the truth of love with of Jesus’ mission: He is the one sent by the described as the means by which the truth his brothers and sisters has not yet given Father for the redemption of the world of God’s love comes to men and women enough. The Eucharist, as the sacrament (cf. Jn 3:16-17; Rom 8:32). At the Last in history, inviting them to accept freely of our salvation, inevitably reminds us of Supper, Jesus entrusts to His disciples this radical newness. Through witness, the unicity of Christ and the salvation that the sacrament, which makes present His God lays Himself open, one might say, to He won for us by His Blood. self-sacrifice for the salvation of us all, in the risk of human freedom. Jesus Himself obedience to the Father’s will. We cannot is the faithful and true witness (cf. Rev (continues on pg. 4)

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The Eucharist, Bread Broken Love's Creation for the Life of the World by “The bread I will give is my flesh, for A Knight of the Immaculata the life of the world” (Jn 6:51). In these From a weak young priest named Max, words the Lord reveals the true meaning Mary took an exorbitant tax. of the gift of His life for all people. These “Will you suffer and die?” words also reveal His deep compassion “Fiat, Mother, so will I.” for every man and woman. The Gospels frequently speak of Jesus’ feelings toward His health first she took from his lung, others, especially the suffering and sin- He gasped, “Every breath, a hymn sung.” She asked, “Will you suffer yet more?” ners (cf. Mt 20:34; Mk 6:34; Lk 19:41). Our Mission: “Dear Lady, until Heaven's door.” Through a profoundly human sensibil- to Bring Christ to Others ity He expresses God’s saving will for all While sick he began a great work, people—that they may have true life. Each Though in pain he never did shirk. (continued from pg. 3) celebration of the Eucharist makes sacra- Silent, no words of self-pity, The mystery of the Eucharist, believed mentally present the gift that the crucified His pangs brought forth a great city. in and celebrated, demands a constant cat- Lord made of His life, for us and for the By power of the printed page, echesis on the need for all to engage in a whole world. In the Eucharist Jesus also He entered the world's great stage. missionary effort centered on the procla- makes us witnesses of God’s compassion As the city's printers rumbled, mation of Jesus as the one Savior. This will towards all our brothers and sisters. The A force for the Queen assembled. help to avoid a reductive and purely so- Eucharistic mystery thus gives rise to a ciological understanding of the vital work service of charity towards neighbor, which The Serpent saw what was afoot, of human promotion present in every au- consists in the very fact that, in God and And struck out, his Nazis to loot. thentic process of evangelization. with God, I love even the person whom The Woman's city was plundered, While Hell's powers screamed and thundered. I do not like or even know. This can only Freedom of Worship take place on the basis of an intimate en- Off to Auschwitz the friar went, In this context, I wish to reiterate the counter with God, an encounter which has To be bruised, beaten and bent. concern… about the grave difficulties af- become a communion of will, affecting He knew that Her work in him went on, fecting the mission of those Christian even my feelings. Then I learn to look on As he cried out to Her to make him strong. communities in areas where Christians this other person not simply with my eyes are a minority or where they are denied and my feelings, but from the perspective A man escaped from the camp at night, The morning brought a terrible fright. religious freedom. We should surely give of Jesus Christ. In all those I meet, I recog- Because of one, ten men must die, thanks to the Lord for all those Bishops, nize brothers or sisters for whom the Lord By the torture that starving supplies. priests, consecrated persons and gave His life, loving them “to the end” (Jn who devote themselves generously to the 13:1). The ten were chosen and from the line, preaching of the Gospel and practice their Our communities, when they cele- A man began to weep and pine. faith at the risk of their lives. In not a few brate the Eucharist, must become ever “Mercy on me, my family, my wife! parts of the world, simply going to church more conscious that the sacrifice of Christ “What will they do if you don't spare my life!” represents a heroic witness that can result is for all, and that the Eucharist thus com- The priest stepped forward and to the captain said, in marginalization and violence. Here too, pels all who believe in Him to become “Let me go to the bunker for this man instead.” I would like to reaffirm the solidarity of the “bread that is broken” for others, and to The captain agreed and Max took his place, whole Church with those who are denied work for the building of a more just and As he glimpsed the finish of his holy race. freedom of worship. As we know, wherev- fraternal world. Keeping in mind the mul- er religious freedom is lacking, people lack tiplication of the loaves and fishes, we The man whose life had been spared looked on, the most meaningful freedom of all, since need to realize that Christ continues today As his savior walked toward the Heavenly dawn. it is through faith that men and women to exhort His disciples to become person- How could a man such as this be slain? How could the world survive such a stain? express their deepest decision about the ally engaged: “You yourselves, give them ultimate meaning of their lives. something to eat” (Mt 14:16). Each of us In a panic he cried, “How can this be! Let us pray, therefore, for greater re- is truly called, together with Jesus, to be “How can any be blind to what they see! ligious freedom in every nation, so that bread broken for the life of the world. “Look at the power of evil and hate!” Christians, as well as the followers of other Benedict XVI Max turned and smiled, “But only love can create.”

THE MISSION OF THE IMMACULATA - ISSUE 38 © Militia of the Immaculata 4 Reflection on Congratulations December c to all to be consecrated to MI Intention the Immaculata around O Immaculata, please intercede that the Mystery of the Lord’s Nativity the Country! may renew the hearts of all believers.

“The angel said to the shepherds, “Do dling clothes, held Him to your heart, not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to and fed Him from your breasts? You you good news of great joy.” (Lk 2:10) knew exactly who that Child was, for In his account of Jesus’ birth, St. the prophets had spoken of Him.... The Luke highlights both the greatness Holy Spirit had given an incomparably of the Event and the simplicity of the greater amount of light to you than to cave where it takes place. The mystery all other souls taken together.... Al- of the Incarnation occurred in a hum- ready at the time of the Annunciation, ble setting and timelessly relates to all the Most Holy Trinity, by means of an generations. The angels sing, “Glory to angel, had clearly presented Its plan of All over the country, at different God in the highest and on earth peace redemption to you and had waited for locations, many people will be to those on whom his favor rests” (Lk an answer from you. At that moment, consecrated to the Immaculata 2:14). Heaven and earth, God and you had fully realized what you were on the Solemnity of the man, glory and peace come together in giving your consent to, of whom you : at one single verse. In a world wounded were about to become a mother! There Major Seminary by many conflicts and wars of every He is before you now, in the form of in Detroit, Michigan, in Fond kind, we are commissioned to give wit- a weak newborn Child. What feelings du Lac, Wisconsin, La Crescenta ness to the glory of God by becoming of humility, love and gratitude must and West Covina, California, instruments of His peace. The angels have filled your heart at that time… Columbia Falls, Montana, and at remind us that peace is God’s gift to all as you marveled at the humility, love Notre Dame University, with the people whom He loves and that peace and gratitude that God incarnate had exceptional crowd of seventy is our participation in God’s gratuitous toward you. I beg you, fill my heart students, just to name a few! Not love. too with your humility, your love, your counting the many individuals A few years before Jesus’ birth, the gratitude!” (KW 1236). emperor Augustus had a monument Celebrating the Nativity of Our who will be making their total built in honor of peace. His motto Lord calls us not only to commem- consecration privately on that had been “peace on earth,” a vision of orate His holy Birth but also to allow beautiful day. human peace and stability. St. Luke Him to be born again in our hearts speaks instead of God’s peace: Jesus, and in our world. When we contem- Welcome into Who is God’s Gift of peace. The true plate the Divine Child in our crèche Our Lady’s MI Family! monument of authentic peace on earth this Christmas, let us unite ourselves is not man-made: it is an Infant, a little with Our Lady and identify with her May Our Blessed Mother Child born in the simplicity of a cave, dispositions: humility, love and grat- as St. Luke repeats several times (vers- itude. Let us also renew our commit- lead all of us to strive for es 7, 12 and 17). ment to evangelization, to proclaiming holiness according to our St. Maximilian left us a beautiful the good news of the Jesus our Savior, vocation and to give joyful prayer as he contemplated this great the Splendor of Truth, in our world witness to Our Lord in our daily Mystery: “What did you think, O Im- and culture. May St. Maximilian’s ex- lives, with ever greater zeal for maculata, when for the first time you ample inspire us to carry out our mis- laid the Divine Child onto that little sion with courage and confidence even winning every heart for the bed of hay? What feelings flooded your in the face of opposition. Most Sacred Heart through her heart while you wrapped Him in swad- (from the MI International Office) Immaculate Heart.

THE MISSION OF THE IMMACULATA - ISSUE 38 © Militia of the Immaculata 5 Let us renew our If instead we fail to see great prog- Total Consecration ress in divine love, let us not be dis- couraged, but humble ourselves. Let to the Immaculata us sincerely ask the Immaculata for- in union with all MI giveness for not having taken sufficient members worldwide! advantage of her graces; and pray her (Prayer composed by St. ) to ask forgiveness from the Savior, to offer just reparation to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, and to turn our neglect, O Immaculata, Queen of Heaven our ingratitude, into an even great- and earth, refuge of sinners and er good, so that even falls may truly our most loving Mother, God has become for us many steps toward a willed to entrust the entire order of higher perfection (since Jesus allowed mercy to you. I, (name), a repentant them only for that reason). With full sinner, cast myself at your feet On the Day confidence, with boundless trust in her humbly imploring you to take me special protection, let us be guided by of Our Feast her in an ever more perfect manner. with all that I am and have, wholly In December 1938, St. Maximilian Day after day, hour after hour, -mo to yourself as your possession and wrote this inspiring article in ment by moment, in the faithful dis- property. Please make of me, of preparation for the feast of the charge of our ordinary duties and the all my powers of soul and body, of Immaculate Conception (KW 1233). commitment to conform to the will my whole life, death and eternity, of God, she will teach us how to give whatever most pleases you. Once again the annual feast, so proof of our love for the Divine Heart: If it pleases you, use all that I am dear to our hearts, is approaching: that a generous love, through fulfillment of of the Immaculate Conception. His Will, despite difficulties, sacrifices and have without reserve, wholly We, who consecrated ourselves and crosses. to accomplish what was said of you: as property to the Immaculata in the “She will crush your head,” and, “You ranks of her knights, look back to the One more thing. alone have destroyed all heresies in whole year elapsed since her last feast Last year we wrote about the “five- the world.” and ask ourselves personally: year plan of the Militia of the Immac- Let me be a fit instrument in your —Have we come closer to the Im- ulata.” The plan consisted in this: let immaculate and merciful hands maculata during this year? each member undertake to provide, —Has our love for her grown? in each of the five years, at least one for introducing and increasing —Have we come closer to the most new member to the Militia of the Im- your glory to the maximum in all sweet Heart of Jesus through the Im- maculata. So, if any of us has not yet the many strayed and indifferent maculata? been able to act on that commitment, souls, and thus help extend as far —Do we spend time with Jesus in let them strive now, before the feast or as possible the blessed Kingdom the tabernacle with deeper familiarity? during the octave of the Immaculata, of the most Sacred Heart of Jesus. And even more so after we received to draw one of their acquaintances to For wherever you enter, you obtain Him in Holy Communion? the service of the Immaculata. Those the grace of conversion and growth —Is the love of Jesus drawing us who have no opportunity to do so may toward the Cross and urging us to re- address fervent prayers to the Immac- in holiness, since it is through your pay Him with a love willing to sacri- ulata to ensure that at least others are hands that all graces come to us fice, at our expense, with suffering ac- more fortunate than they are. from the most Sacred Heart of Jesus. cepted for His sake? Undoubtedly, the Immaculata will If so, let us sincerely thank the greatly appreciate the effort to win over V. Allow me to praise you, O sacred Virgin. Immaculata for the sources of the one more soul to her more specifically: R. Give me strength against your enemies. grace that she beseeched for us from she strongly wishes to love her Jesus the most sweet Heart of Jesus and be- with our hearts! stowed upon us. M. K.

THE MISSION OF THE IMMACULATA - ISSUE 38 © Militia of the Immaculata 6 learned quickly that we needed to de- in the home. With walking Rosaries and pend on God for everything, since there Chaplets with songs and movement; were so many variables that were simply prayer became active and alive. Through beyond our control. Then, from the hard- the changing of the linens on our little ships of difficult pregnancies and through home altar, my house has become like a the traumas of four natural childbirths little monastery in tune with the liturgical in five years, I began to learn to embrace seasons of the Church. I now focus on Christ crucified. There seemed to be less living my consecration to become as Saint time for silent embraces with the Lord Maximilian says, “transubstantiated into and the stress of caring for small children the Immaculate Heart of Mary,” so that began to take its toll. Also in my journey with each passing day, my heart beats ever of spiritual seeking, I still needed to dis- more closely to His Most Sacred Heart, cover Our Blessed Mother, as I could no where I have found all the consolation and longer handle the abstract spirituality.... strength I need for my vocation. I have On May 13, 2016, I made an act of found Christ anew amidst the chaos of consecration to God through the Immac- caring for my growing family. ulata and joined the Militia of Immacula- Nicole tae, whose mission is to draw all souls to the Immaculata so as to bring about the Kingdom of Jesus. It was at this time that I was able to joyfully proclaim as St. Eliza- beth in the event of the Visitation, “How is I’m 60 years old and have too much it that the mother of my Lord should vis- to tell. Raised in Catholic schools but it me?” She taught me in the chaos of my didn’t comprehend my faith. My lasting day, to pray with action rather than with impressions that helped me was my father Our Lady and the MI in stillness. Through the activities with my taking me to daily Mass and watching him children and with my husband, I began to pray. He passed when I joined the U.S. My Life - Testimonials see that it was Christ speaking to me and Navy and I had a horrible life till my oldest through them teaching me His Love. brother mailed me a yearly subscription My spiritual journey began after a With Our Blessed Mother, I began to to the newspaper The Wanderer. Wow. friend of mine in the streets asked me if I more fully embrace not only my physical I learned so much of my faith and truth believed in God. I told him I was Catholic motherhood but my spiritual motherhood from that newspaper that I was inspired (not fully understanding at the time what as well; not only by the sharing of my faith to read the whole Bible at 30 years old. I that meant) and he told me to seek God but through the offering of simple ordi- decided to get out of the Navy at 33 after with my whole heart, my whole mind, and nary actions of daily life in the house. It is praying the Rosary every day for a year. my whole soul. My seeking began during through these simple, silent, and yet small I met my wife a few years later and we long hours of silent listening and receiv- actions that I began to realize the quiet have two boys. The MI and St. Maximilian ing the still and quiet embraces of the priesthood of a mother, and more fully Kolbe have encouraged my wife and me to Father. This is where my love for prayer live my Baptism. get very deep spiritually in Church history, and silence began. As a child, I remem- There are many trials faced in silence the Fathers, and the saints. It’s a beautiful ber watching a woman working as an al- by the stay-at-home mom, but this is the life now after all the hard work. Prayer tar server at Mass, and in that moment I opportunity of great consolations from life is intense and must work harder on told the Lord that I wanted to serve Him the cross of Jesus. charity. My mother prayed so much for me with my whole life. As a young adult, after Our Holy Mother began slowly through all of this. My wife is the hardest what seemed to be a long process of dis- nudging me toward His Eucharistic working woman on the planet and I would cerning my vocation, I joined the Secular Heart. With a crucifix on my wall that I have never made it this far without her Franciscan Order and then was married to could glance at from time to time during love and support. Michael in the summer of 2010. When we the busyness of my day, I learned to offer Gregory settled into our family home, the first item prayers of spiritual communion so that I to be placed on our walls over the kitchen could adore and worship the Eucharist, Send your prayer intentions to be placed in the table was a Scripture verse from the book the True Presence of Christ, even though MI Book of Intentions at the feet of Our Lady of Joshua: “As for me and my house, we I could not attend daily Mass. I was not and St. Maximilian Kolbe’s will serve the Lord.” (Joshua 24:15). alone in my Christian mission because first class relic: Our marriage began on the rocky Our Holy Mother was (and is) leading road of working a small family farm; we me. A routine of prayer began to form [email protected]

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