Things are bad, real bad in our country. The soul of America is at stake.Please ask everyone to pray two Memorares daily. The firstfor President Trump he needs God's help to fight the forces of evil that are holding the nation hostage. The secondMemorare for Congress to have a change of heart and to work for the good of the country not for the One world activists. Then if your real generous add a third for the Supreme Court. They are responsible for the mess we are in today.
Here is What the Liberal Media
is Keeping from You!
The Government shut down and the circus over the "Border Wall" is front and center in media reporting. However the whole circus in Washington including the current shutdown is really about ABORTION. While the media reports all aspects of the Government Shutdown the radical left is quickly pushing forward to undo the pro life advances made by President Trump. Since that time in the states where Democrats have the majority. The culture of death has made ferocious advances.
Nancy Pelosi’s daughter Alexandria was interviewed by CNN before she became house speaker when she was asked about her mother's leadership style she didn't mince words: "She’ll cut your head off and you won’t even know you’re bleeding, That’s all you need to know about her.” She continued;“No one ever won betting against Nancy Pelosi. You gotta give her credit. No matter what you think about her, you have to give her credit because, think about it, think about all of those presidents she’s endured. The Bush, the Bush, the Clinton—she’s been through it all.”
The president is made the bad guy by Pelosi and the liberal media outlets who support her anti-life agenda. The president just wants common sense border security. G.K Chesterton said "A sign that a society is in decay or decline is when common sense becomes uncommon" Democrats are lying about the border situation. Sticking their heels in the mud over his alleged improprieties while remaining silent about the catastrophic advances the pro abortion groups have made since Nancy Pelosi has taken over as Speaker of the House. Is anyone surprised? You shouldn't be. It wouldn't be so bad if the media at least reported both sides with an objectivepresentation but they ignore news that they disagree with, March for Life, or slant news even with lies (Covington Teens at March for Life), in orde to promote their own liberal culture of death views. Think about it, the communist countries do the same?
Then another slap in the face to pro-lifers on January 22nd,Anniversary of Roe v Wade New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the bill a few hours after the state Senate and Assembly passed it. The bill he signed Legalized Abortions Up to Birthfor basically any reason in New York state, Rochester City Newspaper reports.
One World Trade Center Glowed in Pink Lights to Celebrate
To celebrate the passage of the bill by the New York state legislature that legalized abortion through the ninth month of pregnancy the World Trade Center was lit up with pink lights. The bill also rolled back protections for babies born alive after a botched abortions. “The Reproductive Health Act is a historic victory for New Yorkers and for our progressive values,” Cuomo said after the bill’s passage. “In the face of a federal government intent on rolling back Roe v. Wade and women’s reproductive rights, I promised that we would enact this critical legislation within the first 30 days of the new session – and we got it done. I am directing that New York’s landmarks be lit in pink to celebrate this achievement and shine a bright light forward for the rest of the nation to follow.”https://www.lifenews.com/2019/01/23/one-world-trade-center-lit-up-pink-to-celebrate-new-york-passing-bill-legalizing-abortions-up-to-birth/
A temporary deal was just made to get the Government open for 3 weeks while they negotiate a final budget and the status of the wall. We are not out of the woods! We need committed "Prayer Warriors!" to pray for Our President and Congress throughout his term and into the next election so the demonic anti-life forces will be expelled and we do not become a Communist Nation. "We are fighting against Principalities and Powers against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in highplaces." Ephesians 6:12
We need a Divine Intervention. We need Our Lady's Help. Heaven will not help us if we do not pray! Ask our Lady She is the Patroness of the United States. We will succumb to our very powerful enemies who are waiting to destroy us if we do not humble ourselves in prayer.
May God have Mercy on America!
"O Mary Conceived without sin pray for us who have recourse to thee. And for all those who do not have recourse to thee especially the enemies of the church, the free Masons, and for all those who we recommend unto (President Trump, Congress and Supreme Court)"
America Science testifies that the unborn child is a member of the human family yet you legislate their murder. If it is not stopped laws will soon be enforced requiring Health Care Workers to murder the sick and the elderly as well. These various anti-life bills will ultimately lead to the suppression of pro-lifers’ freedom of speech and conscience as well. Doctors and nurses who refuse to help abort unborn babies could lose their jobs, and pro-life advocates could be persecuted for just speaking out for life.
Wake up America and pray!
Remember O most gracious Virgin Mary that never was it known that anyone who implored your help or sought your intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence I fly into the O Virgin of Virgins my Mother. To you do I come. Before you do I stand sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate despise not my petitions for our ( President /Congress / or Supreme Court) but in your mercy hear and answer them. Our Lady of Fatima, Intercede for us. Virgin most powerful, pray for us!
Due to the critical shortage of priests many people are looking for spiritual
direction by consulting lay directors who often charge a fee. Warning, paying
for a lay spiritual director is something to stay away from and may be
dangerous to your spiritual health. A spiritual director is not typically
necessary in the beginnings of the spiritual life and if God has not blessed
you with one it is because you do not need one yet. There is a lot of hard
work to do first that a good confessor can help you with. The benefit of a priest being the director is that he has the "Grace of State".
He has the charism to direct souls as an alter Christus. These so called "lay
spiritual directors just do not have that. Nor can they hear confessions when
a moment of truth takes place during a session.
Just go to confession, you will receive the real Sacrament, through a priest
in persona Christi. This is much more advantageous then discussing your
sins with a lay director. In confession, Jesus himself will help and
strengthen you to free yourself from your sinful tendencies and attachments.
Best of all, there is no charge for this except to fulfill the penance after
absolution.
For beginners in the Purgative Way the confessional is not an option and
really all one needs. A person who is just beginning to take the spiritual life
seriously in most cases needs frequent confession to overcome all mortal
and deliberate venial sin. This growth process can take many years
depending on the generosity of the soul. Then there is the confidentiality issue. I
am sure that many non-ordained people
can keep quiet about situations for a
time. More often than not I have found
non ordained, (especially women)
divulging their secrets and betraying
confidences of clients and
friends. Spiritual direction is not
counseling for psychological problems
and it is definitely not a trendy social
gathering for the wanna be spiritual
elites. Yes Priests can and have failed to keep
a confidence but for the most part they
are strengthened by Christ and have a
charism for silence and prudent speech
due to their ministry as confessors. I
will take a priest over a lay person
always. God typically will not communicate mystical graces to a soul who still falls
into mortal sin or deliberate venial sin. If You are still falling into deliberate
sin and receiving mystical phenomena, or locations, the source may not be
from God. The devil can mimic the Holy Spirit. Recall that Moses when he appeared before Pharaoh God worked wonders
through him to convince Pharaoh to let the people go. However
Pharaoh’s magicians were able to duplicate the signs. In His Providence God often allows the evil spirits to duplicate mystical graces. This is a real danger in the spiritual life so it is necessary to discern the
origin of the mystical communications. If one begins to receive mystical
graces they must submit themselves in humble obedience to an experienced
priest. Deception is always a real danger. Humble obedience frees you. If the
communications are from God He will also work through your obedience.
Beginners are in the purgative way and they must work to acquire prudence and develop their God
given common sense. They need to work hard in order to
mortify their unruly passions. A good confessor will be able to help them in
this battle and encourage them to live out charity towards their neighbor
through the practice of corporal and spiritual mortification.
Many saints over the centuries became saints without a spiritual director.
Imagine that!
Today the fashion is to be led by a human spirit instead of the
Holy Spirit. The saints advanced in obedience to their confessors who helped
them discern the inspirations of the spirit. Don’t forget that in the past
centuries transportation was not like it is today. You were stuck more or less
in the area you lived and the only priest available was the parish priest. God gave
that priest the necessary lights needed to help the saints fulfill His will. He will do the same for us. We ought to have a
similar trust that God can overcome the obstacles that may arise from His
human representatives if we are obedient and practice humility. Later, if God sees that the soul is generous and
cooperates with His grace He may introduce them to the Illuminative Way, with its many
forms of mystical graces, and corresponding
dangers. It is here, if your confessor is not experienced, that he may
suggest a spiritual director. If God is
raising someone to a new level of intimacy,
they will need an experienced priest who
understands the sufferings and dangers of
the Illuminative way. Here the priest must be able to discern
"the spirits” lest the soul loses his way and falls into one of Satan's
many snares. The devil will do all he can to
prevent a soul from reaching Divine Union in the final stage of the spiritual life the
Unitive Way. Since weak or slothful souls do not overcome their passions they can remain in the
purgative way for many years. Many will die in this state and all of their defects will have to be purged in purgatory. God may allow such souls to be tried by the devil
and they may experience some mystical phenomena in their life. of the years
they have practiced the spiritual life, they are more ready to believe they
have arrived! It is possible to be deceived into thinking that you are capable
of guiding others, when in fact; they are blinded by their own proud
estimation of themselves as spiritual guides or gurus. If they have been
honest with a regular confessor he will be able to uncover the rouse. If not, the sorry consequences arising from the deceptive errors can live on in the lives of others even after the death of the one who was initially deceived if the error is not uncovered and corrected. There is always a danger with lay directors who may not be fully qualified. They need knowledge of well trained catechists as well as experiential knowledge of living a good spiritual life themselves. Some lay directors think they are more advanced in the spiritual life than they really are. They may consider themselves on the Illuminative Way, a stage in the spiritual life where few enter, although all are called. The greater number of souls do not do the battle that is required to overcome their passions. If that does not happen they could remain in the purgative way until their death. These individuals are prey for the devils snares and can cause a lot of damage to the unfortunate souls they direct.
For the directee subtle pride can
simply be considering themselves
better than others just because they
have a director. I often here
people bragging that they have
spiritual directors as if it was a badge
of honor placing them above those
who are not as fortunate. How ready pride is to ensnare the soul.
I know several people who upon my first meeting with them they advertised the fact that they are lay directors looking for clients; "If you want help", she said; " I wont charge a lot since I know you" she said.
allowed such a thing. Isn't it a form of simony?" She took me by surprise it was the first time I heard that this was taking place in the
church and was even encouraged by pastors and bishops. Later upon reflection, I thought it was a little arrogant for her to assume she could help me with my spiritual life. I wondered if people might end up paying for spiritual
direction from someone who really isn't really qualified, or even from
someone who is a dissenter from some or many aspects of the teaching of
the Church. Another friend informed me that the "lay directors" in her parish didn’t appear to be competent enough to teach RCIA. You don't
need that kind of direction from souls who may not be on the same page as the majesterium of the church. Many lay spiritual directors are involved in the charismatic movement. A movement often filled with mystical phenomena not always from the good spirit. Remember, spiritual direction is not meant to be the only source of guidance. It is the Holy Spirit who is always the primary director of souls.
Consulting your confessor, spiritual reading, faithfulness in your duties of
prayer, and frequent participation in the sacraments, as well as frequent periods of silent meditation in order to hear the Divine whisper in your life. Everyone needs to practice these in order to grow in Divine Charity and advance in
the spiritual life. We do not need to pay a lay spiritual director to tell us
this! In summary, if we do the hard work that is required to mortify ourselves to hear God’s voice, we will find his light there, and move towards greater Divine
intimacy. Those that are serious about their spiritual life may pray for God to put in their path a priest that they can open to.
However if you are open and honest with a confessor he may be all you need. You do not need a spiritual director in order to reach union with God.
You do need honesty and humility. The Servant of God, Fr. John Anthony Hardon said many times: " Only the
very chaste and very humble will be able to enter Heaven; No one else! No
one else! No one else!"
Jesus meek and humble of heart, Make my heart like unto thine.
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thy Kingdom Come!
Advent is given to us by the church to remind us ofour need for repentance and for spiritual conversion a perfect time to read and meditate on the 4 last things. Advent is not just to prepare us for the anniversary of the birth of Jesus (Christmas) when God entered the world as man. More importantly Advent is a time for reflection on the coming of the Lord at the end of our lives and his final coming at the end of time! Modern man is frantically running from the reality of his own death. Poor simple man is tempted to believe he is something that he is not before his peers and even before God!Advent is time to stop and take stock of who God is and who we are as we stand before him.
Michelangelo's- The Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel
One of the best meditations on Death is the Dies Irae hymn a meditation on the Last Judgment, when Christ will come again in glory, no longer granting mercy, but as the Just Judge who will separate the just from the wicked, casting the latter into eternal fire, and welcoming the former to eternal bliss. The hymn closes with a supplication for mercy before the coming of that terrible day.
The video below is Mozart's Rendition of Dies Irea and it is a powerful piece making one tremble at the coming Judgment. the Day of Wrath. The Gregorian Chant of Dies Irea on the other hand, is more somber and reflective giving one hope in God's Mercy at that final hour of our own death or his second coming. This is chanted during Funeral Masses in the Extraordinary form in the Tridentine Mass! Makes one hope to be buried with that Mass and those prayers to follow you into eternity.
Day of wrath, day that will dissolve the world into burning coals, as David bore witness with the Sibyl. How great a tremor is to be, when the judge is to come briskly shattering every grave. A trumpet sounding an astonishing sound through the tombs of the region drives all men before the throne. Death will be stunned and so will Nature, when arisesman the creature responding to the One judging. The written book will be brought forth, in which the record of evidence is contained whence the world is to be judged. Therefore when the Judge shall sit, whatever lay hidden will appear; nothing unavenged will remain.
O Thou, God of Majesty, nourishing brilliance of the Trinity,join us with the Blessed. What am I the wretch then to say? what patron I to beseech? when scarcely the just man be secure. King of tremendous Majesty, who saves those-to-be-saved free, save me, Fount of piety.
Remember, faithful Jesus, because I am the cause of your journey: do not lose me on that day.
Thou has sat down as one wearied seeking me, Thou has redeemed me having suffered the Cross: so much labor let it not be lost. Just judge of the avenging-punishment, work the gift of the remission of sins before the Day of the Reckoning. I groan, as the accused: my face grows red from my fault: spare this supplicant, O God.O Thou, God of Majesty, nourishing brilliance of the Trinity, join us with the Blessed.Thou who forgave Mary the sinful woman, and favorably heard the good thief, hast also given me hope. My prayers are not worthy, but do Thou, Good God, deal kindly lest I burn in perennial fire.
Among the sheep offer me a place and from the goats sequester me, placing me at Thy right hand. After the accursed have been silenced, given up to the bitter flames, call me with the blest. Kneeling and bowed down I pray, My heart contrite as ashes: Do Thou care for my end
That sorrowful day, on which will arise from the burning coals Man accused to be judged therefore, O God, do Thou spare him. Faithful Lord Jesus, grant them rest. Amen. O Thou, God of Majesty, nourishing brilliance of the Trinity, join us with the Blessed. Amen
Our LAdy of Fatima did not ask the permission of the parents of Jacinta, Francisco and Lucia before showing them the vision of hell. Remember that Jacinta was barely six years old! This reminds us that children do not belong to their parentsthey are only entrusted to them by God. God expects parents to instruct and form them in His ways; to know love and serve Him so that they will have the opportunity to be happy with Him forever in Heaven! Thus the outrage of abortion. Destroying God's creation in your child that was given to you in order to reflect His image in the world.
The reality of Hell should be taught to children using the same methods our Lady used at Fatima the Model Catechist. Appealing to their generous hearts by teaching them to help save others from going there. Having this knowledge they will be able tomake the right choices to save themselves from going there as well. Our Lady in showing young children a vision of Hell lead us to understand that children can also go there! Children can and do commit grave sins, even murder. They have the natural law impressed on their souls so they know right from wrong. However, we should never under estimate a childs capacity to do good and for self sacrifice. Our Lady at Fatima also showed us how great the heart of a child can become when properly formed! Even to heights of heroic sanctity.
A Vision of Hell
The Ultimate Justice of God
For Unrepentant Sinners
The children saw countless numbers of people who were endlessly falling into the fiery flames. Our Lady sadly looked upon them as she said "You have seen hell where the souls of poor sinners go. To save them, God wishes to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart.”And then she told them the secrets of Fatima that are connected with this vision. Material for another post someday.
The Vision of Hell
In the third apparition of July the children were given a vision of hell the ultimate Justice of God for unrepentant sinners. Our Lady pointed to the earth and the light from her hands the light from her hands penetrated the earth and opened the ground so that the children could peer into the depths and could see hell. Lucia describes it for us: "As our Lady spoke she opened Her hands once more, as She had done during the two previous months. The rays of light seemed to penetrate the earth, and we saw as it were an ocean of fire. Plunged in this fire were demons and souls in human form, like transparent burning embers, all blackened or burnished bronze, floating about in the conflagration, now raised into the air by the flames that issued from within themselves together with great clouds of smoke, now falling back on every side like sparks in a huge fire, without weight or equilibrium, and amid shrieks and groans of pain and despair, which horrified us and made us tremble with fear. (It must have been this sight which caused me to cry out, as people say they heard me.) The demons could be distinguished (from the souls of the damned) by their terrifying and repellent likeness to frightful and unknown animals, all black and transparent.This vision lasted only a moment, thanks to our good Heavenly Mother who, at the first apparition, had promised to take us to Heaven. Without this promise, I think we would have died of fright.
The reality eternity was already impressed on this young mind and the possibility of some souls spending an eternity in hell! This thought impressed Jacinta the most. She often called Lucia and Francisco she would ask: "Are you praying with me? It is necessary to pray much to save souls from hell! How sorry I am for sinners who go there and burn forever like wood in a fire! If I could only show them hell so they would not go there!" Even after she was taken sick, she would get out of bed to bow her head to the floor, and pray as the Angel had taught for the glory of God, and in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifference by which He is offended in the tabernacles throughout the world and for the conversion of poor sinners.
Photo taken after the Vision of Hell note the anxious expressions
Many years later Lucia said she believed that most people go to Hell because of sins of the flesh. If souls can be condemned to hell because of one unrepentant mortal sin for all eternity is it not to be understood that other souls could be detained for long years in purgatory who have committed countless deliberate venial sins for which they have had little sorrow and had done little or no penance. The guilt that has been remitted by absolution, but the temporal punishment will have to be paid in purgatory.
Modern Man is Frantically
Running From The Ultimate
Reality of His Own Death.
Hieronymus Bosch “Death of a sinner”, angel and devil weigh a mans soul
Today we are so busy, so frantically busy trying to control our own personal destiny and good fortune and in the process we unwittingly make today's technological advances our God. In extreme cases the computer screen has become his tabernacle and window into solving his thirst for knowledge. Knowledge for finite things because that is all the computer can give us. We are deceived into believing from all the information available to us up to the computer. All the images (visions) that can be brought before him, from the outer reaches of the universe and the depths of the ocean that we can finally solve and ultimately control the mysteries of the universe. The mysteries of life and death without the reality of God! A deception of the devil for this time the ultimate deception the ultimate lie! Poor simple man is tempted to believe he is something that he is not before his peers and even before God!
Someday God Will Send
A Strong Delusion
I feel it is here in our day!
I wonder if the scriptures of 2Thessalonians2:9-12 is in the beginnings if not already being actualized!9The coming of the lawless one with all power, signs, and lying wonders, 10 and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this reason God will send them a strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, 12 that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
We are spending more and more time involved in this technology to do what we think are great things! What was supposed to save time for human relationships has become a time consumer. Often we no longer have time for true prayer. A prayer that enables an openness of soul to Goda readiness and receptivity in order to be always praying, (Luke 18:1)andalways listeningto hear his voice when he whispers to our souls in the silence. We have lost this form of prayer because there is no longer silence for modern manour ears are plugged into something all day!
Another victory of the devil that technology has brought us! We can no longer hear the voice of conscience with all the noise and distractions around us. Without conscience we longer hear the truth about ourselves and the truth about God. I fear if we persist down this slippery slope God will allow us to have faith in whatever it is we put faith in. If we don't turn back to God in prayer, he may (if he has not already) send the strong delusion described in, Thessalonians 2:11. And in other words a time may come that God will not permit the deluded to repent. Hence this little catechesis on the 4 last things: Death, Judgment, Heaven or Hell and reality of purgatory as mentioned by the events of Fatima.
The Message of Fatima confirmed
the Reality of Purgatory
God’s Mercy vs. God’s Perfect Justice
Why not say the 5 last things
and include Purgatory?
Purgatory is only temporary end before the final end in Heaven so it is not considered to be one of the last things. However Purgatory is such an important dogma of the church. Incredibly so many Catholics are ignorant of Purgatory so do nothing to avoid it themselves and little or nothing to help the Poor Souls who are there, suffering intensely, as they wait for Masses and prayers to be offered for them. That is why Our Lady brought up the reality of Heaven and Purgatory in her first appearance to the children. Only after strengthening them with the graces given in both the May and June apparitions did the children experience another reality of a place called hell.
The painting below of Our Lady of Mt Carmel, the 'Throne of Mercy' and 'Queen of the Angels', who takes great delight in sending her Angels to release those Souls mercifully pardoned by her Son Jesus through the prayers and supplications of the church!
Lucia recognized that it was Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
wh appeared during the Miracle of the Sun in October because she recognized her as the same image in her parish church.
During Our Lady's First Visit to Fatima in May Lucia–the oldest of the three, after being reassured by Our Lady that they would all one day go to Heaven. Jacinta and Francisco would go soon and she would go but not right away because it was the will of God that she help promote the devotion to her Immaculate Heart to save poor sinners. Lucia found the courage and asked Our Lady about two of her friends who recently died: "Is Maria das Neves is in Heaven?" "Yes" answered Our Lady, "she is in Heaven." She also asked about another friend, Amelia. Our Lady answered: "She will be in Purgatory until the end of the world."
Amelia's Fate is a
Warning for All of Us!
Amelia was eighteen years old when she died. She is in Purgatory and will, on the testimony of Our Blessed Mother, stay there until the end of time. Let us take to heart and make certain that her fate will not be our own. What could she have done to merit such purgation in those days and what about us and the sins committed in our era?
Why such a lengthy expiation?
The malice of sin is great. What we think are small faults are in reality serious offenses against the infinite goodness of God. Look how the saints wept over their smallest faults. We are weak we say and it is true but God is always there for us offering us graces to strengthen us and giving us lights to see the gravity of our sins. We do not use the lights and graces he so generously offers us, and we do not receive the sacraments as we should.
The saints committed few and slight sins they sorrowed much over them and did severe penances. We commit many and grave sins and we sorrow little and do little or no penance. For the majority of us who do make the positive decision to serve God and are not yet properly prepared (humble enough) to enter Heaven, the only choice is to make the transition to goodness in Purgatory. Our Lord tells us that we shall have to render an account for each and every idle word we say (Matthew12:36 ) and that we may not leave our prison until we shall have paid the last farthing. (Matthew 5:26).
All Venial Sins
Must also be Atoned for!
All sins mortal and venial accumulated for 20, 40, or 60 years of life. Each one has to be atoned for after death. Is it a wonder that souls have to remain so long in purgatory? It cannot be calculated the immense number of venial sins we commit on a daily basis. Faults of self love, selfishness; in thoughts words and deeds. Acts of sensuality, faults of charity; laziness, vanity, jealousy, tepidity. Then the sins of omission that we give no credence too. Do we ever thank God as we should for all his blessings given to us? He waits for our visits day and night in the tabernacle; do we go? He dies for us every morning at Mass and gives innumerable graces to those who participate longing to come into our hearts in Holy Communion. We are too lazy to attend this Calvary. We have luxurious homes, food, clothing while many in the world live in hunger and misery. Life is given to serve God and save our souls but we are satisfied if we give God five minutes of prayer in the morning and evening and the rest of the 24 hour day is given to work, rest and pleasures.
And Mortal Sins?
Unfortunately, Most of us have committed mortal sins in our lives and if we confess them we do not make satisfaction for them. Do we return what we have stolen or make charitable contributions to the poor if we cannot. Did we restore the good name of the other who we maligned with our slander or calumny?The tongue can murder another as well as a gun or knife and change the direction of the life of someone for good or ill!St. Gertrude in her revelations indicated that those who have committed many grave sins and have not done due penance, may not share in the ordinary suffrage's of the church for a very considerable time! The venerable Bede also indicated that the justice of God may demand that those who pass a great part of their lives in repeated and unrepentant mortal sins and confess them on their death bed, may be detained in purgatory until even the last day.
We would do well to remember that the best means of lessening our term in Purgatory -- or of avoiding it altogether -- is to have clear ideas of it, to think well and often on it and to adopt the means God offers for avoiding it. Not to think of it is FATAL. It is nothing else than preparing for ourselves a long and rigorous Purgatory!
The servant of God Fr. John Anthony Hardon, S.J. said many times: “Only the very chaste and very humble shall enter Heaven; No one else! No one else! No one else!”
Jesus Meek and Humble of Heart Make Our Hearts Like Unto Thine!
Montserrat - the site of a Marian shrine - is a Benedictine monastery with nearly 1000 years of history. The shrine is set on the ledge of the mountains where a Basilica and Benedictine monastery are also built. The Basilica was constructed in the neo-Gothic and Renaissance style and was consecrated in 1592, 100 years after the discovery of America. According to legend, the statue of Our Lady of Montserrat was discovered by young shepherds who had been attracted by lights that came from a cave where the statute was hidden. Our Lady of Montserrat is the Patroness of Catalonia, and because of the color of her skin, she is known as "La Moreneta" ("The Little Black Madonna").
The Most Reverend Father Bernardo de Ontevieros, General of the Benedictine Order in Spain, along with the Abbot Father Millán de Mirando, were present at the monstery of Our Lady of Montserrat to take part in several conferences when a woman with her young daughter came to the monastery, and the little girl began to implore Abbot Millán to celebrate three Masses in memory of her deceased father, deeply convinced that by the merits of these Masses, the soul of her father would be freed from the pains of Purgatory. The good Abbot, moved by the tears of the young girl, began to celebrate the first of these Masses for the dead on the following day, and the little girl, who was present at the Mass with her mother, during the consecration began to declare that she saw her father kneeling at the foot of the main altar, surrounded by dreadful flames. The Father General, who was skeptical, wishing to determine whether the little girl’s account was true, told her to bring a handkerchief close to the flames that surrounded her father. The little girl, following his directive, placed the handkerchief in that mysterious fire which only she was able to see, and at once all the monks saw the handkerchief catch fire with a living flame. .....Read More
Further Meditations on the Four Last things
Divine Providence brought a little booklet titled READ ME or RUE IT by Fr. Paul O'Sullivn,O.P. The cover promised that the pamphlet would be a Revelation for many who would read it and it was for me. I paraphrased portions from this booklet within this post. I also want to mention the Classic Meditations on the Four Lastthings: DEATH, JUDGMENT, HELL and HEAVEN by Fr. Martin Von Cochem O.S.F.C. whose quote is one of the titles of this post and will be an valuable source for further meditations. Links for both booklets can be found at the end of this post.
Things are bad, real bad in our country. The soul of America is at stake. Please ask everyone to pray two Memorares daily. The first for President Trump he needs God's help to fight the forces of evil that are holding the nation hostage. 
The president is made the bad guy by Pelosi and the liberal media outlets who support her anti-life agenda. The president just wants common sense border security. G.K Chesterton said "A sign that a society is in decay or decline is when common sense becomes uncommon" Democrats are lying about the border situation. Sticking their heels in the mud over his alleged improprieties while remaining silent about the catastrophic advances the pro abortion groups have made since Nancy Pelosi has taken over as Speaker of the House. Is anyone surprised? You shouldn't be. It wouldn't be so bad if the media at least reported both sides with an objective presentation but they ignore news that they disagree with, March for Life, or slant news even with lies (Covington Teens at March for Life), in orde to promote their own liberal culture of death views. Think about it, the communist countries do the same?
