June 18, 2006
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus

St. Michael the Archangel:
“I have come to establish in the world a devotion to my Shield which is truth itself. These times are evil. Satan is on the prowl trying to snatch souls from the path of righteousness at every turn. Therefore, Jesus has sent me with this prayer on my lips for all mankind.”

“St. Michael, you are our defender and safeguard against evil.
Place your Shield of Truth over us and defend us in the battle
which Satan wages against truth. Help us to see the righteous
path of Holy Love.”

“Clarify our choices between good and evil by placing us always
behind your Shield of Truth. Amen.

St. Michael says: “Praise be to Jesus in His Angels and in His Saints.”

“Stop a moment and think now about this devotion the world has just been given–the devotion to my Shield which is truth itself. If every soul could make decisions according to truth, sin would be alleviated and the New Jerusalem would be here–now! This is so because all sin is inspired by Satan’s lies. Think of it-no more abortion, apostasy or heresy, no more corruption in Church and world politics. There would be peace in hearts, in families and in the world.”

“Yes, this is what victory would be–a Triumph of Truth. When I return, I will reveal to you and to the world, the promises attendant to this devotion.

St. Michael says: “Praise be to Jesus.”

“I have come to state the promises attendant to the prayer of protection behind my Shield of Holy Truth.”

“These promises are assured those who with sincere hearts seek the protection of my Shield. But they will be denied those who pray the prayer merely to test its validity.”

1. “Those who seek Holy Truth in decisions will be made to see
the Light of Truth and the darkness of Satan’s lies.”

2. “The truths of the Tradition of Faith will be revealed to those
who seek this with sincerity. The evil of liberalism will be
brought to light.”

3. “Satan, who opposes Holy Truth, will not be able to penetrate
the Shield I place over hearts. His lies will be repelled by this
mighty Shield.”

“Thank you for listening. I am with you always.”

St. Michael comes. He says: “Praise be to Jesus.”

“I invite you to look closely now at my Shield. Emblazoned upon it are the United Hearts. This is why my Shield is so powerful. The United Hearts are the embodiment of Holy Truth; indeed, the embodiment of the Ten Commandments.”

“This devotion will spread quickly. Be assured.”

St. Michael comes. He says: “Praise be to Jesus.”

… ‘You ask what about the people who are living a lie in some area of their lives. Our Lady extends this grace to them. Since they believe that the lie or lies they have accepted in their hearts are the truth, they are not open to taking up my Shield.”

“But because even the greatest sinner is so loved by the Immaculate Mary, She instructs me to tell you that if you extend the anointing of St. Michael to such a soul, even from a distance, these souls will be given the grace of being shown Holy Truth. Of course, as with any grace, it is up to free will as to whether or not it is accepted.”

“Make it known.”
From: www.holylove.org

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus has an ancient history. At the beginning of devotion to the Sacred Heart we find references of the Fathers of the Church to the Sacred Wound of the Side of Jesus. In time devotion to this Sacred Wound led to devotion to the Sacred Heart. From this Sacred Wound, with the Blood and Water, the Church and the Sacraments were born. The Blood symbolized the Holy Eucharist and the Water symbolized Baptism. As St. Ambrose (d.397) stated: “The Water cleanses us, the Blood redeems us.” This was also the teaching of St. John Chrysostom (d.407).

Give all to Jesus through Mary

When a person is truly consecrated to Mary, he lives that consecration each day by giving himself and all that he has to the Mother of God. This includes his natural property and possessions as well as his supernatural merits and graces.

EVERYTHING is presented to Mary to use as she wills. Indeed, this total offering often frightens many people, but it should not. Those who cannot entrust their lives and possessions to Mary do not really know her very well. The Mother of God is all love, mercy and goodness. Basically, this is the message of her Immaculate Heart.

No Christian who understands his faith would be fearful about giving everything to Jesus, for the God-Man is completely worthy and deserving of trust. But the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary beat as one. That is to say, Mary’s will is always the same as her Divine Son’s. Since God wants devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary established in the world, those who consecrate themselves to the Mother of God do the will of her Son. They go to Jesus in union with Mary.

… the Real Presence is absolutely unique. It is the physical presence of Christ in our midst, no less truly present than He is now present at the right hand of the Father of Heaven. It is called the “Real Presence” because it is presence in the fullest sense possible. It is a substantial presence by which Christ, the God-man, is now on earth, no less truly that He was during His visible presence in history in the first century in Palestine.
From: The Real Presence Association

Good and wicked alike receive Him, but… Body & Blood of Christ — Today, the feast of Corpus Christi (Body of Christ) honors Jesus’ great gift of Himself in Holy Communion. He who receives communion in sin will increase in sin, for he has mocked Christ’s gift of Himself. St. Paul constantly warns us against unworthy communion: “A man should examine himself first; only then should he eat of the bread and drink of the cup.”

St. Cyprian, the great third-century bishop of Carthage repeated Paul’s warning, on the basis of his own experience. In the year 250, the Roman emperor Decius, commanded that all citizens, Christians included, offer sacrifice to the pagan gods, and then receive “communion” by eating the sacrificed meat and drinking the sacrificed wine. Frightened by the threat of death, hundreds of Christians hastened to commit the prescribed idolatry. Then, with equal haste, they tried to get back into the good graces of the Church. St. Cyprian tells us that one of those Christians who had received the idolatrous communion dared to mingle with the Christian faithful on the following Sunday and held out his hands to receive the body of Christ. But it didn’t work. “He could not eat or handle the holy of the Lord,” says Cyprian, “but found in his hands when opened that he had a cinder.”

God seldom shows his displeasure with an unworthy communicant in such a startling manner. He leaves it to the conscience of each guilty one to reproach himself for insulting the King of Love. But in the feast day Mass of Corpus Christi the Church cautions us against this sacrilege in the profound poem of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Lauda Sion Salvatorem: “The good and wicked alike receive, but with the unlike destiny of life or death. To the wicked it is death, but life to the good. See how different is the result, though each receives the same.” (Sequence of today’s Mass).
From: www.stthomasirondequoit.com/SundayReflections/id550.htm - 22k

Father’s Day

What Makes a Dad

God took the strength of a mountain,
The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun,
The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature,
The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages,
The power of the eagle’s flight,
The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed,
The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need,
Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add,
He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so,

He called it … Dad

~~Author Unknown.~~