NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD

July 1…The Month of the Most Precious Blood

Robert Lowry (1826-1899

Words & Music:
Robert Lowry; in Gospel Music, by William Doane and Robert Lowry (New York: Biglow & Main, 1876) (MI¬DI, score).
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What can wash away my sin?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
What can make me whole again?
…Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Refrain: Oh! Precious is the flow
That makes me white as snow;
No other fount I know,
Nothing but the blood of Jesus….

From: Yorùbá this is a great site for music!

Adela Maria: Jesus has made special requests throughout the ages to His people … to honor and adore His Precious Blood so copiously shed for us as an ocean of repentance! One may just close one’s eyes and see this. Jesus says… “May the oceans of My Precious Blood cover your families from now until a year from today.”

Facing Fears:
Reginald Allen

      
Jesus wishes that we make three very important novenas in the month of July.

l. Novena of the Precious Blood in Honor of the Nine Choir of Angels…July 1st – 9th.
2. Novena of the Precious Blood in Honor of the Holy Trinity…July 13th – 15th.
3. Novena of the Precious Blood for Israel…July 20th – 31st.

Through this devotion, Our Lord’s plan has been to save all of humanity from the coming Great Chastisement (Mt 24.). Man has reached the awaited hour when he must either be for God or against Him. The message is simple: ‘All devotees of the Precious Blood can receive the gift of the Seal of the Living God, as a protection against the Antichrist.‘ This is the same seal mentioned in the Book of Apocalypse, chapters 7 and 14. From: Queenship Publishing Company;

Devotion to the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ; 1-800-647-9882. www.queenship.org

Prayer for Endurance through the Coming Chastisement: Our Lord’s torture – increase our faith. Precious Blood of Jesus – save us. Amen

Prayer to Vanquish Satan and his Agents: Precious Blood of my Master Jesus Christ – reign in me and in the lives of all men. Amen.

Prayer for Refuge in the Sacred Side of Jesus Christ
…(”My children, these evil days will swallow
many souls. That is why I teach this mysterious prayer to you in order that you all might be saved. My sacred side is open for all men. Pray it and make it known to all men. All who teach this prayer to others will be protected. I love you all. Run for your lives….:“)

O Loving Father, God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Who protected the Israelites of old in His Holy Wings in the dryness of the cold and hot desert; I offer You the Holy death of my Master and Savior, Jesus Christ, for the protection of Your people who are scattered all over the world. May the Blood and Water wash and strengthen, save and cleanse us that we might find home in the Sacred Side of Your Son which opens for all men. Amen. Sacred Side of Jesus Christ – be our home for safety. Amen.

September 14, 1224 • Francis of Assisi Had a Vision

When Francis of Assisi was in his early forties, he gave up leadership of the Franciscans, the great order he had founded. This was not done in pique or bitterness but with a quiet acceptance that events had moved beyond him. His simple and stringent rule was too difficult for the many who had swarmed into the order because of his fame and the powerful preaching of his followers. They wanted the rule relaxed, and relaxed it would be.

Francis in meditation.

If Francis thought he could now be just one of the brothers, he was mistaken. None had such zeal as he. Of none would such legends be told. To none other would such visions come.

He decided to spend some days before the Feast of the Assumption at Mt. Alvernia. In that wilderness a flock of birds settled around and upon him to the astonishment of his few companions and succeeding generations. At Mt. Alvernia, Francis decided he needed more solitude. The sense of his own sin was heavy upon him, and he longed for a taste of heaven in order to bear the pain of his past wrongdoing. He found a lonely spot in the forest across a chasm. Only one man was allowed to approach him in his solitude his spiritual son Leo; and even Leo must call out and receive permission before crossing the limb which served as a bridge to Francis’ isolation.

The brothers feared for Francis. He was gravely ill. One night Leo approached the chasm and called out. Francis did not answer. Leo called again. Perhaps the master had taken ill. Fearful of disobedience and yet even more fearful that the holy leader might be dying unattended, Leo crossed the limb.

Francis’ cell was empty. Yet the moon was bright. Leo went some way and heard a voice. It was Francis, praying, “Who are you, my dearest Lord? And who am I, a most vile worm and your most unprofitable servant?” Leo saw a light shine down upon Francis and knew that words were spoken to him, although he could not hear them. Francis raised his hands into the light. The light disappeared. Leo turned to creep away, but Francis heard. He challenged him, for he was almost blind. Leo confessed he had broken the command. Francis was gentle. The transgression was from love.

Francis told Leo that he had been commanded to give three gifts, and these three gifts were as golden balls in his bosom: poverty, chastity and obedience. He had held them up to the Lord. The two men then read and prayed together. Then on the morning of this date, September 14, 1224, the day of the Feast of the Holy Cross, as Francis was communing with the Lord, a Seraph appeared to him. The figure of Christ crucified appeared between his wings. Joy and agony suffused Francis. His prayers for forgiveness, to share Christ’s sufferings, to be purified had been heard. When the angel left, in what is regarded as one of the classic experiences of all Christian history, Francis’ hands feet and sides bore five wounds, the marks of the stigmata. Two years later the saint was dead.

Most Precious Blood of Jesus, save us and the whole world. Say at least 500 times a day!

Resources From: chi.gospelcom.net
Christian History. Volume XIII No. 2 ; Durant, Will. The Age of Faith; Goudge, Elizabeth. My God and My All.