May 12

Praying the Prayers the Children of Fatima Received

May 12, 2017

Five New Prayers the Children of Fatima Received

At the apparition of an angel and Our Lady to three poor children in Fatima, Portugal the children received many messages, mostly calling for personal conversion and prayer, as well as 5 new prayers.

We pray them in the Most Holy Divine Will in the name of everyone and everything past present and future:

1) The Fatima Prayer/Decade Prayer

“O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those most in need of Thy mercy. Amen.”

The Blessed Mother told the children that people should add this prayer to the end of each decade of the Rosary.

2) The Pardon Prayer

“My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love Thee! I beg pardon for all those that do not believe, do not adore, do not hope and do not love Thee.”

This prayer was given to the children by the angel that visited them in 1916, the year before The Blessed Mother appeared to them.

3) The Angel’s Prayer

“O Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore Thee profoundly. I offer Thee the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifferences by which He is offended. By the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary I beg the conversion of poor sinners.”

This is another prayer given to them by the angel. There was a Eucharistic host and chalice suspended in the air, and the angel led them in kneeling before it and praying this prayer.

4) The Eucharistic Prayer

“Most Holy Trinity, I adore Thee! My God, my God, I love Thee in the Most Blessed Sacrament.”

When Mary appeared to the children for the first time on May 13, 1917, she said, “You will have much to suffer, but the grace of God will be your comfort.” According to Lucia, one of the children, a bright light shone all around them, and without thinking about it, they all started reciting this prayer.

5) The Sacrifice Prayer

“O Jesus, it is for the love of Thee, in reparation for the offenses committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary, and for the conversion of poor sinners.”

Mary gave the children this prayer, as well as the Fatima Prayer/Decade Prayer, on June 13th, 1917. The prayer is meant to be recited when you are offering up suffering to God.

FIAT!

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May 12

Gospel Reading for May 12, 2017 with Divine Will Truths – Living in the House of the Father

May 12, 2017

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May 11

Gospel Reading for May 11, 2017 with Divine Will Truths – Creature was to Serve to Maintain God’s Amusement

May 11, 2017

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May 10

Gospel Reading for May 10, 2017 with Divine Will Truths – Jesus Completely Glorifies the Celestial Father

May 10, 2017

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May 09

Gospel Reading for May 9, 2017 with Divine Will Truths – Follow Jesus Step by Step

May 9, 2017

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May 08

Gospel Reading for May, 8 2017 with Divine Truths – Jesus Good Shepherd

May 8, 2017

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May 07

IV Sunday of Easter – 2017

May 7, 2017

IV Easter Sunday

Listening to and following the Good Shepherd

Dear brothers and sisters, Fiat!

The Gospel presents to us one of the most beautiful images that has portrayed the Lord Jesus since the earliest centuries of the Church: the Good Shepherd. The text describes the special features of the relationship between Christ the Good Shepherd and His flock, a relationship so close that no one will ever be able to snatch sheep from His hand. Indeed, the sheep are united to Him by a bond of love and of reciprocal knowledge, which guarantees to them the immeasurable gift of eternal life.

At the same time, the flock’s attitude to the Good Shepherd, Christ, is presented by the Evangelist with two specific verbs: “to listen” and “to follow”. These terms suggest the fundamental characteristics of those who live out the following of the Lord.

First of all by listening to His word, from which faith is born and by which it is nurtured. Only those who are attentive to the Lord’s voice can assess in their own conscience the right decisions for acting in accordance with God. Thus the following of Jesus derives from listening: we act as disciples only after hearing and inwardly accepting the Master’s teachings in order to put them into practice every day.

On June 12, 1927, Jesus told Luisa that one who wants to know all the relations existing between Creator and creature, and to keep their bonds in force, must let the Divine Will reign within herself with absolute dominion. In fact, since the life of the Divine Will is present in all Creation, she will form one single life for all created things, and since the life is one, she will understand their language and the relations existing with her Creator. Each created thing speaks of its Creator, and possesses the legible characters of the Divine Fiat.

But do you know who it is that is capable of hearing their voice, of understanding their celestial speaking, and of reading the divine characters which each created thing has imprinted within itself? One who possesses the Divine Will. She has the hearing to be able to listen to their voice, the intelligence to comprehend them, the eyes to read the divine characters which, with so much love, her Creator impressed within each created thing. On the other hand, one who does not let the Divine Will reign, finds herself in the condition of one who is deaf and cannot listen, of one who is a cretin and cannot comprehend, of one who has not studied the variety of languages, and as much as one may speak, he understands nothing.

In the same way, in order to maintain the relations existing between Redeemer and redeemed ones, and to know them, one must study Jesus’ life. Each of His words, works, steps, heartbeats and pains were all bonds with which Jesus came to bind all the redeemed ones. But who is bound? One who studies His life and tries to imitate Him. As she imitates Jesus, she remains bound to His words, works, steps, etc., receives their life, and will have the hearing to be able to listen to all His teachings, the mind to comprehend them, and the eyes to read all the characters impressed within Him in coming to redeem mankind. And if the creature does not do this, the characters of Redemption will be illegible for her; it will be a foreign language for her, and the relations and bonds of Redemption will not be in force. The Holy Spirit puts His flames on the way toward one who truly loves, and binds her with the relations of His sanctity. Without love there is no sanctity, because the bonds of true sanctity are already broken.

On this Sunday, therefore, it comes naturally to remember to God the pastors of the Church and those who are training to become pastors. I therefore invite you to say a special prayer for the bishops, for the parish priests, for all those who have responsibilities in the guidance of Christ’s flock, so that they may be faithful and wise in carrying out their ministry. In particular, let us pray for vocations to the priesthood on this World Day of Prayer for Vocations, so that effective workers in the Lord’s harvest may never be lacking.

In these times too, in which the Lord’s voice risks being drowned by so many other voices, every ecclesial community is called to promote and to care for vocations to the priesthood and to the consecrated life. Men and women in fact always need God, also in our technological world, and there will always be a need for Pastors who proclaim His Word and bring them to encounter the Lord in the sacraments.

don Marco

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May 06

Gospel Reading for May 6, 2017 with Divine Will Truths – Divinity Most Pure Spirit – Life of Everyone

May 6, 2017

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May 06

First Saturday Meditation: Blasphemies against images of Our Lady

May 6, 2017

First Saturday Meditation: Blasphemies against images of Our Lady

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On the 6th May 2017, we complete the fifth in the series of the five first Saturday’s devotion in reparation for offences caused to Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart. We have completed the five first Saturday’s exactly as Our Lady requested! Today, we complete our devotions to Our Lady but we are also invited to continue to console Our Lady’s Immaculate heart on the first Saturday of each Month. Sr Lucia revealed that when she had completed the five first Saturdays, she began the “lovable reparatory devotion” again, since it is a question of “consoling our Heavenly Mother” and interceding so effectively for the salvation of souls. Through her example of how to practice devotion to Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart, Sr Lucia invites us to continue our devotions on every first Saturday of the month!
This month we meditate on the fifth blasphemy against Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart which is the direct offences caused to her by the attacks against her holy images. When we see a picture of those we love, it brings them to mind and causes us to recall their importance in our lives. It is natural for us to honour holy images of Our Lady because they have a threefold purpose: firstly, they teach us the Gospel message and the fact that Mary’s “yes” resulted in the incarnation of the Son of God for our Salvation. Secondly, they remind us of these mysteries and Our Lady’s role in God’s plan of Salvation. Just imagine how often you think of Our Lady when you see a sacred image of her. Finally, they recall Our Heavenly Mother’s example and love for us which inspires us to imitate her great virtues and love for Her Son. Since it naturally follows that we love that which we know best, holy images of Our Lady facilitate the contemplation of her life and example such that she can impress on our lives the imitation of her virtues and love of Her Son.

With such a powerful aid, it is not surprising that the devil has done all he can to remove images of Our Lady from existence so that he can remove her from the heart and devotion of the faithful. Through the centuries, there have been many who have questioned devotion to Our Lady and the legitimacy of images that depict her and her life. However, the Second Vatican Council reminds us that, “It is right that Mary should have from the Church the honour of a special cult. She has been raised by God’s grace to a position second to her Son above all angels and men […] the effect of these forms of piety is that, while honour is paid to the Mother, due recognition, love and glory is given to the Son on whose account all things exist” (Lumen Gentium n. 66)

Blasphemies against Our Lady’s Images

A blasphemy is committed against images of Our Lady when:

•   Images or statues are destroyed in an irreligious way with the intent of disrespecting Our Lady;
•   Images of the Virgin Mary are profaned;
•   The Virgin Mary is ridiculed in popular culture
•   Christians refuse to give due honour to an image of Our Lady.

Ways to make reparation:

Say the prayer of Consecration to Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart before an image or statue of Our Lady of Fatima.

This devotion was a preparation for the consecration to Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart that you are invited to say on the 13th May 2017 as a way of celebrating the 100th anniversary of Our Lady’s apparition in Fatima in 1917.

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May 05

Gospel Reading for May 5, 2017 with Divine Will Truths – Food of Sacramental Life of Jesus, Food of the Divine Will

May 5, 2017

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