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 Revelations, Promises, and the Meditations and Prayers on the Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

“Jesus Christ Himself revealed to Blessed Veronica of Binasco, that, He is more pleased in seeing His Mother compassionated than Himself.” He said to her: ‘My daughter, tears shed for My Passion are dear to Me; but as I loved My Mother Mary with an immense love, the meditation on the torments which She endured at My death is even more agreeable to Me.’

“Wherefore the graces promised by Jesus to those who are devoted to the dolors of Mary are very great.” - St. Alphonsus Liguori

Our Lady lamented to St. Bridget that very few consoled Her by meditating on Her Sorrows, and “that the greater part of the world lived in forgetfulness of them: ‘I look around at all who are on earth, to see if by chance there are any who pity Me, and meditate upon My Sorrows; and I find that there are very few. Therefore, My daughter, though I am forgotten by many, at least do you not forget Me; consider My anguish, and imitate, as far as you can, My grief.’”

“For this purpose the Blessed Virgin Herself appeared in the year 1239 to the founder of the Order of the Servites, or servants of Mary, to ask them to institute a religious order in remembrance of Her sorrows.”

At Fatima, in 1916, the Angel of Peace appeared to the three child seers Lucy, Francisco and Jacinta, and after encouraging them to pray and teaching them a prayer of adoration, said “ ...The Hearts of Jesus and Mary are attentive to the voice of your supplications.”

At Fatima, on June 13, 1917, Our Lady, after informing the three child seers that Jacinta and Francisco will go to Heaven soon, but that Lucy is to stay on earth some time longer — She said to Lucy, “Jesus wishes to make use of you in order to make Me known and loved”, Our Lady then said: “He wants to establish in the world devotion to My Immaculate Heart...”

At Fatima, on July 13, 1917, after the child seers were terrified by the vision of hell, Our Lady said to them, “You have seen hell, where the souls of poor sinners go. To save them (poor sinners), God wills to establish in the world devotion to My Immaculate Heart. If what I say to you is done, many souls will be saved and there will be peace...”

Jesus Himself further explained His will to Sister Lucy. In response to her question asking Him why He would not convert Russia without the Pope doing the Consecration of Russia, Jesus said: “Because I want My whole Church to recognize that Consecration as a Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, so that later on My Church will place devotion to My Mother’s Immaculate Heart beside devotion to My Sacred Heart.”

St. Albert the Great said, “that as we are under great obligations to Jesus for His Passion endured for our love, so also are we under great obligations to Mary for the martyrdom which She voluntarily suffered for our salvation in the death of Her Son.” He said “voluntarily (suffered), since, as St. Agnes revealed to St. Bridget, ‘our compassionate and benign Mother was satisfied rather to endure any torment than that our souls should not be redeemed.”

“The grief of Mary was so great that, were it divided amongst all men, it would suffice to cause their immediate death.”…. St. Bernardine of Sienna

“While other martyrs suffered by sacrificing their own lives, the Blessed Virgin suffered by sacrificing Her Son’s life – a life that She loved far more than Her own; so that She not only suffered in Her soul all that Her Son endured in His body, but moreover the sight of Her Son’s torments brought more grief to Her heart than if She had endured them all in Her own person.”…. St. Antoninus

“The Passion of Jesus began with His birth. So also did Mary, in all things like unto Her Son, endure Her martyrdom throughout Her life.”…. St. Bernard

It was “revealed to St. Bridget” by an angel, “that the Blessed Virgin, even before She became His Mother, knowing how much the Incarnate Word was to suffer for the salvation of men, and compassionating this innocent Saviour, Who was to be so cruelly put to death for crimes not His own, even then began Her great martyrdom.”

“The martyrs endured their torments in their bodies; Mary suffered Hers in Her soul.” ...St. Alphonsus de Liguori. “Now, as the soul is more noble than the body, so much greater were Mary’s sufferings than those of all the martyrs, as Jesus Christ Himself said to St. Catherine of Siena: ‘Between the sufferings of the soul and those of the body there is no comparison.’”

“The Blessed Virgin Mary, for the love She bore us, was willing to see Her Son sacrificed to Divine Justice by the barbarity of men. This great torment, then, which Mary endured for us — a torment that was more than a thousand deaths — deserves both our compassion and our gratitude. If we can make no other return for so much love, at least let us give a few moments this day to consider the greatness of the sufferings by which Mary became the Queen of martyrs; for the sufferings of Her great martyrdom exceeded those of all the martyrs; being, in the first place, the longest in point of duration; and in the second place, the greatest in point of intensity.”…. St. Alphonsus de Liguori.

“So great a love has our Heavenly Mother for us, that She deserves our gratitude, and that gratitude should be shown by at least meditating upon, and pitying Her in Her Sorrows.”…. St. Alphonsus de Liguori.

In the words of the Church:

Pope Benedict XIII, in 1724, promulgated and encouraged the practice of the devotion to Our Lady’s Sorrows when he bestowed many indulgences for the recitation of the Chaplet of the Seven Sorrows. 

Our Lady’s Sorrows are commemorated twice a year on the liturgical calendar, September 15, and the Friday before Palm Sunday. Commemorating the Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary twice a year on the Roman Liturgical Calendar demonstrates how important this devotion is to Heaven.

History of the Devotion

Devotion to the Mother of Sorrows dates back to the beginning of the Church. The first example we have is St. John at the foot of the Cross. This devotion was ensured in Church history by the gospel narrative of St. John — “Now there stood by the Cross of Jesus, His Mother...” (Jn. 19:25).

Though the devotion has always been part of Catholic piety, it was not until the 13th Century that the devotion of meditating on the sorrows of Our Lady began to flourish much more. In Florence, Italy seven holy men of noble birth left the city seeking solitude on Mount Senario and together formed a community dedicating their lives to prayer and penance. The seven holy men all had a strong devotion to Our Lady.

On Good Friday in 1239, while meditating on Our Lord’s Passion and Our Lady’s sufferings, Our Lady appeared to the 7 holy men and revealed to them Her wish for them to form an Order dedicated to practicing and promoting the devotion to Her Sorrows. These men became the founders of the religious Order of the Servants of Mary (or Servites) and are all canonized saints today.

At Our Lady’s request, the seven founders made the object of their Order meditation on the pains suffered by Our Lady in the Life, Passion and Death of Her Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, and undertook promoting this devotion of meditating on the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady to all Catholics, introducing the Chaplet (or Little Rosary) of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The Seven Sorrows of Our Lady

1. St. Simeon’s Prophecy

2. The Flight into Egypt

3. The Loss of Jesus in the Temple

4. The Meeting of Mary and Jesus on the Way to Calvary

5. The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus

6. The Piercing of the Side of Jesus, and His Descent from the Cross 

7. The Burial of Jesus.

Graces and promises attached to the practice of the devotion in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary Sorrowing:

According to St. Alphonsus de Liguori (The Glories of Mary) it was revealed to Saint Elizabeth that at the request of Our Lady, Our Lord promised four principal graces to those devoted to Her Sorrows:

1. That those who before death invoke the divine Mother in the name of Her Sorrows will obtain true repentance of all their sins;

2. That He will protect all who have this devotion in their tribulations, and will protect them especially at the hour of death;

3. That He will impress on their minds the remembrance of His Passion; 

4. That He will place such devout servants in Mother Mary’s hands to do with them as She wishes and to obtain for them all the graces She

desires.

In addition to these four graces there are also seven promises attached

to the practice of daily praying seven Hail Mary’s while meditating on Our Lady’s Tears and Sorrows. These seven promises were revealed to St. Bridget of Sweden:

1. “I will grant peace to their families.”

2. “They will be enlightened about the divine Mysteries.”

3. “I will console them in their pains and I will accompany them in

their work.”

4. “I will give them as much as they ask for as long as it does not oppose

the adorable will of My divine Son or the sanctification of their souls.”

5. “I will defend them in their spiritual battles with the infernal enemy and I will protect them at every instant of their lives.”

6. “I will visibly help them at the moment at their death - they will see the face of their Mother.”

7. “I have obtained this grace from My divine Son, that those who propagate this devotion to My tears and sorrows will be taken directly from this earthly life to eternal happiness, since all their sins will be forgiven and My Son will be their eternal consolation and joy.”

Opening Prayer

V/. O God +, come to my assistance

R/. O Lord, make haste to help me.

All Glory Be…

1) The Prophecy of Simeon

Meditation:

Sorrow as sharp as a sword shall pierce Mary’s heart because of Her Child. Mary is in the Temple, having come with Joseph to present the Child to God. They meet Simeon, the holy man, and Anna, the prophetess. Simeon takes the Baby in his arms, saying he will now die in peace because he has seen Christ, then he foretells the sorrow to come.

I grieve for thee, O Mary most sorrowful, in the affliction of thy tender heart at the prophecy of the holy and aged Simeon. Dear Mother, by thy heart so afflicted, obtain for me the virtue of humility and the gift of the holy fear of God.

Hail Mary…

2) The Flight Into Egypt

Meditation:

Soon the sword of sorrow strikes. Herod the King seeks to kill the Child. Warned in sleep by an angel, Joseph takes Jesus and His Mother Mary, setting out for Egypt, where they lived in obscurity and poverty until it was safe to return to Nazareth.

I grieve for thee, O Mary most sorrowful, in the anguish of thy most affectionate heart during the flight into Egypt and thy sojourn there. Dear Mother, by thy heart so troubled, obtain for me the virtue of generosity, especially toward the poor, and the gift of piety.

Hail Mary…

3) The Loss of the Child Jesus in the Temple

Meditation:

When Jesus is twelve, He is taken to Jerusalem for the Feast of Passover. On the return journey Joseph and Mary find at the end of the first day that Jesus is not with them. Racked with anxiety, they search for Him. Nobody in the streets, not even the beggars, can tell them where He is. Not till the third day do they find Him, in the Temple.

I grieve for thee, O Mary most sorrowful, in those anxieties which tried thy troubled heart at the loss of thy dear Jesus. Dear Mother, by thy heart so full of anguish, obtain for me the virtue of chastity and the gift of knowledge.

Hail Mary…

4) Mary Meets Jesus on the Way to Calvary

Meditation:

Mary has known fear and sorrow, but none so great as seeing Her beloved Son stumbling under the weight of the Cross. She hears the jeering shouts from the crowd and has no power to help Him. Pity and love are in Her eyes as She gazes at His blood-stained face. He is no better than a criminal, and Her heart is breaking as She follows Him to Golgotha.

I grieve for thee, O Mary most sorrowful in the consternation of thy heart at meeting Jesus as He carried His Cross. Dear Mother, by thy heart so troubled, obtain for me the virtue of patience and the gift of fortitude.

Hail Mary…

5) Jesus Dies on the Cross

Meditation:

With John, Mary stands at the foot of the Cross. “A sword shall pierce thy soul,” Simeon told Her. Truly Her heart is pierced with sorrow. Her beloved Son is dying and She shares in His suffering. She does not ask God to take away this agony. She is His Mother, so close to Him that His pain is Hers, too. And now He speaks from the Cross: “Woman, behold thy son.” Jesus gives His Mother to John, and to us. For all eternity She is our Mother.

I grieve for thee O Mary, most sorrowful, in the martyrdom which thy generous heart endured in standing near Jesus in His agony. Dear Mother, by thy afflicted heart, obtain for me the virtue of temperance and the gift of counsel.

Hail Mary…

6) Mary Receives Jesus

Meditation:

It is over. Dark clouds have appeared in the sky and upon the world. Jesus is dead. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus take down the Body from the Cross. And Mary receives It in Her arms. She is filled with a sadness that no human heart has known. This is Her Son. Once She had cradled Him in Her arms, listened to His voice, watched Him working at the carpenter’s bench. Now He is dead. Her grief is great! And She begins to cleanse the Holy Wound’s with Her tears.

I grieve for thee, O Mary most sorrowful, in the wounding of thy compassionate heart, when the side of Jesus was struck by the lance and His Heart was pierced before His Body was removed from the Cross. Dear Mother, by thy heart thus transfixed, obtain for me the virtue of fraternal charity and the gift of understanding.

Hail Mary…

7) Jesus is Placed in the Tomb

Meditation:

Hastily the Body is wrapped in a clean linen cloth. Nicodemus has brought myrrh and aloes, and the Body is bound in the Shroud with them. Nearby is a new tomb, belonging to Joseph of Arimathea, and there they lay Jesus. Mary and John and the holy women follow them and watch as the great stone to the sepulchre is rolled. It is the end. 

I grieve for thee, O Mary most sorrowful, for the pangs that wrenched thy most loving heart at the burial of Jesus. Dear Mother, by thy heart sunk in the bitterness of desolation, obtain for me the virtue of diligence and the gift of wisdom.

Hail Mary…

Closing Prayers

V/. Pray for us, O Virgin most sorrowful

R/. That we may be made be worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray.

Let intercession be made for us, we beseech Thee, O Lord Jesus Christ, now and at the hour of our death, before the throne of Thy mercy, by the Blessed Virgin Mary, Thy Mother, whose most Holy Soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow in the hour of Thy bitter Passion. Through Thee, Jesus Christ, Savior of the world, Who with the Father and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns world without end. Amen.

Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary -

Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, dwelling pure and holy, cover my soul with Thy maternal protection, so that being ever faithful to the voice of Jesus, it responds to His Love and obeys His Divine Will.

I wish, O my Mother, to keep unceasingly before me Thy Co-Redemption in order to live intimately with Thy Heart that is totally united to the Heart of Thy Divine Son.

Fasten me to this Heart by Thy own virtues and sorrows. Protect me always. Amen.

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 DURING EXORCISM THE DEVIL SAID:

On October 24, 2012 at 4:22pm,

the late Fr. Pellegrino Maria Ernetti (1925-1994) shared the following in his book entitled:

‘The likes and dislikes of the Devil’. 

He was one of the famous Exorcists of the diocese of Rome who has written few books. 

The diabolical catechesis here is collected from the words and arguments during the exorcisms sessions that Fr. Pellegrino Maria Ernetti had in the presence of collaborators and registered in magnetic tapes.

WHAT PLEASES THE DEVIL MOST (DEVIL IS SPEAKING):

1) The Host in the hand - thus I can trample over your God, that God whom I have killed; and I can celebrate my masses (black masses) with my priests snatched from Him...

2) The Priest camouflaged. Thus I bring them where I want, in hotels and private homes looking for women and homosexuals, and have them to commit sacrileges, then I bring them to my kingdom where they will never escape from me (Loud laughters)

3) Priests and Bishops belonging to Free Masonry and to my Sects. Oh how many I bring to hell by means of money and women...How many become my faithful friends with money and women...I take as many of them as I wish, I bring them to my kingdom.

4) Short Skirts -- with which I catch men and women and I fill up my kingdom (long laughters, roaring with laughters). How happy I am...What a joy...How happy...!

5) Television...Well, television...It is my instrument, I have invented it to destroy the individual souls and families...I divide them, It breaks them up with my programs, subtle and penetrating...Oh, television is the center of attraction to which I attract also many priests, friars, sisters, especially in the small hours and then I make them cease to pray: hahahahahah...In a moment, I present myself to the whole world...They listen to me and they see me...My faithful servants help me very well, the magicians, the witches, the cartomants, the chiromants, the astrologers....Hahahaha

6) The Disco Clubs…What a nice thing…they are my golden palaces where I attract the best hopes of society, whom I make mine, destroying their souls and their bodies…How many thousands and thousands I bring with me with alcohol, with drugs, and with sex…Oh what a continuous harvest… I have rented them to many politicians, my faithful servants, to people consecrated…I am the true king of the world, and not your God, whom I have crucified.

7) Divorce…The separation of spouses, it was invented by me; I claim the ownership…It is one of my most intelligent discoveries…Thus I destroy the family and destroy society, where I am adored as true king of the world…Sex…Sex….Do not listen to that man hanging on the cross who gives you nothing…My kingdom is above all liberty of sensual pleasure, with which I reign on earth.

8) Abortion…The killing of innocents, what a masterful discovery! To kill the innocent instead of the guilty ones and the homicides of the Mafia! I destroy humanity and thus they end before birth, the worshippers of your false God…Hurrah!...

9) Drugs…It is the most tasteful food which I give to the young to eat thus reducing them to madness…Thus I do to them what pleases me…robbers…murderers…lustful, ferocious like me…Rulers of the world…My ministers…

10) Above all I like those Bishops and Priests who give me joy…who deny my real existence and my work in the world…and they are many…Oh what a joy…what a joy for me…I work peacefully and sure…Even the theologians today do not believe in my existence…How beautiful! What a joy! And thus they deny also that God who had come to destroy me…Instead I have won…I nailed Him on the Cross…Hahahaha! Good, these priests…Most wonderful these bishops…The best these theologians…They are all my little servants…I do with them what I want…Hahaha…! They are already mine…I bring them where I wish…Dressed like sextons…With the cigarette always in their mouth…Perfumed like dandies…Looking for easy women…With a car the last model…Full of money…They rebel against the dogmas of their false God…and of the false Church of that crucified, my victim…They are most faithful soldiers of my kingdom, full, of them…With them I spread confusion and mystify my people, whom I draw farther away from the false God…And I bring my kingdom of hatred and eternal despair…For ever with me, with me…Hahahaha!

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WHAT DISPLEASES DEVIL MOST (DEVIL IS SPEAKING):

1) Confession…What a stupid invention…How it hurts me…It makes me suffer…The Blood of that false God…How that Blood crushes me…It destroys me…It washed your souls and make me leave you…(Horrible screams of cries)…That Blood…! That Blood…! It is my most atrocious pain…But I have found those priests who do not believe any more in confession and send the Christians to receive that false God in state of sin. Good…good…Very good…How many sacrileges I make them commit…

2) The meal where you eat the Body and Blood of that Crucified whom I have killed…It is here that I find myself hopeless and have no more strength to fight…Those who nourish themselves of this bread and drink of this Blood become very strong against me, become unconquerable to my wicked temptations and seductions, they are different from the others, it seems they have a special light and a sharper intelligence…They discover me instantaneously, they keep away from me and treat me like a dog…How sad it is, what a pain to have to do with these cannibals…(Shriek of tears) But I persecute them ferociously…And many go and eat that Host in sin…Hahaha! How happy I am for it…What a joy…They hate their God and eat Him, hahaha! My victory…Victory…Hurrah…Hurrah…

3) How irresponsible are those who waste hours and hours, day and night, kneeling, to adore a piece of bread hidden in a box on the altar of that false God! (The hour of adoration). How I hate these persons! They destroy all my success, which I draw from so many sacrilegious Christians, priests, sisters, bishops…How many sacrileges I harvest, it is my continuous victory…How much pain…How I hate these irrational adorations…!

4) Hatred for the Rosary…It is like a hammer which cracks my head…Ahii! It is the invention of the false Christians who do not obey me, for this reason they follow that wicked woman! They are false, instead of hindering me that I reign over the whole world, these false Christians go to pray to that wicked woman, my first enemy, with that how much evil they do to me….(Tearful screams…)

5) The greatest evil of this time, for me, are the continuous presence (apparitions) of this wicked woman over the world…She appears in every nation and persecutes me, snatching from my hands very many souls…Thousands and thousands…To hear her false messages…Luckily bishops and priests defend me, they do not believe in that Woman…They do not believe and so they cause confusion…Good, how nice these my apostles of hearsay…Hahahaha!

6) What destroys me mostly is the blind obedience to that man, dressed in white, the Pope, who commands in the name of the false Redeemer and of your false Savior…What a lot of senseless men…To obey a man who loves that woman….Who persecutes me for ever…What a shame….This destroys my kingdom…But I have stirred up hundreds of my followers who fight against him…War without restraint to that white man…I will win, I will win…Hahaha! I will cause him to die, murder…I will make him have a bad end…He is hateful to my followers, that Polish who loves that woman…What propaganda the rosary of that Woman, as her favorite prayer…What an enemy…! What an antagonist…! He crushes me…He crushes me…! Hohohoh (tearful tears)…!

7) Contemplative Sisters. I am much worried for those small servants with the veil on the head, who abandon everything and everybody to enclose themselves within four walls, to sacrifice everything that is beautiful and good for that God that only I was able to defeat (he refers to the enclosure sisters)…

Day and night they mortify themselves with midnight watch and foolish and inconsistent fasting…They do not sleep sufficiently…Do not eat according to the needs of the body which claims the necessary food…Do not speak freely everywhere and always…reserved…long faces…full of sadness, the most inhuman….They pray, they sing…And for whom do they do all these sacrifices? For what particular motives…With what end….with what results?

The greatest majority, fortunately, are people of little intelligence….Obtuse minds…without will…who allowed themselves to be convinced by some unsatisfied priest…Poor women who do not know and did not experience the true pleasure of sex with all the relative joy it gives…! Poor little servants, who have never felt the sensations of the flesh, caused by the kisses and the intercourse with my men…And yet, how many of them I make fall…I reduce them to a miserable life, sterile, void of every fervor, plunging them in the utmost tepidity…Yes I should make a real destruction of them…Because I am particularly afraid of the cloistered ones…I have a terrible fear of them…!

They are the most terrible and aggressive enemies…they snatch souls of every sex, of every class and condition from my hands…What terrible enemies…When they begin to pray for the conversion of a soul, to snatch it from me, they do not cease….Do not stop any longer…They are tenacious and hardheaded! If then the prayers to the false God Crucified, of whom they call themselves his spouses, were not sufficient, then they would give themselves to strenuous penance of every kind….What enemies….What soldiers of first assault…! I have attempted so many times to diminish the vocations to this stupid life…But unfortunately I was not successful…They are still many the small stupid and foolish women, even though they often are just graduated from college…What strong enemies….!

8) My most great enemies are those priest whom they call exorcists…What an ugly race…What a disgrace of the world…Fortunately there are few of them, very few because I convince the bishop not to appoint them…These bishops believe in me and obey me, in spite of the command of their Crucified Christ who commanded them: “In my name, expel demons.” What a clown!!! These bishops are afraid of me, much fear! I possess them in a way perhaps very delicate because though they do not realize it, I possess them…And I convince them not to perform exorcisms against them and I do not permit them to nominate exorcists…What ferocious enemies…Many times, I was able to punish them…To slap them…To beat them, to stop them with many and various diseases, sometimes even grave ones…But unfortunately they do not cease…Do not give up…And when they come near to my prey, I have to flee…Sooner or later I have to quit…What prayer do they recite…? It is always in the name of that God…and of that their Woman, Mother of the Crucified…Oh, what a pain, what an agony for me…!

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 REVELATION OF THE FEAR THE DEVILS HAVE FOR THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY 

WHEN SAINT DOMINIC was preaching the Rosary near Carcassone an Albigensian was brought to him who was possessed by the devil. Saint Dominic exorcised him in the presence of a great crowd of people; it appears that over twelve thousand had come to hear him preach.

 

The devils who were in possession of this wretched man were forced to answer Saint Dominic's questions in spite of themselves. 

They said that:

1. There were fifteen thousand of them in the body of this poor man, because he had attacked the fifteen mysteries of the Rosary

2. They went on to testify that by preaching the Rosary he put fear and horror into the very depths of Hell and that he was the man they hated most throughout the whole world, because of the souls which he snatched from them through devotion to the Holy Rosary

3. They then revealed several other things.

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Saint Dominic put his Rosary around the Albigensian's neck and asked the devils to tell him who, of all the Saints in Heaven, was the one they feared the most, and who should therefore be the most loved and revered by men. At this they let out such unearthly screams that most of the people fell to the ground, faint from fear.

Then, using all their cunning, so as not to answer, the devils wept and wailed in such a pitiful way that many of the people wept also, out of purely natural pity. 

The devils spoke through the mouth of the Albigensian, pleading in a heartrending voice:

"Dominic, Dominic, have mercy on us----we promise you that we will never hurt you. You have always had compassion for sinners and those in distress; have pity on us, for we are in grievous straits. We are suffering so very much already, so why do you delight in heightening our pains? Can't you be satisfied with our suffering without adding to it? Have pity on us! Have pity on us!"

Saint Dominic was not one whit moved by the pathos of these wretched spirits and told them that he would not let them alone until they had answered his question. Then they said they would whisper the answer in such a way that only Saint Dominic would be able to hear. The latter firmly insisted upon their answering clearly and out loud. 

Then the devils kept quiet and refused to say another word, completely disregarding Saint Dominic's orders----so he knelt down and prayed thus to Our Lady: "Oh, all powerful and wonderful Virgin Mary, I implore you by the power of the Most Holy Rosary, order these enemies of the human race to answer me."

No sooner had he made this prayer than a glowing flame leaped out of the ears, nostrils and mouth of the Albigensian. Everyone shook with fear, but the fire did not hurt anyone. Then the devils cried:

"Dominic, we beseech you, by the passion of Jesus Christ and by the merits of His Holy Mother and of all the Saints, let us leave the body of this man without speaking further----for the Angels will answer your question whenever you wish. After all, are we not liars? So why should you want to believe us? Please don't torture us any more; have pity on us."

"Woe unto you wretched spirits, who do not deserve to be heard," 

Saint Dominic said, and kneeling down he prayed to Our Lady:

"Oh most worthy Mother of Wisdom, I am praying for the people assembled here who have already learned how to say the Angelic Salutation properly. Please, I beg of you, force your enemies to proclaim the whole truth and nothing but the truth about this, here and now, before the multitude."

Saint Dominic had hardly finished this prayer when he saw the Blessed Virgin near at hand, surrounded by a multitude of Angels. She struck the possessed man with a golden rod that she held and said: "Answer my servant Dominic at once." (Remember, the people 

neither saw nor heard Our Lady, but only Saint Dominic.) 

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Then the devils started screaming:

"Oh you who are our enemy, our downfall and our destruction, why have you come from Heaven just to torture us so grievously? O Advocate of sinners, you who snatch them from the very jaws of Hell, you who are the very sure path to Heaven, must we, in spite of ourselves, tell the whole truth and confess before everyone who it is who is the cause of our shame and our ruin? Oh woe unto us, princes of darkness:

"Then listen well, you Christians: the Mother of Jesus Christ is all-powerful and she can save her servants from falling into Hell. She is the Sun which destroys the darkness of our wiles and subtlety. It is she who uncovers our hidden plots, breaks our snares and makes our temptations useless and ineffectual.

"We have to say, however reluctantly, that not a single soul who has really persevered in her service has ever been damned with us; one single sigh that she offers to the Blessed Trinity is worth far more than all the prayers, desires and aspirations of all the Saints.

"We fear her more than all the other Saints in Heaven together and we have no success with her faithful servants. Many Christians who call upon her when they are at the hour of death and who really ought to be damned according to our ordinary standards are saved by her intercession.

"Oh if only that Mary (it is thus in their fury that they called her) had not pitted her strength against ours and had not upset our plans, we should have conquered the Church and should have destroyed it long before this; and we would have seen to it that all the Orders in the Church fell into error and disorder.

"Now that we are forced to speak we must also tell you this: nobody who perseveres in saying the Rosary will be damned, because she obtains for her servants the grace of true contrition for their sins and by means of this they obtain God's forgiveness and mercy."

Then Saint Dominic had them all say the Rosary very slowly and with great devotion, and a wonderful thing happened: at each Hail Mary that he and the people said together a large group of devils issued forth from the wretched man's body under the guise of red-hot coals.

When the devils had all been expelled and the heretic was at last entirely free of them, Our Lady (who was still invisible) gave her blessing to the assembled company, and they were filled with joy because of this.

A large number of heretics were converted because of this miracle and joined the Confraternity of the Most Holy Rosary.

-- 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘺

𝘚𝘵. 𝘓𝘰𝘶𝘪𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘦 𝘥𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵

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 According to St. John Bosco, Mary, Help of Christians is always there to help us during our difficulties.💞

In a dream he had, St. John Bosco saw the Church depicted as a ship tossed about on the sea and under fierce attack. However, one of the pillars that kept the ship anchored had “Mary, Help of Christians” standing on top of it.

He later said, “Only two things can save us in such a grave hour: devotion to Mary and frequent Communion.” The Virgin Mary has always been viewed by Catholics as a refuge in times of distress and is even seen as a “warrior queen” on occasion.💞💞

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 'The Whole World Is Under The Evil One'

One June 25, 1867 Don Bosco had a dream which he narrated at the "Good Night." I only mention what concern the theme of purity. Don Bosco had a vision in which he met Bishop Clement Manzini who sat majestically in an armchair. Don Bosco had a long talk with the Bishop. At a certain point Don Bosco asked the Bishop what message was there for his boys. "Tell your boys to save their souls because that's all that matters. The rest count for nothing." "We know we have to save our souls. But how shall we go about it?  "Tell them to be good and obedient." "Tell them to be modest and to pray." "Please be more specific." "Tell them to go to confession often and to make worthy Communions."  "Something more specific yet." "Well, then, tell them this. Tell them that there is fog before their eyes. If they are aware of it, it's a good sign. Let them dispel it."  "What does this fog symbolize?" "The things of the world which prevent them from seeing the things of heaven as they really are." "And what must they do to dispel this fog?" "They must see the world as it really is. 'The whole world is under the evil one.' Only then will they save their souls. They should not let themselves be deceived by appearances. Believing that worldly pleasures, amusements, and friendships will make them happy, the young long for them, while they should rather keep in mind that all is vanity and affliction of spirit. Let them form the habit of judged matters of the world not by their appearances, but as they really are."  "And what mainly causes this fog?" "Immodesty and impurity, a sin which, like a murky cloud, prevents youngsters from seeing the abyss toward which they are heading. Tell them to guard jealously the virtue of purity. It is the virtue that shines brightest in heaven. 'The pure shall flourish like the lily.' " "How is it to be safeguarded ?" "Four things: flight from worldly things, obedience, avoiding idleness, and prayer." "What else?  "Prayer, avoiding idleness, obedience, and flight from worldly things."

Source:  The Way to Heaven 

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 Beelzebub Speaks On THE HOLY CURÉ OF ARS During An Exorcism

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Taken From the Book Warnings From The Beyond by Jean Marty

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B: It is necessary to make sacrifices, as a parish priest, Vianney of Ars, used to make them. He used to pray for entire nights when he knew that there were some sheep in his fold who were not living at all according to the Will of God. He used to give everything and sacrifice everything. He did not even sleep in a proper bed. Often, he used to pray for hours in front of the tabernacle... sometimes in order to save only one, single soul.

 

He came under furious attacks from the rest of us down there (he points downward), often because of just one soul... and that when he was not at all clever, and was very weak in theology and Latin. The priests of today say to themselves: “We are clever, we are doctors, we know everything better.” But in the final analysis, those are not the things which They are concerned about up there (he points upward). They are not concerned whether someone is clever, or about what he has in his brain, or about what he knows about philosophy and mathematics. Before all else, they consider this: is he a true shepherd? Does he go to look for his sheep, is he ready to give his life and everything that he has for his sheep? That is what Those up there are looking at (he points upward); and the great evil today is that the priests of this time do not do those things any more.

 

There should be preaching again about the Curé of Ars, and about Catherine Emmerich, who, on her bed of pain, did nothing but suffer and pray for the Church. Many other Saints have done that too. Padre Pio has suffered much for the Church and for sinners. It should be proclaimed from the height of the pulpits that it would be better to devote one's time to imitating Christ, rather than to gaining doctorates. 

There must be some of those, it is true. But for the majority, it would be better if they did not study philosophy or mathematics or theology, etc. For many, it would be better to spend half their nights in prayer and invoking the Holy Spirit; to live the true imitation of Christ and the Marian doctrine of Saint Grignion de Montfort, for example: putting their trust completely in the Blessed Virgin, in her Most Pure Heart and in the Sacred Heart of Jesus; to look towards the Cross and do exactly what Those up there wish (he points upward). That would be better than toiling and studying for hours, simply to make an impression before the world... How I have been forced to say that (he shouts!) How I have been forced to say that! 

E: In the name... tell the truth! 

B: Lenin, for example, the Father of the Russian Revolution, has said that it was necessary to give up whole nights and all his time for the Revolution... But many priests do not even do what the unbelievers do. Lenin knew what had to be done to make the Revolution succeed. He gave up everything for that... But, She, the Great Lady, makes me say, the priests of today are no longer prepared to sacrifice themselves entirely, and to sacrifice everything that they have for the people.

 

It is true that they must reckon with this: the more someone sacrifices himself, the more we fight against him. That was the way it was for the priest Vianney. We started a fire in his room. But that is of no consequence, Those up there make me say (he points upward). In spite of everything, Those up there and the Great Lady will be victorious... and the priests who still practice the true priesthood will carry off an incomparable victory.

 

No doctorate, nor any other title, can he compared with the good done by priests who still have the true understanding of souls, and the true understanding of men, and who know how to put themselves in the place of each man. They ask themselves: “What else could I do to save these people? What is the best way to preach? What must I do to bring them back to the practice of the Sacraments?” Naturally, it is necessary at the same time for them to administer the Sacraments in the proper way and according to the ancient rite, so that the heavenly blessing may be attached to them. UNLESS THEY DO THIS, THEY HAVE TO SOME DEGREE LOST GROUND.

 

Heaven must be earned painfully. Christ exercised the true Priesthood in the most perfect, the most pure and the most incomparable way; and His Apostles did too. They did not wonder whether they would be imprisoned or martyred. They had no fear. Our priests, on the other hand, are afraid of losing their position if they do not do exactly what many bishops say, although this is not the truth, and this is not obedience any more according to the way Those up there see it (he points upward). For we have already had to say that, now, one can no longer obey in cases where the command is not what it should be... Ah! This is crazy, that we have been obliged to speak in this way!

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E: Can it be said that it is better to obey God than to obey men? In the name...!

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B: God MUST be obeyed in preference to men! Did the Apostles have regard for men, Romans or anyone else? They had courage. They went to prison and gave themselves up to martyrdom for Christ...

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Where, therefore, among today's Christians, is the Sacrament of Confirmation, the mark of the Soldier of Christ, which they have on their brow? Catholics still bear this mark - and the priests have, in addition, that of their priestly consecration - and they would have the Angels to assist them. Why, for the love of Heaven, don't priests pray to the Holy Angels? Why don't they call on their patron Saints? And Saints Peter and Paul? And all the Apostles and Doctors of the Church? What things they could teach them, or how they could inspire them, if only they were invoked! And, before all else, the Holy Spirit.

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The Apostles had no fear of anything and nothing was too high a price for them. They used to administer the Sacraments properly, and they had a great respect for them. That is where you should be looking - towards the first Apostles... not towards those who came later, towards isolated groups who did not live and did not act at all after the example of the Apostles. You must not look towards the mediocre, the negative, but upwards, towards the best and what was done by the best. If you do this, you cannot say: these ones here and those ones there did things well... and no more can you imagine that now the same thing is good. This is a monumental error.

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Ah! How we hated this priest of Ars! We were in a terrible rage against him! He was so stupid, he did not even know Latin properly. How was he able to snatch such a great crowd of people away from us - people who, without him, would have come to Hell?

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Ah! She makes me say: “If only there were more priests like this Curé (parish priest) Vianney!” It is not money, nor possessions, nor intelligence that count. What does count, is what the priests do, what the state of their soul is, and the way in which they carry out the Will of God. That is what counts, even if they should be the least among men in the eyes of the world, and seem to be of no consequence and to occupy only the lowliest of positions. 

Those priests are much greater in the eyes of Those up there (he points upwards)... than he who wears a bishop's miter, or a cardinal's hat, or anything else you like! Ah! How we have been forced to say that!

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 In a 1957 interview with Fr. Fuentes, Sister Lucia of Fatima said:

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"Father, the Most Holy Virgin did not tell me that we are in the last times of the world but she made me understand this for three reasons. The first reason is because she told me that the devil is in the mood for engaging in a decisive battle against the Virgin. And a decisive battle is the final battle where one side will be victorious and the other side will suffer defeat. Hence from now on we must choose sides. Either we are for God or we are for the devil. There is no other possibility.

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"The second reason is because she said to my cousins as well as to myself that God is giving two last remedies to the world. These are the Holy Rosary and Devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. These are the last two remedies which signify that there will be no others.

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"The third reason is because in the plans of Divine Providence, God always before He is about to chastise the world, exhausts all other remedies. Now, when He sees that the world pays no attention whatsoever then, as we say in our imperfect manner of speaking, He offers us, with a certain trepidation, the last means of salvation, His Most Holy Mother. It is with a certain trepidation, because, if you despise and repulse this ultimate means, we will not have any more forgiveness from Heaven because we will have committed a sin which the Gospel calls the sin against the Holy Spirit. This sin consists of openly rejecting with full knowledge and consent, the salvation which He offers. Let us remember that Jesus Christ is a very good Son and that He does not permit that we offend and despise His Most Holy Mother. We have recorded through many centuries of Church history the obvious testimony which demonstrates, by the terrible chastisements which have befallen those who have attacked the honor of His Most Holy Mother, and how Our Lord Jesus Christ has always defended the honor of His Mother." (Sister Lucia dos Santos of Fatima's interview with Father Augustin Fuentes, December 26, 1957)

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 Hell Is More Terrible Than People Believe 

Text of Exorcisms

August 14, 1975

E= Exorcist

J= Judas Iscariot, a human demon 

A= Akabor, a fallen angel, from The Choir of Thrones 

A: There is more that I must still say.

E:  Speak the truth in the name of the Most Holy Trinity, the most Blessed Virgin Mary 

A: Yes, in Their names, and in the name of the Thrones from whom I came, I am forced to go on speaking. I must speak. 

E: Tell the truth

A: I was a member of the Choir of Thrones. I, Akabor, must speak (his breathing is gasping; he cries in a terrible voice). I must say how terrible Hell is. It is much more terrible than anyone could believe. God's justice is terrible, so terrible (he moans and groans). 

E: Continue to tell the truth in the name of the Most Holy Trinity, the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Immaculate Conception.

A: Hell is so much worse than you imagine - you do not think deeply enough to comprehend. God's justice... naturally, His Mercy is available... but this requires many things. You must have great confidence, say many prayers, go to Confession. You must do everything according to the old ways. Novelties cannot be allowed to come in easily and wantonly.

J:  Oh, this despair! This frightful despair! How frightful it is! You have no idea how cruel Hell is ! You have no idea how horrible it is down there! You don't know what it is like! (He moans and sighs) I have a frightful corner! Such a frightful corner, down there! If is frightful!... For the love of Heaven, do everything in order to reach Heaven, even if it means enduring torture for a thousand years on the rack (he moans). Listen to me, there is more I must say: Even if you had to remain a thousand years on the rack, stand fast, stand fast!... Hell is horrible , it is horrible! Nobody knows how horrible Hell is! It is much more atrocious than you imagine... it is appalling... so appalling! (Judas pronounces all these words in a spine-chilling, jerky, faltering voice of unutterable despair) 

E:  Have you said everything now, in the name of Jesus?

J:  I must still say, although I would  much prefer not to: There are so many people... who no longer believe in Hell... but...but (menacingly) it is there! There is a Hell, and it is frightful!

  (He howls and wails) Oh!... if I were able to come back...if I could come back! ... Oh...Oh! (indescribable cry)

E:  Depart from her, depart from her, in the name...!

J:  Oh! I would prefer not to go back down there. Have pity... let me stay in this woman!

E:  Depart from her, in the name...!

J:  What are you thinking of!... Down there, it is much more frightful, it is much more frightful!... Oh! Oh! (he howls) Tell that... tell that to all the young people, to all the heretics, tell it to absolutely- everyone. THERE IS A HELL!  (In piercing, spine-chilling tone)

Source:  Warning From Beyond

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 THE APPARITIONS OF OUR LADY OF MARIENFRIED ( GERMANY 🇩🇪) OUR LADY MEDIATRIX OF ALL GRACE  

Our Lady Mediatrix of all Grace 🙏 

Please note: Just like her apparitions in 1948 Lipa City Philippines as Our Lady Mediatrix of All  Grace her apparition in Marienfried Germany in 1946 prior to Lipa has been approved for faith expression at the site but the authenticity of events has never been confirmed. The same can be said to our Our Lady of All Nations apparitions in Amsterdam in 1945 - 1959 She called herself as Our Lady * Co-redemptrix Mediatrix and Advocate all merited the same cold treatment from some high ranking Church officials , despite  all the positive messages miracles ,signs, cures , furfilled prophesies admonisions or warnings that was given by Our Lady to the church and humanity. The are still some strong powerful forces inside the Catholic Church that is giving a strong opposition against the approval of this title to be the 5th and Final Marian Dogma . Why? My take is the fifth and final Marian Dogma are still being debated by both pros and cons.   And maybe because she promised in Amsterdam that once this Final Marian dogma  is approve by the Catholic church, tremendous grace peace etc will be granted by God to the church and humanity per se, and guess who doesn't want this to happen? Of course its Satan he knows the end is near for him and his minions the fallen angels . And who will win this battle? The Virgin Mary the New Eve, the Woman clothed with the Sun? or Satan the ancient serpent Genesis 3:15 the red dragon of Revelation 12?  .  Last month March 15,  2023 she gave this message in Dechtice Slovakia and powerfully proclaimed the good news. 

" I, your most holy Mother, will be crowned by the Catholic Church, by the love of the Most Holy Trinity, with the triumphal wreath of Co-redemptrix, Mediatrix, and Intercessor. This victory is coming and no one can thwart it. The Holy Catholic Church suffers much persecution, but remember that victory is coming. It is the victory of the Holy Cross and the glorious Resurrection. I immerse you in the love of Jesus’s Heart and Mine." 

So there you are , She Our Lady Mediatrix of All Grace will win the battle against Satan and his minions and no one can thwart it.  Not Satan nor  Cardinals bishops who are opposed to her apparitions under this title not even those  priests exorcists  and their fanatic followers will win against her etc  

Let go back to her apparitions in  Marienfried Germany 🇩🇪  it's a fascinating read especially the messages which is very similar to her other Marian apparitions of the same title. - wrrtotustuusfiat April 9 2023 Easter Sunday 

OUR LADY OF MARIENFRIED - OUR LADY MEDIATRIX OF ALL GRACE 

Summary

The Blessed Virgin Mary allegedly appeared to twelve year old Barbara Reuss three times.The importance of the Rosary was highlighted as well as the need to live a life of holiness, sacrifice and consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The Blessed Virgin stated the great importance of offering acts of love, praise and adoration to God the Father and the Most Holy Trinity. Our Lady also calls Herself the Mediatrix of All Graces, and declared that "it is the will of the Father that the world acknowledge this position of His Handmaid."

Timeline

May 13, 1934

Barbara Reuss is born.

April 25, 1946

The first apparition to Barabara. An angel appeared, and calling himself "the Angel of the Great Mediatrix of Graces" told Barbara to kneel while he addressed a prayer to the Blessed Virgin Mary: "Act as the Mother of Grace; act as the thrice miraculous Mother; the thrice admirable Mother of Grace, Thou Great Mediatrix of Graces!" As the angel prayed the Blessed Virgin appeared.

May 25, 1946

The second apparition to Barbara. Mary told her, "I am the Mediatrix of all graces. Just as no one can meet the Mercy of the Father, except through the sacrifice of Jesus, so you can not be heard by my Son except through my intercession. Christ is not well known because I am not well known and loved. "

June 25, 1946

The third and final apparition to Barbara. The Blessed Mother appeared surrounded with angels, who knelt before her in profound reverence and then worshiped the Holy Trinity.

March 20, 2000

The Bishop of Augsburg declares that the faithful are free to conduct pilgrimages to the Marian Shrine

Description of the Virgin

The Virgin was described as "unspeakably beautiful and brilliant, a blinding vision of most pure light and radiance... above Her head were brilliant rays forming a three-tiered crown." When she lifted her hand to give a blessing she became incredibly brilliant and transparent. So bright was she that Barbara was unable to look at her.

Messages

The primary message deals with prayer, sacrifice, praying of the Rosary, and the consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The importance of the Rosary was highlighted as well as the need to live a life of holiness, sacrifice and consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. The Blessed Virgin stated the great importance of offering acts of love, praise and adoration to God the Father and the Most Holy Trinity. Our Lady also underscored the great truth that she is Mediatrix of All Graces, and declared that "it is the will of the Father that the world acknowledge this position of His Handmaid."

Click here to read the messages of Marienfried.

Church Approval

The apparitions of Marienfried are neither approved nor condemned and retain a "non constat de supernaturalitate" status. In a statement on March 20, 2000, the Bishop of Augsburg declares that the faithful are free to conduct pilgrimages to the Marian Shrine.

Books and Videos

Freze, Michael. Voices, Visions and Apparitions. Our Sunday Visitor (November 1993)

Rumpf, Martin. Divine Love (magazine) #86, Apostolate of Christian Action (1981).

Shrine

Gebetsstatte Mariedfried

Mariendstr. 62

89284 Pfaffenhofen a. d. Roth

Phone 07302-92 27-0

Fax 07302-92 27-150

mail@marienfried.de

http://www.marienfried.de/new/

Links

Marienfried Official Shrine

Apparitions of Our Lady in Marienfried - Our Lady  Mediatrix of All Graces 1946 

In 1946, Our Lady appeared in Pfaffenhofen, Germany. She asked that the place of the apparitions be called “Marienfried”, which means "Peace of Mary", therefore her title is best known by Our Lady of Marienfried. The apparitions happened to Barbara Ruess, then 22 years old, in a wood where they wanted to build a chapel in honor of Our Lady of Schoenstatt. The chapel was built shortly afterwards and also recalls this apparition. In these apparitions, Our Lady reveals herself the great Mediatrix of All Graces. 

Apparition of May 13, 1940: It was the anniversary of the apparitions of Fatima and Monday of Pentecost. Barbara walks through the woods of her father near Pfaffenhofen and tries to find a crown of the Holy Rosary which she lost on the day of Pentecost. She wonders what mysteries the Rosary should pray, the glorious or the joyful. Suddenly, a beautiful Lady joins her and says: 

- You are thinking that you must recite the crown. I want to teach you another Rosary, and so we will pray together.

- Excuse me, why do you know my thoughts? Who are you?

- It is not important to know. If you recite this Rosary with diligence, you will learn to know me better. 

And the Lady taught the Rosary of the Immaculate to Barbara (placed at the end of this text). The Lady adds that it is always good to indicate an intention to pray, remembering that is a person or a community. Barbara notes a strange thing: the Lady does not pray to the whole Rosary, but limits herself to reciting the Our Father and the Glory. The Lady's face is so beautiful, full of purity and goodness. After the prayer, the Lady goes away. 

First apparition, April 25, 1946: During the war in 1944, the parish priest gave the idea of making a promise to Our Lady: if she has protect Pfaffenhofen, the faithful would build a chapel in honor of the Virgin. Pfaffenhofen practically suffered no serious damage because the bombs that were dropped fell into the surrounding forest without exploding. At this point, it was necessary to decide where to build the chapel. On April 25, 1946, the parish priest and Barbara, 22 at the time, and Anna, aged 26, went to the forest to choose the most suitable place for the construction of the chapel dedicated to Our Lady. They weeded and cleaned the ground to open a clearing in the place they chose. Suddenly, Barbara overhears someone calling and stops. Anna continues to clear the floor. Then Barbara returns and says that the Lady who taught the Rosary of the Immaculate returned there and said: 

- I am the sign of the living God. I imprint the Sign on the forehead of my children. The Star, who is satan, will pursue my signal, but my signal will overcome the Star. I will establish peace where confidence is greatest, and where men are taught that I can do everything with God. Then, when everyone believes in my power, peace will come. May the peace of Christ be with you all and with all those who pray here. 

Barbara told all this in the parish. The following week, some people gave the chapel the name "Marienfried", which means "Peace of Mary". 

Second apparition on May 25, 1946: Barbara and Ana return to the place of the apparition. And in the afternoon. They gather in prayer. Barbara sees an Angel asking her to look to the right. She saw the Lady again. The Lady was dressed all in white. She wore a white robe, like a shawl, his hair was dark, parted in half, and his eyes were very dark, her face radiated clarity and great kindness." Barbara recognizes who the Lady was and shouts," Mary!" The Lady said: 

- I am the Great Mediator of Graces. As the world can find no mercy from the Father unless through the Son’s sacrifice, likewise, you will not be granted besides the Son unless through my intercession. If the Christ is so unknown, it is because I am not known. This is why the Father poured his cup of wrath on the peoples because they rejected his Son. The world has been dedicated to my Immaculate Heart, but the consecration became for many a terrifying responsibility. I ask the world to live this consecration. Have an infinite confidence in my Immaculate Heart! Believe that I can do everything beside the Son. Instead of your hearts full of sins, put my Immaculate Heart, then I will attract God’s strength, and the Father’s love will form again within you the Christ up to perfection. Accomplish my demands so that the Christ can reign soon as the King of Peace. The world must drink the chalice of wrath until the dregs because of the innumerable sins that offended His Heart. The star of the abysses will rise more furious than ever and will make terrifying devastations because it knows its time is short and because it sees that many have already joined my sign. On these, it has no power, even though it kills the bodies of many. But out of these sacrifices made for me comes my power to lead the remaining legion to triumph for the Christ. Some have already accepted to be marked by my sign, and they will always increase in number. To you, my children, I want to say: In the bloodiest days, don’t forget that precisely this cross is a grace, and thank the Father for his Grace, again and again! Pray and offer sacrifices for the sinners! Offer yourselves as well as your acts to the Father through me. Place yourselves entirely at my disposal! Pray the Rosary! Don’t pray so much for external goods! Much more matters today! Don’t wait, either, for signs or miracles! I want to act secretly as the Great Mediator of Graces. If you fulfill my requests, I want to conserve the peace of the heart. It is only on this peace that the peace of the peoples can be constituted. Then will the Christ reign on the peoples as the King of Peace. Care for my will to be known, I will give you the strength you will need. 

Third apparition, June 25, 1946: This time, the priest also accompanies Barbara and Ana to the place of Marienfried. All three have so far kept a strict silence on events, to avoid sensationalism. Shortly after they gathered in prayer, Our Lady appeared and said: 

- I am the Great Mediator of graces. The Father wants the world to acknowledge this position of His Maid. Men must trust that as the Holy Spirit’s permanent Spouse, I am the faithful Mediator of All Graces. My sign arrives. God wants it thus. Only my children recognize him because he is shown to them in secrecy, and for this they give glory to the Eternal. I cannot yet show my power to the world. I must retire with my children. I want to make miracles secretly, in the souls, until the number of sacrifices is complete. It is given to you to shorten the days of darkness. Your prayers and yours sacrifices will annihilate the image of the Beast. Then I will be able to reveal myself to the world for the glory of the Almighty. Embrace my sign so that all soon adore and honor God in Three Persons. Pray and offer through me! Pray continually! Pray the Rosary! Ask the Father for everything through my Immaculate Heart! If what you ask for is for his glory, He will give it to you. Don’t implore for perishable values, but ask for graces for individual souls, for your communities, for the peoples, so that all love and give back glory to the Divine Heart. Consecrate Saturdays to me, as I desired. Offer me lots of sacrifices! Make of your prayers a sacrifice! Be selfless! What matters today is to give glory and atonement to the Eternal. If you dedicate yourselves entirely to this, I will take care of all the rest. I want to load my children with crosses, heavy and deep as the sea, because I love them in my sacrificed Son. I beg you to be ready to carry your crosses, so that soon peace may reign. Embrace my sign so that soon the Holy Trinity be glorified. I’m asking men to fulfill, as soon as possible, my wishes for this is the will of the Heavenly Father, and because this is necessary for His Greatest Glory and for his magnificence, now and forever. The Father announces appalling suffering for those who do not want to submit to His will.

Barbel asked for an obvious sign for men to believe in her message. Our Lady replied: 

- They could already see my miracles hidden. They have acknowledged that I am the admirable Mother and honor me by this name. I will only give signs if men do my will, then I will perform miracles much greater than the ones I have already done, and miracles in souls. I have given out external signs many times, and many people have come here just for these outward signs. We are facing a time when all who believe only in outward signs will be deceived. The signs will be for them only a cause of greater responsibility. Men will recognize and follow my message. And then, I will do the first and greatest miracles, which, however, will be visible only to my beloved children, because they will be fulfilled only in the concealment. It is necessary for my children to praise, glorify, and thank the Lord more. He created them precisely for this reason, for his glory. At the end of each Rosary these invocations are to be recited: ‘You are the great and faithful Mediatrix of all graces!’ It is necessary to pray much for sinners. For this, it is necessary that many souls put themselves at my disposal, so that I can give them the task of praying. There are many souls who are just waiting for the prayer of my children.

  At that moment, immediately a huge group of Angels surrounded Our Lady, dressed in long white dresses, kneeling on the ground and bowing deeply. The Angels recited the hymn to the Holy Trinity that Barbara repeated to the next priest and he wrote it down later. So Barbara prayed the Holy Rosary, which Our Lady just recited the Our Father and Glory Be. When the court Angelica began to pray, the triple crown that Mary, the "Thrice Admirable," carried in his head, became radiant and illuminated the sky. Barbara says: 

- When she gave the blessing opened his arms as the priest before the Consecration, and I then saw out of his hands only rays that have passed through these numbers and through us the rays were raised to his hands that was the figure and all become bright too, and the rays were coming out of his body, going through all around her, she had become all transparent and immersed in a splendor that can not be described. I could not find words to describe it forgot everything that was around, but he knew one thing: that she was the Mother of the Savior suddenly, my eyes began to ache and I swerved my gaze, and in this moment She disappeared. 

Life of Barbara Rues: Barbara was the first of six siblings and was born on June 15, 1924 in the village of Pfaffenhofen. They became orphans of the mother in 1938. On December 8, 1938, Barbara consecrated herself to Our Lady as St. Louis de Montfort. Then she received mystical gifts as to atone for the souls of Purgatory, to see the sin situation of the faithful in the Mass and the stigmata of Jesus in her body. She married in 1952, had 5 children and led a normal life with her husband. He suffered many temptations and persecutions. After suffering multiple sclerosis in 1966, she died on November 4, 1996 in Gaisburen. In June 25, 1981, the apparitions of Our Lady in Medjugorje began with the title of "Queen of Peace" where she came to give messages on 25 days of each month. 

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Our Lady of Marienfried 

Thrice-Admirable Queen, Mother, and

Mediatrix of All Graces

(1946, near Pfaffenhofen, Germany)

As the pleas, requests, and warnings sent to mankind by a merciful God through His Immaculate Mother at La Salette and Fatima went unheeded, He sent that same loving Mother once again to warn a prideful world in 1946 at Marienfried, a small town in Germany.

Having promised to build a chapel in Our Lady's honor if the town of Pfaffenhofen were spared from destruction during the war, the pastor and several parishioners went to the nearby area of Marienfried to select a site for the chapel in fulfillment of their promise. It was there, on April 25th, that the series of apparitions began.

As at Fatima, an angel had appeared to one of the seers, Barbara Ruess, prior to the visits of Our Lady, calling himself the Angel of the Great Mediatrix of Graces. Preceding the appearance of the Blessed Virgin Mary on May 25th, the Angel told Barbara to kneel in profound reverence as he prayed: "Act as the Mother of Grace; act as the thrice miraculous Mother; the thrice admirable Mother of Grace, Thou Great Mediatrix of Graces!"

As the Angel prayed, Our Lady appeared... "unspeakably beautiful, brilliant, a blinding vision of most pure light and radiance... above Her head were brilliant rays forming a three-tiered crown." As the Immaculate Queen raised Her hand in blessing, She became as transparent as crystal. Barbara was completely blinded by the brilliance and could not look upon it anymore.

Again as at Fatima, profound devotion to the Most Holy Trinity (as at the Cabeço) was emphasized by the Angel and, at the June 25th apparition, a large number of angels surrounding their Immaculate Queen, knelt on the ground and bowed over profoundly. They then prayed in adoration of the Most Holy Trinity.

At Marienfried, as at Fatima, the importance of the Rosary was emphasized and at the conclusion of the Rosary it was requested that an appeal should be made to Our Blessed Mother as the Mediatrix of All Graces. (It was a fitting response to this request that the Founder and Superior of our own Religious Community composed a most appropriate invocation to Our Lady under this title which he ordered to be recited after our Community Rosary.)

In addition to exhortations for greater sacrifice and a more perfect living of our total consecration, Our Blessed Mother exhorted Her wayward children to offer more frequent acts of love, praise, and gratitude to the Eternal Father and the Most August Trinity. She said that Almighty God wished the Church and Its members to acknowledge Her role as Mediatrix of All Graces, and She exhorted us all not to be seekers of self, but rather to spend every moment in giving honor and glory to God.

The following is a compilation of the essence of the various messages given to mankind by Our Immaculate Mother and Queen during Her series of most significant apparitions in southwestern Germany:

"I am the powerful Mediatrix of Graces. As the world can find mercy only through the sacrifice of the Son with the Father, so can you only find favor with the Son through my intercession. Christ is so unknown because I am not known. Because the nations rejected His Son, the Father poured out His cup of wrath upon them. It is true that the world was consecrated to my Immaculate Heart, but this consecration has become a fearful responsibility for many men. I demand that the world live this consecration."

"I am the sign of the Living God. I place my Sign on the foreheads of my children (those who consecrate themselves to my Immaculate Heart). The star (Lucifer) will persecute the Sign. But my Sign will conquer the star."

"Have unreserved confidence in my Immaculate Heart! Believe that I am able to do everything with my Son. Substitute my Immaculate Heart in place of your sinful hearts. Then it will be I who will draw the power of God, and the love of the Father will renew the fullness of Christ in you. Fulfill my request so that Christ may reign as the King of Peace."

"The world will have to drain the cup of wrath to the dregs because of the countless sins through which His Heart is offended. The Star of the infernal regions will rage more violently than ever and will cause frightful destruction, because he knows that his time is short, and because he sees that already many have gathered around my sign. Over these he has no spiritual power, although he will kill the bodies of many; but through these sacrifices, my power to lead the remnant host to victory will increase."

"Some have already allowed my Sign to be impressed on them; their number will increase. But I want to tell you, my children, not to forget that the very cross of those bloody days is a grace."

"Pray, make sacrifices for sinners. Offer yourselves and your works to the Father through me, and put yourselves at my disposal without reserve. Pray the Rosary. Pray not so much for external things -- weightier things are at stake in these times. EXPECT NO SIGNS OR WONDERS (such as the many phony visions and apparitions deluging the world today). I shall be active as the powerful Mediatrix in secret."

"After this, the Devil will be possessed of such power that those who are not firmly established in me will be deceived. There is a time coming when you will stand in this place all alone and will be frightfully calumniated. Because the Devil knows how to deceive men, they permit themselves to be completely blinded to the higher things. But you should establish everything on confidence (in my Immaculate Heart)... The devil has power over all people who do not trust in my Heart. Wherever people substitute my Immaculate Heart for their sinful hearts, the devil has no power. But he will persecute my children. They will be despised, but he can do them no harm."

"I am the powerful MEDIATRIX OF GRACE. It is the will of the Father that the world acknowledge this position of His Handmaid. People must believe that I am the permanent Bride of the Holy Ghost and the faithful Mediatrix of All Graces. God wants it so. Only my children recognize this Sign because it reveals itself in secret, and for it they give glory to the Eternal God. I cannot manifest my power to the world in general. I must still hold myself aloof with my children."

"In secret I shall work marvels in souls until the required number of victim souls will be filled. Upon you it depends to shorten the days of darkness. Your blood and your sacrifices shall destroy the image of the beast. Then I can manifest myself to the world for the glory of the Almighty. Choose my Sign, so that the Triune God may soon be adored and honored."

"Apostles and Priests should consecrate themselves to me especially, so that the great sacrifices which the Inscrutable One demands above all from them may, when placed in my hands, increase in sanctity and worth."

"Pray and offer sacrifices through me. Pray always; pray the Rosary. Make all your entreaties to the Father through my Immaculate Heart. If they are conducive to His honor, He will grant them. In your prayers ask Him not for things of temporal worth, but implore graces for individual souls, for the community; for the nations, so that all may come to love and honor the Divine Heart. Keep the Saturdays, which have been dedicated to me, as I have requested."

"Bring many sacrifices and offerings to me. Offer your prayers to me as sacrifices. Be not seekers of self. That honor be shown to the Eternal and atonement be made to Him is required of these times. If you consecrate yourselves without reserve, I shall take care of all the rest. Crosses weighty and deep as the sea I shall lay upon my children, because I love them in my Sacrificed Son. I beseech you, be prepared to carry the cross that peace may soon be achieved."

"I have already given many signs and spoken often to the world, but people have not taken them seriously. On account of these outward signs the greater multitude do not even grasp the essential things. Outward signs only succeed in distracting many, who do not draw the necessary conclusions from them."

"I urge my people to fulfill my wishes quickly, because today more than ever such fulfillment of my will is necessary for God's greater honor and glory. The Father pronounces a dreadful woe upon all who refuse to obey His Will."

Mary, Immaculate Queen of the Universe, Spouse of the Holy Ghost, Mediatrix of All Graces, Triumph and Reign, in the Name of Jesus, and for the Love of Jesus, Now and Forever. Amen.

* Co-Redemptrix the word “co,” or the prefix “co-” in English can imply equality, and so that’s why it sounds that way. The prefix “co-” comes from the Latin preposition cum, and cum does not necessarily mean “equal.”she willingly cooperates with the Redeemer, and in that sense she could be described as someone who works with the Redeemer in a unique way, by being his mom, and you could legitimately use the title for her in that sense.

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 AN ENEMY THAT NEVER LEAVES US 

On September 21, 1868, Don Bosco preached the second retreat to the Salesians but a summary of only two sermons have reached us. Here they are:

SUMMARY OF THE FIRST SERMON 

"We have a great enemy who never leaves us alone night and day, our own body. We must resist it, lest it rebel; we must mortify it to keep it under subjection. Of this Our Lord Jesus Christ gave us a most shining example throughout His entire life. He began HIs mission by a fast of forty days and forty nights; He endured fatigue on endless walking tours; He suffered thirst and hunger, spent long nights in prayer. By self-denial and prayer He taught us how to war against the body. One who does not mortify it can't even expect to be able to pray properly. All the blessed in heaven and all good priests have followed or are following Christ's example.

The body is the oppressor of the soul. St. Augustine thus explains this spirit of rebellion: "The disobedient man finds punishment within himself in the rebellion of his own member. The soul, however, must prevail and the body must be enslaved. Left free to give itself to intemperance and vice, the body turns man into a mere animal.

Jesus Christ declared: "Unless you do penance, you shall all likewise perish." (St. Lk. 13,5). To show us how to tame this enemy, Our Lord kept repeating: "Who ever wishes to be My follower must deny his very self, take up his cross each day, and follow in My steps." (St. Lk. 9, 23).

Those attached to this earth and its comforts and pleasures must keep in mind what awaits their bodies. This body of ours, so pampered, will soon feed most loathsome worms. Away with vanities, ambitions, and self indulgence.

Observe the Friday fast; endure heat, cold, illness, and deprivations. Travel only when necessary. Through these little mortifications we shall be more fervent in prayers and victorious over temptations. 

SUMMARY OF THE SECOND SERMON OF DON BOSCO 

Meditation is mental prayer. We should ask Him for the graces we need and in true sorrow and tears beg His pardon for our sins. Let us always remember that God is our Father and we are His sons... Visits to the Blessed Sacrament. "Our most sweet Lord Jesus Christ is there in person," the Cure of Ars used to exclaim. If time is limited, let us at least kneel before the tabernacle and say an Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory be. This alone will steel us against temptations. I assure you that the man of faith who visits the Blessed Sacrament and makes a daily meditation with sincerity of heart will not fall into sin. I urge spiritual reading, especially to those who need a book to meditate. Let us read a passage and reflect on it to discover what needs correcting in our lives.

If possible, make your spiritual reading and your visit to the Blessed Sacrament. Remember to say the rosary daily. How grateful we should be to the Blessed Virgin who has so many graces in store for us!

Go to confession every week, even if you have nothing serious to confess. It is a pleasing act of humility to God because  it re-awakens our remorse for sins already forgiven; it makes us realized how imperfect the small faults of every day make us. 

Never throw back in someone's face his past offences, especially if he has been forgiven. Rather, do your best to show greater affection than before, and forget the past.

Let each of us put his conscience in order and be ready for death at any moment. 

SOURCE : Don Bosco and the Priesthood

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 The Sacred use of Lectio Divina, or Divine Reading, is a traditional Catholic practice of praying with Scripture. 

It is a four-step process of reading, reflecting, responding, and resting. 

The practice has been used for centuries as a way to deepen one's relationship with God and grow in spiritual understanding.

The Four R's of Lectio Divina:

Reading - The first step in Lectio Divina is to read a passage from the Bible. It is important to choose a passage that speaks to you, or one that you feel drawn to. As you read, pay attention to any words or phrases that stand out to you.

Reflecting - After reading the passage, take time to reflect on what you have read. This step involves thinking deeply about the meaning of the text and how it applies to your life. This can involve asking questions, making connections to your own experiences, and seeking guidance from the Holy Spirit.

Responding - The third step is to respond to the passage through prayer. This can involve thanking God for the insights gained during reflection, asking for guidance, or simply expressing your feelings about the passage.

Resting - The final step in Lectio Divina is to rest in God's presence. This involves simply being still and allowing God to speak to you in silence. This can be a time of deep peace and renewal, as you open yourself up to the presence of the Holy Spirit.

The Four R's of Lectio Divina are often compared to the steps of climbing a ladder. 

As you read, reflect, respond, and rest, you ascend higher and higher into a deeper understanding of God's Word.

Saints throughout history have practiced Lectio Divina as a way of deepening their relationship with God. 

One of the most well-known proponents of Lectio Divina was Saint Benedict of Nursia, who founded the Benedictine Order in the 6th century. 

He believed that the practice of Lectio Divina was essential for spiritual growth, and included it as a key component of his Rule for Monks.

Another well-known saint who practiced Lectio Divina was Saint Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits. He developed a method of prayer known as the Spiritual Exercises, which included elements of Lectio Divina. 

In his autobiography, he wrote: "I would remain for a long time in contemplation or in reflection, with the aim of stirring up within me feelings of contrition, love, and praise of God."

Saint Francis de Sales, the patron saint of writers and journalists, also practiced Lectio Divina. 

He wrote: "The first part of prayer is the preparation to hear the Word of God. 

This is done by a short consideration of our sins, and then by a sincere desire to receive the grace of the Holy Spirit."

The practice of Lectio Divina is rooted in the Bible itself. In Psalm 119:105, we read: "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." This verse speaks to the power of Scripture to guide us on our spiritual journey.

In Hebrews 4:12, we read: "Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart." This verse reminds us that the Word of God has the power to penetrate deeply into our hearts and transform us from within.

In James 1:22, we read: "But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves." This verse reminds us that it is not enough to simply read the holy scriptures. 

We must absorb the meaning and apply it in our own lives.

©️ Angelo Mucciolo: 2023

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 THREE HAIL MARYS DEVOTION

One of the greatest means of salvation and one of the surest signs of predestination, is unquestionably, the devotion to the Most Blessed Virgin. All the holy doctors of the Church are unanimous in saying with St. Alphonsus of Liguori: "A devout servant of Mary shall never perish." The chief thing is to persevere faithfully till death in this devotion.

Numerous examples show how agreeable the three Hail Marys Devotion is to the Divine Mother and what special graces it draws, during life and at the hour of death, on those who never omit it for a single day.

This practice was revealed to St. Melchtilde (13th century) while she was beseeching Our Blessed Mother to assist her in her hour of death. Our Lady appeared to her and said: "I will, certainly. But I also want you to say three special Hail Marys to me every day.

"The first will be in honor of God the Father, Whose omnipotence raised my soul so high above every other creature that after God I have the greatest power in heaven and on earth. In the hour of your death I will use that power of God the Father to keep any hostile power far from you.

"The second Hail Mary will be said in honor of the Son of God Who communicated His inscrutable wisdom to me. In the hour of your death I will fill your soul with the light of that wisdom so that all the darkness of ignorance and error will be dispelled.

"The third Hail Mary will be in honor of God the Holy Ghost Who filled my soul with the sweetness of His love and tenderness and mercy. In your last hour I will then change the bitterness of death into divine sweetness and delight."

Our Blessed Mother also revealed to St. Gertrude the Great: "To any soul who faithfully prays the Three Hail Marys, I will appear at the hour of death in a splendor so extraordinary that it will fill the soul with heavenly consolation."

St. Leonard of Port Maurice, the celebrated missionary, had the Three Hail Marys recited morning and evening in honor of Mary Immaculate, to obtain the grace of avoiding all mortal sins during the day or night; moreover he promised in a special manner eternal salvation to all those who proved constantly faithful to this practice. He gave this devotion of Three Hail Marys as a penance in the confessional, especially for those who were struggling with sins of impurity.

Practice: Recite morning and evening, three Hail Marys in honor of the three great privileges bestowed upon Our Blessed Mother by the most Blessed Trinity with this invocation at the end: for the morning: "O my Mother preserve me from mortal sin during this day." For the evening: "O my Mother preserve me from mortal sin during this night."

(Indulgences of 200 days granted by Leo XIII, 300 days for the members of the Archconfraternity of the Three Hail Marys by Benedict XV, and Apostolic Benediction by St. Pius X.)

The Hail Mary: Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

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 THE DEVIL DOES NOT SUPPORT US PRAYING TO THE THREE HAIL MARY FOR THE SALVATION OF SINNERS!!!

The demon violently stabbed poor Gemma and said to him:

"Pray for yourself but not for the sinners! ", in fact, the young woman often prayed for conversions and for the worst sinners because she knew Satan couldn't stand him.

The 3rd Hail Mary

The power of the 3 Hail Marys to the Virgin are an effective tool of salvation Ella welcomes them and always fulfills this request, let's cooperate with her project of love to save all her children!

1 Hail Mary ....

{ For the salvation of our souls }

2 Hail Marys....

{For the conversion of our entire family}

3 Hail Marys.....

{ For the conversion of Sinners}

In heaven, the Virgin Mary herself will let you know the great good you did with this prayer!

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 WHY THE DEVIL HATES THE VIRGIN MARY ! Especially During Exorcisms!

Italian priest Sante Babolin said that Satan is behind attacks in various parts of the world against the Virgin Mary.

Noting that she is a powerful advocate for him during exorcisms.

“In my experience - so far I have performed 2,300 rites of exorcism - I can say that the invocation of the Most Holy Virgin Mary often provokes significant reactions in the person being exorcized,” he told Mexican weekly Desde la Fe.

Fr. Babolin, who also taught at the Gregorian University in Rome, said that “In face of the failure of the onslaught by non-believers now, in order to offend and confound the Catholic people, the Virgin Mary, whom the devil hates, is being attacked.”

Desde la Fe noted the 2017 events of the Spanish drag queen Borja Casillas, who masqueraded as the Virgin Mary and mocked her in a performance.

As well as a woman who dressed up as the Virgin Mary and simulated an abortion during a protest in Argentina.

The Italian exorcist said that “As proof of this hatred” of the devil toward the Mother of God “while I was insistently invoking the Most Holy Virgin Mary, the devil answered me: ‘I can’t stand That One (Mary) any more and neither can I stand you anymore.’”

Fr. Babolin also noted that “the Second Vatican Council declares that Mary, daughter of Adam, in accepting the divine message became the mother of Jesus, and embracing with her whole heart and without the hindrance of any sin the saving will of God consecrated herself totally, as the servant of the Lord, to the person and work of her Son.”

The priest pointed out the passage in the book of Genesis which is evoked in the Rite of Exorcism where God says to the serpenr that “she will crush your head.”

In this ritual, he said, the exorcist says to the devil: “Most cunning serpent, you shall no more dare to deceive the human race, persecute the Church, torment God’s elect and sift them as wheat. The sacred Sign of the Cross commands you, as does also the power of the mysteries of the Christian Faith. The glorious Mother of God, the Virgin Mary, commands you; she who by her humility and from the first moment of her Immaculate Conception crushed your proud head.”

Fr. Babolin also said that “the strongest reactions” of the devil during the exorcism occur “when references are made to her apparitions.”

Because of this, he frequently pronounces the name of Holy Mary with her titles of Lourdes, Fatima or Guadalupe. In the latter case, he said, “I use this formula: ‘Holy Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe, Queen of Tepeyac.’”

The exorcist warned that “the instrument the devil normally uses to trap us is money since it offers the possibility of satisfying the impulses that converge in pleasure and power.” Satan “subjugates us to himself manipulating the truth and offering us his dazzling light, showing us his version of ‘freedom’ and promising us the instant gratification of our whims.”

As far as interpersonal communication, the sense of sight overtakes the sense of hearing; and consequently the image over the word, that is to say, desire precedes reflection,” he said.

Fr. Babolin encouraged Catholics to denounce attacks on the faith as well as to organize and participate in prayer events, pray the Rosary, and participate in Masses at places where offenses were committed.

Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, pray for us.

“Men do not fear a powerful hostile army as the powers of Hell fear thr name and protection of Mary.”

- SAINT BONAVENTURE

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 THE ARMOR OF GOD AND OTHER SPIRITUAL WEAPONS:

- THE SACRAMENTALS -

Are you in awe, albeit a bit puzzled why our Catholic faith has numerous Sacramentals?  The Catholic Church has been in existence for over 2,000 years, and has over the centuries produced many saints. 

These sacramentals are weapons handed down to us by the great saints of the Catholic faith; tested and proven in the spiritual battlefield. 

They are not meaningless gestures and devotions; nor amulets and talismans for protection. The blessed object itself is not the source of power, but the Faith that goes with it.

These are "sacred signs which bear a resemblance to the sacraments" (CCC 1667), given to us by the Church to remind us of God's grace and presence. 

We are visual, sensate people. The blessed crucifix, statues, holy pictures, novenas, medals, rosaries, stations of the cross, candles, etc., are visible signs of our faith; a constant physical reminder of the fidelity we share with God and the communion of saints. 

A blessed wedding ring is a constant physical reminder to the couple of their vows of fidelity and love. Much like we have pictures of our loved ones in our wallet and homes, so we have pictures of the loved ones of God in our Church and homes. 

Let us take a brief look on the commonly used sacramentals:

▪HOLY ROSARY - was given to St. Dominic in an apparition by the Blessed Virgin Mary in the 13th century in the church of Prouille, France. This Marian Apparition received the title Our Lady Of The Rosary.

▪CRUCIFIX - A crucifix is not Jesus, but it is a beautiful reminder of His passion and great love for us.

▪HOLY WATER, EXORCISED SALT, EXORCISED OIL - Demons hate holy water. St. Teresa of Avila once said, "I have found by experience that there is nothing from which the Devils fly more quickly than from holy water." They also fly from the Cross, but they return almost immediately. Certainly, the power of holy water must be great." Exorcisms have recourse to these sacramentals. If the demons are hurt or weakened by holy water, exorcists use it generously. To facilitate the vomiting of ingested cursed object (ex.gayuma), the victim is given a little exorcised oil mixed with holy water. Exorcised salt can be placed around the perimeters of the room, on the window sills and doorways.

▪MIRACULOUS MEDAL - Medals are worn as an act of devotion. The Miraculous Medal came about as a result of an apparition of Our Lady  to St. Catherine Laboure on November 27, 1830. In response to the request of the Blessed Mother, St. Catherine created a medal portraying Mary just as she appeared, so that all who wear it would receive great graces. St. Catherine's incorrupt body lies in a crypt of the convent.

▪BROWN SCAPULAR - Our Blessed Mother appeared to St. Simon Stock and promised, "Whoever dies wearing this scapular shall not suffer eternal fire. It shall be a sign of peace and safeguard in times of danger.

▪ST. BENEDICT MEDAL - Honored and employed for centuries, this medal has been associated with many miracles, as well as with powers of exorcism. It is used in many ways, but always as a protection against evil.

References: catholicgentlemen.net; catholicstraightanswers.com; ncregister.com; "Exorcist"/Fr. Jocis Syquia

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 Mary pleads with us during her many visits

Make the Sign of the Cross

Act of Contrition

In this National Day of Prayer we pray for all people past, present and future. I am reminded of the many messages amongst them was La Salette which highlights more and more the mess we are in in those times.

The Beautiful Lady, the Virgin Mary at LaSalette was weeping when Maximin Giraud and Melanie Calvat, saw her near the small village of La Salette in the French Alps on September 19, 1846, she invited them to come near to listen and she said: “If my people do not obey, I shall be compelled to loose my Son’s arm. It is so heavy that I can no longer hold it.

“How long have I suffered for you! If my Son is not to abandon you, “I have given you six days to work. The seventh I have reserved for myself yet no one will give it to me. This is what causes the weight of my Son's arm to be so heavy and the second thing that makes my Son’s arm heavy is when people swear and they bring in my Son's name.”

Mary pleads with us to give up work on Sundays and to stop swearing- taking the Lords name in vain [third of God's Ten Commandments [Exodus 20:7] “Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain.”

She also spoke of “Only a few rather elderly women go to Mass in the summer. Everyone else works every Sunday all summer long. And in winter, when they don't know what else to do, they go to Mass only to scoff at religion. During Lent, they go to the butcher shop like dogs.”

This is familiar for today, few go to Mass, many take the Lord’s name in vain and as for Sunday a few go to Mass and the rest of the day is steeped in whatever people indulge themselves in- you know I do not need to spell it out. Commandment: “keep holy the Sabbath”

Mary! you are Interceding on our behalf I pray for the grace to listen to the many lessons you desire to give us.[4th day in the Kingdom— you invite us to come: “It is the heart of me, your tender Mother, which seeks to pour itself out upon you, my child. I desire to tell you my secrets which have not been revealed to anyone until now, because the hour of God has not yet come. 

I wish to bestow upon souls many surprising graces…. My child the test is the flag of victory. The test matures the soul to gain the greatest conquests.Mother Mary you have loved me and I long to love you with all my hearts so let the tests of my life be as a sweet smelling bouquet in your heart.

St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta always prayed nine Memorare [Flying Novena]. This prayer never fails: 

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection, implored your help, or sought your intercession was left unaided. Inspired with this confidence, I fly unto you, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother. To you I come, before you I stand, sinful and sorrowful.O Mother of the Word Incarnate despise not our petitions but hear and answer us. Amen

Pray the Rosary, let it be as a chain extending to heaven and down to all peoples 

as we bind it to your Immaculate Heart.

Pray for Priests, Consecrated, Religious, Vocations, Persecuted Christians, spend time with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, Eucharistic Adoration and pray daily for all confusion. Pray “Standing in the Gap” 🙏

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 WE NEED TO PRAY FOR THE SOULS IN PURGATORY.

Once a person dies they lose the merit to pray for themselves and if they are saved and are in purgatory, they rely on us the living to pray for them. They know that God has bestowed on us this Heaven Given Grace to pray for them while we still have time left. We have been given the keys to unlock the Gates of Purgatory by our prayers, so let us not waste time we have left. Pray for our brothers and sisters who are in urgent need of prayers as they cry out with unheard voices and desperately wave their hands trying to get our attention for even a single prayer, mass, rosary, eucharistic adoration, stations of the cross, penance, good deed, thought, word, action which will hasten their release.

ANY PRAYER FOR THEM WILL DO, EVEN IF IT IS ONE LINE...

1. Jesus and Mary we love You save souls

2. Merciful Lord Jesus, grant them everlasting rest and hasten their deliverance to Thy Kingdom of the Blessed.

3. Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on the dying and the Holy Souls in Purgatory

4. Eternal Father,

I offer You the most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus,

in union with the Masses said

throughout the world today for all the Holy Souls in Purgatory,

for sinners everywhere,

for sinners in the Universal Church,

for those in my own home and within my family. Amen.

5. O Heart of Jesus, burning with Love for us, Inflame our hearts with Love for Thee and deliver the Holy Souls in Purgatory.

6. My Lord and my God,convert sinners, have Mercy on the dying and grant deliverance to the Holy Souls in Purgatory.

7. Jesus, Mary, Joseph, assist me in my last agony and deliver the Holy Souls in Purgatory.

8. Hail, O  Holy Cross, our only hope.Convert sinners, save the dying and deliver the Holy Souls in Purgatory.

9. Oh glorious Saints who found favour in the Divine Presence, intercede for the Church Suffering.

10. Whenever you hear the sound of an ambulance, police siren, or fire engine, you can say...Jesus We SURRENDER EVERTHING INTO YOUR HANDS. AMEN