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Num. 23 July 1, 2022
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Charity + Immolation
Through Mary and with Mary
The Roman Catholic Apostolic Church will Triumph
Under the Cross of Christ
Editorial
Covering Your Deeds in Supernatural Gold
"And whoever shall give to one of these little ones even a cup of cold water to drink because he is my disciple, truly I say to you, he shall not lose his reward." – Matthew 10:42
THE Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians: "Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." (1 Cor. 10:31). The same apostle wrote, "And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." (Col. 3:17)
In the Scriptures, Christ promised that he would pour out his spirit upon men and women of all conditions (Acts 2:17-18). The wisdom of God can do all things, and remaining itself the same, renews all things, and through nations conveys itself into holy souls, making them friends of God and prophets. (Wisdom 7:27). In 1922 Christ revealed himself to Josefa Menendez, a sister at the convent of the Sisters of the Sacred Heart, in Poitiers, France.
"Write for my souls," He said. "The soul who constantly unites her life with mine glorifies me, and does a great work for souls. Thus, if engaged in work of no value in itself, if she bathes it in My Blood or unites it to the work I Myself did during My mortal life, it will greatly profit souls, more perhaps, than if she had preached to the whole world, and that, whether she studies, speaks or writes, whether she sews, sweeps or rests, provided first that the act is sanctioned by obedience or duty, and not done from mere caprice; secondly, that it is done in intimate union with Me, with great purity of intention and covered with My Blood.
"I so much want souls to understand this! It is not the action in itself that is of value; it is the intention with which it is done. When I swept and laboured in the workshop of Nazareth, I gave as much glory to My Father as when I preached during My public life. "There are many souls who in the eyes of the world fill important posts, and they give My Heart great glory; this is true. But I have many hidden souls who in their humble labours are very useful workers in My vineyard, for they are moved by love, and they know how to cover their deeds with supernatural gold, by bathing them in My Blood. My love goes so far that My souls can draw great treasure out of mere nothing. When as soon as they wake they unite themselves to me and offer their whole day with a burning desire that My Heart may use it for the profit of souls, when with love they perform their duties, hour by hour and moment by moment, how great is the treasure they amass in one day!
"I will reveal My love to them more and more. It is inexhaustible, and how easy it is for a loving soul to let itself be guided by love." (Nov. 30, 1922). Jesus was silent. Josefa laid down her pen, and for a few instants remained in adoration before Him, who thus opened His Heart so widely before her. "Adieu," He said at last, "go back to your work; love and suffer, for love is inseparable from suffering. Abandon yourself to the care of the best of Fathers, and to the love of the tenderest of Partners." This was ever the lesson dearest to God Our Savior. His Cross is a choice gift, surpassing the most precious of favors. On this First Friday He left it to Josefa, who carried it both day and night. (end of quote)
In the previous editorial, we mentioned that God speaks to all human beings, by means of his creation, by means of books and of persons, but unfortunately many do not listen. He has hundreds of ways of speaking, revealing and manifesting his truths.
In the Imitation of Christ it is written: Ask not who is speaking, but mark what is said. God speaks to us in many ways, without regard for persons. -- (Imitation of Christ, Book 1, Ch. 5)
On Dec. 16, 1969, Our Lord said to Maria Concepcion (the Portavoz):
"My little children, I repeat to you again: believe My messages that I am sending to you now through My little messenger, and those My Blessed Mother and My angels have transmitted to you in different parts of the world.
"And prepare yourselves to believe what I will continue sending by means of those who least deserve it, because, by believing them, you practice an act of humility, and you honor Me. Do not forget that I bless My Father, because He hides His secrets from the great ones and reveals them to the little ones, because thus it pleases Him; and I, your Master, your Redeemer, your Brother, find all my joy in fulfilling the will of My Father, Who has sent Me among you. (Messages from Heaven to the Portavoz, 1969--1970. Vol. 1)
The apostles, disciples and holy women listened to the words of Our Lord: they paid attention and they obeyed. Would that we might have the faith of the apostles, so that we might do something similar to what they did.
May it be for the glory of God
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Delivered from Darkness and Corruption
by Arthur King
O God, Who does great things and unsearchable, and wonderful things without number. -- Job 5:9
My name is Arthur King, and I am an alcoholic. In the summer of 1995 I found myself broke and destitute, because of my alcoholism. I started to say the quick prayer I always said when things weren't going my way: the one that goes, “God, if you ever get me out of this …”.
But that isn't what I said that day. I guess it was the first time in my life I was completely honest, because my prayer was simply, "God, I give up. I am yours."
All of a sudden I felt as though something was pouring out of me through my feet. The sensation was so great that I looked down at them. They appeared to be normal. Upon raising my head, however, I saw a little light - a small, very bright light that got larger and larger. I wasn't scared, just amazed. The next thing I knew, I was laying flat on my back with my eyes closed when something, or someone touched me above my heart. I jumped a little because I was startled. The place where I was touched was a warm spot, that seemed to travel throughout my entire body. As the warmth spread, my worries and fears disappeared.
To this day I am certain that an angel came to me that day. My life has changed. I now know there is a God. That experience changed my life, because it gave me the faith to draw closer to my God. Working through AA, I have been sober for three and one half years, thanks be to God. That is a miracle. I have told this story to a few people. Some believe me, while some do not, but this is definitely what happened.
The Last Judgment. • Painting by Memling -
I believe...... in the resurrection of the body... -- Apostles' Creed
According to Catholic doctrine, at the end of time all bodies will arise from their graves, and be reunited to their souls. (The soul is immortal: it never dies.) See John 5, Daniel 12. Apoc. 20
Amen, amen I say unto you, that the hour comes, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God, and they that hear shall live. ----- Wonder not at this; for the hour comes, wherein all that are in the graves, shall hear the voice of the Son of God. And they that have done good things, shall come forth unto the resurrection of life; but they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of judgment. -- John 5:28 --- Lazarus, come forth. -- John 11
And at that time shall thy people be saved, every one that shall be found written in the book. And many of those that sleep in the dust of the earth, shall awake: some unto life everlasting, and others unto reproach, to see it always. -- Daniel 12:2
And I saw a great white throne, and one sitting upon it, from whose face the earth and heaven fled away, and there was no place found for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing in the presence of the throne, and the books were opened; and another book was opened, which is the book of life; and the dead were judged by those things which were written in the books, according to their works. And the sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and hell gave up their dead that were in them; and they were judged every one according to their works. And hell and death were cast into the pool of fire. This is the second death. And whosoever was not found written in the book of life, was cast into the pool of fire. --- Apocalypse 20
Three Recommendations
given to Josefa Menendez
ON Oct. 15, 1923, our Lord came to continue giving the Message which had been so painfully interrupted.
"Do not imagine that I am going to speak to you of anything but My Cross. By it I saved the world; by it I will bring the world back to the truths of the Faith, and to the Way of Love.
I will manifest My will to you: I saved the world from the Cross, that is to say, through suffering. You know that sin is an infinite offense and needs infinite reparation. That is why I ask you to offer up your sufferings and labors in union with the infinite merits of My Heart. You know that My Heart is yours. Take It, therefore, and repair by It. Instil love and trust into the souls that come in contact with you. Bathe them in love, bathe them in confidence in the goodness and mercy of My Heart. Whenever you can, speak of me and make me known; tell them always not to fear, for I am a God of love.
I recommend three practices very specially to you:
First: The practice of the Holy Hour, because it is one of the ways by which an infinite reparation can be offered up to God the Father, through the mediation of Jesus Christ His Divine Son.
Second: the devotion of the five Paters (Our Fathers) in honour of My wounds, since through them the world was saved.
Third: Constant union, or rather daily offering of the merits of My Heart, because by so doing you will give to all your actions an infinite value.
Unceasingly use My Life, My Blood, My Heart. Confide constantly and without any fear in this Heart: this secret is known to few; I want you to know it, and to profit by it." (See file "A Cup of Cold Water")
Then after a few definite requests addressed to the Society, Our Lord added: "Rest in My peace. I love you, I guide you, I defend you, so never have any doubts of My loving kindness." (WDL 405: Way of Divine Love, p. 405)
On Friday, Sept. 8, 1922, towards evening He came “as a poor man hungry and begging” she wrote, thus accurately describing the atmosphere of sad appeal that seemed to envelop His whole person.
"O slake My thirst to be loved by souls, especially to be loved by those I have chosen. That soul is oblivious of My love," He went on, alluding to the unfaithful priest. "It is his ingratitude that puts Me into this state."
"Then," wrote Josefa, "I begged Him to accept all the little acts done here, the sufferings of the house, and above all the very real desire we all have to comfort and please Him. I asked Him to purify and transform these very little things, and give them some value in His sight.
"I do not look at the act itself, I look at the intention," He replied. "The smallest act, if done out of love, acquires such merit that it gives Me immense consolation. I want only love, I ask for nothing else." (WDL 193)
On June 11, 1923, Our Lord said to Josefa: "How often in the course of the ages have I, in one way or another, made known my love for men: I have shown them how ardently I desire their salvation. I have revealed My Heart to them. This devotion has been as light cast over the whole earth, and to-day it is a powerful means of gaining souls, and so of extending My kingdom. Now, I want something more, for if I long for love in response to My own, this is not the only return I desire from souls: I want them all to have confidence in My mercy, to expect all from My clemency, and never to doubt My readiness to forgive.
I am God, but a God of love! I am a Father, but a Father full of compassion and never harsh. My Heart is infinitely holy but also infinitely wise, and knowing human frailty and infirmity, stoops to poor sinners with infinite mercy.
I love those who after a first fall come to Me for pardon. I love them still more when they beg pardon for their second sin, and should this happen again, I do not say a million times but a million million times, I still love them and pardon them, and I will wash in My Blood their last as fully as their first sin. (Rev. 1:5)
Never shall I weary of repentant sinners, nor cease from hoping for their return, and the greater their distress, the greater My welcome. Does not a father love a sick child with special affection? Are not his care and solicitude greater? So is the tenderness and compassion of My Heart more abundant for sinners than for the just.
This is what I wish all to know. I will teach sinners that the mercy of My Heart is inexhaustible. Let the callous and indifferent know that My Heart is a fire which will enkindle them, (Heb. 12:29; Deut. 4:24) because I love them. To devout and saintly souls I would be the Way, that making great strides in perfection, they may safely reach the harbor of eternal beatitude. ..... It is so easy to trust completely in My Heart!" -- June 1923. WDL 353
On Feb. 19, 1923, Our Lord said to Josefa: "It was My intention, also, to show souls that I never refuse grace even to those who are guilty of grave sin; nor do I separate them from the good whom I love with predilection. I keep them all in My Heart, that all may receive the help required by their state of soul.
But how great was My sorrow to see in the person of My unhappy disciple Judas, the throng of those who, though often gathered at My feet and washed with My Blood, would yet hasten to their eternal perdition.
I would have these to understand that it is not the fact of being in sin that ought to keep them from Me. They must never think that there is no remedy for them, nor that they have forfeited for ever the love that once was theirs. No, poor souls, the God who has shed all His Blood for you, has no such feelings for you!
Come all of you to Me, and fear not, for I love you all. I will wash you in my blood (Rev. 1:5) and you shall be made whiter than snow. (Ps. 51:7; Is. 1:18) All your offenses will be submerged in the waters in which I Myself shall wash you, nor shall anything whatsoever be able to tear from My Heart Its love for you." (WDL 243)
The Way of Divine Love, by Josefa Menendez. --- This book is more than an account of extraordinary graces granted to a humble soul; it is the message that Our Lord Himself desired to be made known to the world. It is truly a spiritual classic. Approved by Pope Pius XII.
(Selections from The Way of Divine Love, the Message of the Sacred Heart to the World,
by Josefa Menendez, Sister of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, 1890--1923.)
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Below are links to three online leaflets, with some of the words our Lord spoke to Josefa Menendez in 1922-23. She died in 1923, at the age of 33 years.
A Cup of Cold Water -- A Cup of Cold Water (Value of Daily Actions) --
More Precious Than Gold, Part 1 -- Download PDF --
More Precious Than Gold, Part 2 -- Download PDF --
Three Recommendations -- Three Recommendations
Revelations of Saint Gertrude
Chapter 23.
Recapitulation of the gifts already mentioned
–The Saint complains of her infirmity and ingratitude
May my soul bless Thee, O Lord God, my Creator, from the inmost depths of my heart; and let it declare the mercies with which Thy charity has abounded, and encompassed me, O my sweetest Love! I give thanks, as far as I am able, to Thine immense mercy; I praise and glorify the longanimity of Thy patience, which has borne with me, while I passed the years of my infancy, childhood, and youth, even until my twenty-fifth year, in such blindness and folly, that if Thou hadst not preserved me, either by the natural dread which Thou didst give me for evil, and an inclination for good, or by the reproofs of others, and by so many aids, and if Thou hadst not saved me by Thy pure mercy, it appears to me that I would have sinned at every opportunity, either by my thoughts, my words, or my actions, even as if I had been an infidel in the midst of infidels, and as if I had not known, my God, that Thou wert the rewarder of good and the avenger of evil, although Thou didst choose me even from my infancy—that is, from the age of five years—to live in the bosom of holy religion, among Thy most faithful friends.
Although Thy felicity, O Lord, can neither increase nor diminish, and Thou needest not our goods,* nevertheless, neither my negligences nor my faults have diminished Thy praises, if I may so speak,-- I who am so justly bound to glorify Thee continually, with all creatures, and with all the powers of my soul. Thou alone knowest what I feel concerning this matter, and how profoundly my soul is touched by Thy condescension towards it.
Therefore, O loving Father, I offer thee, for the remission of my sins, all the sufferings which Thy beloved Son endured, from the hour when He wept on straw in a manger,-- all the sufferings of His Infancy, the privations of His Childhood, the griefs of his Youth, and the bitter sufferings of His Manhood,-- until the hour when He bowed His head upon the Cross, and gave up the ghost with a loud cry. Furthermore, in satisfaction for all my negligences, I offer to Thee, O loving Father, the life of Thy Divine Son, which was so perfect in every thought, word and action, from the time when He came down from Thy celestial throne to the Virgin’s womb, and thence came forth into this world, until the hour when He presented to Thy Fatherly regard His victorious and glorified Body.
And because it is just that the heart which loves Thee should compassionate all Thy afflictions, I beseech Thee, for the love of Thy only Son, and by the virtue of the Holy Spirit, that whoever, by my request, or from any other motive, shall desire to supply for my deficiencies, either during my life or after my death, for Thy glory, even by a sigh or by a good work, that Thou wilt receive for them also, and for the remission of their sins and negligences, the offerings which I make Thee of the conversation and sufferings of Thy Divine Son; and that I may effectually obtain my request, I conjure thee to perpetuate my desire to all eternity, and even when I shall reign, by Thy grace, with Thee in heaven.
I adore and bless with thanksgiving, and with all humility, Thy ineffable charity, O Father of mercies, by which, notwithstanding the disorders of my life, Thou hast had thoughts of peace towards me, and not of severity, overwhelming me with the greatness and multitude of Thy benefits, even as if I had led the life of an angel among men. Thou didst commence this work in me during Advent, before I had attained my twenty-fifth year, and consummated it on the Epiphany by a certain fear, by which I was so agitated that I began to have a distaste for all the pleasures of youth, so that thus my heart became in some sort prepared to receive Thee.
Having entered on my twenty-sixth year, the second feria before the feast of the Purification, at the close of day, after Compline, Thou, Lord, who art the true Light shining in darkness,-- Thou didst put an end to my spiritual obscurity and darkness, and to my youthful vanities. For at this time Thou didst give me evident tokens of Thine amazing charity and of Thine amiable presence; and Thou didst teach me, by a loving reconciliation, to know Thee and to love Thee; and having made me enter into my interior, which was until then unknown to me, Thou didst act towards me in marvellous and hidden ways, so that thou didst seem to take the same delight in dwelling in my soul, as a friend in living with his friend or a bridegroom with his bride.
Thou didst visit me, then, at different times, and in different ways, to preserve this commerce of charity; but especially on the Vigil of the Annunciation, and before the Ascension, commencing Thy work on that day in the morning, and completing it after Compline, by granting me that favour which ought to be a subject of admiration and reverence to all creatures,-- namely, that from that hour until now, I never found Thee absent from my heart for a single instant when I entered therein, except once, when Thou wert absent for eleven days.
As I cannot express by my words either the number or the value of the g-ifts Thou hast bestowed on me, permit me, O Giver of gifts, to offer Thee in thanksgiving a sacrifice of joy in a spirit of humility, especially for having prepared a dwelling in my heart, according to Thy desire and mine; so that I have neither heard nor read anything of the Temple of Solomon or the palace of Assuerus which seemed to me preferable to the delights which, thanks to Thy grace, have been placed in me, and which Thou hast permitted my unworthiness to share with Thee, as a queen with the king. But there are two favours which I especially esteem. The first is, that Thou hast imprinted on my heart the glorious marks of Thy saving Wounds, and that Thou hast truly and deeply pierced this same heart with the wound of Thy love; so that even if Thou hadst never granted me a greater consolation, either exteriorly or interiorly, thou hast conferred such happiness on me by these two alone, that even if I lived for a thousand years, I should find each hour more consolation, thanksgiving and instruction than I could possibly contain.
Besides these things, Thou hast also granted me Thy secret friendship, by opening the sacred ark of Thy Divinity—I mean Thy Deified Heart—to me in so many manners, as to be the source of all my happiness; sometimes imparting it freely, sometimes as a special mark of our mutual friendship, exchanging it for mine. Thou hast also revealed to me hidden mysteries concerning Thy judgments and Thy beatitudes; and Thou hast so often melted my soul by Thy loving caresses, that if I did not know the abyss of Thy overflowing condescensions, I should be amazed were I told that even Thy Blessed Mother, who reigns with Thee in heaven, had been chosen to receive such extraordinary marks of tenderness and affection.
By all these marks of Thy gentle love Thou hast led me to a salutary knowledge of my faults, and at the same time spared my shame with so much charity, that—pardon me for saying it—it would seem as if the loss of half Thy kingdom were less to Thee than to cause me a momentary confusion for my imperfections. Therefore, in order to make them known to me, Thou didst use this wise expedient,-- discovering to me the defects which displeased Thee in others, and of which, when I entered into myself, I found I was more guilty than they were, although Thou didst not give me the least sign of having perceived them in me.
Further, thou hast won my soul by Thy faithful promises of benefits at my death and after it; and if I had only obtained this favour from Thee, it would be sufficient to fill my heart with the most lively hope and desire. But the ocean of Thy infinite mercy was not yet exhausted, for Thou hast heard the frequent prayers which I addressed to Thee for sinners for their souls, or for other considerations; and so great have been these favours, that I have not yet found one to whom I could discover them, as I know them myself, on account of the pusillanimity of the human heart, which is slow of belief. To crown all these benefits, Thou hast given me Thy sweetest Mother, the Blessed Virgin, for my advocate, and Thou hast lovingly recommended me to her many times with the same ardour as a faithful bridegroom would recommend his beloved bride to his own mother. Thou hast also often sent the princes of Thy court to minister to me; not only from the choirs of angels and archangels, but even those of higher rank, as Thy kindness, my God, judged it expedient for my advancement in spiritual exercises. But when, for my soul's good, Thou hast deprived me for a time of some of Thy delights, I have yielded to a weak and shameful ingratitude, and have forgotten Thy gifts, as if they had been of no benefit to me; and if by Thy grace I discovered what I had lost, and asked Thee to restore it, or to grant me some other favour, Thou didst immediately give me all, as if it had been a deposit which I had entrusted to Thy keeping.
Besides these favours, Thou didst grant me others of the utmost value, especially on the day of Thy Nativity, the Sunday Esto mihi; and also another Sunday after Pentecost, Thou didst elevate me, or rather Thou didst ravish me, to so close a union with Thyself, that I marvel more than at a miracle how I have lived since then as a creature among creatures; and am even more amazed, and even horrified, that I have not amended my faults as I was bound to do. Nevertheless, the fountain of Thy mercy has not dried up for me, O Jesus, of all lovers the most loving,-- or rather, the only One who loves the ungrateful truly and disinterestedly. For after a time, having forgotten my vileness, unworthy that I am, and having begun to disrelish those things which are the joy and praise of heaven and earth,-- if it were only because an infinite God had abased Himself unreservedly towards a vile and abject worm,-- Thou, the Giver, Renovator, and Preserver of every good,-- Thou didst arouse me from my torpor, and excite me to gratitude, by revealing to a certain person, who was very devout to Thee and familiar with Thee, some particulars of the gifts which Thou hast bestowed on me, which they could not have known by human means, since I had not revealed them to any human being; so that I heard from their lips what was only known to my secret heart.
As I recall these words and others, the glory of which is due to Thee alone, I will sing a canticle on a harmonious instrument, which is none other than Thy Divine Heart, by the virtue of the Spirit of consolation. Eternal Father, may all that is in heaven, on earth, or in the deep—may all things which have been, which are, or which will be—render Thee thanks and praise! Even as gold shines most clearly when surrounded by various colours,-- even as black appears darker by contrast with them,-- so is the blackness of my ungrateful life, when compared with the splendour of the Divine benefits so abundantly bestowed on me. For as Thou couldst not grant any favours that were not commensurate with Thy royal liberality, I have only received them in my boorish ignorance, and as an unfortunate abuser of thy graces. This Thou didst, as it were, dissimulate by an effect of Thy natural clemency, so that it appeared as if Thou never didst more for me than when I did least for Thee. And even when Thou didst seek hospitality in my poor dwelling,-- thou, who reposest in the loving bosom of thy celestial Father,-- I have been so negligent and so careless in entertaining Thee, that I should, even from natural humanity, have been bound to tend a leper with more care who had asked a shelter under my roof, after overwhelming me with outrages and injuries. Far, O Lord, who adorned the stars with beauty—far from recognising the graces Thou didst bestow on me—whether by filling me with interior consolation, or by imprinting on me Thy Sacred wounds, or by revealing to me Thy secrets, and even those of Thy friends, or by giving me marks of Thy friendship and tenderness greater than could have been found had the earth been traversed from east to west—I have been so ungrateful as to outrage Thee by despising these things, by seeking strange pleasures, and by preferring the bitterness of exterior things to the sweetness of Thy celestial manna. I have distrusted Thy promises, O God of truth, as if Thou wert a man who couldst lie, or fail in Thy fidelity!
Alas! I have also offended the goodness with which Thou hast heard my unworthy prayers so favourably, by hardening my heart against Thy will, and, as I ought to declare with tears in my eyes, sometimes pretending not to understand Thy will, lest the reproaches of my conscience should oblige me to obey it.
I have also despised the aid of Thy most glorious Mother, and that of the blessed spirits whom Thou hast sent to me; and I have been so unhappy as to prove an obstacle even to my earthly friends, on whom I have leant, instead of relying on Thee alone; and far from increasing my gratitude and my vigilance over my faults, on seeing that Thy charity continued Thy favours, notwithstanding my negligence, I, on the contrary, returned Thee evil for good, like a tyrant, or rather like a demon, and had the hardihood to live even more carelessly.
But my greatest fault is, that after the incredible union which I have had with Thee, and which is known to Thee alone, I have not feared to sully my soul again with the same defects which Thou hast permitted to continue in me, in order that I might conquer them, and thus obtain greater glory with thee in heaven. I have sinned also, in that when Thou didst discover to my friends Thy hidden favours, to excite my gratitude, I failed in accomplishing Thy designs therein, by rejoicing in a human manner, and neglecting to correspond with Thy designs by the duty of gratitude.
And now, O adorable Creator of my soul, permit the groans of my heart to rise even to heaven in expiation of all these faults, and of others which Thou mayest yet bring to my recollection. Accept my grief for the immense number of offences which I have committed against the nobleness of Thy Divine goodness. I offer it to Thee, with all the gratitude and all the reverence which Thou hast enabled me, for all in heaven, on earth, and in the deep, through the merit of Thy beloved Son, and by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Since, then, I am altogether incapable of producing worthy fruits of penance, I implore Thy mercy, O my sweetest Love, to inspire those hearts which have sufficient fidelity and zeal to appease Thee by a sacrifice of propitiation, to repair for my defects by their sighs, their prayers, and other good works, and to pay the debt of praise which I owe to Thee alone, O Lord my God; because, as Thou seest the bottom of my heart, Thou knowest that I have only written these things from a pure love of Thy glory, in order that many who shall read them after my death, may be touched by Thy sweetness and clemency, considering the greatness of Thy love, which has abased itself so low for the salvation of mankind as to permit such numerous and precious gifts to be abused, as I, alas! have abused them.
But I give thanks with all my might, O Lord, my Creator and re-Creator, to Thine infinite mercy, that, from the abyss of Thy overflowing goodness, Thou hast made known to me that whosoever shall remember me as I have said above, for Thy glory, either by praying for sinners, or by giving thanks for the elect, or by any other good works, shall not leave this world until Thou hast granted him the grace to become pleasing to Thee, and so order his heart that Thou mayest find joy and pleasure therein. For which may eternal praise be given to Thee, which shall return without ceasing to the uncreated Love whence it proceeded.
Chapter 24.
Conclusion of this Book. (To be continued)
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Prayer to Obtain a Special Grace through the Merits of Saint Gertrude
O MOST sweet Lord Jesus Christ, I praise and thank Thee for all the graces Thou didst lavish upon Thy beloved spouse, St. Gertrude. I thank Thee especially for the ineffable love wherewith Thou didst pre-elect her from all eternity, and draw her so sweetly to Thyself by the bonds of love. I thank Thee for the unutterable condescension with which Thou didst unite her so blissfully to Thyself, dwell with such delight in her heart, and crown her life with so blessed an end.
I recall to Thee now, O most compassionate Jesus, the promise Thou didst make to Thy beloved spouse, that Thou wouldst grant the prayers of all who come to Thee through her merits and intercession, in all matters concerning their salvation. I beseech Thee, by Thy most tender love, grant me the grace.... ..... which I confidently expect. Amen.
Note: Our Lord made several promises of spiritual benefits for those devoted to this saint. The above prayer is based on The Revelations of St. Gertrude, Chap. 20.
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In the cross is life; in the cross is joy of spirit; in the cross is protection from enemies. -- Imitation of Christ, Bk. 2, Ch. 12.
God needs our suffering, to be used by virtue of the Communion of Saints, to assist other souls in their redemption.
God sends the heaviest crosses to those He calls His own,
And the bitterest drops of the chalice are reserved for His friends alone.
But the blood red drops are precious, and the crosses are all gain,
For Joy is bought with Sacrifice, and the price of love is Pain.
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The Work of Atonement is the highest consecration that one can make, to surrender oneself to Jesus in doing His Divine Will.
Requirements to Become a Victim-Soul
• Daily Mass
• Monthly Confession
• Morning Offering
• Daily Rosary
• Own personal devotions
• Should wear Miraculous Medal, as well as a Brown Scapular. --
Benefits of Victimhood
• Victim-Souls never see Purgatory, they will see Heaven
• Special Graces from the Blessed Mother and Her Son
• Receive greater merits for prayers and Holy Masses
• You become the apple of the Father's eye, because you desire to imitate His Son
• Victim-Souls united with victimhood are holding back the great chastisement
• The purpose of victimhood is to release suffering souls from Purgatory, and to save sinners from the horror of eternal condemnation.
Consecration of the Legion of Victim Souls
LORD my God, you have asked everything of your little servant: take and receive everything, then. etc.
(See "Victimhood of Little Souls" in the list of free atonement booklets, for complete consecration.)
Download free booklets here: Atonement Booklets
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Edited by: John Stansberry. Address: [email protected]
Website: geocities.ws/atonement
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