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I say now to all of my little ones: Please examine yourselves with the light and grace of the Holy Spirit. It is now the hour when you must see the tiniest recesses of your heart and soul, so that you will recognize every fault, weakness and sin which separates you from full union with Almighty God.
No one can excuse himself from this thorough examination. If you are truly in the Refuge of my Immaculate Heart, you will understand that I tell you this so as to prepare you for the great moment which is yet to come when all the world will see their soul as God sees it!
I do solemnly tell you it is necessary to acknowledge your every frailty, so as to be a truly humble child whose intentions bear purity and thus great fruit.
O! My children, heed my words given you with all Motherly love and affection. I beg each of you to confess your sins weekly and seek proper spiritual guidance from the priest, so you will remain always in the state of grace.
O! I grieve, for you are still very stubborn and proud, and the signs God gives you do not see. There will be more signs, my children. Signs in nature throughout the world. There will also be a great movement by the Holy Spirit to awaken the slumbering, lukewarm souls, and by means of this many will enter into the Refuge of my Divine Son's Sacred Heart.
I say again: Look to the heavens and watch for God's signs. Each day behold His powerful right hand which holds the earth in place. All creation belongs to Him alone, and satan's hold shall be loosened, that my Divine Son may be proclaimed by every tongue.
These are very critical times! Pray! Pray! Pray! I love and bless you. Thank you for responding to my Call!
The hour of fulfillment is near, but still my little children do not understand. They are filled with curiosity; curiosity that comes from fear and from pride. Therefore their prayers are hollow, for the intentions of their heart are not pure.
Little children, travel the road of this Advent in joyful preparation. Learn by means of prayer, fasting and frequent, yes daily Mass and reception of my Divine Son in the Most Blessed Sacrament, how to be a simple children gathered in the Heart of my Son. I will help you. I come among you to warn you, to prepare you. But to all I offer hope, and that Hope is my Divine Son.
Begin to meditate on the Joyful Mysteries - whose fullness will be revealed only in Heaven. Give thanks to God for them. Then walk the Sorrowful Mysteries - for they are the signs of these end times. It is Faith and Hope, but above all Love, which will teach you the joy of suffering in union with my Divine Son. Yes, my children, joy because redemptive suffering is the mark of true progress in the spiritual journey.
Cease being anxious about the future. Cease clamoring for more knowledge. Of what value would such knowledge be? Mankind has misused knowledge since the sin of Adam and Eve. Therefore, you must trust in God to infuse knowledge into your heart as it is necessary for you to know it.
But I solemnly tell you: Know all I have foretold shall come to fulfillment, and this time must be a continual preparation for you. Live Mercy. Be Mercy. Bring Mercy to the world. For what greater Mercy could God have given than to permit His Only-begotten Son to be born in a wretched cave in Bethlehem, visited by ignorant shepherds, and ignored by the world. He did it in Love. May you learn to love in like manner.
I love and bless you. Thank you for responding to my Call!
Saint John Fisher, born in Yorkshire, England in 1469, became a priest at the age of 25 after graduating cum laude from Cambridge University. His claim to fame was his brilliant defense of the Faith against the attacks of Martin Luther. Because of his expertise in both theology and the humanistic arts, he was appointed Chancellor at Cambridge in 1504 and later became the Bishop of Rochester. Soon after he was summoned by Queen Elizabeth of York, mother of Henry VIII, to minister to the royals where he emphasized a monastic austerity in their prayer life and an insistence on the Liturgy of the Hours by all. Though he was beloved by Elizabeth, he was resented by Henry who had succumbed to the world, the flesh and the devil. When Bishop Fisher officially proclaimed Henry's first marriage valid after Henry tried to annull it, the good bishop was imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1533. Given another chance by Henry to refute what he had proclaimed and to take an oath of loyalty to the King of England over the Pope of Rome, Fisher who had been appointed a Cardinal while in prison by Pope Paul III refused, condemning the king's marriage to Anne Boleyn. For this he was beheaded, receiving his crown of martyrdom.
While John Fisher was a Cambridge grad, Saint Thomas More was an Oxford man, having studied law. Born in 1477 in London, Thomas was married twice. With his first wife he had four children. After she died, he remarried for the welfare of his children. After John Fisher had been imprisoned, Henry VIII appointed Thomas the new Chancellor, a position at that time which was second only to the king. He succeeded Cardinal Wolsey. The ribald king had thought that by placing a layman in this position he could further distance himself from Rome and better control the Church of England. But Thomas More was a holy man who owed his allegiance to the King of Kings before the king of England. More than a few times when summoned by Henry while Thomas was attending Holy Mass, Thomas replied by messenger: "As soon as my audience with the King of Heaven is ended, I will at once obey the desire of my earthly king." This did not sit well with Henry who was determined to have his own way. When Henry proclaimed himself head of the Church of England, Thomas, who also was opposed to the king's divorce, abstained from taking the oath and resigned as Chancellor, refusing to recognize Henry's spiritual supremacy before God. Like John Fisher's fate, Henry retaliated vehemently and had Thomas imprisoned in the same Tower of London where he too was beheaded shortly after St. John Fisher in 1535, joining the ranks of martyrdom for the One, True Faith.
1101 A.D.
Death of the Norman King Roger I of Sicily during the reign of Pope Paschal II. Roger was the first of the Norman invasion to the island stronghold south of Italy and the alignment with Naples and Robert of Naples, which was the beginning time of constant clashes with the Holy See that would last for centuries.
1276 A.D.
Death of Blessed Pope Innocent V, French-born pontiff and 185th successor of Peter who ruled exactly four months but is known for extending Christianity to Mongolia by personally baptizing the three ambassadors sent to him by the Great Khan.
1535 A.D.
Death of Saint John Fisher, Bishop, executed by King Henry VIII for refusing to disobey Rome. For more see DAILY LITURGY
1622 A.D.
Pope Gregory XV, 234th successor of Peter, in order to help the missionary effort of spreading the faith to all corners of the earth establishes Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith with the bull Inscrutabili. Today this Congregation is headed by Cardinal Josef Tomko as the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
