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Apostolate
of Prayer and Healing Through the Two Hearts: Jesus and Mary "If you cannot understand my silence, you will not understand my words." |
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Lent Is A Grace Filled Time |
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| Lent time is a necessity in meditating on
the passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Lent is a grace filled time, as each one of us
takes the time to be with Him in the silence of our hearts. He instituted the Holy
Eucharist as a memorial of His Passion. His Sufferings are a token of His love for
us. The Passion of Jesus Christ reveals to us the terrible pains of hell. Sins
must have been very horrible in the Father's eyes since He sent His only Beloved Son to
the Cross for the expiation of mankind's sins. Many of our Churches today have
removed the Crucified Christ from the Church. When we look at Jesus on the Cross, it
makes us think and want to mend our ways. During the celebration of His sacrifices, Jesus' words are repeated to remind us of the message that He left for us. He told us: "Do this in memory of Me", and when He can be seen upon the Cross, we can look upon Him and see His sufferings that are very real expressions of His love for us. The fruits of the Passion of Jesus Christ, are to be applied to our souls. We should at least remember them by seeing Him there. |
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Shall those who do not think of the Passion reap its effects? The Christian souls that contemplate on the Infinite Love of Our Heavenly Father sacrificing His only Son, shows us what great love He has for us. That love is deeper than the ocean. If we really try to contemplate this and meditate on it, our hearts will be softened and we would be moved to tears in repentance. Jesus allowed Himself to be covered with spittle, beaten and striped of His garments before that crowd of people. In our minds, we should form a vivid picture of the cruel sufferings of Jesus, the agony in the garden of Gethsemane. By closing our eyes and meditating on His agony, we can see Jesus kneeling there in the garden and praying alone. Then Jesus gets up and comes to his disciples and asks: "Could you not watch one hour with Me?" For the ones that He loved so dearly had fallen asleep. Jesus in the Garden prayed with great humility, confidence and resignation, this touching prayer: "My Father, if it is possible let this cup pass Me by. Still, let it be done as you would have it, not as I." (Matthew 26:39) Later He said: "My Father, if this cannot pass without My drinking it, your will be done!" (Matthew 26:42) Now let us go to Pilate, who orders Jesus' scourging at the pillar. Every beating on Him is tearing His flesh apart. Then they even formed a crown out of thorns which they pushed down violently upon His head, the thorns piercing down through His skin. And then stuck a reed in His right hand. Then they began to mock Him by dropping to their knees before Him, saying: "All hail King of the Jews!" They also spat at Him. Afterward they took hold of the reed and kept striking Him on the head. Finally, when they had finished making fun of Him, they stripped Him of the cloak, dressed Him up in His own clothes, and led Him off to crucifixion. (Matthew 27:29-31) Can you see with your mind and your heart His beautiful face disfigured and covered with spittle? Call to mind that He is innocent, the Son of God, and that He suffers for you and for me. Then on to Mount Calvary where Jesus, the Son of God is nailed to the Cross. Can you not see the Blood which flows from His Wounds? For union of thought, we must join union of heart. Compassion is the sound of a heart pierced with the sorrows of others. Let us imagine in our minds now that we ourselves are about to undergo some of the sufferings of Jesus Christ. We must try in this way to unite ourselves a little bit each day, more and more to His Passion. We may have all the best in the riches of this world. We may have a lovely home, a lovely car, riches in all things. But very poor we can be if "To Christ Our Savior we have closed the door to our hearts". The real secret is, we are rich, yes we are rich if our heart knows someday that we will share in His Glory in Heaven, our new home one day. Your
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Meditation On The Passion Of Christ |
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| On Holy Thursday 1980, I was in prayer and
meditating on the passoion of Christ. I received these words, and having been
touched by them since then, I now want to share these words with you. Think of this my Child: In the Garden of Gethsemane, I was thinking of you. So full of fears that my sweat became like drops of blood, falling to the ground. But the will of My Father had to be done and not mine, so that you might have Salvation. When you are full of fears, close your eyes and imagine that you are with Me, in the Garden of Gethsemane and ask Me to give you the Graces to deal with your fears through the power of My sorrowful heart that I suffered in the Garden. When you are alone and your friends are not around and you are feeling very lonely, think of Me in the Garden of Gethsemane, when I came to my disciples that I loved so dearly, I found that they had fallen asleep. Even then, I was thinking of you, for you see, I was doing this for you. |
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Come to the Garden of Gethsemane with me and I will never forsake you, for My Child, I love you so dearly that I would go through the Garden of Gethsemane over and over again if I had to. My Child, walk with Me when you are being torn apart by friends, relatives, or neighbors because of Me, and I will comfort you. For, My Child, I was thinking of you, at the scourging at the pillar, when Pilate had Me scourged, every lash of the whip was beating on Me, crushing Me, tearing Me apart, I could have defended myself, but My Child, I love you, and the work of My Father had to be done so that souls could be saved. My Child, think of Me when your mind is heavy and burdened and there is no place to lay your head. Come to Me and ask for My Grace by the power and the Merit of the crowning of thorns, where My Sacred Head was pierced with a crown of thorns, and I will give you the courage to keep on till your burden becomes lighter, and that once more, your head will have been rested. My Child, think of Me when you find your cross hard to carry. My cross was placed on My shoulder, the one that the flesh was already torn to shreds, even down to the bone in the scourging. The weight of the cross was very heavy and painful and I found it hard to carry. I had to ask My Father for the strength to carry on and bring that cross to Calvary, so that my work on earth could be completed, as it had been planned by My Father. Come to Me by the merits of the carrying of the cross. Yes, ask for the grace to "Bind Yourself To My Cross", and You shall receive the Grace of My strength, to keep on carrying your cross. My Child, think of me when you are being crucified for My sake, think of me "On the cross, I did the same for you", because I loved you so. Through it all I did not complain, I carried the cross of all the world, walked the way of Calvary, being stripped of all I had. Then I was crucified, for the Love of all Mankind. Yes, My Child, think of me in these ways and you shall capture My heart. Your Sister, Jesus, Mary |
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The Power In The Name Of Jesus |
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I would like to talk to you about the power in the name of Jesus. It is Jesus that went to the cross and paid the praice for our sins. Jesus, the greatest power on earth. Jesus, in Hebrew, means "God saves". Once I was talking to Bishop Joseph Gerry and I was telling him about the desire in my heart to tell the people about the power in the name of Jesus and I said a few things to him. The Bishop said to me to go ahead and talk about the power in the name of Jesus. "That's in the new catechism of the Church" and he said to go ahead with my desire to speak about the power in the name of Jesus. Each time we say "Jesus" we give God infinite joy and glory for we offer Him all the infinite merit of the Passion and Death of His dearly Beloved Son, Jesus Christ. St. Augustine, St. Bernard and St Dominic felt great joy and consolation in repeating the Holy name "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus", great joy they felt as they said it. Also St. Francis of Assisi found great joy in saying the name of Jesus. St. Francis said it many many times each day ... he even said it in his sleep. "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus", the name of "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus" helps us in the many many problems in the journey in this life. The name of "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus" will fill your heart and soul with His divine peace and joy that you never had before. Please don't take my word for it ... try it for yourself. You will love it. I am sure every time we say "Jesus" devoutly we give God the Father great joy. We can save many many souls in Purgatory. Jesus is our big brother. Jesus was my greatest friend in my years of sickness, my many years of sickness. I want to share about the name of "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus" in my life. When I was very sick it was the name of Jesus that came to my heart and the Blessed Mother Mary. Of course it was that which pulled me through. When the doctors gave me bad news it was "Jesus, please help me". When the doctors gave good news it was "Thank you, Jesus". There was a doctor in Portland, Maine that laughed at me. This doctor asked me "Do you believe that your Lord, your Jesus, will heal you?" Charles, my husband, was with me. I said "Yes, I believe He will heal me." He then asked if I was sick in the head. I told him, "I don't think so." He then said "He will not come to heal you ... you are an epileptic and you will be an epileptic forever." He laughed and told me if I truly believed this, I was very sick in the head. At this time Charles said, "Let's get out of here." Well, Jesus did heal me. I started with epilepsy at age 11. I started with petite-mal seizures at age 11 ... in 1945 the last Sunday of June. It was the 24th of June, St. John the Baptist feast day. I was healed on the 25th of June 1978. My Jesus did heal me 100%. I also had other sicknesses. They too were all gone. It will be 30 years on June 25, 2008 and we will celebrate in the Lord. The doctor I had at that time checked me and checked me. One day he said. "Bernadette, you made a believer out of me." Not I, but the one who lives in my heart made him a believer. He was a good doctor. He has retired now and his son has taken over the father's practice. I did not think I would be going into all of this. Oh well, I guess I am in a sharing mood. Thanks be to "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus". I lost a little girl at birth in Middletown, CT, she lived only 2½ hours. Julie Anne is now living with "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus" in the house of the Lord. I had a breakdown at that time and again it was "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus" that pulled me through. Mary was also there. We need a mother ... we can not be born without a mother. In the spiritual life we need a mother to lead us to Jesus. She will always be there for Her Child who speaks to Her daily. With love She will answer. In my life I lost more babies than I carried. A woman gave me a card and on the front it has "Jesus" in big red letters. On the back of the card are these words: "Every time I say Jesus, I offer to God the infinite merits of Jesus-Christ, His passion and death, with all the Masses being said all over the world for; (A) The Glory of God, (B) My own intentions, (C) The peace of the world. I will repeat this prayer, as often as possible, everyday. "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus". Keep this card on or near your person during the day. At night, place it under your pillow. The Holy name delivers us from many evils and obtains for us great blessings. I've had a card with me for 53 years ... ever since I met that woman in Newport, RI. On the base we had a clinic. We lived on base when Charles was in the Navy. When you carry such a card, people will say "It's only a card". True, very true but one word on it says it all. Therefore, we should try to acquire the habit of saying "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus" very often ... every day, with fervent love and devotion in your heart. Say it in the shower "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus". Say it when you dress "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus". Say it when you eat "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus". Say it on your way to work "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus". Say it when you are stopped at a red light "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus". Say it while you are in line at the grocery store "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus". Say it when you wait at the doctor's office "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus". And for those who do not go out to work, say it while you are sweeping the floor "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus". Say it while you are making the bed "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus". Say it while you are cooking "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus". Say it when you wash your clothes "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus". Say it when you are displeased with your spouse "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus". No mattter what we are doing, in sadness and in moments of joy, at home or in the compnay of others, on the street walking or waiting "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus" say it countless times everyday and gain untold graces and blessings for ourselves and for our families. Say it for the souls in purgatory, thus delivering and liberating many of them from their awful pain and gaining for ourselves friends who will pray for us with incredible fervor before God. Also say it for peace throughout the world. Nothing is easier, if only we do it with all our hearts. I have had people tell me they were heading for divorce, and by starting to say the name of "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus" it saved their marriages. The first time she came to see me I told her to pray over her husband while he was sleeping. One week later, he came to see me. I told him the same ... to pray over her while she was sleeping. So they prayed "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus" over one another ... they both prayed. Another couple, the husband was on drugs and alcohol, the wife desperately said to me "I can no longer take it, Bernadette." I gave her a Jesus Card and I talked to her about the power in the name "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus". She started to pray over him each night while he was sleeping ... saying "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus rebuke the evil of drugs and alcohol in him for the sake of the children and please save our marriage." She would say "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus give me the patience to keep on with him, until you answer my plea." "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus". Every night without fail she prayed in the name of "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus". At first it got worse but she persevered. Six months later the husband went to the hospital for a 5 week treatment program. Today, they are both happy and praying the name of "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus". Their children all have a Jesus Card. Try it for yourselves. It will give you peace. The name of Jesus has been with me for as long as I can remember. The red card for 53 years. But, I was in love with Jesus before that. We need to show our children the name of Jesus early. When they can say Mama, Papa, it is time to teach them the name of Jesus. My parents, God Bless their souls, gave their children their gift of faith in God ... Amen, Alleluia. One of our granddaughters was going to Mass with her mother and seeing the priest at the door, she yelled "Hey, Jesus, wait for me. I am coming. I'm Nicole." The priest laughed. I believe it was cuter because she was aroung 2½ or 3 years old. But, she loved Jesus. She is going to graduate from 4 years of college this year. She did pretty good. Her parents are proud of her ... so are we. She was number 10 gradchild out of 18. Charles can't always remember a grandchild's name so he says, "Bernadette, what's his name or number ... 16, what's the name?" Now it's the great grandchildren ... they go by number. The number of great grandchildren will reach up to the grandchildren very soon. We love them all ... God Bless them all. Amen. Love and Prayers, |
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| Let Us Pray For Our Priests | ||
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O my Jesus, I beg you on behalf of the
whole Church; Grant it love and the light of Your Spirit, and give power to the words of
priests so that hardened hearts might be brought to repentance and return to You, O Lord.
Lord, give us holy priests; You yourself maintain them in holiness. O Divine
and Great High Priest, may the power of Your mercy accompany them everywhere and protect
them from the devil's traps and snares which are continually being set for the souls of
priests. May the power of Your mercy, O Lord, shatter and bring to naught all that
might tarnish the sanctity of priests, for You can do all things. Amen From the Diary of Sister Faustina (Page 1042) |
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Food For Thought |
Each time we say "Jesus, Jesus,Jesus" devoutly, we give God infinite joy and glory for we offer Him all the infinite merit of the Passion and death of His dearly Beloved Son, Jesus Christ. |
