AMOS 9:11

 AMOS 9:11

On that day I will raise up
   the booth of David that is fallen,
and repair its breaches,
   and raise up its ruins,
   and rebuild it as in the days of old.

---- mine,

As I have assured you over and over again in these last years when it appeared to you that all that once was is lost forever, I will heal, I will restore, I will bless. I AM, is anything too difficult for Me? As for you, ---- my own, be still and know that I AM the Lord your God. I AM first last and forever. I build and I tear down. I crush, and I thrust into the fire of purification. I burn the dross until all that remains is a pure heart and a humble and contrite spirit, and these I will never spurn. Fast and pray constantly as you are doing. Hope, for I AM the Lord of all consolation and no prayer that rises from a heart pliant to the will of God will remain unheard. I have heard and I have answered. Wait patiently and in My time, in My way and according to My will the time of rejoicing will come. My Word that goes out of my mouth shall not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish all that I command. My Word will succeed in that which I sent it to do. BE NOT AFRAID!

JEREMIAH 31:3, 16-17 (2024)

JEREMIAH 31:3, 16-17

The Lord appeared to him from far away.
I have loved you with an everlasting love;
therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.
Thus says the Lord:
Keep your voice from weeping,
and your eyes from tears;
for there is a reward for your work, 

says the Lord:
they shall come back from the land of the enemy;
there is hope for your future,
says the Lord:
your children shall come back to their own country.

---- mine, 

I understand you are weak and need constant reassurance of my love for you and I never tire of giving it to you because I love you with an everlasting love. You are Mine from the foundations of the earth. I have called you by name. I know you, I AM close to you and intimately involved in every aspect of your life. I AM closer to you than your breath – in truth, I AM your breath. Do not be afraid ---- my own, not for yourself nor those you love and for whom you pray for all your waking moments and even at night as you lie in bed. I will turn your weeping into rejoicing – this is My promise to you. You will see the fruit of all your prayers. Your loved ones will return to the bosom of Holy Mother Church and they will never stray from her again. The Enemy will lose his hold on them because I have won the victory. I have conquered and overcome the powers of darkness. Be not afraid, ---- my own, your children will return. Have confidence. Pray constantly and know that nothing is impossible for Me.

MARK 13:35-37 (2024)

MARK 13:35-37

Therefore, keep awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or at dawn, or else he may find you asleep when he comes suddenly. And what I say to you I say to all: Keep awake.’

---- mine,

You know well what happens when you let your guard down, lose your focus, and are distracted with things other than those concerning the Kingdom - satan enters. He is wily. So be vigilant at all times. Just when you think you are strong and can ward off the attacks of the Enemyyou begin to lean less on Me and trust your own strength. Remain humble, know that without Me you can do nothing. Without Me, you are bound to fall and fail miserably so cling to Me and do not let go. I will never leave you as long as you desire to remain in Me. Remember apart from Me you can do nothing. Stay awake. Watch and pray so you will not give in to temptation and remember, ---- my own, I AM with you always. Remain in My love.

LUKE 9:23-25 (2024)

LUKE 9:23-25

Then Jesus said to them all, ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will save it. What does it profit them if they gain the whole world, but lose or forfeit themselves?

---- mine, 

I have many fair-weather friends but few who love Me, listen to Me, and keep My commandment. My Word is true – you cannot be My disciple if you do not imitate Me. There is no other road to Me and to My Father’s house except by Way of the Cross, the way of suffering, the way of self-abnegation, the way of sorrow. If there were any other Way do you not think My Father would not have spared Me the utter humiliation and the ignominy of the crucifixion? I love you, ---- my own, and where I AM I desire you to be. Keep the cross ever before you and when you are invited to suffer, kiss the cross, and embrace it as I did. It is better to lose your life in this world for My sake and for the sake of the Cross than to gain all the riches of the world. It is in dying that you live and are born to eternal life. Embrace the Cross in this life ---- my own and I will give you the crown of salvation. 

MATTHEW 15:28 (2024)

MATTHEW 15:28

Then Jesus answered her, ‘Woman, great is your faith! 

Let it be done for you as you wish.’ 

And her daughter was healed instantly.

---- mine,

Every miracle is performed to help you believe, increase your faith, and teach you to hope in the goodness of God and to trust in My power. If your prayer is not answered immediately, it is not because I have not heard you but because I desire to teach you to persevere in prayer. Do not lose sight of this truth, all things work for the good of those who love Me - not some things - but all things. I do not allow trials to punish but to correct you and to bring about a greater good. Learn from the Syrophoenician woman, she persisted in faith, she believed, and her faith was rewarded. Her daughter was healed immediately. Take heart, continue to pray,  ---- my own, pray with confidence and hope, and do not worry. Worry does nothing for you but creates a climate of negativity, rather focus on the Father's love for you and for those you pray for, and in the end all will be well and My Name will be glorified.

MATTHEW 8:24-27 (2024)

MATTHEW 8:24-27

A gale arose on the lake, so great that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. And they went and woke him up, saying, ‘Lord, save us! We are perishing!’ And he said to them, ‘Why are you afraid, you of little faith?’ Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a dead calm. They were amazed, saying, ‘What sort of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?’

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---- mine,

Storms are inevitable for as long as you live in this valley of tears. Always remember that I AM with you no matter how high the waves, the raging of the wind buffetting the boat of your life, I AM WITH YOU. Do not be afraid ----, my own, I will never leave you I will never forsake you. I will not let you perish for you are Mine. My right hand, my glorious arm will save not only you but everyone you pray for. I will rebuke every storm, I will calm the wind, I will bring the elements under My control, and will remain with you and your loved ones until I bring you home to Myself and to My Father there to remain with us eternally.

BARUCH 5:5-6, 9 (2024)

BARUCH 5:5-6, 9

Rise up, Jerusalem, stand on the heights.
Look towards the east and see your children
gathered together from the setting of the sun to its rising,
by the voice of the Holy One,
rejoicing because God has remembered them.
They left you on foot, taken away by the enemy.
God will lead them back, carried gloriously like royal princes.
For God will lead Israel with joy by the light of his glory,
escorting them with his mercy and justice.

---- mine,

Once again I renew My promises to you, Pay close attention and take heart. Stop sighing. Do not let your heart become distressed with sorrow that your children have wandered far from home. They have not forgotten the Way. They will return I assure you. I will bring them back. They left the home of their Father, but they will return. I will bring them back. I will carry them home. They will receive a royal welcome for they are the children of God. All my children, who are called by My Name will return with joy and gladness for the Light of my Love will illumine the Way and My Mercy and Justice will be their guide. Fear not, ---- my own, I have overcome the world and no one can snatch from Me what My Father has given Me.

PSALM 22:25, 27-28, 30-32 (2024)

25 For he has not scorned or loathed the afflicted in his misery.He has not hidden his face from me, but has listened when I cried to him.”  27 The lowly will eat and be satisfied. Those who seek Yahweh will praise him. May your hearts live forever! 28 The whole earth will acknowledge and turn to Yahweh; the families of nations will worship him.  30 Before him, all those who rest in the earth will bow down, all who go down to the dust. My soul will live for him.

---- mine,   Once again and for as often as you need Me to, and as long as you plead with a broken and grieving heart, I will answer you. I will never hide My Face from you. I feed you with My Flesh and I quench your thirst with My Blood and your soul is satisfied for My Life is in you. Pray always that soon every nation will worship Me in spirit and truth on Mount Zion the place of the New Jerusalem, the Church I founded on Peter.  I have taken all your loved ones who have gone before you, to My Father’s house. They are with Me worshiping God. They are in My Presence united with My Mother and all the saints and angels glorifying God in joyous praise.

PSALM 36:7-10 (2024)

PSALM 36:7-10

How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
They feast on the abundance of your house,
and you give them drink from the river of your delights.
For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light we see light.

---- mine,

In My Heart, there is room for all. Come to Me, hide in Me. Take refuge in Me and let My love surround you. I will feed you with My Body, I will quench your thirst with My Blood. Come to Me for from Me flow life-giving streams of water. Come, let Me refresh you. Lean your head on My Heart and let Me enfold you in My arms. Let Me fill you with My Spirit and let Me pour My gifts into your soul. Here I AM, ---- my own, come and let Me relieve you of the burdens that are weighing you down. Am I not your Brother, your Friend, the Bridegroom of your soul? Why then do you go about oppressed, gloomy, and sad? Be of good cheer for I have overcome the world.

How precious is your steadfast love, O God!
All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings.
They feast on the abundance of your house,
and you give them drink from the river of your delights.
For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light we see light.

EZEKIEL 16:8-14 (2024)

 EZEKIEL 16:8-14

 

I passed by you again and looked on you; you were at the age for love. I spread the edge of my cloak over you, and covered your nakedness: I pledged myself to you and entered into a covenant with you, says the Lord God, and you became mine. Then I bathed you with water and washed off the blood from you, and anointed you with oil. I clothed you with embroidered cloth and with sandals of fine leather; I bound you in fine linen and covered you with rich fabric. I adorned you with ornaments: I put bracelets on your arms, a chain on your neck, a ring on your nose, ear-rings in your ears, and a beautiful crown upon your head. You were adorned with gold and silver, while your clothing was of fine linen, rich fabric, and embroidered cloth. You had choice flour and honey and oil for food. You grew exceedingly beautiful, fit to be a queen. Your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, for it was perfect because of my splendour that I had bestowed on you, says the Lord God.

---- mine, You were conceived in sin, original sin. I washed you in the waters of baptism and I cleansed you. I made an everlasting Covenant with you and bound you to Me. My love, like a cloak, represented by your baptismal robe, covered your nakedness and I declared you to be Mine in time and in eternity. I anointed you with holy oil and I sanctified you. I put My Holy Spirit in you and He has adorned your soul with the ornaments of precious graces and virtues. I feed you on the finest wheat in the Holy Eucharist for you feast on the flesh of the Son of Man and drink the sweetest honey which is My Blood.  A good confession makes your soul exceedingly beautiful. Keep your soul free from sin. Avoid contaminating it with the things of this world. Align your will with Mine and desire only that which will bring you, and I will crown you with splendor. It is My Father’s will that as co-heir you too will have a share in My inheritance.  ---- my own, remain in my love always, and even amid sorrow I will bless you with lasting peace.

SONG OF SONGS 2:10-14 (2024)

SONG OF SONGS 2:10-14

My beloved speaks and says to me: ‘Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away; for now the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land. The fig tree puts forth its figs, and the vines are in blossom; they give forth fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. O my dove, in the clefts of the rock, in the covert of the cliff, let me see your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet, and your face is lovely.

---- mine,

In every life there must be seasons of suffering and grief there is no other way to be purified. Gold is tested in the furnace and souls are tested in the crucible of suffering, the fire of grief so too will your soul emerge pure, strong, full of courage, and steadfast in the face of trials and tribulations. There is no victory apart from the union of your daily cross with Mine that paid the debt of all your sins and transgressions. 

Fear nothing, ---- my own, I have heard your prayers and I have answered them all. Be of good cheer. Remain in Me as I remain in you and be filled with My Holy Spirit. Hidden deep in the cleft of My Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart of My Mother you and everyone you love will be kept safe from the storms of life. We will bring you to safe harbor.

LAMENTATIONS 3:22-26 (2024)

LAMENTATIONS 3:22-26

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. ‘The Lord is my portion,’ says my soul, ‘therefore I will hope in him.’ The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul that seeks him. It is good that one should wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.

---- mine, Little by little, day by day, I am forming you in My image, in My likeness. On your part, stay still and remain in Me as I remain in you. Let not your heart be anxious or troubled trust in the power of My Word, the Eternal Word of the Father through whom all that exists came to be in the power of the Holy Spirit. Be still and know that I AM God. I AM the God who created you and redeemed you. And My Holy Spirit sanctifies you. Pray, hope, and be not afraid. AM I not your Brother, your Friend, and the Bridegroom of your soul? Nothing is too difficult for Me. Watch and pray and you will be astounded. Watch and pray!

HOSEA 14:4-7 (2024)

HOSEA 14:4-7

I will heal their disloyalty; I will love them freely, for my anger has turned from them. I will be like the dew to Israel; he shall blossom like the lily, he shall strike root like the forests of Lebanon. His shoots shall spread out; his beauty shall be like the olive tree, and his fragrance like that of Lebanon. They shall again live beneath my shadow, they shall flourish as a garden; they shall blossom like the vine their fragrance shall be like the wine of Lebanon.

---- mine, Once again, on this day of Pentecost when My Church celebrates her birthday, being born of fire and the Holy Spirit, I renew, once again, My promises to you and to every member of your family. This promise is for each one of them for whom you pray every waking hour and even when you wake up at night.  Take heart. Dry your eyes. Lift your gaze to Me from whence all your help comes and take heart. Have courage. Be of good cheer, ---- my own, for I have healed those so beloved to your heart. They will return to the bosom of My Church. Like dew, grace will permeate their soul and they will blossom with the gifts of the Holy Spirit. My fragrance will emanate from them. They shall return to live in My shadow never to depart from Me. They will be fruitful and their perfume will draw many to come to Me. Be not afraid. Trust in Me, and I the God of heaven and earth, King of Kings and Lord of Lord, have spoken.

ZECHARIAH 12:10, 13:1 (2024)

ZECHARIAH 12:10, 13:1

I will pour out on the family of David and the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of love and supplication. They will look at the one who was pierced; and mourn for him, as for an only child, weeping bitterly, as for a firstborn.

On that day, a spring will be opened for the family of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to cleanse themselves of sin and defilement.

---- mine,

Pay close attention to what I reveal to you this day. Every prayer you have prayed for your loved ones, those for whom you cry out to heaven night and day with tears, sighs, and a broken heart is heard. They will cry out to Me for forgiveness, mercy, and pardon, and I will wash away all their iniquity, I will cleanse them of all their sins. I will restore their inheritance. I, the Lord, have spoken. 

Take heart, ---- my own, have courage. AM I, not your brother, your friend, the Beloved of your soul and its delight? Wipe your eyes, and take comfort in the words I speak to you today. Courage! I AM with you today and always. 

SONG OF SONGS 8:6-7 (2024)

SONG OF SONGS 8:6-7

Set me as a seal upon your heart,
as a seal upon your arm;
for love is strong as death,
passion fierce as the grave.
Its flashes are flashes of fire,
a raging flame.
Many waters cannot quench love,
neither can floods drown it.
If one offered for love
all the wealth of one’s house,
it would be utterly scorned.

---- mine,

I have sealed you in My Holy Spirit with cords of love that can never be broken. I have placed the imprint of My love on your soul, it is a mark of love that can never be removed and it shouts out to the heavens and the earth that you belong to Me in time and eternity. I thirst for your love ---- my own, the world is largely indifferent to Me, and a great many souls flee from Me, they desire to have nothing to do with Me because I ask that they be holy and perfect just as My Father is holy and perfect. There is no price for love except for a return of love. You cannot outdo Me in generosity and love. If you desire proof of My love, look at the crucifix and you will know the cost of true love. Love costs everything but also receives everything from the Lover. Love Me. Let Me find refreshment and consolation in your heart. Bathe Me with your love and speak tenderly of your love for Me. I AM yours and you are Mine and My banner over you is love. Remain in My love. 

ESTHER 5:3 (2024)

ESTHER 5:3

The king said to her, ‘What is it, Queen Esther? What is your request? It shall be given you, even to the half of my kingdom.’

---- mine,

Day after day, through the hours of every day, and in the watches of the night when you are awake and you raise your heart and your cry to Me, I hear you. There is never a moment when My gaze is not on you. How could I not? You are a child of God and the daughter of God, the Living God. And I, I AM your brother, friend, and the bridegroom of your soul. Can you doubt that I do not hear you and answer you? You are co-heir with Me to the Kingdom of Heaven. Through the power of My resurrection, I have given you life in Me and not just you but everyone that you bring to Me in prayer. Be of good cheer ---- my own, believe that in Me you and your loved ones share in My victory over the enemy, sin, and death. You are more than a conqueror through the power of My saving love for you.

ISAIAH 27:2-3 (2024)

ISAIAH 27:2-3

On that day, he will say,
“Praise my fruitful vineyard!
I, Yahweh, am its keeper; I water it every moment.
So that no one will harm it, day and night I guard it.”

---- mine,

It is the Holy Spirit who makes you fruitful and enables you to bear fruit in every season. I, Am the Vine and you are a branch of the Vine. My Father is the vinedresser who prunes you and removes all that hinders your growth. The Holy Spirit pours Living Water on you and keeps you alive. I AM the Gatekeeper who keeps vigil over you night and day so the Enemy cannot enter to harm you. Remain in my love, ---- my own. Choose life and turn resolutely away from anything that can separate you from Me. Apart from Me, you can do nothing but with Me, you will find that all things are possible. Remain in my love. 

MATTHEW 13:15-16 (2024)

 MATTHEW 13:15-16

For this people’s heart has grown dull,
and their ears are hard of hearing,
and they have shut their eyes;
so that they might not look with their eyes,
and listen with their ears,
and understand with their heart and turn—
and I would heal them.

But blessed are your eyes, for they see, 

and your ears, for they hear.

---- mine,

Those who belong to the world are dull of heart and deaf to the Word of Life and Truth. Having willfully chosen to be blind and deaf they are incapable of turning to Me and being saved. The culture that prevails in the world is a culture of decay, destruction, and death and those who belong to it are cut off from Me. 

But you, ----, my own, are blessed and you will continue to be blessed for as long as you keep your gaze on Me. Stay close to Me and be united to Me constantly in prayer. Remain in My Presence always. Allow My Holy Spirit to have complete sway over you and submit joyfully always to My will for you in all things and the peace that passes understanding will come on you and remain with you. 

BARUCH 4:5, 21, 27, 30 (2024)

BARUCH 4:5, 21, 27, 30

Take courage, my people,

who perpetuate Israel’s name!

Take courage, my children, cry to God,
and he will deliver you from the power and hand of the enemy.

Take courage, my children, and cry to God,
for you will be remembered by the one who brought this upon you.

Take courage, O Jerusalem,
for the one who named you will comfort you.

---- mine,

Take courage and do not be disheartened about anything. AM I not GOD? Do I not love you? Did I not lay down My Life for you so you may not taste death but receive eternal life in and through Me? I want you to engrave this message in your heart - take courage for I, the Lord your God, come to assist you, to take you by the hand, to lead you from darkness into My glorious light. Take courage, ---- my own, I the Lord your God have heard your cry, I have heard your sighs, I have heard all your prayers, I have heard and I assure you that I have delivered everyone that you are praying for with sighs too deep for words I have delivered from the hands of the enemy. Be still and know that I AM God and that nothing, nothing, nothing, is too difficult for Me.

PSALM 51:10-12 (2024)

PSALM 51:10-12

Create in me a clean heart, O God, 

and put a new and right spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from your presence,
and do not take your holy spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and sustain in me a willing spirit.

---- mine,

This is how I desire you to pray. Ask and you will receive a heart of flesh, a heart that makes the Holy Spirit delight in making His abode in you. Turn away resolutely from all that displeases Me. Be holy and perfect as your Heavenly Father is holy and perfect. You cannot do this on your own this is why you must stay in union with the Spirit of Truth and Love, He will help you reach the goal that I desire you to reach and that you desire for yourself as well. Live in Me, let My Name be constantly on your lips, and let it echo with every beat of your heart. Believe,, ---- my own, that everything you ask for in prayer with tears, and sighs too deep for words will be granted to you and you will know joy that no one and nothing can take away from you.

ESTHER 15:9, 11-12, 5:3 (2024)

ESTHER 15:9, 11-12, 5:3

“What is it, Esther?” he said. “I am your brother. Take heart
Come, speak to me.”
He raised the golden scepter, touched her neck with it, then embraced her saying, “Speak to me.”
The king asked, “What is it, queen Esther? Tell me what you wish. Even if it is half of my kingdom, I will give it to you.”

---- mine,

You are beloved of My soul just as I AM the beloved of yours. Take heart. Do not be discouraged but have faith that in My time, in My Way, and in accordance with My will, you will receive all that you ask for in prayer for those you pray for with sighs and tears too deep for words. Tell Me everything, I AM here. I AM waiting for you to speak and confide all to Me. I want to comfort you and assure you that in the end, ---- my own, all will be well. Have faith and pray with confidence and while you wait for an answer to your prayers continue to pray. Ask boldly for all you need and I will give it to you. Do not allow yourself to grow sad, worried, anxious, and fearful - when the time is right every prayer will be answered and I will grant all that you have asked for and more. AND WHILE YOU WAIT - PRAY.

PSALM 18:16, 19 (2024)

PSALM 18:16, 19

He reached down from on high, he took me;
he drew me out of mighty waters.
He brought me out into a broad place;
he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

---- mine,

Never doubt that you are precious in My sight. My gaze is on you constantly. There is never a moment when I am not present to you. All you need to do is think of Me and be aware of Me. It is you who forget that I AM always with you. I hear all your prayers, I hear every sigh. I gather all your tears. I know that you are suffering because those you love are in pain. Be not afraid ---- my own, I will save each of your loved ones for whom you plead and pray constantly. Never forget that it is I who have taken you by the hand because I delight in you and I will never let go. Have this confidence that in the end, every prayer will be heard and answered in My way, according to My will, and in My time. Be still and know that I AM God and I will never fail you.

PSALM 68:18-20 (2024)

PSALM 68:18-20

You ascended the high mount, leading captives in your train
and receiving gifts from people,
even from those who rebel against the Lord God’s abiding there.
Blessed be the Lord,
who daily bears us up;
God is our salvation.
Our God is a God of salvation,
and to God, the Lord, belongs escape from death.

---- mine,

Search the Scriptures and you will find Me, My Father, and the Holy Spirit. From the beginning, the Father's plan has been to save His wayward children through the merits of His only begotten Son. This plan is etched on every page of Sacred Scripture. Seek Me and you will find Me if you seek Me with all your heart. The verses in this psalm speak of My ascension into heaven after I lay down My life for My sheep, ransomed them, and led them back into the fold. My Holy Spirit is poured upon you, from Him you receive every gift, grace, and blessing to enable you in the perilous sojourn from this life to the next. I bear your daily burdens with you for I AM yoked to you, ---- my own. I AM Yeshua, the God who saves. I have saved you and all your loved ones from eternal death. Fear nothing but pray with confidence trusting in My power to save all who are called by My Name.

MATTHEW 13:55-56, 58 (2024)

MATTHEW 13:55-56, 58

Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all this?’ And he did not do many deeds of power there, because of their unbelief.

---- mine,

Pride and a know-it-all attitude is the root cause of many not coming to the full knowledge of Truth. There are vast numbers of those who call themselves by My Name - Christians but are anathema to Me because they disrespect My Virgin Mother and her most chaste spouse, Joseph, My foster father whom I called abba - the same name with which I call My Father. My Face is turned away from all who disrespect My Mother and St. Joseph. The worst kind of pride is one that comes from hardness of heart. The Holy Spirit, the Most Chaste Spouse of My most beloved Mother, will have nothing to do with those who speak all kinds of evil against the daughter of the Most High, the fairest flower in all Israel and the world, and St. Joseph who was hand-picked by God as protector and guardian of our Family in Nazareth. Love Mary and Joseph and you will soon find yourself beloved of Me, My Father, and the Holy Spirit and miracles will abound, your prayers will be answered and you will become a member of the household of God. Disrespect My Mother and My foster father and you will experience what the people in My hometown in Nazareth discovered, that I could work no mighty deeds there because they refused to give honor where honor was due. 

JUDITH 8:25-27 (2024)

JUDITH 8:25-27

In spite of everything let us give thanks to the Lord our God, who is putting us to the test as he did our ancestors. Remember what he did with Abraham, and how he tested Isaac, and what happened to Jacob in Syrian Mesopotamia, while he was tending the sheep of Laban, his mother’s brother. For he has not tried us with fire, as he did them, to search their hearts, nor has he taken vengeance on us; but the Lord scourges those who are close to him in order to admonish them.’

---- mine,

All testing is necessary so you may come to Me, lean on Me, ask for My help, and rely on Me. You know that when all is well you forget Me. I thirst for your love. All suffering is necessary to purify your love, your prayers, and to teach you that in the world you will have trials and sorrows, grief and loss - the world can offer you nothing that will last neither do you have a lasting home in the world. I have not treated you as you truly deserve, I have not tested you as I did the patriarchs of old but I have wrapped My arms around you and have patiently led you from darkness to light. I pursued you relentlessly when you fled from Me and when I found you wounded tired and abandoned, I bound your wounds and healed you. I carried you back to the fold. I continue to watch over you and care for you. I provide for all your needs. I hear your prayers. Do not become despondent when you do not receive an immediate answer to all your supplications. Know that I AM God and in My time I will restore all things and you will praise and glorify Me. For now, trust Me. Be still. Have faith and have confidence that in the end, according to My will, I will restore all. I will hear and answer you and your heart will rejoice. I do not desire the death of the sinner but that he repents, turns away from his sins, and returns to Me. I desire the salvation of your loved ones far more than you do. Persevere in prayer, pray with confidence, and all you have asked for you will receive and your heart will rejoice.

PSALM 147:11, 13-15 (2024)

PSALM 147:11, 13-15

The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who hope in his steadfast love.

For he strengthens the bars of your gates;
he blesses your children within you.
He grants peace within your borders;
he fills you with the finest of wheat.
He sends out his command to the earth;
his word runs swiftly.

---- mine,

I know you think your troubles are insurmountable, especially concerning those whom you love so dearly and for whom you pray constantly. You also know this is not wholly true because you know that I AM God and nothing is impossible with Me. You cling to Me. You are in My Presence always and you are constantly pleading their cause. I know you love Me and you trust that in My time, in My way, and according to My will I will grant all you ask for in prayer. Nothing delights Me more than to feed you morning after morning with My Word, My Presence, and at Holy Mass with My Body and Blood. Each time you receive Me in the Holy Eucharist I pour infinite graces on you. Continue to pray with expectant faith and all you ask for in prayer will be granted to you. I have already spoken and my word that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and succeed in the thing for which I sent it.

JOHN 12:24-26 (2024)

JOHN 12:24-26

Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honour.

---- mine,

I give you so many opportunities during all your waking hours to die to yourself because I want you to have eternal life and win the crown of glory. Temptations abound, ask for the grace you need to be conscious of the Holy Spirit who will help you to overcome the resistance you sometimes experience when you are called to set aside your will and do what I ask of you. I call you constantly to follow Me, listen, and pay attention and soon it will become second nature to you to hear Me speaking to you. A good, faithful, loyal servant who loves his master is keenly aware of his wishes and often anticipates what his master wants. Do this yourself - serve Me faithfully, joyfully, promptly obedient to all My commands and My Father will honor you. Remain in My love and you will remain in My joy. 

LUKE 13:24-25 (2024)

LUKE 13:24-25

‘Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able. When once the owner of the house has got up and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, “Lord, open to us”, then in reply he will say to you, “I do not know where you come from.”

---- mine,

The door is not narrow for those who have stripped themselves of all that is not of the Kingdom, who have emptied themselves of the things of the world, of self-will, self-indulgence, and have clung to Me in faith. They carried their cross daily with love, faith, trust, and humility and followed Me. But those whose souls are bloated and coarse by giving themselves over to the world, the flesh, and the devil will find it impossible to enter through the narrow gate. When the hour arrives for Me to return in glory, I will come and take all My little ones. They will receive a share in My inheritance. But those who refused to hear My Words and obey My commandments will find the door locked and the gates shut. At that time they will knock and plead for the door to be opened to them but I will say, “I do not know where you come from.” You have today, the present moment, ---- my own, to listen to My Word and keep it tomorrow may be too late. Remain faithful today, in the present moment so You will not hear Me address those dreaded words to you, “Depart from Me, I do not know where you come from."

MATTHEW 22:37-39 (2024)

MATTHEW 22:37-39

Jesus said to him, ‘ “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.” This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.”

---- mine,

Obey these two commandments and you will enter paradise. This is the daily burden of love you are invited to carry from moment to moment, day in and day out, week after week, month after month for as long as you live. This is the Way to enter through the narrow gate and come to the Father's house there to live and reign with Me eternally. This is the Way of the Cross there is no other unless you die to yourself you cannot live. To love Me, to love My Father, to love the Holy Spirit with every fiber of your being and think nothing of doing all, enduring all, for the sake of the love you have for God, and then to love your neighbor as yourself, this is the Way to Life, to peace, to enduring joy in this life and perfect and complete joy in God's presence, in the presence of My Mother and all the angels and saints. Keep these two commandments, ---- my own, and you will already live in heaven while still on earth.

LUKE 9:23-25 (2024)

LUKE 9:23-25

Then Jesus said to them all, ‘If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will save it. What does it profit them if they gain the whole world, but lose or forfeit themselves?’

---- mine,

If you hanker for a life of ease and comfort, a life without sorrow, suffering, and trials you will never know joy or peace. If you are always looking for ways to escape the cross you will soon discover that there is neither peace nor joy in a life that seeks to be free of suffering. What I said to my followers at that time holds true today and until My return. You must constantly wage battle against the clamoring desires of your flesh, the temptation to seek and indulge in worldly pleasure, recognition, and approval. You cannot save your life unless you lay it down for your brothers and sisters for My Sake. Ask the Holy Spirit to empty your heart of all that is not of Me and ask Him to fill it with My life and My love. 

SIRACH 34:16-17 (2024)

SIRACH 34:16-17

The eyes of the Lord are on those
who love him. For them he is powerful
protection, strong support; 

shelter against scorching wind and the midday sun. 

He is a safeguard against stumbling 

and assurance against a fall.

He lifts up the soul
and gives a sparkle to the eyes; he gives
healing, life and blessing.

---- mine,

Morning after morning when you come to Me and spend the first hours of your day with Me I assure you that I AM with you and will never take My hand of protection from you or your loved ones. Today, once again, I renew all My assurances - take heart, ---- my own, for My Word is true, all that I have promised you I will accomplish. Anyone who loves Me will have God as their Father, Brother, Helper. No matter what the cross is that is laid on you I will help you carry it - for I AM yoked to you. I AM God is anything too difficult for Me! BE NOT AFRAID but walk with your head upright in the sure and certain knowledge that YOU ARE MINE.