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Communism is on the rise. Even in our own country, millions want it. But it does not work on this earth; it never will. However, what it is known for is the repression of freedom and faith in Jesus Christ.

Sadly, there are many examples of Communism in our world. For example, one has only to think of how Christians in China have often been persecuted and imprisoned.

France, in 1947, had a large and popular communist party. They actually won 30 percent of the vote in the 1946 elections. In 1947, on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, Our Blessed Mother appeared to 4 girls in France and She led them in prayer! She also led them in prayer during the days that followed. Mary led the girls and the girls led larger and larger groups in prayer. Communism in France and the Strike ended.

We, each one of us, can pray the Rosary if we choose. It’s a choice. Please pray the Rosary for our country!

One of the most important things to remember is that as long as a person is alive, it is not too late for them to accept Jesus and go to Heaven.

It doesn’t matter what they have done, or how they look, or even how they lived or who they hurt or how much they hurt them, or themselves.  Jesus loves them and our Daddy will just be really happy they chose to come Home 🙂

Because no matter how lost, God loves them, He really loves them!

And we need to love them too!

Through Lucia and her friends, Mary, Our Blessed Mother, warned us of many things in 1917.

She warned us of hell and just how horrible it was. She warned us of just what would happen if we kept on sinning. She warned us that we had already “offended” God too much. And yet, here we are.

She warned us that we have a great need to repent! And that was then! She warned us that if we did not repent, we would “perish”. But She also reminded us of just how much Jesus loved us and wanted to forgive us!

She also warned us about war. She said,“This war will end,” Our Lady of Fatima told the children in July, “but if men do not refrain from offending God, another and more terrible war will begin.” Many felt that Mary was referring to WWI and WWII. But was She was also warning us of WWIII?

This world has certainly not repented!

And She warned us of Russia: “If my requests are heeded, Russia will be converted, and there will be peace; if not, she will spread her errors throughout the world, causing wars and persecutions of the Church. The good will be martyred; the Holy Father will have much to suffer; various nations will be annihilated.”. Many of us know that Mary, Our Blessed Mother warned us through Lucia that Russia must be consecrated to Her Immaculate Heart, but this was not done.

Through the years, Jesus and Mary Our Blessed Mother asked through Lucia that Russia be consecrated to Mary’s Immaculate Heart by the Pope and all the Bishops of the world.

“If My requests are heeded, Russia will be converted, and there will be peace; if not, she will spread her errors throughout the world, causing wars and persecutions of the Church. The good will be martyred, the Holy Father will have much to suffer, various nations will be annihilated. In the end, My Immaculate Heart will triumph. The Holy Father will consecrate Russia to Me, and she will be converted, and a period of peace will be granted to the world.”

Mary, Our Blessed Mother warned us because she loved us!

Will we pay the price for the world’s disobedience?

The Holy Rosary is a gift from our Mother for She truly loves us and wishes us peace. The above isan example a recital of the Rosary by Father Benedict. His praying of the Rosary is such a wonderful example of Grace and Peace.

Many people from many different walks of life and church denominations pray the Rosary.

For me, I pray the Rosary each day and it has changed my life and deepened my faith in Christ!

I am deeply grateful for the Rosary, Mary’s Gift.

There is faith, and there is Faith. There is the kind of faith in that we have accepted Jesus as our Lord & Savior and do our best to believe. But sometimes we are still hurting or afraid.

But then there is a Faith that is a KNOWING. We no longer believe in Jesus, we KNOW that Jesus is our Savior and Lord. We KNOW that our Father and the Holy Spirit lives in us. And we Know that God loves us and is completely involved in our lives, every single day, and that He helps us with every single hurt and fear because He loves us 🙂

We KNOW our Father is our Daddy; that we are Jesus’s brother/sister, friend and apostle – if we choose to be. We KNOW that the Holy Spirit lives in us and we share Him with all we come in contact with.

And how do we get a Faith like this, a KNOWING of our Lord? We ask Him for it, everyday, until He gives it to us.

And God will give us that kind of Faith, because He loves us so 🙂

“Hold on to Hope. Hold on to Grace… Though I can not see tomorrow, I can Trust Your Faithful Heart”. The Best Thing Coming, still on its’ way”.

“Every tear, every trial leads to something beautiful”

I promise 🙂

And more importantly: Jesus Promises 🙂

“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” – John 16:33

There can be no doubt that we will be facing harder times. And whether they are caused by the society in which we live or the temptations that we face, Jesus will be the answer:

 “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.” – John 8:12

Follow Jesus, Home 🙂

Until then, be the light 🙂

No one wants to hear them. But remember what Jesus said in Timothy?

“For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions” – 2 Timothy 4:3

Some of us prefer to hear from people that tell us that we should do anything we want if it makes us happy. But doing anything we want does not usually make us happy.

And we need to be reminded that God is as Just as He is merciful. We need to be reminded of what sin is, so that we can repent and be free.

We can’t just learn of Christ’s Mercy and Love, although these are good lessons to hold in our heart. We must also learn of God’s Justice and sin. We need to read the entire Bible, not just the parts that make us “feel good”.

God wants all of us; we need to give Him that and walk with Jesus.

All The Way Home 🙂

Looking back, we can not help but be horrified that people who have been murdered for their faith in Jesus. But these killers did not get there in one day.

People who persecute Christians for their faith, whether it be physically or by peer pressure to leave their faith behind, don’t usually wake up one morning and decide to persecute us. It’s a process. A process of sin and more sin, that eventually leads to hearing God’s voice less and less until the person does not hear God’s voice at all. This creates a vacume which Satan is happy to fill.

Sadly, many of these people walk the devil’s pathway, committing evil after evil. They don’t know the difference between right and wrong and between light and dark anymore.

But Jesus still loves them. He still hopes that they will turn back to the Light and Come Home. Until their very last breath, they can still turn to Jesus. Because He loves them.

And although it can be really hard sometimes, if we want to be like Jesus, we have to find a way to love them too.

Be The Light 🙂

As Christians, we can’t help but think about the growing persecution in our country. And if we wanted to forget, even for a moment, there are plenty of church and Christian school shootings to remind us.

The media would like us to attribute these shootings to anything but the growing Christian persecution in our country, but they are wrong. Sometimes on accident; sometimes on purpose.

We know that evil seeks to hurt and discourage those who worship the Lord.

“For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” – Matthew 18:20

During Covid, many churches were closed. Evil won that battle. We can not let evil win this one. Evil no longer hides behind a disease or feel good lies, it’s outright and we must not let it intimidate us.

“Fear not, for I am with you;
Be not dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
Yes, I will help you,
I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’”-Isaiah 41:10

Do Not Fear; God IS With Us 🙂