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Have A Holy & Happy Christmas!

“A New Heaven and a New Earth. I saw a new heaven and a new earth, because the first heaven and earth had disappeared, and the sea was gone. Then I saw the holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, dressed like a bride ready for her husband. I heard a loud voice from the throne say, “God lives with humans! God will make his home with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them and be their God. ⁴He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There won’t be any more death. There won’t be any grief, crying, or pain, because the first things have disappeared.” ⁵The one sitting on the throne said, “I am making everything new.”” -Revelation 21:1-5

Tonight we celebrate the birth of Jesus. He gave us such amazing Gifts when He was born. Jesus built us a Bridge to the Father and gave us a way Home. A way to Heaven, the Garden of Eden. Tonight, the Light is born 🙂 A Light that will lead us Home.

And we know that we will once again live in the Garden of Eden A Garden of such astonishing beauty; we will be overwhelmed with how much God loves us. Swaying trees in a gentle breeze, flowers so beautiful that we can only stand amazed while their fragrance takes our breath away! And as the sunlight dances on the water, our eyes are truly able to see God’s Light for the first time :). So beautiful and peaceful that we just want to lay among the flowers and gaze at the water.

There will be mountains to climb and adventures to enjoy. We will see colors that astonish us. Beautiful colors that we have never seen before. And there will be work. Only it will be work that brings us joy! For there will be no fatigue or stress or the pull of needing to do more than one thing. There will be people that we love and that love us! And hugs, hugs that are deeper and last longer. Hugs that will be more…

In the Bible it says, “the leopard shall lie down with the young goat,
and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them.” – Isaiah 11:6. And as the animals join us, we will be filled with joy, and we will laugh, for in Heaven there is no fear!

And we WILL eat :). The trees will be bursting with all kinds of fruit. We will have a seat at God’s Table:

” the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined.” – Isaiah 25:6

Greatest of all, we will walk with God and we will never be separated from Jesus again!

Thank You Jesus 🙂

The Red Horse!

“And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword.” – Revelation 6:3

While Praying the Rosary, I saw the Red Horse standing outside its’ stable. Ready!

Prepare, Pray & Be Ready!

Our Lady Of Good Success/Good Event

This appearance of Mary, Our Blessed Mother, has been called by both names, however they are the same.

In this appearance, Mary Our Blessed Mother warned that in the 20th and 21st centuries the Church would suffer a horrific crisis.

She warned that there would be: “Widespread moral corruption, profanation of the Sacrament of Marriage, Depraved priests who will scandalize the faithful and cause suffering for good priests, unbridled lusts which will ensnare many souls, a loss of innocence amount children and a loss of modesty among women, a lack of priestly and religious vocations…”

But there were other warnings that Mary gave as well. She warned that many would be unable to receive the Sacraments, such as Baptist, Holy Communion, Confession, Marriage. Extreme Unction (Prayer for the Sick).. . And did this not happen during Covid?

She also warned that the Sacrament of Marriage would be attacked! And it was! From gay marriage to divorce to young people failing to marry, marriage has seen more of its share of attacks.

Sadly, Mary also warned that many of the Faithful would be blinded. Truly unable to see what is happening around them and truly unable to see what God requires of them! Will they be lost? For clearly, this did happen.

Mary also warned that many would fall into sin! She said that too many would pick and choose among God’s Word, seeking to justify their sinful choices, but there will be no justification before God.

But Mary, Our Blessed Mother, also shared with us:

“But when evil finally seems to triumph over all, when all seems lost. Complete Restoration of the Church will begin and the Church will reawaken.”

The very real question, is why were Mary, Our Blessed Mother’s warnings changed, especially since they have ALL happened?

My friends, take hope from the last words that Mary shared with us during this time: “when evil finally seems to triumph over all, when all seems lost. Complete Restoration of the Church will begin and the Church will reawaken.” 🙂

Prepare, Pray & Be Ready.

Our God Is Not A God Of Confusion!

The Catholic church in July of 2023 appointed a new doctrinal chief that said Blessings for gay marriage should be studied. Let me be clear, this IS wrong. There can be NO Blessing of a gay wedding.

One has only to read the Bible to see just how wrong Blessing a gay wedding is. Our God is not a God of confusion. Any priest who dares to teach their parishioners this horrific wrong should remember this Bible verse:

“Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the Lord. Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the Lord.”- Jeremiah 1-2

In 2021 a document was released from the Vatican’s orthodoxy office. It said, “Catholic clergy cannot bless same-sex unions because God “cannot bless sin.”. The Bible does not change!

So what do Catholics do if this occurs, considering the concept of the “infallibility of the pope”? The question if this occurs that needs to be asked is if a Pope truly leads the people against the Word of God, is he really the pope?

Mary, Our Blessed Mother said “a better vicar would come and then a good one”.

Prepare, Pray & Be Ready!

The Assumption Of Mary

On August 15th, the Catholic church celebrates the Assumption of Mary. The Orthodox church celebrates Mary’s Assumption later in August. It is also celebrated by the Anglican church and by many Lutheran churches.

The Assumption of Mary is a public holiday in these countries: Austria, Belgium, Chile, Croatia, France, parts of Germany, Guatemala, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, and Switzerland.

Mary our Blessed Mother’s died in Ephesus, which was originally a Greek settlement and later became part of modern day Turkey. She died and was placed in the Grotto. Her Soul went first to Heaven and then Her body was Assumed into Heaven as well.

It’s hard to imagine how happy God must have been to see Her! She had suffered so much. And yet, She was always Willing. Especially close to the Holy Spirit, Mary was always Willing to do as our Father, Her Son Jesus or the Holy Spirit Willed. She helped Jesus’ Apostles and the early church so much and made a very real difference!

And even though She missed her Son Jesus so very much, She constantly loved His people and gave Her love and Help to all of them with unceasing Grace!

Today, Mary, our Blessed Mother, can help us in so many ways. One very important way is that She points the way to Her Son, and She can help to enrich our Faith in Jesus so very much 🙂

Never be afraid to call on Mary. She is Jesus’s Mother. She is our Mother. She loves us all as only a Mother can. And She will help us on our journey as we Follow Jesus Home.

Prepare, Pray & Be Ready!

The Sparrow :)

“²⁹Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. ³⁰But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. ³¹Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.”-Matthew 10:29-31

While praying the Rosary for those who are suffering in Ukraine, I saw a Sparrow and was reminded of these verses. We suffer no hurt, no loss that Jesus does not see.

“Whenever good comes in contact with evil-there is suffering.” – Father Benedict, The Rosary Is A Place

We need not fear 🙂

Prepare, Pray & Be Ready!

The Rosary

Someone once asked me, “Why do I pray the Rosary?”. There are a lot of reasons that I pray the Rosary, but a very important reason is that Mary, Our Blessed Mother, always brings us closer to Her Son Jesus. She points the way to Jesus and prays for us as we go.

I find praying the Rosary also gives me a lot of Peace. I worry less :). The Lord is with Mary; and He loves Her. She is His Mother. And the Rosary, all Rosaries, begin with the Cross 🙂

Much of the Rosary is actually in the Bible. It begins with the Our Father, the prayer our Lord Jesus Christ taught us. (Matthew 6:9-13)

Much of the Hail Mary is also in the Bible: Diocese of Brooklyn and the University of Dayton are just two sources you can read more about this on line.

When I think back to when Mary was on earth, caring for Jesus, loving Him as only a Mother can, I stand in awe. To be charged with raising the Son of God! Wow! To stand at His Cross, hurting with Him and for Him, but Trusting God. The Love and Trust that Mary had in God, Her willingness to obey God no matter what the cost, are simply amazing 🙂

I know that God would have picked the most loving Mother for His Son possible, and the most obedient! And to think She loves us! We are indeed Blessed 🙂

Prepare, Pray & Be Ready!

Upon The Wings Of Eagles :)

While praying the Rosary I saw a huge eagle flying towards me and I was reminded of the Bible verse:

“But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint.” – Isaiah 40:31

“shall renew their strength”. Notice, it doesn’t say that we will necessarily be healed. Perhaps we will be. But perhaps our strength will be renewed to help us to deal better with the physical and emotional symptoms of our ailments.

Perhaps our strength will be renewed so that we can deal with the loss of a loved one, the loss of a dream, the loss of our job which allows us to support our family…

Perhaps our strength will be renewed so that we might do our Father’s Will. Perhaps it will be renewed so that we might love more like Jesus does.

Whatever the reason, we need to seek what God would He have us do with our “renewed strength” 🙂

Prepare, Pray & Be Ready 🙂

Keep Praying :)

While praying the Rosary, I heard Mary say that there will be a “better Vicar and then a good one”.

The Pope is also called the Vicar…

Prepare, Pray & Be Ready!

Being A Member Of God’s Family

Being a member of God’s family is such a Gift :).

It’s hard to describe just how wonderful that Gift is. To never be alone, to always have someone that we can turn to for help, to have someone in our life that always loves us and always forgives us; it just does not get better than that!

I think of God’s love and I am in awe of it. It’s like a huge hug that never ends :). Can we truly say that we have that complete confidence in any one on earth-that they will love us no matter what we do. For God’s love is truly unconditional.

The other thing that I love about being a member of God’s family is that I don’t have to know the “right” answer when I pray. God knows what will help a person more than I do, it is such a comfort and relief to pray “May God’s Will be done” and I end every prayer that way. I may think I know best, but God does know best.

I love knowing that there is nothing I can do that will lesson God’s love for me. No mistake, no sin, no failure, God loves me always! It’s not a love I have to “earn” or “hope to get”, because God loved me first! Before I even loved God, He loved me. And no matter what I do, God will still love me.

Without God, who would I turn to when life becomes difficult? Who would I ask for the strength to keep walking-no matter the challenge? Who would bring me to Heaven? And who would teach me to love? Only God can do all those things. And I have to admit, I feel so much safer, so much less afraid, knowing I have God to turn to.

There is my Father, Jesus, the Holy Spirit. There is Mary our Blessed Mother. All who love us so much and who are always ready and willing to help us 🙂 So Never give up! Just keep Praying 🙂

How can I even thank God for such a huge gift? By loving Him too! And by Following Him 🙂

Prepare, Pray & Be Ready!