November 15, 2007
Dear Children of Medjugorje,
Praised be Jesus and Mary!
1 - On November 2nd, Mirjana shared the following message after the apparition:
Dear children! Today I call you to open your heart to the Holy Spirit and to permit Him to transfigure you. My children, God is the immeasurable good and therefore, as a mother, I implore you to pray,pray pray, fast and hope that it is possible to attain that good, because love is born of that good. The Holy Spirit will reinforce that good in you and you will be bale to call God your Father. Through this exalted love, you will sincerely come to love all people and, through God, consider them brothers and sisters. Thank you.
While Our Lady was blessing, she said, “On the way on which I lead you to my Son, those who represent Him walk beside me.” Was she speaking about priests? She didn’t say.
2 - A Heavenly Aid at Hand!
November is getting to an end and, before we enter Advent, let’s intensify our help to the poor souls in Purgatory! I am awestruck by their proximity that is so loving! I cannot invoke them without being blessed in return, for the tiniest things of daily life as well as for the big things. For example the other day, I had lost an important document, so I addressed them in this way: Dear Souls, I know you need help, therefore I am going to pray a decade of the Rosary for your quick liberation from Purgatory. As for you, please, help me find this document again! I had not finished reciting the Our Father when my eyes suddenly were drawn to an odd area of the office where, by accident, I had put that paper. The same help manifests when we are having a difficult dialogue with someone that needs to remain peaceful, or when it comes to receiving some recourse in a spiritual combat. The poor souls are happy to provide us with great help, all the more since they hold in their hearts the very love that God has for us, without adding the impurities or the defects they may have had while on earth. They share in the same prism through which God sees us, in pure truth and with great mercy.
In Medjugorje, Our Lady reminded us that, when we pray for the souls in Purgatory, we obtain intercessors who, in their turn, will help us in our life, especially not to be attached to material things. “Dear children, you get lost in material things”, she said! ( November 6, 1986). These souls suffer terribly because, as many holy Mystics of the Church have taught us, the slightest suffering in Purgatory is more painful than the biggest suffering on earth. It seems they must, then, welcome our help as an immense gift, one for which they are very grateful.
However, sadly, I’ve noticed that only a few priests receive mass offerings for the sake of the poor souls. Why such an indiference? Isn’t Mass the greatest help we can bring to the poor souls? It seems that this kind of Charity has ‚Äì if not disapeared, at least diminuished from our Christian habits! Now one must recognize that some priests are so taken by the compassion of Christ that they even offer themselves to the faithful to celebrate a mass for their departed ones. But others, maybe because they are in a crisis with their faith regarding these realities, would just smile in disbelief when we mention Purgatory, (See PS 1). Fortunately, we are blessed to have the Magisterium and the wonderful Catechism of the Catholic Church to be solidly anchored in the Faith received from the Apostles. (CCC 1030 to1032 and 1472. In the Bible: 2 Maccabees:12, 46).
At any time of the year, we are warmly invited to help the suffering souls in Purgatory, but there is a special grace during November. So, before we enter Advent, how beneficial it would be for the poor souls and for each one of us, to have one or several Masses celebrated for them, or even a novena of Masses! By doing so, no doubt, we will please God greatly! (See PS 2)
3 – A Ticket for Heaven!
Most people are afraid when they think about their own death, or the death of those who are close to them. In reality, the Gospa tells us, “Death does not exist”! It is simply a veil that falls, like the curtain of the temple of Jerusalem that was torn in the middle, revealing what was already there, hidden in the invisible‚Äîthe Holy of Holies!
A picture came to my mind that is inadequate, as is any comparison to this: There are windows with panes that allow us to see from inside what is going on outside, but that prevent people on the outside from seeing inside. But let’s suppose that the glazier makes a mistake, and installs the panes of glass in such a way that those on the inside cannot see outside! This is what happens to us! Here on earth we are like the people who don‚Äôt see those who see them! This is where the tragedy of unbelief begins, because there is just one small step between not ’seeing’ someone, and being totally unaware of his existence. “Dear children,” the Gospa tells us, “you are unaware.” During his mission to Dublin, the seer, Ivan, said to the crowd, “If you could see the Gospa for only one second, all the things of this earth would immediately lose their attraction in your eyes.”
The saints conquered this lack of clarity and lived as if they could see the invisible. This allowed them to embrace invisible realities without fearing the day when the pane of glass would break, when the veil would fall. The Heavenly Court was already familiar to them, and they viewed the passage through the valley of death as a long awaited kiss that would bring them forever into the company of the elect after their exile.
Earth is a time of desire; Heaven is possession for eternity. Here on earth, if I do not desire Heaven, I am a dying person who can still be revived. If I focus my capacity for desire on the material world, then I am a dead man and am terrified of the hour of my death, when I will lose all my false treasures. Being less attached to material things will certainly cause us to ‘contemplate eternal life with joy.’
Marija has already been given some knowledge about this subject. The Gospa explained to her that, in Heaven each one of the elect knows exactly what others have done for them, and how, by their prayers, sacrifices and offerings, they took part in increasing the degree of their eternal glory. Sometimes, the elect realize that the prayers of so-and-so were the reason that they were not lost! In Heaven, each one of us will be eternally grateful to each one of these people, and we will have a very special bond of love with them. This reality is marvelous and encouraging, especially when on the earth we do not yet see the fruits of our sacrifices and prayers for those we love. Here, the Gospa gives us the hope that can heal us of our discouragement! She helps us invest in real values! (See PS 3)
Dearest Gospa, you see all this and you lead those who are at your school towards the fullness of happiness. Please help us seize the whole gift and not only half of it!
Sister Emmanuel +
(translated from French)
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PS 1 In this case, one may ask the priest to share the official teaching of the Church about the matter, rather than his personal opinion. Then, in a mutual respect, things will be clear!
PS 2 See CDs: ‚”When Death Separates Us From Those We Love”- “The Incredible Secret of The Souls in Purgatory” – “Heaven? Purgatory? Hell? Choose your future!”- Before Christmas, don’t forget the CD on Baby Jesus: “Get My Mother‚Äôs Message for the 3rd Millenium!” by Sr. Emmanuel. Also the following DVDs are available: #25 (Heaven, Purgatory, Eternity) and #12 (Rejoice With My Angels, I Will Leave a Great Sign). The Children of Medjugorje webstore link: http://www.childrenofmedjugorje.com
PS 3 Extract from the new book, “The Hidden Child of Medjugorje”, by Sr. Emmanuel, chapter 51 about death.
***Great News! This book will be out soon…. Think of Christmas! Offer this book to your friends and relatives, fill their hearts with hope! Available in Medjugorje at the shops Devotions, tel. +387 36 651 497 or Phoenix Catholic bookstore, tel. +387 36 650 917.
Also, to be available ONLINE at Children of Medjugorje Webstore before Christmas! Check our site for the latest update and for a preview of the book. The Children of Medjugorje webstore link: http://www.childrenofmedjugorje.com
PS 4 The Translation of “The Hidden Child of Medjugorje” is out in German, “Das verborgene Kind von Medjugorje”, 22 Euros. Parvis Verlag, Suisse. Tel: +41 269 159 393 book@parvis.ch ‚Äì In Polish, at Wydawnictow Marianow, 7 Euros. Tel: +48 22 642 50 82, sekretarz@marianie.pol.pl The versions in Spanish, Croatian, Portuguese, Lebanese, Romanian, Dutch, Russian, Corean, and Chinese are in the process. We need to find good translators for translation into Sloven, Slovak, Czech and Japanese!
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PS 5 A child is born! Jelena Vasilj’s little new born is called Benedetta, and not Bernadette as Sister wrote by mistake on October 15.
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