Category: The Battle for the Church

Schism in the Church?

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Is there a Schism in the Church?

It certainly seems that a definite division has been happening since the “resignation” of Pope Benedict XVI.

We have a man sitting on the throne of Peter, who constantly challenges the Teachings of Christ. There are many examples – Holy Communion to those not in state of Grace, approval of homosexual unions; that there is no Hell (only the annihilation of souls); that Christ, while on earth, was not Divine, the Abu Dhabi agreement; where it was said that God willed the diversity of religions… and many more statements and actions which contradict that which is taught by Christ and God in the Holy Bible.

While there are many who hasten to correct these ideas, including eminent bishops and cardinals, there are also those who embrace every change whole-heartedly, those who welcome, applaud and promote his relativistic views, his political stances disguised as “faith issues”, such as Laudato Si, while still others bury their heads in the sand- not believing a change is happening or not believing that it is not holy. In the instance of Laudatio Si,  his teachings led to the natural consequence of allowing and promoting the highest, most blasphemous and heretical of all his actions – worship of pagan ”Pachamama” idols.

So is there a schism?

It was reported  on Sept 10, 2019 that Pope Francis:

“ On his flight back from a week long trip to Africa, Pope Francis answered the small yet vocal crowd of critics of his papacy, saying that while he hopes for dialogue, he’s not afraid of a schism.

“There has always been a schismatic option in the church, always,” Francis said while answering a question from English speaking reporters on Tuesday (Sept. 10).

“I am not afraid of schisms. I pray that they won’t happen, because the spiritual health of a lot of people is at stake,” he added. (https://religionnews.com/2019/09/10/pope-francis-shrugs-off-critics-saying-schismatic-option-is-part-of-churchs-history/)

It seems that he is the one accusing those who challenge him to be the causes of a possible schism. This is a very clever tactic (called gas-lighting)– where you blame the other of that which you would be guilty.

In fact the definition of “schism” in the church is : “the formal separation of a Church into two Churches or the secession of a group owing to doctrinal and other differences.

In this case those seceding from authentic magisterium of Christ’s Teachings are ‘Pope’ Francis and his supporting bishops. Why? Because they dissent from Christ’s Teachings and the Holy Magisterium, not the other way around! They do not own Holy Mother Church- it belongs to Christ. They are the schismatics, not those faithful to the authentic Teachings of Christ, handed down to His Apostles, which can never change. Society, and man’s quest for power over all things, does not mean that we can change Christ’s Teachings. This is like saying that we know better than God. Faith does not ‘evolve’- the fullness of all Faith was seen and heard in Jesus. This is prophesied  in the bible where we are warned against this: “For a time is coming when they will not endure sound doctrine; but having itching ears, they shall heap to themselves teachers in accordance with their own lusts.” (2 Timothy 4:3).

This Schism has not been formally acknowledged yet but has been foretold:

Our Lady at La Salette:

“Several religious institutions will lose all faith and will lose many souls…A great number of priests and members of religious orders will break away from the true religion. Among these people, there will even be bishops..”

St Francis of Asissi (d. 1226)

“There will be an uncanonically elected Pope who will cause a great schism, …” 

Ven. Abp. Fulton Sheen said:

“The False Prophet will have a religion without a cross. A religion without a world to come. A religion to destroy religions. There will be a counterfeit church. Christ’s Church [the Catholic Church] will be one. And the False Prophet will create the other. The false church will be worldly, ecumenical, and global….. It will be emptied of all divine content and will be the mystical body of the Antichrist.”

The prophecy of Ven. Abp. Fulton Sheen refers to a “religion without a cross” (no need for Salvation; ‘just do good and we will meet you there…’ PF to atheists) “without a world to come” (there is no Hell). This church will be worldly, ecumenical, global.  All Pope Francis has done, fits into the agenda covered by these last 3 words- including his political agenda (climate change, the environment, immigration, “obey” the United Nations and the signature of its 28 Sustainable Environment plans, signature of the Abhu Dhabi agreement, Laudatio Si, Amoris Laetitia,…)

You might say, ‘What about his care for the poor and those on the “outer fringe of society?” What good is it if a man gains the whole world but loses his soul? God is rarely mentioned. In fact he argues against “proselytizing”, and that all religions are acceptable to God, he doesn’t care about the Holy Sacraments being blasphemed by unworthy practices. (Pachamama, ritual pagan bowl on the altar during Mass). He speaks as  if it is only an earthly Paradise that matters, and as if our good works alone can gain us heaven. And that should include the tolerance of sin in loving our neighbour; until all things become acceptable and Salvation is irrelevant. Nothing can be farther from the Truth. This is humanism- not Catholicism-; it’s not even Christian.

Does he care about the poor? The CCC teaches that we must care for the soul first ; that is perfect charity – to lead them to Heaven.

Jesus tells us in the Book of Truth that the schism will be in 3 stages:

“…The schism in My Church will be broken into different stages.

The first stage will be when only those who truly know Me, and understand the Truth of the Holy Gospels, will decide that they cannot accept lies in My Name.  

The second stage will come about when people are denied the Holy Sacraments, as they are meant to be.

The third stage will be when My Churches have been desecrated and that will be when My sacred servants will, at last, understand the Truth contained in the Book of Revelation….”

https://missionofsalvation.com/message-0942/ 

It seems that we have seen samples of all these three stages happening. There is a schism now – but it has not yet been formally acknowledged.

What should you do?

The bible tells us:

“…9 Anyone who runs ahead, without remaining in the teaching of Christ, does not have God. Whoever remains in His teaching has both the Father and the Son. 10 If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him. 11Whoever greets such a person shares in his evil deeds.… 2 John 1: 9-11

“So then, if some come to you who do not bring this teaching, do not welcome them in the house; do not even say, “Peace be with you.” 2 John 1:10

Romans 16:17
Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.

2 Thessalonians 3:6
Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.


2 Thessalonians 3:14
Take note of anyone who does not obey the instructions we have given in this letter. Do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.

Romans 16:17,18
Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them…

The Bible urges us to walk in the Truth:

(3 John 1:1–4)”

To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth—and not I alone, but also all who know the truth— 2 because of the truth that abides in us and will be with us forever.

3 Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, will be with us in truth and love. Walking in the Truth
(John 8:30–47)

4 I was overjoyed to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father has commanded us. 5 And now I urge you, dear lady—not as a new commandment to you, but one we have had from the beginning—that we love one another.  And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments.

A Word of Hope:

“When you understand that the prophecies, given to the world from Heaven, amount to this – to increase your faith and to ensure that you remain true to My Holy Word, then you will accept them.  When they take place, as revealed, then you will know the Truth.

Be ready. Be at peace, for I will walk with all of you who gather now to form My Remnant Army on Earth.” Your Jesus (20 Oct. 2013)

Jesus tells us when Schism occurs:

“I Am the Church. You, My followers, My sacred servants, are part of Me when you adhere to My Holy Doctrine.

The Church – My Church – will remain intact, for the Truth can never change. Those who separate from Me can not be part of My Church on Earth.

Your Jesus                https://missionofsalvation.com/message-0916/

 

The Importance and Power of the Eucharist

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“The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life.”

Recent posts on the Eucharist:
“Importance of the Eucharist Part 1” posted on 6th Sept. and
“Importance of the “Eucharist Part 2” posted on 7th Sept.
“The Eucharist: Priests and Prayers given by Heaven” posted on 14th Sept.2020

We can never underestimate the power and importance of the Eucharist. Recent events have managed to hijack this belief – streamed Masses, some churches closed, limits to attendance in churches, (when other activities are not stopped), Holy Communion being forbidden on the tongue (contrary to advice that it is ‘safer’, …

Cardinal Sarah, in  recent article has spoken about this. (see below)

Cardinal Sarah: ‘We Must Return to the Eucharist’

VATICAN CITY — In a letter to the leaders of the world’s episcopal conferences, the head of the Vatican’s office for worship and sacraments said that Catholic communities should return to Mass as soon as it can be done safely, and that the Christian life cannot be sustained without the Sacrifice of the Mass and the Christian community of the Church.

The letter, sent to bishops this week, said that, while the Church should cooperate with civic authorities and be attentive to safety protocols amid the coronavirus pandemic, “liturgical norms are not matters on which civil authorities can legislate, but only the competent ecclesiastical authorities.” It also emphasized that bishops can make provisional changes to liturgical rubrics in order to accommodate public health concerns, and urged obedience to those temporary changes.   …

“As soon as circumstances permit, however, it is necessary and urgent to return to the normality of Christian life, which has the church building as its home and the celebration of the liturgy, especially the Eucharist, as ‘the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed; and at the same time it is the font from which all her power flows’ (Sacrosanctum Concilium, 10).”

Cardinal Sarah noted that “as soon as is possible... we must return to the Eucharist with a purified heart, with a renewed amazement, with an increased desire to meet the Lord, to be with Him, to receive Him and to bring Him to our brothers and sisters with the witness of a life full of faith, love and hope.”

“We cannot be without the banquet of the Eucharist, the table of the Lord to which we are invited as sons and daughters, brothers and sisters to receive the Risen Christ himself, present in body, blood, soul and divinity in that Bread of Heaven which sustains us in the joys and labours of this earthly pilgrimage.”

We “cannot be without the Christian community,” Cardinal Sarah added, “cannot be without the house of the Lord,” “cannot be without the Lord’s Day.”

“We cannot live as Christians without participating in the Sacrifice of the Cross in the which the Lord Jesus gave himself unreservedly to save, by his death, humanity which had died because of sin…in the embrace of the Crucified One all human suffering finds light and comfort.”

The cardinal explained that while streamed or televised Masses “have performed a great service…at a time when there was no possibility of community celebration, no broadcast is comparable to personal communication or can replace it. On the contrary, these broadcasts alone risk distancing us from a personal and intimate encounter with the incarnate God who gave himself to us not in a virtual way,” but in the Eucharist.

“Once the concrete measures that can be taken to reduce the spread of the virus to a minimum have been identified and adopted, it is necessary that all resume their place in the assembly of brothers and sisters…and encourage again those brothers and sisters who have been discouraged, frightened, absent, or uninvolved for too long.”

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The cardinal said that bishops should give “due attention” to “hygiene and safety regulations” while avoiding the “sterilisation of gestures and rites” or “instilling, even unconsciously, fear and insecurity in the faithful.”

He added that bishops should be certain that civil authorities not subordinate the Mass to a place of priority below “recreational activities” or regard the Mass as only a “gathering” comparable to other public activities, and reminded bishops that civic authorities cannot regulate liturgical norms. 

Cardinal Sarah said that pastors should “insist on the necessity of adoration,” work to ensure the dignity of the liturgy and its setting, and ensure that “the faithful should be recognized as having the right to receive the Body of Christ and to worship the Lord present in the Eucharist,” without “limitations that go even beyond what is provided for by the norms of hygiene issued by public authorities.”      …

Read the whole article here:

https://www.ncregister.com/news/cardinal-sarah-we-must-return-to-the-eucharist

The Power of the Eucharist  

Messages from Book of Truth:

Virgin Mary: The favours granted when you receive the Body of my Son

19 October 2012 @ 9:06am

(Received during an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which lasted 20 minutes, during which an image of the Holy Eucharist appeared on her forehead)

My child, the Host, which you see on my forehead, is a symbol, to prove to all of God’s children, the Real Presence of my Son in the Holy Eucharist.

My Son is present in the world and stands beside each of God’s children every day in the hope that they will feel His Presence.

Children, it is only through receiving the Real Body of My Son, Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of mankind, that you will be blessed with special graces.

When my Son died for your sins, so that every child of God would be able to defy death, He left behind an important legacy.

The Presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist is Real and when consumed, brings you special protection. It brings you closer in union with Him.

He is the Bread of Life. This Gift to you, children, must never be questioned or rejected.

The favours granted to those who receive His Body and Blood include salvation from Purgatory, if received every day.

My Son will take you, at the time of death, into His Arms away from the fires of Purgatory.

The Holy Mass, which offers the Real Body of my Son, in honour of my Father, brings with it, also, great benefits.

The more daily Masses you attend and the more you receive the Body and Blood of my Son, in the Holy Eucharist, you will be granted immunity from the purification in the fires of Purgatory.

Those of you who dismiss the Existence of my Son, in the Holy Eucharist, deny yourselves a great Gift. You will not be condemned for refusing His Body in the Holy Mass, but you will not receive the graces, which He wishes to bestow on all of God’s children.

The Holy Communion you receive must be Consecrated properly. When you receive His Body, He will fill you with a deep and humble love, which will strengthen your faith and bring you Eternal Life.

The Holy Eucharist is the Gift, which will grant you Eternal Life. Never forget this.

My Son suffered greatly to give the world this great Gift, the passport to Heaven. Do not reject it. Do not challenge His generosity. Do not underestimate the Power of the Holy Host.

Please recite this Crusade Prayer (81) for the Gift of the Holy Communion

O Heavenly Host, fill my body with the nourishment it needs.
Fill my soul with the Divine Presence of Jesus Christ.
Give me the graces to fulfil the Holy Will of God.
Fill me with the peace and calm, which comes from Your Holy Presence.
Never let me doubt Your Presence.
Help me to accept You in Body and Soul, and that, by the Holy Eucharist, the Graces bestowed upon me, will help me to proclaim the Glory of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Purify my heart.
Open my soul and sanctify me when I receive the great Gift of the Holy Eucharist.
Grant me the graces and the favours it bestows upon all God’s children, and grant me immunity from the fires of Purgatory. Amen.

My children, you must pray that all Christians will accept and understand the Power of the Holy Eucharist. It is the armour required to salvage the souls of all my children.

Accept it with good grace and generosity of heart.

Your Blessed Mother
Mother of Salvation

 

The following message, indicating the changes to come, all reflect of the importance of the Holy Eucharist.

A new form of the Cross will be introduced

30 April 2013 @ 3:40pm

My dearly beloved daughter, My Authority will never diminish, and like a light, will fade amidst the thick fog, but it will always be visible, even though it may be reduced to but just a faint glimmer.

When the world changes again, as the spirit of evil creates division upon division, it will only be the Light of God which will sustain you. My Presence will be felt by those who come to Me for help, for I will never desert you, especially when you feel that all is hopeless. Nothing but the Truth will help you to cope, when the lack of charity which is evident in the world today increases, as men’s hearts turn to stone.

The Truth is contained in the Holy Bible. It is the food by which man can live now and in the future.Very soon it will become impossible to buy a Bible, as many nations will adhere to the new laws, especially in Europe, which will ban all books which promote the Word of God.

The letter is being written now to beckon all those in the service of the Catholic Church.Soon, all of My sacred servants will be informed of the changes, which they will be told are for the good of the Church.

The new rules, which will see amendments made to prayers during the Holy Mass, will seem innocent. To many, they won’t notice the significance, but it will relate to the Holy Eucharist and My Presence within It. The word ‘commemorate’ will be used and all churches will soon be stripped bare of their treasures. The taking of treasures, including gold Tabernacles – which will be replaced by those made of wood and stone – will be one of the signs that they are being gathered for the New World Religion.

Churches will be changed within their walls and this will involve the desecration of altars. The Monstrance,  holding the Holy Eucharist, will begin to disappear and the days when My Holy Host is exposed will come to an end.

Cast scorn upon My Word now, and you will weep tears when these acts are brought before you. Soon, not long afterwards, the garments worn by My sacred servants, will be altered and a new form of the Cross will be introduced. The new atrocity will not be based on the simple cross. Instead it will feature, discreetly, the head of the beast.

I ask you to gather My holy Crosses now and keep them in your homes, along with Holy Water. I urge all of you to hold onto the Truth of what I have told you. Then I want you to trust in Me completely. Never believe that I Am leaving you at the mercy of the evil one. I will remain close to you at all times. I will pour special blessings on the heads of My beloved, loyal sacred servants to keep them entwined with My Sacred Heart.

Keep your hearts close to Me and to each other. Comfort and strengthen each other, for you must love each other, more than ever, before and during the times ahead. I Am your family.  You are Mine. We will remain united, until the time when the trumpets peal out and the announcement is made that I Am to reveal Myself, finally, in My Second Coming. Then you will feel the joy and peace which I have promised you. Then all suffering will end.

Your Jesus

The Eucharist, Priests and Prayers given by Heaven

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The messages about the Eucharist are for TODAY.

Priests, in particular, have a lot to suffer in these times.

Prayers given to us at Fatima:

“My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love You. I beg pardon for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope and do not love You”

“Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, I adore Thee profoundly.
I offer Thee the Most Precious Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the tabernacles of the world,
in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges, and indifference by which He is offended. And through the infinite merit of His Most Sacred Heart, and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg of Thee the conversion of poor sinners.”

Messages (and Prayers) about the Eucharist from Book of Truth:

Prayers for priests:

  • Excerpt from:  message of 30 July 2012

“… Many of My sacred servants are being misled and don’t know it. Yet many such servants, if they are honest with themselves, are confused.

Then there are those who pose as My sacred servants but come from the other side. Slaves to the beast they deliberately present themselves as my anointed priests.

They cause Me such terrible anguish. Not only do they corrupt souls they have knowingly created a pact with Satan who will devour them.

They perform vile acts on My altars, before the Holy Eucharist but few know that they commit such acts. Yet I yearn for their souls.

My Catholic Church has been torn into shreds, yet the soul of My Church will never be taken or consumed by Satan. But the servants of My Church can be seduced and destroyed by the beast.

This is the time for Me to intervene to help them rise above these terrible torments.

I need you, My followers, and those sacred servants among you who understand what is happening amongst you to say this:

Crusade Prayer (70) Prayer for Clergy to remain firm and true to the Holy Word of God

‘O dear Jesus, help Your sacred servants to recognise the schism within Your Church as it unfolds. Help Your sacred servants to remain firm and true to Your Holy Word. Never let worldly ambitions cloud their pure love for You. Give them the graces to remain pure and humble before You and to honour Your Most Holy Presence in the Eucharist. Help and guide all those sacred servants who may be lukewarm in their love for You and re-kindle the fire of the Holy Spirit in their souls. Help them to recognize temptation placed before them to distract them. Open their eyes so they can see the Truth at all times. Bless them Dear Jesus at this time and cover them with Your Precious Blood to keep them safe from harm. Give them the strength to resist the seduction of Satan, should they be distracted by the allure of denying the existence of sin.  Amen.’  …”

Read the complete message here: https://missionofsalvation.com/Message-0503/

  • Excerpt from:  message of 6 Feb. 2014

” My child, when the time comes, when my Son’s priests will face terrible anguish and miscarriages of justice, they must call on me. I have been given the Grace to be able to give them the courage they will need to continue to serve my Son. I refer, in particular, to priests in the Catholic Church, for they will suffer more than any other servants of God.

When the day comes and when they are called to swear an oath, which will deny the Divinity of my beloved Son, Jesus Christ, they must never doubt the real intentions of those who demand this of them. When they are asked to renounce the meaning of the Holy Eucharist and accept a new interpretation, they will know then that the hour has come. That will be the day when the rot will set in and the crumbling of the walls will be witnessed under the roofs of churches everywhere. 

I desire that all priests, who will have to face these sorrowful trials, recite this:

Crusade Prayer (135) To defend the Truth

‘O beloved Mother of Salvation, help me in my moment of need. Pray that I am blessed with the Gifts poured down upon my unworthy soul, by the Power of the Holy Spirit, to defend the Truth at all times. Sustain me in every incident, where I am asked to deny the Truth, the Word of God, the Holy Sacraments and the Most Holy Eucharist. Help me to use the Graces I receive to stand firm against the wickedness of Satan and all those poor souls he uses to defile your Son, Jesus Christ.  Help me in my hour of need. For the sake of souls, give me the courage to provide the Sacraments to each child of God, when I may be forbidden by the enemies of God to do so. Amen.’

When these times commence, you must be prepared to continue to carry on the Work of God and carry His Cross with resilience and dignity, for the sake of your own souls and those of all God’s children.”

Your beloved Mother

Mother of Salvation

( 56) Priests seeking protection for Holy Eucharist

Taken from  message on Saturday, May 26th, 2012 @ 16:00.

See the complete message here : https://missionofsalvation.com/crusade-prayers/

“…You must ask for My Help now through this Crusade Prayer. It is for Priests seeking Protection for the Holy Eucharist. …”

‘O dear Father, in the name of your precious Son, who sacrificed himself on the cross for the whole of mankind, help me to stay true to the truth. Cover me with the Precious Blood of your Son and give me the graces to continue to serve you in faith, trust, and honour for the rest of my ministry. Never let me stray from the true meaning of the sacrifice of the Holy Mass or the presentation of the Holy Eucharist to your children. Give me the strength to represent you and feed your flock, the way in which they must be fed with the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of your Son, Jesus Christ, the Saviour of Mankind.  Amen.’

(Crusade Prayer 66) For clergy – help me to remain true to your most Holy Word

Taken from message of Monday, July 16th, 2012 @ 15:15

“…I love you and I will be with you now as you walk with Me the thorny road to Calvary so that salvation can be achieved once more for all souls. …”

‘O dear Jesus, help me to remain true to your most Holy Word at all times. Give me the strength to uphold the truth of your church in the face of adversity. Fill me with the grace to administer the Holy Sacraments in the way in which you taught us.  Help me to feed your church with the bread of life and remain loyal to you, even when I am prohibited from doing so.  Free me from the chain of deceit I may face, in order to proclaim the true Word of God.  Cover all your sacred servants with your Precious Blood at this time, so that we will remain courageous, loyal and steadfast, in our allegiance to you our beloved Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.’

++++++++++++++++++++The following is a beautiful prayer for all, which can be said before Holy Communion or at any time as a Spiritual Communion.

(Crusade Prayer 81) For the gift of the Holy Communion

Taken from the message of Friday, October 19th, 2012 @ 09:06

“…The Holy Mass, which offers the real Body of my Son in honour of My Father, brings with it, also, great benefits. The more daily Masses you attend and the more you receive the Body and Blood of my Son, in the Holy Eucharist, you will be granted immunity from the purification in the fire of purgatory.

O Heavenly Host, fill my body with the nourishment it needs. Fill my soul with the Divine presence of Jesus Christ. Give me the graces to fulfil the Holy will of God. Fill me with the peace and calm, which comes from your Holy Presence. Never let me doubt your Presence. Help me to accept you in body and soul, and that by the Holy Eucharist, the graces bestowed upon me will help me to proclaim the glory of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Purify my heart. Open my soul and sanctify me when I receive the great gift of the Holy Eucharist.  Grant me the graces and the favours it bestows upon all God’s children and grant me immunity from the fires of purgatory.  Amen.

Other Prayers:

Prayer of Saint Thomas Aquinas:
“Ad Sacrosanctum Sacramentum”

O sacred banquet at which
Christ is consumed,
The memory of His Passion recalled,
our soul filled with grace,
and our pledge of future glory received:

How delightful, Lord, is Your spirit,
which shows Your sweetness to men,
offers the precious bread of heaven,
fills the hungry with good things,
and sends away empty the scornful rich.

V. You have given them bread from heaven.
R. A bread having all sweetness within it.

Let us pray:

God, Who left for us a memorial of Your Passion in this miraculous sacrament, Grant we implore You, that we may venerate the holy mystery of Your Body and Blood, so that we may ever experience in ourselves the fruitfulness of Your redemption. You who life and reign, world without end. Amen.

 St. Catherine of Siena – A Prayer to Jesus in the Eucharist

O boundless charity!
Just as you gave us yourself,
wholly God and wholly man,
so you left us all of yourself as food
so that while we are pilgrims in this life
we might not collapse in our weariness
but be strengthened by you, heavenly food.

O mercenary people!
And what has your God left you?
He has left you himself,
wholly God and wholly man,
hidden under the whiteness of this bread.

O fire of love!
Was it not enough to gift us
with creation in your image and likeness,
and to create us anew to grace in your Son’s blood,
without giving us yourself as food,
the whole of divine being,
the whole of God?

What drove you?
Nothing but your charity,
mad with love as you are!

 

The following 2 prayers are amongst  my personal favourites:

St. Bonaventure – Grant that my soul may hunger after Thee

Pierce, O most sweet Lord Jesus Christ, mine inmost soul with the most joyous and healthful wound of Thy love, with true, serene, and most holy apostolic charity, that my soul may ever languish and melt with love and longing for Thee, that it may yearn for Thee and faint for Thy courts, and long to be dissolved and to be with Thee.

Grant that my soul may hunger after Thee, the bread of angels, the refreshment of holy souls, our daily and supersubstantial bread, having all sweetness and savor and every delight of taste.

Let my heart ever hunger after and feed upon Thee, whom the angels desire to look upon, and may my inmost soul be filled with the sweetness of Thy savor.

May it ever thirst after Thee, the fountain of life, the fountain of wisdom and knowledge, the fountain of eternal light, the torrent of pleasure, the richness of the house of God.

May it ever compass Thee, seek Thee, find Thee, run to Thee, attain to Thee, meditate upon Thee, speak of Thee, and do all things to the praise and glory of Thy Holy name, with humility and discretion, with love and delight, with readiness and affection, and with perseverance unto the end.

Be Thou alone ever my hope and my whole confidence, my riches, my delight, my pleasure and my joy; my rest and tranquility; my peace, my sweetness and my fragrance; my sweet savor, my food and refreshment; my refuge and my help; my wisdom, my portion, my possession and my treasure, in whom may my mind and my heart be ever fixed and firm, and rooted immovably. Amen.

 St. Padre Pio – Prayer After Holy Communion

Stay with me, Lord, for it is necessary to have You present so that I do not forget You. You know how easily I abandon You.
Stay with me, Lord, because I am weak and I need Your strength, that I may not fall so often.
Stay with me, Lord, for You are my life and without You I am without fervor.
Stay with me, Lord, for You are my light and without You I am in darkness.

Stay with me, Lord, to show me Your will.
Stay with me, Lord, so that I hear Your voice and follow You.
Stay with me, Lord, for I desire to love You very much and always be in Your company.
Stay with me, Lord, if You wish me to be faithful to You.
Stay with me, Lord, as poor as my soul is I want it to be a place of consolation for You, a nest of Love.

Stay with me, Jesus, for it is getting late and the day is coming to a close and life passes, death, judgment and eternity approaches. It is necessary to renew my strength, so that I will not stop along the way and for that, I need You. It is getting late and death approaches, I fear the darkness, the temptations, the dryness, the cross, the sorrows. O how I need You, my Jesus, in this night of exile!

Stay with me tonight, Jesus, in life with all its dangers, I need You.

Let me recognize You as Your disciples did at the breaking of the bread, so that the Eucharistic Communion be the Light which disperses the darkness, the force which sustains me, the unique joy of my heart.

Stay with me, Lord, because at the hour of my death, I want to remain united to You, if not by Communion, at least by grace and love.

Stay with me, Lord, for it is You alone I look for, Your Love, Your Grace, Your Will, Your Heart, Your Spirit, because I love You and ask no other reward but to love You more and more.

With a firm love, I will love You with all my heart while on earth and continue to love You perfectly during all eternity. Amen.

 

Postscript: All messages and prayers (from Book of Truth) can be found at missionofsalvation.com

The Importance of the Eucharist: Part 2 – What did Vatican II do to belief in the True Presence?

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CCC on the Eucharist:

No. 1324: “The Eucharist is ‘the source and summit of the Christian life.’(Lumen Gentium 11) The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministeries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch.”

Read Part 1 here:

https://remnantdisciplesjtm.com/2020/09/06/the-importance-of-the-eucharist-part-1-our-ladys-apparitions/

Part 2:

Pope Leo XIII

A very important figure is Pope Leo XIII who went into ecstasy after celebrating Mass one day in 1884. It was on the 13th October, exactly 33 years before the miracle at Fatima. His famous vision foretells the enemies and persecution of the Church, taking place today, which all relate to the Eucharist. It is appropriate that his ecstasy was after celebrating Mass, and that he composed the St Michael Prayer and made it mandatory– to be said after every Mass.

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This brings us to these end times.

A Personal Testimony:

“It all began with Vatican II.

It was all about the Eucharist, but it was supposed to be a “pastoral council”, but in reality this “pastoral” concern was a veil, hiding the destruction which would follow.

At the time, we thought a Mass in the vernacular did not seem harmful, but the bishops went further than the Vatican II documents detailed. Not only did they change the Mass into the vernacular, they changed the prayers and even omitted them, and inserted new ones. The High Altars were removed in many churches and tables used for the celebration of Mass. The priest was called the “presider. The tabernacle was very often removed from the centre of the church. This meant that our gaze was now upon the priest, whose chair was now in the centre, rather than on Our Lord.

People stopped genuflecting, people often just give a little nod, or perhaps a bow. They (we) began treating Jesus like just any other person. We would shake hands and turn our backs and smile and even speak to the people behind, beside and around us – at a time when Jesus has just become present Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity in the Eucharist. This was during the handshake of ‘peace’. But it did not feel like Christ’s Peace that he sends to His Apostles. It felt (still feels) like people congratulating or saying hi to one another. It takes our attention off Christ. Where is the sense of the Sacredness of the Mystery? Where is the honour due to the King of Heaven and Earth?  

I was one of the people who was fooled. I was young, I thought it was okay. I even became a Eucharistic Minister and thought I was serving the Church. But I began to question Communion in the hand. I found the Liturgy had not stopped changing, years after the changes began. One day, the priest did something unthinkable at a “Children’s liturgy” I couldn’t handle it any more and I went searching. When I eventually found the Latin Mass (I thought it didn’t exist anymore) I felt like I was home.

All was as it should be. The congregation do not chat before or after Mass or need to be reminded to be silent, or to genuflect. Even the children are not a problem. Toddlers absorb the atmosphere. If they are noisy, parents sit where they can take the child outside for a bit, or down the back and then come back in. And we have sermons that teach us about Doctrine and Virtues, and Saints and Teachings of the Church.” (RD)

Another Personal Testimony:

“I had not been brought up, or even born, at the time of the traditional Mass. I had been raised in a Novus Ordo Church but I was still taught by some Marian nuns. Virtually no-one at school had much faith. They participated in all that we did but without thinking. I loved to spend quiet time in the school chapel. Unfortunately, my faith took a battering in early adulthood.

God never stopped reaching out and everytime I heard that a miracle had happened, I wanted to go and see! I longed for greater faith. Soon I discovered that God had prophets! He had not abandoned us at all. Why didn’t they teach me this at school? Or about all the miracles- such as the Miracle of Lanciano. Watching the movie of The story of Garabandal stirred my soul and made my cry with thanksgiving, love and yearning for God. First the transformation was within. But I was drawn to places where I could truly speak with God personally and deeply pray and meditate. To go apart or away from the world, helps me to draw close to God interiorly. Even Jesus would go away to a quiet and separate place to pray. He took his disciples aside, or out on a boat or up a mountain. There should be no stigma attached to going to a special place to pray. I often visited the chapel of the Poor Clare Nuns early in the morning for Eucharistic Adoration and sometimes Mass.  I was a young woman by that time and had a baby. I took her with me. I felt the graces. I read all about St Alphonsus Liguori, St Clare (and St. Collete) and I learnt a fostered devotion to the Eucharist in my heart. Depending where you went to Mass, it was not reverent and often very distracting. I found it hard to concentrate for 45 mins whereas I could spend hours at Adoration!

In about 2002, I went to my first Latin Mass because we moved house and I had been looking to attend one- having heard that they truly were reverent. I didn’t understand it all but I felt happy. The people were friendly, so was the priest; it was a small community. It was beautiful. Returning to the Novus Ordo Mass was increasingly unsatisfying. Some priests do a wonderful job of insisting on Eucharistic reverence and give good sermons as well; but not everyone seems to understand. Confession is not readily available. It is not encouraged. I cannot always attend a Latin Mass but after Bishop Schneider wrote that the faithful always have to right to receive communion kneeling and on the tongue, I sent it to my PP and insisted, despite my initial embarrassment, at only receiving Our Lord in this manner. I also was educated by God and St. Paul, about women having their heads covered in church.

The more I learn about VII, the more sad I become. I was ripped off. My education sorely lacked formation, even in a Catholic school led by many Marian nuns. Why did they change the Mass? It makes me want to cry when I realise and see how Catholics do not draw close to Our Lord anymore; they do not perceive His Presence. It seems to me that only those who frequent Confession, Mass and Adoration, and look to their own spiritual life, who pray frequently, have any Faith left. The rest have faith in man- and don’t know that’s what it is. They admire a heretic bishop because he’s such a great personality- such a nice, friendly, charismatic guy- they forget ‘yes, so is Satan!’ It breaks my heart. We do what we can but I feel a review of Vatican II needs to occur. And the TLM needs to be offered everywhere. Otherwise there will soon be nothing left. I can see where the changes are leading. God has warned us and all has occurred as He said. We love you, Jesus!! Don’t let the Church forsake your Eucharistic Presence!” (RCoM).

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“Ever less importance is being given to the Holy Eucharist”

Garabandal was a Eucharistic message. Our Lady’s second message was on June 18, 1965. St. Michael the Archangel was given the task of communicating the message to Conchita. Tears rolled down Conchita’s face as she listened:

“ Since my message of October 18 has not been heeded and made known to the world, I tell you that this is the last one. Before, the cup was filling up. Now, it is brimming over. Many cardinals, many bishops, and many priests are following the way to perdition and are taking many souls with them. Ever less importance is being given to the Holy Eucharist. You must turn the wrath of God away from you by your efforts. …”

Notice the development of the message: cup filling up, now brimming over. The next sentence is the cause  –bishops and priests on road to perdition, and the worst part of all – ever less importance given to the Eucharist. And guess what? God is angry!

It is not just a matter of less importance to the Eucharist , but the message seems to say that it is accelerating – it is given “ever less” (becoming worse) So fifty years later, after the synods of 2014 and 2015, we are given “Amoris Laetitia”. Now the Eucharist can be given to unworthy souls – those in mortal sin, who have separated themselves from God, or who did not have the Faith to begin with. And we know what St Paul said  – that we would be  “guilty of the Body and Blood of Our Lord”.

This also impacted the Sacrament of Penance, because people think that they do not have to go to Confession. They can be divorced and remarried (without annulment) – and thus living in a state  mortal sin , and keep receiving Our Lord.

Then last October – the ultimate betrayal and mockery. Pagan idols were worshipped, and bowed down to, and carried in procession into a church (mockery of a Blessed Sacrament procession?) and left there for people to worship. Well we are thankful that these idols were thrown into the River Tiber. But they were also used in a Stations of Cross ceremony by those attending the Amazonian Synod. The final insult, however, occurred when they put a bowl of earth with plants on the altar of the closing Mass. It wasn’t just a floral decoration. Experts and people who recognized what was happening explained: it is part of pagan worship. The earth has blood mixed with it; the plants were red (also symbolic) – it was a pagan ritual bowl!!!!

Pagan symbols on the same altar, and in a holy, Catholic Church, where the Holy Sacrifice of the Body and blood of Our Lord was being offered? This makes me very sad. These churches would have needed to be purified and exorcised and reconsecrated and lots and lots of penance required.

The current man sitting on the chair of Peter (the False Prophet) has done his utmost to destroy any true Faith which remains. Apostasy is spreading like wildfire.

The current state of health around the world has been an excuse to hit the Catholic Church where it will do the most damage. Masses were severely curtailed. People were told by bishops, they could watch it being live-streamed from home. Slowly, Masses were again available, but severely restricted in numbers, and with many restrictions to inhibit the praise and worship that we would normally expect.(e.g. no communal singing, no gatherings of people, social distancing ( this stops us feeling like a community); in some places masks are worn by some people (even some priests). In fact, Church services were deemed to be non-essential services – when gyms, beauty parlours, liquor stores, tattoo parlours were not.

How did the whole of the western world turn into such a dictatorship?

Well Our Lady of Fatima warned us against the errors or Russia!

Warnings about the Eucharist

We were warned. Jesus told us well in advance. He sent His Mother to warn us many times – hundreds of years in advance. He never gave up. He sent more and more messengers. It seems the only one who took all this seriously was Pope Leo XIII, but they got rid of his remedy. (i.e. the St Michael’s Prayer and the prayers after Mass). They also ignored Our Lady’s instruction to release the Third Secret by 1960, because after that it would be too late. Well, Pope John XXIII ignored that instruction, and all the popes after him. Also the instruction about consecrating Russia to Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart, in communion with all the bishops.

But God is Good and He continues to care for his people. When all His messengers were ignored, He sent His last messenger. In fact, this time He gave us so much information that we would have an advantage over the enemy. He tells us what is to come. The Book of Truth comes in 5 volumes-  a LOT of the prophecies have been fulfilled.  This is another work in progress but just 2 examples: The “ousting” of Pope Benedict from the Vatican foretold years in advance; and the warning not to accept any world-wide vaccination plan because it will kill us.

Jesus also warned us about paganism in the Church – see our series of messages. (see menu item on Home Page of this site).

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I thought it interesting that Abp. Vigano,  Bp. Schneider and others have started to comment on Vatican II.

Bp Schneider on the Eucharist:

“…We are witnessing a unique situation: It is for the first time in the History of the Church that the public celebration of the Eucharistic Sacrifice has been prohibited almost on a worldwide scale. Under the pretext of the (Cvd) epidemic, the inalienable right of the Christians to the public celebration of the Holy Mass has been infringed, disproportionately and unjustifiably…”

He also stated:

” Bishops who not only did not care but directly prohibited their faithful the access to the sacraments, especially to the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist and the sacrament of Penance, behaved themselves as fake shepherds, who seek their own advantage….

 Thus says the Lord God: Ah, shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves! Should not shepherds feed the sheep? You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the fat ones, but you do not feed the sheep. … Therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: Because my sheep have become a prey, and my sheep have become food for all the wild beasts, since there was no shepherd, and because my shepherds have not searched for my sheep, but the shepherds have fed themselves, and have not fed my sheep, therefore, you shepherds, hear the word of the Lord: Thus says the Lord God, Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I will require my sheep at their hand and put a stop to their feeding the sheep. No longer shall the shepherds feed themselves.” (Ez. 34:2-10)”

He explains why the Eucharistic Presence is important to us:

“… If you take away the Real Presence, how will you be able to pay to His most sacred humanity the respect and honor which are its due? As Man, our Lord is present only in Heaven and in the Most Blessed Sacrament. Through the Eucharist we can draw near to the living Savior in person, and see Him and converse with Him. Without this presence, Divine worship becomes an abstraction. Through this presence we go straight to God and approach Him as during His mortal life.  …

 But with the Eucharist we can actually come and adore Him like the shepherds; we can prostrate ourselves before Him like the Magi; we need no longer regret our not having been present at Bethlehem or on Calvary.

… The Church wants to have a living worship because she possesses her living Savior on earth.

About the impact of Vatican II, he states:

“…The situation of the public cessation of Holy Mass and sacramental Holy Communion during the Covid-19 epidemic is so unique and serious that one can discover behind all of this a deeper meaning. This event has come almost fifty years after the introduction of Communion in the hand (in 1969) and a radical reform of the rite of Mass (in 1969/1970) with its protestantizing elements (Offertory prayers) and its horizontal and instructional style of celebration (freestyle moments, celebration in a closed circle and towards the people). The praxis of Communion in the hand over the past fifty years has led to an unintentional and intentional desecration of the Eucharistic Body of Christ on an unprecedented scale. For over fifty years, the Body of Christ had been (mostly unintentionally) trampled by the feet of clergy and laity in Catholic churches around the world. The stealing of sacred Hosts has also been increasing at an alarming rate. The praxis of taking Holy Communion directly with one’s own hands and fingers resembles ever more the gesture of taking common food. In not a few Catholics, the practice of receiving Communion in the hand has weakened faith in the Real Presence, in trans-substantiation and in the divine and sublime character of the sacred Host. The Eucharistic presence of Christ has, over time, unconsciously become for these faithful a kind of holy bread or symbol. Now the Lord has intervened and deprived almost all the faithful of assisting at Holy Mass and sacramentally receiving Holy Communion….”

Strong words indeed! Read the whole article here:

https://www.gloriadei.io/bp-schneider-rome-life-forum-online-conference-20-22-may-2020/

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  • Book of Truth Message 0413

7 May 2012 @ 6:19pm

Many Popes have been prisoners in the Holy See, surrounded by Masonic Groups

“… To My Catholic Church, even though you caused torment as a result of evil sin know that I will never forsake you, although you have sinned. But know this.

Your faith in Me is not as strong as it should be. You do not love Me as you once did.

… You were taught the truth by My Peter upon whose rock you were built. And what did you do?

You built thick stone walls around you.

This caused a lack of communication with those whom you needed to feed with My Body and Blood so that their souls could be nourished.

The respect required of you in administering My Most Holy Eucharist was lost when you demeaned My Presence.

When Vatican II declared new rules they were introduced by those evil Masonic forces from within your corridors.

They cunningly presented new ways to administer My Holy Eucharist which are insulting to Me.

Your so called tolerant teachings proclaimed a series of lies including the refusal to acknowledge the power of St Michael the Archangel.

He is the protector of the Church against Satan. Those forces among you knew this. This is why you stopped all prayers requesting his help before Me at the Holy Mass.

Then you perpetrated the biggest untruth that Hell was not to be feared. That it was just a metaphor. For this lie, accepted as the truth by many of God’s children, has meant the loss of billions of souls.

How you offend Me. For those humble and sacred servants among you I ask that you go back to My Teachings.             …

You have suffered because of the way you have offended Me.

Never think that I am blaming the many Holy Popes who have sat in the seat of Peter. Their mission has always been protected.

Many Popes have been prisoners in the Holy See surrounded by Masonic groups who do not represent God.

They hate God and have spent fifty years spreading untruths about the Mercy of God.

Their works have led to the collapse of the Catholic Church.

This was not an accident. It was deliberately and cunningly plotted in order to destroy the faith of the Church. To destroy the homage of ordinary Catholics to the One True God.

For this you will now be cast aside into the wilderness. After Pope Benedict, you will be led by Me, from the Heavens.

Oh how you have made Me weep.

I call on all of My sacred servants who know the truth to stand up and follow Me, your Jesus, to spread the truth of My Teachings in humble servitude. You must find the courage and the strength to rise from the ashes.

Above all, reject the lies which will shortly be presented to you by the False Prophet. ( * see below)

He will merge the Catholic Church with other churches, including pagan churches, to become one abomination, a one world church without a soul.

Your Jesus

See the complete message here:   https://missionofsalvation.com/message-0413/

*Note that this message was in 2012. The “False Prophet” was elected in March of 2013, and since then we have seen many of his lies in preparation for the “one world” church.

 

  • Book of Truth Message 0132

6 July 2011 @ 3:30pm

Importance of Sacraments – Marriage and First Holy Communion

“…My daughter, please pray for My Vicar, Pope Benedict, for he is surrounded by masonic forces who are now making every effort to dethrone him, these evil forces have been infiltrating My Church since Vatican II and have diluted My Teachings. Many laws were passed which offend Me, especially the presentation of My Holy Eucharist by lay people. The lack of respect shown to Me and My Eternal Father, through new laws introduced to facilitate modern society has made Me cry with sadness.

The Most Holy Eucharist must be received on the tongue and not soiled by human hands. Yet this is precisely what My sacred servants have done. These laws were not passed by Me in Spirit. My sacred servants have been led down a path not in line with the Teachings of My apostles. Today My Sacraments are not taken very seriously, especially those who seek the Sacraments of Matrimony and the First Holy Communion.

The Vow of Matrimony is very serious, for remember it is a Sacrament and is made in the Presence of God the Father, yet for many it all about materialism and the exterior trappings. Many who receive the Sacrament of Matrimony do not acknowledge its importance thereafter. Many break their vows so easily. Why do they do this? Why pay lip service to this most holy union only to part soon afterwards? This is a mockery of one of the most important unions blessed by the Hand of My Eternal Father. Many people do not pay any heed of My Father’s Will that no man shall pull asunder such a union thereafter, yet many people divorce, which is a law not recognized by My Father. Divorce is an easy way to run from your responsibilities. All marriages are made in Heaven. No man can destroy a marriage without offending My Father.

First Holy Communion
Receiving My Body in the Sacrament of the Eucharist for the first time is another example as to how I Am mocked. So many parents pay no heed to the importance of their children receiving the Bread of Life. They are more concerned as to how well-dressed their children are, rather than the wonderful Gift they are receiving. This Gift will lead them to salvation. Yet the materialism, which surrounds the event, has nothing to do with their souls. For Me the saddest part is that these little children are not being told about Me. The Love I have for little children is all-encompassing. When they receive the Holy Eucharist, in the full knowledge as to what they are receiving, then their souls become pure. The more they receive Me in this way, the stronger will their faith be.

Remember, without the Sacraments, your faith becomes weak. After a time, if your soul is bereft of My special blessings, it becomes dormant. All faith in Me and My Eternal Father disappears in time with only a tiny flicker of recognition flaring up from time to time. Return to Me through the Sacraments. Show respect for the Sacraments in the way you are supposed to and you will truly feel My Presence again.

Remember, the Sacraments are there for a reason, for they are the nutrients you need for eternal life of the soul. Without them your soul will die.

I love you all. Please embrace Me properly, by respecting the Sacraments given to you as a Gift from God the Almighty Father.

Your loving Saviour
King of Mankind, Jesus Christ

See the complete message here:   https://missionofsalvation.com/message-0132/

Bp. Vincent Long and the revolt in his diocese.

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A week ago the Daily Telegraph published a letter from a priest alerting the faithful to extreme changes to the RE Curriculum in the Parramatta Diocese. This priest, Fr John Rizzo, then did an interview which exposed the content matter, which is in opposition to the Teachings of the Church.

The link for the interview can be seen in our post of  28th August :

See our post and the video at: https://remnantdisciplesjtm.com/2020/08/28/a-simple-letter-from-a-priest-created-a-tidal-wave-of-protest/

After it, Fr. Rizzo was called into the Bishop’s office and was “silenced’ even though they explained that he was not silenced  but that they had  ‘authorized people’ whose job it is to speak to the media.

In our articles last week, we explained the events leading up to this state of affairs.

See them at:

https://remnantdisciplesjtm.com/2020/08/28/a-simple-letter-from-a-priest-created-a-tidal-wave-of-protest/

https://remnantdisciplesjtm.com/2020/08/29/catholic-schools-to-teach-a-radical-curriculum-not-on-our-watch/

This is what has eventuated so far:

  • A petition for removal of the bishop ( but this was already in motion well before this current event) for at least two other major reasons
  • Various information/action groups on privately encrypted media outlets  which currently number over 1200 in total and growing.
  • More publicity in the mainstream media
  •  Fb groups with 24,000 followers uniting in prayer

Since the Q and A session with Fr Rizzo , there has been

  • approx. 300 concerned parents,
  • 100’s of students,
  • 120 teachers
  • and many clergy.
  • many business owners
  • politicians
  • and others  working behind the scenes

Today, the Daily Telegraph , has a front page article. This is quite an achievement, but it shows that Catholics are causing a stir. We will not stand for it.

 

 

 

 

Also today Radio Station 2GB (talk show) dedicated 3 hours this afternoon to an open discussion receiving calls from the public at large.

 

 

 

 

From the Book of Truth:

In the messages, Jesus explains to us what will happen and what he expects of us.He provides very powerful prayers for us to say.

“My Way is very simple. You may follow Me any way you will, but you must honour Me in My Christian Churches

4 June 2013 @ 11.30pm

My dearly beloved daughter, many will enthusiastically climb this difficult Path of Truth, just as it was on the way to Mount Calvary.
This is a challenging journey, fraught with many obstacles. For most people, they will find this climb painful, as many realisations will come to pass, including the fact that you will be despised for following Me.  …

Then, for those of you priests and servants among you, you will be ordered to leave Me, in this final climb to the top. This climb is symbolic of the Way of the Cross.

All who follow Me, to help the Truth of My Teachings to be re-discovered in the world today – where people wear blindfolds and cannot differentiate between fact and fiction – will suffer a different kind of cruelty.  …

Ignore the taunts, the ridicule and those who use My Teachings and who then twist them, so that they can denounce My Messages given to you today.

Walk tall and march forward with confidence, for this battle will defeat the evil and the lies, planted by the deceiver, which casts a terrible darkness over innocent people, who cannot see what is happening.

Those who will find that they do not have the strength or the bravery to continue, please do not fear, for I will give you special Graces if you say this:

Crusade Prayer (108) Climbing the Hill of Calvary
Jesus, help me to find the courage, the bravery and the nerve, to stand up and be counted, so that I can join Your Remnant Army and climb the same Hill of Calvary, which You had to endure for My Sins.
Give me the power to carry Your Cross and Your load, so that I can help You save souls.
Rid me of my weakness.
Dispel my fears.
Crush all my doubts.
Open my eyes to the Truth.
Help me, and all those who respond to the Call to carry Your Cross, to follow You with a deep and humble heart and that by my example, others will pluck up the courage to do likewise. Amen.
Your beloved Jesus”

Excerpt from message of 25 December 2010 @ 10:20am

“…My Teachings have never changed
You must remember that My Teachings are the same as they have always been. Those who come, in My Name, must be watched carefully. If they proclaim My Word, then they are of the Light. When you find My Teachings to be changed, in any way that seems strange to you, walk away. Do not listen. These unfortunate people have been tempted by the evil one to distort My Teachings, deliberately, to lead you astray and confuse you.

Any doctrine that has not originated from Holy Scripture, and which claims to proclaim the Truth, is a lie. This is a sin against Me and is a grievous attack on Me and My Eternal Father.

False messiah
These false teachers will begin to make themselves known all over the world, shortly. You will find them everywhere, shouting at the top of their voices. Seeking attention. …

It is going to take a lot of courage, single-mindedness and strength, for My children to stick by Me and allow Me to guide them through this dangerous jungle, full of demons. The demons, now being unleashed by Satan, as the last days begin to unfold, will come disguised as My followers and prophets. They are now colluding to target My genuine visionaries, seers and prophets. They will try to seduce them with false doctrine. They will twist the Truth to suit their immoral ways, which from an external perspective, will be hard to discern. My devout followers, sacred servants and prophets will know, immediately, who these evil people are. They will find their declarations to be painful and disturbing, but what will cause terror in their hearts is the fact that so many Christians will fall for their charming personalities. So convincing will they be, that many will draw the very sacred servants who have designated their lives to Me and My Eternal Father into their evil snare.

Call on Christians to stand up
Those devout followers of Mine, blessed with the graces of the Holy Spirit, I call on you, now. Take up your weapon of faith and stay strong. Challenge them. Teach people the Truth by reminding them constantly of the Truth, which is contained in My Father’s Book – the Book of Truth. These Teachings will last forever.

It may be difficult for you, My children, to stand up and be counted, but hear Me now. If you do this, you will help souls. Your brothers and sisters in the world are your family. I will bring you all with Me into the Paradise, which I have promised all My children. Please, please help Me not to leave any of you behind. It will break My Heart if I can’t save all My beloved children. It will be through prayer, sacrifice and perseverance, on the part of My followers everywhere, that My Will will be granted.

Take up the Cup of Salvation, now, in My Name. Follow Me. Let Me guide you all. Let Me embrace you in My Heart as we unite together to save mankind from the deceiver.

Remember this. I love every one of My children to such an extent that victory, without bringing all of them into eternal life, will be bittersweet and will break My Heart.

Pray, pray, pray, now, all of you, and remember the Words – I Am the Alpha and the Omega.

Your beloved Saviour
Jesus Christ, King of the Earth and Just Judge for all of mankind.”

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This is just the beginning. We are impelled to speak up and fight.

The Truth will always prevail; they can’t silence the Truth.

 

 

 

 

Catholic Schools to teach a “radical” Curriculum? Not on our watch!

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Yesterday we posted the events relating to the new draft Curriculum being proposed to students in Catholic Schools in the Parramatta Diocese (Sydney Australia) under the leadership of Bp. Long.

See https://remnantdisciplesjtm.com/2020/08/28/a-simple-letter-from-a-priest-created-a-tidal-wave-of-protest/

In this post we see the information which has been sent to Catholic School teachers to pass on to parents. It is described using emotive propaganda: “delighted”, “recent endorsement”, “hope-filled”…

It seems they are very sensitive to Media coverage that does not suit their agenda-this email to teachers was sent out within a couple of days. They are on the defence. See below:

  1. The email to teachers from Parramatta Catholic Education Office:

(the emphasis is mine)

Dear Colleagues

Correspondence regarding the Draft New Religious Education Curriculum

In response to the “Signs of the Times”, Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta is on the journey towards a hope-filled Draft New Curriculum for Religious Education. We were delighted with the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA’s) recent endorsement of Stage 5 and 6 of the Curriculum.

Comment: I would not consider it an advantage that the State has endorsed the curriculum – a State that has brought in so many anti-Christian laws (abortion up to birth; discrimination laws which actually discriminate against Christians. etc)

There has recently been some media coverage about this new approach. Please find attached a letter from Very Rev Christopher de Souza Vicar General Episcopal Vicar for Education & Formation for circulation to your school community. Also attached is a letter to the editor from Fr Chris that was published in the Daily Telegraph on 27 August, a frequently asked questions document and a timeline outlining the process for developing the Draft New Curriculum.

Thank you to Director Mission Monica Officer for her grace and leadership, our dedicated Mission Team and each of our Religion Education Coordinators for the passion they bring to this work. We welcome the opportunity to work together as a Catholic community on this important initiative for children and young people in our schools.  

Regards,
Christine Howe.

Relieving Executive Director

2. Attached Documents(PDF)

(My comments are interspersed in these documents)

Diocese of Parramatta
Bethany Centre, 470 Church St, Parramatta NSW 2150, Australia
PO Box 3066, North Parramatta NSW 1750, Australia
T: 02 8838 3400 F: 02 9630 4813
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W: parracatholic.org

26 August 2020

Response to The Daily Telegraph – 26 August 2020

New approach to Religious Education is ‘Good News’ for young people
The Western Sydney Catholic community has been working together to develop a new approach to teaching Religious Education at Catholic schools. There have been recent statements made in the media about this. The good news is that we now have a more relevant, thoughtful and up-to-date way to share our precious Catholic faith with the next generation.
Opinion writer Miranda Devine yesterday published an article criticising this new approach to teaching children and young people about religion. Miranda’s piece seems to seek to agitate and divide rather than make a meaningful contribution to public discussion about either religion or learning.

Comment: Since when is our Faith up for public discussion? All we need is Christ’s teachings.

Since when was constructive criticism not meaningful or useful?… unless you always intended to ignore it and proceed regardless.

What is the true source of agitation and division? It is those who seek to change Christ and His Teachings to fit the world (in any way they can devise) divided against those who are apparently ‘devout’- who seek to change the world to fit Christ’s Teachings, rather than the other way around.

The letter continues…

Today, I wish to share further thoughts on this subject with readers of the Daily Telegraph. Many clergy, parents, teachers and students were involved in the process of developing this new Religious Education curriculum over the past six years.

Comment: Really? Well they kept it a pretty close-guarded secret- especially re: the content. I know personally of at least 3  people who left the employment of this diocese because of this “new Curriculum”. They did not want to be involved because of where it was heading.  Additionally, and most importantly, this does not make it right or holy before God. Many people can collaborate and agree on evil curriculum, even unknowingly or with what they think are good intentions. Number of people are not an endorsement, nor is length of time. If anything, the more shame because of it!

Let me be clear – Catholic Scripture, Tradition and Context remain firmly at the heart of our approach to teaching children and young people about our religion and everything we do in daily life.

Comment: We need to teach our children Truth not ways of distorting it. Their minds and souls are fragile. Firmly at the heart but not apparent? Maybe they are present only by doing lip service? Actually, Catholic Scripture, Tradition and Context should be all what its all about; the heart, soul, body of this Curriculum. But I do not agree that even the heart is there. Furthermore, they should be teaching “Theology of the Body” if they aim to improve children’s understanding of correct, holy, fulfilling, faithful to God and neighbour type relationships, including sexual relationship. This is sadly lacking, sorely needed and would fulfil their needs in the most satisfying manner: for there they would learn their identity as a Child if God and the secret to true happiness. The Truth is all they need, in all its wonderful fullness, richness and depth.

This Draft New Curriculum is a direct response to the call of the Second Vatican Council. Even this is not new – it has been more than 50 years since the Church was called to discern the “signs of the times”!

Comment: Anyone who has read statements from Abp. Vigano and Bp. Schneider may realize how much Vatican II has contributed to discerning “the signs of the times”. You cannot use the call of the Second Vatican Council as an excuse yet again to push through non-Catholic agenda. We are far more savvy than that now. All the abuses and shocking approaches, which de-sacralized the Liturgy and muddied Teaching- do they really think they can continue in this vein? It is no direct response because there was no direct question. Name the call you refer to. Then use a truly Catholic approach to fulfil God’s Mission- for the Church and for Catholic Schools.

Miranda suggests that the Diocese of Parramatta has a “woke agenda”. Though the Catholic Church is an organisation that very few would consider ‘woke’, this glib cancel culture catchphrase seems to suggest that our schools are too socially aware. Our Patron, St Mary of the Cross MacKillop, is famous for saying “never see a need without doing something about it”: there’s nothing new or woke in that.

Comment: Are our schools too socially aware? If they weren’t before, they soon will be!

Yes, St. Mary of the Cross Mackillop propels us on, as do all the Saints in heaven. And what we need right now is to teach the Truth – Christ’s teachings, and not to draw attention to the leftist God-less agenda, except to expose it for what it is and teach the children and adults apologetics. These Teachings are the basis of what our children need:- to fight evil externally and within; to be counter-cultural and for Christ.

Despite the attempts by some commentators to create moral panic, Parramatta Catholic schools remain strongly Catholic and proudly so. We are working together to strengthen the faith of our young people, encouraging them to become attentive, intelligent, reasonable and responsible adults. The real news here is ‘Good News.’

Comment: Moral panic? Do you like his use of derogatory hyperbole? We suggest that if you are not noticing the true ‘Signs of the Times’ and are not concerned about moral decadence and feeling really worried (if not panicking) then something is wrong with your radar!

Parra Catholic Schools are not “strongly and proudly Catholic” unless they are so in word and deed; faithful to Christ in every aspect- not faithful to the world and its new age concepts and methodology.

Since when has ‘Good news’ been enculturating children in lifestyles and thinking, condemned by Holy Scripture?! Jesus told us about scandalizing children (including young, very innocent ones)- that it would be better for a millstone to be tied around their neck and them thrown in to the sea. If they proceed with this agenda (for it is clearly not just a curriculum but seeking to ‘re-program’ Catholics) they will be blatantly building an anti-Christian generation, under the deceptive label of ‘catholicism’ which it will not be.

Very Rev Christopher de Souza Vicar General and Episcopal Vicar for Education.

Other documents attached for the perusal of parents:

Letter final from Vicar General re Draft RE Curriculum

Questions and Answers on the Draft Religious Education Curriculum Final

Draft New Curriculum Seven Year Process  

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An excerpt from yesterday’s post: (A simple letter from a priest)

Aims as listed in the Curriculum :

“respecting sexual identities“: …
Is sexual identity nature or nurture? …
Is sexuality optional? …
Is Church teaching relevant? …
How does social media construct sexual identity? …
How is sexuality a journey of infinite exploration? …
Flourishing: This word implies that we can only truly flourish if we are allowed to explore our sexuality and form our own personal identity.

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Thank God for the courageous priests (and journalists) we have that have stood up to be counted. And for the countless laity storming the CEO, the schools and Bishop Long’s Office.

Please pray that parents can read between the lines. Please pray that many more parents are aware of what is actually happening.

How can our children learn the Faith when many teachers in Catholic schools at present do not practice their Faith; when even non- Catholics are allowed to teach Religion so long as they complete a simple 12 month course? And according to RCoM, who completed that course, blatant heresies were taught within the teacher education course! (That Mary’s virginity was symbolic, that Christ’s Resurrection did not happen, that God is all Mercy, (not equally just) and that no-one or very few could be therefore be in hell…)

If it wasn’t for Fr Rizzo, who started the ball rolling, it would have all passed by, without anyone taking notice. When Vatican II started, we all trusted that our bishops would never do anything against the Faith, so we all just went trustingly along.

We can’t trust them anymore. They introduced pagan worship of idols just last October with the supposed ‘pope’ allowing it and this is only just a tiny bit of what has been done.

Question everything.

Express your displeasure!

Keep them on their toes.

The evil ones prowls like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.

A simple letter from a priest created a tidal wave of protest!

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When it comes to standing up for our Faith, we must take every opportunity to fight. It is amazing what a simple letter can do.

It helps to have a well-known Catholic journalist  working in one of the major newspapers (The Daily Telegraph – Miranda Devine). Recent events regarding the proposed changes to the RE Curriculum in Parramatta diocese (Sydney) were also posted today in an article by Life Site News.

“Australian diocese to teach kids LGBT studies, gender fluidity, atheism in new religion class”
Critics are calling the new curriculum a ‘Trojan horse to smuggle in a leftist political agenda.’

See the article here:

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/australian-diocese-to-teach-kids-lgbt-studies-gender-fluidity-atheism-in-new-religion-class?utm_source=editor_picks&utm_campaign=catholic

Below is the series of events which led to this.

      1. Events re Fr. Warren
      2.  Catholic Teacher Symposium
      3.  Letter to Daily Telegraph by Fr. Rizzo
      4. Fr Rizzo’s interview  by  “Catholic Lives Matter”
      5. Letter from Fr O’Neill in support of Fr Rizzo
      6. Lay Advocacy Group relating to St Patrick’s Cathedral and Bishop Long.

In the beginning (2019):

The story starts with Fr Warren Edwards who was mentioned by Fr Bossini (former Parish Priest of Parramatta Cathedral parish) in his whistleblower letter to the laity.   Fr Edwards was bullied when he fought for control of the religious education teaching of Santa Sophia Collegewhich should be under the control of the parish priest.  Greg Whitby made Sancta Sophia independent from the parish priest.  You see, Catholic Schools pastoral and religious education should be under the control of the parish priest.
This is the topic Fr O’Niell brought up in defence of Fr Rizzo in his letter to the Daily Telegraph.(see more info below)
It is interesting to note that both Fr Warren Edwards and Fr Bob Bossini have been removed form their parishes unjustly by this bishop.

Catholic Teacher Symposium:

This is outlined below in a letter by Bernadette of a lay advocacy group which formed to fight not only this, but other injustices in this diocese.

PREPARATION TO INDOCTRINATE NON-CATHOLIC TEACHINGS STARTED WITH THE CATHOLIC TEACHERS

In 2019, Greg Whitby and Bishop Long invited all Catholic School teachers to a symposium at Rosehills Racecourse.  However, both did not attend and went overseas. They send two openly gay priests to conduct the symposium.  Attached are the topics.  (Synodus Epsicoporum. 3 pages.)
Attached also is the copy of the Draft of the New Curriculum.  I know it seems only page 55 -56 is worrying but with the indoctrination of the Catholic school teachers makes the whole curriculum tainted from the true Catholic teaching
Fr Rizzo and Fr O’  Neil (Doonside) have responded to this.  Let’s pray more priests and bishops come out to support these two priests who are courageous enough to speak out. Yesterday 27 August, Thursday, Fr Rizzo was called to Bishop Long’s office at 3 pm.  Fr Rizzo said the meeting went well. 
(Editor’s note re last statement: It was reported that Fr. Rizzo had been “silenced”, but it wouldn’t worry him because his work had been done  – i.e. getting parents on the offensive and making them aware of the details.)

Note the new curriculum focusses on the following aspects of the curriculum document:  

“respecting sexual identities”: This is problematic because it implies more than two sexual identities and that we are required to respect whatever identity a person chooses for themself. It is not about teaching objective Catholic teaching on sexuality but allowing students to subjectively determine for themselves their sexual identity and require others to affirm that choice.
Is sexual identity nature or nurture?This allows open-ended discussion to conclude that it is both and hence allow students to nurture their own identity independent of biology.
Is sexuality optional? This allows open-ended discussion to conclude that sexuality is optional and we all have the option to choose our own sexual identity independent of biology.
Is Church teaching relevant? This will allow the discussion to conclude that Church teaching on sexuality is no longer relevant and it needs to change to be in tune with the times. That is, surrender to the tenets of the sexual revolution.
How does social media construct sexual identity? This, again, implies that sexual identity is merely a social construct and all students are hence free to construct or reconstruct their own sexual identity.
How is sexuality a journey of infinite exploration? If sexuality is a journey of exploration, then the implication is that students are free to embark on their own journey of sexual exploration and come to whatever conclusions they wish to independent of their biology.
Flourishing:This word implies that we can only truly flourish if we are allowed to explore our sexuality and form our own personal identity.
With the indoctrination for years by Greg Whitby and the Bishop of the Catholic School teachers, this curriculum is dangerous to our Church and Children.
After Mass yesterday, I went to see Bishop Long.  I introduced myself and reminded him that I have registered to mail my petition for Transparency and Accountability which he received on 7 July.  I asked him why he kept refusing my request for an appointment.   He gave me a spiel that there is a process. I reminded him that he cannot remain silent, more and more things are coming out and I have not been disrespectful to him in my approach or my correspondence.  I mentioned we have a daily zoom The Laity Advocacy Prayer Group and we are praying for him 2x a day. I said God loves Him and he may be surrounded by bad people so he should speak to me us as we are here to strengthen the church and assist in fraternal correction if necessary.
We need prayers.  Greg Whitby, Geoff Officer and sadly Bishop Long (if he refuses to handle or is incapable of handling the powerful vicars and employees) have to go.  This is not a sin if it is to save souls and defend the teaching of Our Lord Jesus Christ.  
Kind regards,
Bernadette”

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Fr Rizzo’s Letter to the newspaper after the release of the Curriculum:

A letter from Fr John Rizzo, a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Parramatta, to the Daily Telegraph
“Regarding the plans of the Catholic Diocese of Parramatta in instituting “a radical shake-up of the religious curriculum, I respond in the following way: If I were a Catholic parent and a salesman came to my door wanting to sell me material about “gender identity,” I would tell him of the TWO identities, male and female. If he wanted to sell me on “atheism being another faith,” I would tell him that atheism involves a LACK OF FAITH.
Perhaps at this point he would say that I am suffering from “boredom of religion!”
As a Catholic priest in the Diocese of Parramatta, I kindly remind the Catholic Education Office of Parramatta of their crucial responsibility in teaching their students of the importance of the 10 Commandments; likewise the Catholic teachings of morality, especially in regards to the Church’s teachings on proper relationships, marriage between a man and a woman; abstinence before marriage; the evils of pornography; the love of purity; the avoidance of homosexuality. Oops, am I boring you??
If the Catholic Education Office does not want to live up to this God-given responsibility, than I kindly ask Bishop Vincent Long to terminate the Catholic Education Office and replace it with people who are faithful to ALL the teachings of the Catholic Church in Her faith and morals!!
Catholic faithful are sick and tired of politically correct agendas being thrown at the innocence of their children.
Oh Mary conceived without sin , pray for us who have recourse to you.”
Sincerely,
Fr. John Rizzo, Diocese of Parramatta”

Fr Rizzo’s interview on “Catholic Lives Matter”

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1852494475018627/permalink/2690027327932000/

As a result of this letter and his interview, Fr Rizzo was called into  the bishop’s Office on 27th August at 3pm.

The news of this was only released  on the morning of the 27th, but with help of Social Media there was an army of people praying the Rosary and Chaplet at 3pm for him. We found out this morning the result. He has been silenced, but it is not the first time. He was not concerned because he had done what he set out to do : make parents aware of what this Curriculum is all about.

His simple letter began  with a ripple, but it had developed into a tidal swell.

Catholic Journalist’s articles in the Daily Telegraph.

  • “Miranda Devine: Catholic schools sell out scripture for sex ed

Miranda Devine       The Daily Telegraph    

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Fr O’Neill’s letter  in defence of Fr Rizzo in his letter to the Daily Telegraph:

Dear Sir
re article on Parramatta Schools
More power to the arm of Fr. Rizzo. What the Catholic Education Office needs to know is that they do not have authority over Parish Schools: that belongs to the Parish Priest. It would be interesting for this matter to be raised before The Sacred Congregation for Clergy in the Vatican. I am Parish Priest of St. John Vianney’s Doonside, Parramatta Diocese, coming here in 1983. My first and happy task was to establish a primary school. It was my decision in obedience to the Church’s universal Code of Canon Law, CN. 776, not to an instruction from the CEO, which did not exist here at that time – the Diocese was not cut off from Sydney until 1986. The bishop of this diocese, so I hear, has required that this very faulty RE programme be used in this diocese. The bishop needs to know that he has not the authority to place a bureau above the authority of the Parish Priest.
I have forbidden the use of this RE programme in this parish school and have so instructed the school authorities. I am very much prepared to make this public before the congregations at Mass. Just in case anyone is surprised, or even shocked at these arguments in our Church, they should bone up on their Church History, starting with reading the Letters of St. Paul. Christ said to His Apostles, his first priests: “Go, teach all nations;” He did not tel them: “Go, found bureaus!”
Fr. John W. O’Neill, PP, STB, MASA
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Headline in Parramatta Outlook (Diocesan news site) re New Curriculum:

“Catholic schools across Western Sydney are changing the way students learn about faith.

… The Draft New Curriculum is a response to the “signs of the times” as well as the needs of local students and school communities. It has been developed based on the big questions students themselves ask about life, identity and belonging. The final version of the new curriculum will be launched in Term 2, 2021.

Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta Executive Director Greg Whitby has confidence in this up-to-date approach to learning and teaching.

“We’ll meet students and their families where they are, give them a voice and empower them to explore faith through participation and dialogue,” Greg said.

This new approach aims to nurture young people so they might help to build a more compassionate and caring society through being thoughtful, intelligent, reasonable and responsible.

…

“We’re aiming to educate the whole person and empower our young people to discover a full and meaningful life” Monica said. “It is a call to action to use their learning to make a difference in the lives of others.”

Consultant Theologian Professor Anthony Maher highlights the relevant and inspirational nature of the new curriculum, and said that its “purpose is to bring about the flourishing of our young people.”   …”

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Screen shot re comments on FB on new Curriculum :
(being managed by Laity Advocacy Group)

“Your comments and suggestions to the diocese on the Facebook link are being deleted, despite the comments being respectful.
If anyone can take screen shots of all the comments, send them through to me”

 

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Comment from an email parishioner friend:

“From the Curriculum “God loves me for who I am”

That is a very dangerous statement. It implies that each person is his/her own god…the capital sin of pride.

This also runs counter to A’Kempis: “The more humble and obedient to God a man is, the more wisw and at peace he will be in all that he does.”

Documents:

Synodus Episcoporum

Curriculum v4 (3)

Comfort Catholicism Has to Go; It is Time to Prepare for Persecution

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We are at war for our own souls and the souls of people we love. We are at war for the soul of this culture and nation. And like any soldier, we must train to fight well.

Source: Comfort Catholicism Has to Go; It is Time to Prepare for Persecution

There is a growing consternation among some Catholics that the Church, at least in her leadership, is living in the past. It seems there is no awareness that we are at war and that Catholics need to be summoned to sobriety, increasing separation from the wider culture, courageous witness and increasing martyrdom.

It is long past dark in our culture, but in most parishes and dioceses it is business as usual and there is anything but the sober alarm that is really necessary in times like these.

Scripture says, Blessed be the Lord, my rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle (Psalm 144:1). Preparing people for war — a moral and spiritual war, not a shooting war — should include a clear setting forth of the errors of our time, and a clear and loving application of the truth to error and light to darkness.

But there is little such training evident in Catholic circles today where, in the average parish, there exists a sort of shy and quiet atmosphere — a fear of addressing “controversial” issues lest someone be offended, or the parish be perceived as “unwelcoming.”

But, if there ever was a time to wear soft garments, it is not now.

The Church of the 1970s-1990s was surely well described as the era of “beige Catholicism” (a term coined by Bishop Robert Barron, and not by way of flattery either). Those of us who lived through that era, especially in the 1970s, remember it as a time when many parish signs beckoned people to “come and experience our welcoming and warm Catholic community.” Our most evident desire was to fit in and be thought of as “normal.” Yes, Catholics were just like everyone else; and we had been working very hard to do that, at least since the early 1960s when John F. Kennedy was elected. Catholics had finally “made it” into the mainstream; we had been accepted by the culture.

Church architecture and interiors became minimalist and non-descript. Music and language in the liturgy became folksy. Marian processions, Corpus Christi processions, many things of distinctive and colorful Catholicism all but disappeared. Even our crucifixes disappeared, to be replaced by floating “resurrection Jesus” images. The emphasis was on blending in, speaking to things that made people feel comfortable, and affirming rather than challenging. If there was to be any challenge at all it would be on “safe” exhortations such as not abusing the environment or polluting, not judging or being intolerant, and so forth.

Again, if there ever was a time to wear soft garments, it is not now. It is zero-dark-thirty in our post-Christian culture. And while we may wish to blame any number of factors for the collapse, we cannot exclude ourselves. We who are supposed to be the light of the world, with Christ shining in us, have preferred to hide our light under a basket and lay low. The ruins of our families and culture are testimony to the triumph of error and the suppression of the truth.

More than ever we need to shift toward being distinctive from the culture we have refused to critique and call to reform. More than ever our faith needs to shine brightly and clearly in our churches and communities.

And if a world now accustomed to great darkness calls our light harsh, so be it. If our light does not shine, there is no light at all. Our Catholic faith is the sole and last hope for this world. It has always been so.

Simply put, it is time for clergy to prepare themselves and God’s people for sacrifice. Seeking to compromise with this culture is now unthinkable. Our only recourse is to seek to lance the boils. And the culture will cry foul. And we who do the lancing will be made increasingly to suffer. But we have to be willing to embrace and endure such suffering in increasing ways in the months and years ahead.

We are at war for our own souls and the souls of people we love. We are at war for the soul of this culture and nation. And like any soldier, we must train to fight well. We must study our faith and be more committed than ever. We must also know our enemy and his tactics, and we must be prepared to suffer — and even to lose our life.

We have to retool and provide every opportunity to get clear about our faith. Sermons and other teachable moments must sound a clear call to personal conversion and to battle for souls and to stop treating lightly the sinful disregard for God’s law in our families and communities.

Our bishops especially need to shift into another mode entirely. Collectively and currently they seem more interested in protecting what little we have left, than summoning the Catholic people to battle. Priests too seem loath to summon people to anything challenging or uncomfortable. The image of Peter trying to keep Christ from the Cross comes to mind. Peter said, “This shall never be for you!” And the Lord severely rebuked him saying that he was thinking as man, not God, and was in the service of Satan.

And what of us? The Church cannot even seem to ask people to attend Mass on a Holy Day if it is on a Monday or a Saturday. It is apparently too much to ask people to come to Mass two days in a row. If that be the case, who will summon them to withstand and vigorously protest unjust and evil laws, even if it means financial penalties or even jail? And blood martyrdom? It hardly seems likely that most clergy today would counsel readiness for such a thing or even be close to being ready ourselves. Bishops or priests who do so can expect to be called reckless and imprudent in shy and soft times like these. The cry will surely go up, “It is not yet the time for such things!”

But if not now, when?

Scripture says, If the trumpet does not sound a clear call, who will get ready for battle? (1 Cor. 14:8). It cannot simply be priests who must make this call. Parents and other leaders need to sound it as well. Yes, parents need to prepare their children for more than a career. They need now to prepare them for difficult days ahead — days that will include persecution and even martyrdom if they decide to follow Christ unambiguously.

Am I wrong? I sure hope so. But we can no longer, as a Church, sit idly by and hope things just magically get better. As a culture, and even in segments of the Church, we have sown the wind, and now we are reaping the whirlwind.

Many, these days, like to criticize the Church of the past for any number of failings. But I wonder how the future members of the Church will remember the Church in our times. Columnist Joseph Sobran, writing over 15 years ago, wondered the same thing and wrote:

[Catholics of the future] certainly won’t accuse us of excessive zeal. They might be shocked by our lukewarmness, our cowardice masquerading as tolerance, our laxity, our willingness to countenance heresy, sacrilege, blasphemy, and immorality, even within the Church itself, our eagerness to ingratiate ourselves with the secular world … (Subtracting Christianity, p. 268)

Yes, I too wonder. From St. Peter to Constantine there were 33 Popes. Thirty of them were martyred and two died in exile. Countless clergy and lay people too were martyred. It is hard to imagine the Church in the decadent West being willing to suffer so. Surely our brethren in many less affluent parts of the world are dying in large numbers. But I wonder: After all these years of “comfort Catholicism”, would the average American parishioner or clergyman be willing or able to endure such loss?

It is time, past time, to retool. It is time to prepare for persecutions that will get bolder by the month and year. The dark movements that marched in under the banners of tolerance never meant it. And having increasingly gained power, they are seeking to criminalize anyone who resists their vision. No tolerance for us. Religious liberty is eroding, and compulsory compliance is already here. The federal courts increasingly shift to militantly secular and activist judges who legislate from the bench.

When will we as a Church finally say to the bureaucrats who demand we comply with evil laws: “We will not comply. If you fine us we will not pay. If you seek to confiscate our buildings, we will turn maximum publicity against you, but we still will not comply. If you arrest us, off to jail we go! But we will simply not comply with evil laws or cooperate with evil.”

Right now, most of us can barely imagine our clergy standing so firm. Quiet compromises and jargon-filled “solutions” will be a grave temptation to a Church ill-prepared for persecution.

Call me alarmist or call me idealist, but I hope we find our spine before it is too late. It is usually a faithful remnant that saves the day in the Biblical narrative. I pray only for the strength to be in that faithful remnant.  Will you join me too? Let’s pray and start retooling now. Only our unambiguous faith can save us or anyone we love. Pray for strong and courageous faith.

More Prophecies Fulfilled: Threats to Freedom, Faith and Family

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Children are being threatened from every side.

  • Our governments are enacting many new laws, under the guise of ”protection”. The details of a new law was sent to me from a friend in Victoria and applies as part of a new governmental COVID 19 emergency response action plan.

Here we see communistic principles of control (through fear) being enacted under the pretense of protecting and saving our children.

There is nothing further from the truth. In reality, parents should have sovereign rights over their children – their education, their health, their place of residence and their formation!

This is proof that Satan is attacking the family where communism, or at least a Communist form of rule, is being used to take away basic freedoms- under other guises and pretexts.

The Book of Truth warns us about the dangers of laws designed to enslave us:

Excerpt of message 9 Nov. 2012

“…Look in front of you and behind you. Look carefully at seemingly innocent new laws introduced into your countries designed to make you feel as if they are to improve your lives. Many of them are simply to enslave you by getting you to sign away your rights, under what appear to be democratic laws.

Democracy will be replaced with dictatorships, yet they will not be presented to nations as such. When millions have signed away all their rights, in the name of new tolerant laws, it will be too late. You will become prisoners.

The main leaders in the world are working together to bring their new plans about. They are part of the elite whose goal is greed, wealth, control and power. They do not accept the Power of God. They do not believe My Death on the Cross was to save them from the fires of Hell….”

In this message, we are given a prayer entitled:

CP 84 To enlighten the Souls of the Elites who rule the World

O dear Jesus, I beg You to enlighten the souls of the elites who rule the world. … Please prevent their plans to hurt millions of people through vaccinations, shortage of foods, forced adoptions of innocent children and the splitting up of families, from taking place.

Heal them. Cover them with Your Light and take them into the bosom of Your Heart to save them from the snares of the evil one. Amen.

And other prayers for the protection of our children and our families.

Crusade Prayer (153): The Gift of Protection for children

O Mother of God, Mother of Salvation, I ask that you consecrate the souls of these children (list them here…) and present them to your beloved Son. Pray that Jesus will, through the Power of His Precious Blood, cover and protect these little souls with every kind of protection from evil. I ask you, dear Mother, to protect my family in times of great difficulties and that your Son will look favourably upon my request to unite my family in one with Christ and grant us Eternal Salvation. Amen.

Crusade Prayer (167) : Protect my family

O God, my Eternal Father, through the grace of Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, please protect my family, at all times, from evil. Give us the strength to rise above evil intent and to remain unified; in our love for You and one another. Sustain us through every trial and suffering we may endure and keep alive the love we have for each other, so that we are in union with Jesus. Bless our families and give us the Gift of Love, even in times of strife. Strengthen our love, so that we may share the joy of our family with others so that Your Love may be shared with the whole world. Amen.

Another warning against new laws:

Excerpt of message: 31 March 2013

“…Many new laws will be brought into your nations, where My Father’s Book will become impossible to access. You must never accept these laws because they deny Me.  When you have no access to My Teachings, your children will not know Me. When My Teachings, the Laws of God, become outlawed, then you will know that it will be by the hand of Satan that your governments are being guided.

You must not allow yourselves to be taken like slaves. You must not succumb to absurd laws, which deny your free will. Never forget that you were born with the gift of free will – a Gift from God.

Any man who takes away your free will, denies God. Any government or nation, which denies you your free will to bear witness to God, is being guided by Satan. You, My beloved followers have been duped by satanic influences through those nations, which control your banks, your governments and your access to food. …”

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Besides laws such as the one mentioned above (Section 25A: removal of children) we have Catholic educational leaders (and their bishop?) taking the first step towards confusing children about their Creation and their identity. It was under the pretext that it is to educate them re: LGBT and transgender, in the light of the teachings of the Catholic Faith. We might think this sounds good, but in reality, we know this will not happen.

The Faith of  Catholics is already in the hands of modernist teachers and leaders. No-one gets promoted unless you are very ‘contemporary’ as they like to call it. Already the Director of schools has targeted and labelled ‘devout Catholics’ (as if it was a  bad thing) as likely having a problem with it and needing to ‘get over it’ or be railroaded. Does he know the meaning of devout? Are the parents, who actually care that Catholic schools exist, even worth him acknowledging?!

The children will latch onto this “new” approach and be overwhelmed and drown in its insidiousness. The vast majority of teachers of this new religious education curriculum,  are poorly formed in their faith and utterly unsuited to teach and answer questions about the Teachings of our Faith on matters challenged by society. And consider who/ where it is coming from, this is as dangerous as letting an enemy put ‘vitamins’ in your water source.

Book of Truth warns us not just against new laws, but clergy who are silent:

Excerpt of message 5 Sept. 2012

“…Not only do the laws, which govern their countries, begin to change, but the faith they once had, seems to have evaporated.

Fewer priests, fewer servants in My Christian Church, are coming forward to defend the Laws of God.

Nor do they shout their allegiance to Me. Instead their voices are but whispers amidst the noise of voices, which rant and promote self-love.

The Word of God is being devoured by the voices of the atheists who disguise their voices behind the cloak of government laws, which are being amended in the name of so called justice, tolerance, for the good of all.

The lies being presented before you are designed to destroy not only the Word of My Father, but Christianity throughout the world….”

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See story below.

Report in the Daily Telegraph on 16 Aug. 2020:

Catholic kids to study atheism, gender identities as part of religious education shakeup

“Catholic school students will be taught about different sexual identities, atheism and social media relationships as part of a radical shake- up of religious curriculum in the Parramatta Diocese. Greg Whitby conceded the move would be controversial among devout Catholics but said change was necessary .

“Catholic school students will be taught about different sexual identities, atheism and social media relationships as part of a radical shake-up of the Catholic Diocese of Parramatta’s religious curriculum. The move is a bid to make religion more relevant to students’ lives and cater to an increasing number of multicultural students who are not Catholic. Students in Year 7 and 8 will be asked “to recognise sexuality as an exploration in forming personal identity”.

They will discuss questions like “Is sexuality optional? Does the Church’s teaching on sexuality have any value or relevance to modern life? How does social media construct sexual identity?”

The Diocese’s schools chief Greg Whitby conceded the move would be controversial among devout Catholics but said change was necessary if they were going to engage students in religion.

“There will be critics of this approach, just as the older generation critiques the younger generation but we believe we can defend the proposition,” Mr Whitby said.”

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Parents have been complaining all over social media. One well-meaning priest, reacted to parents’ concerns and reassured them that although many Catholic teachers do not practice their Faith, many resources have been made available to teachers so that they teach the Faith. He is a good priest and apparently was part of the discussions in forming this curriculum. But really? Parents aren’t that blind. It will be exactly as has been done to many other traditional features of our Faith and Christ’s Teachings. They will be twisted to suit the modern agendaand our children’s morals and Faith will be further diluted, if not totally corrupted and they will become conformed to modern society.

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 In response, the newspaper received a letter from a solid Catholic Priest in regards to plans of Catholic Diocese of Parramatta:

 “Regarding the plans of the Catholic Diocese of Parramatta in instituting “a radical shake-up of the religious curriculum, I respond in the following way: 

 If I were a Catholic parent and a salesman came to my door wanting to sell me material about “gender identity,” I would tell him of the TWO identities, male and female.

 If he wanted to sell me on “atheism being another faith,” I would tell him that atheism involves a LACK OF FAITH.

Perhaps at this point he would say that I am suffering from “boredom of religion!”

As a Catholic priest in the Diocese of Parramatta, I kindly remind the Catholic Education Office of Parramatta of their crucial responsibility in teaching their students of the importance of the 10 Commandments; likewise the Catholic teachings of morality, especially in regards to the Church’s teachings on proper relationships, marriage between a man and a woman; abstinence before marriage; the evils of pornography; the love of purity; the avoidance of homosexuality. Oops, am I boring you??

If the Catholic Education Office does not want to live up to this God-given responsibility, then I kindly ask Bishop Vincent Long to terminate the Catholic Education Office and replace it with people who are faithful to ALL the teachings of the Catholic Church in Her faith and morals!!

Catholic faithful are sick and tired of politically correct agendas being thrown at the innocence of their children.

Oh Mary conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to you.”

Sincerely,

Fr. John Rizzo, Diocese of Parramatta

Let’s all stand united with Fr Rizzo and make sure they don’t try to silence him (as has been done before)

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So many of these attacks began with our bishops. E.g. support for same sex marriage, closure of churches, Communion in the hand only, etc. This is only just the beginning. In October, Australia is having a Plenary Council. The agenda is insidious and, just like that of the Amazonian Synod, has been condemned. It has been said, that this agenda will resurface in this Plenary Council and make this teaching mandatory everywhere.

Heaven forbid! We have many good bishops, but not many of our bishops are courageous. Can they stand up to the influence of the masonic bishops and defend laws of God?

We have to pray so hard for our priests, bishops and government leaders!!! We must pray daily for the Protection of our children from the demonic forces which encircle us. They threaten our lives and they threaten our souls. They are dividing families (in more ways than one!) and have taken our freedom- and they have only just started!

But also know this: our help is in God who made the heavens and the earth. All Power and Dominion belongs to Him. His Power is Almighty, far greater than any evil entity. If you know this, you must call on His Power day and night– pray without ceasing. You were born for this, and in truth, you may die for this, but you will testify to His Glory and His Power and He will be Victorious.

 

 

More than 20 priests world wide declare for Pope Benedict XVI

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It is becoming clearer and clearer that the usurper on the throne of Peter is just that as well as a “destroyer” (St Francis) and a deceiver. He is the False Prophet as described in Revelation. He is slowly but surely making the path clear for the Anti-Christ to take over.
More and more priests are beginning to have the courage to acknowledge that Pope Benedict XVI is the one and only, true pope.
These numbers can become an avalanche, but we have to make our opinions heard. Acknowledging the Truth will be the means to save millions of souls (including some priests and bishops), who are being led along “the road to perdition.”

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