THREE DAYS OF DARKNESS

Fr. James Blount’s Foreshadowing of the 

Three Days of Darkness

Jan 13, 2021

Transcript

The experience was totally unexpected. I was giving a parish retreat at a church in Georgia. And as I arrived at the parish with my helper who was driving me, Dr. David, we got out of the car and started heading toward the church when my attention was drawn upwards. I looked up at the sky before I crossed the parking lot and I was startled, but pleasantly surprised, by a vision of the Virgin herself, the Virgin Mary high up in the sky. I saw the beautiful mother. And in my community, we are totally consecrated to Our Lady: all the priests and religious, the deacons and even the laity. We go through St. Louis de Montfort’s True Devotion, prepare for 33 days and make a total consecration of our lives. Our founder was a true son of Mary, Father Jim Flanagan. So, I’ve been in love with Our Lady for a long time: not just loving her, but in love with her.

She’s like the woman of my life, in particular. She’s unutterably beautiful, Our Lady. Mother Angelica once said that “When the angels look at Mary they swoon -- they gasp for breath at her beauty!” This is true actually. It’s true! I long for the day when everyone knows this reality of God’s Mona Lisa. Mary is God’s Mona Lisa, His finest creation.

I had the joy of seeing her in the air, way up in the air, over the church. She must have been quite large because I was way down on the ground and she was miles up in the air, but she was kind of big. And I basically saw Mary’s torso, from her waist to the top of her head. She’s quite beautiful. Our Lady was holding something in her hands.

Now I live in the presence of Our Lady every day, so it wasn’t that I was so startled because a true Catholic lives in the Heart of Mary. She’s the Ark of the New Covenant and we live in her as a sure refuge, so I was not that surprised. Like when I was a boy I’d go into the kitchen and my mom would be cooking. I wouldn’t be surprised to see my mom in the kitchen. And I wasn’t surprised to see Mama up there. She’s the Queen of the Universe. I just wasn’t that surprised -- but happy.

I saw her. She was holding something in her hand. It was black; it was dark. As I looked, I didn’t know what it was. It was something in her hand that seemed to be curved. She was holding what was like a roll of something in her hands.

As I looked at Mama, she made a motion and, whatever this was, it began to unroll. So, I realized at that moment it was a ream of material, a ream of cloth. And it began to roll out from her hand. She was still holding it, but it was rolling out and I see it come down and then turn around and circle around the globe.

As I was standing there, it is circling all the way around the earth and coming back to where we were in Georgia -- in seconds -- then it went around again a few degrees over, and again and again, to wrap the entire world in this black fabric.

And I saw the words spelled out in front of me. I saw the words in my spirit -- "blackout": b-l-a-c-k-o-u-t -- blackout. Then the whole thing disappeared.

So, it didn’t scare me in any way. I thought it was very interesting because the Lord told us to read the signs of the times. We have to be aware of what is happening because God is on the move. The devil has been on the move for a long time and he’s about to get his just reward -- his punishment -- soon! And God will work His victory through His Holy Mother. So, we need to be attuned to the Holy Spirit and to the Holy Virgin.

[The vision] disappeared. I wasn’t totally surprised because I know the prophecies of the Saints, the Blesseds and the Venerables about a great tribulation and a possible blackout and an "illumination of conscience: Three Days of Darkness. I did not know what this [vision] referred to but my first thought was the Three Days of Darkness because it was a total blackout of the world...

Well, the vision disappeared. I went in and gave the day of retreat. I left with my helper. And David brought me out to the car, I just looked up by just coincidence, and I saw it again. Some six hours later, there’s Mama up in the air, holding the black ream. And it unfolds in her hand, it rolls out, and covers the earth, spins all the way around until the whole earth is covered in a matter of a minute. And I saw the word “blackout” and then it disappeared.

Well! When God does a thing a second time, He’s putting like a punctuation mark, you might say. I took that and explained to David what I was seeing. David knows that these things happen [to me]. As the song says, “Great things happen when God mixes with man -- great things!” As the bible says, “Signs and wonders accompanied the apostles wherever they went.”

Well David now drives me to the home of one of the parishioners of this parish where they are having a dinner waiting for us. So, we go to this beautiful house and have dinner with this lovely Catholic family as a way of resting after a day of hard work.

As I get out of the car to walk into the house, there I see it a third time! Straight up in the air over their garage! Up in the air was Mother Mary! A little closer this time, but still with the big black material, which spins out over the whole world -- “blackout” -- so three times in one day the Lord gave me this vision and I think of that scripture verse that “a triple cord cannot be broken.”

So that was my interesting and unexpected experience. I believe that Our Lord and Our Holy Mother were giving me a warning, not so much personally, but as a priest, as a pastor of His people, to have His people get ready. That we are living in very unusual times -- very unusual times! You could quite honestly say apocalyptic times.

And God is on the move, and His chief instrument is Mary -- and then the angels, then His Holy Church. Some great things are going to be coming soon. I believe it will be a shake-up of the whole world, including the "illumination of conscience," so that the world can wake up and back away from darkness and begin, in repentance, to walk in the joy of the light of her Son, Jesus Christ.

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DIVINE WILL PRAYER AFTER MASS

Before Leaving Church: 

Most Holy Trinity, you who now dwell inside my body in all of Your Divinity, nothing is beyond Your power. Therefore, I come before you and say, "Thy will be done." I renounce my self-will, and instead promise and desire to do and live in only Your Will. 

Please also preserve the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist within me, so that you may make of me a living Monstrance, that my walk today may be a true Procession through this city’s streets. Make of me a living Host, that all who see me truly gaze upon Your face, and grant me the Gift of Living in the Divine Will, so that Jesus may walk in my walking, speak in my speaking, pray in my praying, and indeed substitute His Divine and Eternal operations for all of my acts, and through me re-do all of the acts of Creation, past, present, and future -- in the Will of God, offering them back to the Father with the seal of my Fiat, which I pray may become an echo of Jesus and Mary’s perfect Fiat. 

Dear Jesus, let all of my sufferings serve as atonement for my sins and those of the whole world, and be fused with Yours in Your Passion and console your Sacred Heart. 

Let all who see me that lack Faith be as Longinus, and acknowledge you are the Son of God. Let all who see me that lack works be as Dismas, and receive the grace of perfect contrition, hope, and trust. Let all who see me that live in sin be as Magdalene and amend their ways. Let all who see me that suffer from wounds of spirit be healed of them, and in place of any darkness or despair, be filled with peace and joy, as you preached the good news to the poor. Let all who see the image of Your Mercy that I wear venerate it and therefore receive the promise you entrusted to Faustina, so they may not perish. Let all who see the weapon of your Mother (Holy Rosary) that I carry receive grace through her intercession, that she may crush the head of the serpent in their lives. 

Do not restrict these graces to only those few who see me but let them be extended to all the friends and family of these and continue in this manner until they reach the furthest ends of Earth, Heaven, and Purgatory; past, present, and future. 

I firmly trust and believe that you can do all of these things, for I ask them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 

Divine Will Missionaries of Mercy

https://dwmom.org/

“Jesus, 

I Trust in You. Thy Will be done. 

I give You my will. 

Please give me Yours in Return. 

Let Your Kingdom Come! 

Let Your Will be done on earth 

as it is in Heaven. 

Amen.”

Living In the Divine Will

https://luisapiccarreta.com/reflection-from-book-of-heaven/the-steps-needed-to-live-in-the-divine-will/

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COUNTDOWN TO THE KINGDOM

Heaven’s Messages For Our Times

https://www.countdowntothekingdom.com/

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 The Coming Illumination of Conscience of Souls:

When We Will See Ourselves as God Sees Us.

ILLUMINATION OF CONSCIENCE

http://catholicdeliverance.blogspot.com/2016/04/illumination-of-conscience.html

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COUNTDOWN TO THE KINGDOM
TIMELINE

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MEDJUGORJE PILGRIMAGE 2018

May 29 - June 7, 2018

The Church of St. James the Apostle is 

the symbol and heart of the Parish of Medjugorje.

The Statue of Our Lady at the top of 

Apparition Hill is where Our Lady first appeared 

to six children in 1981. 

Pilgrims climb the steep, rocky path 

that leads to the apparition site.

The Blue Cross at the foot of Apparition Hill 

is where Our Lady appears monthly to 

visionary Mirjana. 

Pilgrims are invited to be present at 

the apparition.

Message of Our Lady of Medjugorje, Queen of Peace, through the visionary Mirjana Dragicevic-Soldo. (June 2, 2018)

"Dear children, I am calling you to accept my words which I am speaking to you as a mother, with a simplicity of heart, so that you may set out on the way of complete light and purity, of the singular love of my Son, man and God.

A joy -- a light indescribable in human words -- will penetrate your soul and the peace and love of my Son will take hold of you. I desire this for all of my children.

Therefore, you, apostles of my love, you who know how to love and forgive, you who do not judge, you whom I encourage, you be an example to all those who are not going on the way of light and love or who have diverted from it.

By your life show them the truth. Show them love because love overcomes all difficulties, and all of my children thirst for love.

Your unity in love is a gift to my Son and me. But, my children, remember that to love also means to desire the good for your neighbor and to desire conversion of your neighbor's soul.

As I am looking at you gathered around me, my heart is sad, because I see so little brotherly love, merciful love.

My children, the Eucharist -- my Son alive among you -- His words will help you comprehend, because His word is life, His word makes the soul breathe, His word brings about cognition of love.

Dear children, anew, I am imploring you as a mother who desires the good for her children: love your shepherds, pray for them.

Thank you."

The Cross at the top of Cross Mountain is 

embedded with relics of the True Cross. 

Climbing the mountain, 

pilgrims partake in the Stations of the Cross.

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SUPERNATURAL SIGN IN MEDJUGORJE

Bronze Sculpture of the Risen Christ



A mysterious liquid flows from the sculpture of the Risen Christ in Medjugorje.

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Many wonder... is Medjugorje true? 

Is Medjugorje approved by the Church?

What does the Catholic Church say 

about Medjugorje?

On May 14, 2019 (Mother's Day), on the eve of the first Marian apparition at Fatima, Pope Francis officially declared that diocesan pilgrimages to Medjugorje are approved by the Catholic Church.

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DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY

OUR LORD TOLD ST. FAUSTINA, “My daughter, tell the whole world about My inconceivable Mercy. I desire that the ‘Feast of Mercy’ be a refuge and shelter for all souls, and especially for poor sinners. On that day the very depths of My tender Mercy are open. I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon those souls who approach the fount of My Mercy.

THE SOUL THAT WILL GO TO CONFESSION AND RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNION SHALL OBTAIN COMPLETE FORGIVENESS OF SINS ‘AND PUNISHMENT.’

On that day all the divine floodgates through which graces flow are opened. Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet. My Mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or of angel, will be able to fathom it throughout all eternity. Everything that exists has come forth from the very depths of My most tender Mercy. Every soul in its relation to Me will contemplate My Love and Mercy throughout eternity. The ‘Feast of Mercy’ emerged from My very depths of tenderness. It is My desire that it be ‘solemnly celebrated on THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER EASTER.’ Mankind will not have Peace until it turns to the fount of My Mercy.”
(“Divine Mercy In My Soul,” Diary of St. Faustina, #699)

TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN 
THE FEAST OF MERCY:

1) Go to Confession.

2) Receive the Eucharist.

3) Offer prayers for 
the intentions of the Pope.

4) Recite the “Divine Mercy Chaplet”

in the Presence of the Blessed Sacrament

Or

In a state of grace, 
practice a work of charity

in honor of The Divine Mercy.

“JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU”

(The more one chooses to trust, 
the more grace one receives.)

THE CHAPLET OF THE DIVINE MERCY is a Powerful prayer that pleads God’s Mercy on the whole world. (3:oo PM is the “Hour of Mercy.”)

“Today I was awakened by a great storm. The wind was raging, and it was raining in torrents, thunderbolts striking again and again. I began to pray that the storm would do no harm, when I heard the words: ‘Say the chaplet I have taught you, and the storm will cease.’
I began immediately to say the chaplet and hadn’t even finished it when the storm suddenly ceased, and I heard the words: ‘Through the chaplet you will obtain everything, if what you ask for is compatible with My Will.’”
(“Divine Mercy In My Soul,” Diary of St. Faustina, #1731)

“When they say this chaplet in the presence of the dying, I will stand between My Father and the dying person, not as the Just Judge but as the Merciful Savior.” (“Divine Mercy In My Soul,” Diary of St. Faustina, #1541)

 

“JESUS, I TRUST IN YOU”

“MARY, TAKE OVER”

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THE FEAST OF MERCY

What graces can I receive on this day?

Our Lord revealed to St. Faustina His desire to flood us with His graces on that day. Reflect on each of the promises and desires that He expressed about Divine Mercy Sunday, which are recorded in entry 699 of the Diary of St. Faustina -- the main passage about the Feast of Mercy:

• On that day the very depths of My tender mercy are open.
• I pour out a whole ocean of graces upon souls who approach the Fount of My Mercy [the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Holy Eucharist].
• The soul that will go to Confession [beforehand] and receive Holy Communion [on that day] shall obtain complete forgiveness of sins and punishment.
• On that day all the divine floodgates through which graces flow are opened.
• Let no soul fear to draw near to Me, even though its sins be as scarlet.
• My mercy is so great that no mind, be it of man or of angel, will be able to fathom it throughout eternity.
• Every soul in its relation to Me will contemplate My love and mercy throughout eternity.
• The Feast of Mercy emerged from My very depths of tenderness.
• It is My desire that it be solemnly celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter.
• Mankind will not have peace until it turns to the Fount of My Mercy.

These promises and desires point to an amazing flood of graces that are available to us on Divine Mercy Sunday -- including complete forgiveness of sins and punishment! The slate can be wiped clean, and we can be granted a completely fresh start in life. _ Fr. George W. Kosicki, CSB

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TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN

THE FEAST OF MERCY:

1) Go to Confession.

2) Receive the Eucharist.

3) Offer prayers for

the intentions of the Pope.

4) Recite the Divine Mercy Chaplet

in the Presence of the Blessed Sacrament

-Or-

In a state of grace,

practice a work of charity

in honor of The Divine Mercy.

http://catholicdeliverance.blogspot.com/2012/04/divine-mercy-sunday.html

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CHAPLET OF THE DIVINE MERCY

Recorded at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy 

Eden Hill, Stockbridge, Massachusetts

Viewed worldwide on EWTN.

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SURRENDER

O Jesus, I Surrender Myself to You

(Total Abandonment to God)
 

Words of Jesus to Fr. Dolindo Ruotolo, a Capuchin Friar who was with (Saint) Padre Pio at Pietrelcina. St. Pio once said of this priest, “The whole of paradise is in your soul.”

 

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A Powerful Novena:

 

Day 1

Why do you confuse yourselves by worrying? Leave the care of your affairs to Me and everything will be peaceful. I say to you in truth that every act of true, blind, complete surrender to Me produces the effect that you desire and resolves all difficult situations.

 

O Jesus, I surrender myself to You,
take care of everything!
(10 times)

 

Day 2

Surrender to Me does not mean to fret, to be upset, or to lose hope; nor does it mean offering to Me a worried prayer asking Me to follow you and change your worry into prayer. It is against this surrender, deeply against it, to worry, to be nervous, and to desire to think about the consequences of anything. It is like the confusion that children feel when they ask their mother to see to their needs, and then try to take care of those needs for themselves so that their childlike efforts get in their mother’s way. Surrender means to placidly close the eyes of the soul, to turn away from thoughts of tribulation and to put yourself in My care, so that only I act -- saying, “You take care of it.”

 

O Jesus, I surrender myself to You,
take care of everything!
(10 times)

 

Day 3

How many things I do when the soul, in so much spiritual and material need, turns to Me, looks at Me and says to Me, “You take care of it” -- then closes its eyes and rests. In pain you pray for Me to act, but that I act in the way you want. You do not turn to Me; instead, you want Me to adapt to your ideas. You are not sick people who ask the doctor to cure you; but rather, sick people who tell the doctor how to. So do not act this way, but pray as I taught you in the Our Father: “Hallowed be thy Name” -- that is, be glorified in my need. “Thy kingdom come” -- that is, let all that is in us and in the world be in accord with Your kingdom. “Thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven” -- that is, in our need, decide as You see fit for our temporal and eternal life. If you say to Me truly: “Thy will be done,” which is the same as saying: “You take care of it,” I will intervene with all My omnipotence, and I will resolve the most difficult situations.

 

O Jesus, I surrender myself to You,
take care of everything!
(10 times)

 

Day 4

You see evil growing instead of weakening? Do not worry. Close your eyes and say to Me with faith: “Thy will be done, You take care of it.” I say to you that I will take care of it, and that I will intervene as does a doctor, and I will accomplish miracles when they are needed. Do you see that the sick person is getting worse? Do not be upset, but close your eyes and say, “You take care of it.” I say to you that I will take care of it, and that there is no medicine more powerful than My loving intervention. By My love, I promise this to you.

 

O Jesus, I surrender myself to You,
take care of everything!
(10 times)

 

Day 5

And when I must lead you on a path different from the one you see, I will prepare you; I will carry you in My arms; I will let you find yourself, like children who have fallen asleep in their mother’s arms, on the other bank of the river. What troubles you and hurts you immensely are your reason, your thoughts and worry, and your desire at all costs to deal with what afflicts you.

 

O Jesus, I surrender myself to You,
take care of everything!
(10 times)

 

Day 6

You are sleepless; you want to judge everything, direct everything and see to everything, and you surrender to human strength -- or worse, to men themselves, trusting in their intervention. This is what hinders My words and My views. Oh how much I wish from you this surrender, to help you; and how I suffer when I see you so agitated! Satan tries to do exactly this: to agitate you and to remove you from My protection, and to throw you into the jaws of human initiative. So, trust only in Me, rest in Me, surrender to Me in everything.

 

O Jesus, I surrender myself to You,
take care of everything!
(10 times)

 

Day 7

I perform miracles in proportion to your full surrender to Me, and to your not thinking of yourselves. I sow treasure troves of graces when you are in the deepest poverty. No person of reason, no thinker, has ever performed miracles, not even among the saints. He does divine works whosoever surrenders to God. So don’t think about it any more, because your mind is acute, and for you it is very hard to see evil and to trust in Me, and to not think of yourself. Do this for all your needs; do this all of you and you will see great, continual, silent miracles. I will take care of things; I promise this to you.

 

O Jesus, I surrender myself to You,
take care of everything!
(10 times)

 

Day 8

Close your eyes and let yourself be carried away on the flowing current of My grace. Close your eyes and do not think of the present, turning your thoughts away from the future, just as you would from temptation. Repose in Me, believing in My goodness, and I promise you by My love that if you say, “You take care of it,” I will take care of it all. I will console you, liberate you and guide you.

 

O Jesus, I surrender myself to You,
take care of everything!
(10 times)

 

Day 9

Pray always in readiness to surrender, and you will receive from it great peace and great rewards, even when I confer on you the grace of immolation, of repentance and of love. Then what does suffering matter? It seems impossible to you? Close your eyes and say with all your soul, “Jesus, You take care of it.” Do not be afraid; I will take care of things and you will bless My Name by humbling yourself. A thousand prayers cannot equal one single act of surrender, remember this well. There is no novena more effective than this: “O Jesus, I surrender myself to You, take care of everything!”

 

O Jesus, I surrender myself to You,
take care of everything!
(10 times)

 

Mother, I am yours now and forever.
Through you and with you I want to always
belong to Jesus.

 

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THE ARCHANGEL GABRIEL

And Muhammad, a false prophet. 

In the Old Testament, the Archangel Gabriel was sent by God to the prophet Daniel to explain the prophet’s visions (Daniel 8:15-26; 9:20-27).

In the New Testament, the Archangel Gabriel was first sent by God to the priest Zechariah to announce the birth of his son, John the Baptist, prophet and forerunner of the Christ (Luke 1:8-20).

Then, the Archangel Gabriel was sent by God to the Blessed Virgin Mary to announce that she would give birth to “the Son of the Most High” without knowing man, by the Power of the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:26-38).

THE ANNUNCIATION

600 years after The Annunciation, the Archangel Gabriel was allegedly sent by God to the prophet Muhammad (570 AD -- 632 AD) to dictate the Qur’an -- The Final Testament of Restored Truth. This alleged revelation of the One True God denies the Divinity of Jesus Christ -- the second Person of the Holy Trinity, sent into the world by the Father to become man and save us from our sins.

After appearing to the Blessed Virgin Mary to announce that she would give birth to the Son of God (Luke 1:26-38), could the Archangel Gabriel later appear to Muhammad and deny the Divinity of Jesus Christ? Of course not!

Muhammad, the founder of Islam, believed Jesus had come “only as a prophet,” to begin the work which he (Muhammad) was destined to complete -- that is, the restoration of the monotheistic faith of Abraham to its original purity, a design he believed to be corrupted by “People of the Book” (that is, Jews and Christians).

But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach [to you] a gospel other than the one that we preached to you, let that one be accursed! As we have said before, and now I say again, if anyone preaches to you a gospel other than the one that you received, let that one be accursed! (Galatians 1:8-9)

Was it truly an angel from heaven that appeared to Muhammad? Or could this have been a demon pretending to be the Archangel Gabriel? Was Muhammad a narcissist, a liar? Was he mentally ill, hearing voices? Or could this have been a diabolical locution (a form of private revelation, similar to an apparition, that is received internally)?

One thing is true. Muhammad is a false prophet.

The defective revelation of the One True God as described in the Qu'ran gives one a partial and distorted understanding of Him. And the further away Muslims are from the fullness of the revelation of God found in the Catholic Church, the more defective their relationship with the One True God will be.

Father Zakaria Botros

 

From an interview with the Coptic Orthodox Priest with a 60-million-dollar bounty on his head from al Qaeda.

 

Question: "In your view, who was Muhammad?"

Fr. Botros: "Well, I have received the answer from Islam's own books. Ironically, Ibn Taymiyya, who happens to be the hero of the modern mujahid movement, explained the prerequisites of prophet-hood very well. One of the things he stressed is that, in order to know if a prophet is in fact from God, we must study his sira, or his biography, much like the Christ's statement that 'You shall know them from their fruits.' So, taking Ibn Taymiyya's advice, I recently devoted a number of (teachings) analyzing the biography of Muhammad, which unequivocally proves that he was not a prophet, that his only fruits were death, destruction, and lust. Indeed, he himself confessed and believed that he was being visited and tormented by a jinn, or basically a demon, until his wife Khadija convinced him that it was the angel Gabriel which, of course is ironic, since Muhammad himself later went on to say that the testimony of a woman is half that of a man. Maybe over time he realized she was wrong, and that his first assumption was right." _ Catholic Online

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TEMPTATIONS OF THE DEVIL

Dictated by St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) during a state of ecstasy while in dialog with God the Father.

 

Of the use of temptations, and how every soul in her (his) extremity sees her (his) final place either of pain or of glory, before she (he) is separated from the body.

 

“The Devil, dearest daughter, is the instrument of My Justice to torment the souls who have miserably offended Me. And I have set him in this life to tempt and molest My creatures, not for My creatures to be conquered, but that they may conquer, proving their virtue, and receive from Me the glory of victory. And no one should fear any battle or temptation of the Devil that may come to him, because I have made My creatures strong, and have given them strength of will, fortified in the Blood of My Son, which will, neither Devil nor creature can move, because it is yours, given by Me. You therefore, with free arbitration, can hold it or leave it, according as you please.

 

It is an arm, which, if you place it in the hands of the Devil, straightway becomes a knife, with which he strikes you and slays you. But if man do not give this knife of his will into the hands of the Devil, that is, if he do not consent to his temptations and molestations, he will never be injured by the guilt of sin in any temptation, but will even be fortified by it, when the eye of his intellect is opened to see My love which allowed him to be tempted, so as to arrive at virtue, by being proved. For one does not arrive at virtue except through knowledge of self, and knowledge of Me, which knowledge is more perfectly acquired in the time of temptation, because then man knows himself to be nothing, being unable to lift off himself the pains and vexations which he would flee; and he knows Me in his will, which is fortified by My goodness, so that it does not yield to these thoughts. And he has seen that My love permits these temptations, for the devil is weak, and by himself can do nothing, unless I allow him. And I let him tempt, through love, and not through hatred, that you may conquer, and not that you may be conquered, and that you may come to a perfect knowledge of yourself, and of Me, and that virtue may be proved, for it is not proved except by its contrary.

 

You see, then, that he is my Minister to torture the damned in Hell, and in this life, to exercise and prove virtue in the soul. Not that it is the intention of the Devil to prove virtue in you (for he has not love), but rather to deprive you of it, and this he cannot do, if you do not wish it. Now you see, then, how great is the foolishness of men in making themselves feeble, when I have made them strong, and in putting themselves into the hands of the Devil. Wherefore, know, that at the moment of death, they, having passed their life under the lordship of the Devil (not that they were forced to do so, for as I told you they cannot be forced, but they voluntarily put themselves into his hands), and, arriving at the extremity of their death under this perverse lordship, they await no other judgment than that of their own conscience, and desperately, despairingly, come to eternal damnation. Wherefore Hell, through their hate, surges up to them in the extremity of death, and before they get there, they take hold of it, by means of their lord the Devil.

 

As the righteous, who have lived in charity and died in love, if they have lived perfectly in virtue, illuminated with the light of faith, with perfect hope in the Blood of the Lamb, when the extremity of death comes, see the good which I have prepared for them, and embrace it with the arms of love, holding fast with pressure of love to Me, the Supreme and Eternal Good. And so they taste eternal life before they have left the mortal body, that is, before the soul be separated from the body. Others who have passed their lives, and have arrived at the last extremity of death with an ordinary charity (not in that great perfection), embrace My mercy with the same light of faith and hope that had those perfect ones, but, in them, it is imperfect, for, because they were imperfect, they constrained My mercy, counting My mercy greater than their sins. The wicked sinners do the contrary, for, seeing, with desperation, their destination, they embrace it with hatred, as I told you. So that neither the one nor the other waits for judgment, but, in departing this life, they receive every one their place, as I have told you, and they taste it and possess it before they depart from the body, at the extremity of death -- the damned with hatred and with despair, and the perfect ones with love and the light of faith and with the hope of the Blood. And the imperfect arrive at the place of Purgatory, with mercy and the same faith.”

 

The Dialog of St. Catherine of Siena

A Treatise of Discretion (pp. 47-48)

 

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NOVENA OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL

 

“In the Name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.”

Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Thy faithful and kindle in them the fire of Thy love.
V. Send forth Thy Spirit and they shall be created.
R. And Thou shalt renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray.
O God, Who did instruct the hearts of the faithful by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant us in the same Spirit to be truly wise, and ever to rejoice in His consolation. Through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Amen.

O Mary, conceived without sin,

pray for us who have recourse to thee.

(3 times)

O Lord Jesus Christ, Who have vouchsafed to glorify by numberless miracles the Blessed Virgin Mary, immaculate from the first moment of her conception, grant that all who devoutly implore her protection on earth, may eternally enjoy Your presence in heaven, Who, with the Father and Holy Spirit, live and reign, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

O Lord Jesus Christ, Who for the accomplishment of Your greatest works, have chosen the weak things of the world, that no flesh may glory in Your sight; and Who for a better and more widely diffused belief in the Immaculate Conception of Your Mother, have wished that the Miraculous Medal be manifested to Saint Catherine Labouré, grant, we beseech You, that filled with like humility, we may glorify this mystery by word and work. Amen.

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The Memorare

Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thy intercession was left unaided.
Inspired with this confidence, we fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, our Mother; to thee do we come; before thee we stand, sinful and sorrowful.
O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not our petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer them. Amen.

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Novena Prayer

O Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of Our Lord Jesus and our Mother, penetrated with the most lively confidence in thy all-powerful and never-failing intercession, manifested so often through the Miraculous Medal, we thy loving and trustful children implore thee to obtain for us the graces and favors we ask during this Novena, if they be beneficial to our immortal souls, and the souls for whom we pray.

“For all who have asked for my prayers,
for all of their needs…
and for the intentions in their hearts.”

(State your intention here.)

You know, O Mary, how often our souls have been the sanctuaries of your Son, Who hates iniquity. Obtain for us then, a deep hatred of sin and that purity of heart which will attach us to God alone, so that our every thought, word and deed may tend to His greater glory. Obtain for us also, a spirit of prayer and self-denial that we may recover by penance what we have lost by sin, and at length attain to that blessed abode where you are the Queen of angels and of men. Amen.

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An Act of Consecration to

Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal

O Virgin Mother of God, Mary Immaculate, we dedicate and consecrate ourselves to you under the title of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal. May this Medal be for each one of us a sure sign of your affection for us and a constant reminder of our duties toward you. Ever while wearing it, may we be blessed by your loving protection and preserved in the grace of your Son.
O most powerful Virgin, Mother of our Savior, keep us close to you every moment of our lives. Obtain for us, your children, the grace of a happy death; so that, in union with you, we may enjoy the bliss of heaven forever. Amen.

O Mary, conceived without sin,

pray for us who have recourse to thee.

(3 times)

“In the Name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.”

Order your blessed Miraculous Medal

directly from the National Shrine
http://www.amm.org/store.aspx?categoryid=13&panel=1

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SPIRITUAL WARFARE

“For our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits in the heavens.” (Ephesians 6:12)

 

“Know that you are now on a great stage where all heaven and earth are watching you. Fight like a knight, so that I can reward you. Do not be unduly fearful, because you are not alone.” _ Diary of St. Faustina (1760)  

The Rosary is our weapon against the world, the flesh, the Devil and his evil spirits. And living a Sacramental life [Daily Mass (when possible) and frequent Confession] is the best defense we have against the enemy.

POWER OF THE BLESSING

Evil spirits often speak, rant and rave through people. The good news is that we have the power to silence them. When these spiritual attacks occur, immediately respond with a blessing:

“Lord Jesus, please bless this person / 

these people.”

“Lord Jesus, please bless everyone

in this house.”

- etcetera -

The blessing will drive the evil spirits away, and the person will become quiet. (It may take a few moments for the person to calm down, but you will have defused the situation.) When we bless those who curse us, deliverance occurs.

When entering a building

(house, office, store, church…)

Or a car, bus, train, plane…

ALWAYS ASK JESUS TO BLESS EVERYONE.

“Lord Jesus, please bless everyone 

in this place.”

“Lord Jesus, please bless everyone 

I come in contact with.”

This will prevent the enemy from using others against you. Evil spirits cause people to behave badly. But you can protect yourself.

Before answering the phone

and before making a call,

ALWAYS ASK JESUS TO BLESS
THE PHONE CALL -- TO BLESS
THE PERSON ON THE OTHER END.

“Lord Jesus, please bless

this phone call.”

“Lord Jesus, please bless _____ 

(the person you are calling).”

This will prevent the enemy from interfering with your conversation. Evil spirits cause confusion, misunderstandings, arguments… But you can protect yourself.

http://catholicdeliverance.blogspot.com/2011/08/respond-with-blessing.html

 

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PLEADING THE BLOOD OF JESUS

(APPLYING THE BLOOD OF JESUS)

A Defensive Prayer for Protection

“I plead the Blood of Jesus on 

my spouse and children.” 

“I plead the Blood of Jesus on 

my family, home and property.” 

“I plead the Blood of Jesus on 

my church and on all church property.” 

- etcetera - 

Evil spirits, and people under their influence, will avoid everything covered with the Blood of Jesus.

An Offensive Spiritual Weapon for Deliverance

“I plead the Blood of Jesus on my mind. 

I plead the Blood of Jesus on 

every thought in my mind.” 

“I plead the Blood of Jesus on

my body.”

“I plead the Blood of Jesus on 

every evil spirit attacking my mind 

and body.” 

“I plead the Blood of Jesus on

the air and atmosphere in this place.”

Use this spiritual weapon when you are harassed by impure thoughts, attacked with strong temptation, tempted to commit sin… when thoughts distract you during Mass, interfere with your prayer life, torment you during the night, preventing a good sleep… when you are afflicted with depressive or obsessive-compulsive thoughts… when your thoughts falsely accuse you of wrongdoing… when your thoughts are overly critical of yourself… when your thoughts become confused or “out of control”… when your thoughts are not your own…

http://catholicdeliverance.blogspot.com/2011/08/our-secret-weapon.html

 

 

St. Faustina Kowalska

From the Diary of St. Faustina, “Divine Mercy in My Soul”: Conference on Spiritual Warfare, Cracow-Pradnik

June 2, 1938 _ “My daughter, I want to teach you about spiritual warfare. Never trust in yourself, but abandon yourself totally to My Will. In desolation, darkness and various doubts, have recourse to Me and to your spiritual director. He will always answer you in My Name. Do not bargain with any temptation; lock yourself immediately in My Heart and, at the first opportunity, reveal the temptation to the confessor. Put your self-love in the last place, so that it does not taint your deeds. Bear with yourself with great patience. Do not neglect interior mortifications. Always justify to yourself the opinions of your superiors and of your confessor. Shun murmurers like a plague. Let all act as they like; you are to act as I want you to.

Observe the rule as faithfully as you can. If someone causes you trouble, think what good you can do for the person who caused you to suffer. Do not pour out your feelings. Be silent when you are rebuked. Do not ask everyone’s opinion, but only the opinion of your confessor; be as frank and simple as a child with him. Do not become discouraged by ingratitude. Do not examine with curiosity the roads down which I lead you. When boredom and discouragement beat against your heart, run away from yourself and hide in My Heart. Do not fear struggle; courage itself often intimidates temptations, and they dare not attack us.

Always fight with the deep conviction that I am with you. Do not be guided by feeling, because it is not always under your control; but all merit lies in the will. Always depend upon your superiors, even in the smallest things. I will not delude you with prospects of peace and consolations; on the contrary, prepare for great battles. Know that you are now on a great stage where all heaven and earth are watching you. Fight like a knight, so that I can reward you. Do not be unduly fearful, because you are not alone.” (1760)

 

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