Daniel, Chapter 10, Verse 7
7 I alone, Daniel, saw the
vision; but great fear seized those
who were with me; they fled and hid themselves, although they did not see the
vision.
What have you to fear with God at your back?
We as the heirs of God’s promises to the Hebrews must have the
courage to support and defend Israel at each threshold of change that God
brings about. Yes, there will be suffering and we must be up to the challenge;
to carry our cross, as God wills it. The Lord is patient and kind yet He is
also just. He will right the evil of man. When man goes too far God intervenes.
Is another intervention coming? Is there a breach in the lines of defense
against the forces of darkness? Have we become fat and gross and gorged with
secularism? Have we forsaken the God who made us and scorned Him? Have we
sacrificed to demons, to “no-gods,”?
Good men heed the message of St. Faustina, and seek the Divine
Mercy of God while there is still time and then join the battle of God coming
into the breach. Read the online message of the Bishop of Phoenix and be
prepared to fight and defend our church.[1]
Shortly before the outbreak of World
War II, a simple, uneducated, young Polish nun receives a special call. Jesus
tells her, "I am sending you with My mercy to the people of the whole
world. I do not want to punish mankind, but I desire to heal it, pressing it to
My merciful Heart." These words of Jesus are found in the Diary
of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, which chronicles Sr. Faustina's great
experience of Divine Mercy in her soul and her mission to share that mercy with
the world.
Though she died in obscurity in 1938,
Sr. Faustina was hailed by Pope John Paul II as "the great apostle of
Divine Mercy in our time." On April 30, 2000, the Pope canonized her as
St. Faustina, saying that the message of Divine Mercy she shared is urgently
needed at the dawn of the new millennium.[2]
We must follow the example
of Our Lady of Sorrows and bring our savior to others and undergo the joys with
sorrows. Today would be a good day to contemplate the seven sorrows of our Lady
and to pray.
St. Bridget of Sweden (1303-1373), Our Lady directly revealed the amazing
graces granted by her Son for all those who daily pray seven Hail Mary’s while
meditating on her seven dolors and tears:
1. “I will grant peace to their families.”
2. “They will be enlightened about the Divine Mysteries.”
3. “I will console them in their pains and I will accompany them in their
work.”
4. “I will give them as much as they ask for as long as it does not
oppose the adorable will of my Divine Son or the sanctification of their
souls.”
5. “I will defend them in their spiritual battles with the infernal enemy
and I will protect them at every instant of their lives.”
6. “I will visibly help them at the moment of their death—they will see
the face of their mother.”
7. “I have obtained this grace from my divine Son, that those who
propagate this devotion to my tears and dolors will be taken directly from this
earthly life to eternal happiness, since all their sins will be forgiven and my
Son will be their eternal consolation and joy.”[3]
Below is an excerpt taken from my book, Divine Mercy Hikes for your review and use if you can make it to Sedona, Arizona; however, all hike meditations are adaptable to any other location. The secret is to talk to God during the walk and He will talk to you.
Soldiers Pass Trail[4]
During this hike, if you are doing the Divine Mercy Novena, you will be reflecting
on the souls of the persons who are detained in purgatory. This trail will take
you by the devils kitchen (sinkhole) and the seven sacred pools which are great
geological features to reflect on the grace of purgatory and the seven
sacraments.
Length: 1.4 miles one way
Rating: Moderate
Use: Medium
Season: Year round
Hiking time: 2.5 hours
USGS Map: Wilson Mountain
Location: From the junction
of Routes 89A and 179, take 89A west 1.2 miles to Soldier Pass Road on the
right. Go 1.5 miles to Rim Shadows Drive, then right 0.2 miles (keep straight
ahead where Rim Shadows branches left) to a gated entry road to trailhead
parking on the left.
Notice for this meditation the water flows
from the first pool and fills it and then in succession the second pool is
filled. Similarly grace fills our life where one virtue will complete us enough
to overflow to the next. With this concept in mind we will review the seven
sorrows of the Mother of God and emulate the virtue she had in them; seeing
that we must be filled with grace from one pool to the other in secession.
O God, come to my assistance; O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be
to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is
now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.[5]
1.
I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in the
affliction of your tender heart at the prophecy of the holy and aged Simeon.
Dear Mother, by your heart so afflicted, obtain for me the virtue of humility
and the gift of the holy fear of God. Hail Mary…
2. I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in the anguish of your
most affectionate heart during the flight into Egypt and your sojourn there.
Dear Mother, by your heart so troubled, obtain for me the virtue of generosity,
especially toward the poor, and the gift of piety. Hail Mary…
3.
I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in
those anxieties which tried your troubled heart at the loss of your dear Jesus.
Dear Mother, by your heart so full of anguish, obtain for me the virtue of
chastity and the gift of knowledge. Hail Mary…
4.
I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in the
consternation of your heart at meeting Jesus as He carried His Cross. Dear
Mother, by your heart so troubled, obtain for me the virtue of patience and the
gift of fortitude. Hail Mary…
5.
I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in the
martyrdom which your generous heart endured in standing near Jesus in His
agony. Dear Mother, by your afflicted heart obtain for me the virtue of
temperance and the gift of counsel. Hail Mary…
6. I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, in the wounding of your
compassionate heart, when the side of Jesus was struck by the lance before His
Body was removed from the Cross. Dear Mother, by your heart thus transfixed,
obtain for me the virtue of fraternal charity and the gift of understanding.
Hail Mary…
7. I grieve for you, O Mary most sorrowful, for the pangs that
wrenched your most loving heart at the burial of Jesus. Dear Mother, by your
heart sunk in the bitterness of desolation, obtain for me the virtue of diligence
and the gift of wisdom. Hail Mary…
Let Us Pray:
Let intercession be made for us,
we beseech You, O Lord Jesus Christ, now and at the hour of our death, before
the throne of Your mercy, by the Blessed Virgin Mary, Your Mother, whose most
holy soul was pierced by a sword of sorrow in the hour of Your bitter Passion.
Through You, O Jesus Christ, Savior of the world, Who with the Father and the
Holy Spirit lives and reigns world without end. Amen.
With the coming of the
secular age we have forgotten Who made us great and have not taught our
children and immigrants fear of the
Lord and as a result our world languishes.
Fear
not, my people! Remember, Israel, You were sold to the nations not for your
destruction; It was because you angered God that you were handed over to your
foes. For you provoked your Maker with sacrifices to demons, to no-gods; You
forsook the Eternal God who nourished you and you grieved Jerusalem who
fostered you. She indeed saw coming upon you the anger of God; and she said:
“Hear, you neighbors of Zion! (Baruch 4: 5-9)
Fear
not, my children; call out to God! He who brought this upon you will remember
you. As your hearts have been disposed to stray from God, turn now ten times
the more to seek him; For he who has brought disaster upon you will, in saving
you, bring you back enduring joy.” (Baruch 4: 27-29)
What Can We Do? We must
promote faith by having devotion to the Divine Mercy and prayer in our
families. Christ started His ministry via Mary’s request at the wedding at Cana
with a new family: a couple; a new Eve and a new Adam. Christ ended his
ministry by making a new family. Woman this is your son…what is needed today to
restore, protect and sanctify our world is devotion through families to the
Divine Mercy. The Divine Mercy devotion is meant for the end times, therefore,
the consecration prayer which enriches the devotion, fits perfectly into the
“real time” of families everywhere.
Lord Jesus, if you want to pour your mercy out on souls,
how much more must you desire to pour it out on whole families, especially in
our time when so many families reject you. Therefore, we the ______________
Family offer ourselves to your merciful love and ask for the graces and mercy
that other families refuse. We ask this in order to console your Heart and
because we need your mercy. Fill us with your mercy, Lord. Please forgive us
our sins, and give us the grace to be merciful to one another in our deeds,
words, and prayers. May the rays of mercy that go forth from your Heart reign
in our home and in our hearts. Please make our home a place where your mercy
can rest and where we, too, can find rest in your mercy. Bless us with your
mercy when we leave our home and bless us again when we return. Bless everyone
we meet with the mercy you pour into our hearts. Especially bless those who
visit our home — may they experience your mercy here.
Mary, Mother of Mercy, help us to faithfully live our
Offering to God's Merciful Love. We give ourselves to you and ask you to share
with us your Immaculate Heart. Help us to accept your Son's mercy with your own
openness of heart at the Annunciation. Help us to be grateful for God's mercy
with your own joyful heart at the Visitation. Help us to trust in God's mercy,
especially during times of darkness, with your own steadfast faith at Calvary.
Finally, Mary, protect and preserve our family in love, so that one day we may
rejoice together with you and all the saints in the communion of the eternal
Family of Love, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen.
St. Joseph, pray for us. St. Faustina, pray for us. St.
Thérèse, pray for us.[6]
[2]
http://www.lighthousecatholicmedia.org/store/title/the-diary-of-st-faustina?utm_source=Lighthouse+Catholic+Media&utm_campaign=77ff8641ef-Faustina_Feast_Day_Fr_Gaitley_Segment_1&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb00b554f5-77ff8641ef-292834361&goal=0_cb00b554f5-77ff8641ef-292834361&mc_cid=77ff8641ef&mc_eid=15e7808aac
[3]
http://www.motherofallpeoples.com/2010/09/the-promises-of-the-seen-sorrows/
[4]
www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/coconino/recreation/hiking
[5]
http://www.motherofallpeoples.com/2010/09/the-promises-of-the-seven-sorrows/
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