J.M.J.
V
FORMATION PROGRAM #6
Third Apparition of Our Lady - July 13, 1917
Lucia
Speaks: Accompanying Commentary:
“What do you want of
me?” Ready
your heart. Open it in humble
surrender. God’s Will for you is about
to be revealed.
“I want you to come here on the
13th of next Our
Lady asks you for perseverance in your daily duty, whatever it is that is
expected of you,
month, to continue to pray the
Rosary every and
for perseverance in praying the daily Rosary out of love for Her. Look beyond your per-
day in honor of Our Lady of the
Rosary, in sonal
reasons to pray it. Make the Rosary a
priority and pray it for the spiritual good of all-- for
order to obtain peace for the
world and the peace
both interior and exterior, and for an end to evil in the world. None of these things can
end of the war, because only She
can help you.” be
obtained without Our Lady’s help. Our personal efforts alone are not enough.
“I would like to ask you to tell us who you are, When
we try to discern God’s Will for us, we should be aware that the devil can appear
as an
and to work a miracle so that everybody will angel of
light. Devils cannot do true
miracles. A miracle would also confirm
to Lucia the truth of
believe that you are appearing to
us.” what is spoken from the Source. One is not rash in asking for a sign IF the manner in which
something is communicated or what is being asked, is extraordinary. Otherwise, seeking
miraculous signs does not please God.
“Continue to come here every
month. In In order to receive this miracle,
perseverance is necessary. Trust, too,
must be exercised.
October, I will tell you who I am
and what exercised. Truth is revealed, not so much by words
(which can easily be doubted, or false)
I want, and I will perform a miracle
for all to but
by the unfolding of events. We too must have faith that God keeps His promises
to us, as
see and believe.” we
go forward, for the most part, blindly.
“Sacrifice yourselves for
sinners, and say many God
alone knows who sinners are, i.e. those who love sin. All we can do is judge actions and
times, especially whenever you
make some appearances,
but we are commanded not to judge persons.
God alone knows the intentions
sacrifice: O Jesus, it is for love of You, for of the heart. Yet
even these souls we can reach by works of self-denial. God takes our intention,
the conversion of sinners, and in
reparation offered
for love of Jesus and Mary, and directed towards these souls. He applies the act
for the sins committed against
the Immaculate of
love as a healing balm to warm cold hearts.
See how Our Lady’s part in the plan of salvation
Heart of Mary.” is
linked right there with Jesus and ours?
[The children are then shown a
vision of hell - a state of being in bitter pain and misery, where there is no
hope of escape. How many live like this on earth,
where, for them, there is no God?! All the joys and comforts of this world
cannot free anyone from a sense of hopelessness, loneliness, and misery.
Until we find God, there is no hope of relief
from inner suffering. By choosing to
suffer for love of God and the good of souls, we face our inner battle head
on.
We can find God’s love when emptied
of self-love.]
“You have seen hell where the
souls of poor Those
who love sin, run away from God and their inner struggle. They are in denial. At the
sinners go.” moment
of death, this condition is locked in place permanently as their choice, unless they make
a last minute conversion obtained through a special grace.
“To save them, God wishes to establish in Mary
is the link between our spiritual and temporal condition. She unites God and man. God
the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart.” wishes to make this known to save these souls.
“If
what I say to you is done, many souls will Through
obedience to Her wishes, peace will come to body and soul--in this life and in
the
be saved and there will be peace.” next.
“The
war is going to end; but if people do not Our
Lady promises the end of the war as a down payment of the children’s
sacrifices, united
cease
offending God, a worse one will break as
they are, to the sufferings of Jesus and Mary.
But She warns of a greater suffering if more
out
during the pontificate of Pius XI.” people
don’t respond.
“When you see a night illumined
by an unknown A sign
will be given that the world is still in the darkness of sin when a mysterious
light appears.
light, know that this is the
great sign given you by God
always warns before He punishes. In the night of sin, a soul can still
recognize the
God that He is about to punish
the world for its sign
sent by God to warn it of impending punishments; but if the soul is not
disposed to receive
crimes,
by means of war, famine, and persecutions the
warning from God’s goodness, the sign will be denied, rejected, or ignored.
This can
of
the Church and of the Holy Father.” happen
on an individual, national, or worldwide scale. Yet souls can still be saved in
the final hour.
Ether we choose the cross or the cross
chooses us.
“To prevent this, I shall come to
ask for the
consecration of
person, of EVERY nation, of EVERY religion. Though pained, She looks past the sins of
Her
children.
She sees everything that is Christ.
Orthodox.
Their love for, and understanding of, the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary is
profound, and
begs the invitation of their spiritual insights. With the Consecration of
Mary’s
role can soon be clearly and publicly acknowledged and explained. She is the Destroyer of
heresies and the One who will put a FINAL end to the widespread life-style of atheism, through the
joining of the spirituality of east and west. All
truth found outside the Church belongs to the Church -
for the Church belongs to Christ; the Church IS Christ.
“...and the Communion of Reparation on the This requirement and request for personal reparation is
necessary to prevent the annihilation of
First Saturdays.” nations
and to usher in the era of peace. By doing the necessary reparation to Mary’s Immaculate
Heart, this will not only appease God’s justice for the sins of the
world, but this particular devotion,
properly fulfilled, will actually PREVENT further calamities.
It brings with it an awareness of our
responsibilities to God and man. A lifestyle of atheism is not exclusive to communism. Atheism
can be practiced even by Catholics—any so-called Christian—who professes a belief in God,
even amidst religious practices, but whose heart and will are far removed from wanting to do
what God wants of them. This devotion obtains the special grace
of the light of understanding for
these souls. Jesus told Sr. Lucia that He wants this devotion placed alongside
devotion to His Divine
Heart.[1]
If my requests are heeded,
converted, and there will be
peace; you. Unite in partnership for the common
good. The unity of Christians eventually
will come as
differences
are discussed and complete understanding
is finally achieved in those who have faith
and
who live by prayer and sacrifice.
Communions of reparation on First Saturdays will obtain the
necessary
grace to bring this about.
...if not, she will spread her
errors throughout The
war of atheism is essentially a war against God, therefore it is directed
primarily against
the world, causing wars and
persecutions of the
Church, as well as people in general.
the Church. The good will be martyred,
the Holy Father will have much to
suffer, ...
...various
nations will be annihilated. This
is the only DIRE prediction which has not yet been fulfilled. This last one serves as a warning
to everybody - NOW!
In the end, my Immaculate Heart
will triumph. Good will always win in the end, but at what
cost if we are slow or deficient in response?
The The Holy Father will
consecrate
Me, and she will be converted,
and a period of final
threat of a calamity of world-wide proportion.
peace will be granted to the
world.
In
always
be preserved; because
the Bishops of that country consecrated it to the Immaculate Heart of Mary...
to be a sign
for the rest of the world.
When you pray the Rosary, say
after each With
the Rosary prayed together with Mary, She instructs us to ask Jesus to apply
these
mystery: O my Jesus, forgive us
our sins, graces
of salvation to ourselves and to everyone, especially sinners.
save us from the fires of
hell. Lead all souls
to heaven, especially those most
in need of
Thy mercy.
REFLECTION & RESOLUTION: Awesome message! This third
apparition takes in the whole picture, doesn’t it? What responsibility is squarely laid on the
shoulders of each of us! What
responsibility is squarely laid on the shoulders of us as a Church! How important it is that we each do our part,
even if we were
the only one in the world to obey! How important it is that we do all we can to
join with as many as who will, to act as a whole? Truly we have set before us life
or death,
blessing or curse. We can go forward in
faith, full of joy, knowing the victory is already ours as promised, heedless
of the sufferings that come with
picking up our cross - for we have nothing to
fear of death or punishment if we choose to obey. There are many signs of hope. If we look, we can see Christ
all around
us. We do not deny there is evil, but we
push forward to what is good, for even amongst evil there is good to be
found. Steal truth and goodness
away from the devil that he mixes with lies, and join all that is good together in
Christ!
[Brief period of silent reflection] Discussion Examination of
last month’s resolutions Apostolic
resolution
Resolution in brief: In complete
trust and surrender to the power of God working through Our Lady in the world,
continue to make every effort
to do all you can to ponder, study, and fulfill Our Lady’s requests as revealed in this apparition.
Act of Consecration