Pax Charisti, When i first learned about garbandal i was glad that there would be a warning. The warning enough could convert my family and town possibly many all over the world. And just to say i dont do dates. Time and time people keep guessing when this warning and miracle will happen. And im not trying to promote dates. But how i wish the warning would come in 2022. At least it would be a good sign for sinners and maybe people would change there lives around. And again i dont promote predicting dates i just wish my family would see a sign. Cause nothng elnse is working someone suggested i try fasting 30 days. And i should try that the type of fast i dont know. But i keep praying. Please do pray for them to. Thanks.
I agree to wanting the warning to come.. It seems as if it will be the ONLY thing to wake people up! Mind you, I believe it gets exponentially more difficult after it, but it will do so much good in the long run. I will pray for the conversion of your family too Praytherosary.
Needs to come soon to save many marriages, friendships, jobs, because of this awful division among families and society right now.
I was just wondering.... WHY did God let things get this bad??? I know his plan for humanity is unfathomable and is incomprehensible to our finite minds." Gods ways are not Mans ways!" And....I know the smart thing for us to do is to trust that he knows what hes doing. and I do trust him with every fiber of my being...but logic says (to me anyhow)..."Nip it in the bud"!! BY that I mean.... If the "warning" manifested itself long ago...think how many souls would have been saved (who are now...at this present time headed to Hell!!) Maybe.... Ive been spending too much time contemplating my navel and need to get a life!!
Dear Praytherosary, I could have written this exact post! I too pray for the warning. The suffering that this worry is causing so many here about the salvation of their loved ones is no small thing…because we understand too well the consequences of dying without faith. This suffering though is not wasted…apply it to their conversion. Our suffering has great merit. Just today I received this email from a online prayer site. It help me a lot. I’ll copy it here for anyone who needs to hear it too! Dear Beth, It all started simply enough three years ago on November 11, 2018. While in morning prayer, I read the daily meditation in the Magnificat. My life changed that day. Next Thursday will be the three year anniversary of that day. Here's the story. My husband and I have several loved ones who have turned their backs on Jesus and His Church. Like you, we are heartbroken. We grieve for all those who have wandered away from our Good Shepherd. That's why the passage below dramatically grabbed my attention and rocked me to my core. Simply stated, it had me at "how you are to rescue souls." In this passage from the Diary of St. Faustina Jesus was talking directly to St. Faustina. He gave her everything she needed to know to rescue souls, and now He was presenting it to me. This is what Jesus told her: My daughter, I want to instruct you on how you are to rescue souls through sacrifice and prayer. You will save more souls through prayer and suffering than will a missionary through his teachings and sermons alone. I want to see you as a sacrifice of living love, which only then carries weight before me. You must be annihilated, destroyed, living as if you were dead in the most secret depths of your being. You must be destroyed in that secret depth where the human eye has never penetrated; then I will find in you a pleasing sacrifice, a holocaust full of sweetness and fragrance. And great will be your power for whomever you intercede. Outwardly, your sacrifice must look like this: silent, hidden, permeated with love, imbued with prayer. I demand, my daughter, that your sacrfice be pure and full of humlitiy, that I may find pleasure in it. I will not spare my grace, that you may be able to fulfill what I demand of you. I will now instruct you on what your holocaust shall consist of, in everyday life, so as to preserve you from illusions. You shall accept all sufferings with love. Do not be afflicted if your heart often experiences repugnance and dislike for sacrifice. All its power rests in the will, and so these contrary feelings, far from lowering the value of the sacrifice in my eyes, will enhance it. Know that your body and soul will often be in the midst of fire. Although you will not feel my presence on some occasions, I will always be with you. Do not fear; my grace will be with you. It is this passage that led me to start this apostolate. It is THE GUIDE to rescue souls. This week, print out this page. Take this passage with you to prayer. Let the Holy Spirit speak to you and guide you on helping him to rescue souls. Let us do as he requests, and he will take care of everything! May our Lord and lover of souls bless you! Kristine P.S. "You will save more souls through prayer and suffering..." says the Lord. And a GREAT BIG thank you to everyone who answered the survey. I was touched by every single response. Know that I am praying for you and your loved ones. For Advent starting November 27 we will be discussing this book. If you want to follow along, click here to purchase. Every Catholic is affected by loved ones leaving the Church. They need our support. Please forward. Copyright © 2021 Praying for Our Prodigals, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive information on joining our Wednesday Prayer Calls & our Emails of Encouragement. Our mailing address is: Praying for Our Prodigals 312 Seward Rd Brentwood, TN 37027-5102 Add us to your address book
I do pray for this. It’s the only way I’ll ever get to be reunited with my wife and children in this life.
I’ve pondered this for a while and have been led that the answer is...how else will He get us all on our knees turning to Him for help and understanding that He is the only One we can trust. And then we enter the era of peace
God did not let things get this bad, humans did. We have free will and brought this on ourselves. Think of Moses leading the Jews out of Egypt, they prayed to be redeemed. Think of the Jews praying for the Messiah to come. Well, he came. We need to pray for deliverance from this evil world. That is when God will come to our rescue . . .his flock. Not the unbelievers, they have free will to love and follow his commandments or choose evil. You cannot change another persons heart, they must want to be changed. However, with prayer all things are possible.
Beth....Thank you for this post!! I just finished complaining to the Lord asking him...How much MORE physical .... familial and emotional suffering can I endure before I explode?? Well ...he answered me.... in no uncertain terms ...with this excerpt from Faustina's diary. Even tho Ive read the entire diary a while back... I dont remember this specific part. It was just what the doctor ordered for my complaint! I got my answer!!! [/QUOTE]
Well Katfalls... Your post made me think that MAYBE....maybe he's letting all this nonsense go on and on and on solely for the "remnant" that will come out of it all at the end and make it all worth it?? Maybe its like making maple syrup.. you got to "boil down" gallons of sap from the Maple tree to make a half cup of pure maple syrup??
[/QUOTE] That’s funny Ellen, that’s exactly what I was thinking the day it hit my inbox! I have to say, it did give me a morale boost confirming that no suffering is being wasted…sometimes you just need reminded and St. Faustina was the perfect messenger. Btw…I had forgotten that message in her diary too, but I haven’t read it for so long now. I was actually reading it at the time things started going south, so I guess I can take that as a sign too? I’d better reread her diary…
That’s funny Ellen, that’s exactly what I was thinking the day it hit my inbox! I have to say, it did give me a morale boost confirming that no suffering is being wasted…sometimes you just need reminded and St. Faustina was the perfect messenger. Btw…I had forgotten that message in her diary too, but I haven’t read it for so long now. I was actually reading it at the time things started going south, so I guess I can take that as a sign too? I’d better reread her diary…[/QUOTE] Yep Beth...I'm digging through my box o books right now to find the Faustina Diary and open it up again!! Who knows what I'll find??
This post and Beth's reply came at a very good time for me too. Last night I watched Fr Alar's talk on the Precious Blood which inspired me to make sacrifices and up my prayer life. I do recommend this talk to reinforce the message of this thread - at the end he calls for sacrifices. This may seem to be a bit of a rabbit hole as this thread is dedicated to the Warning, but really, it's all of a piece. I too am praying hard for those in my family who need it most. So many trials.
<<i just wish my family would see a sign>> So what is the source of this fear expressed by so many parents with children who have seemingly drifted away from faith. Does it come from God, from Satan or from oneself? Surely not from God because Scripture shows he says repeatedly, “Do not be afraid”. So that leaves two other possible sources. If any of us do have a tendency to worry then be sure Satan will encourage this, just as he plays on any other weakness we possess. But God knows what is in every heart, good and bad. He is the reader of all hearts. So when we turn to prayer and still find ourselves concerned at not at peace, then what should we do? A simple answer given to me by a priest was “Change your prayer!” – or in other words, change my approach. Does my prayer reflect a lack of trust? Am I praying for selfish reasons, for something I want and not for what I need. Am I trying to lay down the law for others but slow to live the law myself? God knows our children’s needs, as he does ours. Jesus said at one time that all who follow him must carry their cross, and we know that our children can be both a joy and a heavy burden at times. Prayer is the most effective solution for finding peace and trusting in God in all situations. When the mother of Jesus approached her Son at the wedding in Cana, she simply said: “The have no wine.” Jesus responded, “Woman, why turn to me, my hour has not come yet.” (John 2 : 4) But then Jesus took the unusual step of asking the servants to fill six stone jars with water. They filled them to the brim. The water is symbolic of prayer, but the miracle of the water changing to wine did not take place until the stone jars had been “filled to the brim”. Hearts must be filled constantly with prayer and then miracles happen, perhaps not the miracles we expect or want, but instead the peace of God will reign in hearts and the mothers and fathers who constantly worry about their children turning away from faith will instead become beacons of God’s. glory. “He let his glory be seen and his disciples believed in him.” (John 1 : 11) I must say, it was only after both my parents had died that I really understood and remembered the true faith they expressed in God. God’s hour came late in my life. I meditate on John 2 : 1-12 every day of my life along with praying the second Mystery of LIght, and offer this for all marriages and families I know of where the wine has run out.
