Book of Heaven
2/9/22 – Vol. 14

Finding myself in my usual state, I was following the Hours of the Passion; and while I was accompanying my sweet Jesus in the mystery of His painful scourging, He made Himself seen all skinned. His Body was stripped, not only of His garments, but also of His flesh; His bones could be counted one by one. His sight was not only harrowing, but horrible to look at, such as to strike fear, fright, reverence, and love at the same time. I felt mute before such a harrowing scene. I would have wanted to do who knows what to relieve my Jesus, but I could do nothing – the sight of His pains gave me death; and Jesus, all goodness, told me: “My beloved daughter, look well at Me, that you may know my pains in depth. My Body is the true portrait of the man who commits sin. Sin strips him of the garments of my grace; and I let Myself be stripped of my garments so as to give them back to him once again. Sin deforms him, and while he is the most beautiful creature that came out of my hands, he becomes the ugliest one – disgusting and repugnant. I was the most beautiful of men, and I can say that, in order to give beauty back to man, my Humanity took on the ugliest form. Look at Me – how horrid I am…! I let my skin be ripped off by dint of lashes, to the point that I could no longer recognize Myself. Not only does sin take beauty away, but it forms deep wounds, rotten and gangrenous, which corrode the most intimate parts of him; they consume his vital humors, so everything he does are dead – skeletal works. They snatch from him the nobility of his origin, the light of his reason – and he becomes blind. And I, in order to fill the depth of his wounds, let my flesh be torn to shreds; I reduced all of Myself to a wound, and by shedding my Blood in rivers, I made the vital humors flow in his soul, so as to give life back to Him once again.

Ah! Had I not had the fount of the Life of my Divinity within Me, which, since my Humanity died at each pain that they gave Me, substituted my Life – I would have died from the very beginning of my Passion.

Now, my pains, my Blood, my flesh which fell off in shreds, are always in the act of giving life to man; but man rejects my Blood so as not to receive life; he tramples upon my flesh so as to remain wounded. Oh, how I feel the weight of ingratitude!” And throwing Himself into my arms, Jesus burst into tears. I clasped Him to my heart, but He was crying strongly. What torment, to see Jesus crying! I would have wanted to suffer any pain so that He would not cry. So I compassionated Him, I kissed His wounds, I dried His tears; and He, as though cheered, added: “Do you know how I act? I act like a father who loves his son very much. This son is blind, deformed, crippled; and his father who loves him to folly – what does he do? He plucks his own eyes out; he cuts his own legs, tears his own skin off, and gives everything to his son, saying: ‘I am happier to remain blind, crippled, deformed myself, as long as I see that you, my son, can see, can walk, and are beautiful…’ Oh, how happy is that father, in seeing his son looking with his eyes, walking with his legs, and covered with his beauty! But what would the sorrow of the father be, if he saw his son, ungrateful, throwing away his eyes, legs and skin, contenting himself with remaining ugly as he is? So I am: I took care of everything, but men, ungrateful, form my most bitter sorrow.”

Fr. Jerabek reciting the Vesting Prayers as he prepares to celebrate
the Extraordinary Form of the Mass. 

Today is the anniversary of the legal document written by (now Emeritus) Pope Benedict XVI, Summorum Pontificum, which made it clear that the old Latin Mass was never abrogated, and that the faithful (and priests, who are also part of the faithful) still have the right to it.

As Benedict wrote in the letter that accompanied that document:

What earlier generations held as sacred, remains sacred and great for us too, and it cannot be all of a sudden entirely forbidden or even considered harmful.  It behooves all of us to preserve the riches which have developed in the Church’s faith and prayer, and to give them their proper place.

Thus the Holy Father invited us to reconcile with our history – not reject it – realizing that the older form of the Mass was a source of culture, a source of good, and a source of holiness, not something which we must now look down upon, spurn, or pretend never existed.

Liturgy is traditionally a hot-button issue in Church circles and of course there were many who did not appreciate Pope Benedict’s actions in that regard – as if one could pick and choose which aspects of the Papal magisterium one finds acceptable and follow only those.

While the “old Latin Mass” (which is no longer to be considered old, since it is part of the life of the contemporary Church also) may not be everyone’s cup of tea, it is something that is perfectly acceptable and makes up part of the great diversity that is found within the unity of the Church.

I have learned how to celebrate the “Extraordinary Form” of the liturgy (at least in some of its variety: I have a lot to learn still) and am sure that I will do so from time to time as the opportunities present themselves. Learning that form of celebration has certainly enriched my own spirituality and understanding of the priesthood.

Let’s put it this way: in the Church there are a lot of forms of spirituality, and a diocesan priest has to show himself open to all forms that are legitimate, even if he doesn’t personally share all of them. What right does a diocesan priest have, then, to spurn the Latin Mass? It’s simply not coherent.

In the Diocese of Birmingham today we have a personal parish (in Huntsville) for those who prefer this form, a monastery (near Cullman) where it is regularly offered, and also a parish (in Birmingham) where it is celebrated on Sundays. So we give thanks for Pope Benedict’s act of reconciliation and generosity, which has enriched the lives of many, even here close to home.

Let’s remember to say a special prayer for Benedict XVI on this day, since he faced a great deal of opposition in writing and promulgating the above document, but courageously stood firm and did what he knew to be God’s will for the Church. May God reward him and give him peace and consolation.

DEVOTION OF THE FIVE FIRST SATURDAYS

The following is an explanation of the conditions contained in Our Lady’s request regarding the Communion of reparation on the First Saturdays of the Month.

1. Confess and receive Holy Communion

   On February 15, 1926 the Child Jesus alone came to visit Sr. Lucia and asked if the devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary was being propagated. Sr. Lucia spoke of a difficulty some people have in confessing on the first Saturday, and asked if they might be allowed eight days in order to fulfill Our Lady’s requests. Jesus answered:“Yes, even more time still, as long as they receive Me in the state of grace and have the intention of making reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.”

2. Recite the Rosary

   Five decades of the Rosary may be recited at any time or place; yet, since one will be attending Mass in order to receive Holy Communion, a very desirable time and place would be before or after Mass in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. Meditation on the mysteries according to one’s capacity is an essential condition for praying the Rosary. Yet, involuntary distractions do not rob the Rosary of fruit if one is doing the best he can.

3. “Keep me company for fifteen minutes while meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary.”

   The question is often asked: Does the meditation while reciting the Rosary fulfill this condition, or is there required an additional fifteen minutes of meditation? That an additional 15 minutes of meditation is required was recently confirmed by Sr. Lucia of Fatima. It is clear too from a statement by the first Bishop of Fatima.

   The last entry in the chronology of Fatima, published in the official Calendar of the Sanctuary for the year of 1940, and signed by Dom Jose Correia da Silva, the first Bishop of Fatima, gave a summary of Our Lady’s requests concerning the Five First Saturdays. From that official statement in the Calendar of the Sanctuary, we read the Bishop’s enumeration of the various items that pertain to the devotion of the five Saturdays:

   It consists in going to Confession, receiving Communion, reciting five decades of the Rosary and meditating for a quarter of an hour on the mysteries of the Rosary on the first Saturday of five consecutive months. The Confession may be made during the eight days preceding or following the first Saturday of each month, provided that Holy Communion be received in the state of grace. Should one forget to form the intention of making reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, it may be formed at the next Confession, occasion to go to confession being taken at the first opportunity.

   The meditation embraces one or more mysteries; it may even include all, taken together or separately, according to individual attraction or devotion; but it is preferable to meditate on one mystery each month.

   Speaking of the requirement of “keeping me company for fifteen minutes while meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary,” the Bishop’s comment that “it is preferable to meditate on one mystery each month” could apply only to an extra fifteen minutes, for each decade of the Rosary must have its own particular meditation. This is clear from the definition of the Rosary given in the official document of the Church on indulgences, the ENCHIRIDION OF INDULGENCES published by Pope Paul VI in 1968. It describes the Rosary as follows:

   “The Rosary is a certain formula of prayer, which is made up of fifteen decades of HAIL MARYS with an OUR FATHER before each decade, and in which the recitation of each decade is accompanied by pious meditation on a particular mystery of our Redemption.” (n. 48)

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   Like the Rosary, this meditation may be made any time or place during the first Saturday. Yet again, like the Rosary, a very fitting time and place would be in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament before or after Mass. The question has been asked: “Would an extra Rosary, which would require about fifteen minutes, fulfill this request? It would seem, if fruitfully meditated, that it would. Or again, the time could be spent reading meditatively on one of the fifteen mysteries, which is a form of mental prayer that involves reading with frequent pauses to reflect on the matter read.

4. With the intention of making reparation.

   All of the conditions mentioned above – in numbers 1 to 3 – should be fulfilled with the intention of making reparation to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. On the occasion of the visit of the Child Jesus to Sr. Lucia (Feb. 16, 1926), she asked: “My Jesus, what about those who forget to make the intention?” Jesus answered: “They can do so at their next confession, taking advantage of their first opportunity to go to Confession.”

   The above are the minimum requirements for fulfilling the conditions of Our Lady’s promise to obtain for us“at the hour of death the graces necessary for salvation.” Yet, these Communions of reparation, as has been pointed out, are only a portion of the devotion of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. These few pages are meant to help bring about a frame of mind and heart that will make us aware of the need of reparation all through the month, and not just on the first Saturday.

    

   WHY FIVE SATURDAYS?

    

   It is sometimes asked why Our Lady asked for Communions of reparation on five first Saturdays, instead of some other number. Our Blessed Lord answered that question when He appeared to Sr. Lucia May 29, 1930. He explained that it was because of five kinds of offenses and blasphemies against the Immaculate Heart of Mary, namely: blasphemies against her Immaculate Conception, against her perpetual virginity, against the divine and spiritual maternity of Mary, blasphemies involving the rejection and dishonoring of her images, and the neglect of implanting in the hearts of children a knowledge and love of this Immaculate Mother.

Come to speak to Jesus and tell Him what is in your heart.
Jesus longs for souls to come receive His mercy.
(There is Live Online Adoration on the Web)

You are greatly needed! The Church and the world have a great need of Eucharistic worship. Your hour with Jesus will repair for the evils of the world and bring peace.

All thanks and praise be to our Lord!

St John Bosco has said: “There is nothing the devil fears more than these two things: a well made Communion and frequent visits to the Blessed Sacrament.”

Jesus will bless you, your family and the whole world for this hour of faith you spend with Him in the Blessed Sacrament.

Jesus has promised peace to our country: “If my people humble themselves and pray, and seek My Presence, I will revive their land.” (2Ch 7:14)

“My delight is to be with you.” (Prov. 8:31)

Twelve BIBLICAL reasons
for wanting to spend one hour with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.

1. He is really there: “I myself Am the Living Bread come down from Heaven.” (Jn 6:35)

2. Day and night Jesus dwells in the Blessed Sacrament because of His Infinite love for us: “Behold I will be with you always even to the end of the world,” (Mt 28:20;) 3. The specific way that Jesus asks us to love Him in return is to spend one quiet hour with Him in the Blessed Sacrament: “Where your treasure is, there is your heart…” “Could you watch one hour with Me?” (Mt 6:21; 26:40)

4.When we look upon the Sacred Host, we look upon Jesus, the Son of God: “Indeed, this is the will of My Father, that everyone who looks upon the son and believes in Him shall have eternal life. Him I will raise up on the last day.” (Jn 6:40)

5. Day and night Jesus dwells in the Blessed Sacrament because you are the most important person in the world to Him! “Christ is reserved in our churches as the spiritual center of the heart of the community, the universal Church and all humanity, since within the veil of the species, Christ is contained, the Invisible Heart of the Church, the Redeemer of the world, the center of all hearts, by Him all things are and of whom we exist.” (Pope Paul IV, Mysterium Fidei)

6. Jesus wants you to do more than to go to Mass on Sunday. “Our communal worship at Mass must go together with our personal worship of Jesus in Eucharistic adoration in order that our love may be complete.”(Pope John Paul II, Redeemer of Man)

7. You grow spiritually with each moment you spend with Jesus! “Our essential commitment in life is to preserve and advance constantly in Eucharistic life and Eucharistic piety and to grow spiritually in the climate of the Holy Eucharist.” (Pope John Paul II, Redeemer of Man)

8. The best time you spend on earth is with Jesus, your Best Friend, in the Blessed Sacrament! “How great is the value of conversation with Christ in the Blessed Sacrament, for there is nothing more consoling on earth, nothing more efficacious for advancing along the road of holiness!” (Pope Paul VI, Mysterium Fidei)

9. Just as you cannot be exposed to the sun without receiving its rays, neither can you come to Jesus exposed in the Blessed Sacrament without receiving the Divine Rays of His Grace, His Love, His Peace. “Christ is truly the Emmanuel, that is, God with us, day and night, He is in our midst. He dwells with us full of grace and truth. He restores morality, nourishes virtue, consoles the afflicted, strengthens the weak.” (Pope Paul VI, Mysterium Fidei)

10. If Jesus were actually visible in church, everyone would run to welcome Him, but He remains hidden in the Sacred Host under the appearance of Bread, because He is calling us to faith, that we may come to Him in humility. “The Blessed Sacrament is the Living Heart of each of our churches and it is our very sweet duty to honor and adore the Blessed Host, which our eyes see, the Incarnate Word, Whom they cannot see.” (Pope Paul VI, Credo of the People of God)

11. With transforming mercy, Jesus makes our heart one with His. “He proposes His own example to those who come to Him, that all may learn to be like Himself, gentle and humble of heart, and to seek not their own interest but those of God.” (Pope Paul VI, Mysterium Fidei)

12. If the Pope himself would give you a special invitation to visit him in the Vatican, this honor would be nothing in comparison to the honor and dignity that Jesus Himself bestows upon you with the invitation of spending one hour with Him in the Blessed Sacrament. “The Divine Eucharist bestows upon the Christian people an incomparable dignity.”
(Pope Paul VI)

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George Washington The Praying General at Valley Forge

From Anthony:  What a joy to celebrate the great freedoms we now share on this 4th of July! Amazing to discover that in the minds of early Patriots, the 4th of July signified a religious holiday like Christmas. To many of the followers of Jesus Christ, who by The Grace of Almighty God, had helped form this nation of ours, God who became Man had granted us freedom of knowing God and becoming like Christ; and the brave men and women who had sacrificed their lives for our freedom, had done so with their faith in God to grant us the gift by His Grace of a free nation.

On July 2, 1776, Congress approved complete separation from Great Britain.  On July 4th, John Hancock, President of Congress and Charles Thompson, Secretary of Congress, signed the early draft of The Declaration of Independence. On July 8th, the document was read aloud in Philadelphia when The Liberty Bell with the inscription from Lev. 25:10″ Proclaim liberty throughout the land and to all the inhabitants thereof” was rung.

The day Congress approved The Declaration of Independence, John Adams wrote to Abigail that this day ”ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty.” and he also foresaw us celebrating our independence by God’s Grace as he wrote: “This day will be the most memorable epic in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival.”

Thanks to another fantastic article from David Barton, we discover from the annals of history, an amazing speech by John Quincy Adams whereby he asked: Why is it that, next to the birthday of the Savior of the world, your most joyous and most venerated festival returns on the Fourth of July? His answer:

“Is it not that, in the chain of human events, the birthday of the nation is indissolubly linked with the birthday of the Savior? That it forms a leading event in the progress of the Gospel dispensation? Is it not that the Declaration of Independence first organized the social compact on the foundation of the Redeemer’s mission upon earth? That it laid the cornerstone of human government upon the first precepts of Christianity?”

According to John Quincy Adams, Christmas and the Fourth of July were intrinsically connected. On the Fourth of July, the Founders simply took the precepts of Christ which came into the world through His birth (Christmas) and incorporated those principles into civil government.

On July 3, 1963 the mortal remains of the Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta, the Little Daughter of the Divine Will, were definitively laid to rest in the Church of Santa Maria Greca in Corato.

Since April 23, 2019, with the consent of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints and Archbishop Leonardo D’Ascenzo, the tomb of the Little Daughter of the Divine Will has a new location. It is located to the left of the high altar, in the center of the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, which has been restored for this occasion

This new location makes it possible to pray with greater recollection, allowing pilgrims, who come from many parts of the world, to stop next to the tomb to receive light, strength, protection and to write a message or prayer on the visitors’ register. Luisa continues, in fact, to represent both for the city of Corato and for those who come from afar a bright lighthouse that shows everyone the path of the Sanctity of the Divine Will.

The Last Words of Luisa Piccarreta, her Spiritual Testimony:

March 4, 1947

“Now I die with greater contentment, because the Divine Will has consoled me more than usual with Its presence in these last few moments of my life.

“Now I see a long, beautiful and spacious road, all illuminated by an infinite number of resplendent suns – Oh, yes, I recognize them! They are all my acts done in the Divine Will!

“This is the road that I must now take; it is the road that the Divine Will has prepared for me. It’s the road of my victory: it’s the way of my glory, which will unite me with the immense happiness of the Divine Will.

“It’s my road; it’s the road that I have prepared for you. It’s the road that I will keep reserved for all the souls who will ever want to live in the Divine Will.”

Excerpt from the Book of Heaven – Volume 11, March 8, 1914:

“The soul who dies united to My Will (Jesus speaking to Luisa), upon entering into My Rest, will find not only the heavenly doors open, but all of Heaven reaching down to greet the new-comer, honoring My Will which has formed Its Life in the soul.

“What can I tell you about the feasting among the Blessed when they see this soul that has lived its life in the Divine Will, with its every word, thought and act, all adorned with as many Suns as its acts, all varying in brightness and beauty? So innumerable are the little divine streams touching all the Blessed that heaven cannot contain all the blessings, and they flow down even upon the earth for the benefit of the pilgrim souls.

“Yes, My daughter, My Will is the greatest thing that exists. It is the secret to finding the light, sanctity and greatest spiritual treasures. It is the secret to knowing every good thing, but because It is not intimately known, It is neither valued nor loved as It merits. It is your job to know, love and make It known to all disposed souls.”

Novena of the Precious Blood in Honor of the Nine Choirs of Angels – July 1-9

Day 1 – July 1

“My children who are welcome to this great privileged hour, you are blessed. Listen my loving children, I choose this hour to reveal much to you about the coming Chastisement so that you may be ready and help to save souls. The hour is near, the time of the great tribulation is coming soon.
Many will shed their blood. The wicked man will give his armies command to seize my children. They shall be killed, Oh, pray, pray much my loving children! Make your faith strong. Be ready to meet the hour. I will send my angels to earth to carry (to heaven) the bodies of my people who remain in their faith until death. They will eat with me in heaven. My children, many will not withstand this horrible hour. Pray for them. After this great persecution, the red cross will appear in heaven. This cross represents the Precious Blood and the blood of martyrs. At that time, anyone who remains in the faith and calls on my Precious Blood will be saved during the coming darkness. My Precious Blood will protect him. Pray the chaplet of my Precious Blood always, console and adore me. How I wish that all who participate in this first novena will receive these prayers. Your adoration pleases me much. I bless you all.”

Meditation 1:

Today, Our Lord is making clear the fact that the chastisement is imminent. It must come. The instrument of the chastisement will be the wicked enemy of our souls. Many of the faithful will be victims. The Lord says, the “wicked man will give his men command to seize my children.” The children here, refers especially to the devotees of the Precious Blood, some of whom will become witnesses both to the faith and the devotion. The Lord promised that He would send angels to carry to heaven, the bodies of these people who will remain faithful to the end. However, some will survive. Hence He urges us to pray harder for the strength we need in that hour, especially, pray the Chaplet of the Precious Blood.

*Today we pray for the grace to persevere in God’s Will in this life.

Prayer:  Almighty Lord and God, accept our willingness ever and always to be penetrated by the glow of Your love, to be burned and transformed anew for Your glory and according to Your Will, wherever, whenever, and however you wish.   Amen.

Holy angel, let love be the cause of our repentance and obtain for us the grace of tears of contrition.  Take these into your bowl, that Mary may receive them and carry them as the pleading omnipotence before the throne of God, that the Lord might graciously have mercy on us!   Amen.

Day 2 – July 2

In this second day of the first novena, Barnabas was led by an angel in a vision to an underground world. There he saw a great number of soldiers all marked with the number 666 and worshipping the Beast. The angel then led him to a strong house which held a great set of computers.

The Angel said, “Son of man, these people you see here, are from every country of the world. They were chosen by demons for the attack in the time of the coming persecution, the hour of the evil government. With the aid of this computer, all men will be marked. Pray now and get ready so as to endure to the end.”

The angel vanished. Then the Sacred Head of Jesus appeared in a cloud. He came closer and said ; “Children pray much now that there is time. Soon this underground government will come out and rule the earth. With their computer, many people will be marked. All who receive the mark will be destroyed. At that time, everything laid outside My Precious Blood will be lost. Anyone who calls on my Precious Blood will be filled with faith. Many will only find mercy in my Precious Blood. I say to you my loving children pray harder now. Teach others how to pray. Let all men consecrate themselves to my Precious Blood. I love you, I bless you all.”

Meditation 2:

This particular message has a lot to do with, and is a further confirmation of the doctrine of the anti-christ in the book of Revelation. While the children of God are adoring the Most Holy Trinity on High, the men of the underworld are busy down below worshipping the Great Beast “with seven heads and ten horns” (Rev.13:11). Many of us know about the number of the beast, 666 (Rev. 13:18), and there are already widespread rumors about plans to put computer chips in everyone. This message brings all this into stark reality. The visionary saw those who have the mark and the great computer used to fashion it. We are moving towards an evil government that is destined specifically for this. We must watch for this and be ready. The Lord tells us the way to victory is to be firm in the faith, pray ceaselessly and be consecrated to His Precious Blood.

*Today we pray for our governments and all civil leaders.

Prayer:  Holy angel, in the words that Mary spoke today, in the Magnificat, you add all God-pleasing answers to the Word of God; help us to understand the Word, that is Jesus Christ and to love Mary, making Her answer our own.   Amen.

Holy angel, you carry Godliness in your bowl.  Is it not already Godliness, to be able to know and love God?  And how much more to be able to belong to Him for all eternity!  Let us never lose this Godliness, that the Magnificat, which Mary began, might never cease until the sounding of the trumpets of Judgment.   Amen.

Day 3 – July 3

“My children pray, pray harder for my Holy Church. Pray and never give up. The time of the wicked man is at hand. The time when he will rule my Church. My children the wicked man is now in my Church. He is planning with his agents to capture the highest throne in my Church. My children, the hour is fast approaching. The great hour of my teaching of sorrow is coming soon. Many of my priests will follow the teaching of the anti-christ and become anti-priests. Many of my priests will be killed because they will not obey the evil man. Only a few good priests will remain. Then my people will suffer greatly. They will find it hard to hear the Holy Mass as worthily as the one heard now. Many tabernacles will be closed. People will run from one place to another to seek my Word and find nothing. Many people will find it hard to pray because the mercy of God will cease.

My children, this is why I call upon you now to pray. Make sacrifices always and offer your life now for me. Let all men join together and call on my Precious Blood which calms the wrath of my Father.

My children, many people will regret because they did not welcome this devotion. Pray your Holy Rosary daily, my Mother’s Immaculate Heart will protect you. Pray this chaplet of my Precious Blood always and make constant reparation for all the sins men commit against me and my Precious Blood. My Precious Blood will save. I love you all. I bless you all.”

Barnabas then saw a large number of priests, in a vision, who were tied to pillars. The armies tortured them and then the vision passed.

Meditation 3:

There are two ways to pass through the chastisement; one is for the world and the other is for the Church. While the previous message is about the chastisement for the world at large, today the Lord speaks about that of His Church. The Evil one is planning, from within the Church, to take over the Throne of St. Peter. This will be accomplished to test our faith. We must wait and watch for this trial. The Lord laments for the many priests who will follow the anti-christ and his teachings, and also over those priests who will lose their lives for refusing to obey the false teachings. As a result, the grace of God will cease because the true Mass will be nowhere to be found. In this situation, devotion to the Precious Blood will be the best way to communicate with the Lord. Thus He insists that we pray and make more sacrifices to strengthen our souls.

*Today we pray for all our Church Leaders; the Pope, Cardinals, Bishops, Priests and Deacons.

Prayer:  Great angel of Mary, help us to be vigilant and generous in the courage of Mary, strong and kind, clear and faithful, that glory may be to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.   Amen.

Day 4 – July 4

Today, Barnabas saw in a cloud a vision of Our Lord hanging on the cross with Blood flowing from the many wounds on His Sacred Body. In the cloud there were also many little children who were praying to the Agonizing Jesus Christ to save them. They said, “Oh merciful Father may you save us by your Precious Blood. May the time come soon when you will reward the world.” As Barnabas continued praying, the Precious Blood and water poured out from the Sacred Side of Our Lord Jesus Christ and covered the little children. They rejoiced and praised God. Immediately the vision ended and the Holy Face of Jesus appeared and said: “My children the wrath of the Eternal Father is increasing. His anger increases because of the sins of the world. The world is full of sin; adultery and fornication rule the world. Men love the creature and neglect the Creator. They sin and blaspheme against the Living God. My death on the Cross is of no value to them. My son, you see how numerous the unborn children are who are aborted in the world. My children they are many, they are many; their cries disturb Heaven and increase the anger of my Father.

My children, their blood wounds my Sacred Heart; their cries hurt the mystical wound in my Sacred Heart. Warn my people, Oh My loving children, stop sinning! My people, love me and stop sinning. Stop sinning! May you stop sinning!! Stop fornication. I say to you stop fornication in my youth. How I love you. How do you know that I love you? Console me by means of holy lives. My children, the hour is very short to save souls. Inform my people to reconcile with their God. Tell them to come back to me and to seek the Kingdom of their God. The hour of the coming Chastisement is coming soon. Many souls will be lost forever. Many faithful souls will grow weak at that time. Men will find it hard to change their lives. There will be confusion in many souls. My children, I have told you this before and now I am reminding you that the coming destruction will start in every family that has shed the blood of innocent souls. Let all men call upon my Precious Blood and be saved. Baptize the unborn babies with power of my Precious Blood. My children, the Immaculate Heart of my Mother will protect you and my Precious Blood will save you. I bless you all. I bless you all. ”The vision ended and Barnabas saw the little children praising God in the cloud for awhile, then all vanished.

Meditation 4:

The sins of the flesh are the greatest weapons employed by the evil one to arouse the anger of the Eternal Father. Not only do they turn men and women away from God and unto each other, these sins also turn their love for God unto themselves. It also results in the slaughter of so many unborn babies. Their voiceless cries for retribution arouse the justice of God. The power of the Precious Blood devotion is made manifest. Through the Precious Blood, these unborn souls are baptized and can enter the Beatific Vision.

We must therefore pray fervently for them, especially the prayer for the Baptism of Aborted Babies, so that their cries will cease and God’s wrath will be calmed. We must pray very much for sincere repentance for all those involved in the lifestyle of fornication, adultery and abortion.

*Today we pray for the conversion of sinners.

Prayer:  Great holy angel of all priests and consecrated, to whom you give your angels as companions, bind me too as a harvest gift and not as a bundle of weeds.  Cause my heart to glow and bind itself forever to my Lord and God, Whom I can never again leave, to Whom I want to belong for all eternity.   Amen.

Day 5 – July 5

Today during his prayer, Barnabas saw a vision of many people inside a lake of fire. As the fire burned them, they cried out in deep sorrow. After a brief moment, a cloud came down and covered the whole place. The Agonizing Jesus Christ hanging on the Cross appeared in the cloud. His Precious Blood poured out from His holy wounds; especially the five most prominent ones. Upon seeing Our Lord on the Cross, the people in the lake of fire all stood up and cried in a loud voice, saying, “Lord, have mercy on us! Be merciful to us! May your Precious Blood save us!” While they were praying, I saw an Angel of God come down from Heaven. He drew them out from the pit and they flew with the Angel into the cloud. In the cloud, they sat with all the Host of Angels, and ate and drank the Body and Blood of the Spotless Lamb.

Then the Holy Face of Jesus appeared and said: “My loving children, follow the desert way to the new Jerusalem. Accept all sufferings as the cross. Love your cross. Accept it with joy. Carry your own cross and follow me. Wake up when you fall. Be strong and endure until the end. My children people are lost forever because of the sins of the flesh. Many souls suffer terrible purification because of the passions of the flesh. My people love the perishable wealth of the world. They worship money and lose their souls forever. My children, many souls are heading towards perdition; they are heading towards perdition because of the temporary wealth of this world. I beg you all with love, O my loving children, to follow the desert way. Teach others how to accept their crosses. I say live monastic lives. Pray for the souls in Purgatory who are under the heat of purification. Pray for them through the power of my Precious Blood. I promise to save them. My children run for your lives that you will not suffer purification after death.

My children, pray that you will understand the coming revelations. I love you all. I bless you all.”

Meditation 5:

The reality of the place of cleansing is depicted in today’s message. The mercy of our Lord can be powerfully obtained through His Precious Blood.

We have the opportunity to make satisfaction for our sins of attachment to material things and the flesh while here on earth. We must turn our sufferings into sacrifices and do more penance for our sins to avoid the cleansing fires of purgatory.

*Today we pray for the Holy Souls in Purgatory.

Prayer:  Holy angel of love, of transformation to God, protect all children who come into the world today.  Bear all souls home, whom God calls from the earth today—home to the Father’s House in Heaven.   Amen.

Day 6 – July 6

My children, hear this word of mine and keep it in your hearts. I am the Agonizing Jesus Christ, I love you all. My children, the coming tribulation is terrible and fearful. Pray much, I say pray much, pray harder. Pray that the hour will not begin during the rainy season because there will not be any natural heat if it comes during the rainy season. My children pray always now. Offer all your prayers for the salvation of men. How terribly she will suffer, the woman in labor! This coming hour is so terrible and fearful, who will survive it?

My loving children, pray that this hour will be short, prepare yourselves with holy love. Show mercy to people and preach my words to them. Live a completely holy life and inform others to change their lives. Clothe yourselves with humility, for your humility will help you in this great battle.

My children, many will be lost forever, many will be lost forever, where are the few? I am still looking for them. If men will hear, let them hear these words and pray. Pray and make constant Adoration. Attend Holy Mass, my loving children. Attend Holy Mass now! The time is coming when men will look for the Holy Mass as worthy as the one you hear now and find none.

Never let a day pass without receiving Holy Communion. Drink my Precious Blood and be filled with power. Tomorrow I will teach you a prayer through my Angel; a prayer of love and mercy.

My children, you will hear many speak and your faith will grow weak. Happy are all who abide in my Most Precious Blood, the coming chastisement will not affect them. Pray that you will be able to complete this novena fully.

Your enemy will fight you and try to stop you so you will not fulfill it. Remember my warnings and keep them. I am happy with your zeal and love. I bless you all.”

Meditation 6:

This message is in direct reference to our Lord’s warnings in Matthew 24:19, “And woe to them that are with child and that give suck in those days.” And in Matthew 24:20, “But pray that your flight be not in the winter or on the sabbath.” Again in Matthew 24:21 “For there shall be then great tribulation, such as hath not been from the beginning of the world until now, neither shall be.”

This message should be seen as a reminder or re-confirmation that the prophesy of the Lord to the Apostles is yet to come. The Lord in His goodness gives us a remedy to prepare for the time – attend Holy Mass and receive Holy Communion regularly now that we are free to do so. The opportunity will not be there during the tribulation. Devotion to the Precious Blood will be the way to safety.

*Today we pray for the grace of endurance in time of trials.

Prayer:  Great angel of the faithful Tradition of God’s Word, implore for us the strength of courage and fidelity, that we might pass on that which we have received alive as a precious pledge, that Christ the King might reign in eternity.   Amen.

Day 7 – July 7

Today Barnabas saw a vision of the Agonizing Jesus Christ hanging alive on the Cross on a mountain top. Our Lord wept bitterly as His Precious Blood poured out from all his wounds. An Angel appeared and knelt reverently in front of the Crucifix. He sang a song to honor the Most Precious Blood: “Adoration!, Adoration!!, Adoration!! To Thee, O most powerful weapon. Adoration! Adoration!! Adoration!!! To Thy Most Precious Blood.

“Merciful Agonizing Jesus Christ, pour your Precious Blood on our souls.

Satisfy my thirst and defeat our enemies. Amen.”

“Powerful Blood of salvation, fight the enemy.

Powerful Blood of salvation, fight the enemy.

Powerful Blood of salvation, fight the enemy.”

After this, the Angel said; “Son of man say these prayers always. Pray them for protection. Our Lord will save through His Precious Blood. Adore the Precious Blood and let others join you. Pray and never give up. I love you.”

The angel left and the Holy Face appeared and said; “My children, listen and understand these words. Children, the spiritual battle is increasing. There is a great war in the spirit now. The enemy has captured many nations and is ruling them. Your country is among the nations. My children, there are many agents of the evil spirit that exist now in the world. They came out from the ocean a few years ago. Many of them built factories and produced many goods. Many opened Churches and many live among men in schools and in great cities. They deceive my people. Children, now the hour is at hand. They are not sleeping because they know their hour is very short. Pray harder now, the evil man has not started his work. The anti-christ is in the Church. He will rule my Church. Pray that you will not be deceived.

My children, know this now that when the wicked man bans the Holy Mass, know that that hour is the last fight. This hour is the greatest, most horrible period. This hour is followed by the three days of darkness. On the second night of the three days of darkness my Angels will defeat the enemy through the power of my Precious Blood. Let all men call on the Precious Blood and be saved. Make constant reparation for all the sins men commit against me. Be careful, children, war in spirit increases. Join in the battle and win. Love me and save your souls. I bless you all.”

Barnabas saw in a vision the Red Dragon in a pit which opened in front of the Crucifix. Blood from His Sacred Head dripped on and tormented the Dragon.

Meditation 7:

The vision Barnabas had before the message revisits the Agony of Christ’s crucifixion on Calvary. The message that follows is a very critical one. The presence of the agents of evil in the world and of the anti-christ in the Church, is emphasized. While the former are using government, business and churches to ensnare the faithful, the latter is seeking his opportunity to rule the Church, which will happen. The anti-christ will forbid the celebration of the Holy Mass, thus bringing about the Three Days of Darkness. The Angels of the Lord will defeat the enemy on the 2nd day of the darkness. This is a call to prepare for intense spiritual warfare.

*Today we pray for endurance through the coming chastisement.

Prayer:  Oh great, kind and yet so powerful angel, you who hold the heart of man so tightly with both hands, that it begins to glow through the force of the Fiat; take me and hold me and fill me with your glow, that I might never cease to glow in all eternity.   Amen.

Day 8 – July 8

Our Lord appeared this evening holding in His right hand His Sacred Heart surrounded by the Crown of Thorns. Beside His Heart was a wound from which Blood and water constantly dripped and divine rays shone forth. A cloud came down and covered the whole place. Immediately He said: “My children, the wound in my Sacred Heart pains me much because of the sins of the world, for the souls that will be lost forever and for my children who will suffer the Great Chastisement. Many of my children do not heed my warnings and revelations. They continue sinning and blaspheming my Holy Name day and night. Only very few people hear my messages and prepare for it. My children, pray for the unrepentant sinners, offer your daily sacrifices for them through the power of my Precious Blood. I promise to allow a drop of my Precious Blood to fall on any heart that needs conversion through my Precious Blood. The hardened heart will break and be converted. My children pray for them. Have faith in me, let your faith grow. Build your faith in me. Great temptation is coming. Children the temptation is great. Who will survive it? Many will shed their blood.

My children make your faith strong. The time is coming when numerous children will be killed. I have told you this before, now I am reminding you that the enemy has produced destructive tablets. Any person who takes this tablet will die on a specified date. They do this in order to reduce the population of the world so that the beast will rule them. Children they will give it free to all men. My Spirit will let you know when you hear about it or when you see it. I say to you, pray much my children. Be faithful. Imprint my Seal with my Precious Blood on the hearts of the faithful ones. They will grow in faith and be victorious over the Red Dragon. Love me and be faithful to me. Tomorrow, I will bless you truly with the power of the Trinity and reveal to you the last revelation of this Novena. Come with faith, don’t sleep.I bless you all.”

Meditation 8:

One of the most important lessons of this devotion is to make us realize that Our Lord is still suffering the pains of His Passion. One of the reasons is given in this message – because so many souls have refused to heed the Lord’s warnings and will thus they will be lost. We must pray for the Unrepentant and hardened souls in the world through the power of the Precious Blood, that they may be saved. The Lord already told us that our governments are evil and have evil plans. We need only to be watchful and persist in our love for Him.

*Today we pray for fallen sheep and against fall in faith.

Prayer:  Lord, let us be children, so much children that we gladly and naturally grasp the hand of this angel with the lamb, and let ourselves be led by him, for he works assiduously to put together the broken pieces in our hands, until Your image appears.   Amen.

Day 9 – July 9

On this, the last day of the nine day Novena, Barnabas saw in a vision the Crown of Thorns in the cloud. The crown moved around in the cloud until the Sacred Head crowned with Thorns appeared. Blood was pouring out from all the wounds in His Sacred Head. Our Lord raised his face and gently said; “My children, today is the last day of the first Novena and the great month which Heaven dedicated to my Precious Blood. Today I will remind you of all the past revelations. Be careful, watch and pray. Children, I told you that many of my Cardinals have gotten married. I have told you that one of them married an evil queen. The queen with her demonic power has won the Cardinal. My children, the possessed Cardinal will fight to rule my Church. Children, during that time the Holy Mass will be banned. If the Holy Mass is not banned, the great darkness will not come, because the Holy Mass has all powers to stop the great Chastisement. But heaven has signed it, prepare for the coming tribulation. Children, the underground government is ready to rule with their authority. There will be one world government, one currency and the whole world will be computerized. There will be a computer number on every good, company, and school. The world will be numbered with the mark of the Beast 666 who is in the underground world now. My children, never receive the mark. Anyone who receives the mark will be lost forever. Listen, listen, be ready to offer your lives. Children I shed my Blood and the blood of martyrs shall be shed before I defeat the enemy. Children rejoice in your faith. My Angel will take your body and your soul up to heaven; all those who offer their lives for my sake. After this great persecution, there will be a red cross in the sky and the moon will be dark. The sign in the sky will represent my Precious Blood and the blood of martyrs. The Blood of innocent children will darken the moon. My children I told you that there will be a massive death of children who will be killed.

Pray and never give up. Children this coming persecution is terrible and fearful. I promise to save you. Even in the great wrath of the Eternal Father My Precious Blood will save you. Children, rejoice for the brightest star has come out in the cloud. The star is the brightest among all stars. The Ark of the Covenant and pillar of cloud which will lead my people to the New Era. The star is the Immaculate Heart of My Mother. Look you will see it every evening in the cloud. She gives joy to her children who are consecrated to her. Prepare, consecrate your lives to her. My Mother will protect her children. Say your Rosary and live a holy life. My children, give this chaplet to my two visionaries. Teach this prayer to them. I say to them to pray it always. The enemy will first attack my visionaries in the whole world. They will suffer, fear not my children I promise to save them through the power of my Precious Blood. All who call upon my Blood will be saved. Let families pray the chaplet of my Precious Blood. I will save them in this horrible hour.

My children, pray this chaplet for sinners. Pray it for unrepentant sinners. I will allow my Blood to fall on their hearts before the great day comes. They will obtain true contrition for their sins. Pray, pray for sinners, pray for the non-Catholic churches. Pray that they all will be one. My Father will answer your prayers through my Precious Blood. I will send a great sign in heaven and all men will see it and turn to My Flock. They will worship me and adore me and my Precious Blood. My children, I will not perform great miracles now because the Church has not approved it. But I will answer your petitions according to the Divine Will. Prepare for the three day Novena. Be ready to welcome your Mother.”

The Holy Trinity appeared in the cloud. The Holy Spirit flashed Divine Light on Barnabas and all gathered with him. The Father and the Son blessed us and said, “I bless you all.”

Meditation 9:

The message of this ninth day is a summary of the last eight days. The Lord makes it clear that Heaven has signed the plans allowing the antichrist to rule the Church, to ban the Mass, to allow the 3 days of darkness, and allow the evil one-world government and religion. These are the instruments of the chastisement. Repetition is a way of emphasis in divine messages. Here the Lord requests us to pray for sinners and non-Catholics that we may be united with them in the tribulation. The power of the Precious Blood for these times is re-emphasized, and cannot be emphasized enough.

*Today we pray for non-Christians and non-Catholics.
Prayer:  You dear and radiant angel of gratitude, make my heart wide and thankful, that I might rejoice and sing as do you!   Amen.

+The First Novena ends here +

For the next three days, consecrated devotees can either return to the minimum Daily Devotion (Rosary, Chaplet of the Precious Blood, Litany of the Precious Blood and Consecration Prayer to the Precious Blood) OR they may continue to offer the Great Month of July Novena prayers daily as an additional offering to Our Lord or for a special intention. If you are not consecrated to the Precious Blood, you may take the three days off, but do not forget to return and join us for the next Novena! Our Lord said “Come with zeal to the next novena.”

An additional gift of encouragement 10 July 1997, 9:15pm During the normal devotional prayer gathering of Barnabas and his friends, he saw in a vision the Holy Face appearing in a cloud and saying:

“My children, Heaven rejoices. Heaven was happy with your adoration on the first novena. Your adoration pleased Me. Peace be with you all. Children, prepare well for further devotion. Do not be afraid to give these prayers to anyone who participates fully in these novenas. Teach them all the ejaculatory prayers* and let their faith grow through your efforts. Children, I overlooked your past weaknesses. I will be happy if you finish this devotion with zeal. Remember my order, welcome my children who are willing to show me love. I say welcome only those who are willing to watch and pray. Please my children, don’t choose Judases. Don’t welcome wolves into the peaceful flock. I want your loving sacrifices. I bless you all.”

Immediately, the vision ended and Barnabas heard the songs of angels.

*The Ejaculatory Prayers:

“Most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ – Save us and the whole world.”(8 February 1997)

“Precious Blood and water from the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ – We adore you. Save us and cleanse us. Amen” (28 April 1997)

“Powerful Blood of salvation, fight the enemy.

Powerful Blood of salvation, fight the enemy.

Powerful Blood of salvation, fight the enemy.” (7 July 1997)

“Precious Blood and water from the Sacred Side of Jesus Christ – Refine the Church and wash us clean. Amen” (28 July 1997)

“Adoration! Adoration!! Adoration!!! To Thee, O Most Powerful weapon.

Adoration! Adoration!! Adoration!!! To Thy Most Precious Blood.

Merciful, Agonizing Jesus Christ – pour your Precious Blood on Souls.

Satisfy my thirst and defeat our enemies. Amen.”(7 July 1997)