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From Mrs. PD @ US
Peace be with you!
This is truly a Blessed Thanksgiving.
Thank you for sending the e-mail saying my typing was helpful.
But the document Old Testament Prophecies Make Key New Testament Prophecies Crystal Clear (*) is the LIGHT at the end of the tunnel.
Blessings and Graces
PD
A. Glad to hear that this is truly a Blessed Thanksgiving for you and that you have recognized that document as the "LIGHT at the end of the tunnel".
Now about your "helpful typing"... that is hardly worth mentioning... considering what you and your late husband did for the Elect of the world through The M+G+R Foundation.
Yes Peggy, it is high time that we "expose you", as the saying goes, before the world to which you and John have contributed so much, and give you the credit that you both justly deserve.
Brethren, if it had not been for Peggy and John - allowing God to work through them - we would not have been able to reach the millions upon millions of readers in the world who have downloaded tens of millions of documents during the last 19 years helping them to find the way to the Light.
It was in the year 1999 - barely one year after we had an Internet presence - that Peggy came across some of our writings and, through the Grace of God, immediately recognized the Biblical role that God had called miguel de Portugal to fulfill. From then on, Peggy and John could not do enough to help God keep me going and reach the world through our pages - regardless of financial expense or personal comfort.
Always humbly and unobtrusive, yet with minds of their own, not "push overs" - something which was greatly appreciated.
They sold their lovely and luxurious home in Louisiana and - without being able to speak one word in Spanish - they came to Salamanca (Spain) to help us with everything that we may have needed. The thousands of pages that Peggy typed was just one aspect of it. They kept a roof over my head, food at my table and clothes on my back not to mention the first vehicle that I had since I had left the world behind - and never, ever!, claiming any special treatment from us over anyone else as the result of their sacrifices.
About four years later, once the The M+G+R Foundation "machinery" was running well, they returned to the U.S. where John continued practicing Law and their assistance ended. Obviously God wanted to give others the same opportunity that He had given Peggy and John.
Peggy, the Elect of the world owes you and John a tremendous and very real debt which will be generously paid by God when you both enter the Mansion He has prepared for you both as your just and well earned reward for your loyalty and humility.
Oh yes, dear brethren, we left this for the end... Peggy suffered from the debilitating Crohn's Disease but, through the Grace of God, she still did all that was needed, up to an including frequent and exhausting transatlantic flights, not to mention keeping miguel's quarters clean. According to her she just did not have the time to fool with "Mr. Chron"!
Peggy, you will know the magnitude of our (God's and miguel's) appreciation only when it is your time to cross the veil. For now, know that you will always have our love and our prayers for your selfless assistance in our fulfillment of the Will of God!
Note to our readers: We did not ask Peggy's permission to publish the above because her humility would have moved her to ask us not to do it; then, we could not have gone against her will. In this way, through a mystical technicality, we can get away with it without violating any Divine Laws and give her the public credit that she and John truly deserve.
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From miguel de Portugal
Speaking of the self/ego that Jesus highlighted in yesterday's Divine Encouragement...
We just realized that in most (all?) prayers directed to God asking for the forgiveness of our sins and invoking His Mercy we never ask for His assistance for those whom we may have harmed - knowingly or unknowingly - by our past sins. This is so important that it should, first of all, be included in the Penitential Rite of the Mass. For example:
Brethren, to prepare our souls to celebrate the Sacred Mysteries, let us call to mind our many
sins. [A silent, but thorough, examination of our conscience, then...] I
confess to Almighty God, and to you my brothers and sisters, that I have sinned through my own
fault... in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done, and in what I have failed to do;...
and I ask Blessed Mary, Ever Virgin, all the angels and saints, and you, my brothers and sisters,
to pray for me, and for those whom my sins may have
harmed, to the Lord our God. [while bowing slightly and making the
Sign of the Cross all say] May Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, help
us to overcome our sinfulness, and bring us to everlasting life.
To pray for the victims of our sins is not new to me. What is new to me is how it is absent from most (all?) penitential prayers, when it should be included.
Why it is not new to me? Because years ago I was inspired to offer a Novena of Masses precisely for the spiritual and material benefit of "those whom my sins may have harmed", and, believe me, my past sins may have caused satan to remove from active duty the evil spirits in charge of drawing me into a real sinful life. If you have read my Focused Autobiography you will understand what I mean.
Therefore, if I was moved by God to offer a Novena of Massed for any damage that I may have caused through my boring, by average world standards, sins, how much more reparation would be needed for those just "on the average sinful level", not to mention those who led a very sinful life before his/her conversion.
Note: If someone thinks that I am bragging about this, he/she does not know me at all and maybe should learn some about me or just move on.
On a recent Gospel... there is an invaluable Pearl, a Key, shall we say, to what is coming. It is from Luke 20:27-40.
That Gospel has to do with the woman who married seven times because her husbands kept on dying. Jesus was asked:
Now at the resurrection whose wife will that woman be? For all seven had been married to
her.
To which He responded:
The children of this age marry and remarry; but those who are deemed
worthy to attain to the coming age and to the resurrection of the dead
neither marry nor are given in marriage. They can no longer die, for they are like angels; and
they are the children of God because they are the ones who will rise.
He is obviously not talking about the end of the world - when He says "this age" He is talking about the period before the End of These Times, and when He says "the coming age", He is talking about the 1,000 Year Reign.
For more details, which are further confirmed by this new Pearl that we found, visit this page and rejoice!
From miguel de Portugal
In case you may have missed them...
Following are the latest two Board Postings:
Published on November 25th,
2019
All things therefore whatsoever they shall say to you, observe and do: but according to their works do ye not; for they say, and do not. [Matthew 23:3]
All things therefore whatsoever they shall say to you, observe and do: but according to their works do ye not; for they say, and do not. [Matthew 23:3]
Published on November 21st,
2019
Why the great interest on Prophetic Messages, yet the apparently Deaf Ear?
Why the great interest on Prophetic Messages, yet the apparently Deaf Ear?
From miguel de Portugal
A dear Family member - concerned about the multiplying catastrophic events worldwide - wrote to us with a very valid and important question. She wonders whether she is doing all that needs to be done in preparation for what already is being manifested throughout the world, and will soon engulf the entire world.
Our answer is straight from God:
Martha, Martha, thou art careful, and art troubled about many things: 42
But one thing is necessary. Mary hath chosen the best part, which shall not be taken away from
her. [Luke 10:41]
Let us apply that recommendation for this time, 2000 years later...
Considering that in YouTube alone about 300 hours worth of video are being uploaded every minute (1), anyone could easily fall into the "black hole" of internet-published information and neglect of what is the "one thing (that) is necessary":
The one thing that is necessary is: The never ending effort - without fanaticism - to draw
closer to God.
It is essential to improve one's sensitivity to the guidance of the Holy Spirit because, without it, and regardless of how many "informational" sites one visits every day - the individual will be completely disoriented.
As we have often repeated: All that anyone needs to know to prepare for what is already being manifested - from schedules, to agendas, to sequences, to physical preparations, to key players, to what to avoid - has been published by us for quite some time, and is on-line and can be accessed through this Link.
One, then, may ask: If you have written about it all, why do you still frequently remind your readers about the earthly events associated with the End of These Times?
Because obviously we are not getting through to many that we are the the doors of the End of These Times, and because 70 % of the visits to our pages are from first timers.
Unfortunately, the level of denial is frightening.
Why frightening? you may also ask. Because the more an individual who belongs to the Elect denies reality, the more that individual will have to suffer before the Second Coming of Christ. (Note: only God knows who is counted among the Elect (2)!)
As far back as in the times of the prophet Zacharias the world had been warned about this upcoming suffering:
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8 And there shall be in all the earth, saith the Lord, two parts in it shall be scattered, and
shall perish: but the third part shall be left therein. 9 And I
will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined:
and I will try them as gold is tried. They shall call on My Name,
and I will hear them. I will say: Thou art My people: and they shall say: The Lord is
my God. [Zacharias 13]
Unfortunately, those who should, but do not know His Name, will have to be heavily "refined" - will have to suffer much more - until finally they call His Name and then He will hear them and the painful refining process will be stopped.
That is why even though we have written about it all, we still frequently remind our readers about the earthly events associated with the End of These Times - God demands that we do for the benefit of the Elect.
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(1) As of 2017 The total number of people who use YouTube – 1,300,000,000. 300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute. Almost 5 billion videos are watched on YouTube every single day. YouTube gets over 30 million visitors per day. Source
(2) The Selection of the Elect
and again...
From miguel de Portugal
If there were only two last messages that we were allowed to remind the world at large today - more than any other day - they would be:
One
Based on:
24 Every one therefore that heareth these my words, and doth them, shall be likened to a wise
man that built his house upon a rock, 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds
blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell not, for it was founded on a rock.
26 And every one that heareth these my words, and doth them not, shall be like a foolish man that built his house upon the sand, 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall thereof. [Matthew 7]
26 And every one that heareth these my words, and doth them not, shall be like a foolish man that built his house upon the sand, 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall thereof. [Matthew 7]
Our Message: Whatever is not built upon the fundamental Rock - Jesus Christ, the Living Word of God - will be washed away soon. No substitutes are allowed - no institutions or men - none!
Two
Based on:
37 He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me; and he that loveth son or
daughter more than me, is not worthy of me. 38 And he that taketh not up his cross, and followeth
me, is not worthy of me. 39 He that findeth his life, shall lose it: and he that shall lose his
life for me, shall find it. [Matthew 10]
Our Message: God must be first in our lives - no exceptions. Just as He said - not even parents or children may come before God. Believe me, those words were not added to the Gospel by some fanatical Scribe or copyist - they accurately express the Will of God. Should you doubt us - "ask" Abraham [Genesis 22:2-13].
Do keep in mind, however, that God will never ask us to do anything against Divine or Civil Law; He may allow satan to test us but He will not allow us to be tested beyond our strength.
Then, one may ask: "Why didn't Abraham question the command of God to sacrifice his son?" To which we would answer: "Because the "Thou shalt not kill" command was officially established again (1) by means of the Ten Commandments given by God through Moses - about 380 years later (according to Usher)."
If you have not reached this point yet in your Faith Journey, we entreat you to unceasingly pray to God so that He may grant you the Grace to accept and live His Word.
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(1) From the beginning, - just as the divorce law [Matthew 19:8] - taking another human's life was strictly forbidden and carried a very high Divine penalty even if it was done as punishment for murder - "...but whosoever shall kill Cain, shall be punished sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, that whosoever found him should not kill him." [Genesis 4:15]
From miguel de Portugal
Today's Gospel (Luke 19:11-28) if not properly addressed in a homily is to the faith at the subconscious level what a depth charge is to a submarine. The two verses before the last one carry the full destructive force... unless clarified as we will strive to do.
(26) He replied, 'I tell you, to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has
not, even what he has will be taken away.
(27) Now as for those enemies of mine who did not want me as their king, bring them here and slay them before me.
(27) Now as for those enemies of mine who did not want me as their king, bring them here and slay them before me.
Verse (26) has been conveniently used by the Evangelizers to justify the conquering and pillage and plunder behavior of those 'noble' men who filled the Evangelizers' collection plates. The message that Jesus was transmitting here had nothing to do with the material world. He is addressing the riches of the spiritual world. In plain language:
The more we utilize the Graces He bestows upon us for His Honor and Glory - that is, for the
benefit of His Creation - the more Graces He will bestow upon us.
Now, in verse 27 it appears that He is promoting violence and murder... something which has nothing to do with God. What He is illustrating - through this violent verse - is what will happen to the soul who rejects Him at the time of Judgment: Destination >>> hell.
Can you imagine how often those verses have been misused to empower the pillage and plunder by Christians throughout Europe and the Americas? Revolting!
Perhaps my reaction to my two trips to Rome (1) - after my conversion - could be better understood now.
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(1) Trip No. 1 (December 28, 2000 - January 1, 2001) and Trip No. 2 (April 17, 2005 - April 21, 2005)
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From Mr. IW @ US
I am beginning to wonder if you are trying to encourage or discourage us; to drive us to despair or to hope.
You frequently quote Jesus when He said: But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. [Matthew 7:14]
In the last post you wrote: Yes, yes... we know that you want to think that all in your family and among your friends will make it. We are just preparing you for the shock of your life when you find out how many of those will not be "residents" in the Kingdom of God after Jesus' return.
Often times you also make remarks like: If it were not for Him I would have quoted Paul one final time, pulled the plug and "...let the rest experience a lengthy Purgatory"!
Maybe I am missing something but all of the above seem a bit depressing.
Could you help me, and perhaps others, see the light in such somber statements?
IW
A. Gladly!
First of all remember that we do not quote Jesus out of context so, if He, within context, clearly states that only a few will find the road that leads to life, it is because that IS the way it is. We are here to alert the faithful and not to feed their denial state.
The other piece of the puzzle is the feeling that sometimes miguel has and expresses thus: "If it were not for Him I would have quoted Paul one final time, pulled the plug and '...let the rest experience a lengthy Purgatory'"!
The "light" in all of this is found in a statement we made in a recent post: "... we must never forget that... In the annals of Heaven, the saddest records are those that tell of the many who ran well, with brave stout hearts, until in sight of the goal, of victory, and then their courage failed. We must not give up! If for nothing else, just for the love of God for He is deserves it all!"
Binding it all together, we get the light...
Just because you see very few people positively responding to your non intrusive Evangelization - done primarily by example - does not mean that you are doing something wrong. It is because indeed few will find the road that leads to life.
From the lack of significant response to your non intrusive Evangelization it is normal to, once in a while, feel some despondency. If miguel, who left the world to serve God at His request, at times feels like "...pulling the plug and let the rest experience a lengthy Purgatory." it is logical that, from time to time, you may very well feel that way too. However, only if he shares it with our readership you would know about it which, in turns, provides a measure of consolation to you.
That it saddens you that "...all in your family and among your friends will not make it."? How do you think God feels? Remember, He loves them more than you will ever comprehend and His sorrow is great when He sees that they have rejected every opportunity He has given them to get back on track.
Offer your humanly coherent sadness as a consolation to God just as miguel does every day "wrapped" with a decade of the Holy Rosary.
Lastly, let us not forget the criminal crucified next to Jesus to whom Jesus said: Amen I say to thee, this day thou shalt be with me in paradise? [Luke 23:43]
The one to whom you may have Evangelized by word and deed, yet rejected it all yesterday... may dramatically change today and also be with Jesus in Paradise.
Let us not forget that: ...there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent. [Luke 15:7] ...to which we add, based on Luke 23:43, even if it is on his/her last day!
We must remember all of the above the moment we start feeling despondent as the result of the few responses we may get from others and, immediately, convert our sadness because of the tremendous number of those who will not find the road to life, into a very meaningful and valuable act of Consolation to Jesus and Mary.
We sincerely hope that you can now discern the bright and consoling lights shining through those somber statements.
From miguel de Portugal
Yesterday's First Reading at Mass could not have been more appropriate for the above letter and response:
1“Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer
will be stubble, and the day that is coming will set them on fire,” says the Lord Almighty.
“Not a root or a branch will be left to them. 2 But for you who revere my name, the sun of
righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed
calves. 3 Then you will trample on the wicked; they will be ashes under the soles of your feet on
the day when I act,” says the Lord Almighty.
4 “Remember the law of my servant Moses, the decrees and laws I gave him at Horeb for all Israel. 5 “See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. 6 He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction.” [Malachi 4]
4 “Remember the law of my servant Moses, the decrees and laws I gave him at Horeb for all Israel. 5 “See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. 6 He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents; or else I will come and strike the land with total destruction.” [Malachi 4]
From miguel de Portugal
Combining the Gospel readings of the Mass for the last two days we have Luke 17:20-37. Now, those who have attended Mass with certain regularity have heard those readings; others on their own may have ran into them while reading the Holy Scriptures; and yet others have seen them quoted in our pages. What we wish to do today is comment upon each key verse(s) plus explain the last verse which sounds repulsive and out of place.
For your convenience we will place our comments within the Holy Texts.
The Coming of the Kingdom of God
20 Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied,
“The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, 21 nor will people say,
‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your
midst.”
Once the Word of God, Jesus, was born in Time the Kingdom of God became manifest for us in Time.
22 Then he said to his disciples, “The time is coming when you will long
to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it. 23 People will tell
you, ‘There he is!’ or ‘Here he is!’ Do not go running off after them.
First of all, the "you" of "...when you will long to see..." refers to His followers in that and all future generations.
As we have seen since the First Century A.D., there have been false prophets and religious leaders announcing or proclaiming to be the head of the Kingdom of God. Those who have not learned from those 20 centuries of lies and deceits, is spite of the warnings from Jesus, deserve to be ensnared now.
24 For the Son of Man in his day will be like the lightning, which flashes and lights up the
sky from one end to the other.
First alert as to how it will look like - on a global scale. It will be spectacular.
25 But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
A prophecy that was fulfilled during the life of Jesus. "This generation" was the generation of the time when He walked amongst men.
26 “Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man. 27
People were eating, drinking, marrying and being given in marriage up to the day Noah entered the
ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all.
28 “It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. 29 But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 “It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
28 “It was the same in the days of Lot. People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. 29 But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 “It will be just like this on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
Just as the world residents are doing today. No; do not even think that it was already like that in centuries past! In centuries past it was like that only for the elite; today, even most amongst the poorest are doing that.
31 On that day no one who is on the housetop, with possessions inside, should go down to get
them. Likewise, no one in the field should go back for anything. 32 Remember Lot’s wife!
Many will think that the story of Lot's wife is that - just a story. To those we say: Maybe it was or maybe it was not - it really does not matter to me since I know that the message it conveys is absolutely true.
33 Whoever tries to keep their life will lose it, and whoever loses their life will preserve
it. 34 I tell you, on that night two men will be reclined at the same table; one will be taken and
the other left. 35 Two women will be grinding grain together; one will be taken and the other
left.” [36] (because it is not in some of the so-called original texts it has been left
out.)
Notice that even individuals in close physical proximity will be somehow separated before the cleansing catastrophe hits the world.
(As a matter of clarification: Once the cleansing catastrophe is finished, the Elect will be returned. This is possible because it was just a dimensional slip. I know, I have experienced that dimensional slip several times. That a reader does not believe that, truly it is of no concern to me - those who have Eyes to see and Ears to hear will recognize that we are speaking the truth.)
37 “Where, Lord?” they asked. He replied, “Where there is a dead body, there the vultures
will gather.”
This last verse sounds revolting but the message delivered is very important Only vultures will gather about a dead (and putrefying) body. No one else will. It is a repelling scene to most... and so will be to most when the Son of Man is revealed. Only the Elect will be drawn to Him while most, who belong to satan, will be repulsed by Him.
Perhaps now what He said in Matthew 7:14...
But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find
it.
... makes more sense to you.
Yes, yes... we know that you want to think that all in your family and among your friends will make it. We are just preparing you for the shock of your life when you find out how many of those will not be "residents" in the Kingdom of God after Jesus' return.
Of course we must Evangelize all by word and deed for only God knows who are destined to hell. We just want to clarify to you how it is and prepare you for it!
In case that you... still have any doubts about the Opus Dei's plans...
Opus Dei vicar: We are fully united with the pope (1)
NEW YORK — In a letter to the New York Times, the U.S. vicar of Opus Dei, Msgr. Bohlin, responded to the Times' editor: As head of Opus Dei in the United States, I want to affirm that all of us in Opus Dei support the pope and his work as pastor of the universal Church".
From my perspective, I don't see that there's any conflict with the Holy Father. Love for the Holy Father is part of our DNA. We pray for him every day. We learn from him, Msgr. Thomas Bohlin told CNA April 5.
He quoted Opus Dei's founder, St. Josemaria Escriva, who used to say that Opus Dei had three great loves in the Church: Christ, Mary, and the pope.
NEW YORK — In a letter to the New York Times, the U.S. vicar of Opus Dei, Msgr. Bohlin, responded to the Times' editor: As head of Opus Dei in the United States, I want to affirm that all of us in Opus Dei support the pope and his work as pastor of the universal Church".
From my perspective, I don't see that there's any conflict with the Holy Father. Love for the Holy Father is part of our DNA. We pray for him every day. We learn from him, Msgr. Thomas Bohlin told CNA April 5.
He quoted Opus Dei's founder, St. Josemaria Escriva, who used to say that Opus Dei had three great loves in the Church: Christ, Mary, and the pope.
Comments: Of course, that is a lie. They are not even with Jesus and Mary. The point is that they are telling everyone that such is the case as they prepare the way for the identification of the False Christ.
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From miguel de Portugal
Following is one of the prayers I offer at the end of every day...
PRAYER FOR DAILY NEGLIGENCE
Eternal Father, I offer to You all the setbacks, sacrifices and pains that I have endured today...
1º For Love of Jesus, in reparation for the offenses committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary and for the conversion of poor sinners. Glory...
2º To atone for all the sins that I may have committed on this day and throughout my whole life. Glory...
3º To purify the good that I may have done wrong on this day and throughout my whole life. Glory...
4º To supply for the good that I should have done and that I may have omitted in this day and throughout my life. Glory...
From miguel de Portugal
Through the Gospel of John 8:42-50, Jesus leaves no doubt about who the Temple Masters of His time were in alliance with and the difference between the Temple "Jews" and the Samaritans.
42 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from
God. I have not come on my own; God sent me. 43 Why is my language not clear to you? Because you
are unable to hear what I say. 44 You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out
your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there
is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father
of lies. 45 Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me!
46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me? 47 Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.” 48 The Jews answered him, “Aren’t we right in saying that you are a Samaritan and demon-possessed?”
49 “I am not possessed by a demon,” said Jesus, “but I honor my Father and you dishonor me. 50 I am not seeking glory for myself; but there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge.
46 Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me? 47 Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God.” 48 The Jews answered him, “Aren’t we right in saying that you are a Samaritan and demon-possessed?”
49 “I am not possessed by a demon,” said Jesus, “but I honor my Father and you dishonor me. 50 I am not seeking glory for myself; but there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge.
Which brings us to tomorrow's Gospel - Luke 17:11-19
As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria and Galilee. As he was
entering a village, ten lepers met him. They stood at a distance from him and raised their voice,
saying, "Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!"
And when he saw them, he said, "Go show yourselves to the priests." As they were going they were cleansed. And one of them, realizing he had been healed, eturned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him.
He was a Samaritan.
Jesus said in reply, "Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give
thanks to God?" Then he said to him, "Stand up and go your faith has saved you."
And when he saw them, he said, "Go show yourselves to the priests." As they were going they were cleansed. And one of them, realizing he had been healed, eturned, glorifying God in a loud voice; and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him.
He was a Samaritan.
Jesus said in reply, "Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? Has none but this foreigner returned to give
thanks to God?" Then he said to him, "Stand up and go your faith has saved you."
Which reminds us of a parable by Jesus which can be read in Luke 10:30-35
30 ...“A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They
stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened
to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So
too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’
33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’
Should we then be surprised about the version of Judaism Jesus practiced?... and, being that the one Jesus practiced, that is the only valid version of the original Judaism.
So why should that be important to us? Because when Jesus said...
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish
them but to fulfill them.
[Matthew 5:17]
[Matthew 5:17]
He was referring the version of the Law and the Prophets coherent with the version of Judaism He practiced and not with the adulterated version of Judaism which we are familiar with.
From miguel de Portugal
The faithful should ask itself why, with the apparent rebirth of Christianity, the world continues to slip faster and faster into a bottomless pit?
The following quote from a newsletter published by the Population Research Institute, in an article about "Time to Win in the Judiciary" and authored by Joseph A. D'Agostino may hold the answer:
This seemingly arcane debate about Senate procedure has become white-hot. Why should pro-life,
pro-family citizens in Middle America care?
The simple reality: The only practical way of restoring democratic rule on the issue of abortion, and thus the possibility of legal protection for unborn children, is by getting good judges on the federal bench, particularly the U.S. Supreme Court.
It’s also the only practical way to prevent “rights” to euthanasia and to same-sex “marriage” from being magically discovered in the Constitution and imposed on America.
The simple reality: The only practical way of restoring democratic rule on the issue of abortion, and thus the possibility of legal protection for unborn children, is by getting good judges on the federal bench, particularly the U.S. Supreme Court.
It’s also the only practical way to prevent “rights” to euthanasia and to same-sex “marriage” from being magically discovered in the Constitution and imposed on America.
As the reader may see, these "Christians" continue to give priority to activism and political power play and not to the only "activity" that will restore true Faith and true Morals - Prayer and Acts of Reparation.
Did Jesus teach His people, back when He walked amongst men, to change the system through political activism and power play?
He did not, nor will He ever do so. This is why the Evangelization has been a complete failure... yet man continues to blindly follow other fallen men and not Jesus.
As German Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer once said: The good Lord seems to have set definite limits on man's wisdom but sets no limits on his stupidity. To which we add, "...and his inability to learn from past mistakes."
The latest Board Post...
The most effective ways to pray : What every devoted child of God should know - But many,
unfortunately, do not.
A decade and a half old document that is needed more now than ever!
A decade and a half old document that is needed more now than ever!
From miguel de Portugal
The faithful should ask itself why, with the apparent rebirth of Christianity, the world continues to slip faster and faster into a bottomless pit?
The following quote from a newsletter published by the Population Research Institute, in an article about "Time to Win in the Judiciary" and authored by Joseph A. D'Agostino may hold the answer:
This seemingly arcane debate about Senate procedure has become white-hot. Why should pro-life,
pro-family citizens in Middle America care?
The simple reality: The only practical way of restoring democratic rule on the issue of abortion, and thus the possibility of legal protection for unborn children, is by getting good judges on the federal bench, particularly the U.S. Supreme Court.
It’s also the only practical way to prevent “rights” to euthanasia and to same-sex “marriage” from being magically discovered in the Constitution and imposed on America.
The simple reality: The only practical way of restoring democratic rule on the issue of abortion, and thus the possibility of legal protection for unborn children, is by getting good judges on the federal bench, particularly the U.S. Supreme Court.
It’s also the only practical way to prevent “rights” to euthanasia and to same-sex “marriage” from being magically discovered in the Constitution and imposed on America.
As the reader may see, these "Christians" continue to give priority to activism and political power play and not to the only "activity" that will restore true Faith and true Morals - Prayer and Acts of Reparation.
Did Jesus teach His people, back when He walked amongst men, to change the system through political activism and power play?
He did not, nor will He ever do so. This is why the Evangelization has been a complete failure... yet man continues to blindly follow other fallen men and not Jesus.
As German Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer once said: The good Lord seems to have set definite limits on man's wisdom but sets no limits on his stupidity. To which we add, "...and his inability to learn from past mistakes."
The latest Board Post...
The most effective ways to pray : What every devoted child of God should know - But many,
unfortunately, do not.
A decade and a half old document that is needed more now than ever!
A decade and a half old document that is needed more now than ever!
From miguel de Portugal
What follows is and example of how easily many in the Roman Catholic Church will fall for the Anti/False Christ combination.
We received a letter from a reader - not known to us - which read as follows:
I have gone through the Challenging Mysteries which appears in your Rosary page, and it seems
that this is a very important prayer.
Is there a Catholic official who has approved these for general use?
Thank you for taking the time to respond to my question. I look forward to hearing from you.
Is there a Catholic official who has approved these for general use?
Thank you for taking the time to respond to my question. I look forward to hearing from you.
A quote from what we aswered:
No further approval is needed since the prayers - Hail Mary and the Lord's Prayer - have been
approved for centuries and the Biblical readings are from the traditional official Catholic Bible
- the Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible.
This is how subservient to the authority of the RCC many well intentioned faithful are. The problem, of course, is once the fatal mistake of accepting the False Christ just because the RCC approves/endorses it is made, there is no going back.
In yesterday's Gospel... we read:
25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26 “If anyone comes
to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters - yes, even
their own life - such a person cannot be my disciple. [Luke 14]
and
...33 In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples. [Luke 14]
and
...33 In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples. [Luke 14]
This is another example of a Gospel reading wherein if it is not followed by the appropriate homily it will continue to - subconsciously - weaken the faith and reduce our reliability on the New Testament.
The sad part is that the homily would not even take 60 seconds to deliver:
"Jesus is not inciting us to hate our loved ones. He is just illustrating how important it
is to place Him above all - family and material goods. That is the requirement of truly being
His disciple."
Yesterday's Board Post was...
The Pruning of the Ranks of the Roman Catholic Church -
An Apology
A letter mailed to the top Hierarchy of the RCC on June 14th and 15th, 1996
That is how long they have been officially notified as what it awaits them.
A letter mailed to the top Hierarchy of the RCC on June 14th and 15th, 1996
That is how long they have been officially notified as what it awaits them.
From miguel de Portugal
Do you ever wonder what Jesus really meant when He said: Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the land [Matthew 5:4] when you see the meek getting crushed every day and in greater numbers by the powerful? After all, Jesus said "the land"; He did not say "Eternal Life". He was speaking of here, on Earth.
The answer is found in: Chapter 20 of the Book of Revelations:
1 And I saw an angel coming down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great
chain in his hand. 2 And he laid hold on the dragon the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan,
and bound him for a thousand years. 3 And he cast him into the bottomless
pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should no more seduce the nations, till the
thousand years be finished. And after that, he must be loosed a little time. 4 And I saw seats;
and they sat upon them; and judgment was given unto them; and the souls of them that were beheaded
for the testimony of Jesus, and for the word of God, and who had not adored the beast nor his
image, nor received his character on their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived
and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5 The rest of the dead lived not, till the
thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.
6 Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection. In these the second death
hath no power; but they shall be priests of God and of Christ; and shall reign with him a thousand
years.
Of course Rome denies the reality of said Kingdom, which, as we already revealed in His Name, started to take shape in the year 1832.
To better understand this issue, visit our document titled Catechism of the Catholic Church - The Church's Ultimate Trial
In yesterday's Gospel... we read:
Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends,
your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you
back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the
lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at
the resurrection of the righteous.” [Lk 14:12-14]
Here we have another Gospel reading which, without a proper homily, will continue to - subconsciously - weaken the faith and reduce our reliability on the New Testament.
Although it seems that Jesus is saying that we should never give a luncheon or dinner and invite our friends and/or families, that is not the message. The message is that we get our Heavenly rewards when we do good - in any form or fashion - to others who could not possibly repay us materially. That is, we do it strictly for the love of God and for our neighbor - in fulfillment to the greatest commandments:
Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with
all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it:
‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two
commandments.”. [Matthew 22:37-40]
From miguel de Portugal
Let us continue to dismount the state of denial and help the Elect no be confused by appearances...
In 1 John 4 we read:
[our highlights]
1 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from
God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. 2 This is how you can
recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the
flesh is from God, 3 but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God.
This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in
the world.
4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 5 They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. 6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood.
God’s Love and Ours
4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 5 They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. 6 We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood.
God’s Love and Ours
What we wish to illustrate today is how the lack of Pastoral care has made many of the Faithful victims of the state of denial, thus assist them to recognize it and abandon it.
Take a look at verse 2: This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God
This is indeed true only if we clarify the message by adding "by his actions" to the message of said verse. That is, if it read:
2: "By this is the spirit of God known. Every spirit that acknowledges by his
actions that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God."
Just to claim it with words and no action has no real meaning or worth.
Should someone need proof of this...
satan knew well Who Jesus was, as can be seen through Luke 4:1-13 wherein Luke describes in detail the temptations Jesus endured.
satan knows well who Jesus Is, yet, that does not make satan "of God". Neither were those evil spirits who Jesus exorcised and who recognized Jesus identity as they clearly confessed.
As an aside... This brings us to what we pointed out years ago regarding the manifestation of the FalseChrist: The FalseChrist/AntiChrist will not be presented opposing Christ; he will be presented as the Christ!
Now then, regarding verse 6: "We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. " which is perfectly coherent with all else. Remember that when others cannot understand what "language you speak".
The best thing to do when encountering those who will "not listen to us" is to not insist and go...
...forth out of that house or city shake off the dust from your feet. [basic message
through Matthew 10:14, Mark 6:11 and Luke 9:5]
Remember, the Elect are not to convince anyone by words, logic or arguments. We must humbly live and speak what we believe - that is: give the proper examples by words and deeds so that those who are also among the Elect, but are still asleep, will wake up and begin following the real Him and not the one created through denial. That is what God expects of all of us.
and again...
From miguel de Portugal
We all talk about "denial" (1) and think that we know what that really means. Yes, of course, we may know its definition - "denying reality" - but that is only a small part of the story.
We will share with our readers a story - very first hand; I witnessed it from beginning to its end.
This fellow - Tim - was raised, along with his brother, by an alcoholic mother and father. By noon the mother was drunk on beer and stayed in such state until bed time and the father consumed at least one quart of vodka every day after coming home from work. Therefore, Tim knew first hand what alcoholism was!
As an adult he started drinking heavily and after a while he spent weekends in a complete alcoholic stupor while denying that he did not have a problem. That is normal, but what follows is the danger that we are trying to illustrate.
One day a friend talked Tim into accompanying him to an Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) meeting because he (the friend who confessed to being an alcoholic) did not want to go alone. Tim complied and did so for four years! All of this time he convinced himself that he was going to the AA meetings to help others since he did not have that problem. It was after four years that he finally acknowledged to himself first, and then to others (myself included), that he had an "alcohol problem".
May this story illustrate to what extent the power of denial, that is, satan in action, can control our psyche if God has not been truly "activated" in our soul.
May this story also remind all that there is nothing impossible for God. Undoubtedly He "arranged" the method to get Tim to his first AA meeting and kept him going for four years until he finally gave in! That is how much God loves and cares for each one of us.
The following prayer is a good spiritual vaccine against the "denial virus" which seems to be becoming resistant to most spiritual "antibiotics".
CONSECRATION TO THE HOLY SPIRIT
Holy Spirit, Divine Spirit of Light and Love,
I consecrate to You my understanding, heart and will,
My whole being for time and for eternity.
May my understanding be always subject to
Your heavenly inspirations.
May my heart be ever inflamed with the
Love of God and of my neighbor.
May my will be ever conformed to the Divine Will.
May my whole life be faithful to the imitation
Of the life and virtues of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
To whom with the Father and You, be honor and glory forever!
Amen!
Holy Spirit, Divine Spirit of Light and Love,
I consecrate to You my understanding, heart and will,
My whole being for time and for eternity.
May my understanding be always subject to
Your heavenly inspirations.
May my heart be ever inflamed with the
Love of God and of my neighbor.
May my will be ever conformed to the Divine Will.
May my whole life be faithful to the imitation
Of the life and virtues of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
To whom with the Father and You, be honor and glory forever!
Amen!
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(1) The grave dangers of denial
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