Judith 4:13 The Lord heard their cry and had regard for their distress. For the people observed a fast of many days’ duration throughout Judea, and before the sanctuary of the Lord Almighty in Jerusalem.

“My children am I deaf to your cry? I tell you I am not! Pour out your hearts to me with contrite spirit and with fasting. I tell you this kind of faith and trust in me can move mountains. But discern in the Spirit what you pray for. Many prayers reach me that do not please me. I hunger and thirst for souls—make this your most fervent plea. If you did this you would find that grace upon grace would be heaped upon you. So many souls are in grave danger. What will happen to those who die suddenly, if you do not pray for them? On the day of judgment you will know the full impact of your prayers and you will see the souls that might have been saved if you had prayed for them. Children, do not allow that this should happen! Apply yourselves to pray and offer sacrifice for souls. The repercussions will be felt both in time and in eternity.”

O my Jesus, forgive me for the ways that I am lacking in this regard! In the Divine Will, make up for my weakness. Fix my mistakes in such a way as to surpass the fruits of my having done it well in the first place. O Lord, you know my weakness. Without your grace we are all lost. Then in your infinite mercy make up for what is lacking in my lifelong prayer. Jesus I trust in you to save all those souls I should have prayed for but didn’t. YOU Jesus—I trust in YOU. Amen.

Isaiah 6:9-10 And he replied: Go and say to this people:Listen carefully, but you shall not understand! Look intently, but you shall know nothing! You are to make the heart of this people sluggish, to dull their ears and close their eyes; else their eyes will see, their ears hear, their heart understand, and they will turn and be healed.

“Beloved, the heart of this generation is far from me. Therefore, I have further hardened their hearts, withdrawing grace which they neither wanted nor appreciated. Then I will leave them in their hardness of heart until the day of justice dawns. I do not wish sinners to die, but to return to me. Therefore, I allow them to reap the fruits of what they have sown and the fruits are the bitterest kind—wars, unrest, violence, hatred. The days are darkening very quickly. Even so, even though the darkness becomes thick around you—do NOT be afraid! Your Deliverer is at hand and when he comes his brightness will completely shatter the darkness. Oh my children! Trust in me and pray! Your prayers are a lighthouse in the stormy darkness. Light the way for the lost by prayer and penance. Children I am near.”

O my Jesus, keep us faithful! Keep us pure so that all you desire may be accomplished in us, around us, and through us. Here I am, Lord, I come to live in your will. Amen.

Friends, today I was blessed to be able to watch the MaryTV broadcast of Ivan’s apparition. I participated in the whole event online. The apparition was followed by Mass presided by Cardinal Schönborn at the end of which there was an hour of adoration. The Lord and his Mother were very present and had some beautiful words of encouragement for us.

During the MaryTV broadcast of Ivan’s apparition

BVM: “Little one, I am sending you as a lamb among wolves, but you are not a lamb without a shepherd. You are a lamb whose Shepherd cannot be defeated. Be at peace.”

Here I am Lord. Fiat!

At adoration:

Jesus: “Be at peace my child. I have sent my Mother to you to call you back to me. Her efforts have borne golden fruit in but a few, silver in many more, but some of you are content with fruit of bronze or clay. Strive for the higher gifts, my children. You will have great need of them as the days darken. Do not settle for clay when the golden fruit of the Holy Spirit is offered to you. Men of clay, why do you hesitate? My love can raise you higher than you can imagine! My love is the wind that bears you up. My glory longs to enfold you, but you resist. Enter into my joy, dear children. The peace and joy of heaven, the golden fruit is within your grasp. Pray, be converted, offer your sacrifices and do it all through the perfection of the Immaculate Heart. In this way the fountain of glory will be opened to you and you will bear much fruit, the golden fruit of the kingdom. Does this surprise you, dear children? Do you find it unbelievable? That is because your gaze is fixed on your self. Fix your gaze on me, for in me all things are possible, and glory flows unimpeded. Do not be an impediment in the flow of glory, but by your total surrender to the will of God, become a living conduit of grace and glory in the world. Imagine a spigot. It may be turned low, or higher or fully on. Let your spigot never be anything less than fully on. Examine what prevents you from opening the flow to its greatest capacity. Root out sin and unhealthy attachments. My children, let my grace and glory flow! I long for it. I bless you my children. Ephphatha—be opened!”

Jesus, glorious Lord of love, beloved of the Father, we adore you and praise your glory. May all you desire be accomplished in us for your glory. Help us to root out all that is in us that impedes the flow of grace and glory into the world. Jesus, Beloved, Father, Beloved, Holy Spirit, Breath of Love, we adore you. Mother of God intercede for us always. Amen.

As I was preparing to post the message, I asked for a Scripture passage and was given:

Mark 7:32-35 And people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged him to lay his hand on him. He took him off by himself away from the crowd. He put his finger into the man’s ears and, spitting, touched his tongue; then he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (that is, “Be opened!”) And (immediately) the man’s ears were opened, his speech impediment was removed, and he spoke plainly.

Joel 1:15 Alas, the day! for near is the day of the LORD, and it comes as ruin from the Almighty.

“Beloved the day of the Lord is upon you. No longer will I put up with wickedness and evil. The blood of the innocent is a resounding cry in heaven. The Lord comes–to rule the nations with justice and the peoples with fairness. Do not let the day of the Lord catch you unawares. Prepare your hearts, your minds, your homes, for the time is very short. A word of comfort I give you for my people: Those who are found in the safe refuge of my heart I will surround and protect. Children, pull many into the safe refuge of my heart by your prayers and sacrifices. My mercy at this time knows no bounds. Your prayers and sacrifices, no matter how small, accomplish immeasurably more than you could even imagine. I have multiplied their value in this age. Discount nothing. Remember the poor widow who dropped her meager coins in the temple offering. Let her be your model in giving all you have. Children, I am near and I love you. Be joyful and at peace. Shalom.”

O my Jesus, how weak I am! Yet I offer you even that, for I believe that you can use everything. In your mercy, help me to offer more, so that I may draw souls into the safe refuge of your heart. Jesus I trust in you. Amen.

Dream: Last night I saw a scroll and heard these words: “Proclaim a solemn fast to the assembly. Prepare the way of the Lord. He comes in glory.”

I asked for a Scripture passage this morning and received this passage:

Amos 2: 12-16 But you gave the nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets not to prophesy. Beware, I will crush you into the ground as a wagon crushes when laden with sheaves. Flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong man shall not retain his strength; The warrior shall not save his life, nor the bowman stand his  ground; The swift of foot shall not escape,  nor the horseman save his life. And the most stouthearted of warriors shall flee  naked on that day, says the LORD.

I strongly feel that a nine day fast beginning Friday October 14 is what our Lord is asking. Please pray and ask the Lord what sort of fast he is asking from you. We do not need to post here what is being undertaken. That is between us and the Lord. Whatever it is, it should be sustainable for 9 days, and should not interfere with our duties.

Jesus without you we cannot please you. If you have called us to do this, we believe you will provide the grace. We trust in you to accomplish this task in us for your purpose and to your glory. Jesus we trust in you. Amen.

Psalm 57:5 I must lie down in the midst of lions hungry for human prey. Their teeth are spears and arrows;their tongue, a sharpened sword.

“My beloved children, I sigh from the heart when I see all that the enemy has planned for the sons and daughters of righteousness. Yet my love overflows and my heart is filled with joy over those who will remain faithful to the last,those who will imitate me in forgiving their persecutors even in the face of unimaginable cruelty. Already my children are suffering as never before. Already they are being tested beyond human endurance. Do you not see, my children, that your own sin gives power to the enemy? Repent! Do not make him stronger by your unrepentant heart, but destroy his power through humble repentance. Acknowledge your sin before me. Enter into the power of my humility and you will participate in my joy in the defeat of evil. children hear me! So much is at stake.”

Jesus, forgive us for all the times we have held another’s sin against them. In your mercy, make us true agents of mercy. Help us to destroy the power of evil in the world through sincere repentance and the humility that can only come from you, who did not cling to your divinity, but humbled yourself to become a slave and to be slaughtered for our sins. Jesus, you alone can accomplish this in us. We trust in you. Amen.

2 Thessalonians 2:4 (The lawless one) opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god and object of worship, so as to seat himself in the temple of God, claiming that he is a god.

BVM: “My beloved child, draw near to my Heart and you will not be led astray. The evil one is poised to implant in the hearts of men his lies and apostasy. Only those who take refuge in my Heart and who cling to the cross will be kept safe from the lies of the enemy. As I have told you, it is of utmost importance that you pray and fast for souls. You do not realize how important this work is. Believe it, for many are greatly in need of your prayers—without the prayers of my faithful ones, many more will be lost. Soothe my wounded Heart and that of my Son. Offer much for souls, for the time is short.”

Blessed Mother, I thank you for your perfect love and care for sinful humanity. Jesus, hear our prayers magnified in the Immaculate Heart of your Mother, and in your mercy send the grace of conversion liberally over the world—for the sake of your sorrowful passion. Jesus we trust in you. Amen.

Obadiah 1:12, 15 …Exult not over the children of Judah on the day of their ruin. [. . .] For near is the day of the LORD for all the nations! As you have done, so shall it be done to you, your deed shall come back upon your own head.

“My children take special care, in these perilous times, not to exult int he misfortunes of others. Do I rejoice in the death of the sinner, or do I rather rejoice in his conversion? When you hear of great evil taking place, regard it as a call to increased prayer and penance. My humble soldiers must bear upon their shoulders the burden of my sorrow for lost souls. Do all you can to be instruments of Divine Mercy while there is still time. Much, much more is on the horizon. Those who live in the Divine Mercy will die in Divine Mercy. Love, my children, and do not count the cost.”

Jesus, lover of souls, only in you can we love perfectly. Then in your mercy give us every grace we need to ease your burden of sorrow with our prayers and penances for souls. For the sake of his sorrowful passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world! Amen.

Ezekiel 4:16 Then he said to me: Son of man, I am breaking the staff of bread in Jerusalem. They shall eat bread which they have weighed out anxiously, and they shall drink water which they have measured out fearfully.

“My child, I have been telling you in many ways that there is much to come, hardship, tears, woe. You will know weariness you have never known before. Strengthen yourself with prayer and fasting, for no human means will provide the strength you need. Enter into the wound at my side, the very source of mercy. Bring with you all those I have given you to pray for–leave no one out, for I desire all to be saved. Little one, the tide has turned and there is no going back. What has begun cannot now be stopped except by Divine intervention. Your Father’s mercy is not exhausted. Pray, fast, offer sacrifices, and give alms so that your Father’s just anger will be appeased. Child, the patience of God is everlasting, but because of the poor and helpless who are victimized daily, the correction must come. This too is mercy. Child–pray!”

Heavenly Father, in the Divine Will grant me the grace I need to fast well in reparation for the countless sins of the age. For the sake of his sorrowful passion may those whose lives are demanded of them be saved from final damnation. Jesus and Mary be with us. Holy Angels guide us. Jesus we trust in YOU. Amen.

Galatians 2:20 Insofar as I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God who has loved me and given himself up for me.

“Beloved children, believe in me and be at peace. When one of your children whom you love does something wrong, do you cease to love them? No, you re-double your efforts to put that little one back on the right path, even if it means that he or she may be angry at you. One who loves risks all for the beloved. Am I not the one who loves you unto death? Will I not do all in my infinite power to save you if it does not trample your will? Good parents know that it is not loving to always protect children from the consequences of their actions. That is where we are today my children. The world that has rejected me again must reap what it has sown. This is a great mercy, and I thank my faithful remnant for their prayers and sacrifices that have mitigated the punishment due to sin. My children, rest in my Heart and you will know true joy in all circumstances. Beloved ones, be at peace. Shalom.”

Jesus we love you and we thank you for your tender care. Holy Trinity of love your mercy for your weak little children is unfathomable and infinitely good. In the Divine Will in the name of everyone we bless you and we thank you. May what is to come lead souls to you. Jesus we trust in you. Father we love you! Amen.