PROTECTING THE CHURCH AND YOURSELF: WHAT MUST YOU DO?

As someone familiar with the Fatima messages, the following may or may not shock you. It is indeed my purpose to get your utmost attention and to have you take specific action from what you read in this article.
Blessed Pope John Paul II stated we were living in a world that was facing “the final confrontation between the Church and the anti-Church, between the Gospel and the anti-Gospel”. He further stated that “we must be prepared to undergo great trials in the near future. Trials that will require us to be ready to give up even our lives…and we must make a total gift of ourselves to Christ and for Christ. Through your prayers and mine it is possible to alleviate this coming tribulation, but it is no longer possible to avert it. It is only in this way the Church can be renewed”.
The attacks against the Catholic Church and Christianity grow more severe with each month. Pope Benedict XVI in commenting on the sexual abuse scandal of the Priesthood stated: “as a result, the faith as such has become not believable, and the Church can no longer present herself credibly as the herald of the Lord”. In 2005, the Pope said the Church was….” a boat about to sink, a boat taking in water on every side”.
Because you have accepted the Fatima message, you have been given insight into the moral state of the world and the Church as described by our recent Popes. Most do not see these truths! Indeed, Blessed Pope John Paul II stated that... “I do not think that wide circles of the Christian community realize fully….that we are now standing in the face of the greatest historical confrontation humanity has gone through”.
You are reading this article because God now wants those who have been given this gift of knowledge and understanding to act…to take very specific actions that will protect your Faith and the Faith of your loved ones as the attacks on Catholicism and Christianity grow more severe and more violent in the future.
The enemies of Christ are now quite numerous and many hide behind outward, mild appearances. Many who are now fallen away or lukewarm will easily turn on Christ and His followers if it is in their selfish interest to do so…as they do not have the “strong roots” necessary as the Lord described in the parable of the weeds and the wheat! Only about 16% (or 1 in 7) Americans now worship each and every Sunday and only 1% confess their sins in the Sacrament on a regular monthly basis. How low do these statistics need to go before we act…no bell will go off…but we should hear the voice of the Holy Spirit saying: “It is time for action and courage”.
The bitter truth is that few people (less than 1% of the world’s population) has listened to and followed the Fatima message from God. So, what is God asking us to do?
First, be truly devoted to His Mother’s Immaculate Heart. But what does this mean?
The foundation to fully unleash the grace God wishes to give is to make and live one’s Consecration to God through Mary’s Immaculate Heart. Such Consecration is simply a formal pledge to seek to imitate Christ by imitating Mary…to take Mary as the same Mother that Christ has. It means to acknowledge our Baptismal promises in a new and diligent way…to fulfill our only purpose to the fullest possible degree here on earth: to know, love and serve God with all our heart, mind and strength. This is much less a “devotional” extra than it is an authentic way of Catholic perfection…to the full maturation of our purpose for existence.
The Consecration (according to the method recommended by Blessed Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI) follows the guidance of St. Louis de Montfort, who was inspired by the Holy Spirit, and takes 5 to 10 minutes per day for 33 days. It is a very small act of sacrifice for one of the greatest rewards you will ever receive: achieving the purpose for which God created you!
Go to www.MyConsecration.org to receive your free ("yes, truly free") materials to make your Consecration. Please understand you are not making a permanent vow, you are simply promising God you will do your best to imitate Him through His Mother’s special help and protection. God wants this from us…how can we deny Him?
The second element of the devotion to Mary’s Immaculate Heart is the praying of the daily Rosary. This is the critical daily step to truly living this life of Christ as you will be contemplating the “face of Christ” and the life of Jesus and Mary and looking for ways that you will imitate their daily lives! Most people don’t know how to pray the Rosary, but instead rush through it seeking to finish the duty and cross it off the list. No! This is a daily dialogue of love that must be entered into with care and patience. See “How to Really Pray the Rosary” at myconsecration.org.
The third element is to wear the Brown Scapular, which is a physical reminder to us and a symbol to others that we have made the promise to imitate Christ by imitating His Mother. One of the main reasons to wear it is that it forces us to deal with and overcome human respect and what others may think of us, and instead to focus on what God thinks of us.
The fourth element is to practice the First Saturday devotion. By going to Holy Mass, receiving our Lord in the Eucharist, praying the Rosary and meditating 15 minutes on the life of Mary in the mysteries (especially her sufferings which contribute to our salvation), we fulfill God’s specific request to honor His Mother and her role, and we assure ourselves eternal salvation if we persevere. How could we turn down this request? Our only purpose will be achieved with God’s own divine assurance!
The fifth and final element is to offer your daily duty, all your thoughts, words and actions, such that God will draw you to His highest embrace…the transforming union where: “it is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me”. This is a reality that God wants us to experience! How can we be so cold to deny Him?
What is missing? Spreading this knowledge, this gift of the Holy Spirit to all your family, friends and fellow Parishioners. What are you specifically doing to help others understand God’s requests? Action, effort is needed! This is proof of our love! Simon, Simon do you love Me? Feed my sheep! These words are meant for all of us. God wants action! Be not afraid!
The attacks on the Church, the Priests and our Faith will grow and become more severe. You will not be able to survive this onslaught of Satan without the protection of God He has given to His Mother to implement on His behalf. God chose a Mother for protection as a child on earth. He is asking us to do the same: choose His Mother for protection of our precious Faith…that which is needed to obtain Eternal Life! How can we deny God this request? I would submit to you that it is the most important request God will make of you.

This article was written by Anthony Mullen; Chairman of MyConsecration.org
and The Children of the Father Foundation

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