It has been brought to my attention that a few individuals have publicly questioned the messages of Anne a Lay Apostle and the subsequent spiritual movement of the Lay Apostles of Jesus Christ the Returning King as distributed by Direction For Our Times. I would like to take this opportunity to re-affirm in the strongest possible way my own belief in the supernatural character of these messages. I do so based on the appropriate criteria used by the Catholic Church for an authentic evaluation of reported private revelation: 1. the messages being in complete theological and doctrinal conformity with the teachings of the Church’s Magisterium; 2. the phenomena of the locutions and other forms of message transmittance being consistent with the mystical tradition of the Church; and 3. the spiritual fruits of conversion, healing, peace, joy, and return to Jesus and to the Church which have been experienced on five continents as fruits of these messages.
In the final analysis, my opinion, or that of any other individuals, are of course entirely secondary to the discernment of these messages which is conducted by proper Church authority. This is where our true peace lies. Fortunately in this case, Bishop Leo O’Reilly of the Diocese of Kilmore, Ireland (the diocese in which the messages have been received), has read the messages and given his permission for their international distribution. He has also deemed the messages worthy of a formal Church commission of evaluation, which is presently proceeding. Therefore in obedience, trust, and confidence in the present discernment of the proper Church authority, the messages of the Lay Apostolate of Jesus Christ the Returning King may be read and distributed freely and peacefully.
For those who have personally experienced the extraordinary flow of graces emanating from these messages, the counsel of Jesus in the Gospel regarding proper discernment of prophecy is also most re-assuring: “You will know them by their fruits” (Mt. 7:16).
Dr. Mark Miravalle
Professor of Theology and Mariology
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Steubenville, Ohio USA
August 15, 2011 Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady
www.motherofallpeoples.com
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