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Medjugorje, April 16, 2025
Holy Wednesday
Dear Friends, praise be to Jesus and Mary!
1. On March 25, 2025, the visionary, Marija, received the following monthly message:
“Dear
children, in this time of grace when you are called to conversion, I am
encouraging you, little children: offer me your prayers, sufferings and
tears for conversion of hearts that are far from the Heart of my Son
Jesus. Pray with me, because, little children, without God you do not
have a future or eternal life. I love you, but I cannot help you without
you; therefore, say 'yes' to God. Thank you for having responded to my
call.”
(With ecclesiastical approval)
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2. Commotion in the Church of France! This
year, the Easter vigil is going to be exceptional! Our bishops and
priests have a hard time understanding what is happening: Who was it who
evangelized to these thousands of people who are asking to be baptized
on the Easter Vigil? This is unprecedented! There are 17,800 catechumens, according
to the official figure, the majority of which are young adults and
teenagers from all kinds of backgrounds. (PS1) When asked how Christ
touched their hearts, there are a variety of answers. This being said,
most of them found the light of faith through social networks, a video,
an audio message, an article, the life of a Saint, a testimony, a homily
in the anointing of the Holy Spirit....
In
short, the Lord was able to pierce through that “darkness of the
consciences” that reigns in our world, and reached them where they were,
wandering in search of a meaning to their lives. Many have received a personal enlightenment which was totally unexpected, and amazed them.
They were seized by the knowledge that God is very real, alive, and
that He is pure love. They all discovered this love in the person of
Christ. From then on, they decided to live with Him and to become children of God through the Sacrament of Baptism.
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Let us pray fervently for these future baptized! By
coming into the Church, and through their faithful upholding of the
promises of Baptism, they will make a difference in our parishes and
prayer groups. Especially since their numbers are growing. May they find
shepherds to help them persevere in their adherence to Christ, and
bring thousands more with them! Their having said Yes to God inspires great hope and deep joy in older believers who have prayed for years.
3. A mystic tells us…
At the age of 17, I experienced the grace of meeting Venerable Marthe
Robin for the first time. For a teenager like me, stepping into the
dark, tiny room of a stigmatic was very impressive. It was as if I had
Heaven at my fingertips. Her prayer rose to God, day and night,
because she did not sleep.
She also had remarkable common sense and a good sense of humor.
Through the retreats at the Foyers de Charité, we were able to learn some of her prophetic words. One of them is well known: “The Lord is preparing a new Pentecost of Love for the world.”
Are
all these newly baptized believers in France a sign of the beginnings
of this new Pentecost of love? And of a spiritual renewal within the
major crisis of faith?
Marthe also said this: “France will fall very low, lower than other nations, because of her pride and the evil leaders she has chosen for herself. Then she will cry out to God and the Blessed Mother will come to save her.”
And also this: “There will come a time when, in the Church, it will seem that nothing will be left, except for a few groups who are full of fervor.”
| Venerable Marthe Robin (1902-1981) | |
In this period of Easter, the time when we accompany Jesus in His death and resurrection, I
wish to share Marthe's thoughts about the invisible realm at the moment
of death and entry into eternity. Marthe could see souls and, while
bilocating, sometimes all the way to China, she would accompany some
people who were dying without ever leaving her bed. (PS2)
Her words will help many parents who
are grieving the sudden death a young person, due to an overdose,
suicide or a car accident, without preparation and without ever having
known the Lord or practiced the faith.
Marthe said that, “the Lord prepares the soul unconsciously.”
After clinical death, the soul does not immediately enter into its eternity. There
is a time when the Lord reveals Himself to it in all His splendor and
light. The soul is then immersed in the divine light which is also
infinite mercy. This time can last a few hours before the personal
judgment arrives. If death occurs after a long illness, this time is
shorter. During this time, the soul sees itself in its naked truth, without confusion or illusion, it
sees its heart in its truth, and the Lord asks it if it will accept His
love. The soul can then throw itself into the arms of its Savior, who
ardently desires to save it. Every soul is infinitely precious to Jesus -
did He not redeem them at a great price?
It is the soul that freely decides its final destination for eternity, in heaven with God or in hell without God. (Purgatory is the anteroom to Heaven, where the Fire of Divine Love purifies the soul.)
In Marthe's experience, most young people respond positively to the invitation of Christ.
This precious time after clinical death is decisive! This
is why Marthe recommended praying a lot at the bedside of the dying,
and also after their death. This is not the time to deal with material
things of lesser importance.
Please note! We
shouldn’t wait until the person is dead to call a priest! Depriving a
dying person of the priestly blessing and the sacraments is to deprive
that person of powerful help for his ultimate choice.
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4. A delightful smile. On
March 19th, on the feast of St. Joseph, pilgrims came to pray with the
visionary, Marija, at the time of the apparition. They wanted Marija to
ask Our Lady to wish Saint Joseph a Happy Birthday on their behalf. When
the Blessed Mother heard this request, she began to smile with such a
beautiful smile that it was difficult for Marija to describe it. What a
wonderful and pure love is uniting Mary and Joseph! It reminds us of the
“delightful smile” of the Blessed Mother to Little Flower, when she was
very ill, and how this smile was enough to heal her! (PS5) | |
5. On the 1st of May, we will celebrate Saint Joseph the Worker. Let us not fail to pray fervently to him, and to show him our gratitude for all he does for us! He is happy when I call him my stepfather (my Mother's spouse). Are we not one family? | |
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6. For our consolation and the salvation of many souls, this year again, we are given the opportunity to seize the exceptional graces that Jesus has reserved for our time!
Following
Saint John Paul II, who canonised Saint Faustina Kowalska on April 30,
2000, and made known her writings, we want to offer the Father the
Novena to Divine Mercy, every word of which Jesus himself dictated.
It begins on Good Friday and ends on the 1st Sunday after Easter.
You can find it on our website at this link:
https://sremmanuel.org/2021/04/01/the-divine-mercy-novena/
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8. My next live broadcast in French, with commentary on the April 25 message, will be up on April 28 at 9pm instead of April 26, Paris schedule.
Commentary on the March 25th message:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iucWFlp8BBY
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10. Don't miss our videos: | |
- Let Peace Flow to Your Heart Like a River
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- “I had an appointment with Death at 5 pm.”
Sr Emmanuel's Personal Testimony
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Dearest Gospa,
in this Jubilee Year, more than ever, we want to live completely with
you every day of this Easter 2025! Yes, we offer you our sufferings and
tears; please do present them to your Son Jesus so that, united with
His, they may be transformed into light and glory!
Sister Emmanuel, Community of the Beatitudes
Translated from French
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PS 1. Carlo Acutis, who entered heaven at the age of 15, will be canonised on April 26th, along with Pier Giorgio Frassati.
What beautiful examples of holiness for the young people who will receive Baptism on Easter night!
PS 2. Venerable Marthe Robin (1902-1981),
a simple peasant from France, experienced the Passion of Christ every
week. She was bedridden in her small farm for 50 years. She could see
souls. She helped and rescued thousands of people who came to visit her.
PS 3. Don't miss! Ralph Martin’s excellent book ‘A Life in the Spirit: A Memoir’ is now available.
Ralph
Martin is a prolific speaker who is on fire with the holy spirit. This
book shares with us his journey of faith, the hurdles he faced and the
remarkable experiences he had along the way.
This book is available to buy via Renewal Ministries:
https://www.renewalministries.net/shop/product/a-life-in-the-spirit-a-memoir/?srsltid=AfmBOopRKBct3MscnpQ-VcRLcE3s_o6kZrKu7_mlHLQtLbHw37Xu3WTR
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PS 4. In Medjugorje, the evening program has resumed outdoors in front of the Rotunda! The large crowd of pilgrims cannot fit inside St James’ church anymore!
Follow the Medjugorje evening program at home, from 5pm to 8pm. Our Lady herself is the one who created the evening program!
It can be seen at www.medjugorje.hr Or here: www.centremedjugorje.org
PS 5. The beautiful litanies of St Joseph can be found on our website:
https://sremmanuel.org/2021/04/01/litany-of-saint-joseph-2/
PS 6. Releasing a priest from Purgatory? Among
the works of mercy recommended for this Jubilee Year, I suggest having a
Mass celebrated for the release of a priest from Purgatory, because
priests suffer a lot there. A priest thus released will have at heart to
powerfully help his fellow priests on earth, those who have engaged on
paths of sin and spiritual death, to help them return wholeheartedly to
Christ and His Word. This is something we can do that is immensely good
for the Church and for the world!
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PS 7. The Youth Festival will take place this year from Monday, August 4 to Saturday, August 9. Bring a lot of young people!
The international retreat for priests will be held from June 30 to July 4.
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PS 8. My latest book ‘Make friends with the Angels’ is available to buy on Amazon, Blackstones, and other book stores.
CLICK HERE
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