Resist the Beast
But the snake (devil) said to the woman: “You certainly will not die! God knows well that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like gods, who know good and evil.” (Genesis 3;5-6)
How clever are the words of the devil? He gently undermined God by saying, “You certainly will not die” and promised Eve she would be elevated to a god-like status. As a result, she obeyed him, ate the forbidden fruit, and gave one to Adam. Today the devil is the same clever liar, manipulating humans to accumulate more power and control, not only over individuals, but over society at large. It is every Catholic’s duty to identify his traps and educate others.
Dear brothers and sisters!
Our Lord, Jesus Christ suffered and died on cross to free us from the devil’s chains, but first He instructed us how to avoid falling back into slavery: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but underneath are ravenous wolves” (Matthew 7:15)
Today He grieves, because every two years many of his children are voting for politicians without examining their morals and character. Many Catholics are satisfied when a candidate claims, “I am for the little people, those without a voice.” Through this deceit, the wolves get elected. But who pays attention after the election is over? The wolves feast, and at the next election they put on the same act, getting elected again and again. But our Lord said, “By their fruits you will know them… Just so, every good tree bears good fruit, and a rotten tree bears bad fruit.” The devil’s wolves do his bidding, twisting morals and killing souls. This rotten tree has born its fruit and has transformed the United States from a country built on Christian values into a pagan abomination.
Jesus proclaimed, “Blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.” (Luke 11:28) and He also said, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name?’ Then I will declare to them solemnly, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you evildoers.’” (Matthew 7:21-23)
Obedience is the path to salvation. For Catholics who failed to follow the will of God in choosing their representatives, the future looks bleak, but there is a simple solution, there is hope.
In 1917, in Cova da Iria, Fátima, Portugal, the Blessed Virgin Mary “a Lady more brilliant than the Sun”, showed Herself seven times to three shepherd children – Lúcia dos Santos, Francisco and Jacinta Marto.
The message given by the Blessed Virgin Mary in Fatima summed up as a passionate appeal for the world’s conversion through devotion to Her Immaculate Heart. This devotion was to be manifested in the Communion of Reparation of First Saturdays.
On December 10, 1925, the Virgin Mary appeared to Sister Lucia (Lúcia Santos, one of the visionaries of Our Lady of Fátima) at the convent in Pontevedra, Spain, and by Her side, elevated on a luminous cloud, was the Child Jesus. According to Lucia, Mary requested again the institution of the Devotion of the First Saturdays in reparation to Her Immaculate Heart. Then She promised to assist at the hour of death with the grace necessary for salvation those who, with the intention of making reparation to Her, will practice the this devotion on the first Saturday of five consecutive months.
Jesus said to St. Faustina Kowalska; “every conversion of a sinful souldemands sacrifice.“ (Divine Mercy in My Soul 961)
Dear brothers and sisters, there are five first Saturday’s prior to the election on November 5th, 2024. You may offer the First Saturday Devotion yourselves, encourage friends and relatives to do the same, and ask your pastor to organize it in your parish. If this devotion spreads it may draw in the fallen away Catholics and gain them the graces necessary for salvation.
To practice the First Saturday Devotions:
⦁ Go to the Sacrament of Confession. While preparing for the Sacrament, in addition to contrition for sin, one must intend to make reparation for the offences against the Immaculate Heart of Mary. (You may receive the Sacrament of Confession up to eight days prior to the First Saturday, provided that no mortal sin is committed between Confession and the First Saturday.)
⦁ Attend Holy Mass on the First Saturday of the month.
⦁ Receive Holy Communion, offering up the benefits thereof in reparation for offenses against the Immaculate Heart.
⦁ Recite five decades of the Holy Rosary, including the Fatima prayer after each decade.
⦁ Keep Our Lady company for fifteen minutes while meditating with her on the mysteries of the Rosary.
God bless you and God bless America