Catholic Religion

The following topics are discussed:
1. Prophecy And The Lady Of All Nations.
2. Medjugorje - Further Apparitions Of Our Blessed Mother.
3. How To Pray The Rosary.
4. Devotion Of The Seven Dolours Of Our Blessed Mother.
5. Hail Mary Of Gold.
6. Chaplet Of Divine Mercy. 
7. God.
8. God The Father.
9. God The Son.
10. God The Holy Spirit 
11. Ten Commandments 

1. Prophecy And The Lady Of All Nations.   The prophecy concerning the last and most important new Marian dogma, that of our Blessed Lady, the Madonna, the Mother of Jesus Christ, being proclaimed in due course as Coredemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate. Our Blessed Mother appeared to Ida Peerdeman in Amsterdam as the Lady of all Nations, in order to save the world from degeneration, disasters, and war, from universal calamity. She provided a prayer and an image. And a hope for the future.

THE LADY OF ALL NATIONS
The Prayer The Image
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Father,
Send now Your Spirit over the earth.
Let the Holy Spirit live
in the hearts of all nations,
that they may be preserved
from degeneration, disaster and war.
May the Lady of All Nations,
the Blessed Virgin Mary, **
be our Advocate.
Amen.		 The Lady of All Nations
** This prayer originated in Amsterdam in 1951. Since that time it has received many imprimaturs.

After the local bishop consulted with the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 2006 in regard to the prayer, the Congregation approved the text of the prayer but with the directive to change the original phrase, "who once was Mary," to "the Blessed Virgin Mary," due to possible misunderstanding.

 

 
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Source Of Prayer.   Our Mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of Jesus Christ, on 11 February 1951, gave the above prayer and image to a simple woman, Ida Peerdeman, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Over the years, Ida Peerdeman was also given many prophecies, some of which have already come to pass. Many of these prophecies are rather dire and frightening. World War III has also been predicted, to come so suddenly, to last 35 years.

[ Read also the Message and Secret of Our Lady Of La Salette. The basic call by Our Lady, Our Blessed Mother, was then, on 19 September 1846, as is still, in Her many apparitions around the world in these times, an urgent call to mankind to abandon sin, to covert, and to return to Her Son, Jesus Christ. So said Our Blessed Mother on 19 September 1846 in prophecy: "... Jesus Christ, in an act of His justice and His great mercy, will command His Angels to have all His enemies put to death. Suddenly, the persecutors of the Church of Jesus Christ and all those given over to sin will perish, and the earth will become desert-like." ]

Purpose Of The Prayer.   Our Blessed Mother, coming in these times as Coredemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate, has given the prayer for the salvation of the world, that the world may be delivered from degeneration, disasters, and war, that the world may be saved from a universal calamity that is set to wipe out about two thirds of humanity. Much destruction and suffering will unfold. Our Blessed Mother wishes to propagate the prayer and image widely throughout the world, using the help of all Her children, all of us. The prayer should be said daily and preferably, if possible, in front of the Cross or in front of Her Image.

The Image.   Our Blessed Mother portrays Herself standing on the globe in front of the Cross as "the Lady, the Mother of all Nations, who once was Mary." From Her hands, three rays are emitted, shining on the flock of Jesus Christ. These three rays are the rays of Grace, Redemption, and Peace.

The title, the Lady of All Nations, has been so translated in English from the original Dutch. The translation is also sometimes given as the Lady of All Peoples.

Background.   Between 1945-1959, Ida Peerdeman received many messages from, and had many apparitions of, the Blessed Virgin Mary, our Mother. Ida Peerdeman also had many Eucharistic Experiences, which ended on 23 June 1981. The following day, our Blessed Mother then began appearing to 6 children in Medjugorje, Bosnia Herzegovina (former Yugoslavia), identifying Herself as the Blessed Virgin, Queen of Peace. These new apparitions in Medjugorje continue to the present day. Ida Peerdeman passed away in 1996.

According to Ida Peerdeman, our Blessed Mother said that the prayer and image together form the preparation for what, in time, will be the proclamation of the last and most important Marian dogma, that of our Lady being Coredemptrix, Mediatrix and Advocate. Though there would indeed be some initial controversies, objections, and resistance, nonetheless, the outcome has been unequivocally assured, as the future official proclamation of this important new dogma has already been predicted, and a vision of it shown to Ida Peerdeman. The predictions of our Blessed Mother always come to pass.

Once the dogma is proclaimed, many people will be astonished by it, and the Catholic Church will come under very heavy attack. But the Church will thereby gain in greater strength and power.

The proclamation of this new dogma is predicted to be held in St Peter's, Rome, on a 31 May. It will be the Coronation Day of our Blessed Mother, and it's going to usher in the beginning of a new era for mankind  -  true peace. The Holy Spirit will come over the earth.

On 31 May 1996, the Bishops of the Diocese of Harlem-Amsterdam officially authorised public veneration of the Mother of God under the title "Lady of All Nations" and gave a "nihil obstat" on the messages received by Ida Peerdeman. The prayer has also been approved by many other dioceses around the world, and translated into many languages. The prayer can also be obtained from many local Marian bookshops.

Detailed Messages And Prophecies Given To Ida Peerdeman.    The following are the messages and prophecies of the Lady of all Nations, in Her apparitions to Ida Peerdeman, in Amsterdam. These apparitions were approved by the Catholic Church on 31 May 2002. To view and read them, click here.

In addition, there are also Ida Peerdeman's Eucharistic Experiences, during which she received further messages. These will be published here as soon as I can get an authorised version of them.

Further information may be obtained from: 

 

2. Medjugorje - Further Apparitions Of Our Blessed Mother.    Since 24 June 1981, the day after the last Eucharistic Experience of Ida Peerdeman, our Blessed Mother has been appearing to 6 people in Medjugorje, Bosnia Herzegovina (former Yugoslavia), and elsewhere. She has identified Herself in these times and apparitions as the Blessed Virgin, Queen of Peace. The apparitions continue to the present day. Secrets as well as countless messages have been given to each person, all now adults, some now married with children. Her Messages continue to be given to them and to the world.

Our Blessed Mother's central theme in these apparitions is peace - peace with all, peace with God and man. She has been reported as saying that "peace in the world is in a state of crisis." She continually urges us to reconciliation and conversion, to turn away from sin, to turn away from the Evil One, to return to God, our Father. To have firm faith in God.

Our Blessed Mother has pointed out that Satan is real, and alerts us of his main aim, which is destruction, of love, peace, faith, family, and life. Satan wants to take all mankind to hell. But our Blessed Mother will eventually crush his head, as prophesied by God long ago.

Our Blessed Mother has said that "... If you pray, Satan cannot injure you, not even a little..." Satan is kept away by prayer, and the best weapon against Satan is the Rosary.

Our Blessed Mother's main messages, given in these times at Medjugorje for people to follow, centre on the following:

Jesus' Mamma - The Father's masterpiece of Beauty
Queen of Heaven
THE BLESSED VIRGIN,
QUEEN OF PEACE 		IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY
The Blessed Virgin, Queen of Peace Immaculate Heart of Mary.

"... If you pray, Satan cannot injure you, not even a little..."

These current times are a special period of grace for conversion and deepening of faith. When the apparitions finally cease, a visible and unmistakable sign will be left at the place of apparitions in Medjugorje, as a witness for all mankind. When this indeed happens, all those still living will have little time left for conversion. Time is pressing. The period of time granted is limited.

Medjugorje was untouched during the period of the Balkan conflict, despite all the raging battles around it, and despite being bombed. The bombs did not explode. During all those war and turbulent times, Medjugorje was an oasis of peace and tranquillity, of prayer, despite the furious tempests all around it.

While the Catholic Church has not yet officially approved the authenticity of these apparitions, nonetheless, countless millions of people, including a great number of clergy and other religious, have already gone on a pilgrimage to Medjugorje, and increasing numbers continue to do so today, every day. This fact speaks for itself. A tree is judged by its fruit.

"... the test of the tree is in its fruit."    (Matt.12.33).

The fruit of Medjugorje is clear and unequivocal, and patently speaks for itself. In time, it's also been predicted that the Catholic Church will indeed approve the Medjugorje apparitions as authentic.

Further information may be obtained from: 

 

3. How To Pray The Rosary.   The Rosary is a vocal and mental prayer having 20 Mysteries, grouped into the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, and Glorious Mysteries. Each group of Mysteries has 5 decades.

Rosary beads

Many blessings and graces flow on to those who pray the Rosary, especially if it's prayed daily. The Virgin Mary, the Mother of Jesus and our Blessed Mother, has made 15 promises about the Rosary.

In 2002, the Holy Father, the late Pope John Paul II, added 5 new Mysteries to the Rosary, being the "Luminous Mysteries" or "Mysteries of Light." This was a dramatic change to a traditional prayer which had stood unchanged for centuries.

The Rosary is prayed as follows, utilising the Rosary beads as a guide: 

  1. Make the Sign of the Cross
  2. Pray 1 Apostles' Creed
  3. Pray 1 Our Father
  4. Pray 3 Hail Marys
  5. Pray 1 Glory be to the Father
  6. Pray either the Joyful (on Mondays and Saturdays), Luminous (on Thursdays), Sorrowful (on Tuesdays and Fridays), or Glorious (Wednesdays and Sundays) Mysteries, as follows:
  7. Pray 1 Hail Holy Queen
  8. Say:  Pray for us O Holy Mother of God, that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
  9. Say:  LET US PRAY:  O God, whose only begotten Son, by his life, death, and resurrection has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, grant, we beseech thee, that meditating upon these mysteries in the most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may imitate what they contain, and obtain what they promise:  through the same Christ our Lord.  Amen.
  10. Make the Sign of the Cross

The Our Lady of Fatima prayer is that as requested by our Blessed Mother at Fatima, Portugal, and is as follows:

"O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell; bring all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy Mercy."

As mentioned above, the Rosary entails praying either the Joyful, Luminous, Sorrowful, or Glorious Mysteries.

Praying the Rosary is much better accomplished having a Rosary prayer leaflet to do so. This can normally be acquired at any Catholic Church or Marian Centre. The prayer leaflet usually has an illustration of each Mystery, as well as an indication of which group of Mysteries is to be prayed on which particular day. To view an example of it, containing the new Luminous Mysteries, click here. 

Click here to read the Message from Our Lady, the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Madonna, on how the Rosary is to defeat Satan -- private revelation given by Our Lady to Father Stefano Gobbi   (Fr. Stefano Gobbi 479 - "To The Priests, Our Lady's Beloved Sons").

 

4. Devotion Of The Seven Dolours Of Our Blessed Mother.   Saint Bridget of Sweden was given the devotion of the Seven Dolours of our Blessed Mother. Those who honour our Blessed Mother daily by praying 7 Hail Marys and meditating on:

  1. the prophecy of Simeon;
  2. the flight into Egypt;
  3. the loss of the child Jesus in the temple;
  4. the meeting of Jesus and Mary on the way of the cross;
  5. the Crucifixion;
  6. the taking down of the body Jesus from the cross; and
  7. the burial of Jesus.

will receive the following graces:

  1. peace in their families;
  2. they will be enlightened about the divine mysteries;
  3. they will be consoled in their pains;
  4. their prayers will be answered;
  5. they will be defended in their battles with the infernal enemy;
  6. they will see our Blessed Mother at the moment of their death; and
  7. those who propagate this devotion will be taken directly from this earthly life to eternal happiness.

 

5. Hail Mary Of Gold.   Saint Gertrude The Great was given the following Hail Mary Of Gold prayer:

Hail Mary of Gold

Hail Mary, White Lily of the Glorious and always serene Trinity.
Hail brilliant Rose of the Garden of heavenly delights.

O You, by whom God wanted to be born and by whose milk the King of Heaven wanted to be nourished!  Nourish our souls with effusions of divine grace.  Amen!

"At the hour when the soul which has thus greeted me quits the body I'll appear to them in such splendid beauty that they'll taste, to their great consolation, something of the joys of Paradise." The Blessed Virgin Mary to Saint Gertrude the Great. (Revelations book III, chapter XVIII).

The above prayer, together with many other magnificent ones, is included in the Pieta Prayer Booklet. Copies of this booklet can be acquired from:

 

6. Chaplet Of Divine Mercy.   The prayer of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy was given by Jesus Christ to Saint Maria Faustina, the first Saint of the third millennium, and it is prayed as follows, utilising the Rosary beads as a guide: 

  1. Make the Sign of the Cross
  2. Pray 1 Our Father
  3. Pray 1 Hail Mary
  4. Pray 1 Apostles' Creed
  5. Using the rosary beads:
  6. Pray 3 times, the following:
  7. Make the Sign of the Cross

For more information on the above prayer, and on how to pray it as a novena especially from Good Friday to Divine Mercy Sunday, contact the following:

 

7. God.   Who is God? God is the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Three Persons, the Holy Trinity, yet one God. He is Perfect, Infinite, Almighty.

"... there is no one like the Lord our God."   (Ex.8.10)

"... for you shall worship no other god, for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God..."   (Ex.34.14).

"Therefore thou art great, O Lord God; for there is none like thee, and there is no God besides thee..."      (2 Samual 8.22).

"There is none like thee, O Lord, and there is no God besides you..."    (1 Chron.17.20).

"My Father and I are one."   (John 10.30).

"... for us there is one God, the Father ..."   (1 Cor.8.6)

"... three who are yet one ..."    (I John 5.7)

 

8. God The Father.   Mother Eugenia Elisabetta Ravasio, during the early 1930s, in Italy, had apparitions of, and discussions with, God the Father, the first Person of the Holy Trinity. The image below is probably, but not altogether certain, a copy of the picture painted at the request of Mother Eugenia, after the apparitions. The Father is seen under the appearance of an ordinary man, blessing us, holding the globe of the world close to His Heart as a sign of His Love for us, having placed His Crown and His Glory at His Feet.

GOD THE FATHER
Image of God the Father -- the First Person of the Holy Trinity.

"Divine Father, may You be known, honoured, and loved by all men."

Apart from her discussions with God the Father, Mother Eugenia was also responsible for setting up many missionary centres throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia, and for discovering the initial cure for leprosy. She passed away in 1990.

The main legacy of Mother Eugenia, though, is the Message of the Father, "The Father speaks to His Children." This has been recognised as being authentic by the Church, after ten years of careful and rigorous examination.

In 1932, God the Father dictated the Message to Mother Eugenia in Latin, a language that was unknown to her, as she then had only a minimal formal education. Her mission was to make God the Father known, loved, and honoured with a special devotion, chiefly by the establishment of a special feast which has been asked of the Church. This request for a special feast day has not yet been granted. But we continue to hope.

The Message is in two parts, and reveals many profound theological insights as well as the Father's deep tenderness and love for us, His children, whom He created in His Image. We are the masterpiece of His creation.

God the Father desires and wants to be more widely known, loved, and honoured, and especially to be called "Father." He wants His Picture to be propagated throughout the world, as being our Father, Creator, and Saviour of the human race. He also promises that:

"ALL THOSE WHO CALL ME BY THE NAME OF FATHER, EVEN IF ONLY ONCE, WILL NOT PERISH, BUT WILL BE SURE OF THEIR ETERNAL LIFE AMONG THE CHOSEN ONES."

Reading His Words is a joy, infinitely and indescribably better than eating the best honey. "How sweet are thy words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!"    (Ps.119[118].103).

"Have we not all one Father?  Has not one God created us?"      (Mal.2.10).

"The Spirit himself thus assures our spirit, that we are children of God ..."    (Rom.8.16).

"  'I will be your Father, and you shall be sons and daughters to Me,'   says the Lord, the Almighty."    (II Cor.6.18)

"... that we are God's children."     (I John 5.19).

Copies of His Message, in most languages, can be acquired from:

To read the entire Message, in two parts, online in English, click here.

 

9. God The Son.   Our Lord Jesus Christ is God the Son, true God and true Man, born of the Virgin Mary, beloved Son of the Father. He was crucified on the cross, died, and then rose from the dead on the third day.

Jesus Christ, Son of God, the Almighty and Eternity, is of course truly present in the Blessed Sacrament, under each of the appearances of bread and wine,  "... the great Mystery, the great Miracle of every day, every hour, every minute."  

"... a voice came from heaven, which said, '... This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.' "    (Matt.3.17).

Crucifixion. The representation of Jesus, the second Person of the Holy Trinity, is usually via His instrument of victory and glory, namely, His crucifixion on the cross.

According to Saint Bridget of Sweden, Our Lord Jesus Christ revealed to her certain details of the horror, sadness, and immense pains and sufferings of His Passion, which included receiving 5,480 blows upon His Body, as well as numerous other sufferings, affronts, outrages, and unthinkable cruelties. Saint Bridget meditated often on the sufferings of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and this reduced her to tears. Saint Bridget passed away in 1373, in Rome, after having come back from the Holy Land where she had gone on a pilgrimage.

The following, taken and quoted directly from The Revelations of Saint Bridget, is an excerpt about Saint Bridget when she was only 10 years old:

One night Saint Bridget believed she saw Our Lord nailed to the cross and all covered with blood and wounds. She heard a voice saying:  "Look upon Me, My daughter."   "O Dear Lord,"  asked Saint Bridget,   "who has treated You so cruelly?"    Our Lord replied:   "Those who despise Me and are insensitive to My love for them." 

The Revelations of Saint Bridget also include The Magnificent Prayers which Our Lord Jesus Christ gave to her to recite, in order to honour each one of His wounds. Our Lord promised many graces to those who recite the payers daily, for one whole year.

Divine Mercy Image. Increasingly, Jesus is also being represented via another instrument, His Divine Mercy image, which He conveyed of Himself to Saint Maria Faustina of Poland in the early 1930s.

GOD THE SON
Jesus Christ - Crucifixion Jesus Christ - Divine Mercy Image
Image of God the Son - Jesus Christ - Crucifixion. Image of God the Son - Jesus Christ - Divine Mercy Image.
  Divine Mercy Image © copyright Divine Mercy Publications Pty Ltd

"What greater love than that which knows how to love while knowing that it itself is hated? Thus have I loved each of you."

According to Saint Maria Faustina, Jesus promised many graces to those who venerate His Divine Mercy image, a vessel to which people should go often for graces.

Jesus attached a number of promises to the image. Two of them, in particular, are as follows:

In the image, Jesus is seen blessing us, having two large rays, denoting Blood and Water, as though coming from His Heart, one red, the other pale i.e. colourless like clear crystal.

Our Lord said:   "The pale ray stands for the Water that makes souls righteous; and the red ray stands for the Blood which is the life of souls. These two rays issued forth from the depths of My most tender Mercy at the time when My agonising Heart was opened by a lance on the cross... Fortunate is the one who will dwell in their shelter, for the just hand of God shall not lay a hold of him... My gaze from this image is like the gaze from the cross."   

King Of Mercy. The first Sunday after Easter Sunday (Pasqua) is the Feast of Mercy. Jesus is the King of Mercy, and desires that His Divine Mercy image be venerated throughout the world. According to Saint Maria Faustina, as a result of the image, "God is receiving glory through it, and the strenuous efforts of Satan and of evil people against it are being shattered and are coming to naught." Jesus' Divine Mercy will triumph over the world.

Our Lord said:  "When punishment comes on the world for its sins, and your country is in the depths of despair, the one refuge will be trust in God's mercy. I will spare the towns and houses which honour my image of Divine Mercy, and defend the people who honour and trust in my Mercy."  

"O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I Trust in You!"

Further information on the Divine Mercy image, and other Catholic literature, can be acquired from:

 

10. God The Holy Spirit.   Representing God the Holy Spirit, the third Person of the Holy Trinity, seems a difficult task. He is sometimes represented as appearing in the form of a dove, as in the case when Jesus was baptised in the Jordan. This is outlined in the Holy Gospel according to Matthew:  "So Jesus was baptised, and as He came straight up from the water, suddenly heaven was opened, and He saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove and resting upon Him."   (Matt.3.16).

"The Holy Spirit... manifesting Himself in the form of a Dove at the Jordan, and as Fire in the Cenacle at Pentecost... "

 

11. Ten Commandments.   At Mount Sinai, after having brought Israel there from bondage in Egypt, Moses received from God the following Ten Commandments:

I I am the Lord thy God, thou shalt not have strange gods before me.
II Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
III Remember thou keep holy the Sabbath day.
IV Honour thy father and thy mother.
V Thou shalt not kill.
VI Thou shalt not commit adultery.
VII Thou shalt not steal.
VIII   Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
IX Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife.
X Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's goods.

The faithful observance of the Ten Commandments, the Decalogue, is the sure path to reach and love God.

"Loving God means keeping his commandments..."     (I John 5.3).

"... teaching them to observe all the commandments which I have given you."     (Matt.28.20).

"You will live on in My love, if you keep My commandments, just as it is by keeping My Father's commandments that I live on in His love."    (John 15.10).

"... Christ reduces and concludes the whole Law, in a double commandment of love. And He presents it thus to you in a garment that is sweet, attractive, and joyous with love:  'Love God, love your neighbour.' "     (Matt.22.37-39).   [The Writings of Maria Valtorta.]

Pray often during the day:   Jesus, I Trust in You.

Jesus, I Trust in You

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