Novena for the Beatification of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Day One

Please join Bishop of Peoria, Bishop Jenky in praying this NOVENA

Daily Pledge for Blue Army Members

I PLEDGE MYSELF TO OUR LADY (DAILY PLEDGE)

 Dear Queen and Mother, who promised at Fatima to convert Russia and bring peace to all mankind, in reparation for my sins and the sins of the whole world, I solemnly promises to your Immaculate Heart:

1. To offer up every day the sacrifices demanded by my daily duty;
2. To pray part of the Rosary (five decades) daily while meditating on the mysteries;
3. To wear the Scapular of Mount Carmel as profession of this promises and as an act of consecration to you.**

I shall renew this promises often, especially in moments of temptation. **This pledge is not a vow and does not bind under pain of sin. Nevertheless it is a promises: your word to your heavenly Mother.)

NOTE: Baptized Catholics must be formally invested int he Scapular of Mount Carmel to gain the promises. A non-Catholic may wear the scapular and will receive blessings for doing so. Ecclesiastical permission - World Apostolate of Fatima, NJ 07882-0976

How to Obtain the Gift of the New and Divine Holiness

From the John Paul II Institute of Christian Spirituality via John Haffert's Deadline: the Third Secret of Fatima:

1.  Total abandonment to the Holy Spirit and to His spouse, the Blessed Virgin Mary;

2.  An intimate identification with the Hearts of Jesus and Mary;

3.  An appreciation for the unique role of the Pope, and the clergy in union with him, in mediating the 'new and divine' holiness to the Church and to the world;

4.  The full recognition of one's responsibility for participation in the imminent Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Reign of the Sacred Heart in the world.

The triumph of Our Lady's Immaculate Heart begins with a total consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTION THE URGENCY OF OUR LADY'S MESSAGES

Just a reminder that next Saturday is a First Saturday.  We are called to spread our Lady's request of complying with the requirements of the Five First Saturdays.  It is also our responsibility to spread devotion to her Immaculate Heart, in order to save souls.

In John Haffert's book, Deadline, the Third Secret of Fatima, the founder of the World Apostolate of Fatima shares what he called the "Magic" Formula in order to accomplish the Immaculate Heart of Mary's Triumph.  The formula is as follows:

"It consists of extending our Morning Offering through the day, sanctifying ordinary daily duties in reparation for our sins and the sins of the world.  It offers two aids:  the sign of consecration to Her Heart- the Scapular, and the door to the mysteries of Her Heart-the Rosary.  It is the magic formula that opens to us the to us the most pure Heart of Mary.

Added to this formula is the urgent post-request of Our Lady for Communions of Reparation on the First Saturday of each month.  The four conditions are the Rosary, fifteen minutes of meditation on the mysteries of the Rosary, Confession, and Communion- all offered in reparation for the sins committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary on five consecutive First Saturdays.

Confession is required whether or not one is in mortal sin.  It is reparation for those who do not go to confession, and it is preparation for a worthy Communion of Reparation.

...Our Lady said that what most offends Her Immaculate Heart is 'careless Communions.'  And she asks for Communions of Reparation."

Attach Great Importance to your Brown Scapular

The painting of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is by Pietro Novelli and is from the Blue Army Shrine, Washington, New Jersey.

The following is from The World Apostolate of Fatima's Spiritual Guide for the Salvation of Souls and World Peace.

"Whosoever dies clothed in this scapular shall not suffer eternal fire."

- Mary's Promise to St. Simon Stock, July 16, 1251

"Wear it devoutly and perseveringly," Our Lady of Mount Carmel says to each soul, "it is my garment.  To be clothed in it means you are continually thinking of me, and I in turn, am always thinking of you and helping you to secure eternal life."

"It is especially in time of temptation that we need the powerful intercession of God's Mother.  The evil spirit is utterly powerless when a scapular wearer, besides his silent devotion, faces temptation calling upon Mary."

"...The scapular is a sign that its wearer is committed to living the Christian life after the perfect example of the Blessed Virgin Mary." - Father Barry Bossa

Mary's Spiritual Motherhood

"Mary's Motherhood is not limited to Catholics; it is extended to all people.  Many miracles of conversion have been wrought in favor of good non-Catholics who practiced the scapular devotion.

"I wanted to know if Mary really and truly interested herself in me, and in the scapular she has given me the most tangible assurance. I have only to open my eyes. She has attached her protection to this scapular: 'Whosoever dies clothed in this shall not suffer eternal fire.'"  - St. Claude de la Colombiere

Third Apparition of Our Lady July 13, 1917

Picture:  Salvatore Dali's Picture of Hell, Blue Army Shrine, Washington, NJ

The following is from the World Apostolate of Fatima's Spiritual Guide for the Salvation of Souls and World Peace.

"Sacrifice yourselves for sinners, and say many times, especially whenever you make some sacrifice:  O Jesus, it is for love of Thee, for the conversion of sinners, and in reparation for the sins committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary."

The following are words by Sr. Lucia.

"As Our Lady spoke these last words, she opened her hands once more, as she had done during the two previous months.  The rays of light seemed to penetrate the earth, and we saw as it were a sea of fire.  Plunged in this fire were demons and souls in hum an form, like transparent burning embers, all blackened or burnished bronze, floating about int he conflagration, now raised into the air by the flames that issued from within themselves together wit great clouds of smoke, now falling back on every side like sparks in huge fires, without weight or equilibrium, amid shrieks and groans of pain and despair, which horrified us and made us tremble with fear.  (It must have been this sight which caused me t cry out, as people say t hey heard me.)

The demons could be distinguished by their terrifying and repellent likeness to frightful and unknown animals, black and transparent like burning coals.  Terrified and as if to plead for succor, we looked up at Our Lady, who said to us, so kindly and so sadly:

"You have seen hell where the souls of poor sinners go. To save the, God wishes to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart.  If what I say to you is done, many souls will be saved and there will be peace.