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Meditations on the Meditations on the Proclamation of the Proclamation of the

Kingdom of GodKingdom of God Recommendation: Please read the contents of one Recommendation: Please read the contents of one of the 20 mysteries meditations before you start of the 20 mysteries meditations before you start your prayer. Some of these presentations (e.g. The your prayer. Some of these presentations (e.g. The Fifth Sorrowful Mystery: The Crucifixion) contains Fifth Sorrowful Mystery: The Crucifixion) contains over 60 slides. With so much spiritual food that it over 60 slides. With so much spiritual food that it is best to is best to read and contemplate on a few of the read and contemplate on a few of the slides each timeslides each time..

We welcome biblical scholars, theologians, We welcome biblical scholars, theologians, lecturers and professors of theological institutions lecturers and professors of theological institutions and seminaries and lay people around the world to and seminaries and lay people around the world to contribute precious pictures and wordscontribute precious pictures and words to to accompany specific scenes in the Rosary in Visual accompany specific scenes in the Rosary in Visual Art. You can contribute through the BLOG on our Art. You can contribute through the BLOG on our website.website.

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Third Luminous MysteryThird Luminous MysteryThe Proclamation of the The Proclamation of the

KingdomKingdom After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee After John had been arrested, Jesus came to Galilee

proclaiming the gospel of God:proclaiming the gospel of God: “ “This is the time of fulfillment. The Kingdom of God is at This is the time of fulfillment. The Kingdom of God is at

hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.”hand. Repent, and believe in the gospel.”

Spiritual fruit: Desire for Holiness,Spiritual fruit: Desire for Holiness, Grace of Grace of Conversion.Conversion.

Pope John Paul II suggest that we focus on Christ’s call to Pope John Paul II suggest that we focus on Christ’s call to conversion and his forgiveness.conversion and his forgiveness.

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With Jesus in the desertWith Jesus in the desertLife of Prayer Life of Prayer Exercises of virtue Exercises of virtue contrary to vicescontrary to vices

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1. With Jesus in the Desert“You must pray and suffer in order to say: “Father, your will alone be done.”

“I ask you to offer to the Lord your life of prayer and suffering for the salvation this poor humanity.”(Gobbi)

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1A. With Jesus in the DesertIn deepest In deepest humility He humility He prostrated prostrated Himself upon the Himself upon the ground which was ground which was always the always the preludeprelude of his of his prayer and that of prayer and that of his most blessed his most blessed MotherMotherHe continued his He continued his prayers prostrate prayers prostrate in the form of a in the form of a crosscross, this was his , this was his most frequent most frequent occupation in the occupation in the desert; for in this desert; for in this manner He often manner He often prayed to the prayed to the eternal Father for eternal Father for the salvation of the salvation of menmen.. (Mary of Agreda)

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1B. With Jesus in the Desert

After the Savior After the Savior had begun his fast had begun his fast He persevered He persevered therein without therein without eating anything eating anything for forty days, for forty days, offering his fast to offering his fast to the eternal Father the eternal Father as a satisfaction as a satisfaction for the disorder for the disorder and sins to which and sins to which men are drawn by men are drawn by the so vile and the so vile and debasing, yet so debasing, yet so common vice of common vice of gluttony.gluttony. He He satisfied the satisfied the offenses offenses committed committed through them through them by by the exercises of the exercises of the virtues the virtues contrary to them.contrary to them. (Mary of Agreda)

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1C. With Jesus in the Desert

So our most loving So our most loving Father and Father and Brother, Jesus Brother, Jesus Christ, wished to Christ, wished to pay our debts.pay our debts. In In satisfaction satisfaction for our for our pride He offered pride He offered his profound his profound humility; for our humility; for our avarice, his avarice, his voluntary povertyvoluntary poverty and total privation. and total privation. He continued to He continued to appease the just appease the just Judge and solicited Judge and solicited pardon for us pardon for us disobedient and disobedient and bastard children; bastard children; and and He not only He not only obtained this obtained this pardon for them, pardon for them, but He merited for but He merited for them new graces them new graces and favorsand favors..(Mary of Agreda)

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“You too should go with Jesus into the desert. Offer yourselves with Him for the perfect carrying out of the Father’s plan. Prepare yourselves for the important mission which awaits you, because my time has come.In the desert, you will feel great hunger and thirst solely for the word of God, the painful cold because of sin in the world, and the burning heat of the Spirit of God.”(Gobbi)

1D. With Jesus in the desert

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“In the desert, Jesus lived alone and with Him. I will bring you to interior solitude, detaching you from your own selves, from creatures, from the world , so that you may listen to the voice of the great silence.In the desert, Jesus prayed to the Father without cease. I am leading you to prayer which must become unceasing and continuous.” (Gobbi)

1E. With Jesus in the desert

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“Pray always, withyour life, with your heart, with your work, with your pain, with your weariness, with your wounds. Only in the desert that your heavenly Mother can train you to have a taste for prayer.You must pray and suffer in order to say:“Father, your will alone be done.”(Gobbi)

1F. With Jesus in the desert

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Temptation of Jesus Temptation of Jesus in the Desertin the Desert

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Remarkable description of Jesus in the Remarkable description of Jesus in the desert by desert by Mary of Agreda in the Mystical Mary of Agreda in the Mystical City of GodCity of God..

Without delay Christ our Lord pursued his journey from Without delay Christ our Lord pursued his journey from the Jordan to the desert after his Baptism. Only his holy the Jordan to the desert after his Baptism. Only his holy angels attended and accompanied Him, serving and angels attended and accompanied Him, serving and worshipping Him, singing the divine praises on account worshipping Him, singing the divine praises on account of what He was now about to undertake for the salvation of what He was now about to undertake for the salvation of mankind. He came to the place chosen by Him for his of mankind. He came to the place chosen by Him for his fast: a desert spot among bare and beetling rocks, fast: a desert spot among bare and beetling rocks, where there was also a cavern much concealed. Here He where there was also a cavern much concealed. Here He halted, choosing it for his habitation during the days of halted, choosing it for his habitation during the days of his fast (Matth. 4, 1). He his fast (Matth. 4, 1). He In deepest humility He In deepest humility He prostrated Himself upon the ground which was always prostrated Himself upon the ground which was always the prelude of his prayer and that of his most blessed the prelude of his prayer and that of his most blessed Mother.Mother. He praised the eternal Father and gave Him He praised the eternal Father and gave Him thanks for the works of his divine right hand and for thanks for the works of his divine right hand and for having according to his pleasure afforded Him this having according to his pleasure afforded Him this retirement. In a suitable manner retirement. In a suitable manner He thanked even this He thanked even this desert for accepting his presence and keeping Him desert for accepting his presence and keeping Him hidden from the worldhidden from the world during the time He was to spend during the time He was to spend there. there. He continued his prayers prostrate in the form of He continued his prayers prostrate in the form of a cross, this was his most frequent occupation in the a cross, this was his most frequent occupation in the desert; for in this manner He often prayed to the eternal desert; for in this manner He often prayed to the eternal Father for the salvation of menFather for the salvation of men..

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After the Savior had begun his fast He After the Savior had begun his fast He persevered therein without eating anything persevered therein without eating anything for forty days, offering his fast to the eternal for forty days, offering his fast to the eternal Father as a satisfaction for the disorder and Father as a satisfaction for the disorder and sins to which men are drawn by the so vile and sins to which men are drawn by the so vile and debasing, yet so common and even esteemed debasing, yet so common and even esteemed vice of gluttonyvice of gluttony. Just as our Lord overcame . Just as our Lord overcame this vice so He also vanquished all the rest, this vice so He also vanquished all the rest, and He made recompense to the eternal Judge and He made recompense to the eternal Judge and supreme Legislator for the injuries and supreme Legislator for the injuries perpetrated through these vices by men. perpetrated through these vices by men. According to the enlightenment vouchsafed to According to the enlightenment vouchsafed to meme, our Savior, in order to assume the office , our Savior, in order to assume the office of Preacher and Teacher and to become our of Preacher and Teacher and to become our Mediator and Redeemer before the Father, Mediator and Redeemer before the Father, thus vanquished all the vices of mortals and thus vanquished all the vices of mortals and He satisfied the offenses committed through He satisfied the offenses committed through them by the exercises of the virtues contrary them by the exercises of the virtues contrary to themto them, just as He did in regard to gluttony., just as He did in regard to gluttony.

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So our most loving Father and Brother, Jesus So our most loving Father and Brother, Jesus Christ, wished to pay our debts. In satisfaction Christ, wished to pay our debts. In satisfaction for our pride He offered his profound humility; for our pride He offered his profound humility; for our avarice, his voluntary poverty and total for our avarice, his voluntary poverty and total privation of all that was hisprivation of all that was his; for our base and ; for our base and lustful inclinations, his penance and austerity; lustful inclinations, his penance and austerity; for our hastiness and vengeful anger, his for our hastiness and vengeful anger, his meekness and charity toward his enemies; for meekness and charity toward his enemies; for our negligence and laziness, his ceaseless our negligence and laziness, his ceaseless laborslabors; for our deceitfulness and our envy, his ; for our deceitfulness and our envy, his candid and upright sincerity and truthfulness candid and upright sincerity and truthfulness and the sweetness of his loving interactions. and the sweetness of his loving interactions. In In this manner He continued to appease the just this manner He continued to appease the just Judge and solicited pardon for us disobedient Judge and solicited pardon for us disobedient and bastard children; and He not only obtained and bastard children; and He not only obtained this pardon for them, but He merited for them this pardon for them, but He merited for them new graces and favors,new graces and favors, so that they might make so that they might make themselves worthy of his company and of the themselves worthy of his company and of the vision of his Father and his own inheritance for vision of his Father and his own inheritance for all eternity.all eternity.

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In order to keep informed of the doings of our Savior In order to keep informed of the doings of our Savior the most blessed the most blessed Mary needed no other assistance than her continual visions and revelations; but in addition but in addition to all these, She made use of the to all these, She made use of the service of her holy service of her holy angels,angels, whom She sent to her divine Son. The Lord whom She sent to her divine Son. The Lord himself thus ordered it, in order that, by means of himself thus ordered it, in order that, by means of these faithful messengers, both He and She might these faithful messengers, both He and She might rejoice in the sentiments and thoughts of their inmost rejoice in the sentiments and thoughts of their inmost hearts; and thus hearts; and thus They each heard the very same words They each heard the very same words as uttered by Eachas uttered by Each. As soon as the great Lady . As soon as the great Lady understood that our Redeemer was on the way to the understood that our Redeemer was on the way to the desert to fulfill his intention, She locked the doors of desert to fulfill his intention, She locked the doors of her dwelling, without letting any one know of her her dwelling, without letting any one know of her presence. presence. She entered into her oratory and remained She entered into her oratory and remained there for forty days and nights without ever leaving it there for forty days and nights without ever leaving it and without eating anythingand without eating anything, just as She knew was , just as She knew was done by her most holy Son. Both of them observed the done by her most holy Son. Both of them observed the same course of rigorous fasting. same course of rigorous fasting. In all his prayers and In all his prayers and exercises, his prostrations and genuflections She exercises, his prostrations and genuflections She followed our Saviorfollowed our Savior, not omitting any of them; , not omitting any of them; moreover She performed them just at the same time; moreover She performed them just at the same time; for, leaving aside all other occupations, She thus for, leaving aside all other occupations, She thus profited by the information obtained from the angels profited by the information obtained from the angels and by that other knowledge, which I have already and by that other knowledge, which I have already described. described. Whether He was present or not, She knew Whether He was present or not, She knew the interior operations of the soul of Christ.the interior operations of the soul of Christ.

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While the Savior was in the desert He made While the Savior was in the desert He made every day three hundred genuflections, which every day three hundred genuflections, which also was done by our Queen Mary in her also was done by our Queen Mary in her oratoryoratory; the other portion of her time She ; the other portion of her time She spent in composing hymns with the angels, as spent in composing hymns with the angels, as I have said in the last chapter. Thus imitating I have said in the last chapter. Thus imitating Christ the Lord, Christ the Lord, the Holy Queen co-operated the Holy Queen co-operated with Him in all his prayers and petitions, with Him in all his prayers and petitions, gaining the same victories over the vices,gaining the same victories over the vices, and and on her part proportionately satisfying for them on her part proportionately satisfying for them by her virtues and her exertions. Thus it by her virtues and her exertions. Thus it happened, that, happened, that, while Christ as our Redeemer while Christ as our Redeemer gained for us so many blessings and gained for us so many blessings and abundantly paid all our debts, most holy Mary, abundantly paid all our debts, most holy Mary, as his Helper and our Mother, lent us her as his Helper and our Mother, lent us her merciful intercession and became our merciful intercession and became our Mediatrix to the fullest extent possible to a Mediatrix to the fullest extent possible to a mere creature.mere creature.

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In order to begin the battle as man, He In order to begin the battle as man, He directed a prayer to the eternal Fatherdirected a prayer to the eternal Father from his from his inmost soul, to which the intelligence of the inmost soul, to which the intelligence of the demon could not penetrate, saying: "My Father demon could not penetrate, saying: "My Father and eternal God, and eternal God, I now enter into battle with I now enter into battle with the enemy in order to crush his power and the enemy in order to crush his power and humble his pridehumble his pride and his malice against my and his malice against my beloved souls. For thy glory, and for the benefit beloved souls. For thy glory, and for the benefit of souls I submit to the daring presumption of of souls I submit to the daring presumption of Lucifer. I wish thereby to crush his head in Lucifer. I wish thereby to crush his head in order that when mortals are attacked by his order that when mortals are attacked by his temptations without their fault, they may find temptations without their fault, they may find his arrogance already broken. I beseech Thee, his arrogance already broken. I beseech Thee, my Father, to my Father, to remember my battle and victory remember my battle and victory in favor of mortals assailed byin favor of mortals assailed by the common the common enemy. Strengthen their weakness through my enemy. Strengthen their weakness through my triumphtriumph, let them obtain victory; let them be , let them obtain victory; let them be encouraged by my example, and encouraged by my example, and let them learn let them learn from Me how to resist and overcome their from Me how to resist and overcome their enemiesenemies..

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The temptation of Christ began on the thirty-The temptation of Christ began on the thirty-fifth day of his fast in the desert, and lasted to fifth day of his fast in the desert, and lasted to the end of the fast,the end of the fast,

The Lord allowed the demon to continue in his The Lord allowed the demon to continue in his temptation and for this purpose permitted temptation and for this purpose permitted Himself carried by the devilHimself carried by the devil bodily to bodily to Jerusalem and to be placed on the pinnacle of Jerusalem and to be placed on the pinnacle of the temple.the temple.

She had seen them all by the divine light She had seen them all by the divine light already described and by the uninterrupted already described and by the uninterrupted messages of her angels, who brought them messages of her angels, who brought them back and forth between the Savior and the back and forth between the Savior and the blessed Queen. blessed Queen. She repeated the same prayers She repeated the same prayers as the Lord and at the same time! She entered as the Lord and at the same time! She entered likewise into the conflict with the dragon, likewise into the conflict with the dragon, though invisiblythough invisibly and spiritually.. and spiritually.. When She When She perceived that the demon carried the Lord perceived that the demon carried the Lord from place to place, She weptfrom place to place, She wept bitterly,bitterly, because because the malice of sin reduced the King of kings to the malice of sin reduced the King of kings to such misusage. In honor of all the victories, such misusage. In honor of all the victories, which He gained over the devil, She composed which He gained over the devil, She composed hymns of praise to the Divinityhymns of praise to the Divinity. .

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Seek the KingdomSeek the Kingdom

Of God and His will.Of God and His will.Bring light to the worldBring light to the world

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2. “Seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well.”

In this most secularized society today, am I also putting worldly pursuits of fame, fortune, pleasures and enjoyment of life first, and the kingdom of God last?We need to reassess our lives often and turn back to God. (True conversion)

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2A. “Repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand.”

“The will of God is your sanctification. Walk along the road of an ever more perfect knowledge of Him. Let the word of God be your daily food; savour all the beauty in theGospel.” (Gobbi)

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2B. “Repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand.”

Am I aware that I havethe divine commandto announce God’s Kingdom till the endsof the earth, by prayer, preaching, and action?

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2C. “Repent, for the kingdom of God is at hand.”

“Come out from your hiding, my beloved sons, and go everywhere to enlighten the earth with the sole light of Christ. Your times have arrived. Do not be afraid if you are unknown to the world. Show yourselves to all as the apostles of these last times.I announce to you that your liberation is near.”(Gobbi)

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““Your light will shineYour light will shine more and more and will spread more and more and will spread throughout all this vast continent.throughout all this vast continent.

Your light will shine by way of your witness of faithYour light will shine by way of your witness of faith. Be . Be the light set on a lamp-stand, to draw along the road of the light set on a lamp-stand, to draw along the road of truth many of my poor children who are walking in the truth many of my poor children who are walking in the darkness of error.darkness of error.

Your light will shine by way of your witness of holinessYour light will shine by way of your witness of holiness. . See how materialism and hedonism are threatening this See how materialism and hedonism are threatening this great country. great country. The search for pleasure, money, comfort, The search for pleasure, money, comfort, entertainment and impurity have become for many the entertainment and impurity have become for many the only ideal in life. Bring back to the house of the Father only ideal in life. Bring back to the house of the Father these poor children of mine who have gone astraythese poor children of mine who have gone astray. . (Gobbi)(Gobbi)

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““You are being formed to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus You are being formed to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus with courage and zeal. with courage and zeal.

Let yourselves be guided solely by the wisdom of the Let yourselves be guided solely by the wisdom of the Gospel, and to live the Gospel to the letterGospel, and to live the Gospel to the letter..

White flakes of snow are coming down from my White flakes of snow are coming down from my Immaculate Heart upon you, so that you may bring Immaculate Heart upon you, so that you may bring everywhere the light of the divine Wordeverywhere the light of the divine Word, and become , and become instruments which make shine everywhere, in its greatest instruments which make shine everywhere, in its greatest splendor, all the truth contained in the Gospel of my Son splendor, all the truth contained in the Gospel of my Son Jesus.Jesus.

White flakes of snow are coming down from my White flakes of snow are coming down from my Immaculate Heart upon you, so that you may bring to all Immaculate Heart upon you, so that you may bring to all my motherly voicemy motherly voice which leads you to hope and which leads you to hope and confidence. Thus you can take by the hand many of my confidence. Thus you can take by the hand many of my poor children and cross together the bright thresholds of poor children and cross together the bright thresholds of hope, with the triumph of my Immaculate Heart, the white hope, with the triumph of my Immaculate Heart, the white snowflakes of Divine Mercy.”snowflakes of Divine Mercy.”

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3. “ My Kingdom is not of this world .”“Today the Gospel should be lived with the simplicity of little ones, with the ardour of martyrs, and with the fidelity of courageous witnesses; it should be lived to the letter! You are being called to follow me along the road of heroic and pure faith.” (Gobbi)

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Ministry of Mercy Ministry of Mercy and Forgivenessand Forgiveness

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Paolo Veronese, Christ addressing a kneeling woman. 1528. London Gallery.

5. Ministry of Mercy and Forgiveness:Christ came to us not as a just judge but a saviour, offering us forgiveness & chance to start over again.

When we confess our sins in the sacrament of reconciliation, we also encounter Jesus who offers us forgiveness, and grace to strengthen us.

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How Jesus treated his disciplesHow Jesus treated his disciples by Mary of Agreda, Mystical city by Mary of Agreda, Mystical city of God.of God.

In the Apostles thus called In the Apostles thus called He enkindled, from the He enkindled, from the moment of their joining the Master, a new light and fire moment of their joining the Master, a new light and fire of divine love and showered upon them the sweetness of of divine love and showered upon them the sweetness of his blessingshis blessings (Ps. 20, 4). It is not possible worthily to (Ps. 20, 4). It is not possible worthily to describe the labors undergone by the divine Teacher in describe the labors undergone by the divine Teacher in the vocation and education of these and of the other the vocation and education of these and of the other disciples, in order to found upon them the Church. disciples, in order to found upon them the Church. He He sought them out with great diligence and solicitude; He sought them out with great diligence and solicitude; He bore with them with invincible patience;bore with them with invincible patience; He caressed He caressed them as a most loving Father caresses his tender and them as a most loving Father caresses his tender and darling sons. The work of transforming and raising them darling sons. The work of transforming and raising them from their rough natural state into such a heavenly and from their rough natural state into such a heavenly and divine position by his instructions and example, divine position by his instructions and example, necessarily was a vast enterprise. In the performance of necessarily was a vast enterprise. In the performance of this work this work the Lord has left a most exalted example of the Lord has left a most exalted example of patience, and charitypatience, and charity for all the prelates, princes and for all the prelates, princes and whoever is charged with the guidance of subjects. Not whoever is charged with the guidance of subjects. Not less significant for us sinners are the proofs of his less significant for us sinners are the proofs of his fatherly kindness: for fatherly kindness: for He was not satisfied with simply He was not satisfied with simply bearing with their faults and defectsbearing with their faults and defects, their natural , their natural inclinations and passions but inclinations and passions but He allowed his tender He allowed his tender kindness to overflow thus wonderfully toward themkindness to overflow thus wonderfully toward them . .

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Ministry of Mercy Ministry of Mercy and healingand healing

Be my handsBe my handsBring help to the Bring help to the poorpoor

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4. The inauguration of the ministry of mercy and healing, and the forgiveness of sins

El Greco 1541-1614 Christ Healing the Blind Gemaldegalerie. Dresden Germany.

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The Savior then pursued his way to The Savior then pursued his way to Nazareth instructing his new children Nazareth instructing his new children and disciples not only the mysteries of and disciples not only the mysteries of faith, but in all virtues by word and faith, but in all virtues by word and example, as He continued to do during example, as He continued to do during the whole period of his evangelical the whole period of his evangelical preaching. With this in view preaching. With this in view He searched He searched out the poor and afflicted, consoled the out the poor and afflicted, consoled the sick and sorrowful, visited the infirmaries sick and sorrowful, visited the infirmaries and prisons, performing miracles of and prisons, performing miracles of mercy as well for body as for soulmercy as well for body as for soul..

She served them as an example and She served them as an example and model of true devotion, entering at once model of true devotion, entering at once into her office as Instructress and into her office as Instructress and spiritual Mother of the disciples of Christ spiritual Mother of the disciples of Christ by showing then how to converse with by showing then how to converse with their God and Redeemer. their God and Redeemer. (Mary of Agreda)(Mary of Agreda)

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4A. “You must be my hands, to distribute copious graces to all who find themselves in any necessity. I want to manifest myself through you.” (Gobbi)

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4B. “You must be my hands. Pour balm upon many painful wounds, bring help to those who are in poverty and neglect; assist the suffering,the marginalized, the little people, the oppressed and the persecuted.”(Gobbi)

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4C. “You must become instruments which I will make use of for the healing of all poor sinners. For this I invite you to walk along the wayof love, of divine grace, of penance, of prayer, and of holiness.”

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4D. He searched out the poor and afflicted, He searched out the poor and afflicted, consoled the sick and sorrowful, visited the consoled the sick and sorrowful, visited the infirmaries and prisons, performing infirmaries and prisons, performing miracles of mercy for body as well as for miracles of mercy for body as well as for soulsoul..

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Domenico Fiasella, Christ raises the son of the widow. 1615. Sarasota.

6. Bring help to the poor“Open your hands to the aid of all. Go along the rough roads in search of my poor wandering children. Bring help to those who are in poverty and neglect. Assist the suffering, the little, themarginalized, the oppressed and the persecuted.”Offer me your hearts so that I may love in you and by means of you.” (Gobbi)

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Domenico Fiasella, Christ raises the son of the widow. 1615. Sarasota.

6A. Be my hands“You must be the Hands of your heavenly Mother, which are always opened to pour the fullness of graces upon all her children!” “You must be my hands, to distribute copious graces to all in need. I want to manifest myself through you. I desire todistribute my graces through your hands.”(Gobbi)

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Domenico Fiasella, Christ raises the son of the widow. 1615. Sarasota.

6B. Bring help to the poor“Show yourselves as the apostles of these last times. Walk along the road of contempt for the world and for yourselves, of humility and littleness, of love and purity. Love always; judge no one.Set out upon all the roads of the world, in search of my poor straying children. Carry them all into the safe refuge of my Immaculate Heart.” (Gobbi)

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Bartolome Murillo, Christ healing a paralytic. 1671. National Gallery. London

7. Go everywhere to gather the weakest.

“Go everywhere to gather the weakest, the littlest, the most fragile, those who are suffering most, those who are farthest away, those who are lost. Bring all to me. I want to save all my children, through you.” (Gobbi)

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Bartolome Murillo, Christ healing a paralytic. 1671. National Gallery. London

7A. Go everywhere to gather the weakest.“Set out upon all the roads of the world in search of my poor straying children. Take up in you arms the poor, the abandoned, the sick, the desperate, the oppressed, and all the innumerable victims of violence, hatred and wars. Carry them all into my refuge.” (Gobbi)

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“These are the times of your witness. Give to all the witness of being consecrated to me. Your life must be illumined by my motherly presence. You must spread about you the charisma of my holiness, mercy and tenderness.Whoever sees you must see the power of my light; the sweet balm of my mercy. Give my help to those who are far away, the poor, the sick, the sinners, the desperate”. (Gobbi)

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“Come with me, your Shepherdess, in thesearch of the many little sheep who have lost their way and are running thedanger of dying of hunger and cold.

“You are to go again into every part of the world, and to announce with power my message to all.”(Gobbi)

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“You must be truly Jesus today, for the men of you time.Jesus who speaks, and thus you will speak only the truth contained in the GospelJesus who acts; you must above all relive Jesus in your life and be a living Gospel. For this I will make you ever purer, poorer, smaller and more humble. I am his Mother and yours, and I know how to help you to grow like other little Jesus for the salvation of all my children.(Gobbi)

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“With the heart of Jesus, have love for all your brothers and my children. How many of them are walking the roads of this world like sheep without a shepherd, exposed to every kind of danger! How many have been wounded by sin, made into slaves of evil, victims of hate! How many there are who are poor, who are exploited, weak, suffering. Their desperate cry for help reaches up to me, and deeply wounding my mother’s heart. (Gobbi)

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“I am with you on all the by-ways of the world. I save the perishing, restore health to the sick, console the afflicted, encourage the down-hearted, raise up those who have fallen, find those who have lost they way.It is the hour of Divine Mercy. I wish to act through you.” (Gobbi)

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7. “Go everywhere to gather the weakest, the littlest, the most fragile,those who are suffering most, those who are farthest away, those who are lost. Bring all to me. I want to save all my children, through you” (Gobbi)

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Raising of LazarusRaising of Lazarus

Multiplication of LoavesMultiplication of Loaves

Walking on wavesWalking on waves

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Sebastiano del Piombo, Raising of Lazarus. 1485. National gallery. London

8. The Raising of Lazarus

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Giovanni Lanfranco, Multiplication of loaves,1624. National Gallery. Ireland.

9. The Multiplication of loaves

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10. The walking on waves Why do you doubt?

John Arvid Nelson. Why do you doubt.

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WORDS OF THE QUEENWORDS OF THE QUEEN on PURITY & LOVE OF on PURITY & LOVE OF ST. JOHNST. JOHN (The Virgin Mary speaks to Sister Mary (The Virgin Mary speaks to Sister Mary of Agreda, Spain.)of Agreda, Spain.)

““My daughter, I see thee much moved to emulation and desire by My daughter, I see thee much moved to emulation and desire by the great happiness of the disciples of my most holy Son, and the great happiness of the disciples of my most holy Son, and especially that of especially that of saint John, my favored servant. It is certain that I saint John, my favored servant. It is certain that I loved him in a special manner; because he was most pure and loved him in a special manner; because he was most pure and candid as a dove; and in the eyes of the Lord he was very pleasing, candid as a dove; and in the eyes of the Lord he was very pleasing, both on account of his purity and on account of his love toward meboth on account of his purity and on account of his love toward me. . His example should serve thee as a spur to do that which my Son His example should serve thee as a spur to do that which my Son and I expect of thee. Thou art aware, my dearest, that and I expect of thee. Thou art aware, my dearest, that I am the most I am the most pure Mother and that I receive with maternal affection those who pure Mother and that I receive with maternal affection those who fervently and devoutly desire to be my children and servants in the fervently and devoutly desire to be my children and servants in the LordLord. By the love which He has given me. By the love which He has given me, I shall embrace them with , I shall embrace them with open arms and shall be their Intercessor and Advocate. Thy poverty, open arms and shall be their Intercessor and Advocate. Thy poverty, uselessness and weakness shall be for me only a more urgent motive uselessness and weakness shall be for me only a more urgent motive for manifesting toward thee my most liberal kindness. Therefore, I for manifesting toward thee my most liberal kindness. Therefore, I call upon thee to become my chosen and beloved daughter in the call upon thee to become my chosen and beloved daughter in the holy Church.”holy Church.”

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““I shall, however, make the fulfillment of my promise depend upon I shall, however, make the fulfillment of my promise depend upon a service on thy part: namely, a service on thy part: namely, that thou have a true and holy that thou have a true and holy emulation of the love with which I loved saint John,emulation of the love with which I loved saint John, and of all the and of all the blessings flowing from it, by blessings flowing from it, by imitating him as perfectly as thy powers imitating him as perfectly as thy powers will allowwill allow. Hence, . Hence, thou must promise to fulfill all that I now thou must promise to fulfill all that I now command thee, without failing in the least pointcommand thee, without failing in the least point. . I desire, then, that I desire, then, that thou labor until all love of self die within theethou labor until all love of self die within thee, that thou suppress all , that thou suppress all the effects of the first sin until all the earthly inclinations the effects of the first sin until all the earthly inclinations consequent upon it are totally extinguished; consequent upon it are totally extinguished; that thou seek to restore that thou seek to restore within thee that dove-like sincerity and simplicitywithin thee that dove-like sincerity and simplicity which destroys all which destroys all malice and duplicity. malice and duplicity. In all thy doings thou must be an angelIn all thy doings thou must be an angel, since , since the condescension of the Most High with thee was so great as to the condescension of the Most High with thee was so great as to furnish thee with the light and intelligence more of an angel than furnish thee with the light and intelligence more of an angel than that of a human creature. that of a human creature. I have procured for thee these great I have procured for thee these great blessings and, therefore, it is but reasonable on my part to expect blessings and, therefore, it is but reasonable on my part to expect thee to correspond with them in thy works and in thy thoughtsthee to correspond with them in thy works and in thy thoughts. In . In regard to me regard to me thou must cherish a continual affection and loving thou must cherish a continual affection and loving desire of pleasing and serving me, being always attentive to my desire of pleasing and serving me, being always attentive to my counsels and having thy eyes fixed upon me in order to know and counsels and having thy eyes fixed upon me in order to know and execute what I commandexecute what I command. Then shalt thou be my true daughter, and . Then shalt thou be my true daughter, and I shall be thy Protectress and loving Mother.”I shall be thy Protectress and loving Mother.”

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WORDS OF THE QUEEN. (The Virgin Mary speaks WORDS OF THE QUEEN. (The Virgin Mary speaks to Sister Mary of Agreda, Spain.)to Sister Mary of Agreda, Spain.)

““My daughter, all that thou hast written in this chapter is My daughter, all that thou hast written in this chapter is a most a most important warning for all those that live in the flesh and in the important warning for all those that live in the flesh and in the imminent danger of losing eternal happiness. It should teach them imminent danger of losing eternal happiness. It should teach them to seek my most kind and powerful intercessionto seek my most kind and powerful intercession and to fear the and to fear the judgments of the Most High; judgments of the Most High; for in this lies an efficacious means of for in this lies an efficacious means of salvation and of meriting higher reward for the Lordsalvation and of meriting higher reward for the Lord. I wish to . I wish to remind thee once more, that among the secrets revealed to the remind thee once more, that among the secrets revealed to the beloved John at the last Supper, was also this, that beloved John at the last Supper, was also this, that he had become he had become the beloved disciple of Christ on account of his love toward me,the beloved disciple of Christ on account of his love toward me, and and that Judas fell because he despised the mercy and kindness which I that Judas fell because he despised the mercy and kindness which I had shown him. At that time, also, the evangelist understood other had shown him. At that time, also, the evangelist understood other great mysteries communicated and wrought in me; that I should great mysteries communicated and wrought in me; that I should take part in the labor and suffering of the Passion and that he take part in the labor and suffering of the Passion and that he should have special charge of me.should have special charge of me. My dearest, the purity which I My dearest, the purity which I require of thee must be greater than that of an angel; and if thou require of thee must be greater than that of an angel; and if thou strive after it thou wilt become my dearest child, as saint Johnstrive after it thou wilt become my dearest child, as saint John, and , and a most beloved and favored spouse of my Son and Lord. a most beloved and favored spouse of my Son and Lord. His His example and the ruin of Judas should continually serve thee as a example and the ruin of Judas should continually serve thee as a stimulus and as a warning, to seek only after my love and to be stimulus and as a warning, to seek only after my love and to be sincerely thankful for the love shown thee without thy merit.”sincerely thankful for the love shown thee without thy merit.”

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The ( National ) RosaryThe ( National ) Rosary For the Evangelization of For the Evangelization of (Nations)(Nations)

1.1. Fatima Prayer:Fatima Prayer: To Eucharistic Jesus, source of all To Eucharistic Jesus, source of all evangelization.evangelization.

““O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, lead all souls to heaven, especially those who are in most need of thy all souls to heaven, especially those who are in most need of thy mercy.”mercy.”

2.2. Invocation of the Holy Spirit:Invocation of the Holy Spirit: Principal agent of Principal agent of evangelization.evangelization.

““Come, Holy Spirit! Fill the hearts of the (National) people and Come, Holy Spirit! Fill the hearts of the (National) people and enkindle in them the fire of your love! Come by means of the enkindle in them the fire of your love! Come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your well-powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, your well-beloved Spouse.”beloved Spouse.”

3. 3. Prayer to Our Lady of ( Nation ):Prayer to Our Lady of ( Nation ): Star of the new Star of the new evangelization.evangelization.

““Hail Holy Queen, Mother of (Nation), come and present the Hail Holy Queen, Mother of (Nation), come and present the (National) people to Jesus, the fruit of thy womb.(National) people to Jesus, the fruit of thy womb.

Look upon them continually with mercy and through your Look upon them continually with mercy and through your intercession with the divine Redeemer, heal themintercession with the divine Redeemer, heal them of their sufferings, of their sufferings, deliver them from all evil, and fill them with your love.”deliver them from all evil, and fill them with your love.”

We pray in Communion with all the Angels and Saints in We pray in Communion with all the Angels and Saints in Heaven !Heaven !