Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Wednesday, November 20, 2013:

Jesus said: “My people, I am showing Myself as the Vine, and you are the branches. Those, who are with Me, will survive and be saved. Those, who fall away from Me, will be detached and wither away. In the Gospel reading I gave a parable of a king, who gave one servant ten gold coins. He earned ten more, and he was give ten cities as a reward. A second servant was given five coins, and he earned five more. This servant was rewarded with five cities. A third servant was given one gold coin, but he kept it in a handkerchief, and he wasted his talent. Again I give everyone a unique set of talents, which I expect all of you to use wisely for My glory, and not just for your own gain. I have given each of you a mission, and only by your ‘yes’ can you carry it out. I want all of My people to use their God-given talents, and do not bury them or ignore them. By sharing your talents, both for your own needs and the needs of others, you can store up treasure in heaven for your judgment. The good servants will have their just rewards, but those, who abused their talents, will lose the little they had.”

Jesus said: “My people, you have seen how reverent the Jews were in protecting My Word in My Ten Commandments. Even so, there are many of My tabernacles where My people give reverence for My Blessed Sacrament. Wherever you have Adoration of My exposed Host, you should try to make an hour for Me, and even more when there is no one to take your place. You always have Me present in your tabernacles, so please come to visit Me when you can, to make up for all of those people who do not take time to come. Attending holy hours in front of My Blessed Sacrament is another way of showing Me how much you love Me. You know that I love all of you enough to die for your sins. You express your love for Me also in your prayers, and when you can come to daily Mass. You also can express your love for Me when you pray for others, even for your enemies, or those people that you do not like. You know that I am all loving, and I ask My people to try and imitate My love of everyone as well. When you reach out to everyone in love, you are like My Light of love that shines out on everyone, and I disperse the darkness of hate that comes from the demons.”

Jesus said: “My people, after you have seen some difficult land to live on, you can appreciate how hard it was to organize and build so many missions. Not only did the missionaries try to convert the Indians to the faith, they also had to provide a means of self-support for both themselves and the Indians. They were fortunate to get grants for the buildings, but they had to have them built and provide farms for food, clothing, and heat. This was in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s when life was a lot harder than now. In more recent years, you have seen dedicated people in the 1900’s who were willing to restore the missions to their former appearance. Now your people can appreciate the great work of St. Junipero Serra. You have missionaries all over the world, and they are worthy of your financial and prayer support. Even your parish priests need your prayers and financial help as well. Your priests are a gift to you in providing the sacraments and your spiritual leadership. There is still a need to help evangelize the children, and the Catholics that have fallen away from their faith. My people need to keep reaching out to save as many souls as you can.”