segunda-feira, 26 de março de 2012
segunda-feira, 19 de março de 2012
MENSAGENS DE NOSSA SENHORA DE MEDJUGORJE ,NO DIA 18 DE MARÇO DE 2012.
ENGLISH
Latest Medjugorje Message, March 18, 2012
The visionary Mirjana Dragicevic-Soldo had daily apparitions from June 24th 1981 to December 25th 1982. During the last daily apparition, Our Lady gave her the 10th secret, and told her that she would appear to her once a year, on the 18th of March. It has been this way through the years. Several thousand pilgrims gathered in prayer of the Rosary at the 'Blue Cross'. The apparition lasted from 14:00 to 14:05.
“Dear children! I am coming among you because I desire to be your mother - your intercessor. I desire to be the bond between you and the Heavenly Father - your mediatrix. I desire to take you by the hand and to walk with you in the battle against the impure spirit. My children, consecrate yourselves to me completely. I will take your lives into my motherly hands and I will teach them peace and love, and then I will give them over to my Son. I am asking of you to pray and fast because only in this way will you know how to witness my Son in the right way through my motherly heart. Pray for your shepherds that, united in my Son, they can always joyfully proclaim the Word of God. Thank you. ”
DEUTSCH
Neueste Botschaft, 18. März 2012
Die Seherin Mirjana Dragicevic-Soldo hatte vom 24. Juni 1981 bis zum 25. Dezember 1982 tägliche Erscheinungen. Während der letzten täglichen Erscheinung sagte ihr die Muttergottes, als sie ihr das 10. Geheimnis anvertraute, dass sie ihr einmal jährlich, und zwar am 18. März, erscheinen wird. So war es während all dieser Jahre und so auch in diesem Jahr. Mehrere tausend Pilger haben sich zum Rosenkranzgebet am „Blauen Kreuz“ versammelt. Die Erscheinung begann um 14:00 und dauerte bis 14:05.
„Liebe Kinder! Ich komme unter euch, weil ich eure Mutter, eure Fürsprecherin, sein möchte. Ich möchte das Bindeglied zwischen euch und dem himmlischen Vater, eure Vermittlerin, sein. Ich möchte euch an den Händen nehmen und im Kampf gegen den unreinen Geist mit euch schreiten. Meine Kinder, weiht euch mir ganz. Ich werde eure Leben in meine mütterlichen Hände nehmen, und ich werde sie den Frieden und die Liebe lehren und dann meinem Sohn übergeben. Von euch fordere ich, dass ihr betet und fastet, denn nur so werdet ihr wissen, wie ihr durch mein mütterliches Herz auf rechte Weise für meinen Sohn Zeugnis ablegen könnt. Betet für eure Hirten, dass sie, vereinigt in meinem Sohn, immer das Wort Gottes froh verkünden können. Ich danke euch. “
ESPANHOL
Ultima Mensaje, 18 de marzo de 2012
La vidente Mirjana Dragicevic - Soldo tuvo apariciones diarias desde el 24 de junio de 1981 hasta el 25 de diciembre de 1982. El último día de la aparición, después de confiarle el décimo secreto, la Virgen le dijo que durante toda su vida tendría una aparición una vez al año - el 18 de marzo. Así ha sucedido durante todos estos años y también este año. Varios miles de peregrinos se reunieron para orar el Rosario en la Cruz Azul. La aparición comenzó a las 14:00 y duró hasta las 14:05.
“¡Queridos hijos! Vengo entre ustedes porque deseo ser su Madre, su intercesora. Deseo ser un vínculo entre ustedes y el Padre celestial, su mediadora. Deseo tomarlos de las manos y caminar con ustedes en la lucha contra el espíritu impuro. Hijos míos: conságrense totalmente a mí. Yo tomaré sus vidas en mis manos maternas y les enseñaré la paz y el amor, y entonces las entregaré a Mi Hijo. A ustedes les pido que oren y ayunen, porque solamente así sabrán testimoniar, de manera correcta, a mi Hijo por medio de mi Corazón materno. Oren por sus pastores, para que unidos en mi Hijo puedan siempre, anunciar alegremente, la Palabra de Dios. Les agradezco. ”
ITALIANO
Ultimo Messaggio di Medjugorje, 18 marzo 2012
La veggente Mirjana Dragićević-Soldo ha avuto apparizioni giornaliere dal 24 giugno 1981 fino al 25 dicembre 1982. In occasione della sua ultima apparizione quotidiana, rivelandole il decimo segreto, la Vergine le rivelò che avrebbe avuto apparizioni annuali il 18 marzo e così è stato in tutti questi anni. Più di mille pellegrini si sono riuniti per la preghiera del rosario alla Croce Blu. L’apparizione è iniziata alle 14:00 ed è durata fino alle 14:05.
"Cari figli! Vengo tra di voi perché desidero essere la vostra madre, la vostra interceditrice. Desidero essere il legame tra voi e il Padre celeste, la vostra mediatrice. Desidero prendervi per le mani e camminare con voi nella lotta contro lo spirito impuro. Figli miei consacratevi a Me completamente. Io prenderò le vostre vite nelle mie mani materne e vi insegnerò la pace e l’amore affidandole allora a mio Figlio. Vi chiedo di pregare e digiunare perché soltanto così saprete testimoniare il mio Figlio per mezzo del mio cuore materno in modo giusto. Pregate per i vostri pastori perché in mio Figlio possano sempre annunciare gioiosamente la Parola di Dio. Vi ringrazio. "
PORTUGUÊS
Última Messagem, 2012.18.março
A vidente Mirjana Dragicevic teve aparições diárias de 24 de junho de 1981 até 25 de dezembro de 1982. Durante a última aparição diária, Nossa Senhora deu a ela o décimo segredo e disse que iria aparecer a ela uma vez ao ano, a cada 18 de março. Tem sido assim ao longo dos anos. Milhares de peregrinos se reuniram na oração do Rosário na Cruz Azul. A aparição aconteceu entre as 14:00 até as 14:05 (na hora local de Medjugorje – 10:00 as 10:05 no horário de Brasilia). A mensagem de Nossa Senhora em 18/03/2012 foi:
“Queridos filhos! Eu estou vindo entre vocês porque Eu desejo ser a Sua Mãe – a Sua Intercessora. Eu desejo ser a ligação entre vocês e o Pai Celestial – a sua Mediadora. Eu desejo tomá-los pela mão e caminhar com vocês na batalha contra os espíritos impuros. Meus filhos, consagrem-se a Mim completamente. Eu conduzirei as suas vidas dentro de Minhas Mãos maternais e Eu os ensinarei na paz e no amor, e então Eu irei entregá-los a Meu Filho. Eu estou pedindo que vocês rezem e jejuem porque somente deste modo vocês saberão como testemunhar Meu Filho da maneira correta através do Meu Maternal Coração. Rezem pelos seus pastores para que, unidos em Meu Filho, eles possam sempre com alegria anunciar a Palavra de Deus. Obrigada.
MENSAGENS DE NOSSA SENHORA DE MEDJUGORJE ,NO DIA 02 DE MARÇO DE 2012.
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Latest Medjugorje Message, March 2, 2012
“Dear children; Through the immeasurable love of God I am coming among you and I am persistently calling you into the arms of my Son. With a motherly heart I am imploring you, my children, but I am also repeatedly warning you, that concern for those who have not come to know my Son be in the first place for you. Do not permit that by looking at you and your life, they are not overcome by a desire to come to know Him. Pray to the Holy Spirit for my Son to be impressed within you. Pray that you can be apostles of the divine light in this time of darkness and hopelessness. This is a time of your trial. With a rosary in hand and love in the heart set out with me. I am leading you towards Easter in my Son. Pray for those whom my Son has chosen that they can always live through Him and in Him – the High Priest. Thank you. ”
DEUTSCH
Neueste Botschaft, 2. März 2012
„Liebe Kinder! Durch die unermessliche Liebe Gottes komme ich unter euch und ich rufe euch beharrlich in die Umarmung meines Sohnes. Mit mütterlichem Herzen bitte ich euch, meine Kinder, aber ich ermahne euch auch, dass euch die Sorge um jene, die meinen Sohn nicht kennen gelernt haben, an erster Stelle sei. Lasst nicht zu, dass sie - euch und euer Leben betrachtend - Ihn nicht kennen lernen wollen. Bittet den Heiligen Geist, dass mein Sohn in euch eingeprägt sei. Betet, dass ihr Apostel des Göttlichen Lichtes in dieser Zeit der Finsternis und Hoffnungslosigkeit sein könnt. Dies ist die Zeit eurer Versuchung. Mit dem Rosenkranz in der Hand und Liebe im Herzen geht mit mir. Ich führe euch zur Auferstehung in meinem Sohn. Betet für jene, die mein Sohn auserwählt hat, dass sie immer durch Ihn und in Ihm leben können - . Ich danke euch. “
ESPANHOL
Ultimo Mensaje, 2 de marzo de 2012
“Queridos hijos: por el inmenso amor de Dios yo vengo entre vosotros y con perseverancia os invito a los brazos de mi Hijo. Os pido con el Corazón materno, hijos míos, pero también os advierto, que en el primer lugar esté la preocupación por aquellos que no han conocido a Mi Hijo. No permitáis que ellos mirándoos a vosotros, y vuestra vida, no quieran conocerlo. Orad al Espíritu Santo para que Mi Hijo esté impreso en vosotros. Orad para que podáis ser apóstoles de la luz de Dios en este tiempo de tiniebla y de desesperación. Este es el tiempo de vuestra prueba. Con el Rosario en la mano, y el amor en el corazón, venid conmigo. Yo os conduzco a la Pascua en Mi Hijo. Orad por aquellos que Mi Hijo ha elegido: para que puedan vivir siempre según Él y en Él―el Sumo Sacerdote. ¡Os doy las gracias! ”
FRANÇAIS
Le dernier Message, 2. mars 2012
«Chers enfants ! Par l'incommensurable amour de Dieu, je viens parmi vous et, avec insistance, je vous invite dans l'étreinte de mon Fils. Avec mon coeur maternel, je vous prie, chers enfants, mais aussi je vous avertis afin que pour vous, le souci de ceux qui n'ont pas connu mon Fils soit à la première place. Ne permettez pas qu'en vous regardant, vous et votre vie, ils ne désirent pas Le connaître. Priez le Saint Esprit afin que mon Fils soit gravé en vous. Priez pour pouvoir être apôtres de la lumière divine en ce temps de ténèbre et sans espérance. Ceci est un temps d'épreuve pour vous. Le chapelet en main et l'amour dans le coeur, mettez-vous en route avec moi ! Je vous guide vers Pâques, en mon Fils. Priez pour ceux que mon Fils a choisis afin qu'ils puissent toujours vivre par Lui et en Lui, le Grand-prêtre ! Je vous remercie. »
ITALIANO
Ultimo Messaggio di Medjugorje, 2 marzo 2012
"Cari figli, per mezzo dell’immenso amore di Dio io vengo tra voi e vi invito con perseveranza tra le braccia di mio Figlio. Vi prego con Cuore materno ma vi ammonisco anche, figli miei, affinché la sollecitudine per coloro che non hanno conosciuto mio Figlio sia per voi al primo posto. Non fate sì che essi, guardando voi e la vostra vita, non desiderino conoscerlo. Pregate lo Spirito Santo affinché mio Figlio sia impresso in voi. Pregate affinché possiate essere apostoli della luce di Dio in questo tempo di tenebra e di disperazione. Questo è il tempo della vostra messa alla prova. Col Rosario in mano e l’amore nel cuore venite con me. Io vi conduco alla Pasqua in mio Figlio. Pregate per coloro che mio Figlio ha scelto, affinché possano sempre vivere secondo Lui ed in Lui. Vi ringrazio. "
PORTUGUÊS
Última Messagem, 2012.2. março
“Queridos filhos, através do incomensurável amor de Deus, eu estou vindo entre vocês e os estou chamando insistentemente para os braços de meu Filho. Com um coração maternal estou implorando a vocês, meus filhos, mas também estou avisando repetidamente, que a preocupação com aqueles que não chegaram a conhecer o meu Filho esteja em primeiro lugar para vocês. Não permitam que, olhando para vocês e sua vida, eles não sejam tomados por um desejo de vir a conhecê-Lo. Rezem ao Espírito Santo para que o meu Filho esteja impresso dentro de vocês. Rezem para que vocês possam ser apóstolos da luz divina neste tempo de trevas e desespero. Este é um tempo de sua provação. Com um rosário na mão e amor no coração permaneçam comigo. Eu os estou conduzindo para a Páscoa em meu Filho. Rezem por aqueles a quem o meu Filho escolheu que eles possam sempre viver com Ele e Nele, o Sumo Sacerdote. Obrigada. ”
MENSAGENS DE NOSSA SENHORA EM MEDJUGORJE NO DIA 25 DE FEVEREIRO DE 2012.
PORTUGUÊS
Mensagem do dia 25 de fevereiro de 2012 à Marija Pavlovic-Lunetti
“Queridos filhos! Neste tempo, de modo particular, convido-os: rezem, com o coração. Filhilhos, vocês falam tanto, mas rezam pouco. Leiam, meditem a Sagrada Escritura e as palavras escritas nela sejam para vocês vida. Eu os encorajo e os amo, a fim de que, em Deus, vocês possam encontrar a sua paz e a alegria de viver. Eu estou com vocês. Obrigada por terem respondido ao Meu chamado.”
ENGLISH
Latest Medjugorje Message, February 25, 2012
“Dear children! At this time, in a special way I call you: 'pray with the heart'. Little children, you speak much and pray little. Read and meditate on Sacred Scripture, and may the words written in it be life for you. I encourage and love you, so that in God you may find your peace and the joy of living. Thank you for having responded to my call. ”
DEUTSCH
Neueste Botschaft, 25. Februar 2012
„Liebe Kinder! In dieser Zeit rufe ich euch auf besondere Weise: betet mit dem Herzen. Meine lieben Kinder, ihr sprecht viel und betet wenig. Lest, medietiert die Heilige Schrift, und die darin geschribenen Worte mögen euch Leben sein. Ich ermutige und liebe euch, so dass ihr in Gott euren Frieden und die Freude des Lebens findet. Danke dass ihr meinem Ruf gefolgt seid! “
ESPANHOL
Ultimo Mensaje, 25 de febrero de 2012
“¡Queridos hijos! En este tiempo de manera especial los invito: oren con el corazón. Hijitos, ustedes hablan mucho pero oran poco. Lean, mediten la Sagrada Escritura y que las palabras allí escritas sean vida para ustedes. Yo los exhorto y los amo, para que en Dios puedan encontrar vuestra paz y la alegría de vivir. Gracias por haber respondido a mi llamado. ”
FRANÇAIS
Message, 25. février 2012
«Chers enfants, en ce temps, je vous invite de manière spéciale: priez avec le coeur. Petits enfants, vous parlez beaucoup mais vous priez peu. Lisez, méditez l'Ecriture Sainte, et que les paroles qui y sont écrites soient vie pour vous. Je vous encourage et je vous aime, afin que vous trouviez en Dieu votre paix et la joie de vivre. Je suis avec vous. Merci d’avoir répondu à mon appel. »
ITALIANO
Ultimo Messaggio di Medjugorje, 25 febbraio 2012
"Cari figli! In questo tempo in modo particolare vi invito: pregate col cuore. Figlioli, voi parlate tanto ma pregate poco. Leggete, meditate la Sacra Scrittura e le parole scritte in essa siano per voi vita. Io vi esorto e vi amo perchè in Dio troviate la vostra pace e la gioia di vivere. Grazie per aver risposto alla mia chiamata. "
March 19 - The Happy Death of Saint Joseph. - Taken from Book 5, Chapter IV of "The Mystical City of God
Feastday: March 19 - The Happy Death of Saint Joseph. - Taken from Book 5, Chapter IV of "The Mystical City of God
Book 5. Chapter IV.
Already eight years saint Joseph had been exercised by his infirmities and sufferings, and his noble soul been purified more and more each day in the crucible of affliction and of divine love. As the time passed his bodily strength gradually diminished and he approached the unavoidable end, in which the stipend of death is paid by all of us children of Adam (Heb. 9, 27). In like manner also increased the care and solicitude of his heavenly Spouse, our Queen, assisting and serving him with unbroken punctuality. Perceiving, in her exalted wisdom, that the day and hour for his departure from this cumbrous earth was very near, the loving Lady betook Herself to her blessed Son and said to Him: "Lord God Most High, Son of the eternal Father and Savior of the world, by thy divine light I see the hour approaching which thou hast decreed for the death of thy servant Joseph. I beseech Thee, by thy ancient mercies and by thy infinite bounty, to assist him in that hour by thy almighty power. Let his death be as precious in thy eyes, as the uprightness of his life was pleasing to Thee, so that he may depart in peace and in the hope of the eternal reward to be given to him on the day in which Thou shalt open the gates of heaven for all the faithful. Be mindful, my Son, of the humility and love of thy servant; of his exceeding great merits and virtues; of the fidelity and solicitude by which this just man has supported Thee and me, thy humble handmaid, in the sweat of his brow."
Our Savior answered: "My Mother, thy request is pleasing to me, and the merits of Joseph are acceptable in my eyes. I will now assist him and will assign him a place among the princes of my people (Ps. 115, 15), so high that he will be the admiration of the angels and will cause them and all men to break forth in highest praise. With none of the human born shall I do as with thy spouse." The great Lady gave thanks to her sweetest Son for this promise; and, for nine days and nights before the death of saint Joseph he uninterruptedly enjoyed the company and attendance of Mary or her divine Son. By command of the Lord the holy angels, three times on each of the nine days, furnished celestial music, mixing their hymns of praise with the benedictions of the sick man. Moreover, their humble but most precious dwelling was filled with the sweetest fragrance and odors so wonderful that they comforted not only saint Joseph, but invigorated all the numerous persons who happened to come near the house.
One day before he died, being wholly inflamed with divine love on account of these blessings, he was wrapped in an ecstasy which lasted twenty-number of hours. The Lord himself supplied strength for this miraculous intercourse. In this ecstasy he saw clearly the divine Essence, and, manifested therein, all that he had believed by faith the incomprehensible Divinity, the mystery of the Incarnation and Redemption, the militant Church with all its Sacraments and mysteries. The blessed Trinity commissioned and assigned him as the messenger of our Savior to the holy Patriarchs and Prophets of limbo; and commanded him to prepare them for their issuing forth from this bosom of Abraham to eternal rest and happiness. All this most holy Mary saw reflected in the soul of her divine Son together with all the other mysteries, just as they had been made known to her beloved spouse and She offered her sincerest thanks for all this to her Lord.
When saint Joseph issued from this ecstasy his face shone with wonderful splendor and his soul was transformed by his vision of the essence of God. He asked his blessed Spouse to give him her benediction; but She requested her divine Son to bless him in her stead, which He did. Then the great Queen of humility, falling on her knees, besought saint Joseph to bless Her, as being her husband and head. Not without divine impulse the man of God fulfilled this request for the consolation of his most prudent Spouse. She kissed the hand with which he blessed Her and asked him to salute the just ones of limbo in her name. The most humble Joseph, sealing his life with an act of self-abasement, asked pardon of his heavenly Spouse for all his deficiencies in her service and love and begged Her to grant him her assistance and intercession in this hour of passing away. The holy man also rendered humblest thanks to her Son for all the blessings of his life and especially for those received during this sickness. The last words which saint Joseph spoke to his Spouse were: "Blessed art Thou among all women and elect of all the creatures. Let angels and men praise Thee; let all the generations know, praise and exalt thy dignity; and may in Thee be known, adored and exalted the name of the Most High through all the coming ages; may He be eternally praised for having created Thee so pleasing in his eyes and in the sight of all the blessed spirits. I hope to enjoy thy sight in the heavenly fatherland."
Then this man of God, turning toward Christ, our Lord, in profoundest reverence, wished to kneel before Him. But the sweetest Jesus, coming near, received him in his arms, where, reclining his head upon them, Joseph said: "My highest Lord and God, Son of the eternal Father, Creator and Redeemer of the World, give thy blessing to thy servant and the works of thy hand; pardon, O most merciful King, the faults which I have committed in thy service and intercourse. I extol and magnify Thee and render eternal and heartfelt thanks to Thee for having, in thy ineffable condescension, chosen me to be the spouse of thy true Mother; let thy greatness and glory be my thanksgiving for all eternity." The Redeemer of the world gave him his benediction, saying: "My father, rest in peace and in the grace of my eternal Father and mine; and to the Prophets and Saints, who await thee in limbo, bring the joyful news of the approach of their redemption." At these words of Jesus, and reclining in his arms, the most fortunate saint Joseph expired and the Lord himself closed his eyes. At the same time the multitude of the angels, who attended upon their King and Queen, intoned hymns of praise in loud and harmonious voices. By command of the Lord they carried his most holy soul to the gathering-place of the Patriarchs and Prophets, where it was immediately recognized by all as clothed in the splendors of incomparable grace, as the putative father and the intimate friend of the Redeemer, worthy of highest veneration. Conformably to the will and mandate of the Lord, his arrival spread inutterable joy in this countless gathering of the saints by the announcement of their speedy rescue.
It is necessary to mention that the long sickness and sufferings which preceded the death of saint Joseph was not the sole cause and occasion of his passing away; for with all his infirmities he could have extended the term of his life, if to them he had not joined the fire of the intense love within his bosom. In order that his death might be more the triumph of his love than of the effects of original sin, the Lord suspended the special and miraculous assistance by which his natural forces were enabled to withstand the violence of his love during his lifetime. As soon as this divine assistance was withdrawn, nature was overcome by his love and the bonds and chains, by which this most holy soul was detained in its mortal body, were at once dissolved and the separation of the soul from the body in which death consists took place. Love was then the real cause of the death of saint Joseph, as I have said above. This was at the same time the greatest and most glorious of all his infirmities for in it death is but a sleep of the body and the beginning of real life.
The most fortunate of men, saint Joseph reached an age of sixty years and a few days. For at the age of thirty-three he espoused the blessed Virgin lived with Her a little longer than twenty-seven years as her husband. When saint Joseph died, She had completed the half of her forty-second year; for She was espoused to saint Joseph at the age of fourteen (as stated in the first part, book second, chapter twenty-second). The twenty-seven years of her married life completed her forty-first year, to which must be added the time from the eighth of September until the death of her blessed spouse. The Queen of heaven still remained in the same disposition of natural perfection as in her thirty-third year; for, as already stated in the thirteenth chapter of this book, She showed no signs of decline, or of more advanced age, or of weakness, but always in that same most perfect state of womanhood. She felt the natural sorrow due to the death of saint Joseph; for She loved him as her spouse, as a man pre-eminent in perfection and holiness, as her protector and benefactor.
I perceive a certain difference in the graces given to this great Patriarch and those vouchsafed to other saints; for many saints were endowed with graces and gifts that are intended not for the increase of their own sanctity, but for the advance of the service of the Most High in other souls; they were, so to say, gifts and graces freely given and not dependent upon the holiness of the receiver. But in our blessed Patriarch all the divine favors were productive of personal virtue perfection; for the mysterious purpose, toward which they tended and helped along, was closely connected with the holiness of his own life. The more angelic and holy he grew to be, so much the more worthy was he to be the spouse of most holy Mary, the depository and treasure-house of heavenly sacraments. He was to be a miracle of holiness, as he really was. This marvelous holiness commenced with the formation of his body in the womb of his Mother. In this the providence of God himself interfered, regulating the composition of the number of radical humors of his body with extreme nicety of proportion and securing for him that evenly tempered disposition which made his body a blessed earth fit for the abode of an exquisite soul and well-balanced mind (Wisdom 8, 19). He was sanctified in the womb of his mother seven months after his conception, and the leaven of sin was destroyed in him for the whole course of life, never having felt any impure or disorderly movement. Although he did not receive the use of his reason together with this first sanctification, which consisted principally in justification from original sin, yet his mother at the time felt a wonderful joy of the Holy Ghost. Without understanding entirely the mystery she elicited great acts of virtue and believed that her Son, or whomever she bore in her womb, would be wonderful in the sight of God and men.
The holy child Joseph was born most beautiful and perfect of body and caused in his parents and in his relations an extraordinary delight, something like that caused by the birth of saint John the Baptist, though the cause of it was more hidden. The Lord hastened the use of his reason, perfecting it in his third year, endowing it with infused science and augmenting his soul with new graces and virtues. From that time the child began to know God by faith, and also by natural reasoning and science, as the cause and Author of all things. He eagerly listened and understood profoundly all that was taught him in regard to God and his works. At this premature age he already practiced the highest kinds of prayer and contemplation and eagerly engaged in the exercise of the virtues proper to his youth ; so that, at the time when others come to the use of reason, at the age of seven years or more, saint Joseph was a perfect man in the use of it and in holiness. He was of a kind disposition, loving, affable, sincere, showing inclinations not only holy but angelic, growing in virtue and perfection and advancing toward his espousal with most holy Mary by an altogether irreproachable life.
For the confirmation and increase of his good qualities was then added the intercession of the blessed Lady; for as soon as She was informed that the Lord wished Her to enter the married state with him, She earnestly besought the Lord to sanctify saint Joseph and inspire him with most chaste thoughts and desires in conformity with her own. The Lord listened to her and permitted Her to see what great effects his right hand wrought in the mind and spirit of the patriarch saint Joseph. They were so copious, that they cannot be described in human words. He infused into his soul the most perfect habits of all the virtues and gifts. He balanced anew all his faculties and filled him with grace, confirming it in an admirable manner. In the virtue and perfection of chastity the holy spouse was elevated higher than the seraphim; for the purity, which they possessed without body, saint Joseph possessed in his earthly body and in mortal flesh; never did an image of the impurities of the animal and sensible nature engage, even for one moment, any of his faculties. This freedom from all such imaginations and his angelic simplicity fitted him for the companionship and presence of the most Pure among all creatures, and without this excellence he would not have been worthy of so great a dignity and rare excellence.
Also in the other virtues he was wonderfully distinguished, especially in charity; for he dwelt at the fountainhead of that living water, which flows on to eternal life (John 4, 14); he was in close proximity to that sphere of fire and was consumed without resistance. The best that can be said of the charity of our saint is what I have already said in the preceding chapter namely, that his love of God was really the cause of his mortal sickness and of his death. The manner of his death was a privilege of his singular love, for his sweet sighs of love surpassed and finally put an end to those of his sickness, being far more powerful. As the objects of his love, Christ and his Mother, were present with him always and as both of Them were more closely bound to him than to any of the woman-born, his most pure and faithful heart was unavoidably consumed by the loving effects of such a close union. Blessed be the Author of such great wonders and blessed be the most fortunate of mortals, saint Joseph, who so worthily corresponded to their love. He deserves to be known and extolled by all the generations of men and all nations since the Lord has wrought such things with no other man and to none has He shown such love.
The divine visions and revelations vouchsafed to saint Joseph, I have particularly mentioned in the course of this history (Vol. II 422, 423, 471); but there were many more than can be described, and the greatest of them was his having known the mysteries of the relation between Christ and his Mother and his having lived in their company for so many years as the putative father of the Lord and as the true spouse of the Queen of heaven. But I have been informed concerning certain other privileges conferred upon saint Joseph by the Most High on account of his great holiness, which are especially important to those who ask his intercession in a proper manner. In virtue of these special privileges the intercession of saint Joseph is most powerful: first, for attaining the virtue of purity and overcoming the sensual inclinations of the flesh; secondly, for procuring powerful help to escape sin and return to the friendship of God; thirdly, for increasing the love and devotion to most holy Mary; fourthly, for securing the grace of a happy death and protection against the demons in that hour; fifthly, for inspiring the demons with terror at the mere mention of his name by his clients; sixthly, for gaining health of body and assistance in all kinds of difficulties; seventhly, for securing issue of children in families. These and many other favors God confers upon those who properly and with good disposition seek the intercession of the spouse of our Queen, saint Joseph. I beseech all the faithful children of the Church to be very devout to him and they will experience these favors in reality, if they dispose themselves as they should in order to receive and merit them.
WORDS OF THE QUEEN.
My daughter, although thou hast described my spouse, saint Joseph, as the most noble among the princes and saints of the heavenly Jerusalem; yet neither canst thou properly manifest his eminent sanctity, nor can any of the mortals know it fully before they arrive at the vision of the Divinity. Then all of them will be filled with wonder and praise as the Lord will make them capable of understanding this sacrament. On the last day, when all men shall be judged, the damned will bitterly bewail their sins, which prevented them from appreciating this powerful means of their salvation, and availing themselves, as they easily could have, of this intercessor to gain the friendship of the just Judge. The whole human race has much undervalued the privileges and prerogatives conceded to my blessed spouse and they know not what his intercession with God is able to do. I assure thee, my dearest, that he is one of the greatly favored personages in the divine presence and has immense power to stay the arms of divine vengeance.
I desire that thou be very thankful to the divine condescension for vouchsafing thee so much light and knowledge regarding this mystery, and also for the favor which I am doing thee therein. From now on, during the rest of thy mortal life, see that thou advance in devotion and in hearty love toward my spouse, and that thou bless the Lord for thus having favored him with such high privileges and for having rejoiced me so much in the knowledge of all his excellences. In all thy necessities thou must avail thyself of his intercession. Thou shouldst induce many to venerate him and see that thy own religious distinguish themselves in their devotion. That which my spouse asks of the Lord in heaven is granted upon the earth and on his intercession depend many and extraordinary favors for men, if they do not make themselves unworthy of receiving them. All these privileges were to be a reward for the amiable perfection of this wonderful saint and for his great virtues; for divine clemency is favorably drawn forth by them and looks upon saint Joseph with generous liberality, ready to shower down its marvelous mercies upon all those who avail themselves of his intercession.
Joseph's Song
Book 5. Chapter IV.
Already eight years saint Joseph had been exercised by his infirmities and sufferings, and his noble soul been purified more and more each day in the crucible of affliction and of divine love. As the time passed his bodily strength gradually diminished and he approached the unavoidable end, in which the stipend of death is paid by all of us children of Adam (Heb. 9, 27). In like manner also increased the care and solicitude of his heavenly Spouse, our Queen, assisting and serving him with unbroken punctuality. Perceiving, in her exalted wisdom, that the day and hour for his departure from this cumbrous earth was very near, the loving Lady betook Herself to her blessed Son and said to Him: "Lord God Most High, Son of the eternal Father and Savior of the world, by thy divine light I see the hour approaching which thou hast decreed for the death of thy servant Joseph. I beseech Thee, by thy ancient mercies and by thy infinite bounty, to assist him in that hour by thy almighty power. Let his death be as precious in thy eyes, as the uprightness of his life was pleasing to Thee, so that he may depart in peace and in the hope of the eternal reward to be given to him on the day in which Thou shalt open the gates of heaven for all the faithful. Be mindful, my Son, of the humility and love of thy servant; of his exceeding great merits and virtues; of the fidelity and solicitude by which this just man has supported Thee and me, thy humble handmaid, in the sweat of his brow."
Our Savior answered: "My Mother, thy request is pleasing to me, and the merits of Joseph are acceptable in my eyes. I will now assist him and will assign him a place among the princes of my people (Ps. 115, 15), so high that he will be the admiration of the angels and will cause them and all men to break forth in highest praise. With none of the human born shall I do as with thy spouse." The great Lady gave thanks to her sweetest Son for this promise; and, for nine days and nights before the death of saint Joseph he uninterruptedly enjoyed the company and attendance of Mary or her divine Son. By command of the Lord the holy angels, three times on each of the nine days, furnished celestial music, mixing their hymns of praise with the benedictions of the sick man. Moreover, their humble but most precious dwelling was filled with the sweetest fragrance and odors so wonderful that they comforted not only saint Joseph, but invigorated all the numerous persons who happened to come near the house.
One day before he died, being wholly inflamed with divine love on account of these blessings, he was wrapped in an ecstasy which lasted twenty-number of hours. The Lord himself supplied strength for this miraculous intercourse. In this ecstasy he saw clearly the divine Essence, and, manifested therein, all that he had believed by faith the incomprehensible Divinity, the mystery of the Incarnation and Redemption, the militant Church with all its Sacraments and mysteries. The blessed Trinity commissioned and assigned him as the messenger of our Savior to the holy Patriarchs and Prophets of limbo; and commanded him to prepare them for their issuing forth from this bosom of Abraham to eternal rest and happiness. All this most holy Mary saw reflected in the soul of her divine Son together with all the other mysteries, just as they had been made known to her beloved spouse and She offered her sincerest thanks for all this to her Lord.
When saint Joseph issued from this ecstasy his face shone with wonderful splendor and his soul was transformed by his vision of the essence of God. He asked his blessed Spouse to give him her benediction; but She requested her divine Son to bless him in her stead, which He did. Then the great Queen of humility, falling on her knees, besought saint Joseph to bless Her, as being her husband and head. Not without divine impulse the man of God fulfilled this request for the consolation of his most prudent Spouse. She kissed the hand with which he blessed Her and asked him to salute the just ones of limbo in her name. The most humble Joseph, sealing his life with an act of self-abasement, asked pardon of his heavenly Spouse for all his deficiencies in her service and love and begged Her to grant him her assistance and intercession in this hour of passing away. The holy man also rendered humblest thanks to her Son for all the blessings of his life and especially for those received during this sickness. The last words which saint Joseph spoke to his Spouse were: "Blessed art Thou among all women and elect of all the creatures. Let angels and men praise Thee; let all the generations know, praise and exalt thy dignity; and may in Thee be known, adored and exalted the name of the Most High through all the coming ages; may He be eternally praised for having created Thee so pleasing in his eyes and in the sight of all the blessed spirits. I hope to enjoy thy sight in the heavenly fatherland."
Then this man of God, turning toward Christ, our Lord, in profoundest reverence, wished to kneel before Him. But the sweetest Jesus, coming near, received him in his arms, where, reclining his head upon them, Joseph said: "My highest Lord and God, Son of the eternal Father, Creator and Redeemer of the World, give thy blessing to thy servant and the works of thy hand; pardon, O most merciful King, the faults which I have committed in thy service and intercourse. I extol and magnify Thee and render eternal and heartfelt thanks to Thee for having, in thy ineffable condescension, chosen me to be the spouse of thy true Mother; let thy greatness and glory be my thanksgiving for all eternity." The Redeemer of the world gave him his benediction, saying: "My father, rest in peace and in the grace of my eternal Father and mine; and to the Prophets and Saints, who await thee in limbo, bring the joyful news of the approach of their redemption." At these words of Jesus, and reclining in his arms, the most fortunate saint Joseph expired and the Lord himself closed his eyes. At the same time the multitude of the angels, who attended upon their King and Queen, intoned hymns of praise in loud and harmonious voices. By command of the Lord they carried his most holy soul to the gathering-place of the Patriarchs and Prophets, where it was immediately recognized by all as clothed in the splendors of incomparable grace, as the putative father and the intimate friend of the Redeemer, worthy of highest veneration. Conformably to the will and mandate of the Lord, his arrival spread inutterable joy in this countless gathering of the saints by the announcement of their speedy rescue.
It is necessary to mention that the long sickness and sufferings which preceded the death of saint Joseph was not the sole cause and occasion of his passing away; for with all his infirmities he could have extended the term of his life, if to them he had not joined the fire of the intense love within his bosom. In order that his death might be more the triumph of his love than of the effects of original sin, the Lord suspended the special and miraculous assistance by which his natural forces were enabled to withstand the violence of his love during his lifetime. As soon as this divine assistance was withdrawn, nature was overcome by his love and the bonds and chains, by which this most holy soul was detained in its mortal body, were at once dissolved and the separation of the soul from the body in which death consists took place. Love was then the real cause of the death of saint Joseph, as I have said above. This was at the same time the greatest and most glorious of all his infirmities for in it death is but a sleep of the body and the beginning of real life.
The most fortunate of men, saint Joseph reached an age of sixty years and a few days. For at the age of thirty-three he espoused the blessed Virgin lived with Her a little longer than twenty-seven years as her husband. When saint Joseph died, She had completed the half of her forty-second year; for She was espoused to saint Joseph at the age of fourteen (as stated in the first part, book second, chapter twenty-second). The twenty-seven years of her married life completed her forty-first year, to which must be added the time from the eighth of September until the death of her blessed spouse. The Queen of heaven still remained in the same disposition of natural perfection as in her thirty-third year; for, as already stated in the thirteenth chapter of this book, She showed no signs of decline, or of more advanced age, or of weakness, but always in that same most perfect state of womanhood. She felt the natural sorrow due to the death of saint Joseph; for She loved him as her spouse, as a man pre-eminent in perfection and holiness, as her protector and benefactor.
I perceive a certain difference in the graces given to this great Patriarch and those vouchsafed to other saints; for many saints were endowed with graces and gifts that are intended not for the increase of their own sanctity, but for the advance of the service of the Most High in other souls; they were, so to say, gifts and graces freely given and not dependent upon the holiness of the receiver. But in our blessed Patriarch all the divine favors were productive of personal virtue perfection; for the mysterious purpose, toward which they tended and helped along, was closely connected with the holiness of his own life. The more angelic and holy he grew to be, so much the more worthy was he to be the spouse of most holy Mary, the depository and treasure-house of heavenly sacraments. He was to be a miracle of holiness, as he really was. This marvelous holiness commenced with the formation of his body in the womb of his Mother. In this the providence of God himself interfered, regulating the composition of the number of radical humors of his body with extreme nicety of proportion and securing for him that evenly tempered disposition which made his body a blessed earth fit for the abode of an exquisite soul and well-balanced mind (Wisdom 8, 19). He was sanctified in the womb of his mother seven months after his conception, and the leaven of sin was destroyed in him for the whole course of life, never having felt any impure or disorderly movement. Although he did not receive the use of his reason together with this first sanctification, which consisted principally in justification from original sin, yet his mother at the time felt a wonderful joy of the Holy Ghost. Without understanding entirely the mystery she elicited great acts of virtue and believed that her Son, or whomever she bore in her womb, would be wonderful in the sight of God and men.
The holy child Joseph was born most beautiful and perfect of body and caused in his parents and in his relations an extraordinary delight, something like that caused by the birth of saint John the Baptist, though the cause of it was more hidden. The Lord hastened the use of his reason, perfecting it in his third year, endowing it with infused science and augmenting his soul with new graces and virtues. From that time the child began to know God by faith, and also by natural reasoning and science, as the cause and Author of all things. He eagerly listened and understood profoundly all that was taught him in regard to God and his works. At this premature age he already practiced the highest kinds of prayer and contemplation and eagerly engaged in the exercise of the virtues proper to his youth ; so that, at the time when others come to the use of reason, at the age of seven years or more, saint Joseph was a perfect man in the use of it and in holiness. He was of a kind disposition, loving, affable, sincere, showing inclinations not only holy but angelic, growing in virtue and perfection and advancing toward his espousal with most holy Mary by an altogether irreproachable life.
For the confirmation and increase of his good qualities was then added the intercession of the blessed Lady; for as soon as She was informed that the Lord wished Her to enter the married state with him, She earnestly besought the Lord to sanctify saint Joseph and inspire him with most chaste thoughts and desires in conformity with her own. The Lord listened to her and permitted Her to see what great effects his right hand wrought in the mind and spirit of the patriarch saint Joseph. They were so copious, that they cannot be described in human words. He infused into his soul the most perfect habits of all the virtues and gifts. He balanced anew all his faculties and filled him with grace, confirming it in an admirable manner. In the virtue and perfection of chastity the holy spouse was elevated higher than the seraphim; for the purity, which they possessed without body, saint Joseph possessed in his earthly body and in mortal flesh; never did an image of the impurities of the animal and sensible nature engage, even for one moment, any of his faculties. This freedom from all such imaginations and his angelic simplicity fitted him for the companionship and presence of the most Pure among all creatures, and without this excellence he would not have been worthy of so great a dignity and rare excellence.
Also in the other virtues he was wonderfully distinguished, especially in charity; for he dwelt at the fountainhead of that living water, which flows on to eternal life (John 4, 14); he was in close proximity to that sphere of fire and was consumed without resistance. The best that can be said of the charity of our saint is what I have already said in the preceding chapter namely, that his love of God was really the cause of his mortal sickness and of his death. The manner of his death was a privilege of his singular love, for his sweet sighs of love surpassed and finally put an end to those of his sickness, being far more powerful. As the objects of his love, Christ and his Mother, were present with him always and as both of Them were more closely bound to him than to any of the woman-born, his most pure and faithful heart was unavoidably consumed by the loving effects of such a close union. Blessed be the Author of such great wonders and blessed be the most fortunate of mortals, saint Joseph, who so worthily corresponded to their love. He deserves to be known and extolled by all the generations of men and all nations since the Lord has wrought such things with no other man and to none has He shown such love.
The divine visions and revelations vouchsafed to saint Joseph, I have particularly mentioned in the course of this history (Vol. II 422, 423, 471); but there were many more than can be described, and the greatest of them was his having known the mysteries of the relation between Christ and his Mother and his having lived in their company for so many years as the putative father of the Lord and as the true spouse of the Queen of heaven. But I have been informed concerning certain other privileges conferred upon saint Joseph by the Most High on account of his great holiness, which are especially important to those who ask his intercession in a proper manner. In virtue of these special privileges the intercession of saint Joseph is most powerful: first, for attaining the virtue of purity and overcoming the sensual inclinations of the flesh; secondly, for procuring powerful help to escape sin and return to the friendship of God; thirdly, for increasing the love and devotion to most holy Mary; fourthly, for securing the grace of a happy death and protection against the demons in that hour; fifthly, for inspiring the demons with terror at the mere mention of his name by his clients; sixthly, for gaining health of body and assistance in all kinds of difficulties; seventhly, for securing issue of children in families. These and many other favors God confers upon those who properly and with good disposition seek the intercession of the spouse of our Queen, saint Joseph. I beseech all the faithful children of the Church to be very devout to him and they will experience these favors in reality, if they dispose themselves as they should in order to receive and merit them.
WORDS OF THE QUEEN.
My daughter, although thou hast described my spouse, saint Joseph, as the most noble among the princes and saints of the heavenly Jerusalem; yet neither canst thou properly manifest his eminent sanctity, nor can any of the mortals know it fully before they arrive at the vision of the Divinity. Then all of them will be filled with wonder and praise as the Lord will make them capable of understanding this sacrament. On the last day, when all men shall be judged, the damned will bitterly bewail their sins, which prevented them from appreciating this powerful means of their salvation, and availing themselves, as they easily could have, of this intercessor to gain the friendship of the just Judge. The whole human race has much undervalued the privileges and prerogatives conceded to my blessed spouse and they know not what his intercession with God is able to do. I assure thee, my dearest, that he is one of the greatly favored personages in the divine presence and has immense power to stay the arms of divine vengeance.
I desire that thou be very thankful to the divine condescension for vouchsafing thee so much light and knowledge regarding this mystery, and also for the favor which I am doing thee therein. From now on, during the rest of thy mortal life, see that thou advance in devotion and in hearty love toward my spouse, and that thou bless the Lord for thus having favored him with such high privileges and for having rejoiced me so much in the knowledge of all his excellences. In all thy necessities thou must avail thyself of his intercession. Thou shouldst induce many to venerate him and see that thy own religious distinguish themselves in their devotion. That which my spouse asks of the Lord in heaven is granted upon the earth and on his intercession depend many and extraordinary favors for men, if they do not make themselves unworthy of receiving them. All these privileges were to be a reward for the amiable perfection of this wonderful saint and for his great virtues; for divine clemency is favorably drawn forth by them and looks upon saint Joseph with generous liberality, ready to shower down its marvelous mercies upon all those who avail themselves of his intercession.
Joseph's Song
OUR LADY APPARITIONS IN HEEDE, GERMANY
Germany - Emsland-1936.
Where: In Germany.
When: In 1936.
To Whom: To four girls.
The facts: Three years before the beginning of the 2nd World War (1939), Our Lady appeared to four girls, living in the small town of Heede, Germany.
Upon manifesting Herself, the Blessed Virgin said:
- "Girls, still pray a lot. I wish to be venerated as Queen of the Universe and as Queen of the poor souls."
The Mother of God held in one arm the child Jesus, and in the other, a globe with a cross. The little girls, were persecuted excessively after disclosing this information. They had to undergo relentless interrogation by the authorities and they were even prevented from returning to the site where the Apparitions had occurred.
The Bishop of Osnabrück, diocese, which the church of Heede belonged, released on January 8, 1938, that people should not consider the Apparitions to be true.
Even with the initial opinion contrary to the regional religious authority, devotees continued their pilgrimages in large numbers to where Our Mother appeared.
With the persistent participation of the faithful, ecclesiastical authorities formed a committee to revisit and deepen the investigation of the events. This important decision occurred on March 8, 1938.
Confirming the good intentions of the commission, or its exemption after the close of its work, a declaration was published confirming the veracity of the Apparitions of the Queen of the Universe.
Also in 1940, during the Second World War, the Mother of God again expressed to the little girls with very sad Face and asked:
- "Girls, pray the Rosary in reparation for the sins of the world."
Finally, after twenty-three years since the first apparition of Our Lady of Heede, the Diocese of Osnabrück, published a document recognizing the truth of the Manifestations of the Blessed Virgin Mary on June 3, 1959.
APARIÇÃO DE NOSSA SENHORA EM HEEDE /ALEMANHA.
Aparição de Nossa Senhora em Heede
Alemanha - Emsland- 1936.
Onde: Na Alemanha.
Quando: Em 1936.
A quem: A quatro meninas.
Os fatos: Três anos antes do início da 2ª grande guerra mundial (1939), Nossa Senhora apareceu a quatro garotas, moradoras na pequena cidade de Heede, na Alemanha.
Ao manifestar-se a Virgem Santíssima pediu:
- “Meninas, rezai ainda e muito. Desejo ser venerada como Rainha do Universo e como Rainha das pobres almas”.
A Mãe de Deus segura em um dos braços o menino Jesus, e no outro um globo com uma Cruz. As garotinhas depois de divulgarem o fato, foram muito perseguidas, chegando a passar por interrogatórios impiedosos, por parte das autoridades; inclusive foram impedidas de voltarem ao local onde aconteceram as Aparições.
O bispo de Osnabrück, diocese da qual pertencia Heede, divulgou, em 08 de janeiro de 1938, que as pessoas não deveriam considerar as Aparições como verdadeiras.
Mesmo com o parecer inicial contrário da autoridade religiosa regional, os devotos seguiram suas romarias, em grande número, para o local onde nossa Mãe aparecia.
Com a insistente participação dos fiéis, as autoridades eclesiásticas formaram uma comissão para reestudar e aprofundar as investigações sobre os acontecimentos. Essa importante decisão ocorreu em 08 de março de 1938.
Comprovando os bons propósitos dessa comissão, ou seja, a sua isenção, após o encerramento de seus trabalhos, publicaram uma nova declaração, confirmando a veracidade das Aparições da Rainha do Universo.
Ainda em 1970, já durante a 2ª Guerra Mundial, a Mãe de Deus voltou a manifestar-se para as garotinhas com a fisionomia muito triste e pedindo:
- “Meninas, rezai o Rosário em reparação pelos pecados do mundo”.
Finalmente, a diocese de Osnabrück, no dia três de junho de 1959, após vinte e três anos da primeira Aparição de Nossa Senhora em Heede, publicou um documento reconhecendo como verdadeiras as manifestações da Santíssima Virgem Maria.
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