Dear Reverend Father,
Our Lord, Jesus Christ suffered and died on the cross to free us from the devil’s chains, but first He instructed us how to avoid falling back into slavery: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but underneath are ravenous wolves” (Matthew 7:15)
Today He grieves, because every two years many of his children are voting for politicians without examining their morals and character. Many Catholics are satisfied when a candidate claims, “I am for the little people, those without a voice.” Through this deceit, the wolves get elected. But who pays attention after the election is over? The wolves feast, and at the next election they put on the same act, getting elected again and again. But our Lord said, “By their fruits you will know them… Just so, every good tree bears good fruit, and a rotten tree bears bad fruit.” The devil’s wolves do his bidding, twisting morals and killing souls. This rotten tree has born its fruit and has transformed the United States from a country built on Christian values into a pagan abomination.
Jesus proclaimed, “Blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.” (Luke 11:28) and He also said, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name?’ Then I will declare to them solemnly, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you evildoers.’” (Matthew 7:21-23)
Obedience is the path to salvation. For Catholics who failed to follow the will of God in choosing their representatives, the future looks bleak, but there is a simple solution, there is hope.
On December 10th, 1925, the Virgin Mary appeared to Sister Lucia (Lúcia Santos, one of the visionaries of Our Lady of Fátima) at the convent in Pontevedra, Spain, and by Her side, elevated on a luminous cloud, was the Child Jesus. According to Lucia, Mary requested again the institution of the Devotion of the First Saturdays in reparation to Her Immaculate Heart. Then She promised to assist at the hour of death with the grace necessary for salvation all who, with the intention of making reparation to Her, will practice this devotion on the first Saturday of five consecutive months.
Reverend Father, Jesus said to St. Faustina Kowalska, “every conversion of a sinful soul demands sacrifice.“ (Divine Mercy in My Soul 961)
Summer vacation approaches, and this time of laxity can be used to lay the foundation for the First Saturday Devotion in your parish. With time and effort, as this devotion spreads it may draw in the fallen away Catholics and gain them the graces necessary for salvation.
Dearest Father, we the group “Make Minnesota Catholic” encourage you with the words of St. Paul to Timothy: “I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingly power: proclaim the word; be persistent whether it is convenient or inconvenient; convince, reprimand, encourage through all patience and teaching. For the time will come when people will not tolerate sound doctrine but, following their own desires and insatiable curiosity, will accumulate teachers and will stop listening to the truth and will be diverted to myths. But you, be self-possessed in all circumstances; put up with hardship; perform the work of an evangelist; fulfill your ministry.” (2Timothy 4:1-5)
May God Bless You!