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Medjugorje, December 19, 2023
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Dear Friends, praise be to Jesus and Mary!
1. On November 25, 2023, the visionary Marija received the following monthly message:
“Dear children! May this time be interwoven with prayer for peace and good deeds, so that the joy of the expectation of the King of Peace may be felt in your hearts, families and in the world which does not have hope. Thank you for having responded to my call.”
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2. Children know! An Italian priest, both a parish priest and an exorcist, told me that a woman asked him to bless the child she was carrying in her womb (PS1). He was very pleased with this request, because although such a blessing is a source of much grace, few mothers think to ask for it. While pronouncing the blessing, the priest placed his hand on the stomach of this woman, and immediately the child began to jump and kick as if he wanted to connect with the priest’s hand and eagerly capture every drop of the blessing he was receiving.
The Magisterium of the Church states that, from the moment of conception in the mother’s womb, the child receives his soul from the Creator. It is truly a new creation, so beautiful that the Angels look on in admiration! As tiny as this child’s body may be, his soul is already totally present! This soul, newly released from the hands of the Creator, is endowed with a great sensitivity to divine things and, in particular, with a deep “consciousness of love”. Of course, the child does not have a brain yet, nor the use of reason in order to understand, as he will later on, but he has a “spiritual antenna” that allows him to acutely perceive certain realities. For instance, how his mother is welcoming him. Is she happy to give birth to a child, or is she unhappy with this pregnancy? The consequences will be quite different for the child’s future!
In the case at hand, I believe that the child, thanks to his deep consciousness of love, perceived the approaching grace offered by the divine blessing through the priest, so much so that his mother was deeply moved. The priest told me that he had experienced this type of grace several times.
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3. I was once in Mauritius on a mission. A local gentleman, who is a friend of mine invited me to speak to the employees of his company, where people of various religions: Christians, Muslims, Buddhists and Hindus worked. They lived together in harmony. After sharing some key messages from Our Lady, my friend, the Director of this company, asked me to pray for all employees who wanted a prayer. Almost everyone chose to stay. After the prayer, a woman came up to me and asked me to pray to the Blessed Mother of Medjugorje for the child she was carrying within her. This woman was Muslim. Therefore, I prayed for her, for her child and for a happy birth.
She then took my hand and placed it on her stomach. Immediately, the same thing happened. The child began to beat its head against my hand forcefully… His mother felt it as well as I did! This experience was a great gift from Heaven for her, and a wonderful opportunity to rejoice for the life of her child.
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4. Jesus hidden in Mary. In these days leading up to Christmas, I cannot help but imagine Baby Jesus in His Mother’s womb. What was He experiencing? How did He feel? Of course, this remains His secret. But to dwell in the womb of Mary, all-pure, all-loving, all-filled with the Holy Spirit, is that not living in Paradise on earth? Jesus was never so safe as in Mary’s womb, just as the divine Son is in the Father’s bosom.
During his physical growth in the maternal womb, the child draws from his mother’s blood everything he needs in order to grow. Slowly but surely, he siphons the elements he needs, not wondering whether his mother is tired or sick. For the child, this is vital. From his mother’s blood, the child will take minerals, vitamins, oxygen, proteins, carbohydrates, fats, lactose, Omega, etc. Nature has got it so right!
But what the child will take from his mother goes way beyond all these physical elements. Mysteriously, and thanks to his consciousness of love, the child will vibrate with her and feel what is happening in her heart and in her mind. If mothers only knew the good they can do to their unborn child…!
And Mary, how did she experience awaiting her Child, hidden within her as in the most beautiful tabernacle in the world? She gave everything of herself and did not stop praying, in deep contemplation before the divine mystery she bore. From the conception of Jesus, she began a dialogue with Him, a dialogue that would never end and that blossomed into eternity. The Magnificat testifies to this, sung at Elizabeth’s home just a few days after the Annunciation. (PS 2)
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What about us, the children that Jesus gave to her from the cross, though John, the apostle? What is our share in the motherhood of the Blessed Mother, we who are born of a mother who had her richness’s and weaknesses, her qualities and her defects, her tenderness and her lack of tenderness? A message that enlightens and delights us is when Mary said in Medjugorje: “Dear children, I love each one of you as much as I love my Son Jesus!” And also: “Dear children, just as I bore the Child Jesus in my womb, so do I want to carry each of you on the path of salvation.” (25/03/1990)
In one of his homilies, Saint Bernard of Clairvaux develops this beautiful thought that, while we are on earth, we are not born yet. We are born when we enter Heaven. On earth, we are carried in the womb of the Mother of God.
If an ordinary mother has such an influence on the child she carries, can we imagine what our Heavenly Mother gives us when we choose to devote ourselves to her? When we decide to belong entirely to her and live within her? Mary places everything she has at our disposal! Her kindness, her benevolence, her beauty, her peace, her love, her tenderness, her strength, her courage, her light, her purity, even her intimacy with the Heavenly Father to whom she introduces us… St Louis Marie de Montfort said:
“Oh! How happy we are when we have given everything to Mary… We are all Mary’s and Mary is all ours!”
And Little Flower, Therese of Lisieux: “The treasure of the mother belongs to the child.”
To live within Mary is to be nourished and protected, because then we escape the eyes of the enemy and his satanic attacks. He cannot destroy us when we journey with her.
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5. How to live within Mary’s womb today, in this society that has chosen death? Her messages, over the span of 42 years, teach us this. The first thing to do is to ask her, very simply: “Mary, make me live in your maternal womb, hidden within you!” Then, we should often ask ourselves the following question: “At this moment, what would our Lady do in my place? What would she say to this person? How can I please her?” And gradually, with all of our good will, we will adjust to her motherly mind and heart, and this will enable her to guide us in everything and bend our will towards God’s plan for us, which is unique for every person. A magnificent intimacy will then be created between her and us, and we will overcome the obstacles of this life with serenity. We will walk hand in hand with her, quietly, but surely, strengthened through her power of intercession in our favor.
She will invite us into the embrace of her Son Jesus, which is the primary purpose of her coming to Medjugorje. We are all invited! “You are all my children!” she tells us!
6. Who knows Brother Mihai (Michael) Neamtu, from Romania? (1924-2000). |
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I met him at his home in 1999. He was a powerful prophet, endowed with great intimacy with Jesus, Mary, the saints and the angels of Heaven, with whom he often conversed. Like Saint Hildegard, he had received an infused knowledge of plants and their therapeutic virtues. His cause for beatification has already been opened in Rome (PS3). Before the Christmas celebration, I would like to quote a fact he told his spiritual children that moved me deeply and that will give joy to us all.
One day, Brother Mihai was going to Mass with Father Gherasim in a nearby village, for confession, to attend Mass and receive Holy Communion. On the way, they met Moses and Elijah, the same famous ones who appeared with Jesus on the day of the Transfiguration.
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Once they got to the front of the church, Brother Mihai and Father Gherasim wanted to go in first. But Moses and Elijah stopped them, saying, “No, you must come in after us, because we in Heaven are greater than you.”
After participating in the Mass, going to confession and receiving Communion, when they crossed the threshold of the church, Brother Mihai and Father Gherasim let Moses and Elijah go in front of them. But Moses and Elijah objected, saying, “No, this time you walk before us! Because now you are as pure and holy as Jesus is right now in Heaven!” And Brother Mihai, in his great love for Jesus, forcefully emphasized: “Whoever confesses and receives Communion is as pure and holy as Jesus in Heaven is at that time.”
After this event, Brother Mihai urged his spiritual sons to tell everyone about this event with Moses and Elijah, as it is so important to know.
These words surprised me as much as they moved me. How is it that after Confession and Holy Communion, I could be as pure and holy as Jesus is pure and holy in heaven? I have questioned several priests, and all are unanimous; IT IS theologically TRUE! Indeed, when we receive Holy Communion, (of course in a state of grace and without deliberate attachment to sin), Jesus transforms us into Himself, and we are like Him because we become divinized.
As we prepare to receive the Child God in our hearts at Christmas, how can we not desire to make a good and sincere confession, and then fervently receive Communion? How can we not desire to live this divine purity of heart that will delight the Child Jesus within us, and be the joy of His Mother?
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Dearest Gospa, the treasures you have for us are beyond what we imagine! Help us seize this time of grace and live this most beautiful Christmas with you, because you are here with us, Jesus is here, Joseph is here, all three are very real… Happy to be together under the gaze of the Father who gives us His Son!
Sister Emmanuel, Community of the Beatitudes
Translated from French
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PS1. Highly recommended blessing for children in their mother’s womb:
“Lord God, author of all life, we ask you to bless this unborn child. Please grant him your constant protection and a happy birth as a sign of our rebirth one day, in order to enjoy eternal life in heaven.”
PS2. “My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my Savior…”
PS3. On this website (in Romanian), there are details regarding the cause of beatification of Brother Mihai Neamțu OSBM
https://www.catholica.ro/2023/06/24/23-de-ani-de-ani-de-la-trecerea-la-domnul-a-slujitorului-lui-dumnezeu-mihai-neamtu-osbm/
PS4. St. Faustina writes: “During Midnight Mass, I saw the Infant Jesus in the Host, and my spirit immersed itself in Him. Even though He was a little baby, His Majesty pervaded my soul. I was completely permeated by this mystery, God’s coming down and making Himself so lowly, expending Himself so unspeakably. It was alive in my soul for the whole of Christmas.” (Diary, §182)
St. Faustina during Midnight Mass: “During the Offertory, I saw Jesus on the altar, He was incomparably beautiful. All the time the Infant was looking at everybody and stretching out His little hands. When the time came for the Consecration, the Infant was no longer looking at the chapel, but up to heaven. After the Consecration He was again gazing at us, but for a short while, for as usual the priest broke Him up and ate Him. (Diary §347)
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| PS5. Good news about my CDS! Many of my CDs are now available for you to listen to free of charge on my website, www.sremmanuel.org
The Amazing Secret of Purgatory part 1 &2; Maryam of Bethlehem Part 1 Part 2; Make Friends with Your Angel; In Medjugorje, he told me the secret; Fasting Door to God’s Power; Adoration; Prayer Obtains everything ; Stressed? Oppressed? Bless!; Mother, Who Are You?; How Wonderfully You Made Me!; Choose Your Future; Touch Your Heavenly Mother; The Incredible Mercy of God; When Death Separates Us From Those We Love; The Miracle of the Rosay: The Joyful Mysteries; Take Baby Jesus Home; The Most Beautiful Mass of My Life; True Consecration to Mary; The Divine Mercy Chaplet Part 1; The Divine Mercy Chaplet Part 2
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PS6. Good news for our Polish readers! My book on Maryam of Bethlehem is now available in Polish. Here is where you can buy it:
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| PS10. “Jesus today”. Here is some excellent daily nourishment to grow in the love of Christ! On the website Mary of Nazareth you will find the gospel of the day with a very interesting comment to “Jesus today”.
https://www.mariedenazareth.com/en/our-activities/ |
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