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Medjugorje, December 19, 2024
Dear friends, praise be to Jesus and Mary!
1. On November 25, 2024, the visionary Marija received the following monthly message:
“Dear children! In this time of the grace of expectation, I desire to call you to prayer for Advent to be prayer of the family. In a special way, little children whom I tenderly embrace, I encourage you to prayer for peace in the world; for peace to prevail over peacelessness and hatred. Thank you for having responded to my call.” (With ecclesiastical approval) |
| 2. The Angels of Bethlehem. As Christmas approaches, our hearts yearn to fully experience the graces that Heaven offers us on this wonderful day when the Savior of the World is born, and which Mary calls The Day of Joy. Among the best distributors of joy, let’s think of the multitude of Angels who sang of the glory of God above the little shepherds tending their flocks in the fields of Bethlehem. Why don’t we invoke the help of the Angels, when we need joy so badly? |
| Here is one of my most vivid memories. I was invited to give a talk on Medjugorje to 2000 people at a European city. When I arrived, I saw that their faces were serious and sad. I was afraid of being put off right from the start, and I said to myself: “If they don’t laugh at my little funny stories, it’s going to be very dry”. Then I had the idea of calling the Angels of Bethlehem to my rescue, because they matched my needs in every way: their numbers, their joy and the fact that they were bearers of good news. I said to them: “You see my embarrassment, so please fill this entire place and stand by each person. Remove any heaviness! Let the joy overflow, let the atmosphere be light, cheerful, and let the message go straight to their hearts!”
So I went for it… I was surprised to see a sudden cheerfulness lighting up everyone’s faces! How encouraging! But I was even more surprised when they started laughing without me saying anything particularly funny. A few minutes later, their laughter increased so much, the joy burst out with such intensity that I was forced to slip a secret word to my troop of angels:
“Dear angels, OK, you have sown incredible joy, thank you! But, if they keep laughing like that, how will I be able to keep talking? Could you turn the volume down a little bit, please, so I can still deliver the message to them?” |
| It was a memorable evening, as the Angels once again dazzled me with their power and concern. What a wonderful key Heaven has given us here! If you’re feeling burdened, call on the Angels of Bethlehem! They sweep away all sadness and do so with a delightful sense of humor; don’t leave them jobless, live the Day of Joy to the full! (PS1)
3. Will Mary empty Purgatory? In the early 80s, Our Lady revealed that on Christmas day, she goes to Purgatory to free many souls and open the Gates of Heaven for them. It is during that Day of Joy that she frees the most souls, even more than on All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day (PS2). Let’s take advantage of this providential grace to entrust many souls to her!
But be careful! Let us entrust to her those we love and who loved us, and also those who may have hurt us while they were alive! This post-mortem forgiveness may be difficult in the moment, but it will bring floods of mercy to us and to those persons, because on the other side of this life, evil has no place: only divine love prevails. |
| 4. Fabio has come a long way! For 14 years, this young man was involved in drug trafficking, crime and prostitution, not to mention other addictions.
We were in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and our friend Father Enrico was celebrating holy mass outdoors in a favela located in one of the city’s most dangerous suburbs. As Fabio walked by, he heard words he had never heard before. That was Father Enrico, full of the Spirit of the Lord, who forcefully declared this before this gang:
“I don’t know what your current situation is, but I do know that the Lord is knocking on the door of your heart! If you open it to Him, He will come in and sit at the table with you; He is inviting you to rest on His Heart in order to heal your wounds!”
That day Fabio decided to open his heart to Jesus… A few months later, as Christmas approached, he wrote a beautiful letter to the Infant Jesus. Today, in this time of grace and expectation, I would like to share with you these lines from a heart that has escaped the hellish spheres of this world, to help you sing with us the extraordinary goodness of our Savior: |
| From Fabio, the ex-murderer, to the Infant Jesus:
“Thank you, Jesus, for I have been born again. I don’t celebrate your birthday superficially, but with a great joy that comes from the depths of my heart, in a very different way! Not drunk on wine, but on the oil of your anointing. Not snorting cocaine, but breathing in the pleasant fragrance of your Presence. Not armed with a gun, but with the sword of truth, your Word which is Spirit and Life. Not stealing, but giving love to my neighbor. Not killing, but winning souls for God. Not locked up in a brothel, but enjoying the true joy that only you, Jesus, can give my heart. Not locked up in prison, but enveloped in your infinite Love…
That is why I want to live this day as if it were the last day of my life.
On this special day of your birthday, Infant Jesus, the only gift I can bring you is happiness, the happiness of your Presence! Thank you, Jesus! You were born for me so that one day I could be reborn in You!”
Today, Fabio is married and the father of a beautiful little girl, and he is evangelizing together with Father Enrico at the Alliance de la Miséricorde (Mercy Alliance)! |
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| 5. Please note! For the next live broadcast in French, I’ll be away on December 26th, so I will be commenting on the Christmas message on Sunday December 29th at 9pm (Medjugorje time).
The commentary on the November 25th message can be found at the following link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lq2tTGfUAds |
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- Novena to Jesus in the Womb of Mary
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| Dearest Gospa, dear little Mama pregnant with Jesus, you who carry within you the most beautiful of all human children, we have a message for Him that I ask you to please pass on to Him: “O Jesus, the heavenly Father placed you in Mary’s womb so that she could give Him to the world. So, in these days of joy, come quickly into our poor hearts thirsting for love! Didn’t you come to earth for sinners, the poor, the sick, the hopeless, the lost?”
Sister Emmanuel, Community of the Beatitudes
Translated from French
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| PS 1. Excerpt from the book “The Hidden Child of Medjugorje” by Sister Emmanuel, chap.38, A reader told me: “Thank you for this testimony about the angels of Bethlehem, it is just what I need today, when I feel a burden on my soul, a lack of motivation… your witness makes me want to call on them for help!”
PS 2. On January 10, 1983, the visionary Mirjana confided to Father Tomislav Vlasic that for a year and a half she had been seeing the Blessed Mother and could ask her questions. On the subject of Purgatory, Mary told her that “it’s not on All Saints Day and the Day of the Dead but at Christmas that the greatest number of souls leave Purgatory.” Maria Simma, an Austrian mystic who received visits from souls in Purgatory, stated the same thing when I interviewed her in 1989.
PS 3. Our Lady of Guadalupe’s feast day was celebrated on December 12. If you are interested in learning more about the apparitions, here is wonderful book you can read. This is the most visited Marian shrine in the world.
The wonder of Guadalupe CLICK HERE
PS 4. Nine days before Christmas. Join those who are praying the Rosary on Podbrdo Hill every day of the Christmas novena! Departure at 2 p.m. from the foot of the hill. |
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| PS 5. For English speakers, good news!
Some very good news! My new book about the Angels has arrived: ‘Make friends with the Angels’. It’s available on Amazon. CLICK HERE
This Angels book is listed today as the number 1 best seller in the Mariology category on Amazon.
You may buy it also from Ebay, Waterstones, Blackwells and other good bookstores.
This book has not yet been published in other languages. |
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| Good news for the Spanish speaking!
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| PS 6. Follow the Medjugorje evening program at home, from 5pm to 8pm for the winter schedule. The Blessed Virgin herself drew up the plan!
It can be seen at www.medjugorje.hr Or here: www.centremedjugorje.org |
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| PS 10. “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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