messages and even favors, whether it be at Lourdes, Fatima, or in somewhat smaller ways in less notable places like Malaga. She is so concerned about the spiritual welfare of all her children. Our Lady constantly warns us about the dangers of error and secularism taught from within the Church and how we must be constantly on our guards! This is a large part of the reason why we must pray for our priests and bishops daily. Do not miss even a single day to offer your prayers for them! For many souls are entrusted to their care, and they could guide souls into the life of grace and truth or into error. It is so crucial that we know our faith so that we may not be easily misled by any person.
Please continue to pray and work for good, sound catechesis and for the church leadership, that they lead all souls in the Truth according to God's will and not their own. May God continue to bless all our parishes and keep them safe from all malice.
It is so difficult to face the reality that there are those within the Church--even within its leadership--who do not truly believe in all the Truths of our Holy Catholic Faith. It is sometimes hard to overcome selfish motives and to submit to true Church teachings, to the will of God above seeming "good ideas," and to the pope. We should all have a healthy fear of hell and desire for Heaven, our true home.
Unbelief in our eternal destiny and egoism is why we are seeing such carnage inflicted on our blessed Diocese instead of a renewed desire to evangelize and to support vocations to the priesthood and religious life!
What does Our Lady want us to do? We should pray the following prayers of reparation that were given in Fatima:
- O God, I believe, I adore, I hope, and I love you. I ask pardon for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope and do not love you.
Our Lady, please continue to intercede for us.
- O Most Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, I adore Thee profoundly. I offer Thee the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ present in all the tabernacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges and indifferences by which He is offended. By the infinite merits of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary I beg the conversion of poor sinners.