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I invite all the faithful to take part in a day of fasting and prayer on August 22, imploring the Lord to grant us peace and justice, and to wipe away the tears of those who suffer because of ongoing armed conflicts. May Mary, Queen of Peace, intercede so that peoples may find the path of peace.
Kevin Briggs, a former California Highway Patrol officer, is known for his extraordinary efforts in preventing more than 200 people from taking their lives on the Golden Gate Bridge.
When Briggs encounters someone in distress on the bridge, he typically initiates a conversation by asking how they are doing and inquiring about their plans for the following day. If the individual has no plans, Briggs often suggests making plans together, even inviting them to return to the bridge if things don’t work out.
One poignant moment captured in 2005 shows Briggs spending 60 minutes talking with Kevin Berthia, ultimately persuading him to climb back over the bridge's rail. Berthia went on to marry and have several children.
For his compassionate and life-saving work, Kevin Briggs has earned the nickname ‘Guardian of the Golden Gate.’
TESTIMONY
In an exorcism in Rome, a demon once said: "No child of Mary that is faithful to her & to the Rosary had totally succumbed to our temptations & became one of us down below. We are powerless against her children & we cannot win against them." St Louis de Montfort said that devotion to Mary is a sign of predestination to heaven. St. Maximllian Kolbe even goes as far as to say that if the Holy Spirit has a face it would be like the face of Mary because she is completely united with the will of God & never once offended Him.
Imagine a husband & wife who never once offended the other but instead always seek the good of the other, serving each until their death with all their attention, heart & devotion. Imagine the beauty of such a marriage. This is the relationahip of God & Mary, Mary never once offended God, even sligtly.
A demon said in an exorcism done by St. Dominic that, “the person aside from Christ that we fear the most is that woman, we fear her more than all the creatures & saints now in heaven combined.”
A demon once said to the Exorcist Fr. Ripperger that "the most excellent moment in all of creation & all of history aside from the crucifixion of our Lord is that moment when Mary stands at the foot of the cross with perfect virtue. Oh what blindness of men! We always define love in very shallow & childish terms, we always define it as a feeling or emotion that fades away like a passing shadow. Love is a total sacrifice of one's self for the beloved. The most agonizing moment in Marys' whole life is that time spent in the foot of the cross. But it’s when she’s really able to show her love to God.
Praying the Rosary is sometimes like staying at the foot of the cross. Do we flee from it & stop its recitation? We do not because thats what we need & thats what true love demands. We cannot just say that we love God & say that we go to church every Sunday & say short prayers here & there before sleeping. In fact, Fr. Ripperger said & the saints have said that we must have 15 minutes of prayer every day "at least", meaning that is the bare minimum. If we dont have that, said the priest, we will never be able to improve our spiritual life & that we will be stuck forever in whatever mess we are presently mired in.
The message is clear. Heaven wants the Rosary prayed, often…
"The most powerful prayer that we fear the most is the Holy Rosary, it crushes us & we cannot stand it. If families just knew how powerful is that prayer, it’ll be our end."
- Demon in an exorcism in Italy dated Oct. 2019
Mary has power against demons Fr. Ripperger has said. In 70% of his exorcisms, when the Virgin shows up, the exorcism has already come to an end. Demons simply flee. Mary doesn’t have to say anything according to the possessed.
Perhaps the most memorable quote of Mary is her own words to one whom she appeared at Guadalupe Mexico, in 1500's:
"Hear me & understand well, my little son, that nothing should frighten or grieve you. Let not your heart be disturbed. Do not fear anything, nor any other sickness or anguish. Am I not here, who is your Mother? Are you not under my protection? Am I not your health? Are you not happily within the crossing of my arms? (If this is so), What else can you ask for?”
- Words of Our Lady of Guadalupe to San Juan Diego
"The Most Holy Virgin in these last times in which we live has given new efficacy in the recitation of the Holy Rosary. She has given this efficacy to such an extent that there is no problem, no matter how difficult it is, whether temporal or above all spiritual, in the personal life of each one of us, of our families that cannot be solved by the Rosary. There is no problem, I tell you, no matter how difficult it is, that we cannot resolve by the prayer of the Holy Rosary."
- Sr. Lucia, Fatima Seer
Pray the Rosary & be assurred that she will address your needs & will be your mother.
"Am I not here who is your mother."
- Bl. Virgin Mary to Juan Diego
As we celebrate Our Lady of the Rosary 📿 and pray the Joyful Mysteries, let us pray especially for reparation and atonement for the sins our world is so mired in today. “Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee…”
“We have just taken from the safe the reliquary with the blood of our patron saint, which immediately completely liquefied,” the abbot of the chapel of the treasury of the Naples Cathedral announced on Sept. 19. https://t.co/vqkrgZDwOr
Today is the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows.
The Seven Sorrows of Mary:
1. Simeon’s Prophecy
2. The flight into Egypt
3. The three days loss of Jesus in the temple
4. Meeting Jesus with His cross
5. The crucifixion of Jesus
6. Taking Jesus down from the cross
7. The burial of Jesus in the tomb
"She who is Mother of Sorrows and also the Mother of Consolation, can understand you completely and help you." #StJohnPaul II
Mary, Mother of Sorrows, pray for us! #feastday
For any who may be concerned, be assured I am Jesus Strong! Pray for Pope Francis and Christ’s Bride the Church, she has weathered turmoil before and she will continue to do so. Viva Cristo Rey!
"If you feel distressed during your day, call upon our Lady, just say this simple prayer: 'Mary, Mother of Jesus, please be a mother to me now.' I must admit, this prayer has never failed me."
- St. Teresa of Calcutta
I am a Christian
I am straight
I have a wife
I have kids
I hate wokeness
I fight for what’s right
I live by a code of morals
I celebrate Easter
I celebrate Christmas
I love humanity
I enjoy helping others
I speak my mind
For that, THEY HATE ME :)
BUT I WON’T EVER BACK DOWN!