Feast of St. Francis 2015 what is happening in our world today?

First ever mass at the Fryeburg Fair after 160 years. 

On Weathering the Storm - Charlie Johnston I link to it here 

Our Lady of America Newsletter, October 4, 2015
Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi 

Thank you for your support and prayers for this devotion to Our Lady of America. This newsletter: (1) urges everyone to continue with the 54-Day Novena; and reports that: (2) the Solemn Procession did not occur when Pope Francis came to the National Shrine of The Immaculate Conception; and, (3) the oral argument in McCarthy v. Fuller did occur on September 21, 2015, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has taken the case under advisement. Therefore, please pray that the U.S. Court of Appeals upholds the trial court judgement in McCarthy v. Fuller, including the permanent injunction, and that this Court at Chicago renders that decision quickly.

We continue to be hopeful and encouraged that the United States Catholic bishops will have that solemn procession, but only when and if this Federal appellate court upholds what the District Court decided in 2014.

Please continue with the 54 Days of Praying The Holy Rosary which began Saturday, The Solemnity of The Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary and extends through The Feast of Our Lady of The Most Holy Rosary, October 7, 2015. Primary Intentions: For Family and Marriage, and the U.S.A. Bishops to have that Solemn Procession at the National Shrine of The Immaculate Conception of the Our Lady of America statue:

• Including for Peace, Sanctity of Human Life & Religious Freedom; and,

• For purity through the solemn procession and permanent placement of the Our Lady of America statue in the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception at Washington, D.C.!

The Novena website is 54Days.org

Keep in mind what Our Lady of America preached on October 7, 1957: 

“Making the Rosary a family prayer is very pleasing to me. I ask that all families strive to do so. But be careful to say it with great devotion, meditating on each mystery and striving to imitate in your daily lives the virtues depicted therein. Live the mysteries of the rosary as I lived them, and it will become a chain binding you to me forever. They who are found in the circle of my Rosary will never be lost. I myself will lead them at death to the throne of my Son, to be eternally united to Him.

“Write these words upon your hearts, my dear children, because of the compassion I have for you in my Immaculate Heart. Oh, if you knew the punishments I am holding back from you by my pleading and intercession on your behalf!" 

By Thy Holy & Immaculate Conception, Oh Mary, deliver us from evil!

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I will spend my Heaven doing good on earth

I would like to briefly share my relationship with St. Theresa of the Child Jesus.  When I was 32 I was given the diagnosis of lupus.  I had just given birth to my second son Gregory.  I was in so much pain I saw a rheumatologist who made the diagnosis.  I could not accept that fate as I had two sons a husband and my life ahead of me.  Instead of taking the medicine and going to bed I looked for alternative ways to find relief from the pain.  We lived close to a Chiropractic college were I was able to get some relief.  I made major dietary changes that seemed to help as well.  Somewhere in all of this I began a Bible Study with one of my neighbors.  I am from the age of Catholics who don't read the Bible so it was a big step for me.  As I began to feel better I wanted another child, something I was told by the doctor not to do.  I did it my way and became pregnant with our third son Dan. 

A few weeks after his birth I became very ill again spending most of my days in bed.  I began watching the 'Be Healed Ministries'.  Pat Robertson and his wife just sat on the screen and chatted about Jesus healing people right through the television screen, I'm a Catholic we don't believe this stuff.  I passed the time watching and wondering why they were all so happy. 

Before Dan was six weeks old we were moving again and I was very sick.  I was walking very slowly in front of our house and heard a voice say,  "start a prayer group".  I knew in my heart it was St. Theresa of the Child Jesus.  I had never heard of her but she let me know who she was.  In spite of my illness I had several of the women in the neighborhood going to Bible Study with me so I simply asked if they wanted to start a prayer group.  Out of 20 or so invitations four of us showed up.  No one knew how sick I was, they only knew I spent a lot of time in my house. 

We sat down in my family room with no plan we just knew we were suppose to pray.  Three Catholics and one Born again Christian.  There was a woman in our neighborhood who was dying of lung cancer so we would pray for her.  Before we could get started I could feel my body starting to go dark as if I was actually passing out or perhaps dying.  I spoke these words,  "Jesus please heal me".   Immediately the room was filled with the power of God.  Jesus stood in front of me and said,  "I am going to heal you", I felt the power of God going through my body and could actually tell what was being worked on.  Two other women in the room experienced healings that day as well. 

Bill had already been transferred from Springfield to Boston so a few weeks later we moved to Holliston, Massachusetts.  St. Theresa was a guide for me in the early years of my conversion.  I studied and practiced her, "Little Way".  I was not completely healed until I followed her all the way back to my Catholic faith bringing the family of then four boys, and a husband with me.  Yes it took awhile because I am very stubborn, I didn't want to surrender to Lupus or to the rules of the Catholic Church.  Peace and health are found in surrender.

To you my beloved St. Theresa The Little Flower, I say thank you for having the faith to bring my foolish life before the throne of God and ask for my healing.  Thank you for bringing your beloved Jesus into my life.  Because of you I have for years prayed for the gift of Love.

I look forward to meeting you again some day in heaven.

Saint Theresa The Little Flower, please pick me a Rose from the Heavenly Garden and send it to me with a Message of Love.  Ask God to grant me the Favor I Thee implore and tell Him I will Love Him each day More and More.  Amen

AUDIO BOOK: The Story of a Soul by St. Therese

Margaret of Souls for Jesus

Conquering the dragon

 It is hard to believe but Planned Parenthood appears to be escaping the sword once again. Archangels help us.  Our biggest challenge against the virtue of Purity in the USA is Planned Parenthood.  I am happy to be growing older as I no longer have children in the school system.  Educating our children to the immoral practices of free love, back in my day it was called free love.  I  doubt the word love is ever brought up in the classroom today.  No one has the right to teach our children how to respond to their growing bodies except their parents.  I urge anyone reading this to get together with other parents and remove your children from all the sex education classes in the school system.  Notice I am not separating public from the Catholic schools.  When we discuss human sexuality in a group setting we are breaking down the natural modesty barriers given to all of Gods children.  Empty the classrooms they are your children. 

Pray to the Archangels and the Mother of God for the courage to wage your own war against the dragon who is devouring the morality of us all. 
~Margaret of Souls for Jesus

All Things to All

I am watching and listening very carefully to Our Holy Father, Francis.  He seems to be capturing the most difficult evangelic directive given to us by St. Paul. 

1 Corinthians 9:19-23

Although I am free in regard to all. I have made myself a slave to all so as to win over as many as possible. To the Jews I became like a Jew to win over Jews; to those under the law I became like one under the law--though I myself am not under the law--to win over those under the law. To those outside the law I became like one outside the law--though I am not outside God's law but within the law of Christ--to win over those outside the law. To the weak I became weak, to win over the weak. I have become all things to all, to save at least some. All this I do for the sake of the gospel, so that I too may have a share in it.

For me this has been such a difficult scripture to wrap my little mind around. I have often wondered if I would be able to do this when necessary.  Most of the time I just don't say anything or too much.

I see incredible strength and holy genius in our Pope. We can help him and Jesus by offering our little suffering and prayers for the Pope and the world.

Margaret of Souls for Jesus

Photo courtesy of George Martell taken September 2015 in Philadelphia.