VIA AD PACEM (The Way To Peace) LIVE THE MESSAGES given at MEDJUGORJE Sponsored by The Queen of Peace Apostolate P.O. Box 6, Canandaigua, NY 14424 email: [email protected] www.queenofpeaceapostolate.com Aim of the Queen of Peace Apostolate To make known the Message of Our Lady at Medjugorje. Our focus is on living the message, which is in harmony with the Church's Magisterium. Our Lady of Medjugorje's Message Given to Marija Pavlovic-Lunett March 25, 2015 “Dear children! Also today the Most High permits me to be with you and to lead you on the way of conversion. Many hearts have shut themselves to grace and have become deaf to my call. You, little children, pray and fight against temptation and all the evil plans which the devil offers you through modernism. Be strong in prayer and with the cross in your hands pray that evil may not use you and may not conquer in you. I am with you and pray for you. Thank you for having responded to my call.” Commentary on the March 25, 2015 Message Let us never fail to be filled with gratitude for our Mother Mary, actively making her presence known to us through her apparitions and messages in Medjugorje. We must be reminded often that this tremendous grace is a gift from the Most High for these dangerous times in which we live. She has been allowed to remain with us and to lead us on the way of conversion as we make our way through the minefields of danger that the devil SPIRITUAL ADVISOR: Fr. Paul Bonacci EDITOR: Lena Shipley March 2015 No. 193 Our Lady's Message is: Pray and Fast Frequent Mass Monthly Confession Daily Rosary Love People Use Blessed Objects has planted everywhere in our world. “In this generation, like so many others, people have been led to believe that the devil is a myth, a figure, an idea, the idea of evil. But the devil exists and we must fight against him. Paul tells us this, it’s not me saying it! The Word of God is telling us this. But we’re not all convinced of this. The Prince of this world, Satan, doesn’t want our holiness, he doesn’t want us to follow Christ. Maybe some of you might say: ‘But Father, how old fashioned you are to speak about the devil in the 21st century! But look out because the devil is present! The devil is here…even in the 21st century! And we mustn’t be naïve, right? We must learn from the Gospel how to fight against Satan.” (Pope Francis) Our Lady echoes the Holy Father’s words when she reminds us this month that the devil tries to defeat God’s plan through Modernism. “It must be confessed that these latter days have witnessed a notable increase in the number of the enemies of the cross of Christ, who by acts entirely new and full of deceit, are striving to destroy the vital energy of the Church, and utterly to subvert the very Kingdom of Christ.” (Pope Pius X) Modernism is the most dangerous of all heresies because it destroys any basis for belief in a supernatural world, whereas previous heresies had restricted themselves to denying one or more teachings of the Catholic faith. St. Pius X described Modernism as “the synthesis of all heresies” as it seeks to “lay the axe not to the branches and shoots (of the Catholic Church) but to the very root”, that is, to the faith and “its deepest fibers, and once they have struck the axe “they (modernists) proceed to diffuse poison throughout the whole tree, so that there is no part of the Catholic truth which they leave untouched” Modernism poses a threat to our faith, and to our hope of salvation. It would not be false to call the Modernists the worst enemies of the Church for it is not from without but from within that they plot the destruction of the Church; by mingling in themselves rationalism and Catholicism, which is used to subtly seduce the ignorant in the name of “progress”. Ever since the days of Pope Pius X we have witnessed this struggle between the two camps, that of Tradition, in which the deposit of the faith is preserved and handed over to future generations and that of the Modernists, which marches in the name of progress to destroy all that the Church holds to be sacred, while destroying not only the deposit of the faith but even its very foundations, that is the notion of faith itself. In our day Modernism has only become more bold and daring as it has now affected the whole Catholic Church to so large an extent that it has been embraced by almost the entire Catholic hierarchy in the name of inclusiveness, freedom, human dignity, progressiveness, rationalism, relativism. These are the key words that serve as the mask to hide the ugly face of Satan. Our Lady tells us that many hearts have been tricked by these masks and have shut themselves off to the grace God offers us through His Holy and obedient Mother. They have become deaf to her call to conversion because they have been bitten by the snake who offers them lies. As I write this reflection on Good Friday, 2015, I challenge you with Our Lady’s remedy. We must pray and fight against this temptation in and around us with our ONLY solution. The Cross of Jesus Christ is our weapon. On this day when we enter into the very depths of the Passion of Jesus, we must hold the cross in our hands – accepting our crosses in life – and march on with Mary as our guide. We must guard against being carriers of the modernist philosophy to our brothers and sisters. We must not allow this philosophy to enter into our hearts. With the Cross in our hands, let us be ever grateful that our Mother Mary is with us and is praying for us. Only with Her, will we remain confident as we march onto victory! Message Given to Mirjana Dragicevic-Soldo March 2, 2015 “Dear children! You are my strength. You, my apostles, who with your love, humility and silence of prayer are making it possible for one to come to know my Son. You live in me. You carry me in your heart. You know that you have a mother who loves you and who has come to bring love. I am looking at you in the Heavenly Father – your thoughts, your pains, your sufferings – and I offer them to my Son. Do not be afraid and do not lose hope, because my Son listens to his mother. Since he was born he loves and I desire for all of my children to come to know that love. I desire that all those who left him because of their pain and misunderstanding may return to him and that all those who have never known him may come to know him. That is why you are here, my apostles, and I as a mother am with you. Pray for the firmness of faith, because love and mercy come from firm faith. Through love and mercy you will help all those who are not aware that they are choosing darkness instead of light. Pray for your shepherds because they are the strength of the Church which my Son left to you. Through my Son, they are the shepherds of souls. Thank you.” Message Given to Mirjana Dragicevic-Soldo March 18, 2015 The visionary Mirjana Dragicevic-Soldo had daily apparitions from June 24th 1981 to December 25th 1982. During the last daily apparition, Our Lady gave her the 10th secret, and told her that she would appear to her once a year, on the 18th of March. It has been this way through the years. Several thousand pilgrims gathered in prayer of the Rosary. The apparition lasted from 13:47 to 13:53. “Dear children! With a full heart I am asking you, I am imploring you children: cleanse your hearts of sin and lift them up to God and to eternal life. I am imploring you: be vigilant and open for truth. Do not permit for all that is of this earth to distance you from the true cognition of the contentment in the communion with my Son. I am leading you on the way of true wisdom, because only with true wisdom can you come to know true peace and the true good. Do not waste time asking for signs of the Heavenly Father, because He has already given you the greatest sign, which is my Son. Therefore, my children, pray so that the Holy Spirit can lead you into truth, can help you to come to know it, and through that knowledge of the truth that you may be one with the Heavenly Father and with my Son. That is the cognition which gives happiness on earth and opens the door of eternal life and infinite love. Thank you.” prayer areas, and culminates with evening adoration at the exterior altar. We invite you to visit this site and view the trailer and a sample of the video: www.vimeo.com/ondemand/theholyrosary If you choose to purchase any of the rosary options available on the site, the digital files will become available for streaming online anytime. You may also download them to any or all of your digital devices. (i.e. computer, iPad, smartphone) CD’s and DVD’s are also available Purchase “The Holy Rosary in Medjugorje “ on DVD for $25 (tax & shipping included) Purchase “The Holy Rosary “ audio CD for $20 (tax & shipping included) Send order to: Duprey Video Productions 47 East Wright Avenue Waterloo, NY 13165 If you have any questions please call 315-539-0823 or send email to: [email protected] The Holy Rosary in Medjugorje We are pleased to introduce a newly released video, “The Holy Rosary in Medjugorje. “ As you meditate on the mysteries of the rosary, you will enjoy beautiful music and images of Medjugorje. Our Lady’s words are also presented on the screen, allowing you to meditate on Her messages of peace, faith, conversion, prayer and fasting. For those who have been to Medjugorje, the beautiful images viewed during this rosary will help you vividly recall the sights of this holy shrine. Those who have yet to make the pilgrimage may be inspired to make the journey of a lifetime. During the Joyful Mysteries, climb Apparition Hill (Podbrdo), where the visionaries first saw Our Lady. The Luminous Mysteries are prayed while viewing scenes of the prayer areas around St. James Church and in the hamlet of Bijakovici. The Sorrowful mysteries are prayed while climbing Mt. Krizevac where bronze images depict the Stations of the Cross. The Glorious Mysteries highlight St. James Church and the adjacent Queen of Peace Prayer Cenacles Queen of Peace Night: Third Wednesday of every month. All are invited. St. Dominic’s Church, 6 Canandaigua Street, Shortsville, NY. 7:00 pm Rosary, 8:00 pm Mass followed by healing prayer. The celebrant for April 15 is Father Mike Sergi. The celebrant for May 20 is Father Michael Mayer. Marian Cenacle: Every Wednesday evening. St. Mary’s Church, Waterloo, NY. All are welcome. 6:45 pm, Divine Mercy Chaplet, 7:00 pm complete Rosary. Contact Darlene Duprey 315-539-9010. Please visit our website for additional prayer groups in the Rochester area. 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