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Be Assured
JESUS IS THE HEAD OF HIS MYSTICAL BODY
THE CHURCH
He Does Not Leave Us Forsaken
From the Message of Sept. 20, 2024: I AM THE HEAD AND THE VICTORY
[When this Message was published, it included a substantial footnote from Sister Amapola that we feel offers helpful enlightenment for what some faithful Catholics find to be a stumbling block to acceptance of the Messages. And so along with the Words of Jesus, we wish to draw attention to the footnote for your consideration.]
Jesus is speaking-
"...Children, you are part of My Mystical Body. A living part of My Church. AND I AM YOUR HEAD. I AM THE CORNERSTONE WITHOUT WHICH EVERYTHING CRUMBLES."3
3. I perceive that this reminder from Jesus, said so simply, is so full of light and significance. And even though I am unable to put into words what I perceive in them (and I have tried!), I want to at least communicate, highlight, the importance I sensed in these Words. They seem so simple and obvious, but I think that there are some very important lessons in them with regard to the topic of authority within the Church.
I sense that with these words He is trying to remind us that He is the Head, the Lord and Master of the Church. And that even though the Chair of Peter is for the moment usurped, and with it much of the present hierarchy compromised, this does not mean that the Church is without a head or leader. JESUS IS THE HEAD. The office of the Pope is that of being the Vicar, that is to say, the one who represents the Head, but is not the Head. And if the Vicar separates himself from the Head, he is no longer the Vicar of the Head, even if in appearance he continues to act as such. The Head is over the WHOLE Church, the Militant, the Suffering, the Triumphant.
This is why Jesus’ promise that “the gates of hell shall not prevail against her” still stands, even if for a brief time in part of the Church Militant, still here on earth, she may be usurped and infiltrated.
Another thing I perceive, with regard to the structure and authority of the Church, is the importance and parallel of what the Church lived from Jesus’ death on Good Friday through His Resurrection to Peter’s triple confession of Faith, with what the Church is living today. Jesus had died and was laid in the Tomb, Peter had denied Him and fled, the Apostles and disciples were scattered and confused. The “visible” authority and structure of the newly-born Church was to all appearances shaken, destroyed, gone. What remained? A small group gathered around Our Blessed Mother – sharing Her Grief, the dreadful and horrific trial of Faith, and the agonizing “wait” before the Resurrection and the fulfilment of Jesus’ Words.
Despite all that I just wrote, I find it difficult to put into words all that these simple words of Jesus in the Message bring to my mind. I do not have an extensive theological vocabulary and I am quite ignorant, and can of course be mistaken. I only know that the Head does not leave us forsaken.
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A NETWORK OF TRUST
"This is what MDM is called to be: a growing communion of trust in His Mercy for our needy world." ~ Fr. John Mary
MDM started encouraging people to pray "Jesus, I trust in You" ten times a day back in 2011. Recently we felt it was important to remind people to turn to Jesus with this simple, powerful prayer in a world that feels more and more out of control. We are suggesting 20 times, but some people find themselves repeating it hundreds of times. It reminds our troubled souls that GOD IS IN CONTROL.
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May our Lord Jesus and Our Lady bless you for all that you give to us sheep.~Anonymous
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To rediscover simple faith, total abandonment to our Lord as Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face so well experienced and shared.~Martine
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Thank you, Jesus, for MDM. Please continue to pour Your graces upon Father John Mary and the Sisters and all who are involved in and support this very important Mission! We the faithful would be ever sooo lost and confused without them! Please Mother Mary continue to protect Father John Mary and Sister Amapola and all the Sisters, Brothers and laymen and place them close to your Immaculate Heart under Your mantle of protection! Amen~Leedell
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Thank you MDM. I look forward to all your messages, and visiting your chapel one day, please pray for my granddaughter who experiencing a high level of Anxiety Disorder. Jesus I Trust in You!🙏🏼~ Anonymous
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The thought of how easily souls can drift into eternal separation from God fills me with a terror that defies words. It’s a torment I cannot fully express, but it ignites in me an urgency to spread God’s Divine Mercy, to reach those who are deceived by such indifference. ~Jessie
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Our God comes as a Baby, to open the fountain of tenderness in our hearts. We share a Message He gave us about Christmas. And about the times we are living.
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