Oh PADRAIG! You have know idea how much that means to me. Thanks for posting this. LOVE IT!! xoxoxoxo
Only about a week ago I happened to read towards the end of the Passion of Jesus in an abridge version of the Mystical City of God of Mary of Agreda, how Mary became Mediatrix of All Graces. I was delighted since I had never heard it before. This is the abridge version: Before death, every father of a family makes his will; therefore, Jesus Christ, before pronouncing the seven words, made His will on the Cross in concert with the Eternal Father. It remained sealed and hidden with regard to men, but was revealed to the divine Mother as the cooperatrix of the Redemption. The Divine Jesus declared her heiress and testamentary executrix to accomplish His divine Will, and all was remitted into her hands, as the Eternal Father had remitted all into those of His Son. Thus our great Queen was charged with the distribution of the treasures which belonged to her Son by virtue of His Divinity, or had been acquired by His infinite merits. She was declared the depositary of the riches of her Son, our Redeemer, that all graces, favors and helps might be given us by the Holy Virgin, and that she might distribute them by her merciful and liberal hands. Mary of Agreda is the famous Lady in Blue who evangelized vast regions of the South in the US through bilocation (over 500 times) while remaining cloistered in her monastery in Spain, where she was the Abbess and a personal Councillor to King Charles IV of Spain. She died 1665 and her body remains incorrupt. http://www.themostholyrosary.com/mystical-city.htm
AND...Mary of Agreda is still not declared a Saint, despite her incorrupt body, probably because of her obedience to the Blessed Mother in writing her biography. Amazing!
More details on this recently approved apparition. Interesting that it too has messages not yet fully revealed. http://www.spiritdaily.com/lipaapprovalchapter.htm
What do we do as family members if we feel some of our siblings are cold hearted and indifferent towards our mother or father. Well speaking for myself I would show my parents more love and affection, to make up for what they are lacking from my siblings. I think in the same way, we must show more affection and love for Blessed Mother and Our Lord Jesus if we feel our siblings in Christ Jesus are showing coldness of heart or lacking in holy love for our Heavenly parents. Reading about Lipa broke my heart, not only for what happened to the Bishop, the nuns, the visionary, and the reverend mother; but the coldness and indifference to Heavenly Mother. It is too much to take on board. God forgive whoever was responsible for what happened at Lipa. Please God preserve the Bishop who has now permitted the Philippino people to celebrate their specialness in Gods eyes. And Blessed Mothers special love for people in the Philippines. How could anyone deprive Heavenly Mother of showing her love for her children. It is truly very cruel. It could even be described as Spiritual child cruelty/abuse. With regard to Medjugorje. I understand Holy Mother Church has to be prudent with regard to alleged Heavenly encounters. But it must be encumbant on the Hierarchy to be most sensitive to any possibility that our Loving Heavenly Mother could be disrespected or hurt in the slightest. She suffers enough as it is to see so many souls being lost. I understand we could be deprived of hearing regular messages under obedience for the sake of humility. But how can the thousands of people who have seen extraordinary signs in the sun or other phenomena and miracles them selves be told to dismiss what they have seen for themselves. This beggars belief. If we dismiss what we have personally encountered, under obedience to the Hierarchy; then in my belief, we are no different to the crowds who shouted 'crucify Jesus' at the orders of their leaders. Would you want to be numbered among those who shouted 'crucify Jesus.' Remember some of those who shouted 'crucify Him' had received miracles and graces themselves. We have to be very careful if we don't want to be guilty of such ingratitude. God direct us in charity. The only honest outcome is those who have seen and heard themselves have a duty to God to speak out and tell their own story. The visionaries may not be allowed to speak; but can the Church silence every one about their own personal experience? I would love to know the answer to that question.
