Do we want what Jesus wants?

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Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Sister Lucia (the eldest and longest living of the three shepherd children of Fatima) wrote in her final book, these words of Mary:
Jesus wants… to establish in the world devotion to my Immaculate Heart.
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Sister then continues to explain more:
To establish in the world devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary means to bring people to a full consecration through conversion, self-dedication, intimate esteem, veneration and love. Thus it is in this spirit of consecration and conversion that God wishes to establish in the world devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
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The above quote from Our Lady and Sister Lucia’s words of explanation are taken from Chapter 13, p. 135 of her book: “Calls” From the Message of Fatima. When I first read this chapter, I was surprised that no mention was made of the practice of First Saturday Devotion which Our Lady had revealed to Sister Lucia, but the more I pondered this chapter and Sisters’s continual quotes from Scripture to explain, the more I understood. Much had already been written and preached about First Saturday devotion. In her final book, Sister wanted to go deeper into the unique and closest union between Jesus and Mary. She wrote:
God began the work of our redemption in the Heart of Mary, given that it was through her “fiat” that the redemption began to come about…Christ began with Mary the work of our salvation. The Christ’s heart-beats are those of the heart of Mary, the prayer of Christ is the prayer of Mary, the joys of Christ are the joys of Mary; it was from Mary that Christ received the Body and Blood that are to be poured out and and offered up for the salvation of the world…she climbed the hill of Calvary, She suffered and agonized with Him, receiving into her Immaculate Heart the last sufferings of Christ, His last words, His last agony and the last drops of His blood, in order to offer them to the Father.
And Mary remained on earth in order to help her children to complete the redeeming work of Christ, preserving it in her heart as a wellspring of grace – Ave gratia plena – in order to pass on to us the fruits of the life, passion and death of Jesus Christ, her Son. ( p 137)
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Come Holy Spirit, kindle in us the Fire of Your Love that we may truly answer this call : to a full consecration through conversion, self-dedication, intimate esteem, veneration and love. By God’s Grace, may we truly “consecrate” ourselves to Jesus through Mary by deeper and ongoing conversion of heart. May we turn from our selfishness to dedicate “self” to Him as Mary our Mother did, may we esteem her as Jesus did and continues to do now, venerate and love her as He desires in this world.
 
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My parents established a real love of our Lady of Fatima in my brothers and sisters and myself Maria, through saying the Rosary and going to the Blue Army days together.Our Lady’s statue was shared in parishioners homes,where we would gather to say the rosary.Now it’s just myself ,unless I’m with my parents or there is a Rosary said before mass.
 
Dear Kts,

Yes, St. Padre Pio also called the Rosary a “weapon” – it is powerful against the forces of evil. We need to use it – sadly many seem to ignore Mary’s messages at Fatima. Nevertheless, we need to do the Truth as God continues to reveal His Will to us.

Thanks for your reply and your love for Jesus through Mary.
 
Dear Greenfields,

How truly the family is called the “domestic church”! We learn as children so many things from our parents and if they are devoted Catholics we have a far greater hope of keeping close to God – or returning to the Catholic Faith – if we wander.

I continue to pray for my family and for the families of the world that they may receive the graces they need, to seek and find Him for whom they are longing (even when they don’t understand their own hearts).

It seems to me we are never really alone when we pray the Rosary – Mary is near us and we can unite ourselves with all her children who are praying her Rosary all over the world. It is a blessing for you and your parents when you pray with them, of course. We were not intended to be “solitary” creatures for God made us to love one another and so we need one another to love and to be loved. God knows our hearts and provides for us.

Praying the Rosary alone, often does give us more time to ponder the mysteries in silence or to read some scripture before we begin each decade to help us hear God’s Word in relation to each mystery. Prayer in essence is our relationship with God and praying the Rosary is intended to bring us closer to Him through Mary and with her intercession.

Thanks again for your reply.
 
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