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July 31, 2022 – Statement About Holy Communion in the Hand and Other Issues By a soul – MaryRefugeOfSouls

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Note (By a soul):
This following statement and the accompanying commentary on Spiritual Communion are late as I worked on both a few weeks ago. However, I had another physical illness these past three weeks and I ended up in intensive care this past week with a life threatening condition. Yesterday, I was moved from the hospital to the rehabilitation center so they can continue to stabilize me and it is uncertain when I will be discharged again. So, I am sorry to be delayed in my blog emails again. I thank everyone for their well wishes and prayers. I am very grateful. God bless.

Blessings beloved ones,

I, “a soul” of MaryRefugeOfSouls, am making this statement, because I need to clear up some points of beliefs that followers of this blog need to be made aware of moving forward. This is because I want followers to perfectly understand my stance on some important matters, so they can make the best discernment on heavenly messages that are posted on this blog, MaryRefugeOfSouls.

One, I, “a soul” of MaryRefugeOfSouls, believe that Holy Communion in the hand is a sacrilege (a type of liturgical abuse), and is a practice being used by Lucifer to bring down the Catholic Church.

Two, I am against and will not put any heavenly messages on the blog that suggest that Holy Communion in the hand is alright.

Three, I am sorry for any previous messages that may have been posted on this blog that suggested otherwise. In December 2021, God shared with me personally that Holy Communion in the hand is a sacrilege and He asked me to pray for the chosen messengers that are being deceived by satan on this matter. This is a matter that will be fully corrected by God during the Warning (Illumination of Conscience).

Four, people have asked me to comment on the message given to John Leary on June 19, 2022, which suggests that Holy Communion in the hand is acceptable to God. I am sorry that this message was posted on my blog, because I strongly oppose any exception to Holy Communion being received on the tongue by a priest.

Five, please understand that at this current time, I have volunteers assisting me with posting the daily messages to this blog, MaryRefugeOfSouls. This means that heavenly messages that if I had discerned personally and would be opposed to, may accidentally get posted to this blog. I am sorry for this, as I do not want to lead any person spiritually astray. I will strive more diligently to make sure this does not happen.

Six, people need to understand that when discerning, you need to discern at the individual message level and not take for granted that the message is OK simply because it is received by a well respected chosen messenger. Before I read any heavenly message, I pray for discernment. People can be receiving heavenly messages for 20 or 30 years, and still be deceived by Lucifer. He never gives up trying to interfere with divine interventions on earth.

Seven, I have noticed a very critical tipping point has been reached during the past three months. Starting in September 2021, I noticed that Lucifer was able to do certain overt attacks in spiritual warfare that normally, he did not have the demonic power to do outside of certain seasons of increased occult activity such as Halloween. This was shocking to me because it meant Lucifer reached a critical mass of daily occult power to do such heightened, embolden spiritual attacks.

Now, in the past three months, I have detected that Lucifer has directly interfered with the visions given to three well known and well respected chosen messengers. These are visionaries who have publicly given messages for 20-30 years. This is also shocking to me, because it means another tipping point has been reached in Lucifer gaining occult power. Now, he is capable of interfering with apparitions of Jesus and the Blessed Virgin Mary in a way that he was incapable of a few months ago.

For this reason, I am issuing this public statement to all chosen messengers that each person needs to review their discernment techniques, because Lucifer has upped his game and they are not going to work anymore. Even visionaries of 20-30 years have to be especially careful, because long-standing tried and true methods against satan may no longer work. I beg each of you to do this, because Lucifer seems to be interfering now with missions of long-standing visions / apparitions, which can have serious repercussions with prophecy followers and the Divine Plan.

Eight, I want to finally conclude on this fine point. I am not opposed to the mission of John Leary or any chosen messenger that I feature on this blog, MaryRefugeOfSouls. I am actually very supportive of John Leary and his wife, who make a wonderful team in their mission for the Lord. However, because of how I discern, I can be opposed strongly to individual messages of such chosen messengers. I do not claim perfect discernment and if any claims that I may make can be proven wrong, I am certainly willing to revisit anything that I say, even changing or updating public statements.

Thank you, my dearly beloved followers. I hope that this statement is helpful for everyone.

God bless,
A soul

Additional Note:
People have asked me to comment on the June 29, 2022 message given to John Leary about Holy Communion in the hand. People need to use their own discernment regarding this message. The Lord has led me in my personal journey to approach such a practice as a sacrilege and I have many private stories where the Lord protected me from receiving in the hand by miraculous means rather than commit any sin or semblance of a sin on this matter. One story took place on Easter. Another story took place at a conference involving thousands of people where the Lord enabled me to receive from a priest despite contrary odds. And another time involved another against all odds story where I was the last person and all the lay ministers ran out of the sacred Host. So, the priest came down from the altar to have me receive before the entire congregation. The Lord has protected me time and again to only receive from the priest in very visible, miraculous ways. So, I cannot promote or endorse such a practice which I personally know that it is wrong. By only receiving on the tongue from a priest and doing Spiritual Communions, you can never be wrong and you are always on the narrow path to Jesus. However, by entertaining an exception (liturgical abuse), you run the risk of potentially offending Our Lord or losing out on special graces for those who are more reverent to the Holy Eucharist. God bless.

Other Resources:

Truth About Communion in the Hand While Standing
By Father Richard Heilman
https://romancatholicman.com/wp/truth-communion-hand-standing/print

This is the talk by Father Chris Alar. He is a Marian priest at the National Shrine of Divine Mercy in Massachusetts. This is a small section relating to the freemason attack on the Catholic Church through manipulation of the practice of Holy Eucharist distributing on the hand is found from 27 minutes from start of talk to 31-33 minutes into talk. https://youtu.be/4kgfzlwAnig

The True Story of Communion in the Hand Revealed
https://onepeterfive.com/communion-hand-true-story/

Special Commentary – Powerful Prayer Secrets – Tears and Heartbeats – By a soul – MaryRefugeOfSouls

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July 12, 2022

Blessings beloved ones,

I, “a soul”, of MaryRefugeOfSouls, wanted to place a very short video about a perfect prayer said for a poor soul in purgatory on this blog (see end video). However, I want to expound a little bit about how to pray more profoundly before God; how to get to the place where you are actively praying every present moment of your days.

So many know how suffering can be wasted if it is not offered up to God in redemptive union with Jesus for people’s salvation. This is because God needs people’s free will permission to act in earthly life, as He respects our autonomy as created persons made in His Image and Likeness. Likewise, you can cry and mourn a lot due to the death of a loved one, but such acts of sorrow normally due nothing to gain them entry to Heaven. It is only prayer that will help them through purgatory into Heaven.

However, I am going to share some of my advanced prayer secrets so you can grow in personal holiness and help save more souls, including helping your loved ones.

Firstly, many people wonder how to get to the point where they are praying unceasingly and how to maximize the number of souls that can be saved by their prayers. I want you to know that one of the ways to do this is to offer up daily all your tears and all your heartbeats as an active prayer to God to save souls and help the poor souls in purgatory. So, even when you are not actually praying or singing to God, your physical body as a Temple of the Holy Spirit still remains as an active instrument of prayer with every tear you shed and every heartbeat throughout your days and nights. By making this type of offering, it opens up so much grace and merit for souls from daily loving acts of tears and heartbeats that otherwise would be lost and useless.

Moreover, sometimes, I even pray in this way for the lost souls on earth. I say, Lord, You know the inner workings and desires of all souls, including those still living who might be lost. Lord, even though, such souls may consciously reject You, You also know that if such souls truly knew Your Goodness, they would cease to object and would turn to You for their salvation. So, I ask Lord that every heartbeat of those lost on earth today be their saving prayer to You, in union with the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Who died for each of them. Amen.

Secondly, the next prayer secret is to offer up all your daily good works, prayers, and sufferings in union with all the past good works, prayers, and sufferings of the Blessed Mother Mary and Her Son, Jesus Christ, throughout Their entire lives as They lived on earth, for the salvation of the world. Moreover, then to pray for the merit of all these good works, prayers, and sufferings to be magnified in infinite grace through the Immaculate and Sacred Hearts, because Both Hearts are still Co-Redeemers for all of mankind throughout eternity, which can flood this world with infinite grace at this moment in time.

Adding to the perfection of this prayer secret, I also join all the merits and graces earned by all the saints in Heaven throughout eternity, along with my existing merits and that of Jesus and Mary. Doing such an act not only glorifies God, it also glories the saints in Heaven, who gain great happiness knowing the holy merits of their earthly lives are being repeated to gain new and refreshed graces now in this current time on earth.

And thirdly, my constant prayer secret is that I ask God to re-accept all my past crosses, all my past Holy Communions, all my past prayers, and every past good deed that I have done while in a state of grace throughout my whole life, for all the intentions of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the United Hearts of the Most Holy Trinity. So, even prior good works that I may not have actively offered up originally as a prayer, God may go back and apply merit to them for the salvation of souls. This is possible because God exists outside of time, in eternity, which Jesus once gave a message about this at Holy Love Ministries.

This constant prayer is very profound because it repeats over and over, in Holy Love, every past prayer and good deed you have ever done in your life, making everything good grow exponentially in infinite grace, each time you offer it up. Imagine, if you just once did prayer secrets one and two, then you just repeatedly do prayer secret three. So many people would be repeatedly touched by the grace of your constant prayers and keeping this as your constant intention would bring you into deeper holiness with God.

Finally, I almost forgot to mention that I do offer up all this prayer through the infinite power and merits of the Holy Mass, throughout time and eternity, through the perfection of each Consecrated Host found in every Holy Tabernacle of the world, in Jesus’ Holy Name and His Most Precious Blood. Amen!!

I hope that some of my prayer secrets help you all become closer to the Lord and help in the salvation of your loved ones and others. God bless.

I love you all,
A soul

P.S. Jesus just let me know that He will accept our smiles, laughter, with our past joys, as acts of prayer to God, along with our tears and heartbeats. My new lesson learned today!

YouTube Video – Perfect Prayer for a Poor Soul in Purgatory
https://youtu.be/QwwxZ0pNZ4U

Special Commentary – Why did God create mankind? Why me? – By a soul – MaryRefugeOfSouls

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Note (By a soul):
I have decided to share the following excerpt of a private email that I wrote to a blog follower who greatly benefited from these words. These words are based on heavenly messages that I have pondered through the years, along with insights gleaned from the Holy Spirit in prayer. I do not possess any formal degree in theology or philosophy, and I do not read advanced theology books, because honestly, I do not understand what many modern theologians are trying to say. Their lofty language is beyond my comprehension. Of the many doctors in the Catholic Church, I most identify with St Louis De Montfort and St Therese Lisieux because they are most grounded in the study of Holy Mary and write in simple language that appeals to me. Because honestly, I believe simple, plain, and direct language is the best to convey one’s thoughts about God. Oftentimes, I notice in academia that lofty language is used to make the writings look important and impressive to others, but no matter how many times I will attempt to read something, I will not understand the author’s main points. I say this as a person who worked with many faculty at an university. I am very much a simpleton. You either understand my commentaries or don’t. And I try not to get boggled down with citations, because what I am presenting is mostly inspired original thoughts. If others in the past have presented similar thoughts, that’s great but I don’t know them because I have never formally studied theology found in books. I admit all these things because people might question how I know the advanced theological thoughts that I put down in my commentaries. I am simply a pupil of the Holy Spirit who teaches me through time spent adoring Jesus in Holy Communion. I recommend that practice to everyone to advance in one’s spirituality. Much love, A soul.

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Blessings dear beloved sister in Christ,

I want you to know that it brings great joy to me to know that my words are healing balm to your soul.

I know a lot of people that appreciate my commentaries, but often I get a lot of advanced theological thoughts that I cannot share in my writings, like for my blog. So, the Lord sent me a dear friend who lets me indulge my mental theological pursuits. I have told her that sometimes I wish that I could speak individually to every person in the world so they could realize how much God really loves them and how great God really is. But because I cannot realistically do that, God gave me my dear friend whom I can share my inner thoughts about this. I am grateful.

Many people wonder why God created them. You are not alone and I wondered this myself, too. In this email, I will tell you some of the conclusions that I have come to.

In the Catechism, it teaches that individually, we were created to know, love, and serve the Lord, and that collectively, mankind was created because God desired a human family. This is basic theology 101.

Now, I will give you my advanced theological thoughts on this.

Before Creation, the Lord desired to create a Woman to complement the Holy Trinity. A perfect Daughter, Spouse, and Mother. This Woman is the Holy Mother Mary. And she was to be the most perfect creature. Like God in all ways and all manners, so perfect that she could be mistaken for being divine, except she is truly a creature and inferior to God. This is because God is Eternal, while Mary would have an origin in time. As mighty as God is, it is logically impossible for God to create another “God” like Himself, because inherently that person would have an origin and by default be inferior as a created being.

But Mary is as close as being like God as God willed a creature to ever be, now and forever. She is Perfect in all grace of God. God did not hold back anything when creating the perfect Daughter, Spouse, and Mother. And because God does not create redundancies in the creatures that He makes — everyone being perfectly unique in design and mission — there will be no other creature created as perfectly full in grace like Mary. She is like God and a “super human” totally greater than all the rest of mankind combined, and a “super creature” even greater than all the angels.

This then begs the question, why did God create the rest of us “lazy slobs”? If God has the most perfect Creature in Mary who can perfectly fulfill the role of Daughter, Spouse, Mother for the Holy Trinity, what is the purpose in creating mankind and the angels? God could have stopped in just creating Mary, no? When you have something so perfect in one being, why create lesser, inferior creatures?

When you think about it, it certainly can create an identity crisis, as no one will ever live up to the perfection of Mary. Why inferior me?

The answer, my dear sister, lies in love. Love is the reason for all of Creation.

As perfect as Mary is to and for God, her love for God had to be tested, just like the rest of us are tested in our love for God. God desires creatures that truly and freely love Him, not slaves. And Mary was to be no different than the rest of us. She was to have free will and a chance to choose union with God or not.

My dear sister, all of Creation came into being to serve the first purpose of providing the opportunity for the Blessed Virgin Mary to be freely tested in her great love of God. All of mankind has been created not only for the Divine Son but also to know, love, and serve the Daughter, Spouse, and Mother of the Holy Trinity.

Truly, the creation of the rest of mankind and the angels has been necessary for the sanctification of holy Mary and the central role that she has in the Divine Plan and as Queen of Heaven and earth. Her greatness in glory commanded the necessity of all of mankind and all the angels so her love could be fully demonstrated to God and reciprocated by Him. We exist because of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Moreover, each of us are a unique and precious gift from God to His Queen. Every human person and every angel carries within himself a chief uniqueness — an attribute of the character of God — that is irreplaceable and a singular good that no other being has in Creation. That is why it is a tragedy when 1/3 of the angels and when a human soul is lost. We are meant to be each a precious jewel showcasing in the crown and heart of the Queen who truly loves each of us as her children, mankind and the angels. Truly, when holy Mary looks at all of us, collectively, she witnesses the totality of the love of the Creator for her. So those lost brings deep sorrow to not only God but to Mary, who witnesses something of perfect beauty of God die, never to be replaced in the Divine Heart or the Divine Plan. Meanwhile, those who thrive by making it to Heaven, are roses of singular beauty given by the Divine Son to His Mother — gifts of love from His Heart to console and delight in for all eternity, as her beloved children.

So, dear sister, you ask me why you were created? You are a diamond in the rough being chiseled by sufferings and crosses to be a perfected jewel in the crown of Mary. You are a beautiful rose created for the delight of God and Mary. You are a precious offering — a unique gift of love — from God to His Queen.

Never think that you are insignificant or unimportant. You mean everything to God because by your very creation, you gave God His perfect Daughter, Spouse, and Mother. And you mean everything to holy Mary, because by your very creation, you gave her, her sanctification in God. You are important, special, unique, and irreplaceable. Always treasure who you are. Heaven does.

God bless and
Much love,
a soul

Commentary – You do not have the right to believe whatever you want – By a soul – MaryRefugeOfSouls

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Note (By a soul):
I’ve been a little hesitant to place this writing on the blog, because it is more strongly worded than my typical commentaries. However, I wrote it as a reflection to another person’s blog post and also as a reaction to some recent pushback that I have received by email to my writings. So, I am going to place it on my blog, MaryRefugeOfSouls, but I am also including a 30 minute video by a Christian minister, Kevin Zadai, that I hope people will also watch. It expands upon the idea of lukewarmness and how Christians can overcome worldly challenges in order to fully participate in the next movement of God. It is a very encouraging and uplifting video, which I hope will help balance out this writing by me that can be perceived as being stern. God bless and much love, A soul

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Blessings beloved ones,

I feel compelled to share some things very important that most people do not understand. This is because some people need a wake up call and bold language. The truth is people do not have the right to believe whatever they want to believe. And any Christian that thinks this way, believing that they can stay silent in the face of any sin, is following demonic thinking.

It is anti Christian to accept the worldly idea that people should be permitted to sin simply because they are unbelievers or liberal. No sin should ever be tolerated by a Christian.

Christians need to understand what I just said, otherwise, they will fall into a huge trap laid down by satan.

Every sin committed in the world has negative repercussions upon the entire world. It does not matter if the sin is done in private where only God sees it. Every sin hurts the entire world. Sin can be committed by thought, word, or deed. Sin can be committed by lack of doing something good. Sinful thoughts and passive behavior in the face of sin is bringing down the world. It does not matter if you meant well by failing to do good by staying quiet. The broad road to hell is paved with well intentions.

Mankind is so interconnected with one another, just thinking sinful thoughts can bring down the entire human race.

It is the Christian ideal to wage the good fight against the flesh and to master yourself over all sin. You are meant to strive for this ideal as the good and faithful servant of God. And as a Christian, you are called to evangelize others, including all pagans and pagan cultures as you encounter them.

To deem the pagan of being unworthy of hearing the Gospel, is to deny them the truth of their self-dignity and true worth as a beloved child of God. By your lack of preaching to others, you deny them the greatest gift that you esteem for yourself — salvation in Jesus Christ. By keeping quiet, your selfishness and lack of charity potentially denies others their one potential genuine chance to be saved from hell. How do you think Jesus will think of you at your death? There are people who claim the Kingdom of God for themselves, yet Jesus will say to them to depart to hell, because Jesus will not know (recognize) them.

I know that my words are very strong here, but many people wonder why the world is so wicked now. I am giving you the answer why.

The Warning (Illumination of Conscience) will shock many people because they are going to realize that the time allotted to them for their life on earth was not theirs to waste in any way. Every moment of your life must be accounted for according to the perfection of Divine Justice. And every moment of sin not assigned to Divine Mercy (for example, by the Sacrament of Reconciliation – Confession) remains as an outstanding sin of the world that must have reparation in the eyes of God.

During the Warning, so many people are going to be shocked not only by all their outstanding sins, but also by their gravity (weight pulling them downwards away from God) as they realize the ripple effect that each moment of sin caused in the lives of others. The whole world is so interwoven with one another that just one sin cannot be tolerated. This is why the entire world is under the threat of a great global Chastisement.

Simply put, if we do not plead Diving Mercy in reparation for the outstanding sins of the world, then the only alternative is Divine Justice — the Great Chastisement.

Sin really does matter. And the worst sins committed are one, those against the Holy Eucharist (such as Holy Communion in the hand) and two, those against the unborn (such as abortion). Both break the Two Greatest Commandments of Holy Love — to love God above all else and to love neighbor as self.

And particularly, with the sin of Holy Communion in the hand, not only are people denying God the honor and reverence that should be His as the thrice holy God, by such sinful behavior, you are essentially denying the One Person – Jesus – who can save you. In your selfishness, you are choosing to receive in mortal disrespect rather than abstain, because your choice to receive is superior to paying any respect by following the rules Jesus gave about how to honor the gift of Himself paid by the greatest suffering of the Cross. That is the ultimate showing of pride.

It does not matter why Adam and Eve were told not to eat the forbidden fruit.

It does not matter why Jesus told us that only consecrated hands (priests) should hold the Holy Eucharist.

The servant is not greater than the Master. The creature is not greater than the Creator. To think otherwise is satanic and leads to hell.

God bless,
A soul

To supplement, an encouraging and uplifting teaching video by a Christian minister who is worth following, Kevin Zadai:

Video — Jesus showed me the future — Kevin Zadai
https://youtu.be/w1zqKAxk85A

Update on Blog Writings – Reflection on May 11, 2022 Message at Holy Love Ministries – By a soul – MaryRefugeOfSouls

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Blessings beloved ones,

I “a soul” am writing this update on my writing status for beloved followers of this blog, MaryRefugeOfSouls.

Firstly, I want to share that I will be posting this week two writings that I did recently that I believe will be very helpful to followers. The first writing will address the issue of why people cannot simply believe what they want to believe when it comes to sin. It is a bit of a stern commentary as it is my reaction to a writing on another blog that I follow as well as my reaction to some recent pushback I received on my writings by email.

And the second writing comes from a private email that I wrote to a blog follower. I do not reveal anything personal. I will be sharing the portion of my email where I answer the question of why God created mankind? My hope is that my comments will be inspirational for you all.

Finally, in this update, I want to give my thoughts on the May 11, 2022 message given at Holy Love Ministries that I know has confused many people. It is the message that addresses use of Good Friday Oil among other important topics, like creating physical shelters for the End Times and the authenticity of heavenly messages given to other chosen messengers. https://www.holylove.org/message/12166

My dear brothers and sisters, I do not want stir up a bunch of controversy on this message as I am really supportive of the mission of Holy Love Ministries. For that reason, I am not going to write a detailed commentary that might appear as an attack on their good works. But what I am going to do is briefly state my personal opinion based on my own discernment. Please do not accept my words as coming from Heaven. This is simply my own opinion based on matters that I have learned, much of it stuff I cannot state publicly. My hope is it will help you to draw your own conclusions.

Here are some of my thoughts and discernment on the May 11, 2022 message at Holy Love Ministries.

I believe this particular message was an attack by Lucifer.

I believe it was an attack similar to the satanic attacks that were permitted by God against Job in Sacred Scripture. I believe the Ministry acted in haste in their discernment by making this message public.

Finally, the message can be proven faulty as it directly contradicts other messages given through the years at the Ministry. In particular, the May 11, 2022 message directly contradicts every word and idea given by the Blessed Virgin Mary on July 10, 1995 at the Ministry. https://www.holylove.org/message/7243

I have other thoughts about the May 11, 2022 message that I am choosing to keep private, as I do not want to harm the Ministry in any way. But I welcome the Ministry to contact me if they want to dialogue about this particular message. And I am willing to change my public discernment if it can be proven that all my concerns and claims (both public and private) are in error. As I never claim perfect discernment in spiritual matters.

I hope that my thoughts about the May 11, 2022 message will be helpful to those still confused about it as they make their own discernment about it.

I love you all, dear beloved followers.

God bless,
a soul

Related blog note:
https://maryrefugeofsouls.com/2022/05/14/brief-note-on-holy-love-message-may-11-2022-by-a-soul-maryrefugeofsouls/

Background Information about Latin-American Mystic, Lorena – By a soul – MaryRefugeOfSouls

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May 23, 2022

Blessings dear beloved ones,

Recently, I, “a soul”, have received several inquiries about Latin-American Mystic, Lorena, and so, I want to give a little background information as to why I carry her heavenly messages on this blog, MaryRefugeOfSouls. My hope is that this blog post will satisfy those who are curious.

Lorena is a Catholic mystic who lives in Mexico. She has been receiving public messages from Heaven since 2015 and she has a Catholic priest who is her spiritual director. He discerns, reviews, and approves each message that is received originally in Spanish. It is my understanding that Lorena and her spiritual director only speak Spanish. Lorena does not maintain a website for her heavenly messages. Instead, her Spanish messages are distributed through a few Whatsapp prayer groups to those interested in Catholic prophecy. It is also my understanding that many of her heavenly messages are received during meetings of her prayer group. They are first audio recorded in Spanish then later transcribed in written form for distribution.

Although I “a soul” have known about Lorena’s messages since 2018, I did not become interested in promoting her heavenly messages on this blog, MaryRefugeOfSouls, until May 2020. I do not know Lorena directly. Rather, we have a mutual friend who acts as translator for her messages into English. I decided to feature some of her messages on this blog back on May 2020, because some messages were shared with me that were very similar to Catholic prophetess, Luz de Maria. They encouraged doing novenas and Consecration prayers to the Sacred Heart and Immaculate Heart for Pentecost. These messages appealed to me, so I decided to follow the instructions. I also placed the instructions on this blog for others who may be interested as being given to a person under the anonymous alias “an instrument from Latin-America”. This is because I had not had enough time to properly discern her complete body of heavenly messages back in May 2020. So, I only felt comfortable promoting those handful of messages on celebrating Pentecost.

I must state that Pentecost 2020 radically changed my life. It was during the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic and all the churches were closed on Lockdown. I faithfully followed the novena and Consecration prayers given to Lorena. But I also did something special. A family friend, a Benedictine abbot, was able to get special permission from the bishop for me to do a lifetime Confession and to spend a couple of private hours adoring the Holy Eucharist by myself on Pentecost. It was due to this private adoration that I ended up having a very profound mystical encounter with the Most Holy Trinity. And because of this experience, I became an immediate believer in all of Lorena’s heavenly messages. I have no doubt that she is an authentic mystic.

Afterwards, I asked Lorena if I could carry her messages in English on this blog, MaryRefugeOfSouls, and she graciously agreed to permitting me to distribute all of her messages to the English-speaking world. As a result, this blog has been instrumental in introducing Lorena’s messages to many new and diverse followers around the world.

God bless, dear beloved followers.

In Christ’s Love,
— a soul

May 20, 2022 – Status Update – By a soul – MaryRefugeOfSouls

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Friday, May 20, 2022

Blessings beloved ones,

I, “a soul”, want to give you all a status update on myself as I know many people have been praying for me since January.  I am so grateful for all your well wishes and prayers.  Thank you beloved followers of this blog, MaryRefugeOfSouls.

Firstly, I want people to know that I am finally home.  After two back-to-back hospital stays and a few months stay at a skilled nursing facility, I finally went home earlier this month.  However, I did not really tell anyone, because I wanted to make sure that I did not relapse and return to the hospital.

It has been slow going for me.  The first week and a half at home, I was particularly very weak.  But I am feeling much stronger these days as I get used to being home.  I am on an oxygen machine but my lungs are getting stronger so I do not need it all the time.  I do use a wheelchair when on outings but I can get by with a walker and when I am at home, I do not need any mobility assistance.  I am grateful with the progress that I have made.

Since I am now outpatient, I have to see five specialists for ongoing treatment.  I saw my cardiologist for the first time since February (I had a different doctor while at skilled nursing) and he said to me that he remembers me being in ICU (intensive care) for a longtime.  He was reviewing all the diagnosis codes when I was inpatient (I had like 20 or so) and he literally said to me, “any person could die with just one of these (codes)…”  God was so good in protecting me even when I was very sick.  I am so grateful that I responded to medication — avoiding the need for life-threatening surgery.

The one thing that I want share with you all is that your prayers literally saved my kidneys.  Many of my vital organs were failing, including both my kidneys.  I had to go on temporary dialysis and one of my doctors actually cried for me, because I would be the youngest patient that he was going to place on permanent dialysis.  But God intervened and due to prayers of blog followers, my kidneys were miraculously restored.  I have no doubt that it is due to the love of many blog followers that I made it through ICU, etc., and many health challenges to finally be home today.  Thank you so much for your love and support.

Finally, I want to thank you all for continuing to follow this prophecy blog.  I am so grateful for blog followers such as “a child of Our Blessed Mother” who is doing some of the daily prophecy posts while I recuperate.  My brother is still rebuilding my computer — it is slow going because he has to order parts and he can only work on it one day a week or so due to his work schedule.  Being able to write commentaries has been hampered by this, but I am going to see if I can use a borrowed laptop so I can do my promised commentary on the May 11, 2022 message at Holy Love Ministries.  I know that people are eager to hear my thoughts and I do want to share them.  However, when I do such an important writing, I like to have my thoughts and inspirations confirmed at least three times so I am comfortable that my discernment is accurate.  So I would appreciate prayers for heaven’s help with the writing.

Thank you all for caring about me.  I love you all.

God bless,

— a soul

Brief Note on Holy Love Message, May 11, 2022 – By a soul – MaryRefugeOfSouls

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May 13, 2022, Our Lady of Fatima

Blessings beloved ones,

I “a soul” apologize as I had intended to delay the publication of the May 11, 2022 message at Holy Love Ministries on this blog MaryRefugeOfSouls.  However it got published and I apologize for any confusion on its contents.  As I know many of you will have questions about the message, please know that I have it under discernment and I intend to write a commentary about it.  However, for special reasons, this commentary will not be written until sometime after Pentecost has passed.  Meanwhile, I ask for prayers so that I am able to say everything that the Holy Spirit guides me to write.  Thank you for your understanding and patience.

God bless,

–a soul

Commentary – A Secret of Heaven Revealed – By a soul – MaryRefugeOfSouls

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VIDEO – Song: “Legacy” by Nichole Nordeman

https://youtu.be/PnHl_sF_54A

Sunday, May 8, 2022

As I “a soul” sit here, I am reminded of my dear friend, Nikki, who passed away due to cancer at the tender age of 30 years in 2007.   My friend was Lutheran and I was the only Catholic person in her inner circle of loved ones.  Because of this, I knew that I had a special duty to pray for her in the afterlife, because I was the only person who had sincere belief in purgatory.  It took me little over a year, but she finally entered her heavenly glory in May 2008 with me having the distinct honor of escorting her to Jesus at a weekday Mass.

People do not commonly know this, but whenever you are praying for someone in purgatory, the poor soul can hear you and the soul receives relief from their suffering at the same time.  One of my favorite pastimes is singing songs to God.  So often I would sing to my friend to obtain relief for her in purgatory.  Sometimes I would pray so much for my dear friend, my relationship felt stronger with her in the afterlife than it existed on earth.  My favorite song to sing to my friend is titled “Legacy” by songwriter, Nichole Nordeman, because Nikki was so instrumental in me becoming a Christian by her living witness and prayers.  So I often sang it to her while she was in purgatory.

Jesus is permitting me to reveal a very special heavenly secret in this commentary.  As I have shared before, there are two distinct times during Holy Mass when human souls in the afterlife are invited to meet Jesus.

The first pivotal time happens during the time of offering prayers by the priest.  At the moment of the Consecration of the Blessed Sacrament, Jesus descends from Heaven to become the Holy Eucharist for us.  Well, that is the same time that the tunnel of light comes to earth so any invited earthbound ghosts can transition over during that moment in Holy Mass to have their life review with Jesus and enter purgatory or Heaven finally.

The second pivotal time that human souls in the afterlife are invited to meet Jesus during Holy Mass is at the moment of Holy Communion.  At the moment that you are partaking in Holy Communion, Jesus is also receiving any poor souls in purgatory that you have been interceding for.  So at the moment of reception of Holy Communion in Holy Mass is when poor souls in purgatory go home to Heaven.

Now, I am going to reveal the heavenly secret that no one knows on earth.  Every soul before they enter Heaven, is offered Holy Communion by Jesus which completes their time of suffering in purgatory or earthly life.  This final reception of Holy Communion is one time only and gives the soul their state of heavenly bliss and glory with their beatific vision in God.

So what does this mean?  This means that the same moment that you receive Holy Communion in Holy Mass, that the poor souls from purgatory are receiving their final Holy Communion from Jesus to enter fully into Heaven.  Also it does not matter if a person never received Jesus in the Holy Eucharist during their earthly life.  Every saved soul receives Jesus in the Holy Eucharist before finally entering Heaven for eternity.

This heavenly secret is important to know because it sheds a whole new light on these words of Jesus found in the Holy Bible that are often debated by followers and scholars.

Gospel of John, Chapter 6, Verses 53-54

“So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you; he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day.”

I love you.

God bless,

— a soul

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Information and Instructions – How To Do A Ghost Release – By a soul – MaryRefugeOfSouls

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Prayer Group Meeting Protocols and Prayers for Protection of the Holy Innocents – MaryRefugeOfSouls

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November 2021 – Real Ghost Stories – Revelation About the Afterlife – By a soul – MaryRefugeOfSouls

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Brief Update – Upcoming Messages – By a soul – MaryRefugeOfSouls

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Blessings dearly beloved ones,

This is just a brief note to let followers of MaryRefugeOfSouls know my volunteer assistant, “a child of Our Blessed Mother”, will be posting some extra heavenly messages this week. We are going to spread them out over the course of a few days. That way, people will not be overwhelmed by the content. These are messages that I was unable to post due to being in the hospital. There will be two January messages given to Latin-American Mystic Lorena and two public Lenten messages given to visionary Gianna Talone Sullivan (Our Lady of Emmitsburg). There are also five messages given to the locutionist of Children of the Renewal.

In addition, there are two messages given on Divine Mercy Sunday to prophetess Luz de Maria and the latest message of Our Lady of Medjugorje.

Finally, for those unaware, Father Michel Rodrigue is doing a video series on his ministry website. It focuses on Marian apparitions among other topics. Here is the link:
https://benoitlabre.org/home/

God bless,
a soul

Orthodox Good Friday, April 22, 2022 – Last Opportunity To Make Good Friday Oil – MaryRefugeOfSouls

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Blessings dear beloved ones,

This is a quick reminder for those interested in the last opportunity to make Good Friday Oil for this year. The Lord does recognize Orthodox Good Friday which is tomorrow, April 22, 2022. So, if you want to participate, you will need to prepare tonight for it as the prayers are said 3 am, etc.

Good Friday Oil is for healing of the many different plagues and illnesses in this End Times. It is also for healing of the negative effects of the Covid vaccines. Please see this search link for blog articles on how to make it:

https://maryrefugeofsouls.com/?s=Good+Friday+Oil+

God bless,
a soul

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April 19, 2022 – Major Prophecy Update – By “a soul” – MaryRefugeOfSouls

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CORRECTION: Regarding the facts on the Consecration of France. God bless.

April 19, 2022

Blessings dear beloved ones,

Several beloved followers of this blog, MaryRefugeOfSouls, have written me to inquire about the prophecy timeline that St Gabriel Archangel gave me until the end of June 2022. Also several people have written me to inquire about the heavenly acceptance of the Fatima Consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. So I want to address both questions in this brief post.

Firstly, has the prophecy timeline changed since it was first given to me, “a soul”, by St Gabriel Archangel on Christmas? And I can definitely say that it has been changed by God for the better. Remember I said that many people are doing redemptive suffering now which is changing the course of current events.

For my part, when it looked like the Russian war would start in January, I threw myself on the Mercy of God. I told God that I would endure any type of redemptive suffering to stop the imminent war. So then God struck me with 4 major illnesses at once with 5 vital organs either failing or in life threatening status. The war finally started in late February and I know that other prophetic events were pushed back because the war was delayed. I thought the political events told to me by St Gabriel would conclude by March. However they have not happened yet and it is mid April. I have not been updated by Heaven but I hope to learn more once it is July. Meanwhile, I know all the prayers being said around the world are having a positive effect. Many people are sacrificing, not simply myself. I am just more noticeable because I had to stop blogging.

And the second question, has the Fatima Consecration of Russia been accepted by Heaven? OK, neither Papa God nor Jesus have spoken directly to me on this issue. However I, “a soul”, believe that God and Heaven accepted the Consecration of Russia by the Vatican on the Annunciation, March 25, 2022. I am not going to argue the points about the exact words used, the popes and number of bishops participating, etc. However for these following reasons I believe it has been.

I already mentioned that the Christmas Mass, December 25, 2021 major event that I witnessed stopped the century clock on Satan’s time given by God to wreck havoc in the world. I saw the Blessed Mother do something incredible that I understood was a private substitute for the necessary Fatima Consecration of Russia. What I witnessed was so profound, it will be shown as part of the Miracle of Garabandal.

Then once the Christmas event happened, Jesus later told me that it has been the top priority of Papa God to make what I witnessed privately into the public Consecration of Russia by the Church before the whole world. The Christmas event gave enough grace for the Consecration of Russia to happen exactly three months later.

Now the question is, will this war stop? It depends on prayer and sacrifice.

Remember, Jesus and His Blessed Mother said the Consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart would be very late. Heaven’s request for France to be consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus was very late with the king finally acknowledging the need for it a 100 years later. However the revolution still happened, the kingdom fell, and the king was executed. The world seems to be in a precarious situation like that.

What I do know is that satan wanted worst events that will not happen now. The evil seeds were not planted before time ran out. I also know that any changes in the supernatural realm take at least three to six months to manifest in the physical realm on earth. So timing is everything here in terms of stopping this war. Prayer means everything especially now for the future.

Other things that I also know is that the Consecration of Russia had to happen due to mankind’s free will before God. Just as God needs free will permission to act individually in a person’s life, God needs that same permission to act in families, villages, states, countries, etc. So the Consecration of Russia had to happen by the Catholic Church acting as proxy for all of mankind to have peace in the world. Moreover, Papa God relaxed the rules for the Consecration of Russia at Holy Love Ministries several years ago, stating the bishops did not need to coordinate a specific time and place for all of them to get it done.

Also, I know that the Consecration of Russia had to happen so the Fatima gift could finally be opened. The Consecration is just the first step that Heaven wants for positive changes leading up to the Second Coming of Jesus and the Era of Peace. Papa God gave a great Miracle at Fatima, Portugal, in 1917 witnessed by over 70,000 people. God does not validate a series of apparitions like that and then drop the requirements asked for by Heaven for the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary to take place. So the Consecration of Russia has always been necessary by God and based on my private interactions with Jesus, I do believe that it has finally been fulfilled at this time.

I hope this post answers people’s questions. God bless.

Much love,
a soul

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March 19-20, 2022 – Progress Note Blog Update – By “a soul” – Mary Refuge Of Souls
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Blog Update – Under the weather – MaryRefugeOfSouls

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Blessings dear beloved ones,

This is a short update to inform everyone that the cold which I suffered for two weeks changed to what I believe is covid, based on the symptoms. I have become extremely light-headed and dizzy, with a fever, and no taste. Also, I have become bedridden, as I lack energy and muscle strength on my own to make it either to the office or kitchen.

I truly hope that I will be able to work on the blog again soon. Meanwhile, I thank you all for your prayers and warm wishes.

God bless and
much love,
–a soul

For your discernment – Christian prophecy about Joseph Biden and related shocking videos – MaryRefugeOfSouls

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Blessings beloved ones,

The contents of this blog post might prove shocking for some of the followers of MaryRefugeOfSouls. However, today, a Christian prophet (watchman) on Twitter received a very revealing message from Papa God that I would like to share for your discernment. I am also including 4 video clips from different sources on a related topic for people to discern as well. Personally, I believe that this public deception has been going on since the beginning of this administration. However, it is up to you to make your own conclusions and to do further research in the independent news.

God bless,
–a soul

(Source: https://twitter.com/JournalDiana11)

Holy Communion in the Hand in the Early Church – The Plot of hell exposed by a possessing demon during a series of official Exorcisms (1975-1978) – MaryRefugeOfSouls

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HOLY COMMUNION IN THE HAND IN THE EARLY CHURCH

Jean Marty’s book in French is available from ‘Les Editions Saint Raphael, 31 Ouest, rue King, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1H 1N4.

The book essentially exposes the remarks and gestures made by a possessed woman in Switzerland during 1975-1978. Speaking through the possessed woman, the demons were forced to tell the truth by Our Lady under the Solemn Church Exorcism, which was witnessed by the following priests who have all expressed their conviction of the authenticity of the revelations made by the demons upon the order of the Blessed Virgin.

  1. Abbot Albert-l`Arx, Niederbuchorten
  2. Abbot Arnold Elig, Ramiswil
  3. Abbot Ernest Fischer, Missionary, Gossau (St.-Gall).
  4. Rev. Father Pius Gervasi, O.S.B., Disentis
  5. Abbot Karl Holdener, Ried
  6. Rev. Father Gregoire Meyer, – Trimbach
  7. Rev. Father Robert Rinderer, C.P.P.S., Auw
  8. Abbot Louis Veillard, Cerneux-Pequignot

All eight priests are Swiss, except Father E. Fischer, a German. All participated in the exorcisms except Father G. Meyer who was spiritual director of the possessed woman. Two other French priests also participated in the exorcisms.

E=Exorcist
B=Beelzebub

E: In the name…! What is the story about Communion in the hand in the earliest times of the Church?

B: Christ – we saw this ourselves at the time – when He broke the Bread, did not give It into the hands of the Apostles. We do not wish to speak any more! Not any more!

E: In the name….!

B: We do not like saying that! But we particularly do not like saying it at this time!

E: In the name of the Most Blessed Virgin!

B: At the time when Christ said: “This is My Body”, at the Last Supper, He put the bread directly into the mouths of the Apostles.[87] There is no question about the Precious Blood; they drank It, and did not have It in their hands first.

The Apostles who were present at the Last Supper never acted otherwise; they gave Holy Communion in the mouth … Christ did not wish that later It would be received in the hand … if later, they did receive It in the hand, it was because they had a wrong understanding of things… Christ never wished it. He Himself gave It into the mouth; and even the Blessed Virgin never received this Sacrament any other way, and always kneeling, bowing very deeply… Ah! We do not like saying this!

We were full of fury against Her (he points upward) whenever She received Communion. She saw and, in a mystical way, experienced everything that happened at the Last Supper. She nearly always knew everything. She was destined to guide the Church. The Apostles were also destined for this, but She had in a very large measure, to work with them.

We have had to say this before: She was on her knees[88] day and night, praying for the Apostles, so that everything would go well in Christ’s Church. The Apostles, who were at the Last Supper, never gave Communion any way but into the mouth. If that happened differently later on, it was not the fault of the Apostles. No more did Jesus and His Mother have any part in it. They (he points upward) neither planned for nor wished for that. It was absolutely not their intention.

E: Who did want to introduce Communion in the hand?

B: You must not ask that question!

E: In the name of the Father…!

B: It is we who schemed and plotted for that.[89] We said to ourselves: If we can manage to introduce Communion in the hand among the early Christians, then later on they will be able to say: “There was Communion in the hand previously at the time of the first Christians.” And so it was that this Council, these men of today, would be able to say: “The first Christians communicated in the hand, therefore there is nothing wrong in it. They were the first Christians, It was the time of the life of Christ, they were near Christ. Therefore, it absolutely cannot be sinful.”

True, they did not know that this was not wanted by God. At that very moment, even then, we said to ourselves that if we could make that happen, the result would be a certain lukewarmness. However, Communion in the mouth was brought back. Certain saintly souls and very great Doctors of the Church saw clearly where this was leading, and that it would be better and that there would be much more respect if He up there (he points upward) were received in the mouth… if they could not simply take Him into their hands, into their filthy hands … with nails too long or varnished, or uncared-for hands. We cannot even say it all. There are often people who have not washed their hands all day, when they go somewhere… I do not want to say that! … It is a frightful irreverence.

There are many who do not believe in God so much. They see symbolism everywhere, a little like the Protestants. At the beginning, the Council was not like that, but later it was decided that it had to take steps towards the Protestants and the others. This was solidarity; this was good; this was Christian Charity; and so, partly with the help of the freemasons, we were able to reach the point where it was being said: “It is necessary to be charitable, conciliatory, to practice love of neighbor, to have dialogue[90] one with the other…” until finally, the stage is reached where everything can be softened and changed a little … and things rearranged in such a way that they lose their value and their profound meaning. So it can happen that important graces are lost because one goes along with the crowd.

The Story of Little Li – Taken from “The Hidden Child of Medjugorje” by Sister Emmanuel

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Little Li
Taken from “The Hidden Child of Medjugorje” by Sister Emmanuel

When God called His servant Fulton Sheen back to Himself, in 1979, millions of Americans mourned his death as if they had been left orphans. For years, he used every possible means to reach hearts through media, and soaking in every word of his, the people were fascinated. Gifted with a rare charisma, he was a blend of natural eloquence and the power of the Holy Spirit. Yes, through his witness, people knew that God was alive, magnificent and desirable. Archbishop Sheen shone so brightly that TV channels were fighting over him, knowing that his broadcast would shatter all ratings on record. His popular show, “Life Is Worth Living,” reached about thirty million viewers every week.

This Archbishop, master of evangelization, had a secret. Like all truly great men of God, he privately cherished a chance of revelation in his life. It was an episode when an abundance of grace had floored him, and set him on a path from which he would not deviate for anything in the world. To understand that experience, we have to transport ourselves back to China in the 1950’s, at the peak of the Communist crackdown …

The Tiny Steps of a Child

In a parochial school, children diligently recited their prayers. Sr. Euphrasia was pleased because two months ago, many of the children had received their First Communion, and took it very seriously; from the bottom of their hearts. She smiled as ten year old little Li asked: “Why didn’t the Lord Jesus teach us to say ‘Give us our daily rice?’” It was a very difficult question to answer, since these children ate rice morning, noon and night.

“Well, it’s that ‘bread’ means ‘Eucharist’,” answered Sr. Euphrasia, whose heart radiated much brighter than her theology. “You ask the good Jesus for daily Communion. It’s true that for your body, you need rice. But for your soul, which is worth much more than your body, you need bread. That is the Bread of Life!”

In May 1953, when Li made her First Communion, she had asked Jesus in her heart: “Always give me that daily bread so that my soul can live and be healthy!” Since then, Li had received Holy Communion everyday, but she was aware of the fact that the “bad people” (the Godless Communists) could prevent her from receiving Christ at any time. So she prayed ardently that it would never happen.

She would never forget the day they entered the classroom and screamed at the children: “Right now-give us all of your idols!” Li knew very well what they meant. Terrified, the children gave up their pious, carefully hand-painted images of Jesus, Mary and the Saints. Then, in a fit of anger, the Captain pulled the Crucifix off the wall, threw it down to the ground and trampled it screaming: “The New China will not tolerate these grotesque superstitions!”

Little Li, who loved her picture of the Good Shepherd so much, attempted to conceal it in her blouse. It was the special image given to her for her First Communion. But a loud slap on her cheek sent her crashing to the floor. The Captain called Li’s father and humiliated him before tying him up with a rope.

That same day, the police made a sweep of the village, cramming all the inhabitants they could find into the tiny church. The Captain proceeded to bark out a new kind of “sermon” ridiculing the missionaries and the “agents of American imperialism.” Then, with a thundering voice, he ordered the soldiers to fire at the tabernacle. All together and at once, the congregation drew a long breath and increased the intensity of their prayers.

The Captain turned back to the crowd and screamed: “Let’s see how your Christ can defend Himself – here’s what I think of your ‘Real Presence’ – the Vatican’s trick to exploit all you people!” Saying this, he grabbed the ciborium and threw all the Hosts onto the tile-floor. Stunned, the faithful shrank away from his gaze and choked their cry. Little Li froze in horror.

“Oh, no,” she thought. “Look what happen to the Bread!” Her innocent and righteous little heart bled for the Hosts strewn all over the ground. “Isn’t anyone going to help Jesus?” she wondered in amazement. The Captain continued his tirade of insults, interrupting his blasphemy only to let out spurts of guttural laughter. Li silently wept.

“Now, get out!” yelled the Captain. “And woe to the one who dares to return to this den of superstition! He’ll answer to me!”

The church quickly emptied. But besides the angels always present around Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament to adore Him, there stood another witness who had not missed a moment of the drama. It was Father Luke from the Missions Etrangeres (Foreign Missions). One month previously, foreseeing the takeover of the village, the parishioners had hidden him in a small recess of the choir, which gave him a view of the church. He sank into prayers of atonement for the sacrileges committed against Jesus and suffered because he was not able to come to Jesus’ defense: one wrong move on his part, and the parishioners who had hidden him would be arrested for treason.

“Lord, have mercy on Yourself,” he prayed in anguish. “Stop this sacrilege! Lord Jesus!”

Suddenly, a creaking sound broke the heavy silence in the church. Slowly, softly, the door opened. It was little Li! Barely ten years old, there she was, approaching the altar with the tiny steps of a Chinese girl. Father Luke trembled: she could be killed at any moment! Unable to communicate with her, he could only watch and beg all the saints in Heaven to spare this child. The little girl bowed for a moment and adored in silence, just as Sr. Euphrasia had taught her. She stayed with Jesus in adoration for one hour, knowing that she was supposed to prepare her heart before receiving Him. Her hands joined together, she whispered a mysterious prayer to her dear Jesus – mistreated and abandoned. His eyes glued to her, Father Luke stared as she lowered herself down to her hands and knees; and with her tongue, took up one of the Hosts. She remained there on her knees, eyes closed, turned inward face to face with her Heavenly Friend.

Each second seemed an eternity to Father Luke. He feared the worst. If only he could speak to her! But soon the child went out just as quietly as she had come in, almost hopping along.

The purging continued as the volunteer brigade searched the entire village and surrounding area. This type of terror was happening all across “New China.” The peasants didn’t dare to move. Hiding in their bamboo homes, they knew nothing about the future and couldn’t take tomorrow for granted. Yet, every morning our little Li slipped away to find her Living Bread in the church. Reproducing the same scenario from the previous day, each time she adored for one hour and then took up one Host with her tongue and disappeared. Father Luke was chomping at the bit: Why didn’t she take them all? He knew exactly how many there were: thirty-two. “Doesn’t she know she could pick up several of them at once?” he thought.

No, she didn’t know. Sr. Euphrasia had been very clear about that: “One Host per day is enough. And never touch the Host; we receive it on the tongue!” The little girl perfectly conformed to the rules.

One day there remained on the ground only one more Host. At daybreak, the child scurried into the church as usual and drew near to the altar. She knelt to the ground to pray, very close to the Host. Father Luke had to muffle a cry. Suddenly a soldier, standing in the doorway, aimed his gun at her. A single dry pop was heard, followed by a loud burst of laughter. The child immediately collapsed. Father Luke thought she was dead, but no! He watched her struggle and crawl up to the Host, he saw her put her tongue over it. Then, a few convulsions shook her body, before it finally relaxed.

Little Li was dead – but not before she had rescued all the Hosts!

Holy Hour, Every Day

Archbishop Fulton Sheen revealed a secret at the age of 84, two months before he passed away, during an interview on national television. “Your Excellency,” began the interviewer, “you have inspired millions of people world-wide; what about you, who has inspired you? Was it a Pope?”

“It was neither a pope, nor a cardinal or any other bishop- not even a priests or a nun! The one who has inspired me was a small ten year old Chinese girl.”

It was then that Archbishop Sheen revealed his intimate secret by telling the story of little Li. He explained how the love this little child had for Jesus in the Eucharist so impressed him that, on the day he first heard it, he made a promise to the Lord that every day of his life, until death, come what may, he would spend one hour in adoration in front of the Blessed Sacrament.

The Archbishop not only kept his promise, but he never missed a chance to promote the Love of Jesus in the Eucharist. Tirelessly, he invited the faithful to spend a daily Holy Hour with the Blessed Sacrament. For him, there wasn’t a shadow of doubt: it was this unknown and poor child from remote, rural China who was the spark that had ignited this immensely fruitful apostolate.

On that day, in front of their TV screens, all America understood that millions of hearts touched by this great preacher had also been touched by little Li. It was this innocent child with her thirty-two heroic visits to Jesus scattered all over the floor, who paved the way for him to lead millions to adoration in front of the Blessed Sacrament. Behind the blossoming of many Consecrations, vows and vocations inspired by the most popular American prelate there was the little Chinese martyr and her union in blood with the Lamb.