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What is so valuable that, throughout the course of history:
kings and queens, emperors and politicians, even Popes and paupers have gone to
the ends of the earth to covet? What is so valuable that men have been willing to sell their
souls to obtain? What is the one thing that even Warren Buffet and Bill Gates
combined can’t buy? My friends, what is the one thing that even you will NEVER
have enough of? Four simple letters. TIME Do we ever have enough time
with the ones we love? Do we ever have enough time
in the day to accomplish the most important things? Do we ever spend enough time
in every day with our Lord and Savior? Do we know the hour and day when we will have no more time? Will someone ring a bell the day or week before we have no
more time? Will you wake up tomorrow morning? Is there still enough time? Have you spent enough time
planning for this eventuality? Do you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that your family will
have the resources they need to fill the financial void you leave behind? Will they know that you took the time to show them that you cared enough to meet their needs? Put your watch to your ear and listen closely to the tick-tock of the second hand…Those seconds
are gone. That time is gone,
forever. You are now seconds
closer to the day you hear those words from your doctor… You are now seconds
closer to the moment you will hear these words from a priest "Through
this holy anointing may the Lord in his love and mercy help you with the grace
of the Holy Spirit. May the Lord who
frees you from sin save you and raise you up." your last rites. You are now seconds
closer to the moment you can no longer make changes in how you will be
remembered. Some of you are like me, you’ve buried grandparents and
maybe a couple of friends (albeit, too early.)
Some of you have buried wives…some sadly children…some sadly
grandchildren. Will you be remembered as one who did the right things and
made the right plan for that moment in time? Take time for the
ones you love. Take time to spend with your Lord and Savior in prayer and adoration. Take the time to
meet with your Field Agent. Take the
time to put the right plans in place. Take the time…for
the ones you love. Brothers, take
the time to do what is right.
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Prayer of St. Gertrude the GreatOur Lord dictated the following prayer to St. Gertrude the great to release 1,000 Souls from Purgatory each time it is said. “Eternal Father I offer Thee the Most Precious Blood of Thy Divine Son, Jesus, in union with the masses said throughout the world today, for all the holy souls in Purgatory, for sinners everywhere, for sinners in the universal church, those in my own home and within my family. Amen.” (Please memorize this prayer in order to say it more often no matter where you may be.) Background:St. Gertrude’s life was the mystic life of the Cloister – a Benedictine nun. She meditate on the Passion of Christ, which many times brought a flood of tears to her eyes. She did many penances and Our Lord appearedto her many times. She had a tender love for the Blessed Virgin and was very devoted to the suffering souls in Purgatory. She died in 1334. Her feast day is November 16th. |
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