Friday, July 7, 2023

Friday, July 7, 2023: (First Friday)
Jesus said: “My people, the Pharisees questioned Me about why I ate with sinners and tax collectors.  In reply I told them that the sick need a physician.  Then I said how I have come to save sinners because the self-righteous do not need My help.  For those people, who are listening for My call, like St. Matthew, I ask them to follow Me.  St. Matthew immediately left his tax post to follow Me, and he held a dinner for Me and his friends.  Those people, who follow the world or Satan, will not listen for My call, but those people, who are open to My Word, will listen and follow Me.  These faithful listeners will heed My call and they will go forth to invite more people to be converted to the faith in Me.  For many people are called to follow Me, but only a few listen for My call and act on it.”

Jesus said: “My son, when you compare the morals of today in the world with the morals of your youth, you can see how the devil has been able to change things because people have become spiritually lazy.  In your grammar school you had to memorize parts of the Baltimore Catechism to help study your faith.  You were taught by the nuns who always dressed in their habits.  When you were taught morals, it had to come from My authority.  This is when you learned that it is necessary to give your will and obedience over to Me, so you could follow My example.  If you look at people today, many people do not see the necessity of coming to Mass every Sunday, even though this is My Third Commandment to give Me worship on Sunday.  Many people remember the blue laws when it was expected not to work on Sunday.  Your family life is now torn apart by divorce and gender talk.  Even your Census shows less than 30% of your households have a wife and a husband.  You also see couples living together without marriage, as they are living in the sin of fornication.  You have seen prayer taken out of your schools and also the daily pledge of allegiance to your flag has been removed.  Your schools are teaching a false history without God, and your students are being taught communist teachings.  Your movies and television programs have become perverted with sex, bad language, and much violence.  When you take Me out of your lives, you are seeing first hand how life in America has changed for the worse.  Keep your lives focused on Me and imitate My life as you give your will over to Me, and let Me lead you on a holy life that will prepare you for heaven.  Stay close to Me in your daily prayers and your daily Mass, no matter how people may criticize you for living a holy life.”