Monday, March 28, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011:
Jesus said: “My people, you heard the account of Naaman the Syrian how he was cleansed of his leprosy by the prophet Elisha. He was advised by his Jewish servant to go to Israel to be healed by the prophet, but when Elisha told him to wash seven times in the Jordan, Naaman refused to do it. The servants had more faith and encouraged him to do what the prophet told him. Naaman washed seven times in the Jordan and he was cleansed of his leprosy. Take a lesson from this healing because you need to have faith that I can heal you of your earthly afflictions. In Confession I cleanse you of your sins. This cleansing of sins is a Lenten lesson that all of My people can follow. In the Gospel I told the people of Nazareth that the Christ was among them. They were joyous at first, but when I told them that a prophet is not accepted in his native place, then they wanted to kill Me by throwing Me off the cliff. I walked through their midst because it was not My hour to die then. My prophets throughout history had to suffer persecution for proclaiming My Word of love which is hard for mankind to accept. You may risk death and persecution, but I trust that My prophets will have faith in Me to still carry out the mission that I have given them. You, My son, have been called to prepare the people for the end times of the Antichrist. Many do not want to leave their comfortable homes or their sins of pleasure in order to come to My refuges of protection. Your mission is sent by Me, so do not be discouraged or afraid, but continue your evangelization efforts to save souls because this is more important than any other thing that you could do.”