I THIRST 4 souls

WELCOME TO MALTA DEAR HOLY FATHER

2010-04-17T12:29:00.001-07:00

WELCOME TO MALTA POPE BENEDICT..WE WELCOME YOU IN THE ISLAND OF ST PAUL. INTERCEDE FOR US, PRAY FOR US...SO THAT THE MALTESE PEOPLE WILL CHERISH THE FAITH THAT ST PAUL ROOTED IN US, AND THAT WE WILL MAINTAIN OUR VALUES , VALUES OF STRONG MARRIAGES AND FAMILIES. MAY WE ALL BE UNITED AS ONE FAMILY WITH ONE CRY ,NO TO ABORTION AND NO TO DIVORCE

RESURRECTION

2010-04-03T06:42:00.000-07:00

HE IS RISEN....ALLELUIA. Mary Magdalene followed Jesus to the cross, and it was to her that Jesus appeared first. she loved Jesus a lot, she belived in him, and she let Jesus transform her life through perfect love.

The more we open our hearts to christ the more christ abides in us. when christ lives in us we can give unconditonal love to others.

It is from our sufferings and sorrows that we can really meet Christ. we are Easter people, death is not the last word for the christian but life everlasting and in abundance.

Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not. After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country. And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them. Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.

So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.

prayer: Dear heavenly father, help our unbelieve. In the above scriptural reading we read that you lord worked with the apostles and confirmed word with signs. you never change lord as you are the alpha and the omega, the begining and the end. you are working with us today just the same, with the plan of salvation for many souls that you entrusted to your mother and our mother. many messages and signs are taken place in malta,with the help of our lady of borg-in-nadur. open each person's eyes so that one will realize the importance of these , so that we will have the culture of life, and not of death.........help each person to be strong and say no to abortion and yes to life. no to divorce and yes to a lifelong marriage. This I prayed in Jesus' name Amen

ON CALVARY.......

2010-04-03T05:21:00.001-07:00

I asked myself yesterday being good Friday, what kind of person I want to be on Calvary? the answer was that I can either be a spectator or participator. participation is ideal but in what?, the Romans also participated but in hurting and hitting Jesus constantly. the christian must participate with the suffering of Christ in order to heal the world and himself form the gravest epidemic there is in our society....egoism, this leads to sin and sin separates us from God and from each other. Christ is the ultimate model of love, there were three other persons on Calvary that one can reflect on: his mother Mary that represents innocence, the blessed among women as with her obedience she cooperated with the plan of salvation. the teachings of her son (god) were becoming more and more alive in her, a living example for us in our suffering, c f the beatitudes in the Gospel of st Matthew (5:3-10).

another person was john, john represents the priests, therefore the church. 'woman .behold your son' the church is made of human beings thus subject to sin, Mother Mary the immaculate conception still accepted to be the mother of the church and our mother. when we suffer we are never in isolation we suffer with, through, and in CHRIST and his mother. how beautiful it is to offer for one another! yes since we the church are all subject to sin, (including the clergy yes) we need to love the church in spite of mistakes and sins, loving the church is to love Christ. this leads us to another person on Calvary, Mary Magdalene, somehow we can all associated ourselves with, as we are all penitent sinners. But Jesus did not condemn Mary Magdalene or any other sinner he Loved them in spite of......he died for you and me and the world. if only (me first) we can understand the beauty of offering our suffering for the conversion of souls surly our world will become a better place, will reflect the love that bonds the communion of persons in the trinity.

prayer : Dear mother Mary, help me, open my eyes, so that I come to know Christ more and more through my suffering, it is in this shaking off our pride and self love that we can come to see and know Christ, like the disciples of emmaws they recognised Christ in the breaking of the bread. thank you for your love and for giving your son Jesus.

LENT: A TIME FOR RIFLECTION

2010-02-26T05:00:00.000-08:00

The Bible is a treasure to meditate upon, it is our manual for us christians on how to trust,love and live for God.As we Cannot breath without air, so does our soul it cannot live without the word of God and Christ himself. The three main fonts of our spiritual survival are, the Eucharist, reading the word and prayer.The voice of the Lord is so soft and loving that it is so easy to be hindered by our own frail poor humanity. If we say that we know 100% every minute of every day what God is saying, then we are risking of entering into a dangerous and suttle realm, that of knowing all....pride and arrogance. This lent, let us first look upon the crucified Christ and reflect on our salvation, the death of Jesus was our salvation. we too need to die for ourselves in humility, as no servant is greater then his master, therefore we need to clothe ourselves in Jesus Christ. This is made possible by receiving him daily in the Eucharist, stay in silence.....we need to stop and listen, then we need to meditate on his word. Jesus Christ is the word made flesh, and whoever has seen him has seen the father, no one can go to the father except through Christ.This Lent God is talking to us by means of the poor, of the homeless, the refugees and the sick. God Is ready to reach this people through you, let us be the ones who can show and share the language of God...that is of love. Love is the medicine of God.

This remind me on St Paul's first letter to the Corinthians chap 13

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing. 4 Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, 5 does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, 6 does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never fails; but if there are gifts of prophecy, they will be done away; if there are tongues, they will cease; if there is knowledge, it will be done away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part; 10 but when the perfect comes, the partial will be done away. 11 When I was a child, I used to speak like a child, think like a child, reason like a child; when I became a man, I did away with childish things. 12 For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face; now I know in part, but then I will know fully just as I also have been fully known. 13 But now faith, hope, love, abide these three; but the greatest of these is love.

YOUR TREASURE IS WHERE YOUR HEART IS

2009-11-15T13:15:00.001-08:00

Christmas is getting near, probably many people started to plan on how to decorate the house,what to dress, where to go etc.....all this shows where our heart is really attached to. Christmas is all about love, and accepting Jesus in our heart and lives. Jesus is above all other treasure. no wonder that tradition calls 'the three kings wise', cause they are truly wise as although they were rich, they were not satisfied until they found the true king...the true treasure.

may we too recognize the beauty of Jesus' kingdom, kingdom that will have no end. Let us all really prepare our hearts for the coming of this king. let us decorate our hearts by sincere love for one another and by working really hard for peace. we need to start from our hearts and families first by practising forgiveness and by praying the rosary.

TO LOVE TILL IT HURTS

2009-10-18T12:22:00.000-07:00

This day and age, a lot is being said about Love...the magic word. we see love stories in magazines, films etc. we also hear a lot of modern music based on this four letter word, but does society really knows the true meaning of the word? Jesus Christ showed us the ultimate meaning on how to love.. real love is always based on sacrifice, it is unconditional, you give without wanting nothing in return. mother Theresa said that 'we must love till it hurts', this is the authentic christian way on how to love.

Jesus showed us the way on how to love as he died for us, for our salvation, so that we may live. mother Mary cooperated with the plan of salvation by saying yes to God...to do his will, this lead her to pass the agony with her son. near the cross she bore us all with the deep pain she suffered for and with her son, she became the mother of all nations. Jesus is calling us for conversion by sending his mother Mary to various parts of the world. we in Malta are having the grace and the privilege to have the mother of god appearing in Malta, praying with us and advice us on how to live Jesus' way, in fact she sends us to him. A lot of people say how could this be? for me it is quite simple, when you love a person,you do everything you can to communicate with the person, like by e mail, post,telephone, sms, or even sending another person. so if we poor human beings do everything in our hands to try to communicate with others, how can we limit God?... the creator of heaven and earth. we hear others say the there are too many phenomena going on in Malta.....my opinion is that these are eye openers, they are signs for us to remind us to change our ways and to really learn to love God first unconditional.

prayer: father in the name of Jesus, send forth your holy spirit and give us light so that we may humbly accept that your ways are not our ways, and give us the strength to work for the salvation of other souls, who are our brothers and sisters in you. Amen

HEAVEN OPENED........

2009-08-21T04:10:00.000-07:00

Heaven opened when God the father send his only begotten son for humanity, the first to pay the price was our mother Mary, through the prophecy of Simeon at Jesus' presentation in the temple, cf LK 2: 34-35 " look he is destined for the fall and for the rise of many in Israel, destined to be a sign that is opposed-"and a sword will pierce your soul too-so that the secret thoughts of many may be laid bare". the same sword that pierced the side of Jesus, where from Jesus' side came forth the church. heaven once again is opening up to us all by our lady's visits to Malta, crying out to us all to open our hearts to Christ. This goes in line with the motto of late Pope John Paul II " Be not afraid to open your hearts to Christ," Are we truly opening the doors of our hearts to Jesus, can God the father say 'you are my faithful servant whom I am well pleased with? what thorn is piercing our heart and the hearts of Jesus and Mary? if the thorn is still a sin then pray to God to change your heart, if your heart is pierced with illness, problems and heartache, then offer it for conversion of sinners, and god will grant you a bouquet of roses in return, filled with his peace, serenity and goodness.

Prayer ; Today father God I am heart broken. Problems are making me weary. But I will unite my sorrows with your son Jesus in the Garden of Olives and offer up my burden for those who are going to commit abortion, euthanasia and drug abuse. I cannot hold this thorn which is piercing my heart, but I know in faith that your grace is enough. Dear Mother help us to truly open our heart to your son Jesus, who is the way ,the truth and the life. Amen

The Feast of Our Lady ....Dance into 'perfect joy'

2009-08-16T05:58:00.000-07:00

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. James 1:12

Yesterday the 15th of August was the feast of our lady's assumption. She is a role model, a living example for us all especially during turmoil, difficulties and trials of our lives. she is the new eve pure without sin. She is our tree of life that gave birth to our new image through Jesus Christ. Her blind faith and her 'yes' to God changed us all.

Mary experienced poverty, humiliation,persecution and her son's death. In spite of this severe pain she remained still, firm and full of faith because the holy spirit was her spouse, she was his dwelling place, his golden castle that shone forth through her obedience. Mary was so one with God almighty that he carved the new commandment in her womb......Jesus. She fulfilled all the beatitudes, that's why God lifted her up, made her queen of heaven and earth.

c f The canticle of Mary : My soul magnifies the Lord,And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.For He has regarded the low estate of His handmaiden,For behold, henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.For He who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is His name. And His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation.He has shown strength with His arm:He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.He has put down the mighty from their thrones,and exalted those of low degree.He has filled the hungry with good things;and the rich He has sent empty away.He has helped His servant Israel, in remembrance of His mercy;As He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to His posterity forever.

Prayer; Dear mother Mary, our mother, I thank you for your 'yes' to God out of Love. help us to remain faithful to God till the end. be with us in out trials and difficulties. Life can be really hard, with our problems and trials. help us to love our families and friends even when they abandon us, when they do not understand us. Give us strength to help our worst enemies. We offer you our hearts, take it to your son, and let it be cleansed from the things that are not worthy in God's eyes. may he'll melt it with the fire of his love and given back to us with a childlike innocence. Amen

OUR TEARS WILL TURN INTO JOY

2009-08-01T08:10:00.000-07:00

yesterday I was reflecting on the passion of our lord Jesus Christ, and at one point I meditated on the very last moments of our saviour. [this is my reflection] On the cross Jesus felt that he was abandoned, it was of his father's will that he felt that, as our heavenly father wanted to save us totally. Jesus was one with the father, he cooperated with the father till the end, even at the point of being alone, not on his dead bed but on the cross! in fact he said to the beloved disciple " behold your mother", the disciple represents everyone of us...from that minute our lady became the mother of all nations, she too cooperated with the Father's will till the end....can we really grasp this situation? when i was in hospital I always wanted to be surrounded by my dear ones. but Jesus showed us that in the end of the day we need to depend on God only. I meditated on the last few minutes on Jesus' agony....how much love he has for humanity.....!that minute he had a joyful sorrow because it was accomplished, looked at heavens above he new that there was his father welcoming him, I imagine that, that minute the heavens above were opened, and Jesus full of joy was returning home knowing that he made all things new. After this reflection what came to my mind was this beautiful biblical passage below.

revelation 21; 4 [new int version 1984 ]He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."
Every day we can reflect on Jesus' love and sacrifice by attending mass during consecration, remember that the Eucharist is the heart of the blessed trinity. C F John 12: 45 "He who sees Me sees the One who sent Me.
Prayer: Dear father help us to reflect more on the merits that were obtained by your only begotten son, as your son is the truth, the way, the life. yes and we want to know the truth as only the truth can set us free. help us to appreciate more your son in the blessed Eucharist, as it is heaven on earth, manna for our spiritual growth. help us to be your bold children pointing always to the Eucharist, enfolded in the love of Mary, your first tabernacle. Amen

Come Holy Spirit, Come and fill us with your Fire

2009-05-31T06:30:00.000-07:00

Today is the feast of Pentecoste, let us see one of the biblical passages of pentecoste;

Acts 2:1-4 – When Pentecost day came round, , they had all met together, when suddenly there came from heaven a sound as of a violent wind,which filled the entire house in which where they were sitting, and there appeared to them, tongues as of fire, these seperated and came to rest on the head of each one of them. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them power to express themselves."

Come holy spirit, come with you holy gifts, renew our hearts and our minds, and fill us with your love and mould us in Jesus to do God's will, for our sanctification and for all the church, renew the face of the earth, renew the church, mould her like you did on pentecost day, cleanse your church from all fear, pride, bitterness and from all sins. Make us holy dear holy spirit in Jesus name, we Pray, amen.

Long for these gifts dear brothers and sisters, long for then for the good of humantiy.........Gift of Wisdom: Gift of Understanding; The gift of Council: The gift of Fortitude or Power: The gift of Knowledge: The gift of Piety : The gift of Fear to the Lord:.

The Charisms of the holy Spirit

charisms of 1Cor.12 can be divided in 3 classes:
1- Three Charisms of the mind: - The word of wisdom. - The word of knowledge. - The discernment of the spirits.
2- Three Charisms of action: - The gifts of healing. - The working of miracles. - The gift of faith, that faith that moves mountains (Mt.21:21, Mk.11:22-23).
3- Three Charisms of the tongue: - Prophecy. - Speak in tongues. - Interpretation of tongues.

Do You Love Me?

2009-05-24T08:12:00.000-07:00

The Good Shepherd who lays down his life for his flock is asking us, " do you love me?" That's what he asked peter, and he is asking every one of us, Jesus wants us to go after his lost sheep, he wants to go through us, this must be the ulitmate aim in our lives. if we truly love him we must care for his sheep. The evil one never sleeps, he does his best to prevent us from accomplishing God's plan, he tries hard to shift our focus away by means of Jealousy for one another, arrogance, hatred and pride. We only have to focus on Christ. When we make Christ the centre in our lives we can do great things through him, he who strenghten us.

Jesus is the solution of the world's problems.

John 21:15-23
Jesus Reinstates Peter
15When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?" "Yes, Lord," he said, "you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my lambs."
16Again Jesus said, "Simon son of John, do you truly love me?" He answered, "Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Take care of my sheep."
17 The third time he said to him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, "Do you love me?" He said, "Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you."
Jesus said, "Feed my sheep. 18 I tell you the truth, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go." 19Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, "Follow me!"
20Peter turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus loved was following them. (This was the one who had leaned back against Jesus at the supper and had said, "Lord, who is going to betray you?") 21When Peter saw him, he asked, "Lord, what about him?"
22Jesus answered, "If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me." 23Because of this, the rumor spread among the brothers that this disciple would not die. But Jesus did not say that he would not die; he only said, "If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you?"

Looking At The Face Of Jesus

2009-05-24T07:08:00.000-07:00

While peter was denying Jesus, Jesus was saving peter, me and you by confessing the truth. Can we look at the face of Jesus and not feeling guilty for denying Jesus with our sins? we can't be too shocked about peter when we still cannot change our evil ways ! With every sin we are denying Jesus once again. Let us look at this face of Jesus, and see pure Love. Let us look deep into Jesus' eyes and let those eyes penetrate our innermost being in the depths of our soul, let these eyes change you with his burning love for you, let him change you! Let him look at you, don't run away from him and let his look burn you with the desire to love him more, in loving others souls as he loves, bring those souls to Jesus, on the cross he said " I Thirst", this thirst is for souls whom he died for on the cross to obtain their salvation, are you ready to quench this thirst for him? then start right now, open your heart, love him and love others, this will be the beginning of a new a life for you.

Let us pray; Thank you my Lord and my God For your love that showed in your passion,reaching it's climax on the cross, come into my heart and in my life, take over and I will be made new again, my soul we be refreshed, with you in my life I have nothing to fear but to rejoice, this I prayed in Jesus' name, Amen. N.B meditate on the biblical passage below.

Peter's First Denial
15Simon Peter and another disciple were following Jesus. Because this disciple was known to the high priest, he went with Jesus into the high priest's courtyard, 16but Peter had to wait outside at the door. The other disciple, who was known to the high priest, came back, spoke to the girl on duty there and brought Peter in.
17"You are not one of his disciples, are you?" the girl at the door asked Peter. He replied, "I am not."
18It was cold, and the servants and officials stood around a fire they had made to keep warm. Peter also was standing with them, warming himself.
The High Priest Questions Jesus
19Meanwhile, the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching.
20"I have spoken openly to the world," Jesus replied. "I always taught in synagogues or at the temple, where all the Jews come together. I said nothing in secret. 21Why question me? Ask those who heard me. Surely they know what I said."
22When Jesus said this, one of the officials nearby struck him in the face. "Is this the way you answer the high priest?" he demanded.
23"If I said something wrong," Jesus replied, "testify as to what is wrong. But if I spoke the truth, why did you strike me?" 24Then Annas sent him, still bound, to Caiaphas the high priest.
Peter's Second and Third Denials
25As Simon Peter stood warming himself, he was asked, "You are not one of his disciples, are you?" He denied it, saying, "I am not."
26One of the high priest's servants, a relative of the man whose ear Peter had cut off, challenged him, "Didn't I see you with him in the olive grove?" 27Again Peter denied it, and at that moment a rooster began to crow.

The Still Small Voice

2009-05-14T12:45:00.000-07:00

This biblical passage below help us to reflect on the presence of the lord.

At times we search for the lord in strange places, in people.....but we never stop to listen to that still small voice from within. The extraordinary God wants to enter in our lives by ordinary ways. Jesus is knocking in our hearts, but we cannot understand this unless we are like little children. The 'yes' to lord will change our lives completely, we may not understand exactly God's will for us, but we can experience his grace working in our lives, the grace to be able to be bold for him, to love our enemies, to work for his glory and for his kingdom, to be his co worker with the plan of salvation for humanity.....to make a better world. That's what our 'yes' means. And most of all it means that we want to love him and be with him for eternity.

''Elijah travels, for forty days and forty nights, to Mount Horeb and seeks shelter in a cave. God again speaks to Elijah (1 Kings 19:9): "What doest thou here, Elijah?". Up until this time Elijah has only the word of God to guide him, but now he is told to go outside the cave and "stand before the Lord." A terrible wind passes, but God is not in the wind. A great earthquake shakes the mountain, but God is not in the earthquake. Then a fire passes the mountain, but God is not in the fire. Then a "still small voice" comes to Elijah and asks again, "What doest thou here, Elijah?". God then sends him out again, this time to Damascus to anoint Hazael as king of Syria, Jehu as king of Israel, and Elisha as his replacement". (Info from wikipedia)

PSALM 23

2009-05-11T10:51:00.000-07:00

As I said in my previous post, in the silence of the desert we can somehow experience God. We will realize and reflect that truly God suffices as St Therese of Avila rightly reflected " Let nothing disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, All things pass away: God never changes. Patience obtains all things.He who has GodFinds he lacks nothing;God alone suffices"

Jesus is our Good Shepherd as we read in this beautiful psalm 23 :

The Lord is my Shepherd

That’s Relationship!

I shall not want
That’s Supply!

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.

That’s Rest!

He leadeth me beside the still waters.

That’s Refreshment!

He restoreth my soul

That’s Healing!

He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness.

That’s Guidance!

For His name sake

That’s Purpose!

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death.

That’s Testing!

I will fear no evil.

That’s Protection!

For Thou art with me

That’s Faithfulness!

Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me,

That’s Discipline!

Thou preparest a table for me in the presence of my enemies.

That’s Hope!

Thou anointest my head with oil,

That’s Consecration!

My cup runneth over

That’s Abundance!

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.

That’s Blessing!

And I will dwell in the house of the Lord.

That’s Security!

Forever!

That’s Eternity!

The Desert : Meeting God

2009-05-10T05:03:00.000-07:00

The majesty of the desert always fascinated me, the stillness, solitude, emptiness and nakedness.....

The desert is a reflection of our spirituality, it is here where our innermost being meets God. Only in stillness that we are able to listen to God. In emptying ourselves.

Hos 1: 16 "But look, I am going to seduce her and lead her into the desert and speak to her heart"

The desert Fathers saw the importance of this approach. rather then going in the desert like our spiritual fathers, for us it is more of a spiritual attitude for our search for God, according to the former, (cf the dawn of our spirituality by Segundo Galilea0), there are three requirements renunciation, conversion, and the practice of mercy [ibid p4].

my opinion we must learn to renounce evil, and anything that is not christocentric, in other words a complete change of heart, ( Ezk; 36:26 " I shall give you a new heart, and put a new spirit in you, I shall remove the heart of stone from your bodies and give you a heart of flesh instead")

"compunction of heart" to love Christ above everyone else including our dear ones! And to love like him. According to the fathers of the desert [ibid p35] "the compunction of heart and permanent conversion are a gift from God,for which the must pray". So one can see here the importance of being still, [away from the hedonistic approach], reading the bible and praying, like the desert fathers, it is at this point that our soul can truly meet God, and listen to God, this is the truth....And this truth will set us free. JN 8:31-32 " To the Jews who believed in him Jesus said: if you make my word your home, you will indeed be my disciples; you will come to know the truth, and the truth will set you free".

The Risen Christ Is Still With Us

2009-05-09T07:28:00.000-07:00

God Only tested Abraham, he tested him in his precious only son. he stopped Abraham from killing his son, but God was not finished he continued his plan of salvation by sending his only begotten son to die on the cross so that we may have life.

"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life" [John 3:16]

Just as Isaac carried the Wood for the burnt offering so did Jesus, he carried the cross to be a perfect offering to God the father the difference from Isaac is that his life was not spared.

Jesus is present in Every mass, he is present in every Tabernacle. As he has promised c f Matt28: 20 "...and look, I am with you always: yes, to the end of time". So wherever we are, no matter what we're doing Jesus is with us and he knows every one of us as he is God.

Sometimes people ask. How come I go to mass frequently and I'm still the same? I still do the same mistakes or sins?

Humbly I may answer, you haven't yet taken JESUS seriously in your life, our hearts must burn for him, we must love him, and let him change us, open our hearts and let him in.

Pray to the holy spirit to give us his wisdom, to help us in our turbulence, and most of all to let our mother the blessed virgin Mary to guide us, to be bold like her son. We must always remember that even in our worst illness, problems etc, Jesus is with us........Let us have courage in our problems to let our cross save us through Christ for he is always with us.

HE IS RISEN ! ALLELULIA

2009-05-02T06:46:00.000-07:00

(John 20:19-31 NIV) On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" {20} After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord. {21}

Peace be with you! are Jesus' first words. Jesus is victorious over sin and death, and he wants our salvation.

Jesus is sending his mother to various parts of the world including Malta, she comes to take us to her son, she cares for us and wants to help us in our conversion. her main massage is [for Maltese people] and the whole world, to truly have conversion, we need to decide, which road to take....eternal damnation or eternal joy. our life in Christ start here and now. Our Mother Mary speaks about peace too, but we will never have peace unless we have radical conversion. when we change we are then able to change the world, from deadly sins such as abortion, euthanasia, divorce, child abuse, pornography, etc. peace starts by accepting the risen Christ in our hearts, but we have to open our hearts to him, he appeared to his apostles when the doors were closed, he was able to got through, but he will never force himself into our hearts, as he is love and we must accept him with love. we can start by humbly confessing our sins, receive Jesus in the Eucharist and pray, especially the rosary. My dear brothers and sisters in Christ, it's never too late for you, Jesus has all his time to embrace you when you go to him, his time is eternity, enfolded

with unconditional love, peace and joy. Experience peace and true love, experience CHRIST.

when we're down God raises us up!

2009-02-08T08:43:00.000-08:00

This song in this video really uplifts me. You raise me up....that what god does if we only let him. God does not send illness,sickness etc. cause he can only give us good things and perfect love. Being the perfect father he permits that we pass from certain things, so that we may see his glory and cling to him even more. life as we all know is not a bad of roses and the evil one on the other hand will do his best in these circumstances to let us think that God has abandoned us or that god wants us to suffer. we must remain firm in the lord in spite of our illness, in spite of our weakness to be in relationship with Jesus, i think this is,the secret is to Jesus with all your might that you cannot pass a day without receiving him in the Eucharist. we must also love our mother Mary, because she knows what it means to pass from distress,......if you are in prison remember that her son was innocent, he was silent during his trail so that you can be saved from the fires of hell, if you are in pain remember that she held the body of her only son, so that you and me may have life in us, life for eternity. Dear friends let us love Jesus and our lady immensely, when her spouse [the holy spirit] finds Jesus and our lady in our lives he too will come and give us his strength

Then we can all say or sing, you lift me up1

we must all carry our cross to follow jesus

2009-02-01T10:38:00.000-08:00

One of the problems in our society is that when we come face to face with suffering we doubt God, we say to one onother 'where is our God?' I say to you dear ones, look at the face of Jesus in this picture, it is a face that shows suffering, for you and me. Anyone who wants to follow Christ must carry his cross . When we are in pain Jesus suffers with us, he helps us carry it, as he knows what suffering is,'I will never leave you nor forsake you, I have carved you in the palm of my hands'.

Let us prepare ourselves for lent, let us offer our sufferings for conversion of sinners, for our society, that cannot accept suffering but talks of abortion, when we offer our suffering we discover that it can have a meaning,it turns to a redemtive suffering.

Today is the Feast of our Lady of Guadalupe,protectress of the unborn

2008-12-12T09:57:00.000-08:00

' thou shall not kill' it is the sixth commandment. There are no excuses to do an abortion, as this is an act of killing of the innocent. Only God is in control of our lives....and we have no right to kill the innocent. Last Wednesday our lady of Borg in-nadur came crying because of this crime. she said that people around the world d0 their best to protect animals like crocodiles and birds. But then there are laws in favor of abortion.

let us all do something to stop this massacre of the innocent. Stop abortion now! let us not be afraid to say it loud and clear.
John Paul II stated at Denver, on the occasion of the Eighth World Youth Day, "with time the threats against life have not grown weaker. They are taking on vast proportions. They are not only threats coming from the outside, from the forces of nature or the 'Cains who kill the Abels'; no, they are scientifically and systematically programmed threats. The twentieth century will have been an era of massive attacks on life, an endless series of wars and a continual taking of innocent human life. False prophets and false teachers have had the greatest success".

Life is a gift that God has given us. That life is present even in the unborn. A human hand should never end a life. I am convinced that the screams of the children whose lives have been terminated before their birth reach God’s ears. Mother Theresa.

let us pray :dear Mary and Joseph you who saved baby Jesus from king Herod, help and protect our society from this culture of death, intercede for us and take this prayer to your son Jesus the bearer and giver of life.

Today Is The feast of the Immaculate Conception

2008-12-08T07:33:00.000-08:00

When we recite the first joyful mystery we reflect on the immaculate conception. Mary did not understand on what the angel had told her but with humility said yes to do God's will, she cooperated with the plan of salvation. Mary our mother is the new Eve. where eve lacked obedience Mary had full obedience. With eve's disobedience entered death and with the pain[ see for the seven sorrows of Mary ] of our immaculate conception we obtained life. next to the tree of life eve lost the battle, and Mary next to the cross of her son Jesus the battle was won for eternity, it is here next to the cross where our lady became our mother, the mother of all nations! Mary was the first disciple, the new ark of the covenant, the first Tabernacle, where our lord dwelt. Just as king David danced before the Ark of the Lord so did John the Baptist danced in his mother womb's before this new Ark of the Lord. And we too must dance with Joy as we are justified with the blood of the lamb, all we have to do is obey God's Word and repent, C F, Isaiah, 1:18 " Come now, let us talk this over, says the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."

" In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you."Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end."
"How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?"The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. For nothing is impossible with God.""I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you have said." Then the angel left her". Luke 1;26-38

let us pray: Dear mother Mary today is your feast, help us and obtain for us the grace of obedience, humility and purity in our soul, help us always to spread the good news ,the good news of salvation to the ends of the earth, we prayed this in the name of the most high Jesus Amen.

FOLLOWING THE STAR........

2008-12-03T05:18:00.000-08:00

Let us reflect on our spiritual journey with the three wise men.

The three wise men help me to reflect that no matter who or where we are, the call is for all. Everyone of us has got a special calling, mission and vocation. The journey is a long one, but we need three special things for this, first we need our will, when this is combined with good intentions to serve God it becomes like a pot of Gold for our soul. this will lead us to act, our actions becomes prayer, like perfumed incense to God. In this journey we need extra effort as it is not always easy to lead on. this will be like myrrh. this taste bitter but it smells nice especially when you add it with incense. So we must not be afraid when we are faced with obstacles and turmoils, although these may sound bitter to us, but will add a special perfume, an extra beauty to our interior life. we need to keep on focusing on the shining star that is on Jesus, he is our destination. To reach our destination we need wisdom to truly recognize Christ. The three men where really wise to bow down before the king of kings. This also require humility. Only with humble eyes that we are able to see Jesus.

In this journey we cannot go back to where we started or look back as Jesus said in Luke 9:62—
“Any person, who has put his or her hand to the plow, then looks back is not fit for the kingdom of God.”

After the visit the Magi leave the narrative by returning another way so as to avoid Herod, and do not reappear. Gregory the Great waxed lyrical on this theme, commenting that having come to know Jesus we are forbidden to return by the way we came. [ Biblical magi:From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]

let us pray: Dear Jesus help us to have a clean and sincere heart so that we may be worthy to welcome you this Christmas, help us to realize that you are the greatest gift that we can ever have. Dear mother of the saviour, help us to say 'yes' to do the will of God like you, in whatever circumstances. St.Joseph spouse of the virgin Mary give us the gift of silence so that our actions may speak for themselves for the glory of the trinity,Amen

PREPARING FOR CHRISTMAS

2008-12-03T04:12:00.000-08:00

when we think of what had happened some 2000 years ago we may be surprised on how all the door were closed for the holy family.

At this time we all have a lot to prepare, buying gifts, food, clothing etc, Do we realize that we are still closing the doors to Jesus like back then? As soon as we neglect the call to forgive, repent, going to mass/confession and saying the rosary, we are closing the door in Jesus' face. Jesus is sending his mother to Malta,to pray with us, to teach us to love God, to convert! let us not close the door anymore. Our mother Mary lacked all the necessities to bear her son, but the presence of Jesus in her arms and the love and support of Joseph were sufficient. The secret of a peaceful and happy Christmas is to love God with all your might and to love your neighbor. In John 13:34-35 we read "I give you a new commandment: Love one another; you MUST love one another just as i have loved you. It is by your love for one another that everyone will recognise you as my disciples"

From my heart I wish you have a mary, Jesus and Joseph Christmas

When humanity thought that it was finished, for God it was only the begining

2008-10-18T06:36:00.000-07:00

How great are your works oh my lord, we can never grasp your majesty but you showed us a simple and yet courageous way to follow JESUS and imitate him. when humanity thought that it was finished, it is there when you were bringing your work to perfection, Jesus bowed his head for us, as we said no to you Lord with our sin, Jesus perfected our image Lord so that we may be made worthy in front of you.

Thank you my Lord and my God.

Marriage comes from God

2008-10-02T02:22:00.001-07:00

Many times our lady of borg in-nadur spoke about the disaster that our islands enter in if we accept divorce. we must always say 'no' to divorce.

let us reflect on the sacredness of marriage :

"a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and the two of them become one flesh" (Genesis 2: 24). Scripture teaches that God had established marriage.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church, #1601 teaches that Marriage is a covenant "by which a man and woman establish between themselves a partnership for the whole of life.

The Second Vatican Council (see Church in the Modern World, #48). reminds us that the marriage covenant exists not only for the good of the partners and their children, but also for the good of the Church and the good of society at large.

A CHRISTIAN WEDDING IS ALSO AN ECCLESIAL EVENT THE CCC EXPLAINS THIS CLEARLY:
"In the Latin Rite the celebration of marriage between two Catholic faithful normally takes place during Holy Mass, because of the connection of all the sacraments with the Paschal mystery of Christ. In the Eucharist the memorial of the New Covenant is realized, the New Covenant in which Christ has united himself forever to the Church, his beloved bride for whom he gave himself up. It is therefore fitting that the spouses should seal their consent to give themselves to each other through the offering of their own lives by uniting it to the offering of Christ for his Church made present in the Eucharistic sacrifice, and by receiving the Eucharist so that, communicating in the same Body and the same Blood of Christ, they may form but 'one body' in Christ" (Catechism, #1 621).

MARRIAGE IS ALSO A MIRROR OF CHRIST AND THE CHURCH

"'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.' This is a great mystery, and I am applying it to Christ and the church" (Ephesians 5:31-32).

"God's love for us can never end in divorce. God is faithful even if we are not. The Church desires that even if one of the partners of a marriage is faithless to the marriage bond, the other, by remaining faithful, gives a powerful witness to the community of the way God loves us". [Sacrament of Marriage:Sign of Faithful Love by Thomas Richstatter, O.F.M., Th.D.]

let us pray: Father in the name of your son Jesus help us to truly safeguard our society from this disease of divorce in penetrating our island, help us to remain strong when facing this type of crisis in our society. your word remains forever the same, it never expires as where it touches it refreshes, because you are the living water.

Pray for vocations

2008-09-08T04:49:00.000-07:00

Hebrews 7:17 says "You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek."

Our Lady several times mentioned the priests, below there is a message of 9th of July 2008 at borg in-nadur

Message of 9th July, 2008 given at Borg in-Nadur
"My children and my dear children - the ones of my heart. What follows is for Fr Hayden to convey to the people. Be mindful of diocesan priests, religious priests, conventual priests and nuns.Today I want to speak to you about diocesan religious priests. These are persons chosen by me and my Son Jesus. In our eyes, they are special men. Therefore, show them every respect. Only they, and none other may administer the sacraments.Tonight I wish to give you a message on the Sacrament of Confession. My dear children, it is becoming customary to say: “I hate no one. I need not go to a priest, a common man like myself. I will prostrate myself before a crucifix and there discharge myself. I hate no one, I wrong no one. I do not want to go to Church, because they do wrong just like myself, and even worse than me.My children I want you not to reason in this way – you who are gathering up here on the hill of Borg in-Nadur, where I am coming, since I am being sent to you by God. Never reason in this way my children. Show every reverence to diocesan and conventual priests. You are to have respect for them throughout your life. Whenever you are in need of them seek them out for confession and kneel at their feet. They are ready to listen to you. It is not true that they will call you names or want to be inquisitive about you. Yes, do not become lost as the rest of the crowd does. Respect Bishops in a special way. They are the shepherds of the Church.Thank you for having listened to my call".

we have great responsibility towards priests, we need to help them live their vocations. As only they can give Jesus to us. our lady cannot consecrate bread and wine, she cannot forgive sins either. So it will be a tragedy for us all if vocations keep on decreasing and priests giving up their priesthood. we must remember that vocations flourish from strong families. so striving to have strong families is and must be a priority. All this will result in a peaceful and a strong society,where God is in the centre again of our lives. Our society needs radical conversion only with prayers and our daily offerings that we can achieve this result, let us all try to console out two sacred heart of Jesus and Mary. Priests you are so dear to our lady! she calls you-my dear children-the ones of my heart, what a privilege! treasure this, it will be worth more than anything!

I want to share a short true story before I close today, there was an important man who was on his dead bed. Obviously a lot of VI P'S went to visit him. But the dying man did not want to see any of them, all he wanted by his bedside was a priest!

The feast of our lady's Birthday

2008-09-07T08:38:00.000-07:00

Dear Mother Mary tomorrow is your feast, I want to give you all sorts of presents..you know, the greatest present that I can give you is to promise you to love your son more each day and to offer my sufferings for conversion of sinners, for vocations, peace in the world,families and for those who want to commit abortion.

Tuesday I'm going to hospital again and Wednesday I'll have Chemotherapy, I offer it to you, take this offering to your son Jesus. Intercede for me ,and for all the people who are reading this. You had always been a refuge for all who came to you. please be near me..I need you.

You are a sweet mum, without the stain of sin. the holy spirit showered you with his love You were the first Tabernacle.

Your eyes are like Jewels pure, precious and rare. when you smile you bring sunshine in the world,you warm us ! your hair is like pure silk! and your heart is like an ocean of love, always fresh with it's pure breeze. I cannot describe your voice, but I feel it within me, I feel it as sweet as Honey. Your Hands are of a strong woman because you carry us with our burdens to your son. my Dear Mother happy feast, I love you. ........ One last thing tell Papa that I love him and tomorrow I will try to love him more through my neighbor, Thank you for being there!

The sacred hearts of Jesus and Mary are deeply wounded

2008-09-07T08:12:00.000-07:00

You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name.

In last week's apparition at hill of Borg in-nadur during the second mystery of the rosary our lady started crying. In her message she said that her heart and the heart of Jesus are in pain beacuse people keep misusing their names. she also spoke again about broken marriages, adultery and anulllment which are too causing great pain in the heart of Jesus and mary. let us all pray the rosary for conversion, offer sacrifices, and fast.

let us console Jesus and mary by prasing His name, there is no other name than the name Jesus, his name will endure forever as Jesus is the lord. I want to thank you Lord for your Love cause you are Love.

Phil 2: 9-11 States
9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

" I will keep on coming to the hill of borg in-nadur even for one person"

2008-09-07T07:55:00.000-07:00

During an apparition our lady said that she will keep on coming to the hill even for one person. This made me reflect on how important a soul is to God, how precious. God does not want one single soul to be lost, he wants salvation for all. That's why he is sending our blessed mother. Whenever our mother appears, she comes to take us to Jesus. Jesus must remain the centre point in our lives. Jesus searches for that lost sheep with the help of his mother.

God will provide the lamb

2008-09-07T07:24:00.001-07:00

Abraham the father of faith.

How Abraham must have felt when God asked him to offer his only, long awaited for, son! he obeyed and trusted in the lord probably with great pain and anguish in his soul,.. but he trusted him.

In the book of Genesis in chapter 22 v 5 we read this"Then Abraham said to his servants,"stay here with the donkey. The boy and I are going over there; we shall worship and then come back to you". He did not say "I" but "we"..he believed that he was going to return with his son.

God tested his faith, love and obedience..in return God provided himself the perfect lamb...his only begotten son, the perfect sacrifice for you, me and all humanity.

So just try to imagine what great joy our lady had with her only son. How much she cherished him, how much she looked after him with great love and affection. Our lady the perfect eve, too obeyed with great faith in God but with great pain. The pain where she gave birth to all humanity at the foot of the cross" behold your mother". we can see great faith in our lady in the gospels, especially in mark chapter 16 v 1 where we read that "Mary of Magdala,Mary the mother of James and Salome went to the tomb of Jesus with spices to go and anoint his body". Our Lady did not go because she believed that her son will rise from the dead..his body will not remain buried! what great faith! let us all pray to our lady so that we will have this kind of trust in God and believe that nothing is impossible for God!

OUR LADY QUEEN OF HEAVEN AND EARTH

2008-08-22T03:14:00.000-07:00

Prayer; Mary mother of god our mother, we call you in our hour of need. you are our refuge, our hope our comfort. we need you to intercede for us poor sinners. We thank you for your obedience and all your virtues and for cooperating with the plan of salvation. Help us to acquire true wisdom, heavenly treasures for the glory of the blessed trinity and for our salvation. Pray for us oh! our queen so that we may have strength to offer all our sacrifices.

Thank you dear heavenly mum for being so close to us and for listening to our prayers

OUR LADY AS CO-REDEPMTRIX , MEDIATRIX AND ADVOCATE

2008-08-20T07:31:00.000-07:00

Today friday August 22nd is the queenship of the blessed virgin, there is no woman like her on earth and in heavens above. we need to put more our trust in her as she is our shortcut to Jesus. She keeps coming at the hill of Borg in-nadur and to our sister island gozo. to ask us for conversion, and for conversion in the families. she is advising us as a dear mother to pray the rosary for peace in the world and to avoid natural disasters. only by listening to her, prayers and do our best to change our lives that we are able to see results. below we will see some of the teachings of late Pope John II, to really appreciate our heavenly mum.

1985: Pope John Paul II recognized Mary as co-redemptrix" during a speech in Guayaquil, Ecuador. He said, in part, "Having suffered for the Church, Mary deserved to become the Mother of all the disciples of her Son, the Mother of their unity...In fact Mary’s role as Co-redemptrix did not cease with the glorification of her Son."

1987-MAR-25: In his encyclical Redemptoris Mater, Pope John Paul II states

11. In the salvific design of the Most Holy Trinity, the mystery of the Incarnation constitutes the superabundant fulfillment of the promise made by God to man after original sin, after that first sin whose effects oppress the whole earthly history of man (cf. Gen. 3:15). And so, there comes into the world a Son, "the seed of the woman" who will crush the evil of sin in its very origins: "he will crush the head of the serpent." As we see from the words of the Protogospel, the victory of the woman's Son will not take place without a hard struggle, a struggle that is to extend through the whole of human history. The "enmity," foretold at the beginning, is confirmed in the Apocalypse (the book of the final events of the Church and the world), in which there recurs the sign of the "woman," this time "clothed with the sun" (Rev. 12:1).
Mary, Mother of the Incarnate Word, is placed at the very center of that enmity, that struggle which accompanies the history of humanity on earth and the history of salvation itself. In this central place, she who belongs to the "weak and poor of the Lord" bears in herself, like no other member of the human race, that "glory of grace" which the Father "has bestowed on us in his beloved Son," and this grace determines the extraordinary greatness and beauty of her whole being. Mary thus remains before God, and also before the whole of humanity, as the unchangeable and inviolable sign of God's election, spoken of in Paul's letter: "in Christ...he chose us...before the foundation of the world,...he destined us...to be his sons" (Eph. 1:4, 5). This election is more powerful than any experience of evil and sin, than all that "enmity" which marks the history of man. In this history Mary remains a sign of sure hope.

1997-APR-9: During an audience Pope John-Paul II referred to the role of Mary during the crucifixion of Jesus: "Mary … co-operated during the event itself and in the role of mother; thus her co-operation embraces the whole of Christ’s saving work. She alone was associated in this way with the redemptive sacrifice that merited the salvation of all mankind. In union with Christ and in submission to him, she collaborated in obtaining the grace of salvation for all humanity...In God’s plan, Mary is the ‘woman’ (cf. John 2:4; John 19:26), the New Eve, united to the New Adam in restoring humanity to its original dignity. Her cooperation with her Son continues for all time in the universal motherhood which she enjoys in the order of grace. Trusting in this maternal cooperation, let us turn to Mary, imploring her help in all our needs."

THE TOOLS

2008-08-09T05:50:00.000-07:00

The tools to live as Jesus lived are the daily Eucharist, reading the word of God, and reciting the holy rosary.

Every Wednesday our lady of Borg in-nadur is giving us Divine messages, she is speaking of conversion in the world, she is telling us to pray the rosary to bring peace and conversion in the world.

GOD IS LOVE

2008-08-09T05:01:00.000-07:00

Jesus showed us the way for a perfect love for one another, to really love is to serve and forget yourself, to give unconditional love.

unfortunately humanity is in crisis because it is giving a selfish love based on the pleasure of satisfying the individual selfish needs.

we should all strive to love and serve one another as Jesus showed us. God constantly wants to love and embrace us, he wants to teach us his ways...so that we may have life in us...and life in abundance. whatever the situation that we are passing through at the moment, we must never forget that God Loves us and he wants the best for us, he promised that he will never leave us, cf

Hebrews 13:5 . . . God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”

prayer: I know lord you want me to be your witness of this love ,help me so that I will be able to give generously....without wanting nothing in return.

JESUS TOOK UPON HIMSELF THE STORMS OF OUR LIVES

2008-07-31T00:15:00.000-07:00

In the Gospel of mk4:35-41 we see Jesus calming the storm. The Gospel says that the apostles woke him up because they were frightened, they touched Jesus because of their fear. he scolded them in return for their lack of faith, as by his command there followed a great calm. How many times that we call to Jesus because of such storms in our lives, thanks to those storms we are able to touch Jesus. We must believe that whatever the situation Jesus is there, the lamb of GOD who took upon himself the sins, storms, sickness pain and trials of the world.

THEIR EYES MET

2008-07-27T07:46:00.000-07:00

It's not only the physical side that caused great pain in Jesus but also the emotional side, that is seeing the pain in his mother's eyes and on the other hand the emotional pain that greatly wounded Mary his mother. no wonder the blessed virgin mother of God continues to appear in Malta and throughout the world as Jesus paid a high price for every soul.

During every illness all of the patient's family suffer, me and my family are enduring this pain at the moment...now who can understand us more than Jesus and his mother? knowing that we're not alone is a great comfort...

EMBRACING THE CROSS

2008-07-27T07:17:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow I'm going to start my chemo again,for me this is the road to Calvary...what an opportunity it is to meet Christ!, to continue his work of redemptive suffering. All this remains a mystery, i have no explanation to it but I'm praying that I will be able to use it for the conversion of souls. With agony Jesus embraced the cross for the love of souls. let us all be responsible and try to do this same for the love of Jesus as a lot are causing him great anguish with their sins. St Paul's teaches us that through suffering we are one with Jesus and are partakers in his mission, "From now on let no one cause trouble for me, for I bear on my body the brand-marks of Jesus" (Galatians 6:17).

FROM MOUNT TABOR TO THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE

2008-07-13T07:48:00.000-07:00

In the episode of mount tabor we read that Jesus took with him the apostles Peter, James and John,where they witnessed Jesus in glory,these apostles later on witnessed Jesus in the agony of fear in the garden of Gethsemane, did they understand what was happening? Probably we too are not understanding what is happening at the hill of Borg in-nadur where everyone is happy during the apparition of our lady[and rightly so!] As i explained during my earlier posts,I was the first witness....there where times when i felt that I am on mount tabor! Now unfortunately,I'm ill again and i feel I'm in the garden of Gethsemane for the second time,............do i still believe in all this? of course i do,...all the moments that I've spent on mount tabor has somehow helped and prepared me for this. I do believe that Jesus can heal me but i have to accept his will not mine!! Accepting his will is in fact the greatest miracle. The servant is no greater then his master. I encourage every person who is reading this to join me in prayer...those of you who are passing from an agonizing moment,fear not ....we are in the garden of Gethsemane,that is true, but we are not alone there is Jesus with us,he will not sleep but he will watch over us. let us do something with our fear,with our pain,let's unite them with Jesus' passion for the conversion of sinners...it is here where we will be truly passing on our lady's message to the world.

Prayer: Mary mother of God, my mother, I want unite my tears with your tears, take these tears to your son Jesus, where he can turn these tears into joy.....the joy for a converted soul.

JESUS CHRIST EMPTIED THE TOMB......

2008-06-15T06:20:00.000-07:00

Jesus Christ emptied the tomb.........

And filled each tabernacle with his presence

I WITNESSED THE BROKEN GLASS BOX

2008-06-15T04:54:00.000-07:00

The statue of the Immaculate conception was sealed in a glass box. One day when me,Catherine, Angelik and their oldest son were entering in their house, going up the stairs there was a smell, a beautiful smell[never experienced this kind of smell in my life] saw the glass box broken, I really cried and was in shock, but Catherine noticed that the statue had wept again and there was an amount of a yellowish liquid [like oil] on the statue. You can read the whole story here http://www.borgin-nadur.org/3.1_Testimonjanza_ta__Angelik___23_ta__Marzu_2007__en_.pdf also fr.Hayden's comments in this link below
http://www.borgin-nadur.org/6.1_Kummenti_ta__Fr_Hayden___23_ta__Marzu_2007__en_.pdf

This made me reflect on the moment of Christ's Resurrection, I reflected on the smell and thought of the spices that the women prepared for Christ's Body and the broken glass helped me to meditate on the moment when that big stone was rolled away.......as everything is possible for God CF Lk 24:1-12

THE URGENT NEED OF A RADICAL CONVERSION

2008-05-29T11:20:00.000-07:00

As said earlier the signs are helping me to reflect on the importance of a radical conversion, so these are an eye opener...we need to wake up....this is an urgent call from our lady, as our mother she cares for us and she wants to guide and protect us from going astray.

Our God is full of mercy, all we need to do is to open our hearts to him.....In return he will not remeber our sins but enfold us in his love, we will be transformed in this love, ...to love as christ loved............

A LOT OF SIGNS OCCURRED

2008-05-18T04:40:00.000-07:00

In the year 2006 a lot of signs occurred that me and ray witnessed to, so it's best to read this link and later on I will add my personal reflection http://www.borgin-nadur.org/3.1_Testimonjanza_ta__Angelik___23_ta__Marzu_2007__en_.pdf [ C.F father hayden's comment in this link ]

http://www.borgin-nadur.org/6.1_Kummenti_ta__Fr_Hayden___23_ta__Marzu_2007__en_.pdf

N.B One of my spiritual motto's is this "I BELIEVE IN ORDER TO SEE".......things happen for a reason, nothing is magical, they happen to draw our attention....to have radical conversion!!!!!!

In the gospel of mark 9:24 there this beautiful phrase by the father of the boy possessed by a demon " I do believe , help my unbelief". Jesus takes our little faith [the size of a mustard seed] in order to strengthen it.

QUEEN OF THE FAMILIES

2008-04-13T05:21:00.000-07:00

The message of our lady of 11th may 2006, " I am the queen of peace and the queen of the families, conversion! conversion within families!

From this message we can reflect the importance of strong and united families in our society as Pope John points out in his apostolic letter on the rosary"The revival of the Rosary in Christian families, within the context of a broader pastoral ministry to the family, will be an effective aid to countering the devastating effects of this crisis typical of our age" par 6
As we all know Strong families are the backbone of our society, thus broken famlies will result in a broken society....and a broken society will give the result in a broken nation.....a broken nation will effect the whole world.
So let's start doing our part, let's start praying the rosary with our family first!

MARY IN THE HEART OF THE BLESSED TRINITY

2008-04-13T04:55:00.000-07:00

Through my spiritual journey I have discovered that the more I pray the rosary the more I feel inner peace. This led me to reflect that our lady being the mother of the second person of the trinity takes us to the very heart of the blessed trinity where we are enfolded in peace, love, security and most of all divine mercy. Ah! if only humanity seeks to obtain these graces surely this culture of death that we are living in, will end!

POPE JOHN PAUL II ON THE ROSARY

2008-04-13T04:42:00.000-07:00

Here I wish to highlight the importance of reciting daily the rosary and the significance. Late Pope John Paul II in his apostolic letter 'ROSARIUM VIRGINIS MARIAE' explains to us the beauty of this prayer "With the Rosary, the Christian people sits at the school of Mary and is led to contemplate the beauty on the face of Christ and to experience the depths of his love. Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer".

Our Lady Comes To Visit Us

2008-03-19T04:45:00.000-07:00

On the 21st of april of 2006, my friend Cathrine was shocked when her husband saw our lady for the first time. On her very first message Our lady said to Angelik to say the rosary and to tell others to do so too.

The pain of our blessed virgin mother

2008-02-12T10:44:00.000-08:00

The following days me and my family witnessed to fresh blood on this statue, as it wept again and again. I reflected a lot on this phenomena, and it made me reflect on the pain of our lady and her son Jesus. Jesus being the new Adam came to restore what the old Adam [humanity] had destroyed through sin. He shed his blood, Died so that we may have life in us, and life in abundance, cf (John 10:10b) "I have come that they may have life and have it to the full."
I asked myself, are we accepting this gift of life? are we accepting Jesus and his mother in our lives. This is the pain of our lady and Jesus, that we keep on resisting and rejecting them by sinning.....so my first thought was the need of conversions in families, starting with my family first.......

To Christ Through Mary

2008-02-09T06:10:00.000-08:00

Exactly after this intervention, I started feeling a great presence of our Lady,I was shocked and filled in great awe, Through this presence I know her son was there....I knew that from then on If I wanted to go to Christ I had to do it through our lady. I began to understand more what i've read and studied before...that when God gives you something you must give witness, you must share God's awe and wonder..

CF "My soul magnifies the Lord",...(Luke 1: 41-45).

The Catechism of the Catholic Church describes the Magnificat as"the song both of the Mother of God and of the Church" [CCC 2619],

so let us all pray this beautiful hymn every day

'Behold your mother'" (Jn 19:26-27).

2008-02-09T05:35:00.000-08:00

One day I came to know that a woman bought a statue of our lady of Immaculate conception and after a week it wept blood.
One day this lady came to visit me and she said to me "I was told how much you've suffered and I promise you that when I recieve the statue [as it was taken to the church authorities for investigation] you'll be the first to see it.
So the day came when I was invited to go, I couldn't go up the stairs...when I finally managed to go near the statue I was moved, and I wanted to kneel down but with no success as the pain was terrible, so my friend Cathrine [the onwner of the statue] decided to put it on my knees instead[ as by this time I was sitting down] and then I said this prayer, "dear Holy Mary, you know how much I've suffered please take this pain away" And when I got up all the pain was gone, there and then.......................

"Near the cross of Jesus stood His mother." (John 19:25).

2008-02-09T05:16:00.000-08:00

The chemotherapy has it's side effects on me, it affected my legs. I was in so much pain that I could not walk properly, in fact I had to do extra effort to walk. I could not bear my cross any longer....it is here where our blessed virgin mother intervened.........to be continued

To meet the risen Christ you have to go through his cross first

2008-02-04T06:03:00.001-08:00

I WILL NEVER FORGET THE LOOK OF THE CRUCIFIED CHRIST THAT I SAW IN EVERY PATIENT.

CF ISAIAH 53

Going Down the hill [part two]

2008-02-04T05:04:00.000-08:00

Every injection that I took during my treatment of chemotherapy helped me to reflect more on tha nails that went through our Lord's hands during his passion, In every fear,in every burden I meditated on the cross that Christ had carried for me, so all the suffering helped me to really meet Christ thus helped me to grow spiritually. So I've learned that when we feel that we're in the desert,naked....it is then when our master start to clothe us with the holy spirit,with his word...only in silence we are able to listen to God......cf Hosea 2:17-18.

Going Down the Hill

2008-02-03T04:11:00.000-08:00

I was so happy on my graduation day! after three years studying so hard, finally i had accomplished what I was longing for. But just eight months after this special day I've found out that I had two tumors that where malignant! Me and my Family were shocked.....Thank God I've had them removed and the doctors said that they did not touch or spread anywhere, so they caught them at an early stage. Alas I still had to go through six months chemotherapy. Every month I had to stay for three days in hospital.

So physically i was going down the hill and therfore also my carrer. But without being aware of it, spiritually I was going up the hill............C f Psalm 12:6

My new life in Jesus

2007-11-05T13:14:00.000-08:00

My new life in this relationship with the Lord improved a lot and I began to understand the importance of the Scriptures in my life as it is the written word of god. You can't know Christ without knowing his Word, or as St.Jerome rightly said,"Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ". My marriage started to improve too, [me and my husband were taking each other for granted and this led to a few conflicts]. One day I was in Church and after receiving communion I felt someone Touching My back and inviting me to study in depth the word of God, when I turned around, there was nobody. So I started studying for 'A' Level in religion, after six months, I did the exam and got it. But somehow I was still not fulfilled, so I applied to go to University to study Theology.

When I Knew that the faculty of Theology accepted me, I gave up my business straight away and sold everything to study appropriately the word of God. Cf Ephesians 3:4

My first experience with the holy spirit [part 3]

2007-11-05T12:43:00.000-08:00

All of a sudden that same man spoke again, and this is what he said "while we were all praying and praising God there was a person who felt like Fire all over her and this person is frightened, God is saying to you ,'do not be afraid, for it is I', the man continued, " who is this person?" straight away I pulled up my hand,because I knew he was talking about me. I can't explain How I felt, this was amazing, it was a pentecostal experience. After the prayer meeting, I went to talk to the same man, and asked him with astonishment what God wanted to say or wants from me. This man answered "God knows that you've been using your work to help people and finally he saying to you, 'I am here'.[By the way this man did not know me or even knew that I had a business ] I said to this man "but God's 'I am here' is so powerful'... as Iwas shocked and full of awe in God's Great presence, this reminded me on the holy picture [The one I showed you in the previous post] of Pentecost with the tongues of fire, I started to understand that, the tongues of fire we see in this picture are a reality, the holy spirit is alive. It is from this time that my conversion started. I started building a relationship with our Lord. I started to understand that when two or three are gathered in his name he is there ,present! The secret is faith my friends. Cf Acts 2:1-47

My first experience with the holy spirit [part 2]

2007-11-05T07:25:00.000-08:00

As you may have noticed, I did not mention my confirmation, this is because the beauty of this sacrament was easily distracted by the way I should dress. However God did satisfy my eager heart in renewing my confirmation with the fire of the holy spirit later on in my years when I was already married with my daughter. It was on the 23rd of march 1998, a very stormy and cold evening, I went to our parish hall where I was invited. They started praying and praising the Lord [ did not understand this form of prayers]. While I was waiting for my turn to do the talk, A person [who has the gift of knowledge] was inspired to say that there was a lady who had a serious condition in her blood[this person was behind me] and this man diagnosed her illness and said that God is healing her. Immediately I believed and said this prayer in my heart "Oh dear Jesus I'm not worthy to witness to this but I do believe and I do not want to turn around to see who the person is, cause I don't want to be made a statue of salt"

As soon as I said this prayer a big fire entered me, it was so powerful and so strong I thought I was going to lose my sight, this frightened me.....to be continued

My first experience with the holy spirit [part 1]

2007-10-29T22:13:00.000-07:00

While I was still searching for truth,I reached for the Bible once again and I started to quote from the Bible. However little did I know that in order to quote the Bible one must try to live it to the full, and at that time I did not know how to live it appropriately. At the same time the same call to evangelize was coming back again, But felt helpless about it as I was in the beauty business.There where times when I felt that I don't belong, in fact I used to give seminars on health and beauty and I always concluded that "in the end of the day Whatever the treatment one may doing, beauty comes from within". I felt it so strong that my motto was, "the world is full of Beauty when the heart is full of Love...and God is love!"One day a person came to do a slimming treatment, and she told me that I was like a hidden pearl for God[regarding the urge that I had for the Bible], did not quite understand her but later on I had discovered that this person comes from catholic charismatic group. later on she offered me to go and give them a talk on health at our parish hall where they meet weekly, I accepted after a year! To be continued.......my first experience with the holy spirit.

Married life [part two]

2007-10-29T07:58:00.000-07:00

Although I felt the emptiness that my sister left behind, still my daughter had filled my life. She was a gift for all of us, in fact her presence had compensated quite a lot in the family. A grey cloud soon came over me and my family, when we discovered that my Father had a terminal illness. Immediately I fixed an appointment with his Doctor to see if there's any hope, but he replied that my Dad had only a year to live. So I planned that During that year I will do my best to spend as much time possible with him. Dad died after nine months when my daughter was only two years, I just couldn't bear it, I drifted again from my spiritual life but at the same time was searching for spiritual renewal. A few months after my fathers' death, I wanted to build my life again, first I Started off by learning how to drive and then started studying for a beauty therapist. Thank God I succeeded in both. I really did well in my new business, probably because in every person I did my best to see Jesus. Quite amazing that, what my Dad taught me it was all coming back to me after he died, he emphasized the love of neighbour and subconsciously that's what I was doing in my relationship with my clients. This was so rewarding, as love is like a boomerang what you give you receive, but I felt empty just the same because one big person was missing in my life......JESUS.

My Childhood [part 2]. Married life [part 1]

2007-10-27T00:13:00.000-07:00

After my first holy communion,my life was peaceful, i.e living with my brothers and sisters filled my life, but this peace was shattered when one of my sister started having health problems. I was only ten years of age and this really effected me. However I did not have doubt regarding my religion or the existence of the Lord,but I asked why did this had to happen. Somehow I've learned to live with this problem, passing nights without sleeping properly and have to go to school the day after. my sister needed constant treatment.

In the meantime as a teenager i started having other interests like, dancing, drama etc.

When I was fifteen I met my husband,and we started dating, and gradually we decided to buy a home and fix a date for our wedding, in the meantime I had finished technical school, and did not continue because we needed money for the house. my mum was furious as I was studying languages to be an air-hostess instead I went to work for five years in a textile factory.

In the meantime I drifted from my prayers and from my daily mass, ended going to mass Sundays only, staying at the last row.

A few months before my wedding, I promised my sister [who was still ill] that I was going to hire a doctor or a nurse to assist her during the wedding, as she was worried that she might ruin the wedding ceremony unintentionally. Unfortunately she died three months before my wedding, I was devastated. I got married anyway[as i had already planned a small wedding with no dance just a dinner].

With this Blow in my Life I felt empty even in my new life as a newly wed. All this led me to reach for my bible. I started reading my bible and praying. During this time, I felt God within me calling me to evangelize but did not understand it so I let this call pass by.

I wanted to have children so badly, but did not get pregnant before a year and a half later. During my pregnancy I promised God that i will rear the child in God's fear and awe.

So God Blessed me with a daughter.

My Childhood [part 1]

2007-10-26T22:52:00.000-07:00

I'm the youngest of ten children. I was brought up in a strong catholic family. Since i was a child, the passion of our lord had a great impact on me. In fact one day when I was only six years old my dad [may he rest in peace] took me to carnival. Instead of enjoying myself, I was sad because i felt that while everyone is enjoying himself Jesus was alone in Church. As a six year old I was referring to a statue of Jesus crucified. So my father had to take me to St.Francis convent in Valletta where as you enter you'll find this statue. I think this was my first call from Jesus as it was so powerful, instead of enjoying myself with the masquerade, I enjoyed my stay with Jesus. One day I asked my dad, "what can i do to kiss Jesus, to hug him and to have him close to my heart?". my dad answered with a gentle smile, "if you want to have Jesus close to your heart always receive him in the Eucharist later on [as i had to do my first holy communion yet],and to hug him and kiss him he showed me a person with special needs,he said "look! there is Jesus"

The day that I was going to do my first holy communion was so special for me, i really felt close to Jesus. When I received him, immediately, I started praying and mentioning a list of people that I promised my prayers to. [part 1] Cf Psalm 139:13-16

I THIRST 4 SOULS [Introduction]

2007-10-26T00:52:00.001-07:00

my brothers and sisters in christ,my name is doreen vella, I come from Malta. My intention for my Blog is that you will come to know what our Lady is doing in Malta her messages but most of all for conversion in the world. We all know that we are living in a modern world,and most of humanity is so busy planning for the future, for their career etc there is so much going on in life and we tend to drift, from the river that satifies our thirst and our needs-Jesus Christ. I can tell you He's alive and he loves every one of us, UNCONDTIONALLY. His Love for humanity never fails, through the intercession of his mother mary and with her, they are saying to us, I thirst for you...... they are waiting for us but first we need to change our ways, our hearts and give our life to them ...It is all worth it, all you need is to say yes! later on I will post my story to you in the meantime may God Be With you always.