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2022-03-30 · 6:24 am

Ukraine and the Immaculate Conception

This picture above was taken a few hours after the Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary this past Friday, 25 March 2022, while getting ready for Adoration and Confessions and Rosary. The flowers are gone now. It’s Lent.

Meanwhile, what was happening in Ukraine at that time:

That building was literally defaced by, surely, a thermobaric bomb. Those are not forbidden, but when used on population centers, on campuses of buildings such as hospitals and apartment complexes, then those ordering their use can be tried for war crimes.

The fellow in the picture above was home when the bomb went off. These bombs vaporize human beings. Do you notice something in that picture? Let’s take a closer look:

These bombs have been around for very many decades, but are always more developed. One of the chief developers showed up, of course, in our little mission church a few years ago. All these guys show up here because we’re the most out of the way place ever. There’s a proper use in war, but there’s also a criminal use in war. Either way, war is such a hell in this world.

Meanwhile, the deliverer of those bombs showed up yesterday at our little airport here in Andrews, NC, something like this MC-130J Commando II:

It’s a smaller world than we think. One thing that makes the world very small indeed is prayer. For instance we can say a prayer for the fellow pictured in his destroyed apartment/office up top, and for all those suffering, both living and dead, and have an immediacy of impact, much more than any thermobaric bomb, and this time for the good: Hail Mary…

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2022-03-25 · 10:08 am

Genesis 3:15 Luke 1:28 Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

The Two Hearts, one in solidarity with the other, entirely.

Today’s the great Feast of the Annunciation.

Today’s the Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Let’s review:

  • Briefly, Genesis 3:15: The Woman, not Adam’s wife, is the Immaculate Virgin Mother of the Redeemer, for it is “her seed,” without the intervention of any man, but of God. If she had original sin, it would be the seed of Adam. But it is hers.
  • Briefly, Luke 1:28: The verb of the angel’s greeting to Mary, changing her name, is κεχαριτωμένη, perfect participle passive, with the perfect in Greek, unlike any other language, being perfect always in it’s action from the start and continuing perfectly in it’s action perfectly. The verb is about “grace,” not fluidity of movement but as in one’s standing before God. As a perfect participle passive what this means is this:
    • She was utterly transformed in grace perfectly from the moment this perfect action started until now and continuing perfectly into the future. In context, this action started when she first received her vocation from before the foundation of the world to be the Virgin Mother of God, that is, from the first moment of her conception.

Mary had such purity of heart, agility of soul, clarity of vision, profundity in understanding that she understood perfectly who and what she was looking at with her Divine Son being ripped to shreds in front of her, tortured to death in front of her. Jesus, her Son, was taking on the punishment of the sins of all mankind, from Adam until the last man is conceived, thus having the right in His own justice to have mercy on us, to forgive us. She understood perfectly what we needed for our redemption, for our salvation. She was perfectly able to intercede for us all. She was in perfect solidarity with her Son, her Immaculate Heart with His Sacred Heart.

The moment we give ourselves to Mary we are given to Jesus. It’s just thanking her for her maternal intercession for us.

You gotta know that Russia, before 1917, was the most Marian nation on earth. Icons of our Lady, shrines, chapels, churches dedicated to her, the great Virgin Mother of God. Russia belongs to Mary. Jesus wants all to know of her maternal intercession for Russia, for those in Russia who were so dedicated to her, some of whom still are, some of whom will be.

The triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. I burst with joy. Thank you Jesus, for giving Russia to Mary! She brings us all right to you so that you may have the joy with her when you bring us as a gift to our Heavenly Father.

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2022-03-25 · 9:32 am

Pope Francis can’t be the one to do the Consecration because… (wait… what?)

  • “Pope Francis can’t be the one to do the Consecration because, like, he’s been to Confession before and like that means he confessed stuff and like that, so he’s unworthy forever, because, like, yeah, you know?”
  • And Pope Benedict can’t have been the one to do the Consecration because, like, he resigned or abdicated maybe for, like, stuff, and so he’s unworthy forever, because, like, yeah, you know?”
  • “And Pope John Paul II can’t have been the one to do the Consecration because, like, well, anyway, there must be something, like stuff and like that, so he’s unworthy forever, because, like, yeah, you know?”
  • “And Pope Paul VI can’t have been the one to do the Consecration because, like, well, anyway, there must be something, like stuff and like that, so he’s unworthy forever, because, like, yeah, you know?”
  • “And Pope Pius XII can’t have been the one to do the Consecration because, like, well, anyway, there must be something, like stuff and like that, so he’s unworthy forever, because, like, yeah, you know?”

So, obviously, I’m making parody of those who point out not the matter and form of the consecrations but rather the worthiness or unworthiness of the individual Pontiffs, as if that made a difference.

I’ll tell you what, it would be very beautiful and for the greater honor and glory of God if the worst of all sinners were brought to do something for the good.

  • “Hah! Father George! We caught you out! You’re calling Pope Francis the worst of all sinners! We hope you’re removed from the priesthood! Good riddance!”

No, no. I’m saying that I’m the worst of all sinners and that by the grace of God I am what I am now, and please God, that’s someone who thanks God for the grace of forgiveness in Baptism and Confession. I’ve crucified the Son of the Living God with my sins, my terrible sins. And Mary had to suffer for that as well.

And this is true for all of us. It is the Donatist heretics who held that no one who ever did anything bad could ever do anything good. What does that say about such heretics? Do they deny forgiveness? Do they deny mercy? Do they therefore think that Jesus was a fool to be crucified, because, like, there’s no forgiveness anyway?

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2022-03-25 · 6:35 am

“Howard” vs Consecration of Russia

Warning: language in the video above. /// In the analogy, just this scene totally out of context from the rest of “Lawless” (I never saw it), I’m the Sheriff who’s complaining about illegal activities and trying to stop them with a warrant. Meanwhile, I’m smacked down by the ne’er-do-wells for trying to uphold the law. So, what’s the analogy?

I say that one can and should consecrate oneself to the Immaculate Heart of Mary which I did as a seminarian, almost having memorized the entire True Devotion of Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort. I wore that book out. That was back in 1980-81. And although I’ve already done this, I say that it’s good to renew this consecration. I’ve done this a zillion times (with shorter forms) throughout my life, even very many times a day.

This is a joy for me. Today, the Annunciation, I was awakened by this joy. I immediately went before the Most Blessed Sacrament in the little chapel in the rectory, carried along by this joy, and renewed my consecration to Jesus through Mary, a great joy, like I was being blessed by heaven, so peaceful.

But now I see so many on the interwebs who play “Howard” in the video above, shrieking:

  • “Once a consecration is made, that’s it, never again! They are fools who repeat a consecration! It’s like baptism! You cannot re-do it! To ‘re-do’ any consecration is to negate, insult any previous consecration! To re-do any consecration is to waste the time of Mary, of Jesus! It is criminal! spittle spittle spittle“

In other words, even if a consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary was made many times and that was, as any prayer offered in good faith, acceptable to heaven, that consecration can and should be made again. Why not? Why not have the whole world, not only the Pope and bishops, but all the priests and laity throughout the world do this? That would be great! Every day! Beautiful!

Enter “Howard” once again. Bam!

Goodness… Calm down, “Howard.” You’re such a “Karen.” Join us in the Consecration.

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2022-03-18 · 11:21 am

Invite to co-consecrate Russia to Immaculate Heart of Mary received by bishops. This is what our diocese is doing.

Update:

Dear Brothers,

Bishop Jugis will be joining the Holy Father in praying the Prayer of Consecration on March 25 at 12:00 noon in the Cathedral of Saint Patrick. This will be a live streamed event.
More information will be provided as it becomes available.

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2022-03-18 · 8:54 am

Pope’s urgent invite to bishops to join Consecration of Russia to Immaculate Heart

Office of the General Secretary
3211 FOURTH STREET NE  WASHINGTON DC 20017-1194  202-541-3100  FAX 202-541-3166
Most Reverend José H. Gomez
Archbishop of Los Angeles
President

Reverend Michael J.K. Fuller, S.Th.D. Theresa Ridderhoff, M.Ed.
General Secretary Anthony R. Picarello, Esq.
Associate General Secretaries
MEMORANDUM
To: All Bishops
From: Reverend Michael J.K. Fuller, General Secretary
Date: March 17, 2022
Subject: Act of Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Your Eminence / Your Excellency,

I am pleased to share the attached copy of a letter from His Excellency Most Reverend Christophe
Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio, regarding the Act of Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on the Feast of the Annunciation, March 25th.

3339 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, N.W.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20008-3610
APOSTOLIC NUNCIATURE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

17 March 2022
URGENT
Prot. N. 16053/22

Your Excellency,

In the context of the tragic events unfolding in Ukraine, the Holy Father, Pope
Francis will lead an Act of Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart
of Mary on the Feast of the Annunciation, March 25th next.

The Holy Father intends to invite each Bishop, or equivalent in law, together with
his priests, to join in this act of consecration, if possible, at an hour corresponding to 5pm
Rome time. In the coming days, the Holy Father will address a letter of invitation to the
Bishops, enclosing the text of the Prayer of Consecration in the various languages. I write
now, asking you to inform the members of the USCCB and, through them, the priests of
the various dioceses and eparchies of the country, about the Holy Father’s invitation.

The same information will be shared with the federal authorities in Washington,
D.C. and with the Diplomatic Corps of this capital. An invitation is being extended to the
members of the same Corps to attend a Mass offered by Cardinal Wilton Gregory,
Archbishop of Washington, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate
Conception at 12 noon on Friday, March 25th next.

Grateful for your collaboration, I assure you of my good wishes and remain
Yours sincerely,
[…signature…]
Apostolic Nuncio
Most Reverend Jose H. Gomez
Archbishop of Los Angeles
President of the USCCB
3211 Fourth St N.E.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20017

As you can tell from the memo and the letter, this is all rather rushed. I may write a post explaining a bit the timeline of all this, then another on the naysayers, then another on our Lady having spoken about it being too late. Stay tuned.

Meanwhile, pray the rosary for participation of the bishops and the priests.

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2022-03-12 · 7:44 am

Charles Morton & John-Henry Westen: Fatima consecration to Immaculate Heart of Mary. Never before heard information.

My one-time parishioner in Australia and great friend Charles Morton, an attorney, a filmmaker, a father of ten, has made it a lifetime mission to promote consecration of Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In his determination and by Divine Providence he has spoken to key people through the years. In this interview with John-Henry he drops a few now-we-know bombs and also has a great path forward with some piercingly simple insights.

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