{"id":30986,"date":"2017-08-31T13:37:25","date_gmt":"2017-08-31T17:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/?p=30986"},"modified":"2017-09-11T13:14:51","modified_gmt":"2017-09-11T17:14:51","slug":"hanging-by-a-thread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/hanging-by-a-thread\/","title":{"rendered":"Hanging By a Thread","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-30987\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Thread-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"518\" height=\"778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Thread-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Thread-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Thread-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Thread-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Thread.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>THE<\/b> world seems to be hanging by a thread. The threat of nuclear war, rampant moral degradation, division within the Church, the attack on the family, and the assault on human sexuality has frayed the world&#8217;s peace and stability to a dangerous point. People are coming apart. Relationships are unraveling. Families are fracturing. Nations are dividing&#8230;. That is the big picture\u2014and one that Heaven seems to agree with:<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Two-thirds of the world\u00a0is lost and the other part must pray and make reparation for the Lord to take pity. The devil wants to have full domination over the earth. He wants to destroy. The earth is in great danger\u2026 At these moments all humanity is hanging by a thread. If the thread breaks, many will be those who do not reach salvation\u2026 Hurry because time is running out; there will be no room for those who delay in coming!\u2026 The weapon that has the greatest influence on evil is to say the Rosary\u2026<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0\u2014Our Lady to Gladys Herminia Quiroga\u00a0of Argentina, approved on May 22nd, 2016 by Bishop Hector Sabatino Cardelli<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>TURN ON THE HEADLIGHTS<\/p>\n<p>St. Bernadine of Siena once said, &#8220;The truth appeared like a great candle lighting the whole world with its brilliant flame.&#8221; But today, that light is dimming. \u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><b>\u2026in vast areas of the world the faith is in danger of dying out like a flame which no longer has fuel.<\/b>\u2014Letter of His Holiness POPE BENEDICT\u00a0XVI to All the Bishops of the World, March 12, 2009;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/w2.vatican.va\/content\/benedict-xvi\/en\/letters\/2009\/documents\/hf_ben-xvi_let_20090310_remissione-scomunica.html\">www.vatican.va<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As I wrote not long ago, when the world becomes so dark\u2014and that darkness of confusion even enters the Church\u2014we need to\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/17\/turn-on-the-headlights\/\">Turn On the Headlights<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>That is, God continues to speak to us through chosen messengers who impart, not new doctrines, but the<em> light of divine wisdom<\/em> to help us know how we should respond in the present moment\u2014if we but listen.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><span style=\"color: #030863; font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva, sans-serif;\"><b>It is not [so-called \u201cprivate\u201d revelations\u2019] role to improve or complete Christ\u2019s definitive Revelation, but to help live more fully by it in a certain period of history\u2026<\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u2014<i>Catechism of the Catholic Church<\/i>, n. 67<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Theologian, Peter Bannister, continues to send me the translations to the words of the most credible Catholic seers living<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-30997\" style=\"margin: 2px 5px 2px 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Thread2-703x1024.jpg\" width=\"322\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Thread2-703x1024.jpg 703w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Thread2-1055x1536.jpg 1055w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Thread2-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Thread2-768x1118.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Thread2.jpg 1373w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/>\u00a0throughout the world today, including these allegedly from Our Lady of Zaro in Italy:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Children, everything that I had been announcing to you for a while now is about to be fulfilled; the times are near, here they are at the gate. My children, once again I tell you do not fear, I am beside you, I lead you by my hand: take it, let us walk together.\u00a0Little children, in this time of trial and tribulation, do not fear, and reinforce your prayers more.<\/strong><\/em> \u2014August 26th, 2017 to Angela<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>Yes,\u00a0<em>prayer\u00a0<\/em>is at the heart of nearly every message from Heaven these days. For as the Catechism teaches, &#8220;<em>Prayer attends to the grace we need<\/em> for meritorious actions.&#8221; <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_30986_1('footnote_plugin_reference_30986_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_30986_1('footnote_plugin_reference_30986_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_30986_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_30986_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\"><em>CCC<\/em>, n. 2010<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_30986_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_30986_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> It is in prayer that we not only find strength and grace to rekindle the flame of faith, but to be transformed more and more into Jesus so that we can truly be &#8220;the light of the world.&#8221; <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_30986_1('footnote_plugin_reference_30986_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_30986_1('footnote_plugin_reference_30986_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_30986_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_30986_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. Matt 5:14<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_30986_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_30986_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> Given that the Rosary is a Christ-centered prayer in which we meditate on the Word of God, it is no surprise that Our Lady and her popes continue to call us to it.\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-30998\" style=\"margin: 1px 2px 1px 2px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/rosarylady.jpeg\" width=\"319\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/rosarylady.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/rosarylady-216x300.jpeg 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>My beloved children, grasp the holy Rosary and prepare yourselves to fight a good fight. My children, hard times await you. Children, this is just the beginning of all that I have been announcing to you for a long time, but do not fear, my children: I love you and I am next to you, I protect you with my mantle. My children, I love you and today I give many graces to those present and those you carry in your hearts; I welcome your prayers and put them at the feet of God the Father. My children, empty yourselves of your ego and fill yourselves with the Lord.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>\u2014Our Lady of Zaro to Simona, August 26th, 2017<\/p>\n<p> <\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>The Church has always attributed particular efficacy to this prayer,\u00a0entrusting to the Rosary\u2026 the most difficult problems. At times when Christianity itself seemed under threat, its deliverance was attributed to the power of this prayer, and Our Lady of the Rosary was acclaimed as the one whose intercession brought salvation.\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014Pope John Paul II,\u00a0<em>Rosarium Virginis Mariae, 40<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>Prayer, of course, has been the heart of the messages at Medjugorje, where a Vatican commission recently gave overwhelming support to the authenticity of the first apparitions there. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_30986_1('footnote_plugin_reference_30986_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_30986_1('footnote_plugin_reference_30986_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_30986_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_30986_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. <em><a href=\"http:\/\/mysticpost.com\/2017\/07\/the-vaticans-powerful-truth-medjugorje-apparitions-were-real-vatican-commission-votes-overwhelmingly-to-recognize-as-supernatural-and-to-lift-ban-on-official-diocesan-and-p\/\">MysticPost.com<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_30986_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_30986_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script>\u00a0\u00a0And it is prayer that today remains at the center of this most famous modern apparition site:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Do not be afraid. Do not be uncertain, I am with you. Do not permit yourselves to be discouraged because much prayer and sacrifice are necessary for those who do not pray, do not love and do not know my Son&#8230; Therefore pray, pray by doing, pray by giving, pray with love, pray in work and thoughts, in the name of my Son. All the more love that you give, so much more of it you will also receive. Love which emanates from love illuminates the world.<\/strong> <\/em>\u2014Our Lady of Medjugorje to Mirjana, August 2nd, 2017; the Vatican&#8217;s commission recently gave overwhelming support to the authenticity of the first apparitions in Medjugorje<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>To stigmatic Marco Ferrari in Paratico, Our Lady allegedly said this past Sunday:<\/div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em>Beloved children, do not let the flame of the faith that is in you go out, do not allow my message, given here, to be in vain and unheard&#8230; Courage, my children, I am with you! There is little time left, the enemy will advance with his falsehood and will cause great spiritual harm in the lives of those who live in doubt, in uncertainty and in sin. I beseech you, children, pray for the whole world. Sins are multiplying, they are already too many &#8230; and you are distracted by the goods of this world &#8230; children, return to God!\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>\u2014August 27th, 2017<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-30999\" style=\"margin: 2px 5px 2px 5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/smoldering-1024x830.jpg\" width=\"305\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/smoldering-1024x830.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/smoldering-1536x1245.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/smoldering-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/smoldering-768x622.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/smoldering.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Do you hear a theme emerging? Our Lady is warning, as did Pope Benedict, that trials are coming which could very well snuff out the faith of those who are not rooted in prayer, which is to be rooted in God, who as the Psalmist says, is <em>&#8220;my strength,\u00a0<\/em><em>Lord, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer, my God, my rock of refuge, my shield, my saving horn, my stronghold!&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_30986_1('footnote_plugin_reference_30986_1_4');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_30986_1('footnote_plugin_reference_30986_1_4');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_30986_1_4\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[4]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_30986_1_4\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Psalm 18:2-3<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_30986_1_4').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_30986_1_4', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Over in Anguera, Brazil, Pedro Regis, who enjoys support from his bishop, continues to impart messages from Our Lady in the same theme:<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>Dear children, love and defend the truth. The Church of My Jesus will face great storms and will be shaken, but no human force will be able to overcome her. My Jesus walks with His Church. Do not retreat. Stand firm on the path that I have pointed out to you over the years. Your victory is in Jesus. Do not turn away from His Grace. Do not let the flame of faith fade within you. Whatever happens, stand firm in your faith. Seek strength in Prayer and in Hearing the Gospel. Approach the Confessional and feed yourselves with the Precious Food of the Eucharist. The enemies will act against the Church of My Jesus, but the brightness of the truth that My Jesus granted to His Church will never be extinguished. Courage&#8230;<\/strong> <\/em>\u2014Message of Our Lady Queen of Peace, August 26, 2017<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>On August 19th and again on the 29th, Our Lady warned that we are headed for <em>&#8220;great spiritual confusion&#8221;<\/em> and <em>&#8220;a future of great uncertainty, and many will retreat out of fear.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0 St. John wrote that <em>&#8220;perfect love drives out all fear,&#8221;<\/em> <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_30986_1('footnote_plugin_reference_30986_1_5');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_30986_1('footnote_plugin_reference_30986_1_5');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_30986_1_5\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[5]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_30986_1_5\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">1 John 4:18<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_30986_1_5').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_30986_1_5', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> and to love is to keep God&#8217;s commandments. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_30986_1('footnote_plugin_reference_30986_1_6');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_30986_1('footnote_plugin_reference_30986_1_6');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_30986_1_6\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[6]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_30986_1_6\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">cf. 1 John 5:3<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_30986_1_6').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_30986_1_6', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> So, love\u00a0<em>and\u00a0<\/em>prayer are the two arms by which we are lifted up to the Heavenly Father.\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em><strong>I ask you to keep the flame of your faith burning and to seek to imitate My Son Jesus in everything. Always seek the narrow door. Flee from the easy seductions of the world, for only thus can you serve the Lord faithfully. Bend your knees in prayer. An amazing thing will happen on this earth and many will have their faith shaken. Stay with Jesus. Do not retreat. You are important for the realization of My Plans. Do not retreat. What you have to do, do not leave for tomorrow. Courage. I will always be close to you&#8230;\u00a0After all tribulation, the Lord will wipe away your tears and you will see peace reign on Earth. Onward.<\/strong><\/em> \u2014Message of Our Lady Queen of Peace to Pedro, in S\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 do Rio Preto, August 20, 2017<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>THE SMOLDERING CANDLE\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Ten years ago, I had a powerful interior vision that\u2014as I read the words above\u2014seems to be on the verge of being fulfilled:\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">I saw the world gathered as though in a dark room. In the center is a burning candle. It is very short, the wax nearly all melted. The Flame represents the light of Christ:\u00a0<em>Truth<\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0The wax represents the\u00a0<em>time of grace<\/em>\u00a0we live in.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<p>The world for the most part is ignoring this Flame. But for those who are\u00a0not, those who are gazing at the Light and<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-31000\" style=\"margin: 1px 2px 1px 2px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/melted-1024x682.jpg\" width=\"317\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/melted-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/melted-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/melted-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/melted-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/melted-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/melted.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 317px) 100vw, 317px\" \/>\u00a0letting It guide them, something wonderful and hidden is happening:\u00a0<em>their inner being is secretly being set aflame.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There is rapidly coming a time when this period of grace will no longer be able to support the wick (civilization) due to the sin of the world. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/29\/the-seven-seals-of-revolution\/\">Events which are coming<\/a> will collapse the candle completely, and the Light of this candle will be snuffed out. There will be\u00a0<em>sudden chaos<\/em>\u00a0in the \u201croom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">He takes understanding from the leaders of the land, till they grope in the darkness without light; he makes them stagger like drunken men. (Job 12:25)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The deprivation of Light will lead to great confusion and fear.\u00a0<em>But those who had been absorbing the Light in this time of preparation we are now in<\/em>\u00a0will have an inner Light by which to guide them (for the Light can never be extinguished). Even though they will be experiencing the darkness around them, the inner Light of Jesus will be shining brightly within, supernaturally directing them from the hidden place of the heart.<\/p>\n<p>Then this vision had a disturbing scene. There was a light in the distance\u2026 a very small light. It was unnatural, like a small fluorescent light. Suddenly, most in the room stampeded towards this light, the only light they could see. For them it was hope\u2026 but it was a false, deceptive light. It did not offer Warmth, nor Fire, nor Salvation\u2014that Flame which they had already refused. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The message is that, as the Light of Truth fades in the world,\u00a0this Light will continue to grow in intensity and power in the\u00a0hiddenness of the hearts of those who have entered into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/2017\/01\/25\/the-great-ark\/\">Ark of Our Lady<\/a>, and thus, the heart of God.\u00a0The fruit of this <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-31001\" style=\"margin: 1px 2px 1px 2px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/heartflame-1024x768.jpg\" width=\"364\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/heartflame-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/heartflame-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/heartflame-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/heartflame-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/heartflame.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/>will be joy! Yes, these souls will become signs of contradiction to the world. For as\u00a0nations will shudder in terror, there will be a calm, peace, and joy emanating like the Sun from the hearts of those who have resisted the temptations of our times, emptied themselves of this world, and opened their hearts to Jesus.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>If Christ\u2019s words remain in us we can spread the flame of love that He kindled on earth; we can bear aloft the torch of faith and hope with which we advance towards Him.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014POPE BENEDICT XVI,<em>Homily<\/em>, St. Peter\u2019s Basilica, April 2nd, 2009;\u00a0<em>L\u2019Osservatore Romano<\/em>, April 8th, 2009<\/span><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And thus, Our Lady, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/22\/the-new-gideon\/\"><em>The New Gideon<\/em><\/a>, continues to lead us to prayer, because there, we will find her Son\u2014and all the grace we need to be His witnesses to the ends of the earth.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong><em>Dear children! Today I am calling you to be people of prayer. Pray until prayer becomes a joy for you and a meeting with the Most High. He will transform your hearts and you will become people of love and peace. Do not forget, little children, that Satan is strong and wants to draw you away from prayer. You, do not forget that prayer is the secret key of meeting with God. That is why I am with you to lead you. Do not give up on prayer. Thank you for having responded to my call.<\/em> <\/strong>\u2014Our Lady&#8217;s August 25, 2017 message to Marija, Medjugorje<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Pray, pray, pray!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'courier new', courier, monospace;\">We possess the prophetic message that is altogether reliable. 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