#359 – THE POOR

#359 – THE POOR

“Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” – St. Matthew 5:3

ALL HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON
"Be it clergy, man of great gain and renown, or the poor of earth, you all have one thing in common, My child: you all must stand before the Father for judgment, and you shall be separated like sheep and goats. For many are called, but few are chosen.” – Our Lady, September 7, 1973

BLESSED ARE THE POOR AND THE PEACEMAKERS
"As I told you in the past, through prophets and the word, that it will be easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter Heaven. For his richness has been directed from satan for the destruction of his soul.
"Charity is known to few. Charitable people are few, My child and My children. Blessed are the poor and the peacemakers, for they shall be truly called children of God.” – Jesus, June 13, 1981

ONE LITTLE MORSEL
"My child, and to think how much food is being wasted in your country and the affluent countries of the world. One little morsel could keep a child from starving to death.
"If you think that this could not happen to your country, you are mistaken, My child. If you think this cannot happen, I must tell you now that there are still many who are hungry in your country this evening. You see, My child, man is always self-seeking, and cannot see what lies ahead of him.” – Our Lady, November 1, 1985

REMAIN SIMPLE IN HEART AND DESIRE
"My children, you will have to remain simple in heart and desire, neither caring for nor seeking worldly acclaim or possessions. Store your treasures in Heaven, My children, where neither moth nor rust shall corrupt them, where neither robbers shall take them from you.” – Our Lady, November 1, 1977

JESUS AND OUR LADY LIVED IN POVERTY
"My children, I come to you on the eve of this day that you have given to My Son in the joyful occasion of His coming to your earth. He came--I lived in poverty of worldly goods but graced with much light of spirit.” – Our Lady, December 24, 1975

BETTER POVERTY OF THE BODY THAN POVERTY OF THE SOUL
"Already the words of My messengers are being spread throughout the earth. Already I send you signs that you do not recognize. When you all meet with the destruction, it will only be your choice.
"You will keep your Rosary about your neck. You will continue to pray that the evil one does not enter your house. You must turn your back to material things of your world, or you cannot enter Ours. For you cannot have both. I do not expect you to live in poverty, but to recognize better you have poverty of the body than poverty of your soul." - Jesus, July 25, 1971

GREATEST DETRIMENTAL FACTOR
"The greatest detrimental factor in the family and home is the desire for the material. Better that you live in the gardens and fields with the nourishment of manna from Heaven, than to be filled with the abominations of the world." - St. Joseph, March 18, 1973

MANY LIVE IN DIRE POVERTY
"Remember, My children, in this battle of the supernatural, you must utilize every manner of grace, every sacramental. You must proceed with purpose and determination on the road to the Kingdom of your God. Every obstacle will be placed in your way. It is not an easy road. All who enter Heaven will enter by merit.
"I repeat, do not spend your short time upon earth gathering the world's riches and power, for they are as nothing when you leave your body. Better that you store your graces in Heaven, gathering them to redeem you when you come over the veil.
"Many live in dire poverty of material goods, and this We allow, for We foresee that riches often condemn a man to hell. Values must be changed among mankind. Spiritual re-awakening, or else a complete spiritual darkness will bring about the Ball of Redemption.” – Jesus, December 7, 1977

EARTHQUAKE IN GUATEMALA
"You must not, My child, concern yourself with questioning the ways of the Eternal Father. I assure you the majority of the dead, My child, were prepared. In their poorness of material in this world, they nourished their souls with grace in faith.
"The huge earth tremors and the destruction thereof was given for reason. Accept and learn by these warnings from Heaven. Your country, the United States of America, and other countries of your earth have been consecrated to My Heart, My children. It is for this reason that many have been spared in those areas the grievous trials that are now starting for mankind.” – Our Lady, February 10, 1976

SIMPLE LIFE BEST FOR THE DEDICATED
"Many of our brothers of the orders have given themselves to worldly living, my child. They do not know that they have fallen into the snare of satan. The simple life, my child, is the best for the dedicated.
     "The dedicated, those who have accepted a vocation, must live only as human beings in the world, but must accept the spiritual.
     "Our brothers of the cloth, my child, have rejected the supernatural. They are running fast onto the road to perdition. Pray for them, my child. The simple life of pure dedication and the simple rule is all that can keep them from falling into the abyss.
     "Discipline must be returned to the orders. Many must now retire from the world that has been given to satan.
     "Know now, my brothers and sisters of religious orders, you will be mocked, you will be scorned, but you will please the Eternal Father and receive your reward in the Kingdom. Shall you trade your eternal life with God the Father for a few short years of plenty upon your earth? Many have sold their souls to get to the head." - St. Francis of Assisi, May 28, 1975

NO GRACE TO ACHIEVE WORLDLY ACCLAIM AND FORTUNE
"My children, many of your brothers and sisters are selling their souls to get to the head. What does it matter if you gain all of the world's graces--and they call them graces, but how they foul the supernatural! It is no grace, My children, to achieve worldly acclaim and fortune. True grace only comes from Heaven, the eternal Kingdom of your God.
"My children, many of these so-called gifts that man seeks upon earth--these gifts are from satan and the seed for his downfall, man's downfall. Satan has placed upon earth all manner of enticements to destroy and soil souls. Recognize, My children, the way of evil set by satan and the true way of the cross as given by the example of My Son." - Our Lady, April 1, 1978

TO BLIND HIM
"Satan will give to mankind all manner of riches to blind him to the spiritual.” – Our Lady, February 10, 1977

DESIRE FOR RICHES CONDEMN MANY
“The desire for riches condemn many souls. All power gained through riches is but of short duration. Shall you trade that for eternity?” – Our Lady, December 24, 1972

RICHES OF SPIRIT
"I am Theresa of the Infant Jesus. I sought not the riches of this world, but hid myself with poverty of body but richness of spirit. I found in my obscurity a far greater glory in the light from Heaven.
"Follow my little way. Join me here in this glorious Kingdom. How worthless the things of the world when placed next to the glories of Heaven." – St. Theresa, October 2, 1970

DIMS THE LIGHT OF SOUL
"My children, you must pray always now. The more you give to yourself of the world, the more you seek the riches, the pleasures of the world, the more you will dim the light in your soul. There is now a point in the nature of man that he can choose between Heaven or the flesh. Many souls are falling fast into hell because of sins of the flesh.” – Our Lady, September 13, 1978

LUXURY HAS BEEN YOUR DOWNFALL
"Our hearts are greatly saddened by the evils and abominations being committed in the houses of God throughout the world. Man has given himself to all pleasures of the flesh. Luxury in your country, My children, has been your downfall, for you have forgotten your God and you have starved your soul.” – Our Lady, December 6, 1975

LOVERS OF MATERIAL WEALTH
"The world and the spirit have nothing in common. You cannot serve two masters, for you will love one and learn to hate the other. And you, lovers of pleasure and material wealth, gather now all that satan now throws to you, heaps upon you, for you will then receive your just reward. Riches, you pile them up upon your earth. For what? You will leave them all behind and stand naked before your God, stripped naked, baring all of your past and soul. And for what? Because you will have no measure to enter the Kingdom of your God.” – Jesus, December 7, 1976

“A HUMBLE LESSON”
"My child, I have a humble lesson to give to your world. If you are to follow My Son and stay on the road that leads to the Kingdom, you must divest yourself of all desire for worldly embellishments. You must desire to strip your being of all worldly vanity and pride. You owe nothing, My children, to any human being but to bring him the example of a living Christ. The love of riches has destroyed many--the destruction of friend to friend, and brother to brother, and sister to sister for the love of money and riches; but saddest of all, the destruction of the soul." – Our Lady, December 24, 1972

MAN HAS FALLEN
"No man shall be condemned to eternal damnation, no man shall fall unless he falls of his own free will. Man has fallen and become lukewarm because he has sought the material things of life to feed his body, his carnal nature, while he starves his soul. What good will it be if you gather all of the riches of the world and you do not store your treasures in Heaven? You will come across the veil with nothing but the merits of love and prayer.” – Jesus, March 18, 1978

RICHES HAVE BEEN THE RUINATION OF MANY SOULS
"I cannot promise you a life of joy, peace, or prosperity in materialism upon earth, My children. Were it different I should permit it. But it has been a proven fact, My children, that riches have been the ruination of many souls. Therefore, you will all be cared for in the spirit." – Jesus, May 13, 1978

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