Penitential Season (Lent)

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Our Lady is here with two angels and She is here as Our Lady of Guadalupe. She says: “Please know My daughter, My coming to you continues to be a call to conversion. Understanding this, let us pray together for the conversion of all hearts.” We prayed.

“Dear children, you need to let your moment-to-moment conversion be the most important call of your life. Let your sacrifices during this penitential season be the cloth that wipes the bloodied Face of My Son. Let your prayers be the hand that aids Him in carrying the cross. Dear children, I am always with you, loving you, and protecting you. This season, I ask your most sincere efforts to pray and sacrifice with Holy Love in your hearts. Tonight, I am blessing you with My Motherly Blessing.” Our Lady blessed us and left.

Our Lady is here as Our Lady of Guadalupe. She says: “I come in praise of Jesus My Son. I invite you to pray with Me tonight for all those who will come on the twelfth.” We prayed.

“Dear children, tonight, I desire that you persevere in all your sacrifices and prayers during this penitential season. I come with this desire in My Heart, for if you pursue this trail, your hearts will be full of Holy Love; and when My Son returns, He will recognize you as His own. Dear children, it is through your efforts that My Immaculate Heart will come to reign in the world. I am blessing you with My Motherly Blessing.”

Our Lady is here in blue and white and has roses (graces) surrounding Her. They are red, yellow, and white. She says: “Pray with Me once again dear children for the unbelieving hearts.”

“Dear children, tonight I invite you to see that the perfect sacrifice during this penitential season is living in Holy Love in the present moment; for in this self-surrender, you are abandoning your own will and living only for others and for God. It is in this surrender that you will find and bring to perfection God’s Will in your life. Tonight I am blessing you with My Blessing of Holy Love.”

Our Lady comes as Refuge of Holy Love. She is once again singing. “Come to Me, My daughter, come. Look at Me. I am loving you.”

When I look up, She says: “All praise be Jesus. Thank you for coming here and for waiting for Me. Today, during this penitential season, I have come to unite My Heart to yours and, through you, to all willing hearts. There is much suffering and insecurity in the world. My children must not allow anxiety or fear to overcome them. I am their Refuge. If they trust only in human efforts, they will fear. They need to place their trust in God. They need to surrender to the grace of Divine Providence in the present moment. All around you are signs of infidelity to God – even in nature itself. It is only through love of God you can be united to Him. Each moment wasted in fear is a moment that could have been surrendered to love.”

“I wish to describe to you now the Kingdom to come – the New Jerusalem. When My Son returns, all people will be united, and they will be reconciled with God. All will live in Holy Love. There will be no more fear. Prayer will be a staple of life. Love will be magnified in the environment, which will be stable and consistent, reflecting the love that is in hearts. Mankind will return to a simplistic existence, since sophistication will bring his demise before My Son’s return. There will be no disease, pestilence, or inequality. People will answer My call to holiness with enthusiasm. My messages to you will be upheld as valid teachings on the path of holiness. Conflict and compromise will be stricken from hearts.”

Jesus and Blessed Mother are here. Blessed Mother says: “Praise be to Jesus.”

Jesus: “I am your Jesus, born Incarnate. My brothers and sisters, this year as Lent approaches, resolve in your hearts to surrender your will to Me. In this way I will unite you to the Divine Will of My Heavenly Father. Give Me every present moment in this sweet surrender, and on Easter we will be victorious together.” The United Hearts Blessing is given.

“I am your Jesus, born Incarnate. Let the Flame of Divine Love ignite in your soul sentiments of love. I desire to consume your being in this Flame of My Heart. It is self love which extinguishes this Flame. Thus, in this penitential season attempt to drive from your heart any lingering morsel of self love. You love as you will. Understand then, that your self love is one with your self will.”

“Allow your love of Me to direct all your actions – thought, word and deed. I so desire it – so desire it! Never weary of embracing My Sacred Heart spiritually. Thus, I will be in the center of your heart. When I am alive in the midst of your heart, you will be embracing the Divine Will.”

“Thank you for coming. I have awaited your arrival. I am your Jesus, born Incarnate.”

“I have spoken much to you in this penitential season of Lent about surrender – surrender of your own will – surrender to the Divine Will of God. Understand that your will and your wants are the same. Because you see the future with human eyes, that is, imperfectly – what you want may not be what God sees you need. You were created to know and love God, and to share eternity with Me. Your wants very well may not lead you to this end. But the Will of My Father is perfect, eternal and all-encompassing. How foolish not to trust in His Will for you, then. If you do not trust it is because you do not love as you should. Love is the virtue that shines through every virtue, especially trust.”

“The soul that trusts only in himself – his wants and his efforts – is like a ship without a rudder cast about on the sea of self-love. It is tossed upon the waves of empty goals and aimless efforts, never finding the port of peace.”

“But the soul who accepts all things as from the Hand of God is already at peace. His wants are My Wants. His will is My Will, which is always the Will of My Father in Heaven. Love, trust, surrender and peace follow in this order. The more Holy Love comes to perfection in your heart, the more you trust – the more you surrender, the more you are at peace.”

“You will please make this known.”

“I am your Jesus, born Incarnate. When you can resolve yourself to meet the needs of My Heart before you satisfy the desires of your own heart, then you will be living in conformity to the Divine Will of My Father. It is so with each soul. That is how to sacrifice then during this penitential season. Always with a heart of Holy Love, consider My needs ahead of your own. It is not so much ‘giving up’ this thing or that, but doing the Will of God by fulfilling My needs first and foremost because you love Me.”

“I never forget such a generous heart enclosed in humility. I make their needs My own. I give them ‘other worldly’ goals. I fill them with every good thing. Soon My desires become their only desires as Our Hearts unite. This is the kind of sacrifice I desire–the type I crave.”

“You will please make this known.”

Jesus and Blessed Mother are here with Their Hearts exposed. Blessed Mother says: “Praise be to Jesus.”

Jesus: “I am your Jesus, born Incarnate. My brothers and sisters, for a successful Lent you must allow the purifying Flame of My Mother’s Heart to strip you of all anxiety, of all inordinate desires and allow yourselves to become one with the Divine Will of the Eternal Father.”

“You can do this only by loving the Will of My Father in Heaven, and conforming to it. Do not allow any grievance that you hold in your hearts against any of your brethren to come between you and this Holy Divine Will.”

“Tonight We’re blessing you with the Blessing of Our United Hearts.”

Jesus and Blessed Mother are here with Their Hearts exposed. Blessed Mother says: “Praise be to Jesus.”

Jesus: “I am your Jesus, born Incarnate. I come to all people and every nation today to help you to decide. These are the times of which My Mother came into the world to warn you about. Free will must choose between war or peace–between the Tradition of Faith or a spurious imitation. The choices are not clearly defined, as evil masquerades as good, and good is convoluted to appear as evil.”

“Today your safety and peace is not in false promises–treaties that are not honored or in man-made forms of worship and false gods. You must seek out the Ark of My Mother’s Immaculate Heart which is Holy Love itself. Deep within the shelter of this magnificent Flame of Pure Love you will find your answers–your choices–your peace.”

“When free will tries to form peace around his own ideas and outside the formula of Holy Love, the efforts fail–history tells you so. You have had war after war over the last century.”

“Please understand that mankind’s efforts towards peace that fail, often lead to justifiable war. This is so when one country bullies another, or chooses subterfuge and deceit over truth, or disregards human rights.”

“I only remind you that Holy Love must be the inspiration and the core of your peace efforts. Holy Love calls the soul to simplicity of heart–humility of heart, and truth itself.”

“Today, you see Bishop opposing Bishop and Cardinal against Cardinal–just as My Mother predicted. My Church will overcome these difficulties, but not without the loss of many souls. Today, you must pray for priests and the Church hierarchy, as well. Some make choices which lead to their perdition, for each one is judged according to his own choices–for or against Holy Love. Be certain that My Mother’s call to Holy Love supports Church Tradition.”

“I am calling you under the banner of Holy Love to pray for love to consume hearts. It is only then you will be at peace. Spread devotion to the Rosary of the Unborn like the enemy would spread germ warfare. Let this devotion permeate cities, nations and the heart of the world. When you pray this special prayer, you combat war in the womb and war in the world.”

“In each present moment surrender your heart to Me in Holy Love. This is the greatest sacrifice you can offer in this penitential season. In this surrender you are giving Me your free will–in this surrender your prayers and works become more meritorious–in this surrender lies My Victory.”

“I invite you to comprehend that it is not any dictator or liberal group that threatens world peace or undermines Church authority–it is Satan himself. Therefore, during these days of heightened spiritual warfare, hasten to the spiritual refuge of My Mother’s Heart.”

“My brothers and sisters, when you cooperate with the crosses in your life in each present moment, you will receive grace enough to bear it quietly and humbly. Then graces will pour into your hearts and into your lives and into the world around you. It is in this way you comfort the United Hearts of Jesus and Mary and give Us solace.”

“And so today once again, We impart to you the Blessing of Our United Hearts.”

Jesus and Blessed Mother are here with Their Hearts exposed. Blessed Mother says: “Praise be to Jesus.”

Jesus: “I am your Jesus, born Incarnate. My brothers and sisters, as this penitential season unfolds before you, I invite you to surrender your hearts to Me with a more perfect love. For it is only through deeper humility and Holy Love that you will increase in other virtues. Surrender to the Divine Will of My Father which is Holy Love itself. Pray that all hearts surrender this way for this is the hope of the world.”

The United Hearts Blessing was then given.

“I am your Jesus, born Incarnate. I have come to help you understand how much I have looked forward to this penitential season. My Heart grieves for souls who teeter on the precipice of perdition and do not care enough to step back and to look into their own hearts. Often these are the ones who believe that esteem, position or power in the world, or within the Church itself, have secured for them their salvation. This is a snare of Satan.”

“During these first five days of Lent, offer everything to My Eucharistic Heart for the ones who have been deceived in this way. I suffer gravely at the hands of such as these who do not believe in My Real Presence, but receive Me nonetheless for appearance’s sake.”

“Oh, yes! I suffer when priests offer Mass with sullied hands. I suffer when I am ignored by most, as I am exposed Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity. I suffer for the sake of friend and sinner alike. But I never weary hearing the faintest ‘I love You, Jesus’!”

“I am your Jesus, born Incarnate. Today I have come to invite you during this week of Lent to offer prayers and sacrifices for those who do not seek a personal relationship with Me–most especially My priests. It is such as these that scandalize and discourage vocations and personal holiness in the people I place in their lives. I call no one to be superficial in their efforts towards salvation, but each one to an ever-deepening love of Me.”

Jesus and Blessed Mother are here with Their Hearts exposed. Blessed Mother says: “Praise be to Jesus.” Jesus says: “I am your Jesus, born Incarnate.” (A personal message was given.)

Jesus: “My brothers and sisters, know and understand deep in your hearts that I love you and I desire your holiness through Holy Love. This penitential season pray to be shown your greatest faults and pray for the grace to overcome them.”

“We’re blessing you with the Blessing of Our United Hearts.”

“Child, I desire to share with you facts about My Passion and Death that have heretofore remained hidden. I will disclose these things to you in Conversations with Divine Love on Fridays during Lent. Then I will ask you to print the first volume of Conversations. Will you accept this assignment?”

Maureen: “Yes.”

Jesus: “This is coming to you for the world in its purest form and from My Lips.”

“First I will take you to the Garden of Gethsemane. I moved towards this point in time with a heavy Heart–heavy, for I knew so many would slip to their perdition despite My sacrifice. The greatest suffering I bore for the redemption of mankind was the Divine Knowledge of the lack of love in hearts. Many times during persecutions, you feel only a fraction of My sorrow; but imagine if you experienced all the hate and apathy of every human heart that ever existed or ever will exist–all at once!”

“This is what caused the Blood to flow from My Pores. This is why I begged that this Chalice be passed by Me. When I accepted My Father’s Will, I did not receive any consolation of knowing His approval. An angel came and ministered to Me by cleansing the Blood which had fallen.”

“I give you this first of many dictations on a Saturday. The ones to follow will be on Fridays.”

Jesus and Blessed Mother are here. Their Hearts are exposed. Blessed Mother says: “Praise be to Jesus.” Jesus says: “I am your Jesus, born Incarnate.”

Jesus: “My brothers and sisters, fast approaching is an important penitential season. So, tonight I invite you to accept everything in the present moment as from the Hand of God with great humility. In this humble acceptance, My brothers and sisters, is your surrender to God’s Divine Will, and when you surrender to God’s Will, all of your attachments come with it. This is how to be poor in spirit.”

“Tonight We’re blessing you with Our Blessing of the United Hearts.”

Jesus is here with His Heart exposed. He says: “I am your Jesus, born Incarnate.”

“My brothers and sisters, during this last week of Lent, I desire that there be no obstacle between your hearts and My own Sacred Heart. Let there be nothing between us except love; nothing from the past, nothing in the present, neither sin nor distraction, and no worry for the future. With your free will, just love Me. I am loving you back–always.

“I am blessing you with My Blessing of Divine Love.”

“I am your Jesus, born Incarnate”

“Do not wonder what type of sacrifice to offer Me; for the greatest and most perfect of all sacrifices is to live in Holy Love in every present moment. To do so dictates a total dying to self. This is the sum total of all I ask.”

Jesus is here with His Heart exposed. He says: “I am your Jesus, born Incarnate.”

“Tonight I have come to ask that all of My brothers and sisters unite in prayer towards their own personal holiness. Do not let Satan discourage you in this during this penitential season. He would have you think you have prayed enough, you have sacrificed enough. It is never too much. I am with you in your efforts towards holiness.”

“Pray always for those who misunderstand the Mission. These are the ones who come here looking for mistakes and with critical hearts.”

“Tonight I’m blessing you with My Blessing of Divine Love.”

Jesus is here with His Heart exposed. He says: “I am your Jesus, born Incarnate.”

“These days, My brothers and sisters, during this Penitential season I desire very much that My Love and Mercy come alive in hearts. Forgive one another with love in your heart. Perform little penances and sacrifices for those who have wounded you throughout your life, and I will bless you and your lives, as I am blessing you now with My Blessing of Divine Love.”

Jesus is here with His Heart exposed. He says: “I am your Jesus, born Incarnate.”

“My brothers and sisters, during Advent I asked you to prepare your hearts for My coming as though it were a little manger to welcome Me. Now during this penitential season, I invite you to allow My Cross to be imprinted upon your hearts. Love My Cross; thereby making all your sacrifices meritorious, no matter how small.”

“Tonight I am blessing you with My Blessing of Divine Love.”

Jesus is here with His Heart exposed. He says: “I am your Jesus, born Incarnate.”

“Tonight, My brothers and sisters, I invite you to sacrifice everything during this penitential season with loving hearts; for it is in this way I can use your sacrifices to the greatest advantage.”

“Never boast of what you are giving Me by way of sacrifice, for this smacks of spiritual pride. Let everything be between your heart and Mine.”

“I’m blessing you with My Blessing of Divine Love.”

Jesus is here with His Heart exposed. He says: “I am your Jesus, born Incarnate.”

“My brothers and sisters, the greatest sacrifice you can offer Me during this Penitential Season that approaches is to live in Holy Love in every present moment. In this effort, you are surrendering your free will – making a sacrifice of it.”

“Tonight I am blessing you with My Blessing of Divine Love.”

(First Friday of Lent)

Jesus is here with His Heart exposed. He says: “I am your Jesus, born Incarnate.”

“My brothers and sisters, please know that in every present moment I desire only the best for you – that which will lead to your salvation and your sanctification. Place all your trust in My Provision; for it is the lack of trust that pierced My Temple with the sharpest thorn [the Crowning with Thorns].”

“Tonight I’m blessing you with My Blessing of Divine Love.”

Once again, I (Maureen) see a Great Flame that I have come to know as the Heart of God the Father. He says: “My children, you are now in a penitential season* in preparation for the celebration of Easter.** Therefore, let us discuss penance. The best penance is to fast from your own will. This requires the effort in your heart to please Me above all else – to love Me above all else. This is, after all, the first of My Commandments. To accomplish this, you must make the effort not to see how everything affects you yourself. Place the world and all its allurements last in the priorities of your heart. Surrender the ill effects of any illness that may befall you.”

“This is also a recipe for peace of heart. Such a resolve in your heart brings you deeper into trust in My Divine Will. So much time and energy is wasted when souls rely only on themselves and human effort. I remind you, I am more powerful than anyone or anything. It is I who manage the circumstances of your earthly existence. Your best decision, then, is to abandon yourselves to Me. Do not look to the future with dread, but with loving trust. I await your surrender of your will every morning.”

* Lent – a penitential season of forty days, not counting Sundays. This year Lent began on March 6th – Ash Wednesday, and will end on April 20th – Holy Saturday.
** April 21st.

Read Colossians 3:5-10+

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming. In these you once walked, when you lived in them. But now put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and foul talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his practices and have put on the new man, who is being renewed in knowledge after the image of his creator.

+ Scripture verses asked to be read by God the Father. (Please note: all Scripture given by Heaven refers to the Bible used by the visionary. Ignatius Press – Holy Bible – Revised Standard Version – Second Catholic Edition.)

Once again, I (Maureen) see a Great Flame that I have come to know as the Heart of God the Father. He says: “When My Son returns, all the controversy around this Mission* will be laid to rest. Truth will be victorious over every lying spirit. The precious Truth of these Messages** will resonate in hearts. Until then, I am rewarding those who stand firm in their faith despite opposition.”

“Even during this penitential season,*** I am working miracles at this site**** and wherever the miraculous spring water***** is carried. I encourage prayer for all disbelievers and especially for the detractors of Heaven’s Intercession here. How many live within walking distance of these hallowed grounds, yet stand apart from any effort to discover the graces offered here.”

“However, it was no different in My Son’s day. He worked miracles and spoke amazing Truths that awakened souls to the reality of their sinful ways. Yet, so many did not believe. These days, the Creator of Heaven and earth speaks here. My children do not clamor to listen. Many who hear – do not listen with their hearts.”

“I will continue to speak despite so much rejection. I do not come to disobey man’s rules, but to call mankind back to their obedience to My Rules – My Commandments. Keep in mind, it is better to obey Me – your Creator, than to obey man.”

* The ecumenical Mission of Holy and Divine Love at Maranatha Spring and Shrine.
** The Messages of Holy and Divine Love at Maranatha Spring and Shrine.
*** Lent – a penitential season of forty days, not counting Sundays. This year Lent began on March 6th – Ash Wednesday, and will end on April 20th – Holy Saturday.
**** The apparition site of Maranatha Spring and Shrine.
***** Water from the spring at the apparition site of Maranatha Spring and Shrine.

Read Acts 5:29+

But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.”

+ Scripture verses asked to be read by God the Father. (Please note: all Scripture given by Heaven refers to the Bible used by the visionary. Ignatius Press – Holy Bible – Revised Standard Version – Second Catholic Edition.)

Once again, I (Maureen) see a Great Flame that I have come to know as the Heart of God the Father. He says: “Children, as we approach the penitential season of Lent,* I invite you to prepare your hearts for the coming triple Blessing** on Divine Mercy Sunday.*** Do not come to the property**** expecting a show of grace. I will offer what I choose to offer – mainly graces which will come into hearts. You, My children, must prepare your own hearts making them an open treasure chest ready to be filled with My triple Blessing. No one who comes thus prepared will be disappointed, but will leave with their hearts and their lives changed forever.”

“Ready your hearts by emptying them of worldly concerns. You can accomplish this through much prayer and sacrifice. It is by your efforts in preparing for this event you will receive a new heart – a heart spiritually adorned by many graces.”

* Lent – a penitential season of forty days, not counting Sundays. This year Lent begins on February 26th – Ash Wednesday, and will end on April 11th – Holy Saturday.
** For more information on these three Blessings (Blessing of Light, Patriarchal Blessing and Apocalyptic Blessing), please see: www.holylove.org/files/Divine_Mercy_2020_Triple_Blessing.pdf
*** Sunday, April 19, 2020.
**** The apparition site of Maranatha Spring and Shrine at 37137 Butternut Ridge Road in North Ridgeville, Ohio.

Read Psalm 3:8+

Deliverance belongs to the LORD; your blessing be upon your people!

+ Scripture verses asked to be read by God the Father. (Please note: all Scripture given by Heaven refers to the Bible used by the visionary. Ignatius Press – Holy Bible – Revised Standard Version – Second Catholic Edition.)

Once again, I (Maureen) see a Great Flame that I have come to know as the Heart of God the Father. He says: “Children, if you live in the Truth of the seriousness of these times then you will be patient enough – courageous enough – to persevere until the threat of this virus diminishes and restrictions on your daily life are lifted. It is only by accepting the Truth that you can persevere and shelter in place as I have advised you.”

“Do not allow Satan to talk you out of this – My Plan for your survival. Accept inconveniences in the spirit of sacrifice. After all, it is the sacrificial season of Lent. I promise all of this is temporary. Pray for all those who are not so committed to the Truth. Just as the season of My Son’s Resurrection will fast be upon you, so too, will your victory over this virus come in a matter of time. Until then, be patient and courageous in the Truth – pray for this. Pray for spiritual, physical and emotional strength – all of which are under attack these days.”

Read 2 Thessalonians 2:13+

But we are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning to be saved, through sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth.

+ Scripture verses asked to be read by God the Father. (Please note: all Scripture given by Heaven refers to the Bible used by the visionary. Ignatius Press – Holy Bible – Revised Standard Version – Second Catholic Edition.)