February 1999

Mary:

My dear little ones, know that it is with great joy that I greet you this day. Know that I come to you as a mother, as your counselor, as your advisor. Know that I do love you, and bring you always before my Son as a gift and offering to Him. Praise and glorify God always. He alone is good, and through Him such graces are made possible. His love for you is so great that He pours out Himself upon this world, pours out His Spirit, that you might know Him, that He might know you, His little lambs.

My dearest little ones, I come today to speak to you about purpose, for when God lovingly created the world from the dust of the cosmos, He had purpose. There was reason in His creation, and goodness. For you, He formed a perfect world and breathed life upon it, that you might dwell in Him, that you might know Him, that you might love Him, that you might serve Him. His design for humankind was so grand! He desired that His little children would be forever in Him, perfect- Creator and creation.

My dearest little ones, it was through weakness that you fell. Your father’s fathers, you yourselves, you have weaknesses. God does not despise your weaknesses, for He knows them, each of them. God desires for you to perfect yourselves in your weaknesses. One cannot perfect oneself if he does not realize that he is in such need of God. And so, I tell you, look to your lives. Know that God is with you. Recognize your great need for God, that He might perfect you.

In the weakness of humanity, the world has become a dark place. Never, never has the world been so far from God! Many of my little children choose to be far from Him. They turn their backs to Him, to His Word, to His people. Many of my children despise our Lord and hate Him. My dear ones, what a horrible thing this is! What a horrible thing, for our God loves you so much. He bursts with joy at our words of prayer. He delights in seeing your beautiful, shining souls when you come before Him in your masses, in your sacraments, in your prayer. All that our God wants is for you, His people, to be in love with Him.

I have told you that I will speak about purpose, and I have explained that God does all things with purpose. He designed you to be perfect, but humanity fell away from Him. His purpose in the world now is to bring humanity back into His arms, that He might cradle you as children and love you, that you might love Him as He loves you, and that creature and Creator, Father and child, might be united in a way that they once were. Dearest little ones, this is why He sends me. This is why He sends to you His saints, His angels, those who come as ambassadors of His will. Know that I do not come for any reason, save to glorify God alone, that His will might be done.

Dearest children, He sends to you all of His aid, all of His counsel. He gives to you your guardian angels, that they might watch and care for you, and direct you in goodness. He gives to you the saints, that they might be examples of walking His way. He gives to you His Own Son, that you might be fed and nourished by the body and blood of His love. And in sending to you His mother, He gives to you His most wondrous gift of joy, peace, and hope, for this is the message that He has told me to proclaim, a message of joy that His children might be joyful, for God is with them, a message of hope, for God loves His children so much that He will do all that He can to unite Himself with His children who are so lost, a message of peace, peace be with you. Live in peace. Let peace envelop you. Let peace fill you homes. Let it be in your heart, in your mind, and in your soul, for a heart in turmoil, a soul in darkness, a mind cluttered with things of this world, cannot see God.

Dear ones, my purpose is simple. I come to you that you would know God, that you might love and adore Him as He should be. He is so grand! Never could you comprehend while on this earth the love of our Lord. Certainly, you would die with joy! Dear ones, I have come to you that you might know His work, that you might know His will, that you might hear again that same message given to you in His scriptures, that message of love, peace, conversion, joy, gratitude. These are things you were taught by Jesus’ humble, obedient example. I come to teach you as a mother, as a counselor, as an advocate for you before the Father, and I ask that you teach one another, that you take what I have given you, these messages that I have brought, and bring them to your homes. Give them to your families through your example, through your words, through your evangelization. Give them to your friends, to those whom you know, that the light of the Lord would permeate the darkness that covers the earth.

Dear children, my purpose for you is simple. Love one another. Teach those around you that they are loved by God. By all means, share this joy I have given to you, this great gift the Father has allowed for me to bring to you of His words, stated again through His humble servant. I come to you as a servant, not as a leader. I serve God Who loves you, Who desires to make you leaders, leaders of His church, His most beautiful church, that which is His hands, His feet, His body. It is the people who make the Church and Jesus Christ, He Who lived, died, resurrected, and ascended, that you might be saved, desires that you would go and lead His people, be shepherds of His flock, be stewards of His grace. Let Him work through you, that He might be alive on this earth. He has given to you Himself. He has given to you His mother. Again and again, He sacrifices Himself on your altars. He has given you His forgiveness in your sacraments, His joy, His love. Would you not give to your Lord the same? Would you not give Him all that you have?

Dearest ones, I know that in your hearts you desire to serve, and so this is why I come to you. This is my purpose, the purpose of God, to teach you to serve one another, to teach you to be good stewards of the graces you have received, to teach you to pray, pray without ceasing. And so, if you desire to know that which God wishes for you to do, follow these words: ‘Pray! Pray always!’ Make your life a prayer. Give all that you have to God, all of your joys, all of your sufferings, all that you endure, all that you must go through, all that is difficult, all that is joyful. Each day keep Him in your mind, and in your heart, and in your soul. Do not allow yourself to be separated from Him for an instant. Do not be distracted by that which is around you, for truly it is a distraction.

Secondly, I ask you to love one another. Love yourselves by respecting yourself and giving dignity to all life. Love your God by serving those who have no one to serve them, by teaching those who are uneducated, by helping those who are hurt and ailing, by being compassionate to those who are lonely, afraid, sick. Be merciful, and mercy shall be given to you. Be joyful, and you will know God’s joy. Be workers of peace, and you will know the peace that Christ brings.

Finally, speak my words to those whom you know, the words that have been given to me by the Father to share with you. Tell them that God loves them so much that He breaks into this world to bring His sheep home to the Shepherd. God will never cease to call. He will never cease to call His sheep. Never will He leave you alone. Never shall you be abandoned. He breaks into this world through His body and blood, through the Holy Spirit that dwells upon each of you and within your homes and hearts, through the perfect sacrifice of the Lamb on the altar, through His sacraments- His Reconciliation, the marriage vows that He has given to you, that you might know truly what God’s love is, the holy priesthood, the graces that you receive in anointings through the Church, that which is most holy. He gives Himself to you through His messengers, through His mother, through His saints, through His angels that guard you. Seek Him! You will not look far, for He is all around you, calling your name, knowing each one of your hearts. He is a God Who loves His people so very much that He goes to them, embraces them, draws them near, and invites them home to Him.

My dear ones, it is with great joy that I am with you. Know that the darkness of the world is great, and it is most, most saddening, but the light of Christ is eternal, and its brightness cannot be quenched. When in the hearts of His little children, our Lord works many miracles. Open yourselves to Him, that you might be a beacon in the darkness, and that this world, so dark and so alone, might come to know the love that God has intended for it since the beginning of time. He has created you for perfection. He has created you for love. Accept those gifts which He gives to you with a grateful heart, and know that He is with you.