Tim Francis prepared this educational program to help you increase your faith and love for the Holy Trinity and our Blessed Mother. His website is http://YouShallBelieve.com
I have known Tim for many years and recommend his work highly. He is a strong advocate for the “The Real Body and Blood Of Jesus” and the numerous miracles that occur on a daily basis. Both of us are greatly inspired by the amazing writings of Catalina Rivas.
Catalina is one of the few individuals in history who personally experienced the “Stigmata Of Jesus Christ.” The video below was broadcast on FOX TV.
Gospel Mark 8:27-35
Jesus and his disciples set out for the villages of Caesarea Philippi. Along the way he asked his disciples,
“Who do people say that I am?” They said in reply, “John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others one of the prophets.” And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter said to him in reply,“You are the Christ.”
Then he warned them not to tell anyone about him.
He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and rise after three days. He spoke this openly. Then Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. At this he turned around and, looking at his disciples, rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan. You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.”
He summoned the crowd with his disciples and said to them, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sakeand that of the gospel will save it.“
The Catechism of the Catholic Church
554 From the day Peter confessed that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, the Master “began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things… and be killed, and on the third day be raised.” Peter scorns this prediction, nor do the others understand it any better than he….
555 For a moment Jesus discloses his divine glory, confirming Peter’s confession. He also reveals that he will have to go by the way of the cross at Jerusalem in order to “enter into his glory.” Moses and Elijah had seen God’s glory on the Mountain; the Law and the Prophets had announced the Messiah’s sufferings. Christ’s Passion is the will of the Father: the Son acts as God’s servant; the cloud indicates the presence of the Holy Spirit. “The whole Trinity appeared: the Father in the voice; the Son in the man; the Spirit in the shining cloud.”
From “The Ark of the New Covenant” Testimony of Catalina Rivas (ARK 66: 7-11)
7) Just as I did, My child, you also must do: take up your Cross, follow Me with your eyes always fixed on Me, and walk with a strong will and with an expanded heart, without inclining to the right, nor to the left.
8) Do not forget My insignia, neither abandon My banner; be ready to triumph or to die under its shadow, sure that if you live or die, you will be a sure partner and participant of My victory.
9) Happy is he who embraces the Cross with love and carries it with fidelity. The Cross puts him next to Me; it does not overwhelm him but upholds him. It is not an obstacle but it opens the way to sanctity and triumph.
10) That is why, My child, if you want to win with Me, you must stay with Me, under the Cross, and to die embracing it… The Cross is the wisdom of the Apostles, the trophy of the Martyrs, the glory of the Confessors, the defense of the Virgins, the sanctification of anxiety, the protection of the youth, the accuser of the mundane, the mirror of the religious, the refuge and counsel of all the unfortunate.
11) On the Cross there is health; on the Cross there is life; on the Cross is the defense against the enemies. In it is found the supreme virtue and the perfection of sanctity. Here, next to the Cross, you will construct a society with angels surrounding you, who will protect you, will fight with you and at the same time will work with you to extend My Kingdom.
Each week we will be presenting a portion of the following Sunday’s readings, and linking it to a relevant portion of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and also to a message from the Testimony of Catalina. Pay special attention to the italicized underlined sections. We hope this is inspiring and educational. Any comments you have are certainly welcomed.
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