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Deepertruth: Would you be Wise?

 Would you be Wise?
Put you on the armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the deceits of the devil.  12 For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood; but against principalities and powers, against the rulers of the world of this darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the high places.  13 Therefore take unto you the armour of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and to stand in all things perfect.  14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of justice,  15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace:[12] "In the high places": or heavenly places. That is to say, in the air, the lowest of the celestial regions; in which God permits these wicked spirits or fallen angels to wander.
 

Deepertruth: Stand In The Gap With Us And Saint Agatha

Stand In The Gap With Us And Saint Agatha 2/5/2024
As in the case of Agnes, another virgin-martyr of the early Church, almost nothing is historically certain about this saint except that she was martyred in Sicily during the persecution of Emperor Decius in 251.
Agatha, like Agnes, was arrested as a Christian, tortured, and sent to a house of prostitution to be mistreated. She was preserved from being violated, and was later put to death.
The Roman World in 231 A.D. was a time of darkness that seemed to cover the whole land. Yet, despite this the Light of Christ was blazing trails throughout the Roman Empire.
The Catholic Faith was growing underground despite great oppression.
Out of the Roman world, civilization was ruled by the Roman Caesars who claimed to be a god. Pagan religions were commonly accepted as long as they recognized the Caesars claim to be their lord. This was a serious issue to the Catholic faith who recognized the one true God, the Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Church recognized Jesus Christ to be the one true God/Man. The Roman law forbade Christianity because of this fact.
In January 250 A.D. the Roman Emperor Decius made the edict forcing all the inhabitants throughout the Roman Empire to offer sacrifice to Pagan gods and his image in the witness of the local Magistrates. Once the sacrifice was given then a certificate was drafted showing such worship was offered. Such loyalty to the Caesars were demanded and retribution was swift to those who refused.
Christians were often tortured for their refusing such Pagan worship. Many gave their lives for Christ as Jesus foretold in Acts 1:8 "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria and to the end of the earth." 

The Virgin Mary returns to France 1876

Join John Carpenter, Donald Hartley, and the Deeper Truth research team as they review another Marian apparition.
Mary appeared at Pellevoisin (Indre) to Estelle Faguette, a young woman suffering from tubercular peritonitis at the end of her life, and announced her cure, which became effective at the fifth apparition. She then presented her with the scapular of the Sacred Heart and asked her to make it known.
In 1876 in the village of Pellevoisin, Estelle Faguette lay dying, at the age of 33, of pulmonary tuberculosis, acute peritonitis and an abdominal tumor. On the 10th of February 1876, one of the doctors consulted, Doctor Benard of Buzançais only gave her a few hours to live. During the night of the February 14th, she claimed to witness the first of fifteen apparitions of the Blessed Virgin and was healed.
Doctor Benard of Buzançais only gave her a few hours to live. She was suffering from pulmonary tuberculosis, an acute peritonitis and an abdominal tumor.
The Virgin appears for the fourth time and tells Estelle: "I am all merciful and hold sway with my Son" as well as " Have courage, patience and resignation; you will suffer and will not be free of troubles; try to be faithful and make known my glory"
The Virgin appears for the fifth time and asks Estelle to be faithful to Her. When Mary disappears, she encounters great pain and suffering but offers it to God. Her right arm remains numb but gains use of it later when a priest suggests it will be healed for her to make the sign of the cross.
The Virgin appears for the sixth time. She is completely surrounded by light and dressed in white. She looked at something, crossed Her hands over her chest and smiled saying: "Stay calm my child, patience, it will be difficult for you, but I am with you". She said "Courage, I shall return".
 
 

Deepertruth: Stand In The Gap With Us And Saint Joseph of Leonissa

 Stand In The Gap With Us And Saint Joseph of Leonissa 2/4/2024
Born on 8 January 1556 as Eufranio Desiderio at Leonessa, a small town then in Umbria, Italy and died on Saturday 4 February1612 at Umbria, Italy of natural causes. Patron of Leonissa, Italy.
Joseph was born at Leonissa in the Kingdom of Naples. As a boy and as a student in early adulthood, Joseph drew attention for his energy and virtue. Offered a nobleman’s daughter in marriage, Joseph refused and joined the Capuchins in his hometown in 1573 instead.
Whilst yet a boy he used to take the discipline on Fridays in company with the Confraternity of the Holy Savior. He was educated by his uncle, who had planned a suitable marriage for him, but in his sixteenth year he fell sick of a fever, and upon his recovery, without consulting his guardian, he joined the Capuchin reform of the Franciscan Order.

Deepertruth: Stand In The Gap With Us And Saint Blaise ”saint of the wild beast.

Stand In The Gap With Us And Saint Blaise "saint of the wild beast. 2/3/2024
Faith is a sheer gift of God, which we receive when we fervently ask for it. Faith is the supernatural power that is absolutely necessary if we are to attain salvation.
We know more about the devotion to Saint Blaise by Christians around the world than we know about the saint himself. His feast is observed as a holy day in some Eastern Churches. In 1222, the Council of Oxford prohibited servile labor in England on Blaise’s feast day. 
We know that Bishop Blaise was martyred in his episcopal city of Sebastea, Armenia, in 316. The legendary Acts of St. Blaise were written 400 years later. According to them Blaise was a good bishop, working hard to encourage the spiritual and physical health of his people. Although the Edict of Toleration (311),
Blaise was of noble birth and, after being educated in the Christian faith, was made bishop of Sebastia. Although Christianity had been adopted about 300 CE as the state religion in Armenia, the Roman emperor Licinius began a persecution of the Christians, and Blaise was discovered and apprehended. While imprisoned, he miraculously cured a boy from fatally choking. After being torn with wool combers’ irons, Blaise was beheaded.

Deepertruth: Stand In The Gap With Us As We Honor The Presentation of the Lord

Stand In The Gap With Us As We Honor The Presentation of the Lord 2/2/2024
February 2, 1 B.C. “When the days were completed for their purification (40 days) according to the law of Moses, they took him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, “Every male that opens the womb shall be consecrated to the Lord, and to offer the sacrifice of a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons, in accordance with the dictate in the law of the Lord.” Luke 2:22-24
During this time, we forget that King Herod was still awaiting word to come back from the Wise Men who followed the star leading them to the new born King. Perhaps that is how the Holy Family was able to travel to Jerusalem in stealth mode.
The Wise men and their caravan stayed and camped around the area of Bethlehem until after the Presentation of the Lord. We know from reading Matthew 2:12, the wise men receive a message in a dream to go another route and to not see King Herod. For timing sake, I am simply adding February 2 here which marks the 40 days after the birth of Christ and his Presentation at the Temple. By this time, certainly King Herod would be waiting for the wise men to report back to him with much anxiousness.
Leviticus 12:1-2 states, "Tell the Israelites: When a woman has a child, giving birth to a boy, she shall be unclean* for seven days, with the same uncleanness as during her menstrual period. On the eighth day, the flesh of the boy’s foreskin shall be circumcised, and then she shall spend thirty-three days more in a state of blood purity; she shall not touch anything sacred nor enter the sanctuary till the days of her purification are fulfilled." On both counts the Virgin Mary followed the precepts of the law.
 

Deepertruth!: Stand In The Gap With Us And Saint Ansgar ”Apostle Of The North”

Stand In The Gap With Us And Saint Ansgar "Apostle Of The North" 2/1/2024
Patron Saint of Scandinavia, Denmark, Sweden, and various locations in Germany
Declared a saint by Pope Nicolas I c. 865
Liturgical Color: White
Ansgar was the son of a noble Frankish family, born near Amiens (present day France)
when the little boy learned in a vision that his mother was in the company of Mary, mother of Jesus, his careless attitude toward spiritual matters changed to seriousness.
According to Rimbert, his early studies and ensuing devotion to the ascetic life of a monk were inspired by a vision of his mother in the presence of Mary, mother of Jesus.
one night he had the first of many visions that would set the course of his future. He saw the Blessed Mother coming to him with many other women behind her. Among the others was his own mother. The Blessed Mother asked him if he wanted to come to his mother and be with her, to which he responded that he did. At that, the Blessed Mother said to him, “If you desire to share our companionship, you must flee from every kind of vanity, and put away childish jests and have regard to the seriousness of life; for we hate everything that is vain and unprofitable, nor can anyone be with us who has delight in such things.”
Though, his friends assured him that his life was one continuous martyrdom as a result of the hardships he endured for the faith. St. Ansgar is now considered the patron saint of Scandinavia.

Deepertruth: The Catholic Defender Loves His Wife, All Husbands love their wives

The Catholic Defender Loves His Wife, All Husbands love their wives
Marriage is one of the seven Sacraments of the Catholic Church.
It is really the first Covenant between Adam and Eve (Covenant of marriage).  
In the Old Testament, a Covenant is an exchange of persons in contrast to a contract which is an exchange of things.
Marriage fits this perfectly as it mirrors the Covenant God makes with his people.
Pope Pius XII in 1950 at the canonization of St. Maria Goretti warned that in the future the attacks on marriage would be great.
Pope Paul VI recognized the threat as the attack on the family became evident. Not all marriages are blessed as many are conducted outside the Church. Jesus warns, “For as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. In those days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day that Noah entered the ark. They did not know until the flood came and carried them all away. So will it be also at the coming of the Son of Man”.
We know that Jesus blesses valid marriages such as the wedding feast of Cana (John 2:1-12).
Many times I have spoken to couples encouraging them with my triangle formula. Christ is at the top of the triangle, both spouses are at either end of the other two points.
Just as Jesus and Mary were invited by the bridegroom at the wedding of Cana, so too it would be the goal of all Christian marriages to do the same.
You may find that in doing so, you will receive something better than the water turned to wine.
The Lord's blessing upon your marriage is a great sign to be seen for all generations.
Proverbs 18:22 states, “He who finds a wife finds happiness; it is a favor he receives from the Lord”.

Deepertruth: Stand In The Gap With Us And Saint John Bosco

Stand In The Gap With Us And Saint John Bosco 1/31/2024
John Bosco, also known as Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco and Don Bosco, was born in Becchi, Italy, on August 16, 1815. His birth came just after the end of the Napoleonic Wars which ravaged the area. Compounding the problems on his birthday, there was also a drought and a famine at the time of his birth.
At the age of two, John lost his father, leaving him and his two older brothers to be raised by his mother, Margherita. His "Mama Margherita Occhiena" would herself be declared venerable by the Church in 2006.
Raised primarily by his mother, John attended church and became very devout. When he was not in church, he helped his family grow food and raise sheep. They were very poor, but despite their poverty his mother also found enough to share with the homeless who sometimes came to the door seeking food, shelter or clothing.
When John was nine years old, he had the first of several vivid dreams that would influence his life. In his dream, he encountered a multitude of boys who swore as they played. Among these boys, he encountered a great, majestic man and woman.
Besides providing for his work, God gave him the gift of miracles. With his blessing, Don Bosco cured people disease. After his prayers on their behalf, the deaf heard, the lame walked, and once, a dead boy was raised to life. He had the gift of prophecy.
John Bosco (Don Bosco), a young priest who focused his concern on the orphaned and homeless child labourers he encountered in Turin, Italy. In 1859, inspired by the example of St. Francis de Sales, Don Bosco founded the Salesians to befriend, educate, and help these impoverished boys.

Deepertruth: The Imelda Lambertini Story With Dr. Gregory Thompson

The Imelda Lambertini Story With Dr. Gregory Thompson 
Imelda Lambertini (1322 – May 12, 1333) is the patroness of First Communicants. Wearing first communion dress, chapel veil with attached to a chaplet of flowers on her head and rosary.
She fully immersed herself in a life of devotion, exceptional in a child of her age. From her youngest days, Blessed Imelda had an all consuming desire for unity with Jesus in Holy Communion. As young as 5 years of age she expressed a deep desire to receive Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament by making her First Communion.
Nobody was at all surprised when one day at the age of nine she sought her parent's permission to enter the local Dominican Convent. Imelda had a very strong desire to become a religious sister.
This Girl Wanted the Eucharist So Badly That Jesus Directly Intervened.
Imelda Lambertini began doing God’s work at the young age of five.
She was born in Bologna in the year 1322 and was an only child.
Her parents were devout Catholics and were actively involved in charity works; supporting the poor and the downtrodden in the city. When Imelda was baptized, she was given the name Magdalen.
Growing up, she was inspired by many stories about Jesus and Mary that her parents told her. They instructed her in the Faith of the Church, her mother herself was particularly devoted to the souls in Purgatory.
The little girl was so devoted that she prepared a special corner in her room where she could spend a long time thinking about the Child Jesus.
At age five, she had already started requesting to receive Holy Communion. Always nursing the emptiness she felt upon rejection since, at the time, the minimum age was around 14.