Dear Friend,

Our Shepherd, Cardinal Burke offered the Operation Storm Heaven Holy Mass this morning at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, Wisconsin for all of the intentions of the Rosary Warriors, as well as those who submitted petitions from around the world. 

The homily His Eminence preached was rich in truth and wisdom. Something to be read over and over again, especially when we begin to feel discouraged. 

Here is the link to view the entire Holy Mass: https://guadalupeshrine.vids.io/videos/4490d7b31b17e2c4cd/cardinal-burke-mass-on-march-1-2024

The homily begins at 00:16:21. 

Highlights: 

‘The Lenten battle which we are engaged is indeed an intensification of the daily struggle which belongs to each of us in taking up the cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ, following Him and overcoming in ourselves the temptations to sin and overcoming the forces of evil with the grace of Christ, through the grace of Christ.”

“It’s the same way today, man wants to be God and has the pretense to decide for himself when life begins and ends then, instead as clearly is the case, life is a gift from God and calls us into being at the appropriate time and call us home to Himself, to that destiny of that destiny of our earthly pilgrimage, which is eternal life. This way too, now man has the pretense to decide his own nature and go against the gift of life itself and its peculiarities, which is the gift of life, and man has the pretense to mutilate himself, to try to configure himself in his own image instead of living in the joy and peace of being an image of God, an image and likeness of God.

“What is the goal of Lenten prayer, fasting and almsgiving – to once again turn to Our Lord, to once again, place our hearts in His Most Sacred Heart, with that poverty of spirit, by which we recognize that all we are and have is a gift from God, that we are His steward, we rejoice in being a steward, and we strive each day, to serve His faithfully and to render glory to Him and in this way too, to serve our brothers and sisters in their eternal salvation through our prayers. Especially, we place ourselves before God pleading to Him all that we need to be good and faithful servants and at the same time trusting that His grace will not be lacking for us, if we strive to do His will in all things. If we remain with Him as He comes to us as God the Son, as Our Lord Jesus Christ.  He is present with us in Holy Church, especially in this Holy Mass which I am offering this morning for our Prayer Warriors and those who engage daily in praying the Holy Rosary for the many graces that are needed in the world today. They fulfill their stewardship in a very beautiful way through this warfare, this evil and sin – using the great instrument of the Holy Rosary.”

“We offer the Holy Mass for all who participate in this Storm Heaven Campaign and our Rosary Warriors as this First Friday of the month, we contemplate in particular the joy in the Sacred Heart of Jesus and recognize the victory of the Heart of Jesus over sin and death, particularly today when Satan seems to be truly on the rampage. And the condition of the world and the Church is very grave, with so much corruption, so much rebellion against God, so much violence, so much death. We can feel rather hopeless and many do become greatly discouraged as I confess that I myself suffer these temptations and discouragement. But when we look upon the Heart of Jesus we immediately see His victory, for the Heart of Jesus is the Heart of Christ the King, the Lord of Heaven and Earth, who has conquered sin and death. And if we remain in Him and we strive to be holy in His company, with the help of Our Blessed Mother and all the saints, we can be confident that in seemingly impossible situations will be transformed according to God’s design for the salvation of souls, for His glory.”

Cardinal Burke also spoke about the 9 Month Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe, which begins on March 12, nine months before the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe and will end on the December 12 feast day – invoking the intercession of the Mother of God in these very dark times, to bring us to the light, to bring us to the salvation, to bring us to her Divine Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, even as she did in 1531 when she appeared to St. Juan Diego. His Eminence then invited everyone to sign up to receive the official novena prayer and to say that prayer daily.  We can trust that Our Lady will not fail to intercede for us and also trust that Our Lord will hear her prayers. 

“Join me, Rosary Warriors, in this novena for this nation, for this critical time, for the whole world is beset by so much violence, death and corruption.  And for the Church herself, that she might be more perfectly the light of Christ in the world, drawing all peoples to Him, who alone is our Salvation.”

Join the 9 Month Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe: https://novena.cardinalburke.com/

May the Heart of Jesus, the treasure-house of all wisdom and knowledge, have mercy on us and on the whole world.

Yours in the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary,

Thomas McKenna

Founder and President

Catholic Action For Faith And Family
https://www.catholicaction.org/

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