St. Marisse – Warns of PLOTS AGAINST THE FAITH – A Time of Martyrdom is
Coming – How to offer 'Pearls' to God – The Children of the Cross
are Protected
Ecstasy
of October 14, 1878
“I
am Saint Marisse (Marius / Maurice?), martyr. I was martyred for
defending and supporting the Holy Religion and the Fathers who
preached this great doctrine. I supported their cause and defended
their innocence before the judges and immediately I was judged worthy
of death and I rejoiced. I was tied and I suffered terrible
treatment. They twisted my members (of
his body) and they tore
me to shreds. My wounds were filled with poison. The executioners put
the Cross under my feet, but my love for my God did not let me do
anything (so) treacherous. My body was placed on an instrument and
it was gripped by a type of screws so that it was bruised, battered.
I was forced to listen to horrible blasphemies against the holy
religion, the temple of God and His Apostles. They managed to pull my
heart through a large opening ... I was thrown on the pavement, my
body in shreds. In the dead of night, they sent someone to collect my
flesh and put it in the cemetery of the Christians.
Now
a word on behalf of the Lord.
We
are in the land of martyrs, some by the sword, others through trial
and patience. But the treasures of God are so great for the soul
that serves generously! The old days were terrible for shedding
the blood of Christians. The Christian faith was firm and steady, as
it is still among faithful Christians. Our Lord, with His Divine
love, gives Christians the strength and courage to persevere in the
midst of sorrows and anxieties. The time that is (being) prepared
is also a preparation that will lead a great number of souls to
martyrdom and martyrdom will be on the field, because the Faith is almost extinct in
many hearts that await for a time not far off to satisfy their fury
and rage (i.e., against
God and His people)... But God's plans are also
prepared. The power of God is also prepared and man, in his projects,
will find a misleading weakness. He thinks he has arrived at the
edge of his victories, but God, the Infinite Wisdom, has also
prepared everything ... Attacks and treacherous plots are roughly
pushed against the Holy Temple of God. But it will resist for God
defends the Church and protects it and it will endure as long as her
children. (Basically,
the Church will last until the end of time, and there will always be
faithful left on earth, no matter how small the number.)
Let us arm ourselves with courage, also our weapons for combat, as
the voice of God is not far.”
Marie-Julie:
“Good saint, for us, these are the weapons: prayer and the
Cross.”
St.
Maurice: “The Cross is
invincible and
everywhere however it has many outrages to undergo. We live assured
under the power of God and we have nothing to fear. Our life on
earth is a life of merit, suffering and tears. But Heaven is so
beautiful that it is a beauty one cannot define. The thought of
Heaven revives us and strengthens us. Let us love God and dedicate
ourselves to God alone and His Cross. Seek God in all things and
trample under foot the rest … We are on earth to learn life
(Obviously, he
means the way
to Eternal Life).
Each
day we
enter a new
novitiate, either of pains, joy, or happiness.
All
our life on earth is like a shell. It is Our Lord who takes away all
that is in the shell, the pearl, for us to put in more. (I.e. when we
offer all we do and all the sufferings we receive to God for His
honour and glory it is like a shell producing a pearl. The Children
of the Cross must continue to give generously.) Fear neither
insults nor contempt, or slander, take no notice. It is the means to
enrich the property of God and His Graces. This is how the
children of the Cross (are): They are all standing, praying to God
with fervour. The enemies launch their (arrows) towards them to
attain them, (I.e., win
over them), but God puts a circle of force around them and
what is launched against them does not hit; and the blows fall on
those who give them. God defends the flowers of His garden.
Courage!
The Cross is your portion. It has always been the portion of the
elect. This is the best, the richest. Be proud of the glory! ...
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Notes:
It is difficult to pinpoint which saint this could be. The “Sanctuary
/ Friends of Marie-Julie” Website proposes St. Marius who died in
270 AD, a Persian nobleman who travelled to Rome with his wife Martha
and his two sons, Audifax and Abachum to venerate the tombs of the
Apostles. While in the city, they undertook the charitable duty of
burying the bodies of the martyrs under the persecution of Claudius.
However, Marius died by beheading according to tradition, while this
heavenly visitor described a different martyrdom to Marie-Julie.
There are a number of saints who are listed with a name similar to
Marisse. This could be St. Maurice of the Theban Legion (d. 287,
Feast Day Sept. 22), who with a large number of Christian soldiers,
was martyred for refusing to sacrifice to the false gods before
battle. (Another tradition declares they refused to kill innocent
people.) Or, this could be St. Maurice who died with Leontius and
Daniel and companions, a group of forty five martyrs who suffered at
Nicopolis in 329 AD under the Emperor Licinius. (Feast Day July 10.)
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