#105 St. Sergius – Young Martyr Dear to Our Lord: We are to Call Upon His Intercession – A Word of Encouragement

Note: According to the “Friends of Marie-Julie / Sanctuary Website”, Our Lord Himself recommended to witnesses of this ecstasy to pay attention to the life of St. Sergius, a youth that was a living image of the slain Lamb, he is particularly dear to Heaven.

St. Sergius was 15 years old and was martyred during the persecution of Diocletian in the early fourth century.

According to this information, he is not to be confused with the soldier saints St. Sergius and St. Bacchus, nor St. Sergius of Radonezh of the Russian Orthodox church. It is more likely he and his parents were one of the thirty-three martyrs who died with St. Cyriacus as there is a St. Sergius mentioned among their number in the Roman Martyrology. They died under Diocletian 304 AD.  If that is the case, St. Sergius is giving details about his life and martyrdom and that of his companions that was previously unknown.

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“I am Saint Sergius. I suffered martyrdom in the spring of my age. I was very learned in the Holy Catholic religion by my father and mother whom I was a very religious treasure of innocence and purity. Seeing my devotion flourishing, the heavens made a distinction on my forehead, while amidst my companions. (i.e. had a miraculous mark or sign that was visible on his forehead.)

One day, the emperor who had made so many victims, learned the strength of my faith and passion for Jesus Christ and His Holy Mother. The sound reached his ears that my father, my mother and I went to visit in secret the Sanctuaries of God, hidden in the underground (the catacombs). We went there at night, to visit Our Lord. We were discovered. Our retreat was sacked and we had no more places where we could hide. I was denounced by many of my acquaintances who had denied the faith for their lives and were allied to the Emperor. I was seized and brought before the Emperor who posed to me very advanced questions, despite his cruelty. I answered and I was adamant. Heaven manifested on me in the palace, a bright wonder. Suddenly I was surrounded by a shining light, my forehead seemed adorned with a crown of martyrdom. I felt a strength, a love, a tenderness that I could not express. The Emperor sent his servants who examined the miracle and he remained silent for a moment. Then, soon, rage, anger, blasphemy rang around me and I was sentenced to death with my father and mother.

Many fellow Christians were chained and condemned to the same punishment. But their courage was less than mine. I spoke, I encouraged and congratulated the happiness of dying for Jesus Christ. There, the Emperor himself held a helmet of fire over his head and said, to insult me,

"I want you to suffer this torment until the time when you will decide to trample under your feet your false thoughts and ideas of Christ. "

I answered immediately: "You are a great man. You have the power to kill and give freedom. But my choice is made, I choose death."

These words excited his wrath. He had me beaten, tortured and then stoned. There were all sorts of torments that I have suffered with my family. My father persevered in martyrdom. My mother died and flew to heaven before us. She was called first.

The Emperor ordered us to be stripped from the arms to the shoulder and we had our arms pierced by long awls and broad blades. Then I was suspended from a pole by the tendons of the arms ... Then, our bodies were crushed in a mill. The Emperor ordered our torn flesh dispersed. But Heaven decreed otherwise. The Lord sent the Angels to pick up our flesh in shreds and they carried them to a safe place on a high mountain. Here, our bodies were buried with honour by the hands of the Elect of Heaven and they regained their form as they were before our martyrdom. The Lord did many miracles for us!

Call upon me in your interior and exterior pains. I suffered since the age when I had knowledge. (i.e., attained the use of reason.)

A word on behalf of Our Lord.

I too have seen die at the hands of ungodly men, the ministers of the Lord. It is their courage that still has the advantage of being (decorated) like mine. After the pain comes the reward. Sooner or later, the greatness of God will be manifested in His children! ...”

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#104 St. Vitalis of Milan – Prophecy of Contraception, Chastisements Will Follow – Submission to the Cross and the Will of God Thwarts the Enemy

Note: St. Vitalis was a victim of persecution in the 1st century in Milan with his wife, St. Valeria, mother of St. Gervase and St. Protase. He is described as a wealthy citizen of Milan, who was put to death in Ravenna. It was St. Ambrose, who in 393, ordered that a search be made for the relics of the martyrs of previous centuries, and it was by this that their relics were discovered. The Basilica of Ravenna was named after St. Vitalis.

Despite this, these martyrs were considered "legendary" for years, and pronounced so in 1969, but here, St. Vitalis visits Marie-Julie Jahenny and confirms his and his wife's existence, also giving details of their martyrdom. Their Feast Day is April 28.  (Image: Martyrdom of St. Vitalis of Milan)

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Ecstasy date December 17, (1878?)

“I am Saint Vitalis. I was martyred with my wife Saint Valeria. I suffered death for God and the Holy Church for not wanting to deny my God Who made me a Christian ... I was seized, bound and then stoned to death with lead balls. Our bodies were pierced through and through. Then they forced very sharp awls through all parts of the body. Then we were again sifted and stoned. Then we were buried alive in pits filled with lime and earth. This is where our souls took their flight. My wife and I were not separated. We were chained and buried in the same pits. We rested long after burial in this great city watered by the blood of martyrs.

Now, a word on behalf of Our Lord.

Dear brothers and sisters, arm yourself with invincible courage to face the evils that threaten you. The Lord sends His soft Divine light and that will serve you to foresee and will make you feel the hour when pain will fill the earth with a cry of alarm and sobs. This day of pain is in full strength ... What attracts this pain? This cry of alarm? They are sins, crimes, scandals, abominations ... This is the bouquet of the earth.

I do not speak of you, Brittany, but to you, land of France, which was once a noble name, you who had such a great reputation. Today, you are trampled underfoot by your corrupters and your friends. Your bowels are hardened mercilessly for your children ... Previously, this land was covered with the blood of martyrs. It was fruitful with a seed of grace. Today, I see from Heaven, the Justice of the Lord in anger against the land of France. I see its lightnings close to falling heavy (upon you). A single fibre holds them and still stops them ... There only Heaven can make this miracle of victory in this desecrated land …

(Note: “Your bowels are hardened mercilessly for your children.” This could be a prophecy concerning contraception that was introduced in France in 1967, and throughout the rest of the world. The name 'contraceptive' is misleading in many cases as certain ones do not prevent conception from taking place. Many are actually contragestives, they prevent a fertilised egg, human life, from implanting in the womb, and in a sense, 'hardens' it. The new baby is unable to develop and starves to death. Some cause the uterine lining to shed after implantation, which would make it chemical abortion. The infamous 'Morning After Pill' is a contragestive, certain IUD devises are also contragestive.)

St. Vitalis: They do not tremble, the men that rule the earth, but God is the Governor of Heaven and earth. Persevere in prayer and the Lord's anger will not reach those whom he has promised to protect … Remember that we are all crucified on earth. It is suffering that raises us in triumph, and triumph leads to eternal happiness.

Meanwhile the protection of peace, let us rest in silence on the Cross of our Lord, say to Him with submission and resignation: "Lord, here we are, do with us as You please!" This word can defy and reverse the designs of your enemies … You are on earth where you merit to win the so precious treasures that Heaven (sends for) rewards. Continue your way and at the end you will receive the crown of victors!”

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#103 St. Celestine of Alexandria – The Crucified Christ Alone Gives Strength to the Christian – A Warning to Pastors (Priests / Bishops)

The Crucified Christ Alone Gives Strength to the Christian – A Warning to Pastors (Priests / Bishops)

Ecstasy date December 16, (1878?)

(Note: This saint is not Pope St. Celestine I, as this visitor mentions they were martyred under the 'great persecution' and an 'emperor' ordered his torture and execution. I am able to find only one mention of a St. Celestine who was an early martyr of the Church. Apparently, he was martyred with Saturninus, Neopolus and Germanus, but no details remain of his death. Saturninus was martyred in Alexandra under Diocletian in 304 AD, although the Roman Martyrology states Satuninus died in Rome. If this Celestine was the same that died with Saturninus, he died the same year and shares the same Feast Day, May 2.

“Catholic Online” states that St. Saturninus “ … was put to death at Alexandria, Egypt, during the persecutions under Emperor Diocletian. With him died the otherwise unknown Neopolus, Germanus, and Celestine.”

Hence, it appears St. Celestine is indeed the martyr of Alexandria confirming his existence to Marie-Julie: is this a sign not to discredit an early forgotten saint simply because they are 'unknown' or declared to be 'legendary'? )

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St. Celestine: “I am Saint Celeste (Celestine), Martyr. My name is known, but not in your country, (i.e., not in France). I suffered for the glory of Our Lord in the time of great persecution, the days when heaven was collecting so many souls that our Bridegroom crowned ... They wanted me to deny God or they (would) put me to death. I preferred to give my life and guard the Grace of my Christian soul. When they saw that I remained adamant, the Emperor ordered his servants to tie my hands behind my back, and I received three shots in the heart by lancets. I persevered in my refusal. I was covered with heavy chains and they tied me on a rack. They covered my body with worms, they made them enter through openings in my flesh. Then my body was locked in a kind of iron shirt, spiked, which tore me. I was then thrown into a mud flat and then my body was thrown about the place and trampled so it no longer (looked) human. With a large number of martyrs, I was thrown into a river. (When) the calm and peace were restored, we received burial at the hands of Christians who had escaped the hands of the cruel emperor.

Now, a word on behalf of Our Lord.

Dear brothers and sisters, if the Christian faithful did not have before their eyes the Divine Crucified, it would be painful to face the cruelty of men. The Crucified God is the Book that preaches the faith and courage of the Christian soul. You will not find any strength, or hope outside of this Divine Model. This is where the knowledge of your souls, your minds, your thoughts lie. Lock yourself in the Doctrine of the God-Man, meditate in silence the size of its truths, and there you will feel the courage to face anything, peril, pain and death ...

And you, Pastors, you must first climb the holy mountain where the sacrifice is accomplished in the sacrifice which is also a martyrdom. Be sure that the Lord will soon bring out the rigour of His promises because everything is at its height. (i.e. the chastisements.) Today, evil wins. It (evil) has entered the City (Paris) and the Lord is abandoned ... Do you know who holds back the Justice of the Lord? It is your prayers, it is the sacrifices and dedication of those who, through love, share the suffering of each other. These are the (followers) of the Lord! It is the smallest number! This is the blessed herd!

The temples of the Lord are regarded with a fierce eye by most of the inhabitants of this land. The souls of the Pastors horrify them and this thought bubbles inside them: "I hope to lay hands on you and tear away your power!" Do not be afraid! The Mercy of the Lord is upon you!”

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#102 St. Julius - The True Servant of God is Never Downcast - Submission to the Will of God is a Powerful Spiritual Weapon

 

Ecstasy date December 12, (1878)

(Note: it is unclear which martyr is visiting as there are several martyrs named Julius. The visitor gives clues in that he died under an 'emperor' during a persecution period, but not long before peace was established. It is possible he died under Diocletian just before Constantine came to power.)

“I am St. Julius, Martyr for the cause of God, for supporting the infallibility of the Church of God ... I was arrested, shackled and tortured … But the threats and torture have not shaken my faith and my courage. I was thrown into a dark cell, loaded with heavy chains for three mornings. I was flogged. My whole body was dripping with blood, torn. When interrogated again, I answered the Emperor: "I want to die a Christian in the Catholic Faith." I was then tied to a huge iron post which contained hot coals. I was burned on the kidneys. I was then sawed into pieces. They broke my arms, my feet. Finally, my body was sawed in half and thrown into a cauldron of boiling oil. That is how my martyrdom ended. I gave my soul to God in the most cruel torments, but with the greatest and the sweetest joy …

It was not much later, when peace was restored, that the bodies of martyrs received burial. God kept our flesh intact. (i.e. were incorrupt.)

Now, a word on behalf of Our Lord.

Our Adorable Lord, from Heaven, communicates to us the divine graces. He makes us heirs and heiresses. Today, as before, the Lord pours abundant blessings on earth. The reapers are the least numerous! Blessed is he who reaps the blessings of the Lord! The true servant of the Lord is never cast down, never disturbed. There is in him superhuman strength, communicated by God's grace …

Do not fear the wrath of men. They have many words, they seem very strong, but soon comes a breath of heaven upon them, they are as low as the reed! The power of God shows proud man that his voice is nothing! …

Let the world make a calvary for you, but never allow it to help you mount there!

(I.e. as the saint explains below, don't let the world after persecuting give help, comfort, or aid, we must take up the cross and declare we suffer all according to God's Will and for His glory, not the world's.)

When the throne (i.e the cross) will be prepared for you, go up quietly with the Lord's help, with the help of Mary, your Guardian Angels, your patron saints, your Brothers and Sisters of Heaven. Do not ask those in this world to help you! When you come to the place of Calvary, tell the world and those who led you there: "We want to be slain here by the Will and the Hand of the Lord. Go away, you who have raised the mountain and planted this calvary, let us meditate in silence the humiliations of a suffering God! ..."

You are all engaged in a great battle. Equip yourself with powerful weapons. Here is one for you: It is the weapon of the Holy Will of God, holy submission to the Holy Will of God ... The world shouts "Death to Christians! Death to your Faith! Death to Pastors! Death to the subjects of the Cross! Death to the Spirit!" But the Cross triumphs, it is the death of hell, it is the Weapon that is resistant to all! Courage! ...”

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#101 Our Lady - “I Will Never Let you Suffer Alone!” - Love for Our Lady Gives Christ Delight

Ecstasy date December 12, (1878?)

“It is I, who come to tell you a word of tenderness and love before entering the Holy

Novitiate.

My children, I love you! I love the earth! I love the souls for whom I have suffered so much at the foot of adorable Calvary! Today, my children, I look for hearts to love me, so I give them my love. I come to help them in their sorrows and pains, and my Name of grandeur is forgotten! It is ingratitude!

My children, you who know the tenderness of my heart, oh love me for these souls that I visit, I assist, and who ignore the gift of my kindness and the love of my goodness!

My children, be sure that I will never forget you, I will never let you suffer alone! I will always be with you, I will be close to you, I will hold your hand for you to pass through the most difficult, the most dangerous, the most difficult (ways).

My children, oh if you knew what glory and what joy you procure for my Divine Son, when you love me! When my Son becomes radiant with joy and tenderness, He says to me:

"Open your treasures, Mother, for this soul who loves you and who, loving you, delights Me."

My children, I am pained in considering this land that is the work of my Divine Son and I see all the ingratitude to Heaven! I see the blasphemies, the iniquities, sins spread over the earth like a heavy rain.

My children, of all my pain that is the most sensitive, is to see that a great part of my

children live in (a state) of oblivion and remain there. They forget that one day they will make a strict account before my Son …

My children, do not be afraid. Under the cloak of a protective Mother, what have you to fear?

Pray, my children, for the wicked without faith or religion, they arrive little by little to their goal by their infernal work of impiety. Pray, my children, my Son does not diminish His anger. ... I bless you all.”

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Interesting: on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Dec. 12) made famous for the apparition her image on St. Juan Diego's tilma / cloak, she says to Marie-Julie: “My children, do not be afraid. Under the cloak of a protective Mother, what have you to fear?”

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#100 St. Cassian of Imola – At Times One Must Beware the World More than Demons – The World is Murderous and Merciless

Ecstasy date December 3, 1878

“This is my name, I am St. Cassian, Martyr. I was tormented by my students, of whom I was the instructor chosen to teach them the truths of the Catholic religion. Here are the projects that were plotted against me (by) my students.

(“It seems that these pagan students had been pushed to make this gesture by the imperial magistrate, accusing their teacher for his refusal to worship idols.” Note: This note in parenthesis appears to be an observation added by the curators of the “Friends of Marie-Julie/ Sanctuary Website”.)

St. Cassian continued:

“Seeing me absorbed in contemplative prayer, the evil spirit aroused great discord among my students. And it was, on one night, all assembled together, they pierced me with arrows and then with razors as strong as swords. They bound me and then closed (gagged?) my mouth. It is at their hands I suffered martyrdom.

One group fled quickly. Only two, tormented by remorse, stood next to my lifeless body covered with wounds. They felt pressured to confess their crime. One of them went to the minister who absolved and forgave and immediately, the justice of men entered my house and there, the crime of these young hearts was found.  (It appears from the context of the following sentences the saint is referring to the Justice of God, not earthly magistrates.) But I obtained close to God, that they (all his students) would be spared and they would escape the justice they would have to suffer.  The Angel brought the rolled banner containing this request for forgiveness and they were spared. But they were regarded as the executioners of a father (i.e. a priest?) and as the workers of infernal malice.  Three were struck by sudden death and the two remorseful ones later became repentant and solitaries (hermits?) to atone for their crime.

God generously rewarded His martyr. After my death, the Saviour allowed to dwell at the place of my martyrdom a blazing star that was visible every day. Those who came, in that place, prayed with reverence, and the Saviour accorded them wonders. At the place of my martyrdom a chapel was built that bears my name.

Now, a word on behalf of Our Lord.

Dear brothers and sisters, we see (or, must be on guard) around us, sometimes, the world is more dangerous than the demons. The demons do not give death to man and the world makes attempts on the life of man. The world loves the murder of its brothers and sisters. It has no mercy when when the rage of the dark prison cells pushes it in the biggest depth of evil. (? Probably an expression Marie-Julie could understand but is not explained to us here. Apparently, the saint is saying the rage of the world against the followers of Christ reaches its height when it begins to throw them into prisons, outright public persecution, etc.)

Dear brothers and sisters, let us put our trust in God our Father and say to our Guardian Angels, "Mount your guard around us, because traps are stretched against all men." The blackness of jealousy torments the hearts of men against their brothers!

Why this cruel jealousy? Because, again, souls who love God and who love Him with all their might, are hated and persecuted. It is a Divine Seal, dear brothers. You wear it visibly, not invisibly. That is why they read in your words and in your heart, in your face, your strength and all the good that lives in you, it says that you are the chosen souls, blessed, surrounded by the tenderness of God. That is what causes the rage of men who do not like God or His religion.

Dear brothers and sisters, like the example of the Divine Crucified, submit yourselves and forgive all your enemies. This forgiveness opens the door of Heaven, softens the heart of God and gives the soul an invigorating dew.

Dear brothers and sisters, you will have on earth but one sure refuge, it is in the Adorable Wounds of the Saviour that you are safe, in this prison of love and tenderness.

The world suffers and endures a kind of martyrdom that is sometimes more painful than the agony of the iron, the martyrdom of execution, because the world makes it languishing, tormenting without a subject. (i.e., the suffering the world gives is long, laborious, and appears pointless.)  The world crucifies slowly, while the martyrdom of iron is rapid.

The Lord has His eyes open to the sufferer, who is accused, persecuted, slandered. God makes the road shine on which he travels, loaded with mountains of all kinds of persecution.  Before you where you walk you see a band of elite and of the Blessed.

These are your Guardian Angels who bear your cross, the mountains of your persecution. And you walk on, you, dear brothers and sisters, unloaded and freely. The men believe you are laden under the weight so heavy while you feel the lightness of loving blessing …

Walk bravely through this life of suffering, watering it with our sweat and our tears. The Eternal Spouse comes to meet those who suffer and mourn, held by chains of captivity without reason and without crime. The Lord will wipe away the tears from His chosen and shows them the eternal crown and their names inscribed on His Heart.

Courage! You who are still in death. (I.e. in this world still subject to death and sorrow.) Soon you will be in life when there will be no sorrow, no tears, no anxieties. It is eternal happiness. Pray, dear brothers. I will pray for you. The Hand of the Lord threatens to strike. His angry look says to the earth to be on guard. His promise consoles and strengthens the just and crushes the sinners (the unrepentant) like a speck of dust.

In Heaven, we are happy. In Heaven, all are nourished with love. Heaven, we live in delight. Heaven, we adore, we love, we enjoy the delights of love. Dear brothers and sisters, I wish you the triumphant arrival of happiness ...”

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Notes: Saint Cassian of Imola (a city in northern Italy) was martyred c. 250 AD. According to the laus of the Roman Martyrology (1930 Rome edition): “The birthday of holy Cassian the martyr. When he refused to worship idols, the persecutor summoned certain boys whose hatred Cassian had incurred by acting as their schoolmaster, and afforded them (through his teaching) the opportunity of killing him. As their efforts were puny, so was his suffering bitter above the ordinary and his death protracted.” Feast Day, August 13 

(Image: statue of St. Cassian by Adam Baldauf, b.1580- d.1631. )

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#99 A Message of Encouragement – Love for Our Lady is Greatly Rewarded

Ecstasy date December 3, 1878

Our Lady: It is I, my children, I come to say a word of tenderness and kindness.

My children, my Son said:

"Blessed are those who suffer!"

Those who suffer are the privileged friends of the gifts of the love of my dear Son.

My children, I incline with love to the suffering soul. I soothe his troubles with the balm of my heart. I come to smile upon the soul that suffers. I come to spread my rose of hope to the overwhelmed soul. My maternal heart is your rest. This is where you take a sleep that gives you strength, in the most loving Heart of a Mother.

My children, if you knew my maternal tenderness, you would come with even more joy to your Heavenly Mother. My children, I look at your heart like gardens where I come, too, to pour out the pain I suffer because of so many souls who live outside of grace.

My children, I promise to assist you, to strengthen you, especially at the time of your death. I will be at your bedside with the torch of peace and hope …

My children, love me very much and make me known as much as you can. Proclaim my greatness, victim souls, from the height of the pulpit of Truth. I will reward you so greatly you will be flooded with love.

My children, if souls were thinking about all that my Divine Son suffered for them, all His life, they would feel reborn in them a love to love, a tenderness for compassion, and shed tears for the time they lost without this thought of Calvary.

My children, very few souls meditate on the pain of Calvary of my Son and His Mother. Yet what good, what benefits, what perfection this meditation draws forth! I bless you all ...”

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#98 St. Hermenegild – Holiness is Produced by Suffering

Ecstasy date December 2, 1878

“I am Saint Hermenegild, I suffered martyrdom for God and His Holy Cause. I was born to a high condition, a family of nobility. There are penalties and crosses everywhere, in the homes of the rich as in the homes of the poor.

They tried to shake my faith and courage in threatening me with torture and death. I stood up and I told my tormentors: "I am a Christian and a soldier of Jesus Christ. My life is in your power, but my soul will never deny my faith and my God!" It was decided to pronounce my death and I heard my conviction. I remained inflexible, my faith and my courage inspired me and strengthened me. I was bound and dragged on the pavement and was torn apart by blows and instruments of torture. Then, this demand was made to me:

"Have you decided to obey to save your life? You are from a high scion, we hope that you will hold on to your title."

Immediately, I opened my tunic, I took the Crucifix that I had since my youth and I told them:

“This is my title! My Glory! Here is my Good!”

These three words strongly irritated the tyrant and he ordered that my head be cut off. I climbed to the scaffold and singing in my heart about the departure from this life and the entrance into glory. I received several blows on my body that were very terrible and on the most sensitive parts. Nothing shook me, I persevered and I died a Christian, a child of God and of His Church. I was beheaded amidst blaspheming and mocking. But all these blasphemies and ridicules could not give me any thought of distraction. They let fall the instrument of death and my head was separated from my body. Never was there a joy and a happiness so sweet. Never had so much peace reigned in my soul.

The hangman and the chief of my executioners ordered that my body be cast out of this place because he looked upon me like a foul poison. My body was dragged to a remote place and there I remained for weeks, when an unknown and disguised traveller passed this place. O Sweet Providence! He collected my body, wrapped it in some of his clothes and laid it to rest under a stone that was in this place. This is where the Lord had manifested His glory more than once. (I.e. miraculous marvels took place there.) Later, when all these times of confusion had passed, my body was taken away by the hands of Christians and laid in consecrated ground in the place where they bury all Christians. The Lord rewarded my martyrdom by making signs and wonders about my courage and my faith.

Now a word on behalf of Our Lord.

Dear brothers and sisters, that still live on this earth, keep your courage, die rather than deliver (I.e. lose) your soul that is a Divine Temple. Oh! He who draws sublime strength in the Christian Faith! … Oh! He who draws sublime rewards and riches in the suffering of this life! It is a crowning glory of this mortal life! ... Suffering is a fountain that washes us and cleanses us, and it develops the immortal seed that death can not destroy. This immortal seed that death will not take is holiness produced by suffering.

All of you, dear brothers and sisters, you are prisoners of Calvary, the prisoners of the word of Mary, the prisoners of the dew of the fertile Sacred Wounds of the Saviour. Your jail is not built of stones and earth. It is built of pearls mixed with diamonds. These are the walls of your prison. It is closed and covered by the Supreme and Divine Will of God. It is furnished as suffering, hardship, persecution and sacrifice and of merits ... Your prison is paved by the thoughts, words of Our Divine Lord. It is fragrant with the perfume of the Heart of Mary and the fire that warms you is not produced by the wood of the earth, it is the Love of Jesus that is the foyer of your jail, it is the love of Cross that is wood to the wood of the flame, it is the love for the Heart of Mary that embalms this

asylum after Jesus …

At the foot of the Cross, it is there as at all times the Divine appoints you, where all souls receive the preparation of the immortal crown. It is at the foot of the Cross that the crown is given. I leave you, courage! ...”

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Notes: Saint Hermenegild was the son of Leovigild, King of the Visigoths of Spain in the sixth century. He was raised an Arian at the court of Seville. Despite his father's opposition, he became a Catholic when he married the daughter of King Sigebert of Austrasia, (then King of the Franks), who converted him. After his conversion, his father disinherited him. Hermenegild took up arms to reclaim his rightful inheritance, was defeated, captured, and when he refused to give up his Catholic faith.  was martyred on Easter Sunday at the instigation of his stepmother in 585 AD because he refused to take Holy Communion from an Arian bishop.  St. Gregory the Great attributes to the intercession of St. Hermenegild the conversion of the Goths.  Feast Day, April 13.

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#97 St. Victorian – The Secret of Happiness and the Road that Leads to Heaven

Ecstasy date November 28, 1878.

“I am Saint Victorian, Bishop and Martyr. I was a martyr for God, preferring death rather than give up my Divine Treasure. Hidden under my clothes, on my heart, I removed It (the Blessed Sacrament) from the cruelty of the barbarians ... I fled and I bore Jesus on my heart. I was stopped by the guard of the Emperor so dreaded and cruel. I was bound, stripped and searched. My body was set on fire and put to instruments of torture. At all times my right hand rested on my chest to keep the Treasure I was bearing. I fell on my knees and prayed Our Lord to please tear Himself from sacrilegious hands as I was bound and surrounded by the enemies of the Divine King.

After this prayer, I was dragged in chains to the place of execution where I left the earth. The precious Treasure still reposed on my heart. What pain of delivering my Saviour! Once the sword was about to cross my heart and my body, I felt a sweet consolation. Our Lord stood gently on my heart and rose above the barbarian men in the form of the Child Jesus, the most tenderest, the kindest, weeping tears of pain. All the barbarians (took no notice) of this Divine marvel. On the contrary, their rage and ferocity redoubled. It was there that I received the palm of victors. My heart was broken, my body pierced and my head separated.

Now a word on behalf of Our Lord.

O rich suffering, which contains an abundant Divine harvest and where our Lord finds the precious pearls to form our crowns! Dear brothers and sisters, if we could enter into the secret of happiness it is the secret of suffering, after it is returned to us, we could say: "I saw, I tasted, everything that Heaven possesses is more sweet and more happier!"

This is the way to enter into the secret. This is the first complete and perfect resignation that makes us enjoy the Heaven before they tasted the true eternal rest. O too little honoured suffering, you have charms for the heart of the Christian faithful! You make in his heart the beginning of a paradise, the beginning of an almost complete satiation, until the fullness comes to quench the eternal thirst and hunger forever. Your sufferings are golden ears (of grain). These spikes are responsible for a rich harvest which is another love that enter into the seed of Immortal Love. These two loves join and complete reality is made to come out of this life. Dear brothers and sisters, you who are suffering now, do you not feel this flood of happiness that raises, expands you?

This Divine torrent comes from Heaven. It works in your human suffering, it changes and turns them so they shine in the eyes of the Lord as rich diamonds. And God, proud of your generous suffering, sends you double grace and strength …

Dear brothers and sisters, the soul that is not on the cross, the soul that feels no pain and or sorrow, has not yet entered in the road that gently leads to Heaven. For its sweetness, this path charms your souls and gives them the sublime intoxication of Hope ... How sweet it is to fall asleep in the Lord after many trials of suffering and pain! To all, courage!”

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Notes: As St. Victorian declares in this vision he is a Martyr of the Eucharist, the “Friends of Marie-Julie / Sanctuary Website” identifies him as Saint Victorian who was martyred at Adrumetum in 484 under the Vandal King, Hunneric, who was an Arian. The Arians denied the divinity of Christ and persecuted the Catholic faithful. Many priests, bishops, deacons and faithful preferred to die rather than let heretics profane or desecrate the consecrated Host, thereby demonstrating their faith in the Real Presence of Our Lord, His Body, His Blood, His Soul and Divinity in the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar. St. Victorian's account to Marie-Julie is in keeping with this.

However, according to traditional accounts of his life, Victorian of Adrumetum was a wealthy Catholic who had been appointed proconsul by Hunneric, and is not recorded as being a bishop. He served as an obedient administrator to the king until he was asked to convert to Arianism, which he refused. It is possible the saint was correcting this detail of his life during his visit to Marie-Julie, revealing he was in fact a bishop.

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#96 Our Lady Visits Her Children of the Cross – A Message of Consolation – A Revelation about Holy Desires

Ecstasy date November 28, 1878.

Our Lady: “It is I, my children who comes to say a word before entering the Holy Novitiate (i.e. of the Cross).

My children, here is my heart filled with tenderness, love and charity. Enter this second Furnace. You will find and you will draw from there ineffable tenderness and happiness. I incline to you, my children, to send you all my maternal kindness.

My children, I have to say happily: "Here are the pure and fresh flowers in my Immaculate Heart. I come to offer them to you, to prepare a tender cradle for my Son in the depths of your souls and in your hearts."

My children, here the lilies, with a dew of love flowing in all the beautiful qualities you possess. Be formed with the lily of purity, the birthplace of my Divine Son.

My children, here are some red carnations, place next to the lilies these flowers that bear the emblem of Calvary, the emblem of the Blood pure and divine that ran from the Sacred Members of my Divine Son.

My children, here are other beautiful white flowers that bear five leaves. Place them in your souls, around the crown of carnations. Then you place all of them together around the divine cradle, the other small flowers that will make you happy.

My children, I send you my most tender smile as a blessing that is spreading about you. I make you rest on my heart. I will cover you with my tender kisses. I shelter you under my virginal mantle.

My children, I lovingly watch over you all. I am in your daily tasks. I accompany you in your efforts. I am over all your troubles, I help you carry your cross. I accompany you at the foot of the Altar of Sacrifice. I collect your tears on the hem of my coat and I present them to my dear Son, as tears of merit, desire and appeal …

My children, when you cry, there in your tears, a pleading voice, that asks grace from my Divine Son. These tears water like a fertile dew the field of my Son ...”

Marie-Julie: “Why Good Mother, do you give us so sensitive a heart?”

Our Lady “My children, love is sensitive like a star that rises from the earth and rises to the sky. This love goes to the foot of the throne of my Divine Son. It pleads in secret, it asks Him in secret and pleads with all its might.”

Marie-Julie: “Good Mother, which is most meritorious, a (holy) desire satisfied or an unsatisfied desire?” (i.e. apparently, she is asking about the desire to do holy works or spiritual desires.)

Our Lady: “My blessed children, the desire satisfied has a measured merit, the unsatisfied desire has its merit without measure.”

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Observations: Notice the prophet Daniel of the Old Testament was called a 'man of desires'. St. Therese of the Little Flower had a burning desire to travel through the world as a missionary for the salvation of souls, but while on earth she could not accomplish it in a cloistered convent except by prayer.  We often read in the lives of the saints that they desired to do great and holy things for God, and often weren't able due to circumstances or their own inabilities, however, God was pleased with their zealous holy desires and often rewarded them for having them, no doubt because it is a sort of spiritual suffering and sacrifice not being able to do all that one wishes they could for God. This interior suffering would explain why Our Lady says a desire unfulfilled has merit without measure.

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