September 27, 1956

On September 27, 1956, Our Lady again appeared to me while I was at prayer. She held the world in her hands. From her eyes tears were flowing upon it, as though she longed to cleanse it from its guilt.

It was then that I heard these words filled with sorrow and longing:

'"Behold, O my children, the tears of your Mother! Shall I weep in vain? Assuage the sorrow of my Heart over the ingratitude of sinful men by the love and chasteness of your lives. Will you do this for me, beloved children, or will you allow your Mother to weep in vain? I come to you, O children of America, as a last resort. I plead with you to listen to my voice. Cleanse your souls in the Precious Blood of My Son. Live in His Heart, and take me in that I may teach you to live in great purity of heart which is so pleasing to God. Be my army of chaste soldiers, ready to fight to the death to preserve the purity of your souls. I am the Immaculate One, Patroness of your land. Be my faithful children as I have been your faithful Mother.

"These are my words, O my daughter. Make them known to my children. I desire to make the whole of America my shrine by making every heart accessible to the love of my Son."

September 26, 1956

September 26, 1956

The next morning, the feast of the North American Martyrs, Mass had just been concluded and the Community thanksgiving was almost over. There were a few minutes left when suddenly Our Lady appeared before me, enveloped in a soft glow of light. I knew with unmistakable certainty that it was she, though she did not speak immediately.

What I noticed was the smile on Our Lady's beautiful countenance and the lily she held in her right hand. She wore a white veil reaching almost to the waist and a mantle and robe of pure white with not a single decoration of any kind. An oblong-shaped clasp or brooch held the ends of the mantle together at the top. It was all gold, as was the high and brilliant crown which she wore. Her hair and her eyes seemed of medium brown. Her feet were bare, but these I did not always see, as they were sometimes covered by the moving clouds on which Our Lady stood. She continued to smile. Then I saw her heart appear, encircled with red roses, the symbol of suffering as it was revealed to me, and sending forth flames of fire. With her left hand Our Lady seemed to be holding up slightly the upper part of her mantle, so that her Immaculate Heart could be seen.

Then solemnly and distinctly, in calm yet majestic tones, I heard these words: "I am Our Lady of America. I desire that my children honor me, especially by the purity of their lives."

September 25, 1956

In the fall of 1956 I was sent to help out at one of our larger institutions. It was at this place that the official visits of Our Lady began, and the special mission entrusted to me revealed.

September 25, 1956

On the eve of the feast of the North American Martyrs, September 25, 1956, as I was making the Holy Hour from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., I was conscious of the distinct and special feeling of the presence of Our Lady. She stood by my side and spoke to me. I felt, rather than saw her, though I did see a part of her white gown and a small portion of her blue sash. I was under the impression that she came as Our Lady of Lourdes, and she herself confirmed this.

Our Lady promised that greater miracles than those granted at Lourdes and Fatima would be granted here in America, the United Stares in particular, if we would do as she desires.

These are the words she spoke to me at this time:

"I am pleased, my child, with the love and honor my children in America give to me, especially through my glorious and unique privilege of the Immaculate Conception. I promise to reward their love by working through the power of my Son's Heart and my Immaculate Heart miracles of grace among them. I do not promise miracles of the body, but of the soul."

A few bits of news to report and pieces of mind to share...

Our Lady of America Heads to New Jersey

Bit:

The Our Lady of America statue made its way to Newark, New Jersey on Saturday and was scheduled to be processed around the neighborhoods with local firefighters and police leading the escort of this brave new image of Our Lady as She first appeared in the Our Lady Mother of Mercy Chapel on September 26, 1956 to Sr. Millie.

It was reported that EVERY engine company in the city asked to be part of this procession but that they could only allow 4 of the local fire houses to be in the parade due to parking issues. Maybe next time they can all fit.

Piece:

There is a great amount of patriotism and spiritual faith being blended here by these processions being boldly led by our own civic heroes in our communities. I see this as a natural response of our community leaders to something that makes too much sense to ignore. After all, this country was founded as "One Nation Under God".

Our Lady came to ask Her children of America to be the torchbearers and Her children are responding with obedience and respect...just as they should.

Let us pray that these processions, which were actually instigated by the well-placed calls of one particular gentleman who felt called to act by the prompting of Our Lady, will continue in each and every city this magnificent symbol travels to in the months and years ahead.

New York and New Jersey have set the precedent and now it is up to the rest of the country to follow this good example by organizing our local civic leaders and firefighting heroes to pay tribute to their fallen brothers and sisters by honoring this image of Our Lady of America when She visits them in their own community.

Our Lady of America APPROVED in Medugorjie!?

Bit:

A gentleman named Rick who was attending the Friday Night Rosary and Benediction service commented how he had just returned from Medugorjie, again, and that he was excited to report that during the Mass in Medugorjie, one of the special intentions offered was for the placement of the Our Lady of America statue in the National Shrine in Washington, D.C.

Piece:

How profound it is that the movement for confirmation of Our Lady of America is taking root in places like Medugorjie after being transplanted by traveling pilgrims. How sad it is that a man who lives just 75 minutes from where Our Lady of America began has to travel HALF WAY AROUND THE GLOBE to hear a special intention for the confirmation of Our Lady of America.

We need to take it upon OURSELVES to help change this. Whenever you have an opportunity to make an open petition at Mass, ask for the Holy Spirit to inspire all of our Bishops to work as quickly as possible to enthrone the Our Lady of America image in Her rightful place of honor in The National Shrine to the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.

PART II The Perfect Day and A Connection With 2001 Prophesy

Glenn Beck's analysis of recent US intelligence regarding terrorist threats against our children is directly on target. Our Lady painted a rather disturbing picture of these same scenarios in a message to me in May, 2001, but as She always does, She tempered the bad news with a remedy to help minimize the impending peril.

Every time She said "Do not be afraid" I saw school buses filled with children and explosions and children crying. I knew the children would be used to paralyze the parents into a state of isolationism and paranoia. Acts of retaliatory vengeance would erupt against innocent people and a form of social anarchy would begin to brew. Satan would stir things up as best he could and it would be a period of darkness. At that time, I was strongly advised to omit this part of the message by my spiritual advisor for he felt it would be too hard for people to deal with. Now that intelligence officials have made this information known, I feel it is necessary to complete the message from May, 2001 so people can be made fully aware of the threat and the remedy.

Seven weeks after first telling me of these threats in our midst, She spoke to me again and told me that "millions of souls were at stake" in this battle of good versus evil but that heaven's light would be there to guide me in preparing this place as a refuge for Her children. It was during this message She first instructed me to bring people together to pray a full rosary on a regular basis. "Continue to Pray The Rosary as you have... more will be coming to pray with you. This will be a place of safety for all those who seek the promises of Our Lord. Always remember, prayer is the only true peacemaker!" The date was Saturday, July 14, 2001.

The following Friday evening, the first Friday Night Rosary was held at Sylvan Springs on Holy Family Hill and has continued every Friday since then. I believe it has been this continued vigilance with the weekly rosary that has kept this ground safe for Her children and has opened the way for the many fruitful blessings that have been bestowed on the pilgrims who have made the effort to come to this special place. One only has to inspect the many photos that have been supplied by various visitors on Fridays to see that Our Lady is making Her presence known at these prayer events and that She must be pleased with the efforts of all who are coming seeking Her intercession.

Our Lady did say "Do Not Be Afraid!" She was very emphatic about this! Fear opens the door to doubt and lets the devil in to our midst. Be strong in your faith and pray with each other for strength, courage, wisdom, and grace to help fulfill Our Lord's work in your daily life. God can change everything and, with your help, He can change those around you...ask them to join you in prayer and see what happens!

Do not let these people destroy your faith in Our Lord or each other. Our Lady is continuing to intercede on our behalf...remember, every time you pray a rosary you ask Her to "Pray for us sinners" over 50 times. She hears you with perfect love each and every time and She never tires of our petitions.

"Bring me my children. Bring me ALL of my children!"

The Perfect Day and A Connection With 2001 Prophesy

Many of you know Glenn Beck, the radio and television host who has a tendency to report on things in society and government that "he is fed up with." His bias usually leans towards the conservative side of the issue.

This week he has been featuring a topic he calls "The Perfect Day", a terrorist scenario in which our children and schools are the targets of operatives in this country. He outlines how various US intelligence gatherers have determined that terrorist cells have been accumulating databases of school floorplans and emergency action plans adopted by various school systems throughout the country in an attempt to plan attacks on our children right in the middle of suburban America. These attacks are designed to instill heavy casualties and create an environment of fear and vigilante justice among our population...two things terrorist groups thrive upon. If they can make you afraid and get you to retaliate against innocent Muslims, they win the battle and the PR game with the rest of the Muslim community.

Since this storyline came out, I have been receiving numerous emails and phone calls from people who recalled a letter I sent to Michael Brown at SpiritDaily back in July of 2001. They were concerned because the things I warned of in 2001 are exactly the things being made evident by our own intelligence community in 2007. Many of you have asked if there was more to this message I did not tell in 2001. The simple answer is "Yes".

In 2001, under the advice of my spiritual advisor, I did not go into deeper specifics that had been shown to me in this message for fear it would create an atmosphere of panic while continued discernment was still prudent. Now that the proverbial cat is "out of the bag", it is time to be a little more specific so that, at least, I can finally release this to the world community and you can all decide how you will respond of your own free will.

First, the original article from SpiritDaily:


Spirit Daily

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Businessman Who Purchased The Land Where Sister Neuzil Also Resided Also Has Prophecy

By Michael H. Brown

Among the messages that Sister Neuzil received while living there was that the convent and land would fall into the hands of those not of the faith but that at the end of the century it would be reclaimed by a Catholic. This prophecy proved true when the convent was shut down and the entire property sold to a 'Moonie-type cult in the early 70's. Then in the late 90's Larry Young, a Catholic businessman bought the property. Now Young reports receiving an ominous message of the enemy in our midst ready to reign terror upon us. This message was conveyed to spiritdaily shortly before the World Trade Center attack.

A couple months ago Larry Young, a businessman who has purchased Sylvan Springs in Indiana, site of the first apparition to Sister Mildred Mary Neuzil (of the "Our Lady of America" apparitions), told us of a "message" he himself had felt he received from the Virgin Mary. We don't carry every private revelation, but we believe the Spirit speaks to us all and we asked him to confirm the details because it had been accurate -- prescient -- and because he had told us of it just before the September 11 attack. He does not pretend to be a seer, but does have certain mystical experiences. His recollection, in more detail, presented for your discernment:

Hello Michael,

Yes I was told about a war on our own soil...that was the message in May..."the soldiers are already here...this war will be fought on your own soil and many will die... this will be a war like no other...the enemy is 'the evil one'... your children will be targets." There has never been a battle of this magnitude involving good versus evil in the history of humankind!

I was told this was an attempt to break the will of our people to resist evil's great push to bring about the total destruction and annihilation of Israel... if they strike fear into the hearts of the American public they hope to paralyze us into not defending Israel as the evil nations look to destroy her. That is the real target here... Israel. It is not group or nation that is working alone, but several groups and nations that are working quietly together to bring this about. A very powerful message was delivered a week ago Monday by Our Lady:

"Please. Follow the leader, Follow the leader, Follow The Leader!
WHATEVER happens...Do Not Be Afraid! Do Not Be Afraid! DO NOT BE AFRAID!"
She was very emphatic!! She went on to say...
"Continue to Pray The Rosary as you have... more will be coming to pray with you. This will be a place of safety for all those who seek the promises of Our Lord. Always remember, prayer is the only true peacemaker!" She then said, "Until all nations are united in prayer, there will be no true peace." (You could truly feel the passion in her, the Virgin Mary's (alleged) words...and she continues to say, "Please" (Imagine how humbling that is.) There are many more soldiers in our midst... these soldiers have devious plans to rain terror down upon our country... I feel they will be attacking our children in great numbers in the hopes of creating the greatest fear.

Our Lady did say she was with our President... I think his address to the nation was testament to that! God will make good out of all of this... it is hard to reason, but these terrorist attacks, and the heinous acts which are still to come, may actually be the catalyst that brings about the salvation of the world. All people uniting in prayer and learning the true focus of their lives... giving glory to God!

In the next post, I will go deeper into what Our Lady told and showed me and discuss the remedy She made clear 7 weeks after this message was given.

Larry

September Special Events

September is a big anniversary month for Our Lady of America and the first 4 central apparitions and accompanying messages that were received by Sr. Mildred Ephrem Neuzil in the Our Lady Mother of Mercy Chapel at Sylvan Springs in Rome City, Indiana.

As part of our celebration activities, we will be making a special effort to involve special speakers for our Friday Night Rosaries and extend the chapel hours to accommodate devotional visitors on the following anniversary dates. All are welcome. "Bring me my children."

Friday, September 14
Mass and Rosary with Benediction and Reconciliation

Internationally-known Ferdinand Roccanti will offer a number of his devotional paintings for exhibit and purchase. You will be amazed at the quality of his works...especially from a man who had no prior artistic experience until Jesus told him to buy art supplies. Ferdinand said "But Lord, I don't have any talent for painting." Jesus replied "I do!"

Ferdinand and his wife Barbara have shared their motivational stories with hundreds of audiences over the years and they will be on hand to meet and greet with our Friday prayer group. You will always remember this couple's beautiful response to Our Lady's call.

Friday, September 21
Mass and Rosary with Benediction and Reconciliation

Tuesday, September 25
51st Anniversary of the first apparition of Our Lady of Lourdes in the Our Lady Mother of Mercy Chapel reported by Sr. Mildred Ephrem Neuzil. Chapel will be open from 9am-9pm.

Sometime between 7-8 pm Our Lady said:

"I am pleased, my child, with the love and honor my children in America give to me, especially through my glorious and unique privilege of the Immaculate Conception. I promise to reward their love by working through the power of my Son's Heart and my Immaculate Heart miracles of grace among them. I do not promise miracles of the body, but of the soul."

Our Lady emphasized this very much. She is anxiously concerned about our inner life. She continued: "For it is mainly through these miracles of grace that the Holy Trinity is glorified among men and nations. Let America continue and grow in its love for me, and I in return, in union with the Heart of my Son, promise to work wonders in her. My child, I desire that this be known."

Wednesday, September 26
51st Anniversary of the first apparition of Our Lady of America in the Our Lady Mother of Mercy Chapel reported by Sr. Mildred Ephrem Neuzil. Chapel will be open from 9am-9pm

Immediately after morning Mass concluded, Our Lady appeared for the first time as Our Lady of America with these words:

"I am Our Lady of America. I desire that my children honor me, especially by the purity of their lives."

Between 4-5pm that same day, Our Lady of America appears again:

"My child, I entrust you with this message that you must make known to my children in America. I wish it to be the country dedicated to my purity. The wonders I will work will be the wonders of the Soul. They must have faith and believe firmly in my love for them. I desire that they be the children of my Pure Heart. I desire, through my children of America, to further the cause of faith and purity among peoples and nations. Let them come to me with confidence and simplicity, and I, their Mother, will teach them to become pure like to my Heart that their own hearts may be more pleasing to the Heart of my Son."

Thursday, September 27
Our Lady of America appears again. Chapel open from 9am-9pm

"Our Lady again appeared to me while I was at prayer. She held the world in her hands. From her eyes tears were flowing upon it, as though she longed to cleanse it from its guilt.

It was then that I heard these words filled with sorrow and longing:

"Behold, O my children, the tears of your Mother! Shall I weep in vain? Assuage the sorrow of my Heart over the ingratitude of sinful men by the love and chasteness of your lives. Will you do this for me, beloved children, or will you allow your Mother to weep in vain? I come to you, O children of America, as a last resort. I plead with you to listen to my voice. Cleanse your souls in the Precious Blood of My Son. Live in His Heart, and take me in that I may teach you to live in great purity of heart which is so pleasing to God. Be my army of chaste soldiers, ready to fight to the death to preserve the purity of your souls. I am the Immaculate One, Patroness of your land. Be my faithful children as I have been your faithful Mother.

"These are my words, O my daughter. Make them known to my children.

"I desire to make the whole of America my shrine by making every heart accessible to the love of my Son."

Courage via Obedience

This next Tuesday, September 11, the nine foot tall Our Lady of America statue will be enthroned in St. Peter's Church in downtown New York City as a memorial service/Mass will be held to celebrate the life of Fr. Mychal Judge, the Fire Department Chaplain who perished in the collapse of the Twin Towers on 9/11/01.

Fr. Judge was administering last rites to two deceased victims of this terror strike when he was caught in the rubble. SO IMPRESSIVE was his influence on his fellow firefighters, his was the first name placed on the official casualty list put out by the NYFD.

As one would expect of someone held in such high esteem by his fellow workers, it is probable that there will be an overflowing crowd of firefighters and civilians looking to again pay their respects to this admirable priest who so valiantly served as Chaplain for the men and women who so readily put themselves in harm's way to serve the greater good. Would you say this was COURAGE that inspired Fr. Judge to be in that building that day or OBEDIENCE to his calling to serve his fellow man with pastoral care? The answer is: Fr. Judge's Obedience to God's will manifested itself in what we all came to perceive as a Courageous act.

Fr. Judge always asked for nothing for Christmas because he always said he already had everything. When the Holiday season rolled around, he would engage others in a long diatribe of how God had blessed him with so many things that there was nothing more he could ever want. There was a certain tranquility about him that came from his acceptance of his role in God's plan and his desire to be obedient to whatever God requested of him. We should all aspire to attain this level of acceptance of God's will.

Our Lady of America has made a request of the US Bishops and the rest of us (laity). If we are obedient and do as She has asked of us all, it may give the appearance to others in this world that we too are courageous as Fr. Judge was.

Our Lady has asked that Her image, as Our Lady of America, be placed in the National Basilica in Washington, D.C. after being solemnly processed by Her Bishops. This is a mandate that only the Bishops can perform, but the laity also have a role to carry out that may be even harder than that of the Bishops. The laity are being called on to embrace a cultural revolution by opening "our hearts, our homes, and our land to the coming of Jesus Christ". No easy task in this age of moral collapse in virtually ever media outlet we confront.

Once we open our hearts and love the messages and institute them in our family lives (our homes), we will then spread this new way of living and loving throughout our country which will, in effect, be the cultural revolution Our Lady is calling for.

It's not too late. We can all be considered courageous like Fr. Mychal Judge. We just need to be obedient and do God's will.

Happy Birthday Celebration This Friday!!! Requesting All of Her Childrens' Presence

There will be a special fellowship gathering after the Friday Night Mass and Rosary this week in celebration of Our Lady's birthday on September 8. We will have a cake and ice cream social in the main dining room after the conclusion of Benediction. As usual, all are invited to attend!!

For all of you regulars, this will be a splendid opportunity to bring someone new with you to share the special blessings you have come to know every Friday. What a great birthday gift for Our Lady...bringing Her children to Her as She requested!



The funny birthday hat won't be necessary Uncle Jimmy!