message from Anne, a lay apostle - September

[MoNiCa4316]

this really encouraged me so I want to share it with you all God bless.

http://www.directionforourtimes.com/intro.html

On the first of every month, Our Lord gives Anne a new message about His call to service. September 1, 2008

Jesus: Dear apostles, I want you to know joy. Eternal joy will be yours in heaven, of course, but I want you to know joy now, during your time of service. If you do as I say, as I am asking you, this heavenly joy will become more and more available to you and you will share this joy more and more freely. You will be a true representative of heaven in your joy and others will be attracted to the heaven that you represent. I want you to believe Me when I tell you that you can trust Me. If you could not trust Me, dear apostles, why would you continue to follow Me? The answer is that you can trust Me, of course, or you would fall away as others have fallen away. You do trust Me. You rely on Me and you are safe with Me. You have made a wise decision by putting yourself into My care. It is always the best decision to rely on the One who loves you perfectly and holds, in His heart, the perfect plan for your time on earth. Why would you let fear diminish your joy? Why would you let anxiety for yourself or others eradicate the joy that is available to you in the present moment? My dearest apostles, you live in the present, not the future. If the present is difficult, I am there. If the future becomes difficult, I will be there,too. You will not be abandoned and your loved ones will not be abandoned. Ultimately, the greater the trust in Me, the greater the joy in each moment. I want you to abandon fear. I want you to cast yourself into the providence that surrounds you. Fear is a snare for you or I would not treat it so seriously. Ask Me now for greater trust and I will give it to you. Ask Me now for greater joy and I will give that to you, also. It is important that others see in you an accurate reflection of the graces heaven makes available to apostles. Do not hide these graces away. Let these graces flow out from you to those around you. Share what is good,dear apostles, not what is bad. Share what comes from Me and you will help to draw others back into our family. I am telling you that I have greater graces available to you so make your Jesus happy and ask for these graces.You will be blessed with all that you need and joy will be yours. Be at peace. I will never abandon you.

 

[Davidnic]

For any who have a question these messages bear the approval of Bishop Leo O'Reilly of the Diocese of Kilmore Ireland.

In addition the message bear a letter from her Bishop:

To Whom It May Concern:

Direction For Our Times (DFOT) is a religious movement founded by "Anne," a lay apostle from our diocese who wishes to remain anonymous. The movement is in its infancy and does not as yet enjoy canonical status. I have asked a priest of the diocese, Fr. Darragh Connolly, to assist in the work of the movement and to ensure that in all its works and publications it remains firmly within the teaching and practice of the Catholic Church.

I have known "Anne," the founder of the movement, for several years. She is a Catholic in good standing in the diocese, a wife and mother of small children, and a woman of deep spirituality. From the beginning, she has always been anxious that everything connected with the movement be subject to the authority of the Church. She has submitted all her writings to me and will not publish anything without my permission. She has submitted her writings to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and I have done so, as well.

In so far as I am able to judge, she is orthodox in her writings and teaching. Her spirituality and the spiritual path that she proposes to those who wish to accept it are in conformity with the teachings of the Church and of the great spiritual writers of the past and present.

+Leo O'Reilly
Bishop of Kilmore
16 June 2006

The Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith is reviewing her work and nothing is published without the consent of the local bishop.

Just for those who may wonder.

 

[MoNiCa4316]

thanks David!

 

[MyLordIsMyLife]

Share what comes from Me and you will help to draw others back into our family. I am telling you that I have greater graces available to you so make your Jesus happy and ask for these graces.You will be blessed with all that you need and joy will be yours. Be at peace. I will never abandon you.

Amen!

We are all one family, related by blood---the Precious Blood of our Lord.

-Love from your brother in Christ

 

[MrJim]

I'm trying to learn as an inquirer into the Catholic Church~~this lady is getting messages from Christ and then selling them? I don't want to sound mean, just wondering...maybe they are posted somewhere to read?

 

[isabella1]

I have all of her books. They are fantastic! Once you start reading then you cant put them down. It was really annoying at times to me

 

[MoNiCa4316]

I'm trying to learn as an inquirer into the Catholic Church~~this lady is getting messages from Christ and then selling them? I don't want to sound mean, just wondering...maybe they are posted somewhere to read?

hi MrJim,
well what she's getting is "interior locutions" http://www.directionforourtimes.com/faq.html
here's some information about her: http://www.directionforourtimes.com/intro.html
the monthly messages are posted on the website for free; I think the reason the books exist (as opposed to having everything on the website) is because they are very long.. I don't think that she makes profit from them, but it's just to cover the printing cost?
Anyway, I don't know much about her.
The only reason I posted this is because I thought the message was inspiring and I can accept it as something that God might say. that's all. Even if this is not from God, He can still use it to encourage people, because He can use anything. I looked at some websites and a few people out there are saying bad things about Anne..but even if these things are true, surely God is no respecter of persons; He uses anyone He wants and this really glorifies Him.
Here's a good article: http://www.catholicplanet.com/apparitions/true16.htm

God bless

monica

 

[isabella1]

Its not gloom and doom messages, like so many others. Thats when it gets really questionable, and you wonder who they are getting their messages from. Yikes.

 

[Davidnic]

I'm trying to learn as an inquirer into the Catholic Church~~this lady is getting messages from Christ and then selling them? I don't want to sound mean, just wondering...maybe they are posted somewhere to read?

Another thing to remember is that the Church does not require a Catholic to believe in private revelations. If Christ, or Mary or Saints are talking to people it is not necessary for salvation. It may be helpful toward it...but God has given us all that is necessary in Scripture and Tradition.

 

[MoNiCa4316]

I like these messages because they have encouraged me to trust God, which is always a good thing

there was a thread about Anne a while ago.. (if you want to know more Jim) http://christianforums.com/showthread.php?t=7245188&highlight=anne

here are her messages:
http://www.directionforourtimes.com/p-message.html
http://www.ymlp93.com/pubarchive.php?dfot

 

[MoNiCa4316]

Another thing to remember is that the Church does not require a Catholic to believe in private revelations. If Christ, or Mary or Saints are talking to people it is not necessary for salvation. It may be helpful toward it...but God has given us all that is necessary in Scripture and Tradition.

that is true

 

[MrJim]

Well ok~I figured it was optional to believe, it's just if a Bishop says it's ok I tend to want to believe first. It's when someone is selling Holy messages it causes a flag to go up because we deal with some things of this sort in Protestantville-send money and get something of God back...I'd be more willing to understand if all the messages were posted and she was just selling collections so you could have a bound copy instead of something printed off the computer...

Thanks for your patience...just working through things