THE END DAYS

Jesus's Message of Merciful Love to the World

I. Background

1. Marguerite (not a real name) was a Belgian wife and a mother who received the divine communications in two ways, one intellectual, the other by way of hearing. When these communications reach her intellect, they are manifested by an apprehensible illumination which invades her mind, putting her instantly into possession of knowledge which she does not inwardly formulate to herself, but which she receives and contemplates without words. Those communications which reach her by the way of hearing are expressed by articulated words which have nothing in common with the material sounds the physical ear can seize. Here it is a matter of spiritual hearing discerned in her heart.
2. When she receives the Message by way of the intellect, Marguerite herself works out a verbal expression of the truth imposed on her enlightened spirit and transcribes it for us. This method of transmission is characterized by St. John of the Cross as being made up of « successive words ». It would appear evident that in such a case Marguerite puts the Message into « her own words ». It follows as a matter of course that she is subject to inexactitudes of language and to errors in spelling, due either to inattention or to insufficient grammatical knowledge. It is the task of her spiritual Director to correct these faults or verbal inexactitudes, emending them to what she really wants to say, and of which he is apprised by the context.
3. In the second case, when Marguerite transmits the Message by reproducing in writing the words « heard in her heart », error is impossible. In this case the transmission is literal. And we find ourselves in the presence of what St. John of the Cross calls « explicit » words, because pronounced explicitly by Jesus.
4. On April 1, 1967 Marguerite received the command to form the Order of Little Souls of the Merciful Heart of Jesus. The consequence of this has been the creation of numerous Legions of Little Souls all over the world (one such legion in America is Legion of Little Souls, 428 - 39th Street, Moline, Illinois 61265-1641, U.S.A.). Their mission is to transform the world by their prayers, their sufferings, their holocaust of themselves. They can « change the course of events (November 21, 1966), renew the face of the earth (May 22, 1967) ». They will be associated with Jesus in the work of Redemption : « Little souls, will you be the children of the Redemption with Me? Now I am asking you what My Father has asked of Me » (July 5, 1967).
5. The following excerpts are based on the diary by Marguerite, Message of Merciful Love to Little Souls, 1982, Pope Publications, San Rafael, CA 94903.
6. The excerpts scarcely do justice to the book which provides invaluable teaching on spiritual perfection. Our Lord Himself indicated this : "The Message is indeed the prolongation and deepening of St. Theresa's working in souls." (June 22, 1971). Here, we focus only on Our Lord's analysis of main problems of the world, the consequent necessity of chastisement, and His answer to the important question "who will be saved?"

II. Messages by Our Lord Jesus Christ

1. Jesus told Marguerite on November 21, 1966 :
• "Be aware of the grave problems of the present day. Be aware of the decline of faith in souls. Be aware of the necessity of prayer and sacrifice" (p. 191).
2. Then on March 27, 1970 :
• "Yes, their crime is great, and yet ... Shall I advance My hour for them and for those whom they pervert to their heresies? I have pity for little souls and for their tormentors. Before long I shall no longer withhold My holy justice. And MY DAY will come, THE DAY OF THE LORD (emphasis in the original). And this day will see the triumph of My justice and My love" (p. 431).
3. On June 9, 1971 :
• "The hour of choosing has arrived. On the one side, My faithful ones; on the other, My poor rebellious children. The good grain separates itself from the cockles. It is time of the harvest and all will be known by their works" (p. 462).
4. On September 7, 1972:
• "One day a God, burning with love, created the world to give this love a reason for its existence. This world has never ceased to disappoint its Creator."
• "Today the measure has reached its limit: unless the world be converted it will undergo punishment for its felony. It will return to the nothingness from which I drew it. They have forgotten that they are only dust and ashes. The earth will consist only of dust and ashes. But on these ruins My love will be reborn, more vital and more luminous than ever. It will find in appeased souls the plenitude of its creative and saving action" (pp. 482-483).
5. On April 28, 1972 :
• "Faith is entombed in the lowest strata of this pleasure-loving world. For many, hope is no more than a far off memory of a time when their hearts aspired to the truth" (p. 471).
6. On April 12, 1974 :
• "The time of trial, of justice is coming. I can no longer restrain My justice. Tribulation will come also" (p. 517).
7. On April 16, 1974:
• "You have understood, My daughter, that the catastrophes occurring here and elsewhere are warnings. You have also understood that these warnings are not sufficient to save the world, for the world is blind and deaf. It sees and hears only what it wishes to see and hear... The heart is the seat of all the passions; that is why their hearts will be stricken... Evil comes from within; it is from within that conversion must come. And because they will be stricken at the source, it is from the heart that renovation will come, and My Reign will be established over the whole world" (pp. 518-519).
8. Jesus told Marguerite on July 4, 1975:
• "I know know already that, for the most part, the advances of a God will remain unanswered" (p. 550).
9. Jesus told Marguerite on January 5, 1966 :
• "The sense of the divine is being lost. Exaggerated modernism is destroying even the life of grace in many souls" (p. 76).
10. On September 28, 1966 :
• "My child, have you gone deeply into this thought before now: the contrast existing between the holy liberty of the children of light and the so-called liberty given by the world? Meditate on this subject" (p. 166).
11. On January 5, 1967, Jesus warned mankind:
• "They have made life such as they wished it, according to their poor intelligence. Therefore, while possessing millions of brothers, they are alone because enclosed in their ego. The ideology of the nations is contrary to My designs for them. I will destroy their golden calf. If I must cut, and again cut, I will do it to save them... The shadow of destruction hovers the universe. If the nations are not converted, let them expect grave calamities on land, on sea and in the air. Vain and presumptuous as they are, let them take care lest when they have liberated the forces of evil, these in their turn annihilate them" (p. 214).
12. On October 27, 1967:
• "The thorny problems present in the world at this moment arise from the complexity of human nature. If men were as wise as they are foolish, they could make this earth a paradise in anticipation. But on the contrary, by their inordinate pride they provoke the unbalanced state of creation. The upsetting ideology they profess only tends to destroy life in souls" (p. 342).
13. On November 18, 1967:
• "At the present moment I am experiencing the worst outrages I have ever known" (p. 346).
14. On October 27, 1969:
• "Pride is worse than bodily death. It is death and corruption of souls and draws down on them God's chastisement" (p. 419).
15. On June 4, 1973, Jesus explained the correct concept of liberty :
• "The Work of the Lord is sealed by His love and His mercy. It is gentle and full of solicitude to help you. It does not command you, for your liberty is something you already possess and your Creator respects it. It excludes egoism, falsehood and pride" (p. 496).
16. On August 3, 1966, Marguerite asked Jesus why He had to suffer, why men sin and why men know little of God's love for mankind.
• Jesus replied : "Because man, imbued with his foolish superiority, believes himself a god on earth. They do not discern the worthlessness of what makes them delight" (p. 137).
17. Jesus pointed out to Marguerite on November 16, 1966:
• "So much misery on earth through the fault of cruel and selfish men. From My Cross I sadly contemplate the vanity of some, the insolence of others" (p. 188).
18. On April 14, 1970:
• "Man's pride will be the cause of his loss, for loves only that which makes it greater" (p. 433).
19. On July 21, 1966:
• "Of what use are their learned theories? True science comes from Me. But I only give it to little souls. I abhor the proud and they will not overstep the limits that I have fixed. My delight is in My gentle and humble little nobodies." (p. 131).
20. September 21, 1966:
• Oh My children, understand above all the necessity for prayer and renunciation. A terrible menace weighs on the world. Must I hasten My hour because of you? Ignorant and foolish that you are, now you want to be equal to your God. Take care, lest My mercy give place to My justice. Enough of that! Begin again! Otherwise I shall be obliged to compel you. Then you will indeed cry out in terror. Ah pray! Pray to My holy Mother. She alone has the power to turn aside My wrath.
21. November 16, 1966:
• That which is conformable to My law is just. There is no need to seek farther. And every Christian worthy of this name must accept and welcome My Word with a simple and loving heart. Happiness is not for the complicated. Their science is useless and only serves to confuse them a little more. Faith in My love is worth more than all their fine discourses, however learned they may be. Of what use are their inventions? To kill, to cause suffering. Life is short for all and they seek to make it shorter still. They are on earth as if they were to stay there eternally....So much misery on earth through the fault of cruel and selfish men. From My Cross I sadly contemplate the vanity of some, the insolence of others." (p. 188).
22. On May 2 and May 5, 1971, Jesus said to Marguerite:
• "At this moment the blind are leading the blind. They have lost the sense of supernatural realities and man himself has become a god for man. They adore that which they should burn. Subtly they kill God in souls... Man must be put back into his place, and that place which in his pride he usurped, must be given back to God. He must recognize My rights and his dependence with regard to Me... Children of men, pride ravages your souls. Vice and corruption are the kings of today" (pp. 458-459).
23. Again, on September 29, 1967 :
• "In all circumstances they take counsel of themselves alone. This is the great mistake of the present time" (p. 333).
24. Jesus lamented and warned on April 20, 1973:
• "... The harvest time is near. What have you sown, sons of darkness? Hatred, envy, lust, pride. These are the fruits of death. And what has become of the fruits of life, subject of My teaching? Piety, decency, obedience, the virtue of humility? Faith and hope are banished from this world. And what shall I say of your charity? I have never ceased to love you, notwithstanding your infidelity. But take care. If you do not amend your ways, tomorrow it will be too late." (p. 489)
25. Finally, on October 4, 1967, to the question "who will be saved?" Jesus answered:
• "Hell receives only the worst of the waste products of humanity. Believe firmly that before abandoning a soul, I have tried all the means at the disposal of My mercy to save it. Who wishes to be saved? The just man and the repentant sinner. Who refuses to be saved ? The hardened sinner. Who will be saved ? He who desires it with faith and confidence. My Heart bends tenderly towards him who humbles himself."

The End Days

Created July 16, 1996.  Updated All Saints Day,  November 1, 2002.