June 11, 1976

CAST OUT DEMONS

Write, son, without any fear:

Speak thus: say that Jesus is not content! I cannot be so, before the coarse blindness of pastors and priests, in regard to what concerns the substantial problem of pastoral practice.

I already told you some things about Satan and his legions; I did not tell you everything about him, but only what you need to know now.

Satan can work much more upon human nature, than man can upon the nature of animals, and you can see how much man can do upon the nature of animals.

He knows how to induce you to a radical change in your manner of living.

Man can dominate an animal, but Satan can dominate a man much more, much more.

I spoke to you in the beginning of coarse and crude blindness; yes, son, behold the consequences of the culpable inactivity of many pastors and priests in the presence of the feverish and incessant destructive action of the enemy.

I, Jesus, during my public life did not limit myself only to announcing the truth; no, I cured the sick; I delivered the possessed, and I considered all this as an essential part of my pastoral practice. Today this essential part of pastoral practice is not done, because the pastors do not want to occupy themselves personally and only at rare times do they delegate it to others.

I delegated it to my Apostles, so that they and their successors could perform it. If I, Jesus, have done this, the pastors of today should also bless and exorcise. And those who suffer through the fault of Satan, are not less today; no, they are even more numerous than in that time.

Interior immobility

The behavior of bishops today, with due exceptions, is certainly not that desired by Me; it is not what I would want.

When a father is not present, when he could be, where his children are suffering, it is truly against the nature of things. Nevertheless, this is what happens habitually. If a father delegated someone to represent him in the presence of a child who suffered, this is just as bitter as before. If a father did not even believe in the suffering of so many of his children, who were evidently suffering, if he thought it impossible, this is just as bitter. Nevertheless, this is what happens habitually.

If a father arrived at trying to obstruct someone, through his sentiment of piety (I said piety, not justice), from taking care of his suffering children, this would be outside of all logic, and against all sentiment of paternal love.

Son, speak loudly; this is continually verified in my Church. These pastors move on the periphery of their souls and of their hearts, but they are immovable in their center.

What do I mean with these words? Exteriorly they are very active, at times too much so, but they remain immobile, or nearly so, interiorly.

Many of them are victims of the frenzy of action. How much better if they were victims of mine! On the contrary, my victims are nearly immobile externally but most active interiorly! These are the ones who save souls! The voluntary victims are those who have, until now, detained divine justice; my victims are the true leaven, the ferment of the Church; to them I can deny nothing, but it is not thus with the exterior activism of so many pastors.

The Church languishes

Considering the necessity of bishops and priests making an examination about so many souls who suffer, they should form in each diocese a committee of fervent priests and laymen, who would organize a group of souls disposed to offer, every day, through their sufferings, at least an hour or a half hour of prayer, for those who suffer by fault of the wicked spirits, and on certain days, they could bless those who suffer, in determined churches.

Let no reason make courageous pastors and priests retard the fulfillment of this duty; it is a problem of the present time.

Have you not realized anything? Have you not been aware that the Church languishes and agonizes through the fault of the evil one? Do you not realize that something tremendous is about to happen? What are some doing and thinking? Let them now abandon their presumption, that deprives them of grace and the consolation of the light.

I bless you; love Me greatly.