June 20, 1978
HUMAN PRESUMPTION CAUSES DARKNESS
Write, my son; I am Jesus.
I want to continue with the theme of yesterday, in which I wanted to show you how human presumption causes darkness, ipso facto, in human minds, and by which men frequently become incapable of making the simplest and easiest reasonings.
The Enemy of man, who so profoundly knows human nature, and who knows its most vulnerable part, concentrates upon it; he works upon this; he caresses and seduces this, and once a fissure is made, he enters and begins his work of demolition.
What did he do to the first parents? He addressed the woman, Eve, who was more susceptible to vanity, and said:
- “Why do you not eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil?”
- “Because the Lord forbade it to us, saying that if we ate of it, we would die.”
- “No,” added the “If you eat, you will be like him.”
Son, the Enemy is always the same, and once he discovered the effectiveness of the weapon used against the first parents, he continues with the same system. How many times he has entered into souls that seemed like unconquerable fortresses, and they fell into his hands with unbelievable facility!
Son, remember: Satan hated John the Baptist intensely, for he snatched many souls from him; therefore it was necessary to remove him. So then, he obtained support from the jealousy of Herodias, whose daughter made Herod swell with vanity, and the contest was won!
Many more are the victims than the combatants
One weapon that Satan makes use of is woman. There is not a place where she is not present, cinemas, theaters, publicity, upon the walls of cities and of the most remote towns; there is not a place where she is not provocative, in magazines, in newspapers of all kinds, on television, and next to the most diverse objects. In her the concupiscence of the flesh is found everywhere. This is a tremendous weapon, whose victims cannot be counted.
He ensnares humanity with the two concupiscences, that of the spirit and that of the flesh, and with these two he has succeeded in taking possession of the world; with these two objects as bait, he has succeeded in dominating the greater part of men; with these two weapons he has succeeded in venting all his foamy rage upon men, upon nations; and with these he can calm his thirst for evil for blood, for violence, and for every other evil.
Is there no one capable of a little analysis of the evils that the world suffers, who cannot see clearly the origin and the efficient cause of all this? Why, in my very Church, are the victims more numerous than the combatants? This happens because they no longer believe in the battle, because they no longer believe in my words, words that are those of a God, who never changes or varies. Only a very few saints have remained firmly at their posts, for firm has remained their faith, and with their faith, their hope and love; and thus, with the armor of these three great virtues, they are the genuine fighters, against the powers of darkness and of pride.
An army that is disbanded, because of traitorous officials!
Pastors and priests: What are you thinking of, and what are you doing, before the disorientation of the “army” that is disbanded? With the exception of a few good and holy priests, at present it is like a great army, deprived of its best officials. It is a lesser evil for an army to lack officials, than to have those that are traitors and inept. And this is a most evident fact, for an official who is a traitor, becomes a very powerful and mortal weapon in the hands of the enemy, and how many officials like these are there now in my Church, who went over to the enemy? The damage caused thereby you will soon verify in a short time.
Why, my son, is there so much insistence in laying bare the evils that are in my Church? Love, and I am Love, covers wounds, and does not expose them to the mockery of others. Then, how can one explain my behavior in giving these messages? Son, it is not the desire to humiliate, that in Me cannot exist, but rather the ardent desire of curing, of healing, of saving those who go upon the path of perdition. A surgeon, when all means at his disposal have been ineffective, to eliminate some disease, lays bare the wound and intervenes. Well then, I am the physician, obliged to lay bare the wounds of my Church, to give a remedy for them and to cure them. But if even this last effort remains sterile, as unfortunately it will, then unforeseen events will become a tremendous reality!
Son, be persevering in praying and making reparation. You do not know how much joy your prayers and your reparation can give to my Heart.
I bless you, son; I bless all of you, now and always.