June 3, 1978

THE GREATEST BATTLE THAT MAN SHOULD WAGE UPON EARTH

Brother Octavio, I am St. Michael the Archangel, the Prince of the heavenly militia, who for some time have desired this encounter.

You invoked me daily, although in silence, which does not mean forgetfulness or lack of interest, and I always answered your invocations with my help.

Brother, according to human judgment, one could say that things are not going along as you would desire them to be; but if they were as you desire, then the darksome and active powers of evil would not exist, nor would there be a superior divine Will. My brother, you are placed between the former and the latter; therefore you find that you are in continuous interior conflict; for this reason it was said to you that the life of man is a warfare upon earth, and I add that it is not only a warfare, but rather a great battle, a huge battle, the most important battle that man can wage upon earth, a battle that is decisive for all eternity! But, brother, precisely here is the essential part: as was communicated to you on other occasions, no one can wage a battle and conquer by only believing in the enemy; but rather one must know the snares, the strategy, and the intentions that the enemy has and uses in the fight.

Incredulity spread and propagated in the church of God

Dear Brother Octavio, the incredulity that they have today about the enemy is a supreme misfortune for the Church and for souls, an incredulity cultivated and spread by the enemy himself, in all of humanity, but what is even graver, is that this incredulity has been spread and propagated in the Church of God by the very ones who, in the Church, should be alert and vigilant sentinels of any snare or trap that the enemy has made for souls.

It is a tremendous sadness the fact that the very ones that God chose to be guides and conductors of the great army of the Soldiers of Christ, not only do not believe, but they think you are demented, if you dare to speak about the enemy, and of the duty, three times holy, of combatting him with all the means that the divine Goodness has put at your disposal.

Brother Octavio, in relation to this you already have experience, and you may fittingly thank the one who, with his birth, with his life, and with his death, taught how one should combat the enemy, and who did so with his example and with his words.

All these things were already said to you before, but I want you to be convinced, in case you might need it, of how far from the primeval reality the Church has been led. This is, and always will be, the only and genuine reason why Christ the Redeemer died on the Cross: to snatch souls from the petulant enemy, who pretends that he is ignorant of this divine reality, and who wants only his nauseating oppression to be seen, which sprang from deceit and lies.

They do not believe, except on a human level

Brother Octavio, you have racked your brains, when you thought how it is possible for pastors, priests and consecrated souls in general, except for a few exceptions, and they are very few, to direct the Church out of its ordinary path, and have provoked within it a lack of equilibrium and immense damage. How, you ask, is this possible? The answer to this was repeated many times: PRIDE. Pride, more or less veiled, has caused this darkness, that envelops the entire Church.

How were you yourself treated by the pastor of this large diocese? What is it that made him react in such a violent manner against you? The darkness that envelops his spirit, for if he were enlightened, he would certainly not have behaved as he did. Apply what Lorenzo told you this morning: "They do not believe, except on a human level." Brother, this behavior common in many pastors, will be the cause, for you and for the Association, of many sufferings. And Lorenzo also told you that it would be cowardice to yield. Forward, therefore! The battle is now taking place, and is becoming more intense, but the victory is already decided; forward, therefore, without fear.

I bless you, brother, and with you I bless the directors and all the members of good will of the Association.

God is with all of you; we also are with you, all those of the Church Triumphant. Then, what can you fear?

St. Michael the Archangel