The Beginning Gifts

Mary

With the many new blessings flowing from my heart should not these faithful Catholics be the first ones to know and to receive. They already attend mass and call upon my name. They have not abandoned their religious practices, even though others have walked away. They are confused by all that is happening in the world but the light of faith and practice still burns within their hearts. They will be the first group to receive, the first ones to experience the outpouring of my heart. To them, I speak now.

When I come to you, when I offer you my new gifts, open wide your hearts. I am preparing you.

You need these new gifts. They will begin with an invitation, an opportunity to attend a gathering, to read a book or to join a group. Do not set this invitation aside. It is an invitation to a new way of life, to join with others on the road.

Others will not yet have this opportunity. These, too, I will prepare by special private graces. Everything that bears my name – the churches, the books, the traditional devotions will gain a hold upon you. You will find new attractions. Whatever carries my name will draw you, without any personal effort, into its power.

These are the beginning gift. For those who accept these invitations, greater, more powerful and more lasting gifts await. All is needed to prepare for the darkness.

Comment: Our Lady is speaking first to devout Catholics, saying that new graces await them.