Saturday, May 20, 2000

Saturday, May 20, 2000

Message from St. Anthony of Padua given to Visionary Maureen Sweeney-Kyle in North Ridgeville, USA

This was dictated by St. Anthony who said, "Praise be to Jesus."

"Here is the way of salvation, holiness, perfection, and sanctity, simply put."

Step 1: Salvation.

Surrender to Holy Love, which is the two great commandments of love.

In this surrender the soul is taken into the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Her Heart is the spiritual refuge of all mankind and the gateway to the New Jerusalem which is the Heart of Jesus.

In this surrender the soul begins to see his greatest sins and faults.

Also in this Heart of Mary the soul begins to recognize the power and importance of the present moment.

Step 2: Holiness.

Entrance into the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Divine Love) through deeper surrender to love.

Soul begins to equate Holy and Divine Love with the Divine Will of God. He aspires to personal holiness by greater surrender to God's Will, which is always Holy Love in the present moment. He begins to understand that his will is directed by what he holds in his heart.

Step 3: Perfection.

The soul, now rooted in Holy and Divine Love, puts all his effort into being perfected in the virtues.

He practices the virtues diligently, prays for them in his soul, and when God sees a worthy effort, He infuses the soul with these virtues.

Step 4: Sanctification.

This Chamber of Jesus' Divine Heart embraces those who have successfully conformed to the Divine Will of God.

There are still two entities: the soul who continually seeks conformity and is successful in this; and the Divine Will of God.

Step 5: Union with the Divine Will.

Few reach this inner sanctum of Our Lord's Heart.

There is now only one entity. Self is no longer present. The soul is one with God and His Divine Will. This is the New Jerusalem.