REVELATION OF JANUARY 5, 1846

VIGIL OF THE EPIPHANY

Our Lord chose the Eve of this great Feast, commemorating as it does His manifestation to the gentiles, to grant Sister Mary of St. Peter the LOFTIEST of all His revelations on the Holy Face. In this exalted communication, the Divine Redeemer holds out blessings of unbounded hope even for those blasphemers who OPENLY attack Religion and the Holy Catholic Church. Referring to this class of sinners as "His poor sheep, bitten by the serpent and infected with the MADNESS of blasphemy," the Saviour entrusts them to Sister Mary's care, appointing her as their shepherdess. He solemnly enjoins her that "she MUST lead these poor sheep to graze on the pastures of the divine mysteries of His life in order that they might be CURED, and He bids her to brand all these poor straying sheep with the picture of His Holy Face. Later, taking the Sister to task for mistrusting somewhat the Mercy of God, and neglecting to pray sufficiently for blasphemers, the Saviour pointed to Himself as the First Model of those who entreated the Eternal Father in behalf of this class of sinners, saying: "Did I not Myself give you the example of praying for blasphemers while I was on the cross?"

THE DIVINE MASTER made known to me that the land (adjoining our convent) which we purchased from His Heavenly Father through the offering of His Holy Face was to serve as a symbol of the land of the living which we must buy for a large number of souls with the divine and mysterious coin of His adorable Face. This Divine Shepherd afterwards showed me a sheepfold and He said that He appointed me as its shepherdess.

Our Lord then made me understand that these, His poor sheep, had been bitten by the serpent who had infected them with the madness of blasphemy. He told me that I must lead these poor sheep to graze on the pastures of the Divine mysteries of His life in order that they might be cured, and He also said that I must shelter these sheep in the adorable wounds of His Sacred Heart and that I must brand them with the picture of His Holy Face.

However, the Divine Saviour also warned me that I would have much to suffer because this herd of blasphemers was in a special manner under the leadership of the prince of demons, that is Lucifer himself. As for the various flocks composed of other sinners, for example the immoral, the drunkards, and the avaricious, Lucifer left these sinners to be led by the other, less powerful demons according as these demons willingly chose to lead various evil-doers, but that blasphemers are Lucifer's own particular herd.

"It is he," declared the Saviour, "Who makes this Work of Reparation so difficult for you. But do not fear him. St. Michael and the other holy angels will protect you. I give you My cross to use as a shepherd's crook, and through this weapon you will become formidable to the demon."

After that our Lord made me hear that it was for this very mission that He had withdrawn me from the world and called me to live in this His holy house. Fearing as always that I was being deluded, I experienced a certain uneasiness about this revelation but our Lord hastened to reassure me saying:

"Be calm! Satan has too great a fear of the cross to mark any of his works with it."

During prayer on another recent occasion, our Lord reprimanded me for neglecting to pray for the conversion of blasphemers. He showed me that I had listened to the demon and that I had allowed that wicked spirit to tempt me to mistrust the mercy of God. Then the Saviour added:

"Did I not Myself give you the example of praying for blasphemers while I was on the cross?"

After that our Saviour told me that He had great plans of showing mercy to this particular class of sinners, and that He desired to use me as an instrument for the accomplishment of these plans, in spite of my unworthiness, through the inauguration of the Work of Reparation. He further explained to me that this Work included not only reparation for what is generally called blasphemy, that is abusing the Holy Name of God, but that it also embraced reparation for all attacks against Religion and against Holy Church, since these also constitute a form of blasphemy.