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Well, (sighs) we’re going Well, (sighs) we’re going
to have Odds and Ends to have Odds and Ends
tonight, how’s that? tonight, how’s that?
It’s the Feast of the It’s the Feast of the
Transfiguration. Transfiguration.
I think we need to look at I think we need to look at
that feast in a way, and I that feast in a way, and I
want to read a little bit want to read a little bit
what comes ahead of it and what comes ahead of it and
what followed it, because what followed it, because
our faith--our faith is our faith--our faith is
something that is weak something that is weak
today, and we need to look today, and we need to look
at the Scriptures and find at the Scriptures and find
out, find out what did the apostles believe? apostles believe?
Was their faith greater Was their faith greater
than ours? than ours?
We’re going to find out We’re going to find out
something tonight I think something tonight I think
that you may be surprised. that you may be surprised.
You know, Our Lord said, You know, Our Lord said,
just before the just before the
Transfiguration, He said to Transfiguration, He said to
them, He made it clear that them, He made it clear that
He was destined to go to He was destined to go to
Jerusalem and suffer Jerusalem and suffer
grievously, and that He grievously, and that He
would be put to death and would be put to death and
rise on the 3rd day, but do rise on the 3rd day, but do
you know what Peter said? you know what Peter said?
I don’t like to pick I don’t like to pick
on him, you know. on him, you know.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
I mean, I’m going to live I mean, I’m going to live
with that man for with that man for
all eternity. all eternity.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
You know what I mean? You know what I mean?
I hate to pick on him, I hate to pick on him,
but he’s a wonderful man but he’s a wonderful man
to give you courage. to give you courage.
Peter said, "Heaven Peter said, "Heaven
preserve You Lord. preserve You Lord.
This must not happen This must not happen
to You." to You."
And the Lord turned to Peter And the Lord turned to Peter
and said, "Get behind Me, and said, "Get behind Me,
satan. satan.
You are an obstacle in my You are an obstacle in my
path because the way you path because the way you
think is not God’s way, but think is not God’s way, but
the way of man." the way of man."
(makes noise) (makes noise)
Now, did you ever think Now, did you ever think
that way, huh? that way, huh?
Yeah, we all do. Yeah, we all do.
We are not a group of We are not a group of
people for suffering. people for suffering.
We like the weather We like the weather
the right temperature. the right temperature.
Today I went up to see the Today I went up to see the
dish, 1 of them, and it was dish, 1 of them, and it was
a perfectly beautiful day, a perfectly beautiful day,
and I thought, "Oh Lord, and I thought, "Oh Lord,
it’s a beautiful day." it’s a beautiful day."
I should not have opened I should not have opened
my mouth. my mouth.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
Out of nowhere came Out of nowhere came
rain and hail. rain and hail.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
I thought, "What happened I thought, "What happened
Lord?" Lord?"
I was soaked, and I was soaked, and
everybody with me soaked, everybody with me soaked,
and 1 of the engineers and 1 of the engineers
hid under 1 of the dishes, hid under 1 of the dishes,
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
but there we were. but there we were.
Now there’s 2 things you Now there’s 2 things you
could do--get really upset could do--get really upset
or enjoy being soaking wet-- or enjoy being soaking wet--
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
1 of the 2. 1 of the 2.
You can’t figure out why it You can’t figure out why it
happened because 5 minutes happened because 5 minutes
before, it was a beautiful before, it was a beautiful
day, and I wondered if the day, and I wondered if the
Lord looked down and said, Lord looked down and said,
a good dousing would do a good dousing would do
her good. her good.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
(laughs) (laughs)
So I came up and I sat in So I came up and I sat in
my chair, oh, it was wet. my chair, oh, it was wet.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
Now, that’s a little thing, Now, that’s a little thing,
just a little thing just a little thing
and we don’t enjoy that. and we don’t enjoy that.
It’s not in our nature, It’s not in our nature,
and I understand Peter, and I understand Peter,
you know. you know.
He loved the Lord, He loved the Lord,
he loved the Lord. he loved the Lord.
Many of you have mothers, Many of you have mothers,
fathers, children, that have fathers, children, that have
been ill for years, for been ill for years, for
years, and we all say is years, and we all say is
sometimes what Peter said, sometimes what Peter said,
"Lord, this must not happen "Lord, this must not happen
to You," or, "Why, Lord, to You," or, "Why, Lord,
does this happen?" does this happen?"
And we need to be careful, And we need to be careful,
you see. you see.
The Lord doesn’t ask us The Lord doesn’t ask us
to understand. to understand.
He asks us to accept, see, He asks us to accept, see,
accept, and sometimes accept, and sometimes
illness, especially in illness, especially in
children, is so, seems children, is so, seems
sometimes so unfair, sometimes so unfair,
doesn’t it, huh? doesn’t it, huh?
And even there we do all And even there we do all
we can to make those that we can to make those that
are ill comfortable, are ill comfortable,
painless, whatever. painless, whatever.
Be careful of the world Be careful of the world
today. today.
The world makes you think The world makes you think
that this is not necessary. that this is not necessary.
You shouldn’t have this. You shouldn’t have this.
That’s where this assisted That’s where this assisted
suicide and euthanasia suicide and euthanasia
comes in. comes in.
You see, total neglect and You see, total neglect and
total unacceptance of the total unacceptance of the
way God treats us all. way God treats us all.
As we get older and more As we get older and more
creaky--you know, my mother creaky--you know, my mother
used to say, I used to get used to say, I used to get
up from a chair, up from a chair,
(snaps fingers) (snaps fingers)
like that, see and my mother like that, see and my mother
would look at me and she would look at me and she
said to me 1 day, "Just wait said to me 1 day, "Just wait
till you get up in your till you get up in your
years. years.
You’ve have to have 2 or 3 You’ve have to have 2 or 3
tries before you get out." tries before you get out."
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
And I said, "Ah, come on." And I said, "Ah, come on."
Well, I’m at the place Well, I’m at the place
where I’ve got to have where I’ve got to have
at least 2 tries before at least 2 tries before
I get up. I get up.
And see, we don’t even And see, we don’t even
understand that because the understand that because the
soul is as new and fresh and soul is as new and fresh and
young as it was when the young as it was when the
Lord put it in your little Lord put it in your little
body. body.
So our soul is always So our soul is always
young. young.
The old body doesn’t match The old body doesn’t match
anymore, you know. anymore, you know.
It’s gotten taller or It’s gotten taller or
shorter or fatter or shorter or fatter or
skinnier. skinnier.
Did you ever look at a Did you ever look at a
picture of yourself picture of yourself
20 years ago? 20 years ago?
Ooh! Ooh!
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
You wonder where all that You wonder where all that
hair went. hair went.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
You never noticed it going. You never noticed it going.
One day you looked in the One day you looked in the
mirror and there was a spot mirror and there was a spot
you’d never saw before. you’d never saw before.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
Now you can put a wig on. Now you can put a wig on.
Everybody knows ’cause it Everybody knows ’cause it
don’t look like real hair, don’t look like real hair,
you see. you see.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
Now, some of you men, Now, some of you men,
let me give you a tip-- let me give you a tip--
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
if you’re going to wear if you’re going to wear
a wig, be sure your a wig, be sure your
sideburns match, sideburns match,
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
’cause they’re going to ’cause they’re going to
tell right off the bat. tell right off the bat.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
(laughs) (laughs)
I met a man 1 time--I hate I met a man 1 time--I hate
to say this, I almost died, to say this, I almost died,
but I couldn’t laugh, but I couldn’t laugh,
because it was such a because it was such a
shock. shock.
See, I was talking to him See, I was talking to him
and all of a sudden I looked and all of a sudden I looked
up and his whole head had up and his whole head had
come down to here, come down to here,
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
and I was going up and and I was going up and
I went, (makes noise) I went, (makes noise)
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
He said, "What’s the He said, "What’s the
matter?" matter?"
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
I said, (makes noise) I said, (makes noise)
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
and, you know, he left, and, you know, he left,
he never knew. he never knew.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
I hope the wind pushed I hope the wind pushed
it back, you know, it back, you know,
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
but those, you know, (laugh) but those, you know, (laugh)
even those kinds of things, even those kinds of things,
and I said, I prayed, I said, and I said, I prayed, I said,
"Lord, I hope the wind "Lord, I hope the wind
pushes it back before he pushes it back before he
looks in the mirror. " looks in the mirror. "
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
You know, you’d be so You know, you’d be so
embarrassed, and those are embarrassed, and those are
little, little things, tiny little, little things, tiny
things that happen to us all things that happen to us all
day long, and then when day long, and then when
big things come along-- tragedies, the poor people tragedies, the poor people
in that terrible TWA in that terrible TWA
accident, those kinds of accident, those kinds of
things--we don’t understand things--we don’t understand
any more than Peter did. any more than Peter did.
This must not happen to you, This must not happen to you,
but you see, the Lord has-- but you see, the Lord has--
see Peter, 1st thing he said see Peter, 1st thing he said
wrong, "Heaven preserve You, wrong, "Heaven preserve You,
Lord," but if Heaven had Lord," but if Heaven had
preserved Jesus, none of us preserved Jesus, none of us
would be redeemed, and see, would be redeemed, and see,
none of us know that without none of us know that without
this pain, this illness--and this pain, this illness--and
I believe in doctors and I believe in doctors and
nurses and medicine and nurses and medicine and
everything you can get to everything you can get to
help yourself, but the help yourself, but the
ordinary trials of life ordinary trials of life
doesn’t have to be doesn’t have to be
something’s that physical. something’s that physical.
We have to watch that we We have to watch that we
don’t say, "Oh Lord, don’t say, "Oh Lord,
preserve me," because my preserve me," because my
degree of glory in the degree of glory in the
Kingdom depends on that Kingdom depends on that
willful adherence to either willful adherence to either
the ordaining will of God or the ordaining will of God or
the permitting will of God. the permitting will of God.
Let’s see what happens here. Let’s see what happens here.
The Lord is going to give The Lord is going to give
them a teaching now, you them a teaching now, you
see, and we all need this see, and we all need this
teaching today because we’re teaching today because we’re
not followers of Jesus. not followers of Jesus.
We’re not followers of We’re not followers of
the cross. (sighs) the cross. (sighs)
"If anyone wants to be a "If anyone wants to be a
follower of mine..." follower of mine..."
Do you want to follow Jesus? Do you want to follow Jesus?
"Then he must renounce "Then he must renounce
himself and take up his himself and take up his
cross and follow Me." cross and follow Me."
He is our Leader, you see. The Leader of this network The Leader of this network
is Jesus. is Jesus.
It’s not me, it’s not Bill, It’s not me, it’s not Bill,
it’s not the vice-president; it’s not the vice-president;
it’s all of us as a family it’s all of us as a family
and Jesus as our Leader, and Jesus as our Leader,
see, and because He says, see, and because He says,
"If anyone wants to save his "If anyone wants to save his
life, he has to lose it." life, he has to lose it."
Now, what does that mean? Now, what does that mean?
Well, all of us have Well, all of us have
different temperaments, different temperaments,
different likes, different different likes, different
dislikes, and some things dislikes, and some things
are hard for some and not are hard for some and not
hard at all for others, hard at all for others,
you know. you know.
Some things are very Some things are very
difficult, and somebody difficult, and somebody
will go through that like will go through that like
nothing; almost makes you nothing; almost makes you
mad, you know, ’cause you mad, you know, ’cause you
didn’t take it too hot, but didn’t take it too hot, but
that’s because we’re all that’s because we’re all
different, and because of different, and because of
that, each 1 of us is going that, each 1 of us is going
to have a different mansion to have a different mansion
in His Kingdom. in His Kingdom.
Oh wow, and Jesus said, Oh wow, and Jesus said,
"If it were not true, "If it were not true,
I would have told you." I would have told you."
Isn’t that sweet? Isn’t that sweet?
He knew we’d have a hard He knew we’d have a hard
time with it. time with it.
I’m going to have a mansion I’m going to have a mansion
and you’re going to have a and you’re going to have a
mansion. mansion.
One of the sisters said to me One of the sisters said to me
last week, "Mother, will you last week, "Mother, will you
visit me in my mansion?" visit me in my mansion?"
I said, "Oh sure, and you I said, "Oh sure, and you
can come and live in mine can come and live in mine
if you want to," if you want to,"
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
because the Lord because the Lord
said, "A mansion." said, "A mansion."
Now, I know you liberals Now, I know you liberals
are jumping up and down are jumping up and down
out there. out there.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
Well, just jump, Well, just jump,
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
’cause that’s the way it is. ’cause that’s the way it is.
The Lord said, "I go," The Lord said, "I go,"
He said, "And I prepare." He said, "And I prepare."
How is He going to How is He going to
prepare a place? prepare a place?
(sighs) I’ve got to love (sighs) I’ve got to love
everybody in Heaven and everybody in Heaven and
everybody has to love me. everybody has to love me.
Now, you’re looking at me Now, you’re looking at me
and saying, well, that’s and saying, well, that’s
not hard, Mother. not hard, Mother.
Well, you don’t live with Well, you don’t live with
me, you see. me, you see.
There’s the difference, There’s the difference,
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
but we’re going to have but we’re going to have
that kind of heart and that kind of heart and
mind and soul that we mind and soul that we
are really and truly are really and truly
going to love everybody. going to love everybody.
I know you’re thinking of I know you’re thinking of
somebody you hate right now, somebody you hate right now,
somebody that did you in. somebody that did you in.
Even that person, if he Even that person, if he
gets to Heaven, you’re gets to Heaven, you’re
going to love. going to love.
It’s going to be totally It’s going to be totally
different. different.
I firmly believe that my I firmly believe that my
dear mother saw my father dear mother saw my father
before she died, twice, before she died, twice,
and there was no love loss and there was no love loss
believe me, and I prayed, believe me, and I prayed,
I prayed that she would I prayed that she would
forgive my father before she forgive my father before she
died, and 1 day she looked died, and 1 day she looked
towards the door--I’ve told towards the door--I’ve told
some of you this before, some of you this before,
and I knew it was my and I knew it was my
father because she said, father because she said,
"What are you doing here? "What are you doing here?
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
I said, "Ooh, uh-oh," I said, "Ooh, uh-oh,"
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
and then a few hours and then a few hours
before she died, she before she died, she
looked at that same door looked at that same door
and she said, "Oh, you’re and she said, "Oh, you’re
so beautiful. " so beautiful. "
I thought, "wow." I thought, "wow."
She began to forgive and She began to forgive and
began to love, you see, began to love, you see,
began to forgive and began began to forgive and began
to love, and so in Heaven to love, and so in Heaven
it’s going to be so awesome it’s going to be so awesome
and beautiful. and beautiful.
And there we will And there we will
appreciate all the pain appreciate all the pain
and all the suffering that and all the suffering that
we wish had never had, but we wish had never had, but
then we’ll know, we’ll know then we’ll know, we’ll know
for sure what it meant. for sure what it meant.
Well, I’m going to have to Well, I’m going to have to
take a break for some take a break for some
reason. reason.
I think there’s some more I think there’s some more
people coming in. people coming in.
Don’t go away. Don’t go away.
We’re going to tell you the We’re going to tell you the
rest of it in just a minute. (applause) ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (applause) Mother: This little, our Mother: This little, our
little incident here little incident here
reminded me of something reminded me of something
that happened to me in that happened to me in
an airplane. an airplane.
During the program we had During the program we had
kind of a loud sound, and we kind of a loud sound, and we
thought it was my hearing thought it was my hearing
aid, you know. aid, you know.
Well, anyway, I was in a Well, anyway, I was in a
plane going to Europe, and plane going to Europe, and
they have these, the worst they have these, the worst
movies you could possibly pick. (audience laughs) Here you are over the ocean, (audience laughs) your life is in God’s hands, (audience laughs) if you went down, there’s no way of going to confessions or even saying, "God help me," cause you’re probably so scared-- and they put the worst, the very worst movies on. So I looked at the title and a few of the little things, I said, "Oh Lord, can’t you do something with this thing, you know? Not the plane Lord, just the movie," (audience laughs) and so I went and put my blinders on, you know, so I could sleep, and somehow my hearing aid got on real high, (audience laughs) and the movie with, (makes noise) (audience laughs) I looked--black, there was nothing there. I mean, out. I said, "Oh, thank You Lord." (audience laughs) So I took off my blinders and went to sleep. (audience laughs) So the next, in the morning, I suppose is about 5 hours after that, and the stewardess came up to me and she said, "Were you watching the movie?" I said, "No. Those are the crummiest movies you could possibly put on." She said, "Well, we don’t know what happened." I said, "Oh, you don’t?" (laughs) (audience laughs) She said, (laughs) she says, "No," she said, "It just went off, like black, off," and I said, "Well, I think I did it." (audience laughs) She said, "You did it?" I said, "I think so." I said, "I put my hearing aid up real high and it went..." (makes noise) She said, "You’re kidding?" I said, "No." So she goes and tells the captain. (audience laughs) By that time I felt about this big, you know. (audience laughs) I thought she was going to make an announcement on the, (audience laughs) microphone. And he looked at me and he said, "Are you the 1 that shut off the movie?" I said, "Yes, and I’m glad I did it." (audience laughs) (laughs) And he said, "Well, I don’t think they’re too hot either." (laughs) (audience laughs) So I thought, well, I know how to turn them off now. (audience laughs) So if you have a crummy movie on a plane, turn it off with your hearing aid. (audience laughs) Anyway, so Jesus tells us that we have to be like that we have to be like
Him, see. Him, see.
If I’m patient, If I’m patient,
I’m like Jesus. I’m like Jesus.
I’m not like Angelica. I’m not like Angelica.
If I’m compassionate, If I’m compassionate,
I’m like Jesus. I’m like Jesus.
I’m not like Angelica. I’m not like Angelica.
If I trust in His If I trust in His
providence, I’m going providence, I’m going
to be like Jesus. to be like Jesus.
I’m not going to be like I’m not going to be like
Angelica, and that’s Angelica, and that’s
what He means. what He means.
Well, now, He said, "The Son Well, now, He said, "The Son
of Man is going to come in of Man is going to come in
glory, in the glory of His glory, in the glory of His
Father with His angels." Father with His angels."
I wish He’d come tomorrow. I wish He’d come tomorrow.
Can’t you imagine the Lord Can’t you imagine the Lord
coming with the Father and coming with the Father and
all the angels, and what’s all the angels, and what’s
He going to do? He going to do?
He said, "When He does, He He said, "When He does, He
will reward each 1 according will reward each 1 according
to His behavior." to His behavior."
Some of you need to go to Some of you need to go to
confession, ’cause if the confession, ’cause if the
Lord judged you now by your Lord judged you now by your
behavior, you might not make behavior, you might not make
it--and when I say that, it--and when I say that,
I’m not being negative. I’m not being negative.
I’m being very loving, ’cause I’m being very loving, ’cause
I want you in Heaven. I want you in Heaven.
Well, after all of that, it Well, after all of that, it
said, "6 days later Jesus said, "6 days later Jesus
took Peter, James, and his took Peter, James, and his
brother John up a high brother John up a high
mountain that we call mountain that we call
Tabor." Tabor."
And he said, "In His Presence And he said, "In His Presence
He was Transfigured and His He was Transfigured and His
face shone like the sun." face shone like the sun."
Just look at the sun, and Just look at the sun, and
it said here, "His clothes it said here, "His clothes
were white as light." were white as light."
Now that light in here is Now that light in here is
very white and very bright. very white and very bright.
That’s how His clothes were. That’s how His clothes were.
Can you imagine these men? Can you imagine these men?
I mean, they’ve been eating I mean, they’ve been eating
with Jesus and walking with with Jesus and walking with
Him and sleeping on the same Him and sleeping on the same
ground and worshiping and ground and worshiping and
praying with Him and all of praying with Him and all of
a sudden He totally changed, a sudden He totally changed,
totally changed. totally changed.
Well, "And then all of a Well, "And then all of a
sudden Moses and Elijah sudden Moses and Elijah
come," and they’re talking come," and they’re talking
to Jesus just like I’m to Jesus just like I’m
talking to you. talking to you.
Wouldn’t that scare you Wouldn’t that scare you
to death, huh? to death, huh?
Not Peter. Not Peter.
Peter said, "Lord, it’s Peter said, "Lord, it’s
wonderful to be here. wonderful to be here.
If You wish, I’ll make 3 If You wish, I’ll make 3
tents; 1 for You, 1 for tents; 1 for You, 1 for
Moses, and 1 for Elijah." Moses, and 1 for Elijah."
Now why in the world would Now why in the world would
he ever say that? he ever say that?
Because all of us, when we Because all of us, when we
have those moments of joy have those moments of joy
and happiness, we never want and happiness, we never want
it to end, do we, huh? it to end, do we, huh?
People that come here and People that come here and
they go back home, you never they go back home, you never
believe so many will write believe so many will write
and say, "Mother, I thought and say, "Mother, I thought
I was in Heaven, then I came I was in Heaven, then I came
home." home."
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
Well, home--with all its Well, home--with all its
trials, with all its trials, with all its
heartaches--is that heartaches--is that
preparation for Heaven. preparation for Heaven.
You have to understand that. You have to understand that.
Now, "He was still speaking Now, "He was still speaking
when suddenly a bright cloud when suddenly a bright cloud
covered them in shadow. " covered them in shadow. "
Oh, that happened to Oh, that happened to
Our Lady. Our Lady.
Do you remember? Do you remember?
When She said, "Be it done When She said, "Be it done
to Me according to Thy to Me according to Thy
will," it said, "The Spirit will," it said, "The Spirit
covered Her in shadow." covered Her in shadow."
Wow! Wow!
"And they heard a voice. "And they heard a voice.
It said, "This is My Son, It said, "This is My Son,
the Beloved. the Beloved.
"He enjoys My favor. "He enjoys My favor.
Listen to Him." Listen to Him."
If I was asked to say in 1 If I was asked to say in 1
word or 1 sentence, what word or 1 sentence, what
I would want the people to I would want the people to
know or to hear and what was know or to hear and what was
important today, I would important today, I would
say that, "listen to Him." say that, "listen to Him."
Do you listen to Jesus? Do you listen to Jesus?
I just read something in I just read something in
a paper about a group of a paper about a group of
Christian ministers decided Christian ministers decided
that the Holy Father was a that the Holy Father was a
detriment to unity. (sighs) detriment to unity. (sighs)
(laughs) Well, my friend, (laughs) Well, my friend,
I’ve got news for you, he I’ve got news for you, he
is the source of unity. is the source of unity.
You have to be united to You have to be united to
him because he is the Vicar him because he is the Vicar
of Christ and you must of Christ and you must
understand that and you must understand that and you must
know that, and then, "The know that, and then, "The
cloud there, after that cloud there, after that
voice, when they heard this, voice, when they heard this,
they fell on their faces," they fell on their faces,"
scared, "overcome with fear." scared, "overcome with fear."
You know, that happened to You know, that happened to
my mother. my mother.
The woman that where I was The woman that where I was
healed, many years ago, healed, many years ago,
called Mrs. Wise, and the called Mrs. Wise, and the
Lord would appear to her Lord would appear to her
every 28th of June, once a every 28th of June, once a
year, and when He would year, and when He would
come, the entire house, come, the entire house,
little bitty, kind of a little bitty, kind of a
shotgun house. shotgun house.
You know, you come in the You know, you come in the
front, you could see the front, you could see the
back door, and that place back door, and that place
became all kinds of colors. became all kinds of colors.
The light was a small The light was a small
little, oh, 50 watt bulb little, oh, 50 watt bulb
in the room, and all of a in the room, and all of a
sudden, there was gorgeous sudden, there was gorgeous
colors that you never saw colors that you never saw
before; gold and silver and before; gold and silver and
rainbow colors and everybody rainbow colors and everybody
would know the Lord was would know the Lord was
there and immediately. there and immediately.
It was an awesome thing It was an awesome thing
to see. to see.
Everybody was down on their Everybody was down on their
knees with their face knees with their face
on the ground. on the ground.
They knew they were in They knew they were in
the presence of God. the presence of God.
How do you like that, huh? How do you like that, huh?
And this is exactly what And this is exactly what
the apostles did. the apostles did.
"They fell on their faces "They fell on their faces
overcome with fear, and overcome with fear, and
Jesus came up and touched Jesus came up and touched
them. them.
"He said, ’Stand up. "He said, ’Stand up.
Do not be afraid,’ and they Do not be afraid,’ and they
raised their eyes," and the raised their eyes," and the
next few words I want to next few words I want to
imprint upon your mind and imprint upon your mind and
heart, "They raised their heart, "They raised their
eyes and they saw no one eyes and they saw no one
but Jesus." but Jesus."
You know, when I was a You know, when I was a
young sister, I used to try young sister, I used to try
and make up all kinds of and make up all kinds of
pious schemes to keep my pious schemes to keep my
mind on the right track, mind on the right track,
you know, and if you’re not you know, and if you’re not
Italian, you don’t realize Italian, you don’t realize
how difficult that might be, how difficult that might be,
because Italian minds don’t because Italian minds don’t
stay on the same track stay on the same track
very long, very long,
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
and I remember for a long and I remember for a long
time, for months I used time, for months I used
to repeat this 1 little to repeat this 1 little
sentence, "And looking up sentence, "And looking up
they saw no one but Jesus." they saw no one but Jesus."
If we would all do that, If we would all do that,
when you’re ready to go when you’re ready to go
somewhere and the sun is somewhere and the sun is
shining and it pours, shining and it pours,
see Jesus. see Jesus.
When things are difficult When things are difficult
for you in any way, look up, for you in any way, look up,
and see Jesus. and see Jesus.
When you have your aches When you have your aches
and your pains, and we and your pains, and we
all do, see Jesus. all do, see Jesus.
In all circumstances, In all circumstances,
look up and see Jesus. look up and see Jesus.
If you and I did that, If you and I did that,
in a year’s time we would in a year’s time we would
be all saints. be all saints.
Why? Why?
’Cause everything would ’Cause everything would
look much different than look much different than
it does now. it does now.
Well, I have to go on Well, I have to go on
but we have a call. but we have a call.
Hello. Hello.
Male caller 1: Mother Angelica, Male caller 1: Mother Angelica,
good evening. good evening.
Mother: Yeah, where are Mother: Yeah, where are
you from? you from?
Caller: I’m from Missouri. This is Vincent. This is Vincent.
Mother: What is your Mother: What is your
question? question?
Caller: Well, I’ve got a Caller: Well, I’ve got a
request from my daughter. request from my daughter.
She’s 11 years old, going She’s 11 years old, going
to be 12, and she wants to be 12, and she wants
to ask you a question. to ask you a question.
How can she get some How can she get some
literature on your literature on your
religious order, because religious order, because
she wants to be a nun she wants to be a nun
some day? some day?
Mother: (laughs) Wonderful! Mother: (laughs) Wonderful!
Caller: And she talks about Caller: And she talks about
you all the time. you all the time.
She talks about you and She talks about you and
how wonderful you are. how wonderful you are.
Mother: Well, thank you. Mother: Well, thank you.
Well, you just write to me Well, you just write to me
here at the network. here at the network.
Put on the letter, Put on the letter,
"Vocation," and then it will "Vocation," and then it will
take a different turn. take a different turn.
(audience laughs) (audience laughs)
(laughs) (laughs)
If you want to be a nun, If you want to be a nun,
that’s what you want to be; that’s what you want to be;
a lot of my sisters, 1 of a lot of my sisters, 1 of
them wanted to be a nun them wanted to be a nun
since she was 3. since she was 3.
I said, "Three--wow!" I said, "Three--wow!"
But some, God inspires But some, God inspires
many children at a very many children at a very
young age. young age.
So what you need to do is to So what you need to do is to
pray, give yourself to Jesus pray, give yourself to Jesus
now, be loving, kind to your now, be loving, kind to your
neighbor, thoughtful, think neighbor, thoughtful, think
of others before yourself, of others before yourself,
obedient to your parents, obedient to your parents,
and God will slowly begin to and God will slowly begin to
show you how to give all to show you how to give all to
Jesus, but you can read the Jesus, but you can read the
Scriptures. Scriptures.
Read the lives of the Read the lives of the
saints. saints.
They’re so interesting and They’re so interesting and
so encouraging. so encouraging.
So I would do all of that. So I would do all of that.
And we have another call. And we have another call.
Hello. Hello.
Male caller 2: Hello, Mother. Male caller 2: Hello, Mother.
Mother: Where are Mother: Where are
you from? you from?
Caller: My name is Gerald Caller: My name is Gerald
. .
I’m from Minnesota. I’m from Minnesota.
July 2nd my 21 year-old July 2nd my 21 year-old
daughter was killed in a daughter was killed in a
car-train accident. car-train accident.
Mother: I’m sorry. Mother: I’m sorry.
Caller: And Mother, my wife Caller: And Mother, my wife
and myself too just have and myself too just have
a few questions to get a few questions to get
us through this. us through this.
One would be like, did God One would be like, did God
cause this; and 2, how can cause this; and 2, how can
He be Loving; and 3, if He He be Loving; and 3, if He
did not cause this, why did not cause this, why
didn’t He protect her and didn’t He protect her and
her baby from harm, because her baby from harm, because
she was also 9 months she was also 9 months
pregnant too? pregnant too?
Mother: Okay. Mother: Okay.
That is a, (sighs) mystery That is a, (sighs) mystery
and it’s difficult, very and it’s difficult, very
difficult. difficult.
God did not, did not God did not, did not
cause it, no. I don’t know what happened, I don’t know what happened,
if someone hit her or she if someone hit her or she
his someone else or she his someone else or she
slid, whatever it was; slid, whatever it was;
a train accident, that’s a train accident, that’s
even worse, whatever even worse, whatever
happened, it could be happened, it could be
caused by, perhaps she slid caused by, perhaps she slid
in front of the train. in front of the train.
We don’t know, but it did We don’t know, but it did
happen, and your next happen, and your next
question follows-- question follows--
why did God allow it? why did God allow it?
In other words, why did In other words, why did
God permit it? God permit it?
We have to understand that We have to understand that
God sees everything. God sees everything.
He saw before time began He saw before time began
when your daughter would when your daughter would
be born, conceived, born, be born, conceived, born,
lived. lived.
He knew all of that for a He knew all of that for a
reason we don’t understand reason we don’t understand
here. here.
There’s where our faith has There’s where our faith has
to hold us up, hold us up. to hold us up, hold us up.
Whatever reason, God allowed Whatever reason, God allowed
this to happen. this to happen.
We must bow to His infinite We must bow to His infinite
permitting will and know it permitting will and know it
was for the good of your was for the good of your
daughter and her baby and we daughter and her baby and we
rebel against that, because rebel against that, because
Peter said the same thing, Peter said the same thing,
you see. you see.
He said, "Look, don’t go." He said, "Look, don’t go."
See, don’t go if you’re See, don’t go if you’re
going to be murdered, if going to be murdered, if
you’re going to be, if you’re going to be, if
you’re going to suffer you’re going to suffer
so much, don’t go. so much, don’t go.
Let’s look at how things Let’s look at how things
are now, okay. are now, okay.
Her baby is with her in the Her baby is with her in the
Kingdom. Kingdom.
That baby never saw pain, That baby never saw pain,
never felt pain, never saw a never felt pain, never saw a
jealous look, never saw an jealous look, never saw an
angry look or heard an angry look or heard an
angry voice, suddenly was angry voice, suddenly was
conceived and then saw the conceived and then saw the
face of God, ah, and had face of God, ah, and had
total happiness, total happiness,
unbelievable joy. unbelievable joy.
Your daughter may be taken Your daughter may be taken
out of her time. out of her time.
Maybe her time was when she Maybe her time was when she
was 80, had this accident was 80, had this accident
not happened, but God in His not happened, but God in His
infinite love and mercy is infinite love and mercy is
So Generous, So Generous So Generous, So Generous
that He would give her that He would give her
greater glory, greater love, greater glory, greater love,
greater compassion, greater greater compassion, greater
everything in the Kingdom everything in the Kingdom
because she was deprived of because she was deprived of
the rest of her life, and the rest of her life, and
so, now she has greater so, now she has greater
glory than she would have glory than she would have
ever had. ever had.
She has a joy that you and I She has a joy that you and I
cannot even imagine, and our cannot even imagine, and our
faith has to bow before the faith has to bow before the
Lord because He knows. Lord because He knows.
When you die, you and your When you die, you and your
wife, you will see her in wife, you will see her in
all that glory, and then at all that glory, and then at
that moment you will know that moment you will know
why, but then, it won’t why, but then, it won’t
matter, and that’s how you matter, and that’s how you
and I have to be a witness and I have to be a witness
to the world, that we can to the world, that we can
accept this tragedy with accept this tragedy with
faith, with faith. faith, with faith.
That’s when our faith grows That’s when our faith grows
in the time of tragedy and in the time of tragedy and
heartache and disappointment heartache and disappointment
and the unknowing, the and the unknowing, the
unknowing. unknowing.
That’s when your faith That’s when your faith
is at its best. is at its best.
It doesn’t take away the It doesn’t take away the
pain or the grief of missing pain or the grief of missing
her, or even the wonder why. her, or even the wonder why.
It only says, "God, I trust It only says, "God, I trust
You," and we’ll say a prayer You," and we’ll say a prayer
for you. for you.
I know you’re already I know you’re already
handling it well. handling it well.
We have another call. We have another call.
Female caller 1: Hello, Mother. Female caller 1: Hello, Mother.
Mother: Where are you from? Mother: Where are you from?
Caller: From Michigan. Caller: From Michigan.
Mother: And what is your Mother: And what is your
question? question?
Caller: I have, was Caller: I have, was
wondering if--1st of all, wondering if--1st of all,
I believe in miracles now I believe in miracles now
that I finally got through that I finally got through
to you, and I was wondering, to you, and I was wondering,
have you ever heard anybody have you ever heard anybody
outside of the Catholic outside of the Catholic
faith that has had an apparition of the Blessed apparition of the Blessed
Mother? Mother?
Mother: I think so, Mother: I think so,
I think so. I think so.
I can’t remember the I can’t remember the
occasion that this woman occasion that this woman
told me about. told me about.
In fact, I think she had a hard time with Our Lady. hard time with Our Lady.
You know, she thought we You know, she thought we
just worshipped Her and, you just worshipped Her and, you
know, she had the typical know, she had the typical
hard time with the Mother hard time with the Mother
of God. of God.
I can’t understand that, but I can’t understand that, but
she did, and 1 time, if I she did, and 1 time, if I
remember correctly--it’s remember correctly--it’s
been many years, she told me been many years, she told me
that she was just in her that she was just in her
living room and she was just living room and she was just
sitting there griping about sitting there griping about
Our Lady and she said, all Our Lady and she said, all
of a sudden there was before of a sudden there was before
her the Most Beautiful Woman her the Most Beautiful Woman
she ever saw, and She smiled she ever saw, and She smiled
at her, and that smile took at her, and that smile took
away all of her fears, her away all of her fears, her
anger, almost jealous I anger, almost jealous I
guess, all her doubts, and guess, all her doubts, and
then she began to take then she began to take
instructions because she instructions because she
knew, she knew, see. knew, she knew, see.
So I don’t know how often So I don’t know how often
it is, but Our Lady is it is, but Our Lady is
Generous. She wants all of Her She wants all of Her
children to get to Heaven, children to get to Heaven,
and I, She’s appearing so and I, She’s appearing so
many places today, you know, many places today, you know,
that I know something’s just that I know something’s just
round the corner. round the corner.
We have another call. We have another call.
Hello. Hello.
Female caller 2: Hello, Mother. Female caller 2: Hello, Mother.
Mother Angelica: Hey. Mother Angelica: Hey.
Where are you from? Where are you from?
Caller: I’m from Rhode Caller: I’m from Rhode
Island. Island.
Mother: And what is your Mother: And what is your
question? question?
Caller: I have a couple, Caller: I have a couple,
Mother, dear Mother. Mother, dear Mother.
Last year and the year Last year and the year
before I lost young sons before I lost young sons
who--I can go along with the who--I can go along with the
man that just called; just man that just called; just
be faithful, pray to the be faithful, pray to the
Mother, he’ll get the relief Mother, he’ll get the relief
he needs, but right now he needs, but right now
Mother, we just buried Mother, we just buried
another young brother; 59 another young brother; 59
years old, another sudden years old, another sudden
death. death.
It breaks our heart, because It breaks our heart, because
we were a family of 12. we were a family of 12.
Now we’re down to 6, all Now we’re down to 6, all
sudden deaths. sudden deaths.
Now my sister just called Now my sister just called
me, dear Mother. me, dear Mother.
She has a husband in the She has a husband in the
nursing home who’s 80 years nursing home who’s 80 years
old with Alzheimer’s old with Alzheimer’s
disease. disease.
She was really crying She was really crying
tonight because he’s failing tonight because he’s failing
so fast, and you know, so fast, and you know,
sometimes it makes you sometimes it makes you
wonder why she lost her wonder why she lost her
brother, so full of life, brother, so full of life,
and a husband who was 80. and a husband who was 80.
Mother, I told her to turn Mother, I told her to turn
your program on, because your program on, because
you’ve always lifted my you’ve always lifted my
spirits. spirits.
Mother: Thank you. Mother: Thank you.
Caller: I told her to Caller: I told her to
listen to you because listen to you because
I knew you would say a I knew you would say a
prayer for her. prayer for her.
Mother: Yeah. Mother: Yeah.
Caller: Because we don’t Caller: Because we don’t
know why. know why.
Only God knows why. Only God knows why.
So please, give her a So please, give her a
special blessing and give special blessing and give
him in the nursing home him in the nursing home
1 too, Mother. 1 too, Mother.
Mother: Yeah. Mother: Yeah.
Well, I think it’s natural Well, I think it’s natural
for people when you have for people when you have
someone young or middle-aged someone young or middle-aged
die and then you see die and then you see
somebody way up there or way somebody way up there or way
down there; I don’t know down there; I don’t know
which way it is that, you which way it is that, you
say, "well, they’re old." But see, we’re thinking But see, we’re thinking
the thoughts of man, see. the thoughts of man, see.
All of us have a certain All of us have a certain
degree of glory in Heaven, degree of glory in Heaven,
been destined for us from been destined for us from
all eternity. all eternity.
I personally feel that, and I personally feel that, and
every day I ask the Lord every day I ask the Lord
to let me live a long life. to let me live a long life.
Why? Why?
Well, I’m not going to be Well, I’m not going to be
too peppy after a certain too peppy after a certain
amount of time, (sighs) amount of time, (sighs)
but a long life is a but a long life is a
blessing, a big blessing. blessing, a big blessing.
Why? Why?
Well, it’s a blessing Well, it’s a blessing
because every minute, every because every minute, every
minute that you’re alive minute that you’re alive
you have the opportunity to you have the opportunity to
change, to learn more about change, to learn more about
God, to get a higher degree God, to get a higher degree
of glory in His Kingdom, to of glory in His Kingdom, to
know Him better in Heaven, know Him better in Heaven,
to learn more about Him in to learn more about Him in
Heaven, to be happier, to Heaven, to be happier, to
understand more in Heaven. understand more in Heaven.
It’s a blessing, a blessing, It’s a blessing, a blessing,
and so, we don’t know a and so, we don’t know a
person’s soul. person’s soul.
A person may be working out A person may be working out
their purgatory here. their purgatory here.
That’s why suicide is so That’s why suicide is so
bad, and this so-called bad, and this so-called
assisted suicide. assisted suicide.
Suicide is suicide. Suicide is suicide.
You cannot determine your You cannot determine your
birth and you cannot birth and you cannot
determine your day of death, determine your day of death,
and now we do both, see, and now we do both, see,
and we can’t do that. and we can’t do that.
This is the prerogative of This is the prerogative of
God and if living longer God and if living longer
will make me closer to God, will make me closer to God,
I want to live longer. I want to live longer.
So you say, well then, why So you say, well then, why
is my brother in his 50s? is my brother in his 50s?
Why did he go suddenly? Why did he go suddenly?
Maybe that was the best time Maybe that was the best time
for him to go, maybe that for him to go, maybe that
was the greatest, the moment was the greatest, the moment
he would have the greatest he would have the greatest
glory in the Kingdom. glory in the Kingdom.
How wonderful, how How wonderful, how
wonderful, and there my wonderful, and there my
friends, we have to trust. friends, we have to trust.
We could imitate Peter We could imitate Peter
in a lot of things. in a lot of things.
We shouldn’t in some things, We shouldn’t in some things,
because he said, you know, because he said, you know,
"Why do you want to do this?" "Why do you want to do this?"
We would give the Lord We would give the Lord
great honor and glory if great honor and glory if
we could say, "Lord, we could say, "Lord,
I don’t know why, I don’t I don’t know why, I don’t
understand, but I trust You." understand, but I trust You."
Oh, He’s so happy when you Oh, He’s so happy when you
say that. say that.
You can trust the Lord You can trust the Lord
whenever He calls, whatever whenever He calls, whatever
time He calls, whoever He time He calls, whoever He
calls, you can trust. calls, you can trust.
You can’t trust doctors who You can’t trust doctors who
go around assisting you to go around assisting you to
end your own life. end your own life.
I wouldn’t trust them at all. I wouldn’t trust them at all.
I want to say a prayer. I want to say a prayer.
We only have 2 minutes, that We only have 2 minutes, that
Our Dear Lord will bless all Our Dear Lord will bless all
of you out there. of you out there.
"Lord, just bless everyone "Lord, just bless everyone
Lord, let Your hand fall Lord, let Your hand fall
upon them, and give them upon them, and give them
that peace that only You can that peace that only You can
give and that joy in Your give and that joy in Your
holy will that we all know holy will that we all know
Lord that we can rest in Lord that we can rest in
Your will, we can trust Your Your will, we can trust Your
will, and we ask Our Sweet will, and we ask Our Sweet
Mother to comfort them. Mother to comfort them.
For She stood beneath the For She stood beneath the
cross. cross.
She knew why Her Son died, She knew why Her Son died,
and She suffered with Him. and She suffered with Him.
Let us suffer with our loved Let us suffer with our loved
ones and say to Him as She ones and say to Him as She
said to Him, "Thy will be said to Him, "Thy will be
done," and we say every day. done," and we say every day.
Well, we’re about ready Well, we’re about ready
to go. to go.
I’ve enjoyed being with you. I’ve enjoyed being with you.
Remember please, write Remember please, write
to me. This network, that belongs to you, is doing great things everywhere, and when you get to Heaven, you’re not only going to know the why’s of all the problems in your life, you’re going to see thousands and millions of people running after you and saying, thank you. I’m here because of you. Well, I’m looking forward Well, I’m looking forward
to that, and I hope you are. to that, and I hope you are.
Remember, in our lives, trust Remember, in our lives, trust
Jesus. Jesus.
He loves you beyond any He loves you beyond any
words you could express, words you could express,
and He wants you to be and He wants you to be
with Him forever. with Him forever.
So remember, put us between So remember, put us between
your gas and electric bill. your gas and electric bill.
We need you and God needs We need you and God needs
you to give His message you to give His message
around the world. around the world.
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