J.M.J.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFTS
WHEN YOU GATHER TOGETHER TO PRAY THE ROSARY,
EACH BEAD IS YOUR CHRISTMAS PRESENT TO ME.
I CAN NOT ASK, DEAR CHILDREN, FOR A MUCH GREATER GIFT
BECAUSE YOUR PRAYERS HELPED SAVE SOULS WHO HAD BEEN ADRIFT.
I WILL DONATE, DEAR CHILDREN, YOUR CONTRIBUTION
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SINNED AND STILL NEED ABSOLUTION.
YOU HELPED BRING BACK MANY OF THOSE WHO HAVE STRAYED,
WHO WOULD HAVE BEEN ENSLAVED IF YOU HAD NOT PRAYED.
EVEN ONE HAIL MARY CAN HELP TO SAVE ONE SOUL;
IT CAN TAKE WHAT WAS SHATTERED AND AGAIN MAKE IT WHOLE.
I KNOW THAT ON YOU I CAN ALWAYS RELY;
IN SPITE OF THE HARDSHIPS, WHEN I CALL, YOU REPLY.
IF WE CONTINUE, DEAR CHILDREN, OUR GIFTS TO EXCHANGE,
THE WORLD THAT’S IN TURMOIL WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE.
AND THAT IS HOW, MY DEAR CHILDREN, WE CAN BEGIN TO PREPARE
THE LAND GOD HAS PROMISED WITH HIS FAITHFUL TO SHARE.
“THY WILL BE DONE”
12-24-2007