. The Royal Bridegroom

Dear Friends,

Greetings in the name of Jesus Christ. I'm writing to you to share a message our Lady has given to me. It is something that everyone needs to know. It is simply this, to please give all one's time and heart to her son, Jesus, during Holy Communion. Our Lady has brought to my attention that at times this is not being done by some of her children, especially when visiting appariation sites, other religious centers, churches, and etc. I pray that the Holy Spirit will inspire you as you read the following. It is how our Lady gently and lovingly expressed this message to me.

Our Mother started expressing her feelings concerning the matter first in Guadalupe. It was on June 25, 1997 when I walked into the Basilica with my friend. As a Southern Baptist, I never thought of leaving the South to visit a Catholic site in Mexico! But, here I was after following the orders of our Lord. I stood there in wonderment and awe. People were everywhere. Some were kneeling in prayer, some standing around, and some quietly talking. I asked the Holy Spirit where we were to sit. The Holy Spirit led us to a section in direct view of the image of our Lady of Guadalupe. I went to my knees to pray.

Then I opened my eyes and saw the image of our Lady become three dimensional.

I lost awareness of my surroundings as our Mother started to instruct me concerning things I did not know. It was in the middle of our conversation that she stopped speaking and reverently turned her head slightly to the left.

It was as though someone of great importance had her attention. I said, "Heavenly Mother, why have you stopped speaking?" She did not turn back to look at me. She said with her head still reverently facing to the left, "It's my Son's time." I was immediately made aware of my surroundings. I looked to the left and saw the priest approach the altar to start Holy Communion.

Tears started streaming that my face for someone of great importance had my attention. That someone was Jesus.

I learned a lot that day about the character and heart of our Heavenly Mother and our Lord's presence in the eucharist. Then our Mother spoke to me again while I was in Medjugorje. It was June. 25, 1998. I entered St. James Church. People were everywhere. Some were kneeling in prayer, some standing, some talking, and some taking pictures. The Holy Spirit opened a way to get my friends and me to the statue of our Lady. We knelt down to offer our love and respect. Then the Holy Spirit instructed me to move away. I started to move backwards while still on my knees in prayer until my body was against the wall. I was no longer facing our Lady. My body was facing to the left. I then was made aware of our Lady's presence. She turned her attention humbly and reverently to the left. There was something wrong! She seemed sad, as though her heart was troubled by something. I said, "Mother, what's wrong!" She did not turn to look at me. She sighed which in itself had meaning. A sigh which if put into words would say, when will they ever learn? She then said with this sigh, "It's my Son's time". My eyes immediately was opened and I saw the priest holding the eucharist up and my head\heart bowed in reverance.

I felt joy as the Holy Spirit fillled me and opened my spiritual eyes to Jesus' presence. I experienced the highest of all joys in my life for now I could call myself a Catholic. Now, I could receive our Lord. Now, the Lord and I could be together in an even more intimate way. When Jesus and I received each other in Holy Communion all my being went into esctasy.

Every fiber of my body, heart, and soul united with Him. I didn't want to move and tears streamed down my cheek.

It was mixed tears that fell from my face. Tears for those around who were to busy taking pictures and etc. Those who did not realize or understand that the greatest way to express love and respect to the Queen of Heaven is to do what she was doing. That was bowing her head and heart reverently to her Son, and our Lord and Saviour, Jesus.

So please let's keep this in mind the next time we're visiting a place and Holy Communion is being celebrated. Keep watching the sky and may you and your love ones enjoy doing so.

Love in Christ,

Katie Burchfield (Marana Tha!)