Church of Jesus Christ of the Universe

By Mauro

1 November 2023

Rev 7, 2-4.9-14; Ps 23; 1 Jn 3, 1-3; Mt 5, 1-12

The feasts of today and tomorrow are one for us. On today’s feast of All Saints, we celebrate one of the three cornerstones[1]: Universal Communion. The meaning of the feast of the Saints is this, and if combined with prayer for the deceased, the two feasts become one. Praying with faith for all deceased, even the most abandoned in Purgatory, becomes the Feast of the Saints, the feast of universal communion.

I believe that this celebration brings inner joy to everyone. It conveys something that inspires hope for what we are called to, a sense of certainty of what we will obtain and will be for eternity. It includes the possibility to connect and dialogue with the saints we feel close to, the prophets, the angels, the faithful brothers and sisters, ultimately leading us to a state where living like this becomes our normality. This should have been the normality from the beginning, but we have renounced it. God never imposed it on us, and not even evil forced us, we have made that choice ourselves.

The grace of this celebration should lead us to give thanks to God, as we become aware of our divine calling and recognise what we have renounced. We should acknowledge all that God has bestowed upon us, enabling us to continue living in communion so that we may enter into the Heavenly Jerusalem, the New Creation. I believe that it is obligatory to show our gratitude for the gift of life, for the gift of the Blessed Virgin Mary, for the gift of redemption and the Love that never abandons us. Let us give thanks for everything that has been bestowed upon us throughout history, including the Saints as well as the things we  currently experience so that life may be revived within us.

I genuinely believe that this activates primary energy in us. This also occurs when we give thanks for the blessings we presently receive, for the Church of Jesus Christ, for all we have in our lives at present and for all the opportunities we have to meet and partake in communion.Formun Üstü

The first step is definitely to say, “Thank you,” and, “Here I am!” We want to remain firm and commit ourselves to remaining faithful throughout our life and allowing God to act freely. God knows how to keep us in the faith according to our strength, as we certainly have structural limits, also given by our past and by many other things. However, I am sure that He now keeps our communion alive as much as possible; afterwards, we will enjoy it forever.

I have said repeatedly that a solid faith reassures us; consequently, we are asked to be grateful for every challenge and trial, as that is part of the plan of our redemption. That part is meant for us and our neighbours to die to all that prevents communion; all that will not pass through the narrow door. We should eliminate it immediately.

I also would like to thank each one of you for your faithfulness, for being part of the Church of Jesus Christ and for believing in God’s work within you and in His calling. Thank you for your efforts, thank you for being there, regardless of your limits. It is important for each one of you to express your gratitude to God. Giving thanks to God for the gift of the other, even for his weaknesses, is also a way of asking for forgiveness.

Today, in the Book of Revelation[2], we heard that the Lord ordered the angels to wait until all the children of God were marked. I will not dwell on the Sign[3]; I just want to draw your attention to this. He ordered the angels to wait until we, too, the Church of Jesus Christ of the Universe, have given everyone the chance to be marked before God says, “Enough!” Therefore, I thank God for trusting us; yet, this involves that we contribute with our work. Our work happens in spirit and through our transformation because everyone who has a little bit of good will can still be recuperated and thus marked. Then God will carry on with His plan.

St. John asserts in his letter[4] that we do not know what we will become, but he also proclaims, “Now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.”

If we reflect on the deep meaning of these words and let them touch our spirit, we recognise that we are indeed children of God, that is, we are like Jesus Christ. We owe this to Jesus Christ: we have become again children of God because we were born from the Father’s mind, from His Love, and He does everything for us to return to Him. This is further evidence that He considers us His children. However, we have to acknowledge ourselves as such. Even the worst sinners continue to be His children. We are the ones who reject His immense Love; He never withdraws His Love from us.

Certainly, the only way to welcome the Father’s Love is to welcome the Son; we must feel like children of God and be able to enjoy it. This is truly a great gift; it is already the fullness here on Earth. In the New Creation, we will see what we will become. However, we are children of God and remain in the faith and trust of being children of the King. Nothing and no one is against us; who can be against us?

Having this attitude gives us joy and peace and enables us to live the beatitudes written in the Gospel. Without this understanding, the beatitudes become a challenging, superhuman effort, which we cannot accomplish. From a human perspective, it is impossible to live the beatitudes when we are persecuted, when we are poor, when we need justice. The beatitudes arise only from this thought, “I know that I am a child of God; I am blessed because I have a Father who will never let me lack anything.” Then, regardless of whether we experience joy or pain, we are blessed because we have a Father, we have a Brother, we have a Mother who prays for us. Bliss arises from this certainty.

By accepting to be His children, we are always blessed. The greatest beatitude is the last: “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven.”[5]

When they speak ill of us because we feel like God’s children, we will rejoice. We already receive our reward here, as we will be blessed. Later, we will receive a hundredfold, but we are blessed already here because nothing can touch us. By welcoming God’s fatherhood and motherhood, by welcoming the family of the Saints, we feel part of it. We are “no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household”.[6] We do not even have to earn it, we are by right. What are suffering and poverty compared to being children of God, fellow citizens of the Saints?

This is what St. John the Apostle wants to say: “We have touched love; we have seen the Author of life.”[7] If we want to be witnesses, we too must have touched love. We have touched the always forgiving and redeeming Love, the Love that is always here for us. Always! We have learned that God’s Love always wants us to be with Him. Forever! He never abandons us. The Psalm reads: “Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.”[8] How can we escape from that Love? It is there, so we must bear witness to It.

When he says, “You must bear witness”, he does not mean that it is a demanding obligation. He calls on us to live joyfully like children of God, and thus we will automatically bear witness. In living our life, we bear witness, without having to do anything. We do not have to evangelise specific people; if we live honestly, we will be witnesses and apostles. This is only possible if we have touched Love. However, first, we must allow ourselves to be touched by Love. Once we allow it, we will also touch it. God cannot be possessed, but He fills with joy all those who allow themselves to be touched.

Today we are also blessed because there is a huge number of people who live like this: the Church of Jesus Christ of the Universe, as this Church has also become visible here on Earth. Thus, we have the chance to decide to enter and live concretely in the Church and experience it as a true family, as Saint Joseph told us in his message a few years ago.[9]

Therefore, I want to thank God again; let us give thanks to Him all together for these times, for the extraordinary instruments[10] and all instruments He has put in place, for the Foundation Fortress of the Immaculate and for the Church. I think that the essence of the path we have chosen to live is the grace of the recapitulation of all things in Christ.[11] The very heart of our path is standing face to face with God. For this, we have received so many indications and instruments.

Still, where does God want to take us? Why does our path appear different or new, even though it is not? It is the path that has always existed and that leads us to stand face to face with God. In doing so, we discover that we are sons and daughters of God and that He loves us. Yet, this seems to be very difficult for us, and the reason is our human weakness. Let us embrace the opportunity to be face to face with God; let us allow Him to love us and work within us.

Finally, I believe that this is our path, and I ask Mary Most Holy, today’s Saints and all our deceased to help us live like this, just as they did, and then we may be able to experience bliss even now. Happy holiday to everyone.

[1] See Stefania Caterina’s book, “Beyond the Great Barrier”, 2008, Luci dell’Esodo, Chap. 11. There you find St. Raphael the Archangel’s message in which he speaks of the three cornerstones of God: the offering of one’s life to God, immaculateness and universal communion.

[2]  See Rev 7, 2-4.9-14

[3] He refers to the Sign we have received by revelation from the Blessed Virgin Mary in 2015. You find further information about it on our website and in her message of 23 July 2016, “The Sign of My Triumph” published on this website in Messages

[4] See 1 Jn 3,1-3

[5] See Mt 5, 11

[6] See Eph 2, 19-20

[7] See 1 John 1, 1 paraphrased

[8] See Ps 139, 7-8

[9] See Message of St. Joseph of 30 December 2016, “You Are Members and Guardians of the People of God”, published on our website in Messages

[10] You will find more information about the extraordinary instruments in the section with the same title on our homepage

[11] See Eph 1, 10