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FROM THE NATIONAL DIRECTOR…
March 19, 2009
Solemnity of St. Joseph
Fr. Gobbi has requested that we share his annual letters with all MMP members.
Those on our official mailing list have already received a packet that included
Fr. Gobbi’s 2009 letter, both in English and Spanish. I am making it available
on our website for the benefit of those who have not officially registered as
members, and also for any on our mailing list who failed to notify us of their
address changes.
Fr. Gobbi’s Letter 2009 – English
Fr. Gobbi’s Letter 2009 – Spanish
My accompanying letter is copied below and includes a link to access the
transcript of the talk that Fr. Gobbi gave during the cenacle in Miami on
January 18, 2009.
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Letter from the National Director
February 25, 2009
Ash Wednesday
Dear MMP Family,
I am pleased to share with you Fr. Gobbi’s annual letter for 2009, and pray that
you will take the time to meditate upon it. I also invite you to share it with
your family and friends, since it can serve as a wonderful means of introducing
the Marian Movement of Priests to others.
The theme of his letter – suffering and sharing in the passion of Jesus and of
his Church – is very apropos. The world and the Church are in great turmoil, and
humanity is carrying a heavy cross.
We know, however, that this time of purification must necessarily precede the
Second Coming and Eucharistic Reign of Jesus when at last we will see the New
Heavens and the Renewed Earth.
Fr. Gobbi in the U.S.
We had the great privilege of welcoming Fr. Gobbi to the United States this past
January. At the beginning of each new year, he travels to South America to hold
cenacles in the various countries of that great continent. This year, he
accepted our invitation to stop in Miami for a few days, during which time he
conducted a cenacle for the laity on Sunday, January 18th, and one for the
clergy on the 20th. I wish to thank the pastor of St. James, Monsignor Jean
Pierre, who has always been very accommodating in allowing us to use his
beautiful church. I also extend my heartfelt gratitude to Fr. Richard Soulliere,
the M.M.P. regional director for the entire state of Florida, and also to the
many lay members who assisted him, for all their hard work in planning for this
event.
Enclosed is the transcript of the talk that Fr. Gobbi gave on Sunday to a very
enthusiastic crowd that numbered more than one thousand. Fr. Gobbi spoke about
the great sufferings of the present times, sufferings which have been brought
about because humanity has distanced itself from God. But have courage, he said,
because in the end her Immaculate Heart will triumph. With an impassioned plea,
he urged us to be faithful to our commitments as members of the Marian Movement
of Priests:
(1) Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary;
(2) Unity with the Pope and
the Church united to him;
(3) Spreading devotion to Our Blessed Mother by means
of the cenacles of prayer.
International Retreat
This year’s spiritual exercises will be held from June 28 to July 4, again at
the Shrine of Merciful Love in Collevalenza, Italy. All bishops, priests,
deacons and seminarians are invited to attend. If interested, please notify me
at soon as possible so that I can forward you all pertinent information and
registration forms.
Thank You!
I am grateful for your continued prayerful and financial support. Our Lady
relies solely on the generosity of you, her children, to introduce and spread
her messages to so many others. May you be abundantly rewarded. We are
recognized by the IRS as an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code; therefore, your gifts are tax deductible. If you wish to
name the Marian Movement of Priests as a beneficiary in your will or trust,
please call for our tax identification number.
Saving Our Country and the World
I would be remiss if I didn’t say a few words about the situation in which our
country finds itself. We are in the throes of a turbulent storm, the forces of
evil thrashing us about. Why is everything around us collapsing? It is because
we have not listened to Our Lady. She warned us that, precisely because we
“continued to walk along the way of rejection of God and of his Law of love”,
this country would know “the hour of weakness and of poverty, the hour of
suffering and defeat...” (cf. 437 f-g) So what is the remedy for our present
woes? The answer is to follow God’s law, the same law upon which our
Constitution was founded. IT’S THAT SIMPLE! If we inject this country with a
“spiritual stimulus”, then our problems will be resolved. God takes care of
those who love and serve him.
And of course, we must pray for the conversion of so many of our fallen-away
brothers and sisters. They are being swept away by a flood that is inundating
their souls, and we must come to their rescue with the life raft that the
Blessed Mother offers us – the cenacles of prayer.
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In our cenacles, we have to pray for the conversion of all – that their eyes
will be opened and they will realize that these problems cannot be solved by
purely human means. We must put government back into the hands of God. Bring the
Ten Commandments back to where they belong, for all to see and follow. Respect
life in all its forms. Then God will reward us all with his gifts of peace and
prosperity.
Books and Other Publications
I encourage you to write or call to obtain the booklet, “The Spiritual Power of
My Cenacles.” The suggested donation is $3. We also have an ample supply of the
cenacle guides. At the moment, our stock of the book, “To the Priests, Our
Lady's Beloved Sons,” is depleted. We have encountered numerous delays in our
preparations for a reprint, but do hope to have more books available by June.
Your understanding and patience are appreciated.
We know that many no longer receive our mailings because they have moved. If you
know of any members, perhaps in your cenacle, who have not received this letter,
then please invite them to send us their change of address.
I take this opportunity to wish all of you a holy season of Lent, and a joyous
and blessed Easter. Be firm in your faith because, as Christ promised, he WILL
come again!
Yours in the
Immaculate Heart of Mary,
Fr. Albert G. Roux
National Director
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