#15 HOLY MATRIMONY
"THE GIFT OF THE SACRAMENT is at the same time a vocation and commandment for the Christian spouses, that hey may remain faithful to each other forever, beyond every trial and difficulty, in generous obedience to the holy will of the Lord: 'What therefore God has joined together, let no man put asunder.'" - Familiaris Consortio, Pope John Paul II, Nov. 22, 1981
JOINED
- "The act of marriage blessed by the Father must not be
dissolved to suit mankind in his carnal nature and loss of the
knowledge of God. What God has joined together no man shall place
asunder." - Our Lady, December 28, 1974
DESPICABLE
- "The Eternal Father has given mankind a set of rules, and
in discipline they must be obeyed. It behooves Me to say that My
heart is torn by the actions, the despicable actions, of My
clergy. I unite, as your God, man and woman into the holy state
of matrimony. And what I have bound together no man must place
asunder. And what do I see but broken homes, marriages dissolved
through annulments! It has scandalized your nation, and it is
scandalizing the world. Woe to the teachers and leaders who scandalize
the sheep!" - Jesus, May 3, 1978
PROPAGATION
- "The act of the union of the flesh was created as the
means for the propagation of life upon your earth. We have seen
the defaming of this sacred ritual of your God. You fornicate
like animals, and when you sin you will not stand up and accept
the fruits of your vulgarity. "The union of the flesh will
produce as the Father has deemed it. Should you use this in any
manner contrary to the laws of your God, you shall reap what you
have
sown." - Our Lady, May 10, 1972
HUMANAE VITAE*
- "The encyclical of Pope Paul on birth control is true and
must be followed by mankind. There shall be no rationalization of
sin. There shall be no excuse for the murder of the unborn. Sin
has become a way of life among mankind, but Heaven does not
condone murder. Heaven cannot condone sin, though the Eternal
Father in His mercy is most merciful and long suffering and
forgiving." - Our Lady, October 2, 1976
STRENGTH
- "The strength for souls will be found in the family
circle." - Our Lady, December 31, 1972
ANNULMENTS
- "Families are disintegrating. I must tell you now, My
children, the family must be returned to the holy state it was
constructed for. We shall never approve nor accept marriage and
cohabitation without marriage. We shall not accept the annulments that
are being given now to so many without due cause." - Our
Lady, September 27, 1986
COMMON-LAW
- "O My child and My children, never have We seen from the
beginning of time a world in such chaos. And also, I shall not
speak with words that affright your heart, my child, but I wish
it known that this new modern role of what they call 'marriage without
marriage'-which means living as 'common-law,' I understand, My
children shall not be tolerated in Heaven. It was never the plan
of the Eternal Father that man and woman shall live as animals.
"Fornication shall never be accepted. There is no excuse for
fornication. If you cannot remain celibate, better then that you
must then be married. It is better, My child and My children, to
be married than to burn in hell. "I also ask that all of My children
of the world review the Ten Commandments." - Our Lady,
November 1, 1985
BLACK CLOUD
- My children, when My Son returns upon your earth, will He find
even a flicker of faith left in the hearts of mankind? In the
days of Sodom, so too were men giving themselves over to all the
pleasures of the flesh: eating, drinking, marrying, giving in
marriage. All manner of sinful lusts were being committed. Men
shameful with men, women casting aside their role of motherhood
and lusting after women. As it was in the days of Sodom, so now
is this black cloud over America. - Our Lady, July 14, 19 79
SACREDNESS
- "The sacredness of marriage and the married life of man
and woman must not be destroyed by debased sensuality. It is a
private consummation between man and woman and the family. It is
not an object of derisive laughter and scornful jokes, My
children. "Your actions are observed by the Eternal Father
Who looks into your heart Pure thoughts, pure mind, pure
spirit-what goes into the heart will come out." - Our Lady,
August 21, 1975
FAMILY
- "Pray constantly your Rosary, your beads of prayer to
Heaven. Remain unified in your family lives. The institution of
your country-the great foundation is based on family life.
Destroy the family and you destroy your country." - Our
Lady, June 18, 1980
DISINTEGRATION
- My children, if you could only recover the peace and quiet of
spirit that was once much evident in your homes and now has been
replaced by all manner of creations of Satan, creations that
distract the minds of the innocent....
"The parents of many have fallen into the error of feeding
the body and starving the young souls. These souls, in the eyes
of the Eternal Father, are young flowers that must be nourished
with pure waters of truth, purpose, dedication to the road place
them on the road that will lead to the eternal Kingdom of God
your Father in Heaven." - Our Lady, July 24, 1976
DO HONOR
- "Families, bring honor to your homes. Fathers, be a
father; discipline your children. Mothers, do not discard your
role as the mother. Why have you sought to stand side by side
with your husband without being subservient to him? You have lost
your honor. The example you give to your children can lead them
nowhere but into the darkness. A strong tree will bear good
fruit. A tree that is fed with impure waters will not grow to
maturity, but will die and wither on the vine." - St.
Joseph, March 18, 19 74
ARTIFICIAL MEANS
- "Man shall not seek to create life by artificial means,
for you destroy the very nature of your humanity. And you shall
receive for such actions a just punishment, in chastisement from
the Eternal Father." - Our Lady, October 6, 1979
PRAYER
- "We are quite pleased with the words the Spirit sent unto
man that the family that prays together will stay together, My
child. No truer a message was ever coined. The family that prays
together will stay together." - Our Lady, June 18, 1974
Annulment Statistics
"There are
431,000,000 members of the Roman Catholic Church under the jurisdiction
of the Pope. The decrees of nullity granted by the Roman Rota
over a period of years has the surprisingly low figure of 16 for
a yearly average of decrees of nullity."
"In 1968 there were 450 Catholic marriage annulments in the
U.S., but 48,000 in 1981!"
"More than 61,400 U.S. Catholics were granted annulments in
1989, the last year for which figures are available."