(...)-Have the souls in Purgatory said anything about extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist?
-Yes. Under normal conditions, only the consecrated hands of priests can distribute Communion.
distribute Communion. The law of the Church says that this must be done unless there are "extraordinary circumstances," such as the priest being sick in bed. "Extraordinary" does not mean that the faithful must wait two minutes instead of ten to receive Communion. We should always prepare prayerfully to receive Jesus, and people who insist on doing everything as quickly as possible do not know what an enormous privilege and source of graces and protection we get from receiving Jesus.
If anyone needs proof that God doesn't like the reckless way in which extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist are used today, I can tell the following story about something that happened very close to here a short time ago.
Not long ago a woman died who used to distribute Communion and who had induced many other women to do the same. I did not know her very well, but I had heard a lot about her. Before the funeral, the coffin was open so that family and friends could say their goodbyes. At the appointed time, the casket was closed. But before an hour had elapsed, a close relative arrived late and asked the priest to please open it briefly so that he could say goodbye to the deceased as well as the rest. The priest agreed and, with one or two people present, lifted the lid and looked inside. They witnessed something that was not what they had seen a while before. The woman's hands had turned black. This sign, for me, as for the rest, was a confirmation from God that unconsecrated hands cannot distribute Jesus during Communion.
On the other hand, the so-called "altar of the people" is also something that delights Satan. Jesus present in the tabernacle should always be at the center of the Church. When the altar was turned around, several things happened. To begin with, the concentration of the faithful on Jesus was dissipated by now having the priest's face in between, and the face, as everyone knows, is the strongest point of communication between people. Only during the homily should the faithful concentrate on the parish priest, on his words and on his face. When the altar was turned around, Jesus was left in a secondary place, which resulted in his being left at the side and then, finally, as is the case today in many churches, totally separated, in a different wing or even in a totally separate room. This is precisely what Satan had in mind from the beginning, to get rid of Jesus!
-Are there other cases of private revelations in which complaints have also been expressed about these matters, similar to what the souls have told you?
-That's right. A Marian apparition that someone I trust told me about certainly confirms what the souls are saying. This apparition took place during the course of a Mass, a few minutes after the consecration. Our Mother appeared to the visionary who was there as she usually does. However, on this occasion she did not pray or speak to the visionary and disappeared seconds after blessing the small group. When the other people present asked her why everything had happened so quickly, her answer (with a wave of her hand) was, "Because Jesus was standing there." So, if Our Mother does not think it is appropriate to communicate with anyone while Our Lord is present in body and blood, how dare anyone interrupt our communication with Him!!!
And recently it was published that distributing communion in the hand was the fourth warning given to the nun who saw Our Mother in Akita, Japan. Hearing this made me very happy.
-In your opinion, how often should we go to Mass?
-Every day. Are you surprised; don't be surprised. To get closer to God, we must first make time for him with a little discipline. Didn't he give us life and time as a gift? So, is it so hard for us to give Him back a part of each day in return? I know that today's society has us all programmed to run from one place to another with countless excuses to deny what the spiritual third of our being needs. Man needs nourishment for his body as well as for his mind and for his spiritual life. If any one of these three dimensions is ignored, we can never achieve balance and wholeness, and therefore remain incomplete. God never wants anyone to fall behind. I assure you, from my heart, that once we give this time to Jesus, we will soon be surprised that we could have lived differently before. God brings us so much peace, so much strength and happiness. Jesus is not just another psychological aid, he is God, and therefore our true and only best friend.
Mentioning daily Mass reminds me of a lady from purgatory who appeared to me. When I asked her the usual question, she replied: "Go and tell my children that I will be released when they offer seventy-five daily masses for me. I am in purgatory because I did not teach them the value of the daily Mass." So I contacted this family and told them what their mother had told me. This was not a poor family, and one of the sons remarked, ''Fine, we'll ask for seventy-five Masses to be celebrated, and that's it." ''No,'' I told them firmly, ''that won't do, because the reason you are still in purgatory is because you have not taught yourselves the value of attending Mass on weekdays. You must attend seventy-five Masses together and carry your mother in your heart as your only intention. That is what she wants from you. After some hesitation, they agreed. You see, God had an even greater plan for them. Since I gave them this news I can safely say that they have continued to attend mass almost daily; and in this way, what they received was ten times more than just knowing that their mother was in Heaven. Maybe they even saved money (laughs).
Maria Simma. `Get us out of here´