Five Stones from Our Lady of Medjugorje. For Lent.

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Never mind if the Apparitions of Medjugorje has not been validated by the Catholic Church. Verifying and validating take time, especially when politics try to interfere. Sigh. In time, all will be well. What is important is the message. And here's the five stones of our Lady, according to Fr. Leon Pereira of Medjugorje. The metaphor of the five stones comes from the five pebbles David, the shepherd boy, picked up from the stream, for his slingshot of a weapon against the mighty Philistine warrior - Goliath. Thus, we have Goliath as our enemy. What do the five pebbles stand for? 1. Praying from the Heart, especially the Rosary which is our 'time machine' that makes us enter the Life of our Lord, through our Blessed Mother. 2. Prepping ourselves for Holy Mass wherein we receive our Lord in our physical being, and thanking Him afterwards for letting us be in the Holy Sacrifice. 3. Putting the family Bible in a prominent place where every member of the family can read easily. Ignorance of the Scriptures, according to St, Jerome, is ignorance of Christ. 4. Fasting is for all, even the elderly, except for the ill, because fasting with bread and water can stop wars and evils. Fast on Wednesdays and Fridays. 5. Confession once a month, at least. Graces pour if we laundry our hearts often enough. CONFESS YOUR SINS. Not the sins of others. Let not shame stop you from cleaning your heart.