For added effect, Satan and his minions ensure that their disciples’ second, third, fourth generations reap the fruits of their labors. They flaunt around with inherited power and wealth, conveying a message written exactly how Satan wants it: it pays to do evil.
Our Lady of Sorrows of Kibeho, Rwanda dwelt on this. The Blessed Mother’s apparitions in Kibeho in the 1980’s was approved by the Catholic church in 2001 and is thus worthy of belief.
Our Blessed Mother said as follows: “The devil places no obstacles…. those who follow Jesus may receive poverty while those who don’t may be rich.”
But she reminds us that “they (evil ones) are rewarded only on this earth and one day will lose everything.”
Our Blessed Mother warns us against “using deviousness to succeed.” “The one who takes the road to hell will walk with no difficulty, yet he will suffer once for all his evil, and this will last forever,” she says, even as she noted that in our present times, we are “distracted by earthly goods and desires.”
“Man is chasing the wind,” she warns with a lament that “Some do not believe in Heaven. They say the only Heaven is on this earth.” Our Blessed Mother stresses that “the only poverty is the lack of Grace that leads to the Lord,” as she asks us to pray and fast to ward off “every attack from Satan.”
“The one who turns to God in this life can shorten and even avoid his time in purgatory… Each one of you must give an account of what was entrusted to you. Those who go to Heaven are those who struggled to get there,” she tells us.
As for those who suffer, the Blessed Mother says: “If the Son of God suffered in this world,” asked Mary, “why would you try to escape your suffering? Stop clinging to all that is bothering you and depriving you of peace. In suffering, let there be joy. Blessed is the one who is an instrument for me. I will reward him with Heaven. All the trials he has to endure will end one day”
She tells us further: “There is no one who doesn’t suffer in this world. The poor man suffers because of his poverty, the rich man suffers because of the worries that come with his riches. How humans deceive themselves. We think, that person is so rich, but — the person’s soul is empty.”
And then she admonishes us: “Be patient with all people, because God is patient with you. Don’t work for the things of this world, since they do not belong to you…You are all taking the same trip, so help each other.”
She also has a message for the sick: “For those who have been declared ‘incurable,’ nothing is healthier than a soul at peace,” adding “there is no greater wealth than that of a pure heart.”
“Trials and suffering help us pray better. Aim with your strength to the tree of life.”
“You must love each other and not hold onto anger. A small seed of anger can grow into a great tree of hatred. Pardon those who have hurt you,” our Blessed Mother admonishes us.
To the vain, the Blessed Mother has some words: “Those who love to wear flashy clothes try to please men, but aim only to please God. Despite your beautiful clothes, you will always be naked before God. You who pride yourselves on beauty should humble yourselves. Your beauty comes only from God.”
“One day soon God will take it all back,” she adds.
The Blessed Mother also tells us how to pray: “You must tell God yourself. Hold back nothing. God knows your every action and your every thought. But you must tell Him yourself — all the transgressions of body, mind, and spirit.
Ask for God’s forgiveness from the bottom of your heart. If you seek it sincerely, He will forgive you. This way, my children, the sins you carry will not distract you. Pray to Him fervently.
Fast for His blessing. Then you too must ask God to offer forgiveness to all those who have trespassed against you, all who have given you suffering or insult or injury and ask God to bless them and help them. Your prayers have no meaning if they do not come from the depths of your heart. When you lack the strength to pray, pray for my help and I will offer you strength.”
