" The God of our fathers has chosen you that you should know His Will...and hear the Voice of His Mouth. For you will be His witness to all men of what you have seen and heard."

Acts 22:14-15

"Let Me help you comprehend the magnitude of My Love for you, for all men." This was Jesus' reply when I asked what he wanted of me shortly after my first trip to Medjugorje in August, 1988.

On August 18, 1988 I received my first locution from Jesus in St. James Church, Medjugorje, Yugoslavia. When I returned home, I heard Him speak to my heart. "Learn to recognize My Voice. When you can assimilate all that I have given you, you will write and it will be a source of grace for many." I asked Him, "why me?" He replied, "Because of your openness of spirit."

Thus began many private revelations that I studiously recorded in my journal. They awakened within me the call to holiness, by way of humility, obedience, suffering and much love. These private affirmations of Jesus' presence within me continued through the years. He told me that His Mother, through the Holy Rosary, would unlock the sweetness of His Kingdom for me and make clearer many mysteries of our faith. She was to be the key that would unlock the reality of the Kingdom. Little did I know that God would send me His Mother to teach many age old, forgotten truths to our two Rosary Prayer Groups in Waterloo, N Y through the many messages She would entrust to me.

The messages from Our Lady began in the early summer (6-12-91) for our Wednesday Prayer Cenacle that we held in the St. Mary's Cemetery around a little knoll known as the Rosary Mound. She began speaking to our family rosary group on Pentecost Sunday in 1991. The messages continue as of this publication.

The time has come for me to share them with all our Blessed Mother's Beloved children. I humbly do so in the name of the most Holy Trinity for the honor and glory of God and in hopeful expectation of the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Message given to me by Our Lady on 11-6-92:

My daughter, Now is the time to give My messages to all of My children. A multiplicity of words I have spoken to My chosen ones around the world. They ring out around the world in a unified plea from a loving Mother's Heart. Be bold, be strong. Put on the armor of My Warrior and go forth. In humble obedience, test them through the discernment of My chosen Son. The time is now for the seeds I have sown through you to bear fruit. Bring My messages to all of My children. Print them. Distribute them. Many will listen and be drawn to the fountain of Mercy through them. My little one, your hour has come. I am with you.

Lena Shipley