09.2016

1ST SATURDAY DEVOTION 
NEWSLETTER 
September 2016 
 
MMAARRYY  AANNDD  TTHHEE  MMOOSSLLEEMMSS  
By:  Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen 
www.catholicculture.org  
Editor's Note by John Boland: 
Today over one billion persons — about one-sixth of the world's 
population — are followers of Islam, a religious movement, which began in 
the early seventh century. While found living virtually everywhere in the 
world, Muslims are concentrated in a be lt of countries on both sides of the 
equator, stretching from Morocco to the Philippine Islands. These 
countries — notes historian Geoffrey Parrinder in World Religions: From 
Ancient History to the Present — "occupy territory of great historical and 
strategic significances, as they lie acro ss the most important lines of trade 
and communications between the Old World and the New." 
To Westerners, the beliefs and ways of the Moslems are mystifying and 
complicated — better to ignore than try to understand. Yet, more and more, 
what is happening in the Moslem world directly involves Western interests 
and concerns. Some examples: the late Ayatollah Khomeini and the U.S. 
hostages in Iran; the international furor over author Salman Rushdie's 
boring, but insulting Satanic Verses b ook, which forced Rushdie into hiding 
and a million-dollar Moslem assassination contract offer on his head; the 
Iraqi (97% Moslem population to 3% Christian) invasion of Kuwait (92% 
Moslem to 6% Christian); the Gulf War against Moslem Iraq involving the 
largest mobilization of U.S. military forces since WWII; and the megabillion-
dollar B.C.C.I. banking scandal — enta ngling money-laundering for terrorists 
and drug kingpins — operating from (Moslem population 97%) Pakistan. 
Certainly devout followers of the Moslem religious movement — the word 
Islam means, "surrender . . . commitment . . . submission" — can in no way 
be held responsible for the financial (B.C.C.I.) scandals or expansionist 
ambitions (Hussein's invasion of Kuwait) of such corrupt political and 
banking generals. No more so than th e Catholic Church can be condemned 
over priests who give public scanda l to teaching heresy; or the Bible 
dismissed because corrupt TV evangelists are found pocketing their 
congregations' alms. 
At the same time, however, it must be remembered that Christian Europe 
was once nearly destroyed by Moslem invasions and — today — with the 
m i g r a t i o n  t o  E u r o p e  a n d  t h e  U . S .  o f  v a s t  n u m b e r s  o f  M o s l e m s ,  t h e i r  
influence on Western society is an important reality. The question: "Can 
Islam and Christianity find common gr ound to co-exist in the coming 
decades" is important and current; yet hardly new. 
In 1952, the late Bishop Fulton Sheen devoted a chapter in his book The 
World's First Love (Garden City Books,  Garden City, N.Y.) — entitled "Mary 
and the Moslems" — to this significant query. Following are Bishop Sheen's 
observations; more significant now perhaps than when written 49 years 
ago. 
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SERVING GOD 
 
EXODUS 14:31 
ISAIAH 53:11 
2 PETER 2:16 
  
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The month of September is dedicated to Our Lady of 
Sorrows, whose memorial the Church celebrates on 
September 15. September falls during the liturgical 
season known as Ordinary Time, which is represented 
by the liturgical color green. 
During September, as in all of Ordinary Time (formerly 
known as Time After Pentecost), the Liturgy does not 
focus on one particular mystery of Christ, but views the 
mystery of Christ in all its aspects. We follow the life of 
Christ through the Gospels, and focus on the teachings 
and parables of Jesus and what it means for us to be a 
follower of Christ. During Ordinary Time we can 
concentrate more on the saints and imitate their 
holiness as Christ's followers.   
 
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The feasts on the General Roman Calendar celebrated during the month of September are: 
3 Gregory the Great, Memorial 
4 Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday 
8 Birth of Mary, Feast 
9 Peter Claver (USA), Memorial 
11 Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday 
12 Most Holy Name of Mary, Opt. Mem. 
13 John Chrysostom, Memorial 
14 Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Feast 
15 Our Lady of Sorrows, Memorial 
16 Cornelius and Cyprian, Memorial 
17 Robert Bellarmine, Opt. Mem. 
18 Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday 
19 Januarius, Opt. Mem. 
20 Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang and 
Companions, Memorial 
21 Matthew, Feast 
23 Pio of Pietrelcina, Memorial 
25 Twenty-Six Sunday in Ordinary Time, Sunday 
26 Cosmas and Damian, Opt. Mem. 
27 Vincent de Paul, Memorial 
28 Wenceslaus; Lawrence Ruiz and Companions; St. 
Simón de Rojas O.SS. (Spain), Opt. Mem. 
29 Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Feast 
30 Jerome, Memorial 

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The Catholic Church celebrates today the birth of the 
Blessed Virgin Mary on its traditional fixed date of 
September 8, nine months after the December 8 
celebration of her Immaculate Conception as the child of 
Saints Joachim and Anne. 
The circumstances of the Virgin Mary's infancy and early 
life are not directly recorded in the Bible, but other 
documents and traditions describing the circumstances 
of her birth are cited by some of the earliest Christian 
writers from the first centuries of the Church.  
These accounts, although not considered authoritative in 
the same manner as the Bible, outline some of the 
Church's traditional beliefs about 
the birth of Mary. 
The “Protoevangelium of James,” 
which was probably put into its 
final written form in the early 
second century, describes Mary's 
father Joachim as a wealthy 
member of one of the Twelve 
Tribes of Israel. Joachim was 
deeply grieved, along with his wife 
Anne, by their childlessness. “He 
called to mind Abraham,” the early 
Christian writing says, “that in the 
last day God gave him a son 
Isaac.”  
Joachim and Anne began to devote 
themselves extensively and 
rigorously to prayer and fasting, 
initially wondering whether their 
inability to conceive a child might 
signify God's displeasure with 
them.  
As it turned out, however, the 
couple were to be blessed even 
more abundantly than Abraham and Sarah, as an angel 
r e v e a l e d  t o  A n n e  w h e n  h e  a p p e a r e d  t o  h e r  a n d  
prophesied that all generations would honor their future 
child: “The Lord has heard your prayer, and you shall 
conceive, and shall bring forth, and your seed shall be 
spoken of in all the world.”  
After Mary's birth, according to the Protoevangelium of 
James, Anne “made a sanctuary” in the infant girl's 
room, and “allowed nothing common or unclean” on 
account of the special holiness of the child. The same 
writing records that when she was one year old, her 
father “made a great feast, and invited the priests, and 
the scribes, and the elders, and all the people of Israel.” 
“And Joachim brought the child to the priests,” the 
account continues, “and they blessed her, saying: 'O 
God of our fathers, bless this child, and give her an 
everlasting name to be named 
in all generations' . . . And he 
brought her to the chief 
priests, and they blessed her, 
saying: 'O God most high, look 
upon this child, and bless her 
with the utmost blessing, which 
shall be forever.'” 
The protoevangelium goes on 
to describe how Mary's 
parents, along with the temple 
priests, subsequently decided 
that she would be offered to 
God as a consecrated Virgin for 
the rest of her life, and enter a 
chaste marriage with the 
carpenter Joseph. 
Saint Augustine described the 
birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary 
as an event of cosmic and 
historic significance, and an 
appropriate prelude to the birth 
of Jesus Christ. “She is the 
flower of the field from whom 
bloomed the precious lily of the valley,” he said.  
The fourth-century bishop, whose theology profoundly 
shaped the Western Church's understanding of sin and 
human nature, affirmed that “through her birth, the 
nature inherited from our first parents is changed." 

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The feast of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin 
Mary originated in Spain and was approved in 1513.  In 
1683, Pope Innocent XI extended the celebration of the 
feast day to the universal Church, to be celebrated on 
September 12th, four days after the Feast of the Birth of 
the Blessed Mother.  With the revisions of the Roman 
Missal in 1970 following the Vatican Council II, the feast 
day was removed from the universal calendar, although 
the Votive Mass remained.  However, 
Pope John Paul II in the third edition 
of the Roman Missal, issued in 2003, 
reinstituted the feast day, technically 
as an “optional memorial.” 
The name Mary is rooted in various 
ancient languages: in Hebrew Myriam; 
in Aramaic Maryam; in the Greek Old 
Testament, Mariam; and in Greek and 
Latin New Testament, Maria. 
Modern philological studies of ancient 
Egyptian suggest that Mary means 
“lady, beautiful one, or well- beloved.”  
Some scholars of Ugaritic texts 
(ancient Syrian) suggest the name 
mrym derives from the verb rwn, 
thereby rendering the meaning of 
“high, lofy, exalted, or august.”  These 
root meanings fit well with the 
message of the Archangel Gabriel: 
“Hail, Mary, full of grace [or Rejoice, O 
highly favored daughter]!  The Lord is 
with you.  Blessed are you among 
women” (Luke 1:28). 
Of course, the name “Mary,” being the 
name of the Blessed Mother, deserves special respect 
and devotion, and is thereby celebrated in four ways: 
First, Mary is a name of honor, since the faithful praise 
Mary as the Mother of our Divine Savior; she is rightfully 
called “Mother of God,” for Jesus true God, second 
person of the Holy Trinity entered this world becoming 
also true man through Mary who had conceived by the 
power of the Holy Spirit.  Second, Mary is a most holy 
name, because the very mention of her name reminds 
us she is full of grace, has found favor with God, and is 
blessed among all women.  Th ird, Mary is a maternal 
name, because she is our Mother, whom our Lord gave 
to us a He was dying on the cross (cf. John 19:26-27).  
Finally, Mary is a name of the mother who responds to 
all of our needs, protects us from evil, and prays “for us 
sinners now and at the hour of our death.” 
The holy name of Mary has been revered in many ways.  
St. Louis de Montfort (d. 1716) said, “The whole world is 
filled with her glory, and this is especially true of 
Christian peoples, who have chosen her as guardian and 
protectress of kingdoms, pr ovinces, dioceses, and 
towns.  Many cathedrals are consecrated to God in her 
name.  There is no church without an altar dedicated to 
her, no country or region without at least one of her 
miraculous images where all kinds of afflictions are 
cured and all sorts of benefits received.  Many are the 
confraternities and associations honoring 
her as patron; many are the orders 
under her name and protection; many 
are the members of sodalities and 
religious of all congregations who voice 
her praises and make known her 
compassion.  There is not a child who 
does not praise her by lisping a ‘Hail 
Mary.’  There is scarcely a sinner, 
however hardened, who does not 
possess some spark of confidence in 
her.  The very devils in hell, while 
fearing her, show her respect.” 
Finally, the feast date of September 
12th also has special significance.  In 
1683, the Moslem Turks, under the 
leadership of Sultan Mohammed IV, 
once again began their aggression 
against Christian Europe.  Just a few 
years earlier, they had been stopped at 
Poland.  A huge army of Muslim Turks, 
estimated at around 300,000, marched 
through Hungary (parts of which had 
been under their control for 150 years) 
towards Austria.  They ravaged 
Hungary, and were partly successful 
because of a Calvinist named Thokoly who incited 
rebellion against the Catholic rulers; for his traitorous 
dealings, Mohammed IV named Thokoly “King of 
Hungary and Croatia,” but with the understanding that 
he was simply a vassal to his Moslem overlord. 
The Moslem aggression continued on to Austria.  
Emperor Leopold fled from Vienna.  By July, 1683, the 
Grand Vizier Kara Mustapha laid siege to Vienna, 
defended by an army of only 15,000 Christians.  The 
papal nuncio as well as Em peror Leopold begged King 
Jan Sobieski, who had defeated the Moslem Turks at the 
Polish borders and had earned the title “Unvanquished 
Northern Lion,” to come to their aid.  Sobieski did not 
hesitate. 
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GGOODD  TTOOUUCCHHEEDD  MMEE  
IINN  MMEEMMOORRIIAAMM  ––  AANNNN  SSIILLVVAA  
You came near when I called you. 
Lamentation 3:57 
By Evelyn Pua 
I just finished reading a Facebook post of my daughter-
in-law, Frances.  It was the tail end of her conversation 
with Jacob, my 6-year old grandson, regarding what we 
will look like in heaven.  He asked: will we have the 
same skin color?  She answered: “Hmmm. I'm not sure. 
I don't think we can find out until we get there.”  Jacob 
responded: “Not even Google?”  Then, 
my phone rang.  
It was Rosario Brown on the other end.  
She started with a “Hi, how are you” 
type of conversation and my voice was 
still very perky since I just finished 
laughing at the FB post.  She said, 
“Evie, remember, I sent you a text that 
Ann was hospitalized?  Me: Yes, how is 
she doing now?  I wanted to call her but 
did not want to disturb her.  That’s 
when she said, “Ann died.”  A long 
pause ensued.  Those are words you 
never want to hear, words you want to 
block out, acting like you never heard 
them! They clanged so loudly in my 
head, jarring my peaceful world…. they 
couldn’t be true!  I could hear God say, 
“TRUST ME.”  Funny how the call came 
in right after I was reading my 
grandson’s question about heaven. 
Then, Rosario started to talk and sob.  I 
still could not believe it.  She said Ann’s 
children were still in shock and did not 
want to talk about their mother’s death.  
Later, we found out that Ann was 
hospitalized because she was in so 
much pain due to her cellulitis.  She also 
had leukemia, and the doctor found 
“something else”, but she passed away 
due to cardiac arrest.  The doctors said, 
she was in so much pain that her heart 
gave up.  She died when she was 79 
years old (Born: May 13, 1937 in 
Loving, New Mexico;  Died: August 13, 
2016.).  She is survived by two children, a daughter, 
Nancy, and a son, Michael; and several grandchildren. 
Sadness set in because of the fond memories we have 
o f  A n n .   Y e t ,  a c c e p t a n c e  o f  t h e  W I L L  O F  G O D  r e i g n s  
among the devotees. 
Ann Silva was one of the few people who joined our 
initial 2000 Hail Mary devotion here in Las Vegas in 
2005.  She and Rosario were both invited by Vi who met 
them at the Rosary Makers group of St. Elizabeth Ann 
Seton Church.  We all remember her as the friendly, 
pretty and well poised Hispanic lady.  She always 
attended our devotions and celebrations when she was 
in town and when she felt fine.  She was always in full 
attention during prayers, kneeling without any help 
when it was her turn to lead.  She had 
always been like this even during the 
past few months when she had to walk 
with the aid of a cane. 
Oftentimes, she has told everyone that 
she is very happy that we have this 
prayer group because she feels at peace 
every time we have our prayers.  She 
said she feels that God is with us.   
In the past two or three years, she was 
hospitalized more often than not due to 
excruciating pain.  The doctors could not 
pinpoint what was causing the pain.  
After a series of procedures, she was 
finally diagnosed with cellulitis and 
leukemia and she needed to use a 
walking cane.  Yet, on those days when 
she was out of the hospital, she did her 
best to still attend all our prayer 
devotions.  She even attended the Sto. 
Nino celebration at St. Francis this past 
January and was wearing a long red 
dress.  [See photo insert.]  With the aid 
of her cane, she danced joyfully to the 
Sto. Nino music and joined in the group 
dancing.  
In June, 2014, we went to St. Therese 
Mission riding in one van, to attend 
Sunday mass and Vi’s birthday 
c e l e b r a t i o n .   A s  w e  w e r e  e n t e r i n g  t h e  
campus of the church, Ann gleefully 
stated that she felt like she was in her 
ancestors’ grounds.  She told us she has 
American Indian blood.  We were all 
shown around the columbarium building and the 
cemetery grounds.  Again, Ann quipped, “ I would love 
to be buried here outside because I can see the fields 
and admire the view.  On second thought, it is hot 
outside so I will just choose the niche inside the air 
conditioned building.”  We thought it was so hilarious 
but she was serious.  She finally decided to buy a niche  
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QQUUEESSTTIIOONNIINNGG  GGOODD  
By Greg Laurie 
www.harvest.org  
John the Baptist, who was in prison, heard about 
all the things the Messiah was doing. So he sent his 
disciples to ask Jesus, "Are you the Messiah we've 
been expecting, or should we keep looking for 
someone else?" —M atthew 11:2-3  
How would you feel if someone you loved and trusted 
began to question you? You might feel offended. What 
do they know, after all? 
When John sent word to Jesus from prison and asked, 
"Are you the Messiah we've been expecting, or should 
we keep looking for someone else?" (Matthew 11: 3), 
Jesus didn't rebuke him. He didn't say, "How dare John 
doubt Me? My own cousin! He should have known 
better" or "John? Come on, give Me a break! You know 
he's a little strange, right? The animal skins . . . and who 
eats locusts? That's My cousin! Maybe it was something 
in his diet." 
It was a good opportunity to throw someone under the 
bus. But Jesus didn't do that. Instead, he brought John 
back to Scripture: "Go back to John and tell him what 
you have heard and seen — the blind see, the lame 
walk, those with leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the 
dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being 
preached to the poor" (verses 4-5). Then He said, "God 
blesses those who do not fall away because of me" 
(verse 6). 
Here is what Jesus was saying: "Listen, you just let John 
know this: Even if you don't understand My method, 
even if you don't grasp My ways or My timing, I am 
asking you to trust Me. When you are unable to see why 
I am doing what I am doing, or why I am not doing 
what you think I ought to be doing, hang in there. 
Follow Me. Don't be offended because of this." 
Our Lord understood this was an attack of the enemy. 
He understood what loneliness and solitude could do. 
God never rebukes anyone who comes to Him with 
sincere questions or honest doubts.  
 
 
Pray for peace before my 
throne and ask to extend 
mercy and forgiveness  for 
everyone. The love that I 
have for my creation is the 
strength that is behind the 
mercy that I extend to 
contrite hearts. 
My mercy ends when justice 
begins after forgiveness. 
Jesus of Nazareth 
08202016 
Tomorrow 
Never comes. 
-- just today. 
 
Just today 
Forgive me 
past ill will. 
 
Ev'ry day 
I want to 
Feel your love. 
 
Written to God 
by Joyce Ulmer, a devotee

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The Feast of the Father of All Mankind 
culminated on 1st Sunday of August, 
the 7 th o f  t h e  s a i d  m o n t h ,  a t  t h e  
Monastery of Angels in Los Angeles, 
at St. Bridget Catho lic Church in Las 
Vegas, and at the Chapel of the 
Eternal Father [Altar of the Black 
Nazarene] in Caj unlao, Lapu Lapu 
City, Philippines.   
The celebration was also a day of the 
final consecration to the Father of all 
Mankind, offering a white scapular 
representing the purity of our hearts 
w h e n  w e  f a c e  o u r  C r e a t o r .   I t ' s  o u r  
promise to keep His commandments; 
and ourselves as offering to the 
Highest God in heaven.   
In Los Angeles, the feast was 
attended by devotees from different 
parishes of Los Angeles totaling 
approximately 250 in number.  In Las 
Vegas, the celebration was attended 
by The Spiritual Army of God the 
Father devotees, another God the 
Father group and some parishioners 
of St. Bridget Church.  The mass was 
celebrated by Fr. Vincent Hughes and 
Rev. Fr. Dave Casaleggio, in Los 
Angeles and Las Vegas, respectively.  
The celebration’s highlights were the 
procession of the Eternal Father icon, 
personal petition through flower 
offering and the 8
th day Consecration 
Prayers to God our Father.  
In the Philippines, the Feast of God 
the Father was attended by Cajunlao 
parishioners and devotees of the 
Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Divine 
Mercy Ministries. The Mass celebrated 
at the Chapel of the Eternal Father 
[Altar of the Black Nazarene] was 
officiated by Fr. Martin Okafor Ilozue, 
CSSp, Congregation of the Holy Spirit. 
He was assisted by Brother Alfred 
Liwagon. There were at least 120 
people who attended the Mass. 
Procession of the image of God the 
Father followed, and after which a 
sumptuous feast awaited the 
attendees.   
The descendants of Serapio and 
Cresencia Berdin had been 
spearheading the celebration and 
consecration for five consecutive 
years now. 
This celebration gives us the 
opportunity to allow our own faith to 
be strengthened and transformed, 
drawing us closer to God, and helping 
us to know Him better and worship 
Him more perfectly.   It also assists us 
in inviting others to experience that 
joy.  The power of our feast day 
celebration is to fortify our work of 
evangelizing to the world. 

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The Spiritual Army of God the Father (TSAGTF), has granted 
financial assistance to a college student and a seminarian.  
Another seminarian is a candidate for a grant and his 
documents are being reviewed for qualification purposes. 
Patrick Salmasan is in his junior year at Jose Rizal University in 
Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines and is taking up 
Computer Science.  This is th e third semester that financial 
assistance has been accorded him.  Frater (Brother) Ronald 
Panizares Roco, Jr. is a seminarian at St. Augustine Major 
Seminary in Tagaytay City under the Apostolic Vicariate of 
Calapan, Philippines.  This is the first year that financial 
assistance has been awarded to him.  Presently, documents of 
another seminarian in Manila is being reviewed.  His name is 
purposely withheld until the review is completed and the 
scholarship is awarded. 
One of the objectives of TSAGTF is to encourage students to 
pursue their goals and highest dreams by succeeding in school 
and becoming responsible citi zens.  Each semester, the 
ministry reviews and awards scholarships to existing and new 
scholars to assist them in the payment of their college 
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TTHHAANNKK  YYOOUU  
……   aa  ssmmaallll  aanndd  ssiimmppllee  pphhrraassee  tthhaatt  ccoommeess  ffrroomm  aa  ggrraatteeffuull  hheeaarrtt!!  
PPssaallmm  110066::22
TTHHEE  22000000  HHAAIILL  MMAARRYY  DDEEVVOOTTIIOONN  
The Spiritual Army of God the Father acknowledges with thanks our generous September 
sponsors of the 2000 Hail Mary Devotion.  We are grateful that we have merited their 
partnership and support in providing a venue of spirituality and fellowship for the devotees of 
The Spiritual Army of God the Father.   
LLaass  VVeeggaass,,  NNeevvaaddaa  
Billy & Nicet Santos 
  LLooss  AAnnggeelleess,,  CCaalliiffoorrnniiaa  
Denise Gier | Regina Lim 
Alice Ng | Carolina Pineda 
Elena Rosales | Glecy Rosario] 
  
FFOORR  PPRRAAYYEERRSS  HHEEAARRDD  AANNDD  PPEETTIITTIIOONNSS  GGRRAANNTTEEDD  
HHOOWW  DDOO  WWEE  RREESSPPOONNDD  WWHHEENN  OOUURR  CCRRYY  FFOORR  MMEERRCCYY  RREECCEEIIVVEESS  IITTSS  LLOOVVIINNGG  AANNSSWWEERR  FFRROOMM  OOUURR  MMAASSTTEERR??  
WWEE  NNEEEEDD  TTOO  PPRRAAIISSEE  AANNDD  TTHHAANNKK  JJEESSUUSS  FFOORR  HHIISS  HHEEAALLIINNGG  PPOOWWEERR,,  MMEERRCCYY,,  AANNDD  GGRRAACCEE..  
WWHHEENN  WWAASS  TTHHEE  LLAASSTT  TTIIMMEE  YYOOUU  FFEELLLL  FFAACCEE  DDOOWWNN  AANNDD  PPRRAAIISSEEDD  JJEESSUUSS??  
WWHHEENN  WWAASS  TTHHEE  LLAASSTT  TTIIMMEE  YYOOUU  PPRRAAIISSEEDD  AANNDD  TTHHAANNKKEEDD  TTHHEE  LLOORRDD  
FFOORR  AALLLL  TTHHAATT  HHEE  HHAASS  DDOONNEE  FFOORR  YYOOUU  
WWIITTHH  AA  GGEENNUUIINNEE  HHEEAARRTT  AANNDD  AA  PPRROOSSTTRRAATTEE  PPOOSSTTUURREE??  
RRaaiinnaa  &&II  bbeeccaammee  ppaarreennttss  ttoo  tthhiiss  hhaannddssoommee  bbooyy!!  
WWee  hhaavvee  pprraayyeedd  ffoorr  yyoouu  ffoorr  ssoo  lloonngg!!  OOhh  hhooww  oouurr  
ffaaiitthh  wwaass  tteesstteedd  tthhrroouugghh  tthhiiss  jjoouurrnneeyy  bbuutt  GGoodd  wwaass  
aallwwaayyss  lliisstteenniinngg,,  nneevveerr  lleeaavviinngg  uuss  aanndd  hhaadd  aa  ppllaann..  
TThhiiss  bbooyy  iiss  mmyy  mmiirraaccllee,,  mmyy  ssttrreennggtthh  iinn  sseeeeiinngg  hhooww  
aammaazziinngg  aanndd  ssttrroonngg  mmyy  wwiiffee  iiss,,  aanndd  tthhee  pprrooooff  ooff  tthhee  
ppoowweerr  ooff  pprraayyeerr  ffrroomm  aallll  oouurr  ffaammiillyy  aanndd  ffrriieennddss..  
WWee  aarree  ttrruullyy  bblleesssseedd..  
--  CCaarrllooss  GGoonnzzaalleezz  
DDeeaarr  FFaatthheerr  GGoodd,,    
TThhaannkk  yyoouu  ffoorr  sseennddiinngg  mmee  aannggeellss  oonn  eeaarrtthh!!      MMeerree  
wwoorrddss  ccaannnnoott  eexxpprreessss  oorr  ccaappttuurree  hhooww  ttrruullyy  
tthhaannkkffuull  II  aamm  ffoorr  mmyy  wwoonnddeerrffuull  pprraayyeerr  wwaarrrriioorrss  iinn  
tthhee  SSppiirriittuuaall  AArrmmyy  ooff  MMyy  GGOODD..      GGooiinngg  tthhrroouugghh  
mmyy  ffaammiillyy  ccrriissiiss  sseeeemmss  aallmmoosstt  uunnbbeeaarraabbllee  uunnttiill  II  ggoo  
ttoo  cchhuurrcchh  aanndd  tthhee  cchhaappeell  aanndd  rreecceeiivvee  aa  ssmmiillee  oorr  
nnoodd,,  hheeaarr  tthhee  wwoorrddss  II  aamm  pprraayyiinngg  ffoorr  yyoouu  aanndd  yyoouurr  
ssoonn,,  ffeeeell  aa  ggeennttllee  ssqquueeeezzee  aass  oonnee  ppaasssseess  bbyy;;  aa  
ggeennuuiinnee  ccoonncceerrnn..    IItt  iiss  tthheenn  tthhaatt  II  ffeeeell  II  aamm  nnoott  aallll  
aalloonnee  ffaacciinngg  tthhiiss  ssaadd,,  cchhaalllleennggiinngg  mmoouunnttaaiinn  tthhaatt  iiss  
iinn  ffrroonntt  ooff  mmee..    IItt  iiss  ssuucchh  aa  ccoommffoorrtt  kknnoowwiinngg  tthhaatt  
oonnee  ooff  mmyy  ffrriieennddss  aanndd  pprraayyeerr  wwaarrrriioorrss  iiss  nneeaarr..        
TThheerree  iiss  nnootthhiinngg  tthhaatt  II  sseeee  oorr  hhaavvee  tthhaatt  ddooeess  nnoott  
ccoommee  ffrroomm  yyoouu  FFaatthheerr  GGoodd  aanndd  ssoo  II  tthhaannkk  yyoouu  vveerryy  
mmuucchh  ffoorr  mmyy  ssppeecciiaall  ffrriieennddss  aanndd  bbeegg  yyoouu  ttoo  hhuugg  
aanndd  ttaakkee  ccaarree  ooff  tthheessee  pprreecciioouuss  ttrreeaassuurreess  ttoooo!!  
--  VViicckkii

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DDeeaarr  GGoodd,,  
TThhaannkk  yyoouu  ffoorr  tthhee  ffaammiilliieess  yyoouu  hhaavvee  ggiivveenn  mmee::  
bbiirrtthh,,  pprraayyeerr  aanndd  wwoorrkk..    TThhee  bbiirrtthh  ffaammiillyy  iiss  ssoo  ffuullll  
ooff  hhuummoorr,,  aanndd  eeaarrnneesstt  eexxpprreessssiioonn  tthhrroouugghh  
ccoonnvveerrssaattiioonn  aanndd  aaccttiioonn..    TThhee  pprraayyeerr  ffaammiillyy  ggiivveess  
mmoorree  tthhaann  II  ddoo,,  aanndd  ssoo  tthheeyy  cchhaalllleennggee  mmee  ttoo  ggiivvee  
mmoorree,,  aanndd  tthheeyy  aallssoo  cchhaalllleennggee  mmee  ttoo  eenntteerr  tthhee  
wwiiddeerr  wwoorrlldd  tthhaann  tthhaatt  ooff  mmyy  iimmmmeeddiiaattee  ffaammiillyy..    MMyy  
wwoorrkk  ffaammiilliieess  hhaavvee  ttaauugghhtt  mmee  mmuucchh,,  aanndd,,  aaggaaiinn,,  
ggiivveenn  mmee  mmuucchh::  aa  lliivveelliihhoooodd..    MMaayy  II  iinnccrreeaassee  tthhee  
rreettuurrnn  II  pprroovviiddee  ttoo  eeaacchh..    TThhaannkk  yyoouu  ffoorr  yyoouurr  lloovvee,,  
aanndd  mmaakkiinngg  yyoouurr  pprreesseennccee  kknnoowwnn  ttoo  mmee..    AAmmeenn..  
--  JJooyyccee  UUllmmeerr  
TThhaannkk  yyoouu  ssoo  mmuucchh  ffoorr  yyoouurr  ssuuppppoorrtt  ––  TThhee  SSppiirriittuuaall  
AArrmmyy  ooff  GGoodd  tthhee  FFaatthheerr  MMiinniissttrryy..  OOuurr  ffiinnaannccee  ooffffiicceerr  
ccoonnffiirrmmeedd  tthhaatt  yyoouu  ttrraannssffeerrrreedd  tthhee  mmoonneeyy  iinn  tthhee  aammoouunntt  
ooff  PPhhpp  2200,,889977..5500  aatt  MMeettrroobbaannkk,,  TTaaggaayyttaayy  CCiittyy  BBrraanncchh  
((CCaavviittee  PPHH  44221100))..  YYoouurr  ssuuppppoorrtt  iiss  rreeaallllyy  ooff  ggrreeaatt  hheellpp  
ffoorr  mmee  eessppeecciiaallllyy  ffoorr  tthhiiss  sseemmeesstteerr..    
IInn  pprraayyeerrss  aanndd  iinn  ggrraattiittuuddee,,  
FFrrtt..  RRoonnaalldd  PP..  RRooccoo,,  JJrr..  ||  SSaaiinntt  AAuugguussttiinnee  MMaajjoorr  
SSeemmiinnaarryy,,  TTaaggaayyttaayy  CCiittyy,,  PPhhiilliippppiinneess  
  
 
TThhaannkk  YYoouu  FFaatthheerr  ffoorr  YYoouurr  PPrroovviiddeennccee!!  
TThhaannkk  yyoouu  ffoorr  YYoouurr  pprreesseennccee  iinn  tthhee  hheeaarrttss  ooff  yyoouurr  ddeevvootteeeess!!  
BByy  LLHH  
TThhee  11sstt  SSuunnddaayy  ooff  AAuugguusstt  iiss  aa  vveerryy  ssppeecciiaall  ddaayy  ffoorr  
TThhee  SSppiirriittuuaall  AArrmmyy  ooff  GGoodd  tthhee  FFaatthheerr..    AA  ccoouuppllee  ooff  
mmoonntthhss  bbeeffoorree  iinn  LLooss  AAnnggeelleess,,  aann  oorrggaanniizziinngg  
ccoommmmiitttteeee  wwaass  ccaalllleedd  ttoo  ppllaann  aanndd  eexxeeccuuttee  aaccttiivviittiieess  
ffoorr  tthhee  FFeeaasstt  DDaayy  ooff  tthhee  FFaatthheerr  ooff  AAllll  MMaannkkiinndd..    
AAssssiiggnnmmeennttss  wweerree  ggiivveenn  aanndd  vvoolluunntteeeerrss  wweerree  
rreeqquueesstteedd..      
AAtt  aabboouutt  tteenn  oo’’cclloocckk  tthhaatt  mmoorrnniinngg,,  ddeevvootteeeess  ––  tthheeiirr  
ffaammiilliieess  aanndd  ffrriieennddss  aarrrriivvee  aatt  tthhee  MMoonnaasstteerryy  ooff  tthhee  
AAnnggeellss  ––  tthheeiirr  ccaarrss,,  SSUUVVss,,  vvaannss  llooaaddeedd  ttoo  tthhee  
rrooooff  ––  wwiitthh    ffoollddaabbllee  tteennttss,,  cchhaaiirrss,,  ttaabblleess  ((tthheeiirr  oowwnn  
aanndd  lleenntt  bbyy  ffrriieennddss)),,  bbooxxeess//ccoonnttaaiinneerrss  ooff  ttaabbllee  
lliinneennss,,  ddeeccoorraattiioonnss,,  wwiippeess,,  ppaappeerr  ttoowweellss,,  
ddiissppoossaabbllee  wwiirree  CChhaaffeerr  SSttaanndd  KKiittss,,  sstteerrnnooss,,  tthhoorrnn--
cclleeaanneedd  yyeellllooww  rroosseess,,  ppaappeerr  ggooooddss,,  ppllaassttiicc  kkiittcchheenn  
wwaarreess,,  kknniivveess,,  ccaasseess  ooff  bboottttlleedd  wwaatteerr  ----    eevveerryytthhiinngg  
aanndd  aannyytthhiinngg  yyoouu  mmaayy  nneeeedd  ttoo  ppaarrttyy..    TThheenn  tthhee  
mmuussiicc  ppeeooppllee  ccaammee  ––  wwiitthh  aa  ppoorrttaabbllee  oorrggaann  aanndd  
ssoouunndd  ssyysstteemm,,  bbooookklleettss  ooff  pprraayyeerrss  aanndd  hhyymmnnss..  
FFaatthheerrss  ggoott  ttooggeetthheerr  ttoo  aasssseemmbbllee  aabboouutt  ffoouurr  tteennttss  
ttoo  kkeeeepp  tthhee  ffoooodd,,  tthhee  sseerrvveerrss,,  ddeevvootteeeess  aanndd  gguueessttss  
pprrootteecctteedd  ffrroomm  tthhee  bbllaazziinngg  hheeaatt  ooff  tthhee  ssuunn..    TThhee  
llaaddiieess  wweenntt  aabboouutt  tthheeiirr  cchhoorree  ooff  sseettttiinngg  uupp  tthhee  
ttaabblleess,,  ddeeccoorraattiinngg  tthhee  tteennttss,,  ttyyiinngg  ggaarrbbaaggee  bbaaggss  iinn  
aanndd  aarroouunndd  tthhee  eeaattiinngg  aarreeaa,,  sseettttiinngg  uupp  tthhee  cchhaaffeerr  
ssttaanndd  kkiittss  aanndd  sstteerrnnooss,,  aanndd  ffiilllliinngg  tthhee  aalluummiinnuumm  
ttrraayyss  wwiitthh  wwaatteerr  rreeaaddyy  ffoorr  tthhee  ccaatteerreedd  ffoooodd..    TTwwoo  
oollddeerr  llaaddiieess  ((oonnee  ooff  tthheemm  uussiinngg  aa  ccaannee  ttoo  kkeeeepp  hheerr  
sstteeaaddyy))  ddiiddnn’’tt  mmiinndd  ggooiinngg  bbaacckk  aanndd  ffoorrtthh  ffiilllliinngg  tthhee  
ttuubbss  wwiitthh  aass  hhoowweevveerr  mmaannyy  bboottttlleedd  wwaatteerr,,  ssooddaass  
aanndd  iiccee  sshhee  ccaann  ccaarrrryy  eeaacchh  ttiimmee..  
IInnssiiddee  tthhee  cchhaappeell,,  tthhee  IIccoonn  ooff  tthhee  EEtteerrnnaall  FFaatthheerr  
wwaass  bbeeiinngg  sseett  uupp,,  fflloowweerr  ppoottss  aanndd  mmuussiicc  wweerree  
rreeaaddiieedd  ffoorr  tthhee  fflloowweerr  ooffffeerriinngg,,  pprroocceessssiioonn  aanndd  tthhee  
MMaassss..    CChheeeerrffuull  vvoolluunntteeeerrss  wweerree  tthheerree  ttoo  uusshheerr  
ddeevvootteeeess  ttoo  aavvaaiillaabbllee  sseeaattss  aanndd  ddiissttrriibbuuttee  yyeellllooww  
rroosseess..    CChhiillddrreenn  wweerree  ddiissttrriibbuuttiinngg  pprraayyeerr  bbooookklleettss,,  
hhyymmnnss  aanndd  GGoodd  tthhee  FFaatthheerr  CCoonnsseeccrraattiioonn  ccaarrddss  aass  
ddeevvootteeeess  wwaaiitteedd  ffoorr  tthheeiirr  ttuurrnnss  ttoo  mmaakkee  tthheeiirr  
ppeettiittiioonn  aanndd  fflloowweerr  ooffffeerriinngg..  
OOuuttssiiddee,,  ppaarrkkiinngg  ssppaaccee  wwaass  ggeettttiinngg  ssccaarrccee  aass  
eeddiibbllee  ddoonnaattiioonnss  wweerree  ggeettttiinngg  pplleennttiiffuull  ––  ccrreeaattiinngg  
ooppppoorrttuunnee  ssiittuuaattiioonnss  ffoorr  tthhee  eevviill  oonnee’’ss  mmiinniioonnss  ttoo  
rruuiinn  hhoowweevveerr  bbiigg  oorr  lliittttllee  tthheeyy  ccaann!!  
TThhee  CChhaappeell  wwaass  ppaacckkeedd  ttoo  tthhee  ssiiddeess  aanndd  bbaacckk  bbyy  
tthhee  ttiimmee  tthhee  MMaassss  bbeeggaann..    HHyymmnnss  ppllaayyeedd  aanndd//oorr  
ssaanngg  sseeeemm  ttoo  ttoouucchh  eeaacchh  hheeaarrtt  ccoonnsseeccrraatteedd  ttoo  GGoodd  
tthhee  FFaatthheerr  oonn  tthhaatt  88tthh  ddaayy  ooff  CCoonnsseeccrraattiioonn..    TThhee  
aattmmoosspphheerree  wwaass  tthhaatt  ooff  aattoonneemmeenntt  aanndd  rreejjooiicciinngg  ––  
mmaakkiinngg  GGoodd  tthhee  FFaatthheerr  kknnoowwnn,,  lloovveedd  aanndd  hhoonnoorreedd  
bbyy  aallll  mmeenn!!  
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Continued from Page 1 
MMAARRYY  AANNDD  TTHHEE  MMOOSSLLEEMMSS  
Moslemism is the only great post-Christian religion of the 
world. Because it had its origin in the seventh century 
under Mohammed, it was possible to unite, within it, 
some elements of Christianity and of Judaism, along 
with particular customs of Arabia. Moslemism takes the 
doctrine of the unity of God, His majesty and His 
creative power, and uses it, in part, as a basis for the 
reproduction of Christ, the Son of God. 
Misunderstanding the notion of the Trinity, Mohammed 
made Christ a prophet announcing Him just as to 
Christians, Isaiah and John the Baptist are prophets 
announcing Christ. 
The Christian European West barely escaped destruction 
at the hands of the Moslems. At one point they were 
stopped near Tours and at another point, later on in 
time, outside the gates of Vienna. The Church 
throughout northern Africa was practically destroyed by 
Moslem power, and at the present hour, the Moslems 
are beginning to rise again. 
If Moslemism is a heresy, as Hiliaire Belloc believes it to 
be, it is the only heresy that has never declined. Others 
have had a moment of vigor, then gone into doctrinal 
decay at the death of the leader, and finally evaporated 
in a vague social movement. Moslemism, on the 
contrary, has only had its first phase. There was never a 
time in which it declined, either in numbers, or in the 
devotion of its followers. 
The missionary effort of the Church toward this group 
has been at least on the surface, a failure, for the 
Moslems are so far almost unconvertible. The reason is 
that for a follower of Mohammed to become a Christian 
is much like a Christian becoming a Jew. The Moslems 
believe that they have the final and definitive revelation 
of God to the world and that Christ was only a prophet 
announcing Mohammed, the last of God's real prophets. 
At the present time, the hatred of the Moslem countries 
against the West is becoming hatred against Christianity 
itself. Although the statesmen have not yet taken it into 
account, there is still grave danger that the temporal 
power of Islam may return and, with it, the menace that 
it may shake off a West which has ceased to by 
Christian, and affirm itself as a great anti-Christian world 
power. Moslem writers say, "When the locust swarms 
darken countries, they bear on their wings these Arabic 
words: 'We are God's host, each of us has ninety-nine 
eggs, and if we had a hundred,  we should lay waste the 
world, with all that is in it.'" 
The problem is, how shall we prevent the hatching of 
the hundredth egg? It is our firm belief that the fears 
some entertain concerning the Moslems are not to be 
realized, but the Moslemism, instead, will eventually be 
converted to Christianity — and in a way that even some 
of our missionaries never suspect. It is our belief that 
this will happen not through the direct teachings of 
Christianity, but through a summoning of the Moslems 
to a veneration of the Mother of God. This is the line of 
argument:  
MMAARRYY  
The Koran, which is the Bible of the Moslems, has many 
passages concerning the Blessed Virgin. First of all, the 
Koran believes in her Immacu late Conception, and also, 
in her Virgin Birth. The third chapter of the Koran places 
the history of Mary's family in a genealogy, which goes 
back through Abraham, Noah, and Adam. When one 
compares the Koran's description of the birth of Mary 
with the apocryphal Gospel of the birth of Mary, one is 
tempted to believe that Mohammed very much 
depended upon the latter. Both books describe the old 
age and the definite sterility of the mother of Mary. 
When, however, she conceives, the mother of Mary is 
made to say in the Koran; "O Lord, I vow and 
consecrate to you what is already within me. Accept it 
from me." 
When Mary is born, the mother says: "And I consecrate 
her with all of her posterity under thy protection, O Lord, 
against Satan!" 
The Koran passes over Joseph in the life of Mary, but 
the Moslem tradition know his name and has some 
familiarity with him. In this tradition, Joseph is made to 
speak to Mary, who is a virgin. As he inquired how she 
conceived Jesus without a father, Mary answered: "Do 
you not know that God, when He created the wheat had 
no need of seed, and that God by His power made the 
trees grow without the help of rain? All that God had to 
do was to say, 'So be it, and it was done.'" 
The Koran has also verses on the Annunciation, 
Visitation, and Nativity. Angels are pictured as 
accompanying the Blessed Mother and saying: "Oh, 
Mary, God has chosen you and purified you, and elected 
you above all the women of the earth." In the 
nineteenth chapter of the Koran there are 41 verses on 
Jesus and Mary. There is such a strong defense of the 
virginity of Mary here that the Koran, in the fourth book, 
attributed the condemnation of the Jews to their 
monstrous calumny against the Virgin Mary.  
FFAATTIIMMAA  
Mary, then, is for the Moslems the true Sayyida, or Lady. 
The only possible serious rival to her in their creed 
would be Fatima, the daughter of Mohammed himself. 
But after the death of Fatima, Mohammed wrote: "Thou 
shalt be the most blessed of all the women in Paradise, 
after Mary." In a variant of the text, Fatima is made to 
say, "I surpass all the women, except Mary." 
This brings us to our seco nd point: namely, why the 
Blessed Mother, in the 20th century should have 
revealed herself in the significant little village of Fatima, 
so that to all future generations she would be known as 
"Our Lady of Fatima." Since nothing ever happens out of

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Heaven except with a finesse of all details, I believe that 
the Blessed Virgin chose to be known as "Our Lady of 
Fatima" as a pledge and a sign of hope to the Moslem 
people, and as an assurance that they, who show her so 
much respect, will one day accept her divine Son too. 
Evidence to support these views is found in the historical 
fact that the Moslems occupied Portugal for centuries. At 
the time when they were finally driven out, the last 
Moslem chief had a beautiful daughter by the name of 
Fatima. A Catholic boy fell in love with her, and for him 
she not only stayed behind when the Moslems left, but 
even embraced the Faith. The young husband was so 
much in love with her that he changed the name of the 
town where he lived to Fatima. Thus, the very place 
where our Lady appeared in 1917 bears a historical 
connection to Fatima, the daughter of Mohammed. 
The final evidence of the relationship of Fatima to the 
Moslems is the enthusiastic reception, which the 
Moslems in Africa and India and elsewhere gave to the 
P i l g r i m  s t a t u e  o f  O u r  L a d y  o f  F a t i m a ,  a s  m e n t i o n e d  
earlier. Moslems attended the church services in honor 
of Our Lady, they allowed religious processions and even 
prayers before their mosques; and in Mozambique the 
Moslems who were unconverted, began to be Christian 
as soon as the statue of Our Lady of Fatima was 
erected.  
MMIISSSSIIOONNAARRIIEESS  
Missionaries in the future will, more and more, see that 
their apostolate among the Moslems will be successful in 
the measure that they preach Our Lady of Fatima. Mary 
is the advent of Christ, bringing Christ to the people 
before Christ Himself is born. In an apologetic endeavor, 
it is always best to start with that which people already 
accept. Because the Moslems have a devotion to Mary, 
our missionaries should be satisfied merely to expand 
and to develop that devotion, with the full realization 
that Our Blessed Lady will carry the Moslems the rest of 
the way to her divine Son. She is forever a "traitor," in 
the sense that she will not accept any devotion for 
herself, but will always bring anyone who is devoted to 
her to her divine Son. As those who lose devotion to her 
lose belief in the divinity of Christ, so those who 
intensify devotion to her gradually acquire that belief. 
Many of our great missionaries in Africa have already 
broken down the bitter hatred and prejudices of the 
Moslems against the Christians through their acts of 
charity, their schools and ho spitals. It now remains to 
use another approach, namely, that of taking the 41st 
chapter of the Koran and showing them that it was 
taken out of the Gospel of Luke, that Mary could not be, 
even in their own eyes, the most blessed of all the 
women of Heaven if she had not also borne One who 
was the Savior of the world. If Judith and Esther of the 
Old Testament were pre-figures of Mary, then it may 
well be that Fatima herself was a post-figure of Mary! 
The Moslems should be prepared to acknowledge that, if 
Fatima must give way in honor to the Blessed Mother, it 
is because she is different from all the other mothers of 
the world and that without Christ she would be 
nothing.  
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TTHHEE  MMOOSSTT  HHOOLLYY  NNAAMMEE  OOFF  MMAARRYY  
In August, Sobieski began his campaign.  As he and his 
troops passed the Shrine to Our Lady of Czestochowa, 
they begged the Blessed Mother’s blessing and 
intercession.  At the beginning of September, they 
crossed the Danube and met with the German armies.  
On September 11, Sobieski wa s outside of Vienna with 
an army of about 76,000 men.  The hussars lured the 
Moslem Turks into thinking they were on retreat, and 
then with reinforcements attacked.  The Moslem Turks 
retreated, but were followed by Sobieski’s calvary.  The 
vanquished Moslem Turks fled Austria (but only after 
slaughtering hundreds of hostages).  Vienna and 
Christian Europe were saved.  The Moslem standard 
proclaiming “Death to the Infidel” was taken by Sobieski 
and delivered to the Pope. 
Worshiping at a Holy Mass of Thanksgiving, Sobieski fell 
prostrate and with outstretched arms declared it was 
God’s cause and praised Him for the victory saying, 
“Veni, vidi, Deus vicit.” me aning “I came, I saw, God 
conquered,” which he also wrote in a letter to Pope 
Innocent XI.  On September 12th, Sobieski triumphantly 
entered Vienna.  Pope Innoce nt XI thereupon declared 
September 12th as a date to honor Mary, whose 
maternal intercession had sa ved Christendom just has it 
had over 100 years earlier at the Battle of Lepanto.  As 
for Kara Mustapha, Mohammed IV had him strangled for 
being defeated by the Christians.  Pause for a moment: 
Only the ignorant would not see the connection between 
September 11, 1683 and the terrorist attacks of 
September 11, 2001. 
As we celebrate this feast day, let us remember the 
opening prayer for the Mass: “Lord, our God, when your 
Son was dying on the altar of the cross, He gave us as 
our mother the one He had chosen to be His own 
mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary; grant that we who call 
upon the holy name of Mary, our mother, with 
confidence in her protection may receive strength and 
comfort in all our needs.”  May our Blessed Mother 
continue to protect us, especially those Christians 
suffering under Islamic persecution this very day.  

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IINN  MMEEMMOORRIIAAMM::    AANNNN  SSIILLVVAA  
inside the building.  This is where her cremated remains 
will be finally put to rest once everything is in order.  
This is where her cremated remains will be finally put to 
rest once everything is in order.  On our way home, she 
was happily chatting and telling us her life story, while 
most of us were nodding away to slumber land.  This 
was our first experience with Ann up close and personal. 
In May 2015, Ann was chosen to crown the Blessed 
Virgin Mary with the gold crown together with Vi Carlos 
who did the floral crowning (see Newsletter for June 
2015).  
At the surprise party the group gave me in May, 2016, 
Ann was there and she was very happy, thanking me 
profusely for keeping the prayer devotions going.  
These past few months, she stopped going to daily mass 
and just went to Sunday masses because it was getting 
harder for her to drive, yet she never missed our prayer 
devotions.  She was always happy and very appreciative 
on those occasions when I saw her. 
In July, she went to Northe rn California to attend her 
son’s wedding and she was very happy that all her 
sisters were there.    While there, she called me to get 
the address where to send her monthly payment for the 
columbarium niche she bought.  She told me that she 
forgot to bring the payment information and that she did 
not want to miss a payment.  That was the last time I 
communicated with her. 
Ann will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed.  But 
God has other plans for her and it will always be for the 
best.   She will always be remembered for her positive 
and joyful attitude  in spite of her crippling illness.   
Her daughter said that even if Ann is now gone, they 
can still feel that she continues to pray for them. 
As I open my Word Among Us missal, tucked in one of 
the pages is the Thank You card I was supposed to give 
Ann after my surprise birthday party.   Now, I 
understand why I kept forgetting to hand it to her.  It   
serves as a constant reminder to pray for the eternal 
repose of her soul.  
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TTHHAANNKK  YYOOUU  FFAATTHHEERR  FFOORR  YYOOUURR  PPRROOVVIIDDEENNCCEE  
At the reception at the Monastery’s courtyard, devotees, 
friends, relatives, benefactors and guests of The 
Spiritual Army of God the Father enjoyed a sumptuous 
feast, camaraderie and even an opportunity to help a 
devotee in dire need of help for rent money.  At the 
same time, volunteers’ patience and understanding were 
put to the test at their varied encounters with guests 
who came to the feast with an attitude of “entitlement”!  
These volunteers recalled and lived lessons learned at 
Cenacles held at 1st Saturday devotions. 
As the food trays emptied, clean-up and pack up by the 
same faithful devotees followed.  Tents have to be taken 
down; tables and chairs fold ed.  Kitchen utensils, paper 
goods, party supplies, oversupply of bottled water and 
sodas, flower pots, prayer booklets and hymns – were 
gathered in boxes and contai ners.  Portable organ and 
sound system were packed up.  Now their cars, SUVs, 
vans were even more loaded – as each one of them had 
to take a bag or two of trash to be disposed at home!  
The dumpster at the Monastery is accessible to the 
cloistered nuns alone!  
As I feel the warmth in my heart recalling what took 
place on this special day, I came across: 
Saint Paul’s Prayer for the Ephesians 
(Ephesians 3:16) 
…
15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth 
derives its name.  16 I pray that out of the riches of His 
glory, He may strengthen you with power through His 
Spirit in your inner being,  17 so that Christ may dwell 
in your hearts through faith.  And I pray that you, 
being rooted and grounded in love, . . . 
What happened on the Feast Day of God the Father, 
takes place at each and every project, celebration, 
mission, retreat, and pilgrimage of The Spiritual Army of 
God the Father – wherever and whenever it takes place!  
And each time, I hear Brother Victor’s voice echoing his 
“worry not” line, hearing him pray for all of us as in 
Saint Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians -- offering the 
members of the Army and its meager resources and 
trusting that God will make it more than sufficient, 
making it plentiful – touching each of us, prompting us 
to open our hearts and our hands so that we may do His 
work and minister to those in need! 

DDEEVVOOTTIIOONN  SSCCHHEEDDUULLEE  
 
 
 
 
THE SPIRITUAL ARMY OF GOD THE FATHER 
cordially invites you to the following devotions: 
IINN  LLOOSS  AANNGGEELLEESS::  
1st Saturday Devotion 
The Convent of the Sister Disciples of the Divine Master | 501 N. Beaudry Avenue| [PHONE] 
Holy Mass starts at 8:30 A.M. |1st Saturday Devotional Prayers follow. 
Devotion to God the Father 
Every 1st Sunday of the Month | The Monastery of the Angels | 1977 Carmen Avenue on Gower | [PHONE] 
12:30 P.M. - Rosary to the Father| 1:15 P.M. - Holy Mass 
2:00 P.M. - Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament  
2000 Hail Mary Devotion – September 17, 2016 
at the Convent of the Sister Disciples of the Divine Master| starting at 8:30 a.m. 
PPlleeaassee  ccaallll  VViiccttoorr  aatt  ((221133))  338855--77779988  iiff  yyoouu  wwiisshh  ttoo  bbeeccoommee  aa  SSppoonnssoorr  ooff  tthhee  22000000  HHaaiill  MMaarryy  DDeevvoottiioonn..  
IINN  CCHHIINNOO  HHIILLLLSS::  
Sacred Heard Devotional Group for Departed Souls 
Every 1st Friday of the Month | 16657 Tourmaline Street | Chino Hills, CA 91709 
Devotional Prayers start at 8:30 P.M. 
IINN  LLAASS  VVEEGGAASS::  
Sacred Heart and Precious Blood of Jesus Devotion for Departed Souls 
Every 1st Friday of the Month 
at The Cenacle House in The Enclave 8455 W. Sahara Avenue #172 | Las Vegas, NV 89117 
Devotional Prayers start at 2:30 P.M. 
1st Saturday Devotion 
at Saint Frances de Sales Parish | 1111 Michael Way | Las Vegas, NV 89108 at 8:00 AM 
Devotional Prayers follow. 
and 
at The Cenacle House in The Enclave | 8455 West Sahara Avenue #172, | Las Vegas, NV  89117 at 1:00 PM 
Cenacle will be at 10:00 AM before the devotional prayers. 
PPlleeaassee  ccaallll  EEvveellyynn  aatt  ((770022))227744--44331155  ffoorr  eennttrryy  ttoo  TThhee  EEnnccllaavvee  oorr  ffoorr  mmoorree  iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn..  
Devotion to God the Father 
Every 1st Sunday of the month from 2:00 to 3:30 P.M.  
at The Cenacle House in The Enclave | 8455 West Sahara Avenue #172, | Las Vegas, NV  89117  
2000 Hail Mary Devotion – September 10, 2016 
PPlleeaassee  ccaallll  ((770022))  225555--99661166  oorr  ((770022))  227744--44331155  ffoorr    
ddaatteess  aanndd  vveennuueess  ffoorr  tthhee  ccoommiinngg  mmoonntthhss  oorr  ffoorr  mmoorree  iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn  oorr  iiff  yyoouu  wwiisshh  ttoo  SSppoonnssoorr  tthhee  DDeevvoottiioonn..  
MMootthheerr  ooff  PPeerrppeettuuaall  HHeellpp  NNoovveennaa  &&  RRoossaarryy  PPrraayyeerrss  
Every Wednesday after the 7:30 A.M. Mass 
St. Francis de Sales Parish| 1111 Michael Way | Las Vegas, NV 89108 
IINN  TTHHEE  PPHHIILLIIPPPPIINNEESS  
2000 Hail Mary Devotion - Metro Manila Area 
Letty Rollan has organized the 2000 Hail Mary Devotion in various areas of Metro Manila 
through the members of the “Mother Butler.”  Please call her U.S. Vonage phone [PHONE], text her 
at Manila #[PHONE], and/or call her Manila landline 939-4677.  Mention Mila Lumba's name to be recognized.