The Whole Armor of God
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, always praying in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,
Ephesians 6:12-18
God the Father: My son, let all be aware that the time of My Devine Mercy is very nearly coming to an end. Through the intercession, prayers, and supplications of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the Storm and days of Tribulation are being temporarily delayed. Your nation is trying to return to Me but Lucifer has captured the souls of many within your country. Prayers and Supplications must continue.
Mankind lives on a highly charged battlefield; The Tribulation and Chastisement are on the horizon. They will come sooner than expected.
I am not pleased with what civilization is doing to my Son Jesus. Many of my churches and holy shrines have been burned, vandalized and desecrated throughout the world and this violation continues.
I hear His cries of pain and suffering for the salvation of souls, yet my children reject His Voice of Love for their redemption and eternal life with us in Heaven. I was prepared to destroy mankind, but His voice and tears of mercy cried out to me. “Father please look at Me, I am giving my life for them. They belong to me now”. He is still giving Himself for every soul; He will defeat and crush the head of Satan.
The demon knows that his time is almost over. He has entangled his evil poison on the mind and hearts of my children. His rebellion against me has not stopped since that decisive battle in Heaven. My Son and I are always at your side offering you Graces, Love and Protection. Everyone has been provided with the means to fight this battle and conflict with Lucifer. He knows his time is about to come to an end. The darkness of this conflict is what has caused the world to turn against Me and is the cause of the suffering of many souls in the world.
War is imminent. It cannot be avoided. It is guided by the sin of mankind. It will start in Europe and spread throughout the planet. It will start in a small country and increase to the four corners. Your country is already infiltrated by pockets of evil criminal terrorists who exist in all the major cities. The same will take place in Europe and Asia; no country will be spared. The sinister darkness of Satan’s evil followers has been planned for several decades and cannot be avoided. The demon wants all of humanity in sin and to be slaughtered and unite with him in hell.
Turn to Me.
I am your Protector and Refuge. The devil wants the souls of all creatures of My Creation to suffer and spend eternal damnation in hell.
Many of my Holy Warriors will be empowered with the fullness of My Holy Spirit. Safety and Refuges have already been set in place. My holy leaders will triumph in the salvation of many souls. Be not afraid for I am God.
I am permitting nature to rebel against all sin on earth. There will be horrific, evil storms, earthquakes throughout the world, tsunamis and shifting of the earth plates. Fires and deadly earthquakes will cleanse the world of its sinfulness. My children need to wake up and see what they are doing by their sinfulness. The shifting of the Tectonic Plates will take place before the chastisement. Many countries will crumble and disappear. New land masses will arise from the oceans. All demons in hell have been released for the final battle and conflict. Do not be overwhelmed by evil but overcome evil with good. The preparation for a new earth has been readied for the New Era of Peace. My Son, Jesus, will return in all His Glory.
You know the outcome of the Final Battle. We and my faithful children will be victorious. Satan and his minions will spend eternity in the inferno of hell. The Immaculate Heart of Mary will Triumph. The Era of Peace and Holiness will be born. Be not afraid for I am with you. There is hope. It is found in My Son Jesus Christ. His words in the Gospel of John…. “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness but have the light of life.”
Our Lady of Fatima prophetic words:
On July 13, 1917, apparition to the children, Mary states:
If my requests are heeded, Russia will be converted, and there will be peace; if not, she will spread her errors throughout the world, causing wars and persecutions of the Church. The good will be martyred, the Holy Father will have much to suffer, various nations will be annihilated. In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph. The Holy Father will consecrate Russia to me, and she will be converted, and a period of peace will be granted to the world.
“In the end, my Immaculate Heart will triumph.”
The triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary is not based on any condition. It is an absolute declaration, and it is based on God’s infallible word about the Woman who will crush the head of the serpent.
"I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: She shall crush thy head, and thou shalt lie in wait for her heel.
Gen 3:15
A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman* clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. She was with child and wailed aloud in pain as she labored to give birth.
Revelation 12: 1-2
God has ordained that the mediation of the Woman, of her Immaculate Heart, should be an ultimate factor in the final victory over sin and death.
Reflections
As a Vietnam Combat Veteran, I had an idea as to what we would be facing and experiencing. I remember when I received my military orders for deployment to Southeast Asia. We had combat training when I entered the military, but going into actual combat was a little different. I used to watch the news on TV as Walter Cronkite reported daily concerning the action taking place in Vietnam. Prior to departure, we had extensive combat training as to what to expect and how to protect ourselves. At the end of our combat training, our Drill Instructor lined all of us up in a straight line. He instructed us to look at the man to our right and to our left. He then told us that one of the men next to us would not be returning home alive.
Almost everyone really didn’t take it too seriously. It was not until our aircraft landed in Saigon, Vietnam that reality set in. When the door of the aircraft opened, we felt the hot air of the smell of death; we grew up in less than a few seconds. We smelled loss and destruction and the darkness of evil upon seeing the body bags of our deceased men on the tarmac. No person knows what war is like unless you have been in the presence of horror of war.
It is almost the same in the “spiritual war” we are all engaged in, and many do not have a clue what we face or what to do. No one is exempt from the reality of suffering and from the darkness and evil in our lives. Our fight is not only for ourselves but our family and friends. We are facing a different kind of war all around us. The battle between good and evil. The way we conduct ourselves will determine our destination… “Heaven or Hell”.
We need to recognize that we live in two worlds: the Natural World and the Supernatural World. Our struggle and battle against evil has nothing to do with physical weapons. Spiritual warfare consists of the attacks from enemies that exist in the supernatural world. It starts when we seek God and He finds us. Spiritually, we turn to God and repent of all our sins; He will welcome us into His Heart and His Kingdom.
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land. Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place. I have chosen and consecrated this temple so that my Name may be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.
2 Chronicles 7:14-16
It is difficult to sincerely understand a threat that comes from things that are unseen. However, God warns us that the threat of spiritual warfare is very real and to arm ourselves with what He has given us. An individual who has found and consecrated themselves to God becomes a target to the followers of Satan.
Our battle is between the eternal spirit and the flesh. In this battle, we must learn to employ the Holy Spirit within us to help us fight. The Apostle Paul spoke directly to this in his epistle to the Church at Ephesus in Ephesians 6:10-20., Paul places out the armor we are to put on, but in the first few verses of that passage, he gives us a glimpse into why we need the armor.
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
Ephesians 6:12
Spiritual warfare is real. Whether you've experienced a dark time in your life that you cannot explain or if you are seeking to understand what the Holy Scripture says about spiritual warfare, it's important for every Christian to be aware of the war that rages around each of us.
The following are signs of spiritual warfare that we might be experiencing in our families:
1.Our children have turned away from God. They do not attend Sunday Mass and are more anxious about their freedom to do as they please. They have fallen away from the Catholic Church and engage in behavior contrary to what we taught them as being right and wrong.
2.We also experience an extreme attack of troubles, losses, and trials (health, family, work, or financial). We may experience attacks of physical danger, illness, or life-threatening loss.
3.Temptation increases and attracts us towards sin or wrong choices.
4.We feel helpless and experience overwhelming despair, darkness, and fear.
5.We cannot physically remove the deep confusion, feelings of condemnation and guilt, or dark spiritual awareness. Many turn to medication to remove anxiety or turn to Drugs and alcohol.
This is Spiritual Warfare induced by the presence of evil in our lives. Many of us blame God for all of our problems and we fail to recognize that it is all coming from the evil promoted by the demons around us.
How do we fight it? The only answer is to repent of our sins and turn to Almighty God. Jesus Christ is the only answer for our predicament. He has bought restoration to our souls. By His passion and death on the Cross, He has given us the answer to fight the forces of all evil. Jesus paid the price for our salvation and granted us eternal life with Him in Heaven and shows us the way to defeat the evil in our lives.
When Did Spiritual Warfare Start? How and Why?
The beginning: Today we are in an intense spiritual war with Lucifer and his demons. But the battle started long ago in Heaven. It was the sin of pride that was the downfall of Lucifer, called the dragon. The rebellion started when Lucifer wanted to replace God. Then war broke out in heaven and Michael and his angels battled against the dragon. The dragon and its angels fought back, but they did not prevail and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. The huge dragon, the ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world, was thrown down to earth, and its angels were thrown down with him. As St. Michael and the good angels fought, and the celestial battle raged in heaven, Michael’s battle cry rang out: “Who is like unto God?” Then Michael and his angels cast the dragon and his angels out of heaven
We face a powerful adversary trying to defeat us. All of us live on the battleground and cannot escape the war. This spiritual warfare has crucial consequences in our daily life and its outcome will determine our eternal destiny. Paul urges us to fight the good fight of the faith (1 Tim 6:12).
Who is like unto God, definitely! Who can be higher above the Creator of the Universe, or held superior to the Author of Life? This battle cry was not a question seeking an answer, but an affirmation of the power and authority of the Lord.
And now war broke out in heaven, when Michael with his angels attacked the dragon. The dragon fought back with his angels, but they were defeated and driven out of heaven. The great dragon, the primeval serpent, known as the devil or Satan, who has led all the world astray, was hurled down to the earth and his angels were hurled down with him. Then I heard a voice shout from heaven, 'Salvation and power and empire for ever have been won by our God, and all authority for his Christ, now that the accuser, who accused our brother’s day and night before our God, has been brought down.
Revelation 12: 7-10
Father Ralph DiOrio - My Mentor: "The Soul Winning Priest"
One of the most precious times in our ministry was when Father DiOrio visited our Diocese in San Antonio, Texas. I was then the Director to the Prayer Groups for the Archdiocese of San Antonio. Almost immediately upon his arrival, we spiritually connected. For over 4 years, Father Ralph took me under his spiritual arm and taught and steered me in the spiritual realm of the Healing Ministry. He became a spiritual father to me and invited me on tours with him to several places in his healing ministry. I experienced and saw the love and goodness of God and witnessed the possession and darkness of evil in many lost souls. This was my introduction into another phase of our battle with Satan. The devil and hell are real. I acquired much of my knowledge of the spiritual realm from Father Ralph and his ministry of healing and deliverance. I saw the love and power of God that breaks and destroys all evil. Not only was Father Ralph a great teacher, but he became a very good friend.
I witnessed how many children of God are deceived in many ways to think that many evil practices are harmless and entertaining. The enemy has prepared the minds of mankind to accept the darkness of evil. Evidence of this may be found in the glut of satanic music, evil movies and television shows. There are books with demonic and occultic themes, particularly coupling drug use and contact with the unseen realm, messing around with Ouija boards, wearing amulets, charms, seeking magic spells, witchcraft, curanderos or any other object or practice. All of these items and practices come from Lucifer himself. Stay away from all these demonic influences which provide a portal between you and Satan.
There is a promise to free ourselves and it is only found in Jesus Christ. He said of Himself in John 8:12: “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness but have the light of life.”
At the Fall of the Communist Iron Curtain
Father Ralph was called by Pope John Paul II to minister in the Eastern European countries. After 4 years I spent with Father Ralph, he was saying goodbye. He told me “Juanito, I couldn’t think of what gift to give you. I am giving you my most precious gift: when I was ordained a priest by Archbishop Fulton Sheen, he gave me his personal Rosary. I love you as a son and I am giving you Archbishop Sheen’s Rosary”. In January, 2025, Father Ralph left us and is now rejoicing in Heaven. I carry the Rosary with me when I am invited to minister…. Love you Father Ralph.
*Father Ralph DiOrio’s Obituary
Previous Message and Reflection on the Gift of Heaven:
Most of us understand the difference between Heaven and Hell. I did some research and found an article on a vision given to Saint Sister Faustina Kowalski and was granted permission to share it with you.
Sister Faustina's Vision of Hell
I, Sister Faustina Kowalski, by the order of God, have visited the Abysses of Hell so that I might tell souls about it and testify to its existence...the devils were full of hatred for me, but they had to obey me at the command of God, What I have written is but a pale shadow of the things I saw. But I noticed one thing: That most of the souls there are those who disbelieved that there is a hell."
Diary 741
The Apostle of Divine Mercy
St. Maria Faustina Kowalska
of the Congregation of the
Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy
"Today, I was led by an angel to the Chasms of Hell. It is a place of great torture; how awesomely large and extensive it is! The kinds of torture I saw:
The First Torture that constitutes hell is:
The First Is: The loss of God.
The Second is: Perpetual remorse of conscience.
The Third is: That one's condition will never change.
The Fourth is: The fire that will penetrate the soul without destroying it. A terrible suffering since it is a purely spiritual fire, lit by God's anger.
The Fifth Torture is: Continual darkness and a terrible suffocating smell, and despite the darkness, the devils and the souls of the damned see each other and all the evil, both of others and their own.
The Sixth Torture is: The constant company of Satan.
The Seventh Torture is: Horrible despair, hatred of God, vile words, curses and blasphemies.
These are the Tortures suffered by all the damned together, but that is not the end of the sufferings.
Indescribable Sufferings
There are special tortures destined for particular souls. These are the torments of the senses. Each soul undergoes terrible and indescribable sufferings related to the manner in which it has sinned.
I would have died
There are caverns and pits of torture where one form of agony differs from another. I would have died at the very sight of these tortures if the omnipotence of God had not supported me.
No One Can Say There is No Hell
Let the sinner know that he will be tortured throughout all eternity, in those senses which he made use of to sin. I am writing this at the command of God, so that no soul may find an excuse by saying there is no hell, or that nobody has ever been there, and so no one can say what it is like...how terribly souls suffer there! Consequently, I pray even more fervently for the conversion of sinners. I incessantly plead God's mercy upon them. O My Jesus, I would rather be in agony until the end of the world, amidst the greatest sufferings, than offend you by the least sin." (Diary 741)
Permission given from: Diary, Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska, Divine Mercy in My Soul (c) 1987 Congregation of Marians of the Immaculate Conception, Stockbridge, MA 01263. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission.
How to Get to Heaven
"But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness’s are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
Isaiah 64:6
"Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone."
Luke 18:19
God is not just good. God is holy. Throughout the Scriptures, we are reminded of God’s absolute sinlessness. He is incapable of breaking His laws; the Ten Commandments. Leviticus declares to us of God’s holiness. God's criterion to gain heaven is not goodness, but holiness, complete freedom from sin.
We can never be good enough to get to heaven, but God does provide a way, through justification. Jesus paid the price for our salvation at His Passion and Crucifixion. We became righteousness through Jesus Christ:
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
John 3:16
'I tell you the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.’”
John 3:3
"Jesus answered except through me.'"
John 14:6
Eternal life in heaven comes through God's grace, a gift. It is gained through faith in Jesus.
"That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."
Romans 10:9.
Jesus and His Apostle established our Holy Catholic Church to prepare and guide us to eternal life in Heaven. The Catechism of the Catholic Church is intended primarily to explain the teachings of the Catholic faith. The Catechism helps our spiritual life because it is a clear, organized, and full presentation of the needs of the Catholic faith. Learning and reflecting on the teachings of the Church, we grow closer to God.
We are called to:
- Receive the Sacraments
- Attend Holy Mass
- Go to confession at least once a month
- Pray the rosary
- Visit Jesus and attend adoration
- Pray novenas and/or other meaningful prayers.
- Visit the sick and poor.
- Establish a daily prayer life with God and our Blessed Mother.
- Seek guidance and allow the Holy Spirit to show us the way to the pure love of God. *Try to live the Beatitudes.
- Be kind and gentle to everyone we meet, especially our family and friends.
- Be at peace and harmony with God.
This will be our start to achieve holiness and experience the presence of Almighty God. We need to let go and completely surrender to God.
We have been given all the spiritual gifts needed to combat the evil that surrounds us and to stop Satan and his demonic followers. The battle will continue each day of our lives. As Our Lady allows tells us in various Marian apparitions: pray, pray, pray.
Prayer of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary:
"O MOST Holy Mary, Virgin Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, in accordance with thy wish made known at Fatima, I consecrate myself today to thine Immaculate Heart. To thee I entrust all that I have, all that I am, to thy blessed charge and special keeping and into thine Immaculate Heart."
"O Mary, Virgin most powerful and Mother of mercy, Queen of Heaven and Refuge of sinners, we consecrate ourselves to thine Immaculate Heart. We consecrate to thee our very being and our whole life; all that we have, all that we love, all that we are."
In Conclusion
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John Martinez, Jr