Operation True Cross: Part 2
Volume XXVI, Number 14
August 24, 2022
Friends in Christ,
Today I have Part 2 of our Operation True Cross "pilgrimage of reparation," plus something I call a whisper-out, a story about how God's plans are beyond our comprehension, a brand-new old joke, and a prayer for us all which I made up on the fly.
Cool image. What does it mean? Many thousands of you missed my last message, when I announced our ambitious two-year spiritual warfare campaign, Operation True Cross, which begins next month.
I made a new webpage explaining how and why you should be a part of it. Please email, text, and share it on social media with everyone you know because it will help bring forth the divine intervention needed to save our nation.
Without you, we can't pull it off. Everyone reading this should click on this button because it lists the three main ways you can participate.
Go ahead. Click. It's crazy stuff. I'll wait (peaceful smile, humming happily).
By its nature, Operation True Cross is dangerous because it aggressively confronts the diabolical cause of America's turmoil.
It is spiritual warfare for laymen and it aims to help "cast into hell all the evil spirits" dominating our culture. Our goal is Our Lady of Fatima's goal: complete victory—the triumph of the Holy Cross!
Everything Is ConnectedTwenty-two years ago (as our old-timer readers might recall), my father gave me a precious relic of the True Cross during the 2000 election crisis. I drove it down to Florida while thousands of CatholiCity Citizens nationwide prayed and fasted in support.
After praying inside the state house in Tallahassee, I drove to the very first Catholic church in America in Saint Augustine (first built in 1565), and then all the way up to Washington DC to pray a full Rosary "around" the Supreme Court during the wee hours of the morning.
Two years ago on September 14th, 2020, on the Feast of the Holy Cross, my son Xavier and I drove to northern Michigan to visit the little-known National Shrine of the Cross in the Woods. We took my relic of the True Cross, of course.
Life happened, so I never got the chance to tell you about it. Xavier and I took turns carrying the Relic of the True Cross, prayed the Daily Prayers to Save America, and we, uh... tucked... an encrypted flash drive containing tens of thousands of your intentions into the foundation of that giant crucifix.
One year later, on September 12th, 2021, Xavier and Anthony Mencini drove with me up to northern Wisconsin to the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, where Mary appeared to Sister Adele Brise in 1859 in a fully-approved apparition. If you've been there, you know it has the profound Marian "presence" of Fatima or Lourdes. We prayed the Daily Prayers to Save America and buried your intentions.
On the drive home, we were inspired to embrace certain self-denials together—out of a desire to be closer to Jesus, to serve you better, and for the sake of the supernatural battle taking place to decide the fate of America.
The following month, on the Feast of the Queenship of Mary (and exactly one year ago, as of three days ago), overflowing with fervor, I sent out a classic CatholiCity Message called Cracks in the Devil's Dam.
Do you see the pattern now? Operation True Cross is an extension of all of our prayers for America over the decades, our veneration of the Holy Cross, all our pilgrimages and special Masses over the years, and especially our pinning the Mantle of Mary over America in 2020.In short, Operation True Cross is all part of God's unfathomable plan to rescue the United States. In the fullness of time, the Father foresaw all of it.
He knew you would read this, and I believe it is He, not I, who is the one inviting you to join us, however poorly I represent Him. Look past my words to the reality of God's power, which the evil one can never overcome.
No matter how old you are, or where you live, I suspect He knew that you could call forth from the depths of your soul the heart of a warrior.
Skip This ParagraphWhy oh why did I use that headline? Now everyone pretty much has to read it! I just wanted to say hello to my sweetheart's sister in Missouri. I was advised not do this shout-out, but it's more of a whisper-out. Thanks for being a part of it all. I sure hope this is not the one email you skip!
Joke from the 2002 CatholiCity Message
Question: Why did the woman marry an earthquake scientist?
Answer: Because he admired her faults.
(Sent in by a CatholiCity Citizen—made up by her kids twenty years ago, who are now adults, probably with kids of their own!)
Raw Bible Quote
"The righteous will rejoice when they see vengeance carried out. They will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked."
- Psalms 58:10
Take your time, and ponder with me these truths about God:
-The Father is all powerful.
-The Holy Spirit is always present.
-Jesus is always seeking you when you are lost.
-If you are in a state of grace, the Holy Trinity is inside your body.
Everything is going to work out just fine.
Please Pray with Me and EveryoneI'm in the mood to make up a prayer (I guess you could consider this an occasional CatholiCity Message exclusive!), but I won't know what it is until we begin in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit...
Dear Lord Jesus, how can you love us? You say you love us. We believe you love us. We are weary of our failures. We are lost sheep, so far away from the others, and need you to come find us!
The only thing we have of any heavenly value is our treasure in heaven—the souls we have influenced to trust in your mercy—and so we place all of these treasures into the hands of your Immaculate Mother, so she can present them without blemish or distortion to you, dearest Lord. Hear them perfectly in her voice, so you can fix or repair or revive everything, and do with our treasures whatever Your Holy Will desires.
We are a beggars now, so we beg for everything your Sacred Heart desires for us, be it suffering or joy, in all things and in everything, be it the shortening or lengthening of our days. Give us everything and everything beyond everything, all of it, and don't stop pouring your Holy Spirit into us, Lord, until we are overflowing.
Jesus, I trust in you! Amen.And amen. Remember, share the Operation True Cross webpage with everyone, everywhere. Now.
I know, I know—I am always encouraging you to do stuff.
All I can say is what I have been saying for thirty-one years, based on the infallible teachings and reality of Jesus:
Souls are at stake. Only you can reach them. Every prayer, every act of self-denial in union with Christ Crucified, every trial embraced for others—every click, cut, and paste—changes the world.
So I'll keep asking, inviting, cajoling, and reminding.
Because despite me being a pain in your neck, you are all so incredibly loyal and generous and faithful that it makes my heart grow to bursting like at the end of that Grinch Christmas special.
With Saint Joseph,
Bud Macfarlane
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