Weapons for the Holy War

"We shall break the cross and spill the wine... Allah will (help) Muslims to conquer Rome. ... Allah enable us to slit their throats, and make their money and descendants the bounty of the mujahideen,"

Dear Brothers and Sisters:

We live in times not unlike those of our Father St. Francis. We have a holy war declared upon us and there are calls for the death of our Pope. Like St. Francis we are called in these dangerous times to rebuild the Church which has fallen into ruin.

As children of Francis we must be militant and our weapons are fasting, prayer, penance. To fight a holy war, one must be holy, and holiness will be the mail with which we are clothed. Prayer our sword, fasting our shield, penance is our steed. Helmeted with the Truth and bearing the Cross as our standard let us not be afraid.

Our Holy Father goes to Constantinople to meet with the Patriarch I am praying for the reunion of our separated brothers. Our Mother of God will be our light in the dark nights to come, let us be of good cheer an know that in the end Her Immaculate Heart will triumph.