MISSION IN THE UK, IRELAND, NORTHERN IRELAND, CANADA, NICARAGUA AND MEXICO, FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH THE 15th OF DECEMBER 2008.

 
All these countries have become a familiar missionary ground for me. I have come to know many people in these various countries, and they have become a true family in Christ for me. Every year I come back to some of the places I have been before, but  new places always come up in the itinerary, so it is a permanent discovery of more and more faithful pockets of the remnant of Christ that render guard in the Catholic Church all over the world, and also a good size of people who are in the process of considering entering a state of obedience to God, plus those that sometimes stumble into a hall by accident and find themselves in one of my talks, or are brought by someone as a guest- a lot of the times as a long shot in the middle of the evangelization that goes on in every faithful Catholic's life among their peers and friends.
All of these events mark the missionary trail with a distinctive nature and a unique experience that even though it takes place within the grounds of the Church or the Catholic's family life, it is something new every time. It is a great school where one is challenged every time to love much more, to forgive even more, to listen closely at what everyone has to say. To be constantly aware of how important  every soul is to God and how much one has to realize that and behave accordingly in order to be a real true and faithful missionary; messenger of the love of God. How much one has to overcome idiosyncrasies, cultural expressions, language barriers, local laws, and turn all of these into an opportunity to present Christ in the heart of all and in the midst of everyone's life. 
 
The UK is a territory where Catholics are surfacing from within deep of the grounds of martyrdom. One can see God's justice operating at high levels. Life in a civilization like the UK is  turning more and more into a very superficial and materialistic life where God is placed in everyone's closet or history library. It is clear that the rushing of people after money and the conquering of all kinds of trivial earthly goals makes their daily life one of loneliness and endless want, where anxieties seem to be the colors of their personal flags. But one is able to find lotuses in the midst of this lonely lake, floating beautiful as lanterns of hope, and those are the children of God. They are perhaps not many, but they are always there, as hope and charity for all of the massive lost souls that wander through cities like a gigantic machinery part that moves the engine of a vehicle that runs wild to nowhere land. I can see how to be able to survive as a Christian through the times we are living, one has to consume the very Body and Blood of the Lord, otherwise one couldn't possibly keep the faith. Traveling and missioning in the UK has given me a clear vision of the future of Christianity. If I was to explain what I see when I say that Catholics are emerging from within the endless pools of martyrs' blood left buried under the ground by the ire and revenge of the reformation, I was to say that the unity of Christianity is not going to be achieved by a human dialogue, but it is going to be possible because no Christian that doesn't have the fullness of the sacraments and the roots of sacred tradition, will be able to make it, will be able to keep the faith. There is not going to be any other possible Christianity at the end of these times, than that that has the roots planted at the beginning of the Church right at the heart of Jerusalem, right at the foot of the site of the crucifixion where they lifted up the Lord. No other possible man-made Christianity will survive. Many Christians of all walks of life will join the true bread of life: The Eucharist. They will know, that there is no other way. That bread of life will only be found under the blessing of the seat of Saint Peter in Rome. This perhaps sounds impossible to many, but it is a true fact and it is not very far away in the future.
 
The mission in Ireland is one of great observation for me. The Republic of Ireland holds in its womb a great wound inflicted by the horrendous demonic murdering of so many Catholics during the period of the reformation and many years after, through the famine and more. Today, one can see an Ireland that seems to have forgotten a lot of that history because it is entertained with the glitter of the new world order, the supply of material opportunities produced by a system that has widened the spectrum of survival to a extent as never seen before. Many are enchanted with abundance, prosperity and a fashionable culture that envelopes them in the stadium of pleasures and the power of money and social life. So much that one sees terrifying sects like that of the new born Christians, and protestants even from the immediate neighboring Ireland of the North, that has been the nest of many Satanic masonic groups that have persecuted Catholics for years burying thousands of them in the midst of horrifying scenarios of martyrdom, welcoming them, and even paying attention to their heretic teachings and preaching of a hybrid Christianity man-made by the spirit of hatred and revenge. In spite of it all, I find time and time again a remnant of good Catholic Irish that stand firm under the holy wings of sacred traditions and obedience to the hierarchy of the Church of Rome. Even clergy that still is faithful and holy, which in today's Church is not very common to find. That gives one hope and especially shows the power that lays within the deep roots of Christianity of a land that has been a true home of missionaries, a true home of priesthood and religious vocations for centuries.

I can see a new order approaching, a new spiritual breeze. The world economy crisis is going to bring Catholic Ireland back to a real perspective of the faith and the great entertainment will be over soon. Irish people will return to their real lives and embrace faith again. Probably it is not going to be a massive come back, but many will do and it will bring back many blessings to the country and the Church in general.
 
 
Canada has been one of my big worries during my missionary travels around the world. I have seen it fall deeper and deeper in trouble with God. The laws they have passed in the last decade, have placed them in a state of damnation like never before. Even though they seem to be in a fair social and economic position compared to many other countries, their future is bleak if they do not turn back to God soon enough. I can see the angel of chastisement hovering above them and I can see the sword swinging from right to left. There is a great body of spiritual support coming from the Filipino, African, Korean, and Latin American communities, and they have provided a cushion of reparation for the whole Catholic local Church and for the whole country for that matter. The local Catholic Canadians have fallen into a very superficial Catholicism; a liberal one that appears to be more of a protestant type of Christianity, a very much American Christian evangelical, Pentecostal type of Church. It is sad, because it has weakened the relationship with the sacraments and have killed vocations to the priesthood and religious life. One can see many Canadian priest acting as pastors of other Christian sects, presenting a hip image of priesthood that appears more of a fashionable Church of people than a true Church of God based on sacred traditions and obedience to the Holy See. 

As it is the case all around the world with the Catholic Church, in Canada also we find the faithful remnant that holds its position of true Catholics in spite of the times.
The world's economical upheaval will probably and hopefully wake up the Catholics of Canada. We pray for this intention and trust that the Lord will call them into a radical conversion soon enough.
 
 
Nicaragua has been a place of missions for me for the last three years. This year when I came, the country was going through difficult times. They have a communist president and his party stole the elections that just took place before my arrival and were defiant with much violence against the opposition party. The situation was tense during the 9 days I missioned there. The people of Nicaragua are very special and Catholics are especially committed. Like in every country, they have a mass of people that we could call pagans, who adore money and political powers. Those are the ones that contribute to bring chaos and injustice to the people.

We all should pray for this country of God where abortion has been stopped by a true miracle of faith- where there are many faithful trapped in the midst of a very dangerous regime.
 
Lets all unite to intercede for them. I hope to visit them at the end of this year again God willing. I have a very special love for them and their battles and struggles in this difficult time of their history.
 
Mexico has been to me, beginning with the miracle of Tepeyac, a very, very special mission place. Mexican Catholics are very spiritual and even very mystical. It is a country loved very much by our lady the Virgin Mary. The mystery of her apparition almost 500 years ago, is still not even discovered in its fullness. It is so immense that it is going to be transcendental in its power during this very end of the times.
Mexico is going through a very painful state of purification. Large legions of demons have arrived and are working on taking the peace and the joy of the people of God away. The drug lords and the corruption of the institutions has grown very much and it seems to continue growing. Those demons are horrifying, I had to deal with them in the jungles of Colombia when I was a prisoner of the FARC rebels. They are the same legion and come from the same area of hell, same chorus of demonic hierarchy.
It is a joy though to travel through the Mexican Catholic Church and to meet so many that are truly working hard on the conversion of their people. They are truly concerned about the difficult times and the invasion of demonic forces. Communist presence is always another sign of demonic forces and they have a share of it in the very heart of Mexico, the Federal District, as Mexico city is in the hands of ferocious communists.
Lets all intercede for this very special country of our Lady and lets unite with the soldiers of Christ who are fighting there to defeat the forces of evil.

 
May God help us all and protect us from evil. Amen!