ADORERS OF THE DIVINE MERCY OF OUR LORD

Guatemala, December 08, 1989

MESSAGE NO. 16
DAY OF ATONEMENT
MESSAGE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN, THE MOTHER OF GOD
GIVEN TO HER BELOVED CHILDREN
THROUGH SISTER GUADALUPE
My beloved children, I bless you in the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
My beloved children, the Blessed Virgin, the Mother of God speaks to you. Dear children, I am
here again to talk to you, to help you, to take away from your minds the confusion and the darkness that
reigns in the world. Yes, dear children, I am here again, as always, to talk to you about a subject, that is
very important for you, for your soul, and for your salvation. Dear children, today I'm going to talk about
a very important subject, and which the world has confused, and it is called HUMILITY.
Yes, dear children, today I'm going to talk about the humility, which many of My children do not
have. And because of this, glace does not penetrate into them, because humility is a virtue, dear children,
a virtue which brings many graces to the soul. Many of My children do not comprehend this word. They
don't understand it, because the world has confused it. Today, dear children, I am going to talk about this
subject, so that the real meaning of the virtue of humility, which only comes from God, remains very clear
in your minds and in your hearts.
Yes, dear children, many people believe that being humble means being poor, being poorly fed
and
poorly dressed, and they say this is a humble person. But no, dear children, this is not humility. I want to
make this very clear, that being poor is not humility, dear children, it is not humility. It is not, and I am
going to give you an example of why being poor is not humility.

A poor person, a person who does not have riches, a person who lives in bad conditions can have
many ambitions in his soul and in his heart. He can be desirous of having great wealth, and of wanting to
leave the misery in which he finds himself, and he also desires to have that which he doesn't have. And
this
person, even though he is poor, even though he dresses very humbly, is not humble, because humility, as
himself, he can do nothing, if God doesn't allow it.
Many people attribute their security to themselves, attribute all that they have, riches, honors,
position, talent, intelligence, wisdom. And they say that they have it, because they fought to obtain it, to
make a place for themselves in the world. But this, dear children, is to believe that a person can do
everything by himself, and that he doesn't need God. And this, dear children, isn't humility, but pride, to
believe that, if one has riches, if he has talent, if he has intelligence, it's because he obtained it, but this is
not so. If he has these things, it's because God conceded it to him, it's because God gave it to him. And
this
is what My children must learn, to know themselves, to know, to comprehend that, without God, you can
do nothing.
When a person begins to understand that without the help of God, he can't do anything, it's
because
humility has come to his soul.
Humility is when a person recognizes that he is a creature of God, and all that he has in the
world,
he has it, because God, in His great Mercy, conceded it to him. God is always God, Owner and Lord of
the Universe. And He is gentle and humble of heart. And for this reason, He wants all of His children to
be like that, gentle and humble of heart. But many people have confused this word, and believe that to be
humble is to be poor, and to not possess all of those things that make people happy. But no, dear children.
Humility consists in comprehending that a creature is a creature created by God, and without
Him
nothing can be done; and when those persons obtain all that they desire, it is not because they have done
it all by themselves, but because God has conceded it to them. They have been given this, so that they
could
see that God conceded it to them, to see if they are humble, and recognize that, if they have anything, it's
because God has given it to them. But many of My children say: "I have done this, I have done this,
because
I'm very intelligent, because I use my intelligence, because I...' always I. And they forget that it is God,
in His great Mercy, Who has conceded all of these things to them, because, even though a man acquires a
great amount of human wisdom, he cannot, he cannot compare himself to God, and give that which only
God can give, and that is life and air, so that people can breath and live.
The Lord wants men to recognize that it is He Who gives everything. If there is air, if there is
sun,
if there is rain, if there is everything that man needs, it's because of the great goodness of God, of the
Eternal Father, of the Holy Trinity, Who in that way gives to the world all of 0rat which He has created.
And He gives to the good and CI the bad. Some appreciate it, others no. But He gives it, because, in His
infinite Goodness, He gives to everyone, to all living creatures.
He is the Owner of life and death. But man, i:r his great pride, does not want to admit it. And
they

are ashamed, they are ashamed of this God, Who gives life, and Who also, even though they don't want it,
will one day even give them death.
Dear children, even the evil power, which now reigns in the world, reigns, because the Lord has
permitted it, because the Lord has given it 1nwer, because only He has power. But many people do not
understand this, and believe that, if the Devil has power, it's because he is very strong, stronger than God.
But no, God Himself gives power to the Devil, but one day He will take it away from him, dear children.
He will take it away, so that you can see that He, Who gives everything, is the One God, the Triune God,
the God of Love. He has conceded all of this now, so that My children understand, so that My children
see
that, if He permits all of this, it's to let them see His Goodness, so that the people see His Mercy. But
many
people forget. And pride and presumption enter into them, and they underestimate the True God. They
despise Him, because they believe that He has no power, and because He doesn't want to demonstrate His
power.
The day will come, dear children, when My Divine Son Jesus will demonstrate His Power and
His
Glory to the world, so that the world can see that He is the Owner of everything, of everything.
And humility consists, My dear children, in recognizing that God is God, and that He can do
everything, and that man, before His great Power, is nothing, nothing, absolutely nothing.
And he becomes proud. Some are even ashamed that He has shown His love, as many say, in
such
a foolish way, by dying on the Cross, to die in this ugly and uncommon manner, because they don't
understand, they don't understand. And as they don't have humility, they don't want to recognize that, in
order to be able to understand this gesture of My Divine Son Jesus on the Cross, they have to be humble,
they have to understand their lowliness, their sins. But many don't want to do this. And because of this,
the
virtue of humility does not come to them.
They believe that to be humble is, as I repeat, to not have anything, it's to be poor, and some also
say it is not desiring riches or honors. But no, dear children. True humility consists in comprehending that
man and woman are creatures created by God, and, without Him, they can do nothing, nothing.
Even though many talk, and talk, and talk, saying that the Doctrine of My Divine Son Jesus
Christ
is absurd, that it doesn't help man in any way, because it wants them to have virtues, which are contrary
to the world, to not use this, to not use that, and for everyone to walk humbly, and be repentant, and to
desire to be poor.
And because of this, many flee. They run looking for other religions, as they say, that will lift up
their spirits, that make them feel like a man or a woman, and acquire the dignity as human beings. And
they
walk with their head full of pride, live the life in its fullness, and forget all this foolishness of wishing to
be poor, to walk completely ragged, all poor and all sad.
Man, with his great pride, has distorted this word, dear children. He has distorted it, because this
is not the meaning, dear children, it is not.

The Lord gives His children what they need, bread for each day, that they do not go without
clothes,
that they are dressed, and that they have what's necessary. But it's not for this reason that they will be kept
from being humble, no.
People believe that humility belongs only to the poor. Because they dress poorly, because they eat
poorly, and also live poorly, they are humble. But no, because in their hearts and minds they have
ambitions
of riches, ambitions to be talented, ambitions to be in the first places. And they even get angry sometimes,
when they don't obtain them. And they live like that, even desiring no matter what the cost that which
they
don't have. And many, many who have everything, who are powerful, who have wealth, that have
everything that God gave them, do not thank God, Who gave it to them, but say that they have it because
of their personal effort. And they believe they are very humble, very simple. And they say that they have
the virtue of humility, because, in spite of having everything, and being a great man of the world, they
once
in a while smile at people, once in the while they give them alms. And this also, dear children, is not
humility.
He who is 1nwerful, and believes he is humble, because he smiles at the poor, at the needy, is
also
wrong, because this isn't humility.
He who is powerful, and believes he is humble ad simple, because he is friendly with people,
even
though they are, as they say, miserable, but they, in their great humility, smile and say something to them,
and for this they believe that they are humble, and that they have the virtue of humility. But no, dear
children, as you can see, this also is not humility, no.
It was for this reason that I came today to instruct you, dear children, so that you would really
understand the virtue of humility. Humility is knowing your soul, knowing yourselves. Humility consists
in understanding that man and woman are creatures made by God, and that without Him they can do
nothing, because a person can be very intelligent and very wise, but he can't direct the sun, he can't make
the stars stay in the sky and light up the night, he can't make the moon shine at night, he can't give the air,
which man needs to live. And to believe that he can do it is pride.
And many are going along this road, dear children. Many scientists, many wise people have
pushed
God to one side, because they say that they don't need Him for anything, because they are so intelligent
that
they have everything, and that they can do anything. But this, dear children, is pride, excessive pride, by
not recognizing that they are only creatures, who ore day will die, when God so orders, when God so
asks.
And when that moment arrives, they will realize that, before God, they are really nothing.
And that is why, dear children, I wanted to talk to you about this, because many people are
confused. They don't understand this the way they should. They have everything distorted in their minds.
My dear children, I want you to understand this well, because times are coming, dear children,
when

only the humble will recognize the truth, recognize the true God, and the proud will go with the
Antichrist,
precisely because they are proud. It's for this reason that I come to talk to you about this subject, dear
children, because it's very important for you to comprehend that everything, absolutely everything, comes
from God.
If He permits evil, it's also because He permits it, because that's the way He wants it, so that My
children see, so that My children comprehend that He has the power, only He.
If, for now, the Devil has been given this power, even this power comes from the Lord, the
Triune
God, because, as you know, Satan wanted to be like God, and through his pride, he believed he could be
God.
Our lord will demonstrate to the world that, if the Devil can now molest Our children, it's because
He permits it, because He wants it this way, so that the world sees that only He has power. And if today
evil is tolerated, it's so that My children can learn, so that My children understand that the power which
has
been given to the Devil will be taken away, so that all those who believe in the Antichrist comprehend the
great power of God.
This moment will come, dear children, and it's for this reason that I want you to understand that
the virtue of humility is easy to obtain, when you comprehend, when you begin to understand the true
significance of the word humility. And it's when man sees his sins, when man sees his misery, but not his
material misery, but his spiritual misery, when he sees his ungratefulness to the God Who created him.
True humility is recognizing that there is only one God, Who can do everything, Who is the
Master
of life and death, and Who is the Owner of all things. And by not wanting to recognize this, because of
lack
of humility, by not comprehending that man without God is nothing, believing that he can do anything
without God, is pride. And it shows that he has no humility.
And it is for this reason that I came to give you this talk, to explain this word to you, so that you
would understand that it doesn't consist in walking around looking poor, showing much modesty and
many
other things. It's true that you must dress modestly, to dress decently, arid not to go around scandalizing
people with extravagant clothes, because this is only a step towards arriving at true humility, which is
recognizing that man is nothing before God, that man is just dust and ashes, that man is a sinner. And
when
man recognizes all of this, it's because humility has come to his heart. This is what I wanted you to
understand.
And now I want you to have a new outlook on all of this, about what it really means. To be
humble,
to be simple mean to be really authentic, to really have a personality, but a true one, and to understand
that,
if you are intelligent, if you have some virtues, if you have everything that you need, it is not because of
your efforts that you have them, but because God has conceded them to you. And of course, your strength
consists in asking for them, asking for all those things you need with humility, without demanding,
because

if you demand them, you are not being humble.

God knows what you need, what is necessary for you to live, but you must ask for it with
humility,
in order for Him to concede it to you. But ask for those things which are really not harmful for your
salvation.
This is what I now want you to learn, to know how to ask, to ask. Even this, you have to learn, to
know how to ask. Ask for those graces that you need with humility.
The Lord helps the humble, and resists the proud, because He is humble and gentle of heart. And
He wants His children to be the same, and that they learn to ask with humility, and that they understand
that
without Him they can do nothing.
This is what you have to learn, dear children, and to understand. And it's that people have
confused
everything. But I have come to instruct you, so that you really understand what humility is, and that it is
a virtue which is really among the most important, because, if man understands that, without God, he
cannot
do anything, it's the first step that he takes towards sanctity.
This is what you must understand about what I explained to you previously, and that you
remember,
and change the way you think.
You must be truly modest in your dress, in the way you talk, but in a sincere manner, in a way
that
people won't confuse humility with hypocrisy. You must be very careful, dear children, because many
believe that they are humble, but they are not humble, but hypocrite. And this, dear children, is a great
evil.
And this is why I don't want you to confuse this word. I want you to understand that many people believe
that, by doing these things, they are humble. But no, because the only thing they are doing is falling into
hypocrisy, which is a great evil. This is why I call your attention to this subject, to this word, so that you
understand its true significance.
And now, dear children, that We are in times so difficult, in times when all of those things which
We have talked about are coming closer, I want you to be truly humble, because without humility you will
not triumph, and you will go with the current of the world.
It was for this that I came to alert you, so that you would understand the true significance of this
word, and so that the Devil wouldn't confuse you, and make you believe that you are humble. And the
only
thing you are doing is falling into hypocrisy. Therefore, dear children, be very careful, because this is a
tap
which the Devil has to confuse you.
And so, dear children, I have been very happy to be here with you, to be able to talk to you, to be
able to explain to you, so that you would understand, and be able to walk the narrow path, the path that
pleases God.
And now I am going to bless all of these Sacramentals, so that they can be of help to you in these

difficult times, which are coming closer, to help you obtain true humility, the virtue that only comes from
God. I bless all of these Sacramentals, so that they can be used to help you, for your salvation, for your
protection and well-being, and that it helps My children to obtain humility quickly. I bless all of these
Sacramentals in the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
And well, dear children, I have been very happy to have been able to explain this word to you.
Don't hold in contempt the truly humble and simple of the world, because if you hold them in contempt,
you are falling into the sin of pride. And never say: 'I don't need this, because I know this, " because he
who says this really doesn't have humility. It's like when My Divine Son Jesus came to the world the first
time, He cured the blind and said: "I come, so that those who don't see will see." But those who were very
proud said: 'We don't need You, because we can see.' And Our Lord said: "Because you have said that
you are not blind, you will not see, and those who say that they cannot see will see the light,' because they
are humble, because they recognize trek weakness.
Those who say: 'I don't need any of this, because I can do it by myself, because I can do it," will
remain hard of heart, will be left wi0r their pride. And that way, they will be an easy prey for the Devil.
And for this reason, dear children, if you feel that you have the need to learn, to fight, but not by
yourselves, but with the help of My Divine Son Jesus Christ and with My help, you are being humble,
because you comprehend that by yourselves you can do nothing, and because of this We are going to help
you. And We are always going to speak to you, so that you understand all of these subjects, so that the
world with all of its false doctrines will not fool you, and make you lose the way which Our Lord opened
for you by means of His Blood and His Sufferings.
And well, dear children, I have been very happy to be able to communicate with you, to be able
to
tell you this, which comes from the bottom of My Immaculate Heart, because here, in the bottom of My
Heart, I have humility for all those who ask for it, and truly desire it.
Well, now that Christmas is getting closer, dear children, I want your hearts to really be a
manger,
where My Divine Son Jesus Christ is born. But understand it well, and that is that He is born only in those
hearts which are truly humble and simple, in the hears that truly love Him, and feel that they need Him.
Prepare your hearts this Christmas, so that My Divine Son Jesus Christ is born in each one of yours. But
you have to clean them of pride, of hypocrisy, of lies, and of all those sins that stain the heart and soul.
Dear children, I have come today to explain this to you, that humility consists in that man and
woman feel the need of My Divine Son Jesus Christ, and feel that they need Me. This is true humility,
dear
children. And it is when a man and a woman comprehend that they need Us, and that without Us they can
do nothing.
Well, dear children, I want you to be prepared this Christmas, because, as I told you, you don't
know the hour, nor the moment, and death comes like a thief. You must have your hearts prepared, so that
God is born in your hearts, and brings you the enjoyment of Heaven. But you must comprehend this, you
must ask for it, you must put in practice all of My advice, because, My children, now everything is
coming.
And all of those who are not prepared, in spite of all of the teachings that We have given, will be in great
danger, because, if they let themselves be guided by pride and the hardness of their heart, the Devil will
triumph in them.
You must be very careful, very careful, dear children, very careful. And above all, be grateful to

the Eternal Father, and with the Holy Trinity, Who has given you the opportunity to be able to repent. And
in that way, you can save yourselves.
And now, dear children, I hope that all of you, as I said in a previous message, have a Holy
Christmas, holy, full of peace and humility, and with a holy joy in your hearts, with that faith that man
needs so much, in order to be humble.
Well, dear children, from the bottom of My Immaculate Heart, I bless you in the Name of the
Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost. May the peace, joy, faith, and love remain in your hearts.

December 27, 1988

MESSAGE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN, THE MOTHER OF GOD,
GIVEN TO SISTER GUADALUPE FOR HER BELOVED CHILDREN
My dearly beloved children, I bless you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Ghost. Amen.
Dearly beloved children, the Blessed Virgin, Mother of God, speaks to you: "I have come today
to this place to communicate with my children, to communicate with the whole world so that they
can see the light.
Beloved children, I communicate with humanity through my beloved daughter sister Guadalupe.
She spreads these messages, she speaks, but it is I who speak to you through her, and my beloved son
Brother James spreads these messages.
Listen to me dear children, I want you to listen to this and to know that I have always
communicated
with the world throughout the ages; I have communicated with you who are my children because
great dangers await you, you have always been in great danger because the battle is fierce.
I have always come to talk to my children, and I have told them that the end of time is near and
that all of those pious souls that spread my messages and the messages of my Divine Son will have
earned for themselves a place in Heaven and those who hide them or make fun of them will have
earned for themselves a place in hell, because they did not want to listen to the truth, they did not
want to listen to the Holy Ghost who is warning you of a great danger that threatens and it is the
coming of the antichrist.
Beloved children, I call to you, to the lay people, to those children of mine who love me, but do
not belong to any congregation, because you know that my children the priests and the nuns do not
want to listen to my voice, they do not spread these messages that I am giving to the world, that I am
giving to humanity and to my children so that they can save themselves and find life.
Yes my children, I have always called my children, always, always, always, through the ages and
they have not listened to me. You can see that in the apparitions of La Salette, in my apparitions of
Fatima, Lourdes, Garabandal, San Damiano and many others, and lately with sister Guadalupe, they
do not listen to me.
Yes beloved children, your end is near and that is why I ask you to be the ones to spread these

messages that I am giving through my beloved daughter sister Guadalupe.

Dear children, I gave you a previous message, in which I told you that all of those who promote
my messages and the messages of my Beloved Son Jesus Christ would have a crown waiting for them
in heaven and when the Eternal Father calls them, I myself will come to take them, I myself with my
Divine Son will come to take them to the celestial homeland, as a reward for having listened, for having
believed, and for having spread my messages and the messages of my Divine Son Jesus.
Yes beloved children, I now call on you, and on all pious souls, to do this, and help me, because
the battle against the antichrist has begun and, you can help me by spreading these messages according
to your possibilities.
Do this my children, I ask this of you, because humanity needs that these messages be propagated;
do this children, do this and you will have earned heaven."