29th March 1847? From the life of Sr Marie De Saint Pierre 319 to 321
“ God has imposed on me a new mission, at which I would be disturbed were I of any consequence, but as I am nothing but a feeble instrument in his all-powerful hand, I am not alarmed. He has commanded me to cross swords with the Communists who, as he told me, were the sworn enemies of the Church, and of his Christ. He gave me to understand that the great er number of these renegades were born in the bosom of the Church, of whom they now declare themselves the most bitter enemies. Then he added: I have already made known to you that I hold you in my hands as an arrow, now I will shoot forth my arrow upon my enemies. To combat them, I give you the arms of my Passion, my Cross, of which they are the enemies, as also all the other instruments of my sufferings. Wage war against them with the simplicity of a child but with the courage of a valiant warrior. For this mission be signed with the blessing of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.
Then I besought the Blessed Virgin, she who is compared to the Tower of David with a thousand bucklers, to take charge of these arms which I had just received. Our Lord gave me more information on this subject, but it is too difficult to explain. I exclaimed: Prepare me for the combat, Lord! and instruct me how to use these holy arms. He replied: The arms of my enemies inflict death, but mine restore life.”
I frequently recited the following prayer: Eternal Father, to oppose thy enemies, I offer thee the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, and all the instruments of his holy Passion, that thou mayst counteract them by divisions and discord; for thy well-beloved Son hath said: Every kingdom divided against itself shall perish It is now that our little sister has entered the arena; her arms are the cross and the instruments of the Passion. With these she resists the attacks of the enemies of God. To encourage her in this mystic combat, the Saviour reveals to her the designs of the Sectarians, and their anti-christian principles.
On Holy Thursday, April the first, he said: “The soldier who knows the object of the war in which he is engaged, aware of the insult offered his prince, arms himself fearlessly to avenge the affront. Well, my daughter, it is the Communists who have dragged me from my tabernacles, profaned and despoiled my sanctuaries, and have even dared to raise their hands against the anointed of the Lord, but their designs shall be frustrated. Have they not committed the crime of Judas! Have they not sold me for silver! This knowledge should not remain sterile in your soul, for I give it you to help you in the combat. Be actuated with a spirit of simplicity, for if you reason too much, you will not be a fit instrument in my hands. Think rather of the glory which the heavenly court will render me for having made use of so worthless a creature in so noble a cause!“