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HEAVEN SPEAKS
ABOUT DIVORCE

Direction for Our Times

As given to Anne, a lay apostle
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Heaven Speaks About Divorce

Direction for Our Times

As given to Anne, a lay apostle

ISBN: 978-1-933684-05-5

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Direction for Our Times wishes to manifest its

complete obedience and submission of mind and
heart to the final and definitive judgment of the
Magisterium of the Catholic Church and the local
Ordinary regarding the supernatural character of
the messages received by Anne, a lay apostle.

In this spirit, the messages of Anne, a lay apostle,

have been submitted to her bishop, Most Reverend
Leo O’Reilly, Bishop of Kilmore, Ireland, and to
the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the
Faith for formal examination. In the meantime
Bishop O’Reilly has given permission for their
publication.
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Table of Contents

August 5, 2005
Jesus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
St. Anne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
St. Anne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
St. Anne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
St. Anne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
St. Anne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Blessed Mother . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

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Jesus
I speak today with such love in My heart. My
love overflows. It is for this reason that I
come to you to talk about the sad situation
of holy marriages ending in divorce. I tell
you why this grieves Me. There are many
situations in which the marriage did not
have to end. I am Jesus. I am God. I can
heal many wounds if I am allowed to
minister to the husband and wife in their
difficulties. Every marriage will experience
times when either one or the other is angry
and would like to separate. This is to be
expected and should not startle or frighten
those involved. During these times, if the
couple comes to Me and asks for My grace, I
will send the grace necessary to preserve
the family. Dear children of God, there are
many reasons why I wish to keep families
together. I am speaking to you today in
general terms, understanding that there
are times when a union cannot be
preserved. I do not sanction violence of any
kind by one party against another. This is
not from heaven and heaven does not
prompt either a husband or a wife to abuse.
This comes from the enemy of the marriage.
In cases such as this, or in cases where one
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party has committed every effort to retain

the union but to no avail, My Church enters,
with all of Her wisdom, and makes a
decision. This is the way I have organized
the resolution of these matters. My Church
is given great wisdom and discernment and
you should understand that by My Church I
am referring to the priests who work for Me
in the Church and who are obedient to their
Pontiff. Bring your difficulties to Me, dear
brothers and sisters, and I will help you.

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St. Anne
This mission, ordained by heaven, is a mission of
mercy and healing. For this reason, I would like
to encourage all who read these words to ask
right now for God’s mercy. Healing graces flow
into the world in an amount that is unparalleled.
So ask Jesus for these graces and He will send
them. Dear brothers and sisters, there are many
consequences of the disobedience that is
prevalent in this age. One of the consequences of
the darkness is the dissolution of so many
marriages. When a marriage ends, there is great
despair because most souls enter a marriage
with the intention of doing good for each other
and for any children sent. The bitterness that
results from betrayal is profound. This bitterness
is taking many souls down a path of self-
destruction. The first thing you must understand
is this. Jesus loves you whether you are in your
marriage or out of your marriage. The love of
your God does not change. Jesus does not reject
a soul because the soul is divorced. On the
contrary, Jesus sees that your hopes for your
marriage have been disappointed and He rushes
in to console you. You must come to Him all day
long when you are suffering this terrible pain.
Do not try to walk through this alone as you may
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then be drawn into behavior that will pull you

further from Him and further from your heavenly
dignity. Let the love of heaven wrap itself around
you in your pain and you will recover. Seek the
wisdom of a holy priest. Pray for the protection
of your former husband or wife and be very alert
to the needs of children who are part of the
family that has splintered. These are not ideal
situations, as you all know. We cannot pretend
differently because that would be false. But it is
especially in these situations that heaven flows
in with abundant graces for all concerned.
Remember that you can be sad and downhearted
but still have peace. You are part of the heavenly
family. You are a child of God. Peace is yours,
my beloved soul. You need only ask for it in
prayer.

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St. Anne
Children must have explanations in these cases.
Do not think that the end of a marriage is the
business of only the two adults involved. Where
there are children, these little ones have a right
to explanations, however simple and short.
Many children feel that their parents are
divorcing because of their flaws. Children often
think of their acts of disobedience, normal in
every child’s life, and become convinced that
these acts disrupted the peace in the home and
caused a parent to leave. You, God’s child,
should understand that this causes the greatest
distress in a child, even if that distress is
hidden. You must believe me that this feeling is
present in many children and you must give the
child the information he or she is entitled to. A
child should be told that heaven loves both the
father and the mother and heaven loves all
children, everywhere, regardless of their
mistakes. Explain that the family should pray to
heaven that all members find peace and
happiness, together or separated. The children
should know that others suffer in this way, also,
and that heaven steps in very strongly to
comfort and heal every person in this family
that is struggling. In the end, through prayer,
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there will be peace and this family will be joyful

together in heaven, with all bitterness healed.
Souls are often doing the best they can in these
difficult circumstances and there should be no
blaming. I plead with you all today to spare
your children any experience of hatred for their
father or mother. This is unmanageable to a
child. Children simply cannot cope with such
things and their little souls become injured.
Come to heaven in these cases and we will step
in powerfully.

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St. Anne
When a marriage ends, both the husband and
the wife suffer. Both will carry a cross from this
situation. It is good to remember when you are
helping someone who suffers in this way that
there are two wounded souls. One party may
want the separation more than the other, it is
true, but that does not mean that this person is
not also in pain. It is very disappointing to
heaven when people close to the couple join in
and spread bitterness. This is a sad situation,
yes, but that does not mean that a heavenly
approach is not available. Do not judge.
Children of heaven, I would like to repeat that
sentence but I do not want to bore you. I will
simply ask that you be careful to allow heaven
to understand the situation. Content yourself
that you do not. It is not necessary for you to
judge. It is necessary only for you to love this
couple and support their family. This is the
heavenly way. When a husband loses a wife
and a wife loses a husband, the grief should
not be compounded by either soul losing their
Christian family, who are called upon to
support them in a profound way during this
time. The wrong thing to do, which disappoints
heaven, is for souls to consider themselves
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better than their struggling friends and puff up

with pride. If your own marriage is intact,
thank God and allow your marriage to be an
example for others, but in quietness, never in
pride. Jesus wants all of the Christian family to
be alert to the needs of these families that have
suffered with a divorce. Extra love, extra joy is
necessary. And Jesus is asking you to bring it
to them.

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St. Anne
Many souls behave badly when they are in pain.
Dear children, this is not necessary. Bring your
pain to Jesus and you will not strike out at each
other. You cannot force your husband or wife to
continue a marriage. What you can do is this.
Bring that soul to Jesus each day. Pray that
heaven will intercede for your family and soften
the heart of your loved one. Acknowledge any
mistakes you have made and be as gentle as
possible, allowing your loved one the time
necessary for Jesus to heal any wounds. Be
assured that you are only one part of the union.
Jesus does not hold you accountable for the
actions of someone else. Do not make the
mistake of thinking that you will be judged by
the mere fact that your marriage ended. You
will be judged only by your actions, always.
And if you have made mistakes, however grave,
seek the Sacrament of Penance and allow Jesus
to liberate you from these acts. The most
important thing I want to tell you is that Jesus
will bring good from each situation, however
bad the situation appears. If you are walking
with Jesus, as a beloved apostle, He will send
all necessary healing for you and your loved
ones. Jesus does not make promises and then
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fail to keep them. Jesus will bring the best

possible outcome for you all. Heaven will heal
and protect your children if you ask. Walk
through every day, every pain, every situation
with heaven and you will be given peace.

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St. Anne
Children of God, there is no ugliness that I have
not heard. I see that souls are hesitant to bring
certain problems to heaven’s attention because
they fear they will offend heaven. Well, how silly
is this. Heaven is filled with souls who walked
the earth so heaven has seen and heard
everything. You will not shock me, my beloved
friends. If you are to heal from great pain, you
must bring it to us. I am St. Anne and I want to
help with these problems. Sit in silence and
allow us into each sorrow, however ugly. Where
is the correct place to bring such pain? If you
do not bring it to us, you may bring it to a soul
on earth who does not have the love or under-
standing to help you. You have experienced this,
I know, and it is for this reason I talk about it.
Family members often pile on additional hurt,
simply because they do not know what to say to
console you or how to deal with the issues. They
can also find fault with you where none is
indicated, which will be like piling great
weights on to your already weighty cross. Seek
your counsel most carefully during this time. Sit
with Jesus, truly present in the Eucharist, and
He Himself will listen to every pain and hurt.
He will take it all and place it into the fires of
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His Sacred Heart, leaving you free to continue

your beautiful walk up the mountain to
holiness. It is like standing in a big mess. When
you bring it to Jesus, He pulls you away from
the mess and, with a glance, reduces the mess to
nothingness. He is your healer. He is your
trusted friend who will not make your cross
heavier. He will make it lighter and
manageable. Do you understand, my poor little
hurt apostle? Seeking consolation in many
conversations does not help. Trust us here in
heaven and ask us to help and we will. Alert
your guardian angel that you are vulnerable
and need extra protection. This angel knows
this anyway and grieves for your pain, but
conversing with God’s angels promotes
heavenly thinking. All is well, children of God.
Jesus fixes everything.

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Blessed Mother
My little doves are struggling. How earnestly I
want to assure you that heaven has the graces you
need. Dear little families, bring Jesus to your
center and you will persevere. In most cases,
marriages do not have to end. There is sufficient
grace available to heal wounds and restore the
sacramental unity. Often it is simply a case of one
soul rejecting Christ, leading to all manner of pain
and injury. Even in the most difficult cases,
though, heaven is prepared to step in and heal. I
would like to say that many marriages are ill-
advised in that one soul or the other is not
following heaven and therefore not open to the
graces that are necessary to preserve peace in the
union. Well, dear children, how can heaven sustain
a union when only one party is willing to allow
direction? You see that this is a handicapped
union from the beginning. So urge all to consider
carefully before entering into the Sacrament of
Marriage. In the cases where the marriage has
ended, be docile to the Church and Her precepts.
Do not talk rebelliously about the Church or blame
the Church for the situation you are in. I, your
heavenly mother, will help you to arrive at your
destination, which is unity with Jesus and His
Church. Seek the counsel of your priests and
understand that Jesus is walking through every

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single moment with you. Be at peace. Know you

are loved. Bring everything to heaven and you will
not be disappointed. I will care for your family and
protect your children and you will know the
healing power of my Son. Your mother loves you
and understands everything. Place your hand in
mine now and we will walk courageously together
through everything.

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Lay Apostles of Jesus Christ

the Returning King

We seek to be united to Jesus in our daily work, and through

our vocations, in order to obtain graces for the conversion of
sinners. We pledge our allegiance to God the Father. Through
our cooperation with the Holy Spirit, we will allow Jesus to
flow through us into the world, bringing His light. We do this
in union with Mary, our Blessed Mother, with the
Communion of Saints, with all of God’s holy angels, and
with our fellow lay apostles in the world.

As lay apostles of Jesus Christ the Returning King, we agree to

adopt the following spiritual practices, as best we can.

1. Allegiance Prayer, along with the Morning Offering

and a brief prayer for the Holy Father.

2. One hour of Eucharistic Adoration each week.

3. Participation in a monthly lay apostle prayer group,

which includes the Luminous Mysteries of the Holy
Rosary, and the reading of the Monthly Message.

4. Monthly Confession.

5. Further, we will follow the example of Jesus Christ as

set out in Holy Scripture, treating all others with His
patience and kindness.
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Promise from Jesus to His Lay Apostles:

May 12, 2005
Your message to souls remains constant. Welcome each soul
to the rescue mission. You may assure each lay apostle that
just as they concern themselves with My interests, I will
concern Myself with theirs. They will be placed in My
Sacred Heart and I will defend and protect them. I will also
pursue complete conversion of each of their loved ones. So
you see, the souls who serve in this rescue mission as My
beloved lay apostles will know peace. The world cannot
make this promise, as only heaven can bestow peace on a
soul. This is truly heaven’s mission and I call every one of
heaven’s children to assist Me. You will be well rewarded,
My dear ones.
Allegiance Prayer
Dear God in heaven, I pledge my allegiance to You. I give
You my life, my work, and my heart. In turn, give me the
grace of obeying Your every direction to the fullest possible
extent. Amen.
Morning Offering
O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer You
the prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day, for all
the intentions of Your Sacred Heart, in union with the Holy
Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, in reparation for
my sins, and for the intentions of the Holy Father. Amen.
Five Luminous Mysteries:
1. The Baptism of Jesus
2. The Wedding at Cana
3. The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God
4. The Transfiguration
5. The Institution of the Eucharist
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The Volumes
Direction for Our Times
as given to Anne, a lay apostle
Volume One: Thoughts on Spirituality

Volume Two: Conversations with the

Eucharistic Heart of Jesus

Volume Three: God the Father Speaks to

His Children
The Blessed Mother Speaks to
Her Bishops and Priests

Volume Four: Jesus the King

Heaven Speaks to Priests
Jesus Speaks to Sinners

Volume Six: Heaven Speaks to Families

Volume Seven: Greetings from Heaven

Volume Nine: Angels

Volume Ten: Jesus Speaks to His Apostles

Volumes Five and Eight will be printed at a later date.

The Volumes are now available in PDF format for

free download and printing from our website:
www.directionforourtimes.org.
We encourage everyone to print and distribute them.

The Volumes are also available at your local bookstore.

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The “Heaven Speaks” Booklets

Direction for Our Times
as given to Anne, a lay apostle
The following booklets are available individually from
Direction for Our Times:
Heaven Speaks About Abortion
Heaven Speaks About Addictions
Heaven Speaks to Victims of Clerical Abuse
Heaven Speaks to Consecrated Souls
Heaven Speaks About Depression
Heaven Speaks About Divorce
Heaven Speaks to Prisoners
Heaven Speaks to Soldiers
Heaven Speaks About Stress
Heaven Speaks to Young Adults

Heaven Speaks to Those Away from the Church

Heaven Speaks to Those Considering Suicide
Heaven Speaks to Those Who Do Not Know Jesus
Heaven Speaks to Those Who Are Dying
Heaven Speaks to Those Who Experience Tragedy
Heaven Speaks to Those Who Fear Purgatory
Heaven Speaks to Those Who Have Rejected God
Heaven Speaks to Those Who Struggle to Forgive
Heaven Speaks to Those Who Suffer from Financial Need
Heaven Speaks to Parents Who Worry About Their
Children’s Salvation
All twenty of the “Heaven Speaks” booklets are now
available in PDF format for free download and printing
from our website www.directionforourtimes.org. We
encourage everyone to print and distribute these booklets.
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