Martyrs of Truth

Divine Appeal Reflection - 263

Today, consider in Divine Appeal 263:  "Amid My tears of blood I want My Apostle of the last days to know that the world is at the edge of the precipice. He must speak out to souls."

In the face of our Adorable Jesus weeping tears of blood, the Church can no longer remain in passive neutrality. The call to “speak to souls” is not poetic—it is apocalyptic. We live in a time when evil no longer hides, but parades under the banner of rights, compassion, and progress. The sin becomes normalized, virtue is mocked, and the unborn, the aged, the confused, and the poor are the stakes of cultural battles. As the moral fabric goes into a freefall, Christ calls His apostles and every soul consecrated in baptism to rise and speak with the authority of truth and the tenderness of love. Silence is no longer innocence; it is instead complicity. Where once stood the Church as a prophetic voice, there now lurks the temptation that it might tone down its light, avoiding offense, and somehow becoming liked in the process.. But Our Adorable Jesus did not die so we could build consensus with darkness; He died so we might bring light to the very edge of hell (cf. CCC 2472; cf. Mt 5:14–16).

Every age has its martyrdom. Ours is the martyrdom of truth-telling in a world intoxicated by relativism. This requires more than opinions—it demands sanctity. To speak with divine authority, one must first live in divine intimacy. The saints never waited for permission to speak when the faith was endangered. St. Athanasius stood alone against heresy. St. Teresa of Avila reformed a complacent Carmelite order through suffering and truth. St. Maximilian Kolbe resisted a culture of death not with protest alone, but with the total gift of himself. Today, to affirm that marriage is sacred, that life begins at conception, that gender is not subjective, and that the Eucharist is truly Jesus—these are seen as threats rather than truths. Yet, the Church must not flinch. The Gospel is not negotiable. When souls stand on the edge of the precipice, our silence becomes their fall. The truth may not be applauded—but it is still the only path to salvation (cf. CCC 1807; cf. Jn 8:32).

The temptation of our generation is to preach love without truth, mercy without repentance, inclusion without conversion. But every time shepherds exchange prophetic courage for worldly applause, the Sacred Heart of Jesus is pierced anew. Our Adorable Jesus is not calling for popular voices, but for faithful ones. We must speak not to gain followers, but to save them. The voice that speaks for Heaven may be silenced on earth—but it resounds in eternity. Every homily, every catechism class, every Christian conversation must become an echo of the Divine Appeal. Priests and bishops must rediscover the fire of Pentecost; religious must embrace reparation with joyful rigor; parents must form their homes into domestic churches where truth is lived and taught. It is no longer enough to be Catholic in name; we must be witnesses in truth, even when it costs us everything (cf. CCC 2032–2046; cf. 2 Tim 4:2–5).Let no one say, “This is not my fight.” If you bear the name of Christ, the world is waiting for your word. Speak it. Speak it with fasting. Speak it in tears. Speak it in mercy and firmness. Speak it while time remains.

To speak to souls today is to wound the silence that evil counts on. Let us speak not as critics but rather as lovers of truth, defenders of beauty, and servants of mercy. In such a world deluded by comfort and distracted by noise, we should be those voices that are formed in silence and forged in prayer. Adoration before the Eucharist must precede proclamation. Fasting must strengthen our words, and the Rosary must accompany our warfare. We are not alone—Our Adorable Jesus walks with us, weeps with us, and speaks through us when we surrender. Even if the world mocks us, Heaven listens. Even if friends abandon us, angels draw near. The world is indeed at the edge of a precipice. But the Church was born to stand at that edge—not to fall, but to pull others back. This is our hour. This is our witness. And this is how we love truly: by daring to speak boldly the truth that saves (cf. CCC 858; cf. Ez 33:6).

Prayer:

O our Adorable Jesus, strengthen us to speak with the fire of truth and the tenderness of Your mercy. Deliver us from fear, silence, and compromise. May we become Your voice amid the storm, drawing souls back from the edge into Your Sacred Heart, where truth reigns and love redeems.

Sr. Anna Ali of the Most Holy Eucharist, intercede for us.