When we returned to Garabandal in the evening, we hiked to the pines where Our Lady appeared to the children. Now, there is a statue of our Blessed Mother hanging on the trunk of a large pine tree.

Mary explained to me that few souls have discovered that her statue remained hanging on a tree because she desires to draw souls to the “Tree of Life” to contemplate her Son nailed to the wood of the Cross. Then she explained that she first led us to the Eucharistic miracle to contemplate and adore her Son alive in the Eucharist. Then, today, she took us to venerate a piece of the wood of Jesus’ Cross, and now we come to her at Garabandal. She said that she does not wish for us to remain tomorrow looking at her statue, but in prayer and adoration before Jesus, alive in the Eucharist.

I searched our message book for “tree of life” and found the message given by our Mother of Sorrows on 11/3/17.

After this message from our Lady, we learned that the small village church has Adoration from 9 pm to 9 am!

During the evening Adoration, I pondered the beginning of the message from 11/3/17. I prayed to enter the gaze of my Love crucified hanging on the “Tree of Life.” I felt Jesus consumed me and began to fill my heart with His words, but different than how I have experienced Him before, similar to how I experienced our Blessed Mother earlier this evening. He did not ask me to write, but I felt consumed in Him while He spoke. I can’t remember all He said, but I will attempt to write what I remember.

He said that as the conclave begins tomorrow, the Church will begin her passion. She will be torn in pieces (I felt wild beasts devouring and breaking apart the Body of Christ.) At the same time that the Church is living her passion, much will happen in the world. New wars will begin, and during this time of upheaval, the sign will appear in the sky. Jesus crucified will be seen by every person in the world. Everyone will be given the opportunity to repent and believe. He said many will experience conversion, but many will not. After this great sign, the persecution will begin. The Lord said to me, “Prepare yourself to lay down your life for Me.” I asked the Lord, “How, I’ve been preparing for years through the messages He gives me in the Simple Path?” He said that Mary told me today how to prepare when she sent me to spend my time before the Blessed Sacrament. He asked me to spend more time before the Blessed Sacrament in silence and prayer. In this way, I will be ready.