Tonight, my brothers and sisters, I'm speaking to you as friends. I'm speaking to you from the heart. It has never been otherwise.

This mission is about prayer–first and foremost. We pray for world peace, the Blessed Mother's intentions, priests and against abortion. We are also beginning charitable works–I might add–without funds, but trusting in Divine Providence.

It is hard to believe that with this as our agenda, we would have so many opponents. What is harder to believe is where the opposition originates from. But I guess that should not surprise us. If our Savior could suffer crucifixion at the hands of those He came to save, why should we expect no opposition?

Jesus looks only into the heart. He does not judge by exteriors. We have to try and imitate Him. We should not think that because someone is standing in front of a TV camera or speaking from a big office downtown, or even because he may be privileged to wear a roman collar, that what he says is true. How unfortunate!

The spirits of jealousy, insecurity, lying, control and ambition know no boundaries. They can reach any one of us if we do not let Holy Love stand guard over our hearts. If we want to find the truth, we must ask the Holy Spirit to fill us with His gift of discernment. Discernment does not come from the intellect, but from the heart. We will not be able to discern unless we have the heart of a child–that is, we have no hidden agenda, no guile or deceit. Everything we think, say and do, glorifies God. Then God will fill us with His Truth.

Discernment looks at the fruits of a person's life or the life of a ministry. This ministry has tenaciously persevered in prayer despite opposition. When we were not allowed to pray in churches, we prayed in woods, parks and schools. Now that through Divine Providence we have a place to pray, people say, “Oh, but they collect money.” We, once again, cannot maintain the property God has given us on grace alone. But I'll tell you this–if the thrust of our mission was money, the ceiling here in the prayer center would not be falling down on us.

How can anyone attack the Rosary of the Unborn–a beautiful gift from Heaven? Let our opponents prove that Our Lady lied when She said it would stop abortions. They can't! When we were in Connecticut last week people told us that the unborn babies in the teardrops on their rosaries were turning pink. Thank you, Jesus! Someone had a one-decade rosary there laying on a counter that was broken apart and in need of repair. When we picked it up to fix it, it was already in one piece. Thank you, Jesus! (Read Luke 6: 37). We must forgive.

When Our Lady told us to look for property some years ago, I asked Her if we could look outside this Diocese. I told Her, “You know, Blessed Mother, we are not well-liked here.” She said, “Like it or not, we are here, and we are praying.”

So I say to all our opponents tonight, like it or not, we are here and we are praying.

(James 3: 13-18) “Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good life let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This wisdom is not such as comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, devilish. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without uncertainty or insincerity. And the harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.”