July 22 Novena Devotion to the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ

Day 3 – 22 July 

In the Novena prayer today with Mass and Adoration, Barnabas saw Heaven open. In a vision, he saw a Lamb sitting on the throne of God holding a flag which said:

“Rejoice O Most Precious Blood of Redemption”

There appeared a great number of people who were worshipping the Lamb. They represented countries and languages of the whole world. An angel appeared to Barnabas and said. “Son of man, do you know these people? Where did they come from?

Barnabas replied, “You know more than I, Sir. Tell me.”

The angel continued: “These people are God’s people who have overcome the great trial and chastisement. They have now won and have washed themselves with the Blood of the Lamb. They will reign with Him over a thousand years.”

A cloud descended and covered the whole place. The Holy Face of Jesus appeared with His Head crowned with thorns. Blood was flowing constantly from His wounds. He drew nearer and said: “My children, open your Holy Bible, and study my Holy Message, let your eyes open that you will understand the Scripture.”

The Precious Blood from His Sacred Head fell on us and He continued, “In the olden days, men offered the sacrifice of bulls for the remission of sins. But in this present age my Body served as the atonement. Moses made a seal of covenant with the blood of animals that they would obey the law of the Eternal Father. Read Exodus 24: 1 – 8.

The Covenant Is Sealed

24 The LORD said to Moses, “Come up the mountain to me, you and Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the leaders of Israel; and while you are still some distance away, bow down in worship. 2 You alone, and none of the others, are to come near me. The people are not even to come up the mountain.”

3 Moses went and told the people all the LORD's commands and all the ordinances, and all the people answered together, “We will do everything that the LORD has said.” 4 Moses wrote down all the LORD's commands. Early the next morning he built an altar at the foot of the mountain and set up twelve stones, one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel. 5 Then he sent young men, and they burned sacrifices to the LORD and sacrificed some cattle as fellowship offerings. 6 Moses took half of the blood of the animals and put it in bowls; and the other half he threw against the altar. 7 Then he took the book of the Covenant, in which the LORD's commands were written, and read it aloud to the people. They said, “We will obey the LORD and do everything that he has commanded.”

8 Then Moses took the blood in the bowls and threw it on the people. He said, “This is the blood that seals the covenant which the LORD made with you when he gave all these commands.”

 This covenant was renewed every year because they could not pay the debt of their sins forever.

This is why my Father prepared my Blood as an everlasting covenant. Read Heb. 9: 21-end 

Hebrew 9:21 

21 In the same way Moses also sprinkled the blood on the Sacred Tent and over all the things used in worship. 22 Indeed, according to the Law almost everything is purified by blood, and sins are forgiven only if blood is poured out.

Christ's Sacrifice Takes Away Sins

23 Those things, which are copies of the heavenly originals, had to be purified in that way. But the heavenly things themselves require much better sacrifices. 24 For Christ did not go into a Holy Place made by human hands, which was a copy of the real one. He went into heaven itself, where he now appears on our behalf in the presence of God. 25 The Jewish high priest goes into the Most Holy Place every year with the blood of an animal. But Christ did not go in to offer himself many times, 26 for then he would have had to suffer many times ever since the creation of the world. Instead, now when all ages of time are nearing the end, he has appeared once and for all, to remove sin through the sacrifice of himself. 27 Everyone must die once, and after that be judged by God. 28 In the same manner Christ also was offered in sacrifice once to take away the sins of many. He will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but to save those who are waiting for him.

and Chapter 10: 1-9.

10 The Jewish Law is not a full and faithful model of the real things; it is only a faint outline of the good things to come. The same sacrifices are offered forever, year after year. How can the Law, then, by means of these sacrifices make perfect the people who come to God? 2 If the people worshiping God had really been purified from their sins, they would not feel guilty of sin any more, and all sacrifices would stop. 3 As it is, however, the sacrifices serve year after year to remind people of their sins. 4 For the blood of bulls and goats can never take away sins.

5 For this reason, when Christ was about to come into the world, he said to God:

“You do not want sacrifices and offerings,

    but you have prepared a body for me.

6 You are not pleased with animals burned whole on the altar

    or with sacrifices to take away sins.

7 Then I said, ‘Here I am,

    to do your will, O God,

    just as it is written of me in the book of the Law.’”

8 First he said, “You neither want nor are you pleased with sacrifices and offerings or with animals burned on the altar and the sacrifices to take away sins.” He said this even though all these sacrifices are offered according to the Law. 9 Then he said, “Here I am, O God, to do your will.” So God does away with all the old sacrifices and puts the sacrifice of Christ in their place.

 At My Last Supper on earth, I took bread and wine and offered them as a divine sacrifice to My Father. Immediately the bread became My Body and the wine became My Blood. This is the greatest sacrifice. Read Mathew 26:27-28 

27 Then he took a cup, gave thanks to God, and gave it to them. “Drink it, all of you,” he said; 28 “this is my blood, which seals God’s covenant, my blood poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

and the Gospel of 

Mark 14:23-24.

23 Then he took a cup, gave thanks to God, and handed it to them; and they all drank from it. 24 Jesus said, “This is my blood which is poured out for many, my blood which seals God’s covenant.

 The same sacrifice was proved by the Holy Spirit as the everlasting covenant through My Apostle Paul in the letter he wrote to the Corinthians, 1 Cor. 11: 25.

25 In the same way, after the supper he took the cup and said, “This cup is God’s new covenant, sealed with my blood. Whenever you drink it, do so in memory of me.”

My children, the Spirit made it clear in the letter to the Hebrews 9: 19-22 

19 First, Moses proclaimed to the people all the commandments as set forth in the Law. Then he took the blood of bulls and goats, mixed it with water, and sprinkled it on the book of the Law and all the people, using a sprig of hyssop and some red wool. 20 He said, “This is the blood which seals the covenant that God has commanded you to obey.” 21 In the same way Moses also sprinkled the blood on the Sacred Tent and over all the things used in worship. 22 Indeed, according to the Law almost everything is purified by blood, and sins are forgiven only if blood is poured out.

that only the Blood can wash away sins. And My Precious Blood does this forever. My children, you can see that anyone who breaks the law given to Moses was stoned to death. They did this because the blood is a great seal. Whoever destroys the blood of my children will suffer greatly. How then can anyone who neglects the Precious Blood of his salvation be saved? The Spirit says in the letter to the Hebrews 10: 29

29 What, then, of those who despise the Son of God? Who treat as a cheap thing the blood of God’s covenant which purified them from sin? Who insult the Spirit of grace? Just think how much worse is the punishment they will deserve!

 that he will suffer. But now I am telling you they will curse the day that they were born, those who show coldness and neglect to the Blood of their salvation.

The land to which you are being called is holy. This call is holy. There are mysteries which eyes cannot see. I say to you read

 Hebrews 12:22-27.

22 Instead, you have come to Mount Zion and to the city lof the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, with its thousands of angels. 23 You have come to the joyful gathering of God’s first-born, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, who is the judge of all people, and to the spirits of good people made perfect. 24 You have come to Jesus, who arranged the new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that promises much better things than does the blood of Abel.

25 Be careful, then, and do not refuse to hear him who speaks. Those who refused to hear the one who gave the divine message on earth did not escape. How much less shall we escape, then, if we turn away from the one who speaks from heaven! 

26 His voice shook the earth at that time, but now he has promised, “I will once more shake not only the earth but heaven as well.” 

27 The words “once more” plainly show that the created things will be shaken and removed, so that the things that cannot be shaken will remain.

 Understand these words. This is what it is. My children, I say to you, pray much for this town, pray that their eyes will be opened to see their great privilege. If they cannot change their hearts until this Chastisement is over, I will take away the glory of the holy land and give it to those who will welcome it. This land is holy. Rejoice, for you are called to the joyful feast of God’s first born sons. My Precious Blood will save all those who call for help.

Read Hebrew 12: 24.

24 You have come to Jesus, who arranged the new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that promises much better things than does the blood of Abel.

 Build your faith on the three testimonies of the Water, Spirit and Blood. You will be saved. Read the first letter of John 5:6-12. 6 Jesus saw him lying there, and he knew that the man had been sick for such a long time; so he asked him, “Do you want to get well?”

7 The sick man answered, “Sir, I don't have anyone here to put me in the pool when the water is stirred up; while I am trying to get in, somebody else gets there first.”

8 Jesus said to him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.” 9 Immediately the man got well; he picked up his mat and started walking.

The day this happened was a Sabbath, 10 so the Jewish authorities told the man who had been healed, “This is a Sabbath, and it is against our Law for you to carry your mat.”

11 He answered, “The man who made me well told me to pick up my mat and walk.”

12 They asked him, “Who is the man who told you to do this?”

 Meditate on these words. Through the water you were baptized. The Spirit renewed you and baptized you with fire and my Precious Blood saved you. Make your faith strong, share in my shame and suffering, you will rejoice with me in the end. Encourage yourselves with the words of the Spirit in

 Hebrews 13: 10-16.

10 The priests who serve in the Jewish place of worship have no right to eat any of the sacrifice on our altar. 11 The Jewish high priest brings the blood of the animals into the Most Holy Place to offer it as a sacrifice for sins; but the bodies of the animals are burned outside the camp. 12 For this reason Jesus also died outside the city, in order to purify the people from sin with his own blood. 13 Let us, then, go to him outside the camp and share his shame. 14 For there is no permanent city for us here on earth; we are looking for the city which is to come. 15 Let us, then, always offer praise to God as our sacrifice through Jesus, which is the offering presented by lips that confess him as Lord. 16 Do not forget to do good and to help one another, because these are the sacrifices that please God.

 I say to you, love suffering, love the persecutions you suffer for my sake. I say again surrender to all crosses. Even if you die for my sake, My Precious Blood will save you. You will reign with me forever.

Meditate on 

Revelation 7: 8-end

 After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds so that no wind should blow on the earth or the sea or against any tree. 2 And I saw another angel coming up from the east with the seal of the living God. He called out in a loud voice to the four angels to whom God had given the power to damage the earth and the sea. 3 The angel said, “Do not harm the earth, the sea, or the trees, until we mark the servants of our God with a seal on their foreheads.” 4 And I was told that the number of those who were marked with God’s seal on their foreheads was 144,000. They were from the twelve tribes of Israel, 5-8 twelve thousand from each tribe: Judah, Reuben, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Manasseh, Simeon, Levi, Issachar, Zebulun, Joseph, and Benjamin.

The Enormous Crowd

9 After this I looked, and there was an enormous crowd—no one could count all the people! They were from every race, tribe, nation, and language, and they stood in front of the throne and of the Lamb, dressed in white robes and holding palm branches in their hands. 10 They called out in a loud voice: “Salvation comes from our God, who sits on the throne, and from the Lamb!” 11 All the angels stood around the throne, the elders, and the four living creatures. Then they threw themselves face downward in front of the throne and worshiped God, 12 saying, “Amen! Praise, glory, wisdom, thanksgiving, honor, power, and might belong to our God forever and ever! Amen!”

13 One of the elders asked me, “Who are these people dressed in white robes, and where do they come from?”

14 “I don’t know, sir. You do,” I answered.

He said to me, “These are the people who have come safely through the terrible persecution. They have washed their robes and made them white with the blood of the Lamb. 15 That is why they stand before God’s throne and serve him day and night in his temple. He who sits on the throne will protect them with his presence. 16 Never again will they hunger or thirst; neither sun nor any scorching heat will burn them, 17 because the Lamb, who is in the center of the throne, will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

 and let your faith grow up. My children, study these words carefully and be ready to preach this devotion when the right time comes. Make yourself a home for my Spirit and I will teach you many things. Barnabas, receive any questions from your people and I will

Answer them. I love those who pray and meditate on the Passion. I bless them and my Spirit fills them. Continue the Adoration as you have done today.

I am with you all.

I am blessing you.”

Immediately the vision ended and a book opened in the cloud. But Barnabas could not read anything in it.

Day 3 Meditation:

In today’s message, the Lord Himself gives us a catechesis on the price of our Redemption. Blood is the price for the atonement for sins. In the old Testament, during the time of Moses, the blood of animals was used for this purpose, and through that blood, the old covenant was established in the book of Exodus. But since this was only temporary and was incapable of eternal Redemption, the Eternal Father prepared the Precious Blood of His Son for an everlasting Covenant that would pay once and for all the price of our Redemption. This is the summary content of the passages cited in the letter to the Hebrews. At the Last Supper, the Lord instituted this Eternal Covenant of His Blood in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist for us to celebrate in perpetual memory of Him; yet how many have already forgotten.

*Today, let us pray for the grace to appreciate the incomparable value of the Holy Mass.