“My children, I come, not a long way but a very straight, direct way, to tell you how much I truly love you on this day.  I come in a manner soft, but I come in a manner firm.  I come in a manner to give to the world The Father’s Love firsthand.  I come to each child individually and say, ‘If you are ill of health do not worry; offer it God’s Way.’ You wonder who I am.  I say to you now, ‘Some of you have prayed to me, some of you have not; some of you have paid honor my way.  I am Saint Francis of Assisi.’

Physical illness is a very hurtful thing when you walk in the life of man.  Physical illness is a fear; do not be afraid of it.  Physical illness is a way, it’s a means and it’s a manner to come Here to Him.  Do not fear it.  It can be the Salvation of your Soul.  Offer it to Him.  And do not fear what you cannot control, and do not try to control what you fear, in the manner you think it should be controlled, but offer it to Him and say, ‘Give me the strength to endure, give me the strength to hold it in respect for all You stand for, and give me the love to endure just part of what Your Son did for the Souls of the whole world.’

Oh, my children, if you but knew the beauty and the privilege it is to walk as you do, you would offer each day in thanksgiving.  But bear in mind, most children in the world say, ‘I believe, God, and I believe in The Divine,’ but prove it by walking to the railing, accepting what is good, what is true.  And do not forget, my children, I, Saint Francis of Assisi, will always walk with you.  So be it.”