May 2023 Battlelines Newsletter

May 2023

Speaking Out in California Against Blasphemous Movie Rally Captain Philip Calder held two Rosary Rallies of Reparation in San Jose and San Francisco, California, to take a stand against the blasphemous film, The Devil Conspiracy.

Many TFP-ANF friends and supporters attended the rally and handed out fliers to people entering the movie theaters to encourage others to peacefully and legally protest this sacriligious movie. In San Jose, the participants remained steadfast in prayer despite a continual rainstorm.

Philip shared a wonderful story from the San Francisco rally: “A very good reaction came at the

America Needs Fatima P.O. Box 341, Hanover, PA 17331 Protest@TFP.org

beginning from a young lady who was sitting in her car right in front of our protest. She watched us calmly for a while. When we spoke with her, she became progressively interested in what we were doing, and in maintaining the institution of the family, as she had a young family of her own. She was very willing to be contacted in the future,” he said.

Sign up to host your own legal, peaceful protest rosary rally by calling 844-830-3570 or mailing Protest@TFP.org

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Are Protests Against Blasphemy and Immorality Effective?

By Francis Slobodnik

In a world that focuses only on the material, one can forget the far greater importance of the supernatural aspect. When a Rally of Reparation or Protest takes place, Our Lady sends Her angels to greatly augment our meager, yet important, actions. In this life we may never know who, because of our prayers and presence, was dissuaded from a dissolute life. We may also never know about similar events that were in the planning stages, but that may have been withdrawn because of the fear of prayerful protests.

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Stay with me, Lord, because I am weak and I need Your strength, that I may not fall so often.

Stay with me, Lord, for You are my light, and without You, I am in darkness.

Stay with me, Lord, so that I hear Your voice and follow You – SAINT PADRE PIO

Sometimes Our Lady allows us to see how Rallies of Reparation enrage the children of darkness or even dissuades some from attending blasphemous, Satanic events. We’ve seen attendees leave early - as a result of their conscience being pricked by witnessing a public rosary rally.

A concrete example of why peaceful, prayerful protests matter recently happened in Topeka, Kansas: A video game venue held an event called “Pride Night.” A small group of six souls gathered with their rosaries and signs on the sidewalk near the venue. Near the end of the rally, a man approached who claimed to be the owner. He was enraged at the rally. He asked how long the protesters were going to be there.

“As long as we wish,” replied one rally participant. The owner informed the group that they could not be in front of his business. He was reminded that protesters were on public property and that the protesters had a legal right to be there.

Imagine such hatred for a few Catholics praying the rosary and holding signs.

He particularly hated the sign that read “Wasn’t Sodom and Gomorrah enough of a warning?” He stayed for some minutes and attempted to argue before leaving in a rage.

Don’t let the devil tempt you with fear and discouragement when you hold Rallies of Reparation.

Instead, resolve to be on call for duty for Our Lady at every opportunity, answering every call to defend Her honor and the infallible moral teachings of the Holy Catholic Church.

Let’s resolve to do the penance of defending our Faith in the public square, offering reparation and praying for conversions. This is a more difficult penance than many others. It takes a great effort to publicly confront the evil that exists in our society…but imagine your heavenly reward.

You see, protests do matter!

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Rallying Against the Indoctrination of Children with Gender Ideology Many dedicated TFP-ANF supporters held a peaceful and legal Rosary Rally of Reparation to protest a drag queen ballet performance that was open to children. The performance was being held at a theater on the campus of Citrus College in Covina, California.

The rally participants said they were alarmed to hear that there was no age limit for this event and that children would be allowed to attend.

Everyone in attendance said the rally went well and they were grateful to America Needs Fatima for the help in organizing the rally.

We can help you host a Rosary Rally in your town, too.

Contact Jose Ferraz toll-free at (844) 830-3570 or email him at Protest@TFP.org and he will help you organize it.

Honoring Traditional Marriage Rally Captain Isabelle and many supporters recently held a Traditional Marriage Rosary Rally in Hazleton, Pennsylvania.

Isabelle said her group had many positive reactions and Lady because they were unable to hear the shouts and honks of support for their rally. Although it was a windy loud music from protesters trying to stop them. day, she said that turned out to be a blessing from Our “We were not paying attention to them and no one looked remotely mad. I did pray before our rally that we wouldn’t witness anything too vulgar and I think our guardian angels covered our ears. I didn’t hear any blasting music and neither did my sister. It was an extremely windy day so the angels blew the blasphemous music away from us!”

We hope you’ll sign up to be a Rosary Rally Captain like Isabelle did. Contact Jose Ferraz toll-free at (844) 8303570 or email him at Protest@TFP.org and he will help you organize it.

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From the desk of Robert E. Ritchie

We are so blessed to have the presence of Our Lady in our lives. The Immaculate Heart of Mary is the refuge of suffering souls and the path that leads to heaven.

Jesus wants to establish devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary in our world. When Our Lady appeared to the three shepherd children in Fatima more than 100 years ago, She said to them: “Jesus wants to use you to make me known and loved. He wants to establish devotion to my Immaculate Heart in the world. To those who accept it, I promise salvation and those souls will be loved by God as flowers I have placed to embellish His Throne.”

Our Lady is calling us to remain devoted to her – and you can help! Sign up today to host a Rosary Rally of Reparation on Saturday, May 13 at 12 noon to pray for the restoration of order in our society. Gather your family and friends and find any public place in your town where you can pray in honor of Our Lady and the importance of the message She delivered at Fatima.

Rally captain Leslie believes that hosting public rosary rallies is the ultimate way to honor Our Lady and show what the power of prayer can do for our world. “When we pray a public rosary and offer up our sacrifices, we are living the message of Fatima, helping to usher in the triumph of Her Immaculate Heart. We may not see the differences a public rosary makes right away but, in time, we will see the fruits of our efforts,” she said.

I know you want to honor Our Lady just as Leslie did! Have courage! Please sign up to lead a peaceful Rosary Rally of Reparation on Saturday, May 13. It’s simple: Fill out the Confirmation Receipt enclosed with this issue, go to https://americaneedsfatima.org/may-rally-captain-signup?pkg=WEBRC2305B and use the code WEBRC2305B or email Protest@TFP.org.

Please join me in the power of prayer and help honor Our Lady, and restore order to our society.

Sincerely, In Jesus and Mary,

Robert E. Ritchie Executive Director

Lifting Our Voices in Prayer for Children There have been an alarming number of news stories detailing how school districts across the country are allowing children to be exposed to transgender and LBGT ideologies.

An example is the Caldwell School District in Idaho. The school board recently introduced a new transgender and LBGT policy that would allow boys to go into girls’ restrooms and locker rooms, plus prevent teachers from warning parents that their child is dealing with sex confusion issues. The school board has also been trying to silence those who want to speak out against this at their meetings.

If you know of a similar situation in your town or you just want to pray that God and Our Lady will

protect the children, please consider hosting your own peaceful and legal Rosary Rally. Contact Jose Ferraz toll-free at (844) 830-3570 or email him at Protest@TFP.org and he will help you organize it.

Let me not fear, oh Lord. Not fear when everything seems irremediably lost, not fear when all the powers on earth appear to be in the hands of your enemies. Let me not fear because I am at the feet of Our Lady where the true followers of Your Church always regroup, and will always regroup for new victories.

– PLINIO CORREA DE OLIVEIRA

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