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do you have a granary where we can find rice to eat at Cardinal Agre came for the first time to Rouge-
least once a day?“ They had no need to fast, because mont last June to see the Pilgrims of St. Michael for
they fasted all the time since they could not even af- three weeks, on the occasion of the International
ford one meal per day. Eucharistic Congress in Quebec City. He had already
Dishonor money that is ill-gained and ill-employed attended the week of study about the Social Credit
as well, because money that is ill-employed becomes proposals explained in 10 lessons, viewed in the light
noxious. That is what you read in the ten lessons on of the Social Doctrine of the Church. Here are some
Social Credit and other teachings. extracts of a speech he gave during his first visit:
Like everyone else, I came looking for hope. My I found in you brothers and sisters, who teach
hope is that no matter what, by dint of talking, educat- with simple words. We went through a beautiful
ing, creating study circles, we will finally manage to book: “Social Credit explained in ten lessons.” You
break this law of iron and fire of money, of a interna- have taught us well in a language that is simple and
tional financial house that controls all of us; we will clear. This is what I’ve found. The teaching is limpid,
succeed, it is certain. profound and nourishing. You are people who make
But it takes what exactly? It takes apostles, proph- us reflect. I reflected much. It has given me a hope, a
great hope ... That which you call “Social Credit” is
ets, hardheads, we must have a hardheaded love, a not impossible, it is not at all impossible; it is in the
hardheaded love. possible of God.
It is a bit like that with mothers, they have a hard- Yes, we can change and we should change. We
headed love. Look at St. Augustine, leaving for adven- should change and it will come from us, from each one
ture in Rome to a very infamous circle of people and of us. Before my brother who was speaking was say-
St. Monica was crying; she cried and finally someone ing: I gave a trilogy, and this trilogy is something very
said to her: “The child who cost so many tears cannot serious. We should be prophets. What does a prophet
be lost.“ And Augustine was not lost. do? The prophet denounces, but from whom does he
So blows you will receive; incomprehension, it is have the authority to denounce? He must denounce;
certain; even threats, threats of death; you will have and when he has renounced and denounced, after he
them. But in the end the Holy Spirit will act, the Vir- must announce. It is a trilogy, it goes together. If he
gin Mary and St. Michael as well. does not renounce the situation that he denounces,
I read recently 33 proposals that are the orders if he himself is in the system and is comfortable in it,
given by the power of darkness. I mean the Freema- he has privileges; he takes away all the authorization
sons who want to destroy, take away what is sacred to denounce to others what he cannot see himself. If
from the Mass. Inside (these proposals) it is written his family eats the golden calf or if at work he eats the
that everything must be done so that at the Mass, we golden calf that we all have in our plates, and contin-
do not pronounce the name of St. Michael because ues to do so; he can never say: “here is the new Jeru-
in years past, after the Mass, there was a prayer to salem“, it is not possible because he is in (the system)
St. Michael to prevent the demons from attacking. The himself ...
people must know that St. Michael has a great impor- Come to see us, why not send Pilgrims to Africa,
tance. and we can arrange that they give courses, because
So when you founded your Movement, you have these courses must be given. Our people who are in
started to call your journal Vers Demain (Towards parliament and finance must hear another speech then
tomorrow), towards tomorrow and accompanied the one they are used to hearing.
by St. Michael who covers you with his wings and I also want to do something, I do not want to re-
prepares the ground before you. When I say “you,“ I main silent, although I do not promise anything be-
should really say “we“ because I believe that we have cause I am old... but I also want to contribute to make
the same cause. I will never be a Full-Time because I Social Credit a little more known.
am retired. I finished my official apostolate; I pray, I You advocate the Social Credit proposals in the
have friends and contacts, but I think that what we name of the Trinity, these are technical strategies that
are doing will bear fruit. All of the people will not put we are putting into action, but he who sends us is
themselves under the guidance of St. Michael and his Jesus Christ. So I believe in your proposals, I believe
sword right away, but little by little, the leaders, the because today... you know that we are prophets, and
priests and the faithful will be more numerous with I was saying today to a brother, “I did not waste my
you in your initiatives,to carry high the flag of the time because I learned many things, I saw my broth-
Gospel that passes through the Compendium and ers act. This gave me a great hope. These people (the
Social Credit with the ten lessons. Pilgrims of St. Michael) have found a great light like
I say to you a big, big thank you for everything and their founder, and I found a great light on my path; I
for the love that we have for each other. Once again, want to carry this light with love in ‘Trinitarian char-
thank you. May Almighty God bless you, in the name ity’.” Thank you.
of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. + Bernard Cardinal Agre

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