Dear children! While darkness and peacelessness rule in many hearts, you, little children, be prayer and my extended hands of love.

There is a Korean proverb that says, ‘One may fathom the depths of a thousand fathoms of water, but not the heart of a person even one fathom deep.’ It means that although we may see into the depths of very deep water, it is difficult to know from outward appearances what lies within another person’s heart. As this proverb suggests, it is never easy to look directly into someone’s heart. Many people conceal what is within them and are unwilling to reveal it. They even try to disguise themselves by wearing countless masks in their appearance, words, and attitudes. Therefore, truly knowing what lies in another person’s heart is extremely difficult.

We can find one example of this in Samuel, the last judge and a prophet of the Old Testament. In chapter 16 of the First Book of Samuel, the Lord sent Samuel to Jesse of Bethlehem to anoint one of his sons as king in place of Saul. Following the Lord’s command, Samuel filled his horn with oil and went to Bethlehem. When Samuel saw Jesse’s eldest son, Eliab, he thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is here before Him.” In the Lord’s eyes, however, Eliab was not the one. The Lord said to Samuel: “Do not judge from his appearance or from his lofty stature, because I have rejected him. God does not see as human beings see; human beings look at appearances, but the Lord looks into the heart.”

Because the Lord is almighty God, He sees the human heart and knows everything contained within it. No one can hide anything from God. We may deceive others with false appearances, words, and actions, but we cannot deceive God, who sees into the deepest recesses of the heart. We may be able to deceive people temporarily, but the just God will ultimately bring to light every thought hidden within the heart and render judgment accordingly.

Because Our Lady is full of God’s grace, she sees into the human heart in the light of God. At the beginning of this month’s message, she said, “While darkness and peacelessness rule in many hearts.” Her heart must have been deeply sorrowful as she spoke these words. She sees darkness and the absence of peace reigning not merely in one or two hearts but in the hearts of many people. Because she is their Mother and loves them as her own children, she must have shed tears of blood within her heart.

Seeing darkness and the absence of peace in the hearts of so many people, Our Lady did not condemn them. Yet neither did she condone such a condition of the heart. She does not want darkness and the absence of peace to dwell within the hearts of her children. Instead, she desires their hearts to be filled with light and peace.

Why, then, do darkness and the absence of peace now reign in so many hearts? It is because people do not welcome into their hearts Jesus, who said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life” (Jn 8:12). They do not follow Him, who is the light of life and peace itself. Instead, they seek life and peace where He is not present, thereby driving themselves ever deeper into darkness and the absence of peace. Ultimately, wherever darkness and the absence of peace reign becomes a place occupied by Satan.

Confronting this reality, Our Lady says to us, “Little children, be prayer and my extended hands of love.” We cannot imagine how much we must pray—not merely to become people who pray, but to become prayer itself. We cannot cease praying until Our Lady’s words, “Pray until prayer becomes your life,” are fulfilled in us.

By becoming prayer, we can drive away the darkness and absence of peace that reign in the hearts of many people. At the same time, we can allow greater light and peace to dwell within our own hearts. Therefore, becoming prayer not only helps our brothers and sisters but also brings the greatest benefit to us.

Becoming prayer also means always standing on the side of Jesus and belonging entirely to Him. Without love for Jesus, we cannot pray; and without prayer, we cannot love Him. Therefore, as Saint Pio of Pietrelcina taught, we must pray even when we do so reluctantly. When we persevere in the prayer that begins in this way, we can finally become prayer itself and come to love Jesus with our whole being.

Prayer fills our hearts with our love for Jesus and with the love we have received from Him, thereby transforming us into people of love. Only when we pray first can we labor for love. This is why Our Lady asks us first to become prayer and then to become her outstretched hands of love.

Little children, place the Sacred scripture in a visible place in your family and read it, so that it may be an encouragement for you to conversion and a new life; because Satan is strong and seduces hearts.

Sacred scripture is not simply a book. It is a holy book containing the Word of God. It clearly reveals who God is, what He has done for us, what He has done to save us, and how we must live in order to obtain eternal life.

Nevertheless, many of our homes do not have a Bible; even when they do, it is often left neglected in an inconspicuous place. This is truly regrettable. For this reason, Our Lady tells us to place Sacred scripture in a visible place in our homes and to read it.

Sacred scripture—the Word of God—is, as the Apostle Peter confessed, the word of the Lord that gives us eternal life. We should place the Bible where we can see it often and then make sure that we open it and begin to read it. When we read Sacred scripture, we come to understand in our hearts who God is, what He has done for us, and what kind of life we are called to live. Thus, the Word directs us toward God and becomes a source of strength and encouragement, leading us to live the new life He desires for us.

Satan also approaches us through words. His words are lies, and they lead us to death and destruction. In Genesis 3, Satan approached Adam and Eve and tempted them with lies. As a result, they turned away from God and lost eternal life because they listened to Satan’s words. Satan also attempted to tempt Jesus Himself with words while Jesus was fasting and praying in the desert for forty days.

Until the day when Satan meets his final defeat at the Second Coming of Jesus, he will remain constantly active, using various means and forms of language to tempt us, draw us away from God, and lead us to destruction. Satan’s subtle whispers, quietly sown within our hearts to lead us into sin and evil, and the voices of the world that we hear each time we open our smartphones countless times a day—with Satan’s voice cunningly concealed within them—tempt our hearts and draw us away from God.

Therefore, rather than listening to Satan’s words and voice, we must read Sacred scripture, the Word of God, and listen attentively to His voice. Our hearts must be drawn completely to His Word. Let us read Sacred scripture not merely with our eyes, but with our hearts.

Your hearts, through my maternal Heart, I desire to commend to the Heart of my Son Jesus, so that He, the Risen One, may reign in you and joy may begin to reign in you and around you. Thank you for having responded to my call.

In this message, the word “heart” appears three times: “many hearts,” “human hearts,” and “your hearts.” Ultimately, everything is a matter of the heart. What fills the human heart and the direction toward which it is turned are of the utmost importance.

The human heart can enjoy true security and peace only when it remains close to God. Our Lady helps us attain this. For this reason, she tells us that she desires to entrust our hearts, through her own Heart, to the Heart of Jesus.

Let us first entrust our hearts to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Our Lady will then entrust those hearts, consecrated to her Immaculate Heart, to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and lead them to become more like His Heart. If our hearts come to resemble the Heart of Jesus—filled with love, peace, forgiveness, and mercy—Jesus will be able to become the Lord of our hearts. He will then govern them according to His will and cause joy to abound both within us and around us.

Let us begin each day by praying every morning to consecrate our hearts to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through the Immaculate Heart of Mary.