Fr. Isaac Mary Relyea

Biography

	His mother, Ann, consecrated him to Mary as a priest while he was in the womb. Padre Pio confirmed the consecration.
	Thirteen years in business. Union man.
1992	Converted at a charismatic prayer meeting.
1993	Joined Holy Apostles seminary a year after his conversion. His mother suffered for six years. His father converted a year and half before his death.
9 January 1999	Ordained a deacon with the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate (FFI). Religious name: Friar Isaac Alphonsus Mary of the Holy Martyrs. Devoted to St. Isaac Jogues. His mother died after his ordination to the diaconate. He preached at her funeral as a deacon.
~2000	First Lenten series--was on CDs.
March 2007?	Preached on the Four Last Things (Audio Sancto) at an FSSP Church in Kansas City, Kansas. [The talk on Heaven, however, refers to an "interregnum," which almost certainly must be shortly after the death of John Paul II (2 April 2005) and the election of Benedict XVI seventeen days later (19 April 2005). The Audio Sancto tapes must be dated wrongly.]
2009	At Blessed Sacrament in Kansas City, Kansas.
2010?	Moved to Madison, Wisconsin, with the permission of his superiors and Bishop Morlino, to start the Franciscan Friars of Our Lady of Good Success.
2012	Guidestar.org Franciscan Friars of Our Lady of Good Success, Inc. Physical Address: Albany, WI 53502 EIN: 45-2741438 NTEE Category: X Religion, Spiritual Development X22 (Roman Catholic) Ruling Year: 2012
Fall, 2013	Last update to Fr. Isaac's home page. The page still shows a registration form for a men's retreat, November 8-10, 2013.

Four Last Things

The four last things are Death, Judgment, Hell, and Heaven.

Death

This is a good meditation on the shortness and fragility of life.

None of us knows when GOD will call us to Himself.

We have no power to lengthen our time on earth--not even by a single breath.

We should think of death every day.

Fr. Relyea recommends praying three Hail Marys each day, asking for the grace of receiving the sacraments at the end of our lives.

"Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death."

Judgment

Are all Protestants going to Hell?

• Protestant worship is not pleasing to God.
• Protestants cannot have divine faith because they do not believe all that the Church teaches.
• We cannot pray with Protestants.
• "You cannot go to Heaven unless you accept the Catholic Church" (from talk on Hell).

Sunday obligation to rest?

• No more than two hours of servile work.
• No shopping, except for food or medicine.

Mortal sin to delay Baptism?

• "Must not delay more than a month."
• "Children in Limbo are deprived of the Beatific Vision."

Never correct your children in anger.

This is good advice.

Is dating a mortal sin?

• Never two alone.
• Never for more than a year.

Never argue in front of your children.

This is excellent advice!

Problems in marriage

• "The silent treatment."
• Withholding oneself from the spouse.

"Most women today are on the way to Hell."

• Immodest dress.
• Wearing dungarees is a mortal sin.
• Wearing pants emasculates men.

Girls should avoid athletics?

• Immodest uniforms.
• Threat to fertility from physical activity.

Is the woman the queen of the household?

Yes, she is.

Is Vatican II negligible?

"Vatican II taught nothing new, so we should turn to the twenty preceding councils which did."

Hell

What does "judge not lest ye be judged" mean?

"No rash judgments."

Is Hell a "place"?

• For Fr. Relyea, saying "hell is not a place" is the same thing as denying that there is a Hell or that anyone can or will go to Hell.
• He believes Hell is in the center of the earth and that Russian drillers heard the sounds of the damned in agony.

"Well to Hell Hoax."

• A man who listened to his talk went to Hell that very night and returned to confirm what Fr. Relyea had said.

Did Teresa of Avila drink from a skull?

Not that I can see.

Santa Francesca Romana is said to have done so.

Heaven

Do only dummies believe that the Pope consecrated Russia to Mary?

Fr. Relyea says that:

• No pope has claimed to have made the consecration.
• Only dummies say that the Pope has done so.

Among the dummies are Sr. Lucia, one of the three visionaries, and Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger. I side with the dummies and Pope St. John Paul the Great.

Should gun owners refuse to give up their guns?

There is no official teaching from the Church on gun ownership. We have a general responsibility to obey civil authorities and to adhere to the laws of the land. Fr. Relyea was expressing his own opinion, not a teaching of the Church, when he said, "Never give up your weapons."

Will there be a trial by fire?

There is a private revelation that the world will be tested and purified by "fire from the sky." The bishop of Akita has declared that the apparition is of divine origin, but neither he nor Rome can impose belief in the sayings of Our Lady on all Catholics. Those who wish to give credence to the prophecy may do so.

Apparition of Mary in Akita, Japan, 1975.

As I told you, if men do not repent and better themselves, the Father will inflict a terrible punishment on all humanity. It will be a punishment greater than the deluge, such as one will never seen before. Fire will fall from the sky and will wipe out a great part of humanity, the good as well as the bad, sparing neither priests nor faithful. The survivors will find themselves so desolate that they will envy the dead. The only arms which will remain for you will be the Rosary and the Sign left by My Son. Each day recite the prayers of the Rosary. With the Rosary, pray for the Pope, the bishops and priests.

Links

• Fr. Isaac's home page. Last update in 2013? Women's retreat canceled; form for men's retreat is dated November 8-10, 2013.
• Facebook fan page. "This is purely a Fan Page. Fr. Relyea is not involved in this and does not man it. Please see his website to schedule a retreat or send donations which are needed for his new order. Thank you and God bless you! +JMJ+"
• Extra Jesum nulla salus.
• Fish Eaters, "The Sacrament of Penance." A very thorough guide to examination of conscience and making a good confession.
• Liguori, "Scrupulous Anonymous." For those who are tormented by irrational feelings of guilt and despair.