From the Beginning
In the spring of 2003, at the direction of our Lord, Anne began to record her experiences. This would come to be known as Volume One, Thoughts on Spirituality. This was the beginning of her role as Anne, a lay apostle for Jesus Christ the Returning King.
In July 2003, our Lord indicated to Anne that her writings were to be published and disseminated.
At this time Anne submitted the writings to Bishop Leo O’Reilly and her parish priest, Father John Murphy, and began to meet with both men regularly.
In August 2003, Anne’s friend contacted Jim Gilboy, of Soul Assurance Prayer Plan, and asked him to consider publishing these writings. Jim indicated that he had no interest in publishing any other private revelations. He ended the conversation with “I work for Our Lady, so drop them off and I’ll look them over.” Jim reviewed the messages and met with Anne and after receiving permission from Bishop Leo O’Reilly, Jim printed Volumes One through Four.
Rome and the Personal Messages for Pope John Paul II
In January 2004, Anne recorded a series of twelve personal messages for Pope John Paul II. Per our Lord’s instructions, Anne asked Jim Gilboy to deliver them to the Holy Father. Jim agreed, although he had no viable connection to Rome at this time. Soon, though, a series of connections emerged and opened a path to Rome enabling Jim and a small group to meet at the Vatican with a Cardinal, a long-time friend of Pope John Paul II.
On Holy Saturday, April 10, 2004, the group met with the Cardinal and presented what is now Volumes One through Four of the series entitled Direction for Our Times as given to Anne, a lay apostle. Jim and the group explained that Anne received twelve personal messages for the Holy Father, which they carried in a sealed envelope. The Cardinal asked many questions about Anne and her obedience to her bishop and the Church. The Cardinal agreed to take the twelve personal messages to the Holy Father the next day at their brunch on Easter Sunday. The Cardinal directed Jim Gilboy to take a copy of the Volumes to (then) Cardinal Ratzinger’s office, which he did.
On Easter Sunday, the group was privileged to sit on the same platform as the altar for Easter Sunday Mass. After Mass, they saw the Cardinal moving toward his van to attend brunch with the Holy Father. The sisters accompanying him carried the sealed envelope containing the personal messages for Pope John Paul II.
The following Wednesday, April 14, 2004, the group had a personal audience with the Holy Father following the general audience.
Publishing the Written Works
The Volumes
By the end of May 2004, publication of Volumes One through Four had been completed and the process of disseminating them to religious bookstores and the general public began.
In September 2004, Archbishop Philip Hannan of New Orleans, Louisiana began reading the Volumes. He was so inspired by these words from Heaven that he decided his Focus Worldwide Television Network needed to play a role in getting the Volumes distributed quickly. Archbishop Hannan also spoke with Anne’s bishop, met with Anne and filmed a series of interviews with Anne and her team. These programs launched the mission throughout the United States.
On October 15, 2004, Anne recorded the last message for Volume Ten. Jesus indicated that this body of work, the Volumes, was complete.
At the end of October 2004, two religious sisters returned to Rome to deliver the remaining sets of Volumes to The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and to the Cardinal. The Cardinal met with the sisters and was given copies of the remaining Volumes Five through Ten. The following Sunday, October 31, 2004, the sisters were granted a private audience with the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II, in his papal apartment.
Currently Volumes Five and Eight are not in print. Anne’s bishop, the Most Reverend Leo O’Reilly, will decide when these Volumes should be published.
Formation of Direction for Our Times
In December 2004, due to the continued growth of the mission, Direction for Our Times emerged as a separate nonprofit organization. The organization was created to focus specifically on the mission of spreading the messages revealed to Anne, a lay apostle.
The United States office of Direction for Our Times is located in Justice, Illinois. The European office location is in County Cavan, Ireland.
