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Future Prospects
for the Pilgrims of St Michael
Social Credit is a Means to Save Souls
The following excerpts are taken from a speech as he read it. He could have said: “This is all very
given by MICHAEL editor Alain Pilote, during a confer- nice, but I will leave to others the task of making it
ence held in Rougemont on Sunday March 24, 2019. known.” But he didn’t.
by Alain Pilote Mr. Even was endowed with the heart of an
apostle and had a great love of the poor. It was his
Our Movement is
facing challenges that Catholic faith and great love for Our Lady that led
him to exclaim: “Social Credit is a light upon my
must be faced and over-
come. Father Patrice path; everyone must learn about it.” Even though
he was a married man with a family to support he
Savadogo, former secre- left a career in the middle of the Great Depression
tary to Cardinal Bernard
Agre of the Ivory Coast, to dedicate himself to spread Social Credit. He al-
has helped us consider ways relied on Divine Providence which did not fail
him. We can conclude that this man was an apostle
these challenges. He has and a saint. Gédéon Therrien relayed the story in
known our Movement
for several years and is which a band of critics poured a barrel of used mo-
tor oil over Louis Even’s head in the1940’s while he
our St. Hyacinthe Dio- waited on a train platform. Even such an indignity
Alain Pilote cesan guarantor. In Feb-
ruary, he shared ques- did not deter him from forging ahead with his apos-
tions with our members to help us determine what tolate work. This little story helps explain why other
Pilgrims were devoted to following this great man
direction the Movement must take in the future. We over the years.
were asked to look at who founded the Movement,
for what purpose, our present activities, and where In Need of Heaven’s Help to Fight Satan
all this will lead us. Mr. Even understood from the start that he
The first question was: “If you had to explain fought not only the bankers but also a satanic
who Louis Even was, what would you say to a new- power. Satan uses money to corrupt souls. St. Paul
comer to MICHAEL?” We received many answers wrote: “The desire for money is the root of all evil”
including the following: “In the Reader’s Digest, (1 Timothy 16:10). The devil uses today’s monetary
there once was an article titled, The Greatest Person system to subjugate the entire world so that people
I Ever Met. It could be said that Louis Even was the will lose their souls idolizing money instead of wor-
greatest person we ever met.” shipping God. From the very beginning, Mr. Even
A Teacher at Heart would begin his meetings by praying the Rosary,
thereby imploring the intercession of Our Lady who
Clifford Hugh Douglas, who developed the So- we know will crush the head of the infernal dragon.
cial Credit financial proposals, was a genius. But Without the protection of our Blessed Mother, VERS
God used Louis Even to make Social Credit known DEMAIN and MICHAEL would be long gone.
to a wider audience and placed the principles in the When the directors visited San Damiano, Italy,
light of papal teachings on social justice. Douglas’ in 1968, the Blessed Virgin gave the following
writings would have remained unknown were it not message to the directors through the seer, Rosa
for the work of MICHAEL worldwide. Quattrini: “Apostles of truth, make me known and
Mr. Even, a brother of Christian Instruction for loved by the recitation of the Rosary… With the
many years, was a teacher who had a great devo- Rosary, you will win all battles. Mobilize the youth,
tion to the Blessed Virgin Mary. We might claim mobilize everyone.” In this message we heard that
that, because of this, Heaven selected Louis Even the Queen of Heaven supports our Rosary crusade
to become the founder of the great work of VERS and confirms to us we must be oriented to her Im-
DEMAIN and MICHAEL. Mr. Even was a genius. He maculate and Sorrowful Heart.
understood the significance of Social Credit as soon