76th Meditation on God the Father
“What do I desire to achieve with this work of love, if not to find hearts able to understand Me?” (Message of God the Father to Sr. Eugenia Ravasio)
During the last few days, we spoke in the “3 minutes for Abba” about the human heart, which the Lord knows even in its most remote corners. In the short passage we heard today from the Father’s Message, we are told that He is looking for hearts that are able to understand Him. Read More
1 Cor 3:1-9
And so, brothers, I was not able to talk to you as spiritual people; I had to talk to you as people still living by your natural inclinations, still infants in Christ; I fed you with milk and not solid food, for you were not yet able to take it – and even now, you are still not able to, for you are still living by your natural inclinations. Read More
75th Meditation on God the Father
“I know your heart and I know that you love me. That alone counts, for love forgives much!” (Inner Word)
These words of the Father remind us of that golden phrase attributed to St. Augustine: “Love and do what you want”. Read More
Lk 4:31-37
In those days, Jesus went down to Capernaum, a town in Galilee, and taught them on the Sabbath. And his teaching made a deep impression on them because his word carried authority. Read More
74th Meditation on God the Father
“You created my inmost self, knit me together in my mother’s womb. For so many marvels I thank you; a wonder am I, and all your works are wonders” (Ps 139:13-14).
Can we utter this thanksgiving to God with a free heart and in one voice with the psalmist? We should be able to, because our Father put all His love into creating man, and this counts for each and every one of us. Read More
Memory of the Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist
Jer 1:17-19
In those days, I received this word from the Lord: ‘ Have no fear of them and in their presence I will make you fearless. For look, today I have made you into a fortified city, a pillar of iron, a wall of bronze to stand against the whole country: the kings of Judah, its princes, its priests and the people of the country. They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you, Yahweh declares, to rescue you.’ Read More
73rd Meditation on God the Father
“A word is not yet on my tongue before you, Lord, know all about it” (Ps 139:4).
From the time when thoughts arise within us until we utter them in words, there is still a way for us to restrain them, so that no word may come from our lips that would displease our Father. Read More
Sir 3:17-18,20,28-29
My child, be gentle in carrying out your business, and you will be better loved than a lavish giver. The greater you are, the more humbly you should behave, and then you will find favour with the Lord; for great though the power of the Lord is, he accepts the homage of the humble. For the disease of the proud there is no cure, since an evil growth has taken root there. The heart of the sensible will reflect on parables, an attentive ear is the sage’s dream. Read More
“You understand my thoughts from afar” (Ps 139:2b).
Our Father’s loving omniscience is not only a comforting certainty for us; it becomes a spiritual lesson for us, if we allow His words to permeate us deeply. Read More
Lk 7:11-17
Reading corresponding to the memorial of St. Monica
It happened that Jesus went to a town called Nain, accompanied by his disciples and a great number of people. Now when he was near the gate of the town there was a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. Read More
