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In 3 Minutes for God the Father

“IN FULL UNION WITH THE FATHER”

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“For Me it is a very fitting way of living…in the souls of all those in a state of grace

[through My Holy Spirit]” (Message of God the Father to Sister Eugenia Ravasio).

What unspeakable grace is divine indwelling, of which we should become more aware every day: the Father and the Son have sent us the Holy Spirit to dwell in our souls, illuminating them with His light and adorning them with His gifts. Let us try to imagine the joy God experiences in a soul that cooperates with His grace. It must be a delight for our Father, just as He was pleased to see the work of His creation, and especially human beings. The simple fact that we can be the cause of such joy for God is reason enough to leave behind all lukewarmness and live to please Him. What a strong and at the same time sweet helper the Father sends us to dwell in our souls!

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In Reflexion

The gifts of the Holy Spirit (1/7): The gift of fear of the Lord

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On the Feast of Pentecost, we celebrated the descent of the Holy Spirit.

What an extraordinary change we see in the apostles! They, who were faint-hearted and fearful, become, thanks to the presence of the Holy Spirit, powerful messengers of God’s love; and they fearlessly proclaim the Gospel. The great miracle that each of the listeners – coming from the most diverse corners of the world – could understand the message of the apostles in their own language (cf. Acts 2:6) was a sign for the future. It was as if for a moment the confusion of tongues had been abolished, so that when the apostles proclaimed the wonders of God, all people could understand them.

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In Biblical Meditations

My divine friend (Part 3)

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What I have yet to tell you is that my Friend “sheds a ray of light divine” and tears the dark night. That is also what He did for me. His radiant light illuminated my life and led me to Jesus, our Saviour – I can never thank Him enough!

But He is not content with enlightening and leading me, a poor man, to salvation. He radiates His light into this world so that all people may recognise the Messiah whom the Heavenly Father has sent to us.

Do you see what my divine Friend is like?

He is the “Father of the poor”, of those who seek Him and wait for salvation from God; of those who do not rely on their own strength, but know that they are in need of Him. He fills these “poor” with His gifts and wants to enlighten every heart with His light.

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In 3 Minutes for God the Father

“ETERNAL LOVE”

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“II have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.” (Jer 31:3).

This is the love of which the people of Israel lived. Time and again, they were able to experience the faithfulness and compassion of their Heavenly Father. It was this love that moved Him to send His own Son as Saviour for His people, so that He might reveal His love to them and make it fruitful. By sending the Holy Spirit, He brought everything to fulfilment so that God’s eternal love might be proclaimed to all humanity.

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In 3 Minutes for God the Father

“MY SON ALWAYS HELD ME CLOSE”  

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“Look at my Son: did he not always hold me close? The same must happen to you” (Inner Word).

We must imitate Our Lord Jesus Christ in everything, and thus we will be introduced into the Heart of our Heavenly Father. If we try to do this day after day and return to Jesus as soon as possible if we have lost our way, then it will become increasingly natural for us to keep our eyes fixed on our Heavenly Father. We know that Jesus did nothing without first raising His gaze to the Heavenly Father in order to act in full conformity with Him. Saint Joan of Arc expressed it this way: ‘All my words and actions are in God’s hands; in all things I hope in Him.’

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In Biblical Meditations

My divine friend (Part 2)

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My divine Friend does not come to dwell in me only when I have already put my inner house in impeccable order. On the contrary, if I ask Him to do so, He Himself helps me with that. He does not shrink from anything; He is ready to show me the dirty corners that I would not even be able to discover, and He Himself gets down to work, but always with charming kindness and great perseverance. He wants to remain forever in my soul and prepare it for eternity. There it will stand firm forever and can never be derailed again.

This is hard work for my Friend, and it would not be possible at all without our Saviour, who bore our guilt and nailed it to the Cross. How good it is that He is a divine Friend and never grows weary! I hope I do not make it too difficult for Him. How I would like to listen to Him and obey Him as the holy angels do! Read More

In Biblical Meditations

My divine friend (Part 1)

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I want to tell you about my divine Friend, because He is so good to me that I really have to share about Him with you. It is not that I think that you do not know Him and that He is exclusively my Friend – of course not! But if I tell you about Him, perhaps you will know Him a little better. Indeed, the more we hear about Him and the more time we spend with Him, the better we will know Him.

We will never tire of being with Him and it will always be a joy to meet Him.

This my divine friend is very strong, but also reserved. He does not impose Himself, but He is always ready if we only call upon Him and ask Him to come. He does not hesitate.

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In 3 Minutes for God the Father

“THE BENEFIT OF ADVERSITY”

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‘Adversity can do you more good than a thousand joys’ (St. Bonaventure).

The most difficult lessons in the spiritual life is to take advantage of the tribulations and crosses that our Father allows to come upon us in order to draw us more deeply to Himself. A German proverb aptly says: ‘Adversity teaches us to pray.’ This statement alone can help us understand that God has allowed this or that difficulty so that we may turn to Him.

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In Biblical Meditations

PENTECOST SUNDAY | “Pentecost: The Great Event”

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Now you have come, beloved Holy Spirit. This time you came in a violent wind (cf. Acts 2:2), not as you did with your friend Elijah (cf. 1 Kgs 19:11-13). Then it was more hidden, as you usually work in the souls of the people who let you in. But today it was different as the Holy Scripture reminds us. How wonderful and convincing was Your work! The apostles spoke and proclaimed in their own tongue, but everyone else understood them in their own language.

“At this sound (a sound as of a violent wind) they all assembled, and each one was bewildered to hear these men speaking his own language. They were amazed and astonished. ‘Surely,’ they said, ‘all these men speaking are Galileans? How does it happen that each of us hears them in his own native language? Parthians, Medes and Elamites; people from Mesopotamia, Judaea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya round Cyrene; residents of Rome- Jews and proselytes alike – Cretans and Arabs, we hear them preaching in our own language about the marvels of God.’” (Acts 2:6-11)

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In 3 Minutes for God the Father

“THE CONCIL OF ST. FRANCIS”

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‘We need do nothing else but strive sincerely to do God’s will, and to please Him in all things’ (St. Francis of Assisi).

This is the simple advice given to us by St. Francis of Assisi, based on his own experience. This advice corresponds to the exhortation of Our Lord: ‘seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well.’ (Mt 6:33).

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