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TEACH US TO COUNT UP THE DAYS THAT ARE OURS

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271st Meditation

“Teach us to count up the days that are ours, and we shall come to the heart of wisdom” (Ps 89:12).

A simple prayer, but a powerful one… We are all on our way and will have to cross death as the last bridge to eternity. No one knows the hour when it will come. But for people of faith, this “last enemy to be done away” (1 Cor 15:26) loses its dread as we come to know the love of the Father and understand that, having passed through death, we will return to our home, where Jesus has prepared a dwelling place for us (Jn 14:2-3). Read More

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MY TRUST WILL NEVER BE SHAKEN

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270th Meditation

“Though an army pitch camp against me, my heart will not fear, though war break out against me, my trust will never be shaken” (Ps 26:3).

This attitude of tranquillity is different from a merely human optimism. The latter is rooted in human nature; whereas the tranquillity spoken of here is the result of having placed one’s trust in the Lord, who in due time puts an end to wars and protects His own. Read More

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WE FIND EVERYTHING IN THE LORD

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268th Meditation

“You will find all things in Me, even in the midst of the greatest darkness” (Inner Word).

Even in the thickest darkness that may hang over our lives, our Father is still present. We may not be able to feel Him then, but He is there. We simply have to hold on to this certainty with a “naked act of faith”.

In mystical theology we speak of the “night of the senses” and the “night of the spirit”. These are processes of purification that the soul goes through, in which she no longer feels God as before. However, God has never abandoned the soul. Read More

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LENTEN ITINERARY | Day 18: “Regular prayer”

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“My Lord and my God, grant me everything that draws me closer to you.” – exclaims St. Nicholas of Flüe in the second part of his famous prayer.

In mystical theology this part of the spiritual path would be called the “illuminative way”. This means that after the intense processes of purification – both the active (of which we have already spoken a little) and the passive – we can know God better.  In the illuminative way, Sacred Scripture begins to speak to us more clearly, our way of praying changes, we get more light for our way of following the Lord…. In short, the way becomes easier. Read More

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LENTEN ITINERARY | Day 17: The virtue of fortitude and prudence

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In dealing with the so-called “cardinal virtues”, one would normally begin with the virtue of prudence. However, since in the previous days we had discussed the ascetic struggle against the passions, it is appropriate that we first deal with the virtue of fortitude.

The virtue of fortitude

Indeed, we need this virtue in order not to give up in the struggle and to be able to endure all adversities, and sometimes even defeats. This is an important aspect of fortitude: it is the ability to endure something for the sake of a greater good and to be willing to endure suffering for it. Read More

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“WHOEVER CALLED TO THE LORD AND WAS IGNORED?”

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267th Meditation

“Whoever called to the Lord and was ignored?” (Sir 2:10b).

Again we can answer with complete certainty: no one!

It would be unthinkable that God would simply ignore us. He knows even our thoughts. “Nothing can be hidden from you, in your loving knowledge you envelop everything and everyone” (Hymn of the Office to God the Father). Read More