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Agnes in the wake of the Lamb (Part 1): Bride of Christ
INFLAMED BY LOVE
216th Meditation
“If the saints in heaven could return once more to earth, they would strive tirelessly, inflamed with love, to spread the faith throughout the world, with the intention of making known to the whole world the infinite love of God for souls. For the saints know far better than anyone on earth how much the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit deserve to be known. They are enraptured when they see with what glory even the smallest act done to spread the faith is rewarded in heaven” (St. Vincent Pallotti). Read More
YOU KNOW ME
215th Meditation
“You know when I sit, when I rise,
You understand my thoughts from afar” (Ps 138:2).
What an immeasurable grace it is to live in the certainty that everything we do happens under the loving gaze of our Heavenly Father! Read More
Doing the good permanently
Heb 6:10-20
God would not be so unjust as to forget all you have done, the love that you have for his name or the services you have done, and are still doing, for the holy people of God. Our desire is that every one of you should go on showing the same enthusiasm till the ultimate fulfilment of your hope, never growing careless, but taking as your model those who by their faith and perseverance are heirs of the promises. Read More
THE SPIRITUAL MEANING OF TEMPTATIONS
214th Meditation
“Without trials God’s providence is not seen, and you cannot obtain boldness before God, nor learn the wisdom of the Spirit, nor can divine longing be established in you” (Isaac of Syria).
Temptation, suffering and persecution are some of the most difficult lessons in our journey of following the Lord. It is not easy for us to reconcile them with the tender love of our Father, even though we know that it always enfolds us and has been assured to us in so many ways. Who would willingly choose to carry such a cross? Read More
Learning obedience in suffering
Hb 5:1-10
Every high priest is taken from among human beings and is appointed to act on their behalf in relationships with God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins; he can sympathise with those who are ignorant or who have gone astray, because he too is subject to the limitations of weakness. Read More
BELIEVE IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND
213th Meditation
“Someone says to me: ‘I seek to understand in order to believe’. I reply: ‘Believe in order to understand’.” (St. Augustine).
Not everything is accessible to our understanding. Particularly faith is revealed to us first of all through the supernatural light of the Holy Spirit, rather than through the efforts of reason. Our intellect needs divine light in order to penetrate more deeply into the mysteries of faith. In this context, we are reminded of the words that Jesus, filled with joy in the Holy Spirit, exclaimed: “I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to little children” (Lk 10:21). Read More
The light of the nations
Is 49: 3.5-6
The Lord said to me, ‘Israel, you are my servant, through whom I shall manifest my glory.’ And now Yahweh has spoken, who formed me in the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob back to him and to re-unite Israel to him;-I shall be honoured in Yahweh’s eyes, and my God has been my strength.- Read More
AT THE HAND OF THE FATHER
212th Meditation
“Go forward calmly into the dark future. Know that in this dark night you walk at the hand of a loving God” (St. Arnold Janssen).
These words give us clear direction. Whatever may be and no matter what happens, the hand of our loving God will not let go of us. In this certainty we must be grounded, without being tempted to focus too much on the darkness of the present time and that which may yet come, for then we would already be absorbed by it. Read More