“I would also like (…) that you could dedicate half an hour a day to console and love Me” (Message of God the Father to Sr. Eugenia Ravasio).
This is a request that our Father addresses to Mother Eugenia, but as she adds, it is what He desires from all His children: half an hour.
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, which we celebrate today, has its origins in an event that took place in the year 335. On 13 September of that year, after many years of construction, a large church in Jerusalem was solemnly consecrated. It is known as the “Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre” or “Church of the Resurrection”. It was Emperor Constantine who had it built, after his mother, St. Helena, had found the Cross of Christ on September 13, 320.
One day after the consecration of the Church – that is, on 14 September 335 – the Holy Cross was first shown to the people and “exalted” for veneration. Macarius I, who was then Patriarch of Jerusalem, took the “vera Cruz” (as it was called) to an elevation on that day. From there, he “exalted” the Cross, so that all could see it and venerate it. Hence the name of the Feast: “Exaltation of the Holy Cross”.
“When you sincerely confess your mistakes, omissions, and shortcomings, you make Me happy as if you had entrusted Me with a treasure. As soon as your soul opens up, My Spirit takes possession of it unobtrusively but victoriously. What could I not repair if I am left to act? Then I am pleased to adorn your soul according to My taste.” (Words of Jesus to the mystic Louisa Jaques)
Lk 6:43-49
‘There is no sound tree that produces rotten fruit, nor again a rotten tree that produces sound fruit. Every tree can be told by its own fruit: people do not pick figs from thorns, nor gather grapes from brambles. Good people draw what is good from the store of goodness in their hearts; bad people draw what is bad from the store of badness. For the words of the mouth flow out of what fills the heart. ‘Why do you call me, “Lord, Lord” and not do what I say?’ Everyone who comes to me and listens to my words and acts on them – I will show you what such a person is like. Such a person is like the man who, when he built a house, dug, and dug deep, and laid the foundations on rock; when the river was in flood it bore down on that house but could not shake it, it was so well built. But someone who listens and does nothing is like the man who built a house on soil, with no foundations; as soon as the river bore down on it, it collapsed; and what a ruin that house became!’ Read More
1 Tim 1:1-2, 12-14
Paul, apostle of Christ Jesus appointed by the command of God our Saviour and of Christ Jesus our hope, to Timothy, true child of mine in the faith. Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Lord. I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength. By calling me into his service he has judged me trustworthy, even though I used to be a blasphemer and a persecutor and contemptuous. Mercy, however, was shown me, because while I lacked faith I acted in ignorance; but the grace of our Lord filled me with faith and with the love that is in Christ Jesus.
The grace of God, which called the Apostle Paul to follow the Lord, is a great comfort. According to the words of the Apostle himself, he had been “a blasphemer and a persecutor and contemptuous”, until the grace of God found him, and he, for his part, offered no resistance to God’s call.
‘The only reason to fear surrendering your life to God is if you believe that you have a better plan’ (Esther Maria Magnis).
Lk 6:27-38
But I say this to you who are listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who treat you badly. To anyone who slaps you on one cheek, present the other cheek as well; to anyone who takes your cloak from you, do not refuse your tunic. Give to everyone who asks you, and do not ask for your property back from someone who takes it. Treat others as you would like people to treat you. If you love those who love you, what credit can you expect? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what credit can you expect? For even sinners do that much. And if you lend to those from whom you hope to get money back, what credit can you expect? Even sinners lend to sinners to get back the same amount.
“Everyone must recognize My infinite goodness, a goodness directed toward all, especially sinners, the sick, the dying, and all who suffer” (Message of God the Father to Sister Eugenia Ravasio).
“The work of the third person of My divinity takes place silently, and often man does not even notice it.” (From the message of God the Father to Madre Eugenia Ravasio)
In His message to Madre Eugenia, the Heavenly Father now goes on to explain how He wishes to dwell in the souls who are in a state of grace. The indwelling of God is the infinitely great gift to those who have received and responded to the message of salvation. It changes everything, for with it the soul can be led to all good under the influence of the Holy Spirit.
Col 3:1-11
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming. In these you once walked, when you lived in them. But now put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and foul talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old nature with its practices and have put on the new nature, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. Here there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scyth′ian, slave, free man, but Christ is all, and in all. Read More
