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THE WEDDING GARMENT FOR HUMANITY

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“Mankind needs the wedding garment in order to come to the Marriage Supper of the Lamb in time and eternity” (Inner Word).

The Church teaches us that we are invited to the Supper of the Lamb and calls us happy.

But to enter the Father’s house forever, we need the wedding garment. This condition applies to all mankind, for all people are invited and none are excluded. However, we cannot enter without the wedding garment. It has been woven for us by the infinite goodness of our Father and washed and made white by the Blood of the Lamb (Rev 7:14). Now we are called to put it on. Then we can confidently enter the wedding hall, and the Bridegroom of humanity will assign us the place He has prepared for us.

It is the wedding garment of the Lamb that makes us worthy to enter. This dignity is not ours. Nor is it the dignity we received from God when we were created in His image and likeness. It is not sufficient for eternity because the transgressions of human beings have sullied it in many ways, and they have often strayed so far from God’s ways that they have almost completely spoiled its original dignity.

But the Son of God, sent by the Father, came into the world to redeem humanity. He had to raise human beings from the dust, wounded and bruised, and give them the new life that comes from God. Therefore, we can now awaken to our full dignity, turn completely to God and put on the wedding garment for mankind. We can now enter the New Jerusalem because our names are written in the Lamb’s book of life (Rev 21:27).

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INNER PRAYER

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“Abide in inner prayer” (Inner Word).

If we want to remain in intimate contact with our Heavenly Father, we will hardly find a more appropriate means than inner prayer, the constant dialog with God. This consists both in listening attentively – because we recognize His voice – and in raising our heart to our Father.

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A GREAT REWARD

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“You, my saints, have faced the struggle in the world; but I will give you the reward of your labors” (Antiphon in memory of Saints Odon, Mayolus, Odilo and Hugo, Monastic Diurnal).

The struggle is inevitable, and if we fight it in the right way, a great reward awaits us that only God can give.

Also in the message to Mother Eugenia, God the Father speaks of the reward we will receive if we fulfill His desire:

“And to you who will work for My glory and commit yourselves to making Me known, honoured and loved, I give the assurance that your reward will be great, because I will count everything, even the smallest effort you make, and I will reward you a hundredfold in eternity”.

This too is a battle, for the words of the Prologue of St. John continue to be fulfilled: “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it” (Jn 1:5).

It is always a time of battle, with the goal that the love of God will finally overcome all darkness: a battle within our soul, a battle against the powers of darkness, a battle against the seduction of this world, a battle to restrain our sensual appetites, a battle for evangelization, for perseverance in prayer, for the fulfillment of our daily duties.

But there are signs that the battle is becoming more and more fierce. It is directed against the impiety, the apostasy and the forgetfulness of God that we see in many parts of the world and which often goes hand in hand with a rebellion against the Christian faith.

In His message, God the Father responds to this alienation with an “offensive of love”. The martyrs remind us of the extent to which we can love our Father, even beyond our own lives. Total surrender is required of us. And the great reward that awaits us is intimate communion with God in eternity. There is nothing more certain or joyful!