“The light of God dispels all darkness, so much so that you will be pained by the slightest wrong thought that you have” (Inner Word).
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A WIDENED HEART
“Your heart needs to be enlarged because a most loving God dwells in it” (Inner Word).
Often our hearts are so small and narrow, apart from the fact that there are so many things in them that need to be purified by the love of God. This is foremost the work of the Holy Spirit, sent to us by the Father and the Son. Read More
THE TRIUMPH OF THE FATHER IN THE HEART OF MARY
“The Heart of Mary is a pure and holy enclosure for encountering God” (Interior Word).
Is there another heart besides that of Jesus in which Our Father could dwell with all His love? Yes, in the Immaculate Heart of Mary. As the Church truthfully teaches us, the Virgin Mary, by an act of God’s grace, was preserved from original sin in view of the mission that was to be entrusted to her. She pronounced an unreserved “yes” to God’s will, thus making visible in Mary what our Father willed for His own. Read More
THE SAVIOUR OF HUMANITY
“No one comes to the Father, but by me” (Jn 14:6).
How important it is that we Christians never relativize, let alone deny, this affirmation! These are words spoken by the Son of God at the command of our heavenly Father, and they are therefore an invitation to all humanity. Those who think that the Sacrifice of the Lord can be set aside and that every religion will find its own way to God are mistaken. Whoever holds this view has not understood the Christian faith, because our Father wants us to come to Him through His Son. It was He who prepared the way for us; moreover, He Himself became the way for us. Read More
LOVE OVERFLOWING
“Love must inundate you. This is what it desires and for this it seeks you” (Inner Word).
This is what our Father wants, because since He is love Himself, He cannot help but seek a recipient for this love. Let us remember the prayer that our Father Himself asked us to address to Him in the message to Mother Eugenia: “Ask me to establish the work of my love in the souls of all people”. Read More
NEVER FORGET THE MERCY OF GOD
“He who never forgets how deeply he has fallen finds it easy to practice mercy” (St. Augustine).
THE LORD MAKES OUR PATHS STRAIGHT
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight” (Prov 3:5-6).
THE WISDOM OF THE LORD ACCOMPANIES US
“Despatch wisdom from the holy heavens, send her forth from your throne of glory to help me and to toil with me and teach me what is pleasing to you” (Wis 9:10).
LOVE GIVES VALUE TO OUR WORK
“A single work done calmly and conscientiously is more valuable than many works done in haste. God is not pleased with the quantity of our work, but with the love with which we work” (St. Francis de Sales).
NO LOAD IS TOO HEAVY
“God allows all kinds of difficulties for those who wish to serve Him, but as long as they entrust themselves to Him, He never allows them to succumb under the burden” (St. Francis de Sales).
Anyone who has seriously set out on the path of following Christ will be able to confirm this sentence of St. Francis de Sales. Our Father does not allow us to be tempted beyond our strength (1 Cor 10:13), nor does He allow us to collapse under the weight of the burdens we have to bear on the way to Him. Read More