YOU HAVE ALWAYS SOUGHT OUT MAN

457th Meditation

“In your constant goodness you have always sought out man. In Paradise you exclaimed, ‘Adam, where are you?’” (Praise of the Blessed Trinity).

This was our Father’s response to the painful fall of human being, the consequence of which was that sin proliferated and all future generations had to live under the shadow of original sin, except for the Virgin Mary, whom You preserved from the stain of sin so that she could be the bridge across which the Redeemer would come into the world. Read More

THE LOSS OF PARADISE

456th Meditation

“But man did not remain in his splendor. Tempted by the Evil One, he disobeyed your command and was banished from Paradise” (Hymn of Praise to the Blessed Trinity).

Our Father had made it easy for man… Of all the things that abounded in the beautiful garden of Paradise, only one was forbidden: the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Gen 2:16-17). But our first parents listened to the lies of the fallen angel, which aroused their sensual and spiritual appetites. Adam and Eve thus disobeyed God’s commandment, with all the consequences our Father had warned them about. What had happened could not be undone: man had listened to seduction and had to leave Paradise. Read More

PRAISE OF THE BLESSED TRINITY (I)

453rd Meditation

“All praise to you Eternal Father, Holy God, living and all-powerful. You have no equal, and nothing compares with the works You have created.”

The hymn of praise to the Most Holy Trinity, the first phrase of which we have just heard, was written after someone asked me what would be a good way to begin our time of silent prayer, which is the first thing we do in the early morning in our community. Read More

TO SHUT THE GATES OF HELL

451st Meditation

“Now that I am giving you this light, remain in this light and carry it to everyone. It will be a powerful means to obtain conversions and even, if possible, to close the gates of hell” (Father’s message to Sister Eugenia Ravasio).

Our Father is doing everything to save us human beings. To see this, it is enough to look at His Son and His sacrifice on the Cross. Read More

THE WORD OF THE FATHER

449th Meditation

“I have manifested thy name to the men whom thou gavest me (…), and they have kept thy word” (Jn 17:6).

It is important for our Lord that we accept Him as the One sent by the Father and that we keep His Word, because it is the Word of our Heavenly Father.

Those who do so are safe, for, as the Lord tells us in the Gospel, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away” (Mt 24:35). And so it is! Read More

GREAT IS LOVE

448th Meditation

“Dear children of My love. I have great plans for you!” (The Father’s message to Sister Eugenia Ravasio).

Our Father always has great plans for us, although His infinite patience accompanies us also in the smallest steps and even in our detours. Yes, God is so faithful that He even accompanies those who have turned away from Him, always trying to lead them back home. Read More