193rd Meditation
“My soul has held fast to you, my God; for your sake I endured death by stoning.” (Lauds Antiphon for the Feast of St. Stephen).
These words would have exclaimed St. Stephen, expressing in them his great love for the Father. His soul belonged to God, Who had drawn him so close to His heart that He made him willing even to die for love of Him. Read More
192nd Meditation
“This is the revelation of God’s love for us, that God sent his only Son into the world that we might have life through him” (1 Jn 4:9).
Everywhere this cry must resound without ever falling silent, because all await the manifestation of the Saviour: “Hosanna to the Son of David” (Mt 21:9). Read More
191st Meditation
“I want to protect the young people as a tender Father. You who especially need someone to take care of you in life, so that you can avoid evil, come to Me! I am the Father Who loves you more than any other creature will ever be able to do!” (Father’s message to Sister Eugenia Ravasio). Read More
190th Meditation
“In the daytime God sends his faithful love, and even at night; the song it inspires in me is a prayer to my living God” (Ps 42:9).
An attentive soul always waits for the Lord and experiences His help in the middle of the day, when it has to perform all the tasks entrusted to it. When she accepts God’s goodness, which always accompanies her like a warm ray of the “rising Sun from on high”, our Father makes her capable of everything. In this way, every day becomes an opportunity for God to pour out His goodness on this world through our daily ministry. Read More
189th Meditation
“At many moments in the past and by many means, God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets; but in our time, the final days, he has spoken to us in the person of his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things and through whom he made the ages” (Heb 1:1-2). Read More
188th Meditation
“Do not be afraid of your weakness, I am your strength” (Inner Word).
What true words! We humans like to be strong and to feel sure, but how often we experience that we are not. Sometimes we even have the impression that everything is crumbling under our feet. It seems that nothing can stop this world from jumping from one catastrophe to another. Political, social and even ecclesiastical realities are tottering, and man, in his weakness, feels powerless in the face of it all. Read More
187th Meditation on God the Father
We cannot yet behold God face to face. The beatific vision is reserved for eternity and will be an endless joy. However, even before that, our Father makes Himself known in many ways and, in an unsurpassable manner, He manifests Himself in His own Son: “Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father” (Jn 14:9). Read More
186th Meditation
“Those whom I love, I rebuke and correct” (Rev 3:19) – the Lord tells us in the Book of Revelation, and it is a grace to experience this. Indeed, our Father’s love for us is not only a tender and warm love that gives us security and shelters us; it is also a love that forms us. He wants to educate us so that we may advance on the spiritual path. Read More
185th Meditation
The Feast of the Nativity of the Son of God draws nearer every day. Our hearts are to be filled with great joy and warmth. The promises announced and prepared from all eternity by our Father are coming to fulfillment. The plan of His love is becoming a reality…
In spite of all the adversities and falls of humanity; in spite of all the devil’s attempts to hinder the work of salvation, no one can stop God and, after all, everything must serve His plans! Read More
184th Meditation
“Could I give a more precious gift to humankind than my only-begotten Son?” (Interior Word).
In these days when the so-called “O Antiphons” prepare us for the Coming of the Savior, we can take a deep look into the Heart of our Father. Indeed, it was He who sent us His Son, thus giving us what He loves most and doing for us the most He could have done. Read More
