“We escaped like a bird from the fowlers’ snare.
The snare was broken and we escaped;
our help is in the name of the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.” (Ps 124:7-8) Read More
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THE BURNING DESIRE OF THE HEART OF JESUS
“If men could penetrate the Heart of Jesus in all Its desires and Its glory, they would realize that Its most ardent desire is to glorify the Father, the One Who sent Him” (Father’s Message to Sister Eugenia Ravasio).
BLISSFUL DEPENDENCE
“I come from God, my Father, and to Him I return, for to Him alone do I belong” (Father’s Message to Sr. Eugenia Ravasio).
TENFOLD ZEAL
“For just as you purposed to go astray from God, return with tenfold zeal to seek him” (Bar 4:28).
THE ADORNMENT OF HOLINESS
“Worship the Lord in holy array; tremble before him, all the earth!” (Ps 96:9).
THE PATIENCE OF THE LORD
“Like a drop of water from the sea and a grain of sand so are a few years in the day of eternity. Therefore the Lord is patient with them and pours out his mercy upon them” (Sir 18:10-11).
IT WILL NOT COME NEAR YOU
“A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you” (Ps 91:7).
THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE LORD
“Blessed is the man whom thou dost chasten, O Lord,
and whom thou dost teach out of thy law” (Ps 94:12).
If we have entered into a friendship with our Father, we will not lack for instructions from Him, for our divine friend is at the same time our guide on the path of salvation. We could not expect the same from a human friend, and perhaps it would not even be appropriate. From our Heavenly Father, however, we receive this grace with certainty. Read More
TRUE FRIENDSHIP
“No one can be a true friend of another without first being a friend of truth” (St. Augustine).
A wise saying of St. Augustine that reminds us of the authenticity of a true relationship. This requires a solid foundation. Human sympathy is not enough, nor is it permanent. Read More
GROW IN LOVE DAY BY DAY
“Man’s life must change for the better from day to day” (St. Augustine).
When we walk the spiritual path, each day becomes a challenge to grow in love, which, according to Saint Paul, is the greatest of all gifts (1 Cor 13:13). In his Letter to the Corinthians, the Apostle to the Gentiles never tires of praising love in the most glorious terms, concluding with the exhortation: “Make love your aim” (1 Cor 14:1). Read More