210th Meditation
“We gain more in a single day by trials which come to us from God and our neighbor, than we would in ten years by penances and other exercises, which we take up of ourselves” (St. Teresa of Avila).
Let us pay close attention to what a teacher of the spiritual life says, because her advice will help us to better understand God’s ways for us and we will be able to draw the appropriate conclusions for our following of the Lord. Read More
209th Meditation
“My son, even sin can become a stepping stone that brings us closer to God, that raises us up, that leads us even more surely to Him, provided that sin is followed by the deep grief of having committed it, when we sincerely resolve not to repeat it, when we feel how badly we have acted against God’s mercy, when it is capable of tearing at the hardest fibres of our heart, causing tears of repentance and love to flow from them” (St. Pio of Pietrelcina). Read More
208th Meditation
“I exhort you again and again to trust, for nothing can terrify a soul who puts its trust in the Lord and places its hope in Him. The enemy of our salvation is always lurking around trying to snatch from our hearts the anchor that leads us to salvation-by that I mean trust in God our Father. Let us hold this anchor very tightly and never allow it to be yielded up even for an instant. Otherwise all could be lost” (St. Pio of Pietrelcina). Read More
207th Meditation
“Perfect surrender to the Divine Will in times of tribulation helps us to store up great treasures for eternity” (St. Vincent Pallotti).
We usually find it easy to fulfil God’s Will when it is shown to us in an attractive way and even brings with it a natural joy. In these circumstances, praise to God flows easily from our hearts. Read More
206th Meditation
“In Mary’s heart, the Father builds the Kingdom of His love” (St. John Eudes).
What a beautiful statement by St. John Eudes! It is indeed so: Our Lady fully accepted God’s love and gave the response that our Father asks and expects from us, human beings. By saying “let it happen to me as you have said” (Lk 1:38), Mary opened the doors so that the Father could unfold His plan of salvation without hindrance. And God entrusted her with the most precious that He could give to mankind: His beloved Son. Read More
205th Meditation
“Whoever approaches Me with trust receives My grace with such superabundance, that he cannot contain it and radiates it on others” (Words of the Lord to St. Faustina Kowalska).
These beautiful words give us to understand that the Lord wants to make us recipients of His grace. In this way, the graces that He bestows on us will not only serve to fill our soul and make it blossom in all its beauty; they will also reach other people through us, because the Lord always thinks of all people and wants to lead them all back home, to His Kingdom. Read More
204th Meditation
“Only those who lose their courage are defeated. The victor is the one who wants to fight on” (St. Francis de Sales).
A maxim for this year and for all times… Whoever trusts in our Father will not lose courage and therefore not lose his fundamental course. The powers of evil try to fight against the Lord and His Anointed (Ps 2:2), but their efforts are in vain. In the end, the devil is only the “decived deceiver”. This is the reality and we must internalise this certainty! Read More
203rd Meditation
“Lord, mount a guard over my mouth, a guard at the door of my lips” (Ps 141:3).
How different everything would be if every person would say this wise prayer and act according to it! How much suffering would be avoided and how much progress would be made in the spiritual life!
“Thoughtless words can wound like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing” (Prov 12:18). Read More
202nd Meditation
“Oh, how I would like you to know the range of this enterprise, its greatness, its breadth, its depth, its height. I would like you to understand the immense wishes that I have for mankind, now and in the future!” (Father’s message to Sister Eugenia Ravasio).
Through Mother Eugenia, God Father addresses these words to the Pope of that time. Read More
201st Meditation
“Today I wish to say that openness to Christ, who as the Redeemer of the world fully reveals man himself, can only be achieved through an ever more mature reference to the Father and His love” (John Paul II, Encyclical “Dives in Misericordia”).
The more we know the Father and learn to understand His love, the more we see the Son with the eyes of the Father, the deeper our relationship with Jesus will become. Thus, from the perspective of the love of His Heavenly Father, we discover our Savior. There can be no deeper encounter with Him! Read More
