Saturday, May 8, 2010
"Yes Father"
March 25, 1981
"Let your yes to the will of the Father be realized in your daily effort to shun and to free yourselves from sin, to live in grace and in the fullness of love; in the effort to recollect yourselves in the intimacy of prayer and of life with Jesus, of reflection and of the understanding of his divine word; in the interior suffering in the face of the great abandonment and the solitude in which man today finds himself.
Yes, Father, to your will, that as in heaven, so also on this earth, your will alone may be done.
Yes, Father, that as in heaven, so may it be done on earth, abandoned as it is and never before so threatened as today.
Yes, Father, to your scorned love, to your outraged presence, to your spurned Word.
Yes, Father, to the gift of your immense mercy which shines forth in your Son whom, through the eyes of the Virgin Mother, you have once for all given us, Jesus-salvation, Jesus-life, Jesus-truth, Jesus-font of divine mercy, Jesus-perfect fulfillment of the divine will.
May your yes, beloved sons, be placed in the yes which the heavenly Mother forever repeats to her God: for the soon-to-come triumph over my Immaculate Heart in the triumph of mercy, and love, of truth and justice."--Our Lady Speaks to Her Beloved Priests, (1987, pp.317-18).
Reflection: Our Holy Mother calls not only her 'beloved priests' in these messages, but time and time again asks for the consecration to her Immaculate Heart--of all Catholics in particular, and our Christian brothers and sisters also...consecrattion to the Heart of Mary brings many graces and much consolation!
Prayer: Holy Mother, let all your children turn to you-- who are full of grace. Collect your children under the mantle of your Immaculate Heart, protect us from the ever encroaching darkness of this world...and lead us to holiness and to the Heart of your Divine Son, Jesus-who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever...Amen.
"Let your yes to the will of the Father be realized in your daily effort to shun and to free yourselves from sin, to live in grace and in the fullness of love; in the effort to recollect yourselves in the intimacy of prayer and of life with Jesus, of reflection and of the understanding of his divine word; in the interior suffering in the face of the great abandonment and the solitude in which man today finds himself.
Yes, Father, to your will, that as in heaven, so also on this earth, your will alone may be done.
Yes, Father, that as in heaven, so may it be done on earth, abandoned as it is and never before so threatened as today.
Yes, Father, to your scorned love, to your outraged presence, to your spurned Word.
Yes, Father, to the gift of your immense mercy which shines forth in your Son whom, through the eyes of the Virgin Mother, you have once for all given us, Jesus-salvation, Jesus-life, Jesus-truth, Jesus-font of divine mercy, Jesus-perfect fulfillment of the divine will.
May your yes, beloved sons, be placed in the yes which the heavenly Mother forever repeats to her God: for the soon-to-come triumph over my Immaculate Heart in the triumph of mercy, and love, of truth and justice."--Our Lady Speaks to Her Beloved Priests, (1987, pp.317-18).
Reflection: Our Holy Mother calls not only her 'beloved priests' in these messages, but time and time again asks for the consecration to her Immaculate Heart--of all Catholics in particular, and our Christian brothers and sisters also...consecrattion to the Heart of Mary brings many graces and much consolation!
Prayer: Holy Mother, let all your children turn to you-- who are full of grace. Collect your children under the mantle of your Immaculate Heart, protect us from the ever encroaching darkness of this world...and lead us to holiness and to the Heart of your Divine Son, Jesus-who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever...Amen.
Friday, May 7, 2010
On Purgatory...
The word purgatory is sometimes taken to mean a place, sometimes as an intermediate state between hell and heaven. it is, properly speaking, the condition of souls which, at the moment of death, are in a state of grace, but which have not completely expiated their faults, nor attained the degree of purity necessary to enjoy the vision of God.
It is not a trial by which merit may be gained or lost, but a state of atonement and expiation.
On this subject the Church proposes two truths clearly defined as dogmas of faith; first, that there is a Purgatory; second, that the souls which are in Purgatory may be assisted by the suffrages of the faithful, especially by the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
--Purgatory, Explained by the Lives and Legends of the Saints
Fr. F. X. Schouppe, S. J. (1986). Originally published in 1926, Burns & Oates, London.
Reflection: "It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins."--2 Machabees, 12:46
"But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall render an account for it in the day of judgement." --Matthew, 12:36
It is not a trial by which merit may be gained or lost, but a state of atonement and expiation.
On this subject the Church proposes two truths clearly defined as dogmas of faith; first, that there is a Purgatory; second, that the souls which are in Purgatory may be assisted by the suffrages of the faithful, especially by the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
--Purgatory, Explained by the Lives and Legends of the Saints
Fr. F. X. Schouppe, S. J. (1986). Originally published in 1926, Burns & Oates, London.
Reflection: "It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins."--2 Machabees, 12:46
"But I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall render an account for it in the day of judgement." --Matthew, 12:36
Thursday, May 6, 2010
In May we honor Mary...
"Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb."
--Luke, 1:42
Reflection: May is marked by the beautiful ceremony of the May crowning. We present to Mary, the Mother of Life, bouquets of flowers that represent life.
By doing this, we honor Mary for saying yes to the Life of God in her womb.
Prayer: Mary, we ask you today to intercede for all those who find it difficult to accept the gift of new life, whether within their own womb or in someone else. Help them say Yes.
--Pro-Life Reflections for Every Day
Fr. Frank Pavone (2009).
www.priestsforlife.org
--Luke, 1:42
Reflection: May is marked by the beautiful ceremony of the May crowning. We present to Mary, the Mother of Life, bouquets of flowers that represent life.
By doing this, we honor Mary for saying yes to the Life of God in her womb.
Prayer: Mary, we ask you today to intercede for all those who find it difficult to accept the gift of new life, whether within their own womb or in someone else. Help them say Yes.
--Pro-Life Reflections for Every Day
Fr. Frank Pavone (2009).
www.priestsforlife.org
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
The greatest cry...
December 31, 1980
"The moments you are living through are moments of emergency. This is why I have called you all to a more intense prayer and to live with the greatest trust in the merciful love of your heavenly Father.
The golden door of his divine Heart is about to open and Jesus is about to pour forth upon the world the torrents of His Mercy. These are floods of fire and grace, which will transform and renew the whole world.
May your prayer be a powerful force of intercession and of reparation. Let it be the greatest cry which has ever been heard, strong enough to pierce heaven and to constrain the Heart of Jesus to pour out the fullness of His merciful love.
For this, watch and pray with me. My hour and yours has now come. It is the hour of justice and of mercy."
--Our Lady Speaks to Her Beloved Priests (1987).
"The moments you are living through are moments of emergency. This is why I have called you all to a more intense prayer and to live with the greatest trust in the merciful love of your heavenly Father.
The golden door of his divine Heart is about to open and Jesus is about to pour forth upon the world the torrents of His Mercy. These are floods of fire and grace, which will transform and renew the whole world.
May your prayer be a powerful force of intercession and of reparation. Let it be the greatest cry which has ever been heard, strong enough to pierce heaven and to constrain the Heart of Jesus to pour out the fullness of His merciful love.
For this, watch and pray with me. My hour and yours has now come. It is the hour of justice and of mercy."
--Our Lady Speaks to Her Beloved Priests (1987).
Monday, May 3, 2010
Great mercy...
December 8, 1980
"How numerous today are the snares of my Adversary, who appears to be reaching the peak of his great offensive! In every way and by the most subtle means, he seeks to seduce you, if only he can succeed in striking your soul, in wounding you with sin, so as to draw you away from Jesus, who is your only Savior.
The whole of humanity is defiled with this invisible venom, and now needs to be healed by the merciful love of Jesus. He will manifest Himself to you in an extraordinary manner, through the intervention of your Immaculate Mother...
The weapon, which I give you to fight with, is the chain which joins you to my Heart: the holy rosary.
At the hour when all will seem lost, all will be saved through the merciful love of the Father, which will be made visible through the greatest manifestation of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus.
The standard under which I rally you, is that of Jesus Crucified, which must be displayed by you because, even for your perverse generation, there is no other salvation but in the Cross of Jesus.
With the rosary in one hand and the standard of the Crucified in the other, fight as of now the decisive phase of the battle...I give you the shield, the weapon, and the standard for the battle...I strengthen you all and I bless you."
--Our Lady Speaks to Her Beloved Priests (1987, pp.307-08).
"How numerous today are the snares of my Adversary, who appears to be reaching the peak of his great offensive! In every way and by the most subtle means, he seeks to seduce you, if only he can succeed in striking your soul, in wounding you with sin, so as to draw you away from Jesus, who is your only Savior.
The whole of humanity is defiled with this invisible venom, and now needs to be healed by the merciful love of Jesus. He will manifest Himself to you in an extraordinary manner, through the intervention of your Immaculate Mother...
The weapon, which I give you to fight with, is the chain which joins you to my Heart: the holy rosary.
At the hour when all will seem lost, all will be saved through the merciful love of the Father, which will be made visible through the greatest manifestation of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus.
The standard under which I rally you, is that of Jesus Crucified, which must be displayed by you because, even for your perverse generation, there is no other salvation but in the Cross of Jesus.
With the rosary in one hand and the standard of the Crucified in the other, fight as of now the decisive phase of the battle...I give you the shield, the weapon, and the standard for the battle...I strengthen you all and I bless you."
--Our Lady Speaks to Her Beloved Priests (1987, pp.307-08).
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