108 Cited in The Teaching of St. Therese of Lisieux on Purgatory by Hubert van Dijk, ORC, trans. All of us, at one time or another, have basked in the rays of Gods love (called by St. Ignatius of Loyola consolation). Oh, how beyond compre hension is Gods mercy! By diat, I mean were probably not yet at a point where we can grasp the Little Way and die Offering to Merciful Love in a single gaze, as St. John Paul II put it. God is Love and Mercy itself, and the heart of the Little Way and the Offering is to trust 'va God. Visit MarianMissionaries.org or see the Resource Pages for more information. Now, notice that after exhaling (out), for a brief moment, before the next inhale (in), your lungs are empty: empty/in/out empty/in/out empty/in/out. Most Blessed Trinity, I desire to Love You and make You Loved, to work for the glory of WEEK THREE: The Offering to Merciful Love 85 Holy Church by saving souls on earth and liberating those suffering in purgatory.

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I want to work for Tour Love alone with the one purpose of pleasing You, consoling Your Sacred Heart, and saving souls who will love You eternally. 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE 150 Prayer. The Augustine Institute The authors in this series take a panoramic approach to the topic of each book aimed at a non-specialist but enthusiastic readership. Jesus Contents In Gratitude.. 11 Acknowledgements . 13 INTRODUCTION Meet Three Friends.. 15 Connecting the Dots 18 WEEK ONE: What Is Trust? Lets just say it didnt take much for me to get discouraged and de pressed. Without me, you are nothing. We tend to distrust God. But why did she pick the Holy Face? Thereses advice is something weve already heard: Keep trying (As soon as you try to please Him in everything ). let us remain then very far from all diat sparkles, let us love our littleness, let us love to feel nothing, then we shall be poor in spirit, and Jesus will come to look for us [and] He will transform us in flames of love. Michael Gaitley, MIC, this 33 Days to Merciful Love Group Retreat goes even deeper than the book alone and explores new material on the heart of St. Thrse of Lisieuxs Little Way, uncovering the power of trust in the face of personal darkness, inspiring participants to become great saints amid Well, I think we can live, so to speak, in one act of perfect love if our central motivation in life is like that of perfect contri tion. Here it is: Merciful Father, in the name of our lovable Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and all the Saints, I ask You to set me on fire with Your Spirit of Love and to grant me the grace of making You deeply loved.177 I love that prayer. And what does our heavenly mother do when she wins such hearts? By this, I mean that when you make the Offering, you could also solemnly put up an Image of Divine Mercy' in a place of honor in your home (if D 174 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE you dont already have an image there). My love discovers die charms Of your Face adorned with tears. But in the midst of her hidden and ordinary life, she had an extraordinary faith, hope, and love. However, at this point, perhaps some of us are experiencing at least something of St. Faustina Kowalskas own sentiments: It seems to me as though Jesus could not be happy without me, nor could I, without Him. A must-read for all those who desire to bear witness to the mercy of God . How could the world be blessed through a dead son? However, as we learned on Day 7, the Lord relies on us to help bring his salvation to others, even to those at the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8).

Yes, she rediscovered the very heart of the Gospel, the Good News that God lifts up the lowly: We are living now in an age of inventions, and we no longer have to take the trouble of climbing stairs, for, in the homes of the rich, an elevator has replaced these very successfully. In fact, Jesus Christs suffering, death, and Resurrection was enough to save a gazillion worlds. And, again, the death Therese implicitly says in the flight of her soul to God as makes this point a bit more Diary: of love allows one to bypass purgatory as text of the Offering when she describes the being without any delay. Saint Faustina explicit in the following passage from her Gods mercy sometimes touches the sinner at the last moment in a wondrous and mysterious way. Its realizing, widiout despairing, that WEEK TWO: The Little Way 57 they may be with us till our dying day. The distinction between mortal and venial sin, already evident in Scripture, became part of the tradition of the Church. 46 59. But when they let him love them and let him have mercy on them (such as by making the Offering to Merciful Love), they, thereby, console him. Whats the word of the Lord for usl Its the word of the Cross. He believed Gods promise, even to the extent of hoping against hope (Rom WEEK ONE: What Is Trust? Now, ponder once again the words of the angel that Our Lady believed regarding her Son, Jesus: He will be great and the Lord God will give him the dirone of liis fadier David, and he will reign over die house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end (Lk 1:32-33). She realized that she couldnt compete with Gods love. Still, we do have a lot of freedom regarding how we approach the truths of the moral life, which things well emphasize, and which truths weU especially choose to live by. Moved by this merciful perspective, Therese comes up with a spiritual victimhood thats based on mercy not justice, on love and not fear, on tenderness and not severity. After all, by consecrating yourself to Divine Mercy, youll be consol ing Jesus and making him happy. Think of your breathing: in/out in/out in/out. Michael Gaitley and based on his bestselling book The Second Greatest Story Ever Told. Were so beautiful to him just as we are. Second, she realized that sinners often close their hearts to the Lords loving mercy, and their rejection of it causes Jesus great suffering. 169 Diary, 367. More specifically, it began with a lie: Eve listened to the lie of the serpent, a lie that made God seem jealous, selfish, and conniving. With useful appendixes, generous (and actually informative) endnotes, and short daily readings, this guide is a wonderful way to dedicate more of your time and attention to our Lord's Divine Mercy and generosity. This book, on the other hand, is about drinking from that fountain. 73 Therese believed she would become a great saint, but her faith and hope in this regard was not based on pride but, rather, humility, as is clear from the following passage: I considered that I was born for glory and when I searched out 182 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE the means of attaining it, God inspired in me the sentiments I have just described. So, whats a spiritual communion? *3 So, the little bird with the heart of the eagle, the little bird who is well aware of her weaknesses, is also totally confident that God could not have given her the heart of an eagle without also providing her the means of realizing her desires. After all, maybe he could have gotten the number down to just three. Divine Mercy in My Soul Paperback Y26-NBFD Compact edition Y26-DNBF Deluxe LeatherBound Edition Y26-DDBURG Audio Diary Mp3 Edition Y26-ADMP3 DivineMercyArt.com Top Quality Religious Art at Merciful Prices! Lord, You know it, I have no other treasures than the souls it has pleased You to unite to mine; it is You who entrusted these treasures to me (Story ofa Soul, p. 254). And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren. 2006-2023 Augustine Institute. Of course not! Knowing that we all have a distorted image of God as a result of original sin (see Day 1), Jesus wants to heal that distortion by giving us a true image of his mercy for our time. The actual retreat book, 33 Days to Merciful Love, is not included in this kit. Coxsecration.

But for him to work this miracle, we need to give him our trust: Jesus, I trust in you. But maybe theres something holding us back. And what is the Gospel? And now I am simply resigned to see myself always imperfect and in this I find my joy. 147 Ibid., p. 256. Subscribe to our newsletter and receive new product information, content and ideas! O Jesus, it is not even necessary to say: When dra wing me, draw the souls whom I love! This simple statement: Draw me suffices; I understand, Lord, that when a soul allows herself to be captivated by the odor ofyour ointments, she cannot run alone, all the souls whom she loves follow in her train; this is done without constraint, without effort, it is a natural consequence of her attraction for You. When Mary said, Let it be done to me, she was allowing the Incar nation of the Word to take place in her immaculate soul. And while Francis physically went to the ends of the earth 106 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE through apostolic labors, Therese spiritually traveled the world through prayer. Simply recall the case of Sr. Marie of the Trinity, one of St. Thereses novices who feared purgatory and wondered if someone as weak as she could hope to avoid it. Todays Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit, fire of mercy. I offer You, too, all the merits of the saints (in heaven and on earth), their acts of Love, and those of the holy angels. From Good Friday 1896 until her death on September 30, 1897, she was immersed in darkness. Maybe youre saying to yourself, That sounds wonderful, but whats the catch? In other words, Whats it going to cost me? Great question. I found hope. And, finally, be happy that despite your little fervor and lack of fidelity, the Lord know's [your] weakness and will eventually come down for you and raise you to the heights of his love. Thus, he simply (and eagerly) awaits our fiat. 82 St. Therese of Lisieux: By Those Who Knew Her ed. It takes effort. Its toxic cycle of pride, sin, shame, blame, and despair distorts our vision, dulls our faith, and leads us to view others through the same hypercritical lens we think God is using to view us.