Help me to live my life so Illgo straight to heaven when I die. The Catechism of the Catholic Church, commenting on die first sin of Adam and Eve, gets to the heart of it all: Man, tempted by the devil, let his trust in his Creator die in his heart and, abusing his free dom, disobeyed Gods command. To help heal our trust issues with God, on the initial day of this retreat, lets turn our attention to one of the great aposdes of mercy for our time, a kindred soul to St. Therese: St. Maria Faustina Kowalska. How can we have a deep, personal relationship widi him if were the only ones suffering? 70-72. After all, St. Pius X called her the greatest saint of modern times,31 and in 1997, she became one of only 33 Doctors of the Church.32 So, sure, God lifts up the lowly. Its like this: Jesus suffers from a terribly painfill heart condition, so hes written for himself a prescription for medication that will relieve him of his agony. What a sweet joy it is to dtink that God is Just, i.e., dtat He takes into account our weakness, that He is perfectly aware of our fragile nature. Like the Saint of the Little Way, St. Faustina also received the grace of having Holy Communion remain within her: September 29, [1937]. How can we console Jesus! Emphasis added. During diose days, weve not only been reviewing the material, but weve also begun to put together all that weve learned. First, for die purpose of consoling the Heart of Jesus, invite the Lord to give you and your family die mercy that other families reject. Todays Prayer: Spend the day pondering the Offering to Merciful Love as it is summarized in these three words: Relate, See, and Smile. If the Lord never tires of forgiving, we have no other choice than this: first of all, to care for those who are hurting. On die other hand, when we stub our toe or have a terrible headache, its hard not to focus on ourselves, and then we really notice the pain. For example, we console Jesus when we alleviate the suffering of the poor, the sick, and die lonely, for they truly are Christ to us. Therese simply realized that by recognizing her littleness and helplessness more and more, she would, thereby, be more and more ready for the cascading love pouring forth from the pierced Heart of Jesus. For instance, apart from what we cov ered on Day 7, why does St. Therese, the greatest saint of modern times, see herself as being such a little soul? 201 Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, whose central desire was to quench the thirst of Jesus and console his Heart, expresses this idea best in her I thirst letter, which you can find in 33 Days to Morning Glory, pp. Now I know that even [some] souls that are chosen and well advanced in the religious life or the spiritual life do not have the courage to entrust themselves completely to God. May Abrahams example of faith help us to overcome the effects of original sin caused by Eves doubt. 112 Ive written a whole book explaining how we can show mercy and so hope to receive it. How? Help me to do three things: (1) recognize the darkness of my littleness, (2) keep trying to grow in holiness, and (3) keep trusting in your mercy. God is very generous and does not deny His grace to anyone. My explanation of the next word will say more about this. Yes, I believe. Well experience times of excruciating darkness and even agony, and well wonder, Where is God? Well not understand his ways. SPIRIT Infinity Book (Dec. 31, 2022 version) . 179 Story ofa Soul, p. 181. That was the lens through which he saw Christ, and so he became poor himself, and poverty colored lais walk with Christ. So, there you have a way to live the Offering to Merciful Love and renew it with every breath as a spiritual communion of Merciful Love. Its about accepting diat we are to put up with ourselves with all the darkness of our weakness, brokenness, and sin widiout getting discouraged. Its truly amazing. Sometimes we may be tempted to avoid going to Jesus because of our weaknesses, sinfulness, and attachments. Erfahren Sie, wie wir und unser Anzeigenpartner Google Daten sammeln und verwenden, Pray the Rosary for the conversion of souls. The Apostles Creed 6. Thus, he simply (and eagerly) awaits our fiat. I want to work for Your Love alone widi the one purpose of pleasing You, consoling Your Sacred Heart, and saving souls who will love You eternally. 33 Days to Merciful Love : a Do-It-Yourself Retreat in Preparation for Divine Mercy Consecration. He celebrated! So Mary can win hearts in a way that even Jesus Christ cant. 197 Ibid., 1120. Actually, if youre making the consecration at home with your family, theres one more option. I am now delivered up to the full justice of God but it is my fault. So, what can it tell us about trust? Yet she hoped against hope, trusting that God does exist and that he would make her into a great saint. For Therese, that is the true and greatest holiness. Therefore, she saw her humility, that is, her awareness of her littleness, as her greatest treasure.70 Why? Emphasis added. 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE Most important for me, de Montfort basically claimed that such a consecration is the quickest and easiest way to become a saint. These words moved me deeply, and although I pretended not to hear them, I understood them very well and had no doubt about them (429). Now, today, were going to reflect on how the love that fills up the abyss of our nothingness also overflows. However, please consider consecrating yourself to Jesus through Mary soon. 159 The following passage from the Diary of St. Faustina provides the origin of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy and reveals its power: In the evening, when I was in my [room], I saw an Angel, the executor of divine wrath. Unveil for me the mystery at the heart of the Gospel, the mystery of the Heart of Christ: his tender mercy for sinners. 47 Ibid., pp. Week Two will then get into Thereses Little Way. All subsequent sin would be disobedience toward God and lack of trust in hisgoodness6 So, according to the Catechism, its all about trust. I hope youll find these three recommen dations helpful for learning to see through the lens of mercy. She is in purgatory, surely because she had trusted too little in the mercy of the good Lord. All of us will go through times when our faith is severely tested. When he returned four hours later and everybody had forgotten about it, she ran at once to Marie, saying: Mane, hurry and tell Papa I tore the paper. Then she awaited her sentence as if she were a criminal (Story ofa Soul, pp. In odier words, its a rediscovery of die very heart of die Gospel. And the angel said to her, Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. Maximilian Kolbe, OFM Conv., cd. Where sin increased, grace abounded all the more (Rom 5:20). I want only to sing of Your mercies. on February 12, 2022, There are no reviews yet. Resource Pages M ore from Fr. Pages : 202 pages. I mean, proper conscience formation and learning to see through the lens of mercy doesnt just happen. Using the same 33-day preparation format, 33 Days to Merciful Love journeys with one of the most beloved saints of modern times, St. Thrse of Lisieux, and concludes with a consecration to Divine Mercy. Help me to live my ordinary life with an extraordinaryfaith, hope, and love. There is rhe marvel of Abrahams faith. Its a beautiful thing to be moved by the suffering of our neighbor. . If we choose to be merciful to others, then God will be merciful with us. Based on the book, 33 Days to Merciful Love, by Fr. Fr. After completing HAPP, belonging to the MMDM organ ization as a Marian Missionary involves a minimal commitment of prayer and service, and includes opportunities for further for mation from myself and our Divine Mercy team at the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. In other words, our acceptance of Christs gift of mercy and salvation is also a gift that we give to him. In fact, in die very Gospel that records Jesus saying, I thirst from the Cross, on the very night he entered into his Passion, Jesus says to us, No longer do I call you slaves but I have called you friends (Jn 15:15). Now youll need the right prayer. In fact, hers was so great a longing that, she admitted, given the opportunity, she basically would have thrown herself into the arms of the first creature who came along. 3. Wisdom & Works of Mercy; Stage 3. I recommend that a family make such an offering (or renew it) on one of their favorite Marian feasts, on St. Josephs feast day (March 19), or on one of the Mercy feasts such as the memorial of St. Therese of Lisicux (Oct. 1), the memorial of St. Faustina APPENDIX TWO: Family Offering & Image Enthronement 173 (Oct. 5), Divine Mercy Sunday (the Second Sunday of Easter),220 or Trinity' Sunday, which is the day St. Therese first received the inspiration to offer herself to Merciful Love. 33 Days to Merciful Love is the stirring sequel to the international sensation, 33 Days to Morning Glory. Now, as weve learned, the threefold means to that goal involve trusting, trying, and recognizing. But why did she pick the Holy Face? Maybe we want people to have to pay more for their sins. (428 pages.) Saint Faustina writes something similar: 1 want to live in the spirit of faith. Im convinced that I can change die world and that you can, too. "She believed God's Word, even when it seemed impossible. Seraphim interrupted my contentment: And how do you live trust? Purify my intentions that I may do everything solely to please and glorify God. 121 In answer to the question of whether Thereses words about Holy Communion remaining in her were to be taken literally or metaphorically, Thereses sister Pauline (Mother Agnes) replied: She often enlarged on these ideas when speaking to me, and I am certain she meant them literally. So, if you want God to be strict with everyone, and if you yourself decide to be strict with others, then God will be strict with you. Yet hes silently nursing at my breast? After all, we just heard that Jesus told St. Faustina that shed die of terror if he showed her her wretchedness. Todays Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit, fire of mercy. In another way one may eat Christ spiritually, as He is under the sacramental species, inasmuch as a man r i 202 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE believes in Christ, while desiring to receive this sacrament; and this is not merely to eat Christ spiritually, but likewise to eat this sacrament; which does not fall to the lot of the angels. We dont have to be perfect to go to him. I could say to Him like His aposdes: Master, I fished all night and caught nothing. More merciful to me than He was to His disciples, Jesus took the net Him self, cast it, and drew it in filled with fish (Story ofa Soul, pp. After all, we know that as he suffered on the Cross, the God-Man knew and loved us each and all.203 But why? For instance, back on Day 4, we saw that Mary, the Mother of God, had to eat the daily bread of darkness. All our justice is stained in Your eyes. It is confidence and nothing but confidence that must lead us to Love.81 Todays Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit, fire of mercy. Of course, that may be hard to believe. So she offered to her little sisters, Celine and Therese, a basket frill of such items. You, at least, come to Me as often as possible and take these graces they do not want to accept. Juli 2021; by . Indeed, amid the foul and stuffy Jansenist atmosphere, Therese's discovery of the Little Way came as a breath of fresh air, leading her to pray, O my God, You surpassed all my expectation. Relate Saint Therese doesnt always make a good first impression. Fill my heart with a deeper and deeper longingfor God, even unto the martyrdom of love. 258-59. 154 Cited in Ahern, p. 52. Indeed, her Offering is well suited for the little souls who long to attain the heights of holiness but who are too little to climb the rough stairway of perfection, too little to take the path of fear and harsh justice. Undoubtedly this stemmed from my cowardliness, for I could have, like Celine, found a thou sand ways of making myself suffer. Tomorrow, well actually delve into Thereses masterpiece, die crowning of her Litde Way: the text of her Offering to Merciful Love. But despite this, try to be faithful, so that He does not have to wait in vain for your love.172 Todays Prayer: Spend the day pondering the Offering to Merciful Love as it is summarized in these three words: Console, the Catch, and Purgatory. To put it differently, Therese teaches us that when we clearly see the reality of Gods passionate love for us, it makes us realize we cant compete! 110 Cited in ibid. In other words, if we choose to treat others with strict justice, then God will be strict with us. Well, in that case, wed just be disagreeing widi Therese and siding with Sr. Febronie. Hes a victim soul to Divine Justice.91 After all, Jesus made a kind of deal with the Father. I offer them to You with gladness, begging You to look upon me only in the Face of Jesus and in His heart burning with Love. 1 View; Now, while Jesus promise of grace applies to evert' Image of Divine Mercy,192 I highly recommend the recently restored Vilnius version (see above, center), which is die original image painted under St. Faustinas careful direction. [I prove my love for God] by all the smallest things and doing them through love (Ibid., p. 196). The book is a Do-It-Yourself Retreat for Divine Mercy Consecration perfect for the Jubilee Year of Mercy! [I]f 1 had an infirmity such as hers, and so defective a spirit, Endnotes 181 I would not do any better than she does, and then I would despair (cited in The Context of Holiness, p. 44). After all, unlike Eve, Abraham refused to give in to the temptation to think that God is a liar, to think that God doesnt keep his promises, to think that God is not good. Now, first and foremost, in my opin ion, would be to read the autobiography of St. Therese of Lisieux, called Story of a Soul.ltf> But please dont get distracted by the sometimes flowery language. Again, I suggest its his words, I thirst, spoken from the Cross. And now, to confirm my resolve and to con sole you for so much rejection of your mercy, I OFFER MYSELF, THROUGH THE HANDS OF MARY IMMACULATE, AS A VICTIM OF HOLOCAUST TO YOUR MERCIFUL LOVE, asking you to consume me incessantly, allowing the waves of infinite tenderness shut up within you to overflow into my soul, and that I may thus become a martyr of your love, O my God, and a gift of mercy to so many others. Were sinners who would die of terror if we fully realized our selfishness and sin. That is faith. Well, thats what were going to do today. She goes on crying just the same.36 We see Jansenisms effect on Therese in her later childhood as well. you know, your sweet Face Is for me Heaven on earth. Now, of course, the little bird with the eyes and heart of an eagle also wanted to be generous with the Lord. Its to let him pour out that rejected love into our own sinful but contrite hearts. Wonderful. She goes on crying just the same {Letters of St. Therese of Lisieux, trans. I know that without Him, I could have fallen as low as St. Mary Magdalene.46 Thanks be to God, the Lord showed amazing mercy on this littlest of souls by actually preserving her ahead of time from a life of grave sin by removing the obstacles that would have caused her to fall.47 Now, Therese was painfully aware of all the weakness just described and more so dont even try to tell her that shes 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE 50 not a little soul! Having said that, I will also include some of the teach ings of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska, another great saint of mercy whose mission was closely related to that of St. Therese? However, if you trust in Jesus for the purpose of consoling him, then trust becomes an act of love. O my Jesus, let me be this happy victim; consume Your holocaust with the fire of your Divine Love!91 From this beautiful prayer, we begin to arrive at the essence of the Offering to Merciful Love. Infinite tenderness. Itll just be an act of the will in the depths of our hearts and thats just fine with Jesus. Get an Image ofDivine Mercy. Were so beautiful to him just as we are. And thats the beauty of Thereses path. Youre not successful! Todays Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit, fire of mercy. The soul, illumined by a ray of Gods powerful final grace, turns to God in the last moment with such a power of love that, in an instant, it receives from God forgiveness of sin and punishment, while outwardly it shows no sign either of repentance or of contrition, because souls [at that stage] no longer react to external things. I thank You, O my God! 154 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE Now, on this topic of God not needing us, Id say that Exodus 3:14 puts it best. I want no other Throne, no other Crown but Tou, my Beloved! This becomes clear through her letters of the time. About the Program. Mic Please forgive us our sins. let us remain then very far from all that 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. To learn more about the Popes devotion and his white roses, see The Great Reformer: Francis and the Making ofa Radical Pope by Austen Ivereigh (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2014), pp. Chris burst into my office after having just offered Mass. On her deathbed she said to me one day: T often repeat my act of consecration. An appropriate prayer for such an enthronement, which could be prayed after making the Offering and in front of the Image of Divine Mercy, is as follows: LEADER: Jesus, you said to St. Faustina: I am offering people a vessel with which they are to keep coming for graces to the fountain of mercy. Its these kinds of ordinary sinners who often have to fight the temptation to doubt Gods tender love for diem and these are the fortunate ones! (More on this tomorrow.) There are several other passages like this from the Diary of St. Faustina (see 635, 848,965,1160,1588,1146). One night, after embarking on his journey, Abram com plained to the Lord that he was childless and had no heir. She does this through her powerful prayers for us, which are so effective because of the suffering she endured at the foot of the Cross. Of course, most of us, especially in this social media age, long to be known, well liked, and praised for being important or attractive. 3 Sec The Second Greatest Story Ever Told: Now Is the Time ofMercy (Stockbridge: Marian Press, 2015), pp. The wound, then, is clearly about God. 165 See Story of a Soul, p. 270. 20? Well, I was losing that hope and felt tempted to give up. But where? God bless you. What? 188 Story ofa Sottl, p. 180. Well, her thinking may have gone something like this: Here is a great king! Console The essence of the Offering to Merciful Love is to console the Heart of Jesus by accepting all the Merciful Love that other souls dont want. Now, compassion means to suffer with, and such suffer ing, by its very nature, is other-directed. But he needs our trust to do it.79 So, will we give it to him? True friends help one another, are in need of each otiier, and share their joys and sorrows, hopes and concerns. Why is such a context important? Yet hardly anyone has ever even heard of her Offering to Merciful Love! We saw how the Mass is our way of anticipating and partici pating in the perfect love of God for himself, and thereby, a way to become perfect ourselves. 174 Letters of St. Therese ofLisieux, vol. Now follows that documented report in the saints own words: 82 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE O my Mother, my Sr. M. Febronie came to me last night and asked that we should pray for her. O my God! Now, as our father in faith, Abraham is the complete opposite of our mother in doubt: Eve. I found what I was looking for. I have come to know that Holy Communion remains in me until the next Holy Communion. Specifically, it becomes a plea for mercy.158 As we hold up Christs perfect sacrifice of love to the Father, we cry out for mercy for ourselves and for the whole world. The repentant sinner, who sins again and again because of his weakness, will find forgiveness if he acknowledges his need for mercy. 33 Days to Merciful Love: Retreat Companion by Michael E. Gailey, Miscellaneous Items, Statues, and Fonts, Olive Wood items from the Holy Land (Jerusalem, Is, RCIA - The Right of Christian Initiation of Adults. Alright then, without any further ado, heres such a prayer the Prayer of Consecration to Merciful Love: Merciful Father, relying on the prayers and example of Abraham and Mary, my father and mother in faith, and of St. Therese, my sister in the way of humble confidence, I, n nfi fF)AR., choose, this day, with the help of your grace, to strive with all my heart to follow the Little Way. Chris Alar, MIC, a priest in my community, die Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception. DAY 8 None More Lowly 1 just said that perhaps no one among sinful humanity is more lowly and little than Therese of Lisieux. John Clarke, OCD, 3rd ed. 404-8). After all, such a luxury would have gone against his ideal of follow ing the poor Christ, who had nowhere to lay his head. (Of course, for others, accepting such an inheritance would not necessarily be sinful.) 214 Sharing Gods mercy with others is a key to living the Family Offering to Mercifiil Love. Finally, I remember that: The Lord knows our weakness, that he is mindful that we are but dust and ashes. Also, keep in mind that the Offering is tar from selfish when we aim to do it, above all, to console Jesus. Here I am, Lord. You continue: Here I am, Lord, with all my sinfulness, weaknesses, and attachments. One of the great gifts of the Second Vatican Council is the emphasis it gave to conscience, that voice of God that speaks to our hearts about loving, doing good, and avoiding evil.184 Now; unfortunately, since the Council, theres been a lot of confusion about this topic. His weakness, will find forgiveness if he showed her her wretchedness about this to know that as he on... 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