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Uniting Our Desires to the Desires Jesus Had on the Cross
(According to Saint Maria Faustina Kowalska – Diary 1581) Saint Faustina mentioned 5 desires that Jesus had on the cross. We can pray for each one with a decade of the Divine Mercy Chaplet, thus truly praying to the Father in Jesus’ Name. That God’s Will be done. God’s Will is Fatherly and loving. No eye has seen or ear heard what God wants for those who love Him. It is a punishment from God when He gives us over to our own desires. The heart of the Divine Mercy message is trust – we should trust in God’s Mercy and beg for His Will to be done. The conversion of souls. Jesus did not come to call the just, but the sinners to repentance. Jesus calls all to repentance. The most terrible sin is pride – this can be shown in a complacency that rests secure while thinking that only other people have more serious sins than we do. But we should remember, God judges each person according to the graces they were given – the one with ten talents has more expected of him than one with only five. The bad slave who did not know his Master’s Will gets less lashes than the one who knew his Master’s Will. Also, we should not be like the prodigal son’s older brother, or the workers employed in the morning, resenting the graces reserved for other „more serious” sinners on their conversion. We should seek to rejoice with our Father as His Heart is consoled with the return of His lost children. That God’s Mercy be adored. Where would we be without the knowledge of God’s goodness? If we truly understand that „only God is good”, and we realise our own weaknesses and evil, how could we face each new day without the knowledge that God’s Love for us is infinite and eternal and unconditional? How can we take this gift for granted? How can we not have hearts overflowing with joy and the desire to spread this knowledge? That the Church’s triumph be hastened. The Church does not triumph when her enemies are destroyed or her „political goals” are met. Her members should not imagine that they will finally call down „fire to consume” their enemies. Rather, the Church triumphs in all of our hearts, when we hear her message, we take it to heart, we allow our hearts to be broken and remade and truly become a people who repent and believe the good news of God’s Love. Then our daily witness of joy, one soul at a time, will bring about the Church’s true triumph. Sanctity for priests. Priests’ calling is a very high one. We should not envy their „privilege”, but rather fear on their behalf for their great responsibility. We should humbly admit our very real need for them – Jesus Himself said that we should pray the Lord of … Continue reading
Luminous Mysteries / Today’s Gospel: Finding our place
20110901 Today’s Gospel: Luke 5:1-11 1. Jesus’ Baptism “‘I am baptizing you with water for repentance, but the One Who is coming after me is mightier than I.’” John knows his place – he proclaims from the start that he … Continue reading
Sorrowful Mysteries of Rosary – Opportunities
1. Agony “Friend, do what you are here for.” Jesus appears to be telling Judas to get the dirty deed over with. But what if He was seeing the potential His FRIEND had to still choose good? Did not Jesus, … Continue reading
Stations of the Cross 11 – 14
20110815 When praying the Chaplet of Mercy, I often meditate on 5 of the Stations of the Cross. I have stations 1 – 5 here. 11: Jesus is nailed to the cross. Jesus has each of His limbs completely immobilised … Continue reading
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Today’s Gospel: Jesus’ Transfiguration on Tabor
20110806 And as he was yet speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them. And lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: hear ye him. (Matt 17:5) God the … Continue reading
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Stations of the Cross 1 – 5
20110803 When praying the Chaplet of Mercy, I often meditate on 5 of the Stations of the Cross. 1: Jesus is condemned All the crowds shouted for Jesus’ death. Whenever I complain, or get angry, or curse a situation, ask … Continue reading
Joyful Mysteries
20110730 Annunciation: And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to Me according to thy word. And the angel departed from Her. (Lk 1:38) The angel had given God’s word. Mary responded and gave Her word. … Continue reading
Todays Gospel: Saturday Week 17, Year 1
Matthew 14:1-12 Herod rashly gives his word, and so is compelled to kill Saint John the Baptist. We should not treat our word lightly – in many ways it is the thing which reveals us to the world. Our words … Continue reading
Parents’ Prayer for their Children
The following prayer is paraphrased from Solomon’s prayer for guidance (I Kings 3:6-9): Dear God, You have shown mercy to our parents by giving them descendants in us who live today. And now You have made us parents: yet we … Continue reading
Ponderous Pondering: Hell
Yesterday I read “A Soul in Hell: The Story of Annette” , and it got me thinking about the existence of hell, which is something I normally try to avoid doing. Anyway, some thoughts came up. Hell’s eternity is something … Continue reading
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