Shes one of the most important people in my life because she saved my priestly vocation and gave me hope. Blessed is she who believed that what was spoken to her by the Lord would be WEEK ONE: What Is Trust? I know that this whole multitude of sins would be lost in the twinkling of an eye like a drop of water cast into a burning furnace. Put differently, we just need to remember to do three things: (1) Recognize, (2) Trust, and (3) Try. In other words, we console Jesus by consoling one another, for we're all members of the Mystical Body of Christ (see 1 Cor 12:12-27). Actually, a lot. We tend to doubt Gods goodness. And what does trust in Jesus mean? Its truly amazing. 1. 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE 150 Prayer. "10' Alright, so does the Offering to Merciful Love make this life into purgatory? How do we do it? 166 Cited in Gaucher, p. 191. Of course, a personal consecration to Divine Mercy is not the same as making vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Its simple. 10. Recognizing the darkness that comes from being little, helpless, and weak. She describes thefeeling: Ah! Download Free PDF. Basically, the longing of the soul for God becomes so intense that the thread of this life is broken. The word conse cration means to set apart for God. And we should listen to Pope Francis, who said, The Lord never tires of forgiving, never! As we learned on Day 13, in many ways were living in a time of unprecedented dark ness and evil. 116 Regarding rejected mercy being free for the taking, consider the following words of Jesus to St. Faustina recorded in her Diary: I desire to bestow My graces upon souls but they do not want to accept them. I am now delivered up to the full justice of God but it is my fault. 37 And now, reflect on St. John Paul Ils reaction to and commentary on those words in view of Marys ultimate trial of faith: [S]tanding at the foot of the Cross, Mary is the witness, humanly speaking, of the complete negation of these words. 88 Cited in ibid. In other words, it takes place dirough the darkness of liturgical worship, a worship that points to and makes manifest die divine worship of heaven through the poverty of signs and symbols wrought by human hands. Todays Prayer: Spend the day pondering how to live the Little Way as it is summarized in these three words: Recognize, Trust, and Try. So, with that in mind, 1 knew exactly what he was getting at regarding the Offering to Merciful Love. These exercises and routines will help you shape yourself the, Acclaim for 33 Days to Merciful Love Within the pages of 33 Days to Merciful Love lies an earthshattering insight, certifying its place among the most important books of our generation. But Therese tells us to try. Anyway, Therese responds to Marie with her glorious Letter 197. This desire could certainly appear daring if one were to consider how weak and imperfect I was, and how, after seven years in the religious life, I still am weak and imperfect. Sister Faustina Kowalska, the Polish nun who had mystical encounters with the merciful Christ in the early 20th century, Describes the events surrounding the Battle of Dunkirk and the rescue of British troops from the beaches of Dunkirk duri, How to get legs and glutes QuarantinedIn 21 daysSexy body! But thats actually where things start to get interesting. Youve been faithfully preparing for this moment for the last 33 days. 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. I will not stop singing my song of love until the choir ofAngels picks it up. During this blessed time, God wants to save the world by the power of Divine Mercy through us. In view of all this, its not surprising that, in the Offering to Merciful Love, Therese highlights the contrast between what Im calling perfect love of God and imperfect love of God. For instance, she says, I do not wFant to lay up merits for heaven. 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. 126 Therese understood well the power of Gods grace to cleanse her in one instant. For example, as we learned on Day 8, when she was 14 years old, she experienced the grace of her Christmas conversion, which immediately Endnotes 189 gave her die strengdi to overcome the deep, emotional sensitivity that had dogged her since her early childhood. Now realize this: Each inhale can be a spiritual communion. 1 ask all this in Jesus name. Its to save the world.15 Thars Gods master plan in this time of mercy'. 37 Conrad De Meester, OCD, With Empty Hands: The Message ofSt. She was actually quite big. And then theyd go on about Thereses impressive virtues, desires, sacrifices, and sufferings such that Id think to myself: Well, maybe the Little Way is too big for me. This becomes clear through her letters of the time. She describes this reality in a passage we read earlier, a passage that now deserves a second read: he T How GOOD is the Lord, his MERCY enduresforever! Retreat Coordinator; Small-group Leader; Stages . Scribd is the world's largest social reading and publishing site. Prepare my heart to receive waves of infinite tenderness from the Heart ofJesus. "37 Yes, singing is in order for in rediscovering the Gospel, Therese had also rediscovered the joy of the Gospel. In the above quote, Therese even says, This is die difficulty. And why is it difficult? What youve just experienced (inhaling) illustrates what happens when we say fiat." 110 Cited in ibid. Endnotes 199 182 Again, for group recitation, I recommend the Prayer of Consecration to Merciful Love. The wound, then, is clearly about God. It doesnt seem to make any sense, right? 113 Cited in The Power of Confidence, p. 347. T)reathing Meditation. Its to trust die prophetic word of St. Therese of Lisieux, Doctor of the Church, FINAL FIVE DAYS: Synthesis and Review 119 that God will satisfy our desires for holiness and raise us to the heights of sanctity. A story from her childhood helps us understand this a story she calls a summary of my whole life.48 One day, Thereses older sister Leonie had decided shed outgrown some of her playthings. You breathe into him your praise and thanks, the love and mercy that his blood and water have given you. DAY 29 What Is Trust? Greg Staab, OMV, and the Marian Missionaries of Divine Mercy (especially those at the Mer rell Inn in Lee, Massachusetts). In fact, I believe that it is in the context of the offering of the Mass that we can best understand the following words of St. Therese (especially draw me, we shall run) that reveal how she found a simple way of inter ceding for others: Since I have two brothers and my little Sisters, the novices, if I wanted to ask for each soul what each one needed and go into detail about it, the days would not be long enough and I fear I would forget something important. Oh, dear Sister, I beg you, understand your little girl, understand that to love Jesus, to be His victim of love, the weaker one is, without desires or virtues, the more suited one is for the workings of this consuming and transforming Love [B]ut we must consent to remain always poor and without strength, and this is the difficulty Ah! There are certainly many people who are unwilling to be humbled and recognize their nothingness. But today, I believe the bigger problem is that so many people simply dont see it. What you have written is but a drop compared to the ocean. (After all, how could someone be fully human without desiring to be loved?) Well, let me begin to answer that by first telling you an amazing secret: According to St. John Paul II, theres a kind of key which unlocks for us the innermost reality of Mary.12 Imagine that. Hear that. 33 Days to Morning Glory Group Retreat; Consoling the Heart of Jesus Group Retreat; Endnotes; Stage 2. Hearing such things, Id think to myself, Maybe the Little Way is too big for me, and Id get depressed. As Abraham had the stars and Mary had the words of Elizabeth, you have Thereses smile. 214 Sharing Gods mercy with others is a key to living the Family Offering to Mercifiil Love. After all, that cuts right to the heart of the Little Way, which is really all about heaven. In other words, I had to go speak with my friend Er. The Good Samaritan, as it says later, is the one who showed mercy (v. 37). I say that because, during his homily for the dedication of the Shrine of Divine Mercy in Krakow Lagiewniki, Poland, on August 17, 2002, the Pope entrusted the whole world to Divine Mercy and included a passage from the Diary of St. Faustina that speaks of the Lords final coming: Today, therefore, in this Shrine, I wish solemnly to entrust the world to Divine Mercy. You will ask your questions in words, and get answers in words.. Workbook pages your students will complete: Divine Mercy (page 8) The Church: A Sign of Salvation (page 9) Signs and Symbols Scavenge She is therefore blessed, because she has believed, and continues to believe day after day during the years of the hidden life at Nazareth.16 So, the hidden life of the Holy Family all that time from Jesus childhood and adolescence that we hear almost nothing about in Sacred Scripture was not only hidden from us but, in a certain sense, was hidden from Mary, too! Actually, according to Therese, God doesnt just want us to bypass purgatory; he wants us to stop talking about it as if it were nearly impossible to avoid. So really, the lack is on the side of sinful humanity but we can help make up for that. -- Week two: The little way -- Week three: The offering to merciful love -- Week four: Into the darkness -- Final five days: Synthesis and review So, this book truly is a consecration to Divine Mercy but in the style of St. Therese of Lisieux. Great! 3: Christ dwells in men through faith . 212 See endnote 191. 54 Ibid., pp. In short, its to allow Jesus to make our hearts more like liis. Fill my heart with a deeper and deeper longingfor God, even unto the martyrdom of love. Why? That is, we call down (fiat) the Lords blood and water (mercy) into our emptiness. Before we get to that, heres something that may be even more shocking: As St. Therese was dying, because she believed what she taught, because she believed that she would be a great saint, she herself collected the clippings of her nails and invited her sister Pauline (Mother Agnes) to take them, presumably to 58 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE be used as relics!67 Also, she encouraged the other sisters to keep the rose petals that had touched her crucifix, saying, They will help you perform favors later on; dont lose one of them.68 What? Think of it. The Letter to the Hebrews expresses it best: By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was ready to offer up his only-begotten son, of whom it was said, Through Isaac shall your descendants be named. He considered that God was able to raise men even from the dead (Heb 11:17-19). So, in a bold move, she chooses to rely on Gods sanctity, a choice that carries into the next paragraph: (2) Since You loved me so much as to give me Your only Son as my Savior and my Spouse, the infinite treasures of His merits are mine. Again, its about consoling Jesus. 50 See With Empty Hands, pp. Even if, along with her empty hands, she's full of weaknesses and imper fections, she does not fear. Ah! I have always noticed that when I compared myself to the saints, there is between them and me the same difference that exists between a mountain whose summit is lost in the clouds and the obscure grain of sand trampled underfoot by passers-by. The retreat book, 33 Days to Morning Glory, is . When I saw this sign of divine wrath which was about to strike the earth, and in particular a certain place, which for good reasons I cannot name, I began to implore the Angel to hold off for a few' mo ments, and the world w'ould do penance. Or, dont blame the devil, blame Abraham, our father in faith. As soon as you try to please Him in everything and have an unshakable trust He purifies you every moment in His love and He lets no sin remain. 173 Story ofa Soul, p. 259. And I live now in complete abandonment. But, again, that experience of heaven on earth is hidden under the veil of a Sacrament. 219 Ibid., 1017. Now, yes, we w'ould still be obligated to follow our conscience under such circumstances. Though weak, broken, and sinful, help me to trust that I can become a great saint through the amazing power of Divine Mercy. Rather, he judges the heart. After all, Jesus said, The greater the sinner, the greater the right he has to My mercy.215 Well, these words also apply to families, so one could say, The more sinful the family, the more right it has to Gods mercy. So, no matter how much a family struggles with sin, the members can still make the Family Offering to Merciful Love. We must strive to show mercy. Sadly, the Offering to Merciful Love is one of the best-kept secrets in the Catholic Church. His goodness. Shes telling you not to be afraid. Ln sum: If Family A rejects Gods mercy and Family B receives it, then Family A has a second chance to receive mercy through the mercy that flows through the merciful deeds, words, and prayers of Family B. Erfahren Sie, wie wir und unser Anzeigenpartner Google Daten sammeln und verwenden, Pray the Rosary for the conversion of souls. A vivid and clearly felt presence of God continues in my soul. A must-read for all those who desire to bear witness to the mercy of God . Take St. Francis of Assisi. 96 Ibid., 1705. Ah! Of course, Marys Heart is not the source of grace and mercy, but the love of her Heart helps move us to open our hearts to receive Gods gifts. 78 Diary, 47. Mary's Gift of Mercy. In fact, this freedom of choice is part of the beautiful diversity of the Christian life, and its something that St. Therese very much appreciated. And once there, she lovingly encourages us not to eat forbidden fruit but to drink from the blessed fountain of eternal life, die Fountain of Mercy. And by the way, if you plan to make your consecration in a group setting, see the note at the bottom of page 137. the Love and merits of the Blessed Virgin, my dear Mother. divine Justice!88 So, whats going on here? In answer to that difficulty, let me say this: Yes, the Offering to Merciful Love is a powerful spiritual act, one that should be approached with a certain seriousness. Well, let me put it this way: Im sure any mother who has had to watch her child suffer tlirough an agonizing illness will tell you she immediately would have switched places with her child if given the opportu nity. Let me explain with an image that Therese herself used. But then, one day earlier this year, he called me out of the blue. In times of darkness, when youre tempted to think that God and heaven do not exist remember that smile. And when we clearly see that God is good, merciful, and trustworthy, we begin to trust him. DOWNLOAD NOW Details Book. Surely [we] know whether his father can love him as much as the other and treat him with the same indulgence (cited in ibid., pp. Give me the heart of an eagle, a burning longing to choose all that you willfor me. Emphasis added. DAY 30 The Little Way Three words summarize what we learned about the Little Way. In other words, as we learn from Sacred Scripture, in times of great evil, God gives even greater grace'. So, blame Abraham! But remember, the Little Way is a Litde Way of darkness. 18 Ibid. But for now, today, lets console Jesus and live out our trust in Gods mercy by making a sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving with Mary. It begins with seeing that he longs to pour his Merciful Love out on sinners and that so many reject his love. For Kolbe, Marian consecration means to offer oneself to God through Mary for the specific purpose of becoming an instrument of mercy in Marys Immaculate hands as she is an instrument of mercy in Gods hands.2 In a sense, then, to make a Marian consecration according to the spirituality of St. Maximilian Kolbe Marian consecration Kolbe-style is already to make a consecration to Divine Mercy. You can either use die Prayer of Consecration to Merciful Love, Thereses own Offering to Merciful Love, or botii.182 Whichever you use, I recommend that you recite die prayer after attending Mass or even after receiving Holy Communion (if theres time). 148 Story of a Soul, pp. Help me to recognize my own lowliness and to rejoice in Gods mercy. And best of all, shes a kind and gentie modier and who can be afraid of such a mother? 53-54,75, 81-83, 87. Todays Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit, fire of mercy. After all, the nature of love is to humble itself. And so, the Little Way is, in a certain sense, the best path for giving God the greatest glory. I choose air that You will!49 Later, Therese would express her bold desires for holiness in an even more audacious way, saying that she wanted to love God even more than Teresa ofAvila, the great Carmelite Doctor of the Church!50 However, she also realized her weakness and littleness. 48 Ibid., p. 27. Why? For instance, diey say, How can I relate to a nun who died at the age of 24 and whose confessor solemnly declared that she never committed a mortal sin?133 Sure, she describes herself as full of weakness, imper fections, and faults, but those dont seem to include deliberate venial sins and certainly not mortal sins.134 So, she doesnt really know die darkness of sin. DAY 1 1 Do Three Things As we learned yesterday, the Litde Way is all about the heart of the Gospel: Divine Mercy. One of my teachers felt sorry for me and graciously invited me to spend Christmas with her and her family a true act of mercy! On the contrary, she saw humility as being what smacks magnanimitys horses in the rear, sending them racing to the moon! The saint herself describes it as follows: I was enjoying such a living faith, such a clear faith, that the thought of heaven made up all my happiness, and I was unable to believe there were really impious people who had no faith. 107 Pope John Paul II, Theotokos: Woman, Mother, Disciple {Boston: Pauline Books and Media, 2000), p. 38. 66 Pope Francis, homily at the parish of St. Anna in the Vatican, Fifth Sunday of Lent, March 17,2013. Second, too many people think its enough simply to be a good person. Well, its not enough! Indeed, the goal of Thereses way is heaven. While it was great to hear from him, I had to tell him I couldnt talk because I was rushing to meet a book deadline the next day. He made me understand my own glory would not be evident to the eyes of mortals, that it would con sist in becoming a great saint! My heart is a living 188 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE tabernacle in which the living Host is reserved. Fill me with Merciful Love so that, through it, I may see all of God's perfections, including his justice, as clothed in love. And the key lines that reveal its essence are actually' two questions. That work, which she began in obedience to her superior, Mother Agnes, helped her to see more clearly than ever Gods tender mercies enveloping her whole life. 218 Ibid., 454. 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. After all, to think such a thing (not to mention collecting relics of yourself) is certainly pride, right? What? (Can we ask for that? One day, Fr. She just wants to heal the wound. Be happy! Let me put it this way: the Good News isnt really news if we dont feel were in need of it. Todays Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit, fire of mercy. Breathe it in. Will you be, as St. Therese put it, his happy victim by letting him pour into your soul his waves of infinite tenderness? Itll just be an act of the will in the depths of our hearts and thats just fine with Jesus. It is in the depths of my own being that 1 commune with mv God (Diary, 1302). ' I say that because you can 160 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE trust your doctor without loving him. And the angel said to her, Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. What if he wanted to give us a special gift of holiness in our day? Now, lets turn to the third word spoken by Mary. Specifically, like Sr. Marie of Jesus, they would often come down with some illness that would cause terrible suffering and an agonizing death. Endnotes 187 My daughter, take the graces that others spurn; take as many as you can carry (454). Thus, Adam and Eve, and we ourselves, are afraid of the God of whom [we | have conceived a distorted image ,168 The key to overcoming our trust problem has to do with undistorting our image of God. WEEK TWO: The Little Way 59 Thats certainly reasonable, but Therese would have none of it. Yet, when we speak it, it has a bit of a different meaning than Marys fiat. Its the Good News that Jesus didnt come for the righteous but for sinners. This praise and thanks is signified by the air we exhale from our lungs. Unfortunately, our sins, the sins of others, and the pains of life are very good at hardening our hearts, which makes us less compassionate, less merciful, and less like Jesus. Lets visit this humble nun and listen to her advice, as one of her own religious sisters once did: On the initial day of the retreat, I was visited by one of the sisters who had come to make her perpetual vow s. She confided to me that she had no trust in God and became discouraged at WEEK ONE: What Is Trust? Her presence there helps us to understand the catch that comes with being a victim soul to Merciful Love. Again, when his Sacred Heart was pierced, it became the Fountain of Mercy, the source of mercy. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil (Gen 3:1-5).5 You will not die. The serpent boldly contradicts Gods Word. Well, basically, to offer oneself as a victim soul to Gods justice, as Sr. Marie did, is to make a sort of deal with the Lord, a deal that would go something like this: Lord, please give to me all the punishment thats due to sinners, and then give to sinners the blessings I would normally receive as a faithful religious. Perhaps surprisingly, the Lord would take people up on such an offer. 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. If I were to reveal to you the whole misery that you are, you would die of terror. An act of merciful love is only really such when we are deeply convinced at the moment that we perform it that we are at the same time receiving mercy from the people who are accepting it from us. Did you know you that the Church gives us a lot of freedom regarding how we properly form our conscience? She goes on crying just the same.36 We see Jansenisms effect on Therese in her later childhood as well. I say that because our trust problem primarily has to do with God. Week One. 198 Catechism, 467. It is a long, slippery slope that cannot be iden tified simply as a series of sins. According to the greatest pope of the 20th century, theres a secret that reveals the mystery of Mary! Simply put, the Little Way is a choice. Lets begin by reviewing that scene: In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgins name was Mary. 56 Catechism, 1846. Okay, but what does that mean? She says, Raise your litde foot to scale the stairway of holiness.62 Of course, we wont be successful, but Therese tiien adds, God requires you only to demonstrate 56 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE your good will. In other words, we just need to give it a try. Alright, so heres a most important question: Do you want to help save the world? Yikes!) Please give me such trust in Gods Word that I might even hope against hope. So, I told Fr. Rom 11:33)! I feel that the Lord really7 wants it. It was clear to me that the Lord had spoken to Fr. Mary' said, Behold (Ecce), I am the handmaid of the Lord (Lk 1:38). Also, dont worry if your family is not perfect. Just as a torrent, throwing itself with impetuosity into the ocean, drags after it everything it encounters in its passage, in the same way, O Jesus, the soul who plunges into the shoreless ocean of Your Love, draws with her all the treasures she possesses. | One of the great blessings of being a priest is that I get to live in the same house as die Blessed Sacrament. It is with joy I shall contemplate You on the Last Day carrying the scepter of Your Cross. Of course, he told her a lie: [The serpent] said to the woman, Did God say, You shall not eat of any tree of die garden? And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden; but God said, You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of die garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die. But the serpent said to the woman, Tou will not die. Today is a day for us to realize that faith (trust) leads to joy great joy and to songs of praise. Thereses advice is something weve already heard: Keep trying (As soon as you try to please Him in everything ). 112-13. Mercy. To make our meditation, lets go to the foot of the Cross just before Jesus dies. Rather, I mean its easy to bypass purgatory and go straight to heaven, like the saints do. Then, each member of your family should strive to accept diis rejected mercy and share it with others.214 Its that simple. But while Mary far surpasses Abraham as an example of faith, she also provides somediing that Abraham cannot: the grace to believe, the grace to trust. And this consoling love can make us into saints, even great saints. Its a longing that prepares us for the martyrdom of love. The martyrdom of love is rhe sweet martyrdom through which little souls can hope that God will come for us at the very 122 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE end of our lives and manifest his love for us in such a way that it will cause us to die of love. Indeed, those are words that, APPENDIX ONE: Living the Offering 157 as the Catechism says, cannot remain only in the past, words that participate in the divine eternity, words that transcend all times while being made present in them all, words that abide.204 In fact, those words I thirst are directed to each one of us. Specifically, he revealed to her that his Heart suffers terrible pain because he longs to pour out his mercy on souls, but so many refuse to receive it. The reason has to do with her revolutionary approach to two virtues: magnanimity and humility. 30? How can we have a deep, personal relationship widi him if were the only ones suffering? Then, beginning tomorrow, well spend one foil week in an Advent-like time of hope-filled darkness before reviewing everything weve learned and then actually' making the Offering. As seen on EWTN. So, die key element of what die Church calls perfect contrition is that its motivated by love for God and a desire not to offend him or let him down. As soon as she does anything wrong, everybody must know it. So, once again, do you want to help save the world? But what does all this mean? We see this kind of freedom, for example, in the saints particularly in those who gifted the Church with major spiri tualities. As St. Therese put it, We must be humbled and recognize our nothingness, and that is what so many are not willing to do.143 Now, that surely is true. It is to their hearts that God deigns to lower Himself. that the more You want togive, the more You make us desire. 210 Diary, 761. Rather, its based on the judgment of Almighty God, who alone is truly great. 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