A saint whose life spanned so many years and so difficult to live ought to be examined and celebrated as much as possible. Saint Padre Pio of Pietrelcina was one such saint. His life is full of significance, and it is being revealed more and more every day. He never hid his meaning in clever riddles, but was plain for all to see, and easy to understand; you either love the Lord or not, and His representitvrd are either loved or not, and the age reflects the light that we have been allowed to see.
I say that "we have been allowed to see" because evil is busy obfuscating and operating against God and the love He has for us and our love of Him.
This age particularly has need of the light of Christ and to love Jesus as He deserves. The age is dark to begin with, but with so much turmoil dimming the light of God, we are left few choices for seeing the truth and clinging to it come what may. Doubt casts a pall over truth and divine realities which God Himself has made plain to us, which is to say revealed to us so there may be no ambiguity, because on the last day, there will be no ambiguity before the judgement seat of God. Either you love God or not. But if you feel the foundations of your existence crumbling, reach out to God to restore your faith so you may respond to Him and categorically choose Him as Lord and love of your life. He knows those who really do love Him, there is no ambiguity, and as He said, by their fruits you will know them.
Do not be afraid of this age; things happen for a reason, and one part of the reason they happen as they do is that suffering with the ambiguities is necessary in order to see the truth, but as the truth is seen, so too is the evil made obvious, so that we have need of the light of God all the more, the longer we live.
You can find no peace in evil, it exists only in God. So much is this so, that one attribute of the divine is an obvious peace. A mature soul quells the longings in it, so it cannot be disturbed and caused to deviate from a course which leads securely to God and salvation. Do not reach out to evil for salvation because it is dedicated to destroying faith and love of God, of one's self and of other people.
The Blessed Mother requested the consecration of Russia and the nations of the world for a reason; it is not an arbitrary request. If the world wants peace, then it must want the consecration and to do everything possible to make it happen. The liars that have sprung up in the world are there to mislead God's children and separate them from God. All the more should the children of God trust and love God and one another, sparing nothing, spiritually and corporally to advance the cause of the loving Immaculate Heart of Mary the Mother of God.
The lives of the saints are plain signs and show the ways we may individually and corporately live so that we are saved and do not lose the salvation brought about by Jesus. Each one sacrificed their life to foster love of God and belief in Him and to be strong against evil so that little by little, the Kingdom is made ready for its debut.
We know there will be wars and calamities whose aim is to destroy our faith in God and one another. By separating individuals one by one, evil desires to weaken and destroy all of us and the Church. I reiterate that by prayer, we cement our relationship to God and foster the building of the Kingdom of God so it is sound and splendid to see.
The number of souls dedicated to living the passion-life of Jesus is great, and the building of the Church and the Kingdom of God continues and grows stronger and there is no greater weapon against evil than that some souls might surrender themselves without defense, to the Will of God through the suffering with Jesus of His passion-life.
The orginal sin happened and the calamitous effects of its happening remain to this day through all the long ages of time until now. That sin was destroyed by the salavation of Jesus and His crucifixion and death. He gave us Baptism, and through the ministry of the Church, Jesus prolongs and intensifies its effects so that a Kingdom will soon be completed and revealed to replace all that has gone before. There is still a day set to arrive, when Jesus will reveal Himself to everyone all at the same time so that chasms that exist in the Faith can be reduced into the necessary unity in which all human beings will be inducted. What remains after that will continue to follow the Will of God so that all things are brought to completion, for the world suffers greatly from not knowing and not seeing the light of God.
Evil can produce nothing that truly resembles or rivals the truth and light of God, which is His presence and His love penetrating everywhere to drive out evil away from God and so the children of God might be drawn infinitely close the the love of His Sacred Heart.
Lift up your hearts and know your freedom, and flight given to holy souls through love. God wishes freedom for all people, and He is perfectly willing to wait until it is revealed and gathered together in Him forever, where nothing will surpass it or touch it or enjoy or possess it that does not love God.
Such a light waits for us to be ready to gaze upon it as no one has gazed before, and it will eradicate evil so that no trace persists. This is what drew saints to their sainthood long before they were even pronounced to be saints. Heaven exists to provide us a place to live in God free of distraction or suffering and without the dangers that exist in the world as it is today. Be at peace and give thanks to God for it; use it to draw closer to God and to prepare to be lovers of God who will not be unable to love Him infinitely as He intended.
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