Feeling

Day's Saints
Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Carmelite Martyr
Blessed John of Alvernia, Hermit

Gospel Mt 15: 21-28

At that time Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called out,
"Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David!
My daughter is tormented by a demon."
But he did not say a word in answer to her.
His disciples came and asked him,
"Send her away, for she keeps calling out after us."
He said in reply,
"I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
But the woman came and did him homage, saying, "Lord, help me."
He said in reply,
"It is not right to take the food of the children
and throw it to the dogs."
She said, "Please, Lord, for even the dogs eat the scraps
that fall from the table of their masters."
Then Jesus said to her in reply,
"O woman, great is your faith!
Let it be done for you as you wish."
And her daughter was healed from that hour.

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I would rather the lance in my side than
the cold indifference of men.

We read of the confidences of Jesus to St. Padre Pio and are inspired to offer ourselves to Him, for His investment in us is something we cannot repay.

The awesome fact that we can offer anything to Jesus that is worthy is motivating. So if you are moved to respond to His complaints, what can you offer?

Love Him as He deserves, asking for His grace to do what is not possible for unaided mortals. Love one another, and forgive from the heart, offering that emptiness to be filled with His love, regardless of consequence.

Men often gambol for money or power, sometimes taking human lives in the process, and they do not see the evil they have committed and so continue committing crime upon crime until there is no hope of salvation for them.

As they do so, they feel less and less, and so nothing stands in the way of continuing to be disaffected toward God, and following only their own evil appetites, until they are worth nothing and are discarded in the trash heap of hell.

If you feel the cold of your indifference, quickly offer your love and plead with the Lord to enkindle you again, so you may be one with Him.

The loving care and committment to the Sacred Heart is worth whatever pleasure you might wish to exchange for His love so that you are most certainly united to Him in your affections, for the pleasures you forego out of love enkindle love, so that whatever you offer will never be rejected, and indifference is overcome by supernatural flames of divine love which perfects all things forever.

If you are afraid, do not hesitate to reveal that to your Lord who is Himself the remedy for your misgivings. Once you have felt His love, do not fear that you will never feel it more again, for that would be impossible.

"I cannot forget you; on the contrary, my Heart remembers all those who grew cold in the satisfactions that were gained by sins in the world. I forgave all, and resolved never to forget those who loved me, even when they grew distant. Now is the time while there is no one to restrain you, to offer yourself to me as a holocaust of love in which I may join you. Offer yourself as love, to me, and you will always be remembered and I will not stand afar from you, but will approach repeatedly until you can give yourself to me without reserve, and I will protect and defend you so you may serve me in a pleasing way."

"So do not be saddened by the thought of how you were treated by my servants, even though you offered me all you could give, and to bear the woundedness of my Heart because you loved me. Could my Heart ignore such an offering? Indeed, such holocausts cannot be ignored, and you will be rewarded."

"Even if I seem distant, and I seem not to console you anymore, do not believe that you are lost, but draw close to me anyway, so that you may be closer to me. Am I less than your feelings? Can feelings bar you from my Heart? No, I tell you, because I feel you moving in my Heart and being as a child is felt in its mother's womb. Therefore the mother finds the strength and courage to give birth in spite of pain, and once the child is in her arms, she loves the baby with all she is. Love me again and again and do not grieve over feelings because they do not think they only feel, and are part of the weakness of human beings which they overcome to please me."

"Pray that you may see the victory over evil, and the coming of the New Heavens and Earth. Pray so that I may know the bliss of listening to the sound of your voice. Cold, indifferent men cannot feel what you feel, and so they are ill-informed and lack understanding, otherwise they would grieve for what they did and you would see your vindication." "You are my servant, and I love my servants because they love me. Therefore, always love me, and you will have served me."

Feeling

Day's Saints
Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Carmelite Martyr
Blessed John of Alvernia, Hermit

Gospel Mt 15: 21-28

At that time Jesus withdrew to the region of Tyre and Sidon.
And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called out,
"Have pity on me, Lord, Son of David!
My daughter is tormented by a demon."
But he did not say a word in answer to her.
His disciples came and asked him,
"Send her away, for she keeps calling out after us."
He said in reply,
"I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel."
But the woman came and did him homage, saying, "Lord, help me."
He said in reply,
"It is not right to take the food of the children
and throw it to the dogs."
She said, "Please, Lord, for even the dogs eat the scraps
that fall from the table of their masters."
Then Jesus said to her in reply,
"O woman, great is your faith!
Let it be done for you as you wish."
And her daughter was healed from that hour.

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I would rather the lance in my side than
the cold indifference of men.

We read of the confidences of Jesus to St. Padre Pio and are inspired to offer ourselves to Him, for His investment in us is something we cannot repay.

The awesome fact that we can offer anything to Jesus that is worthy is motivating. So if you are moved to respond to His complaints, what can you offer?

Love Him as He deserves, asking for His grace to do what is not possible for unaided mortals. Love one another, and forgive from the heart, offering that emptiness to be filled with His love, regardless of consequence.

Men often gambol for money or power, sometimes taking human lives in the process, and they do not see the evil they have committed and so continue committing crime upon crime until there is no hope of salvation for them.

As they do so, they feel less and less, and so nothing stands in the way of continuing to be disaffected toward God, and following only their own evil appetites, until they are worth nothing and are discarded in the trash heap of hell.

If you feel the cold of your indifference, quickly offer your love and plead with the Lord to enkindle you again, so you may be one with Him.

The loving care and committment to the Sacred Heart is worth whatever pleasure you might wish to exchange for His love so that you are most certainly united to Him in your affections, for the pleasures you forego out of love enkindle love, so that whatever you offer will never be rejected, and indifference is overcome by supernatural flames of divine love which perfects all things forever.

If you are afraid, do not hesitate to reveal that to your Lord who is Himself the remedy for your misgivings. Once you have felt His love, do not fear that you will never feel it more again, for that would be impossible.

"I cannot forget you; on the contrary, my Heart remembers all those who grew cold in the satisfactions that were gained by sins in the world. I forgave all, and resolved never to forget those who loved me, even when they grew distant. Now is the time while there is no one to restrain you, to offer yourself to me as a holocaust of love in which I may join you. Offer yourself as love, to me, and you will always be remembered and I will not stand afar from you, but will approach repeatedly until you can give yourself to me without reserve, and I will protect and defend you so you may serve me in a pleasing way."

"So do not be saddened by the thought of how you were treated by my servants, even though you offered me all you could give, and to bear the woundedness of my Heart because you loved me. Could my Heart ignore such an offering? Indeed, such holocausts cannot be ignored, and you will be rewarded."

"Even if I seem distant, and I seem not to console you anymore, do not believe that you are lost, but draw close to me anyway, so that you may be closer to me. Am I less than your feelings? Can feelings bar you from my Heart? No, I tell you, because I feel you moving in my Heart and being as a child is felt in its mother's womb. Therefore the mother finds the strength and courage to give birth in spite of pain, and once the child is in her arms, she loves the baby with all she is. Love me again and again and do not grieve over feelings because they do not think they only feel, and are part of the weakness of human beings which they overcome to please me."

"Pray that you may see the victory over evil, and the coming of the New Heavens and Earth. Pray so that I may know the bliss of listening to the sound of your voice. Cold, indifferent men cannot feel what you feel, and so they are ill-informed and lack understanding, otherwise they would grieve for what they did and you would see your vindication." "You are my servant, and I love my servants because they love me. Therefore, always love me, and you will have served me."

Flesh and Rock

Day's Saints
Feast of the Transfiguration
Maria Francesca Rubatto,Martyr

Dn 7:9-10, 13-14
As the visions during the night continued, I saw:
One like a Son of man coming,
on the clouds of heaven;
When he reached the Ancient One
and was presented before him,
The one like a Son of man received dominion, glory, and kingship;
all peoples, nations, and languages serve him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion
that shall not be taken away,
his kingship shall not be destroyed.

Gospel Mt 17:1-9

Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother, John,

and led them up a high mountain by themselves.

And he was transfigured before them;

his face shone like the sun

and his clothes became white as light.

And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them,

conversing with him.

Then Peter said to Jesus in reply,

"Lord, it is good that we are here.

If you wish, I will make three tents here,

one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

While he was still speaking, behold,

a bright cloud cast a shadow over them,

then from the cloud came a voice that said,

"This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased;

listen to him."

When the disciples heard this, they fell prostrate

and were very much afraid.

But Jesus came and touched them, saying,

"Rise, and do not be afraid."

And when the disciples raised their eyes,

they saw no one else but Jesus alone.

As they were coming down from the mountain,

Jesus charged them,

"Do not tell the vision to anyone

until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead."

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A "wound" in a rock. Let your hearts be soft in His Love.

Lies and deceit cannot overcome the work of God, and God cannot be overcome. The world is writhing, bitten by a vile serpent, longing to be freed from the evil. Behold the Lord puts evil to death and confines him where he cannot depart for relief. The children of God are protected by their Mother, and the Father is strong so that He cannot be overcome, and evil will be destroyed with all its works so that the work of the Lord Himself shines forth in grandeur un hindered and brilliant.

Know, also, that God will see to it His children are suitably purified so that they may be assured participation in His rest. He will heal what you ask Him to, so that the children of God may have just reason to praise God. The wisdom of the little ones will be unassailable, and when they see the glory of God and the power of His hand, they will stand awe-struck at the holiness of God and rejoice in Him.

Raise your eyes toward heaven, and lift up your hearts to God who sent His Only Son into the world to instruct and reveal, to heal and to free. Those who serve Him will do the same, and will gather His children to Himself and teach them to worship Him in freedom and peace.

Some He will teach how to participate in His passion-life, and they will be afflicted but will participate in the very peace of God, rejoicing to bear in themselves the sufferings of the Lord, offering themselves as a perfect offering to God, created from the beginning of time for the purpose, just as Jesus came into our midst to bring about salvation.

Corruption has no place in the Body of Christ, and He will clean the floor with His broom, and the children of God will worship there in peace. Ask that He accomplish His will swiftly so all things can be concluded in God and brought to a finnish, for the whole universe waits for the completion of His work.

Proceed in peace and do not hurry, for the maelstrom rages at your back, but cannot touch you because the Lord has placed you in a safe place just ahead of the storm. 

It is His Will that the children of God abide and worship Him there in peace; do not be afraid of snarling beasts, nor pay any heed to voices luring you away from the Lord. The Lord is mighty to forgive, and He will heal His children of their sins so they may rest in Him in peace, warm in the fires of His love. He will reveal the truth to every heart, and those who are just will be lifted up in the flames of His love, and all will marvel at His goodness before all things.

All things are accomplished and we wait to be justified by Him and know Him as He is.

Flesh and Rock

Day's Saints
Feast of the Transfiguration
Maria Francesca Rubatto,Martyr

Dn 7:9-10, 13-14
As the visions during the night continued, I saw:
One like a Son of man coming,
on the clouds of heaven;
When he reached the Ancient One
and was presented before him,
The one like a Son of man received dominion, glory, and kingship;
all peoples, nations, and languages serve him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion
that shall not be taken away,
his kingship shall not be destroyed.

Gospel Mt 17:1-9

Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother, John,

and led them up a high mountain by themselves.

And he was transfigured before them;

his face shone like the sun

and his clothes became white as light.

And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them,

conversing with him.

Then Peter said to Jesus in reply,

"Lord, it is good that we are here.

If you wish, I will make three tents here,

one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

While he was still speaking, behold,

a bright cloud cast a shadow over them,

then from the cloud came a voice that said,

"This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased;

listen to him."

When the disciples heard this, they fell prostrate

and were very much afraid.

But Jesus came and touched them, saying,

"Rise, and do not be afraid."

And when the disciples raised their eyes,

they saw no one else but Jesus alone.

As they were coming down from the mountain,

Jesus charged them,

"Do not tell the vision to anyone

until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead."

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A "wound" in a rock. Let your hearts be soft in His Love.

Lies and deceit cannot overcome the work of God, and God cannot be overcome. The world is writhing, bitten by a vile serpent, longing to be freed from the evil. Behold the Lord puts evil to death and confines him where he cannot depart for relief. The children of God are protected by their Mother, and the Father is strong so that He cannot be overcome, and evil will be destroyed with all its works so that the work of the Lord Himself shines forth in grandeur un hindered and brilliant.

Know, also, that God will see to it His children are suitably purified so that they may be assured participation in His rest. He will heal what you ask Him to, so that the children of God may have just reason to praise God. The wisdom of the little ones will be unassailable, and when they see the glory of God and the power of His hand, they will stand awe-struck at the holiness of God and rejoice in Him.

Raise your eyes toward heaven, and lift up your hearts to God who sent His Only Son into the world to instruct and reveal, to heal and to free. Those who serve Him will do the same, and will gather His children to Himself and teach them to worship Him in freedom and peace.

Some He will teach how to participate in His passion-life, and they will be afflicted but will participate in the very peace of God, rejoicing to bear in themselves the sufferings of the Lord, offering themselves as a perfect offering to God, created from the beginning of time for the purpose, just as Jesus came into our midst to bring about salvation.

Corruption has no place in the Body of Christ, and He will clean the floor with His broom, and the children of God will worship there in peace. Ask that He accomplish His will swiftly so all things can be concluded in God and brought to a finnish, for the whole universe waits for the completion of His work.

Proceed in peace and do not hurry, for the maelstrom rages at your back, but cannot touch you because the Lord has placed you in a safe place just ahead of the storm. 

It is His Will that the children of God abide and worship Him there in peace; do not be afraid of snarling beasts, nor pay any heed to voices luring you away from the Lord. The Lord is mighty to forgive, and He will heal His children of their sins so they may rest in Him in peace, warm in the fires of His love. He will reveal the truth to every heart, and those who are just will be lifted up in the flames of His love, and all will marvel at His goodness before all things.

All things are accomplished and we wait to be justified by Him and know Him as He is.

Kingdom

DAY'S SAINTS

Peter Julian Eymund, Marist Father
Eusebius of Vercelli, Martyr

Gospel Mt 13:44-46
Jesus said to his disciples:
"The Kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field,
which a person finds and hides again,
and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
Again, the Kingdom of heaven is like a merchant
searching for fine pearls.
When he finds a pearl of great price,
he goes and sells all that he has and buys it."

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A people who sees the Mother of God weeping
should be a repentant prayerful people in order
to find safety from coming sorrows.

The former president does not like being indicted; he threatens uproar and civil unrest if he does not avoid prosecution and the consequneces that follow. I think it is a disgrace for the nation to be dragged though the muck by the fool, I would remind people of two things:

 Number one, the Lord used us with our allies to overcome exactly the same issues, at the cost of millions dead, and complete destruction of what had existed prior to the war.

Number two, in many other countries I can think of, the man would have been dead already, and possibly with only a maniacal show trial. 

It is not our fault he has the mental issues he has, nor are the egregious issues of his political party anyone else's problem but their own.

I remind people that what the Lord wants, and has expressed for those who could perceive His message, was, that political parties be purified and those that hate others and work to degrade the lives of others should be removed from power in favor of those who will talk to the other side and work together for a mutually agreeable solution to national problems.

I remind people as well, that a beneficial national leadership is not the prerogative of ANY political party, but a GIFT from GOD for being attendant to His Will, and receptive to His affections toward us as His children, the children of God.

There should be no doubt or discussion, but action should  be taken by His children, otherwise, we may be subject to a great deal worse. That action should be to reunite ourselves to God, not to engage in worldly politics which only tend toward disorder.

We do not have the luxury of putting off the renewal of our love of God, being indifferent or outrightly rejecting God or His rule. Where He rules, there is peace and brothers love one another out of the revelation of His love for us.

The historical events which culminated in two uses of atomic weapons were set in motion by those who wanted total power over other human beings at the cost of death to those who dissented from that movement. They have even been used as excuses for a modern day invasion of another country, and those who engineered that are not friends of the human race, because friends of the children of God do not threaten the children of anyone else with nuclear annihilaton because the political aims of those involved differed from what the children of God embrace.

We might ask ourselves if we have as yet found the "pearl of great price", and what our reaction to it might be. Certainly, it is not anything of this world because all such things reveal their worthlessness by vanishing just when their promise was most needed by children who love God.

I wanted to take up using the Liturgy of the Hours, but I cannot find the Guide that helps you navigate trhough the Four Week cycle used in conjunction with it. I contacted an abbey not far from here, but in spite of the fact that they have a bookstore, they are sold out of the needed Guide. A commercial enterprise I contacted simply did not stock the Guide. I wait on the Lord to lead me where I might find what I need.

We should all wait on the Lord and be open to immediately doing His Will. Any solution which relies on intimidation and violance or lies is unsuitable. Those who should step down ought to do so quickly rather than waiting for someone else to act.

Kingdom

DAY'S SAINTS

Peter Julian Eymund, Marist Father
Eusebius of Vercelli, Martyr

Gospel Mt 13:44-46
Jesus said to his disciples:
"The Kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field,
which a person finds and hides again,
and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
Again, the Kingdom of heaven is like a merchant
searching for fine pearls.
When he finds a pearl of great price,
he goes and sells all that he has and buys it."

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A people who sees the Mother of God weeping
should be a repentant prayerful people in order
to find safety from coming sorrows.

The former president does not like being indicted; he threatens uproar and civil unrest if he does not avoid prosecution and the consequneces that follow. I think it is a disgrace for the nation to be dragged though the muck by the fool, I would remind people of two things:

 Number one, the Lord used us with our allies to overcome exactly the same issues, at the cost of millions dead, and complete destruction of what had existed prior to the war.

Number two, in many other countries I can think of, the man would have been dead already, and possibly with only a maniacal show trial. 

It is not our fault he has the mental issues he has, nor are the egregious issues of his political party anyone else's problem but their own.

I remind people that what the Lord wants, and has expressed for those who could perceive His message, was, that political parties be purified and those that hate others and work to degrade the lives of others should be removed from power in favor of those who will talk to the other side and work together for a mutually agreeable solution to national problems.

I remind people as well, that a beneficial national leadership is not the prerogative of ANY political party, but a GIFT from GOD for being attendant to His Will, and receptive to His affections toward us as His children, the children of God.

There should be no doubt or discussion, but action should  be taken by His children, otherwise, we may be subject to a great deal worse. That action should be to reunite ourselves to God, not to engage in worldly politics which only tend toward disorder.

We do not have the luxury of putting off the renewal of our love of God, being indifferent or outrightly rejecting God or His rule. Where He rules, there is peace and brothers love one another out of the revelation of His love for us.

The historical events which culminated in two uses of atomic weapons were set in motion by those who wanted total power over other human beings at the cost of death to those who dissented from that movement. They have even been used as excuses for a modern day invasion of another country, and those who engineered that are not friends of the human race, because friends of the children of God do not threaten the children of anyone else with nuclear annihilaton because the political aims of those involved differed from what the children of God embrace.

We might ask ourselves if we have as yet found the "pearl of great price", and what our reaction to it might be. Certainly, it is not anything of this world because all such things reveal their worthlessness by vanishing just when their promise was most needed by children who love God.

I wanted to take up using the Liturgy of the Hours, but I cannot find the Guide that helps you navigate trhough the Four Week cycle used in conjunction with it. I contacted an abbey not far from here, but in spite of the fact that they have a bookstore, they are sold out of the needed Guide. A commercial enterprise I contacted simply did not stock the Guide. I wait on the Lord to lead me where I might find what I need.

We should all wait on the Lord and be open to immediately doing His Will. Any solution which relies on intimidation and violance or lies is unsuitable. Those who should step down ought to do so quickly rather than waiting for someone else to act.

Wounds

 Youtube video about Padre Pio and the stigmata

I was marvelling at how many mornings just like this one, I have been alive and filled with joy, even in the midst of the sufferings present. In a while, the clouds that crept in during the night will evaporate, and the sun will shine, making it an even more splendid moment.

We can be thankful for everything, good or bad, that happens to us, and in the moments we pass that way, we may feel the joy knowing we are close to Jesus, and to victory even if it is our last. We must live in the moment that way, with the mixture of the sad and the joyful because it is the state in which our Lord lives.
He chooses to live with us thus, and every moment is a blessing. On the day we leave everything behind, we can bless the Lord to have survived through all He assigned us for our purification and blessing.

I know that some suffer a great deal, all the more so because there is no other way provided, and the going can get really tough. But I can find solace and happiness dwelling as I do in pain, watching others finding their own way to walk in the footsteps of Jesus on His way to the place of the skull, Golgotha.

It was not a festive occasion the day He was condemned to death and made to carry His cross to the place where He would be nailed up to it and left upright to hang by nails in His wounds. He does not ask very many to enter into the depths of that anguish, but to a lesser extent, we all participate in it until there is no other thought left in our head but that we love Jesus.

So great was that day, that He shares it with everyone who will experiencee salvation because He did.

Do Him the favor of looking on a crucifix and recall His love in enduring the fastening of His Body to the cross, and in your heart keep Him company a for a moment and rest in peace with your head on His chest, listening to the beating of His Heart of love.