But what does all this have to do with becoming a great saint? To me He has granted His infinite Mercy, and through it I contemplate and adore the other divine perfections! But hers is not die unhealdiy preoccupation with suffering that marked her early religious life. You should not fear purgatory 80 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE because of the suffering there, but should instead ask that you not deserve to go there in order to please God, Who so reluctantly imposes this punishment. With or without Mass, after you recite your prayer of conse cration, I suggest that you sign it, date it, and keep it in a safe place. In fact, this young woman from the French town ofLisieux, who died in 1897, well before her twenty-fifth birth day, and who lived a quiet, sheltered childhood among doting sisters and then a quiet, sheltered adolescence as a cloistered Carmelite nun (with some of those very same sisters) that woman, after Abra ham and Mary,30 is perhaps the Churchsgreatest example of the faith that hopes against hope. Thus, St. Therese truly merits both blessings of Elizabeth: Blessed is she who believed that what was spoken to her by the Lord would be fulfilled and Blessed are you among women of course, wed have to add, after Mary. For now, lets just consider that if we want to live the Little Way, we must do three tilings: (1) Recognize the darkness: Recognize the darkness of our littleness and brokenness. Why did he put himself in need of mercy from us? Recognizing what? Remember that Gods Merciful Love is like water: It rushes to the lowest place and Therese knew this. 59 Story ofa Soul, pp. If you have not yet made a Marian consecration, you may still include this clause. Nonetheless, when we consider the Merciful Love that God pours into our hearts, it tends to be much easier to let out an outward song of praise. In the same introduction to her auto biography from which we just read, St. Therese describes the way of mercy in relation to other paths: he Wtt oi T I understood, too, that Our Lords love is revealed as perfectly in the most simple soul who resists His grace in nothing as in the most excellent soul; in fact, since the nature of love is to humble oneself, if all souls resembled those of the holy Doctors who illumined the Church with the clarity of their teachings, it seems God would not descend so low when coming to their hearts. 404-8). Love is not loved! Its to allow our hearts to become more like the heart of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, who attentively listened to Jesus painful cry from the Cross: I thirst!98 Its to allow our WEEK THREE; The Offering to Merciful Love 77 hearts to be healed of indifference toward the pain and suffering of our neighbor. So, the elevator is the mercy ofJesus. Free Shipping on Orders over $75! The Chaplet is a kind of extension of the prayer of the Mass. For instance, she records the following in her Diary. Oh, how indifferent are souls to so much goodness, to so many proofs of love! 4 Some of the content from this days reflection comes from my book The Second Greatest Story Ever Told, pp. He doesnt need us. I found myself pleading with God for the world with words heard interiorly. 56 Catechism, 1846. Copyright 2023 DOKUMEN.PUB. Again, as St. Therese said to the Lord, For me to love you as you love me, I would have to borrow your own love." Through her imploring behavior and her profound looks, it seemed she wanted to say, You were right. Michael Gaitlev, MIC. Its a choice to walk the path of spiritual childhood. One may be a great sinner and never fall into corruption if hearts feel dieir own weakness. For with God nothing will be impossible. And Mary said, Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her (Lk 1:26-38). Final Fivt Days Synthesis and Review For four weeks, weve been reflecting on what a consecration to Divine Mercy (St. Therese-style) is all about and weve covered a lot of material. That means well be moved to pray for the conversion of hardened sinners die very same ones who rejected die graces of mercy that well be receiving. But wheres the third thing? So, what may seem to us like a hopeless case for instance, a person stuck in die cycle of addiction or someone with an insufferable temperament may in fact be a hidden saint, particularly loved by God because of their humility and unseen efforts. The flames of mercy are burning Me. "With one servant, I set out on the 500-mile trip. Yet hes wrapped in swaddling clothes and resting in a poor manger? faithful by numerous Popes. 44 Story of a Soul, pp. It means that if we fall into discouragement or despair, well make an effort to get right back up, right back to trusting in Gods mercy. What does the 33 Days retreat look like? 224 Ibid., 341. 198 Catechism, 467. You might say, then, diat die New Eve is Gods secret weapon because our wound doesn't have to do with her. Hes looking for families who want to receive his gifts of mercy, love, peace, and joy. 338-340. The C second friend is Mark Moran, an old buddy from college. 148 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE 2. 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. 107 Cited in ibid., p. 347. (Actually, I did put it myself because I just para phrased her thoughts, but you get the idea.) Todays prayer: Come, Holy Spirit, fire of mercy. And the Lord gave me to know who it is that upholds the existence of mankind: it is the chosen souls (ibid., 926). add to list add to registry. And because he needs our love, because his Heart experiences both joys and sorrows, we can enter into true friendship with him. It helps us appreciate that, by consecrating ourselves to Divine Mercy were letting ourselves be carried into a greater work of the Spirit thats going on right now, in our day. (See also The Power of Confidence, p. She was perhaps like some of us who see sins in the Church and die world, get angry, and want fire and brimstone to come down. Yet despite the fact that Therese lived beitind the protective walls of a convent, God decided not to shield her from the dark and terrible sadness of the modern world. web pages On the other hand, 1 am sad when souls ask for little, when they narrow their hearts (Diary, 1578). In the above quote, Therese even says, This is die difficulty. And why is it difficult? Download 33 Days to Merciful Love: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat in Preparation for Divine Mercy Consecration Full_Pages by Michael E. Gaitley DOWNLOAD Read Online. 152 For a powerful example of this sentiment, watch the YouTube video of Johnny Cashs rendition of Hurt by Nine Inch Nails. First, Therese Martin grew up in a France that was deeply affected by the Jansenist heresy, a heresy that teaches a joyless moral rigorism, emphasizing fear and justice, punishment and severity, judgment and condemnation. Todays Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit, fire of mercy. How do we persevere in faith, hope, and love in the midst of deep spiritual darkness? But Therese tells us to try. Chris Alar, MIC, and Mark Moran for reasons that will become clear in the introduction. A.J. Where sin increased, grace abounded all the more (Rom 5:20). To help us understand, listen to what the Lord himself said to St. Faustina about the rejected grace and mercy of his Heart:93 I desire to bestow My graces upon souls, but they do not want to accept them. Its the Good News that God doesnt love us because were so good but because hes so good, that he loves us not because we deserve it but because we desperately need it. And this is so because few souls know the unfath omable mercy of God and His great goodness.9 Todays Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit, fire of mercy. 88 Cited in ibid. It means forgiving those who have hurt us. Also, keep in mind that the alternative is terrible: a cold, hard, and distant heart that resists suffering with others, that resists being part of the Christian life of love. This is the temptation of Jansenist fear, but theres no need to be afraid. She knew that after God con quers us and humbles us with his love, he then saves us with love by giving us his own divine love. For instance, it was because of her extraor dinary magnanimity that St. Therese once said, I would so much like to love [God] to love Him more than He has ever been loved.69 And such magnanimity is a good thing. Of course, the root of the worlds darkness is sin. Emphasis added. I say that because you can 160 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE trust your doctor without loving him. But look at what weve just learned from the ecce, fiat, magnificat movement: The path to praise begins with the ecce moment. What should I fear then?188 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE 146 Again, Therese chose to see everything through the lens of mercy. Nor did she hear about the Child Jesus going around town changing water into apple juice and multiplying cookies. More specifically, what is Divine Mercy? For instance, it means going to Mass and Confession regularly, taking time to pray, and doing little tilings with great love. An Age when all people can appeal to Perfect Mercy without fear of Perfect Justice. 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. Death and martyrdom? Mark said, No problem. Youll be purified by love and, if you live die Litde Way and die Offering, you need have no fear of purgatory.180 Moreover, your heart will receive healing graces that will make it more sensitive and compassionate to die suffering of others. DAY 27 Therese's Darkness (Part One) Yesterday, we focused on the worlds darkness and the ways that we can help save the world through Divine Mercy. Although the reality' of Gods mercy for sinners is beyond the power of words to express, St. Faustina does try to lift the veil of the mystery in the following passages from her Diary. And yet, through the Mass, we truly and fully participate in that mystery. He will go far, very far, in search of you, if at times you wander off a little.60 Or, as Jesus himself put it to St. Faustina: The greater die sinner, the greater the right he has to My mercy.61 Todays Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit, fire of mercy. Help me to trust even amid the double darkness of my weakness and temptations against God and heaven. It is impossible for me to grow up, and so I must bear with myself such as I am with all my imperfections. Gailtley's 33 Days to Morning Glory. It remains only for us not to oppose Gods action (Diary, 283). Specifically, it follows the theology of her Offering to Merciful Love, which is essentially a consecration to Divine Mercy. add to cart. And if youre very litde and your trust is great, you may even become a great saint, like St. Therese just please dont keep your nail clippings. Y26-SGOVD For our complete line of books, prayercards, pamphlets, and more, visit ShopMercy.org or call 1-800-462-7426. While I already shared how it happened in the book Consoling the Heart ofJesus, I think its worth repeating this week as we ponder the question, What is trust? and on this day, specifically, as we reflect on Marys Song of Faith. First, 1 learned the connection between praise and trust during a pilgrimage to the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, when I was a seminarian. 153 Therese believed she could only do littie things for God. Jesus was sleeping as usual in my little boat; ah! However, at this point, perhaps some of us are experiencing at least something of St. Faustina Kowalskas own sentiments: It seems to me as though Jesus could not be happy without me, nor could I, without Him. To one degree or another, as sons and daughters of Adam and Eve, we all have a trust prob lem. 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. And I live now in complete abandonment. We must strive to show mercy. Shes telling you not to be afraid. I can assure you that He is grieved over this. 33 Days to Merciful Love Group Retreat goes even deeper than the book alone and explores new material on the heart of St. Thrse of Lisieux's Little Way, uncovering the power of trust in the face of . Of course, before we can get to that last day, well need to start with the first, which now follows. 107 Pope John Paul II, Theotokos: Woman, Mother, Disciple {Boston: Pauline Books and Media, 2000), p. 38. Thats the key question. In sum, through the Offering, we console Jesus by letting him love us. I desire, in a word, to be a saint, but I feel my helplessness and I beg You, O my God! Specifically, she recognized that Jesus Heart is full of mercy and that he longs to pour out his Merciful Love, especially on sinners. I answered her, It is well that you have told me this, Sister; I will pray for you. And I spoke a few words to her about how much distrust hurts the Lord Jesus, especially distrust on the part of a chosen soul. Then, well use the last day to prepare ourselves to make the Offering to Merciful Love as a Divine Mercy consecration. Thats a lot of exclamation marks from a pope. Father Michael masterfully summarizes their teaching, making it easy to grasp, and simple enough to put into . Now, St. Therese knew all this, so she tried to perfectly fulfill the commandment of love but she couldnt do it. 35 Full quote: [Therese] is very sensitive; when shes said a word too many, or when shes made a mistake, she notices it immediately and, to make up for it, the poor baby has recourse to tears, and she asks for par dons which never end. I feel that this whole multitude of offenses would be like a drop of water thrown into a fiery furnace. And so begins again that wonderful cycle of love and mercy: rccr/empty fiat/in magnificat/out ectf/emptyfiat/in magnificat/out. Perhaps its influence came through her mother, Zelie, whose own mother was severely Jansenistic and used to hound her poor daughter with the litany, Thats a sin, thats a sin, thats a sin.33 But leaving aside the question of exacdy how Therese fell under Jansenisms influence, we can say this much: It affected her at a very young age. Well remember Elizabeths words: Blessed is she who believed that what was spoken to her by the Lord would be fulfilled. And I hope that the power contained within [that blessing] will become something penetrating for us. In other words, like most of us, she not only knew herself to be weak and imperfect (more on that in the next point), but she knew what it was like to live in an age of secularism and doubt. Although God does not need us, he chose to become one of us out of love: God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son (Jn 3:16). Therese of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face. The Child Jesus part should be clear in light of the saints emphasis on the importance of having a childlike trust in God. Download Free PDF. He will know how He can come and get you. He can get Sr. Marie, St. Therese, and all little souls by preparing us in one instant to appear before him.126 And so, without any fear, Therese comes to the Offering itself: WEEK THREE: The Offering to Merciful Love 89 (9) In order to Live in one single act of perfect Love, I OFFER MYSELF AS A VICTIM OF HOLOCAUST TO YOUR MERCIFUL LOVE, asking You to con sume me incessantly, allowing the waves of infinite tenderness shut up within You to overflow into my soul, and that thus I may become a martyr of Your Love, O my God! However, keep in mind that the whole focus of the Offering is mercy and the God who WEEK THREE: The Offering to Merciful Love 83 is all gentleness.113 Having said that, I do have one suggestion if youre feeling a bit anxious about making it: Say the prayer, Yes, Lord, I do want to be a saint, but please be gentle.114 Frankly, thats a prayer I myself often pray, and I can assure you that the Lord has, indeed, been very gentle with me. We give him what we can, and hes happy with that. Optional Closing Prayer Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself. However, wed also be guilty of doing wrong because we hadnt taken the time and made the effort to form our conscience properly. That way, you can have the whole day to reflect on it. Thus, Mary is the New Eve who brings us to the New Adam on the new tree of life, the Cross, and encourages us not to eat forbidden fruit of disobedience and distrust but to drink from the blessed fountain of eternal life, the Fountain of Grace and Mercy. Its these kinds of sinners who often find themselves slipping into discouragement and even despair. Okay, so youre ready to make your consecration. Its the Good News that Gods love is like water, which always goes to the lowest place. This book, like 33 Days to Morning Glory, is a 33-day do-it-yourself retreat in preparation for consecration that's based on heart-pondering prayer. FINAL FIVE DAYS: Synthesis and Review 117 Grace Mary is not only a perfect model of faith and trust for us, but she obtains for us the grace to believe and to trust in God. We follow that with a week focused on self-knowledge then a week focused on knowledge of Mary and finally a week focused on knowledge of Jesus. 3: Christ dwells in men through faith . 212 See endnote 191. There are several other passages like this from the Diary of St. Faustina (see 635, 848,965,1160,1588,1146). Dont worry. 17 Ibid. God is so good. So how do we obtain it? I often attend upon the dying and through entreaties obtain for diem trust in Gods mercy', and I implore God for an abundance of divine grace, which is always victorious. Inhale after doing about 20 seconds of empty lungs. But, when we think of it, that suffering isnt so scary at least its not as repulsive as the idea of a violent, bloody, and torturous death. That was her night of faith. 1 see very well how rarely souls allow Him to sleep peacefully within them. It is this: As an age, with a river of heinous sin overflowing the banks of humanity, we have quite simply exhausted our reparative capacity to sate the demands of Divine Justice. Sometimes we may be tempted to avoid going to Jesus because of our weaknesses, sinfulness, and attachments. And because she was so little and trusted completely in Divine Mercy, she believed that Gods mercy would surely rush to the lowest place her little soul! I mean, look at who you are. So, joy should abound this day! Fr. 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. In the lives of the desert fathers, it is told how one of them con verted a public sinner whose evil deeds were the scandal of the whole country. For instance, lets hear some of die sins of she who sees herself as weakness itself.136 They included impatience with a sister, a missed oppor tunity to make a sacrifice, aversion to a medicinal drink, an interior movement of curiosity toward a magazine.137 Surely these arent the kinds of sins that thrust most people into discouragement! DAY 32 The Darkness Three words summarize our week of going into the darkness: (1) Relate, (2) See, and (3) Smile. Carmel July 16 June 19 St. Mary Magdalene July 22 June 29 St. Alphonsus Liguori August 1 July 12 St. Maximilian Kolbe August 14 July 13 The Assumption August 15 July 20 Queenship of Mary August 22 August 3 Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta September 5 August 6 Nativity of Mary September 8 August 10 Holy Name of Mary September 12 August 13 Our Lady of Sorrows September 15 August 27 St. Therese of Lisicux October 1 September 2 St. Faustina Kowalska October 5 During a leap year, when February has 29 days, die starting date is February 21. In fact, his Merciful Heart is particularly attracted to the weakest, most sinful souls. Little souls often live ordinary lives, but theyre called to do so with extraordinaryfaith, hope, and love. All of us will go through times when our faith is severely tested. And those words do not pass away because they were spoken by the Word Incarnate, who is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Heb 13:8). Youre not attractive! Well look at what that is tomorrow. And now, to confirm my resolve and to console you for so much rejection of your mercy, I OFFER MYSELF, THROUGH THE HANDS OF MARY IMMACULATE,176 AS A VICTIM OF HOLO CAUST TO YOUR MERCIFUL LOVE, asking you to consume me incessantly, allowing tire waves of infinite tenderness shut up within you to overflow into my soul, and that I may thus become a martyr FINAL FIVE DAYS: Synthesis and Review 127 of your love, O my God, and a gift of mercy to so many others. Seeing this very moment from the Cross, Merciful Love willed a new age in Salvation History to coincide with the dawn of the third Christian millennium. Anyone can become a little soul at heart, just as even the materially rich can be poor in spirit. He wants us to be on fire with his love, and anything less WEEK FOUR: Into the Darkness 97 is not enough for him. In other words, right now, he wants to take some of the littlest of souls and make them into some of the greatest of saints.77 Of course, we covered some of the spiritual mechanics of how he might do this in our reflections of the last two days. His brother, on the contrary, throws himself into his fathers arms, protesting that he is sorry for hurting him, that he loves him, and that to prove it he will be good from now on. Michael E. 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