Holy face reparation cross

 The Holy Face Reparation Cross is a beautifully detailed crucifix and shows the face of Christ on Veronica’s Veil. Our Lord asked for this cross to be made and worn more than 150 years ago by the Defenders of the Holy Name of God.

Our Lord asked Sister Marie de St. Pierre for each member of the Association to wear a special cross. On one side of the cross should be engraved with the words, “Blessed be the Name of God,” and on the reverse “Begone, Satan.” To all those wearing this holy cross Our Lord promised a special resourcefulness to conquer the demon of blasphemy, adding that every time one hears a curse, he should repeat the words inscribed on the cross to overcome the evil one and render glory to God.

This association became the creation of the widespread Holy Name Society. Sr. Marie de St. Pierre goes on to say, “Our Lord showed me this association as an army of brave soldiers, uniting themselves to Him as to their Commander-in-Chief, to defend the Glory of the Father. It is His Will that this militia be called, ‘The Defenders of the Holy Name of God,’ so that this noble title should give evidence of the high calling of those enrolled.”

Holy face medal

 On the first Friday of Lent 1936, Mother Maria Pierina de Michelli (beatified 30th May 2010) reported a vision of Jesus.

In further visions she was urged to make a medal bearing the Holy Face of Jesus. She was given permission to reproduce the face of the Holy Shroud of Turin and authorisation by the Curia to proceed in 1940 with the medal.

One side has the image of the Holy Shroud of Turin and the words of Ps 66:2 "illumina Domine Vultum Tuum super nos" (may the light of your Face, O Lord, shine upon us).

On the other side the sacred host. The letters IHS and “Mane nobiscum Domine” (stay with us O Lord) Pope Pius XII approved the devotion and medal in 1958. She also reported Jesus’ desire of a special feast day on the Tuesday preceding Ash Wednesday each year (Shrove Tuesday), to be preceded by a 9 day novena of prayer.
The medal became famous for the miracles and spiritual favours associated with its use. In Our Blessed Mother’s own word, the medal is “a weapon for defense, a shield for courage, a token of love & mercy in these troubled days of lust, evil, loss of faith and hatred for God and for His Church.
Whoever wears this scapular (medal) and, if possible, pays a weekly visit to the Blessed Sacrament on Tuesdays in a spirit of reparation to the Holy Face will be granted the gift of a strong Faith and the grace to fly to its defence conquering if need be all interior and exterior difficulties. Moreover, they will meet their death peacefully, under the loving gaze of my divine son.” (from Biography of Blessed Pierina p33).
In 1958, Pope Pius XII declared the feast of the Holy Face of Jesus for all Roman Catholics to be the day before Ash Wednesday (Shrove Tuesday).

Pardon crucifix

Pardon Crucifix is a specific type of Catholic crucifix associated with indulgences and spiritual benefits, particularly focused on forgiveness and reconciliation. It features inscriptions related to Jesus' words on the cross and devotion to the Sacred Heart, and is a symbol of God's mercy. 

Here's a more detailed explanation:

Key Features and Significance:

Inscriptions:

Pardon crucifixes typically include the inscription "Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum" (Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews) above the corpus on the front. On the back, there's usually an image of the Sacred Heart and inscriptions like "Father, forgive them" (referencing Jesus' words from the cross) and "Behold this Heart which has so loved men". 

Indulgences:

The Pardon Crucifix is heavily indulgenced, meaning that under certain conditions, the Church grants remission of temporal punishment due to sins. Pope St. Pius X granted indulgences for those who carry or venerate the crucifix. 

Symbolism:

It's a powerful symbol of Christ's sacrifice, forgiveness, and love, encouraging reflection on His passion and the importance of seeking pardon. 

Connection to the Sacred Heart:

The inclusion of the Sacred Heart image and related inscriptions emphasizes devotion to Jesus' compassionate and merciful heart. 

Uses and Significance:

Spiritual Benefit:

The crucifix is believed to offer spiritual protection, grace, and a reminder of God's mercy. 

Meditation on Forgiveness:

It serves as a focal point for meditating on Jesus' forgiveness and the need for reconciliation with God and others. 

Devotion:

It's a popular item for personal devotion, often worn as a pendant or incorporated into rosaries. 

Gift:

It's also given as a meaningful gift, symbolizing faith and spiritual well-being. 

In essence, the Pardon Crucifix is a powerful sacramental that combines visual symbolism, historical indulgences, and a focus on the core themes of Christian faith: forgiveness, mercy, and the love of Christ. 

成聖是一步步來

 成聖是一步步來

有些人深知， 他們是在恩典之外， 陷入於死罪當中，可是他們不以為意， 也不哀傷， 也不去思想它。 他們盡他們所能， 要得到最大的肉體享樂以及屬世的安慰。 他們離恩典越遠， 他們便越發行樂。有些人覺得， 沒有恩典是一件很高興的事， 好叫他們更充份和更自由地尋求肉慾的樂趣。

他首先要得到他屬靈疾病的醫治， 把一切仇恨的心， 肉慾的享受樂趣， 以及其他情感， 都在他心中用願望的火燃燒淨盡， 並把新的恩惠情感帶了進來。滿有熱烈的愛和屬靈的光輝。 那時， 一個人便接近完全， 也接近在情感上獲得重塑更新。 重塑更新不是那麼容易得到，乃是藉着長時間的辛苦和極大的努力才能得到。一個因着犯了致死的罪而在靈性上死的人， 並非能從他一切的愛好以及他身體的一切慾望中立即獲得醫治， 也不是立即便能夠達到默觀的境地， 雖然他已經藉著告解聖禮的藥物恢復他的生命， 叫他不會被定罪。 他必須慢慢地一級一級地往上爬， 直到爬上最高一級的梯頂。 在靈性上也是一樣。 沒有人在恩典中忽然之間達到成全， 但藉著長期練習及富有技巧的努力， 才可達到成全。

取錄： 靈程進階

基督教禁食或天主教守齋

 基督教禁食或天主教守齋

禁食可以是食物、 上網、 娛樂遊戲例如電玩。 禁食有助我們專注。 現代人平均12 分鐘看一次手機。禁食有助我們聚焦在天主身上。也聚焦在天主給我們前頭的目標和奬賞。

奬賞是什麼？ 它會帶給我們超自然的平安及祝福。 除了天上的榮冠， 天國金色輝煌的街道， 天使的詩班和永生外， 聖經向我們保證， 天主就是我們最大的奬賞。 是經歷祂的奬賞，榮耀和位格。

禁食的好處：

天主的聲音更清晰， 祂的世界明明可見， 祂的同在成為一切

如何禁食？

一天只吃一至二餐， 減少一餐

或

當天三餐飯戒肉

或

當天吃飯除鹽外減少調味料

或

放棄某一種娛樂

或跟隨天主教教會的大小齋規定， 也在星期三， 五， 六嚴守大小齋

天主教大齋： 一餐大兩餐小

小齋： 不吃肉， 但可以吃魚， 海鮮， 蛋， 奶， 芝士

基督教禁食： 一天一餐甚至三餐不吃食物只喝水。

或只守某一時段， 該時段後恢復飲食。

例如： 早上6：00 至下午15：00 禁食， 15：00 後回復進食

默主哥耶聖母說： 守齋和祈禱可停止戰爭和延遲世然律。 每個基督徒， 除非他有病， 亦應守齋。 聖母說過， 吃魚不算最好的守齋。 守齋也應保持口舌純潔

取錄自： 

1.慈光普照

2.倍速推進的大能禁食

靈修日記的重要

 靈修日記

靈修日記：

每天省察

把自己常犯的罪列出

每個罪每天用3-4 秒想想作反省

若果又犯就要在旁畫“ 正” 字

以示又犯了

若果很多天都無再犯

就可以畫去它

每天用2 分鐘省察

是否犯了如

1. 驕傲， 常要人讚？ 2. 虛榮心， 要比別人好而沾沾自喜？ 3. 不甘於現狀？ 4. 貪吃貪喝？ 5 吝嗇別人， 縱容自己大花錢？6. 在巴士上吃飲， 弄到車廂不衛生？7. 不守好主日， 主日除上彌撒， 也應額外取多一小時靈修，有否忽視？

8. 有否吃拜邪神食物？ 9. 有否人云亦云， 和親戚一起拜山時裝香吃乳豬？

等等。。。

你見到很多細節， 其實都有犯罪

要寫下

每天每個罪用2-4 秒反省

記下後

每週或二週一次告解（ 我的方濟會confraternity of penitent 要求我每二週一次告解。 默主哥耶聖母要求我們一個月至少一次告解。 Saint carlo acutis 則每週一次告解。 他死後屍體不腐化。）

告解不用長篇大論

每次5 分鐘已可以

略略提出犯了什麼罪

不用詳細説出情節

靈修日記除了寫錯失外

還應寫功德

每天一個功德

以十個功德做一個循環

重複幾個循環後

立定

更上一層樓

每天2-3 個功德

功德可以是：

1. 我可否今天完全不上YouTube 除perpetual adoration of the Eucharist 

2. 我可否今天看聖書至少半小時

3. 我可否默想耶穌苦難至少半小時

4. 我可否在Facebook 傳好的天主教基督教訊息

5. 我可否今天特別為煉獄靈魂祈禱1/2至1小時

6. 我可否今天去找神父辦告解和奉獻一些錢買一本聖書送給一個我不認識或認識的教友/ 朋友

7. 我可否今天奉獻一台彌撒。 多少無拘。 特別幫助煉靈？

8.我可以今天去廚房做義工嗎？ 或幫助賣旗嗎？ 或探訪病患/ 囚犯嗎？

9. 我可否買一些聖物， 托神父送給其他病人？

10. 我可否用今天看電視的時間作facebook 打字傳天主教資料給別人？ 同時抽一些時間看聖書。 寫一些感受在Facebook?

你可以創意想更多， 寫在靈修日記

每天打開靈修日記， 看自己做到幾多

做到的， 給自己打星號

一個月後， 揭回前頁, 看看自己做了多少善事， 你會有天主教基督教歸屬感。

神父需要聖書

 一個真正神修， 和天主有關係的人

他的快樂來自神貧， 獨處， 和一班人安靜、 不噪吵地做善事

他需要祈禱， 看聖書， 默想耶穌苦難來加強他的行善力量

正如耶穌在工作後也獨自上山祈禱

不會只一味工作

一個人

基督教聖書不需很多， 20 多本已足夠

天主教聖書中英共大約200-300 本， 已一生很足夠

不需要再買了

說來說去都是這些東西

一本天主教聖經

一本基督教聖經

已很足夠

一個人的快樂不單只是祈禱

還有的是他的工作

若他的工作是有意義的

他會很開心

有哪些人生不如死？

就是不健康， 身體很多病痛的人

但他們不應尋求死

他們雖然無工作

但把痛苦奉獻給天主

忍耐

並且在病床上多唸經

為世界， 罪人祈禱

他會修到很多功德

成為一個滿有恩典的聖人

昨天知道一個神父自殺

其實修道人除了工作， 祈禱外

他還需要一點支出

就是買聖書

他不需要一千本聖書

幾百本已足夠

買夠聖書

每月多出的錢

就做善事便可以

但條件是

他一定要有足夠聖書

除了聖人傳記， 聖人所寫的勸言

他還需要默想耶穌苦難的聖書

這大多是英文

默想耶穌苦難一小時的功勞比全年每周五用麵包清水守齋打苦鞭功勞更大

聖女大德蘭當年每天默想十四處苦路其中一端，

持續地做

最終死時是不腐朽聖人

聖屍很香

還有玫瑰經

聖母有十五項許諾

這些都是買聖書才知的

所以神父是需要買聖書

才能知這些東西

不可能話神父神貧

就只有一本聖經

什麼聖書都不買

但又不是買到泛濫

只是需要的便可

一個神父

若每天4-8 串玫瑰經

上班行善

開彌撒

默想耶穌苦難每天一小時（St Gertrude Chaplet, litany of passion, litany of holy wound, litany of precious blood, litany of holy face）

看聖書每天一小時

聖母小日課或日課1.5 小時

看聖經半小時（ 有大赦， 若看聖經半小時）

上網福傳

吃飯睡覺

他已無時間想自殺

他會很充實

他的不開心可能來自壞同伴

或突然他健康有問題

不然做一個修道人是開心的

神貧會令一個修道人很開心

奢侈會挖空他的心

令他越奢侈越痛苦越空洞

神貧， 生活簡單， 斷捨離

會令一個神父很充實

雖然聖書不便宜

但每月買6-7 本

幾年已達標

Facebook will not disrupt your prayer life

 有個神父講道時分享：

他話用臉書令他祈禱不到。

我覺得若處理不當， Google news and YouTube 一樣令人祈禱不到

以下是我感想

平時我把聖像收好， 放入櫃。

到祈禱時， 我會找它們出來， 放在乾淨的桌上， 不放歌曲， 安靜唸經， 我會開YouTube perpetual adoration of the Eucharist 朝拜聖體

若果突然記起祈禱後要做什麼， 我會用notebook 記下， 暫時不打擾祈禱過程

我會在notebook 約發三章： 這二小時祈禱， 我不可看WhatsApp, Facebook, Google, YouTube, social media, phone call.

若突然有緊急call , 我會走出房， 出去聽。 房間的聖像前是不可以看Facebook, YouTube， 接電話 等。

若果唸經累了， 盡量不睡下， 只扒在桌上休息下。

我會保持祈禱時的靜默， 不分心， 不說話。

休息要用電話就出房（ 例如廳， 或廁所， 或廚房）. 房間的聖像要尊重。

過了二小時後， 我給自己娛樂時間： 15-25 分鐘看臉書，YouTube... 等等

為避免上網浪費時間， 我約法三章， 對於看Facebook 教友朋友的帖子， 我一天只有三段時間看Facebook: 起床， 午飯， 臨睡前。其他時間用來行善： 打Facebook passage 可以， 但不要留連在Facebook, Facebook 用來傳教算了， 不要浪費時間。

時間用來默想耶穌苦難， 做善事， 祈禱。多些玫瑰經。。。 等等。

所以Facebook and YouTube 不會令人祈禱不到， 而是怎樣用， 及對自己的承諾約法三章。

聖神七恩在俗會會規

聖神七恩會規：（ 暫訂）

本人是confraternity of penitent Franciscan third order member. 我是美國方濟會成員。 聖神七恩會規是參照confraternity of penitent Franciscan third order 的rules and constitution. 可以上網免費看， 或買書。買書請到Amazon. 

https://www.franciscanthirdorderpenitents.com/rule-and-constitutions

病人可以不守齋， 祈禱不需跟足。 最重要不犯罪， 把痛苦奉獻給聖母耶穌

成員應每天祈禱至少90 分鐘及參與一台實體或網上彌撒。 參與網上彌撒是不鼓勵。 最好能實領聖體

90 分鐘的祈禱：

建議：

Lauds, vespers, and compline. ( 晨禱， 晚禱， 夜禱）（ 我靈讚頌主apps 每天日課找到）

唸玫瑰經至少四串, 用5 分鐘默想玫瑰經奧跡， 用聖經和聖書默想

st bridget 15 prayers聖婦碧瑾十五篇禱文

苦路經十四處, way of the cross

用十分鐘默想耶穌苦難

Litany of holy wounds

Litany of precious blood 

Litany of passion 

Chaplet of precious blood 

Chaplet of holy wounds

Chaplet of st Gertrude 

St. Michael chaplet

St Bridget 12 years prayer

Novena to saints

每天看聖書和聖經共不可少於十五分鐘， 每天必須看

吃飯前唸經， 隨意。

吃飯後唸天主經或聖母經。

星期一， 三，五， 六不可吃肉，連魚也不可吃， 只吃豆蛋奶芝士, 病人可免守齋

守齋日盡量少下調味料

星期二四日可吃魚和肉

每天只吃三餐， 不吃零食

週三和五守大小齋， 即一餐大二餐小

最好的護膚品（ 塗面和身體）：

St ives

Vaseline lotion 

Johnson 

少用防曬霜， 盡量不用。 不用美容産品如抗衰老， 美白面霜身體乳眼霜。

多用傘， 帽。 防曬口罩（ 網上買到 ）

除非有病， 盡量不用按摩機

不應去美容院

少看電視， 只看新聞

少看電影

不看壞報章雜誌

不看愛情小說， 有損貞潔

穿衣： 每季（冬夏）只有10-12套衣服， 內衣隨意， 但不可過多。冬夏二季共24套以內

衣服盡量淨色， 沒有圖案， 花紋， 款式， 蕾絲。

鞋只可有5-6對以內

外套冬。可有6件

夏外套可有3-4 件

頸巾淨色，冬季可有五件

襪淨色, 冬夏，可有十對以內

冷襪可有6-8 對

毛衣冬天淨色可有6件以內

衣服應選最便宜， 但適合上班和上學

帽冬夏共可有4-5個

每天必須上彌撒及領聖體。 做不到應一天找一些時間上網上彌撒和神領聖體

除非上班， 不可化妝。上班化妝要淡妝

不可戴耳環耳釘，首飾， 頸飾， 手飾

一定要戴聖本篤十字架， 棕色聖衣， 顯靈聖牌， 及至少一個聖人聖牌， 戴它們在衫內， 不需戴在衫外

若果可以， 請佩戴St Joseph cord, St Thomas Aquinas cord, St. Philomena cord.

每月盡可能捐出收入的十分之一作慈善和捐助教會用途

一個月一至二次每次一小時義工

每月花至少二百元港幣買聖書看。 若家中太多聖書， 或已買夠， 可以不須花此筆錢。 但可捐此二百元作為煉獄靈魂彌撒. （鼓勵家中無空位的人買電子書， 在亞馬遜網站買，下載在kindle ）

每月告解至少二次， 每二星期告解一次

行神貧， 貞潔( 獨身或結婚)， 服從聖神的生活

建議買一本聖本篤會規，st Benedict rules 每天看一頁

一週至少一小時朝拜明供或隱藏在聖體龕內的耶穌聖體， 若不方便， 可在家， 上YouTube, " perpetual adoration of the Eucharist live broadcast".

神貧： 樸素， 對自己吝嗇， 對窮人慷慨， 過簡單純樸生活， 不貪靚， 乾淨整齊， 必須品保護自己便可， 保護身體健康，但不奢侈。 不買多餘必須品， 吝嗇自己， 足夠便算， 多餘的可幫助有需要的人。 做適當自我犧牲（ moderate self denial, mortification, sacrifice)

貞潔： 跟從聖教會

服從天主聖神， 跟從天主教教理生活， 跟從善良的告解神師生活。

以上條文若遵守不到的， 可以選擇做輔助團員。

遵守到的， 做正式團員

正式團員發願詞：

天主聖三， 聖母瑪利亞， 我在天朝神聖前， 選擇度更成全的在俗獻身生活。 我願意跟隨聖本篤會規， 和聖神七恩在俗會的建議， 盡力愛主愛人， 立善功， 行愛德， 守誡命， 謙卑自己， 走成全道路， 他日在天堂上做聖人。 求主收納我的奉獻， 我願把我的自由意志完全交給耶穌和聖母， 一生完美實行天主旨意， 捨棄自己， 服務他人， 特別是我最需要幫助的人， 在最小的一個兄弟中看到耶穌。我願意遵守如修道人的神貧， 貞潔（ 結婚或單身， 遵守聖教會教的規則）， 和服從聖神的志願， 望主收納， 在俗世中成聖自己， 阿孟。

每天祈禱時間不少於90-120 分鐘（聖書默想和閱讀不少於十五分鐘）.

建議每天祈禱和看聖書靈修2-3 小時。 鼓勵越多越好。 但不影響愛德服務和上班上學。

Holy name of Jesus

 Devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus in January

The simplest form of devotion to the Most Holy Name of JESUS is the devout, loving recitation of that Name above all names.  

Each time you whisper His precious Name -"Jesus"- let it be a loving invocation to your Divine Savior and Lord.  

You can even make it part of a short prayer, like "Jesus, I love You!", "Praise You, Jesus", and of course, Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me! (a form of the Jesus Prayer).

Template prayer against devils

 When the devil attacks and causes negative to happen in our lives, we need to FIGHT BACK by Praying and using the SCRIPTURES. Since the WORD of GOD is like a Hammer 🔨 that Smashes all Wickedness into Pieces. 

HERE IS A TEMPLATE PRAYER THAT WE CAN 

  USE!

FATHER, in the Name of JESUS,

I Declare that Enough is Enough. 

Today Marks the End of all Wicked happenings

around my Life and my Family. 

FATHER, Your Word says that You’re Covenant with me. You shall not Break, nor shall You Alter

the things that Go Out of Your Lips. 

I Call for Fire 🔥 and Light to be Released from Heaven to Crush any evil, beast that is Encroaching and Trespassing into my Life. Every demonic hand that is Touching my life to bring harm, FATHER, cause it to WITHER NOW!

Every Lie being Spoken against me or my Loved ones by any Evil person or Beast, Shut their mouth by Padlocking it Close. Let every Confusion be in the devil’s Camp, so that they can Destroy each other by their own Sword ⚔️. 

I DECLARE…

I am BLESSED 

I am PROTECTED 

so NO CURSE will be my Portion. 

I DECLARE…

That the VICTORY is MINE, 

because JESUS has already WON for Me. 

Thank you FATHER, for Freeing me, and for Answering me at the EXACT moment that I Call. 

Thank you ALMIGHTY FATHER,                             for Your Help and Time for Me. 

In the NAME OF JESUS WE PRAY…

               Amen!

Prayer for holy death

 A wonderful prayer to be spared Purgatory. 

O Mary, I ask thee for one more grace: Obtain from thy Divine Son that I may die, but that I may die with thee, and that I may fly to Heaven along with thee. O merciful Mother, grant that when my soul is liberated from this wretched body I may go immediately to find thee in Heaven, there to commence that life which will be my occupation for all eternity.

Requiem aeternam dona mihi, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat mihi. Requiescam in pace.

Amen.

St Francis of Assisi, poverty

 In St Francis day, there were only two social classes, the majores (nobility), and the minores (peasants), with a growing group of merchants in a middle state not yet clearly defined. As he grew in his devotion to our God who became poor to dwell among us, Francis wanted to follow Christ in a very concrete way. Francis decided that, in order to do this to the fullest, he must live a poor life himself, so he adopted the common dress of peasants, a simple tunic of unbleached, un-dyed wool. Many peasants also wore a hood, and a rope around the waist was handy for keeping loose clothing out of the way while working.

When other men asked to join him in his way of life, Francis had them wear peasant clothes, too, and he called them fratrum minorum (lesser brothers).

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St Teresa of Avila

 "Although to one who has entered religion and guards himself against offending God, it might seem that he has done everything, oh! There yet remain certain worms that are not seen until they have eaten away the virtues! These worms are self-love, high esteem of self, rash judgment of others, and lack of charity towards our neighbor. So that, although we fulfill our duties, we do not perform them with that perfection which God wants of us. 

                                            St. Teresa of Avila 

It was to one of these worms, that the venerable de palafox attributed the cause of his falling into mediocrity after his conversion, so much so, that he almost went to the point of losing his soul. "Why," he asked, " should i have thought myself really humble, even though I might be ? And even though I tried and ardently desired to be good, was I to presume that I really was good? That hidden pride obliged Divine Goodness to teach me to see myself as I really was, not good but bad, lazy, unfaithful, miserable, full of pride and senuality,  and a squanderer of graces."

"You therefore are to be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect." ( Matthew 5:48 )  - Road to PERFECTION-

Study of the word of God

 If you are a Catholic, you should know this and be informed…

SUNDAY OF THE WORD OF GOD

The Sunday of the Word of God is an annual commemoration in the Catholic Church taking place on the third Sunday in Ordinary Time, during January. Pope Francis established this celebration with his motu proprio, *Aperuit illis*, which was published on 30 September 2019. The document stated that "the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time is to be devoted to the celebration, study and dissemination of the Word of God." The celebration first took place on 26 January in 2020.

The title of the papal document, "Aperuit illis", is taken from Luke's Gospel (24:45), where the Evangelist describes how the Risen Jesus appeared to two of his disciples on their way to Emmaus, and how “he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.” 

Pope Francis issued this directive in consequence of his intention to set aside "a Sunday given over entirely to the word of God, so as to appreciate the inexhaustible riches contained in that constant dialogue between the Lord and his people" which he announced at the conclusion of the Extraordinary Year of Mercy, 2015–2016.

Tomorrow, SUNDAY, is the day for THE WORD OF GOD, what is expected of us?

The celebration is to remind us of the centrality of the Word of God, that is, the Bible in our lives as Catholics. 

By this celebration, we all are encouraged to:

👉🏼1. Own the Word (Bible).

👉🏼2. Study the Word.

👉🏼3. Meditate on the Word.

👉🏼4. Celebrate the Word.

👉🏼5. Live the Word.

👉🏼6. Share the Word with others.

Without the above, we cannot possibly claim to know Jesus Christ, who is the WORD made FLESH (cf. Jn 1:14). 

We cannot claim to be true Christians nor true Catholics.

St. Jerome affirms: “IGNORANCE of the Scriptures is Ignorance of CHRIST."

Stay blessed.

The malice of mortal sin

 THE MALICE OF MORTAL SIN

By St. Alphonsus Liguori 

✝️  𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁. 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱.

Mortal sin is commonly defined by theologians to be “a turning away from the immutable good;" a turning ones back on the sovereign good. Of this God complains by his prophet, saying: ”Thou hast forsaken me, saith the Lord; thou art gone backward. ” (Jer. 15: 6.) 

Ungrateful man, he says to the sinner, I would never have separated myself from thee; thou hast been the first to abandon me: thou art gone backwards; thou hast turned thy back upon me.

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He who contemns the divine law despises God; because he knows that, by despising the law, he loses the divine grace. “By transgression of the law, thou dishonourest God.” (Rom. 2:23.) 

In fine, the sinner when he breaks the command, says to God: I do not acknowledge thee for my Lord. 

For what do so many offend the Lord? For a little vanity; for the indulgence of anger; or for a beastly pleasure. ”They violate me among my people for a handful of barley and a piece of bread.” (Ezec. 13: 19.) 

God is an infinite good; and when he sees sinners put him on a level with some earthly trifle, or with a miserable gratification, he justly complains in the language of the prophet: ”To whom, have you likened me or made me equal? saith the Holy One.” (Isa. xl. 25.) 

In your estimation, a vile pleasure is more valuable than my grace. Is it a momentary satisfaction you have preferred before me?

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The Devil acts in a similar manner towards sinners: he places before them such a gratification, and says: Make this your God. Behold! this pleasure, this money, this revenge is your God: adhere to these, and forsake the Lord. When the sinner consents to sin, he abandons his Creator, and in his heart adores as his god the pleasure which lie indulges.

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✝️   𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁. 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗼𝗱. 

There is nothing more galling than to see oneself despised by those who were most beloved and most highly favoured. Whom do sinners insult? They insult a God who bestowed so many benefits upon them, and who loved them so as to die on a cross for their sake; and by the commission of mortal sin they banish that God from their hearts. 

A soul that loves God is loved by him, and God himself comes to dwell within her. ”If any one love me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him, and will make our abode with him.” (John xiv. 23.) 

The Lord, then, never departs from a soul, unless he is driven away, even though he should know that she will soon banish him from her heart. According to the Council of Trent, ”he deserts not the soul, unless he is deserted.”

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When the soul consents to mortal sin she ungratefully says to God: Depart from me. “The wicked have said to God: Depart from us.” (Job 21:14.) 

Sinners, as St. Gregory observes, say the same, not in words, but by their conduct. They know that God cannot remain with sin in the soul: and, in violating the divine commands, they feel that God must depart; and, by their acts they say to him: since you cannot remain any longer with us, depart farewell. 

And through the very door by which God departs from the soul, the Devil enters to take possession of her. 

When the priest baptizes an infant, he commands the demon to depart from the soul: ”Go out from him, unclean spirits, and make room for the Holy Ghost.” But when a Christian consents to mortal sin, he says to God: Depart from me; make room for the Devil, whom I wish to serve.

Moreover, the man who commits a mortal sin afflicts the heart of God. “But they provoked to wrath, and afflicted the spirit of the Holy One.” (Isaias Ixiii. 10.)

“What pain and anguish would you not feel, if you knew that a person whom you tenderly loved, and on whom you bestowed great favours, had sought to take away your life! 

God is not capable of pain; but, were he capable of suffering, a single mortal sin would be sufficient to make him die through sorrow. ”Mortal sin,” says Father Medina, ”if it were possible, would destroy God himself: because it would be the cause of infinite sadness to God.” 

As often, then, as you committed mortal sin, you would, if it were possible, have caused God to die of sorrow; because you knew that by sin you insulted him and turned your back upon him, after he had bestowed so many favours upon you, and even after he had given all his blood and his life for your salvation.

Epiphany water

 ⚜ WHAT IS EPIPHANY WATER?

On the Vigil of the Epiphany(January 5th), 

The Rite of Exorcism and Blessing of Epiphany Water (All inLatin!) is offered. It is a very beautiful and lengthy Rite. 

The water undergoes a three-fold exorcism; 

one for the salt and two for the water (a usual exorcism for the water and a longer rite of exorcism). 

It shows the symbolic nature of water as a cleansing agent. It is therefore used to cast out Satan and all his demonic angels.

It begins with the Litany of Saints, with a couple special petitions about the blessing of the water to follow. Satan and the demons are then driven from the place with a mighty prayer.

According to some Exorcists, this  rite of the blessing of the waters, with its extraordinarily powerful prayers of exorcism, renders Epiphany Water more spiritually potent than ‘ordinary’ holy water.

First Friday devotion

 FIRST FRIDAY DEVOTION ❤️AND SAINT MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE 🙏❤️

“Announce it and let it be announced

to the whole world,

that I set neither limit, nor measure,

to My gifts of grace,

for those who seek them

in My Heart.”

The words of the Our Lord Jesus Christ

to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

In May 25, 1671, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque entered the monastery of the Salesians in Paray-le-Monial. She professed her vows in the Order of the Visitation of Our Lady on November 6, 1672. Margaret Mary was soon to be recognized by her love for Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.

In the years 1673-1674, she had visions of Christ who showed to her his compassionate and bleeding heart, bottomless abyss of love for men: this will be the foundation of the Catholic devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

Margarita understood that private revelation she received is a Divine will which she couldn’t just keep it for herself. She told her Superior about it and to the competent Church authorities, who thought it so strange that sent it to be examined by some experts. The result: she was treated as a “visionary. From this moment onwards, part of her daily cross was to obey and remain at their disposal. Nevertheless, Father Claude de la Colombiere, superior of the Jesuits believed and encouraged her when she opened her soul to him in a retreat he preached to the Visitation nuns.

Margarita is a nun in whom one can trust: a nun who was always sick, very shy, timid but dependable for any work entrusted to her. She was a nurse, a teacher of the students of distinguished families living at the school, head of the novices, and among those considered to be the superior.

During the octave of Corpus Christi of 1675, she witnessed the apparition of the Sacred Heart of Jesus who told:

“BEHOLD THE HEART WHICH HAS SO LOVED MEN THAT IT HAS SPARED NOTHING, EVEN TO EXHAUSTING AND CONSUMING ITSELF, IN ORDER TO TESTIFY ITS LOVE; AND IN RETURN, I RECEIVE FROM THE GREATER PART ONLY INGRATITUDE, BY THEIR IRREVERENCE AND SACRILEGE, AND BY THE COLDNESS AND CONTEMPT THEY HAVE FOR ME IN THIS SACRAMENT OF LOVE. BUT WHAT I FEEL MOST KEENLY IS THAT IT IS HEARTS WHICH ARE CONSECRATED TO ME, THAT TREAT ME THUS.

THEREFORE, I ASK OF YOU THAT THE FRIDAY AFTER THE OCTAVE OF CORPUS CHRISTI BE SET APART FOR A SPECIAL FEAST TO HONOR MY HEART, BY COMMUNICATING ON THAT DAY, AND MAKING REPARATION TO IT BY A SOLEMN ACT, IN ORDER TO MAKE AMENDS FOR THE INDIGNITIES WHICH IT HAS RECEIVED DURING THE TIME IT HAS BEEN EXPOSED ON THE ALTARS.

I PROMISE YOU THAT MY HEART SHALL EXPAND ITSELF TO SHED IN ABUNDANCE THE INFLUENCE OF ITS DIVINE LOVE UPON THOSE WHO SHALL THUS HONOR IT, AND CAUSE IT TO BE HONORED. “

After experience, Margaret Mary did all she could in promoting the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus with all the means at her disposal: by letter, person conversations, communicating favors, distributing small prayer cards, writing to the chaplain of King Louis XIV to ask him to consecrate himself, his family and the palace to the Sacred Heart. She tried to get the approval to celebrate the Mass of the Sacred Heart. She spread God’s Will in a special way to the nuns and priests. The devotion began in of Paray-le-Monial  and from there to the Salesian communities in Dijon, Moulins, Saumur; then, Lyon and Marseille; then to Europe and America. The result of this activity is an explosion of fervor and a desire to seek holiness. She did not succeed, nevertheless, without bitter difficulties and obstacles from those who were influenced by Jansenism and by those who considered unnecessary a new practice of piety.

The devotion to the Heart of Jesus propagated by Margaret is not a surge of sentiments nor is founded on feelings which are at the same time sugary and fleeting. She understood that the love for Jesus Christ suffering in the Garden has to be expressed by atonement and reparation for the offenses committed all the time. It is to participate in the pain, anguish, loneliness and abandonment that Jesus suffered for the sins of mankind. This is carried out with desires of fidelity and of personal purification, in continuous search of the Eucharist to accompany Our Lord, in a living desire  of communion, and in the need to live dying unto oneself for God’s glory and for the salvation of mankind,  thus, counteracting the destructive work of sin. For this reason, the devotion’s message to the Christian world consists in simple and strong practices impregnated with firm faith, and at the reach of anyone: Mass, frequent Communions, visits, prayer and holy hours.

Margaret Mary died on October 17, 1690.

Pope Benedict XV canonized her on 13 May 1920. In the Bull of canonization an explicit mention of the promise of final perseverance to  those who communicate on the First Friday of nine consecutive months was made.

1st Friday of the month: DEVOTION TO THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS. 12 Promises of Our Lord Jesus Christ.

1. GO TO HOLY MASS AND WORTHILY RECEIVE THE HOLY COMMUNION

2. ON THE FIRST FRIDAY OF NINE CONSECUTIVE MONTHS WAS MADE

WITH THE INTENTION OF REPAIRING 

3. FOR THE SINS COMMITTED AGAINST HIS MOST SACRED HEART.

Our Lord Jesus Christ revealed to St. Margaret Mary 12 Promises to those who have a sincere and loving devotion to His Sacred Heart. These promises are listed below:

1. I will give them all the graces necessary in their state of life.

2. I will give peace in their families and will unite families that are divided.

3. I will console them in all their troubles.

I will be their refuge during life and above all in death.

4. I will bestow the blessings of Heaven on all their enterprises.

5. Sinners shall find in my Heart the source and infinite ocean of mercy.

6. Tepid souls shall become fervent.

Fervent souls shall rise quickly to great perfection.

7. I will bless those places wherein the image of My Heart shall be exposed and honored and will imprint My love on the hearts of those who would wear this image on their person. 

8. I will also destroy in them all disordered movements.

9. I will give to priests who are animated by a tender devotion to my Divine Heart the gift of touching the most hardened hearts.

10. Those who promote this devotion shall have their names written in my Heart, never to be effaced.

11. I promise you in the excessive mercy of my Heart that my all-powerful love will grant to all those who communicate on the First Friday in nine consecutive months, the grace of final penitence: they will not die in my disgrace, nor without receiving their Sacraments. 

12. My Divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in this last moment.

St Gertrude

 St. Gertrude And The Poor Souls 

St. Gertrude entertained a deep compassion for the souls in purgatory. At Holy Communion she besought our loving Savior with tender, fervent petitions, to be merciful to these dear sufferers. Once, before Communion, as she reflected with heartfelt pity on the sufferings of the holy souls, it seemed to her that she descended with Our Lord into the depths of purgatory. There she heard Jesus say: "At Holy Communion I will permit thee to draw forth all to whom the fragrance of thy prayers penetrates."  After Holy Communion Our Lord often delivered more souls than she dared to ask for. Once Gertrude prayed with particular fervor for the faithful departed, on asking Our Lord how many souls His mercy would deliver, she received this reply: "My love urges Me to release the poor souls. If a beneficent king leaves his guilty friend in prison for justice's sake, he awaits with longing for one of his nobles to plead for the prisoner and to offer something for his release. Then the king joyfully, sets him free. Similarly, I accept with highest pleasure what is offered to Me for the poor souls, for I long inexpressibly to have near Me those for whom I paid so great a price. By the prayers of thy loving soul, I am induced to free a prisoner from purgatory as often as thou dost move thy tongue to utter a word of prayer !"  Our Saviour also instructed Gertrude for whom she should pray most. On the day when the community commemorated in common the death of their parents, our saint saw the happy souls ascend from dense darkness like sparks from a flaming forge. She inquired if all these were relatives. Our Lord replied: "I am thy nearest relative, thy father and thy mother. Therefore, My special friends are thy nearest relatives, and these are among those whom I have liberated."

Source:  Saint Gertrude the Great 

                Herald of Divine Love

The weight of one mass

 This is one beautiful story you must read. 

The Weight of One Holy Mass

"The following true story was related to Sister  Mary Veronica Murphy by an elderly Nun, who heard it from the lips of the late Reverend Father Stanislaus, SS.CC.

...One day, many years ago, in a little town in Luxembourg, a Captain of

 the Forest Guards was in deep conversation with the butcher, when an elderly woman entered the shop. The butcher broke off the conversation to ask the old woman what she wanted. 

 

She had come to beg for a little meat but had no money. The Captain was amused at the conversation which ensued between the poor woman and the butcher.

 "Only a little meat . . ."

 "But how much are you going to give me?"

 "I am sorry I have no money, but I'll hear Mass for you."

 Both the butcher and the Captain were very good men, but very indifferent about religion, so they at once began to scoff at the old woman's answer.

"All right, then," said the butcher. "You go out and hear Mass for me, and when you come back, I'll give you as much meat as the Mass is worth."

 The woman left the shop and returned later. She approached the counter and the butcher seeing her, said, "All right, then, we'll see,"

 He took a slip of paper and wrote on it, "I heard a Mass for you." 

He then placed the paper on the scale and a tiney bone on the other side, but the paper was showing as being heavier than the bone... Next he placed a piece of meat instead of the bone, but still the paper proved heavier.

 Both men were beginning to feel ashamed of their mockery but continued their game. A large piece of meat was placed on the scales but still the little piece paper held its own. 

The butcher, exasperated, examined the scales, but found they were all right.

"What do you want, my good woman? Must I give you a whole leg of mutton?"

At this, he placed the leg of mutton on the balance, but the paper outweighed the meat. A larger piece of meat was put on, but again the

weight remained on the side of the paper. 

This so impressed the butcher that he was converted, and promised to give the woman her daily ration of meat.

 As for the Captain, he left the shop a changed man, an ardent lover

of daily Holy Mass. Two of his sons became Priests, one a Jesuit and the other a Father of the Sacred Heart.

 Father Stanislaus finished by saying,  "I am

the religious of the Sacred Heart, and the Captain was my father."

 From that incident the Captain became a daily Mass goer and his children were trained to follow his example. Later, when his sons became Priests,he advised them to offer Holy Mass well every day and never miss the Sacrifice through any fault of no fault of their own.

Do not curse your children

 DECLARATIONS THAT CURSE YOUR OWN CHILDREN

Some parents without knowing it, curse their own children, through the statements, anger they make, their children, we must know, that the devils, are always waiting for any negative word from the mouths of parents.

As soon as the demons hear this negative declaration, they will quickly run and report that declaration to Satan, then the devil will assign demons, who will fulfill that declaration you have made in the life of that child. 12 Declarations That Curse Your Own Child's Life.

1- You are useless

The demons of failure and misery will invade this child, many prayers are needed to release this child

2- This child has no choice

The demons of despair and failure attacked the life of this child

3-This child is useless

Devils of uselessness will attack that child

4- You Are Not My Son

Your child shall grow as an orphan. That kid might end up becoming homeless

5- You're a fool, you're a fool

The demons of stupidity will attack this child's life. It is possible that this child will never excel in school and life

6 - You will never make it

The demons of failure will attack this child never that child will succeed in life, as ud as mother or father told him

7- This kid is evil

Evil demons will invade this child the behavior of this child will always bow to evil

8- I'm so sick of this kid

demons of death surround this child

9-Look at this animal

If you call your own child animal this child will cease to be in the category of humans, Satan will assign demons that will turn this child into a beast

10- What shame happened to you

It is possible that the Glory of God can disappear from this child,satan will assign demons of shame to this child. Favor and honor will disappear from this child

11- I wish this child was never born

Devils of death will always surround this child

12 - I think this child has demons in his head

Satan will like this statement very much the devil will immediately order hundreds of demons to enter the mind of his son

From the same mouth come blessing and curse, my brothers this should not be so

Be careful of the words you declare about your children always, that your words are to bless and not to curse, that they give life and not death, be aware, that as Christians we are called to use our mouth correctly. The only way we can use our mouth is to bless and mention only the wonderful things God has done to us and those around us.

Let's take a few minutes to bless the lives of our children and ask them for forgiveness.

Let's Pray To God:

Father today I ask for forgiveness for every Word of curse that has come out of my mouth towards my son and I ask you dear God that every word hurtful in the life of my children be canceled in the mighty name of Jesus Amen.

Signs you should beware

 BEWARE WHEN YOU NOTICE ALL 

     THESE IN YOUR LIFE ...

1. Beware When prayer becomes a difficult thing for you.

2. Beware When fasting is becoming a history in your spiritual timetable.

3. Beware When you no longer enjoy reading the word of God.

4. Beware When attending Mass and other church programs is becoming a burden rather than a blessing for you.

5. Beware When living a life of holiness is appearing like extremism.

6. Beware When sinful living becomes a lifestyle in the name of grace.

7. Beware When you crave for earthly things rather than the things of God.

8. Beware When waking up in the night to pray is becoming a thing of the past.

9. Beware brethren, when your heart no longer desires to see the Lord Jesus one day.

10. Beware when you eat more than pray

11. Beware when you no longer share the word of God with others.

12. Beware When you start diluting the preaching Word of God to keep people around you.

13.  Beware When you spend more time on Facebook, whatsapp, twitter, and internet. These things become idols and take the place of God.

14. Beware When you ignore messages such as these.

⚜ LET US ALL BE CONSCIOUS OF 

      THE LAST DAYS.

St Anthony

 ST. ANTHONY- FATHER OF MONASTIC LIFE.

Anthony was around 22 years when his parents died. He was entrusted with the care of his younger sister and the house. It was at this time that he made the decision that would change the course of his life. He distributed the inheritance left by his parents and sold his possessions. Part of the sum received went to the poor and the rest was set aside for his sister. After renouncing the world he moved forward, in his ascetic life: renunciations, sacrifices and prayers filled his day, in addition to the time he dedicated to manual work, making mats. In the meantime, great struggles still awaited him  along the path of penance he had embraced. 

The angel of darkness, seeing his virtuous practices, began to tempt him in an ever more explicit way. In order to lead him to abandon his solitary life, he reminded him of the goods he had left behind, of the care of his sister and the pleasures of the world. He showed him the difficulties entailed in the practice of virtue, the weakness of the body and the frequent adversities which man must face because of his evil tendencies, the fruit of original sin. He resisted these assaults with the help of grace, through prayer. He also suffered countless temptations, against the angelic virtue of purity. The devil disturbed him day and night with lewd thoughts and immaginations. Anthony redoubled faith, prayers, fasts and mortification, convinced that this was an endless struggle, which he must wage while on earth. He decided to isolate himself. Having suggested to a friend to bring him food periodically, he entered a tomb and closed it. The devil entered the tomb one night with a multitude of demons, and dealt him such a rain of blows that he was left prostrate on the ground. The next day his friend judging him to be dead took him to the village Church. In the meantime he recovered, Anthony begged him to be taken back to the tomb. The evil spirits appeared to him in the form of fierce animals. With Divine permission, lions, bears, leopards, bulls, wolves, scorpions and snakes tormented him with their horrible noises and aggressions. Anthony groaned with physical pain, but remained vigilant and mocked his tormentors. Raising his eyes he saw ceiling open and a light penetrate the environment. The demons fled and the Saint felt comforted in his afflictions when he recognized the presence of Our Lord. He asked why He did not come to his aid sooner. Our Lord replied, I was here Anthony. I was waiting to see you fight. As you resisted and you did not let yourself be overcome, I will always help you. He went to the desert. The enemy tempted him by making gold and gold and silver before him. Anthony proclaimed with a loud voice that nothing would be able to divert him. He established his new home in Dayr al Maymun. He took with him typical bread that lasted for many months. Demons tormented him but he was not shaken and continued to pray. 

Anthony healed the sick, consoled the afflicted reconciled his enemies and exorcised demons. He defended and supported the Church. During the persecution of Maximinus, the Saint headed to Alexandria to strengthen with his presence. He too wished to die a martyr,  but no one dared to harm him. After exhorting the people of God to be faithful to the True Religion, he returned to his dwelling on Mount Colzim. His last years he spent in meditation. He cultivated wheat and prepared his own bread. Some of his disciples visited him and brought food.

Now close to his death, and over a hundred years old, Anthony was assisted by two of his disciples. He surrendered his soul to God on January 17, the date on which the Church celebrates his memorial.

People will hate you

 "They hate, mock, criticize and deride you because you are a Catholic, because you do publicly the sign of the cross, because you pray your rosary; never be downcast and ashamed, our Lord was also hated and treated with all manner of cruelty but he never gave up. Don't be like them and start arguing and insulting each other, just rejoice because you share in the real suffering of Christ"

#happyweekend

Temptation against faith

 TEMPTATION AGAINST FAITH.

CHRIST:

"My child, some persons are seriously tempted to disbelieve what my Church teaches. Such temptations are often caused by the devil, the enemy of Truth. He disturbs my followers because he hates and fears their way of life. He does not bother habitual sinners in this way because he captures them through other sins. Satan inspires many wrong doctrines among those who do not know My Church. Under the appearance of good, these errors appeal to many. Keep close to My Church, and you will never fall into Satan's trap. Whoever disagrees with the word of My Church, disagrees with Me. If you are tempted in this manner, do not become anxious and troubled. Do not let doubts rob you of your peace. Simply put your trust in My Church, and the enemy will be put to flight. Believe My Apostles and their successors. I have guaranteed them from error. "He that hears you, hears Me" I told them. Their work is to continue to the end of time. Submit yourself to Me by faith. I want you to know My truth. I will add knowledge to your soul by grace whenever it is necessary for you. I do not require great learning, nor a deep understanding of My holy mysteries. What I ask of you is a strong faith in My words and a virtuous life".

#MyDailyBread chapter 54.

Remember, the church is not built on the sentiments of men but on the Truth revealed by the Lord Jesus Christ and passed down through his ministers, and NO minister can change the teachings of the Church; not even the Pope. Remain faithful as the heavy wind continues!

Adore the precious blood

 ADORE THE PRECIOUS BLOOD

Many believers think that because Christ has risen, we don't need to follow the way of the cross anymore. This is not true because Christ said it clearly "if anyone wants to be with me, let him deny himself, carry his cross and follow Me" matt.16:24

Now, how can you carry this cross lovingly if you don't recognize the price of our redemption, the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ? How come you reject the Cross but accept only Christ? Impossible! How would you be able to walk through the narrow ways of the cross without learning from the one who set the standard?.... And how can you learn from Christ without feeling what he felt? Surely, you must prove your loyalty through following the path Christ followed. He said "My yoke is easy and my burden light" Matth.11:30.

And that is why Christ didn't water down his teaching on the Bread of Life, the Holy Eucharist even when many of his disciples turned away and left. Jesus didn't panic neither did he call them back because He only wanted those who love Him to listen to Him and follow Him, instead He asked the 12 apostles "and you, aren't you going to leave with them?" John 6:67..

Let us develop great devotion to the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ. We will conquer the flesh, the world and the devil through this devotion. However, you must remain pure in order to be transformed. It is a mockery to the Lord trying to adore Him with an unrepentant heart full of impurity, jealousy, anger, hatred, unforgiveness, sloth, stubbornness and all forms of immorality.

You will cry sorrowfully when you meditate deeply on the passions of Christ for our sake.

To have devotion to the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ is to recognize the value of that which was paid for our salvation. It is the loving reverence to the Precious Blood of our Lord.

You can't merely say "I am sorry Lord for your passion and love for me" without embedding your self in his passion through Adoration and Consolation.

Take your time adore and console Jesus in your homes and in the blessed sacrament.

May you answer this call through Christ our Lord 🙏

Temptations

 TEMPTATION: 

GOD tells us that man is born imperfect and  that he must use the opportunities and events in his earthly life to perfect himself as far as possible. He must use them according to the directions of his intelligence and according to the wisdom of God's law. It is not, however, easy to act always with this holy moderation. Man's feelings, moods, sentiments, appetites, and desires are not always willing to obey his intelligence. He sometimes feels too strong a love for some things and too weak a love for other things. This continual tendency to go to extremes is called temptation.

 Temptation is not sin. It tends to draw a man to do what he knows is wrong, or seeks to hold him back from what he knows is right.

 Temptation simply brings out what is in a man. One knows himself better when he has dealt with temptation. It proves his faults and tests his virtues. Just how much he really desires to earn Heaven, is seen by what he does to reach it. How much he really loves God, is seen by how much he is willing to do for God. The first safeguard against temptation is to recognize it, to see it as it really is without its attractive camouflage.

Excerpt from #MyDailyBread Part 3, page 83.

Meaning of consecration

 WHAT IS CONSECRATION?

We are used to hearing from the scriptures "Offer yourself as a living sacrifice, do not conform to the standard of the world..." Rom.12:1-2, this is the dedication of one's life to God's pleasure and service. i.e to sacrifice oneself or the substance of one's life, time, efforts, resources, and sometimes, one's life as an example of love of Jesus Christ. 

Therefore, consecration means making sacred. Setting something or someone apart for holy purposes. A technical meaning of consecration is that one is to set oneself apart from evil, turn to the Lord, and be willing and ready to be used by God. 

Consecration plays important role in growth toward God. It has two parts: man's part and God's part. Man's part is the practical side of consciously separating ourselves from sinful living. God's part of our being consecrated, is to prepare us for His use by actually making us holy. This preparation for holy use may sometimes involve some things seemingly unfavorable to the self, e.g; poverty, detachment or renunciation of the self, loss of fortunes, etcetera. God has to prepare not only the soul but also the body for use in His ministry.

Total Consecration: setting someone apart for holy purposes totally (i.e. for all times, in all things and in all places) without any reserve. God is the One who inspires us to totally give ourselves to Him and all consecration is ultimately to God alone. 

God, however, does not do anything in us or to us without our consent, our free will.

Dear soul, why distancing yourself from HOLINESS? Why giving sin chances? Why waiting to sin for some while ? Why not challenge sin and see God take His part? Why thinking that you are too sinful to consecrate? Come on and face your fear. Why make sin, your killer-your friend while God your Maker and Lover is your enemy?

Probably someone died today, who knows the next?

Render your heart to Mary Queen of all Hearts, and she will render it onto her Son. 

May the Lord help us.

Virtues of Mary

 Owing to great holiness and perfection, the blessed virgin Mary has 10 principal virtues according to saint Louis Marie de Montfort (True devotion) And she expects all her children to bend down humbly and imitate these virtues one by one.

These virtues are:

1. PROFOUND HUMILITY

2. LIVELY FAITH

3. BLIND OBEDIENCE

4. CONTINUAL MENTAL PRAYER

5. UNIVERSAL MORTIFICATION

6. DIVINE PURITY

7. ARDENT CHARITY

8. HEROIC PATIENCE

9. ANGELIC SWEETNESS

10. DIVINE WISDOM.

Dear soul, be overcome by these sweet virtues of our mother Mary and imitate her humbly. 

 These virtues will be explained in previous posts for clear understanding.

Ave!

The little way

 THE LITTLE WAY

Many modern christians admire the lives of the Saints, and are aspiring for sainthood through many pious practices. Very many number of believers have resorted to the use of force, stiffness and flight of the company of men to achieve this. Some of these ways, however can bring one to holiness if only it is done following the "Little Way" 

You can not claim to be in the journey of holiness while you are unapproachable, and are always the source of torment to others; flight of men doesn't mean bitterness* towards others, it rather means flight of the sins of men among men. He who conquers the world in the midsts of many struggles is greater than he who conquered through isolation.

It is of this little way that Christ spoke of when he said "unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of Heaven" and "... learn from me, because I am meek and humble of heart" St Matthew 18:3 and 11:29 respectively.

Sainte Thérèse de l'enfant Jésus (St Thérésa of the child Jesus) provided us with a very simple way to sainthood which she termed the "Little Way". She teaches us to be saints by not stressing ourselves outwardly without any spiritual merits. She teaches finding joy doing the little tasks neglected by the world, performance of duties with love and unselfish desires. 

This “Little Way” consists in performing “little virtues” not seeking grandiose sacrifices to God, but little acts of holiness; like caring for the sick with love, serving others humbly without complaints, forgiving your enemies,  attending to the needs of others even when you are not directly involved, embracing being despised for standing out for the truth, modesty  and purity. 

"You must practice the little virtues. This is sometimes difficult, but God never refuses the first grace—courage for self-conquest; and if the soul correspond to that grace, she at once finds herself in God’s sunlight.

 The "Little Way" is a simple approach to the spiritual life that seeks to do ordinary things with extraordinary love" St Thérésa.

I pray we find joy in following this way provided by this "Little Saint of the Flowers" 🌺🌺🌺 through Christ our Lord 🙏

Renounce satan by virtue of baptism

 "The Christian has an obligation to pursue holiness, by virtue of his baptism. He has to fulfill the promises of his baptism: "I renounce Satan, his scandals, and his sins, and I attach myself to Jesus Christ forevermore." That is not a vain promise but something very serious! As the priest places the white veil on the child's head and gives him the candle, through his godfather and godmother who represent him, he says, "Keep the commandments of God and you will have eternal life. Keep the purity of your soul intact like this white garment in which you are clothed." That is the obligation which the Christian assumes for all of his life, wherever he may go, even if he remains in what we call the world. He is in the world but he should not be of the world."

⚜️Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre

Protestant Martin Luther is in hell

 The Nun who saw Martin Luther in hell.

Sister Clotilde Micheli (1849-1911), also known as Sister Maria Serafina of the Sacred Heart, received visions during her life, most notably on November 10, 1883. While in Germany, in a small village, she was looking for a church to pray and reflect in. She found one, and it so happened to be a Lutheran church. Her Guardian Angel came to her and said: "Arise, for this is a Protestant church. I want to make you see the place where Martin Luther was condemned and the pain he suffered as a punishment for his pride." At that moment she saw Luther in the deepest place in Hell. He was on his knees surrounded by huge number of devils with hammers driving large iron nails into his skull. He he was consigned to the fires of Hell for starting the Protestant rebellion.

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Padre Pio also said that Martin Luther is in Hell and Christians today who follow him will meet the same end and those who do not submit themself to the pope and the teachings of the Catholic Church are also going to Hell. St. Padre Pio said that Luther was a great heretic and his fate was horrific and terrifying.

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 In The Confessional 

Even in the months between November and March, the Cure spent eleven or twelve hours a day in the confessional; when the fine weather returned it would be fifteen, sixteen, or even eighteen hours. It has been calculated that from 1830-when the Ars pilgrimage was already drawing crowds that were never to stop arriving, to 1859, the date of his death, the time spent by the Abbey Vianney hearing confessions must have reached a total of eighteen years. It might be irreverent, but it would be strictly accurate to use of him the sporting phrase - and say that the Cure d' Ars as a confessor beat all the records. In the course of his life, he accomplished single-handed what five or six priests together would not have been able to do, and as  Abbe Raymond, who was for eight years his assistant, observed, his labor in the sacred tribunal alone was sufficient to win him canonization. It is, indeed, impossible to weigh up the sum of sacrifices and the degree of heroism that this voluntary imprisonment in a confessional must have demanded from a weak human nature which, even in a saint, has its moments of rebellion and its dreams of freedom and of rest. 

Source: A Biography of St. Jean-Marie Vianney

Curiosity

 NEEDLESS CURIOSITY:

My CHILD, 

Uncontrolled curiosity draws your attention away from your duties and brings needless distractions. 

It can waste a good deal of time and energy which you might use to greater good. 

It leads to pointless visiting and useless conversations. 

It fills the mind with so many empty distraction, which prevent you from freely receiving the holy thoughts and good desires which God sends you throughout the day.

You would have great peace if you were less curious about things which do not concern you. One who is too interested in the sayings and doings of others, becomes forgetful of the glorious ideal which God presents to him - the ideal of pleasing God in all things and thereby gaining eternal life.

Many things occur during the day which do not help you become a better person. What does it matter whether this one has new clothes or that one has failed in some personal projects?

Think of what concerns you, and of any good which you can do for others. Keep your heavenly goal before your mind, as far as your daily occupations will permit. Avoid idle talk and useless activities.

A curious nature, intelligently controlled, has often led men to make great discoveries. Yet, unless curiosity is controlled, it can hurt you forever. 

Your highest interest must be to follow God's Law, and to enter eternal life. 

The less you burden your mind with unnecessary interests, the more you will understand and appreciate your supernatural purpose on earth. 

Too many worldly interest make you forget or disregard your heavenly goal. 

Many sins of omission and carelessness spring from uncontrolled curiosity.

- Fr. Anthony J. Paone SJ

MY DAILY BREAD (1954)

Resolution to become a Saint

 ST. FAUSTINA ON GOODWILL/PURITY OF INTENTION:

“O inexhaustible treasure of purity of intention which makes all our actions perfect and so pleasing to God!” (66).

“O my Jesus, how very easy it is to become holy; all that is needed is a bit of good will. If Jesus sees this little bit of good will in the soul, He hurries to give Himself to the soul, and nothing can stop Him, neither shortcomings nor falls – absolutely nothing. Jesus is anxious to help that soul, and if it is faithful to this grace from God, it can very soon attain the highest holiness possible for a creature here on earth. God is very generous and does not deny His grace to anyone. Indeed He gives more than what we ask of Him. Faithfulness to the inspirations of the Holy Spirit – that is the shortest route” (291).

“I have come to understand today that even if I did not accomplish any of the things the Lord is demanding of me, I know that I shall be rewarded as if I had fulfilled everything, because He sees the intention with which I begin, and even if He called me to Himself today, the work would not suffer at all by that, because He himself is the Lord of both the work and the worker. My part is to love Him to folly; all works are nothing more than a tiny drop before Him. It is love that has meaning and power and merit. He has opened up great horizons in my soul – love compensates for the chasms” (822).

▪︎Jesus to St. Faustina

“This firm resolution to become a saint is extremely pleasing to Me” (1361).

revelation of Jesus to Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta

 “What cold, what cold! Warm Me, for pity’s sake – do not let Me freeze anymore!... But do you think it was the cold of the air that made Me freeze? Ah, no! It was the cold of the hearts that made Me grow numb; and it was ingratitude that made Me cry bitterly at My very first coming out to the light. My beloved Mother soothed My crying, although She too cried. Our tears mixed together; and exchanging the first kisses, We poured Ourselves out in love. But our life was to be sorrow and crying, so I had Her place Me in the manger, to go back to crying, calling My children with My sobs and with My tears. I wanted to move them to pity with My tears and with My moans, so as to be listened to." 

- revelation of Jesus to Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta

Why we need mass

 ⚜ WHY GO TO MASS?

1. At the hour of your death, your greatest comfort will be the Masses you attended during your lifetime with fervor and devotion.

2. Every Mass you attended will accompany you in the divine court and advocate for forgiveness.

3. With each Mass you can diminish the temporary punishment you owe for your sins, in proportion to the fervor with which you hear it.

4. With devoted assistance to Holy Mass, you pay the greatest tribute to the Blessed Humanity of Our Lord.

5. Holy Mass well heard supplements your many negligences and omissions.

6. For the holy mass well heard you forgive all the venial sins you are determined to avoid, and many others you don't even remember.

7. By her also loses the devil dominion over you.

8. You offer the greatest comfort to the blessed souls of Purgatory.

9. You get blessings in your business and temporary affairs.

10. A Mass heard as long as you live will profit you much more than many offered for you after death.

11. You get rid of many dangers and misfortunes you might fall into if it weren't for Holy Mass.

12. Also remember that you shorten your Purgatory with it.

13. With each Mass you will increase your degrees of glory in Heaven. In it you receive the blessing of the priest, which God ratifies in heaven.

14. To him who hears Mass every day, God will deliver him from a tragic death and the Guardian Angel will take into account the steps he takes to go to Mass, and God will reward him in his death.

15. During the Mass you kneel in the midst of a multitude of angels invisibly attending the Holy Sacrifice with extreme reverence.

16. When we hear mass in honor of a particular Saint, giving thanks to God for the favours given to that Saint, we can only gain his protection and special love, for the honor, joy and happiness that our good work is Follows him.

17. Every day we hear Mass, it would be nice if in addition to other intentions, we were to honor the Saint of the Day.

18. Mass is the greatest gift that can be offered to the Lord for souls, to remove them from purgatory, deliver them from their sorrows and lead them to joy of glory. - Saint Bernard of Sena.

19. Whoever hears Mass, makes prayer, gives alms or prays for the souls of Purgatory, works for his own advantage. - St. Augustine.

20. For every Mass held or heard with devotion, many souls leave Purgatory, and those left there are lessened sorrows they suffer. - Saint Gregory the Great, Pope.

21. During the celebration of Mass, the sorrows of souls are suspended for those who pray and work the priest, and especially those for whom the Mass offers. - St. Gregory the Great.

22. You can also earn Plenary Indulgence every Monday of the year by offering holy Mass and Communion in suffrage of the blessed souls of Purgatory. For the faithful who can't hear Mass on Monday it's worth hearing Sunday with that intention.

23. It is pleaded that they apply all indulgences in the suffrage of the souls of Purgatory, because God our Lord, and they will reward him this charity.

24. The Holy Mass is the renewal of the Sacrifice of Calvary, the greatest act of worship to the Holy Trinity. That's why it's a must hear it every Sunday and party to save.

Humility

 15 ‘HUMILITY’ TIPS FROM MOTHER TERESA

While she was head of the Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa kept a list of ways to cultivate humility for the sisters in her care...

1. Speak as little as possible about yourself.

2. Keep busy with your own affairs and not those of others.

3. Avoid curiosity (she is referring to wanting to know things that should not concern you.)

4. Do not interfere in the affairs of others.

 5. Accept small irritations with good humor.

 6. Do not dwell on the faults of others.

7. Accept censures even if unmerited.

8. Give in to the will of others.

9. Accept insults and injuries.

10. Accept contempt, being forgotten and disregarded.

11. Be courteous and delicate even when provoked by someone.

12. Do not seek to be admired and loved.

13. Do not protect yourself behind your own dignity.

14. Give in, in discussions, even when you are right.

15. Choose always the more difficult task.

"I worry some of you still have not really met Jesus—one to one—you and Jesus alone. We may spend time in the chapel—but have you seen with the eyes of your soul how He looks at you with love? Do you really know the living Jesus—not from books but from being with Him in your heart? Have you heard the loving words He speaks to you? Ask for the grace; He is longing to give it. Until you can hear Jesus in the silence of your own heart, you will not be able to hear Him saying 'I Thirst' in the hearts of the poor. Never give up this daily intimate contact with Jesus as the real living person—not just the idea."

— Saint Mother Teresa, p.129-30

AN EXCERPT FROM

Manual for Eucharistic Adoration

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 Beelzebub Speaks On THE HOLY CURÉ OF ARS During An Exorcism

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Taken From the Book Warnings From The Beyond by Jean Marty

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B: It is necessary to make sacrifices, as a parish priest, Vianney of Ars, used to make them. He used to pray for entire nights when he knew that there were some sheep in his fold who were not living at all according to the Will of God. He used to give everything and sacrifice everything. He did not even sleep in a proper bed. Often, he used to pray for hours in front of the tabernacle... sometimes in order to save only one, single soul.

 

He came under furious attacks from the rest of us down there (he points downward), often because of just one soul... and that when he was not at all clever, and was very weak in theology and Latin. The priests of today say to themselves: “We are clever, we are doctors, we know everything better.” But in the final analysis, those are not the things which They are concerned about up there (he points upward). They are not concerned whether someone is clever, or about what he has in his brain, or about what he knows about philosophy and mathematics. Before all else, they consider this: is he a true shepherd? Does he go to look for his sheep, is he ready to give his life and everything that he has for his sheep? That is what Those up there are looking at (he points upward); and the great evil today is that the priests of this time do not do those things any more.

 

There should be preaching again about the Curé of Ars, and about Catherine Emmerich, who, on her bed of pain, did nothing but suffer and pray for the Church. Many other Saints have done that too. Padre Pio has suffered much for the Church and for sinners. It should be proclaimed from the height of the pulpits that it would be better to devote one's time to imitating Christ, rather than to gaining doctorates. 

There must be some of those, it is true. But for the majority, it would be better if they did not study philosophy or mathematics or theology, etc. For many, it would be better to spend half their nights in prayer and invoking the Holy Spirit; to live the true imitation of Christ and the Marian doctrine of Saint Grignion de Montfort, for example: putting their trust completely in the Blessed Virgin, in her Most Pure Heart and in the Sacred Heart of Jesus; to look towards the Cross and do exactly what Those up there wish (he points upward). That would be better than toiling and studying for hours, simply to make an impression before the world... How I have been forced to say that (he shouts!) How I have been forced to say that! 

E: In the name... tell the truth! 

B: Lenin, for example, the Father of the Russian Revolution, has said that it was necessary to give up whole nights and all his time for the Revolution... But many priests do not even do what the unbelievers do. Lenin knew what had to be done to make the Revolution succeed. He gave up everything for that... But, She, the Great Lady, makes me say, the priests of today are no longer prepared to sacrifice themselves entirely, and to sacrifice everything that they have for the people.

 

It is true that they must reckon with this: the more someone sacrifices himself, the more we fight against him. That was the way it was for the priest Vianney. We started a fire in his room. But that is of no consequence, Those up there make me say (he points upward). In spite of everything, Those up there and the Great Lady will be victorious... and the priests who still practice the true priesthood will carry off an incomparable victory.

 

No doctorate, nor any other title, can he compared with the good done by priests who still have the true understanding of souls, and the true understanding of men, and who know how to put themselves in the place of each man. They ask themselves: “What else could I do to save these people? What is the best way to preach? What must I do to bring them back to the practice of the Sacraments?” Naturally, it is necessary at the same time for them to administer the Sacraments in the proper way and according to the ancient rite, so that the heavenly blessing may be attached to them. UNLESS THEY DO THIS, THEY HAVE TO SOME DEGREE LOST GROUND.

 

Heaven must be earned painfully. Christ exercised the true Priesthood in the most perfect, the most pure and the most incomparable way; and His Apostles did too. They did not wonder whether they would be imprisoned or martyred. They had no fear. Our priests, on the other hand, are afraid of losing their position if they do not do exactly what many bishops say, although this is not the truth, and this is not obedience any more according to the way Those up there see it (he points upward). For we have already had to say that, now, one can no longer obey in cases where the command is not what it should be... Ah! This is crazy, that we have been obliged to speak in this way!

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E: Can it be said that it is better to obey God than to obey men? In the name...!

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B: God MUST be obeyed in preference to men! Did the Apostles have regard for men, Romans or anyone else? They had courage. They went to prison and gave themselves up to martyrdom for Christ...

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Where, therefore, among today's Christians, is the Sacrament of Confirmation, the mark of the Soldier of Christ, which they have on their brow? Catholics still bear this mark - and the priests have, in addition, that of their priestly consecration - and they would have the Angels to assist them. Why, for the love of Heaven, don't priests pray to the Holy Angels? Why don't they call on their patron Saints? And Saints Peter and Paul? And all the Apostles and Doctors of the Church? What things they could teach them, or how they could inspire them, if only they were invoked! And, before all else, the Holy Spirit.

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The Apostles had no fear of anything and nothing was too high a price for them. They used to administer the Sacraments properly, and they had a great respect for them. That is where you should be looking - towards the first Apostles... not towards those who came later, towards isolated groups who did not live and did not act at all after the example of the Apostles. You must not look towards the mediocre, the negative, but upwards, towards the best and what was done by the best. If you do this, you cannot say: these ones here and those ones there did things well... and no more can you imagine that now the same thing is good. This is a monumental error.

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Ah! How we hated this priest of Ars! We were in a terrible rage against him! He was so stupid, he did not even know Latin properly. How was he able to snatch such a great crowd of people away from us - people who, without him, would have come to Hell?

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Ah! She makes me say: “If only there were more priests like this Curé (parish priest) Vianney!” It is not money, nor possessions, nor intelligence that count. What does count, is what the priests do, what the state of their soul is, and the way in which they carry out the Will of God. That is what counts, even if they should be the least among men in the eyes of the world, and seem to be of no consequence and to occupy only the lowliest of positions. 

Those priests are much greater in the eyes of Those up there (he points upwards)... than he who wears a bishop's miter, or a cardinal's hat, or anything else you like! Ah! How we have been forced to say that!

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 70 YEAR OLD WOMAN ON CRUTCHES IS HEALED!

FRANCE (1834)

Father Bégin, an eyewitness to this cure that took place in Saint-Maur where he was chaplain, wrote a report in which he attested to the following facts:

that the sick person was gravely ill;

that she was cured on March 14, 1834; and

that she declared that she only used the medal and prayer.

One hundred witnesses from the nursing home signed this document.

The bishop of Châlons also added his signature to the document:

“We certify that the testimony of Father Bégin should be taken as wholly trustworthy, as well as that of the nuns and so many others who were eye witnesses and spoke according to their consciences without any other interest except that of stating the truth. Châlons, May 30, 1834 + M.S.F.V., Bishop of Châlons.”

Mrs. C.H., a 70-year-old widow, had been admitted in impoverished circumstances to the nursing home of Saint-Maur because of a bad fall that occurred on August 7, 1833. She walked with great difficulty and even with the help of a crutch needed someone’s arm for support. She also found it hard to sit and only with great difficulty was she able to rise again. It was almost impossible for her to climb stairs, as she had to hold on to whatever she could to do so. She could not bend down or kneel, and had to drag her left leg, as that was where the problem lay.

At the beginning of January, 1834, she was told of a medal that was reported to be miraculous. Described as having, on one side, Mary crushing the infernal serpent and on the reverse of the medal were depicted the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary and the letter “M” with a cross on top, she also heard of marvelous things that had happened to those who wore it with confidence.

From that moment she felt her heart enkindled with the consoling hope of finding some relief that the wearing of this medal promised to her, and she could not wait for the moment she would receive one. Finally, on March 6, she received the much longed-for medal as a gift from Heaven. She then went to confession in order to dispose herself to receive the favor she desired.

The following day, the first Friday of the month, after receiving Holy Communion, she started a novena to the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. She venerated the medal, which she wore around her neck, twenty times a day. In a short while, she obtained a happy answer to her requests. After only seven days of the novena, she felt free from the painful infirmities she had suffered so cruelly for seven months.

We cannot describe the surprise and admiration of everyone on the morning of March 14th upon seeing this woman walk about unaided when the previous evening she had been crippled. She was able to bend down, kneel, go up and down stairs. Everyone cried out: “Miracle!” and was greatly edified by such a prodigious cure. They congratulated her on such a great grace from God and Mary Most Holy.

The Mother Superior, who had taken care of her innumerable times since she had been taken ill and daily witnessed her sufferings, wanted a Te Deum to be sung by the whole community in the house chapel to celebrate solemnly this extraordinary grace. The sick lady remained cured and no longer felt the effects of her former infirmity.

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 #釋放祈禱五部曲全集  1.0版本

一、#信與省

二、#寬恕

三、#棄絕

四、#權威 #權柄

五、#天主的祝福

釋放祈禱五部曲 二十分鐘版本

轉化情緒將痛苦獻給天主

#成為煉路上天主所愛的孩子

一、#信與省

將「信經」以口語化導讀一遍  

#比如：

我相信天父祂是無所不能的

感覺自己的痛苦的陰影的情緒「名詞」是什麼 ？

比如 沮喪 失望 傷心…

思考陰影除了別人的錯以外，

自己有什麼「錯 」..比如 嫉妒 驕傲

二、#寬恕

口語化「天主經 」

把自己的錯求天主寬恕

也寬恕對方的錯 

轉化情緒將痛苦獻給天主

#成為煉路上的勳章

#卑微的我們唯一可以獻給天父的

耶穌的教導是 「寬恕」

為永生的犧牲

為義受迫害的人有福了

三，#棄絕

我要

棄絕自己的 「錯誤」 （在第一步驟中覺察到的）

棄絕「痛苦」的情緒

我要

#棄絕精神、生理 、心理受傷害後

自己的錯誤的思、言 、行 …………

#成為天主所愛的孩子

四、#權威 #權柄

奉耶穌的名我宣告捆綁（錯誤）的邪靈、立刻安靜離開

奉耶穌的名我宣告捆綁（情緒）的邪靈、立刻安靜離開

奉耶穌的名我宣告捆綁（行為）的邪靈、立刻安靜離開

奉耶穌的名我宣告捆綁身旁所有的邪靈、立刻安靜離開 

五、#天主的祝福

插十字架法

#祈禱文

主耶穌，我把自己交在禰的手中，感謝禰對我的仁慈，以及禰

禰在我身上所作的一切。主耶穌，請禰把十字架插到我過去生命中，每一次受羞辱的經驗中，並以禰的寶血，經由十字架的管道，流到我所有受羞辱的經驗中，以禰的寶血洗淨我在這些經驗中的一切束縛，一切污穢，一切傷害、痛苦和困擾，使我得到淨化和釋放。主耶穌，讚美禰，感謝禰。（用舌音祈禱一兩分鐘）

主耶穌，請禰讓聖神的活水，帶著禰對我的愛，聖母瑪利亞對我的母愛和聖若瑟對我的父愛，經由十字架的管道，流到我過去生命每一次受羞辱的經驗中，以三位聖者的愛，並藉著聖神的能力，使我所有的傷害能夠得到醫治，也使我恢復應有的自尊和自信。主耶穌，讚美禰，感謝禰。（再以舌音唱靈歌數分鐘）

#沒有舌音神恩的兄姊就唸

阿肋路亞 阿爸……….. 

重複並且在靈心城堡裡

#默想 金色十字架在心中無限放大充滿我們的身體

#默想 耶穌的寶血潔淨我們的過去與現在

#默想 阿爸父澆灌聖神的活水充滿我們的身體

#釋放祈禱五部曲詳細版

#釋放祈禱 五部曲（1）

首部曲 信與省

「#信經」打開光明 照亮陰影

當我們懷著無法言喻的痛苦

當我們陷入黑夜與神枯

當我們被近人傷害 掠奪

委屈 羞辱 厭世 盛怒 失望 受侵犯

先唸一次 信經

然後用非母語再唸一次

比如 英文 台灣 日語 原住民語 等等

這個時候「信經」 不再只是文字

信經成為一段我們對天主的愛的告白（心禱）

我們告訴天主 禰的小孩受傷了

也可以用口語話的方式來唸信經

跳離本來的窠臼

真的在對天主說話

#找出陰影的情緒名詞

唸完信經後

把我們的磨難找出來

歸納成為名詞比如

委屈 羞辱 厭世 盛怒 失望 受侵犯

絕望 憤恨 ……………

清楚的告訴天主自己的負面情緒名詞

#省察我們受到痛苦後的反應

當我們委屈的承受打擊凌辱

這個時候我們會有反應

思 言 行為 上的反應

暫時先把焦點放在天主跟自己的關係

先不理會那些讓我們進入陰影的人事物

然後我們省察自己

跟天主的關係

有哪些反應 與

天主的十誡 真福八端 

愛的真諦 七罪宗 

有不同的詮釋

這是把這些記下來

於是在釋放首部曲

我們得到了天主的 #連結靠山

覺察出自己的          #陰影名詞

省察自己反應的     #錯誤思言行

然後我們就可以進入

釋放第二部曲

釋放祈禱 五部曲（2）

二部曲 #寬恕 耶穌親自教導

卑微渺小的我們

有什麼可以獻給天父 阿爸父？

主耶穌在主禱文中

為我們求向天父訂定了一個

最便宜CP值最高的方法

不需要像耶穌一樣奉獻生命

也不用像聖人捨棄 神貧 獨身

只需要

寬恕

只要我們已經寬恕近人

#天父就寬恕我們

口語化「天主經 」

把自己的省察的結果

思言行上的錯誤

求天主寬恕

也寬恕對方的錯 

#轉化情緒將痛苦獻給天主

首部曲我們清楚的向天父說明

我們的「痛苦」情緒

現在我們把「痛苦」跟「寬恕」近人一起獻給天父

#成為煉路上的勳章

#卑微的我們唯一可以獻給天父的

耶穌的教導是 「寬恕」

為永生的犧牲

為義受迫害的人有福了

然後我們就可以進入釋放第三部曲

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#釋放祈禱 五部曲（3）#棄絕

1念一次又聖母經

聖母到了耶穌總是會出現

又聖母經

母后萬福！仁慈的母親，我們的生命我們的甘飴，我們的希望。

厄娃子孫，在此塵世，向妳哀呼。在這涕泣之谷，向妳嘆息哭求。

我們的主保，求妳回顧，憐視我們，一旦流亡期滿，使我們得見妳的聖子，萬民稱頌的耶穌。

童貞瑪利亞，妳是寬仁的、慈悲的、甘飴的、天主聖母，請為我們祈求，使我們堪受基督的恩許。阿們

我要

棄絕自己的在首部曲中覺察到的

1棄絕  痛苦的 #情緒陰影

2棄絕精神、生理 、心理受傷害後

#自己的錯誤的思、言 、行 …………

我們先在空格裡填上

我們痛苦磨難的情緒及自己的壞習慣

然後祈禱棄絕

我奉主耶穌的名

我要棄絕（               ）的情緒陰影

成為天主所愛的孩子

我奉主耶穌的名

我要棄絕（               ）的情緒陰影

成為天主所愛的孩子

我奉主耶穌的名

我要棄絕（               ）的思、言、行為

成為天主所愛的孩子

我奉主耶穌的名

我要棄絕（               ）的思、言、行為

成為天主所愛的孩子

我奉主耶穌的名

我要棄絕（               ）的思、言、行為

成為天主所愛的孩子

靠著天主

我們勇敢的棄絕傷害我們的陰影

我們也真誠的與天主和好

成為天主所愛的孩子

承認我們受傷後

錯誤的思言行為

然後我們就可以進入釋放第四部曲待續

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#釋放祈禱 五部曲（4）

四部曲 #權威 #權柄

耶穌的權威（權柄）

解開我們心靈的枷鎖

釋放我們黏著的陰影情緒

魔鬼利用我們的弱點來綑綁我們

讓我們產生陰影

進而離開光明的思言行為

#綑綁 誘惑 加深我們的慾望

墮天使惡魔是俗世世界掌權的惡神（惡靈、邪神、邪靈、假神）

這些綑綁很多都是俗世近人對我們的期許

政治色彩、宗教習俗、異教言行

鬼怪風俗、輪迴謊言、

墮天使會假裝成光明天使

在華人社會、

墮天使會假裝成我們的祖先綑綁我們

魔鬼也會進入我們的夢境

以及在我們犯罪時加強我們的私欲

名利 地位 唯利 政治鬥爭 計謀

情慾 色迷 享樂主義 

利用商業團體、政治團體

讓我們黏著名利私欲

當我們滿足俗世人對我們的期許

我們就陷入兇惡

最大的兇惡就是黏著在俗世價值

表面出人頭地

內心瘋狂 進入地獄永火

#不良行為綑綁

墮天使 惡神 魔鬼 黑暗勢力世界掌權者 善於說謊 引誘 捆綁我們

黃 賭 毒 酒 

不健康性癖好

外在美貌黏著

科幻 鬼怪 恐怖 奇幻 

各樣小說影音等次文化

這些綑綁讓人離開天主愛的教會

破壞我們跟天主美好的愛情

所以我們請求天主的權威

釋放我們的綑綁

1 #錯誤 我們的錯誤的思想 言語 行為

2 #情緒 我們被綑綁的陰影情緒

3 #行為 我們被綑綁的現況

接下來我們一起祈禱

奉耶穌的名我宣告捆綁（錯誤）的邪靈、立刻安靜離開

奉耶穌的名我宣告捆綁（情緒）的邪靈、立刻安靜離開

奉耶穌的名我宣告捆綁（行為）的邪靈、立刻安靜離開

奉耶穌的名我宣告捆綁身旁所有的邪靈、立刻安靜離開 

然後我們就可以進入釋放終部曲

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#釋放祈禱 五部曲（5）

終曲 #天主的祝福

在我們胸口內

有一個天堂

因為天主在哪裡 #哪裡就是天堂

聖人在理智神見中

天主通傳影像及聲音與智慧訊息

讓教會聖師看見胸口的 #七寶樓台

我們內的 #靈心城堡

在最後終曲

我們要在我們內的

#靈心城堡 靈魂深處是天主

感受天主的祝福

用我們靈魂的眼睛

注視著靈心城堡內的天主

對祂乞求天主的祝福

插十字架法

#祈禱文

主耶穌，我把自己交在您的手中，感謝您對我的仁慈，以及您在我身上所作的一切。主耶穌，請您把您的十字架插到我過去生命中，每一次受羞辱的經驗中，並以您的寶血，經由十字架的管道，流到我所有受羞辱的經驗中，以您的寶血洗淨我在這些經驗中的一切束縛，一切污穢，一切傷害、痛苦和困擾，使他得到淨化和釋放。主耶穌，讚美您，感謝您。（用舌音祈禱一兩分鐘）

主耶穌，請您讓聖神的活水，帶著您對我的愛，聖母瑪利亞對我的母愛和聖若瑟對我的父愛，經由十字架的管道，流到他過去生命每一次受羞辱的經驗中，以您們三位聖者的愛，並藉著聖神的能力，使我所有的傷害能夠得到醫治，也使我恢復應有的自尊和自信。主耶穌，讚美您，感謝您。（再以舌音唱靈歌數分鐘）

#沒有舌音神恩的兄姊就唸

阿肋路亞 阿爸………..

並

#默想 金色十字架在心中無限放大充滿我們的身體

#默想 耶穌的寶血潔淨我們的過去與現在

#默想 阿爸父澆灌聖神的活水充滿我們的身體

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 Mary's Last Years 

The Blessed Virgin lived about fifteen years after our Lord's Ascension. Yet, there were never any wrinkles or signs of age in her lovely features, which always remained just as they were when she was in her thirty-third year. As time passed, Mary became more and more serious and recollected. No one ever saw her laugh, but she did occasionally smile with a very touching expression. She became quite thin and pale, for she slept very little, often only half an hour, and she ate only very light meals consisting usually of nothing but plain bread and sometimes a little fish. 

When she appeared among the Apostles on important occasions, she wore a large, white mantle and veil and a long sky-blue scarf ornamented with embroidery. Usually, she wore a simple, white robe. But she put a black veil whenever  she went along the sorrowful Way of the Cross in Jerusalem, for she regularly made devotion pilgrimages to all the places which her Divine Son had made holy by His suffering during His Passion. 

St. Peter insisted that Mary should attend the first meeting of the assembled Apostles and disciples, at which he announced that they would pray together to the Holy Ghost for ten days before deciding the difficult question that confronted them. On the first and last day, he celebrated Mass and distributed Holy Communion. The Blessed Virgin personally cleaned and decorated the hall of the Cenacle for the first of these ceremonies. But during the ten day, she retired to her room where she remained without eating or speaking to anyone. 

At this time, she had a mystical experience in which she was shown Lucifer and all his companions being obliged to hear the Almighty God announce to them that the Mother of the Savior would always defend His Church from their attacks. Then the Lord told her to exercise her authority and drive the demons back into the abyss, while the Holy Trinity assured her that the Church would ever be assisted by the omnipotence of the Father, the wisdom of the Son, and the love of the Holy Ghost. 

Source:  The Life of Mary as Seen by the Mystics 

              (from the Revelations of St, Elizabeth of Schoenau, St. Bridget of Sweden, Ven. Mother Mary of Agreda, Sister Anna Catherine Emmerich)

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 The devil appeared to three monks and said to them: if I gave you power to change

something from the past, what would you change?

The first of them, with great apostolic fervor, replied: "I would prevent you from making Adam and Eve fall into sin so that humanity could not turn away from God."

The second, a man full of mercy, said to him: "I would prevent you from God and you will condemn yourself eternally".

The third of them was the simplest and, instead of responding to the tempter, he got on his knees, made the sign of the cross and prayed saying: "Lord, free me from the temptation of what could be and was not".

The devil, giving a raucous cry and shuddering with pain, vanished.

The other two, surprised, said to him: "Brother, why have you responded like this?"

He replied: "First: we must NEVER dialogue with the devil . Second: NOBODY in the world has the power to change the past. Third: Satan's INTEREST was not to prove our virtue, but to trap us in the past, so that we neglect the present, the only time  God gives us His grace and we can cooperate with Him to fulfill His will ".

Of all the demons, the one that catches the most men and prevents them from being happy is that of "What could have been and was not".

The past is left to the mercy of God and

the future to his Providence. Only the present is in our hands. "Live in the moment"

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 #釋放祈禱五部曲全集  1.0版本

一、#信與省

二、#寬恕

三、#棄絕

四、#權威 #權柄

五、#天主的祝福

釋放祈禱五部曲 二十分鐘版本

轉化情緒將痛苦獻給天主

#成為煉路上天主所愛的孩子

一、#信與省

將「信經」以口語化導讀一遍  

#比如：

我相信天父祂是無所不能的

感覺自己的痛苦的陰影的情緒「名詞」是什麼 ？

比如 沮喪 失望 傷心…

思考陰影除了別人的錯以外，

自己有什麼「錯 」..比如 嫉妒 驕傲

二、#寬恕

口語化「天主經 」

把自己的錯求天主寬恕

也寬恕對方的錯 

轉化情緒將痛苦獻給天主

#成為煉路上的勳章

#卑微的我們唯一可以獻給天父的

耶穌的教導是 「寬恕」

為永生的犧牲

為義受迫害的人有福了

三，#棄絕

我要

棄絕自己的 「錯誤」 （在第一步驟中覺察到的）

棄絕「痛苦」的情緒

我要

#棄絕精神、生理 、心理受傷害後

自己的錯誤的思、言 、行 …………

#成為天主所愛的孩子

四、#權威 #權柄

奉耶穌的名我宣告捆綁（錯誤）的邪靈、立刻安靜離開

奉耶穌的名我宣告捆綁（情緒）的邪靈、立刻安靜離開

奉耶穌的名我宣告捆綁（行為）的邪靈、立刻安靜離開

奉耶穌的名我宣告捆綁身旁所有的邪靈、立刻安靜離開 

五、#天主的祝福

插十字架法

#祈禱文

主耶穌，我把自己交在禰的手中，感謝禰對我的仁慈，以及禰

禰在我身上所作的一切。主耶穌，請禰把十字架插到我過去生命中，每一次受羞辱的經驗中，並以禰的寶血，經由十字架的管道，流到我所有受羞辱的經驗中，以禰的寶血洗淨我在這些經驗中的一切束縛，一切污穢，一切傷害、痛苦和困擾，使我得到淨化和釋放。主耶穌，讚美禰，感謝禰。（用舌音祈禱一兩分鐘）

主耶穌，請禰讓聖神的活水，帶著禰對我的愛，聖母瑪利亞對我的母愛和聖若瑟對我的父愛，經由十字架的管道，流到我過去生命每一次受羞辱的經驗中，以三位聖者的愛，並藉著聖神的能力，使我所有的傷害能夠得到醫治，也使我恢復應有的自尊和自信。主耶穌，讚美禰，感謝禰。（再以舌音唱靈歌數分鐘）

#沒有舌音神恩的兄姊就唸

阿肋路亞 阿爸……….. 

重複並且在靈心城堡裡

#默想 金色十字架在心中無限放大充滿我們的身體

#默想 耶穌的寶血潔淨我們的過去與現在

#默想 阿爸父澆灌聖神的活水充滿我們的身體

#釋放祈禱五部曲詳細版

#釋放祈禱 五部曲（1）

首部曲 信與省

「#信經」打開光明 照亮陰影

當我們懷著無法言喻的痛苦

當我們陷入黑夜與神枯

當我們被近人傷害 掠奪

委屈 羞辱 厭世 盛怒 失望 受侵犯

先唸一次 信經

然後用非母語再唸一次

比如 英文 台灣 日語 原住民語 等等

這個時候「信經」 不再只是文字

信經成為一段我們對天主的愛的告白（心禱）

我們告訴天主 禰的小孩受傷了

也可以用口語話的方式來唸信經

跳離本來的窠臼

真的在對天主說話

#找出陰影的情緒名詞

唸完信經後

把我們的磨難找出來

歸納成為名詞比如

委屈 羞辱 厭世 盛怒 失望 受侵犯

絕望 憤恨 ……………

清楚的告訴天主自己的負面情緒名詞

#省察我們受到痛苦後的反應

當我們委屈的承受打擊凌辱

這個時候我們會有反應

思 言 行為 上的反應

暫時先把焦點放在天主跟自己的關係

先不理會那些讓我們進入陰影的人事物

然後我們省察自己

跟天主的關係

有哪些反應 與

天主的十誡 真福八端 

愛的真諦 七罪宗 

有不同的詮釋

這是把這些記下來

於是在釋放首部曲

我們得到了天主的 #連結靠山

覺察出自己的          #陰影名詞

省察自己反應的     #錯誤思言行

然後我們就可以進入

釋放第二部曲

釋放祈禱 五部曲（2）

二部曲 #寬恕 耶穌親自教導

卑微渺小的我們

有什麼可以獻給天父 阿爸父？

主耶穌在主禱文中

為我們求向天父訂定了一個

最便宜CP值最高的方法

不需要像耶穌一樣奉獻生命

也不用像聖人捨棄 神貧 獨身

只需要

寬恕

只要我們已經寬恕近人

#天父就寬恕我們

口語化「天主經 」

把自己的省察的結果

思言行上的錯誤

求天主寬恕

也寬恕對方的錯 

#轉化情緒將痛苦獻給天主

首部曲我們清楚的向天父說明

我們的「痛苦」情緒

現在我們把「痛苦」跟「寬恕」近人一起獻給天父

#成為煉路上的勳章

#卑微的我們唯一可以獻給天父的

耶穌的教導是 「寬恕」

為永生的犧牲

為義受迫害的人有福了

然後我們就可以進入釋放第三部曲

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#釋放祈禱 五部曲（3）#棄絕

1念一次又聖母經

聖母到了耶穌總是會出現

又聖母經

母后萬福！仁慈的母親，我們的生命我們的甘飴，我們的希望。

厄娃子孫，在此塵世，向妳哀呼。在這涕泣之谷，向妳嘆息哭求。

我們的主保，求妳回顧，憐視我們，一旦流亡期滿，使我們得見妳的聖子，萬民稱頌的耶穌。

童貞瑪利亞，妳是寬仁的、慈悲的、甘飴的、天主聖母，請為我們祈求，使我們堪受基督的恩許。阿們

我要

棄絕自己的在首部曲中覺察到的

1棄絕  痛苦的 #情緒陰影

2棄絕精神、生理 、心理受傷害後

#自己的錯誤的思、言 、行 …………

我們先在空格裡填上

我們痛苦磨難的情緒及自己的壞習慣

然後祈禱棄絕

我奉主耶穌的名

我要棄絕（               ）的情緒陰影

成為天主所愛的孩子

我奉主耶穌的名

我要棄絕（               ）的情緒陰影

成為天主所愛的孩子

我奉主耶穌的名

我要棄絕（               ）的思、言、行為

成為天主所愛的孩子

我奉主耶穌的名

我要棄絕（               ）的思、言、行為

成為天主所愛的孩子

我奉主耶穌的名

我要棄絕（               ）的思、言、行為

成為天主所愛的孩子

靠著天主

我們勇敢的棄絕傷害我們的陰影

我們也真誠的與天主和好

成為天主所愛的孩子

承認我們受傷後

錯誤的思言行為

然後我們就可以進入釋放第四部曲待續

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#釋放祈禱 五部曲（4）

四部曲 #權威 #權柄

耶穌的權威（權柄）

解開我們心靈的枷鎖

釋放我們黏著的陰影情緒

魔鬼利用我們的弱點來綑綁我們

讓我們產生陰影

進而離開光明的思言行為

#綑綁 誘惑 加深我們的慾望

墮天使惡魔是俗世世界掌權的惡神（惡靈、邪神、邪靈、假神）

這些綑綁很多都是俗世近人對我們的期許

政治色彩、宗教習俗、異教言行

鬼怪風俗、輪迴謊言、

墮天使會假裝成光明天使

在華人社會、

墮天使會假裝成我們的祖先綑綁我們

魔鬼也會進入我們的夢境

以及在我們犯罪時加強我們的私欲

名利 地位 唯利 政治鬥爭 計謀

情慾 色迷 享樂主義 

利用商業團體、政治團體

讓我們黏著名利私欲

當我們滿足俗世人對我們的期許

我們就陷入兇惡

最大的兇惡就是黏著在俗世價值

表面出人頭地

內心瘋狂 進入地獄永火

#不良行為綑綁

墮天使 惡神 魔鬼 黑暗勢力世界掌權者 善於說謊 引誘 捆綁我們

黃 賭 毒 酒 

不健康性癖好

外在美貌黏著

科幻 鬼怪 恐怖 奇幻 

各樣小說影音等次文化

這些綑綁讓人離開天主愛的教會

破壞我們跟天主美好的愛情

所以我們請求天主的權威

釋放我們的綑綁

1 #錯誤 我們的錯誤的思想 言語 行為

2 #情緒 我們被綑綁的陰影情緒

3 #行為 我們被綑綁的現況

接下來我們一起祈禱

奉耶穌的名我宣告捆綁（錯誤）的邪靈、立刻安靜離開

奉耶穌的名我宣告捆綁（情緒）的邪靈、立刻安靜離開

奉耶穌的名我宣告捆綁（行為）的邪靈、立刻安靜離開

奉耶穌的名我宣告捆綁身旁所有的邪靈、立刻安靜離開 

然後我們就可以進入釋放終部曲

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#釋放祈禱 五部曲（5）

終曲 #天主的祝福

在我們胸口內

有一個天堂

因為天主在哪裡 #哪裡就是天堂

聖人在理智神見中

天主通傳影像及聲音與智慧訊息

讓教會聖師看見胸口的 #七寶樓台

我們內的 #靈心城堡

在最後終曲

我們要在我們內的

#靈心城堡 靈魂深處是天主

感受天主的祝福

用我們靈魂的眼睛

注視著靈心城堡內的天主

對祂乞求天主的祝福

插十字架法

#祈禱文

主耶穌，我把自己交在您的手中，感謝您對我的仁慈，以及您在我身上所作的一切。主耶穌，請您把您的十字架插到我過去生命中，每一次受羞辱的經驗中，並以您的寶血，經由十字架的管道，流到我所有受羞辱的經驗中，以您的寶血洗淨我在這些經驗中的一切束縛，一切污穢，一切傷害、痛苦和困擾，使他得到淨化和釋放。主耶穌，讚美您，感謝您。（用舌音祈禱一兩分鐘）

主耶穌，請您讓聖神的活水，帶著您對我的愛，聖母瑪利亞對我的母愛和聖若瑟對我的父愛，經由十字架的管道，流到他過去生命每一次受羞辱的經驗中，以您們三位聖者的愛，並藉著聖神的能力，使我所有的傷害能夠得到醫治，也使我恢復應有的自尊和自信。主耶穌，讚美您，感謝您。（再以舌音唱靈歌數分鐘）

#沒有舌音神恩的兄姊就唸

阿肋路亞 阿爸………..

並

#默想 金色十字架在心中無限放大充滿我們的身體

#默想 耶穌的寶血潔淨我們的過去與現在

#默想 阿爸父澆灌聖神的活水充滿我們的身體

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