13 Just as you
became a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so will
I save you that you may be a blessing.
Do not fear; let your hands be strong. 14 Thus says the LORD of hosts: Just as I intended to
harm you when your ancestors angered me—says the LORD of hosts—and I did not
relent, 15
so again in these days I intend
to favor Jerusalem and the house of Judah; do not fear!
As
gentiles who are God-fearing we must accept our salvation by living the Shema
Israel daily seeking to love Him with our whole heart, mind, soul and strength (let our hands be strong). This morning as I said the Shema Israel I
thought Lord I don’t understand how to love you with my whole soul but I
decided to say the prayer looking in the mirror at myself. I then said,
“Hear O Israel that the Lord our God is one, and you shall love the Lord your
God with your whole heart, (I touched my heart) and with your whole mind, (I
touched the side of my temple) with your whole soul (I instinctively touched my
eyes; which are the windows of the soul) and flexed my arms and said with my
whole strength.
Come. Father of the poor. Come, treasures which endure; Come, Light of
all that live!
The Gift of Fear
The gift of Fear
fills us with a sovereign respect for God, and makes us dread nothing so much
as to offend Him by sin. It is a fear
that arises, not from the thought of hell, but from sentiments of reverence and
filial submission to our heavenly Father. It is the fear that is the beginning of wisdom, detaching us from worldly
pleasures that could in any way separate us from God. "They that fear the Lord will prepare their
hearts, and in His sight will sanctify their souls."
Prayer
Come, O blessed Spirit of Holy Fear, penetrate my inmost heart, that I
may set you, my Lord and God, before my face forever, help me to shun all
things that can offend You, and make me worthy to appear before the pure eyes
of Your Divine Majesty in heaven, where You live and reign in the unity of the
ever Blessed Trinity, God world without end. Amen.
Our Father and Hail Mary ONCE. Glory be to the Father SEVEN TIMES.
Holy Spirit! Lord of Light! From
Your clear celestial height, Your pure beaming radiance give!
The Holy Spirit
Only one thing is important -- eternal salvation.
Only one thing, therefore, is to be feared--sin?
Sin is the result of ignorance, weakness, and indifference The Holy Spirit is
the Spirit of Light, of Strength, and of Love. With His sevenfold gifts He
enlightens the mind, strengthens the will, and inflames the heart with love of
God. To ensure our salvation we ought to invoke the Divine Spirit daily, for
"The Spirit helpeth our infirmity. We know not what we should pray for as
we ought. But the Spirit Himself asketh for us."
Prayer
Almighty and eternal God, Who hast vouchsafed to
regenerate us by water and the Holy Spirit, and hast given us forgiveness all
sins, vouchsafe to send forth from heaven upon us your sevenfold Spirit, the
Spirit of Wisdom and Understanding, the Spirit of Counsel and fortitude, the
Spirit of Knowledge and Piety, and fill us with the Spirit of Holy Fear. Amen.
Our Father and Hail Mary ONCE. Glory be to the Father SEVEN TIMES.
ACT OF CONSECRATION TO
THE HOLY SPIRIT
On my knees before the great multitude of heavenly
witnesses, I offer myself, soul and body to You, Eternal Spirit of God. I adore
the brightness of Your purity, the unerring keenness of Your justice, and the
might of Your love. You are the Strength and Light of my soul. In You I live
and move and am. I desire never to grieve You by unfaithfulness to grace and I
pray with all my heart to be kept from the smallest sin against You. Mercifully
guard my every thought and grant that I may always watch for Your light, and
listen to Your voice, and follow Your gracious inspirations. I cling to You and
give myself to You and ask You, by Your compassion to watch over me in my
weakness. Holding the pierced Feet of Jesus and looking at His Five Wounds, and
trusting in His Precious Blood and adoring His opened Side and stricken Heart,
I implore You, Adorable Spirit, Helper of my infirmity, to keep me in Your
grace that I may never sin against You. Give me grace, O Holy Spirit, Spirit of
the Father and the Son to say to You always and everywhere, "Speak Lord
for Your servant heareth." Amen.
PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
PRAYER FOR THE SEVEN GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
O Lord Jesus Christ, Who, before
ascending into heaven, did promise to send the Holy Spirit to finish Your work
in the souls of Your Apostles and Disciples, deign to grant the same Holy
Spirit to me that He may perfect in my soul, the work of Your grace and Your
love. Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom that I may despise the perishable things of
this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal, the Spirit of
Understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Your divine truth, the
Spirit of Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and
gaining heaven, the Spirit of Fortitude that I may bear my cross with You and
that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation,
the Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in
the science of the Saints, the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of
God sweet and amiable, and the Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a
loving reverence towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him. Mark
me, dear Lord, with the sign of Your true disciples and animate me in all
things with Your Spirit. Amen.
First Saturday[2]
In December of 1925, Our Lady appeared to Sister
Lucia, giving her the following guaranty of salvation for those who complete
the First Five Saturdays Devotion:
“I promise to assist them at the hour of death with all the
graces necessary for the salvation of their souls."
Why Five Saturdays?
The five first Saturdays correspond to the five
kinds of offenses and blasphemies committed against the Immaculate Heart of
Mary:
1) Blasphemies
against the Immaculate Conception
2) Blasphemies
against her virginity
3) Blasphemies
against her divine maternity, at the same time the refusal to accept her as the
Mother of all men
4) Instilling
indifference, scorn and even hatred towards this Immaculate Mother in the
hearts of children
5) Direct
insults against Her sacred images
How to complete the Five First Saturdays
Devotion:
On the first Saturday of five consecutive
months:
1. Go to
confession;
2. Receive Holy
Communion;
3. Say five
decades of the Rosary;
4. Keep Our Lady
company for 15 minutes, meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary;
5. Have the
intention of making reparation to Our Lady for the offenses listed above.
Hiking[3]
In Central Europe the Feast of the Ascension is a popular time for mountain climbing or picnicking on
hilltops. No doubt this is in commemoration of the summit of the Mount of
Olives from which Christ ascended and the heights to which he soared. A
similarly inspired tradition is eating some kind of bird for the Feast since on
this day Christ "flew" to Heaven.
Today I will be leading a spiritual hike you are invited but if you cannot I ask all my readers to add their prayers for Meek and humble souls as requested by our Lord via Saint Faustina.
Sixth Day
Today bring to Me the Meek and Humble Souls and the Souls of Little Children,
Today bring to Me the Meek and Humble Souls and the Souls of Little Children,
and immerse them in My mercy. These souls most closely resemble My Heart. They strengthened Me during My bitter agony. I saw them as earthly Angels, who will keep vigil at My altars. I pour out upon them whole torrents of grace. I favor humble souls with My confidence.
Most Merciful Jesus, You yourself have said, "Learn from Me for I am meek and humble of heart." Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart all meek and humble souls and the souls of little children. These souls send all heaven into ecstasy and they are the heavenly Father's favorites. They are a sweet-smelling bouquet before the throne of God; God Himself takes delight in their fragrance. These souls have a permanent abode in Your Most Compassionate Heart, O Jesus, and they unceasingly sing out a hymn of love and mercy.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon meek souls, upon humble souls, and upon little children who are enfolded in the abode which is the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. These souls bear the closest resemblance to Your Son. Their fragrance rises from the earth and reaches Your very throne. Father of mercy and of all goodness, I beg You by the love You bear these souls and by the delight You take in them: Bless the whole world, that all souls together may sing out the praises of Your mercy for endless ages. Amen.
Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon meek souls, upon humble souls, and upon little children who are enfolded in the abode which is the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. These souls bear the closest resemblance to Your Son. Their fragrance rises from the earth and reaches Your very throne. Father of mercy and of all goodness, I beg You by the love You bear these souls and by the delight You take in them: Bless the whole world, that all souls together may sing out the praises of Your mercy for endless ages. Amen.
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