Today’s Consuming Fire Meditation- – A Daily Dose of the Flame of Love Diary Served Up with Today’s Scriptures

Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God

Heart Pondering Prayer

He knows very well that I listen

to each of his words as a prayer. I constantly reflect on His teaching. Today, it happened the

same way. (Elizabeth) (March 4, 1966)

Today’s Readings:

All who heard it were amazed

by what had been told them by the shepherds.

And Mary kept all these things,

reflecting on them in her heart.(Luke 2)

Prayer Meditation- Lord, as we enter the New Year, we enter into it in through a world that often greets it with noisy celebration! Yet in all the noise, how often do we take time to reflect in our hearts about all the graces and blessings You have given us in the past year, Even in the trying year we have just lived through, we can still meditate on how You held us in the palm of Your Hand and never let us go! Today Lord, we honor Mary, the Mother of God- Our Mother! May we take time today to imitate Her and reflect and ponder in our hearts- may we constantly meditate on Your Word spoken to us and for us this Year! Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us!

Today’s Consuming Fire Meditation- – A Daily Dose of the Flame of Love Diary Served Up with Today’s Scriptures

Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas

Abandoned to Amazing Grace

I will give you the grace of full abandonment to me. This grace will totally control your being, and grace will go out to others. (Jesus) (October 2, 1962)

Today’s Readings:

From his fullness we have all received,
grace in place of grace,
because while the law was given through Moses, 
grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. (John 1)

Prayer Meditation: O Lord make us instruments of Your Grace- little pencils in Your Hands so that Your Grace and Peace will go out to others. May we be so full of Your Grace that it truly goes out to others for Your Glory and the good of all!  As we enter the New Year, let peace in the world begin with us as we remain in Your love and we abandon ourselves to Your Holy Will which is Love and Mercy itself!

Today’s Consuming Fire Meditation- – A Daily Dose of the Flame of Love Diary Served Up with Today’s Scriptures

The Feast of the Holy Family

Family Ties

There are many cold families like yours in my country. I want the Flame of Love of my heart to warm them up and others just as well. I can see that you understand this well since you are living the same reality. This is why you have compassion for me. (Mary) (November 19, 1962)

Today’s Readings: Brothers and sisters:

Put on, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved,

heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience,

bearing with one another and forgiving one another,

if one has a grievance against another;

as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do. (Colossians 3)

Prayer Meditation- O Lord so many families torn apart by so many things today in our culture. The family is under attack in a big way- it is hard to find anyone not going through a hard time these days. But Lord You came to be born and raised in a family- with a mother and a father and by Your Presence, the family which You created is sanctified. You have come to rescue broken families and set them free! Lord You have given us the Model and You have given us the Grace- may the family be healed through the Flame of Love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary! May every child be wanted and may every home turn to Jesus!

Today’s Consuming Fire Meditation- – A Daily Dose of the Flame of Love Diary Served Up with Today’s Scriptures

The Fifth Day In the Octave of Christmas

Revealed by the Holy Spirit- Seeing Salvation with Our Own Eyes

By His sigh, the Lord

Jesus allowed a faint light to enter my heart and it revealed the worth of my suffering. When

the sigh that I felt coming from afar crossed my heart, I felt the Spirit of Power act intensely in

my heart. (Elizabeth) (May 15, 1965)

Today’s Readings: Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon.

This man was righteous and devout,

awaiting the consolation of Israel,

and the Holy Spirit was upon him.

It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit

that he should not see death

before he had seen the Christ of the Lord. (Luke 2)

Prayer Meditation- Lord, many of us have things or events we would like to see before we die. It could be our children happy and on their own, the birth of grandchildren, or retirement with time to finally travel or pursue a passion that we don’t have time for right now. Some of us call these things a “bucket list”. Yet Lord, we are not guaranteed any of these things but we are promised that no matter what life brings us You will be with us and will bring worth to even our suffering. I don’t know if Simeon would have called seeing and holding the Christ Child the answer to his personal bucket list but it was indeed a fulfilled promise made to him by the Holy Spirit! Simeon and many others in that time prayed for the time of their salvation to be fulfilled! And we too are asked to pray and to hope in Your Salvation already revealed to us- may we like Simeon see Your Promises fulfilled in us as we journey in this life toward the next!

Today’s Consuming Fire Meditation- – A Daily Dose of the Flame of Love Diary Served Up with Today’s Scriptures

Feast of the Holy Innocents

Deceiving Ourselves

The Evil One will disturb

your thoughts, he will make you unsure of your actions. By his

words, he will suggest every kind of foul deeds and he will flood

you with terrible torments. He wants to deceive you so you abandon

your humble devotion. (Jesus) (January 13, 1964)

Today’s Readings: If we say, “We are without sin,”

we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

If we acknowledge our sins, he is faithful and just

and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from every wrongdoing.

If we say, “We have not sinned,” we make him a liar,

and his word is not in us. (1 John 1)

Prayer Meditation- At first Lord the juxtaposition of the first reading, about walking in the light and forgiveness, seems to contrast with the violence of the Gospel- the loss of the Holy Innocents. But Lord, how we deceive ourselves! We say in our world today that we have no sin- that a baby is a choice, that life has meaning only when it is of value and can be productive for society, that fulfillment of our selves is the highest good no matter the cost of over 60 million innocent lives in the United States of America. Lord, we have been deceived and have abandoned You in today’s culture, yet if we acknowledge our sins, even if we were personally deceived to sin against life at some time in our lives, You will forgive us anything and cleanse us from all wrongdoing. Lord Jesus heal our land!

Today’s Consuming Fire Meditation- – A Daily Dose of the Flame of Love Diary Served Up with Today’s Scriptures

Feast of Saint John the Evangelist

Words of Love

“My little one, write down what I now dictate: …You are mine and this is your guarantee. After your death, there will abound in the treasures of your heart those who will know, bless and glorify God. Those who will live after you on earth can draw abundantly from these treasures. (Jesus) (November 17-18, 1964)

Today’s Readings: So that you too may have fellowship with us;

for our fellowship is with the Father

and with his Son, Jesus Christ.

We are writing this so that our joy may be complete. (1 John 1)

Prayer Meditation: O Lord, today we celebrate the Feast Day of the Beloved Disciple who never left You- the one who laid his head on Your Sacred Heart and who took Mary into his home. St. John wrote five books of the New Testament including the beautiful Gospel of John. Today’s readings tell us that he wanted our joy to be complete in You! Lord let us receive Your Word and the words of the saints so that we may draw abundantly from these treasures!

Today’s Consuming Fire Meditation- – A Daily Dose of the Flame of Love Diary Served Up with Today’s Scriptures

Feast of Saint Stephen

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Martyrdom?

“Do not tear yourselves from My arms which embrace you. Be sacrificed on the sacred altar of inner recollection and martyrdom.” (Jesus) (August 7, 1962)

Today’s Readings: Into your hands I commend my spirit;

you will redeem me, O LORD, O faithful God.

I will rejoice and be glad because of your mercy. (Psalm 31)

Prayer Meditation- Lord it seems like we are just waking up from our Christmas celebrations when Holy Mother Church cuts to the chase- to love and follow Jesus is to die! Most of us will not face the type of martyrdom Saint Stephen suffered- hopefully though we will have his courage and forgiving spirit. But what we have been promised is that we will be hated for the Name (Matthew 10) and that may very well be by those we love the most. But Lord it is not in defending ourselves but in how we live that we are truly witnessing. Cheerfulness, smiles, silence, prayer and sacrifice for those we love and for those who are coming against us- loving and forgiving with Your Heart when it can seem impossible, that is the little way of martyrdom that You have called each of us to so that none may be lost. Lord, we are not doing this alone, give us the words when we need them and the fortitude and courage to never tear ourselves from Your Loving Arms as You break our hearts for what breaks Yours!

Today’s Consuming Fire Meditation- – A Daily Dose of the Flame of Love Diary Served Up with Today’s Scriptures

Christmas Day

The Word Became Flesh

Jesus said to me, “And the Word became Flesh”. Penetrate and live in this sublime mystery, which signifies the Redemption of the world.” (Jesus/Elizabeth) (October 15, 1962)

Today’s Readings; And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us, and we saw his glory, the glory as of the Father’s only Son, full of grace and truth. (John 1)

Prayer Meditation- O Lord Jesus thank You for coming to us- The Word Made Flesh for our salvation! Thank You for being Our Savior and Our Emmanuel- God with us! Lord You came full of Grace and Truth so that we would be set free! As we meditate on The Nativity Scene and see You in a humble stable little and helpless let us ponder how deep Your Love is for us that You would become a poor baby to save us  so that we can live with You forever in Eternity! Unfathomable Divine Mercy! Lord let us just love and adore You today in Mary’s arms with all the angels and saints!

Today’s Consuming Fire Meditation- – A Daily Dose of the Flame of Love Diary Served Up with Today’s Scriptures

Christmas Eve

Free To Worship Him Without Fear

“Tell Me, little sister, why do you consider yourself alone since I am the One leading you? Have no fear, I will not let go of you. Come, let us go together and let there be no other moment when you would feel alone.” (Jesus) (January 25, 1966)

Today’s Readings: This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham:
to set us free from the hand of our enemies,
free to worship him without fear,
holy and righteous in his sight
all the days of our life. (Luke 1)

Prayer Meditation- Lord, we end Advent and begin Christmas- Christmas Eve! You came to Earth as a baby, The Word Made Flesh who dwelt among us! You came to save us from all of our sins- as Zechariah sings into today’s Gospel all of our fears and our enemies. Lord so many of us are stuck in fear, anxiety, worry, stress- all “enemies” of the life You so long to give each one of us. Tonight, as we worship and adore You- let us lay all of those fears down as You free us to worship only You! Gloria in excelsis Deo!

Today’s Consuming Fire Meditation- – A Daily Dose of the Flame of Love Diary Served Up with Today’s Scriptures

Great Things

I always tell you not to worry that you can give Me only little things. I say again, ‘Always remain little.’ Do not believe that if you had powers to do great things, you would be a saint sooner. (Jesus) (April 10, 1962)

Today’s Readings: My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord;

my spirit rejoices in God my savior.

for he has looked upon his lowly servant.

From this day all generations will call me blessed:

the Almighty has done great things for me,

and holy is his Name. (Luke 1)

Prayer Meditation- Lord You alone do great things- You have done great things for Mary and You are doing great things in all of our lives. Lord, we go around thinking we are the ones who are to do the great things- we will ourselves to be holy under our own power but it just never works! We spin our wheels, we exhaust ourselves, we burn out and come to the end of ourselves because only You can make us holy! Lord, please help us to always be little, to trust in Your Grace and abandon ourselves to Your Divine Providence! Blessed Mother, gather Your children around You to sing His Praises today- Holy is His Name!