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

Tuesday of the Fifth Week in Ordinary Time

All You Ever Wanted was Our Hearts

Through your smallness and ignorance, and above all through your humility, we want to put our Holy Cause into action through you. Be careful, do not let vainglory come near.(Jesus) (August 30, 1963)

Today’s Readings: This people honors me with their lips,

but their hearts are far from me;

in vain do they worship me,

teaching as doctrines human precepts.(Mark 7)

Prayer Meditation- Lord how many times do we do things, even spiritual things, our way- we let ourselves get in the way of Your Will. We think we are so wonderful because we check all these things off of our list each day even while our thoughts and hearts are a million miles away moving from one vain thought to the next! Lord, help us each day to return love for love and offer every moment of the day to You- may our hearts beat in unity with Yours today

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

Memorial of Saint Paul Miki and Companions

A Flash of Light  

The look of His eyes is like a flash of lightening which lights up everything. (Elizabeth) (January 14, 1963)

Today’s Readings: Then God said,
“Let there be light,” and there was light.
God saw how good the light was. (Genesis 1)

Prayer Meditation- O Lord You are Light itself- the Universe was created and Your Light appeared. O Lord, though we see as in a glass darkly now (1 Corinthians 13) we will someday see the Light in Your Eyes- those Eyes that see everything about us and that love us so much! Lord illuminate our hearts, minds, and souls to see You with the eyes of love here on this Earth so that we can live in Your Light always! For we are children of the light and children of the day- Your Children now, and what we will be we do not know but we will be like You and see You as You are! (1 Thessalonians 5/1 John 3:2). Lord God we hope in You and trust in You, our Father forever who brings us out of darkness into Your Marvelous Light! (1 Peter 2:9) chosen and loved by You for all eternity!

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

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Salt and Light

You know, My little one, even here on earth you receive a foretaste of Heaven’s delights. (Jesus) (November 1, 1963)

Today’s Readings: Jesus said to his disciples:
“You are the salt of the earth.
But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned?
It is no longer good for anything
but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.(Matthew 5)

Prayer Meditation- O Lord each Mass we get a seat at the Heavenly Banquet. You feed us with Your Word and Your Body and Blood to strengthen us and give us Your Very Life poured out for us! How often do we really take this in- not often enough Lord! You have asked us to be salt and light but we can’t do it on our own with our own agendas and own understanding (Proverbs 3). We will quickly lose our flavor- Lord we don’t want mediocre good for nothing lives! We want to live out our Baptismal promises by becoming the best version of our selves so that others are led to You- holiness is not just one of many menu options for our lives but the One Thing Necessary! Come Holy Spirit- Come by the means of the Immaculate Heart of Mary- fill us Lord and set us ablaze for Your Glory!

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

Saturday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time

Come Away with Me

Jesus said, “Why do you think that

I am far away, in the heights above you? Really, I am standing right now next to you.” While

the Lord Jesus was talking, through these waves of special feelings, my soul experienced the

Blessed Virgin with her captivating love, saying to the Lord Jesus, “She is my special one, also.” (Jesus/Mary) (April 7, 1965)

Today’s Readings: He said to them,

“Come away by yourselves to a deserted place and rest a while.” (Mark 6)

Prayer Meditation- Lord, we all need to hear those words from You- come away with Me! Oh Lord how we all need to rest in Your Sacred Heart! We can feel like You are so far away and yet You are always right there next to us in every moment of our day! My Adorable Jesus,

We ask you to take us in spirit before your

Eucharistic Presence throughout the world. Blessed Lady,

Take us and place us where we belong in the

Divine Fire. Share with us your Immaculate

Conception.

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

Friday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time

Content With What We Have

I see that you have little faith. Why are you impatient? It is My responsibility to give you a spiritual director. Do not fear. I will give you a director according to My Heart. Do not fear, I will never abandon you.” (Jesus) (August 16, 1962)

Today’s Readings: Let your life be free from love of money

but be content with what you have,

for he has said, I will never forsake you or abandon you. (Hebrews 13)

Prayer Meditation- Lord it is so easy to strive constantly for more- whatever is new and shiny that we think we have to have! Even spiritually- we run ahead of You looking for the big breakthrough yet where we are is where You want to sanctify us! Lord help us be content in all the circumstances we find ourselves- in worry, in want, in darkness and lack of clarity, in fear and trouble! You will never forsake or abandon us!

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

Feast of the Presentation (Candlemas)

Living Fire

On the feast of Candlemas, my beloved sons will introduce the Flame of Love of my heart in procession, so that, in such fashion, it becomes a living fire in their hearts and souls. (Mary) (May 4, 1962)

Today’s Readings:

Now, Master, you may let your servant go

in peace, according to your word,

for my eyes have seen your salvation,

which you prepared in the sight of all the peoples:

a light for revelation to the Gentiles,

and glory for your people Israel.” (Luke 2)

Prayer Meditation: O Lord on this special day when You were presented to Your Temple as the Light of the World, let us spread the Flame of Love in all hearts and souls so that Your Glory will be fully revealed on Earth! Come Holy Spirit, Come by the means of the Flame of Love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary! Let’s spread the Flame from heart to heart today!

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

Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Ordinary Time

Tough Crowd

Many people in your neighborhood have known you for years. You have fought your great battles before their eyes. (Mary) (November 19, 1962)

Today’s Readings: Jesus said to them,

“A prophet is not without honor except in his native place

and among his own kin and in his own house.”

So he was not able to perform any mighty deed there,

apart from curing a few sick people by laying his hands on them.

He was amazed at their lack of faith. (Mark 6)

Prayer Meditation- Lord, I think so many of us can relate to today’s Gospel. We all come from families and hometowns, people who have known us for years. They have watched us rise and fall and have formed opinions about us- they are familiar with who we are and where we have been. And then someday something changes- for many of us reading this that “something” may well be You in our lives! And as You change us our loved ones may not know what to make of us. Lord You know well the pain of being rejected by Your own family members and neighbors. Our Lady knows well what it is like to suffer these pains as well as She watched You almost run off a cliff (Luke 4:29) in the Gospel of Luke version of this story. Lord, today we pray for all of our families- that our family members would be open to Your Grace despite the fact that we hold Your Treasures in earthen vessels (2 Corinthians 4:7).