““Why should you begrudge the help you give your neighbors. Don’t forget that in serving them you are serving Me. That should give you courage, and you’ll need great courage to become holy. Never lose sight of the goal: holiness; that means to be always in readiness for Me, to belong to Me utterly. It’s so very simple; believe Me. Would I ever ask anything that was too difficult for you? Just live in My love—holy, one moment at a time. Drive out all worries, all idle dreaming. Don’t complicate things. Give Me your soul simply. I am all simplicity.”

— He and I by Gabrielle Bossis

⁴⁰ And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me.’ (Matthew 25:40)

¹³ Brethren, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but one thing I do, forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, ¹⁴ I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:13-14)

¹⁰ For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. (Ephesians 2:10

Prayer Reflection- O Lord You give us such beautiful words today about loving and serving others as if we were serving You and living holiness one moment at a time. Help us to live in Your Love without anxiety. We make things so complicated but You are simplicity itself and You never ask anything too difficult for us if are walking with You!

Put Them All Away

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Wednesday of the Twenty Third Week in Ordinary Time

Put Them All Away

Mary: “The resistance against my words comes from your human doubts. By these doubts, you limit your soul’s capacity to act. This causes you spiritual harm. If you do not put them away, they will destroy your abandonment to us.” (Mary) (January 24, 1963)

Today’s Readings: But now you must put them all away:
anger, fury, malice, slander,
and obscene language out of your mouths.
Stop lying to one another,
since you have taken off the old self with its practices
and have put on the new self,
which is being renewed, for knowledge,
in the image of its creator. (Colossians 3)

Prayer Meditation- Lord, the theme today is putting away- we are full of doubts, anxieties, yes even sins of thought, word, and deed. We resist Your Grace- the only thing that can change us. And by putting up these little fights in our human will we are only hurting ourselves and limiting what You can do in us and through us. Yes, we must put them all away- anger, gossip,  any deliberate venial sins and attachments that keep us from taking off the old self and putting on the new self which is You fully alive in us!  Lord purify our intentions and our hearts as we  abandons ourselves to You!

He Nailed It To The Cross

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Memorial of Saint Peter Claver

He Nailed It To The Cross

For this, I have sweated blood. For this, I was crowned with thorns. I let Myself be nailed to the wood of the Cross. I endured unspeakable suffering.” (Jesus) (May 1962)

Today’s Readings: And even when you were dead in transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, he brought you to life along with him, having forgiven us all our transgressions; obliterating the bond against us, with its legal claims, which was opposed to us, he also removed it from our midst, nailing it to the cross; (Colossians 2)

Prayer Meditation- Lord, You have nailed to the Holy Cross all of our transgressions! So why Lord do we walk around still in chains? Are we afraid to go to the Sacrament of Reconciliation because of some deep hidden sin  that we feel that God will never forgive? Go and be healed, He nailed it to The Cross!  Are we afraid to let go of anxiety and fear, our need for control, our lack of trust in Divine Providence? Let it go, He nailed it to The Cross! Is there anything holding you back from complete freedom- unforgiveness, bad habits and addictions, any malady of the heart? Take it to The Cross through His Word, Prayer, and the Sacraments- He has nailed it all to The Cross!

““All women are a little of My mother.” During the procession of the Blessed Sacrament I wasn’t thinking of praying in the name of His merits. “And where do I come in?” In the church of the Rosary. “You will take on another face. I’ll give it to you marked with humility.” At home. “Try to make everything tidy around you. This is a reflection of holiness. Strive for it.””

— He and I by Gabrielle Bossis

Charm is deceitful, and beauty is vain,
    but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised. (Proverbs 31:30)

² with all lowliness and meekness, with patience, forbearing one another in love, (Ephesians 4:2)

⁴⁰ but all things should be done decently and in order. (1 Corinthians 14:40)

Prayer Reflection- On this beautiful day of Mother Mary’s birthday how wonderful it is Lord to reflect on how You intended all women to be like Your Mother! Let us put on humility like our Blessed Mother! Let us always strive for order in our lives as a reflection of Your Holiness living in us! Mary, Queen of Peace pray for us!

Hail Holy Queen!

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Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Hail Holy Queen!

“You must be selfless, for we will entrust you with a great mission and you will be up to the task. However, this is only possible if you remain totally selfless, abjuring yourself. That mission can be bestowed upon you only if you also want it out of your free will. (Jesus) (1962)

Today’s Readings:

Behold, the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means “God is with us.” (Matthew 1)

Prayer Meditation- Lord God we thank You for Our Blessed Mother- the Woman clothed with the Sun- Blessed is She who believed that the Lord would fulfill His promises to Her (Luke 1 NLT)! Thank You for Our Beautiful Mother who gave Her Fiat so that we would be free! Lord, thank You for giving Her to us as our Mother and Model of a life totally surrendered to Your Grace! She is our Star of the Sea and She will always point the way home to You! Hail Holy Queen our life, our sweetness and our hope! Pray for us O Holy Mother of God that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ!

“September 7—I was humbling myself before Him for my many distractions. “Offer them to Me all the same. They’re something of yourself. Give so that I may restore. Keep yourself often before Me, My very little one.””

— He and I by Gabrielle Bossis

⁹ but he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” I will all the more gladly boast of my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. (2 Corinthians:9)

¹⁷ For I will restore health to you,
    and your wounds I will heal,
                says the Lord,
(Jeremiah 30:17)

³³ But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well. (Matthew 6:33)

Prayer Reflection- O Lord we love You and adore You because You take our weaknesses because Your Grace is sufficient to perfect us in those weaknesses. Help us to surrender to You so that You can restore us and heal what is broken. May we always seek You first in Your Word, in the Sacraments, in Adoration, and Prayer offering You are nothingness that You would be our All!

Grounded In The Gospel

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Saturday of the Twenty Second Week of Ordinary Time

Grounded in the Gospel

“Whoever serve Me, My little one, cannot be a reed bending in the wind. She must persevere firmly at My side with an unshakable determination. Your soul cannot bow to anything that does not serve Me. Again, My little one, I ask that you persevere with Me.” (Jesus) (February 4, 1963)

Today’s Readings: Brothers and sisters:

You once were alienated and hostile in mind because of evil deeds; God has now reconciled you in the fleshly Body of Christ through his death, to present you holy, without blemish, and irreproachable before him, provided that you persevere in the faith, firmly grounded, stable, and not shifting from the hope of the Gospel that you heard, (Colossians 1)

Prayer Meditation- O Lord, we were once far from You but You have reconciled us to You through Your Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ to present us holy and blameless to You provided we persevere! O Lord, we are so weak, how easily we go from firmly grounded and stable to a reed bending in the wind! We can be so double minded, unstable in all of our ways (James 1:8). Little by little we start bowing to things that are not of You! But Lord, You have promised us that You are the Vine, we the branches! (John 15:5). Lord, please help us to remain in You and persevere firmly at Your side with unshakable determination- let us never lose hope in the Gospel!

“September 5—“ If distractions come through no fault of yours, I give you the same grace as if you had been quite attentive.”” — He and I by Gabrielle Bossis

⁸ Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. (Philippians 4:8)

²⁵ Let your eyes look directly forward,
    and your gaze be straight before you.
²⁶ Take heed to the path of your feet,
    then all your ways will be sure.
²⁷ Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
    turn your foot away from evil. (Proverbs 4:25-27)

⁴¹ But the Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things; ⁴² one thing is needful. Mary has chosen the good portion, which shall not be taken away from her.” (Luke 10:41-42)

Prayer Reflection- O Lord we can become so easily distracted. Sometimes it is our own fault- our own worry, anxiety, and fear but a lot of times it is through no fault of our own. Lord how well You know us! How reassuring it is that You give us the same grace in prayer in distractions as if we were attentive! May we always think about whatever is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, gracious and excellent!