Tears In A Flask

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Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of the Unborn

Tears in a Flask

I broke forth in tears. This increased my sorrow for sins. Who would not cry in the presence of such goodness and kindness? (Elizabeth) (September 1, 1963)

Today’s Readings: My wanderings you have counted;
my tears are stored in your flask;
are they not recorded in your book?
Then do my enemies turn back,
when I call upon you. (Psalm 56)

Prayer Meditation- Lord, so many tears we shed! Sorrow for sin, sadness over circumstances, worries and fears, we can hold it in so long that sometimes it can feel like such a relief when the tears come. We can wander so far but we can hold on to hope because every tear is stored in a flask! You have never left our sides- Lord help us praise You in whatever storms we are in because Your goodness and kindness are endless and Your mercy reaches to the skies. (Psalm 36).

Bringing Stones To a Sword Fight

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Memorial of Saint Agnes

Bringing Stones To a Sword Fight

“If there were no battle, what would then give value to things? Always try to go higher.” (Jesus) (June 19, 1964)

Today’s Readings: All this multitude, too, shall learn that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves. For the battle is the LORD’s and he shall deliver you into our hands.” (1 Samuel 17)

Prayer Meditation- Lord, we face many battles every day, we can have many giants in the way, obstacles and problems that seem insurmountable. Every day is a fight but how easily we forget that if we are in You, the battle is not ours but Yours and You will deliver us as You train our hands for war (Psalm 144). Lord each us of can pick up five smooth stones, we have been given every spiritual blessing under heaven (Ephesians 1:3). These stones are prayer, Mass, confession, fasting, and reading The Bible, because, Lord our battles are Yours and You will fight for us if only we be still (Exodus 14:14)

Behold The Lamb Of God

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Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Behold The Lamb of God

Renounce yourself and love only Me. Let only the Holy Spirit of Love fill your heart.  (Jesus) (April 20, 1962)

‘On whomever you see the Spirit come down and remain,
he is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
Now I have seen and testified that he is the Son of God.” (John 1)

Prayer Meditation- Today we can almost picture the scene. John the Baptist is baptizing and his disciples are with him and along You come- the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. And those disciples pick up and follow because You are the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire. Lord so many of us have had life changing encounters with You where we may have picked up after You and our lives changed. Others, maybe the awareness of who You are has come slowly but steadily as Your Grace and Your Spirit of love has filled their hearts. Either way let us renew anew our love for only You- the One who passes by and calls us by name.

Drawing Close Without Fear

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Thursday of the First Week of Ordinary Time

Drawing Close Without Fear

Jesus: “You, little spark, no matter how small you are, were created by Me and from Me. Draw close to Me without fear. (August 21, 1962)

A leper came to Him and kneeling down begged Him and said, “If You wish You can make me clean.” Moved with pity, he stretched out His hand, touched the leper, and said to him, ‘I will do it. Be made clean.” (Mark 1)

Prayer Meditation- O Lord, help us not to be afraid to come to You to be made clean- heal us of anything that is in the way of Your will for us no matter how broken we are. We are all Your little sparks, Your Children, created by You in love. Let us come without fear and in all humility with all of our sins, our weaknesses, and our failures without fear because You will always be moved by pity and mercy if we bring all that we are to You for forgiveness and healing!

Early To Rise

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Wednesday of the First Week of Ordinary Time

Early to Rise

At the dawn prayer, while I was meditating, I saw again the penetrating glance of the Lord’s eyes. (Elizabeth) (January 14, 1963)

Today’s Readings: Rising very early before dawn, he left and went off to a deserted place, where he prayed. Simon and those who were with him pursued him and on finding him said, “Everyone is looking for you.” He told them, “Let us go on to the nearby villages that I may preach there also.(Mark 1)

Prayer Meditation- Lord, You spent Yourself every day doing good during Your Public Ministry but You never failed to rest and to take time for prayer even if it meant getting up before everybody else. Lord, we all need our deserted places where we can pray each day- it can be just a small corner of a room but we need to go there each day and meditate on Your Word and pray, even for five minutes. Lord help us to imitate You each day and take time to pray and charge our batteries in the Silence of Your Sacred Heart so that when it is time to work, we can say with You let us go on to the nearby villages!

Quieting Our Souls

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Tuesday of the First Week of Ordinary Time

Quieting Our Souls

He also told me to maintain the quiet and peace of my soul because Satan wants to strip me of the grace of abandonment to God. (Elizabeth) (January 18-19, 1963)

Today’s Readings: All were amazed and asked one another,

“What is this? A new teaching with authority. He commands even the unclean spirits and they obey him.” (Mark 1)

Prayer Meditation- Lord we try to maintain peace and quiet in our souls and to abandon ourselves to You, to be still and know that You are God (Psalm 46) But then life gets in the way and we easily forget to call out to You while the enemy of our souls prowls around and stirs us up! And there we are back in the chains of our own human will and human failings!  O Lord only You have the authority to set us free from whatever is in the way of You! Help us to quiet our souls- the enemy of our souls wants agitation but You bring true peace!

Following Jesus

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Monday of the First Week of Ordinary Time

Following Jesus

The souls that make reparation and faithfully follow My desires are so few. (Jesus) (October 18, 1962)

Today’s Readings:

Jesus said to them,
“Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”
Then they left their nets and followed him. (Mark 1)

Prayer Meditation- O Lord Jesus, You come to us and You knock on the doors of our hearts (Revelation 3). And You ask us constantly to follow You- to come after You and leave our nets and become fishers of men! Lord, it seems that fewer and fewer are in tune with Your Voice and yet You have given us the greatest gift since the Word Became Flesh to save souls through the Flame of Love devotion. No need for some mission trip- right here, right now, in our own homes, we can make reparation through prayer and sacrifice and save souls! It has never been easier because where sin abounds, grace abounds all the more! (Romans 5:30) O Lord, we want to follow You- help us to leave the world behind and walk with You! Help us to increase the number of souls that will make reparation and follow You through the Flame of Love Devotion!