Cities We Did Not Build

Posted byValerie Parisi August 17, 2023  EditCities We Did Not Build

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Friday of the Nineteenth Week of Ordinary Time

Cities We Did Not Build

Time is short, little sister, and never returns. What you do not accept at a given moment will never again become available to you, because I think that you would not receive it willingly. On everything you do, place the mark of your love and the seal of your decision. Do everything with a selfless love. In this way, you will joyfully share in My work of Salvation. (Jesus) (July 24, 1963)

Today’s Readings: “I gave you a land that you had not tilled
and cities that you had not built, to dwell in;
you have eaten of vineyards and olive groves
which you did not plant. (Joshua 24)

Prayer Meditation- Lord, we glorify You, worship You and adore You because You are so generous. You give us everything we need and we do not have to work for it or earn it- You give us everything we need for our salvation and the salvation of others. Lord, You ask us to accept many things- You bring us daily inspirations, You speak to us in Your Word and through others but are we listening? Are we willing to do everything we do with selfless love to save souls? Lord You have given us everything- let us return love for the Love that knows no limits when it comes to loving us!

As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us

Posted byValerie Parisi August 16, 2023  EditAs We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us

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Thursday of the Nineteenth Week of Ordinary Time

As We Forgive Those Who Trespass Against Us

As a Man, I experienced every type of suffering, and I walked the road of sorrow motivated by the hope I had in all of you. I saw many infidelities as well as your loving commitment. It was your commitment which motivated Me, and even today it still moves Me to mercy and forgiveness. Whenever I encounter one righteous soul, I forgive many. Therefore, do penance so that My hope placed in you may produce for you the fruit of salvation.” (Jesus) (December 15, 1963)

Today’s Readings: Peter approached Jesus and asked him, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?”

Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times. (Matthew 18)

Prayer Meditation- Lord, like the servant in the parable, we owe a debt we cannot possibly pay. We will never be able to earn our own salvation! And Lord, if we repent, You will forgive and forget- as far as the East is from the West, You will throw our transgressions away! (Psalm 103:12). Lord we know this ,but like this servant we forget the next part- we are to forgive others as we have been forgiven and we are to do this as often as they sin against us. Because Lord, we have been forgiven everything and we walk in Your Grace! Lord let us walk today in the sweet freedom from the chains of resentment, anger, and unforgiveness- Lord grant us the necessary grace to love others with Your Heart of Mercy today!

Blessed Be God Who Filled My Soul With Fire

Posted byValerie Parisi August 15, 2023  EditBlessed Be God Who Filled My Soul With Fire

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Wednesday of the Nineteenth Week of Ordinary Time

Blessed Be God Who Filled My Soul With Fire

The fire of charity is burning me and I want only what the Lord wants. I have no fear of being deceived by the Evil One. (Elizabeth) (September 18, 1965)

Today’s Readings: Blessed be God who filled my soul with fire! Shout joyfully to God, all the earth; sing praise to the glory of his name; proclaim his glorious praise. Say to God: “How tremendous are your deeds (Psalm 66)

Prayer Meditation- Today Lord we sing the psalm response- Blessed be God who filled my soul with fire! It is the fire of Your charity which makes us want what You want and love what You love! It is only Your Love which gives value to our actions- perfect love drives out all fear  (1 John 4:18)including the fear in our times which keeps us from truly loving You and others because we become too focused on ourselves especially when we are sick or hurting. Lord fill our hearts with Your burning charity and help us to love You through the Immaculate Heart of Mary!

Blessed Are They That Believe

Posted byValerie Parisi August 14, 2023  EditBlessed Are They That Believe

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Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Blessed Are They That Believe

‘If each Christian saved just one soul, no one would be lost.’” (Jesus) (January 15, 1964)

Today’s Readings:

Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.” (Luke 1)

Prayer Meditation- O Lord blessed is She who believed and followed You. Blessed in Her Glorious Assumption into Heaven where she intercedes for us! O Lord may we believe and act on Your Word like Our Blessed Mother. Let us never doubt that our prayers in union with Mary in the Rosary are the weapon for our time and for saving souls! Lord we believe Your Word today- help us to follow You!

He Grants Peace

Posted byValerie Parisi August 13, 2023  EditHe Grants Peace

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Memorial of Saint Maximilian Kolbe

He Grants Peace

“As you see, I am honoring you again.

At your request, I come to bless your family and the whole neighborhood. I have brought My peace. Trust! Do not give way to discouragement! (Jesus) (April 14, 1964)

Today’s Readings: He has granted peace in your borders; with the best of wheat he fills you. He sends forth his command to the earth; swiftly runs his word! (Psalm 147)

Prayer Meditation- Lord today we read in the readings about the God who provides, who takes care of His Children. You brought Your people to the promised land and granted them peace in their borders and filled them with the best of wheat! Lord You came to save us and redeem us, to bless us and take care of us even in the smallest things as we see in today’s Gospel about the temple tax and the fish with the coin. Lord, let us not be discouraged but trust in You as You continue to pour Yourself out in Your Word and in the Sacraments, including daily in the Most Holy Eucharist! Lord, bring us Your Peace Lord today and every day!

In The Whispers-Not The Noise

Posted byValerie Parisi August 12, 2023  EditIn The Whispers-Not The Noise

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Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time

In The Whispers- Not The Noise

That same day, the Lord Jesus also spoke in the great silence of my soul. His voice was like a whisper: Jesus: “Be careful, My little one. Renounce yourself entirely. Give yourself totally to Me. You know that I want no evil to enter your heart. With My sufferings, I paid a great price for you, for your soul. Let nothing make you lose the graces which I am constantly giving you. Be careful. The Evil One wants to enter without notice and, as a ravaging animal, destroy the powers of your soul.” (Jesus) (May 17, 1962)

Today’s Readings: A strong and heavy wind was rending the mountains
and crushing rocks before the LORD—
but the LORD was not in the wind. 
After the wind there was an earthquake—
but the LORD was not in the earthquake. 
After the earthquake there was fire—
but the LORD was not in the fire. 
After the fire there was a tiny whispering sound. 
When he heard this,
Elijah hid his face in his cloak
and went and stood at the entrance of the cave. (1 Kings 19)

Prayer Meditation- Lord, today we live in a lot of noise. There is the constant din of the media and opinions all of which can do nothing but confuse and make us anxious. We may even try to interpret the signs of the times in terms of war and chaos and catastrophe. And yet Lord, You are not in the earthquake, You are not in wind, and You are not in the fire. But You are in the silence and in the whispers that You constantly speak to our battered souls. And while we drown like Peter in today’s Gospel (Matthew 14) whenever we take our eyes off You, You will always lift us up when we call out Your Name so that we can let go of the noise and the baggage.

I Love You Lord My Strength

Posted byValerie Parisi August 11, 2023  EditI Love You Lord My Strength

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Saturday of the Eighteenth Week of Ordinary Time

I Love You Lord My Strength

“O Lord, I desire You with an insatiable thirst. I want to love

You with all my strength. I want to love You for all who are not

close to You. (Elizabeth) (April 8, 1962)

Today’s Readings: I love you, O LORD, my strength,
O LORD, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer.
R. I love you, Lord, my strength.
My God, my rock of refuge,
my shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold!
Praised be the LORD, I exclaim!
And I am safe from my enemies. (Psalm 18)

Prayer Meditation- I love You Lord My Strength, In these times, could there be any more comforting words than these? My strength, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer, my God in whom I trust! So much coming against us from all sides-  We are afflicted in every way, but not constrained; perplexed, but not driven to despair,  

 persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed;

always carrying about in the body the dying of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our body. (2 Corinthians 4:8-10). Lord, we thirst for You with everything we’ve got and we love You for all of those who do not know how to love You! And we know we can raise a Hallelujah in any storm we are in because the battle belongs to You! We love You Lord our strength!

The Way Of The Cross

Posted byValerie Parisi August 10, 2023  EditThe Way Of The Cross

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Memorial of Saint Clare

The Way Of The Cross

On Friday, immerse yourself in my Sacred Passion. During
the day, meditate on the Way of the Cross. From noon to three,
adore my sacred wounds.” (Note, this can be done even at work
or school.) (Jesus) (April 6, 1962)

Today’s Readings: Jesus said to his disciples,
“Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself,
take up his cross, and follow me.
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it,
but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world
and forfeit his life? (Matthew 16)

Prayer Meditation- O Lord, so many want to avoid the cross in their lives. We want everything easy- we want our Heaven here! But there is no way to Heaven except through the Cross of Jesus. We have so many crosses- family worries, health concerns, work problems, the state of our nation and our world, our own helplessness to avoid sin. But if we unite them to Your Cross Lord throughout our day out of love for You and for the salvation of souls You will be faithful and You will walk us through the valley!

A Grain Of Wheat

Posted byValerie Parisi August 9, 2023  EditA Grain Of Wheat

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Feast of Saint Lawrence

A Grain of Wheat

“When you are in Heaven and from up there you contemplate the death of one of your children, you will be by his bed. Your drop of oil will fall on the empty lamp and the Flame of Love of the Blessed Virgin will be lit. (Jesus) (October 9, 1962)

Today’s Readings: Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains just a grain of wheat; but if it dies, it produces much fruit. (John 12)

Prayer Meditation- Lord, on this feast day of Saint Lawrence we are reminded of the cost of discipleship. That to follow You means to die to ourselves- for Christians through the years and even now it meant literally laying down their lives as You did. For most of us to die means to lay down our own ideas, our own wills, maybe even our own dreams for Your dream for our life. Many of us who follow You Lord are still unopened seeds, so much potential, but held back by the fear of falling. Held back by our need for control. Yet Lord it is in this abandonment to Your Providence that we will produce the fruit that You intended for us to produce. It may be here in this life but it may very well be in the next- like St. Therese doing good from Heaven! Fiat Lord, Thy Will be done!

Woman How Great Is Your Faith

Posted byValerie Parisi August 8, 2023  EditWoman How Great Is Your Faith

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Wednesday of the Eighteenth Week of Ordinary Time

Woman How Great is Your Faith

The Lord Jesus told me that He had just given me, with wonderful strength, the grace of faith and confidence, because without these two virtues, no other virtues can take root in either me, or in any other soul. (Elizabeth) (May 24, 1963)

Today’s Readings: Then Jesus said to her in reply, “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” And her daughter was healed from that hour. (Matthew 15)

Prayer Meditation- Lord today is a wonderful day because The Church has given us the Gospel of the Canaanite Woman who never gave up in her persistence! She humbled herself and You heard her prayers! Lord You are asking all of us to do the same- to pray with faith and confidence and with love and humility in our hearts! On this day let us pray The Holy Rosary as Our Lady has taught us because there is no problem that cannot be solved by praying the Rosary! (Sister Lucia)