LET THE CHILDREN COME

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Saturday of the Seventh Week of Ordinary Time

Let The Children Come

Let your soul be filled with prayers of sacrifice, even on your days of rest. Offer these days especially for the young. Even when my Most Holy Son was tired, He wanted the children to come to Him. That is why you also must never be tired. You know, it is Him who asked you to continually share in His work of Redemption.” (May 4, 1962)

Today’s Readings: People were bringing children to Jesus that he might touch them,
but the disciples rebuked them.
When Jesus saw this he became indignant and said to them,
“Let the children come to me; do not prevent them,
for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
Amen, I say to you,
whoever does not accept the Kingdom of God like a child
will not enter it.”
Then he embraced the children and blessed them,
placing his hands on them. (Mark 10)

Prayer Meditation- O Lord we bless You, praise You and glorify You because You never ever turn children down- You always want the children to come to You! So different from the world that does not seem to value children and families anymore. You want all of us to come to You as little children- with trust and surrender, because if we do not we will not be able to enter the Kingdom. We are nothing and You are all and You are Our Father who loves His children and we are all of His children! And You want us in these times to bring to You in prayer and sacrifice all of our children and young people so that they would know You, love You and serve You and life with You forever!

Lord it can be so hard to believe that yes, You do forgive and heal us if we but repent and ask! Jesus we trust in You!

COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN

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Friday of the Seventh Week of Ordinary Time

Complain, Complain, Complain

“My Divine Blood waters all the particles of your body, making it strong and able to withstand this great martyrdom that you suffer continually without a word of complaint.. (Jesus) (December 12, 1964)

Today’s Readings: Do not complain, brothers and sisters, about one another, that you may not be judged. Behold, the Judge is standing before the gates. Take as an example of hardship and patience, brothers and sisters, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Indeed we call blessed those who have persevered. (James 5)

Prayer Meditation- Lord some days it seems all we do is complain! We complain about the weather, the traffic, our family, our co-workers, our circumstances- not giving a thought that we will account for every word that comes from our mouth (Matthew 12:36). Lord, we are so weak but it is Your Precious Blood that makes us strong so that we can offer all of our prayers, works, joys, and sufferings to You, including those “sandpaper” people You have sent to sanctify us, without complaint!

Lord, this is hyperbole maybe but the point is well taken. We need to detach from what causes us to sin and fall even if it is painful. A strong Word today but let us examine ourselves and see where this is needed in our lives!

SALTED WITH FIRE

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Thursday of the Seventh Week of Ordinary Time

Salted with Fire “Encountering no resistance, the Flame will illumine souls with a gentle light. Those accepting the Flame of Love will be intoxicated by the abundance of graces and they will proclaim everywhere, as I said before, that such a torrent of grace has never been granted since the Word became Flesh.” (Mary) (November 7, 1963)

Today’s Readings: “Everyone will be salted with fire. Salt is good, but if salt becomes insipid, with what will you restore its flavor? Keep salt in yourselves and you will have peace with one another.”

(Mark 9)

Prayer Meditation- Lord we have all been salted with fire- The Fire of the Holy Spirit at our baptisms. And what have we done to keep this fire alive- have we separated ourselves from it by sin, have we become lukewarm and mediocre in our responses to Your Inspirations? Has our salt lost its flavor? Lord we ask today, in a special way for these times, that through the means of the power of the Immaculate Heart of Mary that You would pour Yourself, the Flame of Love, into our souls so that we will proclaim You everywhere in what we think, say, and do!

O Lord we make plans yet the only plan that matters is Your Most Holy Divine Will!

WE HAVE NO IDEA

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Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Ordinary Time

We Have No Idea

“Look at the plants in your garden, they always climb and try to reach higher. Their flowers wither quickly, but soon new ones open up. The withering of the flower does not show its uselessness because the chalice of withered flowers contains the fertile seed which reproduces the plant.” (Jesus) (June 29, 1964)

Today’s Readings: Beloved: Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we shall go into such and such a town, spend a year there doing business, and make a profit”– you have no idea what your life will be like tomorrow. You are a puff of smoke that appears briefly and then disappears.(James 4)

Prayer Meditation- Lord, none of us know what may happen tomorrow. There is a saying that we make plans and You laugh! Lord how much better for us to store treasure in Heaven than to count on it on Earth! (Matthew 6:19-21). Lord we are puffs of smoke, flowers quickly fading and our lives are but a breath but joined with You it is not all useless as our souls contain the fertile seed which allows new plants to grow. These are the plants sown by our pouring into the lives of those we love!

I AM LAST

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Tuesday of the Seventh Week of Ordinary Time

I am Last

We will even make your faults and sins serve the good of your soul. These will always keep you humble. Always be concerned about humility. Only a very humble soul can fulfill our Cause. (Jesus) (August 16, 1962)

Today’s Readings: When they entered the house, Jesus asked them, “What were you discussing on the way? They fell silent because they were disputing about who was the most important. Sitting down, Jesus taught the Twelve, “If anyone wants to be first he must be the last and the servant of all.” (Mark 9)

Prayer Meditation- Lord, we hate to admit it but we all just really love ourselves way too much and we always want to put ourselves in first place. We all have these faults and sins but even these can serve the good of our souls if we but humble ourselves and realize without You we are nothing! Lord help us to take our eyes off ourselves and keep our eyes fixed on You so that we serve You and others with our whole hearts!

BEHOLD YOUR MOTHER

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Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church

Behold Your Mother

I must tell you, My daughter, that My Mother will not have been more venerated ever since the Word became Flesh, as she will be once she spreads the effect of grace of her Flame of Love in hearts and souls. (Jesus) (August 4, 1963)

Today’s Gospel: When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple there whom he loved, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son.” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother.” (John 19)

Prayer Meditation- Lord today we celebrate Our Mother as Mother of the Church. She was given to us at the Cross- she gave birth to us as Her spiritual children because She is Our Mother in the order of grace. (CCC 966). During these times, we have been given the great grace of the Flame of Love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary- She is truly our generation’s ark- the ark of safety to bring us home to You Lord! Spread the effect of grace of thy Flame of Love over all humanity for the conversion of hearts and souls- Her Heart will triumph!

AS BY A NEW PENTECOST

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Pentecost Sunday

As By A New Pentecost

Through the Flame of Love of the Blessed Virgin, faith will take root in souls, and the face of the earth will be renewed, because ‘nothing like it has happened ever since the Word became Flesh.’ The renewal of the earth, although flooded with sufferings, will come about by the power of intercession of the Blessed Virgin. (Jesus) (March 24, 1963)

Today’s Readings: When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky

a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different tongues, as the Spirit enabled them to proclaim. (Acts 2)

Prayer Meditation- Lord, today we celebrate the Descent of the Holy Spirit, Your Spirit living in us! The Sanctifier, Sweet Guest of our souls! Lord make us docile to His Holy inspirations! Lord, today, in these times which seem ever darker when it comes to faith in the world, we wait again with expectancy praying with Our Blessed Mother! Come Holy Spirit! Come by the Means of the Power of the Flame of Love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary!