Perfected In Love

Posted byValerie Parisi February 23, 2024  EditPerfected In Love

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

Saturday of the First Week of Lent

Perfected In Love

If we refer to the Flame of Love, the Lord Jesus will enlighten our intellect to know what we must do, for example, how we can choose between two things and which is the most perfect and represents the Will of God. (Elizabeth) (July 11, 1975)

Today’s Readings: And if you greet your brothers and sisters only,
what is unusual about that?
Do not the pagans do the same?
So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect.” (Matthew 5)

Prayer Meditation- Lord, it just seems natural- we prefer those who like us and tend to avoid those who don’t. These people can even be among our loved ones at times- how many times do we avoid family members who criticize us. Perfect love just seems like some kind of ideal we will never reach. And yet You do not ask us to be perfect to set us up for failure. You really mean we can love those who hate us and persecute us- Lord it is in Your Love and Love alone that we can be perfected. Lord Jesus enlighten our minds and our hearts that we would always choose Your Will and not ours so that we would be perfected in love this Lenten season!

Unfading Crown Of Glory

Posted byValerie Parisi February 21, 2024  EditUnfading Crown Of Glory

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

Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter

Unfading Crown of Glory

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. Then I humbly hid Myself under a common appearance so as to be more accessible to you, so that you would not fear Me. I hid Myself in the white Host like a child wrapped up in swaddling clothes. When I enter your heart, make sure that the robe of your soul is free from any stain or tear, because no father has made greater sacrifices to acquire a suit for his child. (Jesus) (May 1962)

Today’s Readings: And when the chief Shepherd is revealed,
you will receive the unfading crown of glory. (1 Peter 5)

Prayer Meditation – Lord, today we celebrate the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter. In so many ways we can be so like him. Ready like the Gospel to proclaim who You are but then ready to run away and deny You because we are confused, discouraged, afraid, fill in the blank. Lord, we all want that crown of Glory but what crown did You wear? A crown of thorns so that we would have courage to endure to the end! Lord, enter our hearts, reveal Your Glory and may we be worthy to receive You in the Blessed Sacrament because nothing have You held back so that we would be free! Saint Peter pray for us!

Lord, You not only forgive but You restore us and uphold us with Your Holy Spirit! Lord may we have the joy of Your salvation, let nothing hold us back from Your Love, no matter what it is!

The Reluctant Prophet

Posted byValerie Parisi February 20, 2024  EditThe Reluctant Prophet

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

Wednesday of the First Week of Lent

The Reluctant Prophet

I overlook everything. By Your repentance You attract Me like a magnet, and any soul doing that will attract Me. (Jesus) (July 26, 1964)

Today’s Readings:

The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: “Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and announce to it the message that I will tell you.” (Jonah 3)

Prayer Meditation: O Lord, You have asked us like Jonah to announce the good news of Your Gospel! You have asked us also to repent of our own sins. You cast them as far as the East is from the West if we only repent- how many times have You forgiven us! Let us not be afraid then to announce the message You have given us- even reluctant prophets like Jonah can be used for Your Glory!

Posted byValerie Parisi February 19, 2024  EditTeach Us To Pray

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

Tuesday of the First Week of Lent

Teach Us To Pray

“One Our Father or one Hail Mary prayed in the midst of spiritual dryness is much more fruitful than exuberant prayers of someone who abounds in spiritual favors.” (Jesus) (May 2, 1962)

Today’s Readings: “Our Father, who are in heaven. Hallowed be your name. Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day, our daily bread. Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” (Matthew 6)

Prayer Meditation- Lord, there was a time in my life when I was anxious about many things (Luke 11) and I cried to You in frustration in my many words- I wish there was just one prayer that said it all! Then it hit me- there is! We so often take the Our Father, which most of us learned as children, for granted. But if we truly meditate on what we are praying we find that You have given us all we need to live in union with You! Lord, help us to seek Your Will in all thing and  to receive our daily bread at Mass if we can, or in spiritual communion, and in  reading Your Word. Lord forgive us for all the times we have missed it and have sinned and help us to forgive others as You always forgive us. Help us to persevere in all trials and temptations in confidence knowing You will not let us be tried beyond our strength (1 Corinthians 10). Let us pray this prayer daily with intention and we will find You have given us all that we need!

So who are the least of these? Of course we should do what we can for the poor and sick and see Jesus in His distressing disguise (St. Teresa of Calcutta) but the poor are also in our families and in our workplaces, those closest to us and it is there we are to serve You Lord because You are also present there in our illnesses, weaknesses, anxieties and fears. Let us see You and serve You Lord in everyone we meet in thought, word, and deed today!

What Is Filling Your Thoughts?

Posted byValerie Parisi February 18, 2024  EditWhat Is Filling Your Thoughts?

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

Monday of the First Week of Lent

What is Filling Your Thoughts

“Renounce yourself and your own entertainment. Think about how I work within you, My little sister, and do not allow any passing diversion into your soul. (Jesus) (January 18, 1965)

Today’s Readings: Let the words of my mouth and the thought of my heart find favor before you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. (Psalm 19)

Prayer Meditation- Lord is it so easy to get caught up in entertainment. We end the day tired and we turn on the TV or we drive to the incessant beat of the car radio with blaring music or news, none of it very good! This is not necessarily sinful but what are we filling our heads with- is this entertainment leading us to or from You? Lord let us fill out thoughts with Your Word and Your Presence- can we say a rosary during that car ride.? Could we spend time each night reading our Bibles? Lord let the words of our mouths and the thoughts of our hearts be pleasing to You- let everything we choose to fill ourselves with each day lead us closer to You!

Lord Jesus, as we fast from the goods of this world, may we seek every day to hear Your Voice and to live by every Word of Yours that proceeds from Your Mouth into our hearts!

Forty Days And Forty Nights

Posted byValerie Parisi February 17, 2024  EditForty Days And Forty Nights

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

First Sunday Of Lent

Forty Days and Forty Nights

Jesus: “Do not be surprised if certain people I love and who also love Me will receive you with distrust. They will treat you with suspicion and set you aside. Simply abandon yourself to Me. The way to the Golgotha was covered with obstacles. I had to cut a way for myself with great difficulty. You are now accompanying Me to the Calvary on the road of humiliations. Our dear Mother comes with us and has you share in her sorrows. (February 4, 1963)

Today’s Readings: The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days, tempted by Satan. He was among wild beasts, and the angels ministered to him. (Mark 1)

Prayer Meditation- Lord as we meditate on the Gospel, it is The Spirit that led You to the desert. You lead us to trials- You indeed call us to Calvary to die with You, that is to die to the parts of our sinful nature that still cling to us. Anxiety, worry, fear, negativity, and sin. But we are not alone at all- The Blessed Mother enfolds us in Her Immaculate Heart! Lord open the eyes of our hearts to what the Spirit wants to work in us these forty days and forty nights!

O Lord hear our prayers as we come to You, not full of ourselves, but poor and needy! We are nothing, You are all!