In other words, it doesn't focus on lots of vocal prayers each day of the retreat but, rather, on short spiritual readings that you can easily ponder in your heart throughout the day. Get Book . 33 Days to Morning Glory Group Retreat; Consoling the Heart of Jesus Group Retreat; Endnotes; Stage 2. Todays Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit, fire of mercy. DAY 2 Our Father in Faith Yesterday, we learned that its all about trust. Well talk about Marys song of faith and praise tomorrow. 338-340. Then, perhaps, when the son was ready to speak, he spoke. This is St. Thereses amazing insight after she was conquered by love. God put Abraham to the test. Second, you actually become a Marian Missionary by making the retreat 33 Days to Mary, Mercy, and Community, which comes out next year. About the Program. 178 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE And so I will accept with submission and gratitude everything that God sends me (1549). In the lives of the desert fathers, it is told how one of them con verted a public sinner whose evil deeds were the scandal of the whole country. So, thats the deep root of the worlds darkness. DAY OF CONSECRATION: 'The Happy Day' 133 So, as you prepare to consecrate yourself to Merciful Love, if youre feeling happy, then good be happy! Recognizing the darkness that comes from being little, helpless, and weak. Alright, so when we pray the Chaplet, the intention of this supercharged moment of the Mass becomes very focused. 222 Diary, 327. (Please use the above codes when ordering.) Rather, the focus in this para graph is not on seeking out suffering but, rather, on accepting the suffering that God will choose for her. He wants us to say, Ecce, that is, Behold, here I am, O Lord. Yet theres obviously a big differ ence between Mary and us: We sin; Mary never sinned. Elsewhere she writes: The soul which offers itself to love does not ask for suffering, but, in delivering itself up entirely to the designs of love, it ac cepts all that Providence permits for it of joys, labor, trials, and it counts on infinite mercy for everything (Cited in Pere Jean du Coeur de Jesus dElbee, 1 Believe in Love: Retreat Confer ences on the Interior Life, trans. Because Mary is the New Eve.26 As we learned on Day 1, die old Eve brought about the wound of original sin, a wound that causes us to have a distorted image of God, a wound that causes us to doubt Gods goodness, a wound that causes us to tend to hide from God. Copyright 2023 DOKUMEN.PUB. Surely [we] know whether his father can love him as much as the other and treat him with the same indulgence (cited in ibid., pp. And thats a beautiful thing! But that didnt bother her not in the least. After all, it was the devil himself who said to St. John Vianney, If there were three upon earth like you, my kingdom would be destroyed.156 Just three! Jesus also wants us to speak this word, fiat, after we present ourselves to him. Then, that fiat moment eventually leads to magnificat, to praise and thanks. WEEK THREE: The Offering to Merciful Love 75 DAY 17 What's the Catch? She says, Raise your litde foot to scale the stairway of holiness.62 Of course, we wont be successful, but Therese tiien adds, God requires you only to demonstrate 56 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE your good will. In other words, we just need to give it a try. In other words, it called into question Gods 116 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE goodness. Tomorrow, well actually delve into Thereses masterpiece, die crowning of her Litde Way: the text of her Offering to Merciful Love. In other words, our acceptance of Christs gift of mercy and salvation is also a gift that we give to him. If you cant get to Mass, you can still make the consecration. This is one of the effects of original sin, one of its tragic consequences.7 And so, what the Catechism says about Adam and Eve, to one degree or an other, applies to us all: They become afraid of the God of whom they have conceived a distorted image .8 And w hat has become distorted about our image of God? Copyright 1988 by Washington Province of Discalced Carmelites ICS Publications 2131 Lincoln Road, N.E. Will you be, as St. Therese put it, his happy victim by letting him pour into your soul his waves of infinite tenderness? Therese simply realized that by recognizing her littleness and helplessness more and more, she would, thereby, be more and more ready for the cascading love pouring forth from the pierced Heart of Jesus. Immediately afterward, she went to her sister Pauline (Mother Agnes), who was prioress at the time, a nd asked permission to make the Offering. When the prodigal son returned home, I dont think his father told him: You, sit down and listen: what did you do with the money? No! 141 St. Therese often described her Little Way as a path that excludes fear, which makes sense because There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear (1 Jn 4:18). Let me begin to answer by introducing you to Sr. Marie of Jesus, a Carmelite from Lugon, France. 32 Since that time, the popes have added three more saints to the list of the Doctors of the Church, raising the total to 36. In other words, your heart will become more like Christs. 6English translation of the Catechism ofthe Catholic Church: Modifications from the Editio Typica (Washington, D.C./Vatican: United States Catholic Conference, Inc./Librcria Editrice Vaticana, 1997), 397. She does not wait for the wounded to knock on her doors, she looks for them on the streets, she Endnotes 183 gathers them in, she embraces them, she takes care of them, she makes them feel loved. But thats why I called. I asked him what he meant. So, in a way, you might say diat die Image of Divine Mercy is Jesus own heart medication. Canada & Contiguous U.S. Ends December 30 at 11:59 PM PT; Menu; 0; Search I mean, I couldnt have put the objection better myself. 127 Thats not quite how the famous Carmelite and Doctor of die Church, St. John of the Cross, put it, but you get the idea. add to cart. And so God uses another woman, a New Eve, to help heal the wound that the old Eve caused a New Eve, a woman, who was announced from die beginning, a woman who would be at enmity with Satan, a woman whose offspring would crush die serpents head (see Gen 3:15). One more thing regarding the last objection: When we take the graces that others dont want, were actually giving them a second chance to receive those graces. In other words, now is the time of mercy. But wheres the third thing? And, actually, Therese is smiling at you now. We also have to keep trying to grow' in holiness. 86 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE Thereses boldness in relying on the merits not only of God but of the saints and angels reaches new heights after she reminds the Lord of his promise in Scripture to grant whatever we ask. The stirring sequel to Father Michael Gaitley's 33 Days to Morning Glory -- published just in time for the Jubilee Year of Mercy! Yes, I believe. 43 See endnote 126. 91 Ibid., pp. Now, Therese was deeply affected by Jansenism during her younger years. I dont deserve to be here, but Ive learned this pleases you. The three words from Scripture, in IV1 Latin, are as follows: ecce,fiat, magnificat. I want to work for Your Love alone widi the one purpose of pleasing You, consoling Your Sacred Heart, and saving souls who will love You eternally. Now, according to St. Faustina, such longing is the great suffering of purgatory.170 But here, in this life, such longing is not as bad. 177 See Ahern, p. 84. Take St. Francis of Assisi. 47 Ibid., pp. I mean, Jesus tends toj,radzr//vheai our hearts as we live the Offering. If so, then youre a little one. A less obvious one is Trinity Sunday, which is the anniversary of when St. Therese first received her inspiration to offer herself to Gods Merciful Love. (We covered it in the reading for Day 9.) Thankfully, Therese herself gives us such an option through a prayer she asked a dearly beloved friend to pray for her during the last months of her life. And she knew she could! But before we begin, let me first connect the various dots that have come up as Ive introduced you to my three friends. In times of darkness, when youre tempted to think that God and heaven do not exist remember that smile. Through our suffering, lovingly united with Christs, we can obtain for people the grace to accept lais gift of salvation. You have great and incom prehensible rights over My Heart, for you are a daughter of complete trust (Diary, 718). The Marian Missionaries of Divine Mercy (MMDM) is for people who really want to get into mercy as a spirituality. So, die key element of what die Church calls perfect contrition is that its motivated by love for God and a desire not to offend him or let him down. Praem., Fr. 70-72. 30? Wrong. And thats really whats going on with the Little Way and its famous elevator. (Actually, family members can also make that individual 33-day preparation and conse cration in conjunction with the Family Offering and Enthronement.) JI jf'ARrs Three Words. Dont worry if youre in the ecce moment for a long time. We need a prayer something we can frequently repeat, even every day, something that not only reminds us of die meaning of the Offering to Merciful Love but that also allows us to make it. And yet, through the Mass, we truly and fully participate in that mystery. In other words, the love that flows from the Lords pierced Heart is an infinite ocean of mercy. "My power is made perfect in weakness.". Remem ber that? But if you dont have time to do so before the consecration, then from your heart, tell the Lord youre sorry for your sins, and make a resolution to go to Confession as soon as you reasonably can. 60 Cited in With Empty Hands, p. 104. Seraphim, Father, its all about consoling the Heart of Jesus, isnt it?24 He looked pleased with my question and answered with an enthusiastic, Yes, it is! Encouraged by lais response, I continued, And we want to console Jesus in the best possible way, right? Right, he said. Webmas ters note: This article, in German, appears in the December 2001 and the January 2002 issue of Der Felsat www.der-feis.de/2001 /12-2001 .pdf and www.der-fels.de/2002/01 2002.pdf. (See also ibid.) In odier words, it doesn't focus on lots of vocal prayers each day of the retreat but, rather, on short spiritual readings that you can easily ponder in your heart throughout the day. I know that this whole multitude of sins would be lost in the twinkling of an eye like a drop of water cast into a burning furnace. "She believed God's Word, even when it seemed impossible. 171 Saint John of the Cross, The Living Flame of Love, commentary on stanza 1, line 6 (cited in Gaucher, p. 221). May we not be afraid to pray, Lire, here I am, O Lord. May we not give in to the lie that says were ugly to the Lord. Traveling by horse and buggy, we arrived in thirty days at the Himalayan site of Ranikhet. Using the same 33-day preparation format, 33 Days to Merciful Love journeys with one of the most beloved saints of modern times, St. Thrse of Lisieux, and concludes with a consecration to Divine Mercy. According to then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI), [A] prophet is someone who tells the truth on 62 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE the strength of his contact with God - the truth for today 76 Now, St. Therese of Lisieux is such a prophet. [Perfection seems easy to me. Pages : 202 pages. Anselm W. Romb, OFM, Cap. Just a small army of little souls can effectively help God to save the world by receiving all the rejected mercy that other souls dont want (the Offering to Merciful Love) and by calling out for mercy as they borrow the infinite merits of Christ on the Cross (the Chaplet). (Mass is highly recommended but not essential.) Todays Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit, fire of mercy. She goes on crying just the same.36 We see Jansenisms effect on Therese in her later childhood as well. The wound, then, is clearly about God. Alright, so how do we live that act of perfect love always as one act? 40 Cited in With Empty Hands, p. 47. I also say that because St. Faustina herself prefaces the above citation by saying, I often attend upon the dying and through entreaties obtain for them trust in 190 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE God's mercy, and I implore God for an abundance of divine grace, which is always victorious. 128 Saint John of the Cross, The Lirin# Flame of Love, commentary on stanza 1, line 6 (cited in Gaucher, p. 221). (See Rom 5:5.) Thats why even today, after all he has done for us, people still avoid Jesus. Its all about remaining little and then arriving at the heights of holiness through the descending mercy of Jesus. Here it is: Merciful Father, in the name of our lovable Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and all the Saints, I ask You to set me on fire with Your Spirit of Love and to grant me the grace of making You deeply loved.177 I love that prayer. Its a choice to see ourselves as little. On the first night of the journey, before even reaching the place of her retreat, the vehemence of her love and sorrow broke the ties binding her to earth, and at the same moment the holy man saw her soul carried by angels to Gods 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE 96 bosom. 129 Story of a Soul, pp. Well, we have done something wrong and again, not just one thing, but lots of things. Yet his Heart cant hold this returned love, for its been pierced, and now your lungs are empty. Were saying, Behold, Lord, here I am without your mercy, Ill collapse and die. Of course, when we present ourselves to the Lord like that, he rushes to us with his mercy, and we take a deep breath in. Let me explain. We spend the first twelve days emptying ourselves of the spirit of the world. 193 See Ahern, p. 84. He will know how He can come and get you. For instance, lets hear some of die sins of she who sees herself as weakness itself.136 They included impatience with a sister, a missed oppor tunity to make a sacrifice, aversion to a medicinal drink, an interior movement of curiosity toward a magazine.137 Surely these arent the kinds of sins that thrust most people into discouragement! If through weakness I sometimes fall, may Your Divine Glance cleanse my soul immediately, consuming all my imperfections like the fire that transforms everything into itself. But perhaps we moved on too quickly from the worlds darkness to the light of mercy. Help me to do three things: (1) recognize the darkness of my littleness, (2) keep trying to grow in holiness, and (3) keep trusting in your mercy. Its the Good News that Jesus didnt come for the righteous but for sinners. The Church is a mother: she has to go out to heal those who are hurting, with mercy. But he created the child who knows only how to make his feeble cries heard; He has created the poor savage et ho has nothing but the natural law to guide him. For now, lets just consider that if we want to live the Little Way, we must do three tilings: (1) Recognize the darkness: Recognize the darkness of our littleness and brokenness. Help me to participatefully, consciously, and actively in the borrowed divine love ofliturgical worship. We need only fear the sin of presumption where we seek to justify' ourselves and our behaviors without asking for forgiveness and mercy. Why go to Confession when weve not done anything wrong? First, for die purpose of consoling the Heart of Jesus, invite the Lord to give you and your family die mercy that other families reject. 21-23. Otherwise, we cannot hope for mercy (see Mt 5:7, 18:21-35).112 The second potential objection to making the Offering to Merciful Love has to do with those who have begun to feel that theyre in a bit too deep with this Offering stuff. May the binding promise of the Lord Jesus be fulfilled: from here there must go forth the spark which wall prepare the world for his final coming (see Diary, 1732). We console him by loving him, letting him love us, and by allowing him to have mercy on us and save us. This was the ultimate test of faith because it was through Isaac that God had promised to make Abraham blessed and a great nation. Its short.) Maybe youre saying to yourself, That sounds wonderful, but whats the catch? In other words, Whats it going to cost me? Great question. He will undoubtedly awaken before my great eternal retreat, but instead of being troubled about it this only gives me extreme pleasure. Its a masterpiece, especially the later chapters. 76 Niels Christian Hvidt, Christian Prophecy: The Post-Biblical Tradition (Oxford/New York: Oxford University Press, 2007), p. vii. This spark needs to be lighted by the grace of God. I believe, he also and especially wants to pour out his mercy on families. Why care about mercy if we dont feel were in need of it? Were just outside the walls of Jerusalem at Calvary, and Jesus is dying on the Cross. This highlights the truth that asking for rejected mercy is not a selfish act, and it doesnt take graces away from others. Think of it: The One who doesnt need us decided to make himself need us! Thats what makes us who we are. However, if you were to ask the writers of Sacred Scripture, theyd say theres somediing even more characteristic of humanity than reason, APPENDIX ONE: Living the Offering 155 namely, the heart.199 Indeed, theyd say that the heart gets to the very center of man and to whats most important about him. Abraham stopped there, and because there werent 10 righteous people in the city, it was destroyed. In other words, he wants this amazing teaching to explode onto the Catholic scene and fill hearts with hope and holiness. The moment in obviously refers to inhale and follows the moment of empty lungs. So, because I believe her teaching. In fact, you might say that, in a sense, its the most powerfill prayer there is. Well also remember that she didnt give in to the darkness, that she eking to God with the light of faith. We tell her shes forgiven but in vain. What's Different from Morning Glory. 33 Days to Merciful Love. Pere de la Trinite, OCD, at www.fransciscan-sfb.org/ap/litftvrpu.htm (accessed January 10, 2012). This is the temptation of Jansenist fear, but theres no need to be afraid. Well, let me begin to answer that by first telling you an amazing secret: According to St. John Paul II, theres a kind of key which unlocks for us the innermost reality of Mary.12 Imagine that. So, truly blessed is she who believed that what was spoken to her by the Lord would be fulfilled! A: Pray for us. Sister Marie Febronie, the 67-year-old subprioress at Thereses convent, had heard about the 19-year-old novice mistress teaching on purgatory. 198 Catechism, 467. Mortal sin destroys charity in the heart of man by a grave violation of Gods law; it turns man away from God, who is his ultimate end and his beatitude, by preferring an inferior good to him. Next week, were going to start learning about St. Therese and her spiritual doctrine, which builds on this weeks scriptural foundation. Unsere Partner sammeln Daten und verwenden Cookies zur Personalisierung und Messung von Anzeigen. : TAN Books and Publishers, 1997), p. 80. Its also something that gets to the heart of who were called to be. Why? Of course, we know the rest of the story. Also, see Vatican Ils Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, Lumen Gentium, 61-62, which describes Marys role as a Mediatrix. Hes looking for families who want to receive his gifts of mercy, love, peace, and joy. I don't know, but what I am certain about is that God's mercy will accompany her always.131 We now know how Therese's story came to an end. For evidence of this, we need only look as far as the text of her Offering to Merciful Love: I desire, in a word, to be a saint, but I feel my help lessness and I beg You, O my God! I suggest that the answer comes from what we learned on Day 6 of this retreat. model given to us by Saint Louis de Montfort. At least I dont think so, I replied. After 33 days of preparation we are ready to make a consecration on the 34th day. After completing HAPP, belonging to the MMDM organ ization as a Marian Missionary involves a minimal commitment of prayer and service, and includes opportunities for further for mation from myself and our Divine Mercy team at the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. He made me understand my own glory would not be evident to the eyes of mortals, that it would con sist in becoming a great saint! There is rhe marvel of Abrahams faith. Its where people live as if God did not exist, as if theres no heaven, as if this world is all there is. Outwardly, it seems as if everything were lost, but it is not so. We know the rest of the story. If we choose to be merciful to others, then God will be merciful with us. 80 Story of a Soul, p. 174. Souls that trust boundlessly are a great comfort to Me, because I pour all the treasures of My graces into them. Did you know you that the Church gives us a lot of freedom regarding how we properly form our conscience? So what did I find? Its to let him pour out that rejected love into our own sinful but contrite hearts. Y26-SGOVD For our complete line of books, prayercards, pamphlets, and more, visit ShopMercy.org or call 1-800-462-7426. (More on that tomorrow.) The Mass is, as it were, heaven on earth. Its the word of love spoken through Christs death on the Cross, the word of love that Mary intimately shared in on Calvary. Lets let Therese herself explain this amazing point. Heres what I mean: Jesus likes to keep little souls little. So, the light that illumines the darkness of our spiritual blindness to our sins is the fire of Gods love. Simply recall the case of Sr. Marie of the Trinity, one of St. Thereses novices who feared purgatory and wondered if someone as weak as she could hope to avoid it. Now; at this point, many of us may be enthusiastically agreeing, Thats right! Its because weakness and wretchedness are precisely what attracts his Merciful Love. The flames of mercy are burning Me. In the next para graph, its clear why she doesnt worry about merits: (7) In the evening of this life, I shall appear before You with empty hands, for I do not ask You, Lord, to count my works. Her Divine Son, my Beloved Spouse, told us in die days of His mortal life: What soever you ask the Father in my name he will give it to you!" What? Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (Albert Victor Christian Edward; 8 January 1864 - 14 January 1892) was the eldest child of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra) and grandson of the reigning British monarch, Queen Victoria.From the time of his birth, he was second in the line of succession to the British throne, but did not become . But when we get too big in other words, when we dont fully and confidently abandon ourselves to God in this life then we have to endure useless sufferings, we have to endure the fire of purgatory. But Therese wants us to avoid it, and she believes that God wants us to avoid it, too. It would be wonderful to pray it Using the same 33-day preparation format, 33 Days to Merciful Love journeys with one of the most beloved saints of modern times, St. Thrse of Lisieux, and concludes with a consecration to Divine Mercy. She just wants us to believe in God and trust in his mercy. He has anticipated the movements of the Holy Spirit and given us means by which to suck the marrow out of this year of Mercy. Todays Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit, fire of mercy. T)reathing Meditation. APPENDIX ONE: Living the Offering 159 To understand what I mean by perfection on our side, it will be helpful to look at what the Church means by perfect contrition. Perfect contrition is when were sorry for our sins not because we fear hell and punishment but, rather, because our sins offend God, whom we love. Trust Recognizing our weakness, brokenness, and sin can be a difficult thing. Be happy like St. Therese, who said of her own dryness, Instead of being troubled about it, this only gives me extreme pleasure. Be happy like Therese, who was rejoicing at her aridity. Be happy like Therese, who knew' that Jesus loves her, even when hes sleeping (and so, we dont have to constantly prod him for proofs of his love). Emphasis added. .MK Okay, so I havent yet figured out how to renew the Offering to Merciful Love with every beat of the heart. 1 mean, as a way, it goes somewhere. And now, Therese has just announced to you the good news that theres a new invention, a spiritual elevator, that provides a way to the heights for little souls. So, in times of darkness, when youre tempted to discouragement because of your own weakness, poverty, and sin remember that smile. 187 Cited in The Power of Confidence, p. 228. Be happy! WEEK ONE: What Is Trust? DAY 1 1 Do Three Things As we learned yesterday, the Litde Way is all about the heart of the Gospel: Divine Mercy. We console him. Because she knew it was her littleness that at tracted Gods Merciful Love. When 1 first learned this great lesson that praise itself is a powerful act of trust it had a profound effect on my life. I mean, what am Igetting myself into? Describing diis grace, she writes: The work I had been unable to do in ten years was done by Jesus in one instant, contenting himself with my good will which was never lacking. But while Mary far surpasses Abraham as an example of faith, she also provides somediing that Abraham cannot: the grace to believe, the grace to trust. However, if you trust in Jesus for the purpose of consoling him, then trust becomes an act of love. In answer to that difficulty, let me say this: Yes, the Offering to Merciful Love is a powerful spiritual act, one that should be approached with a certain seriousness. Seraphim, that the concrete expression of that trust is praise and thanksgiving. Published on Sep 4, 2019. I dont have any sins. 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