There’s nothing ordinary about being Catholic. Nothing!

This afternoon after my children left to visit with their
dad, I went to church to pray. It was
the Hour of Divine Mercy. First I prayed
the Divine Mercy Chaplet. Then, I meditated
on Christ’s Passion while preparing my heart to journey through the Sorrowful
Mysteries of the Holy Rosary.
Jesus and I shared some precious time exchanging greetings,
very mindful of the joy we experience while in the company of one another. Then, as Jesus, Blessed Mother, and I entered
the Garden of Gethsemane to pray during the First Sorrowful Mystery, I thought of how
sad I was to have missed receiving Jesus in Holy Communion the past three
days. So I asked Jesus to bring me His
Precious Body and Blood in the Eucharist.
He had not offered and awaited my request. Oh, how much our Savior longs for us, His
beloved, to be eager to see Him, be happy to be with Him, and want to receive
Him. He so longs for our love in return!
Jesus was so pleased with my request that He
immediately brought me the Eucharist. Our Savior stood
before me, slightly off to my right.
After I received His Precious Body and Blood, Jesus took His
pierced Hand and lovingly stroked my right cheek.
It was an incredibly beautiful and profoundly meaningful
moment of such tender love that tears of gratitude and joy began flowing down my face.
Last week I had missed several Holy Masses to remain home
with my daughter, who was the first one to get sick. Last Friday morning all my children were well
enough to attend school, and I was delighted to be able to pray before the
Eucharist during a Holy Hour that morning before Holy Mass.
Jesus requested that I come close to Him on Friday mornings
during Eucharistic Adoration and Exposition, and so I knelt down in the front
row. Then, something very special
happened just for you and me.
The good Lord knelt next to me on the right, and Blessed
Mother knelt next to me on the left; I
was in the middle. We began praying together, in the Garden of
Gethsemane.

They were there to show us how to submit our wills to the will of God the Father. While offering themselves as victims for the redemption of mankind on Holy Thursday, they sweated blood and cried tears of blood. And in our time, it is possible for us to mystically sweat blood and cry tears of blood as we meditate on their suffering, and as we unite our suffering and our wills with theirs and then offer everything to God the Father.
So this afternoon, in the peaceful, dark, and quiet church, Jesus continued to lovingly caress my cheek with His Sacred Hand throughout the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary, as He was scourged at the pillar, crowned with thorns, struggled under the weight of the Cross, and as He fell and then willed Himself up so He could make it for our sake to the absolute horror of the Cross.
Somewhere along the journey, I reached up and took His
pierced Hand in mine.
I apologized to Jesus for all my faults and transgressions, and
thanked Him for having taken upon Himself the punishments I had earned by
willfully sinning, and for satisfying Divine Justice in my place.
Then, the most incredible thing happened.
Together, we began praying for a soul in grave jeopardy because of mortal sin. Jesus took that person’s soul and placed it between His pierced Hand and mine.
Together, we began praying for a soul in grave jeopardy because of mortal sin. Jesus took that person’s soul and placed it between His pierced Hand and mine.
Jesus and I continued praying and traveling along the Way of
Sacrificial Love together, all the while holding this soul in our hands.
That precious soul is so loved by our Lord that He not only suffered and gave up His very life for it, He continues to pray for it AND asks others to pray for it as well!
That precious soul is so loved by our Lord that He not only suffered and gave up His very life for it, He continues to pray for it AND asks others to pray for it as well!
Every single soul is so precious in God’s eyes, and is loved
and valued beyond measure.
Your soul is
absolutely priceless in God’s eyes, and He loves and values you beyond measure.

Another very special Holy Hour had been completed, and I wondered what was to become of the precious, immortal soul so lovingly and carefully held in our hands.
Guess what happened to it.
Jesus took that soul into His hand alone, and after
passing it through the beautiful gate of the Wound in His side, placed it within
His Sacred Heart.
Sweet and
gentle Jesus, most loving and merciful Savior, Your love knows absolutely no bounds!
And You always provide the best endings (smile).
And You always provide the best endings (smile).
How can one
resist shedding more tears (of blood) after that. +
Your prayers help guide precious, immortal souls to Christ, particularly through the confessional door, the narrow gate.
Your prayers help guide precious, immortal souls to Christ, particularly through the confessional door, the narrow gate.
We should never just be Catholic. We must be PROFOUNDLY CATHOLIC living witnesses and dispensers of God’s PROFOUND LOVE.
And for the love of God, keep praying for other people. One moment I will never forget is Father Ben saying during one homily, "We don't give up on ANYONE." God bless our shepherds, every single one of them.
And for the love of God, keep praying for other people. One moment I will never forget is Father Ben saying during one homily, "We don't give up on ANYONE." God bless our shepherds, every single one of them.
"Trust all things to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, and to Mary, Help of Christians, and you will see what miracles are." ~St. John Bosco
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