What happened to one pilgrim along the Way of Sacrificial Love, and what this remarkable event has to do with every single one of us.
When Luisa Piccarreta, the "Little Daughter of the Divine Will" was thirteen, she was at home and heard an uproar coming from the street, so she went out to the balcony to see what was going on.
She saw that the street was crowded with people who were shouting, and with armed soldiers who contained the crowd as they led three prisoners.
Luisa recognized Jesus among them.
He was carrying the Cross on His shoulders.
She was described as "afflicted and terrorized" while contemplating the sight before her.
When the procession arrived underneath her balcony, Jesus raised His Sacred head and said to her, "Anima, aiutami!"
"Soul, help Me!"
Has something like this ever happened to you?
Did you notice Jesus when He made it a point to travel to where you are along the Way of Sacrificial Love?
Did you see Him stop, and did you hear Him say to you, "Soul, help Me!"
If not, be sure to go to Jesus, and make Him an incredibly generous offer.Give Him everything.
All we have is His, anyway.
Jesus gave us all He had. Not only that; He keeps coming and coming and coming, and giving and giving and giving.
That supernatural event along the Way of the Cross was a turning point in Luisa's life.
On that very day, she responded to Jesus' plea and became a victim of expiation for the sins of men. 1
To read more from Luisa Piccarreta: The Little Daughter of the Divine Will by Father Bernardino Giuseppe Bucci, visit: Luisa Piccarreta biography by Father Bucci
To learn even more about Luisa, visit: Luisa Piccarreta of Corato, "The Little Daughter of the Divine Will" (1865-1947)
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Sources:
1. Father Bernardino Giuseppe Bucci, Luisa Piccarreta: The Little Daughter of the Divine Will (1980).
Images taken at Ss. Cyril and Methodius Slovak Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Detroit.
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