If we really, truly understood the importance of forgiving in imitation of Christ and Blessed Mother, we would always immediately forgive everyone of everything.
”If a man finds it very hard to forgive injuries, let him look at a Crucifix, and think that Christ shed all His Blood for him, and not only forgave His enemies, but even prayed His Heavenly Father to forgive them also. Let him remember that when he says the Our Father, every day, instead of asking pardon for his sins, he is calling down vengeance on himself.” ~ Saint Philip Neri
The following very important lesson is presented to you today in two parts, part one during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and part two while praying a Holy Hour before the Blessed Sacrament.
When the student soul is ready, the Teacher appears. The Lord knows everything and He is very, very nice. Listen to Jesus, learn from Him, and do what He says! Our Savior wants what is best for you. He also wants to use you as a tremendous channel of love, mercy, and grace for other people.
LET HIM.
PART I: A VERY LARGE VEIL IS LIFTED IN CHURCH
"He who knows how to forgive
prepares for himself many graces from God. As often as I look upon the
cross, so often will I forgive with all my heart." (390) ~ Saint Faustina
Profound Catholicism is so very interesting! The first part of the lesson is rather short.
While you are listening to the homily during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, a veil appears before you in the church, about halfway between you and the altar. It is sheer enough that you can see through it but the veil is not thin. It extends all the way from the ceiling to the floor and to both sides of the church.
Profound Catholicism is so very interesting! The first part of the lesson is rather short.
While you are listening to the homily during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, a veil appears before you in the church, about halfway between you and the altar. It is sheer enough that you can see through it but the veil is not thin. It extends all the way from the ceiling to the floor and to both sides of the church.
Right after you begin seeing this veil, it begins lifting. The veil is not parting vertically like curtains do. Instead, it is rising horizontally from the bottom up.
ONE WORD FROM THE VOICE THAT MAKES NO SOUND
"For there are three ways of
performing an act of mercy: the merciful word, by forgiving and by
comforting; secondly, if you can offer no word, then pray - that too is
mercy; and thirdly, deeds of mercy. And when the Last Day comes, we
shall be judged from this, and on this basis we shall receive the
eternal verdict." ~ Saint Faustina
As the veil is being drawn up, you hear your name said one time by a voice that makes no sound. Your name was pronounced very gently, and also softly.
Next, you see your name before you, in the air by the veil that is being lifted. Your name is written in script that is presented to you as being soft and gentle.
Your name is very large (as is the veil), and it is presented to you at an angle, as if it is moving forward toward the altar.
The rest of the Holy Mass is celebrated as usual and the Lord shows you nothing else. He awaits your visit to the Blessed Sacrament, and then He continues and concludes the lesson.
PART II PRESENTED DURING A HOLY HOUR
Visits with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament are very important, very necessary, very loving, and very surprising! He is so in love with us all!
Be sure to love Jesus with all your heart as He loves you with all His.
A REVELATION DURING
THE CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY
"This Blood that but one drop of
has the power to win all the world forgiveness of its world of sin." ~ Saint Thomas Aquinas
You begin a Holy Hour by praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
As you pray, the Lord launches into quite a powerful explanation. Jesus tells you that all the trials that occurred in your lifetime took place by Divine Providence so that He could use you as His instrument of love, mercy, and grace at this time, and so that your mission could come to fruition and ultimately be completed.
Our Lord has important plans for you!
You begin a Holy Hour by praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet.
As you pray, the Lord launches into quite a powerful explanation. Jesus tells you that all the trials that occurred in your lifetime took place by Divine Providence so that He could use you as His instrument of love, mercy, and grace at this time, and so that your mission could come to fruition and ultimately be completed. Our Lord has important plans for you!
Jesus presents some of the most difficult trials of your life to you, trials involving great injustice. You are shown moments where you were treated very, very badly.
Jesus says that all those events had to occur so that God could use you as His instrument at this time and place, an instrument who had to endure those trials so that you could
forgive everyone of everything.
Jesus tells you that this complete and unconditional forgiveness is a condition that must be met in order for the Lord to be able to use you optimally, and once met, will lead to some very beautiful things.
Our Savior tells you that is just what He did and had to do when He willingly become the Victim for us all. In order for God's will to be completed through Him, Jesus had to completely forgive everyone of everything.
Jesus tells you that this complete and unconditional forgiveness is a condition that must be met in order for the Lord to be able to use you optimally, and once met, will lead to some very beautiful things.
Our Savior tells you that is just what He did and had to do when He willingly become the Victim for us all. In order for God's will to be completed through Him, Jesus had to completely forgive everyone of everything.
Remember how He was treated, most notably during His Passion and Crucifixion.
ALWAYS FIGHT EVIL WITH GOOD
What the Lord presents to you, this incredible turn of events that takes evil and transforms it into great good, is so incredibly moving, and beautiful and loving, that you are inspired to recite a very beautiful canticle of gratitude to God.
As you recite it to Him with all your heart, tears of gratitude and joy stream down your face and soak your neck.
While praying the Chaplet you go through
the Sorrowful Mysteries at the same time as a method of meditating on Christ’s Passion.
As you do so, it becomes clear that the Lord wants you to do something specific with all those injustices that He has mentioned to you.
Little Jesus comes over and stands by your side as you pray. He is so happy to be with you, and is wearing a crown of thorns.
As you do so, it becomes clear that the Lord wants you to do something specific with all those injustices that He has mentioned to you.
Little Jesus comes over and stands by your side as you pray. He is so happy to be with you, and is wearing a crown of thorns.
LITTLE JESUS HAS VERY SPECIFIC PLANS FOR YOU
In between the prayers, you ask little Jesus to take everything that has by Divine Providence
happened to you into His small Sacred Hands and present everything to God the Father at the altar, for
the accomplishment of His will.
But little Jesus, as glad as He is by your beautiful gesture, will not do it that way.
But little Jesus, as glad as He is by your beautiful gesture, will not do it that way.
So you ask the Divine Child how He wants you to go about accomplishing the Lord's will. Little Jesus doesn't tell you!
Not yet.
Not yet.
THE SORROWFUL
MYSTERIES
After concluding the Chaplet of Divine Mercy you begin praying the Sorrowful Mysteries, having no idea what will happen next. As you pray the Mysteries in order, the Lord reveals some things to you out of order to prepare you to do what He wants as He wants it done.
JESUS' AGONY IN THE GARDEN
While praying in the Garden with our Lord, He tells you that you are going to present all the injustices from your entire life to God the Father, but not in the Hands of the Christ Child. Jesus tells you that instead, you are going to place something within the wound in His Sacred Heart during the final Sorrowful Mystery.
Curious, you wonder if all those experiences are going to be placed within the wound in Christ's side as He is Crucified on the Cross. The Lord tells you no, that is not what is going to happen.
So you wonder if you are going to place your FIAT into His side instead.
The Lord reveals to you exactly what He wants and does so in the most beautiful way.
Curious, you wonder if all those experiences are going to be placed within the wound in Christ's side as He is Crucified on the Cross. The Lord tells you no, that is not what is going to happen.
So you wonder if you are going to place your FIAT into His side instead.
The Lord reveals to you exactly what He wants and does so in the most beautiful way.
THE SCOURGING AT THE
PILLAR
As Jesus is scourged at the pillar, He has you take all the individual experiences where you had been harmed or mistreated, all the ones that you can remember especially the biggest ones, and place them within His wounds as He is scourged at the
pillar.
As you do so, you see the word FORGIVENESS exiting each one of those wounds and you collect them all.
Jesus is so incredibly kind and merciful. Our Savior offers you compassion and a purpose for each one of those injustices there at the pillar, as both you and He submit to God's will and offer everything to Him so great good can be accomplished through you.
AN INQUIRY FOR JESUS
At one point, you wonder why Jesus is not requiring that you place any of your sins and faults within the wounds on His Sacred Body. You ask our Savior why not, but He disregards your inquiry and continues on with the lesson.
As you do so, you see the word FORGIVENESS exiting each one of those wounds and you collect them all.
Jesus is so incredibly kind and merciful. Our Savior offers you compassion and a purpose for each one of those injustices there at the pillar, as both you and He submit to God's will and offer everything to Him so great good can be accomplished through you.
AN INQUIRY FOR JESUS
At one point, you wonder why Jesus is not requiring that you place any of your sins and faults within the wounds on His Sacred Body. You ask our Savior why not, but He disregards your inquiry and continues on with the lesson.
THE CROWNING WITH
THORNS
While Jesus stands bound and crowned with thorns, you place whatever smaller injustices and injuries you can think of in the wounds on His Sacred Head caused by
the thorns.
THE POWER OF WORDS
Jesus then shows you your name as you saw it earlier in church as the veil was lifted. Your name is not as big this time. The word fits within your two hands, and it is made
of wood.
THE CARRYING OF THE
CROSS
As Christ carries the Cross to Calvary, you are shown that your name, as it was presented to you, is the Cross you are to carry throughout your mission in this life.
Next, you see that the Cross Jesus is carrying is made of your name, too, along with the names of everyone else. It appears similar to a piece of wood that many people had carved their names into.
Next, you see that the Cross Jesus is carrying is made of your name, too, along with the names of everyone else. It appears similar to a piece of wood that many people had carved their names into.
You also see that you can help our Savior carry the Cross made up of all of our names while at the same time He helps you carry yours.
The Lord also shows you the manger He rested in as an Infant was made of wood, and constructed of all our names in the
same way as the Cross.
THE CRUCIFIXION
Next, you find yourself standing at the foot of the Cross with Blessed
Mother and the Child Jesus, Who had accompanied you through the Sorrowful Mysteries once you began praying the Chaplet of Divine
Mercy.
As you hold the Child Jesus in your arms, He, Blessed Mother,
and you take your name and together, place it into the wound in Christ’s side on
the Cross.
Each one of you is wearing a crown of thorns.
Little Jesus and Blessed Mother are very pleased that this is being accomplished, and as you are placing your name into the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the Cross, the three of you say out loud, all at the same time and very resolutely, “FIAT!”
Each one of you is wearing a crown of thorns.
Little Jesus and Blessed Mother are very pleased that this is being accomplished, and as you are placing your name into the Sacred Heart of Jesus on the Cross, the three of you say out loud, all at the same time and very resolutely, “FIAT!”
There
was the fiat. It was part of the plan all along. +
The Lord provides the most interesting endings. Even though this is just the beginning.
"Christian revenge consists in forgiving those who offend us and praying for them. Always conduct yourself in this way and your life will be a very happy one." ~ Saint John Bosco
The Lord provides the most interesting endings. Even though this is just the beginning.
"Christian revenge consists in forgiving those who offend us and praying for them. Always conduct yourself in this way and your life will be a very happy one." ~ Saint John Bosco
ADDRESSING JESUS ON THE CROSS
"The patient man goes through a
great and salutary purgatory when he grieves more over the malice of
one who harms him than for his own injury; when he prays readily for
his enemies and forgives offenses from his heart; when he does not
hesitate to ask pardon of others; when he is more easily moved to pity
than to anger; when he does frequent violence to himself and tries to
bring the body into complete subjection to the spirit." ~ Thomas A. Kempis, The Imitation of Christ
In conclusion, you position yourself even closer to Jesus on the Cross and the moment is so moving your neck is once again soaked with tears.
You look up at Jesus and perhaps say something like this: Jesus, thank You for dying for me. I love You back! I give myself entirely to You, and promise to love and honor You all the days of my life.
You look up at Jesus and perhaps say something like this: Jesus, thank You for dying for me. I love You back! I give myself entirely to You, and promise to love and honor You all the days of my life.
Then you offer yourself to God the Father completely, in
imitation of Christ and Blessed Mother.
SACRIFICIAL LOVE IS THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE
The Lord wants to use you as a very powerful instrument, a tremendous channel of love, mercy, and grace for precious, priceless, immortal souls through all time. LET HIM.
The beginning.
SACRIFICIAL LOVE IS THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE IN THE UNIVERSE
The Lord wants to use you as a very powerful instrument, a tremendous channel of love, mercy, and grace for precious, priceless, immortal souls through all time. LET HIM.
The beginning.
"Trust all things to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and to Mary, Help of Christians, and you will see what miracles are." ~ Saint John Bosco
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which our Lord, Jesus Christ called "the most beautiful work under the sun,"
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