viernes, 31 de mayo de 2013

Come humble and holy


May 31Jesus is always with you, even when you think you do not feel it. And she is always so close to you, as when you are in the spiritual struggles. He is always there, close to you, encouraging you to keep bravely in battle, is there to stop the enemy's blows so do not stay outraged.By charity, I pray for what is most sacred to you, that does not agravies suspecting, though slightly, which has been abandoned by him even for a moment. That is precisely one of the satanic temptations, and you throw it away as soon as you realize it.Take comfort, then, my dear, knowing that the joys of eternity will be both deeper and more intimate, the more days of humiliation and unhappy years in our present life count. This is not a way of seeing and thinking mine, is the holy scripture that gives us his infallible testimony. Here is what the Psalmist says about: "Give us day in joy humbled us, the years we met misery." And the Apostle Paul wrote in the letter to the Corinthians that a moment of our troubles can meriting passing glory in eternity is more than you can imagine. Here are his exact words: "Indeed, the brief tribulation gives us a moment, on any measure, one eternal glory."(August 15, 1914, to Raffaelina Cerase - Ep. II, p. 153)

jueves, 30 de mayo de 2013

He will know comfort


May 30Tell me this: light and discover the objects is proper proper sun or darkness? I let you bring out the correct application. God alone is his grace, God is the supreme sun only, and all other or they are nothing or, if they are, they are for him, God only, say, with his grace can illuminate the soul and show you what she is . And the soul knows its misery and unworthiness before God, the more famous is the grace that illuminates to know.I understand that the discovery of his own misery at the hands of the divine sun, at first a cause of sadness and sorrow, grief and terror, for the poor soul who is similarly illuminated, but take comfort in the sweet Lord, because when this divine sun has warmed their field burning rays of your spirit, will blunt new plants, which in time will choice fruits, apples ever seen.
 
(March 4, 1915, to Raffaelina Cerase - Ep. II, p. 368)

viernes, 24 de mayo de 2013

Meditate regularly in your ...



May 24
These days the devil makes me all colors and classes, to me is doing all it can and more. This unfortunate redouble their efforts to hurt me. But I have no fear, only to offend God. I think that this has taken more unhappy with you than with me, because it would deprive of their orientation. In fact, who knows the violence that should I have to tell you my stuff. Dolores very strong head, to the point of almost not being able to see where I put the pen.
All the devil ghosts frightening is putting me in mind, I confidently disappear when abandonment in the arms of Jesus. And if I am crucified with Jesus, that is, if I meditate on your pain, I suffer immensely, but it's a pain that makes me much good. I enjoy peace and tranquility that can not be explained.
(March 29, 1911, to Father Benedict of San Marco in Lamis - Ep. I, p. 216)

lunes, 20 de mayo de 2013

Thanks for all the good that God works in You

May 20

I have no words or feelings appropriate to acknowledge the goodness of God who so lovingly treats you and protects you. I see clearly, my dear daughter, that he has chosen you to you're very close to it, if it is true that you have no claim to it. Now, you can be sure he wants to totally possess your heart, and I want brokenhearted and love like yours. The disease, heart shocks, caresses, the rapture, the temptations, the aridity and desolation are proof of love beyond words, and when the devil wants to convince you that you are a victim of their assaults or abandonment of God,
do not believe him, because what he says is a lie and wants to deceive.It is not true that you sin, it is not true that displease the Lord, and therefore it is not true that the Lord has forgiven your sins and your past deviations.Divine grace is with you and you are very dear to the Lord. As a result, the shadows, the fears, the persuasions contrary to what you indicated are evil tricks that you despise in the name of holy obedience.(April 15, 1918, to Jerónima Longo - Ep. III, p. 1021)

viernes, 17 de mayo de 2013

Stay always at the feet of Jesus


May 17

Stay, my child, close, very close to the feet of Jesus with Mary Magdalene, content with little practice those virtues that are more suited to your age and your spirit.
A retailer is entrusted, not a big basket, but a little.I recommend, because it is typical of your age, the holy simplicity, which captures the heart of Jesus. Do not be afraid of those dangers you see from afar, as you write me, and we've tried to word length on several occasions. I seem to you that are hosts, and are not anything but willows with many branches and, when walking, you run the danger of deceiving, until you have them in your sight.Here, my child, a strong and comprehensive purpose of wanting to serve and love God with all your heart, and, out of this, you do not worry any thought of the future. Think about doing good in the present day, and when tomorrow comes, today will then be called, and then it's time to think about it.Always have great confidence and resignation in divine providence, and not try to make more provisions of mana that you need for the present day, and no doubt that God will rain the next day, and so on every day of your life.


(November 25, 1917, Luis Bozzuto - Ep. IV, p. 403)

jueves, 16 de mayo de 2013

I felt very strong in my heart the impulse to write


May 16Our earthly life is slowly dying on us just as it is necessary to die in us our imperfections. Imperfections, it is true, that pious souls who suffer, may also be sources of merit and powerful motives to acquire virtues, because through those imperfections, we get to know ever better the gulf of misery which we exist, and these we drive to exercise ourselves in humility, in contempt of ourselves, in patience and effort.My son, I do not know what impression will produce in your soul this poor letter, but everything I wrote at the foot of the crucifix. I felt very strong in my heart the impulse to write what you have written, because I've tried that a large part of your evil past has been motivated for doing large projects and looking after the results were very small and that the forces were insufficient to implement those desires, those plans and those ideas were tormented by anxiety and impatience, restlessness and disturbance of mind and heart. From here were born in your heart all the mistrust, languor, villainy and failures. And if all this is true, as unfortunately it is in reality, be more careful from here on out, walk coming ashore, because the high sea will produce vertigo and dizziness caused you.(November 25, 1917, Luis Bozzuto - Ep. IV, p. 403)

viernes, 10 de mayo de 2013

Issue of Holiness


May 10Holiness means to be better than ourselves, means perfect victory over all our passions, mean real and constantly despise ourselves and the things of the world to prefer poverty to riches, humiliation to glory, the pain pleasure. Holiness is to love our neighbor as ourselves for love of God. Holiness, at this point, is love also those who curse us, hate us, pursues us, even to do good. Holiness is living humble, unselfish, prudent, just, patient, charitable, chaste, meek, hardworking, observant of one's duties, for no other purpose than to please God, and to receive only from him deserved reward.In short, in the language of the sacred books, holiness, oh Raffaelina, possesses in itself the virtue of transforming man into God.(December 30, 1915, to Raffaelina Cerase - Ep. II, p. 541)