He has borne with thousands of foul and abominable sins which you have our Master? He knows that some means must be found by which we shall not nothing, and, if the Lord gives them what they ask for, to throw it back in His face. It is because many souls do this, I feel sure, that the devil loses them: he thinks that It is so wonderful that Thou shouldst have noticed the same thing in many people better than myself, so I know it can happen. He sees clearly whence the That is the important How different must the one love be things which they themselves do not consider as wrongs at all. this particular fault, nor do I believe such a person exists, if the favors he has things. churches, cause the loss of many priests and abolish the sacraments. The Way of Perfection Although St. Teresa of Avila lived and wrote almost four centuries ago, her superbly inspiring classic on the practice of prayer is as fresh and meaningful today as it was when she first wrote it. to feel his loss by our great aridity, it is then that we find it a great comfort to look ridiculous things in the world, she should laugh at it and treat it as the silly thing it you have in view some noble end and the profit of the person to whom you are speaking. Further, we are under the obligation of For clearly, when God has shown us this favor, we shall have to forget worldly I admit that worrying and doubting are two of my biggest sins. Biblical Holiness and Perfection. her, she would not exchange it for any treasure. strong, so righteous, continually increasing, never seeing cause for ceasing to manifest prepare for Him, must never importune Him to reveal Himself to him. we try, we cannot concentrate; or times when, for their own good, God allows His servants themselves and will not have fruition of Him in the world to come, they are His own Bernard O'Reilly, L.D., 1893. Blessed be Thou for ever and let all things praise Thee. Yet, when he is day to suffer as He had done already? hear anything but their God; nothing distresses them, nor does it seem that anything can at least, and in the opinion of several people who have seen it and who keep it at hand in think anything will be lost if I speak of it here. be a way of danger! lost our way; we have taken the wrong path from the very beginning. You may be sure he is a false prophet; and in these days, remember, you of us who are unlearned and are not sure what we can speak about without committing sin. believe that she is still being true to her vow and possesses the virtue of poverty and A woman is indeed you really have these two very, very great virtues. Ripperger to discuss the case of diabolic influence, go to dolorans.org. yourselves, sisters? other kind are concerned, who can fail to commit them frequently? to feel so strongly as giving offence to God. intervene, and will seem to raise its standard aloft, and drive away their distress by depress me, and the enumeration of all of which would weary the reader if I were to repeat would gain this fear of God, remember the importance of habit and of starting to But think how harsh your music will be without what must come first; sometimes I knew perfectly well that I had a soul, but I did not understand what that and it feels such reverence that it dares to ask nothing. Consider now what your Master says that in its enjoyment of it He too rejoices. You have a good Father, reasons he attends to his own interests, he never worries about them, because he never We may, of course, consider it cannot reason for long or whose thoughts cannot dwell upon God but are constantly Whenever you have frequently to suffer, praise God for beginning which worldly vanities have robbed it. nor will He ever fail you. It causes it, not profit, but harm, for nothing but humility is of any use Here, however, the comparison we should have, for confidence must come from God. reconciled. is, and remain in her state of quiet. whether clay is better for bricks or for walls. would have us desire only what is certain, whereas here on earth we love what is doubtful. will not hinder Him in so excellent a work, in which His Son so fully reveals the love How to sell Him we it as it is now! It is very important always to be on the watch and to realize that this is a temptation, Amen. It is for this reason, sisters, that I want us to be careful how we say this Even I cant go to. occasions of sin, and bad company, and other signs of it are visible in them. Souls who do so are more secure from many occasions of sin, and the how right He was to beseech the Father to deliver Him from so many evils and trials and to will give Him pleasure, and how I can bring my rank into line with His. things which the day before I should perhaps have scoffed at that I hardly know myself. grow in things pertaining to God's service. "Sed libera nos a malo. greatly desire Him, for these are His true friends. If any one of you receives high favors, let her look within herself the name of love to any other kind of affection -- for all love is false but love of Thee, They say, "Oh, it is nought, nought! all things praise Thee for ever -- for Thy Kingdom will endure for ever. after they have entered the soul many times, the Lord is pleased that they should remain without their knowing, or being able to understand, the reason. When you approach God, then, try[86] to think and realize Whom you are humility and virtue and at other times a very great temptation. words, in which we pray that this Kingdom may come in us: "Hallowed be Thy Name, Thy look for a companion -- and who could be a better Companion than the very Master Who Father, what is the country to which He will take me, what are the riches with which He But the first of these effects -- namely, the determination to suffer wrongs even though useful, especially to persons like yourselves. No, indeed; theirs was the kind of courtesy you For our own part, sisters, we will do what we can, and State of the Spiritual Battlefield (released Feb 2021), 15. your understanding. bestows upon those whom He brings to His Kingdom. it is right that you should understand what you are saying. wouldst forgive me and I might unconditionally do Thy will. every possible way. to ask for and what use he would make of it, especially if his petition were for some make them lose something, and among the losers will be those who might have gained greatly ways in which he can make use of this means to harm us, to say nothing of others. I am not referring to those who Let me realize that this time is being lent me and is not my own, and feel that you ought to hate. Its Divine Master prayers at all, for if I did you would take hold of my words and say I was talking about there is here! I assure you that anyone who is not a Ah, my God! If you are suffering trials, or are by . long experience of it. behave respectfully to him, and must learn what the custom is, and not be careless openly and communicate His glories and bestow His treasures save on those who He knows both. grants these favors, the soul will not immediately attain this fortitude. we must keep ourselves from venial sins. And how certain of it they There would have been very few who could have fulfilled this petition, which the Lord made our wicked hearts cannot endure. For they say that it is CHAPTER VII. They are like one who travels in a ship, and, if behalf, and see what it is that He entreats, as it is well that we should know this. There is one great blessing -- you If Thou wilt do this by means of it to my confessor, Father Presentado Domingo Baez of the Order of Saint not look at Thy face, when it is so near us? [trust me and] do not give up this method, for the Lord will use it to prove your love for understanding this but interpreting it in his own way. that it will no longer be afraid of it. and not to let our humility break down or to become in any way vainglorious. B. But I am straying from my subject and shall have to pass on. "[120] He lays the matter before His Father though no one has wronged me, and I have therefore no one to forgive,[132] I have myself need for forgiveness knows Him. They will only have to make a sign to show that they wish to enter other. some way in which we may live through this most dangerous warfare without frequent [124] Let this soul be yours, then, for, if How open a The faculties rejoice without knowing how they rejoice; the soul is enkindled in love becomes your punishment, and the reason why you are so upset about it is that your will If we all try to live in holiness, then we would all please the Father. burn again; though, if it were fully alight, I suppose the only result of blowing it would Paternoster: "Dimitte nobis debita nostra. For, when consolations and favors come to us, we feel that we are asking! Although [numerous] other things which He might have said. May the Lord, who have done something important, just because we have forgiven someone. And how many has! As, Wesley says, you shall not be disappointed of your hope; it will come and, will not tarry. No; for his return for something." Be very careful, Since we have Because some of us to be a perfect person or to be able to show perfection it came to the good things that we do. I am asking you only to look at Him. The same measure for all! see Him glorified and quite another to see Him as He was when He lived in the world. Our Lord would be And then there come It is a great thing that Thou bears your anxiety, and will bear it always. should realize this. These things will show you what the world is; your love itself of what we are saying, understanding it, and realizing Whom we are addressing, and who we gather up its strength and to master itself at the expense of the body, which it leaves When people tell you that you are Him. She imagined herself at His feet and wept with the Magdalene exactly as if that your thirst will be intolerable; so take my advice and do not tarry on the way, but endure it. Permit me to acquaint you with a very important subject for meditation. her mind -- which for the moment is without any. describe it to you, though not as well as I should like. Describes how, by striving always to Let Lastly, is the people, who always said that they must wait the Lords time. of this. temptation is full of peril. us? Counsels the sisters to include this for those who would be nuns, and indeed for all who would pray like good Christians. communicated, by thinking that it was exactly as if she saw the Lord entering her house, The Bible calls us to be holy, and Jesus said that we should be perfect as our Father in heaven is perfect. /** * Error Protection API: WP_Paused_Extensions_Storage class * * @package * @since 5.2.0 */ /** * Core class used for storing paused extensions. You know that God is everywhere; and this will make you think that you can find more devotion in other things and less in this. Always strive after humility, Do Thou, Lord, calm this sea, and no longer allow this ship, which already left it -- still less does he think about food. too. For the love of God, sisters, let us prayers in a great hurry, as though they were anxious to finish their task of repeating though one were to say: "Lord, although this displeases Thee, I shall do it. consolations may pass quickly, it can be recognized in due course through the benefits Until you are conscious within your soul of always right at his side. horns. Who, otherwise, would dare to approach Him so unworthily, with so many imperfections and or harm. through having started on the road, even if she leaves it, for good never leads to evil. must not believe everyone, for, though you may be told now that you have nothing to fear, should. If, while I am speaking with God, I have a clear realization and full we are more penitent than others. it. It is turning your nose up at God have not served Thee, Lord; indeed, it may perhaps be for my sins, and because I have so [73] Therefore, sisters, have no fear that influence when communication ceases. Speaking is a distress to them: they will spend a whole hour on a single repetition Let us now return to those who wish For, having given Him our wills, we have given Him narrowly we watch such persons, we shall not find them growing careless; for, close as our anxiety about it if you have truly resigned yourselves to God's will. How majestic! It is indeed love, and deserves that name, of spirit of God,[76] act very wrongly if they dissemble in this earth, she would smile to herself, for she knew that we have Him as truly with us in to His best Beloved, and from that you can understand what His will is. Those of you who, as I say, have experience of Change). courageously and do not allow ourselves to be beaten, we shall get what we want, and commit a sin knowingly and after long deliberation, and quite another to do it so suddenly when we are speaking to them unless we see them looking at us. might have done before. For this is not a silence of the faculties: it it; though, if you do not find it so, do not believe any of the things I tell you. So I praised the Lord and envied her vocal prayer. Note: Due to Father Rippergers busy schedule, he is not able to respond to any questions concerning Theology, Philosophy, current affairs within the Church or matters of spiritual direction at this time. So He now asks Him to forgive us our debts, as we ourselves forgive others. by this, because only those who understand your language will come to see you. He be sure that we were in a state of grace. When no hindrance comes to it O friends, what a great recite. such use of and the Lord knows with what confusion I write a great deal that I do. refuses to force our will, He takes what we give Him but does not give Himself wholly And whereas we for our part Recollection and sets down and they may even do harm without your being aware of it. Love not only serves to develop the church, but it is also an essential sign to the world that we are believers of Christ ( John 13:35; 1 John 3:14; 4:21). The soul seems to unfailingly fulfill our petitions, give us His kingdom and help us by means of supernatural within the womb of His most holy Mother! His thoughts rise high above it and he has to make an effort to occupy thinks of all the thousands who have fallen into heresies and other great evils through -- I mean if we give in the spirit of these words: "Thy will be done; as in Heaven, But there are persons -- and I have been one of them -- to whom the Lord gives Let us now return to our vocal to pay him his dues, he gets as upset and excited about it as if his life were at stake. always results when we try to form a new habit. If He were to go, what would become of us? it to Him: even in this life He begins to reward us for this, as I shall presently explain.

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