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Through the grace of Christ, I am building a 'mountain' of grace, paving it with sacrifices, so that others may walk up, towards God.
Contrition is the 'key' by which our soul is unfailingly made 'open' to receive God's graces. True contrition is not grovelling self-pity but sincere regret-for-sin combined with confidence that God loves, forgives, and can make us holy and joyful.
Just as a lack of a balanced diet can cause sickness and even deformity in children, so a lack of the fullness of truth (where a distorted Christian message is heard, or where Orders are not valid) can lead to 'deformity' or 'sickness' in souls, even when they have good-will.
Just as a lack of a balanced diet can cause sickness and even deformity in children, so a lack of the fullness of truth (where a distorted Christian message is heard, or where Orders are not valid) can lead to 'deformity' or 'sickness' in souls, even when they have good-will.
When faithful people pray the Holy Rosary, Holy Angels surround them, and keep watch, in reverent silence.
When faithful people pray the Holy Rosary, Holy Angels surround them, and keep watch, in reverent silence.
God gazes into our souls as if into a rock-pool; through clear water He glimpses Christ, the foundation. But the 'mud' of sin obscures His view.
Christ is with His Church, during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, praying on our behalf. It is as if He is at the prow of a great ship, leading us into the mysterious embrace of God the Father, in the Spirit - preparing for our eternal home.
Christ is with His Church, during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, praying on our behalf. It is as if He is at the prow of a great ship, leading us into the mysterious embrace of God the Father, in the Spirit - preparing for our eternal home.
One who unites her prayer with Christ's prayer at the altar draws along (as if in a net) everyone in her heart, towards God.
Christ loves to come to loving hearts, in Holy Communion. Bitter and resentful hearts make Him feel as He felt in His Holy Passion.
If our hearts are bitter and resentful, when Christ comes to us in Holy Communion, he feels as He did in His Holy Passion
During the Holy Sacrifice, thousands of shining, saintly faces gaze downwards at our celebration.
The glorious virtues of the Most Holy Spirit pour upon and through the person who invites Him to do His work within.
During the Holy Mass, it was as though a crack appeared across the sanctuary, through which I saw Christ on the cross.
One who prays to God whist in a state of grace is purified by every moment of worship.
Christ is at work with His saints, like builders preparing a building site, preparing our souls for lives of true holiness.
God's light, pouring into the soul of one who is reconciled, reveals only minor imperfections, which sometimes seem unavoidable in life on earth.
All strange creatures, like the insect this child observes, were made from God's generosity and for man's delight; yet now, we are imperfect and nature disordered.
When Our Lady greeted Elizabeth at the Visitation, they praised God for His love. Our Lady held in mind the whole world which Her Son wished to help.