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Nothing can be deemed worthy of the Father, nor can ascend to Him, which is not extended through Christ and His pleadings.

It can seem as if Heaven and its Saints are hundreds of miles away from Earth. They are very close to us. The Lord invites us to ask for the prayers of the Saints with as much confidence, and certainty of their nearness, as when we call over a fence to ask the help of a neighbour, or pick up the phone to ask for the prayers of a close relation.

Our Blessed Lady is far above us in grace and holiness, but we must not be afraid to approach Her.

Every little confident prayer enables Christ to lead us further up the Holy Mountain. But he does not draw us without our consent.

In each day of suffering borne for the love of God, the soul becomes a living sacrifice, united to Christ in His offering.

At each moment of renewed thanksgiving, the soul emerges a little further from the carapace of self-will.

Christ was leading me to stand side by side with Him, asking our Heavenly Father for graces for others.

Even amidst struggles, I was led to stand before the Father, like a child, to pray Christ's prayer of obedience.

What a harmony is our praise! Our prayers - as flames - are mingled with the pure 'flames' of the Angel's praises.

"You alone are the Holy One": I saw Christ, His palms upstretched to the Father, as he prayed on our behalf (at Holy Mass).

Christ is Really Present in the tabernacle, constantly praying for us, His arms out-stretched in prayer towards the Father above, Whom Christ sees dwelling in the glory which we cannot yet see. It is as if, when we pray, we kneel by Christ's pierced feet and rely on His merits, certain that the Father hears us, for His sake.

When we meet Christ in the Blessed Sacrament we are confident that His prayer for us reaches Heaven

In the darkness, above me I saw His arms stretched out in prayer, reaching out towards the glory that I could not see.

It seemed as though we carry armfuls of pearls and rubies, for God the Father: Jesus is our thanks, praise, reparation and plea.

Each time that we ask Christ to reward a kind neighbour, he gives wonderful gifts to that person, through our prayer.

Jesus honours St Joseph His foster-father and asks us to admire his virtues and ask for his prayers

Jesus honours St Joseph His foster-father and asks us to admire his virtues and ask for his prayers

A soul which is surrendered to God in faithful prayer and service is like a magnifying lens through which the white-hot love of God is focussed upon a particular place and time on earth.

A soul which is surrendered to God in faithful prayer and service is like a magnifying lens through which the white-hot love of God is focussed upon a particular place and time on earth.

Christ's own prayer rises up from the soul, when we pray in His name, and pierces Heaven in intercession.