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He showed me how I am like a child in a baptismal robe, after sorrow and forgiveness, penance and reparation.

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

Christ is our guide, who both shields us at present from Heaven's dazzling light, prepares us for glory.

A person who bears pains and humiliations in patience, out of love for Christ, is like Him Who was wounded for our sake; and in her union with Christ in love, she and He can make one prayer and one Sacrifice to offer to the Father, in homage, in reparation for sin, and in intercession for sinners today.

Christ's pure truth is poured - I saw - drop by drop into the soul, gathered in readiness for a great outpouring.

What a vast space - as it were - is the soul which has been prepared by God. When personal needs are small, thousands may shelter.

Christ, true man, loved His fellow men and women with His divine love, "in an infinite reparation for all their offenses".

Christ, true man, loved His fellow men and women with His divine love, "in an infinite reparation for all their offenses".

Christ, true man, loved His fellow men and women with His divine love, "in an infinite reparation for all their offenses".

On the Cross Jesus loved His fellow men and women with His divine love and offered an infinite reparation for their offences

Our "living-by-faith" resembles the training of a gymnast; without practice, we shall not be calm, sure, unworried and hopeful.

Wrong attitudes and old habits-of-mind can appear, like lumps showing through new wallpaper; firm preparation is needed for faith.

Altar and sanctuary are encircled by fire. One who would approach ought to prepare, and to accept purification.

The painful purification which souls undergo in this life (if they consent) is like the pains of Purgatory, before 'birth' into Heaven.

It is essential that we put Christ at the centre of our lives. If we do not pray, do not listen to the Church, and do not obey God's laws as taught by the Church, we shall not be prepared for Heaven when the time comes to die.

As a gardener waits confidently for buds to open at just the right time, so must I await the fruition of God's work in my life.

When we confess our faults, with acts of faith in Christ's love, we enable Him to draw us towards a secure place, beside Him.

Christ, like an elder brother or friend, delights in our efforts to be ready for the celebration of Mass. When we are sorry for our sins, and He forgives us, it is as though He sees us properly attired.

Christ, like an elder brother or friend, delights in our efforts to be ready for the celebration of Mass. When we are sorry for our sins, and He forgives us, it is as though He sees us properly attired.

There is little remaining purification after death for a faithful priest. It is as if he is clothed, after death, in a crisp white alb, as the angels prepare him to meet his Lord.