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To live on earth in blissful union with God is to live as if at the edge of the Heavenly City, on the mountain-top, far above the dark path below.

Through union with the Father, through Christ, in the Spirit, and in confident prayer, it is as though the 'doors' to Heaven open.

The Father can clothe us in His glory. I am a living flame, He said, before Him, as I pray one prayer with Christ.

Christ and His Mother appeared to me, in glory, after Holy Communion. It was to encourage and console me.

It is the Holy Spirit who holds up - as if by the power of His outstretched wings - a person who suffers in union with Christ. In our sufferings, however, we cannot always see the glory of the Divine Spirit.

It is the Holy Spirit who holds up - as if by the power of His outstretched wings - a person who suffers in union with Christ. In our sufferings, however, we cannot always see the glory of the Divine Spirit.

If someone remains united to Christ, on the pathway to death, Christ guides that soul on the narrow way, leading her by the hand into the Fire of the Godhead in safety. The 'safest' way of walking is to have no trailing sins, like flapping garments, which can catch fire.

By an act of pure, selfless love, every minor fault is wiped out, and the soul is held 'high', in prayer, close to the Father's throne.

In private prayer we can arise in spirit to be united with the Communion of Saints in Heaven in praise of the Father, through Christ; and we can draw down grace, through Christ, upon a needy person.

In private prayer we can arise in spirit to be united with the Communion of Saints in Heaven in praise of the Father, through Christ; and we can draw down grace, through Christ, upon a needy person.

It is the Holy Spirit Who pours peace within the souls of Christ's friends, and even allows such souls to share that peace, even at a distance, through their communion with one another 'in Christ'. They can encourage one another to more fervent prayer - as when happy dolphins nudge one another, to encourage joyful leaps into the sunlight above the surface of the water.

Christ unites his friends on earth in the 'Communion of Saints'. Every prayer offered through Christ touches or helps other souls.

When two people pray in the name of Christ, even if separated by distance, they are united in the communion of saints

Someone who adores Christ in the Mass and longs to do His work can remain in spirit beside the Cross all day, with Calvary's offering in mind - making at each moment, with Christ, expressions of love to the Father, thanks for everything good, reparation for sins (patiently accepting trials), prayers for help and salvation for individuals, and prayer for the Church.

The Church is taught and guided by the Catholic Bishops who are in communion with one another and with the Pope. God has given us the Pope as our bond of unity. Only those Bishops who remain in union with the Pope (who is like the gem-stone in a ring of stones) are fulfilling God's plan and providing, with the Pope, authentic leadership for the Church.

If we hope to be saved, the importance of Baptism cannot be exaggerated. It is the means chosen by God by which a person's state becomes glorious. Sin is banished, and Divine Life is given, life which enables that person to live in union with God, and in the hope of attaining Heaven, by the grace of Christ.

It is no small matter, in Christ's sight, that many Christians don't complete their Christian initiation because their leaders have invalid Orders, and so children who have been baptised are not confirmed and do not receive Jesus in the Holy Eucharist.

Each Divine Person is at work to draw a soul into the heights of union. Father, Son and Holy Spirit - One God - are lovingly attentive, and draw willing souls up high.

In contemplation we can be held as if in a great 'breath': held in the 'wind' which is the Holy Spirit, a sweet breath in which the soul is carried and consoled, and held as if at God's heart.

Christ loves to bring His friends refreshment and new courage through His Real Presence in the Blessed Sacrament. Whoever adores Christ before the tabernacle or monstrance, or receives Holy Communion, can be sure that, standing very close to Christ, are His Holy Mother and all the Saints too.