{"id":9283,"date":"2025-06-07T20:48:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T20:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/societyofthemostholyredeemer.org\/?page_id=9283"},"modified":"2025-08-06T16:55:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T16:55:42","slug":"daily-meditations-fourth-week-after-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/societyofthemostholyredeemer.org\/es\/daily-meditations-fourth-week-after-pentecost\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDITACIONES DIARIAS: CUARTA SEMANA DESPU\u00c9S DE PENTECOST\u00c9S"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Meditaci\u00f3n matutina:\u00a0 V.\u00a0 HOW TO CONVERSE CONTINUALLY AND FAMILIARLY WITH GOD<\/em><\/b><\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Think of the Lord in goodness<\/em>.\u00a0 In these words the Wise Man exhorts us to have more confidence in God’s Mercy than dread of His divine Justice, for God is immeasurably more inclined to bestow favours than to punish.\u00a0 Mercy exalteth itself above judgment<\/em>.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Think of the Lord in goodness<\/em>. \u2014 (Wis. i., 1).\u00a0 In these words the Wise Man exhorts us to have more confidence in the divine mercy than dread of the divine justice; for God is immeasurably more inclined to bestow favours than to punish; as St. James says, Mercy exalteth itself above judgment<\/em>. \u2014 (James ii., 13).\u00a0 Hence the Apostle St. Peter tells us that in all fears, whether about our interests for time or for eternity, we should commit ourselves altogether to the goodness of our God, Who has the greatest care of our safety: Casting all your care upon him, for he hath care of you<\/em>. \u2014 (1 Peter v., 7).\u00a0 Oh, what a beautiful meaning does this lend to the title which David gives to the Lord, when he says that our God is the God Who makes it His care to save: Our God is the God of salvation<\/em> \u2014 (Ps. lxvii., 21), which signifies, as Bellarmine explains it, that the office peculiar to the Lord is, not to condemn, but to save all.\u00a0 For while He threatens with His displeasure those who disregard Him, He promises, on the other hand, His assured mercies to those who fear Him, as the divine Mother said in her Canticle: And his mercy is to them that fear him<\/em>. \u2014 (Luke i., 50).\u00a0 I set before you, devout soul, all these passages of Scripture, that when the thought disquiets you \u2013 Am I to be saved or not?\u00a0 Am I predestined or not? \u2013 You may take courage, and understand from the promises He makes you what desire God has to save you, if only you are resolved to serve Him and to love Him as He commands.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:
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Lectura espiritual:\u00a0\u00a0CORAM SANCTISSIMO<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

TWENTY-FIFTH VISIT<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0St. Paul praises the obedience of Jesus Christ, saying that He obeyed His Eternal Father even unto death: becoming obedient even unto death<\/em>. \u2014 (Philipp. ii., 8).\u00a0 But in this Sacrament He has gone still farther; for here He has been pleased to become obedient, not only to His Eternal Father, but also to man; and not only unto death, but as long as the world shall last; so that we can say: “He has become obedient even unto the consummation of the world.”\u00a0 He, the King of Heaven, comes down from Heaven in obedience to man, and then seems to dwell and converse there, in order to obey men: And I do not resist<\/em>.\u00a0 There He remains without moving Himself; He allows Himself to be placed where men will, be it for the exposition in the Monstrance, or to be enclosed in the Tabernacle.\u00a0 He allows Himself to be carried wheresoever He is borne, be it into houses or through the streets; He allows Himself to be given in Communion to whomsoever He is administered, be they just or sinners.\u00a0 St. Luke says that whilst He dwelt on earth He obeyed the Most Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Joseph; but in this Sacrament He obeys as many creatures as there are priests on earth: and I do not resist<\/em>. \u2014 (Is. l., 5).
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Permit me now to address Thee, O most loving Heart of my Jesus, from which indeed all the Sacraments flowed forth, but principally this Sacrament of love.\u00a0 I would gladly give Thee as much glory and honour as Thou givest in the Holy Sacrament to the Eternal Father.\u00a0 I know that on this altar Thou still lovest me with that same love with which Thou didst love me when Thou didst close Thy divine life in the midst of so much anguish on the Cross.\u00a0 O Divine Heart, enlighten all those who know Thee not with the knowledge of Thyself!\u00a0 Through Thy merits deliver from Purgatory, or at least relieve, the afflicted souls, who are already Thy spouses for all eternity.\u00a0 I adore Thee, I thank Thee, I love Thee, in union with all souls who at this moment love Thee, be they on earth or in Heaven.\u00a0 O most pure Heart, purify my heart from all attachment to creatures, and fill it with Thy holy love!\u00a0 O sweetest Heart of Jesus, possess my heart, so that henceforward it may be all Thine, and may be always able to say: Who, then, shall separate us from the love of God, . . . which is in Christ Jesus, our Lord?<\/em> \u2014 (Rom. viii., 38).\u00a0 Write, O Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, upon my heart all the bitter sorrows which for so many years Thou didst endure on earth with so much love for me, that, on seeing them, I may henceforward desire, or at least endure with patience, all the sorrows of this life.\u00a0 Most humble Heart of Jesus, give me a share of Thy humility.\u00a0 Most meek Heart, impart Thy sweetness to me.\u00a0 Take from my heart all that displeases Thee; convert it wholly to Thee, so that I may no longer will or desire other than what Thou willest.\u00a0 In a word, grant that I may live only to obey Thee, only to love Thee, only to give Thee pleasure.\u00a0 I know that I, indeed, owe Thee much; and that Thou hast indeed placed me under great obligations: it will be but little if I consume and wear myself out for Thee.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eyac<\/em>.\u00a0 O Heart of Jesus, Thou art the sole Lord of my heart!<\/p>

VISITA A MAR\u00cdA<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0St. Bernard says that Mary is that heavenly Ark in which, if we take refuge, we shall certainly be delivered from the shipwreck of eternal damnation: “She is the ark in which we escape shipwreck.”\u00a0 The Ark in which Noe escaped from the general wreck of the world was indeed a type of Mary.\u00a0 But Hesychius says that Mary is a more spacious, a stronger, and a more compassionate Ark.\u00a0 Only a few men and a few beasts were received into and saved by the Ark of Noe; but Mary, our Ark, receives all who take refuge under her mantle, and with certainty saves them.\u00a0 Unfortunate should we be had we not Mary!\u00a0 But still, my Queen, how many are lost!\u00a0 And why?\u00a0 Because they have not recourse to thee.\u00a0 And who would ever be lost had he recourse to thee?<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eyac<\/em>.\u00a0 Grant, most holy Mary, that we may always have recourse to thee!<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n vespertina:\u00a0\u00a0LA PR\u00c1CTICA DEL AMOR DE JESUCRISTO\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/p>

\"La caridad no piensa mal, no se alegra de la iniquidad, sino que se alegra con la verdad\".<\/em><\/p>

XXXVIII.\u00a0 HE THAT LOVES JESUS CHRIST WISHES WHAT JESUS CHRIST WISHES<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0God wishes us to love Him with our whole heart: Amar\u00e1s al Se\u00f1or tu Dios con todo tu coraz\u00f3n<\/em>. \u2014 (Matt. xxii., 37).\u00a0 That person loves Jesus Christ with his whole heart who says to Him with the Apostle: Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?<\/em> \u2014 (Acts ix., 6).\u00a0 Lord, signify to me what Thou wilt have me do; for I desire to perform all.\u00a0 And let us be persuaded that whilst we desire what God desires, we desire what is best for ourselves; for assuredly God only wishes what is best for us.\u00a0 St. Vincent de Paul said: “Conformity with the will of God is the treasure of a Christian and the remedy for all evils; since it comprises abnegation of self and union with God and all virtues.”\u00a0 In this, then, is all perfection: Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?<\/em>\u00a0 Jesus Christ promises us that not a hair of your head shall perish<\/em> \u2014 (Luke xxi., 18), which is as much as to say, that the Lord rewards us for every good thought we have of pleasing Him, and for every tribulation embraced with patience in conformity to His holy will.\u00a0 St. Teresa says: “The Lord never sends a trial without remunerating it with some favour as often as we accept it with resignation.”<\/p>

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Meditaci\u00f3n matutina:\u00a0 VI.\u00a0 HOW TO CONVERSE CONTINUALLY AND FAMILIARLY WITH GOD<\/em><\/b><\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0As soon as you fall into any fault, raise your eyes to God, make an act of love, and with a humble confession of your fault, hope most assuredly for His pardon, saying to Him: Lord, behold he whom thou lovest is sick<\/em>.\u00a0 Between friends who sincerely love, it often happens that when one has displeased the other and then humbles himself and seeks pardon, their friendship becomes thereby stronger than ever.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 As soon as you fall into any fault, raise your eyes to God, make an act of love, and with a humble confession of your fault, hope assuredly for His pardon, saying to Him: Lord, behold he whom thou lovest is sick<\/em>. \u2014 (John xi., 3), that heart which Thou dost love is sick, is full of sores: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee<\/em>. \u2014 (Ps. xl., 5).\u00a0 Thou seekest after penitent sinners; behold, here is one at Thy feet, who has come in search of Thee.\u00a0 The evil is done already; what have I now to do?\u00a0 Thou wilt not have me lose courage: after this my sin Thou dost still love me, and I too love Thee.\u00a0 Yes, my God, I love Thee with all my heart; I repent of the displeasure I have given Thee; I purpose never to offend any more.\u00a0 Thou Who art that God, merciful and gracious, patient and of much compassion<\/em> \u2014 (Ps. lxxxv., 5), forgive me; make me to hear what Thou didst say to Magdalen: Thy sins are forgiven thee<\/em> \u2014 (Luke vii., 48), and give me strength to be faithful unto Thee for the time to come.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0That you may not lose courage at such a moment, cast a glance at Jesus on the Cross; offer His merits to the Eternal Father; and thus hope with certainty for pardon, since for your sake He spared not even his own Son<\/em>. \u2014 (Rom. viii., 32).\u00a0 Say to Him with confidence: Look on the face of thy Christ<\/em>. \u2014 (Ps. lxxxiii., 10).\u00a0 My God, behold Thy Son, dead for my sake; and for the love of that Son forgive me!\u00a0 Attend well, devout soul, to the instruction commonly given by masters of the spiritual life.\u00a0 After unfaithful conduct you must at once have recourse to God, though you may have repeated your unfaithfulness a hundred times in a day.\u00a0 But after having recourse to the Lord, be at once in peace.\u00a0 Otherwise, whilst you remain cast down and disturbed at the fault you have committed, your converse with God will be small; your trust in Him will fail; your desire to love Him grow cold; and you will be little able to go forward in the way of the Lord.\u00a0 On the other hand, by having immediate recourse to God to ask forgiveness, and to promise Him amendment, your very faults will serve to advance you further in divine love.\u00a0 Between friends who sincerely love, it often happens that when one has displeased the other and then humbles himself and seeks pardon, their friendship becomes thereby stronger than ever.\u00a0 Do you likewise; see to it that your very faults serve to bind you yet closer in love to your God.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:
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Lectura espiritual:\u00a0\u00a0CORAM SANCTISSIMO<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

TWENTY-SIXTH VISIT<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Rejoice, and praise, O thou habitation of Sion; for great is he that is in the midst of thee, the Holy One of Israel<\/em>. \u2014 (Is. xii., 6).\u00a0 O God, and what joy ought not we men to conceive, what hopes and affections, in knowing that in the midst of our land, in our churches, near our homes, the Holy of Holies, the true God, swells and lives in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar!\u00a0 He Who by His presence alone renders the Saints in Heaven blessed!\u00a0 He Who is Love itself!\u00a0 “It is not so much that He has love, as that He is Love itself,” says St. Bernard.\u00a0 This Sacrament is not only a Sacrament of love, but is Love itself, it is God Himself, Who for the immense love He bears His creatures calls Himself, and is, Love itself; God is Love<\/em>. \u2014 (1 John iv., 16).
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0But I hear Thee complain, O my Sacramental Jesus: I was a stranger and you took me not in<\/em> \u2014 (Matt. xxv., 43); that Thou camest on earth to be our Guest for our good, and that we have not welcomed Thee.\u00a0 Thou art right, Lord, Thou art right; and I am one of those ungrateful creatures who have left Thee alone, without even visiting Thee.\u00a0 Chastise me as Thou pleasest; but not by depriving me of Thy presence, which is the chastisement I deserve; no, I will repair my fault, and the indignities which I have heaped upon Thee.\u00a0 From this day forward I will not only visit Thee often, but will remain with Thee as long a time as I can.\u00a0 O most compassionate Saviour, be pleased to make me faithful to Thee; and grant that I may also, by my example, excite others to keep Thee company in the Most Blessed Sacrament.\u00a0 I hear the Eternal Father Who says: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased<\/em>.\u00a0 A God, then, finds all His complacency in Thee: and shall not I, a miserable worm, find mine in dwelling with Thee in this valley of tears!\u00a0 O consuming Fire, destroy in me all affection for earthly things; for they alone can render me unfaithful and take me away from Thee.\u00a0 Thou canst do it if Thou wilt: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean<\/em>.\u00a0 Thou hast already done so much for me, do this also: banish from my heart all love which does not tend towards Thee.\u00a0 Behold, I give myself all to Thee; I now dedicate all the remainder of my life to the love of the Most Blessed Sacrament.\u00a0 Thou, O Sacramental Jesus, hast to be my comfort, my love in life, and at the hour of my death, when Thou wilt come to be my Viaticum and my Guide to Thy blessed kingdom.\u00a0 Amen, amen.\u00a0 So do I hope; so may it be!<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eyac<\/em>.\u00a0 When, O my Jesus, shall I behold Thy beautiful Face!<\/p>

VISITA A MAR\u00cdA<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0In thee, our own most holy Mother, we find the remedy for all our woes; in thee we find strength in our weakness; for St. Germanus calls thee, the “strength itself of our weakness;” in thee we find a door by which to make our exit from the slavery of sin; for St. Bonaventure calls thee “the gate of liberty.”\u00a0 In thee we find our certain peace: for the same Saint calls thee, “the safe repose of men.”\u00a0 In thee we find relief in our miserable life, for thou art “the solace of our pilgrimage,” as St. Laurence Justinian calls thee.\u00a0 In thee, in a word, we find divine grace and God Himself, for St. Bonaventure calls thee “the throne of God’s grace;” and St. Proclus, the bridge by which God descends to men;” that happy bridge by which God, Who had been driven to a distance by our sins, returns to dwell by His grace in our souls.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eyac<\/em>.\u00a0 O Mary, thou art my strength, my deliverance, my peace and salvation!<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n vespertina:\u00a0\u00a0LA PR\u00c1CTICA DEL AMOR DE JESUCRISTO\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/p>

\"La caridad no piensa mal, no se alegra de la iniquidad, sino que se alegra con la verdad\".<\/em><\/p>

XXXIX.\u00a0 HE THAT LOVES JESUS CHRIST WISHES WHAT JESUS CHRIST WISHES<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0If we were conformed to the Divine will in every trouble, we would undoubtedly become saints, and be the happiest of mankind.\u00a0 This, then, should form the chief object of our attention, to keep our will in unbroken union with the will of God in every occurrence of life, be it pleasant or unpleasant.\u00a0 It is the admonition of the Holy Spirit: Winnow not with every wind<\/em>. \u2014 (Ecclus. v., 11).\u00a0 Some people resemble the weathercock, which turns about with every wind that blows.\u00a0 If the wind is fair and favourable to their desires, they are all gladness and condescension; but if there blow a contrary wind, and things fall out against their desires, they are all sadness and impatience; but if there blow a contrary wind, and things fall out against their desires, they are all sadness and impatience; this is why they never become saints; and this is why their life is unhappy, for in the present life adversity will always befall us in a greater measure than prosperity.\u00a0 St. Dorotheus said that to receive from the hands of God whatever happens is a great means to keep ourselves in continual peace and tranquility of soul.\u00a0 And the Saint relates that on this account the Ancient Fathers of the Desert were never seen angry or melancholy, for they accepted whatever happened to them joyfully, as coming from the hands of God.\u00a0 Oh, happy the man who lives wholly united and abandoned to the Divine will!\u00a0 He is neither puffed up by success nor depressed by reverses; for he well knows that all alike comes from the self-same hand of God.\u00a0 The will of God is the single rule of his own will; thus he only does what God wishes him to do, and he only desires what God does.\u00a0 He is not anxious to do many things, but to accomplish with perfection what he knows to be acceptable to God.\u00a0 Accordingly, he prefers the minutest obligations of his state of life to the most glorious and important actions, well aware that in the latter self-love may find a great share, whereas in the former there is certainly the will of God.<\/p>

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Meditaci\u00f3n matutina:\u00a0 VII.\u00a0 HOW TO CONVERSE CONTINUALLY AND FAMILIARLY WITH GOD<\/em><\/b><\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0To long but little for Heaven is to set small value on the great good of the eternal Kingdom our Redeemer purchased for us by His death.\u00a0 St. Teresa so greatly desired death in order to see God, that she was dying with the desire to die, and so composed that loving Canticle<\/em> of hers: I die because I do not die<\/em>.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0It is said that in Purgatory those souls who in this life have had but little longing for Heaven are punished with a particular suffering, called the pain of languor; and with reason; because to long but little for Heaven is to set small value on the great good of the eternal Kingdom our Redeemer purchased for us by His death.\u00a0 Forget not, therefore, devout soul, frequently to sigh after Heaven.\u00a0 Say to your God that is seems to you an endless time till you go and see Him, and love Him face to face.\u00a0 Long ardently to depart out of this banishment, this scene of sinning, and danger of losing His grace, that you may arrive in that land of love where you may love Him with all your powers.\u00a0 Say to Him again and again: Lord, so long as I live on this earth, I am always in danger of forsaking Thee and losing Thy love.\u00a0 When will it be that I quit this life, wherein I am ever offending Thee, and come to love Thee with all my soul, and unite myself to Thee, with no danger of losing Thee again?\u00a0 Saint Teresa was ever sighing in this way, and used to rejoice when she heard the clock strike, because another hour of life, and of the danger of losing God, was past and gone.\u00a0 For she so greatly desired death in order to see God that she was dying with the desire to die; and so she composed that loving Canticle<\/em> of hers, I die, because I do not die<\/em>.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:
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Lectura espiritual:\u00a0\u00a0CORAM SANCTISSIMO<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

TWENTY-SEVENTH VISIT<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The holy Church sings in the Office of the Most Blessed Sacrament: There is no other country, however great, whose gods are nigh as our God is nigh to us<\/em>. \u2014 (Deut. iv., 7).\u00a0 When the Gentiles heard how far our God carried His works of love, they exclaimed: “Oh, how good a God is the God of the Christians!\u00a0 And, indeed, although the Gentiles imagined their gods according to their own caprices \u2013 yet, if you read history, you will never find in all their fables, and among the many gods they invented, that they went so far as even to imagine a god so enamoured of men as is our true God, Who, to show His love for His adorers, and to enrich them with graces, has worked such a prodigy of love as to become their constant Companion, and to remain night and day concealed on their altars, seeming as if He knew not how to separate Himself from them, even for a moment: He hath made a remembrance of his wonderful works<\/em>. \u2014 (Ps. cx., 4).
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Thou, then, my most sweet Jesus, hast been pleased to work the greatest of Thy miracles in order to satisfy the excessive desire Thou hast to remain always near and present to us.\u00a0 Why, then, do men fly from Thy presence?\u00a0 And how can they live for so long a time at a distance from Thee, or visit Thee so seldom?\u00a0 How is it that when in Thy presence they get so weary that a quarter of an hour appears an age?\u00a0 Oh, patience of my Jesus, how great art thou!\u00a0 Yes, my Lord, I understand Thee; Thy patience is great, because the love Thou bearest to men is great: and this it is which, so to say, forces Thee to dwell always in the midst of such ungrateful creatures.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ah, my God, Who, because Thou art infinite in perfections art also infinite in love, permit not that I should for the future be, as I have hitherto been, of the number of those ungrateful ones.\u00a0 Grant me a love equal to Thy merits and to my own obligations.\u00a0 At one time I also was weary of Thy presence, either because I loved Thee not, or because I loved Thee too little; but if by Thy grace I am enabled to love Thee much, I shall no longer find it tedious to remain even for whole days and nights at Thy feet in the Most Holy Sacrament.\u00a0 O Eternal Father, I offer Thee Thine own Son Himself; accept Him for me, and through His merits give me so ardent and tender a love towards the Most Blessed Sacrament that, constantly turning towards some church in which Jesus dwells, I may think of, and desire with loving anxiety, the time when I may be able to go and entertain myself in His presence.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eyac<\/em>.\u00a0 My God, for the love of Jesus, give me a great love for the Most Blessed Sacrament.<\/p>

VISITA A MAR\u00cdA<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Mary is that Tower of David, of which the Holy Ghost says in the sacred Canticles: It is built with bulwarks; a thousand bucklers hang upon it, all the armour of valiant men<\/em>. \u2014 (Cant. iv., 4).\u00a0 A tower built with a thousand fortresses, and containing a thousand shields and weapons, for the benefit of those who have recourse to it.\u00a0 Thou art, then, according to an expression St. Ignatius the Martyr, O most holy Mary, a most powerful defence for all those who are engaged in battle.\u00a0 Oh, how constantly are my enemies attacking me in order to deprive me of the grace of God and of thy protection, my most dear Lady!\u00a0 But thou art my strength.\u00a0 Thou, indeed, dost not disdain to battle for those who trust in thee; for St. Ephrem calls thee “the bulwark of all who confide in thee.”\u00a0 Do thou, then, defend me and fight for me who have such great hope and confidence in thee.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eyac<\/em>.\u00a0 Mary, Mary, thy name is my defence!<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n vespertina:\u00a0\u00a0LA PR\u00c1CTICA DEL AMOR DE JESUCRISTO\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/p>

\"La caridad no piensa mal, no se alegra de la iniquidad, sino que se alegra con la verdad\".<\/em><\/p>

XL.\u00a0 HE THAT LOVES JESUS CHRIST WISHES WHAT JESUS CHRIST WISHES<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Many fabricate a sort of sanctity according to their own inclinations; some, inclined to melancholy, make sanctity consist in living in seclusion; others, of a busy temperament, in preaching and in making up quarrels; some, of an austere nature, make sanctity consist in penitential inflictions and macerations; others, who are naturally generous, in distributing alms; some in saying many vocal prayers; others in visiting Sanctuaries; and all their sanctity consists in such or the like practices.\u00a0 External acts are the fruit of the love of Jesus Christ; and true love itself consists in a complete conformity to the will of God; and as a consequence of this, in denying ourselves and preferring what is most pleasing to God, and solely because He deserves it.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWEDNESDAY IN THE FOURTH WEEK AFTER PENTECOST<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Meditaci\u00f3n matutina:\u00a0 VIII.\u00a0 HOW TO CONVERSE CONTINUALLY AND FAMILIARLY WITH GOD<\/em><\/b><\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Be assured that though in the fulfilment of your daily duties you should be employed in the meanest occupations, the faithful discharge of them will certainly make you a saint.\u00a0 The Lord does not require of you lofty flights of contemplation, or formidable penances: all that He does demand is that you perform all your actions well.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0To make a brief summary of what has already been said at large, I shall not omit to suggest a devout practice whereby you may fulfil all your daily actions in a manner pleasing to God.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0When you wake in the morning, let it be your first thought to raise your mind to God, offering to His glory all that you will do or suffer the day, praying Him to assist you by His grace.\u00a0 Then make your other morning acts of devotion, acts of thanksgiving and of love, prayers and resolutions to live that day as though it were to be the last day of your life.\u00a0 Father St. Jure recommends the making in the morning of a compact with the Lord that every time you make a certain sign, as placing your hand upon your heart, or raising your eyes to Heaven or to the Crucifix, and the like, you wish thereby to make an act of love, of desire to see God loved by all, of oblation of yourself, and other acts of the same kind.\u00a0 When you have made these acts and placed your soul in the Heart of Jesus and under the mantle of Mary, and have prayed the Eternal Father that for the love of Jesus and Mary He would protect you during the day, be careful, before you engage in anything else, to make your mental prayer, or Meditation, at least for half an hour; and let your specially chosen Meditation be the sorrow and the shame which Jesus Christ suffered in His Passion.\u00a0 This is the subject dearest to loving souls, and the one that most enkindles divine love within them.\u00a0 If you would make spiritual progress, let three devotions be especially dear to you \u2013 devotion to the Passion of Jesus Christ, to the Most Holy Sacrament, and to the ever-blessed Virgin.\u00a0 In mental prayer, make again and again acts of contrition, of love to God and oblation of yourself.\u00a0 The Venerable Father Charles Caraffa, Founder of the Pious Workers, said that one fervent act of the love of God made in the morning is sufficient to maintain the soul in fervour throughout the whole day.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

Lectura espiritual:\u00a0\u00a0CORAM SANCTISSIMO<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

TWENTY-EIGHTH VISIT<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0God, having given us His own Son, says St. Paul, what good thing is there we can fear He might deny us?\u00a0 How hath he not also with him given us all things?<\/em> \u2014 (Rom. viii., 32).\u00a0 We know, indeed, that all the Eternal Father has, He has given to Jesus Christ: The Father has given him all things into his hands<\/em>. \u2014 (John xiii., 2).\u00a0 Let us, then, ever thank the goodness, the mercy, the liberality of our most loving God, Who has been pleased to make us rich in all good things, and in every grace, by giving us Jesus in the Sacrament of the Altar: In all things you are made rich in him . . .so that nothing is wanting to you in any grace<\/em>. - (1 Cor. i., 5, 7).
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Therefore, O Saviour of the world, O Incarnate Word, if I desire to possess Thee, I can consider Thee as mine and all mine.\u00a0 But can I at the same time say I am all Thine, as Thou desirest?\u00a0 Ah, my Lord, prevent it; and never let the world witness such disorder and ingratitude as that I should not be Thine when Thou desirest me!\u00a0 Ah, no; let it never be!\u00a0 If it has been so hitherto, let it never be so again.\u00a0 I now, with the utmost determination, consecrate myself entirely to Thee; for time and eternity I consecrate to Thee my life, my will, my thoughts, my actions, my sufferings.\u00a0 Behold me Thine; as a victim consecrated to Thee I bid farewell to all creatures, and offer my whole self to Thee.\u00a0 Consume me with the flames of Thy divine love.\u00a0 No, I am determined that creatures shall no longer share my heart.\u00a0 The proofs Thou hast given me of the love Thou bearest me, even at a time when I did not love Thee, make me hope that Thou certainly acceptest me now that I love Thee, and out of love give myself to Thee.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eternal Father, I now offer Thee all the virtues, the actions, the affections of the Heart of Thy dear Jesus.\u00a0 Accept them, and by His merits, which are all mine \u2013 for He has given them to me \u2013 grant me the graces Jesus asks Thee for me.\u00a0 With these merits I thank Thee for the many mercies Thou hast shown me; with these I satisfy for what I owe Thee for my sins; through these I satisfy for what I owe Thee for my sins; through these I hope for every grace from Thee \u2013 pardon, perseverance, Paradise, and, above all, the crowning gift of Thy pure love.\u00a0 I well see that to all these gifts I myself place impediments; but do Thou also remedy this.\u00a0 I ask it of Thee in the Name of Jesus Christ, Who has promised: Whatsoever you shall ask the Father in my name that will I do<\/em>. \u2014 (John xiv., 13).\u00a0 Then Thou canst not refuse me.\u00a0 Lord, my only desire is to love Thee, to give myself to Thee without reserve, and no longer to be ungrateful to Thee, as I have hitherto been.\u00a0 Behold me, and graciously hear me; grant that this may be the day of my entire conversion to Thee, so that I may never more cease to love Thee.\u00a0 I love Thee, my God!\u00a0 I love Thee, Infinite Goodness!\u00a0 I love Thee, my Love, my Paradise, my Good, my Life, my All!<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eyac<\/em>.\u00a0 My Jesus Who art all mine, Thou desirest me, and I desire Thee!<\/p>

VISITA A MAR\u00cdA<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0What relief do I not feel in my miseries, and what consolation in my tribulations, what strength do I not find in the midst of temptations, when I remember and call thee to my aid, O my most sweet and most holy Mother Mary!\u00a0 Yes, indeed, you were right, O ye Saints, in calling my Lady, “the haven of those who are in tribulation,” with St. Ephrem; “the repairer of our calamities,” and “the solace of the miserable,” with St. Bonaventure; and “the rest from our mournings,” with St. Germanus.\u00a0 My own Mary, do thou console me.\u00a0 I see myself loaded with sins, and surrounded by enemies, without virtue, and cold in my love towards God.\u00a0 Comfort me, comfort me, and let my consolation be to begin a new life \u2013 a life which will be really pleasing to thy Son and to thee.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eyac<\/em>.\u00a0 Change me, O Mary my Mother, change me; thou canst do it.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n vespertina:\u00a0\u00a0LA PR\u00c1CTICA DEL AMOR DE JESUCRISTO\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/p>

\"La caridad no piensa mal, no se alegra de la iniquidad, sino que se alegra con la verdad\".<\/em><\/p>

XLI.\u00a0 HE THAT LOVES JESUS CHRIST WISHES WHAT JESUS CHRIST WISHES<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Jesus Christ said: Many will say to me: Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and cast out devils in thy name and done many miracles in thy name?<\/em>\u00a0 But the Lord will answer them: I never knew you; depart from me, you that work iniquity<\/em>. \u2014 (Matt. vii., 22, 23).\u00a0 Depart from Me; I never acknowledged you for My disciples, because you preferred to follow your own inclinations rather than My will.\u00a0 And this is especially applicable to those who labour much for the salvation or perfection of others, while they themselves continue to live on in the mire of their imperfections.\u00a0 Perfection consists: Firstly<\/em>, in a true contempt of oneself.\u00a0 Secondly<\/em>, in a thorough mortification of our own appetites.\u00a0 Thirdly<\/em>, in a perfect conformity to the will of God; whosoever is wanting in one of these virtues is out of the way of perfection.\u00a0 On this account a great servant of God said: It was better for us in our actions to have the will of God rather than His glory as their sole motive; for, in doing the will of God, we at the same time promote His glory; whereas in proposing to ourselves the glory of God, we frequently deceive ourselves, and follow our own will under pretext of glorifying God.\u00a0 St. Francis de Sales said: “There are many who say to the Lord: I give myself wholly to Thee without reserve; but few indeed, in point of fact, practically embrace this abandonment, which consists in a certain indifference in accepting all kinds of events, just as they fall out according to the order of Divine Providence, afflictions as well as consolations, slights and injuries as well as honour and glory.”<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTHURSDAY IN THE FOURTH WEEK AFTER PENTECOST<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Meditaci\u00f3n matutina:\u00a0 IX.\u00a0 HOW TO CONVERSE CONTINUALLY AND FAMILIARLY WITH GOD<\/em><\/b><\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0That you may be able ever to keep yourself in a state of recollection and union with God, turn everything you see or hear into an occasion for raising your mind to God.\u00a0 Running water will remind you how your life is running on and carrying you nearer and nearer to death; and the lamp going out for want of oil will warn you that thus also shall you one day see your life come to an end.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0That you may be able to keep yourself ever in a state of recollection and union with God, as long as you live, and as far as may be possible, turn everything that you may see or hear into an occasion for raising your mind to God, or for taking a glance into eternity.\u00a0 For example, when you see running water reflect that your life is also in like manner running on, and carrying you nearer and nearer to death.\u00a0 When you see a lamp going out for want of oil, reflect that thus also one day you will have to see your life come to its end.\u00a0 When you see the graves or remains of the dead, consider that you too will one day be buried in a grave.\u00a0 When you see the great ones of this world rejoicing in their wealth or distinction, pity their folly, and say: For me God is sufficient: Some trust in chariots, some in horses, but we in the name of the Lord<\/em>. \u2014 (Ps. xix., 8).\u00a0 Let them glory in such vanity; I will make nothing my glory but the grace and the love of my God.\u00a0 When you behold the pompous funerals, or the fine sepulchral monuments of the great ones that are dead, say: If these are damned what is the good of all this pomp to them?<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

Lectura espiritual:\u00a0\u00a0CORAM SANCTISSIMO<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

TWENTY-NINTH VISIT<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Behold I stand at the gate and knock<\/em>. \u2014 (Apoc. iii., 20).\u00a0 O most loving Shepherd, Who, not satisfied with sacrificing Thyself once to death on the altar of the Cross for the love of Thy flock, hast moreover been pleased to hide Thyself in this divine Sacrament on the altars of our churches, to be always near, and to knock at the doors of our hearts, and thus obtain admission!\u00a0 Ah, did I but know how to enjoy Thy nearness to me as did the sacred Spouse in the Canticles, who says: I sat down under his shadow, whom I desired<\/em>. \u2014 (Cant. ii., 3).\u00a0 Ah, did I but love Thee, did I but really love Thee, my most amiable Jesus, I also should never wish to leave the foot of a Tabernacle, night or day; and fixing myself near Thy Majesty, concealed under the apparent shadow of the sacred species, I also should find that divine sweetness and that happiness which souls enamoured of Thee find in Thy Presence.\u00a0 Ah, do Thou be graciously pleased to draw me by the odour of Thy beauties, and of the immense love which Thou dost manifest in this Sacrament: Draw me, we will run after thee to the odour of thine ointments<\/em>. \u2014 (Cant. i., 3).\u00a0 Yes, my Saviour, I will leave this Sacrament: As olive plants round about thy table<\/em>. \u2014 (Ps. cxxvii., 3).\u00a0 Oh, what abundant fruits of virtues do those happy souls, like olive plants, bring forth to God, who assist with love before the sacred Tabernacle!\u00a0 But I am ashamed to appear before Thee, O my Jesus, so naked and so devoid of virtue.\u00a0 Thou hast commanded that all who approach the altar to honour Thee should present a gift: Thou shalt not appear empty before me<\/em>. \u2014 (Exod. xxiii., 15).\u00a0 What, then, am I to do?\u00a0 Am I no more to appear before Thee?\u00a0 Ah, no; this would not please Thee.\u00a0 Poor as I am, I will approach Thee; and do Thou provide me with the gifts Thou desirest.\u00a0 I see that Thou dwellest in this Sacrament, not only to reward Thy lovers, but also to provide for the poor out of Thy riches.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Be it so, then, let us now begin.\u00a0 I adore Thee, O King of my heart, and true Lover of men.\u00a0 O Shepherd, loving Thy sheep beyond all bounds, to this throne of Thy love I now approach; and having nothing else to present Thee, I offer Thee my miserable heart, that it may be entirely consecrated to Thy love and to Thy good pleasure.\u00a0 With this heart I can love Thee, and I will love Thee as much as I am able.\u00a0 Draw it, then, to Thyself, and bind it wholly to Thy will, so that, filled with consolation, I may be able from henceforth to say, as Thy dear disciple said, that I am bound by the chains of Thy love: I, Paul, the prisoner of Jesus Christ<\/em>. \u2014 (Eph. iii., 1).\u00a0 Unite me, O my Lord, entirely to Thyself, and make me forget myself, that I may have the happiness one day to lose all things and even myself, to find Thee alone, and to love Thee forever.\u00a0 I love Thee, my Sacramental Lord.\u00a0 To Thee do I bind myself, to Thee do I unite myself.\u00a0 Make me find Thee; make me love Thee, and do Thou never more separate Thyself from me.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eyac<\/em>.\u00a0 My Jesus, Thou alone art sufficient for me!<\/p>

VISITA A MAR\u00cdA<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0St. Bernard calls Mary “the royal road of the Saviour;” the safe road by which to find the Saviour and salvation.\u00a0 Since, then, it is true, O Queen, that thou art, as the same Saint says, “the chariot in which our souls go to God” \u2013 the one who guides us to Him \u2013 ah, Lady, thou must not suppose that I shall advance towards God if thou dost not carry me in thine arms!\u00a0 Carry me, carry me; and if I resist, carry me by main force.\u00a0 Do all the violence thou canst by the sweet attractions of thy charity to my soul and to my rebellious will, that they may leave creatures, to seek God alone and His divine will.\u00a0 Show the court of Heaven the greatness of Thy power.\u00a0 After so many wonders of thy mercy, show this one more; make a poor creature who is far from God wholly His.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eyac<\/em>.\u00a0 O Mary, thou canst make me a saint; I hope for this grace from thee!<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n vespertina:\u00a0\u00a0LA PR\u00c1CTICA DEL AMOR DE JESUCRISTO\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/p>

\"La caridad no piensa mal, no se alegra de la iniquidad, sino que se alegra con la verdad\".<\/em><\/p>

XLII.\u00a0 HE THAT LOVES JESUS CHRIST WISHES WHAT JESUS CHRIST WISHES<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0We must receive with resignation, not merely the crosses which come directly from God; for instance, ill-health, scanty talents, accidental reverses of fortune; but such, moreover, as come indirectly from God, and directly from our fellow-men; for instance, persecutions, thefts, injuries; for all, in reality, come from God.\u00a0 David was one day insulted by one of his vassals called Semei, who not only upbraided him with words of contumely, but even threw stones at him.\u00a0 One of the courtiers would have forthwith avenged the insult by cutting off the head of the offender, but David replied: Let him alone, and let him curse; for the Lord hath bid him curse David<\/em> \u2014 (2 Kings xvi., 10); or, in others words, God makes use of him to chastise me for my sins, and therefore He allowed him to pursue me with injuries.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFRIDAY IN THE FOURTH WEEK AFTER PENTECOST<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Meditaci\u00f3n matutina:\u00a0 X.\u00a0 HOW TO CONVERSE CONTINUALLY AND FAMILIARLY WITH GOD<\/em><\/b><\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The heavens and the earth and all things in them, says St. Augustine, tell me to love Thee, O my God!\u00a0 St. Teresa used to say that when she saw beautiful hills and slopes they seemed to reproach her for her ingratitude to God.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0When your eye rests on scenes in the country or along the sea-shore, on flowers or fruits, and you are delighted by the sight and scent of all, say: Behold, how many are the beautiful creatures that God has created for me in this world, in order that I may love Him; and what further enjoyments does He not keep prepared for me in Paradise?\u00a0 St. Teresa used to say that when she saw any beautiful hills or slopes, they seemed to reproach her for her own ingratitude to God.\u00a0 And the Abbot de Ranc\u00e9, Founder of La Trappe, said that the beautiful creatures around him reminded him of his own obligation to love God.\u00a0 St. Augustine also said the same thing, crying out aloud: “Heaven and earth and all things tell me to love Thee.”\u00a0 It is related of a certain holy man that in passing through the fields he would strike with a little stick the flowers and plants along his way, saying: “Be silent!\u00a0 Do not reproach me any longer for my ingratitude to God.\u00a0 I have understood you; be silent!\u00a0 Say no more!\u00a0 When St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi held in her hand any beautiful fruit or flower, she used to feel herself smitten by divine love, saying to herself: “Behold, my God has thought from eternity of creating this fruit, this flower, in order to give it me as a token of the love He bears towards me.”<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

Lectura espiritual:\u00a0\u00a0CORAM SANCTISSIMO<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

THIRTIETH VISIT<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Why hidest thou thy face?<\/em> \u2014 (Job xiii., 24).\u00a0 Job feared when he saw that God hid His face: but to know that Jesus Christ veils His majesty in the Most Blessed Sacrament should not inspire us with fear, but rather with greater love and confidence; since it is precisely to increase our confidence, and with greater evidence to manifest His love, that He remains on our altars concealed under the appearance of bread.\u00a0 Novarinus says: “God in hiding His face in this Sacrament discloses His love.”\u00a0 And who would ever dare to approach Him with confidence, and lay bare before Him his affections and desires, did this King of Heaven appear on our altars in the splendours of His glory?
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ah, my Jesus, what a loving invention was this of the Most Blessed Sacrament, in which Thou hidest Thyself under the appearance of bread, in order to make Thyself loved and that Thou mayest be found on earth by all who desire Thee!\u00a0 the Prophet was right in saying that men should speak and raise their voices throughout the world, in order to make known to all men, to what an excess the inventions of the love of our good God go for us: Dar a conocer sus obras entre la gente<\/em>. \u2014 (Is. xii., 4).\u00a0 O most loving Heart of my Jesus, worthy to possess the hearts of all creatures \u2013 Heart all and ever full of flames of most pure love!\u00a0 O consuming Fire, consume my whole being, and give me a new life of love and grace!\u00a0 Unite me to Thyself in such a way that I may never more be separated from Thee.\u00a0 O Heart open to be the refuge of souls, receive me!\u00a0 O Heart open to be the refuge of souls, receive me!\u00a0 O Heart, which on the Cross was so agonised for the sins of the world, give me true sorrow for my sins!\u00a0 I know that in this Sacrament Thou preservest the same sentiments of love for me which Thou hadst when dying on Calvary; and therefore Thou hast an ardent desire to unite me wholly to Thyself.\u00a0 And is it possible that I should any longer resist yielding up my entire self to Thy love and to Thy desire?\u00a0 Ah, by Thy merits, my beloved Jesus, be pleased Thyself to wound me, to bind me, to force me, to unite me in all things to thy Heart.\u00a0 I am now determined by Thy grace to give Thee all the pleasure I possibly can, by trampling under foot all human respect, my inclinations, repugnances, all my tastes and conveniences, which may prevent me from entirely pleasing Thee.\u00a0 Do Thou, my Lord, so help me, that I may execute this determination in such a way that henceforth all my works, opinions, and affections may be in conformity with Thy good pleasure.\u00a0 O love of God, do Thou drive all other loves from my heart!\u00a0 O Mary, my hope, thou art all-powerful with God, obtain for me the grace to be a faithful servant of the pure love of Jesus until death.\u00a0 Amen, amen.\u00a0 So I hope; so may it be in time and eternity!<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ejac.\u00a0 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?<\/em> \u2014 (Rom. viii., 35).<\/p>

VISITA A MAR\u00cdA<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0St. Bernard affirms that the love of Mary towards us cannot be greater or more powerful than it is; hence by her affection she is always abundant in her compassion for us, and by her power she is plentiful in the relief she affords us: “The most powerful and compassionate charity of the Mother of God abounds in tender compassion and in kind relief; she is equally rich in both.”
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0So that, my most pure Queen, thou art rich in power, and rich in compassion; thou art able and desirest to save all.\u00a0 I therefore beseech thee now, and I will do so always, in the words of the devout Blosius: “O Lady, protect me in my combats, and strengthen me when I am wavering.”\u00a0 O most holy Mary, in this great battle in which I am engaged with hell, do thou always succour me; but when thou seest me wavering and likely to fall, O Lady, do thou then extend thy hand with greater promptitude, and sustain me with greater vigour.\u00a0 O God! how many temptations have I still to overcome before my death!\u00a0 Mary, my hope, my refuge, my strength, do thou protect me, and never allow me to lose the grace of God.\u00a0 And on my part I resolve always and instantly to have recourse to thee in all temptations, saying:<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eyac<\/em>.\u00a0 Help me, Mary!\u00a0 Mary, help me.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n vespertina:\u00a0\u00a0LA PR\u00c1CTICA DEL AMOR DE JESUCRISTO\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/p>

\"La caridad no piensa mal, no se alegra de la iniquidad, sino que se alegra con la verdad\".<\/em><\/p>

XLIII.\u00a0 HE THAT LOVES JESUS CHRIST WISHES WHAT JESUS CHRIST WISHES<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Now what is the surest way to know and ascertain what God requires of us?\u00a0 There is no surer way than to practise obedience to our superiors and directors.\u00a0 St. Vincent de Paul said the will of God is never better complied with than when we obey our superiors.\u00a0 The Holy Ghost says: Much better is obedience than the victims of fools<\/em>. \u2014 (Eccles. iv., 17).\u00a0 God is more pleased with the sacrifice we make to Him of our own will, by submitting it to obedience, than with all other sacrifices which we can offer Him; because in other things, as in alms-deeds, fastings, mortifications, and the like, we give of what is ours to God, but in giving Him our will, we give Him everything.\u00a0 So that when we say to God: O Lord, make me know by means of obedience what Thou requirest of me, for I wish to comply with all, \u2013 we have nothing more to offer Him.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Whoever, therefore, gives himself up to obedience, must needs detach himself totally from his own opinion.\u00a0 “What though each one,” says St. Francis de Sales, “has<\/em> his own opinions, virtue is not thereby violated; but virtue is violated by the attachment<\/em> we have to our own opinions.”\u00a0 But, alas! this attachment is the hardest thing to part with; and hence there are so few persons wholly given to God, because few render a thorough submission to obedience.\u00a0 There are some persons so fondly attached to their own opinion that, on receiving an obedience, although the thing enjoined suits their inclination, yet, from the very fact of its being commanded, they lose all fancy for it, all wish to discharge it; for they find no relish in anything but in following the dictates of their individual will.\u00a0 How different is the conduct of Saints!\u00a0 Their only happiness flows from the execution of what obedience imposes on them.\u00a0 The saintly Jane Frances de Chantal once told her daughters that they might spend the Recreation-day in any manner they chose.\u00a0 When the evening came, they all went to her, to beg most earnestly that she would never again grant them such a permission; for they had never spent such a wearisome day as that on which they had been set free from obedience.<\/p>

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Meditaci\u00f3n matutina:\u00a0 XI.\u00a0 HOW TO CONVERSE CONTINUALLY AND FAMILIARLY WITH GOD<\/em><\/b><\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0During the day make frequently an offering of yourself to God, as St. Teresa used to do, saying: Lord, here I am!\u00a0 Do with me what pleaseth Thee!\u00a0 She used to say that all he who practises prayer should seek is to conform his will to the divine will; and let him be assured that in this consists the highest perfection.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0During the day make frequently an offering of yourself to God, as St. Teresa used to do, saying: “Lord, here am I!\u00a0 Do with me what pleaseth Thee!\u00a0 Declare to me Thy will, that I may do it for Thee; I wish to do it thoroughly.”\u00a0 Then repeat, as often as you can, acts of love towards God.\u00a0 St. Teresa used also to say that acts of love are the fuel by which the holy love of God is to be kept on fire within the heart.\u00a0 When the Venerable Sister Seraphine of Capri was one day considering that the mule belonging to the convent had not the power of loving God, she expressed her compassion for it thus: “Poor brute; thou neither knowest nor canst love thy God;” and the mule commenced to weep so that the tears fell in streams from its eyes; so likewise do you, when beholding any animal which has not the capacity for knowing or loving God, animate yourself, who can love Him, to make more frequent acts of holy love.\u00a0 Whenever you fall into any fault, humble yourself for it immediately; and, with an act of more fervent love, endeavour to rise again.\u00a0 When anything adverse happens, immediately make an offering to God of what you have to suffer, bringing your will into conformity with God’s will; and ever accustom yourself under all adverse circumstances to repeat these words: “Thus does God will; thus I will too.”\u00a0 Acts of resignation are the acts of love that are most precious and acceptable to the Heart of God.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:
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Lectura espiritual:\u00a0\u00a0CORAM SANCTISSIMO<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

THIRTY-FIRST VISIT<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Oh, how beautiful a sight it was to behold our sweet Redeemer on that day, when, fatigued by His journey, He sat down, all engaging and loving, beside the well to await the Samaritan woman that He might convert and save her!\u00a0 Jesus, therefore, sat thus on the well<\/em>. \u2014 (John iv., 6).\u00a0 It is precisely thus that this same Lord seems sweetly to dwell with us all day long, having come down from Heaven upon our altars, which are as so many Fountains of grace, whereat He waits and invites souls to keep Him company, at least for a while, that He may in this way draw them to His perfect love.\u00a0 From every altar on which Jesus remains in the Most Holy Sacrament He seems to address all, saying: O men! why do you fly from my Presence?\u00a0 Why do you not come and draw near to One Who loves you so much, and Who remains thus annihilated for your sake?\u00a0 Why do you fear?\u00a0 I am not now come on earth to sit in judgment, but I have hidden Myself in this Sacrament of love only to do good, and to save all who have recourse to Me: I came not to judge the world but to save the world<\/em>. \u2014 (John xii., 47).
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Let us, then, understand that as Jesus Christ in Heaven is always living to make intercession for us<\/em> \u2014 (Heb. vii., 25), so in the Sacrament of the Altar He is continually, night and day, exercising the compassionate office of Advocate; offering Himself as a Victim for us to the Eternal Father, thus to obtain for us His mercy and and innumerable graces.\u00a0 Therefore the devout Thomas \u00e0 Kempis says that we ought to approach Jesus to converse with Him in the Blessed Sacrament without fear of chastisement, and unrestrained, as with a beloved friend, “as one who loves speaking to his beloved; as a friend to a friend.”
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Since, then, Thou thus givest me permission, let me, O my hidden King and Lord, now open my heart to Thee with confidence, and say: “O my Jesus!\u00a0 O Enamoured of souls, I will know the injustice men do Thee.\u00a0 Thou lovest them, and art not loved by them; Thou doest good to them, and receivest insults; Thou desirest to make them hear Thy voice, and they give Thee no ear; Thou offerest them graces, and they refuse them.\u00a0 Ah, my Jesus, and is it true that I also at one time joined these ungrateful creatures in thus displeasing Thee?\u00a0 O God, it is but too true!\u00a0 But I am determined to amend and to endeavour, during the time that I have to live, to make up for the displeasure I have caused Thee, by doing all that I possibly can to please Thee and to give Thee consolation.\u00a0 Tell me, O Lord, what Thou dost wish from me, and I will execute all without reserve: make known Thy will to me by means of holy obedience, and I hope to accomplish it.\u00a0 My God, I now resolutely promise Thee that I will never, from this day forward, omit what I know to be the more pleasing Thee, even were it to cost me the loss of all \u2013 relatives, friends, esteem, health, yea life itself.\u00a0 Let all perish, provided Thou art pleased.\u00a0 Happy loss, indeed, when all is lost and sacrificed to satisfy Thy Heart, O God of my soul!\u00a0 I love Thee, O sovereign Good, worthy of my poor heart to all the hearts with which the Seraphim love Thee; I unite it to the heart of Mary, to the Heart of Jesus.\u00a0 I love Thee with my entire self; Thee alone will I love, and Thee alone will I always love.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eyac<\/em>.\u00a0 My God, my God, I am Thine, and Thou art mine!<\/p>

VISITA A MAR\u00cdA<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Blessed Amadeus says that our most blessed Queen Mary is always in the divine Presence, acting as our advocate, and interposing with God by her prayers, which are most powerful: “The most blessed Virgin stands before the face of her Creator, interceding with her most powerful prayers for us.”\u00a0 “For,” he adds, “she well sees our miseries and our dangers, and as our most clement and sweet Lady compassionates and succours us with a mother’s love.”
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Thou, my advocate and my most loving Mother, thou even now seest the miseries of my soul; thou seest my dangers and prayest for me.\u00a0 Pray, pray, and cease not to pray, until thou seest me saved and thinking thee in Heaven.\u00a0 The devout Blosius tells me that thou, O sweet Mary, art, after Jesus, the certain salvation of those who are thy faithful servants.\u00a0 Ah! this grace I now ask of thee: grant me the happy lot of being thy faithful servant until death; that after death I may go to bless thee in Heaven, where I shall be certain never more, as long as God is God, to leave thy sacred feet.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eyac<\/em>.\u00a0 O Mary, my Mother, grant that I may be ever thine.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n vespertina:\u00a0\u00a0LA PR\u00c1CTICA DEL AMOR DE JESUCRISTO\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/p>

\"La caridad no piensa mal, no se alegra de la iniquidad, sino que se alegra con la verdad\".<\/em><\/p>

XLIV.\u00a0 HE THAT LOVES JESUS CHRIST WISHES WHAT JESUS CHRIST WISHES<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0For obedience to be perfect, we must obey with the will<\/em> and with the sentencia<\/em>. Obedecer con la will<\/em> significa obedecer de buena gana, y no por coacci\u00f3n, a la manera de los esclavos; obedecer con el sentencia<\/em> significa conformar nuestro juicio al del superior, sin examinar lo que se manda. Santa Mar\u00eda Magdalena de Pazzi comenta al respecto: \"La obediencia perfecta exige un alma sin juicio\". Con el mismo prop\u00f3sito, San Felipe Neri dec\u00eda que, para obedecer con perfecci\u00f3n, no bastaba ejecutar lo mandado, sino que hab\u00eda que hacerlo sin razonar sobre ello; dando por cierto que lo que se nos manda es para nosotros lo m\u00e1s perfecto que podemos hacer, aunque lo contrario pueda ser mejor ante Dios.
\u00a0 \u00a0 Esto vale no s\u00f3lo para los religiosos, sino tambi\u00e9n para los seglares que viven bajo la obediencia de sus directores espirituales. Que pidan a su director que les prescriba reglas para la direcci\u00f3n de sus asuntos, tanto espirituales como temporales; y as\u00ed se asegurar\u00e1n de hacer lo mejor. San Felipe Neri dec\u00eda: \"Los que desean progresar en el camino de Dios, som\u00e9tanse a un confesor prudente, a quien deben obedecer como en lugar de Dios. Haci\u00e9ndolo as\u00ed, estamos seguros de no tener que dar cuenta a Dios de las acciones que realizamos.\" Dijo, adem\u00e1s, que debemos poner fe en el confesor, porque el Se\u00f1or no permitir\u00e1 que se equivoque; que nada es tan seguro para cortar todas las asechanzas del demonio como hacer la voluntad de los dem\u00e1s en la ejecuci\u00f3n del bien; y que no hay nada m\u00e1s peligroso que querer dirigirnos seg\u00fan nuestro capricho privado. Del mismo modo dice San Francisco de Sales, al hablar de la direcci\u00f3n del padre espiritual como medio de caminar con seguridad por la senda de la perfecci\u00f3n: \"Esta es la m\u00e1xima de todas las m\u00e1ximas\".
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Oh Jes\u00fas, Te doy todo mi coraz\u00f3n y toda mi voluntad. En un tiempo fue, \u00a1ay! rebelde contra Ti; pero ahora te lo dedico enteramente a Ti. \"Se\u00f1or, \u00bfqu\u00e9 quieres que haga? Dime lo que quieres de m\u00ed y pr\u00e9stame tu ayuda, pues no dejar\u00e9 nada sin hacer. Disp\u00f3n de m\u00ed y de todo lo que me concierne, como te plazca; todo lo acepto y a todo me resigno. Oh Amor merecedor de infinito amor, T\u00fa me has amado hasta morir por m\u00ed; Te amo con todo mi coraz\u00f3n, Te amo m\u00e1s que a m\u00ed mismo, y en Tus manos abandono mi alma. En este mismo d\u00eda me despido de todo afecto mundano, me despido de todo lo creado y me entrego sin reservas a Ti; por los m\u00e9ritos de tu Pasi\u00f3n rec\u00edbeme y hazme fiel hasta la muerte. Jes\u00fas m\u00edo, Jes\u00fas m\u00edo, desde hoy no vivir\u00e9 m\u00e1s que para Ti, no amar\u00e9 a nadie m\u00e1s que a Ti, no buscar\u00e9 otra cosa que cumplir tu bendita voluntad. Ay\u00fadame con tu gracia, y ay\u00fadame tambi\u00e9n con tu protecci\u00f3n, oh Mar\u00eda, esperanza m\u00eda.<\/p>

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\u21d1 \u00a0<\/a>CONTENIDO<\/a>
<\/em>\u21d0 TERCERA SEMANA DESPU\u00c9S DE <\/em>PENTECOST\u00c9S<\/em><\/a>
\u21d2 QUINTA SEMANA DESPU\u00c9S DE <\/em>PENTECOST\u00c9S<\/em><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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