the moments of breathing is called empty. Its that brief, fragile moment in between an exhale and an inhale that, if we were to hold it too long, we might pass out. That is, we call down (fiat) the Lords blood and water (mercy) into our emptiness. So, in a sense, compassionate suffering is easier to bear and less scary than physical suffering. For instance, diey say, How can I relate to a nun who died at the age of 24 and whose confessor solemnly declared that she never committed a mortal sin?133 Sure, she describes herself as full of weakness, imper fections, and faults, but those dont seem to include deliberate venial sins and certainly not mortal sins.134 So, she doesnt really know die darkness of sin. In other words, I hope well see how Elizabeths blessing can apply to us, that the fol lowing words can be spoken to us: Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be ftilfilled. And what was spoken to us? 18! Get Book . as our hearts awaken in compassion to the reality of Christs Mystical Body (die Church) suffering in both its Head and members. And why is that? He was clothed in a dazzling robe, lais face gloriously bright, a cloud beneath his feet. Thereses heart was wounded, it is true, but here, love was answered by love the wound of love! Of course, most of us, especially in this social media age, long to be known, well liked, and praised for being important or attractive. God then directed his gaze to the multitude of stars in the sky and promised him, So shall your descendants be (Gen 15:5). [Each day this week, you will (1) read the appropriate day from 33 Days to Morning Glory, (2) pray the Magnificat, and. Recall that in the France of Thereses day, the heresy of Jansenism had a deep influence on Catholic spirituality. Okay, so heres the second key question in Thereses ardent prayer: Is Your disdained Love going to remain closed up within Your Heart? That is the million-dollar question! 59 Story ofa Soul, pp. Maximilian Kolbe, OFM Conv., cd. 153 Therese believed she could only do littie things for God. More precisely, its all about our lack oftrust. In sum, then, heres the catch: Its to accept to have a heart thats more loving, compassionate, and merciful. Indeed, there is nodiing that is sweeter, nor more terrible." But he also knew that its a big stick of spiritual dynamite and that someone just needs to light the fuse. Ill make diat point later in die retreat, but first, I should say some things about the connection between this book and 33 Days to Morning Glory. WEEK ONE: What Is Trust? 52 Ibid., p. 105. But thats actually where things start to get interesting. (If we did, we might get puffed up with pride and no longer be little.) We all know the story. The Member Pack and Coordinator Kit available with and without the main book 33 Days of Merciful Love Party Pack contains:-Retreat Companion (working book with daily and weekly questions, written by O. Michael Gately) - Dedication to the Merciful Love Certificate - Prayer consecration of the Merciful Love Prayer Card -St. 168 Catechism, 399. Now, thats great. Just as St. Francis chose to see Christ through the lens of poverty, so St. Therese chose to see him and everything else dtrough the lens of mercy. Be the first one to, 33 days to merciful love : a do-it-yourself retreat in preparation for consecration to divine mercy, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, urn:lcp:33daystomerciful0000gait:lcpdf:8ddf0574-35b1-4ac3-828f-023e4a27408d, urn:lcp:33daystomerciful0000gait:epub:f1f06049-bcf0-46bd-b1d1-f375385e2458, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). In the next para graph, its clear why she doesnt worry about merits: (7) In the evening of this life, I shall appear before You with empty hands, for I do not ask You, Lord, to count my works. When 1 first learned this great lesson that praise itself is a powerful act of trust it had a profound effect on my life. I say that because, while she was not physically crucified at Calvary, she did suffer a kind of spiritual crucifixion. Therese of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face. The Child Jesus part should be clear in light of the saints emphasis on the importance of having a childlike trust in God. In fact, their aim is to do little things withgreat love. The Letter to the Hebrews expresses it best: By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was ready to offer up his only-begotten son, of whom it was said, Through Isaac shall your descendants be named. He considered that God was able to raise men even from the dead (Heb 11:17-19). I discov ered hidden treasures in Thereses teaching that made me say over and over, Why havent I heard this before? Now, the difference between many of us and St. Therese is that she clung to Gods promises of mercy and the memory of his love (consolation), especially in the midst of darkness (desolation).163 She didnt give up. It is then that He particularly deserves mercy from the people to whom He has done good, and He does not receive it . So, once again, do you want to help save the world? JI jf'ARrs Three Words. Clearly, our world needs saving. to be Yourself my Sanctity! He truly comes to visit diem widi a superabundance of his mercy! Using the same 33-day preparation format, 33 Days to Merciful Love journeys with one of the most beloved saints of modern times, St. Therese of Lisieux, and concludes with a consecration to Divine Mercy. 68 Cited in ibid., p. 222, 69 Cited in ibid., p. 93. (Libertyville, Ill.: Marytown Press, 2007), pp. In other words, our acceptance of Christs gift of mercy and salvation is also a gift that we give to him. For instance, after years of not going to Confession, people say things like, Look, Father, Im a good person. Bless us with your mercy when we leave our home and bless us again when we return. Unfortunately, our sins, the sins of others, and the pains of life are very good at hardening our hearts, which makes us less compassionate, less merciful, and less like Jesus. I suggest that the answer comes from what we learned on Day 6 of this retreat. I am certain, then, that You will grant my desires; I know, O my God! Indeed, those are words that, APPENDIX ONE: Living the Offering 157 as the Catechism says, cannot remain only in the past, words that participate in the divine eternity, words that transcend all times while being made present in them all, words that abide.204 In fact, those words I thirst are directed to each one of us. Journey with St. Therese of Lisieux and discover 33 Days to Merciful Love: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat in Preparation for Consecration to Divine Mercy, the stirring sequel to the Fr. When we say, Let it be done to me, were allowing Gods Merciful Love to come pouring down into our weak, sinful souls. How do we do it? 40 Cited in With Empty Hands, p. 47. 114 Saint Therese seems to have made a similar prayer: Yes, my God, every thing that you will, but have pity on me! (Story ofa Soul, p. 270). In fact, Jesus Christs suffering, death, and Resurrection was enough to save a gazillion worlds. What you have written is but a drop compared to the ocean. 28 See 33 Days to Morning Glory: A Do-It-YourselfRetreat In Preparation for Marian Consecration (Stockbridge: Marian Press, 2011), pp. They are, to tell the truth, the spiritual riches that render one unjust, when one rests in them with complacence and WEEK TWO: The Little Way when one believes they are something great Ah! Were you to say that, shed probably look you in the eye and respond in all seriousness, My friend, theres none more lowly than I. Todays Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit, fire of mercy. Doesnt the inflow of air feel great? 33 Days to Merciful Love: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat in Preparation for Divine Mercy Consecration Paperback - Illustrated, Feb. 15 2016 . Well, if we can discover the secret to her littleness, then well discover the secret to her sanctity. Blessed is she who believed in the impossible. 54 Cited in The Power ofConfidence, p. 283. You do a great injury to God in believing youre going to purgatory. But when they let him love them and let him have mercy on them (such as by making the Offering to Merciful Love), they, thereby, console him. 217 Ibid., 367. And she knew she could! . Wash ington, DC 20002 U.S.A. wTVTv.icspublications.org INTRODUCTION Meet Three Friends Id like to begin by introducing three friends. Yes, well simply need to embrace the promise that God will clothe us with his own divine love in his own time and in his own manner, even if we have to wait until the very end. Congratulations! 89 Story ofa Soul, p. 180. : Our Sunday Visitor, 1980], p. 153). Its that moment at Mass when, through him, with him, and in him, the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ is offered up to the Father as a perfect sacrifice of love. Its as if Jesus were saying to us, Would you please have mercy on my Heart by letting me save you, love you, and make you happy? Heres the full citation from John Paul on mercy as a bilateral reality' (which, again, applies even to God having mercy on us in Christ): We must also continually purify' all our actions and all our intentions in which mercy is understood and practiced in a unilateral way, as a good done to others. 117 Ibid., p. 180. Well, the Offering to Merciful love is all about helping us grow in compassion, and it begins with having compassion for Jesus. ?] And why not be joyful? But the other key word of this trial is heaven," which is very interesting. Today is a day for us to realize that faith (trust) leads to joy great joy and to songs of praise. Its the Good News that Jesus has the Heart of the Good Shepherd who will even leave behind the 99 to go in search of the one lost sheep. All rights reserved. Here is a king whose reign will last forever! Of course, as weve already learned, St. Therese helps us with this. The third and final objection is one that may have arisen in response to the idea that the Offering to Merciful Love is a way of taking the rejected mercy that other people dont want. I choose air that You will!49 Later, Therese would express her bold desires for holiness in an even more audacious way, saying that she wanted to love God even more than Teresa ofAvila, the great Carmelite Doctor of the Church!50 However, she also realized her weakness and littleness. and trans. Thats Marys whole passion and purpose. She knew that, compared to God, shed always be a weak, pitiful lover. (3) Keep trusting: Keep trusting and believing that God will satisfy our desires for holiness, even if we dont yet fully understand how. Oh, what pain they cause Me when they do not want to accept them!95 lam looking for souls who would like to receive My grace.96 So, do you want to console Jesus by receiving his grace? And while the Mass truly does make present the sublime worship of heaven, our eyes remain blind to the myriad of angels praising the Lord, the countless throng of saints gathered around the altar, and die overwhelming glory of Our Savior giving himself over to our loving and merciful Father. 9. The Marian Missionaries of Divine Mercy (MMDM) is for people who really want to get into mercy as a spirituality. How can such a seemingly unimportant woman be so amazingly blessed? When Mary said, Let it be done to me, she was allowing the Incar nation of the Word to take place in her immaculate soul. The heart-healing graces of die Offering to Merciful Love dont usually come all at once. Infinite justice? Michael Gaitley shows us the power of just such an offering to Merciful Love in the lives of the greatest saints of our time, methodically prepares us to follow their lead, and reveals what it can mean to us and the men and women of our time if and when we do. Well, when I saw that claim on the back of the book, I was sold. 189 In my opinion, the best translation of St. Thereses autobiography Story ofa Soul is by John Clarke, OCD. Inspire me to help save the world as a prayerful missionary of Divine Mercy. Todays Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit, fire of mercy. 136 Ibid., p. 224. To address such difficulties, I dedicated a whole section of the book Consoling the Heart ofJesus to the question, How can I console Jesus if hes happy in heaven?195 Since that time, however, Ive reflected even more deeply on this topic, and here Id like to share some insights that both complement that earlier writing and help summarize the theology of consoling the Heart of Jesus (in three points). Now, of course, it doesnt give us freedom to choose when it comes to something like the Ten Command ments. (Actually, I did put it myself because I just para phrased her thoughts, but you get the idea.) (Unless otherwise indicated, as in this case, all emphasis in citations is original.) Okay, so what do you need to do? Alright, so heres a most important question: Do you want to help save the world? And because Therese believed she was the littlest soul, she, therefore, believed she could become one of the greatest of saints. 53 Ibid., p. 207. More specifically, she believes that her desires will be realized only in heaven: What attracts me to the homeland of heaven is the Lords call, the hope of loving Him finally as I have so much desired to love Him.149 So, according to St. Therese, only in heaven will wc love God with perfect love. She realized that she couldnt compete with Gods love. Then, after these four days of review, well read a synthesis of what weve learned in a singleformula of consecration that aims to capture the essence ofThereses Offering to Merciful Love. O Jesus, it is not even necessary to say: When dra wing me, draw the souls whom I love! This simple statement: Draw me suffices; I understand, Lord, that when a soul allows herself to be captivated by the odor ofyour ointments, she cannot run alone, all the souls whom she loves follow in her train; this is done without constraint, without effort, it is a natural consequence of her attraction for You. The year of mercy was declared by Pope Francis as "The Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy" starting on . Next, imagine that this ocean is held back from emptying out onto the earth by a giant floodgate. I suggest that we can do so by living our lives with the one purpose of consoling Jesus through our attitude of trust, which means praising and thanking God in all things and in all circumstances. One must conquer it at sword point, one must suffer one must agonize .41 Now, apart from the influence of Jansenism, Thereses lowliness is also the result of her simply being a very fragile and broken little girl. The Lord said he would spare it for their sake. I fainted from fright, and even though I know the depth of Gods mercy, I was surprised that God allows humanity to exist. 33 Days to Merciful Love Retreat Companion is a six-week retreat and falls within Stage Three* of the Hearts Afire Program. It seeks to please him and console him. Her presence there helps us to understand the catch that comes with being a victim soul to Merciful Love. O my Jesus, let me be this happy victim; consume Your holocaust with the fire of your Divine Love!91 From this beautiful prayer, we begin to arrive at the essence of the Offering to Merciful Love. Why go to Confession when weve not done anything wrong? You will then tell the story about the converted sinner who died of love.140 In response to Thereses requests, heres what Mother Agnes later added to the manuscript, an addition that includes the story about the converted sinner who died of love: No, there is no one who could frighten me,141 for I know too w'ell what to believe concerning His Mercy' and His Love. I really feel that it is not this at all that pleases God in my little soul; what pleases Him is that He sees me loving my littleness and my poverty, the blind hope that I have in His mercy That is my only treasure [W]hy would this treasure not be yours? He was willing to prose to God that he loved him more than his own son. In a certain sense, God needs this womans help. And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. It destroys all the arguments of the thieves of hope and set me full sail upon the waves of confidence and love.80 But before I share it, I should first give a bit of background. After all, we know that as he suffered on the Cross, the God-Man knew and loved us each and all.203 But why? In other words, the focus is on another person, not on ourselves. Peter and Paul June 29 June 13 Our Lady of Mt. I was walking to class, minding my own business, when Mark came up to me, basically shoved a book in my face, and said, Gaitley, youve gotta read this! With my heavy class load, I didnt have time for any extra reading, and I told him as much. Buy 33 Days to Merciful Love: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat in Preparation for Divine Mercy Consecration by Father Michael Gaitley, Michael E Gaitley online at Alibris. "download pdf 33 Days to Merciful Love: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat in Preparation for Divine Mercy Consecration by Michael E. Gaitley on Kindle Full Edition. Jesus needs little souls to receive his Merciful Love. But if they did see the reality of his love, their eyes would be opened to their sinfulness. So, for Week One, well focus on the backstory to Thereses teaching, a backstory that goes way back to the Garden of Eden, to the patriarch Abraham, and to Mary, the Mother of God. He promised to give great graces through the image,191 and its become a source of healing for tens of millions of people throughout the world. faithful by numerous Popes. 85 Cited in The Power of Confidence, p. 167. Since You loved me so much as to give me Your only Son as my Savior and my Spouse, the infinite 135 136 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE treasures of His merits are mine. Were sorry for our sins, and we ask for the grace to be merciful to one another in our deeds, words, and prayers. [I]f 1 had an infirmity such as hers, and so defective a spirit, Endnotes 181 I would not do any better than she does, and then I would despair (cited in The Context of Holiness, p. 44). Faustina also shared the following experiences she had in prayer: I interceded before Him tor the whole world. Seraphims answer is very interesting. xl After my friend Mark called and told me that my next book needed to be on the Offering to Merciful Love, I knew what I had to do: Eat some humble pie. As I mentioned yesterday, you have two choices (or three choices if youre making the consecration as a family see Appendix Two). Fourth, my thanks go out to all those who prayed for this work, particularly Sr. Mary John Paul Asemota, O. We relate to Therese because shes real, because shes not a plaster statue high on a pedestal. Let me explain. Book Notes: 33 Days to Merciful Love. This is what mans first sin consisted of. Address: Be the first to receive exclusive offers and the latest news on our products and services directly in your inbox. The tradition of the Church, by reference to certain texts of Scripture speaks of a cleansing fire (1030 1031). After all, while hes joyfully reigning on high in his resurrected glory, I still have to trod along in this valley of tears. 82 St. Therese of Lisieux: By Those Who Knew Her ed. 1,1877-1890. 998-1000. Rather, its more accurate to say that the Lord couldnt help but reveal it to her: Because I was little and weak He lowered Himself to me, and He instructed me secretly in the things of His love.*2 In the following passage, she sets up this joyful revelation of the things of His love: I have always w'antcd to be a saint. We saw how the Mass is our way of anticipating and partici pating in the perfect love of God for himself, and thereby, a way to become perfect ourselves. After all, if they were suddenly to see themselves bounding up die rough stairway of perfection widi great strides, it might go to their heads, and theyd be too big for Jesus to lift. It is this: As an age, with a river of heinous sin overflowing the banks of humanity, we have quite simply exhausted our reparative capacity to sate the demands of Divine Justice. She just wants us to believe in God and trust in his mercy. We need a prayer something we can frequently repeat, even every day, something that not only reminds us of die meaning of the Offering to Merciful Love but that also allows us to make it. 33 Days To Morning Glory 33 Days to Morning Glory by Michael Gaitley Goodreads July 18th 2013 - July 2014 Update Rereading for third time Father Michael Gaitleys book 33 Days to Morning Glory is a do it yourself retreat guide which can be used in with a groupas I did itor on ones own Either way it is designed to take the reader step by. A vivid and clearly felt presence of God continues in my soul. Of course, a personal consecration to Divine Mercy is not the same as making vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. But it Mil be wonderful. o o O O O xo o O u O O O bro bro bro o o O o O o 0 O O O o o O o u o o o . As we also learned on Day 13, St. Therese is a prophet w ho teaches us that in the present time of mercy, God w ants to work some of the greatest miracles of his mercy in the history of the WEEK FOUR: Into the Darkness 105 world. True greatness isnt based on the judgment and assessment of mortals. Its like this: Jesus suffers from a terribly painfill heart condition, so hes written for himself a prescription for medication that will relieve him of his agony. In other words, its not in spite of humility but, rather, because of humility that she believed she could become one of the greatest of saints. 216 Ibid. 1074. Alright, so, lets spend today reflecting on the six para graphs of the Offering that we covered today. According to St. Paul, there is. So, with that in mind, 1 knew exactly what he was getting at regarding the Offering to Merciful Love. Whats the medication? Uncategorized. Again, I dont know about you, but I choose mercy and hope to live mercy. "With one servant, I set out on the 500-mile trip. 140 Cited in Gaucher, p. 186. Most of all I imitate the conduct of Magdalene; her astonishing or rather her loving audacity which charms the Heart of Jesus also attracts my own. And while we find this key in words spoken about Mary at the time of the Visitation, the words themselves refer back to her response to the angel at the Annunciation. Since You deigned to give me a share in this very precious Cross, I hope in heaven to resemble You and to see shining in my glorified body the sacred stigmata of Your Passion. This book has all the updated information about 33 Days To Morning Glory Pdf Download and you will be satisfied reading all about 33 Days To Morning Glory Pdf Download. Mary truly is the New Eve who brings us to the New Adam on die new tree of life, the Cross. Just as your mercy is depicted in this image as going forth from your pierced Heart, surround our home with the rays of your mercy. So, joy should abound this day! But her pierced Heart is different from that of her Sons. However, for someone who lives by himself, I would encourage him to make the individual Offering to Merciful Love of St. Therese of Lisieux, which this book describes. Now what? 3. The precise moment came during a conversation with Fr. Each of these words was spoken by Mary, and each word following the other is a way of continually making a spiritual communion of Merciful Love with the Heart of Mary. 98-99). Truly, its the secret to happiness in this life. Y26-SGOVD For our complete line of books, prayercards, pamphlets, and more, visit ShopMercy.org or call 1-800-462-7426. So, I will say no more, especially because weve already covered the heart of all this during the retreat, namely, the idea of recognizing our litdeness. It was because of peoples lack offaith. 164 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE 1 jTart's Words Applied to Breathing. Endnotes 187 My daughter, take the graces that others spurn; take as many as you can carry (454). And if youre very little and your trust is great, then you may even become a great saint. Why? for all the graces You have granted me, especially the grace of making me pass through the crucible of suffering. 258-59. Tomorrow, well learn more about how God can and will bring little souls to the heights of holiness. 119 Seeing the merits of others as also ones own seems to be the secret to overcoming feelings of envy regarding the spiritual goods of others. 1 aim to keep before my eyes my poverty, weakness, brokenness, and sin, trusting DAY OF CONSECRATION: 'The Happy Day' that my littleness and contrite heart will attract your Merciful Love. Yes, she rediscovered the very heart of the Gospel, the Good News that God lifts up the lowly: We are living now in an age of inventions, and we no longer have to take the trouble of climbing stairs, for, in the homes of the rich, an elevator has replaced these very successfully. Well, lest we mistakenly diink we just need to luck back, eat ice cream, and wait for our canonizations, St. Therese shares with us an illuminating metaphor of a litde child at the bot tom of a staircase (probably the rough stairway of perfection). 87 Cited in ibid. We need Marys help to obtain the gift of faith, that is, the grace to believe. It means striving to never tire of asking God for forgiveness. With exquisite timing in this Jubilee Year, Fr. So, to choose the path of mercy is also to choose to be merciful. Also, recall that Thereses words here are similar to something else she said, which we read on Day 15: What sweet joy it is to think that God is Just, i.e., that He takes into account our weakness, that He is perfecdy aware of our fragile nature. Through our suffering, lovingly united with Christs, we can obtain for people the grace to accept lais gift of salvation. She tells us that Gods love for us is so great that he allows us to borrow his own love. 51 Story ofa Soul, p. 198. Yet, when we speak it, it has a bit of a different meaning than Marys fiat. But tlacn, eventually, Id read something in Thereses writings that would give me hope. O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of Mercy for us, I trust in You. Also, the fact that, on the Cross, Jesus is a victim to divine Justice certainly does not exclude him from being a spiritual victim in other ways. (For more infor mation on the Chaplet and how to pray it, see this endnote.159) So, thats the secret to saving the world. | One of the great blessings of being a priest is that I get to live in the same house as die Blessed Sacrament. 18-19). She was actually quite big. And then theyd go on about Thereses impressive virtues, desires, sacrifices, and sufferings such that Id think to myself: Well, maybe the Little Way is too big for me. And when people reject his mercy, when they reject his gift of salvation, it causes him pain. (Washington, DC: ICS Publications, 1996), p. 174. Youre not important. Apparendy so.) . Speaking of ordinary life, we can also relate to Thereses ordinariness. 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