And so, not wanting to be late for class, I took the book. Youll be purified by love and, if you live die Litde Way and die Offering, you need have no fear of purgatory.180 Moreover, your heart will receive healing graces that will make it more sensitive and compassionate to die suffering of others. What should I fear then?188 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE 146 Again, Therese chose to see everything through the lens of mercy. Her Divine Son, my Beloved Spouse, told us in die days of His mortal life: What soever you ask the Father in my name he will give it to you!" In sum, then, heres the catch: Its to accept to have a heart thats more loving, compassionate, and merciful. She didnt believe that humilitys role is to rein in the horses of her great desires for holiness. Canada & Contiguous U.S. Ends December 30 at 11:59 PM PT; Menu; 0; Search He also stated: Man finds nothing so intolerable as to be in a state of complete rest without occupation, without diversion (622). In other words, our acceptance of Christs gift of mercy and salvation is also a gift that we give to him. True friends help one another, are in need of each otiier, and share their joys and sorrows, hopes and concerns. It seems to me that if You were to find souls offering themselves as victims of holocaust to Your Love, You would consume them rapidly; it seems to me, too, that You would be happy not to hold back the waves of infinite tenderness within You. Now, before we begin looking at the text of die Offering itself (tomorrow), I'd like to cover three potential objections to it. Its especially good because it not only opens our hearts to deeper prayer and can make life more joyful, but it also keeps us front having to go to the real purgatory in the next life. She provides powerful testimony to how good and truly merciful God is. 33 Days to Merciful Love (Retreat Coordinator's Guide) - Read online for free. And I will make of you a great nation, and 1 will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing (Gen 12:1-2). Shes telling you not to be afraid. 255-283. 93 To further help us understand how Jesus actually needs us and that we can give relief to his Sacred and Merciful Heart, see the first section of Appendix One, How We Can Console Jesus. 94 Diary, 367. This spark needs to be lighted by the grace of God. Todays Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit, fire of mercy. 178 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE And so I will accept with submission and gratitude everything that God sends me (1549). Well, its not. It was there, in the midst of die most terrible darkness, that we paradoxically sec the luminous blessing of Elizabedi shine fordi with ever-greater glory: Blessed is she who believed that what was spoken to her by the Lord would be fulfilled! Yes, blessed is she who believed at the foot of the Cross. Its short.) 161 Story ofa Soul, p. 214. Most of us are among the vast majority of humanity who are not famous, not well known, and not held up high on die pedestal of public opinion. Here, we see that Therese docs not want to rely on her own merits but, rather, on those of Jesus. Alright, so were weak, little, pitiful lovers. Please forgive us our sins. 132 Story ofa Soul, p. 181. Second, its clear from the obituary that Sr. Marie had fallen under the influence of Jansenism, as we can tell from some of her anxious last words: I dont have enough merits, I must acquire more of them.87 (Those words would have made an impression on the saint of the Little Way, who did not want to lay up merits for heaven but wanted to work for love alone.) I say that because, as we just learned, Mary leads us to Divine Mercy. Yet hes wrapped in swaddling clothes and resting in a poor manger? Most Blessed Trinity, I desire to Love You and make You Loved, to work for the glory of WEEK THREE: The Offering to Merciful Love 85 Holy Church by saving souls on earth and liberating those suffering in purgatory. Maybe youre saying to yourself, That sounds wonderful, but whats the catch? In other words, Whats it going to cost me? Great question. For instance, she tells us that God cannot desire useless sufferings for us124 and that he even shields his eyes whenever we must endure it, because he doesnt want to have to see us suffer.125 88 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE (6) After earths Exile, I hope to go and enjoy You in the Fatherland, but I do not want to lay up merits for heaven. Maybe its just the big way wrapped in a sugar-coated crust and a flowery rhetoric. And with that, Id get discouraged. God then directed his gaze to the multitude of stars in the sky and promised him, So shall your descendants be (Gen 15:5). In fact, her sister Pauline (Mother Agnes) wrote: The fear of offending God poisoned Thereses existence at the beginning of her religious life.40 Jansenism poisoned Thereses early religious life not only by creating in her an excessive fear of offending God but also by causing her to develop an unhealthy preoccupation with WEEK TWO: The Little Way 49 suffering. It means we have to keep striving to grow in holiness. In other words, if we choose to treat others with strict justice, then God will be strict with us. That is why Abraham truly is our father in faith. Well, I have three recommendations. Again, its the Good News of Gods mercy for sinners. So whether you want to deepen your love of Divine Mercy or have a devotion to St . He pours out his life for us in his Passion and Death and we complain about a headache. Well learn the reasons for diat during Week One of this retreat which brings me to die structure of this book and how it works. I let her do it.82 Next, when asked ifTherese had made the Offering just once and forgotten about it. I love him she said, looking at her crucifix. This desire could certainly appear daring if one were to consider how weak and imperfect I was, and how, after seven years in the religious life, I still am weak and imperfect. 206 Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book VIII, 5, 8. In fact, its to trust even beyond that. After all, to kill young Isaac would be to destroy the hope of the promised future blessing through Isaac. Y26-33DAY book Y26-EB330AY The 'One Thing' Is Three Learn the key to the Churchs wisdom and the greatest mystery of the Catholic faith: the Most Holy Trinity. Rather, the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph had an ordinary life of work, recreation, and prayer. Well, its when God doesnt pass us like the priest and Levite but, rather, like the Samaritan, comes to us where we are, sees our weakness, brokenness, and misery, and then acts to heal us and bring us to a place of comfort and rest. In a certain sense, God needs this womans help. The bold petition is remarkable: Therese asks the Lord not only to take away her freedom to sin but to cleanse her from the stain of any fails as they happen. Why care about mercy if we dont feel were in need of it? So, if we object, then maybe were simply looking for justice. Indeed, she was absolutely confident that God would allow her to bor row lais own divine love. Todays Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit, fire of mercy. Mortal sin destroys charity in the heart of man by a grave violation of Gods law; it turns man away from God, who is his ultimate end and his beatitude, by preferring an inferior good to him. Its the idea that God lowers himself more togive himselfto little souls than to thegreat souls. They become possessed. Here, St. Therese is asking to become possessed by God. Its really all about friendship. To me He has granted His infinite Mercy, and through it I contemplate and adore the other divine perfections! WEEK TWO: The Little Way 59 Thats certainly reasonable, but Therese would have none of it. More specifically, it began with a lie: Eve listened to the lie of the serpent, a lie that made God seem jealous, selfish, and conniving. Now, ponder once again the words of the angel that Our Lady believed regarding her Son, Jesus: He will be great and the Lord God will give him the dirone of liis fadier David, and he will reign over die house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there will be no end (Lk 1:32-33). For simple souls there must be no complicated ways; as I am of their number, 194 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE one morning during my thanksgiving, Jesus gave me a simple means of accomplishing my mission. He waited until after she had discovered her Little Way and had offered herself to Merciful Love. Also, die image itself becomes a concrete realization of the invitation. With her prayers, shes preparing your heart to accept the gift of the Offering to Merciful Love. No, she suffered from tuberculosis, but she died of love. 33 days is a long time to be on retreat, and it just might happen that, despite our good intentions and best efforts, we'll miss a day (or days) of the readings and prayers. Using the same 33-day preparation format, 33 Days to Merciful Love journeys with one of the most beloved saints of modern times, St. Thrse of Lisieux, and concludes with a consecration to Divine Mercy. Shop now. If we can do that, then well be living in one single act of perfect love, like St. Therese and St. Faustina. 127 Thats not quite how the famous Carmelite and Doctor of die Church, St. John of the Cross, put it, but you get the idea. Created Date: 3/5/2020 4:26:45 PM Chris that hed have to do it. So dont believe the voices of the world that say, Youre not important! Finally, I remember that: The Lord knows our weakness, that he is mindful that we are but dust and ashes. Your great trust in Me forces Me to continuously grant you graces. I Myself will defend it as My own glory (48). He will know how He can come and get you. We give it back to God as an exhaled magnificat. His tender mercy comes rushing into our hardened hearts, purifying diem and, thereby, making them more compassionate, loving, and sensitive. Well, in a certain sense, yes, because it in creases our longing for God. After all, she lived in the same convent as Therese. I mean, without a concrete reminder, we might easily forget that weve invited Jesus to come with his mercy and stay in our homes. After all, while hes joyfully reigning on high in his resurrected glory, I still have to trod along in this valley of tears. She herself explains all this in the following lines of a poem she wrote about the Holy Face called, My Heaven on Earth: Ah! 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. Its the word from Scripture: Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends (Jn 15:13). Before we get to that, heres something that may be even more shocking: As St. Therese was dying, because she believed what she taught, because she believed that she would be a great saint, she herself collected the clippings of her nails and invited her sister Pauline (Mother Agnes) to take them, presumably to 58 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE be used as relics!67 Also, she encouraged the other sisters to keep the rose petals that had touched her crucifix, saying, They will help you perform favors later on; dont lose one of them.68 What? 7. More Details. Now, Fr. So whats the catch when it comes to making an offering to Merciful Love? Michael E. Gaitley, MIC, STL National Shrine of The Divine Mercy Stockbridge, Massachusetts December 8, 2015 Solemnity' of die Immaculate Conception Beginning of the Jubilee Year of Mercy Acknowledgements Permission to cite from the following is gratefully acknowledged: From Story ofa Soul, translated by John Clarke, O.C.D. And w hen the Son became incarnate, when the Word became flesh, he became like us in all things but sin.198 Alright, but what gets to die essence of what he became? I desire to accomplish Your will perfectly and to reach the degree of glory You have prepared for me in Your Kingdom. And while we can get to the Fountain of Mercy with out making a Marian consecration, such a consecration enables us to drink from it so much more deeply and easily. Greg Staab, OMV, and the Marian Missionaries of Divine Mercy (especially those at the Mer rell Inn in Lee, Massachusetts). Now, I mentioned earlier that the book True Devotion to Mary had changed my life and given me hope in college because it claimed to offer the quickest and easiest way to become a saint. And once there, she lovingly encourages us not to eat forbidden fruit but to drink from the blessed fountain of eternal life, die Fountain of Mercy. 33 days to merciful love retreat companion pdf. Fr. But hers is not die unhealdiy preoccupation with suffering that marked her early religious life. DAY 15 What It's Not Probably the best way to begin to understand die Offering to Merciful Love is to contrast it with what its not. I want, O my Beloved, at each beat of my heart to renew this offering to You an infinite number of times, until the shadows having disappeared I may be able to tell You of my Love in an Eternal Face to Face!1*3 Please note: If on your day of consecration, you recite your consecration prayer with a group, I highly recommend only using the Prayer of Consecration to Merciful Love. 21-23. Breathe it in. She wanted to tell her Father immediately, and you would have pitied her to see her anxiety. Y26-0NE book: Y26-EB0NE Consoling the Heart of Jesus This do-it-yourself retreat combines the Spiritual Exercises ofSt. Father Mike, do we have a consecration to Divine Mercy? No. First, the Image of Divine Mercy' speaks directly to the main purpose of the Offering, which is to console or have mercy on the Heart of Jesus. Jesus. When we love, wre cant go there.100 And as for one of her novices who told her, I fear purgatory,107 Therese had this to say: You do not have enough trust. Now, one would think that, in anticipation of such a joyful day, her heart would have been filled with consolation. 143 Cited in Ahern, p. 190. Iff had listened to you I would not be here now.111 So, the moral of the story is that we can choose the path of justice or that of mercy. Let the rays of grace enter your soul; they bring with them light, warmth, and life (1486). Sister Marie died in the spring of 1895, and her obituary arrived at the Lisieux convent on June 8, where it was read aloud in the refectory, probably that same day.8 The next day, June 9, Therese received die inspiration to make her Offering to Merciful Love. For instance, she records the following in her Diary. This blind hope in your mercy, O Lord, is my only treasure. Yes. 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. Emphasis added. 33 days to merciful love retreat companion pdf. For instance, she cooked meals, changed diapers, and washed laundry. Yes, and thats why the Chaplet is so mighty. (See endnote 159 for instructions on how to pray it.) 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. I can think of no better way to begin to see through the lens of mercy titan by spending time each day gazing upon dtis image of Jesus. Thats all well and good, but I dont always feel full of praise and thanks, especially when its hard to be grateful because of lifes hurts. Isnt that the truth? In other words, do they seem like towering mountains while youre just a small grain of sand? Coxsecration. Well, the Offering to Merciful love is all about helping us grow in compassion, and it begins with having compassion for Jesus. In spite of my great misery I fear nothing, but hope to sing You a hymn of glory forever. He wants us to be on fire with his love, and anything less WEEK FOUR: Into the Darkness 97 is not enough for him. I mean, weve got the very long option (Thereses actual text), but what about a very short option? Of course, as weve already learned, St. Therese helps us with this. Thats a lot of exclamation marks from a pope. And those words do not pass away because they were spoken by the Word Incarnate, who is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Heb 13:8). A.J. Its called the Family Offering to Merciful Love, and Appendix Two will tell you all about that. Rather, ideally, you should begin your preparation 33 days before an appropriate feast day. We must strive to show mercy. I shared in the introduction that when I first learned about the Little Way, it filled me with hope that maybe even someone like me could become a saint. It was through the practice of these nothings (Story ofa Soul, pp. Inhale after doing about 20 seconds of empty lungs. 102 Story of a Soul, p. 181. 2M Ibid. I will make no attempt to describe this greatness, because before long we shall all see Him as He is. Of course, such passages do not mean we know the day or the hour of the Lords coming, but they do give a greater sense of urgency to the present time of mercy. He said, You need to do for the Offering to Merciful Love of St. Therese of Lisieux what you did for Marian consecration. Even though the world is immersed in darkness, our situation isnt hopeless. (Remember Sr. Marie of Jesus? 31 4:18) and considered that God was able to raise up Isaac even from the dead. On the first night of the journey, before even reaching the place of her retreat, the vehemence of her love and sorrow broke the ties binding her to earth, and at the same moment the holy man saw her soul carried by angels to Gods 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE 96 bosom. We tend to distrust God. In other words, whats most characteristic of humanity? .MK Okay, so I havent yet figured out how to renew the Offering to Merciful Love with every beat of the heart. 101 Diary, 20. She kept trusting throughout the darkness. You dont have to read 33 Days to Morning Glory before reading this book but I recommend you do. In other words, Febronie was perhaps like die sons of thunder in die Gospel, who wanted punishment and strict justice for sinners (see Lk 9:54). Help us to trust in Gods mercy, especially during times of darkness, with your own steadfast faith at Calvary. Rather, he judges the heart. Were so beautiful to him just as we are. 23 Introduction September 4 Our Lady of the Rosary October 7 September 13 St. Margaret Mary Alacoque October 16 September 19 St. John Paul II October 22 October 19 Presentation of Mary November 21 November 5 Immaculate Conception December 8 November 9 Our Lady of Guadalupe December 12 November 22 December 25 November 29 Christmas St. John the Apostle, Evangelist Mother of God December 23 Conversion of St. Paul January 25 December 31 Presentation of the Lord February 2 November 24 December 27 January 1 Of course, because the mystery of Divine Mercy touches all the mysteries of our faith and the life of every saint, you can certainly choose to consecrate yourself to Divine Mercy on any of the Churchs solemnities, feasts, or memorials that are mean ingful to you. But before I connect those dots for you, let me introduce a third friend. Is something lacking in Christs suffering? What do you choose? Really. ct. o Final Fivt Days Synthesis and Review For four weeks, weve been reflecting on what a consecration to Divine Mercy (St. Therese-style) is all about and weve covered a lot of material. Finally, it is to he worried about nothing, and not to he set on earning our living. And whats the heart of the Gospel? Now, lets turn to the third word spoken by Mary. Because Mary is the New Eve.26 As we learned on Day 1, die old Eve brought about the wound of original sin, a wound that causes us to have a distorted image of God, a wound that causes us to doubt Gods goodness, a wound that causes us to tend to hide from God. (More on this tomorrow.) Why? 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). I felt I had found what I was looking for. Anyway, diat covers three potential objections diat may' be coming to mind as we prepare to make the Offering. To offer ourselves to Mercifiil Love is to let our hearts be more deeply moved by the suffering of others. To learn more, see Appendix One of The Second Greatest Story Ever Told, Regard ing the Lords Final Coming. It is interesting to note here that Pope John Paul II explicitly brought together this topic of preparing the world for the Lords final coming with a consecration or entrustment to Divine Mercy. (See the Resource Pages for more information.) Alright, but what does this have to do with living in one single act of perfect Love? Well learn more about that in Appendix One. DAY OF CONSECRATION: 'The Happy Day' 133 So, as you prepare to consecrate yourself to Merciful Love, if youre feeling happy, then good be happy! According to Fr. 33 Days to Merciful Love: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat in Preparation for Consecration to Divine Mercy. (Mass is highly recommended but not essential.) On the Ten Small Beads of Each Decade For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. 8 Ibid. Nothing has ever hit me so strongly. Speaking of ordinary life, we can also relate to Thereses ordinariness. But the key here is to notice how it 28 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE all began: It began with a lie, a lie about Gods Word, a lie that east doubt on Gods goodness and trustworthiness. 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. Remain in me as in a tabernacle and never separate Yourself from Your little victim. Specifically, she recognized that Jesus Heart is full of mercy and that he longs to pour out his Merciful Love, especially on sinners. let us remain then very far from all that sparkles, let us love our littleness, let us love to feel nothing, then we shall be poor in spirit, and Jesus will come to look for us [and] He will transform us in flames of love. And the essence of faith is to believe Gods Word. We tend to doubt Gods goodness. She just wants us to believe in God and trust in his mercy. Now, before we begin the retreat itself, I thought I'd include an introduction to Marian consecration. As we learned on Day 13, in many ways were living in a time of unprecedented dark ness and evil. For instance, I can pray and sacrifice for you, and it makes a differ ence. My grace is not lost; if the soul for whom it was intended does not accept it, another soul takes it.219 ALL: Lord Jesus, if you want to pour out your mercy on souls, how much more must you desire to pour it out on whole families, especially in our time when so many families reject you. 55 Conrad De Meester, OCD, The Power of Confidence: Genesis and Struc ture ofthe Way ofSpiritual Childhood ofSt. I say that because the word distrust reminds us that we have a trust problem. Let it be a sign for you. It proclaims not the Good News of Gods mercy for sinners but its own bad news of Gods consuming wrath for whoever dares to commit the slight est infraction against what it sees as his many oppressive rules. What a sweet joy it is to think that God is Just, i.e., that He takes into account our weakness, that He is perfectly aware of our fragile nature. Its to praise and thank God in all circumstances, because while we may not always understand his ways, we know and believe the love God has for us (1 Jn 4:16). Today, Fr Gaitley, in "33 Days to Merciful Love", introduces Mary, the mother of faith. We can be set on fire. 23-53. More specifically, we love the Father with the perfect love of the Son, in the unity of the Holy Spirit. Of course, its also possible to invite someone into our homes as an act of mercy. Its simple. To do this, we need what St. John Paul II calls Marys wise capacity for remembering and embracing in a single gaze of faith. Specifically, her prayer of offering herself to Merciful Love caused Gods mercy to overflow from her little soul and out to the whole world. Its because, again, weve arrived at the perfection of faith. So, youll want to go over the daily reading each morning or the night before. But despite this, try to be faithful, so that He does not have to wait in vain for your love.172 Todays Prayer: Spend the day pondering the Offering to Merciful Love as it is summarized in these three words: Console, the Catch, and Purgatory. Well recall that she, too, did not fully understand. Think of that. Again, its about consoling Jesus. Abrahams test was, above all, a test of faith. In fact, his suffering and death on the Cross obtained the grace of salvation for everyone who has ever lived, is living, and will live, even to the end of time. Its to begin to recognize the trudi of Gods goodness. So how do we obtain it? Sec die full quote, which refers to the Paschal mystery, but has to do with all that [Christ] did: His Paschal mystery is a real event that occurred in our history, but it is unique: all other historical events happened once, and then they pass away, swallowed up in the past. Clearly theres a catch when it comes to making an offering to Divine Justice: lots of suffering! What? So, in that moment, we love God perfectly with his own divine love. This fire of mercy needs to be passed on to the world. Is Your disdained Love going to remain closed up within Your Heart? Or, dont blame the devil, blame Abraham, our father in faith. Available from: Marian Helpers Center Stockbridge, MA 01263 Prayerline: 1-800-804-3823 marian.org Orderline: 1-800-462-7426 shopmcrcy.org IMPRIMI POTEST: Very Rev. In her Letter 197, she powerfully expresses this idea: [T]he weaker one is, without desires or virtues, the more suited one is for the workings of this consuming and transforming Love [B]ut we must consent to remain always poor and without strength, and this is die difficulty Ah! The first one is this: Does WEEK THREE: The Offering to Merciful Love 73 not Your Merciful Love need [victims] too? The implied answer is yes. Recall that the Offering is meant to relieve Jesus of the heartache that comes from so much rejection of his love. Its the way the Lord knows how he can come and get little souls at the end of their lives. Weve arrived at the moment when we see how great, how heroic is Marys faith, the moment when we see how completely she abandons her self to God without reserve. Weve arrived at the moment when Elizabeths words of blessing, as John Paul puts it, seem to re-echo with supreme eloquence, and the power contained within them becomes something penetrating.23 And its prob ably becoming clear now as to why that blessing penetrates. And per haps we begin to get discouraged as our faith and trust start to waver and change to doubt and distrust. So here are just three tilings I rec ommend by way of final preparation: (1) If possible, make a good Confession. 347-348. Truly blessed is she who clung to the memory of Gods love in the midst of darkness! 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