Prayer to the Divine Will

O adorable and Divine Will, 

here I am, 

before the immensity of Your Light, 

that Your eternal Goodness may open to me the doors, and 

make me enter into It, to form my life all in You, Divine Will. 

Therefore, prostrate before Your Light, 

I, the littlest among all creatures, come, O adorable Will, 

into the little group of the first children of Your Supreme Fiat. 

Prostrate in my nothingness, 

I beseech and implore Your endless Light, 

that It may want to invest me and eclipse everything that does not belong to You,

 in such a way that I may do nothing other than look, comprehend and live in You, 

Divine Will. 

It will be my life, the center of my intelligence, the enrapturer of my heart and of my whole being.

In this heart the human will will no longer have life;

 I will banish it forever, and will form the new Eden of peace, of happiness and of love. 

With It I shall always be happy, 

I shall have a unique strength, 

and a sanctity that sanctifies everything and brings everything to God. Here prostrate, 

I invoke the help of the Sacrosanct Trinity,

 that They admit me to live in the cloister of the Divine Will, 

so as to restore in me the original order of Creation, just as the creature was created. 

Celestial Mother, Sovereign Queen of the Divine Fiat, 

take me by the hand and enclose me in the Light of the Divine Will. 

You will be my guide, my tender Mother; 

You will guard your child, and 

will teach me to live and to maintain myself in the order and in the bounds of the Divine Will. 

Celestial Sovereign, to your Heart I entrust my whole being; 

I will be the tiny little child of the Divine Will. You will teach me the Divine Will, 

and I will be attentive in listening to You. 

You will lay your blue mantle over me, 

so that the infernal serpent may not dare to penetrate into this Sacred Eden to entice me and 

make me fall into the maze of the human will. Heart of my highest Good, Jesus, 

You will give me Your flames, that they may burn me, consume me and nourish me, 

to form in me the life of the Supreme Will. Saint Joseph, 

You will be my Protector, 

the Custodian of my heart, and will keep the keys of my will in Your hands. 

You will keep my heart jealously, 

and will never give it to me again, that I may be sure never to go out of the Will of God. 

Guardian Angel, guard me, defend me, help me in everything, 

so that my Eden may grow flourishing, 

and be the call of the whole world into the Will of God. Celestial Court, come to my help, 

and I promise You to live always in the Divine Will. Amen. 

via Laudete

ACT OF REPARATION

O sweet Jesus, 
Whose overflowing charity for men is requited by so much forgetfulness, negligence 
and contempt, 
behold us prostrate before Thy altar eager to repair by a special act of homage 
the cruel indifference and injuries, to which Thy loving Heart is everywhere subject. 
Mindful alas! That we ourselves have had a share in such great indignities, 
which we now deplore from the depths of our hearts, 
we humbly ask Thy pardon and declare our readiness to atone by voluntary expiation 
not only for our own personal offenses, 
but also for the sins of those, who, straying far from the path of salvation, 
refuse in their obstinate infidelity to follow Thee, their Shepherd and Leader, 
or, renouncing the vows of baptism, have cast off the sweet yoke of Thy Law. 
We are now resolved to expiate each and every deplorable outrage committed against Thee; 
we are determined to make amends for the manifold offenses against Christian modesty in unbecoming dress and behavior, 
for all the foul seduction laid to ensnare the feet of the innocent, 
for the frequent violations of Sundays and holidays, 
and the shocking blasphemies uttered against Thee and Thy saints. 
We wish also to make amends for the insults to which Thy Vicar on earth and 
Thy priests are subjected, for the profanation, 
by conscious neglect or terrible acts of sacrilege, of the very Sacraments 
or Thy Divine Love; and 
lastly for the public crimes of nations who resist the rights and teaching authority of the Church which Thou hast founded. 
Would, O Divine Jesus, we were able to wash away such abominations with our blood. 
We now offer, in reparation for these violations of Thy divine honor, 
the satisfaction Thou didst once make to Thy eternal Father on the cross and 
which Thou dost continue to renew daily on our altars; 
we offer it in union with the acts of atonement of Thy Virgin Mother 
and all the Saints and of the pious faithful on earth; and 
we sincerely promise to make recompense, as far as we can with the help of Thy grace, 
for all neglect of Thy great love and 
for the sins we and others have committed in the past. 
Henceforth we will live a life of unwavering faith, 
of purity of conduct, of perfect observance of the precepts of the gospel and 
 especially that of charity. 
We promise to the best of our power to prevent others from offending Thee and 
to bring as many as possible to follow Thee. 
O loving Jesus, through the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, our model in reparation, deign to receive the voluntary offering we make of his act of expiation; 
and by the crowning gift of perseverance keep us faithful unto death in our duty and 
the allegiance we owe to Thee, 
so that we may one day come to that happy home, 
where Thou with the Father and the Holy Ghost livest and reignest God, world without end. 
Amen. 

via Laudete

Month of June - The Sacred Heart of Jesus

June is traditionally the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

From among all the proofs of the infinite goodness of our Savior none stands out more prominently than the fact that, as the love of the faithful grew cold, He, Divine Love Itself, gave Himself to us to be honored by a very special devotion and that the rich treasury of the Church was thrown wide open in the interests of that devotion."  These words of Pope Pius XI refer to the Sacred Heart Devotion which in its present form dates from the revelations given to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque in 1673-75. 

The devotion consists in the divine worship of the human heart of Christ, which is united to His divinity and which is a symbol of His love for us.  The aim of the devotion is to make our Lord king over our hearts by prompting them to return love to Him (especially through an act of consecration by which we offer to the Heart of Jesus both ourselves and all that belongs to us) and to make reparation for our ingratitude to God. 

ACT OF LOVE

Reveal Thy Sacred Heat to me,

O Jesus, and show me Its attractions. 

Unite me to It for ever.

Grant that all my aspirations and all the beats of my heart, which cease not even while I slepp, 

may be a testimonial to Thee of my love for Thee 

and may say to Thee:  Yes,

Lord, I am all Thine; the

pledge of my allegiance to Thee rests ever in my heart and will never cease to be there.

Do Thou accept the slight amount of good that I do and be graciously pleased to repair all

my wrong-doing; so that I may be able to bless Thee in time and in eternity.  Amen.

by Cardinal Merry del Val

 The Prayer Book

"...Thine isolation, the icy silence and the solitude which surround Thy forlorn Tabernacle accuse the world of the sin most keenly felt by Thy Heart--the sin of ingratitude."

"To love, O Jesus, as only Thou lovest and not be loved in return!...to bless and be cursed in return...to scatter favors freely and be repaid by forgetfulness or insults!...Behold sweet Savior, the very bitter bread of Thy voluntary exile in the midst of us; ...behold the price of Thy sublime captivity in the Tabernacle!  In the way Thy Gethsemane is prolonged through the centuries...Ah, in reparation, we insist on having our share in it...."

- First Friday in June meditation of Holy Hour by Father Mateo Crawley-Boevey, SSCC.

Reminder:  this Friday is First Friday in June.  Good time to make the 9 First Fridays.

Pentecost Sunday

Reminder - Novena to the Holy Spirit Begins Tomorrow

This is the oldest novena in the Catholic Church. It is also a very beautiful novena and it begins tomorrow. Novena to the Holy Spirit for the Seven Gifts

Our Lady of Fatima - Approved Apparitions

Happy Feast of Our Lady of Fatima!

The following is a talk given by Father Eric Bowman, pastor of the Church of the Transfiguration, in West Milton, Ohio.  It is a good talk on Our Lady's approved apparition and I hope you take the time to watch and listen. Note: I recently became good friends with Father Eric when he spend time here in our islands.  While in Hawaii, Father Eric gave an interesting talk on the Angel of Peace's message to the three shepherd children.

This particular talk will be of great interest to those wanting to learn more about Our Lady's appearance to Catherine Laboure, the Miraculous Medal and that time period.

May 1st - The Holy Family Celebration

Well, let's see,  today is the first day of May.  Therefore:

1.  It is May Day.  In honor of this day in 1955, Pope Pius XII instituted the the feast of St. Joseph the Worker.

2.  It is Lei Day in Hawaii.

3.  It is First Friday dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

4.  It is the month dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary!

In honor of this month, why not plant a GARDEN in her honor or wear baby blue for the entire month.  And, don't forget to attend a May Crowning!

Help Save the United States of America, pray the Rosary!

My mom would like to do something to save our beloved country.  Her idea was to order these calling cards and to share them.  Hopefully, it will remind everyone to pray the rosary for the United States' intentions.

The Shroud of Turin

Father Daren Zehnle made a pilgrimage to see the Shroud of Turin and in today's blog post he writes a very interesting piece on the Shroud itself and the cloth that covered our dear Lord's face. It should be noted that Father has also been spreading the devotion of the Holy Face of Manoppello, making many pilgrimages himself. On the Shroud of Turin - Servant and Steward

Light vs. Darkness

God is good!  God is a loving Father.  He created us so that we may choose to love Him freely.  He watches over us. He sacrificed His only begotten Son so that our immortal souls would not perish but live eternally with Him in Paradise.  As Son, He is the light of the world.  He forgives us our innumerable sins.  His Divine Mercy has no limit!  As Holy Spirit, He guides the church, protects the church, inspires the church, teaches the church.  All that is good is God yet the world continues to choose darkness and all that is evil over Him.

The daily reporting of our brothers and sisters in Christ being martyred by the Islamic extremists should be awake call to each one of us that the time has come for us to either choose God and all that is good or to choose the evil one.

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him might not perish but might have eternal life.

For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.

Whoever believes in Him will not be condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because He has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

And this is the verdict, that the light came into the world, but people preferred darkness to light, because their works were evil.

For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come toward the light, so that his works might not be exposed.  But whoever lives the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God."   John 3:16-21.

The murdering and barbarically cruel followers of the devil, who kill Christians in God's name are committing these evil acts on God Himself.

It is beyond comprehension why these haters attract many people worldwide, including westerners from the United States and Europe.  One wonders what the allure is.  One wonders what lies the father of all lies has told them.  What are the empty promises he has made to have them join the ranks of his minions.  But even if they joined out of ignorance, it is still a betrayal to God Who is Love itself and inexcusable.

We, the followers of Christ must be prepared to die for Him in order that we do not betray Him, should the time come, because of fear of persecution.  We must pray that we be steadfast in our love and prepared to die with Jesus' name on our lips like our martyred brothers and sisters killed for the faith.