Don Dolindo Ruotolo
Thursday, June 11th, 2009
Ave Maria Meditations
ON THE EUCHARIST:
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MARY(says to a soul): Jesus was not content merely to open to you the channels of grace with the Sacraments; he wished to give you himself so that you could live totally by him and in him. At the vigil of his sufferings he wished to leave you a perpetual reminder of love; he took some bread, broke it and gave it to his disciples saying: “Take this and eat it, this is my Body.” Likewise he took the chalice with wine, blessed it and gave it to his disciples saying: “Take and drink, this is my Blood.” From that moment the world possessed the greatest marvel: bread transubstantiated into his Body and wine transubstantiated into his Blood! With the Body and with the Blood are also the soul and the divinity, in such a way that when you eat of this bread of life, you receive the whole Jesus as he is now glorious in heaven.
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Jesus did not give himself to you in vain: he comes to you in order to incorporate you into himself, to give you his very life, to supply for your weakness, to sustain your soul. You should not, then, complain uselessly of being destitute of every virtue, but you must go to the banquet of life to be healed of your spiritual sicknesses.
Jesus is not upset to see you cold when he sees you humble and constant … He is there precisely to warm your coldness. Don’t put obstacles before him, but offer yourself to him totally and rest in his goodness. Certainly your Communion will not remain fruitless when you go to Jesus with at least a humiliated heart, but you cannot always be aware of the fruitfulness of your Communion.
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Day #31: The Offering of One?s Heart to Mary
THE SOUL: O Mary, O my dear Mother, (more…)
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
Day #30: The Presence of God
MARY: Wherever you turn, God sees you! Whether you ascend into the heavens, whether you sink into the abyss, God always sees you! He sees you, but his glance is infinite love because he is present to sustain your life, to help you, (more…)
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Day #29: Death
THE SOUL: I am full of life and it seems as if I will never have to die. Fantastic! I want earthly joys; however, (more…)
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Sunday, June 1st, 2008
Day #28: The Goodness of God in Forgiveness
MARY: Do you want to give yourself an idea of the goodness of God and the hardness of creatures? (more…)
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Saturday, May 31st, 2008
Day #27: The Medicine of the Soul
THE SOUL: Even with so many means of sanctification and salvation, I recognize, unfortunately, that I am weak and empty. (more…)
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Friday, May 30th, 2008
Day #26: The Transformation of the Soul
JESUS: ?He who eats my flesh and drinks my Blood will have eternal life and I will raise him up on the last day … He who feeds on me lives because of me … Your fathers ate the manna and died, but he who feeds on me will not die … I am the bread of life come down from heaven.? (more…)
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008
Day #25: The Eucharist
MARY: Jesus was not content merely to open to you the channels of grace with the Sacraments; he wished to give you himself so that you could live totally by him and in him. (more…)
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
Day #24: A Canticle of Love
(According to the Spirituality of the Canticle of Canticles)
THE SOUL: O Jesus … the only desire of my soul, only good of my being, come! (more…)
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Day #23: The Aspirations of the Heart
MARY: A soldier who wants to keep himself really faithful to his duty should not be one who serves under constraint; he should have an ideal toward which he aspires. (more…)
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
Day #22: The Misery of Human Judgment
MARY: You are so afraid of human judgment and so many times you betray God in order not to contradict a poor creature, (more…)
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008
Day #21: Human Respect
MARY: Among the enemies you must fight against, my child, there is one which is small, wretched, foolish, but which can paralyze you. (more…)
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Saturday, May 24th, 2008
Day #20: Spiritual Combat
MARY: The life of man is warfare on the earth. He, like a soldier, (more…)
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Day #19: Soldier of Jesus Christ
THE SOUL: I was signed with holy Chrism, O Jesus, I girded myself with a mystical sword and solemnly said: I will do combat for your glory! (more…)
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Day #18: My Miseries
THE SOUL: At your feet, O Mary, I want to consider once again the miseries of my nothingness in order to appreciate better the solemn renunciation which I made in holy Baptism. (more…)
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