All the sufferings, all the humiliations and annoyances that may come upon you, come from the hand of your Father who knows what is most expedient for you. He knows by what road, by what winding paths, He will bring you to beatitude; He knows the form and the measure of your predestination.

Do not then let us be afraid of the sufferings, humiliations, temptations and desolation so that come upon us; let us try to “support God”: that is to say, to accept everything, absolutely everything, that He would have you accept.

The Father is the vinedresser who purges the vine, says Christ Himself, so that it may bring forth more fruit. He wishes to enlarge our capacity; He wishes to sound the depth of our weakness, our insufficiency, so that convinced of our powerlessness to pray, do work, or to advance, we may place all our trust in Him. Only let us remain docile, generous, and faithful. The hour will come when having emptied ourselves of ourselves, God will fill us with His own fullness.

Bl. Columba Marmion

And then from St. Faustina along the same topic:   Truly, Jesus, I become frightened when I look at my own misery, but at the same time I am reassured by Your unfathomable mercy, which exceeds my misery by the measure of all eternity. This disposition of soul clothes me in Your power. O joy that flows from the knowledge of one’s self!    Divine Mercy in My Soul, Diary, n. 56 

My child, all your sins have not wounded My Heart as painfully as your present lack of trust does that after so many efforts of My love and mercy, you should still doubt My goodness. Jesus to St. Faustina, Divine Mercy in My Soul, Diary, n. 1486

Be at peace, My daughter, it is precisely through such misery that I want to show the power of My mercy; the greater the misery of a soul, the greater its right to My mercy. Jesus to St. Faustina, Divine Mercy in My Soul, Diary, n. 133, 1182

And a last thought from +Fr. Willie Doyle, S.J.:  Abandon yourself completely into the hands of God, and take directly from him every event of life, agreeable or disagreeable. Only then can God make you really holy.

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Fr. James Rooney, O.P. gives a homily for a retreat based on the Journey of the Mind to God by St. Bonaventure. He preaches on today’s Gospel on how we should relate to the wealth of the world. He relates this to the theme of the retreat and to the life of St. Martin of Tours who’s memorial was on that day. On our journey to God we must be thankful for what God has given but not to be too attached to them so that we are free to love God for Himself and grow closer to Him. He also refers to the book Abandonment To Divine Providence by Jean-Pierre De Caussade.

For the other talks in the conference:

https://airmaria.com/category/air-maria-shows/conferences/journey-to-god-2017/

E-text of “Journey of the Mind to God” (different translation than Fr. Rooney uses):

http://web.sbu.edu/theology/bychkov/itinerarium_oleg.pdf

Mother of Redeemer Retreat Center:

http://www.maryschildren.com/

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Martin of Tours – Mem
Readings: Saturday 31st Week of Ordinary Time
1st: rom 16:3-9, 16, 22-27
Resp: psa 145:2-3, 4-5, 10-11 0
Gsp: luk 16:9-15

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In the homily for thee Memorial of St. Therese of Lisieux (Oct 1), Fr. Alan’s explains the basics of the “Little Way” of St. Therese, her spiritual doctrine of spiritual childhood, trust and confidence in God, and immersion in Love. In declaring her a Doctor, the Church recognizes her spiritual insights as enhancing the Church’s beauty and shedding new light on the mystery of Christ.

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Therese of the Child Jesus – Mem

Readings: 
1st: Is 66:10-14
Resp: Ps 131:1bcde, 2, 3
Gsp: Mt 18:1-4

More on the Readings: https://airmaria.com/r?m=1168

Articles quoted or consulted:

– Summary of The Little Way of St. Theresa (http://catholic-church.org/grace/growing/saintly/little.htm)

– ST. THERESE, A LITTLE WAY by Fr. John Welch, O.Carm. (http://ocarm.org/en/content/ocarm/st-therese-little-way)

– First Steps on the Little Way of Saint Thérès of Lisieux, Fr. Peter John Cameron, O.P. (http://www.kofc.org/en/resources/cis/cis307.pdf)

– Excerpt from the autobiography of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus, virgin – Second reading from the Office of Readings; Roman Breviary, Proper of Saints, October 1 (online at: https://divineoffice.org/1001-or/?date=20181001)

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Ave Maria!

Fr. Terrance gives the final of four talks at the Evansville Woman’s Retreat on St. Therese’s Little Way, explaining the need to forgive others, understand who God is and who we are in comparison and to heal our past wounds in order to have unbounded confidence and trust in Him.

Book – Complete Spiritual Doctrine of St. Therese of Lisieux by Francois Jamart: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Spiritual-Doctrine-Therese-Lisieux/dp/0818903473

For more talks from this Retreat (four talks and three homilies): https://airmaria.com/tag/st-therese-retreat-2020/

YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taW3uhqf8s4&list=PLejh_e0-LN4z6-gNFgBC47JBq4hsWvcwz

Mother of the Redeemer Retreat Center – http://www.maryschildren.com/

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