Do you want to find
a short and easy way
to make your annual re-consecration
to Jesus through Mary?
If so, then join us right here
for a five-day re-consecration,
which starts on December 8
and ends on December 12!
God bless you,
and may Our Lady,
the Queen of All Hearts,
sweetly shower God's graces upon you!
Based on the writing of St. Francis de Sales
Dearest God,
I adore you profoundly.
I thank you for the grace
Of preserving me
During this past night,
And I implore your pardon
If I have committed any sin
During the course of it.
I realize that the present day
Is given to me in order to gain
The future day of eternity,
And I plan on using this day well.
Looking ahead to what
Awaits me today,
I now make a firm resolution
To sincerely serve you and
Also advance in holy devotion;
Therefore, this is my spiritual plan:
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Lord, here is this wretched heart
Of mine, which through your
Goodness has conceived
Many good affections;
Alas, it is too weak and
Miserable to do the good
That it desires to do
Unless you impart your
Heavenly blessing.
For this reason
I humbly beg your blessing,
O Merciful Father,
Through the merits
Of the passion of your Son,
In whose honor I consecrate this day,
And all the remaining days of my life.
O Madonnina d’Amore, pray for me,
O Guardian Angel, pray for me,
All you saints and angels, pray for me,
That the windows of my soul
Will be opened
To the Sun of Justice.
Amen.
Based on St. Paul’s fruit of the Spirit
When you are afraid,
Trust.
When you are sad,
Trust.
When you are agitated,
Trust.
When you are impatient,
Trust.
When you are angry,
Trust.
When you are selfish,
Trust.
When you are doubting,
Trust.
When you are demanding,
Trust.
When you are reckless,
Trust.
When you are foolish,
Trust.
Trust in Divine Mercy,
Trust always,
Trust.
Pride is a black dragon that tries
To kindle our sinful souls with
The flaming fires of falsehood,
Causing our egos to swell with
The helium of haughtiness;
But thanksgiving is a weapon,
A weapon of heavenly wonder,
Used by the Holy Family when
There was arrogance in the air;
So when we are praised for some
Fine worldly accomplishment,
Then we too should turn to the
Lord God, and, with a little smile,
We should frequently thank Him
For each of His gracious gifts,
And seeing our happy hearts filled
To the brim with gratitude, behold,
The black dragon flees in terror.
I arrogantly acted
as if I owned Time,
but I did not,
so the Thief
kidnapped Time
and took him away from me,
tempting me and taunting me
with interruptions,
and I got exasperated,
so I madly chased after Time,
like a wild-eyed maniac,
but the Thief just laughed at me,
as if I were a ridiculous fool,
a stupid ridiculous fool.
But when the Light
Showed me The Way,
I surrendered back to Him
His generous gift of time:
Tuus totus ego sum,
I am all yours,
And all the time I have is yours,
O Lord, through Our Lady,
The Queen of All Hearts —
I breathe in His peace,
Oh, so deeply,
And then exhale my impatience,
As I worship
The King of time,
The King of Divine Mercy.
St. Augustine: “Patience is the companion of wisdom”
When we impetuously
Want to speed through
The intersections of life
And just do what we want —
Not what God wants —
Then the red Light stops us,
So that we can recognize the danger;
Acting rashly, thoughtlessly,
Charging ahead of the Lord,
All of these cause nothing but trouble,
So the red Light gives us a little more time,
To ponder, to reflect, to pray,
So that when the Light turns green,
we can move and act
In God’s time, in God’s will.
Inspired by the Saints
Following the guidance of
St. Francis de Sales, I pray:
Dearest Jesus,
King of Divine Mercy,
I place myself in your holy presence,
and I beseech you to inspire me
by the power of the Holy Spirit
for the glory of God the Father.
Vive Jésus!
Like St. Catherine Labouré,
I humbly kneel before Our Lady,
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal,
and she sweetly and gently
wraps her lovely hands around my own,
and holds them in her lap,
compassionately caressing them;
then, smiling, she says to me,
“Be courageous. Fear not.
The Divine Mercy is your victory!”
Our Lady then encourages me,
and quoting the words
of St. Paul the Apostle,
she begins to prepare me
for the spiritual battle
and says to me,
Be filled with the Spirit,
singing to the Lord,
and giving thanks always.
Then, Our Lady peacefully
reminds me of the words
of San Padre Pio,
and says to me,
Prega e spera:
non agitarti.
L’agitazione
non giova a nulla.
Iddio è misericordioso,
e ascolterà
la tua preghiera.
(Pray and hope:
don’t be agitated.
Agitation doesn’t help at all.
God is merciful,
and He will hear
your prayer.)
Our Lady then quotes
the words of St. John Paul II,
and joyfully says to me:
Non abbiate paura.
(Don’t be afraid.)
Then, Our Lady gives me
the kiss of peace
on each cheek
and continues,
with greater emphasis:
Non abbiate paura!
(Don’t be afraid!)
Our Lady then embraces me
with tender motherly love
and, echoing the words
of St. John Paul the Great,
she says to me:
I love you! I love you!
I love you! I love you!
Then, Our Lady does
what she does best:
she leads me to Jesus
and humbly says,
Fate quello que vi dirà.
(Do whatever He tells you.)
Our Lord of Love
then stands before me,
in gentleness,
and says to me,
Approach this Sea of Mercy
with great trust.
Then, Our Lady,
at Jesus’ side,
speaks again,
and quoting St. Augustine,
she continues preparing me
for the spiritual battle,
and so, she kindly says to me,
Patience
is the companion
of wisdom.
Our Lady then reminds me
of the words of
Venerable Fulton J. Sheen
and calmly says to me,
When Our Blessed Lord
came to this earth,
he had the divine sense of humor.
Then, Our Lady speaks
in the spirit of
St. Francis of Assisi,
and she wisely says to me,
True joy is divine mercy
in the dark night!
After doing all these things,
Our Lady sweetly kneels before Jesus,
and then speaks the words of
St. Louis de Montfort’s consecration,
faithfully saying to Him:
Tuus totus ego sum,
et omnia mea tua sunt.
Humbly kneeling,
side-by-side with Our Lady,
I continue St. Louis’ prayer,
and I wholeheartedly say,
I am all yours, O my Jesus,
and all that I have is yours,
through Santa Maria,
your most holy mother.
Then, Our Lady,
unspeakably beautiful,
reminds me of the inspiring words
that she spoke to St. Faustina:
Be courageous.
Do not fear
apparent obstacles,
but fix your gaze
on the Passion of my Son,
and in this way
you will be victorious.
At last, I find myself
transported in spirit to
The Sermon on the Mount,
and I hear Jesus,
The Divine Mercy,
speak sincerely
and lovingly to me,
and He says,
Come to me,
all you who are weary
and find life burdensome,
and I will refresh you.
Take my yoke
upon your shoulders
and learn from me,
for I am gentle
and humble of heart.
Your souls shall find rest,
for my yoke is easy,
and my burden light.
Amen.
in fear.
we shudder.
thinking we may offend.
someone.
by speaking.
the wrong words.
because political correctness.
ties a knot.
in our throats.
and makes us mute.
But in Love,
When the opportunity
Presents itself,
My heart smiles,
And my soul soars,
As the Morning Star
Rises in my heart,
And I shout out,
Bursting with joy,
“Merry Christmas!”
At the Last Supper,
Judas left you.
He betrayed you.
But don’t we
Betray you too? --
When we make excuses,
And skip the prayers,
And skip the masses,
And skip the Eucharist?
For then we are falling,
Down, down, down,
Headlong towards
The open-throated
Abyss of doom
Which vomits forth
The flames of folly.
Instead, let us
Return to Him,
Our Father of Love,
To make a fresh
New start to our
Broken lives,
Let us fall
To our knees
And surrender to Him,
Let us fall
Into His loving arms
And embrace Him,
Let us fall,
Fall in love with Him,
Down in adoration falling.
I’m like a ridiculous painted clown,
Juggling to-do’s, up and down
And back and forth, my life is a frantic
Intertwining of past, present, future,
In a tangled jungle of multitasking,
Weighed down by the heavy stress
Of guilt over my imperfect past and
Of worry over unknown tomorrows;
But life is so much easier when I
Zero in and focus on the great I AM,
Living perpetually in the present,
Juggling one little ball at a time:
Blessed are the single-hearted,
For they shall surely see God.
Temptation tries to throttle me,
So why should I face him alone?
My guardian angel patiently waits
Until I confidently cry out to him,
Asking him to protect me
From all danger and all fear,
And joyfully joining him are the
Mighty and powerful archangels,
Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael,
They create a giant bubble,
Formed out of Our Lord’s
Fountain of Living Water,
And it shields me from the
Fiery darts of the evil one.
You obey as a spiritual warrior,
Yet are an innocent loving girl;
Your bravely fight for the Lord,
Yet are very sweet and kind;
You stand up for what is right,
Yet are so gentle and peaceful;
You persevere in the darkness,
Yet are filled with the holy Light;
You face death with courage,
Yet have life and heavenly joy.
The Words of St. Francis de Sales
“The King of Glory
Does not reward his servants
According to the dignity
Of the offices they hold,
But according to
The love and humility
With which they fulfill
Their offices.”
Inspired by the Saints
Following the guidance of
St. Francis de Sales, I pray:
Dearest Jesus,
King of Divine Mercy,
I place myself in your holy presence,
and I beseech you to inspire me
by the power of the Holy Spirit
for the glory of God the Father.
Vive Jésus!
Our Lady of Love
then comes to me,
encouragingly,
and quoting the words
of St. Paul the Apostle,
she begins to prepare me
for the spiritual battle
and says to me,
Be filled with the Spirit,
singing to the Lord,
and giving thanks always.
Then, Our Lady,
smiling peacefully,
reminds me of the words
of San Padre Pio,
and says to me,
Prega e spera:
non agitarti.
L’agitazione
non giova a nulla.
Iddio è misericordioso,
e ascolterà
la tua preghiera.
(Pray and hope:
don’t be agitated.
Agitation doesn’t help at all.
God is merciful,
and He will hear
your prayer.)
Our Lady then quotes
the words of St. John Paul II,
and joyfully says to me:
Non abbiate paura.
(Don’t be afraid.)
Then, Our Lady gives me
the kiss of peace
on each cheek
and continues,
with greater emphasis:
Non abbiate paura!
(Don’t be afraid!)
Our Lady then embraces me
with tender motherly love
and, echoing the words
of St. John Paul the Great,
she says to me:
I love you! I love you!
I love you! I love you!
Then, Our Lady does
what she does best:
she leads me to Jesus
and humbly says,
Fate quello que vi dirà.
(Do whatever He tells you.)
Our Lord of Love
then stands before me,
in gentleness,
and says to me,
Approach this Sea of Mercy
with great trust.
Then, Our Lady,
now at Jesus’ side,
speaks again,
and quoting St. Augustine,
she continues preparing me
for the spiritual battle
and kindly says to me,
Patience
is the companion
of wisdom.
Our Lady then reminds me
of the words of
Venerable Fulton J. Sheen,
and calmly says to me,
When Our Blessed Lord
came to this earth,
He had the divine
sense of humor.
Then, Our Lady speaks
in the spirit of
St. Francis of Assisi,
and wisely says to me,
True joy is divine mercy
in the dark night.
After doing all these things,
Our Lady kneels before Jesus,
and speaks the words of
St. Louis de Montfort’s consecration,
faithfully saying to Him:
Tuus totus ego sum,
et omnia mea tua sunt.
Then, sweetly kneeling
side-by-side with Our Lady,
I continue St. Louis’ prayer,
and I wholeheartedly say,
I am all yours, O my Jesus,
and all that I have is yours,
through Santa Maria,
your most holy mother.
Our Lady then turns
and speaks to me
the same words
that she spoke
to St. Faustina,
and, inspiring me,
she says,
Be courageous.
Do not fear
apparent obstacles,
but fix your gaze
on the Passion of my Son,
and in this way
you will be victorious.
At last, I find myself
transported in spirit to
The Sermon on the Mount,
and I hear Jesus,
The Divine Mercy,
speak sincerely
and lovingly to me,
and He says,
Come to me,
all you who are weary
and find life burdensome,
and I will refresh you.
Take my yoke
upon your shoulders
and learn from me,
for I am gentle
and humble of heart.
Your souls shall find rest,
for my yoke is easy,
and my burden light.
Amen.
Guardian Angel, please pray for me,
Because the devil tempts us to obsess,
We must evade the evil of worldly idols,
And not dream of what to possess;
Thirsting for things can thicken anxiety,
Which can seem to never cease,
We struggle and tuggle with all our might,
And banished is all our peace.
The diabolical dragon swoops down,
Determined all good to destroy,
With the flaming fire of enslaving greed,
He seeks to kill all devotion and joy;
But as our trustworthy guide from Heaven,
With love you sing a sweet prayer,
And your petitions rise like a happy dove
Higher and higher up into the air.
When the evil one tries to pour words of
Corrosive poison into our innocent ears,
Teach us to think of the Lord Jesus crucified,
So that banished are all our fears;
When we dance with delight with temptation,
Help us the crucifix recall,
For the cross crushes the devil’s teeth,
And into hellish Styx he will fall.
Meditating on the gore of Golgotha,
Our hearts like tearful candles melt,
Knife-like nails puncture his palms,
And blood trickles to where Our Lady knelt;
Then our foolish obsessions are obliterated,
By the power of His holy love,
And we are magnificently made new,
By His grace flowing from above.
Trying to lure us into obsession,
The devil deceptively dangles his bait,
But seeing you push us out of harm’s way
Only fuels his mad fury and hate;
We escape the avalanche of avarice,
That can smash the soul like snow,
You lead us on a path filled with Light,
So that our life in the Spirit will grow.
Inspired by the Saints
Following the guidance of
St. Francis de Sales, I pray:
Dearest Jesus,
King of Divine Mercy,
I place myself in your holy presence,
and I beseech you to inspire me
by the power of the Holy Spirit
for the glory of God the Father.
Vive Jésus!
Our Lady of Love
then comes to me,
encouragingly,
and quoting the words
of St. Paul the Apostle,
she says to me,
Be filled with the Spirit,
singing to the Lord,
and giving thanks always.
Then, Our Lady reminds me,
peacefully, of the words
of San Padre Pio,
and says to me,
Prega e spera:
non agitarti.
l’agitazione
non giova a nulla.
Iddio è misericordioso,
e ascolterà
la tua preghiera.
(Pray and hope:
don’t be agitated.
agitation doesn’t help at all.
God is merciful,
and He will hear
your prayer.)
Our Lady then quotes
the words of St. John Paul II,
and joyfully says to me:
Non abbiate paura.
(Don’t be afraid.)
Then, Our Lady gives me
the kiss of peace
on both cheeks
and continues,
with greater emphasis:
Non abbiate paura!
(Don’t be afraid!)
Our Lady then embraces me
with tender motherly love
and, echoing the words
of St. John Paul the Great,
she says to me:
I love you! I love you!
I love you! I love you!
Then, Our Lady does
what she does best:
she leads me to Jesus
and humbly says,
Fate quello que vi dirà.
(Do whatever He tells you.)
Our Lord of Love
then appears to me,
in gentleness,
and says to me,
Approach this Sea of Mercy
with great trust.
Then, Our Lady,
standing at Jesus’ side,
speaks again,
and quoting St. Augustine,
she kindly says to me,
Patience
is the companion
of wisdom.
Our Lady then reminds me
of the words of
Venerable Fulton J. Sheen,
and, patiently,
she says to me,
When Our Blessed Lord
came to this earth,
He had the divine
sense of humor.
Next, Our Lady speaks
in the spirit of
St. Francis of Assisi,
and wisely says to me,
True joy is divine mercy
in the dark night.
After doing all these things,
Our Lady kneels before Jesus,
and speaking the words of
St. Louis de Montfort’s consecration,
she faithfully says to Him:
Tuus totus ego sum,
et omnia mea tua sunt.
Then, sweetly kneeling
side-by-side with Our Lady,
I continue St. Louis’ prayer,
and I wholeheartedly say,
I am all yours, O my Jesus,
and all that I have is yours,
through Santa Maria,
your most holy mother.
Our Lady then turns
and speaks to me
for one last time, and,
inspiring me, she says,
Be courageous.
Do not fear
apparent obstacles,
but fix your gaze
on the Passion of my Son,
and in this way
you will be victorious.
Finally, I find myself
transported in spirit to
The Sermon on the Mount,
and I hear Jesus,
The Divine Mercy,
speak sincerely
and lovingly to me,
and He says,
Come to me,
all you who are weary
and find life burdensome,
and I will refresh you.
Take my yoke
upon your shoulders
and learn from me,
for I am gentle
and humble of heart.
Your souls shall find rest,
for my yoke is easy,
and my burden light.
Amen.
The Holy Spirit
Is very much like
A sweet beautiful
Monarch butterfly
That is full of Love:
It glides in peace
Upon the swirling breeze
Of heavenly happiness,
And delightfully dances
With indescribable joy,
Bobbing up and down,
And to and fro,
Often unpredictably,
For the wind blows
Where it wills.
Vince Lombardi: “Never, ever, ever, ever give up!”
Just as
there is
no sin
that
God
cannot
forgive,
so also
there is
no person
that
God
cannot
make
a saint.
I have a tendency to
overreact to things,
to immediately assume
the worst, out of fear;
but Our Lady is teaching me
that I need to be patient --
since patience, as St. Augustine said,
is the companion of wisdom,
and so, when an accident happens,
I take fear, and I promptly surrender it
to Our Lady, so that she can place
it at the foot of the cross,
until with a calmer mind
I can bring it before the King
in my private audience with Him,
and allow Him to guide me;
in the meantime,
I am resolved to
have the divine sense of humor,
knowing in my heart
that the Divine Mercy
will never let me down:
patience leads to good humor,
and good humor leads to
divine mercy in the dark night.
The Spirit of Love
Awakens in my heart
Like holy fire,
Burning away impurities,
Enlightening my mind,
Sweetening my soul.