It was June 9, 1895 Trinity Sunday. On the Ten Small Beads of Each Decade For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Carmelite Sisters of New York of Conscils et Souvenirs (Rock ford, Hi. I mean, were all sinners (see Rom 3:23, 1 Jn 1:8-10), and we all desperately need Gods mercy. 1 believe it will become a spiritual classic, right up there with 33 Days to Morning Glory.''' The precise moment came during a conversation with Fr. Saint John Paul II expressed the theology of consoling Jesus in what is probably the most profound papal statement on the topic. Its the face of Christ in his Pas sion. Gaitley's 33 Days to Morning Glory. Whether you want to deepen your love of Divine Mercy or have a devotion to St. Therese, 33 Days to Merciful Love is the book for you. Shes telling you not to be afraid. And then, it wouldnt take long before the thieves of hope were getting me discouraged again. What do you choose? Thankfully, Therese was very much WEEK THREE: The Offering to Merciful Love 71 attracted to another kind of offering: the Offering to Merciful Love. Here is a king whose reign will last forever! Because, again, one of die effects of the Offering to Mercifill Love is that it makes our hearts more compassionate. if'i',,11' K lr Mi.in.I Giiil. But, when we think of it, that suffering isnt so scary at least its not as repulsive as the idea of a violent, bloody, and torturous death. So, the light that illumines the darkness of our spiritual blindness to our sins is the fire of Gods love. (The Poetry of Saint Therese ofLisieux, trans. He waited until after she had discovered her Little Way and had offered herself to Merciful Love. You have great and incom prehensible rights over My Heart, for you are a daughter of complete trust (Diary, 718). There is rhe marvel of Abrahams faith. 77 Saint Louis de Montfort also taught that God would raise up in our time, from among the weak and broken, great saints, who shall surpass most of the other saints. See 33 Days to Morning Glory, pp. In fact, the Mercifiil Love that comes from Family B to Family A becomes, in a sense, Family As second chance to receive Gods mercy. She was actually quite big. And then theyd go on about Thereses impressive virtues, desires, sacrifices, and sufferings such that Id think to myself: Well, maybe the Little Way is too big for me. And now, Therese has just announced to you the good news that theres a new invention, a spiritual elevator, that provides a way to the heights for little souls. Specifically, its to con sole Jesus by making a spiritual communion with the intention of receiving the mercy' that other people reject. During this blessed time, God wants to save the world by the power of Divine Mercy through us. The retreat book, 33 Days to Merciful Love, is not included in this kit. And why is that? Moreover, such holiness is not a human work but, rather, Gods work, a work of Divine Mercy rushing down to the lowest place. I beg You to cast Your Divine Glance upon a great number of little souls. Thank God for St. Therese. 61-62). Christ, precisely as the crucified one, is the Word that does not pass away, and He is the one who stands at the door and knocks at the heart of every man, without restricting his freedom, but instead seeking to draw from this very freedom love, which is not only an act of solidarity with the suffering Son of man, but also a kind of mercy shown by each one of us to the Son of the eternal Father. Now; at this point, many of us may be enthusiastically agreeing, Thats right! I choose to remain always little, not relying on my own merits but solely on yours, dear Lord, and those of the Blessed Mother.175 Finally, 1 believe, my God, that you can and will make me into a saint, even if I wont see it, even if I have to struggle all my life against vice and sin, even if I have to wait until the very end. This introduction is not part of the 33 days of preparation. I have always noticed that when I compared myself to the saints, there is between them and me the same difference that exists between a mountain whose summit is lost in the clouds and the obscure grain of sand trampled underfoot by passers-by. The Litde Way is not about taking away die dryness of everyday life. Its the Good News that God doesnt love us because were so good but because hes so good, that he loves us not because we deserve it but because we desperately need it. I do not fear anything, although the storm is raging, and frightful bolts strike all around me, and I then feel quite alone. Why care about mercy if we dont feel were in need of it? Saint Therese herself points this out in a remarkable passage at the end of her autobiography, a passage that weaves together her favorite truths of the Gospel the truths that she has rediscovered:58 I have only to cast a glance in the Gospels and immediately I breathe in the perfumes of Jesus life, and I know on which side to run. And best of all, shes a kind and gentie modier and who can be afraid of such a mother? Your Face is my only Homeland Its rhe Lily of the Valley Whose mysterious perfume Consoles my exiled soul, Making it taste the peace of Heaven. As we also learned on Day 13, St. Therese is a prophet w ho teaches us that in the present time of mercy, God w ants to work some of the greatest miracles of his mercy in the history of the WEEK FOUR: Into the Darkness 105 world. Dark clouds creep in and cover up the sun (what St. Ignatius calls desolation). I wanted to find an elevator which would raise me to Jesus, for I am too small to 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE 52 climb the rough stairway of perfection. You, at least, come to Me as often as possible and take these graces they do not want to accept. 207 Karol Wojtyla, cited by George Weigel in Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II ( New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc., 1999), p. 102. DAY 29 What Is Trust? Also, it might be a good idea to invite a priest to bless your home and your Image of Divine Mercy. Now, of course, it doesnt give us freedom to choose when it comes to something like the Ten Command ments. And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, Take 54 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE care of him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back (Lk 10:30 35). Do you see him there, all bloody, bruised, and broken? 122 To learn how we can console Jesus, see the first section of Appendix One, How We Can Console Jesus. Also, on this topic, its interesting to note that St. Therese took the religious name Sr. I also say that because St. Faustina herself prefaces the above citation by saying, I often attend upon the dying and through entreaties obtain for them trust in 190 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE God's mercy, and I implore God for an abundance of divine grace, which is always victorious. 128 Saint John of the Cross, The Lirin# Flame of Love, commentary on stanza 1, line 6 (cited in Gaucher, p. 221). Jesus is so fatigued with always having to take the initiative and to attend to others that He hastens to take advantage of the repose I offer to Him. He was clothed in a dazzling robe, lais face gloriously bright, a cloud beneath his feet. Yikes!) Todays Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit, fire of mercy. After your soul has filled, after your lungs have filled, you linger at the end of the fiat moment as you simply enjoy and take delight in his Merciful Love. Specifically, would you pray the following prayer of St. Therese for us? Blessed is she who believed that what was spoken to her by the Lord would be WEEK ONE: What Is Trust? Anyway, Therese responds to Marie with her glorious Letter 197. Trust in God, who is Love and Mercy itself. 71-83. Now, thats great. And this easily can save the world. 45 Regarding Therese being a victim of bullying, an outcast, and loner who couldnt join in the games of the others or comb her ow n hair, see Story ofa Soul, pp. But while Mary far surpasses Abraham as an example of faith, she also provides somediing that Abraham cannot: the grace to believe, the grace to trust. This is the out moment of breathing. He will know how He can come and get you. I smile through my own tears When I contemplate your sorrows Oh! 'Nevertheless, her trust in God's mercy during that time, and God's faithfulness to her, became the confirmation of her Little Way. In fact, I believe that it is in the context of the offering of the Mass that we can best understand the following words of St. Therese (especially draw me, we shall run) that reveal how she found a simple way of inter ceding for others: Since I have two brothers and my little Sisters, the novices, if I wanted to ask for each soul what each one needed and go into detail about it, the days would not be long enough and I fear I would forget something important. But if they did see the reality of his love, their eyes would be opened to their sinfulness. As I mentioned yesterday, you have two choices (or three choices if youre making the consecration as a family see Appendix Two). And why, as John Paul II put it, does doing so highly respect us and ennoble us? But look at what weve just learned from the ecce, fiat, magnificat movement: The path to praise begins with the ecce moment. Anyway, whichever prayer you choose for your day of con secration, make sure you spend some time today meditating on it (or on them, if you decide to pray both prayers tomorrow). To help you figure out a good day to start your 33-day preparation for Divine Mercy consecration, check out the follow ing chart with recommended feast days and their starting dates: S tar t of Feast Day the 33 Days Consec&ation/Feast January 9 Our Lady of Lourdes February 11 February 20* The Annunciation March 25 Varies Divine Mercy Sunday Sunday after Easter April 10 Our Lady of Fatima May 13 April 28 The Visitation May 31 Varies Pentecost Sunday 50 days after Easter Varies Trinity Sunday Sunday after Pentecost Varies Sacred Heart of Jesus Friday after Corpus Christi Varies Immaculate Heart of Mary Saturday after Corpus Christi May 27 Sts. 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. (See endnote 159 for instructions on how to pray it.) See also The Power of Confi dence, pp. The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment of the damned. On the same page, Foley goes into further detail about Zelies excessive fear and what it was like for her, growing up in a home that was dominated by a certain atmosphere of austerity, constraint and scrupulosity. 34 Full quote: She becomes emotional very easily. (2) Due to die wound of original sin, we already tend to distrust God, so when he draws close to us, we often run and hide. Inspired by Saints Therese and Faustina, its to borrow the infinite merits of Christ on the Cross and to offer them as a perfect sacrifice of mercy for the whole world. Well long for him so ardently at that moment that our souls will, so to speak, pop out of our bodies and fly directly and immediately, without having to go through purgatory, into the embrace of his love.127 Thats the martyrdom of love, a martyrdom that, according to St. John of the Cross, is very gentle and very sweet, sweeter and more gentle than [our] whole spiritual life on earth.128 But until that blessed moment, Therese will continue to offer herself to Merciful Love: (11) 1 want, O my Beloved, at each bear 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!119 90 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE Now, while I dont yet have a method for renewing the Offering to Merciful Love at each beat of my heart, I can recommend an easy method for renewing it at each breath. 134 Regarding mortal sin and venial sin, the Catechism teaches: Sins are rightly evaluated according to their gravity. Hes well aware that the child wdll often fall back into the these same faults, but hes always ready to forgive him, provided the boy always grasps him by the heart. I discov ered hidden treasures in Thereses teaching that made me say over and over, Why havent I heard this before? Its the Good News that Gods ways are not our ways, that God isnt attracted to our gifts, virtues, and talents, but rather, to our weakness, brokenness, and sin. Shes saying, I do not regret having offered myself to Love and neither will you!165 And shes asking you to let her do good for you and to fulfill her mission in you, a mission that she expressed shortly before her death: I feel especially that my mission is about to begin, my mission to make God loved as I love him, to give my little way to souls. Shes actually quite big! And then theyd go on to describe how heroic she was in her sacrifices, sufferings, virtues, and desires. Again, when his Sacred Heart was pierced, it became the Fountain of Mercy, the source of mercy. When, on one occasion, instead of interior prayer, I took up a book of spir itual reading, I heard these words spoken distinctly and forcefully within my soul, You will prepare the world for My final coming. (Then, ifyoud like, you can pray St. Thereses text ofthe Offering to Merciful Love on your own.) In fact, as well now learn, this overflowing love has the potential to engulf the entire world. And so, the Lord sometimes permits that little souls remain in the dark ness of certain vices or sins so they wont fall into worse ones, like die sin of pride. But my plea was a mere nothing in the face of the divine anger. But what does wound Jesus, Therese explains, is only when his friends, ignoring their continual indelicacies, make a habit out of them and dont ask forgiveness for them (cited in ibid., p. 189). It reveals that when we compare Gods infinite love for us with our own pitiful love for him, our love is really nothing. Michael Gaitley)-Consecration to Merciful Love Certificate -Prayer of Consecration to Merciful Love prayer card-St. Thrse card (limite (Remember Sr. Marie of Jesus? 154 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE Now, on this topic of God not needing us, Id say that Exodus 3:14 puts it best. 18! Whenever we look at it, help us to remember your love and mercy, and fill our hearts with trust. And can you make out the other main ideas in the middle paragraphs? The third and final objection is one that may have arisen in response to the idea that the Offering to Merciful Love is a way of taking the rejected mercy that other people dont want. Includes: Retreat Companion (workbook with daily and weekly questions, written by Fr. He lives and works on Eden Hill in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, home of the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy. However, the idea of consoling Jesus (the Head of his body)194 sometimes causes difficulties for people. Youre not important. Living side by side with her Son under the same roof, and faithfully persevering in her union with her Son, she advanced in her pilgrimage offaith" And so it was during Christs public life too (cf. (See the Resource Pages at the back of this book for more informa tion.) That story expresses well how Therese approached the spiritual lite and the path to sanctity in particular. 191 Regarding the graces associated with the Image of Divine Mercy, see the following words of Jesus to St. Faustina, recorded in her Diary. 206 Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book VIII, 5, 8. He wrote that a person who fervently makes such a prayer of spiritual communion can receive the same grace as one who fer vently receives sacramental Communion!211 Alright, so now that we know what it is and its potential power, lets see how we can make the Spiritual Communion of Merciful Love. It is a consignment that he gave us, but which comes from on High.75 So, were in a time of mercy, and we have that on the authority of the Pope. Because, again, as the Cate chism teaches, all sin involves a lack of trust in Gods goodness. 31 Cited by Pope John Paul II in his Apostolic Letter Divini Amoris Scientia, October 19, 1997,10. He permitted my soul to be invaded by the thickest darkness, and that the thought of heaven, up until then so sweet to me, be no longer anything but the cause of struggle and torment.162 Clearly, Therese was dealing with a night offaith, a trial of faith. Well, basically, to offer oneself as a victim soul to Gods justice, as Sr. Marie did, is to make a sort of deal with the Lord, a deal that would go something like this: Lord, please give to me all the punishment thats due to sinners, and then give to sinners the blessings I would normally receive as a faithful religious. Perhaps surprisingly, the Lord would take people up on such an offer. Praem., Fr. Rather, I mean its easy to bypass purgatory and go straight to heaven, like the saints do. Gaitley 33 Days to Morning Glory Begin an extraordinary 33-day journey to Marian conse cration with four spiritual giants: St. Louis de Montfort, St. Maximilian Kolbe, Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, and St. John Paul II. The Chaplet is a kind of extension of the prayer of the Mass. *3 So, the little bird with the heart of the eagle, the little bird who is well aware of her weaknesses, is also totally confident that God could not have given her the heart of an eagle without also providing her the means of realizing her desires. 12 Pope John Paul II, Encyclical Letter Redemptoris Mater [Mother of the Redeemer), March 25,1987, 12. 48 Ibid., p. 27. After all, I figured that only the "quickest and easiest" path could help someone like me to become a saint. So, joy should abound this day! (Mass is highly recommended but not essential.) So she offered to her little sisters, Celine and Therese, a basket frill of such items. 2, p. 999. So, I told Fr. Help me to participatefully, consciously, and actively in the borrowed divine love ofliturgical worship. (I have always remained litde, therefore, having no other occupation but that of gathering flowers, the flowers of love and sacrifice, and of offering them to God in order to please Him. Yes, he can do it. Thats largely because of a popular and terribly rigorist book on Carmelite spiritualin- called The Treasure of Carmel. Indeed, we tend to diink in a worldly, Jansenist way that says we must earn Gods love by being perfect, strong, and without sin. Remain in me as in a tabernacle All our justice is stained in Your eyes. There is no power that can stop me in my flight toward God.210 How to Renew the Offering with Every Breath: The Spiritual Communion of Merciful Love I toll h .u.Ur-Cil :i> -ill ( uliM. Let me explain. Saint Faustina once had a vision of purgatory (that place of suffering for the souls of those who die in a state of grace but who are still in need of purification100), and she asked the souls there what their greatest suffering was. ?] How? Will Your Justice alone find souls willing to immolate themselves as victims? Michael Gaitley has done is again. How to Live in "One Single Act of Perfect Love" What does St. Therese mean when she says she wants to live in one single act of perfect love? Again, these three things are recommendations. He spoke about mortal sin, and he described a soul in the state of sin and how much God hated it. by Fr Michael E Gaitley (Author) 4.9 out of 5 stars 973 ratings. And while he doesnt specifically use the term console,202 its clear that thats what hes getting at: The events of Good Friday and, even before that, in prayer in Gethsemane, introduce a fundamental change into the whole course of the revelation of love 156 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE and mercy in the messianic mission of Christ, The one who went about doing good and healing and curing every sickness and disease now Himself seems to merit the greatest mercy and to appeal for mercy, when He is arrested, abused, condemned, scourged, crowned with thorns, when He is nailed to the cross and dies amidst agonizing torments. (More on this later.) So God has two problems: (1) He wants us fallen creatures to believe in his Word and to trust in his goodness, but thats something he cant force, because trust, like love, must be given in freedom. I am certain, then, that You will grant my desires; 1 know, O my God! 33 Days to Morning Glory; Consoling the . Well, let me begin to answer that by first telling you an amazing secret: According to St. John Paul II, theres a kind of key which unlocks for us the innermost reality of Mary.12 Imagine that. Okay, so here we seem to have a case where less is more. In other words, it may be better to have something 126 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE thats shorter (less) than Thereses text of Offering and that will also summarize all the main teachings weve covered during this retreat (more). You can, then, in one instant prepare me to appear before You. Reply to Obj. In other words, it cant be mercy doled out from a high pedestal. She provides powerful testimony to how good and truly merciful God is. I want no other Throne, no other Crown but Ton, my Beloved! When he returned four hours later and everybody had forgotten about it, she ran at once to Marie, saying: Mane, hurry and tell Papa I tore the paper. 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