Finally, I offer You, O Blessed Trinity! Emphasis added. I searched, then, in the Scriptures for some sign of this elevator, the object of my desires, and I read these words coming from the mouth of Eternal Wisdom: Whoever is a LITTLE ONE, let him come to me." 105 Yes, Therese actually used the word easy to describe her Little Way: My way is all love and trust. Fill me with Merciful Love so that, through it, I may see all of God's perfections, including his justice, as clothed in love. 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. Its truly amazing. Were too focused on the beloved who suffers. Anyway, diat covers three potential objections diat may' be coming to mind as we prepare to make the Offering. Then, tomorrow, well reflect on the rest of the Offering. For instance, in the Church, the consecrated life refers to those who make vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience for the purpose of serving God according to the charism of a religious community. And while hav ing such a heart does cause us more pain, its a bittersweet pain, the pain of compassion. Rather, it had to do with simply trusting that there is a heights, that there is a God, diat there is a heaven. Do you see him there, all bloody, bruised, and broken? This invitation pleased Jesus so much that he filled her with a superabundance of his mercy, and the experience of it became the very center of Thereses whole spirituality, leading her to the heights of holiness. 21-23. It means not settling for complacency or mediocrity or the attitude that says, Well, thats just who I am. In other words, it means striving to be faithful to examining our consciences every day. RIEST FRIEND: A CONSECRATION TO DIVINE MERCY. [Washington, D.C.: ICS Publications, 1982], p. 114). And so, although he seems to be dead (because this is a meditation, you actually still console him), Mar} gently raises you to his lips. Alas, I never made any. After all, it was the devil himself who said to St. John Vianney, If there were three upon earth like you, my kingdom would be destroyed.156 Just three! 134 Regarding mortal sin and venial sin, the Catechism teaches: Sins are rightly evaluated according to their gravity. If the Lord never tires of forgiving, we have no other choice than this: first of all, to care for those who are hurting. I promise that the soul that will venerate this image will not perish. (3) prayerfully answer the four corresponding questions in this Retreat Companion.] Again, as St. Therese said to the Lord, For me to love you as you love me, I would have to borrow your own love." Thats because she understands that suffering can help unite us to our crucified Savior. A St. Therese-style Consecration to Divine Mercy. Finally, it is not to become discouraged over ones faults, for little children fall often, but they arc too little to hurt themselves very much. Of course, you should try not to miss a day of reading, but if you do, dont worry. Its the Good News that Gods love is like water, which always goes to the lowest place. On Calvary, Marys Heart was pierced with a sword, as Simeon had foretold (see Lk 2:35). Maybe youre saying to yourself, That sounds wonderful, but whats the catch? In other words, Whats it going to cost me? Great question. This rejection of his love, Therese learned, is one of the deepest pains of his Heart. Well, when I saw that claim on the back of the book, I was sold. (Imperfect contrition, on the other hand, is sorrow for sin because of fear of hell and punishment.) [S jhe is to be pitied she is like an old clock that has to be re wound every quarter of an hour. So, she tries to explain by a very simple example, how much Jesus loves even very imperfect souls, who trust in Him: Im thinking of a father who has two children who are mis chievous and disobedient, and when he comes to punish them he sees one who trembles and draws away from him in fright, knowing in the bottom of his heart that he deserves to be punished. From Fr. This spark needs to be lighted by the grace of God. In other words, like most of us, she not only knew herself to be weak and imperfect (more on that in the next point), but she knew what it was like to live in an age of secularism and doubt. No. And why is that? WEEK THREE: The Offering to Merciful Love 81 DAY 19 Three Objections At tills point, weve learned what die Offering to Merciful Love is not (an offering to Divine Justice), what it is (an act of mercy toward Jesus), what it costs (our hardness of heart), and what it frees us from (the fires of purgatory). Going back to the beginning, back to Day 1, we learned that sin comes from a lack of trust in Gods goodness, a lack of faith in God and his Word. It is corroborated by human experience. Well use four of those five to review the main teachings of each week. Now, the child, who is all of us litde souls, cannot even climb the first step of that big staircase were too litde. (Ps 49:14)?5 Well learn more about St. Thereses Little Way next week. So, I recommend diat die Family Offering be accompanied by a Divine Mercy Image Enthronement. That is faith. They sincerely dont realize that theyre sinners. The four-mile journey on the following morning was taken by boat on the Ganges. Its a beautiful thing to be moved by the suffering of our neighbor. 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). Be a little more humble and realistic. Based on the book, 33 Days to Merciful Love, by Fr. But dont just take my word for it. Okay, so heres the second key question in Thereses ardent prayer: Is Your disdained Love going to remain closed up within Your Heart? That is the million-dollar question! Although this may not seem scary to others, its making me nervous. You might say, then, diat die New Eve is Gods secret weapon because our wound doesn't have to do with her. Undoubtedly this stemmed from my cowardliness, for I could have, like Celine, found a thou sand ways of making myself suffer. She told me that, beginning with her perpetual rows, she would practice trust. An appropriate prayer for such an enthronement, which could be prayed after making the Offering and in front of the Image of Divine Mercy, is as follows: LEADER: Jesus, you said to St. Faustina: I am offering people a vessel with which they are to keep coming for graces to the fountain of mercy. More specifically, it began with a lie: Eve listened to the lie of the serpent, a lie that made God seem jealous, selfish, and conniving. In other words, do they seem like towering mountains while youre just a small grain of sand? Y26-2ME Y26-2MEDVD The Second Greatest Story Ever Told Father Michael Gaitley, MIC, expounds on the pro found connection between Divine Mercy and Marian consecration, culminating in the person of John Paul II. Now, of course, the piercing of her Heart hurt. To help us understand, listen to what the Lord himself said to St. Faustina about the rejected grace and mercy of his Heart:93 I desire to bestow My graces upon souls, but they do not want to accept them. Alright, so do you want to know what it is? 91 Ibid., pp. In other words, I had to go speak with my friend Er. It begins with seeing that he longs to pour his Merciful Love out on sinners and that so many reject his love. So, we have a choice: severe justice or tender mercy. Why did God make himself vulnerable in diat way? 84 With Empty Hands, p. 71. I myself will attend to the sanctification of such souls. 178 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE And so I will accept with submission and gratitude everything that God sends me (1549). He Calls Us ''Friends." Therefore, there must be such a path! Outwardly, it seems as if everything were lost, but it is not so. 9 Diary, 731. 118 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE Recognize To live the Little Way, we need to recognize the darkness of our littleness and our brokenness. Although I imderstand that, being God, He is happy in Himself and has absolutely no need of any creature, still, His goodness compels Him to give Himself to the creature, and with a generosity which is beyond understanding.196 Ido not know' how' to live without God, but I also feel that God, absolutely self-sufficient though He is, cannot be happy without me.197 So, lets now' consider this generosity which is beyond understanding and how God, absolutely self-sufficient though He is, in a sense, cannot be happy without us. 139 Ibid. 111 Catechism of the Catholic Church, 144. Well, that moment of emptiness illustrates for us our utter ecce. Using the same 33-day preparation format, "33 Days to Merciful Love" journeys with one of the most beloved saints of modern times, St. Therese of Lisieux, and concludes with a consecration to Divine Mercy. We console him by loving him, letting him love us, and by allowing him to have mercy on us and save us. The book is called True Devotion to Mary by St. Louis de Montfort, and it describes a path to holiness called Marian consecration or a total consecration to Jesus through Mary. 16 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE Most important for me, de Montfort basically claimed that such a consecration is the quickest and easiest way to become a saint. Its a beautiful thing to be moved by the suffering of the Heart of Jesus. Yesterday, not meaning to do so, she tore off a small piece of wallpaper. 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. I beg You to choose a legion of little Victims worthy of Your LOVE!74 So, in view of Thereses prayer for little souls, I repeat: If you live the Little Way, that is, if you recognize die darkness of your litdeness, keep trying to grow in holiness, and trust in the Lords promise of mercy, you will become a saint. I also thought to myself, Yes, this is true. This is what mans first sin consisted of. 215 Dtfrry, 723. ' Saint Faustina even went so far as to describe holiness according to the path of mercy as very easy: O my Jesus, how very easy it is to become holy; all that is needed is a bit of good will. 189 In my opinion, the best translation of St. Thereses autobiography Story ofa Soul is by John Clarke, OCD. Oh, what pain they cause Me when they do not want to accept them!216 You, at least, come to Me as often as possible and take these graces they do not want to accept. As soon as you try to please Him in everything and have an unshakable trust He purifies you every moment in His love and He lets no sin remain. So, if you want God to be strict with everyone, and if you yourself decide to be strict with others, then God will be strict with you. The pleasing and consoling language has to do with a desire simply to love God for who he is (perfect love). I offer You, too, all the merits of the saints (in heaven and on earth), their acts of Love, and those of the holy angels. It was there on Calvary, there at the foot of the Cross, that we find in Mary the glorious perfection of faith. And so, through our prayers and deeds of mercy that are the fruit of our Offering, theyll get a second chance to receive Gods mercy'. Todays Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit, fire of mercy. So, we wont always feel the greatness of God filling our hearts. And we know she was blessed. 24 As well learn in Week Three of this retreat and elsewhere, consoling Jesus is an important part of St. Thereses spirituality. But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was; and when he saw him, he had compassion, and went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine; then he set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. If through weakness I sometimes fall, may Your Divine Glance cleanse my soul immediately, consuming all my imperfections like the fire that transforms everything into itself. 39 fulfilled. And what was Marys immediate response? Help us to be grateful for Gods mercy with your own joyfulness of heart at the Visitation. Why is such a context important? 193 See Ahern, p. 84. 204 Catechism, 1085. Also, recall that Thereses words here are similar to something else she said, which we read on Day 15: What sweet joy it is to think that God is Just, i.e., that He takes into account our weakness, that He is perfecdy aware of our fragile nature. I want to console You for the ingratitude of the wicked, and I beg of You to take away my freedom to displease You. 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. Visit MarianMissionaries.org or see the Resource Pages for more information. And shes effective not only because shes such a tender mother, but also because, as the Church teaches, shes a Mediatrix of grace.27 By a Mediatrix of grace, I dont mean that Mary is the source of grace. Yet, my heart senses You, and my trust grows, and I see all Your omnipotence which upholds me. While the focus of this retreat is Therese of Lisieux, well deal with different subject matter each week. He will go far, very far, in search of you, if at times you wander off a little.60 Or, as Jesus himself put it to St. Faustina: The greater die sinner, the greater the right he has to My mercy.61 Todays Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit, fire of mercy. Of course, this does not mean that little souls can never be successful in the practice of virtue, but when they are, Therese describes what their attitude should be: To be little is also to not attribute to oneself the virtues that one practices, believing oneself capable of anything, but to recognize that God places this treasure of virtue in the hands 180 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE of His little child, to be used when necessary; but it remains always Gods treasure (ibid., p. 228). 170 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE Because Jesus was so moved by St. Thereses ardent love for him, he gave her a beautiful insight into the mystery of his Heart. It is a long, slippery slope that cannot be iden tified simply as a series of sins. Isnt the Mass the most powerful prayer? Uncategorized. She just wants us to come to under stand Gods goodness and accept his Merciful Love. One more thing regarding the last objection: When we take the graces that others dont want, were actually giving them a second chance to receive those graces. Its important because when we see that our consecration preparation is part of a gift from on High/i>r our time, it carries more weight. So whether you want to deepen your love of Divine Mercy or have a devotion to St. Thrse, 33 Days to Merciful Love is the book for you. May this martyrdom, after having prepared me to appear before You, finally cause me to die and may my soul take its flight without any delay into the eternal embrace of Tour Merciful Love. Therefore, Jesus, we the Family, offer ourselves to your Merciful Love and ask for the grace and mercy 172 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE that other families refuse. So, if we object, then maybe were simply looking for justice. In odier words, its a rediscovery of die very heart of die Gospel. And he came to her and said, Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you! But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered in her mind what sort of greeting this might be. Todays Prayer: Come, Holy Spirit, fire of mercy. 33 Days to Merciful Love (Retreat Coordinator's Guide) - Read online for free. But remember, the Little Way is a Litde Way of darkness. I mean, what am Igetting myself into? One of the best examples of a personal consecration to Introduction 19 Divine Mercy is actually a form of Marian consecration, a form thats taught by St. Maximilian Kolbe. It basically consists of making a prayer of desire to receive Jesus in Holy Communion. Shes saying, I do not regret having offered myself to Love and neither will you! So get ready. Seraphim interrupted my contentment: And how do you live trust? Fill my heart with a faith-filled song ofpraise and thanksgiving to God for his tender love and mercy! 46 59. DAY 32 The Darkness Three words summarize our week of going into the darkness: (1) Relate, (2) See, and (3) Smile. It was explicit in [the year] 2000, but it was something that had been maturing in [John Pauls] heart for some time. Truly, its the secret to happiness in this life. And isnt he the one who inspired these desires in the first place? Pages : 202 pages. This book, like 33 Days to Morning Glory, is a 33-day do-it-yourself retreat in preparation for consecration that's based on heart-pondering prayer. And thats a big deal. Based on the book, 33 Days to Merciful Love, by Fr. How do we know that? What you have written is but a drop compared to the ocean. But, again, that experience of heaven on earth is hidden under the veil of a Sacrament. And, finally, be happy that despite your little fervor and lack of fidelity, the Lord know's [your] weakness and will eventually come down for you and raise you to the heights of his love. Offering to Merciful Love by St. Therese of Lisieux O My God! The Church is showing her maternal side, her motherly face, to a humanity that is wounded. See Catechism, 411,511,975. I wish, then, to be clothed in Your own Justice and to receive from Your Love die eternal possession of Yourself [Allow] die waves of infinite tenderness shut up within You to overflow into my soul.148 100 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE Clearly, Therese is confident that God will let her borrow his own love so she can love him perfectly in return. Now, that may sound silly, at least until we realize that the idea for it comes from an important Divine Mercy saint and Doctor of die Church, St. Therese of Lisieux. Why? Later, in his book The Name of God is Mercy, the Pope further elab orates on these comments on the plane: Yes, I believe that this is a time for mercy. When we love, wre cant go there.100 And as for one of her novices who told her, I fear purgatory,107 Therese had this to say: You do not have enough trust. Its the word of love spoken through Christs death on the Cross, the word of love that Mary intimately shared in on Calvary. And so it is in the world of souls, Jesus garden.185 So, the diversity of authentic spiritualities within the Church is pleasing to Jesus. Francis P. Havey - Book for Priests, 251 pp. Its realizing, widiout despairing, that WEEK TWO: The Little Way 57 they may be with us till our dying day. However, theres a deeply important truth here, and if we dont get it, well have a hard time living the Litde Way. And then well remember I hope well remember Marys example of faith at the foot of the Cross. So, youve made your consecration to Divine Mercy (your Offering to Merciful Love). But hers is not die unhealdiy preoccupation with suffering that marked her early religious life. Apparendy so.) But heres something we didnt cover earlier, something that pushes us forward along the Littie Way as a way of life, something that also forms our conscience: The choice to see through the lens of mercy." Todays Prayer: Spend the day pondering the meaning of trust as it is summarized in these three words: Distrust, Blessing, and Grace. Shes actually quite big! And then theyd go on to describe how heroic she was in her sacrifices, sufferings, virtues, and desires. He was ready to kill Isaac, as he had been commanded. Specifically, would you pray the following prayer of St. Therese for us? Y26-0NE book: Y26-EB0NE Consoling the Heart of Jesus This do-it-yourself retreat combines the Spiritual Exercises ofSt. 26 That Mary is the New Eve is derived from Sacred Scripture, taught by the early Fathers of the Church, and faithfully held throughout the Tradition of the Church. The Church has to do this, when there is someone not only wait for them, but go out and find them! So, lets try to be faithful, and lets trust in Gods promise of mercy. And because he needs our love, because his Heart experiences both joys and sorrows, we can enter into true friendship with him. On the first night of the journey, before even reaching the place of her retreat, the vehemence of her love and sorrow broke the ties binding her to earth, and at the same moment the holy man saw her soul carried by angels to Gods 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE 96 bosom. As Abraham had the stars and Mary had the words of Elizabeth, you have Thereses smile. However, the idea of consoling Jesus (the Head of his body)194 sometimes causes difficulties for people. web pages On die other hand, when we stub our toe or have a terrible headache, its hard not to focus on ourselves, and then we really notice the pain. Unfortunately, though, it doesnt count for your consecration day. So, die key element of what die Church calls perfect contrition is that its motivated by love for God and a desire not to offend him or let him down. It doesnt seem to make any sense, right? 23 Introduction September 4 Our Lady of the Rosary October 7 September 13 St. Margaret Mary Alacoque October 16 September 19 St. John Paul II October 22 October 19 Presentation of Mary November 21 November 5 Immaculate Conception December 8 November 9 Our Lady of Guadalupe December 12 November 22 December 25 November 29 Christmas St. John the Apostle, Evangelist Mother of God December 23 Conversion of St. Paul January 25 December 31 Presentation of the Lord February 2 November 24 December 27 January 1 Of course, because the mystery of Divine Mercy touches all the mysteries of our faith and the life of every saint, you can certainly choose to consecrate yourself to Divine Mercy on any of the Churchs solemnities, feasts, or memorials that are mean ingful to you. Mercy. During this blessed time, God wants to save the world by the power of Divine Mercy through us. He commanded him to sacrifice his dearly beloved son, Isaac. For that, Im only giving you two options: Thereses actual text or the Prayer of Consecration to Merciful Love.178 (Of course, you can certainly pray both.) But whats the catch? For more information on the spirituality of offering ourselves with Christ to the Father at the Mass, see my book The One Thing Is Three: How the Most Holy Trinity Explains Everything (Stockbridge: Marian Press, 2012), pp. 76-81. Im adapting it slightly, particularly so we can pray it in the first person. Since You loved me so much as to give me Your only Son as my Savior and my Spouse, the infinite 135 136 33 DAYS TO MERCIFUL LOVE treasures of His merits are mine. Remember that Gods Merciful Love is like water: It rushes to the lowest place and Therese knew this. 33 Days to Merciful Love is the stirring sequel to the international sensation, 33 Days to Morning Glory. I want to work for Tour Love alone with the one purpose of pleasing You, consoling Your Sacred Heart, and saving souls who will love You eternally. Emphasis added. I smile through my own tears When I contemplate your sorrows Oh! I say that because, while she was not physically crucified at Calvary, she did suffer a kind of spiritual crucifixion. He will know how He can come and get you. In odier words, 1 encourage them, with their families, to solemnly invite Jesus, die King of Mercy, to reign in their homes and then to use die image as a sign, symbol, and reminder of this invitation. Jesus, we trust in you. Now, this doesnt mean we have to go on endless mission trips and pilgrimages. But how did she do it? Col 3:3) through faith [She] is in contact with the truth about her Son only in faith and through faith! The heart-healing graces of die Offering to Merciful Love dont usually come all at once. Did the mortal sickness that devoured Thereses poor lungs also affect her brain? And because she was so little and trusted completely in Divine Mercy, she believed that Gods mercy would surely rush to the lowest place her little soul! Alright, so how do we live that act of perfect love always as one act? First, according to the obituary, Sr. Marie very often offered herself as a victim to divine Justice.n&(> (Therese would have duly noted those last words.) From the cloud, bolts of thunder and flashes of lightning were springing into his hands; and from his hand they were going forth, and only then were they striking the earth. Rather, it sent them racing to the heights. Let me explain. Michael Gaitley, MIC, this 33 Days to Merciful Love Group Retreat goes even deeper than the book alone and explores new material on the heart of St. Thérèse of Lisieux’s Little Way, uncovering the power of trust in the face of personal darkness, inspiring participants to become great saints amid ordinary circumstances, and . Reverend Michael Gaitley's book, 33 Days to Morning Glory: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat in Preparation for Marian Consecration, begins with a promise to disclose a "secret" form of knowledge based on Gnosticism. Has he not said: OFFER TO GOD THE SACRIFICES OF PRAISE AND THANKSGIVING! Amen. That moment is supercharged because, at the Mass, Jesus is giving himself Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity into our hands: literally, in the hands of the priest, and spiritually, in the hands of all the lay faithful who unite their own sacrifices to the offering of the priest at the altar. John Clarke, OCD, 3rd ed. Now, Eves first mistake was that she listened to a liar the Father of Lies. It was because of peoples lack offaith. How you grieve me! And through that effort, weve come to find a light in the darkness, namely, Gods own love that fills up the abyss of our nothingness. Well, Therese is a great Doctor of the Church because she discovered such a way - rather, she rediscovered it. 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