NOV. 19, 2025
*PHILIPPIANS 4:8*
“Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things”.
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*PICCARRETA:*
Nov. 19. “The thought of ourselves removes the thought of God from us and takes away sanctity, making us grow sickly in good.”
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*BOH VOL 11 Aug. 16, 1912*
_Thinking of oneself blinds the mind; thinking only of *Jesus* is light for the mind._
“My daughter, the thought of yourselves blinds your minds; it forms a sort of human enchantment in them, and this human enchantment forms a net around man. This net is made of weaknesses, of oppressions, of melancholies, of fears and of everything evil contained in the human nature.
And the more one thinks about oneself, even under the aspect of good, the thicker the net becomes, and the blinder the soul.
On the other hand, not thinking of oneself, but thinking only of Me, and only of loving Me, whatever the circumstance, is light for the mind and forms a sweet divine enchantment.
This divine enchantment also forms its net, but this net is all made of light, of fortitude, of joy, of trust; in sum, of all the goods which I Myself possess.
And the less one thinks about oneself, the thicker that net becomes, to the point that one no longer recognizes oneself. How beautiful it is to see the soul wrapped in this net which the divine enchantment has woven! How delightful, gracious and dear to all Heaven!
The opposite for the soul who thinks about herself.”
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PRAYER OF THE DAY:
“My sweet Jesus, may I always recognize myself in You, and if I want to remember myself, I go and do it in You, so that I may put myself in order, because in You, I will find my image made by You and similar to You. I will find everything that is needed to preserve and embellish this image.
As I come to recognize myself in You, I will also recognize my neighbor in You; and in seeing how You love me, and how You love my neighbor, I will rise to the degree of true divine love, and everything, inside and outside of me, will take on the true order – which is the divine order.”
Adapted from:
*BOH VOL 11 Nov. 2, 1912*
