John 14:23
“Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them”
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PICCARRETA:
June 26: “In each pain, dear Jesus will give you a kiss, a hug, and will adorn your soul with most refulgent gems.”
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BOH Volume 2, September 9, 1899
“Dearest daughter of mine, the three roots you see, which this tree contains, are Faith, Hope and Charity.
The fact that you see this trunk coming out of Me and entering into your heart means that there is no good that souls possess which does not come from Me.
Then, after Faith, Hope and Charity, the first development of this trunk is to make known that everything good comes from God, that creatures have nothing of their own but their nothingness, and that this nothingness does nothing but give Me the freedom to enter into them and do what I want.
However, there are other ‘nothings’ that is, other souls who make opposition with their own human will; so, because this knowledge is lacking, the trunk produces neither branches, nor fruits, nor anything else that is good.
The branches which this tree contains, with all the apparatus of flowers, fruits, pearls and precious stones, are all the different virtues that a soul can possess.
Now, who has given life to such a beautiful tree? Certainly the roots. This means that Faith, Hope and Charity embrace everything and contain all virtues, so much so, that they are placed there as the basis and the foundation of the tree, and without them no other virtue can be produced.”
I also understood that the flowers signify the virtues, the fruits, sufferings, the precious stones and pearls, suffering only out of pure love for God. This is why those pearls which were falling formed that beautiful ornament for Our Lord.”
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PRAYER OF THE DAY:
My Jesus, help me, and give me strength in the painful state I find myself in. My poor heart bleeds and seeks a refuge in so many pains — You alone, my Jesus, can help me. O please! help me, do not abandon me….
Adapted from April 16, 1931 volume 29