*JOSHUA 1:9*
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.”
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*PICCARRETA:*
Oct. 20. “Courage and trust; these are the weapons which conquer God. The essential thing is really to begin; the rest will come by itself.”
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*BOH VOL 29 April 16, 1931*
_Courage is of resolute souls._
My life continues under the empire of the Eternal Fiat, which envelopes me, inside and outside of me, and makes me feel Its infinite weight; and I, like atom, remain enveloped by this infinity that has no limits, and as much as I love It and long for It, I feel vividly the pain of my human will, crushed and almost dying under the empire of a Divine Will, immense and eternal. 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….
And while my poor soul was pouring itself out in sorrow, my sweet Jesus made Himself seen in my interior – crucified, with six Angels, three on the right and three on the left of His adorable Person. Each of these Angels held a crown in his hands, studded with most refulgent gems, in act of offering them to Our Lord.
I remained surprised in seeing this, and my beloved Jesus told me: “Courage, my daughter – courage is of souls resolute to do good. They are imperturbable under any storm; and while they hear the roaring of the thunders and lightnings to the point of trembling, and remain under the pouring rain that pours over them, they use the water to be washed and come out more beautiful; and heedless of the storm, they are more than ever resolute and courageous in not moving from the good they have started.
Discouragement is of irresolute souls, which never arrive at accomplishing a good.
Courage sets the way, courage puts to flight any storm, courage is the bread of the strong, courage is the warlike one that knows how to win any battle. Therefore, good daughter, courage, do not fear.
And besides, what do you fear? I gave you six Angels for your custody; each of them has the task to guide you through the interminable ways of my Eternal Volition, so that you may requite with your acts, with your love, what the Divine Will did by pronouncing six Fiats in Creation.
So, each Angel is entrusted one Fiat and what came out of this Fiat, to call you to requite each of these Fiats, even with the sacrifice of your life. These Angels gather your acts and form with them a crown, and, prostrate, they offer it to the Divinity as requital for what Our Divine Will did, so that It may be known and form Its Kingdom upon earth.
But this is not all; I Myself am at the head of these Angels, guiding you and watching over you in everything, and forming in you the very acts and that love which is needed so that you may have sufficient love to be able to requite so many great works of Our Supreme Volition.
Therefore, do not stop, you have much to do – you have to follow Me who never stops; you have to follow the Angels, because they want to fulfill their task entrusted to them; you have to fulfill your mission of daughter of the Divine Will.”
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*PRAYER OF THE DAY:*
“My Jesus, do not cry; or rather, let me cry together with You. Let us cry together over the lot of so many souls consecrated to You, who, over little trials, over incidents of life, no longer take care of You and leave You alone; for many others, timid and cowardly, who, for lack of courage and trust, abandon You; for many upon many who, not finding their own advantage in holy things, do not care about You; for many priests who preach, who celebrate, who confess for love of interest and of self-glory. These show that they are around You, but You remain always alone!
I repair You for Your bitter pain by promising that I will not leave You alone. Yes, O my Jesus, I promise, helped by your grace, identifying myself with Your Divine Will.”
Adapted from
*Ninth Hour, Hours of the Passion*