Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

How to Be His - A 33-Day Dedication to our Eucharistic Lord , authored by Father Jesse J. Maingot, O.P. and Father Ignatius John Schweitzer, O.P., enriched my Advent, reignited my love for the Eucharist and opened my eyes to the prophetic voice we are all called to share. I highly recommend their work. Here is a summary of some of the more important insights these wise Friars shared about prophets and their role in God's plan of salvation. To speak a prophetic word,  Father Ignatius instructs us, " is not so much about foretelling something in the future. Prophecy is seeing the unfolding of history as God sees it." A prophet gets God's people to read the sign of the times and to be aware of their lives and the events of their days in light of God's wisdom and God's plan. A prophet is able to interpret what is happening from God's perspective. To speak a prophetic word is to speak into a situation, a living Word that manifests what God is up to and encourag...

In How To Be His - A 33-Day Dedication to our Eucharistic Jesus , Father Jesse J. Maingot, O.P. shares the wisdom and insight of St. Peter Julian Eymard; here are two brief samples:   "Few persons think of the virtues, the life, the state of our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. We treat Him like a statute; we think He is there merely to forgive our sins and to listen to our prayers. That is a wrong viewpoint. Our Lord lives and acts in the Eucharist. Look at Him, study and imitate Him!...Observe Him practicing virtue and you shall know what you have to do."                                                                    (St. Peter Julian Eymard) Father reminds us: that our Lord is patient and quiet; that He's waiting for us; that He's so available, so generous - anyone can come and talk to Him; that He looks at Hi...