Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

 

  "Tell souls not to place within their own hearts obstacles to My mercy, which so greatly wants to act within them. My mercy works in all those hearts which open their doors to it. Both the sinner and the righteous person have need of My mercy. Conversion, as well as perseverance, is a grace of My mercy.  Let souls who are striving for perfection particularly adore My mercy, because the abundance of graces which I grant them flows from My mercy. I desire that these souls distinguish themselves by boundless trust in My mercy. I myself will attend to the sanctification of such souls. I will provide them with everything they will need to attain sanctity. The graces of My mercy are drawn by means of one vessel only, and that is-trust.  The more a soul trusts, the more it will receive. Souls that trust boundlessly are a great comfort to Me, because I pour all the treasures of My graces into them. I rejoice that they ask for much, because it i...

 

(Image Source: cathopic .com) I find myself so weak that were it not for Holy Communion, I would fall continually.   One thing alone sustains me, and that is Holy Communion.   From it I draw my strength; in it is all my comfort. I fear life on days when I do not receive Holy Communion.   I fear my own self. Jesus concealed in the Host is everything to me. From the tabernacle I draw strength, power, courage and light.   Here, I seek consolation in time of anguish.   I would not know how to give glory to God if I did not have the Eucharist in my heart.  St. Maria Faustina Kowalska

     This is probably the longest guest post I have ever published. It is, however, not only worthwhile to read, but essential that you do so, if you wish to save your soul and the souls of those you know and love.       This is a post you will want to copy, keep, ponder, re-read, and share, especially with those you know and love who have separated themselves from our merciful God or profess not to believe in Him or eternal punishment.     Divine Mercy Sunday THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER  April 19, 2020 The Second Sunday of Easter is Divine Mercy Sunday.   God through Jesus his Son calls all weak, wounded, sinful human beings — and thus that means everyone — to surrender themselves to his Divine Mercy and thereby receive the unmerited gift of his Divine Life.   His merciful heart goes out in particular to souls who dwell in the darkness of grave sin, souls who live without hope, wandering ...

(Photo©Michael Seagriff) Pondering Tidbits of Truth is my simple and inadequate way of providing nuggets of spiritual wisdom for you to chew on from time to time . Jeffrey Kuhner "Tens of millions of unborn babies have been slaughtered; illegitimacy rates have soared; divorce has skyrocketed; pornography is rampant; drug use has exploded; sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS have killed millions; birth control is a way of life; sex outside of wedlock has become the norm; countless children have been permanently damaged - their innocence lost forever - because of the proliferation of broken homes; and sodomy and homosexuality are celebrated openly. America has become the new Babylon." (From Washington Times )

"Today, I have come to understand many of God's mysteries. I have come to know that Holy Communion remains in me until the next Holy Communion.  (Image source: Wikimedia Commons ) A vivid and clearly felt presence of God continues in my soul. The awareness of this plunges me into deep recollection, without the slightest effort on my part. My heart is a living tabernacle in which the living Host is reserved. I have never sought God in some far-off place, but within myself. It is in the depths of my own being that I commune with my God." (From Diary of St. Maria Faustina Kowalska)

(Photo©Michael Seagriff) There are times we do not ask God what He wants of us for fear that He will suggest something we are unwilling to do. On other occasions, we hear God's promptings very clearly but choose to ignore them.   The next time we are tempted to do either of these things, we would be wise to recall this warning: : "…sometimes He [God] demands of a particular soul a greater degree of love. Such a soul understands this call, because God makes this known to it interiorly, but the soul may either follow this call or not. It depends on the soul itself whether it is faithful to these touches of the Holy Spirit, or whether it resists them. I have learned that there is a place in purgatory where souls will pay their debt to God for such transgressions; this kind of torment is the most difficult of all. The soul which is specially marked by God will be distinguished everywhere, whether in heaven or in purgatory or in hell. In heaven, it will be dist...