Harvesting The Fruits of Contemplation

(Photo©Michael Seagriff) “This same God who in His incarnation deigned to unite Himself so closely to me [Blessed Mother Mary] also wants to be united to you, my child, through Communion. But you are much less eager to receive than He is to give. Your laziness and a false humility will suggest excuses for staying away from the holy table; do not accept them. There is the excuse of fear and reverence; but fear and reverence must be subordinated to love and simply serve to make love more attentive. To stay away from Communion out of a false reverence is to rob Jesus of the satisfaction He finds in dwelling with you He has told you of this satisfaction when He said: “My delight is to be with the children of men” (Proverbs 8:31). You say that because of your frequent sins you dare not frequently approached the Holy of Holies. But, my child, however weak a soul may be, if it makes every effort to improve, Jesus will always find it a joy to come to it. You say you stay away ...

Thank you Allison Gingras at  Reconciled To You   and Elizabeth Riordan at  Theology Is A Verb   for  hosting Catholic bloggers at  Worth   Revisiting .    It is a privilege for us to share our work with you and your readers .  Stop by for a visit now .   Monday Musings - Which Kind of Soul Am I? - Part 2  (Originally posted October 16, 2017) (Image source:  Wikimedia Commons ) [In T he Golden Key to Heaven  –  An Explanation of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, St.   Anthony Mary Claret discusses three distinct types of souls. Last week we looked at the first type (you can review that post here ).  If you did not recognize yourself then, maybe what follows will be a more accurate description. This one might really smart - the Truth does that you know.] "The second class of men consists of those who have a true will to aspire to perfection, but it is not ...