Ijournal entry 110915 #45 November, Month of The Holy Souls. GO SAINTS! Quotes from St Anthony Mary Claret, St. Julian Peter Eymard, Catechism of the Catholic Church, and St. Francis de Sales. Article: "AFTERLIFE: TOUCHING AT THE DEEPEST LEVEL", by Michael Brown. Book: "On the Exceeding Worth of Kindness", by the Very Rev. J. Guibert. YouTube video: "Giving", by TrueMove H.
"It is our great privilege of brotherhood that we can shorten their time of separation from God by our prayers, good works, and, especially, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Since the 16th century Catholic piety has assigned entire months to special devotions. As a reminder of our duty to pray for the suffering faithful in Purgatory, the Church has dedicated the month of November to the Holy Souls"
Info from this site: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/prayers/view.cfm?id=764
Info from this site: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/liturgicalyear/prayers/view.cfm?id=764
If at crucial moments you would play hard and no so weak
We wouldn't have to part with our winning streak 😩😥😰😢😪
We wouldn't have to part with our winning streak 😩😥😰😢😪
🔴 “Love is the most necessary of all virtues. Love in the person who preaches the word of God is like fire in a musket. If a person were to throw a bullet with his hands, he would hardly make a dent in anything; but if the person takes the same bullet and ignites some gunpowder behind it, it can kill. It is much the same with the word of God. If it is spoken by someone who is filled with the fire of charity- the fire of love of God and neighbor- it will work wonders.” By St. Anthony Mary Claret
⚫️ “He loves, He hopes, He waits. If He came down on our altars on certain days only, some sinner, on being moved to repentance, might have to look for Him, and not finding Him, might have to wait. Our Lord prefers to wait Himself for the sinner for years rather than keep him waiting one instant.” By St. Julian Peter Eymard
🔵 “The alternative is clear: either man governs his passions and finds peace, or he lets himself be dominated by them and becomes unhappy.” From Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC, 2339)
⚪️ “You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working, and just so, you learn to love by loving. All those who think to learn in any other way deceive themselves.” By St. Francis de Sales
Poems, poems, poems, they seem to be blowing in the wind!
Nothing can compare with the Love ~ That comes to us from Above
❇️Before you know it you will have spent a whole life time waiting
❇️For a love that's absolutely mind blowing & intoxicating
▫️Searching always trying to find
▫️Please realize it's not going 2b a reality, impossible with mankind
▫️O Lord, you are the one, there is non liken to thee
▫️Let it be, let it be, O Lord, my Lord, my God, my All, let it be
▫️Delightful is your offering, glorious and a grand taste of freedom
▫️Prisoners enjoying being set free, but not for actions crazed & dumb
▫️God of power, God of might,
▫️For those with eyes see that your blessings are constantly in sight
❇️Our life, you wish to continue saturating and saturating
❇️With graces enabling da process to take root, day to day maturating
▫️With a good Heart, a stirred soul, and being of sound mind
▫️Sinful cords can be cut, and no longer will one find himself in a bind
▫️For your love, Lord God, ever sets captives free, free, free
▫️The mantra cried out calls for a total partnership between you & me
▫️God the Father, the Holy Ghost, & you Jesus the only Begotten Son
▫️So happy that each soul can be one of many that you see fit to ransom
▫️Intoxicating & able in a minute, you can spiritually excite
▫️Your love can take us over the top to reach an unbelievable height
❇️Thank you for loving us God, everyday our sins one by one you're forever abrogating
❇️Therefore every moment let us wish in turn to luv be forever reprocating
▫️Growing strong in body, spirit, and in mind is a good sign
▫️Should result in our will acquiescing with yours, ever to align
▫️Best thing that can happen for others and for me
▫️Is to be closely united to our God & Savior, that's the goal you see
▫️May in me and with all your children your kingdom truly come
▫️Other wise my life, our lives, are a bust, so spiritually void & numb
▫️If we travel on, &on, with you at our side we'll be able to travel light
▫️Making progress, whether it be day or be it night
❇️God to the rescue abiding, guiding, forever forgiving & aiding
❇️It's not us sinners, but only the sin He is so furiously hating
▫️God's love for us is patient and ever so gentle and kind
▫️That's translated into mercy, which in Him in abundance we always do find
▫️No charge, hallaluia, all is free, that means never an annual fee
▫️God makes good on all of His promises, He fulfills all to the "t"
▫️To that may we forever say: Come, Lord Jesus Christ, come, come!
▫️Please to that plea, our every cry be not for a moment mum
▫️Your mercy & forgiveness so rescues us from any entrapping plight
▫️Repentance from the heart puts that separation to flight
❇️The standard mode of operation is for you O Lord, not one of chiding
❇️As the Good Shepherd you are all about gently nudging & guiding
▫️For you it's da nitty gritty, meaning it's all about the spiritual grind
▫️You know clearly where you wish our journey to end & finally unwind
▫️A blessing for sure to have a love so pure & one that is so true, gee
▫️A good response is to offer worship & praise on a bended knee
▫️All are included, it's not about handpicking or a process of selecting some
▫️The powerful blood of Jesus is not just for an Englishman, fee fi fo fum
▫️It's to persevere & hold securely the hands of our God ever so tight
▫️Then one day we'll be wearing a garment of righteousness ever so white
❇️Covered with da Precious blood, the Spirit of God, in us ever residing
❇️Rooting out darkness & clearing our path He'll forever the way be lighting
▫️The love of God, above us, beneath us, before us and behind
▫️As we reflect on creation, His greatness is seen, a help that'll remind
▫️We need to have our spiritual eyes wide open, as it's helpul to see
▫️He who is, is surely the one & only, Savior & Lord, forever only He
▫️Coming as the lone ranger, true God & true Man, the Holy anointed one
▫️Our Savior & redeemer, cause of Him for us the battle has been won
▫️Your loves will convict us & it surely will be able, if we let it to indict
▫️In all honesty we'll be convinced to surrender & just give up the fight
tmm/TruGIG
™
Nothing can compare with the Love ~ That comes to us from Above
❇️Before you know it you will have spent a whole life time waiting
❇️For a love that's absolutely mind blowing & intoxicating
▫️Searching always trying to find
▫️Please realize it's not going 2b a reality, impossible with mankind
▫️O Lord, you are the one, there is non liken to thee
▫️Let it be, let it be, O Lord, my Lord, my God, my All, let it be
▫️Delightful is your offering, glorious and a grand taste of freedom
▫️Prisoners enjoying being set free, but not for actions crazed & dumb
▫️God of power, God of might,
▫️For those with eyes see that your blessings are constantly in sight
❇️Our life, you wish to continue saturating and saturating
❇️With graces enabling da process to take root, day to day maturating
▫️With a good Heart, a stirred soul, and being of sound mind
▫️Sinful cords can be cut, and no longer will one find himself in a bind
▫️For your love, Lord God, ever sets captives free, free, free
▫️The mantra cried out calls for a total partnership between you & me
▫️God the Father, the Holy Ghost, & you Jesus the only Begotten Son
▫️So happy that each soul can be one of many that you see fit to ransom
▫️Intoxicating & able in a minute, you can spiritually excite
▫️Your love can take us over the top to reach an unbelievable height
❇️Thank you for loving us God, everyday our sins one by one you're forever abrogating
❇️Therefore every moment let us wish in turn to luv be forever reprocating
▫️Growing strong in body, spirit, and in mind is a good sign
▫️Should result in our will acquiescing with yours, ever to align
▫️Best thing that can happen for others and for me
▫️Is to be closely united to our God & Savior, that's the goal you see
▫️May in me and with all your children your kingdom truly come
▫️Other wise my life, our lives, are a bust, so spiritually void & numb
▫️If we travel on, &on, with you at our side we'll be able to travel light
▫️Making progress, whether it be day or be it night
❇️God to the rescue abiding, guiding, forever forgiving & aiding
❇️It's not us sinners, but only the sin He is so furiously hating
▫️God's love for us is patient and ever so gentle and kind
▫️That's translated into mercy, which in Him in abundance we always do find
▫️No charge, hallaluia, all is free, that means never an annual fee
▫️God makes good on all of His promises, He fulfills all to the "t"
▫️To that may we forever say: Come, Lord Jesus Christ, come, come!
▫️Please to that plea, our every cry be not for a moment mum
▫️Your mercy & forgiveness so rescues us from any entrapping plight
▫️Repentance from the heart puts that separation to flight
❇️The standard mode of operation is for you O Lord, not one of chiding
❇️As the Good Shepherd you are all about gently nudging & guiding
▫️For you it's da nitty gritty, meaning it's all about the spiritual grind
▫️You know clearly where you wish our journey to end & finally unwind
▫️A blessing for sure to have a love so pure & one that is so true, gee
▫️A good response is to offer worship & praise on a bended knee
▫️All are included, it's not about handpicking or a process of selecting some
▫️The powerful blood of Jesus is not just for an Englishman, fee fi fo fum
▫️It's to persevere & hold securely the hands of our God ever so tight
▫️Then one day we'll be wearing a garment of righteousness ever so white
❇️Covered with da Precious blood, the Spirit of God, in us ever residing
❇️Rooting out darkness & clearing our path He'll forever the way be lighting
▫️The love of God, above us, beneath us, before us and behind
▫️As we reflect on creation, His greatness is seen, a help that'll remind
▫️We need to have our spiritual eyes wide open, as it's helpul to see
▫️He who is, is surely the one & only, Savior & Lord, forever only He
▫️Coming as the lone ranger, true God & true Man, the Holy anointed one
▫️Our Savior & redeemer, cause of Him for us the battle has been won
▫️Your loves will convict us & it surely will be able, if we let it to indict
▫️In all honesty we'll be convinced to surrender & just give up the fight
tmm/TruGIG
™
"but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us"
"See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him"
AFTERLIFE: TOUCHING AT THE DEEPEST LEVEL, by Michael Brown
Info from this site:
http://www.spiritdaily.com/AFTERLIFE2015a.htm
Excerpts from After Life:
"We must always ask: What does Jesus want from me? Who am I in His eyes? Who does He want me to be? We start by practicing love. We should see goodness in others. That begins the process. If there's one common theme among those who have glimpsed the other side, it is that love is the final measure. In the end, much of life reduces to how much we have loved, and that means not just those in our families, not just relatives and friends, but our neighbors and coworkers and everyone we happen upon through life, even antagonists and total strangers.
One day we may learn that there was more goodness in others than we realized and that we should have loved more intently. Love is patient. Love is kind. Love is wishing everyone the best. Love is putting others first. Love is healing through the spirit. Love is touching our fellow man at the deepest level of existence and it is allowing Jesus to enlarge and take over our hearts. Pray for Jesus to enter. Pray for Him to soften your hearts. Pray for Him to give you the great love that only He can give, because love is the real ticket to Heaven.
We should ask God to purge us of the residue from every major and minor sin. We should ask the Lord to show us what we need to attain perfection. We should assume that we are very imperfect. We should ask for examples of how we can better conduct ourselves and most importantly we should unite in love with Jesus. During the Eucharist we break any bonds that set upon us during each year of our lives, and we plead His blood over every minute of our lives to purify and relieve us of all evil.
A mortified life is to be desired much more than a life of mystical gifts, for true sanctity consists in renouncing oneself, in constantly putting aside the ego, in allowing God to work in and with us as He wills, and to receive the graces He sends with profound humility. Had they to do it over again, souls in Purgatory would orient each day in seeking to be who God wanted them to be. They would pray to know what God wants of them. They would pray to know His will. They would meditate on who they are and who God wants them to be. They would detach themselves from all earthly things and make sure to put God far above any earthly creatures.
All must be done for God. There must be perfection. There must be indifference to everything except that which is for the Father. One must reproduce in his or her soul the conduct of Jesus. We must detach from ourselves. We must realize that earth is a place of suffering and tests and we must pass through that exile without complaint. We must rise above all earthly things, all self-love or inordinate passion, and lose ourselves totally in His will.
Every day we should pray that God's designs be fulfilled in us and that we never place any obstacles in the way of His plan. We must be united with Jesus. We must totally replace our hearts with His. We must strive never to lose sight of Him, not even for a moment. We must unite entirely. We should pray that we desire what Jesus wills. We should let Him completely take over our hearts. We should do everything night and day for Him and Him alone. We should give up self-will for His Will and self-love for His love. We must enlarge our hearts so that Christ can find His love in it. We must love God with the pure fervent affection of a child."
Info from this site:
http://www.spiritdaily.com/AFTERLIFE2015a.htm
Excerpts from After Life:
"We must always ask: What does Jesus want from me? Who am I in His eyes? Who does He want me to be? We start by practicing love. We should see goodness in others. That begins the process. If there's one common theme among those who have glimpsed the other side, it is that love is the final measure. In the end, much of life reduces to how much we have loved, and that means not just those in our families, not just relatives and friends, but our neighbors and coworkers and everyone we happen upon through life, even antagonists and total strangers.
One day we may learn that there was more goodness in others than we realized and that we should have loved more intently. Love is patient. Love is kind. Love is wishing everyone the best. Love is putting others first. Love is healing through the spirit. Love is touching our fellow man at the deepest level of existence and it is allowing Jesus to enlarge and take over our hearts. Pray for Jesus to enter. Pray for Him to soften your hearts. Pray for Him to give you the great love that only He can give, because love is the real ticket to Heaven.
We should ask God to purge us of the residue from every major and minor sin. We should ask the Lord to show us what we need to attain perfection. We should assume that we are very imperfect. We should ask for examples of how we can better conduct ourselves and most importantly we should unite in love with Jesus. During the Eucharist we break any bonds that set upon us during each year of our lives, and we plead His blood over every minute of our lives to purify and relieve us of all evil.
A mortified life is to be desired much more than a life of mystical gifts, for true sanctity consists in renouncing oneself, in constantly putting aside the ego, in allowing God to work in and with us as He wills, and to receive the graces He sends with profound humility. Had they to do it over again, souls in Purgatory would orient each day in seeking to be who God wanted them to be. They would pray to know what God wants of them. They would pray to know His will. They would meditate on who they are and who God wants them to be. They would detach themselves from all earthly things and make sure to put God far above any earthly creatures.
All must be done for God. There must be perfection. There must be indifference to everything except that which is for the Father. One must reproduce in his or her soul the conduct of Jesus. We must detach from ourselves. We must realize that earth is a place of suffering and tests and we must pass through that exile without complaint. We must rise above all earthly things, all self-love or inordinate passion, and lose ourselves totally in His will.
Every day we should pray that God's designs be fulfilled in us and that we never place any obstacles in the way of His plan. We must be united with Jesus. We must totally replace our hearts with His. We must strive never to lose sight of Him, not even for a moment. We must unite entirely. We should pray that we desire what Jesus wills. We should let Him completely take over our hearts. We should do everything night and day for Him and Him alone. We should give up self-will for His Will and self-love for His love. We must enlarge our hearts so that Christ can find His love in it. We must love God with the pure fervent affection of a child."
Book: "On the Exceeding Worth of Kindness", by the Very Rev. J. Guibert. Chapter I, Part III
Info from this site: http://www.catholictradition.org/Classics/kindness1.htm
HOW HIS OWN KIND-HEARTEDNESS MAKES THE KIND MAN HAPPY
"To receive kindnesses from others is not, however, the greatest of all earthly happiness, for there is more joy in being kind oneself than in feeling that our fellowmen are kind to us. It is in the kind man's heart, wherefrom it unceasingly springs, that the stream of kindliness is at its fullest; there its very might enraptures; thence for it to overflow is beneficently to evaporate.
"Happiness," writes Joubert, "means the feeling that one's own soul is full of goodwill; strictly speaking, there is no happiness other than this, against which sorrow itself is powerless." Father Faber has well described the happy effects which kind thoughts and words produce in the soul which inspires them; "The interior beauty of a soul through habitual kindliness of thought is greater than our words can tell. To such a man, life is a perpetual bright evening, with all things calm, and fragrant, and restful. The dust of life is laid, and its fever cool. All sounds are softer, as is the way of evening, and all sights are fairer, and the golden light makes our enjoyment of earth a happily pensive preparation for Heaven." ["Spiritual Conferences," Chapter I, Section 4.] "Kind words," he says again, "produce in us a sense of quiet restfulness, like that which accompanies the consciousness of forgiven sin. They shed abroad the peace of God within our hearts."
"The double reward of kind words is the happiness they cause in others, and the happiness they cause in ourselves. The very process of uttering them is a happiness in itself. Even the imagining of them fills our minds with sweetness, and makes our hearts glow pleasurably."
We all know that man finds his happiness in his power of action; the more he bestirs himself, the more he enjoys his life. Now, among the different sorts of vital action, it is not the ruling over his fellows which make a man happiest, for there is too much bitterness, there are too many deceptions in the honours to which power entitles us. Neither does the receiving of many gifts from our fellowmen mean that we are supremely happy; flattery and self-interest creep in when gifts have to be given. Rather, then, is it to be truly happy to give oneself unselfishly, to outpour of our best-----of the best that is within us. Again, our very best is not our wealth of thought. Hence, to impart knowledge is not the highest happiness of man. Our best is in our hearts, and, as kindness is the virtue which spreads this best abroad, there is no joy to be compared with that of offering to souls thirsting after happiness, of the fullness of a heart overflowing with goodwill to men.
To feel that through us souls have become happier and better is to delight exceedingly; it is as if our life had grown from the adding to it of other happy lives-----in the words of Fenelon, ''as if one had many lives." "For," as Joubert well remarks, "to our faculties and to our enjoyment, our kindness adds the faculties and the enjoyments of all whom it reaches. Man is immense in his possibility of being, he can exist partially, but his existence is the happier, the more it is complete and full." Goodness, while thus enlarging and multiplying our capability of happiness, our consciousness of being kind, does away with any feeling of uselessness, a feeling which, according to Huxley, "is the worst of the disasters that can befall a man, for if it persists, it results in the atrophy of his every function."
As we shall point out later on, kindness stirs up to new life and develops the whole being of man, setting mind, will, feelings, and above all the heart, to steady work. Many are the emotions which a man experiences, but may not manifest without present danger, or at least without the certainty of future remorse; alone, his kind acts are free to range the wide world over; he need fear from them neither pain nor the bitterness of regret.
You are never quite at ease about a new idea born in your own mind, for you do not know in what storms of contradiction it may involve you. Again, the exercise of your authority over others may provoke rebellion and lead to your overthrow. Your passions are blind, and, if you give them a loose rein, may drag you down to the lowest depths. Kindness alone can trust itself in all security; it leaves peace of conscience behind it in the soul whence it issues, and even if no show of gratitude correspond to it, its essentially pacifying nature can at least stir up no storm. Let us then fearlessly cultivate kindliness of heart, for it is its prerogative to confer happiness unalloyed".
"Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart.
"A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself"
It really matters, so B very careful about wat U read
Carefully nourish & daily UR mind do feed
Holiness will sprout if U plant da right spiritual seed
Holy Scripture & Christian Classics will 4 sure meet dat need
A Great way 2 avoid overgrowth & every troublesome weed
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Carefully nourish & daily UR mind do feed
Holiness will sprout if U plant da right spiritual seed
Holy Scripture & Christian Classics will 4 sure meet dat need
A Great way 2 avoid overgrowth & every troublesome weed
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