I'm still persevering every day to continue in the Divine Will- I include a prayer as such every morning when I am making my morning offering. Also as per somewhere in Luisa's book I read, almost every time I receive the Eucharist I pray, "May I receive you Lord in your Humanity, in your Divinity, and always in your Divine Will."
Living in the Divine Will is something completely new and surpasses anything that has gone before including the mystical marriage of so many great saints. It cannot be compared. It is far greater. Fr. Ianuzzi explains this important concept in his talks and writings....and does so always with Church approved mystics and the writings of the early Church Fathers as well as the Popes. It truly is fascinating and cannot really be compared to the other various saintly unions with God within history except to point out differences in understanding even those limitations to what is to come. BTW, there are new messages from Msgr Esseff's "Locutions to the World" as of yesterday. "Treasures in Mary's Heart" http://www.locutions.org/read-the-locutions/ Mary explains the treasures of her Heart and how we are intended (and always were) to received them...from the beginning except for the original sin's effect...how they are already paid for by her Son and there for the asking. Through them we will be led to understand so many things about ourselves. I think that this gift of gradual understanding and awareness about our own pasts (sin et al) could be a great gift for preparation for the Illumination of Conscience.
Just a bit of additional explanation about living in the Divine Will....a new mode: What is 'Living in the Divine Will,' How is it different? This excerpt is from “The Splendor of Creation: The Triumph of the Divine Will on Earth and the Era of Peace in the Writings of the Church Fathers, Doctors, and Mystics” by Fr Joseph L. Iannuzzi http://www.bookofheaven.org.uk/inde...living-in-the-divine-will-how-is-it-different............ The New and Eternal Mode of the Holiness Up to this point, no mystic has recounted an experience of being so totally absorbed in God as to exert an “eternal,” “continuous” and “commensurate” influence on “every act” of every creature. To suppose such an experience would suggest that God should elevate the creature beyond the continuously divine mode into his own eternal mode (modo aeterno) of operation. But have any mystics in recent times recounted such an experience? The answer is found in the approved writings of the aforementioned late 19th and 20th century mystics, who describe in full detail God’s “continuously eternal activity” in the soul of the human creature. Indeed there were many saints before the 20th century that “experienced” some of the effects of this eternal mode, but, according to their approved works, not in its continuous state. ....... The Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta, on the other hand, sounds the distinctive note of the new mystical indwelling that God has recently imparted to the Church. It is a continuous and eternal participation in what St. John calls “the perfect state of the glory” that is “proper to the next life.” Jesus tells Luisa: The souls that have given themselves completely to Me and that I love, I don’t want them to wait to go in the beatific state when they go to Heaven, I want it to begin on earth. I want to fill those souls not only with a Heavenly happiness, but also with the goodness, sufferings, and virtue that my Humanity had on earth. I therefore divest them not only of material desires, but also of the spiritual ones to refill them with all my goodness, and give them the beginning of true Beatitude.303 The soul who is still wandering unifies herself with my Will in such a way as to never separate herself from It. Her life is of Heaven, and I receive from her the same glory that I receive from the Blessed. Further, I take more pleasure and satisfaction in her. This is because what the Blessed do in Heaven they do without sacrifice, and with delight.304 ............... Jesus tells Luisa: I see your will working in mine with the same Creative Power which wishes to give Me everything and compensate for everyone… This is how I wanted the first man… You cannot comprehend it. The order of Creation is restored to Me, and its harmonies and joys occur without interruption. I see your human will working in Me in the light of the sun, in the waves of the sea, in the sparkle of the stars, in everything.321
I think many people do, simply by sincerely, with firmness and constancy, handing over their own will to Jesus. From what I've read, it's what He treasures most. But in Luisa's writings, Jesus tells her the more you learn about it, the more powerful the effects become for our brothers and sisters and in our own lives. He told her it was like someone who had a small coin in his pocket, then was told by an appraiser that it was worth a fortune. It was the same coin, but would be treasured and carried in a new way. Every person has the divine will inside of them, it's what keeps us alive. But knowing about it, learning how to live in it, and inviting Jesus to do everything we do, in us, takes it to another galaxy. I've always loved to dance, but have always been terrible at letting a partner lead me. That's what living in the divine will seems like to me - I'm being taught how to be led in the daily dance of my little acts. Acts done in the divine will take on divine qualities and have effects on every person walking the earth, which we will only understand in heaven.
kathy k, I am not sure about the "rounds" the messages speaks of, are they any prayer of praise or petition offered to God united with the Divine Will?
There are probably others on the forum who understand this better than me. Luisa would make "rounds" from the bed she never left, putting a "Glory to God", a "Thank you", an "I love you, too!" into everything created. Sort of expanding the prayer of St. Francis to brother sun and sister moon. She teaches to give glory to God for every created thing on behalf of every person who has ever lived, or will ever live. It's a "round" of creation, and a "round" from the soul to God and back to all the souls who will ever live. It makes me a little dizzy to think of it. So, what I do is pay attention to what He's created, and offer praise and thanks and glory for what catches my attention, on behalf of all. I've never been very attentive to nature, but since I've been doing this, I'm coming to appreciate it more and more. It's a way to make up for taking His wonderful creation for granted. And the most amazing birds, insects and wildlife have been showing up outside my sunroom where I take breaks and get online. Were they always there, unnoticed, or is my prayer drawing them close? Who knows.
New messages from LTTW online today: http://www.locutions.org/category/mary-speaks-her-mind/ http://www.locutions.org/category/mary-speaks-her-mind/page/2/
Those were very fascinating and timely in my life. I have been praying a lot to Mary and the flame that is ignited in her heart the past two weeks so to read now a message about this flame is just stunning.
Here are additional latest messages from "Locutions to the World" Mary Speaks Her Mind (cont'd) Aug 2: 9. Promising A New Light Aug 3: 10. Rain Clouds of Hope http://www.locutions.org/category/mary-speaks-her-mind/page/2/
The Holy Father must consecrate Russia. The rain will fall there first. From Russia, peace will go out to the whole world. As one who does not believe in these apparitions, all I can say is wow! Exactly what Fr Malachi Martin said!
Here are the latest messages from "Locutions to the World".......WOW! Mary Speaks Her Mind (cont'd) Aug 4: 11. Special Surprising Lights http://www.locutions.org/category/mary-speaks-her-mind/page/2/ Aug 5: 12. Being Set Aside by the Church http://www.locutions.org/category/mary-speaks-her-mind/page/3/
Is it me...Our Blessed Mother saying "I must speak honestly". Doesn't She always speak honestly. Its getting to be too much... May Gods Will be Done
I believe that it's just another way of saying "straightforwardly" or "with great emphasis" which she explains in earlier messages....for our sake. Like scripture, you cannot take a line from one part out of the whole and then find something else in another part that is written for an entirely different emphasis. These messages have been in process leading up to the reason for her being permitted by the Father to show herself now with the power He has given to her, always intended for her, as a praise for her own fiat....now with the emphasis more on the titles of "Mother of God" and "Woman Clothed With the Sun". So this new way of speaking is one that is clearer because the hints and waiting on her former requests to be taken seriously haven't been enough to save her children from themselves since their seriousness has not been digested. I think, in a sense, it means "speaking for herself"....upon her own God granted power for these times, with His trust in her decisions as the spouse of the Holy Spirit. When she says "I must speak honestly" it is followed by the fact that "it is late". That merely shows a pointed focus on what her sad heart is trying to get across to her children in such desperate times. If she tried to soften the truth because she is a mother and does not wish to alarm her children she would not be "speaking honestly" about the great dangers confronting us now more than ever. Each time she is permitted to speak to her children it is unique unto itself for its own purposes.
Would those who seem to like the LttW messages explain how Our Lady could possibly say: "I have not abandoned my Church". If she would ever speak in this way, she would have said I have not abandoned the Church of my Son (or just 'the Church').
I personally have found the locutions from LTTW very helpful and insightful. They were recommended to me by a very good priest. I have experienced somewhat of a "formation" from them in a very positive sense.
David, Our Lady also refers to "My Church" in the messages to Don Gobbi. In Fatima on March 15, 93: "My Church will be shaken by the violent wind of apostasy and unbelief..." And on Dec 8,1982: "Many are running the danger of becoming victims of this general confusion, and even in my Church a false spirit, which is not that of Jesus the Son of God, is seeking to spread itself about."
Thank you, andree, for that correction. As I posted it, I wondered whether I had made a blunder.... I still find it a bit strange but I need to reflect a bit more... But while on the topic of the LttW messages, I will just mention the following message which is the biggest 'mistake' that I have found in them. When published, the Muslim Brotherhood seemed firmly entrenched in Egypt yet the current position there is almost fully back to the time of Mubarak: Formerly, I spoke about the uprisings in Egypt and Libya. I said that they were only the beginning, the first round of evils that would burn away protection around Israel. I said that they would burn themselves out when the fuel for those fires was consumed. Now, this has taken place and the designs of the Evil One have been fulfilled in these nations. They are really plunged into greater darkness than was present under the dictators, because the Muslim power has taken new life and will spread. It is not the power of old dictators who ruled for years and would have inevitably stepped down. The Muslims are a young power, new and fresh on the scene, seeing these nations as new place of victory and triumph. They will be a rising force. May 22nd, 2012
That is a "current position" David. But everything can change and I read that ISIS is getting stronger and stronger: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/07/isis-offensive-iraq-christian-exodus
If I may.....one of the prerogatives of Mary as "Our Lady Thrice Admirable"/Schoenstatt movement is "Mother of the Church" besides "Mother of God" and "Mother of us". Just as she says "My children" or "My Son" she can just as easily and simply say then "My church". They are all from a Mother's relation to them as each were freely given to her in her own special role in guiding them, especially as spouse of the Holy Spirit. And since the Church is the Mystical Body of Christ on earth and she definitely IS His mother by dogma even that "Mothership" then transfers as well to the mystical extension.
P.S. Egypt is under more control by the military yes but there remains still the insidious attempts by the Muslim Brotherhood to interfere and there are still many instances of individual Christian persecution, i.e. <b>Why Persecution of Egypt's Christians is Not Over</b> http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/world/2014/April/Expert-Persecution-of-Egypts-Christians-Not-Over/ And there have been recent individual cases of abuse that the military did not interfere with. They are there to keep order but they won't take sides for defense of any particular group. ISIS also has its eyes on Jordan and Egypt. The protective forces of the other areas that ISIS is now easily moving into have not been enough to deter the overwhelming brutality. Their intended Caliphate is to control the whole area esp. so that Israel has no buffer of protection whatsoever. One could then possibly presume that when the time comes that Israel is truly surrounded, without an Egypt or Jordan being somewhat neutral, it could be THE time when its people will get to the point of despairing....and perhaps then that could also be the signal of the Pope's entrance and standing with Israel. We'll see!!
