The Second Star is Prayer, without it you will not be able to have a dialogue with My Beloved Mother that I have given you today, you must learn to Know Her and Love Her With All Your Heart, a disciple of Mine who Loves My Mother and has already fulfilled the necessary Premises to ...
"As St. Paul points out, Christ never meant that we were to remain children in intelligence: on the contrary. He told us to be not only ‘as harmless as doves’, but also ‘as wise as serpents’. He wants a child’s heart, but a grown-up’s head. He wants us to be simple, ...
The power of intercessory prayer. She loved Him, she wanted Him to stay, and He stayed, but she would have to intercede on behalf of her Community. She then undertook “three days of adoration by way of reparation.” How many of us are willing to do the same for erring brethren? Neit...
inspirations. At present the elements composing the Divine Office seem more numerous, but they are derived, by gradual changes, from the primitive elements. As appears from the texts of Acts cited above, the first Christians preserved the custom of going to theTempleat the hour of prayer. But...
it strengthens the mental fortitude, pushes for moral excellence, and gives humanity guidance through life's obstacles.If the need to worship and practice good health is of no concern anymore for humanity, they will be sure to experience major stages of grief and at some drastic points the sup...
Prayer, divination, blessing and curse, oracle and sacred rite, all testify to a belief in some over-ruling power, divine or quasi-divine in character; and such phenomena are found in every race and tribe, however uncivilized or degraded. We find it, for instance, not only amongst the ...
points that remain relevant today, some problematic readings and interpretations use it as a weapon to undermine the entire structure of Sanatana. Centralised legal systems based on a single book were an unknown feature in India’s decentralised traditional land. This idea of centralisation, along...
When you hit those points, I’ve discovered that yes—there are ways that you can tweak the margins, negotiate expectations, have better self talk, etc. But in the end, I’ve found the best answer is to turn to God. As soon as I make the smallest cry for help, He is SO delighted...
The use of the prayer “Our Lord, come!” in Revelation 22:20 (in Greek) and in the Didache 10:6 (in Aramaic) points to the prayerful use of the Aramaic phrase in 1 Corinthians 16:20. Aramaic was the language spoken commonly in the eastern Roman Empire, in lands such as Judea ...
which mingles complaint with prayer, expressions of confidence and praise,14suggests that the ratio of hope to doubt is higher than the ratio given by Endo. The ratio will vary between people enduring the problem of divine absence. It is reasonable to propose that ninety-nine per cent doubt ...