Temptations & Living Jesus!
Today we conclude our short walk with St. Jane de Chantal using the short publication: “Spiritual Light from St. Jane de Chantal” which is available at www.EmbracedbyGod.org
Temptations:
Regarding Temptations, St. Jane asks us, “What are spiritual enemies? Our own will, our own judgement, the world, our passions, inclinations, and the evil spirit…. Never be astonished at any temptations which you may see in yourself or others: but having compassion, be assured that our Lord never permits them but for our own good, so that by overcoming them we may receive an increase of grace …. [and] we learn to know our weaknesses, turn to God….”
Live Jesus:
The saint tells us “I greet you all … with the very greeting our great and worthy Father (Francis de Sales) taught us: Live Jesus! .... Live Jesus in our memory, in our will, and in our actions…. in your interior spirit: a spirit of gentle cordiality toward one another a spirit of recollection of your whole being before our divine Master…. Strive for that loving union of hearts….”
Living Jesus is the core of Salesian Spirituality, may it become the core of your spirituality because it is a sure path to Jesus and His Way, His Truth and His Life.
May God Be Praised!
COVID 19 Pandemic Prayer
Hear my cry! “Lord, listen to my prayer: turn your ear to my appeal.” You are my refuge and my hope, I turn to you during this COVID 19 Pandemic and plead for Your intercession. In Your mercy and Your compassion “… grant eternal rest to the dead, comfort to mourners, healing to the sick ….”
[Psalm 143 and Collect from Mass Time in Pandemic]
Provide strength to the first responders, compassion to the medical personnel, and wisdom to government leaders. End this coronavirus scourge. Send Your light to me as I wander in the darkness of this pandemic and give me hope in Your eternal love today and every day. Amen. [Dcn. George Kelly]
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