fr manini's testament to his daughters of divine providence

8/8/2019 Fr Manini's Testament to his Daughters of Divine Providence

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Plr.asehauehese ords ranscribedfor y Daughtns.They will see hemasaletter rom theirFatherwho s ar away,but who always as hemnminl"md whoseoorspint s always ith them.

,.V.G.V.M.(ViqtaGesuuiuaMaria) For hemostperfect ulfillrnentof DiuineWiIlMy DaughtersnJesusChrist,In theact of oskingou,mJ dnughters,o joinmein thankingGod or the mmensemerclHe lws shown o meby ulfilkngmy desireo Leauetheparish, mustconfesshnt, he hought f hnuingtogoawal fromyouwouldbe he irstcmd nncipalthought rnongmany hatcoul.d addenmeif theLord in His goodnessid not mouemeto tn$tinHim andplrrce llmyhopesnHim.Therefore, will ollnw heaAuice f theProplrctwho says,Unload"ow burden n toYahweh,

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andhewill support ou" Prostratenhis presence,imploringhis elpandgrace, entrust ll of you,with no exceptions,ndeverythinghat belongsto thispious nstitution o Hisprotection d diuinesafekeeping.conrmit t, plncet again md eaorctforewerrom thismoment n, in thebestwaymymindccmconceiq.)ef it cmdmy heart an eel t.I recogniTeim as hesource ndauthorof thegoodwhich with His help hasbeen oneuntilnow Godis the sole ndabsolute wnerof aIL hecreaturesrdthingshatare owd ad dwell n thisplnce,he inaland mostholy nd o which ll ofyou mustdirect ourintentions, cnons,heuseand.exercisef creaturesand things. entreatHim to accepthisoffering rdonation ccordingo themeasuref His chcaity ndnot the smallnessf the thingn itself utd much essthe miserland mperfectionf theonewho spresentingt to Him. I hopen Him preciselyecauseHe is infinitelygood,and sinceHe did not reject heoffenng f the ewishwidow.He will not rejecthisoneeither. know hnt f itwerebetter nd moreperfect,ndeedf it wereHisownperfection, woul.d"l)cuttogiuet to Him,because e ls soperf ctas s theLord andOwnerofec)erythingn theworld hntwasand s on highforeuer.From hismoment n, therefore,ssomethingspeciallyntrusted,lvenatA consecratedto God, takegreat are o keep ourselvesor Himurd to attnin heendfor which hiswasdoneby me,that s,yoruscmctification. ouno longer elongo

yourseluesor o anJone lse;oubelongo God.Thisword s importantand t meansnteriorandexterior, onstant, rowing,ontinuouserfection ndholiness,n all plnces, t aILimes,n allcircumstnnces,ith everl person,n publicandpnvate,nChwchm.dathome, n school d atpraJer, ntil thekut breath f yur liues Mydnughters,he ollowingeflecaons ill help ou uer1much n aII this. I leaq.tehem o Jou, alrnostikearemembrutcetd testnment,s cun bout o beseparatedrom you. Thesewordsmay iIl theabsenceof my voice ndm1 words.When wiIIno longer ehere ndwe will notmeetagain n thisworl.d,t mnycomfort ou to know hat did not eaue oua smallthing f I haue eftJou hewal to sanctifJ owselves.1) My daughters,ewery areful o seehet hedeuilwill notspread iscordmong u. Liue mited npeace td chnritl. Destroy II bitterness,uffocatetfromtheoutset, nddo not et thesun setwttil youorc reconciled ithyourSistersf youhnue ndsomedispleasurer l^amentsrom them.2) Ml dnughters,nncipate nearLothern artsofchorityand respect.Do not wait to be nuitedandcalled. f yu feelsnonger,elieueheburden f theweaker nes. f youare he irst,makeyourselveshel"astor loueof JesusChnstwho ha"s aid he km uillbe irstcml the irst nst. Auoidexcessiuend uselessconfidencesnd amiliarityn speechmdmanners.

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FIeerom any partialitycmd" istinctions.Let theSisters eequnlor youandhaorchesanepl.acenlour heart. Loueall of themequallyn GodcmdorGod,anlbe equally ntrustedbyu to God. IItheres to be anypreferenceowards omeone,et tbe towards heone o whomyouare east nclined.3) My dnughters,o notseek oncretely,ut leefrom anydesireor life'scomforts,eliefand rest.Love oil, work,prayer ndmortificaaon.Life sshort; oLerythingassesxceptheuirtue hat comeswith us andGod, towards homweareheadingteuerJmoment f ow liues Life strlps s of euerythingand hose hohnue ufferednd oiledwill beblessed.4) My daughters,lee,as rom a serpent,rom anyobject f dissipation. o not belieuehat he spiritfinds ecreationn dissipaaon.heresnoother rue,solid d consolingecreationor a deuout ersonhnnthatwhich omesrom recollection,eruorandchnntl.5) My daughters,oone, or any reason, houldconsider erselfdispensedrom praying.Euen f shessick r dying,she hould fferup her llnessndberesigned.6) Mr dm.ghters,o oneshoull.hink oohighly fherself She houll eferwhnt she oeso Godcmd

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theuoice f the Supenorss theuoice f God, God'seyes houldmakeup or the Superiors'yes.Even fthey annotalways ee ou, f 1ou ail to dowhat heyhaq.,eommandedou o do, Godalwaysseesou nwhoseune youhavebeen ommu'tded. herefore,fearhimandact.10) My dnughters,euer llowyourselveso beheuethatec)enhe slightestisobediences allowed, ndneuer hink hatyoudonothno,.,enough trengtho dowhatyu arecommanded.Aftermakingywinadequacynown o JourSuperiors,owithanupright ndfirm spirit n farthandhnve o doubts:youwiLI o euerything. ouwill tnl.Wh ouerallobstarlesndyou will thankGod or thisbecauseehaspromisedheobedient an hathewill sing fuictory.lI) Lookat euerJ nyas f it were hektst n ywlife, eueryobas thelast,every raJeras thel.ast,every piritualbattles helnst, veryemptationsthe nst. Andsoact, pTaJ,fight, esist nduse hatdny with hegreatesterfection.Afterwards eathand udgnentcancome d, if youare aithful, hereward.12) My d.aughters,onsiderhatyouwillbe udgedbased nyour ulfillrnent f DiuineLaw,on thegraceof youruocation tdon themeans f bringlng boutthe ormerandperfectingourselvesn the atter. You

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will thusbe ud"gedn theRules ouhaue mbracedmd on theirobserq,.,ance.ecareful o keep hemandpracticehem ealouslyecausefter God'saw,nothing lse houl.dbeecveroJoLLrecntshan heRules.13 My daughtersan exercisef uirtuecmdmentcanbederiuedrom any circumstance.hereforebeverycleuer o hatnoneof themwill elu.deou.14) My dnughters,hepLide f and or yoru soulssthe Person f lesusChrist Himself By listening o tlwg.tide,yulisten to Clvist; by obeyingheg.tide,youobeyChrist.JustasGod'sEyes ee ow innerselfyoushoullpresentt and ettheguide f your souls ee t. In thesameway that tis impossibleor you o haue thought r mnke heslightestouementithoutGodlarowingit, o ooyour nner selfshould.emade nown o yow grddethrough sincere, recise,irnplendclearmanifestanonl yourconscience.15 My dnughtersyourMother s Mary Expect llaidud spiritual nd. emporalhelprom her. WithHer haqtehe endernessf dnughters,heconfidenceof sisters,he ntimacy f friends,hehumilityofseruantsnd hedependencef subjects.nHereaerJthing,rom Her euerything,hroughHer, hopefor euerything,hroughHerouwillhnwe verJthing;in fact,withgrace ouwillhaqteesus hnst.


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Tltrough hemeritsof JesusChnst,Her OnllBegotten on,and he ntercessionf theMostBlessedVirglnMary, ay t pleasehe nfinitecharityof God o instill hepracttce f theseMefbutsubstantial ocumentshich leaqteo yu for thegoodof yoursouls. intendandrecommendthatthey houldbeeadon the SumdnysollowingheEmberDayseach ar in thechnpel fterVespersothat theywillberememberedoall.as he wishesof thnt atherwhomGod deignedogiue ou orever.I entrustmJ poorsouloyou. May no onebemoued, ecausef my misery ndgreat eeds,not to preyfor me so hat GodwiLIshowmercJon meandaftermy death, bbreuiutehepwtislvnentlhauemented lwoughmJ manJ aultsmd caLIme to enioyandbless im, Father,Sonad Holy Spirit, o whomis theglory nd honorromaIL reatl.tresorewer.Amen".

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...the fatherwhom Qoddeignedto giveyou forec)erY' -,C1r''rrr--*z


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Plr.asehauehese ords ranscribedfor y Daughtns.They will see hemasaletter rom theirFatherwho s ar away,but who always as hemnminl"md whoseoorspint s always ith them.

,.V.G.V.M.(ViqtaGesuuiuaMaria) For hemostperfect ulfillrnentof DiuineWiIlMy DaughtersnJesusChrist,In theact of oskingou,mJ dnughters,o joinmein thankingGod or the mmensemerclHe lws shown o meby ulfilkngmy desireo Leauetheparish, mustconfesshnt, he hought f hnuingtogoawal fromyouwouldbe he irstcmd nncipalthought rnongmany hatcoul.d addenmeif theLord in His goodnessid not mouemeto tn$tinHim andplrrce llmyhopesnHim.Therefore, will ollnw heaAuice f theProplrctwho says,Unload"ow burden n toYahweh,

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andhewill support ou" Prostratenhis presence,imploringhis elpandgrace, entrust ll of you,with no exceptions,ndeverythinghat belongsto thispious nstitution o Hisprotection d diuinesafekeeping.conrmit t, plncet again md eaorctforewerrom thismoment n, in thebestwaymymindccmconceiq.)ef it cmdmy heart an eel t.I recogniTeim as hesource ndauthorof thegoodwhich with His help hasbeen oneuntilnow Godis the sole ndabsolute wnerof aIL hecreaturesrdthingshatare owd ad dwell n thisplnce,he inaland mostholy nd o which ll ofyou mustdirect ourintentions, cnons,heuseand.exercisef creaturesand things. entreatHim to accepthisoffering rdonation ccordingo themeasuref His chcaity ndnot the smallnessf the thingn itself utd much essthe miserland mperfectionf theonewho spresentingt to Him. I hopen Him preciselyecauseHe is infinitelygood,and sinceHe did not reject heoffenng f the ewishwidow.He will not rejecthisoneeither. know hnt f itwerebetter nd moreperfect,ndeedf it wereHisownperfection, woul.d"l)cuttogiuet to Him,because e ls soperf ctas s theLord andOwnerofec)erythingn theworld hntwasand s on highforeuer.From hismoment n, therefore,ssomethingspeciallyntrusted,lvenatA consecratedto God, takegreat are o keep ourselvesor Himurd to attnin heendfor which hiswasdoneby me,that s,yoruscmctification. ouno longer elongo

yourseluesor o anJone lse;oubelongo God.Thisword s importantand t meansnteriorandexterior, onstant, rowing,ontinuouserfection ndholiness,n all plnces, t aILimes,n allcircumstnnces,ith everl person,n publicandpnvate,nChwchm.dathome, n school d atpraJer, ntil thekut breath f yur liues Mydnughters,he ollowingeflecaons ill help ou uer1much n aII this. I leaq.tehem o Jou, alrnostikearemembrutcetd testnment,s cun bout o beseparatedrom you. Thesewordsmay iIl theabsenceof my voice ndm1 words.When wiIIno longer ehere ndwe will notmeetagain n thisworl.d,t mnycomfort ou to know hat did not eaue oua smallthing f I haue eftJou hewal to sanctifJ owselves.1) My daughters,ewery areful o seehet hedeuilwill notspread iscordmong u. Liue mited npeace td chnritl. Destroy II bitterness,uffocatetfromtheoutset, nddo not et thesun setwttil youorc reconciled ithyourSistersf youhnue ndsomedispleasurer l^amentsrom them.2) Ml dnughters,nncipate nearLothern artsofchorityand respect.Do not wait to be nuitedandcalled. f yu feelsnonger,elieueheburden f theweaker nes. f youare he irst,makeyourselveshel"astor loueof JesusChnstwho ha"s aid he km uillbe irstcml the irst nst. Auoidexcessiuend uselessconfidencesnd amiliarityn speechmdmanners.

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FIeerom any partialitycmd" istinctions.Let theSisters eequnlor youandhaorchesanepl.acenlour heart. Loueall of themequallyn GodcmdorGod,anlbe equally ntrustedbyu to God. IItheres to be anypreferenceowards omeone,et tbe towards heone o whomyouare east nclined.3) My dnughters,o notseek oncretely,ut leefrom anydesireor life'scomforts,eliefand rest.Love oil, work,prayer ndmortificaaon.Life sshort; oLerythingassesxceptheuirtue hat comeswith us andGod, towards homweareheadingteuerJmoment f ow liues Life strlps s of euerythingand hose hohnue ufferednd oiledwill beblessed.4) My daughters,lee,as rom a serpent,rom anyobject f dissipation. o not belieuehat he spiritfinds ecreationn dissipaaon.heresnoother rue,solid d consolingecreationor a deuout ersonhnnthatwhich omesrom recollection,eruorandchnntl.5) My daughters,oone, or any reason, houldconsider erselfdispensedrom praying.Euen f shessick r dying,she hould fferup her llnessndberesigned.6) Mr dm.ghters,o oneshoull.hink oohighly fherself She houll eferwhnt she oeso Godcmd

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theuoice f the Supenorss theuoice f God, God'seyes houldmakeup or the Superiors'yes.Even fthey annotalways ee ou, f 1ou ail to dowhat heyhaq.,eommandedou o do, Godalwaysseesou nwhoseune youhavebeen ommu'tded. herefore,fearhimandact.10) My dnughters,euer llowyourselveso beheuethatec)enhe slightestisobediences allowed, ndneuer hink hatyoudonothno,.,enough trengtho dowhatyu arecommanded.Aftermakingywinadequacynown o JourSuperiors,owithanupright ndfirm spirit n farthandhnve o doubts:youwiLI o euerything. ouwill tnl.Wh ouerallobstarlesndyou will thankGod or thisbecauseehaspromisedheobedient an hathewill sing fuictory.lI) Lookat euerJ nyas f it were hektst n ywlife, eueryobas thelast,every raJeras thel.ast,every piritualbattles helnst, veryemptationsthe nst. Andsoact, pTaJ,fight, esist nduse hatdny with hegreatesterfection.Afterwards eathand udgnentcancome d, if youare aithful, hereward.12) My d.aughters,onsiderhatyouwillbe udgedbased nyour ulfillrnent f DiuineLaw,on thegraceof youruocation tdon themeans f bringlng boutthe ormerandperfectingourselvesn the atter. You

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will thusbe ud"gedn theRules ouhaue mbracedmd on theirobserq,.,ance.ecareful o keep hemandpracticehem ealouslyecausefter God'saw,nothing lse houl.dbeecveroJoLLrecntshan heRules.13 My daughtersan exercisef uirtuecmdmentcanbederiuedrom any circumstance.hereforebeverycleuer o hatnoneof themwill elu.deou.14) My dnughters,hepLide f and or yoru soulssthe Person f lesusChrist Himself By listening o tlwg.tide,yulisten to Clvist; by obeyingheg.tide,youobeyChrist.JustasGod'sEyes ee ow innerselfyoushoullpresentt and ettheguide f your souls ee t. In thesameway that tis impossibleor you o haue thought r mnke heslightestouementithoutGodlarowingit, o ooyour nner selfshould.emade nown o yow grddethrough sincere, recise,irnplendclearmanifestanonl yourconscience.15 My dnughtersyourMother s Mary Expect llaidud spiritual nd. emporalhelprom her. WithHer haqtehe endernessf dnughters,heconfidenceof sisters,he ntimacy f friends,hehumilityofseruantsnd hedependencef subjects.nHereaerJthing,rom Her euerything,hroughHer, hopefor euerything,hroughHerouwillhnwe verJthing;in fact,withgrace ouwillhaqteesus hnst.


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Tltrough hemeritsof JesusChnst,Her OnllBegotten on,and he ntercessionf theMostBlessedVirglnMary, ay t pleasehe nfinitecharityof God o instill hepracttce f theseMefbutsubstantial ocumentshich leaqteo yu for thegoodof yoursouls. intendandrecommendthatthey houldbeeadon the SumdnysollowingheEmberDayseach ar in thechnpel fterVespersothat theywillberememberedoall.as he wishesof thnt atherwhomGod deignedogiue ou orever.I entrustmJ poorsouloyou. May no onebemoued, ecausef my misery ndgreat eeds,not to preyfor me so hat GodwiLIshowmercJon meandaftermy death, bbreuiutehepwtislvnentlhauemented lwoughmJ manJ aultsmd caLIme to enioyandbless im, Father,Sonad Holy Spirit, o whomis theglory nd honorromaIL reatl.tresorewer.Amen".124

...the fatherwhom Qoddeignedto giveyou forec)erY' -,C1r''rrr--*z

fr manini's testament to his daughters of divine providence

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