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Our Father who are in Heaven

Booklet by Ron Lee JMJ

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“The Lord’s Prayer [the 'Our Father'] is the most perfect of prayers… In it

we ask, not only for all the things we can rightly desire, but also in the

sequence that they should be desired. This prayer not only teaches us to ask

for things, but also in what order we should desire them” (Thomas Aquinas,

cf. CCC 2763).

The prayer given does also bring to full truth and light that this Scripture is not

just indicating a universal Fatherhood of God through creation, but on a saving

and personal relationship with Him who is our Father by adoption through the

Spirit. (Rom. 8:14-16).

Jesus was the only begotten son of God by nature. Jesus is granting to the believer

the privilege of calling God our Father by adoption. In the Final Days the Our

Father is being fulfilled completely by the knowledge of the Divine Will being

done on earth as in Heaven. The believer from the early beginning of the Church to

now, cries “let your will be done on earth has in Heaven”

The Lord Holy Spirit has insured that the Our Father Prayer has been on the lips

and in the hearts of believers from the beginning to now. Three Persons – One

God and with only ONE WILL.

Souls, even non-believers are cognizant of this Prayer. We all cry out for the

Kingdom of God to come as IN HEAVEN. If you are reading this booklet you will

learn how this is to be. The Holy Spirit will bring you into the Mystery and reality

of the last gift Jesus proclaimed for the Father’s children at the end of time.

The Prayer has been “Named” Our Father which the Churches use for daily prayer,

but the significance is even more since it is a model of HOW to pray and the

priorities we should have in our prayer life.

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It is a rote prayer, but it should lead to a deep silence also as the Holy Spirit

quickens the true prayer of the heart. Pope Francis said we should not just be

parrots in our prayer life.

“Our” is plural and the prayer secret is being outside yourself for others. God

knows what you need, want and ask for before you even think of it. It was said by

Jesus who said what the Father wanted said and this prayer. This is the Divine

Will in action. Praying in the Divine Will to the Father in the Holy Spirit brings us

to the Throne of freedom and benefit. Our Lady gave the Rosary so we would

have a simple, but yet a powerful means for all to pray what God desired. The

prayer and meditations awake the intellect to know, love and serve the Holy

Trinity. Hallow means holy. We become holy by being fused, filled with the Holy

Spirit. Praying for others for the Glory of the Father also creates in your spirit the

humble spirit of Our Lady.

If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your

children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to

those who ask him! (Luke 11:13).

It is important to understand the Prayer that has come to us through the Church.

It has been known as the Our Father and in Latin Pater Noster.

It has been preserved and prayed throughout the decades. The Gospels do not

reflect the prayer being prayed as we do today, but it has been commonly

meditated on and prayed in liturgy, rosaries, litanies, novenas and personal prayer.

The New Testament, indicates two forms: a longer form in the Gospel of

Matthew[] as part of the Sermon on the Mount, and a shorter form in the Gospel of

Luke, as a response by Jesus to a request by "one of his disciples" to teach them "to

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pray as John taught his disciples". The prayer conclusions are “deliver us from

evil” from Matthew and “lead us not into temptation in Luke. The priority of prayer

– first to God (3) and then needs of all is indicated in the seven petitions.

The prayer as it occurs

in Matthew 6:9–13

Our Father in heaven,

hallowed be your name.

Your kingdom come,

your will be done,

on earth, as it is in

heaven.

Give us this day our

daily bread,

and forgive us our debts,

as we also have forgiven

our debtors.

And lead us not into

temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

The prayer as it occurs

in Luke 11:2–4

Father,

hallowed be your name.

Your kingdom come.

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Give us each day our

daily bread,

and forgive us our sins

for we ourselves forgive

everyone who is

indebted to us.

And lead us not into

temptation.

A Doxology was added by Protestants in a later English translation.

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The Greek text of Matthew 6:9–13 and the Latin text used in the Catholic Latin

liturgy.

Latin liturgical version

Pater noster, qui es in caelis:

sanctificetur Nomen Tuum;

adveniat Regnum Tuum;

fiat voluntas Tua,

sicut in caelo, et in terra.

Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis

hodie;

et dimitte nobis debita nostra,

sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus

nostris;

et ne nos inducas in tentationem;

sed libera nos a Malo

Πάτερ ἡμῶν ὁ ἐν τοῖς οὐρανοῖς·

ἁγιασθήτω τὸ ὄνομά σου·

ἐλθέτω ἡ βασιλεία σου·

γενηθήτω τὸ θέλημά σου,·

ὡς ἐν οὐρανῷ καὶ ἐπὶ γῆς·

τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δὸς ἡμῖν

σήμερον·

καὶ ἄφες ἡμῖν τὰ ὀφειλήματα ἡμῶν,

ὡς καὶ ἡμεῖς ἀφήκαμεν τοῖς ὀφειλέταις

ἡμῶν·

καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν,

ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ. Greek

Version

Matthew 6:9

James Tissot – The Lord's Prayer (Le Pater Noster) –

Brooklyn Museum U.S. public domain

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Matthew 6:9–13 Mostly widely used since 3rd

Century

"Pray then like this: 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom

come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily

bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we also have forgiven our trespassers. And

lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.'"

OUR FATHER:

We can invoke God as “Father” because he is revealed to us by his Son. When we pray the Our Father we

personally address the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ; we recognize that all his promises of love are fulfilled

in the new and eternal covenant in Jesus Christ. We have become his people and he is henceforth our God (cf

CCC 2780, 2787, 2789).

WHO ART IN HEAVEN:

Heaven does not refer to a place but to God’s majesty and his presence in the hearts of the just. Heaven, the

Father’s house, is the true homeland towards which we are heading and to which we already belong (cf. CCC

2802, 1 Jn 5:1).

HALLOWED BE THY NAME:

When we say “hallowed be thy name”, we ask that his Name should be sanctified by us and in us, and also in

every nation and person (cf. CCC 2814, 2858; Ezek 20:9, 14, 22, 39; 1 Cor 6:11; Lev 20:26; Jn 17:11).

THY KINGDOM COME:

Refers primarily to the final coming of the reign of God through Christ’s return. The Kingdom will come in

glory when Christ hands it over to his Father. We also pray for the growth of the Kingdom of God in our own

lives today (cf. 2816, 2818, 2859; Rom 14:17; Tit 2:13).

THY WILL BE DONE, ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN:

We ask insistently for the will of God (fulfilled in Christ) to be fully realized on earth as it is already in

Heaven. Jesus teaches us that one enters the Kingdom of Heaven not by speaking words but by doing the

“will of my Father in Heaven” (Mt 7:21). By prayer we can discern “what is the will of God” and obtain the

endurance to do it (Rom 12:2; cf. CCC 2823, 2824, 2826; 2 Pet 3:9; Mt 18:14; Heb 10:17).

GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD:

“Bread” refers to the earthly nourishment necessary to everyone for subsistence and also to the ‘bread of life’

that is, the Word of God and the Body of Christ received in the Eucharist (material and spiritual food). “This

day” not only refers to that of our mortal time but also the ‘today’ of God. Even when we have done our

work, the food we receive is still a gift from our Father. (CCC 2830, Jn 6:26-58).

AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US:

Forgiveness is the fundamental condition of the reconciliation of the children of God with their Father and of

humans with one another: “so also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your

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brother from your heart” (Mt 18:23-35). With the example and help of Christ every Christian can forgive

even his/her enemies (CCC 2842, 2844).

AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION:

We ask God not to allow us to take the way that leads to sin. We are engaged in the battle between flesh and

spirit. This petition implores the spirit of discernment and strength (cf. CCC 2846; Gal 5:21, Mt 6:21, 24; 1

Cor 10:13).

BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL:

The last petition to our Father is also included in Jesus’ prayer: “I am not asking you to take them out of the

world, but I ask you to protect them from the evil one” (Jn 17:15). When we ask to be delivered from the evil

one, we pray as well to be freed from all evils, present, past and future, of which he is the author or instigator.

In this final petition, the Church brings before the Father all the distress of the world (cf. CCC 2850, 2854; Jn

8:44; Rev. 12:9; Jn 5:18-19).

OUR FATHER WHO ARE IN HEAVEN

Saint Augustine stated: “"Our Father who are in heaven." We give God praise

from the start, not because God needs it, but to order our desire towards Yahweh. We need it. We

need to remember that our God is in Heaven, not of Earth. He is the fulfillment of our deepest

desires that go beyond just the physical. Further, our address as taught by Jesus instills in us

affection and confidence in God, our "dad." There is also a certain social equality indicated here

as we all call God "Abba" no matter how rich or poor. (p. 105)

The Father is Creator and no one can come to Him unless the Spirit brings him. It

is precisely God the Father who first leads us to Jesus: 'No one comes to me if my

Father does not bring him.' Scripture states He sent Jesus to us, and He sent us the

Holy Spirit (Jn 14:24; 16). We owe everything to the Father. You will learn later

that He selected Our Mother Mary before Creation to be the Kingdom of God on

earth in her womb for Jesus to be incarnated.

Keep this in mind as you reflect on these thoughts: See the Divine Will of your

Heavenly Father as the Source of the Uncreated Life of the Most Holy Trinity.

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I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, God from God, Light from Light,

True God from True God, begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father . . . I believe in

the Holy Spirit . . . who proceeds from the Father and the Son (Nicene Creed).

Prayer by Origen, priest

(Cap. 25: PG 11, 495-499)

The kingdom of God, in the words of our Lord and Savior, does not come for

all to see; nor shall they say: Behold, here it is, or behold, there it is; but the

kingdom of God is within us, for the word of God is very near, in our mouth and in

our heart. Thus it is clear that he who prays for the coming of God's kingdom

prays rightly to have it within himself, that there it may grow and bear fruit and

become perfect. For God reigns in each of his holy ones. Anyone who is holy obeys

the spiritual laws of God, who dwells in him as in a well-ordered city. The Father

is present in the perfect soul, and with him Christ reigns, according to the words:

We shall come to him and make our home with him. Thus the kingdom of God

within us, as we continue to make progress, will reach its highest point when the

Apostle's words are fulfilled, and Christ, having subjected all his enemies to

himself, will hand over his kingdom to God the Father, that God may be all in all.

Therefore, let us pray unceasingly with that disposition of soul which the Word

may make divine, saying to our Father who is in heaven: Hallowed be your name;

your kingdom come. Note this too about the kingdom of God. It is not a sharing of

justice with iniquity, nor a society of light with darkness, nor a meeting of Christ

with Belial. The kingdom of God cannot exist alongside the reign of sin.

Therefore, if we wish God to reign in us, in no way should sin reign in our mortal

body; rather we should mortify our members which are upon the earth and bear

fruit in the Spirit. There should be in us a kind of spiritual paradise where God

may walk and be our sole ruler with his Christ. In us the Lord will sit at the right

hand of that spiritual power which we wish to receive. And he will sit there until

all his enemies who are within us become his footstool, and every principality,

power and virtue in us is cast out. All this can happen in each one of us, and the

last enemy, death, can be destroyed; then Christ will say in us: 0 death, where is

your sting? 0 hell, where is your victory? And so, what is corruptible in us must be

clothed in holiness and incorruptibility; and what is mortal must be clothed, now

that death has been conquered, in the Father's immortality. Then God will reign

in us, and we shall. enjoy even now the blessings of rebirth and resurrection.

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Christ our Lord pointed out the importance of the mystery of the Trinity when He said:

"But I have called you friends; because all things whatsoever I have heard of My Father, I

have made known to you, "[32] and "Father, I will that where I am, they also whom Thou

hast given Me may be with Me; that they may see My glory which Thou hast given Me,

because Thou hast loved Me before the creation of the world."[33] These words refer

primarily to the eternal generation of the Word.

The Son is sent by the Father, and the Holy Spirit is sent by the Father and the Son. Again,

our adoptive sonship is the image and participation in the sonship of the eternal Son, since

the only-begotten Son is "the first-born among many brethren." Adoption is attributed to

the Father as to its author, to the Son as to the model, and to the Holy Ghost as to Him who

imprints the character. So also the friendship between the saints and the just is an image

participating in the friendship of the divine persons, according to our Lord's words, "that

they may be one, as We also are." The life of grace is, as it were, a reflected light,

manifesting God's inner life and the divine processions.

Scripture references. In the Sacred Scriptures God is called Father in a threefold

sense: 1. in the broadest sense by reason of the creation, thus He is called the "father of

rain" (Job 38:28); 2. in the broad sense by reason of the adoption of men as His sons, thus

He is called our Father in the Lord's Prayer; 3. in the strict and proper sense by reason of

the generation of His only-begotten Son. Thus Christ Himself, of whom it was said," his is

My beloved Son" (Matt. 3:17), said, not "our Father, " but "My Father": "It is My Father

that glorifieth Me" (John 8:54); "Come, ye blessed of My Father" (Matt. 25:34); "I must

be about My Father's business" (Luke 2:49); "No one can snatch them out of the hand of

My Father" (John 10:29); "They have both seen and hated both Me and My Father" (John

15:24); "I ascend to my Father and to your Father" (John 20:17). God is not the Father of

Jesus Christ in the same way as He is the Father of His adopted sons, for in the prologue of

St. John's Gospel we read: "The only begotten Son who is in the bosom of the Father, He

hath declared Him" (John 1:18). Frequently St. Paul speaks of God, the Father of our Lord

Jesus Christ, for instance," hat... you may glorify God and the Father of our Lord Jesus

Christ" (Rom. 15:6); and "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ" (II

Cor. 1:3 and Eph. 1:3). Thus the Father is represented as a person and moreover as a

divine person; no one has called this into doubt. The Father is called the Lord of heaven

and earth and living God, as for instance, "Thou art Christ the Son of the living God."

Throughout the seventeenth chapter of St. John's Gospel, Christ invokes the Father as

God, and it is clear that the Father is a person distinct from the Son from the fact that he

who generates is distinct from him who is begotten. This will appear more clearly when we

speak of the Son.

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"Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me?

The words that I speak to you I do not speak on my own.

The Father who dwells in me is doing his works. "

Our Heavenly Father, who also dwells within you, is

doing His works with you too...

there is nothing greater than this!!!

"... This is why I say that the living in the Supreme Volition is the

greatest thing – it is to live Divine Life.

As soon as He sees the soul in His Will,

the Celestial Creator takes her in His arms, and placing her on His lap,

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He lets her operate with His very hands, and

with the power of that Fiat with which all things were made.

He lets all His reflections descend upon the

creature, in order to give her the likeness of His operating. This is why the

operating of the creature

becomes light, it unites to that single act of her Creator, and constitutes

itself eternal glory and

continuous praise of her Creator. Therefore, be attentive, and let the living

in my Will be for you

your All, that you may never descend from your origin – that is, from the

lap of your Creator.”

Book of Heaven Volume 18

December 25, 1925

"And whatever you ask in my name, I will do,

so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do it.”

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Deeper revelation:

St. John's Gospel, especially in the first four verses: "In the beginning was the

Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in

the beginning with God. All things were made by Him: and without Him was

made nothing that was made. In Him was life, and the life was the light of

men" (John 1:1-4). These words contain the statement of two fundamental

truths: 1. the distinction of the Word from the Father, 2. the consubstantiality

of the Word with the Father. From these truths others follow in the prologue.

1. The distinction of the Word from the Father is enunciated in the words,

"The Word was with God, " for, as is commonly remarked, no one is said to

be with himself. One difficulty, however, arises from the fact that it is not

clearly stated that the Word is a person; it might be understood as similar to

the word of our mind which is in our intellect and "with" the intellect. This

difficulty, however, is removed by what is said later of the Word, especially by

the words," and the word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw

His glory, the glory as it were of the only-begotten of the Father, full of grace

and truth" (1:14); and "No man hath seen God at any time: the only-begotten

Son who is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him" (1:18).

From these verses it is clear that the Word mentioned in the first verse is the

only-begotten Son who became incarnate and before this was in the bosom of

the Father, or "with Him," in the words of the first verse. From this we may

infer a real distinction between the Father and the only-begotten Son, for

apart from any consideration of the mind the Father is not the Son, and he

who begets does not beget himself. Father and Son, as has been said, are

personal nouns and not impersonal nouns like truth, goodness, and

intelligence, which designate the attributes of the divine nature. Therefore,

apart from any consideration of the mind, it is true to say that the Father is

not the Son.

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On the other hand, as theologians point out, we cannot say that, apart from

the consideration of the mind, the essence of God is not His intellect, for His

essence is subsisting being itself and subsisting intelligence itself; no real

distinction exists in God between His being and His essence, nor between His

essence, faculties, and operation. Therefore this proposition is false: God is

not His own being, as is also the following: God is not His own intelligence.

From revelation, however, we infer that the following is true: God the Father

is not the Son, for he who begets does not beget himself. If therefore, apart

from any consideration of our mind, the Father is not the Son, He is really

distinct from the Son.

2. The consubstantiality of the Word with the Father is expressed in the same

first verse, in the words, "The Word was God." According to the generally

accepted interpretation, for instance, that of St. Thomas in his commentary on

St. John's Gospel, in this phrase the term "Word" (<ho logos>) is the subject

and "God" is the predicate. This is evident from the context, which refers to

the attributes of the Word, and from the Greek article <ho>, which precedes

the term "Word" (<ho logos>).

Moreover, in this sentence the predicate "God" retains its proper meaning, as

is evident from the parallel statements, "The Word was with God," and

"the Word was God," and from the second verse, "The same was in the

beginning with God." Thus, the word "God" is used three times in its

proper meaning, designating not God by participation, but God

Himself. The sense of the text is, therefore, that the Word is no less God

than He with whom He was from the beginning. There is, therefore, a

perfect equality between the Word and the Father. Moreover, since the

most simple and infinite divine nature cannot be multiplied, and since,

as is clear from the Old Testament and from philosophy, there cannot

be many gods, it follows that the Word and the Father are

consubstantial. This consubstantiality was more explicitly stated later at

the Council of Nicaea. The words "in the beginning" at the opening of

the prologue mean first of all before the creation of the world, as is clear

from the context, and also from eternity, since God is eternal and

immutable, since before the creation no change took place.

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Hallowed be thy Name. This prayer gives us a priority list for prayer.

Number one (1) is to make holy or hallow the Father’s name.

This prayer reflects what the Father also wanted us to pray. John 14:6 “ I am the

way, and the life, no one comes to the Father, but by me. If you had known me,

you would have know my father also; henceforth you know him and have seen

him. …v10. Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father in me? The

words that I say to you I do not speak on my own authority; but the Father who

dwells in me does his works. Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father in

me; or else believe me for the sake of the works themselves. (John 14)

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Jesus said we must be baptized “into” the Name of the Father, and of the Son,

and of the Holy Spirit. This is the baptismal opening of the Will of God to create

us again into His image. This is sanctifying grace. When we are obedient to the

Will of God we grow in holiness thus make the Name of God revealed. Living in

the Divine Will is now allowing us to “hallow” the Name of God since we live in,

by, and for the works of the Father.

God’s Name is His Essence and Presence. Moses said to God, “If I come to

the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’

and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” God said to

Moses, “I AM WHO AM” (Exodus 3:13-14). Holy Father, keep them in thy name,

which thou hast given me, that they may be one, even as we are one (John 17:11).

The Essence is the Divine Will. Presence is the Holy Spirit creating, conserving and

revealing the immensity, omnipotence of the Trinity in all things. The Divine Will is

one eternal Act of love that contains all things, past, present, and future.

The Jewish people would not even say His revealed Name – Jehovah since it is

powerful reality present everywhere and maintaining all in Time. There are also

records that clearly indicate a similar opening of this prayer in the Jewish evening

prayer “Our God in heaven, hallow be thy name and establish thy kingdom forever

and rule over us forever and ever. Amen.

1 Chronicles29:10-13 also is a parallel. …David blessed the Lord in the presence

of all the assembly; and said: “Blessed art thou, O lord, the God of Israel our

father, forever and ever. Thine O lord is the greatness and the power and the glory,

and the victory and the majesty for all that is in the heavens and in the earth in

thine; thine is the Kingdom. O Lord and thou art exalted as head above all. Both

riches and honor come from thee, and thou rulest over all. In thy hand are power

and might; and in thy hand it is to make, great and to give strength to all. And now

we thank thee, our God and praise thy glorious name.

Early Church Father and Doctor of the Church

This excerpt from Augustine's letter to Proba on the Our Father or Lord's Prayer (Ep. 130, 9, 18- 10, 20; CSEL 44, 60-63) is used in the Roman Office of Readings for Tuesday of the 29th week in ordinary time.

“We need to use words so that we may remind ourselves to consider carefully what we are asking, not so that we may think we can instruct the Lord or prevail on him. Thus, when we say: Hallowed be your name, we are reminding ourselves to desire that his name, which in fact is always holy, should also be considered holy among men. I mean that it should not be held in contempt.

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One can ascertain that Jesus prayed in the Divine Will and the Father wanted us to know how we can be restored with the permanent gift of living in the Present moment but yet with all in Eternity. We continue to meditate:

Kingdom come, on earth as in Heaven.

THE KINGDOM COMES INTO US WHEN WE HAVE FAITH IN JESUS AND HIS

SAVING WORK IN THE SACRAMENTAL LIFE OF THE CHURCH. WE ARE TO

ACKNOWLEDGE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE LIFE OF THE TRINITY IN OUR

EUCHARISTIC JESUS. THIS IS WHEN WE DECIDE TO BELIEVE AND PROFESS IT

IN OUR LIFE. KNOWING ABOUT GOD IS NOT FAITH. EVEN THE DEVIL HAS

KNOWLEDGE OF GOD.

IT IS PERSONAL LIVING KNOWLEDGE OF GOD. It is a relationship with the 3

Persons of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It is also awareness of the inhabiting of the

Holy Spirit and a spiritual awareness of your family relationship with God by the

indwelling Holy Spirit.

Scripture confirms and points to the Divine Will being fully reestablished and all that does not

belong to the Kingdom of God will be removed by God’s Justice. The Word of God shows how it is forecasted and the revelation of the Divine Will

being done as acts on earth in Time is the current revelation.

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Let us look at power points

It is the good news Lk 8:1

The Kingdom on earth as Church began with Apostles Lk 8:1, Mt. 16:28

Kingdom is the Present Moment, always at hand Lk 21:31

Appears and grows without fanfare Luke 17:20

It starts small and grows and becomes great Mt. 13:31, Mk4:26-29,

Mt 13:33,Mark 4:30-31;

1 Cor. 4:20

One needs to be baptized, in sanctifying grace to be Part of it. John 3:3-5

In Gods eye, to be baptized member of the Kingdom Is the most important

achievement in life. Lk 7:28

We are free to accept or reject it Mt 22:1, Mk10:15,

Comes with power Mk 89:1

To be worthy of the kingdom you need to be totally

Committed Mt. 22:11-14, Lk9:29,

1 Thes.1:5-12

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Kingdom is the most precious treasure one can have Mt. 13:44-55

To remain in it, one must practice the same

Forgiveness that God gave to us. Mt. 18:23-25

Love of God and our neighbor is essential Mk 12:28-34

Must have a servant's heart Mt. 20:25-28

The Eucharist manifests it and is the physical reality Mk14:22-25, Lk22:14-20;

of it. Mt. 5:3

Unity is a sign Jn 17:20-26.

We are one like the unity of the trinity when we live in the

Kingdom of the Divine Will.

Rich have a difficult time to enter it because of

Their trust in self, riches, programs, etc. Mk 10:24, Lk18:28

Characterized by the simplicity of children Mt. 18:1-4; Mk10:14

1 Thes.2:12

Humble and poor find a true reward and place in it Lk 4:43

Jesus will fulfill it on His return Mk 14:25, Lk 22:15,18

The fullness of the Kingdom will be revealed

in the last days and the last Judgment Mt. 13:41-43, 2 Tim 4:1

To enter, live and reign with Christ as Prophet Mt. 5:17-19, Mt.7:21, Rom. 14:17, 1 Cor.

Priest and have dominion you need to do good deeds 6:9-10, Gal. 5:21, Eph.5:5

And live a life of righteousness. We are to live in the

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world and not be part of it

The world is opposed to God's Will, so we are not to

become pregnant with it. Mt. 13:24-30, 47-50

We are to pray for the Kingdom to come as it

exists in heaven. Divine Will! Mt. 6:10, Lk 11:2

The teaching of the church opens the opportunity

for people to enter the Kingdom Mt. 16:13-20

Kingdom is a time of mercy Mt. 25:1-13

The Kingdom will last forever after the last Judgment Lk 1:3

The Book of Heaven consists of 36 Volumes: These Volumes contain Jesus’ revelations

to Luisa Piccarreta on how to Live in the Divine Will. A Soul obtaining the Knowledge of

Living in the Divine Will allows it to perform transtemporal acts called Rounds within

Eternity that help realize on earth the fulfillment of the Our Father prayer: “Thy

kingdom come, thy Will be done on earth as it is in heaven”.

A sampling of the Volumes are included in this booklet. God the Father is calling you to

be with Him for all Eternity. If this is your desire, then you have the first step.

Knowledge of the Living in the Divine Will is available in the Book of Heaven. This

spirituality has been approved by the Vatican. Our Lady, Mother of Jesus, was created

to be the Divine Will vessel on earth for the Savior to be brought for our redemption.

She was immaculately conceived in order for the Word of God being in her womb at the

incarnation. (Volume 13 November 10, 1927 Mary conceived without original sin.)

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Luisa Piccarreta was the first born with the original sin to be

taught and fused in the Gift of the Divine Will. (Volume 13 June 6 1921 - Human nature

remains effected and wounded by original sin.)

We are now living in the Era of the Holy Spirit. Come, know, surrender your will to the

Holy Trinity and the fulfillment of the Our Father on earth now is your mission.

Book of Heaven August 23, 1928 Jesus speaking to Luisa

Picarretta

I was thinking to myself: ‘But, is it really true that the Kingdom of the Will of God will come upon earth?’

And my lovable Jesus, moving in my interior, told me: “My daughter, how is this – you doubt? Don’t

you know that there are the rights of God to give this Kingdom, and the rights of humanity to receive

It? In fact, in creating man, by giving His Will to man as inheritance, God gave these rights - that His

Divine Will reign upon earth as It reigned in Heaven. This is so true, that the life of the first man began

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in the Fiat, and by doing his first acts in It, he placed his pledges, his works, in the divine inheritance; so

much so, that these pledges and acts still exist in my Will – they are indelible. Though man went out of

It, his acts remained, and this constitutes a right for humanity to enter once again into the lost

Kingdom. In fact, We do not look at man in himself, but We look at the whole human family as if it were

one; and if one leaves and detaches himself, humanity always remains, and can receive that which was

lost by the one who left. Therefore, there are rights on both sides. If it were not so, the living of man in

Our Kingdom would not have been a reality, but a way of speaking; while, when We give, We give in

fact, so much so, that the human life has its origin in the Kingdom of Our Will.

If you knew what it means to do even one act alone in It… Its value is incalculable. And then there are

the acts of my Humanity and those of the Queen of Heaven, all done in the Kingdom of Our Divine Will,

by which, as the leaders of the human family, We reconfirmed the rights for the creatures to re-enter

into Our Kingdom.”

GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD

“Bread” refers to the earthly nourishment necessary to everyone for subsistence and also to the ‘bread of life’

that is, the Word of God and the Body of Christ received in the Eucharist (material and spiritual food). “This

day” not only refers to that of our mortal time but also the ‘today’ of God. Even when we have done our

work, the food we receive is still a gift from our Father. (CCC 2830, Jn 6:26-58).

St Augustine

When we say: Give us this day our daily bread, in saying this day we mean “in this

world”. Here we ask for a sufficiency by specifying the most important part of it; that is,

we use the word “bread” to stand for everything. Or else we are asking for the

sacrament of the faithful, which is necessary in this world, not to gain temporal

happiness but to gain the happiness that is everlasting. In addition, the Church

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Father reflected: "Give us today our daily bread." He reflects on three meanings

here that are all pertinent. First, the daily bread refers to the physical things we

need to keep our bodies healthy. Second, this bread is the bread of heaven, the

Eucharist, our prayer together as Church with Jesus in our midst. Finally, and most

importantly to Augustine, our daily bread is the Word of God, the Law of the Lord

which helps order our desires towards Yahweh and shows us the way to everlasting

life with the Divine Love.

Jesus told Lisa Picarreta the 3 breads of His revelation. We will also review

other references that will enhance your desire to receive Jesus in the Eucharist

and offer reparation to God with Eucharistic devotions. (Last Section of booklet

– Special Book of Heaven Selections

First – short history

The more personal requests break from the similarity to the Kaddish. The first concerns daily bread. The

meaning of the word normally translated as daily, ἐπιούσιος epiousios, is obscure. The word is almost a hapax

legomenon, occurring only in Luke and Matthew's versions of the Lord's Prayer. (It was once mistakenly

thought to be found also in an Egyptian accounting book.).] Etymologically epiousios seems to be related to

the Greek words epi, meaning on, over, at, against and ousia, meaning substance. It is translated as

supersubstantialem in the Vulgate (Matthew 6:11) and accordingly as supersubstantial in the Douay-Rheims

Bible (Matthew 6:11). Early writers connected this to Eucharistic transubstantiation. Some modern

Protestant scholars tend to reject this connection on the presumption that Eucharistic practice and the

doctrine of transubstantiation both developed later than this writing. Epiousios can also be understood as

existence, i.e., bread that was fundamental to survival (as in the Syriac Peshitta, where the line is translated

"give us the bread of which we have need today".). In the era, bread was the most important food for

survival. However, scholars of linguistics consider this rendering unlikely since it would violate standard

rules of word formation[citation needed]

. Koine Greek had several far more common terms for the same idea. Some

interpret epiousios as meaning for tomorrow, as in the wording used by the Gospel of the Nazoraeans for the

prayer.[23]

The common translation as "daily" is conveniently close in meaning to the other two possibilities as

well. Those Christians who read the Lord's Prayer as eschatological view epiousios as referring to the second

coming—reading for tomorrow (and bread) in a metaphorical sense. Most scholars disagree, particularly since

Jesus is portrayed throughout Luke and Matthew as caring for everyday needs for his followers, particularly

in the bread-related miracles that are recounted.

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Second- Spiritual meaning of the Eucharist

Union with God

Ignatius of Antioch (c 110) called the Eucharist "the medicine of immortality, the antidote we take in order

not to die but to live for ever in Jesus Christ" (Letter to the Ephesians, 20:2b). There are many related

conclusions that flow naturally within Roman Catholic theology from the historical understanding of the

Eucharist, which have deeply influenced the spirituality exhibited by many centuries of Christians. The

following are all spiritual points of view that stem from the belief that Jesus is truly, really, and substantially

present in the Eucharist:

that he will feed man with his own flesh and blood

that he, as food, is left so we will not fall through weariness (recall that Jesus stumbles on the

way to Calvary)

that Jesus is the perfection of the type of the seder supper, the true Passover lamb, true flesh

and blood

by washing the disciples' feet shortly before instituting the Eucharist he showed us perfect

charity that should be the fruit of the Sacrament

as Mary prayed to perpetually adore the Word made Flesh within her, so we will adore the

Flesh within us at Holy Communion

Mary teaches us to unite ourselves to Our Lord

with Christ we are blessed to enjoy true interpenetration: "He Himself is in us by his flesh and

we are in him" (St Hilary in Gabriel)

we are made part of the living vine (Jn 15:1-4)

in Holy Communion we have physical union with Christ

nourished by the Eucharist we live by Christ as Christ lives by the Father alone

as Jesus lives for the glory of the Father so should the communicant live only for the glory of

Jesus

to receive worthily we must not only receive the sacrament of confession but we must also be

well disposed to the Eucharist, enlarging our hearts with love for what it is

the humility he teaches us is exemplified in his own very humble way of coming to us under

the forms of bread and wine

God loves us so much, despite our fallen nature, that he performs this miracle of

transubstantiation at every Mass, to give us a chance to return to him and be part of the true

vine

These and many more besides are points of spiritual theology that have been spoken by the saints and

expounded in books for spiritual guidance. Belief in the Real Presence is key to the Roman Catholic

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conception of progression in prayer life along the purgative way to the illuminative and unitive ways (see

prayer). The seven Sacraments, as a group, are "seven springs of life", springs in the progression toward

union with God. "First of all, the initial sacrament that sows the seeds of eternity, Baptism.... The Eucharist

feeds the holy growth with a substance which is none other than the very substance of the Son of God and the

Son of man, the sovereign food of the divine life and of the human life in the Christian, since Jesus Christ has

the fullness of the divine life and the human life.... The sacraments produce sacramental grace. What is this

grace? It is a right, founded on sanctifying grace, and in virtue of which I can demand and receive at the

proper time the help of actual grace.... If only I knew how to preserve these rights and to fall back upon them!

Assuredly, if God gives them to me, it is not for me to neglect them" (Tissot). Thus, through the twentieth

century, Roman Catholic theology and spirituality yet teaches us that Jesus Christ in the Eucharist has

meaning for us as individuals, a theme elaborated especially well by Dietrich von Hildebrand in

Transformation in Christ.

Third - Prayers[

Many prayers exist within Roman Catholic spiritual life, reflecting on the dogma of the Eucharist. From St.

Thomas: Sit, Jesu dulcissime, sacratissimum Corpus tuum et Sanguis, dulcedo et suavitas animae meae,...

(Sweetest Jesus, Body and Blood most holy, be the delight and pleasure of my soul...). Also: "Not through any

merit of my own, but only through the goodness of Your mercy, You have considered me — a sinner, a

useless servant — worthy to be nourished with the precious Body and Blood of Your Son, our Lord Jesus

Christ." The Pater Noster contains the important line, "Give us this day our daily bread." Here the word

"daily" is used to translate the Greek word epiousios. But "daily bread" can also be translated

"supersubstantial bread" (as found in some Bible translations and in some prayers such as the "Prayer of St.

Bonaventure" which begins: "Pierce, O most sweet Lord Jesus, my inmost soul..."). The Catholic Mass is

offered daily, as are Eastern Orthodox communions. The active liturgical life of the Catholic faith is a key

element in the theology of the Eucharist. At the Mass, it is prayed, Perceptio Corporis tui, Domine Jesu

Christe, quod ego indignus sumere praesumo, non mihi proveniat in judicium et condemnationem: sed pro tua

pietate prosit mihi ad tutamentum mentis ot corporis, et ad medelam percipiendam... essentially meaning,

'though I am unworthy, I presume to receive Thy Body; may it not turn to my judgment and condemnation'.

(The Mass is available in Latin in hundreds of locations worldwide.) The daily bread in this prayer given by

Jesus is a reference to the Eucharist according to many Church Fathers including St. Augustine, St. John

Chrysostom, St. Jerome, and St. Cyprian of Carthage who in 251 wrote: "As the prayer continues, we ask

and say, 'Give us this day our daily bread.' ... And we ask that this bread be given us daily, so that we who are

in Christ and daily receive the Eucharist as the food of salvation, may not, by falling into some more grievous

sin and then in abstaining from communicating, be withheld from the heavenly Bread, and be separated from

Christ's Body. ... He Himself warns us... (Jn 6:54)" (Jurgens §559). Cyprian again: "We can understand this

petition [give us this day our daily bread] in a spiritual and in a literal sense. For in the divine plan both senses

may help toward our salvation. For Christ is the bread of life; this bread does not belong to everyone, but is

ours alone. When we say, our Father, we understand that he is the father of those who know him and believe in

him. In the same way we speak of our daily bread, because Christ is the bread of those who touch his body"

(Liturgy of the Hours, 1975, Vol. III, Eleventh Week, Thursday, Office of Readings, Second Reading,

emphases added). From the very earliest Church, it is clear that the Pater Noster refers to the Eucharist in

conjunction with traditional Christian belief (faith) that it is the body and blood of Jesus Christ. Courtesy of

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Epiousios

Epiousios (Ancient Greek: επιούσιος) is a unique Greek word used in the fourth petition of the Lord's Prayer, as

recorded in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 6:11) and the Gospel of Luke (Luke 11:3).

Τὸν ἄρτον ἡμῶν τὸν ἐπιούσιον δὸς ἡμῖν σήμερο

"Give us today our daily bread,"

Matthew 6:11

However, the word is not found anywhere else in the original scriptures of the Bible, nor, moreover, anywhere else

in all of Classical Greek literature. The Greek term otherwise used throughout the New Testament for "daily" is kath

hemeran (καθ' ἡμέραν, "according to the day").

Epiousios was rendered as quotidianum ("daily") in the Vetus Latina and revised to supersubstantialem in the

Vulgate, albeit only in Matthew's version.

From the New American Bible Revised Edition:

"Give us today our daily bread: the rare Greek word epiousios, here daily, occurs in the New

Testament only here and in ⇒ Luke 11:3. A single occurrence of the word outside of these texts

and of literature dependent on them has been claimed, but the claim is highly doubtful. The

word may mean daily or future (other meanings have also been proposed). The latter would

conform better to the eschatological tone of the whole prayer. So understood, the petition

would be for a speedy coming of the kingdom (today), which is often portrayed in both the Old

Testament and the New under the image of a feast (⇒ Isaiah 25:6; ⇒ Matthew 8:11; ⇒ 22:1-10;

⇒ Luke 13:29; ⇒ 14:15-24)."[

In typical, modern-day English, the word is nevertheless most often translated as "Give us this day our daily bread."

Translation and interpretation

Jerome's Latin Vulgate translates "panem nostrum supersubstantialem da nobis

hodie".

Apart from the literal interpretation as a prayer for sustenance, the phrase has been given a variety of spiritual or

metaphorical interpretations. The translation of supersubstantial bread[5]

has also been associated with the eucharist,

e.g. by the Council of Trent (1551)

Chrysostom (Homilies on the Gospel of Saint Matthew, Homily XIX) commented on the phrase:

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What is “daily bread”? That for one day. For because He had said thus, “Thy will be done

in earth as it is in heaven,” but was discoursing to men encompassed with flesh, and

subject to the necessities of nature, and incapable of the same impassibility with the

angels:—while He enjoins the commands to be practised by us also, even as they perform

them; He condescends likewise, in what follows, to the infirmity of our nature. Thus,

“perfection of conduct,” saith He, “I require as great, not however freedom from

passions; no, for the tyranny of nature permits it not: for it requires necessary food.” But

mark, I pray thee, how even in things that are bodily, that which is spiritual abounds. For

it is neither for riches, nor for delicate living, nor for costly raiment, nor for any other

such thing, but for bread only, that He hath commanded us to make our prayer. And for

“daily bread,” so as not to “take thought for the morrow.” Because of this He added,

“daily bread,” that is, bread for one day.

Trespasses or debts = we receive based on the goodness of God and our Response.

AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE

WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US:

AND FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES AS WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO TRESPASS AGAINST US:

Forgiveness is the fundamental condition of the reconciliation of the children of God with their Father and of

humans with one another: “so also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your

brother from your heart” (Mt 18:23-35). With the example and help of Christ every Christian can forgive

even his/her enemies (CCC 2842, 2844).

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Many times we pray rote prayer without faith but words of duty. It is

very important to pray from the heart. This is the true voice of prayer.

God answers the prayers of the heart.

This petition has a small word “AS” Meditating on this one clearly

discerns we are asking the Father to forgive us exactly the same as we

forgive.

Vol. 13, Book of Heaven. “Who is it that shakes these fonts so as to make them rise up and

overflow, and thereby flood the entire earth? It is the soul that enters into my Divine Will. As it

enters within, if it wants to love, it draws near the font of love; by loving or by having the intention to

love, it shakes the font. The waters, by being shaken, grow, overflow, and spread out through all the

earth; at times, the shaking is so strong that the waves rise up so high as to touch Heaven and to

spread out through the Heavenly Fatherland. If this soul wants to pray, to make reparation, to

beseech forgiveness for sinners, or to give Me glory, it shakes the font of prayer, of reparation of

forgiveness and these fonts rise up, overflow, and spread out among everyone. For how many gifts

has my Humanity implored on behalf of man? I left the doors open, so that they could enter at their

ease, but how few there are that enter.”

We must practice what we preach and teach. True love requires sacrifice.

Sacrifice is the pulse of love and love the pulse of sacrifice.

Jesus dying in terrible agony gives us the challenge to be like Him. “Father

forgive them, they do not know what they are doing.”

Our Father gives to us hope of forgiveness, but has a small word “AS”. This may

keep many from ever reaching a state of peace due to this prayer indicating how

we want to be forgiven. We are called to forgive others! Some may need to

forgive God also. We blame God for many events in order to transfer the truth of

sin. When we forgive - our memory begins to forget the event and joy starts the

healing process in the physical life.

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In the Book of Heaven another truth is revealed. Vol. 18 - October 21, 1925 12

Luisa was feeling sorrow of the sins for each offense that was given to Jesus. Jesus told her: “My

daughter, I had a special sorrow for each sin, and upon my sorrow hung the pardon for the sinner.

Now, this sorrow of mine is suspended in my Will, waiting for the sinner when he offends Me, so

that, as he feels sorrow for having offended Me, my sorrow may descend to feel sorrow together

with his, and immediately grant him forgiveness. But, how many offend Me and do not feel sorrow?

So, my sorrow and forgiveness are suspended in my Will, and as though isolated.

The Lord gave to us the Sacrament of reconciliation. Think on these words as the Priest stands in for the

Persona of Jesus. Only God can forgive sins, but we can forgive what we hold in judgment.

God, the Father of mercies, through the death and the resurrection of his Son has reconciled the world

to himself and sent the Holy Spirit among us for the forgiveness of sins; through the ministry of the

Church may God give you pardon and peace, and I absolve you from your sins in the name of the Father,

and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.48 (Catholic Catechism (CC))

(CC) 1450 "Penance requires . . . the sinner to endure all things willingly, be contrite of

heart, confess with the lips, and practice complete humility and fruitful satisfaction."49

Contrition 1451 Among the penitent's acts contrition occupies first place. Contrition is

"sorrow of the soul and detestation for the sin committed, together with the resolution not

to sin again."50

GO TO CONFESSION FREQUENTLY! Feel the shackles drop and the rush of

grace setting you free.

Forgiveness of self after contrite acknowledgement of sin and forgiveness of others

sets the soul on a path of peace, mercy and compassion. It is a decision and one

may need to express it again if the memory brings something to the present

moment. Decide to forgive and set your heart free to receive special graces from

God.

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Book of Heaven - Vol. 14April 12, 1922

Sin breaks the current of Love, and opens the current of Justice. We are to pray that man may

mend his ways, so Justice, quickly reuniting the current of Love, will be able to withdraw.” We

need to pray that others will also forgive. The darkness of sin is like smoke going around all, but

forgiveness and mercy dispels the smoke of evil and brings light to the mind and heart.

A brief reflection on forgiveness: Who are you serving? God,

self or the world? God must receive the Glory. If you are the center of the

attention and focus of “thank you” – you need to check out the “ground” of your

heart for you have lots of weeds. The sad thing is that the angels let the weeds and

good grow together until the harvest of the soul. One can not hide as Adam

attempted after the first sin. All will be revealed and mercy and forgiveness is key

of the weeds being removed from our spirit and memory.

The Holy Spirit is the Sanctifier. Pray and ask the Holy Spirit’s work to show

you the attitudes, acts and what “cleverness” you are using to hide from God. The

Father will forgive if you ask, but many times we do not have a contrite heart, we

may be presumptuous, plus there is no desire to repent.

What sins are you confessing over and over? List them. One by one. Take the

time! Sins are committed one by one and they lead to the same sins and like sins.

Confession is very necessary for you to lead a Glory filled spiritual life in the

service of Jesus Christ. The Catholic Church Priest has the authority to set you

free, but the effect remains and repentance, restitution, self-forgiveness, change of

life and friends may be required for you to break the chains of evil. The truth is

these areas are normally deliberate or sins of passion or weakness.

It is important to look at the sins of omission. These sins contribute greatly to

our lack of acts of love, adoration and worship of God. In addition, it is these sins

that keep us in bondage. These sins must come to “light” so the truth of God’s

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word can shine on them. This revelation can now be taken to Confession or

discussed with someone who has the virtue to help one to overcome them. What is

amazing is that the “roots” of sin are very deep and you will be surprised how the

addictive sin has woven its roots through every aspect of your life in a hidden way.

We must confess our sins. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, and will

forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9).

When we repent and confess our sins, we are washed clean and made new.

If we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another,

and the blood of Jesus his son cleanses us from all sin (1 John 1:7).

Temptation is common to all. Forgiveness keeps us able to stand before the

Father. Serious temptation must be fought or one can take flight. Avoid the

occasion of sin). Forgiveness of self is to let go after God declares you forgiven

and clean. We must be the Person God has forgiven and redeemed. See your self

(mind ,body and soul) as a holy child of the Father – able to come before Him,

standing in for His authority and doing acts in the Divine Will for His Glory. BE

WHO GOD SAYS YOU ARE!

Eccel. 21:2. “Flee from sins as from the face of a

serpent. For if you come near it, it will take hold of you”. Turn your mind

away. Move your will towards God in humility and obedience. Humility

attracts grace, grace gives us victory.

After temptation. Be on guard! Do we win, lose or partially lose. Thank God

for your victory. Confess your lack of victory and begin again by asking for

forgiveness and mercy. Thank God for the present moment. VERY

IMPORTANT. Start over regardless of the temptation. Normally we are

struggling against who we are and we are ashamed and embarrassed. We

should be, but stating over we see our selves as sons and daughters of the Most

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High. MOST IMPORTANT IS YOU ARE TO BE WHO YOU SAY YOU

ARE IN THE LORD JESUS.

Receiving the Lord Jesus in the Eucharist keeps the temple body

swept clean. Many times before communion we ask for forgiveness and the light of Jesus in a

“clean” temple allows “silence” to direct you in your ministry of reconciliation to others and

console Jesus with reparation in the Hours of the Passion.

The Sacrifice of the Mass has the same value as the sacrifice of the Cross. It is the same priest

who offers, the same victim who is offered and the same immolation that is renewed as a

representation to the Father for the forgiveness of sin.

We are moved by the Holy Spirit to give reparation for sin.

Jesus teaching Luisa

(Vol. 18 – line 12:

I was continuing the fusing of myself in the Divine Will, feeling sorrow for each offense which

has ever been given to my Jesus, from the first to the last man who will come upon earth. And

while feeling sorrow, I asked for forgiveness. But while I was doing this, I said to myself: ‘My

Jesus, my Love, it is not enough for me to feel sorrow and to ask for forgiveness, but I would

like to annihilate any sin, so that You may never – never again be offended.’ And Jesus, moving

in my interior, told me: “My daughter, I had a special sorrow for each sin, and upon my sorrow

hung the pardon for the sinner. Now, this sorrow of mine is suspended in my Will, waiting for the

sinner when he offends Me, so that, as he feels sorrow for having offended Me, my sorrow may

descend to feel sorrow together with his, and immediately grant him forgiveness. But, how many

offend Me and do not feel sorrow? So, my sorrow and forgiveness are suspended in my Will, and as

though isolated.

Thank you, my daughter, for coming into my Will to keep company with my sorrow and with my

forgiveness. Please continue to go around in my Will; and making my sorrow your own, cry out, for

each offense: ‘Sorrow! Forgiveness!’, so that I may not be the only One who feels sorrow and

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impetrates forgiveness, but I may have the company of the little daughter of my Will, who feels

sorrow together with Me.” This is our Call also in the Divine Will.

Lead us not unto Temptation

AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION:

We ask God not to allow us to take the way that leads to sin. We are engaged in the battle between flesh and

spirit. This petition implores the spirit of discernment and strength (cf. CCC 2846; Gal 5:21, Mt 6:21, 24; 1

Cor 10:13)

What is temptation? The word is “Nasah (To try or to test).

It is a suggestion to one of our faculties to do evil by our spiritual foes. It is not

sin. It is a tendency to do what we know is right to do wrong or it seeks to keep a

person from doing right.

Temptation simply brings out what is in man. (Daily Bread). God has revealed to

us that we must strive for perfection using our god given talents and the wisdom of

god’s law. Temptation simply shows us who we are. It proves our faults and tests

our virtue. It shows how much we really love God. One must b e brave and fight

against what holds them back.

We will briefly consider how God looks at temptations, the psychology of

temptation and the attitude and actions we must take towards temptation.

It should be understood that we could also tempt God. This trying of God is by not

recognizing His power and take advantage of His saving grace. It means to try His

patience.

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The Genesis 3:19 account gives us the psychology of temptation. The Devil

suggests to Eve that she can be like God. She resists, but hesitates when the devil

puts doubt in her mind by asking her what did God really say. He persists and

she weakens after allurements to her appetites and pride. It is good to eat and will

change you to be like God. She surrenders and then becomes the tempter. What is

sad – she was already like God since He had given both of them His Divine Will

and authority)

Resistance if you are in the state of grace is your first spiritual response. The

conscience is in gear and you are warned. Hesitation as you discern or you

struggle to do it or not. The power of the word “NO” works also.

Fear of the Lord is the gift to overcome temptation also. Ask the Holy Spirit

for this important gift .It is based on love. We "fear being separated from God or

displeasing Him. It is also a fear of separation. Fear of the Lord is the beginning of

wisdom. It produces the first effects of wisdom. It unites us to God. It puts us in

our proper place. We see our true value. It also keeps us from presumption. This

is seeing ourselves as better than we are. It produces a horror of sin and the

strength to overcome temptations.

Jesus has given to us the ability to do acts in the Divine Will. Consecrate yourself

to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and Sacred Heart of Jesus.. You belong to them.

Consecrate yourself to die to your will and live in the Will of the Holy Trinity.

Then you can overcome the work of Satan and the Flesh in your life. Acts in the

Divine Will produce the good for all creation and you. DO IT!

What should our attitude be?

The first safeguard against a temptation is to recognize it. You need to see it as it

really is. Is it an attractive allurement? Passion leads to temptation. When

passion is in play, know that you need to check it out quickly.

If the temptations are small, treat them like “gnats or flies brush them away from

you mind.

Change your thinking. Sometimes you may need to change your location. E.g. if

you are watching t.v. and you see someone who tempts you to lust. Turn it off!

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Go do something else. A prayer that works is: “Jesus and Mary I commit my spirit

to you.”

Resolve to serve God. Luisa would say. “I commend my spirit to you, Jesus and

Mary”. Jesus said this to the Father when He was dying. Temptation can lead to

your spiritual death.

REMEMBER SIN LEADS TO SIN. Sin leads to integration of it in our

personality and memory. We become slaves to sin and sin leads to the hardness of

heart and to death.

Weakening takes place if you do not change your thoughts and decide to move

your will to defeat the enemy through prayer and other activity.

Surrender is sin.

One can readily see that man is attracted by his feelings, moods, sentiments,

appetites and desires. Our acts are not always easily controlled. We may have a

strong conscious focus or have a love for something that are harmful to us. The

tendency is to go to extremes when the attack is of the flesh.

We have an attitude of selfishness. We want, want and want more. We want

holiness at no price. We want god’s gifts, but we are not willing to pay the price to

earn them, use them for His glory or use them for the benefit of others.

You also need to understand the psychology of temptation in its frequency.

Everyone is different and many times it is due to our temperament and character.

Education and how a person was parented also have a great influence on us. One

also needs to understand that god tempts no one, but allows it to perfect a soul that

is called to a high calling like the Divine Will.

We are never tempted beyond our strength. To psychologically analyze that is

happening we find a pattern. Is there a suggestion? What is the pleasure? Does it

feel good or is there a promise to do so To give in or surrender requires our

.Consent. Is it full and entire We sin only with our consent. Jesus stated that our

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attitude. “Watch ye, and pray that you enter not into temptation. (Watch and

Prayer are the keys). Watch means do not trust yourself! We need to trust god.

We will set up our own fall in most cases. We have our favorite people and

places to sin. Look out for your patterns. 1 Cor. 10:12: Wherefore he that thinks

himself to stand, let him take heed lest he fall”. II Cor. 10:13: God is faithful, who

will not suffer you to be may be able to bear it.

We need to avoid the occasion of sin. Idleness will open the door. If you have a

trouble that is where you concentrate your effort to defeat the works of hell within

you.

Jesus Healing the Lunatic (Matthew 17: 13 - 14

Deliver us from Evil

The last petition to our Father is also included in Jesus’ prayer: “I am not asking you to

take them out of the world, but I ask you to protect them from the evil one” (Jn 17:15).

When we ask to be delivered from the evil one, we pray as well to be freed from all evils,

present, past and future, of which he is the author or instigator. In this final petition, the

Church brings before the Father all the distress of the world (cf. CCC 2850, 2854; Jn 8:44;

Rev. 12:9; Jn 5:18-19).

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We are asking for divine protection. Evil is impure. And being

impure it contaminates everything it touches with impurity. Evil corrupts

everything it infects. The original Greek can be translated, “Deliver us from the

evil one. This was the original translation. Jesus encounter the Person of Evil –

Satan with his Temptations. The Church teaches that the Devil (angel Lucifer-now

Satan is evil and the angels that would not serve were casted doen here.

The devil’s Kingdom of darkness (Prince of this world) l has had one

purpose, to block the fulfillment of the will of God. He does everything he can to

obstruct the work of God and glee over all souls who choose hell rather than

Heaven with God the Father. Scripture has many references to the tactics of evil.

Church illumination on this will help also.

Deliver us from Evil

"When tempted, no one should say, 'God is tempting me.' For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He

tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed"

(James 1:13-14). -

Delivering All (2850)

This last petition is also included in Jesus' priestly prayer, "I ask you to protect them from the evil one" (Jn

17:15). We must pray for the deliverance of the whole human family. Our interdependence in this battle with

sin becomes our solidarity in Christ's Body.

Satan (2851-2852)

This evil is personal (not abstract). It refers to Satan, the angel who opposes God. The devil (dia-bolos)

"throws himself across" God's plan and his work of salvation. Satan ("a liar and the father of lies") is the

"deceiver of the whole world" (Jn 8:44, Rev 12:9). Through him, sin and death entered the world. By his

definitive defeat all creation will be freed "from the corruption of sin and death" (Eucharistic Prayer IV).

"The one begotten by God he protects and the evil one does not touch him. We know that we are of God and

the whole world is in the power of the evil one" (1 Jn 5:18-19). "The Lord keeps you from the evils of your

adversary the devil. One who entrusts himself to God does not dread the devil" (St. Ambrose).

Cast Out (2853)

At his death, Jesus won this victory over the "prince of this world" (Jn 14:30) and Satan "was cast out" (Jn

12:31, Rev 12:10). Then, Satan pursued the woman but she was preserved from sin (Immaculate Conception)

and from death (Assumption). He was "angry with the woman, and went off to make war on the rest of her

offspring" (Rev 12:7). Therefore, we pray, "Come, Lord Jesus" (Rev 22:17) since only his coming will deliver

us from the Evil One.

From All Evils (2854)

We ask to be freed from all the evils (past, present, and future) caused by Satan. In this petition, the Church

brings all the distress of the world before the Father and asks for perseverance in awaiting Christ's return.

She anticipates the final gathering of everyone in Jesus for he has "the keys of Death and Hades." Jesus is the

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one who "is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty" (Rev 1:8, 18). "Deliver us from every evil and

grant us peace... so we might be free from sin and protected from all anxiety" (said at Mass after the Lord's

Prayer).

"For the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory are Yours, Now and Forever" (2855)

This restates the first three petitions (the glory of God's name; the coming of the Kingdom; the power of his

saving will). Satan falsely attributed kingship, power, and glory to himself (Lk 4:5-6), but Christ restores

these to the Father until he hands over the kingdom to him. Then God will be all in all.

By saying "Amen," we ratify all that is contained in the prayer (St. Cyril of Jerusalem).

From 'Evil' or from 'the Evil One' Popes have indicated that Satan is a Person and has minions to spread darkness to keep souls from accepting the Gift of Life and reunification with the Father.

Christ came and died for us so that "through death He might destroy him who had the empire of death, that is, the devil, and might deliver them who throughout their life were kept in servitude by the fear of death" (Heb 2,14-15; cf. 1 Jn 3,8).

"The last petition of the Our Father is also included in Jesus' prayer: "I am not asking You

take them out of the world, but I ask You to protect them from the Evil One" (CCC 2850; Jn

17,15). Thus, St. Paul, after asking for prayers to be "delivered from ... evil men", (2 Thess 3,2) assures us: "But the Lord is faithful, Who will strengthen and guard you from the Evil

One" (3,3).

Through the Evil One sin and death entered the world (cf. Wisd 2,24); his whole intent is to

keep us from entering heaven. His definitive defeat will be accomplished only in the final

deliverance of the Church and creation from slavery to sin (cf. CCC 2852). "When we pray to be

delivered from the Evil One, we pray as well to be freed from all evils, present, past, and future

of which he is the author or instigator" (CCC 2854).

Saint Padre Pio writes: "The enemy has no need of deceiving us, he's most powerful if you are not willing to yield to him. The soul understands this in the light, which God infuses, namely, the great danger it runs if it is not constantly alert. The thought of losing everything by a possible fall into sin causes the poor soul to tremble like a reed in the wind. I just mentioned

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that the power of Satan, which combats me, is terrible. Glory be to God that He has committed the cause of my salvation, the final victorious issue in the hands of our celestial Mother. Protected and guided by such a tender Mother, I will continue battling as long as God wills, for I am sure and filled with confidence in this good Mother, that I will never succumb."

I, nr. 252).

Our Lady was selected to crush the head of Satan. She has the mandate to bring

the kingdom of God on earth as in Heaven. Become part of this Divine plan. Live

in the Divine Will. She will teach you as she taught Jesus to grow in wisdom.

But deliver us from the Evil One. In the final petition, we ask that we be protected against and saved from Evil and the Devil, who is a murderer from the beginning and works for our destruction. As St. Peter says, the Devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking some one to devour (1 Peter 5:8).

St. Augustine: "But deliver us from evil." We pray "not only not to be led into

temptation, but also that we may be delivered from evil into which we have already fallen." (p.

122) We pray for God's mercy that we might be continually converting and returning to the Lord.

And so too, as we desire mercy we must show mercy. As we so desire compassion and help from

the Lord, we too must give it to others. Finally, Augustine exhorts us, "If you see your anger

making a stand against you, pray to God to make you conquer yourself...not your enemy outside,

but your own soul within." (p. 123)

Douay-Rheims Bible

The Lord hath delivered me from every evil work: and will preserve me unto his heavenly

kingdom, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Special Reflections taken from the Book of Heaven

Book of Heaven - May 2, 1923 Jesus speaking to Luisa Picarreta.

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When the Divine Will Is Fulfilled “as in Heaven so on Earth” The Second Part of

the “Our Father” Will be Fulfilled. The Three Breads that Jesus Asked of the

Father.

I was feeling as if my poor mind were lost in the immensity of the Eternal Will;

and my sweet Jesus, returning to his discourse on the most high Will of God,

said to me:

“My daughter, oh, how well your acts done in my Will harmonize! They

harmonize with my own Acts and those of my beloved Mother, disappearing

into them and forming one act alone. It is like Heaven on earth and earth in

Heaven: the echo of the one in the three and of the three in the one, of the

most Holy Trinity. Oh, how sweet it sounds to our ears, how it ravishes Us; so

much, it even steals our Will away from Heaven to earth!

“When my ‘Fiat Voluntas Tua’ has its fulfillment ‘on earth, as It is in Heaven,’

then the second part of the Pater Noster will be fulfilled, that is, ‘Give us today

our daily bread.’

“I always said, ‘Our Father, on behalf of everyone, I beseech You for three kinds

of daily bread. The first is the bread of your Will; indeed, It is more than

bread, for ordinary bread is necessary only two or three times a day. This

bread, instead, is necessary at every moment and in every circumstance. It

must be not merely bread but, like that balsamic air which brings life, the

circulation of Divine Life in the creature. Father, without this Bread of your Will,

I will never be able to receive all the fruits of my Sacramental Life, which is the

second kind of bread I ask You for every day. Oh, what a bad state my

Sacramental Life is in because, rather than nourishing them, the Bread of your

Will finds the Sacramental Bread corrupted by the human will! Oh, it disgusts

Me! Oh, how I abhor it! Even though I go to them, I cannot give them fruits,

blessings, or holiness because I do not find in them the bread of our Will. Even

if I give them something, it is only a small portion, according to their

dispositions—not all the graces that are within Me. My sacramental life waits

patiently for man to take the bread of our Supreme Will so as to give him all the

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blessings of my sacramental life. So, the sacrament of the Eucharist and all the

sacraments left to my Church and instituted by Me will bear all the fruit they

contain and will be brought to maturity only when our Bread, the Will of God,

will be done ‘on earth as It is in Heaven.’

“After that I asked for the third bread, which is material bread. How could I

say, ‘Give us this day our bread,’ in view of the fact that man, who should have

done our Will, took as his own what was Ours? The Father would have given no

more of the Bread of his Will, of the bread of my Sacramental Life, or of the

daily bread of the natural life to illegitimate sons, to evil and usurping men, but

only to his legitimate sons, to good men who keep the Father’s blessings in

common. Therefore, I said ‘Give us our bread.’ Then they will eat the blessed

bread, and everything will smile upon them. Heaven and earth will bear the

imprint of the harmony of their Creator.

“Afterwards, I added, ‘Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who

trespass against us.’ Then, charity will also be perfect. Forgiveness will have

the character of heroism as when I was upon the cross. This will occur when

man eats the bread of my Will as he has eaten the bread of my Humanity. Then,

the virtues will be absorbed into my Will, receiving the character of true

heroism and of divine virtue. They will be like many little streams flowing from

the great sea of my Will.

“I added, ‘And lead us not into temptation. How could God ever lead man into

temptation? Because man is always man, in possession of free will, I never take

away the rights that I gave him in creating him. And man, fearful of himself,

cries out in silence and, without expressing himself in words, asks: ‘Give us the

Bread of your Will so that we can resist all temptations; and by virtue of this

Bread, free us from every evil. Amen.’

“You see, therefore, all of man’s blessings will find their renewal, their

connection with ‘Let Us make man in our own image and likeness,’ the validity

of each one of his acts, the restitution of lost privileges, the assurance that he

will regain his lost happiness-both earthly and heavenly.

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“It is so necessary that my Will be done ‘on earth as It is in Heaven,’ that I was

interested in nothing else nor did I teach any other prayer except the Pater

Noster. The Church, faithful executor and repository of my teachings, prays it

always. The learned and ignorant, the great and the small, priests and laymen,

kings and subjects: everyone must pray that my ‘Will be done on earth as It is in

Heaven.’

“So, don’t you want my Will to descend upon the earth? Just as the

Redemption had its beginning in a virgin, rather than my becoming incarnate in

all men so as to redeem them (even though whoever wants to can enter into

the good of Redemption and receive Me personally in the Eucharist), so now my

Will must have its beginning, possession, growth, and development in a virgin

creature. Then, whoever wants to and is properly disposed will enter into the

blessings that follow from living in my Will.

“If I had not been conceived in my beloved Mother, the Redemption would

never have happened. Likewise, if I do not accomplish the wonder of making a

soul live in my Supreme Will, then the ‘Fiat Voluntas Tua,’ ‘on earth as It is in

Heaven,’ will never take place among mankind.”

Book of Heaven - August 14, 1917 Jesus Lived in the Father Totally at

the Mercy of His Volition; thus, the Soul must Abandon Itself Totally in

the Divine Will. Difference between Living Resigned to the Will of

God and Living in His Volition

.Finding myself in my usual state, my sweet Jesus had scarcely come;

and in passing, He said to me:“My daughter, on earth I did nothing but

give Myself into the mercy of the Will of the Father. Thus if I thought, I

thought in the mind of the Father. If I spoke, I spoke in the mouth and

with the tongue of the Father. If I worked, I worked in the hands of the

Father. Even my breath breathed in Him. Further, all that I did was

ordered as He wanted, so that I could say that my Life developed in

the Father."Moreover, I was the carrier of the Father, for, completely

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enclosed in his Will, I did nothing by Myself. My only thought was the

Will of the Father. Therefore, I did not pay attention to Myself; nor for

the offenses that they gave Me did I interrupt my course, but I always

flew to my Center. And then my natural life ended when I fulfilled the

Will of the Father in everything."So, my daughter, if you will give

yourself into the mercy of my Will, you will have no more thought of

anything. My very privation which so torments and consumes you,

flowing in my Will, will find the support, the hidden kisses, and my Life

in you and dressed with you. In your own heartbeat you will feel Mine,

enflamed and afflicted. Moreover, if you do not see Me, you will feel

Me; my arms will embrace you. Further, how many times do you not

feel my motion, my refreshing breath which refreshes your ardor?"You

feel all this; and when you want to see who holds you tightly, who

breathes on you, and you do not see Me, I smile at you; and I kiss you

with the kiss of my Volition, and I hide Myself more in you in order to

surprise you again and to give you one more step in my Will.

Therefore, do not grieve Me by afflicting yourself, but let Me act.

Never stop the flight of my Will in you; otherwise, you would obstruct

my Life in you; while by living in my Will I encounter no obstacles, and

I make my Life grow and develop as I want."Now, to obey, I must say

some words about the difference between living resigned to the Divine

Will and living in the Divine Volition.

First, to live resigned: According to my poor opinion, it means

resigning oneself in everything to the Divine Will, as much in prosperity

as in adversity, seeing in all things the Divine Will, the order that the

Divine disposition has over all creatures; and that not even one hair

can fall from our head if the Lord does not want it. It seems to Me that

it is like a good son who goes where the Father wants him to go and

suffers what the Father wants him to suffer. Rich or poor he is

indifferent. He is content only to do what the Father wants. If the son

receives or requests the order to go some place to take care of some

matter, he only goes because the Father wanted it."However, during

that time he must take refreshment. He stops to rest, to eat, to

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interact with other people. Therefore, he must use his own volition a

great deal, notwithstanding that he goes because that is how the

Father wanted it. Rather, in so many things he finds the occasion of

doing his own will; therefore, he can be days and months far away

from his Father, without the Will of his Father being specified in all

things.Thus, for who lives resigned to the Divine Volition, it is almost

impossible not to mix his own will. He will be a good son, but in

everything he will not have the thoughts, the words, and the Life of the

Father all portrayed in him. This is because having to go, return,

follow, and deal with others, love becomes intermittent, since only

continuous union makes love grow and do so without interruption.

Moreover, the current of the Will of the Father is not in continuous

communication with the current of the will of the son; and, in these

intervals, the son can get used to doing his own will. Nevertheless, I

believe that it is the first step toward sanctity. Second, to live in the

Divine Volition: I would want the hand of my Jesus to write this. Alas,

only He could say all the beauty, the good, and the holiness of living in

the Divine Volition! As for me, neither am I capable, nor do I have

many concepts in my mind; I lack the words. My Jesus, pour yourself

into my words; and I will say what I can. To live in the Divine Volition

means to live inseparably, to do nothing by oneself, because, before

the Divine Volition, the soul feels incapable of anything. She asks no

orders, nor receives them, because she feels incapable of going alone.

Moreover, she says: "If you want me to do something, let us do it

together as one. And if you want that I go, let us go together as

one."Thus, she does all that the Father does. If the Father thinks, she

makes hers the thoughts of the Father and does not have any other

thoughts than those of the Father. If the Father looks, if He speaks, if

He works, if He walks, if He suffers, if He loves, she also looks at what

the Father looks at, repeats the words of the Father, works in the

hands of the Father, walks with the feet of the Father, and suffers the

same sufferings of the Father. She does not live outside but inside of

the Father so that she is the reflection and perfect likeness of the

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Father, which is not the case for who lives only resigned.It is

impossible to find this daughter without the Father, or the Father

without her-and this is not just exteriorly. Rather, all her interior is

seen as interwoven with the interior of the Father, transformed, and

lost, all in God. Oh, the rapid flights of this daughter in the Divine

Volition! This Divine Volition is immense. In every instant It circulates

in all. It gives life and order to all; and the soul, dispersing herself in

this immensity, flies toward all. She invigorates all and loves all; but

she helps and loves the same as Jesus, something one who lives only

resigned cannot do. Thus for who lives in the Divine Volition it is

impossible to do anything by herself. Rather, she feels nausea for her

human work, although holy, because in the Divine Volition things, even

the littlest, take on another aspect. They acquire Divine nobility,

Divine splendor, and Divine sanctity, as well as Divine power and

Divine beauty. They multiply themselves infinitely, and in an instant

the soul does everything. Then, after having done everything, she

says: "I have done nothing, rather Jesus has done it. Moreover, this is

my happiness, that miserable as I am, Jesus has given me the honor of

having me in the Divine Volition so as to have me do what He did.

Thus the enemy is not able to bother this daughter, whether she did

well or poorly, little or much, because all was done by Jesus, and she

together with Jesus. She is the most pacific. She is not subject to

anxiety. She does not love anyone; yet she loves all-but Divinely. One

can say that she is the repeater of the Life of Jesus, the instrument of

his voice, the beat of his Heart, the sea of his graces. In this alone, I

believe, consists true sanctity. All the other ways are shadows,

larvae, ghosts of sanctity.In the Divine Volition the virtues take place

in the Divine order. On the other hand, outside of It they take place in

the human order. They are subject to self-esteem, to vainglory, and to

the passions. Oh, how many good works, how many frequented

Sacraments, are crying before God and seeking refuge because, being

empty of Divine Volition, they are therefore without fruit! Would that

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all might understand true sanctity! Oh, how all other things would

disappear! Consequently, many find themselves on the false way of

sanctity. Many put it in pious practices-and woe to who would change

them. Oh how they deceive themselves! If their volitions are not

united with Jesus, and also transformed in Him-which is continuous

prayer-with all their pious practices, their sanctity is false. With great

ease these souls pass from pious practices to defects, to diversions,

to sowing discord, and other things. Oh, how disgraceful is this kind of

sanctity! Others put it in going to Church, in assisting at all the

services; but their volition is far from Jesus, and one sees that these

souls bother little about their own duties. Moreover, if they are

impeded from going to Church, they are angry, and cry, so that their

sanctity evaporates. They lament, they disobey, and they are the

wounds of families. Oh, what false sanctity!Others put it in frequent

confession, in detailed spiritual directions, and in making scruples of

everything. But then they make no scruple that their volition does not

flow together with the Volition of Jesus. Then woe to him who

contradicts them! These souls are as inflated balloons that, when a

small hole is made in them, the air escapes and their sanctity

evaporates and falls to the ground. These poor balloons are always

saying how they are easily taken to sadness. They always live in

doubt and, therefore, would like a director just for themselves to

advise them in every little thing, reconcile them, and console them;

but immediately they are more agitated than before. Poor sanctity,

how it is falsified! I would want the tears of my Jesus to cry together

with Him over these false sanctities, and to make known to all how

true sanctity is in doing the Divine Will and living in the Divine Volition.

This sanctity lays such profound roots that there is no danger that it

waver unsteadily because it fills earth and Heaven, and finds its

support everywhere. It is firm, it is not subject to inconstancies, to

voluntary defects. It is attentive to its own duties. It is the most

sacrificed and detached from everyone and everything, even spiritual

directions themselves. Moreover, as its roots are deep, it grows so

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much in height that its flowers and its fruits blossom in

Heaven."Further, she is so hidden in God that earth sees little or

nothing of this soul. The Divine Volition has her absorbed in Itself;

only Jesus is the Life, the artisan, and the form of this enviable

creature. She has nothing of her own, rather all is in common with

Jesus. Her passion is the Divine Volition, her characteristic feature is

the Volition of her Jesus, and the Fiat is her continuous motto. On the

other hand, the poor and false sanctity of the "balloons" is subject to

continuous inconstancies. Moreover, while it appears that the

balloons are so swollen with their sanctity that it seem they fly

through the air and to a certain height-so much so that many persons,

and even the directors themselves, are in admiration; but they are

soon disillusioned, because to make these balloons deflate, all that is

necessary is a humiliation, or a preference used by the director to

some other person. They think this a robbery to themselves, believing

themselves the most needy. Therefore, while they make a scruple of

trifles, they come to disobey."Furthermore, jealousies are the

wormwood of these balloons, which, consuming the good that they do,

lets out the air; and the poor balloon deflates and falls to the ground,

arriving at soiling itself with dirt. And then, if one sees the sanctity

that was in the balloon, what does one find? One finds self-love,

resentment, and hidden passions under the aspect of good, so as to

have the occasion of saying that these balloons have become a toy for

the devil. Thus, from all their sanctity, one finds nothing other than a

mass of defects, apparent masquerades of virtue. And then, who

could say all? Only Jesus knows the worst evils of this false sanctity,

of this life of devotion without foundation because it was supported by

false piety. These false sanctities are spiritual lives without fruit,

sterile, that are the cause of making my amiable Jesus cry; and who

knows how much He cries. They are the ill-humored of society, the

sorrow of the very directors and of families. One can say that they

carry a malefic air which harms everyone. Oh, how very different is the

sanctity of the soul who lives in the Divine Volition! These souls are

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the smile of Jesus. They are distant from everyone, even the spiritual

directors themselves. Only Jesus is everything for them, so that they

are not a sorrow for anyone. The beneficial air that they possess

embalms all. They are the order and the harmony of all. Jesus,

jealous of these souls, makes Himself Actor and Spectator of all that

they do. There is not even a heartbeat, a breath, or a thought that He

does not regulate and dominate. Jesus has this soul so absorbed in

the Divine Volition, that only with difficulty does she remember that

she lives in exile.

Book of Heaven - May 5, 1923

The Activity of the Soul in the Divine Will. In It, so Many Ways Open toward

God, and Then God Opens New Ways toward the Creature. The Way One Goes

about Approaching the Divine Likeness.

I was in my usual state when I felt myself pulled out of my body. I didn’t see our

own blue sky or sun but different heavens completely golden and studded with

stars of various colors more brilliant than the sun. I felt myself being pulled

upwards. The sky opened up before me, and I found myself before a most pure

light in which I became immersed. I summoned into my mind all human minds,

from the point where Adam began to break his mind’s union with his Creator’s

Mind, by withdrawing from the Divine Will, to the last man who will exist on

earth. I sought to give to my God all the honor, the glory, the submission, etc., of

all created minds. I did likewise with all my other senses, calling into my own all

those of all other creatures. I did this in his lovable Will where everything is found

and nothing escapes, even those things which presently do not exist.

While I was doing this, a voice came forth from the immensity of the light, saying,

“As often as a soul enters into the Divine Will to pray, work, love, or to do

anything else, it opens many paths between the Creator and the creature. The

Divinity, seeing that the creature is coming to It, opens up paths in order to meet

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with Its creature. In this encounter, the creature imitates the virtues of its Creator,

absorbs into itself Divine Life, and enters more fully into the eternal secrets of the

Supreme Will. Everything the creature does is no longer human but divine. This

divine action in the creature creates golden heavens where the Divinity walks,

delighting in the sight of Its action in the creature, awaiting the creature to receive

Its divine acts and, thereby, open up other paths in Its Divinity and lovingly

continue on. That is how, in my Will, the creature approaches likeness to Me, how

it realizes my designs, and how it fulfills the purpose of Creation.”

As I listened to this, I found myself in myself.

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How the acts of one who lives in the Divine Will are extended for all, and

become the narrators of the Supreme Being. How God created forgiveness in

creating the Virgin.

My flight continues in the Divine Volition. Oh, how lost I feel inside Its

Immensity! Its Power and activity are such that, when It operates in the act

of the creature, It wants to give that act to everyone, filling Heaven and earth,

to make everyone see and feel what It can do and how It can love. I remained

surprised, and me beloved Jesus, visiting my little soul, all goodness told me:

“My blessed daughter, the Love of my Will operating in the creature is such

as to appear unbelievable. When It works, my Will wants all to receive that

act and make it their own. With Its omnipotent breath, It puts wings on that

act so as to impose it on the Sun, the Heaven, the stars, the wind, the sea, and

even the air which all breathe. Then it flies higher, up to the Celestial regions,

and everyone - the Angels, the Saints, the Mother and Queen, and even our

Divinity - goes through that act, in such a way that they all must be able to

say: ‘This act is mine.’ But do you know why? The Love of my Will is such

that It wants everyone to possess Its act, giving Life to each one of them. It

wants to decorate, ornament and invest everything and everyone with Its

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Creative virtue in order to receive the Glory, the love and the honor of my

Will from everything and from each one.

My Volition never stops. It is satisfied only when It sees that Its act has

filled everything; then, It carries along with Itself - as a triumph - the

creature who gave It the freedom to operate in her act, to make it known and

be loved by all. These are our feasts - our pure joys of Creation: to be able to

place Ourselves in the creature, as if We wanted to duplicate our Power,

Immensity, Love and Glory to the infinite, within the human act of the

creature. And there’s no wonder about it - our Divine Will is everywhere,

therefore our acts which animate the acts of the creatures fly, taking shelter

inside our Volition, even in the most tiny hiding places in which my Will is

present. These acts serve Us as a return of Love for the whole of Creation, as

the sweetest of company - as narrators of our Supreme Being. Therefore, our

Love is exuberant for the one who wants to live in our FIAT. We are all eyes

over her - almost spying - to see when she gives Us her act; to let our Creative

virtue operate in it. This creature is for Us the show of our love - the activity

of our Power; and she becomes the repeater of our own Life.”

After this, I continued my round in the Divine Volition, while my sweet

Jesus transported my little will inside the Creative Act of His Will. My God,

how many surprises! My poor intelligence gets lost and is unable to say

anything. Then, my always adorable Jesus, repeating his short little visit, all

goodness told me: “My good daughter, our FIAT displayed our Operating,

Powerful and Wise Love in the Creation, in such a way that all created things

are filled with our Love, Power, Wisdom and unspeakable Beauty. We can

call them ‘the administrators of our Supreme Being.’ But We did even more

in the creation of the Sovereign Queen. Our Love was not satisfied by the

mere display, rather, It wanted to assume the attitude of piety, tenderness and

compassion, so profound and intimate, as to be turned into tears for love of

the creatures. This is why, as We pronounced our FIAT to create her and call

her to life, We created forgiveness, mercy and reconciliation between Us and

humankind, and We deposited it in this celestial Creature, as the

Administrator between our children and hers. Therefore, the Sovereign Lady

possesses seas of forgiveness, mercy and piety, as well as seas of tears of our

Love, in which she can cover all human generations, regenerated in these seas

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created by Us within Her - seas of forgiveness, of mercy, and of a piety so

tender as to soften the hardest hearts.

My daughter, it was just that everything was deposited in this Celestial

Mother so that, having to possess the Reign of our Will, she might be

entrusted with everything. She is the only one who has sufficient space to be

able to possess those seas created by Us. With Its creative and preserving

Power, our Will maintains whatever It creates intact, without ever lessening,

in spite of our continuous giving. Therefore, where our Will is not present We

cannot give, or entrust, or deposit - We just do not find the space. Our Love

remains hampered, to perform the many beautiful works We want to do in

the creatures. Only in the this Sovereign Lady did our Love not find any

obstruction, and It displayed so much and did so many wonders, that It gave

her Divine Fecundity and made of her the Mother of her Creator.”

So, my beloved Jesus showed me all the acts that He did together with His

Celestial Mother, and while they were operating, the seas of Love from both of

them became one and, raising their waves up to Heaven, invested everything,

“even our Divinity [shift to direct speech from Jesus]; forming a thick rain of

love upon our Divine Being, they carried the love of everyone - the

refreshment and balm by which our Divine Being remained soothed - turning

Justice into motion of love for the creatures. One can say that our Love

regenerated the human family with new love, and God loved it with doubled

love - but where? In the Queen and in His dear Son.

Now, listen to another surprise. When I, as a little Baby, was suckling the

milk from my mama, I suckled the souls, because she kept them in deposit,

and in giving me her milk she deposited all souls within Me; she wanted Me to

love them, kiss them all, and make of them my victory and her own. Not only

this - in giving me milk she also made Me suckle her Maternity and

tenderness, imposing herself on Me so that I loved the souls with Maternal

and Paternal Love. I received her Maternity and her unspeakable tenderness

within Me, so I loved the souls with Divine, Maternal and Paternal Love.

After she deposited all the souls within Me, with one of my stratagems of

love - with a breath, with a sweet gaze - I redeposited them again in her

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maternal Heart, and to repay her I gave her my Paternal Love - my Divine

Love which is unceasing, firm, unshakable and never moves. Human love

changes easily, so I wanted my inseparable Mother to have the same attributes

of my Love, and to love souls the way only a God can love. Therefore, every

single act we did, from the tiniest to the greatest, was an exchange of deposit

of souls - I in Her, She in Me. Even more, I can say that we duplicated this

deposit of souls, because I kept inside my Divine Heart, with highest jealousy,

all that I received form my dear Mama, as the greatest gift She could give to

Me. And She received my gift so jealously that She used all her Maternity to

keep that gift which her Son was giving to her. Now, in these exchanges of

deposit, our Love grew and loved all creatures with new love. We formed

projects on how to love them more and how to win them all, through love,

exposing our Life to rescue them.”

Book of Heaven - July 1, 1907 In the Divine Will one forgets about sins.

I was reading about a female saint who would think constantly about her sins,

asking God for sorrow and forgiveness. In my interior I was saying: ‘Lord,

what a difference between myself and this saint: I, who do not think about

sins; and she, who always thinks about them. It shows how I got it wrong.’ In

one instant I felt Him move in my interior; something like a flash of light

formed in my mind, and I heard Him say: “Silly, silly that you are – don’t you

want to understand this? When in the world has my Will ever produced sins

or imperfections? My Will is always holy, and one who lives in my Will is

already sanctified, and enjoys, nourishes herself with, and thinks of all that

my Will contains. And even though she has committed sins in the past, finding

herself in the beauty, in the sanctity, in the immensity of goods that my Will

contains, she forgets the ugliness of her past and remembers only the present,

unless she goes out of my Will. Then, as she would return to her own being, it

is no wonder that she remembers sins and miseries. Keep well in mind that

these thoughts of sins and of oneself cannot enter my Will; and if the soul feels

them, it means that she is not stable and fixed within Me, but she makes some

exits.” Then, finding myself in my usual state, I saw Him for just a little, and

He told me: “My daughter, as much as the Truth is persecuted, one cannot

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help recognizing it as Truth, and the time comes in which that very persecuted

Truth is recognized and loved. In these sad times everything is falsehood and

duplicity, and so that Truth may have lordship, man deserves to be beaten

and destroyed. Part of these blows they themselves will give to themselves, and

will destroy one another; others will come from Me – especially for France;

there will be such a great mortality as to almost depopulate her.”

“The Four Steps to Living in the Divine Will: Desire (admits us to this gift),

knowledge (advances us in this gift), virtue (anchors us in this gift), and life

(actualizes this gift).” Rev. J.L. Iannuzzi, STD, Ph.D.

A MEDITATION ON THE

"OUR FATHER"

(By Saint Francis of Assisi.)

O Most Holy Our Father: Creator, Redeemer, Consoler and Our Savior. Who art in Heaven: in the Angels and in the Saints; enlightening them unto knowledge, because Thou, Lord, art Light, inflaming them unto love, because Thou, Lord, art Love; indwelling and filling them unto blessedness, because Thou, Lord, art the Highest Good, the Eternal One, from whom is every good, without whom nothing is good. Hallowed be Thy Name: may the knowledge of Thee in us be made bright,

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so that we may know, what is the breadth of Thy benefactions, the length of Thy promises, the sublimity of Thy Majesty and the depth of Thy judgments. Thy Kingdom come: so that Thou may reign in us by grace and make us come unto Thy Kingdom, where vision of Thee is made manifest, love of Thee made perfect, company with Thee blessed, enjoyment of Thee everlasting. Thy Will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven: so that we may love Thee with our whole heart by thinking of Thee always, with our whole soul by desiring Thee always, with our whole mind directing unto Thee all our intentions, by seeking Thy honor in all things and with all our strength by expending all our strength and sense of soul and body in submission to Thy love and not in anything else; and may we love our neighbors even as our very selves by drawing all to Thy love to the extent of our strength, by rejoicing over the good things of others just as over our own and by compassionating them in evils and by giving offense to no one. Give us this day, Thy Beloved Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, Our Daily Bread: to remember and understand and reverence the love, which He had for us, and those things, which He said, did, or endured on our behalf. And forgive us our debts: by Thy ineffable Mercy, and through the virtue of the Passion of Thy Beloved son and by the merits and intercession of the Blessed Virgin and all Thy elect. As we also forgive our debtors: and what we do not fully forgive,

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Lord, make us fully forgive, so that we may truly love our enemies for the sake of Thee and intercede devoutly on their behalf with Thee, rendering to none evil for evil and striving in all things to advance unto Thee. And lead us not into temptation: hidden or manifest, sudden or importune. But deliver us from the evil: past, present, and future. Glory be to the Father.

Father, Jesus said you love me the way you love Jesus. I am grateful that you have called

me to be your child and be with you in Eternity. Thank you for sending Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

Allow my consciousness always be aware of your Holy Gift and Presence.

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May the Holy Mother of God keep me under her mantle and bring me anointed with the Holy

Presence before your Throne on my transition to Life Eternal. Victorious and Immaculate Queen show

us your power! I love you Mother of God, take all my acts to the Throne of God!

The Father is waiting for you! Put your trust in your spiritual family. Blood of

Jesus adopted you and your acts are preparing a place for you. Yes, Jesus

promised to come back for you. When God asks where are you. Answer is “Here

I am”

G. Dore – U.S. Public Domain

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