ELISHEBA BLOGLaura, Ivonne, and Rick
write about their lives in the Eucharist. |
ELISHEBA BLOGLaura, Ivonne, and Rick
write about their lives in the Eucharist. |
Week I theme: "MARY! TEACH US THE LIFE OF ADORATION!". READING Consecration to Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament St. Peter Julian Eymard, Library Vol. 7 Pages 45-48 (Or pages 60-63 on the online book. You can find the link here: http://archive.org/stream/monthofourladyof00eymauoft#page/60/mode/1up St Peter Julian Eymard's words: Chapter title: The First Adorer of the Incarnate Word Behold my model, my mother, Mary, the first adorer of the Incarnate Word in her womb!... In what did the perfection of Mary's adoration consist, at the first moment of the Incarnation? It was an adoration of humility, of self annihilation before the sovereign majesty of God because, impelled by so much benevolence and love for her and all mankind, He had made choice of her, His humble handmaid, to be the mother of the Messiah. ... The second of Mary's acts of adoration would naturally be one of Joyous gratitude for God's ineffable and infinite goodness to man; ... Gratitude is an outpouring of the soul.... The third act of the Blessed Virgin's adoration would have been an act of oblation, of self-sacrifice: the entire gift of herself, of her life, to the service of God... The last act of Mary's adoration was, doubtless, an act of tender compassion for poor sinners, for whose salvation the Word became Incarnate. ... She offered herself to do penance for them, in order to obtain their pardon and their return to God. ... She begged for them the happiness of knowing their Creator and their Redeemer; the grace of loving and serving Him, and thus rendering to the Most Holy Trinity the honor and glory which is Their due.... O that I could adore our Lord as Mary did, for I possess Him, as she did, in Holy Communion!... I desire henceforth to adore Thee in union with the Mother of adorers, the Queen of the Cenacle. Practice-Let us make our thanksgiving after Holy Communion very faithfully, in union with Mary. Aspiration- O Mary, I have received thy well-beloved Son, and I shall never let Him go! MEDITATION Amazing that this chapter is day seven; it simultaneously echoes Sunday! "And God had finished on the seventh day his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made" (Gen 2:2). God can rest in us as we are transformed into His love. Transformation is the gift of formation. The Incarnation that continues His life through us promises infinite goodness to man. We are grateful to receive Jesus in Holy Communion. This is the greatest formation, a personal relationship with God Who becomes Incarnate in us. Transformation can only happen when we try to remain in God's Grace. Love is the real transformation. Like Mary, we will become joyous in our gratitude of God's life in us. St. Peter Julian Eymard tells us "Gratitude is an outpouring of the soul". The cenacle of our hearts becomes united to the cenacle of the Upper Room, where the Promise of the Father is fulfilled. God the Father is with us; the Promise remains with us on the Altar of the Lord. Jesus directs and guides us in our union with Him. We need to remain connected to this promise: "I am the vine; you the branches: he that abideth in me, and I in him, the same beareth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing" (John 15:5). Like Mary, oblation and compassion will be the fruit of Jesus forming His life in our souls upon the reception of Holy Communion. The heart of God offers us reciprocity in our love for Him. Mary teaches us her way of returning love by penance for those who are so lost and hurt that they cannot even pray. We pray with her for them. This act makes us children of Mary, who keeps us in the mantel of her cares. MARY! TEACH OF THE LIFE OF ADORATION! SEND We pray through Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament. Continue to pray through the guidance of the Holy Spirit when you journal. Keep your examination of conscience in the evening. Offer a spiritual Communion prayer if you cannot get to daily Mass. The faith you place into the prayer is the grace you will receive from it. Think of ways to keep Sunday more Holy! Please pray the Ave Maris Stella to accompany the daily readings for Week I. You may choose to continue the recitation of the Veni Creator. Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, pray for us. Laura PRAYER Ave Maris Stella Hail bright star of ocean, God's own Mother blest, Ever sinless Virgin, Gate of heavenly rest. Taking that sweet Ave, Which from Gabriel came, Peace confirm within us, Changing Eva's name. Break the captives' fetters, Light on blindness pour, All our ills expelling, Every bliss implore. Show thyself a Mother; May the Word Divine, Born for us thy Infant, Hear our prayers through thine. Virgin all excelling, Mildest of the mild, Freed from guilt, preserve us, Pure and undefiled. Keep our life all spotless, Make our way secure, Till we find in Jesus, Joy forevermore. Through the highest heaven To the Almighty Three, Father, Son and Spirit, One same glory be. Amen.
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Week I theme: "MARY! TEACH US THE LIFE OF ADORATION!". READING Consecration to Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament St. Peter Julian Eymard, Library Vol. 7 Pages 38-44 (Or pages 54-69 on the online book. You can find the link here:) http://archive.org/stream/monthofourladyof00eymauoft#page/54/mode/1up St Peter Julian Eymard's words: Chapter title: The Annunciation ...for Mary to have been chosen to cooperate in the work of the Incarnation of the Word-the grandest of all divine works!... The world believes only too willingly that perfection is found in greatness... But the Angel seeks out a lowly virgin... He comes to Mary!... So the angel comes to a virgin. God admits only pure souls to His friendship. He pardons the sinner, but He unites Himself only to purity... Mary alone is full of grace... He dwells in the purity of thy heart, O Mary,... Mary is the aurora that separates light from darkness... Mary was troubled at the words of praise addressed to her,... true virtue never recognizes itself... And Mary replies: "Behold the handmaid of the Lord! Be it done to me according to thy word!"... She pleased the Lord by her virginity, she conceived Him by her humility... Silence and modesty are the safeguards of purity... This mystery of the Annunciation ennobles us. for it brings God back to earth. It is, at the same time, a mystery entirely interior, a mystery of Communion. Communion, Jesus Eucharistic becomes, in a manner, Incarnate in us, and Communion is the object of His Incarnation. By communicating worthily we enter into the Divine plan, we complete it... Mary did not receive the Word for herself alone. She rejoiced that we should be able to participate in her happiness. ... Let us strive to imitate her virtues so that Jesus Christ may find in us, as in His holy Mother, a dwelling worthy of Him... Practice- We should try to avoid any word, and noise, any distraction, when in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament. Aspiration_ The fruit of my womb, Jesus in the Sacred Host, is more precious than the purest gold or the costliest gems. MEDITATION "Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God" (Matt 5:8). St. Peter Julian tells us that we should strive to imitate the virtues of Our Lady so that Jesus may find in us, as He did in His holy Mother, a dwelling worthy of Him. We enter into His Divine plan by the reception of Holy Communion; Jesus is then Incarnate in us. In following these key points from Chapter six we unlock the message by remaining on topic. We enter into her maternal womb with humility, purity, and by the mystery of Holy Communion. Our free will brings us the same FIAT Mary rejoiced in. The choices we make safeguard our purity. We need to protect our choices with prayer begging light from the Eucharist. Prudence is to be fought for; we need to intercede with prayer before the Blessed Sacrament to ask about things to be done, with the knowledge of things that ought to be avoided. Prudence will keep us in the Divine plan. Keep in mind the great connection of our bodies and souls. Fasting can help purify us keeping our senses mortified thus finding a way to better identify with God and others. Mortifying our senses to perfection will help purify us heart, mind, body and soul. Our Mother would want us to care for our bodies for they are temples of the Holy Spirit, so fasting outside of the requirements from the Catechism should be guided by the direction of a Priest. Our Lady's life in God was not for herself. It was a supernatural life of love that was to be given and continues to be given to us. Mary! Teach us the Life of Adoration SEND If you cannot get to daily Mass, offer a spiritual Communion; the faith you place into the prayer is the grace you will receive from it. Please pray the Ave Maris Stella to accompany the daily readings for Week I. You may choose to continue the daily recitation of the Veni Creator. Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, pray for us. Laura PRAYER Ave Maris Stella Hail bright star of ocean, God's own Mother blest, Ever sinless Virgin, Gate of heavenly rest. Taking that sweet Ave, Which from Gabriel came, Peace confirm within us, Changing Eva's name. Break the captives' fetters, Light on blindness pour, All our ills expelling, Every bliss implore. Show thyself a Mother; May the Word Divine, Born for us thy Infant, Hear our prayers through thine. Virgin all excelling, Mildest of the mild, Freed from guilt, preserve us, Pure and undefiled. Keep our life all spotless, Make our way secure, Till we find in Jesus, Joy forevermore. Through the highest heaven To the Almighty Three, Father, Son and Spirit, One same glory be. Amen. Week I theme: "MARY! TEACH US THE LIFE OF ADORATION!". READING Consecration to Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament St. Peter Julian Eymard, Library Vol. 7 Pages 33-37 (Or pages 49-54 on the online book. You can find the link here:) http://archive.org/stream/monthofourladyof00eymauoft#page/49/mode/1up St Peter Julian Eymard's words: Chapter title: Mary's Presentation in the Temple Mary had no childhood in the ordinary sense of the word. All her faculties were directed towards God, for He was her very life.... ...little Mary was always called to conciliate the disputants and impart to them that peace which she carried with her wherever she went. She lived a very simple life.... She was the servant of all.... It is her hidden life in the Temple that Mary should be our model. God had her even suspecting the great mission that she was to fulfill. ... Silence and seclusion are the soul of great things....So it is with us; if we wish to grow we must hide ourselves, we must remain unknown to the world, otherwise the demon will raise up many contradictions and the wind of self-love will destroy us. ... Our Lord has prepared us a long time. He has hedged us about with graces from our infancy, in order to introduce us into the cenacle of his Eucharist. ... He is in our midst; He is with us always. Let us imitate the silence, the solitude, the hidden life of our Blessed Mother. ... Let us, then, love the simple, hidden life, the obscure employments of our state in life; let us find our happiness in being unknown; let us hide the tiny flame of our lamp under a bushel, for the least breath of wind may extinguish it. ... Mary gave herself promptly, unreservedly, and forever. She gave Him her mind, her heart, her liberty--she kept nothing back. Oh, let us give all to Jesus Eucharistic, who gives Himself entirely to us... Let us rely on His grace and on our Mothers intercession, and when opportunity offers, let us recall her perfect oblation of herself to God. Her example will be our strength and encouragement. ... Practice-Let us repeat incessantly: "Mary and Jesus! Jesus and Mary!" Aspiration- "They found the Child with Mary His Mother, and falling down they adored him." MEDITATION We read the words left to us by St. Peter Julian Eymard and our hearts are elevated to the truth, like it usually is with the writings of the saints. Day five continues on by painting a picture of Mary's purity. Her life in God from a very early age manifests itself taking the purity of her life of love into service. Mary's in tune presentiment inclined her heart that she would be doing great things for the Almighty. Her virtues and desire for reconciliation were an innate God given quality that she acted upon; she offered peace to all. If silence and seclusion are the soul of great things, we need to become a living prayer within them. Whatever duties our life calls us to, we offer them with a greater awareness that we are offering them in the presence of God and for His greater purpose no matter how mundane they may seem to us. Mary, willing, unreservedly, and forever can offer herself with ease by living in the Divine presence. Offering our day to the Lord first thing in the morning helps us to place ourselves in the presence of God. By offering our daily duties in the spirit of God's love we set ourselves before Him desiring His peace in knowing we are striving to do His will. We present ourselves to God just like Mary was presented in the Temple; she held nothing back. "Oh, let us give all to Jesus Eucharistic, who gives Himself entirely to us". Pray for a strong desire to receive Holy Communion. It is there that the Divine presence will continue to fill us with a great hope and longing for Heaven. St Peter Julian Eymard tells us to hide the tiny flame. This tiny flame offering is our confidence in the reality of GOD's life in us. When this true acknowledgement is made we become like Mary, a great flame blazing for Jesus of which St. Peter Julian further shares in many of his writings. We trust that God sees the humble offering of our lives in the hidden flames of love we give to Him. He is never outdone in His generosity. These deeds will glorify the Heavenly Father. His light will then shine through us before others. "Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father" (Matt 5:16). MARY! TEACH US THE LIFE OF ADORATION! The Promise of the Father awaits us there. SEND Pray through Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament. If you cannot get to daily Mass, strive to obtain the practice of offering a spiritual communion prayer. The faith you place into it will be the grace you receive back. Continue to journal. Plan on a making a good confession with the specific intention for your consecration vows. Mary's desire was always to impart peace, pray to bring peace to a relationship or situation that may be awaiting the intercession of your prayer and service. Please pray the Ave Maris Stella to accompany the daily readings for Week I. You may choose to continue the daily recitation of the Veni Creator. Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, pray for us. Laura PRAYER Ave Maris Stella Hail bright star of ocean, God's own Mother blest, Ever sinless Virgin, Gate of heavenly rest. Taking that sweet Ave, Which from Gabriel came, Peace confirm within us, Changing Eva's name. Break the captives' fetters, Light on blindness pour, All our ills expelling, Every bliss implore. Show thyself a Mother; May the Word Divine, Born for us thy Infant, Hear our prayers through thine. Virgin all excelling, Mildest of the mild, Freed from guilt, preserve us, Pure and undefiled. Keep our life all spotless, Make our way secure, Till we find in Jesus, Joy forevermore. Through the highest heaven To the Almighty Three, Father, Son and Spirit, One same glory be. Amen. |
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AuthorsWe are Ivonne J. Hernandez, Rick Hernandez and Laura Worhacz, Lay Associates of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, and brothers and sisters in Christ. |