Sunday<\/p>\n
*This week from Catholic ‘My Daily Bread’<\/p>\n
CHRIST (point of view):
\nMY CHILD, I have proved My goodness by My numberless gifts to men. They cannot
\nmention a single good thing in their daily life which does not belong to Me. My love for
\nthem was proved by My earthly life of labor, work, suffering and prayer to obtain
\nforgiveness for their sins. Anyone who takes time to think of what I deserve, cannot deny
\nthat he owes Me more than he can ever repay. Yet, in spite of My goodness and love, some
\npeople choose to walk away from Me. They refuse to follow My directions. As a result
\nthey fall into sin. Though I made them for Heaven, they shall never see it because they are
\nrefusing to do what it takes to get there.
\n2. Hell was made for the devil and his rebel angels. Man was made for Heaven. In refusing
\nto live for Heaven, a man chooses to exist without Me. He shall have his wish-he shall join
\nthe rebel angels in hell. In refusing to follow My law, a man actually turns his back on Me
\nas the fallen angels did. If he dies in this condition, he condemns himself to hell. The jury
\nwhich convicts\u00a0him is his own sinful life. I merely pronounce sentence on what he himself
\nhas chosen.<\/p>\n
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Prayer:\u00a0 We fly to thy patronage, O holy Mother of God; despise not our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.
\n*Sub Tuum Praesidium<\/p>\n
Monday<\/p>\n
3. There is nothing on earth which can compare with hell. It is beyond all description. One
\nmust see it to know it. Though I may try to give you some small idea of it in this chapter,
\nremember, this is a tiny and very imperfect idea of the real thing. Words fall far short of the
\nreality which is hell. I make no threats here. I simply want you to face this fact: Unless you
\nlive for Heaven, you shall one day be in hell.
\n4. All the sufferings known to man are as nothing in comparison with the sufferings of hell.
\nThe wise man would rather bear any trial on earth than place himself in danger of hell. One
\nsingle hour of hell will be harder than a hundred years of suffering on earth. In this earthly
\nlife people have some rest from their labors and trials. They get some measure of
\nconsolation from their friends. In hell, however, there is no rest, no consolation, and no
\nfriends.<\/p>\n
Prayer:\u00a0 Holy angel of the Lord by guardian, pray to God for me.<\/p>\n
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Tuesday<\/p>\n
5. The fires of hell will never die. There will be no end to suffering. One will find no
\ncomfort in knowing that he has been there a thousand years. He can never hope for an end
\nto his tortures. All the other sufferings would be bearable if only the damned could hope
\nfor relief. Despair is hell’s bitterest pain.
\n6. In hell a man will be punished through the same faults by which he sinned on earth. Each
\nsin will have its own particular torment. The lazy will be forced to work continuously. The
\ngluttonous will be tormented with extreme hunger and thirst. The proud will be filled with
\nconfusion, and the greedy will feel the pinch of miserable want.
\nPrayer:\u00a0 Our Father, Who art in \u00a0Heaven, hallowed by Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.<\/p>\n
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Wednesday
\n7. And yet, the worst pain of hell is none of these. The people in hell would gladly bear all
\nof this and much more if only they could hope for My friendship and love, no matter how
\nlong it might take, be it even a billion years from now. Their keenest torment is that they
\nhave forever lost Me, the Source of all true joy and perfect happiness. This suffering makes
\nhell the home of despair and undying hatred.
\n8. My child, follow My Will in your daily life, and you need never fear hell. In fact you
\nhave every reason to be joyful and merry if you are following My commandments and
\nusing My sacraments. Do not condemn yourself to hell by refusing to obey My directions. I
\nlove you dearly. Do not prevent Me from taking you to Heaven.<\/p>\n
Prayer:\u00a0 Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.\u00a0 Amen.<\/p>\n
Thursday
\nHell is a fact. Christ, Our Lord, pointed this out time and again during His earthly life.
\nWhoever rejects this fact is simply denying the word of Christ. He is God. He proved His
\ndivine power many times during and after His earthly life. His word is truth. He preached
\nthe truth of hell and continues to preach it today through His Church and Holy Scripture.<\/p>\n
MY CHILD, if you desire to make progress along the way to Heaven, keep in your heart a
\nholy fear of the Divine justice. It is only reasonable that you should be afraid to hurt
\nyourself. When you bring sin into your life, you are making yourself an object of My
\njustice. I, the Eternal Truth, cannot accept you as good if you have become bad by sin.
\nTherefore, keep your earthly desires under control and refuse to surrender yourself to
\nunnecessary or dangerous pleasures. This holy fear of My justice will help you to stay free
\nof the slavery of earthly attractions.<\/p>\n
Prayer:\u00a0 O Most Holy Trinity, have mercy on us. O Lord, blot out our sins. O Master, pardon our iniquities. O Holy One, visit and heal our infirmities for Thy name’s sake.<\/p>\n
Friday
\n2. It is not very wise to think only of having a pleasant time and to forget your spiritual
\nneeds. It is reasonable and good for you to be afraid of losing My graces. Without them
\nyou can never reach the perfect life and happiness of Heaven.
\n3. If your love of Me is not yet strong enough to hold you back from doing wrong, then let
\nyour fear of hell keep you from sinning. A man who lacks this wise and holy fear, will not
\ngo on doing good for long. He will soon fall into Satan’s snares, as he becomes more
\ncareless in avoiding temptations. This fear is a holy thing because it is given by Me. It
\nmakes a man strong in the daily battle against his unreasoning and selfish desires.
\n4. Even the saints, with all their confidence in Me, had this fear of Divine justice. They
\nknew the weakness and blindness of human nature. They were not less careful, nor less
\nhumble, because of their great virtues and many graces.<\/p>\n
Prayer:\u00a0 O my God relying on Thy infinite goodness and promises, I hope to obtain pardon of my sins, the help of Thy grace, and life everlasting, through the merits of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Redeemer.
\n*Act of Hope<\/p>\n
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Saturday
\nTHINK:
\nIf my love of God ever fails to hold me back from sin, it will be because my self-love is
\nstrong at the moment. Yet, even then I can make a last effort against this misguided love by
\nthe thought of God’s justice, which will deal with me as I deserve. It is a foolish man,
\nindeed, who will refuse to consider the harm that can overtake him if he follows a certain
\npath. This holy fear of God’s justice is “the beginning of wisdom” because it guides men on
\nto a holier life.<\/p>\n
Glory to Jesus Christ \u2013 Glory forever!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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