July 8: From a friend
"But because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold, not hot, I will begin to vomit thee out of my mouth." Apocalypse 3:16
God enlightened me with a grace of understanding, so I wrote the following: It is as if Jesus Christ said to this poor soul: "You did not have the flaming pillar of charity and purity of intention you ought to have conducted in your life, which the Divine Graces I have given you should have enabled you to do them with ease. The Divine Graces that I have given you, should have made your pilgrimage on Earth feel more like a banquet at a King's feast. Nor did you lead a scandalous life of a devil, which would have made my judgment on your soul with ease. I would have cursed you to Hell just like I did to the barren fig tree, the Devil, and his angels. So I stand at the Throne of Infinite Divine Justice and Sanctity disgusted, I wish to vomit you from my presence with all My Power, because of the thought that such a soul, bore the name Christian."
Also the seminary project is moving forward. We have a location (here) and vocations (three). What we need now is donations!
We are also posting books at Catholic Research. More details later.
LAST UPDATED 7/8/2008
0 my God! I love Thee above all things, with my whole heart and soul because Thou art all-good and worthy of all love. I love my neighbor as myself for the love of Thee. I forgive all who have injured me, and ask pardon of all whom I have injured (Act of Charity from the Basic Catechism.)
The maxims of the world are: It is necessary to possess wealth and property, to seek the esteem of others, to indulge every amusement within our reach. Saint Alphonsus
Speaking of Saint Teresa, Rev. Jeagher in The Virtue of Trust says: Truly, spiritual dryness in no way diminished her loving trust in Jesus. On the contrary, for this she had an especial love in that it gave her the opportunity of pleasing Jesus without experiencing pleasure herself.
