“People often
mistake their imagination for their heart,
and so often
are convinced they are converted as soon as they
start thinking of becoming converted.”
- Blaise Pascal
"Eucharistic
contemplation
also has an
extraordinary power of healing.
In the desert God ordered Moses to
raise a bronze serpent on a pole.
All those bitten by poisonous snakes
and then looked
at the bronze serpent were healed.
(Cf. Numbers 21:4-9)
Jesus applied the mysterious symbol
of the bronze serpent to Himself (Jn 3:14).
What we should do, then, when
afflicted by the venomous bites
of pride, sensuality, and all the
other illnesses of the soul is
not to get lost in vain considerations
or seek excuses, but to run before
the Most Blessed Sacrament,
to look at the Host and let healing
pass through
the same organ through which evil so often passes: our
eyes.
The only thing
the Holy Spirit asks of us
is that we give
Him our time,
even if at the beginning it might
seem like lost time.
I will never forget the lesson that
was given to me one day in this regard.
I said to God, 'Lord, give me
fervor and I will give you all the
time you desire in
prayer.' I found that answer in my heart:
'Raniero, give me your time and
I will give you
all the fervor you want in prayer.' "
Fr Raniero
Cantalamessa
Preacher to the Papal
Household
Excerpt from This is My
Body
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