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Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Today, we conclude Chap. 12 of St. Louis de Montfort’s book, “The Love of Eternal Wisdom”:
    1. The eight beatitudes 1. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. 2. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. 3. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall find consolation. 4. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be fully satisfied. 5. Blessed are the merciful, for mercy shall be shown to them. 6. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. 7. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. 8. Blessed are those who suffer persecution for the sake of righteousness, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. Mt. 5:3-10.
    1. I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for having hidden these things from the wise and prudent of this world and for revealing them to humble and little ones; yes, Father, for that is what it has pleased you to do. Mt. 11:25.
  3. Such is the summary of the great and important truths which eternal Wisdom came on earth to teach us, having first put them into practice Himself. His aim was to rid us of the blindness and waywardness caused by our sins.
    Blessed are those who understand these eternal truths.
    Still more blessed are those who believe them.
    Most blessed of all are those who believe them, put them into practice and teach them to others; for they will shine in heaven like stars for all eternity** (Dan. 12:13).
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How providential that the Gospel for today is taken from the Sermon on the Mount, chapter 7:
Jesus said to his disciples:
…21 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.

22 Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name?’

23 Then I will declare to them solemnly, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you evildoers.’

24 “Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.

25 The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock.

26 And everyone who listens to these words of mine but does not act on them will be like a fool who built his house on sand.

27 The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. And it collapsed and was completely ruined.”…
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The Alleluia verse before the Gospel is:
Whoever loves Me will keep My Word
and my Father will love him
and we will come to him. (Jn 14: 23)
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Come, Holy Spirit, kindle in us the Fire of Your Love. Mother of the Word, pray for us.
 
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Dear Greenfields and patricius,

Thanks so much for your “hearts” letting me know you read this post and appreciated St. Louis de Montfort’s repeating these precious utterances of Jesus. How steeped in Scripture, St.Louis de Montfort was! How truly he built his house – his “Interior Castle” on the solid Rock of God’s Holy Word!
 
Up until recently, the practice has been to do a consecration to the two Hearts separately, first to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and then to the Heart of Mary. The consecration of the universal Church and the world by the popes marked the culmination of this tradition: in 1899, Leo XIII consecrated the Church and the world to the Sacred Heart of Jesus; in 1942, Venerable Pius XII made a similar consecration of the Church and the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary; finally, Saint John Paul II renewed this same consecration in 1984 and 2000.

Jesus and Mary are inseparable. That is why we devote and abandon ourselves to both Hearts simultaneously. Through the Holy Spirit, Jesus became man in the womb of the Virgin, where he received a human heart. From the beginning, their two hearts were united in a sacred bond. Mary, a mother and educator, also formed the human heart of her Son.

When the lance of the Roman soldier pierced the heart of Jesus crucified, the heart of Mary was pierced by a sword of sorrow. The Sacred Heart of Jesus is the very reflection of the Heart of His Mother.

In the Church, the devotion to the Heart of Mary and to the Sacred Heart of Jesus evolved in a parallel way. The day after the feast of the Sacred Heart, we remember the Immaculate Heart of Mary, which shows us the very high degree of connection between the two devotions.

In 1916, the angel of peace who appeared three times to the children of Fatima also spoke of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary. The Mother is always near her Son!

Etolie Notre Dame

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I believe I receive the body, blood, soul and divinity of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament! The Lords Human DNA comes from Our Blessed Mother.

Peace
 
Dear hazcompat,

Blessings on Today’s Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Thanks so much for your love for both the Sacred Heart of Jesus and for the Immaculate Heart of Mary. 🙂
 
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