Comments on: May 31 – Special Homily – Fr Angelo: Visitation of Mary https://dev.airmaria.com/2008/05/31/may-31-special-homily-fr-angelo-visitation-of-mary/ Breathe Freely Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:29:18 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Fr Angelo https://dev.airmaria.com/2008/05/31/may-31-special-homily-fr-angelo-visitation-of-mary/comment-page-1/#comment-23383 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:04:03 +0000 http://www.airmaria.com/?p=1536#comment-23383 Rachel,

You have learned a secret, which is hidden, not because it has never been taught openly, but because it can only be appreciated through grace.

God bless you.

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By: Rachel - Jacobs Love https://dev.airmaria.com/2008/05/31/may-31-special-homily-fr-angelo-visitation-of-mary/comment-page-1/#comment-23370 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:10:32 +0000 http://www.airmaria.com/?p=1536#comment-23370 Quoting your words from this homily,

“If you?re irritable or angry or you?re having a hard time finding joy in your life do something that you wouldn?t like to do for somebody else and that was recommended as a cure for sadness and irritability.”

How very true are such words. Praying for one’s enemy is the hardest thing one can do especially if one is to perform such a work of mercy with a true love that does so for simply supernatural reasons “because Christ commands us to” Having an undivided heart that loves Christ can be so very freeing. I have found in my own life that often times when I feel angry or sad all I have to do is look to the reason why I am feeling such. Most often than not, it is because someone has rejected me. Underlying this pain of rejection is a sort of pride. “How dare they?” When I pray for that someone or persons who have rejected me, I usually find that such rejection is God’s protection and then I have great reasons to rejoice.

Better to pray for one’s enemies than to stoop in one’s own anger and sorrow.

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