Ave Maria!— September’s Theme: Consecration to the Immaculate

“A soul consecrated to the Immaculate must follow the inspirations of the heart with complete liberty and approach the tabernacle, the cross, the Holy Trinity with much more courage, because that soul does not approach alone, but together with the Heavenly Mother, the Immaculate. Therefore, the soul consecrated to the Immaculate needs to pray the ejaculatory prayers and other prayers with great liberty, as the wings of the love of God guide it, where the Holy Spirit inspires it, shattering all barriers.” (cf. SK #1301)

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Ave Maria!— September’s Theme: The Cross

“Bless the hand that strikes you with the sole purpose of sanctifying you and making you similar to His Only-Begotten Son. Don’t think at all that the Lord is displeased with you and for this reason sends you such difficult trials. You would be greatly mistaken. The Lord wants to test your fidelity; He wants to inebriate you with the Cross of His Beloved Son; He wants to purify you; He wants to prepare you to receive the palm branch and a more glorious crown.”

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Ave Maria!— September’s Theme: The Cross

“Remember, and fix it firmly in your mind, that Calvary is the summit of the Saints. But remember still that after having climbed Calvary, one immediately ascends another peak called Tabor, the Heavenly Jerusalem. Remember that suffering lasts only a little while, but the recompense is eternal.”

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Ave Maria!— September’s Theme: The Cross

“I exhort you to love the God who was crucified in the midst of darkness; remain near Him and say to Him, ‘It is good for me to be here, let us make three tents, one for our Lord, another for our Lady, and the third for St. John.’ Go ahead and make three crosses, put yourself at the feet of the Cross of the Son, or that of the Mother, or that of the beloved disciple. You will be well received at all three.”

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Ave Maria!— September’s Theme: The Cross

“It is always necessary to have courage, and if some heaviness of soul or weakness of spirit comes upon you, fly to the foot of the Cross, place yourself amidst the heavenly perfumes and you will be unduly comforted and refreshed.”

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Ave Maria!— September’s Theme: The Cross

“Don’t let the cross trouble you. The most certain proof of love consists in suffering for the beloved, and if a God suffered so much pain for love, then the pain that one suffers for Him becomes sweet in proportion to one’s love. Be patient in the afflictions that our Lord bestows upon you and with joy unite yourself to the Divine Heart, knowing that all of this is a simple jest on the part of the Lover.”

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Ave Maria!— September’s Theme: The Cross

“May we always be fixed to the cross, and may a hundred thousand arrows pierce our flesh, on condition that the dart enflamed with the love of God has first penetrated our being. May this arrow, of which I dreamt with open eyes the other night, make us die its holy death, which is worth more than a thousand lives. I beseech the archer who carries the quiver through the intercession of the great St. Sebastian.”

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Ave Maria!— September’s Theme: The Cross

“If our Lord manifests Himself, thank Him. And if He hides Himself, thank Him again. This is all a simple jest of love. I earnestly hope that you reach the point of expiring with our Lord on the Cross, that with our Lord you may sweetly exclaim, ‘Consummatum est’.”

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Ave Maria!— September’s Theme: The Cross

“Full of faith, lift up your thoughts to the heavenly homeland and may all the beats of your heart and aspirations be turned there. Marvel at those who already possess Heaven, those who arrived there by no other way than by having trod the path of affliction. That is our true homeland. What does it matter if the only way there is by means of the bitter paths of tribulation and sacrifice?!”

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