Ave Maria!— February’s Theme: The Will of God

“Let us dispose ourselves to always recognize in the events of life the most wise order of Divine Providence; let us adore it and dispose our will to always and in all things conform with that of God’s. Thus we will glorify the Heavenly Father and everything will be advantageous to us for eternal life.”

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Ave Maria!— February’s Theme: The Will of God

“God, after so many benefits given to us without ant merit of our own, contented Himself with such a delicate gift: our will. Let us offer it to Him together with the same Divine Master, in that most sublime prayer of the Pater Noster: ‘Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.’”

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Ave Maria!— February’s Theme: The Will of God

“Let us offer to God our will with that same sentiment with which our Divine Master offered it for us to His Father. Let us offer it to Him, and may it be a complete offering, and what is more, may it be so in the practice of our lives. Let us not do as those children who, after having given the gift of a jewel, immediately- or almost immediately- repent of the offer made and ask for it back with tears; otherwise, our offering would be derisive.”

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Ave Maria!— February’s Theme: The Will of God

Feb 4 – “The total offering of our will is too arduous, but let us remind ourselves that the Divine Master, when addressing in our name the words of the Pater to His Father: “Thy will be done”, saw very well in His divine mind how difficult it would be for us to succeed in that which He promised His Father in our name. The Good Jesus measured all too well with His divine eye the immensity of our weakness, which very often- in order to evade the Will of God – invents or, more accurately, pretends not to know It.”

Feb 5 – “Try to always be ready and prepared to do the Divine Will, which is always aimed at the glory of God and the good of our souls. Oh, how sweet is the thought: to do in all things the Divine Will! May the Good Jesus make you experience the most beautiful effects of It.”

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Ave Maria!— February’s Theme: The Will of God

“Do not pay attention to the path you are on…but always submit yourself to the Will of God, and do not believe that you would serve Him better in another state of life, because one does not serve well if not serving Him as He wants.”

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Ave Maria!— February’s Theme: The Will of God

“Jesus loves you; He wants you all for Himself. Therefore, do not have any other arms to carry yourself in but His, nor another bosom where to rest but His and His providence. Do not glance around elsewhere nor rest your spirit in others except in Him. Keep your will so simply united to His that between you and Him nothing whatsoever will be an obstacle.”

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Ave Maria!— February’s Theme: The Will of God

“Always keep your affections subordinate to this Most High Father and beware of nurturing any [affection], whatever it may be, that is not marked with the seal of the Heavenly King. Do not love, if possible, the Will of God because it is conformable to your will, but love yours when it will be conformable to that of God’s.”

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Ave Maria!— February’s Theme: The Will of God

“I have understood well […] that your Calvary becomes even more dolorous/painful/sorrowful. But I think that on Calvary Jesus worked our redemption, and on Calvary the salvation of the redeemed souls must be fulfilled. Try, therefore, to conform yourself always and in all things to the Will of God in every event, and do not fear. This conformity is the sure way to arrive in Heaven.”

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Ave Maria!— February’s Theme: The Will of God

“Continue to obey, notwithstanding the internal contrasts, without the comfort that there is in obedience and in the spiritual life because it is written that who obeys must not keep count of his actions; and you must only await the loquetur victoriam reward from God, and not the chastisement. ‘Vir obediens’ says the Holy Spirit ‘’: the obedient soul will sing victory.”

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Ave Maria!— February’s Theme: The Will of God

“Always keep before your mind’s eyes the obedience of Jesus in the garden and on the Cross: it was with immense contrast and without relief, but He obeyed unto lamenting with the Apostles and with His Father; and his obedience was excellent, and the more bitter it was, all-the-more beautiful it was. Never, therefore, was your soul as acceptable to God as it is now that you obey and serve Him in aridity and blindly.”

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