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Moment of Reflection
HOPE OF SAINTS
Dear brothers:
we all know that the three Theological Virtues are:
Faith, Hope and Charity.
Someone said, with a certain grace, that when Faith and Charity
on their journey to heaven, fade, HOPE, as true sister,
puts himself in the middle of the other two, extends his hand to them and animates them with vigor, showing them the prize of Paradise!
Brothers:
St. John of the Cross says:
"O Lord, the living hope in you will give such a soul force, courage and rise to things of eternal life
that compared with what awaits us there, all things in the world seem to him,
they are actually dried, withered, dead and of no value.
Give me, therefore, O my God a strong hope
to deprive me of it all the vanities of the world and I do not put your heart on anything,
not expecting anything that is in the world, but only alive dress hope of eternal life.
From "Divine Intimacy".
St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi:
"O Lord, give me a strong hope
because I can not save without this virtue is well rooted and infused into the soul.
It required me to beg forgiveness of my sins and attain my end.
What a treat produces hope in my soul,
doing what you expect to enjoy later at home,
you enjoy doing in part, because in this world,
what in heaven's taste-of eternity, understand and own that art Thou, O my God. "
From "Divine Intimacy".
BROTHERS: How many people discouraged around us,
people without Hope! Why? For lack of money,
health, success in life, we call earthly goods ...
Desperate people who are suicidal because they forgot that was created to Heaven
only true END, which is God, source of all happiness.
Oh, Little Sister Hope, extends forever in your hand and leads us decisively to Paradise!
+ The Blessing of God Almighty, Father, Son and Holy Spirit,
One True Hope of Eternal Life, descend upon you, about us and stay forever! - Amen.