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Bishop Silvio José Báez, o.c.d. quotes both St. Thérèse and St. John of the Cross as he explains how God humbles himself to “look up” and seek us first like Jesus seeking Zacchaeus, thereby showing God's greatness through his merciful love.
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On the 9th of June 1895, which was the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, St. Thérèse of Lisieux—"in order to live in one single act of perfect Love"—offered herself "as a victim of holocaust" to God's merciful love. Here is the testimony of Mother Agnès of Jesus concerning the offering during the Ordinary Process for the Cause of Beatification.
Already in his first encyclical, John Paul II highlighted the mystery of merciful love contemplated in Christ the Redeemer: "'God is love'... This revelation of love is also described as mercy; and in man's history this revelation of love and mercy has taken a form and a name: that of Jesus Christ."
"You do a great injury to God in believing you're going to Purgatory. When we love, we can't go there."
"There are so many things I would like to tell you, but Jesus will make you understand…"
"I'm sure that the Good Lord wouldn't give you the desire to be POSSESSED by Him — by His Merciful Love — if He didn't reserve this favor for you"
This year, on the 9th of June, feast of the Holy Trinity, I received the grace to understand more than ever how much Jesus desires to be loved
At the summit, as the source and goal, is the merciful love of the three Divine Persons, as she expresses it, especially in her Act of Oblation to Merciful Love
This article is to allow you to share the discovery of the Offering
This Offering is central within the doctrine of Thérèse
My crimes were public, my repentance must be public, too
This sweet nectar surrounds me, this merciful love penetrates me
This Offering is central within the doctrine of Thérèse
The kingdom of light from the kingdom of night
Holy Spirit ray that penetrates everything!
Love of my God, my soul searches for You alone
The cry of my heart is: “Love of my God, my soul searches for You alone."
"Caught in the very act" - an example of God's mercy
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