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Piety

Theme: Virtues, Christian Qualities, and Human Qualities

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GRM 32.7

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

(...) Generally, as It is an orderly Spirit, as God is Order in each Person and way of acting, It inspires and speaks (...) where It sees the ‘goodwill’ to deserve such effusion.

How is such will exerted? With a life devoted, as far as possible, entirely to God: in faith, obedience, purity, charity, generosity and in prayer. Not in practices: in prayer. There is less difference between night and day than there is between practices and prayer. The latter is communion of the spirit with God, from which you emerge with fresh strength and a decision to belong more and more to God. The former are common habit exerted for various purposes, which are always selfish, and they leave you exactly as you were, on the contrary, they aggravate your burden with the faults of falsehood and sluggishness.

Detail

Jesus speaks of the Holy Spirit, who pours out where there is good will, and he says:

GRM 76.11

The Gospel as revealed to me

Quotation

«And you, Mary, come closer to Me and tell Me: Who am I?»

«You are Jesus, the Son of Mary of Nazareth, born in Bethlehem. Isaac saw You and he gave me the name of Your Mother, that I may be good.»

«To imitate Her, you must be as good as an angel of God, purer than a lily that blooms on top of a mountain, as pious as the holiest Levite. Will you be like that?»

«Yes, Jesus, I will.»

GRM 142.3

The Gospel as revealed to me

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