Walking With Jesus- Daily Divine Will Calendar From The Writings Of Servant Of God Luisa Piccarreta
September 19, 1899
The fruits of Faith, of Hope and of Charity–Volume 2
Luisa- After this, He showed me His Heart, which contained three distinct globes of light, which
then formed a single one. And Jesus, resuming His speech, told me:
Jesus- “The globes of light
which you see in my Heart are the Faith, the Hope and the Charity which I brought upon
earth to make suffering man happy by offering them to him as gift. Now, to you also I
want to give a more special gift.” And while He was saying this, many threads of light
came out of those globes of light, which inundated my soul like a sort of net, and I
remained inside of it. And Jesus: “Here is how I want you to occupy your soul. First, fly
upon the wings of Faith, and in that light, by plunging yourself into it, you will know and
acquire ever more news about Me, your God; but by knowing Me more, your nothingness
will feel almost dissolved, and you will have no place to lean on. You, however, rise
more, and dive into the immense sea of Hope, which is made of all my merits that I
acquired in the course of my mortal life, and of all the pains of my Passion, which I also
gave to man as gift. Only through these can you hope for the immense goods of Faith,
because there is no other way to obtain them. So, as you avail yourself of these merits of
mine as if they were your own, your ‘nothing’ will no longer feel dissolved and sinking
into the abyss of nothingness, but acquiring new life, it will be embellished and enriched,
in such a way as to draw the very divine gazes upon itself. Then the soul will no longer
be timid, but Hope will administer to her courage and strength, in such a way as to render
her stable like a pillar exposed to all the intemperances of the air, which are the various
tribulations of life, and which do not move her a tiny bit. And Hope will cause the soul
not only to immerse herself without fear into the immense riches of Faith, but to make
herself the owner of them; and through Hope she will reach such a point as to make God
Himself her own. Ah, yes! Hope makes the soul reach wherever she wants; Hope is the
door of Heaven – only by means of It can it be opened, because one who hopes for
everything, obtains everything. Then, after the soul has reached the point of making God
Himself her own, immediately, without any obstacle, she will find herself in the immense
ocean of Charity, and carrying Faith and Hope with her, she will immerse herself in it and
will form one single thing with Me, her God.”
Scripture Meditation- 13 So faith, hope, love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. (1 Corinthians 13:13).
Prayer Reflection-O Lord we bless You, we thank You, and we adore You because how beautiful it is to contemplate You revealing Your Sacred Heart which contains three globes of light. These globes of light represent the theological virtues given to us at baptism- faith, hope, and charity. O Lord we grow in knowledge of You and in faith as we read and meditate on Your Word in Sacred Scripture and in the Book of Heaven. If we read and study with humility though, we soon feel our absolute nothingness. And that is where hope comes in, especially as we meditate on Your Goodness and Your Passion. And with hope we gain courage even in life’s trials. Hope is the door to Heaven and through we can take everything that You possess and make it our own! And from there we are surrounded by Your Ocean of Charity which is where Faith and Hope have led us and become one with You and all the virtues including Faith and Hope. Let’s take that in- we become one with You in the ocean of Your overwhelming reckless love which never stops pursuing us because Your ocean is an endless sea of mercy! Lord how do we grow in Faith, Hope, and Charity? Let us dedicate time each day to learn more and more about You in Your Word, which is Sacred Scripture as well as in spiritual reading including the Book of Heaven so we can grow in faith and trust. And when we face difficulties let us bring to our minds and hearts Your Goodness and Your Passion and we will grow in hope because hope does not disappoint (Romans 5). And let us always perform all of our acts fused in Your Love so that it is You that is loving others with Your Perfect Love! Fiat!
