The greatest method of praying

“The greatest method of praying is to pray the Rosary.” St.Francis de Sales

                                                 
How to pray the Rosary by St. Francis de Sales
http://sspx.ca/en/how-pray-rosary-st-francis-de-sales


From his youth, Francis de Sales had formed the habit of saying his chaplet daily. Later, he made a vow to do so… To recite it, he employed a time which seemed to him brief, lingering in pious consideration on the mysteries of the Rosary; it was a familiar, childlike talk with his heavenly Mother, and he readily forgot himself near her.
However great was his fatigue, he never shortened the prayer [a Chaplet each day] vowed to Mary.On one occasion extraordinary occupations had not permitted him to say the Chaplet at the hour appointed; the night being already advanced, he prepared,
notwithstanding excessive fatigue,to fulfil this pious duty. His secretary, having perceived it, begged him to consider the extreme need he had of repose, and to defer his chaplet till the morrow. “My friend,” answered the Saint, “we must never put off till tomorrow
what can be done to-day.”
The holy Doctor loved to recommend and propagate the daily use of the chaplet, a practice so dear to him. “The chaplet,” said he in the “Introduction to a Devout Life,” “is a most useful manner of praying, provided that you know how to say it properly. For this purpose, procure one of those little books which teach the manner of saying it.” In tracing a rule of life for the Baroness de Chantal while in the world, he wrote: “I desire that the chaplet be said as devoutly as possible every day either at Mass or at some other time.”http://iesu.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/how-to-pray-the-rosary-by-s-francis-de-sales/
Instruction on how to pray the Rosary:

• “Kiss the cross of your chaplet after having signed yourself therewith, and place yourself in the presence of God, saying the Creed.
• On the first large bead, beg God to accept the service you wish to render Him, and to assist you by His grace to accomplish it worthily.
• On the first three small beads, implore the intercession of the Sacred Virgin, saluting her on the first as the most cherished daughter of God the Father; on the second, as Mother of God the Son, and on the third, as beloved Spouse of God the Holy Ghost.
• At each decade think of one of the mysteries of the Rosary according to your leisure, remembering it principally when pronouncing the holy names of Jesus and Mary, with great reverence of heart and body. If any other sentiment should animate you (sorrow for past sin or a purpose of amendment) meditate thereon throughout the chaplet as well as you can, recalling this sentiment or any other that God may inspire in a special manner when murmuring the sacred names of Jesus and Mary.

(The Saint then finishes off the recitation of the Rosary in a way that is not common to us.)
http://www.pinterest.com/pin/308989224407034724/

• On the large bead at the end of the last decade, thank God for having been permitted to recite your chaplet.
• Passing to the three following small beads, salute the most holy Virgin Mary, entreating her at the first to offer your understanding to the Eternal Father that you may continually consider His mercies;
• at the second, supplicate her to offer your memory to the Son that your thoughts may constantly turn to His Passion and Death;
• at the third, implore her to offer your will to the Holy Ghost that it may ever be inflamed with His holy love.
• On the large bead at the end, beg the divine Majesty to accept all for His glory and the good of His Church, asking Him to keep you ever in its pale and to bring back those who have wandered; pray for your friends, and conclude as you commenced by the profession of faith, the Creed and Sign of the Cross.”    
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The Virtue of Confidence

 http://arewethereyet-davisfarmmom.blogspot.in/2010/01/feast-of-st-francis-de-sales.html

Prayer by St.Francis de Sales

It is good to mistrust ourselves, but how would that advantage us were we not to throw all our confidence on God, and to wait on His mercy? If you feel no such confidence, cease not on that account from making these acts and from saying to Our Lord: "Yet, O Lord, though I have no feeling of confidence in You, nevertheless, I know that You are my God, that I am all Yours, and that I have no hope but in Your goodness; so, I abandon myself entirely into Your Hands." 

It is always in our power to make these acts; although we have difficulty in performing them, still there is no impossibility. Thus we testify faithfulness to our Lord.

http://myinnermissmelly.com/2012/04/
Complete Trust in God.
From A Catholic Prayer Book
Saint Francis de Sales (1567-1622)

Do not look forward to the changes and chances of this life with fear. Rather, look to them with full confidence that, as they arise, God to whom you belong will in his love enable you to profit by them. He has guided you thus far in life. Do you but hold fast to His dear hand, and He will lead you safely through all trials. Whenever you cannot stand, He will carry you lovingly in his arms.

Do not look forward to what may happen tomorrow. The same Eternal Father who takes care of you today will take care of you tomorrow, and every day of your life. Either He will shield you from suffering or He will give you unfailing strength to bear it.
Be at peace then, and put aside all useless thoughts, all vain dreads and all anxious imaginations.:http://izquotes.com/quote/161752
                                                 http://www.pinterest.com/pin/11188699048420044/

Saint Francis de Sales, in his work Consoling Thoughts writes of the excellence of the virtue of confidence.

Let the heavens combine against me, let the earth and the elements rebel, let every creature declare war against my existence, I fear not; it is enough for me that God is with me, and I with Him.

Thus our good God will never abandon us, unless to hold us better; He will never leave us, unless to guard us better; He will never wrestle with us, unless to yield to us and bless us.

How happy should we be if, submitting our will to that of God, we would adore it equally in times of tribulation and of consolation, assured that all events proceed from His divine hand for our advantage, to purify and refine us in holy charity!

Let us therefore, embark on the sea of Divine Providence, without biscuit, without oars, without sails, in a word, without any supplies; let us leave the care of our affairs to Our Lord, without any fear; His goodness will provide sufficiently for all.

Let the storm and the tempest come; you shall not perish; you are with Jesus. If fear seize on you, cry out “O Savior! Save me!” He will reach out His hand. Grasp it and proceed joyfully, without philosophizing on your mishap. So long as Saint Peter had confidence, the tempest could not harm him; when he feared, he sank. Fear is often a greater danger than the danger itself.

As for me, there are times when it appears to me that I have not strength to resist, and that if an occasion presented itself, I should succumb; but I only place my confidence the more in God, and hold as certain, that in presence of the occasion God will support me with His strength, and that I shall destroy my enemies as so many lambkins.

Let us serve God well today; He will take care of tomorrow. Every day should carry its own burden. Have no anxiety about tomorrow; for God who reign today will reign tomorrow. Either He will not send you adversity, or if He will send it, He will give you an invincible courage to meet it. If assaulted by temptations, desire not to be freed from them. It is good that we should experience them, in order to have an opportunity of combating them, and of gaining victories. This serves as an exercise in the most excellent virtues, thus grounded deeply in the soul.


Saint Frances de Sales, The Consoling Thoughts of St. Francis de Sales (Dublin, M. H. Gill & Son, 1877), First Book, Chapter XXII, pp 96-100.

Jacob's ladder

Jacob’s ladder, a true picture of the devout life. 

http://www.dsiguidetolivejesus.info/part-iunit-2---nature--effects-of-the-devout-life.html


From St. Francis de Sales' Introduction to Devout Life, Part 1, Ch.2

• 1. Look carefully at Jacob's ladder (Genesis. 28:10ff) since it is a true image of the devout life. 
• 2. The two sides, between which we go up, and to which the rungs are fixed, represent prayer which asks for and receives the love of God and the Sacraments which give it. 
• 3. The rungs are the various degrees of charity by which we move from virtue to virtue, either coming down by action to help and support our neighbour or going up by contemplation to loving union with God.
• 4.Consider, too, who they are who trod this ladder; men with angels' hearts, or angels with human forms.
• 5. They are not youthful, but they seem to be so by reason of their vigour and spiritual activity. 
• 6.They have wings wherewith to fly, and attain to God in holy prayer, but they have likewise feet wherewith to tread in human paths by a holy gracious intercourse with men; their faces are bright and beautiful, inasmuch as they accept all things gently and sweetly; 
• 7.their heads and limbs are uncovered, because their thoughts, affections and actions have no motive or object save that of pleasing God; 
• 8. the rest of their bodies is covered with a light shining garment, because while they use the world and the things of this life, they use all such purely and honestly, and no further than is needful for their condition--such are the truly devout. 
• 9.Believe me, dear child, devotion is the sweetest of sweets, thequeen of virtues, the perfection of love. 
• 10. If love is the milk of life, devotion is the cream thereof; if it is a fruitful plant, devotion is the blossom; if it is a precious stone, devotion is its brightness; if it is a precious balm, devotion is its perfume, even that sweet odour which delights men and causes the angels to rejoice.

                               
                                  Jacob's Dream by William Blake
                            http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob's_Ladder

Notes from 

The Image of Jacob’s Ladder 

in the Writings of St. Francis de Sales

ALEXANDER T. POCETTO, O.S.F.S., PH.D. 

Senior Salesian Scholar

It is instructive to note that he invites us to "contemplate" this portrait he draws of Jacob’s ladder. This suggests a prayerful and all-absorbing approach that does not make us view it as a detached observer but rather as one who is drawn into the tableau to be transformed by it as Jacob was by his vision since it is an encounter with the living and loving God. With great verbal artistry, he draws our attention to the structure of the ladder which by its two sides have a twofold function – one to draw us to God by prayer, the other to draw down God’s love by means of the sacraments. This aspect of the portrait announces the second part of his spiritual classic where he gives detailed advice on prayer and the sacraments of the Eucharist and matrimony. At the outset, he establishes a dual upward and downward movement in our relationship with God stressing our involvement and activity as well as our receptivity. Following the many spiritual ladders that preceded, he insists that our progression toward God is a gradual one, rung by rung, or step by step, from virtue to virtue. So each movement up or down on the ladder is a step of charity, a step of love, i.e., love of God even those that descend to assist our neighbor. It is an important aspect of his conception of growth in the spiritual life that we will dwell on below in greater detail. This also foreshadows his treatment of the virtues in Part three of this spiritual classic.
http://web1.desales.edu/assets/salesian/pdf/pocettojacobsladder.pdf

The Ladder Rosary.

http://www.therosarylady.com/shamrock%20ladder.jpg

The "Ladder Rosary," also known as the "Stairway to Heaven Rosary" was first found in Mexico. They are called "Ladder Rosaries" because the beads are strung crossways on a double chain, like rungs of a ladder.
The name reminds one of St. Dominic's vision of souls climbing into Heaven on the Rosary, and St. Francis de Sales' vision of two ladders to Heaven: a rather steep one directly to Jesus, and another, far less steep, towards the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Interestingly, the Russian word for Rosary means "ladder," and, Michaelangelo's "Last Judgment" in the Sistine Chapel shows two souls being pulled out of purgatory by a Rosary!

http://www.sacramentals.org/RosariesandCases.htm

Palm of Christ, Petronilla and Electa

Thought of doing a serious study of  St.Francis de Sales' An Introduction to Devout Life
  http://communio.stblogs.org/2012/01/

Here are some references and notes I found interesting.
Who was Philothea?
From  http://www.philothea.de/devout-english.html:

St.Francis de Sales began the spiritual direction of individual persons as a result of the contacts made at the time of the Lenten sermons he preached as Bishop, in Paris in 1602 and in subsequent years in different important towns in Savoy and in France. After the Lenten sermons at Dijon, in 1604, Madame de Chantal placed herself under his direction along with some others. And after the Lenten sermons at Annecy, in 1607, Madame de Charmoisy chose him as her director.
In order to help Madame de Chantal, Madame de Charmoisy and others, women as well as men, Bishop Francis de Sales began writing to them personal letters of spiritual direction. (22) Later, due to pressure of work, he prepared short articles or ³essays" about different aspects of the spiritual life. These he got circulated among some of those whom he directed. It was from such short ³essays" that the Introduction was born in 1608.
In his Preface to the Introduction, St.Francis refers to the origin of the book. (23) He does not mention the name of the ³very respectable and virtuous person" to whom he gave ³written notes" about various spiritual exercises. She has been identified as Madame Louise de Charmoisy, the wife of one of his cousins. 

Some interesting References in St.Francis de Sales' Introduction to Devout Life. 

From the Preface

1.

These people are of the opinion that just as no animal dares to taste of the seed of the plant called ³palm of Christ" so no one caught up in the rush of living in the world should reach out for the palm of Christian devotion. But I want to make them understand that, just as the pearl oysters live in the sea without letting a single drop of salt water enter (32), and that there are springs of fresh water in the sea close to the Chelidonian islands (33), and that a certain insect can fly about in the fire without burning its wings (34), so anyone with courage and determination can live in the world without being tainted by its spirit, finding springs of the fresh water of devotion in the world's salty waves and able to fly amid the flames of the temptations of the world without losing the wings of the holy desires of a devout life. 

Palm of Christhttp://healyourselfathome.com/HOW/THERAPIES/castor_oil.aspx

 Castor Oil (CO) was known to the Greeks as Kiki and to the Romans as "Palma Christi"(the leaves of the castor bean plant were thought to resemble the palm of Christ – indeed, this name beautifully reflects the inherent healing power of this unique oil). Beginning in the 17th century, CO was taken internally for its effect as an "irritant" or "stimulant" to cleanse the digestive tract, however, its ingestion is no longer recommended.
     
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The Bishops of ancient times and the Fathers of the Church had at least as much concern for their responsibilities as we have. Even so, as can be gathered from their letters, they did not neglect taking care to give individual guidance to many persons who came to them for help. In this they imitated the Apostles who, while gathering the harvest in the whole world, picked up nevertheless with a special and particular affection certain outstanding ears of corn. Everyone knows that St. Paul had Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Onesiumus, St. Tecla and Appia as his special disciples, just as St. Peter had St. Mark and St. Petronilla. St. Petronilla was not in fact St. Peter's own child but only his spiritual daughter, as Baronius and Galonius have learnedly proved. And St. John wrote one of his epistles to the devout woman named Electa. (38) (2 Jn. 1:1)

From Wikipedia.

Petronilla is traditionally identified as the daughter of Saint Peter, though this may stem simply because of the similarity of names. It is believed she may have been a convert of the saint (and thus a "spiritual daughter"), or a follower or servant.[1] It is said that Saint Peter cured her of palsy.
Roman inscriptions, however, identify her simply as a martyr. She may have been related to Saint Domitilla.
Stories associated with her include those that relate that she was so beautiful that Saint Peter had locked her up in a tower to keep her from eligible men; that a pagan king named Flaccus, wishing to marry her, led Petronilla to go on a hunger strike, from which she died.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Petronilla

In 757 the coffin containing the mortal remains of the saint was transferred to an old circular building (an imperial mausoleum dating from the end of the 4th century) near St. Peter's. This building was altered and became the Chapel of St. Petronilla (De Rossi, "Inscriptiones christianae urbis Romae", II, 225).
When St. Peter's was rebuilt in the 16th century, St. Petronilla's relics were translated to an altar dedicated to her in the upper end of the right side-aisle (near the cupola). The chapel includes embellishments by Michelangelo and Bramante.
Guercino painted an altarpiece painted called The Burial of Saint Petronilla in 1623. It simultaneously depicts the burial and the welcoming to heaven of the martyred St. Petronilla. The altar is dedicated to the saint, and contains her relics.

        2. Electa 

In the New Testament, the Apostle John’s second letter is addressed “to the chosen (or elect) lady and to her children” (eklektē kuria kai tois teknois autēs). In this short letter, John warns the lady and her children about false teachers “who do not acknowledge Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh” (verse 7), and he instructs them not to offer hospitality to the false teachers (10-11). As in his Gospel and other letters, John emphasises the themes of truth (1-4) and love (5-6).[1]

Εklektē means “chosen” or “elect”. This woman was obviously a Christian, chosen by God, as all Christians are. While it is more likely that the word “elect” is simply used to describe the lady, Clement of Alexandra believed that Eklektē was this woman’s name, a name we would translate as “Electa”. If so,eklektē kuria in 2 John 1 could be translated as “to Lady Electa”.

Forgiveness prayer by Fr. Robert de Grandis

2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV)

... if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

                              

                Forgiveness Prayer - 

http://mp3pray.com/forgivenessprayer/
by Father Robert DeGrandis S.S.J. and Betty Tapscot
one of the most powerful healing Prayers anyone can say -
do it as a novena for 9 consecutive days – and let go go go of past hurts.

The following prayer covers most significant areas of forgiveness. Often, such a prayer will bring to mind other areas that need forgiveness. Let the Holy Spirit move freely and guide your mind to persons or groups that you need to forgive.
+ In the Name of the Father
And of the Son
And of the Holy Spirit
Amen

Lord Jesus Christ, I ask today to forgive EVERYONE in my life.
I know that You will give me the strength to forgive and I thank You that You love me more than I love myself and want my happiness more than I desire it for myself.

Father, I forgive YOU
for the times death has come into the family, hard times, financial difficulties, or what I thought were punishments sent by You and people said, "It’s God’s will," and I become bitter and resentful toward You.
Purify my heart and mind today.

Lord, I forgive MYSELF
for my sins, faults and failings, for all that is bad in myself or that I think is bad, I forgive myself; and I accept Your forgiveness.

I further forgive MYSELF
for taking Your name in vain, not worshipping You by attending church, for hurting my parents, getting drunk, for sins against purity, bad books, bad movies, fornication, adultery, homosexuality.
Also, for abortion, stealing, lying, defrauding, hurting peoples’ reputation.
You have forgiven me today, and I forgive myself.
Thank You, Lord, for your grace at this moment.

I also forgive MYSELF
for any delvings in superstition, using ouija boards, horoscopes, going to séances, using fortune telling or wearing lucky charms.
I reject all that superstition and choose You alone as my Lord and Savior.
Fill me with Your Holy Spirit.

Lord, I truly forgive my MOTHER.
I forgive her for all the times she hurt me, she resented me, she was angry with me and for all the times she punished me.
I forgive her for the times she preferred my brothers and sisters to me.
I forgive her for the times she told me I was dumb, ugly, stupid, the worst of the children or that I cost the family a lot of money.
For the times she told me I was unwanted, an accident, a mistake or not what she expected, I forgive her.

Lord, I truly forgive my FATHER.
I forgive him for any non-support, any lack of love, affection or attention.
I forgive him for any lack of time, for not giving me his companionship, for his drinking, arguing and fighting with my mother or the other children.
For his severe punishments, for desertion, for being away from home, for divorcing my mother or for any running around, I do forgive him.

Lord, I extend forgiveness to my SISTERS AND BROTHERS.
I forgive those who rejected me, lied about me, hated me, resented me, competed for my parents’ love, those who hurt me, who physically harmed me.
For those who were too severe on me, punished me or made my life unpleasant in any way, I do forgive them.

Lord, I forgive my SPOUSE
for lack of love, affection, consideration, support, attention, communication;
for faults, failings, weaknesses and those other acts or words that hurt or disturb me.

Jesus, I forgive my CHILDREN
for their lack of respect, obedience, love, attention, support, warmth, understanding;
for their bad habits, falling away from the church, any bad actions which disturb me.

Lord God, I forgive my IN-LAWS,
MY MOTHER-IN-LAW, FATHER-IN-LAW, SON/DAUGHTER-IN-LAW
AND OTHER RELATIVES by marriage,
who treat my family with a lack of love.
For all their words, thoughts, actions or omissions which injure and cause pain, I forgive them.

Please help to forgive my RELATIVES,
my grandmother and grandfather, aunts, uncles, cousins, who may have interfered in our family, been possessive of my parents, who may have caused confusion or turned one parent against the other.

Jesus, help me to forgive my CO-WORKERS
who are disagreeable or make life miserable for me.
For those who push their work off on me, gossip about me, won’t cooperate with me, try to take my job, I do forgive them.

My NEIGHBORS need to be forgiven, Lord.
For all their noise, letting their property run down, not tying up their dogs who run through my yard, not taking in their trash barrels, being prejudiced and running down the neighborhood, I do forgive them.

I do forgive my CLERGYMAN,
my CONGREGATION and my CHURCH
for their lack of support, affirmation, bad sermons, pettiness, lack of friendliness, not providing me or my family with the inspiration we needed, for any hurts they have inflicted on me or my family, even in the distant past, I forgive them today.

Lord, I forgive all those who are of different PERSUASIONS,
those of opposite political views who have attacked me, ridiculed me, discriminated against me, made fun of me, economically hurt me.

I forgive those of different religious
DENOMINATIONS AND BELIEFS
who have harassed me, attacked me, argued with me, forced their view on me or my family.

Those who have harmed me ETHNICALLY,
have discriminated against me, mocked me, made jokes about my race or nationality, hurt my family physically, emotionally or economically, I do forgive them today.

Lord, I forgive all PROFESSIONAL PEOPLE
who have hurt me in any way: doctors, nurses, lawyers, judges, politicians and civil servants.

I forgive all service people:
policemen, firemen, bus drivers, hospital workers and especially repairmen who have taken advantage of me in their work.

Lord, I forgive my EMPLOYER
for not paying me enough money, for not appreciating my work, for being unkind and unreasonable with me, for being angry or unfriendly, for not promoting me, and for not complimenting me on my work.

Lord, I forgive my SCHOOL TEACHERS
AND INSTRUCTORS
of the past as well as the present.
For those who punished me, humiliated me, insulted me, treated me unjustly, made fun of me, called me dumb or stupid, made me stay after school, I truly forgive them today.

Lord, I forgive my FRIENDS
who have let me down, lost contact with me, do not support me, were not available when I needed help, borrowed money and did not return it, gossiped about me.

Lord Jesus, I especially pray for the grace of forgiveness for the ONE PERSON in life who has HURT ME THE MOST.

I ask to forgive anyone who I consider my greatest enemy, the one who is the hardest to forgive or the one who I said I will never forgive.

Lord, I beg pardon of all these people for the hurt I have inflicted on them, especially my mother and father, and my marriage partner.
I am especially sorry for the three greatest hurts I have inflicted on each of these.
Thank You, Jesus, that I am being freed of the evil of unforgiveness.
Let Your Holy Spirit fill me with light and let every dark area of my mind be enlightened.
AMEN.

In the Name of the Father
And of the Son
And of the Holy Spirit
Amen

Tips on Forgiveness
Forgiveness is an act of the will, not a feeling.
If we pray for a person, we can be assured that we have forgiven that person.
To help accept an individual and open ourselves to a particular person more, picture him with the Lord Jesus and say to the Lord, "I love him because You love him. I forgive him because You forgive him."
Forgiveness is a life-long obligation.
Daily we need to forgive those who hurt or injure us.

From the 'Spiritual Diary' of Elizabeth Kindelmann

                               https://deaconjohnspace.wordpress.com/2013/08/

While I was kneeled thus, my soul filled a profound repentance and gratitude towards Him. I was
waiting for his words more than ever! After a long moment, at last I broke the silence : You are glad, oh my Jesus, of all these devout souls who came to You ?
JC.- "Yes, He sadly answered, but as they are so in a hurry, it doesn’t give Me enough time to give them my
graces". I understood Him, and how I would have wanted to console Him! "Oh, gentle Jesus, I live for You, I die for You. I am yours for the whole eternity". In the meantime, I was looking for a way to be able to console Him in his profound sadness. I remembered this little bird which, according to the legend, wanted to withdraw the thorns from the Sacred Head of Christ. While it did its utmost to succeed in doing it, its chest took on the tinge of the red Precious Blood of the Lord. I stayed there a long time. I began to be cold. I wanted to take leave of Him to go home. Then, in the bottom of my heart I heard his imploring voice :

JC.- "Don’t go away immediately ! I remained in my place. After a short moment, I heard a

sweet voice in the silence of my soul :

....

THE FIRST HOLY HOUR, SEE TO IT
THAT WE BECOME MANY
As I was alone in the immense church, I bowed myself at the feet of the Lord as never before, and I asked Him : We are only both of us ?
JC. - "Alas !" I heard his sad voice in the bottom of my heart.
JC.- "See to it that we become many"
There was no words to express the gratitude and searchings of the heart that dropped out of my soul towards the Lord.
Oh, gentle Saviour! Nobody knows better than You how
much I went forward warily until, by your graces, reaching
to You. Lord, now that You have taken away the external
carapace of my soul, I am feeling that the abundance of your
Grace is suffusing me.

...........

The year 1961 went by in the very middle of these conversations, that at this very moment I did not set down in writing. I began to write only when the Lord gave me the order. When the beloved Saviour gets into a brief conversation with me, I write it word for word. During Holy Hours, it often happens that the ideas come directly in my subconscience, and after I feel unable to express it. In one occasion, I thanked Him to have assured me of an eternal refuge.
JC.-"Assure me, you too, my little carmelite, an eternal
refuge ! You feel, don’t you, how much both of us belong
one another? May your love never grow less !"
One time, He asked me to do each Monday an evening
of prayers in favour of sacerdotal souls who are in Purgatory.

http://www.salvemaria.ca/en-pdf/flame07-book-p9-36-spiritual-fightk.pdf

WHAT JESUS AND MARY ASK US ?

From 

SPIRITUAL DIARY (1962 - 1981)
by ELIZABETH KINDELMANN
Messages of Jesus and Mary who speak about the Flame of Love of the Immaculate Heart of Mary 

http://www.salvemaria.ca/index-en.html

                                 

WHAT JESUS AND MARY ASK US ?

Conversion, spiritual renewal, diligence to attain holiness of life, the zeal for the salvation of souls.

1. Veneration of the Holy Wounds
B.V.-"Worship publicly the Five Sacred Wounds of my Divine Son : let it not be a private devotion but a public worship".
With regard to the veneration of the Five Wounds, the words of the Lord Jesus coincide with these of the Blessed Virgin Mary :
JC.-"In honour of my Five Sacred Wounds, make five times in succession the Sign of the Cross recommending yourselves through My Holy Wounds to the Heavenly Father’s Mercy..." (April 13th, 1962)

USUAL MANNER TO SIGN ONESELF FIVE TIMES

While crossing ourselves : "In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen", we kiss the Cross or, at the very least spiritually, each of the Holy Wounds of Jesus while saying this invocation :
-"Jesus, by the merits of your Holy Wounds, forgive us and
have Mercy on us!"
-"Eternal Father, I offer you the Holy Wounds of Our Lord Jesus-Christ in order that You cure the wounds of our souls!"

2. The Flame of Love of Our Mother and the families 

According to the intention of the Blessed Virgin, the spiritual renewal has to start from the families: B.V.- "By my 

Flame of Love, I want to revive love once again in homes, I want to maintain united the families in danger of dispersing". (August 8th, 1962)

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