His Infinite Love. Sin brought all evils upon us, and the evils repair sin. Is this not the great sacrifice Of man to the Divinity To pay back all His justice, To glorify His goodness, To rely on His Providence... It is absolutely certain that the plan, the great design of Divine Providence is being fulfilled in this manner. On this first day of the new year, we are going to offer this first Holy Sacrifice of the Mass along with Jesus, who is our great model, and who is going to immolate Himself to His Father on the altar. I ask our good Jesus, who is going to sacrifice Himself, to give you an efficacious grace to fulfill the watchword for this year – Patience out of love for God and in union with Jesus Christ – so that the designs of His Providence may be fulfilled by means of sufferings and trials. I offer this Mass in your name, including the intention, the desire of your heart to apply yourself to this. May His design of love be fulfilled through sufferings, trials, woes and tribulations because our soul, our heart will adhere. May we not complain and criticize, but in all patience, may we praise and glorify Him. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, and of the Mother of God. Amen. Our Lady of all patience, pray for us. (three times) Oh, how it costs to give Jesus what He asks! What happiness we have because it costs! What an ineffable joy we have to carry our crosses feebly! Ah, my dear little sister, far from complaining to Jesus about the cross He sends us, I cannot understand the Infinite Love that has led Him to treat us this way. Oh, let us not waste the trial that Jesus is sending us: it is a gold mine that is to be worked; are we going to miss the opportunity? The grain of sand wants to get to work without joy, without courage, without strength, and all these titles will make its undertaking easier: it wants to work for love. St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Letter to Celine – February 28, 1889 h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h
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