Wonderful Lynnfiat! I have the 36 volumes on CD which was copied right before the command came down not to copy any more volumes. I will be giving a talk on the Divine Will at my Church in January. I'm still a baby! Here is a statement from Fr. Joseph Ianuzzi who just had a wonderful conference in Wyo. which I attended. "I am the only individual that has received permission from the Vatican to "publish" this thesis that contains all of Luisa's works, and it is already published, anyone on the planet can cite from this Vatican-approved publication. Never forget, once the Vatican approves a doctorate for "publication" no other individual, bishop, diocese, etc. can prohibit its publication. What is more, in 2002 the Archdiocese of Trani (entrusted with Luisa's cause) issued a formal letter to me and to the Pontifical University clearly stating that I can write a doctorate on Luisa's writings for publication."
Praise God that you are able to give a talk on the Divine Will in your Church! We were having our meetings in our Church, but were told we could no longer have them there. We now hold them in our home. At first we had many people coming to the meetings right after Fr. Joe gave a talk here, but because people were driven away due to the order coming from the "top", we are now only about 12. But God does not need a large army - He prefers small ones! Fr. Joseph Iannuzzi is a good friend of ours, and I am sure that if you would like him to give a talk in your Parish, he would be willing to. You would have to pay his way, give him a small donation and find a place for him to stay. He prefers to stay at a Rectory as he wants to be with his brother Priests. If you do not yet have his thesis, "The Gift of Living in the Divine Will in the Writings of Luisa Piccarreta", it would be a good thing to have in case you are asked questions at your talk that you may not be able to answer. It is wonderful book on Luisa's writings, but very theological. If you would like to read a little quote from Luisa each day, I have posted them on "A Light for your Journey". They are very simple and perhaps you could use them in your talk. I will pray that all goes well with your talk in January. Ask Our Lady and Luisa (and your Guardian Angel) to help you and give you the words that will open hearts to the knowledge of living in the Divine Will. Blessings.
Thank you so much! I appreciate it. I talked to Fr. Joe last month in Wyoming and he is coming to Billings in October of next year. He had 60 flights between August and December this year running around the globe. He was going to Venesuala (sp?) to look at the cause of Maria Esperanza and he was going to Florida to look at the cause for little Maria Santos. He also was in the Colo. Spgs. area for a conference with Maria Santo's mother. Busy man! I bought the book that is his thesis. Its expensive ($40) but worth it!! Its wonderful that you have started a website for Divine Will. Good for you! We need them!
Volume 12: 5/1/1920 (p.100) “My daughter, one who lives in my Will lives on a high place; and one who lives on a high place can look down below with more clarity. She has to take part in the decisions, in the afflictions and in everything which befits persons who live on a high place. Don’t you see this in the world? Sometimes only father and mother do - and sometimes also the eldest child is able to take part in the decisions and in the sufferings of the parents. While they are under the nightmare of painful sufferings, uncertainties, intrigues, losses, the other little children don’t know anything about it; rather, they let them play, and continue the course of ordinary family life, not wanting to embitter those tender lives, without a useful purpose for them, and for the parents. The same happens in the order of grace. One who is little, and still growing, lives down below; therefore, purges are necessary in order to make her grow in sanctity. It would be as if one wanted to talk about business, intrigues, pains, to the little ones of the family - they would be stunned, and would not understand a thing. But one who lives in my Will, living on a high place, must bear the pains of those who live down below, see their dangers, help them, take such serious decisions as to make one tremble, while they remain tranquil. Therefore, calm yourself; we will have a communal life in my Will, and together with Me you will take part in the sufferings of the human family. You will watch over the great storms which will arise again; and while they play in the midst of danger, you will cry with Me over their misfortune.”
Thank you Kathy. I did not remember that one. God bles you.S Thank you Kathy. I see that you are reading Luisa's writings and that Our dear Lord has imprinted His words in your heart. What a tremendous Gift we have been given! May we continue to grow in His Divine Will! God bless you. CCC #865: "The Kingdom has come in the person of Christ and grows mysteriously in the hearts of those incorporated into Him..."
From a letter of Luisa's: "You cannot imagine the contentment I feel when I hear that one wants to live in the Divine Will, because it is a victory of Jesus; and as He conquers our will, we conquer His Own. In the Kingdom of the Divine Will no one loses, we are all winners, both God and the creature."
I love to listen to Father Robert Young read from Luisa's writings and explain them in light of Catholic teaching. (http://www.divinewilltallahassee.com/) Over and over he quotes from the CCC: 521 Christ enables us to live in him all that he himself lived, and he lives it in us. “By his Incarnation, he, the Son of God, has in a certain way united himself with each man.”193 We are called only to become one with him, for he enables us as the members of his Body to share in what he lived for us in his flesh as our model: (2715, 1391) We must continue to accomplish in ourselves the stages of Jesus’ life and his mysteries and often to beg him to perfect and realize them in us and in his whole Church.... For it is the plan of the Son of God to make us and the whole Church partake in his mysteries and to extend them to and continue them in us and in his whole Church. This is his plan for fulfilling his mysteries in us. So many things in the scriptures and the teachings of the church make perfect sense when you learn about living in the divine will1
We love Fr. Young! He is a very holy Priest and does much to bring the knowledge of the Divine Will to souls. Please pray for him.
Very good video. They are saying that the elite do not want a economic collapse yet,more forced debt creation instead and the abolition of the middle class in America.
Must put this on my reading list. I have found in the past that devotions take a little while to fire up in my heart. It takes time and study and prayer. I am still very much a beginner in the Divine Will. I admit that somehow I am lost with it all. These books will help.
Padraig, Please make it a priority to read The Book of Heaven - it is not just a devotion, but a Life. Jesus so desires to give this Gift to humanity! All we have to do is to desire it, have the knowledge of it, and be property disposed to receive it. As you read the volumes, you will find that a fire will inflame your heart as it is Love that will give life and light to you - just be open to receive it. I recommend you read the Passion Book first. There is also a wonderful book written by Hugh Owen, "The New and Divine Holiness" that I also recommend you reading as it will give you much understanding of this great Gift that God wants to give you. There are many exemplars of the living in the Divine Will, but through Luisa's writings you will obtain much knowledge. Jesus told St. Faustina: "I want to pour out My Divine Life into human souls and sanctify them, if they are willing to accept My Grace." Blessings.
I will see if I can download these on Kindle. Actually Divine Will appears to much better known in the USA than Europe (except Italy) thanks to Fr Ianuzzi , so getting books is not easy. It would be nice to be one of the very first in Ireland to understand , experience and write about it.
Message from Fr. Robert Young: Dear Friends in the Will of God, Greetings and peace to all of you. I want to share briefly a few news items with you. 1. Radio Maria has a new website which I invite you to explore: http://radiomaria.us/ You can find the podcasts for two Divine Will programs under "programming". If you click on that tab (wait for it to load), you will then see a tab for "archives/podcasts" Click on it and you will find a list of all our programs. The Divine Will programs are listed in alphabetical order: "Introduction to the Divine Will" "Will of God" 2. The divinewilltallahassee.com website has also been in transition and is now restored, with the archives of Divine Will programs returning tonight, if all goes well. Our apologies for any inconvenience as the website returns to full use. 3. This week Radio Maria is holding its Fall Mariathon, one of our major fund-raising events on the air. That means "The Will of God program" for this Saturday-- Sept. 20-- will not be a teaching program. Instead, we will be inviting our listeners to contribute to our network to keep programs like "The Will of God" on the air. Your generous contributions are helping many more people all over the world come to know and learn about the Gift of the Divine Will. This week I heard from a person in Malaysia thanking us for the Divine Will program, which they discovered on our website. So, the message is going out far beyond our U.S. borders. Please help us to continue to reach those even in non-Christian places to know the Divine Science of God's Will. May Our Lord and Our Lady, Queen of the Divine Will, bless and keep you always in the Heaven of His Will! Fr. Robert Young Divine Will Ministries Radio Maria
Padraig, Here are some recorded past talks given by Fr. Iannuzzi that helped me: Divine Will Retreat WeekendPresented by Fr. Joseph Iannuzzi, S.T.D. at Conception Abbey, Conception, MO http://www.broadcastviewer.com/frjoetalks/ and more discussion of explanation on the Divine Will, slowly!: "Appropriating The Divine Will" Video 1of8 (I skipped a lot of the host's portion to get into the actual answers from Fr. I)
thanks, Lynn! I've been unable to get into divine will Tallahassee, and I have missed it. I encourage everyone who's interested to listen to Father Young, who reads from Luisa Piccarreta's diary and explains through the lens of Church teaching. I think I've advanced quickly in living in the Divine Will because of him.
In case anyone may be interested: Author of "Antichrist and the End Times" to be Featured Presenter and Confessor at USA retreat Fr. Joseph (Iannuzzi) recounts his first encounter with Vassula and how he was instrumental in setting up the meeting for her and Pope John Paul II at the Vatican in November 1993. Fr. Iannuzzi said, " I reviewed a few of the messages from Jesus to Vassula in 1987 where he tells her He wants her to "put into the hands of his Johannes", Pope John Paul II, his messages. and again in 1987 that Jesus would make his Johannes recognize her when she went to give him her messages. In 1993 this was accomplished in the "Sala delle Benedizioni" where I arranged a meeting of Vassula via phone. What inspired me to do this were her messages that had I been reading daily for a few years. I arranged the meeting with Pope John Paul II and Vassula in 1993 in the "Sala delle Benedizioni' (The Blessings Hall of the Pope). Vassula arrived at my doorstep with Fr. O'Carrol and her writings in 3 languages the day before the arranged meeting. The following morning I accompanied them to the Vatican, past the Swiss Guards and to the front of the line where the Pope would meet her. Toward the end of the procession in The Blessings Hall, the Pope stopped in front of Vassula, recognized her, and spoke to her in French. He blessed her mission and her, and she submitted directly in to his hands her messages. At this moment Jesus' mission was accomplished and he never again asked her to submit her writings to the pope. Vassula who brought her writings in English, Polish and French and placed them in the Pope's hands thereby fulfilling Jesus' request that he wants his 'Peter' to receive these messages. It is really quite extraordinary that TLIG supporter, Father Joseph Iannuzzi, author of a number of thoroughly researched and well-documented publicationswill be participating in the upcoming 2014 TLIG North American Retreat being held in St. Louis, Missouri from November 7th through the 9th. For this reason alone, it is necessary for our own spiritual enrichment, that we come together as believers to not only be blessed by Fr. Iannuzzi during the North American Retreat, but also to experience first hand, this humble priest’s extensive knowledge regarding the great chastisement. I do hope that you will seriously consider the incredible opportunity that is being offered to you at this upcoming retreat. It is an occasion that will deepen our spiritual life and our ability to confront with faith and inner peace events on our horizon. 2. USA Annual Retreat Registration 1st Deadline Sept. 30th 60 more Registrations Needed by the End of This Month . The Triumph of the Two Hearts The North American Retreat this year will be held in St. Louis Missouri November 7-9, 2014 It will take place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel located in St. Louis Missouri so that our retreat can be guaranteed to be the best ever! Fr. John Corbett and Fr. Joe Iannuzzi will lead us in prayer and, as always, enrich us with a deeper understanding of the messages Jesus has given us through True Life in God. We have made it easy for you to sign up and pay for your reservation for this event. Just go to http://tlig.us/retreats.html
MS7 you must report to us if you do!! PS: I absolutely love your new avatar picture!!!! It is so beautiful!!!
Wish we could be there, but made other commitments. Please tell Fr. Joseph that Ed and Lynne say "hello". Blessings
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