05/06/2024
“He comes to quicken joy and confidence in my heart by his embrace. He comes to support my tottering steps; to let me lean on his omnipotence; to make me feel in all my weakness that underneath the everlasting arms. He comes to help me towards the noble end for which she created me, to make me worthy of the vocation, in which I am called, a vocation, not only to praise, revere and serve him, but to praise him eminently, to revere him eminently, as all are not called to do—to praise, revere, and serve him perfectly. For this, I need a strong grace. To bring it, the great God quits heaven, and comes to me
He comes to renew in my soul, the fruits of his redemption; to hear the renewal of my vows, my promises, my desires; to unite me intimately with himself, that, according to his promise, I may live by him, that he may be to me the pledge of life, that he may raise me up to the last day.
He comes to take possession anew of what was his from the beginning, to sanctify anew his sanctuary, and make it a holy of holies, the presence chamber, the dwelling place of God, consecrating anew to his service, my body with all its senses, my soul with all its powers, uniting himself now in a way so intimate that he alone can comprehend it, to prepare me thus for the union he designs for me in the life to come.”
-from Confession and Communion by Mother Mary Loyola