Publisher S19595: 74 books

The Lord Jesus chose Sr. Maria Faustina as the Apostle and "Secretary" of His Mercy, so that she could tell the world about His great message, which Sr. Faustina recorded in a diary she titled Divine Mercy in My Soul. In the Old Covenant He said to her:"I sent prophets wielding thunderbolts...

Agostino con l'opera La Città di Dio intendeva difendere il cristianesimo dall'accusa di essere stato la causa del sacco di Roma da parte dei visigoti nel 410, ma durante la stesura ampliò l'argomento tanto da ottenere una grandiosa trattazione della storia universale, interpretata secondo una concezione...

“It is My intention also, to show souls that I never refuse grace, even to those who are guilty of grave sin; nor do I separate them from the good souls whom I love with predilection. I keep them all in My Heart, that all may receive the help needed for their state of soul.” -Jesus to Sr. Josefa...

In it he treats of the relationship between God and mankind, stressing first and foremost the love of God for human beings, and the plan he devised for saving them from the consequences of sin. Using many texts from the Old Testament Wisdom literature, he meditates on the extraordinary desire God...

The soul is a castle, according to 16th century Spanish mystic Teresa of Avila, in which God Herself dwells. At the center of this castle God gleams like a diamond. In Teresa’s classic work The Interior Castle, the soul’s castle holds seven different dwelling places on the way to love’s radiant...

Saint Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, also called Curé D’ars (born May 8, 1786, Dardilly, France—died Aug. 4, 1859, Ars; canonized May 31, 1925; feast day August 4 [formerly August 9]) French priest, the patron saint of parish priests, who was renowned as a confessor and for his supernatural powers.Because...

(Da «Il libro della vita», cap. 22, 6-7, 14) "Chi ha come amico Cristo Gesù e segue un capitano così magnanimo come lui, può certo sopportare ogni cosa; Gesù infatti aiuta e dà forza, non viene mai meno ed ama sinceramente. Infatti ho sempre riconosciuto e tuttora vedo chiaramente che...

Extracts from the Mystical City of God VOL 1 - THE CONCEPTION :: **'The holy angels spoke to me:  ***"This is that blessed Woman, whom Saint John saw in the Apocalypse, and in whom are enclosed, deposited and sealed up the wonderful mysteries of the Redemption. So much has the most high and...

I had been praying Jesus for a long time asking Him to remove all the external signs, but Jesus on the contrary added another one: He made me to experience a little His flagellation; to the pains to hands, feet, head and heart He also added some blows. Shall I be always grateful to Him. In fact about...

For five hundred years, this gentle book, filled with the spirit of the love of God, has brought understanding and comfort to millions of readers in over fifty languages, and provided them with a source of heart-felt personal prayer. These meditations on the life and teachings of Jesus, written in...

Words from St. Francis de Sales regarding Modesty. "Be neat, Philothea; let nothing be negligent about you. It is a kind of contempt of those with whom we converse, to frequent their company in uncomely apparel; but, at the same time, avoid all affectation, vanity, curiosity, or levity in your...

LA NOTTE OSCURA riprendendo le stesse strofe (ne commenta anch'esso due sole) considera che l'anima le pronunzi vivendo ormai nella perfezione, che è l'unione di amore con Dio, "dopo essere già passata per le strette di travagli e di angosce, mediante l'esercizio spirituale della via angusta...

Il pellegrinaggio è un «luogo» spirituale privilegiato, in quanto comporta tanti elementi favorevoli all’elevazione dell’anima a Dio 1. «La grande strada – dice Dostoevskij – è qualcosa che sembra non avere fine; assomiglia a un sogno, è la nostalgia dell’infinito» 2.Il viaggio esige...

Varcando le mura dei monasteri medievali in cui è sorta, la Salve Regina è divenuta l'invocazione mariana più conosciuta, dopo l'Ave Maria. Oltre che al termine dell'Ufficio, è comunemente recitata a coronamento del rosario. Quest'operetta composta da Sant'Alfonso nel 1750,costituisce la parte...