Some years ago my close friend Sheila, after a series of tests got the devastating news that she had a tumour on her brain. On hearing this sad news I offered to pray with her for healing. Before visiting the hospital where she was due to be operated on the following day, I spent some time asking the Lord how He wished me to pray. The gospel reading of where Jesus cursed the fig tree came to mind, Mk 11:12-25. I prayed quietly. Short and direct. In the name of Jesus I took au

He said to me: "My daughter, each time I speak to you, I intend to open a little fountain in your heart, because all of my words are founts which lead and spout toward Eternal Life. But so that these founts may form in your heart, you must also put something of your own - that is, you must chew them thoroughly to be able to swallow them into your heart and open the fount. By thinking about them, over and over again, you form the mastication. Vol 13. October 13, 1921 It has

I awoke one night recently with a person who had annoyed me the previous day on my mind. In trying to deal with the annoyance I started to pray for them. Then I sensed the Lord ask would I have prayed for them if they hadn’t annoyed me? Probably not! Would they still need my prayer? Yes. Then He invited me to pray for them but without putting my annoyance into the mix. I had been praying that He would fix the annoyance so I would have peace and be able to get on with life. I

The Celestial Mother teaches the secret of true happiness “As I was in my usual state, I found myself outside of myself. After going round and round in search of Jesus, I found the Queen Mother instead, and oppressed and tired as I was, I said to Her: ‘My most sweet Mother, I lost the way to find Jesus; I don’t know where else to go, nor what to do in order to find Him again.’ While saying this, I was crying, and She said to me: ‘My daughter, follow Me and you will find the

Have you ever spent ages trying to remember what was the cause of you having the emotional problem or pain you are currently trying to deal with? This comes and goes and sometimes you can handle it and other times not so well and it brings you down. In your prayer time you may go back to your childhood memories and try to find that missing piece that you feel will set you free. You have forgiven the possible instigators time and time again and yet you feel trapped and held ba

If the soul suffers distractions at Communion, it is a sign that she has not given herself completely to God. Having heard from someone that she would get easily distracted at Communion, I was saying in my interior: ‘How is it possible to get distracted while being with You? Does one perhaps not remain all absorbed in You?’ Now, finding myself in my usual state, I was doing my usual interior things, and it was as if I could see some distractions wanting to enter into me, and