Dear Princess of God: In order to become the person you would like to be, and who Jesus would like you to be, you must start doing now the things that that person would do. Perhaps you would like to be an extremely holy person, or more responsible, or kinder, or more disciplined. Simply thinkContinue reading “Start acting like the person you would like to be”
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St. Bernadette
St. Bernadette Soubirous was just 14 years old when she started to see apparitions of Our Lady at Lourdes, France. Today the site is visited still by countless pilgrims and the place of many miraculous healings. Bernadette was a poor young lady, but beneath the outward facts of her life as a peasant girl inContinue reading “St. Bernadette”
Seraphim Angels & The Fire of Perfect Charity
The Princess of God may be Seraphic, that is, she may be destined to be joined to the highest choir of God’s angels, the Seraphim. There are 9 choirs of angels from the angels, archangels, principalities, powers, virtues, dominions (or dominations!), thrones, cherubim, and finally seraphim. The Seraphim angels are the ones closest to GodContinue reading “Seraphim Angels & The Fire of Perfect Charity”
Prudence
The theological virtue of Prudence is to know what it is one should do, and to do that. Greatness and excellence lies in being prudent, that is always doing what it is you should be doing. The Princess of God is a prudent woman – she is careful and responsible in determining what it isContinue reading “Prudence”
Be a Peacemaker
The Princess of God is lovely, and she is a Peacemaker. She radiates serenity, or calm and works for peace in all she does. “Acquire the spirit of peace and thousands around you will be saved.” – St. Seraphim She lives according to Jesus’ Beatitude: Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called theContinue reading “Be a Peacemaker”
Worry & Abandonment
God commands us not to worry, or to have any anxiety, as these get in the way of our relationship with Jesus & God and prevent us from making progress on the path towards greater and greater holiness. St. Frances de Sales writes, “Anxiety is the greatest evil that can befall a soul, except sin.Continue reading “Worry & Abandonment”
How to Prosper in Everything You Do
The true Princess of God is blessed and she does indeed prosper in everything she does and undertakes. How is this so?! In Psalm 1, verse 3 the psalmist speaks of such a person: And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bring forth his fruit in his season;Continue reading “How to Prosper in Everything You Do”