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You do not know what suffering can do to your resolve…

Daniel 12:1 At that time there shall arise Michael, the great prince, guardian of your people; it shall be a time unsurpassed in distress since nations began until that time.
“My beloved, if I continue to tell you that there will be much to endure, it is so that your faith will not fail [...]

Do you see that I am preparing my remnant for the time of trial?

Joel 3:1-2 Then afterward I will pour out my spirit upon all mankind. Your sons and daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions; even upon the servants and the handmaids, in those days, I will pour out my spirit.
“My child, beloved servant, do you [...]

How badly have you desired the spiritual gifts?

Wisdom 7:7 Therefore I prayed, and prudence was given me; I pleaded and the spirit of Wisdom came to me.
“My child, how badly have you desired the spiritual gifts? Have you pleaded for them? Do you desire them above all? Is your heart undivided in its longing? Child, yearn for the spiritual gifts [...]

Do not fail to thank God continuously for restraining his hand in this age…

Psalm 78:38-39 But God is merciful and forgave their sin; he did not utterly destroy them. Time and again he turned back his anger, unwilling to unleash all his rage. He was mindful that they were flesh, a breath that passes and does not return.
“My child, do not fail to thank God continuously [...]

Do not be surprised when the world does not understand what to you seems obvious and reasonable…

Matthew 13:10-11 The disciples approached him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” He said to them in reply, “Because knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been granted to you, but to them it has not been granted.
“My child, do not be surprised when the world [...]

The grace of God made available has been multiplied for these days…

Malachi 3:1 Lo, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me.
“My beloved child, they persecuted all the prophets. Do you think the children of this age are any more refined? I tell you they are not. The children of my Mother - those consecrated to her - are the messengers of [...]

It is tempting when you see growth to want to take the credit for it…

1 Corinthians 3:7 Therefore, neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who causes the growth.
“Remember this always, my child. It is tempting when you see growth to want to take the credit for it. Remember, however, that all glory belongs to God alone. Say to [...]

God’s grace is overflowing for those who have recourse to Jesus through the Immaculate Heart of Mary…

Romans 5:15 But the gift is not like the transgression. For if by that one person’s transgression the many died, how much more did the grace of God and the gracious gift of the one person Jesus Christ overflow for the many.
“My child, God’s grace is overflowing for those who have recourse to [...]

Will there be nothing left of creation before they are converted?

Zephaniah 3:6-7 I have destroyed nations, their battlements are laid waste; I have made their streets deserted, with no one passing through; their cities are devastated, with no man dwelling in them.  I said, “Surely now you will fear me, you will accept correction”; she should not fail to see all I have visited [...]

When one has the words of everlasting life, no earthly need can compare to it..

John 4:28 The woman left her water jar and went into the town and (spoke) to the people.
“My beloved child, when one has the words of everlasting life, no earthly need can compare to it. This woman too left everything for the sake of the Good News. What will you give?” [...]