Passionist Nuns - Pittsburgh

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10/20/2021

October 20: Solemnity of St. Paul of the Cross

"Make your heart a living tabernacle of the sweet sacramental Jesus, keep him with you always, and embrace him often with holy affections because these are the arms of the soul."

(Letter of St. Paul of the Cross to Teresa Palozzi, June 8, 1758)

09/15/2021

September 15: Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows

Throw yourself into the arms of Mary, Mother of Sorrows, and have recourse to her as the Mother of Mercy, and then do not disturb yourself; do not fret. Think only of entrusting and confiding yourself to God and in the merits of Jesus Crucified. I leave you in his holy Wounds and pray for you.

(From a Letter of St. Paul of the Cross to Lucrezia Bastiani Paladini, August 12, 1775)

09/13/2021

September 14: The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

"I stop here at the foot of the cross. I come close to it; I embrace it. I kiss it, especially where it is drenched most liberally with the blood of the Crucified. . . .

My brothers and sisters, through the wounds of the Lord, let us plunge into the boundless ocean of God's love. The apostle Saint Paul, our guide and instructor, says that Jesus, dying on the cross, wanted to show the ardor of his love for us. The Crucified is a furnace of love flaming out on every side. How many are the wounds, which are so many apertures through which the fire flares; how many the bloody lacerations, which are so many mouths crying out: Love, love!"

(From the book The Treasures Which We Have in Jesus Christ by Saint Vincent Mary Strambi, bishop)

06/12/2021

Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

"I recommend to you a great devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Here is a way to practice that. You should visit the Blessed Sacrament frequently, especially at hours when there is no one there, for such visits are more pleasing to Him. Then prepare yourself with sentiments of profound humility and contrition. After that you must ask Jesus to admit you into His Divine Heart. Enter there in spirit. Love that Infinite Good there, praise and thank Him for what He has done and suffered for us, especially for having given us His life for food in the great Sacrament of Love, sacrificing yourself as a holocaust to the Divine Majesty on the altar of His Divine Heart and allowing yourself to be set on fire by the sacred flames which burn in that sweet heart. The Holy Spirit will teach you more if you know how to humble yourself."
(From a letter of St. Paul of the Cross to Francis Appiani, July 29, 1740)

06/03/2021

Let Us Love This Dear Lover!

"When you approach the sacred altar, let your greatest aim in doing so be that your souls may ever more and more be dissolved in his holy love. Oh! dearest ones, I say nothing to you about preparation, for I think you do what you can. Remember, it is a question of performing one of the holiest possible actions. Our dear Jesus could do nothing more than to give himself to us as food. Then let us love this dear Lover and be very devout toward the Blessed Sacrament."  
(From a letter of St. Paul of the Cross to his sisters and brothers, February 21, 1722)

05/15/2021

St. Gemma Galgani: Paradise is waiting for us!

“Paradise is waiting for us.  If living for Jesus on earth makes us so happy, what must heaven be like where we shall see him in all his infinite greatness, goodness and beauty.  I hope for mercy from this Jesus, mercy for me and for all poor sinners.  If I could, I would atone for all their sins and mine."  (From the writings of St. Gemma Galgani)

05/04/2021

Congregation of the Nuns of the Passion of Jesus Christ: 250th Jubilee

I rejoice in the Lord that His Divine Majesty has brought this holy work to completion, with all of you consecrated as Brides of the Crucified through your holy vows.  Now it remains for all of you to correspond with such a great grace.  Therefore, try especially to put into practice the holy directives given you by Father John Mary.  Let them observe their holy Rules.  Above all, they shall reveal the light of Christ's charity among themselves by loving one another, by sharing their sufferings in community, by being of mutual help to one another in their need, in a word, by being to one another a living witness of the Crucified, so that they may be splendor for this world, which has grown so cold.  (From a letter by St. Paul of the Cross to Mother Mary Crucified, co-foundress of the Passionist Nuns, May 29, 1772)