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Dear Friends,

A Blessed Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross to you all! On this solemn day let us remember that His Cross shall triumph; it is only a question of time. Let us pray that the day may be hastened! Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will be Done, On Earth as It Is in Heaven. 

First of all, the Tampa Divine Will Conference was a true blessing and it was an honor to speak there. At the end of this post, I will include a recording of the speech I gave. Videos of the entire conference can be purchased from comingofthekingdom.org.

Unfortunately the curve balls that life has thrown have prevented me from doing my ordinary daily DWMoM regimen for the past few months, but I look forward to getting back into it now. If you are like me, you feel like this Year of Mercy is slipping away! But alas, remember: even those late to the vineyard receive the same payment. Let us ensure that, in these remaining two months of the Jubilee Year, we strive to proclaim the Divine Mercy in whatever way we can.

A small note: as some are uncomfortable with the notion of the “transubstantiation of one’s very self,” (and I will not begrudge that discomfort), I have changed that word, which I had had in the DWMoM prayer,to instead be the “transconsecration” of one’s very self, as St. Faustina herself spoke of in the fully approved Divine Mercy Diary (paragraph 137). (Incidentally, this “transconsecration” of St. Faustina is clearly a reference to Living in the Divine Will; for it occurred immediately after St. Faustina fully consented to the total sacrifice of her will to the Divine Will, and after she became “fused” with God. After it occurred she said that “God was now living in [my soul] with the totality of His delight.” I encourage you to read the context for yourself in paragraphs 135-138 to see that there is no doubt that St. Faustina is here speaking of the same Gift that was Luisa’s mission to reveal to the world in its fullness)

I have added information on the Patrons of of the Divine Will Missionaries of Mercy (Our Lady of the Visitation and St. Anthony Mary Claret) to the website. I encourage you to take a look if you haven’t yet seen it!

Now for the talk! Please note that this talk is not intended to introduce people to the Divine Will Revelations of Luisa. It is, rather, intended to inspire those who already know of it and believe in it. In this talk, I say (and quote) some bold words that should be given qualification and explanation if said to those who have not yet been taught the proper understanding of Luisa’s writings. So do use discernment in whom to send this talk. Anyone new to the Divine Will who listens to it would do well to also see my free ebook, the Crown and Completion of All Sanctity, for the proper context and orthodox understanding of anything that he might at first be uncomfortable with. I will again remind everyone interested in Luisa’s writings that, if you are ever confused as to how a teaching in Luisa’s writings fits with Church Teaching, you must always favor Church Teaching, and seek out further clarification on how to understand Luisa’s writings. Finally, there is at least one specific thing I said in this talk that I want to clarify now: at one point I referred to the Gift as the “same exact life as the blessed in Heaven have,” but what I meant to say is “the same exact life as the blessed in Heaven have in terms of holiness” (for of course, receiving the Gift on Earth does not bestow the Beatific Vision — the essence of Heaven — upon its recipient, therefore the actual differences are many. The point is that the degree of holiness is the same)

(Click here to download an mp3 of the talk)

Dear Friends,

I would like to invite anyone interested to attend an upcoming Divine Will Conference being held in Tampa, FL on September 8th through September 11th! I am above all very excited to be attending this conference in order to learn from the wisdom of the other speakers there; but as God would have it, I will be a speaker as well. It is being run by Thomas Fahy (a veritable expert on the Divine Will) and the John Paul II Institute of Christian Spirituality. 

You may register for the conference with this form. The conference will be held at the Holiday Inn Tampa Westshore. Detailed information on reserving a room a this hotel can be found in this document.  (Update: that hotel is now full. You can instead reserve a room at the Marriott Tampa Westshore just across the street; their number is 813-287-2555. Just mention the John Paul II Institute Conference when reserving. Thanks!)

P.S. In case anyone is wondering whether I am taking back my assertion (made under the “About the Author” section of The Crown and Completion of All Sanctity) that I would not be speaking on the Divine Will at conferences due to a restriction being in effect against this: the short answer is yes! Sadly, in writing that brief note last year, I had fallen prey to a common misconception; for indeed, there is no such restriction. Suffice it to say I have validated this with confidence through much research (and I have pinpointed the source of the confusion), but in an effort to take my own advice from my last post and avoid needless discord, I will avoid going down that rabbit hole and instead simply leave it at this. If you need more information on this before feeling comfortable attending such a conference, you can feel free to contact me.  From now on, I will indeed be available to speak on the Divine Will in the writings of the Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta.

In light of the unprecedented factiousness, discord, and needless heated debates that have come knocking at my door and the doors of so many (almost everyone, it seems, is embroiled in something) during the past couple months, I would like to do now what I have not done in my seven years of running this blog, namely: merely re-post something I have previously written. Considering all that has transpired in both the Church and the World during the past five months since I wrote it, I don’t suppose many will begrudge its repetition. These past five months have been nothing but a preview of what is to come, so focusing on the mission will only become more important.

What follows is excerpted from the bottom of my post written January of this year (only html/formatting altered):