To live of the cross is To live of the cross is To live of the cross is To live of the cross is to live of love! It is nec-to live of love! It is nec-to live of love! It is nec-to live of love! It is nec-essary to make a habit essary to make a habit essary to make a habit essary to make a habit of looking at every-of looking at every-of looking at every-of looking at every-thing, great or small, thing, great or small, thing, great or small, thing, great or small, as coming from the as coming from the as coming from the as coming from the loving hand of God for loving hand of God for loving hand of God for loving hand of God for you, rejoicing out of you, rejoicing out of you, rejoicing out of you, rejoicing out of love in his Most Holy love in his Most Holy love in his Most Holy love in his Most Holy Will, although it may Will, although it may Will, although it may Will, although it may crucify you. crucify you. crucify you. crucify you. You must ripen in the warmth of the divine Sun who from the cross asks you only to remain under his rays. He seems to say to you, “Remain in my love.” Tell him frequently, ‘O divine hand, work upon this nothingness who wants to love and remain in you!”

Be confident, because a lack of confidence is the worst ingratitude. If you have offended him it does not matter! He always loves you; believe in his love and do not fear. He is always anxious to forgive.

O what a Jesus! If he allows tempta-O what a Jesus! If he allows tempta-O what a Jesus! If he allows tempta-O what a Jesus! If he allows tempta-tions, it is to make us humble. What can tions, it is to make us humble. What can tions, it is to make us humble. What can tions, it is to make us humble. What can

prevent you from loving prevent you from loving prevent you from loving prevent you from loving him? He knows your mis-him? He knows your mis-him? He knows your mis-him? He knows your mis-ery more than anyone else ery more than anyone else ery more than anyone else ery more than anyone else and he loves you thus; our and he loves you thus; our and he loves you thus; our and he loves you thus; our lack of confidence hurts lack of confidence hurts lack of confidence hurts lack of confidence hurts him, our fears wound him. him, our fears wound him. him, our fears wound him. him, our fears wound him.

“What was Judas’ disgrace?” Not his treason, not his suicide, but ‘not having believed in the love of Jesus.”

Jesus is God’s pardon. So then, love him day and night and always, with each beat of

your heart, so that he will smile upon you and give you the blessings of his love. I suffer when souls make a Nero out of Jesus. Not so with you, I hope that he may never find in you the cold-ness of mistrust and ingratitude.

Venerable Concepcion Cabrera de Armida (1937)

was a wife, mother, and writer in Mexico.

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The incident is still very

vivid in my mind. My oldest sister

was getting married. One of my

brothers and his wife were coming

from St Louis when they got into a

terrible accident. She was killed and

he landed in a hospital for a week.

Having brought up eleven

children in depression time, my par-

ents had very little money. It was de-

cided that my mother would go to the

funeral and Dad would stay home.

The day of the funeral, I acci-

dentally noticed my father lying on

his bed, sobbing like a child. I was a

sophisticated 23-year-old at the

time, but instinctively I bent over

and kissed Dad on the cheek.

It was my way of consoling him.

All this came back to my mind as I

was re-reading the words of Lucia,

describing the third apparition of the

Angel to the three Fatima children

preparing them for Mary’s appari-

tions. In his right hand, the Angel

held a Host which was dripping

blood into the chalice held in his left

hand.

“Leaving the chalice and

Host suspended in the air,” Lucia

wrote, “the Angel prostrated himself

on the ground and repeated this

prayer (the Trinity prayer) three

times. Then rising, he took the chal-

ice and the Host. He gave the Host to

me and the contents of the chalice to

Jacinta and Francisco saying at the

same time, “Take and drink the

Body and Blood of Jesus Christ,

horribly outraged by ungrateful

men. Repair their crimes and con-

sole your God.”

As one writer so beautifully

put it, “If you haven’t been dis-

turbed, you didn’t get the message.”

We are being told that it’s possi-

ble to console the God who lives “in

light inaccessible”. When Moses

begged God for the privilege of see-

ing His face, he was told, “No one

can see the face of God and live.”

This is the God whom Jesus told us

to call Father. And it is possible to

offer Him consolation. How?

“Take and eat...take and

drink.” By offering to God the only

sacrifice of His Only Begotten Son

at Mass, we are offering our Heav-

enly Father the greatest consolation

possible.

God is pure Spirit, But I dare

to believe that when I offer Him His

immolated Son at Mass, He experi-

ences the same consolation as did

my father when I bent over and

kissed him on the cheek, I dare to

call God Father.

Reprinted from an article

by R. Hamel our past editor.

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If you were not

disturbed

You didn’t get the

message.

Thoughts on Consecration to Jesus through MaryThoughts on Consecration to Jesus through MaryThoughts on Consecration to Jesus through MaryThoughts on Consecration to Jesus through Mary St Louis de Montfort’s guidance for making a good Consecration to Je-

sus through Mary is well known. He said, “It was through Mary that the sal-

vation of the world was begun and it is through Mary that it must be con-

summated.”

“When we establish a solid devotion to Our Blessed Mother, it establishes

a more perfect devotion to Jesus Christ.”

“She is the means our Lord made use of to come to us, she is the means

we must make use of to go to Him.”

“When making a good consecration, we give to God, through Mary’s

hands, all of our good works. She purifies them and presents them to Je-

sus. We can count on Mary to present all of our good works to Jesus, for

she holds nothing back but faithfully passes it all on to Him.”

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From the time of Adam and Eve man has tried

to escape suffering in any form. It is a mystery to all except the holy ones of God. The Proph-ets saw it as a call from God to repent. The Apostles saw it as “a happy privilege” to imitate Jesus. Pagans saw it as foolish-ness. Men of today see it as an evil and try to avoid it, but it follows them wherever they go.

Suffering is something we like to talk about when it is ours, but dislike hearing about when it belongs to some-one else. We can see it work wonders in the lives of oth-ers but have no use for it in our own. We can see the wis-dom of God chastising our enemies but think of Him as cruel when we are afflicted. We consider it justice when an alcoholic develops cirrhosis of the liver, but injustice when we are victims of a migraine headache resulting from a lack of trust in God.

We would like to ignore suffering, hide it and pretend it is not there, but reality forces us to face it in spite of ourselves. Some are made holy by embracing it, and others become bitter and resentful by refusing it. It makes some strong and crushes others. Some will never acknowledge its pres-ence in their lives but somehow everyone realizes that this game of “pretend” destroys and disfigures the soul.

Many seeks to find excuses for suffering by blaming soci-ety, people, events, history, greed and original sin, but their

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The Eternal Father wanting to give His own Son, put the price of sal-

vation in the breast of the Immaculate Virgin. Thus as Christ began

to live in the Blessed Virgin as "Man-God," Mary began to live with

the Eternal Word in a Trinitarian dimension: in communion as

"mother" with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. It was not as simple a

communion as ours, but a more intimate union which goes on end-

lessly - the child which she bore was the Son of God and the Son of

the Blessed Virgin."

from a talk once given by Msgr. Novarese in 1981.from a talk once given by Msgr. Novarese in 1981.from a talk once given by Msgr. Novarese in 1981.from a talk once given by Msgr. Novarese in 1981.

THE HEALING POWER OF SUFFERINGTHE HEALING POWER OF SUFFERINGTHE HEALING POWER OF SUFFERING

AFTER A PROLONGED STAY WITH HIS COMMUNITY

THE SILENT WORKERS OF THE CROSS IN ITALY, WE

WELCOME BACK BROTHER ROBERT LETASZ, OUR

DIRECTOR. MAY HE BE BLESSED WITH GOOD

HEALTH AS HE RESUMES HIS WORK IN THE AOS.

suffering is only increased by this spirit of resentment. When people are sick they seek a doctor, when they are lonely they seek companionship, when they are poor they seek riches, when they are tense they seek relaxation, when they feel the pangs of guilt they drown it by excesses of one kind or another. When they are cold they seek warmth and when they are hot they seek the coolness of a morning breeze. Man runs from any form of discomfort or pain, and the words of St Paul find a place in his heart, “About this thing, I have pleaded with the Lord three times for it to leave me.” (2 Cor. 12:8) There are not many who are satisfied with the answer Jesus gave him, “My grace is enough for you: my power is at its best in weakness.”

Like St Paul, and as children of a loving Father, we must trust His Wisdom in regard to the kind of cross that is necessary for the purification of our particular weakness. Only He knows the degree of glory He desires for us, and what graces and suffer-ings are needed to arrive at that sublime destiny. His love extends to every cross, every joy, every moment of our existence. There is nothing that es-cape His Eye and he permits nothing to happen to us that does not have some hidden good within it.

from the writings of Mother M. Angelica

In her booklet: (THE HEALING POWER OF SUFFERING.)

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The Aims of the ApostolateThe Aims of the ApostolateThe Aims of the ApostolateThe Aims of the Apostolate The main objectives of this Apostolate are that The main objectives of this Apostolate are that The main objectives of this Apostolate are that The main objectives of this Apostolate are that every type of suffering be consecrated and every type of suffering be consecrated and every type of suffering be consecrated and every type of suffering be consecrated and transformed into a powerful and constructive transformed into a powerful and constructive transformed into a powerful and constructive transformed into a powerful and constructive force on a spiritual level, for the salvation of force on a spiritual level, for the salvation of force on a spiritual level, for the salvation of force on a spiritual level, for the salvation of souls:souls:souls:souls:

* * * * To adopt every measure that will help those who

suffer, to overcome the difficulties they must face in their

lives and in society. The sufferers should not be considered

as “objects of charity”, but rather as subjects of action

through which they are taught how to make suffering meri-

torious, as they in their turn, promote this Apostolate among

the sick.

* * * * To help alleviate suffering and eliminate the de-

pressing isolation of the sick through apostolic activity

within the Apostolate.

* * * * To help deepen the knowledge of faith, so as to

avoid modern errors which often lead to a life of sin.

* * * * To offer to God, through the Blessed Virgin Mary, all

of one’s sufferings to:

a) make reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the

Immaculate Heart of Mary for the offenses committed

against them.

b) save souls from being lost forever.

c) sustain our Holy Father, all bishops and priests in

their apostolic endeavors.

APOSTOLATE Of The SUFFERING,APOSTOLATE Of The SUFFERING,APOSTOLATE Of The SUFFERING,APOSTOLATE Of The SUFFERING,

UNDER THE GUIDANCE ANDUNDER THE GUIDANCE ANDUNDER THE GUIDANCE ANDUNDER THE GUIDANCE AND

SUPPORT OF THE SUPPORT OF THE SUPPORT OF THE SUPPORT OF THE

SILENT WORKERS OF THE CROSSSILENT WORKERS OF THE CROSSSILENT WORKERS OF THE CROSSSILENT WORKERS OF THE CROSS This Community is a religious Asso-

ciation of Consecrated Priests, Brothers

and Sisters founded in Rome Italy, in

1947, by Msgr. Luigi Novarese, then sec-

retary to Pope Pius XII, and with the indis-

pensable help of his Co-Foundress Sr.

Elvira Myriam Psorulla.

The “Servant of God” Msgr. No-

varese, entered into his eternal rest in

1984, while Sister Elvira, now retired, con-

tinues to live near the Chapel that con-

tains his remains, prayerfully awaiting the

beatification of her companion and model.

Along with the first members of the

Community, a younger generation of dedi-

cated Brothers and Sisters are pursuing

ardently the Mission of this Apostolate in

the spirit of their Founders.

God promises a safe landing, not a calm

passage.

SR. ELVIRA M. PSORULLA MSGR. LUIGI NOVARESE FR. LUCIANO RUGA sodc