Episode 4 Beginning to Pray: “Heaven in Faith” Day 2 Prayer 2 – “Hurry and Come Down”
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Dr. Anthony Lilles is a Catholic husband and father of three teaching Spiritual Theology at St. John Vianney Theological Seminary. He teaches spiritual theology and spiritual direction to transitional deacons, and the spiritual classics to the men who enter the Spirituality Year, a year of prayer in preparation for seminary formation. He is the author of the “Beginning to Pray” catholic blog spot.
From “Heaven in Faith: Day 2 Prayer 2” found in The Complete Works vol 1:
8. “As long as our will has fancies that are foreign to divine union, whims that are now yes, now no, we are like children: we do not advance with giant steps in love for fire has not yet burnt up all the alloy; the gold is not pure; we are still seeking ourselves; God has not consumed” all our hostility to Him. But when the boiling cauldron has consumed “every imperfect love, every imperfect sorrow, every imperfect fear,” “then love is perfect and the golden ring of our alliance is larger than Heaven and earth. The is the secret cellar in which love places his elect,” this “love leads us by ways and paths known to him alone and he leads us with no turning back, for we will not retrace our steps.”
8. “As long as our will has fancies that are foreign to divine union, whims that are now yes, now no, we are like children: we do not advance with giant steps in love for fire has not yet burnt up all the alloy; the gold is not pure; we are still seeking ourselves; God has not consumed” all our hostility to Him. But when the boiling cauldron has consumed “every imperfect love, every imperfect sorrow, every imperfect fear,” “then love is perfect and the golden ring of our alliance is larger than Heaven and earth. The is the secret cellar in which love places his elect,” this “love leads us by ways and paths known to him alone and he leads us with no turning back, for we will not retrace our steps.”
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Miriam Gutierrez for providing for us “the voice” of Blessed Elizabeth for this series
I am very much blessed to be able to listen to the St. Elizabeth of The Trinity Podcasts. They are a real encouragement. I have nearly all my life been drawn to prayer. But how to plumb the deeper places in God, has not been so forthcoming for me. For this reason I appreciate these podcasts. I find myself very moved by the podcasts – sometimes to tears. I so long to please God, know him more intimately and love him more intensely. I also hope to help others in the same.
I have nearly all my life been drawn to prayer. But how to plumb the deeper places in God, has not been so forthcoming for me. I find myself very moved by these podcasts – sometimes to tears. I so long to please God, know him more intimately and love him more intensely. I also hope to help others do the same.
Kris! Dr. Anthony! May God return 100 fold for every second on this teachings. I spend all day listening and I love the talks of St Elizabeth of the Trinity ❤️
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