Feast of St Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious and Foundress.
"A man came up to Jesus, knelt down before him, and said, “Lord, have pity on my son, who is a lunatic and suffers severely; often he falls into fire, and often into water. I brought him to your disciples, but they could not cure him.”
Jesus said in reply, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I endure you? Bring the boy here to me.”
"Jesus rebuked him and the demon came out of him, and from that hour the boy was cured.
"Then the disciples approached Jesus in private and said, “Why could we not drive it out?”
"He said to them, “Because of your little faith. Amen, I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
Saturday August 12th 2023, 18th Week of Ordinary Time is the feast of St Jane Frances de Chantal, French.
(1572 - 1641). Religious.
At the age of 20, Jane married a noble man, Baron de Chantal. After her husband died, Jane settled her children and embraced the ideals of religious life: chastity and poverty.
Jane cofounded the Order of the Visitation with St Francis de Sales (Bishop and Doctor of the Church).
Jane Frances left Behind a large quantity of letters between her and St Francis de Sales that offer great insight on spiritual direction.
The Apostles asked Jesus why they were unable to cast out the demon from the lunatic boy. “Because of your little faith."
How much life will open up to us if we have faith. Without faith, we cannot please God. Without faith, the treasures of the word of God are not accessible to us.
If only we cry out to Jesus daily in outmost fervor and sincerity: "Lord Jesus increase our faith." The result will amaze us. Always remember the promise of Jesus on Prayer: "ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE."
To ask for your faith to be increased is a prayer most pleasing to Jesus. Now you can hear in your inner heart Jesus say this to you:
"Amen, I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
"The loss of faith that afflicts so many souls is incompatible with a life of adoration. Souls do not stop adoring because they have lost their faith; they lose their faith because they have stopped adoring Me. This is why I would have you hold fast even to the outward forms of adoration. When even these things are cast aside, there is nothing left to invite the soul to the inward adoration in spirit and in truth by which I am glorified. I speak here of the genuflection, the prostration, the profound bow and all the other marks of attention to My presence that provide the soul with a language in which she can express her faith and her desire to adore Me." (IN SINU JESU page 87).
Thank You Jesus for this wonderful truth! O that You will impress it so deeply in our souls.
August is the Month dedicated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Mary says: "In the end. My Immaculate Heart will triumph."
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