Skip to main content

A Secret of Sanctity

There is a prayer by Cardinal Mercier that I say as part of my morning prayers. I think it is fitting prayer to those who are striving to trustfully surrender to God's will. There are a few variations to this prayer out there, including a longer version. I will use the version written in Father's Manual, published by Aquinas Press. This manual, I will add, is a great guide to all fathers who want to lead their families to heaven.


The prayer begins as follows:

I am going to reveal to you a secret of sanctity and happiness. Everyday for five minutes, keep your imagination quiet, shut your eyes to all the things of the senses, and close your ears to all the sounds of earth, so as to be able to withdraw into the sanctuary of your baptized soul, which is a temple of the Holy Spirit, saying:

O Holy Spirit, soul of my soul, I adore You. Enlighten, guide, strengthen, and console me. Tell me what I ought to do and command me to do it. I promise to be submissive in everything that You permit to happen to me. Only show me what is Your will.

 If you do this, your life will pass happily and serenely. Consolation will abound even in the midst of troubles. Grace will be given in proportion to the trial as well as strength to bear it, bringing you to the gates of Paradise full of merit. This submission to the Holy Spirit is the Secret of Sanctity.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Passing it on to Our Children

As fathers, how often do we strive to turn our own problems and situations over to God, but not be able to apply that same philosophy to our own children when they face similar situations? As Jeff points out, building our trust in God's Providence is a difficult journey, but each small step forward allows us to surrender just a little more while drawing us closer to Him. "After reading the Trustful Surrender book, I began trying to apply it in my life. The more I applied it, the more peace I received. I found it easier and easier to apply it to the big things in my life, but a little more difficult to remember to apply it to the smaller daily things that seem to pop up. I would usually react as I always have; without thinking. I also had a difficult time trying to apply it with my children. As a father, I have always been the type (like most men) that would try and fix everything. Solve the problem and move on. One day my oldest son came to me with a prob...
1 comment
Read more

A Two- Fold Miracle from St Gerard

  The following events, as told by our friend Jeff, prove that miracles do happen and saints do intercede for us. Sometimes more than we could ever imagine. The First Miracle My wife was pregnant with our sixth child, and we went in for the first ultrasound.   After reviewing the results, the OBGYN told us that the baby had Cystic Hygroma (swelling behind the head and neck).  They told us we needed to go to another hospital with specialists that dealt with this type of pregnancy.   At the next hospital, we got some scary news.   The Cystic Hygroma was a signal for a chromosome problem.   Our baby had a 50-75% chance of having either down syndrome or turner syndrome (that only affects females).   If it turned out not to be one of these, it would be more severe. The baby would probably not live to his or her first birthday.   Needless to say, it was unnerving. We began to pray, and many families in ou...
Post a Comment
Read more