Seen here in the center back.
The first Spirit and Truth Gathering had the priviliage of hearing Fr. Brendan Gibson, sjc speak about adoration. Some of the highlights of his talk:Always seek to remember the details of when you last recieved the Blessed Sacrament in Holy Communion as when you constantly recall this image and say, "Jesus, Help Me," it will stich your mind and imagination more deeply to our Lord in the Eucharist.
- He spoke about the Angel of Fatima and his simple prayer: MY GOD, I believe, I adore, I trust, and I love Thee! I ask pardon for for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not trust and do not love Thee.
- He told the story of Blessed Alexandrina of Portugal, a victim soul. There is a website about this incredible woman here. And a video of her is here. THIS IS A MUST SEE. There is footage of her in her mystically undergoing the way of the cross - I KID YOU NOT! She is undergoing the interior immolation that Our Blessed Mother experienced during her Son's sufferings. From the website:
Bedridden for life from the age of twenty, after sustaining a serious injury some years earlier while trying to escape from an attack on her virtue, she suffered unspeakable pain throughout her life and mystically underwent the Passion of Christ on Fridays to atone for the sins of humanity. She also had frequent ecstasies during which she saw and spoke with Our Lord and Our Lady, and offered her sufferings to bring about the consecration of the world by Pope Pius XII to the Immaculate Heart of Mary, an act which in turn shortened the duration of World War II.
- He recomended getting a candle disc (you know the kind that you get on a candle during midnight mass or Easter vigil), and keeping it as a book mark in your prayer book. This can be a helpful trigger to focus your mind and will on Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. This is a great little help to grow in Eucharistic mystical life.
Thank you Fr. Gibson for coming and speaking to us with such love of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist.
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