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Through our prayers the Holy Souls of Purgatory receive consolation and help, and draw closer to Heaven
Code: T-00516-OL
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Through our prayers the Holy Souls of Purgatory receive consolation and help, and draw closer to Heaven
Code: T-00516-BW
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We must not linger by a pool of consolation in prayer, but must press on to the source of all our joys: God Himself.
Code: T-00034-BW
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The purpose of Holy Communion is to restore to human beings the joy of intimate union with their Divine Creator: a joy known by the first man and woman but lost through Original Sin. It brings bliss, consolation and peace to those who come to Christ with purified hearts.
Code: T-09447-CW
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Some people are so engrossed in their own interests that it is only when an apparent disaster tears a jagged hole in their hearts or in the fabric of their lives that they look up, yearning for help - and allow the Holy Spirit, unceasingly ready to help, to bring light, truth and consolation into their lives.
Code: T-09203-CW
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This is what we see in a tender-hearted gaze: sadness, love and grief for another in need, which call from us practical help and gentle consolation.
Code: T-01760A-BW
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He was beside me, stretching out His hand to help and console others wherever I stretched out my hand to them.
Code: T-01100-BW
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This is what we see in a tender-hearted gaze: sadness, love and grief for another in need, which call from us practical help and gentle consolation.
Code: T-01760B-BW
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Christ and Our Lady were very close to me, offering consolation after I'd struggled with some special work and numerous problems.
Code: T-02761-BW
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Christ sees our pain and exhaustion, and comes to us in Holy Communion to offer consolation and reassurance, like a mother stroking a child's hair.
Code: T-06295-BW
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Christ understands what many of the elderly suffer. On the Cross, He suffered not just pain, but also the helplessness, weakness and loss of control that many patients experience who are neglected in hospitals, and who should turn to Him for consolation when they are grieving about the apparently disastrous end to their lives.
Code: T-14266-CW
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Christ loves to welcome His friends in Holy Communion. He especially delights in giving consolation and peace to those who are weary in His service, or enduring extraordinary trials for love of Him.
Code: T-06740A-BW
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Christ is with us in Holy Communion, bringing comfort and consolation. Sometimes He must correct us, but He also actively encourages us, and rewards us, for following His way.
Code: T-06274-BW
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The Son of God was willing to descend from heaven, to die amongst sinners, to save us. His Father in Heaven prepared an earthly Mother for Jesus, to give him consolation in His exile; meanwhile, the Father could 'see' all the future saints who would come to him, through Jesus.
Code: T-06275A-BW
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Christ stands by us in Holy Communion, wrapping us in His cloak, as a man cloaks a friend in a storm, to hold His friend close and to give him protection, warmth and consolation.
Code: T-06457-BW
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When Christ our God suffered on the Cross, as man, He endured His Passion for the sake of sinners. As God, He could see, even then, which sinners of future times would repent and turn to Him. He could see which of us, now loving Him, would turn to Him in prayer to offer Him love and consolation.
Code: T-09519B-CW
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When we pray for the Faithful Departed we not only help them to be drawn closer to the light of Heaven - by the grace of Christ - we also bring them the consolation of knowing that they are not forgotten: that their friends and relations on earth hold them in their hearts, and long for them to find joy, on entering Heaven's glory.
Code: T-10706-CW
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The Church in every age meets mockery and persecution; and she prays to Heaven for help and is always answered. God sends star-bursts of light, which are persons and movements which show out truth and love, renewing the Church, bringing new hope to the weak and consolation to the faithful.
Code: T-14258-CW
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The flame of love and faith is kept alight by Christ at work in us, leading us to give hope and consolation to others - helped by the prayers, here, of St Margaret Mary.
Code: T-01931-BW
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We are indeed blessed if we are able to reveal our souls and lives to Christ, now, in prayer, to receive guidance, consolation and forgiveness. If we die, without having lost our state of grace, but without having really surrendered to Christ, we shall have to reveal our hearts and lives to Him in Purgatory, with nothing to distract us from our shame and remorse. Far better to trust in Him now, and strive for sanctity.
Code: T-12861-CW