{"id":10495,"date":"2024-02-29T15:30:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T20:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/luisapiccarreta.co\/?p=10495"},"modified":"2024-01-28T18:21:51","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T23:21:51","slug":"31-you-must-have-no-aim-other-than-the-cross-and-it-will-be-enough-for-you-in-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luisapiccarreta.co\/?p=10495","title":{"rendered":"3\/1 “You must have no aim other than the Cross, and it will be enough for you, in everything”"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Holy Cross is designed to remind us of God’s infinite Love for us, Christ’s suffering for our sake and our obligation to carry our daily cross courageously. \u00a0Jesus Christ addressed these words to all of us, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily, and follow Me . . . \u00a0He who does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.”\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0(Luke 9:23 and 14:27)<\/em><\/p>\n

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Luisa with the Crucifix<\/em><\/h2>\n

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Book of Heaven
\nVolume 1<\/h2>\n

One morning \u2013 it was the day of the Exaltation of the Cross \u2013 my sweet Jesus transported me (Luisa) to the holy sites; and first, He told me many things about the virtue of the cross.\u00a0 I don\u2019t remember all, but just a few things:\u00a0 \u201cMy beloved, do you want to be beautiful?\u00a0 The cross will give you the most beautiful features that can possibly be found, both in Heaven and on earth; so much so, as to enamor God, who contains all beauties within Himself.\u201d\u00a0 <\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Jesus continued:\u00a0 \u201cDo you want to be filled with immense riches – not for a short time, but for all eternity?\u00a0 Well then, the cross will administer to you all kinds of riches – from the tiniest cents, which are the little crosses, up to the greatest amounts, which are the heavier crosses.\u00a0 Yet, men are so greedy to earn a temporal penny, which they soon will have to leave, but do not give a thought to earning one eternal cent.\u00a0 And when I, having compassion for them, in seeing their carelessness for all that regards eternity, kindly offer them the opportunity – instead of cherishing it, they get angry and offend Me.\u00a0 What human madness \u2013 it seems that they understand it upside down.\u00a0<\/i><\/b> My beloved, in the cross are all the triumphs, all the victories, and the greatest gains.\u00a0 You must have no aim other than the cross, and it will be enough for you, in everything.<\/i><\/strong>\u00a0 …<\/strong><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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