Speaking of the Law of the Old Testament St Paul writes to the Galatians, “Now that the time has come we are no longer under that guardian, and you are, all of you, sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus”8 . Blessed Alan de la Roche, that great Apostle of the Holy Rosary (1428-1475), wrote that he experienced a mystical marriage to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Hence sin is eliminated. Fra Bartolommeo has done as much for St. Catherine of Siena. The purely human way of knowing, through the senses and discursive intellect, must be transcended before one can be disposed to unite with the transcendent God. When a person is divinised, do they experience it consciously? Blessed Alan de la Roche, that great Apostle of the Holy Rosary (1428-1475), wrote that he experienced a mystical marriage to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The sanctity given by Jesus at this moment is the garland of virtue as promised in the above message. This tradition in turn traces back to the Old Testament. GIT 1P2. Our eternal destiny has been played out on this field, for with mystical insight we understand that a divine proposal was made to this young woman Mary, and using her free will and reason, she consented to the request to become the Theotokos – the Mother of God. Her whole life exemplifies with details the meaning of Mystical Marriage and divinization, together with the ever deepening union in the Trinity Who unfolds continuous new wonders that are utterly spiritual. Thou didst give me from henceforward a more clear knowledge of Thyself, which was such that the sweetness of Thy love led me to correct my faults far more that the fear of the punishments with which Thy just anger threatened me.” This grace was followed by St Gertrude perceiving the Trinity within her. Within the Christian tradition, bridal theology, also referred to as mystical marriage, is the New Testament portrayal of communion with Jesus as a marriage, and God's reign as a wedding banquet. In the Catholic Church we have given the name Mystical Marriage to the state of divinization, hence we are more familiar with that terminology in the West. Like a modern day "Act of Apostles", the color magazine is filled with reports of Vassula's missions, other TLIG activities worldwide and various spiritual teachings from the Messages. The Father in His Divine Power inheres and unites to the memory as understood as a power of the soul. In a cult, originating in the 1960s, that is known as The Family International, a particularly radical form of bridal theology is taught: members of the group of both sexes are encouraged to masturbate while visualizing themselves as women having sex with Jesus. These three Cardinal Virtues are governed by the fourth, Prudence, which flows from charity within. Seventh Mansion: ii:13 Putting our faith in Him means we really believe all He has promised to do for us communally and individually. The Holy Spirit in His Divine Goodness inheres and unites to the human will as understood as a power of the soul. R.P. This is why Jesus Christ came – that we may share His Divine Life; that we may be one with the Father as Christ and the Father are one. Rating. To be holy as God is holy is to be holy with the very holiness of God Himself. As with all those who are divinised she hungered to sustain and increase her love and fidelity in and with God. Having been a novice for only five months, Marie was dismissed because of an eye ailment which prevented her from reading. Thanks for taking the time to tell us what you think. Poulain S.J. This effectuates unceasing prayer and the elimination of all sin, for in Jesus’ presence we only allow in our environment of home, work, or entertainment what is not sin. But, after some time, she set the Child down upon His knees, His face turned toward me. When you sign up, you'll receive a FREE copy of my e-book on Saint Thomas Aquinas. Many believe there is a God but few actually put their faith in Him. Through her, the great healer of humanity, the reconciler of hearts and consciences, her Son, the God-Man, Jesus Christ, was to transform the human condition and by his death and resurrection, uplift the entire human family. 2049, chemin Saint-Louis, Sillery (Quebec) Canada. The Spirit and the Bride say, ‘Come’. (2) In a more restricted sense, the term mystical marriage is employed by St. Teresa and St. John of the Cross to designate that mystical union with God which is the most exalted condition attainable by the soul in this life. In order to prepare for Mystical Marriage Vassula advocates pure theosis: “Us, we”: We consciously do every act together with Jesus by inviting Him to do every human daily act in us, with us and through us. To divinize means to make humans into gods by participation in the Divinity of the Godhead. All the writings of Marie of Saint Therese point to the practical consequence that the soul should be free not only from all sensible images and activities, which are an impediment to the union of the spirit with God, but even from the love and thoughts of any creature if not in direct relation to God. May the Blessed Mother continue to shower her graces upon your ministry. Ibid. Justice perfects the will in man’s social actions. Contemplating the virtues of Mary, she becomes conscious of the source of those virtues, namely the union of Our Lady with God Himself. The Diary of Sister M Faustina Kowalska. We never say, “I will go to the shops” “I’ll drive you home” “I will go and cook the dinner now” without adding interiorly, “Jesus we will go…will drive…cook the dinner.” We observed the effects of this earlier in this article.). the good thief on Calvary). Vassula Ryden does not teach a new message concerning Repentance/Divinisation and Mystical Marriage. 19 Poulain. „. But this repletion did not make my soul depart from the unity, for in all that, it saw, knew and tasted the only Divine Unity, in a mysterious and excellent manner. Because all our sins are revealed (including those we deny having because we have become habituated to them and lost the sense of sin concerning them), our contrition will be an Act of Pure Contrition. The rapid flight from sin into holiness is seen especially in those saints who lived very short lives. How do we know that a theophany, a light of the Holy Spirit within a vision of the Father and the Son, can effect a conversion causing a person to change so drastically that they soar into sanctity and divinisation (mystical Marriage) in a few short years?

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