Meditation, Prayer.
Tail-end prayer of Luisa Piccarreta, Book of Heaven Vol 7.
Tail-end prayer of Luisa Piccarreta, Book of Heaven Vol 7.
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Magnificat com Meditation May 2015, with thanks...
Book of Heaven, Luisa Piccarreta, Vol. 7
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| Adoration. Giuseppe Magni |
The Transmission of the Faith
In a floral symphony, a sweet group of
siblings offer their devotion to an adorable curly-topped toddler. And adorable
is just what this child is in the true sense of the word: for this is Jesus,
seated on the lap of his mother, Mary of Nazareth, recognizable by her timeless
clothing. It is a charming scene, but some will argue that this Adoration is
more like an old-fashioned holy card than a work of art. Yet a closer look at
the painterly skill of this canvas reveals why Giuseppe Magni (1869–1956) has
always been regarded an artist of quality. Observe the fine rendering of the flowers,
the folds of cloth, the flesh, and, above all, the way the pose of each of the
figures manages to evoke a singular spiritual attitude. Enter into the spirit
of this genre scene in which naïveté, far from a weakness, is a deliberately
cultivated quality. For, while Western civilization may have lost the grace of
childhood, as the Gospel speaks of it, this artist still believes in us; he
believes we are still capable of perceiving the beatitudes discernible to the
soul of a child.
Contemplation of this Adoration allows
us to gauge to what point our new social “values” have succeeded—ironically speaking
in uprooting the virtues of Christian childhood: virtues celebrated here by
Giuseppe Magni; virtues which, deeply rooted in the soil of love, blossom naturally
from the heart of the joy of Christian family life; those virtues our mother
taught us from the cradle; those we saw our father practice. And first among
these virtues is piety, that family piety which truly nourishes the personal
spiritual life of a child. If, today, I am still a Christian, still faithful,
is it not because, at the age of ten, tucked in bed, my parents having blessed
me as they traced the sign of the cross on my forehead, I would fall asleep
with hands folded over my heart as I said my prayers?
Pierre-Marie Dumont
Adoration, Giuseppe Magni (1869–1956), Private Collection. © Christie’s Images /
Bridgeman Images. All right reserved.
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May 30, 1907
Effectiveness of prayer.
Prayer is a Single Point such that in Praying for Oneself, One Prays for All
As I was in my usual state, I saw blessed Jesus for a short time, and I prayed to Him for myself and for other people, but with some difficulty outside of my usual way, as if I would not be able to obtain as much if I prayed for myself alone. And good Jesus told me:
“My daughter, prayer is one single point, and while it is one point, it can grasp all other points together. So, whether the soul prays for herself alone or for others, she can obtain by supplication just as much. Its effectiveness is one.”
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