(Jesus to Pelianito, several powerful messages about prayer and sacrifice): https://eucharisticmarianremnantarmy.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-most-powerful-morning-offering.html
“Beloved, do you not know that when you pray in the Divine Will, that the ‘voice of a great multitude’ resounds in heaven? Ponder this, my child. Can so great a multitude praising God be ignored in heaven? I tell you it cannot. Do not be afraid to use this unimaginable grace.
Be bold and courageous. It has been given for your time to bring about the victorious reign of the Divine Will, to bring heaven to earth in a more abundant way. My child, ponder this, but do not wait until you understand it before you begin to use it. The truths are so sublime that your beginning would be delayed indefinitely.
Trust that what I have revealed to my servant Luisa is true, and that it is true for you. Do not discount yourself, for that is to discount this gratuitous gift that no one is worthy of. Trust. Pray. And let your little voice be multiplied ‘like the sound of many waters.’
“My child, do you see how just a few willing souls can make a great difference in the world? You are working not just for your salvation, but for the salvation of many souls throughout the world. By your prayers and sacrifices you are the leaven that will help souls to ‘rise’ to new life. Do not discount even the smallest sacrifice, for yeast is made of very small beads, but it expands and has an effect beyond predicting. Pray, fast, trust and be at peace.”
“My children, do not fear what is to come and what is already here. I have been warning you, calling all to repentance. Now the time is at hand when all will know the awesome power of God. Their idols will be smashed one by one. There will be a loneliness on earth that has never before been felt on such a grand scale. This will be the loneliness of a soul bereft of its idols. But it is in that loneliness that I will act to show each soul the futility of life apart from me. When they have nothing left, it will be their final opportunity to turn to me. Many will do so, but there are also many who will be lost. Do not let up on your prayers. Your sacrifices mean so much right now that I will multiply their effect on the souls you are praying for. Do not take this gift lightly my children. Offer your prayers and sacrifices with great confidence for I mean to use you in new ways to conquer the immense territory of souls in need of conversion. Children pray!”
“My beloved child, what a world it would be if men lifted up their hands in prayer each day! Too few men are praying—and here I am speaking about the men. They are too easily discouraged from prayer, too easily distracted from making time for it. Now you see that the result is argument, wars, skirmishes, and feuds, gang against gang. Those men who pray shine like polished diamonds in a coal bin. I am drawn to them and they quench my thirst to hear the voices of men at prayer. Let those men who will pray be a beacon in the darkness. I am calling the men today to take up the banner of prayer, to hold it high, to be an example in their families. I love you, my brothers, my sons. Live in me and you will be living soldiers of peace.”
“Children be joyful; remain at peace. Those you have given me with your heartfelt prayers I have not spurned. Your loved ones I love as my own. Continue your fervent prayers and sacrifices so that on the day of illumination they will turn to me and live. If I showed you all the great sinners of the world who converted to me, you would be filled with hope. If you saw the effects of the prayers of my faithful little ones, you would not cease to offer supplications for poor sinners. Children—pray!”
“Children, now is the time to remain in a state of grace and to wear the perfume of constant prayer. One who is in a state of grace and who desires to remain so gives off the perfume of prayer in all he does. His actions are sanctified by the state of his soul. Never before has this been more important, my children. Lions prowl everywhere, waiting for the least opportunity to attack. By remaining in a state of grace you become invisible to the prowling lions.”
“My children, do not be alarmed or afraid for those whose hearts are far from me. Trust completely in my merciful heart. For, who of you has merited to be called my child? I tell you it is mercy alone that has brought you into the fold. Therefore, if mercy can bring you into the fold, can it not also bring those you are praying for? Pray, sacrifice and be at peace. Come to me in humility. Show me your weakness. You have nothing to give me that I have not already given you. Your will alone is what I desire. Trust in me. Accept all that happens as from my sacred hand. Let your peace be a sign to others. Do not fret or worry. Trust, pray, be at peace. Can I say it too many times? Have you heard it yet? Surrender joyfully to my holy will. I have come so that my joy may be in you and your joy may be complete. Children! Trust in me!”
“Oh my beloved children, how I long to hold you all in the safety of my embrace. It is your sin that separates us. Then why do you cling to your sin? Do you not see that there is no more perfect paradise than the embrace of your loving Abba? Yet even those who persist in their sin are not lost as long as there are souls to fast and pray for them. All hinges on the free will of the sinner, but, my children, how many are lost for the lack of someone to pray for them! Do not let this happen! Pray! Pray for souls! I long for all souls. Each one has been created with the tenderest care. Which one of you is happy to lose a child? Then if you are so sorrowful when one of yours is lost, how much more is the Father of perfect love sorrowful at the loss of so many! Soothe my bleeding heart dear children. Bring me souls! I thirst!”
“Those who are agents of mercy, those who have prayed, fasted, and offered sacrifices for souls have been a balm to my wounds. My children, would it surprise you if your Creator thanked you for this? The gratitude of the Creator to the creature is no small thing. Be assured that you will be rewarded for your sacrificial love tied to the cross. Many souls will be eternally grateful to those who have interceded on their behalf. But, my child, the day of mercy is nearing its end. Like a runner who puts on a final burst of speed at the end of the race, I ask my faithful ones to reach into the depths of their hearts at this time and see what more can be offered. I have asked much of you, my children, and now I ask more. Out of love for me and for poor sinners, what will you do?”
“My beloved, I have told you there is much to come. Those whose faith is weak will have a very difficult time keeping to the faith. I keep asking and reminding you to pray for souls. Reach into the heavenly treasure and distribute gifts of grace liberally on all those I have placed on your heart. My graces at this time are being poured out, but I need agents of grace to work with our Mother in the works of grace. You cannot see what I see. If you did, you would never stop praying. If You knew the good your prayers could accomplish in souls you would forgo many things to spend time in prayer. Child, this is not the time to take on meaningless distractions*, but it is the time to focus your efforts on the works of grace. Little children, I thirst! Quench my thirst by your work for the kingdom. Child, I am near.”
“Use your prayers and penances to bring others with you. Take each one and immerse him or her. Do not stop, my child, until the day of mercy comes to an end. Child, be an instrument of mercy, and trust in me. Pray, trust, and be at peace. I am with you and all those who place their trust in me.”
“I have promised and I will do it, says the Lord. Be not afraid; hold out hope. Draw near to me and bring with you all the souls I have placed in your care. Tie them to you with the bonds of prayers and penances offered for them. These are the bonds of love that no enemy is able to untie. My child, do not despair, but cling to hope with great joy.”
“I have given extraordinary grace and power to those who will offer prayers and sacrifices for souls. Make your prayer in the Divine Will, dear child, and much more will be accomplished than you could ever dream. The night! The night is upon you! Pray with me. The betrayer is near.”
“The mysterious plan of God is beyond all human comprehension. Keep the faith–keep to the prayers. The rosary especially is a great gift to this age. I have given you many prayers and devotions–you only need to reach into the tool box and pull one out. Each one has a specific use, but all are useful. Get in the habit, dear child, of using often the spiritual tools I have given you. Those who do not know how to use the tools in the box will have a far more difficult time in the days ahead. I have not left you orphaned, my children. Pray! I am with you through it all.”
How did Saint Thérèse Conquer Satan and Attain Perfection?
There is a story from the Early Church Fathers that relates how a monk was slapped on the cheek by a young girl possessed by a demon. The monk in turn simply turned his other cheek in obedience to the Lord’s command. The demon could not take it and immediately left the girl. Those who witnessed what happened said, “The pride of demons must fall before humble obedience to the commandments of Jesus Christ.” (Manual for Spiritual Warfare, 181)
This simple witness of humble obedience to God is one of the hallmarks of the great Little Flower, Saint Thérèse of Lisieux. She teaches us that sometimes all it takes to conquer the devil and attain perfection is simply being the person God desires us to be. We need not be heroic, nor a martyr who dies in the arena; instead, we must do God’s will and be His weak instrument.
“And so it is in the world of souls, Jesus’ garden. He willed to created great souls comparable to Lilies and roses, but He has created smaller ones and these must be content to be daisies or violets destined to give joy to God’s glances when He looks down at His feet. Perfection consists in doing His will, in being what He wills us to be.” – Saint Thérèse of Lisieux[1]
This quote from Saint Thérèse of Lisieux’s autobiography, Story of a Soul, gives great comfort to struggling souls. When we look at the lives of so many saints, like Saint Maximilian Kolbe or Saint Ignatius of Antioch, we see such heroism that it is easy to be discouraged. Most of us will never suffer martyrdom, which usually strikes fear within our hearts. Yet, the “little flower” teaches us a different way, the “little way” of perfection which “consists in doing His will, in being what He wills us to be.” The “little way” is one in which some are called to be great “Lilies and roses” while others are called to be simple “daisies or violets.” Saint Thérèse shows that sanctity is possible to achieve as long as we follow God’s will and simply be what “He wills us to be.” In this post the “little way” of Saint Thérèse will be examined and encouragement will be offered to the soul who thinks he cannot attain sanctity. In the end, Saint Thérèse will demonstrate to the pilgrim soul, that it does not take heroic deeds to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but that perfection lies in being simple and trusting in God’s mercy.
The Beauty of a Garden
First, some are called to be great saints, while others are called to be simple. Saint Thérèse compares the variety of souls in the world to flowers in a garden. She relates how the different flowers within a garden all contribute to its beauty. Also, she states that, “if all flowers wanted to be roses, nature would lose her springtime beauty, and the fields would no longer be decked out with the little wild flowers.”[2] Consequently, God desires to see great beauty when He looks down upon earth—the beauty found in a variety of souls. This is consoling, for it means that God does not require all souls to be identical. Rather, God is generous to both the great saints and the little souls, to whom He “lower[s] Himself” and shows His “infinite grandeur.”[3] He is like a gardener who cares for each flower and is “occupied…with each soul as though there were no others like it.”[4]
Saint Thérèse further expands upon this idea when she is struggling over what God is calling her to be. Saint Thérèse relates how she felt the “vocation of the WARRIOR, THE PRIEST, THE APOSTLE, THE DOCTOR, THE MARTYR.”[5] Yet, while she felt all these desires, that was not what God wanted from her. Instead, God wished her to be perfect in “doing His will.” What that consisted of was not the grand heroic deeds of the great martyrs and doctors of the Church. What God truly wanted from this “little flower” was to be “LOVE.”[6] She understood that “LOVE COMPRISED ALL VOCATIONS, THAT LOVE WAS EVERYTHING. THAT IT EMBRACED ALL TIMES AND PLACES…IN A WORD, THAT IT WAS ETERNAL!”[7] At last Saint Thérèse discovered her vocation and so she “found [her] place in the Church.”[8] This is a great consolation as it shows that all are not called to be warriors or martyrs. Instead, we must all discover what God is calling us to be, which could be something simple, like the vocation of a husband or a teacher. What matters is not the apparent “greatness” of the vocation, but that we accomplish what God asks of us. For Thérèse, God had asked her to be “love” in the “heart of the Church” and she fulfilled that vocation from the solitude of a little monastery in France.[9]
Weak Instruments
Lastly, it is important to know that in the “little way” Saint Thérèse is honest about her weaknesses, which gives strength to the soul who thinks he cannot become a saint. Saint Thérèse recounts that she is “far from being a saint,” because often she will be found sleeping “during [her] hours of prayer and [her] thanksgivings after Holy Communion.”[10] Yet, even amidst her weaknesses, she is able to surrender herself to God and present to Him those very shortcomings. In doing so, Saint Thérèse recognizes that true sanctity does not involve being free from every fault, but humbly admitting that we are “too little to perform great actions” and abandoning ourselves to the Infinite Mercy of God, becoming a “little Victim worthy of [His] LOVE!”[11] Thereby, instead of attaining Heaven by our own strength, like St. Thérèse, we beg our Father, “the Adorable Eagle [to] come fetch me, Your little bird, and ascending with it to the Furnace of Love, You will plunge it for all eternity into the burning Abyss of this Love to which it has offered itself as victim.”[12]
A “Little Way” For All
To conclude, Saint Thérèse of Lisieux’s “little way” is a path to perfection attainable by all. Instead of relying upon our own strength to attain Heaven, we allow God to work within our souls. In place of a desire to be a great saint and being disappointed, Saint Therese teaches the pilgrim soul to simply be “what He wills us to be.” In addition, the pilgrim soul should realize that to accomplish the will of God, it means discovering our place in His garden, being content to be a daisy or violet at the feet of the Gardener. In the end, the “little way” offers great consolation to the pilgrim soul suffering in this place of exile and is a sure path to sanctity for anyone who wishes to be immersed into the unfathomable abyss of God’s infinite love.
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