In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, amen.

My Lord and my God, I firmly believe that you are here, that you see me, that you hear me.

I adore you with profound reverence. I ask your pardon for my sins and the grace to make this time of prayer fruitful.

My Immaculate Mother St. Joseph, my father, and Lord, my guardian angel, intercede for me.

Our topic of prayer, why?

Well, because of today's memorial of this great Spanish mystic,

St. Teresa of Avala, which the Catholic Catechism quotes relatively often,

and she's part of the patrimony of the spirituality of Christianity of the Catholic Church.

And tomorrow there is a memorial of another saint, a French saint, 17th century,

Saint Margaret of Alicocque, who, through inspiration of the Holy Spirit,

prompted and inspired St. Margaret to promote devotion to the merciful heart of Jesus,

his sacred heart. That's where the image of the merciful heart of Jesus, his sacred heart.

That's where the image of the sacred heart is traced back to St. Margaret of Alcoq,

who have these private revelations and private inspirations.

It seems like it's an inspiration that has been continuing throughout the past 500 years of the history of the church.

It gained significant momentum, juxtaposed with World War II and the Holocaust, in the private revelations of St. Faustina.

Sister Faustina then was canonized by St. John Paul who promoted devotion to the sacred

heart with another title, same concept, different title, the divine mercy that is so popular today.

We see that image in so many churches.

And Pope Benedict and Francis, Pope Francis is always emphasizing that we focus on the mercy of God that is revealed in the humanity of Jesus.

So let's talk to our Lord and ask him, well, what do you want me to see?

How do you want me to pray? We have to pray a certain way.

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