The Trinity Within Us
June 18, 2018 by Dan Burke
Filed under Carmelite Spirituality, Dan Burke, Divine Intimacy, Holy Trinity, Meditations
The Trinity Within Us Presence of God – O Most Holy Trinity, who art pleased to make my soul Your dwelling place, deign to share with me Your divine life. MEDITATION Jesus came not only to reveal the mystery of the Blessed Trinity, but also to establish ties of the closest friendship between our souls and the three divine Persons. He is not only the Revealer of the Trinity, but the Mediator,... Read More
The Heart of Jesus Our Refuge
June 11, 2018 by Dan Burke
Filed under Cisterian Spirituality, Dan Burke, Divine Intimacy, Meditations, Sacred Heart
The Heart of Jesus our Refuge Presence of God – O Jesus, deign to take me into Your Sacred Heart. Grant that it may be the sanctuary where I may be recollected, sheltered, and find my rest. MEDITATION The liturgy of the Feast of the Sacred Heart presents to us the Heart of Jesus as the ark of salvation, our shelter and our refuge. “O Heart of Jesus, ark … of grace, pardon and mercy, O... Read More
Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
June 9, 2018 by Dan Burke
Filed under Carmelite Spirituality, Dan Burke, Divine Intimacy, Holy Spirit, Mary, Meditations, Memorial
Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary Editor's Note: “Divine Intimacy” has no entry for the Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Therefore, we offer the following reflection for your meditation and prayer. Presence of God – O Mary, Spouse of the Holy Spirit, make me docile to His divine motions. MEDITATION “The Blessed Virgin Mary,”... Read More
Let Us Prepare for Union
June 4, 2018 by Dan Burke
Filed under Carmelite Spirituality, Dan Burke, Divine Intimacy, Eucharist, Meditations
Let Us Prepare for Union Presence of God – O Jesus, grant that I may derive great profit from the grace of union with You, which You offer me daily in Holy Communion. MEDITATION The Eucharist unites us to Christ directly; this physical union is the same for all who partake of His Body and Blood. However, it does not produce the same effects in everyone. This is so true that the Sacrament... Read More
Solemnity of Corpus Christi
June 3, 2018 by Dan Burke
Filed under Carmelite Spirituality, Corpus Christi, Dan Burke, Divine Intimacy, Eucharist, Meditations, Solemnity
Corpus Christi Presence of God – “The eternal tide flows hid in living bread. That with its heavenly life too be fed …” (John of the Cross, Poems). MEDITATION We have gone, step by step, in the course of the liturgical year, from the consideration of the mysteries of the life of Jesus to the contemplation of the Blessed Trinity, whose feast we celebrated last Sunday. Jesus, our Mediator,... Read More
Mary’s Apostolate
May 28, 2018 by Dan Burke
Filed under Apostolate, Carmelite Spirituality, Dan Burke, Divine Intimacy, Mary, Meditations
Mary's Apostolate Presence of God – O Mary, Queen of Apostles, obtain for me the heart of an apostle. MEDITATION Mary is, at the same time, the model of both contemplative and apostolic souls. Furthermore, by combining in herself the highest contemplative life with the highest apostolic life, she teaches us that contemplation and the apostolate, far from being opposed to each other, complement,... Read More
The Initiatives of the Holy Spirit
May 21, 2018 by Dan Burke
Filed under Carmelite Spirituality, Dan Burke, Divine Intimacy, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Meditations
The Initiatives of the Holy Spirit Presence of God – O Holy Spirit, come and direct my soul in the way of sanctity. MEDITATION Although our soul is supernaturalized by sanctifying grace, our powers strengthened by the infused virtues, and our actions preceded and accompanied by actual grace, still the manner of our acting always remains human, and is therefore incapable of uniting us perfectly... Read More
Mary and Fraternal Charity
May 14, 2018 by Dan Burke
Filed under Carmelite Spirituality, Charity, Dan Burke, Divine Intimacy, Mary, Meditations
Mary and Fraternal Charity Presence of God – O Mother, whose love for man was so great, teach me how to fulfill, in all its perfection, the precept of fraternal charity. MEDITATION Charity is one in its essence, because of the oneness of its object: God loved in Himself, God loved in the neighbor. Hence, the more a soul loves God, so much the more does it love its neighbor. Now if charity... Read More
Participating in Holy Mass
April 30, 2018 by Dan Burke
Filed under Carmelite Spirituality, Dan Burke, Divine Intimacy, Eucharist/Mass, Meditations
Participating in Holy Mass Presence of God – O Jesus, immolated at every moment of the day on our altars, let me share in Your Sacrifice. MEDITATION The Encyclical Mediator Dei exhorts all the faithful to “participate in the Eucharistic Sacrifice, not passively, carelessly, and with distractions, but with such ardor and fervor that we shall be closely associated with the High Priest.” It is... Read More
The Spirit of Faith
April 23, 2018 by Dan Burke
Filed under Carmelite Spirituality, Dan Burke, Divine Intimacy, Faith, Meditations
The Spirit of Faith Presence of God – Give me, O Lord, that spirit of faith which will keep me in contact with You in every occupation and circumstance of my day. MEDITATION There are two chief obstacles which hinder us from keeping in contact with God while we are at our daily tasks: First, there is the almost wholly worldly, material point of view with which we usually consider persons... Read More
