Dear Family,
I was listening to the father of a boy from a very rich family...the boy had so much of toys and he wanted more and more. Parents admit that just for his toys and other needs, they had to spent IRS 2,00,000+ during the last couple of years and his latest demand is that he wants to have his hair dressed like one of the pop singer and the parents do know what to do. Hearing the story of this boy and about many others in this new generation I was just appreciating how we all benefit as a joynet family or JY family. Reading/hearing the experiences of many, there develops a thirst in us also in the spiritual way and the desire for the Spiritual fruits, which is contrary to the worldly desires like the boy in the above example. Yesterday I was reading Prajomi's mail regarding praying the rosary even in that noisy atmosphere... I was asking the question how about me? I travel all alone and still do I concentrate on praying the rosary? Or do my thoughts just wander? Reading the sharing from Dr. Sindhu - needless to say how inspiring they are - I was just checking with myself some points. Here I could see a child of God with lots of spiritual wishes in her life. Among them were - the greatest desire to see the Pope - Do I have this love and desire to see the Pope? The answer somehow did not seem to be really inspiring.. Dear Dr. Sindhu, please share more from your walk in the Catholic life, from which stage in this holy path, have you developed this great love and desire to see the Pope. I do not know if you can put these into words or the answer is "any Catholic should have had this".. However as we believe our faith increases by hearing.. Grace Sijo Mooken Abu Dhabi ----- Original Message ----- From: "sindhu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "joynet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 8:39 PM Subject: [JOYnet] Fruits...surplus ! .. How ? > Hello family, > > We know fruits are produce of a tree/Plant.We get good fruits whent he plant > is properly nourished.Like wise when we get filled by Holy Spirit ,all our > actions will bear holy spirit ... > Lo we 've the fruits of Holy Spirit. > But how to get filled? Its easy in this context..simply ask...remember our > Big Brother saying "ask and it shall be given to you.....if you ask for > holy spirit ,how much more will my Father in heaven give you...?!!"( cf > ..Luke:11: 9 &13) > I'll never forget what my spiritual father told me regarding how to ask for > HS..he said"when you ask for Holy spirit do so > REPEATEDLY,SHAMELESSLY,FEARLESSLY ,HOPEFULLY". > > When i was in medical school i had little time to exercise (physical),but i > had to do some since i was having disc problems..so what i did was a Spirit > filling execrcise...Early in the morning i start doing some exercise.. when > ever i take a deep breath inside i will pray like this"Holy Spirit ,divine > spouse of my heart ,come and fill me with your Love"and i could feel Him > filling me .Then when i exhale i will pray "Lord now i'm denouncing all > that's against your love in me...and i could feel it going away..!!!Then > i'll repeat the procedure asking next fruit Joy,then > patience,kindness......till faithfull ness. So ,you see, like wise i could > by heart all fruits of the HS ! .Another unexpected fruit of the task he he > he .And also like wise i had no difficulty in counting too,i just need to > pray two rounds for HS fruits and its done !and at the end of this spiritual > excercise i'll be perfectly fit to go on with my personel prayer and then to > go out to trade this FRUITS....Alleluia. > > Isn't it exciting to do excercise with HOLY SPIRIT ?More over i enjoyed > jogging /strolling with Padre Pio and do combine study with St. Anthony > ,praying rosary with Mother theresa and ...even cooking with Our Lady!!!!. > Mind you Our Lady is an excellent cook.I can testify that..when i started > cooking i always had fear putting salt and chilli etc...and i was all alone > in my quarters..no body to ask ..so i pasted a photo of Our Lady in my > kitchen and i used to consult her before putting all these..and yes,she > never went wrong. Oh...even after night duties we had nice time cooking > together and i still remeber how i could pray the 10 hailmary's correctly > while doing kitchen chores..i put straight 10 tins of salt , chilli etc in > line so that even while cutting vegetables or doing other things i can pray > correctly by looking at those and still keep the count..tin rosary...eh > !!!!Plus those things inside the tins could inspire many symbolic > prayers...like "salt "of the Earth etc... > > I will share one more thing...i always had two dreams after becoming a > JY..one to meet the Pope and second to pray a rosary with Mother Theresa. > The first thing became reality first in WYD 1997 in Paris and many times > afterwards..but i could go to Calcutta only after Mother Theresa's > death.So when i was there praying in the chapel at her tomb.i asked her > ."Mother why was that i could not come here before you died?.. i just wanted > to pray a rosary with you... "Then she told me " See if you had come here > before ,may be you would have satisfied ny saying just one rosary with > me..but mind you now i can be every where, so when ever you want to pray a > rosary ,just call me , i can come and we can always pray together.." Oh > wondeful idea mother."... i cried out of joy. So we pray together the rosary > happily ever after... > > What a wonderful thing this catholic church is ... you name it we have > it!!!! > > In joyful communion, > Sindhu, Chicago, USA. =============================================================================== This mail is generated from JOYnet, a Jesus Youth mailing list. 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