About 1 year ago, i was called back to the faith of my youth Catholicism. I tried many practices over the years, but nothing felt like home until now. I am a devout Catholic, and a horrible sinner. I have gone through a year of separation and divorce, and i knew i would need an even closer connection to God. Since i came back "home", a great deal has happened. i have heard God and our Blessed Mother more clearly then in my previous 41 years of life.
My Patron saint is Pio of Petrulecina was an incredible Victim Soul. I fell in love with his story,and he helped bring me back to the faith. But i never dreamt i would be called in a way similar to serve Jesus. In fact, i feel so inadequate and unworthy most times, i have doubted this calling. 4 times i have denied the words i heard from Mary...:offer yourself for others to my Son, and i will keep you safe"
who am I?? Why me??? I fail you so often Jesus, you must mean someone else??
But yet, he gently persists in seeking me.
in the lst 4 months, i have heard Jesus and Mary on multiple occasions. I have heard who i ma to pray for at times. i have had peop0le put right in front of me at other times. Although i often suffer great physical pain when offering myself...there is a sweet joy in it. It is when i feel most worthy, sometimes the only time i do. I feel close to God, and a wonderful almost disbelief, that he could actually interested in me.
If anyone ever finds this blog, or makes comments i will relate some of the experiences Ive had. I can tell you that in recent times, i have had an old hernia rupture, my gallbladder failed and was removed, i have suffered incredible abdominal pain that is still unexplained, and i am going in for surgery this week for a blockage in my heart.
while the skeptic could say, this is simply a failing physical body, the tests on my heart alone are baffling. ever test except one, shows zero signs of a problem. The Doctor said we have no explanation why you failed 2 stress tests, it doesn't make sense or show any signs of a problem, but we cant deny the results. So what happened?? My friend Mike was going in for minor heart surgery,and i offered myself for him, 2 months ago, Ive had problems ever since. sometimes my suffering has seemingly helped others...sadly in this case my friend passed after a complication after surgery...
i am no scholar, i know so little, but i believe JESUS has called me...so i continue to offer myself, and we will see what God has in mind
B3