We are soldiers of God. We will be the helpers, the harvesters, and teachers after the warning. We will be the refuges, Wherever we are in our lives, won’t matter. Our faith with be the guiding light for the stragglers and the confused and frightened. Come Lord Jesus! Prepare us for the task!
Thank you so very much🙏. I feel so much peace after understanding more about what is coming! The thoughts I usually have about keeping up with the news of the evils in governments around the world seems to have vanished. My prayer throughout the day of “Jesus I trust in you”, it has even more meaning. I know I will sleep more easily than I have in a mighty long time. Jesus I Trust In You! 🙏
All Catholics should go to confession and be in a state of Grace at all times and often receive holy Communion and offering up their Masses, prayers and penances for the conversion of sinners. God will surely convert sinners if somebody pays the ransom for their sins through suffering. Catholics also need to evangelize to help other people prepare their souls. No one goes to heaven alone we must take others there with us by living a holy virtuous life. No one goes to hell alone neither, they bring others with them through their bad examples. People would be horrified if they only knew how their thoughts, words and actions and even provocative dress among men and especially women that lead others to destruction. 🕍🙏📿🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you gentlemen...God bless...this talk was so inspiring and helps one to live the faith and the will of God🙏🙏❤❤ I am so excited and rejoice even though we have to face difficult times... God is close to the broken hearted..❤❤
As always very, very good! You belong to the "elite in the Catholic world"! Also very helpful for me to read along in the transcript. May all people open her hearts! God bless and protect you! Greetings from Germany 🙏❤
This is a great talk and the biggest takeaway for me is our call to grow closer to Jesus and Our Blessed Mother. Signs all around us are distressing indeed...tunnel vision on Christ and his teachings is the key to peace among this chaos! I do have a question that keeps circling in my head...if man's original sin back in the garden was to eat of the fruit of the knowledge of good & evil...are we too trying to gain the knowledge of God by trying to predict His will and His Second Coming?
That's why I created my latest event that goes right to the heart of all of this to wake up our priests and families. If you want totally red pill your community, do it with this event. It's called "War and Peace: Fulton Sheen, Fatima and the Fate of the Family." www.fultonsheen.institute/warandpeace
I feel that the "Illumination of Conscience" (the Warning) just makes sense for several reasons: - That evangelization itself is not sufficient as an effective "wake up call" which humanity is very much in need of. - Much of humanity has either no or a very little sense of sin and its consequences. - Many people do not believe in God or in a personal judgement after their death. - That God is just and punishes unrepented sin. - That many people do not believe that Satan, demons and Hell really exist.
I live in the middle of the city of Chicago ...I have Divine Mercy image in my front and back yard ...I'm wondering if my house maybe could be used as a refuge at some point .
Interesting that you mentioned Noah Harari. Just last month, one of my sons sent a video of him to me as he is the main advisor to Klause Schwab! I only listened for a minute because I found him incredibly creepy, and even thought, “I wonder if he is the anti-Christ……”
No he is not the antichrist! The antichrist won’t show himself until the New World Order is initiated. The antichrist will only reign for 3 1/2 years , than two profits will come and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ one last time as a witness to the world and they will go in the spirit of John the Baptist and Elijah and they will wage war against the antichrist and prevent people from receiving the mark of the beast. Then they will be beheaded and all those of us who carry the testimony of Jesus Christ upon their hearts will be slain for the word of God. Then comes to great chastisements. Spiritual food for thought!😢🕍🙏📿🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
This is guy is too openly arrogant and he's a mousy figure. BUT, he is a useful tool of the Antichrist for sure. He's certainly laying out the game plan for Satan, so we should pay attention to what he is saying.
The clue or pre-curser to explain human behavior after The Warning is how Pharoah responded to Moses during the plagues of Egypt. For many of us it seems unbelievable that Pharoah would reject God after these miraculous events.
This is a great talk. very much appreciated in these crazy times. Thank you Dr. Peter and Daniel. May God continue to bless you. what is the a good place to start learning about Divine mercy?
I follow the news about Garabandal. I may be wrong but what the visionaries have said regarding the pre signs of The Warning is that hostilities and difficulties will begin when the Pope returns from Moscow. Mari Loli stated that The Warning itself will happen when the difficulties of war, communism, and persecution will be at their worst. So there may be a lag, I suggest 3 months as that is how long many mystics suggest we prepare.
My name is Nathan. I am glad to hear you are aware of it, Dr. Howard. It seems to have passed without much notice by most except for the enjoyment of the natural spectacle it produced. I have been closely watching events unfold since 2006/2007 timeframe. Things are growing more interesting by the season, at this point. Did you notice, at the time of the eclipse, Revelation 12:1 in the heavens (constellation Virgo)?
@@Dei_Gratia_Rex Yes, Nathan. I present on these celestial signs in my events for the Fulton Sheen Institute. The Revelation 12 sign is perhaps the most significant of all of them . . . an even that began 9.15 months earlier on the Feast of Christ the King and after the 9.5 months, you have Revelation 12:1 before our very eyes. I took a screen shot of my Sky View app when it took place and there it was. I have been trying to wake up Catholics for many many years on these and other signs and historical events that explain how we are living in the "days of the Apocalypse, the last days of our era," as Fulton Sheen said 80 years ago. Be the leader Our Lord is calling you to be and let's work together to bring to your parish and region the FSI's latest event for 2022 and 2023, where I get into all of this and so much more to wake up and move Catholics to action. It's called "War and Peace: Fulton Sheen, Fatima and the Fate of the Family" Check it out here: www.fultonsheen.institute/warandpeace
We are not to pay attention to what the enemy is doing . What isGod doing ? He is bringing the Triumph of the Immaculate heart and the coming of the Kingdom . The work of Luisa Picaretta is now become the frontrunner for our spectacular times . Enjoy your journey everyone !
Catholics should have spiritual directors, just don’t go to any Priest one Should look for a good God-fearing conservative priest. Remember Jesus also told us that there will be wolfs in sheep‘s clothing that have sharp jagged teeth and will not spare the flock. We see this within the church today that there are many priests and even bishops and cardinals that are homosexual‘s and many (not all) are not in unity with the church.
@@fultonsheeninstitute Without listening again, It was when you talked about a private revelation of Jesus speaking explaining about the experience we will have during the warning. "it will be like magic" I may have it wrong but I doubt Jesus would use that language. I could also have heard wrong. Or maybe the seer / visionary is paraphrasing.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS WITHIN. THIS WAY OF PRAYER BRING THE KINGDOM INTO MANIFESTATION IN OUR THOUGHTS ON JESUS WHOM THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH STATES IS THE ONLY NAME WHICH CONTAINS THAT WHICH IT SIGNIFIES (CCC2666) IE. HE IS REALLY PRESENT. THIS FULFILLS THE INTENTIONS OF THE LORD'S PRAYER. AN ANCIENT WAY OF UNITING MIND, BODY, AND SOUL WITH JESUS BRINGING ABOUT WHAT EASTERN CHRISTIANITY CALLS DIVINIZATION MEDITATION THE THE NAME IESU (Jesus) This type of meditation should not be confused with various eastern methods of mediation which attempt to empty the mind. It is a prayer in which the whole mind, heart and intentions are focused on the Word of God, Jesus. Thoughts that distract from this focus are gently released and the attention is again returned to Christ. God is an infinitely great and all-perfect being. God is the Creator and Renewer of men, Sovereign Master over men, angels, demons and all created things, both visible and invisible. Such a notion of God teaches us that we ought to stand prayerfully before Him in deepest reverence and in great fear and dread, directing toward Him all our attention, concentrating in our attention all the powers of the reason, heart, and soul, and rejecting distractions and vain imaginings, whereby we diminish alertness and reverence, and violate the correct manner of standing before God, as required by His majesty (John 4:23-24; Matt. @; Mark 12:29-30; Luke 10:27). Meditation on the Name of God has numerous references in Holy Scripture. Meditation on the Name “Jesus” has been practiced continuously in the Christian tradition since ancient times. Eastern Orthodox Christians call this practice the “Jesus Prayer” and use it as either a phrase or just focus on the name “Jesus”. The name and presence of Jesus has been empowered by God to transmit the Being of God to mankind. Jesus is the complete and only image we have of God. All that is God is embodied in Jesus. Jesus’ whole emphasis was to strive for internal change or metanoia. In the current times this tradition has been formalized in the Catechism of the Roman Catholic Church, scriptures, and Eastern Orthodox teaching among other Christian schools of thought. Fr. Thomas Hopko, Dean Emeritus, St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Seminary. “For ancient Christianity and for Eastern Orthodoxy through the ages, the very name “Jesus, Yesu, ” is the presence and the power of the Person of Christ himself. When you say that name, he is there. When you invoke that name, Jesus is present. His power is present. His might is present. His saving power is present. He is present! It’s a parousia. It’s a parousia before the presence of the Lord at the end of the ages, and at the end of the ages is when every knee in heaven and on earth will bow down before him to the glory of God the Father.” Catechism of the Roman Catholic Church CCC 2666 But the one name that contains everything is the one that the Son of God received in his incarnation: JESUS. The divine name may not be spoken by human lips, but by assuming our humanity The Word of God hands it over to us and we can invoke it: “Jesus,” “YHWH saves”. The name “Jesus” contains all: God and man and the whole economy of creation and salvation. To pray “Jesus” is to invoke him and to call him within us. His name is the only one that contains the presence it signifies. Jesus is the Risen One, and whoever invokes the name of Jesus is welcoming the Son of God who loved him and who gave himself up for him. CCC 2724 Contemplative prayer is the simple expression of the mystery of prayer. It is a gaze of faith fixed on Jesus, an attentiveness to the Word of God, a silent love. It achieves real union with the prayer of Christ to the extent that it makes us share in his mystery. The author of the cloud of unknowing states it as follows: It is what you are to do. Lift up your heart to the lord, with a gentle stirring of love desiring him for his own sake and not for his gifts. Center all your attention and desire on him and let this be the sole concern of your mind and heart. Do all in your power to forget everything else, keeping your thoughts and desires free from involvement with any of God's creatures or their affairs whether in general or in particular. Meditating on the name “Jesus” clearly fulfills this instruction. Matt 6:6 where Jesus describes how to pray, furthers this understanding. The only way given to man to pray to the Father, is through Jesus who is the mediator between mankind and the Father. Jesus is the only image, Name Logos (Word) of the Father. “But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you. Rom @; for “whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Acts 2:21; ‘and it shall be that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ Acts 3:16 “And on the basis of faith in His name, it is the name of Jesus which has strengthened this man whom you see and know; and the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect health in the presence of you all. John 14:26 “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you. A monk of the Eastern Church writes the following in his book On the Invocation of the Name of Jesus: Even in the act of invocation of the Name, its literal repetition ought not to be continuous. The Name pronounced may be extended and prolonged in seconds or minutes of silent rest and attention. The repetition of the Name may be likened to the beating of wings by which a bird rises into the air. It must never be labored and forced, or hurried, or in the nature of a flapping. It must be gentle, easy and~ let us give this word its deepest meaning-graceful. When the bird has reached the desired height it glides in its flight, and only beats its wings from time to time in order to stay in the air. So the soul, having attained to the thought of Jesus and filled itself with the memory of him, may discontinue the repetition of the Name and rest in Our Lord. The repetition will only be resumed when other thoughts threaten to crowd out the thought of Jesus. Then the invocation will start again in order to gain fresh impetus. Following is a description of the method of meditating on the Name, Jesus. When meditating on the name, we are using the vocative case in Greek and Latin. This case is used in calling upon Jesus and has no corresponding case in English. (The nearest English translation would be “Come to me Jesus”) The vocative (addressing Jesus) case in Greek was Iesou, and in Latin Iesu, both of which are pronounced “Yay soo” (yesu). This is the way Jesus was invoked for thousands of years, the way his name was written on his cross and in the New Testament, and is still the way his name is pronounced in many countries of the world. There was no “J” sound until fairly recently. The aim of hesychasm is to establish a deeply personal relationship with Christ. It is a prayer, not a technique. I NSTRUCTION FOR JESUS PRAYER Practice contemplative prayer twice per day for 20-30 minutes or as long as you feel drawn by the Holy Spirit. The discipline of a regular prayer period is helpful however. 1. Mentally use the personal Name of God “Yesu” as a prayer word, a reminder of your intention to allow the real presence and action of God within. Do this effortlessly without resisting anything. 2. Sit comfortably with your eyes closed. Settle briefly, for about 30 seconds, and silently and mentally to yourself, call on the Name “Yesu” 3. Don’t control the mind. Just think of the Name “Yesu” easily, effortlessly. And if at any time you seem to be forgetting the name “Yesu”, don’t try to hold on. Let it go. Rest in the silence, if thoughts come, easily, effortlessly, come back to the Name “Yesu”. 4. At the end of the mediation period, stop thinking your prayer word and remain in silence with your eyes closed for 2-3 minutes. This is very important. Failure to rest and gradually come out of contemplation may result in headaches or other uneasiness.
We are soldiers of God. We will be the helpers, the harvesters, and teachers after the warning. We will be the refuges, Wherever we are in our lives, won’t matter. Our faith with be the guiding light for the stragglers and the confused and frightened. Come Lord Jesus! Prepare us for the task!
Everyone should watch this at least twice. All three parts are great but this one - wow. Respect and thanks.
Powerful and quote by Fulton Sheen. "What the world needs is a Church that is right when the world is wrong." Fulton Sheen; pray for us
I didn't cry hearing this podcast 😶🥹👌🙏✝️
Thank you so very much🙏. I feel so much peace after understanding more about what is coming! The thoughts I usually have about keeping up with the news of the evils in governments around the world seems to have vanished. My prayer throughout the day of “Jesus I trust in you”, it has even more meaning. I know I will sleep more easily than I have in a mighty long time. Jesus I Trust In You! 🙏
This knowledge has given me much more peace for the last year!😇 I grew up ELCA Lutheran taught to put too much trust in earthly-politics😆
All Catholics should go to confession and be in a state of Grace at all times and often receive holy Communion and offering up their Masses, prayers and penances for the conversion of sinners. God will surely convert sinners if somebody pays the ransom for their sins through suffering. Catholics also need to evangelize to help other people prepare their souls. No one goes to heaven alone we must take others there with us by living a holy virtuous life. No one goes to hell alone neither, they bring others with them through their bad examples. People would be horrified if they only knew how their thoughts, words and actions and even provocative dress among men and especially women that lead others to destruction. 🕍🙏📿🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Thank you Dr. Peter and thank you Danjel for this video! Croatia is waching God Bless you all ❤️❤️
Thank you gentlemen...God bless...this talk was so inspiring and helps one to live the faith and the will of God🙏🙏❤❤ I am so excited and rejoice even though we have to face difficult times...
God is close to the broken hearted..❤❤
As always very, very good! You belong to the "elite in the Catholic world"! Also very helpful for me to read along in the transcript. May all people open her hearts! God bless and protect you! Greetings from Germany 🙏❤
This is a great talk and the biggest takeaway for me is our call to grow closer to Jesus and Our Blessed Mother. Signs all around us are distressing indeed...tunnel vision on Christ and his teachings is the key to peace among this chaos! I do have a question that keeps circling in my head...if man's original sin back in the garden was to eat of the fruit of the knowledge of good & evil...are we too trying to gain the knowledge of God by trying to predict His will and His Second Coming?
It's totally insane to see our catholic priests and nuns not knowing a thing about this. Even after being told, they just laugh away ss a crazy joke
Yea I find this to be the most frustrating thing of all
That's why I created my latest event that goes right to the heart of all of this to wake up our priests and families.
If you want totally red pill your community, do it with this event. It's called "War and Peace: Fulton Sheen, Fatima and the Fate of the Family."
www.fultonsheen.institute/warandpeace
I feel that the "Illumination of Conscience" (the Warning) just makes sense for several reasons:
- That evangelization itself is not sufficient as an effective "wake up call" which humanity is very much in need of.
- Much of humanity has either no or a very little sense of sin and its consequences.
- Many people do not believe in God or in a personal judgement after their death.
- That God is just and punishes unrepented sin.
- That many people do not believe that Satan, demons and Hell really exist.
I live in the middle of the city of Chicago ...I have Divine Mercy image in my front and back yard ...I'm wondering if my house maybe could be used as a refuge at some point .
Anything is possible in these times. Mary's Immaculate Heart is a refuge not confined to any particular location.
Yes, consecrate your house and land.
John Leary discusses this.Go to his website.
Interesting that you mentioned Noah Harari. Just last month, one of my sons sent a video of him to me as he is the main advisor to Klause Schwab! I only listened for a minute because I found him incredibly creepy, and even thought, “I wonder if he is the anti-Christ……”
He is to unattractive,I think the anti-christ will be attractive, he makes my skin crawl, its mad to think people actully listen to this demon
So did I!!!
The A. C. will be charismatic, attractive and charming. This guy makes my flesh crawl.
No he is not the antichrist! The antichrist won’t show himself until the New World Order is initiated. The antichrist will only reign for 3 1/2 years , than two profits will come and proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ one last time as a witness to the world and they will go in the spirit of John the Baptist and Elijah and they will wage war against the antichrist and prevent people from receiving the mark of the beast. Then they will be beheaded and all those of us who carry the testimony of Jesus Christ upon their hearts will be slain for the word of God. Then comes to great chastisements. Spiritual food for thought!😢🕍🙏📿🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
This is guy is too openly arrogant and he's a mousy figure. BUT, he is a useful tool of the Antichrist for sure. He's certainly laying out the game plan for Satan, so we should pay attention to what he is saying.
Let's all make the five first Saturdays 🙏
I'm wondering if, after the warning, encouraging people to write down their experience and to keep it in a safe place would help them.
The clue or pre-curser to explain human behavior after The Warning is how Pharoah responded to Moses during the plagues of Egypt. For many of us it seems unbelievable that Pharoah would reject God after these miraculous events.
I completely agree, Tad.
This is a great talk. very much appreciated in these crazy times. Thank you Dr. Peter and Daniel. May God continue to bless you. what is the a good place to start learning about Divine mercy?
Look up St Faustina Kowalska and Divine Mercy, toull find a lot of info. Also get to know Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta and the Divine Will Era.
@@majorpuggington thank you!
Diary of faustina. Every catholic should have and read that book its right under the Bible and catechism for me
I follow the news about Garabandal. I may be wrong but what the visionaries have said regarding the pre signs of The Warning is that hostilities and difficulties will begin when the Pope returns from Moscow. Mari Loli stated that The Warning itself will happen when the difficulties of war, communism, and persecution will be at their worst. So there may be a lag, I suggest 3 months as that is how long many mystics suggest we prepare.
What I can’t fathom is how someone will return to what they were doing like driving a car or an airplane after going through that experience.
Daniel O’Connor
Have you taken notice of the details of and given thought to the solar eclipse of 2017 and the one coming in 2024?
Not sure about Daniel, but I certainly did (this is Dr Peter Howard) I believe it was a sign of Jonah event for the US.
My name is Nathan. I am glad to hear you are aware of it, Dr. Howard. It seems to have passed without much notice by most except for the enjoyment of the natural spectacle it produced. I have been closely watching events unfold since 2006/2007 timeframe. Things are growing more interesting by the season, at this point. Did you notice, at the time of the eclipse, Revelation 12:1 in the heavens (constellation Virgo)?
@@Dei_Gratia_Rex Yes, Nathan. I present on these celestial signs in my events for the Fulton Sheen Institute. The Revelation 12 sign is perhaps the most significant of all of them . . . an even that began 9.15 months earlier on the Feast of Christ the King and after the 9.5 months, you have Revelation 12:1 before our very eyes. I took a screen shot of my Sky View app when it took place and there it was.
I have been trying to wake up Catholics for many many years on these and other signs and historical events that explain how we are living in the "days of the Apocalypse, the last days of our era," as Fulton Sheen said 80 years ago.
Be the leader Our Lord is calling you to be and let's work together to bring to your parish and region the FSI's latest event for 2022 and 2023, where I get into all of this and so much more to wake up and move Catholics to action. It's called "War and Peace: Fulton Sheen, Fatima and the Fate of the Family"
Check it out here: www.fultonsheen.institute/warandpeace
We are not to pay attention to what the enemy is doing . What isGod doing ? He is bringing the Triumph of the Immaculate heart and the coming of the Kingdom . The work of Luisa Picaretta is now become the frontrunner for our spectacular times . Enjoy your journey everyone !
21:54 Dont believe them
Half of the battle in remaining in the truth is to remember God and his words
What do we need besides prayers before the Warning ? Just blessed candles ?
Blessed candles and box of matches to light the candles. Be in the state of grace at all times.
Catholics should have spiritual directors, just don’t go to any Priest one Should look for a good God-fearing conservative priest. Remember Jesus also told us that there will be wolfs in sheep‘s clothing that have sharp jagged teeth and will not spare the flock. We see this within the church today that there are many priests and even bishops and cardinals that are homosexual‘s and many (not all) are not in unity with the church.
Why would he use the word Magic instead of like a miracle?
what exactly are you referencing?
@@fultonsheeninstitute Without listening again, It was when you talked about a private revelation of Jesus speaking explaining about the experience we will have during the warning. "it will be like magic" I may have it wrong but I doubt Jesus would use that language. I could also have heard wrong. Or maybe the seer / visionary is paraphrasing.
THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS WITHIN. THIS WAY OF PRAYER BRING THE KINGDOM INTO MANIFESTATION IN OUR THOUGHTS ON JESUS WHOM THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH STATES IS THE ONLY NAME WHICH CONTAINS THAT WHICH IT SIGNIFIES (CCC2666) IE. HE IS REALLY PRESENT. THIS FULFILLS THE INTENTIONS OF THE LORD'S PRAYER.
AN ANCIENT WAY OF UNITING MIND, BODY, AND SOUL WITH JESUS BRINGING ABOUT WHAT EASTERN CHRISTIANITY CALLS DIVINIZATION
MEDITATION THE THE NAME IESU (Jesus)
This type of meditation should not be confused with various eastern methods of mediation which attempt to empty the mind. It is a prayer in which the whole mind, heart and intentions are focused on the Word of God, Jesus. Thoughts that distract from this focus are gently released and the attention is again returned to Christ.
God is an infinitely great and all-perfect being. God is the Creator and Renewer of men, Sovereign Master over men, angels, demons and all created things, both visible and invisible. Such a notion of God teaches us that we ought to stand prayerfully before Him in deepest reverence and in great fear and dread, directing toward Him all our attention, concentrating in our attention all the powers of the reason, heart, and soul, and rejecting distractions and vain imaginings, whereby we diminish alertness and reverence, and violate the correct manner of standing before God, as required by His majesty (John 4:23-24; Matt. @; Mark 12:29-30; Luke 10:27).
Meditation on the Name of God has numerous references in Holy Scripture. Meditation on the Name “Jesus” has been practiced continuously in the Christian tradition since ancient times. Eastern Orthodox Christians call this practice the “Jesus Prayer” and use it as either a phrase or just focus on the name “Jesus”. The name and presence of Jesus has been empowered by God to transmit the Being of God to mankind. Jesus is the complete and only image we have of God. All that is God is embodied in Jesus. Jesus’ whole emphasis was to strive for internal change or metanoia.
In the current times this tradition has been formalized in the Catechism of the Roman Catholic Church, scriptures, and Eastern Orthodox teaching among other Christian schools of thought.
Fr. Thomas Hopko, Dean Emeritus, St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Seminary.
“For ancient Christianity and for Eastern Orthodoxy through the ages, the very name “Jesus, Yesu, ” is the presence and the power of the Person of Christ himself. When you say that name, he is there. When you invoke that name, Jesus is present. His power is present. His might is present. His saving power is present. He is present! It’s a parousia. It’s a parousia before the presence of the Lord at the end of the ages, and at the end of the ages is when every knee in heaven and on earth will bow down before him to the glory of God the Father.”
Catechism of the Roman Catholic Church
CCC 2666 But the one name that contains everything is the one that the Son of God received in his incarnation: JESUS. The divine name may not be spoken by human lips, but by assuming our humanity The Word of God hands it over to us and we can invoke it: “Jesus,” “YHWH saves”. The name “Jesus” contains all: God and man and the whole economy of creation and salvation. To pray “Jesus” is to invoke him and to call him within us. His name is the only one that contains the presence it signifies. Jesus is the Risen One, and whoever invokes the name of Jesus is welcoming the Son of God who loved him and who gave himself up for him.
CCC 2724 Contemplative prayer is the simple expression of the mystery of prayer. It is a gaze of faith fixed on Jesus, an attentiveness to the Word of God, a silent love. It achieves real union with the prayer of Christ to the extent that it makes us share in his mystery.
The author of the cloud of unknowing states it as follows:
It is what you are to do. Lift up your heart to the lord, with a gentle stirring of love desiring him for his own sake and not for his gifts. Center all your attention and desire on him and let this be the sole concern of your mind and heart. Do all in your power to forget everything else, keeping your thoughts and desires free from involvement with any of God's creatures or their affairs whether in general or in particular.
Meditating on the name “Jesus” clearly fulfills this instruction. Matt 6:6 where Jesus describes how to pray, furthers this understanding. The only way given to man to pray to the Father, is through Jesus who is the mediator between mankind and the Father. Jesus is the only image, Name Logos (Word) of the Father.
“But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
Rom @;
for “whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
Acts 2:21;
‘and it shall be that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
Acts 3:16
“And on the basis of faith in His name, it is the name of Jesus which has strengthened this man whom you see and know; and the faith which comes through Him has given him this perfect health in the presence of you all.
John 14:26
“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.
A monk of the Eastern Church writes the following in his book On the Invocation of the Name of Jesus:
Even in the act of invocation of the Name, its literal repetition ought not to be continuous. The Name pronounced may be extended and prolonged in seconds or minutes of silent rest and attention. The repetition of the Name may be likened to the beating of wings by which a bird rises into the air. It must never be labored and forced, or hurried, or in the nature of a flapping. It must be gentle, easy and~ let us give this word its deepest meaning-graceful. When the bird has reached the desired height it glides in its flight, and only beats its wings from time to time in order to stay in the air. So the soul, having attained to the thought of Jesus and filled itself with the memory of him, may discontinue the repetition of the Name and rest in Our Lord. The repetition will only be resumed when other thoughts threaten to crowd out the thought of Jesus. Then the invocation will start again in order to gain fresh impetus.
Following is a description of the method of meditating on the Name, Jesus. When meditating on the name, we are using the vocative case in Greek and Latin. This case is used in calling upon Jesus and has no corresponding case in English. (The nearest English translation would be “Come to me Jesus”) The vocative (addressing Jesus) case in Greek was Iesou, and in Latin Iesu, both of which are pronounced “Yay soo” (yesu). This is the way Jesus was invoked for thousands of years, the way his name was written on his cross and in the New Testament, and is still the way his name is pronounced in many countries of the world. There was no “J” sound until fairly recently. The aim of hesychasm is to establish a deeply personal relationship with Christ. It is a prayer, not a technique.
I
NSTRUCTION FOR JESUS PRAYER
Practice contemplative prayer twice per day for 20-30 minutes or as long as you feel drawn by the Holy Spirit. The discipline of a regular prayer period is helpful however.
1. Mentally use the personal Name of God “Yesu” as a prayer word, a reminder of your intention to allow the real presence and action of God within. Do this effortlessly without resisting anything.
2. Sit comfortably with your eyes closed. Settle briefly, for about 30 seconds, and silently and mentally to yourself, call on the Name “Yesu”
3. Don’t control the mind. Just think of the Name “Yesu” easily, effortlessly. And if at any time you seem to be forgetting the name “Yesu”, don’t try to hold on. Let it go. Rest in the silence, if thoughts come, easily, effortlessly, come back to the Name “Yesu”.
4. At the end of the mediation period, stop thinking your prayer word and remain in silence with your eyes closed for 2-3 minutes. This is very important. Failure to rest and gradually come out of contemplation may result in headaches or other uneasiness.