![]() Every day “cast all your anxieties on him, for he cares about you” (1 Pet 5:7).īefore Jesus can heal and make your heart free and pure, He must have your consent and cooperation. Entrust yourself every day to Jesus through Mary. Sports and physical exercise are also very important, for they help to build character. It is very important to plan our day in such a way as to make time for concrete prayer (the rosary, chaplet of divine mercy, scripture reading, Eucharistic adoration, etc.), solid work (or study) and adequate rest. We must therefore exercise great caution, be demanding of ourselves and disciplined in carrying out our daily duties. ![]() He cannot hurt us so long as we do not place ourselves in harm’s way by coming too close to the bars. True, he will remain a “roaring lion”-but locked within his cage. If we are united with Jesus, if every day we walk the way of faith, getting up every time we fall (by going immediately to confession!), Satan can do us no harm. Resist him, firm in your faith!” (1 Pet 5: 8-9). Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking some one to devour. Saint Peter warns us: “Be sober, be watchful. So expect to wage a constant struggle with your weaknesses and the powers of evil. ![]() I felt that it is God’s delight to look into such a heart… But such hearts are knightly hearts their life is a constant battle” (Diary, 1706). Saint Faustina observed: “The Lord gave me to know how very pleased He is with a pure and free heart. In the process, Jesus will bestow upon you the gift of a free and pure heart. It is a real mountain climb, a scaling of a spiritual Everest (Love) with Jesus as your Sherpa guide. It goes hand in hand with self-education, discipline, a dose of asceticism and a great amount of patience and perseverance. It demands your cooperation, wholehearted trust, walking the way of the Cross and dying to sin. But be warned: Christ’s treatment is not without pain and effort. It is never too late to start treatment-a treatment that is at the same time the most exhilarating spiritual adventure, for it means maturing in love, freedom and eternal life. For Jesus there is no person too seriously wounded or enslaved by sin. The Movement of Pure Hearts is the greatest heart clinic in the world, the world’s top school of love and it admits everyone without exception. You will entrust yourself entirely to Jesus, allowing Him to heal your heart, to purify it so as to render it capable of loving. The only drug He will prescribe is His love, which you will take daily in the form of prayer and the Sacraments of Penance and the Eucharist. ![]() On getting up the next morning I knew Jesus was waiting for me and that He wanted to heal my heart through MPH! I went to Confession, received the Holy Communion I had so hungered for, and entrusted my whole life to God.ĭear reader! In deciding to join MPH you agree to undergo a lengthy period of treatment at the hands of the Great Physician Himself-Jesus. I thought of MPH, but then I started thinking, “What if I can’t stick with it?” “What if it’s not for me?” Before going to sleep, I entrusted the matter to God. I decided I had to do something with my life-start working on myself and grow in God’s love. Please pray for me that He will once again show me His boundless mercy and help me rid myself of the habit of impurity. I know that with Him I will surely succeed. With Christ’s help and with a pure heart I want to start from scratch again. I would rather forget the last five years of my life. I know it will not be easy (because of the state of my soul), but that is exactly why I have decided to join. Please pray for me.įrom today on I want to belong to MPH. And I know that that one man is also waiting for me. This is worth waiting for because it is a beautiful thing. But to be completely happy I still lack that one, most important person. Later I came to the conclusion that I should be glad of what I had: wonderful parents, brothers and sisters, a warm home atmosphere. I have decided to join MPH because I wish to offer my future husband the gift of a pure heart. I know now that “The Lord is my shepherd. Please pray for me that I can walk in the way of the Lord for the rest of my life. Please enroll me in the Book of Pure Hearts and send me your blessing so that I can keep my pledge. That is what I want to be able to give my “other half.” I have not met that girl yet, but I do believe with all my heart that I shall find her. I have joined the Movement of Pure Hearts because I consider love to be the highest value in life and chaste love is the truest form of love. The following are excerpts from some of them: Every day we receive numerous letters from readers who have decided to join the Movement of Pure Hearts.
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