Prayer in the Divine Will
Prayer takes on a whole new meaning in the Divine Will. Rather than praying on our own, we invite Jesus to pray within us. United with Jesus' prayer, our prayer takes on the infinite effects of Jesus' own prayer.
Sam Khadhouri explains the meaning of the first two passages above in relationship to prayer,
and has created a prayer based on these important passages from the Book of Heaven.
"If you've ever wondered how to move from simply saying prayers to truly praying with Jesus, in Jesus and through Jesus, in His Divine Will, this teaching provides practical guidance rooted in the writings of Luisa Piccarreta and Catholic spirituality."
Acts and Rounds are the activity of someone living in the Divine Will. Praying in God’s Will is what is known as the ‘Rounds.’ God loves us. We love God. The rounds are simply an exchange of love between us and God - a circle of love.
Continue reading about rounds on the Children in the Divine Will website →
Praying "the Rounds" in the Divine Will is reminiscent of these Bible Passages:
Prayers from Be Faithful and Attentive, by Robert T. Hart:
Pray Rounds of Creation ; Prayer based on the Acts of Jesus ; Prayer based on the Acts of the Virgin Mary
Purchase a copy of this book →
The Chaplet of the Divine Will
composed by Saint Hannibal di Francia, February 23, 1927 (prayed on regular Rosary beads)
Begin: Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be...
On each small bead: "Thy Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven."
On each large bead: Glory be...
Conclude: "Lord Jesus, we praise you, we love you, we bless you, and we thank you, with God the Father and the Holy Spirit, in your Holy and Eternal Divine Will. Amen."
The Prevenient Act
"My daughter, there is the prevenient act and the present act. The prevenient act is when the soul, at the first rising of the day, fixes its will in Mine and decides and confirms that it wants to live and operate only in Mine and decides and confirms that it wants to live and operate only in My Will. It anticipates all of its acts and makes them flow in My Will. With the prevenient act [act of the soul's] will, My sun rises, My life remains duplicated in all of the soul's acts, as though in one single act, and this disposes it for the present act."
Jesus
The Book of Heaven, Volume 14, May 27, 1922
Pray the Prevenient Act →
(Composed from various passages in Luisa's writings.)
PRAYER FOR THE BEATIFICATION OF LUISA PICCARRETA
O Most Holy Trinity, Our Lord Jesus Christ taught us that, as we pray we should ask that our Father's name be always glorified, that His Will be done on earth and that His Kingdom should come to reign among us. In our great desire to make known this Kingdom of love, justice and peace we humbly ask that you glorify your Servant Luisa, the Little Daughter of the Divine Will who, with her constant prayer and suffering, deeply yearned for the salvation of souls and the coming of God's Kingdom in the world. Following her example we pray to you, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, to help us joyously embrace the crosses of this world so that we may also glorify your Name and enter into the Kingdom of the your Will. Amen
Prayer written and authorizied by:
Curia of the Archidiocese of Trani-Nazareth, Italy
+ Carmelo Cassati Archbishop
Trani, Italy – Solemnity of Christ the King, November 20, 1994
"Every single action in your daily work, whether sweeping the street or teaching classes, can be made a prayer. Every action is a kind of blank check that has value only if the name of our Lord is signed to it...The tiny little actions of your daily life, as a mother, father, workman, teacher, nuse, or secretary can be divinized and sacramenalized provided you bring the divine intention, a prayer of action to them... your humdrum routine work-a-day world can be transmuted and changed just on condition that you do it all for the name of Christ. It is not important what you do in this world, but how you do it."
Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen,
Your Life is Worth Living
"Look for the Divine Will in everything, and your being will become continous prayer, in everything. It is not the words that form prayer, but our union with the Divine Will; and then all is sacred, holy, and prayer within us."
Luisa Piccarreta
Letter to Sr. Remigia, Dec 25, 1935
"My daughter, have you seen what it means to pray in my Will? Just as there is no point at which my Volition does not exist — It circulates in everything and in everyone; It is life, actor and spectator of everything and in everyone — in the same way, the acts done in my Volition become life, actors, and spectators of everything, even of the very joy, beatitude and happiness of the Saints. Everywhere they bring light, the balsamic and celestial air, which unleashes joys and happiness. Therefore, never depart from my Will; Heaven and earth await you to receive new joy and new splendor."
Jesus
The Book of Heaven, Volume 14: April 21, 1922
"We love because He first loved us."
1 John 4:19