"Your Faith Anew!"
Your Faith Anew! exists to help souls grow in their knowledge of the Catholic Faith, strive to remain in a state of grace, and encounter the transforming joy of the Gospel. Its mission is simple yet eternal: to save souls, glorify God, and become saints.
Hosted by David Russell, this daily reflection podcast draws deeply from Sacred Scripture, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and the writings of the Servant of God, Luisa Piccarreta—especially The Book of Heaven—guiding listeners into a deeper understanding of living in the Divine Will.
David is the author of four spiritually rich works: Magi Theology: The Essence of Illusion, The Little Magician – Discovers Bigger and Better, Our Pilgrimage with the Pilgrim Virgin, and his newest release, Our Mother in the Divine Will. With a lifelong fascination for the mystical, David discovered a profound connection between the art of illusion and deeper spiritual realities—an insight that inspired both his theological and children’s writings. His work Magi Theology received both the Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur from the Diocese of Knoxville.
In 2010, David was introduced to the writings of Luisa Piccarreta, which deeply resonated with his own spiritual insights. This encounter helped shape the foundation of his ministry.
In 2017, he founded the Your Faith Anew! prayer and study group to help Catholics rediscover and fall in love with their Faith. At the heart of his message is this conviction:
“The Catholic Faith prepares us to receive the Gift of Living in the Divine Will—and this Gift enables us to live our Faith in a divine manner most pleasing to God.”
Join us daily as we seek not only to understand our Faith—but to live it fully, joyfully, and in union with the Divine Will.
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"Your Faith Anew!"
"Participation In Divine Justice And Redemptive Suffering"
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May 9, 1899 - Volume 2
Luisa writes,
This morning I was in a sea of affliction because of the loss of Jesus. After much hardship, Jesus came and drew so close to me, that I could not even see Him; He reached the point of placing His forehead upon mine, of leaning His face on mine, and so with all the other members.
Now, while Jesus was in this position, I said to Him: ‘My adorable Jesus, You don’t love me any more.’ And He: “If I did not love you, I would not be so close to you.’ And I added: ‘How can You say that You love me if You no longer let me suffer as before? I am afraid You don’t want me to be in this state any more – at least, free me also from the bother of the confessor.’
While I was saying this, it seemed that Jesus would not pay attention to my words, but rather, He made me see a multitude of people, who were committing every kind of evil. Indignant with them, Jesus would make different kinds of contagious diseases swoop down into their midst, and many would die black as charcoal. It seemed that Jesus would exterminate that multitude of people from the face of the earth. While seeing this, I prayed Jesus to pour His bitternesses into me, so as to spare the people, but He would not pay attention to me in this either; and replying to the words I had said before, He added: “The greatest chastisement I can give you, the priest, and the people, is to free you from this state of suffering. My Justice would pour out in all of Its fury, because It would find no opposition. This is so true, that the worse evil for someone is to be given an office and then to be removed from it. It would be better for him had he not been admitted to that office, since, by abusing it and not profiting from it, he has rendered himself unworthy of it.”
Then, Jesus continued to come quite a few times today, but so afflicted as to move one to pity and to tears - maybe even the stones. I tried to console Him as much as I could; now I would embrace Him, now I would sustain His head which was in great pain; now I would say to Him: ‘Heart of my heart, Jesus, it has never been your usual way to appear so afflicted to me. If other times You made Yourself seen afflicted, by pouring it into Me, You would immediately change appearance; but now I am being denied the opportunity to give You this relief. Who would have thought, after You have consented to pour and to share your sufferings with me for so long, and You Yourself did so much to dispose me, that now I would have to be deprived of it? Suffering for love of You was my only relief; it was suffering that made me bear my exile from Heaven. But now, being deprived of it, I feel I have no place on which to lean any more, and life becomes tedious to me. O please! O Holy Spouse, beloved Good, my dear Life, O please! - let the pains come back to me, give me suffering. Do not look at my unworthiness and at my grave sins, but at your mercy, which has not exhausted itself.’
– Servant of God, Luisa Piccarreta
Buddy Comfort – vocals and guitar from the album, 'Brother Sun, Sister Moon', http://www.buddycomfort.com, words and music by Donovan Leitch.
If you want your dream to be, build it slow and surely. Small beginning greater and heartfelt work grows pure.
SPEAKER_00Welcome. This is David Russell and Your Faith Anew. Daily Reflections guiding you to live in the divine will. Today's reflection is from the Book of Heaven by the servant of God Louisa Picaretta, may ninth, eighteen ninety nine, volume two. Let us begin in the will and name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Lord Jesus, in your divine will, you invite souls to share in your sufferings for the sake of the world. Open our hearts to understand the mystery of redemptive suffering, and grant us the grace to unite our trials with yours for the salvation of souls. May we never refuse the office you entrust to us, but embrace it with love. Amen. Saint Peter writes in the first letter of Peter chapter four verse thirteen. But rejoice in so far as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. The catechism of the Catholic Church teaches in Paragraph fifteen oh five By His passion and death on the cross, Christ has given a new meaning to suffering. It can henceforth configure us to him and unite us with his redemptive passion. Before we enter into today's reading, we're reminded that suffering, when united to Christ, becomes participation in his saving work. It's not meaningless, it is mission. This prepares us to understand the gravity of what Jesus reveals to Louisa about her role and the consequences of its removal. Louisa writes This morning I was in a sea of affliction because of the loss of Jesus. After much hardship, Jesus came and drew so close to me that I could not even see him. He reached the point of placing his forehead upon mine, of leaning his face on mine, so with all the other members. Now, while Jesus was in this position, I said to him, My adorable Jesus, you don't love me any more. And he If I did not love you, I would not be so close to you. And I added, How can you say that you love me if you no longer let me suffer as before? I am afraid you don't want me to be in this state anymore. At least free me also from the bother of the confessor. While I was saying this, it seemed that Jesus would not pay attention to my words, but rather he made me see a multitude of people who were committing every kind of evil. Indignant with them, Jesus would make different kinds of contagious diseases swoop down into their midst, and many would die black as charcoal. It seemed that Jesus would exterminate that multitude of people from the face of the earth. While seeing this, I prayed Jesus to pour his bitternesses into me so as to spare the people. But he would not pay attention to me in this either. In replying to the words I had said before, he added, The greatest chastisement I can give you, the priest and the people, is to free you from this state of suffering. My justice would pour out in all of its fury, because it would find no opposition. This is so true that the worst evil for someone is to be given an office and then to be removed from it. It would be better for him had he not been admitted to that office, since by abusing it and not profiting from it, he has rendered himself unworthy of it. Then Jesus continued to come quite a few times today, but so afflicted as to move one to pity and to tears, maybe even the stones. I tried to console him as much as I could. Now I would embrace him, now I would sustain his head, which was in great pain. Now I would say to him, Heart of my heart, Jesus, it has never been your usual way to appear so afflicted to me. If other times you made yourself seen afflicted, by pouring it into me, you would immediately change appearance. But now I'm being denied the opportunity to give you this relief. Who would have thought after you have consented to pour and to share your sufferings with me for so long, and you yourself did so much to dispose me that now I would have to be deprived of it. Suffering for love of you was my only relief. It was suffering that made me bear my exile from heaven. But now, being deprived of it, I feel I have no place on which to lean anymore, and life becomes tedious to me. Oh please, O holy spouse, beloved good, my dear life. O please, let the pains come back to me, give me suffering. Do not look at my unworthiness and at my grave sins, but at your mercy, which has not exhausted itself. While I was pouring myself out with Jesus, he drew closer to me and told me, My daughter, it is my justice that wants to pour itself out over the creatures. The number of sins in men is almost complete, and justice wants to come out, to make pomp of its fury, and to find reparation for the injustices of men. Look, to show you how embittered I am, and to content you a little bit, I want to pour only my breath into you. And so, drawing his lips near mine, he sent me his breath, which was so bitter that I felt my mouth, my heart, and my whole person being intoxicated. If his mere breath was so bitter, what must be the rest of Jesus? He left me with such pain that I felt my heart pierced through. This passage reveals a deep mystery. Suffering, when united to Jesus, becomes a barrier against divine justice. Louisa desires suffering, not for its own sake, but because she understands its power. Her suffering, united with Christ, becomes reparation. It becomes intercession. It becomes a shield. Jesus reveals something shocking. The removal of the suffering is itself a chastisement. Why? Because without it, justice finds no opposition. This is the hidden vocation of souls called to live in the divine will, to stand between heaven and earth, offering themselves in love. In today's world, suffering is avoided at all costs. But in the divine will, suffering becomes participation. It becomes mission. Louisa fears losing suffering because she fears losing her role in God's plan. She recognizes that suffering was not punishment, it was privilege. And this challenges us. How do we see our own crosses? Do we resist them? Or do we unite them to Jesus for the salvation of souls? Even more, Jesus warns about being given an office and then losing it. This speaks to grace itself. To receive grace and not respond, to be called and not cooperate is a loss greater than never having received it. The divine will calls us to fidelity, to remain, to persevere. Let us pray. O Jesus, crucified love. I unite my sufferings with yours. Do not allow me to waste even the smallest cross. Teach me to see suffering as participation in your work of redemption. Let me not run from it, but embrace it with trust and love. If you call me to be a soul of reparation, give me the strength to remain faithful. Do not remove from me what unites me closely to you, where justice demands reparation, let my life be an offering. Where sin cries out, let my soul respond with love. May every trial become a fiat. May every pain become a prayer. May every moment be lived in your divine will. Amen. Thank you for joining your faith anew today. Remember that in divine will nothing is wasted. Even suffering becomes a powerful instrument of grace. Let us embrace our crosses with love, knowing they unite us more deeply to Christ and serve the salvation of souls. Until tomorrow, stay in his will, and your faith will be made anew.
SPEAKER_01If you want your dream to be, build it slow and surely. Small beginning, greater and heartfelt work grows pure.