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    A Prayer by St. Therese

    Is the Act of Oblation suited to allFirst let us distinguish the Act of Oblation in its perfect form as achieved by St. Thérèse. We say perfect because her offering clearly bore the mark of a vow of perpetual oblation. We are confronted with a new form of pledge to perfect Love, a pledge that will never be withdrawn and that undertakes especially to console the Heart of God.As opposed to this perfect and entire oblation we can imagine an offering which does not assume the maximum intensity and constancy of love. The soul will maintain such an offering according to its generosity and according to the grace of God which it may at first even disregard, later bravely correcting itself. Understood in this way, the Act of Oblation may be permitted to may souls and even to every soul, including the habitually sinful, from the moment that it is of goodwill. Naturally, it is taken for granted that such a soul is delicate enough to wish to console and compensate the Heart of God. This intention however is secondary, the essential thing being to desire to love and please God. St. Thérèse places these terms on the same level as “to console the Heart of Our Lord.” Therefore even the weak and imperfect will find a great means of spiritual progress in the Act of Oblation and in the relationship which it establishes between the soul should not be discouraged by their weakness, so let them listen to their holy Patroness: “My very weakness makes me dare to offer myself, O Jesus, as victim to Thy love.” And again, “The more weak and wretched we are, the better material do we make for His consuming and transfiguring fire. The simple desire to be a victim suffices, but we must consent to remain always poor and helpless, and here lies the difficulty. . . Let us love our littleness, let us be content to have no joy; then we shall be truly poor in spirit, and Jesus will come to seek us, however far off we may be. Then He will transform us into flames of love.” https://fsspx.asia/en/news/st-thereses-act-oblation-29945

    A Prayer by St. Therese

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