ON JESUS CHRIST.
Fr. Jean Grou, S.J. “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life.” THESE words of our Lord and Master Jesus Christ contain an abridgment of all the motives for our faith, our hope, and our love. The life of the soul, the true life, the eternal life, is the only end of man and […]
THE CRIB OF BETHLEHEM.
Fr. Jean Grou, S.J. THE crib of Bethlehem is as much the school of the spiritual life as the cross is. We begin to learn at the crib, and we finish with the cross; the one contains all the elements of a life of holiness, the other contains its consummation. And as in all sciences […]
ON THE INTERIOR OF MARY.
Fr. Jean Grou, S.J. “Mary kept all these things in her heart.” THAT we may judge well of the interior of Mary, let us see what God did for her, and what she did for God. God, Who had predestinated her from all eternity to be the Mother of Jesus Christ, bestowed on her all […]
ON PURE LOVE.
Fr. Jean Grou, S.J. PURE love is the love of God, unmixed with the love of self. Thus, from whatever motive we may pro duce an act of love to God, whether on account of His infinite perfections or from a motive of hope or of gratitude, this act is pure as long as it […]
ON THE JEALOUSY OF GOD.
Fr. Jean Grou, S.J. IN many places in Holy Scripture God calls Himself a jealous God; and He even goes so far as to say that His name is jealous, to show us how essential that character is to Him, and that He cannot despoil Himself of it any more than of His very Being. […]
PRAYER.
Fr. Jean Grou, S.J. O Lord of my Soul! can I think of the happiness which Your children enjoy even in this life without imploring of You with all my heart to call me also into the number of those children in whom You find delight — of those children who are Your true worshippers, […]
ON THE DIVINE LIGHT.
Fr. Jean Grou, S.J. WE have only to read the Psalm cxviii. to see at each verse how necessary the Divine light is for us during the whole course of the interior life. ” Give me understanding” says David, ” that I may know Thy commandments” And again he says, “Give me understanding, and I […]
ON FUNDAMENTAL TRUTHS OF THE INTERIOR LIFE.
Fr. Jean Grou, S.J. THE FIRST TRUTH. GOD has only given free-will to man that he may consecrate ‘it to Him; therefore the best use we can make of our free-will is to put it in the hands of God again, to renounce all wish to guide ourselves, and to allow God to dispose of […]
ON THE PEACE OF THE SOUL.
Fr. Jean Grou, S.J. “Great peace have they that love Thy law.” — PSALM cxviii. To have this ”great peace” of which David speaks, it is not sufficient for us to observe the law of God — we must love and cherish it. To observe it, only through the fear of being lost if we […]
ON REST IN GOD.
Fr. Jean Grou, S.J. “Come unto Me, all you that labor and are burdened, and I will refresh you: and you shall find rest for your souls.” THIS invitation was addressed to every man on earth; no other than Jesus Christ has ever given them such an invitation; and they have all the greatest interest […]