33 Days to Merciful Love: A Do-It-Yourself Retreat in Preparation for Divine Mercy Consecration
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Summary
The stirring sequel to Father Michael Gaitley's 33 Days to Morning Glory -- published just in time for the Jubilee Year of Mercy！
Using the same 33-day preparation format， "33 Days to Merciful Love" journeys with one of the most beloved saints of modern times， St。 Therese of Lisieux， and concludes with a consecration to Divine Mercy。
Using the same 33-day preparation format， "33 Days to Merciful Love" journeys with one of the most beloved saints of modern times， St。 Therese of Lisieux， and concludes with a consecration to Divine Mercy。
Reviews
Kristin Trapp Hershman
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Life changing。
Sara
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A beautiful book guiding the reader to consecration to Divine Mercy， 33 Days to Merciful Love is a must-read for all Catholics。 St。 Therese's Little Way is exactly what we need to aspire to in the midst of so much chaos。 With useful appendixes， generous （and actually informative） endnotes， and short daily readings， this guide is a wonderful way to dedicate more of your time and attention to our Lord's Divine Mercy and generosity。 A beautiful book guiding the reader to consecration to Divine Mercy， 33 Days to Merciful Love is a must-read for all Catholics。 St。 Therese's Little Way is exactly what we need to aspire to in the midst of so much chaos。 With useful appendixes， generous （and actually informative） endnotes， and short daily readings， this guide is a wonderful way to dedicate more of your time and attention to our Lord's Divine Mercy and generosity。 。。。more
Klara Rawdanowicz
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Beautiful guide to a self-lead retreat and/or preparation to Consecrate yourself to Merciful Love。 Recommend for people who already know a little bit about St Therese of Liseux and St Faustina but it will also motivate you to want to learn more about their spirituality！ Even better read with friends to discuss the points together after each week。
Erin Farrell
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i see that my heart has been journeying along this way for the past few years。 i am grateful for this mercy—it’s overabundance and glory。 blessed are the merciful。 jesus，i trust in you！
Erin Dye
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Saint Faustina is a saint that I have grown closer to this summer and this concecration helped me better fully understand her teachings on Jesus’ merciful love that he has for us。 I have always known that God’s love is always merciful， but sometimes it was hard for me to grasp the reality of how to live that out。 Throughout my time reading this book， I had a better grasp of my own poverty & brokenness， and that the only bridge to receive God’s mercy is to live in complete and utter trust for the Saint Faustina is a saint that I have grown closer to this summer and this concecration helped me better fully understand her teachings on Jesus’ merciful love that he has for us。 I have always known that God’s love is always merciful， but sometimes it was hard for me to grasp the reality of how to live that out。 Throughout my time reading this book， I had a better grasp of my own poverty & brokenness， and that the only bridge to receive God’s mercy is to live in complete and utter trust for the Lord。 That trust that we have for Him will better allow us to fully live out littleness and be attracted to all the mercy that God has to give us always。 Higly recommend reading！ 。。。more
Yenny
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Wow。 As Fr。 Gaitley says， this is just the beginning for me。 So many things about God's mercy and His mystery that isn't familiar to me， I wish to be revealed from now on。 After reading this， I know I just need to run to Him and always let Him bathe me with His mercy。 Oh， I find the joy of being little！ Considering to read St。 Therese's Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St。 Thérèse of Lisieux soon。（Finished on Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast， my most favorite title of Mary because I used to s Wow。 As Fr。 Gaitley says， this is just the beginning for me。 So many things about God's mercy and His mystery that isn't familiar to me， I wish to be revealed from now on。 After reading this， I know I just need to run to Him and always let Him bathe me with His mercy。 Oh， I find the joy of being little！ Considering to read St。 Therese's Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St。 Thérèse of Lisieux soon。（Finished on Our Lady of Mount Carmel Feast， my most favorite title of Mary because I used to served in a Carmelite parish named the same） 。。。more
Tom Barmaryam
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A very nice follow up to the 33days to morning glory book
Maria
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Beautiful book。
Eliina Pajunen
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Helpful and inspiring。 Filled with interesting insights and designed well for what it prepares one for。
Jency
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This book changed the way I see God。 If you’re wanting to grow in trust and in love， 33 Days to Merciful Love will not disappoint。
Heather
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This was a beautiful consecration。 I learned so much more about St。 Thérèse。
Dominique Rupp
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merciful love — in a word， cannot be expressed with anything other than Christ’s last spiritual fruit of His Cruxifixction — forgiveness。 this is absolutely the best consecration that I’ve done so far in my spiritual life， being guided deeper by the great Saints。 today being Divine Mercy Sunday， Saint Faustina is beaming that I have had the opportunity to learn more about Jesus’ tenderness and love。
Susan
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It me longer than 33 days to read this book。 But it was worth it。 I did learn information about St。 Therese and her Little Way along with Divine Mercy。
Frankie Roskam
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St。 Thérèse has had her touch on my life for a long time now， but it was a joy to get to know her even more deeply and her heart for the Father during these last 33 days。 I have much to say， but really my words are this: Read it。 Pray with it。 Do it。 His mercy is so beautiful。
Anne
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To be honest， I liked this even more than the 33 Days to Morning Glory。 I think both retreat books compliment each other really well。
Elizabeth Barreca
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This helped me eek out of a depressing time a few years ago。 I still pick it up sometimes just to get quotes。 It’s my top pick from undergrad。
Bonnie Dupré Isacks
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It’s not an exaggeration to say that this book is in my top 3 of most impactful books of my life。 Therese provides such a beautiful lens for God’s Divine Mercy， which is so important for so many to hear。
Carolyn
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My husband and I made this DIY retreat together after completing 33 Days to Morning Glory last year。 My favorite things about these books are that they use contemporary language and easy-to-understand explanations sometimes lacking in the saints' original source documents and they allow the reader to see how several saints' writings and insights dovetail， each echoing a common theme。I'm a little wary of consecrations becoming a list to tick off， but as a written "retreat，" I think this book is a My husband and I made this DIY retreat together after completing 33 Days to Morning Glory last year。 My favorite things about these books are that they use contemporary language and easy-to-understand explanations sometimes lacking in the saints' original source documents and they allow the reader to see how several saints' writings and insights dovetail， each echoing a common theme。I'm a little wary of consecrations becoming a list to tick off， but as a written "retreat，" I think this book is a wonderful way to delve into the spirituality of Divine Mercy。 。。。more
Elena
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If you want to take your own personal retreat to learn more about God’s infinite mercy， this book is for you！ Honestly， such a great new understanding of the nature of God was found by reading this。 I think it’s really great to remember how loved we are and how to be a merciful person。
Peyton Edwards
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Such a great devotional on the Mercy of Jesus！
Florence Bernice
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St。 Therese's spirituality， known as The Little Way， is used to prepare for the Divine Mercy consecration in this retreat book。 It is one where the starting point is we humbly acknowledge our sinfulness。 St。 Therese recognized her weakness and darkness。 In Pope Francis' Divine Mercy homily today， he mentions another saint who was miserable and wretched， St。 Faustina。 This apostle of Divine Mercy offered everything that she has， but Jesus said she forgot something--that she should also give all h St。 Therese's spirituality， known as The Little Way， is used to prepare for the Divine Mercy consecration in this retreat book。 It is one where the starting point is we humbly acknowledge our sinfulness。 St。 Therese recognized her weakness and darkness。 In Pope Francis' Divine Mercy homily today， he mentions another saint who was miserable and wretched， St。 Faustina。 This apostle of Divine Mercy offered everything that she has， but Jesus said she forgot something--that she should also give all her failings。 And in the Gospel today of the second Sunday of Easter， even Jesus showed His wounds。 He did this not to guilt-trip the apostles， but to show mercy。Despite our brokenness， we should keep trying to grow in virtue， and most of all to trust in His mercy。 For we cannot do anything by our own merits， but with His Merciful Love， anything is possible。 As St Therese said， isn't He all-powerful？Today is the 20th Anniversary of Divine Mercy since Pope St。 John Paul II instituted it。 The floodgates of mercy are open at this moment。 May everyone take advantage of this grace， as I have。 Today， I consecrated myself to the Divine Mercy。Through my consecration， may I be an instrument of mercy， especially in this COVID pandemic。 I am an ICU nurse， and by grace， may I make more acts of mercy for the lost， the least and the last。 。。。more
Barbara
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This book in incredible and has changed my life for the way I look at things spiritually。 I can’t get enough。
Monica Zeringue
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I love the concept of this book。 The theology is well-reasoned， and the direction beautifully described。 It was refreshing to read and drew an interesting parallel between two seemingly different saints， I had not ever considered as the same: Therese de Lisieux and Faustina Kowalska。 I loved this insight！I tend to resent over-usage of the word "little" when referring to Therese de Lisieux， however。 It feel that it paints a childish image of the saint， that I feel is unbecoming to her mission and I love the concept of this book。 The theology is well-reasoned， and the direction beautifully described。 It was refreshing to read and drew an interesting parallel between two seemingly different saints， I had not ever considered as the same: Therese de Lisieux and Faustina Kowalska。 I loved this insight！I tend to resent over-usage of the word "little" when referring to Therese de Lisieux， however。 It feel that it paints a childish image of the saint， that I feel is unbecoming to her mission and character。 Overall a very good read。 I plan to recommit to it again。 。。。more
Anna Elizabeth
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Practical advice and a modern voice from Fr。 Michael Gaitley walking you through the dedication to Divine Mercy。 Love St。 Therese and her timeless wisdom。
Sandy
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Beautiful book about building your relationship with Jesus and his Mercy。
Victoria
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Very good book！
Cece
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Beautiful message of love in action。 I did the 33 days earlier this year but didn’t finish the end notes until later。 I did the consecration with a group of friends。 We all love St。 Therese so it made sense。 I loved learning about the biblical context and diving deeper into accepting mercy。 We all need it。 I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t love this book。 It’s the time for Mercy。 <3
Mariangel
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This is the third book I have used for the 33 day preparation for Consecration to Jesus through Mary。 This one is based on the writings of St。 Therese of Lisieux。 The other two were Preparation for Total Consecration to Jesus Christ Through Mary According to St Louis De Montfort， based on the writings of St。 Louis de Monfort （who created the consecration） and 33 Days to Morning Glory， which dedicates one week to the writings of one saint （St。 Louis de Monfort， St。 Maximilian Kolbe， St。 Teresa of This is the third book I have used for the 33 day preparation for Consecration to Jesus through Mary。 This one is based on the writings of St。 Therese of Lisieux。 The other two were Preparation for Total Consecration to Jesus Christ Through Mary According to St Louis De Montfort， based on the writings of St。 Louis de Monfort （who created the consecration） and 33 Days to Morning Glory， which dedicates one week to the writings of one saint （St。 Louis de Monfort， St。 Maximilian Kolbe， St。 Teresa of Calcutta， and St。 John Paul II。The meditations and explanations of St。 Therese spirituality are excellent。 I dislike the very colloquial style - at some point there are 3 paragraphs on the same page that start with "Well， okay"。 。。。more
Chels S
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Good。 But Therese herself can be very annoying and make you want to die。。。。however。。。。。。 when a Devotee of hers writes about her。。。。。。。。。you suddenly know what the pains of Hell must be like。 This guy is a Devotee and getting through the deification of Therese by him is excruciating。
Erin McShane
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