Harpa Dei

Novena to God the Father, Day 6 Dear Father, we are often confronted with evil, both within and without us. Sometimes it might even seem that evil triumphs. It appears powerful and tries to obscure our vision and determine our feelings. To Mother Eugenia You said: “Do you wish to gain victory over your enemy? […]

Novena to God the Father, Day 5 Dear Father, your Son promised us in the Gospel: “Anyone who loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we shall come to him and make a home in him.” (Jn 14:23) Father, we not only want to invite You, but we cry

Novena to God the Father, Day 4 Beloved Father, in the wonderful Message you conveyed to Mother Eugenia Ravasio, You tell us how You accompanied a certain man throughout his life and showered him with blessings. However, that man did not respond to Your courtship; he became entangled in sin, thus constantly offending You. But

Novena to God the Father, Day 3 Beloved Father, this series of meditations is a Novena in Your honour, and is to help men – Your beloved children – to know You more deeply. It will also serve to fulfil Your wish that the Church will soon establish a liturgical Feast on which You will

Novena to God the Father, Day 2 To know You, O Father, is life; true life; eternal life… Indeed, it is this that we always seek… We are constantly on the lookout for something that will fulfil us, that will make us happy – according to our concept of happiness -; for something that will

Novena to God the Father, Day 1 To You, Heavenly Father, we entrust ourselves wholly and unreservedly, for You are our loving and most beloved Father. I place these words as the beginning of the novena to God the Father which we begin today, for this is how we men should live. If we would

To all of you who follow my daily remarks: I am happy that there are many people who receive the meditations with sacred music as spiritual nourishment. In fact, I try to make the Word of God come alive and also to include the spiritual way of following Christ in these meditations. It is of

Ex 33:7-11; 34:5-9, 28 Moses used to take the Tent and pitch it outside the camp, far away from the camp. He called it the Tent of Meeting. Anyone who wanted to consult Yahweh would go out to the Tent of Meeting, outside the camp. Whenever Moses went out to the Tent, the people would

Mt 13:16-17 (Gospel for the Memorial of Sts. Joachim and Anne) ‘But blessed are your eyes because they see, your ears because they hear! In truth I tell you, many prophets and upright people longed to see what you see, and never saw it; to hear what you hear, and never heard it. Our eyes

Eph 4:1-6 I, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you therefore to lead a life worthy of the vocation to which you were called. With all humility and gentleness, and with patience, support each other in love. Take every care to preserve the unity of the Spirit by the peace that binds you together. There