The action of the Holy Spirit

Spiritus ubi vult spirat, et vocem eius audis, sed nescis unde veniat aut quo vadat (John 3:8); the Spirit blows where he wills, and you hear his voice but you do not know where he comes from or where he goes. This has been my life – I write this with emotion and gratitude towards my God, knowing that I am a poor sinner – for many years: long before God, pouring forth his abundant grace – I was alone then, having nothing but my twenty-six years and my good humour – called me clearly to labour in his Work with a well-defined vocation.

Prayer, mortification and work

The Work is going ahead on the basis of prayer: my own prayer (and my faults and failings) which in God’s eyes is the force that brings about what is required to fulfil his Will; and the prayer of so many souls, priests and lay people, young and old, healthy and sick, to whom I turn for help, certain that God hears them. I ask them to pray for a particular intention which at first only I knew about. And together with prayer, there was the mortification and work of those who join me. These have been and are our only weapons for the battle, and they are powerful ones.

Growth of the Work

This is how the Work is being done and will continue to be done, growing in every environment: in hospitals and universities; in catechetical work in the poorest districts; in family homes and wherever people gather together; among the poor, the wealthy, and people from every kind of background, so that the message God has entrusted to us may reach everyone.