81. The Apostolate

08/16/22 • 37 min

Latte and Laundry: A home for Catholic women, moms, and hearts + encouragement for your mighty motherhood

"The charity of charities is the Apostolate"
As we continue our book study on I Believe in Love, we explore what it means to live the life of an apostle. Father Jean says, "To be an apostle is to give Jesus to souls and souls to Jesus by making Him known in order to make Him loved, by filling yourself with Him in order to give Him, according to the beautiful definition of Father Mateo, 'An apostle is a chalice full of Jesus which overflows onto souls.'
I'm not sure about you friends, but my heart greatly desires to be this chalice full of Christ himself, which overflows onto others.
Discussion Questions:
1. "You know that the prayer of prayers is the Mass; perfect adoration, perfect expiation, perfect thanksgiving, it is also perfect supplication of the immolated Jesus; it is the dearest treasure of the apostolate." How is the Mass a "treasure" for you? How can attending Mass with a surrendered disposition, no matter how chaotic this busy season of life is, be a source of great treasure for those with littles?
2."He Himself needs others, because He wishes to use them as His instruments...So many diverse fields of activity are open today to those who want to be apostles." How are you currently being used as an instrument for Christ? Do you desire to be used more? In what way?
3. How can you use prayer and suffering to be an apostle for the Church?

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80. Fraternal Charity

“Learn from me because I am meek and humble of heart.” Father Jean points out that here, in Matthew 11:29, it is the only time that Jesus explicitly tells us to learn from him. And why? To show us that fraternal charity doesn’t begin with money in our pockets, or time spent to serve, but instead if starts from the posture of our hearts, a meek and humble posture.
This week Sara Hunter and I continue our book study conversation of I Believe in Love, on the most recent chapter on Fraternal Charity.
Discussion Questions:
1. “We are, without intending it, excellent instruments of humiliation and mortification for each other. Love others, not in spite of that, but because of it.” Think of something that has happened to you that caused you humiliation. How did you react? How could you have reacted with love and gratitude?

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82. The Cross

“The most beautiful smiles are those which shine through tears, that we give in spite of ourselves “

This week Sara and I discuss the often heavy, but yet so beautiful cross. This is one of my favorite chapters of I Believe in Love, baca use it is in learning how to willingly carry our crosses that we begin to most closely resemble cross glorifier himself, Christ!
Discussion Questions:
1. “A great cross is, very often, the prelude to a great grace, even for an unbeliever. Suffering ripens the soul, sometimes very quickly. A great trial can, with one stroke, detach a sore from all that is created; it can be the source of a total conversion.” Have you experienced A conversion as a result of a great trial, or have you seen this happen to someone close to you?
2. “Sufferjnf is a goldmine to exploit for saving souls, for helping missionaries, for being a hidden apostle. What happiness it is to be able to suffer when we cannot act!” Do you have a focus for your suffering, so that when they come your way, you are prepared to offer them up for that intention?
3. “ In our days, how many plans we make, little calculations - very often unconscious, I must say - which are made simply to avoid suffering!” parents want to protect their children. Are we doing a disservice to our children - whether our own children, our grandchildren, or other children in our lives - by not allowing them to suffer? How can we teach them to suffer gracefully?

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