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    The Divine Heart of God the Father
    The Divine Heart of God the Father
    The Divine Heart of God the Father
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    The Divine Heart of God the Father

    By Marcelle Bartolo-Abela

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    In this book an intimate portrayal of God the Father and His Divine Heart is provided through brief narratives. Topics include how our Father is in relationship with us, the inestimable beauty of His majesty; His sweetness, softness, gentleness and tenderness as Almighty Father His profound thirst for union with us, deep sorrow at our distance a

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHope and Life Press
    Release dateMay 31, 2012
    ISBN9780983348085
    The Divine Heart of God the Father
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    Marcelle Bartolo-Abela

    Marcelle Bartolo-Abela is the Maltese-American author of books on faith and spirituality in daily life. She is also a lecturer and psychotherapist. Bartolo-Abela holds a particular devotion to God the Father.

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      The Divine Heart of God the Father - Marcelle Bartolo-Abela

      THE DIVINE HEART OF GOD THE FATHER

      2nd Edition

      Marcelle Bartolo-Abela

      All references to Sacred Scripture in this book are taken from The New Jerusalem Bible (1999, Stand. ed.). NY: Doubleday.

      Copyright © 2012 Marcelle Bartolo-Abela – All rights reserved.

       Original artwork of the icon of the Divine Heart © Apostolate of the Divine Heart. The icon of the Divine Heart of God the Father, part of which is shown on the front cover, was written by Fr. Richard G. Cannuli, O.S.A.

      Published by

      Apostolate of the Divine Heart, P. O. Box 37, East Longmeadow, MA 01028, USA.

      Email: adivheart@gmail.com Website: http://divineheartofgod.org

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers.

      DEDICATION

       To God the Almighty Father with all my love, adoration, praise, thanksgiving and veneration, for graciously deigning to provide me with the subject matter for this book - Marcelle Bartolo-Abela.

      ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

       Heartfelt thanks and gratitude to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Archangel Michael and Anthony, for their help with the actual writing of this book -  Marcelle Bartolo-Abela.

      CONTENTS

      Introduction

      PART I - God the Father

      Who is God the Father?

      Developing Intimacy with our Father

      Achieving Union with God the Father

      The Fiat

      The Free-Will Choice

      The Union of Wills

      PART II - Meeting God the Father

      A Foretaste of Heaven

      The Heart of the Soul

      Resting in God the Father

      Meeting the Divine Light

      Presenting the Soul to our Father

      The Third Ark and Third Passover

      The Covenant of God the Father

      The Joining of Heaven and earth: Beginning of the New Israel

      PART III - The Divine Heart of God the Father Encompassing All Hearts

      Entering into our Father’s Divine Heart

      The Disposition of our Hearts

      Waiting in the Third Ark

      Are we Ready?

      Quis ut Deus? Serviam!

      The Divine Heart of God the Father Encompassing All Hearts

      The Divine Heart of God the Father Encompassing All Hearts - Infinite Love

      The Consecration (Seal) Prayer to God the Father

      The Core of the Father's Divine Heart

      The Source of Life, Light and Love

      The Unity of the Divine and Sacred Hearts

      The Infinite Love of the Father's Divine Heart

      A God Madly in Love

      The Balm of our Father's Heart

      Being the Father’s Child: The Joy of Being Little

      PART IV - Living in, With, For and Through God the Father

      Serving as Living Arks of the Covenant

      The Need for Filial Trust

      The Beauty of God the Father

      The Beauty of Infinite Love - 1

      The Beauty of Infinite Love - 2

      The Sweetness of God the Father

      The Cradle of Infinite Love and Joy

      The Softness of God the Father

      The Father's Love, Order and Peace

      The Tenderness and Mercy of God the Father in the Life Review

      To God our Father

      The Consecration (Seal) Prayer to God the Father

      The Pater Noster

      PART V - The Divine Family

      Living in and With the Three Hearts

      The Divine Family

      The Distribution of Graces by the Divine Family

      PART VI - Wounding God the Father

      When we sin

      The Arrow in the Core of the Divine Heart

      Consoling our Father

      The Sorrow of Unrequited Love

      Wounding God the Father and our Souls

      The Tears of a Soul

      To the Stones of the World

      PART VII - The Divine Will of God the Father

      Doing the Divine Will of God our Father

      Fidelity in the Union of Wills

      The Beauty of Living in the Father's Divine Will

      PART VIII - The Divine Heart and Will of God the Father: Infinite Love

      The Divine Heart and Will of the Father: Infinite Love

      The Divine Heart and Will: Heavenly Peace

      The Interpenetration of Love

      A Fusion of Hearts

      The Freedom of Living in Infinite Love

      The Simplicity of Knowing Infinite Love

      More on God the Father - 1

      More on God the Father - 2

      PART IX - God the Father and Jesus Christ

      The Father on the Cross with His Son

      The Mystical Body of the Father

      PART X - The Reign of God the Father

      The Current State of the World

      Neglecting the Father Individually and Institutionally

      Defending our Father

      Returning to the Father

      The Reign of God the Father in the Eucharistic Era of the Holy Spirit

      REFERENCES

      CONTACT INFORMATION

      Other Publications by the Apostolate of the Divine Heart

      INTRODUCTION

      In this book a series of brief narratives is provided, which gives an intimate portrayal of God the Father in relationship with His children and His Divine Heart encompassing all hearts with infinite love. In Part I we are introduced to who the Father is and how to develop intimacy with Him through our free-will consent and a union of wills. In Part II we are shown a foretaste of Heaven as the soul rests in the Father, meeting the Divine Light through the heart of the soul. We are shown what is entailed in presenting our souls to the Father, with the meaning of the third ark and the Father’s covenant as we learn the manner and process whereby Heaven and earth become joined on the territory of our souls.

      In Part III we are introduced to the Divine Heart of God the Father encompassing all hearts and His infinite love for us, with the mystical interplay which exists between the Divine Heart of the Father, the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ, the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the Holy Spirit and the Heart of the Holy Trinity. In Part IV we learn what it is like to live in, with, for and through the Father as adoptive children of God, with focus on His beauty, love, order, peace, sweetness and tenderness. In Part V we are provided with a glimpse of the Father’s divine family.

      In Part VI we are shown the manner, process and depth by which we wound the Divine Heart and the necessity of consoling our Father, while in part VII a brief overview is given of what it is like to live His divine Will. In Part VIII we are introduced to the process by which we become fused from our souls to the Divine Heart when we re-enter to live in His infinite love, while in Part IX we see the Eternal Father on the Cross with His Son. In Part X an overview is given of the current state of the world and how we have neglected the Father individually and institutionally. The imperative to defend Him and return to Him is addressed, and the forthcoming reign of the Father in the Eucharistic era of the Holy Spirit is introduced.  

      Note: When reference to the Divine Family occurs, it does not mean that Mary, Christ’s Mother, is divine by nature but that She was deified by the grace of God. Such references must be understood from the context of the work of Gregory Palamas on deification and the Mother of God.

      PART I - God the Father

      Who is God the Father?

      God the Father is the supreme being, the Alpha and Omega of creation. Described in the Old Testament as acting "with faithful love towards thousands of those who love Me and keep My

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