The Crown and Completion of All Sanctity An introduction to the revelations on the Gift of Living in the Divine Will to the Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta, using only moratorium-free material Daniel O’Connor †JMJ† The Crown and Completion of All Sanctity The Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta was a 19th and 20th century Italian mystic whose revelations from Jesus, encompassing thousands of pages of material, give amazing insight into a new gift of sanctity for the Church, namely, the Gift of Living in the Divine Will. In this book, you will find an introduction to just what this “Gift” entails, an explanation of how to receive this Gift yourself, and a theological defense of its orthodoxy as perfectly compatible with Catholic faith and morals. Explanation of Subtitle: There is currently a moratorium from the Archdiocese risk of disobedience to the Church, uses only excerpts of Trani (which alone holds legal and canonical rights from Luisa’s writings that are taken directly from Fr. to Luisa’s writings) on the publication of Luisa’s Joseph Iannuzzi’s Doctoral Dissertation The Gift of writings, until a complete critical edition may be Living in the Divine Will in the Writings of Luisa published. Although this does not restrict short Piccarreta. Fr. Iannuzzi personally translated all of excerpts from being published, nor does it restrict these excerpts from the original Italian of Luisa’s Luisa’s writings from personal use or in prayer groups writings, and we can be assured of their orthodoxy. devoted to the Divine Will, I have nevertheless chosen His dissertation furthermore enjoys full Ecclesiastical to present this book which, in order to fulfill the Approbation from the Pontifical Gregorian University wishes of the faithful who desire to be as compliant as of Rome, authorized by the Holy See. possible with this moratorium and take absolutely no Explanation of Cover: As you will see in reading this book, the mystery of the true Virgin Mother of the Thrice Holy God, for the Annunciation contains within it the essence of from her Immaculate Conception in the womb of St. Living in the Divine Will, and could be considered the Anne, she was, is, and ever shall be the greatest of most important event in history to meditate upon. I God’s creatures and the pinnacle of His handiwork. I have chosen this particular painting by Leonardo Da have placed beams of light emanating, as it were, from Vinci because it is among the few that rightly depicts this event to symbolize the fact that from it, (and from Our Lady as above the Archangel Gabriel – who, our “little incarnations” modeled after it – again, read though referred to as an Archangel, nevertheless on to understand more) God’s plan for all creation is belongs to the highest (Seraphic) choir, and even still realized and the way is made straight for Judgment is far below the Immaculata. This inferiority was true Day. even before Mary pronounced her Fiat and became Copyright 2015 Daniel S. O’Connor This book may be freely copied, printed, and distributed, granted it remains unmodified. †JMJ† The Crown and Completion of All Sanctity To my wife, Regina, whose encouragement and support made this book possible. And to my mother, Eileen A. O’Connor, who gave me my Catholic Faith, without which the Gift of Living in the Divine Will is nothing; who from her conception shared life on this Earth for three months with Luisa Piccarreta, and who gave birth to her own first child on Luisa’s 23rd heavenly birthday; and who was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer and may have only months left on this Earth. May she rejoice with God forever. All for the Sacred Heart of Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, under the protection of St. Joseph, terror of demons and patron of the Universal Church. †JMJ† The Crown and Completion of All Sanctity Table of Contents Prologue ........................................................................... 1 On the Loftiness of Luisa’s Own Calling .............. 70 Chapter I) Introduction ................................................ 2 Voluntarism: Intellect vs. Will............................... 70 Why Bother with These Writings? .......................... 2 Monothelitism and the Operation of the Human What is the Objective? ............................................. 5 and Divine Will ....................................................... 73 Similar Spirituality Elsewhere in Catholic Writings Why now? ................................................................ 73 .................................................................................... 8 Chapter V) Advice to Current and Prospective Chapter II) Introduction to the Gift ........................ 11 Devotees ........................................................................ 75 Receiving the Gift: Renunciation of Self-Will ...... 11 Be an Ordinary Catholic ........................................ 75 Receiving the Gift: Desire ....................................... 18 Be Zealous, not Fanatical ....................................... 75 Desire in the Eucharist ................................... 19 Do not Compare Luisa to Jesus ............................. 77 Desire through St. Faustina’s Writings ......... 22 Do Not Assume You Have the Gift ........................ 78 Desire Holiness ............................................... 27 Integrate Divine Will Spirituality into Your Current Receiving the Gift: Ask for It .................................. 27 Spiritual Regimen ................................................... 78 Growing in the Gift: Purify your Intention ........... 31 Foster and Follow a Holy Hunger for More Against Pride ................................................... 31 Knowledge of the Divine Will ............................... 79 Against Anxiety and Agitation ....................... 33 Spread This Knowledge .......................................... 80 Against Servile Fear ........................................ 34 Epilogue ......................................................................... 81 Growing in the Gift: Grow in Knowledge of It...... 37 Appendix I) Prayers ..................................................... 82 The History of the Divine Will and the Human Divine Will Consecration Prayer ........................... 82 Will ................................................................... 37 Steps to Live in the Divine Will as Taught by Mary, Insights into Demons ..................................... 39 Our Mother ............................................................. 82 The Moment of Death .................................... 39 Opening Prayer for Divine Will Groups ............... 83 The Rounds of the Soul in Creation ...................... 40 Invocation to the Divine Will In All Our Actions 84 The Hours of the Passion ....................................... 43 Litany of the Divine Will........................................ 84 The Blessed Virgin Mary in the Kingdom of the A Brief Way of the Cross Supplement for the Reign Divine Will............................................................... 45 of the Kingdom of the Divine ................................ 85 Chapter III) A Brief Overview of the Life of Luisa 47 The Chaplet of the Divine Will ............................. 86 Chapter IV) Answers to Objections .......................... 50 Mass Prayers in the Divine Will ............................ 86 Important Catholic Content Missing from Luisa’s The Divine Will Gloria ........................................... 87 Writings? ................................................................. 50 Prayer for the Glorification of the Servant of God Thy Will be Done on Earth as It Is in Heaven ...... 50 Luisa Piccarreta....................................................... 88 On the “Greatness” of a Soul Living in the Divine The Canticle of Daniel in the Divine Will ............ 88 Will ........................................................................... 51 Psalm 148 in the Divine Will ................................. 89 Living in the Divine Will and the Eucharist ......... 54 Prayer of St. Francis in the Divine Will ................ 90 Original Holiness vs. Christian Holiness .............. 56 Exhortation Prayer to St. Michael ......................... 90 A New Revelation? .................................................. 59 The Litany of Humility ........................................... 90 “Only” Private Revelation? ..................................... 60 The Divine Will Reminders ................................... 91 An Organic or an Artificial Development? ........... 62 Appendix II) Resources .............................................. 92 On the Fundamental Possibility Itself of this Gift About the Author ......................................................... 93 .................................................................................. 63 Millenarianism, Chiliasm, Legacy of Joachim of Fiore? ........................................................................ 65 †JMJ† The Crown and Completion of All Sanctity P a g e | 1 eager to receive whatever edification it might be God’s Prologue Will to impart through the priest’s lips. As I looked towards the sanctuary, I saw to my great surprise a th th It was nearing sunset on the 5 day of the 11 familiar face. I immediately knew I would not be month of the year of Our Lord 2010, and I was panting disappointed, for the holy amazement I had received and sweating after a day spent on my hands and knees from this priest ten months earlier was alive and