"Your Faith Anew!"
Your Faith Anew! exists to help souls grow in their knowledge of the Catholic Faith, strive to remain in a state of grace, and encounter the transforming joy of the Gospel. Its mission is simple yet eternal: to save souls, glorify God, and become saints.
Hosted by David Russell, this daily reflection podcast draws deeply from Sacred Scripture, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and the writings of the Servant of God, Luisa Piccarreta—especially The Book of Heaven—guiding listeners into a deeper understanding of living in the Divine Will.
David is the author of four spiritually rich works: Magi Theology: The Essence of Illusion, The Little Magician – Discovers Bigger and Better, Our Pilgrimage with the Pilgrim Virgin, and his newest release, Our Mother in the Divine Will. With a lifelong fascination for the mystical, David discovered a profound connection between the art of illusion and deeper spiritual realities—an insight that inspired both his theological and children’s writings. His work Magi Theology received both the Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur from the Diocese of Knoxville.
In 2010, David was introduced to the writings of Luisa Piccarreta, which deeply resonated with his own spiritual insights. This encounter helped shape the foundation of his ministry.
In 2017, he founded the Your Faith Anew! prayer and study group to help Catholics rediscover and fall in love with their Faith. At the heart of his message is this conviction:
“The Catholic Faith prepares us to receive the Gift of Living in the Divine Will—and this Gift enables us to live our Faith in a divine manner most pleasing to God.”
Join us daily as we seek not only to understand our Faith—but to live it fully, joyfully, and in union with the Divine Will.
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"Your Faith Anew!"
"Silence That Consoles Jesus"
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May 22, 1902 - Volume 4
Luisa writes,
As I was in my usual state, blessed Jesus was not coming. Oh, how much I had to suffer, and how much nonsense I spoke! – it is useless to say it. Then, after I tired myself well, I felt someone near me, but I could not see his face; I stretched out my hand to find him, and I found him, faint, with his head leaning on my shoulder. I looked at him and I recognized my sweet Jesus. It seemed to me that He had fainted because of the so much nonsense I had spoken. Then, as soon as I saw Him come round, I don’t know how much more nonsense I wanted to tell Him, but Jesus said to me: “Keep quiet, keep quiet, do not say anything else, otherwise you cause Me to faint. Your silence will make Me gain vigor, and so I will at least be able to kiss you, embrace you and make you content.” So I remained in silence, and we kissed each other many times, and Jesus made me many shows of love; but I am unable to explain it.
After this, I found myself outside of myself, and I kept looking for the beloved of my soul. Not finding Him, I raised my eyes to the heavens – who knows, I might find Him again – and I saw the Queen Mother and Jesus Christ with His back turned to Her, contending with each other. He did not want to listen to His Mother - this is why He was giving His back, all full of fury; and it seemed that the fire of His indignation was coming out of His mouth. I only understood that on that day Our Lord wanted to destroy everything which served as nourishment of man with the fire of His indignation. But the Most Holy Virgin did not want it, and Jesus was saying: “But, on whom can I give vent to this burning fire of my indignation?” And the Mother said: “There is someone on whom You can give vent to it (pointing at me). Don’t You see how she is always ready for our volitions?” On hearing this, Jesus turned to His Mother, as if they had concorded together. They called the Angels, giving to each of them a spark of that fire which was coming out of Jesus Christ, and the Angels brought them to me, placing one in my mouth, and the others on my hands, on my feet and on my heart. I suffered, I felt myself being devoured, embittered, by that fire, but I felt resigned to suffering anything. Blessed Jesus and His Mother were spectators of my sufferings, and Jesus seemed to be somehow pacified. At that moment, I found myself inside myself and the confessor was about to call me to obedience as usual, when, all of a sudden, instead of calling me to obedience, he placed the intention of having me suffer the crucifixion. Jesus concurred by sharing His pains with me. It seemed that the confessor completed the work started by the Queen Mother. May everything be for the glory of God, and may He be always blessed.
– Servant of God, Luisa Piccarreta
Buddy Comfort – vocals and guitar from the album, “Brother Sun, Sister Moon”, http://www.buddycomfort.com, words and music by Donovan Leitch.
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SPEAKER_00Welcome. This is David Russell and Your Faith Anew. Daily Reflections guiding you to live in the divine will. Today's reflection is from the Book of Heaven by the servant of God Louisa Picaretta, May 22, 1902, volume four. Let us begin in the will and name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Lord Jesus, teach us the holy silence that listens, trusts, and abandons itself completely to your divine will. Quiet every fear, every complaint, and every restless thought within us. Through the maternal care of the Blessed Virgin Mary, help us accept every suffering as an opportunity to love you more deeply, and to participate in your redeeming work for souls. May our silence become an act of trust, and our surrender become a song of love within your divine will. Amen. Saint James writes in his epistle James chapter one verses nineteen to twenty. Know this, my beloved brethren, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger. For the anger of man does not work the righteousness of God. The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches in paragraph twenty seven fifteen. Contemplation is a gaze of faith fixed on Jesus. I look at him, and he looks at me. This is what a certain peasant of ours in time of prayer said to his holy cure. In today's reading, Louisa learns that loving silence before Jesus becomes a profound act of contemplation. In quiet surrender, the soul rests in God's presence and allows divine love to strengthen and transform the heart. Louisa writes As I was in my usual state, blessed Jesus was not coming. Oh how much I had to suffer, and how much nonsense I spoke. It is useless to say it. Then, after I tired myself well, I felt someone near me, but I could not see his face. I stretched out my hand to find him, and I found him faint, with his head leaning on my shoulder. I looked at him and I recognized my sweet Jesus. It seemed to me that he had fainted because of the so much nonsense I had spoken. Then, as soon as I saw him come round, I don't know how much more nonsense I wanted to tell him, but Jesus said to me Keep quiet. Keep quiet. Do not say anything else. Otherwise you cause me to faint. Your silence will make me gain vigor, so I will at least be able to kiss you, embrace you, and make you content. So I remained in silence, and we kissed each other many times, and Jesus made me many shows of love, but I am unable to explain it. After this, I found myself outside of myself, and I kept looking for the beloved of my soul. Not finding him, I raised my eyes to the heavens. Who knows I might find him again? And I saw the Queen Mother, and Jesus Christ with his back turned to her, contending with each other. He did not want to listen to his mother. This is why he was giving his back, all full of fury. And it seemed that the fire of his indignation was coming out of his mouth. I only understood that on that day our Lord wanted to destroy everything which served as nourishment of man with the fire of his indignation. But the most holy virgin did not want it. And Jesus was saying, But on whom can I vent to this burning fire of my indignation? And the mother said, There is someone on whom you can give vent to it, pointing at me. Don't you see how she is always ready for our volitions? On hearing this, Jesus turned to his mother as if they had concorded together. They called the angels, giving to each of them a spark of that fire which was coming out of Jesus Christ, and the angels brought them to me, placing one in my mouth and the others on my hands, on my feet, and on my heart. I suffered. I felt myself being devoured, embittered by that fire, but I felt resigned to suffering anything. Blessed Jesus and his mother were spectators of my sufferings, and Jesus seemed to be somehow pacified. At that moment, I found myself inside myself, and the confessor was about to call me to obedience as usual, when all of a sudden, instead of calling me to obedience, he placed the intention of having me suffer the crucifixion. Jesus concurred by sharing his pains with me. It seemed that the confessor completed the work started by the Queen Mother. May everything be for the glory of God, and may he be always blessed. This passage reveals a deep lesson about silence, surrender, and participation in the divine will. Louisa begins in deep suffering because she cannot find Jesus. In her distress, she speaks endlessly from anxiety and sorrow. Yet when Jesus finally appears, he reveals something astonishing. Her restless words have weakened him. Jesus gently teaches her that silence can become an act of love. Human anxiety, fear, and constant interior agitation often drain the soul of peace. But holy silence allows divine grace to strengthen us. In silence, Jesus embraces the soul and communicates his love more deeply than words ever could. How often do we fill our prayer with endless worries and explanations? We repeat fears, frustrations, and complaints, believing that more words will somehow solve our interior struggles. Yet Jesus asks for trustful silence, a silence that rests in his divine will. Divine justice burns against sin. Yet our lady steps forward in mercy. She offers Louisa as a willing soul ready to suffer in union with Jesus for the salvation of others. This is the mystery of reparation in the divine will. When suffering is united to Jesus, it is no longer meaningless. Every cross, every hidden sacrifice, every interior trial becomes a participation in Christ's redeeming love. The soul becomes a place where mercy triumphs over justice. Living in the divine will does not always remove suffering. Instead, it transforms suffering into divine life. Jesus invites us today to become souls of peaceful trust, souls who console him through surrender, silence, and fidelity. Let us pray. Jesus, my highest good, quiet my restless heart and teach me the silence of trust. Remove every fear, complaint, and distraction that prevents me from resting peacefully in your divine will. Heavenly Mother, help me accept every suffering with love and resignation. Teach me to unite my crosses with the sufferings of Jesus for the salvation of souls and for the triumph of divine mercy in the world. Lord Jesus, may every heartbeat, every prayer, every silence, and every sacrifice become an eternal act within your divine will. Consume within me all that is not of you, and let only your divine love reign in my soul. Amen. Thank you for joining your faith anew today. May we remember that silence before God is not emptiness, but a sacred place where divine love speaks most deeply to the soul. Until tomorrow, stay in his will, and your faith will be made anew.
SPEAKER_01If you want your dream to be, build it slow and surely. Small beginning, greater and heartfelt work grows pure.