"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!"
"The Love That Accepts the Cross for Others"
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June 6, 1900 – Volume 3
Luisa writes,
Since my adorable Jesus continued not to let Himself be seen with clarity,
this morning, after I received Communion, the confessor placed the intention of
the crucifixion. While I was amid those sufferings, almost drawn by my pains,
blessed Jesus showed Himself with clarity. Oh God! Who can say the pains that
Jesus was suffering and the violent state He was in - that while He was forced
to send chastisements, He did such violence to Himself, for He did not want to
send them! It aroused such compassion to see Him in this state, that if men
could see Him, even if their hearts were hard as diamonds, they would break with
tenderness like fragile glass. So I began to pray Him to placate Himself and to be
content with making me suffer, sparing the people. Then I added: ‘Lord, if You
do not want to listen to my prayers, I know I deserve that. If You do not want to
have compassion for the peoples, You are right, because great are our iniquities.
But I ask You, for pity’s sake, to have compassion for Yourself – have pity on the
violence You do to Yourself in punishing your images. Ah, yes! I ask You, for love
of Yourself, not to send chastisements to the point of taking bread away from your
children and letting them perish. Ah, no! It is not in the nature of your Heart to
operate in this way; and this is the reason for the violence You feel, which would
give You death if it had the power to.’
And He, all afflicted, told me: “My daughter, it is Justice that makes violence
on Me, and the love I have for men uses even greater violence on Me, such
as to put my Heart into anguishes of death in punishing the creatures.” And
I: ‘Therefore, Lord, unload Justice upon me, and your love will no longer feel
violence from Justice, and will not be in this contrast of chastising the people,
who, truly…- how will they go on if You act as You let me understand, withering all
that serves as nourishment of man? O please! I beg You, let me suffer and spare
them, if not completely, at least in part.’
And Jesus, as though seeing Himself forced by my prayers, drew near my
mouth and poured a little bit of bitterness from His – dense and disgusting, such
that, as soon as I swallowed it, it caused me such and so many kinds of pains that
I felt I was dying. Then blessed Jesus, sustaining me in those pains otherwise I
would have been dead (yet, He had poured nothing but a little bit; what must it be
for His adorable Heart that contained so much of it?), heaved a sigh as if He had
relieved Himself of a weight, and told me: “My daughter, my Justice had decided
to destroy everything, but now, unloading Itself a little bit over you, for love of
you, concedes one third of what serves as nourishment of man.” And I: ‘Ah, Lord,
it is too little – at least half!’ And He: “No my daughter, content yourself.” And I:
‘No Lord, if You do not want to content me for everyone, at least content me for
Corato and for those who belong to me.’ And Jesus: “Today there is hail ready,
which must cause great damage. You – remain with the pains of the cross; go
out of yourself and in the form of the crucified go through the air and put to flight
the demons from above Corato, since they will not be able to resist the crucified
image, and will go somewhere else.”
So I went out of myself, crucified, and I saw hail and lightnings which were
about to break out over Corato. Who can say the fright of the demons; how they
took to their heels at the sight of my crucified form; how they bit their fingers
out of rage, and reached the point of getting angry with the confessor, who this
morning had given me the obedience of suffering the crucifixion. In fact, they
could not get angry with me; on the contrary, they were forced to flee from me
because of the sign of redemption which they saw. Then, after putting them to
flight, I went back into myself, finding myself with a good dose of sufferings. May
everything be for the glory of God.
– 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_01Welcome. 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, june sixth, nineteen hundred, volume three. Let us begin in the will and name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Heavenly Father, through the sufferings of your Son, teach us to unite our prayers, sacrifices, and trials to his redeeming love. Give us generous hearts willing to intercede for others, and to trust completely in your divine will. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Saint Paul writes in his second letter to the Corinthians chapter one verse five. For as Christ's sufferings overflow to us, so through Christ does our encouragement also overvive. By his passion and death on the cross, Christ has given a new meaning to suffering. It can henceforth configure us to him and unite us with his redemptive passion. As we continue our journey through the book of heaven, let us remain attentive to the truths Jesus reveals through Louisa, allowing these lessons to deepen our understanding of life in the divine will. Louisa writes Since my adorable Jesus continued not to let himself be seen with clarity, this morning, after I received communion, the confessor placed the intention of the crucifixion. While I was amid those sufferings, almost drawn by my pains, blessed Jesus showed himself with clarity. O God, who can say the pains that Jesus was suffering and the violent state he was in? That while he was forced to send chastisements, he did such violence to himself, for he did not want to send them. It aroused such compassion to see him in this state, that if men could see him, even if their hearts were hard as diamonds, they would break with tenderness like fragile glass. So I began to pray him to placate himself and to be content with making me suffer, sparing the people. Then I added, Lord, if you do not want to listen to my prayers, I know I deserve that. If you do not want to have compassion for the peoples, you are right, because great are our iniquities. But I ask you for pity's sake, to have compassion for yourself. Have pity on the violence you do to yourself in punishing your images. Ah, yes, I ask you for love of yourself not to send chastisements to the point of taking bread away from your children and letting them perish. Ah no, it is not in the nature of your heart to operate in this way. And this is the reason for the violence you feel, which would give you death if it had the power to. And he, all afflicted, told me, My daughter, it is justice that makes violence on me, and the love I have for men uses even greater violence on me, such as to put my heart into anguishes of death in punishing the creatures. And I therefore, Lord, unload justice upon me, and your love will no longer feel violence from justice, and will not be in this contrast of chastising the people, who truly, how will they go on if you act as you let me understand, withering all that serves as nourishment of man? Oh please, I beg you, let me suffer and spare them, if not completely, at least in part. And Jesus, as though seeing himself forced by my prayers, drew near my mouth and poured a little bit of bitterness from his, dense and disgusting, such that as soon as I swallowed it, it caused me such and so many kinds of pains that I felt I was dying. Then, blessed Jesus, sustaining me in those pains, otherwise I would have been dead, yet he had poured nothing but a little bit, what must it be for his adorable heart that contained so much of it? Heaved a sigh, as if he had relieved himself of a weight, and told me, My daughter, my justice had decided to destroy everything, but now, unloading itself a little bit over you, for love of you, concedes one third of what serves as nourishment of man. And I Lord, it is too little, at least half. And he No, my daughter, content yourself. And I No, Lord, if you do not want to content me for everyone, at least content me for Carado and for those who belong to me. And Jesus Today there is hail ready, which must cause great damage. You remain with the pains of the cross, go out of yourself, and in the form of the crucified, go through the air and put to flight the demons from above Carrado, since they will not be able to resist the crucified image, and will go somewhere else. So I went out of myself, crucified, and I saw hail and lightnings which were about to break out over Corrado. Who can say the fright of the demons? How they took their heels at the sight of my crucified form, how they bit their fingers out of rage, and reached the point of getting angry with a confessor, who this morning had given me the obedience of suffering the crucifixion. In fact, they could not get angry with me. On the contrary, they were forced to flee from me because of the sign of redemption which they saw. Then, after putting them to flight, I went back into myself, finding myself with a good dose of sufferings. May everything be for the glory of God. This reading reveals a remarkable glimpse into the heart of Jesus. Louisa sees not only the effects of divine justice, but also the sorrow that justice causes within the heart of Christ. Jesus does not delight in punishment. His love for humanity is so great that he experiences anguish when sin brings about consequences that justice requires. What moves Louisa most is not concern for herself but compassion for Jesus. She pleads for mercy, asking that she might suffer in place of others. Her prayer echoes the self giving love that we see most perfectly in Christ on Calvary. Love willingly accept sacrifice for the good of another. In living in the divine will, we learn to move beyond a purely personal spirituality. Our prayers become more than requests for our own needs. Our sacrifices become more than acts of personal holiness. United with Jesus, they become acts of intercession for the whole human family. The reading also highlights the power of the cross. The demons flee because they recognize the sign of redemption. The cross is not merely a reminder of Christ's suffering, it is the victory of divine love over sin and evil. Every time we accept our daily crosses with faith and unite them to Jesus, we participate in that victory. Most of us will never be asked to endure extraordinary sufferings like Louisa. Yet every day presents opportunities to offer small sacrifices, a disappointment, an illness, an inconvenience, a hidden act of patience, a prayer offered when we are tired. In the divine will, these simple acts become united with the eternal merits of Jesus and can be used by God for the good of souls. Today, let us ask for the grace to see our crosses differently. Rather than viewing them as obstacles, may we recognize them as opportunities to love. When offered in union with Jesus, even the smallest suffering can become an act of reparation, mercy, and grace. Let us pray. Jesus, your heart burns with love for every soul. Even when justice must act, your mercy seeks to save, heal, and restore. We place before you today all of our sufferings, worries, disappointments, and sacrifices. Unite them to your passion and use them for the salvation of souls. Teach us to carry our crosses with patience and trust. Help us to embrace your divine will in every circumstance, knowing that nothing offered with love is ever lost. May our prayers become prayers for others. May our sacrifices become acts of reparation. May our lives become a reflection of your own self-giving love. Jesus, we trust in you. Jesus, we surrender to your divine will. Jesus, make our hearts one with yours. Amen. Thank you for joining your faith anew today. Today's reading reminds us that love willingly accepts sacrifice for the good of others. United with Jesus and living in his divine will, our prayers and sufferings can become instruments of mercy and grace for many souls. Until tomorrow, stay in his will, and your faith will be made anew.