thanks, Pilar!
Today I will be celebrating the feast of my patron saint, Joseph. Together with friends and readers (selected, as you remember, from myspace, facebook, and my blog, using their birthday month) we will take a boat in Paris, and when we are in front of Notre-Dame Cathedral, around 21:45 ( GMT + 1:00) we will read a prayer in five different languages (Portuguese, Spanish, French, English and Italian) a prayer.
Glorious St. Joseph, model of all who are devoted to labor,
obtain for me the grace
to work conscientiously by placing love of duty above my inclinations;
to gratefully and joyously deem it an honor to employ and to develop by labor
the gifts I have received from God,
to work methodically, peacefully,
in moderation and patience,
without ever shrinking from it through difficulty to work;
above all, with purity of intention and unselfishness,
having unceasingly before my eyes
the account I have to render of time lost,
talents unused, good not done,
and vain complacency in success.
St. Joseph, inspire and guide me for the time to come.
Saint Joseph Day
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“Obtain for me the grace to work conscientiously by placing love of duty above my inclinations.”
No. Duty shouldn't be placed above inclinations; it should be based on them.
Carmen,
I really loved your story. In a part you talk about people that are more enlightened than you. But reading the tale, I can see Love! Can we measure Love? Love is light but heavy. How could we know.
Maybe you don’t want to know yourself how lover you are, and that’s humility.
I think you’re in all to deserve that bright Visit.
So, Agieszka, you were to the party. Seems you loved it. I wish I could meet Paulo too, with the Sun.
Thanks to all of you.
You make me do great work.
Thank you Joseph.
Dear Paulo,
I hope You’ve received my email,
if not I wanted to thank You for the party.
It was fantastic!!!
Thank You from the bottom of my heart.
<3
lots of love
Agnieszka
Felicidades Paulo!que San José te proteja siempre!maravilloso el vídeo de mi hermana Pilar,se nota que está hecho con mucho amor.que Dios te bendiga y Nuestra Señora de Lourdes te proteja siempre bajo su manto maternal.
abrazos!
Juan Carlos.
Hi!
Hope you all had a wonderful celebration!:-)
I just had a littel question:
I really love the song in the slideshow above, so I wondered if enybody could tell me
the name of the song, ore if it`s possible to
get a cd with it some where? Just wondered:-)
Have a nice evening!
You’re welcome, dear Clover, Saurabh and all the others who read the “story” and enjoyed it! I am so glad to be able to share my joy with all those who want and need it! :-) I have many other happenings to tell and I am so relieved that people understand and enjoy them!
After all, life is supposed to bring fulfilment and fun and we should all share the good things that happen into our lives to enjoy together!
Many hugs and all the best in the whole world,
Carmen Larisa
thnks a million ..carmen for sharing your joy wid all of us here …n thnks a lot paulo ….. for being so true to urself …. on this occasion i wish dat may god reach out to many more who need him ….thru u .. for days to come ..cos i knw …. derr is nuthng dat cud give u more pleasure thn this ….. n for myself ..i surrender myself ..to ..my soul n pray to it ..dat i reach out to it ..very soon … cos i knw ..dats the only place wr i cn find myself as nuthng but awareness….
thnks a lot n god bless all dose who reda dis nnn ..write here..
For all those wishing they were with Paolo in France to celebrate St. Joseph’s Day, look inside yourselves. You are there.
muy lindo el video , buenoe s la primera vez quepongo algo en un blog y no se que poner aunque se me ocurren muchas cosas
Bueno me encanta todo lo que escribe es un genio
Gracias
Adios
Paulo, que feliz estoy!!:) gracias!!!. gracias!! gracias!! muito obrigadaa, parece que con mi video, con esta cancion te doy ese abrazo que tanto deseo darte mi querido Paulo, gracias!!! me parece que estuviera en Paris alli contigo y todos los amigos, un fuerte abrazo!!
te quiereee
Pilar:)
Querido Paulo, muchisimas felicidades! y muchas gracias por poner mi video en tu blog, para mi es un honor querido Paulo, he rezado la oracion a la misma hora que tu y tus invitados, que San Jose te bendiga siempre a ti y tu familia y amigos, eres un alma muy querida por Dios, y eres unico, pasa una noche magica y feliz, inolvidable con tu familia y amigos, espero ver las fotos y video:) un fuerte abrazo y muchos besos! feliz fiesta de cumpleaños querido Paulo!
con amor
Pilar
I Love You Paulo!
What a beautiful prayer!
I wish I could be there too!
Bless you and all yours friends Paulo!
Love
Butterfly
Paolo, bella la tua preghiera! Ed il canto mi pare cattolicissimo.
Una mia curiosita’… leggevo in una tua biografia che ad un certo momento, nel ’79, hai incontrato una persona che ti avrebbe detto di “tornare” al cattolicesimo. Personalmente ho letto un unico libro tuo, l’Alchimista, che, a dire il vero, mi e’ piaciuto tanto. Anzi, dopo averlo letto piu’ volte, scrivevo su un quaderno i brani che mi piacevono.
La mia domanda: come vedi tu il cattolicesimo ora, ad un eta’ che non e’ piu’ quella di 20 anni?
(puoi scrivere in inglese)
I’m surprised that Good Friday in France is not a Public holiday as it is in Great Britain and Germany.
In England as a child we always went to church at 3 pm for the “Stations of the Cross” followed by Hot Cross Buns!
Easter is the most important feast day for Roman Catholic’s.
Sincerely
Marie
Paulo, have fun tonight. YOU are inspiring and guiding many people, of that I am sure. You come through St Joseph and I am fairly certain (or simply certain) he’ll be there tonight too.
Whilst you are bobbing away on your boat, I shall be celebrating the launch of a project I have recently completed ( I create interior spaces) and so I pray to St Joseph to allow my audience to feel peace and quietness within the space I created; and to guide me to create further havens, whatever they are: homes, schools, hospitals, hospices, offices, shops, etc etc
Happy Birthday
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x
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
Wow Carmen what a pretty story!! Thanks for sharing it.
Paulo and everyone else, may you have a blessed celebration and a happy happy day! I wish I was there!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love,
Clover
“Obtain for me the grace to work conscientiously by placing love of duty above my inclinations.”
No. Duty shouldn’t be placed above inclinations; it should be based on them.
Thanks for the prayer.
A reminder of what a ‘good Dad’ should be and an example to follow.
Please pray for the daddies from all around the world who are doing their best to grow up their children, as St. Joseph did.
Joan
I wish you have a very beautiful celebration, all together, united in prayer, joy, love and spontaneity!
It is a great idea to pray together, the force becomes stronger and the souls open more easily when you share the same goal: the desire to live in a better world, for all of us to evolve! :-)
I will pray and meditate with you in my heart, distances don’t matter in the union of the souls and I am convinced that many people will do that too! It would be a great idea for all of us to pray and meditate everyday, to set a certain time, or just to pray collectively for the same goal, ever single day, for evolution, enlightment, peace and love all over the world; it’s very encouraging to know that the others “work” for the same thing, not just for a limited collectivity, but for the benefit of the entire Mother Earth, to fight the Good Fight together! :-)
I want to give you a little gift, dear Paulo and dear friends, on this occasion, on Saint Joseph’s Day, a special day for you, your readers and many more all over the world.
While meditating one evening, I had the following “vision:” Someone asked me if I was ready, because I was not ready other times, I didn’t feel prepared, but that time I was sure about it.
It was like a tunnel, like that about which patients that experience a near-death experience talk about. It was going up, in a round shape, with “walls” like cotton and a sort of white steam. A force was pushing me from below and another one was pulling me from above. It was a sensation like swimming and flying at the same time. At the end of the tunnel, I was so surprised that there were no doors at all, even though I knew there were several levels which were passing through. The exit from the tunnel/the entrance into another dimension was so narrow and yet I managed to get through to it effortlessly. It seemed as if I had been circulating inside of a tree trunk and in the end I felt like escaping through a hollow of a tree.
I entered into a very beautiful garden, with luxurious vegetation and gigantic waterfalls, a landscape identical with the one I had dreamed about before and saw a large pool/lake in which the water was so clear, sparkling like thousands of diamonds, having a great mosaique of all colours, especially blue, in the middle.
I knew these images as I had dreams about them in minute detail and I can still visualize them in full colours and details. It was a sensation of freshness and fulfilment all over the place! There were many kids, dressed about the same, girls in blue skirts and colourful blouses and boys in shorts and white shirts if I remember correctly the colours, but definitely with suspenders and lacquered shoes. They looked like children but I believed they were grown-ups. We hugged, laughed and danced together, feeling so joyful that we have met again; it seemed that we have known each other for an eternity! :-) Then, a guardian angel appeared, with fluffy white wings and talking so sweet. The angel was looking at us, smiling and also preparing the coming of the Great Mother, the Great Goddess! She was so beautiful, with black, long hair, dressed in white clothes, like a mantle, so graceful and sweet and humble. She seemed to look like Virgin Mary from the icons and statues, very, very impressive, infinite and She was flowing in the air. I didn’t dare to look at her directly, She was so beautiful and bright, I just took a peek… One moment later I was covered in diamonds, my skin was covered in diamonds and I was so startled, I just kept looking at them, they practically grew on my skin! Seeing their beauty I wanted to gather them all and put at the Feet of The Great Goddess, to show my appreciation and gratitude for everything! Then She took my hand and asked me if I want to go beyond, to see from where everything came, come and will ever come. I was so surprised, I had the feeling that it was too much anyway, but more?
Of course I accepted and then we flew to another dimension, somehow higher, to an Immense Round “Ball,” having the consistency of milk, white and shining, but also transparent in a way. I was amazed at the perfection of the shapes, perfect roundness, like full moon. From this gigantic sphere, at the bottom was leaking something, like a river of milk, in a grey, gigantic, round vessel with two handles on the sides, fitting exactly to the sphere above it. And then, from it, it was flowing the river of “milk” downstairs, to the other dimensions below. But seen from there, from upward, there were no boundaries, everything was continuos, like one dimension, without clear separations.
I was so joyful seeing all these, overwhelmed and started crying, enthusiastic and still enjoying and feeling everything!
I realized instantly and exclaimed: “Oh, dear Mother, this is the Spirit from where everything came and where everything will return!” She nodded, having a great smile, full of love and compassion!
Then I wanted to go back to tell everybody what I have seen, what is up there and share the joy and hope that everything is going to be fine! God’s Love is infinite! :-) The nectar of God’s Power of Love is flwing endlessly towards us, the blessing of the Holy Ghost or Spirit will fulfill our lives forever!
Everything happened in about 10 minutes here, but it seemed an eternity there. Even now, after a month from that experience, when I tell about it, I feel like it is for the first time and my heart is filled with joy!
Hopefully you’ll like this “story” at least as much as I enjoy it and will be a nice and humble gift for your celebration! :-)
All the best in the world and may God bless our souls with unconditional Love and Beauty!
Aaa, I asked The Great Mother why I receive these beautiful dreams and visions because I feel that I am just a human being, like all of us, with no great deeds to deserve all these beautiful gifts who make me feel so joyful and grateful and that are more people who I consider more worthy and spiritually advanced and they haven’t received these yet… And She answered that there are many good people indeed in the world, that many people want the benefit of the whole world, hapiness and freedom but there are only few who accept to want only to Fight the Good Fight, regardless of what their life offers them, for a few people it seems that it doesn’t matter if they have the best conditions or not in their lives, they just go on without many requests for themselves, just thinking about the others’ benefit, forgetting about themselves as individuality and needs!
Lots of love and forgive me, please, for occupying so much space on this lovely occasion, on March 19th, Saint Joseph’s Day! :-) Happy birthday, dear Paulo and friends! :-)
Carmen Larisa