Jesus to St. Catherine: I will wash the face of my bride, Holy Church

This article a great reminder of our world today, the fractured heart of the Church which St. Catherine was sent to mend.

http://www.catholicworldreport.com/2012/04/27/catherine-of-siena-and-leaving-the-church/

And so it is in our time, God is sending saints, like white blood cells into the gaping wound of division. He doesn’t send those whose caustic tongues spread scandal and whose words like swords dismantle the dignity of office due to all priests and bishops. Where there is a lack of charity, even in the fight for the “good”, Satan’s choir sings as he wins twice.

St. Catherine of Sienna recounted in her Dialogues the Lord saying:

“Never cease offering me the incense of fragrant prayers for the salvation of souls, for I want to be merciful to the world. With your prayers and sweat and tears, I will wash the face of my bride, Holy Church. I showed her to you earlier as a maiden whose face was all dirtied as if she were a leper. The clergy and the whole of Christianity are to blame for this because of their sins, though they receive their nourishment at the breast of this bride.”