602. Pleasing Jesus and the Blessed Mother Is to Work with One Another in Unity

602. Pleasing Jesus and the Blessed Mother Is to Work with One Another in Unity

One day, when my mother was making seafood stew, Melania approached her and tried to add a lot of water, so my mother said, “You should not put too much water in seafood stew.” But when my mother was not looking, she put all the water in and the seafood stew turned into seafood soup. During mealtime, my husband and I sat across from each other at a square table and my mother and Melania sat on either side.

Knowing the situation, I tried to keep my mother from feeling even more upset upon seeing the stew and worked to fix what Melania had done wrong. So I poked my husband’s foot on the other side and winked slightly to signal, “Oh, Julio, it is so delicious.” Then my mother said, “She has added too much water in.”

So I said, “I thought it would not taste good if there were too much water but it is still so tasty.” Then my husband said, “Even with a lot of water, it is refreshingly delicious.”

Later, I told sister Melania quietly with love. “Dear Melania, you are working hard to serve. Thank you for helping me, but I am sorry—please do as my mother says. My mother was called to every banquet in the town because she was good at cooking. And she had been cooking to our taste for so long and now, it might not be possible for you to change our taste, is it not? And she is my mother. Even if she were not my mother, should not we work in unity with those who are with you?

The Blessed Mother asked you to help with the house but how would my mother feel if you continued to do the opposite of what she does? And since I should do the work of Jesus and the Blessed Mother and offer up redemptive sufferings, what helps me is being united with one another, which brings joy to my heart. Is not that exactly what would make Jesus and the Blessed Mother happy? 

But if you treat my mother, the elder who has been helping me all this time, coldly in that way and make her sad, would not I also feel sad too? Would the Lord and the Blessed Mother be happy then? We can make mistakes and do wrong, so let us start anew.” “Yes, Mother Julia.” But Melania only answered “yes” in words and did not change her attitude at all.

Whenever I went to the attic, she would chase after me and say, “Mother Julia, Mr. Rufino did this and that. And Maria (the Little Soul’s mother) did this too,” wanting me to take her side in everything.

But not long before that day, Jesus and the Blessed Mother allowed me to know that They found it so difficult to bear the sins committed by many people with their mouths. So when They showed how They were in pain from stinging ears, I asked for suffering so that I could offer up reparation in place of the suffering that the Lord and the Blessed Mother were enduring.

From then on, my ears, throat, and nose all hurt and even blood flowed from my ears. In reality, Melania, Rufino, and my mother, who Melania had continuously abused, came to me and said countless things to make things difficult for me.

However, I offered it up with Semchigo as if I were loved, saying spiritually good things to them. It was because I was allowed to experience the pain that Jesus and the Blessed Mother were suffering, even if only a little portion. So I prayed, saying, “Thank You, Lord and Blessed Mother, for allowing me to share in Your pain, even if only a little of it. I offer it up to You for the repentance of them and sinners, with Semchigo as if I am loved. Amen.”

My personal reflection note with Mama Julia🌹💗 

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