You have a holy friend?
My brothers, we must seek, first, the friendship with the Father of mercies; then with merciful Jesus. We need to be friends with Him, because He is our friend. “We no longer call you servants, more than friends” (Jn 15:15). To do this, we need to seek His Word.
The Fathers were already talking that Jesus is manifested in two ways: in the Eucharist and in the Word – Jesus Word and the Eucharistic Jesus.
We also need to worship the Lord. Christ is not only the monstrance, but also in the tabernacle. We must learn to worship Him. This will make our friendship for Him increase. We use our time well when we are in the presence of Jesus.
We must especially cultivate our holy devotion to the saints in heaven.
Dona Anita, mother of Luzia Santiago [co-founder of the New Song], has a special devotion to St. Anthony. Devotees of this saint believe that he can help us find the lost things. When we asked for Dona Anita to pray to St. Anthony, she soon responded. So we thought things quickly. Then she went to the bakery and buy bread for the poor because Saint Anthony was a friend of the poor.
Who are your holy friends? Cultivate their friendship! They need to be our intercessors, they want to be our intercessors. Do what the Gospel tells us: “Make friends so that they precede you in the eternal abode.”
Seek our friends among the saints and angels, especially with our guardian angel. What devotion you have towards your angel? That friendship you have with him? Sure, he saved you many times, not only as a child but as an adult too. He came to your rescue and maybe you did not noticed. He is your friend from Heaven; you need it. We need to make friends in the eternal abode, because it is they who will receive us there.
Also be friends of Our Lady, because she is the Mother of Jesus. She was the one who gave flesh and blood to the Son of God. That blood that flowed on the cross was not only the blood of Jesus, but Mary also. On the cross, Jesus gave to us as our mother. John took Mary.
An excellent way to be friends with Mary is reciting the Holy Rosary. Pray the rosary, offer her this gift of roses. If we do, we will have a great friend in the sky, the celestial mansion, waiting for us.
If we have Mary as our friend, she will be our advocate, will advocate on our behalf. We have a great friend in the heavenly mansion, for this is the will of the Father of Mercies.