JOY

INTRODUCTION ........ 8 THE JOY OF THE GOSPEL ........ 14 The Certainty of the Love of God Pope Benedict XVI Proclaiming Good News Pope Francis Living Out Our Christian Joy Caryll Houselander Transformed by the Gospel Saint John of Ávila The Joy of Creation, the Joy of Redemption Saint John Paul II Living for What Is Above Mother Elvira Petrozzi God: Our Basic Joy Father Marie Vincent Bernadot Rejoicing in the Presence of Christ Sister Aemiliana Löhr The Good News at the Heart of the Church Servant of God Luis M. Martínez Working for the Gospel Servant of God Romano Guardini THE JOY OF CONVERSION ........ 36 The Grace to Say “I Confess…” Saint Thérèse of Lisieux Longing for Reconciliation Brother Jacopone da Todi Rejoicing in the Will of the Father Father Lorenzo Scupoli The Joy of God’s Mercy From the Rule of Life of the Jerusalem Community The Joy of Accepting Forgiveness Sister Briege M. McKenna Transformed by Grace Caryll Houselander Freed from Ourselves Father Simon Tugwell Begging to Be Transformed Servant of God Elisabeth Leseur Seeking to Be Ruled by Wisdom Saint Robert Bellarmine The Source of Our Conversion Father Jean du Coeur de Jésus d’Elbée THE JOY OF MARY ........ 58 The Pure Joy of Mary Saint Louis de Montfort TABLE OF CONTENTS