Ljubav zove: Poruka Srca Isusova svijetu

by Josefa Menéndez, Melanija Zeba (Translator)

Ovo novo izdanje knjige Ljubav zove prošireno je i dopunjeno izdanje knjige koja je pod istim naslovom objavljena 1938. godine.
Odjek kojim je popraćeno prvotno djelo, brzina novih izdanja, polet kojim je mnoštvo duša odgovorilo na želje Srca Isusova, brojna pisma što su pristizala odasvud kako bi posvjedočila o dubokom utjecaju Poruke i doživljenim milostima koje su je pratile samo su potvrda Gospodinova obećanja sestri Josefi:
Moje će riječi biti svjetlost i život nebrojenim dušama. Ja ću im dati posebnu milost da rasvjetljuju i preobražuju duše. (13. studenoga 1923.)
Nekoliko mjeseci nakon što je izdano na španjolskome, ovo je djelo prevedeno na portugalski, talijanski, engleski, kineski, mađarski... Tako se ostvarivala Božja želja da se ovaj Poziv čuje i do najudaljenijih krajeva zemlje.
Rat koji je izbio 1939. godine nije ugušio plamen što ga je Providnost u svojim nedokučivim zamislima htjela zapaliti prije svjetskoga požara. Unatoč svim preprekama, plamen kojim je Učitelj ljubavi htio zapaliti svijet širio se posvuda.
No istodobno su pristizale mnoge zamolbe i želje za potpunijim životopisom sestre Josefe Menendez, koji bi omogućio bolje upoznavanje njezina života, kako bi se dublje i savršenije shvatilo Poruku koju je ona prenijela.
Ova knjiga želi odgovoriti na te želje. Poruka Srca Isusova ovdje je smještena u njezin izvorni okvir, čvrsta i sjedinjena sa životom sestre Josefe, koji je od nje neodvojiv. Da bi se to postiglo, bilo je dostatno obilno citirati njezine zabilješke, koje su napisane iz poslušnosti i brižno sačuvane. Sestra Josefa pisala ih je na španjolskom. Nit koja ih povezuje nije ništa više nego svjedočanstvo onih koje su, korak po korak, pratile tijek toga života, koji je bio potpuno u službi planova Srca Isusova.

Genres: Catholic, Religion, Faith, Theology, Classics, Biography, Christian

680 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1949

About the author

Sister Josefa Menéndez (February 4, 1890 – December 29, 1923) was a Catholic nun and an alleged mystic. She was born to a Christian family in Madrid, where she suffered various trials. In 1920, at 29, she entered the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Poitiers. Her religious life was spent cleaning and sewing. While a nun, she allegedly received visions of Jesus.

(from Wikipedia)

Reviews

[booklady]

A 'brick'! My husband jokes that when he sees me reading books like this he knows he must be nice because I am holding a lethal weapon. He's right too. Not that I would hurt him, but this book is very HEAVY just to pick-up, never mind hold for any extended period of reading...

Almost wish it were on kindle ... but not quite... Holding its weight while I read will be a very tiny mortification.

I am very excited to finally have a cleared space to be reading this... (And a good day to start too, Divine Mercy Sunday and the feast of St. Gemma Galani!) Sts. Faustina and Gemma pray for me and guide my reading!

[Jane Lebak · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this when I was 18 or 19, and there are parts I still remember very strongly. I'd have to re-read it to say specifically how it influenced my spiritual growth, but I do know some passages of the book helped me in decisions I made as an adult.

[April · Rating 3 out of 5]

I feel like the author inserted far too much of his own, often overly dramatic, narrative for Sr. Josefa's dairies to achieve the desired effect. It became a little tedious to read, especially since the majority of what was said was the author going on ad nauseam. I would like to read her diaries with no, or far less, commentary.

Additionally, the overall message is congruent with previous Sacred Heart messages, but some of the specific items written make me wonder if there was a faulty translation or if Josefa simply added some of her own thoughts inadvertently. There are a couple places with incorrect theology, though none of it is of any serious matter.

I also found it odd that Jesus kept referring to himself the Father. This is an example of why reading the original work in the original language is best. Context here is lost, and possibly mistranslated.

Regardless, Josefa was obviously a very devout, humble, and passionate woman. It doesn't as of yet seem that what she claimed Jesus promised her has come true, but we will see what happens in the future.

To my knowledge, this work has been approved by Holy Mother Church as being free from doctrinal error.

[Jessi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is pretty amazing.

[Isabelle Abshire · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best books I have ever read. I reread it every so often. If you want to know the extent and depth of God's love, read this.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

Powerful.....Intense!

This book is well written and I enjoyed every page immensely! Our Lord's suffering was described in such a way that makes you really think about the consequences of sin has caused. Sister Josefa was a messenger of that suffering. All God wants is our love!💟 Thank you for such a life-changing read.💟

[Flexembig]

I love this book....I let Karen borrow it.
To those who have scruples, read this book! :)

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read for Catholics.

[Roger Buck · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sometimes words fail ... utterly. It is very difficult to find words for such tremendous, soul-consoling beauty ...

So I won't even try here, but for anyone interested I have made a longer, bumbling attempt here:
http://corjesusacratissimum.org/2012/...

[Dan R Byrne Jr · Rating 4 out of 5]

Devotion to the Sacred Heart

This is both a biography, of Sister Josefa Menendez, and a journal of her mystical revelations. At times it is painfully slow reading, but that always leads to a revealing encounter which furthers understanding of the Sacred Heart.