The Way of Divine Love: Or the Message of the Sacred Heart to the World, and a Short Biography of His Messenger

by Josefa Menendez

1993 The Way of Divine Or the Message of the Sacred Heart to the World, and a Short Biography of His Messenger by Sister Josefa Menendez. Catholic Reading.

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

506 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1949

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.