Inspired by St. Francis’ missionary zeal, St. Jane Frances helped found a new religious order called the Order of the Visitation of Mary. They dedicated their entire lives to serving the poor and sick and daily abandoned themselves to Divine Providence. The sisters had to be totally reliant on God’s will and placed a radical amount of trust in his ability to provide for their needs.

What things will happen on this day, God? ignore it. That is why at this moment ask you for your favor and grace so that everything goes very well for me, know that all things are under your domain and eternity. That’s why trust you, with all my heart! adore your holy and blessed presence, Oh great God, only you guide each one of my steps, that’s why beg you that your perfect will be done in life.

Later the two men rode into the hills. After an hour they saw a woman waving in the distance. As they rode up and she saw Father Keller’s collar, a remarkable expression came over her face. She said, ‘Father,brother is dying.’

Her brother was inside a tent. He was about thirty-five years old and extremely thin. Father Keller heard the man’s confession and anointed him. In those days every priest in the West carried a tiny capsule of holy oil for just such an emergency. As soon as the priest finished, the young man closed his eyes in deep peace. He was dead.

We are asking for daily bread, that emphasizes our dependence on the constancy of the divine providence. We are asking to be given; this teaches us compassion for the poor. We pray that God would give us this day, which teaches us to renew the desires of our souls toward God, as the wants of our bodies are renewed.

The Lord prayer teaches us that Christ came into the world as the great peacemaker, not only to reconcile us to God, but to one another. It can also turn out to be one of the hardest things for us to do. However, by surrendering to God’s goodwill towards us and others, we can proceed to be free from our cares and troubles. The Lord Jesus Christ emphasized the need for our abandonment to Divine Providence several times, specifically when referring to the concerns of the world.

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