LIVING IN

THE DIVINE WILL

Are you ready for the next step?

Join our nationwide community - helping God's children to

connect with Divine Will teaching and missions

Thy Will be done, on earth as it is in heaven

God invites us into a deeper union with Him: not only to accept His will in difficult circumstances, but to seek to live every moment in loving union with His Divine Will. The spirituality of Luisa Piccarreta, a Catholic Italian mystic who lived from 1865 to 1947, offers a profound way of understanding this invitation.

It is not reserved for extraordinary people. It is about allowing God to enter every ordinary moment of your life, and it is a journey made sip by sip, together with others.

Discover the Divine Will

The Divine Will at a glance

What is it?

Who was involved?

When?

What do I do?

There is a difference between doing God's will, which means obeying His commandments and following His plan, and living in the Divine Will, where our human will freely consents to God's action within us. The key idea: not merely doing things for God, but allowing God to work in us.

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Philippians 4:13

Luisa Piccarreta, a humble farmer's daughter from Corato in southern Italy, received the teaching and wrote it down out of obedience. St Hannibal Maria Di Francia was her spiritual director and examiner. Today, teachers such as Francis Hogan, Daniel O'Connor and Tony Hickey, and the Little Children of the Divine Will, help share the message. In the UK, the mission is led by Robert Colquhoun.

Luisa was born on 23 April 1865. She began writing her diary, the Book of Heaven, in 1899 and completed its 36 volumes in 1938. She died on 4 March 1947. Her cause for beatification opened in 1994, and in June 2024 the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith granted a nihil obstat for the cause to continue. She is a Servant of God, not yet a canonised saint.

Desire the gift. Begin each day with a morning offering, asking that all your actions be done in the Divine Will. Read a little every day and do not rush. Join a study or prayer group, learn from responsible teachers, and remain faithful to the Church.