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4501 3, 25 | over the host, in virtue of the words which the minister 4502 3, 25 | virtue of the words which the minister was saying. But 4503 3, 25 | sight remained alone in the eye of your intellect, because 4504 3, 25 | not strong enough to stand the light, and in that place 4505 3, 25 | place you saw and tasted the Abyss of the Trinity, whole 4506 3, 25 | and tasted the Abyss of the Trinity, whole God and whole 4507 3, 25 | whiteness that you saw in the bread; and you perceived 4508 3, 25 | and you perceived that the seeing of the Light and 4509 3, 25 | perceived that the seeing of the Light and the presence of 4510 3, 25 | seeing of the Light and the presence of the Word, which 4511 3, 25 | Light and the presence of the Word, which you saw intellectually 4512 3, 25 | you saw intellectually in the whiteness of the bread, 4513 3, 25 | intellectually in the whiteness of the bread, did not prevent you 4514 3, 25 | not prevent you seeing at the same time the actual whiteness 4515 3, 25 | seeing at the same time the actual whiteness of the 4516 3, 25 | the actual whiteness of the bread, the one vision did 4517 3, 25 | whiteness of the bread, the one vision did not prevent 4518 3, 25 | one vision did not prevent the other vision, that is to 4519 3, 25 | vision, that is to say, the sight of the God-Man revealed 4520 3, 25 | is to say, the sight of the God-Man revealed in the 4521 3, 25 | the God-Man revealed in the bread did not prevent the 4522 3, 25 | the bread did not prevent the sight of the bread, for 4523 3, 25 | not prevent the sight of the bread, for neither its whiteness, 4524 3, 25 | as I have said to you. The eye of the intellect had 4525 3, 25 | said to you. The eye of the intellect had the true vision, 4526 3, 25 | eye of the intellect had the true vision, using the pupil 4527 3, 25 | had the true vision, using the pupil of the holy faith, 4528 3, 25 | vision, using the pupil of the holy faith, for this eye 4529 3, 25 | How do you touch It? By the hand of love. With this 4530 3, 25 | can you touch that which the eye of the intellect has 4531 3, 25 | touch that which the eye of the intellect has recognized 4532 3, 25 | recognized in this Sacrament. The soul touches Me with the 4533 3, 25 | The soul touches Me with the hand of love, as if to certify 4534 3, 25 | How do you taste It? With the palate of holy desire. The 4535 3, 25 | the palate of holy desire. The corporal palate tastes only 4536 3, 25 | corporal palate tastes only the savor of the bread; but 4537 3, 25 | tastes only the savor of the bread; but the palate of 4538 3, 25 | savor of the bread; but the palate of the soul, which 4539 3, 25 | bread; but the palate of the soul, which is holy desire, 4540 3, 25 | Man. See, therefore, that the perceptions of the body 4541 3, 25 | that the perceptions of the body are deluded, but not 4542 3, 25 | deluded, but not those of the soul, for she is illuminated 4543 3, 25 | perceptions, for she touches with the hand of love that which 4544 3, 25 | hand of love that which the eye of her intellect has 4545 3, 25 | intellect has seen with the pupil of holy faith; and 4546 3, 25 | made her worthy to receive the tremendous mystery of this 4547 3, 25 | mystery of this Sacrament and the Grace which is contained 4548 3, 25 | disposing your soul in the way that has been said, 4549 3, 26 | Of the excellent state of the soul 4550 3, 26 | Of the excellent state of the soul who receives the sacrament 4551 3, 26 | of the soul who receives the sacrament in grace. ~ 4552 3, 26 | what an excellent state is the soul who receives, as she 4553 3, 26 | Bread of Life, this Food of the Angels. By receiving this 4554 3, 26 | dwells in Me and I in her, as the fish in the sea, and the 4555 3, 26 | I in her, as the fish in the sea, and the sea in the 4556 3, 26 | the fish in the sea, and the sea in the fish -- thus 4557 3, 26 | the sea, and the sea in the fish -- thus do I dwell 4558 3, 26 | fish -- thus do I dwell in the soul, and the soul in Me -- 4559 3, 26 | I dwell in the soul, and the soul in Me -- the Sea Pacific. 4560 3, 26 | soul, and the soul in Me -- the Sea Pacific. In that soul 4561 3, 26 | grace remains in her, after the accidents of bread have 4562 3, 26 | been consumed. I leave you the imprint of grace, as does 4563 3, 26 | which, when lifted from the hot wax upon which it has 4564 3, 26 | leaves behind its imprint, so the virtue of this Sacrament 4565 3, 26 | this Sacrament remains in the soul, that is to say, the 4566 3, 26 | the soul, that is to say, the heat of My Divine charity, 4567 3, 26 | of My Divine charity, and the clemency of the Holy Spirit. 4568 3, 26 | charity, and the clemency of the Holy Spirit. There also 4569 3, 26 | There also remains to you the wisdom of My only-begotten 4570 3, 26 | only-begotten Son, by which the eye of your intellect has 4571 3, 26 | illuminated to see and to know the doctrine of My Truth, and, 4572 3, 26 | power, which strengthen the soul against her sensual 4573 3, 26 | sensual self-love, against the Devil, and against the world. 4574 3, 26 | against the Devil, and against the world. You see then that 4575 3, 26 | world. You see then that the imprint remains, when the 4576 3, 26 | the imprint remains, when the seal has been taken away, 4577 3, 26 | taken away, that is, when the material accidents of the 4578 3, 26 | the material accidents of the bread, having been consumed, 4579 3, 26 | constantly united to Me. The Abyss of My loving desire 4580 3, 26 | Divine Providence, coming to the help of your needs, the 4581 3, 26 | the help of your needs, the sweet Truth as Food in this 4582 3, 26 | refreshment, and not forget the benefit of the Blood. See 4583 3, 26 | not forget the benefit of the Blood. See then how straitly 4584 3, 26 | you so much, and, being the Supreme and Eternal Goodness, 4585 3, 27 | How the things which have been said 4586 3, 27 | which have been said about the excellence of this Sacrament, 4587 3, 27 | that we might know better the dignity of priests; and 4588 3, 27 | dearest daughter, that you may the better recognize the dignity 4589 3, 27 | may the better recognize the dignity to which I have 4590 3, 27 | dignity they would not be in the darkness of mortal sin, 4591 3, 27 | of mortal sin, or defile the face of their soul. They 4592 3, 27 | burned, they would not repay the tremendous grace and favor 4593 3, 27 | because I have given them the office of administering 4594 3, 27 | like fragrant flowers in the mystical body of the holy 4595 3, 27 | in the mystical body of the holy Church. The angel himself 4596 3, 27 | body of the holy Church. The angel himself has no such 4597 3, 27 | neighbor, helping him by the ministration of prayer, 4598 3, 27 | fellow-creatures, administering to them the Body and Blood of My only-begotten 4599 3, 27 | only-begotten Son, with the fire of charity, and a hunger 4600 3, 27 | charity, and a hunger for the salvation of souls, for 4601 3, 27 | salvation of souls, for the glory and honor of My Name. 4602 3, 27 | ministers require cleanness in the chalice in which this Sacrifice 4603 3, 27 | made, even so do I require the purity and cleanness of 4604 3, 27 | body to be preserved, as the instrument of the soul in 4605 3, 27 | preserved, as the instrument of the soul in perfect charity; 4606 3, 27 | feed upon and wallow in the mire of filth, or to be 4607 3, 27 | themselves, they are cruel to the souls of their neighbors, 4608 3, 27 | care to draw them out of the hands of the Devil, nor 4609 3, 27 | them out of the hands of the Devil, nor to administer 4610 3, 27 | nor to administer to them the Body and Blood of My only-begotten 4611 3, 27 | only-begotten Son, and Me the True Light, as I told you, 4612 3, 27 | Light, as I told you, and the other Sacraments of the 4613 3, 27 | the other Sacraments of the holy Church. So that, in 4614 3, 28 | Of the excellence, virtues, and 4615 3, 28 | ministers; and how such are like the sun. ~ 4616 3, 28 | to mitigate your grief at the darkness of these miserable 4617 3, 28 | these miserable subjects, of the holy life of some of My 4618 3, 28 | spoken to you, who are like the sun, for the odor of their 4619 3, 28 | who are like the sun, for the odor of their virtues mitigates 4620 3, 28 | their virtues mitigates the stench of the vices of the 4621 3, 28 | mitigates the stench of the vices of the others, and 4622 3, 28 | the stench of the vices of the others, and the light thereof 4623 3, 28 | vices of the others, and the light thereof shines in 4624 3, 28 | of this light, will you the better be able to understand 4625 3, 28 | better be able to understand the darkness and sins of My 4626 3, 28 | unworthy ministers. Open then the eye of your intellect and 4627 3, 28 | your intellect and gaze at the Sun of Justice, and you 4628 3, 28 | who, through ministering the Sun, have become like to 4629 3, 28 | as I told you of Peter, the prince of the Apostles, 4630 3, 28 | of Peter, the prince of the Apostles, who received the 4631 3, 28 | the Apostles, who received the keys of the kingdom of Heaven. 4632 3, 28 | who received the keys of the kingdom of Heaven. I say 4633 3, 28 | kingdom of Heaven. I say the same of these others, who 4634 3, 28 | who have administered, in the garden of the holy Church, 4635 3, 28 | administered, in the garden of the holy Church, the Light, 4636 3, 28 | garden of the holy Church, the Light, that is to say, the 4637 3, 28 | the Light, that is to say, the Body and the Blood of My 4638 3, 28 | is to say, the Body and the Blood of My only-begotten 4639 3, 28 | only-begotten Son, who is Himself the undivided Sun, as has been 4640 3, 28 | as has been said, and all the Sacraments of the holy Church, 4641 3, 28 | and all the Sacraments of the holy Church, which all give 4642 3, 28 | all give life in virtue of the Blood. Each one, placed 4643 3, 28 | according to his state, the grace of the Holy Spirit. 4644 3, 28 | his state, the grace of the Holy Spirit. With what have 4645 3, 28 | they administered it? With the light of grace, which they 4646 3, 28 | light alone? No; because the light cannot be separated 4647 3, 28 | cannot be separated from the warmth and color of grace, 4648 3, 28 | wherefore a man must either have the light, warmth, and color 4649 3, 28 | mortal sin is deprived of the life of grace, and he who 4650 3, 28 | in grace has illuminated the eye of his intellect to 4651 3, 28 | gave him both grace and the virtue which preserves it, 4652 3, 28 | in that light, he knows the misery and the reason of 4653 3, 28 | he knows the misery and the reason of sin, that is to 4654 3, 28 | it, and thereby receives the warmth of Divine love into 4655 3, 28 | intellect, and he receives the color of this glorious Light, 4656 3, 28 | glorious Light, following the doctrine of My sweet Truth, 4657 3, 28 | his memory is filled with the benefit of the Blood. You 4658 3, 28 | filled with the benefit of the Blood. You see, therefore, 4659 3, 28 | that no one can receive the light without receiving 4660 3, 28 | light without receiving the warmth and the color, for 4661 3, 28 | receiving the warmth and the color, for they are united 4662 3, 28 | ordered as to receive Me, the True Sun, unless all three 4663 3, 28 | My Name. For, as soon as the eye of the intellect lifts 4664 3, 28 | For, as soon as the eye of the intellect lifts itself with 4665 3, 28 | intellect lifts itself with the pupil of faith above sensual 4666 3, 28 | above sensual vision in the contemplation of Me, affection 4667 3, 28 | follows it, loving that which the intellect sees and knows, 4668 3, 28 | intellect sees and knows, and the memory is filled with that 4669 3, 28 | is filled with that which the affection loves; and, as 4670 3, 28 | powers are thus disposed, the soul participates in Me, 4671 3, 28 | soul participates in Me, the Sun who illuminates her 4672 3, 28 | with My power, and with the wisdom of My only-begotten 4673 3, 28 | My only-begotten Son, and the fiery clemency of the Holy 4674 3, 28 | and the fiery clemency of the Holy Spirit. See, then, 4675 3, 28 | these have taken on them the condition of the Sun, for, 4676 3, 28 | on them the condition of the Sun, for, having clothed 4677 3, 28 | clothed themselves, and filled the power of their soul with 4678 3, 28 | power of their soul with Me, the true Sun, they become like 4679 3, 28 | Sun, they become like Me. The Sun illuminates them and 4680 3, 28 | illuminates them and causes the earth of their souls to 4681 3, 28 | and anointed and placed in the mystical body of the holy 4682 3, 28 | in the mystical body of the holy Church, in order to 4683 3, 28 | order to administer Me, the Sun, that is to say, the 4684 3, 28 | the Sun, that is to say, the Body and Blood of My only-begotten 4685 3, 28 | only-begotten Son, together with the other Sacraments, which 4686 3, 28 | actually, in administering the Sacraments, and spiritually, 4687 3, 28 | spiritually, by shedding forth in the mystical body of the holy 4688 3, 28 | in the mystical body of the holy Church, the light of 4689 3, 28 | body of the holy Church, the light of supernatural science, 4690 3, 28 | supernatural science, together with the color of an honorable and 4691 3, 28 | and holy life, following the doctrine of My Truth, which 4692 3, 28 | which they administer in the ardent love with which they 4693 3, 28 | illuminating them with the light of their science, 4694 3, 28 | science, and driving away the darkness of their mortal 4695 3, 28 | mortal sin and infidelity, by the example of their holy and 4696 3, 28 | regular life, and reforming the lives of those who live 4697 3, 28 | and in coldness, through the privation of charity. So 4698 3, 28 | So you see that they are the Sun, because they have taken 4699 3, 28 | because they have taken the condition of the Sun from 4700 3, 28 | have taken the condition of the Sun from Me, the True Sun, 4701 3, 28 | condition of the Sun from Me, the True Sun, because, through 4702 3, 28 | each one has given light in the holy Church, according to 4703 3, 28 | holy Church, according to the position to which I have 4704 3, 28 | preaching and doctrine, and in the end with blood; Gregory 4705 3, 28 | holy scripture, and with the mirror of his life; Sylvester, 4706 3, 28 | life; Sylvester, against the infidels, and with disputation 4707 3, 28 | disputation and proving of the most holy faith, which he 4708 3, 28 | turn to Augustine, and to the glorious Thomas and Jerome, 4709 3, 28 | glorious Thomas and Jerome, and the others, you will see how 4710 3, 28 | like lamps placed upon the candelabra, with true and 4711 3, 28 | feed upon My honor, and the salvation of souls, upon 4712 3, 28 | salvation of souls, upon the table of the most holy Cross. 4713 3, 28 | souls, upon the table of the most holy Cross. The martyrs, 4714 3, 28 | of the most holy Cross. The martyrs, indeed, with blood, 4715 3, 28 | My countenance; and, with the perfume of blood, and of 4716 3, 28 | perfume of blood, and of the virtues, and with the light 4717 3, 28 | of the virtues, and with the light of science, they brought 4718 3, 28 | this spouse and extended the faith, and, by their means, 4719 3, 28 | faith, and, by their means, the light of the most holy faith 4720 3, 28 | their means, the light of the most holy faith was rekindled 4721 3, 28 | holy faith was rekindled in the darkened. And prelates, 4722 3, 28 | And prelates, placed in the position of the prelacy 4723 3, 28 | placed in the position of the prelacy of Christ on earth, 4724 3, 28 | Christ on earth, offered Me the sacrifice of justice with 4725 3, 28 | holy and upright lives. The pearl of justice, with true 4726 3, 28 | in their subjects, with the light of discretion. In 4727 3, 28 | body, came, like angels, to the table of the altar, and, 4728 3, 28 | angels, to the table of the altar, and, with sincerity 4729 3, 28 | celebrated, burning in the furnace of love. And, because 4730 3, 28 | but solely of My honor and the salvation of souls, like 4731 3, 28 | shepherds, followers of the Good Shepherd, My Truth, 4732 3, 28 | charitably corrected them with the unction of benignity, and 4733 3, 28 | unction of benignity, and with the sharpness of fire, cauterizing 4734 3, 28 | sharpness of fire, cauterizing the wound of sin with reproof 4735 3, 28 | little or much, according to the graveness of the fault. 4736 3, 28 | according to the graveness of the fault. And, in order to 4737 3, 28 | correct it and to speak the truth, they did not even 4738 3, 28 | and holy tears, took away the thorns of mortal sins, and 4739 3, 28 | sweet smelling flowers in the mystic body of the holy 4740 3, 28 | flowers in the mystic body of the holy Church (because they 4741 3, 28 | for they balanced exactly the scales of holy justice, 4742 3, 28 | gave peace and light in the minds of the people and 4743 3, 28 | and light in the minds of the people and caused holy fear 4744 3, 28 | division have come into the world amongst seculars and 4745 3, 28 | seculars and religious and the clergy and pastors of the 4746 3, 28 | the clergy and pastors of the holy Church, through the 4747 3, 28 | the holy Church, through the lack of the light of justice, 4748 3, 28 | Church, through the lack of the light of justice, and the 4749 3, 28 | the light of justice, and the advent of the darkness of 4750 3, 28 | justice, and the advent of the darkness of injustice, than 4751 3, 28 | Neither the civil law, nor the divine 4752 3, 28 | Neither the civil law, nor the divine law, can be kept 4753 3, 28 | putrefies, and corrupts the whole body, because the 4754 3, 28 | the whole body, because the bad physician, when it had 4755 3, 28 | without having first burnt the wound. So, were the prelate, 4756 3, 28 | burnt the wound. So, were the prelate, or any other lord 4757 3, 28 | seeing one putrefying from the corruption of mortal sin, 4758 3, 28 | mortal sin, to apply to him the ointment of soft words of 4759 3, 28 | would never cure him, but the putrefaction would rather 4760 3, 28 | putrefaction would rather spread to the other members, who, with 4761 3, 28 | him, form one body under the same pastor. But if he were 4762 3, 28 | salving ointment without the fire of reproof. And, were 4763 3, 28 | fire of reproof. And, were the member still to remain obstinate 4764 3, 28 | he would cut him off from the congregation in order that 4765 3, 28 | order that he corrupt not the other members with the putrefaction 4766 3, 28 | not the other members with the putrefaction of mortal sin. 4767 3, 28 | see. And do you know why? The root of self-love is alive 4768 3, 28 | ones, in that they see not the real way by which their 4769 3, 28 | injustice, they do not reprove the faults of those under them; 4770 3, 28 | prelacy, and they correct not the faults they should correct 4771 3, 28 | correct in others, because the same or greater ones are 4772 3, 28 | themselves comprehended in the guilt, and they therefore 4773 3, 28 | and they themselves find the excuse for the guilty ones 4774 3, 28 | themselves find the excuse for the guilty ones not to be punished. 4775 3, 28 | such as these are fulfilled the words spoken by My Truth, 4776 3, 28 | are blind and leaders of the blind, and if the blind 4777 3, 28 | leaders of the blind, and if the blind lead the blind, they 4778 3, 28 | blind, and if the blind lead the blind, they both fall into 4779 3, 28 | blind, they both fall into the ditch.' My sweet ministers, 4780 3, 28 | I spoke to you, who have the properties and condition 4781 3, 28 | properties and condition of the sun, did not, and do not ( 4782 3, 28 | ignorance, because they follow the doctrine of My Truth. They 4783 3, 28 | tepid, because they burn in the furnace of My love, and 4784 3, 28 | because they are despisers of the grandeurs, positions, and 4785 3, 28 | positions, and delights of the world. They fear not to 4786 3, 28 | scorn or villainies, or the detractions of men, or insult, 4787 3, 28 | but by their ministry, and the supernatural grace given 4788 3, 28 | to them, of administering the Body and Blood of My only-begotten 4789 3, 28 | truly angels. Because, as the angel, which I give you 4790 3, 28 | with continual prayer, and the doctrine of words, and with 4791 3, 28 | burning love, like lanterns in the mystic body of the holy 4792 3, 28 | lanterns in the mystic body of the holy Church, to be your 4793 3, 28 | guides to direct you into the way of truth, giving you 4794 3, 28 | did they distribute to the poor the substance of the 4795 3, 28 | they distribute to the poor the substance of the holy Church, 4796 3, 28 | the poor the substance of the holy Church, not fearing, 4797 3, 28 | that is, to distribute the temporal substance to their 4798 3, 28 | their own necessity being the poor in the Church. They 4799 3, 28 | necessity being the poor in the Church. They saved nothing, 4800 3, 28 | were some even who, for the sake of the poor, left the 4801 3, 28 | even who, for the sake of the poor, left the Church in 4802 3, 28 | the sake of the poor, left the Church in debt. This was 4803 3, 28 | This was because through the largeness of their charity, 4804 3, 28 | of their charity, and of the hope that they had placed 4805 3, 28 | The sign that a creature hopes 4806 3, 28 | who hope in themselves are the ones who fear, and are afraid 4807 3, 28 | own shadow, and doubt lest the sky and earth fade away 4808 3, 28 | they turn their back on the spiritual, caring not for 4809 3, 28 | all things necessary for the soul and the body, and that 4810 3, 28 | necessary for the soul and the body, and that with the 4811 3, 28 | the body, and that with the same measure that My creatures 4812 3, 28 | providence be measured to them. The miserable presumptuous ones 4813 3, 28 | presumptuous ones do not regard the fact that I am He who is, 4814 3, 28 | be in vain, who watches the city if it be not guarded 4815 3, 28 | your being, and exercise the graces which I have bestowed 4816 3, 28 | upon you, in virtue using the free-will which I have given 4817 3, 28 | which I have given you, with the light of reason, because 4818 3, 28 | not when he stood before the Emperor Constantine disputing 4819 3, 28 | those twelve Jews before the whole crowd, but with lively 4820 3, 28 | could be against him; and in the same way the others all 4821 3, 28 | him; and in the same way the others all lost their every 4822 3, 28 | accompanied, because being in the enjoyment of love, they 4823 3, 28 | and from Me they acquired the light of the wisdom of My 4824 3, 28 | they acquired the light of the wisdom of My only-begotten 4825 3, 28 | and from Me they received the faculty to be strong and 4826 3, 28 | strong and powerful against the princes and tyrants of the 4827 3, 28 | the princes and tyrants of the world, and from Me they 4828 3, 28 | world, and from Me they had the fire of the Holy Spirit, 4829 3, 28 | Me they had the fire of the Holy Spirit, sharing the 4830 3, 28 | the Holy Spirit, sharing the clemency and burning love 4831 3, 28 | This love was and is the companion of whosoever desires 4832 3, 28 | whosoever desires it, with the light of faith, with hope, 4833 3, 28 | in himself, deprived of the affection of love, fears, 4834 3, 28 | give supreme security to the soul who possesses Me through 4835 3, 28 | who possesses Me through the affection of love. And of 4836 3, 28 | their souls; but they on the contrary could injure men 4837 3, 28 | contrary could injure men and the devils, who oftentimes remained 4838 3, 28 | oftentimes remained bound by the virtue and power that I 4839 3, 28 | was because I responded to the love, faith, and hope they 4840 3, 28 | relate their virtues, neither the eye of your intellect to 4841 3, 28 | of your intellect to see the fruit which they receive 4842 3, 28 | their labor and poverty and the light which they shed with 4843 3, 28 | light which they shed with the odor of virtues in the mystic 4844 3, 28 | with the odor of virtues in the mystic body of the holy 4845 3, 28 | virtues in the mystic body of the holy Church. And in the 4846 3, 28 | the holy Church. And in the life eternal I have placed 4847 3, 28 | eternal I have placed them in the greatest dignity, and they 4848 3, 28 | sight, because they gave the example of an honorable 4849 3, 28 | with light administered the Light of the Body and Blood 4850 3, 28 | administered the Light of the Body and Blood of My only-begotten 4851 3, 28 | only-begotten Son, and all the Sacraments. And these My 4852 3, 28 | beloved by Me, on account of the dignity which I placed in 4853 3, 28 | virtues; and because I, for the salvation of souls, having 4854 3, 28 | good shepherds from putting the sheep into the fold of the 4855 3, 28 | from putting the sheep into the fold of the holy Church, 4856 3, 28 | the sheep into the fold of the holy Church, and even out 4857 3, 28 | die, to get them out of the hands of the devil. They 4858 3, 28 | them out of the hands of the devil. They made themselves 4859 3, 28 | nourishment, preserving the good and rejoicing in their 4860 3, 28 | envy, but expanded with the broadness of love for their 4861 3, 28 | those under them. They drew the imperfect ones out of imperfection, 4862 3, 28 | giving them penance for the sins they committed -- they 4863 3, 28 | through love, they who gave the penance, bore more pain 4864 3, 28 | those who actually performed the penance, and especially 4865 3, 28 | particularly difficult to the penitent. Wherefore by that 4866 3, 28 | penitent. Wherefore by that act the difficulty became changed 4867 3, 28 | and without infirmity and the leprosy of mortal sin, being 4868 3, 28 | made themselves weak, with the foolish and simple they 4869 3, 28 | themselves simple, and with the small insignificant. And 4870 3, 28 | caused them to do thus? The hunger and desire for My 4871 3, 28 | desire for My honor and the salvation of souls which 4872 3, 28 | They ran to feed on it at the table of the holy Cross, 4873 3, 28 | feed on it at the table of the holy Cross, not fleeing 4874 3, 28 | with zeal for souls and for the good of the holy Church 4875 3, 28 | souls and for the good of the holy Church and the spread 4876 3, 28 | good of the holy Church and the spread of the faith, they 4877 3, 28 | Church and the spread of the faith, they put themselves 4878 3, 28 | they put themselves in the midst of the thorns of tribulation, 4879 3, 28 | themselves in the midst of the thorns of tribulation, and 4880 3, 28 | and sweat they anointed the wounds of their neighbor, 4881 3, 28 | their neighbor, that is the wounds of the guilt of mortal 4882 3, 28 | neighbor, that is the wounds of the guilt of mortal sin, which 4883 3, 28 | latter were perfectly cured, the ointment so made, being 4884 3, 29 | A brief repetition of the preceding chapter; and of 4885 3, 29 | preceding chapter; and of the reverence which should be 4886 3, 29 | dearest daughter, a sample of the excellence of good priests ( 4887 3, 29 | and I have told you of the dignity in which I have 4888 3, 29 | wish them to be punished by the hand of seculars on account 4889 3, 29 | but for Mine, by reason of the authority which I have given 4890 3, 29 | should never diminish in the case of priests whose virtue 4891 3, 29 | grows weak, any more than in the case of those virtuous ones 4892 3, 29 | been appointed ministers of the Sun -- that is of the Body 4893 3, 29 | of the Sun -- that is of the Body and Blood of My Son, 4894 3, 29 | Blood of My Son, and of the other Sacraments. ~ 4895 3, 29 | and bad alike -- all have the Sun to administer, as has 4896 3, 29 | spring up and bear fruit in the souls of their subjects. 4897 3, 29 | My doctrine reflected in the mirror of their life, and 4898 3, 29 | by administering to you the holy Sacraments, thus serving 4899 3, 29 | See, then, that besides the dignity to which I have 4900 3, 29 | when they also possess the adornment of virtue, as 4901 3, 29 | and shine each as a sun in the mystical body of the holy 4902 3, 29 | in the mystical body of the holy Church by their virtues, 4903 3, 29 | worthy of love, and these all the more by reason of the ministry 4904 3, 29 | all the more by reason of the ministry which I have placed 4905 3, 29 | them therefore by reason of the virtue and dignity of the 4906 3, 29 | the virtue and dignity of the Sacrament, and by reason 4907 3, 29 | dignity you should hate the defects of those who live 4908 3, 29 | ought to love and reverence the authority which I have given 4909 3, 29 | life, you would not hate the bearer, however ragged and 4910 3, 29 | might be, through love of the treasure and of the lord 4911 3, 29 | love of the treasure and of the lord who sent it to you. 4912 3, 29 | is your duty according to the demands of charity, and 4913 3, 29 | Treasures -- that is to say, the Sacraments of the holy Church -- 4914 3, 29 | to say, the Sacraments of the holy Church -- from which 4915 3, 29 | from which you obtain the life of grace, receiving 4916 3, 29 | Them worthily (in spite of the great defects there may 4917 3, 29 | them) through love of Me, the Eternal God, who send them 4918 3, 29 | grace which you receive from the great treasure, by which 4919 3, 29 | which they administer to you the whole of God and the whole 4920 3, 29 | you the whole of God and the whole of Man, that is to 4921 3, 29 | of Man, that is to say, the Body and Blood of My Son 4922 3, 29 | them in My goodness, with the garment of charity. Know 4923 3, 29 | should administer to you the Sun being themselves in 4924 3, 29 | they should be stripped of the garment of virtue, foully 4925 3, 29 | foully living in dishonor; on the contrary I have given them 4926 3, 29 | life, their dignity will be the cause of their ruin. For 4927 3, 29 | For if they do not accept the breadth of My mercy, I, 4928 3, 29 | breadth of My mercy, I, the Supreme Judge, shall terribly 4929 3, 29 | and they will be sent to the eternal fire." ~ 4930 3, 30 | Of the difference between the death 4931 3, 30 | Of the difference between the death of a just man and 4932 3, 30 | of a sinner, and first of the death of the just man. ~ 4933 3, 30 | and first of the death of the just man. ~ 4934 3, 30 | Having told you how the world and the devils accuse 4935 3, 30 | told you how the world and the devils accuse these wretches, 4936 3, 30 | wretches, which is indeed the truth, I wish to speak to 4937 3, 30 | telling you how different are the struggles of the soul of 4938 3, 30 | different are the struggles of the soul of a just man to those 4939 3, 30 | are their deaths, and how the peace of the just man's 4940 3, 30 | deaths, and how the peace of the just man's death is greater 4941 3, 30 | greater or less according to the perfection of his soul. 4942 3, 30 | wish you to know that all the sufferings which rational 4943 3, 30 | men as these wage war with the world, the Devil, and their 4944 3, 30 | wage war with the world, the Devil, and their own sensuality 4945 3, 30 | Wherefore when they come to the point of death, they die 4946 3, 30 | enemies during their life. The world cannot accuse such 4947 3, 30 | sensuality like a slave with the rein of reason, macerating 4948 3, 30 | humble and continual prayer. The will of his senses he slew 4949 3, 30 | tenderness and love between the soul and the body makes 4950 3, 30 | love between the soul and the body makes death seem difficult, 4951 3, 30 | naturally fears death; but since the virtue of a just and perfect 4952 3, 30 | enemies were coming to attack the city of his soul, like a 4953 3, 30 | watch-dog which stands at the door, and when it sees enemies 4954 3, 30 | when it sees enemies warns the guards by its barking, for 4955 3, 30 | barking, for in this way the dog of conscience warns 4956 3, 30 | dog of conscience warns the sentry of reason, and the 4957 3, 30 | the sentry of reason, and the reason together with the 4958 3, 30 | the reason together with the free-will know by the light 4959 3, 30 | with the free-will know by the light of the intellect whether 4960 3, 30 | free-will know by the light of the intellect whether the stranger 4961 3, 30 | of the intellect whether the stranger be friend or enemy. 4962 3, 30 | and displeasure. And with the knife of hatred of self, 4963 3, 30 | and love of Me, and with the light of reason, and the 4964 3, 30 | the light of reason, and the hand of free- will he struck 4965 3, 30 | his enemies; so that at the point of death his conscience, 4966 3, 30 | humility, and because at the moment of death she realizes 4967 3, 30 | death she realizes better the value of time and of the 4968 3, 30 | the value of time and of the jewels of virtue, reproves 4969 3, 30 | but rather profitable, for the soul recollected in herself, 4970 3, 30 | to throw herself before the Blood of the humble and 4971 3, 30 | herself before the Blood of the humble and immaculate Lamb 4972 3, 30 | immaculate Lamb My Son. The just man does not turn his 4973 3, 30 | own virtues, but only in the Blood in which he has found 4974 3, 30 | mercy; and as he lived in the memory of that Blood, so 4975 3, 30 | inebriated and drowned in the same. How is it that the 4976 3, 30 | the same. How is it that the devils cannot reprove him 4977 3, 30 | many diverse phantasms, but the poison of sin not being 4978 3, 30 | who had lived wickedly in the world. Wherefore the devils, 4979 3, 30 | in the world. Wherefore the devils, seeing that the 4980 3, 30 | the devils, seeing that the soul has entered into the 4981 3, 30 | the soul has entered into the Blood with ardent love, 4982 3, 30 | ardent love, cannot endure the sight, but stand afar off 4983 3, 30 | another place, for with the eye of the intellect illuminated 4984 3, 30 | place, for with the eye of the intellect illuminated by 4985 3, 30 | intellect illuminated by the pupil of the holy faith, 4986 3, 30 | illuminated by the pupil of the holy faith, she sees Me, 4987 3, 30 | holy faith, she sees Me, the Infinite and Eternal Good, 4988 3, 30 | Wherefore opening the arms of hope and seizing 4989 3, 30 | hope and seizing Him with the hands of love, she seems 4990 3, 30 | she actually does so, in the way which I have narrated 4991 3, 30 | Passing suddenly, drowned in the Blood, by the narrow door 4992 3, 30 | drowned in the Blood, by the narrow door of the Word 4993 3, 30 | Blood, by the narrow door of the Word she reaches Me, the 4994 3, 30 | the Word she reaches Me, the Sea Pacific. For sea and 4995 3, 30 | are united together. I and the Truth, My only-begotten 4996 3, 30 | only-begotten Son being one and the same thing. What joy such 4997 3, 30 | for in Truth she tastes the happiness of the angelic 4998 3, 30 | tastes the happiness of the angelic nature! This joy 4999 3, 30 | with greater hunger for the salvation of souls. I do 5000 3, 30 | I do not speak only of the light of virtue which all