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5501 4, 5 | second kind by means of the same light which brought 5502 4, 5 | light which brought her to the first, for by the light 5503 4, 5 | her to the first, for by the light of the most holy faith 5504 4, 5 | first, for by the light of the most holy faith she would 5505 4, 5 | she would have learnt, in the blood of the humble Lamb, 5506 4, 5 | learnt, in the blood of the humble Lamb, My truth -- 5507 4, 5 | humble Lamb, My truth -- the ineffable love which I have 5508 4, 5 | search by faith, she finds the place -- namely, holy religion -- 5509 4, 5 | which has been founded by the Holy Spirit, appointed as 5510 4, 5 | Holy Spirit, appointed as the ship to receive souls who 5511 4, 5 | perfection, and to bring them to the port of salvation. The Captain 5512 4, 5 | to the port of salvation. The Captain of this ship is 5513 4, 5 | Captain of this ship is the Holy Spirit, who never fails 5514 4, 5 | fails in Himself through the defects of any of His religious 5515 4, 5 | subjects who may transgress the rule of the order. The ship 5516 4, 5 | may transgress the rule of the order. The ship itself cannot 5517 4, 5 | transgress the rule of the order. The ship itself cannot be damaged, 5518 4, 5 | cannot be damaged, but only the offender. It is true that 5519 4, 5 | offender. It is true that the mistake of the steersman 5520 4, 5 | true that the mistake of the steersman may send her down 5521 4, 5 | steersman may send her down into the billows, and these are wicked 5522 4, 5 | and prelates appointed by the Master of the ship. The 5523 4, 5 | appointed by the Master of the ship. The ship herself is 5524 4, 5 | the Master of the ship. The ship herself is so delightful 5525 4, 5 | narrate it. I say, then, that the soul, on fire with desire 5526 4, 5 | having found her place by the light of faith, enters there 5527 4, 5 | cannot attain perfection. On the contrary, she attains it 5528 4, 5 | by exercising herself in the virtue of obedience; indeed, 5529 4, 5 | in perfection, others in the childhood of virtue, others 5530 4, 5 | turned back, or remained in the order with much imperfection, 5531 4, 5 | so that, as I have said, the act of entrance into this 5532 4, 5 | real judgment, but only the love of those who persevere 5533 4, 5 | that there is no need for the subject to think about his 5534 4, 5 | for by his Master, who is the Holy Spirit, as I told you 5535 4, 5 | Wherefore, see that in the days when the religious 5536 4, 5 | see that in the days when the religious orders lived virtuously, 5537 4, 5 | needs demanded. But because the stench of self-love has 5538 4, 5 | substance has failed, and the more they possess to the 5539 4, 5 | the more they possess to the greater destitution do they 5540 4, 5 | It is just that even in the smallest matters they should 5541 4, 5 | matters they should experience the fruit of disobedience, for 5542 4, 5 | been obedient and observed the vow of poverty, each would 5543 4, 5 | and lived privately. See the riches of these holy rules, 5544 4, 5 | those who were temples of the Holy Spirit. See with what 5545 4, 5 | ordered his ship, decked with the pearls of virtue, steering 5546 4, 5 | of virtue, steering it in the way of lofty perfection, 5547 4, 5 | lofty perfection, being the first to give his order 5548 4, 5 | rather to be thought vile by the world, macerating his body 5549 4, 5 | and jibes, for love of the humble Lamb, with whom he 5550 4, 5 | was fastened and nailed to the cross by love, so that by 5551 4, 5 | there appeared in his body the very wounds of your Truth, 5552 4, 5 | of your Truth, showing in the vessel of his body that 5553 4, 5 | his body that which was in the love of his soul, so he 5554 4, 5 | his soul, so he prepared the way. ~ 5555 4, 5 | you will say, 'Are not all the other religious orders equally 5556 4, 5 | it, in no other is this the principal foundation; as 5557 4, 5 | principal foundation; as with the virtues, though all the 5558 4, 5 | the virtues, though all the virtues draw their life 5559 4, 5 | remain in charity, so with the principal foundation of 5560 4, 5 | principal foundation of the religious orders. Poverty 5561 4, 5 | man Francis, who placed the principal foundation of 5562 4, 5 | those who were perfect, for the few and the good, not for 5563 4, 5 | perfect, for the few and the good, not for the majority. 5564 4, 5 | few and the good, not for the majority. I say few because 5565 4, 5 | virtue, not through defect of the ship, but through disobedient 5566 4, 5 | wicked rulers. Now look at the ship of your father Dominic, 5567 4, 5 | themselves only to My honor and the salvation of souls, with 5568 4, 5 | salvation of souls, with the light of science, which 5569 4, 5 | he had it truly, and that the contrary displeased him, 5570 4, 5 | personal object he took the light of science in order 5571 4, 5 | science in order to extirpate the errors which had arisen 5572 4, 5 | time, thus taking on him the office of My only-begotten 5573 4, 5 | of My only-begotten Son, the Word. Rightly he appeared 5574 4, 5 | appeared as an apostle in the world, and sowed the seed 5575 4, 5 | in the world, and sowed the seed of My Word with much 5576 4, 5 | was a light which I gave the world by means of Mary, 5577 4, 5 | means of Mary, placed in the mystical body of the Holy 5578 4, 5 | in the mystical body of the Holy Church as an extirpator 5579 4, 5 | does he feed his sons with the light of science? At the 5580 4, 5 | the light of science? At the table of the cross, which 5581 4, 5 | science? At the table of the cross, which is the table 5582 4, 5 | table of the cross, which is the table of holy desire, when 5583 4, 5 | table, there to seek with the light of science, the glory 5584 4, 5 | with the light of science, the glory and praise of My name 5585 4, 5 | praise of My name alone, and the salvation of souls. And 5586 4, 5 | that they might not have the care of temporal things. 5587 4, 5 | since impure living obscures the eye of the intellect, and 5588 4, 5 | living obscures the eye of the intellect, and not only 5589 4, 5 | intellect, and not only the eye of the intellect, but 5590 4, 5 | and not only the eye of the intellect, but also of the 5591 4, 5 | the intellect, but also of the body, he does not wish them 5592 4, 5 | may more perfectly obtain the light of science; wherefore 5593 4, 5 | wherefore he imposed on them the third vow of continence, 5594 4, 5 | observed. They also prevent the light of science with the 5595 4, 5 | the light of science with the darkness of pride, not that 5596 4, 5 | similarly, when he transgresses the vow of obedience, it rarely 5597 4, 5 | does not also transgress the vow of continence, either 5598 4, 5 | has rigged his ship with the three ropes of obedience, 5599 4, 5 | sin, and illuminated by Me the true light, he provided 5600 4, 5 | for though all who observe the order are perfect in kind, 5601 4, 5 | showing that he did not desire the death of a sinner, but rather 5602 4, 5 | joyous and flagrant, but the wretches who do not observe 5603 4, 5 | wretches who do not observe the order, but transgress its 5604 4, 5 | breast. I do not say that the order itself is in this 5605 4, 5 | possesses every delight, but in the beginning its subjects were 5606 4, 5 | eyes so illuminated that the darkness of error was dissipated 5607 4, 5 | glorious Thomas, who gazed with the gentle eye of his intellect 5608 4, 5 | illuminating his order and the mystical body of the Holy 5609 4, 5 | and the mystical body of the Holy Church, dissipating 5610 4, 5 | Holy Church, dissipating the clouds of heresy. Look at 5611 4, 5 | his blood gave light among the darkness of many heresies, 5612 4, 5 | darkness of many heresies, and the heretics hated him so that 5613 4, 5 | confessions, announcing the truth, and spreading the 5614 4, 5 | the truth, and spreading the faith without any fear, 5615 4, 5 | in his life but even at the moment of his death, for 5616 4, 5 | death, for when he was at the last extremity, having neither 5617 4, 5 | leaned over, confessing the faith, and wrote the Credo 5618 4, 5 | confessing the faith, and wrote the Credo on the ground. His 5619 4, 5 | and wrote the Credo on the ground. His heart burnt 5620 4, 5 | ground. His heart burnt in the furnace of My charity, so 5621 4, 5 | fearlessly came forth on to the battlefield; and I could 5622 4, 5 | battlefield; and I could tell you the same of many others, who 5623 4, 5 | His vineyard to extirpate the thorns of vice, planting 5624 4, 5 | thorns of vice, planting the virtues in their stead. 5625 4, 5 | Francis were two columns of the holy Church. Francis with 5626 4, 5 | holy Church. Francis with the poverty which was specially 5627 4, 6 | Of the excellence of the obedient, 5628 4, 6 | Of the excellence of the obedient, and of the misery 5629 4, 6 | of the obedient, and of the misery of the disobedient 5630 4, 6 | obedient, and of the misery of the disobedient members of the 5631 4, 6 | the disobedient members of the religious orders. ~ 5632 4, 6 | these ships commanded by the Holy Spirit through the 5633 4, 6 | the Holy Spirit through the medium of their superiors, 5634 4, 6 | superiors, for, as I told you, the Holy Spirit is the true 5635 4, 6 | you, the Holy Spirit is the true Master of these ships, 5636 4, 6 | ships, which are built in the light of the most holy faith 5637 4, 6 | are built in the light of the most holy faith by those 5638 4, 6 | faith by those who have the light to know that My clemency, 5639 4, 6 | to know that My clemency, the Holy Spirit, will steer 5640 4, 6 | and having thus shown you the place of obedience and its 5641 4, 6 | I will speak to you of the obedience and of the disobedience 5642 4, 6 | of the obedience and of the disobedience of those who 5643 4, 6 | particular, showing you the sin of the disobedient and 5644 4, 6 | showing you the sin of the disobedient and the virtue 5645 4, 6 | sin of the disobedient and the virtue of the obedient, 5646 4, 6 | disobedient and the virtue of the obedient, so that a man 5647 4, 6 | that a man may better know the one by contrast with the 5648 4, 6 | the one by contrast with the other, and how he should 5649 4, 6 | should walk if he would enter the ship of a religious order. 5650 4, 6 | particular obedience? With the light of holy faith, by 5651 4, 6 | slay his self-will with the knife of hatred of every 5652 4, 6 | sensual passion, taking the spouse which charity gives 5653 4, 6 | together with her sister. The spouse is true and prompt 5654 4, 6 | and prompt obedience, and the sister, patience; and he 5655 4, 6 | patience; and he must also take the nurse of humility, for without 5656 4, 6 | Humility is not alone but has the handmaid of contempt of 5657 4, 6 | contempt of self and of the world, which causes the 5658 4, 6 | the world, which causes the soul to hold herself vile, 5659 4, 6 | who is old enough enter the ship of a religious order, 5660 4, 6 | hurrying generously to seize the key of the obedience of 5661 4, 6 | generously to seize the key of the obedience of his order, 5662 4, 6 | his order, which will open the little door which is in 5663 4, 6 | little door which is in the panel of the door of Heaven. 5664 4, 6 | which is in the panel of the door of Heaven. Such as 5665 4, 6 | have undertaken to open the little door, doing without 5666 4, 6 | little door, doing without the great key of general obedience, 5667 4, 6 | general obedience, which opens the door of Heaven, as I have 5668 4, 6 | low and narrow opening in the great door. This small door 5669 4, 6 | This small door is part of the great door, as you may see 5670 4, 6 | throw it away. And because the truly obedient have seen 5671 4, 6 | obedient have seen with the light of faith that they 5672 4, 6 | through this little door with the load of their riches and 5673 4, 6 | load of their riches and the weight of their own will 5674 4, 6 | not, they cast from them the load of their riches, and 5675 4, 6 | their own will observing the vow of voluntary poverty, 5676 4, 6 | anything, for they see by the light of faith to what ruin 5677 4, 6 | transgressed obedience, and the and of poverty which they 5678 4, 6 | which they promised to keep. The disobedient walk in pride, 5679 4, 6 | must, which force breaks the neck of their will, for 5680 4, 6 | point, for they transgress the vow of continence, for he 5681 4, 6 | for being without either the nurse of humility or her 5682 4, 6 | his mind pure. Wherefore the perfectly obedient man sees 5683 4, 6 | man sees from afar with the light of holy faith the 5684 4, 6 | the light of holy faith the evil and the loss which 5685 4, 6 | holy faith the evil and the loss which would come to 5686 4, 6 | or no he should not leave the ship of the order, but should 5687 4, 6 | should not leave the ship of the order, but should walk the 5688 4, 6 | the order, but should walk the narrow path of obedience 5689 4, 6 | Wherefore the perfectly obedient man rises 5690 4, 6 | self-hatred as servant in the house of his soul to drive 5691 4, 6 | of his soul to drive out the enemy of self-love, for 5692 4, 6 | Obedience, given him with the light of faith by her mother, 5693 4, 6 | offended; so he drives out the enemy and puts in his place 5694 4, 6 | enemy and puts in his place the nurse and companions of 5695 4, 6 | The love of obedience places 5696 4, 6 | love of obedience places in the house of his soul the lovers 5697 4, 6 | in the house of his soul the lovers of his spouse, Obedience, 5698 4, 6 | spouse, Obedience, who are the true and royal virtues, 5699 4, 6 | true and royal virtues, the customs and observances 5700 4, 6 | been exiled. She dwells in the garden of true continence, 5701 4, 6 | of true continence, with the sun of intellectual light 5702 4, 6 | intellectual light shining in, the eye of holy faith fixed 5703 4, 6 | eye of holy faith fixed on the object of My Truth, for 5704 4, 6 | object is My Truth, and the fire of love with which 5705 4, 6 | with which she observes the rules of the order, warms 5706 4, 6 | she observes the rules of the order, warms all her servants 5707 4, 6 | who have been expelled? The chief is self-love, producing 5708 4, 6 | self-love, producing pride, the enemy of humility and charity. 5709 4, 6 | and charity. Impatience is the enemy of patience, disobedience 5710 4, 6 | self-confidence do not accord with the true hope which the soul 5711 4, 6 | with the true hope which the soul should have in Me; 5712 4, 6 | intemperance to temperance, nor the transgression of the commandments 5713 4, 6 | nor the transgression of the commandments of the order 5714 4, 6 | transgression of the commandments of the order to perfect observance 5715 4, 6 | observance of them, nor the wicked conversation of those 5716 4, 6 | those who live in sin to the good conversation of My 5717 4, 6 | enemies, causing him to leave the good customs and traditions 5718 4, 6 | hatred of virtue, against the love of virtue; impurity, 5719 4, 6 | And since he knew by the light of faith that all 5720 4, 6 | friends. Wherefore with the knife of hatred he slew 5721 4, 6 | obedience, and having cut off the source by which all the 5722 4, 6 | the source by which all the others are preserved in 5723 4, 6 | to make war on him, for the soul has cut off from herself 5724 4, 6 | obedience? Injuries? No, for the obedient man is patient, 5725 4, 6 | patient, patience being the sister of obedience. The 5726 4, 6 | the sister of obedience. The weight of the observances 5727 4, 6 | obedience. The weight of the observances of the order? 5728 4, 6 | weight of the observances of the order? No, for obedience 5729 4, 6 | him to fulfill them. Does the weight of obedience give 5730 4, 6 | care to examine or judge the will of his superior, for 5731 4, 6 | of his superior, for with the light of faith he sees My 5732 4, 6 | to command according to the needs of his subject's salvation. 5733 4, 6 | angry at having to perform the humble duties of the order 5734 4, 6 | perform the humble duties of the order or to endure the mockeries, 5735 4, 6 | of the order or to endure the mockeries, reproofs, jibes, 5736 4, 6 | with delight and joy in the company of his spouse, true 5737 4, 6 | spouse, true obedience, for the only thing which saddens 5738 4, 6 | their misery, for through the brotherly love which he 5739 4, 6 | would like to give them the good which he possesses, 5740 4, 6 | he can draw them out of the darkness of mortal sin. 5741 4, 6 | darkness of mortal sin. Thus the conversations of a truly 5742 4, 6 | rightly ordered love and the breadth of his charity. 5743 4, 6 | and eternal Father, with the affection of love, flying 5744 4, 6 | prayer, and when, through the illusion of the Devil, thoughts 5745 4, 6 | through the illusion of the Devil, thoughts come crowding 5746 4, 6 | he does not sit down on the bed of negligence embracing 5747 4, 6 | care to examine by reason the thoughts or opinions of 5748 4, 6 | humility, patiently enduring the weariness which he feels 5749 4, 6 | and humble prayer, fixing the eye of his intellect on 5750 4, 6 | intellect on Me, and seeing with the light of faith that I am 5751 4, 6 | help him, and open to him the eyes of My kindness, and 5752 4, 6 | his great weariness and the darkness of his mind, mental 5753 4, 6 | idleness. He looks at Me with the light which I give him through 5754 4, 6 | deems himself unworthy of the peace and quiet of mind 5755 4, 6 | him, but with faith and the key of obedience he passes 5756 4, 6 | over this stormy sea in the ship of his order, dwelling 5757 4, 6 | The obedient man wishes to be 5758 4, 6 | obedient man wishes to be the first to enter choir and 5759 4, 6 | first to enter choir and the last to leave it, and when 5760 4, 6 | envy, stealing from him the virtue in which he excels, 5761 4, 6 | separated from brotherly love. The obedient man does not leave 5762 4, 6 | obedient man does not leave the refectory, but visits it 5763 4, 6 | delights at being at table with the poor. And as a sign that 5764 4, 6 | observing so perfectly the vow of poverty that he blames 5765 4, 6 | himself for considering even the necessities of his body. 5766 4, 6 | body. His cell is full of the odor of poverty, and not 5767 4, 6 | brethren, not thinking of the morrow, but rather depriving 5768 4, 6 | needs, thinking only of the kingdom of heaven and how 5769 4, 6 | that he may better keep to the path of humility, he submits 5770 4, 6 | poor and rich, and becomes the servant of all, never refusing 5771 4, 6 | serving all with charity. The obedient man does not wish 5772 4, 6 | time or place, but prefers the way of his order and of 5773 4, 6 | of his superior. All this the truly and perfectly obedient 5774 4, 6 | key in his hand through the narrow door of the order, 5775 4, 6 | through the narrow door of the order, easily and without 5776 4, 6 | violence, because he observes the vows of poverty, true obedience, 5777 4, 6 | continence, having abandoned the heights of pride, and bowed 5778 4, 6 | and enduring perseverance, the friends of obedience. Thus 5779 4, 6 | obedience. Thus he passes by the assaults of the devils, 5780 4, 6 | passes by the assaults of the devils, mortifying and macerating 5781 4, 6 | delights and clothing it with the labors of the order in a 5782 4, 6 | clothing it with the labors of the order in a faith which despises 5783 4, 6 | child who does not remember the blows and injuries inflicted 5784 4, 6 | father, so this child of the spirit does not remember 5785 4, 6 | spirit does not remember the injuries, pains, or blows 5786 4, 6 | on him by his superior in the order, but calling him humbly, 5787 4, 6 | of whom My Truth spoke to the disciples, who were contending 5788 4, 6 | which of them should be the greater, for calling a child, 5789 4, 6 | a child, He said: 'Allow the little ones to come to Me, 5790 4, 6 | come to Me, for of such is the kingdom of heaven to be; 5791 4, 6 | condition), shall not enter the kingdom of heaven. For he 5792 4, 6 | who do not kick against the pricks of their order or 5793 4, 6 | superior, exalted by Me, the supreme and eternal Father, 5794 4, 6 | and eternal Father, with the true citizens of the blessed 5795 4, 6 | with the true citizens of the blessed life, when they 5796 4, 7 | How the truly obedient receive a 5797 4, 7 | In them is fulfilled the saying of the sweet and 5798 4, 7 | fulfilled the saying of the sweet and amorous Word, 5799 4, 7 | My only-begotten Son, in the gospel when He replied to 5800 4, 7 | daughter, besides which the apostle obtained eternal 5801 4, 7 | do I this? In return for the gift of his own will. This 5802 4, 7 | of his own will. This is the one for which I repay him 5803 4, 7 | him a hundredfold. What is the meaning of the number a 5804 4, 7 | What is the meaning of the number a hundred? A hundred 5805 4, 7 | except by recommencing from the first. So charity is the 5806 4, 7 | the first. So charity is the most perfect of all the 5807 4, 7 | the most perfect of all the virtues, so perfect that 5808 4, 7 | except by recommencing at the beginning of self- knowledge, 5809 4, 7 | always necessarily arrive at the number one hundred. This 5810 4, 7 | those who have given Me the unit of their own will, 5811 4, 7 | general obedience, and in the particular obedience of 5812 4, 7 | particular obedience of the religious life. And in addition 5813 4, 7 | mistress bringing with her the fruit of all the other virtues, 5814 4, 7 | with her the fruit of all the other virtues, while they 5815 4, 7 | their fruit, I say, into Me, the eternal life, in whom the 5816 4, 7 | the eternal life, in whom the obedient taste eternal life. 5817 4, 7 | had hoped, and so with all the other virtues, Queen Charity 5818 4, 7 | life, for here they receive the fire of divine charity figured 5819 4, 7 | divine charity figured by the number of a hundred (as 5820 4, 7 | sadness in charity, but the joy of it makes the heart 5821 4, 7 | but the joy of it makes the heart large and generous, 5822 4, 7 | be read by all. Wherefore the soul who possesses charity 5823 4, 7 | never falls into trouble, or the affliction of sadness, or 5824 4, 8 | Of the perversities, miseries, 5825 4, 8 | miseries, and labors of the disobedient man; and of 5826 4, 8 | disobedient man; and of the miserable fruits which proceed 5827 4, 8 | disobedient man dwells in the ship of a religious order 5828 4, 8 | that in this life he tastes the earnest of hell, he remains 5829 4, 8 | confusion of mind, tormented by the sting of conscience, with 5830 4, 8 | see one who has once taken the key of obedience of a religious 5831 4, 8 | self-love. For him everything is the contrary to what it would 5832 4, 8 | to what it would be for the obedient man. For how can 5833 4, 8 | obliged by force to incline the neck of his own will, and 5834 4, 8 | desires are in discord with the will of the order. The order 5835 4, 8 | discord with the will of the order. The order commands 5836 4, 8 | with the will of the order. The order commands obedience, 5837 4, 8 | and he loves disobedience; the order commands voluntary 5838 4, 8 | possessing and acquiring riches; the order commands continence 5839 4, 8 | of their delusion, and of the fruit which they obtained 5840 4, 8 | obtained by disobedience to the commendation and exhortation 5841 4, 8 | by his self-love, because the eye of his intellect is 5842 4, 8 | self-will, and on things of the world. He left the world 5843 4, 8 | things of the world. He left the world in body, but remained 5844 4, 8 | weariness; whereby he arrives at the greatest weariness of all, 5845 4, 8 | himself displeasure, for the actions which he will have 5846 4, 8 | will have to do, through the obedience imposed on him, 5847 4, 8 | this life his eternity, but the order wishes him to be a 5848 4, 8 | would like to remain for the pleasures and delights he 5849 4, 8 | transferred elsewhere, and the change gives him pain, for 5850 4, 8 | he is obliged to endure the discipline and labors of 5851 4, 8 | discipline and labors of the order, and thus remains 5852 4, 8 | wishing to fly pain, he on the contrary falls into it, 5853 4, 8 | blindness does not let him know the road of true obedience, 5854 4, 8 | road of truth founded by the obedient Lamb, My only-begotten 5855 4, 8 | it, so that he walks by the road of lies, believing 5856 4, 8 | delight there, but finding on the contrary pain and bitterness. 5857 4, 8 | this tempestuous sea, with the strength of his own arms, 5858 4, 8 | will not navigate it in the arms of his order, and of 5859 4, 8 | Such a one is indeed in the ship of the order in body, 5860 4, 8 | is indeed in the ship of the order in body, and not in 5861 4, 8 | in desire, not observing the regulations or customs of 5862 4, 8 | regulations or customs of the order, nor the three vows 5863 4, 8 | customs of the order, nor the three vows which he promised 5864 4, 8 | he promised to observe at the time of his profession; 5865 4, 8 | profession; he swims in the tempestuous sea, tossed 5866 4, 8 | winds, fastened only to the ship by his clothes, wearing 5867 4, 8 | by his clothes, wearing the religious habit on his body 5868 4, 8 | swimming with his arms, than the good religious in the ship, 5869 4, 8 | than the good religious in the ship, or that he is in danger 5870 4, 8 | should be suddenly torn from the ship, which will happen 5871 4, 8 | ship, which will happen at the moment of death, he will 5872 4, 8 | darkened his light with the cloud of self-love, whence 5873 4, 8 | The fruit of death, because 5874 4, 8 | fruit of death, because the root of his affection is 5875 4, 8 | fruit -- is corrupt, and the three boughs of this tree, 5876 4, 8 | continence, which spring from the foot of the tree; that is, 5877 4, 8 | spring from the foot of the tree; that is, his affections 5878 4, 8 | affections are corrupted. The leaves produced by this 5879 4, 8 | would be out of place in the mouth of a ribald secular; 5880 4, 8 | who should feed souls with the seed of My Word, but with 5881 4, 8 | eloquent language. Look at the stinking flowers of this 5882 4, 8 | and pleasure, not flying the occasions of them, but rather 5883 4, 8 | accomplish a sinful act, the which is the fruit which 5884 4, 8 | sinful act, the which is the fruit which kills him, depriving 5885 4, 8 | kills him, depriving him of the light of grace, and giving 5886 4, 8 | this fruit, sprung from the flowers of the tree? The 5887 4, 8 | sprung from the flowers of the tree? The stench of disobedience, 5888 4, 8 | the flowers of the tree? The stench of disobedience, 5889 4, 8 | of disobedience, for, in the secret of his heart, he 5890 4, 8 | do you not see that under the color of devotion you conceal 5891 4, 8 | disobedience. You have not chosen the virtues for your children 5892 4, 8 | for your children as does the truly obedient religious; 5893 4, 8 | perverse will desires, using the leaves of smooth or rough 5894 4, 8 | endure your brother, nor even the smallest word and reproof 5895 4, 8 | immediately bring forth the poisoned fruit of anger 5896 4, 8 | for you have abandoned the cell of self-knowledge, 5897 4, 8 | You will not appear in the refectory against your will 5898 4, 8 | Therefore the obedient have done well, 5899 4, 8 | therefore are not led away from the sweet table of the refectory, 5900 4, 8 | from the sweet table of the refectory, where obedience 5901 4, 8 | soul in peace and quiet. The obedient religious does 5902 4, 8 | it is painful to eat in the refectory, wherefore he 5903 4, 8 | avoids it; he is always the last to enter the choir, 5904 4, 8 | always the last to enter the choir, and the first to 5905 4, 8 | to enter the choir, and the first to leave it; with 5906 4, 8 | He gladly escapes from the chapter-house when he can 5907 4, 8 | shame and confusion for the faults which he felt it 5908 4, 8 | shame to commit. What is the cause of this? Disobedience. 5909 4, 8 | mental prayer, but even the Divine office to which he 5910 4, 8 | bestial love. So great are the evils which fall on the 5911 4, 8 | the evils which fall on the disobedient; so many are 5912 4, 8 | disobedient; so many are the fruits of sorrow which he 5913 4, 8 | disobedience, which deprives the soul of the light of obedience, 5914 4, 8 | which deprives the soul of the light of obedience, destroying 5915 4, 8 | and gives death, drawing the religious out of the ship 5916 4, 8 | drawing the religious out of the ship of the observance of 5917 4, 8 | religious out of the ship of the observance of his order, 5918 4, 8 | his order, to drown him in the sea, making him swim in 5919 4, 8 | sea, making him swim in the strength of his own arms, 5920 4, 8 | and not repose on those of the order. Disobedience clothes 5921 4, 8 | hunger, taking away from him the food of the merit of obedience, 5922 4, 8 | away from him the food of the merit of obedience, it gives 5923 4, 8 | evil in life it gives him the earnest of cruel torments 5924 4, 8 | clothes are loosened from the ship at death, disobedience 5925 4, 8 | disobedience will lead the soul to eternal damnation, 5926 4, 8 | damnation, together with the devils who fell from heaven, 5927 4, 8 | rebelled against Me. In the same way have you, oh! disobedient 5928 4, 8 | obedience and cast from you the key which would have opened 5929 4, 8 | which would have opened the door of heaven, opened instead 5930 4, 8 | of heaven, opened instead the door of hell with the key 5931 4, 8 | instead the door of hell with the key of disobedience." ~ 5932 4, 9 | reward merit according to the labor of the obedient, nor 5933 4, 9 | according to the labor of the obedient, nor according 5934 4, 9 | obedient, nor according to the length of time which it 5935 4, 9 | takes, but according to the love and promptitude of 5936 4, 9 | love and promptitude of the truly obedient; and of the 5937 4, 9 | the truly obedient; and of the miracles which God has performed 5938 4, 9 | discretion in obedience, and of the works and reward of the 5939 4, 9 | the works and reward of the truly obedient man. ~ 5940 4, 9 | appointed you all to labor in the vineyard of obedience in 5941 4, 9 | receive a price, according to the measure of his love, and 5942 4, 9 | love, and not according to the work he does, or the length 5943 4, 9 | to the work he does, or the length of time for which 5944 4, 9 | as My Truth told you in the holy gospel by the example 5945 4, 9 | you in the holy gospel by the example of those who were 5946 4, 9 | standing idle and were sent by the lord of the vineyard to 5947 4, 9 | were sent by the lord of the vineyard to labor; for he 5948 4, 9 | vespers, received as much as the first: My Truth showing 5949 4, 9 | or work, but according to the measure of your love. Many 5950 4, 9 | their childhood to work in the vineyard; some enter later 5951 4, 9 | such fire of love, seeing the shortness of the time, that 5952 4, 9 | seeing the shortness of the time, that they rejoin those 5953 4, 9 | of obedience, then, does the soul receive her merit, 5954 4, 9 | receive her merit, filling the vessel of her heart in Me, 5955 4, 9 | vessel of her heart in Me, the Sea Pacific. There are many 5956 4, 9 | but they hardly wait until the word is out of his mouth, 5957 4, 9 | out of his mouth, for with the light of faith they understand 5958 4, 9 | his intention. Wherefore the truly obedient man obeys 5959 4, 9 | obedient man obeys rather the intention than the word, 5960 4, 9 | rather the intention than the word, judging that the will 5961 4, 9 | than the word, judging that the will of his superior is 5962 4, 9 | you that he rather obeys the intention than the word. 5963 4, 9 | obeys the intention than the word. He also obeys the 5964 4, 9 | the word. He also obeys the word, having first spiritually 5965 4, 9 | seeing and judging it by the light of faith to be Mine. 5966 4, 9 | Mine. This is well shown in the lives of the fathers, where 5967 4, 9 | well shown in the lives of the fathers, where you read 5968 4, 9 | obeyed in his affection the command of his superior, 5969 4, 9 | superior, commencing to write the letter o, though he had 5970 4, 9 | gave him a proof by writing the other half of the letter 5971 4, 9 | writing the other half of the letter in gold. This glorious 5972 4, 9 | testimonies, for it proceeds from the height of faith. ~ 5973 4, 9 | how pleasing it is to Me, the earth obeys this virtue, 5974 4, 9 | earth obeys this virtue, the animals obey it -- water 5975 4, 9 | water grows solid under the feet of the obedient man. 5976 4, 9 | solid under the feet of the obedient man. And as for 5977 4, 9 | obedient man. And as for the obedience of the earth, 5978 4, 9 | as for the obedience of the earth, you remember having 5979 4, 9 | obedience to plant it in the earth and water it every 5980 4, 9 | such virtue of faith that the dry wood brought forth leaves 5981 4, 9 | that soul had risen from the dryness of disobedience, 5982 4, 9 | disobedience, and, covered by the green leaves of virtue, 5983 4, 9 | virtue, had brought forth the fruit of obedience, wherefore 5984 4, 9 | of obedience, wherefore the fruit of this tree was called 5985 4, 9 | this tree was called by the holy fathers the fruit of 5986 4, 9 | called by the holy fathers the fruit of obedience. You 5987 4, 9 | also find that animals obey the obedient man; for a certain 5988 4, 9 | brought it to his abbot, but the abbot, like a true physician 5989 4, 9 | like a true physician of the soul, in order that he might 5990 4, 9 | might not be tossed about by the wind of vainglory, and to 5991 4, 9 | to fire, you have read in the holy scripture that many 5992 4, 9 | that many were placed in the fire, rather than transgress 5993 4, 9 | not hurt by it. This was the case of the three children, 5994 4, 9 | it. This was the case of the three children, who remained 5995 4, 9 | who remained happily in the furnace -- and of many others 5996 4, 9 | of whom I could tell you. The water bore up Maurus who 5997 4, 9 | himself, but thought only with the light of faith of how to 5998 4, 9 | faith of how to fulfill the command of his superior, 5999 4, 9 | superior, and so walked upon the water as if he had been 6000 4, 9 | on dry land, and so saved the disciple. In everything,