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501 Intro, 0| the Sacred Humanity, of the soul in vi‰ on its dusty 502 Intro, 0| vision. "Truth" was to her the handmaid of the spiritualized 503 Intro, 0| was to her the handmaid of the spiritualized imagination, 504 Intro, 0| too often in these days of the twilight of the soul, its 505 Intro, 0| days of the twilight of the soul, its tyrant and its 506 Intro, 0| unremitting preoccupation with the problems of truth and goodness 507 Intro, 0| meet them, as they fly to the embrace of those rare souls 508 Intro, 0| Among these spirits of the air, St. Catherine has taken 509 Intro, 0| foremost place. She is among the few guides of humanity who 510 Intro, 0| guides of humanity who have the perfect manner, the irresistible 511 Intro, 0| have the perfect manner, the irresistible attractiveness, 512 Intro, 0| law of refraction, over the hearts of men. The Divine 513 Intro, 0| over the hearts of men. The Divine nuptials, about which 514 Intro, 0| Divine nuptials, about which the mystics tell us so much, 515 Intro, 0| lain down together, and the mysteries of her religion 516 Intro, 0| of her religion seem but the natural expression of a 517 Intro, 0| The Dialogue of St. Catherine 518 Intro, 0| dictated to her secretaries by the Saint in ecstasy. Apart 519 Intro, 0| Saint in ecstasy. Apart from the extraordinary circumstances 520 Intro, 0| The composition of the Siennese 521 Intro, 0| The composition of the Siennese dyer's daughter, 522 Intro, 0| its special value lies in the fact that from first to 523 Intro, 0| a mystical exposition of the creeds taught to every child 524 Intro, 0| taught to every child in the Catholic poor-schools. Her 525 Intro, 0| subtle, for instance, is the analysis of the state of 526 Intro, 0| instance, is the analysis of the state of the "worldly man" 527 Intro, 0| analysis of the state of the "worldly man" who loves 528 Intro, 0| own pleasure or profit! The special snares of the devout 529 Intro, 0| profit! The special snares of the devout are cut through by 530 Intro, 0| devout are cut through by the keen logic of one who has 531 Intro, 0| them. Terrible, again, is the retribution prophesied to 532 Intro, 0| retribution prophesied to the "unworthy ministers of the 533 Intro, 0| the "unworthy ministers of the Blood." ~ 534 Intro, 0| and then subsumed under the general conception of God' 535 Intro, 0| The great mystics have usually 536 Intro, 0| starting-point what, to most, is the goal hardly to be reached; 537 Intro, 0| their own treatment of the preliminary stages of spirituality 538 Intro, 0| Compare, for instance, the first book with the two 539 Intro, 0| instance, the first book with the two succeeding ones, of 540 Intro, 0| that unique breviary of the Christian Platonician. Another 541 Intro, 0| certain noble exceptions, the literature of this subject 542 Intro, 0| subject has fallen into the hands of a class of writers, 543 Intro, 0| doubt, but not endowed with the higher spiritual and mental 544 Intro, 0| not unfair to describe as the feuilletonistes of piety. 545 Intro, 0| appropriately exposed for sale in the Roman shop-windows, among 546 Intro, 0| Roman shop-windows, among the gaudy objets de religion 547 Intro, 0| To keep healthy and raise the tone of devotional literature 548 Intro, 0| Philip Neri's advice in the matter was to prefer those 549 Intro, 0| whose names were preceded by the title of Saint. In the Dialogo 550 Intro, 0| by the title of Saint. In the Dialogo we have a great 551 Intro, 0| have a great saint, one of the most extraordinary women 552 Intro, 0| become almost colloquial, of the elements of practical Christianity. 553 Intro, 0| by critics to be one of the classics of the age and 554 Intro, 0| be one of the classics of the age and land which produced 555 Intro, 0| and Petrarch. To-day, in the streets of Siena, the same 556 Intro, 0| in the streets of Siena, the same Tuscan idiom can be 557 Intro, 0| heard, hardly altered since the days of St. Catherine. ~ 558 Intro, 0| One word as to the translation. I have almost 559 Intro, 0| have almost always followed the text of Gigli, a learned 560 Intro, 0| ecclesiastic, who edited the complete works of St. Catherine 561 Intro, 0| works of St. Catherine in the last century. His is the 562 Intro, 0| the last century. His is the latest edition printed of 563 Intro, 0| latest edition printed of the Dialogo. Once or twice I 564 Intro, 0| or twice I have preferred the cinquecento Venetian editor. 565 Intro, 0| literally as possible, and at the same time to preserve the 566 Intro, 0| the same time to preserve the characteristic rhythm of 567 Intro, 0| characteristic rhythm of the sentences, so suggestive 568 Intro, 0| suggestive in its way of the sing-song articulation of 569 Intro, 0| sing-song articulation of the Siennese of today. St. Catherine 570 Intro, 0| metaphor and forgets it; the sea, a vine, and a plough 571 Intro, 0| plough will often appear in the same sentence, sometimes 572 Intro, 0| same sentence, sometimes in the same phrase. In such cases 573 Intro, 0| have occasionally taken the liberty of adhering to the 574 Intro, 0| the liberty of adhering to the first simile when the confusion 575 Intro, 0| to the first simile when the confusion of metaphor in 576 Intro, 0| confusion of metaphor in the original involves hopeless 577 1, 1 | soul, elevated by desire of the honor of God, and of the 578 1, 1 | the honor of God, and of the salvation of her neighbors, 579 1, 1 | prayer, after she had seen the union of the soul, through 580 1, 1 | she had seen the union of the soul, through love, with 581 1, 1 | The soul, who is lifted by a 582 1, 1 | and yearning desire for the honor of God and the salvation 583 1, 1 | for the honor of God and the salvation of souls, begins 584 1, 1 | certain space of time, in the ordinary virtues, remaining 585 1, 1 | ordinary virtues, remaining in the cell of self-knowledge, 586 1, 1 | in order to know better the goodness of God towards 587 1, 1 | and to clothe herself with the truth. But, in no way, does 588 1, 1 | truth. But, in no way, does the creature receive such a 589 1, 1 | receive such a taste of the truth, or so brilliant a 590 1, 1 | prayer, exercising her in the above way, unites with God 591 1, 1 | above way, unites with God the soul that follows the footprints 592 1, 1 | God the soul that follows the footprints of Christ Crucified, 593 1, 1 | that it is, indeed, through the effect of love, that the 594 1, 1 | the effect of love, that the soul becomes another Himself. 595 1, 1 | not wont to conceal, from the eye of her intellect, the 596 1, 1 | the eye of her intellect, the love which He had for His 597 1, 1 | things, He used to say: "Open the eye of your intellect, and 598 1, 1 | into Me, and you shall see the beauty of My rational creature. 599 1, 1 | those creatures who, among the beauties which I have given 600 1, 1 | beauties which I have given to the soul, creating her in My 601 1, 1 | similitude, are clothed with the nuptial garment (that is, 602 1, 1 | nuptial garment (that is, the garment of love), adorned 603 1, 1 | are, I should reply" (said the sweet and amorous Word of 604 1, 1 | therefore true, indeed, that the soul unites herself with 605 1, 1 | unites herself with God by the affection of love. ~ 606 1, 1 | wishing to know and follow the truth more manfully, and 607 1, 1 | addressed four requests to the Supreme and Eternal Father. 608 1, 1 | Supreme and Eternal Father. The first was for herself; the 609 1, 1 | The first was for herself; the second for the reformation 610 1, 1 | herself; the second for the reformation of the Holy 611 1, 1 | second for the reformation of the Holy Church; the third a 612 1, 1 | reformation of the Holy Church; the third a general prayer for 613 1, 1 | third a general prayer for the whole world, and in particular 614 1, 1 | world, and in particular for the peace of Christians who 615 1, 1 | and persecution, against the Holy Church; in the fourth 616 1, 1 | against the Holy Church; in the fourth and last, she besought 617 1, 1 | fourth and last, she besought the Divine Providence to provide 618 1, 2 | How the desire of this soul grew 619 1, 2 | grew when God showed her the neediness of the world. ~ 620 1, 2 | showed her the neediness of the world. ~ 621 1, 2 | but grew much more, when the First Truth showed her the 622 1, 2 | the First Truth showed her the neediness of the world, 623 1, 2 | showed her the neediness of the world, and in what a tempest 624 1, 2 | she had understood this the better from a letter, which 625 1, 2 | which she had received from the spiritual Father of her 626 1, 2 | which he explained to her the penalties and intolerable 627 1, 2 | offenses against God, and the loss of souls, and the persecutions 628 1, 2 | and the loss of souls, and the persecutions of Holy Church. ~ 629 1, 2 | All this lighted the fire of her holy desire 630 1, 2 | holy desire with grief for the offenses, and with the joy 631 1, 2 | for the offenses, and with the joy of the lively hope, 632 1, 2 | offenses, and with the joy of the lively hope, with which 633 1, 2 | great evils. And, since the soul seems, in such communion, 634 1, 2 | better His truth, inasmuch as the soul is then in God, and 635 1, 2 | then in God, and God in the soul, as the fish is in 636 1, 2 | and God in the soul, as the fish is in the sea, and 637 1, 2 | soul, as the fish is in the sea, and the sea in the 638 1, 2 | fish is in the sea, and the sea in the fish, she desired 639 1, 2 | the sea, and the sea in the fish, she desired the arrival 640 1, 2 | in the fish, she desired the arrival of the morning ( 641 1, 2 | she desired the arrival of the morning (for the morrow 642 1, 2 | arrival of the morning (for the morrow was a feast of Mary) 643 1, 2 | to hear Mass. And, when the morning came, and the hour 644 1, 2 | when the morning came, and the hour of the Mass, she sought 645 1, 2 | morning came, and the hour of the Mass, she sought with anxious 646 1, 2 | appearing to herself to be the cause of all the evil that 647 1, 2 | herself to be the cause of all the evil that was happening 648 1, 2 | was happening throughout the world, conceiving a hatred 649 1, 2 | and justice, she purified the stains which seemed to her 650 1, 2 | inasmuch as my sins are the cause of the sufferings 651 1, 2 | my sins are the cause of the sufferings which my neighbor 652 1, 3 | punishment or recompense without the perpetual affection of love. ~ 653 1, 3 | Then, the Eternal Truth seized and 654 1, 3 | desire, doing as He did in the Old Testament, for when 655 1, 3 | Old Testament, for when the sacrifice was offered to 656 1, 3 | descended and drew to Him the sacrifice that was acceptable 657 1, 3 | acceptable to Him; so did the sweet Truth to that soul, 658 1, 3 | that soul, in sending down the fire of the clemency of 659 1, 3 | sending down the fire of the clemency of the Holy Spirit, 660 1, 3 | fire of the clemency of the Holy Spirit, seizing the 661 1, 3 | the Holy Spirit, seizing the sacrifice of desire that 662 1, 3 | dear daughter, that all the sufferings, which the soul 663 1, 3 | all the sufferings, which the soul endures, or can endure, 664 1, 3 | smallest fault, because the offense, being done to Me, 665 1, 3 | being done to Me, who am the Infinite Good, calls for 666 1, 3 | should know, that not all the pains that are given to 667 1, 3 | though it is true that both the guilt and the penalty can 668 1, 3 | that both the guilt and the penalty can be expiated 669 1, 3 | penalty can be expiated by the desire of the soul, that 670 1, 3 | expiated by the desire of the soul, that is, by true contrition, 671 1, 3 | contrition, not through the finite pain endured, but 672 1, 3 | pain endured, but through the infinite desire; because 673 1, 3 | against Me her Creator; in the other way, through her sorrow 674 1, 3 | through her sorrow for the sins which she sees her 675 1, 3 | inasmuch as they possess the virtue of desire, and sustain 676 1, 3 | this when he said: If I had the tongues of angels, and if 677 1, 3 | of angels, and if I knew the things of the future and 678 1, 3 | if I knew the things of the future and gave my body 679 1, 3 | be worth nothing to me. The glorious Apostle thus shows 680 1, 3 | punishment or recompense, without the condiment of the affection 681 1, 3 | without the condiment of the affection of love." ~ 682 1, 4 | heart satisfies, both for the guilt and the penalty in 683 1, 4 | both for the guilt and the penalty in oneself and in 684 1, 4 | sometimes it satisfies for the guilt only, and not the 685 1, 4 | the guilt only, and not the penalty. ~ 686 1, 4 | dearest daughter, that the guilt is not punished in 687 1, 4 | as such. And I say, that the guilt is punished by the 688 1, 4 | the guilt is punished by the pain which is endured through 689 1, 4 | which is endured through the desire, love, and contrition 690 1, 4 | love, and contrition of the heart; not by virtue of 691 1, 4 | heart; not by virtue of the pain, but by virtue of the 692 1, 4 | the pain, but by virtue of the desire of the soul; inasmuch 693 1, 4 | virtue of the desire of the soul; inasmuch as desire 694 1, 4 | begotten Son, in so far as the soul has drawn her love 695 1, 4 | this way, pains satisfy for the fault, by the sweet and 696 1, 4 | satisfy for the fault, by the sweet and intimate love 697 1, 4 | intimate love acquired in the knowledge of My goodness, 698 1, 4 | knowledge of My goodness, and in the bitterness and contrition 699 1, 4 | against sin, and against the soul's own sensuality, through 700 1, 4 | The sweet Truth continued: " 701 1, 4 | See how, by contrition of the heart, together with love, 702 1, 4 | reward, such souls endure the patient humility in which 703 1, 4 | humility in which consists the above-mentioned satisfaction. 704 1, 4 | receive satisfaction for the offenses, which are done 705 1, 4 | Creatures, and you further ask the will to know and love Me, 706 1, 4 | know and love Me, who am the Supreme Truth. Wherefore 707 1, 4 | Wherefore I reply that this is the way, if you will arrive 708 1, 4 | knowledge and enjoyment of Me, the Eternal Truth, that you 709 1, 4 | should never go outside the knowledge of yourself, and, 710 1, 4 | by humbling yourself in the valley of humility, you 711 1, 4 | and humility, which is the foster-mother and nurse 712 1, 4 | existence; and that, through the ineffable love which I had 713 1, 4 | you, and re-created you in the Blood of My only-begotten 714 1, 4 | love. This Blood teaches the truth to him, who, by self-knowledge, 715 1, 4 | self-knowledge, dissipates the cloud of self-love, and 716 1, 4 | other way can he learn. Then the soul will inflame herself 717 1, 4 | which afflicts or dries up the soul, but one which rather 718 1, 4 | and her own faults, and the ingratitude of men, she 719 1, 4 | insults in word and deed, for the glory and praise of My Name; 720 1, 4 | with love of virtue for the glory and praise of My Name. 721 1, 4 | other servants, inasmuch as the pains which you will endure 722 1, 4 | will be sufficient, through the virtue of love, for satisfaction 723 1, 4 | yourself you will receive the fruit of life, when the 724 1, 4 | the fruit of life, when the stains of your ignorance 725 1, 4 | others I will satisfy through the love and affection which 726 1, 4 | give to them according to the disposition with which they 727 1, 4 | with reverence, to receive the doctrine of My servants, 728 1, 4 | serving Me, they receive the fruit of grace, receiving 729 1, 4 | less degree, according to the extent of their exercise 730 1, 4 | their sins. See, however, the condition, namely, that 731 1, 4 | them through contempt of the Blood, which, with such 732 1, 4 | The fruit which I destine for 733 1, 4 | for them, constrained by the prayers of My servants, 734 1, 4 | and that I wake up in them the hound of conscience, and 735 1, 4 | conscience, and make them smell the odor of virtue, and take 736 1, 4 | virtue, and take delight in the conversation of My servants. ~ 737 1, 4 | Sometimes I allow the world to show them what 738 1, 4 | native country, which is the Eternal Life. And so I draw 739 1, 4 | by many other ways, for the eye cannot see, nor the 740 1, 4 | the eye cannot see, nor the tongue relate, nor the heart 741 1, 4 | nor the tongue relate, nor the heart think, how many are 742 1, 4 | heart think, how many are the roads and ways which I use, 743 1, 4 | which I created them, and by the love, desire, and grief 744 1, 4 | give them this love for the good of souls and grief 745 1, 4 | they pray, satisfaction for the penalty due to them, but, 746 1, 4 | and perfect contrition for the sins they have committed, 747 1, 4 | as others, remission of the penalty, but only of the 748 1, 4 | the penalty, but only of the guilt; because such complete 749 1, 4 | they receive imperfectly the perfection of the desires 750 1, 4 | imperfectly the perfection of the desires of those who offer 751 1, 4 | remission, this is indeed the truth, that, by that way 752 1, 4 | have told you, that is, by the light of conscience, and 753 1, 4 | learn, they vomit forth the corruption of their sins, 754 1, 4 | their sins, and so receive the gift of grace. ~ 755 1, 4 | trouble, they receive it in the guise of correction, and 756 1, 4 | do not resist over much the clemency of the Holy Spirit, 757 1, 4 | over much the clemency of the Holy Spirit, but, coming 758 1, 4 | their sin, they receive the life of grace. But if, like 759 1, 4 | ungrateful, and ignore Me and the labors of My servants done 760 1, 4 | defect of him who implored the mercy for the ingrate, but 761 1, 4 | who implored the mercy for the ingrate, but solely through 762 1, 4 | ingrate, but solely through the man's own wretchedness and 763 1, 4 | hardness, with which, with the hands of his free will, 764 1, 4 | if it be not broken by the Blood, can in no way be 765 1, 4 | he has time, praying for the Blood of My Son, and let 766 1, 4 | his own hand apply It to the diamond over his heart and 767 1, 4 | it, and he will receive the imprint of the Blood which 768 1, 4 | will receive the imprint of the Blood which has been paid 769 1, 4 | But, if he delays until the time be past, he has no 770 1, 4 | because he has not used the dowry which I gave him, 771 1, 4 | intellect, so as to see and know the truth, affection, so that 772 1, 4 | that he should love Me, the Eternal Truth, whom he would 773 1, 4 | would have known through the use of his intellect. This 774 1, 4 | of his intellect. This is the dowry which I have given 775 1, 4 | ought to render fruit to Me, the Father; but, if a man barters 776 1, 4 | barters and sells it to the devil, the devil, if he 777 1, 4 | and sells it to the devil, the devil, if he choose, has 778 1, 4 | filling his memory with the delights of sin, and with 779 1, 4 | delights of sin, and with the recollection of shameful 780 1, 4 | Let such as these receive the eternal pains, with their 781 1, 4 | contrition, not through the finite pain; and such as 782 1, 4 | perfection satisfy not only for the guilt, but also for the 783 1, 4 | the guilt, but also for the penalty which follows the 784 1, 4 | the penalty which follows the guilt, as I have already 785 1, 4 | and if they satisfy for the guilt alone, that is, if, 786 1, 4 | and love to satisfy for the penalty also, they go to 787 1, 4 | penalty also, they go to the pains of Purgatory, passing 788 1, 4 | Purgatory, passing through the second and last means of 789 1, 4 | satisfaction is made, through the desire of the soul united 790 1, 4 | made, through the desire of the soul united to Me, who am 791 1, 4 | soul united to Me, who am the Infinite Good, in greater 792 1, 4 | less degree, according to the measure of love, obtained 793 1, 4 | measure of love, obtained by the desire and prayer of the 794 1, 4 | the desire and prayer of the recipient. Wherefore, with 795 1, 4 | do he receive in himself the measure of My goodness. 796 1, 4 | therefore, to increase the fire of your desire, and 797 1, 4 | I say this to you and to the father of your soul, whom 798 1, 5 | very pleasing to God is the willing desire to suffer 799 1, 5 | Me, dearest daughter, is the willing desire to bear every 800 1, 5 | fatigue, even unto death, for the salvation of souls, for 801 1, 5 | salvation of souls, for the more the soul endures, the 802 1, 5 | salvation of souls, for the more the soul endures, the more she 803 1, 5 | the more the soul endures, the more she shows that she 804 1, 5 | know more of My truth, and the more she knows, the more 805 1, 5 | and the more she knows, the more pain and intolerable 806 1, 5 | intolerable grief she feels at the offenses committed against 807 1, 5 | sustain you, and to punish the faults of others in you, 808 1, 5 | light, and knowledge of the truth, since I have already 809 1, 5 | already told you that, by the increase of love, grows 810 1, 5 | in truth. Consider that the love of divine charity is 811 1, 5 | is so closely joined in the soul with perfect patience, 812 1, 5 | that neither can leave the soul without the other. 813 1, 5 | can leave the soul without the other. For this reason ( 814 1, 5 | other. For this reason (if the soul elect to love Me) she 815 1, 5 | faithful children, nor of the company of those who relish 816 1, 5 | company of those who relish the taste of My honor, and the 817 1, 5 | the taste of My honor, and the salvation of souls." ~ 818 1, 6 | temporally, according to the need in which he may be, 819 1, 6 | neighbor, by depriving him of the benefit of the prayers and 820 1, 6 | depriving him of the benefit of the prayers and of the sweet 821 1, 6 | benefit of the prayers and of the sweet desires that he is 822 1, 6 | performs should proceed from the charity which he has through 823 1, 6 | thus, all evils derive from the soul's deprivation of love 824 1, 6 | himself. To himself he does the injury of sin, which deprives 825 1, 6 | injures in not paying him the debt, which he owes him, 826 1, 6 | by word and doctrine, and the example of good works, and 827 1, 6 | not only by not doing him the good that he might do him, 828 1, 6 | physical and a mental injury. The mental injury is already 829 1, 6 | injury is already done when the sinner has conceived pleasure 830 1, 6 | has conceived pleasure in the idea of sin, and hatred 831 1, 6 | which has deprived him of the affection of love which 832 1, 6 | his neighbor, according to the diverse ways which may please 833 1, 6 | neither himself nor others of the love of virtue and hatred 834 1, 6 | giving an example of virtue, the villain also usurps the 835 1, 6 | the villain also usurps the office of the demons, tempting, 836 1, 6 | also usurps the office of the demons, tempting, according 837 1, 6 | give death. Cruelty towards the body has its origin in cupidity, 838 1, 6 | but causes him to seize the goods of others, robbing 839 1, 6 | goods of others, robbing the poor creatures; sometimes 840 1, 6 | sometimes this is done by the arbitrary use of power, 841 1, 6 | cruelty, which will deprive the man who practices it of 842 1, 6 | Sometimes the sinner brings forth insults 843 1, 6 | sometimes also impurity against the person of his neighbor, 844 1, 6 | bring forth evils? Against the neighbor, through love of 845 1, 6 | whence comes hatred of the neighbor, reputing one's 846 1, 6 | and becomes a retailer of the flesh of men. Oh, dearest 847 1, 6 | dearest daughter, grieve for the offense against Me, and 848 1, 6 | corpses, so that, by prayer, the bands of their death may 849 1, 6 | always produced against the neighbor, and through his 850 1, 6 | It is, therefore, indeed the truth that every sin done 851 1, 6 | against Me, is done through the medium of the neighbor." ~ 852 1, 6 | done through the medium of the neighbor." ~ 853 1, 7 | of your neighbor, through the principles which I exposed 854 1, 7 | because men are deprived of the affection of love, which 855 1, 7 | light to every virtue. In the same way self-love, which 856 1, 7 | charity and affection towards the neighbor, is the principle 857 1, 7 | towards the neighbor, is the principle and foundation 858 1, 7 | self-love, which has poisoned the entire world, and weakened 859 1, 7 | entire world, and weakened the mystical body of the Holy 860 1, 7 | weakened the mystical body of the Holy Church, and the universal 861 1, 7 | of the Holy Church, and the universal body of the believers 862 1, 7 | and the universal body of the believers in the Christian 863 1, 7 | body of the believers in the Christian religion; and, 864 1, 7 | said to you, that it was in the neighbor, that is to say 865 1, 7 | neighbor, that is to say in the love of him, that all virtues 866 1, 7 | charity gives life to all the virtues, because no virtue 867 1, 7 | without charity, which is the pure love of Me. ~ 868 1, 7 | Wherefore, when the soul knows herself, as we 869 1, 7 | passion, for she learns the perverse law, which is bound 870 1, 7 | which ever fights against the spirit. And, therefore, 871 1, 7 | sensuality, crushing it under the heel of reason, with great 872 1, 7 | she discovers in herself the bounty of My goodness, through 873 1, 7 | of My goodness, through the many benefits which she 874 1, 7 | to Me, through humility, the knowledge which she has 875 1, 7 | darkness and lifted her up into the light of true knowledge. 876 1, 7 | without any medium, and yet at the same time with a medium, 877 1, 7 | that is to say, without the medium of herself or of 878 1, 7 | accruing to herself, and with the medium of virtue, which 879 1, 7 | she has thus conceived by the affection of love, she immediately 880 1, 7 | other way, can she act out the truth she has conceived 881 1, 7 | loving Me in truth, in the same truth she serves her 882 1, 7 | her neighbor are one and the same thing, and, so far 883 1, 7 | same thing, and, so far as the soul loves Me, she loves 884 1, 7 | issues from Me. This is the means which I have given 885 1, 7 | amorous desire My honor and the salvation of souls. The 886 1, 7 | the salvation of souls. The soul, enamored of My truth, 887 1, 7 | truth, never ceases to serve the whole world in general, 888 1, 7 | particular case according to the disposition of the recipient 889 1, 7 | according to the disposition of the recipient and the ardent 890 1, 7 | disposition of the recipient and the ardent desire of the donor, 891 1, 7 | and the ardent desire of the donor, as I have shown above, 892 1, 7 | when I declared to you that the endurance of suffering alone, 893 1, 7 | When she has discovered the advantage of this unitive 894 1, 7 | extending her desire for the salvation of the whole world, 895 1, 7 | desire for the salvation of the whole world, thus coming 896 1, 7 | whole world, thus coming to the aid of its neediness, she 897 1, 7 | done good to herself by the conception of virtue, from 898 1, 7 | from which she has drawn the life of grace, to fix her 899 1, 7 | grace, to fix her eye on the needs of her neighbor in 900 1, 7 | has discovered, through the affection of love, the state 901 1, 7 | through the affection of love, the state of all rational creatures 902 1, 7 | are at hand, according to the various graces which I have 903 1, 7 | of persons, another with the example of a good life, 904 1, 7 | give to their neighbor, the edification of a holy and 905 1, 7 | honorable life. These are the virtues, and many others, 906 1, 7 | which are brought forth in the love of the neighbor; but, 907 1, 7 | brought forth in the love of the neighbor; but, although 908 1, 7 | having them all, because all the virtues are bound together. 909 1, 7 | virtue, to be as it were the chief of the others, that 910 1, 7 | as it were the chief of the others, that is to say, 911 1, 7 | place, indifferently, in the souls of many creatures; 912 1, 7 | happens, therefore, that the particular one so placed 913 1, 7 | particular one so placed in the soul becomes the principal 914 1, 7 | placed in the soul becomes the principal object of its 915 1, 7 | principal object of its virtue; the soul disposing herself, 916 1, 7 | to other virtues, and, by the effect of this virtue, the 917 1, 7 | the effect of this virtue, the soul draws to herself all 918 1, 7 | soul draws to herself all the other virtues, which, as 919 1, 7 | are all bound together in the affection of love; and so 920 1, 7 | virtue, and not only in the case of spiritual things 921 1, 7 | also of temporal. I use the word temporal for the things 922 1, 7 | use the word temporal for the things necessary to the 923 1, 7 | the things necessary to the physical life of man; all 924 1, 7 | one should have need of the other, and that they should 925 1, 7 | ministers to administer the graces and the gifts that 926 1, 7 | administer the graces and the gifts that they have received 927 1, 7 | that they may make use of the virtue of love. ~ 928 1, 7 | thing than love, for in the love of Me is fulfilled 929 1, 7 | fulfilled and completed the love of the neighbor, and 930 1, 7 | and completed the love of the neighbor, and the law observed. 931 1, 7 | love of the neighbor, and the law observed. For he, only, 932 1, 8 | Up to the present, I have taught you 933 1, 8 | manifest, by that service, the love which he has towards 934 1, 8 | despairs, his justice on the unjust, his kindness on 935 1, 8 | unjust, his kindness on the cruel, his gentleness and 936 1, 8 | gentleness and benignity on the irascible. Good men produce 937 1, 8 | proved on pride in this way. The humble man extinguishes 938 1, 8 | humble one; neither can the infidelity of a wicked man, 939 1, 8 | infidelity does not diminish the faith or the hope of him 940 1, 8 | not diminish the faith or the hope of him who has conceived 941 1, 8 | fortifies it, and proves it in the love he feels for his neighbor. 942 1, 8 | neighbor. For, he sees that the infidel is unfaithful, because 943 1, 8 | inasmuch as he sees clearly the causes of his infidelity 944 1, 8 | infidelity and lack of hope. The virtue of faith is proved 945 1, 8 | Wherefore, to those, who need the proof of it, My servant 946 1, 8 | justice is not diminished by the wicked man's injustice, 947 1, 8 | proved, that is to say, the justice of a just man. Similarly, 948 1, 8 | of a just man. Similarly, the virtues of patience, benignity, 949 1, 8 | themselves in a time of wrath by the same sweet patience in My 950 1, 8 | and hunger and desire for the salvation of souls. I say, 951 1, 8 | coals of love, which dispel the hatred and rancor of heart 952 1, 8 | hatred and rancor of heart of the angry, and so from hatred 953 1, 8 | that this is by virtue of the love and perfect patience 954 1, 8 | is in him, who sustains the anger of the wicked, bearing 955 1, 8 | who sustains the anger of the wicked, bearing and supporting 956 1, 8 | defects. If you will observe the virtues of fortitude and 957 1, 8 | these virtues are proved by the long endurance of the injuries 958 1, 8 | by the long endurance of the injuries and detractions 959 1, 8 | man aside from following the road and the doctrine of 960 1, 8 | from following the road and the doctrine of truth. Wherefore, 961 1, 8 | Wherefore, in all these things, the virtue of fortitude conceived 962 1, 8 | fortitude conceived within the soul, perseveres with strength, 963 1, 8 | proves itself externally upon the neighbor, as I have said 964 2, 1 | How the affection should not place 965 2, 1 | These are the holy and sweet works which 966 2, 1 | from My servants; these are the proved intrinsic virtues 967 2, 1 | proved intrinsic virtues of the soul, as I have told you. 968 2, 1 | which are done by means of the body, that is, with an exterior 969 2, 1 | varied penances, which are the instruments of virtue; works 970 2, 1 | performed alone without the above-mentioned virtues 971 2, 1 | little; often, indeed, if the soul perform not her penance 972 2, 1 | be placed principally in the penance she has undertaken, 973 2, 1 | rather place reliance on the affection of love, with 974 2, 1 | patience, together with the other intrinsic virtues 975 2, 1 | other intrinsic virtues of the soul, with hunger and desire 976 2, 1 | desire for My honor and the salvation of souls. For 977 2, 1 | virtues demonstrate that the will is dead, and continually 978 2, 1 | its own sensuality through the affection of love of virtue. 979 2, 1 | discretion, then, should the soul perform her penance, 980 2, 1 | penance. Penance should be but the means to increase virtue 981 2, 1 | increase virtue according to the needs of the individual, 982 2, 1 | according to the needs of the individual, and according 983 2, 1 | individual, and according to what the soul sees she can do in 984 2, 1 | soul sees she can do in the measure of her own possibility. 985 2, 1 | possibility. Otherwise, if the soul place her foundation 986 2, 1 | penance will not be done in the light of knowledge of herself 987 2, 1 | than a true knowledge which the soul should have of herself 988 2, 1 | virtue rooted. Discretion is the only child of self-knowledge, 989 2, 1 | that which gives life to the tree, to its branches, and 990 2, 1 | branches, and its root, is the ground of humility, in which 991 2, 1 | planted, which humility is the foster-mother and nurse 992 2, 1 | means this tree remains in the perpetual calm of discretion. 993 2, 1 | discretion. Because otherwise the tree would not produce the 994 2, 1 | the tree would not produce the virtue of discretion, or 995 2, 1 | if it were not planted in the virtue of humility, because 996 2, 1 | already said to you, that the root of discretion is a 997 2, 1 | of My goodness, by which the soul immediately, and discreetly, 998 2, 1 | and in referring to Me the graces and the gifts which 999 2, 1 | referring to Me the graces and the gifts which she sees and 1000 2, 1 | in that she has not made the most of her time, and the