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2501 3, 16 | the wind strikes the tree of self-love, which he has 2502 3, 16 | he has made the principle of all his being." ~ 2503 3, 17 | God for His explanation of the above-mentioned states 2504 3, 17 | the above-mentioned states of tears, makes three petitions. ~ 2505 3, 17 | eager with the greatness of her desire, through the 2506 3, 17 | desire, through the sweetness of the explanation and satisfaction 2507 3, 17 | Truth, concerning the state of tears, said as one enamored -- " 2508 3, 17 | Eternal Father, Satisfier of holy desires, and Lover 2509 3, 17 | holy desires, and Lover of our Salvation, who, through 2510 3, 17 | Love Himself, in the time of our warfare with You, in 2511 3, 17 | with You, in the person of Your only-begotten Son. 2512 3, 17 | only-begotten Son. By this abyss of Your fiery Love, I beg of 2513 3, 17 | of Your fiery Love, I beg of You grace and mercy that 2514 3, 17 | away from Your doctrine, of which You have clearly demonstrated 2515 3, 17 | before I leave the subject of these states of tears, You 2516 3, 17 | subject of these states of tears, You would explain 2517 3, 17 | when a person desirous of serving You, comes to me, 2518 3, 17 | or to some other servant of Yours to ask for counsel, 2519 3, 17 | seem to see the subjects of my prayer, in one I find ( 2520 3, 17 | one I find (in the course of my prayer) a well-disposed 2521 3, 17 | seem to me, a mind full of darkness; have I the right, 2522 3, 17 | consist with the delusion of the passion of spiritual 2523 3, 17 | delusion of the passion of spiritual self-love; for 2524 3, 17 | confine myself to the sign of virtue. These are the things 2525 3, 17 | seems to me that the habit of judging keeps the soul far 2526 3, 18 | How the light of reason is necessary to every 2527 3, 18 | God in truth; and first of the light of reason in general. ~ 2528 3, 18 | and first of the light of reason in general. ~ 2529 3, 18 | in the thirst and hunger of that soul, and in the purity 2530 3, 18 | soul, and in the purity of her heart, and the desire 2531 3, 18 | serve Him, turned the eye of His benignity and mercy 2532 3, 18 | daughter, my spouse! rise out of yourself, and open the eye 2533 3, 18 | yourself, and open the eye of your intellect to see Me, 2534 3, 18 | servants. And open the ear of the desire which you feel 2535 3, 18 | into My Truth with the eye of her intellect, cannot hear 2536 3, 18 | rise above the feelings of your senses. ~ 2537 3, 18 | delight, for I am the cause of you and of your increase; 2538 3, 18 | am the cause of you and of your increase; not those 2539 3, 18 | your increase; not those of Mine. Yet the very pleasure 2540 3, 18 | that I take in the work of My own hands causes Me delight." ~ 2541 3, 18 | soul obeyed and rose out of herself, in order to learn 2542 3, 18 | learn the true solution of her difficulty. And the 2543 3, 18 | revert to the beginning of your request concerning 2544 3, 18 | already told you, in spite of My having done so, in order 2545 3, 18 | that is, without the light of reason, which light of reason 2546 3, 18 | light of reason, which light of reason you draw from Me 2547 3, 18 | the True Light, by means of the eye of your intellect 2548 3, 18 | Light, by means of the eye of your intellect and the light 2549 3, 18 | intellect and the light of faith which I have given 2550 3, 18 | and through the mediation of the Blood of My only-begotten 2551 3, 18 | the mediation of the Blood of My only-begotten Son, you 2552 3, 18 | you have received the form of faith; which faith you exercise 2553 3, 18 | exercise in virtue by the light of reason, which gives you 2554 3, 18 | you to walk in the path of truth, and, by its means, 2555 3, 18 | know the transitory nature of the things of the world, 2556 3, 18 | transitory nature of the things of the world, all of which 2557 3, 18 | things of the world, all of which pass like the wind. 2558 3, 18 | inclination, through the law of perversity with which your 2559 3, 18 | will, but that this law of perversity fights lustily 2560 3, 18 | and increase the virtue of his soul, because virtue 2561 3, 18 | spirit, and yet, by means of sensuality, the soul is 2562 3, 18 | accompanied by the vilest of all things, imposing on 2563 3, 18 | imposing on her the law of perversity, imprisoning 2564 3, 18 | imprisoning her in a body, formed of the vilest substance of 2565 3, 18 | of the vilest substance of the earth, so that, seeing 2566 3, 18 | this light, the fragility of his body is a cause of humiliation 2567 3, 18 | fragility of his body is a cause of humiliation to the soul, 2568 3, 18 | yourselves and the instability of the world. This should be 2569 3, 18 | should be seen by the eye of the intellect, with light 2570 3, 18 | the intellect, with light of the holy faith, of which 2571 3, 18 | light of the holy faith, of which I said to you that 2572 3, 18 | you that it was the pupil of the eye. This is that light 2573 3, 18 | participate in the life of grace, in the fruit of the 2574 3, 18 | life of grace, in the fruit of the Blood of the immaculate 2575 3, 18 | in the fruit of the Blood of the immaculate Lamb. This 2576 3, 18 | soul would be in a state of damnation. And, for this 2577 3, 18 | light, is not in a state of grace, inasmuch as, not 2578 3, 18 | she does not know the evil of her sin or its cause, and 2579 3, 18 | not good, and the reason of good, that is to say virtue, 2580 3, 18 | offends Me, and is deprived of My grace. Such a one walks 2581 3, 18 | for he knows not the cause of vice, that is, his sensual 2582 3, 18 | hate himself on account of it; he is ignorant of vice 2583 3, 18 | account of it; he is ignorant of vice and of the evil which 2584 3, 18 | is ignorant of vice and of the evil which follows it: 2585 3, 18 | follows it: he is ignorant of virtue and of Me, who am 2586 3, 18 | is ignorant of virtue and of Me, who am the cause of 2587 3, 18 | of Me, who am the cause of his obtaining life-giving 2588 3, 18 | life-giving virtue; he is ignorant of his own dignity, which he 2589 3, 18 | advancing to grace, by means of virtue. See, therefore, 2590 3, 18 | his ignorance is the cause of all his evil, and how you 2591 3, 19 | Of those who have placed their 2592 3, 19 | rather in the mortification of the body than in the destruction 2593 3, 19 | than in the destruction of their own will; and of the 2594 3, 19 | destruction of their own will; and of the second light, more perfect 2595 3, 19 | arrived at the attainment of the general light, of which 2596 3, 19 | attainment of the general light, of which I have spoken, she 2597 3, 19 | this life, you are capable of growth, and he who does 2598 3, 19 | are to be found two kinds of perfection; for they may 2599 3, 19 | abandoned the general way of living of the world. One 2600 3, 19 | the general way of living of the world. One perfection 2601 3, 19 | One perfection is that of those who give themselves 2602 3, 19 | wholly to the castigation of the body, doing great and 2603 3, 19 | rather in the mortification of the body than in the destruction 2604 3, 19 | than in the destruction of their self-will, as I have 2605 3, 19 | their souls at the table of penance, and are good and 2606 3, 19 | act with true knowledge of themselves and of Me, with 2607 3, 19 | knowledge of themselves and of Me, with great humility, 2608 3, 19 | conformed to the judgment of My Will, and not to that 2609 3, 19 | My Will, and not to that of the will of man. But, if 2610 3, 19 | not to that of the will of man. But, if they were not 2611 3, 19 | esteeming themselves the judges of those who do not walk in 2612 3, 19 | desire in the mortification of the body, rather than in 2613 3, 19 | than in the destruction of their own will. Such as 2614 3, 19 | and also the persecutions of the world and of the Devil, 2615 3, 19 | persecutions of the world and of the Devil, as I have narrated 2616 3, 19 | narrated to you in speaking of the second state of perfection. ~ 2617 3, 19 | speaking of the second state of perfection. ~ 2618 3, 19 | themselves with the delusion of their own self-will, which 2619 3, 19 | battles, or these temptations of the Devil, not, indeed, 2620 3, 19 | within her, lurks the stench of pride, and there she lies. 2621 3, 19 | arrive at the third state. Of whom I will now speak to 2622 3, 19 | explaining to you the nature of these two states which stand 2623 3, 20 | Of the third and most perfect 2624 3, 20 | most perfect state, and of reason, and of the works 2625 3, 20 | state, and of reason, and of the works done by the soul 2626 3, 20 | arrived at this light. And of a beautiful vision which 2627 3, 20 | received, in which the method of arriving at perfect purity 2628 3, 20 | judging our neighbor is spoken of. ~ 2629 3, 20 | mentioned to you when speaking of the third and unitive state 2630 3, 20 | third and unitive state of the soul. These deem themselves 2631 3, 20 | These deem themselves worthy of the troubles and stumbling-blocks 2632 3, 20 | caused them by the world, and of the privation of their own 2633 3, 20 | world, and of the privation of their own consolation, and 2634 3, 20 | consolation, and indeed of whatever circumstance happens 2635 3, 20 | they deem themselves worthy of trouble, so also do they 2636 3, 20 | deem themselves unworthy of the fruit which they receive 2637 3, 20 | to the glory and praise of My Name, opening the eye 2638 3, 20 | My Name, opening the eye of her intellect and fixing 2639 3, 20 | and fixing it in the light of faith upon Christ crucified, 2640 3, 20 | doctrine, which is the rule of the road for perfect and 2641 3, 20 | Lamb, who became enamored of her when He saw her, gives 2642 3, 20 | gives the soul the doctrine of perfection. She knows what 2643 3, 20 | who was fed at the table of holy desire, seeking the 2644 3, 20 | desire, seeking the honor of Me, the Eternal Father, 2645 3, 20 | eagerness, to the shameful death of the Cross, and accomplished 2646 3, 20 | or withdrawing on account of your ingratitude or ignorance 2647 3, 20 | ingratitude or ignorance of so great a benefit, or because 2648 3, 20 | great a benefit, or because of the persecutions of the 2649 3, 20 | because of the persecutions of the Jews, or on account 2650 3, 20 | the Jews, or on account of the insults, derision, grumbling, 2651 3, 20 | grumbling, and shouting of the people. But all this 2652 3, 20 | deliver you from the hands of the Devil, so that you might 2653 3, 20 | might be free, and drawn out of the most terrible slavery 2654 3, 20 | you might open the Door of Me, Eternal Life, with the 2655 3, 20 | Eternal Life, with the key of His precious Blood, shed 2656 3, 20 | Blood, shed with such fire of love, with such hatred of 2657 3, 20 | of love, with such hatred of your sins. It was as if 2658 3, 20 | self-love and ignorance of the road, presuming to choose 2659 3, 20 | in your own way, instead of in the way which I have 2660 3, 20 | straight for you by means of My Truth, the Incarnate 2661 3, 20 | with love, to the table of holy desire; she does not 2662 3, 20 | insults, the temptations of the Devil, and the murmurings 2663 3, 20 | Devil, and the murmurings of men, eats at the table of 2664 3, 20 | of men, eats at the table of the most holy Cross, the 2665 3, 20 | most holy Cross, the food of the honor of Me, the Eternal 2666 3, 20 | Cross, the food of the honor of Me, the Eternal God, and 2667 3, 20 | Me, the Eternal God, and of the salvation of souls; 2668 3, 20 | God, and of the salvation of souls; seeking no reward, 2669 3, 20 | because she is stripped of mercenary love, that is 2670 3, 20 | mercenary love, that is of love for Me based on interested 2671 3, 20 | for the praise and glory of My Name, serving neither 2672 3, 20 | have stripped themselves of the Old Man, that is of 2673 3, 20 | of the Old Man, that is of their own sensuality, and, 2674 3, 20 | they who sit at the table of holy desire, having been 2675 3, 20 | seeking the honor and glory of My Name and the salvation 2676 3, 20 | My Name and the salvation of souls. Those who are in 2677 3, 20 | as they do, in the waters of many tribulations and temptations, 2678 3, 20 | Me by the umbilical cord of fiery desire. Such a man 2679 3, 20 | does he make himself judge of My servants, or of any rational 2680 3, 20 | judge of My servants, or of any rational creature, but 2681 3, 20 | condition and in every manner of holiness which he sees, 2682 3, 20 | more in the different ways of holiness which he sees, 2683 3, 20 | perceives the greatness of My Goodness become more 2684 3, 20 | draws from all the fragrance of the rose. And not only in 2685 3, 20 | And not only in the case of good, but even when he sees 2686 3, 20 | yourself, dearest daughter, of this sweet and excellent 2687 3, 20 | minds, and eat at the table of holy desire, and, with the 2688 3, 20 | arrived at feeding on the food of souls, that is, the honor 2689 3, 20 | souls, that is, the honor of Me, the Eternal Father, 2690 3, 20 | love in the sweet garment of My Lamb, My only-begotten 2691 3, 20 | servants or the servants of the world, and they are 2692 3, 20 | scandalized by any murmurings of men, either for their own 2693 3, 20 | for their own sake or that of others. That is to say, 2694 3, 20 | endure it with compassion of this injured neighbor, and 2695 3, 20 | right to judge the will of men, but only the will of 2696 3, 20 | of men, but only the will of My Clemency. These observe 2697 3, 20 | My Truth at the beginning of your life, when you were 2698 3, 20 | to Me with a great desire of doing so. You know what 2699 3, 20 | always to Me by the affection of love, for I am the Supreme 2700 3, 20 | which is the reason why men of the world fall into such 2701 3, 20 | should never judge the will of man in anything that you 2702 3, 20 | sins or defects, draw out of those thorns the rose, that 2703 3, 20 | compassion. In the case of injuries done to yourself, 2704 3, 20 | does so as the instrument of My will; perceiving, moreover, 2705 3, 20 | one can judge the secrets of the heart of man. That which 2706 3, 20 | the secrets of the heart of man. That which you do not 2707 3, 20 | Otherwise you fall into contempt of your neighbor, if you judge 2708 3, 20 | will towards you, instead of My will acting in him. Such 2709 3, 20 | some cases, deprives a man of grace, more or less according 2710 3, 20 | according to the gravity of his contempt, and the hatred 2711 3, 20 | remains always in the love of her neighbor, she remains 2712 3, 20 | united to Me by the affection of love, retaining in your 2713 3, 20 | from Me; and with the eye of your intellect to see the 2714 3, 20 | intellect to see the affection of My love, with which I love 2715 3, 20 | inestimably; and in the will of others to discern My will 2716 3, 20 | doctrine, taste the earnest of eternal life in this life; 2717 3, 20 | not fall into the snares of the Devil, because you will 2718 3, 21 | light, receive the earnest of eternal lift in this life. ~ 2719 3, 21 | they received the earnest of eternal life? I say that 2720 3, 21 | for I am the flawless Food of Life. It is true that, in 2721 3, 21 | to hunger for the honor of the Eternal God, and for 2722 3, 21 | Eternal God, and for the food of the salvation of other souls, 2723 3, 21 | the food of the salvation of other souls, and being hungry, 2724 3, 21 | nourishes herself with love of her neighbor, which causes 2725 3, 21 | and desire, for the love of the neighbor is a food which 2726 3, 21 | earnest-money is a commencement of a guarantee which is given 2727 3, 21 | given to man, in virtue of which he expects one day 2728 3, 21 | not through the perfection of the earnest-money in itself, 2729 3, 21 | the certitude which he has of reaching the completion 2730 3, 21 | reaching the completion of his being and receiving 2731 3, 21 | in this life the earnest of My love, and of her neighbor' 2732 3, 21 | earnest of My love, and of her neighbor's, is not yet 2733 3, 21 | offense done to Me by the law of perversity which is bound 2734 3, 21 | in others by the offense of her neighbor. She has indeed, 2735 3, 21 | but not that perfection of My saints, who have arrived 2736 3, 21 | are not. These servants of Mine, as I have said to 2737 3, 21 | themselves at this table of holy desire, are blessed 2738 3, 21 | desire, are blessed and full of grief, even as My only-begotten 2739 3, 21 | only-begotten Son was, on the wood of the holy Cross, because, 2740 3, 21 | are blessed by the union of their holy desire towards 2741 3, 21 | Will, and they are full of grief through compassion 2742 3, 21 | self-love, depriving it of sensual delights and consolations." ~ 2743 3, 22 | particularly for the mystical body of the holy Church, and for 2744 3, 22 | and for the two fathers of her soul; and, after these 2745 3, 22 | something about the defects of the ministers of the holy 2746 3, 22 | defects of the ministers of the holy Church. ~ 2747 3, 22 | herself, as if the feelings of the body were alienated 2748 3, 22 | alienated through the union of love which she had made 2749 3, 22 | and as if, in elevation of mind, she had gazed into 2750 3, 22 | eternal truth with the eye of her intellect, and, having 2751 3, 22 | truth, had become enamored of it, and said, "Oh! Supreme 2752 3, 22 | Supreme and Eternal Goodness of God, who am I, miserable 2753 3, 22 | and the hidden deceits of the Devil, and the deceitfulness 2754 3, 22 | Devil, and the deceitfulness of personal feeling, so that 2755 3, 22 | and others in this life of pilgrimage, may know how 2756 3, 22 | having loved You. Oh, Fire of Love! Thanks, thanks be 2757 3, 22 | I am imperfect and full of darkness, and You, Perfection 2758 3, 22 | and the resplendent way of the doctrine of Your only-begotten 2759 3, 22 | resplendent way of the doctrine of Your only-begotten Son. 2760 3, 22 | and not only the medicine of the Blood which You gave 2761 3, 22 | human race in the person of Your Son, but also a medicine 2762 3, 22 | infirmity that I knew not of, in this precept that, in 2763 3, 22 | judgment under the pretext of Your honor and the salvation 2764 3, 22 | honor and the salvation of souls. Wherefore, I thank 2765 3, 22 | that, in the manifesting of Your truth and the deceitfulness 2766 3, 22 | truth and the deceitfulness of the Devil, and our own passions, 2767 3, 22 | again wander from the path of Your doctrine, given by 2768 3, 22 | particularly for the mystical body of the holy Church, that this 2769 3, 22 | to the glory and praise of Your Name, when I see them 2770 3, 22 | Sweetest Love, that not one of them may be taken from me 2771 3, 22 | taken from me by the hand of the infernal Devil, so that 2772 3, 22 | one, from the beginning of my conversion until now, 2773 3, 22 | that You unite them, and of two bodies make one soul, 2774 3, 22 | hands, the glory and praise of Your Name, and the salvation 2775 3, 22 | Name, and the salvation of souls, and that I, an unworthy 2776 3, 22 | and holy fear, for love of You, in a way that will 2777 3, 22 | and to the edification of the neighbor. I now know 2778 3, 22 | will not despise the desire of the petitions that I have 2779 3, 22 | that You are the Acceptor of holy desires. I, Your unworthy 2780 3, 22 | you said to me in speaking of the ministers of the holy 2781 3, 22 | speaking of the ministers of the holy Church, to the 2782 3, 22 | distinctly, in some other place, of the sins which they commit 2783 3, 22 | goodness to tell me anything of this matter, I will gladly 2784 3, 22 | You said, that, on account of the endurance and tears, 2785 3, 22 | grief, and sweat and prayers of Your servants, You would 2786 3, 23 | prayer, replying to one of the above-mentioned petitions. ~ 2787 3, 23 | Eternal God, turning the eye of His mercy upon this soul, 2788 3, 23 | negligence; for a fault of yours would be more serious 2789 3, 23 | more serious and worthy of graver reproof now than 2790 3, 23 | because you have learnt more of My truth; wherefore apply 2791 3, 23 | creatures, for the mystical body of the holy Church, and for 2792 3, 23 | giving them the benefit of your prayers, and the example 2793 3, 23 | prayers, and the example of your life, and the teaching 2794 3, 23 | your life, and the teaching of your words, reproving vice 2795 3, 23 | which I have given you, of whom you spoke to Me, know 2796 3, 24 | Of the dignity of the priest; 2797 3, 24 | Of the dignity of the priest; and of the Sacrament 2798 3, 24 | dignity of the priest; and of the Sacrament of the Body 2799 3, 24 | priest; and of the Sacrament of the Body of Christ; and 2800 3, 24 | the Sacrament of the Body of Christ; and of worthy and 2801 3, 24 | the Body of Christ; and of worthy and unworthy communicants. ~ 2802 3, 24 | concerning the ministers of the holy Church, and, in 2803 3, 24 | the truth, open the eye of your intellect, and look 2804 3, 24 | is better known by means of contrast with its contrary, 2805 3, 24 | will show you the dignity of those who use virtuously 2806 3, 24 | the better see the misery of those who today are suckled 2807 3, 24 | are suckled at the breast of My Spouse." Then this soul 2808 3, 24 | dearest daughter, speak to you of the dignity of priests, 2809 3, 24 | speak to you of the dignity of priests, having placed them 2810 3, 24 | re-creating you all to the life of grace in the Blood of My 2811 3, 24 | life of grace in the Blood of My only-begotten Son, whence 2812 3, 24 | through the union which I made of My Deity with human nature; 2813 3, 24 | human nature and not that of the angels. Wherefore, as 2814 3, 24 | become God by the union of My Divine Nature with your 2815 3, 24 | My ministers for the sake of your salvation, so that, 2816 3, 24 | through them, the Blood of the humble and immaculate 2817 3, 24 | administer, giving them the light of science and the heat of 2818 3, 24 | of science and the heat of Divine Love, united together 2819 3, 24 | united together in the color of the Body and Blood of My 2820 3, 24 | color of the Body and Blood of My Son, whose Body is a 2821 3, 24 | from Me, as in the case of the natural sun, in which 2822 3, 24 | wisdom, nor the fiery heat of the Holy Spirit from Me, 2823 3, 24 | ministers receive the light of grace, so that they may 2824 3, 24 | following the doctrine of the Eternal Wisdom, My only-begotten 2825 3, 24 | Light, which has the color of your humanity, color and 2826 3, 24 | united. Thus was the light of My Divinity united to the 2827 3, 24 | Divinity united to the color of your humanity, which color 2828 3, 24 | nature, and, by this means of the Incarnate Word mixed 2829 3, 24 | Word mixed with the Light of My Divine nature and the 2830 3, 24 | nature and the fiery heat of the Holy Spirit, have you 2831 3, 24 | ministers in the mystical body of the holy Church, so that 2832 3, 24 | the Body without the Soul of the Incarnate Word; nor 2833 3, 24 | Body, without the Divinity of Me, the Eternal God, because 2834 3, 24 | Eternal God, because none of these can be separated from 2835 3, 24 | concealed under the whiteness of the bread; for as the sun 2836 3, 24 | heat, and color, the whole of God and the whole of man 2837 3, 24 | whole of God and the whole of man cannot be separated 2838 3, 24 | separated under the white mantle of the host; for even if the 2839 3, 24 | weighs an ounce has less of the light than he whose 2840 3, 24 | receives this Sacrament, which of itself is without light, 2841 3, 24 | say without light, because of yourselves you can do nothing, 2842 3, 24 | which you receive in virtue of the Blood of the Word, for, 2843 3, 24 | receive in virtue of the Blood of the Word, for, in no other 2844 3, 24 | united with the disposition of your soul created by Me, 2845 3, 24 | obtain light? At the fire of My Divine love, loving and 2846 3, 24 | and following the Doctrine of My Truth. It is true that 2847 3, 24 | Christians, possess the light of holy baptism, each of you 2848 3, 24 | light of holy baptism, each of you may grow in love and 2849 3, 24 | love and virtue by the help of My grace, as may please 2850 3, 24 | that you change the form of what I have given you, but 2851 3, 24 | have said (in the example of those, who in spite of the 2852 3, 24 | example of those, who in spite of the difference in weight 2853 3, 24 | the difference in weight of their candles, all receive 2854 3, 24 | said, either on account of any imperfection of yours 2855 3, 24 | account of any imperfection of yours who receive, or of 2856 3, 24 | of yours who receive, or of the minister; but you personally 2857 3, 24 | sweet Sacrament in the guilt of mortal sin, will receive 2858 3, 24 | actually receive the whole of God and the whole of Man. 2859 3, 24 | whole of God and the whole of Man. Do you know the condition 2860 3, 24 | Do you know the condition of the soul who receives unworthily? 2861 3, 24 | soul has cast the water of guilt within her mind upon 2862 3, 24 | which has drenched the wick of the grace of baptism, and, 2863 3, 24 | drenched the wick of the grace of baptism, and, not having 2864 3, 24 | having heated it at the fire of true contrition and confession, 2865 3, 24 | confession, goes to the table of the altar to receive this 2866 3, 24 | increased by her darkness. Of the Sacrament she feels 2867 3, 24 | nothing but the crackling of a remorseful conscience, 2868 3, 24 | not through the defect of the Light Itself, for that 2869 3, 24 | no hurt, but on account of the water that was in the 2870 3, 24 | either by the scanty desire of the soul when she receives 2871 3, 24 | the soul, or by any defect of him who administers it, 2872 3, 24 | administers it, as I told you of the sun which is not defiled 2873 3, 24 | foul, so the sweet Light of this Sacrament cannot be 2874 3, 24 | communion the Light and Heat of this Sun, the Word, My only-begotten 2875 3, 24 | told you, in the metaphor of the light, that, if all 2876 3, 25 | Sacrament, but not those of the soul; therefore it is, 2877 3, 25 | taste, and touch It; and of a beautiful vision this 2878 3, 25 | daughter, open well the eye of your intellect and gaze 2879 3, 25 | and gaze into the abyss of My love, for there is no 2880 3, 25 | touch, the white substance of the bread, and the taste 2881 3, 25 | can only taste the savor of the bread, so that the grosser 2882 3, 25 | unless she let the light of the most holy faith be taken 2883 3, 25 | touched? With the sentiment of the soul. With what eye 2884 3, 25 | to be seen? With the eye of the intellect if within 2885 3, 25 | if within it is the pupil of the most holy faith. This 2886 3, 25 | the Soul, and the Blood of Christ, the Soul united 2887 3, 25 | almost in the beginning of your life; and not so much 2888 3, 25 | at first through the eye of your intellect as through 2889 3, 25 | vision, and only the sight of the eye of your intellect 2890 3, 25 | only the sight of the eye of your intellect remained. 2891 3, 25 | increase in love in the light of the most holy faith. ~ 2892 3, 25 | yourself upright at the Altar of the Crucifix, while the 2893 3, 25 | priest went to the Altar of Mary; you stood there to 2894 3, 25 | he was saying the words of consecration, and I manifested 2895 3, 25 | proceeds from the circle of the sun without being separated 2896 3, 25 | being separated from it, out of the midst of which light 2897 3, 25 | from it, out of the midst of which light came a dove 2898 3, 25 | over the host, in virtue of the words which the minister 2899 3, 25 | remained alone in the eye of your intellect, because 2900 3, 25 | saw and tasted the Abyss of the Trinity, whole God and 2901 3, 25 | perceived that the seeing of the Light and the presence 2902 3, 25 | the Light and the presence of the Word, which you saw 2903 3, 25 | intellectually in the whiteness of the bread, did not prevent 2904 3, 25 | time the actual whiteness of the bread, the one vision 2905 3, 25 | that is to say, the sight of the God-Man revealed in 2906 3, 25 | did not prevent the sight of the bread, for neither its 2907 3, 25 | have said to you. The eye of the intellect had the true 2908 3, 25 | vision, using the pupil of the holy faith, for this 2909 3, 25 | be your principal means of vision, inasmuch as it cannot 2910 3, 25 | you touch It? By the hand of love. With this hand alone 2911 3, 25 | touch that which the eye of the intellect has recognized 2912 3, 25 | touches Me with the hand of love, as if to certify to 2913 3, 25 | taste It? With the palate of holy desire. The corporal 2914 3, 25 | palate tastes only the savor of the bread; but the palate 2915 3, 25 | the bread; but the palate of the soul, which is holy 2916 3, 25 | therefore, that the perceptions of the body are deluded, but 2917 3, 25 | are deluded, but not those of the soul, for she is illuminated 2918 3, 25 | she touches with the hand of love that which the eye 2919 3, 25 | love that which the eye of her intellect has seen with 2920 3, 25 | has seen with the pupil of holy faith; and with her 2921 3, 25 | receive the tremendous mystery of this Sacrament and the Grace 2922 3, 26 | Of the excellent state of the 2923 3, 26 | Of the excellent state of the soul who receives the 2924 3, 26 | as she should, this Bread of Life, this Food of the Angels. 2925 3, 26 | Bread of Life, this Food of the Angels. By receiving 2926 3, 26 | has received this Bread of Life in a state of grace, 2927 3, 26 | Bread of Life in a state of grace, My grace remains 2928 3, 26 | her, after the accidents of bread have been consumed. 2929 3, 26 | I leave you the imprint of grace, as does a seal, which, 2930 3, 26 | its imprint, so the virtue of this Sacrament remains in 2931 3, 26 | that is to say, the heat of My Divine charity, and the 2932 3, 26 | charity, and the clemency of the Holy Spirit. There also 2933 3, 26 | remains to you the wisdom of My only-begotten Son, by 2934 3, 26 | only-begotten Son, by which the eye of your intellect has been 2935 3, 26 | and to know the doctrine of My Truth, and, together 2936 3, 26 | when the material accidents of the bread, having been consumed, 2937 3, 26 | united to Me. The Abyss of My loving desire for your 2938 3, 26 | Providence, coming to the help of your needs, the sweet Truth 2939 3, 26 | and not forget the benefit of the Blood. See then how 2940 3, 27 | said about the excellence of this Sacrament, have been 2941 3, 27 | know better the dignity of priests; and how God demands 2942 3, 27 | would not be in the darkness of mortal sin, or defile the 2943 3, 27 | sin, or defile the face of their soul. They would not 2944 3, 27 | have given them the office of administering Me to you, 2945 3, 27 | flowers in the mystical body of the holy Church. The angel 2946 3, 27 | him by the ministration of prayer, as I said to you 2947 3, 27 | them the Body and Blood of My only-begotten Son, with 2948 3, 27 | only-begotten Son, with the fire of charity, and a hunger for 2949 3, 27 | hunger for the salvation of souls, for the glory and 2950 3, 27 | for the glory and honor of My Name. Even as these ministers 2951 3, 27 | the purity and cleanness of their heart and soul and 2952 3, 27 | preserved, as the instrument of the soul in perfect charity; 2953 3, 27 | upon and wallow in the mire of filth, or to be inflated 2954 3, 27 | they are cruel to the souls of their neighbors, in that 2955 3, 27 | not give them an example of life, nor care to draw them 2956 3, 27 | nor care to draw them out of the hands of the Devil, 2957 3, 27 | draw them out of the hands of the Devil, nor to administer 2958 3, 27 | them the Body and Blood of My only-begotten Son, and 2959 3, 27 | and the other Sacraments of the holy Church. So that, 2960 3, 28 | Of the excellence, virtues, 2961 3, 28 | virtues, and holy works of virtuous and holy ministers; 2962 3, 28 | your grief at the darkness of these miserable subjects, 2963 3, 28 | these miserable subjects, of the holy life of some of 2964 3, 28 | subjects, of the holy life of some of My ministers, of 2965 3, 28 | of the holy life of some of My ministers, of whom I 2966 3, 28 | of some of My ministers, of whom I have spoken to you, 2967 3, 28 | like the sun, for the odor of their virtues mitigates 2968 3, 28 | virtues mitigates the stench of the vices of the others, 2969 3, 28 | the stench of the vices of the others, and the light 2970 3, 28 | darkness. And, by means of this light, will you the 2971 3, 28 | understand the darkness and sins of My unworthy ministers. Open 2972 3, 28 | ministers. Open then the eye of your intellect and gaze 2973 3, 28 | intellect and gaze at the Sun of Justice, and you will see 2974 3, 28 | like to It, as I told you of Peter, the prince of the 2975 3, 28 | you of Peter, the prince of the Apostles, who received 2976 3, 28 | Apostles, who received the keys of the kingdom of Heaven. I 2977 3, 28 | the keys of the kingdom of Heaven. I say the same of 2978 3, 28 | of Heaven. I say the same of these others, who have administered, 2979 3, 28 | administered, in the garden of the holy Church, the Light, 2980 3, 28 | the Body and the Blood of My only-begotten Son, who 2981 3, 28 | and all the Sacraments of the holy Church, which all 2982 3, 28 | all give life in virtue of the Blood. Each one, placed 2983 3, 28 | to his state, the grace of the Holy Spirit. With what 2984 3, 28 | administered it? With the light of grace, which they have drawn 2985 3, 28 | from the warmth and color of grace, wherefore a man must 2986 3, 28 | light, warmth, and color of grace, or none at all. A 2987 3, 28 | in mortal sin is deprived of the life of grace, and he 2988 3, 28 | is deprived of the life of grace, and he who is in 2989 3, 28 | has illuminated the eye of his intellect to know Me, 2990 3, 28 | the misery and the reason of sin, that is to say, his 2991 3, 28 | thereby receives the warmth of Divine love into his affection, 2992 3, 28 | and he receives the color of this glorious Light, following 2993 3, 28 | following the doctrine of My sweet Truth, by which 2994 3, 28 | filled with the benefit of the Blood. You see, therefore, 2995 3, 28 | said to you, have one power of his soul so ordered as to 2996 3, 28 | unless all three powers of his soul are brought together 2997 3, 28 | For, as soon as the eye of the intellect lifts itself 2998 3, 28 | lifts itself with the pupil of faith above sensual vision 2999 3, 28 | vision in the contemplation of Me, affection follows it, 3000 3, 28 | power, and with the wisdom of My only-begotten Son, and