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3501 4, 2 | love, having drawn it out of the mud, and cleansed it 3502 4, 2 | straightened it with the knife of justice, and hammered your 3503 4, 2 | into shape on the anvil of His own body. So perfectly 3504 4, 2 | having spoiled the key of obedience, you do not think 3505 4, 2 | obedience, you do not think of mending it! Do you think, 3506 4, 2 | disobedience which closed the door of Heaven will open it? that 3507 4, 2 | yourself with the chain of mortal sin, you can walk? 3508 4, 2 | holy confession, contrition of heart, satisfaction, and 3509 4, 2 | satisfaction, and purpose of amendment. Then you will 3510 4, 2 | robe, will hasten, the key of obedience in your hand, 3511 4, 2 | bind this key with the cord of self-contempt, and hatred 3512 4, 2 | self-contempt, and hatred of yourself and of the world, 3513 4, 2 | and hatred of yourself and of the world, and fasten it 3514 4, 2 | and fasten it to the love of pleasing Me, Your creator, 3515 4, 2 | pleasing Me, Your creator, of which you should make a 3516 4, 2 | many who take up this key of obedience, having seen by 3517 4, 2 | having seen by the light of faith that in no other way 3518 4, 2 | key to it with the cord of self-contempt, that is to 3519 4, 2 | they do not wear the cord of self-contempt, for they 3520 4, 2 | take delight in the praise of men. Such as these are apt 3521 4, 2 | often happens, the hand of holy desire loosens its 3522 4, 2 | she is conceived and born of charity, on her is founded 3523 4, 2 | her is founded the rock of the holy faith. She is a 3524 4, 2 | peace and quiet; the waves of the stormy sea cannot hurt 3525 4, 2 | tempest reach the interior of the soul in whom she dwells. 3526 4, 2 | wishes to obey the precept of forgiveness, he suffers 3527 4, 2 | desires, if he strip himself of worldly riches. And so in 3528 4, 2 | Obedience, the appointed key of heaven, finds peace and 3529 4, 2 | without danger the port of salvation, you are conformed 3530 4, 2 | Word, you board the ship of the holy cross, forcing 3531 4, 2 | transgress the obedience of the Word, nor abandon His 3532 4, 2 | nor abandon His doctrine, of which you make a table when 3533 4, 2 | table when you eat the food of souls, dwelling in the love 3534 4, 2 | souls, dwelling in the love of your neighbor, being anointed 3535 4, 2 | drawing after you the light of divine grace, you are a 3536 4, 2 | that is to say, the organs of the soul, to germinate with 3537 4, 2 | germinate with the heat of charity, all of which as 3538 4, 2 | the heat of charity, all of which as well as those of 3539 4, 2 | of which as well as those of the body produce life-giving 3540 4, 2 | pleasant with the happiness of patience, and even in its 3541 4, 2 | you, for you have come out of the mortal servitude of 3542 4, 2 | of the mortal servitude of your own sensuality, which 3543 4, 2 | with hatred and dislike of your own pleasure have re-obtained 3544 4, 3 | Here both the misery of the disobedient and the 3545 4, 3 | disobedient and the excellence of the obedient are spoken 3546 4, 3 | the obedient are spoken of. ~ 3547 4, 3 | the Word repaired the key of obedience, but worldly men 3548 4, 3 | but worldly men devoid of every virtue do the contrary; 3549 4, 3 | horses, without the bit of obedience, go from bad to 3550 4, 3 | they finally reach the edge of the ditch of death, gnawed 3551 4, 3 | reach the edge of the ditch of death, gnawed by the worm 3552 4, 3 | death, gnawed by the worm of their conscience, and though 3553 4, 3 | they can obey the precepts of the law if they will, and 3554 4, 3 | have the time repenting of their disobedience, it is 3555 4, 3 | them to do so, on account of their long habit of sin. 3556 4, 3 | account of their long habit of sin. Therefore let no man 3557 4, 3 | putting off his finding of the key of obedience to 3558 4, 3 | off his finding of the key of obedience to the moment 3559 4, 3 | obedience to the moment of his death, for although 3560 4, 3 | repentance. What is the reason of all this, and of such blindness 3561 4, 3 | reason of all this, and of such blindness that prevents 3562 4, 3 | this treasure? The cloud of self-love and wretched pride, 3563 4, 3 | seduced them from the way of Truth, leading them along 3564 4, 3 | leading them along a way of lies, making them slaves 3565 4, 3 | them slaves and friends of the devils with whom, unless 3566 4, 3 | obedient and observers of the law, rejoice and exult 3567 4, 3 | Maker, Fulfiller, and Giver of this law of obedience. Observing 3568 4, 3 | Fulfiller, and Giver of this law of obedience. Observing this 3569 4, 3 | blessed a state? The blood of the Lamb, by virtue of which 3570 4, 3 | blood of the Lamb, by virtue of which the key of obedience 3571 4, 3 | virtue of which the key of obedience has lost its rust, 3572 4, 3 | so that, by the virtue of the blood, it has been able 3573 4, 3 | delay no longer to come out of the mud of impurity, for 3574 4, 3 | longer to come out of the mud of impurity, for you seem like 3575 4, 3 | pigs to wallow in the mire of your own lust. Abandon the 3576 4, 3 | disordinate pleasures and delights of the world; cut off the horns 3577 4, 3 | world; cut off the horns of pride, by which amputation 3578 4, 3 | you also injure the object of your hate, for you deprive 3579 4, 3 | hate, for you deprive him of your love, whereas you have 3580 4, 3 | your own soul, depriving it of the life of grace. Take, 3581 4, 3 | depriving it of the life of grace. Take, oh! take, then, 3582 4, 3 | oh! take, then, the key of obedience with the light 3583 4, 3 | obedience with the light of faith, walk no longer in 3584 4, 3 | observe obedience in the fire of love, so that you may taste 3585 4, 3 | with the other observers of the law." ~ 3586 4, 4 | Of those who have such love 3587 4, 4 | with the general obedience of precepts, but take on themselves 3588 4, 4 | the sweet and amorous fire of love towards obedience burns 3589 4, 4 | burns so high (which fire of love cannot exist without 3590 4, 4 | cannot exist without hatred of self-love, so that when 3591 4, 4 | to observe the precepts of the Law with a general obedience 3592 4, 4 | that they become observers of the counsels both in deed 3593 4, 4 | themselves under the yoke of obedience in holy religion, 3594 4, 4 | expeditiously to unlock the door of Heaven. These are they, 3595 4, 4 | have already spoken to you of obedience in general, and 3596 4, 4 | that I should speak to you of this particular and most 3597 4, 4 | now relate to you somewhat of this second kind, which 3598 4, 4 | told you, these two kinds of obedience are so closely 3599 4, 4 | proceeds, and the cause of its loss. Now I will speak 3600 4, 4 | Now I will speak to you of this particular obedience, 3601 4, 4 | the fundamental principle of the virtue." ~ 3602 4, 5 | particular obedience; and of the excellence of the religious 3603 4, 5 | obedience; and of the excellence of the religious orders. ~ 3604 4, 5 | has submitted to the yoke of obedience, to the Commandments, 3605 4, 5 | following the doctrine of My truth virtuously exercising 3606 4, 5 | said, in this general kind of obedience will advance to 3607 4, 5 | the second kind by means of the same light which brought 3608 4, 5 | first, for by the light of the most holy faith she 3609 4, 5 | have learnt, in the blood of the humble Lamb, My truth -- 3610 4, 5 | to bring them to the port of salvation. The Captain of 3611 4, 5 | of salvation. The Captain of this ship is the Holy Spirit, 3612 4, 5 | Himself through the defects of any of His religious subjects 3613 4, 5 | through the defects of any of His religious subjects who 3614 4, 5 | may transgress the rule of the order. The ship itself 3615 4, 5 | is true that the mistake of the steersman may send her 3616 4, 5 | appointed by the Master of the ship. The ship herself 3617 4, 5 | found her place by the light of faith, enters there as one 3618 4, 5 | exercising herself in the virtue of obedience; indeed, most 3619 4, 5 | obedience; indeed, most of those who enter are imperfect. 3620 4, 5 | others in the childhood of virtue, others through fear, 3621 4, 5 | as I have said, the act of entrance into this ship 3622 4, 5 | judgment, but only the love of those who persevere therein 3623 4, 5 | you when I spoke to you of My providence, saying that 3624 4, 5 | But because the stench of self-love has entered and 3625 4, 5 | should experience the fruit of disobedience, for had they 3626 4, 5 | obedient and observed the vow of poverty, each would not 3627 4, 5 | privately. See the riches of these holy rules, so thoughtfully 3628 4, 5 | by those who were temples of the Holy Spirit. See with 3629 4, 5 | what perfection and order of poverty Francis ordered 3630 4, 5 | decked with the pearls of virtue, steering it in the 3631 4, 5 | steering it in the way of lofty perfection, being 3632 4, 5 | sufferings, and jibes, for love of the humble Lamb, with whom 3633 4, 5 | his body the very wounds of your Truth, showing in the 3634 4, 5 | Truth, showing in the vessel of his body that which was 3635 4, 5 | that which was in the love of his soul, so he prepared 3636 4, 5 | the principal foundation of the religious orders. Poverty 3637 4, 5 | the principal foundation of his order in love for this 3638 4, 5 | virtue, not through defect of the ship, but through disobedient 3639 4, 5 | rulers. Now look at the ship of your father Dominic, My 3640 4, 5 | honor and the salvation of souls, with the light of 3641 4, 5 | of souls, with the light of science, which light he 3642 4, 5 | account, being deprived of true and voluntary poverty, 3643 4, 5 | object he took the light of science in order to extirpate 3644 4, 5 | taking on him the office of My only-begotten Son, the 3645 4, 5 | world, and sowed the seed of My Word with much truth 3646 4, 5 | gave the world by means of Mary, placed in the mystical 3647 4, 5 | placed in the mystical body of the Holy Church as an extirpator 3648 4, 5 | Church as an extirpator of heresies. Why do I say by 3649 4, 5 | heresies. Why do I say by means of Mary? Because Mary gave 3650 4, 5 | his sons with the light of science? At the table of 3651 4, 5 | of science? At the table of the cross, which is the 3652 4, 5 | cross, which is the table of holy desire, when souls 3653 4, 5 | there to seek with the light of science, the glory and praise 3654 4, 5 | science, the glory and praise of My name alone, and the salvation 3655 4, 5 | alone, and the salvation of souls. And in order that 3656 4, 5 | might not have the care of temporal things. It is true 3657 4, 5 | living obscures the eye of the intellect, and not only 3658 4, 5 | intellect, and not only the eye of the intellect, but also 3659 4, 5 | the intellect, but also of the body, he does not wish 3660 4, 5 | perfectly obtain the light of science; wherefore he imposed 3661 4, 5 | imposed on them the third vow of continence, and wishes that 3662 4, 5 | They also prevent the light of science with the darkness 3663 4, 5 | science with the darkness of pride, not that this light 3664 4, 5 | he transgresses the vow of obedience, it rarely happens 3665 4, 5 | also transgress the vow of continence, either in thought 3666 4, 5 | ship with the three ropes of obedience, continence, and 3667 4, 5 | his subjects under pain of mortal sin, and illuminated 3668 4, 5 | possesses a higher degree of perfection than another, 3669 4, 5 | did not desire the death of a sinner, but rather that 3670 4, 5 | scanty virtue and light of science, though they are 3671 4, 5 | blooming flowers, and men of great perfection. Each scented 3672 4, 5 | illuminated that the darkness of error was dissipated by 3673 4, 5 | gazed with the gentle eye of his intellect at My Truth, 3674 4, 5 | obtained it rather by means of prayer than by human study. 3675 4, 5 | order and the mystical body of the Holy Church, dissipating 3676 4, 5 | dissipating the clouds of heresy. Look at My Peter, 3677 4, 5 | light among the darkness of many heresies, and the heretics 3678 4, 5 | life but even at the moment of his death, for when he was 3679 4, 5 | heart burnt in the furnace of My charity, so that he never 3680 4, 5 | could tell you the same of many others, who though 3681 4, 5 | to extirpate the thorns of vice, planting the virtues 3682 4, 5 | virtues in their stead. Of a truth Dominic and Francis 3683 4, 5 | Francis were two columns of the holy Church. Francis 3684 4, 6 | Of the excellence of the obedient, 3685 4, 6 | Of the excellence of the obedient, and of the 3686 4, 6 | excellence of the obedient, and of the misery of the disobedient 3687 4, 6 | obedient, and of the misery of the disobedient members 3688 4, 6 | the disobedient members of the religious orders. ~ 3689 4, 6 | Spirit through the medium of their superiors, for, as 3690 4, 6 | Spirit is the true Master of these ships, which are built 3691 4, 6 | which are built in the light of the most holy faith by those 3692 4, 6 | thus shown you the place of obedience and its perfection, 3693 4, 6 | perfection, I will speak to you of the obedience and of the 3694 4, 6 | you of the obedience and of the disobedience of those 3695 4, 6 | and of the disobedience of those who travel in such 3696 4, 6 | in such a ship, speaking of all together and not of 3697 4, 6 | of all together and not of one ship -- that is, one 3698 4, 6 | particular, showing you the sin of the disobedient and the 3699 4, 6 | disobedient and the virtue of the obedient, so that a 3700 4, 6 | he would enter the ship of a religious order. How should 3701 4, 6 | wishes to enter this state of perfect and particular obedience? 3702 4, 6 | obedience? With the light of holy faith, by which he 3703 4, 6 | self-will with the knife of hatred of every sensual 3704 4, 6 | with the knife of hatred of every sensual passion, taking 3705 4, 6 | must also take the nurse of humility, for without this 3706 4, 6 | nurse obedience would perish of hunger, for obedience soon 3707 4, 6 | dies in a soul deprived of this little virtue of humility. ~ 3708 4, 6 | deprived of this little virtue of humility. ~ 3709 4, 6 | alone but has the handmaid of contempt of self and of 3710 4, 6 | the handmaid of contempt of self and of the world, which 3711 4, 6 | of contempt of self and of the world, which causes 3712 4, 6 | old enough enter the ship of a religious order, but however 3713 4, 6 | generously to seize the key of the obedience of his order, 3714 4, 6 | the key of the obedience of his order, which will open 3715 4, 6 | door which is in the panel of the door of Heaven. Such 3716 4, 6 | in the panel of the door of Heaven. Such as these have 3717 4, 6 | doing without the great key of general obedience, which 3718 4, 6 | obedience, which opens the door of Heaven, as I have said to 3719 4, 6 | This small door is part of the great door, as you may 3720 4, 6 | have seen with the light of faith that they will never 3721 4, 6 | little door with the load of their riches and the weight 3722 4, 6 | their riches and the weight of their own will without great 3723 4, 6 | cast from them the load of their riches, and of their 3724 4, 6 | load of their riches, and of their own will observing 3725 4, 6 | own will observing the vow of voluntary poverty, refusing 3726 4, 6 | for they see by the light of faith to what ruin they 3727 4, 6 | transgressed obedience, and the and of poverty which they promised 3728 4, 6 | which force breaks the neck of their will, for they fulfill 3729 4, 6 | their obedience with hatred of their order and of their 3730 4, 6 | hatred of their order and of their superior. Little by 3731 4, 6 | they transgress the vow of continence, for he who does 3732 4, 6 | appetite or strip himself of temporal substance makes 3733 4, 6 | relations and finds plenty of friends who love him for 3734 4, 6 | without either the nurse of humility or her sister, 3735 4, 6 | from shame or through lack of means they abstain physically, 3736 4, 6 | many worldly relations, of delicate habits and disordinate 3737 4, 6 | from afar with the light of holy faith the evil and 3738 4, 6 | to pass it, having no key of obedience wherewith to open 3739 4, 6 | should not leave the ship of the order, but should walk 3740 4, 6 | should walk the narrow path of obedience to his superior. ~ 3741 4, 6 | as servant in the house of his soul to drive out the 3742 4, 6 | soul to drive out the enemy of self-love, for he does not 3743 4, 6 | given him with the light of faith by her mother, Charity, 3744 4, 6 | the nurse and companions of his spouse. ~ 3745 4, 6 | The love of obedience places in the 3746 4, 6 | obedience places in the house of his soul the lovers of his 3747 4, 6 | house of his soul the lovers of his spouse, Obedience, who 3748 4, 6 | customs and observances of his order, so that this 3749 4, 6 | She dwells in the garden of true continence, with the 3750 4, 6 | continence, with the sun of intellectual light shining 3751 4, 6 | light shining in, the eye of holy faith fixed on the 3752 4, 6 | faith fixed on the object of My Truth, for her object 3753 4, 6 | is My Truth, and the fire of love with which she observes 3754 4, 6 | which she observes the rules of the order, warms all her 3755 4, 6 | producing pride, the enemy of humility and charity. Impatience 3756 4, 6 | Impatience is the enemy of patience, disobedience of 3757 4, 6 | of patience, disobedience of true obedience, infidelity 3758 4, 6 | true obedience, infidelity of faith, presumption and self-confidence 3759 4, 6 | temperance, nor the transgression of the commandments of the 3760 4, 6 | transgression of the commandments of the order to perfect observance 3761 4, 6 | order to perfect observance of them, nor the wicked conversation 3762 4, 6 | the wicked conversation of those who live in sin to 3763 4, 6 | to the good conversation of My servants. These are a 3764 4, 6 | good customs and traditions of his order. He has also those 3765 4, 6 | against his benignity; hatred of virtue, against the love 3766 4, 6 | virtue, against the love of virtue; impurity, against 3767 4, 6 | since he knew by the light of faith that all these were 3768 4, 6 | Wherefore with the knife of hatred he slew his perverse 3769 4, 6 | life to all these enemies of true obedience, and having 3770 4, 6 | patience being the sister of obedience. The weight of 3771 4, 6 | of obedience. The weight of the observances of the order? 3772 4, 6 | weight of the observances of the order? No, for obedience 3773 4, 6 | fulfill them. Does the weight of obedience give him pain? 3774 4, 6 | examine or judge the will of his superior, for with the 3775 4, 6 | superior, for with the light of faith he sees My will in 3776 4, 6 | command according to the needs of his subject's salvation. 3777 4, 6 | perform the humble duties of the order or to endure the 3778 4, 6 | delight and joy in the company of his spouse, true obedience, 3779 4, 6 | sins, but to draw them out of their misery, for through 3780 4, 6 | which he can draw them out of the darkness of mortal sin. 3781 4, 6 | them out of the darkness of mortal sin. Thus the conversations 3782 4, 6 | Thus the conversations of a truly obedient man are 3783 4, 6 | ordered love and the breadth of his charity. Of his cell 3784 4, 6 | breadth of his charity. Of his cell he makes a heaven, 3785 4, 6 | Father, with the affection of love, flying idleness with 3786 4, 6 | when, through the illusion of the Devil, thoughts come 3787 4, 6 | not sit down on the bed of negligence embracing idleness, 3788 4, 6 | the thoughts or opinions of his heart, but he flies 3789 4, 6 | humble prayer, fixing the eye of his intellect on Me, and 3790 4, 6 | and seeing with the light of faith that I am his helper, 3791 4, 6 | and open to him the eyes of My kindness, and that it 3792 4, 6 | seem to him that on account of his great weariness and 3793 4, 6 | weariness and the darkness of his mind, mental prayer 3794 4, 6 | he deems himself unworthy of the peace and quiet of mind 3795 4, 6 | unworthy of the peace and quiet of mind of My other servants, 3796 4, 6 | peace and quiet of mind of My other servants, but rather 3797 4, 6 | servants, but rather worthy of pain, for he despises himself 3798 4, 6 | but with faith and the key of obedience he passes over 3799 4, 6 | this stormy sea in the ship of his order, dwelling thus 3800 4, 6 | observing so perfectly the vow of poverty that he blames himself 3801 4, 6 | considering even the necessities of his body. His cell is full 3802 4, 6 | his body. His cell is full of the odor of poverty, and 3803 4, 6 | cell is full of the odor of poverty, and not of clothes; 3804 4, 6 | odor of poverty, and not of clothes; he has no fear 3805 4, 6 | to him, he does not think of laying it by for his own 3806 4, 6 | his brethren, not thinking of the morrow, but rather depriving 3807 4, 6 | depriving himself today of what he needs, thinking 3808 4, 6 | he needs, thinking only of the kingdom of heaven and 3809 4, 6 | thinking only of the kingdom of heaven and how he may best 3810 4, 6 | better keep to the path of humility, he submits to 3811 4, 6 | and becomes the servant of all, never refusing labor, 3812 4, 6 | place, but prefers the way of his order and of his superior. 3813 4, 6 | the way of his order and of his superior. All this the 3814 4, 6 | without pain and weariness of mind. He passes with this 3815 4, 6 | through the narrow door of the order, easily and without 3816 4, 6 | because he observes the vows of poverty, true obedience, 3817 4, 6 | having abandoned the heights of pride, and bowed his head 3818 4, 6 | perseverance, the friends of obedience. Thus he passes 3819 4, 6 | he passes by the assaults of the devils, mortifying and 3820 4, 6 | flesh, stripping it bare of all pleasures and delights 3821 4, 6 | clothing it with the labors of the order in a faith which 3822 4, 6 | his father, so this child of the spirit does not remember 3823 4, 6 | These are those little ones of whom My Truth spoke to the 3824 4, 6 | contending among themselves which of them should be the greater, 3825 4, 6 | ones to come to Me, for of such is the kingdom of heaven 3826 4, 6 | for of such is the kingdom of heaven to be; whoever will 3827 4, 6 | shall not enter the kingdom of heaven. For he who humbles 3828 4, 6 | kick against the pricks of their order or superior, 3829 4, 6 | with the true citizens of the blessed life, when they 3830 4, 7 | is fulfilled the saying of the sweet and amorous Word, 3831 4, 7 | In return for the gift of his own will. This is the 3832 4, 7 | hundredfold. What is the meaning of the number a hundred? A 3833 4, 7 | charity is the most perfect of all the virtues, so perfect 3834 4, 7 | recommencing at the beginning of self- knowledge, and thus 3835 4, 7 | who have given Me the unit of their own will, both in 3836 4, 7 | the particular obedience of the religious life. And 3837 4, 7 | bringing with her the fruit of all the other virtues, while 3838 4, 7 | here they receive the fire of divine charity figured by 3839 4, 7 | charity figured by the number of a hundred (as has been said). 3840 4, 7 | in charity, but the joy of it makes the heart large 3841 4, 7 | trouble, or the affliction of sadness, or jars with obedience, 3842 4, 8 | Of the perversities, miseries, 3843 4, 8 | perversities, miseries, and labors of the disobedient man; and 3844 4, 8 | the disobedient man; and of the miserable fruits which 3845 4, 8 | disobedient man dwells in the ship of a religious order with so 3846 4, 8 | life he tastes the earnest of hell, he remains always 3847 4, 8 | in sadness and confusion of mind, tormented by the sting 3848 4, 8 | tormented by the sting of conscience, with hatred 3849 4, 8 | conscience, with hatred of his order and superior, 3850 4, 8 | who has once taken the key of obedience of a religious 3851 4, 8 | taken the key of obedience of a religious order, living 3852 4, 8 | made himself a slave, for of disobedience he has made 3853 4, 8 | suffering, for he is deprived of charity, he is obliged by 3854 4, 8 | force to incline the neck of his own will, and pride 3855 4, 8 | in discord with the will of the order. The order commands 3856 4, 8 | aspect is no longer that of a religious but of an incarnate 3857 4, 8 | that of a religious but of an incarnate devil, as in 3858 4, 8 | tell you something now of their delusion, and of the 3859 4, 8 | now of their delusion, and of the fruit which they obtained 3860 4, 8 | commendation and exhortation of obedience. This wretched 3861 4, 8 | self-love, because the eye of his intellect is fixed, 3862 4, 8 | self-will, and on things of the world. He left the world 3863 4, 8 | at the greatest weariness of all, for he is obliged to 3864 4, 8 | the discipline and labors of the order, and thus remains 3865 4, 8 | not let him know the road of true obedience, which is 3866 4, 8 | obedience, which is a road of truth founded by the obedient 3867 4, 8 | that he walks by the road of lies, believing that he 3868 4, 8 | tempestuous sea, with the strength of his own arms, trusting in 3869 4, 8 | navigate it in the arms of his order, and of his superior. 3870 4, 8 | the arms of his order, and of his superior. Such a one 3871 4, 8 | one is indeed in the ship of the order in body, and not 3872 4, 8 | the regulations or customs of the order, nor the three 3873 4, 8 | promised to observe at the time of his profession; he swims 3874 4, 8 | or that he is in danger of eternal death; for if his 3875 4, 8 | will happen at the moment of death, he will have no remedy. 3876 4, 8 | his light with the cloud of self-love, whence has come 3877 4, 8 | The fruit of death, because the root 3878 4, 8 | death, because the root of his affection is planted 3879 4, 8 | corrupt, and the three boughs of this tree, which are obedience, 3880 4, 8 | which spring from the foot of the tree; that is, his affections 3881 4, 8 | corrupt that they would be out of place in the mouth of a 3882 4, 8 | out of place in the mouth of a ribald secular; and if 3883 4, 8 | feed souls with the seed of My Word, but with eloquent 3884 4, 8 | at the stinking flowers of this tree, which are his 3885 4, 8 | not flying the occasions of them, but rather seeking 3886 4, 8 | kills him, depriving him of the light of grace, and 3887 4, 8 | depriving him of the light of grace, and giving him eternal 3888 4, 8 | sprung from the flowers of the tree? The stench of 3889 4, 8 | of the tree? The stench of disobedience, for, in the 3890 4, 8 | disobedience, for, in the secret of his heart, he wishes to 3891 4, 8 | superior's will; a stench of impurity, for he takes delight 3892 4, 8 | see that under the color of devotion you conceal a troop 3893 4, 8 | devotion you conceal a troop of children? This comes from 3894 4, 8 | desires, using the leaves of smooth or rough words, speaking 3895 4, 8 | forth the poisoned fruit of anger and hatred against 3896 4, 8 | have abandoned the cell of self-knowledge, and thus 3897 4, 8 | chosen to observe their vow of poverty, so that they have 3898 4, 8 | away from the sweet table of the refectory, where obedience 3899 4, 8 | religious does not think of laying a table, or of providing 3900 4, 8 | think of laying a table, or of providing food for himself 3901 4, 8 | when he can through fear of penance. When he is obliged 3902 4, 8 | commit. What is the cause of this? Disobedience. He does 3903 4, 8 | so many are the fruits of sorrow which he produces, 3904 4, 8 | which deprives the soul of the light of obedience, 3905 4, 8 | deprives the soul of the light of obedience, destroying peace, 3906 4, 8 | drawing the religious out of the ship of the observance 3907 4, 8 | religious out of the ship of the observance of his order, 3908 4, 8 | the ship of the observance of his order, to drown him 3909 4, 8 | him swim in the strength of his own arms, and not repose 3910 4, 8 | and not repose on those of the order. Disobedience 3911 4, 8 | misery, causes him to die of hunger, taking away from 3912 4, 8 | taking away from him the food of the merit of obedience, 3913 4, 8 | him the food of the merit of obedience, it gives him 3914 4, 8 | bitterness, depriving him of every sweetness and good, 3915 4, 8 | it gives him the earnest of cruel torments to endure, 3916 4, 8 | would have opened the door of heaven, opened instead the 3917 4, 8 | opened instead the door of hell with the key of disobedience." ~ 3918 4, 8 | door of hell with the key of disobedience." ~ 3919 4, 9 | merit according to the labor of the obedient, nor according 3920 4, 9 | according to the length of time which it takes, but 3921 4, 9 | the love and promptitude of the truly obedient; and 3922 4, 9 | the truly obedient; and of the miracles which God has 3923 4, 9 | God has performed by means of this virtue; and of discretion 3924 4, 9 | means of this virtue; and of discretion in obedience, 3925 4, 9 | discretion in obedience, and of the works and reward of 3926 4, 9 | of the works and reward of the truly obedient man. ~ 3927 4, 9 | to labor in the vineyard of obedience in different ways, 3928 4, 9 | according to the measure of his love, and not according 3929 4, 9 | work he does, or the length of time for which he works, 3930 4, 9 | holy gospel by the example of those who were standing 3931 4, 9 | and were sent by the lord of the vineyard to labor; for 3932 4, 9 | according to the measure of your love. Many are placed 3933 4, 9 | latter labor with such fire of love, seeing the shortness 3934 4, 9 | love, seeing the shortness of the time, that they rejoin 3935 4, 9 | advanced but slowly. By love of obedience, then, does the 3936 4, 9 | merit, filling the vessel of her heart in Me, the Sea 3937 4, 9 | wait until the word is out of his mouth, for with the 3938 4, 9 | mouth, for with the light of faith they understand his 3939 4, 9 | word, judging that the will of his superior is fixed in 3940 4, 9 | judging it by the light of faith to be Mine. This is 3941 4, 9 | well shown in the lives of the fathers, where you read 3942 4, 9 | fathers, where you read of a religious, who at once 3943 4, 9 | his affection the command of his superior, commencing 3944 4, 9 | by writing the other half of the letter in gold. This 3945 4, 9 | proceeds from the height of faith. ~ 3946 4, 9 | grows solid under the feet of the obedient man. And as 3947 4, 9 | And as for the obedience of the earth, you remember 3948 4, 9 | you remember having read of that disciple who, being 3949 4, 9 | obedience in such virtue of faith that the dry wood 3950 4, 9 | had risen from the dryness of disobedience, and, covered 3951 4, 9 | covered by the green leaves of virtue, had brought forth 3952 4, 9 | brought forth the fruit of obedience, wherefore the 3953 4, 9 | obedience, wherefore the fruit of this tree was called by 3954 4, 9 | the holy fathers the fruit of obedience. You will also 3955 4, 9 | abbot, like a true physician of the soul, in order that 3956 4, 9 | tossed about by the wind of vainglory, and to prove 3957 4, 9 | by it. This was the case of the three children, who 3958 4, 9 | happily in the furnace -- and of many others of whom I could 3959 4, 9 | furnace -- and of many others of whom I could tell you. The 3960 4, 9 | disciple; he did not think of himself, but thought only 3961 4, 9 | thought only with the light of faith of how to fulfill 3962 4, 9 | with the light of faith of how to fulfill the command 3963 4, 9 | how to fulfill the command of his superior, and so walked 3964 4, 9 | everything, if you open the eye of the intellect, you will 3965 4, 9 | shown forth the excellence of this virtue. Everything 3966 4, 9 | be abandoned for the sake of obedience. If you were lifted 3967 4, 9 | contemplation and union of mind with Me, that your 3968 4, 9 | prompt I wish the obedience of My servants to be, and how 3969 4, 9 | obedient man does is a source of merit to him. If he eats, 3970 4, 9 | obedience, with the light of the most holy faith, with 3971 4, 9 | self-hatred to the arms of his order and superior. 3972 4, 9 | navigated the tempestuous sea of this life, with calm and 3973 4, 9 | serene mind and tranquillity of heart, because obedience 3974 4, 9 | fear. And what is the food of this spouse obedience? She 3975 4, 9 | obedience? She eats knowledge of self, and of Me, knowing 3976 4, 9 | eats knowledge of self, and of Me, knowing her own non- 3977 4, 9 | with the love and obedience of the Word, losing herself 3978 4, 9 | by love, with the light of faith in holy obedience. ~ 3979 4, 9 | obedient man speaks words of peace all his life, and 3980 4, 9 | eternal life, the vision of peace, and of supreme and 3981 4, 9 | the vision of peace, and of supreme and eternal tranquillity 3982 4, 9 | estimate and comprehension of Myself I rejoice, and this 3983 4, 9 | according to the measure of each. I do not leave you 3984 4, 9 | obedient man, with the light of faith in the truth burning 3985 4, 9 | truth burning in the furnace of charity, anointed with humility, 3986 4, 9 | that is, with the fruit of the virtues), receives his 3987 4, 10 | This is a brief repetition of the entire book. ~ 3988 4, 10 | you made four petitions of Me with anxious desire, 3989 4, 10 | order to increase the fire of My love in your soul: one 3990 4, 10 | might come to the knowledge of it through the knowledge 3991 4, 10 | it through the knowledge of yourself and Me, through 3992 4, 10 | and Me, through the light of faith. The second request 3993 4, 10 | second request you made of Me was that I should do 3994 4, 10 | prayed for the mystical body of the holy Church, that I 3995 4, 10 | is united with the desire of the soul and contrition 3996 4, 10 | the soul and contrition of the heart. How this is to 3997 4, 10 | to you under the figure of a Bridge, reaching from 3998 4, 10 | heaven, through the union of My divinity with your human 3999 4, 10 | is, on the three powers of the soul. These three steps 4000 4, 10 | you know, under figures of your body -- the feet, the