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2001 3, 10 | the intellect is lifted up and gazes into My Deity, when 2002 3, 10 | the intellect is nourished and united with Me. This is 2003 3, 10 | grace, who, in truth, loves and serves Me." ~ 2004 3, 11 | light infused by grace. And how it is better to go for 2005 3, 11 | of the soul, to a humble and holy conscience than to 2006 3, 11 | also Augustine, Jerome, and the doctors, and my saints. 2007 3, 11 | Jerome, and the doctors, and my saints. They were illuminated 2008 3, 11 | illuminated by My Truth to know and understand My Truth in darkness. 2009 3, 11 | of them who heard them, and did not understand them. 2010 3, 11 | to illuminate the blind and coarse understanding, uplifting 2011 3, 11 | intellect to know the Truth. And I, Fire, Acceptor of sacrifices, 2012 3, 11 | the gross or subtle mind; and everyone receives according 2013 3, 11 | grace, by which the doctors and saints knew light in darkness, 2014 3, 11 | knew light in darkness, and of darkness made light. 2015 3, 11 | thus that the holy prophets and fathers understood, who 2016 3, 11 | prophesied of the coming and death of My Son, and the 2017 3, 11 | coming and death of My Son, and the Apostles, after the 2018 3, 11 | doctors, professors, virgins, and martyrs were all likewise 2019 3, 11 | aforesaid perfect light. And everyone has had the illumination 2020 3, 11 | preaching of the Apostles, and the Gospels of the Evangelists. 2021 3, 11 | Most Holy Faith, the fruit and the treasure of the Blood 2022 3, 11 | the affection of charity and purity. To the obedient 2023 3, 11 | is to be seen in the Old and New Testament; in the Old, 2024 3, 11 | the eye of the intellect, and known the prophecies of 2025 3, 11 | faithful? By this same light. And because the New Testament 2026 3, 11 | old law by giving it love, and replacing the fear of penalty 2027 3, 11 | of penalty by holy fear. And, therefore, said My Truth 2028 3, 11 | I will make it perfect, and I will fill it up with what 2029 3, 11 | away the fear of penalty, and founding it in love and 2030 3, 11 | and founding it in love and holy fear. How was this 2031 3, 11 | supernatural light, which was and is given by grace to all, 2032 3, 11 | from Holy Scripture comes and came from this supernatural 2033 3, 11 | supernatural light. Ignorant and proud men of science were 2034 3, 11 | light, because their pride and the cloud of self-love had 2035 3, 11 | self-love had covered up and put out the light. Wherefore 2036 3, 11 | than with understanding, and taste only the letter of 2037 3, 11 | desiring many other books; and they get not to the marrow 2038 3, 11 | light, with which is found and expounded the Scripture; 2039 3, 11 | expounded the Scripture; and they are annoyed and murmur, 2040 3, 11 | Scripture; and they are annoyed and murmur, because they find 2041 3, 11 | that appears to them gross and idiotic. And, nevertheless, 2042 3, 11 | them gross and idiotic. And, nevertheless, they appear 2043 3, 11 | had studied it for long; and this is not remarkable, 2044 3, 11 | salvation of the soul, to a holy and upright conscience, than 2045 3, 11 | offer what he has himself, and, because of his darkness, 2046 3, 11 | is in them, with hunger and desire for the soul's salvation. 2047 3, 11 | love follows the intellect, and the more it knows the more 2048 3, 11 | the one feeds the other, and, with this light, they both 2049 3, 11 | Vision of Me, where they see and taste Me, in Truth, the 2050 3, 11 | bliss with the immortals, and oftentimes she arrives at 2051 3, 11 | in the body or out of it; and tastes the earnest-money 2052 3, 11 | because she is united with Me, and because her will is dead 2053 3, 11 | union was made with Me, and in no other way could she 2054 3, 12 | God concerning the state and fruit of tears. ~ 2055 3, 12 | with very great desire, and rising as one intoxicated 2056 3, 12 | which she had had with God, and by what she had heard and 2057 3, 12 | and by what she had heard and tasted of the Supreme and 2058 3, 12 | and tasted of the Supreme and Sweet Truth, yearned with 2059 3, 12 | affection of the love of God. And nevertheless she had joy 2060 3, 12 | was to direct her will (and the other servants of God 2061 3, 12 | should do mercy to the world. And, lifting up the eye of her 2062 3, 12 | which God had spoken to her, and seeing that the soul passes 2063 3, 12 | different kinds of tears, and how they came to be, and 2064 3, 12 | and how they came to be, and whence they proceeded, and 2065 3, 12 | and whence they proceeded, and the fruit that resulted 2066 3, 12 | from the Sweet, Supreme and First Truth, as to the manner 2067 3, 12 | as to the manner of being and reason of the aforesaid 2068 3, 12 | of the aforesaid tears, and inasmuch as the truth cannot 2069 3, 12 | from the Truth Himself, and nothing can be learnt in 2070 3, 12 | about the different states and fruits of tears, she rose 2071 3, 12 | greatness of her desire. And, with the light of a lively 2072 3, 12 | Eternal Truth, in whom she saw and knew the Truth, in the matter 2073 3, 12 | Himself manifested it to her, and condescending in His benignity 2074 3, 13 | Then said the Supreme and Sweet Truth of God, "Oh, 2075 3, 13 | Truth of God, "Oh, beloved and dearest daughter, you beg 2076 3, 13 | knowledge of the reasons and fruits of tears, and I have 2077 3, 13 | reasons and fruits of tears, and I have not despised your 2078 3, 13 | the eye of your intellect and I will show you, among the 2079 3, 13 | former are those of fear, and belong to men who abandon 2080 3, 13 | from fear of punishment, and weep for fear. The third 2081 3, 13 | are beginning to serve and taste Me, and weep for very 2082 3, 13 | beginning to serve and taste Me, and weep for very sweetness; 2083 3, 13 | for themselves. These weep and their weeping is perfect. 2084 3, 13 | are joined to the fourth and are tears of sweetness let 2085 3, 13 | often would desire to weep and cannot. And I wish you to 2086 3, 13 | desire to weep and cannot. And I wish you to know that 2087 3, 13 | soul, who, rising from fear and imperfect love, reaches 2088 3, 14 | pain the eye manifests it. And if the pain be sensual the 2089 3, 14 | love, being disordinate and an offense to Me, receives 2090 3, 14 | the meed of mortal pain and tears. It is true that their 2091 3, 14 | is true that their guilt and grief are more or less heavy, 2092 3, 14 | their disordinate love. And these form that first class, 2093 3, 14 | whom I have spoken to you, and will speak again. Now, begin 2094 3, 14 | These are both hearty and sensual tears, because the 2095 3, 14 | second stage of the soul. And so she proceeds, with love, 2096 3, 14 | with love, to know herself and My goodness in her, and 2097 3, 14 | and My goodness in her, and begins to take hope in My 2098 3, 14 | often drops sensual tears, and if you ask Me why, I reply: 2099 3, 14 | she had from the creature, and when temptations and the 2100 3, 14 | creature, and when temptations and the persecutions of men 2101 3, 14 | heart is full of grief. And, as soon as the eye feels 2102 3, 14 | the eye feels the grief and suffering of the heart, 2103 3, 14 | begins to weep with a tender and compassionate sorrow, pitying 2104 3, 14 | self-will is not yet crushed and destroyed in everything, 2105 3, 14 | destroyed in everything, and in this way she lets fall 2106 3, 14 | spiritual passion. But, growing, and exercising herself in the 2107 3, 14 | conceives displeasure at herself and finally perfect self-hatred. 2108 3, 14 | goodness with a fire of love, and she begins to unite herself 2109 3, 14 | to unite herself to Me, and to conform her will to Mine 2110 3, 14 | conform her will to Mine and so to feel joy and compassion. 2111 3, 14 | Mine and so to feel joy and compassion. Joy in herself 2112 3, 14 | through the affection of love, and compassion for her neighbor, 2113 3, 14 | with hearty love for Me and for her neighbor, grieving 2114 3, 14 | grieving solely for My offense and her neighbor's loss, and 2115 3, 14 | and her neighbor's loss, and not for any penalty or loss 2116 3, 14 | only of rendering glory and praise to My Name, and, 2117 3, 14 | glory and praise to My Name, and, in an ecstasy of desire, 2118 3, 14 | to the humble, patient, and immaculate Lamb, My only- 2119 3, 14 | Truth, enduring with true and sweet patience every pain 2120 3, 14 | sweet patience every pain and trouble which I have permitted 2121 3, 14 | them according to Mine, and not only, as I said, enduring 2122 3, 14 | arrives at such delight and tranquillity of mind that 2123 3, 14 | of My only-begotten Son, and, having fixed the eye of 2124 3, 14 | seen the Truth, knows it; and knowing it, loves it. Drawing 2125 3, 14 | tastes My Eternal Deity, and she knows and sees the Divine 2126 3, 14 | Eternal Deity, and she knows and sees the Divine nature united 2127 3, 14 | in Me, the Sea Pacific, and her heart is united to Me 2128 3, 14 | when speaking of the fourth and unitive state. When she 2129 3, 14 | to Me, the Sea Pacific, and in that Sea, which is Myself, 2130 3, 14 | which is Myself, the Supreme and Eternal Deity, to fill the 2131 3, 14 | the pitcher of her heart. And her eye, the conduit of 2132 3, 14 | satisfy her heart-pangs, and so sheds tears. This is 2133 3, 14 | which the soul is blessed and sorrowful. ~ 2134 3, 14 | sees done to My goodness and greatness, for she has seen 2135 3, 14 | greatness, for she has seen and tasted the bitterness of 2136 3, 14 | plaint of My divine mercy, and grief at the offenses caused 2137 3, 14 | weeping with those who weep, and rejoicing with those who 2138 3, 14 | soul rejoices, seeing glory and praise rendered Me by My 2139 3, 14 | love of her own reputation, and would fall at once, vomited 2140 3, 14 | necessary to bear with others and practice continually love 2141 3, 14 | obtained by knowing herself and My goodness in her. When, 2142 3, 14 | sees herself to be loved. And, for this reason, the soul 2143 3, 14 | that neighbor ineffably, and so, herself, loves the object 2144 3, 14 | she can be of no use to Me and can in no way repay Me that 2145 3, 14 | herself to be loved by Me, and therefore endeavors to repay 2146 3, 14 | all creatures, in general and in particular, according 2147 3, 14 | without being Myself loved, and without any consideration 2148 3, 14 | create you to My own image and similitude. This love you 2149 3, 14 | without being loved by him and without consideration of 2150 3, 14 | him solely for the praise and glory of My Name, because 2151 3, 14 | love Me above everything, and your neighbor as yourselves. ~ 2152 3, 14 | which becomes the third (and final) stage. Nor can it 2153 3, 14 | affection by which the precepts and counsels are observed, which 2154 3, 14 | the perfection of virtue and in the unitive state. Not 2155 3, 14 | the riches of grace in new and various gifts and admirable 2156 3, 14 | in new and various gifts and admirable elevations of 2157 3, 14 | sensuality is mortified and her will is dead through 2158 3, 14 | herself unworthy of peace and quiet of mind, in order 2159 3, 14 | He was one thing with Me, and I with Him, wherefore His 2160 3, 15 | tears of infinite value: and how God wishes to be served 2161 3, 15 | served as the Infinite, and not as anything finite. ~ 2162 3, 15 | tears come from the heart, and how the heart distributes 2163 3, 15 | soul, so that fiery desire and tears are united. And inasmuch 2164 3, 15 | desire and tears are united. And inasmuch as desire is never 2165 3, 15 | founded in love, exercised, and with this desire the eye 2166 3, 15 | separated from the body and has reached Me, her End, 2167 3, 15 | true that suffering is over and ended, as I have said to 2168 3, 15 | are hungry are satisfied, and as soon as they are satisfied 2169 3, 15 | satiety is without disgust, and their hunger without suffering, 2170 3, 15 | you with infinite service, and the only infinite thing 2171 3, 15 | possess is the affection and desire of your souls. In 2172 3, 15 | tears of infinite value, and this is true as regards 2173 3, 15 | the fruit of the tears, and consumed it, as happens 2174 3, 15 | the fire has consumed it and drawn it into itself. Thus 2175 3, 15 | fire of My divine charity, and having passed from this 2176 3, 15 | state of love towards Me and her neighbor, having further 2177 3, 16 | tears shed with desire, and received into the soul. 2178 3, 16 | a god of created things and of their own sensuality, 2179 3, 16 | comes damage to their body and soul. I said to you that 2180 3, 16 | proceeded from the heart, and this is the truth, for the 2181 3, 16 | But many and diverse are their complainings. 2182 3, 16 | there exist different loves. And inasmuch as the root of 2183 3, 16 | leaves, branches bowed down, and struck by various winds. 2184 3, 16 | you are all trees of love, and without love you cannot 2185 3, 16 | are all poisoned by many and diverse kinds of sin, and 2186 3, 16 | and diverse kinds of sin, and if they should produce some 2187 3, 16 | forevery good deed is rewarded, and every evil deed punished. 2188 3, 16 | servants who are pleasing and acceptable to Me. I acted 2189 3, 16 | abandoned his infidelity, and the persecutions he directed 2190 3, 16 | of this tree were putrid, and so in truth they are. Its 2191 3, 16 | heart, displeasing to Me, and full of hatred and unkindness 2192 3, 16 | to Me, and full of hatred and unkindness towards their 2193 3, 16 | thief, he robs Me of honor, and takes it himself. This flower 2194 3, 16 | for death. They condemn and judge everything according 2195 3, 16 | with sensual self-love, and hidden the pupil of the 2196 3, 16 | judge of the affections and heart of other rational 2197 3, 16 | does not yet know himself. And, for an action which he 2198 3, 16 | kinds to their neighbors, and remove themselves far away 2199 3, 16 | their mouth in insult to Me and the Blood of My only-begotten 2200 3, 16 | of My only-begotten Son, and in hatred to their neighbors. 2201 3, 16 | hatred to their neighbors. And they think of nothing else 2202 3, 16 | nothing else but cursing and condemning My works, and 2203 3, 16 | and condemning My works, and blaspheming and saying evil 2204 3, 16 | My works, and blaspheming and saying evil of every rational 2205 3, 16 | only to give honor to Me, and to confess sins, and to 2206 3, 16 | Me, and to confess sins, and to be used in love of virtue, 2207 3, 16 | used in love of virtue, and for the salvation of the 2208 3, 16 | all spotted with duplicity and misery. How much danger, 2209 3, 16 | For you have all heard and seen how, through words 2210 3, 16 | come revolutions of states, and destructions of cities, 2211 3, 16 | destructions of cities, and many homicides and other 2212 3, 16 | cities, and many homicides and other evils, a word having 2213 3, 16 | the heart of the listener, and having passed through a 2214 3, 16 | on which grow the flowers and leaves in the way I have 2215 3, 16 | sins which are full of many and diverse wickednesses, contained 2216 3, 16 | contained in the roots and trunk of self-love and of 2217 3, 16 | roots and trunk of self-love and of pride, which first made 2218 3, 16 | first made both branches and flowers of many thoughts, 2219 3, 16 | thoughts, the leaves of words, and the fruits of wicked deeds. 2220 3, 16 | their hunger is insatiable, and the earth is unable to satisfy 2221 3, 16 | them. They are insatiable and unbearable to themselves, 2222 3, 16 | unbearable to themselves, and it is conformable to their 2223 3, 16 | always be unquiet, longing and desiring that thing which 2224 3, 16 | placed above all creatures, and not beneath them, and he 2225 3, 16 | creatures, and not beneath them, and he cannot be satisfied or 2226 3, 16 | I alone can satisfy him, and, because he is deprived 2227 3, 16 | remains in continual torment and pain. Weeping follows pain, 2228 3, 16 | pain. Weeping follows pain, and when he begins to weep the 2229 3, 17 | sweetness of the explanation and satisfaction which she had 2230 3, 17 | thanks be to You, Supreme and Eternal Father, Satisfier 2231 3, 17 | Satisfier of holy desires, and Lover of our Salvation, 2232 3, 17 | Love, I beg of You grace and mercy that I may come to 2233 3, 17 | You truly in the light, and not flee far in darkness 2234 3, 17 | teach him? I know, Sweet and Eternal God, that You replied 2235 3, 17 | takes delight in few words and many deeds.' Nevertheless, 2236 3, 17 | me the greatest pleasure. And also, if on some occasion, 2237 3, 17 | praying for Your creatures, and in particular for Your servants, 2238 3, 17 | particular for Your servants, and I seem to see the subjects 2239 3, 17 | a soul rejoicing in You; and in another, as it might 2240 3, 17 | one soul to be in light, and the other in darkness? Or, 2241 3, 17 | lives in great penance, and the other does not, should 2242 3, 17 | the soul remained in joy and courageous virtue. I would 2243 3, 17 | so that I may serve You and my neighbor in truth, and 2244 3, 17 | and my neighbor in truth, and not fall into false judgment 2245 3, 17 | concerning Your creatures and servants. For it seems to 2246 3, 18 | wishes to serve God in truth; and first of the light of reason 2247 3, 18 | delighting in the thirst and hunger of that soul, and 2248 3, 18 | and hunger of that soul, and in the purity of her heart, 2249 3, 18 | the purity of her heart, and the desire with which she 2250 3, 18 | the eye of His benignity and mercy upon her, saying -- " 2251 3, 18 | Oh, best-beloved, dearest and sweetest daughter, my spouse! 2252 3, 18 | spouse! rise out of yourself, and open the eye of your intellect 2253 3, 18 | the Infinite Goodness, and the ineffable love which 2254 3, 18 | which I have towards you and My other servants. And open 2255 3, 18 | you and My other servants. And open the ear of the desire 2256 3, 18 | which you feel towards Me, and remember, that if you do 2257 3, 18 | And I, who take delight in your 2258 3, 18 | for I am the cause of you and of your increase; not those 2259 3, 18 | Then that soul obeyed and rose out of herself, in 2260 3, 18 | solution of her difficulty. And the Eternal God said to 2261 3, 18 | the eye of your intellect and the light of faith which 2262 3, 18 | defects. For, in baptism, and through the mediation of 2263 3, 18 | reason, which gives you life and causes you to walk in the 2264 3, 18 | walk in the path of truth, and, by its means, to arrive 2265 3, 18 | from this primary light, and to these two I will also 2266 3, 18 | order that he should prove and increase the virtue of his 2267 3, 18 | contrary to the spirit, and yet, by means of sensuality, 2268 3, 18 | prove it? When, with anger and displeasure, she rises against 2269 3, 18 | the soul to Mine own image and similitude, placing her 2270 3, 18 | placing her in such dignity and beauty, I caused her to 2271 3, 18 | humiliation to the soul, and is in no way matter for 2272 3, 18 | pride, but rather for true and perfect humility. So that 2273 3, 18 | make you know yourselves and the instability of the world. 2274 3, 18 | in a state of damnation. And, for this reason, because 2275 3, 18 | of her sin or its cause, and therefore cannot avoid or 2276 3, 18 | And similarly if the soul know 2277 3, 18 | the soul know not good, and the reason of good, that 2278 3, 18 | given you as an instrument and means for you to receive 2279 3, 18 | you to receive My grace, and Myself the True Good. See 2280 3, 18 | loving that which I hate, and in hating that which I love. 2281 3, 18 | which I love. I love virtue and hate vice; he who loves 2282 3, 18 | vice; he who loves vice and hates virtue offends Me, 2283 3, 18 | hates virtue offends Me, and is deprived of My grace. 2284 3, 18 | he is ignorant of vice and of the evil which follows 2285 3, 18 | he is ignorant of virtue and of Me, who am the cause 2286 3, 18 | the cause of all his evil, and how you also need this light, 2287 3, 19 | destruction of their own will; and of the second light, more 2288 3, 19 | you are capable of growth, and he who does not go forward, 2289 3, 19 | to attain to the second and perfect light, leaving the 2290 3, 19 | light, leaving the imperfect and reaching the perfect. For, 2291 3, 19 | of the body, doing great and severe penance. These, in 2292 3, 19 | at the table of penance, and are good and perfect, if 2293 3, 19 | of penance, and are good and perfect, if their penance 2294 3, 19 | illuminated by discretion, and founded on Me, if, that 2295 3, 19 | knowledge of themselves and of Me, with great humility, 2296 3, 19 | Me, with great humility, and wholly conformed to the 2297 3, 19 | the judgment of My Will, and not to that of the will 2298 3, 19 | have placed all their labor and desire in the mortification 2299 3, 19 | choose their own times, and places, and consolations, 2300 3, 19 | their own times, and places, and consolations, after their 2301 3, 19 | after their own fashion, and also the persecutions of 2302 3, 19 | persecutions of the world and of the Devil, as I have 2303 3, 19 | to have that consolation, and not these battles, or these 2304 3, 19 | to please God the more, and in order to retain Him the 2305 3, 19 | should possess Him more, and serve Him better in that 2306 3, 19 | that way than in this.' And this is the way the soul 2307 3, 19 | often fails into trouble, and becomes tedious and insupportable 2308 3, 19 | trouble, and becomes tedious and insupportable to herself; 2309 3, 19 | lurks the stench of pride, and there she lies. Now, if 2310 3, 19 | condition, but were truly humble and not presumptuous, she would 2311 3, 19 | see that I, the Primary and Sweet Truth, grant condition, 2312 3, 19 | Truth, grant condition, and time, and place, and consolations, 2313 3, 19 | grant condition, and time, and place, and consolations, 2314 3, 19 | condition, and time, and place, and consolations, and tribulations 2315 3, 19 | place, and consolations, and tribulations as they may 2316 3, 19 | needed for your salvation, and to complete the perfection 2317 3, 19 | I have elected the soul. And she would see that I give 2318 3, 19 | everything through love, and that therefore, with love 2319 3, 19 | that therefore, with love and reverence, should she receive 2320 3, 19 | in the second state do, and, by doing so, arrive at 2321 3, 20 | Of the third and most perfect state, and 2322 3, 20 | and most perfect state, and of reason, and of the works 2323 3, 20 | perfect state, and of reason, and of the works done by the 2324 3, 20 | has arrived at this light. And of a beautiful vision which 2325 3, 20 | purity is fully treated, and the means to avoid judging 2326 3, 20 | condition in which they may be, and receive every event which 2327 3, 20 | when speaking of the third and unitive state of the soul. 2328 3, 20 | themselves worthy of the troubles and stumbling-blocks caused 2329 3, 20 | caused them by the world, and of the privation of their 2330 3, 20 | of their own consolation, and indeed of whatever circumstance 2331 3, 20 | circumstance happens to them. And inasmuch as they deem themselves 2332 3, 20 | trouble. They have known and tasted in the light My Eternal 2333 3, 20 | naught else but your good, and gives and permits these 2334 3, 20 | but your good, and gives and permits these troubles in 2335 3, 20 | clothes herself with it, and fixes her attention on nothing 2336 3, 20 | what way she can preserve and increase her perfection 2337 3, 20 | perfection to the glory and praise of My Name, opening 2338 3, 20 | the eye of her intellect and fixing it in the light of 2339 3, 20 | only-begotten Son, loving and following His doctrine, 2340 3, 20 | of the road for perfect and imperfect alike. And see, 2341 3, 20 | perfect and imperfect alike. And see, how My Truth, the Lamb, 2342 3, 20 | it practiced by the sweet and amorous Word, My only-begotten 2343 3, 20 | Me, the Eternal Father, and your salvation. And, inflamed 2344 3, 20 | Father, and your salvation. And, inflamed with this desire, 2345 3, 20 | shameful death of the Cross, and accomplished the obedience 2346 3, 20 | insults, derision, grumbling, and shouting of the people. 2347 3, 20 | through like the true Captain and Knight that He was, whom 2348 3, 20 | that you might be free, and drawn out of the most terrible 2349 3, 20 | which you could ever be, and also to teach you His road, 2350 3, 20 | His road, His doctrine, and His rule, so that you might 2351 3, 20 | It was as if the sweet and amorous Word, My Son, should 2352 3, 20 | Behold, I have made the road, and opened the door with My 2353 3, 20 | down to rest in self-love and ignorance of the road, presuming 2354 3, 20 | Truth, the Incarnate Word, and built up with His Blood. 2355 3, 20 | Rise up then, promptly, and follow Him, for no one can 2356 3, 20 | not by Him; He is the Way and the Door by which you must 2357 3, 20 | arrived at seeing, knowing, and tasting, in its full sweetness, 2358 3, 20 | she runs, as one enamored and inflamed with love, to the 2359 3, 20 | placed his all in this light and knowledge, and has destroyed 2360 3, 20 | this light and knowledge, and has destroyed his own will, 2361 3, 20 | temptations of the Devil, and the murmurings of men, eats 2362 3, 20 | of Me, the Eternal God, and of the salvation of souls; 2363 3, 20 | based on interested motives, and is clothed in perfect light, 2364 3, 20 | regard than for the praise and glory of My Name, serving 2365 3, 20 | these have lost themselves, and have stripped themselves 2366 3, 20 | of their own sensuality, and, having clothed themselves 2367 3, 20 | their own will than to slay and mortify their own body. 2368 3, 20 | that I wished few words and many deeds, and so ought 2369 3, 20 | few words and many deeds, and so ought you to do. Their 2370 3, 20 | crucified, seeking the honor and glory of My Name and the 2371 3, 20 | honor and glory of My Name and the salvation of souls. 2372 3, 20 | this sweet light know it, and remain constantly in peace 2373 3, 20 | remain constantly in peace and quiet, and no one scandalizes 2374 3, 20 | constantly in peace and quiet, and no one scandalizes them, 2375 3, 20 | namely their own will. And all the persecutions, with 2376 3, 20 | persecutions, with which the world and the Devil can attack them, 2377 3, 20 | waters of many tribulations and temptations, and do not 2378 3, 20 | tribulations and temptations, and do not hurt them, for they 2379 3, 20 | rejoices in every condition and in every manner of holiness 2380 3, 20 | Your House many mansions.' And he rejoices more in the 2381 3, 20 | Goodness become more manifest, and thus, rejoicing, draws from 2382 3, 20 | the fragrance of the rose. And not only in the case of 2383 3, 20 | judgment, but rather into true and holy compassion, interceding 2384 3, 20 | interceding with Me for sinners and saying, with perfect humility: ' 2385 3, 20 | To-day it is your turn, and tomorrow it will be mine 2386 3, 20 | daughter, of this sweet and excellent state, and gaze 2387 3, 20 | sweet and excellent state, and gaze at those who run in 2388 3, 20 | run in this glorious light and holiness, for they have 2389 3, 20 | for they have holy minds, and eat at the table of holy 2390 3, 20 | the table of holy desire, and, with the light, have arrived 2391 3, 20 | the servants of the world, and they are never scandalized 2392 3, 20 | anything for My Name's sake; and when an injury is done to 2393 3, 20 | of this injured neighbor, and without murmuring against 2394 3, 20 | And, since their love is so 2395 3, 20 | creature, their will being dead and not alive, wherefore they 2396 3, 20 | arrive at perfect purity, and were praying to Me with 2397 3, 20 | concerning this holy desire, and that the words resounded 2398 3, 20 | arrive at perfect purity, and be freed from stumbling-blocks, 2399 3, 20 | love, for I am the Supreme and Eternal Purity. I am that 2400 3, 20 | which purifies the soul, and the closer the soul is to 2401 3, 20 | the purer she becomes, and the further she is from 2402 3, 20 | to arrive at this union and purity, namely, that you 2403 3, 20 | you consider, both in them and in yourself. And, if you 2404 3, 20 | in them and in yourself. And, if you should see evident 2405 3, 20 | prove virtue in yourself, and in My other servants, esteeming 2406 3, 20 | acting in him. Such contempt and scandal separates the soul 2407 3, 20 | separates the soul from Me, and prevents perfection, and, 2408 3, 20 | and prevents perfection, and, in some cases, deprives 2409 3, 20 | gravity of his contempt, and the hatred which his judgment 2410 3, 20 | for which I created you. And because the soul remains 2411 3, 20 | remains always in Mine, and thus remains united to Me. 2412 3, 20 | you have received from Me; and with the eye of your intellect 2413 3, 20 | I love you inestimably; and in the will of others to 2414 3, 20 | to discern My will only, and not their evil will, for 2415 3, 20 | am their Judge, not you, and, in doing this, you will 2416 3, 20 | eternal life in this life; and, if you have well retained 2417 3, 20 | clearly, I will tell you and show you how men should 2418 3, 21 | have life without death, and satiety without disgust, 2419 3, 21 | satiety without disgust, and hunger without pain, for 2420 3, 21 | hunger pain is far away, and though they have what they 2421 3, 21 | they receive the earnest, and taste it in this way, namely 2422 3, 21 | honor of the Eternal God, and for the food of the salvation 2423 3, 21 | salvation of other souls, and being hungry, she eats, 2424 3, 21 | which causes her hunger and desire, for the love of 2425 3, 21 | the eater being insatiable and always remains hungry. So 2426 3, 21 | completion of his being and receiving his payment. Wherefore 2427 3, 21 | the earnest of My love, and of her neighbor's, is not 2428 3, 21 | is bound in her members and struggles against the spirit, 2429 3, 21 | struggles against the spirit, and in others by the offense 2430 3, 21 | desires are without suffering, and yours are not. These servants 2431 3, 21 | holy desire, are blessed and full of grief, even as My 2432 3, 21 | while His flesh was in grief and torment, His soul was blessed 2433 3, 21 | said, in My sweet Will, and they are full of grief through 2434 3, 21 | compassion for their neighbor, and because they afflict their 2435 3, 21 | depriving it of sensual delights and consolations." ~ 2436 3, 22 | prays for the whole world and particularly for the mystical 2437 3, 22 | body of the holy Church, and for her spiritual children, 2438 3, 22 | her spiritual children, and for the two fathers of her 2439 3, 22 | two fathers of her soul; and, after these things, she 2440 3, 22 | had made with her Creator, and as if, in elevation of mind, 2441 3, 22 | the eye of her intellect, and, having recognized the truth, 2442 3, 22 | had become enamored of it, and said, "Oh! Supreme and Eternal 2443 3, 22 | and said, "Oh! Supreme and Eternal Goodness of God, 2444 3, 22 | miserable one, that You, Supreme and Eternal Father, have manifested 2445 3, 22 | manifested to me Your Truth, and the hidden deceits of the 2446 3, 22 | hidden deceits of the Devil, and the deceitfulness of personal 2447 3, 22 | personal feeling, so that I, and others in this life of pilgrimage, 2448 3, 22 | Eternal Father! I am imperfect and full of darkness, and You, 2449 3, 22 | imperfect and full of darkness, and You, Perfection and Light, 2450 3, 22 | darkness, and You, Perfection and Light, have shown to me 2451 3, 22 | shown to me perfection, and the resplendent way of the 2452 3, 22 | only-begotten Son. I was dead, and You have brought me to life. 2453 3, 22 | me to life. I was sick, and You have given me medicine, 2454 3, 22 | have given me medicine, and not only the medicine of 2455 3, 22 | judge any rational creature, and particularly Your servants, 2456 3, 22 | oftentimes I, as one blind and sick with this infirmity, 2457 3, 22 | the pretext of Your honor and the salvation of souls. 2458 3, 22 | Wherefore, I thank You, Supreme and Eternal Good, that, in the 2459 3, 22 | manifesting of Your truth and the deceitfulness of the 2460 3, 22 | deceitfulness of the Devil, and our own passions, You have 2461 3, 22 | beseech You, through grace and mercy, that, from today 2462 3, 22 | given by Your goodness to me and to whoever wishes to follow 2463 3, 22 | Father, do I have recourse and flee, and I do not beseech 2464 3, 22 | have recourse and flee, and I do not beseech You for 2465 3, 22 | but for the whole world, and particularly for the mystical 2466 3, 22 | shine in Your ministers; and also I beseech You especially 2467 3, 22 | whom You have given me, and whom You have made one thing 2468 3, 22 | made one thing with me, and whom I love with a particular 2469 3, 22 | refreshment to the glory and praise of Your Name, when 2470 3, 22 | them running on this sweet and straight road, pure, and 2471 3, 22 | and straight road, pure, and dead to their own will and 2472 3, 22 | and dead to their own will and opinion, and without any 2473 3, 22 | their own will and opinion, and without any passing judgment 2474 3, 22 | any scandal or murmuring. And I pray You, Sweetest Love, 2475 3, 22 | placed on the earth to guard and instruct me, miserable infirm 2476 3, 22 | now, that You unite them, and of two bodies make one soul, 2477 3, 22 | two bodies make one soul, and that they attend to nothing 2478 3, 22 | complete in themselves, and in the mysteries that You 2479 3, 22 | in their hands, the glory and praise of Your Name, and 2480 3, 22 | and praise of Your Name, and the salvation of souls, 2481 3, 22 | the salvation of souls, and that I, an unworthy and 2482 3, 22 | and that I, an unworthy and miserable slave, and no 2483 3, 22 | unworthy and miserable slave, and no daughter, may behave 2484 3, 22 | them with due reverence and holy fear, for love of You, 2485 3, 22 | that will be to Your honor, and their peace and quiet, and 2486 3, 22 | Your honor, and their peace and quiet, and to the edification 2487 3, 22 | and their peace and quiet, and to the edification of the 2488 3, 22 | pleased You to manifest, and still more from proof, that 2489 3, 22 | observe Your commandments and Your doctrine. Now, O Eternal 2490 3, 22 | increasing my grief, compassion, and anxious desire for their 2491 3, 22 | account of the endurance and tears, the grief, and sweat 2492 3, 22 | endurance and tears, the grief, and sweat and prayers of Your 2493 3, 22 | tears, the grief, and sweat and prayers of Your servants, 2494 3, 22 | reform the holy Church, and comfort her with good and 2495 3, 22 | and comfort her with good and holy pastors. I ask You 2496 3, 23 | saying, "Oh! best beloved and dearest daughter, I will 2497 3, 23 | yours would be more serious and worthy of graver reproof 2498 3, 23 | body of the holy Church, and for those friends whom I 2499 3, 23 | love with particular love, and be careful not to be negligent 2500 3, 23 | benefit of your prayers, and the example of your life,