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501 2, 39 | manifests Me.' Now therefore you understand why He did not 502 2, 39 | will manifest the Father to you.' Both, because such a vision 503 2, 39 | vision is impossible for you, while yet in the mortal 504 2, 40 | You have now seen how excellent 505 2, 40 | Body of My Son. I have told you what was meant by the three 506 2, 40 | soul, and now I will show you how they signify the three 507 2, 40 | third state, I wish to show you how a man becomes a friend 508 2, 40 | friend, which is why I told you that a friend grows into 509 2, 40 | arrive thereat? I will tell you. Every perfection and every 510 2, 40 | feeling. My Truth showed you this when He said to the 511 2, 40 | will go and will return to you.' ~ 512 2, 40 | will go and will return to you;' and so it was, for, when 513 2, 40 | also returned, as I told you above, for the Holy Spirit 514 2, 40 | the Son. Now, as I told you, in order to raise the soul 515 2, 40 | three things of which I told you, that is to say: how the 516 2, 41 | And I would have you know that just as every 517 2, 41 | considerations. I require that you should love Me with the 518 2, 41 | same love with which I love you. This indeed you cannot 519 2, 41 | I love you. This indeed you cannot do, because I loved 520 2, 41 | cannot do, because I loved you without being loved. All 521 2, 41 | loved. All the love which you have for Me you owe to Me, 522 2, 41 | love which you have for Me you owe to Me, so that it is 523 2, 41 | it is not of grace that you love Me, but because you 524 2, 41 | you love Me, but because you ought to do so. While I 525 2, 41 | ought to do so. While I love you of grace, and not because 526 2, 41 | grace, and not because I owe you My love. Therefore to Me, 527 2, 41 | Therefore to Me, in person, you cannot repay the love which 528 2, 41 | love which I require of you, and I have placed you in 529 2, 41 | of you, and I have placed you in the midst of your fellows, 530 2, 41 | midst of your fellows, that you may do to them that which 531 2, 41 | may do to them that which you cannot do to Me, that is 532 2, 41 | Me, that is to say, that you may love your neighbor of 533 2, 41 | return from him, and what you do to him, I count as done 534 2, 41 | Saul, Saul, why persecute you Me?' This He said, judging 535 2, 41 | the same love with which you love Me, that you must love 536 2, 41 | which you love Me, that you must love your neighbor. 537 2, 41 | must love your neighbor. Do you know how the imperfection 538 2, 41 | begotten Son. For I told you, if you remember, that upon 539 2, 41 | Son. For I told you, if you remember, that upon the 540 3, 1 | words: 'This prayer avails you nothing, for you need attend 541 3, 1 | avails you nothing, for you need attend to nothing except 542 3, 2 | which was made visible to you, through My visible only- 543 3, 2 | begotten Son, who showed it to you with His blood! Which Blood 544 3, 2 | wholly man, administered to you by the hand of My vicar, 545 3, 2 | tavern, which I mentioned to you, standing on the Bridge, 546 3, 2 | pleases Me but little. But if you ask Me, whether the soul 547 3, 2 | and to be pleasing to Me, you must enlarge your hearts 548 3, 2 | mercy, with true humility. You know that the pride of the 549 3, 2 | therein. Wherefore it was, if you remember rightly, that, 550 3, 2 | Devil wished to overthrow you, by confusion, wishing to 551 3, 2 | confusion, wishing to prove to you that your life had been 552 3, 2 | had been deluded, and that you had not followed My will, 553 3, 2 | had not followed My will, you did that which was your 554 3, 2 | who will receive it) gave you strength to do, that is 555 3, 2 | strength to do, that is you rose, humbly trusting in 556 3, 2 | rejoice in my Creator.' You remember that then the Devil 557 3, 2 | he endeavored to inflate you with pride, saying: 'You 558 3, 2 | you with pride, saying: 'You are perfect and pleasing 559 3, 2 | there is no more need for you to afflict yourself or to 560 3, 2 | sins.' And once more I gave you the light to see your true 561 3, 2 | humiliation of yourself, and you answered the Devil with 562 3, 2 | in My goodness, said to you: 'Cursed that you are, for 563 3, 2 | said to you: 'Cursed that you are, for I can find no way 564 3, 2 | can find no way to take you. If I put you down through 565 3, 2 | way to take you. If I put you down through confusion, 566 3, 2 | down through confusion, you rise to Heaven on the wings 567 3, 2 | of mercy, and if I raise you on high, you humble yourself 568 3, 2 | if I raise you on high, you humble yourself down to 569 3, 2 | and when I go into Hell you persecute me, so that I 570 3, 2 | so that I will return to you no more, because you strike 571 3, 2 | to you no more, because you strike me with the stick 572 3, 2 | the many ways I have told you, she should abandon vocal 573 3, 2 | the way that I have told you, will enable the soul to 574 3, 2 | the way that I have told you. ~ 575 3, 2 | Son, and therefore I told you that some communicated virtually 576 3, 2 | loving much, she tastes much. You see then, that perfect prayer 577 3, 2 | diverse ways, for I have told you that a holy desire is a 578 3, 2 | this reason that I told you that prayer was made in 579 3, 2 | prayer. I have now told you how mental prayer is reached 580 3, 2 | soul. I have also spoken to you of common prayer, that is, 581 3, 3 | Hitherto I have shown you in many ways how the soul 582 3, 3 | and filial love. I tell you that she arrives at perfect 583 3, 4 | It now remains to be told you how it can be seen that 584 3, 4 | self-knowledge as I have told you, receives Me, on My return 585 3, 5 | As I have told you, these latter have issued 586 3, 5 | steps, which I figured to you as the three powers of the 587 3, 5 | actual steps, figured to you as in the Body of My only 588 3, 5 | steps the soul, as I told you, ascended, first climbing 589 3, 5 | divine Charity, and so, if you remember well, My Truth 590 3, 5 | My Truth manifested to you, when you asked, saying: ' 591 3, 5 | manifested to you, when you asked, saying: 'Sweet and 592 3, 5 | Sweet and Immaculate Lamb, You were dead when Your side 593 3, 5 | was opened. Why then did You want to be struck and have 594 3, 5 | divided?' And He replied to you, telling you that there 595 3, 5 | replied to you, telling you that there was occasion 596 3, 5 | what He said I will tell you. He said: Because My desire 597 3, 5 | more love I had, I wished you to see the secret of the 598 3, 5 | the Heart, showing it to you open, so that you might 599 3, 5 | it to you open, so that you might see how much more 600 3, 5 | loved than I could show you by finite pain. I poured 601 3, 5 | Blood and Water, to show you the baptism of water, which 602 3, 5 | hand of My clemency giving you the fruit of this precious 603 3, 5 | this precious Blood. But if you are able to confess, I wish 604 3, 5 | able to confess, I wish you to do so, and if you are 605 3, 5 | wish you to do so, and if you are able to, and do not, 606 3, 5 | are able to, and do not, you will be deprived of the 607 3, 5 | in My Divine Justice: 'You did not remember Me in the 608 3, 5 | time of your life, when you could, now will I not remember 609 3, 5 | now will I not remember you in your death.' ~ 610 3, 5 | You see then that these Baptisms, 611 3, 5 | that these Baptisms, which you should all receive until 612 3, 5 | the fruit of them which you receive in Baptism, through 613 3, 5 | infinite, and therefore you receive it infinitely. Had 614 3, 5 | finite pain. I showed to you that My love was infinite. 615 3, 5 | My Side. Now I have shown you (said My Truth to you) what 616 3, 5 | shown you (said My Truth to you) what you asked of Me." ~ 617 3, 5 | said My Truth to you) what you asked of Me." ~ 618 3, 7 | the pains of Purgatory. So you see that My Truth is fulfilled 619 3, 8 | in the devils, as I told you. And although she also sees 620 3, 8 | charity, which I showed you by means of Him, been terminated 621 3, 8 | terminated and ended then, you would not be, because by 622 3, 8 | not be, because by love you are made, and had My love 623 3, 8 | I not loved your being, you could not be, but My love 624 3, 8 | be, but My love created you, and My love possesses you, 625 3, 8 | you, and My love possesses you, because I am one thing 626 3, 8 | Word Incarnate with Me. You see then, that the saints 627 3, 9 | said: 'My Lord, what do You wish me to do? Show me that 628 3, 10 | with patience, as I told you they did, who are in the 629 3, 11 | despise dispositions. So you see that the eye of the 630 3, 11 | servants. Wherefore, I say to you, that it is much better 631 3, 11 | darkness, it may appear to you, that, from what he says, 632 3, 11 | darkness. The contrary will you find with My servants, because 633 3, 11 | salvation. This I have told you, my sweetest daughter, that 634 3, 11 | sweetest daughter, that you might know the perfection 635 3, 11 | from the body, as I told you when I spoke to you of the 636 3, 11 | told you when I spoke to you of the blissfulness that 637 3, 13 | beloved and dearest daughter, you beg knowledge of the reasons 638 3, 13 | intellect and I will show you, among the aforesaid states 639 3, 13 | soul, of which I have told you, concerning the imperfect 640 3, 13 | weeping, as I have told you. The fourth are the tears 641 3, 13 | peace, as I will explain to you. I will tell you also of 642 3, 13 | explain to you. I will tell you also of the tears of fire, 643 3, 13 | weep and cannot. And I wish you to know that all these various 644 3, 13 | Now I will begin to tell you of these tears in the following 645 3, 14 | I wish you to know that every tear 646 3, 14 | of whom I have spoken to you, and will speak again. Now, 647 3, 14 | as I have already told you when speaking of the second 648 3, 14 | drops sensual tears, and if you ask Me why, I reply: Because 649 3, 14 | spiritually. (I have spoken to you at length regarding the 650 3, 14 | her neighbor, as I told you in speaking of the third 651 3, 14 | to Me in love, as I told you when speaking of the fourth 652 3, 14 | the medium through which you can all serve Me. For, as 653 3, 14 | For, as I have said to you, you can perform all virtues 654 3, 14 | as I have said to you, you can perform all virtues 655 3, 14 | neighbor, I having given you all creatures, in general 656 3, 14 | to be ministered unto by you; you should therefore love 657 3, 14 | ministered unto by you; you should therefore love them 658 3, 14 | with which I have loved you. That pure love cannot be 659 3, 14 | Me, because I have loved you without being Myself loved, 660 3, 14 | whatsoever, for I loved you without being loved by you -- 661 3, 14 | you without being loved by you -- before you existed; it 662 3, 14 | being loved by you -- before you existed; it was, indeed, 663 3, 14 | that moved Me to create you to My own image and similitude. 664 3, 14 | and similitude. This love you cannot repay to Me, but 665 3, 14 | cannot repay to Me, but you can pay it to My rational 666 3, 14 | Thus will you fulfill the commandment 667 3, 14 | observed, which were given you, as I have told you, by 668 3, 14 | given you, as I have told you, by My Truth, Christ crucified. 669 3, 14 | the truth, as I said to you, which, though it is mortal, 670 3, 14 | the Divine nature. But do you, His pilgrim-members, be 671 3, 14 | stage, for as I have said, you have now reached the last, 672 3, 14 | stage, which may please you by means of My Grace." ~ 673 3, 15 | virtue, as I have said to you. You ask how their value 674 3, 15 | as I have said to you. You ask how their value can 675 3, 15 | proceed. I have already told you how tears come from the 676 3, 15 | ended, as I have said to you, for the soul that desires 677 3, 15 | of yours have any life if you served Me with anything 678 3, 15 | God, wish to be served by you with infinite service, and 679 3, 15 | the only infinite thing you possess is the affection 680 3, 15 | fire of the Holy Spirit. You see then how tears are infinite, 681 3, 15 | cause them. I have now told you the difference between four 682 3, 16 | It remains for Me to tell you of the fruit produced by 683 3, 16 | But first will I speak to you of that first class of men 684 3, 16 | body and soul. I said to you that every tear proceeded 685 3, 16 | are their complainings. Do you know how many? There are 686 3, 16 | the tree of the soul. For you are all trees of love, and 687 3, 16 | of love, and without love you cannot live, for you have 688 3, 16 | love you cannot live, for you have been made by Me for 689 3, 16 | as I have already said to you in another place. This also 690 3, 16 | I said to you that the flowers of this 691 3, 16 | loss may not occur! For you have all heard and seen 692 3, 16 | leaves in the way I have told you. These branches are the 693 3, 17 | Thanks, thanks be to You, Supreme and Eternal Father, 694 3, 17 | time of our warfare with You, in the person of Your only-begotten 695 3, 17 | Your fiery Love, I beg of You grace and mercy that I may 696 3, 17 | mercy that I may come to You truly in the light, and 697 3, 17 | Your doctrine, of which You have clearly demonstrated 698 3, 17 | of these states of tears, You would explain these points 699 3, 17 | person desirous of serving You, comes to me, or to some 700 3, 17 | Sweet and Eternal God, that You replied above to this question -- ' 701 3, 17 | mind, a soul rejoicing in You; and in another, as it might 702 3, 17 | higher perfection? I pray You, so that I may not be deceived 703 3, 17 | my limited vision, that You would declare to me in detail, 704 3, 17 | declare to me in detail, what You have already said in general 705 3, 17 | I have to make is, that You will explain further to 706 3, 17 | me about the sign which You said the soul received on 707 3, 17 | received on being visited by You -- the sign which revealed 708 3, 17 | well, oh, Eternal Truth, You said that the soul remained 709 3, 17 | are the things which I beg You to tell me, so that I may 710 3, 17 | me, so that I may serve You and my neighbor in truth, 711 3, 17 | keeps the soul far from You, so I do not wish to fall 712 3, 18 | love which I have towards you and My other servants. And 713 3, 18 | ear of the desire which you feel towards Me, and remember, 714 3, 18 | Me, and remember, that if you do not see, you can not 715 3, 18 | that if you do not see, you can not hear, that is to 716 3, 18 | wherefore in order that you may the better know it, 717 3, 18 | satisfy your demand. Not that you can increase My delight, 718 3, 18 | delight, for I am the cause of you and of your increase; not 719 3, 18 | said to her, "In order that you may the better understand 720 3, 18 | understand what I shall say to you, I shall revert to the beginning 721 3, 18 | charity. (I shall repeat to you here many things concerning 722 3, 18 | which I have already told you, in spite of My having done 723 3, 18 | better understand that which you wish to know.) The other 724 3, 18 | Besides this I will explain to you your request, telling you 725 3, 18 | you your request, telling you in great detail that which 726 3, 18 | have already pointed out to you in general. You know, as 727 3, 18 | pointed out to you in general. You know, as I have told you, 728 3, 18 | You know, as I have told you, that, without the light, 729 3, 18 | reason, which light of reason you draw from Me the True Light, 730 3, 18 | faith which I have given you in holy baptism, though 731 3, 18 | in holy baptism, though you may have lost it by your 732 3, 18 | of My only-begotten Son, you have received the form of 733 3, 18 | form of faith; which faith you exercise in virtue by the 734 3, 18 | light of reason, which gives you life and causes you to walk 735 3, 18 | gives you life and causes you to walk in the path of truth, 736 3, 18 | Light, for, without it, you would plunge into darkness. ~ 737 3, 18 | It is necessary for you to have two lights derived 738 3, 18 | third. The first lightens you all to know the transitory 739 3, 18 | like the wind. But this you cannot know thoroughly, 740 3, 18 | know thoroughly, unless you first recognize your own 741 3, 18 | not impose this law upon you, in order that My rational 742 3, 18 | true humility. Wherefore you see that, while I created 743 3, 18 | this law does not constrain you to any sin by its strivings, 744 3, 18 | supplies a reason to make you know yourselves and the 745 3, 18 | faith, of which I said to you that it was the pupil of 746 3, 18 | virtue, which I have given you as an instrument and means 747 3, 18 | instrument and means for you to receive My grace, and 748 3, 18 | of all his evil, and how you also need this light, as 749 3, 19 | contented, because, as long as you are pilgrims in this life, 750 3, 19 | are pilgrims in this life, you are capable of growth, and 751 3, 19 | as I have explained to you in another place. These 752 3, 19 | walk in the same path. Do you know why this would happen 753 3, 19 | Devil, as I have narrated to you in speaking of the second 754 3, 19 | whom I will now speak to you, explaining to you the nature 755 3, 19 | speak to you, explaining to you the nature of these two 756 3, 20 | as I have mentioned to you when speaking of the third 757 3, 20 | these troubles in order that you should be sanctified in 758 3, 20 | battle-field to deliver you from the hands of the Devil, 759 3, 20 | hands of the Devil, so that you might be free, and drawn 760 3, 20 | terrible slavery in which you could ever be, and also 761 3, 20 | ever be, and also to teach you His road, His doctrine, 762 3, 20 | doctrine, and His rule, so that you might open the Door of Me, 763 3, 20 | Son, should have said to you: 'Behold, I have made the 764 3, 20 | door with My Blood.' Do not you then be negligent to follow, 765 3, 20 | I have made straight for you by means of My Truth, the 766 3, 20 | Way and the Door by which you must enter into Me, the 767 3, 20 | their own will, as I said to you when explaining that sentence 768 3, 20 | many deeds, and so ought you to do. Their principal desire 769 3, 20 | sees, saying: 'Thanks be to You, Eternal Father, who have 770 3, 20 | observe the doctrine which, as you know, was given you by My 771 3, 20 | as you know, was given you by My Truth at the beginning 772 3, 20 | beginning of your life, when you were thinking in what way 773 3, 20 | were thinking in what way you could arrive at perfect 774 3, 20 | great desire of doing so. You know what was replied to 775 3, 20 | know what was replied to you, while you were asleep, 776 3, 20 | was replied to you, while you were asleep, concerning 777 3, 20 | ear. So much so, that, if you remember truly, you returned 778 3, 20 | if you remember truly, you returned to your waking 779 3, 20 | when My Truth said, 'Will you arrive at perfect purity, 780 3, 20 | Another thing is necessary for you to arrive at this union 781 3, 20 | and purity, namely, that you should never judge the will 782 3, 20 | of man in anything that you may see done or said by 783 3, 20 | others. My will alone should you consider, both in them and 784 3, 20 | and in yourself. And, if you should see evident sins 785 3, 20 | heart of man. That which you do not see you should not 786 3, 20 | That which you do not see you should not judge in your 787 3, 20 | compassion. In this way you will arrive at perfect purity, 788 3, 20 | your neighbor. Otherwise you fall into contempt of your 789 3, 20 | contempt of your neighbor, if you judge his evil will towards 790 3, 20 | judge his evil will towards you, instead of My will acting 791 3, 20 | give or permit to happen to you, I give so that you may 792 3, 20 | happen to you, I give so that you may arrive at the end for 793 3, 20 | end for which I created you. And because the soul remains 794 3, 20 | order to arrive at purity, you must entreat Me to do three 795 3, 20 | do three things: to grant you to be united to Me by the 796 3, 20 | your memory the benefits you have received from Me; and 797 3, 20 | love, with which I love you inestimably; and in the 798 3, 20 | for I am their Judge, not you, and, in doing this, you 799 3, 20 | you, and, in doing this, you will arrive at all perfection. ~ 800 3, 20 | was the doctrine given to you by My Truth, if you remember 801 3, 20 | given to you by My Truth, if you remember well. Now I tell 802 3, 20 | remember well. Now I tell you, dearest daughter, that 803 3, 20 | life in this life; and, if you have well retained this 804 3, 20 | retained this doctrine, you will not fall into the snares 805 3, 20 | snares of the Devil, because you will recognize them in the 806 3, 20 | in the case about which you have asked Me. ~ 807 3, 20 | more clearly, I will tell you and show you how men should 808 3, 20 | I will tell you and show you how men should never discern 809 3, 21 | Why did I say to you that they received the earnest 810 3, 21 | Mine, as I have said to you in another place, who nourish 811 3, 22 | am I, miserable one, that You, Supreme and Eternal Father, 812 3, 22 | or ourselves! What moved you to do it? Love, because 813 3, 22 | to do it? Love, because You loved me, without my having 814 3, 22 | without my having loved You. Oh, Fire of Love! Thanks, 815 3, 22 | Love! Thanks, thanks be to You, Eternal Father! I am imperfect 816 3, 22 | and full of darkness, and You, Perfection and Light, have 817 3, 22 | only-begotten Son. I was dead, and You have brought me to life. 818 3, 22 | to life. I was sick, and You have given me medicine, 819 3, 22 | medicine of the Blood which You gave for the diseased human 820 3, 22 | souls. Wherefore, I thank You, Supreme and Eternal Good, 821 3, 22 | Devil, and our own passions, You have made me know my infirmity. 822 3, 22 | infirmity. Wherefore I beseech You, through grace and mercy, 823 3, 22 | follow it, because without You is nothing done. To You, 824 3, 22 | You is nothing done. To You, then, Eternal Father, do 825 3, 22 | flee, and I do not beseech You for myself alone, Father, 826 3, 22 | to me, miserable one, by You, Eternal Truth, may shine 827 3, 22 | ministers; and also I beseech You especially for all those 828 3, 22 | especially for all those whom You have given me, and whom 829 3, 22 | have given me, and whom You have made one thing with 830 3, 22 | or murmuring. And I pray You, Sweetest Love, that not 831 3, 22 | last they may arrive at You, their End, Eternal Father. ~ 832 3, 22 | make another petition to You for my two fathers, the 833 3, 22 | fathers, the supports whom You have placed on the earth 834 3, 22 | conversion until now, that You unite them, and of two bodies 835 3, 22 | and in the mysteries that You have placed in their hands, 836 3, 22 | and holy fear, for love of You, in a way that will be to 837 3, 22 | certain, Eternal Truth, that You will not despise the desire 838 3, 22 | petitions that I have made to You, because I know, from seeing 839 3, 22 | seeing what it has pleased You to manifest, and still more 840 3, 22 | still more from proof, that You are the Acceptor of holy 841 3, 22 | will strive, according as You will give me grace, to observe 842 3, 22 | I remember a word which you said to me in speaking of 843 3, 22 | Church, to the effect that You would speak to me more distinctly, 844 3, 22 | salvation; for I remember that You said, that, on account of 845 3, 22 | prayers of Your servants, You would reform the holy Church, 846 3, 22 | and holy pastors. I ask You this in order that these 847 3, 23 | order that, on your side, you may not sin through ignorance 848 3, 23 | now than before, because you have learnt more of My truth; 849 3, 23 | friends whom I have given you, whom you love with particular 850 3, 23 | whom I have given you, whom you love with particular love, 851 3, 23 | supports which I have given you, of whom you spoke to Me, 852 3, 23 | have given you, of whom you spoke to Me, know that you 853 3, 23 | you spoke to Me, know that you are, in truth, a means by 854 3, 23 | as I, your Creator, grant you the opportunity, for without 855 3, 23 | opportunity, for without Me you can do nothing, I will fulfill 856 3, 23 | your desires, but do not you fail, or they either, in 857 3, 23 | Providence will never fail you, and every man, if he be 858 3, 24 | will reply to that which you asked Me concerning the 859 3, 24 | Church, and, in order that you may the better understand 860 3, 24 | its contrary, I will show you the dignity of those who 861 3, 24 | hands; and, in this way, you will the better see the 862 3, 24 | dearest daughter, speak to you of the dignity of priests, 863 3, 24 | to My creatures, creating you in My image and similitude 864 3, 24 | similitude and re-creating you all to the life of grace 865 3, 24 | only-begotten Son, whence you have arrived at such excellence, 866 3, 24 | nature; so that in this you have greater dignity and 867 3, 24 | Wherefore, as I have said to you, I, God, have become man, 868 3, 24 | may be administered to you. To them have I given the 869 3, 24 | of the Holy Spirit, have you received the Light. Whom 870 3, 24 | the holy Church, so that you may have life, receiving 871 3, 24 | in drink. I have said to you that this Body is, as it 872 3, 24 | were, a Sun. Wherefore, you cannot receive the Body 873 3, 24 | each other, as I said to you in another place that the 874 3, 24 | any other cause. So that you receive the whole Divine 875 3, 24 | God and whole Man. When you break a mirror the reflection 876 3, 24 | If you have a light, and the whole 877 3, 24 | whole world should come to you in order to take light from 878 3, 24 | this metaphor further that you may the better understand 879 3, 24 | the flame; nevertheless you would judge that he whose 880 3, 24 | light, because of yourselves you can do nothing, though I 881 3, 24 | nothing, though I have given you the material, with which 882 3, 24 | the material, with which you can receive this light and 883 3, 24 | for through love I created you, and without love you cannot 884 3, 24 | created you, and without love you cannot live. ~ 885 3, 24 | Your being, given to you through love, has received 886 3, 24 | disposition in holy baptism, which you receive in virtue of the 887 3, 24 | in no other way, could you participate in this light; 888 3, 24 | participate in this light; you would be like a candle with 889 3, 24 | burn or receive light, if you have not received in your 890 3, 24 | say, the Holy Faith, which you receive, by grace, in baptism, 891 3, 24 | to the fire; for although you all have one and the same 892 3, 24 | the same material, in that you are all created to My image 893 3, 24 | of holy baptism, each of you may grow in love and virtue 894 3, 24 | My grace, as may please you. Not that you change the 895 3, 24 | may please you. Not that you change the form of what 896 3, 24 | form of what I have given you, but that you increase your 897 3, 24 | have given you, but that you increase your strength in 898 3, 24 | free-will, by using it while you have time, for when time 899 3, 24 | time, for when time is past you can no longer do so. So 900 3, 24 | no longer do so. So that you can increase in love, as 901 3, 24 | Light, which I have given you as Food for your service, 902 3, 24 | through My ministers, and you receive this Light according 903 3, 24 | fiery desire with which you approach It. ~ 904 3, 24 | The Light Itself you receive entire, as I have 905 3, 24 | or of the minister; but you personally participate in 906 3, 24 | that is in the grace which you receive in this Sacrament, 907 3, 24 | the holy desire with which you dispose yourselves to receive 908 3, 24 | and the whole of Man. Do you know the condition of the 909 3, 24 | administers it, as I told you of the sun which is not 910 3, 24 | wholly with Me, and yet you have Him, whole God and 911 3, 24 | and whole man, as I told you, in the metaphor of the 912 3, 25 | dearest daughter, should you and others look at this 913 3, 25 | mystery, and how should you touch it? Not only with 914 3, 25 | from Me, as I revealed to you, if you remember well, almost 915 3, 25 | as I revealed to you, if you remember well, almost in 916 3, 25 | remained. I showed it to you for your enlightenment in 917 3, 25 | had been waging against you in this Sacrament; and to 918 3, 25 | this Sacrament; and to make you increase in love in the 919 3, 25 | You know that you went one morning 920 3, 25 | You know that you went one morning to church 921 3, 25 | tormented by the Devil, and you placed yourself upright 922 3, 25 | went to the Altar of Mary; you stood there to consider 923 3, 25 | the Devil had been causing you, and to consider My love, 924 3, 25 | My love, which had made you worthy to hear Mass, seeing 925 3, 25 | to hear Mass, seeing that you deemed yourself unworthy 926 3, 25 | minister came to consecrate, you raised your eyes above his 927 3, 25 | and I manifested Myself to you, and you saw issue from 928 3, 25 | manifested Myself to you, and you saw issue from My breast 929 3, 25 | light, and in that place you saw and tasted the Abyss 930 3, 25 | veiled in that whiteness that you saw in the bread; and you 931 3, 25 | you saw in the bread; and you perceived that the seeing 932 3, 25 | presence of the Word, which you saw intellectually in the 933 3, 25 | the bread, did not prevent you seeing at the same time 934 3, 25 | taken away. This was shown you by My goodness, as I have 935 3, 25 | goodness, as I have said to you. The eye of the intellect 936 3, 25 | deceived; wherefore, with it you should look on this Sacrament. 937 3, 25 | on this Sacrament. How do you touch It? By the hand of 938 3, 25 | With this hand alone can you touch that which the eye 939 3, 25 | known through faith. How do you taste It? With the palate 940 3, 25 | therein. See, therefore, that you should receive and look 941 3, 26 | have been consumed. I leave you the imprint of grace, as 942 3, 26 | Spirit. There also remains to you the wisdom of My only-begotten 943 3, 26 | together with this wisdom, you participate in My strength 944 3, 26 | and against the world. You see then that the imprint 945 3, 26 | your salvation has given you, through My dispensation 946 3, 26 | Food in this life, where you are pilgrims and travelers, 947 3, 26 | pilgrims and travelers, so that you may have refreshment, and 948 3, 26 | Blood. See then how straitly you are constrained and obliged 949 3, 26 | Me love, because I love you so much, and, being the 950 3, 27 | I have told you all this, dearest daughter, 951 3, 27 | dearest daughter, that you may the better recognize 952 3, 27 | office of administering Me to you, and have placed them like 953 3, 27 | of prayer, as I said to you in another place. But far 954 3, 27 | the True Light, as I told you, and the other Sacraments 955 3, 28 | I will now speak to you, in order to give a little 956 3, 28 | of whom I have spoken to you, who are like the sun, for 957 3, 28 | means of this light, will you the better be able to understand 958 3, 28 | the Sun of Justice, and you will see those glorious 959 3, 28 | become like to It, as I told you of Peter, the prince of 960 3, 28 | the benefit of the Blood. You see, therefore, that no 961 3, 28 | cannot, as I have said to you, have one power of his soul 962 3, 28 | privation of charity. So you see that they are the Sun, 963 3, 28 | with them, as I narrated to you in another place, and each 964 3, 28 | receiving virtue from Me. If you turn to Augustine, and to 965 3, 28 | Jerome, and the others, you will see how much light 966 3, 28 | Shepherd, My Truth, whom I gave you to lead your sheep, having 967 3, 28 | should give His life for you. These have followed His 968 3, 28 | hearts. And I would that you know that, more darkness 969 3, 28 | pretend not to see. And do you know why? The root of self-love 970 3, 28 | ministers, of whom I spoke to you, who have the properties 971 3, 28 | truly suns, as I have told you, because in them is no darkness 972 3, 28 | whom I have narrated to you), but was resplendent in 973 3, 28 | the angel, which I give you to be your guardian, ministers 974 3, 28 | your guardian, ministers to you holy and good inspirations, 975 3, 28 | with example of life. So you see that they are angels, 976 3, 28 | your guardians, so that you blind ones may have guides 977 3, 28 | may have guides to direct you into the way of truth, giving 978 3, 28 | the way of truth, giving you good inspirations, with 979 3, 28 | It is true that I desire you to use your being, and exercise 980 3, 28 | which I have bestowed upon you, in virtue using the free-will 981 3, 28 | free-will which I have given you, with the light of reason, 982 3, 28 | because though I created you without your help I will 983 3, 28 | your help I will not save you without it. I loved you 984 3, 28 | you without it. I loved you before you were, and those 985 3, 28 | without it. I loved you before you were, and those My beloved 986 3, 28 | perseverance even until death. So you see that because they were 987 3, 28 | I, too, am infirm with you.' They wept with those who 988 3, 28 | infirm with them, as I told you, with true and holy compassion, 989 3, 29 | I have shown you, dearest daughter, a sample 990 3, 29 | priests (for what I have shown you is only a sample of what 991 3, 29 | really is), and I have told you of the dignity in which 992 3, 29 | goodness I have spoken to you; for all alike have been 993 3, 29 | guardian angels to protect you; to inspire your hearts 994 3, 29 | holy prayers, and to teach you My doctrine reflected in 995 3, 29 | their life, and to serve you by administering to you 996 3, 29 | you by administering to you the holy Sacraments, thus 997 3, 29 | Sacraments, thus serving you, watching over you, and 998 3, 29 | serving you, watching over you, and inspiring you with 999 3, 29 | over you, and inspiring you with good and holy thoughts 1000 3, 29 | those of whom I spoke to you, which are all bound and