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"See, dearest daughter, in what an excellent state is
the soul who receives, as she should, this Bread of
Life, this Food of the Angels.
"By receiving this Sacrament she dwells in Me and
I in her, as the fish in the sea, and the sea in the
fish -- thus do I dwell in the soul, and the soul in
Me -- the Sea Pacific. In that soul grace dwells,
for, since she has received this Bread of Life in a
state of grace, My grace remains in her, after the
accidents of bread have been consumed. I leave you
the imprint of grace, as does a seal, which, when
lifted from the hot wax upon which it has been
impressed, leaves behind its imprint, so the virtue
of this Sacrament remains in the soul, that is to
say, the heat of My Divine charity, and the clemency
of the Holy Spirit.
"There also remains to you the wisdom of My
only-begotten Son, by which the eye of your intellect
has been illuminated to see and to know the doctrine
of My Truth, and, together with this wisdom, you
participate in My strength and power, which
strengthen the soul against her sensual self-love,
against the Devil, and against the world. Y
"You see then that the imprint remains, when the
seal has been taken away, that is, when the material
accidents of the bread, having been consumed, this
True Sun has returned to Its Center, not that it was
ever really separated from It, but constantly united
to Me. The Abyss of My loving desire for your
salvation has given you, through My dispensation and
Divine Providence, coming to the help of your needs,
the sweet Truth as Food in this life, where you are
pilgrims and travelers, so that you may have
refreshment, and not forget the benefit of the Blood.
"See then how straitly you are constrained and
obliged to render Me love, because I love you so
much, and, being the Supreme and Eternal Goodness,
deserve your love." |