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t hr or igh t his p h r s i c a l c r o l r c ru c rttstarting ll'onr thc first instant o1-His
c onc c pt ion-in u h i c h th c l ru u ta ttc rc a turc- ltot har ing autoltotttousesisf c nc c .liv c s in th c rl ro th c ra rt(lo l - th c
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W h o h a s l r c c d o l - t l l a t c l l l a l l l l t l l ' t o : 't t s tain llis lifc. Ilc is thc God \\'lr' sustains the Univcrsc. lt is thc l\{alt ulttr
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Wisdonr stuttcrinp,. Poucr rcndcrcd
u.'eak. the Vlastcr lou,crsd. thc
lrurrrcrrscbcconringa littlc Onc. thc
Rich bcconringpoor. thc King of thc
A ngcl sW h o licsr n rst at r lc.
t lr cFooclof '
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Thc EvalrgclistL.ukc.in thc e\ angclical nanatiou. sadl notcs that for
this Dir-inc Child Who carlrc to sare
thllcrr rnanliind "thcr v'es tlo ploc'a.^'
St. John. uith analogousexpression.
alllrrrrs|hat--rhl.tgltt" canlc.but'-r/,
durknr:.s.s
diil tut v't'lcncHin'' (Jn
I :5). Thc sr rcct nc: ss r ncl. io) o f C hri stnrasu'cr ncrifr [ r h or cr . slur clou cd br tlr csct lllr nlt t t t lnsr i luclr t r . '
fadcrr n itir sachlcss" l'lrrr' ll'r/\ t't()
tlace'."is a clranrrticcrltrcssioiruhiclr
generatesbittcrncss.it is thc c\prcss
colldcnlnationo1-hunranitr touards its
God Who colncsto salc it. This salration rs lucidll rcluscdbccauschunranitr'. in thc lacc of thc cntranccinto thc
\\'orld of its Sar iour. prclcrs to continue to bc -'r pcr4tlc:lltul v'ul|',sin durknes:.\ (Is 9. | \. '- l'/rcra \l't:r.\
t'totltr<:e."iI
is ah-cad'
thc tragicprcltidcof'thc flnal
colldcnlrlationol'thc Son ol' God.
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l {ru (Jn l : - i)
E ntcri neint o t he uor ld. t ht Er nr na-

rvrruitl h.lv(' 1'rosst'sscd

'rrtrpt'Lual nliscrt', if Lhis rl1(]rr-v
lrclnoL h('t'n lvislrt.tluporl
y()u...\'ou lr'('rulrllrave hcen
losLil"He h d not anivt d. "

nuc:lrclirscdto conlbnn l-lirnscll'tohunran Abc-n'ations.

To clpulcnccsought
. pr cl'cr r cdt hc
r r iflr ouf r cs( r 'ainl.Hc
r orer lr ol. : rr r uur gt :trt-l llr c r r r aslt at t t cd
l) ur \ uil ol' lir nr c. llc o t t oscsa bir lh
t r lcr t dourt o'. cgot ist icalalf ir u r t lr or rs
nr at ionol'scll- 11cr cpficd b 'alf innir r g
thc r aluc ol"'self dcniai''.. Thc cgotistrcaltendcncicsof'nran.riith a rc\''olutiouan lllcssagc- are denrolishcd iu
thcir dccrcstf oundationsbr His rneek
prortrcthcan:thc llrost rcvohltionan
nrcssagcthathiston hascr cr rccordcd.
lador r r it h sLr ; cnr at urlight
al
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r ir il- icsar t clt r nr sllqur cs
c\ cn [ hing.I t
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lr c nr ost t cnclcr( 'hild ol- Bct hlchcttt crlitlrts rls br l{is cranlplc ol'
abssalt r lo'i
cr t r -ol't nl t t ainablc
hunr ilit 1.olabsolut chiddcncss
t o allou our sch'cs to hc scizcd and lascirratcdb
thc sublinritr ol His \\'isdouru hich urIinitcl transccndsus. Fronr thc crib olBethlchcnlto thc Crossof Calr an. this
Clrild garc Hinlsclf to us tr.styrattt
finem. Our lilb uill irarc mcaning in
thc rncasurcin rihich \\c \\ill rcsrond
u ith our total and unconditionaldonation to that SuprcrnolnrnrolatronThcrr
\ \ c r vill bc closcr t o t hc cr ib of
Bclhlehcnl.and Christnrasu ill bc lbr'
us fi tnre Christrnas k

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rtf ttit'xpre.s.s'ihlt:
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:r,iil,] n ordcr to rlcscribc thc Birth of
,F;I# ; tl'c Slriour ol' t hc r ior lc l. t lr c
;q l.j Erun sclis t Luk c br r c f lr - not c s
tlrat l\1an "irottgltt .itrllr IIr'r .fir.:tht,rn
,\'rur ttnd u'roptcl !l irt srutltliing
ond lutl IIin in o tttnn,gt't;'(l.l'
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r ig htlr rcld tlrc lllc l' f; t t t lc h- lrs lc lr ol' llt t '
Virgin Birth
Aftcr lttritlt- ' . lt l' ot lr ll l lolllr t lt e
Firstb orn of tl t c lir t llt c t . t lr e Vt r t ' llt
"tra pp eti itt .s t r ut lt llt t t ' i <lt t llt t i
llt t '
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Divine Child bo r r t ol- t lc l. ll' llle
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ca rc o f Ma r-t. thc Child "it t . t t r t t t lt llt t r . g
c:lrlhc.:'' placcd irt t " ntotlg,(r ls l
pro ph ctical sign ol' Hc W ho als o in t hc
ton rb clf tllc Rc s ur r c c lion t r ill bc
u nrrp cclin rt sinlil: t r \ \ l\ . bot lnd t iglr t lr
ilr sii:rdclline e l ot hc s . This pr ophc t ic al
cctl;tin lr c lic lt t ol c s c lt t r ttchc \ / ir gir t
<Jct:ril
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[)ir irlc S(lll "rrr , r
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d il'ficu lt lo Ilrrtl. ,
o f r no rc lturn b lc tncl rtlr.t ' et
crib tlriu r llrrs ll
is lh c sig n o f'tlrc
c\trcnrc p0\ r'11\
irrrd unrcacltablc
h Lrn rilitr o f l-ic

\ \ ' f r r r t 'n t l t l t ( '( l I l t t t t , 'l l ( t \ \ t t t t t t t , ! l. l t t '

i() t ' u t( t f t t \ L t '\ '(t t t l t l 'l f l | . l 7 )
ll u l u l u r l r t r r r r l l t : t rt t r e er r t l r c i r r c l f l t blc s c r t t n n r 'n ! \o l l l t t V t g t t l i r r t h a t s u - lc n u t ll t o u t o l l l r , l r r r l l t o l ' l l c r D i t i n c
Solt ') \ \ 'l r ; l n r u s l l t ; r rt I r c c l t l l c r c r a l t c d
et lr l t 'r r r r l ; r l r ( )\n\ l u l s l s l t e ; t t l o r c c ls [ l c h a
\ l l) er n ; r l ) l \ \ t ( r \ '' l r l l t t l s e l t t o l l l c l l t sr r r lr . '. ,( i : r r o l ; r l o ; l r o \ l ; l r p r o l l o u n c c d
llr r ' r l t 'l r r 'l r l l u l l r n r ro n el l l s i \ c \ \ o r d s o f
: r ll r r r o l l r r : ' r r r l l r I l t 'r t '\ c s c l l tl l t c E - re s O f
. ' \ o r r . , l r r ) \rrt t k r '( l r n i t s c lo f l o l e .
. ' \nt l S l r r ' \ ; u ' ,I s \ \ r 'eI l u l l l r b r t o p l a c a t c
llr t tr o r r t r l e t(l l r r k l r u l o c t l t s l t 'l l i t lH i t i t t o
s lc c r \ \ r l l r t l r r ' l r l l ; t b r o f - t h e f i r s t
M illl r c l '. [ r c : ; t t t l t c l t t s l o t r o f ' x l e r t r l a n d
r nus i c . o n l l r c ( l t r e s l r t r l c lo l 'P a r l t d i s e
uhic h h t db c c n l o s l . u i l l r l n o s l t l g i ao f
inuo c c n c c . "- 'l t t t h c d l l l r l i g l r t o l t h c l a r n p
Pictrafcsa couturcuts - Mtrr Most
[{olv contcrntrrlatcdI{cr Neu'bont Soll.
lrr H inr u crc disccrncd Hcr o* n features
r ur c lu i l l r t r c n r b l i r t gt c l t d c n t c s sa t t d l o \ c
Slr c i r r r r r c s s c rl l r c l 'i r s l l , . i s sr t l t o t t l l u t t

Il c l i i rc
l ;:rcc
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l l ;rt(' l rrl cl W
u;rs l l rc S cl ttof'
God but al so
[-lcrSon.Shcrcjoiccd as n0 othcr lilolhcr iil lhe
ir orld o\cr thc
birth of hcr son.
Enrapturcd. Sltc

llttiio trdoroiltlriio conlcllrpliltc.

po\\crlcssto c\l)rcssl-.lcrscntinrctits."
B ul l l rc inclf t r bles\ \ cclncssof t lr csc
s qr r icklr ir r lcr nt plcd
di r i nc nro n cnt is
br lrcnrcndo'.rs
onrcns,Frolltthc "crib to
thc Cross of Colgotha- Piils XII rffinncd * thc pathtakenbr rhc Rcdcenrcr
nrns rndshincs . . Beitind thc u'ood of
thc rnangcrof Bctlrlchcrnthc gigantic
l i fc-gi ri ng uood of t hc Cr ossis r aiscd
"'
up A rrdl lr r -\ 'inlir rknr : ut hisr cr r r icll
N or cl i dt lr c lnr t lr clie
lnclr r r iltol'llr
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l i el l rlelr cntc\ r ; t l) r I' lcr I lor r : ct lf '
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l ronr i l l l Jct lt lclr t 'r n r r olts Lilt r lr r . . ,
Itnd ti ot piir ccclin rsr r ur illr cir ol'
r lur r
rthatsocvcr.
brrtin thc pluccclcslinccl
lirr
thc anirnalsto cal. Bcc:auscalso F{c
uould be cult,rt.that is" Hc r.rouldgirc
Hiursclf to all u'ithoul rcscl\c. in His
apos{ol rcr ct ir it r t"o t hc poiLr tof collslrnlirrqHiursclfcrtirclr for rrs on thc
Cross.lnd Hc uorrld norlrishus sacrtItrcrttl l r [ ] r 'c: r cl
ol'l. lf c in t hc N, 1osi
H ol r B rrcit : r r isl.lr"r r Lr cir rJcsr
g r sir r t ! r c
l nangcr"Ihc t r olt lr clie
lt l lr r cluur rtgll' llr ; r l
gcsturcur dt luitpllr cc\ \ it s l) r 'cscrtrol t lt c
Iui nd of l hc Vir gir r .Jcsr r sul s lr onr nr
B cl l tl cl tcn(lHouscol-Br cr d)
bccr r r sc
I lc
uoulcl bc thc Brccl
of L,ifc: Flc turs
placcdiu l nrangcrbccauscHe'u oulclbc
"catcn" bv rncir.uho uould - tluough
that divine Nourisluncnl- havc ctcnral
Li l e.
Lct us contcnlplatc1^or
an instanlthc
stablco1'tscthlchcnr.Entcringirrto thc
uori d. thc Lold o[ t ir r r cur dol'hislon
cl i oscA cou nlr \ ur t lr oulglor r . llncllbr : l
cri b H c ul nt cd a nuingcr llc
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u' orl d l nne , ingon ulinllr nr or reibbct
s
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rescncd for thc \\orst nrrlcflclclrs.
Hc
rcnnincd anrougslus hiclclcrr
unclcrllrc
\,ci l of sir nplc and conulloll Lr r clr d.
Bcthlchcm.Calr'rlr'.
Euchrrisi.
all slc:rh
of thc ururltainablc
lnlririlitlrl- Gocl"thrt

( St f t r anci ilscslr slonishnt cnl"

And \\ c - cru':lptrrrcd
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bcfbrcsuclliul
M\-slcry- lcllulinbcsidcthecrib
rbr-ssal
of Jcsr s.al t lic school of ' t hc Vir gr lr
Mothcr. \\ho _-as St. ALrgrrstinc
rlfirrns
- if Shc trrlcased
Coctbr Hcr \.,1rginitr.
conceivcdthc \\brd o1'l,ife br Hcr rdnr it blclr r ur iilit _r >
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of the cloister
l )vi r IV
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I t ulus t not b c tl ro u g h t.h o u c rc r[hat rlronksand nurls-bccausctltev arc
scparatcdfroru thc rcst of' nrankind.
arc cut oll--as it ucl'c- l-rontthc norld
ancl thc ChLrrchand arc alool- liorn
thcnr.On thc contratr. thcr arc ulritctl
u rth thcnt -'in a nlorc prolbund scrlsc
i n t hc hc ar l of - C h n s t.-' 's i l tc c\\c Arc
all onc in Clir ist (c { ' i C o r l { ):1 7 -J n
l7 2( t - 22\
. , \ r ir rf tionr t lr c tra d i ti o l l acl o n tri b u n ticrcsc u l trrraal n d
tion of' ' ' ' , ' 1 5 [{i-:ri
s oc i r lc lonut in-c o n c l u s rrc ru l c l u n tr ttt r ir lc ttc ec rts l s b c ru ' i rrq
s lr ak l hlc
tt c s st o t lt c gr c ltl l rl t e tr rtl r rr l u c l r
rrte tll o
nlc r t ar r c \l \ ( ) nr c ntl t' tl re
co rttcru llltrorr llont ' . lr : n bo ur irt tltcrt' lrc; r ' t st lt c s r r lis ll o l' l I I
f - cring s an d n u, u
lilcn.

I'r4orcor
cr. it is cr iclc'rrt
that it u as in thc dcscrtor in
m ount ain s olit u d c th a t C o d
rcrcalcd hidclcn tlutlrs to rttAtt
Tlresc in fact arc nlaccs in u h i c h

Irelrrcn arrd carth sccltt to ntcrgerrl rcrcthc nori d- i n r i rtuc o1-C hri st' s
p r' oscnccri scs l l ' onr i ts condi ti onol "
arid cafth and bccorrrcsparadiscattcn
(c l . l v{ k l :13)' . i l ou thcn cnrtcoutetnp l a ti r es bc consi < l crcd al i cn to
n ra nki ncli -l ' i n tl rcrrrrrranki rtd
achi crcs
i ts l i rl f-i l nl c,rrl [i
' ) ul l rrl uc..cr nruch
c o ntcnrpl l t rr cs i n' c cntrcncl tcd-so tcl
s rci rk-i n thc hcrrtol ' thc uorl d. sti l l
lulorc stl arc thc:r in tltc,ircart of the
f,' h urch I l rcrr' l )ra\crs. parti cul arl r
i n thc E uchari sti c
th c ir rarti crpati on
Sacriflccol- Christ and thcir liturgical
rc c itati onof-ti rcD i r.i ncOl Trcc.consl i tutc thc firl[ihnentol'ifiurcticxicssctttial tclthc ccclcsialconrnlunitr.llart.lcl r. l hc gl ori l i cati oriof- Gocl -fl ri s i n
l i rct i s thc l )r' r\crthrtrcndorstrl
tl rc l ;l thcr' . throrruhtl rc S on
rrrrli rr the l l ol r S pi ri t. -' t
cl l orccsucri fi ccof' prai sc.-'
,. I hoscu ho u.orshi pi n thi s
I u n rrcadnrittcdto thc inti nrac:r of thc i rrcl fabl c
cour crsati on r,l hi ch Our
Lord unendi ngl r has ui th
I-lis hcavenlr Fathcr. and into
\\,hosc bosornHc pours out His infi-

ni tc l oi c. l ' h is. in a u or cl.is t hc pr ir \cr

ul i i ch i s l i kc ar l it pc\ t or iar dsuhich
col l \ crgcsth c unii'cr salact irit l ol't hc
Church.In this tr-Ar- contcnrplativcrcl i ei ousbcaringuit ncsst o lhe int inr at c
l i l c of' thc Chur cir .u'cindispensablc
1othc l ul l nc ssof it s pr cscllcc.
Furtircnnorc.br r ir if\ ing thc crrtirc l\'lrstical Bodr br thc f'cnour ofthci r l orc and hr lr olst cr inu.
t hc r ur r ous c:l ' l brtsof ' lhc lr r oslolr(trer lr ir : li
i ttcl ui :crlt o( l gr r r t lr out elur r r t r)
rrr-.
(cl - i (' or'. l- l l- "1) ct 'r r t er r r lllr r t ir cs
ri sc thc l cr cl of' t hc spr t 'r t r r :lr
llt ' ol
tl i c uhol c Chul'ch.'- fn t lt c hcur tol't lr c:
Churrch.mv lV{othcr-I shall bc loi c-"
crcl ai ul cclthc saintulr o. uit hout cvcr
hai ing stcppcd outsidc of her conr cnt- \\ ASncvcr"thelcss
dcclarcd

b Popc PiusXI- Patroness

ol all thc l\4issioirs
D i d not C ocl t hr oughlJis
chari tr- nll nif'cst cd in
such rrol l o r t it lnls lt l entai l thc S a cr ilicc ol' I I is
S on on Ihc c r oss-dclil cr illl
rl rcn l roul sin'l Thcr cf 'or cuhcn onc st ccpshir nsclf in
- t his
Paschaltnr stcn of thc suprcntclo.,c
of C od l bi nr an ( ci. . ln li: l: li: 13) lic ncccssaril parlicipatcsin thc redenrpti rcni issionof Chr ist 'sPassion.
uhrch i s thc bcginnineof cr cn apostol atc.
Fi nal l r. t hc r clir , ious
in
cnguee, cl
contcrnpl a t ioralor
t r c.sust r irt hr
r ouglr
i hci r rrl r cr s llr c nrissioniu'\0ct i\it \
of- tlie Clhurch---lbr it is God Who
scllds u'orkers into His harrcst u hcn
F{c is askedto do so. Who opcns tlic
nri ncl sof' non- Chr ist ianst o ir car t hc
Gospcl- and \\"ho nraircsthc uord o'
sai rati on l h lit f ul in t heir hcar t s" I n

solit udc.uhcr c t hcr ar c dcr ot cd t o

pra\ cr- conl.cnrplatir
cs arc ncr er fbrgctlirl ol' their brothcrs.if thc,r har c
uithdrann fionr frcqr.rcrrt
contactuith
t hcir lbllou nr eu. it is not bccausc
thcr \\ erc sccking thcnlsclres and
t hcir oun conr lbr t -or pcaccalr dquiet
f br t hcir or ir r sakc.but bccauscon t hc
cont r 't r trhcr
\ \ cr r ] int cnt on shar r ng
I t r r nr ( ) r 'cr ur iiclsal clcgr cc-t hc f a[ r u'r r c.
llr t ' nr scr rlur clt hc lr opcsol'all
r r rlr rl.
t rrrl
'l't

t i ;l i ' ' r.' l ' l \.1' i .l )

N r,l l
' \?ti c an i f . c ons t. Lt.tnten (' i c nl i unt-N o.

-l(r.CF. Evagrius:"The rnor is hc ri ho

is scparalcdfion-lall and unitcdto all"
(l)t: ()ratiotte 12-l:for Frcnch s.rl
.t(,('[. Htusltcrr.
.c.:l at',n.s
rl'ttn
('()ntcntpl(ili1.
p. l.i8). St. Pctcr
r glr
D: lnr it r r-r'Thor
.
t r c sccnlt o
trc scl;u'ltlcclfirr l-ronr tltc
( 'lr ur cllt lu'ouqhpin sical solillr r lc nc iu'c lbr cr cr lur d llr osl
nr f ir n; lclr ir r lJcr [ ) r csclt cc
llr r r lr r glr
lllc inr ioli blcnnst cn of
"
.\7 1.. Oui trttt:!latut'
rrnitr (()trr.s't'.
i,)oni ntt.s'tt ht,:'r:
t.ttt. l (). .\,/ 1. l -l-5-239 )
St. Teresa:"Oh nr-r sistcrsrn Clrristl
Hcllr nre to cntrcal this of lhc Lord.
Wlto ltas brougltt orr togelherlrcrc for
lltaf vcn purpose(to prat ftrr thc pcacc
of rllnrtions
uldfor lhc nccdsof thc
( 'llr r r ch)t:lusis \ our \ ocllion.
t hlsnr ust
bc r or r r busincss:llt cscnur stbc r or r r
dcsircs.thcscI our lcrrs:
thcsc] our pct ilions. . " ( l/ u. t 't t l'er
f lt , t 't ir t t1. 5) .
r For thc conrparisonof- thc nonilstcn
rr ith Pandise.
cf. St.Jcronrc:"\bu have
rccll lbi pandisc:pick ihc r ariousfnrits
of tlrc Scripturcs"(.1"1,l)5 od llu,stiuun.
7 Nll- 22. l( ) 75 CSEL- i( r .125) .

6i:
--_z Futhers oJ the ('hurch

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tirc llcsh. thcrc \\as not ltarntonr bctueen thc Angcls and us. thc nrark ol'
orir original sin scparatcdLrs fionr
theur and our dailr sins kcpt us lhr
lionl thcnr.Sincc.br sur-\\c \\crc cstrangcdlionr God. thc Angcls. citizcns
of God- hcld us to be strangcrsto tlicir
socict\. But u-hcn \\c rccogniscdour
K i ng. thc Angcls r ccogniscclus as
thci r co-cit icnsSinr : clhc Kir t q lr as
ll' t lr c cl r 't lrt ll' out
tal i crtrrl to r tl lur r se
l( '\ l) r sr '( ) ur
l -l csh.thc Ar t ilels nir lr lt r - , . (t 'r
'f hc. \ t t qcls r ct unr t o nur l'r '
ucakl l css
peaceu ith us- no lortu,crscr:llte nrotir es of discclrdarduclconlcrrsassociatcsall thoscu'ho tho' harc alrcadr
dcspiscd as contcntptiblc. Thcrcfbre
Lot (Gn l 9 . l) aud Joshua( Josh5. 15)
adorcthc Angelsand arc not rcpulscd.
John.thcugh.in thc Apocai-rpsc.prostrates hinlsclf-in lrdorationbcfbrc ar
A ngcl - ri ho t 'q: pulscshinr sarir t g.
Jhtn^| tlr tl, I tut ti .\(t'r'ut'lll\L'\'()tt
()) .,\rtcl
ctnc,l
.\'ottt'lxtlltcr.:(.Ap2J
u trrat tkl cs it nr c ur t h l t lr c
A ngcl s.hclbr ct lt c co t ungol't hc

'r,r1,ri ilrrtrft: ,(11

II'ith th c !Jtrth o l't lt a [ . t nl, J t ' . s t . t t. ]\ t' .( r itlt r t tlt , t ( ! t ) t ( " '( t ( l : ( t 1o . fl I t : a v t , n " n t l " a l i i a n r l
tl'an irrerl'fhe.lngt,l.s."(lraul l.r /1.'rligtitt'. tt'ltttit l, ;ut.s!.1;tttrrlvtllt ht: hrlinr:,:,s
nre hcn,sihlalilb. m int l{ it l t lt t t t lor lt ut t "t , t ' , lv t t . ' n t t t t l ( \ l r t t t . "
ig ittlr thc l. ot ' c l r r t s [ r r inr r t r
Bcthlcir c nl. s inc , - ' llc llr lt ' lr r ' r r r
lllcalls I lor r s c r r l' lir c lr t l I le . .
ilr fh ct tirc On c \\ ' lt o s r t r : ; lt lt t t lt , it ' ,
itt,qh raru l lltttl t't ) t t t ( ' (\ hnt t t f t t t t t tlt t t l'
ct7 (Jn 6 .-tl I I hc r l; r c e I lr r ' r t ' lir t .
uh crc llrc [,rlrcli s lr ot ' r t r llelt c h llc lor t '
Fic u a s b or-rt.r r l s c r llc c l I lous c ol'
Llrcad. bccausc Hc \\'ho uould satiatc
thc clcct n ith sprritual lirod. had lo
nlanil-cst Hilnsell- to r.rsin tlrc llcsh.

I lr t 't ) n r c st o a s t h c r cu h i c h i s a l i e n t o
I lr r r r \ r r r l s i l l c c t h c P r o p l r c l s a \ s :
/ r i l l n t t u t t . : l t t t . t\ l s J ( l '( r ) . t h c L o r d .
\ \ lr r l r : r . , I r t '. 'o n l c \ , l a t t - c l t a r t q c s o t t r
'
lr ; r r r r l o r , , l : r i r r . s r r e c l l c : s a \ s r i l I ln r s , - l'f' l t t l t t ; : t '( u t tt t l t t 'l t t 't r l t l r x '. :n o l
Ittll l,t llt(',t:t'oililil tuitl tltt' il ramutn.t
ttltutt' (.ln 12.24). Thcrclbrc as soon as
Flc nas bonr. Hc uas placecl in thc
nlangcr. so that [Jc u'oulcl nourish all
tlrc hithlirl. rcprcscrltccl b\ tlic ani-

,{nd Hc r.r'asborn
not in His o\\ 11
housc- bu1 along
thc * ar s ic lc . i n
or c lc r t o undc rst anctlhat Hc . a s st r nr ir ula ht ulr rn
n alr ir c .uA s bo n r
i r r a gar r nc : nt
t li rt
u A snot I lis I h t
i t \ \ A s r r ot lt is .
nlc ans t hat bc rrr!.( i o rl I l rs l )t()l )c r
Nat ur c is [ ) ii nrc l l u n ri u r n l u rt' l rc longc d t o llulr trc c rrrs(itro d rs tl rt'
l \ { as t c rol-ail. ai rtltl rc rc fi rrci t i s n rrtlctt'.Ha c(ultL'ttnto llis ott'n (.lrr l l l )
l n His Dir inc Na tu rcIl c u u s th c rcb c fbre tinrc-in otrrsHc corncstclus in rn
- l lc
c poc hol' our his to n . T l rc rc l b r-ci fWho is c t c nr a l n l a k c s l J i n rs c l f'o u r
c onr paniotirt t t i n rc . \\. n ra -\s a r th a t

nral s. n i th thc
ri hcat cf" H i s
f:lcsh And u hat
docs thc appariticn ol- thc Angcl
to thc shcphcrds
ul ro natchcd end
thc light ihat surroundcd thcnr
rrl can-i l ' not ti rat
ti roscri ho ri atch
th c l l ock ol ' tl rc l i l i thful ui ti r l orc
l l l rt' nr()r' e
l hrnthc tl tl tcrs-thc'pri r i l c u ,e1o see l rctrertl rtl rrngs' .)
W hi l st
tl rcr rtotrsl ruttr-:lthc
r fl ock- di ri nc
rlr.uccr-lcncrouslr
shincsuporl thcnr.
'I
hc A rrgclA nnc-runccs
thal tl rc K rng
is lronrand choirsol-Angclsccho Hinr
sirrgirrg.()lrr.t'trGt{in lha Hi,qltr'.st
tttld x'ttc'aupon corlit lt tnt't t./,grit.l
u'l/ Bclorc orlr Rcclccnrcr'1\
asbonl ilr

Rcdccrlcr lloucd thcnlsch'csto bc

ultcrcasalicr His couting [hcr'
adorccipcnrlittcdit no longcr.if not that thcr
arc alraid to placc thcnrsclrcs abovc
our naturc.aftcrhar ing scenit brought
b thc Lord aborc thcm'/ And lhcv no
longcr clarcto dcspiscas infinn. thai
Naturc uhich thc scc in tlrc King ofIlearcn. Nor do thor- n'ho adorc a
\ 4an- G od.disdain1ohar c nlan as associ t c.[ - cl us scc t lr cu-br ot hcr s-t hat
ir e r lr r t t <ltst iil t lt r r sclr cst x at t r nr b[ r slr .sr n, - 'c'in
t lic ct cr n t lor
l csiglit uc
.
ilr c cr t r zer r ol'
s ( jod ar r dcqual t o I Jis
, '\ nscls.Lct us r cst or cdignr t r t o our
cust onr s.nr A\ no lust nlar us. r 1o
siranrcfillthoughtaccuscus. no rrtaiicc
cat into our nrind-the rr"rst
of cltr-r'not
corrods us. pride not inflate us. thc
concup'risccncc
ol-caflhlr pleasurcsnot
lacc-ratc
us. augcrnot in[lanlc us. N4en
hrrc trccncallcd {ods.Dcfbnd.thcrcfirrc. O n1All.thc honour of- God.
sur color r ou I 'lc uas nt adc M ar t .
\ \ 'ho lir cs r rrclcir lnsf it r crcr ar t d
c r c l - .' \nl c ' t' t. t

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r ariouscLrstollls
aroscsuch
Christrlrasas. for craruplc.that - inauguratcdbr
St FrancisofAssisi * ol' thc Christnras
cri b.
Thc Fcastof'Christnrashas its octai'c uhich is celcbratcdlbr thc uhole
ri.cck. Alrcadr thc oldest calcndars
i oi rr thc conullcnr or at ionof scrcr al
S ai ntsto t lr c solcr nr r it rof ' ( 'lr iist nlas.
anclthc Nlr dcllc. , \ scsst 't 'ir r t ur r illr r t ilc
stri orrsqt'( ) ul)t lur t r e( ) r n r r t t it 's
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Cl :i l d .i csus lluser ut ' I lr r 'Sr ut t rs'r 'lt 'lt t r r sr llt t ' I ) r olobratccli n t hc l{olt u. ur
nrarhr S tcphcn-St . John t hc l. r lns llod in
gcl i st and t hc FJolln r occnt kr
Bcthlchenr J'hc pcriod of- Clrristnras
gocs bcvond thc octarc- rp to thc
Srurdarafter Epipltanr.u hich is cclcbratcd as thc Fcastof'thc Baptisnrof
thc Lorcl
On tl i c dal ol'Chr ist r uas- t hc
r lI t hat uhich
C hurchcoll. nncnl( r 'lt t cs
in [ Jct hlclr cr n[ r r tclocsnot
harrcncd
l i mi t Il crscll' t o t lt c c'r t enor sir le ol'
lllc N'lr st cn
crcttts.S hc cout cr t t lllr r t cs
ol -thc S on ol'G od- \ \ / hcl- - [ r or nr r l't he
Faihcr bclbrc tinrc bcgan- Gorl lj'oru
Gocl.l,ight lionr I-ighl- truc God ll'onr
truc God." for "Lls ulcn and lbr our
salration"' dcsccnclcCltonr Hcaven.
Gocl.Who in a u onclcrfirlu ar crcatcd
nran"i n a st ill llr or c nr ancllous \ \ A\
bcgan thc uor l. . of ' His salrat iot t .
sinr r lart o us in
C hri st bccor lr csN1 r n.
ci ' crythi n gcr cc it sin , { "r nar r cllous
cxcl i ange "is r cachcd,( 'hnst uclconrcsour hunlat t t at ur c-u cak and linlitcd. to makc Lrs partrciratr-in I-lis
D i r i nc N a t ur c.
\\'tat docs thc corrring ol- Clu'rst
nreanfbr rnan'l\4an lrassccn(iod irr a
ri si bl c fbr nl. [ 'hr ist br in'sncr r hl'c t o

@o irrh /";fosu, Ghnst

' [ i c e l a b r a t t , / t t , lJir tlt r l' ll c lt r tl, tltc ( ' ltt' t.' tt( tn .\ ()l l l t('l i t'l ((ttl ut'i L'.\ (:ho.st th rl ota
r t f I ) e c : e m h t : r ) - i " ' . ( ) n th o t tltt.l tltt' t' ,' ttr ts lltt' l' tt.' .:trtt ft'tr:l !tt ft"tt"ttt'tl tl tt'"l ttt'i nt'i l 'tl e
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,\ ' 2 , w h i t ' h t r a . l/ttt. .s' tth .:liltttt' t/l t' tltr \( ) i( ttt , 1,'ft'l rttt,l l l t, l l trtl t tl ('l tri .rt. l l tt'
S u t t r / ' , J u s t t c ' t ' .Ab ittttt- tcttto r ltttlli, .' ' l ll ' t' ttr .' ft tt'i t ,f tt\ /\ r'\/r tl 'l tl t,',1 Il tt ( l t\l ()l l t
ttt ttlcltt' ttt< ' lltt' i' , li,,lt' \,/, r r , r
lir (\'erv ltrie.t

\l rrss rr (l rc B asi l i ca of' S t. Mary

\l uor f' } opcS i rtus i i tr {' i -{.16).aftcr
lhc rroclanrrtionof thc clogrttaof thc
N4alcrlitr of i\'lan. cnlargcdand curb cl l i shccl
thc B asi l i ca.crccl i trgi n i t thc
c h a rclthat i nri tatcdthc stabl cof thc
N a ti ri t of-U .,' ' l oht:ntl n [hi s chapcl .
o n C l hnstnl asni sht. thc P opc ccl cbratctJtl rc sol cntt N l ass (currontl \ tht ' l \l rcl rti ehtI\4ass-' ).
' Iorrrrrds
thc nl i ddl c of thc
\' l (' cntun bcgart thc custonrol ' ccl ctl rtti ng
thc l hi rd
\1i rssl rr thc P orc.C l osc tcr
tl ru l al accol ' thc B ' zanti nc
nrl crs (P al ati ncFl i l l l i s l i rrurd
tl l c cl rru' chi r nhi ch A rc col l scrrc cl tl c r-cl i cs of- S ai nt A nastasi a.
n l ar' trr-rcncl atc,di n r srcci alrtar at
(' onstrnti noplul
c-rosc rncnl ori alt' cl l
r' ccrschrl n l )cccttttl cr?.i ' r'l.rr rcspcct
o l ' secrrl rrr
ti rc P otcs- stopri rru,
l l orrr:r..
:rl orrytl rc rtxrl l i rrnrthc l -atcrartat thc
I jusrI rcl o f' St l)ctcr cclcbratcdlicrc
th c \l :rss nr l ronourol ' thc S ai nt(cLrrThc l i turgi rc nth thc --[)arrnN l ass' -).
t:ll l{onrurbooks containcdthc lbrnrulasol'ihcsctlirccpapalMasscs.and
thcrclbrc thc uholc Church acquircd
tl rc custonr of ccl cbrati ng thc
ELl chari slthrcc ti nrcs on thi s cl ar.

Itc-'ltto s t llt c ic t l s it ' , t t , r l' lllt

Fca st ol. ( ' lr r is t nr t s r - ' r ' lt ' lr nt
tcd in l{ t llnt , ( ) n f ) t ' c untlr c t

2 5' ' ' - is r c lat r rr.ln ) l h r, r' l l .:rttl ltirl

F iloc alosol' t hcr c rrl .rJ - [i u l tl rcn rtc t' n al ar t alr s isc ll -tl l c c l o c rn l c nst l tttu s
that thc Fcastuas rlrcachcclcbl'atcd
b c f br c t hc ) c a r 3 3 6 . l ' h c d a l o l '
Dc c c r ubc r ' 2-\"r a' sc h o s c n s- i n c c
on that da1 a pagan f-castri as
cclcbratcd ill ltonc'rut'of thc
-- lnrinc iblc S un ." T h c (' h ri stiarts-thcrclbrc-substitutc-d
thc pagan c c r c n l o n \ u i th
thc s olc nr t r it r l l ' tl re l l rrth o l '
f' hr is t - t lr c S u rr rtl ' .l rs l rt' e
A lr c ac lr in t lic l \' ( c rttu r. \\!'
f inc lt hc t t c u l: c a s li n .,\l l r.:r .' \rtl rolet
r l ru l o ttl r
Cons t ant ir t r - r iptrtl
l c i rt l ' .1 1rl
in t hc V l ar t dV l l (' c ttl u tte srrrl l rt tre
adnr it t c din P al c s trn c
rtf'
A c c or dingt o a R ri l tl i ttttt' :ttl tl ro o
t he V l Cc nt un. c \c r\ rri c s te i u re el .' brate thrcc Nlasscs oll thc ilrn of'
r
Chns t nr asT hc o ri g i no f-th i sc rrs to nrs
Thc lirsl ancl onlr
simplc cut-rr,rglt.
I\lass\\as cclcbratcdb thc Porc in
thc I\ centun at thc usual tinrc in tltr-:
Basilica ol' St. Pctcr (currcutlr tirc
")
l\,[ass"of thc dal
hr lhc V Ccntun
trcgan thc ccicbration ol" thc rright
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rlren.He has rcstorcdthem to thc dignitl of sons of God. has irrtroduccd

llrortal nlarr to ctcnral lil-c. lias licccl
hunr anit r f ionr t hc old slar cr l' clf sin
ar t dhasr lir c: nt lr cr r rf l'ccdonr .
( 'lr r ist nr r st lr uscor t ccircd. is linlicd
ir r scpunr [ r ht o t lr c M r st cn of t hc
I ) cl( lr lur t l l{cst n'r 'cct ion
o - Chr ist .
. '\lt llor r ! , ht lr cr r i-f r lr ' nr ur \ ( 'hr isl"ians( 'lr r ist nur sr s r . lo\f'r r Ir cnlcnt br lt cc
of t lt c cot llilt sol'( 'hnst WlLobr ingsllLr acc and liatcrnitr. [hc C'hrrchsccstliis
Fcast in st r ict r clat ion t o His f ir lLr r c
is
Dcath- Jcsusilaccd in thc trtangc-r'
callccl.in prar crs. the Rcdccnler.To
cclcbratcCirristurasnlcansto crprcss
in lif-cthc nql realrtr of rnan.rcuclcrccl sinrilar to thc Son ol- God. uho
opcns lr inr scll't ot hc act ionol- gr acc.
to searclttbr thc thingsnhich arc abt-rloi c.
\ c and to grori in ll'atc:nral
Lct us pr aiscG od bccauscin t hcsc
last tinrcs Hc has spohcn to us b-r
nr car lsol'His Son-and in l- lr nrHc has
gir cr t us ci cr r t it ing. ; i!

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f roa,uirrroaro,rr*rrrr.iori"!;i.ili:

Say i n

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Humility
l l r.' \l rl rot l ' .rl qnrs sai d.
I l rr [l t' r,rni l rng0l ' sl ti r l ti on

T hc A bbr l t .' \rtl l ro ttr:;rtrtl I

s t n allt hc r rets o l ' l l te r' 1l o tl c
s pr c t c lt t t t t t rt u l .l l l e t:l tl tl t.i ttl rl
I s ar c l gr ( ) l l n rtl ! \\l l t) r' i l tl
fi 'rtl rrrtl tc n l ' )',\n c l
c v c r Lr s c ate
I hc ar d a r o i c c u h rc l l s .u tltc r
' -'
lnL) :' F { unril i tr

Onc dar thc .{bbot

Moscsasl<cdbrothcr
Zachan. -'lcll lttrr
uhat I rnustclo.-[irrt
': .:,1.1
hc th rcir ll i nrscI l' rrn
t llc r ll' out t tll t l ti s 1 .' r' ts :rr ing: ' - l; t l l c r' -r (rtt;.l s I tl u s o l '
. . B c l rc r
nlc ' ] "
c n tt n l \ s ()rt
Z ac han - th c o l rl rtu i ts u i rlto
hinr - | s a u th c l l o l r Srrrrt
dc s c c nd uF.o n \ t-l u . fi l r l l l rs
ttr
roASon I arlr cr-lnstt'lttttcd
quc s t ion\ oL r.' T h c n Z a c h a rrlifiing his coir I fronl his hcad.
plac c d it u n d c r h rs fc c t a n d
t r c d on it s a i i n g . " l f n l a n i s
not cnrshcd lilic this. hc cannot bc a nr o n k ."

Charity

l s t() C ()l l ([)tl l l i tl nC S C l f."

- l l r c , \b h r t

,'\n tl to r tr sr u tl - l
d o t t o t t l ( ) \\ l r 'l u ( i o r l l r u t I kr '
v c l J l l tt. l i l r ' kr r c cl l sl s ( ) u I

fi:ar.''

An olcl nran said. "ln

u'hat:;ocr
cr tcst. clo not
i ttrcuse l l n\ ()rl c but
rorrrscl l ' ul ortc. S a1.
" l ' h rs hurtrl urcd to
nre bccl tusr-,of mr'

'/,

:i tns

"

.,
,,\ brothcr qucstioned
thc A bbot S i socs:-' l sccrthat
tllc rcnrcnibranccof Ciod re"
nrai ns i rr nrc Thc ol d man
surtlto l ri nr ' l l i s r)otl l gruJat
tl rrrri lrI' rorrr tl rorrghti s n' i th
(i trrl l t rs r.ru,rcl t tl ri rtg.oi t
l l re ol l rr:r'l renrl -to scc oncsel l ' bcncathcvcn crcaturc.
'l'his
in fact- togcthcr n'ith
thc l l ti guc of thc bod.l cads
nran to htrnri l rtr."

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Abbot Anthonv said.

"With our ncighbourthcrc
is liflc ancldcath fbr if uc
do qooclttl our'llrcltlrcr\\c
shal i dt l goot l t t r
Gtrri bt r t il' \ \ r
scandllisc
0ur
brothcr - \ \ c sin
agai nst[ ] hnst . "

\ t or r e ( uncrt ir c \ bboi Jc- r hir

\ \ it \ t 'llnllr r nl ul) ll'oln Scct c
r r r lll olllt : r llliit hcr s. l t cl hc
ir llo u us gr r idinr lf hcnl lr ist ook
t hc uar lbr i[ r r as night . And
thc brcthrcn said to thc Abbot
John: "\ 'hat shall \ \ c do.
Fatlicr-for thc brothcr has misscd t he \ \ a\ . ancl nc nr ar losc
oursclr r-:sand dic'.)"- ancl thc
olr i nxr n saicl."ll'\ \ c sav An\ t hinc t o hit t l. hc: r r ill bc
doir ncust llut I shall r ', t a-

1..r.'
lt slrrrirrrf'lrcirtg\\ot'lt
urtltnrJsri that I canrtot
ri ulk.but nrustlic hcrctill
nrorning.",{nd hc did so
A nd thc othcrs said.
"'Ncithcrshali \\c go onhut shall sit doun bcsidc
thcc " And thcr satdoun until
llrorning.so ASuot to nrortifr
thcrr.brothcr.

Thr: Abhot i\rscni us sa id. - - l har , 'e'

ne) 0r
\ gonc to slccp lr ar ing ill licl ng againstanr onc. allclus
far as possr ble-I ncr ur lt cr mi ttcd au\ ouc t o go t ct
sl cep lt aving ill f - ccling
nlc.
agai n* st

'T}e

olcl mr,nsaid:"Nothing is
\\ orscthan-judging."
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l l or ti t.'i . D t.t'r.vi i l rR 2-5

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.iat)te.s('anlins| !]i lli

Christmas is the Bifthd ay

of JesusChrist
o t c ll t h c tl ' trtl r tl l c c rr.c l l c rr(
rrtl t' ntrol l l so of- l l c uho cl ocs not
pagcof ' tl rc ( i o s tc lrr l l l t l t l rl ts
l i t' ti tl
tt rrl l l o l rr' srrrcr
I l r* .'t cl cl l l l tttrrttol ' l l l rs rl rghi has
bc c ll r l ' o c l l tttttc tl l l r.' s ;(l c " ' S l .l o l rr n )c allc d - ' ' lr c llo r-l u,,1
s l ol ..cnto rs of' rr l l i r[;r uraptcd i n
s i i i rrl rl l rrrg cl tl tl tt:s tttclfti cl i n a
t illudat c st r s u l rttl c
' shcrhcr5
T odar \ \ c u ..rtrl rl l l c n ' r()r' cc l i s n l ul qcr'of
kscpi ng * atch
pos c d t o r c lis lr th c r a l trc sc ' l ' s rn rrl i c . -a
o rcr l hc-l l c ck i n si l cntobscuri tr'ol
it r . of - \ \ ' annhrrn ra n i tr.o f-th c p o c tn
n ru l ti tudc ol - A ngcl s uho si ng thc
p ra i scs ol " God and * i sh pcacc to
of t hal uhic h i s h u n i b l e a n d s u c c l ..
that rs. ol'thc r alucs tirat arc oll-cred
nrcn rcachcd br thc lorc of thc
to us br thc' otlce again rc-inrokcd
F-athcrand Lhisis bcautifirl.cornprc^
s c c llc ol- our C l u i s tn l a s c ri b s A n d
h r'nsi bl canclcasr to apr.cci atc.
ins t c ad \ \ c arc i n r i tc d tc c rp l c l rc
N orr i nstcatl i s nrarri f' cstcd
to us
uhaL t hc r c is i n l " h cb c g rn n i n g u rth
l l rc cl enurl' r' oot' -of' ti ri s fi rctrcal i scd
G od 1J n I 2) . u h i c l t n l ta l ts ttr s u r
rn tnnc. tl l c ul ti rl rtc and trti c
' thut
t hc t r at t s c c nr .l c S
tttc c l ' c tso f i l rc
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h i cch
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appcncd
l f t h l t t rrii hi
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r' c rl t r nc r c at c danc Jrt[rs o l u tr:
ts crplailrccl [o tls- thc cetttral
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rr\ cr\ \ cil- mcans to c\prcss [hc ccrtrintrthat Jcsus of Nazarcth - that
[]abr lrorn t*o thousand\cars agcrirr
a stublc - is a livine Pcrson:Hc is trulr . r callr - phr sicallr alir c. Hc is st ill
t hc bcgir r r r ing
of -sallat iolr lbr us. Hc
s st r ll t lr c ccnt r col'cr cn cr ist cncco1llr e r r llolc cll. hiskr n.J'hcr cf cr rlct
c us
( ) ( '( 'ul) ot
\ n'sclr cst ir clcsslrr it h Hir n
ur t l r r r cr lr t utrrr: r ottthat nhich Hc st ill
r s t ( ) ( ll\ . it l) ( ) nt ir r tuhich st ill t odar
I le t hr cslir r flr t :r r ol'lcj( . . ) . , k

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crpl i cl r' ,,,;, .r, i ttcnns.anunheal ' dofgoal i s
rtrlrl t hc uor ld uas n u c l c -lrrtrl
s t c ad t hc r c lt ta rk u b l c l tl tl c rrto us. that ol ' us,al so
l )r' ()l )os;ccl
r ng of a Cod \\' l tt to o l ' , fl c s l r .rrrtl
l rccorni rrr:.
i rr l { i rrr^s;onsol ' God. and
l tr ,rcl rnrlcorrtcrnl tl atc
H i s gl ory,
iiit c hc d His t c n t i n r-trr n ri c l s t.i s r' .' i' c aled t o us .
tl rc tl ,rr.rol ' ti l c Onl r S on of' thc
B r - r tt hc Cliu rc h d o c s n o th i n g b r
i ;;l tl rcr.fi rl l of' gracc and truth {Ji r
c hauc c :br t his c h o i c c Sl tc u a n ts to
I l-11,\ncl tl us i s sti l l nl orc bcauti fu!.
iiclp us l-o undcrstandtlic substanc:c
lrut also nrorc cliflicult to undcrstaltd.
of' Christtilas- apart fiont thc cnl'his nrclns.Anrong othcr things.
c hant ing s c c n c th a t l o r i n g l r I' c th a t (' hri stl ti asi s not onl r l hc narrac loihc s it . but n s k s h i d i n g th c p ro ti on of-that l hi ch ri as: i t i s perccplound t nr t h ol- i t l ro n r l h c fi c rtc tra ti n q
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ol -a Lrcas urtchat is gir cn [ o t r slt r r lur .
J' hc an not at iont hat C'hr islnur s.
rn
i ts l bundr t ions. is a br r t llt l: r r r s
cri oi rgh to conr incc us ol' r l Nor r
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lv!'ho was aware of the Birth of Christ?

C )l' Lhe hi rth i rrk r thc r,r' orl c i of tht' S i > n ol ' Goc l , i i l H i s Ii nx ' . n() ()n(. r\ri ts
l \\'l t "(..N c ' i thc r R ontr' n' i Lh i ts ri ri l rts al rc { rol i ti < al s tn' rr' ,tl r. l ror A tl rerrs
u'i th tht' tl i s tr-ri s i ti otrs qrl j ts phi i t> s ol th(' r' s , n()l ' ferus ,tl c l tt l v i th i ts l ,trpl r'
r),r()Ll Pof B i l rl t' s i l t,rl rs , \\' (' r() hl t' tt-. pt' r< r.i v ' c ,(i l td rl l )[)t' c r' i l c tl -ct.l l trrr.
t c i ntt l tun' t.ur v i r i s s i tutL' s of' Il -t' t' tt' nt.rl C rt' tttor of-tht' Lj l ti r, t' r' s (' . ,{ s ri nt'
((l t s (' (' , (l otl t' ttl t' r' t,ti l rs l l i nl s t' l l
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ri rl rl r l , l l tt' r rtl l i rr' ,rl ,rul l tori ti t' s .trrtl l l rr' ,r' l r' l rri trt' s : Il r' l hu' .ul s Iht' i r'
l )t-('r tt(l t otl tl tl ' [1' r 1' . k rt,rrr r l trtrr l o 1' 1,' r.1,'l l tr' l r ,tl l r' nl i rrn; to rt' v t' .tl
l Jl l rst' l l to l ht' s rtt,t!l ,ur(l l o l l tt' tr l t,rl ,' ,rl l rrnl r,rrul 1, Il .' tl rx ' s rrrl P rol i l
l r1' l h t' i r l l frl t i t> trs l trr' tl r,l l i tl tts . \' \l l i o trtr\ ,r\\,rl ' ,' ol l l rt' r,.,l l ,l rl rtl ' i n.trV
(tvrl n I tl f C l ori ntrl tl t' l \1.rrr?.,\ \\,rl .l rr \\' l ro s l rt,l tt' l r,tl l r l l ,' l ' s .r1rl , 1111l l l c i n l i l l i tV oi k rv t' , w ' .ts rl \\' c l r' (' th.rt C orl l r.rrl .rrri v t' tl i n \!rrr nri tl s t: tl rt'
l V l r> tht' r'
krvc ol ' a V i rl i i rr n' i thor-rt l (rul [ 1-()rFl t' r Lorc l ,rnrl Iht' l ov t' ol ' .
Iol vrt rtl s tl tt C rc rttrrt' l torl r tl f' H t-r. J os t' 1tl t,.t l n.l t tv l to h.td rrratl t' < l l ' o[rc l ri i ('n<' r' Io l ht' D i v i rri ' \A /i l l , rl Il rc r-rl t < l f i trs ti t' t), ri f s i l c l i l rrr ti v i tt' , oI
tl roui l htf rrl r(' s t' r\,(' , hi s s rl ' rot Itrol l r,rrrrl nc oi l i l .t' ..' l r' trsrr\\/< l r' (' oi thtr [ri rtl r
ol 'Iht' S on ,rl C oti . Tht' s ht' pl 1.1t l t' ho, rl ot l rc i nfr l l ' l i t tt' tl [rV too nl c i t]\'
stttl t' s ,l l l tl

l tV i l l tt:l k ' t Itt,tl t< l l trrl i t' .ti otl s , l rt' l i t' v t' tl i tl Il rt' t' :..,i s tt' l tt' c of:
A tr',t' l s .l ttl s ti l l .tl rl ,' to l t' 1 l l tt' l l l s t' l v (' s l ' tt' i nl tt' ni tl att' rl .ttl d s l ruc k l rv th.tt
l vhi t h i s s tt P t' rl 11ul l (ul (ut(l tr(tts (' (' tl rl (' nt/ t\' (rr(' c t\\l t(' rl l Ihr' tri rth oi thc
S ol l rtl C tl tl . Tl rrrs Il rr' \' .trri r,' t' Io
ttr' l rorl ttl Ihr-t "s i 11tt" ri l Il rt' s .ri ri l i r
ronti ti rl t> f tl rc Lorrl , rr hi l s l thr' s 1' rt' i l i s t rt' .rtk rrs ti f' thc "s i 1,,l rs ol l l rc
l i ntcs " - [ht' s c l r' i l l obs t' rv t' rs , tl rt' ar' .rrrt-11arr{ t' thi nk c rs , tht' s r' (rr' ( hr-rrs(l t
('v(l rV tl < l s I of "prtl pht' Ii t,rl s i l i rrs "
\\' (' !r(' l rs l t.tl l tt\r' ,trt' Il t.tt s tl l tt< ' tl ti tt1
n'l roil t' l l { ' \.\' , ur)i (J u(' .rnrl c l t' t' i s i v t' l r,tl l i l r.l l V hrrr' 11' .i l l tht' r.r,ti rl t{ .

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lo fivefo,'tftelilorl
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l rt ,\'l l ']tt'tttul l
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t i l o l i t t c o l l t c r l tlc u tttt ttitti iitltt tttt.t itt l lt ,1 t. l ,i 'l l ,'t tt tl tt l l t'ttl t'.<.:t1)()nt
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ilj.tlF.' lrdelitr u'hich is corlstant

i;.ililt and all cnrbracirlg.rlcccssar#+iI ilr cnahlcsthc sul "to lir c
-'This is
for thc Word
thcthirclr irtuc
ncccssanfilr thc spousc.
What docs-'to lirc'- nrcutrsrl)'[hc sorrllir cs lx
plicd to thc sirLrl'l
rrl'itslirrcrcrc'isr:
l lrcnlorcnrcn[nd
tulticsShc '-lircs lirr tlrc \\ortl'
rihcrt shc r'lrlcsn0t c()nccl'rl
!1

^l!

l r c r s c l[ .r ior ' c:t

si rrc fi i r tl rc
int c r c s t sat t d f r ,l o l ro l ' l l c r'
S pous c : u hc n s h c l )l llic s lr c r r ilc nlo rr.u n l trinat ion- int c l l i g c n c c .
h ear t .ur ll- all h c r p o u c r s . all hc r ac ti r i tr i rr
thc sen icc of thc Word.
to knou Hinr bcttcr. loi c
H im m or e. and a l s o to n l a k c
Hirlr bcttcr knon tt and lor cd br
ot hc r s . T hc s ou l u h o l i rc s o n h l i l r
thc Spousc do.,s not scck hcr ou n
s at is ac
f t ion in a ttrth i n g - n o r h c r p c rsonal intcrcsl..shc sccks solcli thc
good plcasureand glon of hcr Lord
and Mastcr'.

In a spiritualnluurcr
shcis.jcalous
for thehonourol'hcr Spotrsc:
thc acts
inlldclih'.theinjuricsinof bctraval.
flictedb1'so nlanvsoulsu oundhcr.
and stimulatchcr ardour and gcnrrrosit\(Ps I ll{.53) Shcqir cshcrsclf
ri hollr- eir cs lrll shc losscsscs
thal
l l rc S rousr)
l ni l \ bc l l rrl ttl ul ' cdcral terl l or crl S hc nurkcsl l cl oul t that
--Fathcr.
l )r' i t\cr of' Orrr'1.urd.
rl ori l \ l ' hr S on-'(.fn l 7:3).
sl rccnrpl ors herscl f' rii Lhout ccasi ng to rctl i sc
thi s gl ori fi cati on. Il rst
i n hcrscl l - then i n ol hcrs. Dcr oiion. propcrlr
spcaki ng.
is
that
lronrpt. chccrful. iranrtri ! n' roicn.l cnt ol - thc
gcnrrrol l ssoul . uhi ch caLrs-

,, h.,' to lirrgcthcrsclfin [hc

rntcrcsts
ol'hcr Sltouscand tiroscq-rlHis ('hurch
[]ut in [his aspcctu'hat is thc
rnainsltring
uhich. as it uerc- both
aninratcsand stimulatcsher'JIt is
lorc. Lorc. thc nrastcrol thc uill-

posscsscs
all thc roadslcclirrg to thc ircart-all thc po\\crs
of thc sou l. all t hc spr ingsol' it s uclr r s
ti i i tr. Gi vc n up t o lor c- t hc sc- r ul
nothi ng ol- it s o\ \ r '1.lir cs no lot t r ct '
l br i tscl l - but cnt ir clr li'ir r t s \ \ 'ell
B cl orcd. - '\ \ hatis lor c il'r t r r llo lt t t t '
ai u avs allcl r cr r u hr : r 't :t lt c siull
u i l l . cl i l t r ir ut t ing lt bsolr r lclr t lr c
sl i ghtcstcot t t r 't rt rlcsr t t ' t lr r r st 'l'lt 't 'l
ol't lr e llclu[ ''
i ng a trta lsr r lr . r git lt on
( fi l .v.tttt t I l.
s
S uch a lor c t ians[ iir r ns.lt t t l. . rt rllc
soul l i kc to it s Spousc.List cn t o St
Bernard- lion-r ri.hont \\ c havc borroucd tlrc thcmc o1-our confcrcncr'.
rrhi l st hc t clls of t hc aslot t ishin{
grancl ur
e o f t his ur lion.- "Sucha confornl i tr ui t h t hc dr linc uill nlar nr r s
l hc soul uit h t hc \ \ / old. t o uhich r t is
'- kr r si nl i l ar i n it s spir it ualnr t r ir i-f ilr
i ng H i nl l t s r t is lot cr ! lr r I I r r n i t r s
no\\ si rrrr lr r r r r \ \ 'ill \ \ 'lr . r t curI r t
sri cctcr L ilall I his conlir t 'nr it r of '
u i l l s' l \\' i rat nr or c dcsir ablct lt r nt lr is
I
lovc. u hich rcndcrs thc scrrr
discontcntcdu ith thc tcach-

rngs o{- lllau. nrakcsher

approachthc \fuordri ith
conlidr-ncc.rcst rrnitcd
to Hinl. rcnraincontcnt- k,f._,:S*lri
\J
cdh ncar Hinr. lnrl con\-g:
sultHirn in ali thines-bcine
as cagcr to klt o', t ls lt cr illt clli-

gnccmakcshcr clpablc ol- klloning. This contractof marriagcis trLrlr holr- trulv spiritual.but thc tcrnl
contractis not suilcicntlr c\prcsrr crilablc
sr\c. it is a comminqlins.
r-nrtrraccsuch ftlt idcrrtlllcatiolril'

T.),' t.tt dililt,t'llLl)' tlrr-lcrs[ nd,O nlosl sw'ct 'Lhndnlir l of JesusChr isL,w'h t
I t lvt ' ) , our Spouse Jcsus
r t 't r r ir t . sr r l vou. Ccr lailllv
I lt , , Whr l lovcs v01r so
nt u ('h, rv trLst'il u ttl ('()lls()r r".rL('Lrt His Itlr,'t' )/ottr
w, holr ' hr , r L,\ 'our lvholt '
st r t r| . r nr l lr ( ) ur r t 'ht llt inint l, ir r sut h r t '. t l' I lr 1",
r r l I our ll, '. t t '[ol. t , t t i, "soul
,rntl of \ out nti rttl , rttl l l t:tl _\'
rs \( \ ( \, ( l l I ht' S tti l l )( )\s (
"l
It,s [ 1-r.r'ol
t i L [t)l l (' l -l rt' r rt' i th
Il i nr.

uills t hat ihc t iir r lnakc buLr 'r uc'-( li

L'0t7!
('u- Su-ilnoli-l).
l- ht : cnLir c cr ) r 'r lclr r lt tol'
t r i ic- n. of t
r
f
llcr
nar c!dcll'clur ls. ir ills t hut St .
ill
r r ct slr cr . cr s onlr r ossit llc t sr lt t t cli
l hr ngs
r st lr c soul r llouslt cr scll'ir allt
"t t r lr c concluct ct i lr ) t hc Wor d; - '
N{orc c\ cll
I t't'ht .\'i' t'(':L't'L'
t han - 't hccr cs r - r l'llr cscn ant
ar c 0n t lr c hands ol- her
r r r ist r css. -( Ps 122 2) t o
--n . " \
'"/
kno\\ ircr ordcrs allcJcrctltcnr.thc tnlc sllousc
cutc
V

hcrsclfrntcof C'hristfr-'cls
r"iorh corrrllcllccl
to tLlnr a
glancctrl-lor,c uporthcr Spor-rsc
t o llnil out t hc indicaiior r sol' His
slt c cclt r t ini c'r t t slr
u ill. ln t lr r snr inncr
contcnrl)lltcsthc sacrccl Pcrsolt of'
Jcsus. ir r t hc: r ar ious st it gcs< l'His

lil-candin His Nirstcncs.

't
I

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i t;''
"

F r un ciscan Spiritu qIit.'

l \ 1 i s t t r '. u , T r <r r 'r s

6,\Stf frr ffvasts0f tljr WbitblrsttE

S r. IJ clrutt'cntttfe

. ,>.,cg:,-:...;

tt lttt !t l,i' ,u ' t llt\' ,tr ( 'i utttt.ql i tl tttl ,.',r/ 'l 'l tc [;i rC Fcl tS tSOf
,\'
t'
t'
ttl,lttr
ti
t'
l) t t tt t' .,\,1 lilttiit' t'i tl tu'(. heut,g i tt,t:t'l
h.t' tht, ttl tt[t,r
tlrc Cltlld .lcsus.'
u t t t l l u t . : ' . i ( ) t l e l ( ' ntt' tltlttlit) tt o l th a t' l ili
t / IJr 'l hl ehcnt. rl c.srri ht,.r. hy' "a,sc'tnrl i ng
I ;t r t t t , o / l t t s , / / i ' \ /i ttl lt' < t<I

t l e g r t : e . : " r t . s : t i r tttr u litittt' t' ttt' l' tltic' h ,

t t t . s , s t t t { . l i ' ( ) toi lt l t ' jtn ' tr tu to lltt,t'

li"t it i ) l' a ,'t tl attl l tcnl i t, <'otn'<t's'i rtn.raci tt,.t

lh t, a n tr lt( :1 , l( ) L,l entol fl aol i tttdt.

or thoseuho uant to rc.loicc

in thc ('hild <.rl'Bcthlclrcnr^
St. Flancisof-,,\ssisi
Icaclrcs
that it is not r r n o rrg hto l o o l ..l o r i rq l r
at Hinl. br r t it i s n c c c s s l rr l o tl k c
Hir n. t o c las l; l l i rrr rn ()rrcs i rrrn s .
bc ar l' { inl in onc s h c a rt a n c ll i r } l i n i
in onc ' s nlind.
T hc P oor li ttl c n rA n o l - As s i s i
tcachcsit br his cranrplc- but one ol'
his nrost authcntrc sous^ St. BonrI cnturc. c\poss to r-lsalso its doctr inc nit h r ar c ! ,c n i a l i tr.i n o n c r-.f-h i s
nr r s t ic al t r ac t s .-" 1 ' l tt'!:i ' c 'l :c i ttts ttl
-hc ( ' h i ld. . / c ' r i ,r
Hc idc nlilit ' s i n th c \h s tc rr o f'
B c t hlr r hc nr
.. s' c l rl rl u Ll ()\
t lt c S { )u ' gr,,l
i ndic al" ir r it
g s l s c c n c l i n g
tl c s rc c s l i r
rc joic c in Cjoc l.lrc s trs . tl rc s o u l ru u s (
rc lir c at t d" r c nc u th c l \' l rs tc rr o l ' tl r,.:
Inc ar nat ionin rts c l -'
f - i l l s u c l r u i ri rr
that " bv nlc ans o f- th c g r' )c crrf' tl l c
H olr S pir it . it n ra r c o n c c i \c . g r\ c
L r ir t ht o. c all b r tl i s N a n rc th t:
blcssu-d
Word antJOnlr Bcqottclr
Son of thc Fathcr: sccli ancl
ador c ' Hinluit h t h c N 4 a g ia: n d l l nalh pr c s ent H i n l a g a i n to th c

F a thcr-rn thc tcrnrl cof thc hcai cnl r

-'
.l c r ursa[:nt ;\ccortl i rrq l o thc S cn tr l ti cI)octor.tl l c sorrl -fi rl l oui ng thc
c ri r rrrpl col ' tl rc l i l cssccl\i i rgi n. nl ust
fi rl ll l arorrnrlthc (' hi l cl Jcsusa uhol l r spi ri tual rcti \ i l .\ b\ uhrch H c i s
rn r s ti cal l r rcborn and rcl i i ' es i n H cr.
continuing His nrost hoh' Hunranitr
in tirnc.
Fronl thi s rl rrsti cali nti nl l cr gusl rcs lbrth incrcasingh a puru intclior
jor'. or'. as th.: ScratlricDoctor sa\ s.
tl tc soLrl -rcnctnrti nscr cr nrorc i ntcr
tl rc \' !r stcn. " ccl cbnrl r:s."l i kc a skr l l rr ' 1,.
tl ri rtnri rl ,csrts sol l g l oudcr i n thc
n rc i tsurcrrr rr l ti ch rI rs strbmcrgcdi n
tl rc rzrr'rrol
c
i urdi trol -thc ski cs.
' l ' l t, l \l \ st
r(' rt, C o.rt l ,.t)'t()\
t
'l'hc itincrarl
of thc "l,ivc /;L'rsr"
l l c g i ns n.hcn thc soul mvstl cal l r
' -c oncci vcs'Jcsus
'
i n i tscl f. " l l on car
that happcn'1" \\c could ask our-

sclrcs.rcpcatingtlic u ordsol thc

-thc ScraphicDoctorcr- Virgin.
plains
Thc soul- hc alllnns-. r isitcd br hoh' rnsplrations.
rccol-

lcctsitsclf-in thc intrmacrof'rrarcr.

purilics
likc thc Virgin at Nazarcth.
rtsclf"u ith thcpurilication
ol-contrition.''andibrnrulatcs
thc dcsirclbr a
nur iifc- to bclonguhollr to God
Thcn thc N'loslHigh rendersit fmitlirl u ith His gracc.lhc graccis likc a
it rossiblc
dilinc sccduhich rcrtdcrs
fbr.lu-sus
ttr bc firrrncdin trs.tlratrslo Ilrrn 'lllcrcliirc.
our conlirl'nrirlron

agc of Him which is crncd in the

soul-cornesto liglit andrcr calsrtscll'
in lifc of
to nrcn It is thc realisation
thc idcrlii hich has bccn inLcriorlr
conccivcd.Thc Ar"rgclsrcjoicc zurd
gloril\' God lbr this mr stical birth.
artcl"pcaccgcnlinatcsin thc inLcrior
nrln-prccisch bccausctltc proposrtir-rn
cortccircd at lcngth-passcs
to thc
lccornrlishnrcnt
ol-gooclu orks."
" l lr.:so1.
'rl.r thish.lpr ltatirI-

srl ttlt )il ( 'r 'r 'lir r\t\ it \ '- (( ) it ( ( 'r r\ '\
[11,,:
i n i tscl f-thcSclnol'( it r r l t lt c t nl . t r ci'l
Jcsusi -sgradilalh lr lnncclr r lus r nlr rl ral ci ntcr ior -lt r s sculpt r r r ccl.
lit t lc lx
l i ttkr.i n thc dcpt hsof lir c hcar tt hat is

( \ . lint r \ \ s lr nr l t 't st cslr t r r r succt ( hc

|, or t l . lr : sus
is Sir t : c[r r . ls.il'nour ishcd
if - ur shcdbr a
[ r ) lr olr r r cclit ir t r onslilur r t uir ol'
t dcr or r t anci I or ir r g t car s.
Succt - il' r cilcd r n t hc suad-

prrril'rcci and
rcneu cd.
"Follouing this collcclrtion
a *holc l'ork andtranslbrnrationis fulflllcdin tlre

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\
':

'--^:,
sor-ll. rcrcntancc of' tlic
ge oi d fhr "r lt s.ol- t ir t r c
l ost. cortt cr r r r tf br t llir t
uhi ch i l l or e: clbcfr r r c-ol'
cari hl r thn r : s. r t r t clll\ \
dcsi rcs ol' hcarcnir ar t r i
ctcmal thi ngs-t hc uor ld loscs i ts al tract ionslbr it - nd "lit -

dling clothcsof chastcdcsircs-cari'icclat thc ncck

and crnbracccitrr holr
lorc Succt rihcn Hc is
-:
kissccland rc-kisscdb1
',.
-

'
, '\\

tlc br littlc c\ cn cxtcnral thing

ucighs upon it aud irritatcsit. b"'cAuscit rcaliscsthat it displcascs
HirnWho i1"pcrccircs andhcarsintc"
riorlr'.
Tuu Brnlrt
Conceir ccl spiriiLrallr..fcsus ls
in thc dcrout soul it
spiritualh'
bi-rnr
is a spiritualand nn sticalbirthr cs.
buLnoLidcalisticIt sltousrtscll-br
goodrvordsthatcrternalh rcvcal[hc
nc\\ intcriorrcalitr it is as il' that
cclnlbrrniLr
thatnrtcriorlnrto Jcsls.
Itl

llc r s uannct l ut r lin lhc

r nt nnir crol' t lt c sour l. "
'l'lll, .Br t , . \ st , .N
t ) r r t l, .

t'onccir cd and brrtughtlbrlht hc Dir inc Chiiclr cccircs a '- Nanr c. "
- f hc
Nam c \ \ AS r clcalcd br t hc
Angcl. Jcsus.
'Thc
dcr out soul in its thoughtsand
a[l''cctions.in its uorcJs rntl ilorks.
bcars irnprcsscdupon it thi"'Nanrc of'
. lcsus.in it ant l t ir r oughii all nlust bc
[ h, r Nlr r nc ol- Jr . sus. - '
dont '- in
Thcr clbr c all it s r ct ionScont ar nt hc
sccr ct r li' salrat r on-t hc sur c ho r cof '
t r ir r r r r r ltbccuusc
.
t hc Nat nc ol- Jcsus
'- r s poucr lir l. is rsour cco1-gr acc-a
rnotirr: Lorc.oicc-elclightirlanelglorious. r\nd hcrc tltc Surral;hicDoctrr

in thc idcal lrf-c

conccircd- onL)
rtrst.in orderto
cnio) I{im. scarch fbr Him u'hcrc Hc du'clls:the
N4agifbunclHinr
irr Iicthlchcm.
u lrich nlcans
-llousc ol- tJrc-

raiscsa ltr nrtr tcr

thc I\r4ostHolr
Narrcof Jcsus.a
lrjarrrcu'hich is
"pou erlul. bccaLlsclt scattcrs
thc ertcn'tics.rcstorcs strcr-rgth.
rnrigoratcssouls: a lc-luntofgr lc cbc
- c aus cu c h a rc i n l t th c l b u n dat ion ol- lait h. [l tc l i rn rrrrs So f h o p c .
tlr c inc r c as col- c h a ri tr-th c l u l l i l n l e n t
ol' . us t ic ca: m ot i re o fj o l ' b c c a u s cl t
is jor in thc hcitrt. mclodr in tltc car.
honcr' in thc urouth-splcndourin thc
rrind: dc liglr f ir l .b c c a u s cto th i n l i o f-l t
i s a nour is hnlc rtt[o p rc rro tu tc cl t ts t
r okc l t i s l i k c rc rl ru trc .l
c r r c s s[ .c - inr
trt- t' c l ttl
c lit r t t nc t t t 0- $ ntc l t l ' t:c t' c rttts
It t c ac hc s lt is t rrrl r u q l tl l ro trsN l l n rc
bc c aus c lt gir c s s i g h t to tl rc b l i n d .
abilit r t o u alk t o th c l a mc . h c a ri n gto
Lhcdcal. spccch to the mutc nnd lifb
to thc dead.''
Thc Scraphic Failrcr treilrblcd u ith
lorc and succtucss ort onlv hcaring
tirat Nanrc pronorulced.and crhortccl
hrs liiars to rrr\crcntl-rgathcranr little'
l ric c c of ' papc r o n \\i ri c h l I ru rs r,-r' i ttc n. His s ons .it t th c s c l to o lo l ' s u c l r i l
Fat hc r -har c bc c n th c tc rn rc i t>suts rn clciolion lol
dard bcarcrsol- l<lrc tttcl
o l ' .l c s rrs
thc Nlos tHolr N ] u rtc
A nonr , .Hnr u n ' n l n r,. N { rr;
A gain auot hc t'l rttl c s tc p - trro th c r
l b unt of int c r io r.l o )' l i k c 1 h c Ml g i .
thc soul nrust arainsccli, rrrd aclclr,-r
thc Child of B c t h l e l tc n rSc c h o u [h i s
i s t o bc . Har r n g s c c n th c D i r i n c
Child- rcaliscd alrcaclr in sonrc uar
2tr

a c l -' - thc soul l l nds H i m i n l hc

EucharisticTlbcnraclc: and to adorc
H i m ui th tl l thc poucrs of thc spi ri t.
uhich St. Bc-rllavcnturc
sccs sr nlboli s c d i n thc thrcc H oi r K i ngs
It rs ncccssAtl thcn to aclorcthat
llc is
[' h i l cl i r i tl i rcr crcrcc.--trccrrrsc
tl l c ( r' crrl rrr l l rc Il ci l ccnrcr. Lhc
( i l o r i l l cr tl rc (' rcl tor W ho has
l i rnrcd l l rc nrttrrrll rl ' c-thc R cdccnrc:r
Wlro hls rcstorcd thc spiritual li[cthc Clorillu-r Wlto licclv bcstou's
e tc nrall i l b.' PHtrsl.r'rHrrrlo't'ln. F.rlrtnR
At l ast [hc l i nal .i ol A l l cr thc soul
" h as bcur
rtu' i l -i cclbr pcnarl ce
th rouqh thc ctrrrccrtronol - thi s
[]l csscdS orr.contl i rrtcrl[n thc gracc
trl ' l l rs l l rrtl r- tr:nctrl tcdbr j ov bcc ru sc ol ' tl rc i rnposi ti on ol - thc
l ]l csscclN anl c. taught di vi nc thi ngs
b r the:adorati onof thc Magi . r\hat
clsc rcnraiirsbut to carn Him to thc
h c avcnl r Jcnrsal em and prcscnt
l-lrnr-"Who has groun in onc-s ou'lr
hcart-to the Ahnightr Fathcr'JThis is
lhc 1or, of jor s and it u,ill happcii
uhcn thc soul cntersinto ctcmal happ i n css. uhi ch ui l l not bc attai ned
u ithout har ing lir ed thc VIr stcricsof
[]hrist.

l-hc sour[.
littlcLrrlittlc
as Lis rcnurcd in Chnst.
dctaclrcsitscl{-liont thc
carlh and draus closcr t"o
glory.Haring cnLcrcd
cvcrlasting
Hcarcn. thc Kingdom"u hichhasonli light and lor c as its bordcrs"
'-it
lDantc)" praiscsGod lhc Father
.jorlirllr. fl'orl \\'ltcrscrnspiralioirrt
cr-rttccir
ccl gorlcll'csoltrtirrns
It !.rrcs
( i,rtltllc Son lionr
glon irr t rlrisrlr'

\\'lrcrscconsolationit l'crnaincd
conslalrtill itsgoodcrcrciscs."
T!"rusthc SeraphicDoctor'.takin_rl
his sl.arting
pointfiom thc Lcnder
and
passionatc
mcdllationof thc divinc
Inlancl.bv ascencling
u irich
dcgrccsarc of grou,inginl.criorandsupcnratural rcalisationsand crl-c-rcr pursr
artdmorcsublimc.jorrn a
dcscribcs
f-cii csscntiallincs-au itincran that
strrts
l,.r changir.rg
onc s lil-cto
! r \ c oncscll-t o ( ioci unt il
I lr ccnlr it r ( 't rr r r t oct cr . nal
I jct t lr lut lt : +

\ \ 'h o s c c t l ucl ttto n r t tl r tr rs l l r c co n c c i r c c 'lp l l n ,\ n d i t l l l t:sscstur tl l l o r 'tf l c s C i o d th c l i r l r S r r r r t. l l u o tr g l r

The l\Iystery of the Child Jesus

T h c L o r e l o ti r Go tl i s o r i l v ti r r c C r cl . Fl t't- .l n n o t r ,a r v r o r tn l l t'
r lrotrllt', s Dvid sid: \'ttu ttrc ttltotlrys
tltt' stttttt:nni \ i)itr V(.tu'sttt'T (0t t c t t 'tI t'ttt|.Th cr t'l i r r t. th i s, o u r t'tt.r 'n lC o e l , i l u tsi ci t'i l f ti n l t., i n r n l u [ h i t , , n l ti tl t'[- ]i n r st'l f n tu t.th l t'a r tr l tt'n tl l o r r r l i n t.r ki n I r .r rn ,ttu r t', to
( 'r p ( , nttl Il l c l h i ttt's r l 'h i r h tl l '( 'l r 'r u t.l l r l r ,,tl \\'tl \'to t'tt,n r t\,.u tc! st. h i l i tt,,
n r l t h i s r r .r v i s [r r t't i sr 'l r th c n l u t. l r l i t]'n 'h r r l l I l t'l o tl l .. l o l 'u s, i l su r l r
i l r \ 'c r I i h ,l t i n ( \t'l {'.r n tl Il tt' .,u l r t' $ ,r vi o 1 1 ',r r t' l r n tl th t' vr ',tYl l h i r h r ,t'( '
l n i l q I r l i n l h .r r r cll l r t' r r '.r v l "r \ r ,rl r i r h \\'( '\\ i l l r t',r t h Il r r 'tr u Ih l ( ) l ) ( , l ]( ) ss r 's s t 'tl ,si ftr r ' [- l c s.ti r l : I tn n l l r c l \'tu t !l t l t' ttl t tu td tl tc i i l ','.

Tht'r r . lilr t () ) Ln'11r t .l,atr lr r . l,n, nl. t ir r ir r rin

l Flis N. r t L l'r[,r,1r r 'rcr] \ . rB b_r '
atr' < l r din11
t o t ht 'f lcsh, l) , r ( . \ , \ 'irck,
t
t
'r
nr
int
'tIlir nt . s. lnr lt l( , r i( , lop1, c{. , r
(()rrl i nll t t r t lr t 'f lt 'sh,st l [ lr at w( 'w'h( r cir '( 'sr ) lc]irllr spil'i1.r ,lr llnr lsl r t o[l rrn1,w'ould ht 'ht lr t r spir iLuallynr l lt , r o\ , \ , . r r 't 'or dir[ro 1t ht 'su( '( '( , sHis bgdily pr ( ) f lr ( 'ssis t lur
si otr llci pr ollr ( 'Ssof spi i ala11t Thus,
,.

) usr
i r t - t l i t tti i r ttl tl i ( ) u r '( 'o r 1 !'( 'r si o tr ;[1 i s r 1 r 'r r r r 'th.tI N .r z. r 't'tl rr r , 'r 1 1 '5 1 '(',
vi
r
tu
t..
p r ( ) t ) , t'( ) ss
i tr
\ellcti

ol

il+,,p x,rystit.
lt'l"l

The Birth ofJcslrs

in the FranciscanMystics
l i r o n r : i , s t ' t t t t l t ' ( k l l ( ) tt. litllo tr ttt.g Ilt,' y ( ) tt( l( ' t' lr tl t,\'(tntl ,l t' ,tl i l .: ,\'t,t'rtl ,l i t l ,ttl l tct'. ha;
/ l t ' r t 't^:so t l t ' n l l ttti' r lvttlt r ttkt' ttt,,.;( u n ( t:( n t( n l. tltL rul ti i gtr'\/r.sfu''t rtl l i tt'l ttttu'nrti ttt
o l ' l h e I I r r i l . , \ ' t t rlt t t ttt' itt tl i litr
.
lltc l;t' u n r t.s t'ut nt.l '.s'l i r'ltl ararl ' tgfr,l t'/^\ehtt,
t t l l a : , l r t t t g , s t i n ultts lr lh t,tn tita lto tt o f' th e l,( ) \' e r !.t'anr! humi l i t.v'rl ht: l i l tl c,j e.su.s'tnd
ol fl i.s l irgin .\ lttltc'r.

Blcsscd
Juliaof Milan
(XVl Ct:nturr)
I ha I ' ir , qin
, \ h t l n ,rtu ttltl tc l ,tttl r' .l t' ,r//r
\ \ ' lt c nt lr cV ir g i rr\l l rl r n o u rrs l l c rll l rc
lit t lc Chilc l.S lr c to tt:h e cl lli rr n i tl s o
tt t t t c ltr c \ c r c nc c u n c l c l c ro ti tl rrtl u t tt
could uot bc nan'atcd.rndu hcn Shc
u es lt c dF { iss ua&l l i rrgc l o th c sSh
. c f-c l t
such grcat dcr otion. But uou' I lcavc
\ ou to thrnk ol' that u hich Shc must
harc l-cltuhcn Shc brcastfcdHint and
h c ld llinr t ight l-ri n H c r An l rs .Sh cu a s
itr ccmtinuouscontcnrplationand rcruaincclbctriccll thc Dir initr altd thc
Huur anit r .S hc u a s trA l ts fb n l l c di n i o
thc Dir init r all c l c n ttrra c c dth c I l u r nanr t rt o llc r c h a s tcb rc rs l
O n t hc dar ol ' (' h ri s tn u rsrI. s t:c rn c c l
to nrc thatnrarlrtirncsI lrrclin lt't\ u'llls
t hc bc lor c d S po trs co f' r' rl r s o u l . Wl ro
ga\ c nlc unnr c A s u rccdo n s o l a l i o irr
rrrdi t
s c c r nc d[ o nr c t h a t H c th ru r l l i s l l ttl c
Aruts aroruldrrrr ncck and nlanr tinrcs
I k is s c d Hinr . W h c n l h c B a b r \\a s
bonr. thc N,'lotlicr
\\ as in grcatconlcllrplaiion.and out s i d co l - F l c ro u n s c n ti lulcuts.Shc \\ as n ilollr ruiitcd and
Lransfbrnrccl
illto thc Dir,inc Esscnc-c.
22

and She hcarclthc grcat l"casts

and triturnphs
that lho lraclin l1carcrr lbr thc
nl l s l ;ol ' n\nd har.j o r of.thcK i rrul l rrl
i rrr -r,
r' cl rrrnerl
trr I l crscl l .S hc l rcarclH cr
l rtt l c S ol t cl \ nl t I Ic u i l s cr\ i l tg bcc. thcn S hc
c rusc
of' our rngrrtrtrrcl
arrcl
L n r that l l c hrdbccn tronl .and u rl h
r cn grcat a\\ arcrlcss.rcndcrcclto Cod
inllnitc thanks bccauseHc had uradc
Her thc l\4othcro1 this littlc Son.Thcrr
Shc adorcd Him u ith thc adorationof
latria and did not darc to touch Hinr.
Thcn. thinl,ingol'hou Shccan'icdHiul
i n Hcr uonrtr.u i tl l grcrt
rcrcl cnccS hc
l i l i cd IIi rrr fi l u thc rtnrunclui tl r H cr'
ru o sthol r htnriuncl
s. tl accdH i rn i n thc
nriulscru lrcrc therfbod ol- bcastshacl
bccn 1rrrt. 'l'hat suprclltc littlc Child
s a i dto nrc:' -l rrradcMvscl f a l i ttl c.Onc
to rnakc ou great.and I took thc fomr
of-a scrvantto raiscup {hc humangctrc rati on."
Whgr Our L,adr licld Hinr in Hcr
arnrsand gazcdat Him u ith so much
succressarrd cc'xrsolation.
Jcsrisnas
rcnlindeclol- thc bittenrcssand sorron
thatShcu ould har c in gazinguronIlis
u o u nds. nhcn H e ri oul d bc takcn
do*'n frorn thc Crossand placcdin Hcr

nrothcrlramls. ancluhcn Hc iastccltlrc

swcctngssol- His lvlother'snrilk. I-{c
*as rcnrindcdol'thc bittcnrcssof thc
vincgarand gall.u.hich He n ould havc
to taslc upon the hard truuk of the
Cross.When the N'lothcrsu,addledHinr
and placcd thc first part of the su acldling clothcs oi,er His Shouldcr.thc
thatthc Cross
s\\cct Jcsusrcurcrnbcrcd
or r [ 'lisShoulilcr s.
uoukl l l c p lacccl

B l csscdN ll 'irNl: t gt l lt '\tlrt 'r r lir r c t go (l 6fi 7-17371

'lo (' rnlctttpIue
urld Iln t t(ttc
iraring lltrall.r
T'hat happ\ l1lor1lcl'tl
arnr ccl and thc uiuc niiuths llnishcd.
1\'laryrias callcdbr a sublinieecstasr 1o Paradisc.ri ltcrc tltc
angcl i c hicr ar cln paid t o
l-lcrthcir hontagcas thcil'
Qucctt an d [ : t t t r tcss.
and haring rcrchccltlrc
sriprcnrcTltrcxrcof illc
'l- rinr t r
[\l ost H olr
u l i i c,h S h c int uit ircl. r
sa\\ urrrcilcd. Slr c nlr hunrcdiitclrprosLralccl"
nri l i atccland auuihilat cd
Hcrsclf bclbrc that Trinitr.
Shc dcclarcclHcrscli-scn arit and
slayc.and morcthanthat.thc dustol-thc
carth.Thc FathcicnrbraccdHcr. as His
most bclorccl Daughtcrand inlirscdinto Hcr rlc\\ graccs.so that Shcu-ouldbc
nrorcatrlcto handlcHis Son.thc Dir irrc
Word kisscd Hcr as His Nlothcr artd
claspcdHcr to His Brcasl.Man rcd
ilcr glanccon tltatscaof ligltt. and crcl ai rrri neShc said."This. t hcr cibr cis
\' l i S on.th c Sonol't hc I r t cnr allt at hcr
srl cncl ti rr
ol't 'llis t at cnutglt
l u'r .f ir , ulc

innitc God gcncratof-His Substancc.

cd rrclerru.Thrs is M-r Son and I n ill
bc His lvlothcr.Oh poor ure. ltou u ill I
darc to harrdlcHinr. to nursc Him. 1o
lclcorne Hinr on Mr breast'lOh inCod. hou is it possible
comprchcnsiblc
that \bu placedYour o cs ott tilis nlost
r ilc earthl onn']"
Whilst Mary' l\as \\rapped in this
grcat ccstasr-Hcr Sorl rias bom- and
iir t h llis cr ics Hc callc: dHcr lionr t hat
'I 'lr r onr r glon
of '
t o t hat ir app st ablc.
\ {ui bcntcloun lnt l Shcsau.oh. nlt al
; lsI t lrrrsilnr cnll Slic sA\ \ t lr r - 'Dir inc
( 'hr lcl llcr Son. r '. cc'lt ir tcu . nt lt c har c
\ \ hat
.
c r tr h ( ) ll ( iot l. n lur tur t r z, cnlcnt
ccst r .s\ t llat nr osl pr r r c Vilgin \ \ as
f lllcd r i it h ast onislur t cnt !
Thc Child lookcdat Hcr \\ ccping. becauscHc u as conr llct clr nnult r u it h t he
cold. and r iit h His ht t lc
:i:.
'ii.
Flar r dsl- {c ir r rit cd Hcr
tri u clt:r'rrncH inr oli
I icr llrcast I\'larrtrcnrblccllncl did rrot clarc
t o t or r clt[ {ir r r .t lccausc
Slr c knur t hat Hc is
Cod. prostratc\\ itit Hcr
lacc to lhc qrolrnd Shc
ador cd F{inr . and t hankccl
Hirn lbr choosingHcr to bc FIis
Mothcr.ShcthankcdlJinr again.in thc
luanlcof all nlankind. f'or har irrg [icconlc l\4anto redccntit. Thc Chilclclid
llot ccascto rtiaiica lilssol-tiis lr,'lolltcl'.
so t hat Shc r t r iglr tgr lhcr 'f liln u l lur t l
prcssFIinrto l'lcr brcst \lulr coulcl
r 't o lor r gcr r csist . lt lrc cot t lle
t ls I lcr '.
llcr .
docs r i<llcr t cct o lle . consr r nr cs
s I lr r r t ller clir t 'c.nr I lcr nns.
Shc t r ke
ciu'css( );\lnt l r r t lot cslll r r . s t clt l. st o
iI nn r ur t lt 'llr 'r s I ler sr 'lf 'lt rbu ilt s scl'-

\ant ar ld M ot h c r. th o u g h u rrn o rth r.

i\ lar y \ \ as s o diri n i z c d a n d u h o l l r rn r c s t c d br t hc Di r i n i tr. th a t o l rc c o u l c l
se] that Cod oarcssccl
Gocl.that Gocl
cr nbr ac c d( iod. t l trt(i tx l l i rc d rrr(i o rl
tlt cr c as otftor t hcr:o rrrtl cltc
rl rsifl n u rtior rof ' t hatnr os ttrn ' cSo trlrrr(o( i o rl .
T hc por c r t r r ra s s u c hth rto l l c c o rrl d
sa-\no nlorc. lrhilst Slfc lacl.,ccl
rlltltat
\\ as rlcccssar\ What allliction for
i\4ary! Sccingthat Shc could not hclp
Him. ShccarcsscdHinr u ith Hcr hallds
and claspcd Hinr to Hcr breast.Thc
tlliild. though.as sooll as Hc \\ils rcccrrcd onto thal r irgin brcast.stoppccl
cn irtg.bccanlcso happr that Hc flllcd
l- lisM ot hc ru it h.i o r.l n c l i t s c c rl rc cthl rt
Hc s aid:t hat t in rc h su ' ri rc dti rr N 4 c
u hic h I har c s o k i n g c clli rr' to
. l rcl rh l cttr
sulT c frbr r nc nar rcgl i r c u i l n c s sto tl rc rrr
o f t hc lor c I bc r r th c n r[x n rc u n stl l ' s u f]
fc r ings at
. t dinun c c j i u tc llrl c rrrg c cll rs
IV{othcr
to lar [{irrr in (ltc nurngcrl'ulx)r'r
tlic har. to sufl'crurorc lbr us.
Hcrc. hcrc. nrr laz.incssancl slorirtess.blush in sccing such I grcat c\ccssol' lor c. conrparcdto I our li'rgilitr
and nriscn ! Thc liult tliat I droi li'onr
tiris nas that. knccling and cnrapturcd
bl thc inllnitc bcauti ol' that Dir illc1t
*-J

Cltild. I hcarda r oicc u hic-,h

saidto rnc:
"lf vou clo not bcconrclil..ctlus littlc
C h i l d. \ou \\i l i not r' ntcrthc l i i ngdorn
o l ' I l el r\cn (' onl i scdtrl thrs r oi cc I
rc rl rctl \1r (i od l ncl rr l ro out ol ' al l
tl re rurl rtl rl scl ur l rrl l tcto l cach sucl ta
g rc l rtl l rrti l tron'\\"
) c nrai u cl l l dnri rc
tl rc crccsscsol ' rt. but rrot i nri tatci ts
p rodi gi csl " ' -l ' hi s i s thc choi cc. __
rcplicd the i oicc - cithcr irnitationor
ctcrnaI damnation!'' Tlrclt. uith nt\
face to thc ground. trcmbling. I said:
" O S uprcnrc I\4onarch.Ornni potcnt
Cod, uhat can tlris carth\\onll do to
i n ri tatctl ri sD i r i nc (' hi l ci ' )S rcak.
[-ord.
artdI anr rclrclr[o o{lt'l'\iiLltall thiltYciu
u i l l (c:rchrrrc!' " W hcrc thcrc arc thc
fcts.it is not nccrcssAnlbr nlall\'
n o rds thc V oi cc rcpl i cdto l ue ui th
rtrcrtcr
strcngth-. look thcrclbre.'and
inritatci" 'Ihat uhich rnadc ntany ob.jcctronsrras naturc.bccauscit nantcd
to crcnrpt itsclf front suchgrcatillritatic-xr With a rcadr soul. I prostralcd
nrr sclf bcforc thc nrauger.lookcd at
Jcsusu raprcdin poor clothcs.all tl'cnlb l i ng w i th thc col d. and l acki ng al l
thingsneccssan.and I proposcdto inlitatc Ilinr. that is. to suflbr liorlr tlic
ooldand u ind * ithorrtarrr solicituclc
in

protccti ngn r rscll' anclt o inr it r trct lso

H i s poi crtr in dr cssins.cat i r g.cliir lki ng. sl ccping.n it lxr utscckir r gar r r r clicL in ordcr [o ot'rscrr
c tltc r ou ol'
po\crt) rnade"bccauscuhcrc onc lacks
notliing anclonc has all thc conlfbrts.
onc carr call por crtv rlronstrous.bccauseurall\ tintcs rtot cr cn tltc grcat
l ordsi n thc ir palaccshar c t hcnl. I sau
and kncu tlur tr llt lr isllcnr r i'rut sr olI le nilr t t ct l 1
ul ttal ' ri n .lcslr s.lr ecr t r r sc
ti ttrs I rr o t oscrtlo t le r t t re r t t rsell'
conrpl ctcl it ll' t fI u lr r elr t s st t r ct llt t ot t s
and to l tarc scar cclrct cr )t lllitu lt t 'ltt r
lor
ncccssary.
as f ar as it uas t r t ossr blc
mc. to i nri t at cJcsus"cnt br acr ngnr ot c
sul-fcrings for lovc of Hinr. That
though.nhich ntost cttantourcdntc itt
this Littlc Clhild.u ere thc hcroicr irlrcs
of H i s nros[holr Soul.t hr t is. His pr ol bund hunr ilit r . pr onr pt obcdicr t c. c.
bunri rrgchar it r t ogct hcruit h all t lr c
to ilruotltcr r irtics.'l'hoscI lttolttsr:cl
tatc ui th all possiblcclilr gcnccI r lr t l
not dcpartso quicklr liont t hult t ut t t gct '.
but dllclt thcrc lbr fortr tlar s. irt ot'rlct'
to bc a good discrple-ol- tltc grcut
Mastcr:Oh. if r ou could onlr uttdcrslartd.dcar sister.ltou useful [o ntc ri as
this school.I knorr fbr ccrtain that r ou
nould still run thcrequiclil. in ordcrto
dcrirc fi'uit lronr it!

St. Vcmnica Ciuliani ( I l(,0-17271

'l

r.1'llrc
I)ivittt ('ltiltl
ha Pu.s.:itn
(Onc dol ) . b uar ol- cot t lr llut 't lr r it t hat t hc
ti on. | \\as nladct o uuclct 'st and
D i r i nc C hild. as soor las Hc u as t r cr n.
f'cltall thc Passion.in thc sanre\\ A\ cs
l l c uorl d at t lt c cnd of ' His lilc. alld
tl rrt
u as bc causcHc r i. ant cdt o sr r llbr
:.a

t His
al''. r ar s.f ior r r t hc f lr st inst lrol'
bir t h unt il His f lnal br cat lt upon t lt c
( 'r oss. Tlr cn suddcnlr t hc Dir iuc
( 'hild \ \ as r epr oscnt cd
t o lt t c all lir id
and sn ollcn. all cor cr cd l it h blood"
crouncd u ith thonrsaud uo-urdcdall
aboutt hc r r aist .Who saidt o lt t c:- 'M r
spousc. I invit c \ ou t o suf f cr .
(Considcr)this h4r' Boclr so alllictcd"
bcat cr r .dcs r iscd.laccr at cdand cor 'crcd u ith \\'bturdsariclpaiu: tnv Soul
nr clur r olr olralllict cclr ncl aLr andoncd.
'r | $as bor n
iur ( ll\ n( ) \ \t lr ilt .as s( x) r ls
I hlr l l. { hor u'sof ' lit in ol' lhc N4ost
I lolr l) ussion r nclt hat . in t ir c f r r st
. I cr lr u'icnccclt hc sanlcagonics
r lir ce
t hr tI r r ould lt r cir r t hc G ar dclt .t hc
abanclonr ncol'
lt nt r I Jcarclllr Fat hcr
r
cr
and t ir cnall t hatI uould lt ar c t t - sulf
in the 2J l'roursbeforeMr Deatlt This
sull-eringuas not kuoult to utrc-lnc
clsc e.rccptrnl dcar Mothcr Who sau
r r r csuf 'lcrt hus.at r dat t hc sAt . t 'tt ilt
c t c.
' t hc salne
Shc r lsolclt in l- |cr sclall
ol xr insSinccShcn as ( hc f 'oad. jut r ix
t . Shc \ \ as a par t hc l{cclcr r r pt iort hus
t r oi lr ntin all t hc suf l- cliugsnhich i
suli'cr ccl
t hr oughoutnt v uholc lilc of
pas3l r car s.uhich \ \ 0s a cout iuuclus
sion ol'pain and t onr t cnt s. "
Thc Dir ine Child tttadcntc understand all this: iVlar Nlost Hoh' conlirnrcd the sarttc to lnc: and at this
point . nr r soul r clnaincduhollr collonncd to thc Will ol- Cocl. '\rtrtitt.r
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tnt' tt. .\t' tl v l ttttl tt.l l )(t ntt' tt fttt' l rt t' .s 1.

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s sacr if - icc
ol- lt t rscll'illto thc hunclsol-Gilcl.and bcirrgtbotttd
br llis holr Will. labandor t cdt nr scll'
to thc cross.to tltonts.and I said trlorc
thatt a ltrrndrccltitncs: I;ittt t'olutttt.s
Ittt.() l\,li:stBclor cd Jcsus! +

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clearurdfrce l'ronrall traccof'[car.
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ilte countr itnd onh a qlltner\t'lssenl
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"Gir.e thanks to the Lord for vour rvonderful vocation. Through vou
Jesus wants to continuc FIis prayer of conternplation on the lnountain."
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