/christian/ - Christian Discussion and Fellowship

>>772400

Suppose that you had fallen into the

river, and that a charitable person threw

himself into the water to save you.

What would you say to such kindness ?

Moreover, suppose that, hardly drawn

from the water, you had been attacked

by assassins, and that your rescuer

again came to your assistance, and saved

your life at the risk of his own. What

would you do in return for such friend

ship ? It is certain that you would do

all in your power to heal the bruises he

received on your account. So ought

we to act towards Christ

>>772401

Hold yourself interiorly on the bosom

of God, in the passive way ; this is the

surest means of losing yourself in God,

passing, however, continually through

the Gate divine, which is Jesus Christ

crucified, making His sufferings yours.

Love teaches all, for the Passion with

its bitter sorrows is the work of infinite

love.

>>772402

The life of the servants of God is a

continual death. For you are dead and

your life is hid with Christ in God.

I desire you to die

in Him in a mystical manner, from day to

day, more perfectly, and to dissipate, in the abyss of the Divinity, all those

little distractions that annoy you.

>>772403

Do not pass a single day without

visiting the God of the tabernacle ; in \

His presence grieve for the irreverences

that He receives from bad Christians,

who repay His love with sacrileges and

basest ingratitude. In reparation for so

many outrages, the loving soul ought to offer herself as a victim, consume herself

in the fire of divine love, offer her praises

to Jesus on the altar, visit Him for

those unhappy souls who fail to do so,

visit Him especially at hours when no

body else pays Him homage.

>>772404

Love speaks little.

>>772406

I dwell in spirit at the foot of the

cross.

>>772407

Your most important business is the

care of your soul. This is why, before

leaving your room in the morning, you

should spend at least a quarter of an

hour in meditating on the life, the Passion, and the death of Our Lord Jesus

Christ.

Oh, what joy will it give to the

blessed in heaven, and what pleasure

to your guardian angel, to see you engaged in mental prayer ! Never omit

this holy exercise.

>>772408

Alas ! we enter easily on the road to

perdition when we neglect prayer.

>>772409

Love speaks little. The language of

divine love is a burning heart ; no

words can express its ardors.

Meditate in pure faith; spend not

your time in vain imaginings.

>>772410

Let us be generous, let us serve the

Lord nobly, let us practise great virtues;

God will be our strength and will give

us victory.

I recommend you not to lose sight of

the Passion and death of Jesus, our

life.

Remain before God, detached from all consolation, like a statue in its niche.

>>772411

"The true adorers shall adore the

Father in spirit and in truth"(John iv. 23.) Note these words well, be

cause they contain all the elements

of prayer.

See if this grace of prayer, with which

the Most High favors you, produces in

you a better knowledge of your utter

insufficiency.

>>772412

Far from consoling me, the things of

this world only inspire me with pain and

disgust.

Already the walls of the prison are

crumbling to dust, and the prisoner is

about to enjoy the liberty of the children of God.

Sigh after that happy country ; leave

your heart free to take its flight thither;

above all, drink, with love, of your

Saviour's chalice ; inebriate yourself

with it —and how ? By pure love and

pure suffering; unite the two, or, rather,

cast a drop of your sufferings into the

ocean of divine love.

>>772413

The kingdom of God is within you.

Reanimate your faith often when you

study, work, or eat ; when you retire to

rest, or rise in the morning. Make

some loving aspirations to God, such as: 'O Infinite Goodness!' or other prayer,

and let your soul be penetrated by these

pious sentiments as by a precious balm.

This great God is nearer to you, so to

speak, than you are to yourself.

As for me, I cannot understand how

it is possible not to be always thinking

of God.

>>772426

I am full of miseries ; however, I hope

to save my soul : I hope it of the infinite power and goodness of God ; I hope

it through the Passion and death of

Jesus ; I hope it by the intercession

of the Mother of Sorrows ; yes, I hope

to go to heaven.

>>773216

Do not be troubled because people

despise and ignore me. God permits

this trial to humble me, and I rejoice

in it.

>>773219

The lily becomes whiter and sheds a

sweeter fragrance among thorns than

when growing in the open soil.

>>772400

Bumping because the passionists fascinate me. OP, post more writings from the passionists plz.

>>774317

Renew your confidence by a glance

at the cross. See that precious blood,

those mortal wounds, those hands

which have made heaven and earth

are still outstretched to poor, repentant

sinners who humbly sigh for the em

brace of Jesus.>>774317

>>774392

Say frequently and from your heart,

"O holy will of God, I love thee ; the

food of my Jesus was to do the will of

the eternal Father ; it shall be my food

also ever to do His will"

Do not let the devil frighten you.

Keep yourself hidden in God, and nothing can hurt you.

Never neglect prayer. Be strong

and constant. Courage ! God wishes

to make a saint of you. May Jesus

bless you !

>>774394

Know that one grain of pride suffices

to overthrow a mountain of holiness.

The world is full of snares ; only

humble souls can escape them. Do not

trust yourself even though your prayer

seems to produce good effects.

Grind all your sufferings in the mill of

patience and silence ; knead them with

the balm of Our Saviour's Passion into a

little pill ; swallow it with faith and love,

and let the heat of charity digest it.