For the Ascension and the Sunday before Ascension Thursday From the Revelations of Saint Gertrude. Revelations of St. Gertrude, Bk. 4 Chapter 39. For the Sunday after Ascension. As the Feast of Pentecost …More
For the Ascension and the Sunday before Ascension Thursday
From the Revelations of Saint Gertrude.
Revelations of St. Gertrude, Bk. 4
Chapter 39. For the Sunday after Ascension.
As the Feast of Pentecost was now approaching, St Gertrude besought Our Lord, at Communion on this day to prepare her to receive these four virtues - purity of heart, humility, tranquility, and concord. As she prayed for purity, she perceived that her heart was whiter than snow; and she asked for humility, she saw Our Lord prepare a cave in her soul to receive His graces; when she asked for tranquility, she saw Him surround her heart with a golden circle, to preserve it from the snares of her enemies; she then said to Him"Alas my Lord! I fear that I shall soon ruin this rampart of tranquility, for as soon as I see anything that I know to be contrary to Thy Will, I cannot conceal my resentment and oppose it vehemently." To this Our Lord replied: This emotion will not disturb a holy tranquility, but rather adorns …More
From the Revelations of Saint Gertrude.
Revelations of St. Gertrude, Bk. 4
Chapter 39. For the Sunday after Ascension.
As the Feast of Pentecost was now approaching, St Gertrude besought Our Lord, at Communion on this day to prepare her to receive these four virtues - purity of heart, humility, tranquility, and concord. As she prayed for purity, she perceived that her heart was whiter than snow; and she asked for humility, she saw Our Lord prepare a cave in her soul to receive His graces; when she asked for tranquility, she saw Him surround her heart with a golden circle, to preserve it from the snares of her enemies; she then said to Him"Alas my Lord! I fear that I shall soon ruin this rampart of tranquility, for as soon as I see anything that I know to be contrary to Thy Will, I cannot conceal my resentment and oppose it vehemently." To this Our Lord replied: This emotion will not disturb a holy tranquility, but rather adorns …More
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St. Gertrude the Great, a 13th-century Benedictine…
St. Gertrude the Great, a 13th-century Benedictine…
Revelations of St. Gertrude, Bk. 4
The Revelations of Saint Gertrude
Book 4
Compiled by the Religious of Her Monastery.
Chapter 1. With what devotion we ought to prepare ourselves for festivals.More
Revelations of St. Gertrude, Bk. 4
The Revelations of Saint Gertrude
Book 4
Compiled by the Religious of Her Monastery.
Chapter 1. With what devotion we ought to prepare ourselves for festivals.
The Revelations of Saint Gertrude
Book 4
Compiled by the Religious of Her Monastery.
Chapter 1. With what devotion we ought to prepare ourselves for festivals.