{"id":5624,"date":"2024-12-19T01:44:35","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T01:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/societyofthemostholyredeemer.org\/?page_id=5624"},"modified":"2026-01-11T15:44:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T15:44:10","slug":"daily-meditations-first-week-in-january","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/societyofthemostholyredeemer.org\/es\/daily-meditations-first-week-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDITACIONES DIARIAS: PRIMERA SEMANA DE ENERO"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Meditaci\u00f3n matutina:\u00a0 JES\u00daS NUESTRO SALVADOR<\/em><\/b><\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Considera que el Ni\u00f1o Jes\u00fas, ocho d\u00edas despu\u00e9s de Su Nacimiento, se mostr\u00f3 ya entonces como nuestro Salvador<\/em>derramando Su Sangre divina por nosotros en la Circuncisi\u00f3n, y tomando el Nombre de Salvador<\/em>. Oh misericordios\u00edsimo Ni\u00f1o Dios, Te doy gracias, y Te suplico por el dolor que sentiste, y por la Sangre que derramaste en Tu Circuncisi\u00f3n, que me concedas la gracia y el poder de arrancar de mi coraz\u00f3n todos los afectos terrenales.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:<\/b>
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0He aqu\u00ed c\u00f3mo el Padre Eterno, habiendo enviado a Su Hijo a sufrir y morir por nosotros, quiere que en este d\u00eda sea circuncidado, y comience a derramar Su Sangre Divina, que ha de derramar por \u00faltima vez el d\u00eda de Su muerte en la Cruz en un mar de contumacia y dolor. \u00bfY por qu\u00e9? Para que este Hijo inocente pague as\u00ed las penas que nosotros hemos merecido. La Santa Iglesia exclama: \"\u00a1Oh admirable condescendencia de la piedad divina para con nosotros! \u00a1Oh inestimable amor de caridad! Para redimir al esclavo has entregado a tu Hijo a la muerte\".
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Oh Dios eterno, \u00bfqui\u00e9n podr\u00eda habernos concedido este don infinito sino T\u00fa, que eres bondad infinita y amor infinito? Oh Dios m\u00edo, si al darme a tu Hijo me has dado el tesoro m\u00e1s querido que tienes, es justo que me entregue enteramente a Ti. S\u00ed, Dios m\u00edo, te doy todo mi ser; ac\u00e9ptame y no permitas que vuelva a abandonarte.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Behold, on the other hand, the Divine Son, Who, all humble, and full of love towards us, embraces the bitter death destined for Him in order to save us sinners from eternal death, and willingly begins on this day to make satisfaction for us to the divine justice with the price of His Blood. \u00a0He humbled himself,<\/em> says the Apostle, becoming obedient unto death, even to the death of the cross. \u2014 <\/em>(Phil, ii., 8). \u00a0Thou, therefore, O my Jesus, hast accepted death for my love; what, then, shall I do?\u00a0 Shall I continue to offend Thee by my sins? \u00a0No, my Redeemer, I will no longer be ungrateful to Thee. \u00a0I am sorry from my heart that I have caused Thee so much bitterness in times past. \u00a0I love Thee, O infinite Goodness, and for the future I will never cease to love Thee.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Our Redeemer has said: Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends. <\/em>\u2014 (John xv., 13). \u00a0Thou, O my Jesus, as St. Paul tells us, hast shown greater love than this towards us, by giving Thy life for us who were Thy enemies. \u00a0Behold one of them, O Lord, at Thy feet. \u00a0How many times have I, a miserable sinner, renounced Thy friendship because I would not obey Thee! \u00a0I now see the evil I have done; pardon me, my Jesus, for I could wish to die of sorrow. \u00a0I now love Thee with my whole soul, and I desire nothing else but to love Thee and to please Thee. \u00a0O Mary, Mother of God and my Mother, pray to Jesus for me.<\/p>

Lectura espiritual:\u00a0 EL NOMBRE DE JES\u00daS CONSUELA<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n vespertina: SE LLAMABA JES\u00daS <\/em><\/strong>- (Evangelio, Lucas ii., 21)<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Name of Jesus is a divine Name, announced to Mary on the part of God by St. Gabriel: and thou shalt call his name Jesus. \u2014 <\/em>(Luke, i., 31). \u00a0For that reason it was called a name above all names. \u2014 <\/em>(Phil, ii., 9). \u00a0And it was also called a Name in which alone salvation is found: whereby we must be saved. \u2014 <\/em>(Acts iv., 12).
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This great Name is likened by the Holy Spirit unto oil: Thy name is as oil poured out. \u2014 <\/em>(Cant., i., 2). \u00a0For this reason, says St. Bernard, that as oil is light, food,<\/em> y medicine,<\/em> so the Name of Jesus is light to the mind, food to the heart,<\/em> y medicine to the soul.
<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It is light to the mind. \u00a0By this Name the world was converted from the darkness of idolatry to the light of Faith. \u00a0We who have been born in these regions, where before the coming of Christ our ancestors were Gentiles, should all have been in the same condition had not the Messias come to enlighten us. \u00a0How thankful ought we not, then, to be to Jesus Christ for the gift of Faith!\u00a0 And what would have become of us if we had been born in Asia, in Africa, in America, or in the midst of heretics and schismatics? \u00a0He who believes not is lost: He that believeth not shall be condemned. \u2014 <\/em>(Mark xvi., 16).\u00a0 And thus probably we also should have been lost.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 O Jesus, Thou Who didst make the power of Thy Name to shine forth to deliver us from the servitude of sin, and the slavery of the devil, deign now and always to preserve our souls from all unworthy subjection. \u00a0O Jesus all powerful, if the eyes of our souls had not been opened and enlightened by the light of Faith which Thou hast taught us by Thy own mouth, how should we ever have been able to know Thy divine mysteries! \u00a0Without Thy aid we should always have been buried in the darkness of ignorance and the shadow of death. \u00a0May thanks be ever given to our sweet Jesus Who has had compassion on us, and, in opening the gates of Heaven to us, has made us heirs of His Eternal Kingdom.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Name of Jesus is also food that nourishes our hearts; yes, because this Name reminds us of what Jesus has done to save us. \u00a0Hence this Name consoles us in tribulation, gives us strength to walk along the way of salvation, supplies us with courage in difficulties, and inflames us with love for our Redeemer, when we remember what He has suffered for our salvation.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lastly, this Name is medicine to the soul, because it renders it strong against the temptations of our enemies.\u00a0 The devils tremble and fly at the invocations of this Holy Name, according to the words of the Apostle: That at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth. \u2014 <\/em>(Phil, ii., 10).\u00a0 He who in temptation calls upon Jesus shall not fall, and shall be saved: Praising, I will call upon the Lord; and I will be saved from my enemies. \u2014 <\/em>(Ps. xvii., 4). \u00a0And who was even lost who when he was tempted invoked Jesus?\u00a0 He alone is lost who does not invoke His aid, or who, whilst the temptation continues, ceases to invoke Him.\u00a0 Oh, that I had always called upon Thee, my Jesus; for then I should never have been conquered by the devil! \u00a0I have miserably lost Thy grace, because in temptation I have neglected to call Thee to my assistance. \u00a0But now I hope for all things through Thy Holy Name. \u00a0Write, therefore, O my Saviour, write upon my poor heart Thy most powerful Name of Jesus,<\/em> so that, by having it always in my heart by loving Thee, I may have it always on my lips by invoking Thee, in all the temptations that hell prepares for me to induce me to again become its slave, and to separate myself from Thee. \u00a0In Thy Name I shall find every good. \u00a0If I am afflicted, it will console me when I think how much more afflicted Thou hast been than I am, and all for the love of me. \u00a0If I am disheartened on account of my sins, it will give me courage when I remember that Thou camest into the world to save sinners. \u00a0If I am tempted, Thy Holy Name will give me strength, when I consider that Thou canst help me more than hell can cast me down; finally, if I feel cold in Thy love, Thy Name will give me fervour, by reminding me of the love that Thou bearest me. \u00a0I love Thee, my Jesus! \u00a0To Thee do I give all my heart, O my Jesus! \u00a0Thee alone will I love! \u00a0Thee will I invoke as often as I possibly can. \u00a0I will die with Thy Name upon my lips; a Name of hope, a Name of salvation, a Name of love. \u00a0O Mary, if thou lovest me, this is the grace I beg of thee to obtain for me \u2013 the grace constantly to invoke thy name and that of thy Son; obtain for me that these most sweet Names may be the breath of my soul, and that I may repeat them constantly during life, in order to repeat them with my last breath. \u00a0Jesus and Mary, help me; Jesus and Mary, I love You; Jesus and Mary, I recommend my soul to You.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Meditaci\u00f3n matutina:\u00a0 EL NOMBRE DE JES\u00daS UN NOMBRE DE ALEGR\u00cdA<\/strong><\/em><\/b><\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0El Nombre de Jes\u00fas fue dado al Verbo Encarnado, no por los hombres, sino por Dios mismo.\u00a0 Y llamar\u00e1s su nombre Jes\u00fas<\/em>. Es el Nombre de nuestro Salvador, un Nombre de Alegr\u00eda, un Nombre de Esperanza, un Nombre de Amor. Tu Nombre, pues, oh Jes\u00fas, ser\u00e1 siempre mi defensa, mi consuelo, un fuego que me mantenga siempre ardiendo con Tu amor.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:<\/b>
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Considera que el Santo Nombre de Jes\u00fas no es un Nombre inventado por el hombre, sino que procede de Dios, Quien quiso que fuera dado a conocer por el Arc\u00e1ngel Gabriel, como atestigua San Lucas: Su nombre fue llamado Jes\u00fas... por el \u00e1ngel.<\/em> - (Lucas ii., 21). San Bernardo dice tambi\u00e9n que este Nombre no es una simple figura de las cosas, o una sombra sin realidad. Jes\u00fas es un Nombre que expresa perfectamente la uni\u00f3n hipost\u00e1tica de la naturaleza divina y la naturaleza humana. El mundo no habr\u00eda podido ser salvado por Dios, porque Dios no pod\u00eda sufrir, ni por un simple hombre, porque el hombre es limitado y finito. Esta es la raz\u00f3n por la que el Santo Nombre Jes\u00fas, que significa lo mismo que Salvador, como declara el \u00c1ngel, ha sido dado al Hijo de Dios, hecho Hombre por Mar\u00eda, para mostrar que fue a la vez como Dios y como Hombre como \u00c9l llev\u00f3 a cabo la redenci\u00f3n de la humanidad liberando a los hombres de la esclavitud del pecado. En resumen, Jes\u00fas es un Nombre que comprende el Infinito, la Eternidad, la Inmensidad, la Sabidur\u00eda, la Justicia, la Misericordia y todas las Perfecciones adorables de Dios. \u00a1Qu\u00e9 felicidad para nosotros ser reconciliados con el Padre Eterno por los m\u00e9ritos de este Mediador divino que de Su infinita bondad pag\u00f3 nuestra deuda con Su preciosa Sangre! Adorable Jes\u00fas, si Te sacrificaste para liberar a Tu pueblo de las manos de sus enemigos, a fin de adquirir un Nombre eterno, ser\u00eda justo que este Nombre superara y eclipsara cualquier otro nombre, incluso el de los Serafines, como dice San Pablo: Siendo hecho tanto mejor que los \u00e1ngeles, cuanto que hered\u00f3 un nombre m\u00e1s excelente que ellos<\/em>. - (Heb. i., 4). Y si el Padre Eterno ha querido que este Nombre sea el de Su Hijo, conc\u00e9denos que, habiendo experimentado en la tierra sus felices efectos, lleguemos a la completa felicidad del Cielo para alabarte y bendecirte por toda la eternidad.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Name of Jesus is a Name of Gladness, a Name of Hope, a Name of Love. \u00a0It is a Name of Gladness, because if the remembrance of past transgressions afflicts us, this Name comforts us in the remembrance that the Son of God became Man for this purpose \u2013 to make Himself our Saviour. \u00a0In fact, as soon as the Name of Jesus passes from the heart to the tongue, by the light of this divine Name darkness is dispersed, the mind is calmed, the heart is strengthened, the faculties brighten up, and everything returns to life. \u00a0There is no name in the world equal to the Name of Jesus in sweetness.\u00a0 \u201cNothing is sweeter to chant,\u201d says St. Bernard, nothing more agreeable to hear, nothing more charming to think of, than the Name of Jesus, the Son of God.\u201d
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oh, how happy shall we be if in all our trials, in all occasions of sorrow, we take care to invoke the glorious Name of Jesus, and while invoking it with our lips to consecrate our hearts to Jesus!
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It is a Name of Hope, because he that prays to the Eternal Father in the Name of Jesus may hope for every good he asks for. \u00a0If you ask the Father anything in my name he will give it to you. \u2014 <\/em>(John xvi., 23).
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It is a Name of Love. \u00a0It is a sign that represents to us how much God has done for the love of us. \u00a0The Name of Jesus brings to our remembrance all the sufferings which Jesus endured for us in life and in death. \u00a0Therefore a devout writer exclaims: \u201cO Jesus, how much it cost Thee to be Jesus \u2013 <\/em>that is, my Saviour!\u201d
<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0O sweet Jesus, our Love and our Hope! \u00a0Do Thou write Thy Name on my poor heart and on my tongue, in order that when I am tempted to sin, I may resist by invoking Thee; so that if I am tempted to despair I may trust in Thy merits; and that if I feel myself tepid in loving Thee, Thy Name may inflame my heart at the recollection of how much Thou hast loved me. \u00a0Thy Name, then, will always be my defence, my comfort, and the fire that shall always keep me inflamed with Thy love. \u00a0Make me, therefore, always to call Thee my Jesus, and to live and die with Thy Holy Name on my lips, saying even with my last breath: I love Thee, my Jesus; my Jesus, I love Thee.\u201d \u00a0O Mary, my Queen, make me when I am dying invoke thee continually, together with thy Son Jesus.<\/p>

Lectura espiritual: EL NOMBRE DE JES\u00daS NUESTRA DEFENSA<\/em><\/b><\/strong><\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Name of Jesus defends us. \u00a0Yes, it defends us against all the deceits and assaults of our enemies. \u00a0For this reason the Messias was called God the Mighty \u2014 <\/em>(Is. ix., 6); and His Name was called by the Wise Man a strong tower: The name of the Lord is a strong tower \u2014 <\/em>(Prov. xviii., 10); that we may know that he who avails himself of this powerful Name will not fear all the assaults of hell. \u00a0St. Paul writes thus: Christ humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, even to the death of the cross. \u2014 <\/em>(Phil, ii., 8). \u00a0Jesus Christ during His life humbled Himself in obeying His Father, even to die on the Cross; which is as much as to say, as St. Anselm remarks, He humbled Himself so much that He could humble Himself no more; and therefore His divine Father, as a reward for the humility and obedience of His Son, raised Him to such a sublime dignity that there could be no higher: God hath given him a name which is above all names; that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth and under the earth. \u2014 <\/em>(Phil, ii., 9, 10). \u00a0God gave Him a Name which is so great and powerful that it is venerated in Heaven, on earth, and in hell. \u00a0A Name powerful in Heaven, because it can obtain all graces for us; powerful on earth, because it can save all who invoke it with devotion; powerful in hell, because this Name makes all the devils tremble. \u00a0These rebel angels tremble at the sound of this most Sacred Name, because they remember that Jesus Christ was the Mighty One Who destroyed the dominion and power they formerly had over man.\u00a0 They tremble, says St. Peter Chrysologus, because at this Name they have to adore the whole majesty of God: \u201cIn this Name the whole majesty of God is adored.\u201d\u00a0 Our Saviour Himself said that through this powerful Name His disciples should cast out devils. \u00a0In my name they Shall cast out devils. \u2014 <\/em>(Mark xvi., 17). \u00a0And, in fact, the Church in her Exorcisms always makes use of this Name in driving out the infernal spirits from those who are possessed. \u00a0And priests who are assisting persons dying call to their aid the Name of Jesus, to deliver them from the assaults of hell, which at that last moment are so terrible.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In the Life of St. Bernardine of Sienna, we see how many sinners the Saint converted, how many abuses he put an end to, and how many cities he sanctified, by trying, when he preached, to induce the people to invoke the Name of Jesus. \u00a0St. Peter says that there is no other Name given to us by which we can find salvation but this ever-blessed Name of Jesus: For there is no other name under heaven given to men whereby we must be saved. <\/em>\u2013 (Acts iv., 12). \u00a0Jesus is He Who has not only saved us, but continually preserves us from the danger of sin by His merits, each time we invoke Him with confidence: Whatsoever you shall ask the Father in my name, that will I do. \u2014 <\/em>(John xiv., 13).
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In temptations, then, I repeat with St. Laurence Justinian, \u201cwhether you are tempted by the devil, or are attacked by men, invoke the Name of Jesus.\u201d \u00a0If the devils and men torment you and urge you to sin, call on Jesus, and you will be delivered; and if temptations do not cease to persecute you, continue to invoke Jesus, and you will never fall. \u00a0Those who practise this devotion have experienced that they keep themselves safe, and that they always come off victorious.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Let us always add the holy Name of Mary, which is likewise terrible to hell, and we shall always be secure.\u00a0 \u201cThis short prayer \u2014 Jesus and Mary \u2014 is easy to remember,\u201d says Thomas a Kempis, \u201cand powerful to protect; is strong enough to deliver us from all the assaults of our enemies.\u201d<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n vespertina:\u00a0 EL NOMBRE DE NUESTRO SALVADOR UN NOMBRE DE GRAN PODER<\/em><\/b><\/strong><\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Consider that the Name Jes\u00fas<\/em> signifies Saviour;<\/em> and St. Peter \u2013 (Acts iv., 12) \u2013 assures us that the Eternal Father has not given to men any other Name by which they may be saved amidst the snares of this deceitful world, than the adorable Name of Jesus. \u00a0It is this Name that makes the truth of Faith shine everywhere, and that calls all men from the abyss of darkness, to the adorable light of the Gospel. \u00a0It is by virtue of this adorable Name that the Apostle gave light to the blind, made the lame walk, healed the sick, raised the dead to life, and filled the whole world with wonder. \u00a0And if the Angel at first announced that Jesus would bring life into the world by delivering it from the cruel slavery into which Adam had plunged it, this good Saviour confirmed this promise Himself when He declared that He had come so that His sheep might have life, and might have it more abundantly. \u2014 <\/em>(John x., 10). \u00a0By virtue of His Name we see idolatry overthrown, to the great confusion of pagan princes and priests, who did all in their power to uphold it.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 O amiable and Holy Name of Jesus, may the Seraphim of Heaven give Thee suitable thanks for me, and never cease to praise Thee by ever repeating that Thou dost merit all glory, all honour, and all power. \u00a0My sweet Saviour, I hope to obtain, by virtue of Thy Name, the salvation of my body and soul; I hope that with this glorious Name in my heart and on my lips, victorious over the world and the flesh, I shall have the happiness to sing Thy praises and to bless the august Trinity for ever and ever.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Consider also the efficacy of the adorable Name of Jesus in making our prayers pleasing to God, and in obtaining all that we ask of Him. \u00a0This Name opens for us the way to arrive promptly at the feet of the Most High, and to have our prayers heard at once. \u00a0The Gospel attests that the prayers of Jesus Himself have always been heard by virtue of His great Name, and that He authorizes us to say, when speaking to God: \u201cOur Father, Who art in Heaven.\u201d \u00a0In consideration of the Name of Jesus, God looks with a favourable eye upon our petition. \u00a0For this reason Jesus exhorted the Apostles, and exhorts us all, that we should ask of His Father in His Name, in order to be sure that we shall obtain what we seek: If you ask the Father anything in my name, he will give it to you. \u2014 <\/em>(John xvi., 23). \u00a0It is enough for Him to hear the petition, and He will bestow upon us the favours that have been asked of Him in the Name of His Beloved Son, with Whom He is well pleased, and Who, in order to satisfy His offended justice, has shown Himself obedient even unto death. \u00a0We should, then, know how to profit by the efficacious power of the Holy Name of Jesus; being sure that our prayers will be heard, we should often, every hour of the day, repeat our prayers to the Eternal Father, and we shall advance in perfection on the road of the divine precepts, until we attain the happiness of seeing and possessing Him for all eternity in Heaven.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 O Sweet Jesus, our Love and our Hope, since Thou hast deigned to assume mortal flesh, in order to open to us the gate of mercy, and to render our prayers efficacious by virtue of Thy glorious Name, grant that our prayers for the grace of perseverance may be heard, so that, faithful to the Divine law to the end of our lives, we may, with Thy Holy Name on our lips, pass from this valley of tears to the glory of Paradise.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Meditaci\u00f3n matutina:\u00a0 EL VALOR DEL TIEMPO<\/em><\/b><\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Hijo, observa la hora<\/em>. - (Ecclus. iv., 23).
\u00a0 \u00a0 El tiempo es un tesoro de inestimable valor, porque en cada instante de tiempo podemos ganar un aumento de gracia y de gloria eterna. Si los bienaventurados del Cielo pudieran afligirse, lo har\u00edan por haber perdido tanto tiempo; y en el infierno las almas perdidas se atormentan con el pensamiento de que ya no hay tiempo para ellas.\u00a0 Hijo, observa la hora<\/em>.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:<\/b>
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Hijo, dice el Esp\u00edritu Santo, ten cuidado de observar el tiempo, el mayor y m\u00e1s precioso don que Dios puede concederte en esta vida. Los mismos paganos conoc\u00edan el valor del tiempo. S\u00e9neca dijo que \"ning\u00fan precio es equivalente para \u00e9l\". Pero los Santos han comprendido a\u00fan mejor su valor.* Seg\u00fan San Bernardino de Siena, un momento de tiempo tiene tanto valor como Dios; porque en cada momento un hombre puede, por actos de contrici\u00f3n o de amor, adquirir la gracia de Dios y la gloria eterna.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0El tiempo es un tesoro que s\u00f3lo se encuentra en esta vida: no se encuentra en la otra, ni en el infierno ni en el cielo. En el infierno los condenados exclaman con l\u00e1grimas: \u00a1Oh, si nos dieran una hora! Pagar\u00edan cualquier precio por una hora de tiempo en la que pudieran reparar su ruina, pero esta hora nunca la tendr\u00e1n. En el Cielo no hay llanto; pero si los santos fueran capaces de llorar, todas sus l\u00e1grimas surgir\u00edan del pensamiento de haber perdido el tiempo en el que podr\u00edan haber adquirido mayor gloria, y de la convicci\u00f3n de que este tiempo nunca m\u00e1s les ser\u00e1 concedido. Una monja benedictina se apareci\u00f3 despu\u00e9s de la muerte en la gloria a cierta persona y le dijo que era perfectamente feliz, pero que si pudiera desear algo ser\u00eda volver a la vida y sufrir dolores y privaciones para merecer un aumento de gloria. A\u00f1adi\u00f3 que por la gloria que corresponde a una sola Ave Mar\u00eda<\/em>se contentar\u00eda con soportar hasta el D\u00eda del Juicio la dolorosa enfermedad que le caus\u00f3 la muerte.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Oh Dios m\u00edo, te doy gracias por el tiempo que me concedes para reparar los des\u00f3rdenes de mi vida pasada. Si muriera en este momento, el recuerdo del tiempo que he perdido ser\u00eda uno de mis mayores tormentos. \u00a1Ah, Se\u00f1or m\u00edo, me has dado tiempo para amarte y lo he gastado en ofenderte! Merec\u00ed ser enviado al infierno desde el primer momento en que te di la espalda, pero T\u00fa me has llamado al arrepentimiento y me has perdonado. Promet\u00ed no ofenderte m\u00e1s y \u00a1cu\u00e1ntas veces he vuelto a pecar! \u00a1Cu\u00e1ntas veces me perdonaste mis ingratas reca\u00eddas! Bendita sea por siempre tu misericordia. \u00a1Ah, cu\u00e1nto siento haber ofendido a un Dios tan bueno!<\/p>

* El propio santo escritor, San Alfonso, hizo voto de \"no perder nunca un instante de tiempo\".<\/pre>
Meditaci\u00f3n II:<\/strong><\/p>
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Camina mientras tengas luz.<\/em> -<\/em> (John xii., 35).
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How are you spending your time? \u00a0Why do you always defer till to-morrow what you can do to-day?\u00a0 Remember that the time past is no longer yours: the future is not under your control: you have only the present for the performance of good works. \u00a0Why, O miserable man, says St. Bernard, do you presume on the future as if God had placed time in your power! \u00a0How can you who are not sure of an hour, promise yourself to-morrow? asks St. Augustine. \u00a0If, then, says St. Teresa, you are not prepared for death to-day, tremble lest you die an unhappy death. \u00a0Camina mientras tengas luz.
<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We must walk in the way of the Lord during life, now that we have the light; for at the hour of death His light is taken away. \u00a0Death is not a time for preparing, but for finding ourselves prepared. \u00a0Be ye ready \u2014 <\/em>(Luke xii., 40). \u00a0At the hour of death we can do nothing: what is then done is done. \u00a0Behold now is the acceptable time. \u2014 <\/em>(2 Cor. vi., 2). \u00a0In the lives of the Saints there is no to-morrow. \u00a0To-morrow is found in the lives of sinners who are ever saying: Hereafter!\u00a0 Hereafter! <\/em>\u00a0And in this state they continue till death.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 My Saviour, the patience alone with which Thou hast waited for me ought to enamour me of Thee. \u00a0Ah! do not suffer me to live any longer ungrateful for the love Thou hast shown me. \u00a0Detach me from every creature and draw me entirely to Thyself. \u00a0O my God, I will no longer waste the time Thou givest me to repair the evil which I have done. \u00a0I will spend it all in serving and loving Thee. \u00a0Give me holy perseverance. \u00a0I love Thee, O infinite Goodness, and hope to love Thee for ever.\u00a0 I thank thee, O Mary. \u00a0By thy advocacy thou hast obtained for me the time which is given me. \u00a0Assist me now, and obtain for me the grace to spend it all in loving thy Son, my Redeemer, and in loving thee, my Queen and Mother.<\/p>
Lectura espiritual:\u00a0 EL NOMBRE DE JES\u00daS INFLAMA CON SANTO AMOR<\/em><\/strong><\/p>
Meditaci\u00f3n vespertina:\u00a0 LAS OCUPACIONES DEL NI\u00d1O JES\u00daS EN EL ESTABLO DE BEL\u00c9N<\/em><\/strong><\/p>
Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 There are two principal occupations of a solitary \u2013 to pray, and to do penance. \u00a0Behold the Infant Jesus in the little Grotto of Bethlehem giving us the example.\u00a0 He, in the Crib which He chose for His oratory upon earth, never ceases to pray, and to pray continually, to the Eternal Father. \u00a0There He constantly makes acts of adoration, of love, and of prayer.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Before the coming of Jesus, the God made Man, the Divine Majesty had been, it is true, adored by men and by Angels; but God had not received from all these creatures that honour which the Infant Jesus gave Him by adoring Him in the stable where He was born. \u00a0Let us, therefore, constantly unite our adoration to that of Jesus Christ, when He was upon this earth.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oh, how beautiful and perfect were the acts of love which the Incarnate Word made to His Father in His prayer! \u00a0God had given to man the commandment to love Him with all his heart and all his strength, but this precept had never been perfectly fulfilled by any man.\u00a0 The first to accomplish it amongst women was Mary, and amongst men the first was Jesus Christ, Who fulfilled it in a degree infinitely superior to Mary. \u00a0The love of the Seraphim may be said to be cold in comparison with the love of this Holy Infant. \u00a0Let us learn from Him to love the Lord our God as He ought to be loved; and let us beseech Him to communicate to us a spark of that pure love with which He loved the Divine Father in the stable of Bethlehem.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 My dear Redeemer, how much do I owe Thee! \u00a0If Thou hadst not prayed for me, in what state of ruin should I not find myself! \u00a0I thank Thee, O my Jesus; Thy prayers have obtained for me the pardon of my sins, and I hope that they will also obtain for me perseverance unto death. \u00a0Thou hast prayed for me, and I bless Thee with my whole heart for it; but I beseech Thee not to leave off praying for me. \u00a0I know that Thou dost continue even in Heaven to be our advocate: We have an advocate, Jesus Christ; Who also maketh intercession for us. \u2014 <\/em>(1 John ii., 1; Rom. viii., 34). \u00a0Continue therefore to be my Advocate<\/em> who am in so much need of Thy intercession.<\/em> \u00a0I hope God has already pardoned me through Thy merits; but as I have already so often fallen, I may therefore fall again. \u00a0Hell does not cease, and will not cease, to tempt me, in order to make me again lose Thy friendship.<\/p>
Meditaci\u00f3n II:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oh, how beautiful, perfect, and dear to God were the prayers of the Infant Jesus! \u00a0At every moment He prayed to His Father, and His prayers were all for us and for each one of us in particular. \u00a0All the graces that each of us has received from the Lord, our being called to the true Faith, our having had time given us for repentance, the lights, the sorrow for sins, the pardon of them, the holy desires, the victory over temptations, and all the other good acts that we have made, or shall make, of confidence, of humility, of love, of thanksgiving, of offering, of resignation \u2013 all these Jesus has obtained for us, and all have been the effect of the prayers of Jesus.\u00a0 Oh, how much do we owe Him! \u00a0And how much ought we not to thank Him and to love Him!
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ah, my Jesus, Thou art my hope; it is Thou Who must give me fortitude to resist; from Thee I seek it, and of Thee I hope for it. \u00a0But I will not content myself with the grace not to fall again; I desire also the grace to love Thee exceedingly. \u00a0My death approaches. \u00a0If I were to die now, I should indeed hope to be saved; but I should love Thee little in Paradise because I have loved Thee but little hitherto. \u00a0I will love Thee much in the days that remain to me that I may love Thee still more in eternity. \u00a0O Mary, my Mother, do thou also pray and beseech Jesus for me. \u00a0Thy prayers are all-powerful with thy Son Who loves thee much. \u00a0Beseech Jesus to give me a great love for Him, and let this be constant and for ever.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Meditaci\u00f3n matutina:\u00a0 EL CORAZ\u00d3N DE JES\u00daS LLENO DE SUFRIMIENTOS DESDE SU INFANCIA<\/em><\/b><\/p>
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Mi dolor est\u00e1 continuamente ante m\u00ed<\/em>. - (Sal. xxvii., 18).
\u00a0 \u00a0 Estamos acostumbrados a o\u00edr hablar de la Creaci\u00f3n, de la Encarnaci\u00f3n, de la Redenci\u00f3n; de Jes\u00fas nacido en un establo, de Jes\u00fas muerto en la Cruz.  Oh Dios m\u00edo, si supi\u00e9ramos que otro hombre nos ha conferido alguno de estos beneficios no podr\u00edamos dejar de amarlo.  Oh Coraz\u00f3n adorable de mi Jes\u00fas, Coraz\u00f3n inflamado en el amor de los hombres, Coraz\u00f3n creado a prop\u00f3sito para amarlos, \u00a1c\u00f3mo es posible que seas despreciado, y Tu amor tan mal correspondido!<\/p>
Meditaci\u00f3n I:<\/b>
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Considerad que en el momento en que el alma de Jesucristo fue creada y unida a su cuerpecito en el seno de Mar\u00eda, el Padre Eterno dio a entender a su Hijo su voluntad de que muriese por la redenci\u00f3n del mundo; y en ese mismo instante present\u00f3 a su vista toda la espantosa escena de los sufrimientos que habr\u00eda de soportar, hasta la muerte, para redimir a la humanidad.  Nuestro Divino Redentor vio en aquel momento todos los trabajos, desprecios y pobreza que habr\u00eda de padecer durante toda su vida, tanto en Bel\u00e9n como en Egipto y en Nazaret; todos los sufrimientos e ignominias de su Pasi\u00f3n, los azotes, las espinas, los clavos y la Cruz; todos los cansancios, tristezas, agon\u00edas y abandonos en que hab\u00eda de terminar su vida en el Calvario.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Cuando Abraham conduc\u00eda a su hijo a la muerte, no quiso informarle de ello a su aflicci\u00f3n de antemano, ni siquiera durante el corto tiempo que fue necesario para que llegaran al Monte.  Pero el Padre Eterno eligi\u00f3 que Su Hijo Encarnado, a Quien hab\u00eda destinado para ser la V\u00edctima de Su justicia en expiaci\u00f3n por nuestros pecados, sufriera desde el principio todos los dolores a los que iba a ser sometido durante Su vida y en Su muerte.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Dulce, amable y amoroso Coraz\u00f3n de Jes\u00fas, desde tu infancia estuviste lleno de amargura y sufriste agon\u00edas en el seno de Mar\u00eda sin consuelo y sin nadie que te mirara y consolara.  Todo esto sufriste, oh Jes\u00fas m\u00edo, para satisfacer el dolor y la agon\u00eda eternos que yo merec\u00eda sufrir en el infierno por mis pecados.  Sufriste privado de todo alivio, para salvarme a m\u00ed que he tenido la osad\u00eda de abandonar a Dios, y de volverle la espalda, para satisfacer mis miserables inclinaciones.  Te doy gracias, \u00a1oh afligido y amante Coraz\u00f3n de mi Se\u00f1or!  Te doy gracias y me compadezco de Ti, sobre todo cuando veo que mientras T\u00fa sufres tanto por los hombres, estos mismos hombres ni siquiera se compadecen de Ti.  \u00a1Oh amor de Dios, oh ingratitud del hombre!  Oh hombres, oh hombres, contemplad a este peque\u00f1o Cordero inocente que agoniza por vosotros, para satisfacer a la justicia divina por las injurias que hab\u00e9is cometido contra \u00c9l.  Ved c\u00f3mo ora e intercede por vosotros ante Su Padre Eterno; contempladlo y amadlo.<\/p>
Meditaci\u00f3n II:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wherefore, from the first moment that He was in His Mother\u2019s womb, Jesus suffered continually that sorrow which He endured in the Garden, and which was sufficient to have taken away His life as He said: My soul is sorrowful even unto death. \u2014 <\/em>(Matt, xxvi., 38).\u00a0 From that time forth He felt most vividly all the sorrows and contumely that awaited Him.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The whole life of our Blessed Redeemer was a life of pains and tears: My, life is wasted with grief, and my years in sighs. \u2014 <\/em>(Ps. xxx., 11). \u00a0His divine Heart was never for one moment free from suffering. \u00a0Whether He watched or slept, whether He laboured or rested, whether He prayed or spoke, He had continually before His eyes that bitter representation which tormented His holy Soul more than their sufferings tormented the holy Martyrs.\u00a0 The Martyrs suffered, but, assisted by grace, they suffered with joy and fervour. \u00a0Jesus Christ suffered, but He suffered with a Heart full of weariness and sorrow; and He accepted all for love of us.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 O my Redeemer, how few there are who think of Thy sorrows and Thy love! \u00a0O God, how few there are who love Thee! \u00a0Unhappy me, I also have lived so many years forgetful of Thee! \u00a0Thou hast suffered so much in order to be loved by me, and I have not loved Thee.\u00a0 Forgive me, my Jesus, forgive me, for I will amend my life and I will love Thee. \u00a0Ah, wretched me if I still resist Thy grace, and in resisting damn myself! \u00a0All the mercies Thou hast shown me, and above all, Thy sweet voice now calling me to love Thee \u2013 all these great graces will be, if I resist them, my greatest punishment in hell.\u00a0 O my beloved Jesus, have pity on me, and let me live no longer ungrateful to Thy love. \u00a0Give me light; give me strength to conquer everything in order to accomplish Thy will. \u00a0My dearest Mother Mary, help me. \u00a0It is thou who hast obtained for me all the favours I have received from God.<\/p>
Lectura espiritual:\u00a0 \"HA APARECIDO LA GRACIA DE DIOS NUESTRO SALVADOR\".<\/em><\/strong><\/p>
Meditaci\u00f3n vespertina:\u00a0 LA BONDAD DE JES\u00daS NUESTRO DIOS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>
Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Forget not the kindness of thy surety. \u2014 <\/em>(Ecclus. xxix., 19).
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 St. Francis of Sales called Mount Calvary the mountain of lovers.<\/em> \u00a0It is impossible to remember that Mount and not love Jesus Christ, Who died there for love of us.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 O God! how is it that men do not love this God Who has done so much to be loved by men! \u00a0Before the Incarnation of the Word, man might have doubted whether God loved him with a true love; but after the coming of the Son of God, and after His dying for the love of men, how can we possibly doubt His love? \u00a0\u201cO man,\u201d says St. Thomas of Villanova, \u201clook on that Cross, on those torments, and that cruel death, which Jesus has suffered for thee: after so great and so many tokens of His love, thou canst no longer entertain a doubt that He loves thee, and loves thee exceedingly.\u201d\u00a0 And St. Bernard says that \u201cthe Cross and every Wound of our Blessed Redeemer cry aloud to make us understand the love He bears us.\u201d
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In this grand Mystery of man\u2019s Redemption, we must consider how Jesus employed all His thoughts and zeal to discover every means of making Himself loved by us.\u00a0 Had He merely wished to die for our salvation, it would have been sufficient had He been slain by Herod with the other children; but no, He chose before dying to lead for thirty-three years a life of hardship and suffering; and during that time, in order to win our love, He appeared in several different guises. \u00a0First of all, as a poor child, born in a stable; then as a little boy helping in the workshop; and finally, as a criminal, executed on a Cross. \u00a0But before dying on the Cross, we see Him in many different states, one and all calculated to excite our compassion, and to make Himself loved: in agony in the Garden, bathed from head to foot in a sweat of blood; afterwards, in the court of Pilate, torn with scourges; then treated as a mock king, with a reed in His hand, a ragged garment of purple on His shoulders, and a crown of thorns on His head; dragged publicly through the streets to death with the Cross upon His shoulders; and at length, on the hill of Calvary, suspended on the Cross by three iron nails. \u00a0Tell me, does He merit our love or not, this God Who has vouchsafed to endure all these torments, and to use so many means in order to captivate our love? \u00a0Father John Rigouleux used to say: \u201cI would spend my life in weeping for the love of a God Whose love induced Him to die for the salvation of men.\u201d
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 O most beautiful and most loving Heart of Jesus, miserable is the heart which does not love Thee! \u00a0O God, for the love of men Thou didst die on the Cross, helpless and forsaken, and how then can men live so forgetful of Thee? \u00a0O love of God! \u00a0O ingratitude of man!<\/p>
Meditaci\u00f3n II:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Forget not the kindness of thy surety; for he hath given his life for thee. \u2014 <\/em>(Ecclus. xxix., 19). \u00a0Be not unmindful of Him Who has stood surety for thee; Who, to satisfy for thy sins, was willing to pay off, by His death, the debt of punishment due by thee. \u00a0Oh, how desirous is Jesus Christ that we should continually remember His Passion! \u00a0And how it saddens Him to see that we are so unmindful of it! \u00a0Were a person to endure for one of his friends, affronts, blows, and imprisonment, how afflicting would it be for him to know that that friend afterwards never gave it a thought, and cared not even to hear it spoken of! \u00a0On the contrary, how gratified would he be to know that his friend constantly spoke of it with the warmest gratitude, and often thanked him for it. \u00a0So it is pleasing to Jesus Christ when we preserve in our minds a grateful and loving recollection of the sorrows and death which He suffered for us. \u00a0Jesus Christ was the Desired of all the ancient Fathers; He was the Desired of all nations before He was yet come upon earth. \u00a0Now, how much more ought He to be our only desire and our only Love, now that we know that He is really come, and are aware how much He has done and suffered for us \u2013 so that He even died upon the Cross for love of us!
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 O men, O men! do but cast one look on the innocent Son of God, agonising on the Cross and dying for you, in order to satisfy the divine justice for your sins, and by this means to allure you to love Him. \u00a0Observe how, at the same time, He prays His Eternal Father to forgive you. \u00a0Behold Him, and love Him. \u00a0Ah, my Jesus, how small is the number of those who love Thee!\u00a0 Wretched, too, am I, for I also have lived so many years unmindful of Thee, and have grievously offended Thee, my beloved Redeemer! \u00a0It is not so much the punishment I have deserved that makes me weep, as the love which Thou hast borne me. \u00a0O sorrows of Jesus! \u00a0O ignominies of Jesus! \u00a0O wounds of Jesus! \u00a0O death of Jesus! \u00a0O love of Jesus! rest deeply engraved in my heart, and may your sweet recollection be forever fixed there, to wound me and inflame me continually with love. \u00a0I love Thee, my Jesus; I love Thee, my Sovereign Good; I love Thee, my Love and my All; I love Thee and I will love Thee for ever. \u00a0Oh, suffer me never more to forsake Thee, never more to lose Thee!\u00a0 By the merits of Thy death make me entirely Thine. \u00a0In this I firmly trust. \u00a0And I have great confidence in thy intercession, O Mary, my Queen; make me love Jesus Christ, and make me also love thee, my Mother and my hope!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Meditaci\u00f3n matutina:\u00a0 LAS ORACIONES DE MAR\u00cdA POR NOSOTROS SIEMPRE SON ESCUCHADAS<\/em><\/b><\/p>
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0San Bernardo nos exhorta a buscar la gracia y a buscarla a trav\u00e9s de Mar\u00eda, pues, dice, es una Madre a la que nada se le puede negar.  Si, pues, queremos salvarnos, encomend\u00e9monos a Mar\u00eda, pues sus oraciones ser\u00e1n siempre escuchadas.<\/p>
Meditaci\u00f3n I:<\/b>
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Jes\u00fas es el Mediador de la Justicia; Mar\u00eda, la Mediadora de la Gracia.  Pues, como dicen San Bernardo, San Buenaventura, San Bernardino de Siena, San Germ\u00e1n, San Antonino y otros, es voluntad de Dios dispensar por manos de Mar\u00eda las gracias que le plazca concedernos.  Para Dios, las oraciones de los santos son las oraciones de sus amigos, pero las oraciones de Mar\u00eda son las oraciones de su Madre.  La devoci\u00f3n m\u00e1s agradable a la Sant\u00edsima Virgen es recurrir siempre a Ella y decir: Oh Mar\u00eda, intercede por m\u00ed ante tu Hijo Jes\u00fas.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Jes\u00fas es omnipotente por naturaleza; Mar\u00eda es omnipotente por gracia; obtiene todo lo que pide.  Es imposible, dice San Antonino, que esta Madre pida alg\u00fan favor a su Hijo para los que le son devotos y el Hijo no le conceda su petici\u00f3n. Jes\u00fas se complace en honrar a su Madre concedi\u00e9ndole todo lo que le pide.  De ah\u00ed que San Bernardo nos exhorte a buscar la gracia y a buscarla a trav\u00e9s de Mar\u00eda, porque es una Madre a la que nada se le puede negar.  Si, pues, queremos salvarnos, encomend\u00e9monos a Mar\u00eda, para que interceda por nosotros, porque sus oraciones son siempre escuchadas.  Oh Madre de misericordia, ten piedad de m\u00ed.  T\u00fa, que eres llamada abogada de los pecadores, ay\u00fadame a m\u00ed, pecador, que conf\u00edo en ti.<\/p>
Meditaci\u00f3n II:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Let us not doubt that Mary will hear us when we address our prayers to her. \u00a0It is her delight to exercise her powerful influence with God in obtaining for us whatever graces we stand in need of. \u00a0It is sufficient to ask favours of Mary to obtain them. \u00a0If we are unworthy of them, she renders us worthy by her powerful intercession; and she is very desirous that we should have recourse to her, that she may save us. \u00a0What sinner ever perished, who, with confidence and perseverance, had recourse to Mary, the refuge of sinners? \u00a0He is lost who has not recourse to Mary.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 O Mary, my Mother and my hope! \u00a0I take refuge under thy protection; reject me not, as I have deserved.\u00a0 Protect me and have pity on me, a miserable sinner.\u00a0 Obtain for me the forgiveness of my sins; obtain for me holy perseverance, the love of God, a good death, and a happy eternity. \u00a0I hope all things of thee, because thou art most powerful with God. \u00a0Make me holy, since, by thy holy intercession, thou hast it in thy power to do so.\u00a0 O Mary, in thee, next to thy divine Son Jesus, do I confide; in thee do I place all my hope.<\/p>
Lectura espiritual:\u00a0 NUESTRA SALVACI\u00d3N ETERNA EST\u00c1 EN LA ORACI\u00d3N<\/em><\/strong><\/p>
Meditaci\u00f3n vespertina:\u00a0 LA SOLEDAD DE JES\u00daS EN EL ESTABLO<\/em><\/strong><\/p>
Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesus chose at His birth the stable of Bethlehem for His hermitage and oratory; and for this purpose He so disposed events as to be born outside the city in a solitary cave, in order to commend to us the love of solitude and silence. \u00a0Jesus remains in silence in the manger; Mary and Joseph adore and contemplate Him in silence. \u00a0It was revealed to Sister Margaret of the Blessed Sacrament, a Discalced Carmelite, who was called the \u201cSpouse of the Infant Jesus,\u201d that all that passed in the Cave of Bethlehem, even the visit of the shepherds and the adoration of the holy Magi, took place in silence, and without a word.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Silence in other infants is due to helplessness; but in Jesus Christ it was virtue. \u00a0The Infant Jesus does not speak, but oh! how eloquent is His silence! \u00a0Oh, blessed is he that converses with Jesus, Mary and Joseph, in this holy solitude of the manger! \u00a0The shepherds, though admitted there but for a very short time, came out from the stable all inflamed with the love of God; for they did nothing but praise and bless Him: They returned glorifying and praising God. \u2014 <\/em>(Luke ii., 20). \u00a0Oh, happy is the soul that shuts itself up in the solitude of Bethlehem to contemplate the divine mercy, and the love that God has borne, and still bears, to men! \u00a0I will lead her into the wilderness, and I will speak to her heart. \u2014 <\/em>(Os. ii., 14). \u00a0There the divine Infant will speak, not to the ear, but to the heart, inviting the soul to love a God Who has loved her so much. \u00a0When we see there the poverty of this wandering little Hermit, Who remains in that cold cave, without fire, with a manger for a cradle, and a little straw for a bed; when we hear the cries, and behold the tears of this innocent Child, and consider that He is our God \u2013 how is it possible to think of anything but of loving Him! \u00a0Oh, what a sweet hermitage for a soul that has Faith is the stable of Bethlehem!
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 My dearest Saviour, Thou art the King of Heaven, the King of kings, the Son of God; and how is it that I see Thee in this cave, forsaken by all? \u00a0I see no one assisting Thee but Joseph and Thy holy Mother. \u00a0I desire to unite myself to them in keeping Thee company. \u00a0Do not reject me. \u00a0I do not deserve it, but I feel that Thou dost invite me, by Thy sweet voice speaking to my heart.\u00a0 Yes, I come, O my beloved Infant! \u00a0I will leave all things to pass my whole life alone with Thee, my dear little Hermit, the only Love of my soul. \u00a0Fool that I was, to have hitherto forsaken Thee and left Thee alone, O my Jesus, whilst I was seeking miserable and empoisoned pleasures from creatures; but now, enlightened by Thy grace, I desire nothing but to live in solitude with Thee, Who didst Thyself will to live in solitude on this earth: Who will give me wings like a dove, and I will fly and be at rest? \u2014 <\/em>(Ps. liv., 7).<\/p>
Meditaci\u00f3n II:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Let us also imitate Mary and Joseph, who, burning with love, remain contemplating the great Son of God clothed in flesh, and made subject to earthly miseries \u2013 Wisdom become an Infant that cannot speak \u2013 the Great One become little \u2013 the Supreme One become so abased \u2013 the rich One become so poor \u2013 the Omnipotent so weak.\u00a0 In short, let us meditate on the Divine Majesty shrouded beneath the form of a little Infant, despised and forsaken by the world, Who does and suffers everything in order to make Himself loved by men; and let us beseech Him to admit us into this sacred retreat \u2013 there to stop, there to remain, and never to leave it again.\u00a0 \u201cO solitude,\u201d says St. Jerome, \u201cin which God speaks and converses familiarly with His servants.\u201d \u00a0O beautiful solitude, in which God speaks and converses with His chosen souls, not as a sovereign, but as a friend, as a brother, as a spouse! \u00a0Oh, what a paradise it is to converse alone with the Infant Jesus in the little grotto of Bethlehem!
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ah, who will enable me to fly from this world, where I have so often found my ruin \u2013 to fly, and to come and remain always with Thee, Who art the joy of Paradise and the true Lover of my soul? \u00a0Oh, bind me, I pray Thee, to Thy feet, so that I may no longer be separated from Thee, but may find my happiness in continually remaining in Thy company! \u00a0Ah, by the merits of Thy solitude in the Cave of Bethlehem, give me a constant interior recollection, so that my soul may become a solitary little cell, where I may attend to nothing but to conversing with Thee; where I may take counsel with Thee in all my thoughts and actions; where I may dedicate to Thee all my affections; where I may always love Thee, and sigh to leave the prison of this body to come and love Thee face to face in Heaven. \u00a0I love Thee, O infinite Goodness, and I hope always to love Thee, in time and in eternity. \u00a0O Mary, thou who canst do all things, pray to Jesus to enchain me with His love, and not to permit me ever again to lose His grace.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
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Meditaci\u00f3n matutina:\u00a0 THEY FOUND THE CHILD WITH MARY, HIS MOTHER<\/em><\/b><\/p>
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Encontraron al ni\u00f1o con Mar\u00eda, su madre<\/em>. \u2014 (Matt. ii., 11).\u00a0 The kings find a poor Maiden, and her poor Infant wrapped in poor swaddling-clothes, and not one to attend on Him or assist Him.\u00a0 They adore, they acknowledge Him for their God, and, kissing His feet, they offer Him their gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh.\u00a0 Let us adore our little King, and offer Him all our hearts.<\/p>
Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Son of God is born humble and poor in a stable.\u00a0 There indeed the Angels of Heaven acknowledge Him, singing: Gloria a Dios en las alturas<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 (Luke ii., 14); but men on earth, for whose salvation Jesus is born, leave Him neglected: only a few shepherds come and acknowledge Him, and confess Him to be their Saviour.\u00a0 But our loving Redeemer desires from the very beginning to communicate to us the grace of Redemption, and therefore He begins to make Himself known even to the Gentiles, who neither knew Him nor looked for His coming.\u00a0 For this purpose He sends the star to give notice to the holy Magi, enlightening them at the same time with interior light, in order that they may come to acknowledge and adore their Redeemer.\u00a0 This was the first and sovereign grace bestowed upon us; our call to the true Faith.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0O Savior of the world, what would have happened [to] us if Thou hadst not come to enlighten us?\u00a0 We should be like our forefathers, who worshipped as gods, animals, stones, and wood, and consequently we should have all been damned.\u00a0 I give Thee thanks today on behalf of all men.<\/p>
Meditaci\u00f3n II:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Behold, the Magi without delay set out on their journey; and led by the star they arrive at the place where the Holy Infant is lying: They found the child with Mary his mother. \u2014 <\/em>(Matt., ii., 11). \u00a0They find there only a poor Maiden, and a poor Infant wrapped in poor swaddling-clothes. \u00a0But on entering into that abode, a stable for beasts, they feel an interior joy, and their hearts are drawn towards this sweet Infant.\u00a0 The straw, the poverty, those cries of the Infant Saviour, are all darts of love and fire to their enlightened hearts.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Infant looks upon these holy pilgrims with a joyful countenance, and thus shows that He accepts these first-fruits of His Redemption. \u00a0The divine Mother is also silent, but welcomes them with her smiling looks, and thanks them for the homage done to her Son. \u00a0They adore Him also in silence, and acknowledge Him for their Saviour and their God, offering Him gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yes, my Infant Jesus, the more humbled and poor I behold Thee, the more dost Thou inflame me with Thy love.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 O Jesus, my Infant King! \u00a0I also adore Thee, and offer Thee my miserable heart. \u00a0Accept it and change it.\u00a0 Make it wholly Thine own, so that it may love nothing but Thee. \u00a0My sweet Saviour, save me, and let my eternal happiness be to love Thee always and without reserve; O Mary, most holy Virgin, I hope for this grace from thee.<\/p>
Lectura espiritual:\u00a0 “LO, HERE AM I, SEND ME!”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>
Meditaci\u00f3n vespertina:\u00a0 HAPPINESS OF HAVING BEEN BORN AFTER THE REDEMPTION AND IN THE TRUE CHURCH<\/em><\/strong><\/p>
Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When the fulness of time had come, God sent his son . . . that he might redeem them who were under the law. \u2014 <\/em>(Gal. iv., 4).
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How thankful should we not be to Almighty, God for having caused us to be born after the great work of man\u2019s redemption was accomplished! \u00a0This is what is meant by the fulness of time,<\/em> a time blessed by the fulness of grace, which Jesus Christ obtained for us by coming into the world. \u00a0Miserable should we have been if, guilty as we are of manifold sins, we had lived on this earth before the coming of Jesus Christ.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oh, in what a miserable state were all men before the coming of the Messias; the true God was hardly known even in Judea, and in every other part of the world idolatry reigned, so that our forefathers worshipped stones, and wood, and devils; they worshipped innumerable false gods, but the true God was neither loved nor known by them. \u00a0Even now, how many countries are there in which there are scarcely any Catholics, and all the rest of the inhabitants are either infidels or heretics, and all these are certainly in the way to be lost! \u00a0What obligation do we not owe God for causing us to be born, not only after the coming of Jesus Christ, but also in countries where the true Faith reigns!
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I thank Thee, O Lord, for this. \u00a0Woe to me if, after so many transgressions, it had been my lot to live in the midst of infidels and heretics! \u00a0I know, O my God, that Thou wiliest that I should be saved; and I, miserable wretch, have willed so many times to damn myself by losing Thy favour. \u00a0Have pity, my Blessed Redeemer, on my soul, which has cost Thee so much.<\/p>
Meditaci\u00f3n II:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 God sent his son that he might redeem them that were under the law. \u2014 <\/em>(Gal. iv., 4). \u00a0The slave therefore sins, and by sinning gives himself over to the power of the devil, and his own Lord comes and ransoms him by His death.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 O immense love, O infinite love of God towards man!\u00a0 O my Saviour, if Thou hadst not redeemed me by Thy death, what would have become of me? \u00a0Of me, who so many times have deserved hell by my sins. \u00a0Oh, if Thou, my Jesus, hadst not died for me, I should have lost Thee forever, and there would have been no hope for me of recovering Thy grace, or of seeing Thy beautiful face in Paradise. \u00a0My dearest Saviour, I thank Thee; and I hope to come to Heaven, there to thank Thee for all eternity. \u00a0I regret above every evil that of having despised Thee in times past. \u00a0In future, I purpose to choose every suffering, every kind of death, rather than offend Thee. \u00a0I beseech Thee, my Jesus, let me never do so again. \u00a0Never let me be separated from Thee, never let me be separated from Thee. \u00a0I love Thee, O infinite Goodness, and I will always love Thee in this life, and for all eternity. \u00a0O my Queen and advocate Mary, keep me always under thy protection, and deliver me from sin.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\u21d1 \u00a0<\/a>CONTENIDO<\/a>
<\/em>\u21d0\u00a0CHRISTMAS WEEK<\/em><\/a>
\u21d2\u00a0OCTAVE OF THE EPIPHANY<\/em><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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