{"id":9273,"date":"2025-06-07T20:16:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T20:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/societyofthemostholyredeemer.org\/?page_id=9273"},"modified":"2026-06-16T17:14:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:14:34","slug":"daily-meditations-third-week-after-pentecost","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/societyofthemostholyredeemer.org\/es\/daily-meditations-third-week-after-pentecost\/","title":{"rendered":"MEDITACIONES DIARIAS: TERCERA SEMANA DESPU\u00c9S DE PENTECOST\u00c9S"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(*Fiesta de la Madre del Perpetuo Socorro)<\/em><\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n matutina:\u00a0 FIESTA DE LA MADRE DEL PERPETUO SOCORRO<\/em><\/b><\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0La Bienaventurada Virgen Mar\u00eda ha merecido el hermoso y glorioso t\u00edtulo de Perpetuo Socorro, no s\u00f3lo por sus valerosas acciones, sino tambi\u00e9n por sus grandes sufrimientos. Verdaderamente Mar\u00eda fue aquella valiente mujer que extendi\u00f3 sus manos a las cosas fuertes, hasta ser la auxiliadora, la consoladora, el Perpetuo Socorro del mismo Dios-Hombre. A ella acudi\u00f3 siempre el divino Ni\u00f1o en busca de simpat\u00eda, socorro y dulce refugio, y nunca lo hizo en vano. Seguramente la que fue capaz de ayudar, socorrer y consolar al mismo Dios Omnipotente cuando se debilit\u00f3 por nosotros, ser\u00e1 capaz de consolar y socorrer a sus pobres criaturas.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Verdaderamente Mar\u00eda, la gran Madre de Dios, realiz\u00f3 valerosos actos. Ella fue la mujer valiente que extendi\u00f3 sus manos a las cosas fuertes para ayudar incluso a Aquel que hizo el mundo, para asistir a Aquel que sostiene toda la creaci\u00f3n, para socorrer y consolar a Aquel que era la alegr\u00eda del Cielo y de la tierra, y para salvar a Aquel que era el Salvador del mundo - esta fue la obra de santa Mar\u00eda, y por eso recibi\u00f3 del Se\u00f1or el fruto de sus obras gloriosas, y se convirti\u00f3 para los hombres en lo que hab\u00eda sido para Dios mismo, una Auxiliadora, una Consoladora, una Madre del Perpetuo Socorro.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0La misma Sagrada Imagen habla mejor que las palabras. En esa horrible representaci\u00f3n de sufrimiento y dolor, el pecho de la Madre es el perpetuo socorro del Ni\u00f1o, pues all\u00ed lo vemos aferrado, estrechando su mano con sus dedos temblorosos, y encontrando consuelo y socorro en sus brazos protectores. Ella lo estrecha contra su pecho, le besa las l\u00e1grimas, lo arrulla para que duerma en sus brazos, para ahogar, si es posible, con dulces canciones de cuna, los horribles sonidos y visiones de su Pasi\u00f3n, que en visi\u00f3n lo persiguen y asustan. A ella, y s\u00f3lo a ella, acudi\u00f3 siempre en busca de socorro y dulce refugio, y nunca lo hizo en vano. As\u00ed, bien podemos decir, puso Dios bajo la custodia de Mar\u00eda a Aquel en Quien estaban todas las enfermedades humanas, el Ni\u00f1o de los Dolores, para que aprendiera por experiencia c\u00f3mo compadecer y socorrer a la pobre humanidad que hay en nosotros. Y cuando hubo demostrado su idoneidad, su habilidad y su ternura para socorrer y consolar a la Cabeza sufriente, fue dejada a los miembros sufrientes de su Cuerpo m\u00edstico, para que fuera para nosotros lo que siempre hab\u00eda sido para \u00c9l, una dulc\u00edsima Consoladora, una Madre de Perpetuo Socorro.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:
<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Considera qu\u00e9 condiciones se requieren en nosotros para que Mar\u00eda sea nuestra Madre del Perpetuo Socorro. Debemos ser sus hijos para que Ella pueda ser nuestra Madre. Un enemigo o un extra\u00f1o no se atrever\u00e1n a reclamar ni a esperar lo que s\u00f3lo se concede a los hijos fieles y amorosos: el afecto, el tierno cuidado y el socorro de una madre. Como hijos verdaderos y fieles de Mar\u00eda, debemos amarla mucho y, sobre todo, compadecerla, recordando los amargos dolores que tuvo que sufrir para convertirse en nuestro Perpetuo Socorro. Las mismas rocas del Calvario se desgarraron y se derritieron de compasi\u00f3n por Madre e Hijo. Pero fueron nuestros pecados los que infligieron todas esas heridas y dolores.\u00a0 Por los pecados de mi pueblo lo he golpeado.<\/em> \u2014 (Is. liii., 8).\u00a0 \u201cEach one of our sins,\u201d says St. Alphonsus, \u201cafflicted the soul of Jesus Christ more than Crucifixion and Death afflicted His body.\u201d\u00a0 What, then, asks the Saint, must have been the sufferings of Jesus, as yet in His Mother’s arms, when He saw before Him the immense array of all the crimes of men for which He was to make satisfaction!\u00a0 As by our sins we had part in inflicting life-long sorrow on the Mother of the Saviour, we should offer her life-long sympathy and pity.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Deber\u00edamos tener en nuestra Madre celestial la confianza de un ni\u00f1o, como la tuvo el mismo Ni\u00f1o Jes\u00fas. Tal como se representa en la sagrada Imagen, \u00a1qu\u00e9 confianza de ni\u00f1o tiene Jes\u00fas en su santa Madre! En todas sus necesidades, y en medio de las penas que continuamente ten\u00eda ante s\u00ed, el Ni\u00f1o Jes\u00fas se dirig\u00eda siempre a su Madre en busca de consuelo y socorro. Con los brazos de su Madre protegi\u00e9ndole, y descansando en su pecho, el d\u00e9bil e indefenso Ni\u00f1o se hace fuerte y valiente, y volviendo resueltamente la mirada a la horrible visi\u00f3n de los instrumentos de su Crucifixi\u00f3n y Muerte, exclama con el Profeta: Estoy preparado para los azotes<\/em>.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0All Mary’s children should have the same unfailing, childlike trust in her power.\u00a0 However weak we may be of ourselves, we shall be made strong and resolute against the attacks of hell; patient, generous, and victorious in the midst of temptations and sufferings, provided only we fail not in our confidence in our Mother of Perpetual Succour.\u00a0 \u201cShe well understands our miseries and dangers,\u201d says St. Alphonsus, \u201cand this most clement and sweet Lady, compassionates and succours us with a Mother’s love.\u201d
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Let us, then, have perpetual recourse to Mary to make sure of her Perpetual Succour.\u00a0 Constant recourse to Mary is a pledge of eternal salvation, but yet, alas! too often in past times have we fallen because we had not recourse to her.\u00a0 Sinners though we are, let us turn to Mary in spite of our unworthiness.\u00a0 \u201cO sinner,\u201d says St. Alphonsus, \u201cwhoever you are, do not despair, but have recourse to this Lady with the assurance of being succoured,\u201d for, he says, \u201cshe is all eyes to pity and succour us in our necessities.\u201d
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0He aqu\u00ed, pues, que recurro a ti, Mar\u00eda Sant\u00edsima. He perdido a mi Padre, pero t\u00fa eres mi Madre, que debes permitirme encontrarlo. En esta mi tan grande desgracia te llamo en mi ayuda: soc\u00f3rreme. Y \u00e9sta es la gracia que ahora te pido, y te conjuro a que, en cuanto sepa y pueda, me la obtengas, es decir, que en los asaltos del infierno recurra siempre a ti y te diga: \u00a1Oh Mar\u00eda, ay\u00fadame! Madre del Perpetuo Socorro, no permitas que pierda a mi Dios. Am\u00e9n.<\/p>

* La fiesta de la Madre del Perpetuo Socorro se celebra el domingo anterior a la fiesta de San Juan Bautista (24 de junio).\u00a0 Nota: El d\u00eda de la fiesta se ha modificado desde la publicaci\u00f3n de esta obra; ahora se celebra el 27 de junio.<\/em><\/h6>

Lectura espiritual:\u00a0\u00a0CORAM SANCTISSIMO<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

DECIMOCTAVA VISITA<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0One day Jesus will be seated on a throne of majesty in the Valley of Josaphat; but now, in the Most Blessed Sacrament, He is seated on a throne of love.\u00a0 Did a king, to show his love for a poor shepherd, go and live in his village, how great would be the ingratitude of this peasant did he not go often to visit him, knowing the king’s wish to see him, and that for this purpose he had come to reside there!
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ah, Jes\u00fas m\u00edo, por amor a m\u00ed T\u00fa habitas en el Sacramento del Altar. Si pudiera, entonces, hacerlo, mi deseo ser\u00eda permanecer noche y d\u00eda en Tu presencia. Si los \u00e1ngeles, oh Se\u00f1or m\u00edo, llenos de asombro por el amor que nos tienes, permanecen siempre en torno a Ti, no es sino razonable que yo, vi\u00e9ndote por mi amor en este altar, procure agradarte, al menos permaneciendo en tu presencia para alabar el amor y la bondad que me tienes: Te cantar\u00e9 alabanzas a la vista de los \u00e1ngeles;<\/em> Adorar\u00e9 hacia tu santo templo, y dar\u00e9 gloria a tu nombre; por tu misericordia y por tu verdad<\/em>. \u2014 (Ps. cxxxvii. 1, 2).
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Oh Dios, presente en este Sant\u00edsimo Sacramento, oh Pan de los \u00c1ngeles, oh Alimento celestial, yo Te amo, pero T\u00fa no est\u00e1s, ni yo estoy, satisfecho de mi amor. Te amo, pero te amo demasiado poco. Hazme, Jes\u00fas m\u00edo, conocer la belleza, la inmensa bondad que amo; haz que mi coraz\u00f3n destierre de s\u00ed todos los afectos terrenos, y d\u00e9 lugar a tu amor divino. Para llenarme de tu amor y unirte todo a m\u00ed, desciendes cada d\u00eda del cielo a nuestros altares; es, pues, justo que no piense en otra cosa que en amarte, adorarte y agradarte. Te amo con toda mi alma, Te amo con todos mis afectos. Si T\u00fa tienes a bien corresponder a este amor, aumenta mi amor, haz que sus llamas sean m\u00e1s ardientes, para que as\u00ed pueda amarte siempre m\u00e1s y desear agradarte cada vez m\u00e1s.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eyac<\/em>. Jes\u00fas, Amor m\u00edo, \u00a1dame amor!<\/p>

VISITA A MAR\u00cdA<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0As poor sick persons, who on account of their miseries are abandoned by all, find shelter in the public hospitals, so also the most miserable sinners, although discarded by all, find protection in the mercy of Mary, by whom they are never rejected; for God has placed her in the world as a receptacle and, as St. Basil says, a public hospital for sinners.\u00a0 Hence, St. Ephrem also calls her “the asylum of sinners.\u201d\u00a0 Therefore, my Queen, if I have recourse to thee, thou canst not reject me on account of my sins; nay, even the more wretched I am, the greater is the claim which I have upon thy protection, since God has created thee as the refuge of the most miserable.\u00a0 Therefore, to thee I have recourse, O Mary; I place myself under thy mantle.\u00a0 Thou art the refuge of sinners; thou art, then, my refuge, the hope of my salvation.\u00a0 If thou reject me, to whom shall I have recourse?<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eyac<\/em>. Mar\u00eda, mi refugio, \u00a1s\u00e1lvame!<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n vespertina:\u00a0\u00a0LA PR\u00c1CTICA DEL AMOR DE JESUCRISTO\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/p>

XXXI. EL QUE AMA A JESUCRISTO NO DESEA OTRA COSA QUE A JESUCRISTO<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Quien quiera pertenecer enteramente a Dios debe estar libre de todo respeto humano. \u00a1Oh, cu\u00e1ntas almas aleja de Dios este maldito respeto, e incluso las separa de \u00c9l para siempre! Por ejemplo, si oyen mencionar alguno de sus defectos, \u00a1oh, qu\u00e9 no hacen para justificarse y convencer al mundo de que es una calumnia! Si realizan alguna buena obra, \u00a1cu\u00e1n industriosos son para hacerla circular por todas partes! Quieren darla a conocer al mundo entero para que sea universalmente aplaudida. Los santos se comportan de manera muy diferente; prefieren publicar sus defectos a todo el mundo, para pasar a los ojos de todos por las miserables criaturas que realmente son a sus propios ojos; y, por el contrario, al practicar cualquier acto de virtud, prefieren que s\u00f3lo Dios lo conozca; porque su \u00fanico cuidado es ser aceptables para \u00c9l. Es por esto que muchos de ellos estaban encantados con la soledad, conscientes, como lo estaban, de las palabras de Jesucristo: Pero cuando des limosna, que tu mano izquierda no sepa lo que hace la derecha<\/em>. \u2014 (Matt. vi. 3-5).\u00a0 And again: Pero t\u00fa, cuando ores, entra en tu aposento, y cerrada la puerta, ora a tu Padre en secreto.<\/em>. \u2014 (Matt. v. 6).\u00a0 But of all things, self-detachment is most needful; that is, detachment from self-will.\u00a0 Only once succeed in subduing yourself, and you will easily triumph in every other combat.\u00a0 \u201cVince teipsum<\/em> \u2013 Conquer thyself,\u201d was the maxim which St. Francis Xavier inculcated on all.\u00a0 And Jesus Christ said: Si alguno quiere venir en pos de m\u00ed, ni\u00e9guese a s\u00ed mismo<\/em>. \u2014 (Matt. xvi. 24).\u00a0 Behold in a few words all that we need practise to become saints; to deny ourselves, and not to follow our own will: No vayas en pos de tus concupiscencias, sino ap\u00e1rtate de tu propia voluntad<\/em>. \u2014 (Ecclus. xviii. 30).\u00a0 And this is the greatest grace, said St. Francis of Assisi, that we can receive from God: the power, namely, to conquer ourselves by denying self-will.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 St. Bernard writes that if all men would resist self-will, none would ever be damned: \u201cLet self-will cease, and there will be no hell.\u201d \u00a0The same Saint writes that it is the baneful effect of self-will to contaminate even our good works: \u201cSelf-will is a great evil, since it renders thy good works no longer good.\u201d \u00a0As, for instance, were a penitent obstinately bent on mortifying himself, or on fasting, or on taking the discipline against the will of his director; we see that this act of penance, done at the instigation of self-will, becomes very defective. \u00a0Unhappy the man that lives the slave of self-will, for he shall have a yearning for many things and shall not possess them; while, on the other hand, he will be forced to undergo many things distasteful and bitter to his inclinations: From whence are wars and contentions among you? \u00a0Are they not hence, from your concupiscences which war in your members? \u00a0You covet, and have not. <\/em>\u2014 (James iv. 1, 2). \u00a0The first war springs from the appetite for sensual delights. \u00a0Let us take away the occasion; let us mortify the eyes; let us recommend ourselves to God, and the war will be over. \u00a0The second war arises from the covetousness of riches: let us cultivate a love of poverty, and this war will cease. \u00a0The third war has its source in ambitiously seeking after honours: let us love humility and the hidden life, and this war, too, will be no more.\u00a0 The fourth war, and the most ruinous of all, comes from self-will. \u00a0Let us practise resignation in all that happens to us, and the war will cease. \u00a0St. Bernard tells us that whenever we see a person troubled, the origin of his trouble is nothing else than his inability to gratify self-will. \u00a0\u201cWhence comes disquiet,\u201d says the Saint, \u201cexcept that we follow self-will?\u201d \u00a0Our Blessed Lord once complained of this to St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi, in these words: \u201cCertain souls desire My Spirit, but after their own fancy; and so they become incapable of receiving it.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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(25 de junio)<\/em><\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n matutina:\u00a0 \u201cHE WAS SUBJECT TO THEM\u201d<\/em><\/b><\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Dios cre\u00f3 a Ad\u00e1n y lo enriqueci\u00f3 con dones, pero el hombre ingrato lo ofendi\u00f3 rebel\u00e1ndose, y as\u00ed tanto \u00e9l como toda su posteridad quedaron privados de la gracia divina y del Para\u00edso. \u00bfQu\u00e9 hizo el Padre Eterno para salvar al hombre perdido? Envi\u00f3 a Su propio Hijo para que se hiciera Hombre y muriera por el hombre, a fin de que con Su muerte pagara las deudas del hombre con la justicia divina y as\u00ed le devolviera la gracia divina. Oh Dios, \u00a1qu\u00e9 motivo de asombro para los \u00e1ngeles, este gran amor de Dios al hombre rebelde!<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Dios cre\u00f3 a Ad\u00e1n y lo enriqueci\u00f3 con dones, pero el hombre ingrato lo ofendi\u00f3 rebel\u00e1ndose, y as\u00ed \u00e9l y toda su posteridad fueron privados de la gracia divina y del Para\u00edso. As\u00ed, pues, toda la humanidad estaba perdida y sin remedio. El hombre hab\u00eda ofendido a Dios, y por tanto era incapaz de darle una satisfacci\u00f3n adecuada; era necesario, pues, que la Persona Divina satisficiera por el hombre. \u00bfQu\u00e9 hizo el Padre Eterno para salvar al hombre perdido? Envi\u00f3 a Su propio Hijo para que se hiciera Hombre y se vistiera de la misma carne que los hombres pecadores, a fin de que con Su muerte pagara las deudas del hombre con la Justicia divina y obtuviera as\u00ed para el hombre la restauraci\u00f3n a la gracia divina.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Oh Dios m\u00edo, si Tu infinita bondad no hubiera descubierto este remedio, \u00bfqui\u00e9n de nosotros podr\u00eda haberlo pedido o siquiera imaginado?
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Oh Dios, \u00a1qu\u00e9 motivo de asombro no habr\u00e1 sido para los \u00e1ngeles este gran amor que Dios mostr\u00f3 al hombre rebelde! Qu\u00e9 habr\u00e1n dicho cuando vieron al Verbo Eterno hacerse Hombre, y asumir la misma carne que el hombre pecador, hasta el punto de que este Verbo Encarnado apareci\u00f3 al mundo entero en forma de hombre pecador, como todos los dem\u00e1s. Oh Jes\u00fas m\u00edo, \u00a1cu\u00e1nto no te debemos, y cu\u00e1nto m\u00e1s que los dem\u00e1s no te debo yo, que te he ofendido tanto m\u00e1s que los dem\u00e1s! Si T\u00fa no hubieras venido a salvarme, \u00bfqu\u00e9 habr\u00eda sido de m\u00ed para toda la eternidad? \u00bfQui\u00e9n podr\u00eda haberme salvado de las penas que merezco? \u00a1Que T\u00fa seas siempre bendito y alabado por tan grande amor!<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 But, O God, how few there are who show themselves grateful for so immense a love by faithfully loving their Redeemer! \u00a0Alas! the greater part of men, after so incomparable a benefit, after so many great mercies and so much love, still say to God: Lord, we will not serve Thee; we choose rather to be the slaves of the devil and condemned to hell than be Thy servants. \u00a0Listen to how God upbraids such thankless wretches: Thou hast burst my bands, and thou saidst: I will not serve. <\/em>\u2014 (Jer. ii. 20).\u00a0 What say you? \u00a0Have you too been one of these? \u00a0And, tell me, whilst living far from God and the slave of the devil, have you felt really happy? \u00a0Have you been at peace? \u00a0Ah, no, the divine words can never fail: Because thou didst not serve the Lord thy God with joy and gladness of heart, thou shalt serve thy enemy in hunger and thirst and nakedness, and in want of all things. \u2014 <\/em>(Deut. xxviii. 47). \u00a0Since thou hast preferred to serve thy enemy rather than serve thy God, behold how that tyrant has treated thee. \u00a0He has made thee groan as a slave in chains, poor, afflicted, and deprived of every interior consolation. \u00a0But come, rise up; God speaks to thee whilst thou mayest still be freed from the fetters of death which bind thee: Loose the bonds from off thy neck, O captive daughters of Sion. <\/em>\u2014 (Is. lii. 2).\u00a0 Make haste while time is left. \u00a0Unbind thyself, poor soul, who hast become the voluntary slave of hell; strike off these cursed chains that hold thee fast as a prey for hell, and bind thyself instead with My chains of gold, chains of love, chains of peace, chains of salvation: Her bands are a healthful binding. \u2014 <\/em>(Ecclus. vi. 31). \u00a0But in what manner are souls bound to God By love: Have charity, which is the bond of perfection. \u2014 <\/em>(Col. iii. 14). \u00a0A soul that always walks by the single way of the fear of punishment, and from this single motive avoids sin, is always in danger of making a relapse before long into sin; but he that attaches himself to God by love is sure not to lose God as long as he loves Him.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 O my Jesus, Thou hast been pleased to become a Servant for love of me, and in order to release me from the chains of hell; and not only the Servant of Thy Father, but of men and of executioners, even to the laying down of Thy life: and I, for the love of some wretched and poisonous pleasure, have so often forsaken Thy service, and have become the slave of the devil. \u00a0A thousand times over I curse those moments in which, by a wicked abuse of my free-will, I despised Thy grace, O infinite Majesty! \u00a0In pity pardon me, and bind me to Thyself with those delightful chains of love with which Thou keepest Thy chosen souls in closest union with Thee. \u00a0I love Thee, O Incarnate Word; I love Thee, O my sovereign Good!<\/p>

Lectura espiritual:\u00a0\u00a0CORAM SANCTISSIMO<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

DECIMONOVENA VISITA<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Es dulce para todos estar en compa\u00f1\u00eda de un amigo querido; y \u00bfno encontraremos dulce en este valle de l\u00e1grimas permanecer en compa\u00f1\u00eda del mejor Amigo que tenemos, y Quien puede hacernos toda clase de bien: \u00bfQui\u00e9n nos ama con el m\u00e1s tierno afecto, y por lo tanto habita siempre con nosotros? He aqu\u00ed que en el Sant\u00edsimo Sacramento podemos conversar a gusto con Jes\u00fas, podemos abrirle nuestro coraz\u00f3n, podemos exponerle nuestras necesidades y podemos pedirle sus gracias; en una palabra, en este Sacramento podemos tratar con el Rey del Cielo con toda confianza y sin restricciones. Jos\u00e9 se sinti\u00f3 muy feliz cuando, como nos dice la Sagrada Escritura, Dios descendi\u00f3 por su gracia a su prisi\u00f3n para consolarlo: Ella baj\u00f3 con \u00e9l a la fosa, y en bandas le dej\u00f3 no<\/em>. \u2014 (Wisd. x. 13).\u00a0 But we are yet more highly favoured; for we have always with us in this land of miseries our God made Man, Who by His real presence, is with us all the days of our life, and comforts and helps us with the greatest affection and compassion.\u00a0 What a consolation it is to a poor prisoner to have an affectionate friend, who keeps him company, consoles him, gives him hope, succours him, and thinks of relieving him in his misery!\u00a0 Behold our Good Friend, Jesus Christ, Who in this Sacrament encourages us, saying: Behold, I am with you all days<\/em>. \u2014 (Matt. xxviii. 20).\u00a0 Behold Me, He says, I am all thine: I am come from Heaven into thy prison expressly to console thee, to help thee, to deliver thee.\u00a0 Welcome Me, and do so always; cling to Me, and thus thou wilt never feel thy miseries; and afterwards thou wilt come with Me to My Kingdom, where I shall make thee perfectly happy.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Oh Dios, oh incomprensible oc\u00e9ano de amor, puesto que es tan grande tu condescendencia para con nosotros, que para habitar cerca de nosotros desciendes a nuestros altares, resuelvo visitarte a menudo; estoy resuelto, cuantas veces pueda, a gozar de tu dulc\u00edsima presencia, que es la bienaventuranza de los santos en el cielo. \u00a1Oh, si pudiera permanecer siempre en Tu presencia, para adorarte y hacerte actos de amor! Despierta, te lo suplico, mi alma, cuando por tibieza o asuntos mundanos descuida visitarte. Enciende en m\u00ed un gran deseo de permanecer siempre cerca de Ti en este Sacramento. Ah, mi amado Jes\u00fas, \u00a1ojal\u00e1 te hubiera amado siempre! \u00a1Ojal\u00e1 te hubiera complacido siempre! Me consuelo pensando que a\u00fan tengo tiempo de hacerlo, no s\u00f3lo en la otra vida, sino tambi\u00e9n en \u00e9sta. Estoy decidido a hacerlo; estoy decidido a amarte de verdad, mi soberano Bien, mi Amor, mi Tesoro, mi Todo. Te amar\u00e9 con todas mis fuerzas.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eyac<\/em>. Dios m\u00edo, ay\u00fadame a amarte.<\/p>

VISITA A MAR\u00cdA<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The devout Bernardine de Bustis says: \u201cO sinner, whoever you may be, despair not; but with confidence have recourse to this Lady; you will find her hands filled with mercies and graces.\u201d\u00a0 And know also, that this most compassionate Queen has a greater desire to do you good than you can have to be succoured by her.\u00a0 I will ever, O my Lady, thank God for having taught me to know thee.\u00a0 Unfortunate indeed should I be did I not know thee, or did I forget thee; ill would it fare with my salvation.\u00a0 But, my Mother, I bless thee, I love thee; and so great is my confidence in thee, that I place my whole soul in thy hands.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eyac<\/em>. Oh Mar\u00eda, bienaventurado el que te conoce y en ti conf\u00eda.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n vespertina:\u00a0\u00a0LA PR\u00c1CTICA DEL AMOR DE JESUCRISTO\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/p>

XXXII. EL QUE AMA A JESUCRISTO BUSCA DESPRENDERSE DE TODA CRIATURA<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0We must love God in the way that pleases God, and not that pleases ourselves.\u00a0 God will have us divested of all, in order to be united to Himself, and to be replenished with His Divine love.\u00a0 St. Teresa writes as follows: \u201cThe prayer of union appears to me to be nothing more than to die utterly, as it were, to all things in this world, for the enjoyment of God alone.\u00a0 One thing is certain, that the more completely we empty ourselves of creatures by detaching ourselves from them for the love of God, the more abundantly will He fill us with Himself, and the more closely shall we be united with Him.\u201d\u00a0 Many spiritual persons would attain to union with God; but then they accept not the contradictions which God sends them: they fret at having to suffer from ill-health, from poverty, from affronts; but, for want of resignation, they will never come to a perfect union with God.\u00a0 Let us hear what St. Catherine of Genoa says: \u201cTo arrive at union with God, the contrarieties which God sends us are absolutely necessary: His purpose is to consume in us, by means of them, all irregular movements, both within and without.\u00a0 And hence all contempt, ailments, poverty, temptations, and other trials, are all indispensable, to give us the opportunity of fighting; that so, by the way of victory, we may eventually extinguish all inordinate movements, so as to be no longer sensible of them; furthermore, until we begin to find contradictions sweet for God’s sake, instead of bitter, we shall never arrive at divine union.\u201d
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Oh Jes\u00fas, mi Amor, mi Esperanza, mi Valor y mi Consuelo, \u00a1dame fuerzas para serte fiel! Dame luz y hazme saber de qu\u00e9 debo desprenderme; dame tambi\u00e9n la firme voluntad de obedecerte en todo. Oh Amor de mi alma, me ofrezco y me entrego enteramente, para satisfacer el deseo que T\u00fa tienes de unirte a m\u00ed, para que yo pueda estar enteramente unido a Ti, mi Dios y mi Todo. Ven, pues, Jes\u00fas m\u00edo; ven y toma posesi\u00f3n de todo mi ser, y ocupa todos mis pensamientos y todos mis afectos. Renuncio a todos mis deseos, a todas mis comodidades y a todas las cosas creadas; s\u00f3lo T\u00fa me bastas. Conc\u00e9deme la gracia de no pensar m\u00e1s que en Ti, de no desear m\u00e1s que a Ti, de no buscar m\u00e1s que a Ti, mi Amado y mi \u00fanico Bien. Oh Mar\u00eda, Madre de Dios, alc\u00e1nzame la santa perseverancia.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I will here subjoin the teaching of St. John of the Cross. \u00a0The Saint says that to acquire a perfect union, \u201ca thorough mortification of the senses and of the appetites is necessary. \u00a0On the part of the senses, every single liking that presents itself to them, if it be not purely for the glory of God, should forthwith be rejected for the love of Jesus Christ; for example, should you have a desire to see or hear something in no wise conducive to the greater glory of God, then refrain from it. \u00a0As to the appetites also, we should endeavour to force ourselves always to choose the worst, the most disagreeable or the poorest without fostering any other wish than to suffer and to be despised.\u201d \u00a0In a word, he that truly loves Jesus Christ loses all affection for things of earth, and seeks to strip himself of all, in order to keep himself united with Jesus Christ alone. \u00a0Jesus is the object of all his desires, Jesus the subject of all his thoughts; for Jesus he continually sighs; in every place, at every time, on every occasion, his sole aim is to give pleasure to Jesus. \u00a0But to reach this point we must strive unceasingly to rid the heart of every affection which is not for God. \u00a0And, I ask, what is meant by giving the soul entirely to God? \u00a0It means, firstly, to shun whatever may be displeasing to God, and to do what is most pleasing to Him; secondly, it means to accept unreservedly all that comes from His hands, how hard or disagreeable soever it may be; it means, thirdly, to give the preference in all things to the will of God over our own: this is what is meant by belonging wholly to God.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ah, my God and my All! \u00a0I cannot help feeling that, in spite of all my ingratitude and remissness in Thy service, Thou still invitest me to love Thee. \u00a0Behold me, then, I will resist Thee no longer. \u00a0I will leave all to be wholly Thine. \u00a0I will no more live for myself: Thy claims on my love are too strong. \u00a0My soul is enamoured of Thee; my Jesus, it sighs after Thee. \u00a0And how can I possibly love anything else, after seeing Thee die of suffering on a Cross in order to save me! \u00a0How can I behold Thee dead, all worn out with torments, and not love Thee with my whole heart? \u00a0Yes, I love Thee indeed with all my soul; and I have no other desire but to love Thee in this life and for all eternity.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Meditaci\u00f3n matutina:\u00a0 I. C\u00d3MO CONVERSAR CONTINUA Y FAMILIARMENTE CON DIOS<\/em><\/b><\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0El Santo Job se maravill\u00f3 al considerar c\u00f3mo nuestro Dios se dedicaba tanto a beneficiar al hombre, y al mostrar que la principal preocupaci\u00f3n de Su Coraz\u00f3n era amar al hombre y hacerse amar por el hombre.\u00a0 \u00bfQu\u00e9 es el hombre para que lo engrandezcas? \u00bfO por qu\u00e9 pones en \u00e9l tu coraz\u00f3n?<\/em> \u2013 (Job vii. 17).\u00a0 Surely, then, it would be a great mistake to think that great confidence and familiarity in treating with God is a want of reverence for His Infinite Majesty.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0El santo Job qued\u00f3 maravillado al considerar a nuestro Dios tan dedicado a beneficiar al hombre, y mostrando que la principal preocupaci\u00f3n de Su Coraz\u00f3n era amar al hombre y hacerse amar por el hombre. Hablando al Se\u00f1or, Job exclama, \u00bfQu\u00e9 es el hombre para que lo engrandezcas? \u00bfO por qu\u00e9 pones en \u00e9l tu coraz\u00f3n?<\/em> \u2014 (Job vii., 17).\u00a0 Surely, then, it would be a great mistake to think that great confidence and familiarity in treating with God is a want of reverence for His Infinite Majesty.\u00a0 You ought indeed, O devout soul, to revere Him in all humility, and abase yourself before Him; especially when you call to mind the unthankfulness and the outrages whereof, in past times, you have been guilty.\u00a0 Yet this should not hinder your treating with Him with the most tender love and all the confidence in your power.\u00a0 He is Infinite Majesty; but at the same time He is Infinite Goodness, Infinite Love.\u00a0 In God you possess the Lord most exalted and supreme; but you have also Him Who loves you with the greatest possible love.\u00a0 He disdains not, but delights that you should use towards Him that confidence, that freedom and tenderness, which children use towards their mothers.\u00a0 Hear how He invites us to come to His feet, and the caresses He promises to bestow on us: You shall be carried at the breasts, and upon the knees they shall caress you: as one whom the mother caresseth, so will I comfort you. \u2014 (Is. lxvi. 12).\u00a0 As a mother delights to place her little child upon her knees, and so to feed or to caress him; with like tenderness does our gracious God delight to treat souls whom He loves, who have given themselves wholly to Him, and placed all their hopes in His goodness.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Consider you have no friend or brother, or father or mother, or spouse or lover, who loves you more than your God. \u00a0Divine grace is that great treasure whereby we vilest of creatures, we servants, become the dear friends of our Creator Himself: For she is an infinite treasure to men, which they that use become the friends of God. \u2014 <\/em>(Wis. vii. 14). \u00a0For this purpose He increases our confidence; He emptied himself <\/em>\u2014 (Phil. ii. 7), and brought Himself to nought, so to speak; abasing Himself even to becoming Man and conversing familiarly with us: He conversed with men. \u2014 <\/em>(Bar. iii. 38). \u00a0He went so far as to become an Infant; to become poor; even so far as openly to die the death of a malefactor upon the Cross. \u00a0He went yet farther, even to hide Himself under the appearance of bread, in order to become our constant Companion and unite Himself intimately to us: He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood abideth in me, and I in him. \u2014 <\/em>(John vi. 57). \u00a0In a word, He loves you as much as though He had no love but towards yourself alone. \u00a0For which reason you ought to have no love for any but God alone. \u00a0Of Him, therefore, you may say, and you ought to say: My beloved to me, and I to him. \u2014 <\/em>(Cant. ii. 16). \u00a0My God has given Himself all to me, and I give myself all to Him; He has chosen me for His beloved, and I choose Him, of all others, for my only Love: My beloved is white and ruddy, chosen out of thousands. \u2014 <\/em>(Cant. v. 10).
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Say, then, to Him often: \u201cOh, my Lord, wherefore dost Thou love me thus? \u00a0What good thing dost Thou see in me? \u00a0Hast Thou forgotten the injuries I have done Thee? \u00a0But since Thou hast treated me so lovingly and, instead of casting me into hell, hast granted me so many favours, whom can I desire to love from this day forward but Thee, my God and my All? \u00a0Ah, most gracious God, if in time past I have offended Thee, it is not so much the punishment I have deserved that now grieves me, as the displeasure I have given Thee, Who art worthy of infinite love. \u00a0But Thou knowest not how to despise a heart that repents and humbles itself: A contrite and humble heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. <\/em>\u2014 (Ps. l. 19).\u00a0 Ah, now, indeed, neither in this life nor in the other do I desire aught but Thee alone: What have I in heaven, and besides thee what do I desire upon earth? \u00a0Thou art the God of my heart, and the God that is my portion forever. <\/em>\u2014 (Ps. lxxii. 25). \u00a0Thou alone art and shalt be forever the only Lord of my heart, of my will. \u00a0Thou art my only Good, my Heaven, my Hope, my Love, my All: The God of my heart, and the God that is my portion forever!<\/em><\/p>

Lectura espiritual:\u00a0\u00a0CORAM SANCTISSIMO<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

VIG\u00c9SIMA VISITA<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0El Profeta Zacar\u00edas dice: En aquel d\u00eda habr\u00e1 una fuente abierta a la casa de David y a los habitantes de Jerusal\u00e9n, para el lavamiento del pecador<\/em>. \u2014 (Zach. xiii. 1).\u00a0 Jesus in the Holy Sacrament is the Fountain foretold by the Prophet as open to all, and to which we can go whenever we please, to wash our souls from all the stains of sin which are daily contracted.\u00a0 When anyone falls into some fault, what more beautiful remedy than to have immediate recourse to the Most Blessed Sacrament!
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0S\u00ed, Jes\u00fas m\u00edo, me propongo hacerlo siempre, porque s\u00e9 que las aguas de esta Fuente Tuya no s\u00f3lo me limpian, sino que tambi\u00e9n me dan luz, me fortalecen para no caer, me permiten soportar alegremente las contradicciones y me inflaman con Tu amor. S\u00e9 que con este fin esperas las visitas y recompensas con tantas gracias a los que te aman. Jes\u00fas m\u00edo, no tardes, sino l\u00e1vame ahora de todos los defectos que he cometido este d\u00eda, y por los cuales me aflijo porque te han desagradado; fortal\u00e9ceme contra la reca\u00edda d\u00e1ndome un gran deseo de amarte mucho. Oh, si pudiera vivir siempre cerca de Ti, como lo hizo tu fiel sierva Mar\u00eda D\u00edaz. Viv\u00eda en tiempo de Santa Teresa, y ten\u00eda permiso del Obispo de \u00c1vila para habitar en la tribuna de una iglesia, donde permanec\u00eda casi siempre en presencia del Sant\u00edsimo Sacramento, al que llamaba su Pr\u00f3jimo, y del que s\u00f3lo se separaba para confesarse y comulgar. Cuando el Venerable Hermano Francisco del Ni\u00f1o Jes\u00fas, de la Orden de los Carmelitas Descalzos, pas\u00f3 ante una iglesia en la que se guardaba el Sant\u00edsimo Sacramento, no pudo abstenerse de entrar para hacer una visita a Nuestro Se\u00f1or, diciendo que: \"no era propio de un amigo pasar ante la puerta de un amigo sin entrar al menos para saludarle e intercambiar una palabra\". Pero una palabra no le satisfac\u00eda; permanec\u00eda siempre que la obediencia se lo permit\u00eda en presencia de su amado Se\u00f1or.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0My only and infinite Good, I see that Thou hast instituted this Sacrament, and that Thou remainest on this altar to be loved by me; and that for this end Thou hast given me a heart capable of loving Thee much.\u00a0 Why is it, then, that I am so ungrateful as not to love Thee, or that I love Thee so little?\u00a0 Now it is not just that such goodness as Thou art should be so little loved.\u00a0 The love, at least, which Thou bearest me deserves other and greater love on my part.\u00a0 Thou art an infinite God and I am a miserable worm.\u00a0 It would be little did I die for Thee, or wear myself out for Thee, Who didst die for me, and dost still sacrifice Thyself for me every day on the altar.\u00a0 Thou deservest to be much loved; I will love Thee much; help me, my Jesus, help me to love Thee, help me to do that which pleases Thee so much, and which Thou so earnestly sleekest of me.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ejac.\u00a0 My Beloved to me, and I to my Beloved! \u2014 (Cant. ii. 16).<\/em><\/p>

VISITA A MAR\u00cdA<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Oh mi dulc\u00edsima, compasiva y amabil\u00edsima Reina, \u00a1cu\u00e1n grande es la confianza que me inspira San Bernardo cuando recurro a ti! Dice que no examinas los m\u00e9ritos de los que recurren a tu compasi\u00f3n, sino que te ofreces a ayudar a todos los que te ruegan: \"Mar\u00eda no discute los m\u00e9ritos, sino que se muestra dispuesta a escuchar y acoger a todos.\" Por eso te ruego que tengas la bondad de escucharme. Pues bien, escucha lo que tengo que pedirte: Soy un pobre pecador, merecedor de mil infiernos. Deseo cambiar mi vida; deseo amar a mi Dios, a quien tanto he ofendido. Me consagro a ti como esclavo tuyo; a ti me entrego, miserable como soy; salva, pues, a una pobre criatura que ya no es suya, sino tuya. Mi Se\u00f1ora, \u00bfme entend\u00e9is? S\u00ed, conf\u00edo en que me has comprendido, y bondadoso coraz\u00f3n mi oraci\u00f3n.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eyac<\/em>. Oh Mar\u00eda, soy tuyo, \u00a1s\u00e1lvame!<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n vespertina:\u00a0\u00a0LA PR\u00c1CTICA DEL AMOR DE JESUCRISTO\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/p>

\"La caridad no se irrita\".<\/em><\/p>

XXXIII. EL QUE AMA A JESUCRISTO NUNCA SE ENFADA CON SU PR\u00d3JIMO<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0La virtud de no enojarse por las contrariedades que nos suceden es hija de la mansedumbre. Ya hemos hablado extensamente de los actos que pertenecen a la mansedumbre; pero como \u00e9sta es una virtud que requiere ser practicada constantemente por todos los que viven entre sus semejantes, haremos aqu\u00ed algunas observaciones sobre el mismo tema m\u00e1s en particular y m\u00e1s adaptadas a la pr\u00e1ctica.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0La humildad y la mansedumbre eran las virtudes favoritas de Jesucristo, de modo que ped\u00eda a sus disc\u00edpulos que aprendieran de \u00c9l a ser mansos y humildes: Aprended de m\u00ed, que soy manso y humilde de coraz\u00f3n<\/em>. - (Mat. xi., 29). Nuestro Redentor fue llamado el Cordero - He aqu\u00ed el Cordero de Dios<\/em> \u2013 as well in consideration of His having to be offered in sacrifice on the Cross for our sins, as in consideration of the meekness exhibited by Him during His entire life, but more especially at the time of His Passion.\u00a0 When in the house of Caiphas He received a blow from that servant, who at the same time upbraided Him with presumption in those words: Answerest thou the high-priest so?\u00a0 Jesus only answered: If I have spoken evil, give testimony of the evil; but if well, why strikest thou me?<\/em> \u2014 (John xviii. 23).\u00a0 He observed the same invariable meekness of conduct till death.\u00a0 While on the Cross, and made the object of universal scorn and blasphemy, He only besought the Eternal Father to forgive His enemies: Padre, perd\u00f3nalos, porque no saben lo que hacen<\/em>. \u2014 (Luke xxiii. 34).<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oh, how dear to Jesus Christ are those meek souls who, in suffering affronts, derision, calumnies, persecution, and even chastisement and blows, are not irritated against the person that thus injures or strikes them: The prayer of the meek hath always pleased thee <\/em>\u2014 (Judith ix. 16). \u00a0God is always pleased with the prayers of the meek; that is to say, their prayers are always heard. \u00a0Heaven is expressly promised to the meek: Blessed are the meek, for they shall possess the land. <\/em>\u2014 (Matt. v. 4). \u00a0Father Alvarez said that Paradise is the country of those who are despised and persecuted and trodden under foot here. \u00a0Yes, for it is for them that the possession of the eternal Kingdom is reserved, and not for the haughty who are honoured and esteemed by the world. \u00a0David declares that the meek shall not only inherit eternal happiness, but shall likewise enjoy great peace in the present life: The meek shall inherit the land, and shall delight in abundance of peace. \u2014 <\/em>(Ps. xxxvi. 11).\u00a0 It is so, because the Saints harbour no malice against those who ill-treat them, but rather love them the more; and the Lord, in reward for their patience, gives them an increase of interior peace. \u00a0St. Teresa said: \u201cI seem to experience a renewed love towards those persons who speak ill of me.\u201d \u00a0This gave occasion to the Sacred Congregation to say of the Saint, that \u201ceven affronts themselves supplied her with the food of charity.\u201d\u00a0 Offences became a fresh reason for her to love the person who had offended her. \u00a0No one can have such meekness as this, if he has not a great humility and a low opinion of himself, so as to consider himself worthy of every kind of contempt; and hence we see, on the contrary, that the proud are always irritable and vindictive, because they have a high conceit of themselves, and esteem themselves worthy of all honour.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Meditaci\u00f3n matutina:\u00a0 II. C\u00d3MO CONVERSAR CONTINUA Y FAMILIARMENTE CON DIOS<\/em><\/b><\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Si deseas agradar al Coraz\u00f3n amoroso de Jes\u00fas, conversa con \u00c9l desde hoy con la mayor confianza y ternura posibles. Alma amada, dice Dios, Te he escrito en mis manos: tus muros est\u00e1n siempre ante m\u00ed<\/em>. \u2014 (Is. xlix. 16).\u00a0 What do you fear?\u00a0 I have written you in My hands so as never to forget to do you service.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Para fortalecer m\u00e1s tu confianza en Dios, recuerda a menudo el amor con que te ha tratado, y los bondadosos medios de que se ha valido para sacarte de los des\u00f3rdenes de tu vida y de tus apegos a la tierra, a fin de atraerte a su santo amor; y teme, por tanto, no tener muy poca confianza en el trato con tu Dios, ahora que tienes la resuelta voluntad de amarle y agradarle con todas tus fuerzas. Las misericordias que te ha concedido son prendas segur\u00edsimas del amor que te tiene. A Dios le disgusta la falta de confianza por parte de las almas que le aman de coraz\u00f3n y a las que \u00c9l ama. Si, pues, deseas agradar a su amoroso Coraz\u00f3n, conversa con \u00c9l desde hoy con la mayor confianza y ternura posibles.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Te he esculpido en mis manos: tus muros est\u00e1n siempre ante mis ojos<\/em>. \u2014 (Is. xlix. 16).\u00a0 Beloved soul, says the Lord, why do you fear of mistrust?\u00a0 I have you written in My hands, so as never to forget to do you service.\u00a0 Are you afraid of your enemies?\u00a0 Know that the care of your defence is always before Me, so that I cannot lose sight of it.\u00a0 David rejoiced, saying to God: Nos has coronado como con un escudo de tu buena voluntad<\/em>. \u2014 (Ps. v. 13).\u00a0 Who, O Lord, can ever harm us, if Thou with Thy goodness and love dost defend and encompass us round about?\u00a0 Above all, animate your confidence at the thought of the gift that God has given us \u2013 the Gift of Jesus Christ: Tanto am\u00f3 Dios al mundo que dio a su Hijo unig\u00e9nito<\/em>. \u2014 (John iii. 16).\u00a0 How can we ever fear, exclaims the Apostle, that God will refuse us any good, after He has vouchsafed to give us His own Son?\u00a0 Lo entreg\u00f3 por todos nosotros; \u00bfc\u00f3mo no nos ha dado tambi\u00e9n con \u00e9l todas las cosas?<\/em> \u2014 (Rom. viii. 32).
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Mis delicias son estar con mis hijos<\/em>. \u2014 (Prov. viii. 31).\u00a0 Does God love you?\u00a0 Love Him.\u00a0 His delights are to be with you; let you delight to be with Him; to pass all your lifetime with Him, in the delight of whose company you hope to spend a blissful eternity.\u00a0 Accustom yourself to speak with Him alone, familiarly, with confidence and love, as to the dearest Friend you have, and Who loves you best.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If it be a great mistake, as has been already said, to deal mistrustfully with God, \u2013 to be always coming before Him, as a slave, full of fear and confusion, comes before his prince, trembling with dread, \u2013 it would be a greater error to think that conversing with God is but weariness and bitterness. \u00a0No, it is not so: Her conversation hath no bitterness, nor her company any tediousness. \u2014 <\/em>(Wis. viii. 16). \u00a0Ask those souls who love God with a true love, and they will tell you that in the sorrows of their life they find no greater, no truer relief, than in loving converse with Him.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Now this does not require that you should continually apply your mind to it, so as to forget all your various employments and recreations. \u00a0It only requires of you, without putting these aside, to act towards God as you yourself act towards those who love you and whom you love.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Your God is ever near you, nay, within you: In him we live, and move, and have our being. \u2014 <\/em>(Acts xvii. 28).\u00a0 There is no barrier at the door against any who desire to speak with Him; nay, God delights that you should treat with Him confidently. \u00a0Treat with Him of your business, your plans, your griefs, your fears, \u2013\u00a0of all that concerns you. \u00a0Above all, do so with confidence, with an open heart. \u00a0For God is not wont to speak to the soul that speaks not to Him; forasmuch as, if it be not used to converse with Him, it would little understand His voice were He to speak to it. \u00a0And this is what the Lord complains of: Our sister is little: what shall we do to our sister in the day when she is to be spoken to? <\/em>\u2014 (Cant. viii. 8). \u00a0Our sister is but a child in my love; what shall we do to speak to her if she understand me not? \u00a0God will have Himself regarded as the Lord of surpassing power and terribleness, when we despise His grace; but, on the contrary, He will have Himself treated with as the most affectionate friend when we love Him; and to this end He would have us often speak with Him familiarly and without restraint.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It is true that God ought always to be revered in the highest degree; but when He favours you by making you feel His presence, and know His desire that you should speak to Him as to one who more than all loves all, then express to Him your feelings with freedom and confidence. \u00a0Ella previene a los que la codician, de modo que primero se muestra a ellos. <\/em>\u2014 (Wis. vi. 14).\u00a0 When you desire God\u2019s love, He takes the first step, without waiting till you come to Him; and presents Himself to you, bringing with Him the graces and the remedies you stand in need of. \u00a0He only waits for you to speak to Him, to show you that He is near to you, ready to hear and to comfort you: And his ears are unto their prayers. \u2014 <\/em>(Ps. xxxiii. 16).<\/p>

Lectura espiritual:\u00a0\u00a0CORAM SANCTISSIMO<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

VIGESIMOPRIMERA VISITA<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Dondequiera que est\u00e9 el cuerpo, all\u00ed se reunir\u00e1n tambi\u00e9n las \u00e1guilas.<\/em>. \u2014 (Matt. xxiv. 28).\u00a0 The Saints generally understand by this body that of Jesus Christ; and by the eagles, souls who, being detached from creatures, rise above the things of the earth and fly towards heaven, after which they always sigh in thought and affection, and where they constantly dwell.\u00a0 These eagles also find their Paradise on earth wherever they find Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament; so much so, indeed, that they seem never to tire hovering around Him.\u00a0 If eagles, says St. Jerome, on scenting a dead body go afar to seek it, how much more should we run and fly to Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament, as to the most delicious food of our hearts!\u00a0 Hence the Saints in this valley of tears have always, as parched harts, run to this Fountain of Paradise.\u00a0 Father Balthazar Alvarez, of the Society of Jesus, in whatever occupation he was engaged, used often to cast his eyes towards the place where he knew our Lord was present in the Blessed Sacrament; he often visited Him, and even spent entire nights in His presence.\u00a0 He used to weep when he saw the palaces of the great ones of this world filled with people, who paid court to a man from whom they hoped for some miserable earthly good, and the churches so abandoned in which the supreme Sovereign of the world dwells, and remains with us on a throne of love, rich in immense and eternal treasures.\u00a0 He used also to say that Religious were indeed fortunate, because in the very houses in which they reside they can, whenever they please, either night or day, visit this great Lord in the Most Blessed Sacrament, and this lay people cannot do.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Since, then, my most loving Lord, notwithstanding that Thou seest me as a leper, and so ungrateful to Thy love, Thou invitest me to approach Thee, I will not be discouraged at the sight of my miseries: I come and approach Thee; but do Thou wholly change me.\u00a0 Drive from me every love which is not for Thee, every desire which displeases Thee, every thought which does not tend towards Thee.\u00a0 My Jesus, my Love, my Treasure, my All, I am determined to please Thee alone.\u00a0 I will give pleasure only to Thee.\u00a0 Thou alone deservest all my love; Thee only will I love with my whole heart.\u00a0 Detach me from everything, my Lord, and bind me to Thyself alone; but bind me so firmly that I may never more be able to separate myself from Thee, either in this life of in the next.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ejac.\u00a0 <\/em>Mi dulc\u00edsimo Jes\u00fas, \u00a1nunca permitas que me separe de Ti!<\/p>

VISITA A MAR\u00cdA<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Denis el Cartujo llam\u00f3 a la Sant\u00edsima Virgen \"la abogada de todos los malvados que recurren a ella\". Puesto que, pues, oh gran Madre de Dios, tu oficio es defender la causa de los criminales m\u00e1s culpables que recurren a ti, m\u00edrame ahora a tus pies; a ti recurro, y me dirijo a ti con las palabras de Santo Tom\u00e1s de Villanueva: \"Ahora, pues, oh bondadosa abogada, cumple tu encargo\". Ahora entra r\u00e1pidamente en tu oficio, asume mi causa. Es verdad que he sido culpable ante mi Se\u00f1or, habi\u00e9ndole ofendido, despu\u00e9s de los muchos beneficios y gracias que me ha conferido; pero el mal est\u00e1 hecho. T\u00fa puedes salvarme. S\u00f3lo tienes que decir a tu Dios que me defiendes, y entonces ser\u00e9 perdonado y me salvar\u00e9.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eyac<\/em>. Mi querida Madre, tienes que salvarme.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n vespertina:\u00a0\u00a0LA PR\u00c1CTICA DEL AMOR DE JESUCRISTO\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/p>

\"La caridad no se irrita\".<\/em><\/p>

XXXIV. EL QUE AMA A JESUCRISTO NUNCA SE ENFADA CON SU PR\u00d3JIMO<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Bienaventurados los muertos que mueren en el Se\u00f1or<\/em>. \u2014 (Apoc. xiv. 13).\u00a0 We must, indeed, die in the Lord to be blessed, and to enjoy that blessedness here in the present life: we mean, such blessedness as can be had before entering Heaven, which, though certainly much below that of Heaven, yet far surpasses all the pleasures of sense in this world: Y la paz de Dios, que sobrepasa todo entendimiento, guarde vuestros corazones<\/em> \u2014 (Phil. Iv. 7); so wrote the Apostle to his disciples.\u00a0 But to gain this peace, even in the midst of affronts and calumnies, debemos estar muertos en el Se\u00f1or:<\/em> un muerto, por m\u00e1s que sea maltratado y pisoteado por otros, no lo resiente. Del mismo modo, el que es manso, como un cuerpo muerto, que ya no ve ni siente, debe soportar todos los ultrajes que se cometan contra \u00e9l. Quien ama de coraz\u00f3n a Jesucristo, f\u00e1cilmente llega a esto; porque, como se conforma en todo a la voluntad de Dios, acepta con igual serenidad y paz de \u00e1nimo los sucesos pr\u00f3speros y los adversos, los consuelos y las aflicciones, las injurias y las cortes\u00edas. Tal fue la conducta del ap\u00f3stol; y dice, por tanto: Yo sobreabundo de alegr\u00eda en todas nuestras tribulaciones<\/em>. \u2014 (2 Cor. vii. 4).\u00a0 Oh, happy the man who reaches this point of virtue!\u00a0 He enjoys a continual peace, which is a treasure precious beyond all other goods of this world.\u00a0 St. Francis de Sales said: \u201cOf what value is the whole universe in comparison with peace of heart?\u201d\u00a0 And in truth, of what avail are all riches and all the honours of the world to a man that lives in disquiet, and whose heart is not at peace?<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In short, in order to remain constantly united with Jesus Christ, we must do all with tranquility and not be troubled at any contradiction that we may encounter.\u00a0 The Lord is not in the earthquake. <\/em>\u2014 (3 Kings xix. 11).\u00a0 The Lord does not abide in troubled hearts. \u00a0Let us listen to the beautiful lessons given on this subject by that master of meekness St. Francis of Sales: \u201cNever put yourself in a passion, nor open the door to anger on any pretext whatever; because, when once it has gained an entrance, it is no longer in our power to banish it, or moderate it, when we wish to do so. \u00a0The remedies against it are: (1) To check it immediately, by diverting the mind to some other object, and not to speak a word; (2) To imitate the Apostles when they beheld the tempest at sea, and to have recourse to God, to Whom it belongs to restore peace to the soul; (3) If you feel that, owing to your weakness, anger has already got footing in your breast, in that case do yourself violence to regain your composure, and then try to make acts of humility and of sweetness towards the person against whom you are irritated; but all this must be done with sweetness and without violence, for it is of the utmost importance not to irritate the wounds.\u201d \u00a0The Saint said that he himself was obliged to labour much during his life to overcome two passions which predominated in him, namely, anger and love; to subdue the passion of anger, he avowed it had cost him twenty-two years\u2019 hard struggle. \u00a0As to the passion of love, he had succeeded in changing its object by leaving creatures and turning all his affections to God. \u00a0And in this manner the Saint acquired so great an interior peace that it was visible even in his exterior; for he was invariably seen with a serene countenance and a smile on his features.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Fiesta del Coraz\u00f3n Eucar\u00edstico de Jes\u00fas<\/em><\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n matutina:\u00a0 EL CORAZ\u00d3N AMOROSO DE JES\u00daS<\/em><\/b><\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a1Oh, si pudi\u00e9ramos comprender el amor que arde en el Coraz\u00f3n de Jes\u00fas por nosotros! Jes\u00fas nos ha amado m\u00e1s que a su honor, m\u00e1s que a su reposo, m\u00e1s que a su vida. S\u00ed, el amor le ha inducido incluso a convertirse en el alimento mismo de nuestras almas para unir y hacer de su Coraz\u00f3n y del nuestro uno solo.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a1Oh, si pudi\u00e9ramos comprender el amor que arde en el Coraz\u00f3n de Jes\u00fas por nosotros! Nos ha amado tanto, que si todos los hombres, todos los \u00c1ngeles y todos los Santos unieran todas sus energ\u00edas, jam\u00e1s podr\u00edan llegar a la mil\u00e9sima parte del amor que Jes\u00fas nos tiene. Nos ama infinitamente m\u00e1s que nosotros mismos.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Nos ha amado hasta el exceso: Hablaron de su muerte<\/em> (exceso) que deb\u00eda cumplir en Jerusal\u00e9n<\/em>. \u2014 (Luke ix. 31).\u00a0 And what greater excess of love could there be than for God to die for His creatures?\u00a0 He has loved us to the greatest degree: Habiendo amado a los suyos . . . los am\u00f3 hasta el fin<\/em> \u2014 (John xiii. 1), since, after having loved us from eternity, \u2013 for there never was a moment from eternity when God did not think of us and did not love each one of us: Te he amado con amor eterno<\/em> \u2014 (Jer. xxxi. 3) \u2013 for the love of us He made Himself Man, and chose a life of sufferings and the death of the Cross for our sake.\u00a0 Therefore He has loved us more than His honour, more than His repose, and more than His life; for He has sacrificed everything to show us the love He bears us.\u00a0 And is not this an excess of love sufficient to stupefy with astonishment the Angels of Paradise for all eternity?
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Este amor le indujo tambi\u00e9n a permanecer con nosotros en el Sant\u00edsimo Sacramento como en un trono de amor; pues permanece all\u00ed bajo la apariencia de un peque\u00f1o trozo de pan, encerrado en el sagrario, donde parece permanecer en una perfecta aniquilaci\u00f3n de su majestad, sin movimiento y sin uso de sus sentidos; de modo que parece que no desempe\u00f1a all\u00ed otro oficio que el de amar a los hombres. El amor nos hace desear la presencia constante del objeto de nuestro amor. Es este amor y este deseo lo que hace que Jesucristo resida con nosotros en el Sant\u00edsimo Sacramento.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Oh adorable Coraz\u00f3n de mi Jes\u00fas, Coraz\u00f3n inflamado de amor a los hombres, Coraz\u00f3n creado a prop\u00f3sito para amarlos, \u00bfc\u00f3mo es posible que seas despreciado, y Tu amor tan mal correspondido por la mayor\u00eda de los hombres? Oh, miserable que soy, yo tambi\u00e9n he sido de esos ingratos que no Te han amado. Perd\u00f3name, Jes\u00fas m\u00edo, este gran pecado de no haberte amado a Ti, que eres tan amable y me has amado tanto que no puedes hacer nada m\u00e1s para obligarme a amarte. Siento que merezco ser condenado a no poder amarte, por haber renunciado a tu amor, como hasta ahora lo he hecho. Pero no, mi amad\u00edsimo Salvador, dame cualquier castigo, pero no me inflijas \u00e9ste. Conc\u00e9deme la gracia de amarte, y entonces dame cualquier castigo que te plazca. Pero \u00bfc\u00f3mo puedo temer tal castigo, mientras siento que T\u00fa contin\u00faas d\u00e1ndome el dulce y agradable precepto de amarte a Ti, mi Se\u00f1or y mi Dios?<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It seemed too short a time to this loving Saviour to spend only thirty-three years with men on earth; therefore, in order to show His desire of being constantly with us, He thought right to perform the greatest of all miracles, in the institution of the Holy Eucharist.\u00a0 But the work of Redemption was already completed, men had already become reconciled to God; for what purpose, then, did Jesus remain on earth in this Sacrament? \u00a0Ah, He remains there because He could not bear to separate Himself from us, for, as He Himself said, He takes a delight in us.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Again, this love has induced Him even to become the Food of our souls, so to unite Himself to us, and to make His Heart and ours as one: He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood, abideth in me and I in him. <\/em>\u2014 (John vi. 57). \u00a0O wonder! \u00a0O excess of divine love!
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It was said by a servant of God: If anything could shake my faith in the Eucharist, it would not be the doubt as to how the bread could become flesh, or how Jesus could be in several places at once and confined in so small a space, because I would answer that God can do all things; but if I were asked how He could love men so much as to make Himself their Food, I have nothing else to answer but that this is a Mystery of Faith above my comprehension, and that the love of Jesus cannot be understood. \u00a0O love of Jesus, do Thou make Thyself known to men and do Thou make Thyself loved!
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart. <\/em>\u2014 (Matt. xxii. 37). \u00a0Yes, O my God, Thou wouldst be loved by me, and I will love Thee; indeed I will love none but Thee, Who hast loved me so much. \u00a0O Love of my Jesus, Thou art my Love. \u00a0O burning Heart of my Jesus, do Thou inflame my heart also. \u00a0Do not permit me in future, even for a single moment, to live without Thy love; rather kill me, destroy me; do not let the world behold the spectacle of such horrid ingratitude as that I, who have been so beloved by Thee, and received so many favours and lights from Thee, should begin again to despise Thy love. \u00a0No, my Jesus, do not permit this.\u00a0 I trust in the Blood Thou hast shed for me that I shall always love Thee, and that Thou wilt always love me, and that this love between Thee and me will not cease for all eternity.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 O Mary, Mother of fair love, thou who desirest so much to see Jesus loved, bind me, unite me to thy Son; but bind me to Him, so that we may never again be separated.<\/p>

Lectura espiritual:\u00a0\u00a0CORAM SANCTISSIMO<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

VIGESIMOSEGUNDA VISITA<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0La Esposa de los C\u00e1nticos Sagrados andaba buscando a su Amado; y, al no encontrarlo, preguntaba a todos los que encontraba: \u00bfHas visto al que ama mi alma?<\/em> \u2014 (Cant. iii. 3).\u00a0 Jesus was not then on earth; but now, if a soul that loves Him seeks Him, she can always find Him in the Most Blessed Sacrament.\u00a0 Blessed John of Avila was accustomed to say that amongst all sanctuaries he could neither find nor desire a more delightful one than a church in which the Most Blessed Sacrament was reserved.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a1Oh amor infinito de mi Dios, digno de amor infinito! \u00bfY c\u00f3mo pudiste, Jes\u00fas m\u00edo, para hincharte entre los hombres y unirte a sus corazones, humillarte hasta ocultarte bajo la especie del pan? \u00a1Oh Verbo encarnado, eres supremo en tu humildad porque eres supremo en tu amor! \u00bfC\u00f3mo podr\u00eda hacer otra cosa que amarte con todo mi ser, sabiendo cu\u00e1nto has hecho para cautivar mi amor? Te amo mucho, y por eso doy preferencia a tu complacencia por encima de todo inter\u00e9s y de toda satisfacci\u00f3n propia. Mi placer es darte placer a Ti, mi Jes\u00fas, mi Dios, mi Amor, mi Todo. Haz que tenga hambre de estar continuamente en tu presencia en el Sant\u00edsimo Sacramento, de recibirte en mi coraz\u00f3n y de hacerte compa\u00f1\u00eda. Ser\u00eda un ingrato si no aceptara tan dulce y graciosa invitaci\u00f3n. \u00a1Ah, Se\u00f1or, aniquila en m\u00ed todo afecto por las cosas creadas! T\u00fa quieres que s\u00f3lo T\u00fa, mi Creador, seas el objeto de todos mis suspiros, de todo mi amor. Te amo, bondad amabil\u00edsima de mi dios. No te pido m\u00e1s que a Ti mismo. No deseo mi propio placer; Tu placer es todo mi deseo, y suficiente para m\u00ed. Acepta, Jes\u00fas m\u00edo, este buen deseo de un pecador que desea amarte. Ay\u00fadame con tu gracia. Haz que yo, miserable esclavo del infierno, sea desde hoy feliz esclavo de tu amor.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ejac.\u00a0 <\/em>Te amo, Jes\u00fas, tesoro m\u00edo, por encima de cualquier otro tesoro.<\/p>

\u00a0<\/em>VISITA A MAR\u00cdA<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Mi dulc\u00edsima Se\u00f1ora y Madre, soy un rebelde a tu gran Hijo; pero vengo arrepentido a tu misericordia, para que me obtengas el perd\u00f3n. No digas que no puedes hacerlo, pues San Bernardo te llama \"ministro de propiciaci\u00f3n\". Tambi\u00e9n a ti te corresponde socorrer a los que est\u00e1n en peligro, pues san Efr\u00e9n te llama \"ayudador de los que est\u00e1n en peligro\". Se\u00f1ora m\u00eda, \u00bfqui\u00e9n est\u00e1 en mayor peligro que yo? He perdido a Dios; es cierto que he sido condenado al infierno. No s\u00e9 si Dios me ha perdonado. Puedo perderlo de nuevo. Pero t\u00fa puedes conseguirme todo; y de ti espero todo bien, el perd\u00f3n, la perseverancia y el cielo. Espero ser uno de los que, en el reino de los bienaventurados, m\u00e1s alabar\u00e1n tus misericordias, oh Mar\u00eda, por haberme salvado por tu intercesi\u00f3n.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eyac<\/em>. Cantar\u00e9 las misericordias de Mar\u00eda por toda la eternidad. Las cantar\u00e9 por los siglos de los siglos. Am\u00e9n, am\u00e9n.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n vespertina:\u00a0\u00a0LA PR\u00c1CTICA DEL AMOR DE JESUCRISTO\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/p>

\"La caridad no se irrita\".<\/em><\/p>

XXXV. EL QUE AMA A JESUCRISTO NUNCA SE ENOJA CON SU PR\u00d3JIMO<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00bfDe d\u00f3nde vienen las guerras? <\/em>. . . \u00bfNo provienen de tus concupiscencias?<\/em> \u2014 (James iv. 1, 2).\u00a0 When we are made angry by some contradiction, we fancy we shall find relief and quiet by giving vent to our anger in actions, or at least in words: but we are mistaken, it is not so; for after having done so, we shall find that we are much more disturbed than before.\u00a0 Whoever desires to persevere in uninterrupted peace must beware of ever yielding to ill-humour.\u00a0 And whenever anyone feels himself attacked by this ill-humour, he must do his utmost to banish it immediately; and he must not go to rest with it in his heart, but must divert himself from it by the perusal of some book, by singing some devout canticle, or by conversing on some pleasant subject with a friend.\u00a0 The Holy Spirit says: La ira reposa en el pecho de un necio<\/em>. \u2014 (Eccles. vii. 10).\u00a0 Anger remains a long time in the hearts of fools, who have little love for Jesus Christ; but if by stealth it should ever enter into the hearts of the true lovers of Jesus Christ, it is quickly dislodged, and does not remain.\u00a0 A soul that cordially loves the Redeemer never feels in a bad humour, because, as she desires only what God desires, she has all she wishes for, and consequently is ever tranquil and well-balanced.\u00a0 The Divine will tranquilise her in every misfortune that occurs; and thus she is able at all times to observe meekness towards all.\u00a0 But we cannot acquire this meekness without a great love for Jesus Christ.\u00a0 In fact, we know by experience that we are not meeker and gentler towards others, except when we feel an increased tenderness towards Jesus Christ.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 But since we cannot constantly experience this tenderness, we must prepare ourselves, in our mental prayer, to bear the crosses that may befall us. \u00a0This was the practice of the Saints; and so they were ever ready to receive with patience and meekness, injuries, blows, and chastisements. \u00a0When we meet with an insult from our neighbour, unless we are well practised in self-restraint, we shall find it extremely difficult to know what course to take in order not to yield to the force of anger. \u00a0At the time, our passion will make it appear but reasonable for us to make an angry retort to the person who affronts us; but St. John Chrysostom says that it is not the right way to quench the fire which is raging in the mind of our neighbour by the fire of an indignant reply; to do so will only enkindle it the more: \u201cOne fire is not extinguished by another.\u201d \u00a0Someone may say: But why should I use courtesy and gentleness towards an impertinent fellow that insults me without cause? \u00a0But St. Francis de Sales replies: \u201cWe must practise meekness, not only with reason, but against reason.\u201d
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We must therefore endeavour, on such occasions, to make a kind answer; and in this way we shall check the fire: A mild answer breaketh wrath. \u2014 <\/em>(Prov. xv. 1). \u00a0But when the mind is troubled, the best expedient will be to keep silence. \u00a0St. Bernard writes: \u201cThe eye troubled by anger sees not straight.\u201d \u00a0When the eye is dimmed with passion, it no longer distinguishes between what is, and what is not, unjust; anger is like a veil drawn over the eyes, so that we can no longer discern between right and wrong; wherefore we must, like St. Francis de Sales, make a compact with our tongue: \u201cI have made a compact with my tongue,\u201d he wrote, \u201cnever to speak while my heart is disturbed.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Meditaci\u00f3n matutina:\u00a0 III. C\u00d3MO CONVERSAR CONTINUA Y FAMILIARMENTE CON DIOS<\/em><\/b><\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a1Oh, gustad y ved que el Se\u00f1or es dulce!<\/em>\u00a0 Nuestro Dios mora en las alturas de los cielos, y sin embargo no desde\u00f1a ocuparse d\u00eda y noche de sus fieles siervos en sus caba\u00f1as o en sus celdas. All\u00ed les concede sus divinos consuelos, que superan todas las delicias que el mundo puede dar. Nunca, pues, olvides la dulce presencia de Dios.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Debido a su inmensidad, nuestro Dios est\u00e1 en todas partes; pero hay dos lugares por encima de todos donde tiene su morada peculiar. Uno es el Cielo, donde est\u00e1 presente por la gloria que comunica a los bienaventurados; el otro est\u00e1 en la tierra, dentro del alma humilde que le ama: Who dwelleth with a contrite and humble spirit<\/em>. \u2014 (Is. lvii. 15).\u00a0 He, then, our God, dwelleth in the heights of Heaven; and yet He disdains not to occupy Himself day and night with His servants in their cottages or their cells.\u00a0 And there He bestows on them His divine consolations, each one of which surpasses all the delights the world can give, and which he only does not desire who has no experience of them: Oh, prueba y ve que el Se\u00f1or es dulce<\/em>. \u2014 (Ps. xxxiii. 9).
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Los amigos en este mundo tienen horas en las que conversan juntos, y otras en las que est\u00e1n separados; pero entre Dios y t\u00fa, si lo deseas, nunca habr\u00e1 una hora de separaci\u00f3n: Descansar\u00e1s, y tu sue\u00f1o ser\u00e1 dulce . . . el Se\u00f1or estar\u00e1 a tu lado<\/em>. \u2014 (Prov. iii. 24).\u00a0 You may sleep, and God will place Himself at your side, and watch with you continually: Descansar\u00e9 con \u00e9l, y ser\u00e1 un consuelo en mis preocupaciones y penas.<\/em>. \u2014 (Wis. viii. 9-16).\u00a0 When you take your rest the Lord departs not from your pillow; He continues thinking always of you, that when you wake in the night He may speak to you by His inspirations, and receive from you some act of love, of oblation, of thanksgiving; so as to keep up even in those hours His gracious and sweet converse with you.\u00a0 Sometimes also He will speak to you in your sleep, and cause you to hear His voice, that on waking you may put in practice what He has spoken: Le hablar\u00e9 en sue\u00f1os<\/em>. \u2014 (Num. xii. 6).
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00c9l est\u00e1 all\u00ed tambi\u00e9n por la ma\u00f1ana, para o\u00edr de ti alguna palabra de afecto, de confianza; para ser el depositario de tus primeros pensamientos, y de todas las acciones que prometes realizar ese d\u00eda para agradarle; de todas las penas, tambi\u00e9n, que ofreces soportar voluntariamente por su gloria y amor. Pero as\u00ed como \u00c9l no deja de presentarse a ti en el momento de tu despertar, no dejes t\u00fa, por tu parte, de dirigirle inmediatamente una mirada de amor, y de alegrarte cuando tu Dios te anuncia la buena nueva de que no est\u00e1 lejos de ti, como lo estuvo en otro tiempo a causa de tus pecados; sino que te ama, y quiere ser amado por ti: y en ese mismo momento te da el precepto gracioso, Amar\u00e1s al Se\u00f1or tu Dios con todo tu coraz\u00f3n<\/em>. \u2014 (Deut. vi. 5).<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Never, then, forget God\u2019s sweet presence, as do the greater part of men. \u00a0Speak to Him as often as you can; for He does not grow weary of this or disdain it, as do the lords of the earth. \u00a0If you love Him, you will not be at a loss what to say to Him. \u00a0Tell Him all that occurs to you about yourself and your affairs, as you would tell it to a dear friend. \u00a0Look not upon Him as a haughty sovereign who will only converse with the great, and on great matters. \u00a0He, our God, delights to abase Himself to converse with us, loves to have us communicate to Him our smallest daily concerns. \u00a0He loves you as much, and has as much care for you, as if He had none others to think of but yourself. \u00a0He is as entirely devoted to your interests as though the only end of His providence were to succour you, of His almighty power to aid you, of His mercy and goodness to. take pity on you, to do you good, and gain by the delicate touches of His kindness your confidence and love. \u00a0Manifest, then, to Him freely all your state of mind, and pray to Him to guide you to accomplish perfectly His holy will. \u00a0And let all your desires and plans be simply bent to discover His good pleasure, and do what is agreeable to His divine Heart: Commit thy way to the Lord. <\/em>\u2014 (Ps. xxxvi. 5). \u00a0And desire of him to direct thy ways, and that all thy counsels may abide in him. <\/em>\u2014 (Tob. iv. 20).<\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Say not: But where is the need of disclosing to God all my wants, if He already sees and knows them better than I? \u00a0True, He knows them; but God makes as if He knew not the necessities about which you do not speak to Him, and for which you seek not His aid. \u00a0Our Saviour knew well that Lazarus was dead, and yet He acted as if He knew it not, until Mary Magdalen had told Him of it, and then He comforted her by raising her brother to life again.<\/p>

Lectura espiritual:\u00a0\u00a0CORAM SANCTISSIMO<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

VIGESIMOTERCERA VISITA<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Many Christians submit to great fatigue, and expose themselves to many dangers, to visit the places in the Holy Land where our most loving Saviour was born, suffered and died.\u00a0 We need not undertake so long a journey, nor expose ourselves to so many dangers; the same Lord is near us, and dwells in the church, only a few steps distant from our homes.\u00a0 If pilgrims, says St. Paulinus, consider it a great thing to bring back a little dust from the Crib, or from the Holy Sepulchre in which Jesus was buried, with what ardour should we not visit the Blessed Sacrament, where the same Jesus is in person, and where we can go without encountering so much fatigue and so many dangers!\u00a0 A religious person, to whom God had given great love for the Most Blessed Sacrament, amongst other things wrote as follows in a letter: \u201cI see that every good thing I have comes to me from the Most Blessed Sacrament.\u00a0 I have given and consecrated my whole self to Jesus in this Sacrament.\u00a0 I see innumerable graces which are not granted because people do not go to this divine Sacrament.\u00a0 I see the great desire that our Lord has to dispense His graces in this Sacrament.\u00a0 O holy Mystery!\u00a0 O Sacred Host!\u00a0 Where is it that God best displays His power, if it is not in this Host?\u00a0 For this Host contains all that God has ever done for us.\u00a0 Let us not envy the Blessed in Heaven, since on earth we have the same Lord, but with greater wonders of His love.\u00a0 Induce all with whom you speak to devote themselves to the Most Blessed Sacrament.\u00a0 I speak thus because this Sacrament enraptures my soul.\u00a0 Nor can I cease to speak of the Most Blessed Sacrament, which deserves so greatly to be loved.\u00a0 I know not what to do for Jesus in this Sacrament.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Thus the letter ends.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Oh vosotros, Serafines, que permanec\u00e9is dulcemente encendidos de amor en torno a vuestro Se\u00f1or y m\u00edo, aunque no es en verdad por amor a vosotros, sino a m\u00ed, por lo que este Rey del Cielo se complace en estar presente en este Sacramento - \u00a1Oh \u00e1ngeles amorosos, dejad que yo tambi\u00e9n arda de amor; y encended en m\u00ed vuestro amor para que con vosotros yo tambi\u00e9n arda! Oh Jes\u00fas m\u00edo, ens\u00e9\u00f1ame a conocer la grandeza del amor que T\u00fa das a los hombres, para que a la vista de tan grande amor vaya siempre en aumento mi deseo de amarte y agradarte. Te amo, amabil\u00edsimo Se\u00f1or, y te amar\u00e9 siempre; y esto s\u00f3lo para agradarte.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eyac<\/em>. Jes\u00fas m\u00edo, en Ti creo, en Ti espero, a Ti amo y a Ti me entrego.<\/p>

VISITA A MAR\u00cdA<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Most amiable Virgin, St. Bonaventure calls thee \u201cthe Mother of orphans;\u201d and St. Ephrem, moreover, calls thee \u201cthe receiver of orphans.\u201d Alas, these wretched orphans are no other than poor sinners who have lost God!\u00a0 Behold, then, I have recourse to thee, Most Holy Mary.\u00a0 I have lost my Father; but thou art my Mother, who must enable me to recover Him.\u00a0 In this my so great misfortune I call thee to my aid; do thou succour me.\u00a0 Shall I remain disconsolate?\u00a0 No; for Innocent III, speaking of thee, says: \u201cWho ever called upon her and was not graciously heard by her?\u201d\u00a0 And who ever prayed to thee, and was not heard and helped by thee?\u00a0 Who was ever lost who had recourse to thee?\u00a0 He alone is lost who has not recourse to thee.\u00a0 Then, my Queen, if thou desirest my salvation, enable me always to invoke and confide in thee.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eyac<\/em>. Mar\u00eda Sant\u00edsima m\u00eda, dame confianza en ti.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n vespertina:\u00a0\u00a0LA PR\u00c1CTICA DEL AMOR DE JESUCRISTO\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/p>

\"La caridad no se irrita\".<\/em><\/p>

XXXVI. EL QUE AMA A JESUCRISTO NUNCA SE ENFADA CON SU PR\u00d3JIMO<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Pero hay momentos en que parece absolutamente necesario frenar la insolencia con palabras severas. David dijo: En\u00f3jate y no peques<\/em>. \u2014 (Ps. iv. 5).\u00a0 Occasions do exist, therefore, when we may be lawfully angry, provided it be without sin.\u00a0 But here is just the difficulty: speculatively speaking, it seems expedient at times to speak and reply to some people in terms of severity, in order to make an impression on them; but in practice it is very difficult to do this without some fault on our part; so that the sure way is always to admonish, or to reply, with gentleness, and to scrupulously guard against all resentment.\u00a0 St. Francis de Sales said: \u201cI have never been angry without afterwards repenting of it.\u201d And when, for some reason or other, we still feel angered, the safest way, as I said before, is to keep silence, and reserve the remonstrance till a more convenient moment, when the heart is cooled down.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0We ought particularly to observe this meekness when we are corrected by our superiors or friends.\u00a0 St. Francis de Sales again writes: \u201cTo receive a reprimand willingly, shows that we love the virtue opposed to the fault for which we are corrected; and consequently this is a great sign of progress in perfection.\u201d
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Ah, my Jesus, grant that all my thoughts may be occupied in avoiding whatever may offend Thee, and in promoting whatever may contribute to Thy good pleasure.\u00a0 Ward off every occasion that may draw me from Thy love.\u00a0 I strip myself of my liberty, and consecrate it entirely to Thy good will.\u00a0 I love Thee, O Infinite Goodness!\u00a0 I love Thee, O my Delight!\u00a0 O Word Incarnate, I love Thee more than myself!\u00a0 Take pity on me, and heal whatever wounds remain in my poor soul from her past disloyalties towards Thee.\u00a0 I resign myself wholly into Thy arms, O my Jesus; I will be wholly Thine; I will suffer everything for love of Thee; and I ask of Thee nothing but Thyself!\u00a0 O Holy Virgin and my Mother Mary, I love thee, and I rely on thee; succour me by thy powerful intercession!<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We must besides practise meekness towards ourselves.\u00a0 It is a delusion of the devil to make us consider it a virtue to be angry with ourselves for committing some fault; far from it, it is a trick of the enemy to keep us in a state of trouble, that so we may be unfit for the performance of any good. \u00a0St. Francis de Sales said: \u201cHold for certain that all such thoughts as create disquiet are not from God, Who is the Prince of peace, but proceed either from the devil, or from self-love, or from the good opinion we have of ourselves. \u00a0These are the three sources from which all our troubles spring. \u00a0When, therefore, any thoughts arise which throw us into trouble, we must immediately reject and despise them.\u201d
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Meekness is also more especially necessary when we have to correct others. \u00a0Corrections made with a bitter zeal often do more harm than good, especially when he who must be corrected is himself excited; in such cases the correction should be put off, and we must wait until he is cool. \u00a0And we ourselves ought no less to refrain from correcting while we are under the influence of ill-temper; for then our admonition will always be accompanied with harshness; and the person in fault, when he sees that he is corrected in such a way, will take no heed of the admonition, considering it the mere effect of passion. \u00a0This holds good as far as concerns the good of our neighbour; as concerns our personal advantage, let us show how dearly we love Jesus Christ, by patiently and gladly supporting every ill-treatment, injury, and contempt.
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 O my despised Jesus, O Love, O Joy of my soul, Thou hast by Thy example made contempt most acceptable to Thy lovers! \u00a0I promise Thee, from this day forward, to submit to every affront for the love of Thee, Who for love of me didst submit on earth to every species of revilement from men. \u00a0Do Thou grant me strength to keep this promise. \u00a0Enable me to know and to perform whatever Thou desirest at my hands. \u00a0My God and my All, I crave no other good than Thyself, Who art Infinite Good! \u00a0O Thou Who takest my interests so much to heart, grant that my only care may be to gratify Thee!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Meditaci\u00f3n matutina:\u00a0 IV. C\u00d3MO CONVERSAR CONTINUA Y FAMILIARMENTE CON DIOS<\/em><\/b><\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Cuando est\u00e9s afligido por una enfermedad, una tentaci\u00f3n, una persecuci\u00f3n o cualquier otro problema, acude inmediatamente a Dios e impl\u00f3cale que Su mano te ayude. No le desagradar\u00e1, en efecto, que en tu desolaci\u00f3n acudas a tus amigos y encuentres alg\u00fan alivio. Pero despu\u00e9s de haber recurrido a las criaturas, y que \u00e9stas hayan sido incapaces de consolar tu coraz\u00f3n, recurre a tu Creador, y dile: Se\u00f1or, los hombres est\u00e1n llenos de palabras. No pueden consolarme. T\u00fa eres toda mi esperanza y todo mi amor.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 Cuando est\u00e9s afligido por una enfermedad, una tentaci\u00f3n, una persecuci\u00f3n u otro problema, acude inmediatamente a Dios e impl\u00f3cale que su mano te ayude. Basta que le presentes la aflicci\u00f3n; que vengas y le digas: He aqu\u00ed, Se\u00f1or, que estoy en apuros<\/em>. \u2014 (Lam. i. 20).\u00a0 He will not fail to comfort you, or at least to give you strength to suffer that grief with patience; and it will turn out a greater good to you than if He had altogether freed you from it.\u00a0 Tell Him all the thoughts of fear or of sadness that torment you; and say to Him: My God, in thee are all my hopes; I offer Thee this affliction, and resign myself to Thy will; but do Thou take pity on me, \u2013 either deliver me out of it, or give me strength to bear it.\u00a0 And He will truly keep with you that promise made in the Gospel to all those who are in trouble, to console and comfort them as often as they have recourse to Him: Venid a m\u00ed todos los que est\u00e1is fatigados y agobiados, y yo os aliviar\u00e9<\/em>. \u2014 (Matt. xi. 28).
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0No se disgustar\u00e1 si en tu desolaci\u00f3n acudes a tus amigos para encontrar alg\u00fan alivio; pero quiere que recurras principalmente a \u00c9l. Por tanto, en todo caso, despu\u00e9s de haber recurrido a las criaturas, y que \u00e9stas no hayan podido consolar tu coraz\u00f3n, recurre a tu Creador, y dile: Se\u00f1or, los hombres s\u00f3lo tienen palabras para m\u00ed; Mis amigos est\u00e1n llenos de palabras<\/em> \u2014 (Job xvi. 21); they cannot comfort me, nor do I any more desire to be comforted by them; Thou art all my hope, all my love.\u00a0 From Thee only will I receive comfort; and let my comfort be, on this occasion, to do what pleaseth Thee.\u00a0 Behold me ready to endure this grief through my whole life, through all eternity, if such be Thy good pleasure.\u00a0 Only do Thou help me.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Fear not that God will be offended if you sometimes gently complain, and say to Him: Why, O Lord, hast Thou retired afar off? <\/em>\u2014 (Ps. ix. 1). \u00a0Thou knowest, Lord, that I love Thee, and desire nothing but Thy love; in pity help me and forsake me not. \u00a0And when the desolation lasts long, and troubles you exceedingly, unite your voice to that of Jesus in agony and dying on the Cross, and beseech His mercy: My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? <\/em>\u2014 (Matt, xxvii. 46). \u00a0But let the effect of this be to humble you yet more at the thought that he deserves no consolation who has offended God; and yet all the more to enliven your confidence, knowing that God does all things, and permits all, for your good: All things work together unto good. \u2014 <\/em>(Rom. viii. 28).\u00a0 Say with great courage, even when you feel most troubled and disconsolate: The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? \u2014 <\/em>(Ps. xxvi. 1). \u00a0Lord, it is Thine to enlighten me; it is Thine to save me; in Thee do I trust: In thee, O Lord, have I hoped; let me never be confounded. <\/em>\u2014 (Ps. xxx. 2). \u00a0And thus keep yourself in peace, knowing there never was anyone who placed his hopes in God and was lost: No one hath hoped in the Lord and hath been confounded. <\/em>\u2014 (Ecclus. ii. 11). \u00a0When you consider your God loves you more than you can love yourself, what do you fear? \u00a0David comforted himself, saying: The Lord is careful for me. \u2014 <\/em>(Ps. xxxix. 18). \u00a0Say to Him therefore: Lord, into Thy arms I cast myself; I desire to have no thought but of loving and pleasing Thee; behold me ready to do what Thou requirest of me. \u00a0Thou dost not only will my good, Thou art careful for it; unto Thee, then, do I leave the care of my salvation. \u00a0In Thee do I rest, and will rest for evermore, since Thou willest that in Thee I should place all my hopes: In <\/em>peace, in the self-same, I will sleep and I will rest; for thou, O Lord, hast singularly settled me in hope. \u2014 <\/em>(Ps. iv. 9).<\/p>

Lectura espiritual:\u00a0\u00a0CORAM SANCTISSIMO<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

VIGESIMOCUARTA VISITA<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Verdaderamente eres un Dios oculto<\/em>. \u2014 (Is. xlv. 15).\u00a0 In no other work of divine love are these words so fully verified as in this adorable mystery of the Most Holy Sacrament, where our God is entirely hidden.\u00a0 When the Eternal Word took Flesh, He hid His divinity, and appeared as a Man on earth; but remaining with us in this Sacrament, He hid even His humanity, and, as remarks St. Bernard, appears only under the form of bread, to show thereby the tenderness of the love He bears us: \u201cThe divinity is hid, the humanity is hid: the bowels of charity alone appear.\u201d\u00a0 O my beloved Redeemer, at the sight of the excessive tenderness Thou hast for men, I am beside myself, O Lord, and know not what to say.\u00a0 In this Sacrament Thou goest so far for their love as to hide Thy majesty and lower Thy glory; Thou goest so far as even to consume and annihilate Thy divine life.\u00a0 And whilst Thou art on the altar Thou seemest to have nothing else to do than to love men, and to show them the affection Thou bearest them.\u00a0 And what gratitude do they show Thee in return, O great Son of God?
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Oh Jes\u00fas, oh gran Amante de los hombres, perm\u00edteme hablar as\u00ed, pues veo que prefieres su beneficio a tu propia gloria. \u00bfY no sab\u00edas a cu\u00e1nto desprecio te expondr\u00eda este amoroso designio tuyo? Veo, y ante m\u00ed lo viste muy bien, que la mayor parte de los hombres no te adoran ni te reconocen en este Sacramento. S\u00e9 que estos mismos hombres han llegado a pisotear las Hostias consagradas, que las han arrojado al suelo, al agua y al fuego. Y veo que la mayor parte incluso de los que creen en Ti, oh Dios m\u00edo, lejos de reparar tantos ultrajes con el homenaje de su devoci\u00f3n, vienen a la iglesia para ofenderte a\u00fan m\u00e1s con sus irreverencias, o bien te abandonan en tu altar, y a veces incluso lo dejan sin una l\u00e1mpara o los ornamentos necesarios.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a1Oh, si pudiera, mi dulc\u00edsimo Salvador, lavar con mis l\u00e1grimas, o incluso con mi sangre, aquellos infelices lugares en los que, en este Sacramento, Tu amor y Tu Coraz\u00f3n enamorado han sido tan ultrajados! Pero si tanto no me es concedido, deseo al menos, mi Se\u00f1or, y determino, visitarte a menudo, para adorarte como ahora te adoro, y esto en compensaci\u00f3n por las injurias que recibes en este divin\u00edsimo Misterio. Acepta, oh Padre Eterno, este escaso honor, que yo, el m\u00e1s miserable de los hombres, Te ofrezco ahora en reparaci\u00f3n de los ultrajes ofrecidos a Tu Hijo en el Sant\u00edsimo Sacramento; ac\u00e9ptalo en uni\u00f3n de aquel infinito honor que Jesucristo Te dio en la Cruz, y que diariamente Te da en el Sant\u00edsimo Sacramento. Oh Jes\u00fas Sacramentado m\u00edo, \u00a1ojal\u00e1 pudiera yo llenar a todos los hombres de amor al Sant\u00edsimo Sacramento!<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eyac<\/em>. Oh amable Jes\u00fas, \u00a1date a conocer, hazte amar!<\/p>

VISITA A MAR\u00cdA<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0My most powerful Lady, in the midst of my misgivings as to my eternal salvation, how great is the confidence I feel when I have recourse to thee; and when I think that thou, my Mother, art, on the one hand, so rich in graces that St. John Damascene calls thee \u201ca sea of graces;\u201d St. Bonaventure, \u201cthe assemblage of graces,\u201d that is, the source in which all graces are congregated; St. Ephrem, \u201ca fountain of grace and of all consolation;\u201d and St. Bernard, \u201cthe fulness of every good\u201d \u2013 and on the other hand, I reflect that thy desire to do us good is so great that thou esteemest thyself offended, as St. Bonaventure says, by him who does not ask thee for graces: \u201cThey sin against thee, O Lady,\u201d he says, \u201cwho do not ask of thee.\u201d\u00a0 O most rich, O most wise, and most merciful Queen, I see that thou knowest far better than I do the wants of my soul and that thou lovest me far more than I can love thee!\u00a0 Know, then, the grace for which I now ask thee; obtain me the grace which thou knowest to be the most expedient for my soul.\u00a0 Ask this favour from God and I am satisfied.<\/p>

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Eyac<\/em>. Dios m\u00edo, conc\u00e9deme las gracias que Mar\u00eda te pide para m\u00ed.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n vespertina:\u00a0\u00a0LA PR\u00c1CTICA DEL AMOR DE JESUCRISTO\u00a0<\/i><\/strong><\/p>

\"La caridad no piensa mal, no se alegra de la iniquidad, sino que se alegra con la verdad\".<\/em><\/p>

XXXVII. EL QUE AMA A JESUCRISTO S\u00d3LO DESEA LO QUE JESUCRISTO DESEA<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n I:
<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Charity and truth always go together; so that charity, conscious that God is the only and the true Good, detests iniquity, which is directly opposed to the Divine will, and takes no satisfaction but in what pleases Almighty God.\u00a0 Hence the soul that loves God is heedless of what people say of her, and only aims at pleasing God.\u00a0 The Blessed Henry Suso says: \u201cThat man stands well with God who strives to conform himself to the truth, and for the rest is utterly indifferent to the opinion or treatment of mankind.\u201d
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Y como ya hemos afirmado m\u00e1s de una vez, la santidad y perfecci\u00f3n de un alma consiste en la renuncia a s\u00ed misma y en la sumisi\u00f3n a la voluntad de Dios; pero ahora ser\u00e1 bueno descender m\u00e1s en detalle. Si, pues, queremos llegar a ser santos, todo nuestro empe\u00f1o debe consistir en no seguir nunca nuestra propia voluntad, sino siempre la voluntad de Dios; la sustancia de todos los preceptos y consejos divinos consiste en hacer y sufrir lo que Dios quiere, y del modo que \u00c9l quiere. Supliquemos, pues, al Se\u00f1or que nos conceda una santa libertad de esp\u00edritu: esa libertad de esp\u00edritu que nos lleva a abrazar todo lo que es agradable a Jesucristo, independientemente de todos los sentimientos de repugnancia que surgen del amor propio y del respeto humano. El amor a Jesucristo, hace a los que le aman absolutamente indiferentes; de modo que todas las cosas son iguales para ellos, sean amargas o dulces. No desean nada que les agrade a ellos mismos, sino s\u00f3lo lo que agrada a Dios; se emplean en cosas peque\u00f1as y grandes, sean agradables o desagradables, con la misma paz de esp\u00edritu. Les basta con agradar a Dios.<\/p>

Meditaci\u00f3n II:
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 St. Augustine says: \u201cAma, et fac quod vis<\/em>: Love, and do what you like.\u201d \u00a0Whoever really loves God seeks only to do what pleases Him; and in this is all his pleasure.\u00a0 St. Teresa says: \u201cHe that seeks but the gratification of one he loves, is gratified with all that pleases that person.\u00a0 Love in its perfection produces this result; it makes a person heedless of all private interests and self-satisfaction, and concentrates all his thoughts on endeavouring to please the person beloved, and to do all he can to honour him himself, and to make him honoured by others. \u00a0O Lord, all our ills come from not keeping our eyes fixed on Thee! \u00a0Were we solely intent on advancing, we should soon come to the end of our journey; but we fall and stumble a thousand times, and we even lose our way, for want of looking attentively to the right path.\u201d \u00a0Here we may see what should be the single aim of all our thoughts, actions, desires, and prayers, namely, the pleasure of God; our way to perfection must be this, to walk according to the will of God.<\/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 SEGUNDA SEMANA DESPU\u00c9S DE <\/em>PENTECOST\u00c9S<\/em><\/a>
\u21d2 CUARTA SEMANA DESPU\u00c9S DE <\/em>PENTECOST\u00c9S<\/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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