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Offline Maria Dolorosa

Re: We must love the Truth- Fr. Bourmaud
« Reply #5 on: Today at 04:22:23 PM »
Quote from: TomGubbinsKimmage on Today at 03:37:11 PM
A beautiful prayer by st. Francis,

" Oh love, oh love may I be transformed into thee. Oh love, oh love, may I die for love of thee"
This made my day! Thank you so much.
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Offline Maria Dolorosa

Re: We must love the Truth- Fr. Bourmaud
« Reply #6 on: Today at 04:25:31 PM »
I was listening to an audiobook on the life and revelations of St. Gertrude just now, and I happened to hear this quote. How fitting and timely! I was able to find it on archive.

Our Lord then said to her: "Pour forth this ointment on Me with the same devotion as Magdalen opened the alabaster box, and poured it upon My Head, so that the odour perfumed the whole house. And know, that if you defend the truth, you will act thus; those who love and defend the truth, and for its sake lose friends or any other advantage, pour forth on My Head a box of precious ointment, the perfume of which fills My house; for he who corrects others, by giving good example, emits a sweet odour. And if he fails in any way in the manner of correcting or reprehending, either by negligence or by roughness, I will excuse him before God My Father and the whole court of heaven, even as I excused Magdalen."

To this Gertrude replied: "O Lord, since it is related of this loving penitent that she bought this ointment, can I not render Thee a similar service?" He answered: "Whosoever desires that My glory may be promoted in all things, in preference to his own advantage or convenience, purchases a most precious ointment for Me; although it may often happen that his good-will cannot be carried into effect."


P. 429-430 https://archive.org/details/thelifeandrevela00gertuoft/page/430/mode/2up
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Offline Maria Dolorosa

Re: We must love the Truth- Fr. Bourmaud
« Reply #7 on: Today at 04:34:46 PM »
Quote from: TomGubbinsKimmage on Today at 02:59:55 PM

Our perverted modern day sets itself up as judge of what is virtuous. We should ignore it, and fix our eyes on Heaven.
I appreciate this important reminder. It makes me think of a meditation from "Divine Intimacy" for the Monday of Holy Week, "The Supper at Bethany".

The Gospel for today (Jn 12,1-9) tells us of this impressive scene: "Jesus therefore, six days before the Pasch, came to Bethany... and they made Him a supper there; and Martha served.... Mary, therefore, took a pound of ointment of right spikenard, of great price, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair." Martha, as usual, was busy about many things. Mary, however, paid attention only to Jesus; to show respect to Him, it did not seem extravagant to her to pour over Him a whole vase of precious perfume.

I love how St. Mary Magdalene, since her conversion, occupied herself solely with contemplating and loving Our Lord, despite the business and distractions around her. As we all know, contemplating and loving God is how our Heaven will be spent, God help us that we may arrive there!
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