Well mayest thou be ashamed, if thou hast looked upon the life of Jesus Christ, that thou hast not yet studied to conform thyself more to His pattern, although thou hast been long in the way of God.
A religious man who exercises himself seriously and devoutly in the most holy life and passion of Our Lord, shall find there abundantly all things profitable and necessary for him; nor need he seek any better model than that of Jesus. Oh, if our crucified Jesus did but come into our heart, how quickly and sufficiently learned should we be!
-Bk. I, Ch. xxv:.
__________________
After her hemorrhage from the lungs in the early hours of Good Friday, she was able to persuade the Prioress that no harm would come of it, so that the latter, blind to the gravity of her condition; allowed her to perform all the penances prescribed by the Rule for that day. In the afternoon, a novice saw her cleaning windows, and noticed that she was deadly pale, and seemed exhausted in spite of her energy. The novice, who loved her, begged with tears to be allowed to ask for some restorative for her. But her young mistress strictly forbade it, saying that she ought to endure a little fatigue on the day on which Jesus had suffered for her.
It was only in May, 1897, that her sisters learned of the accident, and when Sœur Agnes de Jesus reproached her gently for having concealed it from them: "My little Mother," she said, "you can thank God that you never knew! If you had known of my condition, you would have been deeply grieved at seeing that no care was taken of me."
-The Story of a Soul (L'Histoire d'une Âme)
__________________
For more information, see this post.
Adapted from Just For Today(©1943 Burns & Oates)
Nihil Obstat: Reginaldus Phillips, S.T.L.,Censor deputatus
Imprimatur: Edwardus Myers, Vic. Cap.
No comments:
Post a Comment