From a
letter by Saint Cajetan, priest
Christ dwells in our hearts by faith
"I am a
sinner and do not think much of myself; I have recourse to the greatest
servants of the Lord, that they may pray for you to the Blessed Christ and his
Mother.
can not endear you to Christ
as much as you can yourself.
It is entirely up to you.
If you want Christ to love you and help you,
you must love Him and always make an effort to please Him.
Do not waver in your purpose, because even if
all the saints and every single creature should abandon you,
He will always be
near you, whatever your needs.
You know, of
course, that we are pilgrims in this world, on a journey to our true home in
heaven.
The man who becomes proud
loses
his way and rushes to death.
St. Cajetan |
He has
offered himself
to be our food.
to be our food.
How
wretched is the man
who knows nothing of such a gift!
To us has been given the opportunity to
receive Christ, son of the Virgin Mary, and we refuse him. Woe to the man who does not care enough to
receive him.
My daughter, I want what is
good for myself; I beg the same for you. Now there is no other way to bring this about
than to ask the Virgin Mary constantly to come to you with her glorious
Son. Be bold!
Ask her to give you her Son,
Who in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar
is truly the Food of Your Soul.
Readily will she give Him to you, still more
readily will He come to you, giving you the strength to make your way
fearlessly through this dark wood.
In it
large numbers of our enemies lie in wait,
but they cannot reach us
if they see
us relying on such powerful help.
Nor, my
child, must you receive Jesus Christ simply as a means to further your own
plans; I want you to surrender to Him, that He may welcome you and, as your
Divine Savior, do to you and in your whatever He wills. This is what I want, this is what I beg of
you, this, as far as I can, is what I compel you to do."
Taken from
The Liturgy of the Hours, According to the Roman Rite, Catholic Book Publishing
Corp. New York, 1975
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