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You must know that it was midnight.. 

when the little newborn king came out from my maternal womb. 

The night turned into day. The one who was the lord of light put to flight the night of the human will, the night of sin, the night of all evils. And as a sign of what He was doing in the order of souls with His usual omnipotent Fiat, the midnight turned into most refulgent daylight.

All created things ran to praise their Creator in that little humanity. The sun ran to give its first kisses of light to little baby Jesus, and warm Him with its heat. The ruling wind purified the air of the stable with Its waves, and with its sweet moaning said to Him: “I love you”. The heavens were shaken from their very foundations. The earth exulted and trembled down to the abyss. The sea roared with its gigantic waves. 

In sum, all created things recognized that their Creator was in their midst, and they all competed in praising Him. 

The very angels, forming light in the air, with melodious voices which all could hear, said: “Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth to men of good will! The celestial baby is born in the grotto of Bethlehem, wrapped in poor little swaddling clothes”... 

so much so, that the shepherds who were in vigil, listened to the angelic voices and ran to visit the little divine king. 

My dear child, continue to listen to me. 

As I received Him into my arms and gave Him my first kiss, I felt the need of love to give something of my own to my little Son. And offering Him my breast, I gave Him abundant milk – milk formed in my person by the Divine Fiat Itself, in order to nourish little king Jesus. But who can tell you what I felt in doing this, and the seas of grace, of love, of sanctity, that my Son gave to me in return? 

Then I wrapped Him in poor but clean little clothes, and I placed Him in the manger. This was His Will, and I could do not without executing it. But before doing this, I shared Him with dear Saint Joseph, placing Him into his arms. Oh, how he rejoiced. He squeezed Him to his heart, and the sweet little baby poured torrents of graces into his soul. 

Then, together with Saint Joseph... 

we fixed a little hay in the manger, and detaching Him from my maternal arms, I laid Him in it. 

Your Mama, enraptured by the beauty of the divine infant, remained kneeling before Him most of the time. I put all my seas of love into motion, which the Divine Will had formed in me, to love Him, adore Him, and thank Him.

And what did the little celestial baby do in the manger? A continuous act of the Will of our celestial Father, which was also His. Moaning and sighing, He wailed, cried and called to everyone, saying in His loving wailing: "Come you all, children of mine! For love of you I am born to suffering and to tears. Come all of you! To know the excess of my love! Give Me shelter in your hearts!" 

And there were shepherds, coming and going, to visit Him. 

And to all He gave His sweet gaze and His loving smile... 

even within His tears.

Now, my child, a little word to you. 

You must know that my whole joy was to hold my dear Son Jesus on my lap. But the Divine Will made me understand... that I should place Him in the manger... at everyone’s disposal... so that whoever wanted, could caress Him, kiss Him, and take Him in their arms, as if He were their own. 

He was the little king of áll.

Therefore, they had the right to make of Him a sweet pledge of love.

And I, in order to fulfill the Supreme Volition... 

deprived myself of my innocent joys... 

beginning - with works and sacrifices - 

the office of Mother

– giving Him to áll.

My child, the Divine Will is demanding. 

And wants everything.

Even the sacrifice of the holiest things.

And according to circumstances, even the great sacrifice of depriving oneself of Jesus. However, It does so in order to extend Its kingdom even more, and to multiply the life of Jesus Himself. 

Because when the creature deprives herself of Him, out of love for Him, her heroism and sacrifice is so great, that she has the virtue of producing a new life of Jesus, in order to form another home for Jesus.

Therefore, dear child, be attentive, and never deny anything to the Divine Will, under any pretext. 

[mei 1930, dag 22]