consolata 4

WORDS ON WHY OUR LORD CHOSE SR. BENIGNA

'I have chosen thee because thou art wretched [belabberd,diep ongelukkig] and miserable [ellendig,beroerd], in order that thou mayst attribute nothing to thyself and know that all good comes from God.'

'I use the vilest [laagste,meest verachtelijke] and most miserable instruments that all may recognise the action of My grace.'

'Having no need of strength, I shall lean upon thy weakness. I use the ignorant to confound [verwarren,verbijsteren,in duigen doen vallen] the strong.'

'I want thee to lend Me thy mind, thy life, thy faculties, which are My gifts, that thou mayst become wholly the instrument of My Mercy. The desire of seeing My Adorable Heart ever more known and loved ought to move thee to receive this mission with docility. Accept it, then, through the love thou hast for My Sacred Heart.'

WORDS ON HUMILITY

'As long as thou remainest engulfed in thy nothingness - and it is this which attracts to thee so many graces - I shall be to thee always a God of Goodness, a God of Mercy, a God of Love. By the day in which thou art elated by pride, I shall become to thee a God of Justice. I tell this not to frighten thee, but to warn thee. Because I love thee so tenderly.'

'There is no way that conducts more directly, more securely, more swiftly, and more sweetly to God than humility. But it is the humility studied in the Gospel, humility learned in My Life, humility profoundly taught in the Holy Eucharist. If thou seek humility in these three sources, thou wilt ever find it.'

'If thou dost practice humility, thou wilt find peace. If thou wilt practice it more perfectly, thou wilt find more peace. And if thou wilt live and breathe only humility, thou shalt be pursued by My Love, My predilection and My favours, more than a robber is sought for by the police. O Religious Soul, I would wish to be able to call thee My Humility, and I shall succeed if thou art faithful to Love.'

'When a soul here below is called to converse with God, she ought to be clothed with humility as God is clothed with glory.' 

'My Jesus, what shall I do?' 

'I am going to explain to thee, My Benigna. Thou art the Benjamin of Love. Thou shouldst be clothed with humility. That is, all in thee should breathe humility. Humility will lead thee never to judge anyone. Humility will lead thee to regard thyself as the servant of all. Humility will lead thee to ever accuse thyself. When a soul has been introduced by Love into this profound abyss of humility, she walks securely and makes progress, for nothing can stop her.'

Sr. Benigna: ‘My Jesus, is it not pride and presumption on my part to aspire to an end so elevated, I who am weakness itself?’ 

Jesus: ‘It would be indeed, if thou didst depend on thy own strength. But if thou wilt hope for all from God, He will sustain thee in thy conflicts, and will help thee to surmount all the obstacles, that could hinder the reign of pure Love in thy soul.’

'When there is humility, I give. When I find more, I give more. And when I see a soul that lives only of humility, desiring only humiliations, that soul draws Me like a magnet.'

'Benigna, the more a soul humbles itself, the more it approaches to Me.'

'A soul truly obedient is very dear to My Heart. She rests in the arms of God. The God of Love lavishes upon her kisses and caresses, she makes much headway [boekt vooruitgang] without growing weary [moe worden], because she is carried forward as by her own weight.'

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