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SUMMARY:Sacred Heart of Jesus
DESCRIPTION:CAST YOURSELF INTO HIS HEART\nFrom the mystical dialogue between Jesus and Sister Josefa Menéndez6\n◊◊◊\nWith a gesture of indescribable love He drew her into His Heart: “Come\, and\ntake your rest here in My Heart.”…”Do not think that I love you more now that I\nconsole you\, than when I ask you to suffer.”… But the more feeble you are\, the more\ntenderly I love you.’\n“I entreated Him again to give me a love true and strong\,” she wrote…\, “for\nI believe that if I really loved Him in the right way I should be better able to\nconquer myself. This was during my prayer\, and Jesus came and said to me: ‘Yes\,\nJosefa\, let your food be love and humility. But do not forget that I want you to be\nalways abandoned and happy\, because My Heart cares for you tenderly.’ “Then I\nexplained how sad I feel that I cannot conquer myself nor correspond to so much\ngoodness.” “Never mind. Cast yourself into My Heart\, and follow the guidance that\nis given you. That will suffice.”… “I asked Him how we can console Him\, since we\nare so full of miseries and weakness. He answered me by pointing to His Heart: ‘I\nmake little account of all that\,’ He said\, ‘provided souls come to Me with confidence\nand love. I Myself make up for all their frailty.’\n“During the nine-o’clock Mass\,” she wrote…\, “Jesus came with a radiant\nHeart. It might have been the sun. “Behold the Heart that gives life to souls\,” He\nsaid. “The fire of this love is stronger than the indifference and ingratitude\nof men.” “Behold the Heart that bestows on the souls He has chosen a vehement\ndesire to consume themselves\, and if necessary\, die to prove Me their love.” “His\nwords were so forcible that they went through and through my soul. Then\,\nglancing at me\, He continued: ‘Sinners tear Me to pieces and fill My Heart with\nsorrow… Will not you\, My chosen little victim\, repair all this ingratitude?’\n“I asked Him what He would have me do\, for He knows my helplessness well.\n‘My will is that you should enter deeply into My Heart today; there you will find\nstrength to suffer. Do not reflect on your helplessness; My Heart is powerful\nenough to sustain you. It is yours; take from It all you need. Be consumed in It …\noffer this Heart and this Blood to the Eternal Father. Cease to live except a life of\nlove\, reparation\, and suffering.’”\nThat evening during Benediction Jesus again manifested Himself\, and from\nHis Heart there streamed light. “A little group of fervent souls can obtain mercy\nfor many sinners\,” He said\, “for My Heart cannot resist their prayers…”\n“After a few minutes of silence He continued: ‘Come near Me\, Josefa\, rest on\nMy Heart and share Its grief. So many fill It with sorrow\, but your love will comfort\nMe.’ “As He drew me nearer to His Heart\, mine was instantly drowned in\ninexpressible sorrow and bitterness. I knew that I could not assuage His grief\, for\nI am so powerless . . . so I offered Him His own pain\, to supply for the insufficiency\nof mine… For a long while I stayed in silence\, adoring\, humbling myself and asking\nforgiveness for souls; Jesus then said: ‘Repair\, Josefa\, for those who ought to but\ndo not make reparation.”…\n“Ask forgiveness for the sins of the world. O! how they sin… how many are\nlost… souls that once knew and loved Me… but now they prefer their own\nenjoyment and pleasure to My Heart… where shall I find relief for My distress?’ “I\nsaid to Him: ‘Why\, here Lord\, in this house\, in our souls… there are still many\neverywhere who love Thee.’ ‘Yes\, I know\, but those are the souls I seek; I love them\nwith a boundless love.’ \n6 Sister Josefa Menéndez. The Way of Divine Love – or The Message of the Sacred Heart to the\nWorld. Westminster\, Maryland: The Newman Press\, 1950. 150-151\, 154\, 156\, 159.
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