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SUMMARY:Vigils: Weekday
DESCRIPTION:DIRECT YOUR THOUGHTS UTTERLY TO GOD\nFrom “The Form of Living” by Richard Rolle 5\n◊◊◊\nBecause you have abandoned the comforts and the pleasures of this world\nand devoted yourself to the solitary life for the love of God\, in order to endure\ndistress and hardship in this life and subsequently to come to [rest and joy in\nheaven]\, I believe most sincerely that the consolation of Jesus Christ\, and the\nsweetness of his love\, with the fire of the Holy Spirit who cleanses all sin\, shall\nbe in you and with you\, leading you and instructing you how you are to meditate\,\nhow you are to pray\, and what you are to do\, so that after a few years you shall\ncertainly have more delight in being yourself and speaking with your beloved\nand your spouse\, Jesus Christ… \nPeople suppose that we live in suffering and in a life of” privation\, but we\nhave more pleasure and more real delight in one day than they have in worldly\nthings throughout their entire lives. They see our bodies\, but they do not see\nour hearts\, where all our comfort lies. If they could see the heart\, many of them\nwould abandon all they have in order to follow us. So be heartened and\nemboldened and do not fear any discomfort or hardship\, rather fix your whole\ndesire on Jesus\, so that your life may be good and quiet… It is the special\ngoodness of God that he should encourage miraculously those who have no\nencouragement from the world. If they give their hearts entirely to him and\ndesire nothing\, and look for nothing except himself\, then he gives himself in\nsweetness and delight\, in the ardor of love… No man can arrive at such\nrevelation and grace on the first day\, but through long labor and diligence in\nloving Jesus Christ… \nDirect your thoughts utterly to God\, as you have by your outward\nappearance directed your body. For I don’t want you to think that all those who\nbear the outward appearance of holiness are holy and not preoccupied by the\nworld; nor that all who concern themselves with worldly affairs are sinful. But\nthose alone are holy\, whatever condition or rank they are in\, who despise all\nworldly things\, that is to say\, who do not cherish the things of the world\, but\nburn in the love of Jesus Christ\, whose every desire is directed toward the joy of\nheaven\, and who hate all sin\, and never give up doing good\, and feel in their\nheart a sweet savor of the love that never ends. \nAnd all the same\, they reckon themselves to be the most despicable of all\nmen\, and consider themselves the most contemptible\, most insignificant and\nmost abject. This is the lifestyle of the holy: follow it\, and be holy… For those\nwho follow Jesus Christ in voluntary poverty\, and in humility\, in love and in\npatience\, give up exactly the same amount as those want to acquire who do not\nfollow him. And consider how great and how good is the state of mind within\nyou\, with which you present your vows before him\, because that is what he is\nlooking for\, and also whether you are offering your prayers with great yearning\nlove\, and strive eagerly\, with great fervor\, to see him\, seeking no earthly\nconsolation except for the taste of heaven\, and take your delight in the\ncontemplation of it. \nI want you to be constantly climbing toward Jesus\, and intensifying your\nlove and your attendance on him… If you apply all your thoughts on how you\nmay love your Jesus Christ more than you have been doing\, then I venture to\nsay that your worth is increasing and not diminishing. \n5 Richard Rolle. The English Writings. Trans. Rosamund S. Allen. New York: Paulist Press\, 1988.\n157-158\, 160-161\, 163
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