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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading - St Rose of Lima
DESCRIPTION:THE BEAUTY OF DIVINE GRACE \nFrom the writing of St Rose of Lima1 \n◊◊◊ \nOur Lord and Savior lifted up his voice and said with incomparable \nmajesty: Let all know that grace comes after tribulation. Let them know that \nwithout the burden of afflictions it is impossible to reach the height of grace. Let \nthem know that the gifts of grace increase as the struggles increase. Let them \ntake care not to stray or be deceived. This is the only true stairway to paradise\, \nand without the cross they can find no road to climb to heaven. \nWhen I heard these words\, a strong force came upon me and seemed to \nplace me in the middle of a street\, so that I might say in a loud voice to people \nof every age\, sex and status: Hear\, O people; hear\, O nations. I am warning you \nabout the commandment of Christ by using words that came from his own lips: \nWe cannot obtain grace unless we suffer afflictions. We must heap trouble upon \ntrouble to attain a deep participation in the divine nature\, the glory of the \nchildren of God and perfect happiness of soul. \nThat same force strongly urged me to proclaim the beauty of divine grace. \nIt pressed me so that my breath came slow and forced me to sweat and pant. I \nfelt as if my soul could no longer be kept in the prison of the body\, but that it \nhad burst its chains and was free and alone and was going very swiftly through \nthe whole world saying: If only mortals would learn how great it is to possess \ndivine grace\, how beautiful\, how noble\, how precious. How many riches it hides \nwithin itself\, how many joys and delights! Without doubt they would devote all \ntheir care and concern to winning for themselves pains and afflictions. All \npeople throughout the world would seek trouble\, infirmities and torments\, \ninstead of good fortune\, in order to attain the unfathomable treasure of grace. \nThis is the reward and the final gain of patience. No one would complain about13 \nhis cross or about troubles that may happen to him\, if he would come to know \nthe scales on which they are weighed when they are distributed to souls.
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