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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading
DESCRIPTION:THE SOJOURN \nOF OUR PEACE \nFrom the writing of Dom Columba Marmion \n◊◊◊ \nWhen we thus submit ourselves entirely to Christ Jesus\, when we abandon \nourselves to Him\, when our soul only responds\, like His own\, with a perpetual \nAmen to all that He asks of us in the name of His Father…then Christ Jesus \nestablishes His peace in us: His peace\, not that which the world promises\, but the \ntrue peace which can only come from Himself… \nDoubtless\, here below\, peace is not always sensible; upon earth we are in a \ncondition of trial and\, most often\, peace is won by conflict… We may be slighted\, \nopposed\, persecuted\, be unjustly treated\, our intentions and deeds may be \nmisunderstood; temptation may shake us\, suffering may come suddenly upon us; \nbut there is an inner sanctuary which none can reach; here is the sojourn of our \npeace\, because in this innermost secret of the soul dwell adoration\, submission and \nabandonment to God. “I love my God\,” said St. Augustine\, “no one takes Him from \nme: no one takes from me what I ought to give Him\, for that is enclosed within my \nheart… \nDeath cannot trouble the soul that has sought only God. Has it not confided \nitself to the One Who says: “He that believes in Me\, although he be dead\, shall \nlive”… \nIn one of her “Exercises\,” St Gertrude allows her assurance\, which the \ninfinite merits of Jesus give her\, to overflow. “Woe\, woe unto me\, if\, when I come \nbefore You\, I had no advocate to plead my cause!… Come with me to judgment… \nthere let us stand together. Judge me\, for the right is Yours; but remember You are \nalso my Advocate. In order that I be fully acquitted\, You have but to recount what \nYou did become for love of me\, the price with which You have purchased me…” \nFor souls moved by such sentiments\, death is but a transition; Christ comes \nHimself to open to them the gates of the heavenly Jerusalem… There will be no \nmore darkness\, trouble\, tears\, or sighs; but peace\, infinite and perfect peace. \n“Peace first becomes ours with the longing and seeking for the Creator; it is in the \nfull vision and eternal possession of Him that peace is made perfect.”
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CATEGORIES:Vigils Readings
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