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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading - St Clare
DESCRIPTION:THE MIRROR \nWITHOUT CLOUD \nA letter from St Clare to Blessed Agnes of Prague \n◊◊◊ \nHappy indeed is she who is granted a place at the divine banquet\, for she \nmay cling with her inmost heart to him whose beauty eternally awes the blessed \nhosts of heaven; to him whose love inspires love\, whose contemplation \nrefreshes\, whose generosity satisfies\, whose gentleness delights\, whose memory \nshines sweetly as the dawn; to him whose fragrance revives the dead\, and whose \nglorious vision will bless all the citizens of that heavenly Jerusalem. For he is the \nsplendor of eternal glory\, the brightness of eternal light\, and the mirror \nwithout cloud. \nQueen and bride of Jesus Christ\, look into that mirror daily and study well \nyour reflection\, that you may adorn yourself\, mind and body\, with an \nenveloping garment of every virtue\, and thus find yourself attired in flowers and \ngowns befitting the daughter and most chaste bride of the king on high. In this \nmirror blessed poverty\, holy humility and ineffable love are also reflected. With \nthe grace of God the whole mirror will be your source of contemplation. \nBehold\, I say\, the birth of this mirror. Behold his poverty even as he was \nlaid in the manger and wrapped in swaddling clothes. What wondrous humility\, \nwhat marvelous poverty! The King of angels\, the Lord of heaven and earth \nresting in a manger! Look more deeply into the mirror and meditate on his \nhumility\, or simply on his poverty. Behold the many labors and sufferings he \nendured to redeem the human race. Then in the depths of this very mirror\, \nponder his unspeakable love which caused him to suffer on the wood of the \ncross and to endure the most shameful kind of death. The mirror himself\, from \nhis position on the cross\, warned passersby to weigh carefully this act\, as he \nsaid: All of you who pass by this way\, behold and see if there is any sorrow like \nmine. Let us answer his cries and lamentations with one voice and one spirit: I \nwill be mindful and remember\, and my soul will be consumed within me. In \nthis way\, queen of the king of heaven\, your love will burn with an even brighter \nflame. \nConsider also his indescribable delights\, his unending riches and honors\, and \nsigh for what is beyond your love and heart’s content as you cry out: Draw me \non! We will run after you in the perfume of your ointment\, heavenly spouse. Let \nme run and not faint until you lead me into your wine cellar; your left hand rests \nunder my head\, your right arm joyfully embraces me\, and you kiss me with the \nsweet kiss of your lips. As you rest in this state of contemplation\, remember your \npoor mother and know that I have indelibly written your happy memory into my \nheart\, for you are dearer to me than all the others.
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