Spiritual/Political/Philosophical Blog on the Nature of Truth and Falsehood and Heaven
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Monday, April 29, 2002 The Dialogue of St. Catherine of Siena (rendered in blank verse) The Prologue The soul, lifted by great, yearning desire for honor of God and saving of souls, begins alone, a space of time, in good: the study of herself to better learn God's grace toward her. For knowledge precedes love. Attaining love, then strives to follow Truth. Truth only comes from constant, humble prayer: therefrom receiving taste and brilliant light as founded on self-knowing and of God. For searching, humble prayer unites with God the soul to follow footsteps of Christ Crucified. Thus by desire and affection, union of love, makes her another Him. It is effective love which blends Him into her. One handmaid of the Lord, when lifted up in prayer with winged thought was shown by God the love He bears His servants, that He said: Open your eye of intellect and gaze in Me that you observe the beauty of My human creature. Look at those I've clothed in nuptial garments, white with love, adorned in many virtues joined to Me. If you should ask Me who these are, I'd say they are another Me as much as they have lost their wills for Mine, conformed and grown to Mine." Thus, loving God, the soul unites with Him. That soul, to be of use in all good ways, desired knowledge to follow Truth aright and manfully, made four requests of Him: the first was for herself; the second, for the Church reformed; the third, a general prayer for peace from Christians who rebel against and persecute the Holy Church; and fourth, she asked that Providence provide for all, and one she cared about - a certain case. posted by Mark Butterworth | 12:49 PM | |
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