"You must know that it was midnight when
the little newborn King came out of my maternal womb. But the night
turned into day; He who was the Lord of light put to flight the night of the
human will, the night of sin, the night of all evils; and as the sign of what
He was doing in the order of souls, with His usual Omnipotent Fiat the midnight
turned into most refulgent daylight. All created things ran to sing
praise to their Creator in that little Humanity. The sun ran to give its
first kisses of light to little Baby Jesus, and to warm Him with its heat; the
ruling wind, with its waves, purified the air of the stable, and with its sweet
moaning said to Him: “I love You”; the heavens were shaken from their
very foundations; the earth exulted and trembled down to the abyss; the sea
roared with its gigantic waves. In sum, all created things recognized
that their Creator was now in their midst, and they all competed in singing His
praises. The very Angels, forming light in the air, with melodious voices
which could be heard by all, said: “Glory to God in the highest, and
peace on earth to men of good will. The Celestial Baby is now born in the
grotto of Bethlehem, wrapped in poor swaddling clothes…” - so much so, that the
shepherds who were in vigil, listened to the angelic voices and ran to visit
the little Divine King.
My dear child, continue to listen to Me.
As I received Him into my arms and gave Him my first kiss, I felt the
need of love to give something of my own to my Baby Son; and offering Him my
breast, I gave Him abundant milk – milk formed in my person by the Divine Fiat
Itself, in order to nourish little King Jesus. But who can tell you what
I experienced in doing this; and the seas of grace, of love, of sanctity, that
my Son gave to Me in return? Then I wrapped Him in poor but clean little
clothes, and I placed Him in the manger. This was His Will, and I could
not do without executing It. But before doing this, I shared Him with
dear Saint Joseph, placing Him in his arms; and – oh! how he rejoiced. He
pressed Him to his heart, and the sweet little Baby poured torrents of grace
into his soul. Then, together with Saint Joseph, we arranged a little hay
in the manger, and detaching Him from my maternal arms, I laid Him in it.
And your Mama, enraptured by the beauty of the Divine Infant, remained kneeling
before Him most of the time. I put all my seas of love into motion, which
the Divine Will had formed in Me, to love Him, adore Him, and thank Him.
And what did the Celestial little Child do
in the manger? A continuous act of the Will of our Celestial Father,
which was also His; and emitting moans and sighs, He wailed, cried and called
to everyone, saying in His loving moans: “Come all of you, children of
mine; for love of you I am born to sorrow and to tears. Come all of you,
to know the excess of my love. Give Me shelter in your hearts.” And
there was a coming and going of shepherds, who came to visit Him, and to all He
gave His sweet gaze and His smile of love, amid His very tears.
Now, my child, a little word to you:
you must know that all my joy was to hold my dear Son Jesus on my lap, but the
Divine Will made Me understand that I should place Him in the manger, at
everyone’s disposal, so that whoever wanted to, could caress Him, kiss Him, and
take Him in his arms, as if He were his own. He was the little King of
all, therefore they had the right to make of Him a sweet pledge of love.
And I, in order to fulfill the Supreme Volition, deprived Myself of my innocent
joys, beginning, with works and sacrifices, the office of Mother, of giving
Jesus to all. My child, the Divine Will is demanding and wants
everything, even the sacrifice of the holiest things; and according to the
circumstances, the great sacrifice of depriving oneself of Jesus Himself; but
this, in order to extend Its Kingdom even more, and to multiply the life of
Jesus Himself. In fact, when the creature, out of love for Him, deprives
herself of Him, her heroism and sacrifice is so great, as to have the virtue of
producing a new life of Jesus, to be able to form another dwelling for
Jesus. Therefore, dear child, be attentive and, under any pretext, never
deny anything to the Divine Will."
Day 22, Little King Jesus is Born, The Virgin Mary in the Kingdom of the Divine Will
Day 22, Little King Jesus is Born, The Virgin Mary in the Kingdom of the Divine Will
Merry Christmas.
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