BIOGRAPHY of ST GEMMA GALGANI - Get a Free Blog

loving Mom! If Jesus will persist in hiding Himself I must have my Mother; I want her at least to listen to me.
Even if Jesus does not want me any more and I must live without Him, I cannot do without my Mother. Mom,
my Mother, I love thee so much, but I don't know how to show thee that I love thee.'
‘I want to tell you another thing. The thought of my Mother is so deep in my mind that it seems to me that I
can see her weeping as she opens her arms to receive Jesus when He was taken down from the Cross.
Poor Mother! And it seems to me that she looks at me and says: "It is you who have reduced Jesus to this
state!" Jesus has left me because He can no longer put up with my indifference, and now my Mom reproves
me. What is to be done? Mom, Mother of mercy, show all thy mercy towards me, and bring me to Jesus.
What other consolation canst You afford me other than this than You obtains mercy for me from Jesus. Do it
for me, Mom, please! Jesus will grant it, if You only ask. From thee I expect everything.'
'Father, isn't Mom wonderfully beautiful! In the past it seemed to me that I saw her often, only to desire all the
more to see her again. Her beauty is so great that it cannot be. described. .The Eternal Father has crowned
her With the crown of holy love. And if you saw how beautiful that crown of glory is! The base, being of the
brightest gold, seems to shoot forth flames. There are precious gems in it, and these are all the virtues. And
there are many pearls. She was crowned with the crown of wisdom, and adorned with every splendor. I
cannot describe it. There was a special sign in her beautiful crown, which meant that she was the
dispensatrix of the treasures of Paradise. 0 Father, oh my Father! '
‘Mother, do You remember the day You didst ascend to Heaven and didst carry my heart away with thee?
Keep it always up there with thee, for when I am near thee I am in possession of all things. Do You think that
a child can get on without its Mother? . . . 0 my Mother, I desire to be always near thee, I don't want you ever
to go away again. Oh, take me with thee to Heaven! I cannot live without thee! Do You see, how You make
me suffer? . . . 0 Mom, if You art a Mother full of pity, why do You abandon thy child who loves thee? Without
thee who will listen to my prayers ? Without thee I am poor and helpless. 0 my Mother, why do You leave
me? . . . 0 Queen of Heaven, who didst take from creatures the noblest part of their love, You have also
snatched away my heart, and now that it has become heavenly and has ceased to be earthly because of thy
embraces, You will not give it back to me; You art jealous of my love. Oh Mom, do not leave me; I cannot do
without thee! '
‘I am thine, Mother Mary, I am thine! You had pity on my great sins. I am thy child; Jesus says so. Therefore,
do I not also belong to Thee, Jesus? Think of me, Jesus! Do You not want me any more, 0 Jesus? Do not
abandon me ; help me in the hour of trial. 0 my Mother, what a favour I have received, for Jesus has given
me to thee. Mom, come as Jesus used to come, nearly every day. Oh, I know how a mother acts towards her
children, so treat me just like that. But who am I that I should deserve such favors?....Yet You art my only
hope; if You will not listen to me, must I give up hope? Listen, Jesus has given thee my soul, and I have
offered thee my heart! '
‘0 my Mother, how my heart is filled with pity every time I see thee at the foot of the Cross! But do You know
what my greatest sorrow is? It is because I cannot offer thee any comfort, and because I have been the
cause of thy sorrow. If my little sufferings are of any consolation to thee, accept them, 0 my Mother, and tell
Jesus to hide them in His Heart. Oh yes, Jesus will accept them, and will not despise them .... '
The following account of two visions of the Blessed Virgin was sent by Gemma to her spiritual director:
‘I was lying down on my bed but was not yet asleep, when I seemed to see a beautiful lady coming towards
me. . . . I called out to Aunt, but I do not know whether she came or not, for I was immediately rapt out of my
senses and was no longer in the world….My heavenly Mother was looking at me and smiling.... She loves
me very much, and told me that she had come to take my little bouquet (of virtues). Do you understand? But
she found me so poor, so poor that she encouraged me to practise virtue, particularly humility and
obedience. Then she spoke a few words I do not know the meaning of. "My child, you must become refined,
perfect in spirit, and quickly." What happened to me, I don't know, but that word " quickly " caused such a
violent movement in my heart, that my Mother placed her beautiful hand upon it. I could not speak, but
interiorly I asked her for an answer; I opened my eyes and questioned her with them. "Tell the Father, that if
he does not provide for you, I shall soon take you to Heaven . . . quicker than he thinks, we shall be
together." She left me with my soul in an ocean of joy. 0 Father, you know how the world appears after such
experiences! I do not know whether you have experienced it. I besought her for a little health, and to allow
me to live a little longer. She consented, saying: "Tell the Father that I grant you what you ask, but that if he
does not provide for you, I shall retract my promise, and take you away with me." ,
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