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sufferings of all men. And
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because on my part
this love
was true and my heart was prepared to fulfill this charity,
and as I truly grieved not to be able to suffer for all,
therefore it was so acceptable in the eyes of the Lord and
He rewarded it as if I had really fulfilled it in deed.
Hence arose my compassion for the martyrdom and tor
ments of the Apostles and the others persecuted for
Christ; in all of them and with all of them I was afflicted
and tormented, and in some measure died their death.
Such was the love I had for my faithful children; and,
with the exception of suffering), it is the same now,
although Christians do not suspect or know how much
my charity deserves their gratitude.
331. I received these ineffable blessings from the
right hand of my divine Son at the time when I was
raised from the world and placed at his side, partaking of
his exaltation and glory in the full measure possible to a
mere creature. The hidden decrees and sacraments of
the infinite Wisdom were first made manifest to the
most holy humanity of my Lord, which, being united
to the eternal Word, was the admirable medium of the
Divinity. Through this humanity in another manner, they
were communicated to me ;
for the union of his humanity
with the Word is immediate and substantial and hence it
participates intrinsically of the Divinity and of its de
crees, in a manner corresponding to the substantial
and personal union. I however partook of this favor by
another wonderful and unexampled process, considering
that I was a mere creature and not having the divine
nature ;
in a manner similar to the most holy humanity
and as one, who, next to the Mangod, was closest to the
Divinity. Thou canst not at present understand more
or penetrate deeper into this mystery. But the blessed
understood it,
each one according to his degree
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