CIUDAD to - the Catholic Kingdom!

322 CITY OF GOD
Apostles and my Church, and I shall be their Father
and Protector, so that it shall not be overcome nor the
gates of hell prevail against it (Matth. 18, 18). As
thou already knowest, it is necessary for my glory, that
the Apostles labor with my grace, and that at the end
they must follow Me to the cross and to the death I
have suffered for the whole human race. The first one
who is to imitate Me therein is
my
faithful servant
James, and I wish that he suffer martyrdom in this city
of Jerusalem. In order that he come hither, and for
other purposes of my glory and thine, I desire thee to
visit him in Spain, where he is
preaching my name. I
desire my Mother, that thou go to Saragossa where he
now is, and command him to return to Jerusalem. But
before he leaves that city, he is to build a temple in
thy name and title, where thou shalt be venerated and
invoked for the welfare of that country, for my glory
and pleasure, and that of the most blessed Trinity."
348. The great Queen of heaven accepted this com
mission from her divine Son with new jubilee of her
soul. And with sincerest gratitude She answered :
"My
Lord and true God, let thy holy will be done in thy
servant and Mother for all eternity, and let all the
creatures praise Thee for the admirable works of kind
ness done to thy servants. I, O Lord, bless and magnify
Thee in them and give humble thanks for them in the
name of the entire Church and in my own name. Grant
me, my Son, that in the temple Thou commandest to be
built by thy servant James, I may be permitted to promise
the special protection of thy almighty arm, and that this
sacred place shall be part of my inheritance for the use
of all those that call with devotion upon thy holy name
and ask me to intercede for them with thy clemency."
349. Christ our Redeemer answered Her:
"My
More Free Items at www.catholickingdom.com