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THE CORONATION 463
532. Nevertheless my
divine Son did not forsake the
Church, which He had acquired by his blood, nor have I,
as its Mother and Protectress, forsaken it ;
and We con
tinue to look within it for some souls to defend the glory
and honor of God and fight the battles against hell for
the confusion and crushing of the demons. Hence I
wish thee to dispose thyself by divine grace for this
battle and not to wonder at the strength of the demon,
nor to be downcast at thy misery and poverty. Thou
knowest that the wrath of Lucifer against me was greater
than against any of the creatures, and greater than
against all of them together; but by the power of the
Lord I vanquished him gloriously, and thou, in the same
power, canst resist him in thy smaller temptations. Al
though thou mayest be weak and wanting in what is
required, I wish thee to understand, that my divine Son
acts now as a king who is short of subjects and soldiers
and will admit any one who wishes to serve in his army.
Encourage thyself then to conquer satan in present mat
ters, for then the Lord will afterwards arm thee for
greater battles. I tell thee, that the Church would not
be entangled in its present difficulties, if a number of the
souls belonging to it had taken it upon themselves to
defend the cause and honor of God; but the Church
stands very much alone and forsaken by the children,
whom it nourished at its own bosom.
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