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Jesus, so that none of them were hidden to Her or with
out the corresponding suffering in her own self. All the
images or impressions of the Passion remained imprinted
in her interior just as She had received them; for She
had made this request of her Lord. These were not
blotted out, as were the other sensible images, through
the vision of the Divinity; rather they were made more
vivid, in order that She might miraculously rejoice in
her compassion and at the same time suffer those sor
rows, for this was her desire during the time She was
still to live in mortal flesh and to this exercise She di
rected her natural will-power. As exquisite as her
favors and privileges were (according to what I have
always maintained in my discourse), they nevertheless
were all pledges and tokens of the reciprocal love of her
divine Son, who, in our way of speaking, could not con
tain Himself or refrain from dealing with his Mother as
the God of love, as the Omnipotent, infinitely rich in
mercies. But the most blessed Virgin did not ask for
them or seek them; for her sole desire was to be cruci
fied with Christ, to continue within Herself his sorrows,
renew his Passion, and without this it seemed to her use
less and idle to live in passible flesh.
577. Hence She ordered all her occupations in such
a manner, that She might at all times preserve in her
heart the image of her divine Son, afflicted, outraged,
wounded and disfigured by the torments of his Passion,
and within Herself She beheld this image as in a most
clear mirror. She heard the injuries, outrages, affronts
and blasphemies against Him, with all the circumstances
of time and place, and She beheld the whole Passion as
in one living and penetrating vista. Throughout the
day this sorrowful vision excited Her to most heroic
acts of virtue and stirred her sorrow and compassion;
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