The Spirit of the Cure of Ars.pdf - the Catholic Kingdom!

from the infinite ocean of the Divine perfeotions,and hovers over pure souls, to pour inbthem the balm of love.The Hol Spirit reposes in a pure mias on a be g of roses.There coma forthfrom a eon1 in which the Holy Spirit reeiden asweet odour, like that of the vine when it ir inflower.'t He who has preserved hie baptismal innocenceis like a child who has never disobeyedhis father. . . .LL One who has kept his innocence feels him-wlf liftad up on high by love, aa a bird in o a ~ried up by its wings. Those who have pweeouls are like eagle0 and swallows, which fly inthe air. . . . A Christian who is pure ia uponearth like a bird that is kept fastened down bya string. Poor little bird ! it only waita forthe moment when the string is out to flyaway.LL Good Chrietiam are like those birds thathave large winga and small feet, and whichnever light upon the ground, because theycould not rise again, and would be caught.They make their nests, too, upon the pointa ofrockg on the roofs of houses, in high placesSo the Christian ought tu be alwaye on theheights. As soon as we lower our though&towards the eartb, we are tsken captive..