“I can remember when,
after four months in the hospital, I began to recover: I was reading Mass on an
altar constructed over the bed before a few priests and friends. I
spontaneously gave a sermon, which I remember so well.
I said that I was glad
that I had open-heart surgery, because when the Lord comes to take us all, He
will look to see if we have any marks of the Cross upon ourselves. He will look
at our hands to see if they are crucified from sacrificial giving; He will look
at our feet to see if they have been thorn-bruised and nail-pierced searching
for lost sheep; He will look at our heart to see if that has been opened to
receive His Divine Heart.
Oh what joy is mine just to
have endured the minuscule imitation of His suffering on the Cross by having a
wounded side. Maybe He will recognize me from that scar and receive me into His
Kingdom."
(Venerable
Fulton J Sheen – Treasure in Clay)
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