Listen to our Blessed
Mother:
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“My child, when you find yourself dry at Communion time,
humble yourself with the reflection that you deserve such a condition because of
your unfaithfulness. Then bear your burden patiently in expiation of your sins
and do not lose heart.
If you have reason to believe that your state of deprivation
is really a punishment, then change your ways. If it is only a trial, then turn
it into a source of merit through your submissions.
The profit from a good Communion is not necessarily connected
with enjoyment at the time of reception. The profit to which I refer is
fidelity to one’s duties.
A heart may be sincerely and entirely dedicated to God and
yet find no pleasure in the things of God.
Many souls who are advancing fervently along the path of
perfection are tested by dryness in prayer and even when they approach the
Eucharistic table.
Virtue does not depend on tangible consolations. On the
contrary, it is to be feared that souls may not be sufficiently detached from
such consolation.
The Divine Spouse knows quite well what souls need. He gives
to some a sweetness and consolation. He does not give to others, because He
wants the latter to adore without seeking to understand fully.
A negligent soul must not expect generosity on the part of
Jesus. On the other hand, a faithful and fervent person ought not to regret
having occasion to show Jesus that he serves Him for His own sake than for His
gifts.
Do not think, then, that God is rejecting you when you feel
repugnance in His service. Instead strive faithfully to please Him, and do all
as though you found His service delightful.
My child go to your God through faith rather than through the
senses. Try to please Him in all things. If you succeed you will have found the
happiness the saints sought and found.
The state of dryness can be a great help to holiness if you
profit by it to adapt yourself to the divine plan.
What God intends to accomplish through your persevering in
such a state is to teach you not to seek yourself but to find your happiness
and merit in pleasing Him."
(From the Imitation of
Mary)
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