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whom my soul delighteth to dwell all the days of her life。                  Verily Thou 

art   my   Peacemaker�察  �in   Whom   is   perfect   peace   and   true   rest�察  �apart   from 

Whom is labour and sorrow and infinite misery。                 Verily Thou art a God 

that hidest Thyself�察�and Thy counsel is not with the wicked�察�but Thy Word 

is with the humble and simple。           O how sweet�察�O Lord is Thy spirit�察�who 

that   Thou   mightest   manifest   Thy   sweetness   towards   Thy   children�察  �dost 

vouchsafe to refresh them with the bread which is full of sweetness�察�which 

cometh   down   from   heaven。         Verily   there   is   no   other   nation   so   great�察�

which hath its gods drawing nigh to them�察�as Thou�察�our God art present 

unto   all   Thy   faithful   ones�撮�3��   unto   whom   for   their   daily   solace�察  �and   for 

lifting up their heart unto heaven�察�Thou givest Thyself for their food and 

delight。 

     3。 For what other nation is there so renowned as the Christian people�拭�

Or what creature is so beloved under heaven as the devout soul to which 

God     entereth    in�察 �that  he   may    feed   it  with   His   glorious    flesh�拭   �O 

unspeakable grace�        �O wonderful condescension�             �O immeasurable love 



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specially bestowed upon men� �But what reward shall I give unto the Lord 

for this grace�察�for charity so mighty�拭         �There is nothing which I am able to 

present more acceptable than to give my heart altogether unto God�察�and to 

join it inwardly to Him。        Then all my inward parts shall rejoice�察�when my 

soul shall be perfectly united unto God。             Then shall He say unto me�察 �If 

thou   wilt   be   with   Me�察  �I   will   be   with   thee。; And   I   will   answer   Him�察�

;Vouchsafe�察�O Lord�察�to abide with me�察�I will gladly be with Thee�察�this is 

my whole desire�察�even that my heart be united unto Thee。; 

     ��1�� John xv。 4。       ��2�� Cant。 v。 10。      ��3�� Deuteronomy iv。 7。 



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                             CHAPTER 108 



                                The Voice of the Disciple 

     O how great is the abundance of Thy sweetness�察�O Lord�察�which Thou 

hast laid up for them that fear Thee。            When I call to mind some devout 

persons     who    draw   nigh   to  Thy   Sacrament�察     �O  Lord�察   �with  the   deepest 

devotion   and   affection�察  �then   very   often   I   am   confounded   in   myself   and 

blush for shame�察�that I approach Thine altar and table of Holy Communion 

so carelessly and coldly�察�that I remain so dry and without affection�察�that I 

am not wholly kindled with love before Thee�察�my God�察�nor so vehemently 

drawn   and   affected   as   many   devout   persons   have   been�察  �who   out   of   the 

very earnest desire of the Communion�察�and tender affection of heart�察�could 

not   refrain   from   weeping�察  �but   as   it   were   with   mouth   of   heart   and   body 

alike panted inwardly after Thee�察�O God�察�O Fountain of Life�察�having no 

power to appease or satiate their hunger�察�save by receiving Thy Body with 

all joyfulness and spiritual eagerness。 

     2。 O truly ardent faith of those�察�becoming a very proof of Thy Sacred 

Presence�      �For they verily know their Lord in the breaking of the bread�察�

whose heart so ardently burneth within them��1�� when Jesus walketh with 

them by the way。        Ah me� �far from me for the most part is such love and 

devotion as this�察�such vehement love and ardour。              Be merciful unto me�察�O 

Jesus�察  �good�察  �sweet�察  �and   kind�察  �and   grant   unto   Thy   poor   suppliant   to   feel 

sometimes�察  �in   Holy   Communion�察  �though   it   be   but   a   little�察  �the   cordial 

affection of Thy love�察�that my faith may grow stronger�察�my hope in Thy 

goodness increase�察�and my charity�察�once kindled within me by the tasting 

of the heavenly manna�察�may never fail。 

     3。 But Thy mercy is able even to grant me the grace which I long for�察�

and to visit me most tenderly with the spirit of fervour when the day of 

Thy good   pleasure   shall   come。       For�察 �although I burn   not   with desire so 

vehement   as   theirs   who   are   specially  devout towards Thee�察  �yet�察  �through 

Thy grace�察�I have a desire after that greatly inflamed desire�察�praying and 

desiring   to be   made   partaker   with   all   those   who   so   fervently  love Thee�察�



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and to be numbered among their holy company。 

      ��1�� Luke xxiv。 32。 



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                             CHAPTER 109 



                                The Voice of the Beloved 

     Thou     oughtest    to  seek   earnestly   the   grace   of  devotion�察   �to  ask   it 

fervently�察�to wait for it patiently and faithfully�察�to receive it gratefully�察�to 

preserve it humbly�察�to work with it diligently�察�and to leave to God the time 

and manner of heavenly visitation until it come。             Chiefly oughtest thou to 

humble thyself when thou feelest inwardly little or no devotion�察�yet not to 

be   too   much   cast   down�察  �nor   to   grieve   out   of   measure。  God   ofttimes 

giveth in one short moment what He hath long time denied�察�He sometimes 

giveth at the end what at the beginning of prayer He hath deferred to give。 

     2。   If   grace   were   always   given   immediately�察  �and   were   at   hand   at   the 

wish�察�it would be hardly bearable to weak man。                Wherefore the grace of 

devotion is to be waited for with a good hope and with humble patience。 

Yet impute it to thyself and to thy sins when it is not given�察�or when it is 

mysteriously taken away。          It is sometimes a small thing which hindereth 

and hideth   grace�察  。�if indeed   that   ought to   be   called small   and not   rather 

great�察�which hindereth so great a good���察�but if thou remove this�察�be it small 

or great�察�and perfectly overcome it�察�thou wilt have what thou hast asked。 

     3。 For immediately that thou hast given thyself unto God with all thine 

heart�察�and hast sought neither this not that according to thine own will and 

pleasure�察�but hast altogether settled thyself in Him�察�thou shalt find thyself 

united and at peace�察�because nothing shall give thee so sweet relish and 

delight�察  �as   the   good   pleasure   of   the   Divine   will。 Whosoever   therefore 

shall have lifted up his will unto God with singleness of heart�察�and shall 

have delivered himself from every inordinate love or dislike of any created 

thing�察�he will be the most fit for receiving grace�察�and worthy of the gift of 

devotion。     For where the Lord findeth empty vessels�撮�1�� there giveth He 

His    blessing。    And    the   more    perfectly   a  man    forsaketh   things   which 

cannot   profit�察  �and   the   more   he   dieth   to   himself�察  �the   more   quickly   doth 

grace come�察�the more plentifully doth it enter in�察�and the higher doth it lift 

up the free heart。 



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     4。 Then shall he see�察�and flow together�察�and wonder�察�and his heart shall 

be enlarged within him�撮�2�� because the hand of the Lord is with him�察�and 

he hath put himself wholly in His hand�察�even for ever。                 Lo�察�thus shall the 

man be blessed�察�that seeketh God with all his heart�察�and receiveth not his 

soul   in   vain。   This   man   in   receiving   the   Holy   Eucharist   obtaineth   the 

great    grace   of  Divine    Unio

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