St. John tells us that when the Lamb had opened the seventh
seal of the mysterious book mentioned in the Apocalypse, there was silence in
Heaven, as it were, for half an hour; all the Saints were as if entranced, and
could do nothing but admire the infinite majesty of God. So may you also do.
Tell St. Joseph that, while others do wonderful things, your part must be to
humble yourself, and acknowledge your own nothingness; while they offer their
love, you can but offer nothingness and abjection, and acknowledge yourself
incapable and unworthy of speaking. Fear not to imitate St. Augustine and other
Saints who complained of God to God Himself, in some such terms as these:
“Thou commandest me to love Thee, O God most worthy of love;
why, then, hast Thou given me such a poor and narrow heart? Why art Thou so
great and I so little? The object being infinite, should not the heart and love
be infinite also?”
Then you may continue: “Thou hast made St. Joseph so great;
Thou inspirest me with the ardent desire to love him, and yet Thou seest how
incapable I am of doing anything worthy of Thee or of him. Assist my weakness, I beseech Thee, O Lord! I desire to do what is right, but I have not the power.
Give me the power to do more. At any rate, be satisfied to see one who desires
more than he is able to perform, who would fain do all that can be done by all
men and all Saints, so as to honor Thee in the great things Thou hast done to St.
Joseph.”
GO TO JOSEPH AND BE HIS COMPANION IN HUMILITY BEFORE THE
LORD.
ITE AD IOSEPH & BENEDICAMUS DOMINO!
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