<http://www.stgemmagalgani.com/2008/12/recorded-ecstasies-of-saint-gemma.html>Recorded ecstasies of Saint Gemma Galgani http://www.stgemmagalgani.com/2008/12/recorded-ecstasies-of-saint-gemma.html Tuesday, June 17 My Jesus, I am consumed ... I die ... I die for You ... Jesus, food of strong souls, fortify me, purify me, make me divine. Great God . . . God of every sacrifice, Jesus help me ... My redeemer, God from God, come to my aid. Your eyes, oh Jesus, watch continuously over me. I thirst for You, oh Jesus. Do You not see how I suffer in the morning before I feed on You? ... After I have fed on You, at least let me remain full! ... Around Friday, June 20 Where are You, my God? I feel instantly restored as soon as I can raise my voice in praise of You; but since the joy is brief, my soul instantly falls back into its abyss ... Live in tranquility; you shall see that darkness will pass and light will follow; be happy, hope in Jesus, only in Jesus .... Sunday, June 22 Oh Jesus, You are the magnet of all my affections. If Your greatness, oh Jesus, can reach down to the most vile of all creatures such as I am, well then, help me to repair all the damages I have done with my sins. My Jesus! ... Oh, I am not frightened, because I live under the providence of a Heaven filled with compassion . . . Dear Jesus, I love you so much! ... I shall try always to love you; I shall live to love you ... I shall die to love you. Dear Jesus, Dear Jesus! ...I too, oh Jesus, have a great desire to love You in return! Yes, You have given me so much! I shall do everything for You; everything You ask of me. But what can you expect, oh Jesus, from a creature of slime, able only to offend You? ... I long for Heaven. . . When will I pass, oh Jesus, from darkness to light, from death to life? ... from fear of losing You to certainty that I possess You? ... When will I be entirely satiated in Your divine beauty? . . . When will I be entirely lost in Your divine light? ... But what light? ... A light that is immense, inextinguishable, infinite, divine ... Oh Jesus, when, oh Jesus? ... Why then, oh my God, do you see me suffer so much? ... Is it because, Jesus, you dislike this desire in me? ... Who else put it in my heart if not you? ... Come, come, oh Jesus, come to take me, come restore me a little ... Friday, June 27 To you the Saints, oh Jesus, and the humble of heart; not me, oh Lord. To You all the spirits and souls of all the just; not me, oh Lord. To You all the inhabitants of Heaven, not me ... May they all give You infinite praise and thanks. But me too, me too, oh Jesus. . . Yes, I a vile and unworthy sinner desire to love You, with a unique love. Help me, You who are my strength. Fire, fire in my heart: this morning it's burning! ... Words in my mouth ... May I be able day and night to meditate on Your glory and love You continuously. Impure are my lips, impure my entire body. I need You: that You cleanse me of every stain. Sanctify me, oh Jesus. May Your memory, Your sweetness keep my soul always united with You. Make me pass from the visible to the invisible, from earthly things to the heavenly. Oh my God, my Jesus! . . . What are You saying, oh Jesus? . . . Oh true charity, You are my God because toward You I feel that I am always moving; toward You I feel I am always carried; toward You I hope always to reach. When I speak with You I feel revived, but when you leave me I feel lost, fallen…… Faith teaches me this, the faith You have placed in my heart to illuminate my way ... Grant, oh my God, that whoever knows You, knows truth, knows eternity. You, for as long as I live in this fragile body…. These are the words that my Father has taught me: who resembles You, oh my God? ... Who resembles You, oh my God? ... Who? .. You are God capable of everything. My Jesus, true charity, You are my God!…… Saturday, June 28 Lord, if You wish, You can save me; but the number of the sins that I carry with me is great, and really they are infinite. Remember, oh Jesus, Your mercy!... I hoped, oh Jesus, as I confessed so many times before You, to be self-sufficient in something; I hoped in my own strength ... But when I began to act on my own, that was when I fell and lost all You had allowed me to gain. But soon after, oh Jesus, You illuminated me, and then I understood that in what I thought I could be selfsufficient in, was exactly what I never could have done on my own. I had the will, but I lacked strength; I had the strength but lacked the will ... Before You I have absolutely nothing to boast about! . . . You loved me, oh Jesus ... You preferred me to so many creatures. I am happy with your favors but I understand more and more my own sinfulness ... Expect nothing from me . . . What can you expect from a bit if slime, able only to offend You? ... Sunday, June 29, at 10:30am. Who will give me the feathers of an eagle; who will give me the wings of a dove so I may fly to You? ... You should give me, oh Jesus, the wings of contemplation. How am I going to fly to You? So many things to go through! ... Go through all of creation; break these chains that prevent me from flying to You . . . There are many other things, oh Jesus, that nourish my soul when I contemplate them ... but in none of them do I remain satiated, in none do I find repose. Only in You, oh Jesus, only in You does this soul of mine find repose. Sunday, June 29, at 4:00pm Oh Jesus, how are You doing in the narrow cell of my heart? Are You all right? Dilate my chest, because it is no longer big enough to contain You ... Jesus, allow me to pour out my affections with You ... Lord... my Jesus, when my lips near yours to kiss You, let me feel your gall. When my shoulders rest on yours, let me feel your scourges. When your flesh communicates with mine, let me feel your Passion. When my head nears yours, let me feel your Crown of thorns. When my side touches yours, let me feel the lance. Oh! What shall I ever give You for all the gifts that You have given me?... for having loved and comforted me? ... And You, what can You expect from me, a vile creature? ... I shall give you my all... My soul, bless Jesus! ... Never forget the many gifts He has given you. You see, at every moment, at every instant I think of You, and I find You, and I see You among so many gifts, in such sweetness, and I find You always ... Love that God who loves you so; lift yourself to Him, who has stooped so low for you. Do you not see how vigilant He is? And you, oh my soul, behave like He behaves with you; be spotless ... be pure…Love your Jesus, who has rescued you from such wretchedness . . . Love your God . . . Bless your Lord . . . 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