From The Writings of Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta
Date: March 6, 1903
Description: Book of Heaven. Vol. 4, March 6, 1903 . The meaning of the words: ‘Ecce Homo’.
Luisa:
After I had struggled very much, blessed Jesus made Himself seen within my interior, telling me:
Jesus:
“Shall we go see whether creatures want Me? ”
Luisa:
And I: ‘Surely they must want You, because You are the most lovable Being. Who would have the daring of not wanting You? ’ And He:
Jesus:
“Let us go, and then you will see what they will do. ”
Luisa:
So we went, and as we arrived at a place in which there were many people, His head came out from within my interior and He said those words which Pilate spoke when he showed Him to the people: ‘Ecce Homo’ [‘Here is the Man’]. I comprehended that the meaning of those words was to ask them whether they wanted the Lord to reign as their King, and to have dominion in their hearts, minds and works. And they answered:
Luisa:
Take Him away, we do not want Him; or rather, crucify Him, so that every memory of Him may be destroyed. Oh! how many times are these scenes repeated! Then the Lord said to everyone:
Jesus:
“Ecce Homo”
Luisa:
. As He said it, a murmuring, a confusion, arose. Some were saying:“I do not want Him as my King – I want riches”; another, “pleasure”; another,“honor”; and some, many other things. I listened to those voices with horror, and the Lord told me:
Jesus:
“Have you seen how no one wants Me? Yet, this is nothing; let us turn to the religious class, and let us see whether they want Me. ”
Luisa:
So I found myself in the midst of priests, bishops, religious women and devout ones, and with sonorous voice, Jesus repeated:
Jesus:
“Ecce Homo”
Luisa:
. And they said:“We want Him, but we also want our comfort. ”Others: “We want Him, but together with our own interest. ”, Others answered: “We want Him, but together with esteem and honor. What is the use for a religious without esteem? ”Others replied: “We want Him, but together with some satisfaction from creatures – how can one live alone and without anyone that would satisfy us? ”Some wanted satisfaction at least in the Sacrament of Confession, but almost no one wanted Him alone, nor was someone lacking who did not care about Jesus Christ at all. So, all afflicted, He told me:
Jesus:
“My daughter, let us withdraw; have you seen how no one wants Me? Or at the most, they want Me together with something that pleases them. I am not content with this, because true reigning is when one reigns alone. ”
Luisa:
As He was saying this, I found myself inside myself. (Book of Heaven on Divinewillapp.com)
Scripture– 5 So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Here is the man!” (John 19:5).
Reflection- O Lord we bless You, we thank You, and we love You because if we are honest, how much do we really want You and You alone? Giving up attachments let alone shedding ourselves of sin is a lifetime work! And yet, thank You Jesus because we do not do this alone but it is You that strips us little by little of the little chains that bind so that we would be free for You to reign in us on Earth as it is in Heaven. Fiat!
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