From the Writings of Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta
May 2, 1899
How all Heaven is veiled in the Church.
This morning, Jesus aroused much compassion; He was so afflicted and in suffering that I
would not dare to ask Him any question. We would look at each other in silence; every
now and then He would give me a kiss, and I would kiss Him; and He continued to make
Himself seen in this way several times. On the last time He made me see the Church,
telling me these exact words:
“All Heaven is veiled in my Church. Just as in Heaven one
is the head, which is God, and many are the saints, of different conditions, orders and
merits, so in my Church, in which all Heaven is veiled, one is the head, which is the
Pope, and the Sacrosanct Trinity is veiled even in the triple tiara that covers his head; and
many are the members that depend on this head – that is, different dignities, various
orders, superior and inferior, from the littlest to the greatest, they all serve to embellish
my Church. Each one, according to its degree, has the office entrusted to it, and by the
exact fulfillment of the virtues it comes to give from itself a splendor so very fragrant to
my Church, that the earth and Heaven are perfumed and illuminated, and the people are
so drawn by this light and by this fragrance, that it is almost impossible for them not to
surrender to the truth. I leave it to you, then, to consider those infected members which,
instead of shedding light, cast darkness. How much torment they cause in my Church.”
Scripture: 4 For as in one body we have many members, and all the members do not have the same function, 5 so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. (Romans 12:4-5).
Reflection- O Lord we bless You, we adore You, and we worship You because Your Body, the Church, is Heaven veiled on Earth . In Heaven there are many saints and on Earth we have many members and each one of us has our function, our office if you will, serving God and serving the Church. That may even change through our life as our vocations and stations may shift from young to married with kids, to older and perhaps now in a widowed state. Not to even mention all of the religious orders and clergy and their role and vocation. We are One Body in You but also members of each other- the Cross is vertical and horizontal. And if we fulfill our office we bring a fragrant aroma (Ephesians 5) as we walk in the way of love to draw others to Your Light which will bring them to Your Truth. How sad it is when we see darkness in The Church, but we must ask ourselves, are we letting our lights shine or are we hiding them under a bushel basket (Matthew 5:15)? We place our I love You’s on The Church, Your Bride, repairing for ourselves and for all who have not let Your Light Shine through the lampstands in our hearts and have not allowed Your Flame of Love to spread from heart to heart!
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