Verba melliflua Christi ad sponsam de gloria et honore boni et veri militis et de occursu angelorum ad ipsum mirifico et qualiter ipsum gloriosa trinitas piissime ad indicibilem requiem pro paruo labore recipit et assumit.
The Call of the Faithful Soldier
Christ introduces the spiritual struggle of a faithful soul, describing the soul's departure and the confrontation between angelic and demonic forces.
I've already told you about the end and the suffering of the soldier who was the first to desert the service he pledged to me. I'm telling you this by way of comparison—because otherwise you wouldn't be able to grasp spiritual things—about the glory and honor of the one who first began the true struggle with courage, and finished it with even greater courage. When this friend of mine reached the end of his life and his soul was departing from his body, five legions of angels were sent to meet him. Countless demons came among them, hoping to find something that belonged to them, because they are full of malice and never stop practicing it. Then, however, a voice rang out clearly and brightly in heaven, saying, 'Is this not he, O Lord Father, who bound himself to your will and fulfilled it perfectly?' Then he answered personally in his own conscience: "It is truly I."
The Triune Welcome
The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit each speak to the departing soul, welcoming it into eternal rest based on its obedience, sacrifice, and love.
Then three voices were heard, one from the side of the Godhead saying: 'Didn't I create you, and give you both body and soul?' You are my child, and you've done the will of your Father. Come, then, now to your all-powerful Creator and most sweet Father! For an eternal inheritance is owed to you, because you are a son. The Father's inheritance is owed to you, because you have obeyed Him. Come to me, then, my sweetest one, and I will receive you with joy and honor. A second voice was heard from the side of his humanity, saying, 'My brother, come to your brother!' For I offered myself for you in battle; I shed my blood for you. Come to me, because you followed my will. Come to me, because you have repaid blood for blood, having been prepared to give death for death and life for life. Therefore, you who followed me in your life, come now into my life and my joy, which will never end! For I truly acknowledge you as my brother. A third voice was heard from the Spirit—who is not three gods, but one—saying: 'Come, my soldier, you who were so desirable within that I longed to dwell with you!' You were so courageous on the outside that you were worthy of my defense. Therefore, because of the restlessness of your body, enter into rest! Because of the tribulation of your mind, enter into ineffable consolation! Because of your love and manly struggle, enter into me myself, and I will dwell in you, and you in me! Come then, noble soldier, to me, because you’ve desired nothing but me! Come, and you’ll be filled with divine delight!
The Angels' Testimony
Five legions of angels present the virtues of the soul—faith, patience, obedience, humility, and longing—as armor before the throne of God.
Afterward, five legions of angels sounded out as if with five voices. The first spoke, saying: 'Let us go before this noble soldier and carry his armor before him—that is, let us present to our God the faith he has kept unshaken and defended against the enemies of righteousness!' A second voice says, 'Let us carry his shield before him—that is, let us show our God his patience, which, although it is already known to our God, will nonetheless be more glorious through our testimony.' Through patience, he didn't just endure adversity with a calm spirit, but also gave thanks to God for those very hardships. The third voice says: 'Let us go before him and present his sword to the sight of our God—that is, let us show his obedience, by which he obeyed in both hard and easy times, according to the rule of his profession!' The fourth voice says: 'Come, let us show our God his horse—that is, let us bear witness to his humility!' Just as a horse carries a person's body, his humility—leading the way and following behind—carried him toward every good work. Pride found nothing of its own in him; that’s why he rode on so securely.' The fifth voice says: 'Come, let’s present his helmet to our God—that is, let’s bear witness to that divine longing he had for God!' He meditated on Him in his heart at every hour. He kept Him on his lips, he kept Him in his works, and he desired Him above all things. For the love and honor of Him, he showed himself dead to the world. Therefore, let us offer this to our God, because he is worthy to receive eternal rest for his small labor, and to rejoice with his Lord, whom he desired so much and so often.
The Reward of Good Will
The soul enters into eternal joy, and Christ explains that this reward is accessible to all who possess a sincere will to serve Him.
With such voices and a wondrous choir of angels, my friend was carried into eternal rest. Seeing this, the soul exults deep within and says, 'How happy I am that I was ever created!' How happy I am, because I served my God, whom I now see! How happy I am, because I possess joy and glory that will never end!' Look, this is how my friend comes to me, and this is the reward he has been given! Even if not everyone has shed their blood for my name, they will still receive the same reward if they have the will to give their life for me, should the time come and the needs of the faith demand it. See how much a good will can accomplish!
Read the original Latin
"Dixi tibi prius de fine et pena militis, qui primo recessit a milicia michi professa.
Nunc dico tibi per similitudinem - quia aliter spiritualia non poteris intelligere - de gloria et honore illius, qui viriliter miliciam veram primo incepit et virilius consumauit.
Iste amicus meus cum venit ad finem vite sue et anima de corpore exiret, quinque legiones angelorum mittebantur in cursum eius.
Inter quos venerunt innumerabiles demones, ut aliquid sui iuris inuenirent, quia pleni malicia sunt et ab ea numquam cessant.
Tunc autem una vox clare et lucide sonuit in celo dicens: 'Numquid non est iste, o Domine Pater, qui se ad voluntatem tuam alligauit et eam perfecte compleuit?'
Tunc ipse personaliter respondit in consciencia sua: 'Vere ego sum.'
Deinde tres voces audiebantur, una ex parte deitatis dicens: 'Numquid non ego te creaui et dedi tibi corpus et animam?
Tu es filius meus et voluntatem patris tui fecisti. Veni ergo nunc ad potentissimum creatorem tuum et dulcissimum patrem!
Tibi enim debetur eterna hereditas, quia filius es. Tibi debetur hereditas patris, quia ei obedisti.
Veni ergo, dulcissime, ad me, et ego recipiam te cum leticia et honore!'
Secunda vox audiebatur ex parte humanitatis dicens: 'Frater mi, veni ad fratrem tuum! Ego enim optuli me pro te in bellum, ego fudi sanguinem meum pro te.
Veni ad me, quia sequebaris voluntatem meam! Veni ad me, quia rependisti sanguinem pro sanguine, qui paratus fuisti dare mortem pro morte et vitam pro vita.
Ideo tu, qui sequebaris me in vita tua, veni nunc in vitam meam et gaudium meum, quod non finietur! Veraciter enim confiteor te fratrem meum.'
Tercia vox audiebatur ex parte Spiritus, qui non tres dii sed unus: 'Veni', inquit, 'miles meus, qui fuisti sic desiderabilis intus, quod concupiui habitare tecum!
Tu fuisti sic virilis extra, quod dignus eras, ut defenderem te.
Ideo pro corporis tui inquietudine intra in requiem! Pro mentis tue tribulacione ingredere in consolacionem ineffabilem! Pro caritate tua et virili decertacione intra in me ipsum, et habitabo in te et tu in me!
Veni ergo, egregie miles, ad me, quia nichil desiderasti nisi me! Veni, et repleberis diuina voluptate!
Postea quinque legiones angelorum quasi quinque vocibus sonuerunt.
Prima loquebatur dicens: 'Precedamus egregium militem istum et feramus ante eum arma sua, idest presentemus Deo nostro fidem suam, quam inconcussam conseruauit et ab inimicis iusticie defensauit!'
Secunda vox ait: 'Feramus ante eum clipeum suum, idest demonstremus Deo nostro pacienciam suam, que, quamuis Deo nostro nota sit, gloriosior tamen ex nostro erit testimonio.
Per pacienciam enim non solum aduersa sustinuit pacienter sed et pro aduersis gracias Deo referebat.'
Tercia vox ait: 'Precedamus eum et presentemus conspectui Dei nostri gladium eius, idest demonstremus obedienciam eius, qua in duris et lenibus iuxta modum professionis sue obediuit!'
Quarta vox ait: 'Venite et ostendamus Deo nostro equum suum, idest testimonium perhibeamus humilitatis eius!
Sicut enim equus fert corpus hominis, sic humilitas eius, precedens eum et subsequens, ad omne bonum opus ferebat eum.
Nichil quippe in eo inuenit superbia suum; ideo secure equitabat.'
Quinta vox ait: 'Venite et presentemus Deo nostro galeam eius, idest testimonium demus de diuino desiderio eius, quod habuit ad Deum!
Ipse denique omni hora meditabatur eum in corde. Ipsum habebat in ore, ipsum in operibus, ipsum super omnia desiderabat.
Pro eius amore et honore exhibuit se mortuum mundo. Ergo presentemus hec Deo nostro, quia dignus est iste pro modico labore eternam quietem et cum Domino suo letari, quem tantum et tociens desiderabat!'
Cum talibus vocibus et mirabili choro angelorum ferebatur amicus meus in requiem perpetuam.
Que videns anima exultans intime ait: 'Felix ego, quod umquam creata fui! Felix ego, quia Deo meo seruiui, quem nunc video! Felix ego, quia gaudium habeo et gloriam, que non finietur!'
Ecce taliter amicus meus venit ad me et tali premio remuneratus est!
Et quamuis non omnes effuderint sanguinem pro nomine meo, nichilominus tamen eandem mercedem habebunt, si habent voluntatem dare vitam suam pro me, tempore se sic offerente et necessitate fidei ingruente.
Ecce quantum voluntas bona facit!"
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