Verba Matris Dei ad filiam, qualiter mali pastores assimilantur vermi corrodenti arboris radices.
The Worm of Neglect
The Mother compares negligent shepherds to worms that destroy the roots of the faith for their own worldly gain, inviting divine judgment.
The Mother says: "These people are like a worm that sees the best seed but doesn't care if the fruit dies or falls, as long as it can gnaw at the roots or the parts closest to the ground." In the same way, they don't care if souls perish, as long as they can secure their own profits and worldly goods. Therefore, the justice of my Son will come upon them, and they will be taken away all the sooner.
The Patience of Eternity
Though God's patience seems long to us, the judgment of the wicked is certain and will arrive with sudden severity.
She replied, "To God, all time is nothing more than a fleeting moment, no matter how long it may seem to us." That’s why my Son’s patience is so great, even toward the wicked." The Mother answered: "I tell you the truth: their judgment won't be delayed, but something horrible will come upon them, and they'll be snatched from their pleasures into confusion."
Read the original Latin
Mater loquitur: "Isti sunt similes vermi, qui videns semen optimum non curat, quantumcumque fructus pereat vel cadat, dummodo radices seu proximiora terre carpere possit.
Sic isti non curant, quod anime pereant, si lucra sua et bona temporalia consequantur. Ideo veniet eis iusticia filii mei, et cicius subtrahentur.
Respondit illa: "Omne tempus apud Deum non est nisi quasi momentum statere, quantumcumque apud nos est longum. Ideo paciencia filii tui magna est eciam super iniquos."
Respondit Mater: "Vere dico tibi: Non protrahetur iudicium eorum sed veniet eis horribile, et rapientur a deliciis ad confusionem."
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