Chapter 7Revel.5.7
Reuelacio secunda in libro questionum, in qua virgo Maria loquens beate Birgitte dicit ei, quod, qui dulcedinem diuinam desiderat degustare, debet prius amaritudinem sustinere.
The Path of Bitterness and Sweetness
The Virgin Mary teaches that spiritual sweetness is attained only by first enduring the bitterness of life.
The Mother says, "Which of the saints has ever tasted the sweetness of the Spirit without first experiencing bitterness?" So, if you want sweetness, don't run from what is bitter."
Read the original Latin
Mater loquitur: "Quis sanctorum dulcedinem spiritus habuit, qui non prius amaritudinem est expertus? Ergo, qui dulcedinem appetit, non refugiat amara."
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