Christus ostendit, quod exemplo suo amici Dei moderare debent gestus suos, ne labor oracionum fiat minor ad coronam.
The Pattern of Holy Moderation
Christ presents his own earthly life as the standard for balanced and imitable devotion.
The Son of God says: "In my humanity, I balanced my prayers, labors, and fasts so that those who saw them wouldn't be scandalized, and those who were absent wouldn't be offended; instead, everyone who wanted to could imitate my words, my works, and my example."
Discretion in the Interior Life
The visionary is encouraged to practice her spiritual exercises with greater discretion and privacy to ensure their efficacy.
This lady, whom you see now acting in such remarkable ways, is not without great temptation, nor is she without the prick of conscience.1 Therefore, it's advised that she moderate her behavior more temperately and do what she does more in private than in public. Otherwise, her labor will be in vain and her prayer will count for less toward her crown.
Read the original Latin
Filius Dei loquitur: "Ego positus in humanitate sic temperaui oraciones, labores et ieiunia mea, vt nec scandalizarentur intuentes nec absentes offenderentur sed omnes, qui voluissent, possent imitari verba mea et opera et exempla.
Hec autem domina, quam nunc cernis mirabiles habere gestus, non est sine magna temptacione sed nec sine remorsu consciencie.
Ideo consultum est ei temperancius moderare gestus suos et facere ea, que facit, magis in occulto quam in publico. Alioquin labor suus superuacuus et oracio sua erunt ei minus in coronam."
Notes
- 1 ↩The Latin 'remorsu consciencie' refers to the sharp, painful awareness of one's own shortcomings or sins, often serving as a catalyst for repentance.
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