tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055912381407477995.post7878020478078622635..comments2024-03-15T01:25:36.095-04:00Comments on St Gemma Galgani: Letters of Saint Gemma Galgani to her confessor, Monsignor Giovanni VolpiGlenn Dallairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14335880223972671663noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055912381407477995.post-5752097783356726952014-09-03T11:57:39.767-04:002014-09-03T11:57:39.767-04:00I was pretty stunned when I read this...
"Do...I was pretty stunned when I read this...<br /><br />"<i>Do you see this baby? <b>Take her and do everything that I tell you.</b>” “Listen – I told him – if you are really an angel, do not show me evil things.” “Do you want to know who I am? I am the Angel of the Lord, everything is in my hands, I come to make you happy, do not think of anything else.” “But if you are the master of the world you must be Jesus, so you are no longer an angel.” “I am more than Jesus: do you want to see?” He took me and had me some time in the air. “I am the master of your life. Obey me, if not I’ll kill you!” “I obey you” I told him. “Look, take this baby: look at her, <b>touch her and do everything that I will do.</b>” When I heard this said, I spit in his face, and he remained always composed. “I sympathize with you – he told me – <b>you have not been accustomed to these things</b>, but after today there is no other, or it is as nothing. God has pity on you: <b>all the saints, you know, have had these let outs: it is not in the least a sin!</b> By this way, console me: do you not see how beautiful this creature is? (Oh in this moment Jesus helped me truly) You afterwards will not suffer anymore either Friday, nor ever; your hands, your life after his shall not be tormented. You will be beautiful, you will be happy.”<br /><br />I turned to see, but meanwhile I fell on the ground, I did not see anymore, I could not speak anymore. So that wretch, the master of everything, took my hand; I gave all my strength to free myself, but he was stronger than me. <b>He did everything to that baby girl, then with the other hand he made me touch…</b> (my God!).</i>"<br /><br />Am I understanding this correctly that the devil had actually tempted St. Gemma to molest that vision of a child? If so, her redemptive suffering has taken on a truly terrifying aspect. Perhaps God had allowed her to be so tempted as to make reparation for those who commit such sins. If so, she would be the perfect patroness for those who have experienced sexual abuse.<br /><br />Anyway, thank you so much for this site. It has helped me tremendously. God Bless.Marknoreply@blogger.com