179 part i: sunday meditations for the entire year to eat His Deity and at the same time His Most Sacred Humanity, concealed for your sake by the veil of bread. What could be better than this Lord, who bestows upon you such great benefits? What could be worse or more wicked than you, who sadden Him with your many imperfections, with which you veil, so to speak, the divine glory? Come to your senses and rouse yourself, lest such a good, indeed the best Savior and Creator, should be compelled to turn into your most severe Judge, who passes on you the verdict of eternal death, and thrusts you down into the abyss of infamy, in spite of showing you so many times the glory of His Deity at the sacred table. Therefore, beg Him during this Most Sacred Communion to transfigure your heart and soul and transform you entirely into Himself. After Holy Communion 1. “[H]is face shone like the sun” (Mt 17:2). The face of the transfigured Christ was as splendid as the serene face of the sun. Indeed, the light of the sun, the moon, and all the stars is nothing but utter darkness in comparison with the splendor of the Savior’s face. Yet, He granted to your heart such great a light. Out of love for you, the bearer of this great light and splendor concealed His face, brighter than all light, under the veil of ordinary bread. The Lord of such great majesty, the King of such great glory has deigned to visit you, a miserable little worm, indeed a stinking dog (you are rightly deserving of this name because of the putrid filth of your evil deeds), and to regale you with the food of His Most Sacred Body. [f.33r] Beware, therefore, not to hide under a bushel this brightest Light, that descended unto you. Take care, lest the hostile cloud of hell or a storm of temptation find you careless and snatch this uncreated Sun away from you. 2. “it is good for us to be here” (Mt 17:4) [DRB]. Behold, howmuch the Prince of the Apostles longs to be on the top of Mount Tabor, and even to remain there, where he tasted
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