221 part i: sunday meditations for the entire year He could confirm them in faith and teach them more fully about the heavenly mysteries. Now turn your attention to yourself and think: Why do you remain in this place; why do you prolong somehow the delay and not go up right away to receive the great Sacraments? Undoubtedly, the reason is to let your soul be imbued with the mysteries of this Most Holy Eucharist, which it is going to receive, so that your soul may know that it should not only receive the Eucharist with the greatest faith, but also (having corrected its defects) with the hope of eternal life. Likewise, Jesus the Master instructed the disciples that if they believed in Him and did good deeds according to the faith, then, once released from the fetters of mortality, they undoubtedly would follow Him to where He was about to go. [f.51r] 2. “none of you asks [M]e, ‘Where are you going?’” (Jn 16:5). Ponder that the good and loving Master did not want to conceal from His disciples where He was going. For that reason, He reproached them for not being piously curious enough to inquire of Him: For what journey was He preparing, and to where was He about to go? Prepare your soul for receiving the Most Blessed Sacrament and question your soul, led by pious curiosity: “Where are you going?” If your soul tells you that it is going to the nuptials of the heavenly Lamb, remind it about the wedding garment. If it says that it is going to the banquet of a certain God-Man, urge it to bring along everything necessary for such banquets; but have ready especially copious tears in place of the clear spring water used at the beginning of banquets. Finally, rouse up your soul to such zealous and meticulous preparation for this imminent journey, lest it return without great fruit. 3. “none of you” (Jn 16:5). Consider that the Lord would have been most pleased, perhaps, if at least one of His disciples had asked Him about His departure. But since no one thought of asking, this must have been slightly painful for Him to bear.
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