examination of the heart 282 all your faults, by which you are stained at any given moment. Cut off, and remove, therefore, what impedes you from obtaining this most blessed vision. Taking delight in God is in your power (although not unconditionally). God does not deny Himself to anyone. Let the one who longs to gaze at Him approach Him with a right disposition. 3. “did not see” (Lk 10:24). If the disciples of Christ, even by the testimony of the Master Himself, are said to be more fortunate than the patriarchs, prophets, and the other fathers of the old law, it is because they heard Him teaching, sawHim performing miracles, and depended upon Him who called them to Himself. With what great happiness will you abound today when you see the same Christ, although He is concealed under the veil of bread. And, what will bring even greater happiness, you will enjoy Him when He lowers Himself into your mouth as the sweetest food, and makes your heart cheerful with a wonderful sweetness. Wonder at His kindness (for you can hardly do anything else), because what He refused to those very holy and ancient men, or did not do for them, He offers to you, since He will offer Himself not only to be seen, but also to be consumed. [f.77r] After Holy Communion 1. “a lawyer stood up to put him to the test” (Lk 10:25). Consider how often the knowledge of many things is harmful to truth and consequently even to salvation. Hence, due to their excessive knowledge, so many incredulous ones among the Pharisees, so many stubborn ones among the heretics, fell down headlong into the netherworld. Also, not just a few were those who in attacking the sublimity, mystery, and essence of this Most Holy Sacrament were driven there to be punished due to their stubbornness. You should give great thanks to God for granting you such a great faith, which is required with respect to this most profound mystery. You should make an act of this faith again right now.
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