Bethlehem

 

Bethlehem

“Jesus came to save you, to teach you all the virtues which He Himself first practiced; He came to buy heaven for you with His Blood – to die for you on a cross so that He may be with you always.

Look at His glorious little eyes which already seek to gaze at you; see those rosy lips, which already utter your name in order to declare His love for you; see His little hands of ermine which are eager to bless you.  Behold Him thinking of you, crying for you, asking that I, His humble mother take Him to your side and  place Him in your arms to caress you.

This tender Child who weeps is the Almighty, Who seeks to touch your heart.  This Child, Who cannot speak yet, is infinite activity which nothing wearies; this Child is the Creator of the universe, eternal Wisdom, supreme Beatitude. This Child will be a martyr of love for God and men, Who will sweat blood, Who will die on a gibbet; He is everlasting Beauty, Life itself, limitless Glory Who will give Himself to you as food in this world.”

Excerpts from “Roses and Thorns”, Concepcion Cabrera de Armida