“I am God’s wheat and shall be ground by the teeth of wild animals. I am writing to all the churches to let it be known that I will gladly die for God if only you do not stand in my way. I plead with you: show me no untimely kindness. Let me be food for the wild beasts, for they are my way to God. I am God’s wheat and shall be ground by their teeth so that I may become Christ’s pure bread. Pray to Christ for me that the animals will be the means of making me a sacrificial victim for God. No earthly pleasures, no kingdoms of this world can benefit me in any way. I prefer death in Christ Jesus to power over the farthest limits of the earth. He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. He who rose for our sakes is my one desire.
The time for my birth is close at hand. Forgive me, my brothers. Do not stand in the way of my birth to real life; do not wish me stillborn. My desire is to belong to God. Do not, then, hand me back to the world. Do not try to tempt me with material things. Let me attain pure light. Only on my arrival there can I be fully a human being. Give me the privilege of imitating the passion of my God. If you have him in your heart, you will understand what I wish. You will sympathize with me because you will know what urges me on.
The prince of this world is determined to lay hold of me and to undermine my will which is intent on God. Let none of you here help him; instead show yourselves on my side, which is also God’s side. Do not talk about Jesus Christ as long as you love this world. Do not harbor envious thoughts. And supposing I should see you, if then I should beg you to intervene on my behalf, do not believe what I say. Believe instead what I am now writing to you. For though I am alive as I write to you – still – my real desire is to die. My love of this life has been crucified, and there is no yearning in me for any earthly thing. Rather within me is the living water which says deep inside me: “Come to the Father.” I no longer take pleasure in perishable food or in the delights of this world. I want only God’s bread, which is the flesh of Jesus Christ, formed of the seed of David, and for drink I crave his blood, which is love that cannot perish.
I am no longer willing to live a merely human life, and you can bring about my wish if you will. Please, then, do me this favour, so that you in turn may meet with equal kindness. Put briefly, this is my request: believe what I am saying to you. Jesus Christ himself will make it clear to you that I am saying the truth. Only truth can come from that mouth by which the Father has truly spoken. Pray for me that I may obtain my desire. I have not written to you as a mere man would, but as one who knows the mind of God. If I am condemned to suffer, I will take it that you wish me well. If my case is postponed, I can only think that you wish me harm.”
Where does the depth of this love for God come from? I don’t know of anyone in my life who speaks this way; nor have I ever felt such words within my own heart. St Ignatius of Antioch’s santicty seems unattainable to me.
“Star differs from star” I suppose. He must have been a very bright one.
God be blessed for all the bright stars He has deigned to create, and all the ones who just ‘flicker’. 🙂
Ave Maria!
St Louis de Montfort…a great Marian star…pray for us!
Laudetur Iesus Christus!
Ave Maria!
Love of St Ignatius of Antioch came from God The Father through our LORD Jesus Christ in unity of The Holy Ghost (Qui ex Patre Filioque procedit) as Saint John wrote: “God is love. Whoever abides in love abides in God and God abides in Him” (and/or in Her – Good God created Woman too 🙂
Admirable is The Name of God!
Sanctity of St Ignatius of Antioch was designed for Him there and then, but Divine Providence never forgot about You, God loves You and takes care of You, so don’t worry, there is NO such a possibility that LORD Jesus Christ could ever run out of graces, Mercy and Forgiveness. God is Almighty= There is no limit to God’ s Love and merciful, PERSONAL designs here and now for each one of us, for they are infinite as our LORD Jesus Christ has said: “in house of My Father there are many rooms, I am going to prepare a place for you”.
Don’t lose heart, trust in Jesus through Mary:
LORD Jesus Christ promised to St Faustina that: ” you can obtain everything through through praying The Chaplet of Divine Mercy if it is in conord with God’s will”. Read Holy Bible Douay-Rheims and DIARY of St Faustina. Also meditate on Way of The Cross and all sufferings of our LORD Jesus Christ and Blessed Virgin Mary.
“Don’t be afraid! in the world you will be persecuted
But Take courage! I have conquered the world!”
Blessed Virgin Mary promised to Saint Dominic: “you can obtain everything through praying the Rosary”.
And in Fatima, Portugal, May 13th 1917 AD, Queen of The Rosary and Scapulars requested: “Pray The Rosary every day in order to obtain peace for the world”
O Mary conceived without sin pray for us who have recourse to Thee and trust in Thee!
Saint Joseph Foster Father of The Son God pray for us!
All Saints pray for us!
Who is like God! Saint Michael The Archangel – (defend us in the day of battle, be our Protection against…) promised special protection for those, who pray His Chaplet
Our Holy Guardian Angels pray for us
Quis ut Deus !