Ave Maria Meditations
The true lover of Jesus is so gripped with the desire to imitate her divine Model that she cannot live without experiencing the sword thrust that must perish the soul of every sincere follower of Christ. Nor can she resist that holy longing that springs from ardent love and finds satisfaction and no earthly thing.
O eternal Father, I come to you through the Heart of Jesus, my Way, my Truth, my Life. Through this divine Heart, I adore You for those who do not adore You, I love You for those who do not love You, I acknowledge You for those who in willful blindness and contempt refuse this recognition of Your goodness. By this divine Heart I desire to make satisfaction for all the neglect of all mankind. In spirit I go through the world in search of every soul redeemed by the precious Blood of Jesus… I embrace them all in order to present them to you, O eternal Father, through Him, and by Him I asked for their conversion.
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne
