Saturday, October 17 : Blessed Humbert de Romans

Arm yourself with that patience which works such wonders in the saints. (…) Let us reflect, and we shall see that the sufferings of this life are out of all proportion to the magnitude of Christ’s sufferings, the gravity of our sins, the horror of the torments of hell, and the heavenly reward. Thus, our Fathers rejoiced in the days of humiliation and the years of trial that the Lord ordained for them. (…) Patience is a diamond: through it, the soul withstands all adversity; a remedy: it heals every wound; a shield: it protects against every attack. No one can ever harm us if we have begun to wage an interior battle against ourselves. (…) In the construction of a building, the stone destined for a place of honor is struck, hewn, and carved. So it is with us: we are pressed and shaped in this world so that we may enter the heavenly temple, where the sound of the hammer is heard no more. Joy must come only after the sorrow made necessary for the atonement of our past faults, for our spiritual perfection, and for the increase of our eternal glory. O fruitful labor, O precious pain, O blessed tears that the Almighty Himself shall wipe from the eyes of His tried and tested elect! Jesus said that the Kingdom of Heaven belongs especially to those who suffer persecution for the sake of righteousness (Mt 5:10).

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