Darts of Fire: OR PROOFS THAT JESUS CHRIST HAS GIVEN US OF HIS LOVE IN THE WORK OF REDEMPTION by St. Alphonsus Liguori XXII. Et inclinato capite, tradidit spiritum. "And bowing His head, He gave up the ghost."-----John, xix. 30 Behold, my Redeemer, to what Thy love for men has brought Thee-----even to die of sorrow on a Cross, drowned in a sea of grief and ignominy; as David had predicted of Thee. I am come into the depth of the sea, and a tempest hath overwhelmed Me. [Ps. lxviii. 3] St. Francis de Sales writes thus: "Let us contemplate this Divine Saviour stretched on the Cross, as upon the altar of His glory, on which He is dying of love for us. Ah, why, then, do we not in spirit throw ourselves upon Him to die upon the Cross with Him Who has chosen to die there for the love of us? I will hold Him, we ought to say; I will never let Him go. I will die with Him, and will burn in the flames of His love; one and the same fire shall devour this Divine Creator and His miserable creature. My Jesus is all mine, and I am all His. I will live and die on His bosom. Neither life nor death shall ever separate me from my Jesus." [Love of God, book vii., ch. 8] Yes, my dear Redeemer, I hold fast to Thy Cross; I kiss Thy pierced feet, touched with compassion and confounded at seeing the affection with which Thou hast died for me. Ah, accept me, and bind me to Thy feet, that I may no more depart from Thee, and may from this day forward converse with Thee alone, consult with Thee on all my thoughts; in a word, may I henceforth direct all my affections so as to seek nothing but to love Thee and please Thee, always longing to leave this valley of dangers to come and love Thee face to face with all my strength in Thy kingdom, which is a kingdom of eternal love. In the meantime let me always live, grieving for the offences I have committed against Thee, and always burning with love for Thee, Who for love of me hast given Thy life. I love Thee, my Jesus, Who hast died for me; I love Thee, O infinite lover; I love Thee, O infinite love; I love Thee, infinite goodness. O Mary, Mother of beautiful love, pray to my Jesus for me. The Back spray takes you to the previous page and the Forward to the next.  E-Mail HOME-----------------------CHILDREN--------------------CHRISTMAS www.catholictradition.org/Christmas/darts-fire22.htm