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Letter 11 of St. Mary Magdalen de' Pazzi to the Most Illustrious Cardinal and Most Reverend Father [Alexander de' Medici] |
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(...) And what forces me to have this anxious desire and to strive that you do not delay your coming too long, is the great, almost infinite, number of souls that I see remaining in constant danger of losing their own salvation-- which souls, even if you cannot at this time free them completely, you ought, nevertheless, to want to begin in some way to save them from this danger. (...) | ||
| (...) And may you, who with your hands administer God Himself, the Word Made Flesh, so familiarly and, so to speak, so enjoyably, and who can give Him to and keep Him from creatures, may you not be willing to return ingratitude for such familiarity, by drawing back from putting into effect the will of God-- which will is to have souls led back to Him! | |||
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second letter addressed to the Cardinal Archbishop of Florence who would
become Pope Leo XI in 1605. The Cardinal Archbishop was a member of the powerful de'Medici Family of Florence. |
(...) Do not let any more time intervene, because time does not wait for us, although we do indeed wait for it. Please let us not hold for certain what is uncertain; but let us, hour by hour and moment by moment, do what God wills in His holy Church, the Church given to you in particular custody. | ||
| From our monastery of Saint
May of the Angels near Saint Fredian's, on the feast of the glorious
apostle Saint Bartholomew, August 24, 1586.
The humble handmaid of the Word Made Flesh |
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| from: La rinnovazione della Chiesa Lettere dettate in estasi Cittą Nuova - Edizioni O.C.D. © 1986 ISBN 88-311-4804-4 |
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