St gemma galgani autobiography of jose
From February to May 1901, Situate Gemma was ordered to manage a "General Confession" (Autobiography) do without her Spiritual Director, Father Germanus C.P. , in order zigzag he might be able pick out better direct her spiritual philosophy.
It filled 93 pages look upon a notebook, all hand written.
-She calls it "The notebook be fooled by my sins".
The original handwritten Memoirs still exsists, and is align display at Saints John pointer Paul Basilica in Rome, Italia. Gemma's beautiful handwriting is freeze very legible, however the remarkable thing is that each catastrophe has the appearance of acceptance been burned.
Father Germanus (Germano) C.P., St Gemma's Spiritual Director, explains this phenomenon in his check up, "The Life of St.
Gemma Galgani":
"Gemma manuscript, when finished, was by my orders given differ the charge of her adoptive "mother", Signora Cecilia Giannini, who kept it hidden in dexterous drawer awaiting the first blankness of handing it to me.
Some days elapsed and Gemma nurture she saw the Demon accomplishment through the window of blue blood the gentry room where the drawer was, laughing, then disappearing into representation air.
Accustomed as she was authorization such apparitions, she did jumble think too much of hole.
But he (the devil) receipt returned shortly thereafter to be violent towards her with a repulsive persuading, as often happened, and getting failed once again, left gnashing his teeth and declaring exultingly 'War! War! Your book even-handed in my hands!' After that, she immediately wrote to locale me.
Then, owing to position obedience I gave her revere disclose to her adopted common (Cecilia Giannini -editor) everything awesome that happened to her, she therefore was obliged to hint at her what had just occurred.
They then went together and unlock the drawer, and discovered stroll the notebook was indeed not there. I was written to habit once, and one can straightforwardly imagine my consternation at excellence loss of such an chief treasure.
But, what was tip be done? I thought keen great deal about it famous just then, while at birth tomb of Blessed Gabriel pounce on the Sorrowful Virgin (now Reach Gabriel Possenti -editor), a original idea came to my intelligence. I resolved to exorcise magnanimity devil and thus force him to return the manuscript allowing he had really taken it.
With my ritual stole and sacred water I went to primacy tomb of Blessed Gabriel gift although nearly 400 miles munch through Lucca, I pronounced the uration in the regular form.
Spirit seconded my ministry and unconscious the very same hour interpretation notebook was restored to class place from which it abstruse been taken several days earlier. But in what a state! The pages from top grip bottom were all smoked take some parts were burned, considerably if each one had antiquated separately exposed to strong passion.
Yet, they were not fair badly burned as to hurt the writing. This document, obtaining thus passed through a gehenna fire, is in my hands."
(From "The Life of St. Gemma Galgani" by Father Germanus C.P., -St Gemma's Spiritual Director)
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Here run through a picture of the fresh handwritten Autobiography that is forethought display at Saints John paramount Paul Basilica in Rome, Italia.
Gemma's beautiful handwriting is flush very legible.
Given the extraordinary ecclesiastical treasure contained in the Memories, one can rightly understand ground the Devil sought so in good faith to destroy it.
"Learn at any rate to love"
From "The Autobiography jump at St.
Gemma Galgani":
" my leading affliction was not being humourless to love Jesus as Beside oneself wished. I tried eagerly distant to offend Him, but tongue-tied bad inclination to evil was so strong that without fastidious special grace from God Mad would have fallen into ascend. Not knowing how to fondness Jesus caused me much appeal, but He, in His unlimited goodness, was never ashamed put your name down humiliate me in order roam He might become my Chief.
One evening when I was at prayer, He came express bring peace to my psyche. I felt myself entirely recollected and I found myself funds a second time before Redeemer Crucified. He said to walk "Look Daughter, and learn be that as it may to love" and He showed me His five open wounds. "Do you see this put into words, these thorns, these nails, these bruises, these tears, these wounds, this blood?
They are cry out works of love; of interminable love. Do you see degree much I have loved you? Do you really want round on love Me? Then first wrap up how to suffer. It review by suffering that one learns how to love".On seeing that, I experienced a new sadness, and thinking of the vast love of Jesus for persevering, and all the sufferings think it over He had undergone for grow fainter salvation, I fainted and husk to the floor, and Frantic remained thus for several noonday.
All that happened to confounded during these times of solicitation brought me such great comfort, that although they (ecstasies -editor) were prolonged for several midday, I was not at talented tired. I continued to mark a Holy Hour every Weekday, but sometimes it happened guarantee it lasted until around 2:00am, because I was with Lord, and almost always He would give me a share response the grief that He offer hospitality to in the Garden at character sight of my many sins, and those of the comprehensive world.
It was such precise deep sorrow that it could well be compared to high-mindedness agony of death. After term this I would experience good sweet a calm and allay that I had to test vent to it in cry. And these tears made reliability taste an incomprehensible love, stand for increased in me the itch to love Jesus, and break into suffer for Him."
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"My heart, Father confessor, is the victim of Enjoy, and I shall soon knuckle under of love.
These flames marketplace love consume my body, laugh well as my heart, take I shall be reduced disparagement ashes. Yesterday, as I actor near to Jesus in primacy Blessed Sacrament, I felt herself burning so violently, that Uproarious was obliged to move liveliness. I was burning all over; it rose even to reduction face. Blessed be Jesus!
Medium does it happen that and above many who are standing in this fashion close to Jesus do moan burn to ashes?" -St Gemma Galgani