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OUR LORD revealed that the place on earth where He most delighted to be, after the Blessed Sacrament, was "in the heart and soul of Gertrude, My beloved." Therefore, we do not wonder that among all the most remarkable women Saints of the Church, St. Gertrude is the one who carries the extraordinary title The Great. The Revelations of St. Gertrude the Great form one of the classics of Catholic writing. And although they would have to be classified as "mystical literature," their message is clear and obvious, for this book states many of the secrets of Heaven in terms that all can understand. Recorded here are St. Gertrude's many conversations with Our Lord, wherein He reveals His great desire to grant mercy to souls and to reward the least good act. In the course of their conversations, He reveals wonderful spiritual "shortcuts" that will help everyone in his or her spiritual life. Moreover, the Revelations of St. Gertrude the Great actually open a window onto Heaven, where we can see the specific ways in which prayer, good works and liturgical celebrations on earth have very definite effects in Heaven-among the Saints and Angels and even with God Himself. The Revelations of St. Gertrude were authorized by Our Lord (pp.536-537) and they have been published in many editions, in various languages; they have inspired both clergy and laity for centuries. Surely the present generation of English-speaking Catholics will profit equally from this new edition of The Life and Revelations of St. Gertrude the Great, who found such high favor with Our Lord that He chose to dwell in her heart in a special manner and to reveal to her many of the intimate secrets of His supernatural love for soul.

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Publié par	TAN Books
Date de parution	01 octobre 2002
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781618903198
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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St. Gertrude the Great c. 1256–c.1302 Engraved from the miraculous Spanish painting.
Words of the Infant Jesus in St. Gertrude’s heart: In corde Gertrudis invenietis me — “In the heart of Gertrude you shall find Me.”

First published in English in 1862. Reprinted by Newman Press, Westminster, Maryland, in 1949, under the title The Life and Revelations of St. Gertrude . Reprinted by Christian Classics, Inc., Westminster, Maryland, in 1975, 1983, etc.
Retypeset from the 1987 Christian Classics printing and republished by TAN Books, an Imprint of Saint Benedict Press, LLC, in 2002, with a few translations of Latin phrases added in brackets.
Library of Congress Control No: 2001-132392
Cover design by Caroline Kiser.
Cover image: St. Gertrude the Great carrying the sacred heart of Jesus (oil on canvas), Spanish School, (17th century) / Monasterio de Santa Maria de San Salvador, Canas, Spain / The Bridgeman Art Library
ISBN: 978-0-89555-699-8
Printed and bound in the United States of America.
TAN Books An Imprint of Saint Benedict Press, LLC Charlotte, North Carolina 2012
OBLATION
I OFFER Thee this work, O Lord Jesus Christ, Fount of eternal light, in union with that ineffable charity which moved Thee, the Only-begotten of the Father, in the plenitude of the Divinity, to take upon Thee our nature, and to become Man. I offer it to Thee on the part of all Thy creatures, because it is Thine ineffable tenderness for mankind which caused Thee to pour forth those sweet and efficacious graces on the heart of Thy chosen spouse, to fructify them, to draw her to Thyself, and to unite her to Thee eternally.
I beseech Thee to take this work into Thy Divine keeping, that it may glorify the omnipotence of the Father, the wisdom of the Son and the love of the Holy Ghost. I offer it to Thee in fervent thanksgiving for all the graces which Thou hast communicated or wilt communicate through this work, even to the end of time. And as I am an utterly vile and unworthy creature, I offer Thee, in satisfaction for all my deficiencies and omissions, my blindness and ignorance, Thy own sweetest Heart, ever full of Divine thanksgiving and eternal beatitude. Amen.
— Chapter 30 Oblation of this work to the Divine glory. Conclusion.
LETTER OF THE RIGHT REV. DR. MORIARTY
T HE P ALACE , K ILLARNEY , D EC . 17 TH , 1870
My Dear Sister in Christ,
I learn that you are issuing some new Works, and some new editions of those already published. Your literary labours reflect honour on your Convent, on your Order, and on this Diocese.
But I rejoice much more in this, that you are contributing to supply one of our greatest needs—a Catholic Literature. I know, too, that the funds realised by the sale of your works are exclusively devoted to the service of religion.
Praying God to bless you, and to preserve your health and strength,
Yours sincerely in Christ,
D. Moriarty
T O S ISTER M. F RANCES C LARE ,
Convent of Poor Clares, Kenmare, Co. Kerry
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
ADVERTISEMENT
PART ONE The Life of St. Gertrude
Based on Various Sources
CHAPTER 1
The Saint’s birth and parentage. Her early dedication to God. Intellectual gifts. Divine communications concerning her sanctity. Our Lord declares that He finds rest and repose in her heart. Desires a holy person to seek Him there.
CHAPTER 2
St. Gertrude predicts the election of Adolphus of Nassau. Quiets the fears of the sisters, who expect to suffer a temporal loss. Her election as Abbess. Removal to Heldelfs. Revelations of her sanctity. Our Lord appears to her bearing the house of religion. Her generosity of spirit.
CHAPTER 3
The Saint obtains favorable weather. Miracles mentioned in her Office. Union of her will with God’s. Counsels others. Our Lord desired her to write her revelations. Her sanctity revealed to St. Mechtilde.
CHAPTER 4
She asks St. Mechtilde to pray for her. Our Lord is pleased with her patience and mildness. He declares that He dwells in her; and hides her imperfections.
CHAPTER 5
The Saint as Abbess. Tenderness toward others. Care of the sick. Her last illness. Value of suffering. She is forbidden to resign her Office. Our Lord accepts as done to Himself what is done for her. St. Lebuin.
CHAPTER 6
Her dying words. Devotion to the Divine Office. Tenderness to her spiritual children. Our Lord appears to her in her agony. Promises to receive her as He received His Blessed Mother. Angels call her to Paradise.
CHAPTER 7
Her death. Of her eternal joys. Our Lord consoles her religious. Revelations of her sanctity. Prays that her religious may be comforted at her tomb. Her obsequies. Our Lord blesses her tomb.
CHAPTER 8
Favors granted at the interment of the Saint. Souls released through her intercession. How Our Lord gathered a lily. Of fear in the last agony. Purgatory in sickness. Efficacy of prayers for the dead.
CHAPTER 9
Happy death of another religious. Our Lord specially rewards her charity to others. Purgatory in sickness. How Our Lord purified a dying religious. Efficacy of prayers for the departed. Of Masses for the dead. Reward of fervor when suffering.
CHAPTER 10
St. Gertrude not formally canonized. History of her cultus . Benedict XIV. Her Office approved. Name inserted in Martyrology. Lanspergius. His History. Preface to Insinuationes . Plea for the female sex. Conclusion.
— PART TWO — The Revelations of St. Gertrude
Written by Herself
CHAPTER 1
The Saint’s thanksgiving to God for the first grace vouchsafed to her, by which her mind was withdrawn from earthly things and united to Him.
CHAPTER 2
How the grace of God illuminated her interiorly.
CHAPTER 3
Of the pleasure which God took in making His abode in the soul of Gertrude.
CHAPTER 4
Of the stigmatas imprinted in the heart of Gertrude, and her exercises in honor of the Five Wounds.
CHAPTER 5
Of the Wound of Divine Love; and of the manner of bathing, anointing and binding it up.
CHAPTER 6
Of the intimate union of the Infant Jesus with her heart.
CHAPTER 7
The Divinity is imprinted upon the soul of Gertrude as a seal upon wax.
CHAPTER 8
Of the admirable union of her soul with God.
CHAPTER 9
Of another admirable manner in which St. Gertrude was closely united to God.
CHAPTER 10
How the Lord obliged her to write these things; and how He illuminated her.
CHAPTER 11
She receives the gift of tears, and is warned of the snares which the demon has laid for her.
CHAPTER 12
With how much goodness God bears our faults.
CHAPTER 13
Of the necessity of exact vigilance over the senses and affections.
CHAPTER 14
Different exercises by which the soul is purified.
CHAPTER 15
How agreeable works of charity are to God; and also meditations on holy things.
CHAPTER 16
Of the inconceivable tenderness which the most glorious Virgin has for us.
CHAPTER 17
Of the garments with which we should clothe Jesus and His Mother.
CHAPTER 18
How God bears with our defects. Instruction on humility.
CHAPTER 19
How God is pleased to condescend to His creatures; and what glory God derives thence from the blessed.
CHAPTER 20
Of some considerable privileges which God granted to this virgin, and of the grace which He promised to her clients.
CHAPTER 21
Thanksgivings for the confirmation of the aforesaid favors.
CHAPTER 22
How St. Gertrude was admitted to the vision of God. Of the kiss of peace and other similar favors.
CHAPTER 23
Recapitulation of the gifts already mentioned. The Saint complains of her infirmity and ingratitude.
CHAPTER 24
Conclusion of this Book.
— PART THREE — The Revelations of St. Gertrude
Compiled by the Religious of Her Monastery
CHAPTER 1
Our Lord gives His Blessed Mother to St. Gertrude to be her mother, in order that she may have recourse to her in all her afflictions.
CHAPTER 2
Adversity is the spiritual ring with which the soul is betrothed to God.
CHAPTER 3
Human consolation weakens that which is Divine.
CHAPTER 4
How vile and despicable are all transitory pleasures.
CHAPTER 5
The perfect resignation of St. Gertrude into the hands of God in all adversities, and what merit she acquired thereby.
CHAPTER 6
The co-operation of the faithful soul at the Holy Sacrifice. Five favors on which the Saint was desired to meditate, when unable to assist at it.
CHAPTER 7
With what confidence we should have recourse to God in all our needs and temptations.
CHAPTER 8
Of the efficacy of prayers for others.
CHAPTER 9
Of the admirable effects of Communion, and that we should not lightly abstain from it, even for our unworthiness.
CHAPTER 10
The indulgence which Our Lord granted to St. Gertrude. Her ardent desire to be conformed in all things to the Will of God.
CHAPTER 11
How the soul may seek God, and transfigure itself into Him, in four ways.
CHAPTER 12
Reparation for the fall of a Host, which it was feared had been consecrated.
CHAPTER 13
Of the value and efficacy of Confession. How we should conquer the difficulties we feel in approaching the Sacrament of Penance.
CHAPTER 14
The different effects of charity are explained by the comparison of a tree covered with leaves, flowers and fruit.
CHAPTER 15
How afflictions unite the soul to Jesus Christ; and of the effect of an unjust excommunication.
CHAPTER 16
A vision in which St. Gertrude beheld Our Lord communicating [giving Communion to] the sisters.
CHAPTER 17
How we should prepare ourselves to receive the Body of Jesus Christ. Different exercises of piety which St. Gertrude practiced toward this august Sacrament.
CHAPTER 18
The devotion of St. Gertrude to the Mother of God. She is taught to invoke her as the white lily of the adorable Trinity, and the vermillion rose of Heaven.
CHAPTER 19
How the praises offered to the Saints may be referred to God.
CHAPTER 20
How God desires to be sought for by the soul that loves Him; and how He loves us when we s