November 17, 1975

THE LOVE OF THE INNOCENT

Write, my son. I announced to you that I would return to this theme.

In each human creature there are three physiognomies, two of which can be seen:

a) The physiognomy of the face that is visible to everyone; we see the face of everyone, made upon only one model; nevertheless each one is different from the other.

b) We see less clearly the interior physiognomy of man, that is to say, that of his soul, of his temperament, of his character, his intelligence, etc.

c) Besides, there is the physiognomy even more interior of the soul, that is to say, that of his supernatural life or death. This third physiognomy is perceived by very few.

The soul, covered with divine grace, clothed with its white nuptial garment, is marvelous; God sees this splendor, for it forms part of himself. It is also seen imperfectly by souls very advanced in the life of grace, that is, of perfection.

And thus as bodily physiognomies are not equal, neither are interior physiognomies, that is, the characters of men, nor are supernatural physiognomies equal.

Therefore, these are the three physiognomies, that of the body, that of the soul, and that of grace.

Grace is the divine life in souls; I am love. Therefore grace is the love of God, communicated to souls.

Different splendor

Each soul in grace has in itself love, with an intensity of different splendor, for my love is different in each soul.

One may love little; one may love enough; one may love very much, and it is also possible to love in different forms. He who does not love is in death. He does not have interior light within himself; it is the most tremendous misfortune, because for the soul that does not find within it the love that was infused in baptism, is eternal death, hell.

Yes, say this word strongly: hell, in which now almost no one believes in!

One may love much; one may love very much, always with the soul; with the senses one can love as in nuptial love, which is chaste and holy, always when it is directed in the just way. One can love very much, both interiorly and exteriorly, without sensuality.

It is the love of the innocent and the love of the pure, the love of the first parents before they sinned; the child that tenderly embraces its mother excludes from its love all contamination.

Necessity of expanding

The pure and chaste soul, absorbed in the love of God and of its neighbor, and that has made of the commandment of love the law of its life, is not capable of containing love in its interior; love breaks out even upon the material that imprisons it, and it has a necessity of expanding, just as light and the heat of a flame naturally expand.

This strong, pure and innocent love, is not comprehended, except by only a few souls, and those who possess it should frequently impede it, for it might be a motive of scandal. Very few are the consecrated souls who attain this fulness of love; and since the soul of love is always suffering, for this reason, at times, impeding or restraining it for a just motive, it is nourished even more, because this suffering causes the soul to become even stronger in its love.

He who loves in this way does not feel nor need the stimuli of the senses.

At times it might be a mistake to wish to detain the natural course of supernatural love for motives of unjustifiable human respect; just as among the first Christians who greeted each other with a kiss, even between persons of the opposite sex; no inconvenience was caused by this, for they were chaste and pure.

The word that does not change

- But Lord, in this our world, in the world of today in which vice, corruption, obscenity and impurity reign supreme, do you not consider this doctrine dangerous?

- No, my son: my word is a living word; it is a word that does not change with the changing of happenings and customs of men. my word is like a ray of light that arrives at the mire; it illumines it without remaining contaminated by it.

If this is not understood today, it will be tomorrow, in my Church, regenerated to a new life and to a new splendor.

I bless you as always; remember, what you have written today, for yourself and for many souls, is important.

Love Me greatly, and do not forget what I ask you so frequently.