God acknowledged Ignatius' great love while the
pilgrim made his way to Rome for the second and last time in his life.
After he became a priest he had decided
to spend a year without saying mass, preparing himself and begging Our Lady to
deign to place him with her Son. One day, while still a few miles from Rome, he
was praying in a church at La Storta and experienced such a change in his soul
and saw so clearly that God the Father had placed him with His Son Christ that
he could not doubt that God the Father had indeed placed him with His Son.
(Olin and O'Callaghan, Autobiography, p. 89)
I learn so much about humility and steadfastness from Ignatius. Thank you for reminding me of this time in his life.
ReplyDeleteHe continues to be a remarkable brother to me.
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