JMJT
Jesus ... Thursday, May 30, 89
My darling little sister
You did well to write to me, I understood everything... everything everything!...
You have not done the shadow of evil, I know so well what these kinds of temptations are that I can assure you without fear, moreover Jesus tells me so from the bottom of my heart You must despise all these temptations , pay no attention to it.
Do I have to tell you something that hurt me a lot?...
It's because my little Marie left her communion... on Ascension Day and the last day of the month of Mary!... Oh! How painful it was for Jesus!...
The demon must be very shrewd to deceive a soul like this!... but don't you know, my darling, that this is the whole purpose of his desires. He knows well, the treacherous one, that he cannot cause a soul to sin which would like to be entirely for Jesus, so he only tries to make him believe it. It is already a lot for him to trouble this soul, but for his rage something else is needed, he wants to deprive Jesus of a beloved tabernacle, not being able to enter this sanctuary, he at least wants it to remain empty. and without a master! Alas! what will become of this poor heart?... When the devil has succeeded in keeping a soul away from Holy Communion, he has won everything... And Jesus cries!...
O my darling, then think that Jesus is there in the tabernacle expressly for you, for you alone, he burns with the desire to enter your heart go, do not listen to the devil, laugh at him and go without fear to receive the Jesus of peace and love!...
But I hear you say: "Thérèse says that because she doesn't know... she doesn't know how I do it on purpose... it amuses me... and then I can't take communion, since I think you are doing a sacrilege, etc., etc., etc. Yes, your poor little Thérèse knows very well, I tell you that she guesses everything, she assures you that you can go without fear to receive your only true friend... She too went through the martyrdom of scruples but Jesus made her the grace to take communion all the same, even though she thought she had committed great sins... well! I assure you that she recognized that it was the only way to get rid of the demon, because when he sees that he is wasting his time he leaves you alone!...
No, it is IMPOSSIBLE that a heart “that only rests at the sight of the tabernacle” offends Jesus to the point of not being able to receive him. What offends Jesus, what hurts his heart is the lack of trust!...
Little Sister, before receiving your letter I had a presentiment of your anguish, my heart was united to your heart, last night in my dream I was trying to console you, but alas! I couldn't succeed!... I'm not going to be happier today unless Jesus and the Blessed Virgin help me; I hope that my wish will be realized and that on the last day of her month, the Blessed Virgin will heal my darling little sister. But for that you have to pray, pray a lot, if you could put a candle at Notre-Dame-des-Victoires... I have so much confidence in her?...
Your heart is made to love Jesus, to love him passionately, pray well so that the best years of your life are not spent in chimerical fears.
We only have the short moments of our life to love Jesus, the devil knows it well, so he tries to consume it in useless work...
Dear little Sister, take Communion often, very often... That's the only remedy if you want to be cured, Jesus didn't put this attraction in your soul for nothing. (I think he would be happy if you could resume your 2 missed Communions, because then the victory of the demon would be less since he could not have succeeded in keeping Jesus away from your heart). Do not be afraid to love the Blessed Virgin too much, you will never love her enough, and Jesus will be very happy since the Blessed Virgin is his Mother.
Farewell little Sister, forgive my draft which I cannot even read again, time is running out, kiss all mine for me.
Sr Thérèse of the Child Jesus nov.carm.ind.
