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The Feast of the
Visitation
The Feast of the Visitation, which
commemorates when Mary went to visit her cousin Elizabeth (Luke 1:
39-56), was very meaningful to Charles.
It signified the moment when
Mary brought Jesus out into the world, and though He was hidden in
her womb, His silent presence was sanctifying to Elizabeth and her
unborn child, John.
This event gave Charles insight
regarding how he should live his life.
Jesus speaks:
Even before I was born, I was working on this mission, the
sanctification of man ... and I urged my mother to work at it
with Me.
Here and now I am saying to other souls -- to all those who have
been given Me and now lead hidden lives, possessing Me without
having been given a mission to preach -- I tell them to sanctify
souls by silently carrying Me among them.
To souls in silence, leading the hidden life in solitude far
from the world, I say: Everyone, work toward the sanctification
of the world, work at it as my mother does; silently, without
words, go establish your prayerful retreats in the midst of
those who ignore Me.
And carry the Gospel with you, not by preaching it with your
mouths, but by preaching it through your example, not by
proclaiming it, but by living it. Sanctify the world, take me
into the world ... as Mary took me to John.
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