The home of Jesus is the tabernacle. Our dear Lord and Saviour dwells
among the poor as well as among the rich. He lives in the noisy, crowded
city, as well as in the lonely, quiet country; in magnificent cathedrals,
as well as in the poorest churches and the most dilapidated chapels. There
He remains, that all may be able to come to His dwelling‐place, to lay
before Him all their wants, to converse with Him and to obtain from Him
all the graces they need, whether for soul or body. Can we imagine
anything more loving or generous? The soul that truly loves Jesus need not
go far to find Him. He can be found in every church in which the Blessed
Sacrament is kept, and there the King of kings, Our Lord and Saviour, is
content to remain, shut up in a tabernacle of wood, with no one to keep
Him company. Well has He been called a “Prisoner of love.” O sweet Heart
of Jesus, because Thou art always with us, we forget Thee; because we are
accustomed to Thy continual presence we heed it no more. Because Thou
never leavest us, we grow tired of Thee and value Thee not. O loving Heart
of Jesus, what ingratitude! Yet surely it ought not to be difficult to
visit Thee and to converse with Thee. How many afflictions, how many
troubles of mind and body, are there to tell Thee; how many graces and
blessings to supplicate; how many sins and transgressions are there to
weep for; how many acts of love and thanksgiving to be poured forth for
all Thy numberless mercies; how many petitions ought to ascend for the
conversion of those who neither know nor love Thee! O compassionate Jesus,
grant that we may ever remember Thee in Thy loving Sacrament, and let Thy
dear words ever sound in our ears: “Come to Me, all you that labor and are
heavily burdened, and I will refresh you.”
Prayer.
I adore Thee, O Sacred Heart of Jesus, the joy, the satisfaction, and the
supreme Ruler of all hearts. With the same loving kindness that led Thee
to take the hand of St. Thomas, and carry it Thyself into Thy side, make
my heart seek no joy but in Thee, O Sacred Heart. May my heart be ever
subject to Thy gentle sway, for out of Thee it will find but labor and
tribulation, and all the consequences of its unhappy bondage. Amen.
Twenty‐seventh Day. The Heart of Jesus is My Hope.
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