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Quote of the day, 26 May: St. Teresa Margaret

During the little chapter read at Terce on all the Sundays after the Epiphany and Pentecost, the following words from the first epistle of Saint John are chanted: “God is love, and he who dwells in love dwells in God and God in him” [1 Jn 4:16].

In 1767, probably toward the end of January, while Sister Teresa Margaret was assisting at the recitation of the Divine Office, she was seized with a type of rapture when she heard these words recited by the Hebdomadary [i.e., the nun assigned to lead the Divine Office]. It was so profound that its effects could still be noticed about three days later.

Although Teresa Margaret was extremely diligent in hiding the secrets of her interior life, this time she was so overwhelmed by the divine action that she could not detach herself from it. She went through the cloister so elated that she seemed to disregard her natural carefulness regarding the hidden life.

Frequently, she repeated the words “God is love” to herself. Others heard her and, wondering about this peculiar behavior, asked her why she repeated these words so often.

The saint, realizing that she had betrayed herself, said: “having heard them one Sunday at the little chapter of Terce, I found such sweetness in them and they made such an impression on me that I feel that I must repeat them.”

Father Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalene, O.C.D.

Part II, The Mystical Period

di Santa Maria Maddalena O.C.D., G 2006, From the Sacred Heart to the Trinity the spiritual itinerary of Saint Teresa Margaret of the Sacred Heart, O.C.D., translated from the Italian by Ramge, S, ICS Publications, Washington DC.

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