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Quote of the day, 11 February: St. Elizabeth of the Trinity

To Lourdes, in the Pyrenees

Beneath my trembling fingers, O lyre, vibrate—
let us sing a new hymn together
to greet this beautiful land
and express what it awakens in me.
Hail, beautiful nature!
Hail, immortal mountains!
Hail, you who lift the soul toward Heaven,
O solitary and blessed grotto,
where I love to contemplate Mary,
where all is pure, calm, and silent.
O Lourdes, land of miracles,
a foretaste of the Eternal Home,
are you not a little piece of Heaven
in the midst of this shadowed valley?
I wish I could stay here forever.
Alas, we must part,
and for how many years?
You whom I love, dear Pyrenees…
Who knows? One day, among you,
perhaps she will bring me back,
the Madonna of Massabielle.
How sweet that happiness would be!
I would return, poor and alone,
having nothing left on this earth
but the Heart and the Cross of Jesus.
Oh! What more could one desire?
Is this not the highest treasure
that Jesus gives to those He loves?
For to those privileged in His Heart,
He shares His suffering.

And so, beloved mountains,
O blessed and silent grotto,
beautiful land that lifts the soul toward Heaven,
I must now say to you:
A Dieu.

Saint Elizabeth of the Trinity

Poetry 59, To Lourdes, in the Pyrenees
22 July 1898

Translation from the French text is the blogger’s own work product and may not be reproduced without permission.

Featured image: The Basilica of the Immaculate Conception was the first church built at Lourdes. Its construction was intended to serve as the chapel requested by the Blessed Virgin through her messages to Saint Bernadette Soubirous. Situated above a crypt, it overlooks the grotto of Massabielle cave and its rocky cliff upon which the basilica’s foundations are built. The construction of the church continued from 1862 to 1871 according to the plans of architect Hippolyte Durand. The basilica’s solemn consecration took place on 2 July 1876. Image credit: Lawrence Lew, OP / Flickr (Some rights reserved)

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