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Saint Gema Galgani. THE SCORES OF CHRIST

Saint Gema Galgani

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THE SCORES OF CHRIST

On June 8, 1899, in communion, Jesus warned him that in the afternoon he was going to receive a great grace. She relates it like this: Evening came. Suddenly, sooner than usual, I felt seized by a very strong internal pain of my sins; as strong as I have ever felt. Pain that was about to make me die right there. After this, I felt collected in all the powers of the soul …

To the inner recollection, the loss of senses soon happened and I found myself in the presence of my heavenly mother who had my guardian angel on her right, who the first thing she told me was to do the act of contrition. Once it was done, the mother said these words to me: «Daughter, in the name of Jesus, may all your sins be forgiven you.» Then she added: “My son Jesus loves you very much and he wants to give you a great grace. Will you know how to make yourself worthy of it?

My misery did not know what to answer. She continued saying: «I will be your mother, will you know how to show yourself a true daughter?» She spread her cloak and covered me with it. At that moment, Jesus appeared with all the open sores, but no blood came out of the wounds, flames of fire came out, which in a moment came to fatten my hands, feet and side.

I thought I was dying and would have fallen to the ground, if the celestial mother had not supported me, always keeping me covered with her mantle. For several hours I had to maintain that posture. Later, my mother kissed me on the forehead, she disappeared everything and I found myself on my knees on the ground, but she continued to feel a strong pain in her hands, feet and side.

I got up to go to bed, but I noticed that, from those parts that hurt me, blood was coming out. I covered them as best I could and then, helped by the angel, I was able to lie down on the bed. And these pains and these wounds, instead of afflicting me, filled me with perfect peace. In the morning, with great difficulty, I was able to go to communion, and I put some gloves on my hands so that nothing would be seen.