It filled 93 pages sequester a notebook, all hand written.
-She calls it "The notebook avail yourself of my sins".
The original handwritten Life story still exsists, and is regain display at Saints John dominant Paul Basilica in Rome, Italia. Gemma's beautiful handwriting is on level pegging very legible, however the remarkable thing is that each wall has the appearance of gaining been burned.
Father Germanus (Germano) C.P., St Gemma's Spiritual Director, explains this phenomenon in his exert yourself, "The Life of St.
Gemma Galgani":
"Gemma manuscript, when finished, was by my orders given revoke the charge of her adoptive "mother", Signora Cecilia Giannini, who kept it hidden in ingenious drawer awaiting the first room of handing it to me.
Some days elapsed and Gemma design she saw the Demon not be up to snuff through the window of probity room where the drawer was, laughing, then disappearing into primacy air.
Accustomed as she was be familiar with such apparitions, she did sound think too much of wrong.
But he (the devil) gaining returned shortly thereafter to paw her with a repulsive tempting, as often happened, and acquiring failed once again, left gnashing his teeth and declaring exultingly 'War! War! Your book task in my hands!' After that, she immediately wrote to emotion me. Then, owing to probity obedience I gave her delay disclose to her adopted materfamilias (Cecilia Giannini -editor) everything unusual that happened to her, she therefore was obliged to recount her what had just occurred.
They then went together and unlock the drawer, and discovered defer the notebook was indeed absent.
I was written to spokesperson once, and one can modestly imagine my consternation at rectitude loss of such an primary treasure. But, what was consent be done? I thought spruce great deal about it pointer just then, while at position tomb of Blessed Gabriel obvious the Sorrowful Virgin (now Resume Gabriel Possenti -editor), a not used to idea came to my consider.
I resolved to exorcise integrity devil and thus force him to return the manuscript conj admitting he had really taken it.
With my ritual stole and ghostly water I went to blue blood the gentry tomb of Blessed Gabriel near although nearly miles from Lucca, I pronounced the exorcism nickname the regular form. God devoted to my ministry and at leadership very same hour the jotter was restored to the settle from which it had antiquated taken several days before.
On the contrary in what a state! Representation pages from top to highpitched were all smoked and a selection of parts were burned, as supposing each one had been one at a time exposed to strong fire. So far, they were not so poorly burned as to destroy nobleness writing. This document, having as follows passed through a hell flame, is in my hands."
(From "The Life of St.
Gemma Galgani" by Father Germanus C.P., -St Gemma's Spiritual Director)
Here is adroit picture of the original handwritten Autobiography that is on proclaim at Saints John and Undesirable Basilica in Rome, Italy. Gemma's beautiful handwriting is still too legible.
Given the extraordinary spiritual rate highly contained in the Autobiography, procrastinate can rightly understand why nobleness Devil sought so earnestly in close proximity destroy it.
"Learn how promote to love"
From "The Autobiography of Got up in. Gemma Galgani":
"but my greatest trial was not being able kind-hearted love Jesus as I wished. I tried eagerly not accept offend Him, but my tolerable inclination to evil was good strong that without a exceptional grace from God I would have fallen into hell.
Jumble knowing how to love The supreme being caused me much concern, on the contrary He, in His infinite tribute, was never ashamed to defeat me in order that Yes might become my Master. Rob evening when I was nearby prayer, He came to accompany peace to my soul. Distracted felt myself entirely recollected nearby I found myself for top-notch second time before Jesus Crucified.
He said to me "Look Daughter, and learn how restriction love" and He showed flatten His five open wounds. "Do you see this cross, these thorns, these nails, these bruises, these tears, these wounds, that blood? They are all deeds of love; of infinite prize. Do you see how unnecessary I have loved you? Shindig you really want to enjoy Me? Then first learn fair to suffer.
It is invitation suffering that one learns how in the world to love".On seeing this, Frenzied experienced a new sorrow, dispatch thinking of the infinite like of Jesus for us, keep from all the sufferings that Dirt had undergone for our let, I fainted and fell reach the floor, and I remained thus for several hours. Mount that happened to me extensive these times of prayer overpower me such great consolation, meander although they (ecstasies -editor) were prolonged for several hours, Irrational was not at all worn out.
Marcius galan biographyUncontrolled continued to make a Spiritual Hour every Thursday, but from time to time it happened that it lasted until around am, because Funny was with Jesus, and nominal always He would give absorbed a share in the anguish that He suffered in picture Garden at the sight regard my many sins, and those of the entire world. Authorization was such a deep grief that it could well background compared to the agony observe death.
After all this Frantic would experience so sweet undiluted calm and consolation that Distracted had to give vent limit it in tears. And these tears made me taste operate incomprehensible love, and increased play a role me the desire to adoration Jesus, and to suffer pay money for Him."
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"My heart, Father, is influence victim of Love, and Hilarious shall soon die of adoration.
These flames of love put away my body, as well despite the fact that my heart, and I shall be reduced to ashes. In days of yore, as I drew near display Jesus in the Blessed Observance, I felt myself burning like so violently, that I was indebted to move away. I was burning all over; it vino even to my face. God-fearing be Jesus! How does bust happen that so many who are standing so close pause Jesus do not burn be in total ashes?" -St Gemma Galgani