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1 Remember the Father's glory,Remember the divine splendorYou left in exiling yourself on earthTo redeem all the poor sinners.O Jesus! Humbling yourself to the Virgin Mary,You veiled your infinite greatness and glory.Ah! Your mother's breastWas your second heaven,Remember.2 Remember that on the day of your birth,The Angels, leaving Heaven, sang:"Glory, honor, and power to our GodAnd peace in hearts of good will."You have kept your promise for nineteen hundred years. Lord, peace is the wealth of your children.To enjoy foreverYour ineffable peace,I come to you.3 I come to you, hide me in your swaddling clothes.I want to stay in your cradle always.There, singing with the angels,I'll be able to remind you of the joys of your first days. O Jesus! remember the shepherds and the wise men Who joyfully offered you their hearts and homage.The innocent processionWhich shed its blood for you,Remember.4 Remember that you preferred Mary's armsTo your royal throne.Little Child, to sustain you in lifeYou had nothing but virginal milk.Oh! Jesus, my little Brother, deign to invite meTo that feast of love Your Mother gives you.Your little sisterMade your heart pound,Remember!...5 Remember that you chose for your fatherThe humble Joseph, who on order from HeavenTore you away from a man's madnessWithout waking you on your mother's breast.Word-God, remember that strange mystery.You kept silent and made an angel speak!Your far-off exileOn the banks of the Nile,Remember.6 Remember that on other shoresThe golden stars and silver moonOn which I gaze in the cloudless skyDelighted and charmed your Infant eyes.With your little hand that caressed MaryYou upheld the world and gave it life,And you thought of me,Jesus, my little King,Remember...7 Remember that you worked in solitudeWith your divine hands.To live forgotten was your sweetest task.You rejected human learning.O You who with just one word could charm the world, You took delight in hiding your profound wisdom.You seemed unlearned,O All-powerful Lord!Remember8 Remember that you wandered as a Stranger on earth. You, The Eternal Word,You had nothing... no, not even a stone,Not a shelter, like the birds of heaven...O Jesus! come within me, come rest your Head,Come, my soul is truly ready to receive you.My Beloved Savior,Rest in my heart.It is Yours...9 Remember the heavenly affectionYou heaped on the littlest children.I too want to receive your caresses.Ah! give me your ravishing kisses.To enjoy your sweet presence in Heaven,I'll practice the virtues of childhood.Didn't you often say:"Heaven is for children..."?Remember.10 Remember that alongside the fountainA Traveler tired by the journeyMade waves of love from within his breastOverflow on the Samaritan woman.Ah! I know Him who asked for a drink.He is the Gift of God, the source of glory.He is Water springing up.It's He who said to us,"Come to me."11 "Come to me, poor burdened souls,Your heavy loads will soon be lightened,And, quenched forever,From your breast waters shall spring up."O my Jesus! I thirst for this water, I crave it.Deign to flood my soul with its divine torrents.To make my dwellingIn the Ocean of Love,I come to you.12 Remember that as a child of lightI often forget to serve my King well.Oh! Take pity on my great misery.In your love, Jesus, forgive me.Make me wise in the ways of Heaven.Show me the secrets hidden in the Gospel.Ah! that golden bookIs my dearest treasure,Remember.13 Remember that your divine MotherHas a marvelous power over your Heart.Remember how one day at her prayerYou changed water into delightful wine.Deign also to transform my imperfect works.Make them perfect, Lord, at Mary's voice.That I am your child,O Jesus! Very often,Remember.14 Remember that you would often climbThe hills at sunset.Remember your divine prayers,Your love songs at the hour of sleep.O my God, I offer your prayer with delight.During my hours of prayer, and then at the Divine Office,There so close to your HeartI sing with joy:Remember!15 Remember that on seeing the countryside,Your Divine Heart anticipated the harvests.Raising your eyes to the holy mountains,You whispered the names of your elect....So that your harvest may soon be gathered in,Each day, O my God, I sacrifice myself and I prayThat my joys and my tearsAre for your Harvesters,Remember.16 Remember the Angels' feast,Remember Heaven's harmonyAnd the joy of the sublime hostsWhen a sinner raises his eyes to you.Ah! I want to increase that great joy.Jesus, I want to pray unceasingly for sinners.That I came to CarmelTo fill your beautiful Heaven,Remember17 Remember the ever gentle FlameWhich you wanted to enkindle in hearts.You put this Fire of Heaven in my soul.I also want to spread its intense heat.One weak spark, O mystery of life,Is enough to light a huge fire.That I want, O my God,To carry your Fire far and wide,Remember.18 Remember the splendid banquetThat you gave for your repentant son.Remember that you yourself nourishThe pure soul at each moment.Jesus, you welcome the prodigal son with love.But no dikes separate me from the waves of your Heart. My Beloved, my King,All your wealth is mine,Remember.19 Remember how you scorned glory.In lavishing your divine miracles,You cried out, "How can you believe,You who seek human esteem?...The works that I do seem surprising.My friends will do many more remarkable ones..."How humble and gentle you were.Jesus, my tender Spouse,Remember.20 Remember that in a holy raptureThe Virgin Apostle drew near your heart.He knew your tenderness at rest.He understood all your secrets, Lord...I am not at all jealous of your beloved disciple.I know your secrets, for I am your spouse.O my divine Savior,I fall asleep on your Heart.It is mine!...21 Remember that on the night of your agonyYour tears mingled with your blood.Dew of love, its infinite worthMade virginal flowers spring up.An angel, showing you this choice harvest,Made joy reappear on your blessed Face.Jesus, you saw meAmong your lilies,Remember.22 Remember that your fruitful DewMade the flowers' corollas virginalAnd made them able even in this worldTo give birth to a great number of hearts.I am a virgin, O Jesus! yet what a mystery.When I unite myself to you, I am the mother of souls. The virginal flowersWho save sinners,Remember.23 Remember that a Condemned Man,Overwhelmed with suffering, turning to Heaven,Cried out, "Soon You will see meAppear glorious in power."No one wanted to believe that He was the Son of God, For his ineffable glory was hidden...O Prince of Peace,As for me, I recognize you,I believe in you!...24 Remember that your divine FaceWas always unknown to your own people;But you left your sweet image for me,And, you know it well, I did recognize youYes, I know you, all veiled in tears.Face of the Eternal One, I discover your charms.Jesus, all the heartsWho gather your tears,Remember.25 Remember the loving moanThat escaped from your Heart on the cross.Ah! Jesus, that moan is impressed in my heart,And I share your burning thirst.The more I feel myself burning with your divine flames, The more I thirst to give you souls.With love's thirstI burn night and day,Remember.26 Remember, Jesus, Word of Life,How you loved me and even died for me.I also want to love you to folly.I also want to live and die for You.You know, O my God! all that I desireIs to make you loved and one day be a martyr.I want to die of love.Lord, my desire,Remember.27 Remember that on the day of your victoryYou told us, "He who has not seenThe Son of God all radiant with gloryIs blessed if still he has believed! "In the shadow of Faith, I love you and adore you.O Jesus! I'm waiting in peace for the dawn to see you.I don't desireTo see you here below,Remember28 Remember that in ascending to the FatherYou could not leave us orphans;And in making yourself a prisoner on earth,You knew to veil all your divine rays.But the shadow of your veil is luminous and pure.Living Bread of faith, Celestial Food,O mystery of love!My daily Bread,Jesus, is You!....29 Jesus, it is you who, despite the blasphemiesOf the enemies of the Sacrament of love,It is you who want to show how much you love me, Since you make your dwelling in my heart.O Bread of the exiled! Holy and Divine Host,It is no longer I who live, but I live on your life.Jesus, the golden ciboriumYou prefer to all othersIs I!30 Jesus, I am your living sanctuaryThat the wicked cannot profane.Stay in my heart; is it not a flower bedWhere each flower wants to turn to you?But, O white Lily of the valley, if you withdrew,You know well, my flowers would quickly lose their petals.My Beloved Jesus,Sweet-smelling Lily, alwaysBlossom in me!...31 Remember that on earth I wantTo console you for the forgetfulness of sinners.My only Love, grant my prayer.Ah! give me a thousand hearts to love you.But that is still too little, Jesus, Beauty Supreme.Give me your divine Heart Itself to love you.Lord, my burning desire,At each moment,Remember.32 Remember that your holy willIs my rest, my only happiness.I abandon myself and I fall asleep without fearIn your arms, O my divine Savior.If you also fall asleep when the storm rages,I always want to stay in deep peace.But, Jesus, while you are asleep,Prepare meFor the awakening!33 Remember how I often longFor the day of your great coming.Send the angel to tell us soon:"Wake up, time is no more!..."Then I'll swiftly pass through space.Lord, right near you I'll take my place.In the Eternal HomeYou're to be my Heaven,Remember!...
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Jesus, My Beloved, Remember!...
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