Opera nuper in lucem prodeuntia

reverence of that hidden and ineffable birth of the Lord Jesus from God the Father eternally. It seemed to her as if she saw God the Father as a most powerful king in a truly wondrous tent, sitting upon an ivory throne, speaking to the soul: "Come and receive the coeternal and only-begotten Son of my heart, and communicate Him to all who, with devout gratitude, honor His most high and eternal generation from Me in this way." And she saw a splendor proceeding from the heart of God, which adhered to the heart of the soul in the likeness of a translucent infant: whom she greeted with words: "Hail, splendor of paternal glory, bringing light from light. Light of light and font of light. Day illuminating the day." After this, carrying the boy to each person, she gave Him to each one, and He remained with each. And yet, nonetheless, she herself carried Him upon her heart. The boy, however, reclining individually upon the chest of each, kissed their hearts by turns. First, He poured into them all their desire. Second, good will. Third, He drew into Himself all the labor which they had performed in song, inclinations, vigils, and other spiritual exercises. And she recognized, by the will of God, that it is acceptable that men, although they are not able to attain the divine and ineffable generation of the Son of God from the Father, yet, rejoicing with pious belief, they exalt it with whatever praises they can. At the Gospel, Exiit edictum A decree went out. It seemed to her that God the Father said to her: "Go to the Virgin Mother of my Son, asking that she give