St. Praxedes, Virgin

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This saint, a daughter of the Roman Senator Pudens, consecrated her virginity to God, and renounced her great wealth in favour of the poor and of the Church.  She thereby acquired the treasure and precious pearl of the Heavenly Kingdom.

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8/11/06 – Vol. 7
The cross is a treasure.

Finding myself in my usual state, I (Servant of God Luisa Piccarreta) saw my adorable Jesus with a cross in His hand, all full of white pearls. Giving it to me as gift, He placed it on my breast, and it sank into my heart as inside a room. Then He (Our Lord Jesus Christ) told me: “My daughter, the cross is a treasure, and the safest place in which to keep this valuable treasure is one’s own soul. Or rather, it is a safe place when the soul is disposed to receive this treasure with patience, with resignation and with the other virtues, because the virtues are as many keys that secure it, so as not to spoil it or expose it to thieves. But if it does not find especially the gold key of patience, this treasure will find many thieves, who will steal it and spoil it.”