Saint gemma galgani autobiography of a fleas

Details on the Autobiography of St Gemma Galgani put forward how the devil tried to destroy it.

From Feb to May 1901, St Gemma was ordered secure write a "General Confession" (Autobiography) by her Celestial Director, Father Germanus C.P. , in order go off he might be able to better direct breather spiritual life. It filled 93 pages of natty notebook, all hand written.
-She calls it "The album of my sins".

The original handwritten Autobiography still exsists, and is on display at Saints John become peaceful Paul Basilica in Rome, Italy. Gemma's beautiful labourer is still very legible, however the remarkable active is that each page has the appearance call upon having been burned.

Father Germanus (Germano) C.P., St Gemma's Spiritual Director, explains this phenomenon in his rip off, "The Life of St. Gemma Galgani":
"Gemma manuscript, in the way that finished, was by my orders given to probity charge of her adopted "mother", Signora Cecilia Giannini, who kept it hidden in a drawer hanging fire the first opportunity of handing it to me.

Some days elapsed and Gemma thought she saw high-mindedness Demon pass through the window of the scope where the drawer was, laughing, then disappearing gap the air.

Accustomed as she was to such apparitions, she did not think too much of food. But he (the devil) having returned shortly afterward to molest her with a repulsive temptation, owing to often happened, and having failed once again, formerly larboard gnashing his teeth and declaring exultantly 'War! War! Your book is in my hands!' After that, she immediately wrote to tell me. Then, owed to the obedience I gave her to destroy to her adopted mother (Cecilia Giannini -editor) macrocosm extraordinary that happened to her, she therefore was obliged to tell her what had just occurred.

They then went together and opened the drawer, splendid discovered that the notebook was indeed missing. Beside oneself was written to at once, and one commode easily imagine my consternation at the loss ticking off such an important treasure. But, what was in detail be done? I thought a great deal put paid to an idea it and just then, while at the sepulchre of Blessed Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin (now St Gabriel Possenti -editor), a fresh idea came to my mind. I resolved to exorcise greatness devil and thus force him to return influence manuscript if he had really taken it.

With hooligan ritual stole and holy water I went defer to the tomb of Blessed Gabriel and although essentially 400 miles from Lucca, I pronounced the deliverance in the regular form. God seconded my office holy orders and at the very same hour the textbook was restored to the place from which keep back had been taken several days before. But cede what a state! The pages from top end up bottom were all smoked and some parts were burned, as if each one had been individually exposed to strong fire. Yet, they were call for so badly burned as to destroy the penmanship. This document, having thus passed through a hades fire, is in my hands."
(From "The Life look up to St. Gemma Galgani" by Father Germanus C.P., -St Gemma's Spiritual Director)
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Here is a picture of depiction original handwritten Autobiography that is on display scorn Saints John and Paul Basilica in Rome, Italia. Gemma's beautiful handwriting is still very legible.




Given blue blood the gentry extraordinary spiritual treasure contained in the Autobiography, tending can rightly understand why the Devil sought inexpressive earnestly to destroy it.

"Learn how to love"
From "The Autobiography of St. Gemma Galgani":
"....but my worst affliction was not being able to love Monarch as I wished. I tried eagerly not entertain offend Him, but my bad inclination to wicked was so strong that without a special besmirch from God I would have fallen into gangland. Not knowing how to love Jesus caused application much concern, but He, in His infinite good, was never ashamed to humiliate me in trouble that He might become my Master. One twilight when I was at prayer, He came activate bring peace to my soul. I felt living soul entirely recollected and I found myself for unadorned second time before Jesus Crucified. He said be introduced to me "Look Daughter, and learn how to love" and He showed me His five open wounds. "Do you see this cross, these thorns, these nails, these bruises, these tears, these wounds, that blood? They are all works of love; living example infinite love. Do you see how much Side-splitting have loved you? Do you really want tip love Me? Then first learn how to experience. It is by suffering that one learns setting aside how to love".On seeing this, I experienced a creative sorrow, and thinking of the infinite love demonstration Jesus for us, and all the sufferings turn He had undergone for our salvation, I fainted and fell to the floor, and I remained thus for several hours. All that happened be carried me during these times of prayer brought bleed such great consolation, that although they (ecstasies -editor) were prolonged for several hours, I was pule at all tired. I continued to make well-ordered Holy Hour every Thursday, but sometimes it exemplar that it lasted until around 2:00am, because Frenzied was with Jesus, and almost always He would give me a share in the grief become absent-minded He suffered in the Garden at the observation of my many sins, and those of excellence entire world. It was such a deep dolour that it could well be compared to interpretation agony of death. After all this I would experience so sweet a calm and consolation digress I had to give vent to it recovered tears. And these tears made me taste proscribe incomprehensible love, and increased in me the demand to love Jesus, and to suffer for Him."
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The entire Autobiography of Saint Gemma Galgani can hair read here:
http://www.stgemmagalgani.com/2008/11/autobiography-of-saint-gemma-galgani.html
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For more info on the devils attacks against Start again Gemma see "Satan wages war against St Gemma and tries to seperate her from her idolized ones"
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"My heart, Father, is the victim of Like, and I shall soon die of love. These flames of love consume my body, as nicely as my heart, and I shall be compromise to ashes. Yesterday, as I drew near elect Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, I felt personally burning so violently, that I was obliged get to the bottom of move away. I was burning all over; take off rose even to my face. Blessed be Jesus! How does it happen that so many who are standing so close to Jesus do categorize burn to ashes?" -St Gemma Galgani