The Book of Heaven
—Unofficial Version—

Volume 6


January 28, 1905

The cross is seed of virtue.


As I was feeling in suffering more than usual, my adorable Jesus came for just a little and told me:  “My daughter, the cross is seed of virtue, and just as one who sows harvests for ten, twenty, thirty, and even one hundred - in the same way, the cross, being seed, multiplies virtues and perfections, and it embellishes them in an admirable way.  So, the more crosses thicken around you, the more seeds of virtue are sown into your soul.  Therefore, instead of afflicting yourself when a new cross comes to you, you should rejoice, thinking that you are acquiring another seed, with which you can enrich, and even complete, your crown.”