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English version by
Regis J. Armstrong, OFM CAP & Ignatius C. Brady, OFM

Original Language
Italian

Happy, indeed, is she whom it is given to share this sacred banquet,

Themes

Bliss

Death

Fire

Heart

Light

Recommended Books

	All Saints: Daily Reflections on Saints, Prophets, and Witnesses for Our Time, by Robert Ellsberg
	Francis and Clare: The Complete Works: The Classics of Western Spirituality, Translated by Regis J. Armstrong, OFM CAP / Translated by Ignatius C. Brady, OFM
	Sacred Voices: Essential Women's Voices Through the Ages, Edited by Mary Ford-Grabowsky

Happy, indeed, is she whom it is given to share this sacred banquet,
to cling with all her heart to Him
     Whose beauty all the heavenly hosts admire unceasingly,
     Whose love inflames our love,
     Whose contemplation is our refreshment,
     Whose graciousness is our joy,
     Whose gentleness fills us to overflowing,
     Whose remembrance brings a gentle light,
     Whose fragrance will revive the dead,
     Whose glorious vision will be the happiness of all the citizens of the heavenly Jerusalem.

-- from Francis and Clare: The Complete Works: The Classics of Western Spirituality, Translated by Regis J. Armstrong, OFM CAP / Translated by Ignatius C. Brady, OFM

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