'The Holy Spirit is light and strength. He teaches us
to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and between good and evil.
Like glasses that magnify objects, the Holy Spirit shows us good and
evil on a large scale. With the Holy Spirit we see everything in its
true proportions; we see the greatness of the least actions done for
God, and the greatness of the least faults. As a watchmaker with his
glasses distinguishes the most minute wheels of a watch, so we, with the
light of the Holy Spirit, distinguish all the details of our poor life.
Then the smallest imperfections appear very great, the least sins
inspire us with horror. That is the reason why the most Holy Virgin
never sinned. The Holy Spirit made her understand the hideousness of
sin; she shuddered with terror at the least fault.
Those who have the Holy Spirit cannot endure themselves, so well do they know their poor misery. The proud are those who have not the Holy Spirit.'
Those who have the Holy Spirit cannot endure themselves, so well do they know their poor misery. The proud are those who have not the Holy Spirit.'
