Ecstasy date
November 28, 1878.
“I
am Saint Victorian, Bishop and Martyr. I was a martyr for God,
preferring death rather than give up my Divine Treasure. Hidden under
my clothes, on my heart, I removed It (the Blessed Sacrament) from
the cruelty of the barbarians ... I fled and I bore Jesus on my
heart. I was stopped by the guard of the Emperor so dreaded and
cruel. I was bound, stripped and searched. My body was set on fire
and put to instruments of torture. At all times my right hand rested
on my chest to keep the Treasure I was bearing. I fell on my knees
and prayed Our Lord to please tear Himself from sacrilegious hands as
I was bound and surrounded by the enemies of the Divine King.
After
this prayer, I was dragged in chains to the place of execution where
I left the earth. The precious Treasure still reposed on my heart.
What pain of delivering my Saviour! Once the sword was about to cross
my heart and my body, I felt a sweet consolation. Our Lord stood
gently on my heart and rose above the barbarian men in the form of
the Child Jesus, the most tenderest, the kindest, weeping tears of
pain. All the barbarians (took no notice) of this Divine marvel. On
the contrary, their rage and ferocity redoubled. It was there that I
received the palm of victors. My heart was broken, my body pierced
and my head separated.
Now
a word on behalf of Our Lord.
O
rich suffering, which contains an abundant Divine harvest and where
our Lord finds the precious pearls to form our crowns! Dear brothers
and sisters, if we could enter into the secret of happiness it is
the secret of suffering, after it is returned to us, we could
say: "I saw, I tasted, everything that Heaven possesses is more
sweet and more happier!"
This
is the way to enter into the secret. This
is the first complete and perfect resignation that makes us enjoy the
Heaven before they tasted the true eternal rest.
O too little honoured suffering, you have charms for the heart of the
Christian faithful! You make in his heart the beginning of a
paradise, the beginning of an almost complete satiation, until the
fullness comes to quench the eternal thirst and hunger forever. Your
sufferings are golden ears (of grain). These spikes are responsible
for a rich harvest which is another love that enter into the seed of
Immortal Love. These two loves join and complete reality is made to
come out of this life. Dear brothers and sisters, you who are
suffering now, do you not feel this flood of happiness that raises,
expands you?
This
Divine torrent comes from Heaven. It works in your human suffering,
it changes and turns them so they shine in the eyes of the Lord as
rich diamonds. And God, proud of your generous suffering, sends you
double grace and strength …
Dear
brothers and sisters, the soul that is not on the cross, the soul
that feels no pain and or sorrow, has not yet entered in the road
that gently leads to Heaven. For its sweetness, this path charms
your souls and gives them the sublime intoxication of Hope ... How
sweet it is to fall asleep in the Lord after many trials of suffering
and pain! To all, courage!”
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Notes:
As St. Victorian declares in this vision he is a Martyr of the
Eucharist, the “Friends of Marie-Julie / Sanctuary Website”
identifies him as Saint Victorian who was martyred at Adrumetum in
484 under the Vandal King, Hunneric, who was an Arian. The Arians
denied the divinity of Christ and persecuted the Catholic faithful.
Many priests, bishops, deacons and faithful preferred to die rather
than let heretics profane or desecrate the consecrated Host, thereby
demonstrating their faith in the Real Presence of Our Lord, His Body,
His Blood, His Soul and Divinity in the Blessed Sacrament of the
Altar. St. Victorian's account to Marie-Julie is in keeping with
this.
However,
according to traditional accounts of his life, Victorian of
Adrumetum was a wealthy Catholic who had been appointed proconsul by
Hunneric, and is not recorded as being a bishop. He served as an
obedient administrator to the king until he was asked to convert to
Arianism, which he refused. It is possible the saint was correcting
this detail of his life during his visit to Marie-Julie, revealing
he was in fact a bishop.
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