Flower of Devotion

On the Wednesday after Easter, when the Mass “Venite benedictia” (Come, ye blessed of my Father, take the kingdom, Alleluia!) was read, St. Mechtilde was filled with ineffable and extraordinary joy. And she said to the Lord, “Oh, if I were one of those blessed ones who will one day hear this sweet voice of Yours.” To this the Lord replied, “You may expect this, and I give you My Heart as a bet that you should always have with you. And on the day that I comply with your request, you will give me a certificate of it. I also give you My Heart as a house of refuge, so that at the hour of your death you will not take any other road; only to My Heart, to rest in it.”