Visit of St. Thomas Aquinas
圣多玛斯•阿奎纳造访
Ecstasy of July 4,1878
1878年7月4日的神魂超拔
St. Thomas Aquinasis so named because he was born in Aquino in Italy in 1225. He is also calledAquinas, or the Angelic Doctor.
圣多玛斯•阿奎纳之所以如此命名，是因为他于1225年出生于意大利的阿奎诺。他也被称为阿奎纳或“天使圣师”。
He entered theOrder of St. Dominic in 1245. He taught theology in Paris and Rome. His mostfamous works are the Summa Theologica and the Summa against the Gentiles.
他于1245年加入了圣多明我修会。他在巴黎和罗马教授神学。他最著名的著作是《神学大全》和《反异教大全》。
His influence wasimmense and the Church considers him one of its greatest doctors.
他的影响是巨大的，教会尊称他为最伟大的圣师之一。
He was a greatcontemplative. He was the champion of the Eucharist, among other claims tofame. He died in 1274, aged only 49. Feast Day, March 7. He came several times duringthe life of Marie-Julie of the Crucifix: (Biography provided by the SanctuaryWebsite).
他是一个伟大的默观者。他是弥撒的捍卫者，还有其他的名声。他死于1274年，年仅49岁。庆日是3月7日。玛利亚•茱莉在十字架上的一生中，他来过几次:(圣所网站提供的材料)。
（评注：传说圣多玛斯•阿奎纳有一次在巴黎，一些神学博士问他关于弥撒的问题。严谨而理性的阿奎纳开始就此着手写一份详细而清晰的回答。由于回答这个问题责任重大，为了寻求天主的指引，他用了更长的时间祈祷，并请求其他圣徒为此代祷。最后他把自己写的论证放在耶稣受难圣像下面，仿佛等待十字架上的天主来审判。然后他回到自己居所又开始埋头祷告。据他身边的修士们说，他们亲眼看见圣像上的耶稣从十字架上下来，站在他写的论证的卷轴上，说：“多玛斯，你关于我的圣体的论证是正确的。”这个异象发生后，基督又升到空中，回到十字架上。）
“The peace of theLord be in your soul, may that Peace be entirely within you, I am St. ThomasAquinas.”
“愿上主的平安在你的心里，愿那平安完全在你里面，我是圣多玛斯•阿奎纳。”
Marie-Julie:
玛利亚•茱莉：
“Oh! Good Saint,I've known you long time!”
“哦!好圣人，我认识你很久了!”
St. Thomas: “Icome from the good Jesus before the entry of the Holy Novitiate. I see withpleasure the great road of the Cross open. Know for certain that there isnothing but suffering,humiliations and surrendering (of the will) that openthis great way of perfection.
圣多玛斯：“我从耶稣面前的圣初学院入口而来的。我愉快地看到十字架的大道是敞开的。要知道世上只有受苦，谦卑和服从(意志的)，才能打开了通向完美圣德的伟大之路。
(i.e., the HolyNovitiate: it appears Our Lord wished Marie-Julie to enter a special spiritualnovitiate dedicated to the Cross that would lead her to spiritual perfection.Many saints came to help prepare her for this special path.)
(即是：圣初学院：看来我们的上主希望玛利亚•茱莉进入一个奉献给十字架的特殊的灵性初学见习，引导她达到灵性的完美境界。许多圣人来帮助她预备这条特殊的道路。）
（评注：欲加入男女修会必经的一年或多年之学习或者说见习阶段，在此时期，初学生通常不得参加影响灵修的院外活动。这里圣多玛斯•阿奎纳说是在耶稣面前的圣初学院，说的意思可能是告诉我们，在基督的道路中，初步要注意的是什么。事实上只有受苦、谦卑和服从，才是走上这条路的必要条件。）
No one will enterthe Kingdom of Heaven who has not suffered and carried his cross. We must carrythe cross and suffer with Jesus.
若不受苦，不背十字架，就没有人能进天国。我们必须背负十字架，和耶稣一起受苦。
It is a necessity... The sufferings on earth are the first heaven of the soul; after the soulpasses this paradise of tests, God opens another heaven when it sees Him, toworship and love Him more.
这是必须的……世间的苦难是灵魂的第一天堂;当灵魂经过这个考验的乐园后，他看见天主的时候，祂就为他另开一个天堂，让他来朝拜和更加挚爱祂。
It is necessarythat the soul is completely purified and the mind is disengaged of all humanthoughts, all love of the earth. To enter the great way perfect, it isabsolutely necessary to be tried, humiliated on the earth. This is the clearestproof that God gives to His true friends to distinguish them and to make themHis true adopted children.
灵魂完全净化，头脑脱离所有人类的思想和所有对地上事物的爱恋，是必要的。要想完美地进入这伟大的道路，必须在地上受考验，受羞辱。这是天主给祂真正的朋友最清楚的证明，让他们与众不同，成为祂真正收养的爱子。
In the path ofsublime elevation, the most certain mark of truth is peace of soul, and at thesame time, peace in the continuously rebellious part of the human heart.
在迈向崇高的道路上，最确定的真理标志是心灵的平安，同时，平安也存在于人内心不断抗争的部分。
Even if while onearth we would all have all the tests of St. Paul and other saints who rose tothe highest levels of perfection, all these trials, all the storms of theenemy, we would not lose this peace of soul ... If God left us a lifetime ofenjoyment without temptation, without tests, we would have no merit, we wouldnot be the true children of God.
即使我们在世时都经历过圣保禄宗徒和其他圣人的考验，他们都达到了完美的最高境界，所有这些考验，所有来自敌人的袭击，我们也都不会失去灵魂的平安……如果天主给我们一生的享受，没有诱惑，没有考验，我们就没有功德，我们就不是天主真正的儿女。
Sometimes God allowstrials, pains upon pains; it is then that our soul makes rapid progress towardsdivine perfection. The test is a safeguard and also a light and a defence forthe soul ...”
有时天主容许考验，痛苦再加上痛苦;就在那时，我们的灵魂朝着神圣的完美境界快速前进。考验是一种护卫，也是一种光明，是给灵魂的防御……”
