The Golden Dagger.

“The earth is steeped in crime! The Holy Name of the Lord is blasphemed; the very Sunday itself is profaned, these fill the measure of iniquity. In no age has crime been so malignant… My Name is every where blasphemed; even by the little children!” (Words of Our Lord to the Sister.)

… “Then He unfolded His heart to me, concentrating therein the powers of my soul, and addressed me thus. ‘My Name is everywhere blasphemed, even little children blaspheme it.’ And He made me understand how that dreadful sin pierced and wounded His heart, aye, more than all other crimes. By blasphemy, the sinner outrages Him to His face, attacks Him openly, and pronounces upon himself his own judgment and condemnation. Blasphemy is an empoisoned dagger, wounding His Divine Heart continually. He told me that He would give me a golden dagger with which to wound Him delightfully, and heal the poisonous wounds caused by sin.

“The following is the prayer which Our Lord dictated to me, notwithstanding my unworthiness, for the reparation of blasphemy against His Holy Name. He offered it to me as a golden dagger, assuring me that every time I said it, I would wound His heart most lovingly.”

THE GOLDEN DAGGER.

“May the most Holy, the most Sacred, the most Adorable, the most Unknown and the most Inexpressible Name of God be adored, praised, blessed, loved and glorified, in heaven, on earth and in the hells, by all creatures formed by His Sacred hand, and by the loving heart of our Lord Jesus Christ in the most Blessed Sacrament of the altar. Amen. ”

… She did not fail to take instant note of this important communication, and according to her custom, delivered it to the Mother Prioress as soon as written. The latter received it without appearing to attach much importance to its contents. But after the sister had retired, and the Mother Prioress had carefully perused it, a new avenue of thought was opened to her, and for the first time she began to suspect the gravity of the communications received by her spiritual daughter, and foresaw the responsibility which would devolve both on her and on her community. For not only was the prayer in honour of the Holy Name of God to be repeated by the person to whom it had been revealed, but it was to be communicated and spread among the faithful.

As we can readily understand, this was a subject for reflection to a superior as prudent as Mother Mary of the Incarnation.

“This communication” said the sister, “has wrought a change in my soul, for I am constantly occupied in glorifying the most Holy Name of God. Our Lord inspired me to add to the golden dagger, some other prayer, to be repeated every hour of the day. He graciously accepted this exercise, desiring that it be promulgated. My Divine Saviour made me participate in His desire of beholding the Name of His Father glorified. He exhorted me to praise and bless that adorable Name, in imitation of the angels who are perpetually singing, Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus; that thus I would accomplish His desire, that of honouring His Sacred Heart and the holy heart of His Mother. He likewise made me understand that this would not prevent me from honouring Him in His Sacred Mysteries, that during His life, His Sacred Heart had suffered from blasphemy.” 

… to be continued…

Excerpt taken from: The Holy Face and the Work of Reparation, by Sr Marie de St Pierre, & Abbè P. Janvier (ed.), (1884), reprinted in 2026 by A.D. Press.