The Luminous Mysteries - Meditations of St. Gemma Galgani

The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan

Jesus, do not abandon poor sinners. I am ready to do everything for them. You died on the cross; grant that I too may die on it for them. They are all Your children; so if they are Your children, do not abandon them. I, Jesus, want You to save them all. If You abandon them, Jesus, there will be no more hope…

The Wedding at Cana

I want to live by faith and hope. I am no longer interested in seeing You on earth: it is enough that I will see You again in heaven. When I breathe, Jesus, I always breathe You; I will seek nothing and no one else but You.

The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God

You love me, Jesus, but should I not be able to love You? How wonderful is the tenderness of God toward a poor creature! Help me, Jesus. Help me, and You will see that I will want to love You with a sincere, intense, and living love. O Jesus, only You, You alone do I want to love; I no longer belong to myself, but to You.

The Transfiguration

I earnestly strive for paradise… When will I pass, O Jesus, from darkness into light, from death into life…? From the fear of losing You to the certainty of possessing You…? When will I be completely saturated with Your Divine beauty…? When will I be completely lost in Your Divine light…? In light immeasurable, unquenchable, incorporeal… Oh, Jesus! When, Jesus…?

The Institution of the Eucharist

O Jesus, my good! I am hungry for Your Bread of life, I am thirsty for Your sacramental Blood. Yes, I feel You in my heart… I feel You so alive. What a mystery! I feel as if I were in paradise… When You come to my mind in the morning, and then descend into my heart, I forget all torments… The earth vanishes, and I taste only You. Do not worry, Jesus, for no one can steal You from me anymore…