"...immersed
totally in pure love and pure suffering..."
... by remaining on the
holy cross with great indifference of spirit, showing yourself to be able to be
quiet, serene, and tranquil without complaining ...The walls of the prison are crumbling more and more
... cast ... (your) suffering ... into the sea of sufferings of your Divine Spouse. Behold, your soul
becomes all love and is immersed totally in pure love and pure suffering, and is
penetrated within and without. Do not lose sight of your unworthiness ...
standing alone in your annihilation in order to be raised the more in
God.
~Paul of the Cross to Agnes Grazi (Grazi's
136th letter
on August 24, 1743 in Vol. 1 on Page 418 for Paul's Letter 362)