In the space of less than two months passed away two
people who dedicated to Alexandrina much of their time. Died first Eugenia
Signorile, who began her study at the request of Fr. Umberto and on Blessed
wrote many books, and died later Leo Madigan, who, inspired by Francis
Johnston, wrote a book on the same Beata and translated some books by Eugenia
Signorile and many pages of the Sentiments of the Soul.
To remind them, we will transcribe the work by Eugenia
Signorile Alexandrina, I Want to Learn from
You! (in Italian Alexandrina, Voglio
Imparare da Te!), translated to English by Leo Madigan.
We will do it in parts, by chapter if possible.
ALEXANDRINA, I WANT TO
LEARN FROM YOU!
A short synthesis of practical passages from Alexandrina’s work
By C.E.
SIGNORILE
INTENT
If all people followed Jesus’ steps, true peace would
finally reign. But also, if all followed the true Christians, the “healthy” members
of the mystical Body of Christ, peace, the establishment of the kingdom of God
would take place here, on this Earth.
Blessed Alexandrina is one of these models to follow.
Many times Jesus told her that she was humanity’s guide:
You came into
the world to be the school of all humanity.
In you,
maidens learn to keep the white lilies of their purity for Me;
In you the
old and the young, the rich and the poor, the wise and the ignorant learn.
In you all
learn to love Me in suffering, to take up their cross. S (05-12-47)
Your life, my
daughter, is a school of love, a school of pain.
I want so
much want to shout out loud to tell all humanity to learn from your life: it is
a wise school, it is a sublime school; it is a school which teaches every
aspect of the divine life. S (28-03-52)
Little
daughter, celestial gift, all your life speaks to them. All your life is a
continuing guidance. Your forced smile, your moans, all your resigned suffering
speaks to their hearts; it captivates them, attracts them, and they come to Me.
You are the Missionary of Jesus. This sublime mission will continue with more
glory, more splendour, when you come to Heaven. S (21-08-53)
The darkness
of your room (the light wounded her eyes) invites souls to reach out for great
things: it is a foretaste for them. Your small room preaches to them and it
will always preach to all that enter it. All your life preaches to them, and
this preaching will be extended to the entire world. S (28-01-55)
Courage, my
daughter!
Your bedroom,
your life, how many lessons do they give to the world!
It is a
divine school that teaches men; it is God’s light which shines in the
darknesses. S (11-02-55)
If therefore we want to live as true Christians, to
participate in the redemption of poor humanity, let’s go to Alexandrina’s
school. This school is accessible to us through her writings, dictated in
obedience to her spiritual directors, with that sense of sacrifice and love for
souls, which was her mission.
But if the volumes of such writings are simply buried
in libraries, how can people come to know of them? That's why we need
anthologies.
We have intended to extract from them a small
collection of thoughts and sentences to carry with us in daily life: a small
vade-mecum to be a stimulus and aid to every Christian who truly loves and does
not want to squander his life here on this earth.
The Signoriles, October, 2004.
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