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Saint Birgitta 81
and the Holy Virgin.
She had them ever in
her mind and thoughts
until at last she fancied
she could see them and
converse with them.
One winter night,
when she could not go
to sleep, she lay staring
into the darkness until
it seemed to recede, and
she could1
see the little
altar at the foot of the
bed and the crucifix
above it. Suddenly she
saw only the crucifix.
It grew larger, became
more real and lifelike.
She saw clearly the red
bruises from the scourg-
ing on the arms of the
Crucified. She saw the
drops of blood oozing
out under the crown
of thorns and trickling
down into His tearful
eyes. It was a sight so
piteous that her heart
was ready to break with
sorrow and sympathy.
"0 my dear Master, who
has done this to you?"
Saint Birgitta. From a painting in
Salem Church, Sodermanland.
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