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Fourth Vision and Consolation, Wherein She Beheld God Inasmuch as He Is Supreme Wisdom, Whereby She Did Learn to Judge of All Things Without Error
A man did once ask of me that I would pray God for certain things which he was desirous of knowing. But I doubted whether I should do this, for I held it to be an act of pride and great folly to pray unto God for such things. And as I meditated upon this matter, my mind was suddenly rapt unto the first elevation, and placed at a table which had neither beginning nor end. I was not placed there to behold the table, but that which was upon it. There I beheld the ineffable fulness of God; but I can relate nothing of it, save that I have seen the plenitude of divine wisdom, wherein is all goodness.
In this plenitude I saw that it is not lawful to seek or desire to know that which the divine wisdom is going to do, for this is a forestalling and dishonouring of it. When I see persons, therefore, who seek to know such things, I am persuaded that they do err.
From the time when I beheld this vision it hath been given me to understand and judge all spiritual persons and things when I hear them spoken of. But I judge not with that judgment to make use of which is always to err; but with another and true judgment, whereby I understand whence I have the consciousness of sin in judging.
I can say nothing more concerning this vision, save that the one word "table" remained in my memory. I have said that in the first elevation I was placed at a table. But of the things which I beheld on that table, I can say nothing save what I have already said.
A man did once ask of me that I would pray God for certain things which he was desirous of knowing. But I doubted whether I should do this, for I held it to be an act of pride and great folly to pray unto God for such things. And as I meditated upon this matter, my mind was suddenly rapt unto the first elevation, and placed at a table which had neither beginning nor end. I was not placed there to behold the table, but that which was upon it. There I beheld the ineffable fulness of God; but I can relate nothing of it, save that I have seen the plenitude of divine wisdom, wherein is all goodness.
In this plenitude I saw that it is not lawful to seek or desire to know that which the divine wisdom is going to do, for this is a forestalling and dishonouring of it. When I see persons, therefore, who seek to know such things, I am persuaded that they do err.
From the time when I beheld this vision it hath been given me to understand and judge all spiritual persons and things when I hear them spoken of. But I judge not with that judgment to make use of which is always to err; but with another and true judgment, whereby I understand whence I have the consciousness of sin in judging.
I can say nothing more concerning this vision, save that the one word "table" remained in my memory. I have said that in the first elevation I was placed at a table. But of the things which I beheld on that table, I can say nothing save what I have already said.
"So let us be confident, let us not be unprepared, let us not be outflanked, let us be wise, vigilant, fighting against those who are trying to tear the faith out of our souls and morality out of our hearts, so that we may remain Catholics, remain united to the Blessed Virgin Mary, remain united to the Roman Catholic Church, remain faithful children of the Church."- Abp. Lefebvre