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the littlest pennies, which are the little Crosses, up to the
greatest amounts, which are the heavier Crosses. Yet, men

are so greedy to earn a temporal nickel, which they will soon
have to leave, but do not give a thought to earning one eternal
penny. And when I, having compassion for them, in seeing
their carelessness for all that regards eternity, kindly offer

them the opportunity instead of cherishing it, they get angry
and offend Me. What human madness it seems that they

understand it upside down. My beloved, in the Cross are all
the triumphs, all the victories, and the greatest gains. As for
you, you must have no other aim than the Cross, and this will
be enough for you, in everything. Today I want to make you

content; that Cross which until now has not been enough to lay
you on and crucify you completely, is the Cross that you have
carried up to now. But since I have to crucify you completely,

you need Me to let descend new Crosses upon you.

So, the Cross you have had until now, I will bring to Heaven,
to show it to the whole Celestial Court as pledge of your love,

and I will make another one, larger, descend from Heaven, to be
able to satisfy the ardent desires which I have upon you.”
While Jesus was saying this, that Cross which I had

seen the other times made itself present before me. I took it
and I laid myself upon it. As I was in this way, the Heavens
opened and Saint John the Evangelist came down, carrying
the Cross that Jesus had indicated to me; the Queen Mother

and many Angels also came down. When they arrived near
me, they lifted me from that Cross and placed me on the one

which they had brought me, which was much larger. Then,
an Angel took the Cross I had before and took it to Heaven
with him. After this, with His own hand, Jesus began to
nail me to that Cross; Queen Mama assisted me, while the

Angels and Saint John were handing the nails. My sweet
Jesus showed such contentment, such joy in crucifying me,
that just to be able to give that contentment to Jesus, I would

have suffered not only the Cross, but yet more pains. Ah!
it seemed to me that Heaven was making new feast for me,
in seeing the contentment of Jesus. Many souls were freed

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