The Life and Revelations of St Gertrude the Great

The Saint's birth and parentage — Her early dedication to God — In tellectual gifts — Divine communications concerning her sanctity — Our Lord declares that He finds rest and repose in her heart — Desires a holy person to seek Him there.

St. Gertrude predicts the election of Adolphus of Nassau— Quiets the fears of the sisters, who expect to suffer a temporal loss — Her election as Abbess — Removal to Heldelfs— Revelations of her sanctity — Our Lord appears to her, hearing the house of religion — Her generosity of spirit.

The Saint obtains favourable weather — Miracles mentioned in her Office — Union of her will with God's— Counsels others — Desired to write her revelations — Her sanctity revealed to St. Mechtilde.

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She asks St. Mechtilde to pray for her— Our Lord is pleased with her patience and mildness — He declares that He dwells in her; and hides her imperfections.

The Saint as Abbess — Tenderness towards others — Care of the sick — Her last illness — Value of suffering — She is forbidden to resign her office — Our Lord accepts as done to Himself what is done for her — St. Lebuin.

Her dying words— Devotion to the Divine Office— Tenderness to lier spiritual children— Ocr Lord appears to her in her agony— Pro mises to receive her as He received His Blessed Mother — Angels call her to paradise.

Her death— Of her eternal joys— Our Lord consoles her religious —Revelations of her sanctity— Prays that her religious may be comforted at her tomb— Her obsequies— Our Lord blesses her tomb.

Favours granted at the interment of the Saint — Souls released through her intercession— How our Lord gathered a lily— Of fear in the last agony— Purgatory in sickness — Efficacy of prayers for the dead.

Happy death of another religious — Our Lord specially rewards her charity to others — Purgatory in sickness — How our Lord purified a dying religious — Efficacy of prayers for the departed — Of Masses for the dead — Reward of fervour when suffering.

St. Gertrude not formally canonised — History of her cultus — Benedict XIV. — Her Office approved — Name inserted in Martyrology — Lanspergius— His History— Preface to Insinuationes— Plea for the female sex — Conclusion.