The Secret of Secrets
Our Lady of
April 12, 1958
Sister Mary Ephrem’s letter to Father Liebold (Later her bishop)
Dear Father:
Here are some things I feel you should know, for not
only will they be of great benefit for you but also to those whom your great
love for God will reach.
Like His Holy Spouse,
“It is time. Kneel my beloved daughter, for God is
about to reveal to you a secret of the interior life. Few there who learn it,
and fewer they who live it in it’s fullness. This SECRET, dear child, is living with Him Who is within you and has made of your soul
- His Kingdom. There are many who know this Doctrine, but few to whom God reveals it’s secret
operation. Few souls there are who empty themselves of all things that they may
possess. This Secret of Secrets this ultimate
glory of all living, this union with the Divine ending in Eternal Vision.
“This Secret cannot be
written, lovely child, it’s deepest meaning will be
made known to you in the interior depths of your child-like soul, in your
humble heart, where LOVE has found It’s resting place, It’s
palace beautiful.
“They who would possess for themselves this mysterious workings of the Divine
Secret must strive to cultivate in silence and humility this love For the Eternal Being within them.
“We lived this life beloved child, so to attain it, souls must imitate as far as possible the fullness of
our union with The Indwelling God.”
Feb. 25th I had
another of those “experiences” of which you had already heard Father, many
times. Though I had not at that time been thinking of her, she suddenly
appeared at my side. This person was none other than St.
Bernadette. She did not come as a Sister, but as the little peasant girl
who saw “the Lady”.
I was transported somehow
with her, to the Lourdes Grotto in
Then suddenly the figure of
Our Lady seemed to dissolve in the light but the brilliant light itself
remained. Then I saw a path at times it seemed to take the form of steps,
leading upwards from the niche where “the Lady”
had been standing. Ever so often as I gazed at this luminous pathway, I caught
a glimpse of angels.
I was anxious to follow the
path of light and as I eagerly endeavored to do so, Bernadette
held me back. Then I exclaimed, “But I want to go there”. The Saint answered,
“No, my sister, it is not yet time for you, but it will be soon”.
Recalling it later Father it
came to my mind how deep was the significance of this experience. Is not Our Lady the path that leads to Jesus? Is she not The Gate of
Heaven? Oh how our Mother loves us. How
much she desires our salvation and sanctification, and how ardently she works
for it.
On Holy Thursday Jesus came, holding on His hands the Host and the
Chalice, saying;
“I am the Host of every Communion. I am
Life to all who partake of Me. They who do not eat Me will die, for no one can live who does not partake of Me,
for I am Eternal Life.
“Come, beloved souls, poor sinners so
dear to the Heart of your Host. Come receive Me that
you may live and enjoy everlasting happiness in The Kingdom of My
Father Who is your Father also.
“This I have obtained for you through My
Body and Blood sacrificed for you on
“Do not disappoint My
hopes for I have waited long, oh so long for you.
Bring joy to My Heart by letting Me come into yours. It is I alone Who
can bring you happiness for only in Me joy found in its fullness. Come, that
you may have Life.”
Pray for me Father,
God Bless you,
SME
Note:
Copyrighted: All letters of Sister Mildred Mary Ephrem are
copyrighted and owned by The Contemplative Sisters of the
Indwelling Trinity