St. Thomas Aquinas says: “Praise be to Jesus.”

“I have come to help you understand the dangers of spiritual pride. This pride is a real threat along the path of holiness. It is a misleading of the spirit inspired by Satan to fool the soul into thinking he is much deeper into the Chambers of Divine Love than he actually is. Such a soul is eager to believe he has been carried to the depths of union when actually he has been given only ‘spiritual candy' to help him begin the journey.”

“Disordered self-love makes him believe he is holier than he is. This same self-love inspires him to think he is having mystical favors which place him far above any others. When God grants genuine mysticism, the soul desires the background. He cherishes hiddenness and embraces childlike littleness. Such genuine holiness desires not to be recognized, and is never demonstrated for the attention of others. The truly holy soul desires the background.”

“There are many who feel they must talk about their gifts so that they are recognized as holy. They are disappointing Jesus. What Jesus gives must be between Him and the soul, and his spiritual director.”