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When God's son appeared on earth, when He left Paradise to make us a faith, the sky darkened and He chose that first wise Gaspar to mark what many could not recognize. His regal status, haste, his eagerness to see the Child made them look up and catch the radiant light melting the ice ribbed thick round those calloused hearts for centuries. Now His rebirth within us works through this second Gaspar to make us believe God alone makes us just and whole. The one saw God in mortal flesh, the other sees Him in seraphic majesty, now tender his heart's love, how strong his mind's belief |
An image of the Italian text from Visconti's 1840 edition |
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Notes: From V CLXV:325. See also B E20:213; no MSs; 1548 Valgrisi; 1693 Bulifon; 1586; 1760 Rota. Translation: Roscoe 195. A second on the death of Gasparo Contarini (August 24, 1542). Reference to one of Magi (by 9th Key |
