8 things to know and share about St. Catherine of Siena |Blogs | NCRegister.comAKIN: In a vision that was ever present in Catherine's heart and mind Our Lady presented her to Jesus who gave her a splendid ring, visible to her alone.
In this extraordinary episode we see the vital centre of Catherine’s religious sense, and of all authentic spirituality: Christocentrism.
For her Christ was like the spouse with whom a relationship of intimacy, communion and faithfulness exist. He was the best beloved whom she loved above any other good.
This profound union with the Lord is illustrated by another episode in the life of this outstanding mystic: the exchange of hearts.
According to Raymond of Capua who passed on the confidences Catherine received, the Lord Jesus appeared to her holding in his holy hands a human heart, bright red and shining. He opened her side and put the heart within her saying...
