The Mysticism of St. Joseph of Cupertino

I love the idea that God uses our very weaknesses to refine us, to sanctify us. And when you think about just this humble, simple boy who loses his father before he's born. He has raised in abject poverty, not well educated, yet he has a heart for the story of St. Francis and the story that God became simple and humble  and this draws him to Christ. I'm struck when we talk about the mysticism that he had. These ecstatic experiences, Teresa of Avila talks about how these are gifts from God. One does not work oneself up to holiness disposes one, but it doesn't, they're gifts from God."