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letter unsealed to the Superior. The Superior is to be guided by the spirit of love
(26) and prudence, and has the right to send or withhold the letter, in the light of
whatever is for the greater glory of God. However, I would like very much that
such communications be as rare as possible. Let us help people by prayer and
mortification, and not by correspondence.
557 Confession. Both the regular and the extraordinary confessors for the community
will be appointed by the Ordinary [Bishop]. 113 There will be one regular confessor,
and he will hear the sisters‟ confessions once a week. The extraordinary
confessor will come once every three months, and each sister is obliged to see
him, even if she makes no confession. The two confessors will hold their posts in
the convent for three years. Then there will be a secret vote, and the Superior will
submit the results to the Ordinary. The confessor can be re-appointed for an
additional three years and even a third three-year term. (27) The sisters will make
their confession through a locked grille. The conferences to the community will
also be given through a grille, covered with a dark curtain. The sisters will never
talk among themselves about confession or the confessors; rather, let them pray
for them that God may give them the light to direct their souls.
558 Holy Communion. The sisters should never talk about who goes more and who
goes less frequently to Holy Communion. They should refrain from passing
judgment on this subject which does not concern them. All judgments in this
matter belong exclusively to the confessor. The Superior may speak to a sister,
not to inquire why she is not going to Communion, but simply to make confession
available to her. The superiors should never dare to enter into the domain of the
sisters‟ consciences. The Superior may sometimes arrange that the community
offer (28) Communion for a certain intention. Each sister should strive for the
greatest purity of soul, so that she might receive the Divine Visitor every day.
559 On one occasion, when I entered the chapel, I saw the walls of a building in a state
of disrepair [a torn down building].114 The windows were without panes, and the
doors had only frames with no paneling. Then I heard these words in my soul:
This is where the convent will be, I was a little disappointed that these ruins
were to be the convent.
560 Thursday. I felt urged to undertake as soon as possible the task which the Lord
was asking of me. While making my confession, I was holding to my own opinion
over that of the confessor. At first, I did not realize this, but when I was making my
Holy Hour I saw the Lord Jesus (29) as He appears in the Image, and He told me
that I must repeat to my confessor and my superiors everything He says to me or
asks of me…. and do only what you receive permission to do. And He gave
me to know how displeased He was with persons who are self-willed, and I
recognized that I was one of these. I saw this shadow of self-will in myself, and I
threw myself in the dust 115 before His Majesty and, with a broken heart, begged His
pardon. But Jesus did not let me remain in this state for long. His divine gaze
filled my heart with such joy that I have no words to express it. And Jesus gave
me to know that I should ask Him more questions and seek His advice. Truly, how
sweet is the look of my Lord; His eyes penetrate my soul to its most secret depths.
My spirit communicates with God without any word being spoken. I am aware that
He is living in me and I in Him.
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