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Thank You, O Holy Spirit, for the Sacrament of Confirmation,
Which dubs me Your knight
And gives strength to my soul at each moment,
Protecting me from evil.
Thank You, O God, for the grace of a vocation
For being called to serve you alone,
Leading me to make You my sole love,
An unequal honor for my soul.
(38) Thank You, O Lord, for perpetual vows,
For that union of pure love,
For having deigned to unite Your pure heart with mine
And uniting my heart to Yours in the purest of bonds.
Thank You, O Lord, for the Sacrament of Anointing
Which, in my final moments, will give me strength;
My help in battle, my guide to salvation,
Fortifying my soul till we rejoice forever.
Thank You, O God, for all the inspirations
That Your goodness lavishes upon me,
For the interior lights given my soul,
Which the heart senses, but words cannot express.
Thank You, O Holy Trinity, for the vastness of the graces
Which You have lavished on me unceasingly through life.
My gratitude will intensify as the eternal dawn rises,
When, for the first time, I sing to Your glory.
1287 + Despite the peace in my soul, I fight a continuous battle with the enemy of my soul.
More and more, I am discovering his traps, and the battle flares up anew. (39) During
interludes of calm, I exercise myself and keep watch, lest the enemy find me unprepared.
And when I see his great fury, I stay inside the stronghold; that is, the Most Sacred Heart
of Jesus.
1288 September 19, [1937]. Today, the Lord told me, My daughter, write that it pains Me
very much when religious souls receive the Sacrament of Love merely out of habit,
as if they did not distinguish this food. I find neither faith nor love in their hearts. I
go to such souls with great reluctance. It would be better if they did not receive
Me.
1289 Most sweet Jesus, set on fire my love for You and transform me into Yourself. Divinize
me that my deeds may be pleasing to You. May this be accomplished by the power of
the Holy Communion which I receive daily. Oh, how greatly I desire to be wholly
transformed into You, O Lord!
1290 (40) September 19, 1937. Today my own brother Stanley, visited me. I rejoiced greatly
in this beautiful soul, who also intends to devote himself to God‟s service. That is to say,
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