Page 9 - LETTER 1831_1833
P. 9
YEAR 1831
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Letter 210
TO LUCIA SIGISMONDI
Longing for Heaven and conformity to God’s Will.
Here is another reminder from me: the drawing-of-lots
list for Carnival practices, which remain the same as over the
last years. I appreciated your letter very much. Thank you for
thinking of me, unworthy though I am. For charity’s sake
remember my poor soul frequently; at the feet of our Crucified
Lord, entreat Him to carry out in me His holy Will. Please say
some prayers, and ask others to do the same, for various
intentions that are very important. When will it be, dear Lucia,
that we be entirely, wholly of God! ... When will it come about
that our heart will be afire purely with his holy Love! ... When
will it be that, leaving behind this deceptive world, we can
enjoy, in the gardens of the Lord, the peace and quiet of the
righteous! ...
May the Lord work out his holy Will in us and lead us,
too, by the path that is most pleasing to Him. May he make us
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