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Letter 270

TO THE SAME
Her gladness to be in the company of L. Cismondi - Wishes to M.
Superior Gerosa - Postscript by L. Cismondi.

Very Reverend Father esteemed Confessor,

By God’s merciful love we have had a very pleasant
journey, but we arrived here late - towards 10 o’clock. My good
friend (who is now playing the Mother to me and is all the time
telling me to do things for obedience’ sake) is very busy writing
to the Bishop. While she writes to him she gave me the
‘obedience’ to write to you, Rev. Father, with the understanding,
however, that she adds a few lines herself. From her I am
learning every kind of virtue, especially humility. Our Lord
could not deal a greater blow to my pride as he has done by
putting under my eyes such a living example of humility. May it
be pleasing to Him that I profit from it. I shall continue to
receive Holy Communion regularly: I am sorry to have so
many sins. May God give me at least sufficient sorrow to have
them wiped away even without going to Confession.

Kindly convey a hundred-thousand wishes to all your
family, especially to your Sisters and Nieces. Don’t fail, I implore

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