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on earth than that of perfectly following in the footsteps of our
Divine Redeemer dying on the Cross.
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St Paul says, “Love bears all things, endures all things” . It is no
use challenging a loving soul with countless difficulties, pains
and torments; it will wave them aside, for love overcomes
everything. Love knows no difficulty, because its area of
activity goes beyond time; it knows no pain or sorrow because
its reach is beyond mere feelings.
If you say to a person that loves most ardently: “Today there is
no more time to do this or that thing for the glory of God?”, she
will promptly reply, “I will do it at night.” “But you know very
well that you need rest to keep healthy”, she will reply, “Rest!
Health! Ah! The will of God alone is my rest”. And if you again
say: “But in this time of the year you will grow numb with cold”,
she will reply: “Cold! What do you mean? Don’t you know that
fire needs no other heat; I have a fire within me that warms me
and burns me, and so I don’t mind heat nor cold, nor any pain

or hardship. Love sees nor feels anything except love.
Besides, hardships are my toys, they serve me as wings to fly
with to the Sacred Heart of my Supreme Good. And so there is
nothing that can delay my speedy flight to God”.

Moral virtues, such as humility, patience, meekness and
silence with other similar virtues must be practised by
corresponding acts all through life, till we die. But since
sustained, faithful practice of these virtues forms in the soul a

1 Original in Latin “omnia suffert, omnia sustinet”.

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