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acts of self-denial. Every day I will apply the discipline for the
time of saying the Miserere and three Hail Holy Queens. On all
Wednesdays and Fridays I will wear the penance chain when I
receive Holy Communion and the penance bracelets every
Saturday. For three hours on Fridays I will keep two pebbles in
my shoes. I will fast on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. I
will never eat nor drink in between meals.
Every night I will get up from bed and pay a visit to Jesus. I will
make an act of love for God every time I hear someone
blaspheme. When I enter the room or before leaving it I will
kneel and ask Mary’s blessing, and recite a Hail Mary. I will get
busy in the house in work I can do and will never let others
serve me. I will consider myself least of all and will be glad to
be considered as such by others as well.

Every month I will observe a day of recollection with the
monthly Confession and every year the annual Confession. I
will do with great fervour all the usual Novenas during which,
in addition to the ordinary practices, I will always do that of not
talking except about things of devotion. I will make sure that I
carry out my vows thoroughly well, especially that of seeking in
all things what is most perfect. I will not give in to curiosity
even about innocent things or about spiritual things,
particularly about matters relating to Confessors.

Lastly, in all these things I will do my best to keep

cheerful, never going about with a gloomy face. And so, if the
Lord favours me with some cross, I will try to bear it gladly
without letting any sign of suffering be seen and never telling

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