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Lovere, 1 January 1827

My God, this New Year I want to be quite different from
what I was in the past. I beg you to forgive me for being
ungrateful so many times. I thank you for so many graces you
have granted me. I promise you: this year, and especially this
month, I want to live in the way I would live if I were certain
that I had to die that very day. Moreover, I will seek all the
ways and means to practise humility; I will have a lowly idea of
myself; I will shun praise and seek humiliation. I resolve to
remain in God’s presence as much as possible, keeping up a

familiar conversation with Him.
My God, help me, I beg of you; let me die a thousand
times rather than commit a single deliberate sin.
Mary most Holy, I commend myself to your care. All
Saints of Heaven, pray for me.

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