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FOR THE NOVENA OF OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL
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Take the discipline every day, two Hail Holy Queen
longer than usual.
Wear the penance chain on 3 days, that is: the two
Saturdays and Wednesday.
Fast on two days: Friday and Wednesday.
Sleep five hours.
Pay a short visit to Mary during the night.
On two nights sleep on the floor.
Drink no wine nor Coffee, except on days of fasting.
Leave the table always still a bit hungry.
Put two pebbles in the shoes on Monday and Thursday.
Keep eyes cast down, and never leaning on any support

during prayer.
Seek no protection against unpleasant climatic
conditions. Don’t eat nor drink in between meals.

I implore Your Reverence to be more liberal than usual
in your permissions, as this is for me the greatest Solemnity of
all.
I am still waiting to have back my Method of Life.
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