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loving glance I will express to him the affection of my heart and
my love for Him.

4. I will stay in the sweet presence of Baby Jesus as
assiduously as if I had bound myself to it with a special vow. I
will ceaselessly pray that he may not let me be unmindful of
Him, even for a moment.

5. I will set out for the stable of Bethlehem. Each day I
will cover a mile by making some generous act out of love for
Baby Jesus, especially by practising holy humility. Every

evening I will put a mark to show if I have made any progress
through an act of that kind, and I will commit myself to press
on so eagerly that I may be the first one to enter the stable and
receive the most exquisite graces from Baby Jesus.

6. I will not indulge in any bodily pleasure. (I will give up
1
fruit and snacks, In the evening I will take only soup) . I will warm
up only hands and feet just a little, and only poorly even in
2
3
bed, I will take the discipline (every day) . I will sleep for (six)
hours only, devoting the time taken from sleep to prayer or in
works of charity.

Every night I will get out from bed and pay a short visit, (not

1 Words in brackets are cancelled by her Confessor, and ‘No’ written on top of
them.
2 Words in brackets are cancelled and three times a week is written instead.
3 Corrected; seven is written instead.

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