Have mercy on those to whom Thou hast given great tenderness of heart, great sensitiveness!
Have mercy on those who cease to love us, and never may they know the pain they cause!
Have mercy on those who have gradually withdrawn from Holy Communion and Prayer, and losing peace within, weep, yet dare not return to Thee!
Have mercy on all we love; make them holy even through suffering! if ever they estrange themselves from Thee, take, oh, take all my joys, and decoy them with the pleasures back again to Thee!
Have mercy on those who weep, those who pray, those who know not how to pray!
To all, O Jesus, grant Hope and Peace!
IX.
Simple Counsels for a Young Girl
Yes, very simple. Listen my child, and may they sink deep into your heart, as the dew sinks in the calyx of the flower.