Ask not for what is delightful and commodious for thee, but what is pleasing and honourable to Me; for if thou judgest rightly thou oughtest to follow My appointment rather than thy own desire, and to prefer it before all that thou desirest.
-Bk. III, ch. xlix.
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"The thought of soon going to Heaven does not disturb my peace. I am very happy, but I cannot say that I feel any transports of joy."
"But would you not rather die than live?"
"O my little Mother! I repeat what I have said before, that I have no preferences. What pleases me best is what God prefers and chooses for me."
-Novissima Verba.
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Adapted from Just For Today(©1943 Burns & Oates)
Nihil Obstat: Reginaldus Phillips, S.T.L.,Censor deputatus
Imprimatur: Edwardus Myers, Vic. Cap.
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