a single good thought, I recite very slowly a Pater or an Ave Maria; these prayers alone console me, they suffice, they nourish my soul.
HIST. D'UNE AME, CH. X
The principal plenary indulgence and
one which all may gain without the
ordinary conditions, is that of charity
which covereth a multitude of sins.[1]
COUNSELS AND REMINISCENCES
Formerly if any of my family
were in trouble, and that I had been
unable to succeed in comforting them
during their visit, I would go from the
parlour heart-broken; but soon Jesus
made me understand that I was incapable
of giving consolation to a soul. From
that day forth I grieved no more when
anyone went away sad; I confided to
the good God the sorrows of those who
were dear to me, feeling certain that He
heard me, and at their next visit I used
to find that it had indeed been so. Since
- ↑ Prov., x, 12.
