compassion for sinners, to obtain their conversion, I pray Thee, O my God, that I may be bruised by the just souls who are round about me. Again, I beg that the oil of praise, so sweet to nature, anoint not my head, that is to say, enervate not my mind, by making me believe that I possess virtues which I have only with difficulty practised several times.
"O my Jesus! Thy Name is as oil poured out;[1] it is in this divine perfume that I wish to be wholly bathed, far away from the notice of creatures."
COUNSELS AND REMINISCENCES
At the close of her life she was able
to say: "I used so to rise above all
things, that I drew strength from humiliations."
HIST. D'UNE AME, CH. XII
"God has a special love for you,"
remarked a young Sister, "since to you
He entrusts other souls."
"That does not add anything to me, and I am only really just what I am in
- ↑ Cant., 1, 2.
