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DETACHMENT
READING
OBEDIENCE

01
You will be in the world, but your eyes will not see it.
Reaching beyond the things of this world, you will
contemplate Paradise already waiting for you. And
even if you see the world, it will be through the Heart of Jesus and
only to implore mercy on its behalf. (Writings 354)

02
You will be in the world, but your ears will not be open to
hear the voices and conversations of the world and the
blasphemies and impieties of men. You will already hear
instead the songs of the angels calling you to be with them. And even
if you hear those other voices, it will only be to offer yourselves victims
of reparation for the spurned love of Jesus. (Writings 354)

03

Christ is risen, Christ lives, Christ reigns, Christ the
awesome and mighty one is in the midst of His Church.
He has spoken a great word: Confidite, ego vici mundum: have
confidence, I have overcome the world. Let us fight on in hope.
(Letters 39)

04
There are in the world of nature certain substances that
due to their natural qualities do not follow the ordinary
laws. When immersed in water they do not become wet,
and when thrown into the fire they do not burn. So also, although
you are in the world, you must not be of the world. You must keep
yourselves detached from its concerns, its honors, its maxims, its
feasts. (Writings 354)