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I wish you a crown of glory in Heaven, on a throne close to our
Mother Mary and our dear Patron St. Joseph. (Writings 359)

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Let us love one another. St. John the Evangelist, an
old man and unable to exercise his ministry, would
have his disciples carry him around and he never stopped
repeating these words: Diligite vos alterutrum ut salvemini Love one
another that you may be saved. (Letters 8)

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Let us ask the Holy Innocents to obtain for us the grace
to suffer that slow, daily martyrdom caused by our
wounded self-love. (Writings 196)

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The Infant Jesus holds in His tiny hands many little
crosses, which He wishes to distribute to His dearest
worshippers. Let us also accept our share. These crosses,
placed near His, are no longer crosses because Jesus renders them
light and pleasant with His ineffable love. (Writings 217)

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Let us join to the abundant, precious, and real shedding
of the blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ the humble,
mystical shedding of our blood flowing from our hearts in
time of suffering. And this blood of ours, poor, insignificant and
wretched as it is, will become rich, abundant, and precious in the eyes
of God. (Writings 230)

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I wish all of you a crown studded with precious pearls,
crafted here on earth in the crucible of sorrows and trials;
and I hope that no one will be absent from that gathering,
where we shall all meet at the feet of the Most High to sing the hymn
of eternal praise and of eternal gratitude. (Writings 359)