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 their love;  they  are  ever  thinking  of  Him,  they long after  Him;  they  aspire  to  Him,  and  frequently speak  of  Him;  and  were  it  possible, would engrave  in  the  hearts  of  all  mankind  the name of  their  beloved  Jesus."

Make use  of  Short  Indulgenced  Prayers.  Ejaculations approved  by  the  Church  are  certainly most commendable.

St. Philip  Neri  says:

" It  is  an  old  custom  with  the  servants  of  God always  to  have  some  little  prayers  ready  and  to be  darting  them  up  to  heaven  frequently  during the  day,  lifting  their  minds  to  God  out  of  the filth  of  this  world.  He  who  adopts  this  plan will  get  great  fruit  with  little  pains."

HERE is  a  wondrous  fountain  of health  —  a  marvelous  place  of  healing for  souls,  which  derives  its  efficacy  from  the precious blood  of  Jesus  Christ;  it  is  the  sacrament of  Penance. May you  ever  be  filled  in  an increasing  degree  with  veneration,  and,  I  had almost said,  with  holy  enthusiasm,  for  this  place of healing  for  souls.

Picture to  yourself  a  man  who,  having  committed a  grievous  sin,  knows  nothing  of  the sacrament of  Penance. He looks  into  himself, is conscious  of  the  magnitude  of  his  transgression, and  the  wretched  state  into  which  he  has fallen. With sighs  and  groans  he  exclaims: "How happy  I  was,  in  the  paradise  of  innocence! How  pure  was  my  soul,  on  which  the  heavenly Father's  eye  looked  with  pleasure  I  With  what joy  and  confidence  I  prayed  to  Him!  How