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 Father Gisolfo,  of  the  Congregation  of  the  "  Pious Workers,"  relates  a  memorable  example,  in  the  life  of the  Venerable  Father  Anthony  de  Collelis. He says that Father  Constantine  Rossi,  the  Master  of  novices, saw one  day  two  of  his  young  disciples,  F.  D.  Anthony Torres,  and  F.  D.  Philip  Orilia,  conversing  together, and  with  them  a  young  man  of  most  beautiful aspect. The Master  of  novices  was  surprised  that  two novices, whom  he  regarded  as  most  exemplary,  should speak to  a  stranger  without  permission:  he  therefore asked who  was  the  young  man  whom  he  had  seen  conversing with  them. They said  there  was  no  one  conversing with  them. But he  afterwards  learned  that  they were speaking  of  Jesus  Christ,  and  understood  that  the person whom  he  saw  in  their  company  was  our  divine Saviour.

Except in  the  hours  of  recreation,  and  other  extra-ordinary occasions,  such  as  in  attending  the  sick,  or  in consoling  a  sister  in  tribulation,  it  is  always  better  to  be silent. A religious  of  the  Order  of  St.  Teresa,  as  we find  in  the  Teresian  Chronicles,  said  that  it  is  better  to speak  with  God  than  to  speak  of  God.  But  when  obedience or charity  obliges  you  to  speak,  or  to  have  intercourse with creatures,  you  must  always  endeavor  to  find  intervals, for  at  least  repairing  the  losses  caused  by  the  distractions attendant  on  these  external  occupations;  stealing at  least  as  many  little  moments  as  possible  to  recollect yourself  with  God;  thus  following  the  counsel  of the  Holy  Ghost:  Let  not  the  part  of  a  good  gift  overpass  thee. Do not  allow  that  particle  of  time  to  pass  away:  give  it to  God,  if  you  can  have  no  more  to  give  him  during  the day. But whenever  you  can  abridge  the  conversation, abridge it  under  some  pretext. A good  religious  seeks not pretexts,  as  some  do,  to  prolong  conversation,  but endeavors to  find  out  some  means  of  shortening  it. Let