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 mothers; what then have we to envy the Priests of the Lord?

How beautiful is our vocation! It is for us, it is for Carmel to preserve "the salt of the earth." We offer our prayers and sacrifices for the apostles of the Lord; we ought ourselves to be their apostles while by word and example they preach the Gospel to our brethren.

A novice was grieving about her numerous distractions during prayer: "I too, have many," replied Sœur Thérèse de l'Enfant Jésus, "but I accept all for love of the good God, even the most extravagant thoughts that come into my head."

Her prayer was continual though she was habitually plunged in aridity. One day a novice entering her cell, paused,