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 is great enough to be the recipient of its treasures? Will a human being know how to comprehend them, and above all will he be able to repay? There exists but one Being capable of comprehending love; it is Jesus; He alone can give us back infinitely more than we shall ever give to Him.

There is one to do here below: to love Jesus, to win souls for Him so that He may be loved. Let us seize with jealous care every least opportunity of self-sacrifice. Let us refuse Him nothing—He does so want our love!

When we really love, we rejoice in the happiness of the loved one and make every sacrifice to procure it for him.

True love is nourished by sacrifice, and the more the soul denies itself natural satisfactions, the stronger and