"Pray to the gentle Jesus to teach you how to pray, and hold it as certain that he will be your guide and master and your every good. . . Have a pure intention to do everything simply to please God. If you will be humble and obedient, the Holy Spirit will teach you." (From a letter of St. Paul of the Cross to Teresa Palozzi, December 7, 1755).
When St. Paul of the Cross wrote this letter, Teresa Palozzi was 18 years old. Teresa later became one of the founding members of the first foundation of Passionist Nuns in Corneto, Italy. Also, she became the second superior of this first foundation. The first superior was Mother Mary Crucified Costantini.
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