"I recommend to you a great devotion to the Sacred
Heart of Jesus. Here is a way to practice that. You should visit the Blessed
Sacrament frequently, especially at hours when there is no one there, for such
visits are more pleasing to Him. Then prepare yourself with sentiments of
profound humility and contrition. After that you must ask Jesus to admit you
into His Divine Heart. Enter there in spirit. Love that Infinite Good there, praise and thank Him for what He has done and suffered for us, especially for
having given us His life for food in the great Sacrament of Love, sacrificing
yourself as a holocaust to the Divine Majesty on the altar of His Divine Heart
and allowing yourself to be set on fire by the sacred flames which burn in that
sweet heart. The Holy Spirit will teach you more if you know how to humble
yourself."
(From a letter of St. Paul of the Cross to Francis Appiani, July 29, 1740)
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