Trouble That Is Easily Recognized Is Half-cured.

When The Bee Has Gathered The Dew Of Heaven And The Earth's Sweetest Nectar From The Flowers, It Turns It Into Honey, Then Hastens To Its Hive. In The Same Way, The Priest, Having Taken From The Altar The Son Of God (who Is As The Dew From Heaven, And True Son Of Mary, Flower Of Our Humanity), Gives Him To You As Delicious Food.

Chastity Is The Lily Of Virtues, And Makes Men Almost Equal To Angels. Everything Is Beautiful In Accordance With Its Purity. Now The Purity Of Man Is Chastity, Which Is Called Honesty, And The Observance Of It, Honor And Also Integrity; And Its Contrary Is Called Corruption; In Short, It Has This Peculiar Excellence Above The Other Virtues, That It Preserves Both Soul And Body Fair And Unspotted.

Since God Often Sends Us Inspirations By Means Of His Angels, We Should Frequently Return Our Aspirations To Him By Means Of The Same Messengers.

Be Neat, Philothea; Let Nothing Be Negligent About You. It Is A Kind Of Contempt Of Those With Whom We Converse, To Frequent Their Company In Uncomely Apparel; But, At The Same Time, Avoid All Affectation, Vanity, Curiosity, Or Levity In Your Dress. Keep Yourself Always, As Much As Possible, On The Side Of Plainness And Modesty, Which, Without Doubt, Is The Greatest Ornament Of Beauty, And The Best Excuse For The Want Of It.

Those Who Pray From The Heart Do Not Think About The Prayer They Are Saying, But About The God To Whom They Pray.