examination of the heart 136 and to the Mosaic Law, from which they have been excepted by supernatural privilege. For you should know that there is no ladder to Heaven and to the abode of eternal life other than humility; indeed, we ascend upwardly as high as the depth of our surrender to others. Therefore, beg this most humble Lord, whose body you are going to relish, to grant and instill in you true humility so that, upon possessing it, you may be happy in your actions, happy in your life and at the moment of your death. 3. “She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day” (Lk 2:37). From this holy widow, the prophetess Anna, you can learn perseverance in prayer, find out what is the proper place for praying, and discover what it is that helps prayer and its constancy. Take her as an example for yourself. She offered her prayers in the temple, complementing them with fasting and vigils, and she prayed unceasingly. Such prayer is most blessed and will not be rejected. Now, as you go before God, present in the Most Holy Sacrament, approach Him with many humble and sincere prayers. Similar to people who adorn their bodies with costly garments before going to the noble’s banquets, so you should adorn your soul, for you are about to go to the most excellent banquet of the highest of kings, to the great supper of the Heavenly Father. With what could it be adorned more beautifully than with prayer? After Holy Communion 1. “Behold this child is set for the fall, [f.12r] and for the resurrection of many” (Lk 2:34) [DRB]. What do you hear? The prophet calls our Lord the Prince of Peace (cf. Is 9:6), while Simeon names Him the Author of many falls, destined for the fall of many. But he rightly adds that He is destined also for the resurrection of many, so that you may understand that Christ the Lord came to the world partly to build, partly to destroy: to demolish and to destroy those things that were the work of the devil; to restore the things made by
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