927 the first testament 2. As I was born and was educated in the Roman Catholic faith, so I die in [that same faith], believing all that Mother Church believes and enjoins to be believed, as well as what (for the merit of faith) she will enjoin for belief. If at some point I thought, stated, or wrote something, without consideration, against this faith, I revoke it, and I even desire, that it be unthought, unsaid, and unwritten. 3. I give thanks to the Divine Majesty for the graces, the proofs of kindness, the gifts, the benefits which have been most generously lavished upon me. But I regret, from the depth of my heart, and desire to grieve as perfectly as possible out of love for Him, all of my sins, all of which I immerse in the salvific wounds of my Lord and Redeemer, Jesus Christ. 4. I place myself at the feet of Mary, the Most Elect Virgin, the Mother of God, together with our entire small Congregation of her Immaculate Conception for all eternity, beseeching her clemency, intercession, direction, most efficacious protection, and in the face of death, through [her] most loving and powerful defense, freedom from all the traps of the enemy, from all temporal and eternal evil, particularly that due to me as punishment, beseeching forgiveness, mercy, grace, and a plenary indulgence, and — through the most cruel death of her Son and through His and her own most painful suffering — eternal life and the abounding joy of the communion of saints in heaven. 5. As I dealt with many people and so could have offended, irritated, or exasperated many, I therefore beseech all and each person in particular, especially those whom I once scandalized, burdened, or disturbed unfairly, to forgive me. In the same way, I forgive all, as well as those who after my death will assail me, and I desire for them, and beseech the God of all goodness, that He would be most gracious to them. 6. I do not provide for any disposal of material things, as I am voluntarily poor and possess nothing as my property, just as I have had everything in common and received everything from the common [fund].318 I also leave everything to the community, 318 Cf. NV, Ch. III, § 2
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