51 Chapter Five Devotion, the fifth virtue mentioned in the Gospel, which you should possess and cultivate in three ways, in imitation of the Virgin. The Virgin Mary was always most devout, and to please God, out of her devotion, she thought, spoke, and acted in the following ways: She praised God with great attentiveness and joy, saying: “My being proclaims the greatness of the Lord” [cf. Lk 1:46]. Every year she went up to Jerusalem, and, following her Son, she listened with the greatest devotion to His preaching. She returned often to Nazareth, and finally, with the Apostles, also persevered in prayer [cf. Acts 1:14]. According to the example and in imitation of the Virgin, and in order to please Christ, devout souls ought, above all, to learn the art and science of praising God and of praying. They must say the Divine Office according to the rules given for the Roman Breviary and every day should have a special commemoration of their patroness, the Blessed Virgin Mary, added to the regular office. Where the houses are founded under the [titles] of the Annunciation, the [Immaculate] Conception, or the Blessed Sacrament, or Our Lady of
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