CVII. To Sister Claire-Marie-Françoise de Cusance[A] at Gray.
London Visitation Nuns (Harrow translation
CVII. To Sister Claire-Marie-Françoise de Cusance[A] at Gray.
Vive ✠ Jésus!
Annecy, 1640.
My dearest Daughter,
Your letter fills me with tender compassion, but it also gives me very real comfort, seeing how joyfully God is enabling you to make your passage through this life to Him. You will love and adore Him in an eternity of glory, for this is the only good that is worth setting our hearts upon. Here we are all regretting your absence, and envying you your happiness, but our regret and our envy are more than balanced by our gratitude to God who is taking you so mercifully to Himself. Oh! how hard and long is this life for those who yearn to be with Him! You must do, my daughter, as your good Mother desires about your state of health.
Most earnestly do I beg of you to ask God that I may live and die in His grace and according to His good pleasure. Do not refuse me this favour, and when you see Him do not forget to speak to Him about me. Be kind to me in this.
I remain,
Yours affectionately in His love. Amen