Ave Maria!— August’s Theme: The Missions
“We consider ourselves fortunate for the fact that the Immaculate, our dearest Mother, has granted us the grace to work for Her, to sometimes tire ourselves out and in this way to contribute, with these little sacrifices, in the salvation of the pagans. Then there are moments in which our soul feels a strong nostalgia for our homeland; but we speak of only brief moments, because when we consider that we will also enter into Paradise, then the heart is gradually filled with a joyous enthusiasm and an intense desire to consume oneself for God.” (cf. SK #357)
