Ave Maria!— October’s Theme: Prayer
?The [?] reason for which one should place oneself in the presence of God during prayer, is in order to speak to Him and hear His voice through interior illumination and inspiration, and one ordinarily does this with great pleasure, because it is a grace for us to speak to such a great Lord who, when He replies, spreads a thousand balms and precious ointments on us which render great sweetness to the soul, listening to His commands.?