Three
Gospel teachings
: simplicity, humility, gentleness... The first
concerns God; the second, ourselves; and the third, our neighbor.
But, the means of having these virtues is mortification, which
gets rid
of anything that can prevent us from acquiring them. And,
in fact,
if the spirit of mortification doesn’t animate us, how are we
going to live together?... Having this virtue is so
necessary that
we can’t live with one another
if our interior and exterior senses
aren’t mortified; and, not only is
this necessary among ourselves,
but also with regard to the people,
where there’s so much to
endure. (22 August 1659; SV XII, 249-250)
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