That our consecration through chastity may be a prophetic sign of the resurrected life after death when people "neither marry nor are given in marriage" (Mt 22:30), but when all will be directly united with Christ and with one another in complete love and peace. (Art. 17)
For our Bishop, and for our local superior.
O God, when will I cease to be a burden to others by reason of my excessive needs! (Paris, 11/8/1835)
