List of points

Let us flee from 'routine' as from the devil himself. The great means to avoid falling into this abyss, the grave of true piety, is constant presence of God.

Have only a few private devotions, but be constant in them.

Don't forget your childhood prayers, learned perhaps from your mother's lips. Say them each day with simplicity, as you did then.

Don't omit the visit to the Blessed Sacrament. After your usual vocal prayer, tell Jesus, really present in the Tabernacle, of the cares and worries of your day. And you will receive light and strength for your life as a Christian.

How truly lovable is the sacred Humanity of our God! You 'crept' into the most holy Wound of your Lord's right hand, and you asked me: 'If one of Christ's Wounds cleans, heals, soothes, strengthens, kindles and enraptures…, what will the five not do as they lie open on the wood?'

The Way of the Cross. Here indeed you have a sturdy and fruitful devotion! Spend a few moments each Friday going over those fourteen points of our Lord's Passion and Death. I assure you that you will gain strength for the whole of the week.

Christmas devotion. — I don't smile when I see you making cardboard mountains around the crib and placing simple clay figures near the manger. — You have never seemed more a man to me than now, when you seem to be a child.

The holy Rosary is a powerful weapon. Use it with confidence and you will be amazed at the results;

Saint Joseph, father of Christ, is also your father and your lord. Ask him to help you.

Saint Joseph, our father and lord, is a teacher of the interior life. Place yourself under his patronage and you'll feel the effectiveness of his power.

Speaking of Saint Joseph in the book of her life, Saint Teresa says: 'Whoever fails to find a Master to teach him how to pray, should choose this glorious Saint, and he will not go astray.' — This advice comes from an experienced soul. Follow it.

Have confidence in your guardian Angel. Treat him as a lifelong friend — that is what he is — and he will render you a thousand services in the ordinary affairs of each day.