L E T T E R S

721About ordinations... The important thing is that, in spite of projects etc.,you think and live for heaven while preparing yourself for God’s service onearth... Patient, humble and zealous love, which acts with simplicity andprudence, overcoming all obstacles, be your guide. Thank God for failures...Praise them in our name, referring to what they told us of what hashappened; however, let there be greater submission to the will of God... Withregard to the more distant future: they should already formulate plans...Concerning Edward’s arrival...About my coming to them, which I feel is necessary, and for which Idepend entirely upon God; if there is anything certain or set, I will let themknow... Put things in order as well as you can today, without losing hope...Let us not be in any hurry to take a definite position, or finalize ourfoundation, until we are prepared to do so... Move ahead rapidly in matters ofperfection etc...A fundamental principle: We must continue to prepare ourselves, withconfidence in the Lord, not growing impatient in our desire to reach a finalformulation of our present arrangement.Preserve unity, grow in spirit, practice complete surrender, prepare for theservive of God, of our country and of the exiles, but first of all for the exiles etc.Do not start many projects at the same time, but take note of the inspirations... Aparticular recommendation: about those short treatises... for those who are not yetconverted and for the converted, following the inspiration of the Holy Spirit...perhaps in the form of letters... anonymous...I am counting primarily on Jerome on Edward who knows how to get tothe heart of our faith, whom God has given a special facility and brother Joseph;maybe something about mental prayer?...Thank you for Perrone 1045 ...What kind of books you want?... about the 3 copies of Krakus. Prayers forcommunity intentions... Especially to Jerome, Joseph... Let Jerome send letters1045 Very probably the Praelectiones theologicae of John Perrone, Italian Jesuit and theologian, aswell as the professor of the Roman brothers at the Roman College.