November 23, 1907
✞ If the soul suffers distractions at Communion, it is a sign that she has not given herself completely to God.
Volume 8 — Entry 19
My dear children, seeing you here in my blessed woods fills my heart with joy. Behold, children, I come to you as the Mother of Peace, that peace which must dwell in your hearts; but this is not possible if you do not open the doors of your hearts to Christ, children — that Peace which must guide all your actions, that Peace which must shine in you. Pray my children for peace, peace in my beloved Church, the peace of this world that is compromised, the peace that is at risk. My children, pray; may the peace and love of Christ abide in you. Children, pray, hard times await you, pray for the fate of this world. Pray, my children, pray. I come to you to ask you for prayer. Children, I love you, I do not say all this to frighten you, but to admonish you, to warn you, to make you understand, to tell you that prayer is a powerful weapon against evil. Children, please pray — I love you. Now I give you my holy blessing. Thank you for having hastened to me.