With all the strength of my soul I urge you young people to approach the Communion table as often as you can. Feed on this bread of angels whence you will draw all the energy you need to fight inner battles. Because true happiness, dear friends, does not consist in the pleasures of the world or in earthly things, but in peace of conscience, which we have only if we are pure in heart and mind.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of spiritual nourishment and purity for true happiness.
Pier Giorgio Frassati highlights the significance of approaching spiritual practices, such as Communion, to attain inner strength and peace. He suggests that true happiness is not found in worldly pleasures but in a clear conscience that stems from being pure in heart and mind, encouraging young people to prioritize their spiritual well-being to combat life's challenges.
In practice
During a sermon focused on self-reflection, the quote can illustrate the importance of spiritual practices.
You ask me whether I am in good spirits. How could I not be so? As long as Faith gives me strength I will always be joyful. Sadness ought to be banished from Catholic souls... the purpose for which we have been created shows us the path; even if strewn with many thorns, it is not a sad path. It is joyful even in the face of sorrow.
In order to get the power and retain it, it is necessary to love power; but love of power is not connected with goodness, but with qualities which are the opposite of goodness, such as pride, cunning, cruelty.
For, of course, being a girl, one’s whole dignity and meaning in life consisted in the achievement of an absolute, a perfect, a pure and noble freedom. What else did a girl’s life mean?
Our own grandchildren may demonstrate that-sometimes- Gigantic is Beautiful.
Thought is the primary energy and vibration that emanated from God and is thus the creator of life, electrons, atoms, and all forms of energy.
But still, everything is for Jesus; so like that everything is beautiful, even though it is difficult.
Our future may look fearfully intimidating, yet we can look up to the Engineer of the Universe, confident that nothing escapes His attention or slips out of the control of those strong hands.
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