Letter XIII. To Mother de Chantal

On St. Joseph.

MY DEAREST DAUGHTER — Here is the Litany of the glorious father of our life and of our love. I intended to send you it written with my own hand, but, as you know, I am not myself. Still I have taken the time to revise it, to correct and to put in the accents, that our daughter de Chastel may more easily sing it without making mistakes.

• Luke ii. 29.

But you, my daughter, who will not be able to sing the praises of this Saint of our heart, you will ruminate them, like the spouse, between your teeth; that is, while your mouth is closed your heart will be open to the meditation of the greatnesses of this spouse of the Queen of all the world, named father of Jesus, and hia first adorer, after his divine Spouse.