May 21, 1937

“Like an open wound, that’s how you are. Everything makes you suffer, in your faculties and in your senses. And everything is a temptation to you. Poor child! Be humble. You will see how quickly all this passes, and the pain will turn into joy, and the temptation, into firm steadfastness. But in the meantime, stir up your faith, fill yourself with hope, and make constant acts of love, even if you think they’re coming only from your lips,” wrote Saint Josemaría in his personal notes, during a period of inner purification.