But I do not go with them.82 After performing the charitable act of writing to Sister Gabriella, I follow Jesus, who from the slopes of Carmel turns around to give me the following words for Sister Gabriella.
“I remain the One who loved children. And these creatures are like children for Me. And I would like there to be great love in the new House for Jesus as one who loves children, while preserving great Franciscan love for the newborn Jesus and Jesus during the Passion. For this reason I spoke about the Veronicas and gave them to you as patronesses.”83
82 She is referring to the apostles, in the episode mentioned in note 81. The rest of the passage should be understood in terms of the dictation on August 18, 1945.
83 We pass over ninety-one handwritten pages containing the second part of the episode dated August 19 and five others, dated August 20-24, all from The Second Year of the Public Life.