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pleasure he wasfilled with at their sight? a real spiritual {556} benefit, and thatwhich is sought by true pilgrims. buse from their monastery; persuaded that such pensions were not exempt from sin, were an obstacle t Seven hours a day are allotted the monks for manual labor, and two for pious reading, besides meditation from matins till break or day. ts in the world to come; so much will hisintention and the affections of his heart be infected with self-

Michael ofCusan, in that part of Catalonia which was then subject to France. life, made an entire sacrifice ofherself to God, by making her religious profession in a great nunnery,in the county of Fife. You bid me, says he, believe thatthough I see you converse with a virgin, this is a work of piety, notpassion. Abrahamdied five years before her: at the news of whose sickness almost thewhole city and country flocked to receive his benediction.