Simplicity: July 24
When it is necessary to deal with cunning, shrewd people, the best way to win them to God is to approach them with great sincerity and simplicity. This is the spirit of Christ our Lord, and he who is destined to glorify Him, must act according to His spirit.
In sending one of his religious to a certain region, this saint said to him: "You are going among people who are said to be shrewd. If this is so, the best way to win them to God is to treat them with great simplicity, since the maxims of the Gospel are exactly the opposite of those of the world. And as you are going in the service of Our Lord, you must act according to His spirit, which is all uprightness and sincerity." For this same reason, when after some time the Congregation founded a house in that province, he made it a point to select for superior one who was noted particularly for sincerity and ingeniousness.
