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      <p class="heading">Letters of Maria Celeste: </p>
      <p class="letterdate">31 August 1623</p>
      <p class="main_text">Most Illustrious and Beloved Lord Father 
      <p class="main_text">I have read with tremendous pleasure the beautiful letter that you sent 
        to share with me. I thank you for that, and I return it to you with the 
        hope, however, of being able to see it again sometime in the future, along 
        with others and more. I enclose a letter I have written to Vincenzio, 
        asking you, whenever it is convenient, to please see that it gets to him. 
        I give thanks to the Lord, rejoicing with you in your recovery, and I 
        pray you to look after yourself as carefully as you possibly can, at least 
        until you have regained your usual level of well-being. I thank you, too, 
        for all the kindnesses of late, although truly, while you were ill, I 
        almost wish you had not lavished so much thoughtfulness on us. I send 
        you every loving greeting, together with Suor Arcangela, and I pray our 
        Lord to bless you with the fullness of His grace. </p>
      <p class="main_text">From San Matteo, the last day of August 1623. </p>
      <p class="main_text">Most affectionate daughter, <br>
        S. M. Celeste G. </p>
      
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