_ 36 _ Every night, you will commend the souls of those in purgatory, with a few brief words that move your listeners to piety and devotion. Commend too the souls of those in mortal sin with an Our Father and Hail Mary, that Our Lord God may give them grace to return to a virtuous state. You will converse with everyone with a joyful countenance, without self-consciousness and without scowling. This is because if they see you sullen and sad, many of them will be afraid and cease to avail themselves of you. Thus, be courteous and kind. Let your private scoldings be with love and goodwill, so that those who talk and converse with you do not feel that you are displeased with them. If you consider that some person, whether cleric or lay, is suitable to Join our Company or to do the Spiritual Exercises, you can send him to the college with a letter. Or if you think that such a person is of help to you, hold on to him so that he assists you. On Sundays and festivals, after lunch, between one and two or two and three o’clock, whichever seems best, preach the articles of faith, in the Holy House of Mercy or in the church, to the male and female slaves, the enfranchised Christians and to the children of the Portuguese.
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