My spirit has felt like being reborn into a new life.

 
Dec. 17
At the beginning of the holy novena in honor of the holy child Jesus, my spirit has felt like being reborn to new life: the heart feels like quite small to hold the celestial, the soul feels faint in the presence of all of this our God made flesh for us.What to do to resist not always love him with new ardor?! Oh, let us approach the infant Jesus with blameless heart, and what we taste is sweet and gentle love.
I will not ever, let alone in these holy days, to implore the Divine Child for all men, especially for you and everyone you love. We pray that wants to make you partaker of all the gifts so generously poured and poured every day in my mind.
  (December 17, 1914, to Raffaelina Cerase - Letters. II, p.273)