I want to become a victim of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, I want to completely dedicate myself to Him, renouncing everything, myself and my possessions! You tell me that I am too young and do not know, "what may happen to me in life..." Oh, my Jesus! I want to offer you a fresh flower, which one regrets to pick! Then I want to lay myself upon your Heart and completely pick this flower for you, may I die for you alone! Oh, Jesus! What a sacrifice it would be if I offered you only what I do not even need, from my abundance?
(Don Dolindo Ruotolo /1882–1970/, letter to his mother, June 16, 1920)
