Blessed solitude. I already feel completely at home in this small cell. I have never been bored here. I am alone, that's true, but God has never been so close to me. Even though I cannot go out to the people and the people cannot come to me, I feel like shouting for joy because He has been found by me again in His fullness. He is now my only refuge and I feel safe and happy. I want to stay here forever, if He arranges it that way. I have rarely been so happy and content.
(bl. Titus Brandsma, diary entry from Nazi prison)
Note: Titus was born on February 23, 1881, which is 140 years ago.
