67. Would that Thou, Lord Jesus, mightest reserve
for me the washing off from Thy feet of the stains contracted since
Thou walkest in me! O that Thou mightest offer to me to cleanse
the pollution which I by my deeds have caused on Thy steps! But
whence can I obtain living water, wherewith I may wash Thy feet?
If I have no water I have tears, and whilst with them I wash Thy feet I
trust to cleanse myself. Whence is it that Thou shouldst say to
me: “His sins which are many are forgiven, because he loved
much”? I confess that I owe more, and that more has been
forgiven me who have been called to the priesthood from the tumult and
strife of the law courts and the dread of public administration; and
therefore I fear that I may be found ungrateful, if I, to whom more has
been forgiven, love less.