March 4th
Book Three, Chapter 26
Of the Excellence of a Free Mind, Which Devout Prayer Rather Merits Than Reading

Preserve me, I beseech You, O most merciful Lord God, from the cares of this life, that I be not too much entangled by them; from the many necessities of the body, that I be not ensnared by pleasure; and from all obstruction of mind, lest, overcome by molestations, I be quite cast down....O my God, unspeakable sweetness, turn from me into bitterness all carnal consolation, which withdraws me from the love of things eternal, and wickedly allures me to itself, by setting before me some delightful present good....Give me, instead of all worldly consolation, the most sweet unction of Your Spirit; and instead of carnal love, infuse into me the love of Your Name.