28th February 1945. « It is said: “You shall have no gods in My presence. You shall not make yourself
a carved image or any likeness of anything in heaven or on the earth beneath or in the waters under
the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a strong and
jealous God and I punish the father's faults in the sons, the grandsons, and the great-grandsons of
those who hate Me, but I show kindness down to the thousandth generation of those who love Me
and keep My commandments”». Jesus' voice resounds in the large room crowded with people; it is in
fact raining and they have all taken shelter in it. In the first row there are four invalids, that is, a blind
man led by a woman, a child covered with sores, a woman yellow with jaundice or malaria, and a
man who has been carried there on a stretcher. Jesus is speaking leaning against the empty manger.
John and the two cousins, Matthew and Philip are near Him, while Judas, Peter, Bartholomew, James
and Andrew are at the entrance door letting in those who arrive late. Thomas and Simon are moving
amongst the people telling children to be quiet, collecting alms and listening to requests. « You shall
have no gods in My presence». « You have heard how God is omnipresent with His eyes and His
voice. Truly, we are always in His presence. Whether we are locked in a room or are amongst