 On the fifth evening of a five-day retreat, there could still be special graces in store. Let's persevere to the end, persevering to finish a job down to the last detail, even though we might feel inclined to give up or finish carelessly, for example. What are the different elements of Mary's perseverance? She persevered to the cross. And there's the lesson that the Holy Spirit wants to teach us, to be faithful in good times and in bad.