Each day the Daughters of Charity Province of St. Louise post thoughts taken from the writings of Vincent and Louise which they use as inspiration for prayer. Here is a recent sample…
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2014
“I never weary of praying to our good God for you, so great is my desire to see you become agreeable to His goodness.”
—ST. LOUISE DE MARILLAC (“FULL TEXT” [1991]. SPIRITUAL WRITINGS. PAPER 11.) HTTP://VIA.LIBRARY.DEPAUL.EDU/LDM/11
“I never weary of praying to our good God for you, so great is my desire to see you become agreeable to His goodness.”
—ST. LOUISE DE MARILLAC (“FULL TEXT” [1991]. SPIRITUAL WRITINGS. PAPER 11.) HTTP://VIA.LIBRARY.DEPAUL.EDU/LDM/11
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2014
“Far from being a bad thing to seek advice, you must, on the contrary, do so when the matter is of any importance, or when we cannot come to a clear decision on our own.”
—ST. VINCENT DE PAUL (VINCENT DE PAUL. CORRESPONDENCE, CONFERENCES, DOCUMENTS. VOL. 4. BROOKLYN, NY: NEW CITY, 1993.)
“Far from being a bad thing to seek advice, you must, on the contrary, do so when the matter is of any importance, or when we cannot come to a clear decision on our own.”
—ST. VINCENT DE PAUL (VINCENT DE PAUL. CORRESPONDENCE, CONFERENCES, DOCUMENTS. VOL. 4. BROOKLYN, NY: NEW CITY, 1993.)
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2014
“As I meditated on the Gospel of the Sower, I realized that there was no good soil in me. Therefore I desired to sow, in the heart of Jesus, all the actions of my heart and soul in order that they may grow by sharing in His merits. Henceforth, I shall exist only through Him and in Him since He has willed to lower Himself to assume human nature.”
—ST. LOUISE DE MARILLAC (“FULL TEXT” [1991]. SPIRITUAL WRITINGS. PAPER 11. HTTP://VIA.LIBRARY.DEPAUL.EDU/LDM/11)
“As I meditated on the Gospel of the Sower, I realized that there was no good soil in me. Therefore I desired to sow, in the heart of Jesus, all the actions of my heart and soul in order that they may grow by sharing in His merits. Henceforth, I shall exist only through Him and in Him since He has willed to lower Himself to assume human nature.”
—ST. LOUISE DE MARILLAC (“FULL TEXT” [1991]. SPIRITUAL WRITINGS. PAPER 11. HTTP://VIA.LIBRARY.DEPAUL.EDU/LDM/11)
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014
“Christ said: Seek first the kingdom of God and his justice, and all these things which you need will be given to you as well.”
—ST. VINCENT DE PAUL (VINCENT DE PAUL. CORRESPONDENCE, CONFERENCES, DOCUMENTS. VOL. 13A. BROOKLYN, NY: NEW CITY, 2004.)
“Christ said: Seek first the kingdom of God and his justice, and all these things which you need will be given to you as well.”
—ST. VINCENT DE PAUL (VINCENT DE PAUL. CORRESPONDENCE, CONFERENCES, DOCUMENTS. VOL. 13A. BROOKLYN, NY: NEW CITY, 2004.)
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2014
“This does not mean that nature does not at times provide even the most perfect with occasions for struggle, but you realize that this is to test the fidelity of souls desirous of belonging completely to God.”
—ST. LOUISE DE MARILLAC (“FULL TEXT” [1991]. SPIRITUAL WRITINGS. PAPER 11. HTTP://VIA.LIBRARY.DEPAUL.EDU/LDM/11)
“This does not mean that nature does not at times provide even the most perfect with occasions for struggle, but you realize that this is to test the fidelity of souls desirous of belonging completely to God.”
—ST. LOUISE DE MARILLAC (“FULL TEXT” [1991]. SPIRITUAL WRITINGS. PAPER 11. HTTP://VIA.LIBRARY.DEPAUL.EDU/LDM/11)
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2014
“God allows us to give rise to the practice of two beautiful virtues: perseverance, which leads us to attain the goal, and constancy, which helps us to overcome difficulties.”
—ST. VINCENT DE PAUL (VINCENT DE PAUL. CORRESPONDENCE, CONFERENCES, DOCUMENTS. VOL. 4. BROOKLYN, NY: NEW CITY, 1993.)
“God allows us to give rise to the practice of two beautiful virtues: perseverance, which leads us to attain the goal, and constancy, which helps us to overcome difficulties.”
—ST. VINCENT DE PAUL (VINCENT DE PAUL. CORRESPONDENCE, CONFERENCES, DOCUMENTS. VOL. 4. BROOKLYN, NY: NEW CITY, 1993.)
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