May God be pleased to grant all of them the grace to go from good to better, and to grant the whole Company the grace to grow in numbers and virtue (VIII:159).
“More is required of us than to go, to come, and to give; our intentions should be pure and thoroughly devoid of self-interest.” (SW: 260) – St. Louise de Marillac – Lord, remove from me the desire to please others or have myself noticed...
“Nature demands that trees be deeply rooted before they can bear fruit and this is a gradual process.” (CCD 5:219) – St. Vincent de Paul – Lord, help me to realize that my spiritual growth is the work of a lifetime; I must be deeply rooted in...
Our vocation binds us to follow Our Lord, it obliges us also to renounce ourselves, that is, our will, our judgment, our pleasures, property, relatives, etc (VIII:126).
