“I beg of you to show the poor great gentleness.” (SW:303) – St. Louise de Marillac – True affection comes from respect for the whole person. Lord, grant that my service of the poor be rooted in reverence for the dignity of the human person,...
A weathercock is no more subject to the way the wind blows than the mind of man is to exterior agitations, by which he is drawn now to one side and then to another; God permits this to try good persons and to strengthen them in Him (VI:449).
“The blessing of God rests more on humble beginnings than on those that are blazoned with glory.” (CCD 2:315) – St. Vincent de Paul – Lord, keep me content with the routine of my life and the simple satisfactions it brings.
God be blessed for having willed all earthly things to be uncertain and perishable so that we may seek in Him alone the stability of our plans and affairs because things then turn out well for us (VI:439).
