“Beg God to grant us a genuine spirit of mercy which is the spiritual characteristic of God.” (CCD 11:308) – St. Vincent de Paul – Lord, when I am tempted to be stubborn and unrelenting, remind me of the times you showed boundless mercy in...
“We must go to God straight as an arrow.” (CCD 11:43) – St. Vincent de Paul – Lord, it has been said that a prayer to you pierces the heavens. All the aspects of my life, no matter how small or insignificant, are a concern to you. How grateful...
Spiritual men rise above covetousness and master it to the point of depriving themselves voluntarily of their own satisfactions, but only with difficulty do they succeed in truly loving the hurt that comes to them from others. (IV:55).
