“Come now, let us engage ourselves with renewed love to serve the poor, and let us even seek out the poorest and most abandoned of all.” (CCD 11:349) – St. Vincent de Paul – Fill me Lord with fresh enthusiasm for my service to your poor. Keep me faithful to the...
“When our strength is gone, God makes us realize our helplessness which obliges us to ask him to send good laborers into his vineyard.” – St. Vincent de Paul – Lord, when I feel weak and powerless, come and be my strength!
Let us have greater confidence in God than we do; let us allow God to steer our little bark; if it is useful and pleasing to Him, He will save it from shipwreck (IV:347).
“Wherever we may be, God is with us, so we must be always joyful.” (SW: 323) – St. Louise de Marillac – Lord, may your abiding presence be a source of peace and joy to me and to those I meet today.