The older I get the more convinced I am [of my unworthiness to be a priest] because day by day I discover how far removed I am from the state of perfection in which I should be living (V:569).
“Your health is a gift of God; use it therefore with pleasure and joy for this life in the service of the poor.” – St. Louise de Marillac – Lord, how precious is the gift of health and the strength it provides me to do my work. I praise you for...
If I had known what it was when I had the temerity to enter it [the priesthood]— I would have preferred to till the soil than to commit myself to such a formidable state of life (V:569).
“We must redouble our efforts and our ordinary duties on certain occasions when the service of God requires it; then, God will not fail to increase also our strength and our courage.” – St. Vincent de Paul – Lord, when your service requires...
How blessed are those who give themselves to God in this way to do what Jesus Christ did and to practice, after His example, the virtues he practiced: poverty, obedience, humility, patience, zeal, and the other virtues (V:554).
