“God bestows a special blessing on the counsel we take in matters pertaining to his service.” – St. Vincent de Paul – When I need help, Lord, don’t let my pride stand in the way of freely seeking the counsel I need.
“Instead of measuring your difficulties with your strength you must measure them with the powerful help you have a right to expect from God.” – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton – Often I fail to realize that I am never alone to cope with my problems. I...
“We respond more to the prick of a rose than to its fragrance.” – St. Vincent de Paul – Lord, how true it is that I pray to you more often in adversity than in good times. Give me a grateful heart to praise your goodness when all is...
We cannot better assure our eternal happiness than by living and dying in the service of the poor, in the arms of Providence, and with genuine renouncement of ourselves in order to follow Jesus Christ (III:384).
