“I have observed that any good resolutions or exercises begun at the recurring period of our birthday are more seriously impressed upon the mind, when we reflect that a birthday on earth more easily transfers our thoughts to the birthday of our future...
“What God asks of us in particular is to have great care to serve the poor, who are our Lords. Oh yes! They are our Masters.” – St. Vincent de Paul – O God, teach me how to serve the poor with great tenderness and compassion, realizing I am...