“If we are faithful in small things, God will entrust us with those that are greater.” – St. Vincent de Paul – Lord, nothing done for you is small in your sight. I praise you for gifting me with talents to place in the service of others. Help...
“We must ask God himself to perform our duty; then, if our strength fails, He will bear the burden.” – St. Vincent de Paul – Sometimes the burdens I carry seem too heavy to bear. Help me to realize you never leave me to carry my crosses alone,...
“I am satisfied to sow in tears if I may reap in Joy.” – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton – Thank you, Lord, for the sorrows and pain in my life that help me to share more fully in your Passion, Death, and Resurrection.
It is not enough to do good, to give alms… we must in addition do it in the Spirit of Our Lord, in the way Our Lord did it on earth, and purely for the glory of God (XI:389).
