– Writing to the rich, Bl. Frederic wrote: “Thrift is not the first of virtues. Spend freely and wisely where money can provide work and relieve distress.” – Bl. Frederic Ozanam – Lord, help me to be open-handed in giving my time and...
“Some persons look and never see; others see and never look.” – St. Vincent de Paul – Lord, is it possible to have sight and yet be blind? Never let me be so preoccupied with my own temporal concerns that I blot out the needs of my poor...
We should consider that everything done for God is important, convinced that there are no insignificant duties in His house and that the least of them, when entrusted to us, honor us too greatly (V:626).
God’s inspirations are gentle, attractive, and almost imperceptible, whereas the movements of nature and the suggestions of the devil upset and torment the soul by their violence (V:613).
