We will always be ready to render service in the way our Rule allows: to go and instruct poor country folk, hear their general confessions, reconcile them with one another, settle their disputes, and organize assistance for the poor who are sick corporally as well as...
“It was said of St. Catherine Laboure that some sort of electric current [existed] between Catherine and humble people, between her and children. Those who were puzzled or embarrassed went to her as if she were a beloved granny, a staunch member of the household...
“I beg Our Lord that in all things He may be your all!” – St. Vincent de Paul – Today, I will spend some quality time with you, Lord, thanking you for all the gifts and blessings you have given me.
I am no longer good for anything but to make up for lost time and prepare myself for the judgment of God. How happy I will be if I can find favor in His sight (V:343).
