"We respond more to the prick of a rose than to its fragrance." (CCD 4:55) - 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 well.

"Bitter thoughts come from the evil spirit; those from Our Lord are gentle and mild." (CCD 1:314) - St. Vincent de Paul - Lord, it is so easy to yield to anger and impatience when things are stressful. Calm my quick temper when things don't go my way. Keep me mindful...

"When God takes from us the power to labor, we should receive the trial courageously, letting it serve to elevate us above the things of earth and remembering that Our Lord, having permitted us to work for our neighbor, now wishes us to prepare for heaven." (SW...

"...to be faithful is to persevere in the service of God right to the end, for without perseverance, all is lost." (CCD 9:492) - St. Vincent de Paul - Blessed Father, only through your power can I successfully complete the work entrusted to me. Give me the courage and...

"Renew once more the offering of yourself to God: give Him a continual sacrifice of your thoughts, words, and actions, desiring and praying only that all may be for His glory and the good of the hospital." (CCD 4:238) - St. Vincent de Paul - Dear God, be with me in a...

"Let us endeavor to grow more and more in the confidence that in whatever state we are placed by God we shall be secure, although we may think that we would be better off somewhere else." (Similar to CCD 7:343) - St. Vincent de Paul - Lord, when my confidence sags,...

"Take every day as a ring which you must engrave, adorn and embellish with your actions, to be offered up in the evening at the altar of God." (CW 3a:488) - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton - Although the actions of my day are usually so ordinary, I will make a conscious...

"I wish you a new heart and an entirely new love for Him who loves us unceasingly and as tenderly as if He were just beginning to love us: all the delights of God are ever new and full of sweetness because He never changes." (CCD 1:408) - St. Vincent de Paul - “I will...

"How obvious it is that God loves you since he gives you so many opportunities of serving him." (SW: 507) - St. Louise de Marillac - Thank you, Lord, for the privilege of serving you in the poor and needy, whether directly or indirectly. May there always be room in my...

"Let us serve God as he wishes, leaving to him the disposal of all." - St. Vincent de Paul - Today, Lord, I will be decisive and do something I've been putting off, leaving the outcome to you.