If Jesus welcomed the mentally ill and fanatics, why shouldn't we? (XII:78).
Quote of the Day – October 13
If there are any among us who think they are in the mission to evangelize the poor people but not to alleviate their sufferings, to take of their spiritual needs but not their temporal ones, I reply that we have to help them and have them assisted in every way, by us...
Quote of the Day – October 12
How much our hearts should be on fire with love for this ministry of assisting poor people and for devoting ourselves earnestly to it because the need is so great and God expects this of us (XII:73).
Quote of the Day – October 11
Our mission is to make God known to poor persons; to announce Jesus Christ to them; to tell them that the kingdom of heaven is at hand and that it is for persons who are poor (XII:71).
Quote of the Day – October 10
The more perfectly we practice virtue, the more pleasing we are to God (XII:69).
Quote of the Day – October 9
Let us aspire to take Jesus as a model in the way He acted and what He did (XII:76).
Quote of the Day – October 8
When learning, the gift of leadership, and sound judgment are found in the same person, what a treasure! (XII:45)
Quote of the Day – October 7
Those suffering from illness in the Company are the blessing of the Company (XII:26).
Quote of the Day – October 6
What is the meaning of the word missionary? It means a person who is sent (XII:24).
Quote of the Day – October 5
Missioners are those who have God alone in view, their own salvation and that of their neighbor; those who have no other attachment than the one that unites them more closely to God (XII:23).