We should receive with respect all that God offers us, then examine matters in detail in order to do what is most expedient (V:636).
Quote of the Day – January 17
Profound humility is needed in order not to be complacent about progress and public applause (V:635).
Quote of the Day – January 16
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).
Quote of the Day – January 15
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).
Quote of the Day – January 14
To belong to God, it is enough to want to belong to Him in the best way His best children can be, honored with the title of servants of the Gospel (V:593).
Quote of the Day – January 13
How happy are they who give themselves unreservedly to God to do the works that Jesus Christ did and to practice the virtues he practiced (V:585).
Quote of the Day – January 12
The older I get the more convinced I am [of my unworthiness to be a priest] because day by day I discover how far removed I am from the state of perfection in which I should be living (V:569).
Quote of the Day – January 11
If I had known what it was when I had the temerity to enter it [the priesthood] --- I would have preferred to till the soil than to commit myself to such a formidable state of life (V:569).
Quote of the Day – January 10
How blessed are those who give themselves to God in this way to do what Jesus Christ did and to practice, after His example, the virtues he practiced: poverty, obedience, humility, patience, zeal, and the other virtues (V:554).
Quote of the Day – January 9
Since you are not being helped by men, you could not do what you are doing without the hand of God, who not only strengthens you in this heavy work, but also touches the hearts of those who come to you (V:544).