“As only a great necessity would make us decide to give remedies to a sick person in a violent attack of fever, so we should not generally reprove anyone at the very time they commit a fault.”
– St. Vincent de Paul~
– Father, when I have been hurt, my first reaction is to retaliate. Teach me to forgive, even as you have forgiven me.
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You are to be interiorly and continually devoted to working at your spiritual advancement and live as perfectly as you can, always keeping the lamp within you lighted– I mean a cordial, ardent, and persevering desire to please and obey God (XIIIb:434).
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God be praised for granting you the grace of clothing Our Lord in His poor members, most of whom had nothing but rags to cover them and several children were as naked as the back of my hand (XIIIb:428).
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“Why should your soul not be filled with confidence since, by the mercy of Our Lord, you are his beloved daughter/son?” (CCD 1:84)
– St. Vincent de Paul~
– Sometimes I fail to pray with the confidence of one who is beloved of God. Help me to claim my inheritance, Lord.
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“Do not expect great things from anyone who does not know how to entertain himself with God.”
– St. Vincent de Paul~
– Lord, you know my heart even when I fail to listen to you. Perhaps my lack of progress is because I am not as faithful to prayer as I should be. Teach me how to pray.
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The art of loving God is to love Him; likewise, the art of acquiring humility is to humble ourselves, and the more we advance in this practice, the more we will resemble our Lord (XIIIb:341).
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