“He is with me and what can I fear? I look neither behind nor before, only up.” (CW 1:225, 432)
– St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
– Lord, with you at my side, fear has no place in my life. Increase my faith in you.
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“You must not be surprised or frightened by one bad year or by several. God is infinitely rich. Until now, nothing has been wanting to you, why fear for the future?” (CCD 7:171)
– St. Vincent de Paul
– Lord, when I reflect on all you have done for me in the past and continue to do for me now, I put all my confidence in you as to the future.
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– Writing to his students, Bl. Frederic wrote:
“Gentlemen, have faith in the era in which you are living. If you see that the old walls of Christian civilization fall down destroyed, trust that new, solid parapets will be raised for your protection and defense. For this civilization, which has cost a great deal for the Martyrs, Saints, and Popes to build will never perish. With these words of hope, I bid you goodbye.”
– Bl. Frederic Ozanam
– Lord, you are the God of all hope. When I feel tired or depressed, I will remember the great price you paid that I may have hope.
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“Duplicity is not pleasing to God and to be truly simple we should propose to ourselves no other end but to please God alone.” (CCD 4:471)
– St. Vincent de Paul~
– Heavenly Father, I ask for a conscience that is sensitive to all the nuances of honesty and truthfulness. Forgive my past failures in this regard.
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