“…Our vocation is to set the hearts of men on fire, to do what the Son of God did, who came to set the world on fire…” (CCD 12:215)
– St. Vincent de Paul~
– Inspire me with enthusiasm for your work, Lord, that others may be drawn closer to You by my example.
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God is sovereignly glorified by our abandonment to His direction, without our discussing the reason for His Will, except to say that His Will is His reason and His reason is His Will (I:551).
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“No matter what others say or do, even if the wicked succeed, do not be troubled: commit everything to God and put your trust in him.” (CCD 7:612)
– St. Vincent de Paul~
– If I place my trust in you, Lord, I will not be concerned about what others think or do.
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“The virtue of gratitude will prepare our hearts to receive the graces we need to serve the sick and poor with meekness and compassion.” (SW 434)
– St. Louise de Marillac~
– Lord, I am humbled by the many ways you continually bless me and the great privilege I have of serving you in the poor. May I always treat them with the respect and compassion they deserve.
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“You know how unwilling we are to deny ourselves, how unwilling to be reproved and contradicted, how a trifling thing will make us sad, how we delight to be commended while, with a sort of natural cruelty we see blame and faults in others which we are scarcely willing to excuse.” (CW 3a:259)
– St. Elizabeth Ann Seton~
– Holy Spirit, come with your gift of wisdom and enlighten me that I may become so aware of the inconsistencies in my own life, there will be little time to find fault with anyone else.
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